Gut colonization of Bacteroides plebeius suppresses colitis-associated colon cancer development by Hung-Lin Chen, Po-Yuan Hu, Chang-Shan Chen, Wei-Han Lin, Daniel K. Hsu, Fu-Tong Liu, Tzu-Ching Meng

“…By investigating the impact of Bacteroides plebeius that can be colonized in mouse gut by feeding the animal with seaweed diet, we unveil a novel mechanism through which this beneficial bacterium reshapes the gut microbial community and produces metabolites with anti-inflammatory and tumor-suppressive properties. …”
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Impact of nurturing care educational videos focusing on children with nutritional problems aged 6-23 months on mothers' knowledge and child growth by Fitri Haryanti, Lely Lusmilasari, Sri Hartini, Ayyu Sandhi, Ika Parmawati, Akhmadi Akhmadi, Nisa Nur Hasanah, Fitriana Andarwati, Hani Risnawati, Alissa Nur Pratiwi, Ananda Sekar Kusumawati, Redyta Dwi Cahyani

“…Educational videos, particularly animated ones, effectively capture attention and improve understanding, making them valuable for enhancing maternal knowledge and child growth. …”
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A systematic review of the transformation of Lake Beseka from brine to nearly fresh lake water by Yosef Abebe, Taye Alemayehu, Bizuneh Asfaw Abebe, Tena Alamirew, Beteley Teckola, Esayas Alemayehu

“…Previously, it was believed that volcanic lakes were harmful to the environment and unusable for the welfare of humans, animals, and other living things. However, LB in Ethiopia is a special or uncommon case to leave doubt to this general believes. …”
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Calves gastrointestinal nematodes and Eimeria prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy farms, southern Ethiopia by Maireg Hailu, Kassahun Asmare, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti, Maria Vitale, Desie Sheferaw

“…Nevertheless, the productivity of the sector has been impacted negatively by the morbidity and mortality of replacement animals. A Cross-sectional study was, therefore, aimed at estimating the prevalence of Nematode and Eimeria infection in calves in Hawassa, Shashemene and Arsi Negelle, southern Ethiopia. …”
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Inactivation of the TIM complex components leads to a decrease in the level of DNA import into Arabidopsis mitochondria by T. A. Tarasenko, K. D. Elizova, V. I. Tarasenko, M. V. Koulintchenko, Yu. M. Konstantinov

“…The phenomenon of DNA import into mitochondria has been shown for all major groups of eukaryotes. In plants and animals, DNA import seems to occur in different ways. …”
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A suite of wildlife crossing structures facilitates mammal movement across tropical forest fragments in a city by Li Si Tay, Ruisheng Choo, Max D. Y. Khoo, Eunice Kong, Yi Xiang Chan, Wivian H. Y. Neo, Sebastian Ow, Yuet Hsin Toh, Han Ling, Malcolm C. K. Soh, Benjamin P. Y.‐H. Lee, Adrian H. B. Loo, Kenneth B. H. Er

“…Overall, all three crossing methods were crucial in facilitating the movement of animals between habitats. Thus, a variety of infrastructure and measures to accommodate the diversity of wildlife moving across forest patches in a fragmented landscape is recommended.…”
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HBV Core Promoter Inhibition by Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitor (SRI-32007) by Raj Kalkeri, Junzhong Peng, Chunsheng Huang, Zhaohui Cai, Roger G. Ptak, Mark J. Suto

“…Further evaluation of SRI-32007 in HBV animal models is needed to confirm its activity in vivo. …”
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Identification of antibiotic use patterns in poultry farms in the southwest region of Bangladesh by Sarder Safiqul Islam, Ratna Ghosh, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Minhazul Abedin Sun, Mustajabur Rahman, Dhiman Mondol

“…The use of antibiotics was suggested by various people such as veterinary doctors (35.56%), animal health workers (23.33%), drug company representatives (20.00%) and self (5.56%). …”
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A novel virulent core genome multilocus sequence type CT 11424 of Listeria monocytogenes isolate causing stillbirth in Bangladesh by Muntasir Alam, Md Saiful Islam, M. Ishrat Jahan, Arpita Shyama Deb, Afruna Rahman, Zahidul Islam, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Dilruba Ahmed, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S. Gurley, Mustafizur Rahman

“…Pregnant women should be counseled on the dangers of exposure to animals or birds and consumption of potentially contaminated raw food to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes due to L. monocytogenes infection.…”
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A novel placement method of a calibration‐free pH capsule for continuous wireless measurement of intragastric pH in horses by Evelyn Hodgson, Marthe Thirouin, Pranav Narayanan, Tallia‐Rume Romano, Jessica Wise, Stephanie Bond

“…Objectives To (1) determine the feasibility and describe the methodology of measuring intragastric pH wirelessly in horses; and (2) determine attachment duration of the capsules. Animals Eleven healthy adult horses. Methods Capsules were attached to squamous and glandular gastric mucosa under gastroscopic guidance, using suture loops and 1 to 4 hemostasis clips. pH was continuously recorded using a wireless recorder in both fed and fasted states. …”
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Intermittent enteral nutrition shortens the time to achieve nutritional goals in critically ill patients by Ondrej Hrdy, Kamil Vrbica, Jaroslav Duba, Martin Slezak, Eva Strazevska, Viktor Agalarev, Milos Duba, Radka Stepanova, Adam Svobodnik, Roman Gal

“…Abstract Nutritional support is associated with improved clinical outcomes in critically ill patients; however, loss of muscle mass during critical illness leads to weakness, delayed return to work, and increased healthcare consumption. Animal data have suggested that intermittent feeding decreases protein catabolism. …”
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Citrullinated IGF2BP1 promotes rheumatoid synovial aggression via increasing the mRNA stability of SEMA3D by Yang Qin, Li Liu, Yanwen Zhang, Xiaowei Chen, Jiani Zhang, Sunwang Ling, Jianguang Wang, Xinyu Yang

“…Experiments in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice, the classical animal model of RA, show that IGF2BP1 R176K point mutation (Igf2bp1 R167K/R167K) mice exert reduced inflammatory response, clinical scores, and joint destruction. …”
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Cognitive analysis of conceptual metaphor and its types in discourse of Shahrnūsh Pārsipur’s The Dog and the Long Winter based on the theory of Fauconnier and Turner by Parvin Gholamhosseini, Parastoo Karimi, Hamidreza Ghanooni, Jahangir Safari

“…The metaphors were classified in terms of eight group as follows:  ontological metaphors (phenomenal or material), characterizing metaphors, directional metaphors for positive and negative entities, structural metaphors (the conceptual domain of objects, body parts, and the concept of life, natural phenomena and animals). In general, it can be said that, in all constructed metaphors, the use of conceptual domains in the construction of metaphors and conveying specific meanings to the audience has been done intentional.…”
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Exploring the anti-inflammatory effects of phytochemicals in attenuating interstitial cystitis-a literature review by Irfan Anjum, Ayesha Nasir, Faiza Naseer, Faiza Naseer, Ahsan Ibrahim, Bisma Rehman, Fawad Bashir, Qura Tul Ain

“…However, cyclophosphamide has been employed in developing animal models of interstitial cystitis in in vivo studies. …”
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Long-term smoking contributes to aging frailty and inflammatory response by Huijin Hou, Yidi Chai, Ting Zhang, Yue Liang, Lan Huang, Xu Cao, Shufang Liang

“…Additionally, we used the GEO database to validate the correlation between frailty and inflammation in elderly smokers, facilitating cross-comparisons between animal model findings and human sample data. Our results show that mice exposed to high-dose smoking were significantly more prone to frailty, with notable reductions in maximal grip strength (p < 0.01) and drop time (p < 0.001). …”
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Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells Prevent Tumor Growth in a Melanoma Tumor-Bearing Mouse Model and Modulate Breast Cancer and Melanoma Cells in a Cell Line-Dependent Manner I... by Lianet Lopez, Hannah Shuster-Hyman, Eden Marco, Hasna Khan, Avishai Gasner, Aleksandra Uzelac, Brandon Wyse, Poonam Mander, Mugundhine Sangaralingam, Joseph Fish, Ariel Gorodensky, Samar Mouazz, Amanda Kauffman, Denis Gallagher, Andrée Gauthier-Fisher, Clifford L. Librach

“…Systemic administration of FTM and term human umbilical cord perivascular cells, but not fibroblast cells, prevented melanoma tumor growth in a tumor-bearing animal model by modulating tumor cell proliferation and systemic inflammatory mechanisms. …”
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Development and evaluation of a novel E7 multi-epitopic vaccine for human papillomavirus type 16: design, expression, purification, and immunological characterization by Bahareh Bahmani, Zahra Amini-bayat, Mohammad Mehdi Ranjbar, Masoud Hassanzadeh Makoui, Amir-Hassan Zarnani

“…The efficacy of the vaccine was assessed in a therapeutic animal model of HPV-induced cancer. Results Our study revealed that the final construct was successfully expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3)-gold within 4 h of induction as inclusion bodies. …”
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Retrospective evaluation of acid–base imbalances, clinicopathologic alterations, and prognostic factors in hospitalized calves with Eimeria-associated diarrhea by Andrea Urgibl-Bauer, Annette Lorch, Dana Badura, Yury Zablotski, Peter D. Constable, Florian M. Trefz

“…In contrast to neonatal calves with diarrhea, there are very few reports about the clinicopathological alterations in affected animals, which are mainly based on experimental data. …”
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High-altitude hypoxia aggravated neurological deficits in mice induced by traumatic brain injury via BACH1 mediating astrocytic ferroptosis by Peng Zou, Tianjing Li, Zixuan Cao, Erwan Yang, Mingdong Bao, Haofuzi Zhang, Zhuoyuan Zhang, Dan Liu, Min Zhang, Xiangyu Gao, Junmiao Ge, Xiaofan Jiang, Zhicheng Tian, Peng Luo

“…In order to deeply investigate this scientific issue, we constructed a high-altitude hypoxic TBI model at different altitudes and used animal behavioral assessments (Modified neurological severity score, rotarod test, elevated plus maze test) as well as histopathological analyses (brain gross specimens, brain water content, Evans blue content, hypoxia inducible factor-1α, Hematoxylin-Eosin staining and ROS detection) to reveal its underlying principles and characteristics. …”
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Black Soldier Fly (<I>Hermetia illucens</I>) Oil Inclusion and its Effects on Growth Performances in Common Carp (<I>Cyprinus carpio</I>) by Vivi Endar Herawati, Heni Tri Jayanti, Tita Elfitasari, Sapto Purnomo Putro, Seto Windarto

“…Fish growth can be increased by adding nutrients in the form of animal oil sources. An alternative ingredient that can be used to support fish growth with good nutritional content and relatively inexpensive is maggot oil or black soldier fly (H. illucens) oil. …”
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