Cigarette Smoke Exposure Leads to Organic and Mineral Bone Component Changes: The Importance of Rho Kinase Function in These Events by Alex Ferreira da Silva, Franciele Jesus Lima, Alyne Riani Moreira, Cintia do Nascimento Silva, Ivone Braga de Oliveira, Alexandra Fernandes Callera, Ana Luiza Porfirio, Luan Henrique Vasconcelos Alves, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério, Ana Paula Pereira Velosa, Vanda Jorgetti, Walcy Rosolia Teodoro, Fernanda Degobbi Tibério Quirino Dos Santos Lopes

“…Bone samples were obtained to assess bone histomorphometry analysis, type I collagen composition, and MEPE expression in trabeculae. We observed that CS exposure induced decreased trabecular and osteoid thickness. …”
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The functions and factors governing fungal communities and diversity in agricultural waters: insights into the ecosystem services aquatic mycobiota provide by Phillip Pham, Phillip Pham, Yichao Shi, Izhar Khan, Mark Sumarah, Justin Renaud, Mark Sunohara, Emilia Craiovan, David Lapen, Stéphane Aris-Brosou, Stéphane Aris-Brosou, Wen Chen, Wen Chen

“…Nevertheless, stream mycobiota demonstrated functional resilience for critical ecological processes under different environmental conditions. …”
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Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an online home-based functional exercise program for Parkinson's disease: a pilot study by Hyungwoo Lee, Hunyoung Ha, Heehyun Shin, Byungjun Park, Nyeonju Kang, Kiwon Park, Ryul Kim, Kyeongho Byun

“…However, no significant changes were observed in other clinical or physical performance measures.ConclusionThese findings suggest that a short-term OHEP is feasible and safe intervention for PD patients, with potential benefits in improving depressive symptoms and physical function. …”
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Effect of microwave heat processing on nutritional, antioxidant, antinutrient, and sensory indices of soy flour enriched functional noodles by Muhammad Rizwan Javed, Zulfiqar Ahmad, Muhammad Waseem, Tahir Mehmood, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Faisal Manzoor, Gholamreza Abdi

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Analysis of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid microbial flora in COPD patients at different lung function during acute exacerbation by Kawsar Bahetjan, Yu-Xia, Shijun Lin, Nuerziba Aili, Haiyan Yang, Shijun Du

“…There exists a significant variation in microbial composition across groups of AECOPD patients at different lung function. …”
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Combined microbial inoculation and reduced inorganic fertilization enhances diversity and functionality in potato rhizosphere microbiome at field scale by Irene Ollio, Raúl Zornoza, Josefa Contreras Gallego, Catalina Egea-Gilabert, Juan A. Fernández, Eva Lloret

“…Notably, during the post-inoculation period, diversity was significantly higher in the F50 + BA treatment than in F100 (p-value < 0.05), indicating a positive effect of microbial inoculation under reduced fertilization. By normalizing functional gene abundance to total microbial biomass (gene/16S rRNA ratio) during the post-inoculation period, we observed not only a quantitative increase but also evidence of a treatment-driven functional enrichment, as in the F50 + BAFU and F50 + BA treatments, that significantly increased the abundances of key nitrogen cycling genes, such as nifH (0.09 and 0.06 copies g‒1 soil in April, respectively) and nirK (0.008 and 0.011 copies g‒1 soil in April, respectively), as well as gene GH7 (0.012 copies g‒1 soil in May), compared to the F100 and F50 treatments (p-value < 0.05). …”
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It is not waste if it is therapy: cellular, secretory and functional properties of reamer–irrigator–aspirator (RIA)-derived autologous bone grafts by S. Häusner, A. Kolb, K. Übelmesser, S. Hölscher-Doht, M. C. Jordan, A. Jauković, F. Berberich-Siebelt, D. V. Spasovski, J. Groll, T. Blunk, M. Herrmann

“…Growth factor and cytokine contents were assessed through antibody arrays. Possible functional and immunomodulatory properties of RIA liquid were evaluated in functional in vitro assays. …”
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Episode-specific cortical functional connectome reorganization and neurobiological correlates in bipolar disorder: a cross-sectional study by Xiaobo Liu, Bin Wan, Xi-Han Zhang, Ruifang Cui, Siyu Long, Ruiyang Ge, Lang Liu, Jinming Xiao, Zhen-Qi Liu, Jiadong Yan, Ke Xie, Meng Yao, Xin Wen, Sanwang Wang, Yujun Gao

“…Methods Here, to investigate how different BD episodes alter brain functional organization, we calculated the sensory-association axis using diffusion map embedding on the functional connectome matrix and compared this axis between the four BD groups and neurotypical controls. …”
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Magnetite Functionalized Nigella Sativa Seeds for the Uptake of Chromium(VI) and Lead(II) Ions from Synthetic Wastewater by Patience Mapule Thabede, Ntaote David Shooto, Thokozani Xaba, Eliazer Bobby Naidoo

“…The amide (-NH) peak was observed at 1533 and 1527 cm-1 on FNS and PNS composites, respectively, whilst the carboxyl group (-COOH) were observed at 1408 cm-1 on both adsorbents. …”
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Effect of Post-Acute Kidney Injury Use of Renin-Angiotensin Inhibitors on Long-term Mortality and Major Adverse Kidney Events: A 5-year Retrospective Observational Cohort Study by Byorn W.L. Tan, Bryce W.Q. Tan, K. Akalya, Wei-Zhen Hong, Yi Da, Sanmay Low, Wan-Ying Ng, Horng-Ruey Chua

“…The effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) post-AKI on mortality and long-term kidney function remains unclear. Study Design: Propensity-weighted retrospective observational cohort study. …”
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ASA / spherical Cu nanocomposites in MEX additive manufacturing: a comprehensive interpretation of the engineering and biocidal multi-functionality by Nectarios Vidakis, Nektarios K. Nasikas, Nikolaos Michailidis, Vassilis Papadakis, Nikolaos Mountakis, Apostolos Argyros, Vasileios Stratiotou Efstratiadis, Katerina Gkagkanatsiou, Emmanuel Stratakis, Markos Petousis

“…The agar-well diffusion method was employed, and strong biocidal metrics were reported compared with the reference antibiotics. The multi-functionality of the nanocomposites developed is discussed in depth herein and is associated with the strong polymer bonding with the Cu filler, considering the nano-roughness observed on the spherical nanoparticles.…”
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Assessing mesh size and diffusion of alginate bioinks: A crucial factor for successful bioprinting functional pancreatic islets by Carolin Hermanns, Rick H.W. de Vries, Timo Rademakers, Adam Stell, Denise F.A. de Bont, Omar Paulino da Silva Filho, Marlon J. Jetten, Carlos D. Mota, Sami G. Mohammed, Vijayaganapathy Vaithilingam, Aart A. van Apeldoorn

“…It was demonstrated that cell viability and functionality were maintained in all cell sources. This was evidenced by the observation that bioprinted pancreatic islets exhibited a response to physiological glucose levels. …”
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Impact of lateral ankle sprains on physical function, range of motion, isometric strength and balance in professional soccer players by Bartosz Wilczyński, Paulina Cabaj, Maciej Biały, Katarzyna Zorena

“…Functional assessments included the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), Y Balance Test (YBT), Weight Bearing Lunge Test, Heel Rise Test, Side Hop Test, and ankle and hip isometric strength measurements.Results Soccer players with a history of LAS exhibited significant deficits in dynamic balance, particularly in the anterior and composite YBT scores, with moderate effect sizes (p&lt;0.05). …”
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Effects of aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids on composite and subdomain scores from the NEI-VFQ-25 questionnaire: the ASCEND-Eye randomized controlled trial by Emily L. Sammons, Georgina Buck, Louise J. Bowman, William M. Stevens, Imen Hammami, Sarah Parish, Jane Armitage, on behalf of the ASCEND Study Collaborative Group

“…Conclusion Applying the NEI-VFQ-25 in ASCEND-Eye represents one of the largest surveys of vision-targeted health-related quality of life in people with diabetes. Further observational analyses of these data are planned, to identify the clinical and demographic characteristics associated with lower composite and subdomain scores in a diabetic population. …”
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Radar–Rain Gauge Merging for High-Spatiotemporal-Resolution Rainfall Estimation Using Radial Basis Function Interpolation by Soorok Ryu, Joon Jin Song, GyuWon Lee

“…Rain gauge data were sourced from automated synoptic observing systems (ASOSs) and automatic weather systems (AWSs), while radar data, based on hybrid surface rainfall (HSR) composites, were all provided by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA). …”
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Structural Analysis and Functional Prediction of Gut Microbiota in Wild and Cultured Striped Knifejaw (<i>Oplegnathus fasciatus</i>) by Kai Zhu, Susu Zhang, Kaida Xu, Haozhan Wang

“…Functional prediction analysis revealed differences between the intestinal microbiota in pathways related to genetic and environmental information processing, as well as metabolism. …”
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Mitigating functional fatigue of 3D-printed nickel-titanium shape memory alloy using hybridizing stabilizers by Ojo Philip Bodunde, Shiming Gao, Shuo Qu, Junhao Ding, Xu Song, Wei-Hsin Liao

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Structural, Mechanical, and Optical Properties of Laminate-Type Thin Film SWCNT/SiO_xN_y Composites by Elizaveta Shmagina, Maksim Antonov, Aarne Kasikov, Olga Volobujeva, Eldar M. Khabushev, Tanja Kallio, Sergei Bereznev

“…In addition to being used as protective multifunctional coatings for SCs, both SiO_xN_y/SWCNT composites and SiO_xN_y matrix films also function as broadband optical antireflective coatings. …”
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Dynamic Properties and Vibration Control of Additively Manufactured Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Using MFC: A Numerical Study with Experimental Validation by Ali Raza, Magdalena Mieloszyk, Rūta Rimašauskienė, Vytautas Jūrėnas, Nabeel Maqsood, Marius Rimašauskas, Tomas Kuncius

“…Following this, a numerical amplitude frequency response (AFR) analysis was conducted to observe vibration amplitude variations as a function of frequency. …”
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Association between relative fat mass and cognitive function among US older men: NHANES 2011–2014 by Linlin Liu, Anshi Wu, Shengnan Yang

“…Specifically, the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease Word Learning Test (CERAD-WL), the Animal Fluency Test (AFT), and the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST) were used in order to achieve the objective of assessing cognitive function. The standardized scores of the three previously mentioned tests were averaged to create the Z-scores, a composite, generalized metric. …”
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