Clade age and species richness are decoupled across the eukaryotic tree of life. by Daniel L Rabosky, Graham J Slater, Michael E Alfaro

“…At the largest phylogenetic scales, the extreme heterogeneity in species richness observed among different groups of organisms is almost certainly a function of many complex and interdependent factors. …”
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Analyse des représentations de professionnels impliqués dans deux parcours de sujets dits « incasables » by Gillonne Desquesnes, Nadine Proia-Lelouey, Didier Drieu

“…This paper examines the first results of a research about institutional trajectories of multiproblem young people. Based on files and semi-structured interviews of professionals, we reassemble the elements of two different trajectories in child protection. …”
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Estrutura da cadeia reversa: "caminhos" e "descaminhos" da embalagem PET Structure of the reverse chain: "ways" of PET packing by Sylmara Lopes Francelino Gonçalves-Dias, Armindo dos Santos de Sousa Teodósio

“…The research is based in the exploratory methodological approach, with adoption of different strategies for the collection of data, involving secondary sources produced by public institutions, specialized organizations and media, and still, interviews semi-structured with specialists in the area. …”
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Surface Coating Applications on Active Parts of Tillage Machines by Yaşar Serhat Saygılı, Bülent Çakmak

“…However, one of the major problems in working with tillage machines is the wear of active parts over time. Abrasion occurs differently in active parts of tillage machines and can cause the machines used to lose the functionality expected of them. …”
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Growth Allometry of Sweet Corn as Influenced by Tillage and Seaweed under Tarai Region of Nagaland by Shivani Kumari, Lanunola Tzudir, Merentoshi, Hillel M. Chishi, Lenmem Yosung, Takhelmayum Malemnganbi, G. Zion, John Debbarma, Zulutemjen Jamir, Damitre Lytan, B. Selectstar Marwein, Shalini Roy

“…When seeds were treated with 10% S-Sap along with 10% S-Sap spray at three different intervals recorded significantly higher stem girth, number of functional leaves plant-1, leaf area, leaf area index, leaf area duration and chlorophyll index readings. …”
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Additional Treatment Methods for Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms. Literature review by Kacper Gryboś, Mikołaj Lewandowski, Zofia Kwiatkowska, Wojciech Kurkiewicz, Oskar Woźniak, Jowita Mikulska, Joanna Wąsik, Weronika Sepioło, Julia Kiełbratowska

“…Additionally, emerging treatments like stem cell therapy and cannabinoids offer promising but still experimental alternatives. …”
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Deciphering the genetic basis of novel traits that discriminate useful and non‐useful biomass to enhance harvest index in wheat by Dipendra Shahi, Jia Guo, Md Ali Babar, Sumit Pradhan, Muhsin Avci, Naeem Khan, Jordan McBreen, Smita Rayamajhi, Zhao Liu, Guihua Bai, Paul St. Amand, Amy Bernardo, Matthew Reynolds, Gemma Molero, Sivakumar Sukumaran, John Foulkes, Jahangir Khan

“…The results indicate enhanced competition for assimilates between spikes and second and third internodes during stem elongation. Genome‐wide association study (GWAS) identified 114 unique significant marker‐trait associations (MTAs) for 12 traits, and 58 MTAs were found within genes that encode different proteins related to biotic/abiotic stress tolerance and other functions. …”
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Growth Mindset Profiles Among Senior High School Students: Academic Achievement and Stress Analysis by Stephen Jay Co, Mary Grace Dela Cruz

“…Academic strand and sex predicted profile membership, with strand moderating the mindset-stress relationship specifically in STEM contexts. Notably, Moderate Growth students did not differ significantly from Fixed Mindset students on either outcome, suggesting a threshold effect for mindset benefits. …”
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Regenerative fibroblasts derived from autologous skin tissue for the treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome: a case report by Zhao-Xia Ma, Xing-Fei Wu, Li Cao, Cheng-Yan Jiao, Dai-Ping Ma, Yun-Hui Zhao, Zhi-Xing Yang, Min Hu, Min Hu

“…Recent studies have demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are effective in the treatment of SS, but the efficacy of allogeneic MSCs is affected by variability among different cell donors, and they are easily cleared by the immune system of the recipient. …”
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Genome-wide identification and comprehensive analysis of the NAC transcription factor family in Sesamum indicum. by Yujuan Zhang, Donghua Li, Yanyan Wang, Rong Zhou, Linhai Wang, Yanxin Zhang, Jingyin Yu, Huihui Gong, Jun You, Xiurong Zhang

“…Expression profiles of SiNAC genes in different tissues (root, stem, leaf, flower, seed, and capsule) and in response to drought and waterlogging stresses by using RNA-seq data demonstrated that 23 genes were highly expressed in all tissues, 18 and 31 SiNACs respond strongly to drought and waterlogging stresses, respectively. …”
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Theory of Nonlinear s-Polarized Phonon-Polaritons in Multilayered Structures

“…The calculations are applied to a multilayered structure consisting of a thin film surrounded by semi-infinite bounding media where each layer may have a frequency dependent dielectric function and Kerr-type nonlinearity. …”
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Mitochondrial genome of Lonicera macranthoides: features, RNA editing, and insights into male sterility by Zhong Chen, Wei Zhuo, Yuqi Wang, Junpeng Qi, Li Liu, Sheng’E. Lu, Han Wang, Tao Sun, Liqiang Wang, Fengming Ren, Fengming Ren

“…Notably, RNA editing events varied across different plant tissues, with 357 editing sites in 30 PCGs in leaves, 138 sites in 24 PCGs in flowers, and 68 sites in 13 PCGs in stems. …”
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DIETARY-BASED MOLECULAR TARGETS AND THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES IN CANCER by Gizem Çalıbaşı Koçal

“…Diet influence human health in different ways. But it is well known that diet can adversely affect various human pathologies, like obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. …”
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PPARG in Human Adipogenesis: Differential Contribution of Canonical Transcripts and Dominant Negative Isoforms by M. Aprile, M. R. Ambrosio, V. D'Esposito, F. Beguinot, P. Formisano, V. Costa, A. Ciccodicola

“…The nuclear receptor PPARγ is a key regulator of adipogenesis, and alterations of its function are associated with different pathological processes related to metabolic syndrome. …”
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Phase–Frequency Cooperative Optimization of HMDV Dynamic Inertial Suspension System with Generalized Ground-Hook Control by Yihong Ping, Xiaofeng Yang, Yi Yang, Yujie Shen, Shaocong Zeng, Shihang Dai, Jingchen Hong

“…A quarter-vehicle model with a switched reluctance motor wheel hub drive was used to study different orders of generalized ground-hook impedance transfer function control strategies for dynamic inertial suspension. …”
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Testing of preparations for protection of grain crops from pests in the Steppe of Ukraine by S. Semenov

“…Regardless of the hydrothermal conditions of the growing season, in the line of products for seed toxicity, the tank mixture of preparations of different functional directions — Cruiser 350 FS, Maxim XL 035 FS, Vermystym D — had an advantage in terms of technical efficiency, yield and profitability of grain production. …”
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Identification and expression characterization of apple β-tubulin gene family in apple by HUANG Huiling, WANG Yanxiang, WANG Yue, NING Qinqin, LI Ming, HAO Pengbo, CONG Liu, BAI Tuanhui, SHI Jiangli, JIAO Jian, WANG Miaomiao, LIU Yu, ZHAO Yujie, WAN Ran, SHEN Yawen, ZHANG Hengtao, ZHANG Kunxi, ZHENG Xianbo

“…In the following, bioinformatic analysis was conducted to dissect the physicochemical properties, chromosome localization, phylogenetic relationships, gene structure, conserved motifs, collinearity, three-dimensional structure prediction and cis-acting elements in their promoter regions of the identified apple β-tubulin family genes. Different tissues including mature and young leaves, xylem, phloem and stem tips of column apple Runtai No.1 were collected as materials to analyze the tissue expression patterns of apple β-tubulin family genes through quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). …”
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Exploring the influence of natural features on soil mesofaunal communities in agricultural landscapes through DNA metabarcoding by Angeli Sahdra, Angeli Sahdra, Monica R. Young, Lori A. Phillips, Niloofar Alavi, David R. Lapen, Jeremy T. Kerr, Marla D. Schwarzfeld

“…Semi-natural features were represented by drainage ditch banks with varying amounts of woody vegetation to different kinds of forested blocks. …”
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Diversity of inland valleys and opportunities for agricultural development in Sierra Leone. by Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Idriss Baggie, Justin Fagnombo Djagba, Sander Jaap Zwart

“…In addition, inland valleys are important as water buffer and biodiversity hot spots and they provide local communities with forest, forage, and fishing resources. As different inland-valley ecosystem functions may conflict with agricultural objectives, indiscriminate development should be avoided. …”
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A Method for Generating Approximate Similarity Solutions of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations by Mazhar Iqbal, M. T. Mustafa, Azad A. Siddiqui

“…A practical and tractable approach is proposed to deal with such situations and is applied to obtain approximate similarity solutions to different cases of an initial-boundary value problem of unsteady gas flow through a semi-infinite porous medium.…”
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