Progress in Probiotic Science: Prospects of Functional Probiotic-Based Foods and Beverages by Musaalbakri Abdul Manan

“…The review underscores the importance of innovation in developing “friendly bacteria,” “super probiotics,” precision fermentation, and effective safety assessments. The prospects of functional probiotic-based foods and beverages rely on refining these elements and adapting to emerging scientific advancements. …”
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Pre-mRNA Splicing Functions in Plant Sexual Reproduction Development by Dongjie Shao, Xinqi Gao, Yiming Wei

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Recent advances in the functionalization of cellulose substrates for SERS sensors with improved performance by Barbara Sartori, Benedetta Marmiroli

“…We focused on the functionalization with both metal and non-metal nanostructures, including metal oxides and innovative materials as metal-organic frameworks. …”
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More than meets the eye: phenomenological insights into the functioning of people with lipoedema by Lise Maren Kloosterman, Renske Eilers, Aldo Scafoglieri, Ad Hendrickx, Rienk Dekker, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the functioning of people with lipoedema from their perspective. …”
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Genomewide Expression and Functional Interactions of Genes under Drought Stress in Maize by Nepolean Thirunavukkarasu, Rinku Sharma, Nidhi Singh, Kaliyugam Shiriga, Sweta Mohan, Swati Mittal, Shikha Mittal, Mallana Gowdra Mallikarjuna, Atmakuri Ramakrishna Rao, Prasanta Kumar Dash, Firoz Hossain, Hari Shanker Gupta

“…A total of 174 drought-responsive genes were selected from HKI1532, and their coexpression network revealed key correlations between different adaptive pathways, each cluster of the network representing a specific biological function. …”
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From sensation to regulation: the diverse functions of peripheral sensory nervous system by Yixiao Mei, Yixiao Mei, Yixiao Mei, Bing-Lin Zhou, Da Zhong, Xuan-Jie Zheng, Yu-Tao Deng, Lina Yu, Lina Yu, Bao-Chun Jiang, Bao-Chun Jiang, Bao-Chun Jiang

“…The release of the neuropeptide calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) by nerves, through its action on CGRP receptors in peripheral cells, constitutes a primary molecular axis for PNS regulation of organ cells, maintaining tissue homeostasis, facilitating pathological processes, and modulating innate and adaptive immunity. This review highlights the non-sensory functions of the peripheral sensory nervous system in various tissues and organs, focusing on phenotypes, molecular mechanisms and their significance, while also exploring future research directions, methodologies and potential preclinical studies aimed at targeting these pathways for the development of novel therapies.…”
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Modulation of Monocyte Effector Functions and Gene Expression by Human Cytomegalovirus Infection by Matthew S. Planchon, Jay A. Fishman, Joseph El Khoury

“…The human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has significant impacts on monocyte effector functions and gene expression. CMV, a β-herpesvirus, disrupts key monocyte roles, including phagocytosis, antigen presentation, cytokine production, and migration, impairing their ability to combat pathogens and activate adaptive immune responses. …”
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Unleashing the potential of white-rot fungi mycelium for functional biomaterials development by Shivam Singh, Nijendra Pratap Singh, Sharad Agrawal, Amit Kumar

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BBSome deficiency in Lotmaria passim reveals divergent functions in trypanosomatid parasites by Xuye Yuan, Tatsuhiko Kadowaki

“…Studying the BBSome in flagellated protists can provide insights into these ancestral functions and their subsequent adaptations. Methods We examined the functions of the BBSome (LpBBS1 and LpBBS2) in Lotmaria passim, a monoxenous trypanosomatid parasite infecting honey bees. …”
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Fuzzy Clustering Approaches Based on Numerical Optimizations of Modified Objective Functions by Erind Bedalli, Shkelqim Hajrulla, Rexhep Rada, Robert Kosova

“…The optimization of the modified objective functions is handled based on several numerical methods: gradient descent, root mean square propagation (RMSprop), and adaptive mean estimation (Adam). …”
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Identification of small molecules that disrupt vacuolar function in the pathogen Candida albicans. by Helene Tournu, Jennifer Carroll, Brian Latimer, Ana-Maria Dragoi, Samantha Dykes, James Cardelli, Tracy L Peters, Karen E Eberle, Glen E Palmer

“…The fungal vacuole is a large acidified organelle that performs a variety of cellular functions. At least a sub-set of these functions are crucial for pathogenic species of fungi, such as Candida albicans, to survive within and invade mammalian tissue as mutants with severe defects in vacuolar biogenesis are avirulent. …”
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Lung Function Changes with Swim Training in Healthy and Allergic Endurance Athletes by João Rodrigues, Bárbara Jesus, Paulo Caseiro, António Jorge Ferreira, Luís Rama

“…Conclusions: The results of this study do not support the idea that there is a window of opportunity for greater lung function adaptations during childhood due to swim training. …”
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Pedotransfer functions for estimating the van Genuchten model parameters in the Cerrado biome by Mariana F. Veloso, Lineu N. Rodrigues, Elpídio I. Fernandes Filho, Carolina F. Veloso, Bruna N. Rezende

“…The water retention curve is essential to understand water dynamics in the soil; however, obtaining it can be laborious, opening an opportunity for Pedotransfer Functions (PTFs). The current study aimed to develop and evaluate PTFs to estimate the fit parameters of the van Genuchten model for the Cerrado biome. …”
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Exposure of Monocytes to Lipoarabinomannan Promotes Their Differentiation into Functionally and Phenotypically Immature Macrophages by Leslie Chávez-Galán, Ranferi Ocaña-Guzmán, Luis Torre-Bouscoulet, Carolina García-de-Alba, Isabel Sada-Ovalle

“…Taken together, these data indicate that LAM exposure influenced monocyte differentiation and produced poorly functional macrophages with a different phenotype. These results may help us understand how mycobacteria can limit the quality of the innate and adaptive immune responses.…”
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Subgraphs of functional brain networks identify dynamical constraints of cognitive control. by Ankit N Khambhati, John D Medaglia, Elisabeth A Karuza, Sharon L Thompson-Schill, Danielle S Bassett

“…Current theory posits that correlated and anticorrelated brain activity may signify cooperative and competitive interactions between brain areas that subserve adaptive behavior. In this study, we use a quantitative approach to identify distinct topological motifs of functional interactions and examine how their expression relates to cognitive control processes and behavior. …”
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A ROLE FOR INTERLEUKIN 8 IN DIRECT REGULATION OF T CELL FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY by M. E. Meniailo, V. V. Malashchenko, V. A. Shmarov, N. D. Gasatova, O. B. Melashchenko, A. G. Goncharov, G. V. Seledtsova, V. I. Seledtsov

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Video-evoked neuromarkers of visual function in age-related macular degeneration by Angela I. Renton, David J. Klein, Jesse A. Livezey, Dan Nemrodov, Stephanie Wolfer, Adam Hanina, Dimitri Van De Ville, Dimitri Van De Ville

“…Neural markers of visual function in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) allow clinicians and researchers to directly evaluate the functional changes in visual processing which occur as a result of the progressive loss of afferent input from the macula. …”
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Functional differentiation of industrial hemp rhizosphere microbiome along environmental gradients by Jiayang Li, Jiayang Li, Jiayang Li, Hong Zhang, Tuhong Wang, Tuhong Wang, Liya Peng, Kecheng Huang, Xiaoyu Tang, Wenting Li, Zhecheng Xu, Chao Li, Fengming Chen, Huajiao Qiu, Huajiao Qiu, Jianping Xu, Yi Cheng

“…Additionally, geographic variation in rhizosphere microbial function reflected a co-adaptive mechanism between hemp and its microbial community under varying environmental pressures. …”
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Robust Discontinuity Indicators for High-Order Reconstruction of Piecewise Smooth Functions by Yipeng Li, Qiao Chen, Xiangmin Jiao

“…The accurate reconstruction of piecewise continuous functions on meshes is challenging due to potential spurious oscillations—namely the <i>Gibbs phenomenon</i>—especially for high-order methods. …”
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Taxonomic and functional groups of phytoplankton in the Northern Gulf of Lake Tana, Ethiopia by Flipos Engdaw, Demeke Kifle, Tadesse Fetahi

“…RFGs are more effective in detecting stressor-induced alterations in phytoplankton compared to taxonomy-based assemblages as the former reflect common adaptive or functional traits. Information on RFGs of phytoplankton in the northern gulf of Lake Tana, Ethiopia, is however non-existent. …”
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