The characteristic structural and functional dynamics of P. falciparum DHFR binding with pyrimidine chemotypes implicate malaria therapy design by Wande M. Oluyemi, Goodness Nwokebu, Adeniyi T. Adewumi, Shadrach C. Eze, Chinedu C. Mbachu, Emmanuel C. Ogueli, Ngozi Nwodo, Mahmoud E.S. Soliman, Salerwe Mosebi

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ON A COURNOT DUOPOLY GAME WITH DIFFERENTIATED GOODS, HETEROGENEOUS EXPECTATIONS AND A COST FUNCTION INCLUDING EMISSION COSTS by Georges SARAFOPOULOS, Kosmas PAPADOPOULOS

“…In this study we investigate the dynamics of a nonlinear Cournot- type duopoly game with differentiated goods, linear demand and a cost function that includes emission costs. The game is modeled with a system of two difference equations. …”
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Challenges and the Future of Pulmonary Function Testing in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Toward Earlier Diagnosis of COPD by Sang Hyuk Kim, MeiLan K. Han

“…At the same time, pulmonary function test (PFT) remains central to the diagnosis and management of COPD. …”
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Association of Rate of Functional Recovery With Therapy Time and Content Among Adults With Acquired Brain Injuries in Inpatient Rehabilitation by Alison M. Cogan, PhD, OTR/L, Pamela Roberts, PhD, OTR/L, SCFES, FAOTA, CPHQ, FNAP, FACRM, Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM

“…Higher amounts of physical therapy bed mobility training were inversely associated with mobility gain rate. Conclusions: More activities of daily living in occupational therapy is associated with faster improvement on self-care function for adults with acquired brain injury, whereas more bed mobility in physical therapy was associated with slower improvement. …”
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Elevational adaptation and distribution of woody saplings in a mountain forest: Insights from functional traits and mycorrhizal associations by Zuhua Wang, Xia Cai, Min Liu, Haibo Li, Jiayan Jiang, Jugang Wang, Fagen Qiu

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CORONARY RESERVE AND LEFT VENTRICLE DIASTOLIC FUNCTION AS EVALUATED BY TRANSESOPHAGEAL CARDIAC PACING IN PATIENTS FOLLOWING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION by A. P. Ivanov, I. A. Elhardt, N. S. Sdobnyakova, V. G. Patrikeyev

“…Evaluation to determine the relationship between coronary reserve and myocardium diastolic function was performed in 58 patients surviving a Q-wave myocardial infarction an average of 2. 4 months ago. …”
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Preparation, structural characterization, and functional properties of a tilapia-soybean dual proteins: Effects of different complexation modes by Xinyi Qin, Pengzhi Hong, Liangyu Zhao, Mengya Xie, Chunxia Zhou, Qingguan Liu

“…The limited functional properties of tilapia protein isolate (TPI), such as low solubility, emulsification, and foaming, restrict its use in the food industry. …”
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Abnormal Gray Matter Volume and Functional Connectivity in Parkinson’s Disease with Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder by Xu Jiang, Zhuang Wu, Min Zhong, Bo Shen, Jun Zhu, Yang Pan, Jun Yan, Wenbin Zhang, Pingyi Xu, Chaoyong Xiao, Li Zhang

“…Higher GMV in the cerebellum may be linked with the abnormal motor behaviors during REM sleep in patients with PD-RBD, and lower GMV and FC in the posterior regions may indicate that PD-RBD correspond to more serious neurodegeneration, especially the visuospatial–executive function impairment and delayed memory impairment. …”
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Association between the proportionality of functional mitral regurgitation and survival after mitral valve operationCentral MessagePerspective by Makoto Mori, MD, PhD, Christina Waldron, BS, Sigurdur Ragnarsson, MD, Soh Hosoba, MD, PhD, Mina Zaky, MD, Dustin Lieu, MD, Markus Krane, MD, Arnar Geirsson, MD

“…Objective: The concept of proportionate and disproportionate functional mitral regurgitation suggests that transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral repair may benefit patients with a smaller left ventricle relative to a higher regurgitant burden. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of a novel SMARCC2 splicing variant in a family with syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder by Ming Li, Jingqi Lin, Hongjun Fei, Jinyu Liu, Yiyao Chen, Xu Han, Yanlin Wang, Jian Wang, Renyi Hua, Shuyuan Li, Niu Li

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Extreme temperature events, functional dependency, and cardiometabolic multimorbidity: Insights from a national cohort study in China by Pengsen Mou, Huiyan Qu, Jiaxin Guan, Yuxin Yao, Zhongbo Zhang, Jing Dong

“…Compared to participants with normal functional abilities, the risk of CMM increased with higher levels of functional dependency (HR range: 1.938–2.185). …”
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ASA / spherical Cu nanocomposites in MEX additive manufacturing: a comprehensive interpretation of the engineering and biocidal multi-functionality by Nectarios Vidakis, Nektarios K. Nasikas, Nikolaos Michailidis, Vassilis Papadakis, Nikolaos Mountakis, Apostolos Argyros, Vasileios Stratiotou Efstratiadis, Katerina Gkagkanatsiou, Emmanuel Stratakis, Markos Petousis

“…A significant improvement in mechanical strength was observed at certain Cu loadings (more than 14.0 % in tensile and flexural strength and more than 10 % in the respective stiffness properties at 8 wt % Cu). …”
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ExerG – an exergame-based training device for the rehabilitation of older adults: a functional model usability study by Jane Muheim, Isabella Hotz, Franziska Kübler, Silvia Herren, Simon Sollereder, Katharina Kruszewski, Anna Lisa Martin‑Niedecken, Alexandra Schättin, Frank Behrendt, Sonja Böckler, Stefan Schmidlin, Roman Jurt, Stephan Niedecken, Yanick Riederer, Christian Brenneis, Leo H. Bonati, Barbara Seebacher, Corina Schuster‑Amft

“…Themes from both PEU groups confirmed their enjoyment of training with the ExerG, however more variety and greater challenges were requested. …”
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Functionalization of biochar using SDS/SAP nanomicelles enhanced its immobilization capacity for dyes and heavy metals in water by Kun Tian, Chunping Li, Huiming Liu, Lianchun Wang

“…Subsequently, the SDMBC and BC was characterized by Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Zeta potential (Zeta), it found SDMBC has a more layered structure, richer functional groups and more amorphous structure compared with BC, which are closely related with improving its adsorption capacity. …”
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Functionalization of LDPE and mLLDPE via grafting trans-ethylene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid by reactive extrusion

“…The rheological properties of mLLDPE were found to undergo more tangible changes during functionalization than those of LDPE. …”
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Zipf's Law for cities: estimation of regression function parameters based on the weight of American urban areas and Polish towns by Sokołowski Dariusz, Jażdżewska Iwona

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Determinants of STI Risk Behaviors as a Function of Alcohol use and Incarceration History Among Male Adolescent Offenders by Torrance Stephens

“…Conclusion: Findings suggest that risk practices that increase risk for STIs among adolescent male offenders, maybe a function of incarceration history.…”
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Not just a gut feeling: a deep exploration of functional bacterial metabolites that can modulate host health by Andrew Gold, Jiangjiang Zhu

“…The gut microbiota is known to interact with dietary components and nutrients, producing functional metabolites that may alter host metabolic processes. …”
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An effective numerical algorithm for coupled systems of Emden-Fowler equations via shifted airfoil functions of the first kind by Mohammad Izadi, Pradip Roul

“…This method combines the shifted version of airfoil functions of the first kind (AFFK) and quasilinearization technique. …”
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Development and Validation of Improved Impedance Functions for Roads with Mixed Traffic Using Taxi GPS Trajectory Data and Simulation by Fei Zhao, Liping Fu, Ming Zhong, Shaobo Liu, Xudong Wang, Junda Huang, Xiaofeng Ma

“…The proposed impedance function possesses a simple structure and high flexibility, and the parameters calibrated in this paper can be applied to similar roads to provide more realistic impedance than the previous ones based on the classic BPR function. …”
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