Environmental Pollution and Biological Invasions Threaten Native Freshwater Infaunal Bivalves in the Guandu River Basin, Southeast Brazil by Nathália Rodrigues, Igor C. Miyahira, Antonio J. S. Rodrigues, Luciano N. Santos, Raquel A. F. Neves

“…Freshwater bivalves play essential ecological roles in ecosystems, but they are among the most threatened fauna worldwide. Despite receiving industrial and domestic wastes, the Guandu River is the main source of drinking water for more than nine million people in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region. …”
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Impact of nebulizers on nanoparticles-based gene delivery efficiency: in vitro and in vivo comparison of jet and mesh nebulizers using branched-polyethyleneimine by Rosy Ghanem, Xavier Buin, Tanguy Haute, Justine Philippe, Ghalia Kaouane, Lara Leclerc, Maël Guivarch, Tony Le Gall, Jérémie Pourchez, Tristan Montier

“…Therefore, the comparison must be performed for each gene therapy formulation to determine the most suitable nebulizer.…”
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Diversity of sea trout marine migration routes in the English Channel by Céline Artero, John F. Strøm, Gregory Bennett, William A. Beaumont, Thomas Lecointre, Armande Cirot, Ludivine Lamireau, Luke Scott, William R. C. Beaumont, Quentin Josset, Elodie Réveillac, Rasmus Lauridsen

“…Within populations, individuals followed one or two directional migration routes that enabled us to identify seven main migratory corridors. Most sea trout spent 80% of their marine phase within 45 km of the shore, with a greater tendency to utilise waters further away from the shoreline at the midpoint of their marine migration. …”
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Gastrointestinal parasites of dogs, analysis of prevalence and treatment efficacy by A. B. Mushynskyi, T. M. Karchevska, S. B. Prosyanyi, S. P. Kernychnyi, L. B. Savchuk

“…Among the parasites affecting puppies, T. canis (45.4 %) and Giardia spp. (12.6 %) were the most prevalent, indicating their high susceptibility to these infections. …”
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Phyllosphere Bacterial Communities in Spinach Are Influenced by Soil Nitrogen Availability by Karla Solis Salazar, Vignesh Palanisamy, Sapna Chitlapilly Dass, Alejandro Castillo, Vijay Joshi

“…Nitrogen is an essential macronutrient for the growth and development of plants. For spinach, as for most crops, nitrogen-based fertilizers are used to improve productivity and quality. …”
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Pre- and Postnatal Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Renal Fibrogenesis in Adult Male Rats: The Role of Vitamin D Supplementation by Min-Hwa Son, Hyung-Eun Yim, Yu-Seon Lee, Yoon-Jeong Nam, Ju-Han Lee

“…Long-term vitamin D supplementation reversed most of these changes, except for intrarenal vimentin expression and serum calcium levels. …”
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Urinary Tract Infections, Associated Risk Factors and Antibacterial Susceptibility Profile Among Pregnant Women in Central Ethiopia by Ketema Bizuwork Gebremedhin, Haile Alemayehu, Girmay Medhin, Wondwossen Amogne, Katarina Slaba, Girma Belay, Shubhada Bopegamage, Tadesse Eguale

“…A body mass index ≤24.9 (adjusted OR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.39–0.98, P < 0.05) was found to be protective against UTIs. The most often identified bacterial uropathogen was Escherichia coli (n = 85, 45%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 23, 12.0%), Staphylococcus aureus (n = 17, 9.0%) and Enterococcus faecalis (n = 14, 7%). …”
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Aortic regurgitation: epidemiologic, etiologic, and pathophysiologic characteristics by G. A. Ignatenko, N. T. Vatutin, G. G. Taradin, A. N. Shevelok, I. V. Rakitskaya

“…The detailed etiologic structure of this valvular pathology is described with specifying of the most common causes of both aortic disease and aortic cusps alterations. …”
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A systematic review of the microbiome of Hyalomma Koch, 1844 ticks using next-generation sequencing of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene by Mohamad Taha Al Masri, Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb

“…Results: Out of 1,220 screened articles, seven studies met inclusion criteria, involving five Hyalomma species: Hyalomma dromedarii, Hyalomma anatolicum, Hyalomma excavatum, Hyalomma marginatum, and Hyalomma scupense. Most studies (57.14%) focused on H. dromedarii, primarily collected from camels. …”
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Ethics, Animal Welfare, and Artificial Intelligence in Livestock: A Bibliometric Review by Taize Calvacante Santana, Cristiane Guiselini, Héliton Pandorfi, Ricardo Brauer Vigoderis, José Antônio Delfino Barbosa Filho, Rodrigo Gabriel Ferreira Soares, Maria de Fátima Araújo, Nicoly Farias Gomes, Leandro Dias de Lima, Paulo César da Silva Santos

“…Keyword co-occurrence and bibliographic coupling analyses revealed the formation of four main thematic clusters, covering technical applications in precision livestock farming as well as reflections on governance, animal welfare, and algorithmic justice. The most influential authors, high-impact journals, and leading countries in the field were also identified. …”
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Bank of the Republic of Colombia: Commemorative Coin of Holy Mother Laura Montoya Upegui and her Religious Legacy by Orlando Carmelo Castellanos Polo, Sol Beatriz Vélez Escobar, Andrés Felipe Sanmartín Sanmartín, Daniel Alberto Grajales Gaviria

“…She was the first Colombian saint and left behind a legacy of love, education and defense of the rights of the most vulnerable.in 2015, the Bank of the Republic of Colombia issued a commemorative coin in honor of Mother Laura Montoya Upegui, the first Colombian saint, in compliance with Law 1710 of 2014. …”
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Common genetic variants and risk for HPV persistence and progression to cervical cancer. by Sophia S Wang, Paula Gonzalez, Kai Yu, Carolina Porras, Qizhai Li, Mahboobeh Safaeian, Ana Cecilia Rodriguez, Mark E Sherman, Concepcion Bratti, Mark Schiffman, Sholom Wacholder, Robert D Burk, Rolando Herrero, Stephen J Chanock, Allan Hildesheim

“…From each region, the single most significant SNPs associated with CIN3/cancer were OAS3 rs12302655, SULF1 rs4737999, IFNG rs11177074, DUT rs3784621, DMC1 rs5757133, GTF2H4 rs2894054, EVER1/EVER2 rs9893818 (p-trends</=0.001). …”
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Long-term clinical sequelae in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: A longitudinal cohort study. by Ning Cui, Xin Yang, Hong-Han Ge, Xiao-Hong Yin, Yi-Mei Yuan, Chao Zhou, Xi Wang, Hai-Feng Pan, Hao Li, Xiao-Ai Zhang, Li-Qun Fang, Li-Fen Hu, Peng-Tao Bao, Wei Liu

“…The long-term sequelae risk exhibited distinct patterns across factors: encephalitis development was associated with significantly higher risks of memory impairment (adjusted OR = 2.39) and thrombocytopenia (adjusted OR = 3.36); corticosteroid usage during hospitalization showed increased risks of arthralgia (adjusted OR=2.17) and elevated BUN (adjusted OR=3.87); while high viral load (≥1 × 106 copies/mL) exhibited significantly higher incidences of most prevalent clinical manifestations and multiple laboratory abnormalities (all P < 0.05).…”
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Features of the expression of genes of antimicrobial peptides and the microbiome at the level of the mucous membrane of the upper respiratory tract during aging by V. V. Burmakina, N. O. Vartanova, M. V. Khoreva, S. V. Gorodishchenskaya, A. S. Avagyan, O. A. Svitich

“…Today, the proportion of elderly and senile people is steadily growing throughout the world. The most important factors in the first line of immune defense of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract are β-defensins, which are a group of secretory proteins with antimicrobial activity. …”
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The “medico competente” and the management of COVID-19 emergency in the first phase of the pandemic: The experience in a large chemical industry in Italy by Giuseppe TAINO, Concetta BUONOCORE, Tiziana GAZZOLDI, Francesca SOLAZZO, Irene TAINO, Alberto DELOGU

“…The study aims to describe the containment strategy against COVID-19 infection adopted by a chemical industry in the Lombardy Region between February-April 2020, namely during the most critical phase of the pandemic in Italy. Methods: The population examined in our study is the entire population of a large petrochemical industrial site, totaling 670 workers. …”
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The Process of Integrating Family Planning Services with Other Reproductive Health Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review by Farina Gul, Zohra S. Lassi, Gizachew A. Tessema, Jawaria Mukhtar Ahmed, Mohammad Afzal Mahmood

“…Training was provided to various health workers to support services integration. Most Models used co-location of services within the same facility. …”
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The initial material for breeding of drought tolerant hybrids of maize by G. Y. Krivosheev, N. A. Shevchenko, V. L. Gaze, N. N. Anisimova

“…The most important task for maize breeding in the Russian Federation is breeding on drought tolerance. …”
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The Development of Veterinary Anthropology: Between Application and Interpretation by Ivana Lučić Todosić

“…Building on existing ethnographic studies of animal-borne diseases and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, the concept of veterinary humanities was introduced in Vienna in 2020 as an expanded field of inquiry, bringing together scholars from animal studies, animal welfare, veterinary science, multispecies anthropology, medical anthropology, and the anthropology of ethics. The most recent framework positions veterinary anthropology as a philosophical reflection on human–animal relations, developed in collaboration with veterinarians while simultaneously interrogating their roles in those relationships. …”
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Evaluation of an attenuated vaccine candidate based on the genotype C of bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 in albino guinea pigs by Lei MA, Yuan-mao ZHU, Ting YANG, Fei XUE

“…Bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 (BPIV3) is considered as one of the most important respiratory tract pathogens of both young and adult cattle, and widespread among cattle in the world. …”
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Role of blood alcohol level on the risk and severity of trauma recurrence by Steven Char, Bharti Sharma, Monique Arnold, George Agriantonis, Jennifer Whittington, Navin Bhatia

“…Recurrently injured patients were more likely to have at least one medical comorbidity.Conclusions We found a differential effect of alcohol intoxication on the risk of trauma recurrence whereby increasing BAC was strongly associated with an increased risk of recurrence only among the most intoxicated patients.Level of Evidence III, Prognostic and epidemiological…”
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