Population biology of European hake (Merluccius merluccius, Linnaeus, 1758) in Greece by Alexandros Theocharis, Maria Vlachou, Alexis Conides, Dimitris Klaoudatos

“… The European hake (Merluccius merluccius) is one of the most important demersal species in the Mediterranean Sea. A total of 861 individuals were collected using commercial bottom trawls, between May 2021 and October 2022 from the Aegean Sea (the Eastern Mediterranean) aiming to assess the current state of the population. …”
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Life Stage‐ and Sex‐Specific Sensitivity to Nutritional Stress in a Holometabolous Insect by Leon Brueggemann, Pragya Singh, Caroline Müller

“…However, little is known about how plastic responses differ between individuals experiencing nutritional stress early versus later in life or repeatedly, particularly in species with distinct ontogenetic niches. Moreover, there may be sex‐specific differences due to distinct physiology. …”
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Effects of Combined Application of Biogas Slurry and Chemical Fertilizers on Silage Corn, Soil Nutrients, and Microorganisms by Wencong Yang, Yijing Cheng, Xia Wu, Jia Zhou, Xiuping Liu

“…However, the application of only biogas slurry led to a reduction in the species diversity of soil fungi. Pearson correlation analysis indicated that the Chao1 index of bacterial and fungal communities was significantly positively correlated with soil available phosphorus, available potassium, and nitrogen in the form of nitrate and significantly negatively correlated with pH. …”
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles derived from algae and their larvicidal properties to control Aedes aegypti by Matheus Alves Siqueira de Assunção, Douglas Dourado, Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos, Gabriel Bezerra Faierstein, Mara Elga Medeiros Braga, Severino Alves Junior, Rosângela Maria Rodrigues Barbosa, Herminio José Cipriano de Sousa, Fábio Rocha Formiga

“…In addition, assessment of toxicity of these nanomaterials in non-target species is discussed.…”
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Nanocarriers boost non-systemic fluazinam transportation in plants and microbial community enrichment in soil by Wenhui Xiao, Jiang Du, Yuxin Zheng, Shanshan Chen, Zhanyun Liu, Fengping Chen, Feng Liu, Beixing Li, Xili Liu, Can Zhang

“…In this study, fluazinam-loaded nanocapsules were developed, which exhibited significantly higher inhibitory activity against various Phytophthora species compared to the commercial suspension concentrate. …”
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The ameliorative effect of selenium-loaded chitosan nanoparticles against silver nanoparticles-induced ovarian toxicity in female albino rats by Omnia E. Shalaby, Yasmine H. Ahmed, Aya M. Mekkawy, Mohamed Y. Mahmoud, G. A. Elbargeesy

“…Abstract Background Recently, silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) were shown to provoke oxidative stress through the release of reactive oxygen species and consequently induce cell damage. Selenium-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (CS-SeNPs) have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, indicating that they ameliorate Ag-NPs-induced ovarian toxicity. …”
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Neuroprotective effects of curculigoside against Alzheimer’s disease via regulation oxidative stress mediated mitochondrial dysfunction in L-Glu-exposed HT22 cells and APP/PS1 mice... by Wenqi Wang, Yidi Qu, Siyu Li, Jinyu Chu, Hongxin Yang, Lirong Teng, Di Wang

“…Observably, CCG in L-Glu-damaged HT22 cells suppressed apoptosis, reduced the accumulation of reactive oxygen species, balanced the mitochondrial membrane potential and prevented the over-influx of calcium. …”
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Subconjunctival hemorrhage and modern treatment approaches by I.V. Vorobyeva, M.A. Frolov, A.M. Frolov, D.A. Trofimova, S. Shallah

“…It has been shown that free radicals, oxidative stress, and reactive oxygen species increase the permea-bility of conjunctival capillaries and cause the vessels to become "fragile" which are the basis for SCH. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Expression of <i>unc-13d</i> in the Sex Reversal of <i>Monopterus albus</i> by Zitong Lian, Fang Meng, Xueping Xia, Junchao Fang, Haifeng Tian, Qiaomu Hu

“…</i> We found that the genomic structure of <i>unc-13d</i> was different from other species. Expression was detected in the developing gonad by applying qRT-PCR and in situ hybridization. …”
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High-Throughput 16 S rRNA Gene Sequencing Reveals Bacterial Diversity of Infant Formula Production Line Samples in Spring and Summer by Xian Li, Yongbo Li, Yalun Zhang, Rui Zhang, Hui Wang, Tao Zhang, Taotao Yan, Zilun Zhang, Guohua Shi, Wei Zhou

“…Samples associated with workers showed higher bacterial species diversity (Shannon index) and richness (Chao1 index) in summer than in spring. …”
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Assessment of the phenotypic and physicochemical traits of nine Iranian endemic fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) by Majid Azizi, Hoda Saeb, Mansoureh Nazari, Hossein Aroiee, Mohammad Reza Morshedloo

“…Abstract Considering the significance of fenugreek as a valuable medicinal and food plant, assessing the genetic diversity of different populations of this species is essential for optimizing performance and adaptability to environmental conditions. …”
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Preparation of N-TiO2 Using a Microwave/Sol-Gel Method and Its Photocatalytic Activity for Bisphenol A under Visible-Light and Sunlight Irradiation by Chung-Hsin Wu, Chao-Yin Kuo, Chin-Jung Lin, Peng-Ke Chiu

“…The XPS characterization confirms the substitution of crystal lattice O to N species in N-TiO2, forming Ti–O–N and N–Ti–O. With an increased N/Ti ratio, photodegradation efficiency increased and then decreased; moreover, the optimal amount for N doping was determined as an N/Ti mole ratio of 0.08 (0.1 NT). …”
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Double-Cropping Systems Based on Maize, Sorghum, and Alfalfa: Impact of Annual Combination on Biomass and Nutritional Yield by Zhongya Ji, Yu Shi, Liqiu Jiang, Xiaoshan Wang, Guanglong Zhu, Guisheng Zhou

“…Forage crops can be grown in mixed species cultivation to provide productivity and nutritional benefits. …”
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Manipulating Propagule Type and Interrow Ground Cover to Influence Flowering Time, Yield, Fruit Quality, and Harvest Dates in the Day-neutral Strawberry ‘Albion’ by Mykala Robertson, Marvin Pritts

“…Pollinators visiting strawberries were observed weekly and identified to species when possible. Fruits were collected weekly and marketable and unmarketable yields were measured through the harvest season. …”
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Cutibacterium acnes biofilm formation is influenced by bone microenvironment, implant surfaces and bacterial internalization by Jennifer Varin-Simon, Marius Colin, Frédéric Velard, Min Tang-Fichaux, Xavier Ohl, Céline Mongaret, Sophie C. Gangloff, Fany Reffuveille

“…However, little is known on the characteristics of Cutibacterium acnes biofilm formation, whereas this species is frequently involved in prosthesis infections. …”
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Advances in bioinformatics and multi-omics integration: transforming viral infectious disease research in veterinary medicine by Alyaa Elrashedy, Walid Mousa, Mohamed Nayel, Akram Salama, Ahmed Zaghawa, Ahmed Elsify, Mohamed E. Hasan

“…With significant advancements in bioinformatics and NGS, researchers can now identify contigs, which are contiguous sequences of DNA that are assembled from overlapping fragments, assemble a complete genome, perform phylogenetic analysis to diagnose, investigate the risk of viral diseases in animals, handle and share large biological datasets across various species. Additionally, multi-omics data integration further deepens our understanding of homology, divergence, mutations, and evolutionary relationships, providing a comprehensive perspective on the molecular mechanisms driving animal pathogens infections. …”
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PlantAIM: A new baseline model integrating global attention and local features for enhanced plant disease identification by Abel Yu Hao Chai, Sue Han Lee, Fei Siang Tay, Hervé Goëau, Pierre Bonnet, Alexis Joly

“…This challenge arises from the simultaneous need to learn crop-specific and disease-specific features for accurate identification of crop species and its associated diseases. To address this, we introduce Plant Disease Global-Local Features Fusion Attention Model (PlantAIM), a new hybrid framework that fuses global attention mechanisms of ViT with local feature extraction capabilities of CNN. …”
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Total Vitamin C, Ascorbic Acid, Dehydroascorbic Acid, Antioxidant Properties, and Iron Content of Underutilized and Commonly Consumed Fruits in Sri Lanka by Hashini I. Abeysuriya, Vajira P. Bulugahapitiya, Jayatissa Loku Pulukkuttige

“…The present study aimed at providing comparative data on the main biochemical and nutritional parameters of thirty-seven (37) species of fruits grown in Sri Lanka, including 22 underutilized fruits and 15 commonly consumed fruits. …”
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The protective effect of carnosic acid on dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis based on metabolomics and gut microbiota analysis by Changhui Du, Zhenjie Li, Jing Zhang, Ni Yin, Lirong Tang, Jie Li, Jingyin Sun, Xiaoqing Yu, Wei Chen, Hang Xiao, Xian Wu, Xuexiang Chen

“…Moreover, Spearman’s correlation coefficient showed a significant correlation between the fecal metabolites and the gut microbiota species. Changes in gut microbiota and the correlated metabolites might partially explain CA’s anti-inflammatory effects against colitis. …”
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Gender Variations in the Oral Microbiomes of Elderly Patients with Initial Periodontitis by Jie Zhao, Ying-Hui Zhou, Ya-Qiong Zhao, Yao Feng, Fei Yan, Zheng-Rong Gao, Qin Ye, Yun Chen, Qiong Liu, Li Tan, Shao-Hui Zhang, Jing Hu, Marie Aimee Dusenge, Yun-Zhi Feng, Yue Guo

“…Males had higher Chao1 index, observed species, and phylogenetic diversity whole tree values than females. …”
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