Differential coping capacities underlie the overall resistance of temperate seagrasses to herbivory by J. Boada, T. M. Smith, A. M. Ricart, T. Alcoverro, M. Pérez, J. Romero, N. Sanmartí, Y. Ontoria, M. Pierrejen, R. Arthur, D. Alonso, M. P. Adams, F. Rossi

“…Mechanistic models indicate that herbivory‐induced responses are a potential explanation for these patterns. This study suggests that given the long evolutionary history of herbivory, some seagrasses may be remarkably well adapted to both intense and cumulative herbivory.…”
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The Mechanisms of the Regulation of Immune Response in Patients with Comorbidity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma by Elena P. Kalinina, Yulia K. Denisenko, Tatyana I. Vitkina, Elena G. Lobanova, Tatyana P. Novgorodtseva, Marina V. Antonyuk, Tatyana A. Gvozdenko, Vera V. Knyshova, Anna V. Nazarenko

“…Comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma (asthma COPD overlap syndrome, ACOS) is a significant problem in pulmonary practice, whose pathogenetic issues are not clarified yet. …”
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Microbial community differentiation in vent chimneys of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field reflects habitat heterogeneity by Osama M. Alian, William J. Brazelton, Karmina A. Aquino, Katrina I. Twing, H. Lizethe Pendleton, Gretchen Früh-Green, Susan Q. Lang, Matthew O. Schrenk, Matthew O. Schrenk

“…Bacterial 16S rRNA gene sequences show a high degree of putative microdiversity within the relatively dominant genera Desulfotomaculum, Sulfurovum, Thiomicrorhabdus, and Serpentinicella, which represent a large core of the overall LCHF vent bacterial community. …”
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Maturation of the biofloc system in Penaeus vannamei culture under different salinities and its effects on the microbial communities by Shaikha Y. Al-Sayegh, Victor Torres Rosas, Ponnumony Vethamony, Nor Azman Kasan, Hon Jung Liew, Mhd Ikhwanuddin, Zulfa Ali Al Disi, Hadil Elsayed, Jassim A. Al-Khayat

“…The study was conducted in triplicate using a completely randomized design, with a stocking density of 240 shrimps m−3 for 45 days until BFT reached a mature state. …”
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Social context affects tissue-specific copper distribution and behaviour of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) by Sienna L. Overduin, Shaun S. Killen, Alex M. Zimmer, Jenelle D. McCuaig, Lucy Cotgrove, Isabel Aragao, Kelly J. Rozanitis, Kurt O. Konhauser, Daniel S. Alessi, Tamzin A. Blewett

“…We hypothesized that isolating threespine stickleback during a Cu exposure would increase Cu uptake and sublethal toxicity compared to a grouped exposure. …”
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Gender equality and quality of life must be central to the design and delivery of sanitation by Sera L Young, Oliver Cumming, Ian Ross, Richard Johnston, Blessing Mberu, Sheela S Sinharoy, Bethany A Caruso, Kelly T Alexander, Tom Slaymaker, Sheillah Simiyu, Claire Chase, Jenala Chipungu, Phylis Busienei, Isha Ray, Akanksha A Marphatia, Meriel Flint O'Kane, Ana Carolina Argolo Nascimento de Castro, Ginette Azcona, Patience Esi Boni-Morkla, Salome A Bukachi, Anju Dwivedi, Indira Khurana, Antoinette Kome, Wanjiku Kuria, James Labadia, Fungai Makoni, Sujoy Mojumdar, Janet Mule, Lydia Namatende Sakwa, Naomi Njeri, Fernanda Abreu Oliveira de Souza, Lauren Pandolfelli, Petunia Ramunenyiwa, Malini Reddy, Pritum Kumar Saha, Utkarsh Sinha, Emmanuel Uguru, Kara Uhl

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Multi-environmental traits selection and farmer's participatory assessment of mean performance and stability of orange-fleshed sweet potato genotypes in Benin by Idrissou Ahoudou, Nicodeme V. Fassinou Hotegni, Dêêdi E.O. Sogbohossou, Tania L.I. Akponikpè, Charlotte O.A. Adjé, Françoise Assogba Komlan, Ismail Moumouni-Moussa, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako

“…Regularly consuming orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) is widely recognised as an effective way to treat vitamin A deficiency (VAD), particularly in low-income countries. …”
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Feedback of aggregate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) data to clinicians and hospital end users: findings from an Australian codesign workshop process by Monique F Kilkenny, Dominique A Cadilhac, Shaun L Hancock, Violet Marion, Paulette Kelly, Sibilah Breen, Benjamin Clissold, Lauren Sanders, Olivia Francis Ryan, Penina Gunzburg, Shae Cooke, Lauren Guy

“…A secondary outcome was the identification of perceived barriers and enablers to the use of PRO data in hospitals. …”
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Understanding social behaviours across neurodiverse young people: roles of social cognition and self-regulation by Iciar Iturmendi-Sabater, Evdokia Anagnostou, Marc A. Fournier, Jennifer Crosbie, Russell Schachar, Robert Nicolson, Stelios Georgiadis, Elizabeth Kelley, Jessica Jones, Jessica Brian, Hsiang-Yuan Lin, Meng-Chuan Lai

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Immunodominant extracellular loops of Treponema pallidum FadL outer membrane proteins elicit antibodies with opsonic and growth-inhibitory activities. by Kristina N Delgado, Melissa J Caimano, Isabel C Orbe, Crystal F Vicente, Carson J La Vake, André A Grassmann, M Anthony Moody, Justin D Radolf, Kelly L Hawley

“…The global resurgence of syphilis has created a potent stimulus for vaccine development. To identify potentially protective antibodies against Treponema pallidum (TPA), we used Pyrococcus furiosus thioredoxin (PfTrx) to display extracellular loops (ECLs) from three TPA outer membrane protein families (outer membrane factors for efflux pumps, eight-stranded β-barrels, and FadLs) to assess their reactivity with immune rabbit serum (IRS). …”
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Recipients of Early Liver Transplants for Alcohol-Related Liver Disease May Reside in Areas With Lower Social Vulnerability by James Flanary, Elizabeth A. King, FNU Baimaji, Alexandra T. Strauss, Nicole Welch, Annette Bellar, Courtney B. Sherman, Bilal Hameed, Mandana Khalili, Srinivasan Dasarathy, Andrew M. Cameron, Po-Hung Chen

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Serological cross-reactivity between Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus and Nairobi sheep disease virus glycoprotein C by Emmanuel A. Maze, George Booth, Georgina Limon, Sandra Belij-Rammerstorfer, Simona R. Tchakarova, Tsviatko Alexandrov, Clare Browning, Ginette Wilsden, Anna B. Ludi, Bryan Charleston, Teresa Lambe, Teresa Lambe

“…We assessed whether there is a correlation between CCHFV- and NSDV-specific ELISAs. …”
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Development of Microneedle Patch Loaded with Bacopa monnieri Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for the Effective Management of Parkinson’s Disease by Delna Joy, Jobin Jose, Shabana Bibi, Akshay Bandiwadekar, Gopika Gopan, Clara Mariana Gonçalves Lima, Talha Bin Emran, Fahad A. Alhumaydhi, Harsha Ashtekar, Sandeep D. S, Carlos Adam Conte-Junior

“…Compared to systemic delivery systems, such an MN method can achieve a considerably lower effective dose and allow long-term home-based treatment.…”
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Photodynamic Therapy with Protoporphyrin IX Precursors Using Artificial Daylight Improves Skin Antisepsis for Orthopedic Surgeries by Tiziano A. Schweizer, Julia S. Würmli, Julia Prinz, Maximilian Wölfle, Roger Marti, Hendrik Koliwer-Brandl, Ashley M. Rooney, Vanni Benvenga, Adrian Egli, Laurence Imhof, Philipp P. Bosshard, Yvonne Achermann

“…All participants showed a baseline bacterial colonization. After a PDT-DL with skin antisepsis, bacterial growth occurred in three (30%) and in one (10%) participants with 5-ALA and MAL, respectively, compared to the sixteen (55%) participants in the control group. …”
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Omeprazole and Ranitidine in the Prevention of Relapse in Patients with Duodenal Ulcer Disease by K Lauritsen, K Rutgersson, E Bolling, G Brunner, S Eriksson, JP Galmiche, A Walan, AP Archambault, H Gudjónsson, RJ Bailey, G Bianchi Porro, L Frison, N Havu, ABR Thompson

“…BACKGROUND: Although the eradication of Helicobacter pylori is of primary importance when initiating treatment, it is also important to have a strategy for patients who are H pylori-negative, fail to demonstrate eradication or have a tendency to become re-infected or relapse.…”
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IL-21 Receptor Expression in Human Tendinopathy by Abigail L. Campbell, Nicola C. Smith, James H. Reilly, Shauna C. Kerr, William J. Leach, Umberto G. Fazzi, Brian P. Rooney, George A. C. Murrell, Neal L. Millar

“…The IL-21/IL-21R axis is a proinflammatory cytokine complex that has been associated with chronic inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Salivary Hormones Leptin, Ghrelin, Glucagon, and Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 and Their Relation to Sweet Taste Perception in Diabetic Patients by Nada K. Al-Ghurayr, Ashjan M. Al-Mowalad, Ulfat M. Omar, Heba M. Ashi, Saad S. Al-Shehri, Abdelrahman A. AlShaikh, Shada M. AlHarbi, Hadeil M. Alsufiani

“…Varying sucrose concentrations (0.015, 0.03, 0.06, 0.12, 0.25, 0.5, and 1 mol/l) were used to assess sweetness thresholds and preferences. Results showed a significant increase in salivary leptin concentrations in the controlled DM and uncontrolled DM compared to the control group. …”
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumours: Etiology, Pathology and Clinical Management by Martin E Blackstein, Pierre Dubé, Jonathan A Fletcher, Oliver R Keller, Margaret Knowling, Richard Létourneau, Donald Morris, Robert Riddell, Stewart Rorke, Carol J Swallow, Canadian Advisory Committee on GIST

“…Investigation of the regulation of cell growth, differentiation and death by signalling pathways has led to a greater understanding of how alterations in these pathways play a critical role in the development of some cancers, and has opened new opportunities for their treatment. …”
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Long-read 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing reveals microbial characteristics in patients with colorectal adenomas and carcinoma lesions in Egypt by Asmaa A. El Leithy, Amira Salah El-Din Youssef, Auhood Nassar, Ramy K. Aziz, Nadin M. Khaled, Mina T. Mahrous, Ghobrial N. Farahat, Aya H. Mohamed, Yasser Mabrouk Bakr

“…In summary, this study addressed the microbial dysbiosis associated with CRC and colonic polyps groups, paving the way for a better understanding of the pathogenesis of early and late-onset CRC in Egyptian patients.…”
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Checklist of commercially important Scombridae in Aceh, Indonesia by Azzahra Rudi Reefa, Tria Aswina Cut, Ulfa Khaira Nanda, Muhammad Razi Nanda, Muchlisin Zainal A., Ramadhaniaty Mutia, Riska Rahayu Sri, Damora Adrian, Siti-Azizah Mohd Nor, Fadli Nur

“…The collected samples were subsequently analyzed at the Genetics and Aquatic Biodiversity Laboratory, Faculty of Marine and Fisheries, Universitas Syiah Kuala. A total of ten Scombridae species were identified from the collected samples: Auxis rochei, Auxis thazard, Euthynnus affinis, Katsuwonus pelamis, Rastrelliger brachysoma, Rastrelliger kanagurta, Scomberomorus commerson, Scomberomorus guttatus, Sarda orientalis, and Thunnus albacares. …”
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