Suitability of red fox () and golden jackal () as hosts of based on egg production characteristics and literature data on the intestinal ecosystems of carnivores.

is the most important food-borne parasite in Europe. Its natural definitive host is the red fox () while other canid species play a secondary role in the maintenance of its endemics. However, recent studies call attention to the potential of golden jackal () as a suitable definitive host for .

Comparative Physiological, Biochemical, and Leaf Proteome Responses of Contrasting Wheat Varieties to Drought Stress.

Drought stress severely affects crop productivity and threatens food security. As current trends of global warming are predicted to exacerbate droughts, developing drought-resilient crops becomes urgent. Here, we used the drought-tolerant (BW35695) and drought-sensitive (BW4074) wheat varieties to investigate the physiological, biochemical, and leaf proteome responses underpinning drought tolerance.

Regulation of Proline Accumulation and Protein Secretion in Sorghum under Combined Osmotic and Heat Stress.

Plants reprogramme their proteome to alter cellular metabolism for effective stress adaptation. Intracellular proteomic responses have been extensively studied, and the extracellular matrix stands as a key hub where peptide signals are generated/processed to trigger critical adaptive signal transduction cascades inaugurated at the cell surface. Therefore, it is important to study the plant extracellular proteome to understand its role in plant development and stress response.

Agreement of Fractional Flow Reserve Estimated by Computed Tomography With Invasively Measured Fractional Flow Reserve: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is the ratio of blood pressure measured distal to a stenosis and pressure proximal to a stenosis. FFR can be estimated noninvasively using computed tomography (CT) although the usefulness of this technique remains controversial. This meta-analysis evaluated the agreement of FFR estimated by CT (FFR-CT) with invasively measured FFR.

The electrical characteristics and conduction mechanisms of Zn doped silicon-based Schottky barrier diode.

In this study, we investigated the effects of Zn doping on electrical properties and conduction mechanisms of -silicon (-Si) diodes using current-voltage () and capacitance-voltage-frequency (-) measurements. The results revealed that Zn doping alters the behaviour of the diode from a typical exponential curve to an ohmic one. Notably, Zn doping increased the reverse current by a factor of 37, while reducing the forward current by a factor of 3 at 3 V.

Exogenous abscisic acid treatment regulates protein secretion in sorghum cell suspension cultures.

Drought stress adversely affects plant growth, often leading to total crop failure. Upon sensing soil water deficits, plants switch on biosynthesis of abscisic acid (ABA), a stress hormone for drought adaptation. Here, we used exogenous ABA application to dark-grown sorghum cell suspension cultures as an experimental system to understand how a drought-tolerant crop responds to ABA.

Global and local drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in the western Balkan region.

The cestode, Echinococcus multilocularis, is one of the most threatening parasitic challenges in the European Union. Despite the warming climate, the parasite intensively spread in Europe's colder and warmer regions. Little is known about the expansion of E.

Semi-empirical parameterization of HI/p L-shell X-ray production cross section ratios in Bi for Heavy Ion PIXE.

Quantitative analysis of materials from Heavy Ion PIXE spectra remains impeded by the lack of reliable X-ray production cross section (XPCS) data. Although efforts at experimental Heavy Ion induced XPCS measurements still continue, Multiple Ionisation (MI) effects, which are not fully described by theory, render simulations of heavy ion PIXE data unreliable for large Z/Z collisions, especially at low energies. This is also exacerbated by the random selection of projectile-target combinations for measured and reported experimental data available to validate theory.

The roles of plant proteases and protease inhibitors in drought response: a review.

Upon exposure to drought, plants undergo complex signal transduction events with concomitant changes in the expression of genes, proteins and metabolites. For example, proteomics studies continue to identify multitudes of drought-responsive proteins with diverse roles in drought adaptation. Among these are protein degradation processes that activate enzymes and signalling peptides, recycle nitrogen sources, and maintain protein turnover and homeostasis under stressful environments.

Electronic, Electrical, and Magnetic Behavioral Change of SiO-NP-Decorated MWCNTs.

Silicon-oxide-nanoparticle (SiO-NP) heteroatoms were decorated/deposited onto multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) surface to tune the properties of MWCNTs for electronic and magnetic applications. To achieve this objective, SiO-NPs and MWCNTs were prepared and suspended together into toluene and heated at <100 °C for the formation of MWCNTs/SiO-NP nanocomposites. A change in the microstructure, electronic, electrical, and magnetic behaviors of MWCNT nanocomposites decorated/deposited with silicon content was investigated using different techniques, viz.

First case report of myopericarditis linked to Campylobacter coli enterocolitis.

Background: Campylobacter spp. are a common cause of mostly self-limiting enterocolitis. Although rare, pericarditis and myopericarditis have been increasingly documented as complications following campylobacteriosis.

Mortality pattern and cause of death in a long-term follow-up of patients with STEMI treated with primary PCI.

Objective: We aimed to assess the pattern of mortality and cause of death in a cohort of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: Consecutive patients with STEMI treated with primary PCI during 2006-2013 were evaluated with a mean follow-up of 3.5 years (1-8.