Correlation between milk composition and selected blood indicators of liver function in ewes during lactation by Zvonko Antunović, Boro Mioč, Željka Klir Šalavardić, Ivan Širić, Valentino Držaić, Marija Jukić Grbavac, Josip Novoselec

“…The objective of this study was to research correlations between milk composition and selected blood indicators of liver function in ewes during lactation. The research was conducted with samples of milk and blood from Travnik Pramenka ewes (n = 99). …”
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Association of serum periostin with cardiac function and short-term prognosis in acute myocardial infarction patients. by Lin Ling, Yan Cheng, Liucheng Ding, Xiangjun Yang

“…This study aims to investigate the association of serum periostin level with cardiac function and short-term prognosis in AMI patients.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We totally recruited 50 patients diagnosed as ST-elevation myocardial infarction. …”
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Aberrant resting-state functional network centrality and cognitive impairment in unmedicated, euthymic bipolar patients by Hong Li, Qijin Wu, Jiahui Wang, Xiaobin Zhang, Huihui Song, Dong Wang

“…Abstract Background Cognitive impairment is prevalent in bipolar disorder (BD), and has negative impacts on functional impairments and quality of life, despite euthymic states in most individuals. …”
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Examining the mediating function of SIRI in the association between LC9 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Ziming Wang, Xinyun Xie, Hongyang Gong

“…The purpose of this study is to look at the link between LC9 and COPD and how SIRI may play a mediating function in it.MethodsData from 25,721 U.S. participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018 were used in a cross-sectional study. …”
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Genetic mechanisms of hemispheric functional connectivity in diabetic retinopathy: a joint neuroimaging and transcriptomic study by Xin Huang, Yu-Xuan He, Song Wan

“…VMHC variations spatially correlated with 4,000 genes (2,000 positive/negative each), enriched in transcriptional regulation, mitochondrial function, synaptic activity (BP/CC/MF), and lipid metabolism/N-glycan biosynthesis (KEGG). …”
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Functional state of the cardiorespiratory system after orthotopic heart transplantation with prolonged cold ischemia time by I. Yu. Loginova, O. V. Kamenskaya, A. V. Fomichev, D. V. Doronin, A. M. Chernyavskiy, V. V. Lomivorotov

“…Long-term cold ischemia of the graft did not show any negative impact on the functional state of the cardiorespiratory system and quality of life in the long term after HT. …”
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Calculation of Radial Density Distribution Function for main orbital of Carbon atom and Carbon like ions by Baghdad Science Journal

“…Radial density distribution function of one particle D(r1) was calculated for main orbital of carbon atom and carbon like ions (N+ and B- ) by using the Partitioning technique .The results presented for K and L shells for the Carbon atom and negative ion of Boron and positive ion for nitrogen ion . …”
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Relationship between the acromiohumeral distance and muscle function of deltoid and infraspinatus in patients with rotator cuff tears by Ryuta Oishi, Kyosuke Hoshikawa, Nariyuki Mura, Tomohiro Uno, Michiaki Takagi

“…This study clarified the relationship between infraspinatus muscle function and acromiohumeral distance (AHD) in patients with rotator cuff tears. …”
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Sexual function and predictors of sexual dysfunction among pregnant women receiving Primary Health Care by Aline Lara Cavalcante Oliva, Hanna Beatriz Bacelar Tibães, Giovana Gabriela Alves Taffarel, José Walter Fagundes de Souza Filho, Bruna Rayane Gomes Silva, Carolina Amaral Oliveira Rodrigues, Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo Brito

“…Abstract Objectives: to analyze sexual function and predictors of sexual dysfunction among pregnant women followed up in Primary Health Care in a city in the north of Minas Gerais. …”
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Potential Alterations of Functional Connectivity Analysis in the Patients with Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome by Shengyang Ge, Qingfeng Hu, Yijun Guo, Ke Xu, Guowei Xia, Chuanyu Sun

“…Patients with CP/CPPS had alterations in brain function, which consisted of the default mode network’s compromised integrity. …”
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Evaluating Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Pediatric CKD: Correlations with Renal Function and Mineral Metabolism by Ruxandra Maria Steflea, Emil Robert Stoicescu, Oana Aburel, Florin George Horhat, Silviu Valentin Vlad, Felix Bratosin, Andreea-Mihaela Banta, Gabriela Doros

“…Conclusions: Elevated serum NGAL levels are associated with decreased renal function and alterations in mineral metabolism in pediatric CKD patients. …”
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New Construction Weighted (h,q)-Genocchi Numbers and Polynomials Related to Zeta Type Functions by Serkan Araci, Jong Jin Seo, Dilek Erdal

“…Also, we shall derive the (h,q)-extensions of zeta type functions with weight α from the Mellin transformation of this generating function which interpolates the (h,q)-Genocchi numbers and polynomials with weight α at negative integers.…”
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eVIP2: Expression-based variant impact phenotyping to predict the function of gene variants. by Alexis M Thornton, Lishan Fang, April Lo, Maria McSharry, David Haan, Casey O'Brien, Alice H Berger, Marios Giannakis, Angela N Brooks

“…Analysis with eVIP2 predicted that the frameshift at position 117 was a loss-of-function mutation, as expected. The second frameshift at position 659 has been previously described as a passenger mutation that maintains the RNF43 WT function as a negative regulator of Wnt. …”
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Race, diabetes, and cognitive function: a cross-sectional analysis of intersecting disparities in the NHANES cohort by Lingling Wang, Qin Zhou, Yushuang Yin, Wenqi Zhang, Chen Wang, Guanwen Lin, Duozhi Wu, Zhihua Wang

“…Notably, the interaction between race and diabetes did not significantly influence cognitive function across the cognitive tests.ConclusionThis study found significant differences in diabetes prevalence and cognitive performance by race, along with a robust negative correlation between diabetes status and cognitive function. …”
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The Role of Endothelinergic and Nitroxidergic Reactions in Predicting the Functional Outcome in Patients with Ischemic Stroke of Different Severity by A. M. Tynterova, E. M. Moiseeva, A. M. Golubev, N. N. Shusharina

“…The aim of this study was to assess the value of nitric oxide (NO) and endothelin-1 (ET-1) serum concentrations as potential biomarkers for predicting the functional outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke. …”
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Staffing of outpatient departments of medical organizations by doctors of functional diagnostics in the Russian Federation, in 2012-2017 by D. A. Tolmachev, I. M. Son, M. A. Ivanova, N. M. Popova

“…To analyze the current situation in the staffing of functional diagnostics by doctors in the Russian Federation.Material and methods. …”
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Linking Immunological Parameters and Recovery of Patient’s Motor and Cognitive Functions In The Acute Period of Ischemic Stroke by A. M. Tynterova, N. N. Shusharina, A. M. Golubev, E. M. Moiseeva, L. S. Litvinova

“…Although obtained results demonstrate negative effect of increased MPIF-1/CCL23, Gro-a/CXCL1, IL-16 and Eotaxin-2/CCL24 concentrations on the improvement of motor and cognitive impairments, further studies are needed to verify the CXC and CC subfamilies chemokines as prognostic markers of patient’s functional outcome in the acute period of ischemic stroke.…”
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Electronic, Elastic, Optical, and Thermodynamic Properties Study of Ytterbium Chalcogenides Using Density Functional Theory by Lemessa Asefa Eressa, Zeleke Deressa Gerbi

“…In addition, the low band gap (less than 3 eV) for ytterbium chalcogenides indicated that they may have potential applications in photovoltaic cells and laser diodes. Moreover, the negative dielectric function value for a certain frequency range indicates that these compounds are suitable for specific optical and microwave circuit applications. …”
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Left heart function and strain for predicting change in hemoglobin levels in pediatric kidney transplantation recipients by Shufan Yue, Fei Xiao, Rui Fan, Wei Li, Donghong Liu, Fengjuan Yao, Hong Lin, Chenglin Wu, Longshan Liu, Changxi Wang, Jun Li, Cuiling Li, Cuiling Li

“…Echocardiography was used to evaluate the cardiac structure, function, and strain both before and after KTx. Temporal changes in Hb values within 6 months after KTx were evaluated. …”
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Preconception thyroid function in relation to pregnancy lipids among women attending a fertility center by Xilin Shen, Tim I. M. Korevaar, Tamarra James-Todd, Paige L. Williams, Jennifer B. Ford, Dan Zhang, Maarten A Broeren, Kathryn M. Rexrode, Russ Hauser, Jorge E. Chavarro, Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón, for the Earth Study Team

“…The association of thyroid function and dyslipidemia in women has been mostly studied in the general population, and epidemiological evidence during pregnancy is scarce. …”
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