The Absolute Age of Milky Way Globular Clusters by Jiaqi (Martin) Ying, Brian Chaboyer, Michael Boylan-Kolchin, Daniel R. Weisz, Rowan Goebel-Bain

“…The theoretical isochrones include uncertainties introduced by 21 stellar evolution parameters such as convective mixing, opacity, diffusion, and nuclear reactions, capturing much of the quantifiable physics used in our code. …”
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Structural and phylogenetic comparisons of the complete mitochondrial genomes among taxa in genus Toona by Yan-Wen Lv, Zi-Yun Wang, Zi-Han He, Yu Xiao, Chao Wu, Xin-Sheng Hu

“…The mitochondrial genome of T. rubriflora was 653,710 bp in length, with a typical circular structure and the GC content of 45.42%. …”
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Cloning and analysis of cathepsin B gene of Radopholus similis by LI Danlei, LI Yu, XIE Hui, XU Chunling, Huang Xin

“…The function analysis showed that the protein coded by Rs-cb-1 was mainly for cell external secretion protein. …”
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Genetic diversity within Strongyloides fuelleborni: mitochondrial genome analysis reveals a clear African and Asian division by Travis Richins, Sarah G. H. Sapp, Alexandra Juhasz, Lucas J. Cunningham, E. James La Course, J. Russell Stothard, Joel L. N. Barratt

“…The putative African origin of the UK S. fuelleborni was confirmed and full-length mt genome sequences were assembled to facilitate a more detailed phylogenetic analysis of 14 mt coding regions against all available Strongyloides species. …”
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Anisotropic flexible stress sensors based on Loofah/CN/MWCNTs by 刘璐, 贾晓丽, 黄书童, 张景龙, 李守宝, 柯燎亮

“…MethodsThe loofah, after being cleaned and dried, was radially pre-compressed and cut into squares with a side length of 2 cm. It was then immersed in deionized water for 30 minutes at room temperature to enhance its hydrophilicity. …”
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Enhanced recovery pathway for older people with hip fracture and cognitive impairment in acute hospitals: the PERFECTED research programme including an RCT by Chris Fox, Simon P Hammond, Lee Shepstone, Fiona Poland, Catherine Henderson, Tamara Backhouse, Bridget Penhale, Simon Donell, Martin Knapp, Douglas Lewins, Alasdair MacLullich, Martyn Patel, Opinder Sahota, Toby O Smith, Justin Waring, Jane L Cross

“…The documents received through the survey were coded using a developed coding matrix to identify potential intervention components. …”
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NOS3 rs3918188C>A is associated with susceptibility to resistant hypertension while CES1 genetic variation was not associated with resistant hypertension among South Africans by Jonathan N. Katsukunya, Jonathan N. Katsukunya, Revina Naicker, Revina Naicker, Nyarai D. Soko, Nyarai D. Soko, Nyarai D. Soko, Dirk Blom, Dirk Blom, Phumla Sinxadi, Phumla Sinxadi, Emile R. Chimusa, Brian Rayner, Brian Rayner, Erika Jones, Erika Jones, Collet Dandara, Collet Dandara

“…IntroductionGenetic variation in genes coding for enzymes metabolising antihypertensive drugs, may affect the efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors such as enalapril, potentially leading to resistant hypertension (RHTN). …”
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Le sanctuaire romain du Vigneau à Pussigny (Indre-et-Loire) : un lieu de mémoire, de vie et d’accueil by Arnaud Coutelas, Sébastien Lepetz

“…The cella is slightly quadrangular in shape, with NNW-SSE oriented walls, measuring 6.60 m in length, and WSW-ENE walls, measuring 6.10 m long. …”
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Expression characteristics and transcriptional regulation analysis of VlCKX5 gene in grape by LIU Yiting, WANG Ruxin, ZHANG Haimeng, JING Pengwei, SHI Qiaofang, ZHAO Xiaochun, YU Yihe

“…The construct was then transformed into Agrobacterium Competent Cells (GV3101), which were subsequently mixed with a selection marker and used to infiltrate Nicotiana benthamiana plants. …”
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