17 April 2020
Abdominal bloating (AB), a common complaint that affects quality of life and disturbs psychological well-being, is largely a behavioral-driven disorder. We aimed to develop and validate a new health belief of bloating (HB-Bloat) scale in the Malay la...
This work presents a unique genetic programming (GP) approach that integrates a numerical local search method and a bloat-control mechanism within a distributed model for evolutionary algorithms known as EvoSpace. The first two elements provide a dir...
The purpose of this study is to compare the bloating mechanism of artificial lightweight aggregate under sintering and rapid sintering conditions to identify the factors behind the bloating of the lightweight aggregate under these sintering condition...
Frothy bloat is major digestive disorder of cattle grazing alfalfa pastures. Among the many factors identified to contribute to the development of frothy bloat, the disruption of rumen microbiota appears to be of central importance. Anaerobic rumen f...
Over the past decades, abdominal bloating has been recognized as a common gastrointestinal symptom that significantly affects the quality of life of patients and represents one of the most frequently reported manifestations of gastrointestinal disord...
Background: Bloating, gas, and abdominal discomfort are common in healthy individuals but lack effective interventions. Probiotics can alleviate some gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms; however, evidence for their impact on bloating, gas and abdominal di...
Most female patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) complain of abdominal bloating rather than abdominal pain and diarrhea. The higher incidence in women could be due to the so-called dysfunctional gas handling. Since diet seems the most effecti...
The container relocation problem (CRP) is a critical optimisation problem in maritime port operations, in which efficient container handling is essential for maximising terminal throughput. Relocation rules (RRs) are a widely adopted solution approac...
(1) Background: Functional abdominal bloating and distension (FAB/FAD) are common disorders of the gut–brain interaction. Their physiopathology is complex and not completely clarified, although gut microbiota imbalances play a central role. The...
30 September 2025
Background: Probiotics nourish the community of microorganisms that are part of the larger gut microbiome. As an emerging area of research, few studies have explored the effects of specific probiotic strains on athlete health and performance. The pri...
Due to the incremental and iterative nature of the software testing process, a test suite may become bloated with redundant, overlapping, and similar test cases. This paper aims to optimize a bloated test suite by employing an execution trace that en...
Our previous study showed that automatically generated attribute grammars were harder to comprehend than manually written attribute grammars, mostly due to unexpected solutions. This study is an internally differentiated replication of the previous e...
Bloating is a symptom frequently reported by subjects with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small bowel dysbiosis, and Low FODMAP’s diet (LFD) has been used to treat them. Extracts of Curcumalonga and Boswelliaserrata share anti-inflammatory...
3 March 2021
Abdominal bloating (AB) is a prevalent and bothersome symptom, but there are no specific measures for severity and quality of life (QoL) other than the Bloating Severity Questionnaire (BSQ) and Bloating Quality of Life (BLQoL). We aimed to translate...
More than 218 million tonnes of mineral construction waste are produced in Germany every year. In view of the shortage of domestic raw materials and an increasing demand for lightweight aggregates and gypsum, it is important to find alternative sourc...
Factors underlying disturbed appetite perception in anorexia nervosa (AN) are poorly characterized. We examined in patients with AN whether fasting and postprandial appetite perceptions, gastrointestinal (GI) hormones, GI symptoms and state anxiety (...
Background: Small bowel dysbiosis (SBD) is a frequent finding in subjects with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The sunflower lecithin (phytosome) formulation of Curcuma longa and Boswellia serrata demonstrated beneficial effects on intestinal microbi...
Background: Post-COVID-19 irritable bowel syndrome (PCIBS) is a frequent finding and is frequently associated with enteral dysbiosis. This pilot study compared the effects of extracts from curcuma and boswellia on PCIBS and irritable bowel syndrome (...
Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a worldwide healthcare problem affecting approximately 25% of the global population. The most common IDA treatment is oral iron supplementation, which has been associated with gastrointestinal (GI) side effects such a...
Background: There are many reports about variations in the menstrual cycle after infection with SARS-CoV-2 or vaccination against it. However, data on SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination-related changes in menstruation-associated endometriosis-typica...
Functional abdominal bloating and distension (FABD) are common and frequent symptoms in patients with pre-existing gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. FABD is characterized by recurrent abdominal fullness and bloating. The pathophysiology of FABD is sti...
Nowadays, blockchain bloat is an endangering issue caused by inefficient transaction storage mechanisms. Based on the Distributed File System (DFS), the blockchain network can reduce the local storage to solve the blockchain bloat problem. However, s...
Background/Objectives: Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including abdominal pain, bloating, altered stool pattern, dyschezia, and nausea, are frequent in women with endometriosis and may persist despite conventional gynecological treatment. The low fe...
This paper assesses the mechanical and structural behavior of self-consolidating lightweight concrete (SCLWC) incorporating bloated shale aggregate (BSA). BSA was manufactured by expanding shale pellets of varying sizes by heating them up to a temper...
6 February 2020
Internet forums are an attractive source of health-related information. We aimed to investigate threads in the gastroenterological section of a popular Polish medical forum for anonymous users. We characterised the following aspects in threads: the m...
Walking is popular moderate-intensity aerobic exercise that improves mental and gastrointestinal (GI) health. It can relieve symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), e.g., intestinal gas, abdominal distension, and bowel disturbances....
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced by the fermentation of undigested polysaccharides; they are a group of metabolites resulting from the activity of intestinal bacteria. The main SCFAs are acetic, butyric, propionic, valeric, and caproic ac...
Generated droplets in a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) process create an interfacial area between metal and slag/emulsion that helps in heat transfer during different stages of the blowing period. Previous studies have developed extensive models to under...
Unspecific gastrointestinal symptoms associated with milk consumption are common. In addition to lactose, also other components of milk may be involved. We studied whether the partial hydrolysation of milk proteins would affect gastrointestinal sympt...
This study investigated whether increasing insoluble (predominantly wheat bran) fibre over 14 days improves subjective digestive feelings, general wellbeing and bowel function. A single centre, multi-site, open, within subjects design with a 14 day...
Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is a disorder causing symptoms such as maldigestion, malnutrition, diarrhoea, bloating, vitamin deficiency and weight loss [...]
From the Environmental and Remote Sensing community, the need for AI models that are accurate but also interpretable is increasing. However, usually Deep and Machine Learning techniques are uninterpretable. In this study, we propose to use Genetic Pr...
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms are common in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) in sustained clinical and endoscopic remission and are associated with impaired quality of life. Evidence for targeted treatments in this set...
1. Background: The long-term effect of a gluten-free diet (GFD) on functional bowel disorders (FBDs) has been scarcely studied. The aim was to assess the effect of a GFD on FBD patients, and to assess the role of both the low-grade coeliac score and...
Canine gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) is a common life-threatening condition occurring primarily in large and giant breeds with a 3.9% to 36.7% lifetime risk. The genetic correlates of GDV have not previously been systematically explored. We under...
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) refers to an abnormal increase in the number of bacteria in the small intestine and is observed in various diseases. SIBO can also develop after long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (drug-induced SIBO),...
The primary aim of this study was to identify key factors causing high-concentrate diet (HCD)-induced rumen tympanism in goats and to assess the impact of condensed tannin (CT) supplementation (at 1%, 2%, and 3% CT content, w/v) on rumen fluid foam c...
Background: Many probiotic strains have been studied in relation to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aim of this study was to identify probiotic strains demonstrating efficacy in the management of IBS based on meta-analyses of randomized placebo-c...
Functional bowel disorders (FBDs) affect around 20% of the population worldwide and are associated with reduced quality of life and high healthcare costs. Dietary therapies are frequently implemented to assist with symptom relief in these individuals...
Background and Aims: Lactose intolerance (LI) is a global problem affecting more than half of the world’s population. An ultra-purified, high-concentration galacto-oligosaccharide, RP-G28, is being developed as a treatment for patients with LI....
Composites of sawdust and crushed polyethylene were obtained by pressing at 5–10 atm. The resulting pellets with a size of about 10–20 mm were then burned in airflow in a muffle furnace at a temperature of 800 °C. The combustion proce...
This study evaluates a sintered lightweight aggregate produced from a 70:30 mass ratio of loess-like loam to hydraulic ash from the Kyzylorda thermal power plant (TPP), with an external 50:50 TPP-ash–ground-rice-husk dusting mixture. Four dusti...
Postprandial objective abdominal distention is frequently associated with a subjective sensation of abdominal bloating, but the relation between both complaints is unknown. While the bloating sensation has a visceral origin, abdominal distention is a...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of rice, mung bean, and wheat noodle ingestion on intestinal gas production and postprandial gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in non-constipation irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. Methods: Twenty p...
Introduction: Although patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer have an increased risk of developing small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) due to disease- and treatment-related factors, SIBO remains underdiagnosed in oncology. Aim and...
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects 7–15% of the general population. A recently devised dietary approach consists of restricting foods with highly fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs), which can trigger and/or exacer...
Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be intolerant to fermentable carbohydrates (FODMAPs). The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of eliminating and subsequently rein...
Imaging technologies are being deployed on cabled observatory networks worldwide. They allow for the monitoring of the biological activity of deep-sea organisms on temporal scales that were never attained before. In this paper, we customized Convolut...
While alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is widely used as forage because of its many positive attributes, there are concerns regarding bloat in grazing ruminants, but tannin-containing legumes, such as sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia), are non-bloating. Base...
Irritable bowel syndrome is a typical gastrointestinal disease that causes bloating, flatulence, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation, or alteration of the last two in adults and children. A diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides,...
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