Wood, Jessica M. Donovan, Meghan Grant, Scott M.
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The truncate soft-shell clam Mya truncata is an important source of country food for Inuit communities across the territory of Nunavut, Canada. M. truncata also plays an important role in marine ecosystems, yet there is little understanding of their life history and condition in Canadian Arctic waters. To provide a foundation on which aspects of th...
Brzosko, Emilia Frąckiel, Krzysztof Jermakowicz, Edyta Mirski, Paweł Ostrowiecka, Beata Tałałaj, Izabela
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Plant species evolution is driven by many factors that have different roles in space and time. Using different field and laboratory methods, we studied reproductive patterns and their determinants in pure and mixed P. bifolia and P. chlorantha populations in different habitats. We also considered the probability of hybridisation between these two s...
Kenyon, Haley L. Martin, Paul R.
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Aggressive interactions help individuals to gain access to and defend resources, but they can be costly, leading to increased predation risk, injury, or death. Signals involving sounds and color can allow birds to avoid the costs of intraspecific aggressive encounters, but we know less about agonistic signaling between species, where fights can be ...
Qiao, Tian Zhang, Lei Yu, Yanyan Pang, Yunning Tang, Xinjie Wang, Xiao Li, Lijian Li, Bo Sun, Qinghua
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Xyloglucan endotransglucosylases/hydrolases (XTH) are key enzymes in cell wall reformulation. They have the dual functions of catalyzing xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (XET) and xyloglucan endonuclease (XEH) activity and play a crucial role in the responses against abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, and freezing. However, a comprehensive...
Ni, Zixin Wu, Qingyang Zhou, Ziwei Yang, Yun Hu, Qingcai Deng, Huili Zheng, Yucheng Bi, Wanjun Liu, Zhenzhang Sun, Yun
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Fatty acid derived volatiles (FADVs) are major contributors to the aroma quality of oolong tea ( Camellia sinensis ). Most of the processing time for oolong tea is taken up by turning over treatments, but the full profile of fatty acid metabolic changes during this process remains unclear. In this study, we detected fatty acids, their derived volat...
Weitzman, Chava L. Belden, Lisa K. May, Meghan Langager, Marissa M. Dalloul, Rami A. Hawley, Dana M.
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Bacterial communities in and on wild hosts are increasingly appreciated for their importance in host health. Through both direct and indirect interactions, bacteria lining vertebrate gut mucosa provide hosts protection against infectious pathogens, sometimes even in distal body regions through immune regulation. In house finches ( Haemorhous mexica...
Massi, Muhammad Nasrum Abidin, Rufika Shari Farouk, Abd-ElAziem Halik, Handayani Soraya, Gita Vita Hidayah, Najdah Sjahril, Rizalinda Handayani, Irda Hakim, Mohamad Saifudin Gazali, Faris Muhammad
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Introduction A global surge in SARS-CoV-2 cases is occurring due to the emergence of new disease variants, and requires continuous adjustment of public health measures. This study aims to continuously monitor and mitigate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 through genomic surveillance, to determine the emergence of variants and their impact on public health....
Parker, Alyssa C. Quinteros, Badí I. Piccolo, Stephen R.
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Fewer DNA mutations have been identified in pediatric tumors than in adult tumors, suggesting that alternative tumorigenic mechanisms, including aberrant DNA methylation, may play a prominent role. In one epigenetic process of regulating gene expression, methyl groups are attached at the 5-carbon of the cytosine ring, leading to 5-methylcytosine (5...
Kenzhebayeva, Saule Atabayeva, Saule Sarsu, Fatma Abekova, Alfiya Shoinbekova, Sabina Omirbekova, Nargul Doktyrbay, Gulina Beisenova, Aizhan Shavrukov, Yuri
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Background Iron deficiency is a well-known nutritional disorder, and the imbalance of trace-elements, specifically iron, is the most common nutrient deficiency of foods across the world, including in Kazakhstan. Wheat has significant nutritional relevance, especially in the provision of iron, however many bread wheat varieties have low iron despite...
Bartosiewicz, Anna Łuszczki, Edyta Zaręba, Lech Kuchciak, Maciej Bobula, Gabriel Dereń, Katarzyna Król, Paweł
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Background The work of teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic created additional challenges and required them to go beyond conventional teaching methods, which in turn required teachers to be more resilient and caused stress and excessive workload. The aim of the study was to assess the level of occupational burnout, the sense of job satisfaction an...