Delay of innate immune responses following influenza B virus infection affects the development of a robust antibody response in ferrets by Thomas Rowe, Ashley Fletcher, Melissa Lange, Yasuko Hatta, Gabriela Jasso, David E. Wentworth, Ted M. Ross

“…IAV infection of ferrets to generate these reagents resulted in a strong antibody response, but IBV infection generated weak antibody responses. …”
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Christian vs liberal conceptions of human rights by Piotr Mazurkiewicz

“…It is a paradox that the more atomized a society is, the more necessary a strong state becomes to guarantee individual rights and a sense of security in times of crisis. …”
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Critical technologies and geology-engineering integration practices for deep CBM production in the Yanchuannan CBM field by Zhenlong CHEN, Yunhai WANG, Xiao LIU, Bin CUI, Song YANG, Xin LI, Qilong FANG

“…The deep CBM reservoirs in the Yanchuannan CBM field exhibit strong heterogeneity, causing difficulties with effective production. …”
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Farmer perception of impacts of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) and transferability of its management practices in Uganda by Andrew Kalyebi, Michael H. Otim, Tom Walsh, Wee Tek Tay

“…While FAW was officially reported in Uganda in 2016, farmers confirmed noticing damage symptoms similar to those caused by FAW as early as 2013 and 2014 in Namutumba and Kamuli districts, respectively. 98% of the farmers in Kamuli and 96% of those in Namutumba strongly agreed that FAW infestation reduced their income, while 74% in Kamuli and 86% in Namutumba also strongly considered the FAW as a threat to maize production (P < 0.0001). …”
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Disrupting EDEM3‐induced M2‐like macrophage trafficking by glucose restriction overcomes resistance to PD‐1/PD‐L1 blockade by Shaoyong Peng, Minshan Wu, Qian Yan, Gaopo Xu, Yumo Xie, Guannan Tang, Jinxin Lin, Zixu Yuan, Xiaoxia Liang, Ze Yuan, Jingrong Weng, Liangliang Bai, Xiaolin Wang, Huichuan Yu, Meijin Huang, Yanxin Luo, Xiaoxia Liu

“…This finding contradictsthe previous trend that positive PD‐L1 expression indicates a strong responseto PD‐1/PD‐L1 blockade. Mechanistically, high‐EDEM3 expression facilitates M2‐like This finding contradictsthe previous trend that positive PD‐L1 expression indicates a strong responseto PD‐1/PD‐L1 blockade.Mechanistically, polarizationand chemotactic migration of macrophages, which are enriched in theperipheral region of tumours compared to thecore region, precluding access of CD8+ T cells to tumourfoci. …”
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The Effect of Laboratory Parameters on the Hospital Stay and Mortality in Pediatric Patients Who Underwent Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy by Ahmet Ulusan, Hilal Zehra Kumbasar Danaci, Bekir Elma, Maruf Sanli, Ahmet Feridun Isik

“…PIV showed a strong correlation with length of hospital stay, with an r value of 0.650 (<i>p</i> < 0.01). …”
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Isotretinoin as a Possible Environmental Trigger to Autoimmunity in Genetically Susceptible Patients by Jocelyn Nugroho, Bahareh Schweiger

“…A 16-year-old female presents with symptoms of tremors, lack of focus, sleeplessness, emotional liability, bulging eyes, loose stools, heat intolerance, and missed menstrual periods. …”
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Predictive biomarkers of performance under stress: a two-phase study protocol to develop a wearable monitoring system by Cassandra Pattinson, Graham Kerr, Simon S Smith, Chamindie Punyadeera, Ian Stewart, Kerrie Mengersen, Karen A Sullivan, Jonathan M Flintoff, Sarah Ahamed, Shahnewaz Ali, Angus Bagley, Daniel Broszczak, Blair Crewther, Louis de Waal, Shannon L Edmed, Tharindu Fernando, Clinton Fookes, Francesca D Frentiu, Andrew P Hunt, Ottmar V Lipp, Ben McMaster, Luke Ney, Senn L Oon, Ajay Pandey, Parth Pandit, Jonathan M Peake, Muthukuttige Madusha Nuwanthi Perera, Virginie Perlo, Luke Schmidt, Kirsten Spann, Danielle Young, Tony J Parker

“…Biomarkers will be identified from molecular markers in biological samples (eg, blood, saliva, sweat and stool), physiological measures and psychological assessments to predict cognitive and physical performance under stress. …”
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Performance of Tomicus yunnanensis and Tomicus minor (Col., Scolytinae) on Pinus yunnanensis and Pinus armandii in Yunnan, Southwestern China by Tao Zhao, Bo Långström

“…The sex ratio and developmental period were not affected by host species, but the brood beetles emerging from Armand pine weighed less than those from Yunnan pine, suggesting that P. armandii are less suitable to be host of T. yunnanensis and T. minor.…”
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Experience in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Developed after a New Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19) by R. G. Myazin

“…There were a statistically significant decrease in the severity of IBS symptoms (normalization of the consistency of the stool, cessation of flatulence, a decrease in abdominal  pain; p &lt; 0.05) and a decrease in anxiety after the end of treatment.Conclusions. …”
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Case report: A co-existing case of ulcerative colitis and dysferlinopathy in a male patient by Limin Li, Qiong Yan, Mingming Deng, Muhan Lü, Tiejun Zhou, Xiaolin Zhong

“…We present a case of a 33-year-old male patient who exhibited concurrent muscle atrophy, muscle weakness, diarrhea, and mucopurulent bloody stools. Notably, the patient reported that his household or family members experienced similar symptoms of muscle weakness, without any apparent neurological or psychiatric manifestations. …”
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Molecular and Clinical Characterization of Giardia duodenalis Infection in Preschool Children from Lisbon, Portugal by Filipa Santana Ferreira, Rita Alexandre dos Santos Soares de Bellegarde Machado Sá da Bandeira, Cláudia Alexandra Cecílio de Sampaio Ferreira Constantino, Ana Maria Teixeira Duarte Cancela da Fonseca, Joana da Graça Matias Gomes, Rúben Miguel Lopes Rodrigues, Jorge Luís Marques da Silva Atouguia, Sónia Chavarria Alves Ferreira Centeno-Lima

“…The present study was conducted from April to July 2009 in public preschools in Lisbon enrolling 316 children. Stool examination was performed through microscopy. …”
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Natural History of the Ant Pheidole desertorum Wheeler in a Desert Grassland Habitat by Ken R. Helms

“…The adult major/minor worker ratio varies greatly among colonies; much of that variance appears explained by colony size and marturity of adult colony reproductive broods. Most colonies produce reproductives each year and colony sex ratios are extremely sex-biased. …”
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Adult acute megakaryoblastic leukemia with persistent diarrhea and extreme thrombocytosis: A very unusual case by Nevin Alayvaz Aslan, Gülsün Gülten

“…The diagnostic workup included a stool analysis, endoscopy colonoscopy, and imaging studies; however, these studies did not reveal any possible etiology. …”
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Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis Complicating Typhoid Fever in a Teenager by P. O. Okunola, G. E. Ofovwe, M. T. Abiodun, C. P. Azunna

“…We present an adolescent girl who was well until two weeks earlier when she had a throbbing frontal headache and fever with chills; she later had dyspnoea, jaundice, melena stool, multiple seizures, nuchal rigidity, and monoparesis of the right lower limb a day before admission. …”
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Intrafamilial Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori from Faecal DNA by M. McMillan, W. G. MacKay, C. L. Williams, A. J. Shepherd, C. Malcolm, L. T. Weaver

“…Random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was subsequently used to discriminate each isolate. 93% of stool samples selected were typeable. Parent, child and sibling samples were compared and similarities determined. …”
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Intestinal Permeability Assays: a Review by A. A. Iakupova, S. R. Abdulkhakov, R. K. Zalyalov, A. G. Safin, R. A. Abdulkhakov

“…The intestinal barrier integrity and permeability assays differ by the application setting (in vivo or ex vivo), subject (human or animal), marker molecules used to assess permeability (ions, various size carbohydrates, macromolecules, antigens, bacterial products and bacteria), biomaterial for the marker concentration assays (peripheral blood, portal venous blood, urine, stool). Despite a great variety of methods for assessing intestinal permeability, their clinical application requires further studies due to a lack of standardisation, the complexity of selected techniques and occasional limited reliability of results.Conclusion. …”
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Jejunal Ulcer Caused by Schistosoma japonicum by Daniela Jaqueline Rivadeneira, Hesheng Luo

“…The adult worms of S. japonicum live in the mesenteric veins and excrete eggs that circulate to the liver and colon; the eggs migrate through the intestinal wall and pass out with the stool. Here, we report a case of jejunal ulcer caused by the infection of Schistosoma japonicum. …”
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Productivity of European beech coppice stands in the Forest Management Area “Donjevrbasko”, Bosnia-Herzegovina by Srđan Keren, Vojislav Dukić, Zoran Govedar, Marijana Kapović-Solomun, Branislav Cvjetković

“…Thereby, we chose such stand which on the first look had fairly good quality of stools. The second coppice stand also grows in good site conditions where high production potential can be expected for beech, but in this case we selected for measurement such stand which has poor technical quality of trees and poor health state. …”
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A Unique Case of Mycophenolate Induced Colitis after 10 Years of Use by Abhinav Goyal, Moiz Salahuddin, Yogesh Govil

“…On day four, she started to have severe, nonbloody, watery diarrhea with abdominal distension and tenderness. Stool PCR was negative for C. difficile. CT abdomen/pelvis showed gaseous distension of the colon without any obstruction. …”
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