The Conservation of Biodiverse and Threatened Dry Rainforest Plant Communities Is Vital in a Changing Climate by Marion Howard, Hilary Pearl, Bill McDonald, Yoko Shimizu, Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, Alison Shapcott

“…Dry rainforest communities are globally threatened by anthropogenic pressures and climatic change but are less well researched and more poorly conserved than mesic rainforests. In response to the increasing loss of biodiversity, the Australian Government joined other international signatory parties to adopt the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). …”
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Productivity and quality of Mombasa grass under fertilization with pig deep-litter and NPK by Marina da C. Guerrero, Tiago R. de Sousa, Saulo A. de Oliveira, Rômulo R. Caldeira, Adilson Pelá

“…PDL doses associated with mineral fertilization led to linear increases from 52 to 282% in the analyzed variables and better bromatological composition. PDL application is beneficial to the production of pastures, and increasing applications up to the PDL dose of 20 Mg ha-1 associated with mineral fertilization promoted better quantitative and qualitative results. …”
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An overview on extenders used in ram sperm cryopreservation by Francisco Sevilla, Gerald Muça, Luigj Turmalaj, Miguel A. Silvestre, Ignacio Araya, Anthony Valverde

“…In rams, spermatozoa have a lower intramembrane cholesterol-to-phospholipid ratio than other species, making them more susceptible to cryopreservation damage than other livestock species. …”
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ON THE ISSUE OF ASSESSING THE ECOLOGICAL STATE OF VARIOUS WATERCOURCES IN THE CONDITIONS OF ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURE by Elena A. Shashulovskaya, Svetlana A. Mosiyash, Olga V. Shashulovskaya, Irina G. Filimonova, Liliya V. Grishina, Elena G. Kuzina

“…Hydro/chemical studies included indicators of oxygen regime, salt composition, organic matter, biogenic and toxic elements. …”

Taxonomic and functional groups of phytoplankton in the Northern Gulf of Lake Tana, Ethiopia by Flipos Engdaw, Demeke Kifle, Tadesse Fetahi

“…RFGs are more effective in detecting stressor-induced alterations in phytoplankton compared to taxonomy-based assemblages as the former reflect common adaptive or functional traits. …”
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"Frostbite effect" of red sandstone under high strain rates by YANG Yang, YANG Ren-shu

“…However, due to the complex mineral composition of the cementitious materials, they are more susceptible to negative temperature. …”
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Lipid-Enriched Cooking Modulates Starch Digestibility and Satiety Hormone Responses in Traditional Nixtamalized Maize Tacos by Julian de la Rosa-Millan

“…We assessed their chemical composition, starch digestibility, and thermal properties, and measured satiety-related hormone responses in mice. …”
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Climate controls the global distribution of soil organic and inorganic carbon by Yiheng Huang, Fangli Wei

“…The close link between key climate variables and the distribution of SIC vs. SOC indicates that future climate change is highly likely to alter the composition of soil carbon. …”
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Metagenomic Comparison of Gut Microbes of <i>Lemur catta</i> in Captive and Semi-Free-Range Environments by Chunzhong Xu, Xinzi Guo, Lian Li

“…Conversely, the CB group displayed a more homogeneous microbial community with a higher prevalence of potential pathogens, implying that a captive lifestyle may negatively impact gastrointestinal health. …”
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Terrestrial venomous animals, the envenomings they cause, and treatment perspectives in the Middle East and North Africa. by Timothy P Jenkins, Shirin Ahmadi, Matyas A Bittenbinder, Trenton K Stewart, Dilber E Akgun, Melissa Hale, Nafiseh N Nasrabadi, Darian S Wolff, Freek J Vonk, Jeroen Kool, Andreas H Laustsen

“…In addition, we discuss the venom composition and the key medically relevant toxins of these venomous animals, and, finally, the antivenoms that are currently in use to counteract them. …”
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Gut microbiota features associated with Clostridioides difficile colonization in dairy calves. by Laurel E Redding, Alexander S Berry, Nagaraju Indugu, Elizabeth Huang, Daniel P Beiting, Dipti Pitta

“…Thus, while C. difficile colonization alone is not associated with dysbiosis and is therefore unlikely to result in an increased likelihood of diarrhea in dairy calves, it may be associated with a more disrupted microbiota.…”
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Gold nanoparticle encapsulated hybrid MOF: synthesis, characterization, and co-drug delivery of 5-fluorouracil and curcumin by Pranita Rananaware, Parimal Pandit, Varsha Brahmkhatri

“…Abstract The unique features of Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs), including structural flexibility, high surface area, and variable pore size, have drawn attention in cancer therapy. …”
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METASOMATIC AND MAGMATIC PROCESSES IN THE MANTLE LITHOSPHERE OF THE BIREKTE TERRAIN OF THE SIBERIAN CRATON AND THEIR EFFECT ON THE LITHOSPHERE EVOLUTION by Lidia V. Solov’eva, Tatiana V. Kalashnikova, Sergei I. Kostrovitsky, Alexei V. Ivanov, Stanislav S. Matsuk, Ludmila F. Suvorova

“…The content of phlogopite is widely variable, from a few percent to 40–80 %. The content of ilmenite ranges from a few percent to 15 %, rarely to 30–40 %. …”
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From Metagenomes to Functional Expression of Resistance: <i>floR</i> Gene Diversity in Bacteria from Salmon Farms by Javiera Ortiz-Severín, Iñaki Hojas, Felipe Redin, Ervin Serón, Jorge Santana, Alejandro Maass, Verónica Cambiazo

“…</b> Prediction of ARGs in salmon farm metagenomes using more permissive parameters yielded significantly more results than the default Resistance Gene Identifier (RGI) software. …”
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Change in convection and thunderstorm occurrences over the Indian subcontinent during the COVID-19 pandemic by Rakesh Ghosh, Pavan R Vaidya, Manoj A Domkawale, Sunil D Pawar, V Gopalakrishnan

“…Thus, environments with fewer aerosols are associated with more frequent storm development but a decrease in lightning flashes per storm, reflecting a complex interplay between atmospheric composition and convective electrification. …”
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Ranges of B, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Sr, Tl, and Zn Concentrations and Isotope Ratios in Environmental Matrices from an Urban Area by Nicola Pallavicini, Emma Engström, Douglas C. Baxter, Björn Öhlander, Johan Ingri, Scott Hawley, Catherine Hirst, Katerina Rodushkina, Ilia Rodushkin

“…Further implementation of isotopic techniques in natural sciences requires a better understanding of the range of elemental and isotopic compositional variability in environmental matrices. …”
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Landscape characteristics influencing habitat use of grassland birds in the Pampas ecoregion of Argentina by Clara Trofino-Falasco, María G. Pizzarello, María V Simoy, María F. Aranguren, Rosana E. Cepeda, Adrián S Di Giacomo, Claudia B. Marinelli, Gaston Moran, Maria C. Neyra, David G. Vera, Igor Berkunsky

“…Understanding the influence of landscape composition on grassland bird habitat use is vital for predicting their fate in heavily fragmented ecosystems. …”
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Prevalence and ecological factors affecting the distribution of plant-parasitic nematodes in Prunus groves in Spain by Ilenia Clavero-Camacho, Antonio Archidona-Yuste, Carolina Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, Pablo Castillo, Juan Emilio Palomares-Rius

“…This research aimed to determine the prevalence and distribution of PPNs in Prunus groves, as well as the influence of explanatory variables describing soil, climate and agricultural management in structuring the variation of PPNs community composition. …”
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Habitat Stability Modulates Temporal β‐Diversity Patterns of Seagrass‐Associated Amphipods Across a Temperate–Subtropical Transition Zone by Sandra Navarro‐Mayoral, Francisco Otero‐Ferrer, Victoria Fernandez‐Gonzalez, Néstor E. Bosch, Yolanda Fernández‐Torquemada, Fiona Tomás, Jorge Terrados, Luis Miguel Ferrero Vicente, Yoana delPilar‐Ruso, Fernando Espino, Fernando Tuya

“…Our study revealed high temporal β‐diversity of amphipod assemblages across the three biogeographical regions, denoting significant fluctuations in species composition over time. We identified species turnover as the primary driver of temporal β‐diversity, strongly linked to temporal variability in local habitat structure rather than to regional climatic drivers. …”
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Impact of a Single Lignite Humic Acid Application on Soil Properties and Microbial Dynamics in Aeolian Sandy Soils: A Fourth-Year Study in Semi-Arid Inner Mongolia by Lei Zhou, Junqi Chu, Yufen Zhang, Qi Wang, Yanting Liu, Baoping Zhao

“…The addition of L-HA induced significant changes in the composition of the soil microbial community at both the phylum and genus levels, with significant variability in microbial responses observed across the different L-HA application rates. …”
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