Technological Evolution of Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges in Peru: History, Challenges, and Opportunities by Carlos Cacciuttolo, Esteban Muñoz, Andrés Sotil

“…Thus, Peru historically developed a road network and bridges during the Inca Empire in the Tawantinsuyu region, building a cobblestone road network and suspension bridges with rope cables made of plant fibers from vegetation called Coya-Ichu. This is how bridges in Peru have evolved to meet contemporary vehicular demands and provide structural stability and functionality throughout their useful life. …”
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Simultaneous determination of 11 kinds of siloxanes in drinking water and source water using solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by Sijie Liu, Jie Ma, Su Jiang

“…The extraction efficiency of four commercially available SPME fibers was evaluated. The results showed that divinylbenzene/polydimethyl-siloxane or divinylbenzene/Carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane was the best coating for the extraction of siloxane.ResultsThis method provided good linearity (r > 0.9946) and precision (RSD% <8.0%) with the minimum detection mass concentration ranging from 0.008 to 0.025 μg/L under the optimized extraction and GC-MS/MS analysis conditions. …”
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Hypermethylation of Hif3a and Ifltd1 is associated with atrial remodeling in pressure-overload murine model by Keiko Abe, Tetsuo Sasano, Yurie Soejima, Haruhisa Fukayama, Shigeru Maeda, Tetsushi Furukawa

“…After 14 days, the TAC-operated mice showed a significant increase in the atrium/body weight ratio and deposition of collagen fibers in the atria. A comprehensive analysis using RNA-sequencing (RNA-Seq) and methyl-CpG-binding domain sequencing (MBD-Seq) in the left atrial tissue identified Hif3a and Ifltd1 as showing increased DNA methylation in their promoter regions and decreased RNA expression. …”
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A peripheral subepithelial network for chemotactile processing in the predatory sea slug Pleurobranchaea californica. by Tigran Norekian, Yichen Liu, Ekaterina D Gribkova, Jilai Cui, Rhanor Gillette

“…Anti-tubulin and phalloidin staining showed connections to branching nervelets and muscle fibers for contraction and expansion of papillae. …”
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Placenta Creta: A Spectrum of Lesions Associated with Shallow Placental Implantation by Jerzy Stanek

“…On placental histology, placenta creta (PC) ranges from clinical placenta percreta through placenta increta and accreta (clinical and occult) to myometrial fibers with intervening decidua. This retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinicopathologic correlations of these lesions. …”
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Optimizing UHPC Layers to Improve Punching Shear Performance in Concrete Slabs by Ahmed A. Hassoon, Rafea F. Hassan, Husam H. Hussein

“…UHPC has a higher tensile strength than NSC and, when appropriately reinforced with steel fibers, exhibits strain hardening after initial cracking. …”
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Modulatory Action by the Serotonergic System: Behavior and Neurophysiology in Drosophila melanogaster by Zana R. Majeed, Esraa Abdeljaber, Robin Soveland, Kristin Cornwell, Aubrey Bankemper, Felicitas Koch, Robin L. Cooper

“…In addition, the activity of 5-HT neurons was enhanced by expressing and activating TrpA1 channels or channelrhodopsin-2 while recording the evoked excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) in muscle fibers. 5-HT2 receptor activation mediates a modulatory role in a sensory-motor circuit, and the activation of 5-HT neurons can suppress the neural circuit activity, while fluoxetine can significantly decrease the sensory-motor activity.…”
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Bioimpedance as an alternative tool for subjective, visual scoring of a prevalent ham quality defect by Abie Sisay Mebre, Suliga Paweł, Egelandsdal Bjørg, Münch Daniel

“…PSE-like meat is linked to a common pork defect and can be caused by rapid post-mortem damage of muscle fibers. This damage can again be linked to various factors, such as a low ultimate pH or a higher slaughter weight. …”
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Naked barley: taxonomy, breeding, and prospects of utilization by K. A. Lukina, O. N. Kovaleva, I. G. Loskutov

“…Naked barley is shown to be a valuable source of unique combinations of soluble and insoluble dietary fibers and polysaccharides. The parameters limiting wider distribution of naked barley over the world are emphasized, and breeding efforts that could mitigate them are proposed. …”
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Production and Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Agave tequilana Weber Waste and Its Effect on the Melt Rheology of PLA by Soledad-Cecilia Pech-Cohuo, Gonzalo Canche-Escamilla, Alex Valadez-González, Victor Vladimir Amilcar Fernández-Escamilla, Jorge Uribe-Calderon

“…The morphology of CNC occurred as rods, spheres, and the so-called porous network observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron transmission microscopy (TEM), and the crystallinity of the cellulose fibers was ~73% and increased up to ~94% for CNC followed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Time-lapse imaging of identified granule cells in the mouse dentate gyrus after entorhinal lesion in vitro reveals heterogeneous cellular responses to denervation by Davide Greco, Alexander Drakew, Nina Rößler, Nina Rößler, Tassilo Jungenitz, Peter Jedlicka, Peter Jedlicka, Thomas Deller

“…This made it possible to visualize both innervating entorhinal fibers and their target neurons and to identify dendritic segments located in the “entorhinal” and the “hippocampal” zone of the dentate gyrus. …”
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Differential Gene Expression Analysis in a Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Rat Model via RNA Sequencing: Identification of Key Molecular Pathways and Therapeutic Insights by Jin Young Hong, Wan-Jin Jeon, Hyunseong Kim, Changhwan Yeo, Hyun Kim, Yoon Jae Lee, In-Hyuk Ha

“…Gene ontology analysis highlighted critical molecular functions such as mRNA binding and integrin binding, as well as cellular components such as contractile fibers and the extracellular matrix, which were significantly affected by LSS. …”
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Evaluating wound-healing effect of silicon-zinc-boron-containing glycerohydrogel and its effect on mammary glands of high producing dairy cows by L. I. Drozdova, A. S. Barkova, M. N. Isakova, L. P. Larionov, V. V. Permikin, N. M. Starikov, T. G. Khonina

“…Thus, on Day 9 complete re-epithelialization of the burn surface was observed, with fibrous structures prevailing in the granulation tissue of the dermal layer, on Day 19 a mature scar was formed with a longitudinal alignment of collagen fibers. The production tests conducted inhigh producing dairy cows have demonstrated good therapeutic effect of the Si-Zn-B gel for teat-end hyperkeratosis and confirmed its long-term effect that helps to longer maintain the results achieved during treatment. …”
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The Plant-Derived Bauhinia bauhinioides Kallikrein Proteinase Inhibitor (rBbKI) Attenuates Elastase-Induced Emphysema in Mice by Bruno Tadeu Martins-Olivera, Rafael Almeida-Reis, Osmar Aparecido Theodoro-Júnior, Leandro Vilela Oliva, Natalia Neto dos Santos Nunes, Clarice Rosa Olivo, Marlon Vilela de Brito, Carla Máximo Prado, Edna Aparecida Leick, Mílton de Arruda Martins, Maria Luiza Vilela Oliva, Renato Fraga Righetti, Iolanda de Fátima Lopes Calvo Tibério

“…In addition to decreasing mechanical alterations and alveolar septum disruption, rBbKI reduced the number of cells in the BALF and decreased the cellular expression of TNF-α, MMP-9, MMP-12, TIMP-1, eNOS, and iNOS in airways and alveolar walls compared with the ELA group. rBbKI decreased the volume proportion of 8-iso-PGF2α, collagen, and elastic fibers in the airways and alveolar walls compared with the ELA group. …”
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PGC1α −1 Nucleosome Position and Splice Variant Expression and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Overweight and Obese Individuals by Tara M. Henagan, Laura K. Stewart, Laura A. Forney, Lauren M. Sparks, Neil Johannsen, Timothy S. Church

“…CVD is associated with obesity and T2D and a lower percentage of type 1 oxidative fibers and impaired mitochondrial function in skeletal muscle, characteristics determined by PGC1α expression. …”
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Evaluation of Agreement between HRT III and iVue OCT in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Patients by A. Perdicchi, M. Iester, D. Iacovello, A. Cutini, M. Balestrieri, M. G. Mutolo, A. Ferreras, M. T. Contestabile, S. M. Recupero

“…To determine the agreement between Moorfields Regression Analysis (MRA), Glaucoma Probability Score (GPS) of Heidelberg retinal tomograph (HRT III), and peripapillary nerve fibers thickness by iVue Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). …”
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Regenerative Potential of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Age-Related Changes by Flavia Bruna, David Contador, Paulette Conget, Benjamín Erranz, Claudia L. Sossa, Martha L. Arango-Rodríguez

“…Every two days, wound healing was macroscopically assessed (wound closure) and microscopically assessed (reepithelialization, dermal-epidermal junction, skin appendage regeneration, granulation tissue, leukocyte infiltration, and density dermal collagen fibers) after 12 days from MSC transplant. Significant differences in the wound closure kinetic, quality, and healing of skin regenerated were observed in lesions which received BM-MSCs from different ages or their acd-MSCs compared to lesions which received vehicle. …”
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Survey on the presence of floating microplastics, trace metals and metalloids in seawater from Southern Italy to the United States of America by Elisabetta Morici, Gaetano Cammilleri, Sergio Scirè, Francesco Paolo Bonomo, Luigi Tranchina, Francesca Terracina, Paola Galluzzo, Vincenzo Ferrantelli, Vincenzo Paolo Monteverde, Francesco Giuseppe Galluzzo, Sergio Davì, Mariano Licciardi, Salvatore Dara

“…The results reveal the presence of MPs in all the samples analyzed and a broad variation in microplastic concentration (230–3320 MPs/L), with filaments or fibers being the most abundant shape. Coastal waters generally exhibit higher MPs, TM and Ms concentrations than open sea waters. …”
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The abundance of microplastics in coral reef ecosystems in the waters of Krueng Raya, Aceh Besar by Ulfah Maria, Juliani Rika, Agustina Sri, Purnawan Syahrul, Malayana Intan, Muliari, Miswari Nur, Yusrizal, Irfannur

“…Field data were then analyzed in a marine biology laboratory using a microscope, categorizing the microplastics into three types:fragments, fibers, and films. Laboratory analysis showed an average microplastic abundance of 16,67 particles/kg, with fragments being the dominant type. …”
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AM966, an Antagonist of Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor 1, Increases Lung Microvascular Endothelial Permeability through Activation of Rho Signaling Pathway and Phosphorylation of V... by Junting Cai, Jianxin Wei, Shuang Li, Tomeka Suber, Jing Zhao

“…VE-cadherin and f-actin double immunostaining reveals that AM966 increases stress fibers and gap formation between endothelial cells. …”
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