Shifts in Soil Bacterial Community Composition of Jujube Orchard Influenced by Organic Fertilizer Amendment.

Organic fertilizer application in agricultural land is known to improve soil microbial processes, fertility, and yield. In particular, the changes in soil chemical composition due to multi-year application of organic fertilizers are thought to alter the microbial community. Here, the effects of organic fertilization with oil-cake amendments (OC) on soil bacterial diversity, community profile, and enzyme activity were evaluated and compared to those amended with chemical fertilizer (NPK).

Spatial-temporal distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2001-2020: expansion and challenges.

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis results from complex interactions among humans, dogs and environment. Brazil accounts for 97% of cases in the Americas.

Methods: Twenty years (2001-2020) of the endemic disease in the state of Rio de Janeiro were studied.

Impact of a Novel Homeopathic Complex Medicine on the Management of Multiple Antibiotic-Resistant Bovine Mastitis: An Open-Label, Non-Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Background: Bovine mastitis is characterized by an inflammatory process in the mammary gland and represents one of the main diseases affecting a dairy herd. Management of mastitis is most commonly via antibiotics, but the rising incidence of multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) means that additional options are needed. Homeopathic products can be administered in dairy farming for a range of clinical reasons and may be preferential due to the absence of residues.

The Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for walking and cycling - experiences from 10 years of application of a health impact assessment tool in policy and practice.

Introduction: In recent years, walking and cycling have moved into the focus as promising approaches to achieve public health, sustainable transport, climate goals and better urban resilience. However, they are only realistic transport and activity options for a large proportion of the population when they are safe, inclusive and convenient. One way to increase their recognition in transport policy is the inclusion of health impacts of walking and cycling into transport economic appraisals.

Microbe-Responsive Proteomes During Plant-Microbe Interactions Between Rice Genotypes and the Multifunctional Methylobacterium oryzae CBMB20.

Background: Rice is colonized by plant growth promoting bacteria such as Methylobacterium leading to mutually beneficial plant-microbe interactions. As modulators of the rice developmental process, Methylobacterium influences seed germination, growth, health, and development. However, little is known about the complex molecular responsive mechanisms modulating microbe-driven rice development.