Exploratory testing of functional blood oxygenation level dependent-MRI to image the renoprotective effect of Remote Ischaemic PreConditioning during partial nephrectomy by Frederick Heuzeroth, Christian Wetterauer, Daniel Boll, Timm H. Westhoff, Maeve Dreher, Helge Seifert, Cyrill Rentsch, Jan Ebbing

“…BOLD-MRI uses ∆R2* to express acute tubular damage induced by IRI. The more the ∆R2* values have decreased postoperatively, the more damage the renal tubuli have taken. …”
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Multiscale Contextual Mamba: Advancing Psychiatric Disorder Detection across Multisite Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Datasets via State Space Modeling by Shusheng Li, Yang Bo, Yuchu Chen, Jianfeng Cao, Bo Bi, Ting Ma, Chenfei Ye

“…Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are complex and heterogeneous neuropsychiatric disorders with overlapping symptoms, presenting remarkable challenges for accurate diagnosis. Leveraging functional neuroimaging data offers an opportunity to develop more robust, data-driven approach for psychiatric disorder detection. …”
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Functional Yb-doped fiber with a bat-type refractive index distribution for beyond kilowatt all-fiber single-frequency laser amplification by Wei Li, Wei Liu, Yu Deng, Yisha Chen, Huan Yang, Qi Chen, Junjie Zheng, Hu Xiao, Zilun Chen, Zhiyong Pan, Pengfei Ma, Zefeng Wang, Lei Si, Shanhui Xu, Jinbao Chen

“…In this study, we demonstrate the design and manufacturing of an ultra-low numerical aperture (NA) functional Yb-doped fiber featuring a bat-type refractive index distribution, specifically engineered for single-frequency laser amplification. …”
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MicroRNA-126 Priming Enhances Functions of Endothelial Progenitor Cells under Physiological and Hypoxic Conditions and Their Therapeutic Efficacy in Cerebral Ischemic Damage by Qunwen Pan, Jieyi Zheng, Donghui Du, Xiaorong Liao, Chunlian Ma, Yi Yang, Yanyu Chen, Wangtao Zhong, Xiaotang Ma

“…Our data indicate that miR-126 overexpression enhanced the function of EPCs in vitro and in vivo.…”
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The combined effects of motor imagery and motor practice are influenced by differences in working memory function: Examination of brain, spinal cord, and muscle performance data by Yuki Fukumoto, Hiroki Bizen, Marina Todo, Naoki Yoshida, Toshiaki Suzuki

“…In terms of working memory, especially in aspects of the phonological loop, those with higher function may execute motor imagery more distinctly.…”
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Multi-Layer Modeling and Visualization of Functional Network Connectivity Shows High Performance for the Classification of Schizophrenia and Cognitive Performance via Resting fMRI by Duc My Vo, Anees Abrol, Zening Fu, Vince D. Calhoun

“…<b>Background:</b> In functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), functional network connectivity (FNC) captures temporal coupling among intrinsic connectivity networks (ICNs). …”
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Alterations in tidal volume over recording time during pulmonary function testing by barometric whole-body plethysmography in client-owned cats: a multicenter retrospective investi... by Wei-Tao Chang, Laín García-Guasch, Hannah Gareis, Bianka Schulz, Yoshiki Yamaya, Pei-Ying Lo, Chin-Hao Chang, Hui-Wen Chen, Chung-Hui Lin

“…Abstract Background Pulmonary function assessment in small animal clinical patients typically relies on tidal breathing analysis, such as placing cats in a barometric whole-body plethysmography (BWBP) chamber. …”
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GLIMPSE: An Ultrafaint ≃105 M⊙ Pop III Galaxy Candidate and First Constraints on the Pop III UV Luminosity Function at z ≃ 6–7 by Seiji Fujimoto, Rohan P. Naidu, John Chisholm, Hakim Atek, Ryan Endsley, Vasily Kokorev, Lukas J. Furtak, Richard Pan, Boyuan Liu, Volker Bromm, Alessandra Venditti, Eli Visbal, Richard Sarmento, Andrea Weibel, Pascal A. Oesch, Gabriel Brammer, Daniel Schaerer, Angela Adamo, Danielle A. Berg, Rachel Bezanson, Rychard Bouwens, Iryna Chemerynska, Adélaïde Claeyssens, Miroslava Dessauges-Zavadsky, Anna Frebel, Damien Korber, Ivo Labbe, Rui Marques-Chaves, Jorryt Matthee, Kristen B. W. McQuinn, Julian B. Muñoz, Priyamvada Natarajan, Alberto Saldana-Lopez, Katherine A. Suess, Marta Volonteri, Adi Zitrin

“…This study demonstrates the power of our novel NIRCam method to finally reveal distant galaxies even more pristine than the Milky Way’s most metal-poor satellites, thereby promising to bring us closer to the first generation of stars than we have ever been before.…”
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Genome-wide analysis of C-repeat binding factor (CBF) family members in Pennisetum glaucum and the function of PgCBF21 under cold stress by Cong Guan, Wei Li, Tian Li, Ying Dong, JunYi He, Bo Wu, Hui Wang, Chunlin Jia

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Introducing a Novel Clustering Method for Distribution Networks to Enhance Network Performance and Ensure Load Supply in the Event of Contingencies: A Fuzzy Function-Based Approa... by Mohamad Reza Mohamadi, Mohammad Sadegh Ghazizadeh, Mohamad Abedini

“…To improve the resiliency of the distribution system during normal and emergency conditions, approaches for planning and operating are required so that the network can supply more loads during normal and emergency times. Thus, with the cellular approach in network planning, according to the production and consumption, the cellularization of the network to supply more loads can be considered. …”
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Comparison of the Bacterial and Fungal Communities and Metabolic Functions of Cottonseed Hull Waste Compost Associated with High and Low Yields of Straw Mushroom <i>Volvariella vol... by Pattana Kakumyan, Lin Yang, Shunjie Liu, Changxia Yu, Zhengpeng Li, Mingjie Chen, Siam Popluechai, Yan Zhao

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Penalized Intuitionistic Fuzzy Goal Programming Method for Solving Multi-Objective Decision-Making Problems by Demmelash Mollalign Moges, Berhanu Guta Wordofa, Allen Rangia Mushi

“…Although such types of problems solved by fuzzy optimization are common in the literature, intuitionistic fuzzy optimization techniques are more efficient to handle than fuzzy and classical optimization. …”
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Penalized Intuitionistic Fuzzy Goal Programming Method for Solving Multi-Objective Decision-Making Problems by Demmelash Mollalign Moges, Berhanu Guta Wordofa, Allen Rangia Mushi

“…Although such types of problems solved by fuzzy optimization are common in the literature, intuitionistic fuzzy optimization techniques are more efficient to handle than fuzzy and classical optimization. …”
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Investigation of Mutual Behavior of Stochastic Normally Distributed Processes with Additive Amplitude Randomization by S. A. Pyko, N. S. Pyko, O. A. Markelov, Yu. D. Uljanitski, M. I. Bogachev

“…The third approach uses the average value of the coherence function of the two processes - the coherence coefficient C. …”
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Characterization of human living myocardial slices culture-induced adaptations: a translational perspective by Jort S.A. van der Geest, Ernest Diez Benavente, Willem B. van Ham, Pieter A. Doevendans, Linda W. van Laake, Teun P. de Boer, Vasco Sampaio-Pinto, Joost P.G. Sluijter

“…This study aims to characterize adaptations occurring in human living myocardial slices (LMS) during ex vivo culture.During culture, LMS demonstrated progressive enhancements in contractile function including stronger force generation, reduced diastolic tension, and faster contraction-relaxation kinetics. …”
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Functional BRST-invariant approach to the Siegel-Zwiebach symmetric rank-two tensor action in the critical dimension – massive gravity clues from string theory by Vipul Kumar Pandey, Ronaldo Thibes

“…We write down the complete Green's functions generating functional, including the auxiliary fields and ghosts sectors. …”
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The cross‐sectional association of cognitive stimulation factors and cognitive function among Latino adults in Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) by Priscilla M. Vásquez, Wassim Tarraf, Adit Doza, Maria J. Marquine, Krista M. Perreira, Neil Schneiderman, Donglin Zeng, Jianwen Cai, Carmen R. Isasi, Martha L. Daviglus, Hector M. González

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ARID1A alterations function as a biomarker for longer progression-free survival after anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy by Razelle Kurzrock, Ryosuke Okamura, Shumei Kato, Suzanna Lee, Rebecca E Jimenez, Jason K Sicklick

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Assessing functional suitability of a lyophilized formulation containing designed ankyrin repeat proteins for radionuclide imaging of HER2/neu overexpression in malignant tumors by R. N. Varvashenya, A. A. Prach, E. V. Plotnikov, S. M. Deev, M. V. Belousov, M. S. Larkina, V. I. Chernov

“…To study in vitro and in vivo the functional suitability of 99mTc-labeled lyophilized formulation containing designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) G3-(GGGS)3Cys for radionuclide imaging of HER2/neu overexpression in malignant tumors.Materials and methods. …”
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Exploration of virulence and immune evasion functions of the candidate vaccine antigen SpyAD in the globally disseminated M1T1 group A Streptococcus strain by Alexandra Stream, Samira Dahesh, Lamar Thomas, Nina J. Gao, Elisabet Bjånes, Kalisa Kang, Truman Koh, Neeraj Kapoor, Victor Nizet

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