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Removal of old nest material decreases reuse of artificial burrows by burrowing owls
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2015 Artificial burrows are considered an important management and conservation tool for burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia). This species regularly adorns natural and artificial burrows with mammal dung and other materials, which remain between years so that
Corey S. Riding, James R. Belthoff
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Animals, 2022 A clear understanding of a species’ diet is crucial in understanding its spatio-temporal dynamics, and is, therefore, pertinent to conservation considerations.
Jonny Schoenjahn +2 more
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CTNS mutations in publicly-available human cystinosis cell lines
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2015 Patient samples play an important role in the study of inherited metabolic disorders. Open-access biorepositories distribute such samples. Unfortunately, not all clinically-characterized samples come with reliable genotype information.
Artem Zykovich +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The ultrahard teeth of mollusks that feed on rocky substrates contain a wear‐resistant coating on their surfaces consisting of densely packed mesocrystalline magnetic nanoparticles within an organic matrix. These coatings display significant hardness and toughness through their highly controlled mesocrystalline architectures.
Taifeng Wang +7 more
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Nest box use by American Kestrels and other cavity-nesting birds during the nonbreeding season
Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2017 Nest boxes are posted to provide breeding sites for cavity-nesting birds but less is known about their function in the nonbreeding season, when nest boxes may become important roost sites.
Caitlin M. Davis +2 more
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Elastic Energy Storage in Biological Materials: Internal Stresses and Their Functionality
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Harnessing and storing internally generated elastic energy is a clever strategy by biological materials to perform functions like shape transformation, movement, and predation. This review explores how biological systems manipulate mechanisms like atomic or protein integration into minerals, protein conformational shifts, phase transitions, and osmotic
Shahrouz Amini +3 more
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BLOC1S1 Attenuates B. Melitensis 16M LPS‐Triggered Autophagy by Spatial Confinement of TDP‐43
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study explores how B. melitensis 16M LPS and BLOC1S1 regulate autophagy in goat spermatogonial stem cells. The 16M LPS is activating AMPK‐dependent autophagy, increasing LC3B‐II/I ratios and lysosomal genes, while Escherichia coli LPS shows no effect.
Shicheng Wan +13 more
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Medicine Science, 2021 Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ensure the lifelong production of blood cells throughout a lifetime. Latexin (Lxn) is thought to have a tumor suppressor role and endogenously down-regulate the number of HSCs via increased apoptosis.
Gokhan Pektas +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study develops a novel 3D human skeletal muscle organoid platform to study the immediate molecular effects of exercise‐like contractions. The model uncovers rapid proteomic and transcriptomic responses, resolving a fundamental paradox by demonstrating how exercise‐induced Lamtor1 coordinately activates both AMPK and mTORC1. Lamtor1 is a compelling
Ziyue Yao +9 more
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Critically assessing the utility of portable lead analyzers for wildlife conservation
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2018 Lead (Pb) exposure in wildlife is a widespread management and conservation concern. Quantitative determination of Pb concentrations in wildlife tissues is the foundation for estimating exposure and risk.
Garth Herring +9 more
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