Genome-wide association mapping for heat shock tolerance in Mercenaria mercenaria through SNP microarray analysis by Huiping Yang, Denis Grouzdev, Zhenwei Wang, Jayme C Yee, Yangqing Zeng, Leslie Sturmer, Bassem Allam

“…Dead and live quahogs were sampled for genotyping using the SNP array. Results During the heat challenge, different mortalities among the quahogs from the three farms were identified at 38, 46, and 55% at Phase I, and 36, 30, and 29% at Phase II. …”
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Facile Plant Mediated Phytofabrication Antibacterial and Molecular Docking Evaluation of Silver and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles With an Aqueous Extract of Bidens Pilosa by Sutha Paramasivam, Gurunathan Velayutham, Ramar Pitchaipillai

“…Nanoparticles are in high demand owing to their diverse array of usages in areas like medicine, catalysis, chemistry, electronics, and energy. …”
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Expression profiling of T cell and B cell activation genes and immunoglobulin G subclasses in Egyptian breast cancer patients by Yara Elsherif, Mona Rady, Hesham Abdelaziz, Mohamed El-Azizi

“…Using the RT2 Profiler QPCR array, expression of 84 genes was assessed, revealing 39 upregulated and 7 downregulated genes in Luminal B HER2+, 33 and 11 in Luminal B HER2−, 47 and 15 in Luminal-like, and 36 and 12 in TNBC, respectively. …”
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Risk barriers and sustainability in payment for ecosystem service implementation in smallholder forestry by A. Ibrahim, S. Withaningsih, R. Kinseng, Parikesit ., D. Muhamad

“…Other factors like farmers' commitment, inequitable benefit sharing, and labour displacement contribute to program sustainability risks. …”
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Semaglutide: an emerging treatment option for patients with obesity related HFpEF by Sanya Ashraf Khaskheli, Najaf Ahmed Rajpar

“…Initially, the use of Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, showed favourable outcomes in cardiac function of mice. …”
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A Rare Paediatric Case Report of Neglected Traumatic Posterior Hip Dislocation by L Sabari Vaasan, K Santhosh Kumar, S Devi Prasad, Suraj J babar, J Kevin Dhas

“…The delay in seeking medical care frequently leads to missed diagnosis, which can lead to an array of future complications. Hence, timely intervention is crucial in treating neglected traumatic hip dislocations in children to prevent complications like avascular necrosis of femoral head, sciatic nerve injury and early degenerative arthritis. …”
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Bringing AI participation down to scale by David Moats, Chandrima Ganguly

“…The bigger picture: Large language models (LLMs) (like ChatGPT and Claude), which are trained on large datasets of text, generate convincing human-like writing and conversation in response to user prompts. …”
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How microhabitat characteristics influence the females’ nest site selection of the invasive alien species Trachemys scripta in the Angitola Lake (Calabria, Southern Italy) by F. L. Leonetti, A. Crescente, C. Valerioti, G. Paolillo, G. Giglio, I. Bernabò, S. Tripepi, E. Sperone

“…The ecological plasticity demonstrated by T. scripta, allowing it to exploit a wide array of nesting microhabitats, presents a significant threat to native turtle species like Emys orbicularis and overall local biodiversity. …”
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Integron-Mediated Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Factors in <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium Isolated from Poultry by Elizabeth Kim, Nora Jean Nealon, Katherine A. Murray, Cydney Jardine, Roberta Magnuson, Sangeeta Rao

“…Most AMR gene classes (64%) were chromosome-based, with integron-positive isolates showing a broader array of resistance genes, including <i>catB</i> and <i>tetA</i>. …”
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IL33-induced neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) mediate a positive feedback loop for synovial inflammation and NET amplification in rheumatoid arthritis by Jifeng Tang, Jinfang Xia, Huali Gao, Renquan Jiang, Lianbo Xiao, Huiming Sheng, Jinpiao Lin

“…Coincubation experiments of NETs with fibroblast-like synovial cells (FLSs) were conducted, and a modified Transwell migration assay was designed to assess neutrophil migration. …”
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Past, Present, and Future of Viral Vector Vaccine Platforms: A Comprehensive Review by Justin Tang, Md Al Amin, Jian L. Campian

“…This has accelerated their application to a wide array of pathogens and disease targets, from well-established threats like HIV and malaria to emerging infections such as Ebola, Zika, and SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Genome-wide host methylation profiling of anal and cervical carcinoma. by Erin M Siegel, Abidemi Ajidahun, Anders Berglund, Whitney Guerrero, Steven Eschrich, Ryan M Putney, Anthony Magliocco, Bridget Riggs, Kathryn Winter, Jeff P Simko, Jaffer A Ajani, Chandan Guha, Gordon S Okawara, Ibrahim Abdalla, Mark J Becker, Joseph F Pizzolato, Christopher H Crane, Kevin D Brown, David Shibata

“…Moreover, these signatures segregated AIN3/CIN3 lesions similarly into cancer-like and normal-like categories. Distinct methylation changes occur across the genome during the progression of AC and CC with overall similar profiles and add to the evidence suggesting that HPV-driven oncogenesis may result in similar non-random methylomic events. …”
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The importance of circulating tumor products as „liquid biopsies” in colorectal cancer by Alina Miscoci, Cristian D. Pirvu, Veronica Calborean, Costin T. Streba, Otilia C. Rogoveanu, Vlad Pădureanu, Cristin C. Vere

“…Liquid biopsies represent an array of plasma analysis tests that are studied to evaluate and identify circulating tumor products, especially circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). …”
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A two-level staging system for the embryonic morphogenesis of the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly) Ceratitis capitata. by Frederic Strobl, Alexander Schmitz, Marc F Schetelig, Ernst H K Stelzer

“…With its sequenced genome and a diverse array of molecular techniques, the medfly is well-equipped for study. …”
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A novel compact multifunctional coaxial to waveguide power combining transitions for X‐band applications by Manoj Kumar, Gowrish Basavarajappa

“…The designed power combining transition is proposed to be used in X‐band applications like antenna array applications and power combining applications.…”
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Skin microbiome engineering: Challenges and opportunities in skin diseases treatment by Yiang Lyu, Juntao Shen, You Che, Lei Dai

“…Abstract The skin microbiome, consisting of a vast array of microorganisms, is essential for human skin health, aiding in barrier protection, immune regulation, wound repair, and defense against pathogens. …”
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Optimization of Wood Powder Particle Size and Weight Fraction for Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Wood Plastic Composites Using Recycled EPS Matrix by Cahyo Budiyantoro, Sudarisman, Aris Widyo Nugroho, Zaenul Ilyas, Bastian Bilyferdin

“…Indonesia’s abundant wood powder waste is underutilized, much like expanded polystyrene (EPS) plastic waste. This research explores combining wood powder with EPS to produce wood plastic composite (WPC) and examines how different wood powder types affect its mechanical properties. …”
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Development and Validation of an HPLC-DAD Method to Determine Alkylphenols in Milk by Serenella Seccia, Irene Dini

“…While providing considerable societal and economic benefits, plastic packaging leads to global pollution and poses health risks. Plastic additives like alkylphenols (APs) can interfere with endocrine functions even at low concentrations. …”
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Identification of significant genome‐wide associations and QTL underlying variation in seed protein composition in pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Ahmed O. Warsame, Janneke Balk, Claire Domoney

“…For GWAS, we analyzed a diverse panel of 209 accessions genotyped with an 84,691 single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and identified genetic loci significantly associated with globulins, such as convicilin, vicilin, legumins, and non‐globulins, including lipoxygenase, late embryogenesis abundant protein, and annexin‐like protein. …”
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Lessons from a phenotypically normal infant with uniparental isodisomy of chromosome 21: a Case Report and review by Yuying Zhu, Ke Wu, Cuicui Jiang, Qiumin Zhu

“…A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array revealed that the fetus had the copy-neutral region of homozygosity (ROH) in the long arm of chromosome 21. …”
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