The impact of bariatric surgery on gut microbiota: a bibliometric analysis of research trends and scientific contributions by Shuaichang Gong, Xiabiao Zhang, Xiabiao Zhang, Xiaoliang Chen, Ping Wan, Longfei Zhou, Jun Zhang

“…The United States leads in both the number of publications and average citations per article. The University of São Paulo is the most active institution, whereas the University of Copenhagen has the highest average citation count. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of rhein in the treatment of tumors by Lan Jiang, Lan Jiang, Lan Jiang, Qian Huang, Zhongquan Shi, Yi Yang

“…The institutions with the highest number of articles were the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (13 articles) and China Medical University (Taiwan) (13 articles). …”
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Effect of the adhesive added of copper applied with electric current on the ceramic/resin cement bond by Gabriel Augusto Silveira Sousa, Marcos Henrique Ramos da Silva, Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho, Rafael Pino Vitti, Evandro Piva, Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani

“…IPS e.max Press ceramic discs included in rigid polyvinyl chloride tubes with chemically activated acrylic resin were divided into four groups (n = 10): RX + UA (silane + universal adhesive); RX + UA + EC (silane + universal adhesive + electrical current); RX + EA (silane + experimental adhesive); and RX + EA + EC (silane + experimental adhesive + electrical current). …”
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Relapse-free survival is progressively shortened in a subset of Black patients with immune-mediated TTP treated in the rituximab era by Ayotola Fatola, Michael D. Evans, Jenna Brown, Elizabeth Davis, Andrew Johnson, Ana G. Antun, Andrew M. Farland, Ryan Woods, Ara Metjian, Yara A. Park, Gustaaf de Ridder, Briana Gibson, Raj S. Kasthuri, Darla K. Liles, Susan Eubanks, Frank Akwaa, Todd Clover, Lisa Baumann Kreuziger, J. Evan Sadler, Meera Sridharan, Ronald S. Go, Keith R. McCrae, Harsh Vardhan Upreti, Ming Y. Lim, Nicole K. Kocher, Radhika Gangaraju, X. Long Zheng, Jay S. Raval, Camila Masias, Spero R. Cataland, Marshall Mazepa, Shruti Chaturvedi

“…Separately, we evaluated overall RFS (composite of time to clinical relapse, ADAMTS13 relapse, or preemptive rituximab) in a prospective iTTP cohort from the Johns Hopkins University and the University of Minnesota. In the USTMA registry, median clinical RFS was shorter after the second or subsequent rituximab-treated episode than the first (2.1 vs 6.0 years; P = .04). …”
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Predicting the risk of hematoma expansion in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: the GIVE score by Tian-Nan Yang, Xin-Ni Lv, Zi-Jie Wang, Xiao Hu, Li-Bo Zhao, Jing Cheng, Qi Li

“…Methods We prospectively collected spontaneous ICH patients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University to form the development cohort (n = 395) and at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University to establish the validation cohort (n = 139). …”
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Challenges in Designing Blended Learning: the Experience of the “Schools of Instructional Design” by E. A. Drugova, I. I. Zhuravleva, M. G. Aiusheeva

“…This paper explores the challenges faced by representatives of Russian universities involved in designing and teaching courses in a blended mode during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Scientific support to plant breeding and seed production in Siberia in the XXI century by N. P. Goncharov

“…The article explains the need for fundamental reform in this economic sector: the recognition of plant breeding as being a fundamental science; a fair increase in its funding; the development of a breeding strategy, nationally and regionally; the further expansion of the network of the Breeding Centers; the re-establishment and improvement of the universities’ departments specialized in plant breeding and seed production; having more state-funded places in the universities for training plant breeders to be able to maintain and cement the country’s advanced position in plant breeding and to develop new globally competitive next-generation cultivars of main crops. …”
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A Novel COL7A1 Mutation in a Patient With Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa. Successful Treatment With Upadacitinib by Lai S, Lin C, Guo Z, Lai Y, Xie L, Wan C, Yang T, Li L

“…Shuqin Lai,* Chunli Lin,* Zimeng Guo, Yun Lai, Ling Xie, Chunlei Wan, Tao Yang, Longnian Li Department of Dermatology, Candidate Branch of National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tao Yang; Longnian Li, Department of Dermatology, Candidate Branch of National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, 341000, People’s Republic of China, Email danny20021068@126.com; li_longnian@foxmail.comAbstract: Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a heterogeneous and rare genetic skin disease caused by mutations in the COL7A1 gene, which encodes Type VII collagen. …”
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Protocol for development of an assessment tool for competency of ECG interpretation: expert consensus by the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method and cross-sectional testing using mult... by Shinji Inaba, Toshi A Furukawa, Osamu Yamaguchi, Masatsugu Sakata, Kazumichi Yamamoto, Tomohiro Kaga, Muhammad Wannous

“…Despite the importance of assessing ECG interpretation skills, there is currently no established universal, standardised assessment tool for ECG interpretation. …”
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Influence of Genetics, Immunity and the Microbiome on the Prognosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD Prognosis Study): the protocol for a Copenhagen IBD Inception Cohort Study by Johan Burisch, Lene Terslev, Mikkel Østergaard, Annette Bøjer Jensen, Frank Krieger Jensen, Flemming Bendtsen, Charlotte Wiell, Mohamed Attauabi, Klaus Theede, Viktoria Fana, Hartwig Roman Siebner, Henrik S Thomsen, Jakob M Møller, Simon Francis Thomsen, Gorm Roager Madsen, Anne Vibeke Wewer, Rune Wilkens, Johan Ilvemark, Nora Vladimirova, Sanja Bay Hansen, Yousef Jesper Wirenfeldt Nielsen, Helene Andrea Sinclair Ingels, Trine Boysen, Jacob T Bjerrum, Christian Jakobsen, Maria Dorn-Rasmussen, Sabine Jansson, Yiqiu Yao, Ewa Anna Burian, Frederik Trier Møller, Kristina Bertl, Andreas Stavropoulos, Jakob B Seidelin

“…We have initiated a Danish population-based inception cohort study aiming to investigate the underlying mechanisms for the heterogeneous course of IBD, including need for, and response to, treatment.Methods and analysis IBD Prognosis Study is a prospective, population-based inception cohort study of unselected, newly diagnosed adult, adolescent and paediatric patients with IBD within the uptake area of Hvidovre University Hospital and Herlev University Hospital, Denmark, which covers approximately 1 050 000 inhabitants (~20% of the Danish population). …”
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Ecosystem collaboration for climate action: a case study of the ILCA Project by Ancuța Agheniței, Carmen Nastase, Carmen Chașovschi

“…Through a consortium of six universities and three research institutes from different European countries, the ILCA project aimed to engage multiple stakeholders in national, regional and local ecosystems to develop innovative solutions to tackle climate change. …”
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Virtual reality and speech analysis for the assessment of impulsivity and decision-making: protocol for a comparison with neuropsychological tasks and self-administered questionnai... by Marta Ruiz, Maria Luisa Barrigon, Antonio Artes, Philippe Courtet, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, Santiago de Leon-Martinez, Elena Parra-Vargas, Irene Chicchi-Giglioli, Alejandro Albán Porras-Segovia

“…We hypothesise that these innovative tools will be reliable and acceptable by patients, potentially improving the simultaneous assessment of impulsivity and decision-making.Methods and analysis This study will be carried out at the University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz (Madrid, Spain). …”
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خدمات الارشاد الأکادیمى عن بعد لطلاب الدراسات العلیا بقسم المکتبات والمعلومات بجامعة حلوان by د. لمیاء مختار عبد الحمید

“…For this purpose, the study aims to fulfill a set of objectives; namely:introducing the role of using computers in supporting academic guidance,introducing the role of smartphone applications in supporting academic guidance,introducing the requirements of the department of libraries and information atHelwan University for using such modern technological tools, identifyingproblems that the departments of libraries and information may face when usingthis new service and identifying the technical and professional requirements thatthe departments of libraries and information need for that technological change…”
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Tumor Size Is a Critical Factor in Adjuvant Chemotherapy for T3-4aN0M0 Gastric Cancer Patients after D2 Gastrectomy by Shi Chen, Li-Ying Ou-Yang, Run-Cong Nie, Yuan-Fang Li, Jun Xiang, Zhi-Wei Zhou, Ying-Bo Chen, Jun-Sheng Peng

“…We performed a retrospective study of 269 patients with a histological diagnosis of T3-4aN0M0 stage gastric cancer who underwent D2 radical surgery at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center or the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University between January 2006 and December 2010. …”
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The relationships between mental health and social media addiction, and between academic burnout and social media addiction among Chinese college students: A network analysis by Tingwei Feng, Buyao Wang, Mingdi Mi, Lei Ren, Lin Wu, Hui Wang, Xufeng Liu, Xiuchao Wang

“…Background: The rapid growth in the use of social media applications on the internet has significant impacts on mental health, especially among university students. This study aims to explore the network characteristics and core symptoms between social media addiction, mental health issues (anxiety, depression, stress), and academic burnout. …”
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Exploring the Dynamics of Work Satisfaction and Innovation Among Young Lecturers in Post-Pandemic Indonesia by Despinur Dara, Saparuddin Saparuddin

“…Research Methods: The study uses a mixed method approach in which 382 young lecturers from state universities in Indonesia participate in surveys, in-depth interviews, and participatory observations. …”
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Interpretable Machine Learning Model for Predicting Postpartum Depression: Retrospective Study by Ren Zhang, Yi Liu, Zhiwei Zhang, Rui Luo, Bin Lv

“…MethodsThis study recruited pregnant women who delivered at the West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University. Various variables were collected from electronic medical record data and screened using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator penalty regression. …”
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Measuring Health Promoter Core Competencies Among Graduate Students Enrolled in a Health Promotion Course by Lauren M. Sherk, Melissa MacKay, Jennifer E. McWhirter, Andrew Papadopoulos

“…In the present study, surveys were administered to students enrolled in the University of Guelph Winter 2021 semester Health Promotion class before and after completion of an experiential group health promotion assignment worth 50% of their grade. …”
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INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS VS ENDOWMENTS by E. S. Biryukov

“…to the budget of the university annually. Endowment funds are one of the key sources of revenues of leading American universities. …”
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THE COLLABORATIVE DESIGNING OF A PERSONALIZED HYBRID LMS USING A VIRTUAL MACHINE IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT by Lina Čeponienė, Péter Galambos, Tamás Haidegger, Dariusz Mikulowski, Branislav Mišota, Oliver Moravcik, Enikő Nagy, Mariya P. Shyshkina, Pavel Smolka, Stefan Svetsky

“…In this paper, the researchers share their experiences gained with their universities' academic LMSs (Moodle and AIS) and compare their personalization capabilities level to the teacher level and their use in the cloud. …”
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