Genome-wide identification and comparative analysis of the AP2/ERF gene family in Prunus dulcis and Prunus tenella: expression of PdAP2/ERF genes under freezing stress during dorma... by Dongdong Zhang, Bin Zeng, Yawen He, Jiangui Li, Zhenfan Yu

“…Abstract The AP2/ERF (APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor) transcription factor family, one of the largest in plants, plays a crucial role in regulating various biological processes, including plant growth and development, hormone signaling, and stress response. …”
Get full text

Health effects of mixed metal exposure on accelerating aging among the elderly population by Chuanli Yang, Jijun Zhang, Haohan Liu, Qin Hong, Yunhe Fan, Jie An, Haijia Zhang, Xiaobing Shen, Xiushan Dong

“…Conclusions: Exposure to heavy metals, either individually or in mixture, was positively associated with accelerated biological aging. These associations were more pronounced in males.…”
Get full text

Customers’ Preferences for Crape Myrtle (<i>Lagerstroemia</i> L.) Across Geographical Regions: Evidence from China by Siwen Hao, Donglin Zhang, Yafeng Wen

“….), as a popular ornamental plant, holds significant importance in residents’ daily lives by supporting ecosystem services, enhancing urban aesthetics, and even impacting biological health. There are notable variations among crape myrtle species across different geographical distributions. …”
Get full text

The Influence of the Preservation Method and Gamma Irradiation Sterilization on TGF-β and bFGF Levels in Freeze-Dried Amnion Membrane (FD-AM) and Amnion Sponge by Heri Suroto, Deny M. Aryawan, Camilla A. Prakoeswa

“…However, each step of the process could affect its biological properties. Even so, there are only a few studies that report the influence of the preservation method and gamma irradiation on growth factor levels in preserved amniotic grafts. …”
Get full text

Oridonin ameliorates renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by Jushuang Li, Lan Shu, Qianqian Jiang, Baohong Feng, Zhimin Bi, Geli Zhu, Yanxia Zhang, Xiangyou Li, Jun Wu

“…Furthermore, the combination of Ori treatment and β-catenin downregulation exerted more pronounced biological effects than treatment alone. These findings may provide the first line of evidence showing that Ori alleviates fibrosis in DN by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway and thereby reveal a novel therapeutic avenue for treating tubulointerstitial fibrosis.…”
Get full text

Identification and subcellular localization of proteins that interact with Duck plague virus pUL14 in infected host cells by Jieyu Wan, Mingshu Wang, Anchun Cheng, Wei Zhang, Qiao Yang, Bin Tian, Xumin Ou, Di Sun, Yu He, Xinxin Zhao, Ying Wu, Shaqiu Zhang, Juan Huang, Zhen Wu, YanLing Yu, Ling Zhang, Dekang Zhu, Renyong Jia, Mafeng Liu, Shun Chen

“…These proteins are associated mainly with the regulation of biological processes, RNA biosynthetic processes, and nuclear export. …”
Get full text

Valerenic acid attenuates pathological myocardial hypertrophy by promoting the utilization of multiple substrates in the mitochondrial energy metabolism by Tiantian Liu, Xu Chen, Qianbin Sun, Junjun Li, Qiyan Wang, Peng Wei, Wei Wang, Chun Li, Yong Wang

“…Introduction: Valerenic acid (VA) is a unique and biologically active component in Valeriana officinalis L., which has been reported to have a regulatory effect on the cardiovascular system. …”
Get full text

Exosome-mediated delivery of miR-9 induces cancer-associated fibroblast-like properties in human breast fibroblasts by Sara Baroni, S Romero-Cordoba, I Plantamura, M Dugo, E D’Ippolito, A Cataldo, G Cosentino, V Angeloni, A Rossini, M G Daidone, M V Iorio

“…Consistently with the biological effects observed, gene expression profiles of NFs upon transient transfection with miR-9 show the modulation of genes mainly involved in cell motility and extracellular matrix remodeling pathways. …”
Get full text

Automated 3D semantic segmentation of PCB X-ray CT images and netlist extraction by Adrian Phoulady, Yara Suleiman, Hongbin Choi, Nicholas May, Sina Shahbazmohamadi, Pouya Tavousi

“…The implications of this approach extend beyond PCBs, finding applications in various physical and biological sciences where 3D image segmentation is crucial. …”
Get full text

Limitations of Separating Athletes into High or Low-Risk Groups based on a Cut-Off. A Clinical Commentary by Justin M. Losciale, Linda K. Truong, Patrick Ward, Gary S. Collins, Garrett S. Bullock

“…# Key Results Cut-offs typically lack strong biologic plausibility to support them; and are typically derived in a data-driven manner and thus not generalizable to other samples. …”
Get full text

Genetic variability in the cholecystokinin A receptor affects lipid profile and glucose tolerance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome by Eva Drnovsek, Mojca Jensterle, Katja Goričar, Sara Redenšek, Andrej Janež, Irina Milisav, Vita Dolžan

“…As genetic variability of cholecystokinin A and B receptor genes (CCKAR and CCKBR, respectively) may modify their biological actions, we investigated the impact of CCKAR and CCKBR genetic variability on anthropometric and metabolic parameters in patients with PCOS. …”
Get full text

Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial activity of Benzimidazole Derivatives and their Cu (ii),Ni (ii) and Co (ii) complexes by Haftom Welderufael, Dagne Addisu Kure, Endalkachew Asefa Moges, Lelisa File, Salah Hamza Sherif

“… Benzimidazole is one of the privileged nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds, which is found in many bioactive compounds, benzimidazole and its derivatives have evolved as an important heterocyclic system due to their potency in a wide range of biologically active compounds like anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungals, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and so on. …”
Get full text

The rate of weight gain and productivity of chicken broiler cross with various polymorphic types of myostatin gene by N. V. Dementeva, O. V. Mitrofanova, V. I. Tyshchenko, V. P. Terletskiy, A. F. Yakovlev

“…The search for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the myostatin gene is a promising direction of research as this gene is involved in the development of important biological and productive traits in chicken. Using PCR-RFLP technique, an analysis of allele and genotype frequencies in Cornish chicken breed of G5 line of Smena-8 cross has been conducted. …”
Get full text

Neuroimaging stratification reveals the striatal vulnerability to stress as a risk for schizophrenia by Xiaoqian Ma, Nana Feng, Lena Palaniyappan, Luolong Cao, Zixin Gu, Jujiao Kang, Liu Yuan, Lijun Ouyang, Yujue Wang, Chunwang Li, Ke Jin, Xiaogang Chen, Jianfeng Feng, Ying He, Qiang Luo

“…Transcriptomic analysis of brain tissues was used to identify the biological processes associated with the brain mediation effects on the SLE-psychosis relationship. …”
Get full text

<i>Syntrichia laevipila</i> Brid., a Bryophyta from Northwest Argentina as a Source of Antioxidants and Antimicrobials by Luis Ignacio Jiménez, Florencia Maria Correa Uriburu, José Javier Martínez Chamás, Guillermo Martin Suárez, Iris Catiana Zampini, Mario J. Simirgiotis, María Inés Isla

“…In recent years, numerous studies have emerged on the biological activities of bryophytes and their potential for therapeutic use. …”
Get full text

Individualized resting-state functional connectivity abnormalities unveil two major depressive disorder subtypes with contrasting abnormal patterns of abnormality by Keke Fang, Lianjie Niu, Baohong Wen, Liang Liu, Ya Tian, Huiting Yang, Ying Hou, Shaoqiang Han, Xianfu Sun, Wenzhou Zhang

“…Subject-level extreme functional connections, determined by comparing against normative ranges derived from healthy controls using tolerance intervals, were used to identify biological subtypes of MDD. We identified a set of extreme functional connections that were predominantly between the visual network and the frontoparietal network, the default mode network and the ventral attention network, with the key regions in the anterior cingulate cortex, bilateral orbitofrontal cortex, and supramarginal gyrus. …”
Get full text

INFLUENCE OF LASER BEAM PROFILE ON LIGHT SCATTERING BY HUMAN SKIN DURING PHOTOMETRY BY ELLIPSOIDAL REFLECTORS by M. A. Bezuglyi, N. V. Bezuglaya, S. Kostuk

“…The purpose of the current research is estimation of influence of energy distribution profile in transversal section of laser beam on light scattering by human skin layers at photometry by ellipsoidal reflectors.Biomedical photometer with ellipsoidal reflectors for investigation of biological tissue specimens in transmitted and reflected light uses laser probing radiation with infinitely thin, Gauss-type and uniform cross-section profile. …”
Get full text

Clinical Outcomes and Complication Rates of Endodontically Treated Teeth with Fixed Dental Prostheses: A Retrospective Study by Sarah Aloqayli, Hanin Alsalhi, Ali Alenezi

“…<b>Methods</b>: The study investigated various clinical factors, including technical complications as well as biological complications. All patients who had previously received fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) were subjected to clinical and radiographical examinations during their follow-up visits. …”
Get full text

Viability of black currant pollen before and after cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen, and its morphological features by O. A. Tikhonova, O. A. Gavrilova, E. A. Radchenko, V. G. Verzhuk, A. V. Pavlov

“…Learning about morphological and biological features of pollen is very important to make correct estimations of plant productivity and breeding efficiency.Materials and methods. …”
Get full text

Phylogenetic relationships between Palaearctic species of the Anopheles maculipennis complex (Diptera: Culicidae) revealed by different approaches and markers. The problem of conse... by O. V. Vaulin, Yu. M. Novikov

“…A hypothesis about a significant role of the disparity between the astronomical and biological times in the interpretation of evolutionary processes was proposed. …”
Get full text