Synergistic coupling of anammox and mixotrophic sulfide-driven denitrification for extensive nitrogen removal - Yifan Zhang; Matthew J. Rogers; Guofang Xu; Kun-Lin Yang; Jianzhong He (ENGINEERING Environment, 2026)

Divergent growth chronologies of a deep-water snapper along a tropical continuum in northwestern Australia - Júlio Guazzelli Gonzalez; Clement Z. W. Ng; Muhammad Faiq Saleh; Corey B. Wakefield; Stephen J. Newman; Joyce Jia Lin Ong (Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2026)

Distinct regulatory elements of SLC6A14 expression contribute to modification of cystic fibrosis phenotypes - Mohsen Esmaeili; Cheng Wang; Fan Lin; Naim Panjwani; Adele Chan; Gengming He; Katherine Keenan; Julie Avolio; Ann Harris; Johanna M. Rommens; Lisa J. Strug (Human Genetics, 2026)

Nitrogen availability mediates long-term warming effects on deep-soil dissolved organic matter concentration and composition in cropland - Xinhui Liu; Tim J. Clough; Dan Yuan; Jiao Yuan; Lin Ma; Chunsheng Hu; Wenxu Dong; Ping Wu; Shuping Qin; Oene Oenema (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2026)

Future directions in oil spill modeling - Tor Nordam; Ana J. Abascal; Germán Aragón; Hossein Babaei; Christopher H. Barker; Kuo-Hsien Chang; Knut-Frode Dagestad; Rodrigo Duran; Deborah French-McCay; Melissa Gloekler; Aurelien Hospital; Panagiota Keramea; et al. (Ocean Modelling, 2026)

Spatial heterogeneity in Early Triassic sulfur cycling: Coupled CAS and DIC isotopic records from the Paleotethys and Neotethys - Sakineh Arefifard; Thomas J. Algeo; Feifei Zhang; Yi-Bo Lin (Global and Planetary Change, 2026)

Triazine and other herbicides in sediments of lower Laurentian Great Lakes – pre- and post-depositional mobility and in-situ degradation - Shanshan Zhou; Huan He; Tian Lin; Jiehong Guo; Xiusen Yang; Xinyue Jia; Neil C. Sturchio; Karl J. Rockne; John P. Giesy; An Li (Environmental Pollution, 2026)

Compartmentalized hydrogel-based in situ fibrous bed bioreactor (isFBB) for spatially controlled multi-strain anaerobic human gut microbial growth - Zubeen J. Hathi; James M.W.R. McElhinney; Ramachandran Chelliah; Manideep Pabba; Blaise L. Tardy; Anshu Priya; Carol Sze Ki Lin; Srinivas Mettu (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026)

Vanadium salt inhibits osteoclast formation and preserves bone integrity in a rat model of type-1 diabetes associated bone loss - Joshua Greendyk; James Thornton; Darian Napoleon; Michael Greenberg; Anthony Lin; Mike Levidy; Jonathan R. Lopez; Maximilian Muñoz; Kevin Innella; Yazan Kadkoy; Maya Deza Culbertson; Jessica A. Cottrell; et al. (BioMetals, 2026)

Iron isotope evidence for rapid marine euxinia driven by volcanic Fe-C-S cycles during the end-Permian mass extinction - Qi Ju; Yi-bo Lin; Hua Zhang; Thomas J. Algeo; Shu-zhong Shen; Feifei Zhang (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2026)

Standardized microhaplotype databases and frameworks for assessing and mining crop genetic diversity - Dongyan Zhao; Meng Lin; Cristiane H. Taniguti; Alexander M. Sandercock; Shufen Chen; Ebrahiem Babiker; Nahla V. Bassil; E. Charles Brummer; Jose Roberto Camacho; Warren Chatwin; Shu-Yun Chen; Shaun J. Clare; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2026)
Keymessage Standardized microhaplotype databases for eight diverse crops enable multiallelic analyses, comparative genetics, and breeding decisions. Abstract Microhaplotypes are short genomic segments that contain multiple tightly linked variants, providing multi-allelic data that can enhance genetic resolution compared to traditional biallelic single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. Here, we present the creation and utilization of separate microhaplotype databases for eight crop species representing diverse genome sizes, ploidy levels, and breeding systems. We developed a standardized, species-agnostic pipeline for processing, filtering, and databasing microhaplotypes generated using the DArTag targeted genotyping platform. To enhance user accessibility, we developed a no-code, user-friendly application, HapApp, that uses an R Shiny front-end interface to allow breeders and researchers to add unique, standardized microhaplotype identities from raw DArTag reports and iteratively update the existing crop-specific database with the newly discovered microhaplotypes. Selected case studies with these databases highlight the operational advantages of microhaplotypes, especially for challenging, highly heterozygous, or polyploid species. They offer an informative alternative to traditional biallelic SNP analyses for resolving population structures and improving linkage map ordering. This integrated framework provides a reproducible and scalable foundation for managing and exploiting microhaplotype data in plant breeding and genetic research, enabling robust cross-project comparisons and facilitating trait discovery in both simple and complex crop genomes, while enabling comparative genomics and cross-species functional transfer that accelerates genetic gains across all crop species.

Processes affecting pollution fluxes during the coastal erosion of legacy colliery wastes - Ian T. Burke; Sebastian J. Pitman; James Hodson; Lin Niu; Fatmah Mohammed; Jenni Ilari Skakunova; Alex L. Riley; Catherine J. Gandy; Elliot Whitehead; Karen A. Hudson-Edwards; Elin Jennings; Helen Jay; et al. (Applied Geochemistry, 2026)

Storage timescales and the crystal growth history recorded in the layered reservoir of the Unit 3 Kulanaokuaiki Tephra Member of the Uēkahuna Ash from Kīlauea volcano - Abigail R. Nalesnik; Kendra J. Lynn; Timothy R. Rose; Jessica M. Warren; Dawn C. S. Ruth; Kuan-Yu Lin; Donald A. Swanson (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2026)
The Kulanaokuaiki Tephra Unit 3 (900 C.E.) was a subplinian basaltic scoria eruption, the largest known to have occurred at Kīlauea’s summit. The initiation mechanism and cause(s) of this highly hazardous eruption remain poorly understood, particularly as this style of activity has not been observed in the modern period. We use olivine diffusion timescales from Fe-Mg and lithium zoning to assess magma storage timescales and evaluate evidence for mixing prior to eruption. Of the 200 crystals assessed, 55% are normally zoned for forsterite and 45% are non-zoned. Zoned crystals (> 1 mm) ( n = 96) have average compositions of Fo 89 cores and Fo 81 rims, while small crystals 0.5–1 mm ( n = 14) have Fo 85 cores and Fo 82 rims. Modeled Fo diffusion timescales range from n = 17), reflecting growth processes and precluding their use for diffusion studies. Overall, our Unit 3 olivine dataset displays no evidence of magmatic priming shortly prior to eruption, unlike prior observations for the basaltic subplinian eruption of the Keanakāko‘i Tephra Unit E (1650 C.E.). Thus, explosive eruption magmas may be stored for considerably longer than previously thought, and magmatic priming is not a necessary precursor for Kīlauea’s explosive eruptions. We hypothesize that gas-driven filter pressing from crystallization of microlites and macrocrysts in the reservoir slurry contributed to the explosivity of the Unit 3 eruption.

Toward improved conservation risk assessments in the marine aquarium fish trade: Reply to Biondo and Calado (2026) - Bing Lin; Andrew L. Rhyne; Michael Tlusty; Yiwen Zeng; Bryan To; Robert J. Holmberg; David S. Wilcove (Conservation Biology, 2026)

Magmatic evolution characteristics and heterogeneity of the outer zone of the Emeishan Large Igneous Province: a case study of basalts from the Tianquan and Huayingshan areas - C. C. Li; S. Yang; Z. Y. Lin; Y. P. Jing; Y. Xia; Y. H. Chen; J. T. Liao; C. D. Nie (Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2026)

Stakeholder priorities dominate the evaluation of climate change impacts on ecosystem-service multifunctionality - Xin Jing; Hao Wang; Wei Xu; Xiaomin Fan; Lin Jiang; Yu Li; Zhiyuan Ma; Peter Manning; Nathan J. Sanders; Bernhard Schmid; Yunfeng Yang; Zhenhua Zhang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2026)

Upscaling Shock Wave Electrodialysis for Scalable Deionization - Yu-I Lin; Po-Chih Tseng; Hyunook Kim; Yupo J Lin; Shu-Yuan Pan (Water Research, 2026)

Childhood residential proximity to the radiologically contaminated Coldwater Creek and later-life cardiovascular disease in the St. Louis Baby Tooth study - Michael Leung; Joyce J.Y. Lin; Murray A. Mittleman; Justin G. Farmer; Ian W. Tang; Kaleigh McAlaine; Joseph J. Mangano; Marc G. Weisskopf (Science of The Total Environment, 2026)

Minutes-long soft X-ray prompt emission from a compact object merger - An Li; Chen-Wei Wang; Niccolò Passaleva; Jie An; Bin-Bin Zhang; Eleonora Troja; Yi-Han Iris Yin; Yuan Liu; Shao-Lin Xiong; Li-Ping Xin; Yi-Xuan Shao; Jun Yang; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2026)

Development of a direct force-measuring technique for breakwater models in flume tests - Wei Lin; Mark J. Cassidy; Yinghui Tian; Ming Lin (Ocean Engineering, 2026)

Prenatal and early postnatal lead exposure and later adulthood BMI: The Saint Louis baby tooth – Later life health study - Joyce J.Y. Lin; Ruby Hickman; Michael Leung; Justin Farmer; Ian W. Tang; Kaleigh McAlaine; Tracy Punshon; Brian P. Jackson; Felicitas B. Bidlack; Joseph J. Mangano; Marc G. Weisskopf (Environmental Research, 2026)

Storm sequences reduce the wave attenuation capacity of salt marshes - Yuxi Ma; Wenzhen Zhao; Liming Xue; Bas Hofland; Lin Su; Lv Gong; Shiwei Lin; Zhan Hu; Xiuzhen Li; Tjeerd J. Bouma (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2026)

Modeling the ion-particle interactions and particle deposition due to Needle-point Bipolar Ionization (NPBI) - Wenfeng Huang; Tong Lin; Peter J. McKinney; Jianshun Zhang (Building and Environment, 2026)

Proteomic comparison of human neural cell-derived extracellular vesicles and parental cells from Alzheimer’s disease and cognitively normal individuals - Jia-Yan Xin; Jie Liu; Hao-Min Dong; Hai-Lun Yu; Zhong-Song Xiao; Jian-Ni Hu; Qiu Jiang; Yu-Peng Zhu; Lin Feng; Yun Feng; Yu-Juan Jia; Zi-Yu Yuan; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2026)

High-pressure phase relations in the Mg–Fe–O system and the conditions at which ferropericlase inclusions in diamonds are formed - Caterina Melai; Daniel J. Frost; Tiziana Boffa Ballaran; Catherine A. McCammon; Nobuyoshi Miyajima; Lin Wang (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2026)
Constraints can be placed on the formation conditions of (Mg,Fe) X O ferropericlase inclusions in natural diamonds based on their Fe 3+ contents, given suitable knowledge of how these contents change with pressure, temperature, composition and oxygen fugacity. To achieve this, experiments have been conducted to determine the maximum Fe 3+ /Fe tot ratio in ferropericlase, controlled by its coexistence with magnetite–magnesioferrite (Fe₃O₄–MgFe₂O₄) up to pressures of ~ 6 GPa, and with the high-pressure [Fe,Mg]₂Fe₂O₅ phase between 10 and 30 GPa. The experiments were performed between 1200 and 1800 °C and across a range of bulk Fe/(Fe + Mg) ratios. Mössbauer and electron energy loss spectroscopy were used to determine ferropericlase Fe 3+ /Fe tot ratios, a task that is complicated by exsolution of nanocrystalline magnetite–magnesioferrite during quenching. Using these data, a thermodynamic model was developed that describes the entire range of ferropericlase compositions in the Mg–Fe–O system between 1 atmosphere and 30 GPa. It is shown that the Fe 3+ /Fe tot ratio of ferropericlase within diamond-forming assemblages decreases strongly above 10 GPa, and that the majority of ferropericlase inclusions in diamonds with measured Fe 3+ /Fe tot , have ratios too high for them to have formed in the lower mantle. Most of these ferropericlase inclusions have maximum formation depths in the transition zone, but a few of the most oxidised could only have formed in the upper mantle from oxidised precursors such as carbonates. We also show that high pressure (Fe,Mg) 2 Fe 2 O 5 and (Fe,Mg) 3 Fe 2 O 6 phases can become stable during diamond formation towards the base of the transition zone, when bulk Fe/(Fe + Mg) ratios are > 0.5.

Novel-processed organic fertilizers improve rice yield, soil fertility, and increase microbial community diversity in double-cropping paddy fields - Mingcheng Hu; Andrew J. Wade; Zijian Qiu; Ruonan Xiong; Zhenfang Zhong; Chongwen Qiu; Xiangui Lin; Weishou Shen (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2026)

Habitat explains intraspecific leaf morphological and physiological variation in the facultative epiphyte Nephrolepis cordifolia - Rui-Hong Hsu; J. Aaron Hogan; Chiao-Ping Wang; Teng-Chiu Lin (Journal of Plant Research, 2026)
Epiphytic and terrestrial habitats differ markedly in water, nutrient, and light availability and variability, yet few facultative epiphytes successfully grow in both habitats. As a facultative epiphyte, Nephrolepis cordifolia provides a valuable opportunity to investigate how individuals of the same species adjust morphological and physiological traits along contrasting microhabitats. We measured frond structure, physiology, and tissue nutrient concentrations for 20 epiphytic and 20 terrestrial N. cordifolia individuals to evaluate intraspecific variation in resource-use strategies by growth habitat. Our findings show that not all Leaf Economic Spectrum traits covary in this species. Structurally, while specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, and stomatal morphology were conserved across habitats, epiphytic individuals exhibited greater leaf thickness, a trait consistent with conservative leaf economics strategies. Functionally, epiphytes exhibited more enriched δ 13 C, indicating higher intrinsic water-use efficiency and tighter stomatal regulation. Terrestrial individuals displayed significantly higher maximum quantum yield of PSII ( F v / F m ) and greater mass-based chlorophyll concentrations, reflecting higher potential photosynthetic capacity. In terms of leaf tissue chemistry, terrestrial individuals had higher nitrogen and magnesium concentrations, while epiphytes showed higher leaf carbon content and significantly elevated C/N ratios. These findings highlight the physiological plasticity of N. cordifolia , which enables adjustment to contrasting microhabitats through adjustments in water-use efficiency, photosynthetic capacity, and leaf chemistry. Our results support the idea that epiphytic plants generally exhibit a more conservative physiological profile, with reduced F v / F m and enriched δ 13 C, showing how they may function under chronically constrained physiological margins. This vulnerability underscores the potential risks epiphytes face under intensifying drought and irradiance associated with climate change, raising important questions about the resilience of facultative epiphytes in increasingly variable environments.

Closing the loop with generative AI and automated experimentation in electrochemical energy innovation - Zhiqiang Niu; Wanhui Zhao; Lisa Jackson; Qiong Cai; Valerie J. Pinfield; Wen-Feng Lin; Billy Wu; Kun Luo; Yun Wang (Science Bulletin, 2026)

ε-poly-l-lysine–grafted nanocellulose prepared by enzymatic oxidation for high-internal-phase Pickering emulsions and nutraceutical delivery - Huangjingyi Chen; Yujun Zou; Chong Tang; Qingyang Lin; Jie Wu; Orlando J. Rojas; Yimin Fan (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Evaluating the growth performance of a newly planted forest using multi-temporal UAV imagery - Zhenbang Hao; Christopher J. Post; Elena A. Mikhailova; Shilong Yao; Lili Lin (New Forests, 2026)

Connecting with nature: The missing link between a satisfied life and a healthy life? - Kate Sollis; Usitha Rajeevan; Lily M van Eeden; Kate Lee; Lucy Keniger; Brenda B Lin; Pauline Marsh; Emily J Flies (Ambio, 2026)
Nature connection is an important leverage point for human wellbeing and planetary health. In this paper, we examine the varying relationships between nature connection and wellbeing measures through a nationally-representative survey in Australia. We find a positive association between nature connection and two measures of wellbeing: life satisfaction (measured through the personal wellbeing index; PWI) and health-related quality-of-life (measured through the Australian Quality of Life (AQoL) tool). Nature connection was associated with all PWI life domains with a strength of association similar to the relationship between income and PWI. We find a stronger association between nature connection and how satisfied a person feels about their life (PWI) than how well a person feels they function in life (AQoL). Those with higher levels of nature connection tend to have greater life satisfaction than expected from their health-related quality-of-life. These findings highlight the potential to improve wellbeing via nature connection, by expanding opportunities to meaningfully connect with nature.

Correction: The potent human CAR activator CITCO is a non-genotoxic hepatic tumour-promoting agent in humanised constitutive androstane receptor mice but not in wild-type animals - C. J. Henderson; A. W. McLaren; A. K. MacLeod; D. Lin; A. R. Cameron; L. R. Chatham; J. Moggs; F. Inesta‑Vaquera; John P. Thomson; Richard R. Meehan; P. Chakravarty; M. Schwarz; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2026)

Challenges in applying high energy water accommodated fractions in oil toxicity testing - Aaron D. Redman; Michel Boufadel; Bryan Hedgpeth; Tara Reddington; Daniel J. Letinski; Martin Connelly; Lin Zhao; Thomas F. Parkerton (Chemosphere, 2026)

A mineralisation-based method for estimating soil microbial carbon use efficiency - Hanqing Lin; Tom Sizmur; Liz J. Shaw (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2026)

Precision measurement of the Ds*+-Ds+ meson mass difference - M. Ablikim; M.N. Achasov; P. Adlarson; X.C. Ai; R. Aliberti; A. Amoroso; Q. An; Y. Bai; O. Bakina; Y. Ban; H.-R. Bao; V. Batozskaya; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2026)

Evaluation of the mechanism for enhanced particle and VOC removal using needlepoint bipolar ionization technology - Tong Lin; Wenfeng Huang; Beverly Guo; Peter J. McKinney; Jianshun Zhang (Building and Environment, 2026)

Teaching wetlands in a global context: Geospatial learning aligned with Ramsar Convention and United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals - Elena A. Mikhailova; Christopher J. Post; Davis G. Nelson; Hamdi A. Zurqani; Lili Lin; Zhenbang Hao (Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2026)
Teaching wetlands in a global context requires a pedagogical shift from local field observations to planetary systems analysis. This study proposes a teaching approach that integrates wetlands, analytical tools, policy frameworks, and a global purpose, which can be used in Earth science education. Laboratory exercise was developed and tested using wetlands (including a wetland of international importance and a Ramsar site: Congaree National Park) in the state of South Carolina (SC) in the United States of America (USA). Multidisciplinary students (wildlife biology, forestry, environmental and natural resources) engaged in active learning about subject matter definitions (e.g., hydric soils), used various geospatial analytical tools (e.g., Web Soil Survey), learned about Ramsar Convention (RC), and identified ecosystem services provided by wetlands for achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Results of two study years (2024 and 2025) were consistent, showing an increase in wetlands knowledge and applied analytical skills. The online quiz, taken by 113 students, had an average score of 9.3 out of 10. Students increased their knowledge of UN SDGs and ranked SDGs 6, 13, 14, and 15 as the most relevant SDGs to wetlands. A newly proposed teaching approach can be adopted worldwide, as most materials and tools are publicly available.

Assessing Potential Data Sources for Landscape-scale Terrestrial Biodiversity Indicators - Tom Bradfer-Lawrence; Meriel Harrison; Adham Ashton-Butt; Sophie Bennett; Robin J. Boyd; Ella Browning; Graeme Buchanan; Adam Fraser; Sian E. Green; Robert Hawkes; Becky E. Heath; Pen-Yuan Hsing; et al. (Environmental Management, 2026)

Correction: Quantifying the effectiveness of superposed roughness elements to reduce dust emissions at the Salton Sea using computational fluid dynamics simulations - E. Furtak-Cole; J. A. Gillies; G. Nikolich; Y. Lin; S. Roy; J. Harrington (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2026)

Mapping population immunity: How protease and antibody fragmentation shape wastewater findings - Daniel G R Yim; Wei Lin Lee; Federica Armas; Lucas Luke; Zi Jian Yuen; Hadley D. Sikes; Peter R. Preiser; Eric J. Alm; Megan E. McBee (Water Research, 2026)

An integrated framework for early detection and transmissibility assessment of emerging variants in wastewater - Xingwen Chen; Tin Phan; Wei Lin Lee; Katie Clark; Steven F. Rhode; Samantha Brozak; Bruce Pell; Tsultrim Palden; Mats Leifels; Anna Gitter; Yang Kuang; Stefan Wuertz; et al. (International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2026)

Structural and Functional Divergence of the Poecilia picta Sex Chromosomes - Joëlle Lafond; Yuying Lin; Lydia J. M. Fong; Judith E. Mank (Molecular Ecology, 2026)
Sex chromosome evolution has traditionally been viewed as a linear, time‐dependent process. However, numerous comparative studies across diverse taxa have revealed that homomorphy can persist over long evolutionary time scales. Similarly, recent reports of unexpectedly rapid Y chromosome degeneration, particularly in species with evolved X chromosome dosage compensation, suggest alternative evolutionary trajectories that challenge the assumption of gradual decay. However, the mechanisms and consequences of rapid Y chromosome degeneration remain unclear. The Poecilia genus presents a valuable comparative system to investigate these processes, particularly within a clade that shares a recent origin of XY sex chromosomes but exhibits striking variation in sex chromosome morphology. Here, we present a chromosome‐scale assembly of a male P. picta genome using PacBio HiFi reads and Omni‐C data to investigate the extent and consequences of rapid Y‐chromosome degeneration. We find that the Y chromosome is substantially smaller than the X (28.8 Mb vs. 32.6 Mb), contains fewer genes (470 vs. 985) and is heavily enriched in transposable elements, particularly autonomous Helitrons. This degeneration is accompanied by structural divergence and reduced synteny. Concurrently, we document gene traffic from the X chromosome to the autosomes, including male‐benefitting genes such as bbof1 and ssna1 , suggesting a compensatory response to hemizygosity. Together, these results demonstrate rapid structural and functional divergence of the sex chromosomes in P. picta and provide new insights into the dynamics of rapid sex chromosome differentiation.

Levels of 129I in coastal Pacific Ocean waters from southern California, 2011–2020 and the legacy of Fukushima - A. J. Timothy Jull; Ching-Chih Chang; George S. Burr; Li Cheng; Joellen Russell; Mang Lin; Daniel R. Crocker; Mark Thiemens; Dana Biddulph; Marc W. Caffee; Tom Woodruff; Christopher Glynn; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2026)
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident released radionuclides directly into the ocean as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. This material has been transported across the Pacific Ocean and detected in the northeastern Pacific. We began a surface ocean 129 I monitoring program a few months after this disaster in June 2011, with samples from Scripps Pier, La Jolla, California, USA, with the expectation that surface currents originating off the east coast of Japan could eventually carry radionuclides to the La Jolla site. We could not identify a significant distinct signal that can be traced to Fukushima from the record from 2011-2020. We have however recorded a systematic seasonal 129 I time series record that appears to be due to surface circulation variations along the California coast, or perhaps other unexplained effects. We have reported on some of these effects previously, where we summarized results up to 2018. Since then, we have analyzed additional samples obtained during our sampling program for 2018–2020 from Scripps and also report other results collected during 2015–2016 from Newport Beach, CA, which had not been reported. These results support and expand on the previously published dataset.

Addition of PRG4 to Optimize the Anti-Adhesive Properties of Tissue Barrier Seprafilm® - Ava J. Marks; Khaled A. Elsaid; Ling X. Zhang; Timmy Lin; Janette Baird; Tannin A. Schmidt; Gregory D. Jay (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026)

Interpretable deep learning reveals spatiotemporal MRI features of brain aging that align with neurodegeneration - Nikhil N. Chaudhari; Owen M. Vega; Phoebe Imms; Jaron M. Kawamura; Nahian F. Chowdhury; Tamara Jafar; Andrei Irimia; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; et al. (GeroScience, 2026)
Cortical thinning and atrophy are hallmarks of brain aging that have been characterized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brain aging involves many neuroanatomic features whose effects on brain structure remain unexplored. To address this challenge, we trained interpretable deep neural networks (DNNs) to estimate brain age (BA) from T 1 -weighted ( T 1 w) MRI. By identifying MRI features unapparent to humans, DNNs can find aging-related structural alterations above and beyond cortical thickness and atrophy. Using a novel approach to DNN interpretability, we mapped brain aging progression in 25,539 cognitively normal UK Biobank adults aged 45–83 years. Cortical aging is found to involve anatomic features becoming prominent during the 50s within frontolateral, mesolimbic, cuneal, and occipitotemporal regions. From these foci, aging-related features propagate to adjacent areas at rates peaking in the 60s. Cortical thinning and atrophy do not trend closely with neurodegeneration, but important DNN-identifiable anatomic features have spatiotemporal dynamics that match those of amyloid or tau. Our results challenge the assumption that MRI cannot map anatomic features trending with neurodegeneration. Interpretable DNNs can empower MRI to quantify anatomic aging as a process of spatial feature expansion from focal regions into nearby structures in the sequence of neurodegenerative pathology. Traditional morphometrics explain only ∼1% of variance in DNN-identifiable features, which clarifies why the former are insensitive to anatomic changes involving neurodegeneration. Our results conceptualize brain aging in the context of spatial and temporal parallels between anatomic senescence and neuropathology. These findings may help to map cognitively normal adults’ neurodegenerative anatomy even without PET measurements. Graphical Abstract

Valorisation of anaerobic digestate: Environmental life cycle assessment of anaerobic digestate value chain in the UK with a digestate treatment technology - Haodong Lin; Joris Šimaitis; Mairi J. Black; Aiduan Borrion (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2026)

Unusually tight bending of subducting pacific plate causes the extreme depth of challenger deep - Jiangyang Zhang; Robert J. Stern; Fan Zhang; Jian Lin; Hongfeng Yang (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2026)

Improved wetlands analytics for achieving the goals of both the Ramsar Convention and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework for wetlands monitoring - Elena A. Mikhailova; Hamdi A. Zurqani; Lili Lin; Zhenbang Hao; Christopher J. Post; Mark A. Schlautman; Gregory C. Post; George B. Shepherd (Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2026)
Wetlands are an important part of the Ramsar Convention (RC) and Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), which is a significant agreement committing 196 countries (the United States is not a participant of KM-GBF) to a reduction and halting of the loss of biodiversity by 2030. In comparison to the broadly focused KM-GBF, goals of RC (172 contracting parties) are wetlands-focused such as “wise use” and protection of wetlands, selection of wetlands of “international importance”, and international collaboration. The goal of this study is to explore how improved wetlands analytics can help achieve the goals of both the RC and KM-GBF using the state of North Carolina (NC) in the United States of America (USA) as an example. Several goals and targets of KM-GBF are applicable to wetlands, with only a handful of indicators (e.g., wetland extent trends (WET) index) to monitor them. The WET index is only relevant at the global or continental scale because it relies on a limited database of wetland sites over time. Unfortunately, the WET index does not allow tracking of smaller spatial extents and new methods are needed to understand how wetlands are changing over time. Geospatial analysis results and recommendations are presented for both RC and KM-GBF. Loss of wetlands can result in transboundary damage, harming biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services (ES). A case study of NC showed that almost 49% of the wetland area was lost between 1780 and 1980 in the state. Wetlands loss in NC continued between 2001 and 2021. Future RC and KM-GBF refinements could use sea level rise analysis to evaluate changes in wetlands.

High-severity fire simplifies soil microbial networks contributing to carbon limitation in subalpine forests of the Tibetan Plateau - Wentao Lin; J. Julio Camarero; Xiaoming Lu; Jiangrong Li; Gengxin Zhang; Eryuan Liang (Applied Soil Ecology, 2026)

Prenatal urinary biomarkers of metal and metalloid exposure and child neurodevelopmental outcomes in Puerto Rico - Savannah M. Sturla Irizarry; Amber L. Cathey; Emily Zimmerman; Wei Hao; Yi-Ting Lin; Bhramar Mukherjee; Zaira Y. Rosario Pabón; Gredia Huerta Montañez; Carmen M. Vélez Vega; Akram N. Alshawabkeh; José F. Cordero; John D. Meeker; et al. (Environmental Research, 2026)

Bioactive plant compounds and exercise: from molecular mechanisms to clinical applications - Sen Lin; Jiayu Jiang; Jingjing Ren; Mohammad J. Rezaei (Phytochemistry Reviews, 2026)

Temperature and photoperiod interactions influence the cessation of wood growth in three temperate and boreal conifers - Jianhong Lin; Cyrille B.K. Rathgeber; Patrick Fonti; Sergio Rossi; Henri Cuny; Edurne Martinez del Castillo; Katarina Čufar; J. Julio Camarero; Alessio Giovannelli; Harri Mäkinen; Peter Prislan; Walter Oberhuber; et al. (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2026)

Development of a Stereolithography 3D Printing-Based Micropatterning Method to Study Endothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Mechanobiology - Karina Bender; Sarah Chesley; Jay Lesny Drake; Megan Ho; Emily Lin; Kathryn Saxton; Ninava Sharma; Christina K. Tripsas; Qian Li; Jeffrey J. Hsu (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026)
Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is the process of endothelial cells undergoing molecular changes that shift their phenotype from that of endothelial cells to that of mesenchymal-like cells. It is a crucial developmental process that has been implicated in various physiological and pathological conditions. EndMT has gained attention as a potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease processes, including atherosclerosis, myocardial fibrosis, and vascular calcification. In addition to the assessment of endothelial and mesenchymal markers, the behavioral mechanics of endothelial cells, such as migration and invasion, are often used to identify endothelial cells that have undergone EndMT. However, whether cell chirality may be another mechanobiological marker of EndMT remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to develop an accessible micropatterning platform and created a stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing-based polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) protein-stamp fabrication platform to create customized patterns of ECM proteins to study endothelial cell chirality during EndMT. Human aortic endothelial cells (HAECs) were treated with the inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), which resulted in the downregulation of the endothelial marker ENOS3 and the upregulation of the mesenchymal markers N-cadherin and transgelin, supporting the induction of EndMT. HAECs were seeded onto fibronectin stripe micropatterns, and cell chirality was measured using custom cell-profiling software. HAECs treated with TNF-α exhibited a shift in cell orientation by approximately 18°, supporting altered cell chirality during TNF-α-induced EndMT. Our work innovates novel methods of studying EndMT by developing a flexible and cost-effective protein-stamp fabrication and image analysis pipeline. This pipeline can be used by researchers to study the endothelial cell chirality in response to EndMT induction.

Sex and APOE genotype specific brain regional vulnerability to Alzheimer's Disease - Qi Zeng; Minghui Wang; Erming Wang; Xianxiao Zhou; Peng Xu; Vahram Haroutunian; Dongming Cai; Bin Zhang; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; et al. (GeroScience, 2026)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) disproportionately affects women and carriers of the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (APOE4), yet little is known about how sex and APOE interact to influence white matter (WM) integrity during disease progression. We integrated diffusion MRI and matched blood transcriptomic data to investigate these interactions and their underlying biological mechanisms. WM microstructure was quantified using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI), and regional vulnerability was assessed with a composite vulnerability score (CVS) derived from associations between diffusion features and AD severity across clinical traits in each of the four sex-APOE groups (female or male, with or without APOE4). Brain parcellation with the Eve atlas revealed regions consistently affected across sex-APOE groups (e.g., parahippocampal and superior temporal gyri) and regions specific to individual groups (e.g., the cingulum in females with APOE4 and the middle frontal gyrus in males without APOE4). Gene co-expression network analysis of the matched blood expression data identified gene subnetworks linked to group-specific regional vulnerability, including a muscle tissue morphogenesis module regulated by NEURL1B and HIST1H2BN associated with middle frontal gyrus vulnerability. These findings demonstrate that sex and APOE genotype jointly shape region-specific WM vulnerability and its molecular signatures in AD. Understanding these interactions provides novel mechanistic insights and may inform precision approaches to drug development, biomarker discovery, and clinical trial design for AD.

Quinone-loaded biochar amplifies soil N2O mitigation by enhancing electron transfer for N2O reduction - Jiao Yuan; Dan Yuan; Tim J. Clough; Xinhui Liu; Lin Ma; Chunsheng Hu; Shuping Qin (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2026)

First evidence of CP violation in beauty baryon to charmonium 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, 2026)

Coral reef terrace age deduced from retreating knickpoints - Yiran Wang; Aron J. Meltzner; Michael E. Oskin; Jennifer Quye-Sawyer; Lin Thu Aung; Noelynna Ramos (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2026)

Redirecting electron transfer toward synergistic peroxymonosulfate activation via A-Site nonstoichiometry in perovskite oxide - Jingqing Gao; Lin Cui; Tingyu Chen; Chenxi Shi; Giulio Gorni; Yu Shen; Antonio J. Dos santos-García (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026)

From comfort to survival: Indoor heat vulnerability during extreme events - Calvin J. Lin; Drury B. Crawley; Marc Coudert; Dev Niyogi; Zoltan Nagy (Building and Environment, 2026)

A New Dayongaspid Galeaspid from the Silurian of the Lower Yangtze Region: Implications for Biogeography and the Evolution of Key Adaptations in Galeaspids - Yumeng Zhang; Xianren Shan; Xianghong Lin; Zhikun Gai; Philip C. J. Donoghue (Journal of Earth Science, 2026)

Nature connection, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour across an urban gradient: Understanding the regional sweet spot - Brenda B. Lin; Kate Sollis; Emily J. Flies; Pauline Marsh (Ambio, 2026)
While there is growing understanding of the impact of urbanisation on nature access and nature connection, little is known about this pattern across the rural-urban gradient. Through a nationally-representative survey, we explore relationships of nature connection, wellbeing, and pro-environment behaviour across remote, regional, and urban Australia. We also examine two open-ended questions about an individual’s everyday interaction and meaningful experiences with nature. The results show non-linear relationships with stronger levels of nature connection in remote and outer regional areas of Australia, while personal well-being and pro-environmental behaviour scores were higher in outer regional Australia. Open-ended questions revealed that increasing urbanisation led to more limited interactions or meaningful experiences with nature, and individuals in remote and outer regional areas feel immersed in nature, while individuals in major cities travel to visit nature. Regional areas appear to provide opportunities for immersive nature while also access to key services that contribute to wellbeing.

Extent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States - Bing Lin; Yiwen Zeng; Bryan To; Robert J. Holmberg; Andrew L. Rhyne; Michael Tlusty; David S. Wilcove (Conservation Biology, 2026)
The global marine aquarium hobby is a multibillion‐dollar industry, largely driven by demand from the United States. Much of this trade occurs online. We web scraped 4 major US‐based e‐commerce platforms selling marine aquarium fish to determine the retail price and source (wild capture, aquaculture, or both) of 13 families of ray‐finned marine fish ( Actinopterygii ). We supplemented this with ecological and economic trait data from FishBase and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Across all platforms and 13 popular fish taxonomic families, we found 734 unique species for sale, 89.2% (655 species) of which were sourced exclusively from the wild. A total of 45 species were of conservation concern (20 threatened species and 25 additional species with decreasing population trends), 38 of which were sourced solely from the wild. Retail price was significantly correlated with source, body length, minimum occupied depth, and schooling behavior. A further 100 species for sale were not listed as being in the aquarium trade in FishBase or by the IUCN, indicating incomplete information on this fishery in 2 important databases. For 58 species (encompassing 71 variants) with both wild‐caught and captive‐bred individuals for sale, aquaculture fish were a mean 28.1% (95% confidence interval 15.3) cheaper than their wild‐caught counterparts.

An in vitro-in silico workflow for predicting renal clearance of environmental chemicals and drugs - Courtney Sakolish; Hsing-Chieh Lin; Haley L. Moyer; Lucie C. Ford; Charles H. Christen; Barbara A. Wetmore; Michael J. DeVito; Philip Hewitt; Stephen S. Ferguson; Farah Raad; Ivan Rusyn; Weihsueh A. Chiu (Toxicology, 2026)

Plasticity and regional heterothermy of upper thermal tolerance in the ring-necked snake - Christian L. Cox; Kelly Lin Wuthrich; Dareen Aloudeh; Samuel J. Baker; Anna G. Climo; Alexa F. Gross; Christian W. Kizer; Zoe M. Korff; Oscar Melendez Vera; Veronica Y. Silva; Alexis M. Spans; Grace R. Thilenius; et al. (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2026)

Modified QuEChERS coupled with hybrid mass spectrometry for 322 target pesticides and suspect screening of emerging organic contaminants in agricultural soils - Yu-Hui Chang; Chi-Chieh Hu; Chinn-Yuan Fu; Sichao Wang; Yu-Min Tzou; Shiou-Ruei Lin; Hsiao-Ying Yang; Jerry J. Wu; Cheng-Hua Liu; Ya-Hui Chuang (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026)

Modeling and verification of dynamic field ionization for laser-target interactions - Brandon M. Medina; Scott V. Luedtke; Lin Yin; Brian J. Albright (Computer Physics Communications, 2026)

Does your job really matter? Job-specific cancer incidence among a cohort coal mine workers in Queensland, Australia - Deborah Catherine Glass; Stella May Gwini; Anthony Del Monaco; Lin Fritschi; Michael J. Abramson; Malcolm Ross Sim; Karen Walker-Bone (International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2026)
Purpose Globally, coal production exposes millions of workers to coal mine dust. This study aimed to measure overall and site specific cancer incidence among coal mine workers (CMW) who performed different types of work. Methods A retrospective cohort of CMW in Queensland, Australia, was assembled using health assessment records from 1992. CMW were grouped by job type and then into Work Categories and linked to the Australian Cancer Database up to 2016. Standardized cancer incidence ratios (SIR) and relative cancer incidence ratios (aRIR) within the cohort, adjusted for age, era, and smoking status, were calculated for men and women with Poisson regression. Results There were 5,568 cancers diagnosed among 146,553 men and 396 in 19,927 women. The overall cancer risk was comparable to that of the general population for most Work Categories. The risk of lung cancer was higher for male Production (SIR 123, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 107–142; adjusted Relative incidence Ratio (aRIR) (adjusted for era, age and smoking status) 1.23, 95%CI 0.99-1.52) and Construction workers (SIR 189, 95%CI 31–272; aRIR 1.78, 95%CI 1.20–2.62) when compared with the Australian population and within the cohort after adjusting for smoking. Laryngeal cancer was increased in Production workers (SIR 145, 95%CI 100–212). Conclusions Increased rates of lung and laryngeal cancers were identified for male Production workers and lung cancer for Construction workers. These could be related to mine workplace exposures such as silica and diesel engine exhaust.

Drainage volume drives dissolved organic matter leaching loss in a corn system - Xinlin Wang; Diego Arruda Huggins de Sá Leitão; Alexander J. Reisinger; Hardeep Singh; Lakesh Sharma; Yang Lin (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

Precise measurements of the cosmic ray proton energy spectrum in the “knee” region - Zhen Cao; F. Aharonian; Y.X. Bai; Y.W. Bao; D. Bastieri; X.J. Bi; Y.J. Bi; W. Bian; A.V. Bukevich; C.M. Cai; W.Y. Cao; Zhe Cao; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Breakwater layout optimisation for the development of offshore artificial shelters - Wei Lin; Yinghui Tian; Mark J. Cassidy (Ocean Engineering, 2025)

Long-term occupational exhaust fumes exposure and delayed cognitive impairment in older adults: A cross-sectional study in U.S - Lili Liang; Perry E. Sheffield; Rose Saint Fleur-Calixte; Tianxu Xia; Spencer Xinyi Zhang; Jenny J. Lin (NeuroToxicology, 2025)

The in-flight cooling of ballistic pyroclasts during mafic explosive eruptions: a numerical model - Chiedozie C. Ogbuagu; Kuang C. Lin; Thomas J. Jones; Silvio De Angelis (Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2025)

A major and stable QTL confers impatiens necrotic spot virus resistance in lettuce cv. Eruption - Santosh Nayak; Kelley L. Richardson; Renée L. Eriksen; Daniel K. Hasegawa; William M. Wintermantel; Manoj Sapkota; Xuemei Tang; Shufen Chen; Meng Lin; Dongyan Zhao; Craig T. Beil; Moira J. Sheehan; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2025)
Key message A large effect and environmentally stable QTL was identified on LG2 that confers high levels of INSV resistance in lettuce cultivar Eruption. Abstract Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) has recently emerged as a major threat to lettuce production in the Salinas Valley of California, the region which contributes over 60% of the US national supply. This thrips-transmitted virus can infect lettuce plants at any growth stage, causing premature death or a total loss of marketability. Both INSV and its thrips vector have broad host ranges, which complicate disease management. Utilizing genetic resistance is the most sustainable approach; however, complete immunity has not been identified and the genetic basis of resistance to INSV in lettuce remains poorly understood. This study aimed to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) and elucidate the underlying mechanism of INSV resistance in ‘Eruption,’ a lettuce cultivar exhibiting highly stable partial resistance across environments. Using 162 F 6:8 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) developed from a cross between moderately susceptible ‘Reine des Glaces’ and ‘Eruption,’ and a genetic linkage map comprising 1598 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers, phenotypic data collected from field and greenhouse experiments consistently revealed a highly significant, major QTL on linkage group 2. This QTL exhibited partial dominance with additive effects, explaining up to 61% of the total phenotypic variation for INSV disease severity. Furthermore, INSV resistance was found to be highly heritable, with heritability estimates of up to 0.89, indicating strong genetic control. Results of this study are crucial for fine mapping and the development of marker-assisted selection assays to accelerate the breeding of more advanced INSV-resistant lettuce cultivars.

Quantifying the effectiveness of superposed roughness elements to reduce dust emissions at the Salton Sea using computational fluid dynamics simulations - E. Furtak-Cole; J. A. Gillies; G. Nikolich; Y. Lin; S. Roy; J. Harrington (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2025)

Influence of Pearl river plume and coastal upwelling on planktonic foraminiferal assemblages in the northern South China Sea - Rick J. Yang; Hui-Ling Lin; Tai-Chun Lin; Jay Lee; James T. Liu; Horng-Sheng Mii (Marine Environmental Research, 2025)

Exploring the complexities of rice iron toxicity: Paradoxes, mechanisms, and strategic deliberations - Lin Zhang; Yan Li; Yanqin Wang; Zhaohui Liu; Herbert J. Kronzucker; Guangjie Li (Journal of Plant Physiology, 2025)

Hydrogen, single-carbon compounds, and thermal regime in the oceanic ultramafic-dominated lithosphere: insights from a deep borehole on the Atlantis Massif - Susan Q. Lang; C. Geoffrey Wheat; Kristin L. Dickerson; Mark K. Reagan; Ivan P. Savov; Jordyn A. Robare; William J. Brazelton; Johanna Suhonen; Oscar Cavazos; Andrew McCaig; Peter Blum; Natsue Abe; et al. (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2025)

Putting Regional Fisheries Management Organisations' Climate Change House in Order - Kamal Azmi; Graham Pilling; Johann Bell; Yi‐Jay Chang; Adele Dutilloy; Timothy H. Frawley; Paul Hamer; John Hampton; Quentin Hanich; Tyla Hill‐Moana; Jhen Hsu; Glenn Hurry; et al. (Fish and Fisheries, 2025)
Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on the biology, abundance and distribution of transboundary fish stocks, not only among neighbouring countries within the jurisdictions of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) but also between adjacent RFMOs. Using South Pacific albacore tuna ( Thunnus alalunga ) as a case study, we highlight how RFMOs need to understand the impacts of climate change on transboundary stocks under their purview with greater certainty. We identify four areas of research that should assist RFMOs to adapt their scientific processes—strengthened understanding of changes in the biology of target stocks; enhanced collection of data to support modelling; improved modelling of catch‐per‐unit of effort (CPUE) to better reflect climate change impacts on stock abundance for assessments; and ensuring that scientific advice is adaptive and robust to climate change, including through implementation of tested harvest strategies. Investments in these research areas should enable RFMOs to improve the science underpinning management measures designed to sustain transboundary stocks and increase fishery performance during climate change.

Metallogenic age and geological significance of the Jiazishan Mo deposit, Inner Mongolia, China - Z. L. Wang; J. Z. Yang; K. Q. Zhao; Y. G. Fu; J. W. Gao; Y. M. Deng; L. J. Lin; Z. Duan (Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 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)

Styryl lactone derivatives and aristolactam alkaloids from Goniothalamus tapis Miq. and their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity - Piyaporn Phukhatmuen; Passakorn Teerapongpisan; Virayu Suthiphasilp; Tharakorn Maneerat; Thidarat Duangyod; Rawiwan Charoensup; Sarot Cheenpracha; Jin-Lin Zhu; Yan Alexander Wang; Suwanna Deachathai; Raymond J. Andersen; Surat Laphookhieo (Phytochemistry Letters, 2025)

Environmental and acoustic drivers of fish recruitment along degraded coral reefs - Felipe MG. Mattos; Aziz J. Mulla; Chia-Ling Fong; Chieh-Hsuan Lee; Yoko Nozawa; Tzu-Hao Lin (Marine Environmental Research, 2025)

Mediating Pathways Between Food Insecurity and Later-age Sleep Quality - J. Wang; J. Luo; H. Lin; P. Quinn; A. Chow (Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2025)

Halogenated flame retardants in the sediments of the lower Great Lakes and region-wide discoveries - Tian Lin; Shanshan Zhou; Huan He; Jiehong Guo; Neil C. Sturchio; Karl J. Rockne; John P. Giesy; An Li (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Neutral water electrolysis unifies green hydrogen and renewable natural gas production from biogas - Thomas Lippert; Yupo J. Lin; Heather D. Nielsen; George F. Wells (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025)

Population genomics of rainforest mountain frogs (Anura: Limnodynastidae: Philoria) severely impacted by the Australian megafires - Shengyao Lin; David Newell; Nicola J. Mitchell; Stephen C. Donnellan; Michael Mahony; Liam J. Bolitho; Renee A. Catullo (Conservation Genetics, 2025)
The 2019/20 Australian megafires impacted numerous species, including six of the seven montane frog species from the genus Philoria , which are restricted to the top of mountain habitats across eastern Australian Gondwana Rainforest. Using single nucleotide polymorphisms, we examined the population structure and genetic diversity of the six Philoria species to inform conservation management and assess their capacity for post-fire recovery. Narrow-range species were confirmed as a single population for management purposes, while P. kundagungan , P. loveridgei , and P. sphagnicolus exhibit marked genetic differentiation between populations, indicating strong allopatric differentiation among populations isolated on separate mountaintops, suggesting limited natural dispersal ability. We further identify high-value genetic populations in these structured species. Populations that were heavily impacted by the fires, such as P. pughi and P. knowlesi , may face longer-term threats due to potential declines in adaptive capacity. We recommend prioritising in situ management, genetic rescue, and translocation efforts to bolster resilience in isolated populations. Updated conservation planning and targeted fire buffer management are crucial for the survival of these ancient, regionally endemic frogs in a rapidly changing climate.

Saxitoxin Linked to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea - Kathi A. Lefebvre; Chelsea M. Campbell; Lauren M. Divine; Paul Melovidov; Hanna Hellen; Kathy Burek Huntington; Emily K. Bowers; Natalie Rouse; Evangeline Fachon; Thomas J. Farrugia; Robert S. Pickart; Peigen Lin; et al. (Marine Mammal Science, 2025)
In August 2024, a northern fur seal mortality event was observed on St. Paul Island, AK in the southeast (SE) Bering Sea. Ten seals in good body condition were found dead along with large accumulations of dead fish on Benson Beach located on St. Paul Island. Full necropsies of the five available adult seals, one pup, and several fish did not reveal any overt causes of death. Testing of tissues for the algal neurotoxins domoic acid (DA) and saxitoxin (STX) confirmed the presence of STX in multiple tissues and physiological exposure in all five adult NFS and the two fish available for testing. DA was not detected in any samples. Complimentary samples of the SE Bering Sea ecosystem during the same time frame and location as the die off revealed bloom densities of Alexandrium catenella (the dinoflagellate that produces STX), large A. catenella cyst beds, and high prevalences of STX in fish (100%, n = 22), zooplankton (93%, n = 28), clams (100%, n = 10) and worms (93% n = 15) in the foraging area of NFS. High STX concentrations were observed in fish, clams, worms, and NFS urine, providing compelling evidence for a STX poisoning event.

Impaired early type I interferon responses to influenza virus infection in aged mice are associated with subsequent increased pulmonary inflammation - Wenxin Wu; Jeremy S. Alexander; J. Leland Booth; Chaoqun Huang; Lin Liu; Craig A. Miller; Douglas A. Drevets; Jordan P. Metcalf (GeroScience, 2025)

Impact of SNP Variants in PON-1 or UGT1A1 on Iron Chelation Therapy Outcomes and Zinc Status in Thalassemia Major Patients - Meng-Yao Lu; Wan-Fu Tsai; Chang-Shiann Wu; Chien-Sheng Wang; Nailis Syifa; Mong-Liang Lu; Jiahn-Haur Liao; Wei J. Chen; Kai-Hsin Lin; Tzu-Hua Wu (Biological Trace Element Research, 2025)

Navigating disclosure in new romantic partnerships as an adolescent or young adult with Li-Fraumeni syndrome - Camella J. Rising; Chloe O. Huelsnitz; Rowan Forbes Shepherd; Catherine Wilsnack; Patrick Boyd; Alix G. Sleight; Ashley S. Thompson; Sadie P. Hutson; Payal P. Khincha; Allison Werner-Lin (Familial Cancer, 2025)
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is an early-onset cancer syndrome caused by pathogenic germline TP53 variants. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with LFS may have challenges navigating new romantic partnerships given the significant effects of LFS on multiple life domains that also affect partners (e.g., reproductive decision-making). Disclosing LFS-related information to new partners may be especially difficult given the uncertainty, complexity, and chronicity of LFS. This qualitative-descriptive study aimed to explore AYAs’ LFS disclosure decisions and experiences in new romantic partnerships. Participants were individuals with LFS aged 15–39 years at enrollment in a National Cancer Institute study. The analytic sample included 33 AYAs who completed at least one telephone interview. Greene’s disclosure decision-making model guided thematic analysis. Participants were mostly female (67%) and married/in a long-term relationship (58%), with mean age 29 years and ≥ 1 primary cancer (61%). Key factors in LFS disclosure decision-making included perceived relevancy to partners (e.g., future children’s genetic risk), partner traits (e.g., trustworthiness), and relationship quality (e.g., closeness). AYAs described LFS disclosures in new partnerships as a process. Disclosing LFS diagnosis often occurred early to fulfill a sense of moral obligation and emotionally self-protect from future rejection, while subsequent LFS disclosures depended on relationship quality and the topic’s emotional valence or complexity. Partners often earned AYAs’ trust by demonstrating a willingness to learn about and try to understand LFS. Clinicians and LFS communities could support AYAs by providing opportunities to discuss, normalize, and ameliorate challenges with LFS disclosures in new romantic partnerships (e.g., peer support groups, psychotherapy).

Effect of stormwater and land use on biogeochemical transformations of dissolved and particulate phosphorus in freshwater systems - Sangar Khan; Yuting Wang; Paul. J Milham; Zongwei Lin; Xinxin Qi; Huimin Gao; Yuke Duan; Jiuli Shi; Collins Oduro; Habib Ullah; Kamel M. Eltohamy; Naicheng Wu (Water Research, 2025)

Overlooked role of aged cationic natural organic matter in aquatic microplastics aggregation-sedimentation - Qian Peng; Zhiyan Feng; Miao Li; Chencheng Qin; Xiaoai Guo; Jiaxin Wu; Aoqiang Shu; Lin Liu; Xiaodong Wu; J. Paul Chen; Xingzhong Yuan; Hou Wang (Water Research, 2025)

P09-29 Aflatoxin B1 exposure induces AD-like pathology through perturbation of redox homeostasis and activation of ferroptotic signalling in C57BL/6J mice - H. Hong; J. Lin; W. Yuan; Z. Zhou (Toxicology Letters, 2025)

Mapping dynamics of large-scale high-precision pond datasets using a semi-automated method based on deep learning - Zhenbang Hao; Lili Lin; Christopher J. Post; Elena A. Mikhailova; Jeffery Allen (ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2025)

Boron isotope evidence for Ordovician-Silurian Transition postglacial marginal marine salinity with implications for redox conditions and biotic recovery - Jingyu Zhang; Wei Wei; Jun Shen; Jingbo Nan; Yi Zhong; Xiaojie Fan; Yanan Zhang; Qingsong Liu; Lin Chen; Leslie J. Robbins; Kurt O. Konhauser (Chemical Geology, 2025)

Growth resilience of juniper shrubs is higher after wet than after dry spells under contrasting climatic conditions - Xiaoming Lu; Zhuosong Geng; Ziying Zhu; Eryuan Liang; Wentao Lin; Jayram Pandey; Shalik Ram Sigdel; Martín A. Hadad; Antonio Gazol; J. Julio Camarero (Regional Environmental Change, 2025)

Museomics and Salvaged Feathers Piece Together the Evolutionary History and Conservation Genomics of the Elusive, Critically Endangered Night Parrot ( Pezoporus occidentalis ) - Heng Lin Yeap; Gunjan Pandey; Jeremy J. Austin; John G. Oakeshott; Christopher M. Hardy; Stephen A. Murphy; Nicholas P. Leseberg; Allan H. Burbidge; Kenny J. Travouillon; Leo Joseph; Anna M. Kearns (Molecular Ecology, 2025)
The Night Parrot is a critically endangered nocturnal bird of Australia's arid zone. The species was “lost” for most of the 20th century until its rediscovery in 1990. Extant populations are now known in eastern and western Australia, but the species has been extirpated from much of its historical range. Here we estimate critically needed Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for the Night Parrot from historical and opportunistically collected contemporary samples. We find little population structure across the species' range and evidence of recent connectivity between extant populations ~2000 km apart. Most eastern individuals show significant kinship with one another, as did two from an extinct population in southern Australia. Heterozygosity is similarly low in all extant populations but ten‐fold lower in the extinct population sampled. Coalescent modelling of effective population size ( Ne ) suggests that Night Parrot numbers were reasonably high until around 90 years ago when Ne crashed from ~10,000 to ~100. Current Ne is now at its lowest in the past several million years. Our findings will help guide the ongoing management of one of Australia's most threatened birds.

PFAS removal from reverse osmosis and nanofiltration brine by granular activated carbon: Thermodynamic insights into salinity effects - Jiefei Cao; Siyuan Feng; Alireza Arhami Dolatabad; Yue Zhi; Baolin Deng; Caihong Liu; Xueyan Lyu; Charlotte S.Q. Christensen; Joseph J. Pignatello; Pan Ni; Shihong Lin; Zongsu Wei; et al. (Water Research, 2025)

Removal of PFAS and pharmaceuticals from municipal wastewater using a novel β-cyclodextrin adsorbent over distinct contact times - Emma F. Shapiro; Zhi-Wei Lin; Edwin Saavedra Cifuentes; Francisco J. Barajas-Rodriguez; Rosa Gwinn; William R. Dichtel; Aaron I. Packman (Water Research, 2025)

Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of strike-slip fault-controlled continental lakes: Insights from the SW Qaidam Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau - Cong Lin; Chaodong Wu; Xutong Guan; Elias J. Rugen; Chufan Ren; Wei Zhang (Sedimentary Geology, 2025)

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)

Rankings of tuberculosis antibiotic treatment regimens are sensitive to spatial scale, detection limit, and initial host bacterial burden - Christian T. Michael; Maral Budak; Pauline Maiello; Kara Kracinovsky; Mark Rodgers; Jaime Tomko; Philana Ling Lin; JoAnne Flynn; Jennifer J. Linderman; Denise Kirschner (Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2025)

Fate, transport, and plant uptake of ricinine in soils amended with castor cake organic fertilizer - Ya-Hui Chuang; Kai-Xuan Zheng; Siu Chun Wong; Yu-Min Tzou; Sichao Wang; Shiou-Ruei Lin; Hsiao-Ying Yang; Chinn-Yuan Fu; Jerry J. Wu; Cheng-Hua Liu (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Celebrating the fifth edition of the International Symposium on Fungal Stress – ISFUS, a decade after its 2014 debut - Alene Alder-Rangel; Amanda E.A. Rangel; Arturo Casadevall; Asiya Gusa; Chaoyang Xue; Charles M. Boone; Chris Todd Hittinger; Claudio A. Masuda; Consuelo Olivares-Yañez; Deborah Bell-Pedersen; Erica J. Washington; Gerhard Braus; et al. (Fungal Biology, 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)

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)

Designing urban garden beds: native vegetation creates healthy habitats for arthropods in Melbourne, Australia - Nicola J. Sockhill; Brenda B. Lin; Katherine Berthon; Freya Thomas; Richard A. Fuller; Sarah Bekessy (Urban Ecosystems, 2025)
Effective management of urban green spaces can positively contribute to the biodiversity of a city. Yet, much of the information about which management practices support biodiversity are derived from data on vertebrates, with little known about invertebrates. Here we report on a year-long field study in Melbourne, Australia across 12 urban garden beds that vary in their design and management. We investigate vegetation-based design and management choices that impact arthropod populations, to provide guidelines for the design and management of urban garden beds. First, we show that native vegetation facilitates flowering and enables arthropods to undertake crucial life cycle activities across the year. We also suggest that complex vegetation (that is, vegetation with canopy, midstorey and understorey elements) may facilitate important arthropod behaviours, and find that canopy trees are not strongly associated with arthropod activity, despite being a common target of vegetation management interventions in urban parks. Finally, we find that the vegetation preferences are not uniform across all arthropod groups, and as such a patchwork of garden beds with different design features will support a diverse set of arthropods within a park and across a city. We recommend that these three interventions be considered when designing and managing urban garden beds, to encourage functioning arthropod populations and support conservation in urban areas.

Late Paleozoic–Early Mesozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Zongwulong Shan-Qinghai Nanshan Tectonic Belt in the Northern Qaidam Continent, Northern Tibet - Yonghui Zhao; Chen Wu; Jie Li; Peter J. Haproff; Lin Ding (Journal of Earth Science, 2025)

Styryl lactone derivatives and aristolactam alkaloids from Goniothalamus tapis Miq. and their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity - Piyaporn Phukhatmuen; Passakorn Teerapongpisan; Virayu Suthiphasilp; Tharakorn Maneerat; Thidarat Duangyod; Rawiwan Charoensup; Sarot Cheenpracha; Jin-Lin Zhu; Yan Alexander Wang; Suwanna Deachathai; Raymond J. Andersen; Surat Laphookhieo (Natural Product Research, 2025)

Comparative performance of convolutional neural networks for detecting and mapping a young Casuarina equisetifolia L. forest from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery - Zhenbang Hao; Shilong Yao; Christopher J. Post; Elena A. Mikhailova; Lili Lin (New Forests, 2025)

International Consortium on Ageing-Related Pathologies (ICCARP) Audiovestibular Group: fostering international consensus to refine International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) codes for hearing loss across the life course - Dialechti Tsimpida; Michael A. Akeroyd; Barry L. Bentley; Shuvarthi Bhattacharjee; Michael R. Bowl; Emma Broome; Stuart R. G. Calimport; Sian Calvert; Gary Christopher; Tom Dening; Silvia Di Bonaventura; Ankita Goswami; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)

Linking sleep microstructure, blood markers of inflammation and metabolism, and cognition: mediation analysis in the osteoporotic fractures in men study - Claire Suen; Julia Ma; Xihong Lin; Robert J. Thomas; M. Brandon Westover; Katie Stone; Kristine Yaffe; Kristine E. Ensrud; Susan Redline; Rudolph E. Tanzi; Haoqi Sun; Can Zhang (GeroScience, 2025)

Uplift, tilting, and underlying structures of coastal northwestern Luzon, Philippines, deduced from marine terraces - Yiran Wang; Aron J. Meltzner; Jennifer Quye-Sawyer; Huili Yang; Yichen Pu; Jintang Qin; Lin Thu Aung; Zihan Aw; Andrea Denise A. Pamintuan; Noelynna T. Ramos (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2025)

Discordant sibling analysis of autism risk associated with prenatal exposure to tailpipe and non-tailpipe particulate matter pollution - Anny H. Xiang; Jane C. Lin; Ting Chow; Xin Yu; Mayra P. Martinez; Zhanghua Chen; Sandrah P. Eckel; Joel Schwartz; Frederick W. Lurmann; Michael J. Kleeman; Rob McConnell; Md. Mostafijur Rahman (Environmental Research, 2025)

Temperature matters: Acute and latent toxicity of diluted bitumen to developing salmon is potentiated by a modest increase in water temperature - Derin M. Çalık; Feng Lin; Mackenzie Edgar; Anthony P. Farrell; Christopher J. Kennedy; Todd E. Gillis; Sarah L. Alderman (Aquatic Toxicology, 2025)

Progress in research on the effects of preharvest inducers on postharvest fruit disease resistance and physiological disorders - Junsen Peng; Pengpeng Zhao; Xin Lin; Alagie Njie; Qin Zhang; Dengcan Luo; Yun Zhang; Donald J. Huber; Xiaoqing Dong (Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 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)

Farnesoid X receptor regulates CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 and estradiol metabolism in mouse and human cell lines - Chanjuan Chen; Pei Lin; Zubao Wu; Yihan Lin; Meixia Huang; Liangliang He; Xinsheng Yao; Frank J. Gonzalez; Zifei Qin; Zhihong Yao (Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2025)

Copulatory mechanics in ghost spiders (Amaurobioidinae, Anyphaenidae) reveals an independent regressive evolution of a key genital trait through functional replacement - Dante Poy; Luis N. Piacentini; Peter Michalik; Shou-Wang Lin; Leonel A. Martínez; Martín J. Ramírez (Arthropod Structure & Development, 2025)

Plant polysaccharides and antioxidant benefits for exercise performance and gut health: from molecular pathways to clinic - Di Lin; Mohammad J. Rezaei (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2025)

The system design of high-throughput miniature software-defined radio as a Ka/K-band communication payload for CubeSats - Kuan Po Chiu; Cissi Ying-tsen Lin; Yih-Min Chen; Jui-Hong Chou; Chi-Kuang Chao; Tiger J.-Y. Liu (Advances in Space Research, 2025)

The potent human CAR activator CITCO is a non-genotoxic hepatic tumour-promoting agent in humanised constitutive androstane receptor mice but not in wild-type animals - C. J. Henderson; A. W. McLaren; A. K. MacLeod; D. Lin; A. R. Cameron; L. R. Chatham; J. Moggs; F. Inesta-Vaquera; John P. Thomson; Richard R. Meehan; P. Chakravarty; M. Schwarz; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2025)
A large number of drugs and compounds produced by the chemical and agrochemical industry, often referred to as ‘non-genotoxic carcinogens’ (NGC), score as tumour promotors in rodent models. It is unclear whether these compounds act similarly in humans. The most extensively investigated compounds have been the anti-convulsive drugs, phenobarbital (PB), and phenytoin. Liver tumours induced by PB are dependent upon the activation of the constitutive androstane receptor (CAR). However, marked species differences in CAR activation by exogenous chemicals exist with some being much more potent activators of human CAR, e.g., 6-(4-chlorophenyl)imidazo[2,1-β][1,3]thiazole-5-carbaldehyde-O-(3,4-dichlorobenzyl)oxime (CITCO). We have compared CITCO-induced tumour formation in the livers of mice in which murine CAR has been replaced with its human counterpart. Our findings reveal that CITCO-dependent liver tumours are only formed in mice-expressing human CAR and not in wild-type animals. In addition, contrary to one of the proposed mechanisms of NGC carcinogenicity, we show that CITCO did not induce a hyperplastic response in the liver of the humanised mice. These data raise some key questions about the mechanism of action of NGCs and identify the limitations of current rodent carcinogenicity test systems in relation to risk assessment.

Climate, peace, and conflict—past and present: Bridging insights from historical sciences and contemporary research - Sam White; Dominik Collet; Agustí Alcoberro; Mariano Barriendos; Rudolf Brázdil; Pau Castell; Siyu Chen; Cedric de Coning; Dagomar Degroot; Lukáš Dolák; Stefan Döring; Santiago Gorostiza; et al. (Ambio, 2025)
Concern has risen that current global warming and more frequent extreme events such as droughts and floods will increase conflict around the world. This concern has spurred both social science research on contemporary climate, peace, and conflict as well as research in the historical sciences on past climate, weather, warfare, and violence. This perspectives article compares these two fields of scholarship and examines how each may benefit the other. It finds significant convergences in methods and insights across contemporary and historical research as well as persistent patterns in causal pathways between climate and conflict. Contemporary climate, peace, and conflict (CPC) research may sharpen methods and causal models for historical researchers. Historical studies, particularly those informed by contemporary research, may elucidate deep origins and long-term effects of climate-related conflicts. For policymakers and the public, history offers comprehensible ways to make sense of complex and contingent linkages and to construct cogent narratives of the past as well as storylines for the future.

Worldwide Soundscapes: A Synthesis of Passive Acoustic Monitoring Across Realms - Kevin F. A. Darras; Rodney A. Rountree; Steven L. Van Wilgenburg; Anna F. Cord; Frederik Pitz; Youfang Chen; Lijun Dong; Agnès Rocquencourt; Camille Desjonquères; Patrick Mauritz Diaz; Tzu‐Hao Lin; Théophile Turco; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2025)
Aim The urgency for remote, reliable and scalable biodiversity monitoring amidst mounting human pressures on ecosystems has sparked worldwide interest in Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM), which can track life underwater and on land. However, we lack a unified methodology to report this sampling effort and a comprehensive overview of PAM coverage to gauge its potential as a global research and monitoring tool. To address this gap, we created the Worldwide Soundscapes project, a collaborative network and growing database comprising metadata from 416 datasets across all realms (terrestrial, marine, freshwater and subterranean). Location Worldwide, 12,343 sites, all ecosystem types. Time Period 1991 to present. Major Taxa Studied All soniferous taxa. Methods We synthesise sampling coverage across spatial, temporal and ecological scales using metadata describing sampling locations, deployment schedules, focal taxa and audio recording parameters. We explore global trends in biological, anthropogenic and geophysical sounds based on 168 selected recordings from 12 ecosystems across all realms. Results Terrestrial sampling is spatially denser (46 sites per million square kilometre—Mkm 2 ) than aquatic sampling (0.3 and 1.8 sites/Mkm 2 in oceans and fresh water) with only two subterranean datasets. Although diel and lunar cycles are well sampled across realms, only marine datasets (55%) comprehensively sample all seasons. Across the 12 ecosystems selected for exploring global acoustic trends, biological sounds showed contrasting diel patterns across ecosystems, declined with distance from the Equator, and were negatively correlated with anthropogenic sounds. Main Conclusions PAM can inform macroecological studies as well as global conservation and phenology syntheses, but representation can be improved by expanding terrestrial taxonomic scope, sampling coverage in the high seas and subterranean ecosystems, and spatio‐temporal replication in freshwater habitats. Overall, this worldwide PAM network holds promise to support cross‐realm biodiversity research and monitoring efforts.

Predicting the progression of MCI and Alzheimer’s disease on structural brain integrity and other features with machine learning - Marthe Mieling; Mushfa Yousuf; Nico Bunzeck; Michael Weiner; Paul Aisen; Ronald Petersen; Clifford R. Jack; William Jagust; Susan Landau; Monica Rivera-Mindt; Leslie M. Shaw; Edward B. Lee; et al. (GeroScience, 2025)
Machine learning (ML) on structural MRI data shows high potential for classifying Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progression, but the specific contribution of brain regions, demographics, and proteinopathy remains unclear. Using Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) data, we applied an extreme gradient-boosting algorithm and SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) values to classify cognitively normal (CN) older adults, those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD dementia patients. Features included structural MRI, CSF status, demographics, and genetic data. Analyses comprised one cross-sectional multi-class classification (CN vs. MCI vs. AD dementia, n = 568) and two longitudinal binary-class classifications (CN-to-MCI converters vs. CN stable, n = 92; MCI-to-AD converters vs. MCI stable, n = 378). All classifications achieved 70–77% accuracy and 61–83% precision. Key features were CSF status, hippocampal volume, entorhinal thickness, and amygdala volume, with a clear dissociation: hippocampal properties contributed to the conversion to MCI, while the entorhinal cortex characterized the conversion to AD dementia. The findings highlight explainable, trajectory-specific insights into AD progression.

Constraints of the paleowind directions on the paleogeography of the North China, South China and Tarim cratons during the Ediacaran Period - C. L. Hu; Z. Q. Lin; J. A. Quaye; X. B. Fu (Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2025)

Impact of phosphorus on the functional properties of extracellular polymeric substances recovered from sludge - Nouran T. Bahgat; Philipp Wilfert; Stephen J. Picken; Leo Sorin; Yuemei Lin; Leon Korving; Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht (Water Research, 2025)

Assessing Chinese user satisfaction with electric vehicle battery performance from online reviews - Lanxin Shi; Shiqi (Shawn) Ou; Yanzi Zhou; Yonglin Wu; Xiaolu Tan; Xin He; Daniel J. De Castro Gomez; Zhenhong Lin (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2025)

Dynamic vertical land motion driven by climate and humans in the metropolitan Taipei Basin - Pei-Chin Wu; Meng (Matt) Wei; Jyr-Ching Hu; Steven D'Hondt; Hsin Tung; Shao-Hung Lin; Christopher J. Russoniello (Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2025)

A genomic variation map provides insights into potato evolution and key agronomic traits - Qun Lian; Yingying Zhang; Jinzhe Zhang; Zhen Peng; Weilun Wang; Miru Du; Hongbo Li; Xinyan Zhang; Lin Cheng; Ran Du; Zijian Zhou; Zhenqiang Yang; et al. (Molecular Plant, 2025)

Retraction notice to “Valorization of tropical fruits waste for production of commercial biorefinery products – A review” [Bioresour. Technol. 374 (2023) 128793] - Zheli Ding; Yu Ge; Taner Sar; Vinay Kumar; Sharareh Harirchi; Parameswaran Binod; Ranjna Sirohi; Raveendran Sindhu; Peicong Wu; Fei Lin; Zengqiang Zhang; Mohammad J. Taherzadeh; et al. (Bioresource Technology, 2025)

Retraction notice to “Production of biochar from tropical fruit tree residues and ecofriendly applications – A review” [Bioresour. Technol. 376 (2023) 128903] - Zheli Ding; Yu Ge; Sarath C. Gowd; Ekta Singh; Vinay Kumar; Deepshi Chaurasia; Vikas Kumar; Karthik Rajendran; Preeti Chaturvedi Bhargava; Peicong Wu; Fei Lin; Sharareh Harirchi; et al. (Bioresource Technology, 2025)

Barley young leaf chlorina, a putative pentatricopeptide repeat gene, is essential for chloroplast development in young leaves - Biguang Huang; Daiqing Huang; Jianchun Zhang; Jiwei Xiong; Shiyu Wu; Xinrong Zheng; Likun Huang; Jinbin Lin; Yu Li; Zonglie Hong; J. Allan Feurtado; Weiren Wu (Plant Molecular Biology, 2025)

Experimental study on macro spray, combustion and emission characteristics of biodiesel and diethyl carbonate blends - L. Zhao; X. Zhu; R. Zhao; J. Tian; D. Qian; Q. Lin (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2025)

Collection of stomatopod larvae unveiled the existence of an undescribed genus in Lysiosquillidae around Japanese waters - Koshi Fujita; Chia-Wei Lin; Kingsley J. H. Wong; Mikio Kato; Tin-Yam Chan; Kaori Wakabayashi (Marine Biodiversity, 2025)

Extreme Drought Increases the Temporal Variability of Grassland Productivity by Suppressing Dominant Grasses - Wentao Luo; Naohiro I. Ishii; Taofeek O. Muraina; Lin Song; Niwu Te; Robert J. Griffin‐Nolan; Ingrid J. Slette; Samuel R. P. J. Ross; Takehiro Sasaki; Jennifer A. Rudgers; Melinda D. Smith; Alan K. Knapp; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2025)
Extreme droughts are intensifying, yet their impact on temporal variability of grassland functioning and its drivers remains poorly understood. We imposed a 6‐year extreme drought in two semiarid grasslands to explore how drought influences the temporal variability of ANPP and identify potential stabilising mechanisms. Drought decreased ANPP while increasing its temporal variability across grasslands. In the absence of drought, ANPP variability was strongly driven by the dominant plant species (i.e., mass‐ratio effects), as captured by community‐weighted traits and species stability. However, drought decreased the dominance of perennial grasses, providing opportunities for subordinate species to alter the stability of productivity through compensatory dynamics. Specifically, under drought, species asynchrony emerged as a more important correlate of ANPP variability than community‐weighted traits or species stability. Our findings suggest that in grasslands, prolonged, extreme droughts may decrease the relative contribution of mass‐ratio effects versus compensatory dynamics to productivity stability by reducing the influence of dominant species.

A review on the pretreatment of straw biomass by using biogas slurry - Yanming Zhong; Arthur J. Ragauskas; Yi Zheng; Xianzhi Meng; Ying Zhou; Yunqin Lin (Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2025)

Interannual early life history variation and larval dispersal of three tropical anguillid eel species recruiting in French Polynesia - Julie Viana; Fabien Morat; Michael J. Miller; Yu-Lin Chang; Émilie Boissin; Pierre Sasal (Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2025)

Reversal of practical resistance in fall armyworm to Cry1F maize: a case report on the resistance to susceptibility in Bt crops from the southeastern USA - Tiago Silva; Gregory A. Sword; Andie Miller; Jawwad A. Qureshi; Graham P. Head; Dawson D. Kerns; Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes; James Villegas; Tyler B. Towles; Xinzhi Ni; Francis P. F. Reay-Jones; Daniel Carrillo; et al. (Journal of Pest Science, 2025)

Predicting the impact of rare variants on RNA splicing in CAGI6 - Jenny Lord; Carolina Jaramillo Oquendo; Htoo A. Wai; Andrew G. L. Douglas; David J. Bunyan; Yaqiong Wang; Zhiqiang Hu; Zishuo Zeng; Daniel Danis; Panagiotis Katsonis; Amanda Williams; Olivier Lichtarge; et al. (Human Genetics, 2025)
Variants which disrupt splicing are a frequent cause of rare disease that have been under-ascertained clinically. Accurate and efficient methods to predict a variant’s impact on splicing are needed to interpret the growing number of variants of unknown significance (VUS) identified by exome and genome sequencing. Here, we present the results of the CAGI6 Splicing VUS challenge, which invited predictions of the splicing impact of 56 variants ascertained clinically and functionally validated to determine splicing impact. The performance of 12 prediction methods, along with SpliceAI and CADD, was compared on the 56 functionally validated variants. The maximum accuracy achieved was 82% from two different approaches, one weighting SpliceAI scores by minor allele frequency, and one applying the recently published Splicing Prediction Pipeline (SPiP). SPiP performed optimally in terms of sensitivity, while an ensemble method combining multiple prediction tools and information from databases exceeded all others for specificity. Several challenge methods equalled or exceeded the performance of SpliceAI, with ultimate choice of prediction method likely to depend on experimental or clinical aims. One quarter of the variants were incorrectly predicted by at least 50% of the methods, highlighting the need for further improvements to splicing prediction methods for successful clinical application.

Cubic calcite and its structural phase transitions - Yang Yang; Yixin Lin; Xiangdong Ding; Christopher J. Howard; Ekhard K. H. Salje (Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 2025)
Calcite, CaCO 3 , has been reported to exist in as many as seven different structural forms. The structure at room temperature and pressure (space group R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ c , ‘Phase I’) was established by Bragg many years ago. A phase transition to a higher temperature phase (space group R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ m, ‘Phase V’) was noted to occur at around 1240 K—this may proceed via an intermediate phase (space group again R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ c , referred to as ‘Phase IV’). These phases differ primarily in the disposition of the CO 3 groups. Additional phases are found at higher pressures. We report a para-phase (parent phase, virtual prototype, aristotype) which assists in understanding the different phases, the phase transitions, and especially the domain structures and twin wall boundaries associated with these transitions. Molecular dynamics methods were used to study the temperature evolution of an isothermal-isobaric (NPT) ensemble of some 384,000 atoms. These computations reproduced the features of the known structures in R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ c and R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ m and then, at higher temperature, revealed a structure of the sodium chloride type (space group Fm $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ m ) in which the entities were the Ca 2+ cation and the CO 3 2− anion, this latter with effectively spherical symmetry. On this basis we have upon cooling a necessarily first order ferroelastic transition from cubic Fm $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ m to rhombohedral R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ m , computed to occur at a simulated temperature of 1900 K, and a possibly continuous transition from the R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ m to rhombohedral (on a doubled cell) R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ c computed to occur at about 1525 K. The computations also allowed us to follow the domain structure and twin walls as a function of temperature, during both heating and cooling. The structure just below the R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ m to R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ c transition shows strong disorder in the orientation of the CO 3 groups, and this may be what is sometimes referred to as Phase IV. The domain structure just below the cubic to rhombohedral transition shows twinning of typical ferroelastic character. The doubling of the cell below the R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ m to rhombohedral (on a doubled cell) R $$\overline{3 }$$ 3 ¯ c leads to a more complicated twin pattern. Indeed, the different structures can be identified from patterns of twinning. Differences between domain structures obtained on heating and cooling indicate extensive thermal metastabilities.

Downregulation of A20 Expression Related to T Cells by Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A Treatment - X. Chen; Y. Yan; C. Lin; J. Yang; H. Qiu (Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2025)

The impacts of shrub branch shelter and nitrogen addition on soil microbial activity and plant litter decomposition in a desert steppe - Xiongkui Lin; Rebecca L. Schneider; Stephen J. Morreale; Hongmei Wang; Jianping Li; Zhigang Li (Applied Soil Ecology, 2025)

Measurement of the decay Ξ 0 → Λ γ with entangled Ξ 0 Ξ ¯ 0 pairs - M. Ablikim; M.N. Achasov; P. Adlarson; O. Afedulidis; X.C. Ai; R. Aliberti; A. Amoroso; Q. An; Y. Bai; O. Bakina; I. Balossino; Y. Ban; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Plasma proteomics identifies proteins and pathways associated with incident depression in 46,165 adults - Jujiao Kang; Liu Yang; Tianye Jia; Wei Zhang; Lin-Bo Wang; Yu-Jie Zhao; Jia You; Yue-Ting Deng; Yi-Jun Ge; Wei-Shi Liu; Yi Zhang; Yi-Lin Chen; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2025)

Calcium and iron isotope fractionation during felsic magma differentiation - Qiu-Yun Guan; Jin-Xiang Li; Ya-Li Sun; Shi-Lei Tang; Noreen J. Evans; Zhao-Feng Zhang; Li-Yun Zhang; Fu-Long Cai; Wei-Ming Fan; Lin Ding (Lithos, 2025)

Source specific fine particles and rates of asthma and COPD healthcare encounters pre- and post-implementation of the Tier 3 vehicle emissions control regulations - Shao Lin; Yukang Xue; Sathvik Thandra; Quan Qi; Sally W. Thurston; Daniel P. Croft; Mark J. Utell; Philip K. Hopke; David Q. Rich (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025)

Metabolite profiling and characterization of potential anticancer constituents from Garcinia subfalcata using UPLC-IMS-QTOF-MS - Fengke Lin; Michael J.J. Recchia; Trevor N. Clark; Edward J. Kennelly; Roger G. Linington; Chunlin Long (Food Chemistry, 2025)

Thirteen serum biochemical indexes and five whole blood coagulation indices in a point-of-care testing analyzer: ideal protocol for evaluating pulmonary and critical care medicine - Mingtao Liu; Li Liu; Jiaxi Chen; Zhifeng Huang; Huiqing Zhu; Shengxuan Lin; Weitian Qi; Zhangkai J. Cheng; Ning Li; Baoqing Sun (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2025)

Surgical Parameters During Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Predict Post-Surgical Kinematics During the Hand-to-Head Motion - Ajinkya A. Rai; Clarissa M. LeVasseur; Gillian E. Kane; Maria A. Munsch; Christopher J. Como; Alexandra S. Gabrielli; Jonathan D. Hughes; William J. Anderst; Albert Lin (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2025)

Grassland bud and shoot demographic responses to single and recurrent droughts vary across an aridity gradient - Niwu Te; Robert J. Griffin‐Nolan; Ingrid J. Slette; Yuan Shi; Lin Song; Jiaqi Chen; Hongqiang Wang; Jianqiang Qian; Qiang Yu; Zhengwen Wang; Xiaotao Lü; Xingguo Han; et al. (Ecology, 2025)
Clonal demographic traits play important roles in regulating community dynamics. Yet, it remains unclear how the responses of these clonal traits to drought might depend on previous drought exposure, and how drought responses vary among grasslands. We conducted a repeated drought experiment across four grasslands along an aridity gradient in northern China. We assessed the effects of single (precipitation reduction in 2021–2022) versus recurrent (precipitation reduction in 2015–2018 and 2021–2022) drought on bud density, shoot density, and the ratio of bud to shoot density. Drought reduced bud density at all grasslands and shoot density at most grasslands. Drought reduced the ratio of bud‐to‐shoot density only in the most arid grasslands. Recurrent drought had larger negative effects than a single drought on bud density and composition of bud and shoot at only one of four grasslands, and on shoot density at two of four grasslands. Our results suggest that previous drought exposure can alter the response of plant clonal demographic traits to subsequent drought in some but not all grasslands, and that responses can vary with mean climate.

A web-based histology atlas for the freshwater sentinel species Daphnia magna - Mee S. Ngu; Daniel J. Vanselow; Carolyn R. Zaino; Alex Y. Lin; Jean E. Copper; Margaret J. Beaton; Luisa Orsini; John K. Colbourne; Keith C. Cheng; Khai C. Ang (Science of The Total Environment, 2025)

The feasibility of batch-wise polyester degradation and recycling using recombinant Escherichia coli expressing PHB depolymerase (PhaZ ) - Yen-Chun Lin; En Ze Linda Zhong-Johnson; Anthony J. Sinskey; Si-Yu Li (Journal of Environmental Management, 2025)

DNA-labeled chitosan nanoparticles: A potential new surrogate for assessing rotavirus attenuation and transport in sand filtration water treatment - Liping Pang; Travis Issler; Beth Robson; Richard Sutton; Susan Lin; Jill Allmendinger; Sujani Ariyadasa; Aruni Premaratne; Craig Billington; Elmar J. Prenner (Environmental Research, 2025)

Activation of protein kinase B rescues against thapsigargin-elicited cardiac dysfunction through regulation of NADPH oxidase and ferroptosis - Xiaohu Wang; Feng-Juan Li; Yong Cheng; Shuying Chen; Shuyi Zhu; Yingmei Zhang; Russel J. Reiter; Milad Ashrafizadeh; Jie Lin; Guizhen Wang; Ling Lin; Jun Ren (Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2025)

Finite volume method: a good match to airborne gravimetry? - Xiaopeng Li; Robert Čunderlík; Marek Macák; Dana J. Caccamise; Zuzana Minarechová; Pavol Zahorec; Juraj Papčo; Daniel R. Roman; Jordan Krcmaric; Miao Lin (Journal of Geodesy, 2025)

A mixed layer height parameterization in a 3-D chemical transport model: Implications for gas and aerosol simulations - Hyeonmin Kim; Rokjin J. Park; Song-you Hong; Do-Hyeon Park; Sang-Woo Kim; Yujin J. Oak; Xu Feng; Haipeng Lin; Tzung-May Fu (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Decomposing the variance: The unique and shared associations of fine and ultrafine particulate matter exposed during pregnancy with child autism spectrum disorder - Xin Yu; Michael J. Kleeman; Jane C. Lin; Ting Chow; Mayra P. Martinez; Zhanghua Chen; Jiu-Chiuan Chen; Sandrah P. Eckel; Joel Schwartz; Frederick W. Lurmann; Rob McConnell; Anny H. Xiang; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Life history traits and abundance trends of emperor fish Lethrinus nebulosus and L. lentjan (Teleostei: Lethrinidae) in the western Arabian Gulf - Yu-Jia Lin; Premlal Panickan; Abdu Rahiman Kambrath Pulikkoden; Nabil Fita; Ali M. Qasem; Lotfi J. Rabaoui; Ruben H. Roa-Ureta; Mohammad A. Qurban (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2024)

Effects of the organochlorine pesticide metabolite p,p’-DDE on the gastrointestinal lipidome in fish: A novel toxicity pathway for a legacy pollutant - Alexis M. Wormington; David J. Gabrielli; Mohammad-Zaman Nouri; Ashley M. Lin; Sarah E. Robinson; John A. Bowden; Nancy D. Denslow; Tara Sabo-Attwood; Joseph H. Bisesi (Environmental Pollution, 2024)

Precambrian tectonic evolution of the Qaidam block, northern Tibet: Implications for the assembly and breakup of Proterozoic supercontinents - Chen Wu; Jie Li; Wenyou Liu; Andrew V. Zuza; Peter J. Haproff; Lin Ding (Earth-Science Reviews, 2024)

The potential of biochar incorporation into agricultural soils to promote sustainable agriculture: insights from soil health, crop productivity, greenhouse gas emission mitigation and feasibility perspectives—a critical review - Muhammad Saif Ullah; Raheleh Malekian; Gurjit S. Randhawa; Yuvraj Sing Gill; Sundeep Singh; Travis J. Esau; Qamar U. Zaman; Hassan Afzaal; Dao Lin Du; Aitazaz A. Farooque (Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 2024)

Habitat quality in farmland influences the activity patterns of giant Galapagos tortoises - Kyana N. Pike; Stephen Blake; Iain J. Gordon; Lin Schwarzkopf (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2024)
Many Galapagos giant tortoises make seasonal migrations from arid lowlands in the wet season, to humid highlands in the dry season. However, for critically endangered Western Santa Cruz giant tortoises ( Chelonoidis porteri ), at least 88% of the habitat in the highlands is now used for agriculture. To understand the impact of agricultural land use on tortoise behavior, we conducted 242 30-minute observations of tortoises on farms. We (1) recorded the time tortoises spent eating, walking, and resting in three different land-use types, (2) measured their temperature, and (3) quantified their selection of fine-scale vegetation characteristics. We found that tortoises rest for significantly longer periods when they are in abandoned land, compared to livestock, grazing, and touristic land. Generally, tortoises rested for longer when they were cooler. Time spent eating was increased by the density and proportion of ground vegetation, while time spent walking was reduced by tall vegetation. These findings suggest that the distribution of land-use types and the fine-scale composition of thermoregulatory and grazing resources within farmland have important implications for the behavior of tortoises while in human-modified land. Wildlife managers and landowners wishing to support tortoises on farms should focus on rehabilitating abandoned land and encouraging a heterogenous mix of sun and shade, and short ground vegetation across land-use types.

Phenology Across Scales: An Intercontinental Analysis of Leaf‐Out Dates in Temperate Deciduous Tree Communities - Nicolas Delpierre; Suzon Garnier; Hugo Treuil‐Dussouet; Koen Hufkens; Jianhong Lin; Colin Beier; Michael Bell; Daniel Berveiller; Matthias Cuntz; Giulio Curioni; Kyla Dahlin; Sander O. Denham; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2024)
Aim To quantify the intra‐community variability of leaf‐out (ICVLo) among dominant trees in temperate deciduous forests, assess its links with specific and phylogenetic diversity, identify its environmental drivers and deduce its ecological consequences with regard to radiation received and exposure to late frost. Location Eastern North America (ENA) and Europe (EUR). Time Period 2009–2022. Major Taxa Studied Temperate deciduous forest trees. Methods We developed an approach to quantify ICVLo through the analysis of RGB images taken from phenological cameras. We related ICVLo to species richness, phylogenetic diversity and environmental conditions. We quantified the intra‐community variability of the amount of radiation received and of exposure to late frost. Results Leaf‐out occurred over a longer time interval in ENA than in EUR. The sensitivity of leaf‐out to temperature was identical in both regions (−3.4 days per °C). The distributions of ICVLo were similar in EUR and ENA forests, despite the latter being more species‐rich and phylogenetically diverse. In both regions, cooler conditions and an earlier occurrence of leaf‐out resulted in higher ICVLo. ICVLo resulted in ca. 8% difference of radiation received from leaf‐out to September among individual trees. Forest communities in ENA had shorter safety margins as regards the exposure to late frosts, and were actually more frequently exposed to late frosts. Main Conclusions We conducted the first intercontinental analysis of the variability of leaf‐out at the scale of tree communities. North American and European forests showed similar ICVLo, in spite of their differences in terms of species richness and phylogenetic diversity, highlighting the relevance of environmental controls on ICVLo. We quantified two ecological implications of ICVLo (difference in terms of radiation received and exposure to late frost), which should be explored in the context of ongoing climate change, which affects trees differently according to their phenological niche.

Artificial intelligence improves risk prediction in cardiovascular disease - Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale; Htet Lin Htun; Mor Vered; Alice J. Owen; Joanne Ryan; Andrew Tonkin; Rosanne Freak-Poli (GeroScience, 2024)

Ocean acidification enhances the tolerance of dinoflagellate Prorocentrum donghaiense to nanoplastic-induced oxidative stress by modulating photosynthetic performance - Yue Zhu; Qingming Lin; Yao Yang; Yanmei Xia; Huidi Cai; Xucong Feng; Rodrigo J. Gonçalves; Wanchun Guan (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
Introduction The impact of ocean acidification (OA) and nanoplastics (NPs) on harmful algal blooms (HAB) has emerged as a major global concern. However, the combined effects of OA and NPs on the HAB species are poorly understood. Methods In this study, dinoflagellate Prorocentrum donghaiense , a typical HAB species, was exposed to varying concentrations of NPs (108.15 ± 8.52 nm) (0, 5, 10, and 15 mg L −1 ) and CO 2 (low CO 2 : 417 ppm, pH: 8.00 and high CO 2 : 1045 ppm, pH: 7.73) for seven days to investigate the combined effects of OA and NPs. Results and discussion The findings revealed that NPs inhibited the growth of P. donghaiense by inducing oxidative stress, as indicated by elevated malondialdehyde (MDA) content and decreased carotenoid/chlorophyll-a ratio, even though photochemical efficiency (φ P0 , ψ 0 , and φ E0 ), rETR max and α were enhanced in response to NPs stress. However, OA promoted the growth and alleviated the adverse effects of NPs on P. donghaiense by increasing photochemical efficiency (φ P0 , ψ 0 , and φ E0 ) and energy flux (RC/CS 0 , TR 0 /CS 0 , ET 0 /CS 0 ) and enhancing the antioxidant ability (increased superoxide dismutase, and decreased MDA). P. donghaiense showed enhanced tolerance to NPs under simulated OA conditions. These findings enhance our knowledge of the HAB species response to NPs pollution under future OA scenarios.

A comparative study of optical and size properties of dissolved organic matter in the lower Mississippi River and Pearl River - Zhengzhen Zhou; Hui Lin; Eurico J. D'Sa; Laodong Guo (Marine Chemistry, 2024)

Short term air pollution exposure during pregnancy and associations with maternal immune markers - C.S. Yount; K. Scheible; S.W. Thurston; X. Qiu; Y. Ge; P.K. Hopke; Y. Lin; R.K. Miller; S.K. Murphy; J. Brunner; E. Barrett; T.G. O'Connor; et al. (Environmental Research, 2024)

PM2.5 and its components and respiratory disease healthcare encounters – Unanticipated increased exposure-response relationships in recent years after environmental policies - Shao Lin; Yukang Xue; Sathvik Thandra; Quan Qi; Philip K. Hopke; Sally W. Thurston; Daniel P. Croft; Mark J. Utell; David Q. Rich (Environmental Pollution, 2024)

Structure and transport properties of FeS at planetary core conditions - E. Edmund; T. Bi; Z.M. Geballe; K. Brugman; J.-F. Lin; S. Chariton; V.B. Prakapenka; J. Minár; R.E. Cohen; A.F. Goncharov (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2024)

Effect of moisture (2 mol%) on CO2 enhanced desorption from nano-dispersed Na2O/Al2O3 for direct air capture - Soosan Kim; Xiao Lin; Robert J. Farrauto (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

Manipulate dynamic chemical interactions in renewable polymers for 3D printing tunable, healable, and recyclable metamaterials - Yuchao Wu; Cheng Qiu; Karla J. Silva; Jaeho Shin; Shaoyun Wang; Bujingda Zheng; Zhenru Chen; Guoliang Huang; James M. Tour; Jian Lin (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

Biogas utilisation – Life cycle assessment of enabling technology for transport biomethane - UK case study, Bore Hill farm Biodigester - Haodong Lin; Mairi J. Black; Olivia Lin; Thomas Minter; Aiduan Borrion (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2024)

Fluid inclusion characteristics and mechanisms of tin mineralisation in the Jialong tin polymetallic deposits, Jiuwandashan–Yuanbaoshan, northern Guangxi, China - C-L. Meng; L-A. Bai; Z-H. Yue; S-Y. Zhou; Y. Dai; Z-H. Feng; X-J. Liu; H. Zhang; L-Z. Lin (Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2024)

Chemical speciation, reactivity, and long-term burial of sedimentary phosphorus in Green Bay, a seasonally hypoxia-influenced freshwater estuary - Peng Lin; J. Val Klump; Laodong Guo (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Combination and summary of ATLAS dark matter searches interpreted in a 2HDM with a pseudo-scalar mediator using 139 fb−1 of s = 13 TeV pp collision data - G. Aad; B. Abbott; K. Abeling; N.J. Abicht; S.H. Abidi; A. Aboulhorma; H. Abramowicz; H. Abreu; Y. Abulaiti; A.C. Abusleme Hoffman; B.S. Acharya; C. Adam Bourdarios; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2024)

In vivo detection of endogenous toxic phenolic compounds of intestine - Wen-Yu Jin; Jia-Xin Guo; Rongkang Tang; Jielin Wang; Huan Zhao; Meng Zhang; Lin-Zuo Teng; Philippe J. Sansonetti; Yi-Zhou Gao (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024)

Estimating ambient air pollutant concentrations outside and inside homes in the Subpopulations and Intermediate outcomes in COPD air pollution (SPIROMICS air) cohort - Kipruto Kirwa; Amanda J. Gassett; Coralynn Sack; Laura M. Paulin; Cheryl S. Pirozzi; R. Graham Barr; Prescott G. Woodruff; MeiLan Han; May-Lin Wilgus; Igor Barjaktarevic; Stephen Peters; Nadia N. Hansel; et al. (Environmental Research, 2024)

Post-Conflict Behaviors of Wild Gelada Monkeys (Theropithecus gelada) at Guassa, Ethiopia - Triana I. Hohn; Bing Lin; Carrie M. Miller; Iris R. Foxfoot; Vivek V. Venkataraman; Kathreen E. Ruckstuhl; Nga Nguyen; Peter J. Fashing (International Journal of Primatology, 2024)

A methodology for gene level omics-WAS integration identifies genes influencing traits associated with cardiovascular risks: the Long Life Family Study - Sandeep Acharya; Shu Liao; Wooseok J. Jung; Yu S. Kang; Vaha Akbary Moghaddam; Mary F. Feitosa; Mary K. Wojczynski; Shiow Lin; Jason A. Anema; Karen Schwander; Jeff O. Connell; Michael A. Province; et al. (Human Genetics, 2024)
The Long Life Family Study (LLFS) enrolled 4953 participants in 539 pedigrees displaying exceptional longevity. To identify genetic mechanisms that affect cardiovascular risks in the LLFS population, we developed a multi-omics integration pipeline and applied it to 11 traits associated with cardiovascular risks. Using our pipeline, we aggregated gene-level statistics from rare-variant analysis, GWAS, and gene expression-trait association by Correlated Meta-Analysis (CMA). Across all traits, CMA identified 64 significant genes after Bonferroni correction (p ≤ 2.8 × 10 –7 ), 29 of which replicated in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) cohort. Notably, 20 of the 29 replicated genes do not have a previously known trait-associated variant in the GWAS Catalog within 50 kb. Thirteen modules in Protein–Protein Interaction (PPI) networks are significantly enriched in genes with low meta-analysis p-values for at least one trait, three of which are replicated in the FHS cohort. The functional annotation of genes in these modules showed a significant over-representation of trait-related biological processes including sterol transport, protein-lipid complex remodeling, and immune response regulation. Among major findings, our results suggest a role of triglyceride-associated and mast-cell functional genes FCER1A , MS4A2 , GATA2 , HDC , and HRH4 in atherosclerosis risks. Our findings also suggest that lower expression of ATG2A , a gene we found to be associated with BMI, may be both a cause and consequence of obesity. Finally, our results suggest that ENPP3 may play an intermediary role in triglyceride-induced inflammation. Our pipeline is freely available and implemented in the Nextflow workflow language, making it easily runnable on any compute platform ( https://nf-co.re/omicsgenetraitassociation ) .

Residential Proximity to Metal-Emitting Industries and Toenail Metal Concentration in the US Gulf States - Joyce J. Y. Lin; Emily J. Werder; Kaitlyn G. Lawrence; W. Braxton Jackson; Dale P. Sandler; Aisha S. Dickerson; Lawrence S. Engel; Ana M. Rule (Exposure and Health, 2024)

Protective Effect of Protocatechuic Aldehyde on Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats through Blood—Brain Barrier Protection - F. He; J. Feng; H. Sun; Y. Xu; H. Yan; X. Song; Y. Wang; X. Li; Q. Lin (Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 2024)

Toxicity and metabolism of deoxynivalenol and its reversal by Bacillus subtilis in broiler chickens - Y. Lin; S. Wang; X. Deng; N. Liu; J. Wang (Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2024)

Inorganic Carbon Pools and Their Drivers in Grassland and Desert Soils - Longwei Dong; Jinzhi Ran; Jiali Luo; Lin Bai; Ying Sun; Muhammad Aqeel; Yahui Zhang; Xiaoting Wang; Qiajun Du; Junlan Xiong; Haiyang Gong; Qingqing Hou; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2024)
Inorganic carbon is an important component of soil carbon stocks, exerting a profound influence on climate change and ecosystem functioning. Drylands account for approximately 80% of the global soil inorganic carbon (SIC) pool within the top 200 cm. Despite its paramount importance, the components of SIC and their contributions to CO 2 fluxes have been largely overlooked, resulting in notable gaps in understanding its distribution, composition, and responses to environmental factors across ecosystems, especially in deserts and temperate grasslands. Utilizing a dataset of 6011 samples from 173 sites across 224 million hectares, the data revealed that deserts and grasslands in northwestern China contain 20 ± 2.5 and 5 ± 1.3 petagrams of SIC in the top 100 cm, representing 5.5 and 0.76 times the corresponding soil organic carbon stock, respectively. Pedogenic carbonates (PIC), formed by the dissolution and re‐precipitation of carbonates, dominated in grasslands, accounting for 60% of SIC with an area‐weighted density of 3.4 ± 0.4 kg C m −2 at 0–100 cm depth, while lithogenic carbonates (LIC), inherited from soil parent materials, prevailed in deserts, constituting 55% of SIC with an area‐weighted density of 7.1 ± 1.0 kg C m −2 . Soil parent materials and elevation determined the SIC stocks by regulating the formation and loss of LIC in deserts, whereas natural acidification, mainly induced by rhizosphere processes including cation uptake and H + release as well as precipitation, reduced SIC (mainly by PIC) in grasslands. Overall, the massive SIC pool underscores its irreplaceable role in maintaining the total carbon pool in drylands. This study sheds light on LIC and PIC and highlights the critical impact of natural acidification on SIC loss in grasslands.

Correction to: Neutralizing Antibody Sample Testing and Report Harmonization - Darshana Jani; Michele Gunsior; Robin Marsden; Kyra J. Cowan; Susan C. Irvin; Laura Schild Hay; Bethany Ward; Luke Armstrong; Mitra Azadeh; Liching Cao; Rebecca Carmean; Jason DelCarpini; et al. (The AAPS Journal, 2024)

Defluoridation by positive single-pulse current electrocoagulation from photovoltaic wastewater: Energy consumption assessment and mechanism analysis - Haixia Wu; Zhiru Shi; Bingyuan Sun; Bin Zheng; Kinjal J. Shah; Shaohua Lin (Chemosphere, 2024)

Photochemical transformation of liquid crystal monomers in simulated environmental media: Kinetics, mechanism, toxicity variation and QSAR modeling - Yandong Yang; Xiangkun Jiang; Yi Yang; Jia Wang; Yahui Zhao; Shanshan Lin; Jiao Qu; Christopher J. Martyniuk; Yuanhui Zhao; Chao Li (Water Research, 2024)

P21-52 Paraquat disrupts KIF5A-mediated axonal mitochondrial transport in midbrain neurons and its antagonism by melatonin - H. Hong; J. Li; T. Tong; X. Lin; Y. Xu; J. Lin; S. Liu; K. Luo; Z. Zhou (Toxicology Letters, 2024)

Evidence for particle acceleration approaching PeV energies in the W51 complex - Zhen Cao; F. Aharonian; Axikegu; Y.X. Bai; Y.W. Bao; D. Bastieri; X.J. Bi; Y.J. Bi; W. Bian; A.V. Bukevich; Q. Cao; W.Y. Cao; et al. (Science Bulletin, 2024)

An integrated approach to optimizing concentration shock wave electrodialysis using 2D multicell simulation and response surface models - Yu-I Lin; Shu-Yuan Pan; Yupo J. Lin; Po-Chih Tseng (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

A distinct manganese deposit on a Middle Permian carbonate platform in South China - Wenchao Yu; Zhichen Liu; Bolin Zhang; Daoliang Chu; Wei Wei; Lin Xiao; Deng Chen; Yuansheng Du; Leslie J. Robbins; Kurt Konhauser (Chemical Geology, 2024)

Natural coral recovery despite negative population growth - Aziz J. Mulla; Vianney Denis; Che‐Hung Lin; Chia‐Ling Fong; Jia‐Ho Shiu; Yoko Nozawa (Ecology, 2024)
Demographic processes that ensure the recovery and resilience of marine populations are critical as climate change sends an increasing proportion on a trajectory of decline. Yet for some populations, recovery potential remains high. We conducted annual monitoring over 9 years (2012–2020) to assess the recovery of coral populations belonging to the genus Pocillopora . These populations experienced a catastrophic collapse following a severe typhoon in 2009. From the start of the monitoring period, high initial recruitment led to the establishment of a juvenile population that rapidly transitioned to sexually mature adults, which dominated the population within 6 years after the disturbance. As a result, coral cover increased from 1.1% to 20.2% during this time. To identify key demographic drivers of recovery and population growth rates (λ), we applied kernel‐resampled integral projection models (IPMs), constructing eight successive models to examine annual change. IPMs were able to capture reproductive traits as key demographic drivers over the initial 3 years, while individual growth was a continuous key demographic driver throughout the entire monitoring period. IPMs further detected a pulse of reproductive output subsequent to two further Category 5 typhoon events during the monitoring period, exemplifying key mechanisms of resilience for coral populations impacted by disturbance. Despite rapid recovery, (i.e., increased coral cover, individual colony growth, low mortality), IPMs estimated predominantly negative values of λ, indicating a declining population. Indeed, while λ translates to a change in the number of individuals, the recovery of coral populations can also be driven by an increase in the size of surviving colonies. Our results illustrate that accumulating long‐term data on historical dynamics and applying IPMs to extract demographic drivers are crucial for future predictions that are based on comprehensive and robust understandings of ecological change.

Best Practices for Development and Validation of Enzymatic Activity Assays to Support Drug Development for Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Biomarker Assessment - Mitra Azadeh; Jeremy Good; Michele Gunsior; Nadia Kulagina; Yanmei Lu; Jim McNally; Heather Myler; Yan G. Ni; Ryan Pelto; Karen J. Quadrini; Catherine Vrentas; Lin Yang (The AAPS Journal, 2024)

Inhibition of ER stress using tauroursodeoxycholic acid rescues obesity-evoked cardiac remodeling and contractile anomalies through regulation of ferroptosis - Feng-Juan Li; Miyesaier Abudureyimu; Zeng-Hui Zhang; Jun Tao; Asli F. Ceylan; Jie Lin; Wei Yu; Russel J. Reiter; Milad Ashrafizadeh; Jun Guo; Jun Ren (Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2024)

Etiology and treatment of cancer-related secondary lymphedema - Michael Bernas; Sara Al-Ghadban; Saskia R. J. Thiadens; Karen Ashforth; Walter C. Lin; Bauback Safa; Rudolf Buntic; Michael Paukshto; Alexandra Rovnaya; Margaret L. McNeely (Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 2024)

Enhanced silicate weathering accelerates forest carbon sequestration by stimulating the soil mineral carbon pump - Tongtong Xu; Zuoqiang Yuan; Sara Vicca; Daniel S. Goll; Guochen Li; Luxiang Lin; Hui Chen; Boyuan Bi; Qiong Chen; Chenlu Li; Xing Wang; Chao Wang; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2024)
Enhanced silicate rock weathering (ERW) is an emerging strategy for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere to mitigate anthropogenic climate change. ERW aims at promoting soil inorganic carbon sequestration by accelerating geochemical weathering processes. Theoretically, ERW may also impact soil organic carbon (SOC), the largest carbon pool in terrestrial ecosystems, but experimental evidence for this is largely lacking. Here, we conducted a 2‐year field experiment in tropical rubber plantations in the southeast of China to evaluate the effects of wollastonite powder additions (0, 0.25, and 0.5 kg m −2 ) on both soil organic and inorganic carbon at 0–10 cm depth. We found that ERW significantly increased the concentration of SOC and HCO 3 − , but the increases in SOC were four and eight times higher than that of HCO 3 − with low‐ and high‐level wollastonite applications. ERW had positive effects on the accrual of organic carbon in mineral‐associated organic matter (MAOM) and macroaggregate fractions, but not on particulate organic matter. Path analysis suggested that ERW increased MAOM mainly by increasing the release of Ca, Si, and Fe, and to a lesser extent by stimulating root growth and microbial‐derived carbon inputs. Our study indicates that ERW with wollastonite can promote SOC sequestration in stable MOAM in surface soils through both the soil mineral carbon pump and microbial carbon pump. These effects may have been larger than the inorganic CDR during our experiment. We argue it is essential to account for the responses of SOC in the assessments of CDR by ERW.

Neutralizing Antibody Sample Testing and Report Harmonization - Darshana Jani; Michele Gunsior; Robin Marsden; Kyra J. Cowan; Susan C. Irvin; Laura Schild Hay; Bethany Ward; Luke Armstrong; Mitra Azadeh; Liching Cao; Rebecca Carmean; Jason DelCarpini; et al. (The AAPS Journal, 2024)
Immunogenicity testing and characterization is an important part of understanding the immune response to administration of a protein therapeutic. Neutralizing antibody (NAb) assays are used to characterize a positive anti-drug antibody (ADA) response. Harmonization of reporting of NAb assay performance and results enables efficient communication and expedient review by industry and health authorities. Herein, a cross-industry group of NAb assay experts have harmonized NAb assay reporting recommendations and provided a bioanalytical report (BAR) submission editable template developed to facilitate agency filings. This document addresses key bioanalytical reporting gaps and provides a report structure for documenting clinical NAb assay performance and results. This publication focuses on the content and presentation of the NAb sample analysis report including essential elements such as the method, critical reagents and equipment, data analysis, study samples, and results. The interpretation of immunogenicity data, including the evaluation of the impact of NAb on safety, exposure, and efficacy, is out of scope of this publication. Graphical Abstract

Surface topography and chemistry of food contact substances, and microbial nutrition affect pathogen persistence and symbiosis in cocktail Listeria monocytogenes biofilms - Tingting Gu; Yaguang Luo; Zhen Jia; Apisak Meesrison; Sophia Lin; Isabella J. Ventresca; Sarah J. Brooks; Arnav Sharma; Sitara Sriram; Manyun Yang; Arne J. Pearlstein; Patricia D. Millner; et al. (Food Control, 2024)

Associations between follicular fluid trace elements and ovarian response during in vitro fertilization - Rooshna Mohsin; Victor Y. Fujimoto; Aubrey L. Galusha; Patrick J. Parsons; Jenna R. Krall; Celeste D. Butts-Jackson; Evelyn Mok-Lin; Michael S. Bloom (Environmental Research, 2024)

Challenges in assessing and managing multi-hazard risks: A European stakeholders perspective - Robert Šakić Trogrlić; Karina Reiter; Roxana L. Ciurean; Stefania Gottardo; Silvia Torresan; Anne Sophie Daloz; Lin Ma; Noemi Padrón Fumero; Sharon Tatman; Stefan Hochrainer-Stigler; Marleen C. de Ruiter; Julius Schlumberger; et al. (Environmental Science & Policy, 2024)