Genetic markers associated with bone strength and density in Rhode Island Red laying hens by Qiaoxian Yue, Martin Johnsson, Peter W Wilson, Björn Andersson, Matthias Schmutz, Cristina Benavides, Nazaret Dominguez-Gasca, Estefania Sanchez-Rodriguez, Alejandro B Rodriguez-Navarro, Ian C Dunn, Dirk-Jan de Koning

“…We also found overlaps between the GWAS results for medullary bone score and tibia strength and density with published quantitative trait loci (QTL) for eggshell effective layer thickness and abdominal fat weight, respectively. …”
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Elucidating the Mechanism of Temporal Adaptation to Hydrogen Peroxide‐Induced Oxidative Stress in Corynebacterium glutamicum by Chang Yu, Wenjing Hu, Xiaoyu Li, Yu Lei, Dandan Gao, Meng Wang, Ping Zheng, Yan Zhu, Jibin Sun

“…The treatment induced differential expression of 966 and 787 genes at 2 and 6 h, respectively, reflecting perturbations across a broad array of pathways, including (i) enhanced H2O2 and peroxide scavenging, mycothiol biosynthesis, and iron chelation; (ii) repressed central metabolism and enhanced anaplerosis; (iii) elevated sulphur assimilation; (iv) altered amino acid biosynthesis; and (v) altered transcriptional regulation in response to oxidative stress. …”
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Photobiomodulation as part of multimodal analgesia to improve pain relief and wound healing after elective caesarean section: A protocol for randomized controlled trial. by Maram Khaled, Adriana Baranov, Alvaro Diaz, Mansi Patel, Sarah Clements, Parsa Farsinejad, Kabir Khatana, Ashmitha Gnanapragasam, Sathurthika Selvanayagam, Zeineb Muhsen, Jocelyn Chan, Sanjum Hunjan, Ayman Kazi, Sapna Sharma, Lea Luketic, Joycelyne Efua Ewusie, Daniel Cordovani, Harsha Shanthanna

“…Patients will receive a maximum of 5 post-surgical treatment sessions of active PBMT (intervention: LED therapy: DUO 240 [red at 660nm and near-infrared at 840nm] applied parallel to the abdominal incision scar, followed by BIOFLEX LDR-100 laser probe (660nm red light) and the LD1-200 laser probe (825nm near-infrared light), applied at the incision wound edges) or non-effective doses of LED array and laser therapy (placebo), 4-6 hrs post-CS, and at 8am and 7pm of postoperative days 1 and 2. …”
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Three-Dimensional Printing of Bioinspired Hierarchical Structures for Enhanced Fog Collection Efficiency in 3D Space via Vat Photopolymerization by Daleanna Charoensook, Shah Md Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Ana Girish, Qingqing He, Shan Cheng, Kevin Chapman, Nathan Xie, Cindy Xiangjia Li, Yang Yang

“…Here, we turned to 3D printing technology (vat photopolymerization) to create bio-mimetic fog collectors with a variety of geometric shapes that would allow for the most effective conveyance and gathering of water. Various barb sizes, angles between each barb in a single array, spine and barb arrangements, and quantity of barbs were tested experimentally and numeric analysis was carried out to measure the volume of water collected and optimize the mass rate. …”
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SNP-based diagnosis of robertsonian translocation 1;29 in Italian cattle breeds: frequency estimation and efficient detection by A. Bionda, M. Cortellari, A. Cesarani, F. Sbarra, A. Quaglia, L. Liotta, P. Parma, P. Crepaldi

“…Moreover, 40% of Cinisara individuals carried rob(1;29), including 4% who were homozygous. Depending on the array used, we identified one to three SNPs that, alone, could distinguish between carriers and wild type individuals. …”
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Intelligent planetary gear fault diagnosis system based on MEMS acoustic emission sensor by Hanjie Dou, Tao Liu, Zhihao Li, Jixuan Zhang, Jiaqian Yang, Yuchen Mao, Wanyu Xu, Xiaojing Mu

“…This sensor utilizes a 10 × 11 hexagonal array of piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers with a chip size of 4 mm × 4 mm × 0.4 mm. …”
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Analysis and prevention of microbial degradation of shadow puppetry artifacts preserved in the National Shadow Puppetry Museum in Chengdu by Yu Wang, Yuanyuan Wang, Zhiqian Guan, Zeao Wang, Yangbo Duan, Yangbo Duan, Chen Min, Yuhan Zhong, Lilong Hou, Jiao Pan

“…By employing Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and high-throughput sequencing techniques, it has revealed a diverse array of co-existing microorganisms on the surfaces of these puppets. …”
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Validated UHPLC Methods for Melatonin Quantification Reveal Regulatory Violations in EU Online Dietary Supplements Commerce by Celine Vanhee, Cloë Degrève, Niels Boschmans, Yasmina Naïmi, Michael Canfyn, Eric Deconinck, Marie Willocx

“…We developed and validated, by applying accuracy profiles, ISO17025-compliant, rapid ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) methodologies coupled with either diode array detection (DAD) or high-resolution accurate mass spectrometry (HRAM MS). …”
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IL-6R blockade combined with immunosuppressants alleviates adult-onset Still’s disease through immune remodeling: a mass cytometry study by Ruru Guo, Ting Zhang, Yixuan Li, Xuesong Liu, Xinyu Meng, Lei Tong, Xiaoxiang Chen, Xianting Ding, Liangjing Lu

“…Abstract Background Early administration of IL-6R blockade is effective in adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD), but the underlying immune alterations during combined immunotherapy remain unclear. …”
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Transmission of single HIV-1 genomes and dynamics of early immune escape revealed by ultra-deep sequencing. by Will Fischer, Vitaly V Ganusov, Elena E Giorgi, Peter T Hraber, Brandon F Keele, Thomas Leitner, Cliff S Han, Cheryl D Gleasner, Lance Green, Chien-Chi Lo, Ambarish Nag, Timothy C Wallstrom, Shuyi Wang, Andrew J McMichael, Barton F Haynes, Beatrice H Hahn, Alan S Perelson, Persephone Borrow, George M Shaw, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Bette T Korber

“…Over 3-6 weeks, ultradeep sequencing revealed that the virus explored an extraordinary array of potential escape routes in the process of evading the earliest CD8 T-lymphocyte responses--using 454 sequencing, we identified over 50 variant forms of each targeted epitope during early immune escape, while only 2-7 variants were detected in the same samples via conventional sequencing. …”
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Flavonoids from <i>Impatiens grandulifera</i> and Their Antioxidant Activity by A. K. Whaley, R. I. Lukashov, A. O. Whaley, E. V. Zhokhova, N. S. Gurina, M. U. Goncharov, G. P. Yakovlev, V. A. Tsiarletskaya

“…However, the semi-effective concentrations of these substances are two or more times lower (p = 2.56 · 10–4) comparted with vitamin C.…”
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The Immunomodulatory Activity of Punica granatum L. Peel Extract Increases the Lifespan of Mice with Lethal Sepsis by Liana de O. Trovão, Liliane dos S. Rodrigues, Priscila M. Mendes, Patrícia C. S. Alves, Aluísio da S. Oliveira, Jefferson M. Brito, André A. M. Vale, Dimitrius V. de O. Garbis, Gisele Simão, Ana Paula S. A. dos Santos, Paulo V. S. Pereira, Lucilene A. Silva, Andresa A. Berretta, Flávia R. F. Nascimento, Rosane N. M. Guerra, Valério Monteiro-Neto, Elizabeth S. Fernandes, Márcia C. G. Maciel

“…Sepsis is an organ dysfunction syndrome associated with high mortality. To date, no effective treatment is available to combat this disease. …”
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Clinical, genetic, and sociodemographic predictors of symptom severity after internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety by Olly Kravchenko, Julia Bäckman, David Mataix-Cols, James J. Crowley, Matthew Halvorsen, Patrick F. Sullivan, John Wallert, Christian Rück

“…Abstract Background Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) is an effective and accessible treatment for mild to moderate depression and anxiety disorders. …”
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Psychological distress in adolescence and later economic and health outcomes in the United States population: A retrospective and modeling study. by Nathaniel Z Counts, Noemi Kreif, Timothy B Creedon, David E Bloom

“…Understanding the extent to which economic benefits may offset policy costs would support more effective policymaking. This study estimates the relationship between adolescent psychological distress and later health and economic outcomes and uses these estimates to determine the potential economic effects of a hypothetical policy.…”
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Experimental Evaluation of Enhanced Antenna Switching for CFO Mitigation in DoA Estimation by Ales Simoncic, Ke Guan, Grega Morano, Ales Svigelj, Andrej Hrovat, Teodora Kocevska, Tomaz Javornik

“…Uniform linear and circular array configurations are considered to evaluate the impact of the noise and the CFO value on estimation accuracy. …”
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Observational Signatures of Disk Winds in Protoplanetary Disks: Differentiating Magnetized and Photoevaporative Outflows with Fully Coupled Thermochemistry by Xiao Hu, Jaehan Bae, Zhaohuan Zhu, Lile Wang

“…Using 2D axisymmetric (magneto)hydrodynamic simulations with fully coupled thermochemistry, we investigate the signatures of the two winds in CO and [C I ] Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations, and examine the potential to distinguish the origins. …”
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Long-term culture and morphological maturation of taste organoids enhance taste discrimination in a biomimetic biosensor by Shuge Liu, Yating Chen, Yuqi Chen, Yuxuan Yuan, Minggao Liu, Zhiyao Wang, Wei Chen, Liping Du, Chunsheng Wu

“…In this research, organoids derived from mouse taste epithelium were employed as the sensitive element, while a microelectrode array (MEA) device served as the transduction element to create the biosensor. …”
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Bacteria Assemble: Investigating Soil Bacterial Diversity and Interactions in a Sarawakian Oil Palm Plantation for Climate-Resilient Soil Management by Zahidah Ayob, Nor Azizah Kusai, Han Ming Gan, Wan Nurul‘Ain Wan Mohd Nor, Hasimah Mos, Vijaya Subramaniam, Meilina Ong Abdullah

“…Investigating bacterial diversity in the soil of oil palm plantations is crucial for developing effective soil management strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, thereby addressing climate change challenges. …”
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International Proficiency Test Targeting a Large Panel of Botulinum Neurotoxin Sero- and Subtypes in Different Matrices by Christine Rasetti-Escargueil, Michel Robert Popoff, Bettina Kampa, Sylvia Worbs, Maud Marechal, Daniel Guerin, Eléa Paillares, Werner Luginbühl, Emmanuel Lemichez

“…Participants have implemented a wide array of detection methods based on functional, immunological, and mass spectrometric principles. …”
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Self‐Assembled Silicon@Silica Metasurfaces with High‐Quality Resonances in the Infrared by Megan A. Parker, Raul Barbosa, Cynthia Cibaka‐Ndaya, Alexander Castro‐Grijalba, Maria Letizia De Marco, Brian A. Korgel, David Montero, Sabrina Lacomme, Antoine Azéma, Vasyl G. Kravets, Alexander N. Grigorenko, Virginie Ponsinet, Philippe Barois, Lucien Roach, Glenna L. Drisko

“…These resonant particles are then assembled at an air–water interface into a semi‐ordered array with islands of crystallinity. The assembly is deposited on quartz and the optical properties are characterized with ellipsometry and optical microscopy. …”
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