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1. A High Adherence to Six Food Targets of the Mediterranean Diet in the Late First Trimester is Associated with a Reduction in the Risk of Materno-Foetal Outcomes: The St. Carlos Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevention Study

Author:
Assaf-Balut, Carla; García de la Torre, Nuria; Fuentes, Manuel; Durán, Alejandra; Bordiú, Elena; Del Valle, Laura; Valerio, Johanna; Jiménez, Inés; Herraiz, Miguel Angel; Izquierdo, Nuria; Torrejón, María José; De Miguel, María Paz; Barabash, Ana; Cuesta, Martín; Rubio, Miguel Angel; Calle-Pascual, Alfonso Luis
Source:
Nutrients 2018 v.11 no.1
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
Mediterranean diet; compliance; extra-virgin olive oil; fruit juices; fruits; gestational diabetes; hypertension; large for gestational age; neonates; nuts; odds ratio; pre-eclampsia; premature birth; small for gestational age; urinary tract diseases; vegetables; women
Abstract:
... A prenatal diet affects materno-foetal outcomes. This is a post hoc analysis of the St. Carlos gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) Prevention Study. It aims to evaluate the effect of a late first-trimester (>12 gestational weeks) degree of adherence to a MedDiet pattern—based on six food targets—on a composite of materno-foetal outcomes (CMFCs). The CMFCs were defined as having emergen ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu11010066
PubMed:
30602688
PubMed Central:
PMC6356317

2. Amphiphilic Bottlebrush Block Copolymers: Analysis of Aqueous Self-Assembly by Small-Angle Neutron Scattering and Surface Tension Measurements

Author:
Alaboalirat, Mohammed; Qi, Luqing; Arrington, Kyle J.; Qian, Shuo; Keum, Jong K.; Mei, Hao; Littrell, Kenneth C.; Sumpter, Bobby G.; Carrillo, Jan-Michael Y.; Verduzco, Rafael; Matson, John B.
Source:
Macromolecules 2018 v.52 no.2 pp. 465-476
ISSN:
1520-5835
Subject:
anisotropy; composite polymers; deuterium oxide; micelles; molecular dynamics; molecular weight; nanomaterials; neutron diffraction; polymerization; polystyrenes; simulation models; solvents; surface tension
Abstract:
... A systematic series of 16 amphiphilic bottlebrush block copolymers (BCPs) containing polystyrene and poly(N-acryloylmorpholine) (PACMO) side chains were prepared by a combination of atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), photoiniferter polymerization, and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). The grafting-through method used to prepare the polymers enabled a high degree of control o ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02366

3. Analysis of RNA-Seq datasets reveals enrichment of tissue-specific splice variants for nuclear envelope proteins

Author:
Capitanchik, Charlotte; Dixon, Charles R.; Swanson, Selene K.; Florens, Laurence; Kerr, Alastair R. W.; Schirmer, Eric C.
Source:
Nucleus 2018 v.9 no.1 pp. 410-430
ISSN:
1949-1042
Subject:
cardiomyopathy; data collection; exons; muscular dystrophy; mutation; nuclear membrane; nucleoporins; phosphorylation; sequence analysis; serine
Abstract:
... Laminopathies yield tissue-specific pathologies, yet arise from mutation of ubiquitously-expressed genes. A little investigated hypothesis to explain this is that the mutated proteins or their partners have tissue-specific splice variants. To test this, we analyzed RNA-Seq datasets, finding novel isoforms or isoform tissue-specificity for: Lap2, linked to cardiomyopathy; Nesprin 2, linked to Emery ...
DOI:
10.1080/19491034.2018.1469351
PubMed:
29912636
PubMed Central:
PMC7000147

4. An annotated checklist of the Cook Islands psyllids with keys to the species and two new records (Hemiptera, Psylloidea)

Author:
Martoni, Francesco; Brown, Samuel D. J.
Source:
ZooKeys 2018 v.811 pp. 91-108
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Psyllidae; Trioza; geographical distribution; provenance; taxonomic keys
Abstract:
... An annotated checklist of the psyllids of the Cook Islands is presented. The presence of Syntomoza tahuata (Klyver, 1932) and Trioza alifumosa Klyver, 1932 in the archipelago, based on new material collected, is reported for the first time. This is the first record from these islands of the genus Syntomoza and the family Liviidae. An identification key to the psyllid species known from the Cook Is ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.811.28829

5. A New Species of Eugenia (Myrtaceae) from the Island of Anguilla

Author:
Flickinger, Jonathan A.
Source:
Harvard papers in botany 2018 v.23 no.2 pp. 213-216
ISSN:
1043-4534
Subject:
Eugenia; conservation status; herbaria; new species; scientific illustration; seeds; taxon descriptions; Southern Africa
Abstract:
... Eugenia walkerae, a new species from the island of Anguilla, is described and illustrated. This species is known only from five herbarium collections, and additional fieldwork is needed to determine its current conservation status. It resembles the Puerto Rican endemic E. woodburyana, and its seeds are comparable to those described for certain species of Eugenia from southern Africa. This is the s ...
DOI:
10.3100/hpib.v23iss2.2018.n8

6. A new species of genus Rhynchina Guenée, 1854 from Mt Taibai, China (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Hypeninae)

Author:
Zheng, Hong; Han, Hui-Lin
Source:
ZooKeys 2018 v.811 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Erebidae; genitalia; new species; China
Abstract:
... A new species, Rhynchina taibaishana Han, sp. n. is described from Mt Taibai, China. The new species is illustrated with images of adults and genitalia, and compared with R. deqinensis Han, 2008, R. helga Gaal, 1998 and R. mandarinalis Leech, 1900. ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.811.27386

7. A Novel Approach for High-Frequency <i>in-situ</i> Quantification of Methane Oxidation in Peatlands

Author:
Nielsen, Cecilie Skov; Hasselquist, Niles J.; Nilsson, Mats B.; Öquist, Mats; Järveoja, Järvi; Peichl, Matthias
Source:
Soil systems 2018 v.3 no.1
ISSN:
2571-8789
Subject:
automation; carbon; carbon dioxide; ecosystem respiration; ecosystems; greenhouse gas emissions; isotopes; methane; mixing; oxidation; peatlands; statistical models; temporal variation; Sweden
Abstract:
... Methane (CH4) oxidation is an important process for regulating CH4 emissions from peatlands as it oxidizes CH4 to carbon dioxide (CO2). Our current knowledge about its temporal dynamics and contribution to ecosystem CO2 fluxes is, however, limited due to methodological constraints. Here, we present the first results from a novel method for qua ...
DOI:
10.3390/soilsystems3010004

8. An overview of treatment strategies for Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome

Author:
Harhouri, Karim; Frankel, Diane; Bartoli, Catherine; Roll, Patrice; De Sandre-Giovannoli, Annachiara; Lévy, Nicolas
Source:
Nucleus 2018 v.9 no.1 pp. 265-276
ISSN:
1949-1042
Subject:
animals; death; genes; nuclear lamina; point mutation; toxicity
Abstract:
... Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a sporadic, autosomal dominant disorder characterized by premature and accelerated aging symptoms leading to death at the mean age of 14.6 years usually due to cardiovascular complications. HGPS is caused by a de novo point mutation in the LMNA gene encoding the intermediate filament proteins lamins A and C which are structural components of the nucle ...
DOI:
10.1080/19491034.2018.1460045
PubMed:
29619863
PubMed Central:
PMC5973194

9. An updated checklist of the European Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea)

Author:
Wiemers, Martin; Balletto, Emilio; Dincă, Vlad; Faltynek Fric, Zdenek; Gerardo Lamas,; Lukhtanov, Vladimir; Munguira, Miguel L.; Chris A. M. van Swaay,; Vila, Roger; Vliegenthart, Albert; Wahlberg, Niklas; Verovnik, Rudi
Source:
ZooKeys 2018 v.811 pp. 9-45
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Lycaena; cryptic species; fauna; phylogeny; Europe
Abstract:
... This paper presents an updated checklist of the butterflies of Europe, together with their original name combinations, and their occurrence status in each European country. According to this checklist, 496 species of the superfamily Papilionoidea occur in Europe. Changes in comparison with the last version (2.6.2) of Fauna Europaea are discussed. Compared to that version, 16 species are new additi ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.811.28712

10. Aptamer as a Tool for Investigating the Effects of Electric Field on Aβ₄₀ Monomer and Aggregates Using Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy

Author:
Zheng, Yan; Wang, Qing; Yang, Xiaohai; Nie, Wenyan; Zou, Liyuan; Liu, Xiaofeng; Wang, Kemin
Source:
Analytical chemistry 2018 v.91 no.3 pp. 1954-1961
ISSN:
1520-6882
Subject:
Alzheimer disease; amyloid; atomic force microscopy; circular dichroism spectroscopy; electric field; image analysis; oligonucleotides; probability; therapeutics
Abstract:
... The effects of electric field (EF) on amyloid proteins have been given increasing attention in regulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation and therapeutic methods because of prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease. Herein, for the first time, aptamer was used as a tool for investigating the effects of EF on Aβ₄₀ monomer and Aβ₄₀ aggregates (Aβ₄₀ oligomer and Aβ₄₀ fibril) by single-molecule force spectrosco ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.analchem.8b04278

11. Architectural Root Responses of Rice to Reduced Water Availability Can Overcome Phosphorus Stress

Author:
De Bauw, Pieterjan; Vandamme, Elke; Lupembe, Allen; Mwakasege, Leah; Senthilkumar, Kalimuthu; Merckx, Roel
Source:
Agronomy 2018 v.9 no.1
ISSN:
2073-4395
Subject:
Oryza sativa; branching; crop production; drought; field experimentation; nutrient uptake; phosphorus; rice; root growth; root shoot ratio; roots; shoots; soil; submergence; water stress
Abstract:
... Drought and low phosphorus (P) availability are major limitations for rainfed rice production. Crop roots are important for soil resource acquisition and tolerance to P and water limitations. Two pot and two field trials were conducted to evaluate architectural root responses of contrasting rice varieties to combinations of different levels of P (deficient to non-limiting) and water availability ( ...
DOI:
10.3390/agronomy9010011

12. Assessing the linkage between dairy productivity growth and climatic variability: The case of New York State

Author:
Ranjan, Alok; Mukherjee, Deep
Source:
Open Agriculture 2018 v.3 no.1 pp. 658-669
ISSN:
2391-9531
Subject:
air temperature; climate change; climatic factors; dairy farming; milk production; models; production functions; soaking; technological change; viability; New York
Abstract:
... Despite the importance of maintaining a high productivity level for the future viability of the dairy sector in the face of changing climate, very few studies have investigated how climatic conditions impact total factor productivity (TFP) growth in dairy farming. In order to bridge this gap in literature, we conducted a TFP decomposition exercise using dairy farm summary records from the New York ...
DOI:
10.1515/opag-2018-0069

13. A Taxonomic Synopsis of Acanthaceae Juss. Native to Paraíba State, Brazil

Author:
Monteiro, Fernanda Kalina da Silva; Pinto, Anderson Silva; Costa, Francisco Carlos Pinheiro da; Melo, José Iranildo Miranda de
Source:
Harvard papers in botany 2018 v.23 no.2 pp. 189-204
ISSN:
1043-4534
Subject:
Hygrophila costata; Justicia; Ruellia; bromine; databases; flora; flowering; fruiting; fungi; herbaria; lectotypes; neotypes; phytogeography; taxonomic keys; Brazil
Abstract:
... We present here a taxonomic synopsis of the native representatives of the family Acanthaceae in Paraíba State, northeastern Brazil. Fertile material was collected during monthly excursions between November 2014 and November 2015. We also analyzed specimens deposited in the Lauro Pires Xavier (JPB) and the Jayme Coelho de Moraes (EAN) herbaria, as well as consulted the REFLORA—Virtual Herbarium of ...
DOI:
10.3100/hpib.v23iss2.2018.n5

14. A Three-Phase Four-Component Coupling Reaction: Selective Synthesis of o-Chloro Benzoates by KCl, Arynes, CO₂, and Chloroalkanes

Author:
Jiang, Huanfeng; Zhang, Yu; Xiong, Wenfang; Cen, Jinghe; Wang, Lu; Cheng, Ruixiang; Qi, Chaorong; Wu, Wanqing
Source:
Organic letters 2018 v.21 no.2 pp. 345-349
ISSN:
1523-7052
Subject:
benzoates; carbon dioxide; chemical reactions; chemical structure; potassium chloride
Abstract:
... A transition-metal-free three-phase four-component coupling reaction (3P-4CR) involving KCl, arynes, chloroalkanes and CO₂ has been reported for the first time, enabling the incorporation of both chloro and CO₂ into an aryne simultaneously. The reactions for the synthesis of different types of o-chloro benzoates can be selectively modulated by the chloroalkane utilized. The corresponding products ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.orglett.8b03193

15. BAG2 overexpression correlates with growth and poor prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Author:
Hong, Ying-Cai; Wang, Zheng; Peng, Bin; Xia, Li-Gang; Lin, Lie-Wen; Xu, Zheng-Lei
Source:
Open life sciences 2018 v.13 no.1 pp. 582-588
ISSN:
2391-5412
Subject:
Western blotting; carcinogenesis; cell proliferation; gene expression; genes; non-specific serine/threonine protein kinase; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; prognosis; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; signal transduction; small interfering RNA; squamous cell carcinoma; therapeutics; tissues
Abstract:
... Previous studies have suggested that Bcl2-associated athanogene 2 (BAG2) serves as a crucial regulator for tumorigenesis in multiple tumors. However, little is known about the effect of BAG2 on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). This study focused on investigating whether BAG2 functions as a cancer-promoting gene in ESCC. In this work, gene expression data and clinical information from the ...
DOI:
10.1515/biol-2018-0069

16. Beta diversity of four braconid subfamilies (Braconidae, Agathidinae, Braconinae, Doryctinae and Macrocentrinae) of the Ria Lagartos Biosphere reserve in Yucatan, Mexico, with some considerations on biological habits

Author:
Cauich-Kumul, Roger; Delfín-González, Hugo; Martín-Park, Abdiel; Pablo Manrique-Saide,; ópez-Martínez, Víctor
Source:
Journal of Hymenoptera research 2018 v.67 pp. 63-83
ISSN:
1314-2607
Subject:
Braconidae; conservation areas; deciduous forests; phenology; research; savannas; species diversity; wasps; wet season; Mexico
Abstract:
... The species diversity composition and phenological behaviour of four braconid subfamilies (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Agathidinae, Braconinae, Doryctinae and Macrocentrinae) were monitored in three vegetation communities (dune vegetation, tropical deciduous forest and savannah) of the Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (RLBR) in Yucatan, Mexico. Braconid wasps were collected with Malaise traps every 15 ...
DOI:
10.3897/jhr.67.28982

17. Black Phosphorus Hydrogel Scaffolds Enhance Bone Regeneration via a Sustained Supply of Calcium-Free Phosphorus

Author:
Huang, Keqing; Wu, Jun; Gu, Zhipeng
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2018 v.11 no.3 pp. 2908-2916
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
animal models; biomineralization; bone formation; bones; calcium; encapsulation; engineering; gelatin; hydrogels; ions; nanosheets; phosphates; phosphorus; rabbits; stem cells; tooth pulp; transcription factors
Abstract:
... Effective bone regeneration remains a challenge for bone-tissue engineering. In this study, we propose a new strategy to accelerate bone regeneration via a sustained supply of phosphorus without providing foreign calcium. Herein, a black phosphorus nanosheet (BPN)-based hydrogel platform was developed, and the BPNs were used to stably and mildly provide phosphorus. The hydrogel was fabricated by p ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.8b21179

18. Building Covalent Molecular Capsules by Thiol-Michael Addition Click Reaction

Author:
Perretti, Marcelle D.; Pérez-Márquez, Lidia A.; García-Rodríguez, Raúl; Carrillo, Romen
Source:
Journal of organic chemistry 2018 v.84 no.2 pp. 840-850
ISSN:
1520-6904
Subject:
chemical reactions; chemical structure; organic chemistry; organic compounds
Abstract:
... The thiol-Michael addition (TMA) is a powerful methodology to click several fragments together, despite having been underestimated in the synthesis of complex systems for supramolecular chemistry. Herein, a very fast and efficient method has been developed to make covalent molecular capsules by taking advantage of the TMA click reaction. Several scaffolds commonly used in supramolecular chemistry, ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.joc.8b02677

19. Calculation of 3D genome structures for comparison of chromosome conformation capture experiments with microscopy: An evaluation of single-cell Hi-C protocols

Author:
Lando, David; Stevens, Tim J.; Basu, Srinjan; Laue, Ernest D.
Source:
Nucleus 2018 v.9 no.1 pp. 190-201
ISSN:
1949-1042
Subject:
chromosomes; data collection; genome; microscopy
Abstract:
... Single-cell chromosome conformation capture approaches are revealing the extent of cell-to-cell variability in the organization and packaging of genomes. These single-cell methods, unlike their multi-cell counterparts, allow straightforward computation of realistic chromosome conformations that may be compared and combined with other, independent, techniques to study 3D structure. Here we discuss ...
DOI:
10.1080/19491034.2018.1438799
PubMed:
29431585
PubMed Central:
PMC5883084

20. Cardiolaminopathies from bench to bedside: challenges in clinical decision-making with focus on arrhythmia-related outcomes

Author:
Boriani, Giuseppe; Biagini, Elena; Ziacchi, Matteo; Malavasi, Vincenzo Livio; Vitolo, Marco; Talarico, Marisa; Mauro, Erminio; Gorlato, Giulia; Lattanzi, Giovanna
Source:
Nucleus 2018 v.9 no.1 pp. 442-459
ISSN:
1949-1042
Subject:
atrial fibrillation; blood serum; clinical examination; creatine kinase; death; decision making; evolution; genes; genetic disorders; heart failure; heart transplant; longevity; phenotype; risk; risk assessment; stroke
Abstract:
... Lamin A/C gene mutations can be associated with cardiac diseases, usually referred to as ‘cardiolaminopathies’ characterized by arrhythmic disorders and/or left ventricular or biventricular dysfunction up to an overt picture of heart failure. The phenotypic cardiac manifestations of laminopathies are frequently mixed in complex clinical patterns and specifically may include bradyarrhythmias (sinus ...
DOI:
10.1080/19491034.2018.1506680
PubMed:
30130999
PubMed Central:
PMC6244733