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Coordinated Architectural and Chemical Reinforcement in the Crushing Mandible of a Soldier Termite

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The crushing mandible of a soldier termite withstands substantial biting loads despite lacking mineral. Its cuticle is partitioned: convex teeth pair hardness and zinc enrichment with aligned chitin fibers for contact durability, while stiffer concave regions between teeth carry bending loads.
Andrew Tran Nguyen, Patryk Wąsik, Juan Fernando Cucuyame Morales, Marie Kate Palau, Adrian Francisco Duran Ornelas, Phani Saketh Dasika, Jin Hee Kim, Radhika Laxminarayana, Eric Hintsala, Greta Chang, Junzhi Liao, Lizhi Sun, Nathan Lord, Atsushi Arakaki, Paul Bardunias, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus   +16 more
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Vancomycin wound penetration in open-heart surgery patients receiving negative pressure wound therapy for deep sternal wound infection

Annals of Medicine
Introduction It is hypothesized that systemically administered antibiotics penetrate wound sites more effectively during negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT).
Martin Kolek, Jana Ďuricová, Hana Brozmanová, Pavel Šištík, Jan Juřica, Klára Kaňková, Oldřich Motyka, Ivana Kacířová   +7 more
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Is computed tomography scan able to replace laboratory tests to differentiate transudate effusions from exudate effusions? that is a question

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2019
Background Pleural effusion is considered an interesting clinical problem that is commonly faced by physicians and is caused by several diseases. The ability of computed tomography (CT) to differentiate transudate effusion from exudate effusion is still ...
Yousef Ahmed, Sahar Farghly, Mohamed I. Seddic, Shimaa Farghaly   +3 more
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Hydrogels Augmented With Artificial Sweeteners can Inhibit Multidrug‐Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Growth and Biofilm Formation While Demonstrating Safety in Pre‐Clinical Pilot Human Trials

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Using PVA–borax hydrogels as carriers for off‐the‐shelf artificial sweeteners to fight multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii. These soft, biocompatible hydrogels rapidly reduce bacterial viability within multidrug‐resistant A. baumannii biofilms by more than 99% within one hour and sustain antimicrobial activity over time, while demonstrating safety in both
Jie Han, Mohamed Soliman, Bin Zhang, Dominika Krawiel, Ronan R. McCarthy   +4 more
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Antiprotozoal and Antiglycation Activities of Sesquiterpene Coumarins from Ferula narthex Exudate

Molecules, 2016
The exudate of Ferula narthex Boiss. (Apiaceae) is widely used in the Indian subcontinent as a spice and because of its health effects. Six sesquiterpene coumarins have been isolated from this exudate: feselol, ligupersin A, asacoumarin A, 8′-O-acetyl ...
Adnan Amin, Emmy Tuenter, Paul Cos, Louis Maes, Vassiliki Exarchou, Sandra Apers, Luc Pieters   +6 more
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The Penicillium chrysogenum Q176 Antimicrobial Protein PAFC Effectively Inhibits the Growth of the Opportunistic Human Pathogen Candida albicans

Journal of Fungi, 2020
Small, cysteine-rich and cationic antimicrobial proteins (AMPs) from filamentous ascomycetes promise treatment alternatives to licensed antifungal drugs.
Jeanett Holzknecht, Alexander Kühbacher, Csaba Papp, Attila Farkas, Györgyi Váradi, Jose F. Marcos, Paloma Manzanares, Gábor K. Tóth, László Galgóczy, Florentine Marx   +9 more
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A Label-Free Quantitative Analysis for the Search of Proteomic Differences between Goat Breeds

Animals, 2022
The intensification and standardization of livestock farming are causing a decline in the number of animal breeds in many species, such as the goat.
Alessio Di Luca, Andrea Ianni, Francesca Bennato, Michael Henry, Paula Meleady, Giuseppe Martino   +5 more
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Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues Across Scales: From Fundamental Insights to Translational Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how cellular behavior is regulated by mechanical cues transmitted through soft biomaterials, from single‐cell mechanosensing to tissue‐level adaptation. It highlights why physiological relevance, rather than model complexity alone, is critical for translational mechanobiology and introduces a scoring framework linking material ...
Mathias Polz, Manuel P. Kainz, Niklas Haider, Theresa Rienmüller, Kerstin Lenk, Rupert Kargl, Michele Terzano, Gerhard Sommer, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Julia Fuchs   +9 more
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OTHORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC COMPLICATIONS OF ARVI IN FAMILY PRACTICE

Медицинский совет, 2013
Acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) is generally understood as a number of clinically similar acute airborne infections characterized by inflammation of mucous membranes of respiratory tract, rarely associated with conjunctivitis or ...
K. A. Nikitin, M. A. Shavgulidze, E. B. Gerasimova   +2 more
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Conjugated Porphyrin Polymer With Superior Charge Transfer for Photodynamic‐Immunomodulatory Prevention of CIED Infection in Diabetes

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Under NIR irradiation, PTCPP generates ROS to eliminate MRSA biofilms and promote M1 macrophage polarization for phagocytosis. After bacterial clearance, the material is phagocytosed by macrophages, shifting their polarization to M2 phenotype via metabolic reprogramming, which synergistically enhances anti‐infection therapy and wound healing.
Honghao Ma, Jinguo Xu, Rongrong Gu, Chuanhui Dong, Te Chen, Yi Mu, Jing Zhu, Yating Wang, Wen Wang, Yingying Zhang, Hongyu Ma, Xiaochen Wang, Sheng Ye, Cheng Cheng   +13 more
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