Musical Pitch Perception and Categorization in Listeners with No Musical Training Experience: Insights from Mandarin-Speaking Non-Musicians by Jie Liang, Fen Zhang, Wenshu Liu, Zilong Li, Keke Yu, Yi Ding, Ruiming Wang

“…Among adjacent note pairs at major 2nd pitch distance, the A4–B4 pair was perceived as the easiest to differentiate, while the C4–D4 pair was found to be the most difficult. …”
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Exogenous Melatonin Boosts Heat Tolerance in <i>Rosa hybrida</i> via <i>RhCOMT1</i> Modulation by Chenyang Li, Zhiyin Ding, Zipeng Cai, Yongying Ruan, Peitao Lü, Yang Liu

“…<i>Rosa hybrida</i> is one the most commonly cultivated ornamental plant of economic importance and faces major challenges under heat stress. Melatonin has been widely shown to regulate plant stress response; however, the exact mechanism involved in heat stress in <i>R. hybrida</i> has yet to be determined. …”
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Goat Genomic Resources: The Search for Genes Associated with Its Economic Traits by A. M. A. M. Zonaed Siddiki, Gous Miah, Md. Sirazul Islam, Mahadia Kumkum, Meheadi Hasan Rumi, Abdul Baten, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain

“…Goat plays a crucial role in human livelihoods, being a major source of meat, milk, fiber, and hides, particularly under adverse climatic conditions. …”
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Feature selection enhances peptide binding predictions for TCR-specific interactions by Hamid Teimouri, Hamid Teimouri, Zahra S. Ghoreyshi, Zahra S. Ghoreyshi, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky, Anatoly B. Kolomeisky, Jason T. George, Jason T. George, Jason T. George, Jason T. George

“…IntroductionT-cell receptors (TCRs) play a critical role in the immune response by recognizing specific ligand peptides presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules. …”
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Clonality and the Phenotype–Genotype Correlation of Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Isolates: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Isolates from Romania by Adrian-Gabriel Pană, Pavel Șchiopu, Dan Alexandru Țoc, Vlad Sever Neculicioiu, Anca Butiuc-Keul, Anca Farkas, Matei-Ștefan Dobrescu, Mirela Flonta, Carmen Costache, Izabella Éva Szász, Lia-Monica Junie

“…Our findings note a 91.52% frequency of extensively drug-resistant carbapenem-resistant <i>A. baumannii</i> (XDR CRAB) phenotype amongst clinical isolates from multiple hospitals in two major cities from northwestern and central Romania, harboring multiple antibiotic resistance genes such as bla<i>_OXA-23-like</i> in 108 (91.5%) isolates, bla<i>_{OXA-24/40-like}</i> in 88 (74.6%) isolates, bla<i>_NDM</i> in 29 (25%) isolates, <i>ArmA</i> in 75 (63.6%) isolates, and <i>ant(3″)-I</i> in 69 (58.5%) isolates and <i>sul1</i> in 113 (95.76%) isolates. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Antioxidant Potency and Phenolic Compounds in Fruit Peel of Opuntia robusta, Opuntia dillenii, and Opuntia ficus-indica Using HPLC-DAD Profiling by Ahmed Marhri, Youssef Rbah, Aymane Allay, Mehdi Boumediene, Aziz Tikent, Abdessamad Benmoumen, Reda Melhaoui, Ahmed Elamrani, Malika Abid, Mohamed Addi

“…Ten phenolic compounds were identified, with isorhamnetin being the most abundant flavonoid measuring 7184.09 μg/g, while sinapic acid was identified as the major phenolic acid measuring 1806.36 μg/g. Opuntia robusta exhibited the highest total phenolic content, total flavonoids, and total phenolic acids measuring 5583.19 mg GAE 100 g−1, 21041.03 μg/g, and 3265.17 μg/g, respectively. …”
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P53 and Expression of Immunological Markers May Identify Early Stage Thyroid Tumors by Marjory Alana Marcello, Elaine Cristina Morari, Lucas Leite Cunha, Aline Carolina De Nadai Silva, Dirce Maria Carraro, André Lopes Carvalho, Fernando Augusto Soares, José Vassallo, Laura Sterian Ward

“…Background. Besides its major role in cell proliferation, DNA repair, and apoptosis, functional p53 protein is involved in the induction of antitumor cytotoxic-T-cell activity against carcinoma cells. …”
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Functional Metaplasticity of Hippocampal Schaffer Collateral-CA1 Synapses Is Reversed in Chronically Epileptic Rats by Mirko Rehberg, Timo Kirschstein, Xiati Guli, Steffen Müller, Marco Rohde, Denise Franz, Tursonjan Tokay, Rüdiger Köhling

“…Hence, studying the cellular and molecular cascades involved in the key mechanism of information storage in the brain, synaptic plasticity, has led to enormous knowledge in this field. A major open question applies to the interdependence between synaptic plasticity and its behavioral correlates. …”
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Checklist of amphipod crustaceans (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in Slovenia by Cene Fišer, Borut Mavrič, Marijan Govedič, Anja Pekolj, Maja Zagmajster

“…Our work revealed two major knowledge gaps. Marine species records come from occasional sampling campaigns, and we suggest that this group calls for a more systematic research. …”
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Ecological drivers of evolution of swine influenza in the United States: a review by Varun Goel, Jessica Ding, Bijaya Hatuwal, Emily Giri, Thomas J. Deliberto, James Lowe, Richard Webby, Michael Emch, Xiu-Feng Wan

“…Influenza A viruses (IAVs) pose a major public health threat due to their wide host range and pandemic potential. …”
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Achieving Complete Remission of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Significant Predictor for Recurrence-Free Survival after Liver Transplantation by Christin Bürger, Miriam Maschmeier, Anna Hüsing-Kabar, Christian Wilms, Michael Köhler, Martina Schmidt, Hartmut H. Schmidt, Iyad Kabar

“…Liver transplantation (LT) is a curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the underlying primary liver disease; however, tumor recurrence is still a major issue. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess predictors and risk factors for HCC recurrence after LT in patients within and outside the Milan criteria with a special focus on the impact of different bridging strategies. …”
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Global and regional burden of bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in 2019: A systematic analysis from the MICROBE database by Lei Zha, Shirong Li, Jun Guo, Yixin Hu, Lingling Pan, Hanli Wang, Yun Zhou, Qiancheng Xu, Zhiwei Lu, Xiang Kong, Xinzhao Tong, Yusheng Cheng

“…Methods: We extracted data from the Measuring Infectious Causes and Resistance Outcomes for Burden Estimation database, which includes the estimated burden of 23 pathogens and 88 pathogen-drug combinations across 12 major infectious syndromes globally in 2019. The number and rate of deaths, as well as disability-adjusted life-years linked to bloodstream infections, were systematically analyzed. …”
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DNA vaccines as promising immuno-therapeutics against cancer: a new insight by Alireza Shariati, Arya Khezrpour, Fatemeh Shariati, Hamed Afkhami, Hamed Afkhami, Hamed Afkhami, Aref Yarahmadi, Sajad Alavimanesh, Sajad Alavimanesh, Sina Kamrani, Mohammad Hossein Modarressi, Pouria Khani

“…Following the internalization of plasmids into cells, their genes are expressed and the tumor antigens are loaded on major histocompatibility molecules to be presented to T-cells. …”
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Detection of Francisellaceae and the differentiation of main European F. tularensis ssp. holarctica strains (Clades) by new designed qPCR assays by Kristin Köppen, Kerstin Rydzewski, Julia Zajac, Marwah Al-Senwi, Sema Evcimen, Darius Schulze, Daniela Jacob, Klaus Heuner

“…In addition, we developed a qPCR assay to differentiate the major clades (B.4, B.6 and B.12 [B.71 and B.72]) of F. tularensis ssp. holarctica strains. …”
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Neutralization by Insulin of the Hypertensive Effect of Dermcidin Isoform 2: An Environmentally Induced Diabetogenic and Hypertensive Protein by Rajeshwary Ghosh, Sarbashri Bank, Rabindra Bhattacharya, Nighat N. Khan, A. Kumar Sinha

“…The effect of dermcidin isoform 2 (dermcidin), an environmentally induced stress protein, was investigated on the genesis of diabetes mellitus and hypertension, the two major atherosclerotic risk factors. The role of dermcidin as an atherosclerotic risk factor related to the impaired systemic insulin level was investigated. …”
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Cuspal Displacement Induced by Bulk Fill Resin Composite Polymerization: Biomechanical Evaluation Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors by Alexandra Vinagre, João Ramos, Sofia Alves, Ana Messias, Nélia Alberto, Rogério Nogueira

“…Polymerization shrinkage is a major concern to the clinical success of direct composite resin restorations. …”
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Aortic Valve Surgery in Patients Over 75 Years Old: Early Results and Predictors of Hospital Mortality by Selman Dumani, Laureta Dibra, Ermal Likaj, Saimir Kuci, Edlira Rruci, Aferdita Veseli, Klodian Krakulli, Andi Kacani, Edvin Prifti, Ilir Tanku, Devis Pellumbi, Alessia Mehmeti, Adelina Musliu, Ali Refatllari, Altin Veshti

“…Hospital mortality was 4.1%. The incidence of major perioperative complications such as low cardiac output, stroke, respiratory problems, bleeding, atrial fibrillation, wound infection, and conduction disturbances was 6.8%, 2.7 %, 4.1%, 2.7 %, 21.9 %, 2.6%, and 4.2 %. …”
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Radiotherapy Suppresses Bone Cancer Pain through Inhibiting Activation of cAMP Signaling in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion and Spinal Cord by Guiqin Zhu, Yanbin Dong, Xueming He, Ping Zhao, Aixing Yang, Rubing Zhou, Jianhua Ma, Zhong Xie, Xue-Jun Song

“…Radiotherapy is one of the major clinical approaches for treatment of bone cancer pain. …”
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Changes in Quality and Flavor of Chopped Chili Peppers in Ceramic Jars during Fermentation by WANG Hongwei, LIU Hongjuan, QIN Yeyou, XU na, HU Jialiang, YUAN Xiao, LIU Yang, JIANG Liwen

“…In order to investigate changes in the quality, flavor and major aroma components of pickled chilies in ceramic jars during fermentation, this study used headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) to analyze the volatile substances of pickled chilies in ceramic jars from a certain producer after storage for 1–5 years and determined their physicochemical indexes and total bacterial counts. …”
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OMIC Technologies and Vaccine Development: From the Identification of Vulnerable Individuals to the Formulation of Invulnerable Vaccines by Nicola Cotugno, Alessandra Ruggiero, Veronica Santilli, Emma Concetta Manno, Salvatore Rocca, Sonia Zicari, Donato Amodio, Manuela Colucci, Paolo Rossi, Ofer Levy, Federico Martinon-Torres, Andrew J. Pollard, Paolo Palma

“…The presence of these nonresponders/undervaccinated individuals represents a major health and economic burden to society, which will become particularly difficult to address in settings with limited public resources. …”
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