Habitat Characteristics and the Species Response of Astragalus curvirostris Boiss. to the Environmental Factors in Lorestan Rangelands by Reza Siahmansour, Nadia Kamali, Hamid Reza Mirdavoodi, Javad Motamedi

“…The ecological unit consisted of 30 plots and recorded the geographic location, quantitative and qualitative vegetation amounts in each plot. …”
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Study on physiological characteristics of fruit cracking of different jujube varieties by LIU Wei, WANG Jianyu, WANG Zhenlei, LIN Minjuan

“…The experiment design was single-plant plot with three replications.80 fruits from each plant were sampled in four periods of pre-white ripening, white ripening, half-red stage and full-red stage, and kept in an ice box to bring back to the laboratory for separation of the pulp and pericarp, and then treated with liquid nitrogen and put into -80 ℃ ultra-low-temperature refrigerator for storage. …”
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Floristic Diversity and Natural Regeneration Status of Entoto Mountain and the Surrounding Area in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ergua Atinafe, Ephrem Assefa, Birhanu Belay, Yemenzwork Endale, Talemos Seta

“…Along these transect lines, 62 sample plots of 400 m2 (20 m × 20 m) were laid at 1 km interval. …”
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Contrasting environmental drivers of tree community variation within heath forests in Brunei Darussalam, Borneo by Irsalina Mohd Ikbal, Salwana Md Jaafar, Norhayati Ahmad, Rahayu Sukri

“…We focused on investigating forest structure, tree diversity and community composition of lowland Bornean heath forests in Brunei Darussalam, within two 0.96 ha permanent forest plots at Bukit Sawat Forest Reserve and Badas Forest Reserve. …”
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Continued persistence of non-native ascidians in Southern California harbors and marinas by Claire L. Nichols, Gretchen Lambert, Marie L. Nydam

“…We then created nMDS plots using the abundance data collected in the 1994–2000 and 2019–2020 surveys to compare the two groups. …”
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Distribution and Ecologica Risk of Sediment Heavy Metals in the Water-Level-Fluctuation Zone of the Shawan River Section of Yelang Lake by Xiaojuan Zhang, Yutao Zhang

“…With the aim of revealing the potential ecological risk and distribution characteristics of heavy metals on the surface sediment at the Shawan River section of Yelang Lake, the following three analyses were first performed: (1) analysis of grain-size composition on sediment samples collected at seven different sites in the water-level-fluctuation zone (WLFZ); (2) analysis of bulk sediment content of six heavy metals, namely, Cd, Cr, Pb, Mn, Zn, and Cu; and (3) the correlation analysis of grain-size composition and heavy metal content in the sediment. …”
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Towards an effective in-situ biodiversity assessment in European forests by Sabina Burrascano, Lucas Chojnacki, Lorenzo Balducci, Francesco Chianucci, Elena Haeler, Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas, Yoan Paillet, Rafael B. de Andrade, Steffen Boch, Pallieter De Smedt, Markus Fischer, Itziar Garcia Mijangos, Jacob Heilmann-Clausen, Jeňýk Hofmeister, Jan Hošek, Daniel Kozák, Gergely Kutszegi, Thibault Lachat, Martin Mikoláš, Ferenc Samu, Sonia Ravera, Peter Schall, Tommaso Sitzia, Miroslav Svoboda, Giovanni Trentanovi, Mariana Ujhazyova, Kris Vandekerkhove, Flóra Tinya, Peter Odor

“…For species composition, estimates range from 5 to over 25 plots per site across 5 to 20 sites per forest category, with saproxylic beetles, vascular plants, and fungi displaying the highest estimates.The taxonomic groups requiring an effort comparable to existing data were the least diverse, all the others need greater efforts, either for species richness (e.g., saproxylic beetles), or species composition (e.g., vascular plants), or both (e.g., wood-inhabiting fungi). …”
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Seedling emergence of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.) genotypes and their growth under irrigation water salinity by Jhaman Das Suthar, Inayatullah Rajpar, Zia‐ul‐Hassan, Girisha K. Ganjegunte, Kulbhushan K. Grover

“…Twenty‐five seeds of each genotype were sown in sand‐filled pots, irrigated with 1.5 L of treatment water, and arranged according to a split‐plot design with three replications. Genotypes were categorized into four groups based on salinity tolerance index (STI) values of seedling emergence and composite biomass of shoot and root, and considered tolerant (>0.75), moderately tolerant (0.51–0.75), moderately sensitive (0.26–0.50), and sensitive (≤0.25) at various salinity levels. …”
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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

“…To address these limitations, we conducted a year-long investigation of the soil microbiome in two agricultural fields, sampling multiple plots at different soil depths every 5 weeks. 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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Invasive Glossy Buckthorn (<i>Frangula alnus</i>) Has Weak Impact on Native Understory Plant and Saprophagous Macroarthropod Communities by Gabrielle Roberge, Ira Tanya Handa, Tristan Juette, Daniel Kneeshaw

“…The understory plant and saprophagous macroarthropod communities were characterized, respectively, through vegetation surveys and pitfall trapping across a density gradient of 43 plots invaded by <i>F. alnus.</i> Our results demonstrated that <i>F. alnus</i> did not exert a strong influence on species community composition, although the homogenization of understory plant communities was observed. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF STEEL SATURATION PROCESSES USING CARBIDE-FORMING ELEMENTS IN SYSTEMS BASED ON Cr-Ti-V AND Cr-Ti-Mn by A. A. Shmatov

“…«Composition - properties» diagrams have been plotted using mathematical models. …”
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TO THE METHODOLOGY OF MONITORING OF EXPOSITIONAL -EXPERIMENTAL MEADOW STEPPESCREATED BY THE METHOD OF TURF PLANTING by E. V. Peshchanskaya, N. G. Likhovid

“…The current state of the exhibition and experimental plots is presented - high species saturation (74 ... 111 species) with a predominance of perennials - 82 ... 92%, the percentage of botanical groups in herbage - mixed herbs - 60 ... 69%, legumes - 9 ... 18%, cereals and sedges 18 ... 22%, the productivity of the grass - 23,0... 37.6 с/ha. …”
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Optimal set of leaf and aboveground tree elements for predicting forest functioning by É. S. Diniz, E. Rodríguez-Penedo, R. Grau-Andrés, J. Vayreda, M. Fernández-Martínez

“…However, the potential of the elemental composition of trees (i.e., elementomes) as a predictor of forest functioning remains elusive. …”
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The Influence of Weather Conditions and Available Soil Water on <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. Albillo Mayor in Ribera del Duero DO (Spain) and Potential Changes Under Climate Change: A... by María Concepción Ramos

“…The response of this variety was evaluated in two plots during five seasons (2020–2024). For each year, the phenological dates and grape composition (berry weight, pH, titratable acidity, malic acid, alcoholic content, and the total polyphenol index) were evaluated and related to climate variables including maximum and minimum temperature and precipitation and the resulting water availability averaged over different periods within the growing season. …”
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Advanced machine learning models for the prediction of ceramic tiles’ properties during the firing stage by V. Vasic, Milica, Awoyera, Paul O., Fadugba, Oladlu George, Barisic, Ivana, Nettinger Grubeša, Ivanka

“…The firing stage is a critical phase in ceramic tile production, where the interplay of raw material composition and thermal treatment determines essential properties such as water absorption (WA) and bending strength (BS). …”
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Favorable Outcomes after Implantation of Biodegradable Polymer Coated Sirolimus-Eluting Stents in Diabetic Population: Results from INDOLIMUS-G Diabetic Registry by Anurag Polavarapu, Raghava Sarma Polavarapu, Jayesh Prajapati, Asif Raheem, Kamlesh Thakkar, Shivani Kothari, Ashok Thakkar

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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Ti-Zr-Nb Alloys for Medical Use by Konstantin V. Sergienko, Sergei V. Konushkin, Mikhail A. Kaplan, Artem D. Gorbenko, Yucheng Guo, Elena O. Nasakina, Maria A. Sudarchikova, Tatiana M. Sevostyanova, Yaroslava A. Morozova, Lyudmila A. Shatova, Sofia A. Mikhlik, Mikhail A. Sevostyanov, Alexey G. Kolmakov

“…This paper provides justification of the choice of compositions of the studied alloys by calculation methods. …”
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Predicting outcomes following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using machine learning by Ben Li, Badr Aljabri, Derek Beaton, Leen Al-Omran, Mohamad A. Hussain, Douglas S. Lee, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Ori D. Rotstein, Charles de Mestral, Muhammad Mamdani, Mohammed Al-Omran

“…The primary outcome was 30-day major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE; composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death). …”
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Effect of Plant Spacing on Agronomic Performance and Fodder Quality of Four Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray) Cultivars by Odireleng O. Molosiwa, Leonard B. Baleseng, Rowland Chirwa

“…A two-year field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of plant spacing on the agronomic performance and fodder quality of the crop. A split-plot design was used with three replications, four cultivars (GK010, GK011, GK012, and Motsumi) were assigned to main plots, while subplots were three intrarow plant spacing (10 cm, 20 cm, and 30 cm). …”
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Study protocol for developing an urban deprivation index in Nepal: Data review, measurement, visualization and real-world application in urban poverty alleviation. by Sampurna Kakchapati, Sitashma Mainali, Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira-Filha, Helen Elsey, Joseph Paul Hicks, Andrew Clark, Farzana Sehrin, Zahidul Quayyum, Bassey Ebenso, Sushil Chandra Baral

“…We will then plot the deprivation indices in urban areas at the provincial, district, and municipal levels. …”
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