Microbial ecology of sandflies—the correlation between nutrition, Phlebotomus papatasi sandfly development and microbiome by Slavica Vaselek, Bulent Alten

“…The microbial content of the pupa gut was severely diminished, with overall survival of two bacterial species in adult insects - Ochrobactrum intermedium (found in 95% of dissected adults) and Bacillus subtilis (16%). …”
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Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Carbenicillin by Copper (III) Periodate Complex in Aqueous Alkaline Medium by Yuv Raj Sahu, Parashuram Mishra

“…Monoperiodatocuprate (MPC-III) was found to be the main active species in the alkaline medium in the form of [Cu (H2IO6) (H2O)2]. …”
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Scedosporium prolificans Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis of the Hip Joints in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Luca Daniele, Michael Le, Adam Franklin Parr, Lochlin Mark Brown

“…Scedosporium prolificans, also known as Scedosporium inflatum, is a fungus widespread in soil, sewage, and manure. This species is highly virulent and is an emerging opportunistic pathogen found in penetrating injuries in immunocompromised patients. …”
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Pests and Fungal Organisms Identified on Olives (Olea europaea) in Florida by Jennifer L. Gillett-Kaufman, Sandra A. Allan, Jonael H. Bosques-Mendez, Lyle J. Buss

“…Fortunately, olives are a relatively pest-free species, but some occasional invaders can be a nuisance or cause lasting harm. …”
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A Review on the Fascinating World of Insect Resources: Reason for Thoughts by R. K. Lokeshwari, T. Shantibala

“…The fourth category is the insects of ecological importance. Many insect species act as potential predators and parasites of destructive pests of insect order Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Orthoptera. …”
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Two complete chloroplast genomes of Ceratophyllum, an aquatic genus with unresolved phylogenetic position by Shuangyan Ru, Zhigang Wu, Huijun Wang, Qi Li, Tao Li

“…In this study, we assembled and annotated the chloroplast genomes of two species. The chloroplast genome length of Ceratophyllum platyacanthum subsp. oryzetorum (Kom.) …”
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50 lat badań Instytutu Ekologii PAN nad populacjami gryzoni by Gabriela Bujalska, Leszek Grüm, Wiera Walkowa

“…A substantial part of the studies was aimed at interrelations between rodent species in heterogeneous habitats. The International Biological Program resulted in papers devoted to interrelations between rodent (secondary) productivity and basic habitat features (like food resources and their spatial distribution). …”
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Development of a human tyrosinase activity inhibition assay using human melanoma cell lysate by Gengxuan Shi, Yunjiang Feng, Kathryn F. Tonissen

“…We confirmed the assay is species specific by using a known hsTYR inhibitor, kojic acid, as a positive control, while arbutin, which inhibits mushroom TYR, but not hsTYR, was not effective. …”
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Nature Capital. An ecological transition and open space transformation phenomena by Renzo Lecardane

“…The aim is to go beyond the strictly anthropocentric view by focusing on the role of nature in the city through a selection, albeit not exhaustive, of innovative approaches to sustainable cities, the fight against climate change and the restoration of ecosystems, in a perspective of multi-species integration and the creation of regenerative ecosystems in the urban environment.   …”
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Inactivation of Microbial Food Contamination of Plastic Cups Using Nonthermal Plasma and Hydrogen Peroxide by Tereza Kordová, Vladimír Scholtz, Josef Khun, Hana Soušková, Pavel Hozák, Miroslav Čeřovský

“…The inactivation effect of the combination of nonthermal plasma and hydrogen peroxide aerosol for the microbial decontamination of inner surface of cylindrical container buckets is studied on one bacterial and seven filamentous micromycete species and on airborne-contaminated cups. While the decontamination by single nonthermal plasma or hydrogen peroxide is not observable after 120 s, the strong decontamination by their combination occurs after 30 s of exposure. …”
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Florida 4-H Poultry Record Book by Chris Decubellis, L. W. Kalch

“…The purpose of the 4-H poultry project is to achieve the following: • To acquire an understanding of poultry production by preparing for, purchasing, breeding, caring for, and keeping records on one or more chickens or other poultry species as a part of a 4-H project. • To be able to identify the types and breeds of poultry and employ efficient methods of production and marketing…”
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Cypress Weevil, Eudociminus mannerheimii (Boheman) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Albert E. Mayfield, III

“…Apart from entries in species checklists and catalogs, published information about the cypress weevil is extremely limited (Hopkins 1904, Blatchley and Leng 1916, Baker and Bambara 1999). …”
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Bioactive Volatile Content of the Stem and Root of Centaurea carduiformis DC. subsp. carduiformis var. carduiformis by Ibrahim Demirtas, Ayse Sahin

“…Several species of Centaurea, biennial (or more rarely perennial) plants which belong to the Asteraceae family, possess medicinal properties and are currently used in phytotherapy. …”
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Die Übersetzung eines künstlichen Dialekts im Roman David Mitchells „Der Wolkenatlas“ („Cloud Atlas“) by Teresa Maria Włosowicz

“…The narrator is a goatherd whose dialect can be described, on the one hand, as simplified, partly distorted English and, on the other hand, as an exotic dialect which contains neologisms referring to fictional species, culture-specific terms, etc. Special attention is paid to the translation of neologisms as well as to the rendering of the original style. …”
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Current Perspective About the Effect of a Ketogenic Diet on Oxidative Stress – a Review by Natalia Drabińska

“…The shift in metabolism occurring in ketosis can affect the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-producing pathways and influence the expression of enzymes involved in redox homeostasis. …”
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Current Situation of Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria in China by Hong Lin

“…All recipients and donors were diagnosed using rapid diagnosis test and peripheral blood smears. Plasmodium species in donors with low-density parasites were identified using PCR. …”
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Chronic Corynebacterium striatum Septic Arthritis in a Patient Referred for Total Knee Arthroplasty by Katharine Hollnagel, Jacob Willen, Michael Ellis, Yalda Soleimanifard, Robert Booth, Sumon Nandi

“…While Corynebacterium striatum and other Corynebacterium species were historically considered contaminants, they are recently being identified as pathogens with increasing frequency. …”
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The Role of Ants in Lowland Tropical Rainforest Transformation by Noor Farikhah Haneda, Nisfi Yuniar

“…Deforestation or changes functions from forest to non-forest play a role in changing ecosystems and the species within them. Insect as one of the fauna is an interesting aspect to study, especially ants. …”
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Apple cultivars of baltic breeding in the herbarium collection of VIR by L. V. Bagmet, A. V. Shlyavas, N. N. Makagonova

“…In particular, the herbarium should reflect the species and varietal composition of the live collections of the institute at different periods of time. …”
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A Peircean transcendental framework for conceiving human and non-human culture by Hünefeldt Thomas

“…It is suggested that the relation between culture and nature cannot be sufficiently accounted for in terms of the distinction between symbolic and non-symbolic semiosis, and that various forms of non-human culture, including non-animal and cross-species cultures, are conceivable.…”
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