Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract In teleost fishes, cortisol is the major corticoid and has both glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid actions. However, how fish tissues discriminate between these distinct corticosteroid actions is unclear. In mammals, the major factors responsible for intracellular corticosteroid regulation are glucocorticoid receptors (grs) and the ...
Makoto Kusakabe +4 more
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Synthesis of sodium alginate / polyvinyl alcohol / polyethylene glycol semi-interpenetrating hydrogel as a draw agent for forward osmosis desalination. [PDF]
BMC ChemZewail TMM +4 more
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Adaptation to extreme environments: A review of Antarctic fish physiology
Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Having evolved in the chronically cold and thermally stable waters of the Southern Ocean (SO) for millions of years, Antarctic fish possess a suite of physiological specializations that enable them to survive at temperatures near the freezing point of seawater. Adaptations include the evolution of antifreeze proteins, modifications of membrane
Seungyeon Lee +8 more
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Green and Sustainable Forward Osmosis Process for the Concentration of Apple Juice Using Sodium Lactate as Draw Solution. [PDF]
Membranes (Basel)Zhao Y +5 more
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How AFM has contributed to the understanding of bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan structure
Journal of Microscopy, EarlyView.Abstract The bacterial cell wall is an essential exoskeleton that plays a major role in conferring cell shape, serving as the primary stress‐bearing layer, resisting the several atmospheres turgor pressure created by the imbalance in molecular concentrations between the cell interior and the surrounding medium, while also playing a central role in host‐
Abimbola Feyisara Adedeji‐Olulana +6 more
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Architecture and Evolution of Prokaryotic Multicellularity: Common Patterns and Diversity
Molecular Microbiology, EarlyView.Prokaryotes form diverse multicellular structures, like biofilms, filaments, and aggregates, comprising hallmark traits such as adhesion, communication, differentiation, and programmed cell death. This review explores how these forms develop, function, and evolve in response to environmental cues.
Genevieve Sohl +3 more
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Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and Resources Recovery by Forward Osmosis Coupled with Microbial Fuel Cell: A Review. [PDF]
Membranes (Basel)Zhang H +6 more
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New Phytologist, EarlyView.Design of the VPDrought experiment in a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest at the Pfynwald research platform. Summary Atmospheric and soil drought are major, yet typically confounded, drivers of tree stress. Rising vapor pressure deficit (VPD) may impair forest function independently of soil moisture decline, yet stand‐scale experimental separation ...
Marcus Schaub +9 more
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Molecular Oral Microbiology, EarlyView.Abstract Infection is a known cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and matrix metalloproteases‐2 (MMP‐2) secreted by vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) plays a key role in the structural disruption of the middle layer of the arteries during AAA progression.
Yi‐Wen Lin +6 more
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Viability of Total Ammoniacal Nitrogen Recovery Using a Polymeric Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane: Determination of Ammonia Permeability Coefficient. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)Shahgodari S, Llorens J, Labanda J.
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