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OryxThe pelagic thresher shark Alopias pelagicus is an Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered species primarily threatened by overfishing. Indonesia is the world's largest shark fishing nation, and in Alor Island, thresher sharks have been a primary
Rafid A. Shidqi +8 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Bioluminescence has often been seen as a spectacular yet uncommon event at sea but considering the vastness of the deep sea and the occurrence of luminous organisms in this zone, it is now more and more obvious that producing light at depth must play an ...
Jérôme Mallefet +2 more
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Evolution of Matrix Gla and Bone Gla Protein Genes in Jawed Vertebrates
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Matrix Gla protein (Mgp) and bone Gla protein (Bgp) are vitamin-K dependent proteins that bind calcium in their γ-carboxylated versions in mammals. They are recognized as positive (Bgp) or negative (Mgp and Bgp) regulators of biomineralization in a ...
Nicolas Leurs +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Critically Endangered Angelshark, Squatina squatina
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2017 Here, we describe the first mitochondrial genome of the angelshark, Squatina squatina. The genome is 16,689 bp in length with 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a non-coding control region. Base composition of the mitogenome has an
Cristín K. Fitzpatrick +4 more
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Characteristics of the shark fisheries of Fiji [PDF]
, 2015 Limited information is available on artisanal and subsistence shark fisheries across the Pacific. The aim of this study was to investigate Fiji’s inshore fisheries which catch sharks.
Adrian-Kalchhauser, I. +4 more
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Natural Biomaterials for Osteochondral Repair: From Source to Strategy
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Biological origin‐guided overview of natural biomaterials and therapeutic strategies for osteochondral tissue engineering. The circular diagram categorizes representative materials and strategies into plant/algae‐derived, microbial‐derived, animal‐derived, and human‐derived sources, centered on an osteochondral defect repair model.
Hengyu Liu +5 more
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Shark IgNAR: The Next Broad Application Antibody in Clinical Diagnoses and Tumor Therapies?
Marine Drugs, 2023 Antibodies represent a relatively mature detection means and serve as therapeutic drug carriers in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of cancer—among which monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) currently occupy a dominant position.
Xiaofeng Jiang +5 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.The contribution of this study lies not only in enabling effective treatment of drug‐resistant biofilm infections, but also in establishing a transferable therapeutic paradigm: Ultrasound‐triggered mechanical forces synergistically enhance piezoelectric polarization and nanozyme activity, driving functional ROS generation inside and outside biofilms ...
Xinjian Guo +5 more
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Fishes, 2022 The small-spotted catshark, Scyliorhinus canicula, provides an optimal model organism to include chondrichthyans in studies comparing morphology or physiology through vertebrate evolution. In particular, for investigations with ontogenetic aspects, there
Bianka Grunow +2 more
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Modified SHARK Cipher and Duffing Map-Based Cryptosystem
, 2022 Recent years have seen a lot of interest in the study of chaotic structures and their accompanying cryptography frameworks. In this research, we came up with a new way to encrypt images that used the chaos and a modified block cipher named the SHARK ...
Daniyal Alghazzawi +5 more
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