A comparative study of the effect of physical-social factors on the quality of life of residents of different types of housing in quarantine conditions (Case study: different type... by jamaleddin honarvar, sara jalalian

“…In these conditions, the "home quarantine or social distance plan" is the only way to interrupt the transmission chain, this research seeks to examine the physical-social factors in the quality of today's homes (including a variety of species of housing) for long-term presence of humans in The conditions are quarantine. …”
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Comparison of Biofilm and Attachment Mechanisms of a Phytopathological and Clinical Isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae Subsp. pneumoniae by Adriana Marcia Nicolau Korres, Gloria Maria de Farias V. Aquije, David S. Buss, Jose Aires Ventura, Patricia Machado Bueno Fernandes, Antonio Alberto Ribeiro Fernandes

“…Some bacterial species can colonize humans and plants. It is almost impossible to prevent the contact of clinically pathogenic bacteria with food crops, and if they can persist there, they can reenter the human food chain and cause disease. …”
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Developing a GIS Model for Identifying Bear Corridors with Open-Source Data: The Romanian Context by Sanda Roșca, Alexandru Chira, Iuliu Vescan, Ștefan Bilașco, Ioan Fodorean, András-István Barta, Vasile Ceuca, Paul Sestraș

“…The brown bear (<i>Ursus arctos arctos</i>) is the only bear species on the Romanian territory, its natural habitat occupying a third of the country’s surface, including the entire mountain area as well as the hills in the immediate vicinity. …”
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Karyotype Analysis and Genome Size Estimation Using Flow Cytometry of the Genus <i>Encyclia</i> Hook. (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae) by Chengcheng Zhou, Qingyun Leng, Jinping Lu, Shisong Xu, Donghui Peng, Junmei Yin, Junhai Niu

“…In this study, karyotype analysis shows that the number of chromosomes in diploid plants of <i>Encyclia</i> is 40, with all species exhibiting mesial and central filamentous chromosomes. …”
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Efficient iodine sequestration by chemically robust C-C bonded hyper-crosslinked porous organic polymers by Mayakannan G, Karthikkumar R, Himan Dev Singh, Debanjan Chakraborty, Shyamapada Nandi

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of the I2-loaded polymers indicated the presence of molecular iodine (I2) and polyiodide (I3-/I5-) species in the polymeric frameworks. Density Functional Theory (DFT) studies revealed the interaction of the iodine with the methyl C-H and methylene C-H groups with a short contact distance of 3.4–3.5 Å Additionally, there have been favorable interactions between the π-electron clouds of the monomers such as pyrene, naphthene, and triphenylmethane with iodine/polyiodide species.…”
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SSR-based evaluation of genetic diversity in populations of Agriophyllum squarrosum L. and Agriophyllum minus Fisch. & Mey. collected in South-East Kazakhstan by Y. Genievskaya, D. Karelova, S. Abugalieva, P. Zhao, G. Chen, Y. Turuspekov

“…Examples of those poorly studied desert species are Agriophyllum squarrosum L. and Agriophyllum minus Fisch. …”
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Biodiversity futures: digital approaches to knowledge and conservation of biological diversity by H. Freitas, H. Freitas, A. C. Gouveia, A. C. Gouveia

“…<p>Biodiversity, encompassing species diversity, genetic resources, and ecosystems, is essential for human well-being and quality of life. …”
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Factors Influencing Seasonal and Daily Dynamics of the Genus Stomoxys Geoffroy, 1762 (Diptera: Muscidae), in the Adamawa Plateau, Cameroon by Sevidzem S. Lendzele, Mavoungou J. François, Zinga-Koumba C. Roland, Koumba A. Armel, Gérard Duvallet

“…In total, 3,762 Stomoxys spp. were collected from October 2016 to June 2017 and identified using standard keys into five species: Stomoxys niger niger, S. calcitrans, S. niger bilineatus, S. omega, and S. xanthomelas. …”
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Fish Larval Assemblage Associated with an Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reef: Seasonal and Interannual Variability by Juan José Gallego-Zerrato, Diego Fernando Córdoba-Rojas, Alan Giraldo

“…Fish larvae were collected by daytime and nighttime surface trawls, using a bongo net 30 cm in diameter and 180 cm in length, equipped with mesh sizes of 300 and 500 μm. The species diversity and abundance of ichthyoplankton over this ETP coral reef changed by intra-annual variation of the hydrological conditions of the upper layer of the sea. …”
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Topical application of the ethanol extract and the hydroethanolic fraction of ripe Solanum lycocarpum A. St. Hil. fruit improves the healing of excisional wounds by Elisângela Elduina Ferreira, Renan Diniz Ferreira, Milena Santos de Almeida, Renan Araújo Costa, Izabela Caputo Assis Silva, Melissa Grazielle Morais, Karen Helaine Mendes Bertolin, Paula Vieira Teixeira Vidigal, Raquel Alves Costa, Luciana Alves Rodrigues dos Santos Lima, Flávia Carmo Horta Pinto

“…Methods: The EESL and HFSL obtained from ripe fruit of the species S. lycocarpum were obtained by percolation with ethanol. …”
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A meta-analysis of sex differences in neonatal rodent ultrasonic vocalizations and the implication for the preclinical maternal immune activation model by Alison M. Randell, Stephanie Salia, Lucas F. Fowler, Toe Aung, David A. Puts, Ashlyn Swift-Gallant

“…In males, MIA effects varied by species, with decreased call numbers in rats but increased call numbers in mice. …”
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PCR-based detection of Botryosphaeria canker pathogens in fig trees by Mahdiyeh Ghaedi, Zeinab Bolboli, Hamed Negahban, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa

“…Furthermore, we collected 180 symptomatic and asymptomatic fig samples from different regions of Fars Province, Iran. Applying the species-specific primer pair RPB-Nd2 in direct PCR led to the detection of N. dimidiatum in 25.5% of symptomatic woody samples and 13% of asymptomatic one-year-old branch samples of fig trees. …”
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PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS IN FREE-RANGE POULTRY (GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS) IN THE NORTHEAST OF TUNISIA by Khaled Kaboudi, Nesrine Rhif, Rafika Ben Romdhane, Nadine Abdallah, Mokhtar Dhibi

“…The prevalence was significantly higher in young chickens compared to adult animals (p < 0.05). Among the helminths species, Raillietina genus was the most observed (22.67%) (Raillietina echinobothrida: 21.05%; Raillietina spp: 1.62%) followed by Ascaridia galli (21.25%), Heterakis gallinarum (12.35%) and Capillaria spp. (4.86%). …”
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Zoological exhibitions in natural history museums: classic design and modern approach by Igor Evstafiev

“…To create a realistic atmosphere, natural materials such as soil, stones, plants, and trees are used, and stuffed animals in dioramas are made in dynamic poses typical of the species. This means of recreating a part of the natural environment helps to demonstrate the peculiarities of the ecosystem and the atmosphere itself in which the represented animal species live. …”
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Biological and economic characteristics of the allotetraploid with genomic formula DDAuAu from the cereal family by K. U. Kurkiev, I. G. Adonina, M. Kh. Gadjimagomedova, L. V. Shchukina, T. A. Pshenichnikova

“…The coloration  of the aleurone layer of the grain may indicate that the donor species T. urartu is a carrier of the Ba gene that controls its blue color. …”
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Short-term impact of low air pressure on plants' functional traits. by Silvia Lembo, Georg Niedrist, Bouchra El Omari, Paul Illmer, Nadine Praeg, Andreas Meul, Matteo Dainese

“…The mixed response patterns across species highlight that atmospheric pressure could be a driving factor to consider when assessing plant responses along elevational gradient.…”
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Malaria Microscopy Competency in the Subnational Verification, China: Implications for Malaria Elimination and the Prevention of Malaria Reestablishment by Mei Li, Fang Huang, Jianhai Yin, He Yan, Shuisen Zhou, Zhigui Xia

“…Specifically, five provincial microscopist representatives and ten county-level representatives were assessed in each of previously endemic provinces on qualitative identification (Plasmodium positive or negative) and Plasmodium species identification using standard slides from the National Malaria Diagnosis Reference Laboratory. …”
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The Sarcoplasmic/Endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) is present in pig sperm and modulates their physiology over liquid preservation by Ferran Garriga, Jesús Martínez-Hernández, Ainhoa Parra-Balaguer, Marc Llavanera, Marc Yeste

“…Sarcoplasmic/Endoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPases (SERCA) belong to a family of P-type ATPases that regulate Ca2+ homeostasis within cells and have been previously described to play a function in the sperm of various mammalian species. Herein, we hypothesized that SERCA2 is present in pig sperm and is involved in the resilience of this cell to liquid preservation at 17 °C. …”
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Development of Vegetative Propagation Strategies for Balanites aegyptiaca in the Sahel, Niger by Moussa Massaoudou, Rabiou Habou, Zounon Christian Serge Félix, Abasse Tougiani, Patrick Van Damme

“…Under certain conditions, multipurpose species such as Balanites aegyptiaca have shown dramatic decreases in population numbers. …”
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Characterization of Microbiota in Endometrial Fluid and Vaginal Secretions in Infertile Women with Repeated Implantation Failure by Kotaro Kitaya, Yoko Nagai, Wataru Arai, Yoshiyuki Sakuraba, Tomomoto Ishikawa

“…The EF microbiota had higher α-diversity and broader bacterial species than the VS microbiota both in the RIF and control groups. …”
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