Purpose Infective endocarditis (IE) requires prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy, leading to extended hospitalization and increased morbidity. Dalbavancin, a long-acting antibiotic with excellent tissue penetration and a favorable safety profile, can be a promising alternative. This systematic review aimed to investigate the current literature regarding the use of dalbavancin for infective endocarditis. Methods A systemat...

Phoxinus minnows are small freshwater fish found throughout Eurasia. The taxonomy of this genus is still under investigation, and new species are regularly described. They are frequently introduced outside their native range due to their use as live bait for angling, and such fish introductions can have diverse impacts on the recipient areas. Before the rise in interest regarding the diversity of this genus in the past 15 year...

The introduction of freshwater fish species is a leading cause of aquatic biodiversity erosion and can spread parasites to native populations. Hidden diversity evidenced by recent taxonomic revisions can add further complexity to the issue by rendering biological assessment data incomplete. The Eurasian minnows Phoxinus are one such example of cryptic diversity, with several described species being invasive. Current non-native...

Current approaches for the assessment of environmental and human health risks due to exposure to chemical substances have served their purpose reasonably well. Nevertheless, the systems in place for different uses of chemicals are faced with various challenges, ranging from a growing number of chemicals to changes in the types of chemicals and materials produced. This has triggered global awareness of the need for a paradigm s...

Aim Comprehensive, global information on species' occurrences is an essential biodiversity variable and central to a range of applications in ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation. Expert range maps often represent a species' only available distributional information and play an increasing role in conservation assessments and macroecology. We provide global range maps for the native ranges of all extant mammal spec...

Graylings ( Thymallus ) are among the less well-studied groups of salmonid fishes, especially across their Asian distribution range. Here we perform a comprehensive global review of their phylogeography, systematic diversity and range distributions, including biogeographic reconstruction and assessment of both conservation and taxonomic status of each species. Based on a mitogenomic phylogenetic analysis, three approaches to t...

Anomaluroidea, commonly known as the “scaly‐tailed squirrels,” are an emblematic group of tropical African mammals that includes gliding forms. The family Anomaluridae was until recently represented by three genera: the flying scaly‐tailed squirrels ( Anomalurus ), the flying mouse ( Idiurus ) and the flightless scaly‐tailed squirrels ( Zenkerella ). Idiurus and Zenkerella have long been grouped into the Zenkerellinae subfamil...

Early and middle Holocene sea‐level data from Belgium plot ca. 2 m above data from the western Netherlands, reflecting differential tectonic and isostatic movements. The total uplift rate of Belgium relative to the western Netherlands decays gradually from 0.66 m kyr −1 at 7500 cal. yr BP to less than 0.25 m kyr −1 since 5000 cal. yr BP. The tectonic component of this relative movement, inferred from Eemian sea‐level data, is...