Fatal intoxication after oral ingestion of amphetamine: Two case reports by Evelyn Pawlik, Felix Mayer, Oliver Temme

“…Amphetamine was detected in all biological materials, the highest concentrations were found in urine (2600 μg/ml, case 1) and stomach content (14,000 μg/g, case 2). …”
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Determinants of Work-Related Risks among Veterinary Clinical Students in South West Nigeria by Oluwawemimo O. Adebowale, Monsurat O. Afolabi, Hezekiah K. Adesokan, Olubunmi G. Fasanmi, Olanike K. Adeyemo, Olajoju J. Awoyomi, Folorunso O. Fasina

“…An association between accommodation type and students’ level of health and safety training was observed (OR = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.241–0.897, p=0.02), and frequencies of student contact with various animal types were strongly associated with exposures to different physical and biological risks (p<0.05). This study revealed poor health and safety training, practices, and increased exposure of students to a wide range of hazards. …”
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Host-symbiont-gene phylogenetic reconciliation by Menet, Hugo, Trung, Alexia Nguyen, Daubin, Vincent, Tannier, Eric

“…Motivation Biological systems are made of entities organized at different scales (e.g. macro-organisms, symbionts, genes…) which evolve in interaction. …”
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Contribution of m5C RNA Modification-Related Genes to Prognosis and Immunotherapy Prediction in Patients with Ovarian Cancer by Yibin Liu, Shouze Liu, Lu Yan, Qianqian Zhang, Wenhua Liu, Xianghua Huang, Shikai Liu

“…Furthermore, we also analyzed the biological functions and pathways involved in the signature. …”
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Research progress on the antiviral immune regulation of ubiquitin ligase F-box family by MENG Xiangbo, LI Tianqi, ZHANG Tong

“…They specifically recognize substrate proteins via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and participate in various biological activities, such as cell cycle regulation, transcriptional regulation, apoptosis, and cell signaling transduction. …”
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Reduced NLRP3 Gene Expression Limits the IL-1β Cleavage via Inflammasome in Monocytes from Severely Injured Trauma Patients by Shinwan Kany, Johann-Philipp Horstmann, Ramona Sturm, Katharina Mörs, Borna Relja

“…IL-1β plays an important role in host immunity and protection against infections. Its biological activation via IL-1β-precursor processing requires the transcription of inflammasome components and their activation. …”
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Identification of Senescence-Associated Biomarkers in Diabetic Glomerulopathy Using Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis by Li Zhang, Zhaoxiang Wang, Fengyan Tang, Menghuan Wu, Ying Pan, Song Bai, Bing Lu, Shao Zhong, Ying Xie

“…Twelve representative senescence-associated genes (VEGFA, IQGAP2, JUN, PLAT, ETS2, ANG, MMP14, VEGFC, SERPINE2, CXCR2, PTGES, and EGF) were finally identified. Biological changes in immune inflammatory response, cell cycle regulation, metabolic regulation, and immune microenvironment have been observed across different molecular subtypes. …”
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Phylogenetic and structural analysis of annexins in pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) and their role in legume-rhizobial symbiosis development by O. A. Pavlova, I. V. Leppyanen, D. V. Kustova, A. D. Bovin, E. A. Dolgikh

“…Annexins as Ca2+/phospholipid-binding proteins are involved in the control of many biological processes essential for plant growth and development. …”
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Fecal shedding level of Haemonchus contortus is associated with gastrointestinal bacterial microbial composition in naturally infected sheep by Jeferson Vidart Ramos, Verônica Rocha Merched, Laura Dias da Silva Ribeiro, Guilherme Neves Lima Rattmann, Renan Eugênio Araújo Piraine, Fabio Pereira Leivas Leite

“…Abstract A complex interaction of gastrointestinal parasites with sheep hosts may involve bacteria communities, parasite genera, parasitic genes, and biological pathways. Haemonchus contortus presents a global challenge for ruminants, and the bacterial community can influence sheep's resistance and susceptibility to these parasites. …”
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Yorùbá Literary Artists on Youths and Parenthood by Olufadekemi Adagbada, Olatunde Adeleye Adeyemo, Ejitoyosi O. Salami

“…The natural psycho-biological development of youths and young adults, living in a nation going through socio-political economic and security challenges, coupled with their being nurtured in some cases through faulty parenting, have manifested in the typology of Nigerian youths. …”
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The Role of the Key Differentially Mutated Gene FGFR3 in the Immune Microenvironment of Bladder Cancer by Jun Jiang, Yan Zhan, Jun Li

“…We observed that the genes in the low FGFR3 expression list were strongly enriched in the biological processes associated with transplantation and cell adhesion, suggesting the possible role of FGFR3 in predicting TME metastasis status in bladder cancer. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals potential regulatory mechanisms in response to changes in physiological functions in Oreochromis aureus under salinity stress by Chang Yuan, Kangqi Zhou, Xianhui Pan, Yong Lin, Junqi Qin, Dapeng Wang, Zhong Chen, Xuesong Du, Yin Huang

“…The present results identify 1 GO term (regulation of biological proces) in response to salinity stress. Furthermore, 15 candidate genes related to salinity stress responses and physiological functions were also identified. …”
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Carotenoids and carotenes in the fruits of <i>Cucurbita maxima</i>, <i>C. moschata</i> and <i>C. pepo</i> under the conditions of Northwestern Russia by T. M. Piskunova, T. V. Shelenga, P. V. Ozersky, A. E. Solovyeva

“…Cucurbits are among the most valuable vegetable crops widely used for food all over the world, being an important source of carotenoids and carotenes, biologically active substances with antioxidant and other types of activity. …”
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Assessment of Physicochemical Properties of Water and Public Perceptions of Water Quality in Tasik Chini, Pahang, Malaysia by M. S. Islam, T. M. Ekhwan, F. N. Rasli and C. T. Goh

“…The results showed that the value of dissolved oxygen (DO) was low (4.68 mg.L-1), while the level of biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and total dissolved solids (TDS) was found to be high, 2.92 mg.L-1, 26.10 mg.L-1 and 22.93 mg.L-1 respectively. …”
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Impact of perineural tumor spread in head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma for carbon-ion radiotherapy by Atsushi Musha, Nobuteru Kubo, Hidemasa Kawamura, Naoko Okano, Masahiro Onishi, Takeru Ohtaka, Midori Tamura, Osamu Nikkuni, Yuichi Tomidokoro, Satoshi Yokoo, Kazuaki Chikamatsu, Tatsuya Ohno

“…Treatment dosages were either 57.6 or 64.0 Gy (relative biological effectiveness) delivered in 16 fractions. …”
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Genetic diversity of kaffir sorghum accessions from the VIR collection in kafirin-encoding loci by N. V. Alpatieva, I. N. Anisimova, M. K. Ryazanova, V. V. Vasipov, R. A. Abdullaev, O. I. Romanova, E. E. Radchenko

“…Employing polymorphic DNA markers to study the diversity of kaffir sorghum accessions from the VIR collection as potential donors of biological and morphological traits in their grain is relevant for the development of sterile lines and sterility maintainers.Materials and methods. …”
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The Natural Science Underlying Big History by Eric J. Chaisson

“…All organized systems are subject to physical, biological, or cultural evolution, which together comprise the grander interdisciplinary subject of cosmic evolution. …”
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Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity of Selenized Apigenin by Yawen GAO, Guopeng WU, Bo HAN, Rongwu WANG, Fangming LOU

“…Therefore, the present data indicated that selenylation modification of AP could increase the antioxidant activity and enhance the biological activity, which could offer the possibility of the development and utilization of selenized flavonoid-related foods and drugs.…”
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Exosomal miR-21-5p from glioma associated mesenchymal stem cells promotes the progression and glycolysis of glioblastoma via PDHA1 by Yanbin Zhang, Peng Lv, Qing Zhang, Wei Xiang, Xiaobing Jiang, Zijun Guo, Tao Zhang

“…MiR-21-5p in exosomes was identified as the miRNA that affects the above biological behaviors. Mechanismly, miR-21-5p directly binds to the mRNA of PDHA1 and downregulates its transcription, thereby promoting GBM glycolysis. …”
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Target miRNA identification for the LPL gene in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) by Kalim Ullah, Aslam Hossain, Mingyue Cao, Liangyi Xue, Yajun Wang

“…Abstract MicroRNA (miRNA), a conservatively evolved single-stranded non-coding RNA, exerts pivotal control over the appearance of target genes and several biological processes. This study conducted a comprehensive screening of candidate microRNAs (miRNAs) associated with Lipoprotein Lipase (LPL) in the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), utilizing sophisticated bioinformatics techniques across the species’ muscular and hepatic tissues. …”
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