Prospective association of daily toothbrushing frequency and the prevalence of childhood functional constipation: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study by Masahiro Tsuchiya, Shinobu Tsuchiya, Haruki Momma, Ryoichi Nagatomi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Takahiro Arima, Chiharu Ota, Kaoru Igarashi, Yuichiro Miura, the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

“…Using the appropriate frequency of daily toothbrushing (twice or more) as a reference, the odds of functional constipation increased with decreasing daily toothbrushing frequency after covariate adjustments involving daily feeding frequency. …”
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Value of three-dimensional speckle-tracking imaging in assessing left atrial function in patients with cirrhotic cardiomyopathy by LI Siyu, ZHANG Yajun, JIANG Jia'nan, MA Jianmin, SUN Ruicong, HE Xiangqin

“…Conclusion Compared with conventional echocardiography, 3D-STI can provide more comprehensive data for left atrial volume measurement and functional assessment and help to achieve early detection of occult abnormal changes in the left atrium. …”
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Metagenomic and physicochemical profiling reveal microbial functions in pit mud for Jiang-Nong Jianxiang Baijiu fermentation by Lianbin Cao, Hongmei Sun, Ziyi Xu, Xiaoxiao Xu, Guangchuan Shi, Jianqiang Zhang, Changli Liang, Tongbiao Li, Chaoying Liu, Mingcheng Wang, Shilin Tian, Enzhong Li

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IMPACT OF THE SECOND GENERATION ANTIHISTAMINES ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH POLLEN ALLERGY RECEIVING SPECIFIC ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY by O. I. Muradova, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, G. A. Karkashadze, O. I. Maslova, R. M. Torkhshoeva, A. Yu. Tomilova, A. A. Alekseeva, E. А. Vishneva, K. S. Volkov, T. A. Konstantinidi

“…For the patients in the main group of investigation the cognitive functions have been studied in 3 points. Results. The patients had changes in the attention and psychomotor activity more often, than in other conitive activity. …”
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Temporal Dynamics of Functional Connectivity in Temporal and Extra-Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Magnetoencephalography-Based Study by Suhas M.V, N. Mariyappa, Karunakar Kotegar, Ravindranadh Chowdary M, Raghavendra K, Ajay Asranna, Viswanathan L.G, Sanjib Sinha, Anitha H

“…<italic>Goal:</italic> This study aims to explore the temporal dynamics of functional connectivity in drug-resistant focal epilepsy, focusing on Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) and Extra-Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (ETLE), using magnetoencephalography (MEG). …”
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Fine-Mapping of Common Genetic Variants Associated with Colorectal Tumor Risk Identified Potential Functional Variants. by Mengmeng Du, Shuo Jiao, Stephanie A Bien, Manish Gala, Goncalo Abecasis, Stephane Bezieau, Hermann Brenner, Katja Butterbach, Bette J Caan, Christopher S Carlson, Graham Casey, Jenny Chang-Claude, David V Conti, Keith R Curtis, David Duggan, Steven Gallinger, Robert W Haile, Tabitha A Harrison, Richard B Hayes, Michael Hoffmeister, John L Hopper, Thomas J Hudson, Mark A Jenkins, Sébastien Küry, Loic Le Marchand, Suzanne M Leal, Polly A Newcomb, Deborah A Nickerson, John D Potter, Robert E Schoen, Fredrick R Schumacher, Daniela Seminara, Martha L Slattery, Li Hsu, Andrew T Chan, Emily White, Sonja I Berndt, Ulrike Peters

“…Our results support the utility of integrating data from comprehensive fine-mapping with expanding publicly available genomic databases to help clarify GWAS associations and identify functional candidates that warrant more onerous laboratory follow-up. …”
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Microbiome and climate: skin microbial diversity and community functions of Polypedates megacephalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) associated with bioclimate by Dan Sun, Yewei Liu, Shipeng Zhou, Madhava Meegaskumbura

“…By analyzing the microbiome of Polypedates megacephalus across different climatic regimes, our analysis reveals that warmer climates could reduce the microbial diversity and community functional redundancy, indicating the functional stability of skin microbiome could be susceptible to climate variability, particularly in hosts adapted to relatively cooler conditions. …”
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Cognitive functions in patients suffering from hypertension and hypothyroidism with retrospective evaluation of control over disease compensation. by M. I. Lesiv

“…On individual assessment of ACE-R test scores, CI in Groups I-III was in 6.4%, 9.6% and 13.8% respectively. A detailed analysis of the patterns of the ACE-R scale revealed that patients in Group I had a significantly lower score in the memory domain (22.68±0.96, p=0.037); patients in Group II had a low score in the concentration domain (15.85±1.14, p=0.045) and executive functions domain (11.62±8.63, p=0.041). …”
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Functions and mechanisms of UC-MSC-derived exosomal miR-486-5p in pulmonary fibrosis by Xue-feng Shi, Ya-jun Tuo, Zhen-yun Liao, Jie Duo, Hao Yang

“…However, neither of these medications effectively halts the progression of PF or preserves lung function. As a result, lung transplantation remains the sole viable treatment option for patients in the advanced stages of the disease. …”
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Post-Lunch Napping as a Strategy to Enhance Physiological Performance and Cognitive Function in Elite Volleyball Players by Özgür Eken, Oguzhan Bozkurt, Musa Türkmen, Ahmet Kurtoglu, Madawi H. Alotaibi, Safaa M. Elkholi

“…Physical performance was measured through counter-movement jumps (CMJ) and volleyball agility tests, while cognitive function was assessed using the D2 attention test. …”
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THE RESULTS OF FUNCTIONING OF THE UNIFIED SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUAL DOSE CONTROL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CITIZENS BASED ON THE 2017 DATA by A. N. Barkovsky, R. R. Akhmatdinov, R. R. Akhmatdinov, N. K. Baryshkov, A. M. Biblin, A. A. Bratilova, V. E. Zhuravleva, T. A. Kormanovskaya, S. I. Kuvshinnikov, I. K. Romanovich, A. G. Sivenkov, O. E. Tutelyan, A. G. Tsovyanov

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Precipitation–fire functional interactions control biomass stocks and carbon exchanges across the world's largest savanna by M. Williams, M. Williams, D. T. Milodowski, D. T. Milodowski, T. L. Smallman, T. L. Smallman, K. G. Dexter, G. C. Hegerl, I. M. McNicol, M. O'Sullivan, C. M. Roesch, C. M. Ryan, C. M. Ryan, S. Sitch, A. Valade

“…The current generation of LSMs represents savanna as a single plant functional type, missing important spatial functional variations identified here. …”
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Intramuscular iron supplementation enhances intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by Chenying Tian, Xiaofeng Zhang, Yecheng Xu, Linfeng Miao, Jing Zhao, Qingqing Xiong, Yuhui Zhang, Shouchuan Jiang, Yu Han, Huahua Du

“…Furthermore, intramuscular iron supplementation also protected the function of intestinal goblet cells and improved iron metabolism of infected piglets.ConclusionIntramuscular iron supplementation is more effective during infection than oral iron supplementation.…”
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Factors contributing to transient and persistent worsening renal function in elderly patients with acute decompensated heart failure by Yu-qing Sun, Lei-ming Luo, Zhi-yan Wang, Qiang Lv, Xin Du, Jian-zeng Dong

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study is to analyze the distinct characteristics and risk factors contributing to the development of worsening renal function (WRF) in elderly patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), while also examining the subset of persistent WRF among elderly patients with ADHF. …”
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Functional Outcome of Epidural Steroid Injection in the Treatment of Chronic Low Backache due to Intervertebral Disc Prolapse by R Sahaya Jose, SL Binesh, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…Version 20.0 of SPSS was employed for the analysis. The Chi-squared test will be used to determine the statistical significance of the relationship between the functional outcome of an ESI and qualitative indicators. …”
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Posterolateral Tibial Plateau Fractures in Adult Anterior Cruciate Ligament Avulsion Effect on Postoperative Knee Function by Bin Feng, Jian Peng, Weizhi Ren, Zhenghui Hu, Jiawei Ouyang, Wei Xu

“…More extensive PLTPFs were linked to increased fracture collapse and a higher rate of lateral meniscus injuries. …”
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Individual alpha frequency tACS reduces static functional connectivity across the default mode network by Martín Carrasco-Gómez, Martín Carrasco-Gómez, Martín Carrasco-Gómez, Alejandra García-Colomo, Alejandra García-Colomo, Jesús Cabrera-Álvarez, Jesús Cabrera-Álvarez, Alberto del Cerro-León, Alberto del Cerro-León, Carlos J. Gómez-Ariza, Andrés Santos, Andrés Santos, Fernando Maestú, Fernando Maestú, Fernando Maestú

“…IntroductionResearch on the influence of transcranial alternating current stimulation over alpha functional connectivity (FC) is scarce, even when it poses as a potential treatment for various diseases. …”
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The Use of Mathematical Analysis in the Nursing Bed Design Evaluation by Zhi-yong Zhou, Jian-ming Qi, Yang Yang

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Robust computation of subcortical functional connectivity guided by quantitative susceptibility mapping: An application in Parkinson’s disease diagnosis by Jianmei Qin, Haoting Wu, Chenqing Wu, Tao Guo, Cheng Zhou, Xiaojie Duanmu, Sijia Tan, Jiaqi Wen, Qianshi Zheng, Weijin Yuan, Zihao Zhu, Jingwen Chen, Jingjing Wu, Chenyu He, Yiran Ma, Chunlei Liu, Xiaojun Xu, Xiaojun Guan, Minming Zhang

“…The disruptions of RSFC identified with the QSM-guided approach were more stable and reliable, as confirmed by bootstrap analysis. …”
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SOUTH AFRICAN USERS’ FUNCTION AND EXPERIENCE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MICROPROCESSOR KNEE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY by Surona Visagie, Benje Theron

“…OBJECTIVE: To explore and describe South African users’ function and experience with the Rheo XC microprocessor knee (MPK). …”
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