Towards a geography of plastic fragmentation by Maciej Liro, Anna Zielonka

“…However, the spatial variability and drivers of plastic fragmentation remain poorly understood. …”
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Plant-Derived Phytobiotics as Emerging Alternatives to Antibiotics Against Foodborne Pathogens by Kamila Rachwał, Klaudia Gustaw

“…Practical applications in food preservation and supplementation are analyzed, as well as challenges related to composition variability, stability, and interactions with food matrices. …”
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Using Carbon Isotope Equilibrium to Screen Pedogenic Carbonate Oxygen Isotopes: Implications for Paleoaltimetry and Paleotectonic Studies by Nathan D. Sheldon

“…Stable isotope compositions of pedogenic carbonates (δ13Ccarb, δ18Ocarb) are widely used in paleoenvironmental and paleoaltimetry studies. …”
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Oxide Gabbros: Transformation From Oceanic Ridge‐Transform Systems to Subduction by Thomas Gyomlai, Cécile Prigent, Sampriti Mukherjee, Alexandre Janin, Mathilde Cannat, Saskia Erdmann

“…Thermodynamic modeling reveals significant variability in the stability of hydrated phases across different gabbroic compositions, indicating that, in subduction zones, Fe‐Ti‐enriched lithologies release fluids at shallower depths. …”
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Platelet-Rich Plasma in Cardiovascular Regeneration: Mechanistic Insights, Technological Innovations, and Future Directions by Ju Tian, Jing Chen, Xiuling Lai, Jing Ding, Jie Sun, Dandan Shi, Xiaoying He, Xingqi Chen

“…Despite the promise of PRP, challenges such as variability in PRP composition due to differences in preparation methods and safety concerns remain. …”
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Holocene environmental evolution of the Pinqing Lagoon: insights from multiproxy sediment analysis by Zih-Wei Tang, Liang-Chi Wang, Huei-Fen Chen, Abdur Rahman, Yu-Min Chou, Hong-Chun Li

“…Furthermore, multiple proxies were analyzed in the core, including grain size end-members (EM1, EM2, and EM3), magnetic susceptibility and S-ratio, the carbon (C) isotopic composition of organic matter, its carbon and nitrogen (N) contents, the resulting C/N ratio, and Itrax XRF-derived elemental ratios such as Mn/Ti, Si/Ti, K/Ti, and Fe/Ti. …”
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The Impact of Biostimulants on the Yield and Quality Attributes of Essential Oil from Different Basil Varieties by Kyriakos D. Giannoulis, Dimitrios Bartzialis, Kyriaki Asimaki, Argiro-Zoi Breza, Paraskevi-Konstantina Malamou, Elias Zournatzis, Eleni Wogiatzi-Kamvoukou, Nicholaos G. Danalatos

“…Biostimulant treatments (B2) led to the greatest total yields of essential oils, while the control treatments yielded the least. The chemical composition of essential oils derived from <i>O. basilicum</i> shows significant variability, often associated with the plants’ nutritional conditions. …”
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Spatial expression of fibroblast activation protein-α in clear cell renal cell carcinomas revealed by multiplex immunoprofiling analysis of the tumor microenvironment by Gorka Larrinaga, Miriam Redrado, Ana Loizaga-Iriarte, Amparo Pérez-Fernández, Aida Santos-Martín, Javier C. Angulo, José A. Fernández, Alfonso Calvo, José I. López

“…Abstract Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most challenging neoplasms because of its phenotypic variability and intratumoral heterogeneity. Because of its variability, ccRCC is a good test bench for the application of new technological approaches to unveiling its intricacies. …”
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Multi-scale machine learning model predicts muscle and functional disease progression by Silvia S. Blemker, Lara Riem, Olivia DuCharme, Megan Pinette, Kathryn Eve Costanzo, Emma Weatherley, Jeff Statland, Stephen J. Tapscott, Leo H. Wang, Dennis W. W. Shaw, Xing Song, Doris Leung, Seth D. Friedman

“…A three-stage random forest model was developed to predict annualized changes in muscle composition and a functional outcome (timed up-and-go (TUG)). …”
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High-throughput sequencing metabarcoding and network analysis elucidate the effects of soil fumigation and biostimulant on potato yield, rhizoctonia canker, and fungal community by Honoré Tekeu, Honoré Tekeu, Honoré Tekeu, Joël D’Astous-Pagé, Thomas Jeanne, Richard Hogue

“…Quantitative PCR and high throughput metabarcoding sequencing were used to assess soil fungal diversity, specifically biomass, richness, composition and network interactions. Potato gross yield increased by 7.06% (23.5 cwt. acre-1) with fumigation alone and by 8.41% (28 cwt. acre-1) with biostimulant applied to fumigated soil in comparison to non-fumigated control treatment. …”
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Morpho-phytochemical screening and biological assessments of aerial parts of Iranian populations of wild carrot (Daucus carota L. subsp. carota) by Leila Dehghani, Mohammad Fattahi, Sanaz Ashrafi-Saeidlou

“…The main objectives were to evaluate the variability among these populations and to explore their correlations with the local climatic conditions. …”
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Effect of preparation process on purity of tricalcium aluminate by Simona Ravaszová, Karel Dvořák, Andrea Jančíková

“…Specifically, there is an escalation in certain chemical elements, leading to variability in the mineralogical composition. This variability is subsequently manifested in the characteristics of Portland clinker. …”
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Hydrological dynamics, wetland morphology and vegetation structure determine riparian arthropod communities in constructed wetlands by David Åhlén, Sofia Hedman, Jerker Jarsjö, Björn K. Klatt, Lea D. Schneider, John Strand, Ayco Tack, Imenne Åhlén, Peter A. Hambäck

“…Shoreline vegetation height affected multiple groups, spiders, beetles and dipterans, but in different directions, whereas presence of grazing livestock had limited impact on abundances and community compositions. Given the variable responses to wetland hydrological and structural drivers, it seems that wetland arthropod communities would benefit from a high local wetland habitat variability, or wetlandscapes where individual wetlands have differing hydrological dynamics, morphology and vegetation.…”
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Year-long, multiple-timepoint field studies show the importance of spatiotemporal dynamics and microbial functions in agricultural soil microbiomes by Lisa Joos, Sarah Ommeslag, Steve Baeyen, Wouter Asselberg, Koen Van Loo, Lieven Clement, Jane Debode, Bart Vandecasteele, Caroline De Tender

“…We examined spatial and temporal variabilities in response to the application of organic amendments (one-time biochar and annual compost application) on bacterial and fungal communities, studying both the microbial composition (metabarcoding, phospholipid fatty acids [PLFA], hot-water extractable-carbon) and activity (metatranscriptomics). …”
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Integrated Analysis of Olive Mill Wastewaters: Physicochemical Profiling, Antifungal Activity, and Biocontrol Potential Against <i>Botryosphaeriaceae</i> by Elena Petrović, Karolina Vrandečić, Alen Albreht, Igor Gruntar, Nikola Major, Jasenka Ćosić, Zoran Užila, Smiljana Goreta Ban, Sara Godena

“…The results demonstrated significant variability in OMWW composition, with Istarska bjelica exhibiting the highest concentrations of phenolic compounds, sugars, dry matter, and carbon and nitrogen content. …”
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Circular Animal Protein Hydrolysates: A Comparative Approach of Functional Properties by Marta Monteiro, Luciano Rodrigues-dos-Santos, Andreia Filipa-Silva, Diana A. Marques, Manuela Pintado, André Almeida, Luisa M. P. Valente

“…Results revealed a wide variability in the composition and bioactivity, driven by the raw material and processing conditions. …”
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Potential of Different Eighteen Grapevine Genotypes to Produce Wines in a Hot Region: First Insights into Volatile and Sensory Profiles by Ilda Caldeira, Rita Roque, Ofélia Anjos, Sílvia Lourenço, João de Deus, Miguel Damásio, José Silvestre

“…Results from analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed significant differences in the physicochemical composition and sensory profiles of the wines. Notably, some white wines displayed high acidity, which is advantageous for hot regions. …”
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A Comparison of Rice Root Microbial Dynamics in Organic and Conventional Paddy Fields by Fangming Zhu, Takehiro Kamiya, Toru Fujiwara, Masayoshi Hashimoto, Siyu Gong, Jindong Wu, Hiromi Nakanishi, Masaru Fujimoto

“…Our analysis revealed that root microbial diversity and composition was significantly influenced by agricultural practices and rice developmental stages (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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RETRACTED: Ascertaining the Influence of Lacto-Fermentation on Changes in Bovine Colostrum Amino and Fatty Acid Profiles by Vytautė Starkutė, Ernestas Mockus, Dovilė Klupšaitė, Eglė Zokaitytė, Saulius Tušas, Ramutė Mišeikienė, Rolandas Stankevičius, João Miguel Rocha, Elena Bartkienė

“…Finally, the utilization of bovine colostrum proved to be challenging because of the variability on its composition. These results suggest that processing bovine colostrum into value-added formulations for human consumption requires the adjustment of its composition since the primary production stage. …”
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Unbiased identification of cell identity in dense mixed neural cultures by Sarah De Beuckeleer, Tim Van De Looverbosch, Johanna Van Den Daele, Peter Ponsaerts, Winnok H De Vos

“…To facilitate the validation of iPSC-derived cell culture composition, we have implemented an imaging assay based on cell painting and convolutional neural networks to recognize cell types in dense and mixed cultures with high fidelity. …”
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