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Hunting leeches in the dense forests of Madagascar

open access: yes, 2013
Identifying DNA from prey blood stored inside leeches reveals which animals the leeches have preyed on. This can be used to monitor wildlife. To find out whether this new wildlife screening method might be able to aid conservation efforts in Madagascar ...
Bohmann, Kristine
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Neural Cells: Physiological and Pathological Roles, and Potential in Neurodegenerative Therapy

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 15, Issue 21, 5 June 2026.
Neural cell–derived small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) are emerging as pivotal mediators in neurodegenerative diseases, exerting both pathogenic and therapeutic functions. This review synthesizes current evidence on how sEVs from distinct neural cell types regulate neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, biomarker discovery, and targeted drug delivery ...
Muhammad Waqas Salim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 307-317, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1120-1142, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstructing the Post‐Burn Auricle: A Microsurgical Approach Using a Contralateral Free Temporoparietal Fascial Flap and Autologous Costal Cartilage Framework

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Post‐burn auricular defects compromise both aesthetics and facial symmetry, often imposing significant social and psychological burdens that severely diminish patients' quality of life. Scarring in the mastoid region following burns typically exhibits poor elasticity and texture, along with compromised cutaneous blood supply.
Siming Wei, Yongjun Chen, Liwei Dong
wiley   +1 more source

Notes: Bloodletting, Cupping, Leeches

open access: yes, 1883
Dr. Porcher's handwritten notes and clippings related to bloodletting, cupping, and leeches. Covers general history, methods and instrumentation, and diseases and conditions these practices were to relieve.
Porcher, Francis Peyre (1824 - 1895)
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Non‐Invasive Sampling Reveals Genetic Differentiation and Lineage Structure in the Rare Butterfly Luehdorfia chinensis Leech (Lepidoptera Papilionidae)

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
Non‐invasive sampling was evaluated as a genetic tool for the rare butterfly Luehdorfia chinensis using naturally shed materials. Fifth‐instar larval exuviae provided high‐quality mitochondrial DNA and enabled robust population genetic analyses.
Wen‐Jing Yang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Leeches of the Okoboji Region

open access: yes, 1948
Mullin (1926) in an unpublished thesis has listed 20 species of leeches found in the Okoboji Region. During the summers of 1946 and 1947 the writer has found two additional species so that the list now includes the ...
Mathers, Carol Kenneth
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Characteristics, Motivators, and Enablers of Educators Who Earn Many Micro‐Credentials

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 158-171, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This study explores the characteristics, motivators, and enablers of US educators, who earned more than ten micro‐credentials. Although research exists on attitudes and motivators associated with educators newly engaging with micro‐credentials, it lacks insights into learners earning many micro‐credentials.
Marilys Galindo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A note on non-marine leeches (Annelida : Hirudinea) from the Maltese Islands

open access: yes, 1986
A population of the predatory leech Haemopis sanguisuga (Linnaeus, 1758) has been discovered at Xlendi Valley, Gozo. This is the first record of leeches living in the wild in the Maltese Islands.
Schembri, Patrick J.
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