Large-Scale Mapping and Predictive Modeling of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in a Shallow Eutrophic Lake by Karl E. Havens, Matthew C. Harwell, Mark A. Brady, Bruce Sharfstein, Therese L. East, Andrew J. Rodusky, Daniel Anson, Ryan P. Maki

“…Based on sampling carried out in AugustœSeptember 2000, we measured 1,050 to 4,300 ha of vascular SAV species and approximately 14,000 ha of the macroalga Chara spp. …”
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Metformin and Probiotics Interplay in Amelioration of Ethanol-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response in an In Vitro and In Vivo Model of Hepatic Injury by Farhin Patel, Kirti Parwani, Dhara Patel, Palash Mandal

“…Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress markers, inflammatory markers, lipid metabolism, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and oxidative stress were evaluated, using qRT-PCR, Oil red O staining, fluorimetry, and HPLC. …”
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Evaluation of 16s Long Read Metabarcoding for Characterizing the Microbiome and Salmonella Contamination of Retail Poultry Meat by Zachary Tobar, Katie Y. Lee, Megan E. Gaa, Bryshal P. Moore, Xunde Li, Maurice E. Pitesky

“…However, due to greater taxonomic resolution afforded by using 16s long reads, the assay allowed alpha diversity assessment of the microbiome of raw poultry meat with the ability to assign taxonomy to the species and strain level for some amplicon sequence variants (ASV). …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation alleviates radiation enteritis by modulating gut microbiota and metabolite profiles by Qin Ding, Jing Xue, Nan Li, Zhihui Hu, Jianbo Song

“…FMT also modulated gut microbiota composition, increasing beneficial species, such as Blautia wexlerae and Romboutsia timonensis while decreasing Enterococcus ratti. …”
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Predictors for abundance of host flea and floor flea in households of villages with endemic commensal rodent plague, Yunnan Province, China. by Jia-Xiang Yin, Alan Geater, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Xing-Qi Dong, Chun-Hong Du, You-Hong Zhong

“…Xenopsylla cheopis and Ctenocephalides felis felis were the predominant flea species on the host and the floor flea, respectively. …”
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Review of the aetiologies of central nervous system infections in Vietnam by Hannah E. Brindle, Hannah E. Brindle, Marc Choisy, Marc Choisy, Robert Christley, Neil French, Michael Griffiths, Pham Quang Thai, H. Rogier van Doorn, H. Rogier van Doorn, Behzad Nadjm, Behzad Nadjm

“…We also discuss pathogens less commonly known to cause CNS infections in Vietnam but have been detected in neighbouring countries such as Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi and Leptospira species and how these may contribute to the unknown causes in Vietnam. …”
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Ginkgetin delays the progression of osteoarthritis by inhibiting the NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways by Liang Zhu, Yanchi Bi, Ting Liang, Po Zhang, Xiao Xiao, Tengbo Yu

“…Results Network pharmacology has revealed that GK regulates OA via several key pathways, especially NF-κB, HIF-1, PI3K-AKT, and substances like reactive oxygen species. In vitro experiments showed GK effectively reverses oxidative stress damage from TBHP, inhibits inflammatory factor release, and protects Extracellular matrix (ECM) from degradation. …”
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Liability issues for environmental damage caused by military aggression of a terrorist country by I. V. Kyrieieva

“…These factors include: a significant area of damage; species diversity of natural resources that were damaged (soils, subsoil, water bodies, atmospheric air, flora and fauna, territories and objects of the nature reserve fund); the connection of natural resources, which contributes to the spread of negative effects on the environment; the international nature of environmental damage; the long-term consequences of environmental damage; the fact that it is impossible for state authorities and civil society activists to record the full extent of the negative environmental impact of hostilities due to the existing danger. …”
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Novel Bat‐Monitoring Dataset Reveals Targeted Foraging With Agricultural and Pest Control Implications by Brian Lee, Samantha Sambado, D. Nākoa Farrant, Anna Boser, Kacie Ring, David Hyon, Ashley E. Larsen, Andrew J. MacDonald

“…ABSTRACT Quantifying ecosystem services provided by mobile species like insectivorous bats remains a challenge, particularly in understanding where and how these services vary over space and time. …”
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Elucidating the molecular basis of salt tolerance in potatoes through miRNA expression and phenotypic analysis by Caicai Lin, Shuangshuang Zheng, Kui Liu, Ru Yu, Peiyan Guan, Baigeng Hu, Lingling Jiang, Mengyu Su, Guodong Hu, Qingshuai Chen, Xia Zhang

“…Predicted target genes of these miRNAs are involved in calcium channel signaling, osmotic regulation, plant hormone signaling, and reactive oxygen species clearance. Our findings provide valuable insights for the identification and screening of salt-tolerant potato germplasms. …”
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Transcript Profiles of Stria Vascularis in Models of Waardenburg Syndrome by Linjun Chen, Lin Wang, Lei Chen, Fangyuan Wang, Fei Ji, Wei Sun, Hui Zhao, Weiju Han, Shiming Yang

“…Vascular-related and ion channel-related genes in the stria vascularis were also shown significantly difference between the two species. The expression of Col2a1, Col3a1, Col11a1, and Col11a2 genes were higher, and the expression of Col8a2, Cd34, and Ncam genes were lower in the porcine models compared to mouse models. …”
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Population genomics and connectivity of Vazella pourtalesii sponge grounds of the northwest Atlantic with conservation implications of deep sea vulnerable marine ecosystems by Anna Patova, Pedro A. Ribeiro, Francisco J. Murillo, Ana Riesgo, Sergi Taboada, Shirley A. Pomponi, Hans Tore Rapp, Ellen Kenchington, Joana R. Xavier

“…Here, the genetic diversity, structure, and connectivity of the deep-sea glass sponge, Vazella pourtalesii (Schmidt, 1870), was investigated using 1,102 neutral SNPs obtained in RADseq. This species is distributed across the northwest Atlantic from Florida, USA to Nova Scotia, Canada and we sequenced samples covering this full distribution and provided evidence of strong genetic structure with two distinct clusters: Florida together with the Carolina Shelves and the Scotian Shelf. …”
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Drug Clues for the Treatment of Fungal Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection With Antifungal Lock Therapy by Li X, Yu B, Li H, Liu Z, Fu X, Jiao P, Wang L

“…Shandong First Medical University @ Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ping Jiao; Lei Wang, Email jiaopingonlyone@163.com; wanglei1118@sdfmu.edu.cnBackground: Biofilm formation often represents significant challenges in managing of bloodstream infections associated with catheter use.Objective: Antimicrobial lock therapy serves as an adjunctive treatment for catheter-related infections, effectively eradicating or inhibiting biofilm growth.Methods: This review synthesizes the current knowledge on antifungal lock therapy (ALT) targeting clinically common fungi, primarily Candida species, based on both in vitro and in vivo studies (animals and patients) from the past decade.Results: Amphotericin B (AmB) and echinocandins are identified as the most promising antifungal agents for ALT. …”
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Investigation of Microbial Quality of Milk and Milk Products and Isolations of Some Major Bacteria in the Central and Northwestern Zones of Tigray, Ethiopia by Dawit Gebremichael, Alem Tadesse, Fsahatsion Hailemariam, Birhane Hailay, Hagos Hadgu, Girmay Kalayu

“…Escherichia coli, Salmonella species, and Staphylococcus aureus exhibited significant variations at different sampling points. …”
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Sarco(endo)plasmic Reticulum Ca2+-ATPase-2 Gene: Structure and Transcriptional Regulation of the Human Gene by Angel Zarain-Herzberg, Georgina Alvarez-Fernandez

“…The sequence of the proximal 225-bp regulatory region of the SERCA2 genes is 80% G+C-rich and is conserved among human, rabbit, rat, and mouse species. It contains a TATA-like-box, an E-box/USF sequence, a CAAT-box, four Sp1 binding sites, and a thyroid hormone responsive element (TRE). …”
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Ishophloroglucin A Isolated from <i>Ishige okamurae</i> Protects Glomerular Cells from Methylglyoxal-Induced Diacarbonyl Stress and Inhibits the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropath... by Chi-Heung Cho, Min-Gyeong Kim, Bomi Ryu, Sang-Hoon Lee

“…We evaluated its anti-glycation ability, intracellular reactive oxygen species scavenging activity, inhibitory effect on the accumulation of intracellular MGO/MGO-derived advanced glycation end products (AGE), and regulation of downstream signaling pathways related to the AGE–receptor for AGEs (RAGE) interaction. …”
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A Validated Reverse Phase HPLC Analytical Method for Quantitation of Glycoalkaloids in Solanum lycocarpum and Its Extracts by Renata Fabiane Jorge Tiossi, Mariza Abreu Miranda, João Paulo Barreto de Sousa, Fabíola Silva Garcia Praça, Maria Vitória Lopes Badra Bentley, James Dewey McChesney, Jairo Kenupp Bastos

“…Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) is native to the Brazilian Cerrado. Fruits of this species contain the glycoalkaloids solasonine (SN) and solamargine (SM), which display antiparasitic and anticancer properties. …”
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Genome-wide development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers at 2-Mb intervals in lotus (Nelumbo Adans.) by Fengluan Liu, Lin Xi, Naifeng Fu

“…This work reveals a novel and convenient strategy for developing highly polymorphic SSR markers at any location throughout the lotus genome, and it sheds light on the development of SSR molecular markers in other plant species.…”
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Insights on the Mesembryanthemum forsskalii phenotype and study of the effects of several exogenous plant growth regulators via plant tissue culture by Sumayah I. Alsanie

“…This study aimed to explore the phenotypic features of M. forsskalii and investigate the impact of exogenous plant growth regulators (PGRs) on this species using tissue culture techniques. Different auxin (naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and indole butyric acid (IBA) in addition cytokinin (benzyl amino purine (BA), and kinetin (Ki) treatments were used. …”
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Genetic Characteristics of the Rat Fibroblast Cell Line Rat-1 by Thomas Liehr, Stefanie Kankel, Eva Miriam Buhl, Sarah K. Schröder-Lange, Ralf Weiskirchen

“…We established a karyotype, performed multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization (mFISH), identified chromosomal losses and gains, and defined an STR profile for Rat-1 with 31 species-specific markers. Interestingly, the chromosomal imbalances found in Rat-1 cells resemble those found in human epithelioid sarcoma or liposarcoma. …”
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