Establishing baselines for prebiotic production in controlled environments for applications in space and vertical farming by Alberto Battistelli, Simona Proietti, Gabriele Paglialunga, Michele Mattioni, Filomena Nazzaro, Florinda Fratianni, Giuseppe Colla, Mariateresa Cardarelli, Marta Del Bianco, Stefano Moscatello

“…A growing area of 6.3 m2 might be sufficient for a daily production of 12 g of inulin, the amount of “native chicory inulin” recognized by EFSA to promote health benefits in humans. …”
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LncRNA PVT1 links estrogen receptor alpha and the polycomb repressive complex 2 in suppression of pro-apoptotic genes in hormone-responsive breast cancer by Viola Melone, Domenico Palumbo, Luigi Palo, Noemi Brusco, Annamaria Salvati, Antonietta Tarallo, Giorgio Giurato, Francesca Rizzo, Giovanni Nassa, Alessandro Weisz, Roberta Tarallo

“…A set of lncRNAs was selected among ERα-associated RNAs in BC cell nuclei due to their roles in processes such as transcriptional regulation and epigenetic chromatin modifications. Native immunoprecipitation of nuclear ERα-interacting RNAs coupled to NGS (RIP-Seq) was performed in MCF-7 cells, leading to the identification of essential lncRNAs interacting with the receptor in multi-molecular regulatory complexes. …”
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Mathematical modeling of the parasitism and hyperparasitism increase on Halyomorpha halys eggs in a five-year survey in Northern Italy by Ezio Venturino, Francesco Cantaloni, Luciana Tavella, Silvia Moraglio, Francesco Tortorici

“…Control of the pest mainly relies on multiple applications of broad-spectrum insecticides, undermining the integrated pest management programs and causing secondary pest outbreaks. In the native area, egg parasitoids are the main natural enemies of H. halys, among which Trissolcus japonicus is considered the predominant species. …”
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Deep Learning based Individual Cattle Face Recognition using Data Augmentation and Transfer Learning by Caner Koç, Kamil Ekinci, Ömer Ertuğrul, Dilara Gerdan Koc, Havva Eylem Polat

“…A dataset was generated by capturing images of cattle in their native environment to tackle this issue. The dataset was divided into three segments: training, validation, and testing. …”
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Design of 3D Hybrid Plant Extract/Marine and Bovine Collagen Matrixes as Potential Dermal Scaffolds for Skin Wound Healing by Aida Lahmar, Maroua Rjab, Fairouz Sioud, Mouna Selmi, Abir Salek, Soumaya Kilani-Jaziri, Leila Chekir Ghedira

“…Tissue engineering involves the use of smart biomimetic hybrid matrices to reinforce the cellular interaction with the matrix and restore native properties after regeneration. In this study, we highlight the potential of 3D collagen sponges soaked with bioactive extract, to enhance the wound healing process in vivo. …”
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The formation and the study of a collection of the Miscanthus resource species gene pool in the conditions of the West Siberian forest steppe by O. V. Dorogina, O. Yu. Vasilyeva, N. S. Nuzhdina, I. V. Buglova, E. V. Zhmud, G. A. Zueva, O. V. Kominа, I. S. Kuban, A. S. Gusar, R. V. Dudkin

“…To collect the samples of different species from native habitats, traditional systematic and geobotanical methods (comparative morphological and phytocenological) were used. …”
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Characterizing Sparse Spectral Diversity Within a Homogenous Background: Hydrocarbon Production Infrastructure in Arctic Tundra near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska by Daniel Sousa, Latha Baskaran, Kimberley Miner, Elizabeth Josephine Bushnell

“…Dependence on spatial resolution is observed, with substantial degradation of manifold topology as images are blurred from 5 m native ground sampling distance to simulated 30 m ground projected instantaneous field of view of a hypothetical spaceborne sensor. …”
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Potential of Louhan fish (Amphilophus labiatus) as a local fishery pest in Lake Toba North Sumatra as a source omega 3 and 6 fatty acids by Pandiangan Maruba, Sihombing Dewi Restuana, Daniela Connie, Sibuea Posman, Tampubolon Sanggam Dera Rosa, Sitohang Apul, Sitanggang Lasmianna

“…Identifying the oil of Louhan fish (Amphilophus labiatus), which are now considered a nuisance and a danger to the native fish of Lake Toba, as a source of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids is the aim of the study. …”
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Volatile profile and multivariant analysis of Sanhuang chicken breast in combination with Chinese 5-spice blend and garam masala by Rani Andaleeb, Danni Zhang, Shui Jiang, Yin Zhang, Yuan Liu

“…Sanhuang chicken is a popular native breed in China and well-known for delicious flavour. …”
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Assessment of School Readiness in Chronic Cholestatic Liver Disease: A Pilot Study Examining Children with and without Liver Transplantation by Anna Gold, Alaine Rogers, Elizabeth Cruchley, Stephanie Rankin, Arpita Parmar, Binita M. Kamath, Yaron Avitzur, Vicky Lee Ng

“…Children with chronic cholestatic liver disease diagnosed as an infant and still with their native liver (NL) and children who received a liver transplant (LT) before age of 2 years underwent testing with a battery of well-validated pediatric psychometric measures. …”
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High-resolution mass spectrometry measurement of N-terminal carbamylated hemoglobin as a potential marker for chronic diseases with elevated blood urea levels by Fangjun Chen, Priscilla S.-W. Yeung, Carolyn V. Wong, Ruben Y. Luo

“…Methods: Apparent CarHb/Hb ratios were calculated from the peak area ratios of carbamylated to native N-terminal peptides digested from hemoglobin alpha and beta subunits. …”
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Number of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Procedures Required for Short Biliary Cannulation Time by Koichiro Mandai, Koji Uno, Yasutoshi Fujii, Takuji Kawamura, Kenjiro Yasuda

“…We retrospectively analyzed 605 ERCP procedures performed for bile duct cannulation in patients with native papilla at our institution between March 2012 and December 2015. …”
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Productive performance and economic evaluation of tambaqui roelo in excavated fishponds, Manaus, Brazil by Jesaias Ismael Costa, Ana Lúcia Silva Gomes, Geraldo Bernardino, Omar Jorge Sabbag, Maria Inez Espagnoli Geraldo Martins

“…Tambaqui is the most widely-cultivated native fish species in Brazil. Although most production occurs in fish ponds, the species is also raised resevoirs, stream channels and net tanks. …”
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Species identification for Indian seafood markets: A machine learning approach with a fish datasetMendeley Data by Priyanka Paygude, Namita Shinde, Amol Dhumane, Geeta S. Navale, Prashant Chavan, Atul Kathole, Vijaykumar Bidve

“…It includes a comprehensive collection of images representing eight commercially significant fish species native to Indian waters, comprising a total of 8488 images. …”
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GEOMETRIC TERMINOLOGY IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE OF THE EARLY 17th CENTURY (EXEMPLIFIED BY “CHARTER OF MARTIAL, CANNON AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO MILITARY SCIENCE”) by Dmitry V. Rudnev, Milyausha G. Sharikhina

“…In the absence of equivalents, the translator could transliterate a foreign word and simultaneously use the words of the native language that are close in meaning: Diameter is expressed as diamet(e)r, razmer, mera. …”
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Exploring the Gating Mechanism of the Human Copper Transporter, hCtr1, Using EPR Spectroscopy by Shahaf Peleg, Shelly Meron, Yulia Shenberger, Lukas Hofmann, Lada Gevorkyan-Airapetov, Sharon Ruthstein

“…Moreover, this phenomenon was observed for both reconstituted protein in micelles and in native cell membranes. However, the measured distance values were slightly different, suggesting that the membrane’s characteristics and therefore its lipid composition also impact and even regulate the gating mechanism of hCtr1.…”
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Targeting C-Reactive Protein in Inflammatory Disease by Preventing Conformational Changes by J. R. Thiele, J. Zeller, H. Bannasch, G. B. Stark, K. Peter, S. U. Eisenhardt

“…New studies focused on structural changes of the plasma protein, revealing the existence of two distinct protein conformations associated with opposed inflammatory properties. Native, pentameric CRP (pCRP) is considered to be the circulating precursor form of monomeric CRP (mCRP) that has been identified to be strongly proinflammatory. …”
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Antimicrobial peptide AP2 ameliorates Salmonella Typhimurium infection by modulating gut microbiota by Lianglan Li, Qiufen Mo, Yi Wan, Yuanhao Zhou, Weiqin Li, Weifen Li

“…Results This study demonstrated that oral administration of the antimicrobial peptide AP2 (2 µg /mouse), an optimized version of native apidaecin IB (AP IB), provided protective effects against ST infection in mice. …”
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Evaluation of Tele-rheumatology during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asian Population: A Pilot Study by Amit Sandhu, Amit Agarwal, Paramvir Kaur, Meenakshi Sharma, Harnoor Sra, Manvi Singh, Nishant Jaiswal, Anil Chauhan, Anju Gupta, Meenu Singh

“…Telephonic interviews of the enrolled patients were conducted to determine the level of understanding of advice given by consultants, barriers during the consultation, and satisfaction with teleconsultations for rheumatology clinics. Results. For the native people, language of the clinicians was the main barrier (20%) in telerheumatology. …”
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Advances in cardiac organoid research: implications for cardiovascular disease treatment by Ziteng Huang, Keran Jia, Yadan Tan, Yang Yu, Wudian Xiao, Xiangyu Zhou, Jingyan Yi, Chunxiang Zhang

“…We emphasize the role of advanced technologies in enhancing the maturation and functionality of cardiac cells, ensuring that these models closely resemble native cardiac tissue. Furthermore, we discuss monitoring techniques and evaluation parameters critical for assessing the performance of cardiac organoids, considering the complex interactions within multi-organ systems. …”
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