Hidden Urban Biodiversity: A New Species of the Genus <i>Scincella</i> Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Southwest China by Ru-Wan Jia, Zong-Yuan Gao, Di-Hao Wu, Guan-Qi Wang, Gang Liu, Min Liu, Ke Jiang, De-Chun Jiang, Jin-Long Ren, Jia-Tang Li

“…Morphological features and phylogenetic analyses confirmed that the new species is distinct from all previously recognized congeners. The new species can be clearly distinguished by a combination of the following unique characters: (1) slender, medium-sized body, snout-vent length 28.4–43.2 mm; (2) infralabials seven, rarely six; (3) supraciliaries six or seven; (4) tympanum deeply recessed without lobules, tympanum diameters equal to or exceeding palpebral disc diameters; (5) midbody scale-row counts 23; (6) dorsal scales smooth, slightly enlarged, paravertebral scale-row counts 57–60, ventral scale-row counts 42–44, gulars 21–22; (7) upper edge of lateral longitudinal stripes relatively straight, four rows of dorsal scales in middle; (8) enlarged, undivided lamellae beneath finger IV 8–9, enlarged, undivided lamellae beneath toe IV 10–12; (9) ventral surface densely covered with dark spots; (10) grayish-brown, irregular dorsal stripes 2–3, black dorsolateral stripes from posterior corner of eye to lateral side of tail. …”
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Niveles auditivos de una cohorte de estudiantes de odontología expuestos a ruido ambiental durante la formación práctica by Diego Botero Henao, Alberto Alzate Sánchez

“…Existe relación entre el nivel de audición del estudiante de odontología y el ruido ambiental propio de las prácticas clínicas y preclínicas (p=0,003). Ningún estudiante de odontología usa algún tipo de protección acústica mientras realizó las prácticas clínicas. …”
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Gut microbiota and plasma metabolites in pregnant mothers and infant atopic dermatitis: A multi-omics studyKey Message by Bingqian Du, MA.Sc, Aga Shama, BA.Sc, Yi Zhang, BA.Sc, Baolan Chen, MA.Sc, Yongqi Bu, BA.Sc, Pei-an Chen, MA.Sc, Chuzhi Lin, BA.Sc, Jie Liu, MA.Sc, Juan Zheng, MA.Sc, Zhenjun Li, MD, PhD, Qingsong Chen, PhD, Yu Sun, PhD, Xi Fu, PhD

“…Maternal gut microbiota/metabolome and plasma metabolome were profiled using shotgun metagenomics and non-targeted metabolomics. …”
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Fast and Slow Roasting of Alcohol- and Honey-infused Coffee Blends: A Comparative Study of PAH and N-PAH Emissions by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Chung-Hsien Hung, Kun-Hui Lin, Bo-Wun Huang, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…On the other hand, the coffee bean profile had significant fractions of three-ringed compounds. Generally, the PAH congener profiles for both the fast and slow roasting methods were similar. …”
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Determination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Craft Villages and Industrial Environments of Vietnam by Thi Vi Phung, Thuy Ngoc Nguyen, Lan-Anh Phan Thi, Hung Viet Pham, Hong Anh Duong

“…PFOA, PFHxA, and PFOS are the three most dominant congeners in wastewater taken from craft villages with the highest concentrations of 27.4, 23.8, and 7.36 ng/L, respectively. …”
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Characteristics and Source-specific Health Risks of Ambient PM2.5-bound PAHs in an Urban City of Northern Taiwan by Yu-Chieh Ting, Chun-Hung Ku, Yu-Xuan Zou, Kai-Hsien Chi, Jhy-Charm Soo, Chin-Yu Hsu, Yu-Cheng Chen

“…Benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP) accounted for the highest percentage (23.9%) of TPAH among selected congeners. Traffic emissions (31.3%) were identified as the predominant contributor to ambient PM2.5-bound PAHs, followed by industrial emissions (29.2%), evaporated/unburned oil (22.3%), and biomass/coal combustion (17.1%). …”
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Enterocytozoon bieneusi Identification Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism in HIV-Infected Humans from Kinsh... by Roger Wumba, Menotti Jean, Longo-Mbenza Benjamin, Mandina Madone, Kintoki Fabien, Zanga Josué, Sala Jean, Kendjo Eric, Guillo-Olczyk AC, Thellier Marc

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Underlying Mechanisms of Chromatographic H/D, H/F, <i>cis/trans</i> and Isomerism Effects in GC-MS by Dimitrios Tsikas

“…Analytes that contain <i>trans</i>-C=C-double bonds elute earlier in gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) than their <i>cis</i>-C=C-double bonds containing congeners. The chromatographic <i>cis/trans</i>-effect (<i>ct</i>E_C) can be calculated by dividing the retention times of the <i>cis</i>- by those of the <i>trans</i>-analytes: <i>ct</i>E_C = <i>t</i>_R(c)/<i>t</i>_R(t). …”
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Actividad física y otros hábitos de vida saludables de estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad de Costa Rica by Sergio Jiménez Morgan, Jessenia Hernández Elizondo

“…Además, si bien cumplieron las recomendaciones nacionales e internacionales para el consumo de frutas y vegetales, el 40 % de los participantes no realizaba ningún ejercicio físico, y entre quienes sí lo hacían diariamente, el 68,93 % dedicaba en promedio solamente 7,78 minutos a dicha actividad. …”
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Archaea methanogens are associated with cognitive performance through the shaping of gut microbiota, butyrate and histidine metabolism by Andrea Fumagalli, Anna Castells-Nobau, Dakshat Trivedi, Josep Garre-Olmo, Josep Puig, Rafel Ramos, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà, Vicente Pérez-Brocal, Andrés Moya, Jonathan Swann, Elena Martin-Garcia, Rafael Maldonado, José Manuel Fernández-Real, Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs

“…The relationship between bacteria, cognitive function and obesity is well established, yet the role of archaeal species remains underexplored. We used shotgun metagenomics and neuropsychological tests to identify microbial species associated with cognition in a discovery cohort (IRONMET, n = 125). …”
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Investigating the effect of 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol-glycosides and phytogenic antioxidants against bacterial chondronecrosis induced by aerosol transmission model by Khawla Alharbi, Andi Asnayanti, Amer Hasan, Wesley J. Vaught, Kathrin Buehler, Jan Dirk Van der Klis, Javier Gonzalez, Michael T. Kidd, Adnan Alrubaye

“…There were no significant differences between 1 µg/kg of G-1,25(OH)2D3 alone or in combination with 500 mg/kg of a mixture of Curcuma longa plus Trachyspermum ammi (PH1), 750 mg/kg of a mixture of Solanum xanthacarpum plus Piper longum (PH2), or 500 mg/kg thyme oil. Therefore, 1 µg/kg of G-1,25(OH)2D3 provided better protection against BCO lameness compared to 10 µg/kg of G-1,25(OH)2D3. …”
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Suppression of Lolium multiflorum Lam. with Vicia villosa Roth combined with residual herbicides by J.P. Renzi, C. Pérez Aagaard, G.R. Chantre, R. Gigón, O. Reinoso, M. Quintana, I. Ducos, M.A. Cantamutto

“…La vicia villosa se vio parcialmente afectada por los herbicidas con una reducción del stand de implantación de ≤ 48%. No se observó ningún efecto significativo sobre la biomasa en el momento de terminación del cultivo, excepto con diflufenican y trifluralina. …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind,... by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…The present study aimed to investigate the effect of kefir fortified with two strains, Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum, on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in overweight and obese elderly individuals. …”
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Lost microbes of COVID-19: Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium depletion and decreased microbiome diversity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection severity by Eamonn MM Quigley, Thomas J Borody, Sabine Hazan, Neil Stollman, Huseyin S Bozkurt, Sonya Dave, Andreas J Papoutsis, Jordan Daniels, Brad D Barrows

“…Objective The study objective was to compare gut microbiome diversity and composition in SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive patients whose symptoms ranged from asymptomatic to severe versus PCR-negative exposed controls.Design Using a cross-sectional design, we performed shotgun next-generation sequencing on stool samples to evaluate gut microbiome composition and diversity in both patients with SARS-CoV-2 PCR-confirmed infections, which had presented to Ventura Clinical Trials for care from March 2020 through October 2021 and SARS-CoV-2 PCR-negative exposed controls. …”
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Effectiveness of a Novel Contralaterally Controlled Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Restoring Lower Limb Motor Performance and Activities of Daily Living in Stroke Survivo... by Ying Shen, Lan Chen, Li Zhang, Shugang Hu, Bin Su, Huaide Qiu, Xingjun Xu, Guilan Huang, Zhifei Yin, Jinyu Yang, Chuan Guo, Tong Wang

“…The CCNMES group received CCNMES to the tibialis anterior (TA) and the peroneus longus and brevis muscles to induce ankle dorsiflexion motion, whereas the NMES group received NMES. …”
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Impacto de los juegos predeportivos tradicionales y no tradicionales en la competencia motriz percibida y observada de escolares costarricenses by Pamela Salazar-Cruz, Judith Jiménez-Díaz, María Morera-Castro, Adriana Piedra-Zamora

“…El grupo control (no realizó ningún tipo de tratamiento), los grupos experimentales se asignaron aleatoriamente a los siguientes tratamientos: (T), (NT), mixto (T y NT) y cada uno de los 3 grupos realizó 7 sesiones de 80 minutos, 1 vez por semana. …”
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Proteogenomic Analysis Reveals Proteins Involved in the First Step of Adipogenesis in Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells by Bernardo Bonilauri, Amanda C. Camillo-Andrade, Marlon D. M. Santos, Juliana de S. da G. Fischer, Paulo C. Carvalho, Bruno Dallagiovanna

“…Cells were cultured for 24 hours in adipogenic differentiation medium followed by protein extraction. We used shotgun proteomics to compare the proteomic profile of 24 h-adipogenic, differentiated, and undifferentiated hASC. …”
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Research on the Mechanism of Mannose Oligosaccharide Enhancing the Inhibitory Effect of Bifidobacterium breve on the Growth of Fusobacterium nucleatum by Xuyan ZHANG, Ruijie LIU, Bo ZHAO, Xiaoxi XU

“…To explore the synergistic inhibitory effect and mechanism of Bifidobacterium and oligosaccharides on Fusobacterium nucleatum, six common Bifidobacterium species (Bifidobacterium animalis, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium youth) were used to metabolize six widely used oligosaccharides (mannose oligosaccharides, galactose oligosaccharides, isomaltose oligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides, lactulose oligosaccharides, and arabinogalacia) with different structures. …”
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Adquisición de habilidades por docentes en contextos educativos impuestos por la COVID-19. Universidad Metropolitana de Ecuador by Cruz Xiomara Peraza de Aparicio, Nhaylett Yoskyra Zurita Barrios

“…<br /><strong>Resultados</strong>: en cuanto al dominio de los entornos virtuales de aprendizaje predominó el manejo “adecuado”, y en ningún caso se consideró “inadecuado”. Sobre la percepción del proceso de adquisición de habilidades, el tiempo de estudio fue calificado de “poco adecuado” por el 69 % de los docentes; y el 61 % manifestó como “adecuado”, el interés por el contenido recibido. …”
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Genotype-driven sensitivity of mice to tick-borne encephalitis virus correlates with differential host responses in peripheral macrophages and brain by Michaela Berankova, Jiri Holoubek, Vaclav Hönig, Zuzana Matusova, Martin Palus, Jiri Salat, Imtissal Krayem, Jarmila Vojtiskova, Pavel Svoboda, Veronika Pranclova, Lukas Valihrach, Peter Demant, Marie Lipoldova, Daniel Ruzek

“…BALB/c mice have intermediate susceptibility to TBE virus (TBEV) and STS mice are highly resistant, whereas the recombinant congenic strain CcS-11, which carries 12.5% of the STS genome on the BALB/c background, is more susceptible than BALB/c mice. …”
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