Fecal microbiota transplantation improves growth performance of chickens by increasing the intestinal Lactobacillus and glutamine.

Chicken meat is an essential source of high-quality animal protein, mainly derived from slow-growth chicken (SC) and fast-growth chicken (FC) breeds. Skeletal muscle is a highly adaptable tissue that is influenced by breed differences and the gut microbiome. Investigation whether remodeling the gut microbiota by fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) improves chicken growth is an interesting question.

Changes in gut microbiota affect DNA methylation levels and development of chicken muscle tissue.

The intestinal microbiome is essential in regulating host muscle growth and development. Antibiotic treatment is commonly used to model dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiota, yet limited research addresses the relationship between gut microbes and muscle growth in yellow-feathered broilers. In this study, Xinghua chickens were administered broad-spectrum antibiotics for eight weeks to induce gut microbiome suppression.

Using multiomics to explore the weight differences between genders in Muscovy ducks.

Sexual dimorphism in poultry, especially in Muscovy ducks, is a proven phenomenon characterized by significant differences in body weight, growth patterns, and gene expression between male and female individuals. However, there is a dearth of research on the candidate genes and mechanisms underlying these weight differences. We selected 301 Muscovy ducks and recorded their weekly body weights from birth.

Driving Fatigue Detection with Three Non-Hair-Bearing EEG Channels and Modified Transformer Model.

Driving fatigue is the main cause of traffic accidents, which seriously affects people's life and property safety. Many researchers have applied electroencephalogram (EEG) signals for driving fatigue detection to reduce negative effects. The main challenges are the practicality and accuracy of the EEG-based driving fatigue detection method when it is applied on the real road.

Reorganization of Brain Functional Network during Task Switching before and after Mental Fatigue.

Mental fatigue is a widely studied topic on account of its serious negative effects. But how the neural mechanism of task switching before and after mental fatigue remains a question. To this end, this study aims to use brain functional network features to explore the answer to this question.

The Impacts of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity on Brain White Matter Integrity and Cognitive Functions in Children: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study.

Objective: To investigate the impacts of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on white matter (WM) integrity and cognitive functions of pediatric patients with different levels of OSA severity.

Methods: Fifty-eight children with OSA and thirty-four healthy controls (HC) were recruited. All participants underwent diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) examination, polysomnography (PSG), and neurocognitive assessments.

A Practical Application for Quantitative Brain Fatigue Evaluation Based on Machine Learning and Ballistocardiogram.

Brain fatigue is often associated with inattention, mental retardation, prolonged reaction time, decreased work efficiency, increased error rate, and other problems. In addition to the accumulation of fatigue, brain fatigue has become one of the important factors that harm our mental health. Therefore, it is of great significance to explore the practical and accurate brain fatigue detection method, especially for quantitative brain fatigue evaluation.

Gastrointestinal Development and Microbiota Responses of Geese to Honeycomb Flavonoids Supplementation.

Geese are conventionally considered to be herbivorous, which could also be raised with concentrate feeding diets without green grass because of the similar gastrointestinal tract with other poultry. However, the geese gut microbiota profiles and their interactions with epithelial cells are still of limited study. Flavonoids were well-documented to shape gut microbiota and promote epithelial barrier functions individually or cooperatively with other metabolites.

Effects of obstructive sleep apnoea severity on neurocognitive and brain white matter alterations in children according to sex: a tract-based spatial statistics study.

Objectives: To investigate alterations in neurocognitive, attention, paediatric sleep questionnaire (PSQ) scores and whole brain white matter (WM) integrity between children with mild and severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) according to sex and whether these changes are associated with OSA severity.

Methods: Fifty-seven children (36 males and 21 females) diagnosed with OSA were recruited for this study. Children of both sexes were divided into mild (male-MG, female-MG) and severe (male-SG, female-SG) groups according to OSA severity.

Association between mild or moderate obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome and cognitive dysfunction in children.

Background: Childhood obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), the most common sleep-related breathing disorder, may lead to cognitive impairment. This study aims to investigate the association between mild or moderate childhood OSAHS and cognitive dysfunction.

Methods: A total of 59 children (4-12 years of age) diagnosed with mild or moderate OSAHS by polysomnography and 60 age-  and sex-matched healthy children were included in the study.