The results of the analysis of the research-methodological functions of the test current control of knowledge for natural sciences in MGRI by E. S. Gaponenko, V. N. Komarov

“…The analysis of research and methodological functions of the current knowledge control on the basics of paleontology, general stratigraphy and historical geology, performed with the help of test tasks, was conducted from the spring semester of 2014 to the spring semester of 2019 inclusive. …”
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From Claims to Choices: How Health Information Shapes Consumer Decisions in the Functional Food Market by Concetta Nazzaro, Anna Uliano, Marco Lerro, Marcello Stanco

“…These findings underscore the importance of effective health-related messaging in promoting functional foods and suggest that general health claims may resonate more broadly with consumers than specialised ones. …”
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A Comparison of Patients’ Satisfaction after Functional and Camouflage Orthodontic Treatments in cl II Malocclusion by Luay Zaidan, Nisreen Saleh

“…The research material consists of a satisfaction questionnaire that was given at the time of treatment end. Results: The general satisfaction questionnaire score was found to be higher in the patients who received functional orthodontic treatment (P-value = 0.011). …”
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Features of psychosocial functioning of patients with combat traumatic brain injury of varying severity: analysis of interconnection by I. Chernenko, M. Markova

“…It should also be noted that lower scores in patients with more severe TBI may also be associated with a subjective pessimistic perception of their own social interaction, inherent in patients with depressive and posttraumatic manifestations, which are significantly more pronounced in patients with more severe TBI. …”
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Trombone Transfer Functions: Comparison Between Frequency-Swept Sine Wave and Human Performer Input by James W. BEAUCHAMP

“…In 2000 digital recordings of trombone mouthpiece and anechoic output signals were made that provide a more accurate measurement of the trombone filter characteristic. …”
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Elderly Persons with Intellectual Disability: A Study of Clinical Characteristics, Functional Status, and Sensory Capacity by Eli Carmeli, Joav Merrick, Shlomo Kessel, Yossef Masharawi, Varda Carmeli

“…The study considered demographic data, medical data, anthropometric measurements, body fat and body mass index, flexibility, and sensorimotor function tests. The results showed that the persons with ID had basically similar body composition to that of persons without ID, however, the functional performance of elderly adults with ID was more impaired. …”
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Age-Related Decline in Disengaging Spatial Attention in Physiological Aging by Tiziana Pedale, Serena Mastroberardino, Nicola Tambasco, Valerio Santangelo

“…In contrast, the orienting of spatial attention was found to linearly increase with increasing age. More focused analyses revealed that the ability to shift attention from the central (initial) to the peripheral (target) location slowed down as a function of age. …”
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Face Validity of Measures of Sexual Orientation and Family Functioning Among Hispanic Sexual Minority Youth by Alyssa Lozano, Vanessa Morales, Elliott R. Weinstein, Audrey Harkness, Manuel A. Ocasio, Tatiana Perrino, Ahnalee M. Brincks, Guillermo Prado

“…HSMY had generally positive feedback regarding these measures; however, they also suggested specific changes associated with wording and specificity of the measures to make them more relevant to HSMY’s unique needs.…”
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Effects of Cricket Addition on the Chemical, Functional, and Sensory Properties of Complementary Formulation from Millet Flour by Egwujeh I.D. Simeon, Audu Basiru Danjuma, Amidu Momoh

“…The mineral contents including Fe, Ca, Na, and K of the food ranged from 7.54±0.10 - 10.25±0.05 mL/100g, 30.35±0.15 - 34.98±0.10 mL/100g, 9.35±0.29 - 14.47±0.06 mL/100g and 30.92±0.03 - 56.40±010 mL/100g respectively increasing with increased addition of cricket flour The formulated samples were rated higher for taste, colour, flavour, texture and the overall acceptability than the control. In general sample 513 containing 75:25 cricket: millet flour showed more improvement than other formulated samples and most acceptable in terms of taste, flavour mouth feel and overall acceptability. …”
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Assessment of dynamics of asynchronous drive by nonlinear transfer function. Correction of nonlinearity of asynchronous electric drive by A. A. Baldenkov, V. L. Kodkin, A. S. Anikin

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The interactions of non-functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles with human albumin and erythrocyte proteins: implications and potential consequences by Kamil Płuciennik, Mariusz Szabelski, Katarzyna Miłowska, Karol Ciepluch, Piotr Duchnowicz, Anita Krokosz, Paulina Sicińska, Bożena Bukowska

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Identification and Functional Analysis of Cystathionine Beta-Synthase Gene Mutations in Chinese Families with Classical Homocystinuria by Xin Liu, Xinhua Liu, Jinfeng Liu, Junhong Guo, Danyao Nie, Jiantao Wang

“…<b>Results:</b> Both probands presented with ectopia lentis, high myopia, and abnormally elevated homocysteine level, but one of them had more severe clinical manifestations, including general growth retardation, mild intellectual disability, and severe pectus excavatum. …”
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Functional state of the cardiorespiratory system after orthotopic heart transplantation with prolonged cold ischemia time by I. Yu. Loginova, O. V. Kamenskaya, A. V. Fomichev, D. V. Doronin, A. M. Chernyavskiy, V. V. Lomivorotov

“…Objective: to assess the functional state of the cardiorespiratory system in the long term after orthotopic heart transplantation (HT) with prolonged cold ischemia time. …”
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Structural and functional changes of the heart in patients with chronic ischemic heart failure, associated with renal dysfunction by D. A. Lashkul

“…In patients with mild to moderate decrease in GFR revealed a gradual deterioration in diastolic function as increase the proportion of more serious disorders: pseudonormal (56.9% and 60.5%, respectively) and restrictive type (3.7% and 9.3%, respectively). …”
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Impaired lung function and mortality in Eastern Europe: results from multi-centre cohort study by Tatyana Court, Nadezda Capkova, Andrzej Pająk, Sofia Malyutina, Galina Simonova, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Martin Bobák, Hynek Pikhart

“…Abstract Background The association between impaired lung function and mortality has been well documented in the general population of Western European countries. …”
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EVALUATION OF CHINA’S HELP TO VIETNAM IN THE RESISTANCE WAR AGAINST THE UNITED STATES (1954–1975) by Phạm Duc Tho, Nguyen The Ha

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IMPULSE OSCILLOMETRY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF EARLY CHANGES IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL STATE IN PATIENTS WITH MILD ASTHMA by N. M. Leontieva, I. V. Demko, E. A. Sobko, O. P. Ishchenko, I. A. Solov’yova

“…Currently, the analysis of respiratory function of lungs at suspicion of obstructive pulmonary diseases is recommended to start with spirometry as the most sensitive method of obstruction detection. …”
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Features of diagnostics of the hepatobiliary system diffuse lesions in children with herpes viral infection caused by Epstein-Barr virus (both isolated and in the form of mixed her... by O. H. Hyliuk, L. M. Bulat

“…In all examined children the disease started acutely from general intoxication syndrome, lesion of the nasopharynx and oropharynx, which were more pronounced in the children of the 1st and 2nd examined groups. …”
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Decade-long delayed diagnosis of hypophosphatasia until next generation tooth loss: case reports on dental rehabilitation, diagnostic challenges and clinical implications by Yating Cao, Feng Zhang, Xingxing Huang, Ai Jiang, Shaoyun Jiang, Min Wu

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Facilitating real-time LED-based photoacoustic imaging with DenP2P: An optimized conditional generative adversarial deep learning solution by Avijit Paul, Srivalleesha Mallidi

“…To mitigate those issues, we explored a gamut of architectural options of the Pix2Pix-based conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN) analyzing objective functions, optimizers, activation, and normalization layers. …”
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