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Bacterial Contamination on Different Denominations of Naira Notes Obtained from Different Food Sellers in Selected Markets Within Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State, Nigeria

This study reveals that 100% of naira notes collected from food sellers in Jos South, Nigeria, are contaminated with pathogenic and multidrug-resistant bacteria, with contamination levels significantly higher on physically worn notes regardless of denomination.

Jackson Chukwudi Agala, Precious Iziegbe Oboye, Kamilat Adedoyin Dosunmu, Chizoba Joseph Akujieze, Emmanuel Isa Bigwan2026-06-25
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Age but not sex modifies lymphoid immune responses in murine sepsis

This study utilizes single-cell RNA sequencing to demonstrate that while both age and sex shape baseline lymphoid composition in murine sepsis, aging uniquely drives distinct transcriptional reprogramming, metabolic shifts, and altered drug response profiles in lymphocytes, whereas sex does not significantly modify the septic immune response.

Dayuan Wang, Christine Rodhouse, Hongru Tang, Miguel Hernández-Ríos, Xuanxuan Yu, Ruoxuan Wu, Whitman Wiggins, Marvin L. (…)2026-06-25
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The Punnai Tree (புன்னை) of Classical Tamil Sangam Poetry: A Botanical Identification of Calophyllum inophyllum L. Through Primary Sources

By synthesizing botanical, geographical, linguistic, and literary evidence from sixteen sources, this paper definitively identifies the coastal Punnai tree of classical Tamil Sangam poetry as *Calophyllum inophyllum* L., distinguishing it from other South Indian *Calophyllum* species that inhabit mountainous regions.

Ann Hoekstra2026-06-25
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Impact of adolescent social Isolation on increased risk for alcohol intake and aversion-resistant drinking in males and females

This study demonstrates that adolescent social isolation, particularly when it occurs during early adolescence, produces enduring increases in alcohol consumption and aversion-resistant drinking in both male and female rats, though re-socialization appears to offer greater protective effects against these specific alcohol-related behaviors in females compared to males.

Andrew R. Burke, Morgan Sullivan, Catrina Pereda, Gabby Reser, Olivia McIntosh, Stephanie Arenas, Nolen Cunningham, Fred (…)2026-06-25
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In vitro microglial subchronic exposure to antipsychotics with different receptor profiles: a genome-wide transcriptomic and epigenomic analysis.

This study demonstrates that subchronic in vitro exposure to antipsychotics elicits drug-specific transcriptomic and epigenomic responses in microglia, where atypical agents like clozapine and aripiprazole broadly suppress neuroinflammation and promote neuroprotective phenotypes, while the typical agent haloperidol uniquely modulates microglia-neuron communication pathways.

Andrea de Bartolomeis, Benedetta Mazza, Lorenzo Chiariotti, Mariarosaria Cammarota, Mariella Cuomo, Vito Lasorsa, Mario (…)2026-06-25
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Phylogenetic and Functional Analysis of -Glucanases in Tannerella forsythia Reveals Distinct GH16 Family Glycoside Hydrolase Lineages in Oral Bacteria

This study characterizes the substrate specificity and genomic context of the oral bacterium *Tannerella forsythia*'s β-glucanase TfGlcA, revealing its unique preference for β1,3-linked polysaccharides and its association with a distinct regulatory module within a polysaccharide utilization locus, thereby highlighting its specific role in nutrient dynamics and pathobiont support within periodontal biofilms.

Sreedevi Chinthamani, Rajendra P. Settem, Kathryn M. Kauffman, Ashu Sharma2026-06-25