XGBoost-enhanced ensemble model using discriminative hybrid features for the prediction of sumoylation sites by Salman Khan, Sumaiya Noor, Tahir Javed, Afshan Naseem, Fahad Aslam, Salman A. AlQahtani, Nijad Ahmad

“…Abstract Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) are essential for regulating protein localization and stability, significantly affecting gene expression, biological functions, and genome replication. Among these, sumoylation a PTM that attaches a chemical group to protein sequences—plays a critical role in protein function. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia by Gianfranco Lauletta, Sabino Russi, Vincenza Conteduca, Loredana Sansonno

“…Several factors contribute to the biological activities of ICs, many of which are not completely known. …”
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Resveratrol, a food-derived polyphenol, promotes Melanosomal degradation in skin fibroblasts through coordinated activation of autophagy, lysosomal, and antioxidant pathways by Saki Okamoto, Saya Kakimaru, Mayuko Koreishi, Mika Sakamoto, Yoshimasa Nakamura, Hideya Ando, Yoshio Tsujino, Ayano Satoh

“…Resveratrol, a polyphenol found in grapes and peanuts, is known for diverse biological activities, yet its effects on dermal hyperpigmentation (so-called dark spots) remain unexplored. …”
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Importância dos ensaios físico-químicos no controle de qualidade de vacinas by Maria P. Blanco, Cristiane Barata Silva, Santos A. Vicentini Neto, Lara M. Catarino, Ozeias de Lima Leitão, Elizabete P. Figuerêdo, Mateus H. M. Neves, Silvana C. Jacob, Lisia M. G. dos Santos

“…Over the years, the NIP has faced challenges in vaccine quality control, leading to significant evolution, especially since 1983 when the National Institute of Quality Control in Health (INCQS) centralized this control. INCQS conducts biological, microbiological, and physicochemical assays, such as pH, appearance, aluminum content, and thiomersal, the latter present in multidose vaccines as a preservative. …”
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SARS-COV-2 viral RNA detection through oligonucleotide-capped nanoporous anodic alumina supports. by Alba López-Palacios, María Nieves Aranda, Isabel Caballos, Andy Hernández-Montoto, Eva Calabuig, María Dolores Gómez-Ruiz, María Ángeles Tormo-Mas, Javier Pemán, Félix Sancenón, Ramón Martínez-Máñez, Elena Aznar, Estela Climent

“…The nanosensor demonstrates to be highly sensitive and selective in aqueous buffers and in biological media, having a limit of detection (LOD) of 50 ± 30 copies mL-1 of SARS-CoV-2 RNA extracted from patients. …”
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Getting Better or Worse? General Health Status of 9th Grade Students in Orhangazi, Bursa, Turkey by Zuleyha Alper, Hakan Ozdemir, Yesim Uncu, Alis Ozcakir, Ganime Sadikoglu, Nuran Bayram

“…In this period, rapid changes and development in their physical, biological, psychological, and social lives take place. …”
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Molecular Programming Design of Glyconucleic Acid Aptamer with High Stability by Yongqi Han, Rongjun Zhang, Hong‐Liang Bao, Mei Yang, Yuan Gao, Xiaobo Gao, Ruowen Wang, Weihong Tan, Ding‐Kun Ji

“…Abstract Functional nucleic acids (FNAs), possessing specific biological functions beyond their informational roles, have gained widespread attention in disease therapeutics. …”
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A metal-trap tests and refines blueprints to engineer cellular protein metalation with different elements by Sophie E. Clough, Tessa R. Young, Emma Tarrant, Andrew J. P. Scott, Peter T. Chivers, Arthur Glasfeld, Nigel J. Robinson

“…Values are provided as blueprints to guide engineering biological protein metalation.…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Cannonball Leaves and Their Cytotoxic Activity against MCF-7 Cell Line by Preetha Devaraj, Prachi Kumari, Chirom Aarti, Arun Renganathan

“…Overall, this environmentally friendly method of biological silver nanoparticles production provides rates of synthesis faster than or comparable to those of chemical methods and can potentially be used in various human contacting areas such as cosmetics, foods, and medical applications.…”
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Occurrence of Morphological and Anatomical Adaptive Traits in Young and Adult Plants of the Rare Mediterranean Cliff Species Primula palinuri Petagna by Veronica De Micco, Giovanna Aronne

“…These findings contribute to explain the rare recruitment of the present relict populations, identifying some of the biological traits which result in species vulnerability.…”
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Acefylline Derivatives as a New Class of Anticancer Agents: Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and Anticancer, Hemolytic, and Thrombolytic Activities of Acefylline-Triazole Hybrids by Irum Shahzadi, Ameer Fawad Zahoor, Bushra Parveen, Azhar Rasul, Zohaib Raza, Sajjad Ahmad, Ali Irfan, Gamal A. El-Hiti

“…The synthesis of novel acefyllines and exploring their biological activities attract researchers due to their medicinal applications. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord, Dental Pulp, and Menstrual Blood as Sources for Cell Therapy by Huaijuan Ren, Yunxia Sang, Fengli Zhang, Zhaoqing Liu, Nianmin Qi, Yantian Chen

“…The goal of this study was to compare the biological characteristics, including morphology, proliferation, antiapoptosis, multilineage differentiation capacity, and immunophenotype of UC-, DP-, and MB-MSCs in order to provide a theoretical basis for clinical selection and application of these cells. …”
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Biomechanic and Energetic Effects of a Quasi-Passive Artificial Gastrocnemius on Transtibial Amputee Gait by Michael F. Eilenberg, Ken Endo, Hugh Herr

“…The prosthesis employs a quasi-passive clutched-spring knee orthosis, approximating the largely isometric behavior of the biological gastrocnemius, and utilizes a commercial powered ankle-foot prosthesis for ankle joint functionality. …”
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KIF26B and CREB3L1 Derived from Immunoscore Could Inhibit the Progression of Ovarian Cancer by Shanshan Cong, Yao Fu, Xibo Zhao, Qiuyan Guo, Tian Liang, Di Wu, Jing Wang, Guangmei Zhang

“…Enrichment analysis was aimed to analyze the related pathways of hub gene modules. Biological experiments were used for exploring the effect of hub genes on SKOV3 cells. …”
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Asymétries directionnelles et fluctuantes en période périnatale : étude exploratoire dans les populations du passé by Caroline Partiot, Dominique Castex, Mark Guillon, Camille Noûs, Bruno Maureille, Frédéric Santos

“…We expect these preliminary results to initiate discussions on the use of this type of biological for osteobiographical analyses of immature individuals from past populations, and particularly as an estimator of developmental disturbances.…”
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Nutraceuticals and Pharmaceuticals by E. A. Poluektova, A. G. Beniashvili, R. V. Maslennikov

“…Nutraceuticals include healthy and functional foods, as well as biologically active food additives (BAFA). Healthy foods are nutritional foodstuffs without any artificial modification. …”
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Alien species of Ipomoea in Greece, Türkiye and Iran: distribution, impacts and management by Sima Sohrabi, Ayşe Yazlık, Ioannis Bazos, Javid Gherekhloo, Vaya Kati, Yasin Emre Kitiş, Margarita Arianoutsou, Alessandra Kortz, Petr Pyšek

“…The management of Ipomoea species differs according to the habitats invaded; in agricultural areas, the management is more dependent on the host crop and the available registered herbicides, whereas in areas with natural habitats, other management options such as mechanical and biological measures are more appropriate. The information from this work will be useful for the early detection of Ipomoea species in countries neighboring the already invaded ones.…”
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Nested Variant of Urothelial Carcinoma by Anthony Kodzo-Grey Venyo

“…The tumour has a bland histomorphologic appearance, has an aggressive biological behaviour, and has at times been misdiagnosed as a benign lesion which had led to a significant delay in the establishment of the correct diagnosis and contributing to the advanced stage of the disease. …”
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THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES MARKET by A. M. Shkolyarenko

“…The development of agricultural biotechnology market is constrained by opponents of GM crops in more than 160 countries, which include Russia and the European Union, where the production of GM crops is banned due to economic, ethical, ideological and biological reasons. Currently, the EU is seeking to reduce the imports of GM crops and products; Russia's GM imports and exports are prohibited, and the deadline of designing a consolidated position on agricultural biotechnology has been moved to 2017. …”
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Personality Disorders in Persons with Gender Identity Disorder by Dragana Duišin, Borjanka Batinić, Jasmina Barišić, Miroslav L. Djordjevic, Svetlana Vujović, Marta Bizic

“…The aim of the study was to assess the presence of PDs in persons with GID as compared to cisgendered (a cisgender person is a person who is content to remain the gender they were assigned at birth) heterosexuals, as well as to biological sex. Methods. The study sample consisted of 30 persons with GID and 30 cisgendered heterosexuals from the general population. …”
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