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Zoology
Karl Frafjord
Summary: The study investigated the flight activity of the soprano pipistrelle in Frafjord, Norway, recording activity throughout the year. Results showed regular activity of the bats for 6-7 months, adjusting to night length changes and closely following sunset and sunrise. The highest activity levels were recorded in August and September, with social calls predominantly in those months as well.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sander Lagerveld, Tony Wilkes, Marinka E. B. van Puijenbroek, Bart C. A. Noort, Steve C. V. Geelhoed
Summary: Seasonal movements between summer and winter areas are common in bats, but there is limited scientific knowledge on sea migration. This study used continuous ultrasonic acoustic monitoring to analyze the migration patterns of Nathusius' pipistrelle in the southern North Sea during autumn. The results showed clear spatiotemporal patterns, with peak migration occurring from mid-August to late October and most bats found near the Noord Holland coast. The study also identified wind direction, lunar phase, and offshore structures as factors influencing migration behavior.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Biology
Martin Pofahl, Negar Nikbakht, Andre N. Haubrich, Theresa M. Nguyen, Nicola Masala, Fabian J. Distler, Oliver Braganza, Jakob H. Macke, Laura A. Ewell, Kurtulus Golcuk, Heinz Beck
Summary: The hippocampal dentate gyrus exhibits structured activity patterns during immobility, which are associated with entorhinal cortex activation and incorporate place- and speed cells. These patterns are important for the formation of spatial memories dependent on the dentate gyrus.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Sergio A. Guzman-Pino, Daniela Luna, Laura C. Salazar, Paulina Poblete-Grez, Jaime Figueroa
Summary: Switching sows' positions in early comingled litters resulted in a decrease in suckling duration and number of episodes, but did not significantly affect maternal suckling. This change may have caused momentary confusion in piglets, leading to altered suckling behavior.
APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rodrigo Suarez, Tobias Bluett, Michael H. McCullough, Lilach Avitan, Dylan A. Black, Annalisa Paolino, Laura R. Fenlon, Geoffrey J. Goodhill, Linda J. Richards
Summary: The development of precise neural circuits in the brain requires spontaneous patterns of neural activity prior to functional maturation. In rodents, patchwork and wave patterns of activity develop in somatosensory and visual regions, respectively, and are present at birth. This study investigates whether such activity patterns occur in noneutherian mammals and explores when and how they arise during development.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kamila Puppel, Jan Slosarz, Grzegorz Grodkowski, Pawel Solarczyk, Piotr Kostusiak, Malgorzata Kunowska-Slosarz, Kinga Grodkowska, Anna Zalewska, Beata Kuczynska, Marcin Golebiewski
Summary: Enzymatic diagnostics have practical applications in various diseases. This study compares enzyme activity to describe the metabolism of dairy cows during early lactation. Ketotic cows have higher enzyme activity compared to acidotic cows. AspAT activity in blood serum is a good indicator of acidosis, and GGTP may be involved in the pathogenesis of ketosis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Romana Ruzinska, Denisa Lobbova, Peter Kanuch
Summary: This study recorded swarming activity of a maternity colony of bats near their roosts using PIT and automatic readers, and found differences in swarming behavior among different individuals, including age, gender, and kinship.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Simon Musall, Xiaonan R. R. Sun, Hemanth Mohan, Xu An, Steven Gluf, Shu-Jing Li, Rhonda Drewes, Emma Cravo, Irene Lenzi, Chaoqun Yin, Bjoern M. Kampa, Anne K. K. Churchland
Summary: Distinct cortical pyramidal neuron types have unique contributions to behavioral decisions. The interactions among diverse cortical and subcortical areas are important for successful decision outcomes. Investigating the cell types that comprise cortical circuits and their dynamics is crucial for understanding complex behavior.
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jian Ming Khor, Jennifer Guerrero-Santoro, William Douglas, Charles A. Ettensohn
Summary: In this study, CAGE-seq was used to profile eRNA expression and enhancer activity in the sea urchin model, revealing a large number of enhancers active at different stages of embryogenesis. The majority of sea urchin enhancers were found to be associated with nearby genes and exhibited temporal patterns of expression similar to those genes. Furthermore, enhancers near lineage-specific genes showed signatures of inputs from developmental gene regulatory networks in those lineages. Moreover, a significant portion of identified enhancers were shown to drive tissue-specific gene expression on their own in reporter assays.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Chen Yang, Qianying Guo, Mingxuan Cui, Xuening Li, Jinjuan Zhang, Xiaoyu Peng, Jufen Liu, Peng Liu, Linlin Wang
Summary: Breast milk leptin is associated with maternal metabolic profiles in pregnancy and dietary patterns during lactation. Maternal serum glucose, gamma-glutamyl transferase, and albumin in pregnancy were correlated with breast milk leptin. All dietary patterns were associated with breast milk leptin. Maternal diet balance during lactation was helpful to improve breast milk leptin concentration.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lorna M. Hatch, Ryan A. Williams, Karah J. Dring, Caroline Sunderland, Mary E. Nevill, Simon B. Cooper
Summary: The study showed that children participating in The Daily Mile ran an average of 1.5 miles at a moderate to vigorous intensity. Boys covered a greater distance and were more intermittent than girls, while higher fit children ran further than lower fit children.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Anastasiya Runnova, Maxim Zhuravlev, Rail Shamionov, Ruzanna Parsamyan, Evgeniy Egorov, Anton Kiselev, Anton Selskii, Olesya Akimova, Anatoly Karavaev, Juergen Kurths
Summary: The study identified characteristic scenarios of adaptation to maintaining attention to sound stimuli in individuals with complaints of daytime sleepiness by analyzing EEG records. The passive stage of drowsiness without response to stimuli was actively involved in the process of adaptation to prolonged monotonic activity in patients with increased daytime sleepiness.
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Keerthi Thirtamara Rajamani, Amanda B. Leithead, Michelle Kim, Marie Barbier, Michael Peruggia, Kristi Niblo, Lara Barteczko, Arthur Lefevre, Valery Grinevich, Hala Harony-Nicolas
Summary: This study compared the efficiency of various adeno-associated viral vectors in hypothalamic oxytocin (OXT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) neurons, showing that the OXT promoter was highly efficient in driving gene expression in OXT neurons. Additionally, a dual virus approach using an OXT promoter driven Cre recombinase significantly improved viral transduction efficiency in OXT neurons, highlighting the importance of caution when employing non-neuron-specific viral approaches/promoters in neural population studies in the hypothalamus.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Maryam Faramarzi, Florian H. Kasten, Gamze Altas, Andre Aleman, Branislava Curcic-Blake, Christoph S. Herrmann
Summary: Hallucinations and illusions are perceptual experiences that can diverge from external sensory stimulations due to internal brain states. Studying the neural mechanisms behind these experiences can expand our understanding of the brain's perceptual machinery and potential impairments.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Deanna M. Kaplan, Roman Palitsky, Shira I. Dunsiger, Wen-Chih Wu, Amira G. Parker, Jessica K. Troubh, James. W. Whitworth, Beth C. Bock
Summary: This research used latent class modeling to examine the correlates of heart rate patterns with biological and psychological variables. Three patterns of heart rate response to physical activity were identified, and the associations with predictors were tested. The findings suggest that psychological factors play an important role in predicting latent class membership, along with biological factors.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2023)
