Direct and indirect effects of fire on microbial communities in a pyrodiverse dry-sclerophyll forest by Bowd, Elle J., Egidi, Eleonora, Lindenmayer, David B., Wardle, David A., Kardol, Paul, Cary, Geoffrey J., Foster, Claire

“…In the face of predicted shifts in wildfire regimes, which may exacerbate fire-induced changes in microbial communities, adaptive fire management and monitoring is required to address the potential functional implications of fire-altered microbial communities.…”
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Balanced callose and cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis quorum-sensing signaling and pattern-triggered immunity by Liu, Xiaolin, Ma, Zhiming, Tran, Tuan Minh, Rautengarten, Carsten, Cheng, Yingying, Yang, Liang, Ebert, Berit, Persson, Staffan, Miao, Yansong

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Synthesis and characterization of reduced graphene oxide-based composites by Wu, Shixin

“…This work shows that the Cu nucleation, morphology and density on rGO films can be altered by changing the deposition conditions, such as deposition potential, electrolyte concentration and pH. …”
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Electric-field control of magnetism in multiferroic composites by Ding, Hui

“…When an electric field was applied to the PMN-PT substrate, the magnetic response of the CoFe2O4 film clearly altered as revealed by both their magnetic hysteresis loops and domain structures. …”
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The effect of the amyloid-beta peptide on the fluidity of cell membranes : a study by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy by Ng, Justin Wei Qing

“…The reason for this negative response is yet unclear, and we do not rule out the possibility that Aβ exposure may induce changes in membrane fluidity under other conditions, such as in vivo and in AD patients, through complex mechanisms such as altered lipid metabolism. We also note the following limitations of our study – 1) because there was no solution-based assaying of the Aβ content, the exact composition of the Aβ solution is unknown; 2) the number and type of membrane probes used is not totally comprehensive; 3) there may be changes to the membrane that are too subtle or complex to be measured by standard ITIR-FCS and 4) our method of Aβ treatment represents an acute, high-dose exposure of cells to Aβ and may not be representative of what happens in the natural AD disease progression. …”
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Luteolin escape mutants of dengue virus map to prM and NS2B and reveal viral plasticity during maturation by Vasudevan, Subhash G., Peng, Minhua, Swarbrick, Crystall Marie Dawn, Chan, Kitti Wing-Ki, Luo, Dahai, Zhang, Wei, Lai, Xiaoping, Li, Geng

“…Our findings suggest that luteolin inhibition of furin may occur at host/pathogen interface that permits the virus to escape the suppression by mutating key residue that may lead to an altered interface.…”
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Maternal infections during pregnancy and the risk of childhood leukaemia in the offspring: Evidence from large-scale cohort studies by He, J

“…Maternal infection during pregnancy might lead to chromosomal or immunological alterations in the fetus and could be a risk factor for childhood leukaemia. …”

Category learning in infants and adults by Sucevic, J

“…By comparing neural signatures of visual object processing at the very beginning of the category learning process and after an extensive categorisation practice, I tested how categorisation experience alters the way in which exemplars are processed. The results revealed that categorisation experience is linked to a modulation of several event-related potentials components suggesting that categorisation may affect visual object processing at an early stage.…”

Conserving goat sperm post-thawed gene expression and cellular characteristics using the antioxidant coenzyme Q10 supplementation by Oktanella, Yudit, Mustofa, Imam, An-Haru, Fahrunnisak Al-Firda Razak, Putri, Desinta Dwi Melati, Hendrawan, Viski Fitri, Susilowati, Suherni, Degu, Nurhusien Yimer, Hernawati, Tatik

“…Despite strong post-thaw motility and no visible DNA fragmentation, sperm can still exhibit altered gene expression patterns. To reduce the damaging impact of free radicals during cryopreservation, antioxidants are typically added to the freezing medium. …”
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Identification of proteins and genes as potential biomarkers in brown-marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus forsskal) resistance to Vibrio sp by Low, Chen Fei

“…In summary, resistance of grouper to bacterial infection involved complex mechanisms consisting of different pathways with distinct methods of activation and regulation. Genes and proteins altered in these pathways are potential markers to identify Vibrio resistant grouper as well as targets for immunomodulation and disease prevention through vaccination. …”
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Optimization, encapsulation and characterization of bromelain-generated angiotensin I-converting enzyme (Ace) - inhibitory hydrolysates from stone fish (Actinopyga lecanora Jaeger) by Auwal, Shehu Muhammad

“…Serum biochemical analysis and histomorphological examination following 28 days of repeated exposure of the rats to the 200 mg/kg, 400 mg/kg and 800 mg/kg doses of the nanoparticles, revealed no alteration in the function and architecture of both liver and kidney with no occurrence of cellular necrosis. …”
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Patient and Health Care Worker Perceptions of Communication and Ability to Identify Emotion When Wearing Standard and Transparent Masks by Chu, Jacqueline N., Collins, Joy E., Chen, Tina T., Chai, Peter R., Dadabhoy, Farah, Byrne, James D., Wentworth, Adam, DeAndrea-Lazarus, Ian A., Moreland, Christopher J., Wilson, Jaime A. B., Booth, Alicia, Ghenand, Omkar, Hur, Chin, Traverso, Giovanni

“…IMPORTANCE: Adoption of mask wearing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic alters daily communication. OBJECTIVE: To assess communication barriers associated with mask wearing in patient-clinician interactions and individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing. …”
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Tumor cell-intrinsic signals promoting tolerance and adaptation to oncogenic kinase inhibition by Flower, Cameron Timothy

“…In the first part, I have characterized a panel of human lung cancer cell lines harboring genetic gain-of-function alterations of clinically actionable tyrosine kinases (TKs). …”
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Tracing RNA biography: in situ transcriptome profiling by novel spatial omics technologies by Ren, Jingyi (Rena)

“…In primary skin samples, we noted cell-type-dependent alterations in the rates of RNA synthesis, transport, and degradation. …”
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Habit Formation and Political Persuasion: A Behavioral and Statistical Approach by Tohidi Kalorazi, Amir

“…By leveraging store closures as a disruptive event, we examine how these closures prompt individuals to alter their purchasing patterns. We propose that such disruptions encourage people to engage in more deliberate decision-making processes, leading them to explore alternatives that they might have previously overlooked due to established habits. …”
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Changes in cerebrospinal fluid balance of TNF and TNF receptors in naïve multiple sclerosis patients : early involvement in compartmentalised intrathecal inflammation by Magliozzi, Roberta, Pezzini, Francesco, Pucci, Mairi, Rossi, Stefania, Facchiano, Francesco, Marastoni, Damiano, Montagnana, Martina, Lippi, Giuseppe, Reynolds, Richard, Calabrese, Massimiliano

“…The CSF sTNF-R1-associated pattern (encompassing high levels of CXCL13, TWEAK, LIGHT, IL-35, osteopontin, pentraxin-3, sCD163 and chitinase-3-L1) was mainly related to altered T cell and B cell signalling. Finally, the CSF TNFR2-associated pattern (encompassing high CSF levels of IFN-β, IFN-λ2, sIL-6Rα) was linked to Th cell differentiation and regulatory cytokine signalling. …”
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Natural robustness of machine learning in the open world by Wei, Hongxin

“…This motivates the need to preserve model performance under naturally induced data corruptions or alterations across the machine learning pipeline, which is termed ``Natural Robustness". …”
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Neuronal control of cardiac excitability in pro-hypertensive states by Larsen, H

“…This cross talk is significantly altered in the pro-hypertensive state, via the differential involvement of PDEs. …”

Developing optogenetics for use in vascular research by Rorsman, N

“…The light intensity range that enables optical control of arterial tone primarily through the recruitment of endogenous channels and without substantial alteration of intracellular pH, was identified. Within this range, mice expressing ChR2(H134R) in SMCs are a powerful experimental model for achieving accurate and tuneable optical voltage-clamp of SMCs and finely-graded control of arterial tone, offering new avenues to the discovery of vasorelaxing drugs.…”

Congenital myasthenic syndromes: characterisation of a new animal model, exploring potential novel therapies and assessing the outcome of COVID-19 infection by Alabaf, S

“…Some lead to postsynaptic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) deficiency or altered receptor kinetic properties and in a group of patients with CMS, the mutations impair clustering of AChRs. …”