Analysis of the efficacy of MALDI-TOF MS technology in identifying microorganisms in cancer patients and oncology hospital environment by Grażyna Czeszewska-Rosiak, Iwona Adamczyk, Agnieszka Ludwiczak, Piotr Fijałkowski, Paweł Fijałkowski, Magdalena Twarużek, Michał Złoch, Dorota Gabryś, Wioletta Miśta, Andrzej Tretyn, Paweł Piotr Pomastowski

“…The analysis resulted in 1012 microbial identifications from patient samples (N = 81), encompassing 96 species, and 1496 identifications from hospital surface samples (N = 108), covering 124 species. …”
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Management of mangrove landscape and ecosystem for ecotourism by H.T. Silalahi, M. Basyuni, E.Y. Aritonang, B. Slamet, K.S. Hartini, A. Wee

“…The species of fauna observed were two species of birds (Haliaetus leucogaster, Bubulcus ibis), three species of reptiles (Varanus salvator, Fordonia leucobalia, Mabouia multifasciata), three types of mammals (Macaca fascicularis, Tupaia glis, Martes flavigula), seven types of fish (Plotosus canius, Epinephelus lanceolatus, Ophiocara porocephala, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, Lates calcarifer, Scatophagus argus, Mugil cephalus), five types of mollusks (Cerithidea cingulata, Telescopium telescopium, Cerithidea quadrata, Murex trapa, Polymesoda bengalensis), and four types of crustaceans (Scylla serrata, Metapograpsus sp., Panaeus monodon, Panaeus merguensis). …”
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How Many Are REALLY Out There!?!? by Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland, Debbi Berger

“…This 9-page activity promotes an understanding of the distribution of invasive species. …”
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How Many Are REALLY Out There!?!? by Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland, Debbi Berger

“…This 9-page activity promotes an understanding of the distribution of invasive species. …”
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Derivation of allometric equations and carbon content estimation in mangrove forests of Malaysia by Waseem Razzaq Khan, Michele Giani, Stanislao Bevilacqua, Shoaib Ahmad Anees, Kaleem Mehmood, M. Nazre, Abdul Aziz Bin Abdul Haddy, Abang Norizan Bin Abang Median, Japanie Bin Bujang, Fatin-Norliyana Mohamad-Ismail, Johar Mohamed, Zaiton Samdin, Rambod Abiri, Tuan-Marina Tuan-Ibrahim, Lydia-Suzieana Mohammad, Hamid-Reza Naji, Seemab Akram, Hazandy Abdul-Hamid, Timothy Dube

“…Pulai Permanent Reserved Forest, representing a mixed-species mangrove stand. We measured 1403 trees across ten species, with Rhizophora apiculata identified as the dominant species. …”
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Table for two: Diet composition differences of allopatric and sympatric populations of island geckos by Catarina J. Pinho, Bárbara Santos, Vanessa A. Mata, Ricardo J. Lopes, Maria M. Romeiras, Evandro P. Lopes, Paulo C. Alves, Brent C. Emerson, Raquel Vasconcelos

“…In this context, the Cabo Verde archipelago serves as a simplified natural laboratory, harbouring a group of endemic reptile species that are descended from a single common ancestor, with sympatric species exhibiting wide morphological variation, particularly for size, and competing for limited food resources. …”
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Alphaherpesvirus in Pets and Livestock by Shu-Hui Duan, Ze-Min Li, Xue-Jie Yu, Dan Li

“…Despite the fact that they primarily infect specific hosts, these viruses have the potential for cross-species transmission due to genetic mutations and/or recombination events. …”
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PM2.5 Emission Elemental Composition from Diverse Combustion Sources in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City by V. Mugica, F. Mugica, M. Torres, J. Figueroa

“…The OC/TC ratio found in the different PM2.5 profiles was dissimilar as well as the sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, soil species, and trace element content. Consequently, these combustion emission profiles could be used in source reconciliation studies for fine particles.…”
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Prevalence and community awareness of bovine Trypanosomiasis in Wolaita zone Kindo Koysha woreda, southern Ethiopia by Saifemichael Ushecho, Amene Fekadu

“…Of which,  61.57% (n=8), 30.76% (n=4) and 7.69% (n=1) were because of T. congolense or T. vivax or both species, respectively. The mean PCV values recorded were 23.77% in parasitemic and 28.27% in aparasitemic animals. …”
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Comparative Studies on the Amylase and Cellulase Production of <i>Aspergillus</i> and <i>Penicillium</i> by Ibatsam Khokhar, Irum Mukhtar, Sobia Mushtaq

“…The purpose of this study was to collect and isolate Penicillium and Aspergillus species from different sources and examined for their ability to produce cellulase and amylase. …”
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Lifecycle-Based Swarm Optimization Method for Numerical Optimization by Hai Shen, Yunlong Zhu, Xiaodan Liang

“…With this process, even though individual organism died, the species will not perish. Furthermore, species will have stronger ability of adaptation to the environment and achieve perfect evolution. …”
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Rapid expansion and specialization of the TAS2R bitter taste receptor family in amphibians. by Kathleen W Higgins, Akihiro Itoigawa, Yasuka Toda, Daniel Winston Bellott, Rachel Anderson, Roberto Márquez, Jing-Ke Weng

“…We find that vertebrate TAS2Rs have few one-to-one orthologs between closely related species, although total TAS2R count is stable in most lineages. …”
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À chacun sa biodiversité by Chantal Aspe, Didier Genin

“…Concerning biodiversity, the academic approach aims at defining general rules by optimizing researches and specialized knowledge on specific elements of biodiversity such as a species or an ecosystem, while locals argue forms of local particularisms, away from any generalization, but whose vision combines both systemic and functionalist aspects in relation to human activities. …”
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Critical Optical Depth Hypothesis for Phytoplankton Growth and Bloom. A New Graphical Approach to the Classic Sverdrup Critical Depth Model by Wojciech Szeligiewicz

“…In particular, these graphs do not change in the presence of competing species or with changes in column biomass, thus facilitating the analysis of these processes. …”
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Bryophytes Floristic Patterns in the Sicilian Aquatic and Humid Habitats—Important Refuges for Biodiversity Safeguarding in the Mediterranean Islands by Patrizia Campisi, Mattia Letizia Marino

“…Since climate change is currently the major threat of extinction for many of these species growing in aquatic and humid environments, these taxa constitute a component of the flora worthy of particular interest in studies on the quantification of the impact of global warming on biodiversity. …”
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First report of the presence of Pseudoterranova sp. in the body cavity of salmon (Salmo salar) from the Baltic Sea by Nadolna-Ałtyn Katarzyna, Podolska Magdalena, Pawlak Joanna

“…., Contracaecum sp.) found in Baltic Sea fish species are zoonotic parasites that are hazardous to human health. …”
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STUDYING BIODIVERSITY OF FERN (POLYPODIOPHYTA) IN HON GIAO DWARF FOREST – BIDOUP NUI BA NATIONAL PARK by Nguyễn Hồng Hạnh, Trần Văn Tiến

“…The taxon diversity at the study sites were recorded with 25 species, 22 genus and 4 orders of Fern. The species distributed and varied greatly in spatial scale. …”
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Semiochemical Diversity in Practice: Antiattractant Semiochemicals Reduce Bark Beetle Attacks on Standing Trees—A First Meta-Analysis by Fredrik Schlyter

“…There was no effect of beetle species or publication year. Heterogeneity resulted from different designs and beetle population levels (as year of study). …”
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Histoire humaine et naturelle d’une invasion biologique by Nathalie Udo, Catherine Darrot, Michèle Tarayre, Anne Atlan

“…Invasive species often settle in specific socio-ecological systems, in which the role of human is central. …”
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Results of the pioneer survey of potential bat hibernacula in Albania (2012–2015) by Philippe Théou, Ervis Loce, Marina Đurović

“…The data presented are substantial additions to knowledge on the distribution of these species and their roosts in Albania, and will form a basis for bat population monitoring and, at the same time, for improving conservation measures in Albania and the wider region. …”
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