Structure and Function: Planning a New Intensive Care Unit to Optimize Patient Care by Jozef Kesecioğlu

“…An organization structured on the needs of the patient and their family is mandatory in designing a new intensive care. The main aims in the design of a new department should be patient centered care, safety, functionality, innovation and a future-proof concept.…”
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Establishing norms for functional translations from Portuguese to English: The case of academic calls for papers by Sonja Tack Erten

“…The schematic structure and textual functions of CFPs are identified, and Halliday's systemic functional grammar is used to sketch out the broad common features of this genre. …”
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The functional affiliation of employees in sports management and its relationship to encouraging high performance motivation by الدكتور عزوز محمد الدكتور غزوان عزيز محسن

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The Farm Register in Italy: Legal Framework, Functions, and a Comparative Analysis of European Models by Tedioli Francesco

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A non-randomized study of sexual health education on the sexual function of primigravid women by Maryam Keshavarz, Afsaneh Ghorbani, Leila Allahqoli, Fatemeh Sarvi, Hamid Salehiniya, Ibrahim Alkatout

“…Aim This study aimed to determine the effect of sexual health education on sexual function in primigravida women. …”
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Central Pulse Wave Velocity and Augmentation Index Are Repeatable and Reproducible Measures of Arterial Function by Sophie L. Russell, Mushidur Rahman, Charles J. Steward, Amy E. Harwood, Gordon McGregor, Prithwish Banerjee, Nduka C. Okwose, Djordje G. Jakovljevic

“…Abstract Background and Aims Arterial function (specifically arterial stiffness) is an important cardiovascular risk factor. …”
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Chronic low-grade inflammation, lipid risk factors and mortality in functionally dependent elderly by Vasović Olga, Trifunović Danijela, Despotović Nebojša, Milošević Dragoslav P.

“…Since mean values of both low-density cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) decrease during aging, the knowledge that increased hsCRP concentration predicts mortality (Mt) would influence therapy and treatment outcome. The aim of this study was to examine importance of chronic low grade inflammation and its association with lipid risk factors for all-cause Mt in functionally dependent elderly. …”
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Functional Elements of Entrusted Professional Activities for Dental Educators: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Noraini Abu Bakar, Nurhanis Syazni Roslan, Muhammad Ainul Haq, Yasmin Mustafa Byrnes, Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff

“…This review seeks to answer the following research question: what are the key functional elements of EPAs for dental educators as described in the existing literature? …”
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Mechanisms and functions of the cerebral-cognitive reserve in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a narrative review by Alena P. Sidenkova, Vasilisa V. Litvinenko, Vladimir V. Bazarny, Alexei V. Rezaikin, Alexander V. Zakharov, Lyudmila T. Baranskaya, Ekaterina Ivanovna Babushkina

“…The cerebral-cognitive reserve (CCR) influences the rate of transition from pre-phenomenological stages to the clinical stage of the disease, thereby changing the prognosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AIM: The aim of this work was to review meta-analyses from studies that have examined the principles and functions of the CCR in people with AD. …”
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FUNCTIONAL FOOD COMPOSITIONS BASED ON WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, FISH OIL AND SOY PHOSPHOLIPIDS by D. V. Zelikina, M. D. Gureeva, S. A. Chebotarev, Yu. V. Samuseva, A. S. Antipova, E. I. Martirosova, M. G. Semenova

“…The aim of the research was to study the impact of whey protein isolate on the solubility and oxidative stability of the lipid composition based on soy phosphatidylcholine and fish oil. …”
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Achieving Better Function through Combining Orthodontics and Restorative Dentistry in the Case of Dental Abrasions by Laís C. Giacobbo, Lara Karolina Guimarães, Isabelle Adad Fornazari, Eduardo Monteiro Meda, Orlando Motohiro Tanaka

“…This case report describes the orthodontic treatment used to prepare for restorative dentistry, aimed at the functional rehabilitation of an adult patient with Class I malocclusion, right posterior crossbite, and significant tooth wear on the palatal face of the maxillary canine to canine. …”
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On Strongly Convex Functions via Caputo–Fabrizio-Type Fractional Integral and Some Applications by Qi Li, Muhammad Shoaib Saleem, Peiyu Yan, Muhammad Sajid Zahoor, Muhammad Imran

“…The fractional calculus has been found the best to model physical and engineering processes. The aim of this paper is to study some properties of strongly convex functions via the Caputo–Fabrizio fractional integral operator. …”
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Peculiarities of immune system functioning of patients with endometrium cancer depending on the tumor differentiation grade by A. I. Pashov, V. B. Tskhai, N. I. Kamzalakova, L. N. Platonova

“…The aim of investigation is to define the peculiarities of immune system functioning of patients with endometrium cancer depending on the tumor differentiation grade. 133 female patients of comparable age in menopause have been examined: healthy women, patients with histological verified high-, medium- (1-st group) and low-differentiated (2-nd group) endometrium adenocarcinoma of the I stage. …”
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Analysis of structure and function of natural air-conditioning elements in the traditional context of Bandar-Lengeh by Hamed Mohammadi Mazraeh, Mohammadbagher Kabirsaber

“…Since there are quantitative studies on these stable elements, this study aims to qualitatively analyze the structure and function of these local elements in Bandar-lengeh. …”
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The Comparison of Two Functional Movements in Knee Joint Proprioception Assessment of Healthy Female Athletes by roz fouladi, reza rajabi, nasrin naseri

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare two functional movements in knee joint proprioceptin assessment in healthy female athletes. 16 healthy female athletes volunteered to participate in this study. …”
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Structural, developmental and functional aspects, of family of a teen pregnant based in the Calgary Model by Maria Albertina Rocha Diógenes, Mariana Girão de Oliveira, Yandara Alice Ximenes Bueno de Carvalho

“…The aim of this work was to evaluate the structure, development and functioning of the family of a pregnant teenager. …”
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Why use constructional hyperboles? Exploring the communicative functions of constructional hyperboles in the sitcom Friends by Andreea Rosca

“…Framed within the Lexical Constructional Model, this paper embraces the findings in Ruiz de Mendoza & Galera (2014), Peña & Ruiz de Mendoza (2017, 2022), who are concerned with understanding the cognitive processes involved in the production and interpretation of hyperbole. The aims of the current research are twofold: (i) to advance the existing knowledge on constructional hyperboles, and (ii) to explore the communicative functions of such constructions in the sitcom Friends. …”
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Renal function and linear growth of children with nephrocalcinosis: a retrospective single-center study by Cağla Serpil Doğan, Arife Uslu-Gökçeoğlu, Elif Comak, Emel Alimoğlu, Mustafa Koyun, Sema Akman

“… The aim of this study was to analyze the etiology of nephrocalcinosis (NC) and whether it has any effect on growth and renal function in children. …”
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Muscle Mass Index Decline as a Predictor of Lung Function Reduction in the General Population by Joon Young Choi, Chin Kook Rhee, Sang Hyuk Kim, Yong Suk Jo

“…We aimed to clarify this dynamic relationship by examining how changes in muscle mass impact pulmonary function and the development of respiratory symptoms. …”
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Age‐related longitudinal change in cardiac structure and function in adults at increased cardiovascular risk by Fei Fei Gong, Jennifer M. Coller, Michele McGrady, Umberto Boffa, Louise Shiel, Danny Liew, Simon Stewart, Alice J. Owen, Henry Krum, Christopher M. Reid, David L. Prior, Duncan J. Campbell

“…Given the differential association of different CVD risk factors with longitudinal change in different echocardiographic parameters, therapies aimed at attenuation of age‐associated change in cardiac structure and function, and HF evolution, will likely need to address multiple CVD risk factors.…”
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