Promoting Immortalized Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Transdifferentiation and Proliferation into Neuronal-Like Cells through Consecutive 525 nm and 825 nm Photobiomodulation by Madeleen Jansen van Rensburg, Anine Crous, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Neuronal cells can be generated from adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) through biological or chemical inducers. Research has shown that this process may be optimized by the introduction of laser irradiation in the form of photobiomodulation (PBM) to cells. …”
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Bioaccumulation and Health Risk Assessments of Heavy Metals in Mussels Collected from Madura Strait, Indonesia by Defri Yona, Aida Sartimbul, Muhammad Arif Rahman, Syarifah Hikmah Julinda Sari, Priyanka Mondal, Abdullah Hamid, Tsania Humairoh

“…Highlight • Heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd) in the seawater, sediment, and soft part of marine mussels were analyzed • Bioaccumulation Factor (BAF), Estimated Daily Intake and Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) were calculated • Heavy metals in the seawater, sediment and marine mussels were found in varying concentrations • Health risk assessment indexes showed low values which means insignificant health hazard Abstract Marine mussels are known as one of the biological indicators of heavy metals pollution in the aquatic environment and the sources of protein for human consumption. …”
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Bioinformatic identification of important roles of COL1A1 and TNFRSF12A in cartilage injury and osteoporosis by Muzi Liu, Shiguo Gong, Xin Sheng, Zihong Zhang, Xichun Wang

“…Meanwhile, GSVA provided an in-depth view of the role of these genes in disease-specific biological pathways. Immune infiltration analysis further revealed the possible key role of COL1A1 and TNFRSF12A in regulating immune cell infiltration in osteoporosis and cartilage injury.Conclusion COL1A1 and TNFRSF12A as key regulatory molecules in osteoporosis and cartilage injury.…”
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Optimization of fermentation conditions to increase the production of antifungal metabolites from Streptomyces sp. KN37 by Xiaoyue Yang, Lijing Yuan, Muhammad Zeeshan, Chuntian Yang, Wen Gao, Guoqiang Zhang, Chunjuan Wang

“…However, in practical applications, its effective biological activity is limited by medium formulations and fermentation conditions. …”
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Identification and Verification of Hub Mitochondrial Dysfunction Genes in Osteoarthritis Based on Bioinformatics Analysis by Hui Niu, Xingxing Deng, Qian Zhang, Yijun Zhao, Jinfeng Wen, Wenyu Li, Huan Liu, Xiong Guo, Cuiyan Wu

“…GO functional enrichment analysis revealed that DEMDFGs were enriched in biological processes related to energy metabolism and cellular respiration. …”
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TET1 is a Tumor Suppressor That Inhibits Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Migration and Invasion by Shuang Yu, Yali Yin, Shubin Hong, Siting Cao, Yanrui Huang, Shuwei Chen, Yujie Liu, Hongyu Guan, Quan Zhang, Yanbing Li, Haipeng Xiao

“…However, the expression pattern and biologic significance of TET in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) remain unclear. …”
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Comparative evaluation of multimarker algorithms for early-stage HCC detection in multicenter prospective studies by Jinlin Hou, Thomas Berg, Arndt Vogel, Teerha Piratvisuth, Jörg Trojan, Enrico N. De Toni, Masatoshi Kudo, Katarina Malinowsky, Peter Findeisen, Johannes Kolja Hegel, Wenzel Schöning, Kairat Madin, Konstantin Kroeniger, Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, Ashish Sharma

“…Background & Aims: We compared the clinical performance of the novel GAAD (gender [biological sex], age, alpha-fetoprotein [AFP], des-gamma carboxyprothrombin [DCP]) and GALAD (gender [biological sex], age, AFP, Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive AFP [AFP-L3], DCP) algorithms to deduce the clinical utility of AFP-L3 for detecting early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from chronic liver disease (CLD). …”
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POVEIKIS IR ATSAKAS BIOLOGINIUOSE VYKSMUOSE by Jonas Rubikas

“…Raktažodžiai: poveikis, atsakas, tikimybė, sąlygotumas, genetinė reguliacija AFECT AND RESPONSE IN BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES Jonas Rubikas Summary Every biological process consists of two constituents: affect and response. …”
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Genetic insights into psychotic major depressive disorder: bridging the mood-psychotic disorder spectrumResearch in context by Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Joeri J. Meijsen, Robert Sigström, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ying Xiong, Arvid Harder, Kaarina Kowalec, Joëlle A. Pasman, Carolina Scarpa, Elin Hörbeck, Lina Jonsson, Sara Hägg, Niamh Mullins, Kevin S. O’Connell, Christina Dalman, Dorte Helenius, Richard Zetterberg, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Ole A. Andreassen, Thomas Werge, Alfonso Buil, Mikael Landén, Patrick F. Sullivan, Yi Lu

“…The familial risks increased with closer biological relatedness, suggesting genetic influence. …”
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Skeletal progenitor LRP1 deficiency causes severe and persistent skeletal defects with Wnt pathway dysregulation by Mohammad Alhashmi, Abdulrahman M. E. Gremida, Santosh K. Maharana, Marco Antonaci, Amy Kerr, Shijian Fu, Sharna Lunn, David A. Turner, Noor A. Al-Maslamani, Ke Liu, Maria M. Meschis, Hazel Sutherland, Peter Wilson, Peter Clegg, Grant N. Wheeler, Robert J. van ‘t Hof, George Bou-Gharios, Kazuhiro Yamamoto

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A New Genus and Three New Species of North American Thysanoptera by J. Douglas Hood

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Some Extracts From the History of Entomology in China by Gaines Liu

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A Fossil Ant Colony: New Evidence of Social Antiquity by Edward O. Wilson, Robert W. Taylor

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Seasonality and the Flight of Paussids (Coleoptera) in West Africa by Dennis Leston

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Notes on North American Nitidulidae, III: Phenolia, Soronia, Lobiopa, Amphotis by C. T. Parsons

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Patchy Distributions of Ant Species in New Guinea Rain Forests by Edward O. Wilson

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A New Species of Opithes From Mexico With a Key to the Species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) by Lan Moore

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The Mygalomorph Spider Genus Atypoides (Araneae: Antrodiaetidae) by Frederick A. Coyle

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Feeding Behavior in the Ant Rhopalothrix Biroi Szabó by Edward O. Wilson

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Masoncus Spider: A Miniature Predator of Collembola in Harvester Ant Colonies by Sanford D. Porter

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