Results 41 to 50 of about 57,793 (295)

The Amount of Food Ingested and Its Impact on the Level of Uric Acid in the Blood Plasma of Snakes

Animals, 2022
In mammals, lipemic blood from sampling too soon after an animal feeds can have substantial effects on biochemical values. Plasma biochemical values in reptiles may be affected by species, age, season, and nutritional state.
Miloš Halán, Lucia Kottferová, Karol Račka, Anthony Lam   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flexible Sensors for Robotics Tactile Perception: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Flexible tactile sensing for robotics is reviewed through four interconnected dimensions. Physical mechanisms include piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, triboelectric, iontronic, and optical sensing. Structural design includes bioinspired, defect‐based, and MEMS‐based tactile systems.
Yu Song, Ying Chen, Yihao Chen, Xue Feng
wiley   +1 more source

Paramyxoviruses in Australian snakes [PDF]

, 2012
This thesis describes the isolation and molecular identification of a novel paramyxovirus found in Australian snakes. The virus is named Sunshine virus after the geographical origin of the first isolate: the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia.
Hyndman, Timothy
core  

A Worm‐Inspired Origami Robot with Multimodal Locomotion for Adaptive Mobility in Complex Pipeline Environments

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An origami worm‐inspired robot achieves multimodal locomotion in confined pipelines through mechatronic integration that embeds actuation, control, and communication within each origami module. Large, reversible configuration and dimensional changes enable 25 gaits synthesized by a unified framework across peristaltic, inchworm, and wheel‐rolling modes
Qiwei Zhang, Kangning Tan, Zihan He, Hongsen Pang, Yanjie Wang, Hongbin Fang, Jian Xu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating heavy metal concentrations in sea snakes (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae) as an outcome of oil spill exposure

Heliyon
This study reports the concentration of heavy metals in the tissues of stranded sea snakes that died as a result of exposure to an oil spill on the eastern coast of Sharjah, UAE.
Fadi Yaghmour, Fatin Samara, Yehya El Sayed, Areej Mohammed, Elisa Maio, Susannah Philip, Jane Budd, Johannes Els   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Slc44a2 Deficiency Unveils an IFN‐I–Dependent Feedback Control of pDC Egress

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Working model of SLC44A2‐mediated maintenance of pDC homeostasis. This model illustrates two central mechanisms by which SLC44A2 regulates pDC homeostasis: (1) SLC44A2 limits IFN‐I production by exporting amino acids (T, N, Q), thereby preventing spontaneous pDC activation.
Ruiqun Chen, Tao Wu, Zhen Shi, Ravi Kumar Verma, Linlin Sheng, Lei Tao, Mingming Yang, Yuchen Wang, Conggang Zhang, Hao Fan, Li Wu, Ligong Chen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reproductive biology of Psomophis genimaculatus (Boettger 1885) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Brazil [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Although the geographic distribution, phylogeny and natural history of Psomophis genimaculatus, a snake that inhabits diverse environments, such as the Chiquitana Forest, Cerrado, Pantanal, and Chaco, have been investigated in several studies ...
KELVIN Y. MORI, CECÍLIA M. FERRACINI, LILIANA PIATTI, HUGO CABRAL, VANDA LÚCIA FERREIRA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Phosphorylation‐Induced Micellization Switch in the Low‐Complexity Domain of TDP‐43

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Phosphorylation of TAR DNA‐binding protein's 43 kDa (TDP‐43) low‐complexity domain by casein kinase 1 delta (CK1δ) acts as a molecular switch, redirecting its self‐assembly from macroscopic phase separation toward finite‐sized, spherical block‐copolymer micelles of ∼30 nm.
Rodrigo F. Dillenburg, Anastasia Lopatina, Hao Ruan, Tom Scheidt, Simone Mosna, Emre Pekbilir, Julia Bieber, Frank Schäfer‐Depoix, Katharina Landfester, Carla Schmidt, Martin M. Möckel, Svenja Morsbach, Friederike Schmid, Dorothee Dormann, Lukas Stelzl, Martin Girard, Edward A. Lemke   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

High prevalence and pathogenicity of Cryptosporidium serpentis in snakes in southern China

Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
In southern China, snakes have cultural and economic significance, serving both as traditional dietary resources and as increasingly popular pets. However, the prevalence and clinical impacts of Cryptosporidium spp.
Falei Li, Xinrui Wang, Lihua Xiao, Yaoyu Feng, Yaqiong Guo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reptiles of the Atacama Region, northern Chile: localities, and representation in provinces, ecogeographic landscapes, vegetation formations and protected areas

Gayana, 2023
We provide a checklist of reptiles distributed throughout the Atacama Region, northern Chile. Twenty- two species were found inhabiting this region, and their representation in provinces, ecogeographic landscapes, vegetation formations and protected ...
Jorge Mella Ávila, Yery Marambio-Alfaro
doaj