Do trees respond to pollution? A network study of the impact of pollution on Spruce growth from Europe
Environ Pollut. 2024 Apr 19:124012. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124012. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTree rings have been reliably used as an environmental proxy over the past decades for environmental reconstructions, simulations and forecasting. In our study, we investigated whether tree-ring chronologies are impacted by pollution. We chose sites in the Krušné hory and the Krkonoše Mountains in the Czech Republic which have a known history of pollution. We sampled Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst) in both ranges and compared their chronologies. We found no significant difference in the overall radial growth in th...
Source: Environmental Pollution - April 21, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: R Shetti K Boonen M Smiljani ć V Tejneck ý O Dr ábek J Lehej ček Source Type: research
The indirect costs of human papillomavirus-related cancer in Central and Eastern Europe: years of life lost and productivity costs
CONCLUSIONS: There is a high disease burden of HPV-related cancer-related deaths in the CEE region, with a large economic impact to society due to substantial productivity losses. It is critical to implement and reinforce public health measures with the aim to reduce the incidence of HPV-related diseases, and the subsequent premature cancer deaths. Improving HPV screening and increasing vaccination programs, in both male and female populations, could help reduce this burden.PMID:38638098 | DOI:10.1080/13696998.2024.2341572 (Source: Journal of Medical Economics)
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - April 19, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: Ugne Sabale Eugenia Karamousouli Lazar Popovic Zo árd Tibor Krasznai Daniel Harrop Anne Meiwald Robert Hughes Georgie Weston Goran Bencina Source Type: research
Sixty Years of Heart Research in the Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
The objective of this review is to succinctly illuminate the scientific trajectory of an experimental cardiological department over a 60-year span, from its inaugural publication to the present. The old truth - historia magistra vitae - is still valid. Keywords: Heart, Adaptation, Development, Hypoxia, Protection.PMID:38634652 (Source: Biomed Res)
Source: Biomed Res - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: B Ostadal F Kolar Source Type: research
Sixty Years of Heart Research in the Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
The objective of this review is to succinctly illuminate the scientific trajectory of an experimental cardiological department over a 60-year span, from its inaugural publication to the present. The old truth - historia magistra vitae - is still valid. Keywords: Heart, Adaptation, Development, Hypoxia, Protection.PMID:38634652 (Source: Physiological Research)
Source: Physiological Research - April 18, 2024 Category: Physiology Authors: B Ostadal F Kolar Source Type: research
Sixty Years of Heart Research in the Institute of Physiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
The objective of this review is to succinctly illuminate the scientific trajectory of an experimental cardiological department over a 60-year span, from its inaugural publication to the present. The old truth - historia magistra vitae - is still valid. Keywords: Heart, Adaptation, Development, Hypoxia, Protection.PMID:38634652 (Source: Biomed Res)
Source: Biomed Res - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: B Ostadal F Kolar Source Type: research
< em > Lentzea sokolovensis < /em > sp. nov., < em > Lentzea kristufekii < /em > sp. nov. and < em > Lentzea miocenica < /em > sp. nov., rare actinobacteria from Miocene lacustrine sediment of the Sokolov Coal Basin, Czech Republic
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2024 Apr;74(4). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006335.ABSTRACTThe taxonomic position of three actinobacterial strains, BCCO 10_0061T, BCCO 10_0798T, and BCCO 10_0856T, recovered from bare soil in the Sokolov Coal Basin, Czech Republic, was established using a polyphasic approach. The multilocus sequence analysis based on 100 single-copy genes positioned BCCO 10_0061T in the same cluster as Lentzea waywayandensis, strain BCCO 10_0798T in the same cluster as Lentzea flaviverrucosa, Lentzea californiensis, Lentzea violacea, and Lentzea albidocapillata, and strain BCCO 10_0856T clustered together with Lentzea ...
Source: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology - April 17, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ana Catalina Lara Lucie Kotrbov á Moritz Keller Imen Nouioui Meina Neumann-Schaal Yvonne Mast Alica Chro ňáková Source Type: research
< em > Lentzea sokolovensis < /em > sp. nov., < em > Lentzea kristufekii < /em > sp. nov. and < em > Lentzea miocenica < /em > sp. nov., rare actinobacteria from Miocene lacustrine sediment of the Sokolov Coal Basin, Czech Republic
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2024 Apr;74(4). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006335.ABSTRACTThe taxonomic position of three actinobacterial strains, BCCO 10_0061T, BCCO 10_0798T, and BCCO 10_0856T, recovered from bare soil in the Sokolov Coal Basin, Czech Republic, was established using a polyphasic approach. The multilocus sequence analysis based on 100 single-copy genes positioned BCCO 10_0061T in the same cluster as Lentzea waywayandensis, strain BCCO 10_0798T in the same cluster as Lentzea flaviverrucosa, Lentzea californiensis, Lentzea violacea, and Lentzea albidocapillata, and strain BCCO 10_0856T clustered together with Lentzea ...
Source: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology - April 17, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ana Catalina Lara Lucie Kotrbov á Moritz Keller Imen Nouioui Meina Neumann-Schaal Yvonne Mast Alica Chro ňáková Source Type: research
Genomic characterization of ST38 NDM-5-producing < em > Escherichia coli < /em > isolates from an outbreak in the Czech Republic
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 Apr 16:e0013324. doi: 10.1128/aac.00133-24. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 2-year national genomic screening in the Czech Republic identified a notable prevalence of the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 5 (NDM-5)-producing Escherichia coli sequence type 38 (ST38) in the city of Brno. Forty-two ST38 E. coli isolates harbored the blaNDM-5 gene on the chromosome. Virulence factors confirmed the persistence of these isolates through biofilm formation. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)-based phylogeny and CRISPR assay typing showed minimal genomic variations, implying a clonally driven outb...
Source: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy - April 16, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Katerina Chudejova Tsolaire Sourenian Jana Palkovicova Katarina Stredanska Lucie Nechutna Katerina Vlkova Vendula Studentova Working Group for Monitoring of Antibiotic Resistance Jaroslav Hrabak Costas C Papagiannitsis Monika Dolejska Ibrahim Bitar Workin Source Type: research
Challenges with hippocampal MR spectroscopy as a surrogate for pre-radiotherapy assessment of neurocognitive impairment in patients with brain metastasis
CONCLUSION: Borderline statistically significant correlations were observed with speculative interpretation underlying the challenges of hippocampal MRS as a surrogate for neurocognitive impairment. Further studies need to be done to ascertain the opportunities for imaging predictors of benefit from memory sparing radiotherapy.PMID:38623639 | DOI:10.5507/bp.2024.012 (Source: Biomedical Papers of the Medical Faculty of the Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub)
Source: Biomedical Papers of the Medical Faculty of the Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub - April 16, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Iveta Selingerova Klara Holikova Tomas Chodur Ludmila Hynkova Petr Pospisil Martin Bulik Renata Belanova Kamila Siffelova Ivana Kolouskova Marek Slavik Petr Burkon Roman Hrstka Radim Jancalek Jiri Sana Pavel Slampa Tomas Kazda Source Type: research
Tracing anthropogenic mercury in soils from Fe-Hg mining/smelting area: isotopic and speciation insights
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 13:142038. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142038. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMercury (Hg) stable isotope ratios supplemented by Hg solid speciation data were determined in soils in a former Fe-Hg mining/smelting area (Jedová hora, Czech Republic, Central Europe). The dominant Hg phase in the studied soils was found to be cinnabar (HgS). A secondary form of soil Hg(II) was represented by Hg weakly and strongly bound to mineral (micro)particles, as revealed by thermo-desorption analysis. These Hg species probably play a key role in local soil Hg processes and biogeochemical cycling. The Hg isotopic...
Source: Chemosphere - April 15, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Maria Va ňková Alda Maria Domingues Vieira Vojt ěch Ettler Ale š Vaněk Jakub Truba č V ít Penížek Martin Mihaljevi č Source Type: research
Tracing anthropogenic mercury in soils from Fe-Hg mining/smelting area: isotopic and speciation insights
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 13:142038. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142038. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMercury (Hg) stable isotope ratios supplemented by Hg solid speciation data were determined in soils in a former Fe-Hg mining/smelting area (Jedová hora, Czech Republic, Central Europe). The dominant Hg phase in the studied soils was found to be cinnabar (HgS). A secondary form of soil Hg(II) was represented by Hg weakly and strongly bound to mineral (micro)particles, as revealed by thermo-desorption analysis. These Hg species probably play a key role in local soil Hg processes and biogeochemical cycling. The Hg isotopic...
Source: Chemosphere - April 15, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Maria Va ňková Alda Maria Domingues Vieira Vojt ěch Ettler Ale š Vaněk Jakub Truba č V ít Penížek Martin Mihaljevi č Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 610: Characterization of Mycoviruses in Armillaria ostoyae and A. cepistipes in the Czech Republic
v Čurn
Members of the genus Armillaria are widespread forest pathogens against which effective protection has not yet been developed. Due to their longevity and the creation of large-scale cloning of Armillaria individuals, the use of mycoviruses as biocontrol agents (BCAs) against these pathogens could be an effective alternative. This work describes the detection and characterization of viruses in Armillaria spp. collected in the Czech Republic through the application of stranded total RNA sequencing. A total of five single-stranded RNA viruses were detected in Armillaria ostoyae and A. cepistipes, including viruses...
Source: Viruses - April 15, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Lucie Walterov á Leticia Botella Ond řej Hejna Marcos de la Pe ña Tom áš Tonka Vladislav Čurn Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Optic nerve involvement in patients with Lyme neuroborreliosis: an electrophysiological study
ConclusionIn LNB patients, VEP helps to increase sensitivity of an early diagnostic process. (Source: Documenta Ophthalmologica)
Source: Documenta Ophthalmologica - April 15, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: research
