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Mitochondria Regulate Inflammatory Paracrine Signalling in Neurodegeneration. (2020)
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Faccenda, D., & Campanella, M. (2020). Mitochondria Regulate Inflammatory Paracrine Signalling in Neurodegeneration. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology,

Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs in most neurodegenerative diseases, contributing to both their onset and progression. A recent breakthrough unveiled that propagation of the inflammatory response and subsequent neuronal injury are also mediated extra... Read More about Mitochondria Regulate Inflammatory Paracrine Signalling in Neurodegeneration..

High-Grade Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumour with Widespread Intrathoracic Metastasis and Neoplastic Pericardial Effusion in a Dog (2020)
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Yale, A. D., Szladovits, B., Stell, A., Fitzgerald, S. D., Priestnall, S. L., & Suarez-Bonnet, A. (2020). High-Grade Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumour with Widespread Intrathoracic Metastasis and Neoplastic Pericardial Effusion in a Dog. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 180, 29-34

An 8-year-old neutered male French Bulldog was presented with a 2-day history of intermittent vomiting, reduced appetite and recent rapid development of multiple cutaneous masses over the head and neck regions. On presentation, the patient had a mode... Read More about High-Grade Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumour with Widespread Intrathoracic Metastasis and Neoplastic Pericardial Effusion in a Dog.

Evaluation of strategies using simulation model to control a potential outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry farms in Central Luzon, Philippines. (2020)
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Salvador, R., Tanquilut, N., Macmac, R., Na Lampang, K., Chaisowwong, W., Pfeiffer, D., & Punyapornwithaya, V. (2020). Evaluation of strategies using simulation model to control a potential outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry farms in Central Luzon, Philippines. PLoS ONE, 15(9), e0238815

The Philippines confirmed its first epidemic of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on August 11, 2017. It ended in November of 2017. Despite the successful management of the epidemic, reemergence is a continuous threat. The aim of this study wa... Read More about Evaluation of strategies using simulation model to control a potential outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among poultry farms in Central Luzon, Philippines..

Case Series Describing the Use of Low-Temperature Vacuum-Dehydrated Amnion (Omnigen) for the Treatment of Corneal Ulcers in Cats and Dogs: 46 Cases (2016-2017) (2020)
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Maini, S., Hurley-Bennett, K., & Dawson, C. (2020). Case Series Describing the Use of Low-Temperature Vacuum-Dehydrated Amnion (Omnigen) for the Treatment of Corneal Ulcers in Cats and Dogs: 46 Cases (2016-2017). Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 100474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcam.2020.100474

Amniotic membrane is widely used in the treatment of ocular surface disorders in human and veterinary patients. Preservation and storage of amnion has proven challenging, prompting the development of new preservation techniques. Omnigen®, a novel low... Read More about Case Series Describing the Use of Low-Temperature Vacuum-Dehydrated Amnion (Omnigen) for the Treatment of Corneal Ulcers in Cats and Dogs: 46 Cases (2016-2017).

Quality of life following mechanical ventilation in dogs and cats (2020)
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Donaldson, R. E., & Barfield, D. (2020). Quality of life following mechanical ventilation in dogs and cats. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care,

Background Mechanical ventilation is frequently performed in small animal critical care medicine with well‐documented survival data; quality of life in these patients following discharge from hospital is unknown. Key findings Owners of patie... Read More about Quality of life following mechanical ventilation in dogs and cats.

The use of hydrolysed diets for vomiting and/or diarrhoea in cats in primary veterinary practice (2020)
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Kathrani, A., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C., Pegram, C., & O'Neill, D. G. (2020). The use of hydrolysed diets for vomiting and/or diarrhoea in cats in primary veterinary practice. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 61(21), https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13214

Objective To describe responses of cats prescribed a hydrolysed diet with or without concurrent medication for chronic vomiting and/or diarrhoea of undetermined aetiology. Materials and Methods Anonymised records of 512,213 cats under UK veterinary c... Read More about The use of hydrolysed diets for vomiting and/or diarrhoea in cats in primary veterinary practice.

The Global Health Security index and Joint External Evaluation score for health preparedness are not correlated with countries' COVID-19 detection response time and mortality outcome (2020)
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Haider, N., Yavlinsky, A., Chang, Y. M., Hasan, M. N., Benfield, C., Osman, A. Y., …Kock, R. (2020). The Global Health Security index and Joint External Evaluation score for health preparedness are not correlated with countries' COVID-19 detection response time and mortality outcome. Epidemiology and Infection, 148,

Global Health Security Index (GHSI) and Joint External Evaluation (JEE) are two well-known health security and related capability indices. We hypothesised that countries with higher GHSI or JEE scores would have detected their first COVID-19 case ear... Read More about The Global Health Security index and Joint External Evaluation score for health preparedness are not correlated with countries' COVID-19 detection response time and mortality outcome.

An artificial neural network‐based model to predict chronic kidney disease in aged cats (2020)
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Biourge, V., Delmotte, S., Feugier, A., Bradley, R., McAllister, M., & Elliott, J. (2020). An artificial neural network‐based model to predict chronic kidney disease in aged cats. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 34(5), 1920-1931

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) frequently causes death in older cats; its early detection is challenging. Objectives To build a sensitive and specific model for early prediction of CKD in cats using artificial neural network (ANN) t... Read More about An artificial neural network‐based model to predict chronic kidney disease in aged cats.

Biomechanics of the mandible of Macaca mulatta during the power stroke of mastication: Loading, deformation, and strain regimes and the impact of food type (2020)
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Panagiotopoulou, O., Iriarte-Diaz, J., Mehari Abraha, H., Taylor, A. B., Wilshin, S., Dechow, P. C., & Ross, C. F. (2020). Biomechanics of the mandible of Macaca mulatta during the power stroke of mastication: Loading, deformation, and strain regimes and the impact of food type. Journal of Human Evolution, 147, 102865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102865

Mandible morphology has yet to yield definitive information on primate diet, probably because of poor understanding of mandibular loading and strain regimes, and overreliance on simple beam models of mandibular mechanics. We used a finite element mod... Read More about Biomechanics of the mandible of Macaca mulatta during the power stroke of mastication: Loading, deformation, and strain regimes and the impact of food type.

Mandibular nerve block in juvenile Nile crocodile: a cadaveric study (2020)
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Bianchi, C., Adami, C., Dirrig, H., Cuff, A., d’Ovidio, D., & Monticelli, P. (2020). Mandibular nerve block in juvenile Nile crocodile: a cadaveric study. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2020.04.016

Study design Experimental cadaveric study. Animals A group of 16 juvenile Nile crocodile heads. Methods To study the course of the mandibular nerve, one head was dissected. Computed tomography (CT) examination was performed in two heads to i... Read More about Mandibular nerve block in juvenile Nile crocodile: a cadaveric study.

Current Approaches to the Management of Acute Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusion in Dogs (2020)
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Moore, S. A., Tipold, A., Olby, N. J., Stein, V., & Granger, N. (2020). Current Approaches to the Management of Acute Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusion in Dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, 610

Intervertebral disc extrusion (IVDE) is one of the most common neurologic problems encountered in veterinary clinical practice. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide an overview of the literature related to treatment of acute canine thoracolum... Read More about Current Approaches to the Management of Acute Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusion in Dogs.

Classical Scrapie Did Not Re-occur in Goats After Cleaning and Disinfection of the Farm Premises (2020)
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Konold, T., Libbey, S., Rajanayagam, B., Fothergill, L., Spiropoulos, J., Vidaña, B., & Alarcon, P. (2020). Classical Scrapie Did Not Re-occur in Goats After Cleaning and Disinfection of the Farm Premises. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7,

After an outbreak of classical scrapie in a dairy goat herd with over 1,800 goats, all goats in the herd were culled in 2008, cleaning and disinfection of the premises was implemented, and restocking with goats took place ~4 months after depopulation... Read More about Classical Scrapie Did Not Re-occur in Goats After Cleaning and Disinfection of the Farm Premises.

Antimicrobial resistance preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries (2020)
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Elton, L., Thomason, M. J., Tembo, J., Velavan, T. P., Pallerla, S. R., Arruda, L. B., …McHugh, T. D. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-00800-y

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is of growing concern globally and AMR status in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is undefined due to a lack of real-time data recording, surveillance and regulation. World Health Organization (WHO) Joint External E... Read More about Antimicrobial resistance preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries.

Impact of intra‐operative hypotension on mortality rates and post‐operative complications in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy (2020)
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Hattersley, R., Downing, F., Gibson, S., Demetriou, J., Elmenhorst, K., Kulendra, N., …Woods, S. (2020). Impact of intra‐operative hypotension on mortality rates and post‐operative complications in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy. Journal of Small Animal Practice,

Objectives To report the mortality rate within a cohort of dogs undergoing cholecystectomy and investigate the impact of intra‐operative hypotension on mortality. Materials and Methods Clinical records at five UK referral centres were review... Read More about Impact of intra‐operative hypotension on mortality rates and post‐operative complications in dogs undergoing cholecystectomy.

Serological markers of gluten sensitivity in Border terriers with gall bladder mucocoeles (2020)
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Barker, L., Tivers, M. S., Kathrani, A., Allerton, F., Powell, R., Stam, L., & Black, V. (2020). Serological markers of gluten sensitivity in Border terriers with gall bladder mucocoeles. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13211

Objectives To evaluate serological markers of gluten sensitivity in conjunction with cholecystokinin measurement in Border terriers with gall bladder mucocoeles. Materials and Methods Medical records from two referral hospitals were obtained... Read More about Serological markers of gluten sensitivity in Border terriers with gall bladder mucocoeles.

Factors associated with positive urine cultures in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass system implantation (2020)
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Pennington, C. E., Halfacree, Z., Colville-Hyde, C., & Geddes, R. F. (2020). Factors associated with positive urine cultures in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass system implantation. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 1098612X2095031. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X20950312

Objectives The aims of this study were to report the postoperative incidence of subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB)-associated bacteriuria and risk factors in a large population of UK cats, to identify the commonly implicated isolates in these cases... Read More about Factors associated with positive urine cultures in cats with subcutaneous ureteral bypass system implantation.