A hypothesis-based approach to species identification in the fossil record: a papionin case study by Marianne F. Brasil, Marianne F. Brasil, Tesla A. Monson, Dominic J. Stratford, Dominic J. Stratford, Leslea J. Hlusko, Leslea J. Hlusko

“…Our results fail to reject the hypothesis that all Parapapio specimens could belong to a single species and suggest that the three-species paradigm does not reflect the anatomical variation of this genus. …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Cysticercus tenuicollis Isolated from Some Intermediate Host in Kurdistan-Iraq by Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Rostam Hama Zorab, Fatima Mohammed Ali, Awaz M. Salih, Amer Abdullah Hassan

“…The nucleotide sequence alignment of cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (CO 1) gene revealed that the amplified DNA fragment is belong to Taenia hydatigena and Echinococcus granulosus and the nucleotide sequences of T. hydatigena deposited in GenBank under accession number (MH638348). …”
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Analysis of GH1, GHR and PRL gene polymorphisms for estimation of the genetic diversity of Buryat and Altai cattle breeds by I. V. Lazebnaya, A. V. Perchun, B. B. Lhasaranov, O. E. Lazebny, Yu. A. Stolpovskiy

“…This paper presents the results of analysis of polymorphisms GH1 (AC_000176.1: BTA 19, exon 5, rs41923484, g.2141C>G, L127V), GHR (AC_000177.1: BTA 20, exon 10, rs109300983, g.257A>G, S555G) and PRL (AC_000180.1: BTA 23, exon 3, g.35108342A>G) in the samples of Buryat cattle breed of Russia, China and Mongolia, and indigenous Altai cattle breed (Russia) that belong to TuranoMongolian cattle. The Russian sample of Buryat breed was differentiated from the Mongolian sample based on pairwise G-test and FST values for the PRL-RsaI polymorphism and from the Chinese sample – based on pairwise G-test values for the GH1-AluI polymorphism. …”
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ANTROPOLOGICAL SKETCH OF THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY by I. M. Bondarevych, N. M. Dievochkina

“…All three social layers, taking into account their life strategies, which are conditioned with the prevailing external influence on their consciousness, belong to the zone of social deformation. The last one is the core of the social structure of the transitional society. …”
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On the nature of picobirnaviruses by A. Yu. Kashnikov, N. V. Epifanova, N. A. Novikova

“…In 2018, a hypothetical assumption about PBVs belonging to prokaryotic viruses was put forward and experimentally substantiated. …”
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Decomposing social groups differential in stunting among children under five in India using nationally representative sample data by Mriganka Dolui, Sanjit Sarkar

“…In addition, children aged 15–30 months (AOR: 1.895, 95% CI: 1.843–1.949), and male (AOR: 1.074, 95% CI: 1.053–1.095), mothers had lower BMI (AOR: 1.543, 95% CI: 1.492–1.595), mothers who had no education (AOR: 1.595, 95% CI: 11.532–1.662), belongs to poorest wealth index (AOR: 1.857, 95% CI: 1.766–1.952), and the children belong to the household with unhygienic satiation practices (AOR: 1.097, 95% CI: 1.070–1.123) were more likely to be stunted. …”
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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF RARE POLYMORPHISMS OF HUMAN HBB, HBD AND F9 PROMOTER TATA BOXES ON THE KINETICS OF INTERACTION WITH THE TATA-BINDING PROTEIN by E. B. Sharypova, I. A. Drachkova, E. V. Kashina, D. A. Rasskazov, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko, N. А. Kolchanov, L. K. Savinkova

“…Human genes HBB, HBD and F9 belong to the hematopoiesis system. The deficiency or excess of these genes’ products is the cause of hereditary thalassemias of various severity and haemophilia B Leyden. …”
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Consequences of Surface Composition and Aggregation Conditions of Ag Nanoparticles on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Pesticides by Marcelo José dos Santos Oliveira, Gilia Cristine Marques Ruiz, Rafael Jesus Gonçalves Rubira, Santiago Sanchez-Cortes, Carlos José Leopoldo Constantino, Leonardo Negri Furini

“…These findings demonstrated that although the pesticide molecules belong to the same chemical functional group, their detection was strongly influenced by the surface of the silver nanoparticles and the salts added. …”
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Genome-wide microsatellite characterization and their marker development and transferability in Broussonetia Species by Xiaowen Jia, Hanyu Li, Ying Han, Lu Wang, Chanjuan Lai, Xi Liu, Pan Li, Zupei Lei, Yonghua Zhang

“…Abstract Background Broussonetia papyrifera, B. monoica, and B. kaempferi belong to the genus Broussonetia (Moraceae). These three species hold significant economic and research values. …”
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Provision of dementia-specific care in nursing homes in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) – analysis of person-centered practices and related problems within a holistic multiple cas... by Kathrin Schmüdderich, Anne Fahsold, Jonas Dörner, Martina Roes, Rebecca Palm, Bernhard Holle

“…Despite context-specific differences, we identified a variation of care practices and problems in applying person-centered, dementia-specific care in German nursing homes. In all cases, these belong to the following topics: 1) handling neuropsychiatric symptoms, 2) dealing with communication difficulties, 3) providing person-centered interaction and communication, 4) dealing with stress caused by experiencing dementia-specific symptoms and 5) using and sharing knowledge. …”
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Heterogeneity of avian infectious bronchitis virus population by Ye. V. Ovchinnikova, L. O. Scherbakova, S. N. Kolosov, A. N. Andriyasova, N. G. Zinyakov, Z. B. Nikonova, A. A. Kozlov, P. B. Akshalova, D. A. Altunin, D. B. Andreychuk

“…This is facilitated by widespread use of live vaccines, simultaneous circulation of field viruses belonging to different serotypes in one flock and rapid spread of the virus. …”
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Neuroprotection against Amyloid-β-Induced DNA Double-Strand Breaks Is Mediated by Multiple Retinoic Acid-Dependent Pathways by Julien Colas, Natacha Chessel, Allaeddine Ouared, Emmanuelle Gruz-Gibelli, Pascale Marin, François R. Herrmann, Armand Savioz

“…It suggests that the RA-dependent pathways belong to an anti-DSB Adaptative Gene Expression (DSB-AGE) system that can be targeted by prevention strategies to preserve memory in Alzheimer’s disease and aging.…”
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Population genetics of spinoсerebellar ataxias caused by polyglutamine expansions by A. N. Shuvaev, O. S. Belozor, M. V. Smolnikova, D. A. Yakovleva, Andr. N. Shuvaev, O. M. Kazantseva, E. A. Pozhilenkova, O. I. Mozhei, S. Kasparov

“…These diseases are SCA1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 17, which phenotypically belong to one group due to similarities in clinics and genetics. …”
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Polyploidization-driven transcriptomic dynamics in Medicago sativa neotetraploids: mRNA, smRNA and allele-specific gene expression by D. F. Santoro, G. Marconi, S. Capomaccio, M. Bocchini, A. W. Anderson, A. Finotti, M. Confalonieri, E. Albertini, D. Rosellini

“…We found four times as many transcription factor genes among the polyploidization-affected genes than among those affected only by hybridization. Several of these belong to classes involved in stress response. Small RNA-seq revealed that very few miRNAs were significantly associated with WGD, but they target several hundred genes, and their role in the WGD response may be relevant. …”
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Gastrointestinal absorption and its regulation of hawthorn leaves flavonoids by Junwei Chow, Xiaolei Yang, Jiarong Hu, Qiuxia Yu, Yu Zhong, Xinyi Hu, Jingru Liang, Chenyang Zhu, Shiwei Yan, Longzhou Li, Haiyang Liu, Tiandian Wang, Zihan Wang, Long Gao, Guo Ma

“…In conclusion, flavonoids in HLF were absorbed via passive diffusion accompanied with active transport, intestinal microflora metabolism, bile secretion and intestinal efflux. They belong to BCS class III (“like” drugs with high solubility and low permeability) and displayed poor oral bioavailability.…”
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EL ROL DE LOS ACTORES SOCIALES EN LA CONFIGURACIÓN TERRITORIAL DE MOQUEHUE by Celia Viviana Torrens, Elsie Marcela Jurio, Vanesa Yanina Cappelletti, Germán Gabriel Pérez, Daiana Elcira Cara Plá, Gimena Nathalie Cuevas, María Silvina Hauw, Pablo Alejandro Leyes

“…Even though the lands belong to the Provincial State, since 1984 they are under the control of the Pulmarí Interstate Corporation (PIC), which regulates their use. …”
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Impact of MMP2 rs243865 and MMP3 rs3025058 Polymorphisms on Clinical Findings in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients by Vladimira Durmanova, Juraj Javor, Zuzana Parnicka, Gabriel Minarik, Agata Ocenasova, Barbora Vaseckova, Veronika Reznakova, Maria Kralova, Tomas Hromadka, Ivana Shawkatova

“…Among various MMPs, MMP-2 and MMP-3 belong to candidate molecules related to AD pathology. …”
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De novo assembly of the complete mitochondrial genomes of two Camellia-oil tree species reveals their multibranch conformation and evolutionary relationships by Zhun Xiao, Yiyang Gu, Junqin Zhou, Mengqi Lu, Jinfeng Wang, Kaizheng Lu, Yanling Zeng, Xiaofeng Tan

“…These two species are closely related and belong to the same genus and section, with C. oleifera being hexaploid and C. lanceoleosa being diploid. …”
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Snack products from whole-grain red sorghum flour with paprika and cocoa powders by Janić-Hajnal Elizabet, Banjac Vojislav, Filipčev Bojana, Radić Bojana, Kos Jovana, Šimurina Olivera, Cvetković Biljana

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Inhibiting Autophagy by Chemicals During SCAPs Osteodifferentiation Elicits Disorganized Mineralization, While the Knock-Out of <i>Atg5/7</i> Genes Leads to Cell Adaptation by Damien Le Nihouannen, Claudine Boiziau, Sylvie Rey, Nicole Agadzhanian, Nathalie Dusserre, Fabrice Cordelières, Muriel Priault, Helene Boeuf

“…SCAPs (Stem Cells from Apical Papilla), derived from the apex of forming wisdom teeth, extracted from teenagers for orthodontic reasons, belong to the MSCs (Mesenchymal Stromal Cells) family. …”
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