Addition of Olive Leaf Extract (OLE) for Producing Fortified Fresh Pasteurized Milk with an Extended Shelf Life by Rosa Palmeri, Lucia Parafati, Daniela Trippa, Laura Siracusa, Elena Arena, Cristina Restuccia, Biagio Fallico

“…OLE was also evaluated for its potential, when added to pasteurized milk, to preserve nutritional parameters and to limit microbial growth, thus prolonging shelf life. In vitro assays demonstrated a strong antibacterial efficacy of OLE mainly against <i>Bacillus cereus</i> and the capacity to inhibit &#945;-glucosidase enzyme (IC₅₀) when used at 0.2 mg oleuropein/mL. …”
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Gram-positive anaerobic cocci guard skin homeostasis by regulating host-defense mechanisms by Danique A. van der Krieken, Gijs Rikken, Thomas H.A. Ederveen, Patrick A.M. Jansen, Diana Rodijk-Olthuis, Luca D. Meesters, Ivonne M.J.J. van Vlijmen-Willems, Bram van Cranenbroek, Renate G. van der Molen, Joost Schalkwijk, Ellen H. van den Bogaard, Patrick L.J.M. Zeeuwen

“…Host-derived antimicrobial peptides known to limit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus—a skin pathogen involved in AD pathology—were strongly upregulated by GPAC-induced signaling through aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR)-independent mechanisms, with a concomitant AHR-dependent induction of epidermal differentiation genes and control of pro-inflammatory gene expression in organotypic human epidermis. …”
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Reconsidering Movement of Eukaryotic mRNAs between Polysomes and P Bodies by Doudna, Jennifer A., Arribere, Joshua Alexander, Gilbert, Wendy

“…This highly selective posttranscriptional regulation could be a mechanism for cells to minimize the energetic costs of reversing gene-regulatory decisions in rapidly changing environments by transiently preserving a pool of transcripts whose translation is rate-limiting for growth.…”
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An Update on Effectiveness and Practicability of Plant Essential Oils in the Food Industry by Liana Claudia Salanță, Janna Cropotova

“…Essential oils (EOs) are extracted from plants and exhibit antimicrobial (antibacterial and antifungal) activity; thus, they are used in food products to prolong the shelf-life of foods by limiting the growth or survival of microorganisms. In vitro studies have shown that EOs are effective against foodborne bacteria, such as <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, <i>Salmonella</i> spp., and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. …”
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Overexpression of VvASMT1 from grapevine enhanced salt and osmotic stress tolerance in Nicotiana benthamiana by Yanyan Yu, Yong Ni, Tian Qiao, Xiaomin Ji, Jinghao Xu, Bo Li, Qinghua Sun

“…Salt and drought stresses are major environmental conditions that severely limit grape growth and productivity, while exogenous melatonin can alleviate the drought and salt damage to grapevines. …”
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A genome-wide screen in macrophages identifies PTEN as required for myeloid restriction of Listeria monocytogenes infection. by Rochelle C Glover, Nicole H Schwardt, Shania-Kate E Leano, Madison E Sanchez, Maureen K Thomason, Andrew J Olive, Michelle L Reniere

“…Macrophages play a dual role during Lm infection by both promoting dissemination of Lm from the gastrointestinal tract and limiting bacterial growth upon immune activation. Despite the relevance of macrophages to Lm infection, the mechanisms underlying phagocytosis of Lm by macrophages are not well understood. …”
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Characterizing the metabolism of Dehalococcoides with a constraint-based model. by M Ahsanul Islam, Elizabeth A Edwards, Radhakrishnan Mahadevan

“…This study, in addition to analyzing the metabolism of an environmentally important phylogenetic group on a pan-genome scale, provides valuable insights into Dehalococcoides metabolic limitations, low growth yields, and energy conservation. The model also provides a framework to anchor and compare disparate experimental data, as well as to give insights on the physiological impact of "incomplete" pathways, such as the TCA-cycle, CO(2) fixation, and cobalamin biosynthesis pathways. …”
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A long-term monitoring study on the thermal comfort and durability of a straw bale Passivhaus cottage by Marincioni Valentina, Bradshaw Frances

“…Also, an analysis of surface temperatures and a mould growth risk analysis identified very limited mould growth risk within the building fabric. This paper shows the potential of straw bale low-energy construction in providing thermal comfort and a durable building fabric while minimising the whole-life carbon of buildings.…”
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Gut microbiota and uremic toxins produced in intestines in patients with chronic renal failure by Miloš Mitrović, Nada Dimković

“…Probiotic cultures of Bifidobacter and Lactobacillus have presented themselves as the ones with the greatest potential to limit the growth of protein-fermenting bacteria responsible for the production of uremic toxins. …”
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No Time to Age: Uncoupling Aging from Chronological Time by Dana Larocca, Jieun Lee, Michael D. West, Ivan Labat, Hal Sternberg

“…The ticking of these clocks corresponds to the stepwise progressive limitation of growth and regeneration of somatic cells that we term somatic restriction. …”
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Opposing roles for interferon regulatory factor-3 (IRF-3) and type I interferon signaling during plague. by Ami A Patel, Hanni Lee-Lewis, Jennifer Hughes-Hanks, Craig A Lewis, Deborah M Anderson

“…This activity correlated with limited bacterial growth in vivo in the presence of IRF-3. …”
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Building Primary Preservice Teachers’ Identity as Engineering Educators by Nicholas Lux, Rebekah Hammack, Blake Wiehe, Paul Gannon

“…The affordances made professional learning opportunities possible, while the constraints limited professional growth. We also found that it was the negotiation of the factors, where the preservice teachers worked to mitigate the effect of the constraints while maximizing the advantages of the affordances, that had the greatest influence on their engineering pedagogical knowledge and engineering teaching self-efficacy. …”
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Efficiency and beam quality for positron acceleration in loaded plasma wakefields by C. S. Hue, G. J. Cao, I. A. Andriyash, A. Knetsch, M. J. Hogan, E. Adli, S. Gessner, S. Corde

“…For electron beams driving linear plasma wakefields, we have found that despite the transversely nonlinear focusing force induced by positron beam loading, the bunch quickly evolves toward an equilibrium distribution with limited emittance growth. Particle-in-cell simulations show that for μm-scale normalized emittance, the growth of uncorrelated energy spread sets an important limit. …”
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iNKT cell production of GM-CSF controls Mycobacterium tuberculosis. by Alissa C Rothchild, Pushpa Jayaraman, Cláudio Nunes-Alves, Samuel M Behar

“…Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are activated during infection, but how they limit microbial growth is unknown in most cases. We investigated how iNKT cells suppress intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) replication. …”
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The leaf-air temperature difference reflects the variation in water status and photosynthesis of sorghum under waterlogged conditions. by Ruidong Zhang, Yufei Zhou, Zhongxiao Yue, Xiaofei Chen, Xiong Cao, Xueying Ai, Bing Jiang, Yifan Xing

“…Waterlogging stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses limiting sorghum growth and development. Consequently, the responses of sorghum to waterlogging must be monitored and studied. …”
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CULTIVABLE MICROORGANISMS INHABITING THE AERIAL PARTS OF Hypericum perforatum by Hanna Rekosz-Burlaga, Małgorzata Borys, Agata Goryluk-Salmonowicz

“…The broadest spectrum of antifungal activity was examined for the following species: Paenibacillus polymyxa, Pseudomonas putida and Pantoea agglomerans. P. polymyxa limited the growth of over 82% tested molds, so did the other two strains: P. agglomerans over 77% and P. putida over 73%. …”
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Low rates of bacterivory enhances phototrophy and competitive advantage for mixoplankton growing in oligotrophic waters by Aditee Mitra, Kevin J. Flynn

“…Abstract With climate change, oceans are becoming increasingly nutrient limited, favouring growth of prokaryotic picoplankton at the expense of the larger protist plankton whose growth support higher trophic levels. …”
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Long-Distance Movement of Mineral Deficiency-Responsive mRNAs in <i>Nicotiana Benthamiana</i>/Tomato Heterografts by Chao Xia, Jing Huang, Hai Lan, Cankui Zhang

“…Deficiencies in essential mineral nutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and iron (Fe) severely limit plant growth and crop yield. It has been discovered that both the local sensing system in roots and shoot-to-root systemic signaling via the phloem are involved in the regulation of the adaptive alterations in roots, in response to mineral deficiency. mRNAs are one group of molecules with systemic signaling functions in response to intrinsic and environmental cues; however, the importance of shoot-to-root mobile mRNAs stimulated by low mineral levels is not fully understood. …”
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Fusarium oxysporum and F. verticillioides associated with damping-off in Pinus spp. by Caciara Gonzatto Maciel, Clair Walker, Ricardo Feliciano dos Santos, Marlove Fátima Brião Muniz, Daniele Lemos Brum

“…ABSTRACT Occurrence of Fusarium spp. is one of the problems, most limiting to growth of seedlings, in nurseries. This pathogen can be transmitted via seeds and causes damages to the seedlings during pre- and post-emergence stages. …”
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Identifying Environmental Factors Limiting Recovery of an Imperiled Estuarine Fish by Scott A. Hamilton, Dennis D. Murphy

“…Correctly identifying the environmental factors that limit population growth and recovery of imperiled species is an essential element of any targeted conservation program. …”
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