Can the African weaver ant be used as a vector of entomopathogenic fungi to bolster the biological control of tephritid fruit fly pests? by Thibault Nève de Mévergnies, Samba Diop, Massamba Diakhaté, Claire Detrain, Frédéric Bouvery, Thierry Brévault, Anaïs Chailleux

“…Entomovectoring is an environmentally friendly pest control strategy where insects act as precision vectors of a biocide to target pest populations through phoretic dispersal. While bumblebees are the only insects used commercially for this purpose, other insect species, including ants, offer untapped potential. …”
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High‐Resolution Downscaling of Disposable Income in Europe Using Open‐Source Data by Mehdi Mikou, Améline Vallet, Céline Guivarch, David Makowski

“…Abstract Income maps have been extensively used for identifying populations vulnerable to global changes. The frequency and intensity of extreme events are likely to increase in coming years as a result of climate change. …”
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The use of low-density EEG for the classification of PPA and MCI by Panteleimon Chriskos, Panteleimon Chriskos, Kyriaki Neophytou, Christos A. Frantzidis, Christos A. Frantzidis, Jessica Gallegos, Alexandros Afthinos, Chiadi U. Onyike, Argye Hillis, Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Kyrana Tsapkini, Kyrana Tsapkini

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to classify individuals from these three populations at the same time.MethodsWe collected three-minute EEG recordings with an 8-channel system from eight MCI, fourteen PPA and eight HC individuals. …”
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Persistent cross-species transmission systems dominate Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 epidemiology in a high incidence region: A genomic epidemiology study by Gillian AM Tarr, Linda Chui, Kim Stanford, Emmanuel W Bumunang, Rahat Zaheer, Vincent Li, Stephen B Freedman, Chad R Laing, Tim A McAllister

“…To assess the impact of persistent cross-species transmission systems on the epidemiology of E. coli O157:H7 in Alberta, Canada, we sequenced and assembled E. coli O157:H7 isolates originating from collocated cattle and human populations, 2007–2015. We constructed a timed phylogeny using BEAST2 using a structured coalescent model. …”
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Global bibliometric analysis of traditional Chinese medicine regulating gut microbiota in the treatment of diabetes from 2004 to 2024 by Jieling Liang, Xiaojuan Lin, Xin Liao, Xi Chen, Ying Zhou, Lin Zhang, Yunyun Qin, Haoru Meng, Zhongwen Feng

“…Key identified keywords included obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress.ConclusionThree key research focuses in this domain include: the therapeutic effects of active constituents in TCM on diabetes via gut microbiota modulation, the underlying mechanisms through which TCM influences gut microbiota in diabetes management, and the targeted regulation of specific gut bacterial populations by TCM in the treatment of diabetes.…”
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Optimal design of acoustic metamaterials for noise suppression by the frequency division in military equipment by Shaohua Bi, Fei Yang, Xinmin Shen, Wenqiang Peng, Xiaocui Yang, Qin Yin, Xiaonan Zhang, Heng Zhang, Dong Wang, Jingguo Chen, Zhiming Li

“…By combining particle swarm optimization with finite element simulation, the suboptimal average sound absorption coefficient (αavg) of ten populations was 0.52, 0.54, 0.54, and 0.44, respectively, after iterating for 50 generations. …”
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Advancing the Fight Against Cervical Cancer: The Promise of Therapeutic HPV Vaccines by Qian Zheng, Misi He, Zejia Mao, Yue Huang, Xiuying Li, Ling Long, Mingfang Guo, Dongling Zou

“…We outline preferred vaccine parameters, including indications, target populations, safety considerations, efficacy considerations, and immunization strategies. …”
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Cells and Cytokines in Milk of Subclinically Infected Bovine Mammary Glands after the Use of Immunomodulatory Composition GLP 810 by Gundega Gulbe, Māra Pilmane, Vaira Saulīte, Simona Doniņa, Jevgenijs Jermolajevs, Lilija Peškova, Anda Valdovska

“…The results showed that after intramammary administration of the composition GLP 810 three times with 48 h intervals, the following effects on leukocyte populations in milk were observed: (1) an increase in the number of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and lymphocytes and (2) a decrease in the number of macrophages. …”
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Assessing waste separation behaviour in Nigeria: implications for post-Covid-19 pandemic waste management strategies by Tolulope B Olaiya, Shuliang Zhao, Oyewale D Abioye, Uzoamaka P Mgbachi, Oluwabunmi A Falebita

“…The authors achieve this by analyzing survey data from 726 residents in two highly populated cities (Lagos and Oyo states). All the latent variables in the theory of planned behaviour show a positive and significant effect on waste separation behaviour, with attitudes emerging as the strongest influence. …”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) GRADE AND BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IN OUTPATIENTS OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT RSUD DR. SOETOMO by Lukas Widhiyanto, Andre Triadi Desnantyo, Lilik Djuari, Maynura Kharismansha

“…The BMI categories that were used were based on standard from Health Department of Republic of Indonesia, while the grading system that were used were based on Kellgren-Lawrence's grading system. Populations in this study were taken from the outpatients of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department RSUD Dr. …”
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Insight into the codon usage patterns and adaptation of Tembusu Virus by Fucheng Guo, Huiming Tan, Jinjin Yang, Rumin Jia, Ruichen Wang, Lie Wu, Fengzhi Pan, Kai Kang, Weitian Xie, Youquan Li, Kewei Fan

“…Since its emergence in 2010, Tembusu virus (TMUV) has rapidly spread across poultry populations in Asia, leading to substantial economic losses in these areas. …”
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Anxiety-like behavior and altered hippocampal activity in a transgenic mouse model of Fabry disease by Kai Kummer, Jeiny Luna Choconta, Marie-Luise Edenhofer, Archana Bajpai, Gopuraja Dharmalingam, Theodora Kalpachidou, David A. Collier, Michaela Kress

“…Hippocampus single-cell sequencing further revealed that Gb3 accumulation was associated with differential gene expression in neuronal and non-neuronal cell populations with granule, excitatory and interneurons, as well as microglia and endothelial cells as the main clusters with the most dysregulated genes. …”
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Estimates of Combining Ability and Heterosis for Yield and Its Related Traits in Pearl Millet Inbred Lines under Downy Mildew Prevalent Areas of Senegal by Ghislain Kanfany, Amadou Fofana, Pangirayi Tongoona, Agyemang Danquah, Samuel Offei, Eric Danquah, Ndiaga Cisse

“…However, its production has stagnated due to several factors such as the continuous use of local populations. A set of 17 inbred lines was crossed with Sosat C 88 and Souna 3 following a line × tester mating design. …”
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Taenia crassiceps Antigens Control Experimental Type 1 Diabetes by Inducing Alternatively Activated Macrophages by Arlett Espinoza-Jiménez, Roberto De Haro, Luis I. Terrazas

“…Helminth infections have been shown to prevent T1D, mainly through Th2-biased responses and increased recruitment of regulatory cell populations. Previously, we have shown that Taenia crassiceps infection in mice significantly reduces hyperglycemia, insulitis, and the incidence of T1D. …”
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Complex and severe infection in a 67-year-old liver transplant recipient due to Cunninghamella elegans, Bordetella bronchiseptica, and Pneumocystis jirovecii by Muyun Wei, Kangyi Gu, Juanxiu Qin, Xinhua Lu, Junqi Feng, Shaowei Mao, Min Li, Zhilan Li, Changsheng Wang

“…Also, the case indicates that traditional methods are insufficient for the etiological diagnosis needs of critical and severe patient populations, and timely use of mNGS should be recommended.…”
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Nutritional state-dependent modulation of insulin-producing cells in Drosophila by Rituja S Bisen, Fathima Mukthar Iqbal, Federico Cascino-Milani, Till Bockemühl, Jan M Ache

“…Functional connectivity experiments demonstrated that these DH44PINs do not affect IPC activity, while other DH44Ns inhibit them. Hence, populations of autonomously and systemically sugar-sensing neurons work in parallel to maintain metabolic homeostasis. …”
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The Wildcat That Lives in Me: A Review on Free-Roaming Cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) in Brazil, Focusing on Research Priorities, Management, and Their Impacts on Cat Welfare by Luana S. Gonçalves, Daiana de Souza Machado, Maria Eduarda Caçador, Giovanne Ambrosio Ferreira, Christopher R. Dickman, Maria Camila Ceballos, Fabio Prezoto, Aline Cristina Sant’Anna

“…In Australia, for example, cats are responsible for the decline in many vertebrate populations and extinction of several native mammals. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward leishmaniasis and one health: a cross-sectional study among medical and veterinary professionals by Yasir Khan, I-Chen Lin, Sundus Khan, Mehtab Kanwal, Abdul Wajid, Aamir Khan, Fazal Noor, Ali Madi Almajwal, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen, Chien-Chin Chen, Abdul Qadeer

“…Practices for controlling sandfly populations were observed by 56.4% of participants, with bed nets (44.9%) being the most common preventive measure. …”
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Differences in category information processing between areas TEO and TE of the macaque by Masaumi Shimizu, Shun Katakami, Masato Okada, Yasuko Sugase-Miyamoto, Kazuko Hayashi, Kazuko Hayashi, Keiji Matsuda, Kenichiro Miura, Kenichiro Miura, Mark A. G. Eldridge, Richard C. Saunders, Barry J. Richmond, Narihisa Matsumoto

“…Furthermore, we found that, after cat/dog category training, area TE neuronal populations encode cat and dog category information more strongly than do TEO neurons even in a fixation task (Mann-Whitney U-test, p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Transitioning from Oxime to the Next Potential Organophosphorus Poisoning Therapy Using Enzymes by Rauda A. Mohamed, Keat K. Ong, Noor Azilah M. Kasim, Norhana A. Halim, Siti Aminah M. Noor, Victor F. Knight, Nurul Najwa Ab. Rahman, Wan Md Zin W. Yunus

“…Apart from the agricultural pesticide poisoning, terrorists have used these organophosphorus compounds to attack civilian populations in some countries. Recent misuses of sarin in the Syrian conflict had been reported in 2018. …”
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