Invasive plant and honeybee alter native plant-pollinator network structure in dry forest by RODRIGO F. R. CARMO, CÁSSIO H. CARVALHO, REGINALDO A.F. GUSMÃO, LUCAS F.C.S. ALENCAR, JEFERSON VIZENTIN-BUGONI, GABRIEL X. BOLDORINI, GABRIELA A. GALVÃO, JOYCE C.B. BRITO, THIAGO GONÇALVES-SOUZA

“…Invasive plants can directly interact with native pollinators, while wind-pollinated grasses indirectly alter plant-pollinator networks by reshaping the composition of plant and animal communities, diminishing ecosystem functioning. …”
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Climatic Zoning of Khuzestan Province Based on Litten Ski Method by Seyede Lale Sadat Asl, Gholamreza Yavari, Farid Ejlali

“…In this regard, climatic characteristics and its dominant elements that play a decisive role in the dispersal and formation of vital phenomena (plants, animals, humans) are considered as one of the most important natural-environmental factors. …”
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Towards Circular Economy through Waste to Biomass Energy in Madagascar by Ling Qin, Mengjun Wang, Jinfu Zhu, Yuhu Wei, Xintao Zhou, Zheng He

“…This paper reviews the following: (1) a variety of available biomass wastes for energy in Madagascar including farming residuals, animal wastes, and forest wastes, as well as urban and industrial organic wastes; (2) advanced technologies, such as gasification, torrefaction, and fermentation, that can convert these wastes to biomass energy in forms with higher energy efficiency such as biogas, biocoal briquette, and ethanol fuel, which can not only help to achieve resource utilization of wastes and circular economy but also ease the energy crisis faced by Madagascar; and (3) Madagascar focused on the development of biomass energy with strategic policies and programs. …”
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The influence of prenatal environmental conditions on the weight of newborn domestic pigs by S. V. Nikitin, S. P. Knyazev, V. I. Ermolayev

“…The gene pool will remain unchanged in any number of generations, despite a change in the population parameters of the trait. …”
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Process-induced toxicants in food: an overview on structures, formation pathways, sensory properties, safety and health implications by Adel Mirza Alizadeh, Mansoureh Mohammadi, Fataneh Hashempour-baltork, Hedayat Hosseini, Fereidoon Shahidi

“…., baking, cooking, grilling, roasting, and toasting) may lead to the formation of some highly hazardous PITs for humans and animals. These include acrolein, acrylamide, benzene, ethyl carbamate, chlorinated compounds, heterocyclic organic compounds (HOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs), biogenic amines (BAs), N-nitrosamines, Maillard reaction products (MRPs), and several newly identified toxicants such as 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol. …”
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Interactions between Neutrophils, Th17 Cells, and Chemokines during the Initiation of Experimental Model of Multiple Sclerosis by Dagmara Weronika Wojkowska, Piotr Szpakowski, Dominika Ksiazek-Winiarek, Marcin Leszczynski, Andrzej Glabinski

“…Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS) in which activated T cell and neutrophil interactions lead to neuroinflammation. …”
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The use of topical antiseptic solutions in the healing process of post-surgical skin wounds in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) by Thomás Souza e Silva, Soke Gninlome Cedril Hounkonnou, Hiasmin Marcia de Souza Lima, Joana Luiza Crispiano Cunha Santos, Fábio de Souza Mendonça, Rinaldo Florencio-Silva, Ricardo dos Santos Simões, Fabrício Bezerra da Sá, Joaquim Evêncio-Neto

“…Methods: Forty dogs, 20 males and 20 females, underwent orchiectomy and oophorectomy, respectively. Thereafter, the animals were allocated into four groups (n = 5) and treated with different topical solutions: polyhexanide 0.1% (G1), chlorhexidine digluconate 0.05% (G2), povidone-iodine 0.1% (G3), and sodium chloride 0.9% (control). …”
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Characterization of jamun (Syzygium cumini) juice fortified with nanoemulsified vitamin D3: In vitro and in vivo assessment of its nutraceutical value and anti-diabetic potential by Yasmeena Jan, Reem Binsuwaidan, Muneeb Malik, Mifftha Yaseen, Sayeed Ahmad, Nawaf Alshammari, Mohd Adnan, Syed Amir Ashraf, Bibhu Prasad Panda

“…After 4 weeks of VDFJJ intervention in vitamin D-deficient animal models, serum levels of 25-OHD, PTH, calcium, phosphorus, and ALP were significantly improved. …”
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Analysis of the IFN-γ-induced signal transduction pathway in fetal rejection by Irene Athanassakis

“…When the in vitro results are transferred to live animals using the same inducing agents and pathway inhibitors, it is found that theophylline (Ca2+/CaM inhibitor) and anti-p21ras are the most potent suppressors of the IFN-γ- and 5-azaC-induced side effects during pregnancy. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals a serotype-specific immune response in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) infected with Streptococcus agalactiae by Renan José Casarotto Appel, Renan José Casarotto Appel, Karine Nicole Siqueira, Ioannis Konstantinidis, Maria Isabel Mello Martins, Rajesh Joshi, Lucienne Garcia Pretto-Giordano, Laurival Antônio Vilas-Boas, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes

“…Our research group recently observed contrasting disease patterns in animals infected with two different S. agalactiae serotypes (Ib and III). …”
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EFFECT OF CUTTING KNIVES SPEED AND FEEDING SPEED ON SOME TECHNICAL INDICATORS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF A LOCALLY MANUFACTURED MACHINE by S. A. Rawdhan, W. K. El Helew, M. A. Mayhoub, M. M. Moustafa

“…  The experiment was carried out to study some engineering factors for a locally manufactured machine, It cuts agricultural residues to make animal feed , in the workshops of the Agricultural Engineering Department/Faculty of Agriculture/Ain Shams University for the academic year 2021-2022. …”
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The Effects of Parathyroid Hormone Applied at Different Regimes on the Trochanteric Region of the Femur in Ovariectomized Rat Model of Osteoporosis by M. Tezval, A. Banhardt, S. Sehmisch, L. Kolios, U. Schmelz, K. M. Stuermer, E. K. Stuermer

“…The values of the biomechanical and histomorphometric parameters showed higher results in 5x/w animals in comparison to the OVX and PTH 2ed groups. …”
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First Combined in Vivo X-Ray Tomography and High-Resolution Molecular Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Imaging of the Mouse Knee Joint Taking into Account the Disappearance Ki... by Nicolas Bézière, Christophe Decroos, Karen Mkhitaryan, Elizabeth Kish, Frédéric Richard, Stéphanie Bigot-Marchand, Sylvain Durand, Florence Cloppet, Caroline Chauvet, Marie-Thérèse Corvol, François Rannou, Yun Xu-Li, Daniel Mansuy, Fabienne Peyrot, Yves-Michel Frapart

“…However, two problems limit their application: the anatomic location of the EPR image in the animal body and the relative instability of the EPR probes. …”
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Loss of Cochlear Ribbon Synapse Is a Critical Contributor to Chronic Salicylate Sodium Treatment-Induced Tinnitus without Change Hearing Threshold by Wei Zhang, Zhe Peng, ShuKui Yu, Qing-Ling Song, Teng-Fei Qu, Lu He, Ke Liu, Shu-Sheng Gong

“…A immunostaining study showed that there is significant loss of anti-CtBP2 puncta (a marker of cochlear inner hair cell (HC) ribbon synapses) in treated animals in apical, middle, and basal turns (all p<0.05). …”
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Prevalence of Sarcoptes scabiei Infection in Pet Dogs in Southern China by Yi-Zhou Chen, Guo-Hua Liu, Hui-Qun Song, Rui-Qing Lin, Ya-Biao Weng, Xing-Quan Zhu

“…A total of 3,977 pet dogs admitted to animal hospitals were examined for the presence of S. scabiei using a parasitological approach. …”
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Prion Diseases and the Gastrointestinal Tract by Gwynivere A Davies, Adam R Bryant, John D Reynolds, Frank R Jirik, Keith A Sharkey

“…The gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a central role in the pathogenesis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. These are human and animal diseases that include bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. …”
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Direct Spinal Ventral Root Repair following Avulsion: Effectiveness of a New Heterologous Fibrin Sealant on Motoneuron Survival and Regeneration by Mateus Vidigal de Castro, Roberta Barbizan, Rui Seabra Ferreira, Benedito Barraviera, Alexandre Leite Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…In the present work, we have compared two different fibrin sealants, one derived from human blood and another derived from animal blood and Crotalus durissus terrificus venom, as a promising treatment for this type of injury. …”
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Dengue fever and herbal medicine in Indonesia: Trends, collaborations, and research impact (1985-2023) by Nur Sabila Berlianda, Stefani Widodo, Putri Damayanti Irma, Pratiwi Wardani Dita, Abidah Safithri, Muhammad Almanfaluthi

“…A keyword co-occurrence analysis identified “Aedes aegypti,” “animal model,” and “plant extract” as central themes in the research, which highlights a strong focus on preclinical studies and the chemical analysis of plant-based treatments.…”
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From Bench to Brain: A Metadata-driven Approach to Research Data Management in a Collaborative Neuroscientific Research Center by Marlene Pacharra, Tobias Otto, Nina Olivia Caroline Winter

“…Using this metadata schema, neuroscientific data from more than 3,200 human subjects and lab animals are currently shared within the CRC. To enable implementation of this schema in active research, open-source applications have been developed that store metadata as local JSON files along with research data and make metadata searchable. …”
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Inhibition of Ceramide De Novo Synthesis Ameliorates Diet Induced Skeletal Muscles Insulin Resistance by Krzysztof Kurek, Agnieszka Mikłosz, Bartłomiej Łukaszuk, Adrian Chabowski, Jan Górski, Małgorzata Żendzian-Piotrowska

“…For these reasons the animals were randomly divided into four groups: “control” (C), “myriocin” (M), “high fat diet” (HFD), “high fat diet” (HFD), and “high fat diet + myriocin” (HFD + M). …”
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