Sensitivity and tolerance of Riparian arthropod communities to altered water resources along a drying river. by Kevin E McCluney, John L Sabo

“…<h4>Background</h4>Rivers around the world are drying with increasing frequency, but little is known about effects on terrestrial animal communities. …”
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Effect of Taro Starch, Beet Juice, Probiotic, and/or Psicose on Gut Microbiota in a Type 2 Diabetic Rat Model: A Pilot Study by Ingrid S. Surono, Ata Aditya Wardana, Priyo Waspodo, Budi Saksono, Koen Venema

“…Methods. In a pilot study to modulate the composition of the gut microbiota, (i) native taro starch, (ii) modified taro starch, (iii) beet juice, (iv) psicose, (v) the probiotic L. plantarum IS-10506, (vi) native starch combined with beet juice, (vii) native starch to which beet juice was adsorbed, (viii) modified starch combined with beet juice, and (ix) modified starch to which beet juice was adsorbed were fed to rats in which T2D was induced with streptozotocin (STZ). …”
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Results of the microbiota assessment in experimental ulcerative colitis by A. D. Kim, S. A. Lepekhova, E. Y. Chashkova, E. V. Koval, Yu. I. Pivovarov, T. V. Fadeeva, O. A. Goldberg

“…When modeling ulcerative lesions of the colon using the original method, changes in the qualitative and quantitative composition of the parietal microflora of the colon were revealed. …”
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The Cooccurrence of Obesity, Osteoporosis, and Sarcopenia in the Ovariectomized Rat: A Study for Modeling Osteosarcopenic Obesity in Rodents by Zahra Ezzat-Zadeh, Jeong-Su Kim, P. Bryant Chase, Bahram H. Arjmandi

“…Background. Obesity, osteoporosis, and sarcopenia may individually occur due to age-related gradual alterations in body composition. …”
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Visible/Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Devices and Wet-Chem Analyses for Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) Quality Assessment: An Environmental Performance Comparison by M. Zambelli, A. Casson, V. Giovenzana, A. Pampuri, A. Tugnolo, C. Pozzoli, L. Brancadoro, R. Beghi, R. Guidetti

“…Background and Aims. The composition of grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) at harvest is a key factor that determines the future quality of wine. …”
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Protective effect of aplysin on liver tissue and the gut microbiota in alcohol-fed rats. by Meilan Xue, Ying Liu, Rui Lyu, Na Ge, Man Liu, Yan Ma, Hui Liang

“…<h4>Background</h4>This study investigated the protective effect of aplysin on the liver and its influence on inflammation and the gut microbiota in rats with ethanol-induced liver injury.…”
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Salivary microbiome variations in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with different stages of periodontitis by Min Gu, Junyi Ge, Qianjia Pan, Nan Hu, Fei Hua

“…Abstract Background To investigate the difference of salivary microbiome composition in type 2 diabetes mellitus with different stages of periodontitis. …”
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Metabolic and structural changes in lower-limb skeletal muscle following neuromuscular electrical stimulation: a systematic review. by Maurice J H Sillen, Frits M E Franssen, Harry R Gosker, Emiel F M Wouters, Martijn A Spruit

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Trials were collected up to march 2012 and were identified by searching the Medline/PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL and The Physical Therapy Evidence Database (PEDro) databases and reference lists. 18 trials were reviewed in detail: 8 trials studied changes in enzyme activities, 7 trials studied changes in muscle fiber type composition and 14 trials studied changes in muscle fiber size following NMES.…”
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Long-Term Engagement of Diverse Study Cohorts in Decentralized Research: Longitudinal Analysis of “All of Us” Research Program Data by Vijay Yadav, Elias Chaibub Neto, Megan Doerr, Abhishek Pratap, Larsson Omberg

“…Additionally, we examined how participant interactions with the program impacted engagement and survey responses. MethodsWe conducted a longitudinal analysis of the AoURP data, tracking changes in demographic composition, completion rates, and completion times for surveys and substudies. …”
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Exercise Prescription in Lung-Transplanted Cystic Fibrosis Adults by Melissa Orlandi, Maria Stella Pinnarò, Marco Corsi, Beatrice Borchi, Annalisa Cavallo, Sandra Guarducci, Alessandro Bartoloni, Martina Donati, Cecilia Defraia, Leonardo Nesi, Stefano Sparacio, Claudia Mannini, Federico Lavorini, Vittorio Bini, Silvia Bresci, Laura Stefani

“…<b>Background</b>: Physical exercise intervention in cystic fibrosis (CF) is of recent interest; however, no specific method to detect improvements in body composition and cardiovascular performance after transplantation has been investigated. …”
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New data on brown coal occurrences in the Yamutarida and Dyuntaturku-yamu river basin in the northern part of the Yenisei-khatanga trough by A. N. Zhuravlév, I. E. Stukalova

“…To study the lithological features of rocks and material-petrographic composition of coals from a new promising area of the Yenisei-Khatanga trough in northern Russia.Materials and methods. …”
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Paragenetic relations of minerals in the Snezhnoye ruby deposit, Muzkol-Rangkul anticlinorium, Central Pamir by A. K. Litvinenko, Sh. A. Odinaev

“…Background. The mineral association of ruby in the Snezhnoye deposit is represented by 7 rock-forming and 19 accessory minerals. …”
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Difference between the Theoretical and Analytical Content of Selected Elements in Meals Prepared for Hospital Tube Feeding by Ivana Rumora Samarin, Anja Pozaić, Ivica Vrdoljak, Maria Đurić, Antonija Sulimanec, Ankica Sekovanić, Ines Panjkota Krbavčić

“…Background and objectives: Blenderized tube meals, with the proper preparation and application, can increase the nutritional variety of hospital nutrition, decrease the financial burden on the hospital system, and complement commercial enteral nutrition administration. …”
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Fine-needle aspiration cytology in Hodgkin’s lymphoma by Nedeljkov-Jančić Ružica, Mihaljević Biljana, Bogdanović Andrija, Petrović Milan

“…Background. Cell composition of tumor tissue in Hodgkin’s lymphoma is considered to be specific. …”
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The link between prenatal stress and indicators of fatness in children – literature review by Ewa Bryl, Tomasz Hanć

“…Aim of the study: The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the studies that examined the effects of stress experienced by a pregnant woman on the child’s adiposity rates in postnatal life. Methods: The review includes 20 articles published before March 2020 in Scopus and Medline databases with the use of following keyword combinations: /maternal or mother/, /prenatal or pregnant/, /stress or distress/ and /BMI, body mass index or overweight or obesity or body composition/. …”
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Effect of Tapuy (Philippine Rice Wine) Lees on the Gut Microbiota Profile and Lifespan under Normal and Stress Conditions in Drosophila melanogaster by Ma Carmela P. Dela Cruz, Paul Mark B. Medina

“…To address this, the current study investigated the potential health effects of Tapuy lees consumption using Drosophila melanogaster as model. Methods: The effects of four Tapuy lees variants on the gut microbiome composition and lifespan under normal, heat stress, and starvation stress conditions were tested in D. melanogaster compared to a media-only negative control and the prebiotic inulin as positive control. …”
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EFFECTS OF THERAPY ON THE ABILITY OF ERYTHROCYTES FLUVASTATIN AGGREGATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH DYSLIPIDEMIA by I. N. Medvedev, I. A. Skorjatina

“…All patients received fluvastatin 40 mg at night on a background of enalapril 10 mg 2 times a day. The estimation of clinical and laboratory indexes was conducted at the beginning of treatment, through 4, 12 and 52 weeks of therapy. …”
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Features of the microbiome of the gastrointestinal tract in patients with COVID-19 by E. N. Lazareva, V. V. Maleev, Zh. B. Ponezheva, N. S. Shvachkina, N. A. Tsvetkova

“…A study of the structural composition of the intestinal microbiome has shown that patients with diarrhea have a statistically significant excess of copies of B. longum subsp. infantis, Bif. longum subsp. longum and B. breve against the background of a decrease in Bifidobacterium spp., B. adolescentis, B. bifidum and B. senulatum. …”
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AmpHGT: expanding prediction of antimicrobial activity in peptides containing non-canonical amino acids using multi-view constrained heterogeneous graph transformer by Yongcheng He, Xu Song, Hongping Wan, Xinghong Zhao

“…Abstract Background Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) prediction has been extensively studied in recent years. …”
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Sampling strategies for digestive system flora studies: current research and perspectives by Xiaobo Liu, Xia Cheng, Ziye Gao, Jun Pan, Shizhen Luo, Pei Liu, Hui Wen, Shu Jin

“…Background The digestive system is significantly associated with the incidence and progression of various diseases. …”
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