The gut microbiome: a vital link to hyperuricemia, gout and acute flares? by Wei Wang, Liping Wang, Jing Chen, Xinyi Yang, Qingyu Guo, Zhen Zhang, Jingjing Liang, Ping Gu, Jiaqing Shao

“…In addition, the gout group was further divided into intercritical gout and acute gout groups on the basis of the claim of joint pain and relevant clinical parameters. 16S rRNA sequencing was used to evaluate the microbiome composition of all the groups.ResultsA dramatic decreasing trend in microbial richness and diversity was observed in hyperuricemic patients compared with healthy controls. …”
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Beta-glucans supplementation for sows during gestation and lactation by Julia Delpupo Coelho, Pedro Henrique Watanabe, Tiago Silva Andrade, Rayssa Aline Rocha Teixeira, Marcelo Emersom Costa Santos, Ingrid Barbosa de Mendonça, Deborah Marrocos Sampaio Vasconcelos, Isaac Neto Goes da Silva, Manoel Wanamark David Ferreira Filho, Leonardo Augusto Fonseca Pascoal, Ednardo Rodrigues Freitas

“…Objective The study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary beta-glucan supplementation for gestation and lactation sows of 1st, 2nd or 3rd parity on reproductive parameters, litter performance, milk composition and Brix value of colostrum, hemogram and serum immunoglobulin G concentration of sows and piglets. …”
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Relationship between testosterone and cortisol with anthropometric characteristics in professional male soccer players by Lorena Rodríguez García, Halil Ibrahim Ceylan, Ana Filipa Silva, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Beatriz Moreno Vecino, Francisco Tomás González Fernández, Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz

“…In fact, professional soccer staff can use these parameters in combination with other indicators to optimize workloads and avoid overreaching and overtraining. …”
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Microbial Contamination in Commercial Honey: Insights for Food Safety and Quality Control by Felipe Bruxel, Ana Maria Geller, Andrei Giacchetto Felice, Jeferson Aloísio Ströher, Anderson Santos de Freitas, Angela Balen, Maria Beatriz Prior Pinto Oliveira, Wemerson de Castro Oliveira

“…Our results point to an increased need for surveillance, as honey contamination can lead to public health problems, requiring improvements in legislation and control parameters.…”
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Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) essential oil supplementation: impact on performance, egg quality, serum, and faecal mineral content in laying partridges by Eyüp Başer, Behlül Sevim, N. Kürşad Akbulut, Yusuf Çufadar, İbrahim Halıcı, Yavuz Kal, Havva Tekik, Meltem Gültekin, Ainhoa Sarmiento-García

“…Serum and faecal mineral compositions did not differ significantly among the experimental groups (p>0.05). …”
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CHARACTERIZATION AND PHARMACEUTICAL EVALUATION OF DAUCUS CAROTA PECTIN AS A SUSPENDING AGENT IN ORAL DOSAGE FORMS by Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Prince George jnr Acquah, Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor, Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Sarah Amankra Meta, Ama Amankwah Adu-Boampong

“…FTIR analysis identified all the essential pectin functional groups while other characterization parameters showed quality high methoxyl pectin. Carrot pectin suspensions demonstrated significantly (P < 0.01) lower re-dispersibility and sedimentation rate when compared to acacia. …”
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Performance Assessment and Heat Transfer Coefficient of Antifreeze Fluids in Low-Temperature Solar Collectors by Alejandro Zacarías, José M. Cruz, Jorge E. De León-Ruiz, Geydy Gutiérrez-Urueta, Jorge Bedolla, Orlando Guarneros, Guerlin Romage, Ricardo Balcázar, Rubén Mil-Martínez, Simón E. Carranco

“…This study highlights the significant impact of fluid properties, affecting the convective heat transfer coefficient, on the overall efficiency of solar collectors, emphasizing the importance of optimizing fluid composition and operating conditions for enhanced thermal performance.…”
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General principles of expanding the speed range of operation of autonomous power supply systems for passenger cars by S. L. Samoshkin, S. S. Mironov, O. S. Samoshkin, M. V. Khodenkov, A. S. Sarikov

“…It is solved by forcing the excitation of the generators.Analysis of modern systems of autonomous power supply of passenger cars showed that the expansion of the speed range of its operation can be achieved in three ways:•             raising the gear ratio of the gearbox to ensure it is switched on to the nominal mode at a carriage speed of 15 - 20 km/h without changing the parameters of the generator and the entire system of autonomous power supply;•             modernization of the electrical equipment complex for passenger cars to ensure the operation of the main power consumers and charge the battery while driving at low speeds (over 18 km/h) without changing the mechanical parameters and composition of the serial generator-drive unit;•             modernization of the generator in order to reduce its turnon revolutions to the power required to provide the main power consumers without changing the mechanical parameters of the drive.All three methods have its advantages and disadvantages, the choice of any of them is determined by the technical requirements for a specific car model.…”
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Quality Evaluation of Muffins Enriched With Blueberry and Cranberry Powders by Njomza Gashi, Endrit Hasani, Salih Salihu

“…This is due to the fact that its high composition with bioactive ingredients affects the increase in nutritional value and the general acceptability of the product. …”
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Standardization of the Pharmaceutical Substance of Lithium Salt Gamma-lactone of 2,3-dehydro-l-gulonic Acid as a Radio-sensitizing Agent by M. S. Tretyakova, S. V. Krivoshchekov, E. V. Plotnikov, E. V. Dorozhko, O. A. Voronova, M. S. Larkina, K. S. Brazovskiy, M. V. Belousov

“…A draft specification for the pharmaceutical substance of the lithium salt gamma-lactone 2,3-dehydro-L-gulonic acid has been developed. The optimal parameters for the control of the composition and physico-chemical characteristics and quantitative determination of the pharmaceutical substance have been determined, which is the main task for the pharmaceutical development of the drug. …”
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Optimization Design of Fast Neutron Target Station Beam Extraction Based on Genetic Algorithm by QIN Ziqian1, 2, 3, TAN Xinjian2, 3, ZHANG Xiaodong2, 3, PAN Qingquan1, LIU Xiao2, 3

“…Therefore, the aforementioned parameters are used as variables, and the three important indicators are taken as the objective function. …”
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Time Course of Changes in Extravascular Water of the Lung After Pneumonectomy According to the Data of Transpulmonal Thermodilution by V. V. Kuzkov, Ye. V. Suborov, V. N. Kuklin, M. Sobkhez, M. Yu. Kirov, L. Ya. Bjertnes

“…TCD and ITD (Cold Z-021 and PiCCOplus monitors, respectively (Pulsion, Germany)) were used to measure volumetric parameters and PEVW. The parameters of pulmonary hemodynamics, respiratory mechanics, and blood gas composition were recorded. …”
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Calculation programs as a didactic generator of the discipline “Fundamentals of rocket and space techniques” by Konstantin P. Baslyk

“…Values of flight characteristics of missiles associate with the equations of motion of the aircraft, formulated relative to the design-ballistic parameters. It is possible to go from the calculated thermodynamic parameters of the propulsion system to the presentation of information on the basics of the theory of rocket engines, composition and unit’s air-hydraulic systems.The problem of creating a pressurization of the fuel tanks of missile is discussed in detail. …”
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Comparative analysis of bacterial communities and environmental interactions in seawater and saline-alkali aquaculture ponds for Scylla paramamosain in northern China by Dongping Zhou, Dongping Zhou, Yuanyuan Fu, Lei Liu, Weichuan Lin, Zhibin Lu, Yangfang Ye, Minglei Zhang

“…Over the course of a five-month aquaculture experiment, water samples were collected from seawater and saline-alkali ponds and subsequently analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing technology to examine the bacterial community composition and its relationship with physicochemical water quality parameters. …”
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Comparison of uremic toxin removal between expanded hemodialysis and high volume online hemodiafiltrations in different modes by Jan Biedunkiewicz, Agnieszka Zakrzewska, Sylwia Małgorzewicz, Michał Komorniczak, Katarzyna Jasiulewicz, Natalia Płonka, Agnieszka Tarasewicz, Magdalena Jankowska, Bogdan Biedunkiewicz, Alicja Dębska‐Ślizień, Leszek Tylicki

“…Twelve patients were included, with an average age of 52.5 ± 15.47 years and an average dialysis duration of 42.05 ± 31.04 months. The dialysis parameters, including; post-dialysis weight, session duration, dialysate composition, blood and dialysate flow; rates, dialysate temperature, and anticoagulation dosage, were maintained consistently across all modalities. …”
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Postharvest quality of guava with a novel gum Arabic-beeswax-coconut oil coating under ambient and chilling storage by Ung Hua Ting, Mohd Zahid bin Abidin, Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Mohd Syafiq bin Abdullah, Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie, Abdul Fattah B. Ab Razak, Mohammad Hafsanjani bin Salleh, Siti Nadhira binti Mohamad Basri

“…This study investigates a novel composite edible coating made from gum Arabic, beeswax, and coconut oil to extend the shelf life and preserve the quality of guava (cv. …”
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Primary and residual cardiometabolic risk factors among young adults in a Russian city by Albina V. Sineglazova, Aliya S. Fakhrutdinova, Zemfira R. Asatullina, Guzel R. Mustafina, Taisiya Y. Kim, Albina R. Nurieva, Swapnil Parve

“…The study cohort showed an increase in all anthropometric parameters, with abdominal obesity and overweight reaching 100% in the CMDS 3. …”
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Towards a comprehensive view of wetland benthic communities by Clélia Duran, Christine Dupuy, Hélène Agogué, Robert Duran, Cristiana Cravo-Laureau

“…All mock communities showed similar composition indicating that sediment did not affect the DNA extraction. …”
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Ammonium Polyphosphate Promotes Maize Growth and Phosphorus Uptake by Altering Root Properties by Siqi Dong, Asante-Badu Bismark, Songsong Li, Qiang Gao, Xue Zhou, Cuilan Li

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different P fertilizers on maize yield, root growth parameters, and P use efficiency to identify strategies for optimizing P management in black soil regions. …”
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Metabarcoding analysis of oral microbiome during pregnancy by Fatiha M. Benslimane, Layla I. Mohammed, Layla I. Mohammed, Haya Abu-Hijleh, Sara Suleiman, Sonia Boughattas, Zain Zaki Zakaria, Eleni Fthenou, Maha Al-Asmakh, Maha Al-Asmakh

“…Microbial diversity analysis revealed significant changes in microbial richness and composition. Taxonomy analysis showed a significant 3-fold increase in Bacteroidota. …”
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