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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Anisotropic Hardening of HC420 Steel Sheet: Experiments and Analytical Modeling by Thamer Sami Alhalaybeh, Hammad Akhtar, Ashiq Iqbal Chowdhury, Yanshan Lou

“…Choosing the appropriate yield function is essential to precisely predicting the anisotropic hardening behavior of steel metals considering general loading directions. …”
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Investigating the patterns of renal function variability in early-stage chronic kidney disease by cluster analysis by Arisa Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Ohnishi, Tadahisa Okuda, Keita Hirano, Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue, Takashi Yokoo, Shingo Fukuma

“…This study aimed to investigate renal prognosis in early-stage CKD within the general population, focusing on patterns of renal function variability and factors associated with high variability. …”
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Effect of deterioration of swallowing functions on the frailty status in older adults: a longitudinal cohort study by En-Chih Weng, Yoko Hasegawa, Tasuku Yoshimoto, Ma. Therese Sta. Maria, Koutatsu Nagai, Naoko Sato, Kana Tokumoto, Kazuhiro Hori, Hiroshi Kusunoki, Hiromitsu Kishimoto, Ken Shinmura

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PO09 | Comparison of different aggregometry methods for evaluation of platelet function in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms

“…Current literature on platelet function in MPN reports conflicting results, mainly due to differences in aggregometry techniques and analytical conditions. …”
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Normative data of Ankle brachial pressure Index and Toe brachial index in normal healthy male adult using fully automated vascular Doppler by Sunil Chouhan, Sandip M. Hulke, Rachna Parashar, Avinash E. Thakare, Sonali Tripathi

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Influence of physical function and frailty on unplanned readmission in middle-aged and older patients discharged from a hospital: a follow-up study by Sheau-Wen Kan, Hsin-Yen Yen, Mei-Ju Chi, Hao-Yun Huang

“…Participants with poorer physical function (odds ratio [OR] = 1.60 [1.27–2.02]) and more severe frailty symptoms (OR = 3.16 [1.45–6.83]) had significantly higher odds of unplanned readmission. …”
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Deciphering the influence of evolutionary legacy and functional constraints on the patella: an example in modern rhinoceroses amongst perissodactyls by Christophe Mallet, Alexandra Houssaye

“…Here, we propose a morphofunctional investigation of the shape variation of the patella among modern rhinoceroses and more generally among perissodactyls, this order of ungulates displaying a broad range of body plan, body mass and locomotor habits, to understand how the shape of this sesamoid bone varies between species and relatively to these functional factors. …”
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Opinion dynamics of leaders and followers with multi-criteria influence functions for urban transport project application by Julius Selle, Rica Villarosa, Charldy Wenceslao, Dharyll Prince Abellana, Rhoda Namoco, John Kevin Padro, Lanndon Ocampo

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Study of CdTe detector response functions using different MCNPX computational modeling detailing by A. M. Antunes, B. M. Mendes, P. L. Squair, M. S. Nogueira, A. T. Almeida-Jr, M. A. S. Lacerda

“…The spectra measured with cadmium telluride (CdTe) detectors show high spectral distortions that must be corrected by applying a mathematical algorithm along with the detector's response functions. Simplified computational modeling of the CdTe detector is generally used to obtain its response functions. …”
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