Metagenomic analysis reveals methanogenic and other archaeal genes in the digestive tract of invasive Japanese beetle larvae and associated soil by Helena Avila-Arias, Michael E. Scharf, Ronald F. Turco, Diego J. Jiménez, Audrey Simard, Douglas S. Richmond

“…The presence of the same archaeal features in both soil and JB midgut suggests that the JB midgut archaeome may be environmentally sourced, with more tailored selection of the archaeome occurring in the JB hindgut. …”
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A co-feeding strategy of formate and H2 for methanogens – Enhancing growth parameters and methane production by Björn Sabel-Becker, Nicolas Patrick Jost, Anne-Kristin Kaster, Dirk Holtmann

“…In this study, formate served as an energy and carbon source for methane production with a formatotrophic mixed culture. …”
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A New Approach to the Zero Subject in English by E. J. Ibragimova, T. V. Shulzhenko, A. А. Shumkov

“…The examples illustrating the functional features of the searched subject in English interrogative sentence were selected by means of the method of continuous sampling from 7 corpora. …”
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Introducing the English EmpaToM task: A tool to assess empathy, compassion, and theory of mind in fMRI studies by Dorottya Lantos, Celeste Costa, Matthew Briglia, Pascal Molenberghs, Philipp Kanske, Tania Singer

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Levels of amino acids and homoarginine in the venous basins of the brain and the heart muscle in patients with ischemic heart disease by N. S. Molchan, T. Yu. Reypol'skaya, T. F. Subbotina, A. A. Zhloba, Yu. S. Polushin

“…Under the conditions of circulatory disorders and coronary heart disease (CHD), amino acids acquire additional value as a source of intermediates of Krebs cycle, participating in cell energetics. …”
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Enzymatic system of glucose metabolism in Gluconobacter oxydans strain DHA3-9 by Li Qianyan, Lu Xiangfeng, Zhang Pengcheng, Sun Lingyan, Liu Yu, Ma Xiaohang

“…Pyruvate and acetate were detected in the products of mutant whereas none of such products were found in wild type culture. …”
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ROS and cGMP signaling modulate persistent escape from hypoxia in Caenorhabditis elegans. by Lina Zhao, Lorenz A Fenk, Lars Nilsson, Niko Paresh Amin-Wetzel, Nelson Javier Ramirez-Suarez, Mario de Bono, Changchun Chen

“…The ability to detect and respond to acute oxygen (O2) shortages is indispensable to aerobic life. …”
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Regulation of xanthine dehydrogensase gene expression and uric acid production in human airway epithelial cells. by Ryan D Huff, Alan C-Y Hsu, Kristy S Nichol, Bernadette Jones, Darryl A Knight, Peter A B Wark, Philip M Hansbro, Jeremy A Hirota

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The airway epithelium is a physical and immunological barrier that protects the pulmonary system from inhaled environmental insults. Uric acid has been detected in the respiratory tract and can function as an antioxidant or damage associated molecular pattern. …”
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Experimental Study of Coherent Collaborative Processing Method in Distributed Automotive Radar by A. A. Kuzin, S. E. Kuznetsov, A. V. Miakinkov, R. S. Fadeev, S. A. Shabalin

“…Intelligent driver assistance systems are increasingly employing radar systems to detect, resolve, and track various classes of targets. …”
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Polymorphisms of an innate immune gene, toll-like receptor 4, and aggressive prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Pei-Hsuan Weng, Yi-Ling Huang, John H Page, Jen-Hau Chen, Jianfeng Xu, Stella Koutros, Sonja Berndt, Stephen Chanock, Meredith Yeager, John S Witte, Rosalind A Eeles, Douglas F Easton, David E Neal, Jenny Donovan, Freddie C Hamdy, Kenneth R Muir, Graham Giles, Gianluca Severi, Jeffrey R Smith, Carmela R Balistreri, Irene M Shui, Yen-Ching Chen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is one of the best known TLR members expressed on the surface of several leukocytes and tissue cells and has a key function in detecting pathogen and danger-associated molecular patterns. …”
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A juxtamembrane basolateral targeting motif regulates signaling through a TGF-β pathway receptor in Drosophila. by Aidan J Peterson, Stephen J Murphy, Melinda G Mundt, MaryJane Shimell, Edward B Leof, Michael B O'Connor

“…We also show that apicalized Punt does not produce an ectopic signal, indicating that the apical pool of Dpp is not a significant signaling source even when presented with Punt. Instead, we find that basolateral presentation of Punt is required for optimal signaling. …”
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Intercropping and Nitrogen Fertilization Altered the Patterns of Leaf Senescence in Sorghum by Peter E. Moi, Onesmus M. Kitonyo, George N. Chemining’wa, Josiah M. Kinama

“…Effects of competition in sorghum-legume intercropping and source-sink relationships on the patterns of leaf senescence deserve further investigation.…”
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Patients’ and Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives on Remote Patient Monitoring in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation Management: Initiating Cocreation by Atena Mahboubian, Marise J Kasteleyn, Enna Bašić, Niels H Chavannes, Jiska J Aardoom

“…Early diagnosis of exacerbations is crucial for preserving lung function, preventing hospitalizations, and reducing health care costs. …”
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Canada goose fecal microbiota correlate with geography more than host‐associated factors by Joshua C. Gil, Heather R. Skeen, Celeste Cuellar, Sarah M. Hird

“…This work also suggests that there is a minimum geographic distance, likely associated with sufficient variation in habitat, climate, and local food sources, that must be reached before significant differences in the microbiota between two populations can be detected.…”
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Strain Monitoring of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Tower Using Fiber Bragg Gratings by Bastien Van Esbeen, Valentin Manto, Damien Kinet, Corentin Guyot, Christophe Caucheteur

“…Afterwards, by using power spectral density (PSD) on the strain signals, three sources of tower oscillations are discovered: wind force, structure unbalance, and 1st tower mode resonance, each with its intrinsic frequency. …”
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Peripheral immune cell dysregulation following diffuse traumatic brain injury in pigs by Kathryn L. Wofford, Kevin D. Browne, David J. Loane, David F. Meaney, D. Kacy Cullen

“…Indeed, secondary infections following TBI worsen neurological outcomes and are a major source of mortality and morbidity. Despite the compelling link between the damaged brain and peripheral immune functionality, little is known about how injury severity affects the peripheral immune system in closed-head diffuse TBI, the most common clinical presentation including all concussions. …”
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Leader’s discourse in responding to natural disaster: an appraisal analysis by T. Thyrhaya Zein, T. Syarfina, Muhammad Yusuf

“…The results indicate that Edy’s discourse contains sources of positive, negative, and neutral attitudes. …”
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Psychology or Physiology? Choosing the Right Color for Interior Spaces to Support Occupants’ Healthy Circadian Rhythm at Night by Mansoureh Sadat Jalali, Ronald B. Gibbons, James R. Jones

“…The human circadian rhythm is connected to the body’s endogenous clock and can influence people’s natural sleeping habits as well as a variety of other biological functions. According to research, various electric light sources in interior locations can disrupt the human circadian rhythm. …”
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Thermodynamics of interaction of inulin complex with water by Yu. A. Maksimenko, O. I. Konnova, I. Yu. Aleksanian

“…Currently, the key trends in the global food market include the rapidly developing functional nutrition industry, which is of great interest to consumers. …”
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Antimicrobial Potential of Extract from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate by Francis Kwaku Dzideh Amankwah, Stephen Yao Gbedema, Yaw Duah Boakye, Marcel Tunkumgmen Bayor, Vivian Etsiapah Boamah

“…Microorganisms are one of the main sources of antimicrobial agents and over 50% of antibiotics currently used in hospitals are metabolites from microbes. …”
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