IFNγ regulates ferroptosis in KFs by inhibiting the expression of SPOCD1 through DNMT3A by Xiuxia Wang, Yating Yang, Xianyu Zhou, Shun Yu, Xusong Luo, Lin Lu, Zhen Gao, Jun Yang

“…Reducing IFNγ and SPOCD1 simultaneously can increase the positive rate of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and promote mitochondrial shrinkage. …”
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Biosynthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles fabricated using cell-free supernatant of Pseudomonas fluorescens for antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, and phot... by Sanaz Ashrafi-Saiedlou, MirHassan Rasouli-Sadaghiani, Mohammad Fattahi, Youbert Ghosta

“…The antimicrobial effects of Fe2O3NPs were assessed against four bacterial strains and four fungal species. Inhibition zones of 8.35 ± 0.103 mm and 8.31 ± 0.128 mm were observed for Pseudomonas syringae and Staphylococcus aureus at a concentration of 400 μg mL−1 of Fe2O3NPs. …”
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Facultative parthenogenesis: a transient state in transitions between sex and obligate asexuality in stick insects? by Larose, Chloé, Lavanchy, Guillaume, Freitas, Susana, Parker, Darren J., Schwander, Tanja

“…We discovered and characterised facultatively parthenogenetic populations of the North American stick insect Timema douglasi, a species in which only obligately parthenogenetic populations were known so far. …”
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The Impact of <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> on Oral and Systemic Health: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Research by Zihui Liu, Qing Cao, Wenqing Wang, Bowen Wang, Yilun Yang, Cory J. Xian, Tiejun Li, Yuankun Zhai

“…<i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> is a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that exists in various body parts of humans, including the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, skin, and so on. This species has a potentially positive impact on oral health and plays an important role in maintaining systemic health. …”
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A Novel Nitronyl Nitroxide with Salicylic Acid Framework Attenuates Pain Hypersensitivity and Ectopic Neuronal Discharges in Radicular Low Back Pain by Wen-Juan Han, Lei Chen, Hai-Bo Wang, Xiang-Zeng Liu, San-Jue Hu, Xiao-Li Sun, Ceng Luo

“…Evidence has accumulated that reactive oxygen species and inflammation play crucial roles in the development of chronic pain, including radicular low back pain. …”
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Enhancing plant disease detection through deep learning: a Depthwise CNN with squeeze and excitation integration and residual skip connections by Asadulla Y. Ashurov, Mehdhar S. A. M. Al-Gaashani, Nagwan A. Samee, Reem Alkanhel, Ghada Atteia, Hanaa A. Abdallah, Mohammed Saleh Ali Muthanna

“…The proposed model is trained on a comprehensive dataset encompassing various plant species and disease categories, ensuring robust performance and adaptability. …”
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Response of Soil Bacteria to Short-Term Nitrogen Addition in Nutrient-Poor Areas by Hongbin Yin, Mingyi Xu, Qingyang Huang, Lihong Xie, Fan Yang, Chao Zhang, Gang Sha, Hongjie Cao

“…The results showed that a low nitrogen addition increased the observed species (Sobs) of the bacterial community, and with the increased nitrogen addition, the Sobs of bacteria gradually decreased, especially the unique OTUs. …”
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The difference of oropharyngeal microbiome during acute respiratory viral infections in infants and children by Zeni Wu, Mingyue Jiang, Mengmeng Jia, Jian Sang, Qing Wang, Yunshao Xu, Li Qi, Weizhong Yang, Luzhao Feng

“…The beta diversity differed by disease severity, disease-related symptoms, and types of infected virus. Nine species had significantly higher abundance in outpatients than in inpatients, with five of them in the genus Achromobacter. …”
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Blockade Effects of Anti-Interferon- (IFN-) γ Autoantibodies on IFN-γ-Regulated Antimicrobial Immunity by Dyah Ika Krisnawati, Yung-Ching Liu, Yuarn-Jang Lee, Yun-Ting Wang, Chia-Ling Chen, Po-Chun Tseng, Ting-Jing Shen, Chiou-Feng Lin

“…Treatment with patient serum significantly blocked the production of proinflammatory factors, including cytokines/chemokines and reactive oxygen/nitrogen species, by M1 macrophages. Importantly, IFN-γ-facilitated phagocytosis and degradation of heat-killed mycobacterium were decreased by cotreatment with patient serum. …”
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Human social buffer in goats and dogs by Anna Scandurra, Biagio D’Aniello, Maria Elena Pero, Claudia Pinelli, Alfredo Di Lucrezia, Raffaella Tudisco, Piera Iommelli, Vincenzo Mastellone, Pietro Lombardi

“…Thus, once human interactions are accepted, both species could benefit from social buffering. In summary, this study enhances our understanding of how dogs and goats respond to social interactions with humans in the social buffering effect.…”
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Screening of native wild Salvia nemorosa populations for chemical compositions, antioxidant activity and UHPLC-HRMS profiling by Raheleh Moshari-Nasirkandi, Abolfazl Alirezalu, Hamid Reza Mohammaddoust Chamanabad, Jussara Amato, Hadi Alipour, Ali Asghari, Atefeh Moshari-Nasirkandi

“…According to hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) three groups of species were identified based on phytochemical compounds and antioxidant activity. …”
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Molecular Xenomonitoring (MX) allows real-time surveillance of West Nile and Usutu virus in mosquito populations. by Clément Bigeard, Laura Pezzi, Raphaelle Klitting, Nazli Ayhan, Grégory L'Ambert, Nicolas Gomez, Géraldine Piorkowski, Rayane Amaral, Guillaume André Durand, Agathe M G Colmant, Cynthia Giraud, Katia Ramiara, Camille Migné, Gilda Grard, Thierry Touzet, Stéphan Zientara, Rémi Charrel, Gaëlle Gonzalez, Alexandre Duvignaud, Denis Malvy, Xavier de Lamballerie, Albin Fontaine

“…West Nile Virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) circulate through complex cryptic transmission cycles involving mosquitoes as vectors, birds as amplifying hosts and several mammal species as dead-end hosts. Both viruses can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites, which can lead to neuroinvasive and potentially fatal disease. …”
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A Strategic Management Approach to Reduce Pepper Weevil Damage to Jalapeño Pepper Plants with Conventional and Biorational Insecticides by Naga Mani Kanchupati, Dakshina R. Seal, Bruce Schaffer, Oscar E. Liburd

“…The pepper weevil (<i>Anthonomus eugenii</i>) is a major pest that causes significant economic damage to several species and cultivars of pepper, including jalapeño <i>(Capsicum annuum</i> var. jalapeño). …”
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Biotechnological bases of the development of cloned pig embryos by A. V. Lopukhov, G. N. Singina, N. A. Zinovieva

“…However, the efficiency of producing cloned embryos in swine is still lower than that of other livestock species, in particular horses and cattle. Somatic cell nuclear transfer is a technically complex multi-stage technology, at each stage of which the pig oocytes, which are more susceptible to changes of surrounding conditions, are affected by various factors (mechanical, physical, chemical). …”
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Exploitation of Unconventional CD8 T-Cell Responses Induced by Engineered Cytomegaloviruses for the Development of an HIV-1 Vaccine by Joseph Bruton, Tomáš Hanke

“…However, CMVs are highly species-adapted viruses and it is yet to be shown whether the success of RhCMV68-1 can be translated into an HCMV ortholog for humans. …”
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PMDNet: An Improved Object Detection Model for Wheat Field Weed by Zhengyuan Qi, Jun Wang

“…The dataset for weed detection in wheat fields was created, encompassing 5967 images across eight well-balanced weed categories, and it comprehensively covers the entire growth cycle of spring wheat as well as the associated weed species observed throughout this period. Based on this dataset, PMDNet, an improved object detection model built upon the YOLOv8 architecture, was introduced and optimized for wheat field weed detection tasks. …”
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Identification of bapA in Strains of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Isolated from Wild Animals Kept in Captivity in Sinaloa, Mexico by Gabriela Silva-Hidalgo, Martin López-Valenzuela, Nora Cárcamo-Aréchiga, Silvia Cota-Guajardo, Mayra López-Salazar, Edith Montiel-Vázquez

“…Biofilm formation is associated with the ability to persist in different environments, which contributes to the pathogenicity of several species. We analyzed the presence of bapA in 83 strains belonging to 17 serovars of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica from wildlife in captivity at Culiacan’s Zoo and Mazatlán’s Aquarium. …”
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Tremella fuciformis Polysaccharides Attenuate Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Macrophages through miR-155 by Yang Ruan, Hong Li, Lianmei Pu, Tao Shen, Zening Jin

“…Cell viability was measured using MTT assays. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, real-time PCR, ELISA, and immunofluorescence staining were performed on RAW264.7 cells that were treated with LPS and/or TFPS to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of TFPS. …”
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Comprehensive assessment to reveal the salt tolerance potential of cultivated eggplants and their wild relatives by Esra Cebeci, Hatice Filiz Boyaci, Sevinc Kiran, Sekure Sebnem Ellialtioglu

“…Morphological and biochemical parameters were studied to distinguish salt-tolerant genotypes. Wild relatives have species-specific growth features; thus, the salt tolerance levels of morphologic features such as plant height and leaf area were found inappropriate to be compared. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study towards Genomic Predictive Power for High Production and Quality of Milk in American Alpine Goats by Y. Tilahun, T. A. Gipson, T. Alexander, M. L. McCallum, P. R. Hoyt

“…The outcome of this study supports elucidation of novel genes that are important for livestock species in association to key phenotypic traits. Validation towards the development of marker-based selection that provides precision breeding methods will thereby increase the breeding value.…”
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