Association between relative fat mass and cognitive function among US older men: NHANES 2011–2014 by Linlin Liu, Anshi Wu, Shengnan Yang

“…It was observed that the negative correlation that exists between RFM and Z-scores became more pronounced when RFM exceeded 35.78. Furthermore, subgroup analyses showed that the association between RFM and cognitive function was significantly impacted by education level, poverty-income ratio (PIR), smoking status, and drinking status. …”
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Walking or breathing: comparing the 6-minute walking distance test to the pulmonary function test for lung resection candidates by Ali Mehri, Fariba Zabihi, Taha Sharafian, Mona Kabiri, Reza Rezaei

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Pain- and depression-related regional homogeneity changes in ankylosing spondylitis: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study by Kelei Hua, Peijun Wang, Bin Xia, Haiying Wang, Haiying Wang, Tianyue Wang, Jin Fang, Yi Yin, Yike Tu, Yike Tu, Guihua Jiang, Guihua Jiang

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A fusion analytic framework for investigating functional brain connectivity differences using resting-state fMRI by Yeseul Jeon, Jeong-Jae Kim, SuMin Yu, Junggu Choi, Sanghoon Han, Sanghoon Han

“…The framework involves three steps: first, constructing ROI-based Functional Connectivity Networks (FCNs) to manage resting-state fMRI data; second, employing a Self-Attention Deep Learning Model (Self-Attn) for binary classification to generate attention distributions encoding group-level differences; and third, utilizing a Latent Space Item-Response Model (LSIRM) to extract group-representative ROI features, visualized on group summary FCNs.ResultsWe applied our framework to analyze four types of cognitive impairments, demonstrating their effectiveness in identifying significant ROIs that contribute to the differences between the two disease groups. …”
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The impact of Duration of Untreated Psychosis on functioning and quality of life over one year of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC). by Hadar Hazan, Sümeyra N Tayfur, Bin Zhou, Fangyong Li, Toni Gibbs-Dean, Sneha Karmani, Emily Kline, Maria Ferrara, Silvia Corbera, Sarah Riley, Laura A Yoviene Sykes, Cenk Tek, Matcheri S Keshavan, Vinod H Srihari

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Shorter DUP is linked to more rapid functional recovery within the first year after CSC admission.…”
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Functional Monitoring of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Based on Multidimensional Wearable Plantar Pressure Features: Cross-Sectional Study by Junan Xie, Shilin Li, Zhen Song, Lin Shu, Qing Zeng, Guozhi Huang, Yihuan Lin

“…Future work is needed to further explore and investigate the relationship between gait characteristics and functional status with more functional tests and in larger sample cohorts.…”
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Complex interplay between gene deletions and the environment uncovers cellular roles for genes of unknown function in Escherichia coli by Kaat Sondervorst, Kristina Nesporova, Matthew Herdman, Bart Steemans, Joëlle Rosseels, Sander K. Govers

“…In this study, we exploited the previously observed nutrient dependency of cell biological phenotypic features captured by a cross-condition image-based profiling assay of Escherichia coli deletion strains to examine this in more detail. We identified several general principles, including the existence of a spectrum of deviating phenotypes across nutrient conditions (i.e., from nutrient- or feature-specific to pleiotropic phenotypic deviations), limited conservation of phenotypic deviations across nutrient conditions (i.e., limited phenotypic robustness), and a subset of nutrient-independent phenotypic deviations (indicative of consistent genetic determinants of specific phenotypic features). …”
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Enhancing bioactive profiles of elderberry juice through yeast fermentation: a pathway to low-sugar functional beverages by Amir Shazad, Ali Zein Alabiden Tlais, Davide Gottardi, Pasquale Filannino, Francesca Patrignani, Rosalba Lanciotti, Marco Gobbetti, Raffaella Di Cagno

“…In response to the growing need for functional beverages, this study aimed to harness yeast metabolism to optimize elderberry juice fermentation, targeting sugar reduction and enrichment of bioactive compounds with enhanced functional properties. …”
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Association of body composition and physical activity with pain and function in knee osteoarthritis patients: a cross-sectional study by Hongbo Chen, Dan li, Shaomei Shang, Wen Zeng, Mengqi Wang, Beibei Tong, Peiyuan Liu, Cui Wang

“…More skeletal muscle mass was associated with the improvement of objective function.…”
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Assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms 6 weeks after delivery and the relationship of pelvic floor muscle function by Lei Zhang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xinnan Hou, Xinrong Zhuang, Yu Wang, Xiaoqing Wang, Ye Lu

“…The relationship between the emergence of LUTS and the decline of pelvic muscle function after childbirth remains uncertain.Study designThis observational study was carried out at the Peking University First Hospital over a time span of 2019–2022. …”
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Assessment of the Abnormalities in Chest Computed Tomography and Pulmonary Function Test in Convalescents Six Months After COVID-19 by Katarzyna Guziejko, Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska, Robert Flisiak, Piotr Czupryna, Sebastian Sołomacha, Paweł Sowa, Marlena Dubatówka, Magda Łapińska, Łukasz Kiszkiel, Łukasz Szczerbiński, Piotr Paweł Laskowski, Maciej Alimowski, Gabriela Trojan, Karol Adam Kamiński

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: The majority of chest CT abnormalities resolved within six months of recovery, regardless of SARS-CoV-2 variant or initial disease severity. Pulmonary function tests should be prioritized in post-COVID-19 follow-up, as PFT results in convalescents were comparable to those observed in the general population.…”
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Changing grizzly bear space use and functional connectivity in response to human disturbance in the southern Canadian Rocky Mountains by Eric C. Palm, Clayton D. Apps, Tal Avgar, Melanie Dickie, Bruce N. McLellan, Joseph M. Northrup, Michael A. Sawaya, Julie W. Turner, Jesse Whittington, Erin L. Landguth, Katherine A. Zeller, Clayton T. Lamb

“…Bears avoided crossing highways but were attracted to areas alongside highways in areas with relatively low forage availability at a broad spatial scale, such as in Banff National Park and the Kananaskis region. Females generally avoided moving through towns in spring and summer, while males were more likely to do so. …”
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Hip disarticulation for non-salvageable primary malignant sarcoma of femur: What were the oncological &amp; functional outcomes? by Vikas Warikoo, Jebin Aron, Abhijeet Ashok Salunke, Nandlal Bharwani, Dhruv Patel, Anish Chowdhury, Arunsrinivas Muralidharan, Ajinkya Pawar, Vivek Bande, Shashank Pandya

“…To employ emerging technology to enhance the quality of life and prosthetic limb, more research and study must be done.…”
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Functional recovery following hospitalisation of patients diagnosed with COVID-19: a protocol for a longitudinal cohort study by Julie C Reid, Maureen Markle-Reid, Ameen Patel, Andrew P Costa, Maura Marcucci, MyLinh Duong, Connie Schumacher, Aaron Jones, Mats Junek, Marla K Beauchamp, Parminder Raina, Lauren E Griffith, Sophie Corriveau, Shariq Haider, Terence Ho, Rebecca Kruisselbrink, Hope Morrison, Natya Raghavan, Leslie Martin, Carla Girolametto

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Volume contracted state, mortality and functional outcomes in patients with acute ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion by Risheng Xu, Max Wintermark, Gregory W Albers, Jeremy J Heit, Adam A Dmytriw, Adrien Guenego, Yasmin Aziz, Kambiz Nael, Benjamin Pulli, Victor Urrutia, Dhairya A Lakhani, Tobias D Faizy, Argye Hillis, Vivek Yedavalli, Dylan Wolman, Licia P Luna, Elisabeth B Marsh, Hamza Adel Salim, Janet Mei, Vaibhav Vagal, Aakanksha Sriwastwa, Raf Llinas, Hanzhang Lu, Mona N Bahouth

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Multimodal Fusion Framework for Urban functional zone change detection using Remote Sensing and Social Sensing Data by B. Fang, B. Fang, B. Fang, B. Fang, X. Chen, X. Chen, X. Chen, X. Chen, H. Chen, H. Chen, Z. Xiang, Z. Xiang, B. Hu, B. Hu, Z. Hu, Z. Hu, Z. Hu, Z. Hu, W. Tu, W. Tu, W. Tu, W. Tu

“…For the RS-branch, RS imagery provides detailed spatial information about urban transformations; for the MP-branch, MP data as a typical social sensing data captures temporal patterns in human mobility, offering insights into functional shifts in urban spaces. By fusing these two complementary modalities, our approach allows for a more nuanced detection of urban functional zone changes. …”
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Assessment of photoreceptor recovery and visual function utilizing adaptive optics and microperimetry in patients with surgically closed macular holes by Yuanyuan Liu, Xueli Yang, Wei Zhou, Jinguo Yu, Song Chen, Tiangeng He, Caiyun You, Xiangda Meng, Mengyu Liao, Yi Lei, Hua Yan

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PO20 | Impact of endovascular treatment on functional outcome in ischemic stroke: a real-world retrospective study

“…Conclusions: Predictors of poor functional outcome in IS patients treated with MT include higher stroke severity, use of general anesthesia, need for stenting, and longer procedural times. …”
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Positive Properties of Green’s Function for Fractional Dirichlet Boundary Value Problem with a Perturbation Term and Its Applications by Yongqing Wang

“…The existence of positive solutions is determined under a more general condition, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="script">F</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>ξ</mi><mo>,</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">x</mi><mo>)</mo><mo>≥</mo><mo>−</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">b</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>ξ</mi><mo>)</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">x</mi><mo>−</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">e</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>ξ</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">b</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>ξ</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>,</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">e</mi><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>ξ</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>∈</mo><msup><mi>L</mi><mn>1</mn></msup><mrow><mo>[</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>]</mo></mrow></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> are non-negative functions. …”
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Development of Human Mast Cells from Hematopoietic Stem Cells within a 3D Collagen Matrix: Effect of Stem Cell Media on Mast Cell Generation by Tahereh Derakhshan, Rudra Bhowmick, Jerry W. Ritchey, Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp

“…This work demonstrates the development of functional MCs within a 3D collagen matrix using a stem cell media that supports fibroblast and ECs.…”
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