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Early life stress, air pollution, inflammation, and disease: An integrative review and immunologic model of social-environmental adversity and lifespan health by Olvera Alvarez, Hector A., Kubzansky, Laura D., Campen, Matthew J., Slavich, George M.

“…•A neuroimmunologic link between stress, inflammation, air pollution, was identified.•A model of social-environmental adversity and lifespan health was…”
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Fruit residues as substrates for single-cell oil production by Rhodococcus species: physiology and genomics of carbohydrate catabolism by Herrero, O. Marisa, Alvarez, Héctor M.

“…Strains belonging to R. opacus , R. jostii , R. fascians , R. erythropolis and R. equi exhibited differential ability to grow and produce lipids from fruit…”
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The affective benefits of nature exposure by Bratman, Gregory N., Olvera‐Alvarez, Hector A., Gross, James J.

“…Mounting evidence demonstrates that nature exposure can have affective benefits. These include behavioral and psychophysiological responses consistent with (a)…”
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Rewiring neutral lipids production for the de novo synthesis of wax esters in Rhodococcus opacus PD630 by Lanfranconi, Mariana P., Alvarez, Héctor M.

“…•A fatty acyl-CoA reductase from the marine bacterium Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus was expressed in R. opacus PD630.•Engineered strain PD630 de novo…”
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MLDSR, the transcriptional regulator of the major lipid droplets protein MLDS, is controlled by long‐chain fatty acids and contributes to the lipid‐accumulating phenotype in oleaginous Rhodococcus strains by Hernández, Martín A., Ledesma, Ana E., Moncalián, Gabriel, Alvarez, Héctor M.

“…Microorganism lipid droplet small regulator (MLDSR) is a transcriptional regulator of the major lipid droplet (LD)‐associated protein MLDS in Rhodococcus…”
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Single-Cell Transcriptomics of Pancreatic Cancer Precursors Demonstrates Epithelial and Microenvironmental Heterogeneity as an Early Event in Neoplastic Progression by Bernard, Vincent, Semaan, Alexander, Huang, Jonathan, San Lucas, F Anthony, Mulu, Feven C, Stephens, Bret M, Guerrero, Paola A, Huang, Yanqing, Zhao, Jun, Kamyabi, Nabiollah, Sen, Subrata, Scheet, Paul A, Taniguchi, Cullen M, Kim, Michael P, Tzeng, Ching-Wei, Katz, Matthew H, Singhi, Aatur D, Maitra, Anirban, Alvarez, Hector A

“…Early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains elusive. Precursor lesions of PDAC, specifically intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms…”
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Role of Polyphosphates in Microbial Adaptation to Extreme Environments by Seufferheld, Manfredo J, Alvarez, Héctor M, Farias, Maria E

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Two protocols for the detection of oleaginous bacteria using Oil Red O by Silva, Roxana A., Hernández, Martín A., Kalscheuer, Rainer, Steinbüchel, Alexander, Alvarez, Héctor M.

“…The selection of oleaginous bacteria, potentially applicable to biotechnological approaches, is usually carried out by different expensive and time-consuming…”
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The value of using seasonality and meteorological variables to model intra-urban PM2.5 variation by Olvera Alvarez, Hector A., Myers, Orrin B., Weigel, Margaret, Armijos, Rodrigo X.

“…A yearlong air monitoring campaign was conducted to assess the impact of local temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed on the temporal and spatial…”
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Are large frugivorous birds better seed dispersers than medium‐ and small‐sized ones? Effect of body mass on seed dispersal effectiveness by Godínez‐Alvarez, Héctor, Ríos‐Casanova, Leticia, Peco, Begoña

“…Frugivorous birds vary in seed dispersal effectiveness (SDE) depending on their body mass. It has been suggested that large birds are more effective dispersers…”
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Circulating Nucleic Acids Are Associated With Outcomes of Patients With Pancreatic Cancer by Bernard, Vincent, Kim, Dong U., San Lucas, F. Anthony, Castillo, Jonathan, Allenson, Kelvin, Mulu, Feven C., Stephens, Bret M., Huang, Jonathan, Semaan, Alexander, Guerrero, Paola A., Kamyabi, Nabiollah, Zhao, Jun, Hurd, Mark W., Koay, Eugene J., Taniguchi, Cullen M., Herman, Joseph M., Javle, Milind, Wolff, Robert, Katz, Matthew, Varadhachary, Gauri, Maitra, Anirban, Alvarez, Hector A.

“…We aimed to investigate the clinical utility of circulating tumor cell DNA (ctDNA) and exosome DNA (exoDNA) in pancreatic cancer. We collected liquid biopsy…”
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High wax ester and triacylglycerol biosynthesis potential in coastal sediments of Antarctic and Subantarctic environments by Galván, Virginia, Pascutti, Federico, Sandoval, Natalia E, Lanfranconi, Mariana P, Lozada, Mariana, Arabolaza, Ana L, Mac Cormack, Walter P, Alvarez, Héctor M, Gramajo, Hugo C, Dionisi, Hebe M

“…The wax ester (WE) and triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthetic potential of marine microorganisms is poorly understood at the microbial community level. The goal of…”
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Human activities in a tropical Mexican desert: Impact of rainfed agriculture and firewood extraction on vegetation and soil by Sosa‐Quintero, Jessica, Godínez‐Alvarez, Héctor

“…The impacts of human activities on temperate and subtropical deserts have been evaluated worldwide. However, data about tropical deserts are scarce. In this…”
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Biosynthesis of storage compounds by Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 and global identification of genes involved in their metabolism by Hernández, Martín A, Mohn, William W, Martínez, Eliana, Rost, Enrique, Alvarez, Adrián F, Alvarez, Héctor M

“…Members of the genus Rhodococcus are frequently found in soil and other natural environments and are highly resistant to stresses common in those environments…”
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Functional divergence of HBHA from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its evolutionary relationship with TadA from Rhodococcus opacus by Lanfranconi, Mariana P., Alvarez, Héctor M.

“…Rhodococcus opacus PD630 and Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 are oleaginous bacteria able to synthesize and accumulate triacylglycerols (TAG) in lipid bodies (LB)…”
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Stress and Health in Nursing Students: The Nurse Engagement and Wellness Study by Olvera Alvarez, Hector A, Provencio-Vasquez, Elias, Slavich, George M, Laurent, Jose Guillermo Cedeño, Browning, Matthew, McKee-Lopez, Gloria, Robbins, Leslie, Spengler, John D

“…BACKGROUNDEvidence suggests that behavioral, social, and environmental factors may modify the effects of life stress on health and performance of new nurses as…”
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Rainfed agriculture and firewood extraction have contrasting changes on biocrust functional groups and soil N dynamics in a tropical dryland by Sosa-Quintero, Jessica, García-Oliva, Felipe, Godínez-Alvarez, Héctor

“…In temperate drylands, livestock grazing and irrigation agriculture alter biocrust cover and thereby soil nitrogen (N) dynamics. However, the influence of land…”
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Tumor microenvironment derived exosomes pleiotropically modulate cancer cell metabolism by Zhao, Hongyun, Yang, Lifeng, Baddour, Joelle, Achreja, Abhinav, Bernard, Vincent, Moss, Tyler, Marini, Juan C, Tudawe, Thavisha, Seviour, Elena G, San Lucas, F Anthony, Alvarez, Hector, Gupta, Sonal, Maiti, Sourindra N, Cooper, Laurence, Peehl, Donna, Ram, Prahlad T, Maitra, Anirban, Nagrath, Deepak

“…Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a major cellular component of tumor microenvironment in most solid cancers. Altered cellular metabolism is a hallmark…”
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Susceptibility to stress and nature exposure: Unveiling differential susceptibility to physical environments; a randomized controlled trial by Eisen, Aaron M, Bratman, Gregory N, Olvera-Alvarez, Hector A

“…Emerging epidemiological evidence indicates nature exposure could be associated with greater health benefits among groups in lower versus higher socioeconomic…”
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Overexpression of a phosphatidic acid phosphatase type 2 leads to an increase in triacylglycerol production in oleaginous Rhodococcus strains by Hernández, Martín A, Comba, Santiago, Arabolaza, Ana, Gramajo, Hugo, Alvarez, Héctor M

“…Oleaginous Rhodococcus strains are able to accumulate large amounts of triacylglycerol (TAG). Phosphatidic acid phosphatase (PAP) enzyme catalyzes the…”
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