Functional Indicators | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 19 Jan 2023

Mountaintop removal coal mining impacts on structural and functional indicators in Central Appalachian streams

in Environmental Water Quality

Roger A. Burke
Ken M. Fritz
Brent R. Johnson
Rachel Price

Frontiers in Water

doi 10.3389/frwa.2022.988061

6,427 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2022

The microbial community and functional indicators response to flow restoration in gradient in a simulated water flume

in Aquatic Microbiology

Wei Huang
Zhuowei Wang
Xiaobo Liu
Dayu Zhu
Yurong Wang
Leixiang Wu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1051375

3,774 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2021

Free Triiodothyronine Connected With Metabolic Changes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Interacting With Other Functional Indicators

in Metabolomics

Xiao-xue Tian
Shu-fen Zheng
Ju-e Liu
Yuan-yuan Wu
Lu Lin
Hong-mei Chen
Li-wen Li
Min Qin
Zi-xian Wang
Qian Zhu

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

doi 10.3389/fmolb.2021.681955

3,794 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Dec 2025

Machine learning-based early screening of mild cognitive impairment using nutrition-related biomarkers and functional indicators

in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

Ling Yuan
Yao Zhang
Yiwen Wu
Anke Zhang
He Bai
Mengyao He
Zhaoxin Wang
Liqiang Zheng

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1641690

1,640 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 13 Apr 2026

Recognition of adaptive stress response patterns in adolescents based on multiple hair biomarkers

in Health Psychology

Shurui Shen
Weiliang Wang
Shan Su
Sihan Liu
Hao Shen

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1720146

373 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2023

Effects of intra-annual precipitation patterns on grassland productivity moderated by the dominant species phenology

in Functional Plant Ecology

Ze Zhang
Zhihao Zhang
Yann Hautier
Hua Qing
Jie Yang
Tiejun Bao
Olivia L. Hajek
Alan K. Knapp

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2023.1142786

5,068 views
14 citations

Clinical Trial

Published on 06 May 2024

A randomized double-blind active-controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of topical basil (Ocimum basilicum) oil in knee osteoarthritis

in Ethnopharmacology

Alireza Askari
Fatemeh Sadat Hasheminasab
Omid Sadeghpour
Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadehd
Seyed Ali Ravansalar
Aida Iraji
Mohammad Hashem Hashempur

Frontiers in Pharmacology

doi 10.3389/fphar.2024.1377527

6,176 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2015

Metagenomic sequencing of marine periphyton: taxonomic and functional insights into biofilm communities

in Aquatic Microbiology

Kemal Sanli
Johan Bengtsson-Palme
R. Henrik Nilsson
Erik Kristiansson
Magnus Alm Rosenblad
Hans Blanck
Karl M. Eriksson

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01192

15,517 views
55 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jul 2025

Temporal changes in habitat structure and gastropod community assemblage in response to active restoration of a Central American mangrove

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Linda López-Abuchar
Christian Peralta-Madriz
Carolina Soto-Navarro
Gabriela Vinueza-Hidalgo
Andrew Whitworth
Christopher Beirne

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1563965

3,202 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 27 Mar 2026

Effectiveness of a walking-focused physical exercise program for fall risk indicators in institutionalized older adults with and without intellectual disability: a pre-post quasi-experimental study

in Healthy Longevity

Liliana Andrea López Moreno
Carlos Moreno Pascual
María Consuelo Sancho Sánchez
Alejandro Moreno-Mateos

Frontiers in Aging

doi 10.3389/fragi.2026.1771908

415 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Sep 2024

Accelerated calciprotein crystallization time (T50) is correlated with impaired lung diffusion capacity in systemic sclerosis

in Inflammation

Marija Geroldinger-Simic
Azmat Sohail
Mehdi Razazian
Beatrice Krennmayr
Victoria Pernsteiner
Thomas Putz
Helmut K. Lackner
Andreas Pasch
Norbert Sepp
Ioana Alesutan

Frontiers in Immunology

doi 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1425885

2,664 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2024

Coexisting metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease exacerbates in-hospital outcomes in patients with heat stroke

in Hepatobiliary Diseases

Ping Zhang
Guo Tang
Hongguang Gao
Tianshan Zhang
Sha Yang
Tao Cheng
Rong Yao

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2024.1451133

2,320 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 01 Feb 2023

For small (1-3cm) nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFAI), which option is more appropriate for conservative treatment or surgery?

in Adrenal Endocrinology

Xuwen Li
Song Xiao
Xiangpeng Zhan
Yue Yu
Cheng Zhang
Haibo Xi
Gongxian Wang
Xiaochen Zhou

Frontiers in Endocrinology

doi 10.3389/fendo.2023.1119251

2,357 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 May 2022

Functional Evaluation of Embedded Modular Single-Branched Stent Graft: Application to Type B Aortic Dissection With Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery

in Structural Interventional Cardiology

Xuehuan Zhang
Duanduan Chen
Mingwei Wu
Huiwu Dong
Zhengdong Wan
Heyue Jia
Shichao Liang
Jun Shao
Jun Zheng
Shangdong Xu

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2022.869505

4,141 views
19 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Feb 2016

Sensitive Indicators of Zonal Stipa Species to Changing Temperature and Precipitation in Inner Mongolia Grassland, China

in Functional Plant Ecology

Xiaomin Lv
Guangsheng Zhou
Yuhui Wang
Xiliang Song

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2016.00073

5,978 views
24 citations

Original Research

Published on 31 Aug 2017

Methodological Choices in Muscle Synergy Analysis Impact Differentiation of Physiological Characteristics Following Stroke

Caitlin L. Banks
Mihir M. Pai
Theresa E. McGuirk
Benjamin J. Fregly
Carolynn Patten

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fncom.2017.00078

12,558 views
73 citations

Articles

Mountaintop removal coal mining impacts on structural and functional indicators in Central Appalachian streams

The microbial community and functional indicators response to flow restoration in gradient in a simulated water flume

Free Triiodothyronine Connected With Metabolic Changes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Interacting With Other Functional Indicators

Machine learning-based early screening of mild cognitive impairment using nutrition-related biomarkers and functional indicators

Recognition of adaptive stress response patterns in adolescents based on multiple hair biomarkers

Effects of intra-annual precipitation patterns on grassland productivity moderated by the dominant species phenology

A randomized double-blind active-controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of topical basil (Ocimum basilicum) oil in knee osteoarthritis

Metagenomic sequencing of marine periphyton: taxonomic and functional insights into biofilm communities

Temporal changes in habitat structure and gastropod community assemblage in response to active restoration of a Central American mangrove

Effectiveness of a walking-focused physical exercise program for fall risk indicators in institutionalized older adults with and without intellectual disability: a pre-post quasi-experimental study

Accelerated calciprotein crystallization time (T50) is correlated with impaired lung diffusion capacity in systemic sclerosis

Coexisting metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease exacerbates in-hospital outcomes in patients with heat stroke

For small (1-3cm) nonfunctional adrenal incidentaloma (NFAI), which option is more appropriate for conservative treatment or surgery?

Functional Evaluation of Embedded Modular Single-Branched Stent Graft: Application to Type B Aortic Dissection With Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery

Sensitive Indicators of Zonal Stipa Species to Changing Temperature and Precipitation in Inner Mongolia Grassland, China

Methodological Choices in Muscle Synergy Analysis Impact Differentiation of Physiological Characteristics Following Stroke