The accuracy of capture per unit effort in predicting density of a cryptic snake was more sensitive to reductions in spatial than temporal coverage. by Melia G Nafus, Emma B Hanslowe, Scott M Goetz

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More Evidence that Surgical Intervention for Unstable Distal Radius Fracture in Elderly Does not Offer a Superior Patient Perceived Functional Advantage over Time Honored Conservative Treatment in Long Term Follow-Up: A Critical Appraisal at 10 Years (Range 10–13 Years) Follow-up Study by Raghavendra S Kulkarni, Sriram R Kulkarni

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More intensive versus conservative blood pressure lowering after endovascular therapy in stroke: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Ahmed Naji Mansoor, Vatsalya Choudhary, Zain Mohammad Nasser, Muskan Jain, Dhruvikumari Dayanand Sharma, Mateo Jaramillo Villegas, Sujaritha Janarthanam, Muhammad Ayyan, Simran Ravindra Nimal, Huzaifa Ahmad Cheema, Muhammad Ehsan, Muhammad Aemaz Ur Rehman, Abdulqadir Nashwan, Sourbha S. Dani

“…We calculated odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for dichotomous outcomes.Results Our meta-analysis included four RCTs with a total of 1560 patients. More intensive BP management (<140 mmHg) was associated with a statistically significant decrease in the number of patients showing functional independence (modified Rankin scale [mRS] score = 0–2) at 90 days (OR 0.69; CI = 0.51–0.94). …”
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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Play More Important Roles in Saline–Sodic Soil than in Black Soil of the Paddy Field in Northeast China by Dongxue Jiang, Yuxin Yan, Jiaqi Li, Chenyu Zhang, Shaoqi Huangfu, Yang Sun, Chunyu Sun, Lihua Huang, Lei Tian

“…Further analysis of the functional genes of <i>Rhizophagus intraradices</i> revealed that gene activity in the heading stage of saline soils significantly surpassed that in black soils, suggesting that <i>R. intraradices</i> plays a more crucial role in saline environments. …”
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Valorized sheep wool biocomposites towards a more sustainable building sector: Thermal insulation, sound absorption, and resistance against insects by Marta Urdanpilleta, Itsaso Leceta, Alexander Martín-Garín, José Antonio Millán-García, Pedro Guerrero, Koro de la Caba

“…Consequently, biocomposites with an entirely renewable and eco-friendly composition, which valorize biowaste from different sources, were found to be functional as thermal and acoustic insulators towards more sustainable materials in the building sector.…”
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Development and performance evaluation of novel jet self-cleaning for screen filters in drip irrigation systems: More efficient, water-saving, and cleaner by Zhouyang Qin, Ningning Liu, Jinzhu Zhang, Zhenhua Wang, Wenyao Liang, Miao Li, Jihong Zhang

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Does Quantum Mechanics Breed Larger, More Intricate Quantum Theories? The Case for Experience-Centric Quantum Theory and the Interactome of Quantum Theories by Alireza Tavanfar, Sahar Alipour, Ali T. Rezakhani

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Laparoscopic total proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in one or more stages in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A single center's experience by Paula Lorena Roumieu, Juan Siffredi, Victor Di Benedetto, María Marcela Bailez

“…Patients were divided into 3 groups (G) according to the number of surgical stages and compared operative time, initiation of oral feeding, hospital stay, perioperative morbidity and long-term functional outcomes. Results: 19 patients with a mean age of 12.7 years were included: Eight were treated in one stage (G1), 5 in two (G2) and 6 in three or more (G3). …”
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Preoperative Evaluation of Sexual Function in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Nerve-Sparing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy by Boyan Atanasov, Nikolay Kolev, Rumen Kotsev, Fahd Al-Shargabi, Pencho Genov, Aleksandar Vanov

“…During the last few years, prostate cancer is more frequently diagnosed in young patients. This lays emphasis on the necessity to preoperatively evaluate the sexual function in patients undergoing bilateral nerve sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy (BNSRRP). …”
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Towards definitive functional forms for Monin–Obukhov similarity functions in stable and very stable surface layers by G. Casasanta, M. Conte, R. Sozzi, A. Cecilia, I. Petenko, S. Argentini

“…This paper bridges the well-established Monin–Obukhov Similarity Theory (MOST) with the more recent Energy and Flux Budget (EFB) second-order closure to analytically derive the functional forms of all MOST similarity functions under stable conditions. …”
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Aesthetic effect of adsorptive denture restoration on completely edentulous patients and the impact on masticatory function and language function by LI Xiangrong, QIU Jianping, GUO Aijun

“…Conclusion Compared with traditional complete denture restoration, adsorptive denture restoration can achieve more obvious aesthetic effect on completely edentulous patients, and improve the basic function of dentures more significantly. …”
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Scientific Translation and its Social Functions: a Descriptive-Functional Approach to Scientific Textbook Translation in China by Fan Xiangtao

“…Adopting the descriptive-functional methodology and with reference to statistical analysis, this paper describes and examines this translation phenomenon, including the historical-cultural context which affected and constrained the translation selections of such textbooks, the translating process, and their criticism and social functions. …”
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Leading Polish missionary journals during the Covid-19 pandemic, their functioning, message and realization of press functions by Marcin Wrzos

“…During the Covid-19 pandemic, the leading missionary journals carried out the press functions for which they were established - confirmed, although mainly in terms of information-publicity, fundraising and organising functions. …”
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Functional analysis within latent states: A novel framework for analysing functional time series data. by Owen Forbes, Edgar Santos-Fernandez, Paul Pao-Yen Wu, Kerrie Mengersen

“…For neuroscientific data this requires fewer assumptions about oscillatory peak frequencies, and captures more detailed frequency domain characteristics. flawless offers utility for novel and sophisticated insights into functional time series data across a range of areas for research and practice.…”
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Copying fidelity of functional and non-functional features in ni-Vanuatu children: A transmission chain study by Anne Sibilsky, Heidi Colleran, Dominik Deffner, Daniel B M Haun

“…We find that children transmit the functional feature shape more faithfully than the non-functional feature color, both in the dyadic transitions as well as the transmission chains with an increasing tendency to do so as they get older. …”
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Impact of millet as a sustainable functional ingredient on nutritional and functional value of a novel kishk product by Saadia M. Hashem, Amel A. Ibrahim

“…This study aimed to evaluate millet grains as a sustainable functional ingredient in novel functional kishk at 25, 50, 75, and 100% ratios compared to the control made from burghul. …”
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Assessment of functioning and disability of postpartum women: a study based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health by Marina da Silva Moraes, Francisco Farias Feitoza, Juliana Falcão Padilha

“…We obtained 32 ICF categories, with structure and function being the most frequent. In WHODAS 2.0, for total sample and for each puerperal subperiod, the (D5) domain – Activities of Life – was more compromised. …”
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Functionality and feasibility of cognitive function training via mobile health application among youth at risk for psychosis by Huijun Li, Shunwen Yang, Hongmei Chi, Lihua Xu, Tianhong Zhang, Feng Bao, William S. Stone, Jijun Wang

“…They reported improvement in cognitive function and more motivation to seek help to improve their cognitive function. …”
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Patients with Hepatitis C Infection and Normal Liver Function: A Neuropsychological and Neurophysiological Assessment of Cognitive Functions by Jefferson Abrantes, Daniel Simplicio Torres, Carlos Eduardo Brandão-Mello

“…The participants were submitted to neuropsychological testing to evaluate global cognitive function (minimental), sustained attention, divided attention, selective attention, working memory, psychomotor speed, and executive function and to a neurophysiological evaluation using quantitative electroencephalograms and P300 cognitive evoked potentials. …”
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Deep Galaxy Stellar Mass Functions As a Function of Star Formation Rate in the Virgo Cluster Environment by Cameron R. Morgan, Elizaveta Sazonova, Ian D. Roberts, Michael L. Balogh, Joel Roediger, Laura Ferrarese, Patrick Côté, Alessandro Boselli, Matteo Fossati, Jean-Charles Cuillandre, Stephen Gwyn

“…We analyze deep ( M _* ≳ 10 ^7 M _⊙ ) galaxy stellar mass functions (SMFs) of the Virgo cluster using stellar masses derived as part of the Next Generation Virgo Survey. …”
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