Reverse mutational scanning of SARS-CoV-2 spike BA.2.86 identifies epitopes contributing to immune escape from polyclonal sera by Najat Bdeir, Tatjana Lüddecke, Henrike Maaß, Stefan Schmelz, Ulfert Rand, Henning Jacobsen, Kristin Metzdorf, Upasana Kulkarni, Anne Cossmann, Metodi V. Stankov, Markus Hoffmann, Stefan Pöhlmann, Wulf Blankenfeldt, Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, Georg M. N. Behrens, Luka Čičin-Šain

“…Abstract The recently detected Omicron BA.2.86 lineage contains more than 30 amino acid mutations relative to BA.2. …”
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Strength Characteristics and the Reaction Mechanism of Stone Powder Cement Tailings Backfill by Jianhua Hu, Qifan Ren, Quan Jiang, Rugao Gao, Long Zhang, Zhouquan Luo

“…The addition of stone powder reduced the content of adsorbed water and capillary water in the early stages, while it increased in the middle stages. The SiO2 contained in stone powder reacted with the hydration products at later stages, which is the reason why the growth of strength is rapid between the groups with the addition of stone powder. …”
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Accelerated bioconversion of cow dung into concentrated organic fertilizer using microbial composition by Gulnaz F Rafikova, Tatyana Yu Korshunova, Elena V. Kuzina, Oleg N. Loginov

“…Method Cow dung in an amount of 6 kg was placed into fermentation containers. To process the waste, we used microbial compositions. …”
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Evaluation of polyphenol and antioxidant properties of Blumea balsamifera extract as potential therapeutic for breast cancer by Kamila Fairuz Sarah, Annisa Yuslinda, Rosyadah Nuraini, Hermanto Feri Eko, Widyananda Muhammad Hermawan, Dwijayanti Dinia Rizqi, Widodo Nashi

“…However, there is currently limited evidence that Bb leaf extract from Batu, Indonesia, contains beneficial compounds against breast cancer. …”
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Diet-derived urolithin A is produced by a dehydroxylase encoded by human gut Enterocloster species by Reilly Pidgeon, Sacha Mitchell, Michael Shamash, Layan Suleiman, Lharbi Dridi, Corinne F. Maurice, Bastien Castagner

“…Most individuals harbor a microbiota capable of uroA production; however, the mechanisms underlying the dehydroxylation of its catechol-containing precursor (uroC) are unknown. Here, we use a combination of untargeted bacterial transcriptomics, proteomics, and comparative genomics to uncover an inducible uroC dehydroxylase (ucd) operon in Enterocloster species. …”
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Effect of the application of compost as an organic fertilizer on a tomato crop (Solanum lycopersicum L.) produced in the field in the Lower Valley of the Río Negro (Argentina) by Graciela Pellejero, Julieta Palacios, Emanuel Vela, Omar Gajardo, Luis Albrecht, Gabriela Aschkar, Amelia Chrorolque, Francisco J. García-Navarro, Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta

“…These results indicate that this compost contains the nutrients required by the tomato crop for growth and development. …”
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Effects of carbon sources and temperature on the formation and structural characteristics of food-related Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms by Mingming Zou, Donghong Liu

“…These results contribute to a better understanding of the biofilm formation by S. epidermidis in order to reduce contamination and recontamination in the food industry.…”
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Megoura crassicauda promote the ability of Vicia faba L. to remediate cadmium pollution of water and soil by Sijing Wan, Shasha Wang, Yan Li, Yexin Xie, Qimei Li, Yinjie Fang, Zhenjuan Yin, Shigui Wang, Yifan Zhai, Bin Tang

“…This study investigated the cadmium (Cd) remediation ability of fava beans by M. crassicauda feeding on or not using both hydroponic and soil cultures containing varying concentrations of Cd. Under hydroponic conditions, the Cd content in fava beans increased significantly following aphid invasion. while the Cd content decreased after aphid infestation under soil cultivation conditions. …”
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Crosstalk between the Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy: From the Perspective of Gut Microbiota by Yuying Fan, Hua Wang, Xueyan Liu, Junmei Zhang, Gang Liu

“…An example of one such diet is the ketogenic diet (KD), which promotes a diet that contains high levels of fat, adequate levels of protein, and low levels of carbohydrate. …”
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Karandu (Gong): History, Functions, and Symbols in the Life of the Tolaki People in 17th -20th Century Southeast Sulawesi by Akhmad Marhadi, Syahrun Syahrun, Basrin Melamba, Marwati Marwati, Hayari Hayari

“…Several symbols were contained in the gong: social status, classic, unity, religious, and communication. …”
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Genomic Landscape Reveals Chromosomally-Mediated Antimicrobial Resistome and Virulome of a High-Risk International Clone II Acinetobacter baumannii AB073 from Thailand by Rattiya Cheewapat, Jadsadaporn Redkimned, Sirikran Lekuthai, Thawatchai Kitti, Kannipa Tasanapak, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Sutthirat Sitthisak, Thanet Sornda, Hathaichanok Impheng, Sudarat Onsurathum, Udomluk Leungtongkam, Supaporn Lamlertthon, Siriwat Kucharoenphaibul, Jintana Wongwigkarn, Pantira Singkum, Pattrarat Chanchaithong, Rapee Thummeepak

“…In conclusion, the comprehensive analysis demonstrated that AB073 contained multiple genomic determinants which were important characteristics to classify this isolate as a successful international clone II obtained from Thailand.…”
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Wheat Germ as Partial or Total Substitutive of Lean Meat in Low-Fat Cooked Sausages by Marta Rodríguez-Fernández, Isabel Revilla, Pablo Rodrigo, Rocío López-Calabozo, Ana María Vivar-Quintana

“…Wheat germ is a byproduct of the cereal industry that contains high levels of protein, fiber, B vitamins, minerals, and other functional microcomponents. …”
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Dynamic displacement measurement of a wind turbine tower using accelerometers: tilt error compensation and validation by C. Jonscher, P. Helming, D. Märtins, A. Fischer, D. Bonilla, B. Hofmeister, T. Grießmann, R. Rolfes

“…Besides the structural acceleration, the measured quantity also contains the acceleration component due to gravity, which is known as tilt error. …”
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Transient Neonatal Zinc Deficiency Caused by a Heterozygous G87R Mutation in the Zinc Transporter ZnT-2 (SLC30A2) Gene in the Mother Highlighting the Importance of Zn2+ for Normal... by Maria Consolata Miletta, Andreas Bieri, Kristin Kernland, Martin H. Schöni, Vibor Petkovic, Christa E. Flück, Andrée Eblé, Primus E. Mullis

“…Although term infants are born with an important hepatic Zn2+ storage, adequate Zn2+ nutrition of infants mostly depends on breast milk or formula feeding, which contains an adequate amount of Zn2+ to meet the infants’ requirements. …”
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Bone Formation with Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral or Biphasic Calcium Phosphate in the Presence of Autologous Platelet Lysate: Comparative Investigation in Rabbit by Carole Chakar, Nada Naaman, Emmanuel Soffer, Nicolas Cohen, Nada El Osta, Hervé Petite, Fani Anagnostou

“…The aim of this study was, therefore, to compare the regenerative potential of preparations containing autologous platelet lysate (APL) and particles of either deproteinized bovine bone mineral (DBBM) or biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP), two bone substitutes with different resorption patterns. …”
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Human Amniotic Fluid Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Second- and Third-Trimester Amniocentesis: Differentiation Potential, Molecular Signature, and Proteome Analysis by Jurate Savickiene, Grazina Treigyte, Sandra Baronaite, Giedre Valiuliene, Algirdas Kaupinis, Mindaugas Valius, Audrone Arlauskiene, Ruta Navakauskiene

“…Our results provide evidence that human amniotic fluid of second- and third-trimester contains stem cells with multilineage potential and may be attractive source for clinical applications.…”
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Acute ischemic stroke lesion segmentation in non-contrast CT images using 3D convolutional neural networks by A.V. Dobshik, S.K. Verbitskiy, I.A. Pestunov, K.M. Sherman, Yu.N. Sinyavskiy, A.A. Tulupov, V.B. Berikov

“…All experiments were performed using five-fold cross-validation on the dataset containing non-contrast computed tomography volumetric brain scans of 81 patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke. …”
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Complete Genome Sequence Analysis of Bacillus subtilis MC4-2 Strain That against Tobacco Black Shank Disease by Chunlan Shi, Shuquan Zeng, Xi Gao, Mehboob Hussain, Mingchuan He, Xurong Niu, Congcong Wei, Rui Yang, Mingxian Lan, Yonghui Xie, Zhijiang Wang, Guoxing Wu, Ping Tang

“…Genomic prediction analysis revealed that a total of 145 genes were annotated by the CAZy, containing mainly GH and CE enzymes that break down carbohydrates such as glucose, chitin, starch, and alginate, and a large number of enzymes involved in glycosylation were present. …”
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A New Approach for the Utilization of Technical Egg Albumen Based on Acid–Thermal Coagulation by Plamen Saraliev, Desislav Balev, Desislava Vlahova-Vangelova, Nikolay Kolev, Stefan Dragoev

“…Initially, TA is significantly microbiologically contaminated. A better yield was obtained when using citric acid 97.79% instead of phosphoric acid. …”
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NLRP12/C1qA positive feedback in tumor-associated macrophages regulates immunosuppression through LILRB4/NF-κB pathway in lung adenocarcinoma by Jiaxin Yin, Yuxiao Song, Yang Fu, Jun Wang, Zhimin Zhang, Shasha Ruan, Gaoli Liu, Bicheng Zhang

“…The present study identified NOD-like receptors family pyrin domain containing 12 (NLRP12) formed positive feedback with C1qA and drove TAMs protumor polarization via the LILRB4/NF-κB pathway. …”
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