Identification of an allotetraploid hybrid (Pengze crucian carp (♀) × Xingguo red carp (♂)) and its transcriptomic responses to herpesvirus infection - Shujia Liao; Yingshi Tang; Han Wen; Honghai Liang; Guanghong Song; Jingfeng Liu; Mingqing Zhang; Zixuan E; Danqi Lu; Haoran Lin; Shuisheng Li; Yong Zhang (Aquaculture, 2026)

Sustainable production of high-purity crystalline FePO4 from sludge for battery electrodes - Xuan Wang; Yijiao Chang; Zhu Liang; Anjie Li; Yiru Wu; Bohua Wen; Bing Li; Feiyun Sun; Xiao-yan Li; Bruce E. Logan; Lin Lin (Water Research, 2026)

Toxicity and bioconversion: Meta-analytical insights into microplastic effects on black soldier fly rearing - Muhammad Salam; Valentina Grossule; Chujun Li; David Renault; Amira E. Mahmoud; Samia Elouali; Fayuan Wang; Sami Ullah; Viviana Bolletta; Yongchang Cao (Science of The Total Environment, 2026)

Satellite observations reveal ecosystem resistance and resilience to short-term water stress driven by dominant vegetation along a rainfall gradient in Australia - Huanhuan Wang; Qiaoyun Xie; Sally E. Thompson; Caitlin E. Moore; David L. Miller; Erik J. Veneklaas; Richard P. Silberstein; Xing Li; Jingfeng Xiao; Belinda E. Medlyn; William K. Smith (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2026)

A summary of the Lucy Ashton resistance prediction workshop - Rui Lopes; Arash Eslamdoost; Rickard E. Bensow; Dmitriy Ponkratov; Anja Kömpe; Paolo Geremia; Çagan Birant Pekküçük; Cagri Aydin; Diego Villa; Dimitris Ntouras; Dong Cheol Seo; Gennaro Rosano; et al. (Ocean Engineering, 2026)

Monoculm1 confers cold tolerance at the seedling stage in rice - Ruiqing Li; Chenfan Zheng; Binqiang Wang; Shang Dai; Yue Song; Huali Zhang; Zhiguo E; Bo Liu; Jiale Chen; Can Zhang; Haowei Fu; Ning Xu; et al. (Molecular Plant, 2026)

Calcium-phosphate mediated green remediation of uranium mine water: sulfur-fixing ash enhanced phosphorus leaching from phosphogypsum for targeted uranium mineralization - Xue Xia; Ming Guo; Dan Chen; Yinyin Peng; Jialin Li; E. Li; Chunyan Ma; Xiaoqin Nie; Faqin Dong (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2026)

Evaluating post-fire watershed response to varying burn severity and precipitation regimes using fully-distributed and integrated hydrologic models - Zhi Li; Bing Li; Peishi Jiang; Glenn E. Hammond; Pin Shuai; Faria T. Zahura; Ethan T. Coon; Xingyuan Chen (Journal of Hydrology, 2026)

Mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate activates JNK signaling via TLR4-MD2 binding to induce podocyte injury in chronic kidney disease - Jiajun Jing; Shaohui Liu; Li Yan; Li'e Zhang; Qiuju Liang; Yuting Wen; Xiaofeng Huang; Zijuan Qi; Mingjun Wang; Zi'ang Huang; Sijin Liu; Yunfeng Zou; et al. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026)

Engineered Pd-Ga alloy nanoparticles through spark ablation and in-flight metal-organic precursor decomposition - Marie Bermeo; Markus Snellman; Linnéa Jönsson; Thomas Krinke; Zhongshan Li; Knut Deppert; Maria E. Messing (Journal of Aerosol Science, 2026)

Regulatory mechanisms underlying stress-induced accumulation of plant secondary metabolites - Sujing He; Jiangna Wang; Ning Yang; Hongwei Li; Kunqian Li; Lin Li; Wei’e Wen; Tingting Luo; Juanjuan Zhao; Delin Xu (Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2026)

Flavor modulation of braised He Bao carp (Cyprinus carpio) by natural plant spices: Insights from GC–MS, GC–IMS, E-nose, E-tongue, and molecular docking analyses - Yuwei Liu; Yuting Wang; Ziyi Liu; Chang Li; Qiang Yu; Jianhua Xie; You Long; Qianzhu E; Yi Chen (Food Bioscience, 2026)

Immunological Characteristics of Triploid Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and evaluation of its phagocytosis in the macrophages of head kidney - Xiaoman Huang; Zixuan E; Hao Yang; Guihong Lai; Shuang Liu; Shujia Liao; Jiaqi Lin; Siyi Liu; Chen Long; Haoran Lin; Danqi Lu; Shuisheng Li; et al. (Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2026)

Unveiling the molecular composition of dissolved organic phosphorus in the freshwater-estuarine continuum using ultrahigh-resolution FT-ICR-MS - Yanjiao Zhou; Liyang Yang; Futao Fang; Yuqing Li; Wan-E Zhuang; Zhuoyi Zhu (Environmental Research, 2026)

Transitional fresh-saltwater assessment in the integrated surface-groundwater hydrology of the regulated La Paz tidal watershed in Mexico - Xiaoxiao Zha; Horacio Hernández; Francisco Padilla; Raul Miranda; Manuel E. Mendoza; Arturo Cruz Falcón; Jianmin Bian; Jorge Adrián Perera Burgos; Alfredo Gonzaléz-Calderón; Xu Liao; Jesús Zárate Pérez; Yanmei Li (Environmental Modelling & Software, 2026)

Assessing environmental gains from sustainability interventions in a competitive market setting: A foodservice case study - Ran Li; Farshid Nazemi; Yiheng Shu; Danyi Qi; Bhavik Bakshi; Brian E. Roe (Environmental Development, 2026)

Self-supplying glucose/oxygen hydrogel enhances dental pulp stem cell survival and vascularized tissue regeneration through Erk1/2-VEGF signaling - Xinyu Liu; Xiaofan Liu; Yuping Zhao; Yang Liu; Huimin Wang; Yi Li; Nan Ma; Hongchen Sun; Fermín E. González; Youliang Zhu; Junfeng Zhou; Yuewei Zhang; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026)

Ti3C2-Cl-Bi12O17Cl2/Bi12O17Cl2 Mott-Schottky heterojunction with mixed noncovalent/covalent type to boost ultra-sensitive photoelectrochemical sensing of ciprofloxacin - Chu-Chu Hu; Qi-E Zhang; Shao-Peng Shi; Guo-Qing Zhao; Yan-Sha Gao; Ping Liu; Xun-Kuan Ye; Yan Pan; Hui-Qing Lv; Li-Min Lu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026)

Genetic and transcriptomic analysis of microbial electro-extraction for releasing metals from spent Lithium-Ion batteries - Min Li; Danni Zhang; Dawn E. Holmes; Qiuli Xia; Hong Wang; Yongqiang Fan; Hao Song; Dake Xu; Derek R. Lovley (Bioresource Technology, 2026)

Ten questions concerning indoor dust - Erica M. Hartmann; Karen C. Dannemiller; Delphine K. Farmer; Rachel E. O'Brien; Joseph Berberich; Jenna C. Ditto; Olivia R. Farinas; Elliott T. Gall; Anindita Ganguly; Vicki H. Grassian; Rachel Greene; Bridget Hegarty; et al. (Building and Environment, 2026)

A novel thermal comfort model for older adults – development and validation of the COMFA-OA model - Xiaoyu Li; Yue Zhang; Huiyan Sang; Chanam Lee; William C. Sullivan; Jay E. Maddock; Dongying Li; Robert D. Brown (Building and Environment, 2026)

Advancing high-resolution hourly PM2.5 forecasting with a hybrid framework integrating numerical simulation and machine learning - Yuan Liu; Zizheng Li; Pablo E. Saide; Ming Zhang; Qingqing He (Atmospheric Research, 2026)

Depleting retinoic acid synthesis in the nucleus accumbens shell produces a protective phenotype for emotional reactivity and drug-taking in rats - Yorkiris Mármol Contreras; Nolan M. Dvorak; Cynthia M. Tapia; Roxana Zaman; Jyothika Annareddy; Yves Balikosa; Nikita S. Gupta; Alex P. Rader; Tileena E. S. Vasquez; Shyny Koshy; Dingge Li; Varun K. Balaji; et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2026)

Targeting HMGB1 in Microglia Alleviates Neuroinflammation and Modulates the Pro-/Anti-inflammatory Balance of Microglia/Macrophages in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis - Yuzhen Li; Ke Lei; Haoyu Wang; Siyu Yang; E Du; Jiapei Dai; Fang Zheng; Jiawen Lei; Huoying Chen; Yan Sun (Molecular Neurobiology, 2026)

Proteome-Based Plasma Biomarkers for Cognitive Dysfunction in an Androgen Deprivation Model - Vaibhav Singh; Shiv Verma; Eswar Shankar; Diya Swain; Belinda B. Willard; Herta H. Chao; Chiang-Shan R. Li; Zhenghong Lee; Gregory T. MacLennan; Lee E. Ponsky; Sanjay Gupta (Molecular Neurobiology, 2026)

Genomic characterization and stress-responsive divergence of HDZip gene family in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) - Xue Li; Wen’e Zhang; Yuan Ma; Xuemiao Wang; Jialin Yang; Dongdong Yu; Ruipu Wang; Xuejun Pan (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2026)

Field and laboratory investigations of the fluid in fully developed debris flows - Xiao Su; Ze-Min Xu; Yi-Xi Wen; Bin Li; Jing-Kai Meng; Lin Tian; Zi-Ming Ye; Gui-E Shi (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2026)

Dynamics of bacterial community and fermentation quality of wheat straw silage treated with lactic acid bacteria and/or sucrose - E. Li; Na Na; Nier Wu; Wencan Ke; Chunsheng Bai; Yanlin Xue (Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2026)

Tightly coupled carbon, nitrogen, and iron utilization by bacteria in the lower photic zone of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre - Lauren E. Manck; Miranda Herschel Seixas; Rhea K. Foreman; Jingxuan Li; Benedetto Barone; Randelle M. Bundy; Daniel J. Repeta; David M. Karl; Matthew J. Church (Limnology and Oceanography, 2026)
The metabolism of heterotrophic bacteria acts as a key control on the turnover of organic matter in the ocean. However, much remains unknown about how nutrient availability, particularly iron concentration, impacts bacterial growth. In the dimly lit waters of the lower photic and upper mesopelagic zones, the attenuation of sinking particulate flux is intense, due in part to remineralization by heterotrophic bacteria. In the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, dissolved iron concentrations display a subsurface minimum near the base of the photic zone, and this is also a region where bacteria have elevated cellular iron demands. In a series of field experiments, we examined how the availability of iron, nitrogen, and organic carbon impacts bacterial metabolism in the lower photic zone. Results of these experiments suggest that low iron conditions limit the turnover of organic carbon by bacteria, potentially enhancing the efficiency of organic carbon export to the deep sea. Uptake of both dissolved iron and inorganic nitrogen by heterotrophic bacteria was greatest when bacteria metabolized carbon‐rich organic substrates, typical of the lower photic zone, compared to particulate material collected in the near‐surface ocean. Vertical changes in the composition of organic matter may be an important control on bacterial cellular iron requirements, potentially pushing this community toward iron limitation in the interior waters of the ocean.

Short-chain fatty acid starch esters in food preservation: preparation technologies, functions and application - David Mahoudjro Bodjrenou; Dur E. Sameen; Cheng Li; Qiang Huang; Bin Zhang (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2025)

Smartphone self-testing of hand and speech motor functions: a study of reliability and usability in older adults - Renjie Li; Kaylee Rudd; Eddy Roccati; Lynette R. Goldberg; Aidan D Bindoff; Katherine Lawler; Mimieveshiofuo Aiyede; Cristina Simonet; Diriba Mulisa; Anna E. King; James C. Vickers; Quan Bai; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)

Effect of fasting-mimicking diet on markers of autophagy and metabolic health in human subjects - Sara E. Espinoza; Sue Park; Gavin Connolly; Wenbo Qi; Ning Zhang; Manpreet Semwal; Yan Li; Marie Lauzon; Adam B. Salmon; William Hsu; Min Wei; Nicolas Musi (GeroScience, 2025)
We conducted a pilot randomized clinical trial to examine the effects of the fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) on autophagic flux and metabolic health markers in healthy humans. Thirty healthy participants were randomized to two oral formulations of FMD (ProLon and FMD2) or control for 8 days. Blood was collected at baseline, days 4 and 6 during intervention, and 48 h after completing FMD (Day 8). Effects on autophagic flux were measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) using the ratio of LC3B-II/LC3B-I protein in samples treated with chloroquine (CQ) ex vivo. Metabolic outcomes measured included fasting plasma glucose, insulin, insulin growth factor-1, β-hydroxy-butyrate (BHB), and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). One-way ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to determine significant differences between groups, both at individual time points and changes from baseline to subsequent time points. Participants were 49.1 ± 11.8 years. Significant between-group differences were observed in changes from baseline to the end of the 6-day dietary intervention for body weight, fasting glucose, BHB, HOMA-IR, and autophagic flux ( p < 0.05); however, differences were not significant across all time points. These results suggest that FMD may improve autophagic flux and markers of metabolic health. FMD may serve as a non-pharmaceutical intervention to modulate autophagy; however, further investigation with larger sample sizes is needed to confirm and extend these findings. This clinical trial was sponsored by L-Nutra Inc. and registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06115551). Graphical Abstract

A statistical representation of oil spill fate in the Salish Sea (Part 2) - Rachael D. Mueller; Susan E. Allen; Stephanie Chang; Haibo Niu; Douglas J. Latornell; Shihan Li; Ryah Bagshaw; Ashutosh Bhudia; Vicky Do; Krista Forysinski; Ben Moore-Maley; Cameron Power (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025)

Conservation tillage increases maize (Zea mays L.) root lodging resistance through improving brace root development - Xiaoqing Wei; Xuelong Guo; Erin E. Sparks; Weida Gao; Tusheng Ren; Baoguo Li; Hu Zhou (Soil and Tillage Research, 2025)

Precipitation dynamics in southern central Asia during marine isotope stage 5: Implications for early modern human dispersal - Yue Li; Yougui Song; Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons; Aditi K. Dave; Christian Zeeden; Junsheng Nie; Shengli Yang; Jovid Aminov (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2025)

Exploring the dynamic responses and amplification effects of tidal characteristics under sea level rise scenarios - Chao Song; Xiaohong Chen; Quanxi Shao; Shan-e-hyder Soomro; Yinghai Li; Jiali Guo (Ocean Engineering, 2025)

Structural and geochronological studies of the Cona detachment and Cona Rift: Implications for the Miocene evolution of the Cona region - Zhuo Tang; Hanwen Dong; Rongze Fei; Linghao Zhao; Li'e Gao; Yaying Wang; Lilong Yan; Lingsen Zeng (Journal of Structural Geology, 2025)

Corrigendum to “An upscaling approach for estimating field-level irrigation water use through the Budyko framework” [J. Hydrol. 661 (2025) 133785] - Jingwen Zhang; Kaiyu Guan; Murugesu Sivapalan; Chongya Jiang; Ming Pan; Bin Peng; Wang Zhou; Trenton E. Franz; Xiaohong Chen; Kairong Lin; Zejun Li (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Exploring the predictive capabilities of neural networks and state space models on hourly water demand forecasting - Jorge E. Pesantez; Laura González; Binbin Li (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

A decision support tool for rubble stabilization on coral reefs - Shu Kiu Leung; Tania M. Kenyon; Laurie J. Raymundo; Helen E. Fox; Nathan Cook; Kailash Cook; Alasdair J. Edwards; Eric E. Fisher; Arnaud J.T. Brival; Freda E. Nicholson; Robin W.L. Philippo; Andrew C.F. Taylor; et al. (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Urban sports fields as a potential evolutionary trap for polarotactic dragonflies - Sidan Lin; Caizhen Wen; Yuxin Li; Wei Liang; William E. Feeney (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Transporter-mediated root uptake of emerging organophosphate ester bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate) by macrophytes: Implications for phytoremediation - Yifei Li; Yu’e Zhang; Yunfei Zhang; Xiaolin Liao; Hua Zou; Soon Keat Tan (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Multivalent copper-carbon-catalyzed persulfate/O2 system: The relation between copper valence and the species of reactive oxygen - Zehui Fan; Zhisen Li; Dan Mo; Jingyang Zhang; Shuyi Yang; Yun Li; Changlong Bi; Chong Peng; Tao E (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Dynamic changes in physicochemical properties, flavor, and microbial communities during kombucha fermentation with dominant autochthonous strains inoculation - E. Liao; Na Liu; Qian Li; Han Li; Lu Wang; Wenmin Wu (Food Research International, 2025)

Unveiling the mastery of bacterial navigation: The role of methyl-accepting chemotactic proteins in sensing and mobility through environments and their promising applications in food sustainability - Jiaxun Li; Salma A. Bekhit; Guicheng Zhou; Yangfu Li; Xinmin Liang; Keyuan Qin; Moutong Chen; Liang Xue; Alaa E.-D.A. Bekhit; Juan Wang; Qingping Wu; Yu Ding (Food Research International, 2025)

Emission characteristics of full-volatility organic compounds from China's aluminum-products industry and their impacts on secondary organic aerosol and ozone potentials - Dongyang Wu; Qing'e Sha; Shan Jiang; Luyun Liu; Citao Zhang; Jialin Song; Junhao Xu; Haoqi Chen; Guanghui Li; Zhangmin Xiang; Bin Jiang; Zhuangmin Zhong; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

C/N-Driven Synergies: Earthworms optimize CO2/N2O mitigation and soil quality in floral waste recycling - Hongyang Li; Guijun Wu; Mei Li; Changqun Duan; Chang-e Liu (Environmental Research, 2025)

Extracellular vesicle proteomic expression is influenced by mining tenure in former uranium miners - Mijung Oh; Eunju Lim; Onamma Edeh; Sydnee Yazzie; Deborah Kanda; Li Luo; Quiteria Jacquez; Ting Jiang; Prajakta Adsul; Jason Weick; Akshay Sood; Katherine E. Zychowski (Environmental Research, 2025)

Simulation of carbon fluxes from Tibetan Plateau grasslands by integrating data assimilation and parameter inversion within the Biome-BGC model - Jingzhou Zhang; Tao Zhou; Li Cao; Jingyu Zeng; Yajie Zhang; Qi Zhang; Xuemei Wu; Yancheng Qu; E. Tan; Xia Liu (Ecological Modelling, 2025)

Modulating charge separation in g-C3N4 via synergistic carbon self-doping and nitrogen defects engineering for enhanced photocatalytic H2 evolution and CO2 reduction - Samuel Guemou; Fazal E. Haq; Cheng Cheng; Huaiwu Peng; Kang Chen; Yu Chen; Xin Li; Maochang Liu; Jinwen Shi (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

The fate of multiple antibiotics in a counter-diffusion biofilm system carrying out short-cut nitrification and denitrification when treating saline wastewater - Ting Li; Mingxuan Lyu; Boyang Hu; Yi Li; Yuan Zhang; Hao Liu; Baoan Li; Bruce E. Rittmann (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Pushing the boundaries of electrochemical ion separation for near-identical ions - Jouke E. Dykstra; Kaiyue Li; Hanieh Geranikolahlooei; Sam B. Rutten; Johan Nordstrand; Slawomir Porada (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Pediococcus pentosaceus PP34 Ameliorates 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Intestinal Mucositis via Inhibiting Oxidative Stress and Restoring the Gut Microbiota - Yuanyuan He; Feiran Li; Yu Zhang; Xiaohui Zhu; Zhengrong Lin; Linxiao Li; Shah Nawaz; Muhammad Fakhar-e-Alam Kulyar; Mudassar Iqbal; Jiakui Li (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2025)

Beta-Glucan in barley as a natural immunomodulator: mechanisms and therapeutic potential - Hafiz Ghulam Muhu Din Ahmed; Li’E Yang; Xiaomeng Yang; Jiazhen Yang; Sajid Hussain; Muhammad Danial Shafiq; Muhammad Irfan Akram; Muhammad Sajad; Yawen Zeng (Molecular Biology Reports, 2025)

A systematic review of protein post-translational modifications in sepsis - Lishun Yang; Zhuang’e Shi; Fuping Wang; Guoyun Shi; Couwen Li; Guobing Chen (Molecular Biology Reports, 2025)

Palaeoecological reconstruction of shoreline terrestrialisation of Lake Glubokoe (Smolensk-Moscow Upland) in the late Holocene based on the results of a multi-proxy analysis - Yulia A. Pastukhova; Andrey N. Tsyganov; Natalia G. Mazei; Elena E. Severova; Dmitrii O. Sadokov; Viktor A. Chernyshov; Ekaterina V. Tkacheva; Jinyue Li; Yanwei Liu; Alexey A. Kotov; Andrey V. Kitashov; Ping Ding; et al. (Journal of Paleolimnology, 2025)

Efficacy and safety of natural killer cell therapy for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis and systematic review - Zhengnan Li; Xiu’e Wang; Shaoqing Chen; Ping Zhang; Xiujuan Wang; Xinye Ni; Chunlin Mou (Immunologic Research, 2025)
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of natural killer (NK) cell therapy for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Relevant studies on NK cell therapy for advanced NSCLC were collected from PubMed, Scopus, Embase and the Cochrane Library up to August, 2024. Two reviewers independently screened the articles and retrieved the data using the Cochrane risk assessment tool. Meta-analysis was conducted with R (version 4.3.1). A total of nine trials were analyzed, including five phase 2 randomized controlled and four phase 1 studies. All were medium to high quality but exhibited high performance and attrition biases. NK cell treatment doses ranged from 1×10 9 to 4×10 9 cells for 2 or 3 cycles. In total, 324 patients with advanced NSCLC were included, comprising 199 who received NK cell therapy and 125 controls, all previously treated with platinum-based regimens. Meta-analysis demonstrated comparable disease control (OR = 2.68; 95% CI: 1.53–4.71) and 1-year survival (OR = 2.54; 95% CI: 1.28–5.02) between groups, with similar adverse events rates (OR = 1.37; 95% CI: 0.35–5.26). Subgroup analyses revealed no significant differences in efficacy. There was considerable heterogeneity among studies ( I ² = 0%–92.5%). Over 39 trials were registered, with only 12 marked as completed and none of the others released the outcome data. Current evidence suggests that NK cell therapy, either alone or in combination, may achieve disease control, survival outcomes and safety profiles that were comparable to existing treatments for advanced NSCLC. These findings remain exploratory and should be confirmed in larger, well-designed trials.

Modernising sea cucumber surveys using remotely operated vehicles and aerial drones - Jane E. Williamson; Karen E. Joyce; Stephanie Duce; Matthew Koopman; Joan Y. Q. Li; Troy F. Gaston; Ian Knuckey; Kristen L. McSpadden; Natasha Garner; Valerie J. Cornet; Patrick J. Burke; Adrian Flynn; et al. (Coral Reefs, 2025)
There is an urgent need for improved monitoring approaches to rapidly and accurately assess sea cucumber populations at ecologically relevant scales. Timely surveys are critical for informing effective fisheries management and decision-making. Traditional surveys, undertaken via snorkelling, manta tows, or SCUBA, are limited to shallow and accessible areas; however, sea cucumbers inhabit a broad range of depths, including areas beyond safe diving limits and exposed shallow waters inaccessible by boat. To overcome these limitations and increase the rapidity of field collection, we propose the use of remote sensing technologies to survey sea cucumber populations across a range of depths. Here, we evaluated the effectiveness of aerial drones and in-water remote operated vehicles (ROVs) for assessing sea cucumber species and abundances across various depth ranges (< 50 m) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Aerial drone orthomosaics and ROV video footage were compared to more traditional snorkel and SCUBA-based assessments conducted at similar depths. The vast majority of pairwise comparisons between in-water ROV video counts and snorkel or SCUBA assessments found no significant differences in sea cucumber assemblages. Counts from aerial drone-derived orthomosaics, however, were significantly lower, counting approximately half as many sea cucumbers as snorkel counts. This was largely attributed to poor weather during the drone surveys. Remote methods were significantly faster in the field for surveying a given area than traditional methods. Given that towed ROVs can efficiently cover a broader depth range and aerial drones are effective for survey shallow areas under suitable weather conditions, we recommend using a combination of aerial drones and towed ROVs to survey sea cucumbers, with tool selection guided by prevailing weather conditions. This approach offers the advantages of collecting multiple types of data from a single data source, vastly increasing survey efficiency, and providing a historical record for future assessments. The methods have the potential to be used to survey other benthic–associated species.

Knowledge brokers at the science–policy interface: Insights from biosecurity and environmental management - Alejandro Bortolus; Chad L. Hewitt; Veli Mitova; Evangelina Schwindt; Temitope O. Sogbanmu; Emelda E. Chukwu; Remco Heesen; Ricardo Kaufer; Hannah Rubin; Mike D. Schneider; Anne Schwenkenbecher; Helena Slanickova; et al. (Ambio, 2025)

Accelerated Speciation in Temperate Cannabaceae: The Role of Pre‐Adaptation, Ecological Opportunities and Niche Divergence - Yunxia Li; Qin Tian; Xiaogang Fu; Fabien L. Condamine; Tingshuang Yi; Renske E. Onstein (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim The macroevolutionary processes underlying biome transitions and the geographical distribution of species diversity and ecological traits remain poorly understood in most clades. Here, we study tropical‐to‐temperate transitions in Cannabaceae (the hemp family) and hypothesize that pre‐adaptation (i.e., deciduous leaves) and ecological opportunities in temperate habitats have led to niche divergence and increased speciation rates. Location Global. Time Period Late Cretaceous–Cenozoic. Major Taxa Studied Cannabaceae. Methods We combined a well‐resolved, dated phylogenetic tree of Cannabaceae (including about 70% of species diversity) with leaf duration type (deciduous/semi‐deciduous/evergreen), occurrence and environmental data. We employed phylogenetic comparative methods to test for correlated evolution between deciduousness and tropical‐to‐temperate transitions, and to infer speciation and niche evolution rates in tropical, temperate and widespread lineages. Results Our results support a model of correlated evolution, illustrating that deciduous lineages exhibited a higher rate of transition from tropical to temperate regions than evergreen lineages. Furthermore, temperate lineages, particularly combined with a hidden state, experienced higher speciation rates than tropical lineages. Finally, we detected higher rates of niche divergence in temperate than in tropical lineages, especially along climatic axes related to temperature range and seasonal precipitation. Main Conclusions Our results suggest that deciduousness acted as a pre‐adaptive trait that facilitated transitions from tropical to temperate environments in Cannabaceae. The expansion of the temperate biome since the Oligocene may have provided ecological opportunities for deciduous taxa, driving speciation via niche divergence along temperature or seasonal precipitation niche axes. Our study highlights multidimensional niche evolution as a key mechanism in shaping the evolutionary dynamics of temperate lineages.

Prof Stephen P. Long, FRS (1950–2025) - Lorenzo Álvarez‐Filip; Edith Bai; Carl J. Bernacchi; Rhea Bruno; Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl; Maria Byrne; I‐Ching Chen; Shaolin Chen; William W. L. Cheung; M. Francesca Cotrufo; Tatenda Dalu; Xiaojuan Feng; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2025)

High Quality, Granular, Timely, Trustworthy and Efficient Vertebrate Species Distribution Data Across a 30,000 km 2 Protected Area Complex - Yinqiu Ji; Alex Diana; Xueyou Li; Eleni Matechou; Jim E. Griffin; Shuwei Liu; Mingjie Luo; Chunying Wu; Ru Bai; Chenyang Yao; Tingting Yin; Feng Dong; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2025)
The routine generation of species distribution data at scale remains a challenge. We used aquatic environmental DNA metabarcoding to sample vertebrate species across the 30,000 km 2 Gaoligongshan region along the China–Myanmar border. In just 56 calendar days (33 researcher‐field‐days + 69 researcher‐lab‐days), we detected 389 vertebrate species, of which 35 are Red‐Listed. We introduce the ‘eDNA‐aware’ OccPlus occupancy model, which accounts for false‐negative and false‐positive error in the field and lab. OccPlus leverages the taxonomic breadth of eDNA datasets by using ordination to estimate species occupancies. We recover known biogeographic patterns and find that native terrestrial and fish species have higher occupancies inside protected areas while domesticated species and non‐native fishes have higher occupancies outside them. Our study demonstrates how eDNA metabarcoding can obtain high‐quality, granular, timely, trustworthy and efficient species distribution data to facilitate nature conservation and restoration.

Proximity to Natural Habitat Is Not Consistently Associated With Pollination Services in Tropical Smallholder Farms: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis - Ennia Bosshard; Mark E. Harrison; Frank van Veen; Chris J. Kettle; Nagaraja Badenahally Chikkarangappa; John E. Banks; Parthiba Basu; Quebin Bosbely Casiá‐Ajché; Bo Dalsgaard; Aditi Dutta; Eunice Enríquez; Natalia Escobedo‐Kenefic; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2025)
Proximity to natural habitat is known to enhance pollination services in large‐scale agriculture, but it remains unclear whether this holds in tropical smallholder farms. These systems are embedded in ecologically complex landscapes, central to global food security, and depend heavily on biodiversity‐derived ecosystem services. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of 35 studies assessing the relationship between distance to natural habitat and pollinator abundance, species richness, and crop fruit set in tropical smallholder farms. We found no consistent patterns in pollinator abundance and crop fruit set with increasing distance, with relationships highly variable across studies. Similarly variable, yet slightly negative, was the relationship between distance and pollinator species richness. Our findings suggest limited support for the ‘proximity to natural habitat’ hypothesis in tropical smallholder farms, indicating that the inherent complexity of these landscapes may buffer negative effects of distance on pollination. This underscores the importance of maintaining and restoring landscape complexity to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services such as crop pollination. We also highlight the need for greater methodological consistency and publicly available raw data in future studies to strengthen the evidence base and support management strategies for safeguarding pollination services in tropical smallholder farms.

Longitudinal changes in epigenetic measures over 2 years: methodological implications - Rikuta Hamaya; Sidong Li; Brian H. Chen; Alexandre C. Pereira; Nichole Rigby; Haidong Zhu; Kerry L. Ivey; Pamela M. Rist; JoAnn E. Manson; Yanbin Dong; Howard D. Sesso (GeroScience, 2025)

Genome-wide identification and characterization of R2R3-MYB gene family and functional exploration on MYB34 in Isatis indigotica - Yan Dong; Yan Zhang; Kaiwei Qin; Jiamin Kang; Lanying Cai; Xin Li; Xue Tang; Miao Lu; Tian’e Gao; Tao Li (Plant Biosystems, 2025)

Genetic studies reveal that H2 is a key electron donor for Desulfovibrio ferrophilus during iron corrosion - Jiaxin Li; Toshiyuki Ueki; Dawn E. Holmes; Dake Xu; Derek R. Lovley (Water Research, 2025)

Genetic and serological analyses of equine influenza viruses isolated in Kumamoto and Hokkaido, Japan in 2025 - Manabu Nemoto; Nanako Kawanishi; Ryutaro Kamei; Kotaro Furusho; Kyoko Kawauchi; Yukiko Yabuuchi; Yasuhiro Oue; Yuko Uchida; Hayate Nishiura; Stephanie E. Reedy; Thomas M. Chambers; Feng Li; et al. (Veterinary Microbiology, 2025)

Release of oxygen (oxidized fluids) by growth of ferromanganese garnets and oxygen circulation in subduction zone - Shuguang Song; Shiting Ye; Ming Tang; Heidi E. Höfer; Mark B. Allen; Xiaoli Li (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Intensified rainfall overrides vegetation greening in driving erosion and carbon loss on the Tibetan Plateau - Rui Deng; Dongfeng Li; Yi Zhao; Desmond E. Walling; Panos Panagos; Pasquale Borrelli; Philippe Ciais; Yuefei Huang; Yuanyuan Bai; Sergey Chalov; Valentin N. Golosov; Xudong Fu; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2025)

The role of protein post-translational modifications and their crosstalk in determining pluripotent stem cells fate - Wenhui Fan; Taoxia E; Bin Lu; Hongyan Sun; Keshi Chen; Xingguo Liu; Linpeng Li (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Metabolomics combined with 16S rDNA revealed the effects of low protein diet on rumen microbiome structure, nitrogen utilization rate and differential metabolites in feces and urine of dairy cows - Yaqiong Ren; Caijuan Yue; Wenzhuo Wang; Li Cai; Yanming Wang; Xiaojing Liu; Depeng Li; Qiao'’e Zhang (Research in Veterinary Science, 2025)

Plasma-activated water: A novel approach to modulating main pectin, hemicellulose and cellulose metabolism in goji berry cell walls - Kai-Ping Cong; Ting-Ting Li; Cai-E. Wu; Gong-Jian Fan; Dan-Dan Zhou; Xiao-Jing Li; An-Di Suo (Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2025)

Salmonella and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria recovered from livestock feed components include Escherichia coli ST167 expressing NDM-5 carbapenemase - Dixie F. Mollenkopf; Elizabeth M. Parker; Cong Li; Gregory A. Ballash; Thomas E. Wittum (Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2025)

Pet treats, Salmonella, and antimicrobial resistance; a One Health problem - Elizabeth M. Parker; Dixie F. Mollenkopf; Cong Li; Gregory A. Ballash; Thomas E. Wittum (Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2025)

Be–Nb–Ta mineralization in granites: An example from the Nyalam area in the Himalayan belt, southern Tibet - Li-E Gao; Lingsen Zeng; Linghao Zhao; Lilong Yan; Yinglong Di; Guangxu Li; Yaying Wang; Rui Wang; Li Wang (Lithos, 2025)

An upscaling approach for estimating field-level irrigation water use through the Budyko framework - Jingwen Zhang; Kaiyu Guan; Murugesu Sivapalan; Chongya Jiang; Ming Pan; Bin Peng; Wang Zhou; Trenton E. Franz; Xiaohong Chen; Kairong Lin; Zejun Li (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Evaluation of multimodel averaging approaches for ensembling evapotranspiration and yield simulations from maize models - Viveka Nand; Zhiming Qi; Liwang Ma; Matthew J. Helmers; Chandra A. Madramootoo; Ward N. Smith; Tiequan Zhang; Tobias K.D. Weber; Elizabeth Pattey; Ziwei Li; Jiaxin Wang; Virginia L. Jin; et al. (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Angular momentum drain: Despinning embedded planetesimals - Stephen Li; Maggie Ju; A.C. Quillen; Adam E. Rubinstein (Icarus, 2025)

Chloride-induced electron enrichment strategy: Stabilization mechanism and efficacy of calcium/magnesium modified biochar against chromium contamination in soil - Yan Zhou; Gaoyuan Gu; Jianing Zhang; Yu Zhang; Chong Peng; Yuanfei Wang; Yun Li; Shuyi Yang; Tao E (Environmental Research, 2025)

Experimental investigation of mechanical response and steel strain distribution of uncorroded and corroded R/ECC ties under tension with distributed optical fiber sensors - E. Chen; L. Li; S.S. Zhang (Engineering Structures, 2025)

Dual-strategy stabilization of zinc anodes through solvation regulation and interfacial engineering in aqueous zinc ion batteries - Weilin Yan; Yifan Wang; Lufan Liu; Feiyu Tao; Yang Huang; Zhaoqian Li; Li'e Mo; Hong Zhang; Linhua Hu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Differential effects of Ca2+ and Mn2+ on cyanobacterial mineralization and organic matter preservation - Jie Li; Yongjie Zhang; Yanyang Zhao; Chao Han; Kaiming Hu; Wenhui Chen; Yangmei Fei; Yongmei Liu; Haoran Li; Maurice E. Tucker; Zuozhen Han (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Garnet dissolution–reprecipitation processes in leucogranitic magma and their profound geochemical consequences - Rui Wang; Li-E Gao; Lingsen Zeng; Lilong Yan; Linghao Zhao; Guyue Hu; Li Wang; Haitao Wang (Chemical Geology, 2025)

The insect head rewound: Clarifications to the groundplan of Hexapoda (Pancrustacea) - Brendon E. Boudinot; Rolf G. Beutel; Michael Weingardt; Thomas van de Kamp; Jörg U. Hammel; Di Li; Adrian Richter; Benjamin Wipfler (Arthropod Structure & Development, 2025)

Genetic dissection of low-sulfur tolerance via linkage and genome-wide association analyses in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seedlings - Kaixin Zhang; Yanning Chen; Sujing Wang; Yu’e Zhang; Yudan Chen; Kaili Ren; Xiao Li; Guizhen Kan; Deyue Yu; Hui Wang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2025)

Bio-organic fertilizer amendment helps suppress tomato bacterial wilt disease by improving aggregation and enhancing the pathogen inhibition capacity within micro-aggregates - Menghui Dong; Eiko E. Kuramae; Mengli Zhao; Yi Min; Shanshan Liu; Xu Xu; Qirong Shen; Rong Li; George A. Kowalchuk (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2025)

Postoperative stereotactic radiotherapy for brain metastases: results from a single-center retrospective analysis - E. K. M. Lam; D. K. C. Leung; V. H. F. Lee; B. B. T. Taw; L. F. Li; G. Ho; H. C. W. Choi; B. M. F. Cheung; J. S. C. Cheung; Y. P. Ng; M. Y. Luk; K. K. Yuen (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2025)

Mycorrhizal allies: synergizing forest carbon and multifunctional restoration - Tengteng Li; Richard P. Phillips; Matthias C. Rillig; Gerrit Angst; E. Toby Kiers; Paola Bonfante; Nico Eisenhauer; Zhanfeng Liu (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2025)

Establishing scientific confidence in a two-chamber co-culture system to evaluate androgenic response in the presence of hepatic metabolism - Tessa C.A. van Tongeren; Susan J. Hall; Samantha J. Madnick; Blanche C. Ip; Paul L. Carmichael; Hequn Li; Wei Chen; Lori A. Breitweiser; Heather E. Pence; David M. Ames; Andrew J. Bowling; Kamin J. Johnson; et al. (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

Associations between brominated and organophosphate flame retardant levels and inflammatory biomarkers in maternal blood, cord blood, and placental tissue at mid-gestation - Vince Nguyen; Neha Sehgal; Lin Li; Dana E. Goin; Rachel Morello-Frosch; Tracey J. Woodruff; Julia Varshavsky; June-Soo Park; Stephanie L. Gaw; Joshua F. Robinson; Stephanie M. Eick (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Debris aggregates in debris flows and implications for debris-flow dynamics - Yi-Xi Wen; Ze-Min Xu; Xiao Su; Bin Li; Zi-Ming Ye; Gui-E Shi; Jing-Kai Meng (Sedimentary Geology, 2025)

A technique for synthesis of δ-MnO2 with which spent coffee ground biochar was loaded for eliminating the risk of lead exposure in soil - Yan Zhou; Gaoyuan Gu; Jianing Zhang; Ruijie Ge; Chong Peng; Yun Li; Shuyi Yang; Tao E. (Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2025)

Luminescence dating on ceramics from the Tianjun Shilin Cave around Qinghai lake in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet plateau - Qiang Peng; Manping Sun; Yongjuan Sun; Yunkun Shi; Yanyan Li; Chongyi E (Quaternary International, 2025)

Didesmethylrocaglamide cytotoxic activity in high grade serous ovarian cancer in preclinical in vitro and in vivo models - Elizabeth N. Kaweesa; Tyler A. Wilson; Jaqueline M. Bazioli; Li Pan; A. Douglas Kinghornb James R. Fuchs; Joanna E. Burdette (Phytochemistry Letters, 2025)

Didesmethylrocaglamide Cytotoxic Activity in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer in Preclinical In Vitro and In Vivo Models - Elizabeth N. Kaweesa; Tyler A. Wilson; Jaqueline M. Bazioli; Li Pan; A. Douglas Kinghorn; James R. Fuchs; Joanna E. Burdette (Phytochemistry Letters, 2025)

Evaluation of a semi-analytical bimodal Gaussian model for the estimation of the lateral velocity distribution behind a tidal stream turbine - Wei Zang; Yuquan Zhang; Yuan Zheng; Chengyi Li; E. Fernandez-Rodriguez; Lianchen Xu (Ocean Engineering, 2025)

Time-lapse ensemble-based electrical resistivity tomography to monitor water flow from managed aquifer recharge operations - Mauricio Arboleda-Zapata; Gordon Osterman; Xinyan Li; Salini Sasidharan; Helen E. Dahlke; Scott A. Bradford (Journal of Hydrology, 2025)

Association between microplastic exposure and macrolide resistance in mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia among younger children: A cross-sectional study in China - Wendi Ma; Lili Zhong; Jingli Yang; Kent E. Pinkerton; Shuli Zhao; Huimin Li; Yinze Xu; Xiuqin Feng; Xuelin Lv; Qiong Wang; Chuyun Yan; Jingjing Zhang; et al. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Digestion of microplastics with simulated gastrointestinal conditions mitigates uptake by intestinal epithelial cells: Quantified by imaging flow cytometry - Charlotte E. Sofield; Ryan S. Anderton; Chidozie C. Anyaegbu; Li Shan Chiu; Kathryn A. Fuller; Anastazja M. Gorecki (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

NH3, N2O, NO and NO2 losses, emission factors and reduction mechanisms under different N managements from greenhouse vegetable soils - Tiantian Miao; Bin Wang; Yunfan Wan; Yu'e Li; Tianjing Ren; Huan Liu; Jiaqi Zhang; Andong Cai; Waseem Hassan (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

Editorial preface to special issue: Life and environments in transition: The Neoproterozoic-early Paleozoic world - Meng Cheng; Eva E. Stüeken; Zongjun Yin; Thomas J. Algeo; Chao Li (Global and Planetary Change, 2025)

Cadmium stress drives remodeling of earthworm mucus metabolism: Hormetic antioxidant response and synergistic amino acid defence mechanisms - Guijun Wu; Changqun Duan; Hongyang Li; Mei Li; Chang-e Liu (Environmental Research, 2025)

Regulating the interfacial polymerization process for the fabrication of high-performance nanofiltration membranes by using polyethyleneimine-modified mica nanosheets as an interlayer - Xinyi Zhang; Zhaoqing Lu; Doudou Ning; Nan Li; Kaiyue Huang; Dinggen Hu; Songfeng E (Desalination, 2025)

Efficient Hg(II) removal using recyclable poly(thioctic acid)/SH-UiO-66 functionalized polyacrylonitrile fiber: Multifunctional binding strategy - Ningge Jian; Gaoran Zhang; Hongli Liu; Di Wu; Jia Wang; Yuxin Wang; Yi Cheng; Qingyuan Liu; Yongjun Wu; Li-e Liu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Multi-electron donation promotes the photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide to methane in a covalent bonded metal-complex/quantum dots hybrid catalyst - Qian Zhao; Mohamed Abdellah; Yang Liu; Jie Meng; Xianshao Zou; Kasper Enemark-Rasmussen; Yu Zhou; Yi Li; Yuehan Cao; Yijiang Chen; Nora Eliasson; Ying Zhou; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Corrosion-resistant, biodegradable green coatings for automotive conductive primers - Yating Li; Xin Tian; Kexin Zhou; Junbo Wang; Chong Peng; Shuyi Yang; Tao E (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Mechanically strong heterocyclic aramid nanofiber-based nanopaper via boron nitride nanosheet-incorporated polymerization and assembly of poly(p-phenylene-benzimidazole-terephthalamide) - Nan Li; Zhaoqing Lu; Doudou Ning; Li Hua; Songfeng E (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Reestablished buried interface by multifunctional additive for high-efficiency perovskite solar cells - Xiaoli Zhang; Fobao Xie; Bing’e Li; Xinghan Zeng; Chuangping Liu; Qinghua Cao; Jiangping Xing; Eugene Troyan; Baihong Zheng; Hui Liu; Andrey Stepanov (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Genome-wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the Argonaute Gene Family in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) - Zengjuan Fu; Liang Wang; Xiaodong Li; Yuanyuan E; Yahui Liang; Bizhou Zhang; Shangmin Zhao; Hui Zhang; Wenzhe Zheng; Chen Bai; Mengyuan Sun; Ziqiang Zhang; et al. (Sugar Tech, 2025)

Evaluating genetic and environmental controls on silicon accumulation in Populus trichocarpa leaves - Elizabeth Herndon; Emily G. Willman; Eleanor E. Wetter; Hui Li; Hunter B. Andrews; Ann Wymore; Madhavi Martin; Natalie A. Griffiths (Plant and Soil, 2025)

Carbon dioxide activated biochars as mediators for reductive debromination of 1,2-dibromoethane - J. H. Lindhardt; D. J. Tobler; P. E. Holm; H. Li; N. Winter; H. C. B. Hansen (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2025)
The fuel additive and pesticide 1,2-dibromoethane (DBA) is a problematic organic pollutant found in soil and aquifers. Remediation methods face drawbacks because of undesirable by-products and slow rates of removal. Biochars (BCs) are catalysts of reductive dehalogenation in anoxic environments by the layered iron(II)-iron(III) hydroxide green rust (GR). However, so far, such catalytic properties have generally only been observed for BCs produced from animal substrates, while BCs from easily available plant substrates, seem to lack these properties. In this study, the potential of CO 2 activation to enhance the catalytic properties of plant-substrate BCs was tested, specifically for BCs from barley straw (BARST), soybean meal (SOYM), wheat straw (WHST) and eelgrass (Zostera marina, ZOST). All BCs were tested for catalyzing reductive debromination of DBA with GR as the reductant. CO 2 activation led to clear increases in the extent of DBA debromination (after 7 days) by a factor of 1.5, 8.8, 3.3, and 2.1 for GR reactions with BARST, SOYM, WHST, and ZOST BCs respectively. Changes in BC properties were observed upon CO 2 activation, and these varied between substrates, making it difficult to define the key properties that led to the observed reactivity increase. However, surface polarity, structural defects and the presence of surface O and N functional groups were identified as key BC properties regulating the extent of DBA sorption and degradation. The findings of this study contribute to the optimization of BC mediators for reduction of halogenated pollutants. Graphical abstract

The effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on resistance exercise performance: A dose–response investigation - Rachel Tan; Isabella G. Lincoln; Keonabelle K. Paniagua; Justin M. Foster; Lauren E. Wideen; Raymond T. Gerardo; Nathan J. Ornelas; Isaac Tchaprazian; Jeffrey Li; Michael Egiazarian; Samantha N. Rowland; Stephen J. Bailey; et al. (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2025)
Dietary nitrate (NO 3 − ) can enhance skeletal muscle contractile function and explosive-type exercise by modulating type II muscle fibers; however, limited attention has been directed at exploring the optimal dosing guidelines and potential performance-enhancing effects of NO 3 − supplementation during resistance-type exercise. The purpose of our investigation was to examine potential dose–response effects of concentrated NO 3 − -rich beetroot juice on neuromuscular performance during resistance exercise. Eighteen resistance-trained men were assigned in a double-blind, randomized, crossover design, to four conditions to consume beetroot juice containing: negligible NO 3 − (PL); ~ 6 mmol NO 3 − (BR-LOW); ~ 12 mmol NO 3 − (BR-MOD); and ~ 24 mmol NO 3 − (BR-HIGH). Participants completed 1 set of vertical countermovement jumps (CMJ), 2 sets × 3 repetitions of barbell back squats, and 2 sets × 3 repetitions of barbell bench press 2.5 h post-supplementation. Plasma [NO 3 − ] increased in a dose-dependent manner ( P < 0.01). Plasma [nitrite] ([NO 2 − ]) increased in all BR conditions compared to PL ( P < 0.05), such that BR-MOD vs. BR-LOW ( P < 0.01) and BR-LOW vs. PL ( P < 0.01), but BR-HIGH was not different compared to BR-MOD ( P > 0.05). Performance was not different between conditions in CMJ, 50% one-repetition maximum (1RM) and 75%1RM back squats, or 50%1RM and 75%1RM bench press ( P > 0.05). The change in plasma [NO 2 − ] was significantly correlated with peak power ( r = − 0.65, P = 0.003), mean power ( r = − 0.52, P = 0.03), and mean velocity ( r = − 0.48, P = 0.04) during 50%1RM back squats following BR-LOW vs. PL but not in other conditions ( P > 0.05). This study indicates that dietary NO 3 − does not impact resistance exercise performance at any of the doses assessed in the current study.

Time since HIV diagnosis is linked to amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults with HIV - Jason S. DeFelice; Mark K. Britton; Yancheng Li; Eric C. Porges; Gladys E. Ibañez; Charurut Somboonwit; Robert L. Cook; Ronald A. Cohen; Joseph M. Gullett (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2025)

Effect of Spatial Variability in the Geometry of Fractures on Granite Slope Stability - Lin Jia; Jing-Sen Cai; Li Wu; Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh; E-Chuan Yan; Yi Du (Journal of Earth Science, 2025)

Recognition of novel metal-resistant microbes and their potential resistance mechanisms in metal mines - Ting Li; Chang'e Liu; Chenyang Zhang; Changqun Duan (Applied Soil Ecology, 2025)

Surface-based morphometry reveals divergent aging trajectories in veterans with and without traumatic brain injury - Michelle C. Eliason; Amrutha Bindu Nagella; Cristian Cuadra; David S. Wack; Ghazala T. Saleem; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; John Q. Trojanowki; Arthur W. Toga; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)

Short-term mTOR inhibition by rapamycin improves cardiac and endothelial function in older men: a proof-of concept pilot study - Alexander J. Moody; Yubo Wu; Terry Q. Romo; Wouter Koek; Jinqi Li; Leslie A. Linehan; Geoffrey D. Clarke; Eric Y. Yang; Sara E. Espinoza; Nicolas Musi; Robert J. Chilton; Ellen Kraig; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)
Rapamycin (RAPA) and related mTOR-inhibitors have been shown to enhance healthy aging in animal models (2–10) and to be generally safe and tolerable in older people (11–13). However, studies to assess their effects on specific age-related pathologies in humans are limited. Since improvements in cardiovascular function with RAPA treatment have been reported in preclinical studies (5, 9, 10, 14–17), we posited that RAPA could be similarly efficacious in humans. Towards this end, we performed a pilot “proof of concept” trial to examine RAPA’s effects on cardiovascular and endothelial functions that are known to decline with age (18, 19). We hypothesized that RAPA would elicit beneficial cardiovascular effects in men. A cohort of older male subjects with no known cardiac disease (ages 70–76 years) were enrolled in the open-label study and received 1 mg RAPA/day for 8 weeks. To assess cardiovascular function, cardiac MRI (CMR) was performed twice: prior to initiation of the intervention and again after 8 weeks of treatment. Endothelial function was examined using laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) by measuring cutaneous, endothelium-dependent, local thermal hyperemic responses pre-intervention and after 4 and 8 weeks of RAPA (1). In all 6 subjects, transmitral blood flow, peak flow rate, and maximal blood acceleration showed statistically significant improvements while endothelial function also improved over the 8-week course of RAPA treatment. Thus, cardiac and endothelial function improvements with RAPA were found and support future placebo-controlled studies in larger cohorts of healthy older persons as well as in patients with compromised diastolic and endothelial function (20, 21).

Magnetite-augmented sulfur-siderite autotrophic denitrification: Deep nitrogen removal at ultra-low HRT from lab to pilot scale - Jiale Sun; Haoyong Li; He Dong; Lu Liu; Chunyv Zhou; Ziwen Du; Yan Dang; Dawn E. Holmes (Water Research, 2025)

P28-04 Towards Animal-Free DIT Testing: Establishing a Human Stem Cell-Based Assay for Early Hematopoiesis - C. Spruck; A. Bartel; G. Brockerhoff; S. Fayyaz; Q. Li; F.A. Grimm; E. Fritsche; K. Koch; J. Tigges (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

Nitrogen fixation in Pampinifervens, a new species-rich genus of Aquificaceae that inhabits a wide pH range in terrestrial hot springs - Marike Palmer; Nancy O. Nou; Lara A. Turello; Carolyn E. Power; John C. Ong; Jonathan K. Covington; Dengxun Lai; Xavier Mayali; Anna-Louise Reysenbach; Yan-Ling Qi; Jeremy A. Dodsworth; Jian-Yu Jiao; et al. (Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 2025)

Petrogenesis and tectonic significance of the late Middle Triassic I-type granite in the eastern section of the North Qilian tectonic belt: Constraints on the initiation of post-collision between North China Block and South China Block - Liang'e Chen; Zuochen Li; Xianzhi Pei; Shaowei Zhao; Meng Wang; Hai Zhou; Lei Pei; Youxin Chen; Shang Ji; Weiyi Hou (Lithos, 2025)

Urban community gardens foster positive human-avian interactions across an income gradient in San Francisco - Kelley E. Langhans; Alejandra Echeverri; Maya Xu; Meggie Callahan; Mei Li Palmeri; Oliver Nguyen; Nicole M. Ardoin; Gretchen C. Daily (Landscape and Urban Planning, 2025)

Nosema or Vairimorpha: Genomic/proteomic support to a complex socio-economic issue rooted in taxonomic change - Jamie Bojko; James Becnel; Edouard Bessette; Sam Edwards; Jing Gao; Wei-Fone Huang; Nataša Katanić; Amjad Khalaf; Tian Li; Jonathan W. Snow; Leellen F. Solter; Cheyenne E. Stratton; et al. (Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2025)

Group activity analysis and pollution remediation techniques: Optimization of gel structural properties for efficient copper adsorption by truncating the electron pooling effect on polymer methylene backbones - Changlong Bi; Suya Li; Gaoyuan Gu; Jie Hao; Yupeng Wang; Chong Peng; Shuyi Yang; Tao E (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Edge nucleation and bridging effect synergistically in-situ sealed multiple heavy metals in soils - Gu Gaoyuan; Zhang Jianing; Zhou Yan; Ge Ruijie; Li Wenhui; Peng Chong; Wang Yuanfei; Bi Changlong; Yang Shuyi; E Tao (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Combined toxicity of polyethylene microplastics and soil salinization to earthworms is generally antagonistic or additive - Zheng Fang; Mark E Hodson; Chao-Jian Hu; Wen-Jun Li; Jun Li; Alejandra Bouzas Monroy; Lei Tong; Xiao Xiao (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Petrogenesis of the olivine cumulate outcrop Issole – The missing link between the Séítah and Máaz formations in Jezero crater, Mars - Juan David Hernández-Montenegro; Tanya V. Kizovski; Allan H. Treiman; An Y. Li; Paul D. Asimow; Mariek E. Schmidt; Yang Liu; Josh Labrie; Abigail L. Knight; Michael M. Tice; David A. Klevang; Scott VanBommel; et al. (Icarus, 2025)

Simultaneous N-methyl pyrrolidone and total-nitrogen removals in a single aerobic process - Fei Liu; Meng Huang; Chenyu Li; Linlin Chen; Yongming Zhang; Bruce E. Rittmann (International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2025)

Adsorption and coarsening of gold nanoparticles in iron (oxyhydr)oxides lead to high-grade gold mineralization - Feng-Xia Huang; Ya-Fei Wu; Katy Evans; Anthony E. Williams-Jones; Xin-Fu Zhao; Yong Wei; Wei Feng; Jian-Wei Li (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025)

Animal farming and the oral microbiome in the Agricultural Health Study - Vicky C. Chang; Vaishnavi Purandare; Shilan Li; Gabriella Andreotti; Xing Hua; Yunhu Wan; Casey L. Dagnall; Kristine Jones; Belynda D. Hicks; Amy Hutchinson; Yukiko Yano; Kathryn R. Dalton; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

Millet stable isotopes reveal the advance of agricultural practices in the core political regions of early imperial China - Jingwen Liao; Edward Allen; Amanda G. Henry; Jason E. Laffoon; Ming Li; Daiyun Liu; Pengfei Sheng (CATENA, 2025)

Remobilization of Ni in framboidal pyrite within sulfide nodules in Early Cambrian nickeliferous black shales - Xu-Yang Liu; Ya-Fei Wu; Daniel D. Gregory; Katy Evans; Anthony E. Williams-Jones; Wen Zhang; Mei-Fu Zhou; Jian-Wei Li (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Protecting DNA and improving freeze-drying survival rate of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LIP-1 through metabolism of hypoxanthine - Xingkun Guo; Qiaoling Zhang; Rongze Ma; Ruoru Zhuang; Jing Li; Shuyi Jiao; Jingjing E; Junguo Wang; Rula Sa (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2025)

Investigating the impact of air pollutants on vegetation and land surface dynamics - Li Wang; Muhammad Haseeb; Zainab Tahir; Syed Amer Mahmood; Dmitry E. Kucher; Aqil Tariq (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2025)

Connections between roots and soil health across agriculture management practices - E. Britt Moore; Mriganka De; Marcio R. Nunes; Debasish Saha; Virginia Jin; Lidong Li; Jane M. F. Johnson; Douglas L. Karlen; Marshall D. McDaniel (Plant and Soil, 2025)

JsSAMDC promotes polyamine synthesis and flowering genes to synergistically regulate female flower bud differentiation - Jinyan Chen; Wenwen Li; Chunxiang Li; Yuanqi Huang; Jian Peng; Dong Huang; Mengmeng Liu; Xuejun Pan; Wen’ e Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2025)

Implementation of Cognitive (Neuropsychological) Interventions for Older Adults in Clinical or Community Settings: A Scoping Review - Kerryn E. Pike; Lily Li; Sharon L. Naismith; Alex Bahar-Fuchs; Alessandra Lee; Inga Mehrani; Adam Bentvelzen; Nicola T. Lautenschlager; Megan E. O’Connell; Irene Blackberry; Loren Mowszowski (Neuropsychology Review, 2025)
Despite compelling evidence that cognitive interventions for older adults improve cognition, mood, and everyday function, few are implemented in clinical or community practice. This scoping review aims to understand the implementation frameworks and methods used and their contribution to implementation success of cognitive interventions for older adults. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR), and searched CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PSYCINFO databases, using terms related to cognitive interventions, implementation, and older adults. This resulted in 5002 studies, of which 29 were included following an iterative process. Most studies reported on implementation of cognitive stimulation for people with dementia. Only four studies used formal implementation frameworks, with three using RE-AIM, and one a process evaluation using complexity theory. The most frequently addressed implementation concepts were Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness, while Cost, Cost-Effectiveness, and Maintenance were rarely reported. Solutions to common barriers included the importance of good stakeholder relationships and engagement, a manualised intervention flexible enough to adapt to the context, and ensuring facilitators were well-trained, confident, and enthusiastic.

Optimization of integrated compost-dewatering and pyrolysis for sustainable faecal sludge management: enhancing pathogen inactivation and biochar production - E. A. Odey; Z. Li (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2025)

Swimming performance of a threatened native fish (Gymnocypris przewalskii) informs fishway design in Qinghai Lake - Senfan Ke; Sen Yang; Zhiying Tu; Shan-e-hyder Soomro; Huaiyao Ji; Dongqing Li; Jiawei Xu; Hongfang Qi; Xiaotao Shi (Hydrobiologia, 2025)

Construction of a thermosensitive gel based on hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin/meloxicam inclusion complexes for improving meloxicam solubility and prolonging drug retention time in the cornea - Lvyao Yang; Xiu’e Li; Yuanke Zhang; Jingjing Tian; Guixia Ling; Peng Zhang (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2025)

Estimation of errors in finite element modeling of an ultrasound system for lower limb vein ablation - A. S. Borde; D. Yu. Sokolova; E. S. Li; I. E. Poludkin; N. V. Belikov; A. V. Samorodov; S. I. Shchukin; D. A. Solov’ev (Biomedical Engineering, 2025)

Molecular characterization of a novel chrysovirus isolated from the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium commune - Wen Xin Huang; Li E Yang; Yan Bin Huang; Tao Sha Xu; Jie Zhong; Ya Rong Wang; Yan Song Xiao (Archives of Virology, 2025)

Air quality and mental health amid COVID-19: a prospective population-based analysis of the mediating role of daily routine disruptions - Selina Kit Yi Chan; Crystal Jingru Li; Percy Poo-see Tse; Evon Lam Wong; Anan Wang; Huinan Liu; Stevan E. Hobfoll; Chi Yung Jim; Wai Kai Hou (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2025)

High‐Integrity Forests Are Critical for Forest Specialist Birds - Corey T. Callaghan; Ruben Venegas‐Li; Brittany M. Mason; Richard A. Fuller; Rebecca Spake; James E. M. Watson (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim Efforts to retain and restore forest integrity—the degree to which a forest's structure and function are not modified by humans—are increasingly underpinning global biodiversity conservation efforts. However, there is still much uncertainty around how species respond to changes in forest integrity. Geographically variable responses would have consequences for conservation planning assessments and targeted conservation action. Our goal was to quantify the relationship between forest integrity and bird diversity. Location Global; 98 bioregions. Time Period 2017–2020. Major Taxa Studied Birds. Methods By integrating global‐scale spatially explicit forest landscape integrity data with a citizen science bird dataset, we provide the first empirical assessment of the relationship between forest integrity and bird diversity. Results We found that both species richness and abundance of forest specialists had a positive association with integrity. However, the relationship between forest integrity and bird diversity varied across bioregions, with bioregions at low latitudes tending to have more positive relationships between forest integrity and species richness. Of the 74 bioregions assessed, 64% had more than half of their species favouring high integrity forests. Main Conclusions These results support calls for the targeted protection of the world's remaining high‐integrity forests but also showcase that consideration must be given to restoring forest integrity where possible.

Assessing the Effectiveness of 3D-Printed Ceramic Structures for Coral Restoration: Growth, Survivorship, and Biodiversity Using Visual Surveys and eDNA - Vriko Yu; Alison D. Corley; Horace Lau; Philip D. Thompson; Zhongyue Wilson Wan; Jane C. Y. Wong; Zoe Kwan Ting Wong; Louise Wai Hung Li; Shelby E. McIlroy; David M. Baker (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2025)
Coral reef degradation has spurred the development of artificial structures to mitigate losses in coral cover. These structures serve as substrates for coral transplantation, with the expectation that growing corals will attract reef-associated taxa—while the substrate’s ability to directly support biodiversity is often neglected. We evaluated a novel 3D-printed modular tile made of porous terra cotta, designed with complex surface structures to enhance micro- and cryptic biodiversity, through a restoration project in Hong Kong. Over four years, we monitored 378 outplanted coral fragments using diver assessments and photography, while biodiversity changes were assessed through visual surveys and eDNA metabarcoding. Coral survivorship was high, with 88% survival after four years. Visual surveys recorded seven times more fish and almost 60% more invertebrates at the restoration site compared to a nearby unrestored area. eDNA analyses revealed a 23.5% higher eukaryote ASV richness at the restoration site than the unrestored site and 13.3% greater richness relative to a natural reference coral community. This study highlights the tiles’ dual functionality: (1) supporting coral growth and (2) enhancing cryptic biodiversity, an aspect often neglected in traditional reef restoration efforts. Our findings underscore the potential of 3D-printed ceramic structures to improve both coral restoration outcomes and broader reef ecosystem recovery.

Coarse and Fine-Grained Sediment Magnetic Properties from Upstream to Downstream in Jiulong River, Southeastern China and Their Environmental Implications - Rou Wen; Shengqiang Liang; Mingkun Li; Marcos A. E. Chaparro; Yajuan Yuan (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2025)
Magnetic parameters of river sediments are commonly used as end-members for source tracing in the coasts and shelves. The eastern continental shelf area of China, with multiple sources of input, is a key region for discussing sediment sources. However, magnetic parameters are influenced by grain size, and the nature of this influence remains unclear. In this study, the Jiulong River was selected as a case to analyze the magnetic parameters and mineral characteristics for both the coarse (>63 μm) and fine-grained ( 63 μm fractions. Hence, magnetic parameters for the

Psychosocial stress and associations with inflammation in mid-gestation maternal, fetal, and placental tissue - Neha Sehgal; Lin Li; Dana E. Goin; Jessica Chen; Unurzul Jigmeddagva; Rachel Morello-Frosch; Tracey J. Woodruff; Stephanie L. Gaw; Joshua F. Robinson; Stephanie M. Eick (Reproductive Toxicology, 2025)

Enhanced sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 via a microbially driven Fenton reaction - Qing-Jiahui Fan; Wei Li; Gen-Ji Yao; Zu-Hao Wang; Han Fu; Yong-Di Liu; Bruce E. Rittmann (Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2025)

A novel 1,8-naphthalimide-based fluorescent sensor for ultrafast, portable, ratiometric detection of uranyl ions in seawater, seafood, soil, and living cells - Xinyu Chen; Tianyu Liang; Shuang E; Yang Li; Mingyu Tian; Chengyan Wu; Xiaomei Yan; Xiaofei Sun; Tianruo Shen; Keli Zhong; Lijun Tang (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Enhancing ecological risk assessment of dioxins in aquatic environments: AHR diversity and species sensitivity differences in tiger puffer (Takifugu rubripes) - Zhenhong Xue; Wanglong Zhang; Anran Ren; Sibel I. Karchner; Diana G. Franks; Yanjiao Zong; Yongchao Ma; Jiayi Wang; Yiqin Xu; Jiaming Li; Ning Ding; Chunchen Liu; et al. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Drop-in fuel production from food waste: system level optimization and analysis - Julia Granacher; Robert E. Franzoi; Jinyue Jiang; Sabrina Summers; Shuyun Li; Juan A. Lopez-Ruiz; Yuanhui Zhang; Zhiyong Jason Ren; Christos T. Maravelias (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025)

Evaluating palm olein and palm stearin on hepatic lipids in C57BL/6 J mice under low and high fat intakes: A quantitative lipidomic approach - Liting Wan; Lin Li; Xia Zhang; Bing Li; Kristen J. Brao; Janette M. Harro; Mark E. Shirtliff (Food Chemistry, 2025)

Quality changes in the physiology, behaviour, nutrition, and taste of Urechis unicinctus during waterless live transportation - Teng Teng; Yuchun Lu; Zichen Deng; Shuqi Wang; Yuting Yang; Huihong Li; Chun-E Liu (Food Chemistry, 2025)

Function sulfur nanodots for the detection and discrimination of allura red from food pigments - Gege Yue; Yuan Li; Xiaozhen Wang; Yu-e Shi; Meng Jiao; Zhenguang Wang (Food Chemistry, 2025)

Early life phthalate exposure impacts gray matter and white matter volume in infants and young children - Emily J. Werder; Kun Lu; Chih-Wei Liu; Jake E. Thistle; Julia E. Rager; Gang Li; Zhengwang Wu; Tengfei Li; Li Wang; Dale P. Sandler; John H. Gilmore; Joseph Piven; et al. (Environmental Research, 2025)

An interpretable and scalable model for rapid flood extent forecasting using satellite imagery and machine learning with rotated EOF analysis - Hung-Hsien Wan; Hyongki Lee; Tien Le Thuy Du; Amirhossein Rostami; Chi-Hung Chang; Kel N. Markert; E. James Nelson; Gustavious P. Williams; Sanmei Li; William Straka; Sean R. Helfrich; Franz J. Meyer (Environmental Modelling & Software, 2025)

Synthetic feed-forward loop circuit boosts transgene expression in sugarcane - Zhihai Zhang; Sultana Anwar; Erin J. Yafuso; Evelyn Tatiana Zuniga Soto; Changwei Li; Guangbin Luo; Stephen P. Moose; Kankshita Swaminathan; Fredy Altpeter; Matthew E. Hudson (Plant Cell Reports, 2025)
Key message A new GAL4-based feed-forward loop circuit enhances β-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene expression in leaves and stems of stably transformed sugarcane plants.

Active and passive pathways of nutrient transfer in coral reef ecosystems - Ruth E. Dunn; Nicholas A. J. Graham; Laura-Li Jeannot; Rucha Karkarey; F. Javier Gonzalez-Barrios; Ines D. Lange; Julia Rodriguez Fillol; Ronan Roche; Marleen Stuhr; Cassandra E. Benkwitt (Coral Reefs, 2025)
Coral reefs receive both passive and active nutrient subsidies, supplied via oceanographic processes and animal-mediated transfer, which can bolster reef productivity and resilience to disturbance. We examined the relative importance of these two pathways across lagoonal and seaward reefs, reefs of different depths, and those around islands either with or without breeding seabird colonies using carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes (ð 13 C and ð 15 N) and nutrient metrics (per cent N, %N and carbon-to-nitrogen ratios, C:N). We found increased passive oceanic nutrient inputs in reefs that were both deep and seaward facing, indicated by lower ð 13 C values. Enriched ð 15 N values and lower carbon-to-nitrogen ratios within reefs adjacent to islands with seabird colonies provided evidence of the role of seabirds as active vectors of nutrients to coral reef food webs, particularly within shallow, lagoonal reefs. Though %N values did not seem to provide a good indicator through which to disentangle active vs passive nutrient transport within this context, variation in ð 13 C and ð 15 N values and C:N ratios highlighted the interplay between passive oceanic processes and active seabird contributions to coral reefs. We emphasise the importance of both preserving and restoring natural nutrient pathways, particularly at a time when coral reef ecosystems are under increasing pressure from anthropogenic threats.

The attribution of human health outcomes to climate change: transdisciplinary practical guidance - K. L. Ebi; A. Haines; R. F. S. Andrade; C. Åström; M. L. Barreto; A. Bonell; K. Bowen; N. Brink; C. Caminade; C. J. Carlson; R. Carter; P. Chua; et al. (Climatic Change, 2025)

Sociodemographic, medical, health behavior, and psychosocial factors associated with COVID-19 diagnoses in the New Jersey cancer survivor cohort - Sharon Manne; Adana A. M. Llanos; Hari S. Iyer; Lisa E. Paddock; Katie Devine; Shawna V. Hudson; Denalee O’Malley; Elisa V. Bandera; Sara Frederick; Jacintha Peram; Justin Solleder; Shengguo Li; et al. (Cancer Causes & Control, 2025)
Background Cancer survivors are more susceptible to contracting COVID-19. However, beyond race, age, and sex, less is known about other neighborhood and psychosocial factors contribute to this increased risk. Objective The goal of this study was to examine the associations of individual and area-level social determinants of health (SDOH) measures, medical, lifestyle, and psychosocial factors and COVID-19 infection in a statewide cohort of cancer survivors in New Jersey. Methods Survey data from 864 cancer survivors in New Jersey were collected from 2018 to 2022, which were merged with study participant data from the state of New Jersey on COVID-19 diagnoses in 2020, 2021, and 2022. We estimated adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for associations of COVID-19 diagnosis with individual-level factors (cancer type and stage, health behaviors, and psychosocial factors) and area-level SDOH [Social Vulnerability Index, Area Deprivation Index, and Index of Concentration at the Extremes (ICE) to quantify racialized deprivation vs. privilege based on income]. Results Cancer survivors born outside the US were more than twice as likely to contract COVID-19 compared to US-born survivors (aOR 2.29, 95% CI 1.01, 4.92). Compared to Quartile 4, residence in an area in Quartile 1 of racialized income ICE (i.e., predominantly Black, low income) was associated with higher odds of COVID-19 (aOR 2.15, 95% CI 0.98, 4.87). Retired survivors had lower odds of COVID-19 (aOR 0.39, 95% CI 0.19, 0.80) compared to those who were employed. Higher social well-being was associated with higher COVID-19 (aOR 1.07, 95% CI 1.02, 1.13). Type of cancer and cancer treatments received were not associated with the risk of COVID-19. Conclusions Immigrant status and increased racialized deprivation as measured by ICE for income were associated with COVID-19. These findings support evidence that individual and area-level SDOH measures contribute to increased risk of COVID-19 among cancer survivors.

Quantitative assessment of trophic flow based on polyunsaturated fatty acids reveals that high‐quality algae support aquatic food webs irrespective of dams - Juan Huang; Fen Guo; Martin J. Kainz; Stuart E. Bunn; Xiaoguang Ouyang; Feilong Li; Qingping Du; Yuan Zhang (Limnology and Oceanography, 2025)
High‐quality, yet less abundant, food sources sustain river food webs. However, the impacts of dams on these sources and their nutritional contributions to aquatic animals are not well understood. A substantial knowledge gap exists in understanding the quantitative contribution of basal food sources, such as periphyton, to aquatic animal diets and their role in supporting aquatic animals. This study fills this gap by using long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids as biomarkers to quantify the dietary contributions of periphyton, submerged leaves, and macrophytes to macroinvertebrates and fish in dammed rivers. Our results showed that periphyton contributed more to the lipid diets of macroinvertebrates and fish than submerged leaves and macrophytes, regardless of dams, and was a high‐quality food source supporting aquatic food webs. The dietary contribution of periphyton to macroinvertebrates decreased at the downstream sites of small dams compared to the upstream sites, while the contribution of leaves and macrophytes increased due to dam‐induced changes in periphyton nutritional quality. The nutritional quality of periphyton correlated positively with its contribution to invertebrate grazers and filterers, while its contribution to fish varied depending on the feeding strategies of fish species. Our findings underscore periphyton as a high‐quality dietary source in dammed river ecosystems and suggest that improving its nutritional quality enhances its contribution to the lipid diets of macroinvertebrates and fish.

Coral bleaching and mass mortality at Lizard Island revealed by drone imagery - Vincent Raoult; Karen Joyce; Joan Y. Q. Li; George Roff; Geoffrey Carlin; Jane E. Williamson (Coral Reefs, 2025)
Quantitatively assessing mortality post coral bleaching at scale is inherently difficult, yet can be achieved with georeferenced imagery from aerial drones. Here, we assess the coral bleaching mortality rate from the 2024 global bleaching event at the iconic Lizard Island, Australia. Using drone-derived orthomosaics of the northern and southern sides of the island collected during and after the bleaching event, we measured the area of bleached coral and the area of live coral remaining after bleaching. Across twenty 10 × 10 m quadrats, mean bleaching mortality was 92.2 ± 6.8%, with bleaching affecting 96.92 ± 2.03% SD of living coral cover (mean, SD) of quadrat areas. This is one of the highest rates of bleaching mortality ever recorded, despite corals at Lizard Island being exposed to lower levels of cumulative heat stress than others in many parts of the Great Barrier Reef during this bleaching event.

The integration of machine learning into proteomics advances food authentication and adulteration control - Hongfei Li; Hanlin Mo; Yu-Chen Song; Guanying Chen; Cai-E Wu; Fu-Yuan Zhu (Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2025)

Neonatal exposure to an environmentally relevant phthalate mixture alters ovarian function in mice - Endia J. Fletcher; Winter S. Stubblefield; Taylor A. Seaton; Ramsés Santacruz-Márquez; Mary J. Laws; Teegan M. Gonyea; Angela E. Dean; Zhong Li; Jodi A. Flaws (Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2025)

Aluminum ion-activated low-temp pyrolyzed carbon to decontaminate Cr in water and soil - Jianing Zhang; Gaoyuan Gu; Shuyi Yang; Yan Zhou; Jianhua Li; Chong Peng; Yuanfei Wang; Yun Li; Changlong Bi; Tao E (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

On the long and winding road: unravelling the late emergence of Neolithic agriculture in the Nile Delta - Xiaoshuang Zhao; David Kaniewski; Yanna Wang; Nick Marriner; Alaa Salem; Said E. Alassal; Yan Liu; Feng Jiang; Jing Chen; Qianli Sun; Maotian Li; Ian Thomas; et al. (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2025)

An exploratory assessment of regional cutaneous vasodilator responses to local heating in young and older females - Caroline Li-Maloney; Gregory W. McGarr; Kelli E. King; Naoto Fujii; Tatsuro Amano; Glen P. Kenny (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2025)

Association between organic micropollutants in tap water and human exposure and birth outcomes: Implications for environmental health in northern Puerto Rico - Yinmei Feng; Justin Manjourides; Stephanie L. Rich; Guangyu Li; Carmen Velez Vega; Ingrid Y. Padilla; Zaira Rosario-Pabón; Akram N. Alshawabkeh; Damian E. Helbling; Griffith Gao; David Kaeli; John D. Meeker; et al. (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Study on the mechanism of slow-release antioxidant inhibitor in inhibiting coal spontaneous combustion - Teng Ma; Binbin Ma; Xiaowei Zhai; Bobo Song; Ya-E Bai; Le Hao; Xintian Li; Qinyuan Hou; Xiaokun Chen (Fuel, 2025)

Stable low-cost composite sulfonated PEEK polyethylene extraction membranes for battery purity Li2CO3 from brine - Wei Li; RongRong He; Nan Sun; Galina S. Tsebrikova; Vladimir E. Baulin; Serafima S. Slobodskaia; Alexey Volkov; Tao He (Desalination, 2025)

A dual-function schiff base ligand: Fluorescent probe and high sustainable adsorption via PVC immobilized for Cd(II) and Pb(II): Experiments, DFT calculations and cost analysis - Karim Youssef Nabat; Ali Raza Ayub; Ahmed E. Mansy; Niu Zhang; Yunyun Du; Xue Zhong; Menglei Zhang; Hansheng Li; Hui Li (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Clinical biomarkers of perioperative neurocognitive disorder: initiation and recommendation - Jianhui Liu; Cheng Li; Junyan Yao; Lei Zhang; Xuan Zhao; Xin Lv; Zhiqiang Liu; Changhong Miao; Yingwei Wang; Hong Jiang; Weifeng Yu; Tianlong Wang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2025)

Drought and vegetation restoration lead to shifts in soil microbial diversity and co-occurrence networks in California coastal prairie - Xuechen Yang; Michael E. Loik; Xuefeng Wu; Justin C. Luong; Xiaowei Wei; Lu-Jun Li (Plant and Soil, 2025)
Background and aims Both drought and vegetation restoration can have dramatic effects on plant community composition, but how they influence soil microbial community diversity, structure, and co-occurrence networks remain less well known. Methods To better understand the regulatory mechanisms of drought and vegetation restoration on soil microorganisms, we planted 12 native species in precipitation manipulation experimental plots in an invaded coastal grassland in California, USA. We measured soil bacterial and fungal community composition by amplicon sequencing, and quantified plant species richness and coverage in the third experimental year. Results Our results showed that drought significantly altered soil bacterial diversity and composition; however, neither drought nor vegetation restoration had significant effects on fungal diversity and composition. The control plots had the most cooperative interactions (greatest number of correlations) among bacterial and/or fungal species, while drought plots yielded the most complex co-occurrence network with the highest modularity and clustering coefficient. Structural equation modeling revealed that plant species richness, net gains, and soil moisture played dominant roles in shaping bacterial community structure. Drought and bacterial community structure directly affected fungal community structure. Plant dominant species cover, common species cover, and bacterial diversity were the key drivers in regulating the microbial co-occurrence network complex. Conclusion We conclude that soil bacterial and fungal communities differ in their responses to abiotic and biotic environmental changes, which may weaken the interspecies interactions among soil microorganisms.

Characteristics and evolution of mass-transport complex since Late Miocene in the Zengmu and Beikang basins, southern South China Sea - Shuqin Huang; Ming Su; Haiteng Zhuo; Li Zhang; Shan Liu; Zhi Lin Ng; Zhixuan Lin; Boda Zhang; Kunwen Luo; Li’e Lin (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2025)

Multiple object handling: exploring strategies for cumulative grasping and transport using a single hand - Arran T. Reader; Laura Gaile; Wenxi Li; Emily E. Cheah Mc Corry; Kirsten Mackie (Experimental Brain Research, 2025)
Humans can cumulatively grasp multiple objects and then transport them using a single hand (e.g., when clearing up tableware). This skill, which we refer to as ‘multiple object handling’, helps minimise the number of actions required to transport objects. However, it also presents unique challenges for the sensorimotor system, including the use of grips other than finger-thumb opposition (almost always used for grasping single objects). In the present work we explored the strategies used for multiple object handling, particularly focussing on object selection and grip choice. Participants were presented with pairs of objects, asked to grasp one of them and then, without placing that object down, grasp the second object and transport both to a designated location. We examined the order in which participants selected objects and the grips used for grasping and holding them. Results provide preliminary evidence for a typical approach to multiple object handling. We observed that when two objects were grasped cumulatively for transport, finger-thumb opposition was almost always used to grasp the first object, which was then frequently held using an atypical grip (e.g., finger-finger or finger-palm opposition). Finger-thumb opposition was almost always used once again to grasp the subsequent object. Participants preferred to grasp objects with lower mass or surface area first, potentially facilitating this approach. In sum, this work provides insight into a technique commonly used for efficient object transport.

Behavioral Responses of Migratory Fish to Environmental Cues: Evidence from the Heishui River - Jiawei Xu; Yilin Jiao; Shan-e-hyder Soomro; Xiaozhang Hu; Dongqing Li; Jianping Wang; Bingjun Liu; Chenyu Lin; Senfan Ke; Yujiao Wu; Xiaotao Shi (Fishes, 2025)
Hydropower infrastructure has profoundly altered riverine connectivity, posing challenges to the migratory behavior of aquatic species. This study examined the post-passage migration efficiency of Schizothorax wangchiachii in a regulated river system, focusing on upstream and downstream reaches of the Songxin Hydropower Station on the Heishui River, a tributary of the Jinsha River. We used radio-frequency identification (RFID) tagging to track individuals after fishway passage and coupled this with environmental monitoring data. A Cox proportional hazards model was applied to identify key abiotic drivers of migration success and to develop a predictive framework. The upstream success rate was notably low (15.6%), with a mean passage time of 438 h, while downstream success reached 81.1%, with an average of 142 h. Fish exhibited distinct diel migration patterns; upstream movements were largely nocturnal, whereas downstream migration mainly occurred during daylight. Water temperature (HR = 0.535, p = 0.028), discharge (HR = 0.801, p = 0.050), water level (HR = 0.922, p = 0.040), and diel timing (HR = 0.445, p = 0.088) emerged as significant factors shaping the upstream movement. Our findings highlight that fishways alone may not ensure functional connectivity restoration. Instead, coordinated habitat interventions in upstream tributaries, alongside improved passage infrastructure, are crucial. A combined telemetry and modeling approach offers valuable insights for river management in fragmented systems.

Seasonal climate change characteristics of the Mu Us Sandy Land based on long time scale - Li’e Liang; Yan Chao; Xiaohan Wang; Jiamin Li; Pengfei Ma (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2025)

Conference Report: Cerebellar Development and Disease at Single-Cell Resolution - Lena M. Kutscher; Davide Aprile; N. Sumru Bayin; Esther B. E. Becker; Valentina Cerrato; Giacomo Turrini; Marion Coolen; Vincent Cantagrel; Béatrice C. Durand; Myron K. Evans II; Parthiv Haldipur; Kathleen J. Millen; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2025)

Innovative multiplex qPCR method for rapid and reliable detection of microcystin-producing genes during harmful algal blooms: Insights from Utah Reservoirs - Peerzada Madany; Donald Olsen; Sarah Osama Makled; Erik Cram; Sarah Page; Hannah Bonner; Joan E. McLean; David Stevens; Mingyue Li; Liyuan Hou (Water Research, 2025)

Diurnal and seasonal dynamics of regional CO2 drawdown at Harvard Forest: Integrating remote sensing and modeling perspectives - Yang Li; Ethan Manninen; Jonathan E. Franklin; Elaine Gottlieb; Shannon Lindsey; Joshua Simon Benmergui; Maryann Sargent; Apisada Chulakadabba; Taylor Jones; Ian Smith; Lucy R. Hutyra; Jia Chen; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Assessing modelled methane emissions over northern wetlands by the JULES-HIMMELI model - Yao Gao; Eleanor J. Burke; Sarah E. Chadburn; Maarit Raivonen; Tiina Markkanen; Mika Aurela; Lawrence B. Flanagan; Krzysztof Fortuniak; Elyn Humphreys; Annalea Lohila; Tingting Li; Ivan Mammarella; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Biotic and abiotic drivers of soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus and metal dynamic changes during spontaneous restoration of Pb–Zn mining wastelands - Sichen Wang; Ting Li; Xinqi Yuan; Ji Yu; Zhifei Luan; Zhaolai Guo; Yadong Yu; Chang’e Liu; Changqun Duan (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Identification of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and PCB metabolites associated with changes in the gut microbiome of female mice exposed to an environmental PCB mixture - Laura E. Dean; Hui Wang; Xueshu Li; Rachel L. Fitzjerrells; Anthony E. Valenzuela; Kari Neier; Janine M. LaSalle; Ashutosh Mangalam; Pamela J. Lein; Hans-Joachim Lehmler (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

The dual selective adsorption mechanism on low-concentration Cu(II): Structural confinement and bridging effect - Wenhui Li; Gaoyuan Gu; Changlong Bi; Shuyi Yang; Yuanfei Wang; Chong Peng; Yun Li; Tao E (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

MnSO4-modified woodchip biochar “dual fixation” mechanism: Functional group-electron synergistic stabilization of heavy metals and carbon structure - Jianhua Li; Gaoyuan Gu; Jianing Zhang; Yuanfei Wang; Chong Peng; Yun Li; Shuyi Yang; Tao E (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Unveiling fungal degradation pathways for polyurethane and polyethylene through enrichment cultures and metabolic analysis - Eyalira Jacob Okal; Jie Zhou; Yanfei Wu; Tingfang Zhong; Yue Tang; Zhengyu Sun; Ruifang Xu; Yuwei Hu; Na Hu; Jingxian Li; Samantha C. Karunarathna; Peter E. Mortimer; et al. (International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2025)

The role of silicate alteration in regulating marine carbon cycling - Wei-Li Hong; Xiaole Sun; Marta E. Torres; Tzu-Hao Huang; Rebecca A. Pickering (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of the marine nitrogen cycle during the end-Triassic mass extinction - Jing Li; Huyue Song; Yong Du; Paul B. Wignall; David P.G. Bond; Stephen E. Grasby; Haijun Song; Jacopo Dal Corso; Li Tian; Daoliang Chu (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Prediction of Groundwater Level and its Correlation with Land Subsidence and Groundwater Quality in Cangzhou, North China Plain, Using Time-Series Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network and Hybrid Models - Mouigni Baraka Nafouanti; Junxia Li; Hamada Chakira; Edwin E. Nyakilla; Denice Cleophace Fabiani; Jane Ferah Gondwe; Ismaila Sallah (Natural Resources Research, 2025)

Transcriptomic Analysis Under Drought and Salt Stress Provides Insight into Genes Putatively Involved in Ginsenoside Biosynthesis in Panax japonicus Meyer - Jiangbo Zhou; Jing Li; E. Liang; Minjie Qi; Yuanshe Huang; Lai Zhang (Biochemical Genetics, 2025)

Record High Temperatures in the Ocean in 2024 - Lijing Cheng; John Abraham; Kevin E. Trenberth; James Reagan; Huai-Min Zhang; Andrea Storto; Karina Von Schuckmann; Yuying Pan; Yujing Zhu; Michael E. Mann; Jiang Zhu; Fan Wang; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2025)
Heating in the ocean has continued in 2024 in response to increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, despite the transition from an El Niño to neutral conditions. In 2024, both global sea surface temperature (SST) and upper 2000 m ocean heat content (OHC) reached unprecedented highs in the historical record. The 0–2000 m OHC in 2024 exceeded that of 2023 by 16 ± 8 ZJ (1 Zetta Joules = 10 21 Joules, with a 95% confidence interval) (IAP/CAS data), which is confirmed by two other data products: 18 ± 7 ZJ (CIGAR-RT reanalysis data) and 40 ± 31 ZJ (Copernicus Marine data, updated to November 2024). The Indian Ocean, tropical Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic, North Pacific, and Southern Ocean also experienced record-high OHC values in 2024. The global SST continued its record-high values from 2023 into the first half of 2024, and declined slightly in the second half of 2024, resulting in an annual mean of 0.61°C ± 0.02°C (IAP/CAS data) above the 1981–2010 baseline, slightly higher than the 2023 annual-mean value (by 0.07°C ± 0.02°C for IAP/CAS, 0.05°C ± 0.02°C for NOAA/NCEI, and 0.06°C ± 0.11°C for Copernicus Marine). The record-high values of 2024 SST and OHC continue to indicate unabated trends of global heating.

Methane adsorption capacity of shale in the upper Permian Longtan Formation in the eastern Sichuan–northern Guizhou region, South China - X-M. Li; X. Tang; S-B. Guo; Y-S. Shan; E-D. Deng; C-L. Lan; B-D. Tan (Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2025)

Urban cities heatwaves vulnerability and societal responses towards hazard zoning: Social media real-time based heatwave detection using deep learning - Shan-e-hyder Soomro; Muhammad Waseem Boota; Gul-e-Zehra Soomro; Mairaj Hyder Alias Aamir Soomro; Caihong Hu; Yinghai Li; Jiali Guo; Junaid Abdul Wahid (Sustainable Cities and Society, 2025)

Farmers’ decisions on crop residues utilization, greenhouse gases reduction and subsidy of crop residue-based bioenergy: An agent-based life cycle model - Jiaqi Zhang; Chengxiang Zhuge; Qitong Huang; Bin Wang; Yu'e Li; Peter Oosterveer (Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2025)

Microbial taxa and interactions can predict lignin mineralization in soil at continental scale - Wenjuan Yu; Wenjuan Huang; Kenneth E. Hammel; Yan Li; Shanshan Zhang; Bo Yi; Vitaliy I. Timokhin; Chaoqun Lu; Adina Howe; Samantha R. Weintraub-Leff; Steven J. Hall (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2025)

Study of D s 1 ( 2460 ) + → D s + π + π - in B → D ‾ ( * ) D s + π + π - decays - R. Aaij; A.S.W. Abdelmotteleb; C.Abellan Beteta; F. Abudinén; T. Ackernley; A.A. Adefisoye; B. Adeva; M. Adinolfi; P. Adlarson; C. Agapopoulou; C.A. Aidala; Z. Ajaltouni; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Tracking diagenetic alteration of magnetic susceptibility in thrust ridge and slope basin sediments of the Cascadia margin (ODP Sites 1249 and 1252; IODP Site U1325) - Stephen C. Phillips; Joel E. Johnson; William C. Clyde; Wei-Li Hong; Jacob B. Setera; Marta E. Torres (Marine Geology, 2025)

Polymetallic Te-rich melts contribute to efficient enrichment and precipitation of Au in hydrothermal ore deposits - Gao-Hua Fan; Jian-Wei Li; Ri-Chen Zhong; Sarah A. Gleeson; Zhuo-Sen Yao; Daniel E. Harlov; Xiao-Dong Deng; Hao Cui; Chang Yu; Wen-Sheng Gao (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025)

The molecular mechanism of electrical stimulation on enhancing the foaming properties of egg white liquid - E. Zhao; Chan Li; Jing Yuan; Keshan Wang; Jingchun Ma; Ying Zhou; Qiujin Zhu; Xiaoli Liu; Yongguo Jin; Yuanyuan Liu (Food Hydrocolloids, 2025)

Effects of herbicide mixtures on the diversity and composition of microbial community and nitrogen cycling function on agricultural soil: A field experiment in Northeast China - Qingyun Ma; Yiqing Zhou; Rebecca E. Parales; Siyu Jiao; Zhiyong Ruan; Lin Li (Environmental Pollution, 2025)