Forecasting Asparaginase Need and Cost for Childhood Cancer Using ACCESS FORxECAST by Terence M. Hughes, Nitin Shrivastava, Lewis B. Silverman, A. Lindsay Frazier, Sumit Gupta, Avram Denburg

“…Until recently, ASN was available in three formulations: native Escherichia coli, PEGylated E. coli (PEG), and Erwinase, with native E. coli typically more accessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Voice disguise and foreign accent: Prosodic aspects of English produced by Bra-zilian Portuguese speakers by Leônidas Silva Jr., Plínio A. Barbosa

“…For the Methods, we conducted three experiments, (a) both the native and the foreign groups produced authentic voices, (b) the native group performed authentic voice and the foreign group performed disguised voice, and (c) a group of native listeners of English rated the degree of foreign accent from experiments a and b. …”
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Genetic diversity analysis and conservation strategy recommendations for ex situ conservation of Cupressus chengiana by Chaoqun Chen, He Chang, Xueyong Pang, Qinghua Liu, Lianfang Xue, Chunying Yin

“…Among the three native populations, SA population may experience inbreeding and has low genetic diversity. …”
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The use of climatic niches in screening procedures for introduced species to evaluate risk of spread: a case with the American Eastern grey squirrel. by Mirko Di Febbraro, Peter W W Lurz, Piero Genovesi, Luigi Maiorano, Marco Girardello, Sandro Bertolino

“…Maxent was used to develop three models: one considering only records from the native range (NRM), a second including records from native and invasive range (NIRM), a third calibrated with invasive occurrences and projected in the native range (RCM). …”
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What is the Origin of Rapid Morphological Effects? A Preliminary Meta-analysis Investigating the Contribution of Meaning and Form in Masked Morphological Priming in Nonnative Deriv... by Lei Gu, Ken Chen, Wenrui Zhang

“…The study’s findings revealed that: (a) while native speakers demonstrated graded priming effects across all three prime types (Transparent > Opaque > Form), nonnative speakers exhibited the largest priming effect in the Transparent condition, but equivalent priming effects in the Opaque and Form conditions (Transparent > Opaque = Form); (b) native and nonnative speakers had similar priming magnitudes for the Transparent and Opaque conditions, but not for the Form condition. …”
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Diverse Ecological Strategies Increase Invasion Resistance in an Experimental Grassland Restoration by Adrienne R. Ernst, Daniel J. Larkin, Andrea T. Kramer, Mary‐Claire Glasenhardt, Andrew L. Hipp

“…We empirically tested how several native community characteristics (phylogenetic diversity, functional diversity, phylogenetic relatedness, and mean trait values) affected the survival of three introduced invasive species. …”
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Cat or horse? Exploring children’s morphological awareness in the naming of animals by Samina Hadi-Tabassum, Dani Glass

“…We tabulated the types of responses generated across the age span and analyzed when native speaking children began to demonstrate the use of English derivational morphology and diminutive morphology, and how children chose L1 lexicon to describe the three animal pictures such as the use of compounding and semantic shifting. …”
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How is the ocean represented in school textbooks in Chile? An analysis of curricular content and images of marine fauna by Carla Christie, Luis Cárcamo-Ulloa

“…The results show that only three Learning Objectives of the primary curriculum explicitly define content associated with the ocean. …”
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Mapping ecological corridors in the Upper Paraguay River Basin, Brazil: Applications for sustainability, public policy and decision‐making by Maxwell daRosa Oliveira, Adriana Maria Espinoza Fernando, André Restel Camilo, Guellity Marcel Fonseca Pereira, Thaishi Leonardo daSilva, Walfrido Moraes Tomas

“…Abstract The Upper Paraguay Basin (BAP) is one of the largest river basins in South America, covering three countries: Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. In Brazil, one of the main risks to BAP conservation is the loss of native vegetation. …”
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Evidence of Genetic Isolation and Differentiation Among Historically Fragmented British Populations of Common Juniper, Juniperus communis L. by J. Baker, J. Cottrell, R. Ennos, A. Perry, S. A'Hara, S. Green, S. Cavers

“…., a keystone species for juniper scrub habitat and one of only three conifers that are native to the United Kingdom, has been in decline for more than a century in the United Kingdom and across its European range. …”
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Comparing greenhouse and field biocrust cultivation methods in the Sonoran Desert by A. Antoninka, H. Rowe, J. Weser, D. Langenfeld, J. Brady, T. Sprague, N. Day

“…We also quantified native and non‐native plants in cultivation, finding few plants in Greenhouse cultivation, but high abundance in both Field methods, and particularly with native soil and without jute for native plants. …”
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Biomimetic approach to the design of artificial small‑diameter blood vessels by E. A. Nemets, Yu. V. Belov, K. S. Kiryakov, N. V. Grudinin, V. K. Bogdanov, K. S. Filippov, A. O. Nikolskaya, I. Yu. Tyunyaeva, A. A. Vypryshko, V. M. Zaxarevich, Yu. B. Basok, V. I. Sevastianov

“…In an acute experiment, it was proven that the prostheses were patent and that blood flow parameters (systolic and diastolic velocity, resistivity index) were close to the corresponding indicators of native rat aorta.Conclusion. The developed three-layer PTS constructs have low SP and physicomechanical properties close to those of native blood vessels. …”
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Reconsidering Institutional Research Policies on Indigenous Collections by Laura Bryant, Marla Taylor, Laura Elliff Cruz

“…In this article, we address shifts in both institutional research policies and researchers’ approaches and practices that actively incorporate Native perspectives. The framework presented was developed as a complement to the Indigenous Collections Care Guide and is grounded in case studies from three institutions that have changed their research policies. …”
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Montagnes mythiques des Indiens des États-Unis : le sacré et le juridique by Susanne Berthier-Foglar

“…On the other hand, strong mainstream lobbies are also a factor hampering Native American demands. This article is based on three examples of sacred mountains: Devils Tower, Cave Rock, and the San Francisco Peaks…”
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First Records of Wild Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Preying on Adult Invasive Blue Crabs (Callinectes sapidus) by Julio Fernández, Ignacio Gestoso, Hidde Juijn, Miguel Cabanellas‐Reboredo, Jorge Hernández‐Urcera

“…Three sequences (two videos and a photography series) recorded by two spearfisherman (observation 1 and 2) and a recreational SCUBA diver (observation 3) are described. …”
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Machine learning framework for investigating nano- and micro-scale particle diffusion in colonic mucus by Marco Tjakra, Kristína Lidayová, Christophe Avenel, Christel A.S. Bergström, Shakhawath Hossain

“…In conclusion, the machine-learning-driven fingerprinting approach, incorporating microrheological features, successfully differentiated the microstructural characteristics and rheological properties of the three mucus models. It also supported the selection of HEC-based artificial mucus as a viable substitute for native colonic mucus. …”
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Interlanguage development among the learners of Indonesian language in Paris by Mahriyuni Mahriyuni, Isda Pramuniati, Dedi Rahmad Sitinjak

“…A greater comprehension of the learning process and the difficulties encountered by non-native learners is imperative given the increasing interest in learning Indonesian, especially among non-native speakers. …”
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Unveiling an intricate relationship: Ficus trees, their associated wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) and another story of invasion in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe by Álvaro Pérez-Gómez, Íñigo Sánchez-García, José Manuel Royo, Jean-Yves Rasplus, Jairo Robla

“…Finally, we observed urban native and non-native bird species consuming mature fig syconia, which likely assist in the dispersal of these plants. …”
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Do managed bees have negative effects on wild bees?: A systematic review of the literature. by Rachel E Mallinger, Hannah R Gaines-Day, Claudio Gratton

“…The goal of this study was to synthesize the literature documenting the effects of managed honey bees and bumble bees on wild bees in three areas: (1) competition for floral and nesting resources, (2) indirect effects via changes in plant communities, including the spread of exotic plants and decline of native plants, and (3) transmission of pathogens. …”
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Effect of feed and holding conditions on survival and growth of juvenile crayfish Pontastacus leptodactylus and Faxonius limosus by Kropielnicka-Kruk Katarzyna, Ulikowski Dariusz, Wasilewska Agnieszka

“…Juvenile crayfish were exposed to two types of holding conditions, inside (IN) in tap water and outside (OUT) in water with natural plankton content. In addition, three feeds were tested, sinking chips (F1), flakes (F2) and floating sticks (F3). …”
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