A discrepancy between cytology and bacterial culture methods is sometimes observed in canine otitis externa. The objective of this study was to compare results from cytology, bacterial culture and 16S amplicon profiling. Twenty samples from 16 dogs w...
The role of Mycoplasma canis in canine fertility disorders is still poorly understood. As infection is often asymptomatic, there is an increasing need for appropriate diagnostic methods and treatment plans that would allow the reliable detection of M...
The microbial communities of desert-dwelling reptiles, such as lizards, are vital for their health and adaptation, yet remain poorly understood. This study provides the first detailed analysis of the microbiome of the Turpan Wonder Gecko (Teratoscinc...
Diet plays a pivotal role in shaping the gut microbiota, influencing host physiology, immune function, and nutrient metabolism. In this study, we evaluated the impact of three distinct feeding systems—Forage only, Balanced feed only, and Mixed...
Animal faecal contamination of surface waters poses a human health risk, as they may contain pathogenic bacteria or viruses. Of the numerous animal species residing along surface waterways in Australia, macropod species are a top contributor to wild...
The growing interest in the role of the gut microbiome in athletic performance has led to the application of various sequencing technologies in this field. This review critically examines the sequencing methodologies used in microbiome studies on phy...
Viroids are circular, highly structured, single-stranded, non-coding RNA pathogens known to infect and cause disease in several plant species. They are known to trigger the host plant’s RNA silencing machinery. The detection of viroid-derived small R...
Parental play support is crucial to children’s playfulness. Using a person-centered approach, we identified profiles of parental play support based on self-assessed roles. In total, 447 mothers and fathers reported their roles—co-player,...
The aim of this work was to analyze and compare the bacterial communities of 663 samples from a Brazilian hospital by using high-throughput sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. To increase taxonomic profiling and specificity of 16S-based identification,...
Machinima is a computer imaging technology typically used in games and animation. It prints all movie cast properties into a virtual environment by means of a camera positioning. Since cinematography is complementary to Machinima, it is possible to s...
Biomarker research in Parkinson’s disease (PD) has long been dominated by measuring dopamine metabolites or alpha-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid. However, these markers do not allow early detection, precise prognosis or monitoring of disease progre...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a swiftly developing technology in all sectors, with the number of devices that connect to the Internet has increased remarkably in recent years. However, most of these devices use cheap hardware and lack a concrete se...
In order to develop a predictive model that can distinguish Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) from other dementia types, such as Alzheimer’s dementia (AD), it is necessary to evaluate and identify the predictive accuracy of the cognitive...
Due to the special meshing of convex and concave tooth profiles, an S-shaped tooth profile gear with a few teeth has the advantage of reducing the contact stress and improving the contact ratio. However, the theoretical inseparability of the center d...
Turnouts represent a critical element of railway infrastructure, and are subjected to some of the highest mechanical stresses due to the discontinuity of the track geometry. Failures in this area generate high maintenance costs and may compromise tra...
The interplay between shrimp immune system, its environment, and microbiota contributes to the organism’s homeostasis and optimal production. The metagenomic composition is typically studied using 16S rDNA profiling by clustering amplicon sequences i...
Background/Objectives: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is clinically heterogeneous, and motor complications are often inadequately captured during routine outpatient assessments. In this cross-sectional observational study, we investigated whether pro...
16S rRNA next-generation sequencing (NGS) has significantly advanced cervicovaginal microbiome profiling, offering insights into the relationship between vaginal dysbiosis and HPV-associated carcinogenesis. However, reliance on a limited set of 16S h...
Food allergy (FA) and, in particular, IgE-mediated cow’s milk allergy is associated with compositional and functional changes of gut microbiota. In this study, we compared the gut microbiota of cow’s milk allergic (CMA) infants with that of cow’s mil...
When conducting sequence-based analysis of microbiome samples, it is important to accurately represent the bacterial communities present. The aim of this study was to compare two commercially available DNA isolation and PCR amplification approaches t...
Protein S-nitrosylation is a reversible post-translational modification by covalent modification on the thiol group of cysteine residues by nitric oxide. Growing evidence shows that protein S-nitrosylation plays an important role in normal cellular f...
Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), where physiological squamous epithelium is replaced by columnar epithelium. Several in vivo and in vitro BE models were developed with questi...
Characterization of the Barrett’s esophagus (BE) microenvironment in patients with a known progression status, to determine how it may influence BE progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), has been understudied, hindering both the biolog...
High-throughput 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing has advanced our understanding of the gut microbiome, but its reliability depends on upstream processes such as DNA extraction and bacterial library preparation. In this study, we evaluated the impact o...
The Henan Oilfield’s medium-permeability blocks face challenges such as high temperatures and severe heterogeneity, making conventional flooding systems less effective. The starch gel system is an efficient approach for deep profile control in...
The aim of this study was to explore the anthropometric profile and evaluate physical fitness variables of the members of the Chile women’s national football team based on their playing positions. Fifty football players participated in this study, wh...
Background/Objectives: Food avoidance may compromise nutrient intake and growth in children with food allergy; however, its association with plasma amino acid profiles remains poorly understood. We aimed to examine dietary restriction status for hen&...
The present research is aimed at investigating the potential of two commercial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains (EC1118 and AWRI796) to generate wine-specific volatile molecule fingerprinting in relation to the initial must applied. To eliminate the...
Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is the precursor of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). Dysplastic BE (DBE) has a higher progression risk to EAC compared to non-dysplastic BE (NDBE). However, the miss rates for the endoscopic detection of DBE remain high...
Cognitive impairment is a common non-motor symptom in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and an important source of patient disability and caregiver burden. The timing, profile and rate of cognitive decline varies widely among individuals with PD and can range...
The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in developing colorectal cancer (CRC) through interactions with host immunity, metabolism, and inflammation. However, microbiome-based studies remain scarce in Middle Eastern populations, limiting regional insi...
Artificial (technical) snow production is an increasingly common practice in alpine regions, yet little is known about its role in shaping microbial communities at the molecular level. In this study, we combined culture-based methods with high-throug...
A total of twenty-seven Rossa Mediterranea lactating goats, consisting of nine homozygous for strong alleles (AA), twelve heterozygous (AF) and six homozygous for weak alleles (FF) at the CSN1S1 locus, were used to evaluate the effect of genotype, di...
Bright band (BB) characteristics obtained via dual-polarization weather radars elucidate thermodynamic and microphysical processes within precipitation systems. This study identified BB using morphological features from quasi-vertical profiles (QVPs)...
This study aimed to characterize the metabolomic profile of aqueous extracts of Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort) commercial samples using 1H NMR spectroscopy, in order to evaluate their chemical composition as consumed in infusion form. S...
In an open field trial on two agricultural soils in NW Italy, the impact of two seed-applied biostimulants on the rhizosphere bacterial community of young maize plants was evaluated. The 16S rDNA profiling was carried out on control and treated plant...
Accumulating evidence suggests that disruptions in brain energy metabolism may be a key player in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Pioglitazone (PIO) has been found to exert beneficial effects on metabolic dysfunction in many AD pr...
Inflammatory bowel disease is known to be associated with a genetic predisposition involving multiple genes; however, there is growing evidence that abnormal interactions with environmental factors, particularly epigenetic factors, can also significa...
Vaginal microbiome composition has been linked to risk of preterm birth (PTB), a persistent global health challenge. 16S rRNA microbial profiling has identified specific vaginal community state types (CSTs) that have been associated with PTB risk. Di...
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood, and the gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as a key player in its pathogenesis through the gut–lung axis. This pilot, cross-sectional study analyzed the intestinal microbiot...
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues represent the most widely available clinical material to study colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the accuracy and clinical validity of FFPE microbiome profiling in CRC is uncertain. Here, we compared t...
This preliminary clinical study investigated the microbial composition of dental biofilms on healthy root surfaces and cavitated root caries lesions in two age cohorts: adults under 65 years and those aged 65 and older. The goal was to assess how agi...
It is important to develop minimally invasive biomarker platforms to help in the identification and monitoring of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Assisting in the understanding of biochemical mechanisms as well as identifying potential novel...
SARS-CoV-2 infections, commonly referred to as COVID-19, remain a critical risk to both human life and global economies. Particularly, COVID-19 patients with weak immunity may suffer from different complications due to the bacterial co-infections/sup...
Studies in recent years indicate that reproductive tract microbial communities are crucial for shaping mammals’ health and reproductive outcomes. Following parturition, uterine bacterial contamination often occurs due to the open cervix, which...
Rice is currently the most important food crop in the world and we are only just beginning to study the bacterial associated microbiome. It is of importance to perform screenings of the core rice microbiota and also to develop new plant-microbe model...
Even though waste pickers play a crucial role in the urban solid waste management system in developing countries, their social, familial, and labor conditions remain uncertain. In this study, we analyzed the profiles of waste pickers in Colombia usin...
In the present paper, we have analytically explored the small variations of the local pressure in the trapped air film of both sides of the clamped circular capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT), which consists of a thin movable membr...
This study assessed hourly electricity consumption profiles in railway signal boxes located in Poland. The analyses carried out consisted of assessing the correlation among the hourly demand profile, weather indicators, and calendar indicators, e.g.,...
Sourdoughs (SDs) are spontaneously formed microbial ecosystems composed of various species of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and acid-tolerant yeasts in food matrices of cereal flours mixed with water. To date, more than 90 LAB species have been isolated...
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