A ketogenic‐promoting beverage acutely elevates cardiac function and myocardial blood flow compared to placebo in adults: A cardiac MRI investigation by Christopher D. Crabtree, Yue Pan, Preethi Chandrasekaran, Yuwei Wang, Debbie Scandling, Teryn Bedell, Justen Stoner, Drew Decker, Madison Kackley, Bradley Robinson, Alex Buga, Yuchi Han, Jeff Volek, Orlando P. Simonetti

“…Abstract Increasing evidence suggests cardiac function improves in healthy and failing hearts alongside circulating ketones (1–4 mM). …”
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Incorporation of liver chemistry score in predicting survival of liver‐involved advanced gastric cancer patients who received palliative chemotherapy by Ying Feng, Cheng Zhang, Zhijun Wu, Hui Xu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Chong Feng, Jingyi Shao, Minmin Xie, Yahui Yang, Yi Zhang, Tai Ma

“…Abstract Background Gastric cancer liver metastasis (GCLM) patients usually accompany by abnormal serum liver function tests (LFTs) more or less; however, the prognostic value of LFTs is not fully understood. …”
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Functional characterization of cutinase genes NsCut1-NsCut4 in Neostagonosporella sichuanensis and their effects on fishscale bamboo by Mengyao Lu, Mengyao Lu, Fang Liang, Fang Liang, Lijuan Liu, Lijuan Liu, Yanji Yin, Yanji Yin, Dongxin Xu, Dongxin Xu, Huan Zou, Huan Zou, Yinggao Liu, Yinggao Liu, Chunlin Yang, Chunlin Yang

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Integrating Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity to Assess Bird Community Assembly Along the Major Rivers of Hainan Island, South China by Sidan Lin, Wei Liang

“…Notably, for bird communities along different river reaches, the integration of functional and phylogenetic diversity prevented the mis‐classification of over‐dispersion or clustering in community structure caused by traits with weak phylogenetic signals, or the observation of traits unrelated to community assembly patterns. …”
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Modifying the Structural and Functional Properties of Walnut Glutenin Through Atmospheric Cold Plasma Treatment: Evaluation of Treatment Times Effects by Yanmei Deng, Guohui Yuan, Tongqin Yang, Baoyu Gao, Yanling Lu, Jiaojiao Yang, Lei Guo, Qian Ma, Fangyu Fan

“…Meanwhile, the solubility (86.35%), water retention rate (2.15 g/g), oil retention rate (5.31 g/g), emulsification rate (10.59 m²/g), and foaming rate (24.67%) of WGLU reached their maximum values. However, longer treatment times (90 and 120 s) induce WGLU aggregation, followed by decreased functional properties. …”
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Intestinal CD4−CD8αβ−TCRαβ+ T cells function as tolerogenic antigen presenting cells in mice by Yasuhiro Nemoto, Ryo Morikawa, Yuki Yonemoto, Shohei Tanaka, Yuria Takei, Shigeru Oshima, Takashi Nagaishi, Kiichiro Tsuchiya, Tetsuya Nakamura, Kento Takenaka, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Xigui Chen, Hitoshi Okazawa, Ryuichi Okamoto, Mamoru Watanabe, Ulrich H. von Andrian

“…Here we report that DNT cells in mouse small intestines are motile and reach across the epithelial barrier to capture luminal antigens (Ags). …”
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In Situ Polymerization of Long Alkyl Chain Functional Groups Enhances the Oil–Water Separation Performance of Porous Organic Polymers by Hongbo Zhao, Shijie Cai, Ruoting Hua, Cong Li, Chunlong Xia, Bo Cui, Huimin Shao, Naishun Bu, Ye Yuan

“…The preparation of superhydrophobic functional materials is of great significance for applications in oil pollution control. …”
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Effects of brushing with caffeinated toothpaste on neurocognitive function of the central nervous system: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial by Kiarash Zare, Mahva Talaei, Amir Hesam Pahlevani, Fahimeh Rezazadeh, Kiana Zare, Masumeh Akbaryari, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Mojtaba Heydari, Mojtaba Heydari, Mohsen Goharinia

“…Despite the higher improvement in the longest duration brushing group in most of the outcomes, the difference did not reach the statistical significance among study groups.ConclusionBrushing with caffeinated toothpaste appears to be as effective as oral intake of caffeine in enhance cognitive and motor functions. …”
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Mixed matrix membranes by incorporating methyl-functionalized covalent organic framework into PDMS for high flux ethanol/water separation by Zhibin Ma, Peitong Lian, Jie Li, Yanxiong Ren, Yonghui Shi, Hanze Ma, Yuhang Guo, Qianfeng Pan, Sheng Yuan, Yutong Wang, Heyang Liu, Lixuan Liu, Yuao Dong, Yanlei Su, Jing Zhao, Quanfu An, Guangwei He, Zhongyi Jiang

“…In this study, we reported the incorporation of methyl-functionalized covalent organic framework (COF, TpBD-CH3) into PDMS membranes to prepare mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), greatly increasing ethanol flux by 2.7 times. …”
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Thresholds and Trade-Offs: Fire Severity Modulates Soil Microbial Biomass-Function Coupling in Taiga Forests, Northeast of China by Huijiao Qu, Siyu Jiang, Zhichao Cheng, Dan Wei, Libin Yang, Jia Zhou

“…Moderate fires increased taxonomic richness but reduced functional diversity, confirming “functional redundancy.” (3) Neither soil microbial biomass nor metabolic activity at the fire site reached pre-fire levels after one year of recovery. …”
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Goat milk-based infant formula regulates intestinal barrier function and promotes the production of short-chain fatty acids by Qingxue Chen, Ting Cao, Hongwei Tang, Linyi Zhou, Yuxuan Zheng, Jinju Cheng, Bailiang Li, Song Wang

“…Our results indicate that goat milk-based IF improves intestinal immune function and promotes the production of intestinal SCFAs.…”
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Quantitative Investigation of Hand Grasp Functionality: Thumb Grasping Behavior Adapting to Different Object Shapes, Sizes, and Relative Positions by Yuan Liu, Bo Zeng, Li Jiang, Hong Liu, Dong Ming

“…This paper is the first in the two-part series quantitatively modelling human grasp functionality and understanding the way human grasp objects. …”
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Optimization of the Extraction of the Volatile Fraction from Honey Samples by SPME-GC-MS, Experimental Design, and Multivariate Target Functions by Elisa Robotti, Federica Campo, Marta Riviello, Marco Bobba, Marcello Manfredi, Eleonora Mazzucco, Fabio Gosetti, Giorgio Calabrese, Emanuele Sangiorgi, Emilio Marengo

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Enhancing Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity through Linker Functionalization in Manganese‐Based Metal‐Organic Frameworks (Mn‐MOFs) by Arslan Akbar, Irfan Ullah, Salman Noshear Arshad, Muhammad Zaheer

“…Among functionalized MOFs, Mn‐MIL‐88‐NH2 shows remarkable performance, requiring only 260 mV of overpotential to reach a current density of 10 mA cm−2 and a small Tafel slope of 73 mV dec−1. …”
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Optimized fosfomycin regimens for treating carbapenem‐resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in critically ill patients with varying degrees of renal function by Nattapong Tidwong, Anan Chanruang, Suthanya Chupradit, Suzanne L. Parker, Pannee Leelawattanachai, Poramed Winichakoon, Baralee Punyawudho

“…None of the regimens reached the target CFR. Our study suggested that administering fosfomycin at least 20 g/day to those with normal renal function provides sufficient exposure throughout the treatment course when the MIC value is ≤32 μg/mL. …”
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Benchmarking selective capture of trace CO2 from C2H2 using an amine-functionalized adsorbent by Jin-Sheng Zou, Zhi-Peng Wang, Yassin H. Andaloussi, Jiapeng Xue, Wanli Zhang, Bryan E. G. Lucier, Zeyang Zhang, Yanan Jia, Xue-Cui Wu, Jiahan Li, Yining Huang, Michael J. Zaworotko, Guangjin Chen, Shoushun Chen, Yun-Lei Peng

“…The combination of multinuclear solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations reveal that the performance of PEI@HP20 relies on a dual chemisorption/physisorption mechanism. …”
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A Density Functional Theory-Based Particle Swarm Optimization Investigation of Metal Sulfide Phases for Ni-Based Catalysts by Houyu Zhu, Xiaohan Li, Xiaoxin Zhang, Yucheng Fan, Xin Wang, Dongyuan Liu, Zhennan Liu, Xiaoxiao Gong, Wenyue Guo, Hao Ren

“…Nickel (Ni) catalysts have numerous applications in the chemical industry, but they are susceptible to sulfurization, with their sulfurized structures and underlying formation mechanisms remaining unclear. Herein, density functional theory (DFT) combined with the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is employed to investigate the low-energy structures and formation mechanisms of sulfide phases on Ni(111) surfaces, especially under high-sulfur-coverage conditions where traditional DFT calculations fail to reach convergence. …”
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Dual-function magnetic reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite: Enhanced caffeine abatement via adsorption and photo-Fenton degradation by Florencia M. Onaga Medina, Marcos E. Peralta, Lorena Diblasi, Marcelo J. Avena, María E. Parolo

“…The reduction of caffeine concentration was accomplished because of the dual-function of rGO_m both as adsorbent and photo-Fenton catalyst. …”
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Breaking barriers: challenging the notion of a strong link between physical fitness and executive functions in 10-year-olds by Filip Kojić, Anđela Šoškić, Ivana Radin, Danimir Mandić, Gabrijela Grujić, Saša Đurić

“…Results Initial measurements showed only low correlations (r = 0.12–0.20) between the Plate Tapping and Shuttle Run with executive function tasks, which did not reach statistical significance, while other connections were consistently trivial. …”
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Effect of Virtual Reality–Based Therapies on Lower Limb Functional Recovery in Stroke Survivors: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wenxin Lu, Minglei Shi, Lu Liu, Shu Wang, Wuquan Deng, Yu Ma, Yanzhong Wang

“…Secondary outcomes included gait parameters (stride length and step length), the Functional Reach Test (FRT), the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), and the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). …”
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