Ocular Fish Hook Injuries
Engaged both as an occupation and a pastime, fishing boasts widespread popularity across the globe. Sir Isaac Walton eloquently characterized fishing as "the contemplative man's recreation" [1]. Despite its relative rarity, ocular injuries resulting from fishing can lead to profound trauma, and the safe extraction of a lodged hook poses considerable challenges [2,3]. Regrettably, fishing-related ocular injuries often go underestimated and underreported as contributors to visual impairment. (Source: Injury)
Source: Injury - April 15, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Dr. Sowjanya Vuyyuru, Dr Rupesh Agrawal, Dr Divya Tara, Dr Prerana A Shetty, Dr. Sushank Ashok Bhalerao Source Type: research
Dietary exposure of potentially toxic elements to freshwater mammals in the Ganga river basin, India
This study serves as a pivotal first step in assessing the risk of PTEs for two threatened riverine mammals in a densely populated river basin, highlighting the importance of their prioritization in regular monitoring to reinforce the ongoing conservation efforts.PMID:38615836 | DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123928 (Source: Environmental Pollution)
Source: Environmental Pollution - April 14, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ruchika Sah Megha Khanduri Pooja Chaudhary K Thomas Paul Samridhi Gururani Kirti Banwala Chitra Paul Mebin Aby Jose Sarita Bora Aishwarya Ramachandran Ruchi Badola Syed Ainul Hussain Source Type: research
Future proofing of chondroitin sulphate production: Importance of sustainability and quality for the end-applications
Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Apr 12:131577. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131577. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChondroitin sulphates (CSs) are the most well-known glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) found in any living organism, from microorganisms to invertebrates and vertebrates (including humans), and provide several health benefits. The applications of CSs are numerous including tissue engineering, osteoarthritis treatment, antiviral, cosmetics, and skincare applications. The current commercial production of CSs mostly uses animal, bovine, porcine, and avian tissues as well as marine organisms, marine mammals, sharks, and other fis...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - April 14, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Sushanta Kumar Saha Yin Zhu Patrick Murray Lena Madden Source Type: research
Figure-ground segmentation based on motion in the archerfish
Anim Cogn. 2024 Apr 15;27(1):33. doi: 10.1007/s10071-024-01873-7.ABSTRACTFigure-ground segmentation is a fundamental process in visual perception that involves separating visual stimuli into distinct meaningful objects and their surrounding context, thus allowing the brain to interpret and understand complex visual scenes. Mammals exhibit varying figure-ground segmentation capabilities, ranging from primates that can perform well on figure-ground segmentation tasks to rodents that perform poorly. To explore figure-ground segmentation capabilities in teleost fish, we studied how the archerfish, an expert visual hunter, perf...
Source: Animal Cognition - April 14, 2024 Category: Zoology Authors: Svetlana Volotsky Ronen Segev Source Type: research
Fish skin mucosal surface becomes a barrier of antibiotic resistance genes under apramycin exposure
This study provided a reference for understanding the transmission, enrichment process, and ecological impact of antibiotics and ARGs in aquatic environments.PMID:38615788 | DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2024.118930 (Source: Environmental Research)
Source: Environmental Research - April 14, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Wenpeng Li Xiaohan Zhang Xiaohan Hao Rui Xin Ying Zhang Yongzheng Ma Zhiguang Niu Source Type: research
Dietary exposure of potentially toxic elements to freshwater mammals in the Ganga river basin, India
This study serves as a pivotal first step in assessing the risk of PTEs for two threatened riverine mammals in a densely populated river basin, highlighting the importance of their prioritization in regular monitoring to reinforce the ongoing conservation efforts.PMID:38615836 | DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123928 (Source: Environmental Pollution)
Source: Environmental Pollution - April 14, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ruchika Sah Megha Khanduri Pooja Chaudhary K Thomas Paul Samridhi Gururani Kirti Banwala Chitra Paul Mebin Aby Jose Sarita Bora Aishwarya Ramachandran Ruchi Badola Syed Ainul Hussain Source Type: research
Reproductive toxicity of DDT in the Japanese medaka fish model: Revisiting the impacts of DDT+ on female reproductive health
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 12:141967. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141967. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe organochlorine pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an endocrine-disrupting compound (EDC) that has been banned by most countries for decades. However, it continues to be detected in nearly all humans and wildlife due to its biological and environmental persistence. The ovarian dysgenesis syndrome hypothesis speculates that exposure to EDCs during sensitive developmental windows such as early gonadal differentiation lead to reproductive disorders later in life. Yet, mechanisms by which DDT affects develo...
Source: Chemosphere - April 14, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jennifer M Cossaboon Swee J Teh Karilyn E Sant Source Type: research
Impact of chronic fluoxetine exposure on zebrafish: from fatty acid profile to behavior
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 12:142026. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142026. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe consumption of antidepressants, such as fluoxetine, has increased over the years and, as a result, they are increasingly found in aquatic systems. Given the increasing use of zebrafish as an animal model in toxicological studies, this work proposed to evaluate the effects of chronic exposure, for 21 days, to fluoxetine at environmentally relevant concentrations (1, 10, 100, and 1000 ng/L). The behavioral tests performed did not reveal significant effects of fluoxetine. However, oxidative stress and changes in energy m...
Source: Chemosphere - April 14, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Bruno Pinto Daniela Correia Tiago Conde Melissa Faria Miguel Oliveira Maria do Ros ário Domingues In ês Domingues Source Type: research
Reproductive toxicity of DDT in the Japanese medaka fish model: Revisiting the impacts of DDT+ on female reproductive health
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 12:141967. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141967. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe organochlorine pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an endocrine-disrupting compound (EDC) that has been banned by most countries for decades. However, it continues to be detected in nearly all humans and wildlife due to its biological and environmental persistence. The ovarian dysgenesis syndrome hypothesis speculates that exposure to EDCs during sensitive developmental windows such as early gonadal differentiation lead to reproductive disorders later in life. Yet, mechanisms by which DDT affects develo...
Source: Chemosphere - April 14, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Jennifer M Cossaboon Swee J Teh Karilyn E Sant Source Type: research
Impact of chronic fluoxetine exposure on zebrafish: from fatty acid profile to behavior
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 12:142026. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142026. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe consumption of antidepressants, such as fluoxetine, has increased over the years and, as a result, they are increasingly found in aquatic systems. Given the increasing use of zebrafish as an animal model in toxicological studies, this work proposed to evaluate the effects of chronic exposure, for 21 days, to fluoxetine at environmentally relevant concentrations (1, 10, 100, and 1000 ng/L). The behavioral tests performed did not reveal significant effects of fluoxetine. However, oxidative stress and changes in energy m...
Source: Chemosphere - April 14, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Bruno Pinto Daniela Correia Tiago Conde Melissa Faria Miguel Oliveira Maria do Ros ário Domingues In ês Domingues Source Type: research
Figure-ground segmentation based on motion in the archerfish
Anim Cogn. 2024 Apr 15;27(1):33. doi: 10.1007/s10071-024-01873-7.ABSTRACTFigure-ground segmentation is a fundamental process in visual perception that involves separating visual stimuli into distinct meaningful objects and their surrounding context, thus allowing the brain to interpret and understand complex visual scenes. Mammals exhibit varying figure-ground segmentation capabilities, ranging from primates that can perform well on figure-ground segmentation tasks to rodents that perform poorly. To explore figure-ground segmentation capabilities in teleost fish, we studied how the archerfish, an expert visual hunter, perf...
Source: Animal Cognition - April 14, 2024 Category: Zoology Authors: Svetlana Volotsky Ronen Segev Source Type: research
Effect of dietary Lagnaria breviflora leaves extract on the growth performance, haematological, antioxidative and immune responses of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) juveniles
AbstractThe effects of dietaryLagnaria breviflora leaves extract (LBLE) on the growth performance, feed utilisation and haematological parameters of juveniles African catfish,Clarias gariepinus (mean = 8.45 ± 0.6 g) raised in a flow water (mean temperature 26.7°C, mean pH 7.52, mean dissolved oxygen 6.05 mg/L) were assessed in this study. Diets (400 g/kg crude protein; 4631.5 kcal/kg gross energy) supplemented with LBLE at levels of 0 (control), 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 g/kg di et were served to fish in triplicates (each replicate has 20 fish) until they appeared satiated for 12 weeks. Then, they were c...
Source: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition - April 13, 2024 Category: Zoology Authors: Bilal Ahamad Paray,
Ibrahim Adeshina,
Eijaz Ahmed Bhat,
Abdullateef Raji,
Samuel B. Umma,
Robiat O. Alliy,
Lateef O. Tiamiyu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Productivity declines threaten East African soda lakes and the iconic Lesser Flamingo
Curr Biol. 2024 Apr 3:S0960-9822(24)00302-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSoda lakes are some of the most productive aquatic ecosystems.1 Their alkaline-saline waters sustain unique phytoplankton communities2,3 and provide vital habitats for highly specialized biodiversity including invertebrates, endemic fish species, and Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor).1,4 More than three-quarters of Lesser Flamingos inhabit the soda lakes of East Africa5; however, populations are in decline.6 Declines could be attributed to their highly specialized diet of cyanobacteria7 and dependence on a networ...
Source: Current Biology - April 13, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Aidan Byrne Emma J Tebbs Peter Njoroge Ally Nkwabi Michael A Chadwick Robin Freeman David Harper Ken Norris Source Type: research
Productivity declines threaten East African soda lakes and the iconic Lesser Flamingo
Curr Biol. 2024 Apr 3:S0960-9822(24)00302-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.03.006. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSoda lakes are some of the most productive aquatic ecosystems.1 Their alkaline-saline waters sustain unique phytoplankton communities2,3 and provide vital habitats for highly specialized biodiversity including invertebrates, endemic fish species, and Lesser Flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor).1,4 More than three-quarters of Lesser Flamingos inhabit the soda lakes of East Africa5; however, populations are in decline.6 Declines could be attributed to their highly specialized diet of cyanobacteria7 and dependence on a networ...
Source: Current Biology - April 13, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Aidan Byrne Emma J Tebbs Peter Njoroge Ally Nkwabi Michael A Chadwick Robin Freeman David Harper Ken Norris Source Type: research
Microplastic contamination in salt-cured fish and commercial sea salts: an emerging food safety threat in relation to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This study investigated MP levels in 22 salt-cured fish species and commercial sea salts along the Indian east coast. Results showed substantially higher MP concentrations compared to global averages, with fragments and fibres (< 250 µm) composing 70% of identified MPs, primarily PVC and PS polymers (> 55%). Station 2 exhibited high pollution levels, with salt-cured fish averaging 54.06 ± 14.48 MP items/g and salt containing 23.53 ± 4.2 MP items/g, indicating a high hazard risk index. A modest correlation was observed between MP abundance, morphotypes, polymer composition in the salt, and their impact on fish prod...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 13, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Suguna Palanisamy Bejawada Chanikya Naidu Sandhiya Venkatesh Layana Porayil Amjad Khansaheb Balange Binaya Bhusan Nayak Sudheesan Shaju Martin Xavier Source Type: research
