Isolation of Bacillus sphaericus from Lombok Island, Indonesia, and Their Toxicity against Anopheles aconitus by Bambang Fajar Suryadi, Bagyo Yanuwiadi, Tri Ardyati, Suharjono

“…Suspension was heat-shocked at 80°C for 30 minutes and then spread onto antibiotic-supplemented NYSM solid medium. Colonies grown were characterized and subjected to initial toxicity test against anopheline larvae. …”
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Wharton’s Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells with High Aurora Kinase A Expression Show Improved Proliferation, Migration, and Therapeutic Potential by Sun Jeong Kim, Sang Eon Park, Jang Bin Jeong, Shin Ji Oh, Alee Choi, Yun Hee Kim, Suk-joo Choi, Soo-young Oh, Gyu Ha Ryu, Hong Bae Jeon, Jong Wook Chang

“…Aurora kinase A (AURKA) and dedicator of cytokinesis 2 (DOCK2) were selected as the upregulated genes, and their effects on proliferation, migration, and colony formation of the WJ-MSCs were verified using small interfering RNA (siRNA) techniques. mRNA expression levels of both the genes were positively correlated with the proliferation capacity of WJ-MSCs. …”
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Cytokine-armed oncolytic herpes simplex viruses: a game-changer in cancer immunotherapy? by Howard L Kaufman, Hongbin Wang, Dipongkor Saha, Samuel D Rabkin, Mia Borlongan, Uyen Le, Hans J Nauwynck

“…Talimogene laherparepvec is an oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 (oHSV), approved for the treatment of recurrent melanoma, and the virus encodes the human cytokine, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). A significant advantage of oncolytic viruses is the ability to deliver therapeutic payloads to the tumor site that can help drive antitumor immunity. …”
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Enfrentando lógicas coloniais na formação em Psicologia: Implicações à produção de cidadania by Gabriela da Cruz Miranda, Diângeli Strada de Almeida, Bárbara Magnani Rodrigues, Luciana Rodrigues

“…Por fim, apontamos para a necessidade de aprendermos com os ensinamentos de quem resiste e luta cotidianamente contra a violência de um projeto de mundo moderno colonial, oferecendo pistas para o exercício de uma psicologia comprometida com a transformação social. …”
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Naringenin, a Food Bioactive Compound, Reduces Oncostatin M Through Blockade of PI3K/Akt/NF-κB Signal Pathway in Neutrophil-like Differentiated HL-60 Cells by Na-Ra Han, Hi-Joon Park, Seong-Gyu Ko, Phil-Dong Moon

“…While exposure to granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) induced elevated OSM release and mRNA expression, the elevated OSM release and mRNA expression were diminished by the addition of NAR in dHL-60 cells. …”
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Assessment of the inhibitory effects of sodium nitrite, nisin, potassium sorbate, and sodium lactate on Staphylococcus aureus growth and staphylococcal enterotoxin A production in... by Lu Lin, Jie Yun Hu, Yi Wu, Min Chen, Jie Ou, Wei Ling Yan

“…Samples were analyzed every 3 h to count the S. aureus colonies and to detect SEA. The modified Gompertz model was used to describe S. aureus growth in the samples under various conditions, and the preservatives with a significant antimicrobial effect were selected. …”
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Drug-induced differential culturability in diverse strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Valerie F. A. March, Nino Maghradze, Kakha Mchedlishvili, Teona Avaliani, Rusudan Aspindzelashvili, Zaza Avaliani, Maia Kipiani, Nestani Tukvadze, Levan Jugheli, Selim Bouaouina, Anna Doetsch, Galo A. Goig, Sebastien Gagneux, Sonia Borrell

“…Experimentally, there was a disparity between bacterial time to positivity (TTP) and colony forming units (CFUs) when Mtb was exposed to isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF) alone or in combination. …”
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Determination of some quality parameters of honey bee feed by Matović Kazimir, Kaljević Vesna, Mihailović Ružica, Dmitrić Marko, Nedić Nebojša, Ćirić Jelena, Jevtić Goran

“…Due to an increasing deficiency in feed for bees, beekeepers increasingly tend to use commercial industrial sugar (sucrose) in the nutrition of bee colonies. In the bees nutrition, sugar can be used as liquid sugar - syrup (diluted in water in different ratios). …”
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Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Expansion in Contact with Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in a Hanging Drop Model Uncovers Disadvantages of 3D Culture by Olga Schmal, Jan Seifert, Tilman E. Schäffer, Christina B. Walter, Wilhelm K. Aicher, Gerd Klein

“…Furthermore, expansion of primitive hematopoietic progenitors was more favored in 2D than in 3D, as analyzed in colony-forming assays. Conclusively, our data demonstrate that MSCs, when arranged with a spread (monolayer) shape, exhibit better HSPC supportive qualities than spheroid-forming MSCs. …”
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Frequency of Detection of Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Campylobacter spp. in the Faeces of Wild Rats (Rattus spp.) in Trinidad and Tobago by Comfort Nkogwe, Juliah Raletobana, Alva Stewart-Johnson, Sharianne Suepaul, Abiodun Adesiyun

“…Characterization of E. coli was done on sorbitol MacConkey agar to determine non-sorbitol fermentation, blood agar to determine haemolytic and mucoid colonies and by using E. coli O157 antiserum to determine O157 strain. …”
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Phagocytosis by macrophages decreases the radiance of bioluminescent Staphylococcus aureus by Elles C. Boonstra, Liliana Agresti, Henny C. van der Mei, Paul C. Jutte, Jelmer Sjollema

“…Simultaneously, bacterial numbers as measured by colony-forming units remained constant over time. …”
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Impact of temporal and rearing environment variations on brood ester pheromone production in the honey bee Apis mellifera by Mondet, Fanny, Beslay, Dominique, Cousin, Marianne, Le Conte, Yves

“…This study validates the use of in vitro rearing methods for studying the chemical ecology of honey bee larvae and increases our understanding of the ecophysiology of one of the most important pheromones of honey bee colonies.…”
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Power Prioritization and Load Shedding in an Island with RESs Using ABC Algorithm by L. O. Mogaka, G. N. Nyakoe, M. J. Saulo

“…In this study, an islanded microgrid with high penetration of Renewable Energy Sources (RESs) is analyzed, and then Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm is applied for optimal load shedding. …”
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Ecological Impact on Stingless Bees: Evaluating Pollen Load and Body Size Post-Introduction by Andi Gita Maulidyah Indraswari Suhri, Sih Kahono, Septiantina Dyah Riendriasari, Syahribulan, Hearty Salatnaya, Mufti Hatur Rahmah

“…Morphometry was performed on ten separate colonies and ten different individual worker bees. …”
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The protoplast two-way fusions and fusant characteristics of Antrodia cinnamomea and Cordyceps militaris by Wei-Kuang Lai, Yang-Chang Wu, Tai-Sheng Yeh, Chun-Ren Hsieh, Yi-Hong Tsai, Chien-Kei Wei, Chi-Ying Li, Ying-Chen Lu, Fang-Rong Chang

“…We selected each of two best-growing fused colonies Ac-Cm-1, Ac-Cm-2, Cm-Ac-1, and Cm-Ac-2, together with parental A. cinnamomea and C. militaris, and studied their morphology, growth antagonism tests, and genetic relationships by 18S rRNA sequencing. …”
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Mobilization of Stem Cells Using G-CSF for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled, Pilot Study by Kameshwar Prasad, Amit Kumar, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, M. V. P. Srivastava, Sujata Mohanty, Rohit Bhatia, Shailesh B. Gaikwad, Achal Srivastava, Vinay Goyal, Manjari Tripathi, Chandrashekar Bal, Nalini Kant Mishra

“…There is emerging evidence to support the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke. …”
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The Influence of Aging on the Regenerative Potential of Human Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Monika Marędziak, Krzysztof Marycz, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Katarzyna Kornicka, Brandon Michael Henry

“…The hASCs were characterized according to the number of fibroblasts colony forming unit (CFU-F), proliferation rate, population doubling time (PDT), and quantified parameters of adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic differentiation. …”
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Integrative analysis of transcriptome and metabolome profiling uncovers underlying mechanisms of the enhancement of the synthesis of biofilm in Sporobolomyces pararoseus NGR under... by Dandan Wang, Nan Zeng, Chunji Li, Chunwang Li, Yunjiao Wang, Bin Chen, Jiajia Long, Ning Zhang, Bingxue Li

“…When S. pararoseus NGR was cultured under pH 4.7, the colony morphology was wrinkled, the cells were wrapped by a large amount of extracellular matrix, and the hydrophobicity and anti-oxidative stress ability were significantly improved, and the yield of intracellular carotenoids was significantly increased. …”
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miR-21 promotes cervical cancer by regulating NTF3 by Yishan Chen, Caiwu Su, Yuke Cai, Lina Ke, Yaxiong Huang

“…We assessed cell behavior through various tests, including cell viability, scratch wound assays, colony formation, cell invasion experiments, and flow cytometry assays. …”
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Insecticide resistant Anopheles from Ethiopia but not Burkina Faso show a microbiota composition shift upon insecticide exposure by Netsanet Worku, Antoine Sanou, Juliane Hartke, Marion Morris, Fatoumata Cissé, Salimata Ouédraogo, Madou Tapsoba, Nicola Vallon, Tewodros Debebe Akilu, Ligabaw Worku, Moussa Wamdaogo Guelbeogo, Victoria A. Ingham

“…This result is supported by data from laboratory colonies originating in Burkina Faso across two countries. …”
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