Mechanical Transformation of Compounds Leading to Physical, Chemical, and Biological Changes in Pharmaceutical Substances by A. V. Syroeshkin, E. V. Uspenskaya, T. V. Pleteneva, M. A. Morozova, I. A. Zlatskiy, A. M. Koldina, M. V. Nikiforova

“…The activation energy was determined by Arrhenius. Compared with the native compound, dispersed lactose monohydrate showed lower activation energy and, therefore, greater efficiency. …”
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Structural and functional properties of hydrolyzed/glycosylated ovalbumin under spray drying and microwave freeze drying by Lili Liu, Xiaoning Dai, Huaibin Kang, Yunfeng Xu, Weiming Hao

“…Results demonstrated that the structure of HGOVA was considerably changed, and its functional properties were improved compared with those of native OVA. SD and MFD processing did not lead to dissociation of HGOVA subunits. …”
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Bioprospecting for Isoetes cangae Endophytes with Potential to Promote Plant Growth by Danielle Silveira Santos, Paula Veronesi Marinho Pontes, Analy Machado de Oliveira Leite, Aline Lemos Ferreira, Mariana de Souza, Thainá dos Santos Silva Araujo, Henrique Fragoso dos Santos, Guilherme Correa de Oliveira, José Augusto Bitencourt, Allysson Buraslan Cavalcanti, Rodrigo Lemes Martins, Francisco De Assis Esteves

“…Isoetes cangae is a native plant found only in a permanent pond in Serra dos Carajás in the Amazon region. …”
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The Influence of Abiotic Factors on an Invasive Pest of Pulse Crops, Sitona lineatus (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in North America by O. Olfert, R. M. Weiss, H. A. Cárcamo, S. Meers

“…Pea leaf weevil, Sitona lineatus (L.), native to Europe and North Africa, has been introduced into many other countries around the world, including the USA and Canada. …”
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Biochemical methods for producing and characterising recombinant spider silks by Anton Maraldo, Anton Maraldo, James H. Torpey, Sasha L. Evans, Aditya Rawal, Jeffery L. Yarger, Rivka L. Isaacson, Christopher P. Marquis, Christopher P. Marquis, Sean J. Blamires, Sean J. Blamires

“…Evidence suggests that the N- and C-terminal regions of spidroins are of utmost importance for fibre assembly and the repetitive domains are responsible for the unique mechanical properties in both native and recombinant versions of spider silks. We describe the role of liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) in spidroin assembly and its importance in subsequent fibre formation. …”
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JONASSONITE FROM THE BELOGORSKOE IRON DEPOSIT (SIKHOTE-ALIN) by E.V. Perevoznikova, V.T. Kazachenko, P.P. Safronov

“…Jonassonite is found in products of hydrothermal alteration of metamorphic bustamiteandradite (with a low amount of Mn-bearing hedenbergite, scheelite, lollingite and baryte) rocks composed of calcite, fluorite, native bismuth, bismuthinite, joseite A, an unnamed AgBiS2 phase, cosalite, Mo-bearing scheelite, povellite-molybdenite and other minerals. …”
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Culture as a dimension of country brand: the highs and lows of Brazil’s brand image by Fabiana Gondim Mariutti, Mirna de Lima Medeiros

“…Brazil’s next most recognized unique cultural aspects were ‘flipflops’, the ‘Amazon’, ‘carnival parades’, ‘Brazil nuts’ and the ‘Brazilian native indigenous people’. Nevertheless, Brazil’s brand image is, to some extent, more favourable than unfavourable. …”
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Recent Developed Strategies for Enhancing Chondrogenic Differentiation of MSC: Impact on MSC-Based Therapy for Cartilage Regeneration by Kangkang Zha, Zhiqiang Sun, Yu Yang, Mingxue Chen, Cangjiang Gao, Liwei Fu, Hao Li, Xiang Sui, Quanyi Guo, Shuyun Liu

“…However, MSCs tend to lose their multipotency, and the composition and structure of cartilage-like tissues formed by MSCs are far from those of native cartilage. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop strategies that promote MSC chondrogenic differentiation to give rise to durable and phenotypically correct regenerated cartilage. …”
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Geographic Distribution of Chagas Disease Vectors in Brazil Based on Ecological Niche Modeling by Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Cléber Galvão, Jane Costa, A. Townsend Peterson

“…Although Brazil was declared free from Chagas disease transmission by the domestic vector Triatoma infestans, human acute cases are still being registered based on transmission by native triatomine species. For a better understanding of transmission risk, the geographic distribution of Brazilian triatomines was analyzed. …”
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A Validated Reverse Phase HPLC Analytical Method for Quantitation of Glycoalkaloids in Solanum lycocarpum and Its Extracts by Renata Fabiane Jorge Tiossi, Mariza Abreu Miranda, João Paulo Barreto de Sousa, Fabíola Silva Garcia Praça, Maria Vitória Lopes Badra Bentley, James Dewey McChesney, Jairo Kenupp Bastos

“…Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) is native to the Brazilian Cerrado. Fruits of this species contain the glycoalkaloids solasonine (SN) and solamargine (SM), which display antiparasitic and anticancer properties. …”
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Successful Outcome in Posttraumatic Superficial Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysm following Distal Femur Fracture by Lalith Mohan, Sai Charan Vemulapalli, Chandrasekhar Patnala, Asif Hussain Khazi Syed, K. K. Kiran Kumar, A. Sundeep Kund

“…A 60-year-old woman sustained right femur fracture and presented to us after taking native massage therapy for 6 weeks. Radiographs showed suspected posteromedial soft tissue shadow. …”
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Pollen Sources for Melipona capixaba Moure & Camargo: An Endangered Brazilian Stingless Bee by Cynthia Fernandes Pinto da Luz, Tânia Maria Fernandes-Salomão, Lorena Gusmão Alvarenga Lage, Helder Canto Resende, Mara Garcia Tavares, Lucio Antonio de Oliveira Campos

“…Although the majority of the pollen types showed low percentage values, the results demonstrated that M. capixaba has taken advantage of the polliniferous sources available in the Atlantic Rainforest as well as in the “Capoeira” (brushwood, secondary forest) and “ruderal” (field) plants, probably implying its importance as a pollinator of the native flora and of the exotic species.…”
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Characterization of two neutralizing monoclonal antibodies with conformational epitopes against porcine deltacoronavirus by Wan Lu, Hongtao Cao, Yongle Yang, Yangyang Sun, Dong Yang, Priscilla F. Gerber, Xiangdong Li, Yaowei Huang, Bin Wang

“…Epitope mapping revealed that the mAbs likely recognized conformational epitopes in the S1 subunit domains A and B of the native S protein, thereby blocking the interaction between the S1 receptor-binding domain and the cellular receptor, which could inhibit viral entry into host cells. …”
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The analysis of youth-related anglicisms among Bosnian youth - knowledge of their original form and meaning and attitudes towards them by Delić Haris, Dedović-Atilla Elma

“…The current research investigates the knowledge of the original English written form and translation of the English-origin youth-related words (anglicisms) among young native speakers of Bosnian. The study included 345 Bosnian and Herzegovinian high school students, both males and females, in 9 cities. …”
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Identification of a binding site for small molecule inhibitors targeting human TRPM4 by Babatunde Ekundayo, Prakash Arullampalam, Christian E. Gerber, Anne-Flore Hämmerli, Sabrina Guichard, Mey Boukenna, Daniela Ross-Kaschitza, Martin Lochner, Jean-Sebastien Rougier, Henning Stahlberg, Hugues Abriel, Dongchun Ni

“…We determine three cryo-EM structures of full-length human TRPM4 embedded in native lipid nanodiscs without inhibitor, bound to NBA, and an anthranilic acid derivative, IBA. …”
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Symptoms of Nitrogen and Iron Deficiency in Luffa by Qiansheng Li, Marina Gluck, Yanlin Wang, Wendy Mussoline, Qingren Wang, Yuncong Li, Guodong Liu

“… Luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca, synonym Luffa cylindrica) is a tropical and subtropical climbing plant belonging to the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae), natively cultivated in South and Southeast Asia. There are two main species of luffa grown in Florida: smooth luffa (Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.), primarily grown in small gardens and angled luffa (Luffa acutangula (L.) …”
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Implication of the endogenous midgut microbiota on cell genotoxicity and biological fitness of Culex pipiens complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by Alaa Fouaad, Nagwa A. Rashdan, Refaat M. Gabre, Emtithal M. Abdel-Samie

“…Furthermore, it is a native in Europe, Asia and Africa. Results The current study aimed to find a new mosquito biocontrol agents through using the isolated endogenous midgut microbiota, Atlantibacter hermannii, Klebsiella sp. and Enterobacter cloacae, that were isolated from Culex pipiens complex females’ gut. …”
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Engineered Bacteria for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Using Synthetic Biology by Kai Jin, Yi Huang, Hailong Che, Yihan Wu

“…The impact of these therapies on the host's native microbiota is crucial, as engineered microbes can modulate and interact with the host's microbial environment, influencing treatment outcomes and overall health. …”
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Protein Backbone Torsion Angle-Based Structure Comparison and Secondary Structure Database Web Server by Sunghoon Jung, Se-Eun Bae, Insung Ahn, Hyeon S. Son

“…The reliability of the torsional system, which represents the native processes of structural change in the structural analysis, was partially proven with previous structural alignment studies. …”
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Mineralogical and geochemical peculiarities and gold content of pyrite and arsenopyrite of the Southern Ashaly gold deposit (East Kazakhstan) by Greku E. D., Kalinin Yu. A., Serdyukov A. N., Naumov E. A., Borovikov A. A., Ragozin A. L., Gladkov A. S.

“…Elevated concentrations of gold in diagenetic pyrite have been recorded and visually confirmed. Native gold of two generations is formed at the pyrite, pyrite-arsenopyrite (early), and sulfide (late) stages and have an average gold fineness of 884 and 998 ‰, respectively. …”
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