Studies

In this study, we integrate COVID19 Disease Maps curated regulatory information in a macrophage logical model. This allows logical simulations of the effects of acute inflammation caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, both in general and in a cell-specific perspective. Moreover, understanding the regulatory network behavior of macrophages following infection opens new ways to test and predict drug and drug combination effects, as a first step towards the development of new treatments.

The hallmarks mapping schemes under comparison were developed over the period of 7 years and therefore were developed using different versions of the Gene Ontology and associated annotation. Understanding which differences between mapping schemes were the result of topological or annotation changes to GO could therefore help to further refine consensus and make results and conclusions more comparable between studies.

Multiple studies have devised mapping schemes to associate cancer hallmarks with Gene Ontology terms and biological pathway. This study compares the similarities and differences between them, in order to establish consensus knowledge.

This study examines how different hallmark gene datasets intersect with prognostic cancer genes

Interspecies differences in sensitivity to chemical exposures pose a great challenge in toxicological risk assessments. How an organism copes with chemicals is largely determined by the genes and proteins that collectively function to defend against, detoxify and eliminate chemical stressors. This integrative network includes receptors and transcription factors, biotransformation enzymes, transporters, antioxidants, and metal- and heat-responsive genes, and is collectively known as the chemical ...

To achieve data “FAIRification by standardisation” and enable the user community to integrate heterogeneous and complex data, recommendations and guidelines will be developed for the consistent use of domain-specific standards for data formats, as well as for consistent data descriptions based on established metadata standards and terminologies. This standardisation concept will be based on existing standards, such as ISO 20691 and will include the definition of a minimal metadata set for ...

This task T2.3 will target data quality as the “degree to which a set of inherent characteristics of data fulfils requirements” and provide consented standards and metrics to assess the data quality at different stages of the scientific data lifecycle. (1) It will first consider FAIR standards in collaboration with the FAIRMetrics group, FAIRsharing, and RDA FAIR Data Maturity Model group. (2) The second focus will be on adherence to defined data and metadata standards as recommended by nfdi4health ...

T2.4 will define standardisation requirements and develop guidelines, as well as standard-based solutions for data access and interoperability in the defined use cases. To ensure compatibility with existing efforts aiming to improve data interoperability in medicine and healthcare, T2.4 also will coordinate its work closely with the same standardisation initiatives and technical committees of standardisation organisations as T2.2. To enable a seamless access and exchange of health data within the ...

This task aims for policies for data management and publication in order to make data of public health studies findable and interoperable. To find information about studies and (meta-)data and to ensure their interoperability, it is necessary to document the descriptive core elements in a structured way already when planning projects. This applies both to data management and to the subsequent publication of research results and data and is particularly important for research projects handling ...

Location: UiB Date: 8-20 June 2017 Compounds tested: WY-14,643 (PPAR alpha agonist), GW501516 (PPAR beta agonist) No. of test groups: 5 (Control 1: DMSO/saline/PEG, WY-14.643 High (40 mg/kg), WY-14.643 Low (4.0 mg/kg), GW501516 High (4.0 mg/kg), GW501516 Low (0.4 mg/kg)) No. of fish per group: 22

Aim: *To investigate effects on lipid metabolism in Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua) mediated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (Ppars) by in vivo exposure to two mammalian PPAR agonists.

Motivated by an increasing population and the desire to grow plants more efficiently, attention has turned to the use of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) to illuminate plants which are grown indoors. Indoor growing facilities enable closely controlled and mon- itored environmental conditions. More and more of these facilities exchange High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lamps for LED lighting since they provide more efficient lighting and the possibility to control light intensity and quality in order to ...

This study includes the single snRNA-seq in whole adult murine hearts from an inbred (C57BL/6NRj) and an outbred (Fzt:DU) mouse strain in comparison to publicly available scRNA-seq data of the tabula muris project.

Computational prediction of physicochemical and advanced descriptors related to ADME-Tox and PAINS assessment. Potential correlations of the computed descriptors with experimentally determined anti-parasitic activities and correlations between experimentally determined levels of target protein inhibition (PTR1, DHFR) with the anti-parasitic activity were also studied.

Rigid-body docking studies and induced-fit docking studies of pteridine-based compounds to the target proteins TbPTR1, TbDHFR, LmPTR1, LmDHFR and the off-target hDHFR. For both PTR1 variants and human DHFR, conserved structural water sets were considered. Preparations of compound libraries and docking receptors are also covered.

A meta-analysis of the impact of water content and temperature on the viscosities of four deep eutectic solvents (glyceline, reline, DEAG, DEACG), their components (choline chloride, urea, glycerol, ethylene glycol), methanol, and pure water was performed. We analyzed the viscosity data by an automated workflow, using Arrhenius and Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann-Hesse models.

To investigate phenol degradation in Saccharolobus solfataricus transcriptome and metabolome analyses were performed with cells grown on phenol as sole carbon source. Cells grown on D-glucose served as reference. Metabolic modelling was used to compare efficiency of phenol utilization in terms of oxygen demand and energy yield with the reference condition.

BERGEN PUBLICATION Location: UiB Duration: 14 days, injections at day 0 and day 7 Sampling dates: 29-30 March 2017 Compounds tested: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)/ Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) No. of test groups: 10 No. of fish per group: 21-22 No. of dead fish:

Aim: *To investigate biological responses in Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua) after in vivo exposure to a mixture of PAHs and PFASs, either singly or combined, at low (1x) or high (20x) doses. *PFAS concentrations were ...

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Eine diagnostische Studie der Stufe 1 zur Entwicklung des SARS-CoV-2-ELISA. Ziel der Studie ist die Bestimmung von Sensitivität und Spezifität des Tests bei Probanden mit bekannter Erkrankung und bei Kontrollpersonen.

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Concrete is the second most consumed product by humans, after water. However, the production of cement, which is used as a binding material in concrete, causes more than 5% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions and has therefore a significant contribution to climate change and global warming. Due to increasing environmental awareness and international climate goals, there is a need for emission-reduced materials, that can replace conventional concrete in certain applications. One path to produce a solid, ...

We examined whether such a lockdown could be intermitted with periods with normal social contact, without endangering the success of the strategy.