Updated peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance spinosad by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Álvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Sofia Batista Leite, Marco Binaglia, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Isabella De Magistris, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Franco Ferilli, Monica Fittipaldi Broussarad, German Giner Santonja, Varvara Gouliarmou, Katrin Halling, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Samira Jarrah, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Anna Lanzoni, Roberto Lava, Renata Leuschner, Alberto Linguadoca, Jochem Louisse, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Andrea Mioč, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Vincenzo Padricello, Martina Panzarea, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Alexandra Piti, Simone Rizzuto, Agnès Rortais, Miguel Santos, Rositsa Serafimova, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Andrea Terron, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Giorgia Vianello, Laura Villamar‐Bouza

“…MRLs were assessed in field leek and field and greenhouse strawberries, cane fruits, lettuce & plants salad (others), spinach and similar leaves (others), herbs and edible flowers (others), cardoons, rhubarb and animal commodities. The conclusions from 2018 were updated in 2024 following the request from the European Commission with regard to the endocrine‐disrupting properties. …”
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Combined effects of pollution and bacterial infection in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1971) by M. Dara, F. Bertini, C. La Corte, L. Bisanti, M. Staropoli, J. Vizioli, D. Parrinello, M. Cammarata, M. G. Parisi

“…Here we evaluate its ability to respond to individual and combined treatments of methylmercury exposure and Escherichia coli challenge – two typical stressors of the eutrophic environment populated by the animal. Methylmercury is one of the most dangerous and toxic pollutants in marine environments, capable of bioaccumulating and being biomagnified within the food web with consequences for marine organisms. …”
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Systemic Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increases Neuron Survival after Global Cerebral Ischemia In Vivo (2VO) by Luisa Perasso, Carla Emilia Cogo, Debora Giunti, Carlo Gandolfo, Piero Ruggeri, Antonio Uccelli, Maurizio Balestrino

“…Five days after, the animals were anaesthetized with urethane and the brain was fixed, sectioned and stained with hematoxylin-eosin to investigate histological damage. …”
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Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) Genotypes for Drought Tolerance by Gabriel V. Nkomo, Moosa M. Sedibe, Maletsema A. Mofokeng

“…L) is an important leguminous crop largely grown by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa for food security and animal feed. The objective of this study was to review the production constraints and improvement strategies of cowpea genotypes for drought tolerance. …”
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Systems immunology integrates the complex endotypes of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa by Nell Hirt, Enzo Manchon, Qian Chen, Clara Delaroque, Aurelien Corneau, Patrice Hemon, Safaa Saker-Delye, Pauline Bataille, Jean-David Bouaziz, Emmanuelle Bourrat, Alain Hovnanian, Helene Le Buanec, Fawzi Aoudjit, Hicham El Costa, Nabila Jabrane-Ferrat, Reem Al-Daccak

“…Although underscored by animal studies, the endotypes of human RDEB are poorly understood. …”
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Carbon-Based Materials as Effective Adsorbents for the Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds from Aqueous Solution by Chian Ying Teo, Jim Sii Jack Jong, Yee Qian Chan

“…Antibiotics are generally released via hospital effluents, industrial production waste, animal manure, and irrigated agricultural land. Antibiotic residues can harm all living organisms, with the most detrimental consequence being the generation of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, commonly known as “superbugs.” …”
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Feeding and growth variations affect δ13C and δ15N budgets during ontogeny in a lepidopteran larva by Charberet, Samuel M., Maria, Annick, Siaussat, David, Gounand, Isabelle, Mathieu, Jérôme

“…The various growth rates that were induced from these starvation levels resulted in a ∼ 1-1.5‰ within-trophic level variation of the trophic fractionation in both carbon and nitrogen, which is substantial compared to the 3-4‰ classically associated with between-trophic levels variations. Hence starved animals sampled  in natura may be ranked at a higher trophic level than they really are. …”
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Herbal and tuberculosis in Indonesia: Bibliometric analysis by Nur Azizah Annisa, Stefani Widodo, Putri Damayanti Irma, Pratiwi Wardani Dita, Abidah Safithri, Muhammad Almanfaluthi

“…Keyword co-occurrence analysis identified “mycobacterium tuberculosis,” “animal experiment,” and “plant extract” as central themes, highlighting a predominant focus on preclinical research and the chemical analysis of plant-based treatments.…”
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Henry Rider Haggard’s Posthumanist Eco-consciousness by Sinan AKILLI

“…Ranging from a Darwinian notion of the oneness of all living animals to a highly skeptical attitude toward the reckless exploitation of the resources of colonial lands and peoples, Haggard’s Weltanschauung included notions that were not only antithetical to imperialist discourses, but also ‘ahead of [their] times’ by more than a century. …”
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Study protocol on the impact of postnatal maternal separation stress on dental enamel formation in a murine experimental model. by Júlia Ingryd Targino de Sousa, Juliana de Lima Gonçalves, Alexandra Mussolino de Queiroz, Fabrício Kitazono de Carvalho, Francisco Wanderley Garcia de Paula-Silva

“…Specific objectives include evaluating enamel structure and mechanical properties by comparing the offspring of rats exposed to postnatal maternal separation with control animals (non-exposed). Additionally, we will evaluate weight, length, survival assessment, and developmental milestones between the groups. …”
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Can Humanity Thrive Beyond the Galaxy? by Sayaka WAKAYAMA, Teruhiko WAKAYAMA

“…In the future, human beings will surely expand into space. But given its unique risks, will humanity thrive in space environments? …”
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Investigation or the effects of prostaglandin f<sub>2α</sub>, furosemid and indomethacin on sperm characteristics in rams by İbrahim Pirinçci, İzzet Karahan, Tanzer Bozkurt, Osman Güler

“…PGF_2α (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 mg/ kg), furosemid (2.0, 4.0 and 6.0 mg/kg). indomethacin (3.0, 6.0 and 9,0 mg/kg) and the combinations of these drugs were intramuscularly given the animals In one dose and in doses following on each other's four days. …”
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Purification and Characterization of Hemagglutinating Proteins from Poker-Chip Venus (Meretrix lusoria) and Corbicula Clam (Corbicula fluminea) by Chin-Fu Cheng, Shao-Wen Hung, Yung-Chung Chang, Ming-Hui Chen, Chen-Hsuan Chang, Li-Tse Tsou, Ching-Yu Tu, Yu-Hsing Lin, Pan-Chen Liu, Shiun-Long Lin, Way-Shyan Wang

“…The two Poker-chip Venus HAPs possessed hemagglutinating ability (HAA) for erythrocytes of some vertebrate animal species, especially tilapia. Moreover, HAA of the HAP purified from Poker-chip Venus was higher than that of the HAP of Corbicula clam. …”
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Liposomal Antioxidants for Protection against Oxidant-Induced Damage by Zacharias E. Suntres

“…In vitro studies showed that antioxidants, when applied directly and at relatively high concentrations to cellular systems, are effective in conferring protection against the damaging actions of ROS, but results from animal and human studies showed that several antioxidants provide only modest benefit and even possible harm. …”
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Chemical characterization of fruits of Garcinia brasiliensis Mart. by Caroline Woelffel Silva, Patricia Cristina Gonçalves, Camile Zanichelli Costa, Karla Lírio Soares, Patrícia Berilli Batista, Stephano Marques, Mário Roberto Maróstica Júnior, Stanislau Bogusz Junior, Oscar Núñez, Rodrigo Scherer

“…Furthermore, the fruits are an excellent source of vitamin B1 (about 20% of the recommended daily intake), and of vitamin B12, a vitamin almost exclusively of animal origin, making the fruits interesting for people with dietary restrictions. …”
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Anima Animalis. Éthologies en résonance 1900-2000 by Catherine Repussard

“…Derrière les coulisses de ce que l’on a pris l’habitude au cours des dernières décennies de qualifier de ‘question animale’ se trouve non seulement la question de la relation de l’humain à l’animal ou à l’animalité, mais aussi celle des rapports des humains entre eux. …”
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IGF-1 Restores Visual Cortex Plasticity in Adult Life by Reducing Local GABA Levels by José Fernando Maya-Vetencourt, Laura Baroncelli, Alessandro Viegi, Ettore Tiraboschi, Eero Castren, Antonino Cattaneo, Lamberto Maffei

“…Exogenous administration of IGF-1 in the adult visual cortex, indeed, restores the susceptibility of cortical neurons to monocular deprivation and promotes the recovery of normal visual functions in adult amblyopic animals. These effects were accompanied by a marked reduction of intracortical GABA levels. …”
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Gaussia Luciferase for Bioluminescence Tumor Monitoring in Comparison with Firefly Luciferase by Yusuke Inoue, Fugeng Sheng, Shigeru Kiryu, Makoto Watanabe, Harnprasopwat Ratanakanit, Kiyoko Izawa, Arinobu Tojo, Kuni Ohtomo

“…Gaussia luciferase (Gluc) is a secreted reporter, and its expression in living animals can be assessed by in vivo bioluminescence imaging (BLI) or blood assays. …”
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In Vivo Monitoring of Pancreatic β-Cells in a Transgenic Mouse Model by Steven J. Smith, Hongbing Zhang, Anne O. Clermont, Alvin C. Powers, Dixon B. Kaufman, Anthony F. Purchio, David B. West

“…Pancreatic bioluminescent signal increased in mice fed a high-fat diet compared with chow-fed animals. In a model of chemically induced diabetes, the bioluminescent signal decreased in accordance with the onset of diabetes and reduction of islet β-cell number. …”
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Recovery and Biodistribution of Ex Vivo Expanded Human Erythroblasts Injected into NOD/SCID/IL2Rγnull mice by Barbara Ghinassi, Leda Ferro, Francesca Masiello, Valentina Tirelli, Massimo Sanchez, Giovanni Migliaccio, Carolyn Whitsett, Stefan Kachala, Isabelle Riviere, Michel Sadelain, Anna Rita Migliaccio

“…When splenectomized and intact NOD/SCID/IL2Rγnull mice were transfused using retrovirally labeled human EBs, human cells were visualized by bioluminescence imaging only in splenectomized animals. Four days after injection, human CD235apos cells were detected in marrow and liver of splenectomized mice but only in spleen of controls. …”
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