Purpose Gynandromorphism is a developmental anomaly characterized by the simultaneous presence of male and female sexual morphological traits within the same individual. This study documents a case of gynandromorphism in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini 1888) in El Salvador. Methods The specimen was collected from a bovine belonging to the Experimental and Practical Station of the Faculty of Agronomic Scienc...

Tourism can affect the availability and quality of freshwater resources, particularly in coastal regions like the Mediterranean. Water reuse is an increasingly adopted practice aimed at enhancing water resilience. To reduce pressure on freshwater resources, it is also being implemented in tourism-intensive areas at both centralised and decentralised scales. As a result, its potential environmental and public health risks are i...

Purpose This study aims to develop and evaluate a cost-effective, user-friendly multiplex quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method for detecting multiple tick-borne pathogens associated with human and veterinary diseases. Methods In silico PCR was performed to design and evaluate primer sequences reported for amplifying Rickettsia spp ., Borrelia spp. , and Ehrlichia spp. Single and multiplex qPCR assays...

Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that leads to increased risk of hospitalization, disability, and death. The effect of plant-based diets defined by the quality of their plant foods is unclear. Our objective is to study the association between two plant-based diet indices and the occurrence of frailty among community-dwelling older adults in Spain. We analyzed data from 1880 individuals aged ≥ 60 years from the Spanish Seniors E...

The novel pulse oximetry measurement site of the neck is a promising location for multi-modal physiological monitoring. Specifically, in the context of respiratory monitoring, in which it is important to have direct information about airflow. The neck makes this possible, in contrast to common photoplethysmography (PPG) sensing sites. However, this PPG signal is susceptible to artifacts that critically impair the signal qualit...

Purpose An adequate matching between the nomenclature of elementary flows in life cycle inventory (LCI) databases and life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods is key for ensuring the proper application of life cycle assessment (LCA). However, the nomenclature of elementary flows lacks harmonization among the LCA community. This paper aims at defining mapping rules and discussing main challenges related to the process of sys...