Starches Modified by Combination of Phosphorylation and High-Voltage Electrical Discharge (HVED) Treatment by Ivanka Grgić, Marijana Grec, Artur Gryszkin, Tomasz Zięba, Mirela Kopjar, Đurđica Ačkar, Antun Jozinović, Borislav Miličević, Sandra Zavadlav, Jurislav Babić

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Influence of Land-Use and Landcover on the Nest Distribution and Breeding Success of Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica Regulorum) In Kiyanja- Kaku Wetland Ecosystem. by Tayebwa, Gilbert

“…As did crop agriculture (odds ratio = 174.784, p = 0.056), animal dairy farming had a positive relationship with breeding success (odds ratio = 25.338, p 0.001). …”
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An Update on African Trypanocide Pharmaceutics and Resistance. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, MacLeod, Ewan Thomas, Ntulume, Ibrahim, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…African trypanosomiasis is associated with Trypanosoma evansi, T. vivax, T. congolense, and T. brucei pathogens in African animal trypanosomiasis (AAT) while T. b gambiense and T. b rhodesiense are responsible for chronic and acute human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), respectively. …”
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[^99mTc]Technetium and Rhenium Dithiocarbazate Complexes: Chemical Synthesis and Biological Assessment by André Gustavo de Araujo Fernandes, Alyne Eloise Lafratta, Carolina Portela Luz, Debora Levy, Daniele de Paula Faria, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, Ulrich Abram, Victor Marcelo Deflon, Fabio Luiz Navarro Marques

“…In this work, using S-benzyl-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pirazol-1-carbodithionate (H₂bdtc), we prepared [ReO(bdtc)(Hbdtc)] and [[^99mTc]TcO(bdtc)(Hbdtc)] complexes for tumor uptake and animal biodistribution studies. Methods: Re complex was prepared by a reaction of H2bdtc and (NBu₄)[ReOCl₄], the final product was characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, CHN, and MS-ESI. …”
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Hypothyroidism impairs the circadian rhythmicity of clock genes and proteins involved in gut nutrient absorption in female mice by Ayla Secio-Silva, Paulo Henrique Evangelista-Silva, Felipe Emrich, Letícia Selvatici-Tolentino, Maíza Ferreira, Ana Bárbara de Paula Silva, Bruno Henrique Gomes, Tatienne Neder Figueira-Costa, André Gustavo Oliveira, Rodrigo Antonio Peliciari-Garcia, Francemilson Goulart-Silva, Paula Bargi-Souza

“…Adult female C57BL/6J mice were subjected to hypothyroidism by the administration of methimazole (0.1%) and sodium perchlorate (1%) in drinking water for 45 days. After, the animals were subdivided and euthanized every 4 h over the 24 h period under deep anesthesia. …”
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Modulatory effects of selenium nanoparticles on gut microbiota and metabolites of juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by microbiome-metabolomic analysis by Jing Ni, Lirong Ren, Ying Liang, Ying Ma, Hejian Xiong

“…At appropriate concentrations, SeNPs can promote growth, boost immunity, and modulate intestinal microbiota in aquatic animals. However, their effects on the metabolome of aquatic species have not yet been identified. …”
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Malícia honey (Mimosa quadrivalvis L.) produced by the jandaíra bee (Melipona subnitida D.) shows antioxidant activity via phenolic compound action in obese rats by Maria Luiza Rolim Bezerra, Maria Luiza Rolim Bezerra, Mirela Gouveia-Nhanca, Mirela Gouveia-Nhanca, Maria Letícia da Veiga Dutra, Maria Letícia da Veiga Dutra, Kamila Sabino Batista, Alana Natalícia Vasconcelos de Araújo, Alana Natalícia Vasconcelos de Araújo, Marcos dos Santos Lima, Marcos dos Santos Lima, Mateus Duarte Ribeiro, Mateus Duarte Ribeiro, Alexandre Sergio Silva, Alexandre Sergio Silva, Alexandre Sergio Silva, Adriano Francisco Alves, Tatiana Colombo Pimentel, Marciane Magnani, Marciane Magnani, Jailane de Souza Aquino, Jailane de Souza Aquino, Jailane de Souza Aquino

“…Background and aimsObesity is a disease associated with increased oxidative stress in humans and animals, and consumption of antioxidant compounds such as polyphenols can minimise it. …”
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Comparative Performance of Ante-Mortem Diagnostic Assays for the Identification of <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i>-Infected Domestic Dogs (<i>Canis lupus familiaris</i>) by Conor O’Halloran, Paul Burr, Danielle A. Gunn-Moore, Jayne C. Hope

“…The interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) identified the highest number of test-positive animals (85, 52%), with a suggested specificity of 97.3%, whilst a whole-blood IGRA was found to be unreliable. …”
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Matrine Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Through Regulating the LINC01116/miR-9-5p/ITGB1 Axis by Lili Ren, Ziru Fang, Jiaojiao Xu, Xiaoxiao Wu, Yongjun Zhang, Hu Cai, Zhicun Han

“…MAT effectively inhibited BC cell proliferation, EMT progression, and biological functions, while promoting BC cell apoptosis. The animal model experiments also demonstrated that MAT inhibited BC tumor growth in vivo. …”
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Effect of environmental enrichment on relapse rates in patients with severe alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lila Barillot, Claudia Chauvet, Marc Besnier, Nematollah Jaafari, Marcello Solinas, Armand Chatard

“…Despite current treatments, more than half of patients relapse within weeks after treatment. In animal models, exposure to environmental enrichment (EE) has been shown to be a promising approach to reduce relapse. …”
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CRISPR/Cas12a-based method coupled with isothermal amplification to identify Alternaria spp. isolated from wheat grain samples by Aisha Shaizadinova, Aisha Shaizadinova, Meruyert Amanzholova, Meruyert Amanzholova, Irina Rukavitsina, Sailau Abeldenov, Anuar Rysbekovich Zhumakayev

“…Additionally, these species can contaminate grain with multiple mycotoxins that are harmful to humans and animals. Efficient pest management relies on timely detection and identification of phytopathogens in plant and grain samples, facilitating prompt selection of a crop protection strategy. …”
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CompSafeNano project: NanoInformatics approaches for safe-by-design nanomaterials by Dimitrios Zouraris, Angelos Mavrogiorgis, Andreas Tsoumanis, Laura Aliisa Saarimäki, Giusy del Giudice, Antonio Federico, Angela Serra, Dario Greco, Ian Rouse, Julia Subbotina, Vladimir Lobaskin, Karolina Jagiello, Krzesimir Ciura, Beata Judzinska, Alicja Mikolajczyk, Anita Sosnowska, Tomasz Puzyn, Mary Gulumian, Victor Wepener, Diego S.T. Martinez, Romana Petry, Naouale El Yamani, Elise Rundén-Pran, Sivakumar Murugadoss, Sergey Shaposhnikov, Vasileios Minadakis, Periklis Tsiros, Harry Sarimveis, Eleonora Marta Longhin, Tanima SenGupta, Ann-Karin Hardie Olsen, Viera Skakalova, Peter Hutar, Maria Dusinska, Anastasios G. Papadiamantis, L. Cristiana Gheorghe, Katie Reilly, Emilie Brun, Sami Ullah, Sebastien Cambier, Tommaso Serchi, Kaido Tämm, Candida Lorusso, Francesco Dondero, Evangelos Melagrakis, Muhammad Moazam Fraz, Georgia Melagraki, Iseult Lynch, Antreas Afantitis

“…Significant progress has been made in generating atomistic and quantum-mechanical descriptors for various NMs, evaluating their interactions with biological systems (from small molecules or metabolites, to proteins, cells, organisms, animals, humans and ecosystems), and in developing predictive models for NMs risk assessment. …”
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Risk factors associated with human Mpox infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Jianhong Wu, Jude Dzevela Kong, James Orbinski, Chigozie Louisa Jane Ugwu, Ali Asgary, Woldegebriel Assefa Woldegerima

“…Interaction with infected animals (OR=5.61, 95% CI 2.83, 11.13), HIV infection (OR=4.46, 95% CI 3.27, 6.08), other sexually transmitted infections (OR=1.76, 95% CI 1.42, 2.19), unprotected sexual activities (OR=1.53, 95% CI 1.13, 2.07), contact with an infected person (OR=2.39, 95% CI 1.87, 3.05), identification as men who have sex with men (OR=2.18, 95% CI 1.88, 2.51) and having multiple sexual partners (OR=1.61, 95% CI 1.24, 2.09) were associated with increased Mpox infection risk. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Clove Oil in Mitigating Cadmium-Induced Hepatorenal Toxicity Through Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antiapoptotic Mechanisms by Inas M. Elgharib, Fatma M. Abdelhamid, Gehad E. Elshopakey, Hatem Sembawa, Talat A. Albukhari, Waheed A. Filimban, Rehab M. Bagadood, Mohamed E. El-Boshy, Engy F. Risha

“…Hazardous heavy metals, particularly cadmium (Cd), are widely distributed in the environment and cause oxidative stress in various animal and human organs. Clove oil (CLO), a common aromatic spice, has been used as a traditional medication as it has potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and hepatoprotective properties. …”
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Hepatoprotective Effects of a Novel Trihoney against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Comparative Study with Atorvastatin by Hamad Abdulsalam Hamad Alfarisi, Muhammad Bin Ibrahim, Zenab B. Hamad Mohamed, Nuraniza Azahari, Asmah Hanim Bt. Hamdan, Che Anuar Che Mohamad

“…Forty-eight male New Zealand white (NZW) rabbits were grouped into normal diet (C), normal diet with 0.6 g/kg/day of Trihoney (C + H), 1% cholesterol diet (HCD), 1% cholesterol diet with 0.3 g/kg/day of Trihoney (HCD + H1), 1% cholesterol diet with 0.6 g/kg/day of Trihoney (HCD + H2), and 1% cholesterol diet with 2 mg/kg/day of atorvastatin (HCD + At.). Animals were sacrificed after 12 weeks of treatment. …”
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Differential use of multiple food sources at a bathyal benthic ecosystem in the central Sagami Bay revealed by amino acid nitrogen isotopic compositions by Hidetaka Nomaki, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Koh Maki, Motohiro Shimanaga, Hisami Suga, Masashi Tsuchiya, Toshi Nagata, Naohiko Ohkouchi

“…Here, we applied this method to benthic animals (meiofauna, macrofauna, and megafauna) living at 1430 m deep in the central Sagami Bay, Japan. …”
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Involvement of Cholesterol Metabolic Pathways in Recovery from Noise-Induced Hearing Loss by Na Sai, Xi Shi, Yan Zhang, Qing-qing Jiang, Fei Ji, Shuo-long Yuan, Wei Sun, Wei-Wei Guo, Shi-Ming Yang, Wei-Ju Han

“…This is the first study to use proteomics analysis to analyze the molecular mechanisms of acute noise-induced hearing loss and its recovery in a large animal model (miniature pigs). Our results showed that activation of metabolic, inflammatory, and innate immunity pathways may be involved in acute noise-induced hearing loss, while cholesterol metabolic pathways may play an important role in recovery of hearing ability following noise-induced hearing loss.…”
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Comparison of air-liquid interface transwell and airway organoid models for human respiratory virus infection studies by Camilla T. Ekanger, Camilla T. Ekanger, Camilla T. Ekanger, Nilima Dinesh Kumar, Rosanne W. Koutstaal, Fan Zhou, Martin Beukema, Joanna Waldock, Simon P. Jochems, Noa Mulder, Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Othmar G. Engelhardt, Nathalie Mantel, Kevin P. Buno, Karl Albert Brokstad, Karl Albert Brokstad, Agnete S. T. Engelsen, Agnete S. T. Engelsen, Rebecca J. Cox, Rebecca J. Cox, Barbro N. Melgert, Barbro N. Melgert, Anke L. W. Huckriede, Puck B. van Kasteren

“…These models address several limitations of conventional two-dimensional cell line and animal models. However, the lack of standardized protocols for the application of these models in infection studies limits the possibilities for comparing results across different research groups. …”
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Cissus quadrangularis L. hexane extract infused glyoxal cross-linked chitosan-collagen scaffold elicits early osteoinduction by Praseetha R. Nair, P.S. Unnikrishnan, Sachin J. Shenoy, G.S. Sailaja

“…SHAM served as a negative control. The animals were sacrificed after 4 and 12 weeks to analyze the extent of new bone formation. …”
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Immunogenic Evaluation of Ribosomal P-Protein Antigen P0, P1, and P2 and Pentameric Protein Complex P0-(P1-P2)2 of Plasmodium falciparum in a Mouse Model by Agnieszka Szuster-Ciesielska, Leszek Wawiórka, Dawid Krokowski, Nikodem Grankowski, Łukasz Jarosz, Urszula Lisiecka, Marek Tchórzewski

“…An in vitro exposure of spleen lymphocytes from the immunized mice especially to the P1, P2, and P0-(P1-P2)2 protein caused 2-3-fold higher cell proliferation than that in the case of lymphocytes from the nonimmunized animals, suggesting development of immune memory. …”
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