Impact of barriers on Cyrno-Sardinian endemisms: A comparative study of population genetics and phylogeography within taxa of Centranthus sect. Nervosae (Caprifoliaceae).

This study explores the impact of geographic barriers on the distribution and survival of Mediterranean endemic species, focusing on Centranthus sect. Nervosae, a tetraploid species complex found in Corsica and Sardinia. The aim is to analyse how these barriers influence genetic diversity, population structure, and phylogeographic pattern, thereby impacting conservation strategies and future resilience of the selected study species.

Identification of Cocconeis neothumensis var. marina using a polyphasic approach including ultrastructure and gene annotation.

Several microalgae, including marine diatoms, significantly contribute to the global primary production and play a vital role in the food webs of benthic and planktonic ecosystems. Diatoms of the genus Cocconeis frequently inhabit benthic substrates, including the leaves of seagrasses. They are seasonally dominant in the leaf epiphytic layer of the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica L.

The LvL UP trial: Protocol for a sequential, multiple assignment, randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a blended mobile lifestyle intervention.

Background: Blended mobile health (mHealth) interventions - combining self-guided and human support components - could play a major role in preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and common mental disorders (CMDs). This protocol describes a sequential, multiple assignment, randomised trial aimed at (i) evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of LvL UP, an mHealth lifestyle intervention for the prevention of NCDs and CMDs, and (ii) establishing the optimal blended approach in LvL UP that balances effective personalised lifestyle support with scalability.

Methods: LvL UP is a 6-month mHealth holistic intervention targeting physical activity, diet, and emotional regulation.

Epilepsy, compulsion and oxytocin: Insights from behavioral sequences, using neuroethology and complexity systems approaches.

Epilepsies are complex neurological entities usually co-existing with neuropsychiatric comorbidities. We already demonstrated that microinjection of oxytocin (OT) into the central nucleus of amygdala (CeA) induces hypergrooming in Wistar rats, a model of compulsion. Furthermore, the Wistar Audiogenic Rat (WAR) strain is a genetic model of generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

Photonic platform coupled with machine learning algorithms to detect pyrolysis products of crack cocaine in saliva: A proof-of-concept animal study.

The non-invasive detection of crack/cocaine and other bioactive compounds from its pyrolysis in saliva can provide an alternative for drug analysis in forensic toxicology. Therefore, a highly sensitive, fast, reagent-free, and sustainable approach with a non-invasive specimen is relevant in public health. In this animal model study, we evaluated the effects of exposure to smoke crack cocaine on salivary flow, salivary gland weight, and salivary composition using Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy.