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Deciphering unusually large modulations in two related organic hydroxy channel structures

Acta Crystallographica Section B, EarlyView.
Two related organic hydroxy‐channel compounds are shown to have unusually large structural modulations.The incommensurately modulated structures of two related organic hydroxy‐channel compounds [(R)‐1‐(1,3‐dihydroxypropan‐2‐yl)‐3‐(octan‐2‐yl)urea, 1; 1‐(1,3‐dihydroxypropan‐2‐yl)‐3‐octylurea, 2] have been determined and compared to the structure of a ...
Arie van der Lee, Ioan Stroia, Li-Bo Huang, Erol Licsandru, Istvan Kocsis, Mihail Deleanu, Christian Hübschle, Mihail Barboiu, Olivier Pérez   +8 more
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Vitamin D deficiency exacerbates phthalate exposure during pregnancy: data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2018

Human Nutrition & Metabolism
This study aimed to investigate the potential association between vitamin D levels and phthalate (PAEs) metabolism in pregnant women. Data from 372 pregnant women, collected over six cycles (2007–2018) of the National Health and Nutrition Examination ...
Xiaoyue Zhang, Shouling Luo, Zhenzhen Liu, Jiangnan Pei, Haiyan Liu, Weirong Gu   +5 more
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Comparison of Three Sympatric Desert Lizards: Digestive Tract Structure, Digestive Enzyme Activities, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolites

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We performed 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolite profiling for three sympatric lizard species—Teratoscincus roborowskii, Phrynocephalus axillaris, and Eremias roborowskii—and compared their goblet cell and enzyme activities in the digestive tract. Our study suggests that the dietary niche may promote divergence or convergence of microbiota across host ...
Yi Yang, Ziyi Wang, Ruichen Wu
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Blubber Thickening Driven by UCP1 Inactivation: Insights from a Cetacean‐Like Transgenic Mouse Model

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
UCP1 inactivation of cetaceans in mice drives BAT whitening and iWAT hyperplasia, promoting fat accumulation for aquatic adaptation. Abstract Cetaceans possess thick blubber, a specialized adipose tissue essential for thermal insulation, a streamlined body form, energy storage, and buoyancy. However, the mechanisms that underpin this adaptation are not
Qian Zhang, Yuehua Wang, Hang Zhang, Guiping Xu, Shixia Xu, Guang Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE 7.8 Mw EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI OF 16th April 2016 IN ECUADOR: Seismic Evaluation, Geological Field Survey and Economic Implications [PDF]

Science of Tsunami Hazards, 2017
We evaluated the recent earthquake and tsunami responsible for considerable damage and 663 deaths due to a 7.8Mw movement on the 16th of April 2016.
Theofilos Toulkeridis, Kervin Chunga, Fabian Rodriguez, Fernando Mato, Sissy Nikolaou, Mario Cruz D ́Howitt, Davide Besenzon, Hugo Ruiz, Humberto Parra, Xavier Vera-Grunauer, Willington Rentería   +10 more
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Association Characteristics and Potential Mechanisms of Aging, Gut Microbiota, and Hearing Loss

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The study found that aging leads to unchanged gut microbiota alpha diversity but an increase in Bacteroidetes and a decrease in Firmicutes at the phylum level, with specific genera, species, and functional pathways co‐associated with aging and hearing loss. Through constructing a microbe‐metabolite network, it revealed the mechanism by which protective
Cheng Cheng, Lu Wang, Runhan Li, Wenkai Lai, Chongkui Sun, Jianguo Cui, Bicheng Zhu, Jiang Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
wiley   +1 more source

The Mutable Original: How Chinese Counterfeits Become Nigerian Originals in African Markets

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Affordable Chinese copies of Western brands are ubiquitous in African markets. Despite democratizing consumer access, these goods appear to cement hegemonic value hierarchies that rank Chinese or local products as inferior to Western goods.
Jing Jing Liu
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CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - A COMPOSITE INDEX OF POTENTIAL SIENTIFIC CREATIVITY [PDF]

Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2011
Both Lisbon Council in March 2000 and the one in Barcelona in 2002 represent major turning points in science and research activities at European level.
Dinescu Maria - Cristina, Fabian Anne Marie   +1 more
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Coloniality of Skill Codification: A Decolonial Feminist Analysis of “Ideal Workers” in the “Future of Work” Policy Discourses

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the last decade, policy actors have produced a surge of “future of work” reports that reimagine workers through the dual logics of digitalization and human capital. Drawing on 25 policy documents (WEF, World Bank, OECD, EU, and major consultancies) and combining Bacchi and Goodwin's WPR approach with decolonial feminist theory, this paper
Muneeb Ul Lateef Banday
wiley   +1 more source