Background: Modern lifestyles, especially high-caloric intake and physical inactivity, contribute to the increased prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which becomes a significant health problem worldwide.Lifestyle changes, however, affect not only parental generation, but also their offspring, reinforcing the need for efficient

In this essay Above Ground Product (White Goods) I take up the anonymous An Essay on the Regulation of the Press (1704) and A Vindication of the Press (1718), both regularly attributed to Daniel Defoe.While the pamphlets themselves consider anonymity essential to a work being read and interpreted, paradoxically, twentieth- and twenty-first century

Mechanical deformation and crystallization processes in GaSb thin films were investigated under varying annealing conditions, revealing significant enhancements in mechanical properties.The hardness and indentation modulus increased markedly after annealing, which was attributed to the reduction in free volume and the onset of crystallization.Addit

The purpose of the current review was to explore and summarize different studies concerning the detection and characterization of candidate genes and genomic regions associated with economically important traits in Hanwoo beef cattle.Hanwoo cattle, the indigenous premium beef cattle of Korea, were introduced for their marbled fat, tenderness, chara

Many animals exploit several niches sequentially during their life cycles, a fitness referred to as ontogenetic niche shift (ONS).To successfully accomplish ONS, transition between development stages is often coupled with changes in one or more primitive, instinctive behaviors.Yet, the underlining molecular mechanisms remain elusive.We show here th