Approved antibacterial drugs in the last 10 years: from the bench to the clinic by Miguel García-Castro, Francisco Sarabia, Amelia Díaz-Morilla, Juan Manuel López-Romero

“…A focus will be made on studies describing the structure and activity of the organic molecules and their interactions with their respective biological targets.…”
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Natural products for managing landscape and garden pests in Florida by Matthew A. Borden, Eileen A. Buss, Sydney G. Park Brown, Adam G. Dale

“…These products are most effective when used in an integrated pest management (IPM) program along with sanitation, proper cultural or maintenance practices, mechanical control tactics, use of resistant plant varieties, and biological control, when possible. …”
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Developmental and Cognitive Characteristics of “High-Level Potentialities” (Highly Gifted) Children by Laurence Vaivre-Douret

“…The hypothesis is offered that the earlier development originates from biological processes affecting the physical development of the brain and in turn even intellectual abilities are developed earlier, potentially allowing for advanced development. …”
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FLORISTIC CONDITIONS IN THE STEPPIC ZONE by Madami Djamila, Hiouani Fatima, Tarai Nacer, Abdou Yamina

“…This study aims at making a preliminary evaluation of the floristic conditions (biological types and floristic wealth) in the Steppic zone of the region of M’cif. …”
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Home Irrigation and Landscape Combinations for Water Conservation in Florida by Melissa B. Haley, Michael D. Dukes, Grady L. Miller, Dorota Z. Haman

“…This document is ABE 355, one of a series of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2005. …”
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Linking Waterbody Acidification and Aquatic Plant Metabolism: A Lesson Plan for Middle School Students by Alexandra L. Bijak, Laura K. Reynolds, Ashley R. Smyth

“…The goal of the lesson plan is to encourage students to link water chemistry and biological processes while learning about the challenges and potential solutions to acidification within a local context. …”
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Microbiological and Physicochemical Characterization of Hospital Effluents before and after Treatment with Two Types of Sawdust by Rabea Elmountassir, Bahia Bennani, Youssef Miyah, Ahlam Fegousse, Ghita El Mouhri, Bouchra Oumokhtar, Mohammed Khatouf, Karima Elkarrach, Ghita Benjelloun Touimi, Anissa Lahrichi

“…Physicochemical parameters such as chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, nitrate, ammonia, phosphorus, electrical conductivity and the bacteriological parameters like fecal coliforms, Streptococci, and Staphylococci have been measured. …”
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Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: Current Treatments and Potential New Therapeutic Options with Emphasis on TfR1/CD71 by Rosalba Parenti, Lucia Salvatorelli, Gaetano Magro

“…Accordingly, genetic and molecular characterizations of ATC have been frequently and periodically reviewed in order to identify potential biological markers exploitable for target therapy. This review briefly focuses on main molecular events that characterize ATC and provides an update about preclinical studies. …”
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Exploring Marine Cyanobacteria for Lead Compounds of Pharmaceutical Importance by Bushra Uzair, Sobia Tabassum, Madiha Rasheed, Saima Firdous Rehman

“…Many cyanobacteria produce compounds with potent biological activities. This paper aims to showcase the structural diversity of marine cyanobacterial secondary metabolites with a comprehensive coverage of alkaloids and other applications of cyanobacteria.…”
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Agricultural Management Options for Climate Variability and Change: Sensor-Based, Variable-Rate Nitrogen Management by Wesley Porter, Ahmad Khalilian, Daniel Dourte, Clyde Fraisse

“…This 4-page fact sheet was written by Wesley Porter, Ahmad Khalilian, Daniel Dourte, and Clyde Fraisse, and published by the UF Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, July 2012. …”
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Perspectives on diacylglycerol-induced improvement of insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes by Daoming Li, Yang Zhu, Yonghua Wang, Qiong Zou, Jinzhu Duan, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Baoguo Sun

“…To make a contribution to this field, this review provides an overview of the metabolic pathways of ingested DAGs and biological roles of DAGs (ingested and endogenous) in the change of insulin sensitivity. …”
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An Algorithm for Global Optimization Inspired by Collective Animal Behavior by Erik Cuevas, Mauricio González, Daniel Zaldivar, Marco Pérez-Cisneros, Guillermo García

“…In the proposed algorithm, the searcher agents emulate a group of animals which interact with each other based on the biological laws of collective motion. The proposed method has been compared to other well-known optimization algorithms. …”
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The DEAD-Box RNA Helicase DDX3 Interacts with m6A RNA Demethylase ALKBH5 by Abdullah Shah, Farooq Rashid, Hassaan Mehboob Awan, Shanshan Hu, Xiaolin Wang, Liang Chen, Ge Shan

“…DDX3 is a multifaceted helicase and plays essential roles in key biological processes such as cell cycle, stress response, apoptosis, and RNA metabolism. …”
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Finite element approximation of a population spatial adaptation model by Gonzalo Galiano, Julián Velasco

“…Finally, we provied the results of some biologically inspired numerical experiments showing qualitative differences between the original model of [18] and the model proposed in this article.…”
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The role of BATF in immune cell differentiation and autoimmune diseases by Xiaomeng Wang, Yue Hong, Jinmei Zou, Bo Zhu, Chao Jiang, Liwei Lu, Jie Tian, Jing Yang, Ke Rui

“…Abstract As a member of the Activator Protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factor family, the Basic Leucine Zipper Transcription Factor (BATF) mediates multiple biological functions of immune cells through its involvement in protein interactions and binding to DNA. …”
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GLOBAL STABILITY AND HOPF BIFURCATION OF A DELAYED PREDATOR-PREY MODEL INCORPORATING ALLEE EFFECT AND FEAR EFFECT by Didar Akram Abdulqadr, Arkan Nawzad Mustafa

“…The criteria for asymptotically stability of all the biologically feasible steady state points are determined. …”
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PREDICCIÓN DE TOXICIDAD ACUÁTICA MEDIANTE QSAR TOOLBOX: UN ENFOQUE IN SILICO PARA LA EVALUACIÓN DE RIESGOS QUÍMICOS EN LA FRACTURACIÓN HIDRÁULICA by Adolfo E. Ensuncho, Diana B. Ramírez, Jesús M. López

“…This method implements the quantitative structure-activity relationship to determine the toxicity of chemicals and predict their endpoints in biological systems, such as the mean lethal concentration (LC50). …”
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Regulation of Immune Function by Polyphenols by Sujuan Ding, Hongmei Jiang, Jun Fang

“…Polyphenols, one of many categories of natural substances, exhibit a range of biological activities. Polyphenols promote immunity to foreign pathogens via various pathways. …”
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Wetted Bulb Dimensions From a Trickle Source by Elsa S. Sepúlveda, Fedro S. Zazueta

“…This document is ABE351, one of a series of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Biocompatible and Electroconductive Nanocomposite Scaffolds with Improved Piezoelectric Response for Bone Tissue Engineering by Sana Por Hajrezaei, Masoumeh Haghbin Nazarpak, Shahriar Hojjati Emami, Elham Shahryari

“…Physical and chemical properties of fabricated scaffolds were tested using various techniques. Biological characteristics of the scaffolds are also examined to check cellular attachment as well as differentiation of cultured (progenitor) cells. …”
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