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1. Does microplastic exposure and sex influence shell selection and motivation in the common European hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus?

Author:
Alix McDaid; Eoghan M. Cunningham; Andrew Crump; Gary Hardiman; Gareth Arnott
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.855 pp. 158576
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Pagurus; biodiversity; cognition; environment; microplastics; motivation; pollutants; polyethylene;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Microplastics (<5 mm) are a threat to marine biodiversity however their effects on animal cognition and behaviour are unclear. We investigated whether microplastic exposure affects shell selection behaviour and motivation in the common European hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus. Subjects were maintained for 5 days in tanks containing either: polyethylene microplastic spheres (n = 40), or no plastic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158576

2. House dust mite allergens and nitrated products: Identification and risk assessment in indoor dust

Author:
Fan Xu; Jingyi Tian; Fangxing Yang
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2023 v.124 pp. 198-204
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
females,   etc   ; air; altitude; dust; dust mites; risk; risk assessment; winter; China;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Air pollutants can potentially lead to nitration of allergic proteins, thus promoting sensitization of these allergens. However, little is currently known about the nitration status of house dust mite (HDM) allergens. We identified the occurrence of nitrated products of two major HDM allergens Der f 1 and Der p 1 in dust samples collected from college dormitories in eastern China and assessed thei ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.11.004

3. Relative food abundance predicts greater binge-eating symptoms in subsequent hours among young adults experiencing food insecurity: Support for the “feast-or-famine” cycle hypothesis from an ecological momentary assessment study

Author:
Vivienne M. Hazzard; Katie A. Loth; Ross D. Crosby; Stephen A. Wonderlich; Scott G. Engel; Nicole Larson; Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Source:
Appetite 2023 v.180 pp. 106316
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
females,   etc   ; appetite; color; food availability; food security; risk; risk reduction; self-efficacy; variance;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Food insecurity (FI) may increase risk for binge eating through a “feast-or-famine” cycle, where fluctuations in food availability correspond to alternating periods of food restriction and opportunities for binge eating, but research on this topic is limited. To clarify the relationship between food availability and binge eating in the context of FI, this study examined the association between mom ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2022.106316

4. Effect of cold storage on some biological and physiological performance of Adalia decempunctata L.

Author:
Zahra Mojib-Haghghadam; Jalal Jalali Sendi; Arash Zibaee; Jafar Mohaghegh
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2023 v.263 pp. 110797
ISSN:
1096-4959
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Adalia; adults; antioxidants; cold storage; energy; glucose; males; storage time; survival rate;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Adalia decempunctata (L.) is a common predator in agro ecosystems. Here, the effects of low-temperature storage on biological parameters, energy reserves, and antioxidant enzymes were investigated. Eggs, larvae, and pupae of this predator were maintained for 1–4 weeks and adults for different days (20, 35, 50, and 65 d) at 4, 7, and 10 °C in darkness and 70 ± 5% R.H. After storage of 20 days, the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpb.2022.110797

5. Diet hierarchies guide temporal-spatial variation in Drosophila suzukii resource use

Author:
Stockton Dara G.; Loeb Gregory M.
Source:
Frontiers in ecology and evolution 2022 v.9 no. pp. 1-11
ISSN:
2296-701X
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Drosophila suzukii; diet; ecological differentiation; evolution; fruit flies; invasive species; oviposition; raspberries;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Among insects, female oviposition preferences are critical to understanding the evolutionary dynamics between herbivores and hosts. Previous studies have shown than in Drosophila, resource use has a strong genetic basis, although there is evidence that preferences are adaptable given isolation from ancestral hosts. Given the high degree of adaptability and behavioral plasticity of invasive species ...
Handle:
10113/7709658
DOI:
10.3389/fevo.2021.816557

6. Testing the validity of immersive eating environments against laboratory and real life settings

Author:
Kathryn Colla; Russell Keast; Mohammadreza Mohebbi; Catherine G. Russell; Djin Gie Liem
Source:
Food quality and preference 2023 v.103 pp. 104717
ISSN:
0950-3293
Subject:
females,   etc   ; apple juice; beverages; cold; computer simulation; energy; food quality; hedonic scales; males; sourness; sweetness;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Immersive environments are widely used as a proxy for real life settings for consumer and sensory evaluations. Yet, the external validity of immersive environments is poorly understood. This study investigated whether sense of presence, liking, beverage desire, consumption, and choice are consistent across a real-life setting compared to a sensory laboratory and two different immersive environment ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodqual.2022.104717

7. Two cases of ectopic dirofilariasis by Dirofilaria immitis in subconjunctival and subcutaneous tissues in dogs

Author:
Yeong-Seok Goh; Hye-Min Kim; Badriah Alkathiri; Hong Suh Chang; Young Min Yoon; Seung-Hun Lee; Kyung-Mee Park
Source:
Parasitology international 2023 v.92 pp. 102683
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Dirofilaria immitis; Greyhound; antibiotics; dirofilariasis; dogs; eyes; males; parasitology; phylogeny; veterinary clinics; Korean Peninsula;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... We report two cases of ectopic dirofilariasis caused by Dirofilaria immitis in the subconjunctival and subcutaneous tissues of dogs. In Case 1, a 10-year-old female poodle suffered from a subconjunctival mass in the left eye that was refractory to antibiotic and steroid treatments. The mass was removed surgically, and a whitish nematode was identified within the mass. In Case 2, a stray 3-year-old ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2022.102683

8. Atlantic salmon male post-smolt maturation can be reduced by using a 3-hour scotophase when inducing smoltification

Author:
Thomas W.K. Fraser; Tom J. Hansen; Birgitta Norberg; Tom Ole Nilsen; Rüdiger W. Schulz; Per Gunnar Fjelldal
Source:
Aquaculture 2023 v.562 pp. 738772
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Salmo salar; aquaculture; biological rhythms; body condition; histology; males; puberty; scotophase; seawater; smoltification; smolts; testes;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Photoperiod regulates the occurrence of unwanted male post-smolt maturation during the production of large (>100 g) Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts. However, the optimal daylength for triggering smoltification, but not male puberty, has yet to be established. We used either continuous light (24:0 light/dark) or long days (18:6 and 21:3) after a six week “winter” zeitgeber (12:12) to induce sm ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738772

9. Comparison of biochemical composition, nutritional quality, and metals concentrations between males and females of three different Crassostrea sp.

Author:
Yanping Qin; Ru Li; Qingliang Liao; Gongpengyang Shi; Yinyin Zhou; Weitao Wan; Jun Li; Haitao Ma; Yuehuan Zhang; Ziniu Yu
Source:
Food chemistry 2023 v.398 pp. 133868
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Crassostrea; energy; essential amino acids; food chemistry; functional foods; gametogenesis; glycogen; lipids; meiosis; nutritive value; taurine;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Gametogenesis can significantly affect the biochemical composition of oysters, but little research on the difference between sexes. Therefore, we conducted the first in-depth study on the composition differences between males and females of three different Crassostrea sp.. The results showed that females had higher glycogen, lipid, Cu and Zn contents than males, while males had higher protein and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133868

10. Reproductive biology of largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus) in south-eastern Australia

Author:
Chantelle Clain; John Stewart; Ashley Fowler; Sandra Diamond
Source:
Aquaculture and fisheries 2023 v.8 no.2 pp. 148-158
ISSN:
2468-550X
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Trichiurus lepturus; aquaculture; estuaries; genetic variation; habitats; histology; life history; males; sex ratio; temperature; winter; Australia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Knowledge of reproductive biology and life-history traits of populations exploited by fisheries is important for their sustainable management. We investigated the life-history traits of Trichiurus lepturus (largehead hairtail) in south-eastern Australia; a region of low exploitation for this otherwise heavily exploited circumglobal species, to investigate whether there were differences in the repr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aaf.2021.09.008

11. Nondestructive and rapid method for sex identification of the tropical sea cucumber Holothuria scabra by anal swab sampling

Author:
Zixuan E; Chuhang Cheng; Feifei Wu; Chunhua Ren; Rong Chen; Yingzhu Rao; Bo Ma; Xiao Jiang; Peng Luo; Xiaomin Li; Xin Zhang; Fajun Jiang; Chaoqun Hu; Ting Chen
Source:
Aquaculture 2023 v.562 pp. 738749
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
females,   etc   ; DNA; Holothuria scabra; aquaculture; dimorphism; genomics; loop-mediated isothermal amplification; males; phenotype; rapid methods; reproduction; South East Asia;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... As one of the most economically significant sea cucumber species, Holothuria scabra are naturally distributed in the Indo-West Pacific region and are widely cultural in Southeast Asia. The appearances of female and male H. scabra have no obvious phenotypic dimorphism. Thus, identification of sex-specific markers and establishment of sex detection methods are beneficial to artificially induced repr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738749

12. Source-soil-rice-human multi-objective optimization to minimize the cadmium intake risk to consumers of field planting rice

Author:
Yang Yang; Shuo Niu; Tianqi Wang; Meie Wang; Weiping Chen; Yanling Li; Yating Dai
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2023 v.441 pp. 129984
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
females,   etc   ; algorithms; bioavailability; cadmium; creatinine; industrial effluents; irrigation canals; models; pH; paddies; quantitative analysis; regression analysis; rice; risk; soil; wastewater irrigation; China;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cadmium (Cd) exposure risks to consumers of locally grown rice are often estimated without considering the sources and bioavailability of Cd. Here, we present the first comprehensive and quantitative analysis on the sources and transport of Cd in paddy ecosystems by combining a regional investigation in southern China, a positive matrix factorization algorithm, and a classification and regression ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129984

13. Influence of cigarettes on myocardial injury in healthy population after exposure to high altitude over 5000 m

Author:
Siyi He; Quan Zhang; Fan Wu; Jie Chen; Shengdong He; Zheng Ji; Bin Li; Liang Gao; Qingyun Xie; Jinbao Zhang
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.855 pp. 158824
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
females,   etc   ; altitude; aspartate transaminase; body mass index; cigarettes; clinical examination; creatine kinase; exposure duration; heart rate; hematocrit; hemoglobin; isozymes; lactate dehydrogenase; males; oxygen; people; regression analysis; risk factors;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... Myocardial injury (MI) is a severe complication once subjected to hypoxic condition at high altitude. Little evidence exists about the association of cigarettes and MI at high altitude, especially over 5000 m. In the present study, we intend to explore the influence of cigarettes on MI in healthy population after travelling to this extreme environment. Physical examination was performed in populat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158824

14. Characterization of trichome phenotypes to assess maturation and flower development in Cannabis sativa L. (cannabis) by automatic trichome gland analysis

Author:
D.B. Sutton; Z.K. Punja; G. Hamarneh
Source:
Smart agricultural technology 2023 v.3 pp. 100111
ISSN:
2772-3755
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Cannabis sativa; algorithms; amber; automation; cannabinoids; color; data collection; death; flowering; flowers; fluorescence; geometry; greenhouse production; harvest date; head; industry; phenotype; photography; product quality; terpenoids; trichomes; Canada;     Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:
... Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) is cultivated by licensed producers in Canada for medicinal and recreational uses. The recent legalization of this plant in 2018 has resulted in rapid expansion of the industry, with greenhouse production representing the most common method of cultivation. Female cannabis plants produce inflorescences that contain bracts densely covered by glandular trichomes, which s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atech.2022.100111

15. The role of phytohormones and their related miRNAs in sex differentiation of Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge

Author:
Yaqi Zheng; Xiaofei Luo; Xu Wang; Jiang Ma; Yage Jiang; Junguang Zhao; Yan Ao
Source:
Scientia horticulturae 2023 v.307 pp. 111498
ISSN:
0304-4238
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Xanthoceras sorbifolium; abscisic acid; flower buds; flowering; gibberellins; indole acetic acid; males; meiosis; microRNA; microsporocytes; oilseeds; ovules; pistil; plant growth; pollen; seed yield; sexual development; trees; zeatin; China;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge is an important woody oilseed tree in north China. However, its yield is severely restricted by a low ratio of female to male flowers, and little is known about the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying the sex differentiation of flowers. Therefore, carrying out the research in its sex differentiation regulation mechanism is the basis of increasing seed yi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111498

16. Sex difference in effects of intermittent heat exposure on hepatic lipid and glucose metabolisms

Author:
Guoqing Zhang; Yindan Wang; Ran Li; Jing Peng; Jinna Zhang; Renjie Hu; Lu Zhang; Yunlu Wu; Qinghua Sun; Cuiqing Liu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.854 pp. 158704
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
females,   etc   ; beta oxidation; body weight; climate; environment; exports; fatty acids; free fatty acids; glucose; glucose tolerance; glycolysis; heat; heat-shock protein 70; homeostasis; insulin resistance; lipolysis; liver; males; mitochondria; triacylglycerols;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Global climate warming has drawn worldwide attention. However, the health impact of heat exposure is still controversial. This study aimed to explore the exact effects and sex differential vulnerability under intermittent heat exposure (IHE) patterns and tried to elucidate the potential mechanisms by which IHE modulated hepatic lipid and glucose homeostasis. Both female and male C57BL/6 N mice wer ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158704

17. Associations of urinary phthalate metabolites and inflammatory biomarkers among pregnant women in Puerto Rico

Author:
Christine W. Lee; Amber L. Cathey; Deborah J. Watkins; Zaira Y. Rosario-Pabón; Carmen M. Vélez-Vega; Akram N. Alshawabkeh; José F. Cordero; John D. Meeker
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.854 pp. 158773
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
females,   etc   ; C-reactive protein; biomarkers; blood serum; detection limit; environment; humans; inflammation; intercellular adhesion molecule-1; metabolites; metalloproteinases; phthalates; pre-eclampsia; pregnancy; sexual dimorphism; vascular cell adhesion molecules; Puerto Rico;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental exposures that may be implicated in inflammatory processes, as demonstrated by previous in vivo and in vitro studies. Few human studies have substantiated these observations. This study sought to examine whether maternal phthalate exposures impact inflammatory processes, as measured by circulating inflammatory biomarkers, in the PROTECT cohort in northern Pu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158773

18. Sex and reproductive development impact skin mucosal epithelium immunity, antimicrobial capacity, and up-regulation of immune-related gene of goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Author:
Zahra Roosta; Bahram Falahatkar; Mirmasoud Sajjadi; Hamed Paknejad; Arash Akbarzadeh; Patrick Kestemont
Source:
Developmental and comparative immunology 2023 v.138 pp. 104494
ISSN:
0145-305X
Subject:
females,   etc   ; Carassius auratus; Enterococcus faecium; Micrococcus luteus; Staphylococcus aureus; alkaline phosphatase; antimicrobial properties; calcium; complement; epithelium; gene expression; genes; goldfish; innate immunity; liver; lysozyme; males; models; mucosal immunity; peroxidase; spermatogenesis; spermiation; vitellogenesis;     Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study evaluated the epidermis mucosal capacity of goldfish (Carassius auratus) during different stages of reproductive development in both females and males. In this regard, the activity of mucolytic immune enzymes, i.e., lysozyme, complement and peroxidase, as well as the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were evaluated. There were five stages for females i.e., immature (f1), cortical a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dci.2022.104494

19. Ambient NO2 exposure affects hepatic glycolipid metabolism in mice with a sex-dependent property

Author:
Yuqiong Guo; Shaoyang Ji; Dan Li; Nan Sang
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2023 v.441 pp. 129957
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
females,   etc   ; absorption; air; blood glucose; blood serum; breathing; cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; fatty acids; fatty liver; galactose; gluconeogenesis; glucose; glucose tolerance; glycerophospholipids; glycogen; glycolipids; inhalation exposure; lipid peroxidation; lipogenesis; liver; males; metabolites; metabolomics; protein synthesis; risk; secretion;     Show all 27 Subjects
Abstract:
... NO₂ is one of the major air pollutants. Exposure to NO₂ is associated with various metabolic diseases, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc. Abnormal hepatic glycolipid metabolism is a key feature of metabolic diseases. However, few studies provide evidence for the effects of NO₂ inhalation on hepatic glycolipid metabolism. In this study, female ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129957

20. The cooperative identity at U.S. credit unions

Author:
Jordan van Rijn
Source:
Journal of co-operative organization and management 2022 v.10 no.1 pp. 100152
ISSN:
2213-297X
Subject:
females,   etc   ; credit; governance;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... With over 5,000 credit unions and 127 million members, U.S. credit unions are the largest network of financial cooperatives in the world. To what extent do U.S. credit unions follow cooperative principles, reflect the cooperative identity, and distinguish themselves from other financial institutions? As credit unions grow and diversify their membership, many argue that credit unions will lose thei ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100152