Hepcidin from the Chinese Spiny Frog (<i>Quasipaa spinosa</i>) Integrates Membrane-Disruptive Antibacterial Activity with Macrophage-Mediated Protection Against <i>Elizabethkingia miricola</i>. [PDF]
Genes (Basel)Qiao F, Qian XY, Feng YK, Chen J.
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Healing Beams: Radiation and Radiotherapy in Novels, Poems, Music, Film, Painting
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 73, Issue 1, Page 19-31, March 2026.Radiation and radiotherapy are perceived by patients and the general public as mysterious, dangerous and healing. The image of radiation and radiotherapy can be analysed by studying novels, poems, music, film and painting. Our paper reviews how radiation and radiotherapy are perceived by patients, the general public, as reflected in various art genres.
Ad A. Kaptein +3 more
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AI‐Powered Scoring for Creative Thinking: Methods and Challenges in PISA Assessment
The Journal of Creative Behavior, Volume 60, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT The introduction of the PISA 2022 Creative Thinking assessment underscores the growing need for scalable, valid, and reliable methods to evaluate creativity in international large‐scale assessments. Traditional human scoring, while nuanced, is time‐consuming, costly, and subject to inconsistencies.
Ricardo Primi +7 more
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Identification of Male-Specific Markers by Genotyping-by-Sequencing in the Giant Spiny Frog, <i>Quasipaa spinosa</i>. [PDF]
Genes (Basel)Xiao Y, Xia Y, Zeng X.
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Light‐Based Molecular Tools to Precisely Monitor and Operate β‐Adrenoceptors
Medicinal Research Reviews, Volume 46, Issue 2, Page 445-474, March 2026.ABSTRACT β‐Adrenoceptors are important G protein–coupled receptors involved in cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological regulation. To study their function with high precision, light‐based molecular tools have been developed offering precise spatiotemporal control.
Ignazzitto Maria Tindara +3 more
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Frog Density and Growth Stage of Rice Impact Paddy Field and Gut Microbial Communities in Rice-Frog Co-Cropping Models. [PDF]
MicroorganismsZhu Z, Li R, Ma Y, Yu A, Zheng R.
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 741-753, March 2026.Abstract Currently, scholarship on education to foster connectedness with nature primarily focuses on children. As adults likewise face the disconnection from nature and play a key role in influencing children, it is important to understand how they perceive, engage in, and benefit from relevant programmes.
Xiaoxue Chen, Zuyi Lyu, Junxi Qian
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Determining the feasibility of randomising infants, children and young people to invasive and non-invasive urine sampling techniques (FROG): Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled feasibility trial and mixed methods perspectives' study of RCT feasibility. [PDF]
NIHR Open ResTaylor Miller P +14 more
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