ADGRL4/ELTD1 is a highly conserved angiogenesis-associated orphan adhesion GPCR that emerged with the first vertebrates and comprises 3 evolutionary variants by Favara, D, Banham, A, Harris, A

“…Little is known about how ADGRL4/ELTD1 (and aGPCRs in general) function, a problem compounded by a lack of known ligands or means of activation. …”

Analysis of robust neural networks for control by Newton, M

“…This is primarily because they have the potential to improve the performance of these systems compared to traditional controllers, due to their ability to act as general function approximators. However, since feedback systems are usually subject to external perturbations and neural networks are sensitive to small changes, providing robustness guarantees has proven challenging.…”

Closed-Loop Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) – Cycling Rehabilitation with Phase Control Fuzzy Logic for Fatigue Reduction Control Strategies for Stroke Patients by Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Ikhwan, Shamsudin, Abu Ubaidah, Soomro, Zubair Adil, Abdul Rahim, Ruzairi, KSM Kader Ibrahim, Babul Salam, Huq, Mohammad Saiful

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The effects of myricitrin and vitamin E against reproductive changes induced by D-galactose as an aging model in female mice: An experimental study by Mina Omidi, Akram Ahangarpour, Seyed Ali Mard, Layasadat Khorsandi

“…Background Aging is accompanied by decreasing general function in the cells and tissues. D-galactose (D-gal) induces aging and plays a role in the pathogenesis of it. …”
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Self-reported functioning among patients with ultra-rare nemaline myopathy or a related disorder in Finland: a pilot study by Vilma-Lotta Lehtokari, Minna Similä, Marianne Tammepuu, Carina Wallgren-Pettersson, Sonja Strang-Karlsson, Sinikka Hiekkala

“…The results indicate vulnerability of non-ambulatory patients being at higher risk to a decrease in general functioning during global or national exceptional periods. …”
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The Nexus between Fire and Soil Bacterial Diversity in the African Miombo Woodlands of Niassa Special Reserve, Mozambique by Ivete Sandra Alberto Maquia, Paula Fareleira, Isabel Videira e. Castro, Ricardo Soares, Denise R. A. Brito, Aires Afonso Mbanze, Aniceto Chaúque, Cristina Máguas, Obinna T. Ezeokoli, Natasha Sofia Ribeiro, Isabel Marques, Ana I. Ribeiro-Barros

“…Independent of the soil or fire regime, the functional diversity was high, and the different consortia maintained the general functions. A diverse pool of diazotrophs was isolated, and included symbiotic (e.g., <i>Mesorhizobium</i> sp., <i>Neorhizobium galegae</i>, <i>Rhizobium</i> sp., and <i>Ensifer</i> adhaerens), and non-symbiotic (e.g., <i>Agrobacterium</i> sp., <i>Burkholderia</i> sp., <i>Cohnella</i> sp., <i>Microvirga</i> sp., <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp., and <i>Stenotrophomonas</i> sp.) bacteria. …”
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Study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of user-driven intervention to prevent aggressive events in psychiatric services by Maritta Välimäki, Min Yang, Sharon-Lise Normand, Kate R. Lorig, Minna Anttila, Tella Lantta, Virve Pekurinen, Clive E. Adams

“…Secondary outcomes include use of other coercive methods (limb restraint, forced injection, and physical restraint), service use, treatment satisfaction, general functioning among patients, and team climate and employee turn-over (nursing staff). …”
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Transcriptome responses of the aphid vector Myzus persicae are shaped by identities of the host plant and the virus by Chesnais, Quentin, Golyaev, Victor, Velt, Amandine, Rustenholz, Camille, Verdier, Maxime, Brault, Véronique, Pooggin, Mikhail M, Drucker, Martin

“…Results: Transcriptome profiling of Myzus persicae aphids feeding on turnip yellows virus (TuYV) and cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) infected Arabidopsis thaliana and Camelina sativa revealed a substantial proportion of commonly deregulated genes, amongst them many with general functions in plant-virus-aphid interactions. We identified also aphid genes specifically deregulated by CaMV or TuYV infection, which might be related to the viral transmission mode. …”
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Cognitive behavior therapy in early psychosis with a focus on depression and low self-esteem: A randomized controlled trial by Nasrettin Sönmez, Kristin Lie Romm, Tiril Østefjells, Marit Grande, Lene Hunnicke Jensen, Benjamin Hummelen, Martin Tesli, Ingrid Melle, Jan Ivar Røssberg

“…Furthermore, we wanted to examine whether CBT reduces symptoms measured with the PANSS (positive, negative, cognitive, or excited symptoms) or increases general functioning compared to TAU. Methods: A total of 63 early psychosis patients were included and randomly assigned to receive either CBT (maximum 26 sessions) or TAU for a period of up to six months. …”
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Culturally adapted psychosocial interventions (CaPSI) for early psychosis in a low-resource setting: study protocol for a large multi-center RCT by M. O. Husain, A. B. Khoso, T. Kiran, N. Chaudhry, M. I. Husain, M. Asif, M. Ansari, A. H. Rajput, S. Dawood, H. A. Naqvi, A. T. Nizami, Z. Tareen, J. Rumi, S. Sherzad, H. A. Khan, M. R. Bhatia, K. M. S. Siddiqui, Z. Zadeh, N. Mehmood, U. Talib, C. de Oliveira, F. Naeem, W. Wang, A. Voineskos, N. Husain, G. Foussias, I. B. Chaudhry

“…This trial will assess the clinical-efficacy and cost-effectiveness of CaCBT and CulFI compared with TAU in improving patient (positive and negative symptoms of psychosis, general psychopathology, depressive symptoms, quality of life, cognition, general functioning, and insight) and carer related outcomes (carer experience, wellbeing, illness attitudes and symptoms of depression and anxiety). …”
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The impact of family function on post-traumatic reactions of Chinese adolescents infected with COVID-19: a latent profile study by Mingtu Xu, Runhui Tian, Cong Fu, Jingyang Li, Dingyu Bi, Yan Wang

“…Multivariate Logistic regression showed that the growth class and struggling class were affected by problem solving and behavior control in family function, while the growth class and pain class were affected by problem solving, roles, behavior control, and general functioning. Multiple logistic regression showed that the growth class and struggling class were affected by problem solving and roles.ConclusionsThe findings of this study provide evidence for the identification of high-risk individuals and the provision of effective interventions in clinical practice, as well as the influence of family functioning on the different categories of PTSD among adolescents infected with COVID-19.…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of anxious and depressive symptoms in first-trimester females and their partners: a study during the pandemic era of COVID-19 in China by Xuemei Qin, Weiling Zhang, Shuyin Xu, Mohan Ma, Xing Fan, Xueqing Nie, Jin Liu, Yumeng Ju, Li Zhang, Lingjiang Li, Yan Zhang, Bangshan Liu

“…The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item, Family Assessment Device-General Functioning (FAD-GF), and Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF) were applied. …”
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Psychological Resilience Is Associated With Participation Outcomes Following Mild to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Carla Wardlaw, Amelia J. Hicks, Mark Sherer, Mark Sherer, Jennie L. Ponsford

“…Participants included 245 individuals with mild-severe TBI [Mage = 44.41, SDage = 16.09; post traumatic amnesia (PTA) duration M 24.95 days, SD 45.99] who completed the Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-Objective (PART-O), TBI Quality of Life Resilience scale, Family Assessment Device General Functioning Scale, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, National Adult Reading Test, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale an average 4.63 years post-injury (SD 3.02, R 0.5–13). …”
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Integrating habitat and partial survey data to estimate the regional population of a globally declining seabird species, the sooty shearwater by Tyler J. Clark, Jason Matthiopoulos, Anne-Sophie Bonnet-Lebrun, Letizia Campioni, Paulo Catry, Ilaria Marengo, Sally Poncet, Ewan Wakefield

“…Moreover, using additional survey data and Generalized Functional Response models to account for intra-island variation in habitat availability, we estimate that 25,000 (95% CI: 20,100 - 30,500) burrows could be occupied on nearby islands from which non-native rodents have been recently eradicated. …”
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Use of Autologous Costal Cartilage Combined with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene in Asian Rhinoplasty by Yang AN, Jianfang ZHAO, Lu LU, Yonghuan ZHEN, Xiaojie TAN, Dong LI

“…Donor-site scars were negligible, although two cases had hypertrophic chest scars. In general, functional and esthetic outcomes were mostly satisfactory among the assessed patients. …”
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Costs and effects of Internet cognitive behavioral treatment blended with face-to-face treatment: Results from a naturalistic study by Robin M.F. Kenter, Peter M. van de Ven, Pim Cuijpers, Ger Koole, Safar Niamat, Rob S. Gerrits, Mark Willems, Annemieke van Straten

“…Conclusion: Findings suggest that in this sample blended care is more expensive compared to established face-to-face treatments and doesn't lead to additional benefits in terms of general functioning. This might be caused by suboptimal implementation strateges.…”
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Advanced Brain-Age in Psychotic Psychopathology: Evidence for Transdiagnostic Neurodevelopmental Origins by Caroline Demro, Caroline Demro, Chen Shen, Timothy J. Hendrickson, Jessica L. Arend, Jessica L. Arend, Seth G. Disner, Seth G. Disner, Scott R. Sponheim, Scott R. Sponheim, Scott R. Sponheim

“…Advanced brain-age was associated with lower cognitive and general functioning in the full sample. Among relatives, cognitive performance and schizotypal symptoms were related to brain-age gap, suggesting that advanced brain-age is associated with the subtle expressions associated with psychosis. …”
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Effect of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a study protocol for a randomized, double-blin... by Jaesub Park, Yoonkyung Oh, Kyungmi Chung, Kwang Joon Kim, Chang Oh Kim, Jin Young Park

“…Methods/design This study will be conducted in 20 elderly people aged 60 to 80 years with complaints of subjective memory impairment while maintaining general functions with limited activities of daily living. …”
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Reusable garbled circuits and succinct functional encryption by Goldwasser, Shafi, Kalai, Yael Tauman, Popa, Raluca Ada, Vaikuntanathan, Vinod, Zeldovich, Nickolai

“…Building on our succinct single-key functional encryption scheme, we show several new applications in addition to reusable garbled circuits, such as a paradigm for general function obfuscation which we call token-based obfuscation, homomorphic encryption for a class of Turing machines where the evaluation runs in input-specific time rather than worst-case time, and a scheme for delegating computation which is publicly verifiable and maintains the privacy of the computation.…”
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Role of ethylene and the APETALA 2/ethylene response factor superfamily in rice under various abiotic and biotic stress conditions by Abiri, Rambod, Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi, Mahmood, Maziah, Balia Yusof, Zetty Norhana, Atabaki, Narges, Sahebi, Mahbod, Valdiani, Alireza, Kalhori, Nahid, Azizi, Parisa, Musa, Mohamed Hanafi

“…In the current review, the structure and function of ethylene in rice under normal and stress conditions are described, and then the general functions of the plant AP2/ERF transcription factors are discussed. …”
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