Symptoms of dwarf elm (Ulmus pumila L.) health condition in the Left-bank Ukraine by Valentyna L. Meshkova, Olena A. Kuznetsova, Volodymyr P. Turenko

“…The trees’ health is usually assessed according to crown and trunk appearance. We assumed that some symptoms may be associated with specific types of pathologies or indicate the latent development of the disease, which is difficult to diagnose visually. …”
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Unraveling the individual and interactive effects of climate and competition on branch growth dynamics in Pinus koraiensis in Northeast China by Xuehan Zhao, Zheng Miao, Zheng Miao, Fengri Li, Fengri Li, Yuanshuo Hao, Yuanshuo Hao, Yumeng Jiang, Lihu Dong, Lihu Dong

“…Furthermore, we simulated branch growth under different combinations of competition and climatic conditions to provide practical and targeted recommendations for Korean pine plantation management.ResultsOur results demonstrate that (1) in addition to branch age, size, and tree height growth, competition, climate, and their interactions significantly improved the branch growth model, with the effects of interactions surpassing the individual effects of climate, which highlights the importance of considering interactive effects; (2) the effects of climate and competition varied depending on the social status of the trees, with dominant and intermediate individuals showing greater sensitivity to competition and climate than suppressed individuals, suggesting that, for future research in this direction, prioritizing sampling of dominant and intermediate individuals would be a cost-effective approach; and (3) owing to the presence of interactions, the influence of climate on branch growth was modulated by competition, suggesting that adjusting competition levels in response to climate stress could lead to desirable branch growth outcomes.DiscussionOur study underscores the importance of understanding the different sources of variation in branch growth is crucial for advancing our understanding of tree growth and crown dynamics, as well as for formulating sustainable management policies amidst the uncertainties of climate change.…”
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β-Fructofuranosidase and β –D-Fructosyltransferase from New Aspergillus carbonarius PC-4 Strain Isolated from Canned Peach Syrup: Effect of Carbon and Nitrogen Sources on Enzyme Pr... by Gustavo Carvalho do Nascimento, Ryhára Dias Batista, Claudia Cristina Auler do Amaral Santos, Ezequiel Marcelino da Silva, Fabrício Coutinho de Paula, Danylo Bezerra Mendes, Deyla Paula de Oliveira, Alex Fernando de Almeida

“…Cultivations with pure carbon sources showed that invertase and FTase were produced from glucose and sucrose, but high levels were also obtained from raffinose and inulin. Pineapple crown was the best complex carbon source for invertase (6.71 U/mL after 3 days of cultivation) and FTase production (14.60 U/mL after 5 days of cultivation). …”
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Retinoic Acid Signal Negatively Regulates Osteo/Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Jiangyi Wang, Guoqing Li, Lei Hu, Fei Yan, Bin Zhao, Xiaoshan Wu, Chunmei Zhang, Jinsong Wang, Juan Du, Songlin Wang

“…We found that the expression of RARβ and CRABP2 decreased during crown calcification of DCs of miniature pigs. Activation of RA signal in vitro inhibited ALP activities and mineralization of human DPSCs and decreased the mRNA expression of ALP, osteocalcin, osteopontin, and a transcription factor, osterix. …”
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Monozygotic twins with myocarditis and a novel likely pathogenic desmoplakin gene variant by Antheia Kissopoulou, Eva Fernlund, Christina Holmgren, Eira Isaksson, Jan‐Erik Karlsson, Henrik Green, Jon Jonasson, Rada Ellegård, Hanna Klang Årstrand, Anneli Svensson, Cecilia Gunnarsson

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Nuclear talin-1 provides a bridge between cell adhesion and gene expression by Alejandro J. Da Silva, Hendrik S.E. Hästbacka, Mikael C. Puustinen, Jenny C. Pessa, Jens C. Luoto, Erika Sundström, Benjamin T. Goult, Guillaume Jacquemet, Eva Henriksson, Lea Sistonen

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Bio-ecological characteristics of Malus genus species in the context of prospective directions in horticulture and landscape forestry by Tetiana Moskalets, Oleksandr Kratiuk, Mariana Ivankiv, Sergii Shevchenko, Nataliia Shevchuk

“…This scale included five criteria: crown appearance, leaf aesthetics, floral attractiveness, fruit visual appeal, and resistance to apple scab. …”
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Deep-learning-based canopy height model generation from sub-meter resolution panchromatic satellite imagery by Charles J Abolt, Javier E Santos, Adam L Atchley, Lucas Wells, Daithi Martin, Russell A Parsons, Rodman R Linn

“…We find minimal differences in fire behavior relative to a baseline case in which only statistical distributions of tree height and crown area are known. This result underscores the value of forest structural information derived from our workflow for improving the fidelity of wildland fire simulations, among other ecological applications.…”
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Increasing vulnerability of an endemic Mediterranean-climate conifer to changing climate and fire regime by Frank W. Davis, Anne-Marie Parkinson, Max A. Moritz, Max A. Moritz, Isaac W. Park, Carla M. D’Antonio

“…We also modeled the distribution of Quercus chrysolepis (CLO), a widespread oak that can be co-dominant with BDF and that can limit fire spread and reduce crown fire risk to BDF compared to the risk from surrounding chaparral vegetation. …”
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Pouvoir politique et pouvoir religieux. L’exploitation de la Sanusiyya au sein de la Libye indépendante (1951-1958) by Carlotta Marchi

“…The United Kingdom of Libya, established on 24 December 1951 under the crown of Idris al-Sanusi, found its legitimacy in Islam according to the way of the Sanusiyya, a religious Sufi brotherhood founded near Mecca in 1837, which had its centre of religious expansion in the Cyrenaic hinterland, and which became, during the 20th century, one of the symbols of the resistance to colonialism. …”
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Poutníci a jejich peníze na cestě do Říma. Zamyšlení nad edicí Il Libro del pellegrino (Siena, 1382–1446) by Roman Zaoral

“…Seven pilgrims from the lands of the Bohemian Crown are mentioned in the entries from 1384–1433: two come from Bohemia, four from Moravia and one from Sile- sia. …”
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Extraction of tree branch skeletons from terrestrial LiDAR point clouds by Jimiao Gao, Liyu Tang, Honglin Su, Jiwei Chen, Yuehui Yuan

“…., stem volume, aboveground biomass, and crown characteristics) and representing the tree branch network. …”
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The Effect of Chewing Simulation on Flexural Strength of Different Lithium Disilicate Ceramics by Alsulimani O, Yousief SA, Al-Dabbagh RA, Attar EA, Bukhary DM, Algamaiah H, Musawa K, Subahi A, Abuzinadah SH, Alhaddad AJ, Alqahtani WMS, Emam ANM, Alqhtani MA, Elmarakby AM

“…Osamah Alsulimani,1 Salah A Yousief,2,3 Raghad A Al-Dabbagh,4 Esraa A Attar,4 Dalea M Bukhary,4 Hamad Algamaiah,5 Khadija Musawa,6 Awatif Subahi,6 Samar H Abuzinadah,7 Abdulrahman J Alhaddad,4 Waleed MS Alqahtani,8 Abdel Naser M Emam,9 Mohammad A Alqhtani,9 Ahmed M Elmarakby2,10 1Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, 13313, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Crown and Bridge, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt; 4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Restorative Dental Science, King Saud University, College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 6BDS, General Dentist, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 7Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 8Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 9Department of Prosthetic Dental Science, Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia; 10Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, EgyptCorrespondence: Salah A Yousief, Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, 13313, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966598045800, Email Salah.a@dau.edu.saBackground: Improved Lithium Disilicate Ceramic has been highly valued in dentistry for over two decades, owing to its durability and aesthetic qualities, making it a preferred choice for both anterior and posterior crowns.Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the flexural strength of two types of lithium disilicate blocks post-chewing simulation.Materials and Methods: Seventy-six lithium disilicate specimens were utilized in this study. …”
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Phylogeographic breaks and how to find them: An empirical attempt at separating vicariance from isolation by distance in a lizard with restricted dispersal by Rancilhac, Loïs, Miralles, Aurélien, Geniez, Philippe, Mendez-Aranda, Daniel, Beddek, Menad, Brito, José Carlos, Leblois, Raphaël, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…Results: A. erythrurus is characterized by an important mitochondrial diversity, with 11 strongly supported phylogeographic lineages with a crown age of 6 Mya. Nuclear markers, however, yielded weak phylogenetic support for these lineages. …”
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The success of reforestation after experimental strip-shelterwood felling in the pine stands of the Eastern Polissia of Ukraine by Anatolyi Zhezhkun

“…Mature pine stands with a tree crown length less than 1/3 of their height, with undergrowth density of more than 0.3, with the presence of expansive plants in the living above-ground cover, in which successful natural regeneration of pine does not take place after carrying out of uniform-shelterwood and group-shelterwood felling, should be designated for strip-shelterwood felling. …”
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Diplomacy and Recruitment of Mercenaries before the Battle of Žalgiris by Sven Ekdahl

“…He obviously tried to break up the Polish-Lithuanian union by offering the Lithuanian Grand Duke a king's crown, but without success. He also got in contact with Jagiello, who dwelled nearby in the town of Nowy Sącz on the Polish side of the border. …”
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The agronomic mechanism of root lodging resistance and yield stability for sweet corn in response to planting density and nitrogen rates at different planting dates by Qinggan Liang, Qinggan Liang, Qinggan Liang, Qinggan Liang, Hailong Chang, Hailong Chang, Hongrong Chen, Hongrong Chen, Qingdan Wu, Qingdan Wu, Yuanxia Qin, Zhuqing Wang, Gang Wang, Xuhui Li, Weiwei Chen, Jiantao Wu, Jiantao Wu, Qinnan Wang, Jianqiang Wang, Jianqiang Wang

“…This further improved the development of plant crown architecture, including stem nodes and ear leaf traits, and further coordinated dry matter dynamics and lignin metabolism between the root and shoot organs. …”
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Immune and genomic biomarkers of immunotherapy response in cancer of unknown primary by Madhu Singh, Linda Mileshkin, Penelope Schofield, Bo Gao, Gary Richardson, Andrew Pattison, Rodney J Hicks, Niko Thio, Mark Warren, Colin Wood, Stephen B Fox, Anna DeFazio, Andrew Fellowes, Christopher Steer, David Bowtell, Nicholas Wilcken, Tharani Sivakumaran, Atara Posner, Dariush Etemadmoghadam, Krista Fisher, Samantha Webb, Christos S Karapetis, Ian M Collins, Narayan Karanth, Owen W J Prall, Richard William Tothill

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Efficacy of Anakinra for Various Types of Crystal-Induced Arthritis in Complex Hospitalized Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by A. Aouba, S. Deshayes, L. Frenzel, A. Decottignies, C. Pressiat, B. Bienvenu, F. Boue, G. Damaj, O. Hermine, S. Georgin-Lavialle

“…There are few data on anakinra use after failure of conventional medications for crystal-induced peripheral arthritis and/or crowned dens syndrome among complex hospitalized patients. …”
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Pruning Palms by Timothy K. Broschat

“…Consumers must be educated that palms are supposed to have round crowns, not feather-duster crowns. Learn more with this 9-page fact sheet written by Timothy Broschat and published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, April 2011. …”
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