Evaluations of Morphometric Traits and Body Conformation Indices of Horse Ecotypes Reared in the Highlands of Bale Eco‐Region, Ethiopia by Mesay Guyo, Melaku Tareke, Andualem Tonamo, Diriba Bediye, Girma Defar

“…The sex dimorphism effect was significant (p < 0.001) for dactyl‐costal index, pelvic index, longitudinal pelvic index, transversal pelvic index, weight, tare index 1 (trot or gallop), tare index 2 (walk) and riding comfort degree, while non‐significant (p > 0.05) for the remaining indices. …”
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Exploring menstrual hygiene management practices among displaced coastal women in Kerala, India by Jessy Prabhakar, Aswin MG, Asmi Fathima Nazar, Adarsh MS, Jibin Job PJ, Nisam AP, Krishna Priya MJ, Mini GK

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among displaced costal women in Kerala. We collected data on their socio-demographic factors, WaSH facilities, and menstrual hygiene practices following displacement, using a pre-tested semi-structured interview questionnaire. …”
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The role of partial splenic artery embolization in the management of refractory esophageal variceal bleeding due to portal vein thrombosis by Büşra Tetik Dinçer, Nafiye Urgancı, Aylin Hasanefendioğlu Bayrak, Özlem Durmaz, İlgin Özden

“…The liver was palpable 2 cm, and the spleen was palpable 6 cm below the costal margin. Other system examinations were normal. …”
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Selection of terminal Piétrain pigs improves vitality and prevalence of congenital defects in crossbred piglets by Wim Gorssen, Wim Gorssen, Carmen Winters, Roel Meyermans, Léa Chapard, Katrijn Hooyberghs, Jaro De Kort, Alice Van den Broeke, Jürgen Depuydt, Steven Janssens, Nadine Buys

“…The first dataset was collected by the breeding organization and consisted of 12,010 crossbred litters (Piétrain sire, hybrid dam; two farms) scored on piglets’ vitality, number of piglets with porcine congenital splay leg syndrome and scrotal hernia, pre-weaning mortality and the number of piglets born death. …”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with the hardware failure after surgical stabilization of rib fractures in Korea: a case series by Na Hyeon Lee, Sun Hyun Kim, Seon Hee Kim, Dong Yeon Ryu, Sang Bong Lee, Chan Ik Park, Hohyun Kim, Gil Hwan Kim, Youngwoong Kim, Hyun Min Cho

“…The patients in the reoperation group were significantly younger, had fewer fractures and plates, underwent costal fixation, and had a longer follow-up. There were no significant differences in subjective chest symptoms or lung capacity. …”
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Body morphometric measurements of Azakheli buffaloes: A neglected animal genetic resource of Pakistan by S. Rahman, I. Zahoor, R. Amjad, A. Basheer

“…The body morphometric measurements of 220 adult (33 males and 187 females) animals were taken, in centimeters, for 26 different biometric parameters, including chest girth (CG), body length (BL), barrel depth (BD), height-at-withers (HW), hip height (HH), face length (FL), face width (FW), ear length (EL), ear width (EW), horn length (HL), horn circumference (HC), neck length (NL), neck width (NW), rump length (RL), rump width (RW), thurl width (TW), tail length (TL), tail circumference (TC), pin-bone distance (PBD), fore-teat length (FtL), fore-teat circumference (FtC), rear-teat length (RtL), rear-teat circumference (RtC), testes length (TesL), testes width (TesW), and scrotal circumference (SC) with the help of a measuring tape and scale. …”
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Crystallization kinetics accountability and the correspondingly developed glass-forming criteria: A personal recollection at the forty years anniversaries by Šesták J., Kozmidis-Petrović A., Živković Ž.

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Impact of <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> DSM 34246 (Canobios-BL) var. <i>boulardii</i> Supplementation on Nutritional Status and Fecal Parameters in Healthy Breeding Adult Cats by Nicolò Lonigro, Elisa Martello, Natascia Bruni, Mauro Bigliati, Annalisa Costale, Ilaria Lippi, Giorgia Meineri, Francesca Perondi

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Realidades del empleo docente en Nicaragua by Winston Joseph Zamora-Díaz, Fernando López-Noguero, David Cobos-Sanchiz

“…El artículo describe una investigación con enfoque cuantitativo que tiene como principal objetivo determinar, desde la percepción del profesorado de Educación Secundaria de Chontales (Nicaragua), la relación entre las condiciones del trabajo docente y su salud. …”
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How Does <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> DSM 34246 (Canobios-BL) <i>var. boulardii</i> Supplementation Impact the Fecal Parameters of Healthy Adult Dogs? by Nicolò Lonigro, Francesca Perondi, Natascia Bruni, Mauro Bigliati, Annalisa Costale, Elena Pagani, Ilaria Lippi, Alice Melocchi, Lucia Zema, Giorgia Meineri, Elisa Martello

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2b-RAD genotyping for population genomic studies of Chagas disease vectors: Rhodnius ecuadoriensis in Ecuador. by Luis E Hernandez-Castro, Marta Paterno, Anita G Villacís, Björn Andersson, Jaime A Costales, Michele De Noia, Sofía Ocaña-Mayorga, Cesar A Yumiseva, Mario J Grijalva, Martin S Llewellyn

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Alternativas biológicas y botánicas para el manejo de Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) en el cultivo de maíz (Zea mays L.) by Juan Carlos Morán Centeno, Aner Rober Velázquez Rivera

“…La investigación se efectuó en la comunidad El Cedral, departamento de Chontales, Nicaragua; se usó un diseño de bloques completos al azar con tres repeticiones, aplicando ocho tratamientos: Beauveria bassiana, con  tres dosis (1, 5 y 10 g l-1), Capsicum annuum [chile] y Allium sativum [ajo]), con tres dosis (1, 5 y 10 ml l-1), un testigo químico (cipermetrina con dosis de 0.70 ml l-1) y un testigo absoluto (H2O); se realizaron seis aplicaciones, desde los 11 hasta los 46 días después de la siembra. …”
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In Acute IgA Nephropathy, Proteinuria and Creatinine Are in the Spot, but Podocyturia Operates in Silence: Any Place for Amiloride? by H. Trimarchi, M. Paulero, R. Canzonieri, A. Schiel, A. Iotti, C. Costales-Collaguazo, A. Stern, M. Forrester, F. Lombi, V. Pomeranz, R. Iriarte, T. Rengel, I. Gonzalez-Hoyos, A. Muryan, E. Zotta

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Conflict-associated wounds and burns infected with GLASS pathogens in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A systematic review by Amelia Wild, Clare Shortall, Omar Dewachi, Carine Naim, Alex Green, Sarah Hussain, Aula Abbara

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Aspergilosis invasiva con compromiso óseo en lactante de cuatro meses con enfermedad granulomatosa crónica by Héctor Gómez-Tello, Estefany Graciela Mamani-Velásquez, Ana Karen Gómez-Gutiérrez, Carlos Sánchez-Flores, Virginia Lora-Téllez, Sara Espinosa-Padilla, Lizbeth Blancas-Galicia

“…El infante presentó tumores en la región axilar izquierda y la radiografía de tórax sugirió fracturas costales; fue hospitalizado ante la sospecha de maltrato infantil. …”
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New rectum dose surface mapping methodology to identify rectal subregions associated with toxicities following prostate cancer radiotherapy by Artemis Bouzaki, Dylan Green, Marcel van Herk, Jane Shortall, Tanuj Puri, Sarah Kerns, David Azria, Marrie-Pierre Farcy-Jacquet, Jenny Chang-Claude, Ananya Choudhury, Alison Dunning, Maarten Lambrecht, Barbara Avuzzi, Dirk De Ruysscher, Petra Seibold, Elena Sperk, Christopher Talbot, Ana Vega, Liv Veldeman, Adam Webb, Barry Rosenstein, Catharine M. West, Eliana Gioscio, Tiziana Rancati, Eliana Vasquez Osorio, Alan McWilliam

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