Effects of exogenous selenium application on quality characteristics, selenium speciation, and in vitro bioaccessibility of rice pancakes by Feiran An, Kun Zhuang, Lingling Shangguan, Lan Yao, Jun Dai

“…To date, a hotspot of functional foods is strengthening the content of organic Se in food using biological Se enrichment. Herein, Se-enriched rice pancakes were produced by directly adding different sodium selenite concentrations into the fermentation process. …”
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The Significant Effects of Threshold Selection for Advancing Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Whole Genome of Bread Wheat by Mohammad Bahman Sadeqi, Agim Ballvora, Said Dadshani, Md. Nurealam Siddiqui, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Ahossi Patrice Koua, Jens Léon

“…ABSTRACT Currently in wheat breeding, genome wide association studies (GWAS) have successfully revealed the genetic basis of complex traits such as nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and its biological processes. In the GWAS model, thresholding is common strategy to indicate deviation of expected range of p‐value(s), and it can be used to find the distribution of true positive associations under or over of test statistics. …”
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Optimization and characterization of bioactive secondary metabolites from Streptomyces sp CMSTAAHL-4 isolated from mangrove sediment by Selvaraj Jeraldin Nisha, Ganapathi Uma, Ramamoorthy Sathishkumar, Vincent Samuel Gnana Prakash, Rimal Isaac, Thavasimuthu Citarasu

“…Atomic force microscopy analysis revealed specific structural characteristics of the secondary metabolites, which may be associated with their potential biological activities. Conclusions The results showed that the antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory chemicals present in the isolated secondary metabolites give them therapeutic properties.…”
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Bioconversion of organic solid wastes into biofortified compost using a microbial consortium by Payel Sarkar, Rounak Chourasia

“…Conclusion Therefore, we can conclude that consortium 2 can serve as a biological tool for the removal of organic solid wastes from the environment, and the compost generated from the degradation can be applied to increase the fertility of the soil.…”
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The Studies of Chlorogenic Acid Antitumor Mechanism by Gene Chip Detection: The Immune Pathway Gene Expression by Tian Yi Kang, Hua Rong Yang, Jie Zhang, Dan Li, Jie Lin, Li Wang, XiaoPing Xu

“…Chlorogenic acid (CA), extracted from folium cortex eucommiae, has been confirmed to have lots of biological activities encompassing inhibition of tumor. …”
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Wastewater Treatment with Geotextile Filters: The Role in Permeability and Pollutant Control by Maria Vitoria Morais, Leonardo Marchiori, Josivaldo Sátiro, Antonio Albuquerque, Victor Cavaleiro

“…A synthetic wastewater was used, allowing the specific observation of biological clogging and the treatment carried out exclusively by microorganisms. …”
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An assessment of circulating biomarkers and germline genetic variants in predicting chemotherapy associated mucositis in Ewing sarcoma by Pawan Gulati, Vickyanne Carruthers, Claire Hutton, Chloe Cassidy, Edward B. Amankwatia, Séréna Pascual, Electra Florence, Tsegay G. Gebru, Andrea L. Jorgensen, Alastair Greystoke, Guy Makin, Martin G. McCabe, Daniel B. Hawcutt, Gareth J. Veal, David Jamieson

“…Genome-wide association analysis highlighted genes that may be associated with mucositis pathology, offering insights into biological mechanisms underlying susceptibility.…”
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CMACGSA: Improved Gravitational Search Algorithm Based on Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller for Optimization by Nazmiye Ebru Bulut, Emre Dandil, Ugur Yuzgec, Alpaslan Duysak

“…These algorithms often take inspiration from natural phenomena, systems or biological behaviour to find optimal solutions. Recent advances in the field often involve hybrid methods that combine several algorithms to improve performance. …”
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CTSG is a prognostic marker involved in immune infiltration and inhibits tumor progression though the MAPK signaling pathway in non-small cell lung cancer by Qian Dai, Xufeng Yao, Yanke Zhang, Qian Chai, Xueyi Feng, Hongbin Zhu, Lei Zhao

“…Abstract Purpose This study aims to investigate the biological roles and molecular mechanisms of Cathepsin G (CTSG) in the progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Apple gene pool use, sources and donors of economically valuable traits by E. N. Sedov

“…We recommend sources and donors for apple breeding for commercially valuable traits (winter hardiness, columnar tree type, precocity and high productivity, long fruit storability, high resistance and immunity to scab), as well as donors of diploid gametes for triploid cultivar breeding, sources and donors of high contents of sugars, titrated acids and biologically active substances (ascorbic acid and P-active substances) in fruits.The necessity of selection and breeding of complex sources and donors possessing two and more valuable traits (immunity to scab and tetraploidy, immunity to scab and the columnar tree type, etc.) is discussed.…”
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Analysis of Effective Factors on the way of spending of leisure time in Tehran (Case study: District 12 of Tehran) by Ali Movahed, Ali shamai, Mahnaz Bahmani

“…This study, using inferential statistical methods and SPSS software and statistical analysis such as correlation, regression and t-test, attempted to analyze the relationship between independent research variables (functional, security, aesthetic, transportation, economic, biological). Environment and infrastructure facilities) and the dependent variable (active and inactive leisure time), to identify the maximum impact and the least impact of the variables. …”
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Identification of Differentially Expressed lncRNAs in a CpG ODN-Activated Macrophage by Ying Zheng, Xi Luo, Zailong Qin, Zhiguang Zhou

“…Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) biological pathway analyses were performed to predict the functions of dysregulated genes. …”
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Insights into depolymerization of chitosan using acid hydrolysis, direct photolysis, and photocatalysis: A review by Nurul Amanina A. Suhaimi, Nur Batrisyia Amirul, Alessandra Anne Hasman, Nurulizzatul Ningsheh M. Shahri, Nur Nabaahah Roslan, Harry Lik Hock Lau, Cristina Pei Ying Kong, Eny Kusrini, Anwar Usman

“…This review summarizes physical, chemical, and biological properties of chitosan, and applications of this biopolymer especially in pharmaceutical formulation, medicine, biomedicine, agriculture, and wastewater treatment, and insights into methodology, mechanism, and advantages of depolymerization of chitosan using acid hydrolysis, direct photolysis, and photocatalysis, as well as their challenges and limitations in terms of environmental concerns, chemical structure conservation, controllability, and toxicity. …”
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Targets and Candidate Agents for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment with Computational Bioinformatics Approach by Qiong Wang, Zhigang Zhao, Jing Shang, Wei Xia

“…In the present study, a systematic understanding for the mechanism underlying T2D development was provided with biological informatics methods. The significant nodes and bioactive small molecules may be drug targets and candidate agents for T2D treatment.…”
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Introduction risk of fire ants through container cargo in ports: Data integration approach considering a logistic network. by Shota Homma, Daisuke Murakami, Shinya Hosokawa, Koji Kanefuji

“…This is one of the first studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of multivariate conditional autoregressive model in considering biological invasion networks and contributes to the development of reliable biosecurity strategies.…”
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Neuropharmacological profile of new thiazepinone and thiazolidinone compounds designed by virtual screening by Juan Sebastian Carrero-Sandoval, Paola Andrea Cuervo-Prado, Fabian Orozco-Lopez, Christian Alonso Becerra-Rivas, Estefany Arias-Quiroz, Mario Francisco Guerrero-Pabón

“…In a dose-response evaluation, cpTAP-2 reduced immobility time during forced swimming test in CD1 male mice at doses of 100 and 300 mg/kg with biologically relevant effect sizes. These results suggest that cpTAP-2 could elicit antidepressant effects possibly related to GABA-A/benzodiazepine site, although other mechanisms could be implicated.…”
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A division-dependent compartmental model for computing cell numbers in CFSE-based lymphocyte proliferation assays by H. Thomas Banks, W. Clayton Thompson, Cristina Peligero, Sandra Giest, Jordi Argilaguet, Andreas Meyerhans

“…From such a model, cell counts (in terms of the number of divisions undergone) can be directly computed and thus key biological parameters such as population doubling time and precursor viability can be determined. …”
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Genotoxic and antigenotoxic properties of selenium compounds in the in vitro micronucleus assay with human whole blood lymphocytes and tk6 lymphoblastoid cells by Eduard Cemeli, Ricard Marcos, Diana Anderson

“…The concentrations of selenium compounds that were used, in combination with the medium components and the biological physiology of the whole blood lymphocytes and TK6 cells, could have affected the redox potential of the compounds, switching the chemicals from a pro-oxidant to antioxidant status and vice-versa. …”
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Gross Anatomical Studies on the Hind Limb of the West African Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta) by Kenechukwu T. Onwuama, Sulaiman O. Salami, Esther S. Kigir, Alhaji Z. Jaji

“…In conclusion, this study has provided a baseline data for further biological, archeological, and comparative anatomical studies.…”
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N-Acetylcysteine and Other Sulfur-Donors as a Preventative and Adjunct Therapy for COVID-19 by Heidi N du Preez, Colleen Aldous, Hendrik G Kruger, Lin Johnson

“…The most studied functional unit of the glycocalyx is the glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate, where the degree and position of the sulfate groups determine the biological activity. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and other sulfur donors contribute to the inorganic sulfate pool, the rate-limiting molecule in sulfation. …”
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