Comparison of transcriptomic profiles between intracellular and extracellular Bartonella henselae by Shiva Kumar Goud Gadila, John R. Caskey, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G. Maggi, Monica E. Embers

“…Abstract The Bartonella genus of bacteria encompasses ubiquitous species, some of which are pathogenic in humans and animals. Bartonella henselae, the causative agent of Cat Scratch disease, is responsible for a large portion of human Bartonella infections. …”
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Combined Effect of Subchondral Drilling and Hyaluronic Acid with/without Diacerein in Full-Thickness Articular Cartilage Lesion in Rabbits by Wanwisa Suwannaloet, Wiroon Laupattarakasem, Peerapol Sukon, Siriwan Ong-Chai, Pisamai Laupattarakasem

“…Starting at the first IA injection, rabbits were also gavaged daily for 9 weeks with NSS (group 1 and group 2) or with diacerein (group 3). The animals were then sacrificed for evaluation. The newly formed tissue in SCD lesions showed significantly better histological grading scale and had higher content of type II collagen in HA-treated group compared to NSS control. …”
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Central Mechanisms of Abnormal Sympathoexcitation in Chronic Heart Failure by Takuya Kishi, Yoshitaka Hirooka

“…Central renin angiotensin system, proinflammatory cytokines, and the interaction between them have been determined as the target of the sympathoinhibitory treatment in experimental animal models with chronic heart failure. In conclusion, we must recognize that chronic heart failure is a syndrome with an abnormal sympathoexcitation, which is caused by the abnormalities in the central regulation of sympathetic nerve activity.…”
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Toward Molecular Level of the “Salmonella-Victim” Ecology, Genetics, and Evolution by S.N. Rumyantsev

“…Bacteria of the Salmonella genus are polypathogenic agents that can affect both men and animals, causing devastating and fatal illness. Despite considerable immunological, epidemiological, and genetic efforts, and increased understanding of how the Salmonella infection develops, many key questions concerning Salmonella infection remain unanswered. …”
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Some Epidemiological Aspects of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a New Focus, Central Iran by M. R. Yaghoobi-Ershadi, N. Marvi-Moghadam, R. Jafari, A. A. Akhavan, H. Solimani, A. R. Zahrai-Ramazani, M. H. Arandian, A. R. Dehghan-Dehnavi

“…Following the epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Khatam County, Yazd Province, this study was carried out to determine vector, and animal reservoir host(s) and investigate the human infection during 2005-2006. …”
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The Carnivore Connection Hypothesis: Revisited by Jennie C. Brand-Miller, Hayley J. Griffin, Stephen Colagiuri

“…The “Carnivore Connection” hypothesizes that, during human evolution, a scarcity of dietary carbohydrate in diets with low plant : animal subsistence ratios led to insulin resistance providing a survival and reproductive advantage with selection of genes for insulin resistance. …”
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Interferon Lambda: A New Sword in Cancer Immunotherapy by Ahmed Lasfar, Walid Abushahba, Murugabaskar Balan, Karine A. Cohen-Solal

“…Recently, we and other groups have shown in several animal models a potent antitumor role of IFN-λ that will open a new challenging era for the current IFN therapy.…”
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MARS: An Educational Environment for Multiagent Robot Simulations by Marco Casini, Andrea Garulli

“…A graphical user interface allows students to monitor the robots behaviour through an online animation.…”
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Florida 4-H Tailgate: Cooking Equipment by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, Mark Mauldin

“…This program will strive to promote enjoyable outdoor cooking experiences, encourage the incorporation of animal protein in the diet in order to combat childhood obesity, improve youth nutritional knowledge and cooking skills, and impart knowledge about safe handling and proper degree of doneness to produce safe and delicious meat dishes. …”
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Managing Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex C. Wright) in the Home Landscape by Carrie A. Reinhardt Adams, Christine Wiese, L. C. Lee, Sandra B. Wilson, A. M. Smith, Rosanna Freyre

“…These potential changes to community structure and ecological function are of particular concern in Florida wetlands, where changes to plant communities have the potential to impact not just plant-animal interactions, but also overall hydrology on a whole watershed level. …”
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Applied research note: Optimized corticosterone extraction following feather dissolution by keratinase by Nikolas R. Faust, Rosemary L. Walzem

“…This optimized method provides a valuable tool for animal welfare studies, enabling accurate and consistent measurement of feather CORT levels across different poultry strains and conditions.…”
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Emerging Roles of Immune Cells in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction by Yue Liu, Yiqing Yin

“…Conversely, blocking the inflammation network between these immune cells and related cytokines alleviates POCD in experimental animals. Thus, a deeper understanding of the roles of immune cells and the crosstalk between them in POCD may uncover promising therapeutic targets for POCD treatment and prevention. …”
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Nonlinear Optical Imaging to Evaluate the Impact of Obesity on Mammary Gland and Tumor Stroma by Thuc T. Le, Charles W. Rehrer, Terry B. Huff, Maxine B. Nichols, Ignacio G. Camarillo, Ji-Xin Cheng

“…Here we combined nonlinear optical imaging technologies with an early-onset diet-induced obesity breast cancer animal model to evaluate the impact of obesity on the composition of mammary gland and tumor stroma. …”
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Minimally processed fruits with added probiotics: A review by Vanessa Caroline de Oliveira, Maria José do Amaral e Paiva, Daniele Juliana Rodrigues Gonçalves, Nataly de Almeida Costa, Érica Nascif Rufino Vieira, Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Júnior

“… Probiotics can be like microorganisms that, when used for the health of living animals, confer health benefits. Probiotics are well known and well accepted by consumers, but they are mainly in dairy products, being a barrier to consumers who are lactose intolerant or allergic to milk proteins. …”
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Perceptions of environmental sustainability amongst mineworkers by F. Ince

“…The perceptions of local workers or residents are important to gain specific information about areas which have a special ecosystem for agriculture and animals.…”
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Florida 4-H Tailgate: Cooking Safety by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, Mark Mauldin

“…This program will strive to promote enjoyable outdoor cooking experiences, encourage the incorporation of animal protein in the diet in order to combat childhood obesity, improve youth nutritional knowledge and cooking skills, and impart knowledge about safe handling and proper degree of doneness to produce safe and delicious meat dishes. …”
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Effect of Opioid on Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Yue Zhang, Horace H. Loh, Ping-Yee Law

“…We also discuss the consequent impact of regulation of adult neurogenesis in animal’s opioid addiction behavior. We further look into the future directions in studying the convergence between the adult neurogenesis field and opioid addiction field, since the adult-born granular cells were shown to play a role in neuroplasticity and may help to reduce the vulnerability to drug craving and relapse.…”
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Aflatoxin B1Contamination of Some Edible Grains Marketed in Nigeria by S. A. Odoemelam, C. I. Osu

“…There were significant differences (p<0.01) in the levels of aflatoxin B1 determined in all the samples and the toxin contamination was not restricted to any particular section of the region. The presence of aflatoxins in grains constitutes a serious health hazard to both human beings and animals because of their toxic and carcinogenic property.…”
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Improving Cow Fertility Through Fish Meal Supplementation by Charles R. Staples, Ricardo Mattos, Carlos S. Risco, William W. Thatcher

“…This condition, called negative energy status, can force cows to delay their return to estrus until their diet supplies more and more of their energy requirement. …”
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Ogrody szkolne we współczesnej szkole. Znak edukacyjnego zacofania, a może jednak postępu? by Ryszard Kowalski, Edward Grott

“…This article looks at school gardens and their importance in the environmental education of children and young people at all levels, including elementary, junior, and senior high schools. the authors raise the question as to whether, in today’s information-driven world, schools should continue to teach biology using natural samples such as the plants and animals available in the school garden, or whether they can be replaced by electronic means (e.g. a computer application), without negatively affecting educational quality. …”
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