‘Gvardeets’: a new awnless brome (<i>Bromorsis inermis</i>) cultivar developed in Tyumen Province by N. A. Feoktistova, Yu. E. Leonidov

“…Holub) is a perennial herbaceous plant used as feed in animal husbandry, for phytomelioration, and as a component of grass mixtures to make a durable natural cover for landscaping. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Boer Goat x Indigenous Goat Crossbreeding on Reproductive Performance and Farmer Perceptions in Southern Ethiopia by Kebede Habtegiorgis, Debir Legesse, Mohamed Bikamo

“…Crossbreeding aims to increase the productivity of local or indigenous animals by introducing exotic breeds. This study aims to assess the effects of crossbreeding using 50% Boer bucks crossed with Ethiopian indigenous Woyto-Guji goats and to evaluate farmers’ perceptions towards crossbred kids. …”
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Antimicrobial Potential of Streptomyces spp. Isolated from the Rift Valley Regions of Ethiopia by Firew Elias, Sudhamani Muddada, Diriba Muleta, Belachew Tefera

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Human-based complex in vitro models: their promise and potential for rare disease therapeutics by Surat Parvatam, Francesca Pistollato, Lindsay J. Marshall, Fabia Furtmann, Devashree Jahagirdar, Mohua Chakraborty Choudhury, Sujata Mohanty, Harshita Mittal, Saveetha Meganathan, Rakesh Mishra

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Insights into Corncrake (Crex crex) movements in a fragmented agricultural landscape using bioacoustics with implications for nature conservation strategies by Andrea Parisi, James Moran, John Carey, Joanne O'Brien

“…Abstract Movement ecology data are often collected by catching animals and fitting GPS tags. This technique is expensive, biased and comes at an extra cost for the caught individuals. …”
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A systematic review of the clinical use of a single-layer bovine collagen-elastin acellular dermal matrix by David M. Hill

“…Manuscripts were excluded if they were primarily animal models, in vitro studies, reviews, expert opinion articles, or lacked sufficient detail. …”
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Sprouted and Non-Sprouted Chickpea Flours: Effects on Sensory Traits in Pasta and Antioxidant Capacity by Joseph A Bruno, David W Konas, Evan L Matthews, Charles H Feldman, Kate M Pinsley, Adrian L Kerrihard

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Antifilarial Activity of the Methanolic Extract of Indigofera tinctoria (Fabaceae) on Bovine Parasites (Onchocerca ochengi) by Enock Enock Rakwa, Benoît Bargui Koubala, Bertrand Ndou Mando, Mathieu Djongra, Francis Nveikoueing, Dieudonné Ndjonka

“…Moreover, further studies could be developed in promising new antifilarial sources of the isolated compound and in vivo antifilarial activity of Indigofera tinctoria in the animal model needs to be studied.…”
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Das Ende der kolonialen Epoche im Himalaya by Anna Okopińska

“…Since the 17th century, the local mountain dwellers were hired by Westerners to serve on exploratory expeditions as porters and pack animal drivers. The best among them worked as high-altitude porters in climbing expeditions to the highest peaks of Himalaya and Karakoram, where they gained mountaineering experience and technical skills. …”
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Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecological Roles in a Heritage Landscape: The Role of Coffee Agroforestry in Kluncing, Indonesia by Agung Sih Kurnianto, Nilasari Dewi, Hari Sulistyowati, Arif Mohammad Siddiq, Tri Ratnasari, Husnul Khowatini, Roni Yulianto, Anggun Sausan Firdaus

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Neuroprotective Effects of Metformin and Berberine in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sickness-Like Behaviour in Mice by Triveni Kodi, Sharanya Praveen, Sravan Kumar Paka, Runali Sankhe, Adarsh Gopinathan, Nandakumar Krishnadas, Anoop Kishore

“…On day 7, 1 h after the treatments, animals received LPS (1.5 mg/kg i.p.) to induce sickness-like behaviour. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of 111 Pleuronectiformes mitochondrial genomes: insights into structure, conservation, variation and evolution by Suxu Tan, Wenwen Wang, Jinjiang Li, Zhenxia Sha

“…Abstract Background Pleuronectiformes, also known as flatfish, are important model and economic animals. However, a comprehensive genome survey of their important organelles, mitochondria, has been limited. …”
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Species Composition, Diversity, and Habitat Association of Medium- and Large-Sized Mammals in Chimit-Kolla, Abay Gorge, Ethiopia by Mengistu Wale, Mesele Yihune

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Annexin I and dexamethasone effects on phospholipase and cyclooxygenase activity in human synoviocytes by Annaleise V. Sampey, Paul Hutchinson, Eric F. Morand

“…Annexin I is a glucocorticoid-induced mediator with anti-inflammatory activity in animal models of arthritis. We studied the effects of a bioactive annexin I peptide, ac 2–26, dexamethasone (DEX), and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) on phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and cyclooxygenase (COX) activities and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) release in cultured human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). …”
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Features of distribution and ecology of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Carpathian National Park (Ukraine) by Oleksandr Kyseliuk, Bohdanna Kalynchuk, Yurii Motruk

“…According to the authors, this is due to the fact that there are no settlements at higher altitudes and the disturbance factor of animals is lower. The distribution and places of occurrence of this species in the park over the past five years are analysed. …”
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METHAPHYSICS OF DEATH PENALTY by V. E. Gromov

“…Law-breaker cannot be liquidated without judicial safeguards as a dangerous animal. Severe punishment of the society adequately compensates a murderer his/her human dignity. …”
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Classification of tomato leaf disease using Transductive Long Short-Term Memory with an attention mechanism by Aarthi Chelladurai, D.P. Manoj Kumar, S. S. Askar, Mohamed Abouhawwash, Mohamed Abouhawwash

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How do lifestyle and environmental factors influence the sperm epigenome? Effects on sperm fertilising ability, embryo development, and offspring health by Ayazhan Akhatova, Celine Jones, Kevin Coward, Marc Yeste

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The investigation of copper (cu), iron (fe), total iron binding capacity (tibc) and zn levels of blood serum of the ewes in izmir region by Ali Muhtar Tiftik, Selma (Çınar) Doğanay

“…Under the light of all these findings, taking apart the fact that no soil and plant analyses were executed during the research, we can claim thai the meadow soil and plant levels in this county lack in copper and the rations of those animals grazing at meadows are required to be reinforced with copper content.…”
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Dégradation des écosystèmes steppiques et stratégie de développement durable. Mise au point méthodologique appliquée à la Wilaya de Nâama (Algérie) by Tarik B. Bouchetata, Arslan A. Bouchetata

“…However, the methods and techniques of protection and regeneration of the courses can be used within the framework of relevant programs of installation engaging fully the local populations directly concerned : reduction of the animal load, rotation of the pasturages, setting in defens, resemis of the degraded courses, plantation of fodder shrubs. …”
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