Identification of Proteins with Potential Osteogenic Activity Present in the Water-Soluble Matrix Proteins from Crassostrea gigas Nacre Using a Proteomic Approach by Daniel V. Oliveira, Tomé S. Silva, Odete D. Cordeiro, Sofia I. Cavaco, Dina C. Simes

“…Nacre, when implanted in vivo in bones of dogs, sheep, mice, and humans, induces a biological response that includes integration and osteogenic activity on the host tissue that seems to be activated by a set of proteins present in the nacre water-soluble matrix (WSM). …”
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Analysis of amperometric biosensor utilizing synergistic substrates conversion: Akbari-Ganji's method by K. P. V. Preethi, H. Alotaibi, J. Visuvasam

“…The biological recognition of enzymes was the basis of enzyme-based chemical biosensors. …”
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Confocal Live Imaging of Reproductive Organs Development in Arabidopsis by Binghan Wang, Amélie Bauer, Andrea Gómez-Felipe, Sylvia Silveira, Daniel Kierzkowski

“…Understanding how multicellular organisms are shaped requires high-resolution, quantitative data to unravel how biological structures grow and develop over time. In recent years, confocal live imaging has become an essential tool providing insights into developmental dynamics at cellular resolution in plant organs such as leaves or meristems. …”
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Vespiform Thrips Franklinothrips vespiformis Crawford (Insecta:Thysanoptera: Aeolothripidae) by Runqian Mao, Yingfang Xiao, Steven P. Arthurs

“…This species is sold for use as a biological control agent in botanical gardens, zoos, interior landscapes, research greenhouses, nurseries with ornamental plants as well as outdoors in subtropical regions. …”
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A SEIR Epidemic Model of Whooping Cough-Like Infections and Its Dynamically Consistent Approximation by M.M. Alqarni, Arooj Nasir, Maryam Ahmed Alyami, Ali Raza, Jan Awrejcewicz, Muhammad Rafiq, Nauman Ahmed, Tahira Sumbal Shaikh, Emad E. Mahmoud

“…In numerical analysis, we developed an implicit numerical integration scheme consistent with the biological problem’s properties. The analysis of the implicit method for the said model is dynamically consistent, positive, and bounded. …”
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Diversity of Fungi Associated with Atta bisphaerica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): The Activity of Aspergillus ochraceus and Beauveria bassiana by Myriam M. R. Ribeiro, Karina D. Amaral, Vanessa E. Seide, Bressane M. R. Souza, Terezinha M. C. Della Lucia, Maria Catarina M. Kasuya, Danival J. de Souza

“…Possible uses for the fungus within biological control are discussed.…”
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Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in Professional Athletes: Rehabilitation and Return to Play by Snehal Patel, Arya Amirhekmat, Ryan Le, Riley J Williams III, Dean Wang

“…In this review, we describe our five-phase approach to progressive rehabilitation of the professional athlete after OCA, which takes into account the biological processes of healing and optimization of neuromuscular function required for the demands of elite-level sport. …”
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Isomerization and degradation of all-trans-β-carotene during in-vitro digestion by Wenyang Tao, Xingqian Ye, Yanping Cao

“…Isomers were identified as 15-cis-β-carotene and 9-cis-β-carotene, degradation products were compounds with function group of C–O, C–O–C or C=C–C=C. The biological fate of β-carotene during digestion was clarified, and one of the reasons for low bioavailability of β-carotene was explained by high degradation rate during digestion.…”
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Modeling Cancer in HIV-1 Infected Individuals: Equilibria, Cycles and Chaotic Behavior by Jie Lou, Tommaso Ruggeri, Claudio Tebaldi

“…We discuss the existence, the stability properties and the biological meaningsof these steady states, in particular for the positive one: cancer-HIV-healthy cells steady state. …”
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Advances in micro-/nanorobots for cancer diagnosis and treatment: propulsion mechanisms, early detection, and cancer therapy by Baiyang Fu, Dan Luo, Chao Li, Yiwen Feng, Wenlong Liang

“…This review provides an in-depth discussion of the propulsion mechanisms of MNRs, including chemical fuels, external fields (light, ultrasound, magnetism), biological propulsion, and hybrid methods, highlighting their respective advantages and limitations. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Therapeutic Targets in Auditory Neuropathy by Baoyi Feng, Chenxi Jin, Zhenzhe Cheng, Xingle Zhao, Zhuoer Sun, Xiaofei Zheng, Xiang Li, Tingting Dong, Yong Tao, Hao Wu

“…In this review, we summarized mitochondrial biological functions related to SGNs and discussed interaction between mitochondrial dysfunction and AN, as well as existing mitochondrion treatment for SNHL. …”
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Complexation of Z-ligustilide with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin to improve stability and oral bioavailability by Lu Yapeng, Liu Siyuan, Zhao Yu, Zhu Li, Yu Shuqin

“…In conclusion, these results show that LIG/HP-β-CD complexation can be of great use for increasing the stability and biological efficacy of LIG…”
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Spiking Neural P Systems with Polarizations and Rules on Synapses by Suxia Jiang, Jihui Fan, Yijun Liu, Yanfeng Wang, Fei Xu

“…Spiking neural P systems are a class of computation models inspired by the biological neural systems, where spikes and spiking rules are in neurons. …”
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Natural products targeting RAS by multiple mechanisms and its therapeutic potential in cancer: An update since 2020 by Yanqing Liu, Jie Chen, Xiang Li, Yu Fan, Cheng Peng, Xiaochun Ye, Yingshuang Wang, Xin Xie

“…Natural products, endowed with unique chemical structures and diverse biological activities through long-term natural selection, have emerged as a vital resource for discovering novel RAS-targeted therapeutic drugs. …”
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Protein Adsorption on Hybrids of Thermoresponsive Polymers and Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Kazuo Umemura, Katsuki Izumi, Yoshikazu Kumashiro, Shusuke Oura, Teruo Okano

“…This study provides fundamental information for potential biological applications of PNIPAAm-SWNT hybrids.…”
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Guidelines for Purchasing and Using Commercial Natural Enemies and Biopesticides in North America by Lynn M. LeBeck, Norman C. Leppla

“…Scientific and product names are provided both for insect and mite natural enemies and for some of the most common microbial insecticides, nematicides, and fungicides that can be used to manage pests. Biological control companies are listed along with their websites, and the guide provides additional sources of information on obtaining and using commercial natural enemies. …”
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T and B cell epitope analysis for the immunogenicity evaluation and mitigation of antibody-based therapeutics by Ruoxuan Sun, Mark G. Qian, Xiaobin Zhang

“…However, the administration of exogenous biologics could potentially trigger unwanted immune responses such as generation of anti-drug antibodies (ADAs). …”
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Occupational Neurobrucellosis Mimicking a Brain Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Dina Abdulghani, Roiya Farhan, Raghad Algahtani

“…It may be advisable that manipulation of all unknown specimens arriving at the laboratory should occur in biological safety cabinet until a highly infectious organism is ruled out. …”
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BREEDING ASSESSMENT OF HETEROPLOID CROSSES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRIPLOID APPLE VARIETIES by E. N. Sedov, G. A. Sedysheva, Z. M. Serova, N. G. Gorbacheva, S. A. Melnik

“…When larger number of triploid plants is required in crosses 4x × 2x flowers of these forms should be emasculated.The production and biological characteristics of eight apple varieties with stable fruit-bearing and highly marketable fruit, are given in this paper.…”
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Is at the Crossroads of Autophagy, Inflammation, and Apoptosis Signaling Pathways and Participates in the Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus by Jing Su, Lei Zhou, Xiaoxia Kong, Xiaochun Yang, Xiyan Xiang, Yu Zhang, Xiaoning Li, Liankun Sun

“…Therefore, the ER is one site of interaction between environmental signals and a cell’s biological function. The ER is tightly linked to autophagy, inflammation, and apoptosis, and recent evidence suggests that these processes are related to the pathogenesis of DM and its complications. …”
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