Direct and Indirect Methods for Studying Human Gut Microbiota by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. R. Bakhtogarimov, A. E. Karchevskaya

“…In its turn, this opens up the possibility of developing new approaches to correction of individual microbiota components.Conclusions. Integration of the data obtained by gut microbiota studies at the genome, transcriptome and metabolome levels would allow a comprehensive analysis of microbial community function and its interaction with the human organism. …”
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Reliability of Ultrasound Based Compressibility of the Lower Leg Anterior Tibial Muscle Compartment in Healthy Volunteers by Kay van Heeswijk, Daniëlle Spek, Jesse Muijsenberg, Loes Janssen, Michiel Winkes, Adwin R. Hoogeveen, Marc Scheltinga

“…# Background Some individuals have exercise-induced lower leg pain (ELP) caused by a chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS). …”
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Young researchers’ reflections on workshops with youth to develop research recruitment materials by Zeba Khan, Hajar Seiyad, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arhinson, Aleyah Williams, Sarah Munro

“…Abstract Background Contraception care is recognized as a basic human right, however, many individuals continue to face challenges in accessing adequate care. …”
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“Gleaning a lot from the history and physical exam,” and “reasonably confident without imaging”: a qualitative study of primary care clinicians' management of patients with low bac... by Lynn Haslam-Larmer, Kathleen E. Norman, Andrea M. Patey, Isabella M. Thomas, Michael E. Green, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Jill A. Hayden, Jan Hartvigsen, Noah M. Ivers, Hazel Jenkins, Simon D. French

“…Inappropriate imaging is a waste of resources and can lead to undesirable downstream effects for individuals and health systems. To develop effective strategies to reduce unwarranted referrals for imaging in primary care, we must understand the drivers for, and barriers to, guideline-adherent practice. …”
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Deformation-Induced and Reaction-Enhanced Permeability in Metabasic Gneisses, Iona, Scotland: Controls and Scales of Retrograde Fluid Movement by Tim J. Dempster, Allan D. Hollinsworth, Euan McIntosh, Shannon Edgar, John W. Faithfull, Daniel Koehn

“…Volume changes associated with individual stages of the reaction history strongly control the localized distribution of epidote and the earlier more widespread development of chlorite and albite. …”
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Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison of the Efficacy at Week 32 of Tralokinumab and Dupilumab in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis by Tiago Torres, Anne Sohrt Petersen, Ulla Ivens, Albert Bosch Vilaro, John Stinson, José Manuel Carrascosa

“…Methods An unanchored matching-adjusted indirect comparison was conducted using individual patient data (IPD) from the ECZTRA 3 tralokinumab trial and aggregate data from the LIBERTY AD CHRONOS dupilumab trial. …”
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Case Report of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Adult with Chronic Visceral Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency by David Cassiman, Louis Libbrecht, Wouter Meersseman, Alexander Wilmer

“…Liver-related issues, including cirrhosis and variceal haemorrhage, are a leading cause of early mortality in individuals with chronic forms of ASMD. Due to the rarity of this lysosomal storage disorder, there can be a lack of awareness that adults with chronic ASMD disease are at significant risk of cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and variceal bleeding. …”
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Single-Leg Vertical Hop Test Detects Greater Limb Asymmetries Than Horizontal Hop Tests After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Athletes by Michael J Zarro, Matthew G Stitzlein, Jason S Lee, Robert W Rowland, Vicki L Gray, Jeffrey B Taylor, Sean J Meredith, Jonathan D Packer, Christa M Nelson

“…The correlation of LSI between SLVH and the horizontal hop tests was weak and non-significant for SHD (r~s~ = 0.166, p = 0.509), CHD (r~s~ = 0.199, p = 0.428), and T6H (r~s~ = 0.211, p = 0.401) and moderate and non-significant for THD (r~s~ = 0.405, p = 0.096). # Conclusions Individuals after ACLR had lower LSI on the SLVH than on horizontal hop tests and weak to moderate correlations between the tests suggest SLVH detects performance deficits not identified by the horizontal hop tests…”
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Sustainable human resource management practices in organizational performance: The mediating impacts of knowledge management and work engagement by Shatha Abu-Mahfouz, Mutia Sobihah Abd Halim, Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia, Noryati Alias, Ph.D. in Management, Abdul Malek Tambi

“…Human resource management (HRM) practices give sustainable opportunities for employees to use their abilities and express their enthusiasm to obtain skills and knowledge and to apply them at the workplace with a view to achieving engaged individuals and increasing organizational performance. …”
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Risk factors and prevention strategy for patient dissatisfaction after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a single-center retrospective study by Lixin Yang, Zhao Guo, Yuhao Qiao, Jichao Guo, Jiaqi Li, Wei Wang

“…When incorporated into a multivariate logistic regression analysis, it was found that BMI, preoperative pain duration, postoperative rehabilitation training, feel depression and symptom recurrence were individually correlated with patient dissatisfaction 2 years after discectomy.ConclusionThis study indicates that the factors that leading to postoperative dissatisfaction of patients include obesity, preoperative pain duration lasting no less than 6 months, feel depression and symptom recurrence. …”
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Expert decision-making in clinicians: An auto-analytic ethnographic study of operational decision-making in urgent care. by Nicola Irvine, Robert Van Der Meer, Itamar Megiddo

“…Expert goals varied between optimal care for individual patients, system-wide efficiency, and equity of care. …”
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Prophylaxis of Pain and Fractures within Feet in the Course of Osteoporosis: The Issue of Diagnosing by Aleksandra Bitenc-Jasiejko, Krzysztof Konior, Kinga Gonta, Magdalena Dulęba, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…The analysis of exemplary patients with osteoporosis showed numerous disorders in the distribution of pressure in the plantar part of the feet, which are related, among other things, with their individual defects and lower limbs. Conclusions. Detailed posture diagnostics and gait estimation, along with the analysis of pressure distribution within the feet are a very important aspect of the prevention of structural degradation and fatigue fractures within the feet. …”
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A model-based spectral directional approach reveals the long-term impact of COVID-19 on cardiorespiratory control and baroreflex by Beatrice Cairo, Francesca Gelpi, Vlasta Bari, Martina Anguissola, Pavandeep Singh, Beatrice De Maria, Marco Ranucci, Alberto Porta

“…Patients were categorized according to their need of ventilatory support during hospitalization as individuals that had no need of continuous positive airway pressure (noCPAP, n = 27), need of continuous positive airway pressure in sub-intensive care unit (CPAP, n = 14) and need of invasive mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit (IMV, n = 8). …”
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The clinical features and outcomes of diabetes patients infected with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 192,693 patients by Kai Liu, Shu Liu, Ting-ting Xu, Hong Qiao

“…ObjectivesWe sought to explore the relevance of analyses that include critical laboratory parameters and drug treatment, clinical characteristics of diabetic patients who are infected with COVID-19, to the development of individualized treatment strategies for diabetic patients infected with COVID-19.MethodsWe searched Cochrane, Embase, FMRS, Pubmed, Springer, Web of Science databases for systematic reviews and meta-analyses to estimate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of confirmed covid-19 infections in patients with and without diabetes.ResultsOur meta-analysis included a total of 32 studies with 192,693 COVID-19 patients. …”
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Assessment of noise pollution in sports halls in Lahijan, Iran by Maryam Hajesmaeiliyan, Ali Fahimi Nezhad, Bagher Morsal

“…The calculated parameters included sound pressure level (SPL), average sound level ((LP) ̅), continuous sound equivalent level (Leq) and individual daily dose LAEp,d. The results showed that the lowest sound pressure level was 73.9 dB in the northern zone and in the first turn. …”
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Confronting the anxiety of Generation Z: electroacupuncture therapy regulates oxidative stress and microglia activity in amygdala-basolateral of socially isolated mice by Tong Yin, Junyun Yuan, Lu Liu, Yinxin Wang, Yuanfang Lin, Kangwen Ming, Hang Lv

“…These findings provide new insights into the cellular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of EA, highlighting the potential for non-pharmacological strategies in the management of anxiety disorders and paving the way for future research aimed at improving clinical outcomes for individuals suffering from anxiety.…”
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Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of Naegleria fowleri Carter (1970): a review of the fatal brain-eating amoeba by N. Datta

“…PAM is a serious public health concern, as it affects mostly young and healthy individuals who are exposed to warm freshwater environments, and has a mortality rate of approximately 98%. …”
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Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Associated with Corticosteroid Use in a Patient with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy: A Case Report by Lepsa Zoric, Aleksandra Petrovic, Vladimir Milutinovic

“…Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is a condition characterized by bilateral acute or subacute vision loss in seemingly healthy individuals. Depending on the disease stage and initial presentation, it is often diagnosed as optic neuritis. …”
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Which Tests Predict 6-Month Isokinetic Quadriceps Strength After ACL Reconstruction? An Examination of Isometric Quadriceps Strength and Functional Tests at 3 Months by Nicholas Giampetruzzi, Adam P Weaver, Dylan P Roman, Joshua A Cleland, Brandon M Ness

“…Developing methods of early identification of strength deficits is essential to allow clinicians to provide more individualized interventions early in the rehabilitation process…”
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Delayed-release prednisone improves fatigue and health-related quality of life: findings from the CAPRA-2 double-blind randomised study in rheumatoid arthritis by Frank Buttgereit, Rieke Alten, Amy Grahn, Robert J Holt, Patricia Rice

“…General quality of life was assessed using the general score and individual domains of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) and SF-36.Results The change from baseline to week 12 in FACIT-F score was statistically significantly different with DR prednisone/DMARD (3.8) versus placebo/DMARD (1.6; difference 2.2, p=0.0032). …”
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