Genetic relationship between shell fossils and shale oil: A case study of Jurassic shale reservoir in the northeast Sichuan Basin by Yong Ma, Cheng-yu Yang, Da-hua Li, Hong-wei Zhao, Zhe-jun Pan, Yong-shui Zhou, Dai-duo Zhu, Ning-ning Zhong

“…The micropores within the shell fossils range from 100 to 1000 nm in radius and are uniformly distributed in a grid-like pattern within the shell interior, where they host liquid hydrocarbons. …”
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Selection of Cuculidae to the Hosts Based on the External Characteristics of the Eggs by Wahyu Widodo, Priyantini Widiyaningrum

“…Most of Cuculidae were known as parasitic birds, and they breed depend on their hosts. …”
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Gagates in Crimean middle jurassic sediments (Sudak): coal petrography, paleobotany, formation conditions by I. E. Stukalova, Т. А. Sadchikova, S. V. Naugolnykh, А. L. Chepalyga

“…Secondary minerals in coal seams and host rocks indicate the stage of early catagenesis. …”
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Real time RT-PCR assays for detection and typing of African horse sickness virus. by Katarzyna Bachanek-Bankowska, Sushila Maan, Javier Castillo-Olivares, Nicola M Manning, Narender Singh Maan, Abraham C Potgieter, Antonello Di Nardo, Geoff Sutton, Carrie Batten, Peter P C Mertens

“…None of the assays amplified cDNAs from closely related heterologous orbiviruses, or from uninfected host animals or cell cultures.…”
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Mapping and phylogeny of Biomphalaria snail in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon: A step towards vector control and schistosomiasis elimination. by Bakari Fadilatou Foule, Mureille C Tchami Mbagnia, Romuald I Kamwa Ngassam, Alvine C Kengne-Fokam, François S Ngambia Freitas, Daniel Nguiffo Nguete, Hugues C Nana Djeunga, Charles S Wondji, Tito T Melachio Tanekou, Flobert Njiokou

“…<h4>Background</h4>Schistosomiasis is the world's second-most important parasitic disease affecting humans. …”
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Weighing The Options: The Unseen Companion in LAMOST J2354 is Likely a Massive White Dwarf by Michael A Tucker, Adam J. Wheeler, Dominick M. Rowan, Mark E. Huber

“…LAMOST J235456.73+335625 (J2354) is a binary system hosting a $\sim 0.7~\rm M_\odot$ K dwarf and a $\sim 1.4~\rm M_\odot$ dark companion, supposedly a neutron star, in a 0.48d orbit. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of multiple tissues in the Babylonia areolata reveals the distinct response to Vibrio tubiashii infection by Chen Dai, Dapeng Luo, Qingming Liu, Jing Cui, Haohan Mi, Zuhao Zhang, Zhigang Tu, Minghui Shen

“…However, research regarding the host immune response against infection in multiple tissues is limited. …”
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SPHERICAL MICROPARTICLES FROM GOLD–BEARING QUARTZ VEINS OF THE IROKINDA DEPOSIT, WESTERN TRANSBAIKALIA by A. V. Tatarinov, L. I. Yalovik, V. A. Vanin

“…Due to repeated intra-mineralization displacements, the texture of the ores is strappy, and the quartz matrix of the veins contains numerous inclusions of host rocks.The spherical particles have zonal structures and consist of metal nodes and external continuous or discontinuous shells, which thickness ranges from 10 to 400 microns (Fig. 2, Fig. 3). …”
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Magnetic Webs in Stellar Radiative Zones by Valentin A. Skoutnev, Andrei M. Beloborodov

“…Efficient web formation likely results in most massive stars dying with magnetized and slowly rotating cores.…”
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Reviews and syntheses: A trait-based approach to constrain controls on planktic foraminiferal ecology – key trade-offs and current knowledge gaps by K. M. Edgar, K. M. Edgar, M. Grigoratou, M. Grigoratou, F. M. Monteiro, F. M. Monteiro, R. Barrett, R. Ying, R. Ying, D. N. Schmidt

“…Here, we review the current state of knowledge on key planktic foraminifera traits, including morphological, physiological, behavioural, and life history traits. Most spinose taxa are carnivorous, host to dinoflagellate photosymbionts, and are abundant and diverse in oligotrophic environments. …”
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