Comparison of VIDAS and Radioimmunoassay Methods for Measurement of Cortisol Concentration in Bovine Serum by Daniela Proverbio, Roberta Perego, Eva Spada, Giada Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Angelo Belloli, Davide Pravettoni

“…Results suggest that VIDAS method is suitable for the determination of bovine serum cortisol concentration in studies of large numbers of animals.…”
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Nanomodified Peek Dental Implants: Bioactive Composites and Surface Modification—A Review by Shariq Najeeb, Zohaib Khurshid, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna, Fahad Siddiqui, Mohammad Zakaria Nassani, Kusai Baroudi

“…Melt-blending with bioactive nanoparticles can be used to produce bioactive nanocomposites, while spin-coating, gas plasma etching, electron beam, and plasma-ion immersion implantation can be used to modify the surface of PEEK implants in order to make them more bioactive. However, more animal studies are needed before these implants can be deemed suitable to be used as dental implants.…”
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Association between B Cell Growth Factors and Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome-Related Autoantibodies in Patients with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by Zhenhua Xian, Dehua Fu, Shuang Liu, Yang Yao, Chun Gao

“…In current study, based on previous studies from animal model, new panels combining well-established cytokine (BAFF) and autoantibodies (anti-SSA/Ro) with newly identified cytokine (IL14) and autoantibodies (TSA) were used to evaluate the association between B cell growth factor and Sjögren’s related autoantibodies in NHL patients. …”
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COVID- 19 and abnormalities of some biochemical tests: review by Alaa Shawqi Abdulbari, Noor N. O. Al-Saadi

“…Coronaviruses are a group of viruses proven to affect both respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in varied animal and human organisms. More than 100 million people worldwide are currently believed to have been infected and more than two million people have died and induced clinical syndrome of coronavirus disease in 2019.It's (COVID-19). …”
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Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Antifertility Effect of Artemisia kopetdaghensis by Davood Oliaee, Mohammad Taher Boroushaki, Naiime Oliaee, Ahmad Ghorbani

“…However, administration of 200 and 400 mg/kg of the extract led to 30 and 44% abortion in animals, respectively. The extract at concentrations ≥200 μg/mL significantly (P<0.001) inhibited the proliferation of L929 fibroblast cells. …”
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COMBATING WEEDS IN MEADOWS WITH REFERENCE TO CIRSIUM VULGARE SPECIES by Lisena Piscoran, Gabriela Calatan, Stefan Bakos, Ioan Lupuț, Teodor Rusu

“…The meadow is the land surface covered with grassy vegetation, made up mostly of perennial plants, belonging to different botanical families, whose production is used in animal nutrition, by grazing or mowing. Cirsium vulgare, spear thistle, bull thistle or common thistle , is a species of the genus Asteraceae Cirsium, widespread throughout Europe, West Asia and North-West Africa. …”
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Does Internet use help to achieve sustainable food consumption? Evidence from rural China by Jian Liu, Yanjun Ren, Yu Hong, Thomas Glauben, Qiang Li

“…Internet use promotes the development of sustainable food consumption mainly by reducing the consumption of animal-based food such as pork and eggs. Further heterogeneity analysis results indicate that Internet use mainly affects the sustainable food consumption of young and high-income individuals. …”
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Expression of Stimuli in Buryat Emotion Causation Constructions by Elena K. Skribnik

“…As the study has shown, relevant for the analysis is the structure of a potential full clause describing the Stimulus and characteristics of its components: an animate or inanimate noun as a subject, a verbal or nominal predicate, a transitive or intransitive verb. …”
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Natural nanofibers embedded in the seed mucilage envelope: composite hydrogels with specific adhesive and frictional properties by Agnieszka Kreitschitz, Stanislav N. Gorb

“…Mucilage serves several important biological functions, such as supporting seed germination, protecting seeds against pathogens and predators, and allowing the seed to attach to diverse surfaces (e.g., soil or animals). The attachment properties of mucilage are thus responsible for seed dispersal. …”
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Bionic Design for Mars Sampling Scoop Inspired by Himalayan Marmot Claw by Long Xue, Rong Rong Zhang, Wei Zong, Jia Feng Song, Meng Zou

“…Cave animals are often adapted to digging and life underground, with claw toes similar in structure and function to a sampling scoop. …”
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Green guardians: The biocontrol potential of Pseudomonas-derived metabolites for sustainable agriculture by Ruihuan Yang, Xiangning Du, Moein Khojasteh, Syed Mashab Ali Shah, Yongzheng Peng, Zhangfei Zhu, Zhengyin Xu, Gongyou Chen

“…Pseudomonas is a diverse genus found in various ecological environments, ranging from soil and water to plant surfaces and animal tissues. These bacteria are notable for producing a wide array of bioactive antimicrobial metabolites (AMs), which give them a competitive advantage by inhibiting rival microorganisms and serve as a primary mechanism for the biocontrol of plant diseases, thus supporting sustainable agriculture. …”
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Who’s buying organic food and why? Political consumerism, demographic characteristics and motivations of consumers in North Queensland by Breda McCarthy, Laurie Murphy2

“…Variables such as taste, product freshness and animal-welfare were important motivating factors. …”
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Interactions between Temperament, Stress, and Immune Function in Cattle by N. C. Burdick, R. D. Randel, J. A. Carroll, T. H. Welsh

“…The detrimental effects caused by stressors encountered by animals during routine handling can pose economic problems for the livestock industry due to increased costs ultimately borne by the producer and the consumer. …”
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Changes in Mobility of the Golden Hamster with Induction of an IL-1-Induced Arthritis by I. G. Otterness, M. L. Bliven, A. J. Milici

“…Many studies in animals have examined biochemical, immune and histological changes during arthritis; however, the study of the effects of arthritis on mobility has been largely neglected. …”
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Quand les bergers creusent la montagne. Impact des activités minières artisanales sur les systèmes agropastoraux du Kirghizstan. Étude de cas dans la région de Naryn by Irène Mestre

“…Our key findings show that mining income is capitalised in the form of livestock, and that the mechanisms for animal herding by agropastoralists who are not involved in mining activities and who live on the periphery and have little access to formal decision-making processes are at risk of further marginalisation. …”
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Updated peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance spinosad by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Álvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Sofia Batista Leite, Marco Binaglia, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Isabella De Magistris, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Franco Ferilli, Monica Fittipaldi Broussarad, German Giner Santonja, Varvara Gouliarmou, Katrin Halling, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Anna Lanzoni, Roberto Lava, Renata Leuschner, Alberto Linguadoca, Jochem Louisse, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Andrea Mioč, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Vincenzo Padricello, Martina Panzarea, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Alexandra Piti, Simone Rizzuto, Agnès Rortais, Miguel Santos, Rositsa Serafimova, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Andrea Terron, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Giorgia Vianello, Laura Villamar‐Bouza

“…MRLs were assessed in field leek and field and greenhouse strawberries, cane fruits, lettuce & plants salad (others), spinach and similar leaves (others), herbs and edible flowers (others), cardoons, rhubarb and animal commodities. The conclusions from 2018 were updated in 2024 following the request from the European Commission with regard to the endocrine‐disrupting properties. …”
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Combined effects of pollution and bacterial infection in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1971) by M. Dara, F. Bertini, C. La Corte, L. Bisanti, M. Staropoli, J. Vizioli, D. Parrinello, M. Cammarata, M. G. Parisi

“…Here we evaluate its ability to respond to individual and combined treatments of methylmercury exposure and Escherichia coli challenge – two typical stressors of the eutrophic environment populated by the animal. Methylmercury is one of the most dangerous and toxic pollutants in marine environments, capable of bioaccumulating and being biomagnified within the food web with consequences for marine organisms. …”
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Systemic Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increases Neuron Survival after Global Cerebral Ischemia In Vivo (2VO) by Luisa Perasso, Carla Emilia Cogo, Debora Giunti, Carlo Gandolfo, Piero Ruggeri, Antonio Uccelli, Maurizio Balestrino

“…Five days after, the animals were anaesthetized with urethane and the brain was fixed, sectioned and stained with hematoxylin-eosin to investigate histological damage. …”
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Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genotypes for Drought Tolerance by Gabriel V. Nkomo, Moosa M. Sedibe, Maletsema A. Mofokeng

“…L) is an important leguminous crop largely grown by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa for food security and animal feed. The objective of this study was to review the production constraints and improvement strategies of cowpea genotypes for drought tolerance. …”
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Systems immunology integrates the complex endotypes of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa by Nell Hirt, Enzo Manchon, Qian Chen, Clara Delaroque, Aurelien Corneau, Patrice Hemon, Safaa Saker-Delye, Pauline Bataille, Jean-David Bouaziz, Emmanuelle Bourrat, Alain Hovnanian, Helene Le Buanec, Fawzi Aoudjit, Hicham El Costa, Nabila Jabrane-Ferrat, Reem Al-Daccak

“…Although underscored by animal studies, the endotypes of human RDEB are poorly understood. …”
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