Bio-orthogonally double cross-linked alginate-gelatin hydrogels with tunable viscoelasticity for cardiac tissue engineering by Daniele Testore, Alice Zoso, Camilla Paoletti, Sara Groppo, Elena Marcello, Valeria Chiono

“…Rheology showed that hydrogels exhibited tunable stiffness and stress relaxation, closely mimicking the properties of native cardiac tissue. The behavior of human cardiac fibroblasts (HCFs), seeded on hydrogels, was analyzed. …”
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Genomic and functional analysis of rmp locus variants in Klebsiella pneumoniae by Margaret M. C. Lam, Stephen M. Salisbury, Logan P. Treat, Ryan R. Wick, Louise M. Judd, Kelly L. Wyres, Sylvain Brisse, Kimberly A. Walker, Virginia L. Miller, Kathryn E. Holt

“…Sequence variants of rmpADC grouped into five distinct lineages (rmp1, rmp2, rmp2A, rmp3 and rmp4) that corresponded to unique mobile elements, and were differentially distributed across different populations (i.e. clonal groups) of K. pneumoniae. …”
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From banks to burrows: Habitat preferences and nesting behaviours of platypuses in the Snowy River by Joseph Crane, Gilad Bino, Neil R. Jordan, Tahneal Hawke, Justine K. O'Brien

“…Abstract Platypuses are a unique freshwater mammal native to eastern Australia. They are semi‐aquatic, predominantly nocturnal, and nest in burrows dug into the banks of waterbodies. …”
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Detection of severe aortic stenosis by clinicians versus artificial intelligence: A retrospective clinical cohort study by Geoffrey A. Strange, Michael P. Feneley, David Prior, David Muller, Prasanna Venkataraman, Yiling Situ, Simon Stewart, David Playford

“…The AI-AAS subsequently increased this number by 158 (52 % women) to 376 cases (4.1 %, 95%CI 3.7–4.5 %) of severe guideline-defined AS. Overall, more women were under-diagnosed (92/169 [54.4 %] versus 80/207 [38.6 %] men – adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.21, 95%CI 0.10–0.45). …”
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Effects of Moisture Content and Lime Concentrate on Physiochemical, Mechanical, and Sensory Properties of Quinoa Snacks: An Ancient Andean Crop in Puno, Peru by Carmen Mindani, Edwin O. Baldeón, Vladimiro Ibáñez, Fredy Calizaya, Carmen Taipe, Jorge Zegarra, Melvin Pozo

“…Moisture in the extrudates ranged from 3.08% to 6.12%, while firmness varied between 7.25 N and 25.86 N, significantly influencing extrusion temperature. …”
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Phenolic content and antioxidant activity of hydromethanolic and aqueous extracts of aerial parts of Phlomis crinita. by Ismahane Derafa, Smain Amira, Fatima Benchikh, Walid Mamache, Chahrazed Kaoudoune

“…Phlomis crinita is a plant species of the family Lamiaceae including more than 100 perennial herbs, shrubs, and sub-shrubs species native to the Mediterranean, Central Asia, and India. …”
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Bridging gap between agro-industrial waste, biodiversity and mycelium-based biocomposites: Understanding their properties by multiscale methodology by Isabel Enriquez-Medina, Isaac Rodas-Ortiz, Isabella Bedoya-Garcia, AnaMaria Velasquez-Godoy, Carlos Alvarez-Vasco, Andres Ceballos Bermudez

“…A multiscale methodology approach was employed integrating microscopic analysis of the biomasses present in the biocomposite (lignocellulosic and fungal) to understand their macroscopic response in terms of physical and mechanical properties. Colombian native strain Ganoderma gibbosum, used for the first time in the production of biocomposites was cultivated on peach palm fruit peel flour and sugar cane bagasse wet dust, individually and as a mixture. …”
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Quantifying the spatial impact of an invasive Acacia on ecosystem functioning using remote sensing by André Große-Stoltenberg, Christiane Werner, Christine Hellmann, Jens Oldeland, Jan Thiele

“…Furthermore, functional diversity decreases due to invasion, though it reaches its maximum at the edges of invader stands, where Rao’s Q index captures spectral effects of both the invader and the native vegetation. Thus, we highlight that both 2D and 3D remote sensing data complement each other in remote sensing-driven impact assessments. …”
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Age outweighs race in survival of sebaceous gland carcinoma of the eyelid: A 21-year SEER database analysis by Said Yaseen, Ahmad Sermed Al Sakini, Sara Al-Banna, Alaa H. Ewida, Mohammad Hamad, Mahmoud M. Abu Tafesh, Leen Abu Rabi, Hashem Abu Serhan

“…Patients were stratified into four racial groups: White, Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native. Incidence rates, stage at diagnosis, treatment modalities, and survival outcomes were analyzed. …”
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Comparative Genomics of <i>Bifidobacterium animalis</i> subsp. <i>lactis</i> Reveals Strain-Level Hyperdiversity, Carbohydrate Metabolism Adaptations, and CRISPR-Mediated Phage Imm... by Ozge Can, Ismail Gumustop, Ibrahim Genel, Hulya Unver, Enes Dertli, Ibrahim Cagri Kurt, Fatih Ortakci

“…The average genome size was found to be 1.93 ± 0.05 Mb, with a GC content of 60.45% ± 0.2, an average of 1562 ± 41.3 coding sequences (CDS), and 53.4 ± 1.6 tRNA genes. …”
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Multi-fold increase in rainforest tipping risk beyond 1.5–2&thinsp;°C warming by C. Singh, C. Singh, C. Singh, R. van der Ent, I. Fetzer, I. Fetzer, I. Fetzer, L. Wang-Erlandsson, L. Wang-Erlandsson, L. Wang-Erlandsson

“…When this root zone soil moisture is inadequate to sustain a forest ecosystem, they transition to a savanna-like state, losing their native structure and functions. Yet the influence of climate change on ecosystem's root zone soil moisture storage and the impact on rainforest ecosystems remain uncertain. …”
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Functional efficiency of pancreatic cell-engineered construct in an animal experimental model for type I diabetes by N. V. Baranova, A. S. Ponomareva, L. A. Kirsanova, A. O. Nikolskaya, G. N. Bubentsova, Yu. B. Basok, V. I. Sevastianov

“…In experimental group 2, on day 7 after CEPC administration, there was a more noticeable drop in blood sugar levels from 25.8 ± 5.1 mmol/L to 6.3 ± 2.7 mmol/L compared to experimental group 1. …”
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Indications and clinical outcomes of percutaneous cholecystostomies in acute cholecystitis: a study from Qatar by Mohamed Said Ghali, Syed Muhammad Ali, Khadija Jaffar Siddig Gibreal, Rajvir Singh, Mona S. Shehata, Raed M. Al-Zoubi, Ahmad Zarour

“…The readmission rate was 33.1% and overall mortality rate was 34% during follow-up. The native population in Qatar were older and burdened with more co-morbidities. …”
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The resurgence of malaria in Northern Iran in 2023: a wake-up call by Faramarz Koohsar, Roghiyeh Faridnia, Ogholniaz Jorjani, Mohammad Taher Hojjati, Ganesh Yadagiri, Ghasem Noshak, Hosein Tavakoli Pirzaman, Hamed Kalani

“…All 22 infected individuals were native to Golestan Province, and none had a previous history. …”
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CRISPR‐Based Environmental Biosurveillance Assisted via Artificial Intelligence Design of Guide‐RNAs by Benjamín Durán‐Vinet, Jo‐Ann L. Stanton, Gert‐Jan Jeunen, Ulla vonAmmon, Jackson Treece, Xavier Pochon, Anastasija Zaiko, Neil J. Gemmell

“…We challenged SENTINEL with waterborne eDNA from two marine sites invaded by species not native to New Zealand as proof‐of‐concept fluorescence‐based tests: Sabella spallanzanii (Mediterranean fanworm) and Undaria pinnatifida (Wakame). …”
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Phα1β interaction with the Kv11.1 potassium channel in HEK293 cells transfected with the human ERG channel by João B. Calixto, Adara Aurea dos Santos, Juliano Ferreira, Alessandra Hubner Souza, Célio José de Castro Junior, Marcus Vinicius Gomez

“…Over the past 15 years, our research has demonstrated the potential of Phα1β, in both its native and recombinant forms, as a promising analgesic drug through preclinical tests conducted on rodent pain models. …”
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Factors associated with emergency physician income by Earl J. Reisdorff, Leah E. Masselink, Fiona E. Gallahue, Robert E. Suter, Brad P. Chappell, Dian D. Evans, Ed Salsberg, Catherine A. Marco

“…The mean age of the respondents was 47.4 years, 37.4% were women, 3.2% were races underrepresented in medicine (Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native), and 4.8% were Hispanic or Latino. …”
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Development and demographic parameters of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) when feeding on rice (Oryza sativa) by Md Panna Ali, Sheikh Shamiul Haque, Md Mosaddeke Hossain, Md Nazmul Bari, Mir Md Moniruzzaman Kabir, Tapon Kumar Roy, Juel Datta, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Howlader, Syed Nurul Alam, Timothy J. Krupnik

“…Abstract Fall Armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), native to the Americas, is a polyphagous insect pest feeding on more than 350 plant species. …”
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Ecological niche characterization and interspecific associations among invasive Pomacea canaliculata (Mollusca, Gastropoda) populations in Jianghan Plain, China by Yu Zhou, Zhaohua Li, Dan Fan, Haiping Feng, Jing Xue, Jinghua Wang, Guodong Zhang, Hui Li, ShaoPing Zhu

“…Previous studies have neither systematically assessed the niche relationship between invasive mollusks and native zoobenthos communities nor identified the environmental driving mechanisms. …”
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A <i>Puccinia striiformis</i> f. sp. <i>tritici</i> Effector with DPBB Domain Suppresses Wheat Defense by Raheel Asghar, Yu Cheng, Nan Wu, Mahinur S. Akkaya

“…Based on Co-IP and structural predictions and putative interaction analyses by AlphaFold 3, we propose the probable biological function(s). …”
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