Sleep Quality and Immune Function: Implications for Overall Health – A Literature Review by Marta Żerek, Gracjan Sitarek

“… Introduction Sleep quality is increasingly acknowledged as critical for immune function and overall health. Poor sleep can disrupt immune response, elevating inflammation and susceptibility to infection and chronic diseases. …”
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Quality evaluation and functional classification of Arabic health apps: A systematic review by Asma AM Abahussin, Ahmed AA Alnakhibi, Bandar MA Alfulaij

“…Developers of future Arabic health apps should focus on engagement and aesthetic features, employing more advanced functions and supporting a wide range of health interventions.…”
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Dual use and gain-of-function research: a significant endeavor with biosecurity imperatives by James Giordano, Diane DiEuliis

“…ABSTRACT The current U.S. administration has recently proposed a pause on all domestic gain-of-function (GoF) research in order to fully revise existing policy. …”
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Factors Associated with Cognitive and Functional Performance in Indigenous Older Adults of Nariño, Colombia by Yenny Vicky Paredes-Arturo, Eunice Yarce-Pinzon, Diego Mauricio Diaz-Velasquez, Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo

“…Such interaction should be considered to determine cognitive and functional performance using screening tests. …”
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Echocardiographic assessment of left and right ventricular diastolic functions in children with dilated cardiomyopathy by F Alehan, S Ozkutlu, D Alehan, M Saraçlar

“…The study suggests that abnormalities of both right and left ventricular diastolic function may occur, and should be searched for, in pediatric patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. …”
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Does family confidence bridge child functioning and caregiver burden in early intervention? by Gabriel Martínez-Rico, Pau García-Grau, Margarita Cañadas-Pérez, Rómulo J González-García

“…Confidence in helping family functioning is key to mitigating the negative impact of child functioning on caregiver burden. …”
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Consequences of Inhibiting Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing Enzymes on Synaptic Function and Plasticity by Hui Wang, Andrea Megill, Kaiwen He, Alfredo Kirkwood, Hey-Kyoung Lee

“…This interpretation suggests that AD therapeutics targeting the β- and γ-secretases should be developed to restore normal levels of Aβ or combined with measures to circumvent the associated synaptic dysfunction(s) in order to have minimal impact on normal synaptic function.…”
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The Emerging Role of Oyster Mushrooms as a Functional Food for Complementary Cancer Therapy by Priya Lakshmi Sreedharan, Malu Kishorkumar, Elke Gabriel Neumann, Shyam S. Kurup

“…More clinical research on oyster mushrooms needs to be conducted, and future studies should investigate the preventive aspects, which aid in reducing the rate of cancer occurrence, and the positive impact in cancer patients to prove that oyster mushrooms are preventive as a functional food as well as a curing dietary supplement for cancer patients.…”
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Assessing Urban functional area delineation: POI data and kde analysis in pekanbaru by Zahra Witsqa Maghfira, Ridwan Sutriadi, Ahmad Baikuni Perdana

“…While satellite data reflects built structures, KDE highlights zones of concentrated human activity, supporting its utility for planning applications. Future work should advance POI temporal filtering, KDE threshold calibration, and functional zone mapping, enabling integration into multi-scale spatial planning. …”
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PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING IN YOUNG SCHOOL-age CHILDREN – СHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES by Stoilka Mandadzhieva, Blagoi Marinov, Stefan Kostianev

“…Introduction: Pulmonary function testing is an essential clinical measurement in the assessment of children with respiratory diseases Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the main difficulties in the assessment of lung function parameters in young schoolchildren. …”
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The Effect of Transobturator Tape Surgery on Female Sexual Functions: A Systematic Review by Engin Yildirim, Nuriye Buyukkayaci Duman, Umit Gorkem, Ozgur Kan

“…It is of high importance that before initiating surgical treatments, clinicians should give the patients a detailed medical examination in terms of both urinary and sexual functions. …”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Face Validity of the Functional Mobility Assessment into Brazilian Portuguese by Debora C. Paulisso, Daniel M. C. Cruz, Ana Luiza C. Allegretti, Richard M. Schein, Jacqueline D. Costa, Lays C. B. Campos, Mark R. Schmeler

“…Introduction. The Functional Mobility Assessment (FMA) measures satisfaction with mobility devices in daily life. …”
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The effect of gravity on hand spatio-temporal kinematic features during functional movements. by Anna Bucchieri, Federico Tessari, Stefano Buccelli, Elena De Momi, Matteo Laffranchi, Lorenzo De Michieli

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On the Convergence of Normal and Curvature Calculations with the Height Function Method for Two-Phase Flow by Antonio Cervone, Sandro Manservisi, Jieyun Pan, Ruben Scardovelli, Stéphane Zaleski

“…The volume-of-fluid (VOF) method is widely used for multiphase flow simulations, where the VOF function implicitly represents the interface through the volume fraction field. …”
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On Embedded Element Radiation Function and Beam Direction of Wide-Scanning Array Antennas by Prabhat Khanal, Jian Yang

“…It validates the previously established formula of the embedded element radiation function, where the amplitude is proportional to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sqrt {\cos \theta }$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, based on the intuitive reasoning that the effective area of an element should be proportional to its projected area in the direction of interest angle <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, provided that the array antenna has no grating lobes for the full scan, no surface waves, no losses, and active impedance matched. …”
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Functioning of Neurotypical Siblings of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review by Brenda Cervellione, Calogero Iacolino, Alessia Bottari, Chiara Vona, Martina Leuzzi, Giovambattista Presti

“…This systematic review examines the psychological and social functioning of NT siblings and identifies protective and risk factors that impact their adaptation. …”
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The analysis of the "Theory of functions of the complex variable" test with attraction of models Russia and Birnbaum by Lidia A. Muratova

“…In work the analysis of the "Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable" test is carried out. …”
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The Plantaris Muscle Is Not Vestigial: Developmental, Comparative, and Functional Evidence for Its Sensorimotor Role by Łukasz Olewnik, Ingrid C. Landfald, Bartosz Gonera, Aleksandra Szabert-Kajkowska, George Triantafyllou, Maria Piagkou

“…We conclude that the PM should not be regarded as a regressing remnant but as a dynamically adapting structure with potential neuromechanical function. …”
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Cognitive Reserve in Parkinson’s Disease: The Effects of Welsh-English Bilingualism on Executive Function by John V. Hindle, Pamela A. Martin-Forbes, Alexandra J. M. Bastable, Kirstie L. Pye, Anthony Martyr, Christopher J. Whitaker, Fergus I. M. Craik, Ellen Bialystok, Enlli M. Thomas, Virginia C. Mueller Gathercole, Linda Clare

“…Future studies in PD should include other language pairs, analysis of the effects of the degree of bilingualism, and longitudinal analysis of cognitive decline or dementia together with structural or functional neuroimaging.…”
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Factors Associated with Family Functioning During Pregnancy by Adolescent and Young Adult Women by Jie Zhong, Yzette Lanier, Audrey Lyndon, Trace Kershaw

“…Whether the family maintains functioning during pregnancy could have significant implications on maternal and child health. …”
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