"Without a man's decision, nothing works": Building resilience to Rift Valley fever in pastoralist communities in Isiolo Kenya. by Irene N Mutambo, Bernard Bett, Salome A Bukachi

“…Data were collected through 16 focus group discussions and 13 key informant interviews with pastoralists and animal and human health stakeholders. The findings indicate that traditionally, men have the final say on decisions related to livestock ownership and make overall household decisions. …”
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Border fences threaten movements of large mammals in southwestern China post-COVID-19 pandemic by Jue Lei, Lin Wang

“…These actions will enhance habitat connectivity and facilitate the cross-border movement of animals, which are crucial for transboundary conservation and aligning with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.…”
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Histopathological Study of Bee Venom with Different Concentrations in Laboratory Mice by Zeyad G. Al-Rikabi, Montaha Abdulkareem Al-Saffar, Huda S. Nassir, Inam B. Falih

“…Then, when applying BV as a treatment material for some disorders, as indicated by the amount of damage to the liver and kidney tissues. The animals were randomly divided into 7 groups. Six of which were treated with BV extraction, and one group was designated as the control group, was treated with distilled water. …”
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Outer Membrane Proteome Analysis of Indian Strain of Pasteurella multocida Serotype B:2 by MALDI-TOF/MS Analysis by A. Prasannavadhana, Santosh Kumar, Prasad Thomas, Laxmi Narayan Sarangi, Santosh Kumar Gupta, Adyasha Priyadarshini, Viswas Konasagara Nagaleekar, Vijendra Pal Singh

“…But till now the key antigens of P. multocida B:2 isolate causing haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) in animals are not clearly defined. In this study, P52 strain of P. multocida serotype B:2 was grown in vitro under iron-rich and iron-limited condition. …”
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Risques climatiques et sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Niger : cartographie des impacts et des besoins de résilience by Bouda Maja Chardi Moussa, Torou bio Mohamadou, Oumarou diadie Halima, Balla Abdourahamane

“…The analysis shows that drought constitutes the main risk which affects agro-silvopastoral production through reductions in food production, the number of animals and their productivity, agricultural income, the disappearance of certain valuable tree species with the consequence of food insecurity and even food and nutrition crises and entrenched poverty. …”
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Injectable agents for the induction of Peyronie’s disease in model rats: a comparative study by Guang-Jun Du, Si-Yan Xing, Ning Wu, Tong Wang, Yue-Hui Jiang, Tao Song, Bai-Bing Yang, Yu-Tian Dai

“…The STS + TGF-β1 combination resulted in both histological and morphological alterations, but with a high incidence of localized necrosis that led to animal death. The POL + TGF-β1 combination produced pathological changes and curvature comparable to STS + TGF-β1 and led to fewer complications. …”
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Crosslinked Decellularized Porcine Pericardium as a Substrate for Conjunctival Reconstruction by Fangyuan Chen, Jingyue Deng, Lishi Luo, Ying Zhu, Yuying Dong, Yuanting Yang, Rijia Zhang, Jian Chen, Qing Zhou

“…The crosslinked efficacy of the DPP-Asp-hEGF was furtherer verified by in vitro experiments with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Through animal models of conjunctiva defect model, the DPP-Asp-hEGF revealed a closed, multilayer epithelium with an equal amount of goblet cells and no indication for conjunctival scarring after 28 days, compared to amniotic membrane (AM) groups and sham groups. …”
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The association of heat shock protein genetic polymorphisms with age-related hearing impairment in Taiwan by Ning-Chia Chang, Hua-Ling Yang, Chia-Yen Dai, Wen-Yi Lin, Meng-Hsuen Hsieh, Chen-Yu Chien, Kuen-Yao Ho

“…Heat shock proteins (HSPs) were found to be associated with ARHI in animal studies. The aim of this study was to analyze the associations of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of HSP genes with ARHI in an elderly population in Taiwan. …”
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Are Alum-Based Drinking Water Treatment Residuals Safe for Land Application? by Jonathan D. Judy, Maria L. Silveira, Sampson Agyin-Birikorang, George A. O'Connor

“…This 8-page document explores possible effects of land-applying Al-WTR on the environment and recommends practices to minimize environmental or human and animal health risk. Target audiences include state agencies like FDEP, FDACS, water management districts trying to use Al-WTR to control P pollution, and those interested in nutrient management for environmental purposes. …”
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3D scanner’s potential as a novel tool for lymphedema measurement in mouse hindlimb models by Dongkyung Seo, Riri Ito, Kosuke Ishikawa, Takahiro Miura, Yuhei Yamamoto, Yasuhito Onodera, Soichiro Nishioka, Yoichi M. Ito, Kanako Fuyama, Taku Maeda

“…This technology would not only improve upon conventional methods but also extend the capabilities for detailed anatomical analyses in small animal models, which could have implications for other areas of biomedical research.…”
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Bnaslawa environmental parameters planning modelling by Shuokr Qarani Aziz

“…The selected points for environmental planning were landfill, gas factory, slaughterhouse, quarry, cemetery, wastewater treatment plant, green area, animal shelters, industrial area, commercial area, institutional area, and service area. …”
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Anthelmintic Activity of Basil Leaves (Ocimum sanctum Linn.) Infusion Against Ascaris suum In Vitro by Ogen Sea, Mas'ud Hariadi, Setiawan Koesdarto, Kusnoto Kusnoto, Ngakan Made Rai Widjaja

“…Tannins and phenolics are known to interfere with the energy generation in helminth parasites by uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation and also bind to free proteins in the gastrointestinal tract of host animal or glycoprotein on the cuticle of the parasite and leading to death. …”
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Global Pollution of Surface Waters from Point and Nonpoint Sources of Nitrogen by G. van Drecht, A.F. Bouwman, J.M. Knoop, C. Meinardi, A. Beusen

“…For nonpoint N sources (agricultural and natural ecosystems), calculations are based on local hydrology, climate, geology, soils, climate and land use combined with data for 1995 on crop production, N inputs from N fertilizers and animal manure, and estimates for ammonia emissions, biological N fixation, and N deposition. …”
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VMAT2-Deficient Mice Display Nigral and Extranigral Pathology and Motor and Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease by Tonya N. Taylor, W. Michael Caudle, Gary W. Miller

“…With a 95% reduction in VMAT2 expression, VMAT2-deficient animals have decreased motor function, progressive deficits in olfactory discrimination, shorter latency to behavioral signs of sleep, delayed gastric emptying, anxiety-like behaviors at younger ages, and a progressive depressive-like phenotype. …”
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A Review on Factors Influencing the Mismatch Losses in Solar Photovoltaic System by A. D. Dhass, N. Beemkumar, S. Harikrishnan, Hafiz Muhammad Ali

“…Consequently, it might not be a conducive environment for human beings and animals to dwell. To ascertain the green environment for the next generations and reduce the use of fossil fuels, renewable energy sources are highly suggested to generate electrical energy. …”
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Effect of Treatment with Salsalate, Menhaden Oil, Combination of Salsalate and Menhaden Oil, or Resolvin D1 of C57Bl/6J Type 1 Diabetic Mouse on Neuropathic Endpoints by Matthew S. Yorek, Lawrence J. Coppey, Hanna Shevalye, Alexander Obrosov, Randy H. Kardon, Mark A. Yorek

“…Changes in body weight, blood glucose, serum markers for triglycerides, free fatty acids, cholesterol, and resolvin D1, motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities and thermal sensitivity were assessed, as well as performing in vivo confocal microscopy of subepithelial corneal nerves and immunohistochemistry of nerves in the cornea and foot pad. Results. Diabetic animals failed to gain weight and had elevated blood glucose levels. …”
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A Simple Ex Vivo Semiquantitative Fluorescent Imaging Utilizing Planar Laser Scanner: Detection of Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Mouse Brain and Kidney by Rie Hosoi PhD, Sota Sato BS, Miho Shukuri PhD, Yuka Fujii BS, Kenichiro Todoroki PhD, Yasushi Arano PhD, Toshihiro Sakai PhD, Osamu Inoue PhD

“…This simple method is useful for ROS detection in several ROS-related animal models and would be applicable to a variety of biochemical processes.…”
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Task relevant autoencoding enhances machine learning for human neuroscience by Seyedmehdi Orouji, Vincent Taschereau-Dumouchel, Aurelio Cortese, Brian Odegaard, Cody Cushing, Mouslim Cherkaoui, Mitsuo Kawato, Hakwan Lau, Megan A. K. Peters

“…We benchmarked TRACE against a standard autoencoder and other models for two severely truncated machine learning datasets (to match the data typically available in functional magnetic resonance imaging [fMRI] data for an individual subject), then evaluated all models on fMRI data from 59 subjects who observed animals and objects. TRACE outperformed alternative models nearly unilaterally, showing up to 12% increased classification accuracy and up to 56% improvement in discovering “cleaner”, task-relevant representations. …”
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Some Results on Study of The Oroshayemoye Site in the Steppe Zone of the Volga Region by Aleksander A. Vybornov, Filat F. Gilyazov, Natalia S. Doga, Marianna A. Kulkova, Aleksander I. Yudin

“…Archaeozoological analysis helped to determine the animal species for each period. Of particular importance are the results related to the appearance of the first signs of a producing economy in the area. …”
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Utilization of Edible-Insects as Protein Substitute in Food and Effects of Processing on Their Nutrient Contents and Protein Functionalities by Nura Abdullahi, Enerst Chukwusoro Igwe, Munir Abba Dandago, Abdurrashid Rilwan, Hassana Jibril, Raliya Iliyasu

“…Edible insects are potential protein substitutes and can provide both humans and animals with the required amount of protein, essential amino acids, and other indispensable nutrients. …”
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