Tailoring the functional properties of Jir starch from pearl millet: Effects of extraction layer, fermentation time, and sudanese genotypes by Manhal Gobara Hamid, Khitma A. Sir Elkhatim, Amro B. Hassan, Mohamed A Ibraheem, Yousif M.A. Idris, Faraz Muneer, Mohammed Elsafy, Mahbubjon Rahmatov, Eva Johansson, Tilal Abdelhalim

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Predicion of the functional outcome of cerebral ischemic supratentorial stroke acute period on the basis of spectral analysis of the brain bioelectrical activity by A. A. Kuznietsov

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the most informative parameters of the brain bioelectrical activity spectral analysis for the functional outcome of cerebral ischemic supratentorial stroke (CISS) acute period prediction. …”
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DLP 3D-Printed Mullite Ceramics for the Preparation of MOFs Functionalized Monoliths for CO₂ Capture by Arianna Bertero, Bartolomeo Coppola, Yurii Milovanov, Paola Palmero, Julien Schmitt, Jean-Marc Tulliani

“…Mullite substrates were then successfully functionalized with HKUST-1 crystals by a two-step solvothermal synthesis process. …”
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The effect of preoperative structural changes and postoperative perfusion on the functional restoration of the retina in the surgical treatment of full-thickness macular holes by T.A. Doktorova, A.A. Suetov, E.V. Boiko

“…To evaluate effect of preoperative local structural retinal changes and capillary perfusion in idiopathic full-thickness macular holes (FTMH) on the recovery of functional activity of the retina after surgical treatment. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF PHARMACOLOGICAL CORRECTION OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ALTERATIONS OF MICROCIRCULATION IN TERMS OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN COMORBID PATIENTS SUFFERED STROKE EV... by I. A. Zolotovskaya, I. L. Davydkin

“…Aim of the study – reveal clinical efficacy of naftidrofuryl in the aspect of correcting structural and functional changes of microcirculation (MC) in relation to the influence of the endothelial dysfunction (ED) parameters in comorbid patients suffered stroke event.Materials and methods. …”
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Bio-functional, antibacterial, ACE and DPP-IV inhibitory activities of thyme, flax and apple pollen-peptides by controlled enzymolysis by Zahra Akbarbaglu, Atena Ramezani, Adele Rafati, Narges Mazloomi, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad, Fatemeh Khaleghi, Khashayar Sarabandi

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Characterizing sexual function in patients with generalized anxiety disorder: a pooled analysis of three vilazodone studies by Clayton A, Durgam S, Tang X, Chen C, Ruth A, Gommoll C

“…Since sexual dysfunction (SD) is not well characterized in GAD, a post hoc analysis of these trials was conducted to evaluate the effects of vilazodone on sexual functioning in GAD patients. Materials and methods: Data were pooled from one fixed-dose trial of vilazodone 20 and 40 mg/day (NCT01629966) and two flexible-dose studies of vilazodone 20–40 mg/day (NCT01766401, NCT01844115) in adults with GAD. …”
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A Study on the Functional Outcome of Hybrid External Fixator in Type 5 and Type 6 Schatzker Tibial Plateau Fracture by Praveen K. Prasannan, Nandu M. S. Nair, E. Kaizar Ennis, Praveen R. Iyer

“…At 12 months follow-up, 20 (54%) patients had an excellent Rasmussen functional knee score, 9 (24%) patients had a good functional, and four patients had a fair score (10–19 point). …”
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Effect of melatonin, zinc sulfate, nano-melatonin, and nano-zinc oxide on mitochondria function and developmental competence of buffalo oocytes by Omaima Mohamed Kandil, Heba Elsaeed Elsehy, Nabil Mohamed Baker, Mohamed Asran Elbehiry, Sayed Ahmed Hattab

“…Objective: The aim of the current work is studying the effect of antioxidants and nano-antioxidants on in vitro development and mitochondrial function of buffalo oocytes. Materials and Methods: Good and excellent Buffalo oocytes were in vitro matured: (1) tissue culture medium-199 (control group), (2) TCM-199 + melatonin (Mel) 10−9 M (Mel group), (3) TCM-199 + zinc 10−6 M (Zn group), (4) TCM-199 + nano- Mel 10−6 M (N-Mel group), and (5) TCM-199 + nano-zinc-oxide 10−6 M (N-ZnO group) and incubated with CO2 5% and 38.5°C for 22 hr. …”
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Acoustic Properties of Recycled Polyurethane Foam Waste and Polyvinyl Acetate Composites by Tubelis Jonas, Astrauskas Tomas, Dzikēvičs Miķelis

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acoustic properties of various polyurethane foam waste scraps in the production of mattresses, pillows, and other products and to assess whether such waste can be used as a basis for creating a sound-absorbing composite material. Research was performed using standard transfer function (ISO 10534-2) and transfer matrix (ASTM E2611) methods. …”
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Hazard screening of colloidal silica nanomaterials with varying degrees of silane surface functionalization: a safe-by-design case study by Nienke Ruijter, Ilaria Zanoni, Daniel Persson, Josje Arts, Marie Carriere, Arnaud Guiot, Michael Persson, Alberto Katsumiti, Jessica Marshall, Matthew Boyles, Flemming R. Cassee, Hedwig Braakhuis

“…Identical dose-response curves were observed for both the submerged testing and testing at the ALI for the SiO2-NFs without and with low/intermediate surface functionalization, again showing a decrease in effects with increasing surface functionalization. …”
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Enhancing the Performance of Two-Terminal All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells by the Optical Coupling Layer Beyond the Antireflection Function by Chenbo Liu, Chunfu Zhang, Shangzheng Pang, Hang Dong, Zeyang Zhang, Dazheng Chen, Weidong Zhu, Jincheng Zhang, Yue Hao

“…By considering the coupling effect beyond the antireflection function after introducing the optical coupling layer, the new current match could be achieved, which would obviously improve the device performance further. …”
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Stature estimation and sex determination from contemporary Northeastern Thai clavicles using discriminant function and linear regression analyses by Chanasorn Poodendaen, Poonikha Namwongsakool, Sitthichai Iamsaard, Nareelak Tangsrisakda, Rarinthron Samrid, Chadaporn Chaimontri, Worrawit Boonthai, Suthat Duangchit

“…The discriminant function and regression analyses were used for sex determination and stature estimation. …”
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Density functional theory investigation of CuO/ZnO/CuO heterostructure nanotubes for CO sensing applications by Mahdi Molaei Zarasvand, Mohsen Bagheritabar, Melika Molaei Zarasvand, Milad Yousefizad, Amir Mohammad Shahriyari, Erfan Karimmirza, Zahra Zalnezhad, Negin Manavizadeh, Ebrahim Nadimi

“…First-principles simulations based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) are employed to investigate the interaction between CO molecules and the sensor's heterostructure surface, focusing on the physicochemical properties of ZnO and CuO nanotubes. …”
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Oral health and cognitive function: Insights from longitudinal ageing study in India (LASI) - A cross-sectional analysis by Sakthi Kiruthika K, Akshata Rao, Abhijith Rajaram Rao, Bhawana Painkra, Akash Jaiswal, Pramod Kumar, Nidhi Soni, Naveet Wig, Prasun Chatterjee, Avinash Chakrawarty

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First trimester thyroid function in pregnant women residing in Saint Petersburg (Russia): reference values and risk of gestational diabetes by Polina V. Popova, Ekaterina S. Shilova, Alexandra S. Tkachuk, Alexandra V. Dronova, Anna D. Anopova, Alla E. Nikolaeva, Elena N. Grineva

“…The association between thyroid function, thyroid autoimmunity and the risk of GDM we estimated. …”
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Robotic-assisted Burch operation using an alloplant for urinary incontinence: Clinical case by V. N. Pavlov, A. G. Yаshchuk, I. R. Kabirov, Z. M. Galanova, S. F. Nasyrova, Z. T. Yudina, V. R. Murzin, G. H. Murtazina

“…Patient examination at a distant time after surgery (2, 4, and 12 months) revealed that the function of the bladder to hold urine was preserved.Conclusion. …”
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Conducting polymer-based electrochemical sensors: Progress, challenges, and future perspectives by Aashutosh Dube, Shweta J. Malode, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Kunal Mondal, Nagaraj P. Shetti

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Effects on the Functionality and Structure of Rice-Pea Composite Protein by Industry-scale Microfluidizer Combined with pH Cycling Treatment by Yunfeng LU, Taotao DAI, Zhaoying LI, Jialong HAN, Ti LI, Chengmei LIU, Jun CHEN

“…To investigate the solubilization of composite plant protein after co-processing with an industry-scale microfluidizer and pH cycling and to clarify its solubilization mechanism, this paper used rice protein and pea protein as raw materials, a mixed protein solution with a protein ratio of 1:1 and a total protein concentration of 4% were configured. …”
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Exploring the function and pathogenicity of Goatpox virus N1L gene using recombinant vaccinia virus Tiantan strain by Jialiang Xin, Jialiang Xin, Yaqi Shi, Qian Du, Qian Du, Yanjuan Liao, Zhongyi Zhao, Jingshan Bi, Jiuqing Peng, Jiuqing Peng, Sheng Cheng, Chuanhuo Hu, Min Zheng

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