Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of red raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) revealing repeat-mediated recombination and gene transfer by Huajie Zhang, Minghui Yan, Lijuan Li, Zhuo Jiang, Ye Xiong, Yusheng Wang, Caleb Onoja Akogwu, Olutayo Mary Tolulope, Hao Zhou, Yanxia Sun, Hengchang Wang

“…Key characteristics of the mitogenome were examined, including its gene composition, repetitive elements, and homologous DNA fragments. …”
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Chemometrics-Assisted Calibration of a Handheld LIBS Device for the Quantitative Determination of Major and Minor Elements in Artifacts from the Archaeological Park of Tindari (Ita... by Gabriele Lando, Francesco Caridi, Domenico Majolino, Giuseppe Paladini, Giuseppe Sabatino, Valentina Venuti, Paola Cardiano

“…For this purpose, seventeen silica-based standard samples with known chemical composition were collected, pelleted, and analyzed using h-LIBS. …”
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Antigen-independent activation is critical for the durable antitumor effect of GUCY2C-targeted CAR-T cells by Xiaofei Wei, Lin Shen, Chang Liu, Cheng Zhang, Min Tao, Jian Li, Xicheng Wang, Ting He, Fei Dai, Changsong Qi, Mingyang Ma, Yanping Ding, Xinan Lu, Dongqun Liu

“…CAR-T cells with different compositions of the hinge, transmembrane and costimulatory domains were also constructed for selection of the long-lasting CAR-T format with durable antitumor efficacy in vitro and in tumor-bearing mice. …”
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Prevalence and Diversity of Aphid-Vectored Yellow Dwarf Viruses in Oregon Perennial Grass Seed Crops by Hannah M. Rivedal, Seth J. Dorman, Todd N. Temple, Thomas C. Lockwood, Darrin L. Walenta, Chloe Oshiro, Casey Cruse, Robert J. Starchvick, Makenna M. Woodward, Nicole P. Anderson

“…This study provides a current understanding of the spatial composition and diversity of the aphid–YDV virus–vector system in grasses grown for seed in Oregon. …”
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Vegetation canopy height shapes bats’ occupancy: a remote sensing approach by F. C. Martins, S. Godinho, N. Guiomar, D. Medinas, H. Rebelo, P. Segurado, J. T. Marques

“…The extent of the effect on species’ distribution depends on the landscape composition and configuration at a local and landscape level. …”
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Assessing the RNA integrity in dry seeds collected from diverse endangered species native to the USA by Hannah M. Tetreault, Zoe Zingerman, Lisa Hill, Shaimaa Ibrahim, Joyce Maschinski, Katherine D. Heineman, Katherine D. Heineman, Christina Walters

“…To determine the feasibility of measuring RNA integrity in seeds from wild populations, we compared the quality of RNA extracted from seeds that were recently harvested to those of the same species that have been genebanked for 16 to 41 years, with various seed traits examined for interference with RNA extraction and characterization.ResultsWe demonstrate reliable characterization of RNA quality across a diverse group of plants, despite variation in germination requirements, seed morphology or composition. RIN (RNA Integrity Number) values were usually high across all samples and variables, attesting to both the quality of newly collected material as well as its maintenance under genebanking conditions. …”
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Optimization of Mangiferin extraction from Mangifera Indica leaves Peruvian Criollo variation using ultrasound assisted surface response methodology by Elena Sofia Espinoza Rodríguez, Stephanie Elena Sosa Pulcha, Naysha Y. M․ Elguera, Abdel Alejandro Portocarrero Banda, Hugo Guillermo Jiménez Pacheco

“…Response surface methodology (RSM) and a Box-Behnken design (BBD) were employed to enhance the process. The evaluated variables included extraction temperature, time, and solvent composition, aiming to maximize yield while ensuring the integrity of the bioactive compound. …”
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The effects of perfluoroalkyl substance pollution on microbial community and key metabolic pathways in the Pearl River Estuary by Wei Lin, Junlin Zhao, Xingqi Wu, Jiakun Jiang, Chunyang Zhou, Jiating Zheng, Cheng Zhang, Ying Guo, Li Wang, How Yong Ng, Song Li, Shengrui Wang

“…Our findings demonstrate that the total PFAS concentrations ranged from 52–127 ng L−1 in water, and 2–70 μg kg−1 dry weight in sediment, with notably distinct compositions across habitats. Aquatic microbial communities exhibited higher sensitivity to environmental variables, including PFAS concentrations, attributed to increased stochasticity and reduced spatial turnover. …”
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Wild <i>Myrtus communis</i> L. Fruit By-Product as a Promising Source of a New Natural Food Colourant: Optimization of the Extraction Process and Chemical Characterization by Erika N. Vega, Lorena González-Zamorano, Elena Cebadera, Lillian Barros, Tayse F. F. da Silveira, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Javier Tardío, Almudena Lázaro, Montaña Cámara, Virginia Fernández-Ruíz, Patricia Morales

“…., as a wild underutilized fruit, was analyzed for its physicochemical properties and bioactive composition, revealing a high anthocyanin content principally concentrated in the peel. …”
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A heterozygous CEBPA mutation disrupting the bZIP domain in a RUNX1 and SRSF2 mutational background causes MDS disease progression by Ruba Almaghrabi, Yara Alyahyawi, Peter Keane, Syed A. Mian, Khadidja Habel, Amelia Atkinson, Carl Ward, Rachel Bayley, Claudia Sargas, Pablo Menendez, George J. Murphy, Turki Sobahy, Mohammed A. Baghdadi, Arwa F. Flemban, Saeed M. Kabrah, Raul Torres-Ruiz, Eirini P. Papapetrou, Ildem Akerman, Manoj Raghavan, Eva Barragan, Dominique Bonnet, Constanze Bonifer, Paloma Garcia

“…The acquisition of this mutation reshapes the chromatin landscape at distal cis-regulatory regions and promotes changes in cellular composition as observed by single cell RNAseq. Mutant C/EBPα is therefore causative for MDS disease progression. …”
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Exploratory Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Malic Acid or Malate Addition on Ruminal Parameters, Nutrient Digestibility, and Blood Characteristics of Cattle by Leonardo Tombesi da Rocha, Tiago Antonio Del Valle, Fernando Reimann Skonieski, Stela Naetzold Pereira, Paola Selau de Oliveira, Francine Basso Facco, Julio Viégas

“…The influence of diet-related covariates suggests that the response to MAC may vary depending on the nutritional composition of the diet.…”
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Genetic variants of leptin receptor gene (rs1137101) and obesity risk in prakriti individuals and its pathogenicity prediction using in silico approaches by Manoranjani Murugan, Sourav Musib, Yogesh Vetriselvan, Ilangovan Karthiga, Artchoudane Soccalingam, Melissa Shaelyn Samuel, Irisappan Ganesh, Sambandam Ravikumar

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to examine clustering patterns among Prakriti, genetic variants, and body composition. Additionally, the pathogenicity of the Q223R variant was evaluated using computational tools such as PANTHER, PhD-SNP, SIFT, SNAP, META-SNP, I-Mutant 2.0, MUpro, and iStable, employing sequence- and structure-based methods. …”
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Assessing the developmental effects of fentanyl and impacts on lipidomic profiling using neural stem cell models by Cheng Wang, Jinchun Sun, Rohini Donakonda, Richard Beger, Leah E. Latham, Leihong Wu, Shuliang Liu, Joseph P. Hanig, Fang Liu

“…However, a lipidomic analysis indicated that fentanyl may affect immature neural cell functions through modifying lipid composition and lipid metabolism. These data indicated that despite the absence of clear neurodegeneration, fentanyl may still have a negative impact on the developing brain.…”
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The Pharmacognostic Research of L. luteus L. by O. V. Grechana

“…The purpose of the research is pharmacognostic study of composition and quantitative content of available coumarins in overground of L. luteus L raw materials. …”
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Severe drought impacts tree traits and associated soil microbial communities of clonal oaks by Camilo Quiroga-González, Luis Daniel Prada-Salcedo, François Buscot, Mika Tarkka, Sylvie Herrmann, Marie-Lara Bouffaud, Kezia Goldmann

“…Bacterial community composition was more strongly affected by drought than fungal communities, whereas the latter was more responsive to plant age than bacterial communities. …”
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Fungal Footprints: Soil Fungal Communities in Black Walnut and Red Oak Forests by Shaneka S. Lawson, Juan P. Frene, Niall D. Lue Sue

“…Soils from two locations in Indiana and one in Michigan were examined and assessed for variations in fungal composition and diversity. Soil fungal communities were characterized using Illumina high-throughput sequencing while multivariate analysis was applied to analyze patterns in these fungal communities. …”
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Multi-trait phenotypic modeling through factor analysis and bayesian network learning to develop latent reproductive, body conformational, and carcass-associated traits in admixed... by Muhammad Anas, Bin Zhao, Bin Zhao, Haipeng Yu, Carl R. Dahlen, Kendall C. Swanson, Kris A. Ringwall, Lauren L. Hulsman Hanna

“…Using exploratory and confirmatory FA, Body Size (BS) and Body Composition (BC) were identified as UBT for Model 1, explaining 14 phenotypic traits (t = 14). …”
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Farm factors associated with increased free fatty acids in bulk tank milk by Hannah M. Woodhouse, Stephen J. LeBlanc, Trevor J. DeVries, Karen J. Hand, David F. Kelton

“…The final model adjusted R2 of 29% indicates that more factors associated with bulk tank milk FFA still need to be identified, which may include seasonal, milk composition, and individual cow factors.…”
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Sugar Maple Litter Decay Rates Are Reduced More Strongly by Drought Than by American Beech Proliferation in the Understory by William F. J. Parsons, Claudele Ghotsa Mekontchou, Audrey Maheu, David Rivest

“…Recurring drought and shifting stand composition through continued beech‐maple competition may threaten the persistence and productivity of northern hardwood communities, thereby affecting ecosystem functioning, including decomposition and associated biogeochemical transformations.…”
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Characterization of Key Phytoconstituents in <i>Nigella</i> Oil from Diverse Sources and Their Transfer Efficiency During Oil Processing by Parbat Raj Thani, Joel B. Johnson, Surya Bhattarai, Tieneke Trotter, Kerry Walsh, Daniel Broszczak, Mani Naiker

“…There was no strong correlation observed among TPC, FRAP, CUPRAC, and TQ, and none of the fatty acids showed a strong correlation with these variables.…”
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