Emerging Themes in the Ecology and Management of North American Forests by Terry L. Sharik, William Adair, Fred A. Baker, Michael Battaglia, Emily J. Comfort, Anthony W. D'Amato, Craig Delong, R. Justin DeRose, Mark J. Ducey, Mark Harmon, Louise Levy, Jesse A. Logan, Joseph O'Brien, Brian J. Palik, Scott D. Roberts, Paul C. Rogers, Douglas J. Shinneman, Thomas Spies, Sarah L. Taylor, Christopher Woodall, Andrew Youngblood

“…Several “needs” emerged from the discussions regarding approaches to the study of forest ecosystems, including (1) consideration of variable spatial and temporal scales, (2) long-term monitoring, (3) development of universal databases more encompassing of time and space to facilitate meta-analyses, (4) combining field studies and modeling approaches, (5) standardizing methods of measurement and assessment, (6) guarding against oversimplification or overgeneralization from limited site-specific results, (7) greater emphasis on plant-animal interactions, and (8) better alignment of needs and communication of results between researchers and managers.…”
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Effects of Borneol on Pharmacokinetics and Tissue Distribution of Notoginsenoside R1 and Ginsenosides Rg1 and Re in Panax notoginseng in Rabbits by Shixiang Wang, Weijin Zang, Xinfeng Zhao, Weiyi Feng, Ming Zhao, Xi He, Qinshe Liu, Xiaohui Zheng

“…In comparison with rabbits administrated Panax notoginseng extract alone, animals simultaneously taking Panax notoginseng extract and Borneol exhibited significant differences in pharmacokinetic parameters of NGR1, GRg1, and GRe, such as increasing their bioavailability. …”
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Early life gut microbiome and its impact on childhood health and chronic conditions by Harold Nunez, Pamela A. Nieto, Ruben A. Mars, Maryam Ghavami, Cheryl Sew Hoy, Kimberley Sukhum

“…This review summarizes evidence for these claims, highlighting compositional changes of the gut microbiome during this critical period of life as well as factors that affect gut microbiome development. Based on human and animal data, we conclude that the early-life microbiome is a determinant of long-term health, impacting physiological, metabolic, and immune processes. …”
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Altered olfactory responses in Fmr1 KO mice by Jan Tuma, Amtul-Noor Rana, Teena Philip, Jeong Ben Park, Hye Young Lee

“…We also showed that Fmr1 KO males spent significantly less time sniffing female urine odor compared to WT males. Moreover, we found an increased volume of the olfactory bulb in Fmr1 KO males. …”
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Relación entre nutrición y salud en hatos lecheros by HJ Correa, J Carulla

“…El análisis de las posibles relaciones existentes entre la información aportada por cada uno de los aspectos evaluados en el monitoreo nutricional permite una evaluación más adecuada que su análisis independiente y aislado.…”
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In Vitro 3D Models of Haematological Malignancies: Current Trends and the Road Ahead? by Carlotta Mattioda, Claudia Voena, Gianluca Ciardelli, Clara Mattu

“…Although advanced in vitro models have been largely explored in the field of solid tumors, due to the complex nature of the blood cancer tumor microenvironment, the mimicking of haematological malignancies mostly relies on simpler systems, often limited to two-dimensional cell culture, which intrinsically excludes the microenvironmental niche, or to ethically debated animal models. This review aims at reporting an updated overview of state-of-the-art hematological malignancies 3D in vitro models, emphasizing the key features and limitations of existing systems to inspire further research in this underexplored field.…”
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Antigenic Complementarity in the Origins of Autoimmunity: A General Theory Illustrated With a Case Study of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura by Robert Root-Bernstein, Jacob Couturier

“…Data demonstrating that complementary antigens are found in some animal models of autoimmunity and may be present in various human diseases, especially ITP, are reviewed. …”
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Systemic and Local CC Chemokines Production in a Murine Model of <emph>Listeria monocytogenes</emph> Infection

“…The ratio of brain-to-serum concentration of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) remained the same as in the control animals, while it was lower in the infected mice, both in the case MIP-1<mml:math> <mml:mi>&#x03B1;</mml:mi> </mml:math> and in the case of regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES). …”
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Adjudicating between face-coding models with individual-face fMRI responses. by Johan D Carlin, Nikolaus Kriegeskorte

“…Here we measured human fMRI responses and psychophysical similarity judgments of individual face exemplars, which were generated as realistic 3D animations using a computer-graphics model. We developed and evaluated multiple neurobiologically plausible computational models, each of which predicts a representational distance matrix and a regional-mean activation profile for 24 face stimuli. …”
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L’activité de pêche artisanale au sud de la Méditerranée : gouvernance, dynamique socio-économique et enjeux environnementaux dans le port algérien de Jijel (Boudis) by Fouad Zaimen, Tarik Ghodbani, Hugo Vermeren

“…The exploitation of the sea also represents one of the main animal protein resources for most coastal inhabitants. …”
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Stable Long-Term Culture of Human Distal Airway Stem Cells for Transplantation by Yueqing Zhou, Yujia Wang, Dandan Li, Ting Zhang, Yu Ma, Wei Zuo

“…Their phenotype stability in long-term cell culture was analyzed, followed by safety evaluation and tumorigenic analysis using multiple animal models including rodents and nonhuman primate. …”
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Multifaceted neuroprotective effects of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in Alzheimer’s disease: an overview of pre-clinical studies focused on β-amyloid peptide by Kumju Youn, Chi-Tang Ho, Mira Jun

“…EGCG is a main bioactive polyphenol in green tea and has been reported to exert potent neuroprotective properties in a wide array of both cellular and animal models in AD. This review demonstrated multiple neuroprotective efficacies of EGCG by focusing on the involvement of Aβ-evoked damage and its Aβ regulation. …”
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B-cell multicentric lymphoma in a creole mare - a case report by T.G. Cristo, L. Marian, T.C. Valente, J.J.S. Sá, E.V. Rocha, N.C.C.A. Fernandes, C.S.C. Borges, R.A. Casagrande

“…Clinical examination showed tachycardia, tachypnoea, and dyspnoea, in addition to enlargement and stiffening of palpable lymph nodes, suggestive of hyperplasia by aspiration cytology. The animal showed progressive worsening, not responding to therapy, and death occurred during the second clinical evaluation. …”
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Feature Selection Using Particle Swarm Optimization in Intrusion Detection by Iftikhar Ahmad

“…The particle swarm optimization (PSO) is another optimization approach based on the behavioral study of animals/birds. Therefore, in this paper a feature subset selection based on PSO is proposed which provides better performance as compared to GA.…”
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Comparative Studies on the pH Dependence of DOW of Microcystin-RR and -LR Using LC-MS by Gaodao Liang, Ping Xie, Jun Chen, Ting Yu

“…The difference of hydrophobicity in acidic condition between MC-RR and -LR is important, not only for the analytical method of both toxins, but perhaps also for understanding the difference of toxicity to animals between the two toxins.…”
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Secretomes from Mesenchymal Stem Cells against Acute Kidney Injury: Possible Heterogeneity by Kenji Tsuji, Shinji Kitamura, Jun Wada

“…Over the past few decades, many studies identified trophic factors from MSCs, which attenuate renal injury in a variety of animal acute kidney injury models, including renal ischemia-reperfusion injury and drug-induced renal injury, using microarray and proteomic analysis. …”
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Glial Cells of the Central Nervous System: A Potential Target in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome by Yongfeng Lao, Zewen Li, Yanan Bai, Weijia Li, Jian Wang, Yanan Wang, Qingchao Li, Zhilong Dong

“…Only microglia and astrocytes have been studied in the animal model of CP/CPPS. Activated microglia and reactive astrocytes were found to be involved in both pain and psychosocial symptoms of CP/CPPS. …”
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PRELIMINARY STUDY ON DRIED GREEN BOTTLE FLY LUCILIA CAESAR “RESOURCE SAVING/DIVERSIFICATION” by Людмила Анатольевна Надточий, Кифлом Негаси Тсиге, Мохамед Саид Булькран, Алёна Владиславовна Проскура, Мариам Башировна Мурадова

“…The findings indicate the possibilities of utilizing green bottle fly larvae in producing diversified products such as source of protein by concentrating for animal feed ingredients; as oil source for use in biodiesel trails; and sources of fiber/chitin to produce chitin derived product for industrial use. …”
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New advances in biological preservation technology for aquatic products by Xiaobao Nie, Zhijie Zuo, Ruichang Zhang, Si Luo, Yongzhou Chi, Xiangyang Yuan, Chengwen Song, Yongjiang Wu

“…The present review discusses commonly employed bio-preservatives derived from plants, animals, and microorganisms and their utilization in the preservation of aquatic products. …”
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Increased Yield and Improved Transplantation Outcome of Mouse Islets with Bovine Serum Albumin by Suzanne Bertera, A. N. Balamurugan, Rita Bottino, Jing He, Massimo Trucco

“…The method outlined here can reduce the overall number of animals needed per experiment and also reduce the time and resources needed for islet preparation.…”
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