810-nm Photobiomodulation Evokes Glutamate Release in Normal and Rotenone-Dysfunctional Cortical Nerve Terminals by Modulating Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism by Silvia Ravera, Elisa Farsetti, Guido Maura, Manuela Marcoli, Matteo Bozzo, Chiara Cervetto, Andrea Amaroli

“…The dysfunction of mitochondria, the primary source of cellular energy and producer of reactive oxygen species (ROS), is associated with brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Complications of Estimating Hatchery Introgression in the Face of Rapid Divergence: A Case Study in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) by Bradley Erdman, Wesley Larson, Matthew G. Mitro, Joanna D. T. Griffin, David Rowe, Justin Haglund, Kirk Olson, Michael T. Kinnison

“…ABSTRACT Fish stocking has been utilized for over a century to offset extirpations or declines in abundance of many native species. These historical declines and hatchery contributions have led to uncertainty surrounding whether many contemporary populations are native, introgressed with hatchery sources, or entirely of hatchery origin. …”
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The complete chloroplast genome sequences of monotypic genus Pseudogalium, and comparative analyses with its relative genera by Wei Yu, Xiao-Juan Li, Zhen Lv, Li-E Yang, De-Li Peng

“…Furthermore, we detected highly divergent regions that hold potential as new DNA barcodes for species identification. Compared with Pseudogalium, the gene number, gene length, and GC content in the chloroplast genomes of Galium and Rubia exhibited differential characteristics, and the dispersed repeat sequences and SSRs in Galium and Rubia were significantly different. …”
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Evaluation of Antioxidant, Immunomodulatory, and Cytotoxic Action of Fractions from Eugenia uniflora L. and Eugenia malaccensis L.: Correlation with Polyphenol and Flavanoid Conten... by Evellyne de Oliveira Figueirôa, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Cristiane Moutinho Lagos de Melo, Juliana Kelle de Andrade Lemoine Neves, Nicácio Henrique da Silva, Valéria Rêgo Alves Pereira, Maria Tereza dos Santos Correia

“…The results indicate that species of the family Myrtaceae are rich in compounds with antioxidant capacity, which can help reduce the inflammatory response.…”
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Genetic diversity, population structure in a historical panel of Brazilian soybean cultivars. by Adriel Carlos da Silva, Danielle C Gregorio da Silva, Everton Geraldo Capote Ferreira, Ricardo V Abdelnoor, Aluízio Borém, Carlos Arrabal Arias, Marcelo F Oliveira, Marcio Elias F de Oliveira, Francismar Corrêa Marcelino-Guimarães

“…Various factors can affect the genetic diversity in species, especially in cultivated crops, such as the reproduction type, artificial selection, and the number and sources of variability in the breeding programs. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of Irritrol as final irrigant against Staphylococcus epidermidis: an in Vitro Study. by Hezha Saadi Hassan, Diyar Khalid Bakr

“…Staphylococcus epidermidis is one of the most isolated or detected species from oral infections, including marginal periodontitis, infected root canals, peri‐radicular, peri‐implantitis, and also detected in cases of failed endodontic therapy. …”
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Multi-Trait Index-Based Selection of Drought Tolerant Wheat: Physiological and Biochemical Profiling by Mohammed Mohi-Ud-Din, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Md. Motiar Rohman, Md. Nesar Uddin, Md. Sabibul Haque, Mahmudul Hasan Tahery, Mirza Hasanuzzaman

“…Measurements included six physiological, seven gas exchange, six photosystem II, six stomatal, three reactive species, seven metabolomic solutes, and two biomass traits. …”
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Insights into depolymerization of chitosan using acid hydrolysis, direct photolysis, and photocatalysis: A review by Nurul Amanina A. Suhaimi, Nur Batrisyia Amirul, Alessandra Anne Hasman, Nurulizzatul Ningsheh M. Shahri, Nur Nabaahah Roslan, Harry Lik Hock Lau, Cristina Pei Ying Kong, Eny Kusrini, Anwar Usman

“…A recently proposed eco-friendly and efficient approach is advanced oxidation processes utilizing reactive oxygen species to destabilize the glycosidic linkages, followed by hydrolysis and scission of chitosan polymer chains. …”
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SEAHORS: Spatial Exploration of ArcHaeological Objects in R Shiny by Royer, Aurélien, Discamps, Emmanuel, Plutniak, Sébastien, Thomas, Marc

“…SEAHORS has visualization tools with several sorting and formatting options (color, size, etc.) applicable to coordinates and all possible analytical variables (i.e. levels, spits, identified species, taphonomical alterations, etc.). Orthophotos can also be imported and directly used in the program. …”
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Antiviral Activity of Pistacia atlantica subsp. Kurdica Extract Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 by Shahin Gavanji, Hojjat Baghshahi, Azizollah Bakhtari, Ali Mohamadi, Zahra Hamami Chamgordani, Mojtaba Khandan, Javaher Sinaei

“…Objective: Most research on the therapeutic effects of wild pistachio species has focused on bacteria and fungi. This study investigated the flavonoid and phenolic contents of different leaves and hulls of Pistacia atlantica(P. atlantica) subsp. …”
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Biochemical properties and substrate specificity of GOB-38 in Elizabethkingia anophelis by Ren Liu, Yang Liu, Jiehui Qiu, Qun Ren, Chunping Wei, Dejin Pan, Jianglong Shi, Peng Liu, DanDan Wei, Tianxin Xiang, Na Cheng

“…Our in vitro co-culture experiments suggest that E. anophelis, carrying two MBL genes, may have the ability to transfer carbapenem resistance to other bacterial species through co-infection.…”
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Alpha B-crystallin Ameliorates Imbalance of Redox Homeostasis, Inflammation and Apoptosis in an Acute Lung Injury Model with Rats by Seda KOCAK, İbrahim GUNER, Muhittin Onur YAMAN, Tugba EKIZ YILMAZ, Emine Elif GUZEL MEYDANLI, Nermin YELMEN, Gulderen SAHIN

“…Results: The levels of malondialdehyde, reactive oxygen species, total oxidant status, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), nuclear factor kappa B (NFKβ), caspase-9 (CASP-9), 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, total antioxidant status, superoxide dismutase, and interleukin-10 levels in lung tissues, plasma, and BAL fluid (p<0.05 versus control) increased in Aortic IR. …”
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Are there benefits of culture-based detection of Mycobacterium avium spp paratuberculosis over histopathology? by Motlatso T. Hlokwe, Nomawethu S. Masina, Boitumelo Letsoko, Sewellyn C. Davey, Anita L. Michel

“…Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extracted from culture isolates was subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification using primers that target the IS900 regions of the MAP for species verification. Overall, the VersaTREK automated liquid culture in combination with IS900 PCR showed a comparable level of detection in tissues (12.6%) as histopathology (13.5%), but the detection rate for faecal samples was lower than for tissues (10.8%). …”
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Soil Degradation Evidence Following a Wildfire in Arequipa’s Andean Region, Peru by Lunsden Coaguila, Jorge Mataix-Solera, Sonia Nina, Minerva García-Carmona, Elizabeth T. Salazar

“…Soils were evaluated three and 4 years after the fire event under two key dominant plant species in the ecosystem: Berberis lutea and Parastrephia quadrangularis. …”
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Estimation of median LC50 and toxicity of environmentally relevant concentrations of thiram in Labeo rohita by Sana Alam, Gulnaz Afzal, Riaz Hussain, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Amtul Sami, Rabbiah Manzoor Malik, Raheela Jabeen, Farid Shokry Ataya, Kun Li

“…The findings demonstrate that thiram severely pollute the marine eco-system and is quite hazardous for aquatic species by causing severe health effects even at sub-lethal concentrations and thus, render the apparently clean water to be unfit for animal and human consumption.…”
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Detection and Phylogenetic Characterization of Influenza D in Swedish Cattle by Ignacio Alvarez, Fereshteh Banihashem, Annie Persson, Emma Hurri, Hyeyoung Kim, Mariette Ducatez, Erika Geijer, Jean-Francois Valarcher, Sara Hägglund, Siamak Zohari

“…Increased evidence suggests that cattle are the primary host of Influenza D virus (IDV) and may contribute to respiratory disease in this species. The aim of this study was to detect and characterise IDV in the Swedish cattle population using archived respiratory samples. …”
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The Fatty Acid Content, Health Lipid Indices, and Instrumental, Histological, and Sensory Quality of Hare Meat (<i>Lepus europaeus</i> Pallas) by Gabriela Frunză, Marius-Mihai Ciobanu, Otilia Cristina Murariu, Răzvan-Mihail Radu-Rusu, Paul-Corneliu Boișteanu

“…Hare meat is an appreciated resource for consumers in terms of its sensory, instrumental, and nutritional values, and it has a higher value than that obtained from livestock species or other wild animals (more valuable proteins, lower fat content, and better health lipid indices).…”
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Prediction and Impact of Supersaturated Total Dissolved Gas in Flood Discharge of Flood Control Reservoirs in Southwest Mountain Areas: A Case Study in Jiangjiakou Reservoir by ZHANG Zhihao, ZHANG Peng, LIANG Ruifeng, WANG Qingfeng, WANG Yuanming, LI Kefeng

“…With the transportation and dissipation of TDG under the dam, the TDG concentration of each river section under each condition is lower than 115%, except the river reach between Jiangjiakou dam site and river section downstream of the dam with a distance of 2.7 km (the surface spillway to discharge the flood once in five years) and the river reach between dam site and Tongjiang river confluence (the bottom outlet discharge cavity to discharge the flood once every five years); ② In all four flood discharge scenarios, supersaturated TDG will not have adverse effects on the silver carp; and ③ the hydrodynamics shows that the water depths of the river reaches downstream of dam meet the compensation water depth for Rock carp under all scenarios, and this species will not be affected by supersaturated TDG after using the compensation water depth. …”
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Research and development of Cordyceps in Taiwan by Ching-Peng Chiu, Tsong-Long Hwang, You Chan, Mohamed El-Shazly, Tung-Ying Wu, I-Wen Lo, Yu-Ming Hsu, Kuei-Hung Lai, Ming-Feng Hou, Shyng-Shiou Yuan, Fang-Rong Chang, Yang-Chang Wu

“…The content and pharmacological activities of four major industrial species of Cordyceps (C. sinensis, Cordyceps militaris, Cordyceps cicadae and Cordyceps sobolifera) used in Taiwan, were reviewed. …”
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Risk factors and economic losses associated with cystic echinococcosis among livestock in selected pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Uganda by Leonard Omadang, Othieno Emmanuel, Kokas Ikwap, Erume Joseph, Francis Ejobi, Michael Ocaido

“…More significant mean annual economic losses per livestock species examined occurred in Moroto district among Zebu cattle USD 8.4, goats USD 1.4 and sheep USD 1.4 than other districts. …”
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