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A New Era for Using Natural Pigments: The Case of the C50 Carotenoid Called Bacterioruberin

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Haloarchaea are extremophilic microorganisms belonging to the Archaea domain that require high salt concentrations to live, thus inhabiting ecosystems like salty ponds, salty marshes, or extremely salty lagoons. They are more abundant and widely distributed worldwide than initially expected.
Micaela Giani, Elena Valdés, José María Miralles‐Robledillo, Guillermo Martínez, Carmen Pire, Rosa María Martínez‐Espinosa   +5 more
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The frontiers of water and sanitation

Nature Water, 2023
A. Michalak, J. Xia, D. Brdjanovic, Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo, David Sedlak, T. Pradeep, U. Lall, N. Rao, J. Gupta   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

To protect and preserve? Explaining the gap between structural and superficial racial equality regimes in North Atlantic Rim universities

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how UK and US universities manage racial equality regimes through governance structures that prioritise institutional reputation over substantive racial justice reform. Drawing on Bourdieu's field, habitus and capital theory, the study demonstrates how universities neutralise racial justice efforts through bureaucratic ...
David Roberts
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Lab‐Scale Continuous Biomanufacturing: A Tool for Process Development With Adaptive Strategies for Capture and Virus Inactivation

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
Schematic representation of the continuous lab‐scale process. ABSTRACT Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are nowadays fundamental in treating a wide range of severe diseases, including cancer, infections, or autoimmune disorders. Due to their high specificity, potent activity, and fewer side effects compared to small molecular drugs, the market for mAbs is ...
Thomas Kruse, Fabian Schmitz, Janina Kilian, Jonas Austerjost, Lucas‐Nik Reger, Markus Kampmann   +5 more
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Determinants of the influence of community participation on the sustainability of local system community-based sanitation programs in Temanggung Regency [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Community-based Sanitation (SANIMAS) is an activity to address sanitation problems in Indonesia. 88% of communities in Temanggung Regency dispose of domestic wastewater directly into the river without any prior treatment.
Sunaryo Laillia Rakhmawati, Soewondo Prayatni   +1 more
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Adaptive Machine Learning Framework for Optimizing the Affinity Purification of Adeno‐Associated Viral Vectors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adeno‐associated viral (AAV) vectors for gene therapy are becoming integral to modern medicine, providing therapeutic options for diseases once deemed incurable. Currently, viral vector purification is a critical bottleneck in the gene therapy industry, impacting product efficacy and safety as well as accessibility and cost to patients ...
Kelvin P. Idanwekhai, Shriarjun Shastry, Morgan R. Hurst, Arianna Minzoni, Eduardo Barbieri, Luke Remmler, Eugene N. Muratov, Michael A. Daniele, Stefano Menegatti, Alexander Tropsha   +9 more
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Bioflocculation of pollutants in wastewater using flocculant derived from Providencia huaxiensis OR794369.1

BMC Microbiology
Background Water pollution has become a major environmental and health concern due to increasing population and industrialisation. Microbial flocculants are promising agents for treatment of contaminated water owing to their effectiveness, eco ...
Tlou Nelson Selepe, Tsolanku Sidney Maliehe   +1 more
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Prevalence and mortality of cryptococcal disease in adults with advanced HIV in an urban tertiary hospital in Sierra Leone: a prospective study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The global annual estimate for cryptococcal disease-related deaths exceeds 180,000, with three fourth occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) screening in all HIV patients ...
Sulaiman Lakoh, Hannah Rickman, Momodu Sesay, Sartie Kenneh, Rachael Burke, Mamadu Baldeh, Darlinda F. Jiba, Yusuf S. Tejan, Sonia Boyle, Comfort Koroma, Gibrilla F. Deen, Fenella Beynon   +11 more
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Deciphering the catalytic and pharmacological mechanisms of Coptis chinensis herbzymes to renovate intestinal microenvironment for colitis alleviation

BMEMat, EarlyView.
The synthesized CCzymes possess both antioxidant enzyme activity and pharmacological properties inherent to Coptis chinensis. By their antioxidant enzyme activity, CCzymes can attenuate oxidative stress within the inflammatory region of ulcerative colitis (UC), while their pharmacological activity acts on macrophage polarization and the intestinal ...
Zhichao Deng, Can Li, Yujie Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhu, Chenxi Xu, Bowen Gao, Mingxin Zhang, Martina H. Stenzel, Kelong Fan, Mingzhen Zhang, Yanyan Jiang   +10 more
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Bacterial contamination of drinking water sources in rural villages of Mohale Basin, Lesotho: exposures through neighbourhood sanitation and hygiene practices

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2019
BackgroundBacterial contamination of drinking water is a major public health problem in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Unimproved water sources are a major reservoir of Escherichia coli (E. coli) causing severe diarrhoea in humans.
P. Gwimbi, Maeti George, M. Ramphalile
semanticscholar   +1 more source