Short Communication: Obesity Intervention Resulting in Significant Changes in the Human Gut Viral Composition

Obesity is a health problem of global concern that negatively impacts quality of life. Various studies have implicated obesity in the disruption of the normal microbiome composition. The virome consists of a collection of all the viruses that inhabit a particular niche. However, the study of such viruses that compose the human gut microbiome in the context of obesity has been paid little attention. One interesting aspect of virome study is the description of phages that can specifically interact with the bacterial component of the microbiota and modulate the microbiome’s dynamics. Previous work showed that the microbiota composition changes after obesity treatment and that these changes are country specific. In this work, we perform a quick gut viral composition of the gut microbiota of patients from Denmark, Italy, and Chile before and after obesity intervention using metagenomic sequences previously published and bioinformatics tools. Our results showed that obesity treatment results in significant changes in the human gut viral composition. These results conclude that the virome composition changes after obesity intervention by suggesting that changes can be related to the microbiota rearrangements reported in other works and may be involved in microbial dynamics after treatment.

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153 Quality of life in typical atrial flutter patients before and after radiofrequency catheter ablation using irrigational and conventional techniques

EP Europace ◽

10.1016/s1099-5129(05)80070-4 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 25-25

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Catheter Ablation ◽

Atrial Flutter ◽

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation ◽

Typical Atrial Flutter ◽

Before And After

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Kepuasan Masyarakat Terhadap Pelayanan Kelurahan Setelah Pemekaran Di Tangerang Selatan

Liquidity ◽

10.32546/lq.v2i2.117 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 151-159

Author(s):

Pitri Yandri

Keyword(s):

Public Perception ◽

Service Personnel ◽

Urban Services ◽

Hospitality Workers ◽

Care Workers ◽

Before And After ◽

Cartesian Diagram ◽

Better Than

The purpose of this study is (1) to analyze public perception on urban services before and after the expansion of the region, (2) analyze the level of people's satisfaction with urban services, and (3) analyze the determinants of the variables that determine what level of people's satisfaction urban services. This study concluded that first, after the expansion, the quality of urban services in South Tangerang City is better than before. Secondly, however, public satisfaction with the services only reached 48.53% (poor scale). Third, by using a Cartesian Diagram, the second priority that must be addressed are: (1) clarity of service personnel, (2) the discipline of service personnel, (3) responsibility for care workers; (4) the speed of service, (5) the ability of officers services, (6) obtain justice services, and (7) the courtesy and hospitality workers.

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Strategic Role of Zakat in Multidimensional Quality of Life in Sijunjung, Indonesia

The Journal of Muamalat and Islamic Finance Research ◽

10.33102/jmifr.v15i1.101 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 55-72

Author(s):

Herlin Hamimi ◽

Abdul Ghafar Ismail ◽

Muhammad Hasbi Zaenal

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Wealth Distribution ◽

Absolute Poverty ◽

Before And After ◽

The Status ◽

Being There ◽

The Impact

Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam which has a function of faith, social and economic functions. Muslims who can pay zakat are required to give at least 2.5 per cent of their wealth. The problem of poverty prevalent in disadvantaged regions because of the difficulty of access to information and communication led to a gap that is so high in wealth and resources. The instrument of zakat provides a paradigm in the achievement of equitable wealth distribution and healthy circulation. Zakat potentially offers a better life and improves the quality of human being. There is a human quality improvement not only in economic terms but also in spiritual terms such as improving religiousity. This study aims to examine the role of zakat to alleviate humanitarian issues in disadvantaged regions such as Sijunjung, one of zakat beneficiaries and impoverished areas in Indonesia. The researcher attempted a Cibest method to capture the impact of zakat beneficiaries before and after becoming a member of Zakat Community Development (ZCD) Program in material and spiritual value. The overall analysis shows that zakat has a positive impact on disadvantaged regions development and enhance the quality of life of the community. There is an improvement in the average of mustahik household incomes after becoming a member of ZCD Program. Cibest model demonstrates that material, spiritual, and absolute poverty index decreased by 10, 5, and 6 per cent. Meanwhile, the welfare index is increased by 21 per cent. These findings have significant implications for developing the quality of life in disadvantaged regions in Sijunjung. Therefore, zakat is one of the instruments to change the status of disadvantaged areas to be equivalent to other areas.

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Impacts and quality of life for people with adrenal insufficiency using Medical Detection Dogs before and after initiation of continuous subcutaneous hydrocortisone infusion (CSHI)

Endocrine Abstracts ◽

10.1530/endoabs.65.p77 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Phillip Yeoh

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Adrenal Insufficiency ◽

Before And After

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Before and after September 11: Quality of Life of Expatriates in Singapore

10.15396/eres2003_297 ◽

2003 ◽

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

September 11 ◽

Before And After

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Effect of new dietary supplement on sperm quality

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/oh.2012.29468 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 153 (45) ◽

pp. 1787-1792 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mária Horváth ◽

Endre Czeizel

Keyword(s):

Adverse Effect ◽

Clinical Trial ◽

Dietary Supplement ◽

Male Fertility ◽

Sperm Quality ◽

Sperm Count ◽

Before And After ◽

The Usa ◽

New Treatments

Introduction: There is a decline in male fertility thus new treatments are needed. Aims: To test the efficacy of a new dietary supplement developed in the USA and registered as a curing drug in Hungary (OGYI). Methods: In a clinical trial 100 men with low sperm quality (spermium count 5–20 M/ml, good motility 10–40%, and adverse shape 30–50%) were examined. Results: Sperm parameters were measured before and after a 3-month treatment and after another 3-month without treatment. This dietary supplement statistically and clinically significantly improved sperm count and motility. In 74 cases this dietary supplement demonstrated a beneficial effect on sperm quality (more than 10% increase in sperm count, or quality of motility, or shape); in 16 cases the improvement exceeded 30%. No adverse effect could be accounted for this treatment. Conclusions: This new dietary supplement may contribute to the treatment of male infertility. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 1787–1792.

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