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Polymorphisms in the selectin gene cluster are associated with fertility and survival time in a population of Holstein Friesian cows (2017)
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Chen, X., Zhang, S., Cheng, Z. R., Cooke, J. S., Werling, D., Wathes, D. C., & Pollott, G. E. (2017). Polymorphisms in the selectin gene cluster are associated with fertility and survival time in a population of Holstein Friesian cows. PLoS ONE, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175555

Selectins are adhesion molecules, which mediate attachment between leucocytes and endothelium. They aid extravasation of leucocytes from blood into inflamed tissue during the mammary gland’s response to infection. Selectins are also involved in attac... Read More about Polymorphisms in the selectin gene cluster are associated with fertility and survival time in a population of Holstein Friesian cows.

Bovine Endometrial Cells Mount Innate Immune Response to the Intracellular Ligands CL097 and Poly(dA:dT) Indicating Roles against Uterine Viruses (2017)
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Oguejiofor, C. F., Cheng, Z. R., Fouladi-Nashta, A. A., & Wathes, D. C. (2017). Bovine Endometrial Cells Mount Innate Immune Response to the Intracellular Ligands CL097 and Poly(dA:dT) Indicating Roles against Uterine Viruses. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.4236/ojas.2017.72010

Uterine infection and endometritis cause infertility and economic losses in the cattle industry. The innate immune response of the endometrium is critical in the elimination of pathogenic organisms that invade the uterus in postpartum cows. This stud... Read More about Bovine Endometrial Cells Mount Innate Immune Response to the Intracellular Ligands CL097 and Poly(dA:dT) Indicating Roles against Uterine Viruses.

Comparison of food consumption in Indian adults between national and sub-national dietary data sources (2017)
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Aleksandrowicz, L., Tak, M., Green, R., Kinra, S., & Haines, A. (2017). Comparison of food consumption in Indian adults between national and sub-national dietary data sources. British Journal of Nutrition, 117(7), 1013-1019. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517000563

Accurate data on dietary intake are important for public health, nutrition and agricultural policy. The National Sample Survey is widely used by policymakers in India to estimate nutritional outcomes in the country, but has not been compared with oth... Read More about Comparison of food consumption in Indian adults between national and sub-national dietary data sources.

Efficiency of low versus high airline pressure in stunning cattle with a pneumatically powered penetrating captive bolt gun (2017)
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Oliveira, S. E. O., Gregory, N. G., Costa, F. A. D., Gibson, T. J., & Rodrigues Paranhos Da Costa, M. J. (2017). Efficiency of low versus high airline pressure in stunning cattle with a pneumatically powered penetrating captive bolt gun. Meat Science, 130, 64-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2017.04.007

The efficiency of stunning cattle was assessed in 443 animals (304 pure Zebu and 139 crossbred cattle), being mainly mature bulls and cows. Cattle were stunned using a Jarvis pneumatically powered penetrating captive bolt gun operating with low (160–... Read More about Efficiency of low versus high airline pressure in stunning cattle with a pneumatically powered penetrating captive bolt gun.

Comparison of the ovarian and uterine reproductive parameters, and the ovarian mRNA and protein expression of LHR and FSHR between the prepubertal and adult female cats (2017)
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Mehl, N. S., Khalid, M., Srisuwatanasagul, S., Swangchan-Uthai, T., & Sirivaidyapong, S. (2017). Comparison of the ovarian and uterine reproductive parameters, and the ovarian mRNA and protein expression of LHR and FSHR between the prepubertal and adult female cats. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 52, 41-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.12926

Evidence for the evolutionary steps leading to mecA-mediated ß-lactam resistance in staphylococci (2017)
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Rolo, J., Worning, P., Nielsen, J. B., Sobral, R., Bowden, R., Bouchami, O., …Miragaia, M. (2017). Evidence for the evolutionary steps leading to mecA-mediated ß-lactam resistance in staphylococci. PLoS Genetics, 13(4), e1006674. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006674

The epidemiologically most important mechanism of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is associated with mecA–an acquired gene encoding an extra penicillin-binding protein (PBP2a) with low affinity to virtually all β-lactams. The introduct... Read More about Evidence for the evolutionary steps leading to mecA-mediated ß-lactam resistance in staphylococci.

Systemic Scedosporium prolificans infection in an 11-month-old Border collie with cobalamin deficiency secondary to selective cobalamin malabsorption (canine Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome) (2017)
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Erles, K., Mugford, A., Barfield, D. M., Leeb, T., & Kook, P. H. (2017). Systemic Scedosporium prolificans infection in an 11-month-old Border collie with cobalamin deficiency secondary to selective cobalamin malabsorption (canine Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome). Journal of Small Animal Practice, 59(4), 253-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12678

An 11-month-old Border collie presented collapsed and continued to deteriorate rapidly despite supportive treatment. The dog had a history of failure to thrive and recurring respiratory infection. Laboratory abnormalities included neutrophilic leucoc... Read More about Systemic Scedosporium prolificans infection in an 11-month-old Border collie with cobalamin deficiency secondary to selective cobalamin malabsorption (canine Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome).

Plasma N-Terminal Probrain Natriuretic Peptide, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, and Cardiac Troponin I as Novel Biomarkers of Hypertensive Disease and Target Organ Damage in Cats (2017)
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Bijsmans, E. S., Jepson, R. E., Wheeler, C., Syme, H. M., & Elliott, J. (2017). Plasma N-Terminal Probrain Natriuretic Peptide, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, and Cardiac Troponin I as Novel Biomarkers of Hypertensive Disease and Target Organ Damage in Cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 31(3), 650-660. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14655

Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight (2017)
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Bomphrey, R. J., Nakata, T., Phillips, N., & Walker, S. M. (2017). Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature, 544, 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21727

Mosquitoes exhibit unusual wing kinematics; their long, slender wings flap at remarkably high frequencies for their size (>800 Hz)and with lower stroke amplitudes than any other insect group1. This shifts weight support away from the translation-domi... Read More about Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight.

Malaria over-diagnosis in Cameroon: diagnostic accuracy of Fluorescence and Staining Technologies (FAST) Malaria Stain and LED microscopy versus Giemsa and bright field microscopy validated by polymerase chain reaction (2017)
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Parsel, S. M., Gustafson, S. A., Friedlander, E., Shnyra, A. A., Adegbulu, A. J., Liu, Y., …McArthur, C. P. (2017). Malaria over-diagnosis in Cameroon: diagnostic accuracy of Fluorescence and Staining Technologies (FAST) Malaria Stain and LED microscopy versus Giemsa and bright field microscopy validated by polymerase chain reaction. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 6, 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0251-0

Ventriculo-arterial coupling detects occult RV dysfunction in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary vascular disease (2017)
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Axell, R. G., Messer, S. J., White, P. A., McCabe, C., Priest, A., Statopoulou, T., …Hoole, S. P. (2017). Ventriculo-arterial coupling detects occult RV dysfunction in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary vascular disease. Physiological Reports, 5(7), https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13227

Chronic thromboembolic disease (CTED) is suboptimally defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) 0.68 and Ees/Ea < 0.68 subgroups demonstrated constant RV stroke work but lower stroke volume (87.7 ± 22.1 vs. 60.1 ± 16.3 mL respectively, P =... Read More about Ventriculo-arterial coupling detects occult RV dysfunction in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary vascular disease.