Modified rice bran arabinoxylan as a nutraceutical in health and disease-A scoping review with bibliometric analysis. by Soo Liang Ooi, Peter S Micalos, Sok Cheon Pak

“…Ninety-eight articles on RBAC and the biological activities related to human health or disease were included. …”
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Scientific support to plant breeding and seed production in Siberia in the XXI century by N. P. Goncharov

“…The need for the introduction of modern molecular biological methods, bioengineering and IT technology is demonstrated and discussed. …”
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Genotype-environment interactions on growth and inner shell color variation in Hyriopsis cumingii cultured in different iron-level substrates by Xuefeng Lv, Zhiyan Wang, Quanzhi Bao, Changzhi Li, Tingting Lu, Yuyang Wu, Chuntong Liu, Zhiyi Bai

“…Iron, essential for several biological processes, significantly influences the growth and development of bivalves. …”
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Compliance with ethical standards in the reporting of donor sources and ethics review in peer-reviewed publications involving organ transplantation in China: a scoping review by Angela Ballantyne, Wendy Rogers, Matthew P Robertson, Brette Blakely, Ruby Catsanos, Robyn Clay-Williams, Maria Fiatarone Singh

“…Objectives The objective of this study is to investigate whether papers reporting research on Chinese transplant recipients comply with international professional standards aimed at excluding publication of research that: (1) involves any biological material from executed prisoners; (2) lacks Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and (3) lacks consent of donors.Design Scoping review based on Arksey and O’Mallee’s methodological framework.Data sources Medline, Scopus and Embase were searched from January 2000 to April 2017.Eligibility criteria We included research papers published in peer-reviewed English-language journals reporting on outcomes of research involving recipients of transplanted hearts, livers or lungs in mainland China.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted by individual authors working independently following training and benchmarking. …”
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Genetic diversity of wild barley (<i>Hordeum spontaneum</i> K. Koch) in the context of resistance to toxic aluminum ions by O. V. Yakovleva

“…Wild barley Hordeum spontaneum K. Koch has biological characteristics similar to the cultivated H. vulgare L., grows in various ecogeographic zones, and is well adapted to local soil and climate conditions. …”
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Potentiometric Determination of Ketotifen Fumarate in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Urine Using Carbon Paste and PVC Membrane Selective Electrodes by Eman Y. Z. Frag, Gehad G. Mohamed, Mohamed M. Khalil, Mohammad M. A. Hwehy

“…These are used for determination of ketotifen fumarate using potentiometric titration, calibration, and standard addition methods in pure samples, its pharmaceutical preparations (Zaditen tablets), and biological fluid (urine). The direct potentiometric determination of KTF using the proposed sensors gave recoveries % of 98.97±0.53 and 98.62±0.74 with RSD 1.42 and 0.63% for CPE and PVC membrane selective electrodes, respectively. …”
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Lycium barbarum glycopeptide ameliorates aging phenotypes and enhances cardiac metabolism by activating the PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy pathway in D-galactose-induced mice by Tianchan Peng, Jian Xiang, Yun Tian, Xiaogen Tang, Lina Wang, Lijuan Gao, Oscar Junhong Luo, Li’an Huang, Guobing Chen

“…Background: Aging is a complex biological process that disrupts tissue structure and impairs physiological function, which contributes to the development of age-related diseases such as cardiovascular disorders. …”
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THE EXISTENTIAL AND THE SPIRITUAL IN THE EXISTENTIAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF G. MARCEL AND E. MINKOWSKI by A. S. Zinevych

“…In both existential traditions, the specifically human was founded as a trans-biological and trans-social phenomenon, which appears as indefinable and non-predetermined. …”
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Submarine Disposal Method of Mine Tailings (Slurry Sludge) by Naim Sezgin

“…These mine activities can lead to destruction of biological diversity and environmental pollution problems. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study on Imputed Genotypes of 180 Eurasian Soybean <i>Glycine max</i> Varieties for Oil and Protein Contents in Seeds by Nadezhda A. Potapova, Irina V. Zorkoltseva, Alexander S. Zlobin, Andrey B. Shcherban, Anna V. Fedyaeva, Elena A. Salina, Gulnara R. Svishcheva, Tatiana I. Aksenovich, Yakov A. Tsepilov

“…The protein-associated locus is located near a gene encoding a CBL-interacting protein kinase, which is involved in key biological processes, including stress response mechanisms such as drought and osmotic stress. …”
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Solution-Based Ultraviolet Photodiode with ZnO Nanoparticle/Poly(3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene) Polystyrene Sulfonate Heterojunction and Negative Capacitance by Jin Li, Xin Chang, Shunpu Li, Yi Zhang, Daping Chu

“…Ultraviolet (UV) detectors have been widely applied to extensive fields, such as photoelectric microsensors, UV imaging, optical communications, and biological detection. The demand for high-performance UV detectors with low cost and easy fabrication drives the development of novel materials and structures such as wide-bandgap semiconductors, polymers, photodiodes, and phototransistors. …”
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Sleep Disorders and Reproductive Health: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Potential Interventions by Magdalena Rosa-Bończak Rosa, Patrycja Marta, Filip Maciej Huzarski, Klaudia Anna Pawełek, Gabriela Monika Ferfecka, Agata Ossolińska, Natalia Morawiecka, Lucyna Stolarska, Oliver Carlton, Weronika Kłosowicz

“…This approach provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between sleep and fertility, considering both biological and psychological mechanisms. Conclusions In both sexes, sleep disturbances can lead to reproductive health problems due to hormonal imbalances, resulting in the deterioration of reproductive cell quality. …”
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Key regions aberrantly connected within cerebello-thalamo-cortical circuit and their genetic mechanism in schizophrenia: an fMRI meta-analysis and transcriptome study by Yarui Wei, Ziyu Wang, Kangkang Xue, Xiaoyu Niu, Longyao Ma, Shaoqiang Han, Baohong Wen, Yong Zhang, Huafu Chen, Jingliang Cheng

“…SCZ was characterized by hyperconnectivity of the auditory network, visual system, and sensorimotor areas, and hypoconnectivity of the frontal gyrus, cerebellum, thalamus, and caudate nucleus, which were significantly linked to age, sex, duration of illness, and the severity of symptoms and functionally enriched in domains involving self, sensory, action, and social. 2922 genes were significantly over-expressed in these regions, which were enriched for important molecular functions, biological processes, and cellular components of the neurons/cells in the brain as well as SCZ and other mental diseases. …”
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Structure, Immune and Anti-aging Activities of Capsular Polysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum W1 by Yongjiao GAO, Kun WANG, Jing ZHAO, Feng ZUO

“…These findings indicate that CPS exhibits significant biological activity and has the potential to be utilized as functional excipients in food products.…”
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Genetic control of N-glycosylation of human blood plasma proteins by S. Zh. Sharapov, A. N. Timoshchuk, Y. S. Aulchenko

“…Glycosylation is an important protein modification, which influences the physical and chemical properties as well as biological function of these proteins. Large-scale population studies have shown that the levels of various plasma protein N-glycans are associated with many multifactorial human diseases. …”
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LincRNA Cox-2 Regulates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response of Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells via Modulating miR-21/NF-κB Axis by Yaoyao Bian, Lili Yang, Bin Zhang, Wen Li, Sen Wang, Shuling Jiang, Xi Chen, Wenlin Li, Li Zeng

“…This study aimed to identify the biological function of large intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) Cox-2 in the inflammation reaction of adhesion formation. …”
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Anaerobic Co-digestion of Palm Oil Sludge, Cassava Peels, Cow Dung and Ground Eggshells: Process Optimization and Biogas Generation by D. O. Olukanni, M. J. Kamlenga, C. N. Ojukwu and T. Mkandawire

“…Future research should focus on developing more efficient, cheaper microbial agents, such as enzymes for biological pre-treatment of palm oil sludge to reduce lignin, which negatively impacts biogas generation.…”
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Sublethal concentrations of thiamethoxam induce transgenerational hormesis in cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover by Hina Gul, Ali Güncan, Farman Ullah, Xinyuan Ning, Nicolas Desneux, Xiaoxia Liu

“…In this study, we assessed the sublethal effects of thiamethoxam on the biological parameters of Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae), adults (F0) and subsequent transgenerational impacts, i.e., on the progeny (F1 generation), using an age stage, two-sex life table analysis. …”
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Construction of complex three-dimensional vascularized liver tissue model in vitro based on a biphasic cell-laden embedding medium by Weikang Lv, Haoran Yu, Abdellah Aazmi, Tuya Naren, Wanli Cheng, Mengfei Yu, Zhen Wang, Xiaobin Xu, Huayong Yang, Liang Ma

“…The resulting vascularized liver tissue model exhibits enhanced biological functionality, opening new opportunities for biomedical applications.…”
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Systematic identification of the chemical components of leaves and roots of Didymocarpus heucherifolius Hand.-Mazz. based on UHPLC Q-Exactive Orbitrap MS technology coupled with mo... by Liangyin Shu, Shunli Xiao, Kailin Li, Huibin Luo, Meng Li, Qingrui Yang, Bowen Gao, Jiaxin Li, Fang Yan, Wei Cai

“…Crude plant extracts are a complex mixture of several biologically active specialized metabolites. Therefore, a rapid and accurate identification and quantification are critical in phytochemical analysis. …”
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