A pyritized Ordovician leanchoiliid arthropod.

The "short-great-appendage" arthropods (Megacheira), such as Leanchoilia, have featured heavily in discussions of arthropod evolution, particularly related to the head and its appendages. Megacheirans are subject to competing interpretations, either as a clade or a grade, in the stem group of Euarthropoda or, alternatively, Chelicerata. They are most diverse in Cambrian Burgess-Shale-type deposits, where the family Leanchoiliidae is represented by six genera, characterized by the presence of three distal flagella on the great appendage with a presumed sensory function.

Fruit Peel: Bioactive Composition as Determined by Distinct Harvest Seasons and In Vitro Anti-Cancer Activity.

Jaboticaba () is a recognizable and unique crop from Brazil. The fruit's byproducts are currently being studied, given their bioactive composition and promising anti-cancer potential. It is not evident, however, if different harvesting seasons can modify the chemical profile and antioxidant capacity of jaboticaba fruit fractions.

Therapeutic potential of relaxin or relaxin mimetics in managing cardiovascular complications of diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease with an escalating global prevalence. Despite the abundance and relative efficacies of current therapeutic approaches, they primarily focus on attaining the intended glycaemic targets, but patients ultimately still suffer from various diabetes-associated complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, cardiomyopathy, and atherosclerosis. There is a need to explore innovative and effective diabetic treatment strategies that not only address the condition itself but also combat its complications.

A Cambrian spiny stem mollusk and the deep homology of lophotrochozoan scleritomes.

Mollusks encompass enormous disparity, including familiar clams and snails alongside less familiar aculiferans (chitons and vermiform aplacophorans) with complex multicomponent skeletons. Paleozoic fossils trace crown mollusks to forms exhibiting a combination of biomineralized shells and sclerites (e.g.

Primary Tumor Sidedness Associated with Clinical Characteristics and Postoperative Outcomes in Colon Cancer Patients: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.

Recent investigations have suggested that-sidedness is associated with the prognosis of colon cancer patients. However, the role of sidedness in surgical outcome is unclear. In this study, we tried to demonstrate the real role of sidedness in postoperative results for colon cancer patients receiving surgical intervention.