An ecosystem resilience index that integrates measures of vegetation function, structure, and composition by Marie Johnson, Ashley Ballantyne, Jon Graham, Zachary Holden, Zachary Hoylman, Kelsey Jensco, David Ketchum, John Kimball, Jessica Mitchell

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Effect of diode laser frenectomy on tongue anatomy and function – Clinical cases by Catarina Teixeira Alves, Cristina Cardoso Silva, Otília Pereira-Lopes

“…The cases presented showed improvements in anatomical parameters and tongue motricity after frenectomy. However, analysis of phonetic changes revealed that immediate improvements were most evident in the less complex sounds, while more challenging phonetic changes (such as reservation, omission, and substitutions and phonemes) required further rehabilitation. …”
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Functionality of Preface in the Integral Perception of Text (“Trans-Atlantic” by Witold Gombrowicz) by Alyona Tychinina

“…Proofs of that, apart from the prefaces, are found in his diaries. The function of the author's preface has the exceptional receptive weight as it directs the reader's receptions only to the indicated destination and establishes the profound contact, more precisely the dialog, with a reader. …”
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Cognitive declines precede and predict functional declines in aging and Alzheimer's disease. by Laura B Zahodne, Jennifer J Manly, Anna MacKay-Brandt, Yaakov Stern

“…Data were analyzed with autoregressive cross-lagged panel analysis.<h4>Results</h4>Cognitive scores more consistently predicted subsequent functional abilities than vice versa in non-demented older adults, participants with eventual incident dementia, and patients with prevalent AD.…”
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Cinical, morphological and functional comparisons in acute period of ischemic hemispheric stroke by A. A. Kuznetsov

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Research Progress and Prospect of Green Infrastructure with Public Health Promotion Function by Tongyu LI, Junyi LIXU, Binxia XUE, Yan (USA) SONG

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Robust Discontinuity Indicators for High-Order Reconstruction of Piecewise Smooth Functions by Yipeng Li, Qiao Chen, Xiangmin Jiao

“…The accurate reconstruction of piecewise continuous functions on meshes is challenging due to potential spurious oscillations—namely the <i>Gibbs phenomenon</i>—especially for high-order methods. …”
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Bisphenol A Disrupts Ribosome Function during Ovarian Development of Mice by Xin Ma, Yongjie Wang, Weiqi Li, Kaiyue Wang, Shilei Zhang

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Digital Neuropsychology: Technological Approaches for the Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Older Adults by Elif Yıldırım

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Locally Measured Functional Traits Predict Species Registrability in Herbaceous Flora by Caihong Wei, Si Liu, Xiaoyue Liang, Yingcan Chen, Jiaen Zhang, Ronghua Li

“…This study investigates how functional traits, including morphological, physiological, and nutrient-related traits, relate to the global registrability—defined as the likelihood of a species being observed and recorded—for 144 herbaceous plant species from Guangzhou, China. …”
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Do handgrip strength and dexterity predict respiratory function in neuromuscular disease? by Ertugrul Safran, Aysel Yildiz Ozer, Hulya Nilgun Gurses

“…Objective We aimed to discover more cost-effective and practical tools to predict respiratory function status, which causes serious problems with patients with neuromuscular disease. …”
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Taxonomic and functional groups of phytoplankton in the Northern Gulf of Lake Tana, Ethiopia by Flipos Engdaw, Demeke Kifle, Tadesse Fetahi

“…RFGs are more effective in detecting stressor-induced alterations in phytoplankton compared to taxonomy-based assemblages as the former reflect common adaptive or functional traits. …”
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EXPLORING THE KNOWLEDGE FUNCTION IN THE ADOPTION OF ICT IN SITE MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA by Aghaegbuna OZUMBA, Winston SHAKANTU

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Functional and structural kidney alterations associated with fertility drug administration in rats by Ibtihal Kadhim Mazyed, Fatima Aziz Mahdi Al-badry

“…This study aimed to evaluate renal changes in structure and function following infertility drug administration. …”
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Prognostic implications of functional tricuspid regurgitation in asymptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation by Christophe Tribouilloy, Yohann Bohbot, Benjamin Essayagh, Giovanni Benfari, Jeroen J. Bax, Thierry Le Tourneau, Yan Topilsky, Clemence Antoine, Dan Rusinaru, Francesco Grigioni, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Aniek vanWijngaarden, Aviram Hochstadt, Jean Christian Roussel, Prabin Thapa, Michelena Hector I, Maurice Enriquez‐Sarano

“…Abstract Aims Functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) associated with degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) accentuates the severity of heart failure and is a marker of poor prognosis. …”
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Effect of aspHyxia at birth on kidney function of full-term newborns by ZHU Hui

“…Objective To find out the effects of aspHyxia on kidney function of full-term borns.Methods One hundred and twenty-one cases of full-term newborns with aspHyxia at birth,were divided into 2 groups:severe aspHyxia group（30 cases）,mild aspHyxia group（91 cases）.100 normal full-term neonates were selected during the same period as control group.All their serum creatinine（SCr） was measured by using sarcosine oxidase method.And the urine volume of 24 hours was counted.According to the diagnostic criteria of acute kidney injury:SCr≥60 μmol/L or urine volume<0.5 ml·kg^-1·h^-1 lasting more than 6 hours,we assessed kidney function.According to the umbilical arterial blood gas analysis,severe aspHyxia was divided into two groups:the severe aspHyxia with severe acidosis group and the severe aspHyxia without acidosis group.Then the rates of acute kidney injury were compared in pairs between mild aspHyxia group,severe aspHyxia group and normal fullterm neonates group.The rates of acute kidney injury were compared between aspHyxia group（including mild aspHyxia group and severe aspHyxia group） and normal full-term neonates group.Then the rates of acute kidney injury were compared in pairs betweenthe severe aspHyxia with severe acidosis group and the severe aspHyxia without acidosis group.Results Therates of acute kidney injury in mild aspHyxia group,severe aspHyxia group,normal full-term neonates group,the severe aspHyxia with severe acidosis group and the severe aspHyxia without acidosis group were respectively 38.5%（35/91）,80.0%（24/30）,1.0%（1/100）,100%（13/13）,64.7%（11/17）.There were significant differences of the rates of acute kidney injury between mild aspHyxia group and severe aspHyxia group（P<0.05）.The rates of acute kidney injury in mild aspHyxia group were statistically significantly higher than those in control group（P<0.05）.The rates of acute kidney injury in severe aspHyxia group were statistically significantly higher than those in control group（P<0.05）.The rates of acute kidney injury in mild aspHyxia group and severe aspHyxia group were statistically significantly higher than those in control group（P<0.05）.which indicated that the severer aspHyxia was,the severer renal injury was.The rates of acute kidney injury in the severe aspHyxia with severe acidosis group were statistically significantly higher than those in the severe aspHyxia without acidosis group（P<0.05）.Three case died,6 cases gave up treatment due to serious pathogenetic condition,poor prognosis rate was 15.3%.Conclusions Full-term neonatal aspHyxia can induce renal injury.The umbilical arterial blood gas value should be combined to determine the severity of aspHyxia.The rates of acute kidney injury is more in the severe aspHyxia with severe acidosis group.Acute renal injury should be considered and diagnosis and treated should be done as early as possible.It can decrease mortality rate.…”
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The effect of propofol on the grading of diastolic function: a prospective observational study by Shalin Desai, Zachary Hamilton, Lynh McCloskey, Orode Badakhsh, David Li, Neal W. Fleming

“…Of those 49 patients, 20 (41%) had an improvement, while 29 (59%) had a worsening of their diastolic function grade. Patients with a lower e’ pre-induction value or a higher E/e’ pre-induction ratio were more likely to have an improved post-induction diastolic function grade. …”
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Protein composition and functional parameters of RBC membranes in liver and kidney transplantation by A. V. Deryugina, O. P. Abaeva, S. V. Romanov, M. V. Vedunova, E. N. Ryabova, S. A. Vasenin, N. A. Titova

“…Moreover, the study of mechanisms of changes in RBC functional indices is an urgent task. The main indicator of RBC functioning is the stability of RBC membrane structure. …”
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Functional brain networks develop from a "local to distributed" organization. by Damien A Fair, Alexander L Cohen, Jonathan D Power, Nico U F Dosenbach, Jessica A Church, Francis M Miezin, Bradley L Schlaggar, Steven E Petersen

“…In sum, over development, the organization of multiple functional networks shifts from a local anatomical emphasis in children to a more "distributed" architecture in young adults. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Functional Dyspepsia: A Population-Based Study by Selami Aydın, Can Oner, Hüseyin Cetin, Engin Ersin Simsek

“…Background: Functional dyspepsia is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders and affects more than 20% of the population. …”
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