Identification and characterization of the COPII vesicle‐forming GTPase Sar1 in Chlamydomonas by Kin Pan Chung, Daniel Frieboese, Florent Waltz, Benjamin D. Engel, Ralph Bock

“…Sar1 was characterized in yeast, animals and plants, but no Sar1 homolog has been identified and functionally analyzed in algae. …”
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Characteristics of Milkfish (Chanos chanos) Bone Gelatin Using Bromelain Enzyme Hydrolysis Method by Fitriyani Fitriyani, Zulfatun Najah, Septariawulan Kusumasari

“…<p>Gelatin is a product obtained through partial hydrolysis of collagen from animal skin and bones. Milkfish is a type of fish that contains high protein, milkfish bones have 32% protein which can be used as an alternative for gelatin production. …”
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Distribución y uso tradicional de Sagittaria macrophylla Zucc. y S. latifolia Willd. en el Estado de México by Carmen Zepeda Gómez, Antonio Lot

“…El uso tradicional de ambas especies indica que podrían ser una alternativa más en la dieta humana y animal.…”
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Prognostic signature and therapeutic drug identification for dilated cardiomyopathy based on necroptosis via bioinformatics and experimental validation by Han Yang, Zhenwei Wang, Yawei Xu, Yimei Du, Haibo Yang, Yang Lu

“…Small molecule drugs fenofibrate, procyclidine, and tienilic acid emerged as potential therapeutic agents for high-risk patients, with fenofibrate showing efficacy in inhibiting DCM progression in an inflammatory animal model. These findings underscore the clinical relevance of necroptosis-related genes in assessing DCM progression and prognosis and highlight their potential for targeted therapeutic development.…”
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Chronic Fluoxetine Treatment Suppresses Plasticity (Long-Term Potentiation) in the Mature Rodent Primary Auditory Cortex In Vivo by Hans C. Dringenberg, Leora R. Branfield Day, Deanna H. Choi

“…We find that, compared to water-treated control animals, fluoxetine-treated rats did not express higher levels of LTP and, in fact, exhibited reduced levels of potentiation at presumed intracortical A1 synapses. …”
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Multiplex Evaluation of Influenza Neutralizing Antibodies with Potential Applicability to In-Field Serological Studies by Eleonora Molesti, Edward Wright, Calogero Terregino, Rafat Rahman, Giovanni Cattoli, Nigel J. Temperton

“…The increased number of outbreaks of H5 and H7 LPAI and HPAI viruses in poultry has major public and animal health implications. The continuous rapid evolution of these subtypes and the emergence of new variants influence the ability to undertake effective surveillance. …”
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MicroRNA-155: Regulation of Immune Cells in Sepsis by Ming Chen, Fuquan Wang, Haifa Xia, Shanglong Yao

“…However, since most of the current research is limited to animal experiments, further clinical research is required to determine the function of miR-155 and its mechanism related to sepsis.…”
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Controlling Underwater Robots with Electronic Nervous Systems by Joseph Ayers, Nikolai Rulkov, Dan Knudsen, Yong-Bin Kim, Alexander Volkovskii, Allen Selverston

“…The goal is to realise the adaptive capabilities of the animal models in natural environments. We report feasibility studies of a hybrid architecture that instantiates a command and coordinating level with computed discrete-time map-based (DTM) neuronal networks and the central pattern generators with analogue VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) electronic neuron (aVLSI) networks. …”
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Gastric intestinal metaplasia in a dog by Tuğçe Baş, Gülsüm Boran Çayırlı, Mahmut Ok, Mustafa Arıcan

“…<b>Aim:</b> The material of the case was a 12-year-old male Maltese Terrier dog who came to the veterinary faculty animal hospital with complaints of loss of appetite, stagnation, weight loss, intermittent diarrhea and vomiting that did not respond to treatment for 6 months. …”
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Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors in Male Reproduction: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications for Fertility Management by Aris Kaltsas, Fotios Dimitriadis, Athanasios Zachariou, Nikolaos Sofikitis, Michael Chrisofos

“…This narrative review integrates current evidence from in vitro studies, animal models, and clinical research to clarify the roles of PDEs in effecting the male reproductive tract, with an emphasis on the mechanistic pathways underlying cyclic nucleotide signaling, the cellular specificity of PDE isoform expression, and the effects of PDE5 inhibitors on Leydig and Sertoli cell functions. …”
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A bivalent COVID-19 mRNA vaccine elicited broad immune responses and protection against Omicron subvariants infection by Jun Liu, Li Wang, Alexandra Kurtesi, Patrick Budylowski, Kyle G. Potts, Haritha Menon, Yilin Tan, Philip Samaan, Xinan Liu, Yisen Wang, Queenie Hu, Reuben Samson, Freda Qi, Danyel Evseev, Cini John, Kristofor K. Ellestad, Yue Fan, Frans Budiman, Ellaine Riczly Tohan, Suji Udayakumar, Jennifer Yang, Eric G. Marcusson, Anne-Claude Gingras, Douglas J. Mahoney, Mario A. Ostrowski, Natalia Martin-Orozco

“…Vaccination with M1.2 protected animals from Wuhan-Hu-1 and multiple Omicron subvariants challenges. …”
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Fungal and oomycete pathogens and heavy metals: an inglorious couple in the environment by Joanna Gajewska, Jolanta Floryszak-Wieczorek, Ewa Sobieszczuk-Nowicka, Autar Mattoo, Magdalena Arasimowicz-Jelonek

“…Although the effects of HMs on plants, animals and humans have been extensively studied, yet little is known about their effects on the (patho)biology of the microorganisms belonging to a unique group of filamentous eukaryotic pathogens, i.e., fungi and oomycetes. …”
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Molecular Monitoring of Flavivirus Infections (West Nile Virus and Dengue Virus) Among Culicidae Mosquitoes in Southern Iran by Masoumeh Amin, Hamideh Edalat, Hamidreza Basseri, Morteza Zaim, Kourosh Azizi, Mostafa Salehi- Vaziri, Sahar Khakifirouz, Mohsen Kalantari, Mozaffar Vahedi, Saideh Yousefi, Parisa Amin

“…Mosquitoes were collected from 23 stations across urban and rural areas and migratory bird habitats in five counties, using hand catch with manual aspirators, CDC light traps with CO2, and human and animal bait methods from April to December 2018. Molecular screening for Flavivirus RNA, including WNV and DENV, was performed using a specific PCR technique.Results: 8212 adult mosquitoes were collected, representing four genera and nine species. …”
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Gastroprotective activity of Banana peel (Musa paradisiaca var. sapientum) methanol extract purified on aspirin-induced gastric ulceration in Rats by Jastria Pusmarani, Risky Juliansyah Putri, Citra Dewi, Difa Fitriani, Setyo Purwono, Zullies Ikawati

“…This study aimed to measure the metabolite compound and evaluate the gastroprotective properties of a banana peel-purified methanol extract. Animals test used in this study were divided into six groups: Group One received NaCMC 0.5%, Group Two received sucralfate, Group Three received aspirin 1000 mg/kg body weight, and groups four, five, and six received PBP at doses of 200 mg/kg body weight, 400 mg/kg body weight, and 600 mg/kg body weight, respectively, for seven days. …”
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Formation, Repair, and Genotoxic Properties of Bulky DNA Adducts Formed from Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines by Lisa A. Peterson

“…Both compounds are carcinogenic in laboratory animals, generating tumors at sites comparable to those observed in smokers. …”
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Fine-Grained Classification via Hierarchical Feature Covariance Attention Module by Yerim Jung, Nur Suriza Syazwany, Sujeong Kim, Sang-Chul Lee

“…Fine-Grained Visual Classification (FGVC) has consistently been challenging in various domains, such as aviation and animal breeds. It is mainly due to the FGVC&#x2019;s criteria that differ with a considerably small range or subtle pattern differences. …”
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Development of submerged cultivation method for vaccine Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides strain by O. G. Lapteva

“…Membersof Mycоplasmagenusare widely spreadin nature (soil, water, manure, cereals, foodproducts), andthereareonespathogenic for humans, animals andbirds. Thegroupof highlydangerousdiseases includecontagiousbovinepleuropneumonia (CBPP) causedby Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides. …”
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Identification of In Vivo Metabolites of Dictamnine in Mice Using HPLC-LTQ-Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry by Yudong Fu, Yujie Deng, Qing Yu, Xuxia Meng, Dabo Wang, Pei Wang, Ping Wang

“…The major metabolic pathways of DIC in animal and human liver microsomes were confirmed in the present study, including o-demethylation, monohydroxylation, N-oxidation, and 2,3-olefinic epoxidation pathways. …”
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Influence of sleep on seizures and interictal epileptiform discharges in epilepsy by Jun-Sang Sunwoo

“…Accumulating evidence has suggested an antiseizure effect of orexinergic antagonism in animal studies. Interventions that promote REM sleep, including orexinergic antagonists, should be studied in the future as novel treatment strategies for epilepsy.…”
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Women’s development organisations in rural areas of Tunisia: rethinking support to strengthen their autonomy by Hanafi Anissa, Mazhoud Houda, Chemak Fraj, Faysse Nicolas, Kharroubi Fatma

“…Most of the activities of the nine organisations studied concern the collective production and marketing of a variety of products related to animal breeding, food, and handicrafts. Since their creation, most organisations have increased their number of members and their range of activities. …”
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