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Being well together: A relational approach to the study of pet ownership and human wellbeing

Human-Animal Interactions
In the expanding field of human-animal interaction (HAI) research, studies examining the relationship between pet ownership and human health and wellbeing have struggled with inconsistent and inconclusive findings around whether interacting with a pet ...
Renelle McGlacken, Becky Smith, Tammie King, Vanessa Ashall   +3 more
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The “Problem” of Multispecies Families: Speciesism in Emergency Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Shelters

Social Sciences, 2022
When a woman seeks emergency shelter from an abusive relationship, she may bring her children but rarely companion animals. Through a Critical Animal Studies (CAS) lens, this article qualitatively analyzes in-depth interviews with shelter workers in Ontario, Canada, exploring the place of multispecies families in intimate partner violence (IPV ...
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Harnessing Large Language Models to Advance Microbiome Research: From Sequence Analysis to Clinical Applications

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Large language models are transforming microbiome research by enabling advanced sequence profiling, functional prediction, and association mining across complex datasets. They automate microbial classification and disease‐state recognition, improving cross‐study integration and clinical diagnostics.
Jieqi Xing, He Wang, Yangyang Sun, Xiaoquan Su, Shunyao Wu   +4 more
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Niche specialization and community niche space increase with species richness in filter‐feeder assemblages

Ecosphere, 2023
Ecological theory posits that higher species richness should be associated with greater exploitation of resources and niche packing resulting from either increasing species niche overlap or specialization of species' niches.
Irene Sánchez González, Garrett W. Hopper, Jamie R. Bucholz, Megan E. Kubala, Jeffrey D. Lozier, Carla L. Atkinson   +5 more
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Periodontal microbiology and microbial etiology of periodontal diseases: Historical concepts and contemporary perspectives

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This narrative review summarizes the collective knowledge on periodontal microbiology, through a historical timeline that highlights the European contribution in the global field. The etiological concepts on periodontal disease culminate to the ecological plaque hypothesis and its dysbiosis‐centered interpretation.
Georgios N. Belibasakis, Daniel Belstrøm, Sigrun Eick, Ulvi K. Gursoy, Anders Johansson, Eija Könönen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances in causal discovery methods for ecological time series

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent advances in data collection technologies (e.g. automated sensor networks, satellite remote sensing, and high‐throughput sequencing) have greatly expanded the availability of ecological time series, enabling new opportunities for causal analyses in dynamic ecosystems.
Kenta Suzuki, Masato Yamamichi, Yutaka Osada, Masayuki Ushio, Kohei Nakajima, Hiroshi Masuya, Shohei Shimizu   +6 more
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Nested ecologies of childhood: A microbial turn in developmental theory

Journal of Childhood, Education & Society
This article expands Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model by integrating biological and ecological processes—particularly microbial life—into its core concept of proximal processes.
Zsuzsa Millei, Nick Lee, Sarah Alminde, Asta Breinholt, Mira Grönroos, Riikka Hohti, Sami Keto, Marja Roslund, Spyros Spyrou, Tuure Tammi, Hanne Warming, Juliene Madureira Ferreira   +11 more
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Beyond Gut Modulation: A Critical Review of the Therapeutic Potential, Safety, and Clinical Prospects of Natural Polysaccharides for IBD

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
In this review, we critically summarized the application of natural polysaccharides (NPs) for the treatment of IBD. This approach combines, in a unique way (right), the basic structure–activity relationships of NPs from different origins (left) with their multipronged mode of action, which involves modulation of the gut microbiota and other ...
Felix Danso, A. M. Abd El‐Aty, Kwaku Amoah, Xianghong Ju   +3 more
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Routine Administration of a Multispecies Probiotic Containing Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus to Very Low Birth Weight Infants Had No Significant Impact on the Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of gastrointestinal morbidity in preterm infants, and prevention and treatment strategies have remained largely unchanged over the past several decades.
Brian A. Juber, Brian A. Juber, Timothy J. Boly, Graeme J. Pitcher, Steven J. McElroy   +4 more
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Synthetic microbial communities for engineering climate‐smart biofertilizers

iMeta, EarlyView.
Global agricultural productivity is increasingly destabilized by climate change—driven droughts, floods, extreme heat, and severe storms. Although the climate‐smart agriculture (CSA) framework addresses these challenges, implementation has focused mainly on plant genetics and agronomic inputs, leaving the adaptive potential of the crop microbiome ...
Yan Liu, Yue Chen, Yanxue Yu, Che Ok Jeon, Mohammad Bahram, Junfeng Zhai, Hailei Wei, Fuqiang Wang, Xiaofeng Cao, Baolei Jia   +9 more
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