The impact of type 2 diabetes on adolescent and family functioning and healthcare use: findings from the National Survey of Children’s Health by Noël C. Slesinger Roy, Megan O. Bensignor, Wendy S. Grolnick, Peter B. Scal

“…These families also required more intensive care needs, highlighting the need to support adolescent and family psychosocial functioning in the context of type 2 diabetes.…”
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Quantitative Investigation of Hand Grasp Functionality: Thumb Grasping Behavior Adapting to Different Object Shapes, Sizes, and Relative Positions by Yuan Liu, Bo Zeng, Li Jiang, Hong Liu, Dong Ming

“…All of these provide a more accurate and general basis for the design and control of the bionic thumb and novel wearable assistant robot, thumb function assessment, and rehabilitation.…”
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Habitat for health: exploring the impact of rural human settlements on elderly behaviors and physical function across gender in Sichuan, China by Zhenhua Zheng, Linquan Chen, Yuetong Wang, Yilin Jin, Yanmei Liu

“…Notably, the study indicates that rural human settlements exert a more pronounced impact on the physical function of elderly women. …”
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A Novel Model for Optimizing Roundabout Merging Decisions Based on Markov Decision Process and Force-Based Reward Function by Qingyuan Shen, Haobin Jiang, Aoxue Li, Shidian Ma

“…This research lays the groundwork for adaptive and interpretable decision-making frameworks for AVs, contributing to safer and more efficient traffic dynamics at roundabouts.…”
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Prediction of Risk Behaviors in HIV-infected Patients Based on Family Functioning: The Mediating Roles of Lifestyle and Risky Decision Making by Fariba Ebrahim Babaei, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, Vahid Nejati, Saeed Ghodrati, Ghasem Keshavarz Gerami

“…Consequently, the future studies should focus more deeply on family functioning role in the risk behaviors of the HIV-infected patients.…”
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Study of Cathode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries: Comparison Between Machine Learning Predictions and Density Functional Theory Calculations by Claudio Ronchetti, Sara Marchio, Francesco Buonocore, Simone Giusepponi, Sergio Ferlito, Massimo Celino

“…For this reason, research to replace widespread lithium batteries with sodium-ion batteries has received more and more attention. In the present work, we report cutting-edge research, where we explored a wide range of compositions of cathode materials for Na-ion batteries by first-principles calculations using workflow chains developed within the AiiDA framework. …”
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Comparative Study of Functional Outcome of Intra-articular Injection of Platelet-Rich Plasma versus Corticosteroid in Treatment of Osteoarthritis of Knee by Amal Shaji, E Pradeep, K V Arun Kumar, S Dinesh Kumar, Sheik Mohideen, V Y Ashwin

“…Conclusion: Intra-articular platelet-rich plasma injection is considered safe, found to be more potential in alleviating pain and joint stiffness, and also provides better functional outcomes of the knee joint in patients with OA when compared to intra-articular corticosteroids.…”
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Antioxidant and Antiglycation Properties of Carob Flour Extracts: Evaluating Their Potential as a Functional Ingredient in Health-Oriented Foods and Supplements by Marta Mesías, Francisca Holgado, Francisco J. Morales

“…The methanolic extract exhibited significantly higher bioactive compounds, containing 1.4-fold more total phenolics and 1.6-fold more flavonoids than the aqueous extract, as well as 1.2- and 1.8-fold-higher antioxidant activity. …”
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Similar alpha yet varied beta functional diversities between invasive and native plant species along an elevational gradient by Yan-Yan Wang, Kun Guo, Rui-Ling Liu, Hasigerili, Miao-Miao Zheng, Yuan Gao, Ming-Shui Zhao, Jian Zhang, Wen-Yong Guo

“…In contrast, functional redundancy at both α and β levels was more influenced by species status. …”
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Qualitative Risk Assessment Methodology for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships: Cognitive Model-Based Functional Analysis and Hazard Identification by Seong Na, Dongjun Lee, Jaeha Baek, Seonjin Kim, Choungho Choung

“…Functional analysis is used to examine the functions required for MASS operations and to analyze interconnected systems to fulfill these functions. …”
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Investigating brain activity at rest in patients with persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) using functional magnetic resonance imaging by Eleni Dalkeranidis, Franziska M L M Kümpers, Christopher Sinke, Tillmann H C Krüger

“…Experts in this field assume that the disease is caused by a multifaceted interplay of different etiologies which may share a common neurobiological basis. However, only one functional neuroimaging investigation exist, and a more in-depth comprehension of the neurobiological foundation is required. …”
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The Excited State and Charge Transfer of Two Nonfullerene Acceptors from First-Principles Many-Body Green’s Function Theory by Xinyue Bai, Guokui Liu, Yunzhi Li, Guangli Zhou, Xia Leng, Qiying Xia, Yaoyao Wei

“…The ground-state geometries, ionization energies, and the excited state energies are deeply sensitive to exchange-correlation functionals used in calculations. The lowest excited state energies calculated by full-BSE method using DFT-PBE as the starting point is 0.07~0.14 eV smaller than that by TDDFT-PBE method, which is more consistent with experimental data. …”
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LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTIONAL STATUS DYNAMICS THROUGH VARIOUS ISCHEMIA CLINICAL COURSES AFTER AN ENDURED ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME by D. A. Shvets, S. V. Povetkin

“…Those patients with the aggravated ischemia clinic course are distinguished by more frequently repeated anginal atacks and by a higher functional class of blood circulation insufficiency. …”
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In Situ Polymerization of Long Alkyl Chain Functional Groups Enhances the Oil–Water Separation Performance of Porous Organic Polymers by Hongbo Zhao, Shijie Cai, Ruoting Hua, Cong Li, Chunlong Xia, Bo Cui, Huimin Shao, Naishun Bu, Ye Yuan

“…The preparation of superhydrophobic functional materials is of great significance for applications in oil pollution control. …”
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Restoration of a functional antiviral immune response to chronic HBV infection by reducing viral antigen load: if not sufficient, is it necessary? by Sisi Yang, Wanjia Zeng, Jiming Zhang, Fengmin Lu, Jinhong Chang, Ju-Tao Guo

“…Based on a systematic review of the findings in animal models and clinical studies, the research directions toward discovery and development of more efficacious therapeutic approaches to reinvigorate HBV-specific adaptive immune function and achieve the durable control of chronic HBV infection, i.e. a functional cure, in the vast majority of treated patients are discussed.…”
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Administrative Fragmentation and Functional Integration: Quantifying Urban Interstice Dynamics in Jurong Using Mobile Origin–Destination (OD) Flows by Pengfei Fang, Ziqing Wang, Yuhao Huang, Yile Chen, Xiaojin Cao

“…Leveraging real-time mobility data enables planners to identify spatial–functional linkages that transcend administrative boundaries, informing more responsive governance without requiring formal realignment.…”
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Functional hemispheric specialization for verbal and visual perceptual processes in terms of blood flow velocity changes in unilateral brain lesions by Yu. V. Mikadze, M. D. Bogdanova, S. M. Abuzaid, A. R. Shakhnovich, E. S. Lysenko

“…Objective: to comparatively analyze the patterns of functional hemispheric specialization in patients with local brain tumor lesions and in healthy participants.Patients and methods. 40 patients (20 men and 20 women) with local unilateral brain tumor lesions (astrocytomas, gliomas, metastases) aged 19–60 years (mean age, 33±9.2 years) were examined for functional hemispheric specialization for verbal and visual perceptual functions when performing cognitive tasks by functional transcranial Doppler ultrasonography. …”
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Investigating the associations between personality functioning, cognitive biases, and (non-)perceptive clinical high-risk symptoms of psychosis in the community by Giulia Rinaldi, Stefan Lerch, Frauke Schultze-Lutter, Stefanie Julia Schmidt, Marialuisa Cavelti, Michael Kaess, Chantal Michel

“…Results Higher nonper-CHR-P-symptom likelihood was associated with more impaired personality functioning and psychosocial functioning, while more severe cognitive biases were associated with higher CHR-P- and per-CHR-P-symptom likelihood, alongside higher CHR-P- and nonper-CHR-P-symptom severity. …”
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Functions of Smartphone Apps and Wearable Devices Promoting Physical Activity: Six-Month Longitudinal Study on Japanese-Speaking Adults by Naoki Konishi, Takeyuki Oba, Keisuke Takano, Kentaro Katahira, Kenta Kimura

“…ConclusionsThe results highlight the importance of continued app use in both increasing and maintaining PA levels. Different app functions may contribute to these outcomes, with features such as goal setting and journaling playing a key role in increasing PA, while functions related to overall health, such as sleep tracking and blood pressure monitoring, are more associated with maintaining high PA levels.…”
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The effect of high intensity interval and continues training on cardiac stem cells function and myocardial regeneration capacity in male rats by AREZOO ESKANDARI SHAHRABI, rahman sori, siroos chobineh, zohre mazaheri tirani

“…As well as a significant increase was observed in the Nkx2.5 gene expression in the HIIT training group (P=0.015) and in the continuous group (P=0.03) which increased in the continuous group was grater.Conclusion: The results showed that the intensity of training is more effective for cardiac regeneration adaptation and HIIT have more positive effects on differentiation of cardiac stem cells.…”
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