Soil erosion, particularly in data-scarce areas, is among the significant challenges to sustainable land and watershed management. This study develops an empirical equation to estimate the rainfall erosivity factor (R-factor), a key parameter in soil...
Water erosion is a critical degradation process that reduces fertility and agricultural sustainability, especially in semi-arid regions. The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) allows for the quantification of this phenomenon using factors such as ra...
Background: Several instruments are currently used to assess Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) -induced psychological distress, including the 22-item Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). The IES-R is a self-administered scale used to assess post-...
This study represents the third stage of a structured research program focused on human-related factors in the success of research and development (R&D) projects. Building on prior work that identified 49 success factors and examined relationship...
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients occasionally develop disordered eating behaviors, leading to insulin manipulation without medical consultation, targeting to achieve weight control. In clinical practice, the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Rev...
The neuropeptide pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) exerts effective neuroprotective activity through its specific receptor, PAC1-R. We accidentally discovered that as a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of PAC1-R, the small...
The pathogenic Gram-positive bacterium Listeria monocytogenes has been evolving into a few phylogenetic lineages. Phylogenetically defined substitutions were described in the L. monocytogenes virulence factor InlB, which mediates active invasion into...
R2R3-type MYB transcription factors are implicated in drought stress, which is a primary factor limiting the growth and development of woody plants. The identification of R2R3-MYB genes in the Populus trichocarpa genome has been previously reported....
The R2R3-MYB family of transcription factors (TFs) plays a crucial role in cell specification and secondary metabolism regulation during plant development. In Arabidopsis, MS188, a typical R2R3-MYB protein, is essential for tapetal development and po...
R2R3-MYB and bHLH transcription factors (TFs) are key regulators of floral secondary metabolism and epidermal development in flowering plants. Orchids exhibit remarkable floral diversity, which is critical for pollination success and ornamental value...
Panax quinquefolius L. is an important medicinal plant, and flavonoids are among its main secondary metabolites. The R2R3-MYB transcription factor plays an irreplaceable role in plant growth, development, and secondary metabolism. In our study, we id...
The taproot of purple carrot accumulated rich anthocyanin, but non-purple carrot did not. MYB transcription factors (TFs) condition anthocyanin biosynthesis in many plants. Currently, genome-wide identification and evolution analysis of R2R3-MYB gene...
Plant R2R3-MYB transcription factors (TFs) have been suggested to play crucial roles in the response to diverse abiotic and biotic stress factors but there is little molecular evidence of this role in soybean plants. In this work, we identified and f...
Research and development (R&D) has long been recognized as an important component of sustainable development, with a key role in the combatting of climate change. Moreover, R&D activity is increasingly acknowledged as an important contributin...
The MYB (myeloblastosis) superfamily constitutes one of the most abundant transcription factors (TFs) regulating various biological processes in plants. However, the molecular characteristics and functions of MYB TFs in pitaya remain unclear. To date...
The generation of chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium) flower color is mainly attributed to the accumulation of anthocyanins. In the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in chrysanthemum, although all of the structural genes have been cloned,...
Aquilegia oxysepala is a characteristic wildflower of Northeast China, which has great application potential owing to its unique floral morphology and strong adaptability. The R2R3-MYB is one of the largest transcription factor families and has impor...
Cymbidium sinense represents a distinctive Orchidaceae plant that is more tolerant than other terrestrial orchids. Studies have shown that many members of the MYB transcription factor (TF) family, especially the R2R3-MYB subfamily, are responsive to...
Osmanthus fragrans is widely grown for the purpose of urban greening and the pleasant aroma emitted from its flowers. The floral scent is determined by several monoterpenoid volatiles, such as linalool and its oxides, which are a few of the most comm...
In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), microRNA160 (miR160) regulates the expression of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR10 (ARF10), ARF16 and ARF17 throughout development, including the development of the root system. We have previously shown that in addition t...
Tributyltin (TBT), which has been widely used as an antifouling agent in paints, is a common environmental pollutant. Although the toxicity of high-dose TBT has been extensively reported, the effects of low concentrations of TBT are relatively less w...
The loss of anthocyanin pigments is one of the most common evolutionary transitions in petal color, yet the genetic basis for these changes in flax remains largely unknown. In this study, we used crossing studies, a bulk segregant analysis, genome-wi...
Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) is highly sensitive to low temperature, which severely restricts its cultivation and industrial development. MYB transcription factors serve as key regulators in plant responses to cold stress. In this study, an R2R3-...
Cotton fiber is the leading natural textile material, and fiber elongation plays an essential role in the formation of cotton yield and quality. Although a number of components in the molecular network controlling cotton fiber elongation have been re...
In the brain, the neurotrophin Nerve growth factor (NGF) regulates not only neuronal survival and differentiation, but also glial and microglial functions and neuroinflammation. NGF is known to regulate oligodendrogenesis, reducing myelination in the...
The marine picocyanobacterium Prochlorococcus contributes significantly to global primary production, and its abundance and diversity is shaped in part by viral infection. Here, we identified a cyanophage-encoded MarR-type transcription factor that i...
Manganese (II) ions are essential for a variety of bacterial cellular processes. The transcription factor MntR is a metallosensor that regulates Mn2+ ion homeostasis in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Its DNA-binding affinity is increased by Mn2+ io...
Expression level of Tumor Necrosis Factor—related apoptosis—inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptors is one of the most important factors of TRAIL-mediated apoptosis in cancer cells. We here report for the first time data concerning TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2 re...
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand Receptors (TRAIL-R) are an important factor of apoptosis in cancer cells. There are no data about the effect of flavonols on the receptor expression on a surface of macrophage like cells. In thi...
Background and Objectives: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is proatherogenic and associated with the risk of acute ischemic events, although the mechanisms that regulate TNF-α expression in stable coronary artery disease (SCAD) are not fully unde...
This article investigates the physical features of static axial sources that produce complexity within the matter configuration within the perspective of
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a lipid mediator that interacts with its receptor (PAF-R) to carry out cell signalling. However, under certain conditions the binding of PAF to PAF-R leads to the activation of pro-inflammatory and prothrombotic pa...
Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined as the loss of two or more pregnancies, affecting approximately 1 to 3% of women worldwide. Scientific data highlight a possible correlation between thrombophilic genetic variants and RPL. H1299R variant in t...
Some insertion sequence (IS) elements were actively transposed using oxidative stress conditions, including gamma irradiation and hydrogen peroxide treatment, in Deinococcus geothermalis, a radiation-resistant bacterium. D. geothermalis wild-type (WT...
Air pollution data processing is a relevant aspect of urban-life-quality monitoring. This study relates the values of air pollutants to meteorological factors with prediction models created with multiple linear regression (MLR) in the R program. Frag...
28 June 2022
Spontaneity and its connections to mental health and wellbeing are a central issue in both theory and practice of psychodrama, and the specialized literature sometimes even associates the presence of pathology to a lack of spontaneity. This paper des...
Novel therapeutic approaches are much needed for the treatment of osteosarcoma. Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) and radioimmunotherapy (RIT) are promising approaches that deliver therapeutic radiation precisely to the tumor site. We have previous...
A few days after being infected with SARS-CoV-2, a fraction of people remain asymptomatic but suffer from a decrease in arterial oxygen saturation in the absence of apparent dyspnea. In light of our clinical investigation on the modulation of molecul...
The Disgust Scale has been designed to measure disgust propensity—the individual ease in experiencing disgust. The present study aimed to explore the validity, reliability, the factor structure, and the measurement invariance of the Greek versi...
Pistachio nuts are an important economic tree nut crop which is used directly or processed for many food-related activities. They can become colonized by mycotoxigenic spoilage fungi, especially Aspergillus flavus, mainly resulting in contamination w...
Total factor productivity (TFP) acts as the core micro-foundation for enterprises to enhance resource allocation efficiency, thereby fundamentally boosting their sustainable development capability and long-term sustainability performance. Based on di...
Transcription factors (TFs) are crucial in modulating gene expression and sculpting cellular and organismal phenotypes. The identification of TF–target gene interactions is pivotal for comprehending molecular pathways and disease etiologies but...
UV-B stress destroys the photosynthetic system of Rhododendron chrysanthum Pall. (R. chrysanthum), as manifested by the decrease of photosynthetic efficiency and membrane fluidity, and also promotes the accumulation of lignin. The MYB (v-myb avian my...
The complexity of consumer behavior requires new research methods to overcome the limitations of conventional evident-based research. The aim of this paper is the comparison between two types of factor analyses, Q and R (PCA and cluster analysis) for...
The loss of biodiversity in urban residential areas that are densifying in response to increasing housing demand has serious implications for urban ecosystem functioning and human wellbeing. There is an urgent need for integrating biodiversity-sensit...
11 January 2022
The FER-R, Risk and Resource Assessment Form, is a multidimensional inventory of structured professional judgment that assesses criminogenic risks and resources for the design and management of individualized intervention plans with criminally sancti...
Introduction The kinetic of C-reactive protein (CRP) in the early phase of therapy with checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) and its prognostic value has already been investigated in several tumor entities. In particular, flare dynamics have been described as...
Students’ approaches to learning can vary between students of different ages, genders, years, degrees, or cultural contexts. The aim of this study was to assess the approaches to learning of different students of life science degrees. The Revis...
Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) is a popular subtropical fruit with a red pericarp that is primarily determined by the accumulation of anthocyanins. The peel color and fruit quality are also influenced by proanthocyanins (PAs), which play roles in fr...
8 October 2026
Despite the widespread use of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), its validity in adolescents can be compromised by method variance associated with negatively worded items. The Revised Thai RSES (r-TRSES) culturally adapted problematic items, but...
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