So you clearly have some DB problems (out of memory there and lost connections). Whether that accounts for this issue is another matter of course.
1 – Error Log Test
So if you clear out the SP error log (toolbox) then run one of these disappeared topics and then go back to the error log – is there an entry of any sort?
2 – Data Test
Go to the toolbox > Data Inspector and turn on the option to inspect the ‘Topic View Data’ – ‘spTopicView’ and then again run of the disappeared topics. Do you see a dump of the data displayed anywhere?