<i>In Vitro</i> Assessment of Biological and Functional Properties of Potential Probiotic Strains Isolated from Commercial and Dairy Sources by Elmira Kelidkazeran, Meriam Bouri Yildiz, Fikrettin Sahin

“…This study provides valuable insights into the functional diversity of probiotics, suggesting their broader applications in health and nutrition. …”
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Recovering Voiding and Sex Function in a Patient with Chronic Complete Spinal Cord Injury by Olfactory Ensheathing Cell Transplantation by Di Chen, Haitao Xi, Ke Tan, Hongyun Huang

“…His improving functions and activities of daily life stayed stable in subsequent phone call follow-up. …”
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POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL MODALITIES FOR IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY IN MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS AFTER COVID-19. A CLINICAL CASE by G. Мratskova

“…The purpose is to present the benefits of Physical modalities to reduce the musculoskeletal symptoms and increase the functional activity of a patient with post-COVID syndrome. …”
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Delayed diagnosis of STAT1 gain-of-function variant in a patient with multiple endocrine autoimmunity and recurrent fungal infections by Sydney Sparanese, Rae Brager, David Fahmy, Jenny Garkaby

“…Genetic testing revealed a novel, missense mutation in STAT1. Functional analysis confirmed enhanced STAT1 protein phosphorylation, confirming a gain-of-function phenotype that explained her infectious and autoimmune manifestations. …”
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A Novel Model for Optimizing Roundabout Merging Decisions Based on Markov Decision Process and Force-Based Reward Function by Qingyuan Shen, Haobin Jiang, Aoxue Li, Shidian Ma

“…A force-based reward function, derived from constitutive relations, simulates vehicle-roundabout interactions, offering detailed, physically consistent feedback that enhances learning results. …”
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Prediction of Risk Behaviors in HIV-infected Patients Based on Family Functioning: The Mediating Roles of Lifestyle and Risky Decision Making by Fariba Ebrahim Babaei, Mojtaba Habibi Asgarabad, Vahid Nejati, Saeed Ghodrati, Ghasem Keshavarz Gerami

“…Consequently, the future studies should focus more deeply on family functioning role in the risk behaviors of the HIV-infected patients.…”
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Ribose Supplementation Alone or with Elevated Creatine Does Not Preserve High Energy Nucleotides or Cardiac Function in the Failing Mouse Heart. by Kiterie M E Faller, Debra J Medway, Dunja Aksentijevic, Liam Sebag-Montefiore, Jürgen E Schneider, Craig A Lygate, Stefan Neubauer

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Elevating myocardial ribose and creatine levels failed to maintain TAN pool or improve post-infarction LV remodeling and function. This suggests that ribose is not rate-limiting for purine nucleotide biosynthesis in the chronically failing mouse heart and that alternative strategies to preserve TAN pool should be investigated.…”
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Basic psychological needs satisfaction, coping functions, and emotional experiences in competitive athletes: a multi-states theory perspective by Claudio Robazza, Francesca Vitali, Laura Bortoli, Montse C. Ruiz

“…Overall findings support MuSt theoretical underpinnings and suggest that athletes who experience competence, autonomy, and relatedness are likely to adopt adaptive coping, view challenges as growth opportunities, experience pleasant emotions, and undergo functional psychobiosocial experiences. From an applied perspective, practitioners should prioritize basic psychological needs satisfaction in athlete development programs to foster functional coping, challenge appraisal, optimal emotional experiences, and performance.…”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, Lung Function, and Associated Comorbidities of Adult Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: A Meta‐Analysis by Haoyu Wang, Ruiyuan Yang, Dan Liu, Weimin Li

“…The prevalence of PRISm is high in general population, with multiple risk factors, reduced lung function, and increased comorbidities. Therefore, clinicians should raise more concerns regarding this population to benefit them.…”
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Loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential: temporal stability, associations to sociodemographic variables, and functional significance—implications for clinical research... by Stein Andersson, Stein Andersson, Trine Waage Rygvold, Christoffer Hatlestad-Hall

“…IntroductionThe loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) has been suggested as a biomarker for central serotonergic function, and as such a proxy for serotonin related psychiatric symptomatology and intervention outcome, particularly in depression. …”
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Using women-only fitness club and functional disability: a cross-sectional study using propensity score matching by Kazushige Ide, Kenjiro Kawaguchi, Kiyomi Matsumura, Katsunori Kondo

“…Future studies should investigate the long-term impact of such programs.…”
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Functional Capacity of Institutionalized Older People and Their Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms and Feelings of Loneliness: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fátima Cano, Elisabete Alves, Lara Guedes de Pinho, César Fonseca

“…Background: The increasing number of institutionalized older individuals worldwide stresses the need to evaluate the association between the functional profile of institutionalized older adults and their quality of life (QoL), depressive symptoms and feelings of loneliness. …”
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Can cognitive function tests discriminate between patients with glioma and healthy controls prior to treatment? A systematic review. by Laura Standen, Aiman Aslam, Roisin Curran, Christina Derksen, Dharani Yerrakalva, Daisy McInnerney, Paul M Brennan, Fiona M Walter, Suzanne E Scott

“…One option for triage is cognitive function testing. The aim of this systematic review was to determine if cognitive function tests can discriminate between patients with glioma and healthy controls, and their potential suitability for primary care use.…”
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Prospective Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Adrenal Glands in a Population of Beagle Puppies and Functional Analysis of Basal Cortisol Levels in Blood by Julia Topmöller, Kristina Merhof, Eva Packeiser, Marion Schmicke, Holger Andreas Volk, Johanna Rieder

“…This study presents a prospective evaluation of adrenal gland development in a cohort of Beagle puppies, utilizing sonographic imaging and functional assessment of the basal serum cortisol concentrations. …”
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White Matter Microstructural Alterations over the Year after Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Baseline Impaired Cognitive Functions by Bingyuan Wu, Shida Guo, Xiuqin Jia, Zuojun Geng, Qi Yang

“…The finding suggests that the patients with baseline impaired cognitive functions still have WM microstructural damages at 1 year poststroke, even if their cognitive function has improved or returned to normal. …”
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Functional and semantic potential of lexemes characterizing eye movements of Sophie Neveu in the novel ‘The Da Vinci Code’ by Dan Brown by D. A. Mukhartova, O. N. Prokhorova, I. V. Chekulai

“…Among the main methods used by the authors, quantitative analysis, definition analysis and component analysis should be mentioned. The article deals with the functional features of verbs with the hyperseme look, the hyposemes of which determine their distinctive characteristics and the specifics of their functioning. …”
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Stroke Survivors Scoring Zero on the NIH Stroke Scale Score Still Exhibit Significant Motor Impairment and Functional Limitation by Brittany Hand, Stephen J. Page, Susan White

“…To determine the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale’s (NIHSS’s) association with upper extremity (UE) impairment and functional outcomes. Design. Secondary, retrospective analysis of randomized controlled trial data. …”
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Human capital preservation as a priority of functioning the social protection system and social welfare in the era of global economic transformations by D.P. Melnychuk, I.A. Voynalovich, I.M. Legan, T.M. Trostenyuk

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Could we preserve reproductive function in complete vaginal agenesis and cervical agenesis? A case report and clinical perspective by Alfonsus Zeus Suryawan, Widyani Rachim, Marshal Wenas, Mochamad Rizkar Arev Sukarsa

“…However, reconstructive surgery is an option that should be offered with its own risks and benefits.…”
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Functional outcome and cost effectiveness of patellar resurfacing and non-resurfacing in total knee arthroplasty: systematic review and meta-analysis by Muhammad Andry Usman, Henry Yurianto, Nur Rahmansyah, St.Fatimah Zahrah Anwar

“…This study updates previous meta-analyses by comparing the functional and economic outcomes of both approaches. …”
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