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Insights Into Pneumococcal Pneumonia Using Lung Aspirates and Nasopharyngeal Swabs Collected From Pneumonia Patients in The Gambia (2022)
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Dunne, E., Hua, Y., Salaudeen, R., Hossain, I., Ndiaye, M., Ortika, B., …Satzke, C. (2022). Insights Into Pneumococcal Pneumonia Using Lung Aspirates and Nasopharyngeal Swabs Collected From Pneumonia Patients in The Gambia. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 225(8), 1447-1451. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa186

Background We investigated the pathogenesis of pneumococcal pneumonia using clinical specimens collected for pneumonia surveillance in The Gambia. Methods Lung aspirates and nasopharyngeal swabs from 31 patients were examined by culture, quantitative... Read More about Insights Into Pneumococcal Pneumonia Using Lung Aspirates and Nasopharyngeal Swabs Collected From Pneumonia Patients in The Gambia.

Pharmacology, safety, efficacy and clinical uses of the COX‐2 inhibitor robenacoxib (2022)
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Lees, P., Toutain, P., Elliott, J., Giraudel, J. M., Pelligand, L., & King, J. N. (2022). Pharmacology, safety, efficacy and clinical uses of the COX‐2 inhibitor robenacoxib. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 45(4), 325-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.13052

Robenacoxib is a veterinary-approved non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) of the coxib group. It possesses anti-hyperalgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-pyretic properties. Robenacoxib inhibits the cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 isoform of COX select... Read More about Pharmacology, safety, efficacy and clinical uses of the COX‐2 inhibitor robenacoxib.

Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Fecal Escherichia coli in Wildlife, Urban Wildlife, and Livestock in the Eastern Region of Sri Lanka, and Differences Between Carnivores, Omnivores, and Herbivores (2022)
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Bamunusinghage, N., Neelawala, R., Magedara, H., Ekanayaka, N., Kalupahana, R., Silva-Fletcher, A., & Kottawatta, S. (2022). Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Fecal Escherichia coli in Wildlife, Urban Wildlife, and Livestock in the Eastern Region of Sri Lanka, and Differences Between Carnivores, Omnivores, and Herbivores. Bio One Complete, 58(2), 380-383. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-21-00048

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health concern. We identified AMR in fecal Escherichia coli of wildlife (WI.), urban wildlife (UVVL), and livestock in the eastern region in Sri Lanka and compared the prevalence of AMR bacteria from c... Read More about Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Fecal Escherichia coli in Wildlife, Urban Wildlife, and Livestock in the Eastern Region of Sri Lanka, and Differences Between Carnivores, Omnivores, and Herbivores.

Systematic review to evaluate a potential association between helminth infection and physical stunting in children (2022)
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Raj, E., Calvo-Urbano, B., Heffernan, C., Halder, J., & Webster, J. (2022). Systematic review to evaluate a potential association between helminth infection and physical stunting in children. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05235-5

Background: Despite considerable public health efforts over the past 20 years, childhood stunting (physical and/or cognitive) levels globally remain unacceptably high-at 22% amongst children under 5 years old in 2020. The aetiology of stunting is com... Read More about Systematic review to evaluate a potential association between helminth infection and physical stunting in children.

Housing and Environmental Enrichment of the Domestic Ferret: A Multi-Sector Survey (2022)
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Dancer, A. M., Díez-León, M., Bizley, J. K., & Burn, C. C. (2022). Housing and Environmental Enrichment of the Domestic Ferret: A Multi-Sector Survey. Animals, 12, Article 1065. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12091065

Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) are kept and used in multiple sectors of society, but little is known about how they are housed and what environmental enrichment (EE) they may benefit from. We aimed to help guide caretakers about what housing and EE... Read More about Housing and Environmental Enrichment of the Domestic Ferret: A Multi-Sector Survey.

A systematic review of the methods used to analyse the economic impact of endemic foot-and-mouth disease (2022)
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Compston, P., Limon, G., & Hasler, B. (2022). A systematic review of the methods used to analyse the economic impact of endemic foot-and-mouth disease. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14564

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has large economic consequences in livestock systems, which must be robustly assessed to support disease control policy. This study described and assessed methods used within economic analyses of FMD and its control in... Read More about A systematic review of the methods used to analyse the economic impact of endemic foot-and-mouth disease.

Environmentally Acquired Bacillus and Their Role in C. difficile Colonization Resistance (2022)
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Ferreira, W., Hong, H., Adams, J., Hess, M., Kotowicz, N., Tan, S., …Cutting, S. (2022). Environmentally Acquired Bacillus and Their Role in C. difficile Colonization Resistance. Biomedicines, 10(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10050930

Clostridioides difficile is an environmentally acquired, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium which ordinarily causes disease following antibiotic-mediated dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiota. Although much is understood regarding the life cycle of... Read More about Environmentally Acquired Bacillus and Their Role in C. difficile Colonization Resistance.

Development and Evaluation of Molecular Pen-Side Assays without Prior RNA Extraction for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) (2022)
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Edge, D., Mahapatra, M., Strachan, S., Turton, J., Waters, R., Benfield, C., …Parida, S. (2022). Development and Evaluation of Molecular Pen-Side Assays without Prior RNA Extraction for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Viruses, 14(4), https://doi.org/10.3390/v14040835

Animal diseases such as peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and foot and mouth disease (FMD) cause significant economic losses in endemic countries and fast, accurate in-field diagnostics would assist with surveillance and outbreak control. The detectio... Read More about Development and Evaluation of Molecular Pen-Side Assays without Prior RNA Extraction for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).

Systematic characterization of wing mechanosensors that monitor airflow and wing deformations (2022)
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Fabian, J., Siwanowicz, I., Uhrhan, M., Maeda, M., Bomphrey, R., & Lin, H. (2022). Systematic characterization of wing mechanosensors that monitor airflow and wing deformations. iScience, 25(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104150

Animal wings deform during flight in ways that can enhance lift, facilitate flight control, and mitigate damage. Monitoring the structural and aerodynamic state of the wing is challenging because deformations are passive, and the flow fields are unst... Read More about Systematic characterization of wing mechanosensors that monitor airflow and wing deformations.

Reprogramming bone progenitor identity and potency through control of collagen density and oxygen tension (2022)
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Al Hosni, R., Bozec, L., Roberts, S. J., & Cheema, U. (2022). Reprogramming bone progenitor identity and potency through control of collagen density and oxygen tension. iScience, 25(4), 104059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104059

The biophysical microenvironment of the cell is being increasingly used to control cell signaling and to direct cell function. Herein, engineered 3D tuneable biomimetic scaffolds are used to control the cell microenvironment of Adipose-derived Mesenc... Read More about Reprogramming bone progenitor identity and potency through control of collagen density and oxygen tension.

Feline Femoral Fracture Fixation: What are the options? (2022)
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Roberts, V. J., & Meeson, R. L. (in press). Feline Femoral Fracture Fixation: What are the options?. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 1098612X2210903. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612x221090391

Practical relevance: The femur is the most commonly fractured bone in cats. Femoral fractures usually result from high-velocity trauma such as a road traffic accident or fall from a height and, as such, are associated with a wide variety of concurren... Read More about Feline Femoral Fracture Fixation: What are the options?.

The immunomodulatory effects of statins on macrophages Author information (2022)
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Sheridan, A., Wheeler-Jones, C., & Gage, M. C. (2022). The immunomodulatory effects of statins on macrophages Author information. Immuno, https://doi.org/10.3390/immuno2020021

Statins are extensively used in the medical practice, with their action as lipid-lowering agents proving to be central in the treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, in addition to their cholesterol-reducing effects, mounting ev... Read More about The immunomodulatory effects of statins on macrophages Author information.

Chemical Characterization and Cytotoxic/Antibacterial Effects of Nine Iranian Propolis Extracts on Human Fibroblast Cells and Oral Bacteria (2022)
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Yazdanian, M., Motallaei, M., Tahmasebi, E., Tebyaniyan, H., Alam, M., Abbasi, K., …Moghaddam, M. (2022). Chemical Characterization and Cytotoxic/Antibacterial Effects of Nine Iranian Propolis Extracts on Human Fibroblast Cells and Oral Bacteria. BioMed Research International, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/6574997

Multimicrobial infections caused by pathobionts are called dysbiotic multimicrobial illnesses. Commercial mouthwashes, such as chlorhexidine, have negative side effects that can prevent tooth decay and infection. The present study aimed to determine... Read More about Chemical Characterization and Cytotoxic/Antibacterial Effects of Nine Iranian Propolis Extracts on Human Fibroblast Cells and Oral Bacteria.

Ocean Currents May Influence the Endolithic Bacterial Composition in Coral Skeletons (2022)
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Liu, P., Yang, S., Lu, C., Wada, N., De Palmas, S., Yeh, S., …Yang, S. (2022). Ocean Currents May Influence the Endolithic Bacterial Composition in Coral Skeletons. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.850984

Coral endolithic microbes can be an important nutrients support for hosts while under stresses. Previous studies have found that the endolithic microbial composition of a single coral species can be biogeographical diverse. However, the potential env... Read More about Ocean Currents May Influence the Endolithic Bacterial Composition in Coral Skeletons.

Augmin-dependent microtubule self-organization drives kinetochore fiber maturation in mammals (2022)
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Almeida, A., Soares-de-Oliveira, J., Drpic, D., Cheeseman, L., Damas, J., Lewin, H., …Maiato, H. (2022). Augmin-dependent microtubule self-organization drives kinetochore fiber maturation in mammals. Cell Reports, 39(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110610

Chromosome segregation in mammals relies on the maturation of a thick bundle of kinetochore-attached microtubules known as k-fiber. How k-fibers mature from initial kinetochore microtubule attachments remains a fundamental question. By combining mole... Read More about Augmin-dependent microtubule self-organization drives kinetochore fiber maturation in mammals.