Comparison of metagenomic analysis of fecal and gastrointestinal tract samples for identifying beneficial gut microorganisms by Ji-Seon Ahn, Eui-Jeong Han, Hea-Jong Chung, Hea-Jong Chung, Hea-Jong Chung

“…We further investigate the associations between gut microbiota and motor, cognitive, and emotional functions in mice, examining differences between the two sample types. …”
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Effects of Vegetation on Bird Communities and Bird–Plant Interactions in Urban Green Areas of Riparian Forests in Brazil That Have Undergone Ecological Restoration by Dayana Nascimento Carvalho, Eduardo Soares Calixto, Kleber Del-Claro

“…Composition varied significantly between areas as a function of the plant community, particularly when considering the interaction between season and area (ANOSIM: R = 0.19; Stress = 0.10; <i>p</i> = 0.008). …”
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Association between pulmonary ventilation function and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults: an observational study from Southwest China by Xu Li, Lin Li, Shuming Ji, Anjiao Peng, Lei Chen

“…And 81.56% participants (1,906/2,337) were found to have small airway dysfunction. Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that individuals with poor pulmonary ventilation function (PPF) were associated with an increased risk of MCI (OR [95% CI]: 1.38 [1.04, 1.83], P = 0.026). …”
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A Chinese pediatric patient with thalassemia traits and compound heterozygous mutations in the PIEZO1 gene suspected of having dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis by Weijie Chen, Xinyu Li, Huaqing Yang, Chao Niu, Yushan Huang, Lang Qin, Mingyan Fang, Shaofen Lin, Kaimei Wang, Yuan Zhuang, Yuhua Ye, Xin Jin, Jianpei Fang, Xiangmin Xu, Ke Huang, Honggui Xu

“…Background Dehydrated Hereditary Stomatocytosis (DHS), also known as Hereditary Xerocytosis (HX), is a rare genetic disorder primarily arising from gain-of-function mutations in PIEZO1, which disrupt mechanosensitive ion channels on red blood cell membranes. …”
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Significant associations between high-risk sexual behaviors and enterotypes of gut microbiome in HIV-negative men who have sex with men by Kangjie Li, Xinjing Liu, Xiaohua Zhong, Haijiao Zeng, Tian Liu, Bing Lin, Pinyi Chen, Biao Xie, Xiaoni Zhong

“…ABSTRACT Gut microbiome of men who have sex with men (MSM) exhibits distinctive characteristics compared with general populations. …”
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Tumor and α‐SMA‐expressing stromal cells in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors have a distinct RNA profile depending on tumor grade by Helvijs Niedra, Raitis Peculis, Rihards Saksis, Ilona Mandrika, Sofija Vilisova, Jurijs Nazarovs, Austra Breiksa, Aija Gerina, Julie Earl, Ignacio Ruz‐Caracuel, Marta Gabriela Rosas, Aldis Pukitis, Natalja Senterjakova, Vita Rovite

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Peculiarities of the application of the knowledge of mathematics in real-life situations and solving problems in case of senior form students having moderate special needs by Laima Tomėnienė

“…The results of the research have shown that the level of functional mathematical literacy of the majority of students with moderate special educational needs who have participated in the pilot research is not sufficient, the knowledge of mathematics is not strong, students lack practical abilities and perception how and where possessed knowledge could be applied in everyday activity. …”
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Bacterial Adaptor Membrane Fusion Proteins and the Structurally Dissimilar Outer Membrane Auxiliary Proteins Have Exchanged Central Domains in α-Proteobacteria by Anthony Y. Xiao, Jing Wang, Milton H. Saier

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What Expectations do Pastors and Local Churches in the Former Soviet Union have of Higher Theological Education at the Beginning of the 21st Century? by Taras DYATLIK

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THE DYNAMICS OF THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURISTS WHO HAVE ACCESSED TOURIST PACKAGES THROUGH THE "VACANȚE MINUNATE" AGENCY DURING THE PERIOD 2008-2015 by Daniela PLEȘOIANU, Mihaela DAVID, Agatha POPESCU

“…This analysis is very necessary in national and international tourism and the travel agency must have the necessary means to continuously upgrade its tourist product offerings. …”
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Generalized Thermoelastic Interactions Using an Eigenvalue Technique in a Transversely Isotropic Unbounded Medium with Memory Having a Line Heat Source by Tanmoy Seth, Md Abul Kashim Molla, Sadek Hossain Mallik

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Nonlinear asymmetric thermomechanical buckling of shallow nanoscale arches having dissimilar end conditions embracing nonlocality and strain gradient size dependencies by Saeid Sahmani, Kamila Kotrasova, Mona Zareichian, Jian Sun, Babak Safaei

“…The undercurrent research survey explores the roles of nonlocality and strain gradient size dependencies in nonlinear asymmetric buckling of shallow nanoscale arches having dissimilar end conditions through a numerical analysis. …”
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THE DYNAMICS OF THE NUMBER OF ROMANIAN TOURISTS WHO HAVE ACCESSED TOURIST PACKAGES THROUGH THE "VACANȚE MINUNATE" AGENCY DURING THE PERIOD 2000-2015 by Daniela PLEȘOIANU, Mihaela DAVID, Agatha POPESCU

“…This analysis is very necessary in national and international tourism and the travel agency must have the necessary means to continuously upgrade its tourist product offerings. …”
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Comparing the effectiveness of lithium disilicate glass ceramic onlays and full crowns in the restoration of cracked teeth that have undergone root canal therapy by ZHANG Hao, TIAN Yuan, LI Zhuangzhuang, ZHANG Min, ZHOU Haolin, LIU Jianguo

“…Objective This study compares the effects of lithium disilicate glass ceramic onlays and full crowns in restoring cracked teeth that have undergone root canal therapy, providing a reference for the restoration method of cracked teeth that have undergone root canal therapy. …”
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Peptide-Purified Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor (NMDAR) Autoantibodies Have Inhibitory Effect on Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity by Charlotte Day, John-Paul Silva, Rebecca Munro, Brice Mullier, Véronique Marie André, Christian Wolff, Gary J. Stephens, Angela Bithell

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Recent studies, typically using patient cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), have suggested that different autoantibodies (Aabs) acting on their respective receptors, may underlie neuropsychiatric disorders. …”
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The effect of oral probiotics on CD4 count in patients with HIV infection undergoing treatment with ART who have had an immunological failure by Masoud Mortezazadeh, Saeed Kalantari, Nooshin Abolghasemi, Mitra Ranjbar, Saeedeh Ebrahimi, Abbas Mofidi, Babak Pezeshkpour, Ensieh Sadat Mansouri, Seyed Zia Tabatabaei, Mehdi Kashani

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Modified Laparoscopic Inverted Triangle Model for Extended Lesion Resection in the Treatment of Symptomatic Localized Adenomyosis in Women Who Have Completed Childbirth by Libing Liu, Weiwei Wei, Huimin Tang, Yao Chen, Hong Zheng, Bin Tang, Ruxia Shi, Jiming Chen, Bairong Xia, Bingying Lu

“…Background: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of the modified laparoscopic inverted triangle model for extended lesion resection in treating dysmenorrhea focal adenomyosis in women who have completed childbirth. Methods: A total of 52 patients with dysmenorrhea focal adenomyosis treated in the Department of Gynecology of the Affiliated Changzhou Second People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from July 2014 to August 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Central auditory and cognitive functions in patients suffering from migraine: case–control study by Weaam Noaman M. Alhawy, Mohamed S. Bakr, Amira Mohammad Eloseily, Shady Safwat Hassan, Maha Abdelgaber A. Aly

“…Each participant was subjected to detailed medical history, Migraine Disability Assessment and Headache impact test questionnaires, neurological evaluation, basic audiological evaluation, central auditory function tests (SPIN, DDT, DPT, AFT-R), and cognitive function test (P300). …”
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Simbolinės ir buitinės lazdõs funkcijos by Jurga Sajenkienė, Jurgita Macienė

“…It explains how the functions of the stick have changed: from a weapon intended for hunting or defense, to an attribute used in various games, from a sign of distinction of the pope or king to a symbol of a beggar. …”
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Preoperative Evaluation of Sexual Function in Patients Undergoing Bilateral Nerve-Sparing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy by Boyan Atanasov, Nikolay Kolev, Rumen Kotsev, Fahd Al-Shargabi, Pencho Genov, Aleksandar Vanov

“…From January 2014 to March 2017, at the urology clinic of University Hospital – Pleven, 64 patients opted BNSRRP and reported to have preserved erectile function (EF), wishing to maintain this function after surgery. …”
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