Altered Functional Connectivity in Acute Ischemic Post-Stroke Non-Fluent Aphasia Based on fMRI-EEG Multimodal Fusion by Juehan Wang, Lin Mao, Hang Zhou, Shuang Wei, Tianfang Zhang, Haijun Li, Lingmei Ni, Shuyi Pan, Dazhi Guo, Daming Wang, Zuobing Chen

“…This study examined alterations in resting-state and task-state functional connectivity (FC) in patients with acute ischemic post-stroke nonfluent aphasia, using a combined resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and visuospatial working memory electroencephalography methodology. …”
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Effects of Physical Activity on Cardiotoxicity and Cardio respiratory Function in Cancer Survivors Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Kang Chen MS, Hui Guan MS, Meixia Sun MS, Yukun Zhang MS, Wenwen Zhong MS, Xiaonan Guo MS, Anqi Zuo MS, He Zhuang PhD

“…A literature search was conducted across 8 databases from inception to January 2024 and was limited to the English and Chinese languages. …”
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Functional disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living among older adults globally: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Baye Tsegaye Amlak, Mamaru Getinet, Addisu Getie, Worku Misganaw Kebede, Tadesse Tsehay Tarekegn, Daniel Gashaneh Belay

“…This study aims to review existing research worldwide to estimate the overall pooled prevalence of functional disability in these areas. Methods Systematic searches were conducted across EMBASE, Scopus, PubMed/MEDLINE, and Google Scholar from May 5 to July 11, 2024. …”
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Effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation on cognitive and swallowing function in patients with MCI and dysphagia risk: a randomized controlled trial by Jie Wang, Mengqing Zhang, Xiaomei Wei, Cheng Yang, Meng Dai, Zulin Dou, Yonghui Wang

“…Methods Thirty-six participants with MCI were randomly allocated to receive real (n = 18) or sham (n = 18) iTBS. Global cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and executive function was evaluated with the Trail Making Test (TMT), Digital span test (DST) and Stroop color word test (SCWT). …”
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Task-Related Controllability of Functional Connectome During a Working Memory Task in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder by Jun Yang, Zhening Liu, Feiwen Wang, Wenjian Tan, Danqing Huang, Xuan Ouyang, Haojuan Tao, Guowei Wu, Yunzhi Pan, Jie Yang, Lena Palaniyappan

“…Relative to BD and MDD, SZ exhibited the broadest profile of reduced average and modal controllability across the cortex, particularly in sensory, default mode, and salience networks. …”
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Impact of Sagittal Spinal Balance on Functional Recovery After PLIF of L5‐S1 Isthmic Spondylolisthesis With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis by Jiaheng Lv, Quan Zhou, Wei He, Tianci Fang, Yujie Shen, Yulin Chen, Hao Liu, Huilin Yang, Yifei Zheng, Tao Liu

“…Conclusion Preoperative and postoperative sagittal balance are pivotal determinants of long‐term functional recovery and HRQOL in patients undergoing PLIF for L5‐S1 IS with LSS.…”
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Choroid plexus aging: structural and vascular insights from the HCP-aging dataset by Zhe Sun, Chenyang Li, Jiangyang Zhang, Thomas Wisniewski, Yulin Ge

“…Abstract Background The choroid plexus (ChP), a highly vascularized structure within the ventricles, is essential for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production and metabolic waste clearance, crucial for neurofluid homeostasis and cognitive function. ChP enlargement is seen in normal aging and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …”
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Earthworm optimization algorithm for extracting parameters for solar cells and photovoltaic modules by Fatima Wardi, Mohamed Louzazni, Mohamed Hanine

“…The objective function is modified to minimize the absolute errors between experimental and simulated current values. …”
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Identification of the Casparian strip integrity factor (CIF) gene family in Brassica napus and functional prediction of mature CIF small peptides by Miao Cheng, Hanbing Hu, Rui Chen, Ling He, Shanshan Wang, Yuling Zheng, Jiten Yadav, Hosam O. Elansary, Nisha Jaswal, Deepak Bhanot, Changli Zeng, Xiaoyun Liu

“…Chromosomal distribution analysis revealed their even spread across 11 chromosomes, primarily inherited from Brassica rapa with evolutionary contributions from chromosomal segment duplication, recombination, and polyploidization. …”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis of COMT Family Genes in Three <i>Vitis</i> Species Reveals Evolutionary Relationships and Functional Divergence by Yashi Liu, Zhiyuan Bian, Shan Jiang, Xiao Wang, Lin Jiao, Yun Shao, Chengmei Ma, Mingyu Chu

“…To further investigate the function of COMT in grapevine, a total of 124 <i>COMT</i> family genes were identified from three <i>Vitis</i> species in this study, namely Pinot noir (<i>Vitis vinifera</i> L.), <i>Vitis amurensis</i>, and <i>Vitis riparia</i>. …”
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APOL1 High-Risk Genotype is Not Associated With New or Worsening of Proteinuria or Kidney Function Decline Following COVID-19 Vaccination by Sarah E. Nystrom, Karen L. Soldano, Micki Rockett, Somenath Datta, Guojie Li, Daniel Silas, Melanie E. Garrett, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, Opeyemi A. Olabisi

“…Paired data were stratified by number of APOL1 risk alleles (RAs) and compared within groups using Wilcoxon signed rank test and across groups by analysis of variance. Results: Among 105 participants, 30 (28.6%) had 2, 39 (37.1%) had 1, and 36 (34.3%) had 0 APOL1 RA. …”
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UNCOVERing the Faint End of the z ∼ 7 [O iii] Luminosity Function with JWST’s F410M Medium Bandpass Filter by Isak G. B. Wold, Sangeeta Malhotra, James E. Rhoads, John R. Weaver, Bingjie Wang

“…Our results are consistent with the z  ∼ 7 FRESCO [O iii ] LF across the overlapping 0.5 dex range, $41.9\gt {{\rm{log}}}_{10}(L/{{\rm{erg}}\,{\rm{s}}}^{-1})\gt 42.4$ . …”
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Upcycling <i>Luffa cylindrica</i> (Luffa Sponge) Seed Press Cake as a Functional Ingredient for Meat Substitute Formulations by Génica Lawrence, Thaïna Josy, Ewa Pejcz, Agata Wojciechowicz-Budzisz, Remigiusz Olędzki, Katarzyna Górska, Adam Zając, Guylène Aurore, Joanna Harasym

“…The sensory evaluation revealed significant gender differences in acceptance, with women rating the product substantially higher than men across all attributes. The study successfully demonstrated the feasibility of transforming agricultural waste into a valuable functional ingredient, contributing to sustainable food production and representing the first comprehensive evaluation of <i>L. cylindrica</i> seed press cake for food applications. …”
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Periodic leg movements and cognitive function in middle-aged and elderly adults with mediating role of REM duration and PLMS-related arousal by Shutong Sun, Liwen Xu, Yixi Zheng, Wenyi Yu, Tianyu Jing, Gang Xu, Tieyu Tang, Cheng Chu

“…The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was used to evaluate the cognitive function of patients. Participants were stratified into two groups based on MoCA scores (MoCA ≥ 26 and MoCA < 26) to investigate the differential effects of PLMS on cognitive function across distinct cognitive profiles. …”
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Light Diffraction From a Flexible Patterned Layer With Periodically Arranged Dimples by Arpita Haldar, Vijaya Ramarao

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Glycoproteomics analysis of complement factor H and its complement-regulatory function during Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome by Laura M. Baas, Kioa L. Wijnsma, Fokje Zijlstra, Nicole C. A. J. van de Kar, Lieke ter Steeg, Antonia H. M. Bouts, Marloes A. H. M. Michels, Marloes A. H. M. Michels, Jeroen D. Langereis, Dirk Lefeber, Dirk Lefeber, Hans J. C. T. Wessels, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel, Lambertus P. van den Heuvel

“…It has been hypothesized that loss of sialic acids from FH’s N-glycans may impair its regulatory functions, thereby potentially leading to complement-mediated endothelial cell damage in SP-HUS. …”
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Identification and functional characterization of the BnRAP2.3.2 promoter in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) for waterlogging stress tolerance by Xian Tan, Yan Zhou, Yong Cheng, Ali Raza, Yan Lv, Youping Chen, Dan Luo, Liu Zeng, Xiaoyu Ding, Xiling Zou

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Sex-specific cardiometabolic multimorbidity, metabolic syndrome and left ventricular function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in the UK Biobank by Ambre Bertrand, Xin Zhou, Andrew Lewis, Thomas Monfeuga, Ramneek Gupta, Vicente Grau, Blanca Rodriguez

“…There were significant differences in clinical measurements and medication across the three phenogroups identified. Cardiac output at rest was significantly higher in group 2 vs. group 3 (males: median 5.6 L/min vs. 5.2 L/min, p < 0.05; females: 5.1 L/min vs. 4.4 L/min, p < 0.01). …”
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A Dual-Stream Deep Learning Architecture With Adaptive Random Vector Functional Link for Multi-Center Ischemic Stroke Classification by Mahesh Anil Inamdar, Anjan Gudigar, U. Raghavendra, Massimo Salvi, Raja Rizal Azman Bin Raja Aman, Nadia Fareeda Muhammad Gowdh, Izzah Amirah Binti Mohd Ahir, Mohd Salahuddin Bin Kamaruddin, Khairul Azmi Abdul Kadir, Filippo Molinari, Ajay Hegde, Girish R. Menon, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…When tested on a single-center dataset, the model achieves state-of-the-art classification accuracy of 98.83% across normal, acute and chronic stroke categories. …”
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Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation Combined with Locomotor Training Improves Functional Outcomes in a Child with Cerebral Palsy: A Case Study by Darryn Atkinson, Kristen Barta, Fabian Bizama, Hazel Anderson, Sheila Brose, Dimitry G Sayenko

“…He was classified in the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) at Level III. …”
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