Advances in choroid-glaucoma structural-functional correlations using swept-source optical coherence tomography by Ying Tang, Yun Zhao, Qiyao Wang, Jia Li

“…Our analyses suggest that functional and structural changes in the choroid are evident in glaucoma patients as the disease progresses and that the action mechanism varies across different types of glaucoma. …”
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Do Indian Researchers Consider Functioning Issues of Lower Extremity Osteoarthritis: A Scoping Review by P. Ratan Khuman, Balaganapathy Muruganantham

“…There is an urgent need for Indian researchers across professions to employ the ICF as a conceptual framework to understand and address the functioning issues associated with LEOA comprehensively.…”
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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKADE AND FUNCTIONAL MICROCIRCULATION CHANGES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL AND TYPOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS by A. P. Vasiliev, N. N. Streltsova, E. A. Shumeiko

“…To identify individual and typological functional features of peripheral blood flow and assess microcirculation (MC) dynamics after a single-dose administration of nifedipine in patients with arterial hypertension (AH).Material and methods. …”
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Weighted Statistical Convergence and Cluster Points: The Fibonacci Sequence-Based Approach Using Modulus Functions by Ibrahim S. Ibrahim, Iver Brevik, Ravi P. Agarwal, Majeed A. Yousif, Nejmeddine Chorfi, Pshtiwan Othman Mohammed

“…In this paper, the Fibonacci sequence, renowned for its significance across various fields, its ability to illuminate numerical concepts, and its role in uncovering patterns in mathematics and nature, forms the foundation of this research. …”
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Functional Distribution of Chechen Language in Chechen Republic: Findings from Field Research (2022–2023) by A. N. Bitkeeva, M. A. Goryacheva, S. V. Kirilenko

“…It presents the results of a comprehensive study on the co-functioning of the Chechen and the Russian across key communicative domains in the lives of Chechen people. …”
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A cross-country analysis of feasible income equality using the sigmoid function and the Boltzmann distribution. by Thitithep Sitthiyot, Kanyarat Holasut

“…This study uses the sigmoid function in combination with the Boltzmann distribution, originally developed by Park and Kim (2021), in order to calculate the optimal income distribution that represents feasible income equality and maximizes total social welfare. …”
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Altered Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia-1 Function Affects the Development of Cortical Parvalbumin Interneurons by an Indirect Mechanism. by Malgorzata Borkowska, J Kirsty Millar, David J Price

“…Here, the effects of two loss-of-function point mutations in the mouse Disc1 sequence (Q31L and L100P) on cortical inhibitory interneurons were investigated. …”
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An approach for coherent periodogram averaging of tilt‐series data for improved contrast transfer function estimation by Sagar Khavnekar, William Wan

“…For tilt‐series data used in cryo‐electron tomography (cryo‐ET), CTF estimation becomes even more challenging due to the tilt of the specimen, which introduces a defocus gradient across the field of view, as well as the low dose and signal in individual tilt images. …”
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Study of Family Functioning as a Predictor of Quality of Life in Caregivers of Individuals with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome by Hunny Kalra, Suninder Tung

“…This study, rooted in Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model, explores the pivotal role of family functioning (FF) in navigating caregiving stressors. …”
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EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF STUDENTS’ CREATIVE WORK IN PRIMARY SCHOOL SERBIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES: TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE by Iva Medojević, Jelena Stevanović, Zorica Cvetanović

“…The aim of this study was to examine teachers’ opinions on the educational functions of creative work in primary school Serbian language classes, as such work contributes to the successful implementation of the teaching process across all subject areas (Initial Reading and Writing, Language, Literature, Language Culture) within the Serbian language curriculum, as well as in other school subjects at all levels of formal education and lifelong learning. …”
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Condition monitoring and multi-fault classification of hydraulic systems using multivariate functional data analysis by Cevahir Yildirim, Alba M. Franco-Pereira, Rosa E. Lillo

“…To address these challenges, this study introduces a novel multivariate Functional Data Analysis (FDA) framework based on Multivariate Functional Principal Component Analysis (MFPCA) for classifying failure conditions in hydraulic systems. …”
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Exploring the balance between functionality and aesthetics: an analytical framework and pragmatic consideration of the anthropomorphism of service robots by Xin Xin, Wenchao Liu

“…The phenomenon of anthropomorphism in service robots has gained significant traction across multiple service industries; however, there remains a lack of a robust theoretical framework that adequately elucidates the preference for anthropomorphic design. …”
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AMCL: supervised contrastive learning with hard sample mining for multi-functional therapeutic peptide prediction by Jiwei Fang, Henghui Fan, Jintao Zhao, Jianping Zhao, Junfeng Xia

“…Conclusions Comprehensive experiments show that AMCL significantly outperforms existing methods across multiple key metrics, including Absolute true, Accuracy, Macro-F1, and Micro-F1, establishing a new state-of-the-art in therapeutic peptide multi-functional prediction.…”
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Functional Assessment of Region-Specific Neglect: Are There Differential Behavioural Consequences of Peripersonal versus Extrapersonal Neglect? by T. C. W. Nijboer, A. F. ten Brink, M. Kouwenhoven, J. M. A. Visser-Meily

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Testing the feasibility and utility of an executive function battery for use with primary school-aged students in Malawi. by Michael T Willoughby, Maclean Vokhiwa, Amanda C Wylie, Richard Reithinger, Lauren M Cohee

“…There is increasing evidence that malaria impacts student educational outcomes, in part through impairments in cognitive function. Currently, there is no consensus with regards to standardized tools or approaches to assess the extent and magnitude of this association. …”
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Quantitative Investigation of Hand Grasp Functionality: Hand Joint Motion Correlation, Independence, and Grasping Behavior by Yuan Liu, Bo Zeng, Ting Zhang, Li Jiang, Hong Liu, Dong Ming

“…Modeling and understanding human grasp functionality are fundamental in prosthetics, robotics, medicine, and rehabilitation, since they contribute to exploring motor control mechanism, evaluating grasp function, and designing and controlling prosthetic hands or exoskeletons. …”
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The Effect of Number of Teeth and Chewing Ability on Cognitive Function of Elderly in UAE: A Pilot Study by Zahra Seraj, Dana Al-Najjar, Mohammed Akl, Noorelrahman Aladle, Yousif Altijani, Ahmed Zaki, Sausan Al Kawas

“…The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between oral health parameters (number of teeth, chewing ability, and presence of a denture) and cognitive function in the elderly across the UAE. Fifty persons (age ≥ 60; 71.26 ± 10.23) were enrolled in the study. …”
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Mapping striatal functional gradients and associated gene expression in Parkinson’s disease with continuous cognitive impairment by Xiaolu Li, Shuting Bu, Huize Pang, Hongmei Yu, Mengwan Zhao, Juzhou Wang, Yu Liu, Guoguang Fan

“…This study characterizes striatal gradient organization and its genetic underpinnings across PD cognitive trajectories. We analyzed functional connectivity gradients in 126 PD patients (spanning the cognitive spectrum from normal cognition to dementia) and 40 healthy controls, correlating spatial patterns with neurotransmitter architecture and transcriptomic profiles. …”
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Estimation of relevant variables on high-dimensional biological patterns using iterated weighted kernel functions. by Sergio Rojas-Galeano, Emily Hsieh, Dan Agranoff, Sanjeev Krishna, Delmiro Fernandez-Reyes

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Functions and Obstacles of Nurse Leadership in Disaster Management in West Sulawesi, Indonesia: A Qualitative Study by Edi Purnomo, Achir Yani S. Hamid, Dewi Gayatri, Agus Setiawan

“…Conclusion: Determining the functions and obstacles of nurse leadership in disaster management is crucial to knowing the function of direction, staffing, balancing family and professional roles, and improving coordination, communication, and advocacy functions. …”
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