Cloning, characterization and functional analysis of lichenase produced by Bacillus licheniformis RB16 isolated from cattle faeces by DILEK OZGUN EKIZ, UGUR COMLEKCIOGLU, NAZAN COMLEKCIOGLU, ASHABIL AYGAN

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The Role and Functions of City Parks in the Adaptation Process of Refugees to the City: The Case of Ulubey Şehit Ömer Karaosmanoğlu Park by Seynan Güler, Dicle Oğuz, Başak Yurtseven

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IVABRADINE INFLUENCE ON SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC FUNCTION OF HEART VENTRICLES IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE AFTER PRIMARY REVASCULARIZATION by N. V. Drobotya, A. A. Dyuzhikov, E. A. Kudryashova, D. V. Vasilikhina, V. V. Kaltykova

“…PPCI and consequent medication therapy led to improve of systolic function of the LV and RV in both groups, however in the group additionally received ivabradin dynamic of the parameters was more prominet. …”
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Pathogenic missense protein variants affect different functional pathways and proteomic features than healthy population variants. by Anna Laddach, Joseph Chi Fung Ng, Franca Fraternali

“…By examining the association of variant enrichment with available functional pathways and transcriptomic and proteomic (protein half-life, thermal stability, abundance) data, we have mined a rich set of molecular features which distinguish between pathogenic and population variants: Pathogenic variants mainly affect proteins involved in cell proliferation and nucleotide processing and are enriched in more abundant proteins. …”
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Functional assessment and depression among geriatric population of rural Patancheru: A community-based cross-sectional study by Naga Gayathri Batchu, C. Lavanya, G. Vinod Kumar, Anila Sadipirala, Chandrasekhar Reddy Bolla

“…Objective: The objective was to study functional assessment and depression among rural geriatric population. …”
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Preparation of a rubber nanocomposite for oil/water separation using surface functionalized/silanized carbon black nanoparticles by Fatemeh Ghasemi, Masoud Jamshidi, Reza Ghamarpoor

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Comparison of Phosphonium and Sulfoxonium Ylides in Ru(II)-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Annulations: A Density Functional Theory Study by Wei Zhou, Lei Zhang, Dan-Yang Liu, Xiaosi Ma, Jie Zhang, Jiajia Kang

“…Density functional theory calculations have been performed to explore the detailed mechanism of a ruthenium-catalyzed dehydrogenative annulation between α-carbonyl phosphonium ylide (<b>A</b>) and sulfoxonium ylide (<b>B</b>). …”
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The effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on cardiovascular function in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: A randomized trial by Gansheng Tan, Anna L Huguenard, Kara M Donovan, Phillip Demarest, Xiaoxuan Liu, Ziwei Li, Markus Adamek, Kory Lavine, Ananthv K Vellimana, Terrance T Kummer, Joshua W Osbun, Gregory J Zipfel, Peter Brunner, Eric C Leuthardt

“…The acute post-treatment elevation in heart rate was more pronounced in patients who experienced a decrease of more than one point in their modified Rankin Score at the time of discharge. …”
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Evaluation and management of incomplete ovarian function suppression in premenopausal breast cancer patients receiving anti-hormone therapy by Ruchi Patel, Elizabeth Weil, Sara Bugamelli, Emma Carroll, Kylie Steinke, Erinn Stockhausen, John Burfeind, Colin Mooney, Janet Retseck, Deepika Sriram, Jutta Deininger, Angela Halbach, Maressa Sweeney, Sailaja Kamaraju, Lubna N. Chaudhary, Yee Chung Cheng

“…The Tamoxifen and Exemestane Trial (TEXT) and the Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial (SOFT) were two landmark studies, which showed adjuvant therapy with the aromatase inhibitor (AI), exemestane, or tamoxifen combined with ovarian function suppression (OFS) improved disease-free survival (DFS) among premenopausal women (Pagani et al. in N Engl J Med 371(2):107–118, 2014). …”
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The Impact of Rotational Malalignment Following Intramedullary Nailing for Intertrochanteric Fractures on Patients’ Functional Outcomes: A Prospective Study by Michail Vavourakis, Athanasios Galanis, Dimitrios Zachariou, Evangelos Sakellariou, Christos Patilas, Panagiotis Karampinas, Angelos Kaspiris, Meletis Rozis, John Vlamis, Elias Vasiliadis, Spiros Pneumaticos

“…Future research should focus on creating a more detailed, functional evaluation system for the elderly and applying it to a larger sample to confirm these findings.…”
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CARDIAC FUNCTION AND IRON CHELATION IN THALASSEMIA MAJOR AND INTERMEDIA: A REVIEW OF THE UNDERLYING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND APPROACH TO CHELATION MANAGEMENT by Athanasios Aessopos, Vasilios Berdoukas

“…Endocrine abnormalities, infections, renal function and medications can also play a role in the overall cardiac function.  …”
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Phenotypic and functional profiling of CD4 T cell compartment in distinct populations of healthy adults with different antigenic exposure. by Sophie Roetynck, Ally Olotu, Joan Simam, Kevin Marsh, Brigitta Stockinger, Britta Urban, Jean Langhorne

“…The aim of this study was to establish and validate reliable and feasible flow cytometry assays, which will allow us to characterize CD4 T cell population in humans in field studies more fully.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We developed polychromatic flow cytometry antibody panels for immunophenotyping the major CD4 T cell subsets as well as broadly characterizing the functional profiles of the CD4 T cells in peripheral blood. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Titanium Zirconium and Titanium Dental Implants under Immediate Functional Loading in Posterior Mandibular Region by Aditi Verma, Kaushal Kishor Agrawal, Pooran Chand, Ramashanker, Shuchi Tripathi, Deeksha Arya

“…Hence, the study aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes of Ti-Zr and Ti dental implants under immediate functional loading in the mandibular posterior region. …”
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Applying metagenomics to structural and functional analyses of microbial communities from lagoon sediments in some provinces of central Vietnam by Tran Thi Hong, Ngo Van Anh, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Van Phuong

“…These sequences participated in various metabolic processes and belonged to more than 30 groups of biologically active compounds. …”
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Nutrient Use Efficiency Indices in Maize Hybrid as A Function of Various Rates of NPK in Mid Hills of Nepal by Nabin Rawal, Keshab Raj Pande, Renuka Shrestha, Shree Prasad Vista

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Galectin-3 and structural and functional left ventricular characteristics in coronary artery disease in combination with chronic kidney disease by S. S. Fateev, V. N. Oranzhereeva, V. K. Fedulov, E. V. Kovalenko, L. I. Markova, O. L. Belaya

“…To evaluate the relationship between the level of galectin-3 (Gal-3) and left ventricular (LV) structural and functional characteristics in coronary artery disease (CAD) with NYHA class I-III heart failure (HF) with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).Material and methods. …”
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Synthesis of Atenolol-Imprinted Polymers with Methyl Methacrylate as Functional Monomer in Propanol Using Bulk and Precipitation Polymerization Method by Aliya Nur Hasanah, Traju Ningtias Dwi Utari, Rimadani Pratiwi

“…This study aims to examine the characteristics and analytical performance of imprinted polymers synthesized from functional monomer methyl methacrylate. The stages of this study include the determination of association constants, synthesis of sorbent MI-SPE atenolol using the bulk polymerization method, and precipitation with atenolol as the template, methyl methacrylate as the functional monomer, and propanol as the porogen. …”
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin induces cell death and disrupts effector functions in porcine monocytes by Jinglin Ma, Hans Van der Weken, Leen Hermans, Matthias Dierick, Eric Cox, Bert Devriendt

“…Our results showed that STa did not affect the viability or effector functions of monocytes. LT, on the other hand, decreased the viability of monocytes. …”
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Effects of repetitive head impacts from a single season on the cognitive functioning of youth male soccer players. by Rachel S Watson, Lauren Sergio, Haojie Mao, Jeffrey S Brooks, James P Dickey

“…Over a single soccer season, 1089 head impacts occurred with more head impacts occurring in practices (62.7%) than matches (37.3%). …”
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Impact of Particle Size on the Physicochemical, Functional, and <i>In Vitro</i> Digestibility Properties of Fava Bean Flour and Bread by Sunday J. Olakanmi, Digvir S. Jayas, Jitendra Paliwal, Rotimi E. Aluko

“…Physicochemical analyses showed that the 0.14 mm flour had more starch damage, but higher protein and fat contents. …”
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