Human gut microbiota adaptation to high-altitude exposure: longitudinal analysis over acute and prolonged periods by Xianzong Ma, Changwei Duan, Xiaoying Wang, Yurong Tao, Lang Yang, Yongsheng Teng, Yuanming Pan, Mingjie Zhang, Junfeng Xu, Jianqiu Sheng, Xin Wang, Peng Jin

“…In summary, acute high-altitude exposure caused dramatic changes in gut microbiota, while prolonged exposure led to structural and functional reshaping. These findings enhance our understanding of how high-altitude environments reshape gut microbiota.IMPORTANCEThis study is the first to investigate the impact of high-altitude exposure on gut microbiota adaptation in a large-scale longitudinal cohort. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Readout of CLN5 Gene Therapy Efficacy in Sheep by Samantha J. Murray, Mustafa M. Almuqbel, Simon A. Felton, Nickolas J. Palmer, Ashley R. Deane, Daniel J. Myall, Reza Shoorangiz, Arsène Ella, Matthieu Keller, David N. Palmer, Tracy R. Melzer, Nadia L. Mitchell

“…Method Sheep treated at a pre‐symptomatic timepoint underwent five T1‐weighted structural MRI scans between 5 and 18 months of age. …”
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Genetic influences on the association between DNA methylation and obesity measures: insights from a twin study design by Xuanming Hong, Hui Cao, Weihua Cao, Jun Lv, Canqing Yu, Tao Huang, Dianjianyi Sun, Chunxiao Liao, Yuanjie Pang, Runhua Hu, Ruqin Gao, Min Yu, Jinyi Zhou, Xianping Wu, Yu Liu, Shengli Yin, Wenjing Gao, Liming Li

“…Despite more than a thousand of obesity-related DNAm sites (CpGs) being identified, studies that account for genetic influences in these associations are limited. Results Using data from 1,074 twins in the Chinese National Twin Registry and bivariate structural equation models (SEMs), we investigated the phenotypic (Rph), genetic (Ra), and environmental (Re) correlations between genome-wide DNAm and three obesity indices: BMI, waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). …”
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Feeding Strategy and Management Practices of Indigenous Chicken in Barishal District of Bangladesh by Mahbuba Sultana, Nasim Al Mamun, Faisal Kabir, Mehedi Islam Moon, Falguni Baroi, Md. Tabedar Rosul Noyon

“…A threshold survey was conducted at five upazillas of Barishal district in Bangladesh namely Babuganj, Barishal Sadar, Banaripara, Agaljhara and Gouronodi to know the socioeconomic status of respondents, flock structure, feeding strategy, production performances and management practices of indigenous chicken. …”
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Microbial community characteristics and environmental response of water bodies in different environmental areas underground coal mine by Haitao ZHANG, Guangquan XU, Xiaoqing CHEN, Xu LI, Zixuan LI, Yanxi ZHANG, Gang ZHANG, Jianghui HE

“…Multivariate statistical methods were employed for sequence data processing. The results showed that ① the shaft water is of Cl-Na·Ca type, the sandstone water and goaf water are of HCO3·Cl-Na type, and the other areas are all of Cl-Na type. …”
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An inner membrane complex protein IMC1g in Plasmodium berghei is involved in asexual stage schizogony and parasite transmission by Yinjie Liu, Shitong Cheng, Gang He, Dawei He, Duo Wang, Sicong Wang, Lumeng Chen, Liying Zhu, Yonghui Feng, Liwang Cui, Yaming Cao, Xiaotong Zhu

“…Additionally, we confirmed that IMC1g is functionally conserved in Plasmodium spp. These data reveal the function of IMC1g protein in anchoring the glideosome, providing further insight into the mechanism of the glideosome function.…”
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Capsaicin induces ferroptosis via suppression of SLC7A11 activity and upregulation of ACSL4 mediated by AMPK in tongue squamous cell carcinoma by Qiwei Zhao, Qiwei Zhao, Yu Wang, Yu Wang, Long Ding, Long Ding, Zhuang Li, Zhuang Li, Mengyang Wang, Yueqing Huang, Qiushi Cao, Qiushi Cao, Yaqin Sun, Yaqin Sun, Xiaohong Guo, Xiaohong Guo

“…In this study, we aimed to validate whether CAP induces ferroptosis in TSCC and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.MethodsCell viability in HN6 and CAL27 cells was assessed using CCK-8 assays. Mitochondrial structural changes were observed via transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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The Klebsiella pneumoniae tellurium resistance gene terC contributes to both tellurite and zinc resistance by Ruixiang Yang, Shuang Han, Yanshuang Yu, Hongru Li, John D. Helmann, Katharina Schaufler, Michael D. L. Johnson, Qiu E. Yang, Christopher Rensing

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Relative vacuum reduction innovative processes applied in primary magnesium production—Comprehensive analysis of thermodynamics, resource, energy flow, and carbon emission by Xiaolong Li, Tingan Zhang, Yan Liu, Junhua Guo, Jingzhong Xu, Yuanyuan Liang

“…Magnesium and magnesium alloys, serving as crucial lightweight structural materials and hydrogen storage elements, find extensive applications in space technology, aviation, automotive, and magnesium-based hydrogen industries. …”
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Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase is a promising biological marker of heart failure by A. M. Alieva, I. E.  Baykova, K.  V. Voronkova, N. V. Teplova, L.  M.  Shnakhova, R.  K.  Valiev, D. A. Elmurzaeva, A. M. Rakhaev, M. R.  Kalova, I.  G. Nikitin

“…Further deeper understanding of the structure and function of the enzyme is needed, as well as future clinical studies to determine the diagnostic, prognostic and possibly therapeutic significance of this biological marker.…”
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Unveiling Bifurcated Blue Straggler Sequences in NGC 2173: Insights from Binary Evolution by Li Wang, Dengkai Jiang, Chengyuan Li, Licai Deng, Antonino P. Milone, Long Wang

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THE INFLUENCE OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY ON CLINICAL COURSE OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE AND RENAL FUNCTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS by E. A. Polyanskaya, S. V. Mironova, N. A. Koziolova

“…Aim. Evaluation of structural and functional condition of the left ventricle (LV) and kidneys in permanent atrial fibrillation patients (AF) with ischemic chronic heart failure (CHF) according to mean 24 hour heart rate and heart rate variability.Material and methods. …”
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Impact of job crafting and work engagement on the mental and physical health of palliative care nurses by Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Donia Elsaid Fathi Zaghamir, Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy, Hassanat Ramadan Abdel-Aziz, Samia Eaid Elgazzar, Fathia Gamal Elsaid Hassabelnaby, Heba Ahmed Osman Mohamed, Nahed Abd Elazeem Abd Elsalam

“…Results The study revealed a positive correlation between job crafting behaviours and physical health (r = 0.52, p < 0.001) and a negative correlation between job crafting behaviors and mental health distress (r = -0.56, p < 0.001). The structural equation modeling (SEM) results demonstrated significant paths from job crafting to both physical health (β = 0.40) and mental health distress (β = -0.45), indicating that job crafting positively affects physical health and negatively affects mental health distress. …”
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ANALISA KAPASITANSI SPESIFIK ELEKTRODA KARBON SUPERKAPASITOR DARI KAYU KARET TERHADAP LAJU SCAN BERDASARKAN VARIASI AKTIVASI HNO3 by E. Taer, Zulkifli Zulkifli, E. N. Arif, R. Taslim

“…The highest of specific capacitance values of 81.82 F g-1 and 10.44 F g-1 at a scan rate of 1 mV/s, while at the scan rate of 100 mV/s found the lowest of 19.67 F g-1 and 4.66 F g-1 for HNO3 variation of 25% and 5%, respectively. The SEM data showed that the carbon electrode have a hierarchical pore structure and the ED-X result found that highest percentage of carbon element as high as 92.53% at sample with a variation of 25% HNO3. …”
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Safety and Tolerability of Implanted Subcutaneous Cardioverter-Defibrillator Systems by A. V. Vereshchagina, T. M. Uskach, O. V. Sapelnikov, V. A. Amanatova, I. R. Grishin, A. A. Kulikov, V. S. Kostin, R. S. Akchurin

“…The use of S-ICD, even in patients with structural myocardial disease who do not require antibradycardia pacing, is effective in preventing SCD. …”
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SYNTHESIS AND PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WATER-SOLUBLE 3-BENZYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVES by K. V. Аleksandrova, S. V. Levich, O. S. Shkoda, D. M. Yurchenko

“…On example of 3-benzyl-8-methylxanthinyl-7-acetic acid we proposed alternative method of synthesis of alkyl esters – convenient objects for next chemical modification. Structure and identity of all synthesized compounds has been proved by elemental analysis, IR-, 1Н NMR-spectroscopy data and by thin layer chromatography.…”
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Synthesis and properties of magnetically sensitive nanocomposites based on magnetite and gemcitabine by A. L. Petranovska, M. V. Abramov, N. M. Opanashchuk, S. P. Turanska, N. V. Kusyak, P. P. Gorbyk

“…The obtained data may be useful in creation of medical magnetocarried nanosystems of targeted delivery and adsorptive materials for application in oncotherapy. …”
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Investigation, Optimization of Energy Consumption and Yield Modeling of Two Paddy Cultivars with Genetic-Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm by S. Sharifi, N. Hafezi, M. H. Aghkhani

“…An artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm with a novel and straightforward elitism structure was utilized to enhance the fitness function of the genetic algorithm (GA). …”
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Suppression and control of unbalanced and misalignment coupler vibration of a double-rotor permanent magnet drive by Yongcun GUO, Xin MA, Shuang WANG, Deyong LI, Tun YANG

“…The neural network iterative learning control algorithm makes the network able to fit the nonlinear features of the system by introducing nonlinear activation function and depth structure. During the iterative learning process, the network continuously adjusts the parameters according to the real-time vibration data of the system to achieve the goal of vibration suppression. …”
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Revision and validation of the Chinese version of the interpersonal reactivity index for couples for expectant couples by Juju Huang, Tengfei Liang, Jinzhi Li, Qiankun Liu, Jiaxue Pang, Yang Xu, Hui Xie

“…The reliability of the translated scale was assessed using Cronbach’s α coefficient, split-half reliability, and test-retest reliability. The structural validity of the scale was examined through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). …”
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