The difference between young and older ducks: Amino acid, free fatty acid, nucleotide compositions and breast muscle proteome by Tiantian Gu, Mingcai Duan, Li Chen, Yong Tian, Wenwu Xu, Tao Zeng, Lizhi Lu

“…Moreover, correlation analysis revealed that BPGM, ADH5, ME2, ME3, GLO1, and PDHB, were specifically correlated with amino acids, nucleotides, and free fatty acids in meat from D60 ducks, whereas only two proteins, GRHPR and COMT, showed specific correlations with amino acids, nucleotides, and free fatty acids in meat from D900 ducks. …”
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Effects of NSAIDs on the Release of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Prostaglandin E2 from Rat Trigeminal Ganglia by Vittorio Vellani, Giorgia Moschetti, Silvia Franchi, Chiara Giacomoni, Paola Sacerdote, Giada Amodeo

“…Thirty minutes after oral administration, nimesulide, 10 mg/Kg, decreased the GCRP release induced by an inflammatory soup, while the other NSAIDs were ineffective at this point in time. …”
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Key oncogenes and candidate drugs for hepatitis-B-driven hepatocellular carcinoma progression by Liqin Ruan, Ningbo Fang, Xinhua Zhao, Weili Chen, Zhaoping Wu, Xiaoyong Wu

“…Using the 8 HB-LC genes, we constructed prognostic models for survival prediction of HBV positive patients with LIHC and performed enrichment analysis, interaction analysis, immune infiltration analysis, and potential drug digging from the GTRP and GDSC databases. Results In the core intersection of different sets. …”
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High performance synthetic fiber-reinforced concrete mixed with nanoparticles: A proof-of-concept green railway sleeper product by Radhika Sridhar, Satjapan Leelatanon, Monthian Setkit, Thanongsak Imjai, Elhem Ghorbel, Boksun Kim

“…In Phase 2, a proof-of-concept green railway sleeper was developed using 100% recycled aggregate concrete (RAC), reinforced with glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) and the hybrid fibers from Phase 1, demonstrating enhanced mechanical properties and durability. …”

An integrated decision-making approach to resilience–LCC Bridge network retrofitting using a genetic algorithm-based framework by Pedram Omidian, Naser Khaji, Ali Akbar Aghakouchak

“…The considered retrofit strategies include various options such as different materials (steel, CFRP, and GFRP), thicknesses, arrangements, and timing of retrofitting actions. …”
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TẠO DÒNG VÀ BIỂU HIỆN GEN nahC MÃ HÓA 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase CỦA VI KHUẨN Paenibacillus naphthalenovorans 4B1 by Le Thi Ha Thanh, Thị Ái Thoa Nguyễn, Thị Xuân Nguyễn, Vũ Ngọc Thi Trần

“…Sau khi xác nhận trình tự DNA chính xác, gen nahC được ghép nối vào vector biểu hiện pColdTM II và biến nạp vào vi khuẩn Escherichia coli BL21. …”
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Genotypic difference in response to copper stress in upland cotton as revealed by physiological and molecular expression analyses by Jianfei Wu, Tao Wang, Yin Huang, Shuiping Xiao, Xiaoxia Luo, Yanfeng Deng, Xiu Yang, Qingquan Kong, Feiyu Tang

“…In contrast to A1415, Cu stress activated or increased the expressions of Cu homeostasis regulator (GhSPL7) and genes responsible for Cu delivery (GhCCS, GhCOX17), chelation (GhMT2), and compartmentation into vacuoles (GhHMA5), while inactivating or decreasing the expressions of genes accounting for Cu uptake (GhCOPT1) and Cu exporting from vacuoles (GhCOPT5) in the root cell with A2304. …”
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Discrimination between the facial gestures of vocalising and non-vocalising lemurs and small apes using deep learning by Filippo Carugati, Olivier Friard, Elisa Protopapa, Camilla Mancassola, Emanuela Rabajoli, Chiara De Gregorio, Daria Valente, Valeria Ferrario, Walter Cristiano, Teresa Raimondi, Valeria Torti, Brice Lefaux, Longondraza Miaretsoa, Cristina Giacoma, Marco Gamba

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Experimental investigation on thermal performance of gravity heat pipe with different pipe configurations by Xing Lu, Jie Liu, Xulei Tong, Renkun Dai, Yang Xiao, Jun Deng

“…Gravity heat pipe (GHP) is a critical heat transfer device for enhancing heat transfer efficiency in many fields. …”
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Conservation agricultural practices promoted arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization and glomalin content on sandy clay loam of southern India by Knight Nthebere, Tata Ram Prakash, Padmaja Bhimireddy, Latha P. Chandran, Jayasree Gudapati, Meena Admala, Kavuru Prasad

“…This current experiment was implemented to gauge AMF conization percentage (AMF-CP), GSRP and significant changes on critical SQRPs, and to investigate the linkages between AMF-CP, GRSP and SQRPs as influenced by synergistic tillage and weed management in CA. …”
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Realising health justice in Palestine: beyond humanitarian voices by James Smith, Sara el-Solh, Layth Hanbali, Sawsan Abdulrahim, Sali Hafez, Samer Abuzerr, Bram Wispelwey, Mads Gilbert, Mohammed Seyam, Bassam Abu Hamad, Dorotea Gucciardo, Fahd Haddad, Rasha Khoury, Amira Nimerawi, David Mills, Ghassan Abu-Sittah

“…We argue that in relation to the post-genocide reconstruction of the health system in Gaza, the authors have failed to adequately contextualise their analysis, or the health system reconstruction policy proposal as commissioned by the Gaza Health Initiative [Gaza Health Rebuilding Initiative (GHRI), Future of the Gaza health system: Needs assessment. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/656c4ff5b219116063f8099e/t/65c30c4d3e80fd21f1165b57/1707281499127/Final+first+draft+-+Gaza+health+system+report.pdf . …”
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Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri requires a genus-specific outer membrane protein and TolB to coordinate cell membrane integrity and virulence by Leilei Wu, Xueyan Zhu, Hang Long, Xinyu Huang, Shuying Zhu, Qi Xue, Ziao Li, Huasong Zou

“…The deletion of tolB resulted in similar phenotypic alterations as the OMPXan mutant in salt stress tolerance, cell membrane integrity, and the expression of hrpG, hrpX, hrpD6, and hrcC for pathogenicity. In contrast, the absence of TolB resulted in an increased level of expression of the gum genes and the production of extracellular polysaccharides. …”
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Associations between physical activity and health-related fitness: Differences across childhood by Zeinab Khodaverdı, Jacqueline Goodway, David Stodden

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate associations between physical activity (PA) intensities to aspects of health-related physical fitness (HRPF) across childhood (4-11 years). A sample of 160 children, including 4-5 years (n=55), 7-8 years (n=60), and 10-11 years (n=45) old, participated in this study. …”
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Elective pelvic nodal irradiation for elderly patients with high-risk prostate cancer: A more patient-oriented approach by Federico Iori, Matteo Augugliaro, Emanuele Alì, Cinzia Iotti

“…The role of elective pelvic nodal irradiation (EPNI) for high-risk prostate cancer (hrPC) management is still an open issue, especially for the elderly patients. …”
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Real-Time Detection of Application-Layer DDoS Attack Using Time Series Analysis by Tongguang Ni, Xiaoqing Gu, Hongyuan Wang, Yu Li

“…In this paper, a novel approach to detect application-layer DDoS attack is proposed based on entropy of HTTP GET requests per source IP address (HRPI). By approximating the adaptive autoregressive (AAR) model, the HRPI time series is transformed into a multidimensional vector series. …”
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Transmitochondrial Cybrids Protected from Cellular Damage and Death by Human Retinal Progenitor Cells (hRPCs) by Jeffrey J. Yu, Daniel B. Azzam, Marilyn Chwa, Kevin Schneider, Jang-Hyeon Cho, Chinhui Hsiang, Henry Klassen, M. Cristina Kenney, Jing Yang

“…Human retinal progenitor cells (hRPCs) have been studied as a potential restorative therapy for degenerative conditions of the retina; however, the effects of hRPC treatment on retinal cell survival in AMD have not been elucidated. …”
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Humoral Immunity and Bacterial and Clinical Parameters Reveals That Antigen-Specific Antibodies Suppress Inflammatory Responses in Active Tuberculosis Pa... by Mamiko Niki, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yuji Miyamoto, Masao Okumura, Makoto Niki, Ken-ichi Oinuma, Yukihiro Kaneko, Sohkichi Matsumoto, Yuka Sasaki, Hideo Ogata, Hajime Goto, Shoji Kudoh, Yoshihiko Hoshino

“…We found that levels of IgG antibodies against HrpA and HBHA prior to treatment exhibited a positive correlation with bacterial burden. …”
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Exploring digital health interventions for pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in low-income and-middle-income countries: a scoping review by Emily Seto, Anam Shahil Feroz, Noreen Afzal

“…Objective To explore digital health interventions that have been used to support pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (HRPE/E) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).Design Scoping review.Data source EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and CINAHL were searched between 1 January 2000 and 20 October 2020.Eligibility criteria The review included original research studies that were published in English, involved pregnant women at HRPE/E and implemented digital health interventions for PE/E in LMICs.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently completed the data extraction for each of the 19 final articles. …”
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Refractory Chronic Diffuse Granular Myringitis with Medial Meatal Stenosis by Siew Wei Ling, Chee Chean Lim, Mohamad Fuad Shah Bin Mohd Damanhuri Shah, Philip Rajan Devesahayam

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Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri requires a polyketide cyclase to activate the type III secretion system for virulence by Shuying Zhu, Siyu Wu, Yanmin Liu, Zaibao Zhang, Huasong Zou

“…Furthermore, there as a remarkable reduction in the expression of type III genes, such as hrpG and hrpX. In the mutant carrying the pkc deletion, ketoleucine and acetone cyanohydrin were downregulated, and four metabolites, including d-ribose, creatine, polyoxyethylene dioleate, and cohibin C, were upregulated. …”
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