A ONE HEALTH-APPROACH FOR WEST NILE AND USUTU VIRUS SURVEILLANCE IN AVIFAUNA IN PIEDMONT, NORTHWESTERN ITALY: 2021 DATA by O.A. Sparasci, S. Robetto, I. MIceli, S. Brusadore, D. Maglione, M. Marchino, M.L. Mandola

“…Active surveillance (AS) was performed on culled wild birds from target species (magpie, grey crow, jay) during the high risk season (from April to November): plans for abatement of resident avifauna are promoted to protect agricultural crops. …”
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Density and diversity of water birds and terrestrial birds in man-made marsh, Malaysia by Zakaria, M., Rajpar, M.N.

“…In terrestrial birds, the highest bird density was observed in Rock Pigeon 3.91 + 0.97 birds ha-1, followed by Eurasian Tree Sparrow; 3.72 + 1.03 birds  ha-1, House Crow; 3.69 + 0.33 birds ha-1  and Philippine Glossy Starling; 3.38 + 0.53 birds ha-1. …”
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Density and diversity of water birds and terrestrial birds in man-made marsh, Malaysia by Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria, Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz

“…In terrestrial birds, the highest bird density was observed in Rock Pigeon 3.91 + 0.97 birds ha-1, followed by Eurasian Tree Sparrow; 3.72 + 1.03 birds ha-1, House Crow; 3.69 + 0.33 birds ha-1 and Philippine Glossy Starling; 3.38 + 0.53 birds ha-1. …”
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Emergence of Genetic Diversity and Multi-Drug Resistant Campylobacter jejuni From Wild Birds in Beijing, China by Juan Du, Juan Du, Jing Luo, Jingjing Huang, Jingjing Huang, Chengmin Wang, Meng Li, Bojun Wang, Bo Wang, Han Chang, Jianwei Ji, Keya Sen, Hongxuan He

“…Virulence genes including flaA, cadF, and the cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) gene cluster, were detected in all isolates, but truncated cdt gene clusters only detected in the isolates from the crow, daurian jackdaw and silver pheasant. In conclusion, it was the first detection of C. jejuni involved truncated cdt gene clusters from the silver pheasant. …”
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Racial Ideology in Government Films: The Past and Present of the US Information Service’s <i>Men of the Forest</i> (1952) by Lauren Pilcher

“…On one hand, by producing and distributing the film, the federal government acknowledged Black farmers and landowners in the Jim Crow South. On the other hand, it avoided the structural inequality surrounding the Hunters to frame their reality as an example of American democratic progress for international circulation. …”
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Occurrence of Chlamydiae in Corvids in Northeast Italy by Rachid Aaziz, Karine Laroucau, Federica Gobbo, Daniela Salvatore, Christiane Schnee, Calogero Terregino, Caterina Lupini, Antonietta Di Francesco

“…Molecular characterisation at the species level was possible in 8/12 samples, showing <i>C. psittaci</i> positivity in only one sample from a hooded crow and <i>C. abortus</i> positivity in seven samples, two from Eurasian magpies and five from hooded crows. …”
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One Health Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Resistance: Challenges and Successes of Implementing Surveillance Programs in Sri Lanka by Sujeewa Ariyawansa, Kuruwitage N. Gunawardana, Muditha M. Hapudeniya, Nimal J. Manelgamage, Chinthana R. Karunarathne, Roshan P. Madalagama, Kamalika H. Ubeyratne, Darshana Wickramasinghe, Hein M. Tun, Peng Wu, Tommy T. Y. Lam, Olivia S. K. Chan

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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella isolated from humans, aquaculture, and poultry in Sri Lanka: A retrospective study by Kamalika H. Ubeyratne, Roshan P. Madalagama, Xin Liu, Sujatha Pathirage, Sujeewa Ariyawansa, Matthew K.L. Wong, Hein M. Tun

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Serial verb constructions in Tai Long Shan by Soh, Jyr Minn

“…Natural data include the narration of a folktale called The Frog and Crow Story and a conversation between two participants. …”
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'Opening Pandora's box': Richard Nixon, South Carolina, and the southern strategy, 1968-1972 by Adkins, E

“…The purpose of this thesis is to explain how a President notorious for pursuing the votes of white segregationists rested at the head of a federal government that ruthlessly dismantled Jim Crow. By incorporating the range of methodologies elucidated above, it will identify exactly how much influence President Nixon and his executive officers exerted over civil rights policy. …”

Prevalence of Antibodies to <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in Different Wild Bird Species Admitted to Rehabilitation Centres in Portugal by Carolina Lopes, Ricardo Brandão, Ana Filipa Lopes, Roberto Sargo, María Casero, Carolina Nunes, Filipe Silva, Jitender P. Dubey, Luís Cardoso, Ana Patrícia Lopes

“…For the first time, antibodies to <i>T. gondii</i> were detected in some avian species, including pallid swift (<i>Apus pallidus</i>) (33.3%), black-backed gull (<i>Larus fuscus</i>) (39.3%), European turtle-dove (<i>Streptopelia turtur</i>) (100%), bee-eater (<i>Merops apiaster</i>) (50.0%), carrion crow (<i>Corvus corone</i>) (33.3%), and Egyptian vulture (<i>Neophron percnopterus</i>) (100%), which expands the list of intermediate hosts of <i>T. gondii</i>. …”
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Spatial Overlap and Habitat Selection of Corvid Species in European Cities by Farah Abou Zeid, Federico Morelli, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo, Mario Díaz, Jiří Reif, Jukka Jokimäki, Jukka Suhonen, Marja-Liisa Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki, Gábor Markó, Raphaël Bussière, Marko Mägi, Piotr Tryjanowski, Theodoros Kominos, Antonia Galanaki, Nikos Bukas, Fabio Pruscini, Leszek Jerzak, Olaf Ciebiera, Yanina Benedetti

“…We found three species, the Carrion/Hooded Crow, Rook, and Eurasian Magpie, selected open habitats. …”
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Tracking alternative versions of the galactose gene network in the genus Saccharomyces and their expansion after domestication by Ana Pontes, Francisca Paraíso, Yu-Ching Liu, Savitree Limtong, Sasitorn Jindamorakot, Lene Jespersen, Carla Gonçalves, Carlos A. Rosa, Isheng Jason Tsai, Antonis Rokas, Chris Todd Hittinger, Paula Gonçalves, José Paulo Sampaio

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Intracellular Diversity of WNV within Circulating Avian Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Reveals Host-Dependent Patterns of Polyinfection by Dalit Talmi-Frank, Alex D. Byas, Reyes Murrieta, James Weger-Lucarelli, Claudia Rückert, Emily N. Gallichotte, Janna A. Yoshimoto, Chris Allen, Angela M. Bosco-Lauth, Barbara Graham, Todd A. Felix, Aaron C. Brault, Gregory D. Ebel

“…Our results demonstrate that the richness of WNV populations within crows far exceeds that in robins. Similarly, rare WNV variants were maintained by crows more frequently than by robins. …”
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Predictive Factors for Inaccurate Diagnosis of Swollen Lymph Nodes in Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration by Yuki Fujii, Yoshihide Kanno, Shinsuke Koshita, Takahisa Ogawa, Hiroaki Kusunose, Kaori Masu, Toshitaka Sakai, Keisuke Yonamine, Yujiro Kawakami, Toji Murabayashi, Fumisato Kozakai, Yutaka Noda, Hiroyuki Okada, Kei Ito

“…Results The final diagnosis of the punctured lymph node was classified as neoplastic (65 cases: a metastatic lymph node, malignant lymphoma, or Crow-Fukase syndrome) or non-neoplastic (18 cases: a reactive node or amyloidosis). …”
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A multi-study analysis enables identification of potential microbial features associated with skin aging signs by Tyler Myers, Amina Bouslimani, Shi Huang, Shi Huang, Shalisa T. Hansen, Cécile Clavaud, Anissa Azouaoui, Alban Ott, Audrey Gueniche, Charbel Bouez, Qian Zheng, Luc Aguilar, Rob Knight, Rob Knight, Rob Knight, Rob Knight, Rob Knight, Magali Moreau, Magali Moreau, Se Jin Song

“…Aligned with a tight link between age and wrinkles, we report a global positive association between microbiome diversity and Crow’s feet wrinkles, but with this relationship varying significantly by sub-study. …”
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One World, Many Cultures / by Hirschberg, Stuart, 1942-, compiler 632933, Hirschberg, Terry, compiler 463852

Noor eesti teater ja Noor-Eesti. Young Estonian Theatre and Young Estonia by Katri Aaslav-Tepandi

“…His plays Tuulte pöörises (In the Whirlwind), ”Enne kukke ja koitu” (Before Cock’s Crow at Dawn), Libahunt (Werewolf), and Kauka Jumal (The God of Kauka) were highly esteemed by the Young Estonians. …”
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Pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from wild birds in a major agricultural region in California by Michelle Qiu Carter, Beatriz Quiñones, Nicole Laniohan, Diana Carychao, Antares Pham, Xiaohua He, Michael Cooley

“…To better understand the pathogenicity potential of STEC carried by the wildlife, three STEC and one E. coli strains isolated from wild birds near a major agricultural region in California were selected for comparative pathogenomic analyses. Three American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) strains, RM9088, RM9513, and RM10410, belonging to phylogroup A with serotypes O109:H48, O9:H30, and O113:H4, respectively, and a red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) strain RM14516 in phylogroup D with serotype O17:H18, were examined. …”
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Genetic diversity of Newcastle disease viruses circulating in wild and synanthropic birds in Ukraine between 2006 and 2015 by Iryna V. Goraichuk, Iryna V. Goraichuk, Anton Gerilovych, Vitaliy Bolotin, Olexii Solodiankin, Kiril M. Dimitrov, Oleksandr Rula, Nataliia Muzyka, Oleksandr Mezinov, Borys Stegniy, Olena Kolesnyk, Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood, Patti J. Miller, Claudio L. Afonso, Denys Muzyka, Denys Muzyka

“…Moreover, here we present the first publicly available complete NDV F gene from a crow (genus Corvus). Additionally, our phylogenetic results indicated a possible connection of Ukrainian NDV isolates with genotype XXI strains circulating in Kazakhstan. …”
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