Effects of sex, mating status, and genetic background on circadian behavior in Drosophila by Oghenerukevwe Akpoghiran, Alexandra K. Strich, Kyunghee Koh

“…We measured circadian period length and rhythm strength in virgin and mated males and females, including females mated to males lacking Sex Peptide (SP), a key mediator of post-mating changes. Across four wild-type and control strains, we found that males consistently exhibited shorter circadian periods than females, regardless of mating status, suggesting that circadian period length is a robust sexually dimorphic trait. …”
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Propithecus verreauxi demography spanning 40 years at Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar by Joelisoa Ratsirarson, Jeannin Ranaivonasy, Richard Lawler, Isabella Fiorentino, Nelson Rios, Alison Richard

“…Virtually all 107 extant lemur species are threatened with extinction or critically endangered, and a better understanding of demography and the drivers of demographic change is needed to inform management strategies for surviving wild populations. Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) have been continuously studied and demographic parameters have been monitored at the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve in southwest Madagascar since 1984. …”
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Ginkgolide B Blocks Vascular Remodeling after Vascular Injury via Regulating Tgfβ1/Smad Signaling Pathway by Quan Wang, Shuai Ni, Li Ling, Siqi Wang, Hanbin Xie, Zhanhong Ren

“…Here, we show that Ginkgolide B (GB), a naturally occurring terpene lactone, effectively suppresses vascular remodeling and subsequent restenosis in wild-type mice following left carotid artery (LCA) injury. …”
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Physicochemical, Mineral, and Sensory Properties of Masuku (Uapaca kirkiana) Beverages by Benson Ali, Maria Chunda

“…<p>Masuku (<em>Uapaca Kirkiana</em>) are wild fruits that are in abundance from December to March. …”
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mTOR Modulates the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced CD4+ T Cell Apoptosis Mediated by ROS in Septic Immunosuppression by Hao Wang, Jianwei Chen, Guangxu Bai, Wen Han, Ran Guo, Na Cui

“…However, mTOR knockout mice displayed reduced expression of apoptotic proteins and less ER vesiculation and expansion than what was observed in the wild-type sepsis controls. Conclusion. By working to alleviate ROS-mediated, ERS-induced CD4+ T cell apoptosis, the mTOR pathway is vital for CD4+ T cell survival in sepsis mouse model.…”
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The genetic architecture of resistance to flubendiamide insecticide in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner). by Douglas Amado, Eva L Koch, Erick M G Cordeiro, Wellingson A Araújo, Antonio A F Garcia, David G Heckel, Gabriela Montejo-Kovacevich, Henry L North, Alberto S Corrêa, Chris D Jiggins, Celso Omoto

“…We explore the genetic architecture of H. armigera resistance to a widely used insecticide, flubendiamide, using two complementary approaches: genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in wild-caught samples and quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping in a controlled cross of susceptible and resistant laboratory strains. …”
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Automatic Quantification of Atherosclerosis in Contrast-Enhanced MicroCT Scans of Mouse Aortas Ex Vivo by Vincent A. Stadelmann, Gabrielle Boyd, Martin Guillot, Jean-Guy Bienvenu, Charles Glaus, Aurore Varela

“…Knockout mice had a significant increase in plaque volume compared to wild types with a plaque to aorta volume ratio of 0.3%, 2.8%, and 9.8% at weeks 13, 18, and 26, respectively. …”
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Sufetula culshawi sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Lathrotelinae): a previously unrecognised species affecting cultivated palms by Mark R. Young, Peter R. Hall, Nigel G.J. Richards, David C. Lees

“…Currently we cannot rule out the hypothesis that the species is native to habitats containing palms in the southern Japanese islands, and further specimens should be searched for in collections and in the wild. However, INaturalist images externally diagnostic for the species suggest it is widespread in South East Asia.…”
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Relationship between Anti-European Brown Hare Syndrome Serological Titers and Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas) Densities by Gisella Paci, Antonio Lavazza, Marco Ferretti, Francesco Santilli, Marco Bagliacca

“…Thirty-three protected wild game reproduction areas, located in the province of Florence (Central Italy), were monitored for habitat characteristics and hare census over a period of 2 years. …”
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Sustaining Biological and Cultural Diversity by Ana G. Valenzuela Zapata, Marie Sarita Gaytán

“…Further, we focus on a range of agave species (wild and cultivated), used by both large and small scale producers, in relation to agave diversity and conservation efforts in the distilled spirits market. …”
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Exploring Deep Learning–Based Models for Sociocultural African Food Recognition System by Grace Ataguba, Mona Alhasani, James Daniel, Emeka Ogbuju, Rita Orji

“…To evaluate the predictive ability of the app, we recruited 16 participants who were interviewed and subsequently used the app in the wild for 7 days. In a comparative evaluation between the app and human recognition capabilities, we found that the app recognized 71% of the instances of food images generated by the participants and tested with the app, while the human evaluators (participants) could only recognize 56% of the food datasets. …”
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GENETIC DIVERSITY OF BREAD WHEAT LANDRACES COLLECTED BY SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS IN AFGHANISTAN by O. P. Mitrofanova, P. P. Strelchenko, E. V. Zuev, K. Street, J. Konopka, M. Mackay

“…Scientific expeditions from different countries surveyed repeatedly the agricultural regions of Afghanistan to collect wild and cultivated plants. The collected material from those regions is preserved at various seed banks. …”
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Entre Paris et les Tropiques, le rôle inattendu des Instituts Pasteur dans la naissance de la psychologie animale pendant la période coloniale by Marion Thomas

“…With the help of Calmette, the psychologists Paul Guillaume and Ignace Meyerson in Paris, on the one hand, and the American psychologists Robert Yerkes et Henry Nissen in French Guinea, on the other hand, made the best of the conditions offered by the Pasteur Institutes to study respectively the chimpanzee mind in the laboratory and its behaviour in the wild. However, attempts to use apes to yield new insights on animal psychology faced heavy restrictions or experienced false starts, and this article examines the reasons why animal psychology could not properly thrive at that time in France and Guinea. …”
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Operational Risk Assessment for the Pollination Service with Apis mellifera Bees in Cashew Crops in Vichada, Colombia by Lizeth Castro Mercado, Juan José Bravo Bastidas, Juan Carlos Osorio Gómez

“…Drawing on expert opinions and relevant literature, nineteen risks were identified, encompassing threats such as fires, thefts, attacks by wild animals, unexpected rains, etc. Following the application of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), four risks were prioritized based on their severity and occurrence. …”
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Bid regulates the pathogenesis of neurotropic reovirus. by Pranav Danthi, Andrea J Pruijssers, Angela K Berger, Geoffrey H Holm, Sandra S Zinkel, Terence S Dermody

“…Survival of Bid-deficient mice was significantly enhanced in comparison to wild-type mice following either peroral or intracranial inoculation of reovirus. …”
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Le jardin alpino-japonais Les Roches Fleuries, un proto-manifeste in situ du mouvement de réforme belge Le Nouveau Jardin Pittoresque ? by Ursula Wieser Benedetti

“…This article sheds light on the genesis of the work, its close ties with the Belgian movement of the Nouveau Jardin Pittoresque (The New Picturesque Garden), and the extraordinary convergence of influences of the English Wild Garden, the Alpine Garden, the Belgian Scientific Garden and the Japanese Garden that inspired its creator. …”
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Structural Predictive Model of Presenilin-2 Protein and Analysis of Structural Effects of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Mutations by Alejandro Soto-Ospina, Pedronel Araque Marín, Gabriel de Jesús Bedoya, Andrés Villegas Lanau

“…These relationships allow for studying the system from a structural approach with the determination of small distance changes, potential surfaces, electrostatic maps, and angle changes, which favor the comparison between wild-type and mutant systems. With the results obtained, it is expected to complement experimental data reported in the literature from models that would allow us to understand the effects of the selected mutations.…”
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Characterizing rural livelihoods in a changing environment: a case study in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco by Adele Woodmansee, Meryem Aakairi, Bruno Gérard, Omar Saadani Hassani, Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Alison G. Power, David G. Rossiter, Andrew McDonald

“…Other natural resource-based activities, including beekeeping and collecting wild herbs, are being abandoned. This study suggests that decreasing precipitation is rapidly undermining the viability of agricultural activities in the High Atlas. …”
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Efficacy of melatonin treatment in a cystic fibrosis mouse model of airway infection by Kristen R. Schaefer, Sara Rogers, Zachary Faber, Thomas J. Kelley

“…Mice treated in drinking water for 1 week had improved bacterial clearance but no improvement in inflammation. Wild type (WT) control mice showed no response to melatonin treatment suggesting melatonin is eliciting a CF-specific response in this model. …”
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Dysregulation of NK and CD8+T Cells by the Microbiota Promotes the Progression of Lung Cancer by Shouxin Hu, Yanfang Zha, Wenwen Yang, Kele Cui, Min Cheng

“…Long-term antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the number NK cells and IFN-γ secretion and CD8+T cells in the lungs of wild-type (WT) mice, suggesting that the microbiota plays an important role in maintaining homeostasis of NK cells and CD8+T cells under normal conditions. …”
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