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The Taurus Mountains, the Hotspot of Western Palearctic Biodiversity, Is in Danger: Marble Quarries Affect Wildlife

Diversity
The Taurus Mountains in the Mediterranean Coastal Basin, considered a biodiversity hotspot, have a rich biodiversity in the Western Palearctic. The number of marble quarries in the Taurus Mountains has dramatically expanded over the past ten years.
Tamer Albayrak, Tamer Yılmaz
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The Devil’s Threat in Medieval Bestiaries: Recognizing and Resisting Evil in the Dragon, Serpent, Wolf, Fox, Ape, Whale, Hawk, Partridge, and Raven

Ítaca
To medieval contemplatives, the devil posed a clear spiritual threat to those seeking to be piously devoted to Jesus. To avoid the plotting of the devil, monastics were advised to pray and study the scriptures.
Jane Beal
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Opposing effects of inhibitors of Aurora-A and EGFR in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD)

Frontiers in Oncology, 2015
Aurora-A kinase (AURKA) overexpression in numerous tumors induces aneuploidy, in part because of cytokinetic defects. Alisertib and other small-molecule inhibitors targeting AURKA are effective in some patients as monotherapies or combination therapies.
Anna S Nikonova, Alexander Y Deneka, Alexander Y Deneka, Louisa eEckman, Meghan C Kopp, Harvey H Hensley, Brian L Egleston, Erica eGolemis   +7 more
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Intestinal helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in north-west Italy

Helminthologia, 2016
A total of 180 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from an area scarcely investigated of north-west Italy, were examined for intestinal helminths using sedimentation and counting technique (SCT).
Magi M., Guardone L., Mignone W., Prati M. C., Macchioni F.   +4 more
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Examination of D. immitis presence in foxes in Serbia [PDF]

Veterinarski Glasnik, 2014
Dirofilariosis is a parasitic disease that usually affects dogs, but it can occur in other carnivore species. Since the disease appears endemically in dogs in some parts of Serbia, the aim of our investigation was to determine whether ...
Gavrilović Pavle, Vasković Nikola, Živulj Aleksandar, Jovanović Milijan   +3 more
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Fox in Bashkir Folklore and Religious-Magical Practices

Oriental Studies, 2020
Introduction. The article analyzes vestiges of the fox cult among Bashkirs. The animal used to be a most revered one in religious and mystical beliefs of the nation. Goals. The work seeks to study the fox cult in all its manifestations in everyday life
Azaliya F. Ilimbetova
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High‐level seroprevalence against Leptospira interrogans serovars among wild foxes, jackals and stray dogs in the North Khorasan Province, Iran

Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2022
Background Leptospirosis is an important, neglected zoonotic disease that affects people and animals in humid (sub)tropical regions. Wild canines carry the pathogen and may contaminate natural resources which may then act as a source of human infection ...
Kourosh Arzamani, Gholamreza Abdollahpour, Amir Azimian, Alex vanBelkum, Hamed Ghasemzadeh‐Moghaddam   +4 more
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Cup‐Like Nuclei Is a Hallmark of DUX4/ERG Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Reveals Cytoplasmic Mitochondria Accumulation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cup‐like nuclei are a distinctive morphological feature observed in certain cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We provide evidence that they characterize DUX4/ERG ALL independently of IKZF1 deletion and reveal marked mitochondrial accumulation in this ALL subset.
Chloé Arfeuille, Hugo Roux, Odile Fenneteau, Aurélie Caye‐Eude, Alexia Kinoo, Yoann Vial, André Baruchel, Marion Strullu, Elodie Lainey, Hélène Cavé   +9 more
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Detection of Bartonella spp. in foxes' populations in Piedmont and Aosta Valley (NW Italy) coupling geospatially-based techniques

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Bartonella is a genus of bacteria known to cause various rare but potentially dangerous diseases in humans and wildlife. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of Bartonella spp.
Annalisa Viani, Tommaso Orusa, Sara Divari, Stella Lovisolo, Stefania Zanet, Riccardo Orusa, Enrico Borgogno-Mondino, Enrico Bollo   +7 more
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Incidence and Severity of Carboplatin‐Associated Hearing Loss in Children With Cancer Assessed by the SIOP Boston 2012 Ototoxicity Criteria

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Platinum‐based chemotherapy is known to cause severe and debilitating hearing loss, but unlike cisplatin, the true incidence of carboplatin‐induced hearing loss remains unclear. We evaluated functional hearing outcomes in children receiving carboplatin to determine the incidence and severity of ototoxicity. Procedure We identified a
Aniket Chawla, Sean Carter, Andrew Wood, Sandra Staffieri, Andrew Dodgshun, David D. Eisenstat, Michael Sullivan   +6 more
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