Article
Ecology
Olivier Blight, Benoit Geslin, Lola Mottet, Cecile H. Albert
Summary: Understanding insect movements is crucial for conserving grassland ecosystems. Technological advancements, such as RFID tags, have allowed researchers to track the movements of even the smallest organisms. This study investigated the use of passive RFID tags to track the movements of three beetle species in a degraded grassland, providing valuable insights into their daily mobility and potential for restoration.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Matthias Nissen, Anna Romanova, Elena Weigl, Laura Petrikowski, Mohamad Alrefai, Jochen Hubertus
Summary: This study retrospectively analyzed the preliminary results of combining staged gravitational reduction with vacuum (VAC) therapy as a novel approach for treating giant omphalocele. The study showed that using VAC in neonates with giant omphalocele can accelerate the restoration of abdominal wall integrity and minimize the complications associated with prolonged hospitalization.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Wenning Chu, Sobhana A. Sripada, Hannah R. Reese, Dipendra Bhandari, Augustus Adams, Jae Sly, Michael Crapanzano, Stefano Menegatti
Summary: This study successfully purified IgG from human plasma using a two-column process integrating LigaGuard (TM) and LigaTrap (TM) adsorbents, demonstrating the potential of a fully chromatographic process in this area.
Article
Immunology
Sai Krishna Susarla, Rahul Jahagirdar, Kheya Ghosh Uttam, S. Srikanth Bhatt, S. Prashanth, Vasudev Rajapantula, M. Satish, B. C. Rajashakar, G. Sandhya, L. Rajendra, Devi Prasad Sahoo, Anand Kumar Kanakasapapathy
Summary: The study results indicate that MebellaTM vaccine has good immunogenicity and tolerability in healthy subjects aged 9 months to 49 years, and it is non-inferior to the comparator vaccine MR-VAC (R).
Article
Surgery
Carlo Alberto De Pasqual, Valentina Mengardo, Francesco Tomba, Alessandro Veltri, Michele Sacco, Simone Giacopuzzi, Jacopo Weindelmayer, Giovanni de Manzoni
Summary: Endoscopic vacuum therapy (E-VAC) has shown to be a safe and effective tool in the management of leaks and perforations after upper GI surgery, with a longer healing time when used as secondary treatment. In this study, E-VAC demonstrated a high healing rate for anastomotic leaks and perforations.
UPDATES IN SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Lucie Hluchanova, Kristyna Korena, Helena Juricova
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in vacuum-packed steak tartare from retailers in the Czech Republic and characterized the strains obtained. The study found a high diversity of Listeria monocytogenes isolates in steak tartare samples, but no clear epidemiological connection with human infection.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Heng Chen, Yong-Ming Yan, Dai-Wei Wang, Yong-Xian Cheng
Summary: Five new compounds, including three pairs of enantiomeric xanthine analogues and two guanosine derivatives, were isolated from the insect Cyclopelta parva, all of which are natural product hybrids. The antiviral, immunosuppressive, antitumor, and anti-inflammatory properties of these compounds were evaluated.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Jack B. Reither, Duncan Taylor, Bianca Szkuta, Roland A. H. van Oorschot
Summary: Background DNA collected during sampling can complicate DNA profile recovery and impact discrimination power. Recent advancements allow for comparing multiple evidentiary profiles and exploring the discriminating power gained by understanding the background DNA. Samples were collected from areas with different contributors and DNA quantities, and conditioning on multiple common DNA donors significantly increased the likelihood ratio (LR) for the comparison of the target sample to the person of interest (POI). This study highlights the importance of collecting additional background samples and the potential to improve discrimination power.
FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-GENETICS
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Esra H. Sohlstrom, Ulrich Brose, Roel van Klink, Bjorn C. Rall, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Martin Schadler, Andrew D. Barnes
Summary: Climate change and land-use intensification pose increasing threats to biodiversity. In a field-scale grassland experiment, we tested the combined effects of climate change and land-use intensification on arthropod biodiversity. We found that climate change reduced arthropod abundance, while land-use intensification reduced overall community abundance and altered species composition. These changes will have profound consequences for ecosystem functioning under future environmental conditions.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Marine
Kaicheng Yan, Shengdong Zhang, Jungkeun Oh, Dae-Won Seo
Summary: This article summarizes the research focuses, progress, and applications of the automated vacuum mooring system. By discussing its components, working principles, etc., the characteristics and challenges of this system are introduced. Typical application cases and routine maintenance are also presented, along with a discussion on future development directions.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Silvio Zanoli, Giovanni Ansaloni, Tomas Teijeiro, David Atienza
Summary: In this study, a novel event-based processing pipeline was developed to reconstruct event-based sampled ECG signals by leveraging the self-similarity of the signal and a dynamic time warping algorithm. Synthetic tests on a standard normal sinus rhythm dataset showed significant improvements in P-wave and T-wave detection compared to traditional resampling techniques, as well as a 30% improvement in dynamic time warping morphological distance.
COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Christina A. Breed, Agata Morelli, Christian W. W. Pirk, Catherine L. Sole, Marie J. Du Toit, Sarel S. Cilliers
Summary: This paper explores the ecological outcomes of purposefully engineered native grassland gardens in comparison to mainstream gardens in the City of Tshwane, South Africa. The findings suggest that higher plant beta diversity supports greater insect richness. Factors such as garden size, age, and connectivity do not seem to mediate urban habitat enhancement. The researchers recommend selecting garden plants that promote high native grassland species composition and diversity to enhance urban insect biodiversity conservation in grassland biomes.
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Josef Leutgeb, Anton Rebhan, Michael Stadlbauer
Summary: In this study, we evaluate the leading-order hadronic vacuum polarization contribution to the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon with two light flavors in minimal hard-wall and soft-wall holographic QCD models. We compare the results with those obtained from dispersive and lattice approaches. This comparison provides useful information on the holographic models, which have been used to evaluate hadronic light-by-light contributions.
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Valerio Iacovelli, Chiara Cipriani, Marco Sandri, Roberta Filippone, Antonella Ferracci, Salvatore Micali, Bernardo Rocco, Stefano Puliatti, Paolo Ferrarese, Giuseppe Benedetto, Andrea Minervini, Andrea Cocci, Antonio Luigi Pastore, Yazan Al Salhi, Alessandro Antonelli, Tonino Morena, Alessandro Volpe, Filippo Poletti, Antonio Celia, Guglielmo Zeccolini, Costantino Leonardo, Flavia Proietti, Enrico Finazzi Agro, Pierluigi Bove
Summary: The study found that vacuum assisted closure therapy may be more beneficial for wound closure and overall survival in patients with Fournier's gangrene compared to conventional dressings. Patients with disseminated Fournier's gangrene who did not receive vacuum assisted closure therapy showed the lowest overall survival rate.
WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Sofia G. Florenca, Paula M. R. Correia, Cristina A. Costa, Raquel P. F. Guine
Summary: The study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, consumption habits, and acceptability of edible insects among Portuguese consumers. The results showed that people have correct perceptions about sustainability, but low knowledge about the nutritive value of insects. Only a small portion of participants have tried edible insects, with higher acceptance when used as ingredients. Men showed better perception and acceptability compared to women.
Article
Zoology
He Yuan, Pengjun Xu, Xianming Yang, Robert I. Graham, Kenneth Wilson, Kongming Wu
JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Virology
Pengjun Xu, Robert I. Graham, Kenneth Wilson, Kongming Wu
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xianming Yang, Pengjun Xu, Robert I. Graham, He Yuan, Kongming Wu
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
(2017)
Article
Zoology
Xianming Yang, Pengjun Xu, He Yuan, Robert I. Graham, Kenneth Wilson, Kongming Wu
JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Entomology
Pilar Morera-Margarit, Davide Bulgarelli, Tom W. Pope, Robert I. Graham, Carolyn Mitchell, Alison J. Karley
ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
(2019)
Article
Microbiology
Pengjun Xu, Liyu Yang, Xianming Yang, Tong Li, Robert I. Graham, Kongming Wu, Kenneth Wilson
Article
Ecology
Kenneth Wilson, David Grzywacz, Jenny S. Cory, Philip Donkersley, Robert Graham
Summary: The study reveals that trans-generational immune priming is a common phenomenon in insects, where parental exposure to pathogens can influence offspring resistance. Low doses of viral infection may enhance offspring survival, while high doses increase susceptibility in the next generation.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Pengjun Xu, Annabel Rice, Tong Li, Jie Wang, Xianming Yang, He Yuan, Robert Graham, Kenneth Wilson
Summary: The study found that the three partiti-like viruses were harmful to the new host, causing increased mortality. The viruses did not affect host fecundity or susceptibility to other pathogens. Transcriptome analysis indicated that the viruses could impact host gene-expression profiles.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Chenyu Su, Shanshan Liu, Meixue Sun, Qianlong Yu, Changyou Li, Robert I. Graham, Xiufang Wang, Xinwei Wang, Pengjun Xu, Guangwei Ren
Summary: In this study, a novel RNAi delivery method for pest control was demonstrated using nanotechnology. Modified nanoliposomes (LNPs) were able to improve the stability and RNAi efficiency of the dsRNA carrier complex. LNPs provided reliable protection and effective release of dsRNA in the acidic environment of target cells. The use of LNPs significantly improved the interference efficiency of the Methoprene-tolerant gene (Met), resulting in shortened larval period and earlier pupation.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Philip Donkersley, Annabel Rice, Robert Graham, Kenneth Wilson
Summary: This study investigates the role of gut microbiome in affecting the resistance of a widespread insect pest species, the African Armyworm, to nucleopolyhedrovirus. The findings indicate that the inoculation of the field microbiome into lab strains increases resistance to the virus, and this resistance can be reversed by antibiotics. The study suggests that manipulating the gut microbiome could have important implications in disease prevention and biopesticide testing.
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY ECOLOGY
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Substance Abuse
Laila Parvaresh, Tim C. -T. Ho, Thao T. Lam, Robert I. Graham
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Substance Abuse
Robert I. Graham, Meryem Jefferies
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
(2019)
Meeting Abstract
Substance Abuse
Paul S. Haber, Libby Topp, Carolyn A. Day, Daniel T. Winter, Adrian J. Dunlop, Robert I. Graham, Nicholas Lintzeris, Robert Graham
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
(2019)
Article
Virology
Pengjun Xu, He Yuan, Xianming Yang, Robert I. Graham, Kaiyu Liu, Kongming Wu
ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY
(2017)
