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Density-and trait-mediated effects of a parasite and a predator in a tri-trophic food web [PDF]

, 2014
1. Despite growing interest in ecological consequences of parasitism in food webs, relatively little is known about effects of parasites on long-term population dynamics of non-host species or about whether such effects are density- or trait- mediated ...
Banerji, Aabir, Duncan, Alison B., Griffin, Joanne S., Humphries, Stuart, Kaltz, Oliver, Petchey, Owen L.   +5 more
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Strategic Design of Soft Actuators in Translational Medical Robotics for Human‐Centered Healthcare

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robotics enables biocompatible, compliant medical devices, but clinical translation requires design‐driven engineering beyond materials. This perspective reviews implantable, surgical, and wearable systems by actuation mechanism, highlighting how optimized architectures and integration improve mechanical interfacing, adaptability, and durability ...
Ho Jun Jin, Jimin Kim, Inho Kim, Bong Hoon Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Report of epibiont Thecacineta calix (Ciliophora: Suctorea) on deep sea Desmodora (Nematoda) from the Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean [PDF]

, 2009
Suctorian epibionts Thecacineta calix attached on the cuticle of nematodes Desmodora sphaerica and D. pontica are reported here from the deep sea hexactinellid sponge Pheronema sp. from the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean). The epibiont T.
Baban, Іngole, Chatterjee, Taras, Dovgal, I. V., Ravaіl, Singh, Sabyasachі, Sautya   +4 more
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Engineered Living Systems With Self‐Organizing Neural Networks: From Anatomy to Behavior and Gene Expression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Ectodermal tissue excised from Xenopus embryos self‐organizes into a three‐dimensional mucociliary organoid. Here, we generate a neural variant, termed neurobot, by implanting neural precursor cells. Neurobots develop mature neurons, adopt distinct morphologies, exhibit more complex motility, and respond differentially to neuroactive compounds. Imaging
Haleh Fotowat, Laurie O'Neill, Léo Pio‐Lopez, Megan M. Sperry, Patrick Erickson, Tiffany Lin, Michael Levin   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tetrahymena thermophila glutathione-S-transferase superfamily: an eco-paralogs gene network differentially responding to various environmental abiotic stressors and an update on this gene family in ciliates

Frontiers in Genetics
Glutathione S-transferases constitute a superfamily of enzymes involved mainly, but not exclusively, in the detoxification of xenobiotic compounds that are considered environmental pollutants.
Ruth Ortega, Ana Martin-González, Juan-Carlos Gutiérrez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS CRITERIA OF MANAGEMENT OF A PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS [PDF]

Annals of the University of Petrosani: Economics, 2021
The paper presents the priority aspects related to the concept of quality of public services, quality being the foundation of ensuring and increasing the satisfaction of citizens as consumers of public services.
ANCA JARMILA GUŢĂ
doaj  

A Testis‐Specific Aralkylamine N‐Acetyltransferase Regulates Dimorphic Sperm Function and Male Fertility in Moths

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We identify a Lepidoptera‐conserved testis‐specific arylalkylamine N‐acetyltransferase (LTNAT) that governs male moth fertility via a novel mechanism. LTNAT loss disrupts eupyrene sperm mitochondrial derivatives and impairs apyrene sperm motility, offering a safe molecular target for innovative pesticides and genetic pest control.
Hao Sun, Peng‐Yi Huang, Zhi‐Ruo Zhang, Cong‐Fen Gao, Subba Reddy Palli, Shun‐Fan Wu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depletion of the RNA‐Editing Enzyme ADAR1 Invigorates the Antitumor Immunity of NK Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ADAR1 is upregulated in NK cells from melanoma patients, impairing their function. Its loss enhances NK cell tumor infiltration and cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, ADAR1 deficiency destabilizes CD38 mRNA to reduce its expression, thereby increasing NK cell mobility and killing, which nominates it as a therapeutic target for NK cell ...
Shuhan Chen, Di Lu, Rukang Liang, Weikeng Tan, Erming Zhao, Sihuang Wu, Xintong Li, Yulong Song, Miaojian Wan, Xiaoyuan Xie, Qi Zhang, Qiuli Liu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Numerical and functional response of phagotrophic aquatic protists: the ideal experiment—and why we cannot get it

Frontiers in Microbiology
Protists are paramount for biogeochemical cycling in every aquatic ecosystem due to their vast population sizes and physiological versatility. Numerical response (NR) and functional response (FR) experiments are cornerstones of trait-based functional ...
Thomas Weisse
doaj   +1 more source

Activation of ERBB4 Pathway Inhibits Pathological Transdifferentiation of Lung Epithelial Progenitors into CD66c+ Basal Cells in Severe Lung Injury

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In fibrotic distal lung regions, CD66c+ basal cells emerge as a pathological state. Using human distal lung organoids, this study identifies CD66c+ basal cells as a pro‐fibrotic state arising through transdifferentiation from secretory, AT2, and basal cells.
Kaijun Lin, Xinran Deng, Haonan Wang, Yamei Jiang, Jian Sun, Hailin Ding, Ming Ye, Xiaoting Wang, Yu Wang, Li Yuan, Zhenju Song, Xinhua Lin, Shenfei Sun, Ning Jiang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source