Correlation between fetal-placental doppler indices and maternal cardiac function in pregnant women with late-Onset preeclampsia or fetal growth restriction by Yiling Chen, Meihong Huang, Donghua Shi, Jinmiao Lin, Jingyi Guo, Yiru Yang, Shilin Li, Guorong Lyu

“…UA-PI Z-score negatively correlated with CO (ρ=−0.257, p = 0.015). …”
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Toxic Effects of Hydroxyl- and Amine-functionalized Silica Nanoparticles (SiO2 and NH2-SiO2 NPs) on Caenorhabditis elegans by Danielle E. Que, Wen-Che Hou, Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang, Chih-Chung Lin

“…We suggest that functionality is an important indicator in nanosafety evaluations.…”
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Molecular cloning and functional verification of chalcone synthase genes from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in defense against Tetranychus cinnabarinus infestation. by Yanni Yang, Kaiwen Zheng, Limei Gao, Yakang Hu, Cuixia Liu, Fei Li, Ming Liu

“…Despite extensive characterization in various plants, the functions of CHS in cassava remain unknown. Here, MeCHS1, MeCHS3 and MeCHS5 genes from Manihot esculenta Crantz were isolated and functionally analyzed. …”
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The relationship between parent’s mental health and professional functioning and students’ e-learning burnout and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic by Katarzyna Tomaszek, Agnieszka Muchacka-Cymerman

“…Therefore, the main aim of the current study was to test whether mental health and parental professional functioning characteristics are related to the student online school burnout syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Reversed Effects of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation following Motor Training That Vary as a Function of Training-Induced Changes in Corticospinal Excitability by Tino Stöckel, Jeffery J. Summers, Mark R. Hinder

“…CSE changes as a result of motor learning were negatively correlated with both the CSE changes and performance changes as a result of iTBS. …”
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Effect of Scalp-Acupuncture Treatment Combined with Speech Rehabilitation Training on Patients with Post-Stroke Aphasia Based on Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by LIN Bingbing, NI Jinglei, XIONG Xiao, HUANG Yunshi, HUANG Jia

“…The differences of ABC, CFCP and verbal fluency scores before and after treatment were all significantly higher in the observation group, and the differences were all statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) Brain area activation β-value difference during the verbal fluency task: compared with the control group, activation β-value difference in the posterior part of the left middle temporal gyrus in the observation group was significantly higher (<italic>P</italic>=0.037), activation β-value differences in the right inferior frontal gyrus triangular part (<italic>P</italic>=0.022) and the right posterior part of the middle temporal gyrus (<italic>P</italic>=0.049) in the observation group were significantly lower. (3) Correlation between the differences of the activation β-value of brain regions during the verbal fluency task and the verbal fluency scores: the difference of language fluency scores in the observation group was negatively correlated with the difference of activation β in the posterior part of the right middle temporal gyrus (<italic>r</italic>=-0.408, <italic>P</italic>=0.020) and the difference of activation β in the triangular part of the right inferior frontal gyrus (<italic>r</italic>=-0.423, <italic>P</italic>=0.016).ConclusionScalp-acupuncture treatment combined with speech rehabilitation training can promote the recovery of language function of patients with PSA, and the improvement of verbal fluency may be related to the down-regulation of activation in the posterior part of the right middle temporal gyrus and the triangular part of the right inferior frontal gyrus in the brain area.…”
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D19S Mutation of the Cationic, Cysteine-Rich Protein PAF: Novel Insights into Its Structural Dynamics, Thermal Unfolding and Antifungal Function. by Christoph Sonderegger, Ádám Fizil, Laura Burtscher, Dorottya Hajdu, Alberto Muñoz, Zoltán Gáspári, Nick D Read, Gyula Batta, Florentine Marx

“…We conclude that the negatively charged residue Asp19 in loop 2 is essential for full function of the cationic protein PAF.…”
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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Everyday Functioning in the Flood‐Affected Population in Germany ‐ A Case Study of the 2021 Floods in West Germany by Nivedita Sairam, Anna Buch, Marie‐Luise Zenker, Lisa Dillenardt, Michaela Coenen, Annegret H. Thieken, Caroline Jung‐Sievers

“…By applying an incremental linear regression model and Machine Learning models, we infer that health‐related QoL and functioning are strongly negatively related to the psychological burden from those being affected by the flooding. …”
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GB18-06, a nanobody targeting GDF15, effectively alleviates weight loss and restores physical function in cachexia models by Yu Huang, Jinyong Wang, Xiling Wei, Hui Zhang, Wei Shang, Xiangling Zhang, Lanjiao Zhai, Xi Chen, Huiming Li, Suofu Qin

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The unique characteristics of extraversion: A systematic review and coordinate-based meta-analysis of resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging studies by Shuyi Wang, Liwen Zhang, Ziyu Yang, Sha Liu, Xiao Wang, Yue Li, Yong Xu, Wentao Zhao

“…Conversely, extraversion negatively correlated with the left middle temporal gyrus (MTG) and three clusters within the right superior frontal gyrus (SFG). …”
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The relationship between family functioning and depression among adolescents in China during the normalization stage of the COVID-19 epidemic: The mediating role of resilience. by Yameng Feng, Yang Zhou, Wenzhen Li, Qingzhou Cheng, Cen Gao, Shu Yan, Na Lv, Yaofei Xie, Taimin Wu, Rong Nie, Hongping Zhang, Dajie Chen

“…Both family functioning and psychological resilience were significantly and negatively associated with the prevalence of depression, with OR=0.800 (95%CI: 0.772-0.830) and OR=0.950 (95%CI: 0.938-0.962) respectively. …”
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The value of lung ultrasound score combined with echocardiography in assessing right heart function in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and experiencing pulmonary hyper... by Ying Xia, Xin Liu

“…Results Patients undergoing MHD exhibited varying degrees of reduced left ventricular (LV) and RV systolic function. Correlation analysis revealed that Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), Fractional area change (FAC), and Tricuspid annular peak systolic velocity(S') were negatively correlated with LUS(r = -0.81, -0.86, -0.69), while Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain(RVFWLS) was positively correlated with LUS (r = 0.85, P < 0.05). …”
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Cognitive flexibility decline and right hemisphere's EEG alpha-band functional connectivity reorganization following repetitive indirect brain impacts in parachuters by Zhenghao Fu, Kai Hu, Shukai Wu, Shuochen Wang, Haoran Zhang, Huanhuan Li, Hang Xie, Yukang Gong, Guozheng Xu, Jian Song

“…The current study sought to investigate the relationship between cognitive flexibility and repetitive indirect brain impacts (RIBI) and to unravel the potential electrophysiological mechanism based on functional connectivity analysis. Forty-two male parachuters exposed to RIBI and 40 matched healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. …”
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Fibrocytes in early and long-standing rheumatoid arthritis: a 6-month trial with repeated synovial biopsy, imaging and lung function test by Søren Andreas Just, Frances Humby, Hanne Lindegaard, Pia Veldt Larsen, Christian Nielsen, Jens Christian Werlinrud, Henrik Daa Schrøder, Trine Torfing, Eva Kildall Hejbøl, Helene Broch Tenstad, Torben Barington

“…Patients with RA underwent pulmonary function tests, ultrasound and synovial ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of the same wrist at baseline and 6 months. …”
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The altered hypothalamic network functional connectivity in diminished ovarian reserve and regulation effect of acupuncture: a randomized controlled neuroimaging study protocol by Gao Feng, Gao Feng, Yu Yang, Wang Fuwei, Fang Yigong, Fang Yigong

“…To explore the neurological effects, resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) of the hypothalamus will be assessed using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). …”
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Graph theory analysis reveals functional brain network alterations in HIV-associated asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment in virally suppressed homosexual males by Xire Aili, Shuai Han, Juming Ma, Jiaojiao Liu, Wei Wang, Chuanke Hou, Xingyuan Jiang, Haixia Luo, Fan Xu, Ruili Li, Hongjun Li

“…Hub regions overlapped highly between the two groups. Age was negatively correlated with graph theory measures. Conclusion Our findings demonstrate the global and nodal alterations in the functional network of virally suppressed homosexual males in the ANI stage. …”
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Applying Unbiased, Functional Criteria Allows Selection of Novel Cyclic Peptides for Effective Targeted Drug Delivery to Malignant Prostate Cancer Cells by Anna Cohen, Maysoon Kashkoosh, Vipin Sharma, Akash Panja, Sagi A. Shpitzer, Shay Golan, Andrii Bazylevich, Gary Gellerman, Galia Luboshits, Michael A. Firer

“…Peptides from the internalized clones were then subjected to a panel of biochemical and functional tests that led to the selection of several peptide candidates. …”
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The Long-Term Effects of Acupuncture on Hippocampal Functional Connectivity in aMCI with Hippocampal Atrophy: A Randomized Longitudinal fMRI Study by Hui Li, Zhiqun Wang, Haikuo Yu, Ran Pang, Hong Ni, Chiang-shan R. Li, Kuncheng Li

“…We aimed to explore the long-term effects of continuous acupuncture treatment on hippocampal functional connectivity (FC) in aMCI. Methods. Fifty healthy control (HC) participants and 28 aMCI patients were recruited for resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at baseline. …”
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Calcaneo‐stop for paediatric idiopathic flexible flatfoot: High functional results and return to sport in 644 feet at mid‐term follow‐up by Simone Silva, Tullia Tavernini, Alessandro Bruschi, Luca Andriolo, Giulia Guizzardi, Margherita Serra, Gino Rocca, Giuseppe Filardo

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The Parkinson’s disease risk gene cathepsin B promotes fibrillar alpha-synuclein clearance, lysosomal function and glucocerebrosidase activity in dopaminergic neurons by Jace Jones-Tabah, Kathy He, Nathan Karpilovsky, Konstantin Senkevich, Ghislaine Deyab, Isabella Pietrantonio, Thomas Goiran, Yuting Cousineau, Daria Nikanorova, Taylor Goldsmith, Esther del Cid Pellitero, Carol X.-Q. Chen, Wen Luo, Zhipeng You, Narges Abdian, Jamil Ahmad, Jennifer A. Ruskey, Farnaz Asayesh, Dan Spiegelman, Stanley Fahn, Cheryl Waters, Oury Monchi, Yves Dauvilliers, Nicolas Dupré, Irina Miliukhina, Alla Timofeeva, Anton Emelyanov, Sofya Pchelina, Lior Greenbaum, Sharon Hassin-Baer, Roy N. Alcalay, Austen Milnerwood, Thomas M. Durcan, Ziv Gan-Or, Edward A. Fon

“…Conclusions These results indicate that the reduction of catB function negatively impacts lysosomal pathways associated with PD pathogenesis, while conversely catB activation could promote the clearance of pathogenic alpha-synuclein.…”
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