Bacterial blood microbiome of Mastomys rodents: implications for disease spill-over at the animal-human interface within the Bushbuckridge-East community, South Africa by Agatha O. Kolo, Agatha O. Kolo, Kelly A. Brayton, Kelly A. Brayton, Nicola E. Collins, Armanda D. S. Bastos, Armanda D. S. Bastos, Armanda D. S. Bastos, Sonja Matthee, Cory A. Gall, Jeanette Wentzel, Jeanette Wentzel, Luis Neves, Luis Neves, Marinda C. Oosthuizen

“…The 16S rRNA gene was amplified from DNA extracted from the blood of 24 wild Mastomys and one Steatomys sp. and subjected to PacBio circular consensus sequencing. As Bartonella species were dominant in the blood microbiome, gltA gene characterization was performed to delineate species. …”
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Association between sperm motility in thawed semen and pregnancy rate in Mediterranean buffaloes by Armando Quintero-Moreno, Carla Osorio Meléndez, Héctor Nava-Trujillo, Jorge Rubio Guillén, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez, Adriana Camacho de Gutiérrez

“…There is an evident association between the average speed (VAP) provided by the CASA system and the PR in this species. This type of analysis provides the opportunity to quantify sperm movements and group them to generate more accurate sperm motility values, which allows the prediction of the fertility and/or PR in this species. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Diet Tinggi Minyak Sawit terhadap Kadar Malondialdehid Darah Tikus Wistar by Maressya Silvia Eszy, Susila Sastri, Machdawaty Masri

“…Komposisi asam lemak dan antioksidan berperan dalam menentukan pembentukan ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species) di jaringan tubuh. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh diet tinggi minyak sawit terhadap kadar Malondialdehid (MDA) darah tikus. …”
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Toward Sustainable Biocultural Ecotourism: An Integrated Spatial Analysis of Cultural and Biodiversity Richness in Colombia by Alejandra Echeverri, Natasha M. Batista, Stacie Wolny, Guido A. Herrera‐R, Federico Andrade‐Rivas, Allison Bailey, Anaid Cardenas‐Navarrete, Armando Dávila Arenas, Andres Felipe Díaz‐Salazar, Katherine Victoria Hernandez, Kelley E. Langhans, Bryam E. Mateus‐Aguilar, Dallas Levey, Andrew Neill, Oliver Nguyen, Andres Felipe Suárez‐Castro, Felipe Zapata, Natalia Ocampo‐Peñuela

“…While biocultural richness is high in the Amazon, Pacific and Caribbean regions, we found that there are no win‐win‐win locations where culture, species richness and accessibility are all high. Areas with great potential for biocultural ecotourism development largely coincide with designated Indigenous Reserves and Afro‐Colombian Territories. …”
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Human soft tissue sarcomas harbor an intratumoral viral microbiome which is linked with natural killer cell infiltrate and prognosis by William J Murphy, Robert J Canter, Nikhil Joshi, Sean J Judge, Morgan A Darrow, Steve W Thorpe, Alicia A Gingrich, Lauren M Perry, Sylvia M Cruz, Kara T Kleber, Louis B Jones, Ugur N Basmaci, Matthew L Settles, Blythe P Durbin-Johnson, Arta Monir Monjazeb, Janai Carr-Ascher, Jonathan A Eisen

“…Metagenomic classification was used to estimate abundance using genus and species taxonomic levels across all classified organisms, and data were analyzed with respect to clinicopathologic factors.Results Fifteen patients were enrolled. …”
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Mechanistic insights into 125I seed implantation therapy for Cholangiocarcinoma: focus on ROS-Mediated apoptosis and the role of GPX2 by Jun Luo, Zheng Yao, Weiren Liang, Danjun Song, Hui Zeng, Yi Jiang, Zhehan Bao, Jiaping Zheng, Yinan Ding

“…Herein, we investigated the mechanism of efficacy of 125I seed implantation therapy in CCA, focusing on the induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated apoptosis and the involvement of glutathione peroxidase 2 (GPX2). …”
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Application of Minimally Invasive Oral Swab Samples for qPCR-Based Sexing in Neognathae Birds by Maria-Carmen Turcu, Anamaria Ioana Paștiu, Lucia-Victoria Bel, Anca-Alexandra Doboși, Dana Liana Pusta

“…Birds are inherently social creatures that rely on pairing to enhance their well-being. Since many bird species lack obvious physical differences between females and males, sex identification is essential for ensuring their welfare. …”
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Bioactive Compounds in Ficus Fruits, Their Bioactivities, and Associated Health Benefits: A Review by Ankita Walia, Naveen Kumar, Rajat Singh, Harish Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Ravinder Kaushik, Avvaru Praveen Kumar

“…This systematic and comprehensive review gives the notion of developing figs species as a viable and innovative component for its varied food and nonfood applications as a remarkable and primitive source of medication and nourishment.…”
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ENTOMOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF LUMPY SKIN DISEASE EPIZOOTOLOGY (REVIEW) by Ya. E. Pestova, A. V. Kononov, A. V. Sprygin

“…At present, such arthropod species as stable fly (Stomoxys сalcitrans), Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, as well as Amblyomma hebraeum and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks are regarded as potential vectors. …”
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Coastal Groundcherry, Physalis angustifolia by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Coastal groundcherry can hybridize with other Physalis species, particularly with P. viscosa, and has long frustrated plant taxonomists because of the inherent variation within the genus (Sullivan 1985). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg180 This publication is derived from information in SGEB-75/SG156, Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Christina Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, and Ashlynn Smith. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg156. …”
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Quantitative Characteristics of Brown Bear (Ursus arctos L.) Feeding on Umbelliferae Plants by S.S. Ogurtsov

“…Feeding on A. sylvestris is directly associated with the overall abundance of this plant species and varies depending on its phenological stages. …”
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History and Status of Eucalyptus Improvement in Florida by Donald L. Rockwood

“…Genetic improvement of these and other species is ongoing due to beneficial collaborations. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PNEUMONIAASSOCIATED MORTALITY OF MONKEYS IN CAPTIVITY AND THE ROLE OF METHICILLIN-SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) IN THE RECOVERED MICROFLORA SPECTRUM by V. A. Kalashnikova, A. V. Demerchyan

“…Pneumonia-associated mortality of different monkey species in captivity in 2017 has been analyzed. The animal death frequency and seasonality was demonstrated. …”
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Ritual objects for the feast of sukkot: Theoretical analysis of the Talmudic prescriptions and some of their ethnographical achievements in the Balkans by Vartejanu-Joubert Madalina

“…This article aims to support this reflection by studying two ritual objects related to the festival of Sukkot: the skhakh, the roof of the sukka hut, and the lulav, the bouquet of the four species. As we shall see, the making of the ritual object according to specific rules shows us its place in the encounter with the supernatural, the goal towards which any ritual device aspires. …”
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Disruption in the Blood-Brain Barrier: The Missing Link between Brain and Body Inflammation in Bipolar Disorder? by Jay P. Patel, Benicio N. Frey

“…., cytokines, reactive oxygen species) substances from the peripheral blood into the brain. …”
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Revealing Mucilage Event-Linked Community Composition in the Sea of Marmara from eDNA Metabarcoding Data by Melek İşinibilir, Raşit Bilgin, Anıl Doğan Örün, Onur Doğan

“…To overcome this problem, we used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding approaches to reveal the species-level resolution of community composition. …”
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Nutrition, Nurture and Nature by Helen Macbeth, Paul Collinson

“…It has been briefly updated in 2013 only where a situation has changed significantly.After identifying the contradiction in the phrase ‘nature conservation’, the paper argues that it is important not to equate biodiversity solely with the conservation of rare or native species but to bear in mind that innovation also increases biodiversity. …”
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The Amelioration of Detrimental Biochemical Anomalies by Supplementing B, C, and E Vitamins in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus May Reduce the Rate of Development of Diabetic... by Subhasish Pramanik, Kaustav Banerjee, Lakshmi Kanta Mondal

“…In this prospective clinical trial, 185 patients with T2DM who received B vitamins, vitamin C, and vitamin E along with antidiabetic medication for five years demonstrated a slower rate of the development of DR and reduced abnormal biochemical mediators like reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), AGE, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) compared to 175 T2DM individuals who were treated with only antihyperglycemic drugs.…”
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A REVIEW ON RECENT ADVANCES IN ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY by Sarada Bhandari, Lokendra Nath Yogi

“…Conservation efforts employ advanced genetic and reproductive techniques to protect endangered species, necessitating careful ethical and ecological considerations. …”
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Genome sequence of Streptomyces antioxidans MUSC 164T isolated from mangrove forest by Hooi-Leng Ser, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Wai-Fong Yin, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee, Kok-Gan Chan

“…Having a complicated development life cycle with the ability to form spores, 27 Streptomyces species are ubiquitous in nature and can be found in interesting places like deep 28 sea, hot springs and also mangrove forest[3-11]. …”
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