<i>Gigaspora roseae</i> and <i>Coriolopsis rigida</i> Fungi Improve Performance of <i>Quillaja saponaria</i> Plants Grown in Sandy Substrate with Added Sewage Sludge by Guillermo Pereira, Diyanira Castillo-Novales, Cristian Salazar, Cristian Atala, Cesar Arriagada-Escamilla

“…<i>Q. saponaria</i> is a sclerophyllous tree endemic to Chile, known for its high content of saponins. …”
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Restoration of tropical dry forest: an analysis of constraints and successes across a highly threatened biome by Natalia Mesa-Sierra, Marinés de la Peña-Domene, Julio Campo, Christian P. Giardina

“…Supporting large numbers of native, often endemic species, fragments of TDF serve as important but precarious refugia. …”
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Effect of Climate Change on Mansonia Mosquitoes Distribution on Filariasis Transmission Potential (Zoonosis) in Pajaten Hamlet, Keleyan, Socah Bangkalan, Madura by Dwi Aprilia Anggraini, Norma Farizah Fahmi, Rizka Efi Mawli, Kamal Musthofa

“…This study examines how climate change affects the distribution of Mansonia genus mosquitoes and their potential role in filariasis transmission in Pajaten Hamlet, Keleyan, Socah Bangkalan, Madura, Indonesia. Filariasis is an endemic disease in the area that is spread through mosquito bites and possibly zoonotic transmission. …”
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Molecular Identification and Traceability of Illegal Trading in Lignobrycon myersi (Teleostei: Characiformes), a Threatened Brazilian Fish Species, Using DNA Barcode by Alexandre dos Santos Rodrigues, José Henrique Souza Galdino Brandão, Jamille de Araújo Bitencourt, Ricardo Jucá-Chagas, Iracilda Sampaio, Horácio Schneider, Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso

“…Lignobrycon myersi is a threatened freshwater fish species and endemic of a few coastal rivers in northeastern Brazil. …”
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Modeling the control of infectious diseases: Effects of TV and social media advertisements by Arvind Kumar Misra, Rajanish Kumar Rai, Yasuhiro Takeuchi

“…It is also found that the increase in dissemination rate of awareness among susceptible population also gives rise interesting dynamics about the stability of endemic equilibrium and causes stability switch. It is observed that TV and social media advertisements regarding the spread of infectious diseases have the potential to bring behavioral changes among the people and control the spread of diseases. …”
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Effects of Drying Treatments on the Physicochemical Characteristics and Antioxidant Properties of the Edible Wild Mushroom <i>Cyttaria espinosae</i> Lloyd (Digüeñe Mushroom) by Marcelo Villalobos-Pezos, Ociel Muñoz Fariña, Kong Shun Ah-Hen, María-Fernanda Garrido Figueroa, Olga García Figueroa, Alexandra González Esparza, Luisbel González Pérez de Medina, José Miguel Bastías Montes

“…The wild mushroom <i>Cyttaria espinosae</i>, also known as digüeñe, is a parasitic ascomycete of <i>Nothofagus</i> trees endemic to southern Chile. This species of wild mushroom is of great nutritional importance, especially for the Mapuche indigenous communities, and is highly sought after. …”
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Genomics Reveal Population Structure and Intergeneric Hybridization in an Endangered South American Bird: Implications for Management and Conservation by Marisol Domínguez, Larissa S. Arantes, Pablo D. Lavinia, Nicole Bergjürgen, Agustin I. Casale, Pablo A. Fracas, Darío A. Lijtmaer, Pablo Tubaro, Sarah Sparmann, Susan Mbedi, Camila Mazzoni, Bettina Mahler, Ralph Tiedemann

“…This study uses genomic data to provide new insights to aid conservation and management of endangered species, using as a case study the Yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata), a bird endemic to southern South America severely affected by illegal trade and the transformation of its natural habitat. …”
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Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review by Samuel A. Sakyi, Samuel Y. Aboagye, Isaac Darko Otchere, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

“…Laboratory confirmation is done at centers distant from endemic communities reducing confirmation to a quality assurance. …”
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Screening and Identification of Antipyretic Components in the Postfrost Leaves of Morus alba Based on Multivariable and Continuous-Index Spectrum-Effect Correlation by Yongsheng Qu, Liang Wang, Wei Guo

“…Subsequently, the chemical profiles of LMA before and after frost were characterized by fingerprint, respectively. Then, the endemic peaks after frost and positive differential peaks were screened as the research object of spectrum-effect correlation by orthogonal signal correction partial least square discrimination (OPLS). …”
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Practical Steps to Design Brucellosis Preventive Interventions: An Intervention Mapping Approach by Arash Ziapour, Farshid Rezaei, Mohammad Jafarzadeh, Nasim Mirzaei, Eslam Moradi‐Asl, Nazila Nejhaddadgar

“…Since one of the most important challenges in the endemic areas of Iran is the control of brucellosis. …”
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Indolent B-Cell Lymphomas Associated with HCV Infection: Clinical and Virological Features and Role of Antiviral Therapy by Luca Arcaini, Michele Merli, Stefano Volpetti, Sara Rattotti, Manuel Gotti, Francesco Zaja

“…The association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL) has been demonstrated by epidemiological studies, in particular in highly endemic geographical areas such as Italy, Japan, and southern parts of United States. …”
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Posterior Positivity Distribution Analysis of Subclinical Bluetongue in the Eastern and North-Eastern States of India: A Wakeup Call for Outbreak Preparedness by Siddhartha Narayan Joardar, Aritra Sanyal, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Saibal Ray

“…Bluetongue (BT) is considered endemic in the southern states of India, with sporadic incidences reported from the northern, western and central parts of India. …”
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A novel isothermal whole genome sequencing approach for Monkeypox Virus by Matthias Licheri, Manon Flore Licheri, Lukas Probst, Cora Sägesser, Pascal Bittel, Franziska Suter-Riniker, Ronald Dijkman

“…Since May 2022, an outbreak characterized by increased human-to-human transmission was detected outside the endemic regions. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has been successfully used to keep track of viral evolution during outbreaks or for surveillance of multiple pathogens of public health significance. …”
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Association between TLR4 and TLR9 Gene Polymorphisms with Development of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Zahedan, Southeastern Iran by Danial Jahantigh, Saeedeh Salimi, Roya Alavi-Naini, Abolfazl Emamdadi, Hamid Owaysee Osquee, Farzaneh Farajian Mashhadi

“…This study was performed in 124 newly diagnosed TB cases and 149 healthy controls in a TB-endemic region of Iran. The TLR4 genes Asp299Gly, Thr399Ile, and TLR9 gene T-1486C polymorphisms were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and then detected by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP). …”
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Mapping and modelling impacts of tobacco farming on local higher plant diversity: A case study in Yunnan Province, China by Jiacheng Shao, Qingyu Zhang, Jinnan Wang

“…Quantitatively, at county level, a 1 % increase in tobacco farming area corresponds to a 0.094 % decrease in endemic higher plant species richness across the entire province. …”
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis in a Referral Hospital in Mexico City by Alejandro Hernández Solís, Javier Araiza Santibáñez, Jazmín Guadalupe Tejeda Olán, Andrea Quintana Martínez, Alejandro Hernández de la Torriente, Rocio de la Torriente Mata

“…Risk factors in immunocompetent individuals are environmental exposures in endemic areas. The objective of this study is to determine the frequency, clinical, and microbiological characteristics in immunocompetent patients. …”
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Updates to the checklist of nocturnal Macroheterocera (Lepidoptera) of the Central High Atlas of Morocco: One new species added for Morocco by Nidal Fetnassi, Omar Er-rguibi, Abdessamad Aglagane, Mohamed Ghamizi, Erki Õunap

“…The presence of Apamea maroccana (Noctuidae) and Chersotis rungsi (Noctuidae), both endemic to Morocco, was verified in the study area. …”
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From byssus threads to Pinna nobilis sea-silk: a fiber characterization by Lorena C. Giannossa, Annarosa Mangone, Giovanni Lagioia, Gerardo Palazzo, Luigi Gentile

“… Sea-silk is made from the byssus threads of Pinna nobilis, an endemic species found in the Mediterranean. The fibers are carefully harvested by cutting them off the mussel, after which they undergo a series of processes including washing, drying, combing, and spinning. …”
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Hepatitis C Worldwide and in Brazil: Silent Epidemic—Data on Disease including Incidence, Transmission, Prevention, and Treatment by Iara Fabricia Kretzer, Andrea do Livramento, Joel da Cunha, Sabrina Gonçalves, Iraci Tosin, Celso Spada, Aricio Treitinger

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is endemic worldwide and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are about 150 million chronic carriers worldwide. …”
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Inflammatory Nasal Swelling due to Leishmania tropica by Hajiba Fellah, Maryam Hakkour, Bouchra Delouane, Asmae Hmamouch, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Faiza Sebti, Abderrahim Sadak

“…For this, the clinical examination must take into account both exceptional presentations of Leishmania infection, in particular in subjects living or having stayed in an endemic area, in order to ensure appropriate and early treatment.…”
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