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Characterization of the Middle Ear Microbiome in Meniere's Disease by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Compared to Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the middle ear microbiome in Meniere's disease (MD) patients. Methods Middle ear smears from 10 MD patients (ME group) and 10 chronic suppurative otitis patients (OE group) were collected during surgery and processed via 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Yu‐Ting Tao, Lin Wang, Hong‐wei Zheng, Li‐Sheng Yu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cortisol concentrations in hair are biomarkers of health status and seasonal change, but not urbanisation, in wolves

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wolves have reclaimed much of their former range in Europe, including areas with a high human footprint, yet the physiological impacts of human‐associated stressors remain poorly understood. We first examined methodological factors affecting hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) in wolves by using a ‘shave/re‐shave' design to assess hair growth rate and ...
Gwendolyn Wirobski, Carmela Musto, Rudy Brogi, Martina Lazzaroni, Rupert Palme, Yasmina Wukovich, Fanni Kertész, Ágnes Szabó, Chiara Garbarino, Marco Gobbi, Lorella Barca, Mauro Delogu, The Wolf Network, Friederike Range, Marco Apollonio, Sarah Marshall‐Pescini   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

VOID URBANISM: Unbuilt New Cities and State Formation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Based on an analysis of the planning process behind Kitoko City in the Democratic Republic of Congo—a new city project officially launched in 2019 but never implemented—this article examines the political, social, and spatial effects generated by urban initiatives that remain at the stage of intention. It investigates how such unbuilt projects
Patrick Belinga Ondoua
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review of predictors of noise induced hearing loss [PDF]

, 2014
This systematic review of predictors of noise-induced hearing loss found 12 studies that followed hearing loss of workers exposed to noise over time. Older workers had a higher rate of hearing loss than younger workers with a similar level and duration ...
Verbeek, Jos, Toppila, Esko, Rytkönen, Esko, Ojajärvi, Anneli, Neuvonen, Kaisa, Ijaz, Sharea, Kateman, Erik, Dreschler, Wouter   +7 more
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Decoding Dual Regulatory Layers: Integrating Differential Expression and Alternative Splicing Dynamics in the Evolution of Laryngeal Echolocation Across Chiropteran Lineages

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We integrated short‐read and long‐read RNA‐seq data from cochlear tissues of echolocating and non‐echolocating bats to disentangle transcriptional and post‐transcriptional regulation. Echolocating bats showed neural‐function enrichment among differentially expressed genes, while alternatively spliced genes were linked to epigenetic regulation. Overlaps
Jianyu Wu, Daoyuan Hu, Min Chen, Xiuguang Mao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Characteristics and Potential Mechanisms of Aging, Gut Microbiota, and Hearing Loss

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The study found that aging leads to unchanged gut microbiota alpha diversity but an increase in Bacteroidetes and a decrease in Firmicutes at the phylum level, with specific genera, species, and functional pathways co‐associated with aging and hearing loss. Through constructing a microbe‐metabolite network, it revealed the mechanism by which protective
Cheng Cheng, Lu Wang, Runhan Li, Wenkai Lai, Chongkui Sun, Jianguo Cui, Bicheng Zhu, Jiang Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical and audiological profile of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss after exposure to recreational noise

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
According to the World Health Organization, significant hearing loss in young people exposed to recreational acoustic trauma has become a public health issue.
Lara Freire Bezerril Soares, Breno Lima de Almeida, Igor Ataíde Silva Teixeira, Maria Luisa Frechiani Lara Maciel, Jorge Vinícius Leocádio Monteiro, Luanna Miranda Martins, Marina Cançado Passarelli Scott, Norma de Oliveira Penido   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of noise-induced hearing loss within Port Harcourt metropolis, Nigeria

, 2012
This paper investigates the effects of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss within Port Harcourt Metropolis using a micro-controlled diagnostic audiometer (Kamplex KLD21).The data was obtained at two specific locations namely: Rivers State University of Science ...
Omubo-Pepple, VB, Alaminokuma, GI, Israel-Cookey, C   +2 more
core   +1 more source

WAH‐i: Optimising microphone array geometry for customised localisation accuracy

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Accurate spatial localisation of free‐flying echolocating bats is foundational for resolving fine‐scale flight and echolocation behaviour, prey interception and spatial decision‐making in natural environments. Acoustic localisation using microphone arrays is widely employed for this purpose, yet array geometries in field studies are typically ...
Ravi Umadi
wiley   +1 more source

Four Questions for Ethnographers Under Trumpian Authoritarianism

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines evolving challenges and ethical dilemmas facing ethnographers working under intensifying authoritarianism in the United States. Because very little of what the United States is experiencing is new, my work here is primarily curatorial in nature, drawing upon the lessons offered by scholars across disciplines in the United
Elizabeth Hanna Rubio
wiley   +1 more source