Changes of Narrative: Osvald Sirén’s Photographic Modeling of Modern Research on Chinese Garden by Jiuwen GU, Yuanfeng SHI, Shan JIA

“…This process of overcoming photographic practice constraints is also the driving force behind photographic equipment iteration. Photographers’ strong artistic aspirations under limited technical conditions have given garden photography, as a sub-category of photography, an exceptional artistic character. …”
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The role of teachers and administrators in supporting the adaptation of students with special needs in mainstream high schools by Amir Mahmood, Xiao Huang, Nadia Rehman

“…Teacher support emerged as a strong predictor (ß = 0.502, p < 0.001), highlighting its crucial role in enhancing students’ adaptability. …”
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Development of a comprehensive model to predict stock prices in the stock market with an interpretive structural modeling approach by Shiva Rezaeyan, Mohammad Taleghani, Azita Sherej Sharifi

“…In the ISM, these criteria were positioned at the highest level (Level 8) of the hierarchy, indicating their strong driving force and considerable influence. On the other hand, the exchange rate, relative strength indicator, and exponential moving average were identified as the most influential indicators at the top levels (1 and 2) of the hierarchy. …”
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The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…The cost-effectiveness demonstrated strong MRS-Nociscan dominance, meaning it was both cost saving and a better clinical success. …”
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Impact of Addition of a Newtonian Solvent to a Giesekus Fluid: Analytical Determination of Flow Rate in Plane Laminar Motion by Irene Daprà, Giambattista Scarpi, Vittorio Di Federico

“…The degree of dependency is notably strong in the low range of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>ε</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Etiological, Clinical, and Epidemiological Characteristics of Acute Viral Gastroenteritis in an Adult Population in a Tertiary Level Hospital in Spain by Sara Herranz-Ulldemolins, Anna Sellarès-Crous, Miriam J. Álvarez-Martínez, M. Eugenia Valls, Marta Aldea Novo, Anna Vilella Morató, Laura Rodriguez, Mireia Navarro, Roser Vendrell, Josep Barrachina, Miguel J. Martínez, M. Ángeles Marcos

“…Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted, with 8886 stool samples from 8356 adult patients presenting acute diarrhea between January 2021 and December 2022. …”
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Risk Factors of Diarrhoea among Children Under Five Years in Southwest Nigeria by Harriet U. Ugboko, Obinna C. Nwinyi, Solomon U. Oranusi, Fasina F. Fagbeminiyi

“…Diarrhoea is the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day or more frequent passage than is normal for an individual. …”
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Comparison of global transcriptomes for nontyphoidal Salmonella clinical isolates from pediatric patients with and without bacteremia after their interaction with human intestinal... by Buyandelger Batsaikhan, Pei-Chun Lin, Katsumi Shigemura, Yu-Wei Wu, Reo Onishi, Pei-Ru Chang, Hung-Yen Cheng, Shiuh-Bin Fang

“…Methods: We selected clinical isolates obtained from stool and blood samples of patients with or without bacteremia and patients with high and low C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. …”
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Short-term outcomes of open versus laparoscopic surgery in patients with metachronous colorectal cancer by Jiyun Li, Ruoxi Tian, Hengchang Liu, Haipeng Chen, Zhaoxu Zheng

“…Compared to the open surgery group, the laparoscopic group presented significantly less estimated blood loss (56.80 ± 115.47 vs. 136.47 ± 158.61 ml, p = 0.038), a shorter time to the first flatus (2.20 ± 0.76 vs. 3.50 ± 0.62 days, p < 0.001), a shorter time to the first stool (2.92 ± 0.64 vs. 4.32 ± 0.64 days, p < 0.001), and a shorter postoperative hospitalization duration (7.24 ± 2.42 vs. 10.79 ± 3.50 days, p < 0.001). …”
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Metagenomic dna isolation from sheep feces and pcr detection of several rumen bacteria by Arif Yavuz, Dilek Özgün Ekiz, İlhami Kenger, Uğur Çömlekcioğlu

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The metagenomic DNA isolation was performed by using commercial I-Genomic Stool DNA Isolation Kit. Anaerovibrio lipolytica, Fibrobacter succinogenes, Prevotella bryantii, Prevotella ruminicola, Ruminobacter amylophilus, Ruminococcus albus, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Streptococcus bovis, Selenomonas ruminantium and Succinovibrio dextrinosolvens were screened using metagenomic DNA with polymerase chain reaction and spesific primers. …”
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Exploring the role of Microbiome in Susceptibility, Treatment Response and Outcome among Tuberculosis Patients from Pakistan: study protocol for a prospective cohort study (Micro-S... by Zia Ul-Haq, Muhammad Shahzad, Simon C Andrews

“…Demographic and dietary intake data, anthropometric measurement and blood, stool and salivary rinse samples will be collected at baseline, day 15, month-2 and end of the treatment. …”
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Use of Relay Method for Enhancing Comb Construction by <i>Apis cerana cerana</i> Utilizing <i>Apis mellifera ligustica</i> by Shunhua Yang, Shanglun Ge, Yiqiu Liu, Danyin Zhou, Xueyang Gong, Kun Dong

“…Although these findings prove that utilizing IHB colonies to form a base structure can enhance the efficiency of comb construction in CHB colonies, further research is needed to confirm the effects of 4 + 24 h operation on brood rearing and worker bee size.…”
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Fecal shedding level of Haemonchus contortus is associated with gastrointestinal bacterial microbial composition in naturally infected sheep by Jeferson Vidart Ramos, Verônica Rocha Merched, Laura Dias da Silva Ribeiro, Guilherme Neves Lima Rattmann, Renan Eugênio Araújo Piraine, Fabio Pereira Leivas Leite

“…This study evaluated the bacterial community of Corriedale sheep naturally infected with H. contortus based on the fecal egg counts over ten months and then classified as having low (LC), intermediate (IC), or high (HC). Stool samples were collected monthly for egg counts (EPG), and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was performed on five animals from each group. …”
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Enterococcus and Eggerthella species are enriched in the gut microbiomes of COVID-19 cases in Uganda by Carolina Agudelo, David Patrick Kateete, Emmanuel Nasinghe, Rogers Kamulegeya, Christopher Lubega, Monica Mbabazi, Noah Baker, Kathryn Y. Lin, Chang C. Liu, Arthur Shem Kasambula, Edgar Kigozi, Kevin Komakech, John Mukisa, Kassim Mulumba, Patricia Mwachan, Brenda Sharon Nakalanda, Gloria Patricia Nalubega, Julius Nsubuga, Diana Sitenda, Henry Ssenfuka, Giana T. Cirolia, Jeshua T. Gustafson, Ruohong Wang, Moses Luutu Nsubuga, Fahim Yiga, Sarah A. Stanley, Bernard Ssentalo Bagaya, Alison Elliott, Moses Joloba, Ashley R. Wolf

“…Given the impact of geography and cultural traditions on microbiome composition, it is important to investigate the microbiome globally and not draw broad conclusions from homogenous populations. Results We used stool samples in a Ugandan biobank collected from COVID-19 cases during 2020–2022. …”
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Improvement of Helicobacter pylori eradication efficacy at stomach and duodenum peptic ulcers by Natalya O. Schanova, Lyudmila V. Prokhorova

“…All patients underwent quantitative serological test for H. pylori-specific IgG antibodies, stool test for H. pylori antigen, fibrogastroscopy with stomach mucosa (SM) biopsy and rapid urease test, microscopic examination of SM biopsy specimens, polymerase chain reaction for H. pylori DNA in SM biopsy specimens. …”
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Gut Microbiome Profiles in Colorectal Cancer Patients in Iraq by Fatima J. Kadhim, Zahid S. Aziz, Khalid S. Ibrahim

“…This study aims to investigate the differences in gut microbiota between CRC patients and healthy individuals in Iraq, using 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing on Illumina NovaSeq (PE250-Seq). A total of 21 stool samples were analyzed: 12 from early-stage CRC patients and nine from healthy controls. …”
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Microbiota, parasitic infections and their relationship with nutritional status and neurocognitive functioning in children from Ecuador—Proyecto Guagua: research protocol for a cro... by Sandra Victoria Abril-Ulloa, Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Renata Alejandra Alvarado-Barba, Cristina Gabriela Ríos-Romero, Pamela Vinueza-Veloz, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Ruth Irene Arias-Gutiérrez, Manuel Pérez-Quintana, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, María Fernanda Vinueza-Veloz

“…Caretakers and school teachers are interviewed regarding hygiene, eating habits, and food handling. Stool samples are collected to analyze the gut microbiota and determine the presence of parasites. …”
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Characterization of environmental and clinical surveillance inputs to support prospective integrated modeling of the polio endgame. by Kamran Badizadegan, Kimberly M Thompson

“…Clinical surveillance of patients that present with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) became an essential tool, and the need for standardized laboratory methods to detect polioviruses isolated from stool samples of AFP patients led to the development of the Global Poliovirus Laboratory Network (GPLN) in 1990. …”
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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

“…In addition, intestinal biopsies from ileocolonoscopies, stool, rectal swabs, saliva samples, swabs of the oral cavity and blood samples will be collected systematically for the analysis of biomarkers, microbiome and genetic profiles. …”
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Issues of diagnostics and treatment of abdominal pain at irritable bowel syndrome at outpatient stage of the healthcare by Yu. A. Kucheryavy, T. L. Lapina, M. A. Livzan, M. F. Osipenko

“…Epigastric pain (dyspepsia), biliary pain, abdominal pain which can be accompanied by impaired frequency and consistency of stool determine the further investigation plan. Implementation of diagnostic algorithm allows to distinguish the organic disease or to establishthe diagnosis of functional disease. …”
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