Le Queenborough d’Ellen Glasgow : cartographie d’une Babylone en devenir by Brigitte Zaugg

“…For her "tragicomedies of manners", The Romantic Comedians (1926), They Stooped to Folly (1929) and The Sheltered Life (1932), Ellen Glasgow chose a common setting, the fictional town of Queenborough. …”
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Efficacy and safety of jaktinib hydrochloride tablets in active axial spondyloarthritis: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial by Xiaomei Li, Xiaoxia Wang, Jian Wu, Xiao Zhang, Chunde Bao, Shengqian Xu, Lingyun Sun, Juan Wang, Guixiu Shi, Xiaofei Wang, Qing Dai, Antao Xu, Huaxiang Wu, YongQing Wang, Yan Ye, Yongfu Wang, Huaxiang Liu, Chenyin Lv, Jun Miao, Weiqi Min, Kuanting Wang, Luan Xue, Shanhui Ye

“…Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of jaktinib hydrochloride tablets (jaktinib), a Janus kinase inhibitor, in patients with active radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA).Methods Adults with active r-axSpA who met modified New York criteria and had an inadequate response to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs were randomised 1:1:1 to receive jaktinib 75 mg two times per day, 100 mg two times per day, or placebo. …”
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The added value of coupling anti-dsDNA and anti-chromatin antibodies in follow-up monitoring of systemic lupus erythematosus patients by Caroline Carlé, Françoise Fortenfant, Chloé Bost, Julie Belliere, Stanislas Faguer, Dominique Chauveau, Antoine Huart, David Ribes, Laurent Alric, Gregory Pugnet, Laurent Sailler, Yves Renaudineau

“…Objective: The autoimmune response to chromatin (Chr) or one of the nucleosome components (double stranded (ds)DNA and histones) is typically associated with the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …”
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Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in a subpopulation of older European clinical trial participants: a cross-sectional study by Manuel R Blum, Patricia M Kearney, Rose Galvin, Christine Baumgartner, Anette Van Dorland, Stephen Byrne, Nicolas Rodondi, Simon P Mooijaart, Carol Sinnott, Rosalinde K E Poortvliet, Jacobijn Gussekloo, David O Riordan, Carole Elodie Aubert, Kieran A Walsh, Robert S Du Puy, J Wouter Jukema, Vera McCarthy, Elaine K Walsh, Tinh-Hai Collet, Olaf M Dekkers

“…The hypnotic Z-drugs were the most frequent PIP in Irish participants, (3.5%, n=4), while it was non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and oral anticoagulant combination, sulfonylureas with a long duration of action, and benzodiazepines (all 4.3%, n=7) in Swiss, and benzodiazepines (7.1%, n=18) in Dutch participants. …”
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Utility of Pulse Oximetry Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) with Incorporation of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (SpO2∗10/FiO2∗PEEP) for Classification and Prognostication of Patients wit... by Pratibha Todur, Anitha Nileshwar, Souvik Chaudhuri, Nitin Gupta, Srikant Natarajan, Shwethapriya Rao

“…Conclusion. S/FP∗10 has a strong correlation to P/FP∗10 in ARDS patients. S/FP∗10 ≤116 has an excellent discriminant function to be categorized as severe ARDS. …”
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Improving Mental Health and Well-Being Through the Paradym App: Quantitative Study of Real-World Data by Athina Marina Metaxa, Shaun Liverpool, Mia Eisenstadt, John Pollard, Courtney Carlsson

“…At baseline, many users reported experiencing strong feelings of burnout (677/1627, 41.6%), strong insecurities (73/211, 34.6%), and low levels of thriving (140/260, 53.8%). …”
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« Paroles de flics ». Communications policières et actualité politique au Maroc (2005-2023) by Mériam Cheikh

“…The resurgence of police publishing (in Arabic and French) will mark the first milestone in the establishment of a system of communication that will be visible to all and which, over the course of the last two decades (2005-2023), will gradually become a fully-fledged professional service responsible, for the first time, not for denying but for addressing through discourse the strong tension between police action and civil liberties. …”
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Management Control System and Financial Performance of Micro Finance Institutions in Central Region Uganda by Arthur, Sunday, Caleb, Tamwesigire, Caroline Masiko, Murezi, George Stanley, Kinyata, Godfrey, Barigye, Keneth, Nuwagira, Moses, Agaba

“…This study revealed that two of the predictor variables are strong predictors of financial performance of MFIs. …”
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Determination of Probiotics Prescription Indications in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Materials of the Expert Council and Literature Review) by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, O. P. Alekseeva, S. A. Alekseenko, N. V. Korochanskaya, E. A. Poluektova, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin, T. L. Lapina, R. V. Maslennikov, A. I. Ulyanin

“…Prescription of certain probiotics in IBS is advisable to normalize the frequency and consistency of stools, relieve abdominal pain and bloating, as well as improve patients’ quality of life.…”
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Early life gut microbiome and its impact on childhood health and chronic conditions by Harold Nunez, Pamela A. Nieto, Ruben A. Mars, Maryam Ghavami, Cheryl Sew Hoy, Kimberley Sukhum

“…Some of these challenges are technical, such as lack of standardized stool collection protocols, inconsistent DNA extraction methods, and outdated sequencing technologies. …”
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Intestinal Obstruction in a Child with Massive Ascariasis by Munanura Turyasiima, Paul Matovu, Gloria Kiconco, Walufu Ivan Egesa, Phillip Sunday, Lydia Nakandi, Kirya Musa, Denis Oluka, Martin Byendera

“…The child had mild constipation and passed pellets of hard stool once in the last 72 hours. She was in fair general condition at the examination but had significant findings on abdominal examination. …”
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Personalized prediction of glycemic responses to food in women with diet-treated gestational diabetes: the role of the gut microbiota by Polina V. Popova, Artem O. Isakov, Anastasiia N. Rusanova, Stanislav I. Sitkin, Anna D. Anopova, Elena A. Vasukova, Alexandra S. Tkachuk, Irina S. Nemikina, Elizaveta A. Stepanova, Angelina I. Eriskovskaya, Ekaterina A. Stepanova, Evgenii A. Pustozerov, Maria A. Kokina, Elena Y. Vasilieva, Lyudmila B. Vasilyeva, Soha Zgairy, Elad Rubin, Carmel Even, Sondra Turjeman, Tatiana M. Pervunina, Elena N. Grineva, Omry Koren, Evgeny V. Shlyakhto

“…The study involved 105 pregnant women (77 with GDM, 28 healthy), who underwent continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for 7 days, provided food diaries, and gave stool samples for microbiome analysis. Machine learning models were created using CGM data, meal content, lifestyle factors, biochemical parameters, and microbiota data (16S rRNA gene sequence analysis). …”
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Review and Phylogenetic Evaluation of Associations between Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) and Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Menno Reemer

“…The immature stages of hoverflies of the subfamily Microdontinae (Diptera: Syrphidae) develop in ant nests, as predators of the ant brood. The present paper reviews published and unpublished records of associations of Microdontinae with ants, in order to discuss the following questions. (1) Are all Microdontinae associated with ants? …”
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Cavity nesting ants use more, larger grains of sand for nest entrance modification in repeated emigrations by M. Marczak, A. Gruszka, M. Rolski, S. Mitrus

“…Nest sites are important for social insects, as the nests provide refuge against enemies and ensure optimal conditions for brood development. It was previously shown that ant colonies can consistently vary in terms of the structure of specific parts of the nest, such as the nest walls. …”
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Listeria monocytogenes Meningoencephalitis and Cerebral Abscess in a Heart Transplant Recipient by Paul C. Adjei

“…A 54-year-old male, five months postorthotopic heart transplantation, presented with intermittent fevers, headaches, and “soupy” stools. Prior to presentation, he had low-level cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia for two straight weeks. …”
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Indications and Relative Utility of Lower Endoscopy in the Management of Clostridium difficile Infection by Nora E. Burkart, Mary R. Kwaan, Christopher Shepela, Robert D. Madoff, Yan Wang, David A. Rothenberger, Genevieve B. Melton

“…Most common indications were ruling out other etiologies (42%), inconclusive stool studies (36%), and worsening course (11%). …”
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Aphthous Esophagael Ulceration: A Novel Presentation of Crohn’s Disease? by Paul L Beck, Philip K Blustein, Melvin A Andersen

“…Viral, fungal and bacterial cultures of blood, stool and tissue biopsies were all negative. A small bowel enema showed inflammation of the distal ileum. …”
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Pouchitis unveiled: exploring clinical features, diagnosis, and cutting-edge treatments by Francesca Lusetti, Camilla Almeida Martins Helfenberger, Munique Kurtz de Mello, Natália Sousa Freitas Queiroz

“…Symptoms of pouchitis include increased stool frequency, urgency, and abdominal discomfort, significantly affecting patients’ quality of life. …”
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Association between microplastics and the functionalities of human gut microbiome by Bei Gao, Lixia Chen, Lizhi Wu, Shirui Zhang, Sunan Zhao, Zhe Mo, Zhijian Chen, Pengcheng Tu

“…Shotgun metagenomic sequencing was further employed to analyze the metagenomes of the human stool samples and fecal samples from mice exposed to microplastics. …”
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Methimazole-Induced Cholestatic Jaundice: A Rare Case and Literature Review by Ahmed Mohamed Nefzi, Dhouha Cherif, Habiba Dabbebi, Haythem Yacoub, Hajer Hassine, Hela Kchir, Khadija Bellil, Nadia Maamouri

“…Patients should be aware of this complication and advised to immediately stop taking the treatment when suggestive symptoms (pruritus, jaundice, dark urine, light-colored stool) occur.…”
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