Direct methanol fuel cells parameter identification with enhanced algorithmic technique by Manish Kumar Singla, Muhammed Ali S.A, Ramesh Kumar, Hamed Zeinoddini-Meymand, Farhad Shahnia

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Comparison of two systems for the video head impulse test (vHIT) for the lateral semicircular canal: description of results from normal and pathological subjects by Lilian Felipe

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Alterations in tidal volume over recording time during pulmonary function testing by barometric whole-body plethysmography in client-owned cats: a multicenter retrospective investigation by Wei-Tao Chang, Laín García-Guasch, Hannah Gareis, Bianka Schulz, Yoshiki Yamaya, Pei-Ying Lo, Chin-Hao Chang, Hui-Wen Chen, Chung-Hui Lin

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A new proportional hazard model with applications to breastfeeding data by Yolanda M. Gómez, Wilson E. Caimanque, John L. Santibáñez, Rocío Zúñiga-Tapia, Diego I. Gallardo, Marcelo Bourguignon

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A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Lutein Supplementation on Macular Pigment Optical Density and Macular Function in Pseudophakic Patients by Victor Ephraime V. Paulino, MD, DPBO, Edward C. Uy, MD, DPBO, Sherman O. Valero, MD, FPAO

“…Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of oral lutein supplementation on macular pigment optical density (MPOD) levels and macular function in pseudophakic eyes that underwent phacoemulsification. …”
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Mechanisms of Ischemic Heart Disease Development in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Based on Renal Function by Georgii B. Mankovskyi, Yevhen Yu. Marushko, Yana Yu. Dzhun, Oleksandr S. Stychynskyi

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3‐year quality of life, functional performance, and long‐term survival after acute pulmonary embolism; A prospective study by Kasra Mehdizadeh, Sepideh Kalantari, Mahsa Mohammadi, Melody Farrashi, Raheleh Kaviani, Danial Farmani, Mona Naghshbandi, Jamal Moosavi, Bahram Mohebbi, Hooman Bakhshandeh, Hamid Reza Pouraliakbar, Stefano Barco, Frederikus A. Klok, Parham Sadeghipour

“…Abstract Our prospective study investigates the 3‐year trajectory of disease‐specific quality of life (QoL) using the PEmb‐QoL questionnaire, functional performance via 6‐min walk tests, and the 5‐year survival following acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and explores their association with patient demographics and clinical characteristics. …”
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Comparing Cognitive Functions and Psychosocial Functioning of Euthymic Patients Having Bipolar Mood Disorder with Healthy Controls: A Cross-sectional Study by Divya Anidharan Rani, Shashwath M. Sathyanath, Ravichandra Karkal, Rohan Dilip Mendonsa, Anil Kakunje

“…Trail making test, digit symbol substitution test, visual memory test, and digit span test were used to assess cognitive function. …”
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Fluoxetine does not impair motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease: Correlation between mood and motor functions with plasma concentrations of fluoxetine/norfluoxetine by Kostić Vladimir, Džoljić Eleonora, Todorović Zoran, Mijajlović Milija, Svetel Marina, Stefanova Elka, Dragašević Nataša, Petrović Igor, Milošević Milenko, Kovačević Ivan, Miljković Branislava, Pokrajac Milena, Prostran Milica

“…Plasma concentrations of Flu and norfluoxetine (NORFlu) were correlated with the results of selected motor function performance scores: The Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Score (UPDRS), Finger Tapping Test (FTT) and Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT). …”
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Cortical activation and functional connectivity during different attention tasks using functional near-infrared spectroscopy in middle-aged and elderly people by Lijuan Ding, Yiru Zhang, Youshu Xie, Yongzhi He, Yunyun Wang, Jiachun Lu, Rizhao Pang, Wenchun Wang, Zhesi Chen

“…The digital cancellation test (DCT), the paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT), the Stroop colour-word test, and the trail making test (TMT) are, respectively, associated with four types of attention tasks: sustained attention, divided attention, selective attention, and attention shifting. …”
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Altered functional connectivity density in the brains of hemodialysis end-stage renal disease patients: An in vivo resting-state functional MRI study. by Yan Shi, Chaoyang Tong, Minghao Zhang, Xiaoling Gao

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes of global functional connectivity density (gFCD) in brains of ESRD patients undergoing hemodialysis using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (re-fMRI).…”
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Creation of Functional Viruses from Non-Functional cDNA Clones Obtained from an RNA Virus Population by the Use of Ancestral Reconstruction. by Ulrik Fahnøe, Anders Gorm Pedersen, Carolin Dräger, Richard J Orton, Sandra Blome, Dirk Höper, Martin Beer, Thomas Bruun Rasmussen

“…Viruses rescued from the reconstructed cDNAs were tested in cell culture and pigs. Both reconstructed ancestral genomes proved functional, and displayed distinct phenotypes in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Functional analysis of CYP4B1 enzymes from apes and humans uncovers evolutionary hot spots for adaptations of the catalytical function. by Saskia Hüsken, Annika Röder, Johannes Ptok, Anne E Meyer, Mats Georg, Yannick Schwarz, Christian Roos, Kerstin Mätz-Rensing, Michael C Hutter, Doreen M Floss, Allan E Rettie, Marco Girhard, Helmut Hanenberg, Constanze Wiek

“…Systematic functional analyses proved the negative impact of the genetic changes on CYP4B1 activity and showed that reversion of the mutations restored enzyme activity. …”
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Ciliary Functional Analysis in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Polyps after Multimodal Intervention: Oral Corticosteroid, Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, and Omalizumab Injection by Lionel Benchimol, Olivier Bouchain, Noemie Bricmont, Romane Bonhiver, Celine Kempeneers, Philippe Lefebvre, Anne-Lise Poirrier

“…Furthermore, administration of omalizumab resulted in a decrease in her SNOT-22 (Sinonasal Outcome Test 22) score. Notably, this case report represents the first study investigating ciliary function using DHSV in a patient treated with omalizumab.…”
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Effect of Tele-Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Functional Independence, Hand Grip Strength, and Functional Capacity in Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft by Kalpesh Satani, Neha Mukkamala, G P Kumar

“…Patients of both groups were unaware of group allocation and were assessed for functional independence, hand grip strength, and 6-minute walk test distance at discharge, at 1 month, and at 3 months postdischarge. …”
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Gain-of-Function and Loss-of-Function Mutations in the RyR2-Expressing Gene Are Responsible for the CPVT1-Related Arrhythmogenic Activities in the Heart by Roshan Paudel, Mohsin Saleet Jafri, Aman Ullah

“…Four primary mechanisms have been proposed to describe CPVT1 with a RyR2 mutation: (a) gain-of-function, (b) destabilization of binding proteins, (c) store-overload-induced Ca²⁺ release (SOICR), and (d) loss of function. …”
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Systemic Inflammation Impairs Mood Function by Disrupting the Resting-State Functional Network in a Rat Animal Model Induced by Lipopolysaccharide Challenge by Xia Zhu, Mu-Huo Ji, Shu-Ming Li, Bin Li, Li Mei, Jian-Jun Yang

“…We used the regional homogeneity (ReHo) method to examine abnormal brain regions between the control and LPS groups and then considered them as seeds of functional connectivity analysis. Results. Compared with the control group, our study showed that (1) LPS impaired mood function, as reflected by a depression-like behavior in the forced swim test; (2) LPS induced significantly increased ReHo values in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and caudate putamen (CPu); (3) the ACC seed showed increased functional connectivity with the retrosplenial cortex, superior colliculus, and inferior colliculus; and (4) the right CPu seed showed increased functional connectivity with the left CPu. …”
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Association between number of functional teeth and physical function among community-dwelling older adults: Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study by Nahyun Lim, Daehyun Lee, Seung-Yun Shin, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim

“…Physical function was assessed using handgrip strength, gait speed, five-times sit-to-stand test (5TSTS) duration, and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score. …”
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Efficacy of drugs most commonly prescribed at functional gastrointestinal diseases (functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome) observational study results by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, D. V. Reykhart, O. S. Shifrin, A. G. Beniashvili, O. S. Lyashenko, A. V. Belostotsky

“…Later all patients underwent a set of laboratory and instrumental tests required according to «Guidelines on diagnostics and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome in adults» of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian Association of coloproctology and to «Clinical guidelines on diagnostics and treatment of the functional dyspepsia» of the Russian gastroenterological association. …”
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Mid-Term Recovery of Right Ventricular Function and Improvement of Left Ventricular Function After Da Silva Cone Procedure for Ebstein Anomaly by Krithika Sundaram, Veenah Stoll, Luciana Da Fonseca Da Silva, Adam Christopher, Arvind Hoskoppal, Jacqueline Kreutzer, David Liddle, Laura Olivieri, Jacqueline Weinberg, Craig P. Dobson, José P. Da Silva, Tarek Alsaied

“…While excellent valve outcomes are well established, recovery of biventricular function following the Cone remains less defined. This study aimed to evaluate longitudinal changes in RV and LV function postoperatively and over a minimum of six months post-Cone operation. …”
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