The influence of circulating cholesterol and its components in middle-aged adults on cognitive function at mid- and later-life; a systematic review by O. C. Joyce, C. McHugh, D. Mockler, F. Wilson, Á. M. Kelly

“…These conflicting reports highlight the need to continue to investigate the importance of cholesterol metrics at midlife on cognitive function throughout the lifespan. Meanwhile, efforts to manage the all of cognitive decline in mid- and later-life across the population should continue to focus on other modifiable variables.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42021238293.…”
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AESTHETIC VERSUS FUNCTIONAL SEQUELAE: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON YOUTH WITH CLEFT LIP MEASURED AGAINST A SEEMINGLY NON-COMPARABLE CONDITION by Diana Lora Parvu, Mario Zama, Oana-Maria Udrea, Catalin Ion Chiriac-Babei, Raluca Teodora Tatar, Diana Monica Preda, Adrian Vicentiu Voiculescu, Alexandru Ulici, Dan Mircea Enescu

“…Results The outcomes disclosed the fact that participants had indistinguishable fears, concerns and limitations, regardless of their underlying purely aesthetic or functional condition, thus providing a better apprehension on the psychology behind their behavior. …”
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Mitochondrial respiratory chain and Krebs cycle enzyme function in human donor livers subjected to end-ischaemic hypothermic machine perfusion. by Hamid Abudhaise, Jan-Willem Taanman, Peter DeMuylder, Barry Fuller, Brian R Davidson

“…Mitochondria likely respond to variable perfusate oxygen levels by adapting their respiratory function during end-ischaemic HMP. Complex II-III activities should be further investigated as viability biomarkers.…”
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Sinusoidal Neural Networks: Towards ANN that Learns Faster by Tekin Evrim Ozmermer

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A Comparison of Quantitative Pupillometry and VOMS in Division 1 Female Soccer Players by John Duane Heick

“…Athletes with an NPi < 3.8 had significantly less constriction percentage and larger minimum pupil size than athletes with higher NPi scores. More research should be carried out to determine the usefulness of the NPi score, and perhaps researchers should consider individual pupillometry components.…”
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Functional outcomes after retrosigmoid approach to the cerebellopontine angle: Observations from a single-center experience of over 13 years by Amir Kaywan Aftahy, Maria Goldberg, Vicki M. Butenschoen, Arthur Wagner, Bernhard Meyer, Chiara Negwer

“…The most frequent symptoms reported were balance disorders (42.7%), hearing loss (36.5%), walking difficulties (21.2%), headaches (18.9%), facial pain (17.1%), issues with trigeminal nerve function (14.1%), cerebellar dysfunction (13.5%), and facial nerve paralysis (10.2%). …”
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Introducing a volume change function in process-based modelling of soil development due to land management: A proof of concept by Hamza Chaif, Saba Keyvanshokouhi, Peter Finke, Cédric Nouguier, Nicolas Moitrier, Nicolas Beudez, Sophie Cornu

“…Over longer time scales, other pedotransfer functions accounting for the impact of various pedological processes on bulk density should be implemented along with the inclusion of other processes responsible for volume change in order to accurately represent the retroactions between the soil volume and the processes affecting its development.…”
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Lactococcus petauri LZys1 modulates gut microbiota, diminishes ileal FXR-FGF15 signaling, and regulates hepatic function by Ouyang Li, Yingshun Zhou, Dayoung Kim, Han Xu, Zhijun Bao, Fan Yang

“…Furthermore, we propose that changes in liver status are related to the enterohepatic farnesoid X receptor–fibroblast growth factor axis, which alters bile acid metabolism and disrupts liver function. The above findings suggest that attention should be paid to the effect of probiotics on liver function.…”
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Functional and internalizing disorders co-aggregate with cardiometabolic and immune-related diseases within families: a population-based cohort study by Olivier D. Steen, Martje Bos, Sonja L. van Ockenburg, Yiling Zhou, Ilja M. Nolte, Harold Snieder, Kenneth Kendler, Judith G. M. Rosmalen, Hanna M. van Loo

“…We investigated whether functional and internalizing disorders co-aggregate with these diseases in families to gain insight into the aetiology of functional and internalizing disorders.  …”
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A non-hypothesis-driven practical laboratory activity on functional metagenomics: “fishing” protein-coding DNA sequences from microbiomes by Melissa Morra, Denise Marradi, Luca Gandini, Vittorio Ivagnes, Giulia Ottolini, Alessandro Bovio, Grace Jabali, Lorenzo Maraschi, Ifeoluwa Ayomide Dada, Tonderai Vitalis Chawanda, Martina Gorla, Olga Tarasiuk, Chiara Mocchetti, Maria Felicia Soluri, Maria Felicia Soluri, Francesca Boccafoschi, Daniele Sblattero, Diego Cotella

“…However, sequence-based analyses of metagenomes should be complemented by function-based analyses, to provide evidential knowledge of gene function. …”
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Dynamic changes in brain function during sleep deprivation: Increased occurrence of non-stationary states indicates the extent of cognitive impairment by Ziliang Xu, Chaozong Ma, Chen Wang, Fan Guo, Minwen Zheng, Peng Fang, Yuanqiang Zhu

“…Objective: The brain networks are inherently dynamic, constantly adjusting and reorganizing over time; therefore, the cognitive impairment caused by sleep deprivation (SD) should also exhibit dynamism. However, previous studies on SD that have provided valuable insights predominantly rely on static functional connectivity (FC) analysis. …”
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The mediating effect of sleep quality in the relationship between nocturia and psychosocial functions in nurses: a cross-sectional survey based on TARGET by Na Wei, Xinyue Zhang, Guanglin Liu, Youjuan Zhang, Li Li, Xiaoyan Lv, Yingjuan Cao

“…Conclusions Nocturia adversely affects nurses’ psychosocial functions, and sleep quality mediates this relationship. …”
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Exploring predictors of the five-time sit-to-stand test based on cross-sectional findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC) by Joakim Niklasson, Cecilia Fagerström, Sofia Backåberg, Patrick Bergman, Terese Lindberg

“…To understand how to achieve this, factors related to daily physical function such as five-time sit-to-stand (STS) time should be explored. …”
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Evaluation and treatment of compulsive sexual behavior: current limitations and potential strategies by Lu Zhu, Lu Zhu, Wenwen Ma, Wenwen Ma, Rongqiu Zhang, Chao Wang, Bing Song, Bing Song, Yunxia Cao, Yunxia Cao, Guanjian Li, Guanjian Li

“…This treatment aims not only to control abnormal sexual desires and behaviors but also to assist patients in achieving a healthy and satisfying sexual life and well-being.ConclusionFuture research should focus on understanding etiology, improving study population representation, correcting methodological flaws in treatment evaluation, enhancing clinician training in sexual medicine, and addressing patients’ addictions and sexual function issues. …”
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The effectiveness of Spencer muscle energy technique on pain, function and range of motion in patients with frozen shoulder: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses by Mihret Dejen Takele, Alemu Kassaw Kibret, Gashaw Jember Belay, Moges Baye, Kefale Getie, Kassaw Belay Shiferaw, Getachew Azeze Eriku

“…The outcomes were pain, function, and shoulder range of motion (ROM). Two authors independently did data extraction. …”
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Respiratory function and respiratory complications in spinal cord injury: protocol for a prospective, multicentre cohort study in high-income countries by David J Berlowitz, Maria T E Hopman, Martin Schubert, Gabi Mueller, Martin W G Brinkhof, Xavier Jordan, Anja M Raab, Karin Postma, David Gobets, Sven Hirschfeld, Burkhart Huber, Margret Hund-Georgiadis, Renate Wildburger

“…Pneumonia substantially reduces patient’s quality of life, may prolong inpatient rehabilitation time, increase healthcare costs or at worse, lead to early death. Respiratory function and coughing can be improved through various interventions after SCI, but the available evidence as to which aspect of respiratory care should be optimised is inconclusive. …”
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Exploring the relationship between temperament traits, psychological symptoms, and functional disability assessed with the WHODAS 2.0 in persons with multiple sclerosis by Carmenrita Infortuna, Maria Buccafusca, Anita Maria Stella Graceffa, Enrica Maiorana, Ray Wang, Siddarth Ganesh, Orion Yedidia, Antonio Bruno, Fiammetta Iannuzzo, Florian P. Thomas, Fortunato Battaglia, Fortunato Battaglia

“…Model fit improved significantly with each step, with Step 3 explaining additional variance.ConclusionThese findings demonstrate significant associations between temperamental characteristics, particularly hyperthymic traits, −anxiety, and functional disability in persons with RRMS. Future research should investigate these relationships over time to understand causal links and create better treatments to slow disability progression. …”
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Major Depressive Disorder as a Condition Negatively Impacting Both Mental and Physical Functioning. What to Do When There Is Treatment Resistance? by Monika Makar, Daria Michałka, Zuzanna Gałuszka, Natalie Papachristoforou, Justyna Głowacka, Aleksandra Kocjan, Emilia Bąk, Natalia Tekiela, Radosław Chmiel, Tomasz Bartuś

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The relationship between social isolation and cognitive function in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a latent profile analysis by Minghua Han, Hongxia Wu, Huize Xu, Jian Zhao, Zhongwen Chang, Qian Zhao

“…Nurses and healthcare providers should prioritize screening for cognitive impairment in the “High Social Isolation-Interaction Deficiency Group”, as this subgroup exhibits the highest prevalence of cognitive deficits. …”
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Effects of dietary supplementation of squid liver meal and soluble fish protein concentrates on growth performance and liver function of Pelodiscus sinensis by Jia Yanju, Yang Hong, Hou Jinliang, Zhang Jinliang

“…No significant difference was found in the contents of serum triglyceride and cholesterol among three experimental groups.These results indicated that 5% dietary supplementation of squid liver meal may cause slight hepatic damage to turtle, but had no evident effect on growth; and 5% dietary supplementation of soluble fish protein concentrates could reduce feed utilization, but had no adverse effects on liver function of turtle. Since the price of squid liver meal is lower than that of soluble fish protein concentrates, squid liver meal may be more suitable than soluble fish protein concentrates to replace fishmeal in turtle feed, and the recommended supplementation level should be less than 5%.…”
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