Medication safety analysis of elderly inpatients based on improved functional resonance analysis method (FRAM): a mixed methods study by Jing Yang, Xuwen Yin, Yue Xu, Zejuan Gu, Tingru Li, Yanhong Yan, Qiaoling Jiang, Ting Lu, Yangyang Fu, Yan Yu, Zhongyan Hou

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Effect of Pain Reduction and Functional Improvements Following a Noninvasive Biomechanical Intervention for Gait Rehabilitation on Healthcare Claims: An Observational Study by William Vanderveer, Eric Freeman

“… # Discussion The examined biomechanical intervention led to a significant reduction in pain and improvement in function, which presumably is a driving factor for a meaningful reduction in HCRU and potential cost savings…”
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Integrating species functional and architectural traits for improving crown width prediction in subtropical multispecies forests using nonlinear hierarchical models by Canming He, Xianglin Tian, Hongxiang Wang

“…Specifically, we aimed to elucidate how variations in CW models among individual species can be accounted for based on species architectural and functional traits. Among various candidate base models, the logistic model most effectively captured the relationship between CW and diameter at breast height (DBH). …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Prospective Study on Pain Relief and Functional Improvement by TM Manohar, P Magesh Babu, S Selvakumar, K Satish Kumar, PS Jayaselvan

“…In our research, visual analog scale (VAS) score progressively decreased from 7 preop to 2.8 at 6 weeks postop, showing improvement in pain and good functional outcome post-PRP injection. …”
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IL-15 transpresentation by ovarian cancer cells improves CD34+ progenitor-derived NK cell's anti-tumor functionality by M. Vidal-Manrique, T. Nieuwenstein, L. Hooijmaijers, P.K.J.D. de Jonge, M. Djojoatmo, J. Jansen, A.B. van der Waart, R. Brock, H. Dolstra

“…Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological malignancy. As high numbers of Natural Killer (NK) cells in ascites associate with improved survival, the adoptive transfer of allogeneic NK cells is an attractive therapeutic strategy. …”
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GYY4137-induced p65 sulfhydration protects synovial macrophages against pyroptosis by improving mitochondrial function in osteoarthritis development by Jun Ma, Peng Yang, Zhibin Zhou, Tengfei Song, Liang Jia, Xiaofei Ye, Wei Yan, Jiuyi Sun, Tianwen Ye, Lei Zhu

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Long-term application of cattle manure alters functional N cycling genes and improves maize yield and nitrogen use efficiency by Yansheng Li, Muqing Liu, Zhenhua Yu, Changkai Liu, Xiaojing Hu, Junjie Liu, Jian Jin, Yuan Chen, Xingyi Zhang, Guanghua Wang, Xiaobing Liu

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Improving the shelf-life and functionality of an orange juice by the addition of polyphenol-enriched extracts obtained using natural deep eutectic solvents by Clara Gomez-Urios, Lorenzo Siroli, Davide Gottardi, Simona Benedetti, Rosalba Lanciotti, Ana Frigola, Susanna Buratti, Jesus Blesa, Mattia Di Nunzio, Francesca Patrignani, Maria J Esteve

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Heel kicking exercise rapidly improves pain and function in patients with acute lateral ankle sprain: a randomized controlled trial by Qi-Ning Qin, Xin Zhang, Ying-Feng Cai, Tian-Zhao Tian, Jian-Peng Zhou, Lin Li, Min Shi, Peng Huang, Hao-dong Liang, Jia-Hui Li, Zhan-Liang Tan, Yi-Xuan Fang, Jia-Wen Wang, Fang Zheng, Bao-Xin Liu

“…In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), bone-setting technique (BST) can quickly relieve ankle pain and improve walking function, but physicians require high skills and physical strength. …”
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Study on Change of Landscape Pattern Characteristics of Comprehensive Land Improvement Based on Optimal Spatial Scale by Baoping Feng, Hui Yang, Yarong Ren, Shanshan Zheng, Genxiang Feng, Yuwei Huang

“…Comprehensive land improvement causes strong disturbances of land use patterns in the short term, resulting in changes in landscape structure and function. …”
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Primary heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: The intertwined pathophysiology and treatment of some of the most relevant phenotypes by Ryohei Ono, Luiz Menezes Falcão

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Ways to improve the educational process of a university through a project approach by Victor Vasilyevich Babenko, Emin Zafar Yagubov

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A new flexible Weibull distribution for modeling real-life data: Improved estimators, properties, and applications by Ahmed Z. Afify, Rehab Alsultan, Abdulaziz S. Alghamdi, Hisham A. Mahran

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Inhibition of Transglutaminase 2 by a Selective Small Molecule Inhibitor Reduces Fibrosis and Improves Pulmonary Function in a Bleomycin Mouse Model by Zhuo Wang, Sriniwas Sriram, Cynthia Ugwoke, Zoe Gale, Maral Tabrizi, Martin Griffin

“…Compared to its vehicle control treatment, a significant reduction in a key myofibroblast marker α smooth muscle actin and TG2 was also detected in the 1-155-treated animals. Most importantly, 1-155 treatment significantly improved several key lung function parameters, such as cord compliance, vital capacity, and dynamic compliance, which are comparable to that found for the positive control nintedanib at a much higher dosage of 60 mg/kg twice daily via oral delivery. …”
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Potential Future Applications of Postbiotics in the Context of Ensuring Food Safety and Human Health Improvement by Zorica Tomičić, Ljubiša Šarić, Ružica Tomičić

“…The application of postbiotics in functional foods contributes to improving intestinal health and reducing the risk of foodborne diseases. …”
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Enhanced Lightweight Quantum Key Distribution Protocol for Improved Efficiency and Security by Ashutosh Bhatia, Sainath Bitragunta, Kamlesh Tiwari

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A 3D Most Vulnerable Path Search Method for Physical Protection Systems Based on the EASI Model by Aiguo Li, Yanfeng Deng

“…The search efficiency is improved by restricting the intermediate points and the angle between the start and target points and improving the heuristic function. …”
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Steering-Angle Prediction and Controller Design Based on Improved YOLOv5 for Steering-by-Wire System by Cunliang Ye, Yunlong Wang, Yongfu Wang, Yan Liu

“…To improve real-time accuracy in steering-angle prediction and enhance effectiveness in steering control, we update the bounding box regression loss function with the generalized intersection over union (GIoU) to Shape-IoU_Loss as a better-converging regression loss function for bounding-box improvement. …”
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Benchmarking of modern practices of improving financial literacy of citizens of pre-retirement age by М. N. Mikhailyuk

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Relationships Matter Most: A Mixed Methods Study into Meaning in Life in Personality Disorder, Before and After Treatment by Angelien Steen, Pauline Sam, Carmen Schuhmann, Arjan W. Braam

“…Here, addressing interpersonal functioning represents a key element, probably by improving connectedness with loved ones.…”
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