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Production of virus-like particles (VLP) of a lion norovirus by the baculovirus system and detection of antibodies against norovirus by ELISA in free-ranging and domestic cats
No full textOccurrence of canine parvovirus-2 variants in Abruzzo region [Indagine sulla diffusione delle nuove varianti del parvovirus canino tipo 2 in Abruzzo]
No full textAim of the study - The diagnostic investigation results for canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) infection in symptomatic dogs are reported, in order to evaluate the presence and the distribution of the viral variants in the canine population of Abruzzo region.
Materials and methods - One hundred and four faecal samples were analyzed by conventional and real-time PCR with minor groove binder (MGB) probes.
Results - CPV-2 DNA was detected in 55 (52,8%) samples and 31 (56,3%) CPV-2a, 1 (1,8%) CPV-2b and 23 (41,8%) CPV-2c strains were identified by real-time PCR with MGB probes.The distribution of CPV-2 over the sampling years appears different in relation to each variant.
Conclusions - CPV-2 is an important causative agent of gastroenteritis in dogs of the Abruzzo region and the CPV-2a was the most prevalent variant. However, it appears that the CPV-2c occurrence is growing, while CPV-2b is poorly widespread. In conclusion, the monitoring of the parvovirus infection in dogs population is useful to verify the evolution of the geographic distribution of the CPV-2 variants and to evaluate the efficacy of the prophylactic measures performed to control the disease
Diagnosi di laboratorio della parvovirosi canina e indagine sulla diffusione delle varianti di CPV-2 in Abruzzo
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Whole Genome Sequencing of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. in wildlife-livestock interface: a pilot study
No full textObjectives: This pilot study provides a multidisciplinary investigation to monitor livestock-wildlife inter-face. Ecological data, microbiological investigations, and whole genome sequencing were used to charac-terize eight bacterial isolates obtained from sympatric domestic and wild ruminants in Maiella National Park (Italy) in terms of genetic patterns of antimicrobial resistance.Methods: Using selective culturing of fresh fecal samples of monitored and georeferenced populations of Apennine chamois, goats, red deer, and sheep, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecium, and Enterococcus fae-calis isolates were isolated and subjected to minimum inhibitory concentration determination and whole genome sequencing.Results: The analyzed isolates showed phenotypic and genotypic resistance to tetracycline and critically important antibiotics such as linezolid and carbapenems. Virulence genes related to biofilm regulation and Shiga toxins were also detected. Furthermore, serotypes related to nosocomial infections, harbouring plasmids recognized as important mobile resistance gene transmitters, were identified.Conclusions: This multidisciplinary pilot study represents a promising initial step to identify the environ-mental drivers and the transmission routes of antimicrobial resistance and virulence factors, providing new data on bacteria from rare and endangered species such as Apennine chamois.(c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
La diagnosi di laboratorio della parvovirosi del cane: confronto tra tecniche tradizionali e nuove metodiche
No full textSevere outbreak of pasteurellosis in sows: a case description
No full textSow mortality represents a relevant issue in the modern pig industry and can negatively impact the profitability of farming. Sow mortality rate should range between 3-6% on a yearly basis, but higher rates are quite commonly reported. Disease conditions of the locomotor, digestive, reproductive and urinary systems are most frequently observed in dead/euthanized sows. On the other hand, respiratory diseases are rare in this category of animals, the most severe episodes resulting from the introduction of a "new" infectious agent into the breeding stock, thus in absence of an adequate level of herd immunity. We describe herein the main clinical, pathological and microbiological findings observed during a severe outbreak of respiratory disease, which occurred in a breeding pig herd in Central Italy. The respiratory syndrome affected a very high percentage of pregnant and lactating sows (around 30%), both primiparous and multiparous. Within two weeks, the mortality rate reached 15%. At necropsy, serous-fibrinous pleuritis, along with large foci of acute bronchopneumonia, affecting the cranio-ventral parts of both lungs, represented the most relevant pathological findings in animals under study. In depth bacteriological investigations identified a capsular type D and hgbB-positive Pasteurella multocida strain as the sole causative agent. Pneumonic pasteurellosis usually affects grower/finishing pigs and represents the final stage of the so-called porcine respiratory disease complex. As a matter of fact, Pasteurella multocida rarely acts as the primary cause of porcine pneumonia, rather being considered an opportunist which complicates primary infections caused by other bacteria and/or viruses. The co-factors which likely contributed to determine such a severe respiratory syndrome in sows are largely unknown. Speculatively, we hypothesize that resulted from the introduction of a "new" strain of P. multocida, which infected immunologically naive sows. The poor level of biosecurity adopted, as well as the kinetics of this outbreak, argue in favour of such a scenario
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