PROTEIN MARKERS, MORPHOLOGICAL AND BREEDING-ORIENTED CHARACTERS IN DUPLICATE ACCESSION IDENTIFICATION IN THE VIR (RUSSIA) AND NORDGEN (SWEDEN) CULTIVATED OAT COLLECTIONS by I. N. Perchuk, A. V. Konarev, I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, L. Y. Novikova, V. I. Horeva, A. . Kolodinska-Brantestam

“…The revealed conformity between the results of the field and laboratory tests proves the use of avenin electrophoretic banding patterns for duplicate identification in the oat collections before field testing or in case of loss of germination in the seeds of the tested accessions.…”
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Intestinal Obstruction due to Colonic Lithobezoar: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature by Metin Şenol, Zehra Ünal Özdemir, İbrahim Tayfun Şahiner, Hakan Özdemir

“…These foreign bodies can be hair (trichobezoar), fibers or seeds of vegetables and fruits (phytobezoar), or remnants of milk (lactobezoar) and stones (lithobezoar). …”
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Nearly Complete Response of Brain Metastases from HER2 Overexpressing Breast Cancer with Lapatinib and Capecitabine after Whole Brain Irradiation by Esin Oktay, Özlem Yersal, Nezih Meydan, Mehmet Sağıroğlu, Ömer Uyanık, Sabri Barutca

“…Trastuzumab treatment does not prevent intracranial seeding and is largely ineffective for established central nervous system metastasis in HER2 overexpressing breast cancer patients. …”
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Cystic Echinococcosis: A Case of Extrahepatic Intra-Abdominal Involvement by Patrícia Leitão, André Carvalho, Teresa Fernandes, José Gonçalves

“…Hydatid disease, or echinococcal disease, is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of the Echinococcus tapeworm and it primarily affects the liver and lung but involvement of other organs is also possible secondary to peritoneal seeding or hematogeneous dissemination. We describe a rare case of extensive abdominal disease, with lesions affecting the liver, peritoneum, and lesser omentum, requiring aggressive surgical intervention. …”
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Exploring the potential of underrated yet versatile crop Lunaria annua L.: New insights into honesty plant by Jovana Petrović, Daiana Almeida, Ângela Fernandes, Dejan Stojković, Dragana Robajac, Tayse F.F. da Silveira, Lillian Barros

“…Herein, we investigated nutritional value, phenolic profile, and bioactive properties of L. annua seeds collected in the wild. The results we obtained indicate that seeds of L. annua have high energy value (406.6 kcal/100 g dw), with high share of carbohydrates (65.2 g/100 g dw), followed by proteins (26.47 g/100 g dw) and fat (4.46 g/100 g dw). …”
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Bone Defect Repair Using a Bone Substitute Supported by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from the Umbilical Cord by Michal Kosinski, Anna Figiel-Dabrowska, Wioletta Lech, Lukasz Wieprzowski, Ryszard Strzalkowski, Damian Strzemecki, Lukasz Cheda, Jacek Lenart, Krystyna Domanska-Janik, Anna Sarnowska

“…In vitro WJ-MSCs were seeded on the bone substitute Bio-Oss Collagen® and cultured in the StemPro® Osteogenesis Differentiation Kit. …”
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Green Stink Bug, Acrosternum hilare (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Celina Gomez, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…It describes this commonly encountered pest of seeds, grain, nuts, and fruit — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, damage, and management. …”
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Green Stink Bug, Acrosternum hilare (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Celina Gomez, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…It describes this commonly encountered pest of seeds, grain, nuts, and fruit — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, damage, and management. …”
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<i>In vitro</i> regeneration of soybean (a review) by E. S. Bespalova, K. M. Ershova, Yu. V. Ukhatova

“…The greatest effect on the efficiency of regeneration is exerted by the conditions of in vitro culture initiation, type of explant, composition of the nutrient medium, shelf life of seeds, and genotypic characteristics of soybean accessions.…”
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A Novel Rose Hip Preparation with Enhanced Anti-Inflammatory and Chondroprotective Effects by Joseph Schwager, Nathalie Richard, Rotraut Schoop, Swen Wolfram

“…., RH-A, from the whole fruit, RH-B, from fruits without seeds) was investigated in human peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) and primary chondrocytes (NHAC-kn). …”
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Induction of Resistance to Larvae Crocidolomia pavonana F. (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) using Rhizobacteria to the Cabbage by Indri Yanil Vajri, Trizelia, Haliatur Rahma

“…The test was carried out by soaking the seeds in a suspension containing rhizobacteria with a population density of 10⁸ cells/ml. …”
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Growth, Root Formation, and Nutrient Value of Triticale Plants Fertilized with Biosolids by Wendy Mercedes Rauw, Michael Bela Teglas, Sudeep Chandra, Matthew Lewis Forister

“…Per treatment, five pots were seeded with five triticale seeds each. Treatments included a nonfertilized control, fertilization with 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 ml biosolids per pot, and fertilization with a commercial nitrogen fertilizer at the recommended application rate and at double that rate. …”
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The Electropolishing of C-Steel in Orthophosphoric Acid Containing Methanolic Plant Extract by Asia A. Taha, Fatma M. Abouzeid, Mohamed M. Elsadek, Yasmeen M. Othman

“…Ra values are 0.28, 0.23, 0.21, and 0.17 μm in the presence of guava leaves, chamomile, coriander seeds, and marjoram.…”
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Sickled Erythrocytes Reversal and Membrane Stabilizing Compounds in Telfairia occidentalis by Samuel Atabo, Ismaila Alhaji Umar, Dorcas Bolanle James, Aisha Indo Mamman

“…The antisickling activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of leaves, seeds, and stem of Telfairia occidentalis at 10.0, 1.0, and 0.1 mg mL−1 revealed that the aqueous leaves extract (10 mg mL−1) exhibited the highest antisickling activity (64.03%) which was significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of the stem (47.30%) and seeds (37.50%). …”
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The effect of Klotho protein complexed with nanomaterials on bone mesenchymal stem cell performance in the treatment of diabetic ischaemic ulcer by Rui Tang, Gang Zhao, Yuqiao Wang, Ruixue Zhang

“…Compared with the control group, the biological tissue material seeded with BMSCs significantly promoted angiogenesis in the lower limb of diabetic C57BL/6J mice and accelerated diabetic foot wound healing. …”
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Betulinic Acid Inhibits the Metastasis of Colon Cancer Cells through Regulating TGF-β/Smad Signaling Pathway by Xiaoying LIN, Aling SHEN, Meizhu WU, Ying CHENG, Xiaoping CHEN, Huixin LIU, Liya LIU, Zhiqing SHEN, Xiangyan WU, Nanhui XU, Jianfeng CHU, Youqin CHEN, Jun PENG

“…And then CCK8 was added to detect its absorbance (<italic>A</italic> value) at 450 nm. HCT116 cells were seeded at a density of 0.4×10⁵cells/mL in a 12-well plate and cultured overnight. …”
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Increased Insular Connectivity and Enhanced Empathic Ability Associated with Dance/Music Training by Li Gujing, He Hui, Li Xin, Zhang Lirong, Yao Yutong, Ye Guofeng, Lu Jing, Zhou Shulin, Yang Lei, Luo Cheng, Yao Dezhong

“…Whole brain voxel-based analysis was performed using seeds from the posterior insula (PI), the ventral anterior insula (vAI), and the dorsal anterior insula (dAI). …”
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Proline, Total Antioxidant Capacity, and OsP5CS Gene Activity in Radical and Plumule of Rice are Efficient Drought Tolerance Indicator Traits by Muhammad Abu Bakar Saddique, Zulfiqar Ali, Muhammad Ali Sher, Babar Farid, Rao Muhammad Ikram, Muhammad Saeed Ahmad

“…In the following study, the germination stage of rice seeds has been examined for the rapid screening of drought-tolerant genotypes. …”
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Comprehensive GC-MS Characterization and Histochemical Assessment of Various Parts of Three <i>Colchicum</i> Species from Bulgarian Flora by Ivayla Dincheva, Ilian Badjakov, Vasil Georgiev, Ivanka Semerdjieva, Radka Vrancheva, Ivan Ivanov, Atanas Pavlov

“…Histochemical investigations localized alkaloids predominantly in the endosperm of seeds, parenchyma of corms, and vascular bundles of flowers. …”
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Decellularized Liver Matrices for Expanding the Donor Pool—An Evaluation of Existing Protocols and Future Trends by Marcin Morawski, Maciej Krasnodębski, Jakub Rochoń, Hubert Kubiszewski, Michał Marzęcki, Dominik Topyła, Kacper Murat, Mikołaj Staszewski, Jacek Szczytko, Marek Maleszewski, Michał Grąt

“…However, the removal of the cells causes varying degrees of matrix damage, that can affect cell seeding and future organ performance. The main objective of this review is to present the existing techniques of producing decellularized livers, with an emphasis on the assessment and definition of acellularity. …”
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