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Notulae Scientia Biologicae (http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro), Issue 3, Volume 10, 2018: The papers published in this issue (http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/issue/current) represent interesting novelties in different topics of life science. Among the exciting researches, we invite readers to find news about: activities of certain serum enzymes and levels of some biochemical parameters in spent horses with liver damage; carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae among in-patients of tertiary hospitals in Southwest, Nigeria; an ethnobotanical study of plant species used for medicine by the Eegun indigenous tribal group of Lagos State, Nigeria; essential oil composition and antimicrobial activity of Achillea biebersteinii Afan. (Asteraceae) from Erzincan Region, Turkey; regulatory network identification, promoter and expression analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana NPR1 in defense responses against stresses; influence of extraction scheme on the antioxidant potential of Caralluma tuberculate; phytogeographical affinities of tree species of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India; vegetation dynamics and species diversity in a Saharan Oasis, Egypt; fungal and insect pests of the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus; yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis), a serious threat to wheat production worldwide; biochemical markers of salt stress in European larch (Larix decidua) etc.