Small-scale fisheries are vital to coastal communities, providing food security, economic livelihoods, and cultural continuity, yet operational inefficiencies often result in elevated bycatch with negative consequences for marine biodiversity. Addressing this challenge requires understanding the conditions under which target catches are maximized while explicitly considering the trade-offs for non-target species. Here, we used...

Bacteremia is a major health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. E. coli is one of the main pathogens associated with bacteremia and its resistance to the antimicrobial drugs, including β-lactams, has significantly increased in recent years. In view of the above, our objective was to determine the antimicrobial resistance profile of 60 E. coli isolates obtained from patients with bacteremia, as well as to charac...

Anthropogenic habitat transformation has led to population declines and increasing isolation of populations of many species, particularly top predators, where small and fragmented populations often experience limited dispersal and reduced genetic diversity. Jaguars ( Panthera onca ), for example, have lost half of their historical range and most populations outside the Amazon biome are small, isolated and highly threatened. He...