cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.wpzgmsbhq
title: Conservation genomic analysis of the Croatian indigenous Black Slavonian and Turopolje pig breeds

description: The majority of the nearly 400 existing local pig breeds are adapted to
 specific environments and human needs. The demand for large production
 quantities and the industrialized pig production have caused a rapid
 decline of many local pig breeds in recent decades. Black Slavonian pig
 and Turopolje pig, the latter highly threatened, are the two Croatian
 local indigenous breeds typically grown in extensive or semi-intensive
 systems. In order to guide a long-term breeding program to prevent the
 disappearance of these breeds, we analyzed their genetic diversity,
 inbreeding level and relationship with other local breeds across the
 world, as well as modern breeds and several wild populations, using high
 throughput genomic data obtained using the Illumina Infinium PorcineSNP60
 v2 BeadChip. Multidimensional scaling analysis positioned Black Slavonian
 pigs close to the UK/North American breeds, while the Turopolje pig
 clustered within the Mediterranean breeds. Turopolje pig showed a very
 high inbreeding level (FROH&gt;4Mb=0.400 and FROH&gt;8Mb=0.332)
 that considerably exceeded the level of full-sib mating, while Black
 Slavonian pig showed much lower inbreeding (FROH&gt;4Mb=0.098 and
 FROH&gt;8Mb=0.074), indicating a planned mating strategy. In Croatian
 local breeds we identified several genome regions showing adaptive
 selection signals that were not present in commercial breeds. The results
 obtained in this study reflect the current genetic status and breeding
 management of the two Croatian indigenous local breeds. Given the small
 populations of both breeds, a controlled management activity has been
 implemented in Black Slavonian pigs since their commercial value has been
 recognized. In contrast, the extremely high inbreeding level observed in
 Turopolje pig argues for an urgent conservation plan with a long-term,
 diversity-oriented breeding program.
description: The animals in this study were selected in collaboration with the
 Croatian Agricultural Agency, which is the national body that manages
 breeding programs, and the National Gene Bank within the Ministry of
 Agriculture of Croatia. All procedures with animals were performed in
 accordance with national and European ethical protocols and directives.
 Animals were raised by registered breeders at more than five locations,
 with available information about their origin.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.tqjq2bvvj
title: Coping with the commute: behavioural responses to wind conditions in a foraging seabird

description: Movement is a necessary yet energetically expensive process for motile
 animals. Yet how individuals modify their behaviour to take advantage of
 environmental conditions and hence optimise energetic costs during
 movement remains poorly understood. This is especially true for animals
 that move through environments where they cannot easily be observed. We
 examined the behaviour during commuting flights of black-legged kittiwakes
 Rissa tridactyla breeding on Middleton Island, Alaska in relation to wind
 conditions they face. By simultaneously deploying GPS and accelerometer
 devices on incubating birds we were able to quantify the timing,
 destination, course and speed of flights during commutes to foraging
 patches, as well as how wing beat frequency and strength relate to flight
 speeds. We found that kittiwakes did not preferentially fly in certain
 wind conditions. However, once in the air they exhibited plasticity by
 increasing their air speed (the speed at which they fly relative to the
 wind) when travelling into headwinds and decreasing their air speed when
 flying with tailwinds. This strategy maximises flight range, whereby the
 greatest air distance is covered per unit of energy expenditure.
 Furthermore, we identified a biomechanical link behind this behaviour:
 that to achieve these changes in flight speeds, kittiwakes altered their
 wing beat strength, but not wing beat frequency. Using this information,
 we demonstrate that the cost of flying into a headwind outweighs the
 benefit of flying with a tailwind of equivalent speed, therefore
 exploiting a tailwind when commuting to a foraging patch would not be
 beneficial if having to return in the same direction with the same
 conditions. Our findings suggest that extrinsic factors, such as prey
 availability, have a more influential role in determining when and where
 birds fly during foraging trips than do wind conditions. However, once
 flying, kittiwakes exhibit behavioural plasticity to minimise transport
 costs.
description: Accelerometry and GPS data from breeding kittiwakes on MIddleton
 Island, Alaska. Data have been processed to combine GPS and accelerometry
 and to assign behaviours using the methods described in the
 paper.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r2280gb9j
title: Do dog breeds differ in pain sensitivity? Veterinarians and the public believe they do

description: Humans do not respond to the pain of all humans equally; physical
 appearance and associated group identity affect how people respond to the
 pain of others. Here we ask if a similar differential response occurs when
 humans evaluate different individuals of another species. Beliefs about
 pain in pet dogs (Canis familiaris) provide a powerful test, since dogs
 vary so much in size, shape, and color, and are often associated with
 behavioral stereotypes. Using an on-line survey, we asked both the general
 public and veterinarians to rate pain sensitivity in 28 different dog
 breeds, identified only by their pictures. We found that both the general
 public and veterinarians rated smaller dogs (i.e. based on height and
 weight) as being more sensitive to pain; the general public respondents
 rated breeds associated with breed specific legislation as having lower
 pain sensitivity. While there is currently no known physiological basis
 for such breed-level differences, over 90% of respondents from both groups
 indicated belief in differences in pain sensitivity among dog breeds. We
 discuss how these results inform theories of human social discrimination
 and suggest that the perception of breed-level differences in pain
 sensitivity may affect the recognition and management of painful
 conditions in dogs.
DOI: 10.15468/dl.8xnf5c
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 640 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "and" : [
 "TaxonKey is Afzelia bella",
 "HasCoordinate is true",
 "BasisOfRecord is one of (Specimen)"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 640 records from 27 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0002240-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18394964
title: COMPARATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY PERSPECTIVES

description: Background: Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are leading causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Despite overlapping clinical presentations, these infections differ in virology, transmission, natural history, and response to therapy. Accurate differentiation is crucial for effective management and prevention of complications.

Aim: To provide a comprehensive review of the diagnostic strategies for HBV and HCV, emphasizing serological, molecular, and imaging methods, with a focus on differentiating features.

Methods: A literature review was conducted on peer-reviewed articles, international guidelines, and clinical case reports related to HBV and HCV diagnostics. Comparative analysis was performed to highlight distinguishing characteristics between these viruses.

Results: HBV diagnosis relies on HBsAg, HBeAg, anti-HBc, anti-HBs, and HBV DNA testing, whereas HCV diagnosis primarily uses anti-HCV antibodies and HCV RNA quantification. Imaging assists in detecting liver injury but is not virus-specific. Molecular assays enable accurate viral load monitoring, genotyping, and treatment planning. Differences in serological markers, viral kinetics, and transmission routes are key for differential diagnosis.

Conclusion: Comprehensive, integrated diagnostic strategies combining serology, molecular assays, and imaging are essential for accurate differentiation between HBV and HCV. Such an approach facilitates timely therapy, monitoring, and prevention of hepatic complications.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18394965
title: COMPARATIVE DIAGNOSIS OF HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY PERSPECTIVES

description: Background: Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are leading causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Despite overlapping clinical presentations, these infections differ in virology, transmission, natural history, and response to therapy. Accurate differentiation is crucial for effective management and prevention of complications.

Aim: To provide a comprehensive review of the diagnostic strategies for HBV and HCV, emphasizing serological, molecular, and imaging methods, with a focus on differentiating features.

Methods: A literature review was conducted on peer-reviewed articles, international guidelines, and clinical case reports related to HBV and HCV diagnostics. Comparative analysis was performed to highlight distinguishing characteristics between these viruses.

Results: HBV diagnosis relies on HBsAg, HBeAg, anti-HBc, anti-HBs, and HBV DNA testing, whereas HCV diagnosis primarily uses anti-HCV antibodies and HCV RNA quantification. Imaging assists in detecting liver injury but is not virus-specific. Molecular assays enable accurate viral load monitoring, genotyping, and treatment planning. Differences in serological markers, viral kinetics, and transmission routes are key for differential diagnosis.

Conclusion: Comprehensive, integrated diagnostic strategies combining serology, molecular assays, and imaging are essential for accurate differentiation between HBV and HCV. Such an approach facilitates timely therapy, monitoring, and prevention of hepatic complications.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18367795
title: Molecular dynamics trajectories of protein p16
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18367796
title: Molecular dynamics trajectories of protein p16
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3ffbg79f8
title: The trisaccharide melezitose impacts honey bees and their intestinal microbiota

description: In general, honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) feed on honey produced from
 collected nectar. In the absence of nectar, during certain times of the
 year or in monocultural landscapes, honey bees forage on honeydew.
 Honeydew is excreted by different herbivores of the order Hemiptera that
 consume phloem sap of plant species. In comparison to nectar, honeydew is
 composed of a higher variety of sugars and additional sugars with higher
 molecular weight, like the trisaccharide melezitose that can be a major
 constituent of honeydew. However, melezitose-containing honey is known to
 cause malnutrition in overwintering honey bees. Following the hypothesis
 that melezitose may be the cause for the so called ‘honeydew flow
 disease’, three independent feeding experiments with caged bees were
 conducted in consecutive years. Bees fed with melezitose showed increased
 food uptake, higher gut weights and elevated mortality compared to bees
 fed a control diet. Moreover, severe disease symptoms, such as swollen
 abdomen, abdomen tipping and impaired movement were observed in
 melezitose-fed bees. 16S-amplicon sequencing indicated that the melezitose
 diet changed the species composition of the lactic acid bacteria community
 within the gut microbiota. Based on these results, we conclude that
 melezitose cannot be easily digested by the host and may accumulate in the
 hindgut. Within cages or during winter, when there is no opportunity for
 excretion, the accumulated melezitose can cause severe intestinal symptoms
 and death of the bees, probably as result of poor melezitose metabolism
 capabilities in the intestinal microbiota. These findings confirm the
 causal relation between the trisaccharide melezitose and the honeydew flow
 disease and indicate a possible mechanism of pathogenesis.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.sf7m0cg2p
title: Global diversification of Anelosimus spiders driven by long distance overwater dispersal and Neogene climate oscillations

description: Vicariance and dispersal events, combined with intricate global climatic
 history, have left an imprint on the spatiotemporal distribution and
 diversity of many organisms. Anelosimus cobweb spiders (Theridiidae), are
 solitary-social organisms with a cosmopolitan distribution in temperate-
 to-tropical areas. Their evolutionary history and the discontinuous
 distribution of species richness suggest that 1) long distance overwater
 dispersal, and 2) climate change during the Neogene (23–2.6 Ma), may be
 major factors in explaining their distribution and diversification. Here
 we test these hypotheses, and explicitly test if global Miocene/Pliocene
 climatic cooling in the last 8 Ma affected Anelosimus radiation in
 parallel in South America and Madagascar. To do so, we investigate the
 phylogeny and spatiotemporal biogeography of Anelosimus through a
 culmination of a 20-year comprehensive global sampling at the species
 level (69 species, including 84% of the known 75 species worldwide,
 represented by 268 individuals) using nucleotide data from seven loci (5.5
 kb). Our results strongly support the monophyly of Anelosimus with an
 Oligocene (~30 Ma) South American origin. Major clades on other continents
 originate via multiple, long-distance dispersal events, of solitary or
 subsocial—but not social—lineages, from the Americas. These
 intercontinental dispersals were to Africa, Madagascar (twice), and SE
 Asia/Australasia. The early diversification of Anelosimus spiders
 coincides with a sudden thermal increase in the late Oligocene (~27–25
 Ma), though no causal connection can be made. Our results, however,
 strongly support the hypothesis that global Neogene climatic cooling in
 the last 8 Ma drove Anelosimus radiation in parallel in S. America and
 Madagascar, offering a rare empirical evidence for diversification of a
 socially diverse group driven by an interplay between long distance
 dispersal and global Neogene climatic changes.
description: Spiders were sampled worldwide between 1998 and 2018 and fixed in
 95% ethanol. Seven pairs of primers were used to amplify sequences of
 mitochondrial (<i>COI</i>, 16S) and nuclear (18S, 28S,
 wingless, ITS2, H3) loci from the collected specimens with annealing
 temperatures optimized at 44–56 (table S2). New sequences were submitted
 to Genbank (table S1). We then combined these new sequences with
 previously published sequences from Agnarsson et al. (2007, 2010) and
 Agnarsson (2012a, 2012b). The total dataset contained 268 individuals
 representing at least 69 species of <i>Anelosimus</i>, 62
 described and at least 7 as yet undescribed species. Our samples cover the
 majority of the distribution range of
 <i>Anelosimus</i>.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.n5tb2rbsc
title: Impact of intercept trap type on plume structure: a potential mechanism for differential performance of intercept trap designs for Monochamus species

description: Studies have demonstrated that semiochemical-baited intercept traps differ
 in their performance for sampling insects, but we have an incomplete
 understanding of how and why intercept trap design effects vary among
 insects. This can significantly delay both the development of new and
 optimization of existing survey and detection tools. The development of a
 mechanistic understanding of why trap performance varies within and among
 species would mitigate this delay. The primary objective of this study was
 to develop methods to characterize and compare the odor plumes associated
 with intercept traps that differ in their performance for forest
 Coleoptera. We released CO2 and measured fluctuations of this
 tracer gas from 175-point locations arranged in a 2-by-3-by-2-m grid
 cuboid downwind of a standard multiple-funnel, a modified multiple-funnel,
 a panel, a canopy malaise trap, and a blank control (i.e., no trap) in a
 greenhouse. Significant differences in trapping efficacy between these
 different trap designs were observed for Monochamus
 scutellatus (Say) and Monochamus
 notatus (Drury) in a field trial. Significant differences were
 also observed in how CO2 accumulated in time at different
 positions downwind among these different trap designs. Turbulent
 dispersion is the dominant force structuring odor plumes and creates
 intermittency in the odor plume that is important for sustained upwind
 flight in insects. Methodological and instrumental limitations resulted in
 the inability to determine instantaneous plume structures and vortex
 shedding frequencies for different intercept trap designs. Although we
 observed differences in the odor plumes emanating downwind of the
 different intercept trap designs, we were unable to reconcile these
 differences with capture rates of the different trap designs
 for M. scutellatus and M. notatus.
description: Data on CO2 concentrations were collected from a hotwire
 anemometer at multiple points within a cuboid space down-wind of a CO2
 emitter. The CO2 emitter was either suspended in air (control) or placed
 within one of four insect traps: an aerial canopy malaise trap, a standard
 8-unit multiple-funnel trap , an 8-unit multiple-funnel trap modified to
 shorten the individual funnels to allow wind to pass through the trap
 between the bottom and top of successive funnels, and an intercept panel
 trap. Code for the R statistical computing langauge is provided that
 performs the data processing and produces the figures and analyses
 presented in the paper.
description: The R statistical computing environment is requrired.
 Supplemental packages (libraries) in R are given at the top of each R
 script. An RStudio project file is also provided.
DOI: 10.15468/dl.yrkfhx
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 363582 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "DatasetKey" : [
 "is Monarch Watch"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 363582 records from 1 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0002233-260126135527185/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.xpnvx0kbw
title: Testing the simple and complex versions of Gloger’s rule in the Variable Antshrike (Thamnophilus caerulescens, Thamnophilidae)

description: Gloger’s rule is a classic ecogeographical principle that, in its simplest
 version, predicts animals should be darker in warmer and wetter climates.
 In a rarely-tested more complex version, it also predicts animals should
 be more rufous in warmer and drier climates. The Variable Antshrike is a
 widely-distributed South American passerine that presents an impressive
 amount of plumage color variation and occupies a wide variety of climatic
 conditions. Moreover, genetic and vocal evidence indicate ongoing
 hybridization in south-central Bolivia among three populations with very
 distinct plumages. We collected color data from 232 specimens from
 throughout this species’ distribution to test the predictions of Gloger’s
 rule. We found a negative correlation between brightness and
 precipitation, consistent with the simple version of Gloger’s rule. In
 contrast, we found that birds were darker in cooler climates, contrary to
 the simple version of Gloger’s rule, but consistent with recent findings
 in other taxa. We found support for both predictions of complex Gloger’s
 rule and suggest it might be driven by background matching. We conclude by
 concurring with a recent suggestion that the simple version of Gloger’s
 rule should be reformulated exclusively in terms of humidity.
description: One file (.rds) includes raw reflectance spectra generated
 with used an OceanOptics USB2000 spectrophotometer coupled to an
 OceanOptics PX-2 pulsed xenon light source. The other file (.csv) includes
 specimen information, brightness and redness variables calculated from
 those spectra (as dsecribed in the associated manuscript), and climatic
 data from the CHELSA database.
description: The .rds file contains a single R object of  'rspec'
 class. (see specifications here:
 https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/pavo/pavo.pdf). This object can be
 manipulated and further processed with functions available in the R
 package ‘pavo’.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.pvmcvdnh8
title: Data from: Acoustically advertising male harbour seals in southeast Alaska do not make biologically relevant acoustic adjustments in the presence of vessel noise

description: Aquatically breeding harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) males use underwater
 vocalizations during the breeding season to establish underwater
 territories, defend territories against intruder males, and possibly to
 attract females. Vessel noise overlaps in frequency with these
 vocalizations and could negatively impact breeding success by limiting
 communication space. In this study we investigated whether harbour seals
 employed anti-masking strategies to maintain communication in the presence
 of vessel noise in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Harbour
 seals in this location did not sufficiently adjust source levels or
 acoustic parameters of vocalizations to compensate for acoustic masking.
 Instead, for every 1 dB increase in ambient noise, signal excess decreased
 by 0.84 dB, indicating a reduction in communication space when vessels
 passed. We suggest that harbour seals may already be acoustically
 advertising at or near a biologically maximal sound level, and therefore
 lack the ability to increase call amplitude to adjust to changes in their
 acoustic environment. This may have significant implications for this
 aquatically breeding pinniped, particularly for populations in high noise
 regions.
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.w6m905qm7
title: Acute symptomatic seizures in cerebral venous thrombosis

description: To identify characteristics, predictors, and outcomes of acute symptomatic
 seizures (ASS) in cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), we investigated 1,281
 consecutive adult patients with CVT included from 12 hospitals within the
 International CVT Consortium. We defined ASS as any seizure between
 symptom onset and 7 days after diagnosis of CVT. We stratified ASS into
 pre-diagnosis and solely post-diagnosis ASS. Status epilepticus (SE) was
 also analyzed separately. We analyzed predictors for ASS, and association
 between ASS and clinical outcome (modified Rankin Scale) with
 multivariable logistic regression. Of 1,281 eligible patients, 441 (34%)
 had ASS. Baseline predictors for ASS were intracerebral hemorrhage ([ICH],
 adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 4.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.0–5.5),
 cerebral edema/infarction without ICH (aOR 2.8, 95% CI 2.0–4.0), cortical
 vein thrombosis (aOR 2.1, 95%CI 1.5–2.9), superior sagittal sinus
 thrombosis (aOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.5–2.6), focal neurologic deficit (aOR 1.9,
 95% CI 1.4–2.6), sulcal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 1.1–2.5)
 and female-specific risk factors (aOR 1.5, 95% CI 1.1–2.1). Ninety-three
 (7%) patients had solely post-diagnosis ASS, best predicted by cortical
 vein thrombosis (positive/negative predictive value 22%/92%). Eighty (6%)
 patients had SE, independently predicted by ICH, focal neurologic deficits
 and cerebral edema/infarction. Neither ASS nor SE were independently
 associated with outcome. ASS occurred in 1/3 of patients with CVT and was
 associated with brain parenchymal lesions and thrombosis of the
 superficial system. In absence of pre-diagnosis ASS, no subgroup was
 identified with sufficient risk of post-diagnosis ASS to justify
 prophylactic antiepileptic drug treatment. We found no association between
 ASS and outcome.