Spatial Distribution and Intraspecific and Interspecific Associations of Dominant Tree Species in a Deciduous Broad-Leaved Forest in Shennongjia, China by Jiaxin Wei, Linsen Yang, Zhiguo Jiang, Hui Yao, Huiliang Yu, Fanglin Luo, Xiujuan Qiao, Yaozhan Xu, Mingxi Jiang

“…Negative associations were common across different species, while most of the intraspecific and interspecific associations turned out to be irrelevant when environmental heterogeneity was excluded. …”
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The Assessment of Participatory Scenario Planning in Future-Study of the Environment in District 1, Tehran City by Aiub Maroofi, Jila Sajadi, Mohammadtaghi Razavian

“…Today, research into the future and the process of scenario planning is widely used by local stakeholders and communities (Ducat, 2017). …”
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Aides à la navigation, pratique de la navigation et construction des paysages maritimes en Atlantique du Nord-Est : quelques éléments de réflexion by Pascal Arnaud

“…Generally speaking, the most monumental lighthouses are the best known. They have been observed for a longer time, are sometimes still preserved, and have been described in texts as being endless repetitions of the lighthouse of Alexandria (Egypt). …”
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Unveiling Wolbachia transcriptomic signature in the arboviral vector Aedes aegypti by Sebastián Mejías, Sebastián Mejías, Natalia E. Jiménez, Natalia E. Jiménez, Natalia E. Jiménez, Carlos Conca, Carlos Conca, J. Cristian Salgado, J. Cristian Salgado, Ziomara P. Gerdtzen, Ziomara P. Gerdtzen, Ziomara P. Gerdtzen, Ziomara P. Gerdtzen

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Optimizing Jatropha curcas bioenergy plantations in Pakistan: A geospatial suitability analysis using advanced spatial modeling by Faisal Khalid, Sami Ullah, Sangam Khalil, Adnan Yousaf, Muhammad Shafique, Muhammad Tayyab Khan, Fariha Rehman, Nauman Ahmad, Khalil Ur Rahman, Majid Hussain

“…In this study, we integrated an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) with the ArcGIS tool for assessing suitable available sites to cultivate JC across Pakistan. …”
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The sucrose synthase gene family in blueberry (Vaccinium darrowii): functional insights into the role of VdSUS4 in salt stress tolerance by Yanwen Wang, Yanwen Wang, Yanwen Wang, Lei Yang, Lei Yang, Lei Yang, Lei Yang, Lei Yang, Wenzhu Geng, Wenzhu Geng, Wenzhu Geng, Hongxia Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, Houjun Zhou, Houjun Zhou, Houjun Zhou, Houjun Zhou, Houjun Zhou

“…ResultsWe identified seven distinct SUS genes, mapped across six chromosomes, showcasing the complexity of this gene family in blueberries. …”
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Cardiomyocyte-derived exosomes carrying miR-181a-5p facilitate heart-brain crosstalk and exacerbate methamphetamine dependence in rats by Hancheng Li, Hancheng Li, Hancheng Li, Yongen Peng, Yangkai Wu, Yangkai Wu, Yiling Chen, Yiling Chen, Jieyu Li, Jieyu Li, Yunbing He, Yunbing He, Hongwu Wang, Hongwu Wang, Chaohua Luo, Zhixian Mo

“…BackgroundMethamphetamine (MA) is one of the most harmful synthetic drugs, yet the mechanisms underlying its addiction and relapse remain incompletely understood. …”
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CD81 is a receptor for equine arteritis virus (family: Arteriviridae) by Sara M. Maloney, Teressa M. Shaw, Kylie M. Nennig, Malorie S. Larsen, Aadit Shah, Ashish Kumar, Joseph Marcotrigiano, Joe Grove, Eric J. Snijder, Robert N. Kirchdoerfer, Adam L. Bailey

“…Horse/possum CD81 chimeras were then used to map the structural domains of CD81 engaged by EAV, identifying alpha helix “D” on the large extracellular loop of CD81 as critical for EAV entry. …”
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The authority of the printed word in the Lithuanian village of the XIX century by Džiuljeta Maskoliūnienė

“…It could not have been efficient without printed books, without "a uniformly formalized educational process" (McLuhan). Surely, the most traditional area of the operation of the printed word is the Church. …”
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PSTR: A Test Case Reuse Method Based on Path Similarity by Xinyue Xu, Sinong Chen, Zhonghao Guo, Xiangxian Chen

“…Finally, the path similarity algorithm compares paths between the old and new versions, allowing test cases associated with the most similar paths to be reused for the new version. …”
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Determining large hyperfine interactions of a model flavoprotein in the semiquinone state using pulse EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) techniques by J. I. Martínez, J. I. Martínez, S. Frago, M. Medina, I. García-Rubio, I. García-Rubio

“…The new data complete and refine the existing experimental map for the electronic structure of the flavin cofactor and expose systematic divergences between the calculated and experimental values of hyperfine couplings of the atoms that contribute most to the semi-occupied orbital (SOMO). …”
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Human immunodeficiency virus prevention and testing strategies among men who have sex with men in the UK: the PANTHEON research programme including the SELPHI RCT by Janey Sewell, T Charles Witzel, David Dunn, Fiona Lampe, Fiona Burns, Peter Weatherburn, Sheena McCormack, Leanne McCabe, Alec Miners, Valentina Cambiano, Roger Pebody, Roy Trevelion, Nadia Hanum, Andrew Phillips, Alison Rodger

“…Which HIV prevention initiatives are most cost-effective? Specific objectives Workstream 1: feasibility To identify the most up-to-date evidence of HIVST among MSM (systematic review and systematic mapping process). …”
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Community knowledge, attitude, and practice, incidence of suspected cases, and epidemiological distribution of rabies in humans and animals in Southwest Shewa zone, Oromia, Ethiopi... by Tegegn Dilbato Dinbiso, Abebe Tibebu Mekonnen, Tolesa Negasa Olana, Gudina Mekonnen Ayana, Kebede Abdisa Kelbesa, Hana Dejene Deso, Segni Bedasa Gudina, Moges Kidane Biru, Moges Kidane Biru, Mulatu Ayana Hordofa, Mekonnen Sorsa Berecha

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Shared mechanisms of enhanced plasmid maintenance and antibiotic tolerance mediated by the VapBC toxin:antitoxin system by Sarah Hollingshead, Gareth McVicker, Maria R. Nielsen, YuGeng Zhang, Giulia Pilla, Rebekah A. Jones, Jonathan C. Thomas, Sarah E. H. Johansen, Rachel M. Exley, Ditlev E. Brodersen, Christoph M. Tang

“…VapBC TA systems are the most common Type II TA system in bacteria, and consist of a VapB antitoxin and VapC PIN domain-containing toxin. …”
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Land in Limbo by Paolo De Martino

“…Historical archive research, policy documents analysis and interviews to the most relevant actors in Naples and over Europe shape the methodological approach. …”
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Career Education in the Nordic Countries: A Comparison of National Legislation and Compulsory School Curricula by Sif Einarsdottir, Rie Thomsen, Julianna Deirdre Hansen, Elisabeth Berg, Outi Ruusuvirta-Uuksulainen, Ilse Jensen, Roger Kjærgaard

“…Quality processes are rarely in place, but ad hoc evaluations have been conducted. …”
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SEISMIC BELTS AND ZONES OF THE EARTH: FORMALIZATION OF NOTIONS, POSITIONS IN THE LITHOSPHERE, AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL by Semen I. Sherman, Olga G. Zlogodukhova

“…They can be variable due to changes in strike of local and regional faults which control seismicity and also due to various directions of zones of the recent lithospheric destruction.The Earth’s SBs and SZs are mapped. SBs and a number of most important SZs are briefly described. …”
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Monitoring the Landscape Changes Applying Gradient Analysis Case Study (County Behbehan) by Mir Mehrdad Mirsanjari, Fatemeh Mohammadyari

“…Identifying, monitoring land cover change is a complex process (Sun and Zhou, 2016). In this context, the most important way to understand and determine land use and cover change analysis of landscape pattern is changed (Fan and Ding, 2016). …”
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High-Throughput Indirect Monitoring of TORC1 Activation Using the pTOMAN-G Plasmid in Yeast by Melissa Gómez, Guilherme Rocha, Diego Ruiz, Claudio Martínez, Francisco Salinas, Eduardo Kessi-Pérez

“…As a proof of concept, this methodology allowed phenotyping a large population of yeast strains derived from the 1002 Yeast Genomes Project, the most complete catalog of genetic variation in yeasts. …”
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THE PERIPHERY OF THE SPECTACLE: THE SPOILER AND THE TEASER / ПЕРИФЕРИЯ ЗРЕЛИЩА: СПОЙЛЕР И ТИЗЕР by KOZLOV EVGENY V. / КОЗЛОВ Е.В.

“…In addition, the spoiler, presenting a variety of communicative coercion, presents a problem for new media and the relatively new forms of narration, suggesting a long involvement in the process of reception of artistic productions. Although the narrative of the series itself creates a field mapping, the teaser is intended here to implement two communicative strategies: to introduce a new element (what would be aired in the upcoming episode) and to demonstrate the serial affiliation of the episode to the overall integral art of storytelling. …”
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