In ovo sodium butyrate administration differentially impacts growth performance, intestinal barrier function, immune response, and gut microbiota characteristics in low and high hatch-weight broilers by Muhammad Zeeshan Akram, Nadia Everaert, Aleksandra Dunisławska

“…Intestinal weight, length, and gene expression related to gut barrier function and immune response were examined on d 14 and 42. …”
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Activation of the Innate Immune Checkpoint CLEC5A on Myeloid Cells in the Absence of Danger Signals Modulates Macrophages’ Function but Does Not Trigger the Adaptive T Cell Immune Response by Milena J. Tosiek, Kerstin Groesser, Anton Pekcec, Monika Zwirek, Gavuthami Murugesan, Eric Borges

“…In this study, we determined CLEC5A receptor expression on different macrophage subsets (in vitro and ex vivo) and the functional consequences of its activation in aseptic conditions. …”
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EFFECTS OF MYOCARDIAL CYTOSOLIC FRACTION AND LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE UPON MONOCYTIC FUNCTIONS by V. G. Matveeva, A. S. Golovkin, M. N. Chernova, I. V. Kudryavtsev, S. V. Ivanov, E. V. Grigoriev

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STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL HETEROGENEITY OF ASTROCYTES IN THE BRAIN: ROLE IN NEURODEGENERATION AND NEUROINFLAMMATION by A. V. Morgun, N. A. Malinovskaya, Yu. K Komleva, O. L. Lopatina, N. V. Kuvacheva, Yu. A. Panina, T. Ye. Taranushenko, Yu. R. Solonchuk, A. B. Salmina

“…Astrocytes from various subpopulations demonstrate different sensitivity to the action of pathogenic factors, varied behaviors in reactive processes and within the local immune response. Key functions of astrocytes like neurogenesis, neuron-astroglia metabolic coupling, glial control of local blood flow greatly depend on the origin and characteristics of astroglial cells. …”
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Functions and regulation of the MRX complex at DNA double-strand breaks by Elisa Gobbini, Corinne Cassani, Matteo Villa, Diego Bonetti, Maria Pia Longhese

“…Furthermore, it is responsible for DSB signaling by activating the checkpoint kinase Tel1 that, in turn, supports MRX function in a positive feedback loop. …”
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Nitric Oxide in Plant Cold Stress: Functions, Mechanisms and Challenges by Jing Cui, Mengxiao Huang, Jin Qi, Wenjin Yu, Changxia Li

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Oscular system changes and functional state of endothelium in systemic vasculitides by N P Shilkina, O A. Molodkina, A A Vinogradov

“…To assess by noninvasive methods degree, character and relationship of structural and functional endothelium state disturbances in different regions of vascular bed in systemic vasculitides. …”
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Extracellular vesicles: Function, resilience, biomarker, bioengineering, and clinical implications by Der-Shan Sun, Hsin-Hou Chang

“…Initially overlooked as cellular debris, EVs are now recognized as vital mediators of cell-to-cell communication, ferrying a cargo of proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids, providing cellular resilience in response to stresses. This review provides a comprehensive overview of EVs, focusing on their role as biomarkers in disease diagnosis, their functional significance in physiological and pathological processes, and the potential of bioengineering for therapeutic applications. …”
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Emerging Trends in Microfluidic Biomaterials: From Functional Design to Applications by Jiaqi Lin, Lijuan Cui, Xiaokun Shi, Shuping Wu

“…The future of microfluidic biomaterials will depend on combining 3D bioprinting with dynamic functional design, developing hybrid strategies that combine traditional molds with bio-printed structures, and using artificial intelligence to monitor drug delivery or tissue response in real time. …”
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Calibration Of Regional Vulnerability Functions By Applying Earthquake Events Database by Nina I. Frolova, Valery I. Larionov, Jean Bonnin, Sergey P. Sushchev, Alexander N. Ugarov

“…The calibration procedure of the earthquake vulnerability functions for buildings and structures using the database with descriptions of events is presented. …”
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TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MONITORING OF FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF DRIVERS DURING THEIR WORK by I. V. Fedotova, M. M. Nekrasova, E. V. Runova, A. V. Bakhchina, S. A. Ashirova, V. V. Kozhevnikov, I. S. Shishalov, S. B. Parin, S. A. Polevaya

“…The article is devoted to development of modern telemetric methods for an on-line evaluation of functional status of vehicle drivers during their work. …”
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A comprehensive study of enzyme-treated soy protein on intestinal barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, and liver lipid metabolism in Micropterus salmoides by Ju Zhao, Quanquan Cao, Min Jin, Tingwen Shen, Laia Ribas, Haifeng Liu, Jun Jiang

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MORPHOBIOCHEMICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE SHEEP ORGANISM AND THEIR ADJUSTMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF IODINE DEFICIENCY by M. I. Selionova, A. K. Mikhailenko, L. N. Chizhova, C. B. Chotchaeva, E. S. Surzhikova

“…Disorders of hematopoietic function, differences in hematological parameters, hypoproteinemia, changes in hormonal levels, low levels of immunocompetent T and B cells in the blood of sheep from different zones were detected. …”
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Cognitive functions in the acute period of polytrauma and correction of their disorders with thiocetam. by A. A. Krishtafor

“…In both groups, the baseline level of cognitive function was within the age range. On the second day after the trauma, significant inhibition of cognitive functions in both groups was noted, but in the maingroup this decrease was un­reliably less. …”
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Molecular evolution and functional characterization of Drosophila insulin-like peptides. by Sebastian Grönke, David-Francis Clarke, Susan Broughton, T Daniel Andrews, Linda Partridge

“…We investigated the evolution, diversification, redundancy, and functions of the DILPs, combining evolutionary analysis, based on the completed genome sequences of 12 Drosophila species, and functional analysis, based on newly-generated knock-out mutations for all 7 dilp genes in D. melanogaster. …”
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Benthic biofilm structure and function under abrupt flow changes. by Julie Anne Hope, Julia Kleinteich, Sabine Ulrike Gerbersdorf

“…In this experiment, an 8-week long hydraulic flume experiment was conducted to examine the response, adaptation and functionality of biofilms exposed to abrupt increases in flow typical of flow managed systems. …”
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Negative Impact of Hypoxia on Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase Function by Frank Elbers, Claudia Woite, Valentina Antoni, Sara Stein, Hiroshi Funakoshi, Toshikazu Nakamura, Gereon Schares, Walter Däubener, Silvia K. Eller

“…Up to now these TDO-mediated broad-spectrum effector functions have never been observed under hypoxia in vitro, although physiologic oxygen concentrations in liver tissue are low, especially in case of infection. …”
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FEATURES OF STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF DECIDUAL MACROPHAGES IN HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND PREECLAMPSIA by V.K. Likhachov, V.L. Vashchenko, Ya.V. Shymanska

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Emotional imagination of negative situations: Functional neuroimaging in anorexia and bulimia. by Federico D'Agata, Paola Caroppo, Angela Spalatro, Luca Lavagnino, Giovanni Abbate Daga, Andrea Boghi, Mauro Bergui, Alessandro Cicerale, Benedetto Vitiello, Secondo Fassino, Birgit Derntl, Federico Amianto

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Performance of label-free biosensors as a function of layer thickness by Tommi Åman, Sanna Auer, Vesa P. Hytönen, Juha A. Määttä

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