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Vertical stratification of insect abundance and species richness in an Amazonian tropical forest

Scientific Reports, 2022
Tropical forests are among the most biodiverse biomes on the planet. Nevertheless, quantifying the abundance and species richness within megadiverse groups is a significant challenge.
Dalton de Souza Amorim, Brian V. Brown, Danilo Boscolo, Rosaly Ale-Rocha, Deivys Moises Alvarez-Garcia, Maria Isabel P. A. Balbi, Alan de Marco Barbosa, Renato Soares Capellari, Claudio José Barros de Carvalho, Marcia Souto Couri, Rodrigo de Vilhena Perez Dios, Diego Aguilar Fachin, Gustavo B. Ferro, Heloísa Fernandes Flores, Livia Maria Frare, Filipe Macedo Gudin, Martin Hauser, Carlos José Einicker Lamas, Kate G. Lindsay, Marco Antonio Tonus Marinho, Dayse Willkenia Almeida Marques, Stephen A. Marshall, Cátia Mello-Patiu, Marco Antônio Menezes, Mírian Nunes Morales, Silvio S. Nihei, Sarah Siqueira Oliveira, Gabriela Pirani, Guilherme Cunha Ribeiro, Paula Raille Riccardi, Marcelo Domingos de Santis, Daubian Santos, Josenilson Rodrigues dos Santos, Vera Cristina Silva, Eric Matthew Wood, José Albertino Rafael   +35 more
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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Sociometric structure of premier league volleyball club [PDF]

SportLogia, 2014
For the investigation of interpersonal relations in small groups such as sports, sociometric procedure are used. In this study, sociometric procedure is conducted and sociometric structure has been made for the female University Volleyball Club BL volley
Milenko Vojvodić, Maja Jovanović
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Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho, Shin Morioka, Junko Sasaki, Takehiko Sasaki   +3 more
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Network diversity structure, closeness and innovation of South African micro-entrepreneurs

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2014
This study qualitatively explores the embeddedness of the innovation process of South African microbusinesses by investigating how small local entrepreneurs in the Greater Johannesburg area utilise their social networks to source entrepreneurial value. A
Eliada Wosu Griffin-EL
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Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura, Shin‐ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda   +2 more
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An isoform of 14‐3‐3 protein regulates transbilayer lipid movement at the plasma membrane

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Loss of 14‐3‐3ζ in CHO cells confers resistance to exogenous phosphatidylserine (PS) and impairs endocytosis‐independent inward flip‐flop of fluorescent PS at the plasma membrane. RNAi‐mediated knockdown reproduces this defect, while no additive effect is seen in ATP11C‐deficient cells.
Akiko Yamaji‐Hasegawa, Akira Hattori, Masafumi Tsujimoto, Toshihide Kobayashi   +3 more
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Mixing Enhancement and Interface Characteristics in a Small-Scale Channel

Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, 2008
The interface characteristics in a millimeter-scale channel are investigated in order to find a technique to speed up fluid mixing. The channel is fabricated on an acrylic-resin plate, where a cavity is attached in the downstream region of a T-shaped ...
Shuta NORO, Kenji KOKUNAI, Masaya SHIGETA, Seiichiro IZAWA, Yu FUKUNISHI   +4 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
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Improving the Yield of Glucoamylase and α-amylase in Solid-state Co-culture

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
Steamed rice inoculated with Aspergillus oryzae, called Koji, is an essential ingredient for making amazake or brewing sake. However, A. oryzae usually offers low enzyme yield, especially in case of glucoamylase.
Takefuji Haruka, Ninomiya Junko, Morita Hiroshi   +2 more
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