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Jellyfish Stings Trigger Gill Disorders and Increased Mortality in Farmed Sparus aurata (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Mediterranean Sea.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Jellyfish are of particular concern for marine finfish aquaculture. In recent years repeated mass mortality episodes of farmed fish were caused by blooms of gelatinous cnidarian stingers, as a consequence of a wide range of hemolytic, cytotoxic, and ...
Mar Bosch-Belmar, Charaf M'Rabet, Raouf Dhaouadi, Mohamed Chalghaf, Mohamed Néjib Daly Yahia, Verónica Fuentes, Stefano Piraino, Ons Kéfi-Daly Yahia   +7 more
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Fish-hunting cone snail venoms are a rich source of minimized ligands of the vertebrate insulin receptor

eLife, 2019
The fish-hunting marine cone snail Conus geographus uses a specialized venom insulin to induce hypoglycemic shock in its prey. We recently showed that this venom insulin, Con-Ins G1, has unique characteristics relevant to the design of new insulin ...
Peter Ahorukomeye, Maria M Disotuar, Joanna Gajewiak, Santhosh Karanth, Maren Watkins, Samuel D Robinson, Paula Flórez Salcedo, Nicholas A Smith, Brian J Smith, Amnon Schlegel, Briony E Forbes, Baldomero Olivera, Danny Hung-Chieh Chou, Helena Safavi-Hemami   +13 more
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Ultrasmall Platinum Nanoparticles for Radiation‐Enhanced Cancer Therapy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work proposes a nanomedicine‐based strategy to enhance X‐ray radiotherapy for cancer treatment. Ultrasmall Pt‐NPs exhibit catalase‐like activity that may contribute to modulation of the tumor microenvironment and amplify interactions between radiation and biological matter, leading to increased DNA damage.
Miguel Encinas‐Gimenez, Jose I. Garcia‐Peiro, Jose L. Hueso, Eduardo Caleiras, Laura Notario, Felipe Hornos, Pilar Martin‐Duque, Antonio De la Vieja, Jesus Santamaria   +8 more
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Haemolytic activity and characterization of nematocyst venom from Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) [PDF]

, 2013
We investigated the haemolytic capacity of the crude venom extracted from isolated nematocysts of Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa), and evidenced the proteic fractions responsible for this activity.
BENENATI, Gigliola, CAMMARATA, Matteo, CAPPELLO, T, D’AGATA, A, MAISANO, M, MAUCERI, A, NATALOTTO, A, PARISI, Maria Giovanna, PARRINO, V, TRAPANI, Maria Rosa   +9 more
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Surface Passivation of HgTe Nanocrystals Enabling EG/2 Open‐Circuit Voltage and Their Coupling to Dielectric Cavity for Narrow Detection

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This article explores how the integration of a thin shell, combined with optimized surface chemistry, enables the design of photodiodes based on short‐wave infrared HgTe nanocrystals. These photodiodes achieve an open‐circuit voltage greater than half the optical bandgap, which drastically reduces dark current. The article also explores the integration
Albin Colle, Clement Gureghian, Dario Mastrippolito, Mariarosa Cavallo, Jiho Roh, Marco Paye, Tommaso Gemo, Diogo Almeida, Adrien Khalili, Yoann Prado, Xavier Lafosse, Sandrine Ithurria, Mathieu G. Silly, Pavel Dudin, James K. Utterback, José Avila, Debora Pierucci, Emmanuel Lhuillier   +17 more
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Venomous Marine Fish: Osteichthyes (Bony Fish)

, 2014
The authors discuss the presence of the toxins and envenomations caused by marine bony fish, a very common cause of injuries in fishermen and bathers. The most important families of marine venomous fish are commented, and the biochemical characteristics of the venoms and clinical/therapeutical aspects of the envenomations are cited.
Haddad, Vidal, Lima, Carla, Lopes-Ferreira, Monica, Haddad, V, Tubaro, A., Kim, E., Kem, W. R., Gopalakrishnakone, P.   +7 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Antioxidant and anticholinesterase properties of Echinometra mathaei and Ophiocoma erinaceus venoms from the Persian Gulf

Frontiers in Chemistry
Introduction: The Persian Gulf is home to a diverse range of marine life, including various species of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and echinoderms. This study investigates the potential therapeutic properties of venoms from echinoderms in the Persian ...
Hamideh Dehghani, Marzieh Rashedinia, Gholamhossein Mohebbi, Amir Vazirizadeh, Neda Baghban   +4 more
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An ATP‐Mediated Antibiotic β‐Peptide Nanofiber That Kills Multidrug‐Resistant Bacteria via a Multistage Mechanism

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The 3K‐AP system forms infinite supramolecular fibrils that undergo controlled degradation into shorter fragments upon enzymatic hydrolysis. Multitechnique imaging reveals a stepwise bacteriolytic mechanism involving bacterial entrapment, disassembly into lethal constructs, and associated extracellular vesicle release, highlighting the dynamic ...
Sohini Chakraborty, Kamal el Battioui, Dániel Molnár, Bálint Jezsó, Lejla Daruka, Tasvilla Sonallya, Tünde Juhász, Rita Hirmondó, Imola Cs. Szigyártó, Loránd Románszki, Natália Tőkési, Daniel Pinkas, Eszter Házy, Olivér Pavela, Andrea Bodor, Zoltán Varga, István Mándity, Mihály Kovács, Csaba Pál, Kata Horváti, Judit Tóth, Tamás Beke‐Somfai   +21 more
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Price Transmission During Promotions: A Case Study of Spanish Milk Brands

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Price promotion is the marketing tool typically used by retail brands to boost sales and gain market share. In this paper, we intend to investigate the price transmission mechanism among competitive brands in Spain when price reductions that are associated with price promotions take place.
Yasmine Bedoui, Yan Jin, José María Gil   +2 more
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