The oropharyngeal morphology in the semiaquatic giant Asian pond turtle, Heosemys grandis, and its evolutionary implications.

The oropharynx as a functional entity plays a fundamental role in feeding.Transitions from aquatic to terrestrial lifestyles in vertebrates demanded major changes of the oropharynx for the required adaptations to a different feeding environment.Extant turtles evolved terrestrial feeding modes in three families (testudinids, emydids, geoemydids)-ind

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MYC up-regulation confers vulnerability to dual inhibition of CDK12 and CDK13 in high-risk Group 3 medulloblastoma

Abstract Background Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common cerebellar malignancy during childhood.Among MB, MYC-amplified Group 3 tumors display the worst prognosis.MYC is an oncogenic transcription factor currently thought to be undruggable.Nevertheless, targeting MYC-dependent processes (i.e.transcription and RNA processing regulation) represent

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The Influence of Key Component Characteristic on the Resistance to Progressive Collapse of Composite Joint With the Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Column and Steel Beam With Through Bolt-Extended Endplate

In this study, a finite element (FE) analysis of a composite joint with the concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) column and steel beam, with a through bolt-extended endplate, was carried out in a progressive collapse.The reasonable constitutive model of a steel plate, through bolt and core concrete materials under a large deformation were selected,

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