Comparative analysis of dominant gut microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients and healthy individuals: A case-control study by Alireza Ahmadi, Ebrahim Kouhsari, Shabnam Razavi, Nima Mohamadzadeh, Sima Besharat, Mohammad Ali Vakili, Taghi Amiriani

“…Methods: This case-control study investigated the relationship between faecal microbiota composition and IBD in adults. …”
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WHERE TWO WORLDS MEET: LIGETI AND ROMANIAN FOLK MUSIC by Bianca Ţiplea TEMEŞ

“…The study will therefore show that Ligeti’s interest in this went far beyond composition, comprising transcriptions of Romanian folk music (during his stay at the Folk Music Institute in Bucharest, in 1949-1950) and also broad theoretical approaches, later published in Budapest. …”
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Spatiotemporal Distributions of Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds in China: Characteristics and Sources by Gang Wang, Na Zhao, Hanyu Zhang, Guohao Li, Gang Xin

“…Chemical compositions also exhibited different seasonal variations across China, depending on the emission and consumption of VOCs. …”
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Extinction studies in focus: Reflections on photography at a time of ecological decline by Kate Simpson, Sarah Oakes, Aureja Stirbyte, Katie Prosser, Timothy M. Brown, Jonathan David Roberts, Amy J. Bartlett

“…Through compositional inclusion or exclusion, the photograph can assert and communicate what belongs in a picture, in a landscape, in an ecosystem. …”
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3D convolutional deep learning for nonlinear estimation of body composition from whole body morphology by Isaac Y. Tian, Jason Liu, Michael C. Wong, Nisa N. Kelly, Yong E. Liu, Andrea K. Garber, Steven B. Heymsfield, Brian Curless, John A. Shepherd

“…Abstract Body composition prediction from 3D optical imagery has previously been studied with linear algorithms. …”
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Effects of shrinkage, temperature and the degree of connection (N/N f) on the behavior of steel-concrete composite beams by Halima Aouad, Nacer Rahal, Houda Beghdad, Mohamed Sadoun, Abdelaziz Souici, Sara Zatir, Khaled Benmahdi

“…This necessity has resulted in various theoretical and numerical research studies. This article proposes an analytical tool capable of predicting a new redistribution of stresses brought by the combined action of temperature and concrete shrinkage in composite steel-concrete beams in partial shear connection. …”
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Composition Analysis of Airborne Microbiota in Outdoor and Indoor Based on Dust Separated by Micro-sized and Nano-sized by Jinho Yang, Ji-Hoon Seo, Young-Koo Jee, Yoon-Keun Kim, Jong-Ryeul Sohn

“…Additionally, risk of bioaerosols can be different according to dominant taxa, and therefore we suggested that further study for risk of dominant taxa according to environments is necessary. …”
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Assessment of surface roughness and compressive strength of resin-based composite using different types of bleaching protocols. by Hemn Muhssin Suleman

“… Background and objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of three types of bleaching protocols on the surface roughness and compressive strength of composite resin. …”
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Assessment of Hepatic Mineral Composition in Sheep, Cattle, Chicken, and Fish in Erbil City, Kurdistan Region-Iraq by Abdulqader Ahmed Hussein, Samad S. Omer, Iman S. Ali, Bnar F. Suleiman

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Analysis of the Muscle Structure and Protein Composition of Different Varieties of Cultured Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) by Yuan MA, Quanyou GUO, Yao ZHENG, Weibo SUN, Liu YANG, Xiaoyan SONG

“…To investigate the differences in edible quality among different varieties of cultured large yellow croaker, this study focused on 'Donghai 1' 'Yongdai 1' 'Fufa 1' 'traditional Zhejiang variety', and 'traditional Ningde variety', analyzing their muscle structure and protein composition. …”
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Effects of dietary Chlorella ellipsoidea on growth performance, body composition, and hematology of stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis by Alam Asraful, Bristy Fouzia Sultana, Amzad Hossain M., Rabiul Islam M., Fatema Umme Kaniz, Golam Rasul M.

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Chlorella ellipsoidea as a feed supplement on the growth performance, body composition, and hematology of stinging catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch). …”
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Chemical Composition Characteristics and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Ceramic Industrial Base during Winter by Xiang Tu, Xiaozhen Fang, Hansun Fang, Changlin Ye, Zugen Liu, Xuehui Jia, Dan He, Jinliang Wang, Hong Huang, Changwei Zou, Chenglong Yu

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Blood and bile lipid composition and the risk of gallstones at diabetes mellitus of the 1st and 2nd type by V. V. Tsukanov, Yu. L. Tonkikh, A. V. Vasyutin

“…Aim of investigation. To study lipid composition of blood and bile at diabetes mellitus (DM) of the 1st and 2nd type. …”
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Iron nanoparticle/carbon nanotube composite as oxidase-like nanozyme for visual analysis of total antioxidant capacity by Junlin Liu, Sophia Xie, Nan Wang, Zhongyue Sun, Lina Tang, Guo-jun Zhang, John Tressel, Yulin Zhang, Yujie Sun, Shaowei Chen

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Assessment of the performance of Ni carbon nanotube nano composite coatings and activated carbon for diesel exhaust treatment by Gamal E. M. Nasr, Magdy A. Baiomy, A. Z. Taieb, Mayada E. Abdel Razek, Mohamed Refai

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Manufacture and characterization of lightweight sand-plastic composites made of plastic waste and sand: Effect of sand types by Salih Mekideche, Mansour Rokbi, Zine El Abidine Rahmouni, Resego Phiri, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin

“…In the second time, the different plastic-bonded sand composites were analyzed by using ATR-FTIR to assess their composition. …”
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Electrochemical performance and efficiency of novel copper hexacyanoferrate/graphitic carbon nitride composites for the removal of 137Cs by Sudarat Issarapanacheewin, Natthaya Siangdee, Poomsith Thangsan, Witsanu Katekaew, Nikom Prasertchiewchan, Wilasinee Kingkam, Kanlayawat Wangkawong

“…This study investigates the use of a novel composite material, synthesized from melamine, urea, and thiourea derived graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF) by ultrasonication method, for the electrochemical adsorption of 137Cs in wastewater. …”
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Author Correction: Comprehensive study for radiation shielding features for Bi2O3–B2O3–ZnO composite using computational radioanalytical Phy-X/PSD, MCNP5, and SRIM software by Y. S. Alajerami, M. H. A. Mhareb, M. I. Sayyed, M. Kh. Hamad, F. Kodeh, M. Rashad, M. Mitwalli

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NICOLAS ASTRINIDIS (1921-2010): COMPOSITIONAL LANGUAGES IN HIS « ‘ DEUX PIÈCES EN STYLE GREC’ » FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO by Vangelis KARAFILLIDIS

“…These pieces illustrate an inventive synthesization of Western music compositional techniques and aesthetic approaches with the Greek folk music timbre. …”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“…With this understanding, the study was conducted to investigate plant species composition and community perception towards landscaping work executed at Hawassa University’s main campus using questionnaires, interviews, observation and group discussion methods. …”
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