THE METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF USING REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (RT-PCR) IN BRETTANOMYCES/DEKKERA DETECTION by Irina Mitina, Dan Zgardan, Rodica Sturza, Iurie Scutaru

“…In this work, the potential of the real-time PCR method in microbiological monitoring of wines was evaluated, and analysis process according to the PIKA WeihenstephanTM SO Detection Kit H Brettanomyces/Dekkera protocol was optimized.…”
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Molecular and Phylogenetic Characterization of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains in China by Xiangning Bai, Bin Hu, Yanmei Xu, Hui Sun, Ailan Zhao, Pengbin Ba, Shanshan Fu, Ruyue Fan, Yujuan Jin, Hong Wang, Qiusheng Guo, Xuebin Xu, Shan Lu, Yanwen XIONG

“…A subset of isolates recovered from yak and pika residing in the similar wild environments, Qinghai-Tibetan plateau, showed similar genetic profiles and more tendencies to cluster together. …”
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Professori Mikko Varo 70-vuotias by Kalle Maijala

“…Hän toimi aluksi Etelä-Pohjanmaalla maanviljelyskonsulenttina, pika-asutustoimikunnan jäsenenä ja maanviljelyskoulun opettajana, mutta alkoi samalla suuntautua kotieläintieteisiin päin, suorittaen kandidaatintutkinnon laudatur-oppimäärän kotieläintieteessä 1946. …”
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The importance of biologically relevant microclimates in habitat suitability assessments. by Johanna Varner, M Denise Dearing

“…Here, we evaluate disparities between temperature data at the coarse scale from weather stations versus fine-scale data measured in microhabitats required for a climate-sensitive mammal, the American pika (Ochotona princeps). We collected two years of temperature data in occupied talus habitats predicted to be suitable (high elevation) and unsuitable (low elevation) by the bioclimatic envelope approach. …”
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Staging the Nation: the Case of Lithuanian Fin de Siècle Theatre Productions in Foreign Industrial Centers. Lavastades rahvust: Leedu fin de siècle’i lavastused välismaistes tööstu... by Edgaras Klivis

“…Perioodi, mil toimusid „Leedu õhtud”, vastastikuse abistamise ühingute esimesed etendused ja mil teater oli osa mitmesugustest teistest piduõhtutest, on vaadeldud (ja seda tehakse mitmel moel siiani) kaasaegse professionaalse rahvusliku kultuuri pika arengutee esimese, embrüonaalse astmena. Tuginedes kahele leedu teatriloo varasemat perioodi käsitlevale olulisemale uurimusele – Balys Sruoga teosele „Leedu teater St. …”
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Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Spikes shapes their binding affinities to animal ACE2 orthologs by Weitong Yao, Yujun Li, Danting Ma, Xudong Hou, Haimin Wang, Xiaojuan Tang, Dechun Cheng, He Zhang, Chengzhi Du, Hong Pan, Chao Li, Hua Lin, Mengsi Sun, Qiang Ding, Yingjie Wang, Jiali Gao, Guocai Zhong

“…Interestingly, the Omicron RBD also showed decreased or complete loss of affinity to eight tested animal ACE2 orthologs, including that of horse, donkey, pig, dog, cat, pangolin, American pika, and bat. The K417N, G496S, and Y505H substitutions were identified as three major contributors that commonly have negative impact on RBD binding to these eight ACE2 orthologs. …”
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From promise to practice: pairing non-invasive sampling with genomics in conservation by Michael A. Russello, Matthew D. Waterhouse, Paul D. Etter, Eric A. Johnson

“…Here, we evaluated the feasibility of using genotyping-by-sequencing of non-invasively collected hair samples to simultaneously identify and genotype single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a climate-sensitive mammal, the American pika (Ochotona princeps). We identified and genotyped 3,803 high-confidence SNPs across eight sites distributed along two elevational transects using starting DNA amounts as low as 1 ng. …”
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PENANAMAN JIWA ENTREPRENEURSHIP MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN PRAKTIK MANUFAKTUR FURNITUR by Kurnia Yuniani, Kardoyo Kardoyo, Wijang Sakitri

“…The purposes of this study are to analyze the form of activities of entrepreneural spirit implementation in the productive manufacturing practice learning activities at SMK PIKA Semarang. The type of the study was a descriptive qualitative. …”
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First photographic evidence of Snow Leopard Panthera uncia (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) outside current protected areas network in Nepal Himalaya by Rinzin Phunjok Lama, Tashi R. Ghale, Madan K. Suwal, Rishi Ranabhat, Ganga Ram Regmi

“…In addition to Snow Leopard, the Blue Sheep Pseudois nayaur, Beech Marten Martes foina, Pika Ochotona spp. and different species of birds were also detected by camera-traps.  …”
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Molecular characterization of adipose tissue in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). by Emeli M Nilsson, Hernan P Fainberg, Siew S Choong, Thomas C Giles, James Sells, Sean May, Fiona J Stansfield, William R Allen, Richard D Emes, Alison Mostyn, Nigel P Mongan, Lisa Yon

“…The derived protein sequence of the elephant leptin protein was exploited to determine its relationship within the class I helical cytokine superfamily, which indicates that elephant leptin is most closely related to the leptin orthologs of Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit), Lepus oiostolus (woolly hare), and members of the Ochotonidae (Pika). Immunohistological analysis identified considerable leptin staining within the cytoplasm of adipocytes. …”
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Expertly validated models and phylogenetically-controlled analysis suggests responses to climate change are related to species traits in the order lagomorpha. by Katie Leach, Ruth Kelly, Alison Cameron, W Ian Montgomery, Neil Reid

“…Climate change is likely to impact more than two-thirds of lagomorph species, with leporids (rabbits, hares, and jackrabbits) likely to undertake poleward shifts with little overall change in range extent, whilst pikas are likely to show extreme shifts to higher altitudes associated with marked range declines, including the likely extinction of Kozlov's Pika (Ochotona koslowi). …”
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Small mammals of the Mongolian mountain steppe region near Erdensant: insights from live-trapping and bird pellet remains. by Joanne L. Isaac, Jargal Jamsranjav, Lucy Simpson, Sarah R. B. King

“…During live-trapping, root voles ( Microtus oeconemus) were the most commonly caught species accounting for 47.5 % of captures, striped hamsters ( Cricetulus barabensis) and pika ( Ochotona hyperborea) accounted for 30 % and 22.5 % of captures respectively. …”
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Taxonomic Position of Entomoparasitic Nematodes Isolated from Fleas in Gorno-Altai High-Mountain Natural Plague Focus by E. G. Oglodin, E. G. Tokmakova, K. A. Nikiforov, A. V. Denisov, N. A. Sharapova, G. A. Eroshenko

“…Given are the results of morphological and genetic analysis of entomoparasitic nematodes – parasites of fleas Amphipsylla primaris primaris living on flat-headed high-mountain voles Alticola strelzovi, fleas Rhadinopsylla li transbaicalica of Daurian pika Ochotona dauurica, fleas Rhadinopsylla dahurica, collected at the burrows of the rodents. …”
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Contrasting shrub species respond to early summer temperatures leading to correspondence of shrub growth patterns by Stef Weijers, Roland Pape, Jörg Löffler, Isla H Myers-Smith

“…Here, we test growth, climate, and NDVI relationships of two contrasting species: the expanding tall deciduous shrub Salix pulchra and the circumarctic evergreen dwarf shrub Cassiope tetragona from an alpine tundra site in the Pika valley in the Kluane Region, southwest Yukon Territories, Canada. …”
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Identification of the major rabbit and guinea pig semen coagulum proteins and description of the diversity of the REST gene locus in the mammalian clade Glires. by Åke Lundwall, Margareta Persson, Karin Hansson, Magnus Jonsson

“…In the lagomorph species, the pika appeared to be devoid of REST genes, whereas the rabbit had a single expressed REST gene, SVP200, and two pseudogenes. …”
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Efektivitas Hybrid e-Learning Mata Kuliah Kimia Klinik dan Bioanalisis di Fakultas Farmasi, Universitas Gadjah Mada by Adam Hermawan, Muthi Ikawati, Susi Ari Kristina, Edy Meiyanto

“…The platform for the the hybrid e-learning method is eLisa (elisa.ugm.ac.id), developed by the Center for Innovation and Academic Studies (PIKA) UGM. A total of 54 UGM Pharmacy students in the sixth semester of the academic year 2017/2018 participated in this learning activity. …”
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Heligmosomoides neopolygyrus Asakawa & Ohbayashi, 1986, a cryptic Asian nematode infecting the striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius in Central Europe by Grzegorz Zaleśny, Joanna Hildebrand, Anna Paziewska-Harris, Jerzy M Behnke, Philip D Harris

“…Inclusion of H. neopolygyrus in phylogenies makes it clear that Heligmosomoides is paraphyletic, with the pika-infecting Ohbayashinema and the vole-infecting Heligmosomum nesting within it. …”
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Improved Estimation of Aboveground Biomass of Disturbed Grassland through Including Bare Ground and Grazing Intensity by Yan Shi, Jay Gao, Xilai Li, Jiexia Li, Daniel Marc G. dela Torre, Gary John Brierley

“…Particular emphasis is placed upon the mapping and quantification of areas disturbed by grazing (simulated via mowing) and plateau pika (<i>Ochotona curzoniae</i>) that have led to the emergence of bare ground. …”
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Articulatory properties of Estonian palatalization by Russian L1 speakers by Anton Malmi, Pärtel Lippus, Einar Meister

“…Uurimismaterjal koosnes sõnadest, kus palatalisatsioon eristas tähendust ja i-tüvelistest nimisõnadest, mis lõppesid pika palataliseeritud konsonandiga. Testsõnu sisaldavaid lauseid salvestasime elektromagnetartikulograafiga. …”
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New Epizootic Territory in Gorno-Altai High-Mountain Natural Plague Focus on the Ukok Plateau by V. M. Korzun, A. V. Denisov, G. Kh. Bazarova, P. P. Sanarov, V. V. Shefer, A. V. Kholin, E. V. Chipanin, A. I. Mishchenko, E. N. Rozhdestvensky, S. V. Balakhonov

“…The background species of mammals – natural hosts of Yersinia pestis in the southern steppe part of the Ukok plateau are gray marmot, long-tailed souslik, and Daurian pika. Abundance of the gray marmot was high and amounted to 1.7±0.18 inhabited burrows per 1 ha (n=30) with 90 % occupancy. …”
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