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Traditional Fermented Dairy Products as Reservoirs of Bifidobacterium With Probiotic Potential: From Microbial Diversity to Functional Characterization

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Traditional fermented dairy products (TFDPs) are complex microbial ecosystems that may serve as reservoirs of many microorganisms, including those with probiotic potential such as Bifidobacterium species and lactobacilli. Although bifidobacteria are widely used as probiotic microorganisms in defined formulations, their occurrence, persistence,
Mst. Umme Habiba, Md. Morshedur Rahman, Mary Ann Augustin, Cristian Varela, Helen Morris, Hayriye Bozkurt   +5 more
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Associations Between Caregiver Smartphone Use in a Child's Presence and Motor Skills and Executive Function in Preschoolers: SUNRISE International Study

Child: Care, Health and Development, Volume 52, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background The preschool years are a crucial period for development. Stable environments and responsive caregivers support children's cognitive and motor development, two interrelated and essential domains. Caregiver smartphone use in front of children may reduce attention and responsiveness, which have been negatively associated with young ...
Marcelo Toledo‐Vargas, Kar Hau Chong, Elina Engberg, Alejandra Jáuregui, Clarice Martins, Ankhmaa Byambaa, José Francisco López‐Gil, Chalchisa Abdeta, Tawonga Mwase‐Vuma, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Himangi Lubree, Oluwayomi Abolade Aoko, Mohamed Souhaiel Chelly, M. Y. H. Chia, Fazlollah Ghofranipour, Jhonatan Gonzalez‐Santamaria, Juel Jarani, Piyawat Katewongsa, Anna Kontsevaya, Pragya Singh, Narayan Subedi, Wei‐Peng Teo, Marites M. Tiongco, Konstantina Trampa, Ali Turab, Edin Užičanin, Sanne L. C. Veldman, Anthony D. Okely   +27 more
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The Diagnostic Odyssey of a Biochemically Confirmed Case of ML II: The First Western Patient With LYSET Deficiency

Clinical Genetics, Volume 110, Issue 1, Page 125-130, July 2026.
We identify a female patient with a homozygous nonsense variant (p.Gln38Ter) in the LYSET gene. This is the first western report of a challenging case of an extensive diagnostic odyssey and demonstrates that the LYSET gene must be considered in the differential diagnosis when M6P‐labeled lysosomal enzymes are altered.
Fernanda Sperb‐Ludwig, Taciane Alegra, Leonardo Martinello da Rosa, Nataniel Floriano Ludwig, Renata Voltolini Velho, Ida Vanessa Doederlein Schwartz   +5 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 542-559, July 2026.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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Genotypes of Hepatitis B and D Viruses Among Patients With Hepatitis D in the United States

Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Volume 33, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT The epidemiological landscape of paired hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis delta virus (HDV) genotype (GT) among patients with HDV in the US remains unknown. HBV/HDV genotypes were assessed in two independent US cohorts: Cohort 1 included 5222 HBV‐positive patients from Quest Diagnostics, including 114 anti‐HDV+ patients; Cohort 2 included 178 ...
Andrew Lopez, Harish Gopalakrishna, Silvia Chang, Savrina Manhas, Nadine Peinovich, Christopher Richards, Grace Chee, Ross Martin, Roberto Mateo, Maria Mironova, Brooke E. Swanson, William A. Meyer III, Elizabeth M. Marlowe, Chunfeng Li, Hongmei Mo, Theo Heller, Evguenia Maiorova, Christopher Koh   +17 more
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Environmental Policy Without Implementation? A Review of Factors Contributing to Implementation Gaps in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 611-635, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The sound formation of robust environmental policies is increasingly important for low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) to achieve their national objectives and international commitments. However, policy implementation can be complex, and environmental policies may not be prioritised given other critical socio‐economic development issues ...
Rebecca K. M. Clube, Julia Tomei
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Sociology in literature [PDF]

تاریخ ادبیات, 2009
The 7th century of Hijri is a completely exceptional time in all aspects of Iran and Iranian life. The devastating Mongol campaign and its ominous effects revealed the imprudence of the monarchy and forced the helpless people to react differently to the ...
سیّد علی‌محمّد سجّادی
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Genetic continuity of Indo-Iranian speakers since the Iron Age in southern Central Asia. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
Guarino-Vignon P, Marchi N, Bendezu-Sarmiento J, Heyer E, Bon C.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The soul of the soil: Unearthing a Nation's eco‐empathy through 1200 years of Persian poetry

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 6, Page 1987-2002, June 2026.
Abstract Cultivating a profound sense of connection with the natural world, conceptualized as eco‐empathy, is increasingly recognized as a vital precursor to effective environmental stewardship. While scientific data frame ecological crises, literary traditions offer a unique archive for tracing the history of this empathetic bond. This study positions
Isa Esfandiarpour‐Boroujeni, Ali Shahriari, Leila Kordbacheh, Zohreh Mosleh, Reyhaneh Nejadasadi, Hosnieh Shahriari, Fatemeh Aliabbasi, Reza Mohajer   +7 more
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On an Aggregation Theory for Indicators Expressing Behaviors of Complex Systems With an Application to Sustainability

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 3304-3321, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Certain attributes of large‐scale complex systems are often expressed through sets of indicators. For example, the sustainability of an entity, be it a nation, a city, an energy system, a corporation etc., can be effectively represented by indicators and corresponding data series.
Vassilis S. Kouikoglou, Yannis A. Phillis   +1 more
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