Influence of water masses and environmental variables on fish community in the south bank of Yangtze River Estuary, China by Dongrong Zhang, Dongrong Zhang, Hengtao Xu, Hengtao Xu, Xin Fang, Xin Fang, Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Youzheng Zhang, Youzheng Zhang, Jian Qian, Jian Qian

“…The seasonal alternation of dominant fish species contributes significantly to the heterogeneity observed in the temporal and spatial distribution of their communities. …”
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Microalgae diversity in several different sub-habitats by S. Arsad, Y.W. Mulasari, N.Y. Sari, E.D. Lusiana, Y. Risjani, M. Musa, M. Mahmudi, F.S. Prasetiya, L.A. Sari

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Biodiversity is the variety of life that exists on Earth, including all the organisms, species, and populations that come together in a complex manner to form communities and ecosystems. …”
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Chemical Composition, Antifungal, and Cytotoxicity Activities of Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd Leaves by Carla de Moura Martins, Sérgio A. L. de Morais, Mário M. Martins, Luís C. S. Cunha, Cláudio V. da Silva, Carlos H. G. Martins, Luís F. Leandro, Alberto de Oliveira, Francisco J. T. de Aquino, Evandro A. do Nascimento, Roberto Chang

“…The species Inga laurina is native to the Brazilian Cerrado. …”
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Significance of KLK7 expression, polymorphisms, and function in sheep horn growth by Mingzhu Shan, Hao Li, Xinyue Li, Guoqing Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Pingjie Feng, Lisheng Zhou, Zhangyuan Pan, Mingxing Chu

“…Results This study utilized RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data to analyze the expression levels of the KLK7 gene across different species, as well as among different breeds, tissue types, and genders in sheep. …”
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MOLECULAR SCREENING OF POTATO VARIETIES BRED IN THE NORTHWESTERN ZONE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERАTION by Т. A. Gavrilenko, N. S. Klimenko, O. Yu. Antonova, V. A. Lebedeva, Z. Z. Evdokimova, N. M. Gadjiyev, O. V. Apalikova, N. V. Alpatyeva, L. I. Kostina, N. M. Zoteyeva, F. T. Mamadbokirova, K. V. Egorova

“…Many potato varieties created in the Leningrad Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture “Belogorka” are multi-species hybrids possessing complex resistance to the most spread pathogens in combination with a high plasticity, which determined their zoning in many regions of the Russian Federation. …”
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Seasonal activities, morphological characteristics, and veterinary importance of Haemaphysalis mageshimaensis in Ishigaki and Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan by Satoko Nakao, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Yuko Takakuwa, Hajime Suzuki, Keiichiro Ohta, Keiko Nakamura, Osamu Tsuha, Yuzuru Ikehara, Sanae Ikehara, Syota Ohki, Mizue Inumaru, Yukiko Higa, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naoaki Yokoyama

“…In Yaeyama, Okinawa, Japan, Haemaphysalis longicornis became the dominant tick species after the eradication of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in the 1990s. …”
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Effects of Long-Term Serum Starvation on Autophagy, Metabolism, and Differentiation of Porcine Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells by Yi Wang, Juan Gao, Bojun Fan, Yuemin Hu, Yuefei Yang, Yajie Wu, Jiaqiao Zhu, Junwei Li, Feng Li, Huiming Ju

“…After 96 h of culture, the apoptosis rate, mitochondrial membrane potential, reactive oxygen species, and ATP were measured to evaluate the effects of serum starvation on the SMSCs’ metabolism. …”
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Unveiling the Role of <i>GhP5CS1</i> in Cotton Salt Stress Tolerance: A Comprehensive Genomic and Functional Analysis of <i>P5CS</i> Genes by Hui Fang, Xin Gao, Yunhao Wu, Ke Zhang, Ying Wu, Junyi Li, Dongmei Qian, Ruochen Li, Haijing Gu, Teame Gereziher Mehari, Xinlian Shen, Baohua Wang

“…In this study, we identified 40 <i>P5CS</i> genes across four cotton species with diverse sequence lengths and molecular weights. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibilities of oral Neisseria from men on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Hanoi, Vietnam by Huan Vinh Dong, Paul Adamson, Dieu Hoa Pham, Quynh Hoa Pham, Hai Ha Long Le, Loc Quang Pham, Hao Thi Minh Bui, Giang Minh Le, Jeffrey D. Klausner

“…In total, 48 Neisseria isolates were recovered; N. sicca/subflava was the most common species (50%; n = 24), followed by N. mucosa (38%; n = 18). …”
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Omics-Based Comparison of Fungal Virulence Genes, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and Small Molecules in <i>Penicillium expansum</i> and <i>Penicillium chrysogenum</i> by Holly P. Bartholomew, Christopher Gottschalk, Bret Cooper, Michael R. Bukowski, Ronghui Yang, Verneta L. Gaskins, Dianiris Luciano-Rosario, Jorge M. Fonseca, Wayne M. Jurick

“…Global transcriptional and metabolomic outputs were disparate between the species, nearly identical for <i>P. chrysogenum</i> isolates, and different between <i>P. expansum</i> isolates. …”
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Sugarcane: an unexpected habitat for black yeasts in Chaetothyriales by Flávia de F. Costa, Rafael S. C. de Souza, Morgana F. Voidaleski, Renata R. Gomes, Guilherme F. Reis, Bruna J. F. de S. Lima, Giovanna Z. Candido, Marlon R. Geraldo, Jade M. B. Soares, Gabriela X. Schneider, Edvaldo da S. Trindade, Israel H. Bini, Leandro F. Moreno, Amanda Bombassaro, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, Roberto T. Raittz, Yu Quan, Paulo Arruda, Derlene Attili-Angelis, Sybren de Hoog, Vania A. Vicente

“…In addition, we discovered new species of Cladophialophora and Exophiala from sugarcane and its rhizosphere. …”
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Virulence of Five Root-Knot Nematodes (<i>Meloidogyne</i> spp.) on Nine Industrial Hemp (<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.) Varieties and Nematicidal Potential of Hemp Seed Extracts Agains... by Dionysios Ntinokas, Ioannis Roussis, Antonios Mavroeidis, Panteleimon Stavropoulos, Antigolena Folina, Ioanna Kakabouki, Emmanuel A. Tzortzakakis, Dimitrios Bilalis, Ioannis O. Giannakou

“…The results revealed that the five evaluated <i>Meloidogyne</i> species were pathogenic to hemp plants. The lowest shoot weights were recorded in plants that were inoculated with <i>M. javanica</i> and <i>M. luci</i> (4.65 and 4.53 g, respectively). …”
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Chemical Characterization and Differential Lipid-Modulating Effects of Selected Plant Extracts from Côa Valley (Portugal) in a Cell Model for Liver Steatosis by Ricardo Amorim, Mário Pedro Marques, Catarina Melim, Carla Varela, Vilma A. Sardão, José Teixeira, Maria Inês Dias, Lillian Barros, Paulo J. Oliveira, Célia Cabral

“…Background/Objectives: Côa Valley, located in the northeast of Portugal, harbors more than 500 medicinal plant species. Among them, four species stand out due to their traditional uses: <i>Equisetum ramosissimum</i> Desf. …”
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Protective Effect of Conditioned Medium of Immortalized Human Stem Cells from Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth Against Hair Graying Caused by X-Ray Irradiation via Its Antioxidative Acti... by Yasuhiro Katahira, Eri Horio, Natsuki Yamaguchi, Jukito Sonoda, Miu Yamagishi, Satomi Miyakawa, Fumihiro Murakami, Hideaki Hasegawa, Izuru Mizoguchi, Takayuki Yoshimoto

“…Immunodepletion of HGF or VEGF in the SHED-CM revealed that this inhibition was due to suppression of the generation of reactive oxygen species, which was mainly mediated by HGF and probably VEGF. …”
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Buffalo genetic improvement program in Vene- zuela by José A. Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael M. Román-Bravo, Ricardo A. Briceño-Rojas, Mauricio G. Briceño-Rojas, Luis A. Pacheco-Díaz

“… The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) has become one of the most important livestock species locally and worldwide, contributing significantly to people’s food security and being a source of milk, meat, leather, manure, horns, and traction power. …”
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Bacterial community improves the volatile components coupled with abiotic factors during the spontaneous fermentation of Chinese strong-aroma Baijiu by Bin Lin, Jie Tang, Qun Li, Liping Zhu, Wei Jiang, Hanbing Ke, Zhang Wen, Huaichen Liu, Shengzhi Yang, Qiang Yang, Shenxi Chen, Peijie Han

“…Ethyl caproate, hexyl caproate, and ethyl lactate were identified as the main volatile components in fermented grain. Lactobacillus species were significantly related to volatile components. …”
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Selective arm-usage of pre-miR-1307 dysregulates angiogenesis and affects breast cancer aggressiveness by Oyku Ece Sumer, Korbinian Schelzig, Janine Jung, Xiaoya Li, Janina Moros, Luisa Schwarzmüller, Ezgi Sen, Sabine Karolus, Angelika Wörner, Verônica Rodrigues de Melo Costa, Nishanth Belugali Nataraj, Efstathios-Iason Vlachavas, Clarissa Gerhäuser, Karin Müller-Decker, Dominic Helm, Yosef Yarden, Birgitta Elisabeth Michels, Cindy Körner

“…Results Here, we found significant upregulation of three mature miRNA species derived from pre-miR-1307 in human breast cancer tissue. …”
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A Multifunctional MIL-101-NH2(Fe) Nanoplatform for Synergistic Melanoma Therapy by Shang J, Chen Y, Wang F, Yang J, Li Y, Yang L, Liu X, Zhong Z, Yue C, Zhou M

“…The generation of hydroxyl radicals via the Fenton reaction and reactive oxygen species production under NIR laser irradiation by MIL@DOX@ICG were confirmed. …”
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CD200R1 immune checkpoint blockade by the first-in-human anti-CD200R1 antibody 23ME-00610: molecular mechanism and engineering of a surrogate antibody by Cristina Melero, S. Jimmy Budiardjo, Anahita Daruwalla, Lance Larrabee, Oleg Ganichkin, Alexander J. Heiler, Jill Fenaux, Ben Chung, Germaine Fuh, Yao-Ming Huang

“…However, 23ME–00610 does not bind CD200R1 of preclinical species such as cynomolgus monkey MfCD200R1. To enable preclinical toxicology studies of CD200R1 blockade in a pharmacologically relevant non-clinical species, we engineered a surrogate antibody with high affinity toward MfCD200R1. …”
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Extraction of collagen from by-products of Amazonian fish tambaqui, Colossoma macropomum and pirarucu Arapaima gigas by Alexandre Augusto Barai, Antônio José Inhamuns, Tiago Cabral Nóbrega, Cristiane Cunha Guimarães, Lígia dos Santos Mourão, Antonio Fabio Lopes de Souza, Fagnaldo Braga Pontes, Flávia Dayane Félix Farias, Joana Maia Mendes, João Paulo Ferreira Rufino, Adriano Teixeira de Oliveira

“…FTIR and XRD analyses confirmed that the collagens extracted from both species are primarily composed of type I collagen. …”
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