Olive (Olea europaea L.) leaf polyphenols improve insulin sensitivity in middle-aged overweight men: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. by Martin de Bock, José G B Derraik, Christine M Brennan, Janene B Biggs, Philip E Morgan, Steven C Hodgkinson, Paul L Hofman, Wayne S Cutfield

“…Primary outcome was insulin sensitivity (Matsuda method). Secondary outcomes included glucose and insulin profiles, cytokines, lipid profile, body composition, 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure, and carotid intima-media thickness.…”
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Holistic Evaluation of the Gut Microbiota through Data Envelopment Analysis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Taizo Matsuki, Sho Nakamura, Minami Nishiyama, Hiroto Narimatsu

“…Background: The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in human health, but maintaining a healthy gut microbiome remains challenging. …”
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Ginsenosides and gut microbiota: differential effects on healthy individuals and irritable bowel syndrome subtypes by Zhi Du, Chengman Zhao, Jiabin Li, Yan Shen, Guofei Ren, Jieying Ding, Jing Peng, Xiaoli Ye, Jing Miao

“…Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder with poorly understood mechanisms. …”
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Chemical characterization of Dichrostachys cinerea extracts using GC-MS and column chromatography by Olawale A. Akinmusire, Ayodeji A. Dahunsi, Aisha E. Dahunsi

“…BACKGROUND: Dichrostachys cinerea , a plant known for its extensive use in traditional medicine. …”
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Supervised Natural Language Processing Classification of Violent Death Narratives: Development and Assessment of a Compact Large Language Model by Susan T Parker

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this work is to assess applications of supervised NLP to unstructured data in the National Violent Death Reporting System to predict circumstances and types of violent death. MethodsThis analysis applied distilBERT, a compact large language model (LLM) with fewer parameters relative to full-scale LLMs, to unstructured narrative data to simulate the impacts of preprocessing, volume, and composition of training data on model performance, evaluated by F1F1 ResultsA minimum training set of 1500 cases was necessary to achieve an F1F1F1 ConclusionsCompact LLMs with sufficient training data can be applied to supervised NLP tasks with a class imbalance in the National Violent Death Reporting System. …”
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Student modelling in a web-based platform for learning games composing by V. Atanasov, I. Ivanova

“…Purpose: The main goal of this research is to introduce an approach of student modeling in a WEB based platform for learning games composing. Methods: As a theoretical background of the proposed model is used a didactical model of learning game, developed by the authors. …”
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“True fiction” – the memory and the postmemory of traumatic war events in a picturebook by Magdalena Howorus-Czajka

“…The main subject of my presentation will be an analysis of methods for presenting World War II history in against the background of a theory of memory and postmemory of war’s trauma through the example of picturebooks which were published in Poland during the first two decades of the XXI century. …”
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Aging Gut-Brain Interactions: Pro-Inflammatory Gut Bacteria Are Elevated in Fecal Samples from Individuals Living with Alzheimer’s Dementia by Alison I. C. Donaldson, Claire L. Fyfe, Jennifer C. Martin, Ellen E. Smith, Graham W. Horgan, Phyo K. Myint, Alexandra M. Johnstone, Karen P. Scott

“…The pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders has been linked to changes in the gut microbiota, transmitted through the gut-brain axis. <b>Methods</b>: We set out to establish by case-control study methodology whether there were any differences in the composition and/or function of the gut microbiota between older resident adults in care homes with or without an AD diagnosis via analysis of the microbial composition from fecal samples. …”
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Changes in gut microbiota following supplementation with chitosan in adolescents with overweight or obesity: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial by Somaye Fatahi, Mohammad Hassan Sohouli, Koroush Vahidshahi, Pejman Rohani, Majid Safa, Masoud Salehi, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, Farzad Shidfar

“…Abstract Background Overweight and obesity have been associated with an altered intestinal microbiome. …”
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Medicinal plants trade in Harare’s urban markets: diversity, conservation status, and economic significance by Justice Muvengwi, Monicah Mbiba

“…Methods This study surveyed medicinal plant vendors in three major urban markets in Harare, Mbare, Highfield, and the Central Business District (CBD) in 2019 over a period of three months. …”
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Sex-related Anthropometrics in a Lower-Body Mobility Assessment Among Professional Soccer Athletes by Corbin A. Hedt, Jessica T. Le, Tyler Heimdal, Justin Vickery, Erin Orozco, Patrick C. McCulloch, Bradley S. Lambert

“… # Study Design Cross Sectional # Methods During pre-season assessments, athletes from two professional soccer clubs were recruited and underwent body composition and skeletal dimension analysis via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans. …”
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Gene Expression Profiles Infer — The Landscape of Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells in Ovarian Cancer and their Clinical Significance by Caiyun Ding, Li Wang, Qiang Ma, Can Shen, Lu Xi, Guantai Ni, Jin Ding

“…Methods: The metagene deconvolution algorithm (Cell type Identification by Estimating Relative Subsets of known RNA Transcripts (CIBERSORT)) was used to analyze gene expression profiles in public databases (GEO and TCGA) to infer the composition of 22 immune cell subgroups in ovarian tumors. …”
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Changes in maximal oxygen uptake during growth and development in girls who actively participate in basketball and in non-athletes girls: A longitudinal study by Stojmenović Tamara, Ćurčić Đorđe, Vukašinović-Vesić Milica, Anđelković Marija, Dikić Nenad, Kostić-Vučićević Marija, Baralić Ivana, Jakovljević Vladimir, Živković Vladimir

“…Background/Aim. It is well known that continuous engagement in physical activity is important for normal growth and development of children. …”
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Gut Microbiome dysbiosis and immune activation correlate with somatic and neuropsychiatric symptoms in COVID-19 patients by Paula L. Scalzo, Austin G. Marshall, Sirena Soriano, Kristen Curry, Mario Dulay, Timea Hodics, Eamonn M. M. Quigley, Todd J. Treangen, María M. Piskorz, Sonia Villapol

“…Methods We investigated the association between physical and mental symptoms, cytokine profiles, and gut microbiota composition in 124 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. …”
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Immigrants’ diminished protective effects of parental education and employment on youth mood disorders in Sweden by Shervin Assari, Mehdi Osooli, Henrik Ohlsson, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist

“…Methods Utilizing a retrospective cohort design, we analyzed data from nationwide registers in Sweden from Jan 1, 2001, to Dec 31, 2020, and included immigrant and non-immigrant children 12–18 years. …”
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Feasibility of an exercise program in endocrine-treated metastatic breast cancer patients with overweight: protocol for the FEMA study by May Wissing, Pernille Skovlund, Susanne Drysdale, Ali Amidi, Robert Zachariae, Tinne Laurberg, Signe Borgquist

“…Abstract Background Many patients with metastatic breast cancer can live relatively long lives but are challenged by treatment- and cancer-related side effects such as weight gain, physical deconditioning, and reduced quality of life, possibly affecting survival. …”
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Biodiversity of entomopathogenic fungi genus Beauveria in the soils of arid zone by R. Abdukerim, K. Khidirov, Z. Amangeldikyzy, M. Mussina, T. Yeszhanov, D. Gritsenko, A. Mendybayeva, A. Tursynkulov

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In recent years, there has been an increased need to reduce chemical pollutants, and studies of entomopathogenic fungi, which are natural regulators for several harmful insects, has become widespread. …”
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Effects of feces storage conditions for host-microbiota screenings in C. elegans by Laury Caron, Laury Caron, Claudia Miriam Alonzo De la Rosa, Claudia Miriam Alonzo De la Rosa, Khoudia Diop, Khoudia Diop, Stéphanie Miard, Stefan Taubert, Stefan Taubert, Stefan Taubert, Stefan Taubert, André Marette, André Marette, André Marette, Frédéric Picard, Frédéric Picard, Frédéric Picard

“…Extracts were probed for bacterial composition, viability, and nutritional content and tested in synchronized wild-type (strain N2) worms for food preferences and intake, development, fat accumulation, brood size, and maximal lifespan.ResultsLong-term freezing of feces before microbiota extraction modified composition but did not negatively impact subsequent worm development, fat accumulation, reproduction, and maximal lifespan, whereas using samples extracted and left at room temperature after a long period of time resulted in robust avoidance and was detrimental for normal growth.ConclusionsUsing frozen feces to test for impacts of microbiota in C. elegans appears an appropriate method since it did not affect normal biology and healthspan, which supports protocols with already existing feces stored in biobanks for high-throughput phenotype screenings.…”
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Evaluation of immunisation coverage and its determinants among children aged 12–23 months in urban slum areas of Jhalawar city by Subhashree Das, Srishti Kukreja, Pooja Pathak

“…Background Immunisation services does not reach over one third of urban poor children. …”
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Preparation and characterization of thermal neutron sensitive lithium doped polystyrene plastic scintillators by ZHANG Kaihui, LI Xiang, DENG Mingxue, SHI Yun, ZHOU Qi, WANG Ke, CHEN Junfeng

“…BackgroundLithium-doped plastic scintillators possess the dual-mode detection capability for both fast and thermal neutrons, and combine the advantages of conventional plastic scintillators such as cost-effectiveness and the ability to fabricate in large sizes, have drawn much attention and shown great potential for thermal neutron detection in recent years.PurposeThis study aims to prepare large, trasparent polystyrene (PS) plastic scintillators doped with lithium methacrylate (LiME) via a thermal polymerization method, and to characterize their optical transmittance, luminescence, and pulse height spectrum response properties.MethodsThe composition, and structure of synthesized LiME were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and spectrophotometry. …”
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