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The development of guidelines to improve dairy donkey management and welfare

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2019
Donkey milk is a valuable product for babies suffering from multiple-allergies and cosmetic production; therefore, new dairy donkey farms are opening around Europe.
Francesca Dai, Emanuela Dalla Costa, Faith Burden, Andrew Judge, Michela Minero   +4 more
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Patient‐Derived 3D Heart‐On‐a‐Chip Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Embedded Bead‐Based Mapping of Tissue Contractility

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A heart‐on‐a‐chip model of dilated cardiomyopathy is developed from patient‐derived induced pluripotent stem cells. The model recapitulates key disease phenotypes and enables functional assessment through integrated bead‐based tracking and pillar deflection measurements.
Ali Mousavi, Ludovic Mouttet, Shihao Cui, Yasaman Hekmatnia, Mehran Mottahedi, Ida Derish, Naimeh Rafatian, Mark Aurousseau, Gregor Andelfinger, Renzo Cecere, Houman Savoji   +10 more
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Elucidating the Role of Transcriptomic Networks and DNA Methylation in Collagen Deposition of Dezhou Donkey Skin

Animals
DNA methylation represents a predominant epigenetic modification with broad implications in various biological functions. Its role is particularly significant in the process of collagen deposition, a fundamental aspect of dermal development in donkeys ...
Xinrui Wang, Wei Ren, Yongdong Peng, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Huili Liang, Yigang Zhang, Xiaotong Liu, Yinghui Chen, Xiyan Kou, Liyuan Wang, Changfa Wang, Yandong Zhan   +11 more
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Inhibition of VEGF‐Induced Angiogenesis and Vascular Leakage by Bicistronic Co‐Expression of Aflibercept and COMP‐Ang1

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A bicistronic rAAV8 vector encoding Aflibercept (Afb) and COMP‐cAng1 simultaneously coordinates VEGF clearance and Tie2‐mediated vessel maturation. In a 3D angiogenesis‐on‐a‐chip model, rAAV8‐Afb/cAng1 effectively reverses pathological barrier breakdown under clinical disease‐mimicking challenges.
Bong‐Kyu Kim, Jaehong Min, Sang‐Hee Park, Subeen Shin, Sangbin Yu, Jeong‐Eun Park, Sujin Kim, Wooju Park, Jihoon Ko, Sunjong Kwon   +9 more
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Patterned ELR‐Gelatin Hydrogels Enable Rapid Endothelial Monolayer Formation via Bioactive Matrix Chemistry and Surface Topography

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Micro‐ and nano‐patterned elastin‐like recombinamer (ELR) hydrogels integrate bioactive matrix chemistry with defined surface topography. The combined cues promote rapid endothelial cell capture, alignment, and monolayer formation on soft substrates.
Jagoda Litowczenko, Yannick Richter, Martyna Michalska, Piotr Paczos, Karine Tadevosyan, Daniel Uribe, Jose Carlos Rodriguez‐Cabello, Ioannis Papakonstantinou, Angel Raya   +8 more
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Mule trains to mountain roads: the role of working mules in supporting resilient communities in the Himalayas

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Working equids play a central role in mountainous communities, but their work often goes unnoticed by the wider world, with sparse documentation of their role, value, or welfare – a state which often extends to their human counterparts.
Laura M. Kubasiewicz, Tamlin Watson, Sajana Thapa, Caroline Nye, Natasha Chamberlain   +4 more
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2‐Deoxyglucose Dendrimer‐Enabled Niclosamide Delivery to FRβ‐Expressing Macrophages Alleviates Endometriosis Progression and Associated Hyperalgesia

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A folic acid (FA)‐conjugated 2‐deoxyglucose dendrimer selectively targets FRβ+ macrophages in endometriotic lesions, enabling precise intracellular delivery of niclosamide. This nonhormonal nanomedicine enhances drug solubility, provides controlled intracellular release, suppresses lesion growth, reduces inflammation and pain, and establishes FRβ ...
Anubhav Dhull, Mingxin Shi, Madeleine E. Harvey, Taylor M. Page, Rishi Sharma, Kenneth John Goody, Aqib Iqbal Dar, Nash S. Moawad, Vijay Kumar Sirohi, Paul S. Cooke, Kanako Hayashi, Anjali Sharma   +11 more
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From Fiber Bundles to Architected Membranes: Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Architectures for Biohybrid Artificial Lungs

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Additively manufactured triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) membranes offer an architecture‐driven alternative to hollow fiber bundles in artificial lungs. Multiphysics simulations and endothelialized prototypes show that the 3D‐printable membrane architecture improves gas exchange, blood flow distribution, and hemocompatibility, enabling ...
Michael Pflaum, Kai P. Barbian, Florian Neuhaus, Gerrit Sitarz, Carolin Nölke, Sebastian V. Jansen, John Linkhorst, Lukas T. Hirschwald, Sebastian Brosch, Christian Certa, Ulrich Steinseifer, Matthias Wessling, Jutta Arens, Arjang Ruhparwar, Bettina Wiegmann   +14 more
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Spatial Control of Light‐Responsive Proteins and Optogenetics Within Hydrogels via Volumetric Bioprinting

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Spatiotemporal control over cell behavior within bioprinted constructs remains a key challenge in biofabrication. Volumetric bioprinting using multi‐wavelength light sources permits to activate light‐sensitive intracellular proteins as well as optogenetic gene and protein expression circuits in bioprinted cells, in addition to enabling fast printing of
Davide Ribezzi, Pere Català, Gabriel Größbacher, Paulina Nuñez Bernal, Olaf Nijssen, Sammy Florczak, Wilco Nijenhuis, Nuria Crusellas‐Villorbina, Bram Nijhoff, Paul Delrot, Jos Malda, Andreas Hierholzer, Martin Fussenegger, Lukas C. Kapitein, Riccardo Levato   +14 more
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Advancements in Genetic Marker Exploration for Livestock Vertebral Traits with a Focus on China

Animals
In livestock breeding, the number of vertebrae has gained significant attention due to its impact on carcass quality and quantity. Variations in vertebral traits have been observed across different animal species and breeds, with a strong correlation to ...
Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Wenting Chen, Bingjian Huang, Xiaotong Liu, Xinrui Wang, Yihong Liu, Wenqiong Chai, Changfa Wang   +7 more
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