Cultural significance and conservation challenges of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) and other vulture species in northeastern Benin by Fidèle Ezéchiel Koffi Hounnouvi, Jemima Lydie Obandza-Ayessa, Stanislas Mahussi Gandaho, Lindy Jane Thompson

Get full text

Reuse of bottom sediment from reservoirs to cropland is a promising agroecological practice that must be rationalized by Cécile Gomez, Julien Amelin, Guillaume Coulouma, Juliette Gaab, Subramanian Dharumarajan, Jean Riotte, Muddu Sekhar, Laurent Ruiz

“…Abstract In semi-arid areas, intermittent streams are often equipped with small reservoirs to store water for irrigation and/or groundwater recharge, and to capture sediments lost through erosion. …”
Get full text

Developing tourist attraction strategies in the Museum of Decorative Arts of Iran, Isfahan by Maedeh Barati, Marzieh Hekmat, Neda Torabi Farsani

“…Although these institutions differ in subject, scale, quality, and function, they all strive to identify and attract the largest possible audiences and to improve their service delivery. …”
Get full text

Combination application of microbial agent and lime application improves soil nutrients and soil fungi community, producing good quality tobacco by Jingtao Zhang, Chao Li, Kai Xia, Kaikai Cheng, Shanhu Guo, Wenzheng Pan, Lingling Liu, Ke Wang, Li Wen, Haiming Tang

“…An explicit enrichment of saprotrophic fungi in T4 is predicated by the FUNGuild function. Soil nutrients were extremely significant and relevant in relation to the fungal community structure. …”
Get full text

klf2ash317 Mutant Zebrafish Do Not Recapitulate Morpholino-Induced Vascular and Haematopoietic Phenotypes. by Peter Novodvorsky, Oliver Watson, Caroline Gray, Robert N Wilkinson, Scott Reeve, Carl Smythe, Richard Beniston, Karen Plant, Richard Maguire, Alexander M K Rothman, Stone Elworthy, Fredericus J M van Eeden, Timothy J A Chico

“…Targeted genome editing is an increasingly applied method for functional assessment of candidate genes. We therefore generated a stable klf2a mutant zebrafish and characterised its cardiovascular and haematopoietic development.…”
Get full text

Microphthalmia and Disrupted Retinal Development Due to a LacZ Knock-in/Knock-Out Allele at the Vsx2 Locus by Napoli FR, Li X, Hurtado AA, Levine EM

“…The Vsx2LacZ allele exhibits loss-of-function characteristics and adds to the genetic toolkit for understanding Vsx2 function.Keywords: LacZ, reporter knock-in, Vsx2, Chx10, retina, proliferation, lineage fidelity, neurogenesis, immunohistology…”
Get full text

R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine drives diverse immune responses in pre-exposed adults: insights from a phase IIb controlled human malaria infection trial by Elizabeth Kibwana, Caroline Bundi, Domtila Kimani, Lydia Nyamako, Kelvias Keter, Agnes Mutiso, Rodney Ogwang, Duncan Bellamy, Katerina Rapi, Amelia Bajer, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Lisa Stockdale, Olivia Munoz, Mehreen S. Datoo, Alison Lawrie, Fernando Ramos-Lopez, Rachel Roberts, Mainga Hamaluba, Mainga Hamaluba, Adrian V. S. Hill, Philip Bejon, Philip Bejon, Katie J. Ewer, Melissa Kapulu, Melissa Kapulu

“…Humoral immunity was evaluated by quantifying antigen specific antibody subtypes and subclasses via ELISA, alongside functional antibody properties including avidity and complement fixation elicited by vaccination and challenge. …”
Get full text

ZF-HD gene family in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.): genome-wide identification, phylogeny, evolutionary expansion and expression analyses by Xinrui Xu, Hui Zhou, Qiaohui Yang, Yuyao Yang, Xiaobin Pu

“…For example, BnZHD37, BnZHD53, and BnZHD55 may be sensitive to different hormones. Under different stresses, the expression of BnZHD3, BnZHD4, BnZHD7, BnZHD38, BnZD45, and BnZHD53 significantly increased in roots, stems, and leaves within 24 h. …”
Get full text

Kidneys Under Siege: Pesticides Impact Renal Health in the Freshwater Fish Common Carp (<i>Cyprinus carpio</i> Linnaeus, 1758) by Stela Stoyanova, Elenka Georgieva, Eleonora Kovacheva, László Antal, Dóra Somogyi, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Uzochukwu, László Nagy, Krisztián Nyeste, Vesela Yancheva

“…Hence, the non-parametric statistical methods showed distinct group-level differences in the kidney damage indices. The Kruskal–Wallis test revealed significant differences across treatments (<i>p</i> < 0.001), and Mann–Whitney U tests identified specific pairwise differences. …”
Get full text

Efficacy of Cheiranthus Cheiri in the Treatment of Pericoronitis: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial with Molecular Docking by Shubhamoy Ghosh, Aritra Roy Chowdhury, Sarbendu Paul, Avipsha Sarkar, Abhijit Rana, Mousumi Koley, Indrani Halder, Suman Chandra, Subhranil Saha

“…Context: Pericoronitis is the soft-tissue inflammation surrounding the dental crown in a semi-erupted lower third molar. Patients with early-stage pericoronitis experience discomfort, redness, swelling, mucosal ulceration, and loss of function. …”
Get full text

Pupillary manifolds: uncovering the latent geometrical structures behind phasic changes in pupil size by Elvio Blini, Roberto Arrighi, Giovanni Anobile

“…In other words, pupillometry provides an integrated readout of several distinct networks, but it is unclear whether each has a specific fingerprint, stemming from its function or physiological substrate. …”
Get full text

Genomewide analysis of the Class III peroxidase gene family in apple (Malus domestica) by Yao Lu, Rongqun Ma, Kunhao Wu, Jilu Sun, Yutong Li, Jiawei Zhao, Zhenbao Qi, Guangli Sha, Hongjuan Ge, Yanjing Shi

“…A set of MdPRXs such as MdPRX27, MdPRX59, and MdPRX90 may affect the ROS status in stem cell niche of the axillary buds and promote the differentiation of branches. …”
Get full text

Production and Role of Nitric Oxide in Endometrial Cancer by Seung Geun Yeo, Yeon Ju Oh, Jae Min Lee, Joon Hyung Yeo, Sung Soo Kim, Dong Choon Park

“…NO production is associated with the pathogenesis, development, and prognosis of endometrial cancer, with effects varying based on NO level fluctuations. Differences in NO production and function were observed according to the type of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) involved, control conditions, subtype, grade, and invasiveness of the cancer, as well as the experimental methodologies employed. …”
Get full text

Climate Change Risk, Performance, and Value Added in Agricultural Sector by Ramin Amani, Zanko Ghorbani, Zana Mozaffari

“…He considers invisible fixed effects as parameters that are jointly estimated with the effects of auxiliary variables for different quantiles. The unique feature of this method is that it introduces a penalty term in the minimization to address the computational problem of a set of parameters; The parameters are calculated as follows: min(α.β)Σk=1KΣt=1TΣi=1N wkρτkyit-αi-xitTβτk+λΣiNαi                              (6) In equation (6), i represents the number of countries (N), T represents the index for the number of observations of each country, K represents the quantile index, x is the matrix of explanatory variables, and ρτk is the quantile loss function. …”
Get full text

Challenges and support needs among persons with a migration background who use drugs in four European metropolitan cities by Aline Pouille, Clara De Ruysscher, Lena van Selm, Jan van Amsterdam, Wim van den Brink, Machteld Busz, Roberto Perez Gayo, Marios Atzemis, Wouter Vanderplasschen, the SEMID-EU consortium

“…These intertwined and mutually reinforcing factors simultaneously functioned as barriers to care and support, alongside other barriers such as linguistic and cultural differences, and stigma and discrimination. …”
Get full text

The effect of calf muscular vein thrombosis on the prognosis within one year postoperatively of geriatric hip fracture patients: a propensity score-matched analysis by Jiabao Jiang, Fei Xing, Rong Luo, Zhao Chen, Hao Liu, Zhou Xiang, Xin Duan

Get full text

Proteomic profiling of gliomas unveils immune and metabolism-driven subtypes with implications for anti-nucleotide metabolism therapy by Jinsen Zhang, Rui Sun, Yingying Lyu, Chaxian Liu, Ying Liu, Yuan Feng, Minjie Fu, Peter Jih Cheng Wong, Zunguo Du, Tianming Qiu, Yi Zhang, Dongxiao Zhuang, Zhiyong Qin, Yu Yao, Wei Zhu, Tiannan Guo, Wei Hua, Hui Yang, Ying Mao

“…Through a detailed investigation of metabolic pathways guided by our proteomic findings, dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD) and thymidine phosphorylase (TYMP) emerge as potential prognostic biomarkers linked to the reprogramming of nucleotide metabolism. Functional validation in patient-derived glioma stem cells and animal models highlights nucleotide metabolism as a promising therapy target for gliomas. …”
Get full text

Atmospheric Pollutant Flow and Precipitation: Modeling Effects on the Vegetation Ecosystem by Allag Fateh, Saddek Bouharati, Lamri Tedjar, Mohamed Fenni

“…Since artificial neural networks have the capacity to treat different complex parameters, their application in this domain is adequate. …”
Get full text

A microfluidics platform for simultaneous evaluation of sensitivity and side effects of anti-cancer drugs using a three-dimensional culture method by Yuki Kobayashi, Honoka Hashizume, Sotaro Takiguchi, Jiajue Ji, Ryuji Kawano, Keiichiro Koiwai, Haru Yamamoto, Mohamed Elbadawy, Tsutomu Omatsu, Amira Abugomaa, Masahiro Kaneda, Tatsuya Usui, Kazuaki Sasaki

“…Abstract Organoids are stem cell-derived three-dimensional tissue cultures composed of multiple cell types that recapitulate the morphology and functions of their in vivo counterparts. …”
Get full text

Analysis of Factors Influencing the Development of Community-Based Tourism in Rural Areas, Case Study: Villages Targeted by Tourism in the Markazi Province by Hamid Afshari, Behrouz Mohammadi Yeganeh, Hossein Farahani, Mehdi Cheraghi

“…The data was analyzed by MAXQDA version 20 software. 4. Results A semi-structured interview was used to identify factors and indicators affecting the development of community-based tourism in the target villages of Central Province. …”
Get full text