Development of soil quality assessment framework: A comprehensive review of indicators, functions, and approaches by Ya’nan Fan, Chao Zhang, Wenyou Hu, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Yongcun Zhao, Biao Huang

“…However, the multifaceted nature of soil functions and complexity of assessment objectives and scales continue to pose significant challenges. …”
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Cerium oxide nanoparticles in vivo distribution and transformation behavior mediate intestinal transit function by Chunli Lei, Rui Liang, Bingxu Cheng, Le Yue, Xuesong Cao, Chuanxi Wang, Zhenyu Wang, Baoshan Xing

“…Therefore, this work provides more accurate descriptions of the entire physiological process of CeO2 NPs after ingestion, spotlights their intestinal transport fate and redox functional effects, and opens up new theoretical perspectives for potential human health studies of NPs.…”
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Effects of Age and Sex on Systemic Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes by Jody Dushay, Eva S. Rickers, Enya Wang, Jessica Gilman, Ying Zhang, Ron Blankstein, Ernest V. Gervino, Michael Jerosch‐Herold, Aristidis Veves

“…This study evaluates the impact of inflammation and sex differences on coronary and peripheral vascular function and exercise capacity in older individuals with and without T2D. …”
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Deciphering the comprehensive microbiome of glacier-fed Ganges and functional aspects: implications for one health by Rachel Samson, Shubham Kumar, Syed Dastager, Krishna Khairnar, Mahesh Dharne

“…One possible explanation for this could be the lower microbial load in the upstream glacier-fed region, which likely results in a reduced DNA yield, insufficient for whole-metagenome sequencing, in contrast to the more biologically diverse and nutrient-rich lower reaches. …”
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Long-Term Impact of Recurrent Acute Otitis Media on Balance and Vestibular Function in Children by Mirko Aldè, Pietro Bosi, Stefanie Muck, Thomas Mayr, Paola Di Mauro, Valentina Berto, Beatrice Gaia Aleandri, Francesco Folino, Stefania Barozzi, Diego Zanetti, Paola Marchisio

“…The number of AOM episodes was the primary factor influencing balance dysfunction, with children who had more than eight episodes showing the most pronounced deficits in postural stability (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Listener Acoustic Personalization Challenge - LAP24: Head-Related Transfer Function Upsampling by Aidan O. T. Hogg, Roberto Barumerli, Rapolas Daugintis, Katarina C. Poole, Fabian Brinkmann, Lorenzo Picinali, Michele Geronazzo

“…Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) often play a crucial role in spatial hearing, immersive audio applications for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), and help in improving hearing assistive devices. …”
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Early functional changes in lewy body dementia: roles of dynamics, locus coeruleus, and compensation by Kristína Mitterová, Eva Výtvarová, Anežka Kovářová, Martin Lamoš, Jan Fousek, Irena Rektorová

“…As DLB progresses, these mechanisms wane, with noradrenergic contributions more evident in individuals with lower cognitive reserve. …”
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Functional Index Questionnaire: structural validity study in Brazilian patients with anterior knee pain by André Pontes-Silva, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Flávio de Oliveira Pires, Carlos Eduardo Girasol, Gabriel Gardhel Costa Araujo, Plínio da Cunha Leal, José Djalma Arrais Junior, Cid André Fidelis-de-Paula-Gomes, Christian Emmanuel Torres Cabido

“…ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the Functional Index Questionnaire (FIQ) structure using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in Brazilian patients with anterior knee pain. …”
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SIRT1 prevents noise-induced hearing loss by enhancing cochlear mitochondrial function by Yuelian Luo, Haoyang Wu, Xin Min, Yi Chen, Wenting Deng, Minjun Chen, Chuxuan Yang, Hao Xiong

“…Collectively, these findings indicate that SIRT1 is essential for the maintenance of redox balance and mitochondrial function in the cochlea after traumatic noise exposure, thus providing a promising therapeutic target for NIHL treatment. …”
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Importance of the actual plant height in modulating the within-community spectrum of plant form and function by Dong He, En-Rong Yan, En-Rong Yan, Li-Ting Zheng, Yan-Jun Song, Xiao-Dong Yang, Wen-Hui You, J. Hans C. Cornelissen

“…Maximum height (Hmax) is a principal driver or correlate of interspecific variation in many plant functional traits. Still, it remains unclear why leaf resource economic traits are invariant with Hmax at global scale and why broad-scale interspecific trait correlations are not retained at local scale. …”
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Small- to Large-Scale Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of Functionally Graded Steels by Carlos Botero, William Sjöström, Emilio Jimenez-Pique, Andrey Koptyug, Lars-Erik Rännar

“…Potential applications include the tooling industry, where hard and wear-resistant materials are needed for the surfaces of tools, with tougher and more ductile materials used in the cores of tools.…”
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Functional traits driving invasion risk and potential distribution of alien plants in oasis agroecosystems by Shengtianzi Dong, Shengtianzi Dong, Tiantian Qin, Tiantian Qin, Zhifang Xue, Wenchao Guo, Hanyue Wang, Hanyue Wang, Hongbin Li, Hongbin Li

“…However, relevant research is scarce in oasis agroecosystems, which are more sensitive to global change. We studied oasis agroecosystems in Xinjiang, China, to explore the relationship between alien plant functional traits and invasion risk. …”
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Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin does not affect cardiac function in patients treated for gynecologic malignancies by Khrystyna Levytska, R. Wendel Naumann, Miranda J. Benfield, Jubilee Brown, Yovanni Casablanca, Brittany Lees, Allison M. Puechl, Erin K. Crane

“…Objective: Although pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) has a more favorable side-effect profile compared to doxorubicin, the FDA label for PLD includes a warning listing cardiotoxicity. …”
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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.

“…In this study a high hsCRP was an important factor to identify functionally dependent elderly at high risk who may have more benefit from agressive lipid lowering treatment.…”
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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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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ENAMEL RESISTANCE (TER-TEST) IN CHILDREN WHO ARE STUDYING IN BOARDING SCHOOL by О. Narepekha, Т. Lisak

“…To estimate the structural and functional resistance of enamel in children of boarding schools. …”
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Association between oxidative balance score and lung function and FeNO and mortality in the US population by Chang Liu, Dan Liang, Guoan Xiang, Kun Xiao, Lixin Xie

“…A limited number of studies have examined the association between OBS and lung function and FeNO, and we aimed to investigate the possible relationship between OBS and lung function and FeNO. …”
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Investigating the potential of Pulicaria jaubertii and Pulicaria petiolaris Herbs as promising functional food ingredients by Qais Ali Al-Maqtari, Amer Ali Mahdi, Norzila Othman, Jalaleldeen Khaleel Mohammed, Waleed Al-Ansi, Abeer Essam Noman, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Syazwani Mohd Asharuddin, Adnan Saeed

“…This study examined the nutritional, phytochemical, and bioactive profiles of Pulicaria jaubertii and Pulicaria petiolaris to establish their suitability as functional food additives. Generally, P. jaubertii exhibited a significantly higher protein and ash content (14.05 and 18.68 g/100 g DW). …”
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Drivers of Structural and Functional Resilience Following Extreme Fires in Boreal Forests of Northeast China by Jianyu Yao, Xiaoyang Kong, Lei Fang, Zhaohan Huo, Yanbo Peng, Zile Han, Shilong Ren, Jinyue Chen, Xinfeng Wang, Qiao Wang

“…Ongoing climate change has intensified fire disturbances in boreal forests globally, posing significant risks to forest ecosystem structure and function, with the potential to trigger major regime shifts. …”
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Role of kidney function on Nrf2 mRNA levels in type 2 diabetes by Carmine Zoccali, Belinda Spoto, Cristina Politi, Maurizio Postorino, Rosa Maria Parlongo, Alessandra Testa, Giovanni Luigi Tripepi, Francesca Mallamaci

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