Effects of Dietary Tea Polyphenols on the Growth, Antioxidant Status, Immune Function, and Intestinal Microbiota of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) by Zixin Yang, Qiuwen Su, Jiafa Yang, Zhijun Li, Shanren Lan, Xu Jia, Paihuai Ouyang, Huijuan Tang

“…Supplementation with 0.02% and 0.04% TPs reduced liver fatty infiltration and alleviated hepatocyte damage. Compared with the control diet, dietary TPs significantly increased villus height (VH), villus width (VW), and lipase (LPS) activity in the intestine (<i>p</i> < 0.05), and supplementation with 0.04% TPs significantly increased muscular layer thickness (MT) (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Genotyping of potato samples from the GenAgro ICG SB RAS collection using DNA markers of genes conferring resistance to phytopathogens by I. V. Totsky, I. V. Rozanova, A. D. Safonova, A. S. Batov, Yu. A. Gureeva, E. K. Khlestkina, A. V. Kochetov

“…Wart (a disease caused by Synchytrium endobioticum) and golden cyst potato nematode (Globodera rostochiensis), which parasitize the roots of the host plant, cause significant damage to potato crop. Both of these disease factors are quarantined in the Russian Federation, and each registered variety is tested for resistance to their most common races and pathotypes. …”
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Dapagliflozin improves diabetic kidney disease by inhibiting ferroptosis through β-hydroxybutyrate production by Yan Tian, Chenxia Zhou, Qun Yan, Ziyi Li, Da Chen, Bo Feng, Jun Song

“…Specific CaMKK2 inhibitors alleviated mitochondrial damage and ferroptosis, whereas a CaMKK2 agonist counteracted the protective effects of dapagliflozin against mitochondrial, antioxidant, and anti-ferroptosis effects. …”
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Visualization of Small Vessels by Micro–Computed Tomography Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles as a Novel Contrast Agent by Taku Goto, Ruriko Tanabe, Hirotoshi Shibuya, Masaru Tamura, Shintaro Nomura

“…No perfusion-induced damage or abnormal structures were observed. The signals of the contrast agents were detected clearly, and the tissue histology was of adequate quality for pathological diagnosis. …”
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Mycosynthesis of chitosan-selenium nanocomposite and its activity as an insecticide against the cotton leafworm Spodoptera littoralis by Sohila A. Ibrahiem, Fifi M. Reda, Eman M. Abd-ElAzeem, Mostafa S. Hashem, Hala A. Ammar

“…Abstract The cotton leafworm, Spodoptra littoralis, causes great damage to cotton crops. A new, safer method than insecticide is necessary for its control. …”
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Brain connectivity for constructing new face representations in typical adults versus a prosopagnosic patient by Ela I. Olivares, Jorge F. Bosch-Bayard, Ana S. Urraca, Alba Jiménez-Bascuñán, Rolando J. Biscay, Jaime Iglesias

“…Nevertheless, in case of face agnosia after right posterior damage, relying preferentially on internal features and left hemisphere specialized subroutines might be an alternative for cognitive training.…”
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Predicting largest expected aftershock ground motions using automated machine learning (AutoML)-based scheme by Xiaohui Yu, Meng Wang, Chaolie Ning, Kun Ji

“…Abstract Aftershocks can cause additional damage or even lead to the collapse of structures already weakened by a mainshock. …”
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Cosmétiques by Jean-Louis Déotte

“…On peut faire l’hypothèse que, fasciné par la civilisation aztèque pour deux raisons (c’était une société pour la guerre, où un paysan pouvait gravir tous les échelons de l’armée, bref une sorte de démocratie en armes comme la France d’alors), il projeta ces caractéristiques sur la colonie qu’était l’Algérie française. …”
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Establishment and validation of HPLC methods for the determination of folic acid and parabens antimicrobial agents on folic acid oral solution by Wenhong Wu, Ying Liang, Renbang Zhao, Yude Shi, Jiahui Hou, Jiumei Peng, Jiadi Pan, Xiaoyi Li, Jingjing Zhou

“…Compared with the method in the pharmacopoeia, it has strong resistance to complex matrix interference, greatly shortens the detection time, and has little damage to the instrument and chromatographic column. …”
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Experimental Study on Water Reduction Modification and Efficient Utilization of Coal-Based Solid Waste Slurry by Chengwei Ma, Dayang Xuan, Jialin Xu, Jian Li

“…Unreasonable treatment of coal-based solid waste and coal mining damage are important factors that cause negative environmental effects. …”
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Rootstocks for Florida Stone Fruit by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, Jose Chaparro, Thomas Beckman

“…‘Nemaguard’ and ‘Nemared’ rootstocks had been used in north Florida for many years, but continued use may increase nematode populations to damaging levels on these rootstocks.   ‘Flordaguard’ rootstock has better resistance to M. floridensis than ‘Nemaguard’ rootstock. …”
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Dose effects of iron on growth, antioxidant potential, intestinal morphology, and intestinal barrier in yellow-feathered broilers by J. Chen, K.W. Lei, S.Y. Li, D.P. Li, Y.L. Wang, X. Wang, X. Bai, Y.L. Huang

“…The highest response of DAO in jejunal mucosa was observed for broilers supplemented with 160 mg/kg of Fe. …”
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Compilation and functional classification of telomere length-associated genes in humans and other animal species by E. V. Ignatieva, N. S. Yudin, D. M. Larkin

“…Functional analysis has shown that telomere length can be influenced by genetic variants in the genes encoding: (1) structural components of telomerase; (2) the protein components of telomeric regions (shelterin and CST complexes); (3) the proteins involved in telomerase biogenesis and regulating its activity; (4) the proteins that regulate the functional activity of the shelterin components; (5) the proteins involved in telomere replication and/or capping; (6) the proteins involved in the alternative telomere lengthening; (7) the proteins that respond to DNA damage and are responsible for DNA repair; (8) RNA-exosome components. …”
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Integration and the Diplomatic Crisis: Current Realities of the GCC by L. V. Shkvarya

“…The author analyzed statistical data for 2009-2018 and justified the conclusion that the "diplomatic crisis" damages intraregional trade, reduces the dynamics of macroeconomic indicators, and worsens the position of the GCC countries in the world market of goods and capital. …”
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Novel Drug Delivery Particles Can Provide Dual Effects on Cancer “Theranostics” in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy by Abdul Basith Fithroni, Haruki Inoue, Shengli Zhou, Taufik Fatwa Nur Hakim, Takashi Tada, Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinori Sakurai, Manabu Ishimoto, Naoyuki Yamada, Rani Sauriasari, Wolfgang A. G. Sauerwein, Kazunori Watanabe, Takashi Ohtsuki, Eiji Matsuura

“…Boron (B) neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a novel non-invasive targeted cancer therapy based on the nuclear capture reaction ¹⁰B (n, alpha) ⁷Li that enables the death of cancer cells without damaging neighboring normal cells. However, the development of clinically approved boron drugs remains challenging. …”
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Effects of prolonged NaHCO3 exposure on the serum immune function, antioxidant capacity, intestinal tight junctions, microbiota, mitochondria, and autophagy in crucian carp (Carass... by Jia Liu, Faye Zhang, Zihao Yan, Zhengyao Guo, Yuqian Lu, Baolan Yao, Yuehong Li, Wenfa Lv

“…In conclusion, NaHCO3 induced oxidative damage, microbiota alterations, mitochondria dysfunction, and autophagy in the intestines of crucian carp. …”
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Study on Stability of Tunnel Surrounding Rock and Precipitation Disaster Mitigation in Flowing Sand Body by Yongyi He, Bole Sun, Mingnian Wang

“…Furthermore, in view of the problem that the dewatering hole in the flowing sand body is easy to collapse, resulting in the failure of 60% of the dewatering hole and the sand body is extracted from the dewatering pipe, causing the risk of the cavity at the top of the tunnel, a method of pipe following is presented to avoid the damage of geotextile caused by directly inserting the dewatering pipe and further improve the dewatering effect. …”
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Toxicity assessment of DMSO extracts of environmental aged beached plastics using human cell lines by Florane Le Bihanic, Bettie Cormier, Emilie Dassié, Sophie Lecomte, Justine Receveur, Stéphane Le Floch, Jérôme Cachot, Bénédicte Morin

“…PVC was the most toxic plastic inducing cytotoxicity for both cell lines. DNA damage was observed for Caco-2 cells exposure to HDPE, PVC and nylon. …”
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Incorporation of reduced glutathione to the extender improves frozen-thawed sperm function and fertility potential in mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) by Sen Yang, Wenjie Xu, Yanglin Hua, Qingxin Ruan, Zining Meng

“…Despite the various advantages in hatchery practices, damage occurred during the process of freezing and thawing can result in compromised sperm quality. …”
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Hydrogel loaded with cerium-manganese nanoparticles and nerve growth factor enhances spinal cord injury repair by modulating immune microenvironment and promoting neuronal regenera... by Zhaoyang Gong, Zhenhao Chen, Dachuan Li, Xiao Lu, Jianwei Wu, Hanqiu Sun, Ximeng Wang, Siyang Liu, Xinlei Xia, Feizhou Lu, Jianyuan Jiang, Chi Sun, Hongli Wang, Feng Zeng, Xiaosheng Ma

“…Abstract Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) treatment remains a formidable challenge, as current therapeutic approaches provide only marginal relief and fail to reverse the underlying tissue damage. This study aims to develop a novel composite material combining enzymatic nanoparticles and nerve growth factor (NGF) to modulate the immune microenvironment and enhance SCI repair. …”
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