Editorial Material
Biology
Rebecca G. Wells
Summary: Oxidative stress following a lung injury can lead to structural changes in collagen, resulting in tissue stiffening and formation of fibrotic scars.
Article
Cell Biology
Joachim Fuchs, Britta J. Eickholt
Summary: Branches are critical for neuron function, with different precursor structures triggering alternative branch maintenance mechanisms of differing stabilities. These differences in precursor types explain the altered stability of branches observed in neurons lacking PLPPR3 or treated with netrin-1. The study suggests that studies on branching should distinguish between overall stabilizing effects and effects on precursor types.
JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pierre Dutilleul, Nishan Mudalige, Louis-Paul Rivest
Summary: With the increasing size of data sets collected through modern technologies, it is necessary to constantly update and upgrade statistical models, methods, and procedures to analyze the data and optimize learning and understanding. This article focuses on the analysis of plant CT scanning data to study the branching patterns of trees. The article presents an analytical representation of tree branching structure and explores descriptive statistics and statistical models to investigate the characteristics and associations of tree branches.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Benjamin G. Trist, James B. Hilton, Dominic J. Hare, Peter J. Crouch, Kay L. Double
Summary: Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) is a crucial antioxidant enzyme in eukaryotic life, with mitochondrial aerobic respiration increasing cellular superoxide production and reliance on SOD1. Diseases of the central nervous system often involve disruptions in SOD1 biology, revealing complex molecular characteristics that differentiate healthy from disease-contributing SOD1 proteins. This review highlights current knowledge of SOD1 biology, from genetics to protein function and stability.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Guan-Yu He, Heng-Kwong Tsao, Yu-Jane Sheng
Summary: Wicking into open channels with branches is commonly used in medical testing, but the penetration velocity is significantly reduced in bifurcation microfluidic systems. Therefore, understanding and enhancing wicking dynamics in bifurcation capillary flow is crucial.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Han-Hsuan Liu, Chien-Hsiang Hsu, Lily Y. Jan, Yuh-Nung Jan
Summary: The study established a photo-switchable assay system for detecting dendrite degeneration and repair, and used the WldS protein as a test case to investigate the mechanisms underlying dendrite regeneration and repair.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qiu-ping Zhang, Xiao Wei
Summary: This study used paraffin sections and high-throughput sequencing technology to analyze the expression patterns of genes associated with pistil abortions during later flower bud development stage in 'Shajinhong' apricot. The results showed that the separation of bud scales stage was the critical stage of pistil abortion in apricots. A total of 163 differentially expressed genes were identified as candidate genes related to pistil abortion in long branches. These genes are implicated in programmed cell death, hormone signaling, cell wall degeneration, and the carbohydrate metabolism pathway. The up-regulation of certain genes may be the direct cause of cell wall breakdown and pistil necrosis in long branches. Our work provides new insights into cellulose degradation in abortion pistils and valuable information on flower development in apricots.
Article
Polymer Science
Anita Wronka, Grzegorz Kowaluk
Summary: The study aimed to confirm the feasibility of using pine branches as the main raw material for producing particleboards. Results showed that while the density of branches was higher, the internal bond and water absorption of particleboards increased with higher branch content, while bending strength and modulus of elasticity decreased. This solution contributes to carbon storage by transforming branches' biomass into panels instead of burning it.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Qiang Hu, Jisong Hu, Yuanxia Li, Xinyi Zhou, Shixiang Ding, Qiaoji Zheng, Dunmin Lin, Jingxin Zhao, Bingang Xu
Summary: This study investigates the corrosion mechanism of Zn metal in slightly acidic electrolytes and proposes a method for co-modification of the Zn anode using ZnO@Cu solid solution interface and TS additive. Experimental results show that the modified Zn anode exhibits low polarization and high cycling stability.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Hyunjin Kang, Wonsun Shin
Summary: This study examines the complex relationships between motivations for using Facebook and privacy boundary management. The user's self-extension to Facebook mediates these relationships and may also impact boundary turbulence management. The study also highlights the importance of perceiving a social networking service as part of oneself as a significant psychological factor explaining the link between motives for using SNSs and privacy management.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Martin Jacobs, Andreas Rais, Hans Pretzsch
Summary: This study introduced a new method for efficiently monitoring tree vitality, focusing on changes in tree shape due to drought stress in Norway spruce and European beech. The results showed that drought stress led to smaller crown size, reduced height growth, increased crown transparency, and changes in crown roughness. Additionally, the study found significant differences in crown projection area, height increment, and crown roughness between trees under drought conditions and those in normal growing conditions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Prakhar Verma, Sreeraj Puravankara, Mahendra N. Nandanwar, Jayanta Chakraborty
Summary: In this work, a lattice model is developed to understand the morphological changes in mossy dendrites in lithium metal batteries. The model incorporates nucleation and growth of spherical particles at the lattice points to mimic mossy dendrite growth. By changing the Damkohler number, the model can predict the transition between root and tip growth. Mass transfer limitations created by the initiation of the mossy phase are identified as the main cause of the decay in cell potential. The effect of morphology on the formation of dead lithium during electrodissolution is also investigated. This is the first attempt to combine pseudo-2D and lattice models to simulate full-cell cycles towards mossy growth.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jan Holec, Beatrice Cogliati, James Lawrence, Alejandro Berdonces-Layunta, Pablo Herrero, Yuuya Nagata, Marzena Banasiewicz, Boleslaw Kozankiewicz, Martina Corso, Dimas G. Oteyza, Andrej Jancarik, Andre Gourdon
Summary: A red star is born: a new route to prepare large and insoluble molecular starphenes by decarbonylation of soluble precursors in the solid state is described. Electronic delocalization among the three pentacene branches is shown to be rather limited through experiments involving scanning tunnelling microscopy/spectroscopy and absorption spectroscopy.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Hematology
Lauren E. Merz, Maureen Achebe
Summary: Benign ethnic neutropenia is a condition characterized by lower ANC levels among individuals of African ancestry, primarily due to the Duffy null phenotype. While clinically insignificant, it is often labeled as a condition in predominantly White populations, highlighting the need to address systemic racism in hematology practices.
Article
Microbiology
Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Peter E. Mortimer, Jianchu Xu
Summary: This study reports new genera and species from dead twigs of Dodonaea in Honghe, China, suggesting high fungal diversity in the region and numerous species awaiting discovery. Phylogenetic analyses supported the placement of the new species in different families, highlighting the need for further research on microfungal diversity in China.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Cody L. Gilleland, Adam T. Falls, James Noraky, Maxwell G. Heiman, Mehmet F. Yanik
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Ian G. McLachlan, Isabel Beets, Mario de Bono, Maxwell G. Heiman
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maxwell G. Heiman, Shai Shaham
Review
Neurosciences
Ian G. McLachlan, Maxwell G. Heiman
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY
(2013)
Editorial Material
Cell Biology
Maxwell G. Heiman, Leo Pallanck
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
(2011)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pablo S. Aguilar, Maxwell G. Heiman, Tobias C. Walther, Alex Engel, Dominik Schwudke, Nathan Gushwa, Teymuras Kurzchalia, Peter Walter
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2010)
Article
Biology
Zhiqi Candice Yip, Maxwell G. Heiman
Article
Developmental Biology
Isabel I. C. Low, Claire R. Williams, Megan K. Chong, Ian G. McLachlan, Bradley M. Wierbowski, Irina Kolotuev, Maxwell G. Heiman
Article
Biology
Li Fan, Ismar Kovacevic, Maxwell G. Heiman, Zhirong Bao
Article
Developmental Biology
Elizabeth R. Cebul, Ian G. McLachlan, Maxwell G. Heiman
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Wendy Fung, Leigh Wexler, Maxwell G. Heiman
JOURNAL OF NEUROGENETICS
(2020)
Article
Developmental Biology
Karolina Mizeracka, Julia M. Rogers, Jonathan D. Rumley, Shai Shaham, Martha L. Bulyk, John Murray, Maxwell G. Heiman
Summary: In convergent differentiation, the Forkhead transcription factor UNC-130 plays a role in promoting the production of the same cell type in different developmental lineages. UNC-130 acts as a repressor in a specific convergent lineage to ensure proper cell specification correlated with its DNA binding. This study suggests a distinct role of UNC-130 in early cell differentiation compared to terminal selectors.
Article
Developmental Biology
Megan K. Chong, Elizabeth R. Cebul, Karolina Mizeracka, Maxwell G. Heiman
Summary: The gene DIG-1 plays a crucial role in the morphogenesis of neurons and glial cells, disruption of which can lead to abnormalities in nerve system morphology, such as sensory dendrite severing and glial cell fragmentation. These findings reveal novel roles of DIG-1 in maintaining cellular integrity of the nervous system.
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cell Biology
Maxwell G. Heiman, Alex Engel, Peter Walter
JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY
(2007)