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Paul Caltabiano, Jodie Bailie, Alison Laycock, Bradley Shea, Sally Hall Dykgraaf, Nicholas Lennox, Kanchana Ekanayake, Ross Bailie
INTRODUCTION: People with intellectual disability experience poorer health outcomes compared with the general population, partly due to the difficulties of accessing preventive care in primary care settings. There is good evidence that structured annual health assessments can enhance quality of care for people with intellectual disability, and their use has become recommended policy in several high-income countries. However, uptake remains low. The Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) offers a conceptual structure for understanding barriers to implementation and has been usefully applied to inform implementation of health assessments for other high-need groups, but not for people with intellectual disability...
April 16, 2024: Implementation science communications
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sharanappa C H, Bheemanna M, Prabhuraj A, Harischandra R Naik, Nagaraj M Naik, Saroja N Rao, Ihab Mohamed Moussa, Roua A Alsubki, Fazal Ullah, Hosam O Elansary, Kariyanna B
The Spodoptera frugiperda is a notorious pest with a broad host range. It severely damages crops, mainly in areas of the globewhere maize and sorghum are grown. The pest is difficult to control due to its adaptive nature and resistance to several insecticides available in the market. So, an identification of the alternative strategy is the prime important in the present context. Insecticidal activities of cyanobacterial extracts were evaluated in the laboratory as a biocomponent against S. frugiperda . The crude extracts of Nostoc muscorum and Spirulina sp...
April 15, 2024: Heliyon
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Yi Liu, Hui Feng, Zhenghe Yu, Chuanlong Zhou, Guanglie Chen, Youdan Wei
OBJECTIVES: To observe the efficacy of acupuncture for reducing the south to reinforce the north on executive function, sleep structure and sleep quality in patients with chronic insomnia disorder of heart-kidney disharmony. METHODS: A total of 100 patients with chronic insomnia disorder of heart-kidney disharmony were randomized into an acupuncture group (50 cases, 1 case dropped out) and a western medication group (50 cases, 2 cases dropped out). Acupuncture for reducing the south to reinforce the north was applied at Baihui (GV 20) and bilateral Shenmen (HT 7), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shenmai (BL 62), Zhaohai (KI 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Shenshu (BL 23) in the acupuncture group, once a day, 5 days a week...
April 12, 2024: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu, Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chae Young Kim, Sung-Hoon Chung, Yong Sung Choi, Kyeong-Yong Park, Chong-Woo Bae
Pulmonary surfactants, a complex assembly of phospholipids and surfactant proteins such as SP-B and SP-C, are critical for maintaining respiratory system functionality by lowering surface tension (ST) and preventing alveolar collapse. Our study introduced five synthetic SP-B peptides and one SP-C peptide, leading to the synthesis of CHAsurf candidates (CHAsurf-1 to CHAsurf-5) for evaluation. We utilized a modified Wilhelmy balance test to assess the surface tension properties of the surfactants, measuring spreading rate, surface adsorption, and ST-area diagrams to comprehensively evaluate their performance...
2024: International Journal of Medical Sciences
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REVIEW
Ramana Reddy Mittapalli, Harshita Kumari
The fascaplysin and homofascaplysin class of marine natural products has a characteristic 12H-pyrido[1,2-a:3,4-b']diindole pentacyclic structure. Fascaplysin was isolated in 1988 from the marine sponge Fascaplysinopsis bergquist sp. The analogs of fascaplysin, such as homofascaplysins A, B, and C, were discovered late in the Fijian sponge F. reticulate, and also have potent antimicrobial activity and strong cytotoxicity against L-1210 mouse leukemia. In this review, the total synthesis of fascaplysin and its analogs, such as homofascaplysins A, B, and C, will be reviewed, which will offer useful information for medicinal chemistry researchers who are interested in the exploration of marine alkaloids...
April 2, 2024: Molecules: a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emily Spotts, Nathan Guy, George Lengyel, Jonathan Franks, Chris Maltman
A polyphasic taxonomic study was carried out on strain ES2T , isolated from sediment of a wetland created to remediate acid drainage from a coal mine. The rod-shaped bacterium formed yellow/orange pigmented colonies and produced the pigment flexirubin. The 16S rRNA gene sequence results assigned the strain to Chryseobacterium , with 98.9 and 98.3 % similarity to Chryseobacterium vietnamense and Chryseobacterium cucumeris , respectively. Computation of the average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization values with the closest phylogenetic neighbours of ES2T revealed genetic differences at the species level, which were further substantiated by differences in several physiological characteristics...
April 2024: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thippawan Wannawong, Wuttichai Mhuantong, Pipat Macharoen, Nantawan Niemhom, Jaruwan Sitdhipol, Neungnut Chaiyawan, Sarinna Umrung, Somboon Tanasupawat, Nakarin Suwannarach, Yukihiro Asami, Nattakorn Kuncharoen
A novel endophytic actinomycete, strain MEP2-6T , was isolated from scab tissues of potato tubers collected from Mae Fag Mai Sub-district, San Sai District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Strain MEP2-6T is a gram-positive filamentous bacteria characterized by meso -diaminopimelic acid in cell wall peptidoglycan and arabinose, galactose, glucose, and ribose in whole-cell hydrolysates. Diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, and hydroxy-phosphatidylethanolamine were the major phospholipids, of which MK-9(H6 ) was the predominant menaquinone, whereas iso-C16:0 and iso-C15:0 were the major cellular fatty acids...
2024: Frontiers in Plant Science
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ikechukwu B Jacob, Amanda Gemmiti, Weichuan Xiong, Erin Reynolds, Brian Nicholas, Saravanan Thangamani, Hongpeng Jia, Guirong Wang
INTRODUCTION: SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2)-expressing lung epithelial cells through its spike (S) protein. The S protein is highly glycosylated and could be a target for lectins. Surfactant protein A (SP-A) is a collagen-containing C-type lectin, expressed by mucosal epithelial cells and mediates its antiviral activities by binding to viral glycoproteins. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the mechanistic role of human SP-A in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity and lung injury in vitro and in vivo ...
2024: Frontiers in Immunology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lu Zhang, Miao Wang, Rui Qi, Yilin Yang, Ya Liu, Nianqing Ren, Zihan Feng, Qihao Liu, Guangxiang Cao, Gongli Zong
BACKGROUND: Polymyxin B (PMB) and polymyxin E (colistin, CST) are polymyxin antibiotics, which are considered last-line therapeutic options against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in serious infections. However, there is increasing risk of resistance to antimicrobial drugs. Effective efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs) should be developed to help combat efflux pump-mediated antibiotic resistance. METHODS: Chryseobacterium sp. PL22-22A was isolated from aquaculture sewage under selection with 8 mg/L PMB, and then its genome was sequenced using Oxford Nanopore and BGISEQ-500 platforms...
2024: Frontiers in Microbiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shraddha B Bhosale, Sambhaji S Kumbhar, Sumita S Patil, Akshay Ransing, Vinayak G Parale, Chandrakant D Lokhande, Jayavant L Gunjakar, Hyung-Ho Park, Umakant M Patil
Electrode materials must be rationally designed with morphologies and electroactive sites manipulated through cations' synergy in bimetal compounds in order to maximize the performance of energy storage devices. Therefore, the present study emphasizes binder-free scalable preparation of cobalt nickel vanadate (CNV) thin films by a facile successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) approach with specific cations (Co:Ni) alternation. Increasing the Ni cation content in the CNV notably transforms its microflower structure comprising nanoflakes (252 nm) into nanoparticles (74 nm)...
April 2, 2024: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pablo Hernández-Alcántara, Vivianne Solis-Weiss
The Longosomatidae, a poorly known polychaete family, includes only 23 recognized species; in this study, based on morphometric and taxonomic analyses, we describe a new species with three morphotypes: Heterospio variabilis from the Gulf of California, Mexico. The specimens examined exhibit large morphological variations but were clearly separated from close species due to a unique combination of morphological characters: chaetiger 9 as the first elongated chaetiger, four to eight branchial pairs; chaetae from chaetiger 10 forming rings in two rows, posterior row with thin and robust capillaries, anterior row with subuluncini, aristate spines, acicular spines and thick acicular spines...
2024: PeerJ
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raksha A Kankariya, Prasad V Jape, Rajkamal P Patil, Ambalal B Chaudhari, Navin D Dandi
Salt affected cotton rhizospheric soil was explored for multi-stress resistance microbes to obtain 46 rhizobacteria. Of these, seven strains strongly inhibited the growth of phytopathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani by virtue of antifungal compound 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG) production. These seven strains demonstrated an array of plant growth-promoting activities as follows: (i) production of indole-3-acetic acid, ammonia, siderophore; (ii) solubilisation of phosphate, while two isolates showed Zn solubilisation...
April 6, 2024: International Microbiology: the Official Journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chakapong Intaraudom, Nantiya Bunbamrung, Aibrohim Dramae, Nattawut Boonyuen, Kitlada Srichomthong, Pattama Pittayakhajonwut
Six undescribed infrequent eremophilane derivatives including diaportheremopholins A - F and its previously undescribed side chain (E)-2-methyloct-2-enoic acid, together with three known compounds (testacein, xestodecalactones B and C), were isolated from the endophytic fungus Diaporthe sp. BCC69512. The chemical structures were determined based on NMR spectroscopic information in conjunction with the evidence from NOESY spectrum, Mosher's application, and chemical reactions for corroborating the absolute configurations...
April 2, 2024: Phytochemistry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Varsha Rani, Zsófia Horváth, Jens C Nejstgaard, Ádám Fierpasz, Károly Pálffy, Csaba F Vad
Understanding the diet preferences and food selection of invasive species is crucial to better predict their impact on community structure and ecosystem functioning. Limnomysis benedeni , a Ponto-Caspian invasive mysid shrimp, is one of the most successful invaders in numerous European river and lake ecosystems. While existing studies suggest potentially strong trophic impact due to high predation pressure on native plankton communities, little is known of its food selectivity between phyto- and zooplankton, under different food concentrations...
April 2024: Ecology and Evolution
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
P W Crous, E R Osieck, R G Shivas, Y P Tan, S L Bishop-Hurley, F Esteve-Raventós, E Larsson, J J Luangsa-Ard, F Pancorbo, S Balashov, I G Baseia, T Boekhout, S Chandranayaka, D A Cowan, R H S F Cruz, P Czachura, S De la Peña-Lastra, F Dovana, B Drury, J Fell, A Flakus, R Fotedar, Ž Jurjević, A Kolecka, J Mack, G Maggs-Kölling, S Mahadevakumar, A Mateos, S Mongkolsamrit, W Noisripoom, M Plaza, D P Overy, M Piątek, M Sandoval-Denis, J Vauras, M J Wingfield, S E Abell, A Ahmadpour, A Akulov, F Alavi, Z Alavi, A Altés, P Alvarado, G Anand, N Ashtekar, B Assyov, G Banc-Prandi, K D Barbosa, G G Barreto, J-M Bellanger, J L Bezerra, D J Bhat, P Bilański, T Bose, F Bozok, J Chaves, D H Costa-Rezende, C Danteswari, V Darmostuk, G Delgado, S Denman, A Eichmeier, J Etayo, G Eyssartier, S Faulwetter, K G G Ganga, Y Ghosta, J Goh, J S Góis, D Gramaje, L Granit, M Groenewald, G Gulden, L F P Gusmão, A Hammerbacher, Z Heidarian, N Hywel-Jones, R Jankowiak, M Kaliyaperumal, O Kaygusuz, K Kezo, A Khonsanit, S Kumar, C H Kuo, T Læssøe, K P D Latha, M Loizides, S M Luo, J G Maciá-Vicente, P Manimohan, P A S Marbach, P Marinho, T S Marney, G Marques, M P Martín, A N Miller, F Mondello, G Moreno, K T Mufeeda, H Y Mun, T Nau, T Nkomo, A Okrasińska, J P A F Oliveira, R L Oliveira, D A Ortiz, J Pawłowska, M À Pérez-De-Gregorio, A R Podile, A Portugal, N Privitera, K C Rajeshkumar, I Rauf, B Rian, A Rigueiro-Rodríguez, G F Rivas-Torres, P Rodriguez-Flakus, M Romero-Gordillo, I Saar, M Saba, C D Santos, P V S R N Sarma, J L Siquier, S Sleiman, M Spetik, K R Sridhar, M Stryjak-Bogacka, K Szczepańska, H Taşkın, D S Tennakoon, D Thanakitpipattana, J Trovão, I Türkekul, A L van Iperen, P van 't Hof, G Vasquez, C M Visagie, B D Wingfield, P T W Wong, W X Yang, M Yarar, O Yarden, N Yilmaz, N Zhang, Y N Zhu, J Z Groenewald
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: Australia , Aschersonia mackerrasiae on whitefly, Cladosporium corticola on bark of Melaleuca quinquenervia , Penicillium nudgee from soil under Melaleuca quinquenervia , Pseudocercospora blackwoodiae on leaf spot of Persoonia falcata , and Pseudocercospora dalyelliae on leaf spot of Senna alata . Bolivia , Aspicilia lutzoniana on fully submersed siliceous schist in high-mountain streams, and Niesslia parviseta on the lower part and apothecial discs of Erioderma barbellatum on a twig...
June 2023: Persoonia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Khammool Khamsuk, Bernard Dell, Wasu Pathom-Aree, Wanwarang Pathaichindachote, Nungruthai Suphrom, Nareeluk Nakaew, Juangjun Jumpathong
This study explores beneficial bacteria isolated from the roots and rhizosphere soil of Khao Rai Leum Pua Phetchabun rice plants. A total of 315 bacterial isolates (KK1 to KK315) were obtained. Plant growth-promoting traits (phosphate solubilization and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production), and antimicrobial activity against three rice pathogens ( Curvularia lunata NUF001, Bipolaris oryzae 2464, and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ) were assessed. KK074 was the most prolific in IAA production, generating 362...
April 1, 2024: Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Junru Wang, Min Wang, Chengfeng Zhang, Wenhui Li, Tianyu Zhang, Yanv Zhou, Matthew Flavel, Yu Xi, He Li, Xinqi Liu
Although the benefits of sugarcane polyphenol (SP) are well documented, its function in preventing photoaging has not yet been investigated. This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of SP in preventing ultraviolet (UV)-B-induced skin photoaging in Balb/c mice, as well as the underlying mechanism. Chlorogenic acid was determined to be the primary component of SP by using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. SP and chlorogenic acid were orally administrated to mice for 56 days, and UV-B radiation exposure was administered 14 days after SP and chlorogenic acid administration and lasted 42 days to cause photoaging...
April 2, 2024: Journal of Food Science
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Sukhbir S Singh, Catherine Allaire, Omar Al-Nourhji, Olga Bougie, Philippa Bridge-Cook, Shauna Duigenan, Jamie Kroft, Madeleine Lemyre, Mathew Leonardi, Nicholas Leyland, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Jocelyn Wessels, Kate Wahl, Paul J Yong
OBJECTIF: Fournir une approche contemporaine pour comprendre les impacts de l'endométriose et les méthodes de diagnostic au Canada. POPULATION CIBLE: Les personnes, familles, communautés, prestataires de soins et administrateurs de services de santé qui sont concernés par l'endométriose, qui soignent des patientes atteintes d'endométriose ou qui gèrent la prestation de services relatifs à l'endométriose. OPTIONS: Le diagnostic de l'endométriose se fait par une anamnèse détaillée, un examen physique et des examens d'imagerie effectués par des prestataires expérimentés dans le traitement de l'endométriose...
March 28, 2024: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada: JOGC
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
John Freeman, Andrea Firrincieli, Douglas Baker, Sharon Doty
Curtobacterium sp. strain WW7 is a Gram-positive, non-motile, orange rod-shaped bacterium isolated from branches of wild willow (Salix sitchensis) trees. The WW7T strain has optimum growth in the temperature range between 25 and 30 °C, a pH range of 6-7.7, and tolerates up to 5.5% (w/v) of NaCl. The genome sequencing of strain WW7T revealed a genome size of approximately 3.8 Mbp and a G + C content of 71.3 mol%. The phylogenomic analyses support the WW7T affiliation to a novel Curtobacterium lineage, with Curtobacterium herbarum being the closest type-strain...
March 29, 2024: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
I Alexandra Amaro, Margot P Wohl, Sylvie Pitcher, Catalina Alfonso-Parra, Frank W Avila, Andrew S Paige, Michelle E H Helinski, Laura B Duvall, Laura C Harrington, Mariana F Wolfner, Conor J McMeniman
Across diverse insect taxa, the behavior and physiology of females dramatically changes after mating-processes largely triggered by the transfer of seminal proteins from their mates. In the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster, the seminal protein sex peptide (SP) decreases the likelihood of female flies remating and causes additional behavioral and physiological changes that promote fertility including increasing egg production. Although SP is only found in the Drosophila genus, its receptor, sex peptide receptor (SPR), is the widely conserved myoinhibitory peptide (MIP) receptor...
March 29, 2024: Genetics
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