Variation in the FFAR1 gene modifies BMI, body composition and beta-cell function in overweight subjects: an exploratory analysis. by Celia G Walker, Louise Goff, Les J Bluck, Bruce A Griffin, Susan A Jebb, Julie A Lovegrove, Thomas A B Sanders, Gary S Frost, RISCK Study Group

“…Differences in plasma lipids were also associated with the BMI-increasing allele of rs2301151 including higher total cholesterol (0.2 mmol/L per G allele, P = 0.01) and with the variant A allele of rs16970264 associated with lower total (0.3 mmol/L, P = 0.02) and LDL (0.2 mmol/L, P<0.05) cholesterol, but also with lower HDL-cholesterol (0.09 mmol/L, P<0.05) although the difference was not apparent when controlling for multiple testing. There were no statistically significant effects of the three SNPs on insulin sensitivity or beta cell function. …”
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Renal function in pediatric urologic surgical patients: Insight from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program—Pediatric cohort by Victor Chalfant, Carlos Riveros, Andrew A. Stec

“…We assessed the rates of preoperative renal function testing and stratified outcomes after major pediatric urological surgery. …”
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Functional and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Wound Management: Measuring the Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Specialized Physical Therapy by Cristina-Teodora Stanciu, Dinu Vermesan, Daniel Laurentiu Pop, Bogdan Hogea, Silviu Valentin Vlad

“…Background and Objectives: Optimizing functional recovery alongside wound healing remains a challenge in acute wound management. …”
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Influence of Blood Components on Neuroinflammation, Blood–Brain Barrier Breakdown, and Functional Damage After Acute Subdural Hematoma in Rats by Daniel Jussen, Syamend Saeed, Tatjana Jablonski, Harald Krenzlin, Kristin Lucia, Tobias Kraemer, Oliver Kempski, Marcus Czabanka, Florian Ringel, Beat Alessandri

“…Rats then underwent behavioral testing. Lesion analysis and immunohistochemistry were performed 2 days after ASDH. …”
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MRI-Based Machine Learning and Radiomics Methods for Assessing Spinal Cord Function in Patients with Mild Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy by He Wang, Kai Wang, Yutian Wang, Zhenlei Liu, Lei Zhang, Shanhang Jia, Kun He, Xiangyu Zhang, Hao Wu

“…While PET evaluates spinal cord function, its cost and radiation limit its use. (2) Methods: In this prospective study, patients with mild cervical spondylosis underwent preoperative 18F-FDG PET-MRI. …”
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A Novel Wild-Type <i>Lacticaseibacillus paracasei</i> Strain Suitable for the Production of Functional Yoghurt and Ayran Products by Ioanna Prapa, Chrysoula Pavlatou, Vasiliki Kompoura, Anastasios Nikolaou, Electra Stylianopoulou, George Skavdis, Maria E. Grigoriou, Yiannis Kourkoutas

“…Raw goat and ewe’s milk samples were used for the isolation of seven lactic acid bacteria new strains. After testing hemolytic activity and resistance to antibiotics, specific functional properties were evaluated; <i>Lactococcus lactis</i> subsp. …”
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The development of functional glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic connections between vestibulo-ocular projection neurons and oculomotor motoneurons in the chicken embryo by Hiraku Mochida, Joel C. Glover

“…Paired pulse and train stimulation at d9-d11 demonstrated substantial facilitation of the aggregate response.DiscussionThese data provide new information about the functional development of vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) circuitry and set the stage for testing the role of specific receptors and downstream signaling in establishing the specific synaptic connections that characterize the VOR.…”
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The Relationship between Core Stability Muscles Isometric Strength and Endurance with the Postural Control and Walking Endurance in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Behnam Moradi, Seyed Sadreddin Shojaedin

“…On the other hand, no significant relationship was found between core muscles isometric tests with 6-minute with walk functional among the patients multiple sclerosis. …”
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Exploring the relationship between Total Athleticism score and CrossFit® Open Performance in amateur athletes: single measure involving body fat percentage, aerobic capacity, muscl... by Ramires Alsamir Tibana, Fábio Hech Dominski, Alexandro Andrade, Nuno Manuel Frade de Sousa, Fabricio Azevedo Voltarelli, Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto

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The effect of 8 weeks of aquatic and land exercise training on balance and proprioception of the ankle joint in children with diplegia cerebral palsy by Hamid Abbasi, Hossein Ghasemsharifi, Saeed Abedinzadeh, Reza Sharifatpour

“…Before and after the training period static balance was evaluated by using the functional reaching test, the dynamic balance by using the time up and go test (TUG), and joint proprioceptive by measuring the angle of dorsiflexion. …”
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Evaluation of the Selected Parameters of Inflammation in Patients with Haemorrhagic Stroke by Piotr Rajewski, Adam Wiśniewski, Magdalena Nowaczewska

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Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity and Safety of <i>Pediococcus pentosaceus</i> Isolated from Ginseng as a Functional Cosmetic Ingredient by Xiangji Jin, Qiwen Zheng, Trang Thi Minh Nguyen, Gyeong-Seon Yi, Su-Jin Yang, Tae-Hoo Yi

“…Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are gaining increasing attention as functional ingredients in the cosmetic industry, particularly those derived from natural plant sources. …”
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Characterizing sexual function in patients with generalized anxiety disorder: a pooled analysis of&amp;nbsp;three vilazodone studies by Clayton A, Durgam S, Tang X, Chen C, Ruth A, Gommoll C

“…The percentage of patients who shifted from SD at baseline to normal sexual functioning at EOT was higher in males (placebo, 40.6%; vilazodone, 35.7%) than in females (placebo, 24.9%; vilazodone, 34.9%); no statistical testing was performed. …”
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Improvement of students’ physical fitness in physical education classes using CrossFit means by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Dmytro Oleniev, Vitalii Polyvaniuk, Nataliya Mazurok, Olena Omelchuk

“…The level of students’ functional fitness was determined according to the indices of heart rate (HR), blood pressure, time of breath-holding while performing Stange’s test, lung vital capacity. …”
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Urdbean (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) cultivar characterization based on multiple seed and flour properties and their multi-variate analysis using artificial neural network by Debjyoti Sen Gupta, Vijay Singh Sharanagat, Gourav Chakraborty, Jitendra Kumar, A. K. Parihar, Tanmay Yadav, Swaraj, Srishti Upadhyay, Shivani Desai, P. K. Katiyar, S. P. Das, J. C. Rana, G. P. Dixit

“…However, the physical parameters of seeds, functional properties of flour samples and swelling power or solubility of starch samples of urdbean were never studied in varieties systematically released over decades. …”
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THE EFFECT OF ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELD INTENSITY TO BIODIESEL CHARACTERISTICS by T. H. Nufus, R. P. A. Setiawan, W. Hermawan, A. H. Tambunan

“…Fuel functional groups as well as vibrations between fuel molecules are tested with FTIR. …”
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FERMENTATION DRINK FROM JACKFRUIT SEED JUICE (Artocarpus heterophyllus) IN VARIATION THE GIVING OF SUCROSE AND SKIM MILK WITH THE BACTERIA Lactobacillus case... by Rina Ekawati, Mhd Irfan Arya Afandi, Ardani Tumanggor, Jason Samuel Wattimena, Jakfar Husein

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Brain Volumetric Abnormalities, Cognitive and Psychological Profile of Patients with Conversion Neurological Symptoms by Ayman Gamea, Hussein Bahey Eldeen Hussein, Fatma Gad Alkareem *, Tarek Desoky

“…Background: Functional neurological disorder (FND) causes motor or sensory symptoms without a neurological cause, leading to disability and distress. …”
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Heart rate variability in university students engaged in competitive sports at the beginning of a training season by P. N. Chainikov, V. G. Cherkasova, S. V. Muraviev, А. М. Kulesh

“…Conclusions: at the beginning of a training season, we found high level of regulatory indices in the functional state of competitive athletes, both male and female. …”
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The influence of psychoemotional stress on indexes of self-regulation of information perception by N. S. Andriutsa

“…The study was conducted with the participation of 183 medical students at the University of both sexes, aged 18–26 years (137 women, 46 men). 36 people were tested again during the pre-exam preparation. It has been established that the pre-examination under stress, in addition to the individual adjustment of the various functional systems of perception and reproduction of information, there is a single common (typical) mechanism for responding to stress.…”
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