Comparative analysis of gut symbionts in Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and their dietary substrate, sauce-flavored Daqu by Jun Lü, Shan Xu, Can Teng, Rujia Huang, Guiqin Xiong, Qin Cheng

“…., Weissella) were scarce in guts (0.6%) and vice versa. Fungal source tracking revealed SFD contributed 89–94% of gut fungi, vastly exceeding bacterial inputs (2.8–5%). …”
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Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (RP-HPLC) Quantitative Analysis of L-Arginine in Freeze-Dried Red Dragon Fruits (<i>Hylocereus polyhizus</i>) by Wan Mazlina Md Saad, Mohd Qamarul Aizat Isha, Muhamad Faizzudin Mohamad Zan, Siti Mastura Hanim Sallehoddin

“…Thus, this study opens further avenues toward exploring red dragon fruit as a natural source of L-arginine and advancing functional and nutraceutical products.…”
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Early mobilization after lung transplantation: A scoping review protocol by Matthieu Reffienna, Adéla Foudhaïli, Colin Sidre, Damien Vitiello, Jonathan Messika

“…After lung transplantation, rehabilitation is part of patients’ standard of care, playing a crucial role in enhancing functional capacity and quality of life. Although early rehabilitation in the intensive care unit has been reported in few studies, it is not yet widely standardized in clinical practice. …”
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Faeces, Feathers and Flight: Understanding of Escape Behaviour in Incubating Eurasian Woodcocks (Scolopax rusticola) by Martin Sládeček, Kateřina Brynychová, Lucie Nutilová, Miroslav E. Šálek

“…In this study, we investigate this behaviour in incubating female Eurasian woodcocks (Scolopax rusticola) using a large data set of 399 photographed nests sourced from various open‐source internet platforms. …”
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Characterization of sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) and taro (Colocasia esculenta) flours with potential application in the preparation of both gluten-free and high protein food... by Jesús Eduardo Bravo Gómez, Ruby Aracely Narváez Cadena, Angie Paola Salas Zambrano, Karen Sofia Muñoz Pabon, Diego Fernando Roa-Acosta

“…Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella spp. were detected in taro flour. Conclusions Taro and sacha inchi flours have great potential for the development of functional products like protein snacks, with good expansion due to taro starch and are naturally gluten-free, making them suitable for people with celiac disease.…”
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Machine Learning-Driven GLCM Analysis of Structural MRI for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis by Maria João Oliveira, Pedro Ribeiro, Pedro Miguel Rodrigues

“…<i>MCI</i>, the proposed model outperformed state-of-the-art imaging source studies by 0.1% and non-imaging source studies by 4.6%. …”
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Suspensory Materials for Surgery of Blepharoptosis: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies. by Elena Pacella, Daniele Mipatrini, Fernanda Pacella, Giulia Amorelli, Andrea Bottone, Gianpaolo Smaldone, Paolo Turchetti, Giuseppe La Torre

“…The following materials were investigated: Fascia Lata, Mersilene, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Silicon.<h4>Data source and methods</h4>Following the Prisma procedure, on January 30th, 2016 we used the following electronic databases to select the studies: MEDLINE and Scopus.…”
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Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Induces Neurological Side Effects Independent on Thrombolysis in Mechanical Animal Models of Focal Cerebral Infarction: A Systematic Review... by Mei-Xue Dong, Qing-Chuan Hu, Peng Shen, Jun-Xi Pan, You-Dong Wei, Yi-Yun Liu, Yi-Fei Ren, Zi-Hong Liang, Hai-Yang Wang, Li-Bo Zhao, Peng Xie

“…Subgroup analysis, meta-regression and sensitivity analysis were performed to explore sources of heterogeneity. Funnel plot, Trim and Fill method and Egger's test were obtained to detect publication bias.…”
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Integration of single cell and bulk transcriptomes identifies T cell stress subtypes in LUAD by Shengping Min, Linfeng Pan, Xinyu Zhang, Huili Chen, Lixuan Qiu, Xinyu Wang, Yiluo Xie, Kai Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Chaoqun Lian, Jing Zhang

“…The exploration delved into the bio-function of CREG2 in the progression of LUAD.…”
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Mechanically flexible mid-wave infrared imagers using black phosphorus ink films by Theodorus Jonathan Wijaya, Naoki Higashitarumizu, Shifan Wang, Shogo Tajima, Hyong Min Kim, Shu Wang, Dehui Zhang, James Bullock, Tomoyuki Yokota, Takao Someya, Ali Javey

“…Leveraging this flexibility, we achieve full-azimuthal imaging, detecting directional light sources with precision. …”
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Results of kidney transplantation from suboptimal donors to recipients of the older age group by B. Z. Khubutiya, M. Sh. Khubutiya, A. K. Evseev, A. V. Babkina

“…The results of the study showed that kidney transplantation from suboptimal donors to patients of the older age group provides acceptable results with low mortality of recipients and a 1-year functioning of the graft in 75% of cases. This makes it possible to increase the availability of kidney transplantation for patients of the older age group and achieve better survival results, provided adequate selection of recipients and an objective assessment of the quality of transplanted organs.…”
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Microarray-Based Comparisons of Ion Channel Expression Patterns: Human Keratinocytes to Reprogrammed hiPSCs to Differentiated Neuronal and Cardiac Progeny by Leonhard Linta, Marianne Stockmann, Qiong Lin, André Lechel, Christian Proepper, Tobias M. Boeckers, Alexander Kleger, Stefan Liebau

“…Numerous families of ion channels are present in the organism which can be distinguished by means of, for example, ion selectivity, gating mechanism, composition, or cell biological function. …”
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A Transition Metal‐Free Approach for the Conversion of Real‐Life Cellulose‐Based Biomass into Formate by Tong Zhang, Peng Ren, Yuman Qin, Thanh Huyen Vuong, Ana V. Cunha, Remco W. A. Havenith, Jabor Rabeah, Shoubhik Das

“…Finally, mechanistic investigations including electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations are conducted to gain insights into the underlying reaction mechanism.…”
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Biomarkers associated with cell-in-cell structure in kidney renal clear cell carcinoma based on transcriptome sequencing by Zehua Wang, Zhongxiao Zhang

“…Support vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) and Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression, implemented via the caret and glmnet packages in R, were used to select biomarkers. …”
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Anterior cervical discectomy with arthroplasty versus arthrodesis for single-level cervical spondylosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Aria Fallah, Elie A Akl, Shanil Ebrahim, George M Ibrahim, Alireza Mansouri, Clary J Foote, Yuqing Zhang, Michael G Fehlings

“…<h4>Study selection</h4>We included RCTs of ACDF versus ACDA in adult patients with single-level cervical spondylosis reporting at least one of the following outcomes: functionality, neurological success, neck pain, arm pain, quality of life, surgery for adjacent level degeneration (ALD), reoperation and dysphonia/dysphagia. …”
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Pathology-specific experimental antivenoms for haemotoxic snakebite: The impact of immunogen diversity on the in vitro cross-reactivity and in vivo neutralisation of geographically... by Nessrin Alomran, Jaffer Alsolaiss, Laura-Oana Albulescu, Edouard Crittenden, Robert A Harrison, Stuart Ainsworth, Nicholas R Casewell

“…Two different immunogen mixtures, consisting of seven and twelve haemotoxic venoms sourced from geographically diverse and/or medically important snakes, were used to raise ovine polyclonal antibodies, prior to characterisation of their immunological binding characteristics and in vitro neutralisation profiles against each of the venoms. …”
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Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of <i>Boletus edulis</i>, <i>Imleria badia</i>, <i>Leccinum scabrum</i> in the Context of Environmental Conditions and Heavy Metals Bio... by Zofia Sotek, Katarzyna Malinowska, Małgorzata Stasińska, Ireneusz Ochmian

“…From a practical perspective, the results highlight the importance of species selection and sourcing location when considering wild mushrooms for consumption or processing, particularly in the context of nutritional value and contaminant load. …”
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Possibilities for computer-based assessment the quality indicators of Kashkaval cheese using image processing by Balabanov Alexandar, Andreeva Hristina, Danev Angel, Bosakova-Ardenska Atanaska, Ivanov Galin, Balabanova Tatyana

“…The current study presents two open-source software products – ImageJ and Scilab and their functionalities that are applied for image analysis of three samples of Kashkaval cheese, which are produced using different sodium chloride content. …”
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Whole blood RNA-seq analysis reveals the immunomodulatory effects of a supplemental multi-strain direct-fed microbial in the diet of newly weaned beef steers1 by Adekunle Ajiboye, Samanthia Johnson, Modoluwamu Idowu, Yarahy Leal, Taylor Sidney, Godstime Taiwo, Ibukun M. Ogunade, Christopher Ashwell

“…In conclusion, this study revealed that beef steers fed the PRO additive exhibited differential expression of genes related to immune function and inflammatory response, suggesting an effect on immunity and stress resilience. …”
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Impact of UAV-Derived RTK/PPK Products on Geometric Correction of VHR Satellite Imagery by Muhammed Enes Atik, Mehmet Arkali, Saziye Ozge Atik

“…Satellite imagery is a widely used source of spatial information in many applications, such as land use/land cover, object detection, agricultural monitoring, and urban area monitoring. …”
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