Sheep dietary preferences in targeted grazing: demographic, management, and weather effects in northern mixed-grass prairie by Aaron J. Kersh, Hannah M. Fraley, J. Derek Scasta, Justin D. Derner, Paulo de Mello Taveres Lima, Whit C. Stewart

“…Diet selection and composition of sheep target grazing plains larkspur (Delphinium geyeri Greene) in northern mixed-grass prairie were evaluated during a drought year (2022). …”
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Forest fire impacts plant community assemblage in different ecological zones of central Himalaya, Nepal by Ramesh Prasad Sapkota, Narayan Babu Dhital, Ananda Kumar Shrestha, Udhab Raj Khadka, Chandra Prasad Pokhrel, Ganesh Raj Joshi, Kedar Rijal

“…This study investigates the impacts of forest fire on woody species composition, diversity and regeneration potential in forest stands of central Himalaya, Nepal. …”
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Vegetation colonization and biodiversity dynamics on the exposed Aral Sea bed: A 35 years investigation by Bekhzod Adilov, Khabibullo Shomurodov, Tashkhanum Rakhimova, Azamat Sultamuratov, Farrukh Polvonov, Gulnora Begjanova, Zafarjon Jabbarov, Lei Wang, Zhenyong Zhao

“…Gradients in mechanical composition and salinity significantly impacted vegetation cover and the activity of dominant species. …”
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Submicron infrared spectroscopy assessment of single-cell phenotypic diversity in microbial lipid production by Uladzislau Blazhko, Dana Byrtusová, Volha Shapaval, Achim Kohler, Christophe Sandt, Boris Zimmermann

“…Within the population, most of the cells have similar chemical composition, though several cells have quite different composition from the population average. …”
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Gut Microbiota Variation in Aging Dogs with Osteoarthritis by Fatemeh Balouei, Christina de Rivera, Andrea Paradis, Bruno Stefanon, Stephanie Kelly, Noelle McCarthy, Paolo Mongillo

“…Gut microbiota composition plays a crucial role in host health and may be influenced by age and disease conditions. …”
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Inter-seasonal phytoplankton dynamics in the UAE coastal waters by Nadia Solovieva, Nadia Solovieva, Dunya Medhat, Fatin Samara, Fatin Samara, Maria Saburova

“…This study investigates inter-seasonal variability in phytoplankton composition and abundance along the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), focusing on waters surrounding the region’s largest oyster beds. …”
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Invited review: Social housing of dairy calves—Management factors affecting calf behavior, performance, and health; A systematic review by E.K. Miller-Cushon, M.B. Jensen

“…Included articles addressed interventions applied to preweaning, socially housed dairy calves, encompassing age at introduction to social housing, group composition (size, stocking density, within-group age range, stability), and housing environment (space allowance, enrichment provision). …”
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Comparative characterization of FDM structures with electrically-conductive sensing elements under static, dynamic and thermal loads by Ferdinando Ursi, Giorgio De Pasquale

“…Recent advancements in this technology have expanded its material portfolio to include conductive composites with electromechanical properties, enabling new applications. …”
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Moving away from home: Early life movements and space use in juvenile Montagu’s Harriers (Circus pygargus) from central Italy by Giampiero Sammuri, Guido Alari Esposito, Giuseppe Anselmi, Francesco Pezzo, Vincenzo Rizzo Pinna, Andrea Sforzi, Flavio Monti

“…Assessing individual differences and variability in animal movement patterns is essential to improve our understanding of the evolution and ontogeny of migratory strategies. …”
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Impact of Land Use Types on Soil Physico-Chemical Properties, Microbial Communities, and Their Fungistatic Effects by Giuseppina Iacomino, Mohamed Idbella, Salvatore Gaglione, Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad, Giuliano Bonanomi

“…Additionally, bacterial diversity and composition across different ecosystems exhibited a positive correlation with FDA hydrolysis and a negative correlation with phosphoric anhydride and soil pH. …”
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ddRAD sequencing of the endangered species Primula palinuri Petagna reveals high levels of inter-population diversity by Paloma Perez-Bello, Ilaria Panero, Emanuele De Paoli, Valentino Casolo, Fabio Attorre, Vito Emanuele Cambria, Sandro Strumia, Annalisa Santangelo, Costantino Bonomi, Giuseppe Fabrini, Fabio Marroni

“…In view of programmed conservation efforts, we aimed at investigating the genetic composition of Primula palinuri Petagna, an endemic vulnerable species in Southern Italy. …”
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Isokinetic assessment of muscle function according to physical activity level and cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults aged 20 to 80 years by V.Z. Dourado, M.B. Nascimento, R.C. Navarro, R.P. da Silva, B.B. Gonze, K.M. Guedes, V.T. Lauria, W.O. Vieira, T.L.V.D.P. Ostolin

“…We collected sociodemographic data, self-reported cardiovascular risk, anthropometry, body composition (bioelectrical impedance), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (triaxial accelerometry), and isokinetic muscle function. …”
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Effects of Relative Precipitation Changes on Soil Microbial Community Structure in Two Alpine Grassland Ecosystems by Jianyu Xiao, Zhishu Wang, Fusong Han, Shaolin Huang, Chengqun Yu, Gang Fu

“…Precipitation variability profoundly influences soil microbial diversity, community assembly processes, and co-occurrence networks. …”
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Virus-induced perturbations in the mouse microbiome are impacted by microbial experience by Shanley N. Roach, Wendy Phillips, Lauren M. Pross, Autumn E. Sanders, Mark J. Pierson, Ryan C. Hunter, Ryan A. Langlois

“…Altogether, these results highlight the differential impact of housing, infection, and interaction between the two in dictating community composition across the gastrointestinal microbiome.IMPORTANCETraditionally housed pathogen-free mouse models do not fully capture the natural variability observed among human microbiomes, which may underlie their poor translationally predictive value. …”
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A bibliometric study on the impact of gut microbiota on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer patients: analysis of the top 100 cited articles by Ziqi Zhao, Kun Xu, Boqian Hu, Yizhuo Jiang, Xisheng Xu, Yuliang Liu

“…Challenges, including individual variability in gut microbiota composition, persist. …”
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Nutrient conditions affect antimicrobial pharmacodynamics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Maik Kok, Thomas Hankemeier, J. G. Coen van Hasselt

“…In summary, this study underscores the impact of nutrient composition on antimicrobial pharmacodynamics, which could potentially contribute to observed variability of antimicrobial treatment responses in CF patients.IMPORTANCEChronic respiratory tract infections in cystic fibrosis patients present significant challenges for antibiotic treatment due to the complexity of the respiratory environment. …”
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Increase in carbon monoxide (CO) and aerosol optical depth (AOD) observed by satellites in the Northern Hemisphere over the summers of 2008–2023, linked to an increase in wildfires... by A. Ehret, S. Turquety, M. George, J. Hadji-Lazaro, C. Clerbaux, C. Clerbaux

“…<p>Biomass burning has a significant impact on the composition of the atmosphere and climate due to large emissions of trace gases and aerosols. …”
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SSR loci potentially associated with high amylopectine content in maize kernel endosperm by S. I. Vakula, O. A. Orlovskaya, L. V. Khotyleva, A. V. Kilchevsky

“…As a component of functional nutrition, maize cultivars with “non-traditional” kernel composition (waxy, oilbearing, sugar, opaque, etc. phenotypic variants) are promising. …”
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Extraction and HPLC analysis of Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester (CAPE) from propolis and honey samples collected from different regions of Turkiye by Mariem Bouali, Mehmet Fatih Cengiz, Ozgur Dandin

“…These findings confirm that propolis serves as the primary source of CAPE among bee-derived products and underscore the impact of regional flora on its phytochemical composition of profile.…”
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Metabolomics approach for geographical origin discrimination of Cecropia peltata by untargeted UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap-HRMS by Yancho Zarev, Anzhelika Dakovska, Yuliana Christopher, Orlando O. Ortiz, Yostin Añino, Iliana Ionkova, Andrés Rivera Mondragón

“…This study employed an untargeted metabolomic approach combined with chemometrics to investigate differences in the phytochemical composition of Cecropia peltata samples collected on the mainland and islands of the Panamanian Pacific. …”
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