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Effects of pulsed magnetic fields on cilia of comb jelly
AIP Advances, 2019 Marine comb jellies utilize cilia, arrays of bundled protein microtubules, for propulsion in water. Previous studies have reported on the orientation of the microtubules in steady electric and magnetic fields.
Y. Fukagawa, M. Iwasaka
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Cannibalism makes invasive comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi, resilient to unfavourable conditions. [PDF]
Commun Biol, 2020 The proliferation of invasive marine species is often explained by a lack of predators and opportunistic life history traits. For the invasive comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi, it has remained unclear how this now widely distributed species is able to ...
Javidpour J +4 more
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A novel continuously variable angular vertical comb-drive with application in scanning micromirror [PDF]
, 2013 An angular vertical comb-drive (AVC) with electrically controllable initial comb-offset is presented in the context of a single crystalline silicon scanning micromirror.
Lì, Lì L. +3 more
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How Honeybees Defy Gravity with Royal Jelly to Raise Queens [PDF]
, 2022 S.1095-1100.e3The female sex in honeybees (Apis spp.) comprises a reproductive queen and a sterile worker caste. Nurse bees feed all larvae progressively with a caste-specific food jelly until the prepupal stage.
Hause, G. +7 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 The demand for novel antimicrobial compounds is rapidly growing due to the rising appearance of antibiotic resistance in bacteria; accordingly, alternative approaches are urgently needed.
Lisa Ladewig +5 more
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Finding a rare fossilized comb jelly reveals new gaps in the fossil record [PDF]
, 2021 They look like jellyfish but they aren’t. They seem inoffensive but are efficient predators — occasionally, they even eat fish. They are gelatinous and very delicate — and extremely rarely do they fossilize!
Klug, C +3 more
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Ciencias Marinas, 2020 Ctenophores in the class Tentaculata are distinct from Cnidarians in that they use sticky, not stinging, tentacles to capture and subdue their prey.
Nicholas D Leonardi +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Mass accumulations of pelagic sargassum (Sargassum natans and S. fluitans) in the Tropical Atlantic, across the Caribbean and off the coast of West Africa, are causing extensive ecological and socioeconomic harm.
Kristie S. T. Alleyne +4 more
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Data in Brief, 2019 This article describes the biodiversity of gelatinous macrozooplankton and presents quantitative field data on their community composition and distribution pattern in the North Sea during August 2018.
Christine Gawinski +3 more
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Histological Study of Human Umbilical Cord in Diabetic Pregnant Females [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Histology, 2019 Background: The umbilical cord (UC) is the lifeline between the fetus and placenta. It allows gas and nutrient exchange. Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disorder that occurs during pregnancy, it has complications on both mother and fetus ...
Mona Salem +3 more
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