Effects of trehalose on bone healing, physical function, and pain in patients with pertrochanteric fractures: a randomized controlled trial protocol by Reza Zandi, Hosna Omidi Razani, Amir Mehrvar, Mohammad-Reza Jowshan, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Bahar Nikooyeh, Hoda Zahedi, Shahin Talebi

“…Previous research on animal models indicates that trehalose can improve bone fracture healing by inhibiting the inflammatory cascade. …”
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The Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Aspidosperma tomentosum (Apocynaceae) by Anansa Bezerra de Aquino, Luiz Henrique Agra Cavalcante-Silva, Carolina Barbosa Brito da Matta, Willians Antônio do Nascimento Epifânio, Pedro Gregório Vieira Aquino, Antônio Euzébio Goulart Santana, Magna Suzana Alexandre-Moreira, João Xavier de Araújo-Júnior

“…The results demonstrate that A. tomentosum has antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities in animal models.…”
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Aprender a cuidar ante la crisis socioecológica: desestabilizando el androantropocentrismo by Rosa Guadalupe Mendoza Zuany, Fabiola Itzel Cabrera García, Juan Carlos Antonio Sandoval Rivera

“… El artículo tiene como objetivo analizar cómo las progresiones de aprendizaje situado para el cuidado del entorno físico y social que promueve el Proyecto CARE-México en escuelas, coadyuvan a la desestabilización de una educación androantropocéntrica sostenida por dualismos opresivos (humanidad/naturaleza, humano/animal, razón/emoción, relevancia/pertinencia) que coadyuvan a ahondar la crisis socioecológica. …”
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Dynamic Tracking Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Tropism following Smoke Inhalation Injury in NOD/SCID Mice by MeiJuan Song, Qi Lv, XiuWei Zhang, Juan Cao, ShuLi Sun, PeiXin Xiao, ShiKe Hou, Hui Ding, ZiQuan Liu, WenLong Dong, JinQiang Wang, Xue Wang, ZhiGuang Sun, Man Tian, HaoJun Fan

“…However, few studies focus on the dynamic tropism of MSCs in animals with acute lung injury. In this study, we track systemically transplanted human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) in NOD/SCID mice with smoke inhalation injury (SII) through bioluminescence imaging (BLI). …”
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De la fundamentación de la metafísica al mundo circundante by Stephanie Martinic Caneo, Luis Alberto Canela Morales

“…Sin duda, para von Uexküll, cada sujeto animal puede ser investigado según la parte del mundo con la que se relaciona, conformando así su mundo circundante. …”
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Cosmology of Saint Victorinus of Poetovio: from the Creation of Light to the Creation of Adam by Nikolay A. Khandoga

“…As a result, we learn that the world, or the universe, was created by God in six days from nothing and for the glorification of His greatness by the primordial man, or the first people, the primordial and other angels, as well as animals. In addition, the uniqueness of this Six Days lies in the fact that Victorinus of Poetovio, when writing it, used not only the Holy Scriptures and Holy Tradition but also repeatedly resorted to the author's innovation. …”
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Diagnóstico de parasitosis gastrointestinal en ganado vacuno de razas carniceras con diferentes técnicas coproparasitológicas by M. A. Saldivia Paredes, E. J. Espinoza Cornuy, N. F. Figueroa Alfaro, M. Delgado Gutiérrez, A. Droppelmann Delgado

“…Para este estudio se utilizaron 250 muestras de vacas de raza carnicera, divididos en diferentes grupos, para la aplicación de las técnicas coproparasitológicas de tipo cualitativo y cuantitativo, los cuales fueron escogidos específicamente teniendo en cuenta criterios de inclusión y exclusión para cada animal. Los resultados entregados por este estudio indicaron que el mayor porcentaje en la identificación de estados infectantes parasitarios fue por medio de las técnicas coproparasitologicas de tipo cualitativo, principalmente aquellas de flotación de sulfato de zinc y magnesio con un 50%.…”
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QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS TRANSMISSION THROUGH INCUBATION EGGS by A. S. Oganesyan, A. V. Varkentin, N. Ye. Baskakova, A. K. Karaulov

“…Anti-AI measures for incubation egg importation recommended by the World Organization for Animal Health are considered adequate for prevention of international disease spread regardless of the virus pathogenicity.…”
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Arithmetic-Like Reasoning in Wild Vervet Monkeys: A Demonstration of Cost-Benefit Calculation in Foraging by Sayaka Tsutsumi, Tomokazu Ushitani, Kazuo Fujita

“…Arithmetic-like reasoning has been demonstrated in various animals in captive and seminatural environments, but it is unclear whether such competence is practiced in the wild. …”
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INVESTIGATING POPULATION BALANCE IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA USING SPATIAL CLUSTERING by Ali Abolhassani, Somayyeh Tari

“…Identifying areas on geographic maps, where the concentration of points (elderly, sick, criminals, certain animal species, etc.) is significant, is important in many fields such as epidemiology, politics, criminology, zoology, and so on. …”
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Regenerative Medicine for Neurological Disorders by Dong-Hyuk Park, David J. Eve, Yong-Gu Chung, Paul R. Sanberg

“…Finally, the National Institutes of Health guidelines for human stem cell research, clinical trials of commercialized stem cells without larger animal testing, and prohibition of medical tourism were big controversial issues that led to heated discussion.…”
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Impairment of Hepatic and Renal Functions by 2,5-Hexanedione Is Accompanied by Oxidative Stress in Rats by Isaac A. Adedara, Amos O. Abolaji, Blessing E. Odion, Isioma J. Okwudi, Abiola A. Omoloja, Ebenezer O. Farombi

“…The marked dose-dependent increase in total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) was accompanied with significant decrease in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels in 2,5-HD-exposed animals when compared with the control. Administration of 2,5-HD significantly diminished glutathione (GSH) level but increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) concomitantly with marked elevation in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in liver and kidney of the treated groups compared with control. …”
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Nanoparticle-Based Rice Husk Liquid Smoke as Periodontitis Therapy through OPG, RANK, and RANKL Expression by Ira Arundina, Theresia Indah Budhy, Aqsa Sjuhada Oki, Meircurius Dwi Condro Surboyo, Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh, null Sidarningsih, Indeswati Diyatri, Tytania Rahmaputry, Arya Pradana, Mohammad Iqbal, Azzahra Salsabila Adira Moelyanto

“…This study aims to assess the potential of nanoparticle-based rice husk liquid smoke (n-RHLS) in an animal model of periodontitis by evaluating the expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor-kβ (RANK), and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kβ ligand (RANKL). …”
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The role of Chinese folk ritual music in biodiversity conservation: an ethnobiological perspective from the Lingnan region by Yibo Liu, Yingjie Song

“…Notably, 70% of interviewees highlighted the role of symbolic animals in raising awareness of ecological sustainability. …”
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An Assessment of The Effect of The Average Speed Enforcement Systems on Lithuanian Roads by Laura Gavėnienė, Donatas Čygas, Laura Jateikienė Jateikienė, Viktoras Vorobjovas, Vilma Jasiūnienė, Atis Zarinš

“…The analysis of the results of the conducted study allows stating that the installed average speed enforcement systems on 25 sections of Lithuanian roads increase overall road safety by 47%, reduce the number of collisions with animals by 80%, and the number of collisions with vehicles by 35%, as well as the number of other road accidents by 56%.…”
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Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a Diabetic Monkey Model and Therapeutic Testing of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Kyo Won Lee, Tae Min Kim, Kyeong Sik Kim, Seunghwan Lee, Junhun Cho, Jae Berm Park, Ghee Young Kwon, Sung Joo Kim

“…The experimental data, including mortality rate, histologic findings, and urinary albumin secretion indicate that the severity of AKI was greater in DM monkeys than in control animals. Moreover, histological findings and qRT-PCR analysis of Ngal mRNA in renal biopsy tissue showed that hBM-MSC promoted the recovery of tubular damage caused by AKI. …”
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Effects of axylitol-casein complex on insulin resistance and gut microbiota composition in high-fat-diet + streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus mice by Fanhua Kong, Juan Zhang, Shimo Kang, Xinyu Shen, Aicheng Liu, Yan Zheng, Junhua Shao, Xiqing Yue

“…Our results provide strong evidence for the beneficial effects of XC on T2DM and motivation for further investigation in animal models and, eventually, human trials.…”
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Extraction, GC-MS analysis, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory and anticancer potential of Cannabis sativa female flower; in vitro, in vivo and in silico by Waqas Safir, Arif Malik, Arif Malik, Haleema Saadia, Ayesha Zahid, Jinyao Li

“…This work examines the anticancer activity, the anti-inflammatory nature, and the cytotoxicity of the ethanol extract obtained from the female flowers of Cannabis sativa L using molecular methods in vitro, animal testing in vivo, as well as computational methods and simulations in silico. …”
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Chemokines in Renal Diseases by Stephan Segerer, Peter J. Nelson

“…In this report, we have reviewed recent developments (since mid 2003) in chemokines in renal diseases. In animal models, chemokines are produced at the site of injury, leading to inflammatory cell recruitment. …”
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Evolutionary Insights into IL17A in Lagomorphs by Fabiana Neves, Joana Abrantes, Tereza Almeida, Paulo P. Costa, Pedro J. Esteves

“…This study gives further support to the hypothesis that European rabbit might be a more suitable animal model for studies on human IL17.…”
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