Fecal microbiota transplantation from a healthy pouch donor for chronic pouchitis: a proof-of-concept study by Sabrina Just Kousgaard, Sebastian Mølvang Dall, Mads Albertsen, Hans Linde Nielsen, Ole Thorlacius-Ussing

“…Treatment was administered by enema daily for two weeks, then every other day for two more weeks. Disease severity and quality of life (QoL) were accessed at baseline and 30-day follow-up. …”
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Comparative evaluation of chitosan-based multifunctional wound dressings: a multistage randomised controlled experimental trial by D. I. Ushmarov, S. E. Gumenyuk, A. S. Gumenyuk, T. V. Gayvoronskaya, S. Ya. Karablina, А. V. Pomortsev, A. S. Sotnichenko, K. I. Melkonyan, T. Е. Grigoriev

“…Ultrasound imaging of the model wound area during the sample material biodegradation was used to control the wound process in more detail. …”
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Pain and its Perceived Relatedness to the Onset, Maintenance, and Relapse of Opioid use Disorder: A Descriptive Study of Non-Treatment-Seeking Individuals by Johnathan Rausch, Parker Entrup, Megan Deaner, Jasmine King, O. Trent Hall

“…Scant research describes such perceptions among non-treatment-seeking individuals.Aims This study describes pain burden and perceptions regarding the role of pain in OUD onset, maintenance, relapse, and addiction treatment delay in a sample of individuals with untreated OUD.Methods This cross-sectional study surveyed syringe exchange participants (n = 141). …”
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The use of a novel complication reporting system: the comprehensive complication index in thulium laser enucleation of the prostate by Song Haifeng, Daxun Luo, Hui Liu, Yunfei Fan, Haiwen Huang, Yubao Liu, Meng Fu, Jianxing Li

“…Conclusions Compared with the CDC, the CCI more accurately reflects short-term postoperative complications after ThuLEP and shows a stronger correlation with LOS while enabling smaller sample sizes in RCTs. …”
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Cervical Vertebral Maturation Assessment using various Machine Learning techniques on Lateral cephalogram: A systematic literature review by Shailendra Singh Rana, Bhola Nath, Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari, Sharvari Vichare

“…In this systematic review (SR), the studies were summarized in terms of ML techniques applied, sample data, age range of sample and conventional method for CVMA, which showed that further studies with a uniform distribution of samples equally in stages of maturation and according to the gender is required for better training of the models in order to generalize the outputs for prolific use to target population.…”
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The Effect of Initial Orthodontic Therapy with Clear Aligners and Fixed Appliances on Microbial Profiles and Clinical Parameters by Megan Haug, Andrew Hopkins, Emily Duong, Kim-Sa Kelly, Julia Esfandi, Bhumika Shokeen, Tingxi Wu, Renate Lux

“…Clear aligner patients’ had microbial profiles with more oral health-associated species and lower gingival/plaque indices. …”
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CHANGES IN URINE MICROFLORA IN CHILDREN WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED URINARY TRACT INFECTION ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL BETWEEN 1990 AND 2015: A RETROSPECTIVE FULL-DESIGN STUDY OF CASE SERIES by Olga A. Zhdanova, Tatyana L. Nastausheva, Irina V. Grebennikova, Galina A. Batishcheva, Irina Yu. Balalaeva

“…Members of the family Enterobacteriaceae were the main causative agents of the UTI in 1990 (found in 90.4% of 502 samples), 2000 (in 79.7% of 632 samples), and 2015 (in 67.6% of 801 samples, df = 2, p < 0.001). …”
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Traditional Chinese medicine for age-related macular degeneration: A clinical evidence map between 2000 and 2022 by Yamin Li, Lina Liang, Yun Gao, Kai Xu, Wei Zhou, Jiaxian Li, Yu Jin, Ziyang Huang, Xiaoyu Li

“…After analyzing the articles with a focus on the stage of AMD, study type, sample size, intervention measures, outcome indicators, and the quality of evidence, we found that the studies were increasing, most of which were wet AMD, the main study type was randomized controlled trials, and the sample size was mostly fewer than 100 cases. …”
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Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Brain Involvement in Sepsis: A Relationship Supported by Immunohistochemistry by Giuseppe Bertozzi, Michela Ferrara, Mariagrazia Calvano, Natascha Pascale, Aldo Di Fazio

“…Neurons, conversely, appear to be more sensitive to oxidative stress because of a low number of protective or scavenger molecules (catalase, glutathione peroxidase, GSH, or vitamin E). …”
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Biotype and host relatedness influence the composition of bacterial microbiomes in Schizaphis graminum aphids by Yan M. Crane, Yan M. Crane, Charles F. Crane, Charles F. Crane, Christian Webb, Christian Webb, Brandon J. Schemerhorn, Brandon J. Schemerhorn

“…IntroductionThe microbiome of greenbug aphid (Schizaphis graminum (Rondani)) was investigated in regard to greenbug biotype, collection date, host species, and host cultivar.MethodsDNA samples were collected from biotypes E and K feeding on 17 cultivars belonging to five host plant species, namely wheat, barley, rye, sorghum, and the goatgrass Aegilops triuncialis. …”
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Experimental Study and Optimization of Shredding Speed to Improve the Efficiency of Small-Sized Disc Shredder for Plant Residues by Vitaliy V. Krasovskiy, Yuriy B. Gerber

“…For each experiment, there were taken 15 samples of apple tree branches with a diameter of 10 to 50 mm. …”
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Monomeric C-reactive protein and local inflammatory reaction in the wall of the coronary arteries in patients with stable coronary artery disease by I. S. Melnikov, S. G. Kozlov, P. V. Chumachenko, O. S. Saburova, O. A. Guseva, L. V. Prokofyeva, Z. A. Gabbasov

“…To study the phenotype of microvesicles circulating in the blood plasma of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), carrying monomeric C-reactive protein (mCRP) on their surface, and to detect tissue accretions of mCRP in coronary artery of patients with CAD.Material and methods. Blood samples obtained from 20 patients with stable CAD and from 7 healthy volunteers were examined. …”
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Composite Nano-Calcium-Based Material for Reinforcement and Protection of Earthen Ruins in Humid Environment by Xuan Huang, Chen Li, Xiaomeng Sun, Wanying Li

“…Moreover, the unconfined compressive strength growth rate of 0.4% of the samples has a qualitative improvement over other solid content samples.…”
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OP-8 SECOND LINE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITIS AND INADECUATE RESPONSE: ARE WE CHOOSING THE RIGHT TARGET POPULATION FOR CLINICALS TRIALS? by Daniela De La Viña, Natalia Sobenko, Eduardo Mullen, Ignacio Lucero, Juan Carlos Bandi, Maria Alejandra Villamil

“…Mean MELD was higher in cirrhotic (9.0vs7.1, p<.001) and correlated with liver events (9.6vs7.0, p<.001). 43/92 patients had moderate-severe ductopenia in histological samples, and it was significantly more frequent in <45 years (66%vs32%, p.008). …”
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Hemodynamic types of cutaneous microcirculation in rats: A selective experimental study by E. N. Chuyan, S. Yu. Liventsov, I. S. Mironyuk, M. Yu. Ravaeva, A. M. Kulichenko, D. K. Kontareva

“…Based on the assessment of baseline blood flow indicators in rats, three types of microcirculation were identified: aperiodic (41% of the sample), monotonic with low perfusion (33% of the sample), and monotonic with high perfusion (26% of the sample). …”
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Comprehensive analysis of scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq reveals the non-cardiomyocytes heterogeneity and novel cell populations in dilated cardiomyopathy by Siyu He, Chunyu Li, Mingxin Lu, Fang Lin, Sangyu Hu, Junfang Zhang, Luying Peng, Li Li

“…Using machine learning methods to quantify bulk RNA-seq data, we found significant differences in fibroblasts, T cells, and macrophages between DCM and normal samples. …”
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Microbial landscape of wounds in patients with combat trauma of extremities by Bubman L.I., Topolyanskaya S.V., Rachina S.A., Gladkih M.A., Usova T.V., Karpov V.V., Molochnikov A.Yu., Nechaev A.I., Khan S.O., Emomadov A.M., Zakharov N.S., Kharchenko E.I., Lytkina K.A., Marchenko I.P., Buriev I.M., Melkonyan G.G.

“…The wound samples were cultured on nutrient media and microorganisms were identified in accordance with standard methods and procedures. …”
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Epidemiological aspects of nephrolithiasis and chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system combination by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, N. A. Guseva, Sh. L. Voskanyan, V. V. Royuk, D. B. Rodin

“…Share of the patients with kidney stones in the shape of corals is 3,4% of the whole sample. Average sizes of kidney stones of the patients with congestive heart failure are 9,2–11,8 mm which is different from the sizes in whole sample – 6,9–9,5 mm.Conclusion. …”
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In vitro feasibility of bovine and canine whole blood and commercially prepared canine packed red blood cells as a source of xenotransfusion in swine (Sus scrofa domestica) by Victoria Diaz, Deanna M. W. Schaefer, Pierre-Yves Mulon, Xiaojuan Zhu, Joe Smith, Luca Giori, Chiara Hampton

“…The accuracy of QS at detecting incompatibilities was 87.5% in CMMa and 98.4% in CMMi in bovine-to-porcine samples. Agreement between SSA and QS methods was fair (k = 0.36) for bovine-to-porcine CMMa but could not be calculated for CMMi due to lack of compatible matches. …”
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Streptococcus agalactiae colonization is common among pregnant women with HIV infection and is neither predicted by hospital tier nor trimester in Mwanza, Tanzania by Paul H. Ngayomela, Richard Kiritta, Boniface A. Remi, Sophyrose T. Mboya, Nyambura Moremi, Dismas Matovelo, Fridolin Mujuni, Stephen E. Mshana, Claudia Daubenberger, Ruth N. Zadoks, Jeremiah Seni

“…Results The overall proportion of S. agalactiae colonization was 24.5% (214/872) [95% CI: 21.7 − 27.5%], and was significantly higher in the HIV infected group [63.1% (70/111)] than in the HIV-negative group [18.9% (144/761)]; OR (95% CI) = 7.33 (4.77–11.29, p-value < 0.001)]. Colonization was more prevalent in the rectal samples compared to vaginal samples [21.1% versus 8.83%, respectively; p-value < 0.001)] and S. agalactiae recovery was higher using CHROMagarTMStrepB agar compared to blood agar [24.4% versus 18.8%, respectively, p-value = 0.004]. …”
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