The effect of prebiotic fibre on the gut microbiome and surgical outcomes in patients with prosthetic joint infection (PENGUIN) - study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, pla... by Deepti K. Sharma, Balamurugan Ramadass, Stuart A. Callary, Anthony Meade, Rishikesh Dash, Robyn Clothier, Gerald J. Atkins, L. Bogdan Solomon, Boopalan Ramasamy

“…Abstract Background Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) is the most devastating complication of arthroplasty surgery and affects 1–5% of patients. …”
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Electrocardiogram screening for school children: a cross-sectional, population-based study by Ali A. Alakhfash, Abdulrahman Al Mesned, Waleed Al-Manea, Abdulla Al Qwaee, Zuhair Nasser Al-Hassnan

“…Abnormal ECGs were identified in 468 students (3.3%), 271 of whom had complete clinical evaluation, including repeat ECG and echocardiography. The most common ECG abnormality was a prolonged QTc interval. …”
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Amplification of select autonomous HERV loci and surrounding host gene transcription in monocytes from patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 by Hyunmin Koo, Casey D. Morrow

“…These autonomous HERV proviral genomes include long terminal repeats (LTRs) capable of promoting RNA transcription. …”
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A pilot study on alternative blood sampling methods in pigs by C. Xavier, F. A. Eugenio, F. Gondret, J. Vaerum Nørgaard, C. C. Metges, M. Oster, Catherine Ollagnier

“…The VeinViewer® was the most stressful, mainly because the pig had to be restrained with a snout rope. …”
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The effect of different whitening mouthwashes and simulated tooth brushing on surface roughness and microhardness of nanohybrid resin composite: an in vitro study by Cemile Yılmaz, Latife Altınok Uygun

“…Under brushed conditions, CPWC again showed the most significant increase (33.3%,+ 0.311 μm,p = 0.012). …”
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The complete genome sequence of the chloroplast of Bidens aurea by Hongyu Mao, Ziyi Wang, Yuanyu Shan, Xin Cheng, Jie Yu

“…The chloroplast genome was circular, consisting of a large single copy (LSC) of 83,909 base pairs (bp), a small single copy (SSC) of 18,407 bp, and two inverted repeat regions (IR) of 24,729 bp each. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the 19 Bidens taxa were divided into five major clades, and B. aurea was most closely related to two species. …”
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Comparison of methods for quantification of global DNA methylation in human cells and tissues. by Sofia Lisanti, Wan A W Omar, Bartłomiej Tomaszewski, Sofie De Prins, Griet Jacobs, Gudrun Koppen, John C Mathers, Sabine A S Langie

“…DNA methylation is a key epigenetic modification which, in mammals, occurs mainly at CpG dinucleotides. Most of the CpG methylation in the genome is found in repetitive regions, rich in dormant transposons and endogenous retroviruses. …”
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Friedreich’s Ataxia: Clinical Presentation of a Compound Heterozygote Child with a Rare Nonsense Mutation and Comparison with Previously Published Cases by Vamshi K. Rao, Christine J. DiDonato, Paul D. Larsen

“…It is the most common autosomal recessive cerebellar ataxia, with a mean age of onset at 16 years. …”
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Assessment and management of the risk factors of domestic violence by Butorac Ksenija, Kikić Suzana

“…If they are established, they refer exclusively to the risk of repeating physical violence mostly in the urban area. …”
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Rifaximin Is Effective for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile—Associated Diarrhea: Results of an Open-Label Pilot Study by David T. Rubin, Sunana Sohi, Matthew Glathar, Tojo Thomas, Nicole Yadron, Bonnie L. Surma

“…One patient had recurrent CDAD during a repeat hospitalization. Conclusions. Rifaximin was effective and safe as first-line treatment for CDAD and did not result in recurrence in most patients.…”
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Prospects for the use of porous composite materials in products for respiratory protection from viral and bacterial infections by V. V. Chipizubov, P. N. Sukhonin, V. V. Petrash

“…The effectiveness of cleaning the air flow from the droplet and dispersed phases of liquids, which are the main medium for transporting most respiratory viruses from the carrier to the infected person, was assessed. …”
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Best Practices for Smoking Cessation Interventions in Primary Care by Andrew McIvor, John Kayser, Jean-Marc Assaad, Gerald Brosky, Penny Demarest, Philippe Desmarais, Christine Hampson, Milan Khara, Ratsamy Pathammavong, Robert Weinberg

“…Because smoking is a chronic addiction, repeated, opportunity-based interventions are most effective in addressing physical dependence and modifying deeply ingrained patterns of beliefs and behaviour. …”
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To Mate or to Steal Food? A Male Spider’s Dilemma by Matjaž Kuntner, Xin Xu, Daiqin Li

“…We documented a male suitor using his mouth parts (chelicerae) rather than his copulatory organs (pedipalps) to repeatedly probe female genitals. The behaviors may have served as a strategy to assess the female’s mating status, functioned as a courtship strategy, or, most plausibly, represented an attempt to remove a genital plug. …”
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Asymptomatic catheter related Rhizobium radiobacter infection in a haploidentical hemapoetic stem cell recipient by Funda Erol Çipe, Figen Doğu, Deniz Sucuoğlu, Derya Aysev, Aydan İkincioğulları

“…Catheter related infections are reported as one of the most common source of nosocomial infections. Rhizobium radibacter infections are generally manifested by fever and leukocytosis. …”
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A Model of Non-Homologous Recombination Mediated by HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Explaining Sequence Motif Duplications That Confer a Replication Fitness Advantage by Arun Panchapakesan, Udaykumar Ranga

“…A less-studied consequence of this phenomenon is the increased occurrence of non-homologous recombination, which results in length polymorphism. While most of these genome-wide variations are sporadic, some provide a replication advantage to variant strains, such as those in the Long Terminal Repeat (LTR) and p6-Gag regions. …”
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PacBio genome assembly of Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea cultivars Frantoio and Leccino by Luca Sebastiani, Iqra Sarfraz, Alessandra Francini, Mirko Celii, Rod A. Wing, Andrea Zuccolo

“…BUSCO analysis revealed a great genome completeness (~97.9%), surpassing many of earlier Olea europaea assemblies and is in par with the most recent one. Repetitive content accounted for ~67.5% in ‘Frantoio’ and ~70.8% in ‘Leccino,’ with long terminal repeats (LTRs) dominating. …”
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THE IMPACT OF GAMIFICATION ON REPURCHASE INTENTION: MEDIATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED ENJOYMENT AND MODERATING ROLE OF REWARD SATISFACTION by Erica Destiani Natalia, Annette Gabriella, Adrie Oktavio

“…Traveloka ranked first as the most popular OTA followed with Tiket.com and Agoda. …”
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Comparative analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Papaveraceae to identify rearrangements within the Corydalis chloroplast genome. by Sang-Chul Kim, Young-Ho Ha, Beom Kyun Park, Ju Eun Jang, Eun Su Kang, Young-Soo Kim, Tae-Hee Kimspe, Hyuk-Jin Kim

“…Despite the explosive diversification of this subgenus, most endemic species collected from the Korean Peninsula shared only one type of genome structure, suggesting recent divergence. …”
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Dephasing and error dynamics affecting a singlet-triplet qubit during coherent spin shuttling by Natalie D. Foster, Jacob D. Henshaw, Martin Rudolph, Dwight R. Luhman, Ryan M. Jock

“…We find that losses are dominated by magnetic dephasing, most visible for small N < 103. However, incoherent spin-flip type shuttle errors become evident for large N > 103. …”
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DYNAMICS OF HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTION CHANGES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PARTIAL FORMS OF EPILEPSY IN CLINICAL REMISSION by Tinatin Yuzovna Gogberashvili, Y. V. Mikadze

“…Complex neuropsychological examination of the higher mental functions was conducted in children and adolescents with localized (focal, partial) epilepsy forms. Repeated neuropsychological examination was conducted 1 year later to reveal changes in the preregistered symptoms. …”
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