Influence of Manual Therapy and Stretching Exercises on Mobility Status and Pulmonary Function Tests Among Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Daniel Szewczyk, Teresa Sadura-Sieklucka, Beata Tarnacka, Tomasz Targowski

“…As part of improvement progress assessment, the following were measured: upper limb mobility, chest expansion, Occiput to Wall Distance test, spinal angle, functional examination of the respiratory system, the Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI) and Pain Disability Index (PDI) questionnaires.Results: After rehabilitation, the Occiput to Wall Distance test also improved expansion of the chest. …”
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The Influence of Functional Rehabilitation Braces with Resistance on Joint Coordination and ACL Force in Martial Artists Following ACL Reconstruction by Xiaoyan Wang, Haojie Li

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Polydopamine functionalized halloysite nanotubes incorporated polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes for the removal of arsenic (as-v) from water by Mruthyunjaya D, Arun Isloor, Sooraj Nayak, Muttanna Venktesh, Vijayendra Shetti

“…Thus, the prepared nanocomposite hollow fiber membranes were characterized using FE-SEM (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy), AFM (Atomic Force Microscopy), ATR-IR, Zeta Potential, and contact angle for studying membrane surface morphology, topography, presence of functional groups, surface charge, and hydrophilicity, respectively. …”
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Beyond Empirical Trends: Density Functional Theory-Based Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Mono-Hydroxyflavone Derivatives by Feng Wang, Vladislav Vasilyev

“…In this study, the unique electronic and structural properties of 3-hydroxyflavone (3-HF) were investigated using the density functional theory (B3PW91/cc-pVTZ), providing insights into its potential as a bioactive scaffold. …”
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Structural and Functional Disorders in Glaucoma: the Prospects for Preclinical Diagnosis. Part 1. Is the Search for what Comes First Relevant? by V. V. Neroev, M. V. Zueva, A. N. Zhuravleva, I. V. Tsapenko

“…However, the search for what arises most early with in primary open-angle glaucoma — changes in structure or function — will not have clinical relevance unless you take into account the capabilities of specific methods of structural and functional neuroimaging that represent information at various levels of organization of the visual system. …”
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Vibration characteristics of axially loaded tapered Timoshenko beams made of functionally graded materials by the power series method by M. Soltani

“…Abstract:In the present article, a semi-analytical technique to investigate free bending vibration behavior of axially functionally graded non-prismatic Timoshenko beam subjected to a point force at both ends is developed based on the power series expansions. …”
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Torque Ripple Minimization for Switched Reluctance Motor Drives Based on Harris Hawks–Radial Basis Function Approximation by Jackson Oloo, Szamel Laszlo

“…This work combines the benefits of Harris Hawks Optimization (HHO) and Radial Basis Functions (RBFs) to search and estimate optimal switching angles. …”
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The association between stereoscopic vision and cognitive function on community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yeon Jung Park, Hyun Jin Cho, Kiyoung Kim, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim

“…Stereoscopic vision was measured using the Titmus Fly test and recorded in 3 categories according to the angle of stereopsis. Multiple regression analyses were used to investigate the association between stereopsis and cognitive function. …”
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Gaze and Movement Assessment (GaMA): Inter-site validation of a visuomotor upper limb functional protocol. by Heather E Williams, Craig S Chapman, Patrick M Pilarski, Albert H Vette, Jacqueline S Hebert

“…The Gaze and Movement Assessment (GaMA) was developed to provide protocols for simultaneous motion capture and eye tracking during the administration of two functional tasks, along with data analysis methods to generate standard measures of visuomotor behaviour. …”
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A tunable encoder with circular dichroism and polarization encoding function based on a layered metastructure in the GHz range by Chuan-Qi Wu, Jun-Yang Sui, Qi Chen, Xing-Zhou Tang, Hai-Feng Zhang

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A Comparative Study of the Structural, Morphological, and Functional Properties of Native Potato Starch and Spray-Dried Potato Starch by Anna Marinopoulou, Maria Zoumaki, Dimitrios Sampanis, Vassilis Karageorgiou, Stylianos Raphaelides, Athanasios Goulas

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Exploring corrosion protection of mild steel by ionic liquid functionalized graphene oxide: Gravimetric, electrochemical, and surface studies by M.Alharbi, Ruby Aslam, Ajahar Khan, Khalid A. Alamry, Mahmoud A. Hussein, Yas Al-Hadeethi, Elena Bekyarova, S. Alqahtani

“…This work investigates the corrosion protective characteristics of graphene oxide functionalized with an ionic liquid, namely choline hexanoate, abbreviated as Ch-Hex/GO nanohybrid, for mild steel in 5% HCl solution. …”
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Heterozygous pathogenic STT3A variation leads to dominant congenital glycosylation disorders and functional validation in zebrafish by Linxue Meng, Zhixu Fang, Li Jiang, Yinglan Zheng, Siqi Hong, Yu Deng, Lingling Xie

“…We performed CRISPR-Cas9 to establish heterozygous knockdown zebrafish to validate the functional implications of autosomal dominant inheritance of STT3A in pathogenesis. …”
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Changes in walking capacity, pain, and self-reported physical function after derotational osteotomy in adolescents with rotational deformities by Ramon J. Boekesteijn, Katrijn Smulders, Janke H. van Gelder, Noël L.W. Keijsers, Pepijn Bisseling

“…Abstract Background Derotational osteotomy aims to alleviate pain and enhance physical functioning in adolescents with a rotational deformity of the lower extremities, but remains a topic of controversy. …”
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Biological Control of Ca-Carbonate Crystal Microstructure and Texture: Adapting Crystal Morphology, Orientation, and Arrangement to Biomaterial Function by Anna Sancho Vaquer, Erika Griesshaber, Juan Diego Castro-Claros, Carmen Salas, Xiaofei Yin, Antonio G. Checa, Wolfgang W. Schmahl

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Voxel Interpolation of Geotechnical Properties and Soil Classification Based on Empirical Bayesian Kriging and Best-Fit Convergence Function by Yelbek Utepov, Aliya Aldungarova, Assel Mukhamejanova, Talal Awwad, Sabit Karaulov, Indira Makasheva

“…To support bearing capacity estimates, this study develops and tests a geoprocessing workflow for predicting soil properties using Empirical Bayesian Kriging 3D and a classification function. The model covers a 183 m × 185 m × 24 m site in Astana (Kazakhstan), based on 16 boreholes (15–24 m deep) and 77 samples. …”
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Differences in ankle stabilizing function between the upper and lower fiber bundles of the anterior talofibular ligament: an anatomical study by Mutsuaki Edama, Yuto Sekii, Kodai Sakamoto, Tomonobu Ishigaki, Hirotake Yokota, Ryo Hirabayashi, Makoto Komiya, Chie Sekine, Tomoya Takabayashi, Noboru Sato

“…No significant difference in either anterior drawer stress or inversion stress at any angle was observed between the two groups. Both the upper and lower fiber bundles of the ATFL may be involved in stabilizing ankle function during anterior drawer stress at 30-degree plantar flexion. …”
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Functional aligned mesenchymal stem cell sheets fabricated using micropatterned thermo-responsive cell culture surfaces by Kenichi Nagase, Hasumi Kuramochi, David W. Grainger, Hironobu Takahashi

“…New, aligned MSC sheets might exhibit improved functional properties for cell sheet transplant therapies.…”
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Long-term effects of orthognathic surgery on masticatory function in individuals with cleft lip and palate: A prospective study by Patricia Martins Bueno, Paulo Alceu Kiemle Trindade, Laís Hollara Medeiros, Leide Vilma Fidélis da Silva, Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam

“…Objective: To prospectively evaluate the long-term effects of orthognathic surgery on masticatory function in individuals with repaired complete cleft lip and palate and to compare the results with a control group. …”
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Effects of childhood trauma on sustained attention in major depressive disorder: the mediating role of brain activity and functional connectivity by Mingfeng Lai, Ping Jiang, Peiwei Xu, Dan Luo, Wenxin Bao, Jing Li, Jiajun Xu

“…Methods We collected resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data, and measured childhood trauma severity using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and sustained attention using the Continuous Performance Test, Identical Pairs version. …”
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