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Invasive aquatic pets: failed policies increase risks of harmful invasions

Biodiversity and Conservation, 2018
Businesses in the pet trade collect and transport many aquatic species around the globe, and some of these individuals are released into new habitats.
J. Patoka, A. Magalhães, A. Kouba, Z. Faulkes, Rikho Jerikho, J. Vitule   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pandemic Pets

, 2022
This physical memento is a small rubber dog bone to act as a shout out to all the pandemic pets out there! Here\u27s to all the new pets brought into people\u27s home during the pandemic.
Anonymous #1822
core  

Calpain small subunit homodimerization is robust and calcium‐independent

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Calpains dimerize via penta‐EF‐hand (PEF) domains. Using single‐molecule force spectroscopy, we measured the strength and kinetics of PEF–PEF homodimer binding. The interaction is robust, shows a transient conformational step before dissociation, and remains largely insensitive to Ca2+.
Nesha May O. Andoy, Trina Dykstra‐MacPherson, Mathias A. Bell, Peter L. Davies, Ruby May A. Sullan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pet Attachment and Influence as Moderators of the Relationships of Psychological Factors to Physical Function in Community-Residing Older Adults

Pets
Background: The growth of the older adult population calls for innovative and cost-effective ways of promoting their physical, psychological, and cognitive health.
Lincy Koodaly, Erika Friedmann, Nancy R. Gee, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Barbara Resnick, Eun-Shim Nahm, Elizabeth Galik, Sarah Holmes   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial Well-Being in Families of Autistic Children and Effect of Service Dogs: An Exploratory Study

Pets
Service dogs (SDs) have been shown to provide multi-faceted benefits for autistic children, with some benefits also extending to family members. The main objectives of this study were to explore the relationships between psychosocial well-being, family ...
Nicolas Dollion, Jennifer R. Babka, Kelly E. Pollock, Julie A. Stilley, Marine Grandgeorge, Gretchen Carlisle   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in boys' and girls' attachment to pets in early-mid adolescence

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2019
The precise nature of attachment to pets and differences between girls' and boys' relationships at age 11, 13 and 15 years are investigated in this paper.
J. Muldoon, Joanne M. Williams, Candace Currie   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of an Animal-Assisted Drop-In Program on First-Year University Students’ Trajectory of Psychological Wellbeing

Pets
(1) Each year, thousands of students leave their pets behind to attend university, often causing separation anxiety and losing a vital stress-coping resource.
Alexa M. Carr, Patricia Pendry
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source