More Efficient and Reliable: Identifying RRab Stars with Blazhko Effect by Deep Convolutional Neural Network by Nan Jiang, Tianrui Sun, Siyuan Pan, Lingzhi Wang, Xue Li, Bin Sheng, Xiaofeng Wang

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Fiddler Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ocypodidae) From Coastal Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands: Species Descriptions and DNA Barcodes by Carl L. Thurman, John C. McNamara, Hsi‐Te Shih, Mariana V. Capparelli

“…ABSTRACT Neotropical regions near the equator are recognized as speciation “hot spots” reflecting their abundant biodiversity. In western South America, the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, the Galápagos Archipelago, and northern Peru form the Tropical Eastern Pacific biome. …”
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Global avian influenza situation (2019–2022). Host range expansion asevidence of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus evolution by M. V. Zhiltsova, T. P. Akimova, A. V. Varkentin, M. N. Mitrofanova, A. V. Mazneva, V. P. Semakina, E. S. Vystavkina

“…A noticeable expansion of the disease-affected areas in Central and South America, the influence of migration, anthropogenic and other factors on influenza spread are highlighted. …”
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Compounds Involved in the Invasive Characteristics of <i>Lantana camara</i> by Hisashi Kato-Noguchi, Midori Kato

“…<i>Lantana camara</i> L. is native to tropical America and has naturalized in many other tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions in Asia, Africa, Oceania, North and South America, and Europe. <i>L. camara</i> infests diverse habitats with a wide range of climatic factors, and its population increases aggressively as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species. …”
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A first screening of black carbon concentrations whilst commuting by diesel-fuelled buses in Montevideo, Uruguay by Admir Créso Targino, Camila Couto da Costa, Patricia Krecl

“…Compared to similar studies in South America, BC concentrations were found to be intermediate, but considerably higher than those observed in North American and European cities. …”
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Global seasonal urban, industrial, and background NO₂ estimated from TROPOMI satellite observations by V. Fioletov, C. A. McLinden, D. Griffin, X. Zhao, H. Eskes

“…The largest background component was observed over China and parts of Europe, while the smallest was over South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Differences between workday and weekend emissions were also studied. …”
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Common agricultural weeds among alien invasive plants in China: Species lists and their practical managing strategies by Zeyue Huang, Min Lin, Guoqi Chen

“…Totally 88 species from 18 families were recognized as CAAWs, among which 43.0 % are native to North America, followed by South America (34.4 %), Europe (29.0 %), Asia (23.7 %) and Africa (17.2 %); 62.4 % were introduced into China from 1840 to 1949. …”
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Ionospheric Scale Index Map Based on TEC Data for Space Weather Studies and Applications by C. M. Denardini, G. A. S. Picanço, P. F. Barbosa Neto, P. A. B. Nogueira, C. S. Carmo, L. C. A. Resende, J. Moro, S. S. Chen, E. Romero‐Hernandez, R. P. Silva, A. V. Bilibio

“…Therefore, we used the vertical total electron content (VTEC) over South America to calculate the total electron content (TEC) maps covering latitudes from 60°S to 20°N and longitudes from 90°W to 30°W, with 0.5° × 0.5° resolution. …”
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Population fluctuation of Melanagromyza sojae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) on chickpea and soybean crops and update of its geographical distribution in Argentina by Augusto S. Casmuz, Martin A. Vera, Lourdes L. Suarez, Jerson C. Guedes, Gerardo Gastaminza, Maria G. Murua

“…Melanagromyza sojae, the soybean stem fly (Zehntner) (Diptera: Agromyzidae), is a new pest in soybean and chickpea crops in South America. The objective of this study was to determine population fluctuations of M. sojae in both crops using adults caught in yellow sticky traps and by sampling injured plants. …”
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Amazon Journeys and Poetic Re-Discoveries in Jan Conn’s 'Jaguar Rain' and Malu de Martino’s 'Margaret Mee e a Flor da Lua' by Magali Sperling Beck, Anelise R. Corseuil

“…As both a scientist and a poet who has also extensively travelled in the region, Conn reimagines Mee’s wondrous encounters while situating them as part of a tradition of travel and exploration in South America. A few years later, in 2012, the documentary Margaret Mee e a Flor da Lua, directed by Brazilian filmmaker Malu de Martino, was premiered. …”
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The Continental Divide: Anti-TNF Use in Pediatric IBD Is Different in North America Compared to Other Parts of the World by Peter C. Church, Jeffrey Hyams, Frank Ruemmele, Lissy de Ridder, Dan Turner, Anne M. Griffiths

“…Results. 344 physicians treating pediatric IBD responded from 43 countries (54% North America, 29% Europe, 6% Oceania, 6% Asia, 3% Africa, and 2% South America). Respondents treated a median 40 IBD patients. …”
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Comparative analysis of the Global Initiative for Asthma and the South American guidelines for the diagnosis, management and prevention of asthma in pediatric patients by Leonardo Villegas Huertas, Mikel Silva Barrios, Jean Pierre Seguier Huamán, José Vela Ruiz, Joyce Desposorio Robles, Maria del Socorro Alatrista Gutiérrez

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease with a high prevalence in South America, which requires proper diagnosis, optimal management and prevention measures supported by constantly updated scientific evidence.…”
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Global prevalence of obesity in the older adults: A meta-analysis by Ali Asghar Khaleghi, Nader Salari, Niloofar Darvishi, Shadi Bokaee, Samira Jafari, Mahvan Hemmati, Masoud Mohammadi

“…It was found that the highest prevalence of obesity in the older adults in South America with 40.4 % (95 % CI: 12.5–76.4). In addition, continental Europe with 33.6 % (95 % confidence interval: 24.1–44.5). …”
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Body height in adult women and men in a cross-sectional population-based survey in Geneva: temporal trends, association with general health status and height loss after age 50 by Silvia Stringhini, Idris Guessous, Kaspar Staub, Julia Schäppi, Katarina L Matthes

“…The tallest average height was measured for men and women from Central and Northern Europe, the shortest for South America and Asia. The likelihood that participants rated their health as ‘very good’ increased with greater body height. …”
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Reconstruction of Araucaria araucana cone production reveals warming intensifies regionally synchronized masting by Andrew Hacket‐Pain, Fidel A. Roig, Davide Ascoli, Carlos LeQuesne, Martin Hadad

“…Here we use tree‐rings to create a four‐century reconstruction of annual cone production to uncover centennial‐scale evolution in masting of Araucaria araucana, a dioecious masting species in South America. Over the last four decades, direct observations of annual cone production in this species revealed remarkable range‐wide synchrony of masting. …”
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Divergent impacts of soil desiccation on atmospheric water vapor–temperature responses regulated by evapotranspiration by Ruonan Wang, Xingwang Fan, Yongwei Liu, Xiaosong Zhao, Rong Wang, Yuanbo Liu

“…About one-fifth of global land shows a decline in WV with a median of −0.62 mm·K ^–1 , predominantly in southeastern South America and southwestern North America. Negative responses are also driven by ET trends, where strong ET enhances these effects that are less pronounced in high-altitude regions. …”
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Application of a targeted amplicon sequencing panel to screen for insecticide resistance mutations in Anopheles darlingi populations from Brazil by Holly Acford-Palmer, Alice O. Andrade, Jody E. Phelan, Rosa A. Santana, Stefanie C. P. Lopes, Jansen F. Medeiros, Taane G. Clark, Maisa S. Araujo, Susana Campino

“…Abstract Large-scale surveillance and informed vector control approaches are urgently needed to ensure that national malaria programs remain effective in reducing transmission and, ultimately, achieving malaria elimination targets. In South America, Anopheles darlingi is the primary malaria vector and is responsible for the majority of Plasmodium species transmission. …”
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Optimizing in vitro spherulation cues in the fungal pathogen Coccidioides by Christina M. Homer, Elena Ochoa, Mark Voorhies, Anita Sil

“…Together, our data reveal multiple strategies to optimize in vitro spherulation growth, enabling characterization of this virulence-relevant morphology.IMPORTANCECoccidioides spp. are thermally dimorphic fungal pathogens found in the Southwest United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Coccidioides can infect both immunocompetent and immunocompromised people and can cause a devastating disseminated infection, including meningitis, with 30% mortality despite all currently available treatments. …”
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Culture-based and Sanger sequencing approaches to uncover the diversity of leaf-fungal endophytes in neotropical gymnosperms by Omayra Meléndez, Rita Bethancourt, Ariadna Bethancourt, Lilisbeth Rodríguez–Castro, Jorge Mendieta, Armando A. Durant Archibold, Marta Vargas, Brian Sedio, Kristin Saltonstall, Juan Carlos Villarreal A.

“…Among gymnosperms, cycads (Cycadales) are important components of Neotropical forests with high levels of endemism in Central and South America. We used a combination of axenic culture and Sanger sequencing to isolate and identify leaf endophytes of two endemic cycads from humid forests of Panama, Zamia nana and Z. pseudoparasitica. …”
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Potential Toxicity of the Essential Oil from Minthostachys mollis: A Medicinal Plant Commonly Used in the Traditional Andean Medicine in Peru by Juan Pedro Rojas-Armas, Jorge Luis Arroyo-Acevedo, José Manuel Ortiz-Sánchez, Miriam Palomino-Pacheco, Hugo Jesus Hilario-Vargas, Oscar Herrera-Calderón, Julio Hilario-Vargas

“…Minthostachys mollis is distributed in the Andes of South America and is used by the population for various diseases. …”
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