Determination of Probiotics Prescription Indications in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Materials of the Expert Council and Literature Review) by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, O. P. Alekseeva, S. A. Alekseenko, N. V. Korochanskaya, E. A. Poluektova, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin, T. L. Lapina, R. V. Maslennikov, A. I. Ulyanin

“…Aim. To review the main indications for probiotics prescription in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and to present the materials of an Expert Council, which was held on 18 March 2022 in Moscow.Key points. …”
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Exploring the Ancient Persian/Unani Theory of Connection between Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Tracts: Current Evidence and Future Directions by Shahin Saeidinejat, Syed Mohd Abbas Zaidi, Alireza Ranjbar, Alireza Derakhshan

“…In this study, we discussed the history, main concepts of this theory along with related studies and its possible clinical applications. …”
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A Novel Design of MSM Photodetector and the Investigation of Two-Top Contacts Spacing Effects on Detection Speed and Transient Response by Savarimuthu Robinson, Yunjian Jia

“…The photodetector is one of the main components of the optical communication systems that converts optical signal to electrical signal. …”
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Novel Hybrid Radial-Based Neural Network Model for Predicting the Compressive Strength of Long-Term HPC Concrete by Hanlie Cheng, Shiela Kitchen, Graciela Daniels

“…The concrete’s compressive strength is the main factor considered in the mechanical properties of the concrete, which is estimated by experimental efforts or non-destructive models as developed artificial models. …”
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Ecological risk assessment of marine resources caught as bycatch in industrial bottom trawl shrimp fishery in the Amazon Continental Shelf by Ualerson I. Peixoto, Ualerson I. Peixoto, Ualerson I. Peixoto, Miriana Sporcic, Alistair J. Hobday, Bianca Bentes, Bianca Bentes, Rafaela Passarone, Flavia Lucena Fredou, Victoria Judith Isaac, Victoria Judith Isaac

“…The SICA identified that the main risk was related to fishing capture activities, potentially impacting the species’ population size. …”
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Modern Approaches to <i>H. pylori</i> Eradication Therapy in Adults (Literature Review and Resolution of Experts Council) by V. Т. Ivashkin, A. I. Ulyanin, I. V. Mayev, R. S. Kozlov, M. A. Livzan, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alekseyeva, S. A. Alekseyenko, D. S. Bordin, N. N. Dekhnich, N. V. Korochyanskaya, T. L. Lapina, E. A. Poluektova, V. I. Simanenkov, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, A. A. Sheptulin

“…H. pylori infection is the main etiological factor of gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric cancer. …”
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Experimental and numerical study on the flexural performance of reinforced laminated bamboo lumber beams with prestressed GFRP bars by Haitao Li, Dong Yang, Ben Chen, Sarah Mohrmann, Rodolfo Lorenzo, Kun Zhou, Feng Shen

“…The test result shows that the failure mode of prestressed LBL beams is mainly the fracture of bamboo fibers at the bottom of the beams. …”

Possible connections between health equity and primary health care: a scoping review by Ana Júlia Nociti Lopes Fernandes, Luciana Cisoto Ribeiro, Janise Braga Barros Ferreira

“…Overall, 34 materials were included in the study. Equity was mainly associated with Whitehead’s theoretical conceptions, focusing on access, marginalized groups, and abstract principles and values. …”
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In-situ analysis of sprayed concrete in a sewage tunnel lining. by Gabriella de Andrade Coni, Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo, Renan Pícolo Salvador, Renata Monte

“…The sulfate-rich sewer environment resulted in the formation of ettringite clusters up to a depth of 8 mm, which were mainly located in the entrapped air voids within the sprayed concrete microstructure. …”
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Effects of a 7-week active breaks intervention program on physical literacy and body mass index by Javier Urbano-Mairena, Laura Muñoz-Bermejo, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, José Adrián Montenegro-Espinosa, María Mendoza-Muñoz

“…IntroductionPhysical literacy (PL) emerges as a highly effective resource for creating lasting physical activity habits at a time when physical inactivity has become one of the main risk factors in our population. Thus, active breaks (AB) could be an ideal option for increasing physical activity time in schoolchildren.MethodsA cross-sectional quasi-experimental study was conducted, involving 89 participants aged 8-12 years from Extremadura. …”
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An Optimal Adaptive Control of DC-Microgrid with the Aim of Accurate Current Sharing and Voltage Regulation According to the Load Variation and Gray-Wolf Optimization by Muhammad Hammad Saeed, Sajid Iqbal, Madni Sohail, Usman Akram

“…The droop control method is one of the most common methods used in DC microgrids. One of the main challenges in the droop control method is that it is not possible to share the current and regulate the voltage at the same time in this method. …”
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The role of the accountant in preventing money laundering by Cvetković Dragan, Vujičić Slađana, Stanković Sunčica

“…The concern about money laundering has become one of the main preoccupations of governments and financial sector regulatory bodies around the world. …”
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Intravenous leiomyomatosis presenting as Budd–Chiari syndrome: a case report and literature review by Jingwen Gan, Xiao Ma, Jiang Shao, Jinhui Wang, Dongyan Cao

“…The establishment of clinical diagnoses of IVL and BCS mainly depends on clinical presentations and imaging, such as ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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The unique activity of the bone morphogenetic protein TGH4 affects the embryonic development of Trichinella spiralis and the establishment of vaccine protection by Wenjie Shi, Yi Liu, Yan Liu, Xue Bai, Yue Liang, Yaming Yang, Fangwei Wu, Mingyuan Liu, Ning Xu

“…Vaccination is an important means to control trichinellosis, but one of the main challenges in vaccine development is screening for protective candidate antigens. …”
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Exploring the distribution and fate of bisphenol A in an aquatic microcosm combined with a multimedia model by Dan Liu, Guodong Kang, Yixi Zhang, Lili Shi, Bo Ma, Shenghu Zhang, Guojian Lu

“…The residence time of reaction and advection was 5.8 and 75.2 d, respectively, which showed that BPA was mainly removed from the aquatic microcosm through the reaction in biota (58 %). …”
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Esophageal adenocarcinoma: risk factors and modern screening strategy by I. V. Mayev, D. N. Andreyev, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, M. P. Scheglanova

“…Male gender, Caucasian race, obesity and metabolic syndrome, tobacco smoking, and series of genetic markers are considered to be significant EAC risk factors. A main goal of EAC screening programs is the early diagnosis that allows to improve patient survival. …”
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New insights into the phylogeny and infrageneric taxonomy of Saussurea based on hybrid capture phylogenomics (Hyb-Seq) by Liansheng Xu, Zhuqiu Song, Tian Li, Zichao Jin, Buyun Zhang, Siyi Du, Shuyuan Liao, Xingjie Zhong, Yousheng Chen

“…For the first time, we recovered a well-resolved nuclear phylogeny of Saussurea consisting of four main clades, which was also supported by morphological data. …”
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Dynamic land-plant carbon sources in marine sediments inferred from ancient DNA by Ulrike Herzschuh, Josefine Friederike Weiß, Kathleen R. Stoof-Leichsenring, Lars Harms, Dirk Nürnberg, Juliane Müller

“…We show that the spatial and temporal plant composition as revealed by sedimentary ancient DNA records reflects mainly the vegetation dynamics of nearby continents as revealed by comparison with pollen from land archives. …”
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Research Progress of ROS-Mitochondrial Pathway on Cardiovascular Protection of Tea Polyphenols by Tingting DENG, Jinchan PI, Xiaoping PENG, Yufei YAO, Yiquan LI, Wenjuan LI

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) imbalance and mitochondrial dysfunction played critical roles in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases which are the leading cause of death worldwide. Mitochondrion is the main ROS production, which is also the vulnerable target for ROS attack. …”
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A systematic scoping review reveals that geographic and taxonomic patterns influence the scientific and societal interest in urban soil microbial diversity by Simon Masson, Matteo Chialva, Davide Bongiovanni, Martino Adamo, Irene Stefanini, Luisa Lanfranco

“…Our results show that current knowledge on urban soil microbiota remains incomplete, mainly due to the lack of publications on functional aspects, and is biased, in terms of investigated taxa, with most studies focused on Prokaryotes, and geographic representativeness, with the interest focused on a few large cities in the Northern hemisphere. …”
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