Plastics accumulation in marine ecosystems has notable ecological implications due to their long persistence, potential ecotoxicity, and ability adsorb other pollutants or act as vectors of pathogens. The present work aimed evaluate the physiological response gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed for 90 days with a diet enriched virgin seawater exposed low-density polyethylene microplastics (LD...

Specimens of two endemic cyprinids, Squalius laietanus (Catalan chub) and Barbus meridionalis (Mediterranean barbel), were sampled from a reference site in small stream the Ripoll River (NW Mediterranean) outside their reproductive season. Biomarkers involved xenobiotic-mediated responses individually contrasted fish both species 17 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) analysed muscle to reveal bi...

the objective of this study was to assess the etiology, diagnosis, treatment methods, surgical findings, postoperative results and necropsy findings of seventeencases of thoracic traumaby evaluating medical records. a car accident, falling down, stabbing and bites were identified asthe causes of trauma. diagnosed pathologies in the cases included pneumothorax, hemothorax, pulmonary contusion, l...

twenty patients, a family, their neighbors, and friends; with lesions suspicious of ringworm infection, were referred to us within a period of 80 days. the source of infection was found to be 3 persian cats (a mother and two kittens) living with the family. the cats had multiple lesions around their nose and on abdomen which reveales the prevalence of cutaneous fungi both on direct microscopic ...