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Jianjun Cui, Hui Wang, Chunli Chen, Xinyi Chen, Yihui Chen, Manxin Weng, Bowen Huang, Yongjian Huang, Dongwenjun Zhu, Niannian Zhang, Enyi Xie
Summary: This study collected, identified, and observed the early ontogeny of Monostroma nitidum from Naozhou Island, shedding light on its developmental process. These data enhance our understanding of the early development of Monostroma nitidum.
AQUACULTURE REPORTS
(2021)
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Geology
Andrew J. Rich, James J. Zambito
Summary: This study provides a refined reconstruction of the depositional environment of the Milwaukee Formation through taphonomic analysis of fish assemblages. The robust skeletal elements of placoderm fish dominate the assemblage, indicating that they were best suited for fossilization in this marine shelf environment.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vincent Dupret, Hannah M. T. Byrne, Nelia A. Castro, Oyvind Hammer, Kenneth T. Higgs, Johan A. Long, Grzegorz E. Niedzwiedzki, Martin Qvarnstrom, Iwan Stossel, Per E. Ahlberg
Summary: This study describes the material of the antiarch placoderm Bothriolepis from Ireland and attributes it to a new species. The revision of the genus Bothriolepis is proposed, along with a review of its taxonomic content and previous phylogenetic analyses. The study also reveals new phylogenetic and biogeographic analyses of the genus Bothriolepis, indicating a northward dispersal wave from Gondwana to Euramerica in the mid Givetian.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, Ryuji Takasaki, Katsuhiro Kubota, Anthony R. Fiorillo
Summary: A new taxon, Yamatosaurus izanagii, is described based on a partial hadrosaurid skeleton from Japan, showing unique characters in the dentition. Phylogenetic analysis places Yamatosaurus izanagii within the Hadrosauridae, indicating the importance of shoulder and forelimb features in the early evolution of the group. Biogeographic analyses suggest a wide distribution of basal hadrosaurids in Asia, with eastern Asia potentially serving as a refugium for relict hadrosauroid taxa during the Late Cretaceous. The co-occurrence of basal and derived hadrosaurids in Japan during the Maastrichtian highlights regional differences in dinosaur distribution.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kento Takaya, Keisuke Okabe, Ayaka Ishigami, Yuka Imbe, Hideko Kanazawa, Shigeki Sakai, Noriko Aramaki-Hattori, Kazuo Kishi
Summary: A fetus can regenerate wounds in the skin, but the switch from fetal-type wound regeneration to adult-type wound repair occurs at specific time points. Skin's three-dimensional structure regenerates completely before embryonic day 13, while skin texture only regenerates in wounds created before day 14. Dermal structure regenerates up to day 16, but wounds made after day 17 result in scar formation. Controlling AMP-activated protein kinase activity and actin cable formation can regulate scar formation in utero, providing potential for scar-free skin regeneration.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Geology
Chilisa M. Shorten, Paul G. Fitzgerald
Summary: This study utilizes multi-kinetic inverse thermal modeling to constrain the cooling and exhumation history of the Catskill Mountains (New York, USA) through apatite fission-track thermochronology and apatite (U-Th)/He data. By examining three cooling phases - from Early Jurassic to Early Cretaceous (1-3 °C/m.y.), Early Cretaceous to early Miocene (-0.5 °C/m.y.), and since Miocene times (1-2 °C/m.y.), correlations between episodic cooling phases and geologic processes such as tectonic uplift are revealed.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chloe Hogg, Kavita Panir, Priya Dhami, Matthew Rosser, Matthias Mack, Daniel Soong, Jeffrey W. Pollard, Stephen J. Jenkins, Andrew W. Horne, Erin Greaves
Summary: Macrophages play an important role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis, with lesion-resident macrophages derived from eutopic endometrial tissue, infiltrating large peritoneal macrophages, and monocytes. Continuous recruitment of monocytes and expansion of CCR2+ large peritoneal macrophages are triggered by endometriosis. Depletion of eutopic endometrial macrophages results in smaller lesions, while inhibiting monocyte recruitment reduces macrophage populations and increases lesion number. Reprogramming the ontogeny of peritoneal macrophages decreases lesion development. The study suggests a model where endometrial macrophages promote endometriosis while newly recruited monocyte-derived macrophages, possibly in large peritoneal macrophage form, have antiendometriotic effects.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Yu Zhang, Mingjie Zhao, Wan Zhu, Chunmei Shi, Manzhu Bao, Wei Zhang
Summary: This study used Rosa multiflora as a model plant to investigate prickle development, revealing the developmental process of prickles and the accumulation of secondary metabolites. Transcriptome analysis identified key pathways and genes related to prickle formation.
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(2021)
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Geology
Renan Alfredo Machado Bantim, Rafael Cesar Lima Pedroso de Andrade, Jennyfer Sobreira Ferreira, Antonio Alamo Feitosa Saraiva, Alexander Wilhelm Armin Kellner, Juliana Manso Sayao
Summary: This study describes a pteranodontoid pterosaur with anhanguerid affinities, which comes from the Araripe Basin in Brazil. The specimen is large in size but considered to be immature. Its ontogenetic stage is established by comparing skeletal fusion and detailed osteohistological analyses.
CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2021)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Elizabeth A. Jasper, Sabrina E. Holley, Sarah H. Jones, Michelle Liu, Tiffany Israel, Sara L. Van Driest, Digna R. Velez Edwards
Summary: Most pharmacogenetic research is conducted in adult, non-pregnant populations of European ancestry. However, it is necessary to study more diverse and special populations to validate findings and improve health equity. Engaging communities and understanding their perspectives can help overcome barriers to recruitment, improve research quality, and ensure transparency and clarity in communication.
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Philip D. Mannion, Emanuel Tschopp, John A. Whitlock
Summary: Sauropod dinosaurs were abundant and diverse in the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of the USA, with some authors questioning the validity of certain species. However, there is no evidence to suggest that any recognized Morrison sauropod species are ontogimorphs. Anatomical features of subadult sauropods do not drastically change as they approach maturity, and the taxonomic affinities of these individuals are not substantially misinterpreted.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Minyoung Son, Yuong-Nam Lee, Badamkhatan Zorigt, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, Jin-Young Park, Sungjin Lee, Su-Hwan Kim, Kang Young Lee
Summary: This study presents a new find of a Yamaceratops dorngobiensis fossil in the Eastern Gobi Desert, Mongolia. It is the first relatively complete skeleton and juvenile individual of this species. Through analysis, it was determined that the specimen was in an immature stage of development. This discovery is significant for understanding the evolution of ceratopsians.
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Environmental Sciences
B. P. Baldigo, S. D. George, D. R. Winterhalter, M. R. McHale
Summary: In recent years, reductions in acidic deposition in the Catskill Mountain region of New York have led to improvements in water quality and fish communities in the upper Neversink watershed, although recovery is still incomplete.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marek Meristo, Henriette Zeidler
Summary: Research shows that pre-verbal infants can detect inequality in third party resource allocations, and this ability is influenced by cultural and social interaction experiences. Swedish infants expect equal distribution, Samburu infants anticipate unequal distribution, while Kikuyu infants do not have specific expectations.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Geology
Xuefang Wei, Martin Kundrat, Li Xu, Waisum Ma, Yan Wu, Huali Chang, Jiming Zhang, Xuanyu Zhou
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CRETACEOUS RESEARCH
(2022)