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Special feature on ecosystem engineers: Cross‐scale and cross‐system perspectives by Briones, M. J. I.

“…Abstract Ecosystem engineers are those organisms that shape our ecosystems (directly and/or indirectly) by modulating the resource availability to other…”
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Small Farmers in High-Value Chains: Binding or Relaxing Constraints to Inclusive Growth? by Briones, Roehlano M.

“…•Few studies that relate contract farming to farm income and farm size control for the endogeneity problem.•We address this gap for a sample of tobacco farmers…”
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In defence of soil biodiversity: Towards an inclusive protection in the European Union by Köninger, J., Panagos, P., Jones, A., Briones, M.J.I., Orgiazzi, A.

“…Since soil biodiversity sustains above-ground life, the European Union (EU) has recently announced its new Soil Strategy to better protect soil ecosystems as…”
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Reactive oxygen species and vascular biology: implications in human hypertension by Touyz, Rhian M, Briones, Ana M

“…Increased vascular production of reactive oxygen species (ROS; termed oxidative stress) has been implicated in various chronic diseases, including…”
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Fungal diversity in peatlands and its contribution to carbon cycling by Juan-Ovejero, R., Briones, M.J.I., Öpik, M.

“…•Peatland type, abiotic factors and spatiotemporal changes influence fungal diversity.•Fungal diversity in tropical peatlands needs further research.•Fungal…”
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Application of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii in food processing: a review by Lazo‐Vélez, M.A., Serna‐Saldívar, S.O., Rosales‐Medina, M.F., Tinoco‐Alvear, M., Briones‐García, M.

“…Summary Probiotics are increasingly being added to food in order to develop products with health‐promoting properties. Particularly, Saccharomyces cereviceae…”
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Contrasting responses of macro- and meso-fauna to biochar additions in a bioenergy cropping system by Briones, M.J.I., Panzacchi, P., Davies, C.A., Ineson, P.

“…Combining bioenergy land use with biochar production could represent a win-win management strategy to increase energy production whilst reducing greenhouse gas…”
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CCN2 (Cellular Communication Network Factor 2) Deletion Alters Vascular Integrity and Function Predisposing to Aneurysm Formation by Rodrigues-Díez, Raúl R., Tejera-Muñoz, Antonio, Esteban, Vanesa, Steffensen, Lasse B., Rodrigues-Díez, Raquel, Orejudo, Macarena, Rayego-Mateos, Sandra, Falke, Lucas L., Cannata-Ortiz, Pablo, Ortiz, Alberto, Egido, Jesus, Mallat, Ziad, Briones Ana, M., Bajo, M. Auxiliadora, Goldschmeding, Roel, Ruiz-Ortega, Marta

“…CCN2 (cellular communication network factor 2) is a matricellular protein involved in cell communication and microenvironmental signaling responses. CCN2 is…”
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Species selection determines carbon allocation and turnover in Miscanthus crops: Implications for biomass production and C sequestration by Briones, M.J.I., Massey, A., Elias, D.M.O., McCalmont, J.P., Farrar, K., Donnison, I., McNamara, N.P.

“…Growing Miscanthus species and hybrids has received strong scientific and commercial support, with the majority of the carbon (C) modelling predictions having…”
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Branched‐chain amino acids promote endothelial dysfunction through increased reactive oxygen species generation and inflammation by Zhenyukh, Olha, González‐Amor, Maria, Rodrigues‐Diez, Raul R., Esteban, Vanesa, Ruiz‐Ortega, Marta, Salaices, Mercedes, Mas, Sebastian, Briones, Ana M., Egido, Jesus

“…Branched‐chain amino acids (BCAA: leucine, isoleucine and valine) are essential amino acids implicated in glucose metabolism and maintenance of correct brain…”
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An examination of the equivalency of self-report measures obtained from crowdsourced versus undergraduate student samples by Briones, Elizabeth M., Benham, Grant

“…Increasingly, researchers have begun to explore the potential of the Internet to reach beyond the traditional undergraduate sample. In the present study, we…”
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Aging-Associated miR-217 Aggravates Atherosclerosis and Promotes Cardiovascular Dysfunction by de Yébenes, Virginia G., Briones, Ana M., Martos-Folgado, Inmaculada, Mur, Sonia M., Oller, Jorge, Bilal, Faiz, González-Amor, María, Méndez-Barbero, Nerea, Silla-Castro, Juan Carlos, Were, Felipe, Jiménez-Borreguero, Luis J., Sánchez-Cabo, Fátima, Bueno, Héctor, Salaices, Mercedes, Redondo, Juan Miguel, Ramiro, Almudena R.

“…OBJECTIVE:microRNAs are master regulators of gene expression with essential roles in virtually all biological processes. miR-217 has been associated with aging…”
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Microbial “hotspots” of organic matter decomposition in temperate peatlands are driven by local spatial heterogeneity in abiotic conditions and not by vegetation structure by Briones, M.J.I., Juan-Ovejero, R., McNamara, N.P., Ostle, N.J.

“…Climate change is triggering rapid shifts in plant communities and alterations in soil abiotic conditions in peatlands, with cascading effects on belowground…”
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Efficient evaluation of a gene containment system for poplar through early flowering induction by Briones, M. Valentina, Hoenicka, Hans, Cañas, Luis A., Beltrán, José Pío, Hanelt, Dieter, Sharry, Sandra, Fladung, Matthias

“…Key message The early flowering system HSP:: AtFT allowed a fast evaluation of a gene containment system based on the construct PsEND1:: barnase–barstar for…”
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New roles for old pathways? A circuitous relationship between reactive oxygen species and cyclo-oxygenase in hypertension by Hernanz, Raquel, Briones, Ana M, Salaices, Mercedes, Alonso, María J

“…Elevated production of prostanoids from the constitutive (COX-1) or inducible (COX-2) cyclo-oxygenases has been involved in the alterations in vascular…”
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Wilms Tumor 1b Expression Defines a Pro-regenerative Macrophage Subtype and Is Required for Organ Regeneration in the Zebrafish by Sanz-Morejón, Andrés, García-Redondo, Ana B., Reuter, Hanna, Marques, Inês J., Bates, Thomas, Galardi-Castilla, María, Große, Andreas, Manig, Steffi, Langa, Xavier, Ernst, Alexander, Piragyte, Indre, Botos, Marius-Alexandru, González-Rosa, Juan Manuel, Ruiz-Ortega, Marta, Briones, Ana M., Salaices, Mercedes, Englert, Christoph, Mercader, Nadia

“…Organ regeneration is preceded by the recruitment of innate immune cells, which play an active role during repair and regrowth. Here, we studied macrophage…”
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A new consensus for Trypanosoma cruzi intraspecific nomenclature: second revision meeting recommends TcI to TcVI by Zingales, B, Andrade, S G, Briones, M R S, Campbell, D A, Chiari, E, Fernandes, O, Guhl, F, Lages-Silva, E, Macedo, A M, Machado, C R, Miles, M A, Romanha, A J, Sturm, N R, Tibayrenc, M, Schijman, A G

“…In an effort to unify the nomenclature of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, an updated system was agreed upon at the Second Satellite…”
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G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 (GRK2) as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases by Murga, Cristina, Arcones, Alba C, Cruces-Sande, Marta, Briones, Ana M, Salaices, Mercedes, Mayor, Jr, Federico

“…G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is a central signaling node involved in the modulation of many G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and also…”
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Plant identity control on soil food web structure and C transfers under perennial bioenergy plantations by Briones, M.J.I., Elias, D.M.O., Grant, H.K., McNamara, N.P.

“…Conversion from arable cropping systems to perennial bioenergy crops is increasing across Europe to meet market energy demands, but our understanding of how…”
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Oxidative Stress in Human Atherothrombosis: Sources, Markers and Therapeutic Targets by Martin-Ventura, Jose Luis, Rodrigues-Diez, Raquel, Martinez-Lopez, Diego, Salaices, Mercedes, Blanco-Colio, Luis Miguel, Briones, Ana M

“…Atherothrombosis remains one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The underlying pathology is a chronic pathological vascular remodeling of…”
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