The Role of Artificial Lakes Located in Forests in the Context of Small Retention, Biodiversity and Climatic Changes—Evidence From Southern Poland by Rafał Starzak, Anna Cieplok, Robert Czerniawski, Aneta Spyra

“…The model of plant associations showed the occurrence of 24 species of plants within nine plant assemblages in the Phragmitetea and Potametea classes of associations (Biocenotic index 1.007–1.692). …”
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A thermodynamic description of metastable c-TiAlZrN coatings with triple spinodally decomposed domains by Zhou J., Zhang L., Chen L., Du Y., Liu Z.K.

“…The metastable c-TiAlZrN coatings were modeled as a pseudo-ternary phase consisting of c-TiN, c-AlN and c-ZrN species, and described using the substitutional solution model. …”
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Combining Microarray Technology and Molecular Epidemiology to Identify Genes Associated with Invasive Group B Streptococcus by Lixin Zhang, Usha Reddi, Usha Srinivasan, Sheng Li, Stephanie M. Borchardt, Parvathy Pillai, Puja Mehta, Anne N. Styka, Joan DeBusscher, Carl F. Marrs, Betsy Foxman

“…Many bacterial species function as both commensals and pathogens; we used this dual nature to develop a high-throughput molecular epidemiological approach to identifying bacterial virulence genes. …”
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Exploring the Chemopreventive Potential of <i>Artemisia annua</i> Methanolic Extract in Colorectal Cancer Induced by Azoxymethane in Mice by Faris Alrumaihi

“…Key outcomes included serum biomarker levels (ADA, GGT, CD73, LDH), antioxidant enzyme activities (SOD, CAT, GPx1, MDA), reactive oxygen species (ROS) modulation, apoptosis induction, and histopathological evaluation. …”
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Clinicopathological Features and Prognoses of Patients With Splenic Metastases From Breast Cancer: A Single-Centre, Retrospective Study by Xiaofeng Xie MD, Mingrui Ma MD, Xue Bai BS, Jing Hu MD, Haijie Zheng MD, Xiongqi Guo BS, Jiayi Huang MD, Xuelian Chen PhD, Liping Chen BS, Xiaofeng Lan BS, Lin Song BS, Caiwen Du PhD

“…To date, the relevant literature is primarily based on pan-tumour species, with only a few studies exploring SM specifically in relation to breast cancer. …”
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Exploring the functional and immune landscape of E-β thalassemia patients through RNA sequencing of peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Nibedita Mitra, Prosanto Chowdhury, Anupam Basu

“…Notably, we identified, for the first time, the activation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) through NK cell-mediated eosinophil chemotaxis, suggesting a link to disease severity. …”
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Characteristics of PM and PAHs Emitted from Oil-fired Process by Ming Wei Chang, Minh Man Trinh, Chian Kou Lien, Moo Been Chang

“…Regarding the distribution of PAHs species, Nap is the dominant congener of the oil-fired boiler while BcFE is the major contributor for toxic equivalent concentrations. …”
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SAHA inhibits lung fibroblast activation by increasing p66Shc expression epigenetically by Yiheng Dong, Jieting Peng, Xiangyu Zhang, Qiong Wang, Xing Lyu

“…Additionally, mito‐SOX assay confirmed that SAHA treatment led to a marked accumulation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, silencing of p66Shc significantly reversed the aforementioned effects of SAHA on MRC‐5 cells. …”
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Characterization of soundscapes with acoustic indices and clustering reveals phenology patterns in a subtropical rainforest by Yan-Tin Lai, Sheng-Shan Lu, Ming-Tang Shiao

“…The combination of these methods has led to the development of non-species-specific soundscape classification, which not only facilitates the monitoring of phenological dynamics across multiple biological groups in the face of climate change but also lays the foundation for further exploration of key taxa.…”
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Deposition of DNA Nanostructures on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite by Yanjing Gao, Jielin Chen, Jiangbo Liu, Mingqiang Li, Yichun Wang

“…In addition, DNA tetrahedron origami is employed as a rigid, precise, and programmable three‐dimensional framework for controlled patterning of gold nanoparticles on HOPG surface, demonstrating the potential for constructing plasmonic devices and arranging other functional species on sp2 carbon‐based substrates for specific applications. …”
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Radiation Protection Practices during the Helium Circulator Maintenance of the 10 MW High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor-Test Module (HTR-10) by Chengxiang Guo, Liqiang Wei, Hong Li, Jianzhu Cao, Sheng Fang

“…The investigation reveals the unique behaviour of HTR-10’s radiation sources in the maintenance as well as its radionuclide species and presents the radiation protection methods that were tailored to these features. …”
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Ecological Impact on Stingless Bees: Evaluating Pollen Load and Body Size Post-Introduction by Andi Gita Maulidyah Indraswari Suhri, Sih Kahono, Septiantina Dyah Riendriasari, Syahribulan, Hearty Salatnaya, Mufti Hatur Rahmah

“…When stingless bees become non-native, they face competition with existing species, including natives. Abiotic factors do not significantly influence the reduction in worker bees' foraging activity in the new environment. …”
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Evolutionary analysis of the DHHCs in Saccharinae by Hao Wen, Xinyu Liu, Xueting Zhao, Tingting Zhao, Cuilian Feng, Hailong Chang, Jungang Wang, Jishan Lin

“…Ka/Ks ratio analysis indicated that gene duplication in these species was primarily driven by whole-genome duplication (WGD) and dispersed duplication (DSD), with DHHC genes evolving under strong purifying selection. …”
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Characterisation of the Pathogenicity of <i>Beauveria</i> sp. and <i>Metarhizium</i> sp. Fungi Against the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Nonthakorn (Beatrice) Apirajkamol, Bishwo Mainali, Phillip Warren Taylor, Thomas Kieran Walsh, Wee Tek Tay

“…All <i>Beauveria</i> isolates were determined as <i>B. bassiana</i>, the <i>Metarhizium</i> isolates as two <i>M. robertsii</i>, one <i>M. majus,</i> and an unknown <i>Metarhizium</i> species. Despite the high mortality from B-0571 and B-1311 isolates, scanning electron microscopy showed no fungal spore germination on dead larvae 24 h after spore application. …”
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ROS-Induced Oxidative Damage and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Mediated by Inhibition of SIRT3 in Cultured Cochlear Cells by Lingjun Zhang, Zhengde Du, Lu He, Wenqi Liang, Ke Liu, Shusheng Gong

“…Previous evidence suggests that reactive oxygen species (ROS) may play an important role in the occurrence and development of SNHL, while its mechanism remains unclear. …”
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Customers’ Preferences for Crape Myrtle (<i>Lagerstroemia</i> L.) Across Geographical Regions: Evidence from China by Siwen Hao, Donglin Zhang, Yafeng Wen

“…There are notable variations among crape myrtle species across different geographical distributions. …”
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Amine Analysis Using AlexaFluor 488 Succinimidyl Ester and Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-Induced Fluorescence by Christian G. Kendall, Amanda M. Stockton, Stephen Leicht, Heather McCaig, Shirley Chung, Valerie Scott, Fang Zhong, Ying Lin

“…Fluorescent probes enable detection of otherwise nonfluorescent species via highly sensitive laser-induced fluorescence. …”
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Selection of appropriate probiotic yeasts for use in dairy products: a narrative review by Sanaz Kazemi, Aziz Homayouni-Rad, Hossien Samadi Kafil, Vahideh Sarabi-aghdam, Payam Zeynolabedini, Bahareh pour Agha, Sevda Allah Madadi

“…Traditionally, research on probiotics has primarily focused on lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria; however, there is a growing global interest in incorporating yeast as a probiotic supplement. Notably, yeast species such as Saccharomyces, Candida, Debaryomyces, Yarrowia, and Kluyveromyces have been identified for their probiotic potential. …”
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Anthocyanin profiles and color properties of red wines made from Vitis davidii and Vitis vinifera grapes by Yanlun Ju, La Yang, Xiaofeng Yue, Yunkui Li, Rui He, Shenglin Deng, Xin Yang, Yulin Fang

“…Spine grape (Vitis davidii Foex.) is an important wild grape species native to China. Fifteen red spine grape clones and three red Vitis vinifera grape varieties were used to evaluate the differences in the anthocyanin profiles and color properties of wines made from V. davidii and V. vinifera grapes. …”
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Structures of Astaxanthin and Their Consequences for Therapeutic Application by Tatas Hardo Panintingjati Brotosudarmo, Leenawaty Limantara, Edi Setiyono, Heriyanto

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are continuously generated as a by-product of normal aerobic metabolism. …”
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