The influence of motivational factors on the frequency of participation in citizen science activities

Authors: Capinha C, Gouveia MJ, Pereira HM, Santos-Reis M, Tiago P
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Nature Conservation
Link: https://natureconservation.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=13429

Citizen science has become a mainstream approach to collect information and data on many different scientific subjects. In this study, we assess the effectiveness of engagement and meaningful experience of participants in citizen science projects. We use motivational measures calculated from a web survey where respondents answered questions regarding to their motivation to participate in […]
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Insecticide resistance is mediated by multiple mechanisms in recently introduced Aedes aegypti from Madeira Island (Portugal)

Authors: Grigoraki L, Pinto J, Seixas G, Silva AC, Sousa CA, Vicente JL, Vontas J, Weetman D
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases
Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005799

BACKGROUND: Aedes aegypti is a major mosquito vector of arboviruses, including dengue, chikungunya and Zika. In 2005, Ae. aegypti was identified for the first time in Madeira Island. Despite an initial insecticide-based vector control program, the species expanded throughout the Southern coast of the island, suggesting the presence of insecticide resistance. Here, we characterized the […]
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Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

Authors: Annoscia G, Beugnet F, Brianti E, Cantacessi C, Capelli G, Cardoso L, Cavalera MA, Colella V, Farkas R, Giannelli A, Halos L, Hinney B, Joachim A, Kirkova Z, Knaus M, Latrofa MS, Losson B, Madeira de Carvalho L, Maia C, Margarida Alho A, Mihalca AD, Mircean V, Miró G, Napoli E, Otranto D, Papadopoulos E, René-Martellet M, Schnyder M, Tamponi C, Varcasia A
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: International Journal for Parasitology
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020751917301017

With the exception of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, feline lungworms have been poorly studied. Information on their distribution is patchy and mostly limited to case reports. In this study, the occurrence of feline lungworms and co-infecting gastrointestinal parasites has been investigated in 12 European countries (i.e. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland […]
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Diversity of Pneumocystis jirovecii Across Europe: A Multicentre Observational Study

Authors: Alanio A, Bretagne S, Calderón EJ, Desnos-Ollivier M, Di Cave D, Dupont D, Gits-Muselli M, Guigue N, Hamprecht A, Hauser PM, Helweg-Larsen J, Kicia M, Lagrou K, Lengerova M, Matos O, Melchers WJG, Morio F, Nevez G, Totet A, White LP
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: EBioMedicine
Link: http://www.ebiomedicine.com/article/S2352-3964(17)30262-1/fulltext

Pneumocystis jirovecii is an airborne human-specific ascomycetous fungus responsible for Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised patients, affecting >500,000 patients per year (www.gaffi.org). The understanding of its epidemiology is limited by the lack of standardised culture. Recent genotyping data suggests a limited genetic diversity of P. jirovecii. The objective of the study was to assess the […]
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Corrigendum to “Therapeutic effect of ursolic acid in experimental visceral leishmaniasis”

Authors: Ferreira AF, Fragoso TN, Jesus JA, Lago JHG, Laurenti MD, Passero LFD, Santos-Gomes G, Silva MS, Yamamoto ES
Publication Year: 2017
Journal: International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320716300860

Leishmaniasis is an important neglected tropical disease, affecting more than 12 million people worldwide. The available treatments are not well tolerated and present diverse side effects in patients, justifying the search for new therapeutic compounds. In the present study, the therapeutic potential and toxicity of ursolic acid (UA), isolated from the leaves of Baccharis uncinella C. DC. […]
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The influence of motivational factors on the frequency of participation in citizen science activities

Insecticide resistance is mediated by multiple mechanisms in recently introduced Aedes aegypti from Madeira Island (Portugal)

Lungworms and gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats: a European perspective

Diversity of Pneumocystis jirovecii Across Europe: A Multicentre Observational Study

Corrigendum to “Therapeutic effect of ursolic acid in experimental visceral leishmaniasis”

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