• Non-Invasive Paraclinical Diagnosis of Hepatocutaneous Syndrome in a Dog 

  Strichea, Anamaria-Hortensia; Hreniuc, Ștefania-Livia; Solcan, Gheorghe (MDPI, 2024-06-08)

  A 14-year-old, female spayed Bichon Maltese with no other known previous pathologies was presented for dermatological examination after being referred from a private clinic with the suspicion of generalized, treatment-resistant ...
• The Potential of Grape Polyphenols Additive in Pig Nutrition: Chemical Structure, Bioavailability and Their Effect on Intestinal Health of Pigs 

  Proca, Andrei-Claudiu; Horodincu, Loredana; Solcan, Carmen; Solcan, Gheorghe (MDPI, 2024-07-14)

  The recognition of the necessity for employing natural additives in animal feed has grown alongside the ban on antibiotics in the animal feed sector. Grapes, as well as by-products of the wine-making industry (grape marc ...
• Do Microplastics Have Neurological Implications in Relation to Schizophrenia Zebrafish Models? A Brain Immunohistochemistry, Neurotoxicity Assessment, and Oxidative Stress Analysis 

  Savuca, Alexandra; Curpan, Alexandrina-Ștefania; Hrițcu, Luminița-Diana; Buzenchi-Proca, Teodora-Maria; Balmuș, Ioana-Miruna; Lungu, Petru-Fabian; Jijie, Roxana; Nicoară, Mircea-Nicușor; Ciobîcă, Alin-Stelian; Solcan, Gheorghe; Solcan, Carmen (MDPI, 2024-07-30)

  The effects of exposure to environmental pollutants on neurological processes are of increasing concern due to their potential to induce oxidative stress and neurotoxicity. Considering that many industries are currently ...
• Evaluation of Blood C Reactive Protein (CRP) and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) Utility in Canine Epilepsy 

  Despa, Andreea; Musteață, Mihai; Solcan, Gheorghe (MDPI, 2024-09-04)

  Background: The role of neuroinflammation in epileptogenesis has been previously explored, and several biomarkers have been identified as being relevant in assessing the intensity of the inflammatory process. In human ...
• Long-Term Oral Administration of Hyperimmune Egg-Based IgY-Rich Formulations Induces Mucosal Immune Response and Systemic Increases of Cytokines Involved in Th2- and Th17-Type Immune Responses in C57BL/6 Mice 

  Năstasă, Valentin; Minea, Bogdan; Pașca, Aurelian-Sorin; Bostănaru-Iliescu, Andra-Cristina; Ștefan, Alina-Elena; Gologan, Daniela; Capotă, Robert; Foia, Liliana-Georgeta; Mareș, Mihai (MDPI, 2024-08-09)

  Three hyperimmune egg-based formulations rich in immunoglobulin Y (IgY) were orally administered (daily, for up to 90 days) to C57BL/6 mice that were not microbially challenged. The serum levels of 32 cytokines were ...
• Multi-Convolutional Neural Network-Based Diagnostic Software for the Presumptive Determination of Non-Dermatophyte Molds 

  Milanovic, Mina; Otaševic, Suzana; Randelovic, Marina; Grassi, Andrea; Cafarchia, Claudia; Mareș, Mihai; Milosavljevic, Aleksandar (MDPI, 2024-01-31)

  Based on the literature data, the incidence of superficial and invasive non-dermatophyte mold infection (NDMI) has increased. Many of these infections are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, thus causing inadequate treatment ...
• Chitosan–Oxidized Pullulan Hydrogels Loaded with Essential Clove Oil: Synthesis, Characterization, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties 

  Suflet, Dana-Mihaela; Constantin, Marieta; Pelin, Irina-Mihaela; Popescu, Irina; Rimbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Horhogea, Cristina-Elena; Fundueanu, Gheorghe (MDPI, 2024-03-26)

  Emulsion hydrogels are promising materials for encapsulating and stabilizing high amounts of hydrophobic essential oils in hydrophilic matrices. In this work, clove oil-loaded hydrogels (CS/OP-C) are synthesized by combining ...
• Inclusion of Sorghum in Cyprinus carpio L. Diet: Effects on Growth, Flesh Quality, Microbiota, and Oxidative Status 

  Barbacariu, Cristian-Alin; Dumitru, Gabriela; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Horhogea, Cristina-Elena; Dîrvariu, Lenuța; Todirașcu Ciornea, Elena; Șerban, Dana-Andreea; Burducea, Marian (MDPI, 2024-05-24)

  This study investigates the impact of including sorghum in the diet of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) on its growth, blood parameters, meat composition, intestinal microbiota, and oxidative stress. Experimental diets ...
• Electrospun Membranes Based on Quaternized Polysulfones: Rheological Properties–Electrospinning Mechanisms Relationship 

  Filimon, Anca; Serbezeanu, Diana; Doboș, Adina-Maria; Onofrei, Mihaela-Dorina; Bargan, Alexandra; Rusu, Daniela; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela (MDPI, 2024-05-25)

  Composite membranes based on a polymer mixture solution of quaternized polysulfone (PSFQ), cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) for biomedical applications were successfully obtained through ...
• Evaluating the Use of Grape Pomace in Cyprinus carpio Nutrition: Effects on Growth, Biochemistry, Meat Quality, Microbiota, and Oxidative Status 

  Barbacariu, Cristian-Alin; Dîrvariu, Lenuța; Șerban, Dana-Andreea; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Horhogea, Cristina-Elena; Dumitru, Gabriela; Todirașcu Ciornea, Elena; Lungoci, Constantin; Burducea, Marian (MDPI, 2024-07-07)

  This study investigated the effects of incorporating grape pomace (GP) into fish diets on the growth performance, physiological parameters, and biochemical composition of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). A total of 180 carp, ...
• Antimicrobial Hydrogels Based on Cationic Curdlan Derivatives for Biomedical Applications 

  Suflet, Dana-Mihaela; Popescu, Irina; Stanciu, Magdalena-Cristina; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela (MDPI, 2024-06-27)

  Hydrogels based on biocompatible polysaccharides with biological activity that can slowly release an active principle at the wound site represent promising alternatives to traditional wound dressing materials. In this ...
• Phylogenetic Analysis of Alphacoronaviruses Based on 3c and M Gene Sequences Isolated from Cats with FIP in Romania 

  Popovici, Ivona; Le Poder, Sophie; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Horhogea, Cristina-Elena (MDPI, 2024-07-30)

  Coronaviruses are widespread in mammals and birds, causing mostly digestive and respiratory problems. In cats, feline coronaviruses undergo mutations while replicating, giving rise to the fatal coronavirus causing the ...
• Disseminated Infection with Aspergillus fumigatus in a Scarlet Macaw Parrot (Ara macao)—A Case Report 

  Tanase, Irina-Oana; Pavel, Geta; Hrițcu, Ozana-Maria; Dascălu, Mihaela-Anca; Brătuleanu Baisan, Bianca-Elena; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Daraban-Bocăneți, Florentina (MDPI, 2024-08-05)

  A 3-year-old male scarlet macaw parrot (Ara macao) was presented to the Exotic Animal Clinic at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Iași University of Life Sciences (Iași, Romania) for its postmortem examination. According ...
• Electrospun Copoly(ether imide) Nanofibers Doped with Silver-Loaded Zeolite as Materials for Biomedical Applications 

  Hamciuc, Corneliu; Vlad Bubulac, Tăchiță; Bercea, Maria; Suflet, Dana-Mihaela; Doroftei, Florica; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela; Enache, Alexandru-Alin; Kalvachev, Yuri; Todorova, Totka; Butnaru, Maria; Serbezeanu, Diana (American Chemical Society, 2022-07-21)

  One of the most versatile techniques to fabricate micro-/nanoscaled nonwoven fibrous materials is represented by electrospinning. Due to its easy availability and versatility, increasing efforts worldwide have focused on ...
• Platelet-rich plasma in animal reproductive medicine: Prospective and applications 

  Borș, Silviu-Ionuț; Ibănescu, Iulian; Borș, Alina; Abdoon, Ahmed Sabry S. (Wiley, 2022-07-24)

  Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is the fraction of the plasma enriched with a platelet level above baseline, and it plays an essential role in tissue regeneration. The attention to PRP as unconventional therapy has increased ...
• Antifungal and Anti-Virulence Activity of Six Essential Oils Against Important Candida Species – A Preliminary Study 

  Man, Adrian; Mare, Anca-Delia; Mareș, Mihai; Ruta, Florina; Pribac, Mirela; Maier, Adrian-Cornel; Cighir, Anca; Ciurea, Cristina-Nicoleta (Taylor & Francis, 2022-05-09)

  Opportunistic infections with Candida species are becoming more problematic, considering their increasing virulence and resistance to antifungal drugs. Aim: To assess the antifungal and anti-virulence activity of basil, ...
• Skull of the Asian (Paradoxurus Hermaphroditus) and the golden (Paradoxurus Zeylonensis) palm civet: Geometric morphometric analysis using palate, tooth and frontal landmarks 

  Gürbüz, İftar; Demiraslan, Yasin; Rajapakse, Channa; Weerakoon, Devaka K.; Fernando, Saminda; Spătaru, Mihaela-Claudia; Gündemir, Ozan (Wiley, 2022)

  This study aims to determine the differences in skull between Asian and golden palm civets by geometric morphometric method. The landmarks were marked on these photographs, and principal component, classical cluster and ...
• Vertebral heart size and vertebral left atrial size reference ranges in healthy Maltese dogs 

  Vulpe, Vasile; Baisan, Radu-Andrei (Wiley, 2022)

  The most common cardiac measurements on thoracic radiography in veterinary medicine are vertebral heart size (VHS) and vertebral left atrial size (VLAS). Previously published studies have demonstrated evidence that reference ...
• Cellulose acetate/silica composites: Physicochemical and biological characterization 

  Doboș, Adina-Maria; Bargan, Alexandra; Dunca, Simona-Isabela; Filimon, Anca; Rîmbu, Cristina-Mihaela (Elsevier, 2023-06-29)

  Cellulose acetate is of remarkable scientific interest, becoming more useful when is used in obtaining of the composite materials containing nanoparticles, as result of its improved properties. Thus, cellulose acetate/silica ...
• Transitional, fused and/or supernumerary vertebrae in the lumbosacrocaudal region of the spine – A reality in many domestic mammals 

  Covașă, Costică-Toader (Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 2024)

  The aim of this study was to identify the presence of transitional lumbosacral and sacrocaudal vertebrae in domestic mammals, to realise a comparative analysis of the localisation and conformation of this abnormal condition. ...

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