Outbreaks of European spruce bark beetle dramatically altered Norway spruce-dominated stands with implications for volant wildlife in the Białowieża Forest, Poland by Andrew Carr, Grzegorz Apoznański, Dorota Dobrowolska, Alek Rachwald

“…We propose that cyclical beetle outbreaks in spruce-dominated forests act as drivers of accelerated natural succession, shifting species composition from planted Norway spruce to more naturally occurring species. …”
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Divergence and convergence in epiphytic and endophytic phyllosphere bacterial communities of rice landraces by Pratibha Sanjenbam, Deepa Agashe

“…Despite these points of convergence, epiphytic communities had distinct composition and significantly higher microbial load and were more rich, diverse, modular, and unstable than endophytic communities. …”
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Root‐Zone Water‐Storage Capacity and Uncertainty: An Intrinsic Factor Affecting Agroecosystem Resilience to Drought by Nunzio Romano, Caterina Mazzitelli, Paolo Nasta

“…Root‐zone water‐storage capacity (SR) is a commonly used variable of agroecosystem functioning, representing the maximum value of water stored within the root zone and accessible to vegetation for its productive growth. …”
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A new Maxwell model and its application in researching the compressive creep properties of recombinant bamboo. by Shanshan Shen, Qifeng Gao, Xiaolin Gong, Songsong Sun, Jiahong Fu

“…The main conclusion drawn from the research is that, compared with traditional commonly used models (Kelvin and Burgers), the newly proposed Maxwell model, which is based on the theory of the variable-order fractional derivative, can more accurately simulate the compressive strain creep growth property with relatively fewer parameters, and the stress level effect on the main model parameters can be accurately determined, which makes this approach valuable for actual engineering applications.…”
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SPARTA: Interpretable functional classification of microbiomes and detection of hidden cumulative effects. by Baptiste Ruiz, Arnaud Belcour, Samuel Blanquart, Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Isabelle Le Huërou-Luron, Anne Siegel, Yann Le Cunff

“…This approach's main contribution however stems from its interpretability rather than its performance: through repetition, it also outputs a robust subset of discriminant variables. These selections were shown to be more consistent than those obtained by a state-of-the-art method, and their contents were validated through a manual bibliographic research. …”
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Impact assessment of the performance of rural household’s heads on their perceptions toward environmental sustainability in Baghmalek County by ُSeyedeh Kowsar Mousapour, Amir Naeimi

“…So that this variable explained 13 percent of the variance in perception. …”
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Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef by F. Javier González-Barrios, Sally A. Keith, Michael J. Emslie, Daniela M. Ceccarelli, Gareth J. Williams, Nicholas A. J. Graham

“…Altered diversity patterns are characterised by heterogeneous changes in reef fish trophic groups across the latitudinal gradient. Shifts in coral composition correlate more strongly with reef fish diversity changes than fluctuations in coral cover. …”
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Advances in Evaluating Fluid Levels: Bioimpedance in Patients with Kidney Failure by Harith Abdelkareem Baker, Mohammed Sabah Jarjees, Amer Farhan Sheet, Thair Hawas Hamed

“…Bioimpedance analysis improves illness treatment, giving chronic renal failure and heart failure patients a more precise and nuanced grasp of fluid management, according to the literature. …”
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Impact of sample multiplexing on detection of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes in pig microbiomes using long-read sequencing by Mirena Ivanova, Frank M. Aarestrup, Saria Otani

“…Given that eight-plex sequencing is more cost-effective while still capturing the overall resistome and bacterial community composition, it may be the preferred option for general surveillance. …”
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Characteristics of the Zooplankton Community Structure in Shengjin Lake and Its Response to the Restored Aquatic Vegetation by Dagne Tafa Dibar, Kun Zhang, Zhongze Zhou

“…Macrophytes taxa composition determines microinvertebrates utilized as environmental indicators in freshwater ecosystems. …”
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Seeds Mineral Profile and Ash Content of Thirteen Different Genotypes of Cultivated and Wild Cardoon over Three Growing Seasons by Marina Giménez-Berenguer, Salvatore Alfio Salicola, Claudia Formenti, María José Giménez, Giovanni Mauromicale, Pedro Javier Zapata, Sara Lombardo, Gaetano Pandino

“…This research provides, for the first time, valuable insights into the long-term consistency and variability of mineral content and ash composition in cardoon seeds, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of their nutritional value and potential applications.…”
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Mixed-Species Flock Diversity and Habitat Density Are Associated with Antipredator Behavior in Songbirds by Eric K. Frazier, Zaharia A. Selman, Charles A. Price, Monica Papeş, Todd M. Freeberg

“…Nuthatches called more quickly with more conspecifics in their flocks, and they tended to take seed more quickly with greater diversity of species in their flocks. …”
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Genetic insights into the mineral profiling of twenty-five accessions across three Achillea species by Mostafa Farajpour, Mohsen Ebrahimi, Mohammad Sadat-Hosseini, Amin Baghizadeh

“…Conclusions In conclusion, this study provides valuable insights into the mineral composition of Achillea species, highlighting the variability among species and accessions. …”
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Impact of Turbidity on Satellite-Derived Bathymetry: Comparative Analysis Across Seven Ports in the South China Sea by Chunzhu Wei, Yaqi Xiao, Dongjie Fu, Tingting Zhou

“…Sentinel-2 outperformed Landsat 8 in moderate to high turbidity environments (36–203), delivering higher R² values and more consistent SDB estimates, making it a more reliable tool for areas with variable turbidity. …”
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Mosquito Population Dynamics and Blood Host Associations in Two Types of Urban Greenspaces in Coastal Florida by Yasmin V. Ortiz, Simon A. Casas, Minh N. D. Tran, Emily G. Decker, Ivana Saborit, Hao N. Le, Eric P. Caragata, Lawrence E. Reeves, Panpim Thongsripong

“…For example, <i>Aedes taeniorhynchus</i> was more common in preserved coastal wetland greenspaces, while <i>Aedes aegypti</i> and <i>Aedes albopictus</i> were more common in residential greenspaces. …”
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EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF THE INSURANCE SECTOR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Mirza Šikalo, Almira Arnaut-Berilo

“…The insurance sector is more efficient in FBiH compared to RS, and insurance companies in the composite insurance market are significantly more efficient than companies in the non-life insurance market. …”
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EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF THE INSURANCE SECTOR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Mirza Šikalo, Almira Arnaut-Berilo

“…The insurance sector is more efficient in FBiH compared to RS, and insurance companies in the composite insurance market are significantly more efficient than companies in the non-life insurance market. …”
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Intrastate inequality of COVID-19 vaccination coverage: spatial analysis and socioeconomic, Santa Catarina, 2021-2023 by Clorine Borba Zanlourensi, Antônio Fernando Boing

“…Methods We analyzed data on individuals aged 12 and over, with a full three-dose vaccination schedule. The independent variables included educational data, municipal human development and racial composition of municipalities. …”
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Prognostic role of TAPSE to PASP ratio in outpatients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction by Mauro Riccardi, Matteo Pagnesi, Rossana Corso, Antonio M. Sammartino, Daniela Tomasoni, Riccardo M. Inciardi, Carlo M. Lombardi, Marianna Adamo, Savina Nodari, Marco Metra

“…Patients with lower TAPSE/PASP had more co‐morbidities (i.e., atrial fibrillation, chronic kidney disease or previous cardiovascular implantable electronic device), an higher New York Heart Association class (P < 0.001), more signs of congestion (P = 0.007), and had more probability to receive intravenous furosemide during the visit (P < 0.001). …”
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Estado nutricional y complexión corporal en estudiantes de la Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Ecuador (Nutritional status and body complexion in students of the Laica Eloy... by Damaris Hernández-Gallardo, Ricardo Arencibia-Moreno, Telmo Johnny Hidalgo-Barreto, Javier Cachón-Zagalaz, Silvano Merced-Len, Marta Linares-Manrique

“…Participants were found to be at cardiometabolic risk, with men being more at risk than women. Conclusions. Nutritional status revealed a high prevalence of excess body weight, small body frame and a body composition that differed between men and women. …”
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