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MEETING REVIEW
Meeting Review of the ‘1st Azerbaijan Neuroscience School: Introduction’
Summary: This Meeting Review highlights the first neuroscience education initiative in Azerbaijan, showcasing its impact on student training, mentorship, and building a diverse, international neuroscience community.
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Concrete consequences: construction on prime honey bee habitat doubles foraging distances
Summary: Construction on 1% of honey bee foraging range nearly doubles foraging distance and energy expenditure, revealed by waggle dance analysis.
Biochemical basis of endogenous bioluminescent springtail Lobella sauteri (Collembola)
Summary: A novel ATP-dependent bioluminescent system discovered in a tiny insect that can be reared in a desk drawer.
Human adipose stromal cells differentiate towards a tendon phenotype with adapted visco-elastic properties in a 3D-culture system
Summary: Human adipose stromal cells undergo tendon differentiation in a minimal 3D-culture system without dynamic mechanical stimulation
Reorganization of the heterochromatin-associated gene-dense subcompartment in early neuronal development
Summary: Chromosomal reorganization of a transcriptionally active gene-dense subcompartment tethered to heterochromatic chromocenters occurs during early granule neuron development in the cerebellum.
Primary human neutrophils and monocytes migrate along endothelial cell boundaries to optimize search efficiency under static in vitro conditions
Summary: Primary human neutrophils and monocytes migrate along endothelial cell boundaries to optimize search efficiency under static in vitro conditions.
Effects of ultraviolet radiation on the activity, survival, and growth of the critically endangered northern corroboree frog
Summary: Ecologically appropriate levels of UVR influence activity, but not survival or growth, in the critically endangered northern corroboree frog. This knowledge is expected to assist with conservation breeding.
Viscid silk in spider orb webs adheres strongly across surfaces with different roughnesses and surface energies
Summary: Spider viscid silk adheres effectively to diverse surfaces, including superhydrophobic lotus leaves, demonstrating its resilience to surface variation.
Chronic exposure to nicotine in diet enhances the lethal effect of an entomopathogenic fungus in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior
Summary: Nicotine pollution in the environment could have a big impact on the health of ants, as it makes diseases more deadly for them.
Temporal integration and decision-making in crocodiles
Summary: Crocodiles' attraction to two sensory stimuli (water vibration and airborne sound) is independent of the order of arrival of these stimuli, within the limit of a certain time window.
METHODS & TECHNIQUES
Short-range Bluetooth monitoring method for tracking, monitoring and follow-up of low-mobility wild species, Choloepus hoffmanni sp.
Summary: A practical biodegradable backpack tracking system enables low-cost monitoring of rehabilitated two-toed sloths, offering an autonomous tool for wildlife research and conservation.
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