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Biology, Volume 12, Issue 11

2023 November - 93 articles

Cover Story: Telomeres, the protective endcaps of chromosomes, are repeated nucleotide sequences that progressively shorten across cell divisions; therefore, telomere length is considered an aging marker or an indicator of potential life span. Longevity affects profitability in livestock production systems. Recent studies on livestock report longer telomeres in younger animals, and that inflammatory events shorten telomeres. The identification of factors that affect telomere dynamics (e.g., attrition and repair) will complement genetic strategies to improve animal well-being and the profitability of livestock production systems. View this paper
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Articles (93)

  • Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
11,275 Views
32 Pages

20 November 2023

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder impairing cognition and memory in the elderly. This disorder has a complex etiology, including senile plaque and neurofibrillary tangle formation, neuroinflammation, oxidative...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,842 Views
12 Pages

Heteroplasmy and Individual Mitogene Pools: Characteristics and Potential Roles in Ecological Studies

  • Wenhui Wang,
  • Lijun Lin,
  • Qi Zhang,
  • Jincheng Yang and ,
  • Elizabeth Kamili,
  • Jianing Chu,
  • Xiaoda Li,
  • Shuhui Yang and
  • Yanchun Xu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

20 November 2023

The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome or mtDNA), the extrachromosomal genome, is a multicopy circular DNA with high mutation rates due to replication and repair errors. A mitochondrion, cell, tissue, organ, or an individual body may hold multiple vari...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,693 Views
17 Pages

The Influence of the Long-Term Outdoor Storage of Rockrose (Cistus laurifolius L.) Shrub Biomass on Biofuel’s Quality, Pre-Treatment and Combustion Processes

  • Raquel Bados,
  • Irene Mediavilla,
  • Eduardo Tolosana,
  • Elena Borjabad and ,
  • Raquel Ramos,
  • Miguel José Fernández,
  • Paloma Pérez and
  • Luis Saúl Esteban
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

19 November 2023

Biomass storage is an essential requirement in the supply chain of bio-refineries and power plants. This research aims to evaluate the influence of long-term outdoor storage (1 year) of baled rockrose (Cistus laurifolius L.) shrub biomass on biofuel&...

(This article belongs to the Section Biotechnology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
12,698 Views
16 Pages

The Molecular Mechanisms of Fuel Utilization during Exercise

  • Anna Pi,
  • Sneha Damal Villivalam and
  • Sona Kang

19 November 2023

Exercise is widely recognized for its positive impact on human health and well-being. The process of utilizing substrates in skeletal muscle during exercise is intricate and governed by complex mechanisms. Carbohydrates and lipids serve as the primar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,583 Views
22 Pages

Assemblage Structure of Ichthyoplankton Communities in the Southern Adriatic Sea (Eastern Mediterranean)

  • Alessandro Bergamasco,
  • Roberta Minutoli,
  • Genuario Belmonte,
  • Daniela Giordano and ,
  • Letterio Guglielmo,
  • Anna Perdichizzi,
  • Paola Rinelli,
  • Andrea Spinelli and
  • Antonia Granata
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

19 November 2023

Studies based on fish early life stages can provide information on spawning grounds and nursery areas, helping to determine the implications for stock biomass fluctuations of recruitment variability. This study describes the composition, abundance, s...

(This article belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,059 Views
15 Pages

17 November 2023

Hair follicle development directly affects the development of the rabbit fur industry. The growth and development of a hair follicle is modified and regulated by many genes and mechanisms. M6A is an important RNA modification. However, there are few...

(This article belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,410 Views
19 Pages

Pilot-Scale Fermentation of Pseudoalteromonas sp. Strain FDHY-MZ2: An Effective Strategy for Increasing Algicidal Activity

  • Yuying Zhong,
  • Wenhuang Zheng,
  • Xinguo Shi,
  • Yisong Guo and ,
  • Qianqian Wang,
  • Pin Lv and
  • Jianfeng Chen
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

17 November 2023

The role of microorganisms in effectively terminating harmful algal blooms (HABs) is crucial for maintaining environmental stability. Recent studies have placed increased emphasis on bio-agents capable of inhibiting HABs. The bacterium Pseudoalteromo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biology, Ecology and Management of Harmful Algae)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,077 Views
21 Pages

Comparing Seamounts and Coral Reefs with eDNA and BRUVS Reveals Oases and Refuges on Shallow Seamounts

  • Florian Baletaud,
  • Gaël Lecellier,
  • Antoine Gilbert,
  • Laëtitia Mathon and ,
  • Jean-Marie Côme,
  • Tony Dejean,
  • Mahé Dumas,
  • Sylvie Fiat and
  • Laurent Vigliola
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

17 November 2023

Seamounts are the least known ocean biome. Considered biodiversity hotspots, biomass oases, and refuges for megafauna, large gaps exist in their real diversity relative to other ecosystems like coral reefs. Using environmental DNA metabarcoding (eDNA...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Benthic Biodiversity from Microbes to Multicellular Organisms and Its Functional Interplays)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
11,332 Views
34 Pages

Anatomy of the Female Koala Reproductive Tract

  • Sara Pagliarani,
  • Chiara Palmieri,
  • Michael McGowan,
  • Frank Carrick and ,
  • Jackson Boyd and
  • Stephen D. Johnston
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

17 November 2023

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), while being an iconic Australian marsupial, has recently been listed as endangered. To establish an improved understanding of normal reproductive anatomy, this paper brings together unpublished research which has a...

(This article belongs to the Section Developmental and Reproductive Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,789 Views
15 Pages

An Evaluation of Suitable Habitats for Amur Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) in Northeastern China Based on the Random Forest Model

  • Chunyu Gao,
  • Yang Hong,
  • Shiquan Sun,
  • Ning Zhang and ,
  • Xinxin Liu,
  • Zheyu Wang,
  • Shaochun Zhou and
  • Minghai Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

17 November 2023

Amur tigers are at the top of the food chain and play an important role in maintaining the health of forest ecosystems. Scientific and detailed assessment of the habitat quality of Amur tigers in China is the key to maintaining the forest ecosystem a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Conservation and Evolution of Wildlife in the Context of Climate Change and Human Population Growth)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,619 Views
11 Pages

Combination of Host-Associated Rummeliibacillus sp. and Microbacterium sp. Positively Modulated the Growth, Feed Utilization, and Intestinal Microbial Population of Olive Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

  • Su-Jeong Lee,
  • So Hee Kim,
  • Da-In Noh,
  • Young-Sun Lee and ,
  • Tae-Rim Kim,
  • Md Tawheed Hasan,
  • Eun-Woo Lee and
  • Won Je Jang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

17 November 2023

Two novel strains of Rummeliibacillus sp. and Microbacterium sp. were identified from the intestine of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and characterized in vitro as potential probiotics. Feeds without probiotic and with a 50:50 mixture of the...

(This article belongs to the Section Marine and Freshwater Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,504 Views
14 Pages

Novel Covalent Modifier-Induced Local Conformational Changes within the Intrinsically Disordered Region of the Androgen Receptor

  • Michael T. Harnish,
  • Daniel Lopez,
  • Corbin T. Morrison,
  • Ramesh Narayanan and ,
  • Elias J. Fernandez and
  • Tongye Shen
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

17 November 2023

Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) of transcription factors play an important biological role in liquid condensate formation and gene regulation. It is thus desirable to investigate the druggability of IDRs and how small-molecule binders can alt...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,533 Views
15 Pages

16 November 2023

The Sardinian wetlands (Italy) act as stopover sites for many migratory birds along the central eastern Mediterranean bird flyway. These wetlands are now severely threatened by human activities and climate change. Accordingly, we built a simulation f...

(This article belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,354 Views
11 Pages

Prostaglandin E2 Boosts the Hyaluronan-Mediated Increase in Inflammatory Response to Lipopolysaccharide by Enhancing Lyve1 Expression

  • Pauline Hog,
  • Silvia Kuntschar,
  • Peter Rappl,
  • Arnaud Huard and ,
  • Andreas Weigert,
  • Bernhard Brüne and
  • Tobias Schmid
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

16 November 2023

Macrophages are a highly versatile and heterogenic group of immune cells, known for their involvement in inflammatory reactions. However, our knowledge about distinct subpopulations of macrophages and their specific contribution to the resolution of...

(This article belongs to the Section Immunology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,133 Views
15 Pages

Toll-like Receptor 9 Gene in the Development of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Saudi Arabian Population

  • Zeina S. Alkudmani,
  • Aminah Ahmad Alzailai,
  • Khaled H. Aburisheh,
  • Amal F. Alshammary and
  • Imran Ali Khan

16 November 2023

Diabetes mellitus is a complex disease with a wide range of manifestations. Diabetes, notably type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), is becoming more common in Saudi Arabia as a result of obesity and an aging population. T2DM is classified as a noncommunic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,706 Views
24 Pages

CardioRVAR: A New R Package and Shiny Application for the Evaluation of Closed-Loop Cardiovascular Interactions

  • Alvaro Chao-Écija,
  • Manuel Víctor López-González and
  • Marc Stefan Dawid-Milner

16 November 2023

CardioRVAR is a new R package designed for the complete evaluation of closed-loop cardiovascular interactions and baroreflex sensitivity estimated from continuous non-invasive heart rate and blood pressure recordings. In this work, we highlight the i...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cardiovascular Autonomic Function: From Bench to Bedside)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,457 Views
21 Pages

Hydroxytyrosol Counteracts Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Dissemination via Its Copper Complexing Properties

  • Nunzio Perta,
  • Laura Torrieri Di Tullio,
  • Elisa Cugini,
  • Paola Fattibene and ,
  • Maria Cristina Rapanotti,
  • Ilaria Borromeo,
  • Cinzia Forni,
  • Patrizia Malaspina,
  • Tiziana Cacciamani and
  • Anastasia De Luca
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

16 November 2023

Polyphenols have gained increasing attention for their therapeutic potential, particularly in conditions like cancer, due to their established antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Recent research highlights their ability to bind to transitio...

(This article belongs to the Section Physiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,030 Views
16 Pages

Blood Metabolites and Faecal Microbial Communities in Nonpregnant and Early Gestation Ewes in Highly Cold Areas

  • Zhiwu Wu,
  • Yanyan Yang,
  • Biao Wang,
  • Kefyalew Gebeyew and ,
  • Shaoxun Tang,
  • Xuefeng Han,
  • Zhixiong He and
  • Zhiliang Tan
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

16 November 2023

Ewes undergo complex metabolic changes during pregnancy. Understanding the specific process of these changes is a necessary prerequisite in ewes for regulating and intervening in order to maintain pregnancies. However, there have been relatively few...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metabolic Interactions between the Gut Microbiome and Host)
  • Opinion
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,929 Views
14 Pages

16 November 2023

Cerebellar reserve compensates for and restores functions lost through cerebellar damage. This is a fundamental property of cerebellar circuitry. Clinical studies suggest (1) the involvement of synaptic plasticity in the cerebellar cortex for functio...

(This article belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,262 Views
16 Pages

Liver and Plasma Fatty Acid Characterization in Cultured Brown Trout at Distinct Reproductive Stages

  • Tânia Vieira Madureira,
  • Diana Santos,
  • Tiago Simões,
  • Marco F. L. Lemos and
  • Eduardo Rocha

15 November 2023

Fatty acids are energy sources, and their profiles are used as biomarkers of metabolic status and physiological changes in fish. Within this context, the main aim of this study was to identify the fatty acids that best discriminate the reproductive s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,306 Views
17 Pages

Effect of Fly Maggot Protein as Dietary on Growth and Intestinal Microbial Community of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

  • Xintao Li,
  • Lishi Yang,
  • Shigui Jiang,
  • Falin Zhou and ,
  • Song Jiang,
  • Yundong Li,
  • Xu Chen,
  • Qibin Yang,
  • Yafei Duan and
  • Jianhua Huang
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

15 November 2023

As the intensive development of aquaculture persists, the demand for fishmeal continues to grow; however, since fishery resources are limited, the price of fishmeal remains high. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop new sources of protein. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,181 Views
15 Pages

The Role of the Insulin/Glucose Ratio in the Regulation of Pathogen Biofilm Formation

  • Balbina J. Plotkin,
  • Scott Halkyard,
  • Emily Spoolstra,
  • Amanda Micklo and ,
  • Amber Kaminski,
  • Ira M. Sigar and
  • Monika I. Konaklieva
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

15 November 2023

During the management of patients in acute trauma the resulting transient hyperglycemia is treated by administration of insulin. Since the effect of insulin, a quorum sensing compound, together with glucose affects biofilm formation in a concentratio...

(This article belongs to the Section Medical Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,579 Views
15 Pages

Vertical Slot Fishways: Incremental Knowledge to Define the Best Solution

  • Paulo Branco,
  • Ana Margarida Mascarenhas,
  • Gonçalo Duarte,
  • Filipe Romão and ,
  • Ana Quaresma,
  • Susana Dias Amaral,
  • Maria Teresa Ferreira,
  • António N. Pinheiro and
  • José Maria Santos
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

15 November 2023

River artificial fragmentation is arguably the most imperilling threat for freshwater-dependent fish species. Fish need to be able to freely move along river networks as not only spawning grounds but also refuge and feeding areas may be spatially and...

(This article belongs to the Section Conservation Biology and Biodiversity)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,350 Views
10 Pages

14 November 2023

Recent studies have revealed a significant presence of microplastics (MPs) in freshwater ecosystems, raising concerns about their potential negative impacts on the growth and development of freshwater organisms. The present study was conducted to exa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,127 Views
14 Pages

Prediction of Ross River Virus Incidence Using Mosquito Data in Three Cities of Queensland, Australia

  • Wei Qian,
  • Elvina Viennet,
  • Kathryn Glass,
  • David Harley and
  • Cameron Hurst

13 November 2023

Ross River virus (RRV) is the most common mosquito-borne disease in Australia, with Queensland recording high incidence rates (with an annual average incidence rate of 0.05% over the last 20 years). Accurate prediction of RRV incidence is critical fo...

(This article belongs to the Section Infection Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,883 Views
20 Pages

Preserving Pure Siamese Crocodile Populations: A Comprehensive Approach Using Multi-Genetic Tools

  • Thitipong Panthum,
  • Nattakan Ariyaraphong,
  • Wongsathit Wongloet,
  • Pish Wattanadilokchatkun and ,
  • Nararat Laopichienpong,
  • Ryan Rasoarahona,
  • Worapong Singchat,
  • Syed Farhan Ahmad,
  • Ekaphan Kraichak and
  • Kornsorn Srikulnath
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

13 November 2023

Hybrids between the critically endangered Siamese crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) and least-concern saltwater crocodile (C. porosus) in captive populations represent a serious challenge for conservation and reintroduction programs due to the impact...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Conservation Genetics as a Management Tool for Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Species)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,810 Views
16 Pages

Genetic Diversity and Signatures of Selection in the Roughskin Sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus) Revealed by Whole Genome Sequencing

  • Lize San,
  • Zhongwei He,
  • Yufeng Liu,
  • Yitong Zhang and ,
  • Wei Cao,
  • Jiangong Ren,
  • Tian Han,
  • Bingbu Li,
  • Guixing Wang and
  • Jilun Hou
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

13 November 2023

The roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus) is an endangered fish species in China. In recent years, artificial breeding technology has made significant progress, and the population of roughskin sculpin has recovered in the natural environment thr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
68 Citations
15,211 Views
29 Pages

Types of Cell Death from a Molecular Perspective

  • Fatemeh Hajibabaie,
  • Navid Abedpoor and
  • Parisa Mohamadynejad

13 November 2023

The former conventional belief was that cell death resulted from either apoptosis or necrosis; however, in recent years, different pathways through which a cell can undergo cell death have been discovered. Various types of cell death are distinguishe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cell Self-Destruction (Programmed Cell Death), Immunonutrition and Metabolism)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,167 Views
11 Pages

Detection and Quantification of Acrylamide in Second Trimester Amniotic Fluid Using a Novel LC-MS/MS Technique to Determine Whether High Acrylamide Content during Pregnancy Is Associated with Fetal Growth

  • Nikolaos Vrachnis,
  • Nikolaos Loukas,
  • Nikolaos Antonakopoulos,
  • Niki Maragou and ,
  • Marios Kostakis,
  • Aliki Tsakni,
  • Dionysios Vrachnis,
  • Despina Vougiouklaki,
  • Nikolaos Machairiotis and
  • Zoi Iliodromiti
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

13 November 2023

Introduction: Acrylamide, an organic compound, is, chemically speaking, a vinyl-substituted primary amide. It is produced industrially, principally as a precursor to polyacrylamides, for use in such products as plastics and cosmetics. This same compo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,781 Views
20 Pages

Seasonal Patterns of Picocyanobacterial Community Structure in the Kuroshio Current

  • Ya-Fan Chan,
  • Chih-Ching Chung,
  • Gwo-Ching Gong,
  • I-Jung Lin and
  • Ching-Wei Hsu

13 November 2023

The nutrient-scarce, warm, and high-salinity Kuroshio current has a profound impact on both the marine ecology of the northwestern Pacific Ocean and the global climate. This study aims to reveal the seasonal dynamics of picoplankton in the subtropica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Climate Change and Marine Plankton)
  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,244 Views
15 Pages

Iron Homeostasis in Azotobacter vinelandii

  • Elena Rosa-Núñez,
  • Carlos Echavarri-Erasun,
  • Alejandro M. Armas,
  • Viviana Escudero and ,
  • César Poza-Carrión,
  • Luis M. Rubio and
  • Manuel González-Guerrero
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

12 November 2023

Iron is an essential nutrient for all life forms. Specialized mechanisms exist in bacteria to ensure iron uptake and its delivery to key enzymes within the cell, while preventing toxicity. Iron uptake and exchange networks must adapt to the different...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 18th SEFIN Meeting and 1st Spanish-Portuguese Congress on Beneficial Plant-Microorganism Interactions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
6,829 Views
15 Pages

Microplastics in Different Tissues of a Commonly Consumed Fish, Scomberomorus guttatus, from a Large Subtropical Estuary: Accumulation, Characterization, and Contamination Assessment

  • Mohammad Belal Hossain,
  • Farjana Haque Pingki,
  • Md. Abdus Samad Azad,
  • As-Ad Ujjaman Nur and ,
  • Partho Banik,
  • Bilal Ahamad Paray,
  • Takaomi Arai and
  • Jimmy Yu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

12 November 2023

Microplastics (MPs) ingestion by fish signifies a worldwide threat to human health but limited research has examined their existence within the consumable portions (muscle) of fish. Thus, this study was undertaken to unveil the prevalence, characteri...

(This article belongs to the Section Ecology)
  • Concept Paper
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,539 Views
14 Pages

The Parasporal Body of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis: A Unique Phage Capsid-Associated Prokaryotic Insecticidal Organelle

  • Sarah R. Rudd,
  • Leticia Silva Miranda,
  • Hannah R. Curtis,
  • Yves Bigot and ,
  • Mercedes Diaz-Mendoza,
  • Robert Hice,
  • Victor Nizet,
  • Hyun-Woo Park,
  • Gregor Blaha and
  • Dennis K. Bideshi
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

11 November 2023

The three most important commercial bacterial insecticides are all derived from subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Specifically, Bt subsp. kurstaki (Btk) and Bt subsp. aizawai (Bta) are used to control larval lepidopteran pests. The third, Bt...

(This article belongs to the Section Theoretical Biology and Biomathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,056 Views
15 Pages

Dynamics of Methane-Consuming Biomes from Wieliczka Formation: Environmental and Enrichment Studies

  • Weronika Goraj,
  • Anna Pytlak,
  • Jarosław Grządziel,
  • Anna Gałązka and ,
  • Zofia Stępniewska and
  • Anna Szafranek-Nakonieczna
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

11 November 2023

The rocks surrounding Wieliczka salt deposits are an extreme, deep subsurface ecosystem that as we studied previously harbors many microorganisms, including methanotrophs. In the presented research bacterial community structure of the Wieliczka Salt...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functions, Diversity and Molecular Ecology of Microbe in Extreme Environments)
  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,026 Views
21 Pages

The Emerging Role of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as Adoptive Cellular Immunotherapeutics

  • Vedika Mehra,
  • Jyoti Bikram Chhetri,
  • Samira Ali and
  • Claire Roddie

11 November 2023

Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) has transformed the treatment landscape for cancer and infectious disease through the investigational use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells (CAR-Ts), tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and viral-specific T-cells (VS...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Unique Response of Pluripotent Stem Cells to External Stimuli and Stresses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,717 Views
20 Pages

Acetylcholine, Another Factor in Breast Cancer

  • Juan P. Muñoz and
  • Gloria M. Calaf

11 November 2023

Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neurotransmitter that regulates multiple functions in the nervous system, and emerging evidence indicates that it could play a role in cancer progression. However, this function is controversial. Previously, we showed that or...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,767 Views
15 Pages

Evaluation of Bone Repair Using a New Biphasic Synthetic Bioceramic (Plenum® Osshp) in Critical Calvaria Defect in Rats

  • Paula Buzo Frigério,
  • Lilian Caldas Quirino,
  • Marisa Aparecida Cabrini Gabrielli,
  • Pedro Henrique de Azambuja Carvalho and ,
  • Idelmo Rangel Garcia Júnior and
  • Valfrido Antonio Pereira-Filho
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 November 2023

(1) Background: Biphasic bioceramics are synthetic bone substitutes that provide greater safety and better predictability in guided bone regeneration. This study aimed to evaluate the bone repair process using a new biphasic bioceramic of synthetic o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Insights of Bone Repair: Strategies for Improvement, Microscopic, Molecular and Ultrastrastructural Aspects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,793 Views
18 Pages

PGPR-Soil Microbial Communities’ Interactions and Their Influence on Wheat Growth Promotion and Resistance Induction against Mycosphaerella graminicola

  • Erika Samain,
  • Jérôme Duclercq,
  • Essaïd Ait Barka,
  • Michael Eickermann and ,
  • Cédric Ernenwein,
  • Candice Mazoyon,
  • Vivien Sarazin,
  • Frédéric Dubois,
  • Thierry Aussenac and
  • Sameh Selim
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

10 November 2023

The efficiency of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) may not be consistently maintained under field conditions due to the influence of soil microbial communities. The present study aims to investigate their impact on three PGPR-based biofert...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Beneficial Microorganisms for Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,836 Views
13 Pages

10 November 2023

Objectives: To examine if higher degrees of pathological eating attitudes in a non-clinical sample are associated with odour and taste perception and preferences based on psychophysical ratings. Participants and Methods: A total of 80 female universi...

(This article belongs to the Section Neuroscience)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,819 Views
15 Pages

Vascular Growth Factor Inhibition with Bevacizumab Improves Cardiac Electrical Alterations and Fibrosis in Experimental Acute Chagas Disease

  • Lindice Mitie Nisimura,
  • Roberto Rodrigues Ferreira,
  • Laura Lacerda Coelho,
  • Gabriel Melo de Oliveira and ,
  • Beatriz Matheus Gonzaga,
  • Marcelo Meuser-Batista,
  • Joseli Lannes-Vieira,
  • Tania Araujo-Jorge and
  • Luciana Ribeiro Garzoni
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

10 November 2023

Chagas disease (CD) caused by Trypanosoma cruzi is a neglected illness and a major reason for cardiomyopathy in endemic areas. The existing therapy generally involves trypanocidal agents and therapies that control cardiac alterations. However, there...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease: Biology, Epidemiology, Treatment and Control)
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
9,163 Views
12 Pages

Sin Nombre Virus and the Emergence of Other Hantaviruses: A Review of the Biology, Ecology, and Disease of a Zoonotic Pathogen

  • Andrew T. Jacob,
  • Benjamin M. Ziegler,
  • Stefania M. Farha,
  • Lyla R. Vivian and ,
  • Cora A. Zilinski,
  • Alexis R. Armstrong,
  • Andrew J. Burdette,
  • Dia C. Beachboard and
  • Christopher C. Stobart
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

9 November 2023

Sin Nombre virus (SNV) is an emerging virus that was first discovered in the Four Corners region of the United States in 1993. The virus causes a disease known as Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), sometimes called Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndro...

(This article belongs to the Section Microbiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,209 Views
32 Pages

Mass Start or Time Trial? Structure of the Nervous System and Neuroregeneration in Pygospio elegans (Spionidae, Annelida)

  • Ksenia V. Shunkina,
  • Zinaida I. Starunova,
  • Elena L. Novikova and
  • Viktor V. Starunov

9 November 2023

The spionid worm Pygospio elegans is a convenient model for regeneration studies due to its accessibility, high tolerance, and ease of maintenance in laboratory culture. This article presents the findings regarding neuroregeneration and the structure...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Neurobiology of Invertebrates Inaccessible from Mammalian Studies)
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  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,494 Views
23 Pages

Shifts in the Microbial Populations of Bioleach Reactors Are Determined by Carbon Sources and Temperature

  • Aleksandr Bulaev,
  • Vitaliy Kadnikov,
  • Yulia Elkina,
  • Aleksey Beletsky and ,
  • Vitaliy Melamud,
  • Nikolai Ravin and
  • Andrey Mardanov
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

9 November 2023

In the present study, the effect of additional carbon sources (carbon dioxide and molasses) on the bio-oxidation of a pyrite–arsenopyrite concentrate at temperatures of 40–50 °C was studied, and novel data regarding the patterns of th...

(This article belongs to the Section Microbiology)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,277 Views
15 Pages

9 November 2023

Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) is currently an invasive species on several continents. However, little is known about whether paper mulberry has a competitive advantage over its surrounding trees in its native distribution range, subtropica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biology, Ecology and Management of Invasive Alien Plants)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,398 Views
10 Pages

Incidence and Survival of Testicular Cancers in a Province in Northern Italy and Their Association with Second Tumors

  • Lucia Mangone,
  • Francesco Marinelli,
  • Isabella Bisceglia,
  • Cristina Masini and ,
  • Andrea Palicelli,
  • Fortunato Morabito,
  • Stefania Di Girolamo,
  • Antonino Neri and
  • Carmine Pinto
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

9 November 2023

This study investigated the incidence, mortality, and 5-year survival rates of testicular cancers diagnosed in a northern Italian province, which were eventually associated with previous or subsequent extratesticular neoplasms. Cases from 1996 to 202...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,028 Views
17 Pages

Model of Oxygen Conditions within Aquaculture Sea Cages

  • Heiðrikur Bergsson,
  • Morten Bo Søndergaard Svendsen and
  • John Fleng Steffensen

8 November 2023

To ensure optimal feed intake, growth, and general fish health in aquaculture sea cages, interactions between drivers that affect oxygen conditions need to be understood. The main drivers are oxygen consumption and water exchange, caused by flow thro...

(This article belongs to the Section Physiology)
  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,954 Views
11 Pages

Relationship between Copper, Zinc, and Copper-to-Zinc Ratio in Hair and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease according to the SYNTAX Score

  • Ewelina A. Dziedzic,
  • Jakub S. Gąsior,
  • Agnieszka Tuzimek,
  • Ewa Czestkowska and ,
  • Joanna Beck,
  • Beata Jaczewska,
  • Elżbieta Zgnilec,
  • Andrzej Osiecki,
  • Mirosław Kwaśny and
  • Wacław Kochman
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

7 November 2023

Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be a foremost contributor to global mortality, and the quest for modifiable risk factors could improve prophylactic strategies. Recent studies suggest a significant role of zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) deficien...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Essential Trace Elements in the Human Metabolism)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,501 Views
16 Pages

Enhancement of Repeat-Mediated Deletion Rearrangement Induced by Particle Irradiation in a RecA-Dependent Manner in Escherichia coli

  • Zhiyang Hou,
  • Zelin Xu,
  • Mengying Wu,
  • Liqiu Ma and ,
  • Li Sui,
  • Po Bian and
  • Ting Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

7 November 2023

Repeat-mediated deletion (RMD) rearrangement is a major source of genome instability and can be deleterious to the organism, whereby the intervening sequence between two repeats is deleted along with one of the repeats. RMD rearrangement is likely in...

(This article belongs to the Section Toxicology)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,691 Views
23 Pages

An Exploration of Small Molecules That Bind Human Single-Stranded DNA Binding Protein 1

  • Zachariah P. Schuurs,
  • Alexander P. Martyn,
  • Carl P. Soltau,
  • Sam Beard and ,
  • Esha T. Shah,
  • Mark N. Adams,
  • Laura V. Croft,
  • Kenneth J. O’Byrne,
  • Derek J. Richard and
  • Neha S. Gandhi
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

6 November 2023

Human single-stranded DNA binding protein 1 (hSSB1) is critical to preserving genome stability, interacting with single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) through an oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide binding-fold. The depletion of hSSB1 in cell-line models leads to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Sight in Cancer Genetics)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,417 Views
15 Pages

Development of PVA Electrospun Nanofibers for Fabrication of Bacteriological Swabs

  • Rebecca Pellegrino,
  • Stefania Villani,
  • Daniela Spagnolo,
  • Irene Carofalo and ,
  • Nico Carrino,
  • Matteo Calcagnile,
  • Pietro Alifano,
  • Marta Madaghiele,
  • Christian Demitri and
  • Paola Nitti
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

6 November 2023

In recent years, the enormous demand for swabs for clinical use has promoted their relevance and, consequently, brought the environmental issues due to their single use and lack of biodegradability to the attention of the healthcare industry. Swabs c...

(This article belongs to the Section Physiology)

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