Attack strategies in birds of prey by Brighton, C

“…Existing research on target-directed flight behaviours in insects[1-9], birds[10-12] and bats[13] has aimed at identifying simple geometric rules describing the pursuit-flight trajectories. …”

Optimisation of microwave drying for encapsulation of edible bird’s nest hydrolysate. by Nazarudin, Aina Natasha, Hashim, Zanariah, Mohd. Jusoh, Yanti Maslina, Salleha, Noor Hazwani, Abang Zaidel, Dayang Norulfairuz

“…There has been limited study on the encapsulation of edible bird’s nest (EBN) employing microwave drying and the evaluation of the final product quality. …”
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Simultaneous binding of hybrid molecules constructed with dual DNA-binding components to a G-quadruplex and its proximal duplex by Asamitsu, Sefan, Obata, Shunsuke, Phan, Anh Tuân, Hashiya, Kaori, Bando, Toshikazu, Sugiyama, Hiroshi

“…This work reports on hybrid molecules that were constructed with dual DNA-binding components, a cyclic imidazole/lysine polyamide (cIKP), and a hairpin pyrrole/imidazole polyamide (hPIP), with the aim toward specific quadruplex targeting by reading out the local duplex DNA sequence adjacent to designated quadruplexes in the genome. …”
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Neotropical understory birds and mammals show divergent behaviour responses to human pressure by Negret, Pablo Jose, Luskin, Mathew Scott, Gomez-Valencia, Bibiana, Diaz-Pulido, Angelica, Romero, Luis Hernando, Restrepo, Adriana, Zaehringer, Julie G., Jones, Kendall R., Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel, Mendes, Calebe Pereira

“…The average increase in nocturnality for the mammals was 11.3% while the average increase in diurnality for the birds was 7%. There was high variation in body size and dietary guild within impacted species, and only some were directly persecuted or hunted, suggesting that there are different pathways through which human pressure can affect vertebrates’ activity patterns. …”
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Production and purification of protein nanocages displaying binding domains by Lam, Ngo Cheung

“…Here, we are interested in displaying two types of binding domains on a mutated form of Archaeoglobus fulgidus ferritin (AfFtn-AA) and Geobacillus stearothemophilus E2: cellulose-binding domain (CBD) and lipid-binding domain (LBD). …”
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Water‐binding‐mediated gelation/crystallization and thermosensitive superchirality by Xing, Pengyao, Li, Yongxin, Wang, Yang, Li, Pei-Zhou, Chen, Hongzhong, Phua, Fiona Soo Zeng, Zhao, Yanli

“…Determination of molecular structural parameters of hydrophobic cholesterol–naphthalimide conjugates for water binding capabilities as well as their moisture‐sensitive supramolecular self‐assembly were revealed. …”
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Structural and functional characterisation of the collagen binding domain of fibronectin by Millard, CJ

“…However, the presence of at least a single GlcNAc sugar residue on the second sugar chain site on 8Fn1 (N- linked to N511) is essential for full affinity binding to collagen. Direct binding of the 8Fn1-9Fn1 module pair to collagen is assessed with a short collagen peptide and the binding is monitored by NMR. …”

Identification of FGF receptor-binding peptides for cancer gene therapy by Maruta, F, Parker, AL, Fisher, KD, Hallissey, MT, Ismail, T, Rowlands, DC, Chandler, LA, Kerr, DJ, Seymour, LW

“…Linear FGF receptor-binding heptapeptides were identified by phage display using sequential rounds of biopanning against cells with displacement of phage by FGF2. …”

Binding modes of teixobactin to lipid ii : molecular dynamics study by Liu, Yang, Liu, Yaxin, Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng, Mu, Yuguang

“…In the present work, four binding modes of TXB on LII were identified by a contact-map based clustering method. …”
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The cellular characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in virus-infected cells using the receptor binding domain binding specific human monoclonal antibodies by Chan, Conrad En-Zuo, Ng, Ching-Ging, Lim, Angeline Pei-Chew, Seah, Shirley Lay-Kheng, Chye, De-Hoe, Wong, Steven Ka-Khuen, Lim, Jie-Hui, Lim, Vanessa Zi-Yun, Lai, Soak-Kuan, Wong, Pui-San, Leong, Kok-Mun, Liu, Yi-Chun, Sugrue, Richard J., Tan, Boon Huan

“…While all five antibodies bound conformational-specific epitopes within SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein, only PD5, PD7, and SC23 were able to bind to the receptor binding domain (RBD). …”
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Edible bird’s nest mitigates histological alterations in the cortexes of rats’ brains subjected to lead toxicity by Albishtue, Abdulla A., Yimer, Nurhusien, Zakaria, MD Zuki A., Haron, Abd Wahid

“…Thirty Sprague Dawley rats were allocated randomly into five groups, with six rats in each group. …”
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Anti-ageing properties of edible bird's nest ascertained by in vitro and in vivo studies in animal model by Hou, Zhiping

“…In this study, EBN was evaluated for its anti - ageing effects and its potential mechanisms were evaluated. First of all, ovariectomized female Sprague - Dawley rats were fed with EBN (6 %, 3 % and 1.5 % in normal pellet) for 12 weeks, then, cognitive function, metabolic indices (serum estrogen, insulin, liver enzyme, kidney function, lipid profile, and antioxidant markers) and hippocampal sirtuin - 1 protein level were in comparison with non - treated ovariectomized rats were observed, and in some instances it showed better results than estrogen therapy. …”
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Effectiveness of interpretive exhibits in influencing students’ intention in birdwatching activity at a Bird Interpretive Center, Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia by Mokhli, Nuraain Amalina

“…The present study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the interpretive exhibit in influencing university students’ intention to participate in birdwatching activity at the Bird Interpretive Center, Fraser’s Hill. The elicitations of students’ salient beliefs and affective responses were used as a basis to design the interpretive exhibit. …”
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A comparative analysis of ENCODE and Cistrome in the context of TF binding signal by Perna, Stefano, Pinoli, Pietro, Ceri, Stefano, Wong, Limsoon

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Genome-wide mapping of Hif-1α binding sites in zebrafish by Greenald, David, Jeyakani, Justin, Pelster, Bernd, Sealy, Ian, Mathavan, Sinnakaruppan, van Eeden, Fredericus J.

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Effects of Edible bird's nest on quality of Arabian stallion semen and post-breeding induced endometritis in mares by Al-Khaldi, Khalid Obaid Salim

“…Eleven Arabian stallions and 25 mares were used for the three experiments reported in this thesis. …”
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Validating the ratio of insulin like growth factor binding protein 4 to sex hormone binding globulin as a prognostic predictor of preterm birth in Viet Nam: a case-cohort study by Hirst, JE, Boniface, JJ, Le, DP, Polpitiya, AD, Fox, AC, Vu, TTK, Dang, TT, Fleischer, TC, Bui, NTH, Hickok, DE, Kearney, PE, Thwaites, G, Kennedy, SH, Kestelyn, E, Le, TQ

“…Relative insulin-like growth factor binding protein 4 (IGFBP4) and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) abundances were measured by mass spectrometry and their ratio compared between PTB cases and term controls. …”

Molecular detection, risk factor and public awareness of avian bornavirus from captive and non-captive birds in Peninsular Malaysia by Mohd Lutpi, Syamsiah

“…Molecular prevalence studies revealed that 4.5% (9/201) of pet birds were ABV positive with two birds were presenting PDD-like signs and the other seven birds were healthy and had no outward clinical signs of PDD, whereas 0% (0/143) in waterfowls. …”
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Edible Bird's Nest treatment effects on subchondral bone and articular cartilage changes and synovial fluid proteome profiles in an osteoarthritis rabbit model by Syed Sulaiman, Sharifah Zakiah

“…The joints were subjected to micro-computed tomographic (micro-CT) analysis and histological evaluation. …”
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Studies on the Chitin Binding Property of Novel Cysteine-Rich Peptides from Alternanthera sessilis by Kini, Shruthi G., Nguyen, Phuong Q. T., Weissbach, Sophie, Mallagaray, Alvaro, Shin, Joon, Yoon, Ho Sup, Tam, James P.

“…Aromatic residues in the chitin-binding domain of altides were involved in the binding interaction. …”
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