Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xi Weng, Cuiling Jiang, Menglin Yuan, Manxue Zhang, Tianshan Zeng, Chun Jin
Summary: The construction of estuary sluice has significant negative impacts on the ecological environment, which can be mitigated by an ecologically oriented multi-sluice system operation strategy to meet the diverse environmental flow requirements of different fish species. By predicting effective habitat through modeling and adjusting river discharges, the study aims to maintain the needs of fish for spawning and migration.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Giorgio Aglieri, Charles Baillie, Stefano Mariani, Carlo Cattano, Antonio Calo, Gabriele Turco, Davide Spatafora, Antonio Di Franco, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Paolo Guidetti, Marco Milazzo
Summary: The study combines multiple survey methods to investigate fish diversity, finding that small-scale fishery catches provide higher taxonomic diversity estimates and environmental DNA analysis is the only method able to gather the entire spectrum of considered functional traits.
Article
Dermatology
Paulo Ricardo Criado, Carla Pagliari, Thamara Cristiane Alves Batista Morita, Gabriela Franco Marques, Thais Prota Hussein Pincelli, Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente, Maria Salome Cajas Garcia, Jozelio Freire de Carvalho, Beatrice Martinez Zugaib Abdalla, Mirian Nacagami Sotto
Summary: This study presented clinical data of livedoid vasculopathy (LV) patients at the Dermatology Division at the University of Sao Paulo, with a majority of Caucasian women and common symptoms including ulcers, atrophic blanche-like scars, and pain, pruritus. After treatment, nearly 40% of cases relapsed in spring and summer, and 66% of cases had associated thrombophilia factors.
DERMATOLOGIC THERAPY
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Fernanda Gomes, Guilherme Eustaquio Furtado, Mariana Henriques, Liliana Baptista Sousa, Paulo Santos-Costa, Rafael Bernardes, Joao Apostolo, Pedro Parreira, Anabela Salgueiro-Oliveira
Summary: This study identified the relationship between pressure ulcer risk factors, stages, anatomical locations, and microbial cohabitation. The prevention and monitoring of pressure ulcers are crucial for avoiding infections and reducing healthcare costs. Infection in pressure ulcers is characterized by polymicrobial biofilm-associated infection and resistance to antimicrobials.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Georgeta Bocheva, Radomir M. M. Slominski, Andrzej T. T. Slominski
Summary: The increase in air pollution worldwide poses a global environmental risk to human health. The skin is exposed to harmful air pollutants, which can lead to cutaneous damage. UV radiation can activate photoreactive pollutants, enhancing their detrimental effects on the skin. Air pollution also reduces UVB radiation, inhibiting vitamin D synthesis and compromising cutaneous structural integrity. Moreover, air pollution can interact with skin microbiota and trigger or worsen skin diseases through oxidative stress and inflammatory responses. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) plays a crucial role in responding to (photo)pollution and targeting AhR/Nrf2 could be a promising treatment for inflammatory skin diseases caused or exacerbated by air pollutants. Hence, AhR and its downstream regulatory pathways are important signaling systems that regulate the skin phenotype.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
K. Sivaraman, C. Shanthi
Summary: This study evaluated the therapeutic effects of purified hydrolysate fraction of fish skin collagen from Clarias batrachus and Pangasius pangasius in inflammatory bowel disease. The results showed that the hydrolysate fraction could counter TNF-alpha induced barrier dysfunction and improve clinical signs of colitis in mice.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Meng Yao, Shan Zhang, Qi Lu, Xiaoyu Chen, Si-Yu Zhang, Yueqiao Kong, Jindong Zhao
Summary: The vast declines in freshwater and marine fish diversity and population abundance have serious implications for ecosystems and human livelihoods. Environmental DNA (eDNA) biomonitoring provides an efficient and cost-effective method for assessing species occurrences and population trends in aquatic environments. This study analyzes 416 fish eDNA studies, highlighting the potential of eDNA technology in improving fish conservation and fisheries management. The study also identifies methodological concerns and provides guidelines for effective sampling in different aquatic habitats.
Review
Environmental Sciences
E. S. Rentier, L. H. Cammeraat
Summary: There is a growing demand for construction-grade sand and it is predicted that the world will run out of this resource by 2050. River sand mining has widespread and cumulative effects on the physical, biological, chemical, and anthropogenic environment. This research highlights the complexity and urgency of the problem.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Andre Golgher, Marcos Callisto, Robert Hughes
Summary: The high level of environmental pollution in urban freshwater ecosystems leads to the loss of ecosystem goods and services, which reduces the well-being of residents in densely populated tropical cities. However, rehabilitating urban streams can improve ecosystem quality and the well-being of local citizens. This study aims to assess the association between the rehabilitation of three streams in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region and environmental gentrification and public health issues.
Article
Fisheries
Karthiga Kumanan, Ulla von Ammon, Andrew Fidler, Jane E. Symonds, Seumas P. Walker, Jeremy Carson, Kate S. Hutson
Summary: The suitability of three diagnostic techniques in detecting Tenacibaculum maritimum in farmed Chinook salmon was evaluated. The selective bacterial culture technique showed the highest detection rate, followed by ddPCR assay and nonselective culture medium. Co-occurring Tenacibaculum soleae and Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi were also isolated from the salmon. The study highlights the importance of using selective culture technique in combination with molecular techniques for rapid identification and management of emerging fish-pathogenic species.
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Environmental Sciences
Quentin Schull, Anais Beauvieux, Vincent A. Viblanc, Luisa Metral, Lina Leclerc, Diego Romero, Fabrice Pernet, Claudie Quere, Dominique Munaron, Christopher W. McKindsey, Claire Saraux, Jerome Bourjea
Summary: By using an integrative approach, we tested the direct and indirect causal pathways through which environmental stressors affect the stress response of wild gilthead seabream in Mediterranean coastal lagoons. Our results showed that 54% of fish stress response can be explained by variables such as lagoon features, fish age, fish diet, fish reserve, fish structure, and fish contaminant load.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2023)
Review
Rheumatology
Gulsah Yasa Ozturk, Burhan Fatih Kocyigit
Summary: Chronic skin wounds are a major cause of non-traumatic foot amputations worldwide and can significantly jeopardize the well-being and mortality of patients in the absence of effective treatment strategies. Ozone therapy, with its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and trophic effects, has emerged as a treatment option for patients who do not respond well to conventional therapies. This article explores the beneficial effects of ozone therapy in a case of chronic skin ulcer and discusses its role in the management of such ulcers and its potential application in inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Yaw Ampem Amoako, Lotte Suzanne van Rietschoten, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Kwabena Oppong M. Amoako, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Bernard Akoto M. Anim, Dennis Odai Laryea, Richard Odame M. Phillips, Ymkje Stienstra
Summary: This study aimed to assess beliefs, attitudes, and practices towards scabies in central Ghana. The results showed that individuals with scabies less frequently mentioned factors related to scabies compared to the community control group. Scabies causation was attributed to poor hygiene, traditional beliefs, heredity, and drinking water. Compared to past scabies participants in the dermatology clinic, participants with past scabies in the community tended to have a longer delay in seeking care. Scabies was associated with health consequences, stigma, and loss of productivity. Early diagnosis and effective treatment can reduce the association of scabies with supernatural forces and promote care-seeking in the formal health system.
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Molly Mills, Seungjun Lee, Dixie Mollenkopf, Thomas Wittum, S. Mazeika Patricio Sullivan, Jiyoung Lee
Summary: The research conducted on the Scioto River Watershed in Ohio, United States, revealed that fish gut and periphyton are the most concerning reservoirs for carbapenem resistance genes due to their relatively high concentration, diverse microbial communities, and natural functions that promote AR.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Elnaz Amirahmadi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Jan Moudry, Petr Konvalina, Marek Kopecky
Summary: This study examined the environmental effects of greenhouse and open field tomatoes grown using organic and conventional nutrient systems. The results showed that the organic greenhouse scenario had the lowest environmental damage, while the conventional greenhouse scenario had the highest yield.