Pseudocereal-Based Functional Beverages: Main Properties and Nutritional Evaluation with an Emphasis on Amino Acid Content: A Review by Dorottya Krisztina Vajdovich, Éva Csajbókné Csobod, Csilla Benedek

“…The demand for functional beverages has increased significantly in recent years as society places more and more emphasis on healthy lifestyles and disease prevention. …”
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Looking at the Suburban Landscape from the Functional Perspective – Taking Jan Gehl’s Approach to the Neighbouring Municipalities of Wrocław, Poland by Iga Kołodyńska, Tiina Rinne, Marketta Kyttä

“…Due to employment opportunities and service access, suburban lifestyles often involve strong functional relationships with the city. However, as a new living environment, the suburban area serves more than mere housing purposes, instead emerging as an arena for different kinds of leisure activities that positively influence health and well-being. …”
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ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY EFFECTS ON REGULATORY AND ADAPTIVE STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH FUNCTIONAL CLASS I–II CHRONIC HEART FAILURE by S. G. Kanorskyi, V. G. Tregubov, V. M. Pokrovskyi

“…Only in the quinapril group, exercise capacity and stress test VO2 max increased, while the reduction in NT-proBNP levels, together with the improvement in RAS parameters, was more pronounced. Conclusion. Compared to metoprolol succinate, quinapril demonstrated more pronounced positive effects on cardiac structure and function, as well as on RAS parameters, in patients with FC I–II CHF.…”
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The hidden link: Investigating functional connectivity of rarely explored sub-regions of thalamus and superior temporal gyrus in Schizophrenia by Alahmadi Adnan, Al-Ghamdi Jamaan, Tayeb Haythum O.

“…Recent studies, however, unveiled the cytoarchitectural intricacies within these regions, prompting a more nuanced exploration. In this study, resting-state fMRI was conducted on 72 schizophrenic patients and 74 healthy controls to discern whether distinct thalamic nuclei and STG sub-regions exhibit varied functional integrational connectivity to main networks and to identify the most affected sub-regions in Schizophrenia. …”
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Oro-Functional Conditions in a 6-to-14-Year-Old School Children Population in Rome: An Epidemiological Study by Giuseppina Laganà, Roberta Lione, Arianna Malara, Silvia Fanelli, Francesco Fabi, Paola Cozza

“…Background: The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to assess oral and functional conditions, the prevalence of malocclusions, and oral habits in a population of schoolchildren in Rome (Italy). …”
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Frailty identification using a sensor-based upper-extremity function test: a deep learning approach by Mehran Asghari, Hossein Ehsani, Nima Toosizadeh

“…However, further validation with larger, more diverse populations is needed to confirm the generalizability of our results. …”
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Clinical and functional state of the retina after inadequate laser coagulation of peripheral vitreochorioretinal dystrophies. Part 1. Electroretinography by V. V. Neroev, G. Yu. Zakharova, I. V. Tsapenko, M. V. Zueva, T. D. Okhotsimskaya, B. M. Magamadov

“…For the first time, a functional method has been proposed to identify the risk of development and progression of macular dysfunction associated with massive LC of the retina, which includes a decrease in the amplitude of the waves of the maximal ERG and / or oscillatory potentials by 30 % or more with a parallel decrease in the density P1 in 1–3 rings of mfERG by 30 % and more as compared to the norm. …”
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Improvement of Functional Properties of Egg White by High-pressure Homogenisation with Xylo-Oligosaccharide and Its Application in Ice Creams by Lingzhi WEI, Yaotong LIU, Yujie CHI, Yuan CHI

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Propagation of optical spatial solitons in nematic liquid crystals with quadruple power law of nonlinearity appears in fluid mechanics by Yousaf Muhammad Zain, Abbas Muhammad, Lupas Alina Alb, Abdullah Farah Aini, Iqbal Muhammad Kashif, Alharthi Muteb R., Hamed Yasser S.

“…The imposed approach is ultimately thought to be more potent and effective than alternative approaches, and the solutions found in this work could be beneficial in our understanding of soliton structures in LCs.…”
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The Effects of Denosumab Treatment on Pain and Function Beyond Bone Density in Patients With Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Prospective Study by Miao Zheng, Xiong‐Yi Wang, Ke‐Yu Zhu, Si‐Min Yun, Yi‐Ke Wang, Cheng‐Wei Weng, Dong‐Zhang, Qi Wei, You‐Jia Xu

“…Patients with prior fragility fractures (mainly vertebral fractures) experienced more significant improvements in pain symptoms and functional outcomes. …”
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Environmentally Sustainable Functionalized WS₂ Nanoparticles as Curing Promoters and Interface Modifiers in Epoxy Nanocomposites by Lyazzat Tastanova, Amirbek Bekeshev, Sultan Nurlybay, Andrey Shcherbakov, Anton Mostovoy

“…Aminoacetic acid, as a non-toxic, bio-based modifier, enables a sustainable approach to producing more efficient nanofillers. Functionalization, as confirmed by FTIR, EDS, and XRD analyses, led to elevated surface polarity and greater chemical affinity between WS₂ and the epoxy matrix, thereby promoting uniform nanoparticle dispersion. …”
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A Fast, Analytic Empirical Model of the Gaia Data Release 3 Astrometric Orbit Catalog Selection Function by Casey Y. Lam, Kareem El-Badry, Joshua D. Simon

“…This is a complementary approach to the more accurate but significantly more computationally expensive approach of El-Badry et al. …”
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for enhancing motor function after spinal cord injury: a narrative review by Francisco Benavides, Mary Grace Shine, Filip Stefanovic, Robert Chen, Hang Jin Jo

“…To address these aims, we summarize various rTMS techniques and evaluate their overall efficacy in improving motor function in individuals with SCI. Among the fourteen studies reviewed, early rTMS protocols primarily utilized low-frequency stimulation, whereas more recent approaches have adopted higher frequencies and more complex patterned protocols. …”
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8.2% of the Human genome is constrained: variation in rates of turnover across functional element classes in the human lineage. by Chris M Rands, Stephen Meader, Chris P Ponting, Gerton Lunter

“…When addressing these questions, functional sequence has often been equated with pan-mammalian conserved sequence. …”
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Effect of Early Rehabilitation during Intensive Care Unit Stay on Functional Status: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Ana Cristina Castro-Avila, Pamela Serón, Eddy Fan, Mónica Gaete, Sharon Mickan

“…<h4>Background and aim</h4>Critically ill survivors may have functional impairments even five years after hospital discharge. …”
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Rectal misoprostol after cesarean delivery: does it affect recovery of bowel functions? A prospective randomized trial by N.K. Aref

“…Conclusion: For the recovery of bowel functions after CD, rectal administration of 400 μg misoprostol appears to be more effective than 200 μg of rectally administrated misoprostol or traditional feeding regimens.…”
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Diversity and Function Patterns of Soil Microbial Communities in Native and Invasive Plants Along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Qinling Mountains by Jinlin Lyu, Ming Yue, Wenyan Xue, Yuchao Wang, Yang Li, Xue Wang

“…Compared with plant parameters, environmental factors had a greater impact on plant soil bacterial abundance. Functional analysis indicated that <i>A. lavandulifolia</i> soils were more associated with nitrogen cycling processes, while <i>G. quadriradiata</i> soils contributed more to organic matter decomposition. …”
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Is AI a functional equivalent to expertise in organizations and decision-making? Opportunities and pitfalls for AI in the context of just transitions by Marco Billi, Marco Billi, Marco Billi, Julio Labraña, Julio Labraña, Julio Labraña

“…By moving beyond techno-optimism, this study highlights the need for a nuanced understanding of AI’s functional and social plausibility in organizational settings, offering insights for fostering equitable and sustainable transitions in an increasingly complex world.…”
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Some New Types of open Functions Via (l_0,m_1)-Fuzzy alpham- Closed Sets by Fatimah M. Mohammed, Safa H. Obaed

“… In this paper, we derive more on -continuous functions and -irresolute functions with -open functions and -closed functions in double fuzzy topological spaces via -fuzzy alpham-closed sets. …”
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The absence of IL17A favours cytotoxic cell function and improves antigen‐specific immunotherapies in pancreatic adenocarcinoma by Giorgia Tiberi, Alessandro Scagliotti, Claudia Curcio, Ermes Candiello, Paula Ariadna Diez Villegas, Silvia Brugiapaglia, Gianluca Mucciolo, Cecilia Roux, Giancarlo Castellano, Roberta Curto, Maddalena Arigoni, Raffaele A. Calogero, Giuseppina Barutello, Niccolò Bolli, Mauro Giulio Papotti, Giulia Adriani, Francesco Novelli, Paola Cappello

“…The role of interleukin (IL17)A in pancreatic cancer progression is now more defined, and it is known to sustain a pro‐tumoural microenvironment and inhibit the immune response. …”
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