Digital Therapeutics Care Utilizing Genetic and Gut Microbiome Signals for the Management of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Results From a Preliminary Retrospective Study

Diet and lifestyle-related illnesses including functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and obesity are rapidly emerging health issues worldwide.Research has focused on addressing FGIDs via in-person cognitive-behavioral therapies, diet modulation and pharmaceutical intervention.Yet, there is paucity of research reporting on digital therapeuti

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The 19th-century missionary encounters with the Batswana people in South Africa: An intersectional-decolonial approach

Missionary encounters were often characterised by shifting and multilinear intents within the broader global spaces.In Africa, the 19th-century missionary encounter happened concomitantly within the nexus of Christianisation, colonisation, and civilisation agendas.Succinctly put, missionaries sent by the London Missionary Society who came to South

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Water-holding properties and electrochemical characterization of the soil under the Grand Deliverance Hall of the Chongshan Temple, Taiyuan City, China: providing the basis for preventing groundwater erosion in historic buildings

Abstract Many historic buildings are at serious risk of deterioration due to changes in the moisture content of the soil under the buildings.Based on the typical deterioration problems of the Grand Deliverance Hall and the cultural relics in the hall, this study analyzes and concludes that the main factor affecting the generation and development of

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