Uncovering the genetic basis of antiviral polyketide limocrocin biosynthesis through heterologous expression by Sofiia Melnyk, Marc Stierhof, Dmytro Bratiichuk, Franziska Fries, Rolf Müller, Yuriy Rebets, Andriy Luzhetskyy, Bohdan Ostash

“…We provide initial data on two LIM derivatives as well as updated NMR spectra for the main product. Conclusion This study reveals the genetic control of biosynthesis of LIM that remained hidden for the last 70 years. …”
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Animal Brucellosis in Egypt: Review on Evolution, Epidemiological Situation, Prevalent <i>Brucella</i> Strains, Genetic Diversity, and Assessment of Implemented National Control Me... by Ahmed M. S. Menshawy, Acacia Ferreira Vicente, Yamen M. Hegazy, Vitomir Djokic, Mahmoud E. R. Hamdy, Luca Freddi, Essam M. Elbauomy, Ashraf E. Sayour, Claire Ponsart, Nour H. Abdel-Hamid

“…The raising of mixed animal species in the same households or farms, exposure to aborted animals, and lack of public awareness about brucellosis transmission are among the main risk factors for increasing livestock brucellosis prevalence in Egypt. …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with 46,XY Partial Gonadal Dysgenesis Reared as Males by Juliana Gabriel Ribeiro de Andrade, Antonia Paula Marques-de-Faria, Helena Campos Fabbri, Maricilda Palandi de Mello, Gil Guerra-Júnior, Andréa Trevas Maciel-Guerra

“…All were reared as males and had at least one scrotal testis; two bore NR5A1 mutations. Main outcomes were: associated conditions, pubertal development, and growth. …”
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Dural Injury Treatment with a Full-Endoscopic Transforaminal Approach: A Case Report and Description of Surgical Technique by João Paulo Machado Bergamaschi, Fernando Flores de Araújo, Thiago Queiroz Soares, Kelsen de Oliveira Teixeira, Luiz Henrique Dias Sandon, Ricardo Graciano Squiapati, Gustavo Vitelli Depieri, Ariel Falbel Lugão, Rangel Roberto de Assis, Esthael Cristina Querido Avelar Bergamaschi

“…In addition to representing a paradigm break in solving one of the main complications of these procedures, it can expand the possibilities of spine endoscopy.…”
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2D MoS2-based reconfigurable analog hardware by Xinyu Huang, Lei Tong, Langlang Xu, Wenhao Shi, Zhuiri Peng, Zheng Li, Xiangxiang Yu, Wei Li, Yilun Wang, Xinliang Zhang, Xuan Gong, Jianbin Xu, Xiaoming Qiu, Hongyang Wen, Jing Wang, Xuebin Hu, Caihua Xiong, Yu Ye, Xiangshui Miao, Lei Ye

“…However, current two-dimension materials-based neuromorphic hardware mainly focuses on specific devices to individually mimic artificial synapse or heterosynapse or soma and encoding the inner neural states to realize corresponding mock object function. …”
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Experimental Study of Reinforcing Broken Gangues by Colloid Cement Slurry by Xin Lyu, Ke Yang, Qiang Fu, Zhen Wei, Shuai Liu

“…Studies on jet grouting materials mainly focus on the aggregates in cement or the environment where they are maintained and rarely deal with the cohesiveness, reinforcement load-bearing characteristics, and surface spalling. …”
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Valorization and recycling of packaging belts and post-consumer PET bottles in the manufacture of sand concrete by Yasmina Biskri, Mohammed Benzerara, Laidi Babouri, Ouided Dehas, Redjem Belouettar

“…Waste recycling affects two very important affect namely the environmental impact and the economic impact. The main objective of our work is to contribute to optimize the formulation of sand concrete as part of the recovery of waste, which is harmful to the environment given its bulky and unattractive nature, it is waste plastic. …”
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Design and Optimization of a Coherent Beamforming Network for an Aperiodic Concentric Ring Array by Armando Arce, Enrique Stevens-Navarro, Marco Cardenas-Juarez, Ulises Pineda-Rico, Jorge Simon, Marco A. Panduro

“…Furthermore, the numeric examples show a complexity reduction on the coherent feeding network configuration based on the number of control signal inputs compared with a conventional phased antenna array; in the proposed configuration, the main beam is steered and shaped with N-1 control feeding ports per ring in this antenna system.…”
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Red wine maceration with grapevine-cane residues: Influence of format and toasting level by Verónica R. Olate-Olave, Liudis L. Pino-Ramos, Paula A. Peña-Martínez, Ricardo I. Castro, Marcelo Muñoz-Vera, Sergio Reyes-Manríquez, Gerard Casaubon, V. Felipe Laurie

“…., 30.1 ± 0.2 and 5.3 ± 0.1 mg/g extract respectively), and that their maceration in red wine, produced variable outcomes depending mainly on the format employed. For instance, treatments with powder vine canes led to a reduction in total phenolics (−19.4 %), antioxidant capacity (−14.9 %), total anthocyanins (−19.5 %), and catechins (−9.5 %), compared to the untreated control. …”
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Investigation of the Catalytic Properties of Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃) and Pyrite (FeS₂) Using Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters by Aigul T. Ordabaeva, Zainulla M. Muldakhmetov, Mazhit G. Meiramov, Sergey V. Kim, Shuga B. Kasenova, Serik D. Fazylov

“…Thus, based on the calculations performed, it was found that the process of anthracene hydrogenation in the presence of a mixture of pyrite and aluminum oxide proceeds mainly in the diffusion region.…”
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Effect of solid solution temperature and aging time on microstructure and mechanical properties of Inconel 617 superalloy by WANG Qingpeng, LIU Sheng, SUN Mingyue, JIA Zhen, XU Bin, WU Shengqing, CHEN Yijie

“…The results show that the main precipitated phase in the solid solution microstructure of Inconel 617 superalloy is M23C6 type carbide， and the nucleation growth is preferentially at the grain boundary. …”
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Immunological Changes in Peripheral Blood of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients during Anti-TNF-α Therapy and Their Correlations with Treatment Outcomes by Rongjuan Chen, Hongyan Qian, Xiaoqing Yuan, Shiju Chen, Yuan Liu, Bin Wang, Guixiu Shi

“…Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors are the main types of biological conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and have efficacy in treating ankylosing spondylitis (AS) which is not sensitive for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. …”
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First Clinical Nutrition Outpatient Consultation: A Review of Basic Principles in Nutritional Care of Adults with Hematologic Disease by Julia da Silva Goncalves dos Santos, Barbara de Farias Meirelles, Isabela de Souza da Costa Brum, Mariana Zanchetta, Bruna Xerem, Lucas Braga, Marcia Haiut, Renata Lanziani, Taha Hussein Musa, Karen Cordovil

“…The record in the patient’s medical record is relevant for carrying out the consultation, according to the recommendations of the normative councils of medicine and nutrition. The main steps to be followed are the investigation of the presence of food allergies and intolerances; the drugs/nutritional supplements in use; changes in the digestive tract; the presence or absence of picamalacia; and socioeconomic and lifestyle data. …”
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Plesiomonas: A Review on Food Safety, Fish-Borne Diseases, and Tilapia by Alejandro De Jesús Cortés-Sánchez, Luis Daniel Espinosa-Chaurand, Mayra Díaz-Ramirez, Erika Torres-Ochoa

“…Plesiomonas shigelloides has been mainly associated with outbreaks of gastrointestinal diseases due to the consumption of fish. …”
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Relationship between economic development, forest resources, and forest fires: European context by Olena Dobrovolska, Knut Schmidtke, Viktoriia Hnatushenko, Svitlana Sytnyk, Iryna Dmytriieva

“…The analysis of forest fire area maps identifies three main groups by the level of vulnerability to forest fires: safe (Northern European countries), conditionally safe (Western European countries), and dangerous (Eastern and Southern European countries).Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, and Finland show a direct correlation between the level of forest cover of a country’s territory and gross domestic product. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture on Cognitive Function of Insomnia Patients Compared with Drugs: A Protocol for Meta-analysis and Systematic Review by Shan Qin, Jing Jiang, Wen-Zhong Wu, Xiao-Qiu Wang, Han-Qing Xi, Qin-Qin Fang, Bin Xu, Cheng-Yong Liu

“…At present, pharmacotherapy is the main treatment for insomnia, but there are some shortcomings such as poor long-term efficacy and potential dependence. …”
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Assessing the Cause of Death for Men with Prostate Cancer Using Official Mortality Statistics or a Dedicated Cause of Death Committee: Results from 30-year ERSPC Rotterdam Data by Sebastiaan Remmers, Ivo I. de Vos, Frederique B. Denijs, Renée C.A. Leenen, Tycho M.T.W. Lock, Arjen Noordzij, Wim J. Kirkels, Chris H. Bangma, Monique J. Roobol

“…In conclusion, our results support the use of official statistics in determining the cause of death, without compromising the main outcome of ERSPC Rotterdam. Patient summary: We compared the classification of prostate cancer death between a dedicated trial committee and official statistics in the Netherlands. …”
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Optimized green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from guarana seed skin extract with antibacterial potential by Botinelly Nogueira Rodrigo, Manzato Lizandro, Silveira Gurgel Raiana, Melchionna Albuquerque Patrícia, Magalhães Teixeira Mendes Fabiana, Hotza Dachamir

“…Chemical analysis revealed caffeine as the main organic compound and potassium oxide as the primary inorganic component. …”
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A scoping review on heat indices used to measure the effects of heat on maternal and perinatal health by Anayda Portela, Debra Jackson, Nathalie Roos, Chuansi Gao, Francesca Conway, Ijeoma Solarin, Chloe Brimicombe, Darshnika Lakhoo

“…Objectives To provide a scoping review on heat stress and indices for those interested in the epidemiology and working in extreme heat and maternal perinatal health.Methods This study is a scoping review based on a previous review guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews. It identifies the main ways heat stress through different heat indices impacts maternal and perinatal health in available literature. …”
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Organizational processes related to scientific production at the Camagüey University of Medical Sciences by Dayami Bembibre Mozo, María de las Mercedes Fernández Valdés, Lidyce Quesada Leyva, Ever Quintana Verdecia, Alexis Ricardo Gregori Caballero

“…It was corroborated that the main incidence and assessment points are related to the knowledge and presentation of the scientific article by teachers and researchers at the Camaguey University of Medical Sciences.…”
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