Microbiota analysis of perimenopausal women experiencing recurrent vaginitis in conjunction with urinary tract infection by Yingying Bi, Yuezhu Wang, Wu Li, Yuhang Chen, Jinlong Qin, Huajun Zheng

“…Its pathogenesis is not completely known, but the urogenital microbiota is thought to be involved. We compared the urogenital and gut microbiotas of perimenopausal women experiencing RV/UTI with those of age-matched controls to provide a new microbiological perspective and scheme for solving clinical problems. …”
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Endometrial Cancer and Hypermethylation: Regulation of DNA and MicroRNA by Epigenetics by Kouji Banno, Iori Kisu, Megumi Yanokura, Kenta Masuda, Yusuke Kobayashi, Arisa Ueki, Kosuke Tsuji, Wataru Yamagami, Hiroyuki Nomura, Nobuyuki Susumu, Daisuke Aoki

“…Breakdown of the DNA mismatch repair mechanism is thought to play a large role in the development of endometrial cancer, with changes in the expression of the hMLH1 gene being particularly important. …”
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High light availability offsets low naturalness regarding diversity but cannot compensate for reduced ecological value: A case study of near-natural forests and tree plantations in... by Khanh Vu Ho, Mirjana Ćuk, Andraž Čarni, Dragana Vukov, Miloš Ilić, László Erdös

“…Tree plantations are commonly thought to be simple ecosystems with low conservation value, although this conclusion is mainly based on simple taxonomic diversity indices, which ignore functional and phylogenetic diversity. …”
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Assessment of Antidepressant Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Hibiscus rosa sinensis Linn. Petals in Comparison with Fluoxetine and its Toxicity in Swiss Albino Mice: A Preclinical... by Sneha Ray, Swanand S Pathak

“…Introduction: Depression is the most common mental health condition today, with about 5% of adults worldwide thought to be affected. Hibiscus rosa sinensis (HRS) Linn (Malvaceae) blooms are a rich source of flavonoids, which have been shown to possess antidepressant properties. …”
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Dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis alters the proportion and composition of replicating gut bacteria by Eve T. Beauchemin, Claire Hunter, Corinne F. Maurice

“…This is particularly important as it is thought that metabolically active gut bacteria may be more relevant to health. …”
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Effect of exogenous free Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine on diabetes-associated cognitive dysfunction: neuroinflammation, and metabolic disorders by Huang Zhang, Lan Mo, Xi Chen, Mei Li, Maiquan Li, Yang Xu, Maomao Zeng, Zhiyong He, Qingwu Shen, Jie Chen, Wei Quan

“…Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) from daily diets are thought to be a vital contributor to the development of this diseases. …”
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Ten Candidate Genes Were Identified to Be Associated with the Great Growth Differentiation in the Three-Way Cross Hybrid Abalone by Qizhen Xiao, Shihai Gong, Zekun Huang, Wenzhu Peng, Zhaofang Han, Yang Gan, Yawei Shen, Weiwei You, Caihuan Ke, Xuan Luo

“…These overlap genes include up-regulated genes (<i>fabG</i>) and down-regulated genes (<i>HMCN1</i>, <i>TLR3</i>, <i>ITIH3</i>) between the L and the S groups, which are thought to function in growth in other organisms. …”
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Understanding factors influencing safety and team functionality at operative vaginal birth through multidisciplinary perspectives: a mixed methods study by Sasha M. Skinner, Eleanor Kippen, Daniel L. Rolnik, Peter Neil, Ryan J. Hodges, Nadine Murry, Ben W. Mol, Arunaz Kumar

“…Findings We received 100 survey responses from obstetric (n = 41), midwifery (n = 52) and paediatric (n = 7) staff, including senior (n = 49) and junior (n = 51) roles. Overall, 99% thought team communication should improve and 82% had witnessed practices outside protocol. …”
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Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and risk perceptions of pharmacy students regarding HIV/AIDS by Wael Mansy, Wajid Syed, Salmeen Babelghaith, Mohamed N. Al-Arifi

“…In addition, 35% of students thought that patients with HIV should be quarantined, 45% of students were concerned about workplace transmission of HIV and their safety on the job, and 41% of them would prefer not to take care of patients with HIV. …”
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Chaetoceros muelleri sulfated polysaccharides: chain conformation, physical characteristics, and morphology by Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi, Jorge Marquez-Escalante, Agustin Rascon-Chu, Karla Martínez-Robinson, Francisco Brown-Bojorquez, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan

“…The practical and theoretical significance of studying polysaccharides lies in the numerous essential functions these macromolecules fulfill in living organisms, and the important industrial and technological purposes they serve. Polysaccharides are thought to be abundant in marine microalgae; nevertheless, little is known about their sulfated polysaccharides. …”
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Revisión sistemática sobre los factores de riesgo y protección asociados a la ideación suicida en estudiantes universitarios by Yury Estefanía Perdomo Jurado, Diana Jiménez Giraldo, Yesenia Jaramillo Pérez

“…Se hizo la exploración en la base de datos Scopus basada en los descriptores en ciencias de la salud ‘Suicidal Ideation’, ‘University students’, ‘College students’, ‘Suicidal thought’ y ‘Suicidal idea’. Esa búsqueda generó una base con 176 artículos, de los cuales 51 fueron la muestra final. …”
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How not to disappear completely: new Stereospondyli fossils from the Rhaetian, Upper Triassic of Bonenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and their implications for the Late Triassic exti... by Andrea Prino, Florian Witzmann, Achim H. Schwermann, P. Martin Sander, Laurent Garbay, Dorota Konietzko-Meier

“…While Brachyopoidea survived into the Early Cretaceous, the other groups were thought to have gradually disappeared during the Late Triassic, going extinct before the Rhaetian. …”
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Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Neck Mimicking Cold Thyroid Nodule in 99m Tc Thyroid Scintigraphy by Oya Topaloglu, Bekir Ucan, Taner Demirci, Muyesser Sayki Arslan, Guleser Saylam, Evrim Onder, Sinan Gultekin, Alper Dilli, Mustafa Sahin, Erman Cakal, Mustafa Ozbek, Tuncay Delibasi

“…A 68-year-old man had a rapidly growing, painless neck mass, thought to be nodular goiter. Ultrasonography showed a giant, heterogeneous mass occupying the middle and superior poles and protruding outside of the left thyroid lobe. …”
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Correlation Between <i>Cryptococcus</i> Infection and the Nasal Mycobiota in a Population of Free-Ranging Koalas (<i>Phascolarctos cinereus</i>) in New South Wales, Australia by Andrew S. McPherson, Sophie L. Haworth, Alex Kan, Luisa Monteiro de Miranda, Mark B. Krockenberger

“…Interactions between respiratory pathogens and the nasal mycobiome are thought to play a role in the development and progression of numerous respiratory diseases. …”
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Does the Temperature of the Distension Medium Affect Pain Perception in Patients undergoing Ambulatory Hysteroscopy? by Sai Kalmegh, Meenal Patvekar

“…Additionally, the use of warm saline as the distension medium is thought to further alleviate pain. Aim: To compare the degree of pain perceived by patients undergoing office hysteroscopy using normal saline as a distension medium at room temperature with that using normal saline warmed to 37.5°C. …”
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Macrophage Activities in Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure by Sophia Esi Duncan, Shan Gao, Michael Sarhene, Joel Wake Coffie, Deng Linhua, Xingru Bao, Zhang Jing, Sheng Li, Rui Guo, Jing Su, Guanwei Fan

“…Macrophage population is active in inflammatory process, yet the clear understanding of the causative roles for these macrophage cells in HF development and progression is actually incomplete. Long ago, it was thought that macrophages are of importance in the heart after MI. …”
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Muslim Turcophobia: A Study of Two Missionary Authors by Murat Köylü

“…The seven stories of the sky, which their ancestors saw as Uçmak, the fact that hell is seven stories below the earth, free thought and tolerance in both religions and the fact that there is only one God religion. …”
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Long-Term Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Does Not Prevent Development of the Metabolic Syndrome in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by V. B. Matthews, R. Hollingshead, H. Koch, K. D. Croft, N. C. Ward

“…A reduction in NO bioavailability is thought to contribute to endothelial dysfunction, an early risk factor for both cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. …”
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Criminological principles of transitional justice for Ukraine: zones of criminogenic risks by Y. V. Orlov, L. V. Dundych

“…The dilemma of “reconciliation vs. truth” is one of the manifestations of competing victimhood, as well as a consequence of metaphysical multiplicity of ontological simultaneous stay of the parties to the conflict in different socio-temporal modes: excellent narrative, discursive symbolic systems of thought, practice. If the internal dimension of social conflict is maintained by foreign policy agents, an energy-charged social mythology, fueled by propaganda, collective commemorative practices, and postmemory mechanisms, becomes an obstacle to the substantive synchronization of time modes. …”
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Surgical Resection of Anastomotic Stenosis after Rectal Cancer Surgery Using a Circular Stapler and Colostomy with Double Orifice by Toru Imagami, Satoru Takayama, Yohei Maeda, Taku Hattori, Ryohei Matsui, Masaki Sakamoto, Hisanori Kani

“…Compared to endoscopic balloon dilation, resection of the stricture by the circular stapler is thought to be reliable. This technique is particularly effective for localized stenosis, including anastomotic stenosis. …”
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