Dissipation of pesticides and responses of bacterial, fungal and protistan communities in a multi-contaminated vineyard soil by Gwenaël Imfeld, Fatima Meite, Lucas Ehrhart, Bertrand Fournier, Thierry J. Heger

“…High-throughput amplicon sequencing analysis indicated that water content, temperature, and pesticides had domain-specific effects on the diversity and taxonomic composition of bacterial, fungal, and protistan communities. …”
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Association of VDR Polymorphisms with Muscle Mass Development in Elite Young Soccer Players: A Pilot Study by Laura Flore, Renato Robledo, Laura Dettori, Marco Scorcu, Paolo Francalacci, Filippo Tocco, Myosotis Massidda, Carla Maria Calò

“…To test the effect of the three SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms), a logistic regression analysis was applied. The body composition determination was carried out through the skinfold thickness method, and the muscular area of the arm and lower limb were calculated using the Frisancho formula. …”
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From Metagenomes to Functional Expression of Resistance: <i>floR</i> Gene Diversity in Bacteria from Salmon Farms by Javiera Ortiz-Severín, Iñaki Hojas, Felipe Redin, Ervin Serón, Jorge Santana, Alejandro Maass, Verónica Cambiazo

“…</b> Bacterial metagenomes from an intensive aquaculture zone in southern Chile were sequenced, and the composition, abundance and sequence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were analyzed using assembled and raw read data. …”
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Pollen contamination and mating structure in maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) clonal seed orchards revealed by SNP markers by Bouffier, Laurent, Debille, Sandrine, Alazard, Pierre, Raffin, Annie, Pastuszka, Patrick, Trontin, Jean-François

“…Pollen contamination rates were highly variable between seed lots (from 20 to 96%), with a mean value of 50%. …”
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Applicability of Machine Learning and Mathematical Equations to the Prediction of Total Organic Carbon in Cambrian Shale, Sichuan Basin, China by Majia Zheng, Meng Zhao, Ya Wu, Kangjun Chen, Jiwei Zheng, Xianglu Tang, Dadong Liu

“…Accurate Total Organic Carbon (TOC) prediction in the deeply buried Lower Cambrian Qiongzhusi Formation shale is constrained by extreme heterogeneity (TOC variability: 0.5–12 wt.%, mineral composition Coefficient of Variation > 40%) and ambiguous geophysical responses. …”
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Consensus statement on exploring the Nexus between nutrition, brain health and dementia prevention by Alexandra M. Johnstone, Emiliano Albanese, Daniel R. Crabtree, Boushra Dalile, Stefanie Grabrucker, Jenna M. Gregory, Giuseppe Grosso, Adrian Holliday, Catherine Hughes, Catherine Itsiopoulos, John Mamo, Claire McEvoy, Phyo Kyaw Myint, Leticia Radin Pereira, David Vauzour, Mario Siervo

“…Key mechanisms include gut microbiota composition and function, blood-brain barrier integrity, endothelial and mitochondrial dysfunction, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and inflammatory processes. …”
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Uncovering mangrove range limits using very high resolution satellite imagery to detect fine‐scale mangrove and saltmarsh habitats in dynamic coastal ecotones by Cheryl L. Doughty, Kyle C. Cavanaugh, Samantha Chapman, Lola Fatoyinbo

“…Our aim is to (1) quantify the mappable differences in landscape composition and complexity, class dominance and spatial properties of mangrove and saltmarsh patches due to image resolution; and (2) to resolve mapping uncertainties in the region. …”
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Dysbiosis and Metabolic Dysregulation of Salivary Microbiota in Schizophrenia by Wang J, Lu L, Ren L, Zhu R, Jiang Y, Qiao Y, Li Y

“…Microbiota sequencing revealed notable alterations in the overall structure and composition of the salivary microbiome in SZ patients, characterized by increased abundance of specific genera such as Neisseria and Porphyromonas. …”
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Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous estimation of tadalafil and macitentan in rat plasma: Greenness assessment and design of experiment approach by Sravanthi Gandu, Kumaraswamy Gandla, Lalitha Repudi

“…Optimization of critical parameters, including organic phase composition (50% acetonitrile), flow rate (1.0 mL/min), and pH (3.2), was achieved using a Box-Behnken Design, ensuring accurate separation and quantification. …”
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Research Progress on the Improvement of Farmland Soil Quality by Green Manure by Yulong Wang, Aizhong Yu, Yongpan Shang, Pengfei Wang, Feng Wang, Bo Yin, Yalong Liu, Dongling Zhang, Qiang Chai

“…Specifically, it increases soil organic matter content, optimizes soil structure, enhances nutrient cycling, and improves microbial community composition and metabolic activity. The integration of green manure with agronomic practices such as intercropping, crop rotation, conservation tillage, reduced fertilizer application, and organic material incorporation demonstrates its potential in addressing agricultural development challenges, particularly through its contributions to soil quality improvement, crop yield stabilization, water and nutrient use efficiency enhancement, fertilizer input reduction, and agricultural greenhouse gas emission mitigation. …”
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Microplastics in municipal water: analysing variations in contamination in a Lowveld city, South Africa by Tatenda Dalu, Ayanda P. Xozumti, Mwazvita T. B. Dalu, Linton F. Munyai, Stanford M. Nkosi, Samkelisiwe T. Themba, Rabelani Mudzielwana, Pule P. Mpopetsi

“…Microplastics were classified by colour and type, and their polymer composition was verified using a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR). …”
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Deep Learning Approaches for Morphological Classification of Intestinal Organoids by Giovanni Cicceri, Sebastiano Di Bella, Simone Di Franco, Giorgio Stassi, Matilde Todaro, Salvatore Vitabile

“…Organoids, derived from primary donor or stem cells, closely replicate the composition and function of their in vivo counterparts. …”
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Comparative and phylogenetic analysis of Potentilla and Dasiphora (Rosaceae) based on plastid genome by Xiaoping Li, Hao Xu, Jingya Yu, Yun Han, Shuang Han, Yu Niu, Faqi Zhang

“…Results These plastid genomes were highly conserved in structure, GC content, and overall genome composition, comprising 84 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. …”
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Change in convection and thunderstorm occurrences over the Indian subcontinent during the COVID-19 pandemic by Rakesh Ghosh, Pavan R Vaidya, Manoj A Domkawale, Sunil D Pawar, V Gopalakrishnan

“…Thus, environments with fewer aerosols are associated with more frequent storm development but a decrease in lightning flashes per storm, reflecting a complex interplay between atmospheric composition and convective electrification. These insights advance understanding of convective storm responses to aerosol variability and have important implications for future atmospheric electrification trends under changing emission scenarios. …”
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Development and characterization of a novel immortalized human vaginal fibroblast cell line for advanced applications in reproductive health by Leong Chi Cheng, Shuoming You, Tingting Ren, Junjun Qiu, Keqin Hua

“…Vaginal fibroblasts, which constitute approximately 55% of the vaginal wall’s cellular composition, are crucial for tissue repair, remodelling, and reproductive health. …”
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Assessment of nutritional, antinutritional, antioxidant and functional properties of different soybean varieties: implications for soy milk development by Kehulum Getaneh Zewudie, Habtamu Fekadu Gemede

“…This study investigated the nutritional, antinutritional, functional, and antioxidant properties of six different soybean seed varieties collected from the Bako Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Ethiopia. The proximate composition of the soybean seed varieties varied significantly from one variety to another. …”
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Seasonal nutrient contribution of mangrove aquatic foods to fisher households in West Kalimantan, Indonesia by Lucinda Middleton, Puji Astuti, Siti Nurokhmah, Benjamin Michael Brown, Shakuntala Thilsted, Julie Brimblecombe, Natasha Stacey

“…Records were analysed using nutrition composition datasets for finfish and shellfish. The contribution aquatic foods make to the recommended nutrient intake (RNI) was described for seven nutrients: calcium, iron, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, omega-3 essential fatty acids and protein. …”
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SerpinE2 promotes M2 polarization in macrophage to accelerate colorectal cancer progression by Hui-Long Liu, XiaoSheng Gao, WeiFeng Yang, Wang-Lin Li

“…BackgroundCell-cell crosstalk in the tumor microenvironment (TME) is crucial for cancer development and strongly correlates with clinical outcomes. Interpatient variability in tumor microenvironment composition and function poses ongoing challenges for personalized therapy selection, remaining a significant clinical problem. …”
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ANTIGENIC PROPERTIES OF ARTIFICIAL POLYEPITOPE HIV IMMUNOGEN by A. P. Rudometov, N. B. Andreeva, A. N. Chikaev, N. S. Shcherbakova, O. N. Kaplina, L. I. Karpenko

“…Immunoblotting was used to analyze antigenic properties of epitopes in composition of nTBI. To purify nTBI, we used metal chelate chromatography. …”
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A Review of Botany, Phytochemistry, and Biological Activities of <i>Fragaria vesca</i> and <i>Fragaria viridis</i> Widespread in Kazakhstan by Gayane A. Atazhanova, Gulnissa K. Kurmantayeva, Yana K. Levaya, Margarita Yu Ishmuratova, Marlen K. Smagulov

“…Available evidence indicates that the phytochemical composition of extracts obtained from these species is modulated by a range of environmental and biological factors. …”
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