GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF CHLAMYDIA INFECTION AMONG WILD BIRDS AS PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS by T. I. Mamun, J. Rahman, M. J. Hossain, R. Hasan, M. T. Neoaj, M. M. Mia

Bird Richness and Abundance in Urban Areas: Simulation-Based Conservation Strategies for an Italian Town by Alessandro Ferrarini, Luca Bagni, Marco Gustin

“…Environmental filtering affected significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.10) the bird community assembly. Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) explained both bird richness (<i>R</i>² = 91.7%) and abundance (<i>R</i>² = 87.4%) satisfactorily in light of the land cover types. …”
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Plate rod in humerus fracture in Caracara plancus: Challenges and outcomes of a case by J.R. Leitão, I.R. Rosado, T.T.P. Menezes, M.G. Lopes, E.G.L. Alves

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Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Wild Animals and Birds from Two Rehabilitation Facilities in Greece by Dimitrios Vourvidis, Georgia Tzouganatou, Sokratis Perdikaris, Evangelia Kofidou, Beatriz Martinez-Gonzalez, Mary Emmanouil, Emmanouil Papadogiannakis, Anastasia Komnenou, Emmanouil Angelakis

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Genomic and Pathogenic Characteristics of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chicken in Live Bird Markets and Backyard Flocks in Kenya by Irene N. Ogali, Paul O. Okumu, Erick O. Mungube, Jacqueline K. Lichoti, Stephen Ogada, Grace K. Moraa, Bernard R. Agwanda, Sheila C. Ommeh

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The combined effectiveness of acoustic indices in measuring bird species richness in biodiverse sites in Cyprus, China, and Australia by Christos Mammides, Pan Wuyuan, Guohualing Huang, Rachakonda Sreekar, Christina Ieronymidou, Aiwu Jiang, Eben Goodale, Harris Papadopoulos

“…In this study, we use data from 114 biodiverse sites in three countries, Cyprus, China, and Australia, to evaluate the combined effectiveness of sixty different acoustic indices in measuring bird species richness. Using the Boruta feature selection algorithm and random forest regressors, we find that the effectiveness of the indices varies considerably across study areas, and it is generally lower than what would be required to monitor bird species richness accurately (R2Cyprus = 0.06, R2China = 0.31, R2Australia = 0.52). …”
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Using surrogate species and MaxEnt modeling to prioritize areas for conservation of a páramo bird community in a tropical high Andean biosphere reserve by Pedro X. Astudillo, Santiago Barros, Danilo Mejía, Fernando R. Villegas, David C. Siddons, Steven C. Latta

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Using ecological niche modeling to determine avian richness hotspots by R. Mirzaei, M.R. Hemami, A. Esmaili Sari, H.R. Rezaei, A.T. Peterson

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The Study of Viral RNA Diversity in Bird Samples Using De Novo Designed Multiplex Genus-Specific Primer Panels by Andrey A. Ayginin, Ekaterina V. Pimkina, Alina D. Matsvay, Anna S. Speranskaya, Marina V. Safonova, Ekaterina A. Blinova, Ilya V. Artyushin, Vladimir G. Dedkov, German A. Shipulin, Kamil Khafizov

“…However, unlike the metagenomic studies using 16S rRNA for the detection of bacteria, it is impossible to create universal oligonucleotides to target all known and novel viruses, owing to their genomic diversity and variability. …”
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Directed energy deposition (DED) of Inconel 718-SS316 L bimetallic structures: Experimental investigations and optimization through artificial humming bird algorithm for improved h... by D. Rajamani, A.R. Vinod, K. Niranjan Reddy, M. Siva Kumar

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Assessing Website quality in context: retrieving information about genetically modified food on the Web by Claire R. McInerney, Nora J. Bird

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Two Birds With One Stone: A Novel Nanocomposite Combining Silicon Nanoparticles and Carbon‐Doped Titania as the Fluorescence Probe and Visible Light Photocatalyst for Simultaneous... by Liyun Ma, Zhi Li, Yiyi Shi, Yuchen Xie, Ming Jiang, Xu Yu, Li Xu

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miR-317 regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of duck follicle granulosa cells by targeting VIPR1 by Li Li, Qingwu Xin, Linli Zhang, Zhongwei Miao, Zhiming Zhu, Xiaopan Liu, Qiannan Cai, Wenli Shi, Bangzhe Zhao, Changtao Liu, Zhengkui Zhou, Azheng Liang, Qinlou Huang, Nenzhu Zheng

“…VIPR1 can specifically bind VIP, a PRL release factor, which promotes the secretion of PRL from the pituitary gland, and participates in the regulation of bird nesting behavior. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of miR-317 overexpression or silencing on VIPR1 gene and protein expression in duck follicle granulosa cells. …”
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Annual cycle variations in the gut microbiota of migratory black-necked cranes by Yujia Zhang, Ruifeng Ma, Suolangduoerji, Shujuan Ma, Shujuan Ma, Akebota Nuertai, Ke He, Hongyi Liu, Ying Zhu

“…However, the annual dynamics of gut microbiota in migratory birds remain unclear, hindering our understanding of their environmental adaptation.MethodsHere, we collected fecal samples from black-necked cranes (Grus nigricollis) across four seasons at their breeding grounds and used wintering ground data from databases to characterize their gut microbial compositions throughout the year.Results and discussionThe results showed that the gut microbiota was clustered by season (Bray-Curtis: R2 = 0.348, p &lt; 0.001; UniFrac: R2 = 0.352, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Movement Competency Screens Can Be Reliable In Clinical Practice By A Single Rater Using The Composite Score by Kerry J. Mann, Nicholas O'Dwyer, Michaela R. Bruton, Stephen P. Bird, Suzi Edwards

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Decoding the chicken gastrointestinal microbiome by PB. Burrows, F. Godoy-Santos, K. Lawther, A. Richmond, N. Corcionivoschi, SA. Huws

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Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Confirmed in Argentine Bahiagrass in Northeastern Florida by Jacque Breman, James DeValerio, Amanda Gevens, Richard Cullen, W. Bird

“…Breman, J. DeValerio, A. Gevens, R. Cullen, and W. Bird, describes this viral disease of Argentine bahiagrass which has appeared in northeast Florida, the pathogen and hosts, symptoms, and disease management. …”
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Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Confirmed in Argentine Bahiagrass in Northeastern Florida by Jacque Breman, James DeValerio, Amanda Gevens, Richard Cullen, W. Bird

“…Breman, J. DeValerio, A. Gevens, R. Cullen, and W. Bird, describes this viral disease of Argentine bahiagrass which has appeared in northeast Florida, the pathogen and hosts, symptoms, and disease management. …”
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Identification of determinants that allow maintenance of high-level fluoroquinolone resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii by Efrat Hamami, Wenwen Huo, Juan Hernandez-Bird, Arnold Castaneda, Jinna Bai, Sapna Syal, Juan C. Ortiz-Marquez, Tim van Opijnen, Edward Geisinger, Ralph R. Isberg

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Is Intestinal Microbiota Fully Restored After Chickens Have Recovered from Coccidiosis? by Jiaqing Guo, Zijun Zhao, Chace Broadwater, Isabel Tobin, Jing Liu, Melanie Whitmore, Guolong Zhang

“…Additionally, 10 mock- and 12 EM-infected birds were randomly selected to assess the small intestinal lesion, fecal oocyst shedding, and ileal and cecal microbiota compositions using 16S rRNA gene sequencing at 3, 5, 7, 14, and 21 days post-infection (dpi). …”
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