Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for the Detection of Citrus Canker Causing Bacterial Variant, pv. A Strain.

Citrus canker, a highly transmissible bacterial disease, has three major types, with Asiatic canker (Canker A), caused by pv. ( A), being the most widespread and severe, affecting most citrus varieties. A has two mild variants, A* and A with a limited host range, reported in Southwest Asia and Florida, respectively.

Robotic animal-assisted therapy as a complementary therapy in clinical practice: Exploring animal-assisted intervention professional perspectives.

Background: and Purpose: Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a therapy that incorporates animals to improve the motor, social, behavioral, and/or cognitive functioning of participants. AAT has been shown to be a beneficial intervention for a wide range of populations. Although, researchers have suggested concerns in implementing AAT.

Inside out: heart rate monitoring to advance the welfare and conservation of maned wolves ().

Anthropogenic change is a major threat to individual species and biodiversity. Yet the behavioral and physiological responses of animals to these changes remain understudied. This is due to the technological challenges in assessing these effects .

Comparison of two methodologies for the enrichment of mononuclear cells from thawed cord blood products: The automated Sepax system versus the manual Ficoll method.

Background Aims: Umbilical cord blood (CB) is being used as a source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and immune cells to treat many disorders. Because these cells are present in low numbers in CB, investigators have developed strategies to expand HSCs and other immune cells such as natural killer (NK) cells. The initial step in this process is to enrich mononuclear cells (MNCs) while depleting unwanted cells.

Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Recently Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Are Chronic Inflammatory Diseases Responsible for Cognitive Decline?

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of cognitive impairment (CI) among patients recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (RDD) and to identify any relationships between CI and RDD comorbidities.

Methods: One thousand seven hundred twelve patients with RDD participated in a cross-sectional study. The patients' sociodemographic and clinical data were registered.

Dopaminergic DA1 signaling couples growth-associated protein-43 and long-term potentiation in guinea pig hippocampus.

The basic goal of the project was to determine whether dopaminergic DA1 receptor (DA1R) signaling couples growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43; a putative "plasticity" protein) and long-term potentiation (LTP; an enduring form of synaptic plasticity). Thus, guinea pigs were prepped to stimulate the CA3 and evoke population spikes in the CA1 neurons in the hippocampus in vivo. Animals were injected with either saline or SCH23390 (a selective DA1R antagonist), 1-2 h prior to recordings.