Presence of organochlorines in water and oysters Crassostrea sp. in Cananeia-SP by Cláudia Simões Reigada, Luiz Carlos Luchini, Edison Barbieri

“…Thus, this study evaluated the presence of organochlorines in water and breeding organizations, established in the area bounded by evaluating the possibility of damage to the environment and public health of these contaminants. …”
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Beta-Thalassemia Major and Female Fertility: The Role of Iron and Iron-Induced Oxidative Stress by Paraskevi Roussou, Nikolaos J. Tsagarakis, Dimitrios Kountouras, Sarantis Livadas, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

“…Infertility in these women seems to be attributed to iron deposition and iron-induced oxidative stress (OS) in various endocrine organs, such as hypothalamus, pituitary, and female reproductive system, but also through the iron effect on other organs, such as liver and pancreas, contributing to the impaired metabolism of hormones and serum antioxidants. …”
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Biological arrow of time: emergence of tangled information hierarchies and self-modelling dynamics by Mikhail Prokopenko, Paul C W Davies, Michael Harré, Marcus G Heisler, Zdenka Kuncic, Geraint F Lewis, Ori Livson, Joseph T Lizier, Fernando E Rosas

“…These emergent information patterns can then be encoded within the organism’s components, leading to self-modelling ‘tangled hierarchies’. …”
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Carrizo citrange Plants Do Not Require the Presence of Roots to Modulate the Response to Osmotic Stress by Rosa M. Pérez-Clemente, Almudena Montoliu, Sara I. Zandalinas, Carlos de Ollas, Aurelio Gómez-Cadenas

“…Different parameters such as plant performance, organ length, antioxidant activities, and endogenous contents of proline, malondialdehyde, and hormones were determined. …”
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Specific PCR Primers Based on Cytochrome-b Gene for Molecular Detection of Javan Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) by Sena Adi Subrata, Subeno Subeno, Atus Syahbudin

“…This study aims to design PCR primer for detecting the Mongoose molecularly from organic material remaining, such as feces. The design starts with selecting specific marker from 51 DNA sequences of cytochrome-b. …”
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Comprehensive Screening of Cell Surface Markers Expressed by Adult-Derived Human Liver Stem/Progenitor Cells Harvested at Passage 5: Potential Implications for Engraftment by Pierre-Edouard Dollet, Joachim Ravau, Floriane André, Mustapha Najimi, Etienne Sokal, Catherine Lombard

“…However, many studies report low engraftment levels, regardless of the target organ. One possible explanation could be that MSCs do not express the necessary receptors for engraftment. …”
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Current Status of Human Adipose–Derived Stem Cells: Differentiation into Hepatocyte-Like Cells by Feras Al Battah, Joery De Kock, Tamara Vanhaecke, Vera Rogiers

“…The shortage of human organ donors and the low cell quality of available liver tissues represent major obstacles for the clinical application of orthotropic liver transplantation and hepatocyte transplantation, respectively. …”
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Exploring the twin potential of nanostructured TiO2:SeO2 as a promising visible light photocatalyst and selective fluorosensing platform by Aarti Sharma, Nidhi Sharotri, Pankaj Kandwal, Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Dhiraj Sud, Ritu Rai, Anna Hnydiuk-Stefan

“…Theoretical calculations indicate the interaction of organic pollutants with the nanostructure and reveal that both picric acid (− 66.21 kcal/mol) and 2,4-DCP (− 12.31 kcal/mol) possess more negative binding energy values demonstrating a strong interaction of both with the nanostructure, making it suitable for the degradation as well as sensing of organic pollutants. …”
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Assessment of Fruit Traits and Antioxidant Capacity in Wild and Cultivated Genotypes of <i>Ziziphus</i> sp. by Radu Liviu Șumălan, Dana Maria Copolovici, Manuela Crișan, Florin Stănică, Renata Maria Șumălan, Andreea Lupitu, Simona Ioana Vicas, Silvia Mot, Lucian Copolovici, Sorin Ciulca

“…However, the wild forms exhibited higher antioxidant capacities than the cultivated genotypes, depending on the type of plant organ analyzed and the solvent used for extraction.…”
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Comparative Effects of MMT Clay Modified with Two Different Cationic Surfactants on the Thermal and Rheological Properties of Polypropylene Nanocomposites by Meshal Al-Samhan, Jacob Samuel, Fatema Al-Attar, Gils Abraham

“…The imidazolium based surfactant was found to be an effective organic modification for MMT to prepare thermally stable PP/MMT nanocomposites.…”
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Rare Double Primary Malignancies: A Pancreatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Mimicking as a Metastatic Lesion of Myoepithelial Carcinoma of Parotid Gland by Vania Myralda Giamour Marbun, Indah Jamtani, Ening Krisnuhoni, Sonar Soni Panigoro

“…This case underscores the potential for the coexistence of rare primary malignancies with unique histopathological characteristics and organ involvement. When encountering a newly developed lesion in a distant organ, surgeons must consider the possibility of metastasis to guide therapeutic decision-making. …”
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Basic provisions that ensure effectiveness of adaptive physical education classes with students with health disorders by Tarasov, Pavel V., Kozenko, Elena Yu., Miroshnik, Denis Yu.

“…Adaptive physical education is becoming increasingly popular in modern society, especially with people with disabilities. Properly organized classes help them improve their physical condition, increase self-esteem and overall wellbeing. …”
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Current Treatment Approaches to HCC with a Special Consideration to Transplantation by N. Bhardwaj, M. T. P. R. Perera, M. A. Silva

“…There has also been an increase in the donor pool with marginal donors including organs retrieved following cardiac death being used. …”
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The Exploitation of Nanotechnology in Herbicides and Bioherbicides: A Novel Approach for Sustainable Weed Management by Mirko La Iacona, Aurelio Scavo, Sara Lombardo, Giovanni Mauromicale

“…However, further research is still required to assess their effectiveness under natural conditions, improve their stability over time and study their bioaccumulation and toxicity toward non-target organisms.…”
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Advances in electrochemical sensors for naproxen detection: Mechanisms, performance factors, and emerging challenges by Seyed Saman Nemati, Gholamreza Dehghan, Jafar Soleymani, Abolghasem Jouyban

“…In addition, the toxicity of NAP or its metabolites affects the organisms in the ecosystem. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the pharmaceutical quality of produced NAP and measure its amount in living organisms and the environment. …”
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A General Overview of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapies in Drug- and Chemical-Induced Liver Injury Models by Müşerref Şeyma Ceyhan, Suna Ömeroğlu, Zeynep Yığman

“…Although the liver has a high regenerative capability, drug- and chemical-induced liver injury may result in organ failure. Because of the limitations of liver transplantation, therapy methods alternative to organ transplantation still need to be studied. …”
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RKIP Suppresses Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Bone by Regulating Stroma-Associated Genes by Elena Bevilacqua, Casey A. Frankenberger, Marsha Rich Rosner

“…Using RKIP as an example we show here that this multi-step approach can be used to identify gene regulatory mechanisms that affect tumor-stroma interactions that in turn influence metastasis to the bone or other organs.…”
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Complexes of vertebrate TMC1/2 and CIB2/3 proteins form hair-cell mechanotransduction cation channels by Arnaud PJ Giese, Wei-Hsiang Weng, Katie S Kindt, Hui Ho Vanessa Chang, Jonathan S Montgomery, Evan M Ratzan, Alisha J Beirl, Roberto Aponte Rivera, Jeffrey M Lotthammer, Sanket Walujkar, Mark P Foster, Omid A Zobeiri, Jeffrey R Holt, Saima Riazuddin, Kathleen E Cullen, Marcos Sotomayor, Zubair M Ahmed

“…These interactions have been proposed to be functionally relevant across mechanosensory organs and vertebrate species. Here, we show that both CIB2 and CIB3 can form heteromeric complexes with TMC1 and TMC2 and are integral for MET function in mouse cochlea and vestibular end organs as well as in zebrafish inner ear and lateral line. …”
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Inhaled Therapy in Respiratory Disease: The Complex Interplay of Pulmonary Kinetic Processes by Jens Markus Borghardt, Charlotte Kloft, Ashish Sharma

“…For example, via inhalation, a drug is directly delivered to the target organ, conferring high pulmonary drug concentrations and low systemic drug concentrations. …”
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The investigation of marek disease, lenfoid leucosis and reticuloendotheliosis by elisa and histopathologic methods in chickens in konya province by Uçkun Sait Uçan, Mehmet Ateş, M. Metin Kıran, H. Hüseyin Hadimli, Mustafa Ortatatlı, E. Özlem Kuyucuoğlu

“…A number of 540 blood/sera and 15 organ samples (liver, lien, kidney, bursa Fabricius, pancreas, lungs, glandular stomach and gizzard, Nervus ischiadicus, skin, brain and cerebellum) were collected from commercial and parent stock flocks located in the Konya Region. …”
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