Review
Plant Sciences
Nicole M. Hughes, Simcha Lev-Yadun
Summary: Red or purple coloration of abaxial leaf surfaces is a widespread phenomenon that has evolved independently in multiple plant lineages. This coloration is not only associated with shaded forest understory habitats, but also occurs in many taxa adapted to high light. The most well-supported explanation for this phenomenon is that the red pigments function to protect the leaves from excess light, particularly in light-limited environments.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Biology
Jason Laurich, Anna M. O'Brien
Summary: In the common sunflower, the patterns of UV-absorbing pigments are controlled by a newly identified regulatory region and can be influenced by environmental factors.
Review
Cell Biology
Kornsorn Srikulnath, Syed Farhan Ahmad, Worapong Singchat, Thitipong Panthum
Summary: Vertebrates, with over 70,000 living species, play a significant role in biology and research, especially in the study of karyotype evolution. The mysterious presence of microchromosomes in many vertebrate karyotypes raises questions about their evolutionary origins and unique genome structure characteristics. Recent studies have shed light on the high gene densities, low heterochromatin levels, and high recombination rates of microchromosomes, expanding our understanding of karyotype evolution dynamics.
Review
Plant Sciences
Sylvia P. Kinosian, Carol A. Rowe, Paul G. Wolf
Summary: The mechanisms controlling chromosome number and its relationship to genome size in plants are not fully understood. There is a stark difference in chromosome number between homosporous and heterosporous lineages, and understanding the reasons behind this difference is of great importance for evolutionary biology.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Gijs D. Mulders, Joanna Drazkowska, Nienke van der Marel, Fred J. Ciesla, Ilaria Pascucci
Summary: This study proposes a planet formation scenario to explain the elevated occurrence rates of transiting planets around M dwarfs compared to Sun-like stars, using a pebble drift and accretion model. The research finds an anticorrelation between the masses of hot super-Earths and cold giant planets, with a higher fraction of hot super-Earths forming around lower-mass stars, matching exoplanet occurrence rates from Kepler. The pebble accretion hypothesis predicts a decrease in occurrence rates of super-Earths near the substellar boundary for M dwarfs like Trappist-1.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Cell Biology
Brian S. Ferguson, Leslie E. Neidert, Matthew J. Rogatzki, Keith R. Lohse, L. Bruce Gladden, Heidi A. Kluess
Summary: The study found no significant difference in the release of ATP from RBCs of different densities under hypoxic and normoxic conditions, and the release of ATP was linearly correlated with the release of Hb.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Social Issues
Ahmed Usman, Ilhan Ozturk, Sana Ullah, Ali Hassan
Summary: This study investigates the impact of ICT on CO2 emissions in 9 Asian economies and finds that the asymmetric effects of ICT on CO2 emissions are strengthened over time, which has significant implications for environmental protection.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Andreas Fagereng, Magne Mogstad, Marte Ronning
Summary: This study shows that family background significantly influences children's accumulation of wealth and investment behavior as adults, even when the genetic connection between children and their parents is removed. Adoptees from Korea raised by Norwegian parents were used in the analysis, allowing for estimates of causal effects from being raised in different types of families.
JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Richard Harrison, Youwei Li, Samuel A. Vigne, Yuliang Wu
Summary: This study investigates the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in accessing bank financing during a financial crisis. The results indicate that the reduction in the supply of credit is the main cause of these difficulties. Specifically, during a crisis, increased lender risk leads to a decrease in the supply of credit and credit rationing. After the crisis, SMEs with higher risk and decreased profits find it difficult to secure bank loans.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kassandra Kisler, Angeliki Maria Nikolakopoulou, Berislav V. Zlokovic
Summary: Microglia play a crucial role in regulating capillary vascular tone and blood flow, with a recently identified signaling mechanism attracting and maintaining them at the capillary wall.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Shaobo Long, Mengxue Zhang, Keaobo Li, Shuyu Wu
Summary: The study highlights the important role of global commodity prices in influencing the impact of the RMB exchange rate on China's stock prices, showing that the RMB exchange rate has a negative effect on stock prices, and that stock prices in China are more sensitive to increases in global commodity prices compared to decreases.
FINANCIAL INNOVATION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sana Ullah, Ilhan Ozturk, Muhammad Tariq Majeed, Waheed Ahmad
Summary: This study investigates the impact of technological innovation on carbon emissions in Pakistan using data from 1990 to 2018. The findings suggest the existence of asymmetric effects between technology innovation and carbon emissions in the long run.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
James S. Neely, Seth Stein
Summary: Continental normal fault earthquakes have smaller maximum magnitudes compared to earthquakes with other fault geometries, primarily due to the lithosphere yield stress. This contrasts significantly with earthquakes in compressional settings, but is inconsistent with the occurrence of large oceanic normal fault earthquakes. The main limiting factor for earthquake maximum magnitude appears to be yield stress, rather than fault geometry alone.
Article
Psychiatry
Rongyi Zhou, Xinyue Xie, Jiaojiao Wang, Bingxiang Ma, Xin Hao
Summary: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impaired social functioning. Children with ASD show abnormalities in visual orientation, exploration, and perception, leading to social dysfunction. The mechanisms underlying these abnormalities and their relationship to abnormal visual information transmission and visual cortex development in early life are still unclear. This study aims to investigate the abnormal visual symptoms in ASD and provide suggestions for future research.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Biaoru Li
Summary: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) play a key role in controlling and treating tumor diseases. Cultured TILs have been shown to effectively cure patients with melanoma. Our laboratory and clinicians have published numerous papers on TILs. Over the past 30 years, we have been studying the efficacy of TILs in treating solid tumors.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
