Partitioned identification of vegetation drivers and their interactions in the Loess Plateau via interpretable XGBoost-SHAP - Yi Ren; Jia Tian; Xuejuan Feng; Guowei Wu; Caifeng He; Wei Bao; Tao Yu; Jiahui Gao; Tao Wang; Jian Wen; Rong Tao (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2026)

Plozasiran: a small interfering RNA therapy for hypertriglyceridemia and familial chylomicronemia syndrome - Jennifer Rodriguez-Montes; Genevieve Hale; Tina Benny (DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2026)

Immunomodulatory effects of glycyrrhizin and glucomannan on cytokine gene expression in human PBMCs: implications for vaccine adjuvant development - Mohammad-Reza Sanaye-Pasand; Hedieh Sadat Shamsnia; Ahmad Reza Shahverdi; Mohammad- Reza Delnavazi; Mohammad Hossein Yazdi (DARU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2026)

Precision Fermentation for Food Applications: Advances in Microbial Engineering and Regulatory Frameworks - Bárbara Flaibam; Esteban Ivan da Silva Vejar; Antenor Linhares; Giovanna de Faria; Mariane Daniella da Silva; Manoela Martins; Rosana Goldbeck (Current Food Science and Technology Reports, 2026)
Purpose of Review This review analyzes precision fermentation as a strategic tool for the future of the global food system, examining the interplay among technological advances, regulatory frameworks, factors influencing consumer acceptance, and associated ethical implications. Recent Findings Recently, synthetic biology has emerged as a prominent field, driven by the development of tools and technologies with the potential to transform multiple sectors of industrial production. In this context, precision fermentation stands out as a promising approach for the future of food production, enabling the generation of inputs that meet sustainability, ethical, and high-quality standards. Despite its significant advantages, this technology still faces limitations in its large-scale application. These include challenges related to production scalability, variations in compound structure and functionality due to difficulties in post-modification translational processes, as well as differences in consumer acceptance and in the establishment of regulatory frameworks across diverse global and cultural contexts. Summary This review highlights precision fermentation as a promising avenue for producing inputs for the global food industry. Discusses its technical, economic, and regulatory limitations while assessing issues related to consumer acceptance. In addition, it examines ongoing efforts and emphasizes the need to overcome these challenges to establish this technology as a promising alternative for more sustainable food production.

Effects of probiotic intervention on serum lipid profiles: current evidence from systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials - Pattarachon Apisitwittaya; Ratchanon Inpan; Mingkwan Na Takuathung; Pennapa Chonpathompikunlert; Phatthanaphong Therdtatha; Nut Koonrungsesomboon (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2026)

The plastic-carbon-climate nexus: Carbon sequestration, microbial adaptation, and land use solutions for a warming microplastics-contaminated world - Zelin Hou; Fan Mo; Yongkang Wu; Yin Lu; Qixing Zhou; Dawen Gao (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2026)

Context-dependent regulation of coral–macroalgae interactions across heterogeneous reef environments - Ibis Tarini López-Jiménez; Jose Maria Eirin-Lopez (Coral Reefs, 2026)

Divergent drivers of richness–depth gradients among taxonomic groups - Inbar Dahan; Shahar Chaikin; Lilach Raijman-Nagar; Erez Shoham; Yehuda Benayahu; Omri Bronstein; Micha Ilan; Tom Shlesinger; Jonathan Belmaker (Coral Reefs, 2026)
Depth plays a crucial role in shaping marine biodiversity patterns, with species richness typically decreasing with depth. Despite extensive documentation of this pattern, the drivers of richness changes across depth remain unclear. Richness–depth patterns can arise from multiple proximate mechanisms acting simultaneously, such as changes in abundance, evenness, and the spatial aggregations of individuals. Using a unified framework, we examined variation in richness patterns and their underlying mechanisms in the northern Red Sea for fishes (down to ~ 150 m), Scleractinia, Octocorallia, and Porifera (down to ~ 45–70 m). Our results reveal taxa-specific richness responses. Overall, abundance changes emerged as the most consistent driver of richness variation with depth, although its direction and magnitude differed among taxa. Fish richness declined with depth, primarily driven by reduced abundance and lower evenness. In contrast, Porifera exhibited increased richness with depth, largely explained by higher abundances. Scleractinia richness peaked at 10 m and slowly declined with depth, similarly linked to changes in abundance. In contrast, Octocorallia showed a slight richness increase with depth, mainly due to higher evenness at greater depths, although gaps in observations at intermediate depths may have obscured fine-scale peaks within the studied range. Increasing sampling scale (by combining sampling units) amplified these patterns. The results highlight the importance of understanding abundance gradients for richness, which may be overlooked when relying solely on cover-based estimates. The taxon-specific variability in richness–depth patterns challenges the conventional expectation of declining richness with depth, yet uncovers important commonality in the underlying mechanisms.

Emerging threat of avian influenza to the world's vultures - Jon Morant; Andrea Santangeli; Pablo Plaza; Sergio A. Lambertucci (Conservation Biology, 2026)

Risk reduction, rangeland use, and the future of human–carnivore coexistence - Craig Packer (Conservation Biology, 2026)
Efforts to reduce livestock losses to large carnivores are widely regarded as essential for promoting human–carnivore coexistence. Predator‐proof enclosures, compensation programs, improved livestock guarding, and real‐time predator alert systems can reduce depredation and retaliatory killing while enhancing pastoralist livelihoods. However, reducing livestock production risks may also alter livestock management decisions in ways that increase grazing pressure or reshape land‐use patterns. I applied insights from moral hazard theory, rebound effects, and common‐pool resource governance to examine how carnivore conflict mitigation interventions may influence pastoral land use and long‐term conservation outcomes. Reduced predation risk may encourage herd expansion, higher stocking densities, or spatial expansion into areas previously avoided because of carnivore presence. Although such responses may improve household resilience, they may also increase competition for forage with wild herbivores, intensify habitat degradation, or shift conflict spatially rather than eliminate it. Because durable coexistence requires accounting for the broader incentives created by successful risk reduction, I developed a framework integrating carnivore conflict mitigation with grazing management, ecological monitoring, and livelihood diversification.

Comparing species richness estimators for nested and sequential sampling designs: contrasting Bayesian hierarchical models against conventional estimators - Timothy R. Toavs; Pedro Peres-Neto; Julian D. Olden; Brandon K. Peoples; Stephen R. Midway (Community Ecology, 2026)
Assessing species richness (i.e., the number of species in a specific area) is of significant ecological relevance across theoretical, empirical, and practical applications. Accurately estimating species richness remains a persistent statistical challenge, as direct species counts are often unreliable. Consequently, numerous species richness estimation methods have been developed to accommodate a wide range of data types, research goals, assumptions, and sampling designs. The advent of extensive ecological databases and advanced computational capabilities has created new opportunities to apply sequential sampling designs, such as (hierarchically) nested approaches, for more accurate species richness estimation by recording the presence or absence of species over time and space (i.e., across multiple communities or sampling areas). We propose leveraging large-scale datasets by incorporating random effects into non-linear asymptotic functions. In this framework, species richness is treated as a random variable drawn from an estimable distribution. Specifically, we introduce Bayesian hierarchical models in this framework to estimate species richness. We compare our proposed Bayesian models to traditional estimators through simulations and an empirical example of stream fish communities, hierarchically nested within watersheds at the continental scale. The conventional Chao2 performed best, but our findings indicate that Bayesian hierarchical models provide species richness estimates that are comparable in bias and accuracy to traditional estimators, while offering greater precision. However, this gain in precision may come with trade-offs, such as sensitivity to model assumptions or potential biases in certain scenarios.

Platelet-derived mitochondrial transfer in cancer metastasis: mechanisms, functional consequences, and translational opportunities - Farshad Heydari; Soheila Fahmi; Sameer Alqassimi; Nasrin Mansuri; Rithab Ibrahim Al-Samawi; Fatemeh Mozaffari; Michael R. Hamblin; Jalal Naghinezhad (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2026)

Navigating while contesting COP28’s paradoxes with international solidarity actions: a youth delegation’s collaborative and feminist auto-ethnography - Katherine Robitaille; Laura Wilmot; Laura Fequino; Noémie Lefrançois; Mishka Caldwell-Pichette; Denis Côté (Climate and Development, 2026)

Three decades of anaplastic lymphoma kinase: from physiological roles to cancer and immune evasion - Hesham M. Amin; Shiva Aminnia; Mona M. Saber; Mahesh Kumar Kannan; Justin Hung (Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2026)

Biofabrication and artificial intelligence strategies for investigating solid- and fluid-pressure mechanobiology in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma - Yahui Ding; Peiyuan Zhao; Yan Jin; Yan Li; Zifei Wang; Ye Lu; Yichen Zhang; Hongzhuan Chen; Weidong Zhang; Xin Luan; Min Tang (Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2026)

Decoding osteosarcoma mechanobiology: PIEZO channels in tumor progression, immune remodeling, and pain - Baicheng Yang; Zhangfu Li; Jethro Wang Zih-Shuo; Timothy M. Pawlik; Shengji Yu (Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2026)

16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Analysis and Caspase-3 Expression by Propolis Ameliorated Oxaliplatin-Induced Toxicity in Female Rattus norvegicus Pre- and During Pregnancy - Zeinab Kamal; A. A. Ebnalwaled; Dorreia A. M. Zaghloul; Zeinab Al-Amgad; Amany A. Mohamad; Asmaa A. Metwally; Zeinab A. Mar’ie (Biological Trace Element Research, 2026)

Assessment of Exposure to Essential and Non-Essential Elements through Concentrations in Tissues of Chelonia mydas (Green turtles) from the South Atlantic, Northeast Brazil - Midiã S. Rodrigues; Iago J. S. da Silva; Cristina F. da Fonseca; Pierre C. Soares; Múcio L. B. Fernandes; Geraldo J. B. de Moura (Biological Trace Element Research, 2026)
This study aimed to evaluate the exposure of Chelonia mydas (green turtles) inhabiting the south coast of Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil, to essential and toxic elements. Concentrations of Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, and Zn were determined in shell, muscle, liver, and kidney samples from 43 individuals using ICP-OES. Element concentrations varied according to tissue type. Specifically, the average concentrations of Al in shell (1064 mg kg −1 d.w.) and Fe in liver (2069 mg kg −1 d.w.) were the highest, whereas Al, Co, Cr, and Mo in muscle were the lowest and fell below the method's limit of quantification (LOQ). Meanwhile, Pb was above the LOQ only in muscle (average of 4.1 mg kg −1 d.w.). Cadmium levels were markedly elevated, with average concentrations of 0.15, 0.29, 12, and 49 mg kg −1 d.w. in shell, muscle, liver, and kidney, respectively; furthermore, concentrations in muscle, liver, and kidney were well above the limits established by Brazilian legislation (0.05, 0.5, and 1.0 mg kg −1 , respectively). High levels of Cd may be linked to the presence of fertilizers in coastal areas, the ingestion of contaminated food, and chronic exposure. Notably, fibropapillomatosis (FP) showed a significant relationship with shell Cu content, demonstrating that this metal is linked to the etiology and development of FP. Overall, multi-elemental profiling of sea turtle tissues can serve as a cost-effective surveillance tool for marine ecosystem monitoring and for detecting anthropogenic impacts on sea turtle health.

Trace Element Dyshomeostasis as a Mediator of Toxic Metal-Induced Reproductive Dysfunction: Mechanistic Insights and Future Perspectives - Madhan Kumar P; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Parameswari R; Babujanarthanam R (Biological Trace Element Research, 2026)

Report of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI Disorder in Pakistani Patients Presenting Two Novel ARSB Variants - Bibi Zubaida; Hajira Batool; Huma Arshad Cheema; Muhammad Naeem (Biochemical Genetics, 2026)

Associations between metals and anemia indicator: mixed exposure effects and mediation analysis - Chenxu Dai; Xiangbin Zheng; Kaihui Li; Ziyi Qian; Linjie Yang; Hongfei Hu; Xijin Xu; Lei Tan; Xia Huo (BioMetals, 2026)

Untangling the mechanism and potential of Chrysopogon zizanioides as a phytoremediant, responsible for removing heavy metals from surrounding media: in silico insights - S. Lekshmi; S. Smitha Chandran (BioMetals, 2026)

2-Hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde-based organotin(IV) complexes: structural aspects, cytotoxicity, DNA binding interaction, and molecular docking - José Miguel Galván-Hidalgo; Donován Ambrocio-Pérez; Arturo González-Hernández; Karla Daniela Rodríguez-Hernández; Teresa Ramírez-Apan; Omar Gómez-García; Alejandro Dorazco-González; Jorge J. Villa-Rivera; Homero Gómez-Velasco; Simón Hernández-Ortega; Elizabeth Gómez (BioMetals, 2026)

A novel fish interferon-derived antimicrobial peptide with rapid, broad-spectrum bactericidal activity and low toxicity for aquaculture disease control - Jing Xu; Yuanyuan Zhou; Yang Cao; Qinjin Li; Shanhao Ye; Jiali Liang; Ruiyao Xie; Xinhua Chen; Xiang-Yang Zhang (Aquaculture International, 2026)

Effects of dietary γ-aminobutyric acid supplementation on growth, feed intake, and intestinal health of the juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) fed with high plant protein diets - Longhui Liu; Xuming Lu; Kejing Huang; Guiyuan Li; Yurong Liu; Yuxi Yan; Erchao Li; Liqiao Chen; Xiaodan Wang (Aquaculture International, 2026)

Shear-Wave Anisotropy of the Vastus Lateralis During Low-Level Isometric Contraction Measured with Ultrasound Time-Harmonic Elastography - Tom Meyer; Stefan Klemmer Chandía; Pascal Engl; Giacomo Valli; Yanglei Wu; Klaus Jenderka; Thomas Bartels; René Schwesig; Jing Guo; Eduard Kurz; Ingolf Sack; Hossein S. Aghamiry (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026)
Purpose Skeletal muscle is commonly modeled as a transversely isotropic medium; however, the behavior of its anisotropy under active loading remains insufficiently characterized. In this study, we used ultrasound time-harmonic elastography (THE) to quantify direction-dependent shear-wave speed (SWS) in the vastus lateralis (VL) muscle at rest and during low isometric contraction intensities. Methods Twenty-six healthy adults (15 men, 11 women; $$25.0± 4.1$$ 25.0 ± 4.1 y) underwent multi-frequency THE (60–80 Hz). The transducer was aligned parallel (longitudinal) and perpendicular (transverse) to VL fascicles, and measurements were acquired at rest and at 15% and 30% of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). Fractional anisotropy (FA) was computed from $$SWS_{\parallel }$$ S W S ‖ and $$SWS_{\perp }$$ S W S ⊥ , yielding zero for isotropic media. Orientation and contraction effects were tested with repeated-measures analyses. Results At rest, longitudinal SWS exceeded transverse SWS ( $$2.5± 0.2$$ 2.5 ± 0.2 vs. $$1.4± 0.1$$ 1.4 ± 0.1 m/s; paired t-test $$p p 0.01 ). With contraction, SWS increased to $$3.2± 0.2$$ 3.2 ± 0.2 and $$3.8± 0.3$$ 3.8 ± 0.3 m/s (15%, 30% MVC) along fibers, and to $$1.6± 0.1$$ 1.6 ± 0.1 and $$1.8± 0.1$$ 1.8 ± 0.1 m/s across fibers (all $$p p 0.01 ). A two-factor repeated-measures ANOVA on SWS showed main effects of orientation and contraction and a significant interaction (all $$p p 0.01 ). FA increased from $$0.37± 0.04$$ 0.37 ± 0.04 at rest to $$0.43± 0.04$$ 0.43 ± 0.04 at 15% and $$0.47± 0.03$$ 0.47 ± 0.03 at 30% MVC ( $$p p 0.01 ). No sex- or BMI-related effects were detected. Conclusion VL exhibited marked shear-wave anisotropy at rest that increased with low-level contraction intensities, indicating disproportionate stiffening along the fiber direction. THE provides a rapid, cost-effective, orientation-sensitive readout of muscle mechanics that may support studies of neuromuscular function and pathology.

Assessing the Frequency of Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea and Potato Mop-top Virus Occurrence in Seed Potato Lots Entering Oregon - Daniella M. Echeverria; Victoria Skillman; Cassandra Funke; Hannah Rivedal; Kenneth Frost (American Journal of Potato Research, 2026)
Pathogens present in or on seed potatoes represent a risk for farmers because they can reduce the yield or quality of subsequent potato crops. However, data on the frequency that different pathogens occur in seed lots rarely exist for diseases that do not produce overt symptoms or signs as they are often not assessed by seed certification programs. From 2016 to 2025, we surveyed seed lots entering Oregon for the presence of Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea ( Sss ), the causal agent of powdery scab, and potato mop-top virus (PMTV). Across nine years, we detected Sss , PMTV, and Sss and PMTV in 77.1%, 4.6%, and 5.3% of seed lots. While Sss was detected at high frequency across seed lots regardless of geographic origin or cultivar, PMTV exhibited sporadic, seed-lot–dependent detection with greater variability by state of origin and variety. Both pathogens were detected in seed lots lacking visible signs or symptoms. These data provide additional evidence that Sss and PMTV are being disseminated through seed, highlighting the need to adopt molecular diagnostics for assessing pathogen presence in seed potato lots.

From guidelines to practice: Operational criteria for identifying old-growth forests in northern Europe - Mikko Mönkkönen; Gediminas Brazaitis; Guntis Brūmelis; Bengt-Gunnar Jonsson; Asko Lõhmus; Raisa Mäkipää; Kimmo Syrjänen (Ambio, 2026)
Primary and old-growth forests are globally valued for their biodiversity, ecosystem services, and cultural significance. The EU biodiversity strategy and EU forest strategy for 2030 require strict protection of remaining primary and old-growth forests, yet they cover only about 3% of EU forest area and remain highly threatened. The European Commission’s guidelines define old-growth forests using three main indicators—native tree species, deadwood, and large/old trees—supported by four complementary indicators. Implementing these indicators for boreal and hemiboreal old-growth forests in Europe currently lack science-based operational criteria that meet EU legal standards. We provide recommendations for implementing European Commission’s indicators with science-based criteria to minimize misclassification and ensure cost-effective conservation. Key criteria include native species dominance, ≥ 5% deadwood of the total wood volume, and ≥ 20 large/old trees per hectare. Additional guidance is offered for regeneration patterns, structural complexity, microhabitats, and indicator species, emphasizing that all indicators should be applied collectively.

Legacies of historical population management shape contemporary bear use of anthropogenic spaces - Catalina Munteanu; Mihai Daniel Nita; Ana Stritih; Simone Roverelli; Benjamin Michael Kraemer; Ovidiu Ionescu; Ilse Storch (Ambio, 2026)

From forests to chopsticks: Mapping semi-legal wildlife supply chains in Vietnam - Aitor Ibáñez Alonso; Phuc Thien Khoa Nguyen; Trong Dat Cao Tien; Thi Mai Trinh; Daan van Uhm (Ambio, 2026)
The exploitation of wildlife for meat consumption—both legal and illegal—poses major conservation, animal welfare, and public health risks. While scholarship often centers on CITES-listed species, non-CITES species remain underexamined. Focusing on the trade in civets and bamboo rats in Vietnam, this study examines the illegal trade embedded within ostensibly legal businesses using crime script analysis (CSA) to map it through two complementary scripts, one farm-based and one restaurant-based. Drawing on 107 interviews and direct observations, findings reveal that more than half of surveyed facilities (34/63) acknowledged illegal sourcing; eight farms operated outside the regulatory system or maintained unregistered satellite locations; two-thirds of registered farms had earlier operated unregistered; and logbook manipulation was widespread. Ritualized inspections and facilitation payments compounded lax oversight. These procedural dynamics provide a foundation for targeted interventions essential to conservation and zoonotic disease surveillance within a One Health framework.

Nitrogen uptake dynamics in coastal waters of eastern Hainan, China - Nannan Gao; Renming Jia; Zuhao Zhu; Penglan Shi; Zhao Rong; Lili Han; Silin Ni; Shan Sun; Jianzhong Su; Shuh-Ji Kao; Min Xu (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2026)

Altered saltwater intrusion dynamics in the Qinjiang River Estuary following Pinglu Canal construction - Lei Zhu; Liwen Pang; Wenping Gong; Shushi Li; Haifeng Luo; Yi Hu (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2026)

Polymeric Azelaic Acid-loaded Nanocapsules Incorporated into Tragacanth Gum: Development and Biological Evaluation in Alternative Models for the Treatment of Rosacea - Tainara Benin; Graziela Scheuer Gomes; Eduarda Cristina Jacobus Ferreira; Victor de Mello Palma; Aline de Cristo Soares Alves; Fernanda Visioli; Adriana Raffin Pohlmann; Silvia Stanisçuaski Guterres; Luiza Abrahão Frank (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2026)

A novel needleless delivery of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex in Bemisia tabaci embryos for gene editing - Suluguri Ramesh; Neeraj Kumar; Amalendu Ghosh (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Diversity and functional traits of indigenous microbiome in Hilla agricultural soils: implications for biocontrol and bioremediation - Suad Ghali Kadhim Alahmed; Tamara Janakiev; Milica Jović; Katarina Kruščić; Mihailo Nikolić; Dalibor Stanković; Ayad M. J. Al-mamoori; Ivica Dimkić (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Regulation mechanism of N2O and CH4 emissions during the pig manure composting amended with Polygonum Multiflorum Thunb - Ya-jun Duan; Hong-sheng Wu; Jiang-yu Yang; Zheng-tong Zhou; Tao-ran Shi; Cheng Cheng; Zhen-wei Li; Chun-fa Wu; Ming-chun Di; Yu-dong He; Feng-yi Hu (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Anaerobic metabolic responses of sludge and mine wastewater-derived consortia to winery wastewater-related compounds - Ana Baía; Alonso I. Arroyo-Escoto; Nuno Ramos; César Afonso; Gaetano R. Pesce; Maria C. Fernandes; Annabel Fernandes (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)
Winery wastewater contains readily biodegradable organic matter, but some of its components can inhibit anaerobic microbial activity. This study compares two enriched microbial consortia, derived from anaerobic digester sludge (ADS) and mining-process wastewater (MPW), exposed to alcohols, carboxylic acids, and phenolics. Assays were conducted in acetate–fumarate-based media containing low or high concentrations of each compound class and a combined condition containing the compounds at their highest levels. Growth, fumarate consumption, succinate production, acetate turnover, and compound consumption were monitored. Full-length 16 S rRNA gene sequencing showed that ADS was dominated by Proteus (56.9%) and Escherichia (28.6%). MPW showed a more even profile dominated by Proteus (35.8%), Wolinella (32.9%), and Escherichia (23.0%). Under control conditions, MPW showed higher growth (0.284 vs. 0.181 h −1 ) and succinate production rates (0.171 vs. 0.106 g L −1 h −1 ) than ADS. Alcohols caused little change in fumarate consumption, but high carboxylic acid concentrations reduced fumarate consumption rates to 0.115 and 0.162 g L −1 h −1 in ADS and MPW, respectively. Phenolics reduced the ADS succinate production rate to 0.059 g L −1 h −1 , while MPW remained near its control value (0.169 vs. 0.171 g L −1 h −1 ). Under combined exposure, ADS maintained fumarate consumption and increased succinate production from 0.106 to 0.157 g L −1 h −1 , but MPW decreased from 0.125 to 0.092 g L −1 h −1 . Both bacterial composition and the chemical conditions of exposure influenced anaerobic resilience. The combined use of taxonomic and metabolic indicators may therefore improve the selection of consortia for the biodegradation and valorization of complex agro-industrial wastewaters, including their integration into bioelectrochemical platforms.

Development of Rhizobium rhizogenes-induced hairy root cultures of Vitex negundo for vitexin production - Bhaswatimayee Mahakur; Aryaputri Bedaprabha; Sandeep Kumar Mohanta; Arpita Moharana; Swasti Swagatika Swain; Durga Prasad Barik (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Siwa spring microbiomes as reservoirs of biosynthetic gene clusters: Unlocking natural product potential - Muhammad A. Ajagbe; Shimaa F. Ahmed; Amged Ouf; Basma M. T. Abdoullateef; Rehab Z. Abdallah; Rania Siam; Ali H. A. Elbehery (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

The nodulation and yield paradox: 35S:VlMYBA2 transgenic background enhances mung bean nodulation with Bacillus sp. I-I inoculation, whereas Bacillus sp. I-I alone optimizes yield - N. V. T. Jayaprada; W. M. K. S. B. Abesekara; S. Geekiyanage (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Genome-wide screening of the Keio collection identifies genetic determinants of Escherichia coli sensitivity and tolerance to benzoic acid - Hatice Öztürkel Kabakaş; Merve Sezer Kürkçü; Kadriye Aslıhan Onat Taşdelen; Esra Di̇bek; Emine Sonay Elgi̇n; Bekir Çöl (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Beneficial bacterial inoculation modulates hormonal–redox responses associated with enhanced floral volatile biosynthesis in Rosa damascena - Siraphatsorn Anusaraporn; Rujira Dolphen (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2026)

Ingavirin as a potentially effective treatment for coronavirus: An investigative study of patient outcomes - Anahit Mkrtchyan; Hamzeh Ghorbani; Arsen Minasyan; David A. Wood; Lilit Sukiasyan; Harutyun S. Hovhannisyan; Rozi Yeremyan; Natali Minasian (VirusDisease, 2026)

Molecular Delimitation and Phylogenetic Assessment of Bracon sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Associated with Sugarcane Leaf Miner Asamangulia cuspidata Maulik (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) - J. Srikanth; R. Manimekalai; T. S. Arunima; P. Mahesh; A. P. Ranjith; J. Poorani (Tropical Plant Biology, 2026)

Applicability of conventional genotoxicity test guidelines to mRNA vaccines: a four-battery assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine candidate - Jae-Hun Ahn; Yun-Soon Kim; Na-Young Lee; Hee-Jin Bae; Euna Kwon; Seo-Hyeon Bae; Jisun Lee; Jae-Hwan Nam; Byeong-Cheol Kang (Toxicological Research, 2026)
mRNA vaccine formulations are generally considered to pose a lower genotoxic risk than conventional small-molecule pharmaceuticals; however, long-term data regarding their potential genotoxicity remain limited. Furthermore, to date, no standardized genotoxicity testing guidelines specifically tailored to the unique characteristics of mRNA vaccines have been formally established. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive genotoxicity assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant mRNA vaccine candidate using a four-test battery, following a modified regimen that accounted for the unique characteristics of mRNA vaccines while adhering to OECD test guidelines: bacterial reverse mutation test (OECD TG 471), in vitro chromosomal aberration test (OECD TG 473), in vitro micronucleus test (OECD TG 487), and in vivo erythrocyte micronucleus test in mice (OECD TG 474). No significant genotoxic effects of the mRNA vaccine candidate were observed in any of the four assays. However, during the design and conduct of this study in accordance with existing genotoxicity guidelines, ambiguity arose as to whether test concentrations should be determined according to the mRNA component or the LNP component. In addition, we observed that, unlike the LNP administered alone, the mRNA vaccine candidate was associated with a reduction in the proportion of PCEs in the in vivo micronucleus assay. Although our mRNA vaccine candidate showed no significant evidence of genotoxicity, the experimental design and dosing regimen highlight the need to refine current regulatory testing guidelines for mRNA vaccines. We anticipate that our findings will contribute to the development of more appropriate genotoxicity guidelines for advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs), including mRNA vaccines.

Stochastic Representation of Finite Distributions for Gravity Field Modelling and Interpretation - Dimitrios Tsoulis; Georgia Gavriilidou (Surveys in Geophysics, 2026)

Dental Pulp Regeneration: A Comprehensive Review of Stem Cells, Biomaterials, and Bioactive Cues - Yeshi Pei; Cheng Dong (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2026)

Effects of a vibrating sleep mask on objectively measured sleep: a controlled, at-home study - Sharon Danoff-Burg; Aislinn B. Beam; Elie Gottlieb; Morgan A. Weaver; Kiara C. Carmon; Duvia Lara Ledesma; Holly M. Rus (Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 2026)

Experimental Investigation on Damage Behavior of Soaked Sandstone under Multi-Stage Cyclic Loading - Zhenhui Bi; Yintong Guo; Wei Yan; Chunhe Yang; Laibin Zhang; Yuxiang Jing; Guangchao Wang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Damage Evolution of Limestone Under Chemically Assisted Wet–Dry Cycles: An Integrated Analysis Using Recurrence Quantification, Machine Learning and Chemical Modeling - Yucheng Chen; Qiang Xie; Xianghuan Lei; Xiaoqiang Xue; Hexing Zhang; Zhengnan Tu; Xiaoyue Yu; Jiayu Huang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

An Identification Framework for Mesoscopic Shear Deformation Stages of Rock Joints Based on Integration of Multi-source Monitoring Techniques - Hanqian Weng; Zhigang Tao; Chenjie Hong; Jianguo Wang; Hong Wei; Haijun Yu; Man Huang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Effects of Joint Roughness and Orientation on Hydrodynamic Pressure Characteristics in Plunge Pool Bedrock Joints - Reza Fatahi-Alkouhi; Ahmad Shanehsazzadeh; Mahmoud Hashemi (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Dissecting the contribution of mu and kappa opioid receptor signalling in effort and delay-related cost/benefit decision making - Jackson D. Schumacher; Victor Iancu; Alia M. Mahrez; Stan B. Floresco (Psychopharmacology, 2026)

First Record on the Traditional Consumption of the Indian Black Earth Tiger Spider (Lyrognathus crotalus Pocock, 1895) Among the Rabha Tribe from Northeast India - Jyotiprakash Boro; Kuldeep Bora; Chandramita Boro; Samir Terdalkar (Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 2026)

Species Distribution Modeling of Endemic and Critically Endangered Species Musa Argentii (Musaceae) - Nilotpal Kalita; Selim Mehmud; Pranab Bujarbarua; Twinkle Chetia; Himu Roy (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2026)

Beyond Antibiotics: Harnessing Bacteriotherapy to Heal Chronic Lymphatic Filariasis Wounds - Alexander Kwarteng (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2026)

Salinity decouples litter quality and soil decomposer ability, reshaping home-field advantage effects in Tunisian arid sebkhas - Xiangtai Wang; Ghassen Chaieb; Mohamed Chaieb; Richard Michalet (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Rhizosphere microbial α diversity dominates network complexity in governing soil multifunctionality during alpine grassland restoration - Fayi Li; Yubin Liu; Hu Yan; Zongcheng Cai; Shouquan Fu; Shancun Bao; Hairong Zhang; Jianjun Shi (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Testing thallium phytoextraction using Silene latifolia and Biscutella laevigata on natural thallium-enriched and thallium-spiked substrates - Gaia Regini; Mirko Salinitro; Ksenija Jakovljević; Marco Dainelli; Pablo Carril Vaglini; Ilaria Colzi; Nadia Bazihizina; Katerina Bačeva Andonovska; Cristina Gonnelli; Antony van der Ent (Plant and Soil, 2026)
Background and aims Thallium is a non-essential trace element occurring as a contaminant from industrial pollution, but it is also economically valuable. Phytoextraction for thallium using hyperaccumulator plants offers a potential opportunity to remediate thallium-contaminated soil while obtaining a valuable product (then called 'phytomining'). Silene latifolia is among the most promising candidates for thallium phytomining, but its performance in this context remains untested. It was compared here with the better studied thallium hyperaccumulator Biscutella l aevigata . Methods Silene latifolia seeds were collected from Allchar (North Macedonia) and Ganges (France), while for B. laevigata the Ganges accession was used. Plants were cultivated under controlled conditions on substrate from the Allchar site in North Macedonia with natural high thallium enrichment and on artificially thallium-spiked substrate to obtain key parameters required for future upscaling of thallium phytomining. Furthermore, the possible effects of Spirulina as a biostimulant on thallium phytoextraction yield were evaluated. Results Cultivated on thallium-enriched substrate for one month, S. latifolia (Allchar accession) attained up to 12,600 μg Tl g –1 DW in the shoot, compared to 3920 μg Tl g –1 DW when grown on thallium-spiked substrate. In the Ganges accession of S. latifolia , and particularly also in B. laevigata , notably lower shoot thallium concentrations were found. While biostimulants promoted plant biomass in all accessions analyzed, thallium yield in the shoots increased only in B. laevigata. Conclusions Thallium phytomining has yet to be tested at field scale, but experimental results suggest high potential for the S. latifolia (Allchar accession). Substantial variation exists in phytoextraction potential between S. latifolia accessions, which can be exploited for plant selection, while a positive response to the biostimulant in thallium yield was observed only in B. laevigata .

Distinct physical stabilization of organic carbon as it is protected in the silt plus clay fraction of a shallow loamy sand soil in a woody-encroached savanna grassland - Ntombizodwa Khumalo; Vusi Mbanjwa; Lerato Sekhohola-Dlamini; Masibonge Gxasheka; Phesheya Dlamini (Plant and Soil, 2026)
Aims Although there is increasing evidence that the storage of soil organic carbon (SOC) is affected by woody plant encroachment in savannas, the underlying physical stabilization mechanisms controlling SOC partitioning among aggregate fractions remain poorly resolved, particularly in sandy soils. We assessed changes in SOC concentration and SOC stocks (SOCs), soil water‑stable aggregates, and physical protection mechanisms within aggregate size fractions of a woody-encroached savanna grassland in South Africa. Methods We sampled the topsoil layer of open grassland and woody-encroached grassland loamy sand soil. The collected bulk soil samples were separated into four aggregate size fractions: large macroaggregates (LM), small macroaggregates (SM), microaggregates (M) and silt plus clay (SICL) by wet sieving. Afterwards, bulk soil and separated aggregate fractions were analysed for SOC. Results On average, SOC was 45% higher in the woody-encroached grassland compared to open grassland. Correspondingly, SOCs in the woody-encroached grassland were 29% higher relative to open grassland. A larger proportion of the aggregates were dominated by SM and M, with a greater proportion of the SOC stabilized within the SICL of the woody-encroached grassland soil. Conclusions These findings indicate distinct mechanisms of SOC stability, storage and protection in woody-encroached grasslands linked to enhanced retention within the SICL fraction, facilitated by greater surface area and more exchange sites for SOC adsorption. The entrapment of SOC within the SICL fraction is desirable because it is highly stable, has a longer turnover time and contributes to long-term storage of SOCs in savanna grassland soils.

Carbon and nitrogen coupling as a central driver of soil biochemical recovery, plant responses, and agroecosystem sustainability in reclaimed sodic soils - Ashutosh Pal; Madhuchanda Das; Jamuna Sharan Singh; Vimala Yerramilli (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Root and mycorrhizal trait coordination in response to sole and combined nitrogen and phosphorus addition across alpine steppe and meadow ecosystems in SW-China - Yu-Jue Miao; Ning Zong; Zhen-Wei Li; Jia-Luo Yu; Pei-Li Shi; Zhe Liu (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Impact of power line corridors on carbon stocks of upland forests in eastern Canada - Ariane Belleau; Évelyne Thiffault; David Paré; Jean-François Boucher; Samuel Roy-Proulx; Grant M. Domke (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Structural and physiological adaptations conferring herbivory resistance in wild olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata) - Faakeha Islam; Syed Mohsan Raza Shah; Farooq Ahmad; Mansoor Hameed; Sana Basharat; Sana Fatima; Ansar Mehmood; Zahida Parveen; Ansa Asghar; Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad; Muhammad Ashraf; Khawaja Shafique Ahmad (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2026)

Correction: Thyme and cumin eones: a safe and effective strategy for controlling Alternaria radicina in coriander, enhancing growth, and reducing cytotoxicity - Seham M. A. El-Gamal; Ehsan M. Rashad; WesamEldin I. A. Saber; Abdulaziz A. Al-Askar; Yosra A. Helmy; Khalid M. Ghoneem; Amira A. Ibrahim (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2026)

Domain Adaptation for Deforestation Detection in Remote Sensing: Addressing Class Imbalance and Performance Estimation - Mabel Ortega; Gilson Alexandre Ostwald Pedro da Costa; Franz Rottensteiner; Christian Heipke; Raul Queiroz Feitosa (PFG – Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science, 2026)
Deep learning approaches applied to remote sensing imagery have become essential for large-scale monitoring and quantification of global deforestation. Their performance, however, is strongly constrained by the limited availability of extensive annotated datasets. Domain adaptation has emerged as a promising strategy to mitigate this issue by transferring knowledge from related domains where labeled data are abundant. The success of domain adaptation depends, however, on the level of (dis)similarity between the source and target domains. Although there are some statistical techniques that may be used to measure relative discrepancies between domain data distributions, anticipating the outcome of domain adaptation is an open issue. Another major difficulty arises from class imbalance, which is particularly severe in deforestation detection, as only a minor portion of extensive forest areas are deforested within the monitored periods. This work proposes new solutions for both of these issues. To estimate domain adaptation performance without requiring labeled samples from the target domain, we present a method that quantifies prediction uncertainty, providing insight into the expected generalization ability of the adapted model. To mitigate class imbalance, we incorporate an unsupervised debiasing module that computes sampling probabilities for batch selection during training, based on the distribution of samples across the entire dataset. This module increases the sampling likelihood of underrepresented classes. We assess the proposed solutions through a set of experiments conducted across four distinct domains within the Amazon rainforest. These domains correspond to different geographic regions, each with unique vegetation characteristics and deforestation dynamics. The results demonstrate that the proposed uncertainty measure serves as a highly reliable indicator of the adapted models’ generalization performance, showing strong correlation with actual accuracy drops. Furthermore, integrating the debiasing strategy into domain adaptation frameworks promotes consistent predictions, helping to mitigate class imbalance effects in complex scenarios.

Colla-Gaussian: High Quality Surface Reconstruction of Non-Collaborative Objects with Gaussian Splatting - Ziyang Yan; Xingyu Liu; Yihua Shao; Fabio Remondino (PFG – Journal of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Science, 2026)

Emerging discussion — a commentary on Luchetti et al., 2024 - Luis Alessandro Guariento; Marco Villani (Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2026)

Impulsivity as a Key to Transdiagnostic Understanding of Mental Disorders - V. P. Petrovskiy; V. Y. Skryabin; S. I. Sokolova; A. V. Masyakin (Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, 2026)

Erbin Regulates Neuronal Hyperexcitability and Seizure Susceptibility in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy - Shenglin Wang; Yuping Zhao; Yuansong Zhang; Yaling Li; Yiru Zhang; Yangxi Chen; Xin Xu; Guohui Jiang; Hui Zhang; Haiqing Zhang; Xuefeng Wang; Xiujuan Mi; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2026)

Mapping the global research landscape of matrix metalloproteinase-12 (MMP-12) as a therapeutic target in pulmonary diseases: a bibliometric analysis (2000–2025) - Vaibhav Khade; Subhashini Singh; Sonali Labhade; Asha Thomas (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)

Decoction-derived bioactive nanoparticles of Lycopodium japonicum Thunb. attenuate knee osteoarthritis by regulating MAPK/ERK signaling - Xiaohui Chen; Gang Liang; Liangwei Wang; Zhilang Xie; Zhongpan Li; Yulin Xiang; Rongzhu Li; Fulan Zhao; Xiaojun Chen; Rui Huang (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)

Evaluation of sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin complex loaded dissolving microneedles-mediated delivery of fluticasone propionate for atopic dermatitis - Reham Khan; Atif Ali; Sumbal Shahtaj; Hira Khan (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)

Anisomeles malabarica (L.) R.Br. : the essential oil chemical composition of the accession growing wild in Sri Lanka - Natale Badalamenti; Antonella Porrello; Vincenzo Ilardi; Maurizio Bruno (Natural Product Research, 2026)

Chiglitazar alleviates cognitive dysfunction in diabetic mice by restoring mitochondrial function via the PPARs/Nrf2 signaling pathway - Junfang Yuan; Yuzhong Wang; Defeng Wang; Yanfeng Zhen; Yanan Sun; Li Wang; Hui Fang (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2026)

Hesperidin attenuates aluminum chloride-induced cognitive impairment by modulating ERK/MAPK Signaling, tau protein immunoexpression, neuroinflammation, and microglial activation in mice - Rademene Sunday Oria; Kingsley Ekpe Akpang; Runyi Bassey Ben; Vivian Oluoma Aneke; Imasa Emmanuel Ushie; Maduka Jennifer Uchenna; Gift Bartsunkefe Ikong; Jesam Ibor Uket; Confidence Woko; Omamuyovwi Meashack Ijomone (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2026)

Zidesamtinib (Jideytro®): a new selective, brain-penetrant ROS1 inhibitor approved for the treatment of ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer - Sumi Lee; Longqin Hu (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2026)

Synergistic Use of Multi-Sensor Data and Decision Matrix-Based Approach for Assessing Agricultural Damage due to Cyclone Remal - C. M. Bhatt; Ankush Charavande; Ashish Pandey; Dharmendra Singh; Prakash Chauhan (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2026)

Relative Contribution and Spatial Heterogeneity of Logging and Wildfires as Drivers of Carbon Loss in Subtropical Forests, China - Weiwei Jiang; Xiaocheng Zhou; Guoshuai Tian; Hao Wu; Fanglin Tan; Ruijiao Wu (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2026)

Insect communities of late Pleistocene steppe–tundra and Holocene boreal forest ecosystems in central Yukon Territory, Canada - Scott L. Cocker; Svetlana Kuzmina; Nick Schafstall; Michael A. Monzon; Duane G. Froese (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2026)
Subfossil insect communities from the Quartz Creek site provide a detailed record of both Late Pleistocene steppe–tundra and Holocene boreal forest ecosystems in central Yukon Territory, Canada. Fifteen Pleistocene assemblages (marine isotope stages [MIS] 4 to 2) are dominated by steppe–tundra and dry‐tundra taxa, particularly the weevils Connatichela artemisiae and Lepidophorus lineaticollis , indicating a cold and dry environment with widespread Artemisia –grassland habitats. Periodic increases in mesic tundra, riparian and forest‐associated species reflect localised habitat mosaics within an otherwise arid landscape. Separated by a ~20 000‐year stratigraphic hiatus, the Holocene assemblages show a marked increase in taxa associated with shrubs, wetlands, and coniferous forests, including bark beetles such as Scolytus piceae , Polygraphus rufipennis, and Dendroctonus rufipennis , as well as the carpenter ant Camponotus herculeanus . These taxa indicate the presence of boreal forest habitats near the site by at least 6045 cal yr BP. Community composition and biodiversity indices show a clear difference between the Pleistocene and Holocene assemblages, reflecting a shift from relatively species‐poor steppe–tundra communities to more diverse assemblages associated with heterogeneous boreal forest environments. The continued absence of steppe–tundra specialists such as Connatichela artemisiae in our Holocene samples highlights the major restructuring of insect communities associated with the regional collapse of steppe–tundra ecosystems and the subsequent development of boreal forest environments in eastern Beringia.

Approximate structured coalescent analysis reveals the Europe-centric origin and recent demographic expansion of turnip yellows virus - Xiayu Guan; Wende Huang; Yucheng Zeng; Zexuan Chen; Haoyuan Chen (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2026)

Correction to: Identification of JAZ1-MYC2 Complex in Lotus corniculatus - Meiliang Zhou; Zhanmin Sun; Jinbo Li; Dan Wang; Yixiong Tang; Yanmin Wu (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2026)

Antidepressant effects of Gardeniae Fructus on chronic unpredictable mild stress model mice: involvement of DNMT3B-mediated epigenetic regulation of GR in the prefrontal cortex - Lu-Lu Zhang; Xiao-Wei Wang; Yi-Dan Cheng; Ya Liu; Hesham R. El-Seedi; Peng-Cheng Sun; Wen-bin He; Jian-Jun Zhang; Zhi-Guang Zhai (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2026)

Isomucronulatol attenuates liver aging by inhibiting GSK-3β acetylation and promoting β-catenin accumulation - Peiyao Chen; Baolian Wan; Fei Yu; Yanqiu Zhang; Mengmeng He; Enyi Wu; Yanjun He; Hui Zhong; Hao Zhang (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2026)

Forecast of building materials and their related environmental impacts: comparing wood-based and conventional construction pathways - Camilla Ernst Andersen; Rasmus Nøddegaard Hansen; Endrit Hoxha; Harpa Birgisdóttir (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2026)
The building sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe), necessitating carbon mitigating strategies to reduce its environmental impact. This study investigates the environmental implications of two construction pathways in Denmark—wood-based and conventional—projecting material flows and emissions from 2025 to 2050. Using life cycle assessments (LCA) for 16 case buildings across multiple typologies, the study evaluates the potential for wood-based materials to reduce GHGe compared to conventional materials. The results highlight significant environmental benefits of wood-based pathways, particularly in reducing upfront GHGe and the reliance on non-renewable resources. However, the findings indicate that annual emissions account for 49% and 96% of Denmark’s allocated share of the global carbon budget for the wood-based and conventional pathways, respectively, underscoring the pressing need for systemic changes in the construction industry. Comprehensive strategies integrating biobased solutions, circular economy principles, and reduced reliance on new construction are critical to achieving Denmark’s climate goals.

Material footprint of warfare: a systematic framework and empirical analysis - Hessel Roodenburg; Ernst Worrell; Javanshir Fouladvand (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2026)
Modern warfare generates enormous but mostly unquantified material and energy flows, yet no standardised method exists to measure its material footprint. This study develops a standardised and structured Material Flow Analysis (MFA) framework to quantify the war-exclusive material footprint, specifically focusing on material use in modern warfare. Building on principles of army doctrine and NATO supply classification, the framework identifies relevant material classes, including fuels, fortification materials, ammunition, repair parts, and medical waste, and categorises them by functional military platforms within the air, ground, naval and defensive domains. The model operationalises these flows through a quartile-based intensity approach, parameterised with industry-relevant proxies and assumptions, and finally tested with data from two case studies: the Russia-Ukraine War (2022) and Operation Desert Storm (1991). Results show that warfare operates at an industrial scale: Within a two-month window, total CO 2 emissions reach approximately 6 Mt for the Russia-Ukraine War and 28 Mt for Desert Storm, equalling the monthly emissions of Denmark and the Dutch industrial sector, respectively. In mass terms, the model indicates 8–10 Mt of fuels and ammunition are mobilised over two months, comparable to the global monthly cement trade or Sweden’s steel output. Fuel accounts for 70–80% of the mass flow. Ammunition dominates the remainder, while fortification materials add merely hundreds of kilotons. By capturing only the active warfare component, the study shows that 126 Mt CO 2 is emitted in the first three years of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The framework provides a reproducible foundation for quantifying the environmental consequences of warfare.

Contrasting population genetic structures of freshwater eels ( Anguilla marmorata, A. bicolor, A. mossambica ) from Madagascar - Giada Speranza; Estelle Razafindranaivo; Denis Miranto Andriamahefa; Meelis Tambets; Marc Sztatecsny; Fanomezana Ratsoavina; Zafimahery Rakotomalala; Julia M. I. Barth; Michael Matschiner; Chrysoula Gubili; Robert Jehle; Robert Schabetsberger (Journal of Fish Biology, 2026)
Freshwater eels (genus Anguilla ) are of major biological and commercial interest due to their complex catadromous life cycle and as a high‐value fishery resource, but the biology of tropical species is still poorly understood. This study investigates the genetic integrity, diversity and population structure of three species of tropical eels ( Anguilla marmorata, A. bicolor and A. mossambica ) in the western Indian Ocean, based on partial nucleotide sequences of the mtDNA control region ( n = 107 samples) and the nuclear GTH2b gene ( n = 91 samples) for individuals collected from two freshwater systems in northern Madagascar. No first‐generation hybrids between the studied species were found, despite frequent heterozygosities at the nuclear locus. For the mtDNA control region, all species were characterized by high haplotype diversity (ranging between 0.992 and 0.996) and nucleotide diversity (ranging between 0.035 and 0.059), patterns that are consistent with a historical population expansion during the late Pleistocene as inferred from demographic modelling. In line with previous studies, we confirmed distinct mtDNA haplogroups in A. marmorata and A. bicolor which can be attributed to the partial and/or past separation of populations across the Indian Ocean, whereas the western Indian Ocean endemic A. mossambica revealed no structure. Our findings align with existing evidence for spawning areas in the western Indian Ocean for all three species, with A. marmorata partially separated from eastern Indian Ocean populations and A. bicolor showing higher connectivity. Our findings will aid in the future management of local anguillid stocks.

Impact of seed coating of rice straw based biodegradable water absorbent (RS-BWAs) polymer on morpho-physiological, biochemical, ionic attributes and anatomical modifications in Camelina sativa under drought stress - Arslan Haider; Ejaz Ahmad Waraich; Tahrim Ramzan; Moeen Akhtar; Jazab Shafqat; Shagufta Malik; Marwah Saif (Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 2026)

Task-Parametrized dynamics: Representation of time and decisions in recurrent neural networks - Cecilia Jarne; Ryeongkyung Yoon; Tahra Eissa; Zachary P. Kilpatrick; Krešimir Josić (Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 2026)

RE-AIM Guided Evaluation of a Comprehensive Tobacco Treatment and Education Program at a Cancer Center - Alison C. Brecher; Linda A. Fleisher; Donna Edmondson; Carolyn Zawislak; Kaitlyn Gregory; Cassidy Kenny; Zoe Landau; Alexandra Reyes; Nicole Harrington; Kelsey Lachow; Martin Edelman; Hossein Borghaei (Journal of Cancer Education, 2026)

Hydroponic co-cultivation of cyanobacterium Anabaena laxa with tomato plants stimulates growth and N assimilation under elevated CO2 - Venkatesh Kokila; Radha Prasanna; Arun Kumar; Ashvinkumar Katral; Gautam Chawla; Ravi Mourthy Nivedha; Sekar Nishanth; Vignesh Muthusamy; Bhupinder Singh; Awani Kumar Singh (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2026)

Incubating a Fisherman’s Intervention Idea: An Ergonomic Evaluation of Worker Modified Knives Used for Scalloping - Jeong Ho Kim; Farrell Davis; Yinong Chen; Liane Hirabayashi; Pam Milkovich; Leigh McCue-Weil; Julie Sorensen (Journal of Agromedicine, 2026)

Deep learning prediction of subsurface chlorophyll-a and analysis of basin-specific surface drivers in the Northern Indian Ocean using multi-source satellite and reanalysis data - Imsangla Imchen; S. Neetu; Suhani Rajmohan (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2026)

Physical Constraints on Future Tibetan Plateau Summer Precipitation: Emergent Relationships and Pareto Optimal Ensembles - Dongheng Li; Sixu Zhang; Xiaofan Lu; Guoxin Chen; Qiong Li; Suonam Kealdrup Tysa (International Journal of Climatology, 2026)
Precipitation projections over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are critical for regional water resources adaptation and ecological security; however, inter‐model uncertainty substantially constrains their reliability. Based on the Phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) multi‐model ensemble, this study employs emergent constraint schemes grounded in physical relationships and Pareto optimal ensemble selection schemes based on model screening, aiming to reduce uncertainties in mid‐to‐late 21st century (2051–2100) summer precipitation projections over the TP. The results indicate that inter‐model uncertainty is the dominant source limiting projection robustness, maintaining its leading role throughout the 21st century with a peak contribution during 2040–2050 and remaining significant in the mid‐to‐long term (69%). Emergent constraint relationships of TP summer precipitation with historical global warming trends and with Indo‐Pacific Warm Pool Sea Surface Temperature (SST) are both statistically significant and effectively reduce future projection uncertainty. Using Pareto optimal multi‐objective screening, bivariate constraint schemes pairing summer precipitation with the global warming trend and with Indo‐Pacific Warm Pool SST are found to outperform emergent constraints in compressing uncertainty. Specifically, they reduce uncertainty by more than 30% under the low emission scenario and can reach up to 40% under the medium and high emission scenarios. After constraint application, the projected mid‐to‐long term summer mean precipitation over the plateau converges to 5.77–7.22 mm day −1 , effectively correcting the systematic overestimation present in the original ensemble. Highly consistent spatial patterns across methods enhance projection robustness. Constrained increments show a south to north decreasing gradient, consistently suppressing southern overestimation. Most importantly, the optimal scheme reveals negative precipitation anomalies over the northwestern plateau, suggesting that this region may face a localised aridification risk.

Who is governing the global plastics crisis? Mapping the global plastics governance landscape - Babet de Groot (International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2026)
As plastic pollution intensifies, questions arise about whether the global plastics crisis (GPC) is being governed, and by whom. While an array of international institutions is often assumed to address this issue, the scholarship has yet to systematically examine who governs plastics and plastic pollution in practice. This article provides an empirical mapping of the GPC governance landscape, finding that multilevel public, civil society, and hybrid institutions incidentally facilitate governance through information dissemination, operational activities, and standard-setting. It identifies focal points that shape the global agenda and powerbrokers that disseminate it, with the United Nations Environment Programme and the Basel Convention emerging as influential. Meanwhile, private actor involvement is limited to multistakeholder partnerships that enable business and industry to feign environmental action while pursuing expansive business-as-usual practices. This article thereby establishes an empirical baseline for understanding GPC governance in the absence of a global plastics treaty, demonstrating that legal and regime-based classifications of institutional relevance offer an incomplete account.

Equity in the contemporary oceans governance framework: a stocktake of UNCLOS and its implementing agreements - Bianca Haas; Frances Anggadi; Jeonghee Lim (International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2026)
Inequity is one of the many challenges ocean governance faces. Equity principles are increasingly receiving attention; for example, the ‘principle of equity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits’ was included in the Agreement for Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction. However, a holistic understanding of equity across the principal legal instruments of ocean governance is lacking. This article aims to assess the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and its three implementing agreements through an equity lens. Based on an equity model adapted from Bennett (2022), six different equity dimensions – recognitional, distributional, procedural, environmental, management, and contextual equity – were tracked throughout the treaties. The results revealed a positive trend towards greater inclusion of equity dimensions in modern treaties. Furthermore, under the recognitional equity dimension, more stakeholders are acknowledged. However, these findings are only the beginning, and more research is needed to analyse the implementation of these treaties. Increasing attention is paid towards inequities within ocean governance, and this research provides the legal background to address equity concerns faced by various stakeholders.

Toxoplasma gondii infection reduces CD59 expression through downregulation of JAK2/STAT3 signaling axis to enhance decidual NK cell cytotoxicity via the RAS/MAPK pathway - Shuyan Wang; Luyun Huo; Yan Zou; Ruohan Yang; Xiao Wang; Haixia Zhang; Liqin Ren; Jing Yang; Jie Li; Xuemei Hu; Yushan Ren (Inflammation Research, 2026)

LncRNA SNHG14 drives alveolar inflammation in bronchopulmonary dysplasia via DNMT3a-mediated epigenetic silencing of miR-214-3p - Hui Hong; Xiaoxia Li; Jing Li; Yuhang Liu; Zhiqun Zhang (Inflammation Research, 2026)

Immunometabolic regulation and tissue-resident immunity in autoimmune uveitis: from genetic susceptibility to the gut-spleen-eye axis - Liping Lin; Jingqi Zhang; Xuejun Xie (Inflammation Research, 2026)

Cellular crosstalk between endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells via the BACH1/COL3A1 axis promotes vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease - Jing Ning; Sitian Fang; Minzi Qiu; Honghong Zou; Yanxia Chen (Inflammation Research, 2026)

GPR132 antagonists alleviate atherosclerosis by suppressing M1 polarization and subsequent VSMCs proliferation and migration as revealed by transcriptomic profiling - Yin Feng; Zheng Cao; Fan Zhang; Xinwei Zhou; Lilliane Aol; Li Su; Liqun He (Inflammation Research, 2026)
Background Atherosclerosis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with substantial global prevalence, wherein macrophage polarization and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) phenotypic switching are critical pathogenic events. Although G protein-coupled receptor 132 (GPR132) is markedly expressed in macrophages, its specific role and mechanism in AS-associated macrophage polarization remain incompletely understood. Methods Pharmacological antagonism of GPR132 was evaluated in high-fat diet-fed ApoE −/− mice. Integrated single-cell RNA sequencing and transcriptome analyses from GEO datasets were performed to profile GPR132 expression in murine and human atherosclerotic plaques. In vitro, GPR132 overexpression and knockout macrophages were generated to assess M1/M2 polarization markers, and an indirect co‑culture system with VSMCs was established. Mechanistic investigations employed RNA‑sequencing and Western blotting, with pathway inhibition using SB203580 or GPR132 antagonists. Results GPR132 antagonism attenuated atherosclerotic lesion progression and reduced pro‑inflammatory cytokine secretion without altering lipid profiles. GPR132 was enriched in pro‑inflammatory (M1‑like) macrophage subpopulations within plaques, which also upregulated VSMC‑promoting growth factors. GPR132 overexpression promoted M1 macrophage polarization and suppressed IL‑4‑induced M2 macrophage polarization, whereas knockout enhanced M2 and attenuated M1. Conditioned medium from GPR132‑overexpressing macrophages significantly enhanced VSMCs proliferation and migration. Mechanistically, GPR132 drove M1 macrophage polarization primarily through activation of the p38/MAPK signaling pathway, an effect reversible by SB203580 or GPR132 antagonists. Conclusions GPR132 promotes pro‑inflammatory macrophage polarization via p38/MAPK signaling, and its antagonism mitigates atherosclerotic progression by suppressing inflammatory microenvironments and VSMCs proliferation/migration, highlighting GPR132 as a potential therapeutic target for AS.

Distinct miRNA expression patterns in circulating eosinophil subtypes and their subtype-derived exosomes in allergic asthma - Egle Vasyle; Andrius Januskevicius; Airidas Rimkunas; Jolita Palacionyte; Skaidrius Miliauskas; Kestutis Malakauskas (Inflammation Research, 2026)
Background Lung-resident (rEos) and inflammatory (iEos) eosinophil subtypes were initially characterized in mouse models of asthma and have been proposed to contribute differentially to inflammation and remodeling in human allergic asthma (AA). While microRNAs (miRNAs) and their transfer through exosomes may play important regulatory roles in immune signaling in asthma, miRNA profiles specific to eosinophil subtypes remain uncharacterized. This study aimed to identify distinct miRNA expression patterns in circulating eosinophil subtypes and subtype-derived exosomes from AA patients. Methods Peripheral blood iEos and rEos were isolated from 22 AA patients and 21 healthy subjects (HS). Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used to identify differentially expressed miRNAs, and 16 candidates were subsequently selected for validation by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in eosinophil subtypes and in subtype-derived exosomes. Results NGS revealed 62 differentially expressed miRNAs in AA iEos and 35 in AA rEos compared with corresponding HS eosinophil subtypes. qPCR confirmed differential expression for 14 of 16 selected miRNAs in eosinophils or their exosomes between AA and HS. miRNA expressions distinguished AA from HS; furthermore, iEos and rEos showed distinct miRNA patterns within the AA group. Notably, AA rEos-derived exosomes showed greater miRNA enrichment than iEos-derived exosomes, implying active exosomal communication. Finally, validated miRNA patterns suggest a predominance of regulatory functions in rEos, whereas iEos displayed a profile consistent with pro-inflammatory activation. Conclusions This study provides molecular evidence that eosinophil subtypes are functionally specialized in AA. The differential miRNA patterns of rEos and iEos highlight their complementary regulatory and pro-inflammatory roles and suggest that eosinophil-derived miRNAs merit further investigation as potential biomarkers or modulators of airway inflammation.

Resurgence of Chandipura virus: a renewed threat of rapidly progressive encephalitis among children in India - Ananya Kaul; Rajesh Shetty; Ankita Mathur; Shubham Kumar (Infectious Diseases, 2026)

A systematic review on the preparation of probiotics and in vitro models used to study their effects on cutaneous wound healing - Katja Lund Cliff; Anette Eskelund Nielsen; Cathrine Sylvester; Jacob Thoft Jacobsen; Simone Riis Porsborg (In vitro models, 2026)

E3 ubiquitin ligase SYVN1 promotes the malignant phenotype of A549 cells by upregulating GATA3 expression via NRP1 - Shan Wang; Suli Lu; Zhen Wang; Guiping Xuan; Jianhua Tan (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2026)

Establishment of a stable three-dimensional fibrotic cell culture model for reproducible baseline and experimental applications - Ayse Kocak-Sezgin; Elif Aydin; Meliha Koldemir-Gündüz; Güllü Kaymak (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2026)

Exploring the anti-Helicobacter pylori activity of Guluchyadi Kashayam through in-vitro and in-silico analysis - Priya Venugopal; Abel John Koshy; Anuroopa G. Nadh; Sini S. Raj; Rajesh Raju; Amjesh Revikumar (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

D-(−)-ribofuranose identified from traditional fermented rice beverages of Assam exhibits monoamine oxidase inhibitory activity: an integrated GC–MS/MS metabolomics, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, and in vitro study - Rohit Das; Bipashna Thatal; Buddhiman Tamang (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

Identification of selective bioactive compounds from Fenugreek seed extracts by GC-MS analysis and their anti-tumoral potential via modulation of Parkin in oral cancer - Rashmi Kumari; Madhu Rani; M. Amarendar Reddy; Siya Ram; Imran Khan; M. Moshahid Alam Rizvi (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

Structure-based discovery of novel ROCK2 inhibitors using integrated virtual screening, molecular dynamics, metadynamics and absolute binding free energy calculations - Shradheya R. R. Gupta; Rashmi Rameshwari; Indrakant K. Singh; Vanshika Rustagi (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

Coevolutionary analysis-driven design of a p53 neoantigen multi-epitope peptide vaccine for lung cancer immunotherapy - Komal Kumari; Gyan Prakash Rai; Manaswini Jagadeb; Srishti Shriya; Nooruddin Khan; Vinay Kumar; Asheesh Shanker; Rizwanul Haque (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

Integrated molecular docking, toxicity prediction, and molecular dynamics simulations studies to identify potential antimalarial candidates targeting enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase enzyme - Abozur Mohamed Mohyeldin Khalil; Carlos Eliel Maya-Ramírez; Ammar A. Razzak Mahmood; Ebaa Mohammed Alfatih Ahmed; Mosab Yahya Al-Nour; Bashir A. Yousef (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

Evaluating the protective potential of Aspilia africana against phenanthrene-induced cardiorenal injury: biochemical and computational approaches - Ayomide Israel Ajayi; Heritage Omoju; Ayomide Oyatoro; Jesupemi Deborah Temitope; Kemisola Mercy Ademoroti; Rukayat Olanrewaju; Adetunji Raymond Adeoti; Hephzibah Ogunlade; Mathew Wasiu Owonikoko; Kazeem Olasunkanmi Ajeigbe (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

Beyond gluten-free diet: repurposing pitavastatin and lubiprostone as cathepsin S inhibitors for celiac disease therapy - Rahul Soloman Singh; Gladson David Masih; Ashutosh Singh; Benjamin Suroy; Gitika Batra; Shiv Charan; Ajay Prakash; Bikash Medhi (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

Replicated molecular dynamics of five natural products at the human Keap1 ETGE pocket prioritises catalpol and geniposide for experimental validation - Byungwoong Yoo (In Silico Pharmacology, 2026)

Streamflow Forecasting in the Eastern Black Sea Basin Using a Contrastive PSO-Optimized Transformer-LSTM Framework - Nuri Gokmen Karakiraz; Huseyin Cagan Kilinc; Furkan Ozkan; Dilan Çalışgan; Adem Yurtsever (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2026)

Winter warming alters snow drought regimes and hydrological conditions: a case study from Türkiye - Harun Aslan; Seckin Fidan; Abdullah Akbas; Tolga Görüm (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2026)

Core practices for physical education in German-speaking countries: an exploratory sequential study as a starting point - Matthias Baumgartner; Clemens Berthold; Wiebke Langer; Stefan Meier; Erin Gerlach (German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, 2026)
Core practices (CPs) have been proposed as high-leverage clusters of teaching practices, and thus offer a framework for structuring physical education (PE), teacher education (PETE), and PE teachers’ continuing professional development (CPD). However, a set of CPs for PE aligned with German-speaking norms for high-quality PE has been lacking. This study aimed to (1) identify and formulate a set of CPs in PE and (2) examine how in-service PE teachers assess their relevance. An exploratory mixed-methods design was used: First, in the qualitative phase, the project team generated an initial set of CPs in PE and, based on expert feedback, differentiated between CPs in PE, describing PE teachers’ classroom performance, and more elaborated CPs for PETE and PE teachers’ CPD. Secondly, in the quantitative phase, 92 PE teachers rated eight CPs on their importance for PE, frequency of enactment, and relevance for PETE. The results of t tests comparing each mean rating with the scale midpoint indicated that all CPs were rated significantly above the midpoint, with moderate-to-large effect sizes. This pattern suggests high perceived relevance of the CPs for both PE and PETE, as well as their frequent enactment in practice. Repeated-measures analyses of variance showed differences between CPs, indicating that PE teachers differentiated meaningfully between them. The resulting set of eight CPs in PE, together with related CPs for PETE and CPD, offers a subject-specific framework for structuring PETE and CPD and provides a starting point for developing instruments to assess PE teachers’ CP-related performance and to evaluate CP-based programs.

Comparative chloroplast genomics and phylogenomic insights into the genus Zehneria (Cucurbitaceae) - Michael Gichuru Karendi; Caroline Njambi Ndungu; Elijah Mkala Mbadi; Vincent Okelo Wanga; Harriet Melany Nyamvula; Magrate M. Kaigongi; Guang-wan Hu (Genetica, 2026)

l-Amino acid oxidase with antibacterial activity in the skin mucus of rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens: purification, characterization, and cDNA cloning - Yuji Nagashima; Rina Tanaka; Yuko Aso; Shoichiro Ishizaki; Yoichiro Kitani (Fisheries Science, 2026)

Clinical, microbiological, and molecular characteristics, outcomes, and risk factors for mortality of patients with Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bloodstream infection - Gawahir A. Ali; Maha Y. Al-Jabri; Wael Goravey; Khaled M. Shunnar; Mostafa Najim; Joanne Daghfal; Jemal M. Hamid; Ahmed M. Hassan; Emad B. Ibrahim; Faiha Eltayeb; Ali A. Sultan; Hamad Abdel Hadi; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2026)
Purpose The aim of this study was to explore the clinical, microbiological, and molecular characteristics of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia, outcomes, and risk factors associated with mortality. Methods This was a nationwide retrospective cohort study of patients with S. maltophilia bacteraemia during the period between January 2017 and December 2021. MIC Test Strips (Liofilchem, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy) were used for susceptibility testing, and Illumina for whole genome sequencing. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and a multivariable Cox regression model were utilized to assess independent predictors of 90-day all-cause mortality. Results Ninety patients were included, with a median age of 51.5 years (IQR 37–61), and 25.6% were females. The most common underlying medical conditions included diabetes mellitus (42.2%), and haematological malignancy (23.3%); and 64.4% were immunosuppressed. The most common sources of bacteraemia were the respiratory tract (38.9%) and vascular lines (25.6%). In vitro susceptibility rates were highest for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (98.9%), and levofloxacin (61.1%). Sequencing demonstrated extensive genomic heterogeneity, and sul1 gene was detected in only one strain. The most frequent therapy was trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, monotherapy (77.8%) or in combinations (6.7%), for a median duration of 10 days (IQR 5–14). All-cause 90-day mortality was 44.4%. Receiving trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole was associated with improved 90-day survival (log-rank P Conclusion S. maltophilia blood isolates are genomically diverse and remain mostly susceptible to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Using trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for patients with S. maltophilia bacteraemia appears to be associated with improved survival.

vascr: An R-based toolkit for rapid and robust analysis of cellular impedance sensing data - James J. W. Hucklesby; Charles P. Unsworth; E. Scott Graham; Catherine E. Angel (European Biophysics Journal, 2026)

A distribution-free criterion for variable selection in semiparametric spatial zero-inflated models - Chia-Ming Hsu; Chun-Shu Chen (Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 2026)

Sustainable enzymatic synthesis of enantiopure (R)-mandelonitrile using hydroxynitrile lyase from waste Pyrus communis seeds in a biphasic system - Asha Kumari; Sheetal; Savitri; Monica Sharma (Environmental Sustainability, 2026)

Copper contamination in false yellowhead–colonized soils: complementary metabolomic and taxonomic analyses suggest candidate microbial and chemical biomarkers - Quentin Lemoine; Mohamed Bouarfa; Delphine Raviglione; Eve Toulza; Bruno Charriere; Manuel Henry; Christophe Menniti; Cédric Bertrand; Dominique Aubert; Christophe Calvayrac; Marie-Virginie Salvia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2026)

Life cycle analysis, leaching, technical and mechanical properties of wallboards composed of flue gas desulfurization gypsum and fly ash with carbon fibers - Jaime Delfino Ruiz Martinez; Begoña Peceño Capilla; Héctor Cifuentes Bulté; Carlos Leiva (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2026)

Carbon dot-chitosan nanocrystal photocatalyst for the photodegradation of methyl violet and removal of degradation products for the pretreatment of textile industry effluent - Blessing O. Aliyu; Chantal T. Tracey; Darya O. Shavronskaya; Andrey V. Bukhtiyarov; Egor O. Ryabchenko; Nikita A. Morozov; Pavel V. Krivoshapkin; Elena F. Krivoshapkina (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2026)

Assessment of natural radioactivity with radiological hazards and spatial distribution of radionuclides in soils, sediments from coastal and non-coastal regions of southeastern Bangladesh - Md. Abadat Hossain; AKM Saiful Islam Bhuian; Mohammad Belal Hossen (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2026)

Electrochemical biosensors for saxitoxin detection: advances, limitations, and challenges for market transition - Isadora Bernardes Sequalini; Thiago Teixeira da Silva; Larissa Victoria do Carmo de Oliveira; Nirton Cristi Silva Vieira (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2026)
Saxitoxins, produced by freshwater cyanobacteria and marine dinoflagellates, block neuronal sodium channels and can cause paralysis or death. They contaminate drinking water, bioaccumulate in aquatic organisms, and pose serious health risks. Conventional detection methods, though reliable, are costly, time-consuming, and require specialized personnel, limiting rapid or on-site use. Biosensors have emerged as attractive alternatives, with electrochemical platforms standing out for their high sensitivity, low cost, miniaturization potential, and easy integration into portable devices. These advantages make them promising tools for in situ monitoring of saxitoxins and justify a dedicated review. This work critically analyzes electrochemical biosensors for STX detection, highlighting advances, limitations, and challenges toward commercialization. We discuss operating principles, recognition elements, analytical performance, and classify devices by electrochemical technique (potentiometric, impedimetric, voltammetric), providing a comparative perspective on their respective strengths and limitations. Despite remarkable sensitivity—often below regulatory limits—key obstacles remain: lack of fabrication standardization, poor long-term stability, limited validation with naturally contaminated samples, insufficient robustness for complex matrices, low reproducibility, and absence of regulatory approval pathways. In addition, challenges associated with fabrication scalability and interlaboratory reproducibility continue to hinder the transition from proof-of-concept devices to commercially viable technologies. Overcoming these barriers is crucial for translating laboratory prototypes into reliable, field-deployable devices for environmental monitoring and food safety applications. Future developments should focus on improving robustness, reproducibility, and analytical validation to accelerate the practical implementation of electrochemical STX biosensors.

Changes in groundwater storage in the southern plain of Western Nepal: insights from remote sensing, modeling, and field studies - Prajwol Aryal; Vishnu Prasad Pandey; Bhesh Raj Thapa; Nabin Tiwari (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2026)

Research on dual-carbon policy and enterprise financing costs in China’s power industry: Evidence from a multi-period DID model - Nanhang Tong (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2026)

Coupling coordination and spatiotemporal evolution of water and energy welfare performance in 35 cities of the Yellow River Basin, 2010–2019 - Ken Sun; Xiaotong Xing; Jiacheng Liu; Enhui Shi; Yuanbiao Wang; Yiting Zhou; Xinyu Chen (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2026)

Strategic prioritization of renewable energy in the U.S.: a data-driven Interval Type-2 Fuzzy decision making approach - Amirreza Salehi; Ardavan Babaei (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2026)

Pesticide residues in edible insects: sources, toxicological effects, analytical techniques and future prospects - Zili Meng; Feifei Wang; Jiacheng Zheng; Ruihuai Zhang; Xiaoli Ju; Qiang Wang (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2026)

Coral–Symbiodiniaceae holobiont responses to acute and chronic temperature stress in a marginal reef of the South China Sea - Qizhi Yang; Zhenjun Qin; Shuchang Chen; Lifei Wei; Mengling Lan; Changhao Mo; Wenzhi Deng; Yuan Xue; Jiming Jie (Coral Reefs, 2026)

Effects of pre-spawning heat stress on the fecundity of Acropora aspera - Morane Le Nohaic; Christopher Doropoulos; Selina Ward; Peter J. Mumby (Coral Reefs, 2026)
Repeated bleaching events driven by heat stress have caused extensive coral mortality and declines in survivors’ reproductive output, undermining reef recovery. On the Great Barrier Reef, heat stress events currently coincide with early oogenesis in many abundant taxa; with climate change, earlier onsets are expected to increasingly overlap later gametogenic stages. How coral reproduction responds as gametes mature in warmer waters remains unclear. To address this, we quantified the effects of heat stress during late gametogenesis on the fecundity of Acropora aspera . Using an ex situ experiment, gravid colonies were exposed to nine treatments combining three temperatures (Control + 1, + 2 °C) and three durations (3, 6, 9 weeks). Gravid polyp probability, polyp egg counts, egg volume, and testis volume were assessed at spawning. Responses were trait- and duration-specific. Sperm production was most sensitive, with testis volume declining ~ threefold under + 2 °C for 9 weeks relative to controls (0.056 mm 3 vs 0.160 mm 3 ); the same exposure nearly halved gravid polyp probability (0.015 vs 0.026 in Controls). However, 6-week exposure at + 2 °C increased sperm production (0.174 mm 3 ), highlighting the influence of exposure duration. In contrast, longer exposure to heat stress increased egg volume, which nearly doubled at + 1 °C (0.176 mm 3 vs 0.098 mm 3 in Controls); while egg counts remained stable, suggesting a strategy favouring better provisioned rather than numerous eggs. Nevertheless, larger gamete volumes may reflect stress-induced physiological changes rather than improved quality. These findings demonstrate that heat intensity, duration, and timing jointly shape coral reproductive investment, highlighting the complexity of predicting future reef recovery under climate change.

Coral acclimatization to novel, co-varying stressors is associated with fitness trade-offs - Sarah L. Solomon; Christian R. A. Lippens; Riccardo Mazza; Maya E. Powell; Kelly W. Johnson; Sophia Suvacarov; Rene M. van der Zande; Verena Schoepf (Coral Reefs, 2026)
Reef-building corals are under pressure to acclimatize and/or adapt to multiple co-occurring stressors, including climate change and declines in water quality. However, their capacity to do so is largely unknown. Yet, some corals naturally persist in habitats with multi-stressor conditions which can provide crucial insight into coral adaptive capacity under future ocean conditions. To assess the role of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in coral acclimatory responses to novel conditions, we reciprocally transplanted two coral species ( Siderastrea siderea , branching Porites ) between an inland bay characterized by multiple, co-varying stressors, including warmer seawater temperatures, higher pollution and more variable temperatures, pH and dissolved oxygen concentrations, and an environmentally less extreme, more stable fringing reef. We measured key phenotypic traits (e.g., calcification, tissue biomass, metabolic rates, chlorophyll concentrations) of all transplant groups after 0, 4 and 12 months. Reef-origin corals demonstrated high plasticity when transplanted to the bay, as both species maintained high survival and calcification, and matched bay natives’ other phenotypic traits. Yet, reef-to-bay transplants of both species had reduced photosynthesis-to-respiration ratios in the bay, highlighting the risk of metabolic trade-offs unless compensated for through increased heterotrophy. Conversely, bay-origin corals had enhanced photosynthetic performance but lower calcification on the reef. Reaction norms provided stronger evidence for environmental specialization in bay-origin than reef-origin corals, which could limit their use as stress-tolerant source corals for reef restoration. Overall, our findings suggest multi-stressor variability may promote specialized genotypes, rather than increased phenotypic plasticity, though this may also depend on predictability of environmental variability.

Recognizing faces through intuition? The reason why you are more sensitive to female faces - Shangsong Yan; Zhaoxian Li; Wanyi Huang; Junlong Luo (Cognitive Processing, 2026)

Current applications of virtual reality in assessing social cognitive functions: a review - Ceren Hıdıroğlu Ongun (Cognitive Processing, 2026)

Processing abstract concepts through interaction: effects on social recognition - Mihai Alexandru Bîclea; Ana Cosmoiu (Cognitive Processing, 2026)
Building on the importance of sociality in grounding abstract concepts, this study investigated how concept type shapes recognition memory for social stimuli. Participants engaged in text-based dialogues about abstract or concrete concepts with virtual agents, after which recognition of names and faces, as well as perceived closeness, was measured. The procedure included a preliminary, context-based validation of linguistic dimensions adapted from Italian into Romanian, given the absence of prior norming studies. Discussions of abstract concepts elicited more uncertainty expressions, questions, turn-taking, general statements, affective content, and overt beliefs, thus offering converging evidence for the adequacy of the translated stimuli and previously reported differences in socio-cognitive engagement. Differential recognition effects facilitated by abstract concept conversations were observed for faces, but not for names. The higher salience of faces could not be ascribed straightforwardly to cognitive load or faster processing, as this interpretation was incompatible with the reaction times observed, which did not differ across conditions in either the encoding or the recognition phase. This, coupled with the absence of corresponding effects for names, which are typically recognized at least as well as faces in matched recognition paradigms, is consistent with a greater involvement of social cognitive processes during abstract concept processing. Overall, the results indicate that abstract concept processing modulates recognition memory for social stimuli. The experimental design is intended to be simple and reproducible, enabling cumulative future research on the relationship between concept types and other cognitive processes.

Predicting perceived learning effectiveness from generative artificial intelligence in higher education: a hierarchical regression analysis of psychological, behavioral, and cognitive factors - Hamdan Alamri (Cognitive Processing, 2026)

THBS2: the key hub linking breast cancer stroma, immunity, and therapeutic response - Xi Wan; Xinchen Zhao; Yao Lin; Shujie Yang; Han Dai; Yi Li; Xiaoshan Wang (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2026)

Correction: Breast cancer liver metastases and the impact of receptor expression on survival - Ellen Hansson; Marcus Sundén; Charlotta Wadsten; Gunilla Rask; Anne Andersson; Malin Sund; Oskar Hemmingsson (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2026)

Are communities in a cyclone-prone area more vulnerable than those in a flood-prone area? towards a climate vulnerability index for rural households in Bangladesh - Khandaker Jafor Ahmed; Yan Tan; Dianne Rudd (Climate and Development, 2026)

Multi-model genome-wide association study reveals novel and stable all-stage resistance (ASR) loci against Puccinia triticina in wheat germplasm from Iran - Saba Delfan; Mohammad Reza Bihamta; Seyed Taha Dadrezaei; Alireza Abbasi (Cereal Research Communications, 2026)

Identification and validation of drought-responsive genes in rice using machine learning and candidate gene association mapping - Suman Sarkar; Kishor P. Jeughale; Raj Kishore Sahoo; Nibedita Swain; Sabarinathan Selvaraj; Parameswaran Chidambaranathan; Jitendriya Meher; Cayalvizhi Balasubramaniasai; Salman Freeh Alamery; Sang-Min Chung; Masika Fred Bwayo; Mahipal Singh Kesawat; et al. (Cereal Research Communications, 2026)

Foliar application of Ascorbic acid and Gibberellic acid to enhance salinity tolerance in maize crop (Zea mays) - Hira Fatima; Hummera Nawaz; Ameer Khan; Amina Ameer; Muhammad Nadeem; Sohail Abbas (Cereal Research Communications, 2026)

Nanobodies Open New Avenues in Cancer Treatment: From Molecular Engineering to Therapeutic Platforms - Glenda Romero-Hernández; Mario S. Valdés-Tresanco; Ernesto Moreno (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2026)

A Translational Paradigm for Univentricular Heart Disease: Single-Stage Neonatal Repair with Adaptive Control of Cavopulmonary Flow - Paulo Cesar Duarte Junior; Martin Poulsen Kessler; Alessandro Cavalcanti Lianza; Shirley Ferraz Crispilho; Rudolf Huebner; Hemerson Donizete Pinheiro; Aron José Pazin de Andrade (Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2026)
Background Univentricular heart defects remain one of the greatest challenges in pediatric cardiovascular surgery. Although well-established, the traditional approach consisting of three serial palliative procedures (Norwood, Glenn, and Fontan) entails cumulative risks, repeated hospitalizations, high healthcare costs, and significant psychosocial impact. This study proposes a single-stage neonatal surgical strategy integrating a tissue-engineered vascular graft and a differential flow control valve to enable adaptive and gradual modulation of cavopulmonary flow, avoiding abrupt physiological transitions. To evaluate the hemodynamic feasibility of the proposed concept, a three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model was developed and analyzed under controlled flow conditions. Methods A three-dimensional model of the total cavopulmonary connection was developed to evaluate the hemodynamic feasibility of the surgical proposal. The fenestration diameter was reduced from 14 to 0 mm, representing progressive hemodynamic conditions. Computational fluid dynamics simulations were conducted under standardized physiological conditions, with neonatal pulmonary vascular resistance represented by porous zones. Flow distributions, pressure gradients, and hemodynamic equilibrium points were evaluated. Results Progressive reduction of fenestration diameter from 14 to 0 mm promoted gradual redistribution of venous flow from predominant right atrial diversion to predominant pulmonary perfusion. Systemic venous pressure increased from 4.2 to 10.6 mmHg as fenestration diameter decreased. An intermediate functional range between 5 and 6 mm provided a balanced distribution between pulmonary perfusion and right atrial diversion, consistent with an intermediate cavopulmonary flow condition. Conclusion Within the assumptions of this proof-of-concept computational model, the proposed strategy demonstrated hemodynamic feasibility for progressive cavopulmonary flow modulation. By integrating tissue engineering, adaptive flow control, and computational modeling, the proposed concept provides a foundation for future patient-specific, experimental, and translational investigations in the treatment of univentricular heart defects.

Deep learning-based surrogate model for predicting structural capacity of self-centering shear walls - Ge Song; Yankun Zhu (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2026)

Regionalization of global ground-motion models with partial non-ergodicity based on hierarchical Bayesian approach: a study in Turkey - Mao-Xin Wang; Zhi-Ping Deng; Wei Wang; Cong Miao; Yuan Tian (Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2026)
Global ground-motion models (GMMs) may have unsatisfactory performance in predicting intensity measures (IMs) in specific regions, due to regional differences in seismological and geological conditions. This paper presents a hierarchical Bayesian approach for regionalizing global GMMs with partial non-ergodicity. Prior information, such as a GMM calibrated with substantial global data, is integrated with regional ground-motion data to derive posterior inferences for model coefficients and residual components. Compared to the mixed-effects regression method, hierarchical Bayesian updating can reasonably quantify uncertainty across varying regional data sizes, enabling statistically explainable forward predictions in data-scarce regions. To partially relax the ergodic assumption, the total residual is decomposed into between-event, site-to-site, and within-event single-site components, thus capturing repeatable site effects at individual strong-motion stations. The Bayesian approach is applied to predict spectral acceleration ( SA ) at periods from 0.01 to 10 s, peak ground acceleration ( PGA ), and peak ground velocity ( PGV ) of vertical ground-motion components in Turkey by regionalizing an extensively used global GMM. The results show that the updated GMM offers advantages in representing non-ergodicity, improving predictive accuracy, and enhancing applicability, compared to the global GMM and existing local GMMs. The global model tends to overestimate ground motion intensities especially in moderate earthquake magnitudes. Furthermore, the effects of prior variances and data quantity are investigated to provide insights into Bayesian modeling strategies. Also, the correlations among SA , PGA , and PGV for vertical, horizontal, and mixed component pairs in Turkey are quantified for the first time, thereby enabling vector-valued IM characterization for three-component ground motions.

Abnormal resting-state functional connectivity in anhedonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis - Xuezhen Zhang; Xinyan Rong; Shiying Wang; Chengfeng Chen; Bin Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2026)

Field coupling as an interpretative framework for peptide–membrane interactions - Lúcio Otávio Nunes (Biophysical Reviews, 2026)
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) interact with lipid membranes through multistep processes that may include interfacial adsorption, partial insertion, membrane deformation, pore formation, and transmembrane organization. Although these processes have been extensively investigated, a unified operational framework connecting surface-bound, inserted, and intermediate peptide–membrane states remains underdeveloped. Here, we present a regime-based field-coupling framework that organizes peptide–membrane interactions according to the relative predominance of interfacial electrostatic coupling, hydrophobic-core coupling, and mixed coupling contributions. Surface-bound states are characterized primarily by interactions between cationic peptide residues and anionic lipid headgroups, whereas inserted states display stronger engagement of nonpolar peptide surfaces with lipid acyl chains. Mixed and pore-associated states retain both polar and hydrophobic interactions and may additionally involve water penetration, lipid-headgroup reorientation, membrane thinning, curvature, and peptide oligomerization. The operational use of the framework integrates peptide charge and charge distribution, hydrophobic moment, length and topology, membrane anionic charge, acyl-chain saturation, bilayer thickness, and peptide concentration. These variables are related to coordinated computational and experimental observables, including insertion depth, peptide–headgroup contacts, nonpolar residue–acyl-chain contacts, anionic lipid enrichment, peptide orientation, membrane order, water penetration, deformation, and peptide–peptide association. The framework generates conditional and falsifiable predictions for surface-bound, inserted/core, carpet-like, barrel-stave, and mixed/toroidal regimes. Its application to representative peptide–membrane systems illustrates how published observations can be organized within a common operational map. The proposed framework remains qualitative, and quantitative boundaries between coupling regimes require validation across peptides and membranes with distinct physicochemical properties. Nevertheless, it provides a structured basis for comparing mechanisms, designing computational and experimental tests, and interpreting transitions among peptide–membrane interaction states.

Heavy metals and pesticides in medicinal plants: environmental sources, plant responses, and human health risk assessment - Pallavi Shukla; Praveen Gupta; Arpit Singh; Nitesh Singh; Abhishek Maurya; Lav Singh; Divyanshi Rai; Mamta Gour; Tikam Chand Dakal; Gauri Saxena (BioMetals, 2026)

A Critical Review of Bibliometric Insights, Technology Readiness Levels, and Techno-Economic Aspects of Microbial Fuel Cells Toward Sustainable Energy Production - Kanchan Matiyali; Kamal Pandey; Angel A. Jessieleena; Sarthak Saxena; Vijaya Bhandari; Sachin Negi; Shweta Rawat; Suresh Chandra Phulara (BioEnergy Research, 2026)

Characterization of Collagen Fiber Organization in Breast Cancer via Model-Free Multiscale pSHG Image Analysis - Giuseppe Lombardo; Raffaella Mercatelli; Giuseppe Massimo Bernava; Riccardo Cicchi (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026)
Purpose Alterations in collagen micro-architecture are hallmarks of tumor progression. Conventional polarization second-harmonic generation (pSHG) analyses rely on rigid symmetry assumptions that often fail in heterogeneous tissue microenvironments. We present a fully automated model-free, multiscale, computational framework designed for the unbiased quantification of complex collagen organization in breast cancer tissue. Methods Breast tumor and adjacent perilesional tissues were imaged using a custom pSHG microscope and analyzed at micro- and meso-scale levels. Collagen centerlines were extracted via U-Net–based segmentation to estimate fiber orientations, while global alignment was quantified using 2D-FFT angular spectra. Structural organization was characterized with model-free descriptors, including scalar and biaxial order parameters and semi-variogram–based spatial autocorrelation. Results Across a limited proof-of-concept dataset ( $$n=14$$ n = 14 FoVs), the proposed multiscale framework effectively discriminated tumor from adjacent perilesional collagen architecture. The trigonal polarization model yielded smoother, more robust orientation maps than the cylindrical approach, showing strong agreement with deep learning fiber centerline analysis ( $$CCC=0.985$$ C C C = 0.985 ). Tumor regions exhibited significantly longer spatial coherence length (87.3 ± 22.1 µm vs. 44.2 ± 11.3 µm, P = 0.01), higher scalar order (0.81 ± 0.06 vs. 0.56 ± 0.05, P = 0.01), and elevated biaxial order (0.12 ± 0.02 vs. 0.06 ± 0.06, P ). Conclusions This seminal framework provides a robust and assumption-free methodology to extract quantitative collagen descriptors across spatial scales. By integrating deep learning, frequency-domain analysis, and spatial statistics, it captures both local and long-range organizational features, supporting collagen architecture as a potential quantitative multiscale biomarker of tumor-associated extracellular matrix remodeling.

Microbial empowerment of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds: biopolymer-based PGPR biopriming for enhanced shelf life and growth promotion - Eliya Poyil Deepna; Pottekkat Sidharthan Panchami; Kulkarni Surendra Gopal; Devaki Girija; Namboodiri Raji Vasudevan (Vegetos, 2026)

Pentacyclic triterpenoids isolated from Carissa carandas as potential inhibitors of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase and β-Lactamase enzymes: a molecular docking study - Kasturi Pallem; Satyanarayana Botcha; Krishna Chaitanya Amajala; Subhashini Devi Prattipati (Vegetos, 2026)

Characterization of methanotrophs: phylogenetic, motif, and structural insights into Methylococcus capsulatus MS01 and Methylobacter luteus MS02 from environmental sediment - M. Logeshwaran; V. Miriam Sheba; R. Nandakumar; R. Prathiviraj; M. Jayaprakashvel; B. Balaji Prasath (Vegetos, 2026)

Invasive ecosystem engineering: Hyptis suaveolens drives dual crisis of biodiversity loss and nutrient monopolization in Nigerian savanna - O. O. Agboola; E. B. Adelanwa; S. Adekilekun; M. A. Adelanwa (Vegetos, 2026)

Computational insights into the glutathione S-transferase gene family in grain amaranths (Amaranthus caudatus L. and Amaranthus cruentus L.) - Shivani Tiwari; Neha Verma (Vegetos, 2026)

Molecular phylogeny of Tabernaemontana spp. (Apocynaceae): insights into correlations - Dipu Samanta; Renia Mullick; Bidisha Mallick; Debleena Roy (Vegetos, 2026)

Seasonal variation in soil physico-chemical properties in stands of D. latiflorus and B. nutans in Manipur, India - Sylvia Ningthoujam; Manoharmayum Geetmala; Lal Bihari Singha (Vegetos, 2026)

Qualitative, quantitative and GC-MS based phytochemical profiling of Aristolochia rethyae leaves: a newly discovered species from Arunachal Pradesh, India - Tirtharaj Chetry; Karuna Shrivastava; S. Sureshkumar Singh (Vegetos, 2026)

Chlorophyll fluorescence signatures reveal freezing tolerance differences among new Citrus scions - Carlos Eduardo Aucique-Perez; Nazneen Qureshi; Jhon Chater; Jude Grosser; Fred Gmitter; Zafar Iqbal; Muhammad Adnan Shahid (Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 2026)

Editorial: metabolomics and plant metabolism regulation and integration - Danilo M. Daloso; Marcelo Maraschin; Ricardo Bressan-Smith (Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 2026)

The CCAS-Scale in Chiari Malformation Type I: A Cerebellar-Focused Cognitive Assessment with Clinical Utility - Natalie Amaral-Nieves; Belinda Shao; Mei E. Tiemeyer; Lella Wirth; Shanzeh Sayied; Amanda Hasbrouck; Owen P. Leary; Deus Cielo; Patricia L. Zadnik Sullivan; Christine L. Trask; Philip A. Allen; Petra M. Klinge; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2026)

A Machine Learning Platform for Imputing Missing Critical Quality Attributes in Pharmaceutical Development - Yusuf Ali Mohammed; Chrystalla Protopapa; Angeliki Siamidi; Marilena Vlachou; Simon Gaisford; Moe Elbadawi (The AAPS Journal, 2026)

Design, Optimization and Evaluation of Taste-Masked Acemetacin Formulations Using Purolite A430MR - Xinyi Shi; Yanfei Wang; Zhaohua Li; Sining Han; Jirun Jia; Yibo Li; Qiang Fu (The AAPS Journal, 2026)

Langzeitanalyse von Kurzzeitvermietungen: Strukturen, Regulierungswirkung und neue Herausforderungen - Christian Smigiel (Standort, 2026)

Publisher Correction: “The customer is the forest”? Differences in stakeholder identification between food-energy-water researchers and managers in the Columbia river basin - Michael D. Briscoe; Jennifer E. Givens (Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 2026)

Designing self-sufficient ecovillages for isolated Indigenous communities: a case study in the Indigenous territory of Pimentel Barbosa, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil - Bruna Leuner; Paul Strikker; Bernd Hirschl; Pedro Henrique Bezerra; Cassiano Cremon; Nilbe Carla Mapeli; Makrand Madhav Pingle; Eduardo Kobachuk Kava; Sabuj Talukdar; Rodolfo Cavalcante Silva (Socio-Ecological Practice Research, 2026)
This case study examines the design of a self-sufficient ecovillage for the Xavante Indigenous people in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Ecovillages are sustainable, self-sufficient settlements that promote social, ecological, economic and cultural well-being. To our knowledge, only a few studies have considered ecovillage design in isolated areas. The Xavante are traditionally nomadic, but today they face food scarcity because they are confined to isolated territories. The project is predicated on addressing the pressing challenge of food insecurity among the Xavante by co-developing an ecovillage model tailored to their needs, priorities, and environmental conditions. The study proposes an ecovillage that integrates Indigenous knowledge with agroforestry, animal husbandry, and agri-photovoltaic energy systems, based on extensive discussions, reflections, and interviews with Xavante community members. The model supports 200 residents and aims to significantly reduce current nutritional deficits. To this end, it provides sufficient meat, eggs, vegetables, and renewable energy. The concept is underpinned by agroecological principles, thereby facilitating efficient resource utilisation and reinforcing local food production. The system would generate approximately 100 m³ of manure per year for the purpose of soil fertilisation, thus enhancing crop yields in remote areas. A financial assessment estimated an implementation cost of USD 103,000. Notwithstanding the logistical and organisational challenges encountered, the findings demonstrate that ecovillages can offer a practical, scalable pathway to enhance resilience, food security and well-being in isolated Indigenous communities worldwide.

Yoga-Based Therapy Versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Insomnia Along with Pharmacotherapy: A Randomised Equivalence Trial - Gaurav Saurabh Sharma; Ravi Gupta; Poorvi Kulshreshtha; Puneet Dhamija; Latika Mohan; M. Raghvendra Rao (Sleep and Vigilance, 2026)

Sleep spindle density in NT1 versus ISS: a step forward, with questions still to answer - Makoto Honda (Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 2026)

Stability Charts for Blast Disturbed Zone of Rock Slope Using Hoek–Brown Failure Criterion - Yu Lu; Changyu Jin (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Effect of Incidence Angle on Earthquake-Induced Landslides Through FDM–DEM: The Hongshiyan Rockslide (China) Case Study - Kunsheng Gu; Jian Zhou; Salvatore Martino; Xiao Peng; Fuchu Dai; Zunhong Ke; Luqing Zhang; Zhenhua Han (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Drawdown Optimization in Oil Wells Affected by Production Decline Due to Fines Migration and Geomechanical Compaction - Daniel F. Rossi; M. R. Galvão; G. N. R. Teixeira; Diogo F. Rossi; E. S. R. Santos (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Prior-Constrained Ensemble Learning with Shapley Additive Explanations for TBM Cutter Normal Force Prediction - Yaoqi Nie; Qian Zhang; Jiahui Li; Lijie Du (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

A Novel Hybrid Bit with Central-Grooved Cone and Multi-Blade for Ultra Deep Hard Rock Drilling: Mechanism of Shear and Tension Synergy and Structural Optimization - Yiqi Zou; Xuyue Chen; Deli Gao; Jian Zhao (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Shear Creep Behavior of an Undisturbed Fault Fracture Zone and Bayesian Parameter Inversion of a Fractional-Order Model: A Case Study of the F115 Fault at the LCGX Hydropower Station - Yunzi Wang; Rubin Wang; Yaolai Liu; Weiya Xu; Yizhe Wu; Wei Wang; Mingtao Hu (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Modelling of Saturation Effect on the Mechanical Behaviour of Château-Landon Chalk - Danielle Pajiep; Nathalie Conil; Mountaka Souley; Jian-Fu Shao (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Formation Mechanism of Meter-Scale Large Deformation in Hard Rock with Sillimanite–Plagioclase–Biotite Schist Bands in a Deep TBM Tunnel - Zhibin Yao; Lianjie Fu; Yongrun Xiong; Chengxiang Yang; Fengpeng Zhang; Fuqi Kang; Song Chen; Wei Zhang; Lei Hu (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2026)

Isotopes, Genetic Markers and Microbiome: Tools for seafood traceability - Tomaso Patarnello; Alessandro Russo; Brina Pavlovič§; Marta Nerini; Massimiliano Marvasi; Aldo D’Alessandro; Barbara Cardazzo; Maria Elena Martino; Duccio Cavalieri; Nives Ogrinc (Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 2026)

Targeting Eustachian Tube Microenvironment: Probiotic Surfactant Utilization for Antimicrobial Peptide Secretion to Prevent Otitis Media - Xichu Duan; Yuning Xing; Wenwen Liu; Li Li (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2026)

Potential Role of Prebiotics and Probiotics on Oocyte Quality, Embryo Development, Endometrial Health, and Fertility Outcomes in Assisted Reproductive Technologies - Naghmeh Shahbaztabari; Maryam Shahverdi; Soroush Taherkhani; Elham Hosseini; Fatemehsadat Amjadi (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2026)

Contrasting responses of nematode food webs and energy flux to warming and nitrogen deposition between alpine meadow and steppe on the Tibetan Plateau - Juan Xue; Tahseen Saba; Yanbao Lei; Jie Shen; Kangshan Mao; Xianzhi Deng; Yuanjiang Yao; Lin Liu; Igor Bogunovic; Natasa Hulak; Armin Mesic; Geng Sun (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Quantifying near-surface soil evaporation losses in semi-arid shrublands using lc-excess–coupled Rayleigh fractionation: Evidence from the Hunshandake Sandy Land, China - Yusheng Hao; Debin Jia; Weiying Feng; Yibo Zhao; Mingyu Ji; Lina Yang (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi and hyphosphere bacteria form a relay team to unlock chelated organic phosphorus for Pinus massoniana - Genyue Cao; Mengting Zhao; Xin Gao; Jie Zhang; Tingyu Zheng; Mengya Yu; Chuanchao Dai; Kai Sun; Yong Jia (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Interspecific variation in prairie plant biomass depends on phosphorus mining traits and mycorrhizal responsiveness in the American Northern Plains - Kurt O. Reinhart; Lance T. Vermeire; Ylva Lekberg (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Clonal growth forms differ in trait-mediated productivity responses to long-term nitrogen and water addition in a temperate steppe - Jun Sheng; Meng Zhou; Yumeng Guo; Fengfeng Cao; Yujia Yuan; Guangyuan Yuan; Zuoqing Jiang; Wen-Hao Zhang; Wenming Bai (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Opposing latitudinal patterns of soil carbon fractions in faba bean and mung bean cropping systems - Xiangxiang Wang; Qiong Liu; Liang Wei; Zhenke Zhu; Yakov Kuzyakov; Xuefei Li; Jianping Chen; Tida Ge (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Trade-offs between carbon sequestration and ecosystem multifunctionality with increasing stand density in temperate Robinia pseudoacacia plantations - Yarong Sun; Senbao Lu; Ruoying Wu; Yunming Chen (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Retraction Note: Leveraging phenomics to enhance heat stress tolerance in tomato cultivars: a promising approach to climate change adaptation - K. S. Vijai Selvaraj; J. Karthikeyan; A. Bharathi; P. Irene Vethamoni; C. Indu Rani; N. Manikanda Boopathy; S. Aishwarya; P. Rajiv (Plant Physiology Reports, 2026)

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Systematic Literature Reviews in Metabolic Phenotyping: A Methodological Framework and Validation Study - Maartje Cox; Javier Osorio Mosquera; Shaimaa Khandaker; Samuele Sala; Julien Wist; Jeremy K. Nicholson; Elaine Holmes; Timothy Fairchild; Nathan G. Lawler (Phenomics, 2026)
Systematic literature reviews are widely acknowledged to be at the top of most evidence hierarchies but are very time-consuming and labour-intensive. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) offers possibilities to accelerate the review process. We propose a systematic literature review protocol that incorporates AI and evaluate the accuracy of AI against a human-constructed gold standard. Human researchers performed a systematic literature review on the PubMed metabolomic literature investigating Long COVID. OpenAI model o3-mini was then used via the application programming interface to carry out the three key stages of a systematic literature review: 1) screening articles for inclusion criteria, 2) evaluating articles' risk of bias (RoB) using a customised metabolomics tool based on well-established quality criteria, and 3) extracting data from articles. The performance of AI was evaluated against a manually created reference by the assessment of accuracy, negative predictive value, precision, sensitivity, specificity, F1 score, and Cohen's kappa. Out of the 320 identified articles, 33 met all inclusion criteria. AI performed screening, RoB assessment, and data extraction with mean accuracies of 92.7% ± 4.9%, 91.9% ± 5.9%, and 92.0% ± 9.2%, respectively, in ~ 10 h and at a cost of ~ 15.35 USD, while human reviewers took ~ 116 h, equivalent to ~ 2000 USD at minimum wages, to complete these steps in duplicate. OpenAI model o3-mini can independently complete the three main stages of systematic literature reviews in the metabolomics domain, thus considerably reducing the time to complete such reviews, at minimal cost. Nonetheless, human reviewers should always verify the AI-generated output to ensure robustness.

New insights into the evolution of Charlie Chaplin worms (Histriobdellidae, Eunicida, Annelida) - Conrad Helm; Katrine Worsaae; Paul Kalke; Nataliya Budaeva (Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2026)
Histriobdellidae, the so-called Charlie Chaplin worms, is an enigmatic group of microscopic commensal annelids associated with crustaceans. They crawl by alternately attaching their adhesive anterior appendages and left and right huge lateral ‘feet’, and bear a complex jaw apparatus in the ventral muscular pharynx. Although histriobdellids were always thought to be a part of the jaw-bearing clade Eunicida, their exact placement within the annelid tree is still debated due to their highly derived external morphology and long branch attraction (LBA) artefacts in molecular analyses. In this study we employ morphological and molecular comparative approaches in order to gain new insights into the evolution of Histriobdellidae and its aberrant traits. Our phylogenetic analyses of Eunicida including 52 species and four molecular markers yield further support for Histriobdellidae being the sister group to the eunicid family Dorvilleidae. The detailed morphology of Histriobdella homari van Beneden, 1858, a commensal of the European lobster, was examined using standard immunohistochemical stainings and subsequent confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Integrative analyses allow us to compare in detail with other eunicidans and unravel extensive anatomical transformations in Histriobdellidae. Neural innervation patterns help verify the presence of antennae and true annelid palps on the histriobdellid prostomium. The arrangement of ganglia and the neuronal scaffold innervating the anterior end supports the presence of a buccal segment (peristomium) in Histriobdella . Additionally, based on our comprehensive investigations we newly propose their adhesive anterior locomotory appendages to be homologous with parapodia in other Annelida, and their posterior-most adhesive locomotory appendages (feet) to show characters of both parapodial and pygidial structures. Detailed studies of this highly deviating family of annelids not only exemplify how to reconstruct extreme transformation of canonical annelid characters such as parapodia, but also highlight the exceptional evolutionary plasticity of the annelid body plan once more.

Species Divergence in Oxytocin-Dependent Yawning on a Conserved Glutamatergic Erection Circuit - Yan-Chu-Fei Zhang; Qing-Wu Zheng; Yang Lu; Hao-Yuan Wang; Jiao Cang; Xin-Rui Wu; Lin-Yao Fan; Liang Li; Ni-Na Zhang; Xiao-Yang Zhang; Jing-Ning Zhu; Jian Jing; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2026)
Yawning coupled with penile erection is a conserved neurobehavioral syndrome mediated by the paraventricular hypothalamus (PVH). However, the distinct roles of oxytocin and its co-transmitters remain unresolved. Using chemogenetics, we showed that activation of PVH oxytocin neurons was sufficient to elicit both responses, whereas silencing these neurons abolished them. Viral tracing revealed that these neurons project collaterally to the brainstem reticular nucleus and spinal cord to spatially coordinate autonomic and somatic motor outputs. By dissecting the molecular mechanisms using CRISPR-Cas9, we found that vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2)-dependent glutamatergic transmission provides the primary drive for both behaviors, whereas the oxytocin peptide is selectively required for yawning but dispensable for erection. Comparative analyses across rats, hamsters, and mice demonstrated that while the glutamatergic erectile circuit was conserved, mice lacked spontaneous yawning and were resistant to apomorphine-induced yawning. These findings suggest a hierarchical co-transmission framework in which fast glutamatergic signaling provides the core drive, while oxytocin confers behavioral specificity.

A Novel Evidence of Consistency Between the Upper and Lower Airways in Central Regulation - Hanrui Wang; Xiaoyu Song; Ting Yang; Hui Shen; Tongpeng Chu; Yakui Mou; Chao Ren; Xicheng Song (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2026)

Joint Encoding Represents Fine-Scale Functional Specialization in Mouse Higher Visual Areas - Zimin Dai; Jin Chang; Deyong Gong; Shanshan Ke; Huijuan Lei; Wei Zhou (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2026)

Safety profiles of two XOD and two URAT1 inhibitors in hyperuricemic patients: a real-world pharmacovigilance analysis based on the FAERS and JADER databases - Wenqing Shi; Xucong Huang; Xin Zhao; Jingjing jiang; Guorong Fan; Yuefen Lou (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)

Redox-modulating metallic nanoparticles: mechanistic insights into pharmacological activity and cellular therapeutics - Muhammad Irfan; Umar Zeeshan; Haider; Ali Abbas (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)