Dynamically induced spatial segregation in multispecies bacterial bioconvection by Oscar Gallardo-Navarro, Rinat Arbel-Goren, Elias August, Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez, Joel Stavans

“…Abstract Active matter, from motile bacteria to animals, can exhibit striking collective and coherent behavior. …”
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Attachment of live sharksuckers (Echeneis naucrates) to Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in Xiamen Bay, China by Fuxing Wu, Fuxing Wu, Bing Zhou, Bing Zhou, Hao Wu, Yufei Dai, Yu Zhang, Zhongchang Song

“…The live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) is a bony fish that uses a specialized suction disk on its head to hitchhike on marine animals. Although live sharksuckers have been recorded attaching to various cetaceans worldwide, such associations between live sharksuckers and cetaceans have rarely been reported in the East Asia region. …”
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En Afrique, pourquoi meurt-on ? Essai sur l’histoire d’un mythe africain by Jean-Loïc Le Quellec

“…This primitive type was later modified by the introduction of a second animal messenger rivaling the first. According to this new type, widely distributed in Africa by peoples speaking non-Khoisan languages, the Creator mandates a messenger to bring humans a message of life, but this messenger walks slowly; while he wanders, a second messenger decides for himself to start, and this one comes first, but he modifies the message, which introduces death among men. …”
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Rodent Models of Developmental Ischemic Stroke for Translational Research: Strengths and Weaknesses by Mariangela Gennaro, Alessandro Mattiello, Tommaso Pizzorusso

“…Cerebral ischemia can occur at any stage in life, but clinical consequences greatly differ depending on the developmental stage of the affected brain structures. …”
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Maresin1 Alleviates Metabolic Dysfunction in Septic Mice: A 1H NMR-Based Metabolomics Analysis by Yu Hao, Hong Zheng, Ruo-Han Wang, Hui Li, Li-Li Yang, Suwas Bhandari, Yong-Jian Liu, Jun Han, Fang Gao Smith, Hong-Chang Gao, Sheng-Wei Jin

“…Maresin1 (MaR1), a new anti-inflammatory and proresolving lipid mediator, has been proven to exert organ-protective effects in septic animal models. However, the potential mechanisms are still not fully elucidated. …”
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A Ligation of the Lacrimal Excretory Duct in Mouse Induces Lacrimal Gland Inflammation with Proliferative Cells by Ying Liu, Masatoshi Hirayama, Tetsuya Kawakita, Kazuo Tsubota

“…Inflammatory change in the damaged lacrimal gland has been reported; however, a major challenge is to establish a simple animal model to observe the changes. Here, we demonstrated an injury model by ligating the main excretory duct of the lacrimal gland, which is a simple and stable way to clearly understand the mechanism of lacrimal gland inflammation. …”
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Dairy calves provided with environmental enrichment are more active, playful and have fewer feeding interruptions by Francesca Occhiuto, Jorge A. Vázquez-Diosdado, Matthew Thomas, Emma R. Gayner, Andrew J. King, Jasmeet Kaler

“…Abstract Concerns for farm animal welfare have led to the use of environmental enrichment to stimulate natural behaviours and promote positive emotions. …”
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Effects of Artificial Flooding for Hydroelectric Development on the Population of Mansonia humeralis (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Paraná River, São Paulo, Brazil by Marcia Bicudo de Paula, Almério de Castro Gomes, Delsio Natal, Ana Maria Ribeiro de Castro Duarte, Luís Filipe Mucci

“…This study aimed to observe the population of Mansonia humeralis in the area, monitoring the richness, diversity, and dominance of this species both before and during different phases of reservoir flooding as well as evaluate its possible consequences concerning human and animal contact. Adult mosquitoes were collected monthly in the following periods: at the original level, after the first flood, and after the maximum level had been reached between 1997 and 2002. …”
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“Baboons on the road again”: Survey of vehicle occupants on a road crossing a national park in Uganda by Jovia Nabuule, Fantine Benoit, Louise Robinet, Peter Isingoma, David Mwesigye Tumusiime, Harold Rugonge, Sabrina Krief, Odile Petit, Audrey Maille

“…Most of the respondents did not express any negative attitudes toward baboons, although these primates regularly visit fields and gardens to forage on crops in the area. …”
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Long-Term Provision of Acidified Drinking Water Fails to Influence Autoimmune Diabetes and Encephalomyelitis by Sundararajan Jayaraman, Arathi Jayaraman

“…Since consumption of acidified drinking water leads to eradication of gastrointestinal pathogens in animals, we tested whether it may also influence the development of autoimmune diseases. …”
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Aging-induced immune microenvironment remodeling fosters melanoma in male mice via γδ17-Neutrophil-CD8 axis by Runping Duan, Loujing Jiang, Tianfu Wang, Zhaohuai Li, Xiaoyang Yu, Yuehan Gao, Renbing Jia, Xianqun Fan, Wenru Su

“…Accordingly, antibody-mediated depletion of γδT or neutrophils reduces tumor metastatic foci in aged animals, and the administration of the senolytic agent procyanidin C1 reverses the observed immune-mediated, tumor-promoting effects of aging. …”
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Noncanonical Roles of hα-syn (A53T) in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease: Synaptic Pathology and Neuronal Aging by Qing-Jun Wang, An-Di Chen, Hai-Chao Chen, Dong-Xin Wang, Yi-Ting Cai, Jie Yin, Yu-Hong Jing, Li-Ping Gao

“…Our results showed that AAV9-synapsin-mCherry-human SNCA was continuously expressed in SNc. The animals showed mild motor and olfactory dysfunction at 7 months after viral injection. …”
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Effects of Feeding of Two Potentially Probiotic Preparations from Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Performance and Faecal Microflora of Broiler Chickens by Paula Fajardo, Lorenzo Pastrana, Jesús Méndez, Isabel Rodríguez, Clara Fuciños, Nelson P. Guerra

“…However, counts of lactic acid bacteria and mesophilic microorganisms were higher in the animals receiving the two probiotic preparations (P<0.05). …”
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Less Is More in Digital Games Too: A Comparative Analysis of Visual Elements of Physical and Digital Versions for Two Tabletop Games by Darijo Čerepinko, Robert Štefanović, Krunoslav Hajdek, Petar Miljković

“…Often these migrations are based on familiarity for facilitating the smooth transition into the new format, with additions specific to the digital channel (e.g., animations, sound effects, 3D perspectives, etc.) that are supposed to enhance user experience. …”
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Analysis of the Water Footprint of Central and Eastern Europe Countries by Damian Panasiuk, Petro Skrypchuk, Barbara Kucharska, Olena Suduk

“…The first three are members of the European Union, the other two are not. These countries also differ in terms of climate. …”
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Application of IoT and Cloud Computing in Automation of Agriculture Irrigation by Khongdet Phasinam, Thanwamas Kassanuk, Priyanka P. Shinde, Chetan M. Thakar, Dilip Kumar Sharma, Md. Khaja Mohiddin, Abdul Wahab Rahmani

“…All living things, including plants, animals, and humans, need water in order to live. …”
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Study of endophytic fungi of Ipomoea pes-caprae reveals the superiority of in situ plant conservation over ex situ conservation from a mycological view by Yu-Hung Yeh, Roland Kirschner

“…Abstract In nature conservation, ex situ and in situ conservation strategies are discussed for protecting endangered species of plants and animals. However, the impacts of these strategies on the microbes associated with these species are rarely considered. …”
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Nutrient digestibility of fishmeal rations in primates by N. V. Gaponov, L. N. Gamko

“…It should be noted that fishmeal is easily digested by animals. Nevertheless, there is a lack of data in publications on use of fishmeal as high protein feed in rations of primates. …”
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Using of seaweed extract in diets of japanese quails: 1. the effects of seaweed extract on growing performance by Fatma İnal, Behiç Coşkun, İlhami Çelik, Şeref İnal, Nurettin Gülşen, Zabit Yener

“…Two trials were conducted in this study investigating the possibilities of a seaweed extract from As-cophyllum nodosum (Maxicrop) in Japanese quails In the first trial, total 336 day old quaiifs were used. During 5 weeks, the animals fed diets containing 0, 0.01, 0.1 and 1 % extract. …”
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Impact of Using Processed Urinary Bladder Submucosa and Hydrogel Fabricated from Tendon on Skin Healing Process in Rabbits by Majid A. Alkhilani, Omar Tariq Hammoodi, Hasanain Abduljabbar Emran, Wissam Abdullah Alhayani

“…This study was intended to evaluate the healing of skin injury by using decellularized urinary bladder submucosa scaffolds and tendon-derived hydrogel. Thirty-six adult local breeds of both sex rabbits, with an average weight of 2.0–2.5 kg, were divided randomly into three groups (12 animals for each group). …”
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