Environmental influence and species occurrence of yellowjacket drones in an invaded area by Agustina P. Porrino, Maité Masciocchi, Andrés S. Martínez

“…Also, weather and time of day influence the number of individuals simultaneously gathering, as higher abundances of flying drones are found in early hours, warmer days and at low cloud cover. …”
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New subgenera of Ellipteroides Becker (Tipuloidea: Limoniidae) and their phylogenetic implications by Iwona Kania-Kłosok, Daubian Santos, Katarzyna Kopeć, Wiesław Krzemiński

“…The new discovery adds to the knowledge of the crane flies’ history evolution, especially its Eocene stage and new view on phylogeny within the genus Ellipteroides. …”
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Apaf-1 is an evolutionarily conserved DNA sensor that switches the cell fate between apoptosis and inflammation by Jie Ruan, Xuxia Wei, Suizhi Li, Zijian Ye, Linyi Hu, Ru Zhuang, Yange Cao, Shaozhou Wang, Shengpeng Wu, Dezhi Peng, Shangwu Chen, Shaochun Yuan, Anlong Xu

“…Here, we found that Apaf-1-like molecules from lancelets, fruit flies, mice, and humans have conserved DNA sensing functionality. …”
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Sigma Virus (DMelSV) Incidence in Lines of Drosophila melanogaster Selected for Survival following Infection with Bacillus cereus by Meghan L. Bentz, Eve A. Humphrey, Lawrence G. Harshman, Marta L. Wayne

“…Given a finite energy budget, flies that have experienced immune system challenge may show alterations in other life history traits. …”
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Primary Pleural Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Gentleman by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Shamayel Mohammed

“…Immunohistochemical analysis showed strong positivity for vimentin, CD31, CD68, and Fli-1 markers. The overall pathological and immunohistochemical features supported the diagnosis of epithelioid angiosarcoma. …”
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PENGUJIAN KRITERIA KAWASAN TERTENTU TERHADAP KOMPLEKS OBSERVATORIUM BOSSCHA SEBAGAI DASAR PENENTUAN BENTUK PENGELOLAAN KAWASAN by NIKEN KATRINI D, HANI BURHANUDIN

“…Besides the threat of dust mixed roar of visitor activity and fine dust particles flying into space by the height of the recreational activity or while driving a car, it will also affect and degrade the quality of the observation telescope Bosscha. …”
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Science-based assurance of the disease freedom in reindeer herds of the Russian Arctic zone by K. A. Laishev, A. A. Yuzhakov

“…The analysis of the archival data and literary sources, as well as own research data lead to the following conclusions: the greatest risk of anthrax occurrence and spread is posed by old carcass sites; to eradicate brucellosis, vaccination of animals along with the general disease control measures is necessary; in case of footrot, special attention should be paid to the control of blood-sucking insects and warble flies; to prevent rabies in reindeer herds, it is important to avoid contacts between deer and wild carnivores and consider emergency vaccination. …”
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Multi-tissue characterization of the constitutive heterochromatin proteome in Drosophila identifies a link between satellite DNA organization and transposon repression. by Ankita Chavan, Lena Skrutl, Federico Uliana, Melanie Pfister, Franziska Brändle, Laszlo Tirian, Delora Baptista, Dominik Handler, David Burke, Anna Sintsova, Pedro Beltrao, Julius Brennecke, Madhav Jagannathan

“…Using genetics, transcriptomics, and small RNA profiling, we show that flies lacking D1 during embryogenesis exhibit transposon expression and gonadal atrophy as adults. …”
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Adaptive Fixed-Time Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Attitude Tracking Control for Spacecraft with Actuator Saturations and Faults by Zhiguo Han, Minghao Wang, Xunliang Yan, Hang Qian

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Incoherent Integration Detection Method of Airborne Phased Array Radar in a Multipath Environment by Yili Hu, Yongbo Zhao, Sheng Chen

“…Airborne phased array radar (PAR) suffers from multipath problems when flying over a calm sea surface. The existence of a multipath phenomenon will cause the electromagnetic echo of the same target to be reflected back to the airborne PAR from two paths, namely, direct path (DP) and multipath. …”
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Review on the Role of Host Immune Response in Protection and Immunopathogenesis during Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Infection by Teshager Dubie, Yasin Mohammed

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health problem worldwide and spreads to human via the bite of sand flies during blood meal. Following its inoculation, the promastigotes are immediately taken up by phagocytic cells and these leishmania-infected host cells produce proinflammatory cytokines that activate other immune cells and these infected host cells produce more cytokines and reactive nitrogen and oxygen species for efficient control of leishmania infection. …”
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The infectivity of virus particles from Wolbachia-infected Drosophila by Angelique Asselin, Karyn Johnson

“…Drosophila C virus (DCV; Family Dicistroviridae) and Flock House virus (FHV; Famliy Nodaviridae) were grown in adult D. melanogaster flies with and without Wolbachia strain wMelPop. …”
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Biochemical characterization of the Escherichia coli surfaceome: a focus on type I fimbriae and flagella by Devon W. Kavanaugh, Adeline Sivignon, Yannick Rossez, Zina Chouit, Christophe Chambon, Christophe Chambon, Louane Béal, Mathilde Bonnet, Michel Hébraud, Michel Hébraud, Yann Guérardel, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Nicolas Barnich

“…Using biochemical and glycobiological techniques, including biotin-hydrazide labeling of glycans and chemical and glycosidase treatments, we demonstrate (i) the presence of a well-defined and chemically resistant FimA oligomer in several strains of pathogenic and non-pathogenic E. coli, (ii) the major subunit of type I fimbriae, FimA, in pathogenic and laboratory strains is recognized by concanavalin A, (iii) standard methods to remove N-glycans (PNGase F) or a broad-specificity mannosidase fail to remove the glycan structure, despite the treatments resulting in altered migration in SDS-PAGE, (iv) PNGase F treatment results in a novel 32 kDa band recognized by anti-FliC antiserum. While the exact identity of the glycan(s) and their site of attachment currently elude detection by conventional glycomics/glycoproteomics, the current findings highlight a potential additional layer of complexity of the surface (glyco) proteome of the commensal or adhesive and invasive E. coli strains studied.…”
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Insects Induced Mango Fruit Rot: Unraveling the Culprits by Sivagami Subramaniam, Noor Aisyah Md Noordin, Noor Azrizal-Wahid, Nur Ain Izzati Mohd Zainudin

“…This paper summarizes mango fruit rot disease caused by insects groups such as fruit borers (Autocharis albizonalis and Citripestis eutraphera), fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis), and mango seed weevils (Sternochetus mangiferae). …”
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Study on the Influence of Different Feeding Habitats on the Behavioral Habits of Siberian Cranes in the Songnen Plain by Shiying Zhu, Guangyi Deng, Haibo Jiang, Jie Gao, Chunguang He, Yan Zhang, Yingyue Cao

“…The variations in warning, flying and walking behavior on farmland were less than those in wetlands. …”
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Low molecular weight chitosan attenuates acrylamide-induced toxicity in Drosophila melanogaster by Swetha Senthil Kumar, Sahabudeen Sheik Mohideen

“…Chitosan, a natural polysaccharide with antioxidant and prebiotic properties, was supplemented alongside ACR exposure in larvae and adult flies. Developmental metrics such as pupation rates, fecundity, and adult emergence were assessed, alongside oxidative stress markers and neurobehavioral outcomes. …”
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Differential Coding of Fruit, Leaf, and Microbial Odours in the Brains of <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> and <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by Claire Dumenil, Gülsüm Yildirim, Albrecht Haase

“…Unlike <i>D. melanogaster</i>, which reproduces on overripe and fermenting fruits on the ground, <i>D. suzukii</i> prefers to lay its eggs in ripening fruits still on the plants. Flies locate fruit hosts by their odorant volatiles, which are detected and encoded by a highly specialised olfactory system before being translated into behaviour. …”
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A Miniature and Low-Power-Consumption Stress Measurement System for Embedded Explosive in Multilayer Target Penetration by Yu Hang, Fei Shang, Shang Gao, Deren Kong, Xuehui Zhang

“…However, this method is unsuitable for an MTP experiment where the penetrator flies with a long distance. This article proposes a stress measurement system (SMS) installed in a penetrator for explosive stress detection based on a qualitative analysis for the stress characteristics of the explosive. …”
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Study on the Propagation Law of Water Hammer Wave in Underwater Blasting and the Reducing Effect of Air Curtain on Water Hammer Wave by Chao Qi, Zuxiang Hu, Suihong Wang, Zhixiong Jiang, Haoyuan Wu, Zhiqiang Yin

“…The harmful effects (water hammer wave, flying stone, and broken quality of concrete) produced in the process of underwater drilling and blasting are the key factors affecting the safety of underwater drilling and blasting. …”
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Reconstructing prehistoric lifeways using multi-Isotope analyses of human enamel, dentine, and bone from Legaire Sur, Spain. by Jacob I Griffith, Hannah F James, Javier Ordoño, Teresa Fernández-Crespo, Carina T Gerritzen, Christina Cheung, Rachèl Spros, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis, Barbara Veselka, Christophe Snoeck

“…Comparisons to other nearby megalithic sites (∼35km as the crow flies), located in a valley area, reveal that, whilst sharing the same mortuary practices, these individuals held notably different lifeways. …”
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