High-level production of free fatty acids from lignocellulose hydrolysate by co-utilizing glucose and xylose in yeast by Xin Ni, Jingjing Li, Wei Yu, Fan Bai, Zongbao K. Zhao, Jiaoqi Gao, Fan Yang, Yongjin J. Zhou

“…Lignocellulose bio-refinery via microbial cell factories for chemical production represents a renewable and sustainable route in response to resource starvation and environmental concerns. …”
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Operando real-space imaging of a structural phase transformation in the high-voltage electrode Li x Ni0.5Mn1.5O4 by Yifei Sun, Sunny Hy, Nelson Hua, James Wingert, Ross Harder, Ying Shirley Meng, Oleg Shpyrko, Andrej Singer

“…By leveraging operando Bragg Coherent Diffractive Imaging (BCDI), we investigate the discontinuous phase transformation in Li x Ni0.5Mn1.5O4 within an operational Li metal coin cell. Throughout Li-intercalation, we directly observe the nucleation and growth of the Li-rich phase within the initially charged Li-poor phase in a 500 nm particle. …”
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Numerical and Experimental Study on Energy Performance of Photovoltaic-Heat Pipe Solar Collector in Northern China by Hongbing Chen, Xilin Chen, Sai Chu, Lei Zhang, Yaxuan Xiong

“…Several studies have found that the decrease of photovoltaic (PV) cell temperature would increase the solar-to-electricity conversion efficiency. …”
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Evolutionary plasticity and functional repurposing of the essential metabolic enzyme MoeA by Daniela Megrian, Mariano Martinez, Pedro M. Alzari, Anne Marie Wehenkel

“…We recently discovered that Actinobacteria have a repurposed version of MoeA (Glp) linked to bacterial cell division. Since MoeA exists in all domains of life, our study explores how it gained multifunctionality over time. …”
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Pedestrian Exposure to Air Pollution in Cities: Modeling the Effect of Roadside Trees by Jorge Humberto Amorim, Joana Valente, Pedro Cascão, Vera Rodrigues, Cláudia Pimentel, Ana I. Miranda, Carlos Borrego

“…An exposure model is developed that associates the georeferenced location of the student with the computed air quality levels (at an average breathing height) for that specific grid cell. For each individual, the model calculates the instantaneous exposure at each time frame and the mean value for a given period. …”
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Digital Three-Dimensional Atlas of Quail Development Using High-Resolution MRI by Seth W. Ruffins, Melanie Martin, Lindsey Keough, Salina Truong, Scott E. Fraser, Russell E. Jacobs, Rusty Lansford

“…This digital atlas provides a framework to place various data types, such as gene expression and cell migration data, within the normal three-dimensional anatomy of the developing quail embryo. …”
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Genome-wide profiling of tRNA modifications by Induro-tRNAseq reveals coordinated changes by Yuko Nakano, Howard Gamper, Henri McGuigan, Sunita Maharjan, Jiatong Li, Zhiyi Sun, Erbay Yigit, Sebastian Grünberg, Keerthana Krishnan, Nan-Sheng Li, Joseph A. Piccirilli, Ralph Kleiner, Nicole Nichols, Brian D. Gregory, Ya-Ming Hou

“…We assess tRNA modifications across five human cell lines and three mouse tissues and show that, while the landscape of modifications is highly variable throughout the tRNA sequence framework, it is stabilized for modifications that are required for reading of the genetic code. …”
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TGF-β1/Smads and miR-21 in Renal Fibrosis and Inflammation by Agnieszka Loboda, Mateusz Sobczak, Alicja Jozkowicz, Jozef Dulak

“…Increased apoptosis, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and inflammatory cell infiltration characterize the injured kidney. …”
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Isolation and characterization of ɸEcM-vB1 bacteriophage targeting multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli by Rania Abozahra, Dina Shlkamy, Sarah M. Abdelhamid

“…It had a latent period of 5 min and an average burst size of 271.72 pfu/cell. Genomic analysis revealed that it is susceptible to digestion by EcoRI. …”
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Face-to-Face Interactions Estimated Using Mobile Phone Data to Support Contact Tracing Operations by Silvino Pedro Cumbane, Gyözö Gidófalvi, Osvaldo Fernando Cossa, Afonso Madivadua Júnior, Nuno Sousa, Frederico Branco

“…We assume that when two individuals engage in a phone call connected to the same cell tower, they are likely to meet shortly thereafter. …”
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Inflammatory Serum Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer in Kazakhstan Population by L. Akhmaltdinova, V. Sirota, V. Zhumaliyeva, D. Babenko, I. Kadyrova, Z. Tauesheva, D. Taizhanova, A. Ibraeva, M. Maratkyzy, A. Turmukhambetova

“…The following biomarkers were included in the study panel: stem cell factor (SCF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF2), interleukin 6 (IL6), interleukin 8 (IL8), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), soluble Fas (SFAS), soluble Fas ligand (sFASL), transforming growth factor β (TGF), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1). …”
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Designing and Fabrication of Nano-Hydroxyapatite and Curcumin-Loaded Chitosan/PVA Nanofibrous Mats for Potential Use as Wound Dressing Biomaterials by Amira M. EL-Rafei, Giorgia Maurizii, Annalisa Aluigi, Giovanna Sotgiu, Marianna Barbalinardo, Tamara Posati

“…The fabricated matd are biocompatible with fibroblasts and the presence of curcumin increases cell viability. Curcumin release from both CS/PVA/Cur and CS/PVA/HA/Cur nanofiber mats principally follows the Korsmeyer–Peppas and Peppas–Salhin models.…”
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Antibody responses against influenza A decline with successive years of annual influenza vaccination by Sheena G. Sullivan, Arseniy Khvorov, Louise Carolan, Leslie Dowson, A. Jessica Hadiprodjo, Stephany Sánchez-Ovando, Yi Liu, Vivian K. Y. Leung, David Hodgson, Christopher C. Blyth, Marion Macnish, Allen C. Cheng, Michelle Haugenauer, Julia Clark, Sonia Dougherty, Kristine Macartney, Archana Koirala, Ameneh Khatami, Ajay Jadhav, Helen Marshall, Kathryn E. Riley, Peter A. B. Wark, Catherine Delahunty, Kanta Subbarao, Adam J. Kucharski, Annette Fox

“…Sera were collected pre-vaccination and ~14 and ~180 days post-vaccination and assessed in haemagglutination inhibition assay against egg-grown vaccine and equivalent cell-grown viruses. Responses to vaccination were compared by the number of prior vaccinations. …”
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Re-evaluating evidence for giant genomes in amoebae by Daniel Barzilay, João P. B. Alcino, Giulia M. Ribeiro, Alfredo L. P. Sousa, Daniel J. G. Lahr

“…Fully sequenced amoebozoa genomes range from 14.4 to 52.37 mega basepairs, well within the typical single-celled eukaryote expectation. While the whole genome of the historically relevant Amoeba proteus has not yet been fully sequenced, we provide here a statistical analysis using protein-coding genes from transcriptomic data, suggesting that the genome size is consistent with this range, far smaller than previously claimed. …”
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Enhancing Activity of Pd-Based/rGO Catalysts by Al-Si-Na Addition in Ethanol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Medium by Minh Dang Nguyen, Lien Thi Tran, Quang Minh Nguyen, Thao Thi Nguyen, Thu Ha Thi Vu

“…These significant improvement results in electrooxidation of ethanol have opened up the high potential application of these catalysts in direct-ethanol fuel cell.…”
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3D Coaxial Printing of Small‐Diameter Artificial Arteries by Yuxiang Zhu, Siying Liu, Xuan Mei, Zeng Lin, Tiffany V. Pulido, Jixin Hou, Srikar Anudeep Remani, Dhanush Patil, Martin Taylor Sobczak, Arunachalam Ramanathan, Sri Vaishnavi Thummalapalli, Lindsay B. Chambers, Churan Yu, Shenghan Guo, Yiping Zhao, Yang Liu, Xianqiao Wang, Jessica N. Lancaster, Yu Shrike Zhang, Xiangfan Chen, Kenan Song

“…The gelation study of natural polymers and the utilization of sacrificial phase enables the smooth extrusion of the multiphase conduit, where computer‐assisted image analysis is employed to quantify manufacturing fidelity. The cell viability tests demonstrate the cytocompatibility of the gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA)/sodium alginate grafts, suggesting potential for further clinical research with further developments. …”
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The colorectal cancer microenvironment: Preclinical progress in identifying targets for cancer therapy by Abdo Meyiah, Faez Iqbal Khan, Dia Aldeen Alfaki, Khaled Murshed, Afsheen Raza, Eyad Elkord

“…These models give insights into understanding the role of stroma and immune cell components of the TME in CRC and improve clinical responses, providing insights in novel treatment options. …”
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Toxicity and Bioremediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Ecosystem from Tannery Wastewater: A Review by Bernard E. Igiri, Stanley I. R. Okoduwa, Grace O. Idoko, Ebere P. Akabuogu, Abraham O. Adeyi, Ibe K. Ejiogu

“…Furthermore, this article discussed the biosorption capacity with respect to the use of bacteria, fungi, biofilm, algae, genetically engineered microbes, and immobilized microbial cell for the removal of heavy metals. The use of biofilm has showed synergetic effects with many fold increase in the removal of heavy metals as sustainable environmental technology in the near future.…”
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The knowledge mapping of traditional Chinese medicine for hepatocellular carcinoma: A bibliometric study by Wenya Pei, Boyu Jiao, Zexiong Chen, Jingchun Zeng, Yancheng Fu, Zhanmou Liang, Baoguo Sun, Jingwen Ruan, Shijun Zhang

“…The analysis indicated that traditional Chinese medicine may enhance immunity and regulate the local tumor microenvironment through mechanisms involving DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis by signaling pathways. …”
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A multi-omics spatial framework for host-microbiome dissection within the intestinal tissue microenvironment by Bokai Zhu, Yunhao Bai, Yao Yu Yeo, Xiaowei Lu, Xavier Rovira-Clavé, Han Chen, Jason Yeung, Dingani Nkosi, Jonathan Glickman, Antonio Delgado-Gonzalez, Georg K. Gerber, Mike Angelo, Alex K. Shalek, Garry P. Nolan, Sizun Jiang

“…Our findings reveal a global but systematic transformation in tissue immune responses, encompassing tissue-level remodeling in response to host immune and epithelial cell state perturbations, bacterial population shifts, localized inflammatory responses, and metabolic process alterations during colitis. …”
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