Revalidation and redescription of Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma Galvão, 1956 and an identification key for the Triatoma brasiliensis complex (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatomin... by Jane Costa, Nathalia Cordeiro Correia, Vanessa Lima Neiva, Teresa Cristina Monte Goncalves, Marcio Felix

“…Triatoma brasiliensis macromelasoma is revalidated based on the results of previous multidisciplinary studies on the Triatoma brasiliensis complex, consisting of crossing experiments and morphological, biological, ecological and molecular analyses. …”
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Effect of Microencapsulation Techniques on the Stress Resistance and Biological Activity of Bovine Lactoferricin-Lactoferrampin-Encoding <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> by Xueying Wang, Weichun Xie, Senhao Zhang, Yilan Shao, Jiyao Cai, Limeng Cai, Xiaona Wang, Zhifu Shan, Han Zhou, Jiaxuan Li, Wen Cui, Li Wang, Xinyuan Qiao, Yijing Li, Yanping Jiang, Lijie Tang

“…The storage stability, microstructural morphology, biological activity, and simulated digestion in vivo or in vitro of the microencapsulated LR-LFCA were further evaluated. …”
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Enhanced Bilosomal Properties Resulted in Optimum Pharmacological Effects by Increased Acidification Pathways by Armin Mooranian, Thomas Foster, Corina M. Ionescu, Daniel Walker, Melissa Jones, Susbin Raj Wagle, Bozica Kovacevic, Jacqueline Chester, Edan Johnston, Elaine Wong, Marcus D. Atlas, Momir Mikov, Hani Al-Salami

“…Methods: Using our established cellular encapsulation system, the Ionic Gelation Vibrational Jet Flow technology, a wide range of CDCA β-cell capsules were produced and examined for morphological, biological, and inflammatory profiles. Results and Conclusion: Capsules’ morphology and topographic characteristics remained similar, regardless of CDCA or nano gel concentrations. …”
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Basosquamous Carcinoma: A Commentary by Christina Fotiadou, Zoe Apalla, Elizabeth Lazaridou

“…A lot of controversy has been raised around the classification, pathogenesis, histologic morphology, biologic behavior, prognosis and management of this tumor. …”
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Bioinspired mineralized collagen scaffolds for bone tissue engineering by Zhengwei Li, Tianming Du, Changshun Ruan, Xufeng Niu

“…Meanwhile, three aspects of physical (mechanics and morphology), biological (cells and growth factors) and chemical (composition and cross-linking) cues are described as the critical factors for regulating the osteogenic feature of MCSs. …”
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The effects of rivaroxaban, an oral anticoagulant, on human IVD primary cultures by Tezcan Caliskan, Hande Akalan, Ibrahim Yilmaz, Numan Karaarslan, Duygu Yasar Sirin, Hanefi Ozbek

“…Conclusions Although rivaroxaban does not suppress cell proliferation due to morphological, biological, and biochemical changes in the intervertebral disc tissue, it may change the expression of genes that are related to ECM maintenance.…”
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Pellet-Based Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)-Derived Process for the Development of Polylactic Acid/Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds Dedicated to Bone Regeneration by Marie Bayart, Marie Dubus, Sébastien Charlon, Halima Kerdjoudj, Nicolas Baleine, Samira Benali, Jean-Marie Raquez, Jérémie Soulestin

“…The effect of the addition of HA particles in the scaffolds was investigated in terms of morphology, biological properties, and biodegradation behavior. …”
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Generation of Induced Nephron Progenitor-like Cells from Human Urine-Derived Cells by Wei-Wei Gao, Jie Zheng, Wonjin Yun, Phil-Jun Kang, Gyuman Park, Gwonhwa Song, In-Yong Kim, Seungkwon You

“…These iNPCs resembled human embryonic stem cell-derived NPCs in terms of their morphology, biological characteristics, differentiation potential, and global gene expression and underwent a long-term expansion in serum-free conditions. …”
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Production of amastigotes from metacyclic trypomastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi by Víctor T Contreras, María C Navarro, Ana R De Lima, Rosa Arteaga, Francy Duran, José Askue, Yunaimy Franco

“…These data suggest that (a) T. cruzi amastigotes can be obtained axenically in large amounts from metacyclic trypomastigotes, and (b) the amastigotes thus obtained are morphological, biological and antigenically similar to intracellular amastigotes. …”
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Gender differences in cephalometric angular measurements between boys and girls by Helsa Alyayuan, Johan Arief Budiman

“…Lateral cephalogram is used for human skull analysis because of its morphological biologic details, including gender. Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the difference of angular measurements, those are sella-nasion-point A (SNA), sella-nasion-point B (SNB), point A-nasion-point B (ANB), gonial, mandibular plane, glabella-metopion and sella-nasion (GM-SN), glabella-metopion and Frankfort horizontal plane (GM-FHP), and glabella-metopion and basion-nasion (GM-BaN) angles measurement’s results between boys and girls aged 8-12 years. …”
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Isolation and characterization of novel Fusobacterium nucleatum bacteriophages by Yue Wang, Zhitong Liu, Qian Chen, Liqi Yi, Zihao Xu, Mufeng Cai, Jinhong Qin, Yan Zhang, Guanhuan Du, Guanhuan Du, Jie Hong, Xiaokui Guo, Xiaokui Guo, Chang Liu

“…In this study, we isolated five isolates of bacteriophage targeting F. nucleatum. The morphological, biological, genomic and functional characteristics of five bacteriophages were investigated. …”
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Osteogenesis capability of three-dimensionally printed poly(lactic acid)-halloysite nanotube scaffolds containing strontium ranelate by Boraei Seyyed Behnam Abdollahi, Nourmohammadi Jhamak, Mahdavi Fatemeh Sadat, Zare Yasser, Rhee Kyong Yop, Montero Ana Ferrández, Herencia Antonio Javier Sánchez, Ferrari Begoña

“…The effects of the SrR addition on the morphological, biological, and in vitro release properties of the scaffolds are evaluated. …”
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Development and Characterization of Alkaline Phosphatase-Positive Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells by Shun Nonoyama, Takeo Karakida, Risako Chiba-Ohkuma, Ryuji Yamamoto, Yuko Ujiie, Takatoshi Nagano, Yasuo Yamakoshi, Kazuhiro Gomi

“…The morphological characteristics, cell proliferation, gene expression, and mineralization-inducing ability of ALP(+)-HUCPVCs were investigated at the morphological, biological, and genetic levels. ALP(+)-HUCPVCs possess high ALP gene expression and activity in cells and a slow rate of cell growth. …”
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MiRNA-30d and miR-770-5p as potential clinical risk predictors of Vasoplegic Syndrome in Patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting by Omar Asdrúbal Vilca Mejia, Renato Cesar de Souza, Aritania S. Santos, Bianca Meneghini, Ana Carolina Carvalho Silva, Guilherme Visconde Brasil, Vagner Oliveira Carvalho Rigaud, Luís Roberto Palma Dallan, Luiz Felipe Pinho Moreira, Luiz Augusto Ferreira Lisboa, Luís Alberto Oliveira Dallan, Jorge Kalil, Edecio Cunha-Neto, Ludmila Rodrigues Pinto Ferreira, Fábio Biscegli Jatene

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Hepatic glycogenolysis is determined by maternal high-calorie diet via methylation of Pygl and it is modified by oteocalcin administration in mice by Tomoyo Kawakubo-Yasukochi, Ena Yano, Soi Kimura, Takuya Nishinakagawa, Akiko Mizokami, Yoshikazu Hayashi, Yuji Hatakeyama, Kenji Ohe, Atsushi Yasukochi, Seiji Nakamura, Eijiro Jimi, Masato Hirata

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Interrelations of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of productivity of the new peas lines by A. R. Ashiev, K. N. Khabibullin, M. V. Skulova, D. P. Dorokhova

“…The objects of research were new pea lines of breeding of the FSBSI “ARC “Donskoy”, which differed in their morphological, biological and economically valuable traits and properties. …”
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Bactericidal Activity of Silver-Doped Chitosan Coatings via Electrophoretic Deposition on Ti₆Al₄V Additively Manufactured Substrates by Arash Ghalayani Esfahani, Maria Sartori, Chiara Bregoli, Jacopo Fiocchi, Carlo Alberto Biffi, Ausonio Tuissi, Gianluca Giavaresi, Alessandro Presentato, Rosa Alduina, Angela De Luca, Alessia Cabrini, Cristina De Capitani, Milena Fini, Emanuele Gruppioni, Marino Lavorgna, Alfredo Ronca

“…Codeposition with an antibacterial agent proved effective, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the coating morphology. Biologically, CS coatings demonstrated cytocompatibility when in direct contact with a fibroblast cell line (L929) after 72 h. …”
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Recent studies on Schistosoma intercalatum: taxonomic status, puzzling distribution and transmission foci revisited by Joseph Jourdane, Vaughan R Southgate, Jean René Pagès, Patrick Durand, Louis Albert Tchuem Tchuenté

“…Two geographically isolated strains of S. intercalatum are recognized, the Lower Guinea strain and the Congo strain, which differ from each other in a number of morphological, biological and biochemical characteristics. …”
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Sorghum-Sudanese hybrid Dobrynya as a result of heterosis selection by Kovtunova Natalia, Romanyukin Alexander, Kovtunov Vladimir, Yermolina Galina

“…The purpose of the work: to characterize the new hybrid Dobrynya, created as a result of heterosis selection, according to the main morphological, biological, economically valuable indicators. …”
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Validation and scalability of homemade polycaprolactone macrobeads grafted with thermo-responsive poly(N -isopropylacrylamide) for mesenchymal stem cell expansion and harvesting by Nguyen, LTB, Baudequin, T, Cui, Z, Ye, H

“…Following previous studies with PCL-PNIPAAm carriers, our objectives were to confirm the successful conjugation on homemade macrobeads and to show the advantages of homemade production over commercial beads to control morphological, biological, and fluidization properties. The effects of PCL concentration on the droplet formation and of flow rate and PVA concentration on the size of the beads were demonstrated. …”