Comparative Analysis of Hemagglutination Inhibition and Plaque Reduction Neutralization Tests for Japanese Encephalitis Virus Antibody Detection by Cui Li, Jianqing Wan, Deli Wang, Lu Xiao, Xuni Li, Cunshuai Zhang, Zhao Wang

“…Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), belonging to the <i>Flaviviridae</i> family. Diagnosis of Japanese encephalitis (JE) based on clinical signs alone is challenging due to the high proportion of subclinical cases. …”
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Diversity in the Dark: Bat Fauna from Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Royal Reserve by Hannah Haggon, David White, Joshua Smithson, David Wells, Ricardo Oliveira Ramalho

“…The survey results confirmed the presence of 18 species belonging to 14 genera of eight families. This research has greatly expanded our knowledge on the diversity of bats within the Kingdom, increasing the reported bat species in the Tabuk region by seven species, with the addition of <i>Rhyneptesicus nasutus</i>, <i>Rhinolophus hipposideros</i>, <i>Nycteris thebaica</i>, <i>Tadarida aegyptiaca</i>, <i>Rhinopoma microphyllum</i>, <i>Taphozous nudiventris</i>, and <i>Taphozous perforatus</i> and increasing the number of species within Saudi Arabia by one species, with the addition of <i>Vansonia rueppellii</i>.…”
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Equine Dermatophytosis: A Survey of Its Occurrence and Species Distribution among Horses in Kaduna State, Nigeria by Magdalene N. Maurice, Haruna M. Kazeem, Clara N. Kwanashie, Nanven A. Maurice, Emmanuel O. Ngbede, Helen N. Adamu, Wayuta P. Mshelia, Richard E. Edeh

“…The 18 dermatophytes were distributed into 10 different species belonging to Microsporum (n=5) and Trichophyton (n=5) genera. …”
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Predominant Dissemination of PVL-Negative CC89 MRSA with SCCmec Type II in Children with Impetigo in Japan by H. Kikuta, M. Shibata, S. Nakata, T. Yamanaka, H. Sakata, K. Akizawa, K. Kobayashi

“…Of the 14 MRSA strains, 11 belonged to CC89 (ST89, ST91, and ST2117) and carried diverse types of SCCmec: type II (IIb: 3 strains; unknown subtype: 4 strains), type IVa (2 strains), and unknown type (2 strains). …”
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Contribution to the Study of Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance of Insect Fauna in Salt Wetlands of Setif Region, Algeria by Djamila Mouhoubi, Rédha Djenidi, Mustapha Bounechada

“…The total of individual insects belonging to 9 orders, 71 families, and 131 species were collected from the three sites. …”
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Identification and Characterization of Key Chemical Constituents in Processed Gastrodia elata Using UHPLC-MS/MS and Chemometric Methods by Xide Ye, Yanhong Wang, Jianping Zhao, Mei Wang, Bharathi Avula, Qiaozhen Peng, Hui Ouyang, Zhong Lingyun, Jinlian Zhang, Ikhlas A. Khan

“…Gastrodia elata Blume belongs to the Orchidaceae family. G. elata is often processed when used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). …”
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Assisted Stacking of Fungal Disease Resistance Genes in Central American Coffee Cultivars by Eduardo Granados Brenes, Laércio Zambolim, Dênia Pires de Almeida, Poliane Marcele Ribeiro, Bruna Lopes Mariz, Eveline Teixeira Caixeta

“…This work aimed to profile the phenotypic and genetic resistance of 160 genotypes belonging to 36 commercial coffee cultivars from five Central American countries regarding resistance to races II and XXXIII of <i>H. vastatrix</i> through phenotypic evaluation and evaluations associated with the genetic loci of resistance to CLR and CBD by molecular markers. …”
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Evidence of eared doves consumption and the potential toxic exposure during the Regional Development period in Quito-Ecuador by Roberto Ordoñez-Araque, Andrés Mosquera, José Luis Román-Carrión, Paul Vargas-Jentzsch, Luis Ramos-Guerrero, José Luis Rivera-Parra, Martha Romero-Bastidas, Carlos Montalvo-Puente, Jenny Ruales

“…The animal bones retrieved from the settlement, which dated from 25 to 203 cal AD, were identified as belonging to Zenaida cf. auriculata, commonly known as eared dove. …”
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Use of ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for the Variation of Active Components in Different Harvesting Periods of Lonicera japonica by Yun-Chu Zhang, Jing Deng, Xiu-Lian Lin, Ya-Mei Li, Han-Xuan Sheng, Bo-Hou Xia, Li-Mei Lin

“…Lonicera japonica Thunb is a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine, which belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae. The active components varied greatly during bud development. …”
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Male and Female Roles in the Perception of Young People Among Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Russians by Olga V. Semenova, Valentina N. Burkova, Marina L. Butovskaya, Alexey M. Ermakov, Elena N. Kasparova, Olga V. Kalinichenko, Stanislava Stoyanova

“…At the same time results showed significant cultural differences: respondents from Bulgaria often expressed traditional views on norms of behavior for women. Belonging to particular religion also affected attitudes towards gender equality. …”
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Systematic functional analysis and potential application of a serine protease from cold-adapted Planococcus bacterium by Weijun Leng, Xiaoyun Wu, Xianghui Qi, Hongying Liu, Li Yuan, Ruichang Gao

“…Bioinformatics analysis revealed that PmSpr288 belongs to serine protease S8 superfamily with a classical catalytic triad comprised by the Asp49, His86 and Ser251. …”
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Molecular identification and distribution of insect larvae in the Lower Danube River by Menabit Selma, Iancu Lavinia, Pavel Ana B., Popa Adrian, Lupascu Naliana, Purcarea Cristina

“…Therefore, this survey conducted in the Danube section within the Romanian territory aimed to identify insect larvae belonging to seven different species of Odonata, Trichoptera, Ephemeroptera, Lepidoptera and Megaloptera by DNA barcoding and to investigate their distribution, density and frequency. …”
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Snowfall in the Northwest Iberian Peninsula: Synoptic Circulation Patterns and Their Influence on Snow Day Trends by Andrés Merino, Sergio Fernández, Lucía Hermida, Laura López, José Luis Sánchez, Eduardo García-Ortega, Estíbaliz Gascón

“…Finally, variations in these meteorological variables were related to changes in the frequencies of snow events belonging to each synoptic pattern favorable for snowfall production at the observatory locations.…”
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Antibacterial activity of methanolic extract of Acrostichum Aureum Linn leaves against Propionibacterium acnes by Irwan Irwan, Pohan Napitupulu Nurhasanah, Amri MC Ulil, Adawiyah Rabiyatul, Akram Habibul, Nursafiah Nursafiah, Nurliza Eli

“…Propionibacterium acnes is the main organism that leads to acne. P. acnes belongs to a group of gram-positive bacteria. Antibiotics can be used to relieve acne, but they could lead bacteria to accumulate resistance. …”
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Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Differ in Their Ability to Induce Respiratory Burst and Apoptosis in Neutrophils as a Possible Mechanism of Immune Escape by María M. Romero, Luciana Balboa, Juan I. Basile, Beatriz López, Viviana Ritacco, Silvia S. de la Barrera, María C. Sasiain, Lucía Barrera, Mercedes Alemán

“…Interestingly, the highly prosperous multidrug-resistant M strain, belonging to the Haarlem lineage, lacked the ability to activate and to induce PMN apoptosis as a consequence of (1) a weak ROS production and (2) the contribution of antiapoptotic mechanisms mediated at least by ERK. …”
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Chromosome-scale telomere to telomere genome assembly of common crystalwort (Riccia sorocarpa Bisch.) by Katarzyna Krawczyk, Joanna Szablińska-Piernik, Łukasz Paukszto, Mateusz Maździarz, Paweł Sulima, Jerzy Andrzej Przyborowski, Monika Szczecińska, Jakub Sawicki

“…., commonly known as common crystalwort, is a plant belonging to the Marchantiales order with a cosmopolitan distribution among a wide range of habitats: fields, gardens, waste ground, on paths, cliff tops, and thin soil over rocks or by water bodies. …”
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The SEPALLATA-like gene HrSEP1 in Hippophae rhamnoides regulates flower development by interacting with other MADS-box subfamily genes by Di Cong, Xue Zhao, Xue Zhao, Chang Ni, Mengru Li, Luwen Han, Jianlin Cheng, Hongzhang Liu, Huijing Liu, Dan Yao, Shuying Liu, Guoshuang Chen

“…In this study, the cDNA sequence of the HrSEP1 gene was cloned by RT-PCR and confirmed that this gene belongs to the MADS-box gene family. In addition, subcellular localization experiments showed that the HrSEP1 protein was localized in the nucleus. …”
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An ichthyofaunal amendment with the length-weight relations and condition factors of some endemic and invasive freshwater fishes from Western Anatolia by Kurtul Irmak, Kaya Cüneyt, Şen Arda, Özcan Ceylin, Ercivan Deniz, Demiral Kaan, Güngör Melike, İlhan Ali, Sarı Hasan Musa

“…In the scope of this study, fish fauna of Küçük Menderes River and its tributaries, updated with the comparison of the recent ichthyofaunal studies, as well as the length-weight relations (LWR) and condition factors (CF) were estimated for 7 freshwater fish species belonging to six families from the river basin: endemic Oxynoemacheilus eliasi, Cobitis fahireae; invasive, Carassius gibelio, Atherina boyeri, transloce Perca fluviatilis and the native Squalius fellowesii, Cyprinus carpio. …”
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Phylogeographic and genetic insights into Sinonychia martensi: an endemic cave-dwelling harvestman in Beijing by Ruoyi Xiao, Jingjing Zhao, Likun Zhao, Shahan Derkarabetian, Feng Zhang, Chao Zhang

“…The results indicate that the species from different caves all belonged to S. martensi but represent different populations. …”
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Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal critical gene regulatory network in response to drought stress in Dendrobium nobile Lindl by Chaoyan Lv, Ya He, Zaiqian Jiang, Wenjia Hu, Mei Zhang

“…Abstract Background Dendrobium nobile Lindl belongs to the genus Dendrobium of the orchid family and is a valuable herbal medicine. …”
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