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This issue contains 13 articles on the use of virtual anatomy, histology and embryology in research and education;digital histological morphometry of the human pineal gland in a postmortem study, with endocrine and neurological clinical implications;an international collaborative approach to learning histology using a virtual microscope;delivery anatomy kits to help keep practical veterinary classes during the COVID-19 pandemic;how virtual animal anatomy facilitated a successful transition to online instruction and supported student learning during the coronavirus pandemic;using videos in active learning in veterinary anatomy;dissection videos as a virtual veterinary anatomy peer learning tool at the University of Tehran during the COVID-19 pandemic;a new virtual platform for teaching comparative animal neuroanatomy based on metameric slices of the central nervous system;application of student remote and distance research in neuroanatomy by mapping Dscaml1 expression with a LacZ gene trap in mouse brain;implementing a multi-colour genetic marker analysis technique for embryology education;impact of COVID-19 on student attainment and pedagogical needs when undertaking independent scientific research;extended reality veterinary medicine case studies for diagnostic veterinary imaging instruction and assessing student perceptions and examination performance and students' performance in teaching neuroanatomy using traditional and technology-based methods. 16 proceedings from the Trans-European Pedagogic Anatomy Research Group (TEPARG) Hybrid Meeting entitled "Hybrid Anatomy Education: Barriers and Enablers for Students and Educators" held in Barcelona, Spain, during 5 March 2022, are also included.
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In the shadow of covid-19 pandemic, electronic learning (E-learning), also known as online classes, has become the main option. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of online learning in veterinary anatomy, as well as the theoretical and practical outcomes that resulted from it. it compares the exam scores of students in both teaching methods (conventional and E-learning). About 100 students were used in this study. Furthermore, it demonstrated the students' practical knowledge in the area of E-online learning. The first semester was dedicated to formal education. The second semester was completed entirely online. The findings revealed that during lectures, complex involvement in online activities is substantially reduced. The awareness of students was assessed by comparing student grades from these three semesters. In comparison to traditional schooling, the exam results showed an irregular distribution in E-learning and online tests, with E-learning scores substantially higher. During the E-learning time, the functional laboratory was completely absent. The practical part, of the veterinary anatomy classes, involves laboratory participation to show students various systems of the animals and enable them to use different techniques, training them for future classes such as clinical and surgical classes. The results revealed that reached the conclusion that e-learning is inadequate for teaching veterinary anatomy.
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This issue contains 14 articles on students' self-study and self-assessment during the veterinary anatomy course at the University of Zagreb, Croatia;cost-effectiveness of 3d printing of anatomical models;solving the formalin issue in the veterinary anatomy teaching;alternative methods for vasopuncturing in veterinary medicine using an artificial rabbit ear;humane innovations in veterinary anatomy education in India;glycaemia as a reliable indicator for diabetes mellitus in dogs and cats;humane innovations and the advantages of replacing animal experiments and dissection;anatomical learning materials for the digital age;usage of dummies for training purposes in laboratory animal science;enhancing veterinary education and training through the use of the Elnady Technique (et) specimens;virtual reality (vr) in veterinary anatomy teaching;smart 3D meat inspection;educational animal use and alternatives;students' perspectives and attitude about the shift to emergency remote learning of veterinary anatomy during the COVID-19 pandemic;a new way of education-virtual reality;sonography as educational tool for recognition of anatomical structures in bovine ovaries;the sketchfab platform as a tool in veterinary anatomy education and students' assessment of the use of different neuroanatomical specimens in veterinary anatomy practical classes.
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The growing awareness that biodiversity is a precious global asset to present and future generation and that species's survival and the integrity of habitats and ecosystems are at serious risk, has increased significantly the importance of biodiversity related research. Biodiversity can be defined as the variability among living organism from all sources, including terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystem and the ecological complexes of which they are part;this includes diversity within species between species and of ecosystems. The diversity of life on earth is nearly unimaginable. There is such a wealth of organism that it's a continuous need to keep trace of the diversity and there is always a provision for the discovery of new ones as it is a well-known fact that changing environmental conditions, habitat food and other ecological factors are more than enough to bring out certain definite changes and the accumulation of small changes give rise to a new species. With covid-19 we have seen the damage the diseases can do not only to human health but also to the global economy.By protecting biodiversity in Earth's ecosystem, countries could save lives and money while helping to prevent future pandemics. The present findings add one new species of an acanthocephalan parasite i.e. Raosentis cavasii from fresh water fish Mystus cavasius. It differs from R.thapari in presence of 20 rows of trunk spines instead of 9 rows, in having unequal lemnisci instead of being equal and in their extension upto proboscis receptacle and in the number of hypodermic nuclei 2-3 pairs dorsal and 1 ventral instead of 3 pairs on both sides.