P16-06: High-content imaging of human hepatic spheroids for studying compounds with cholestatic liability - B. dos Santos Rodrigues; X. Cendoya Garmendia; M. Steemans; E. Gustin; F. Van Goethem; M. Vinken (Toxicology Letters, 2023)

P01-02: An updated adverse outcome pathway network on chemical-induced liver steatosis - A. Verhoeven; J. van Ertvelde; J. Boeckmans; A. Gatzios; R. Jover; B. Lindeman; G. Lopez Soop; R. Marcelino Rodrigues; A. Rapisarda; M. Stinckens; S. Sepehri; M. Vinken; et al. (Toxicology Letters, 2023)

Lactoferrin as a carrier of iron: Development and physicochemical characterization - Arlete M. Marques; Ana I. Bourbon; Rui M. Rodrigues; José A. Teixeira; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; Miguel A. Cerqueira (Food Hydrocolloids, 2023)

Biosynthesis of antioxidant xanthan gum by Xanthomonas campestris using substrates added with moist olive pomace - P.J.L. Crugeira; H.H.S. Almeida; I. Marcet; M. Rendueles; M.G. Pires; H.M. Rafael; A.I.G. Rodrigues; A. Santamaria-Echart; M.F. Barreiro (Food and Bioproducts Processing, 2023)

Silicon, magnesium, and their interaction on wheat resistance against blast - Marcela U. P. Araujo; Lillian M. Oliveira; Leandro C. Silva; Luiz F. C. C. Pinto; Isaias S. Cacique; Fabrício A. Rodrigues (Plant and Soil, 2023)

Nickel enhances rice resistance against Bipolaris oryzae infection - Caroline Hawerroth; Andersom M. Einhardt; Bianca A. Fontes; Verônica V. Brás; Samuel V. Valadares; Fabrício A. Rodrigues (Plant and Soil, 2023)

Repeated manure inputs to a forage production soil increase microbial biomass and diversity and select for lower abundance genera - Jordan M. Sayre; Daoyuan Wang; Jonathan Y. Lin; Rachel E. Danielson; Kate M. Scow; Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Biochar and Forage Peanut improve pastures: Evidence from a field experiment in Brazil - Agnieszka E. Latawiec; Aline F. Rodrigues; Katarzyna A. Korys; Maiara Mendes; Marcio Rangel; Ana Castro; Wenceslau Teixeira; Judson F. Valentim; Ednaldo Araujo; Luiz Fernando Duarte de Moraes; Vinicius Pacheco; Marcos Mendes; et al. (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Different patterns of maize hybrids responses under variable phosphorus availability - R. E. Rodrigues; A. R. Neto; L. S. Jesus; L. T. M. Guedes; L. S. Santos; M. N. Xavier; L. A. Souza (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2023)

Giants of the Amazon: How does environmental variation drive the diversity patterns of large trees? - Robson Borges de Lima; Eric Bastos Görgens; Diego Armando S. da Silva; Cinthia Pereira de Oliveira; Anderson Pedro B. Batista; Rinaldo L. Caraciolo Ferreira; Flavia R. C. Costa; Renato A. Ferreira de Lima; Perseu da Silva Aparício; Jadson Coelho de Abreu; José Antônio Aleixo da Silva; Aretha Franklin Guimaraes; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2023)
For more than three decades, major efforts in sampling and analyzing tree diversity in South America have focused almost exclusively on trees with stems of at least 10 and 2.5 cm diameter, showing highest species diversity in the wetter western and northern Amazon forests. By contrast, little attention has been paid to patterns and drivers of diversity in the largest canopy and emergent trees, which is surprising given these have dominant ecological functions. Here, we use a machine learning approach to quantify the importance of environmental factors and apply it to generate spatial predictions of the species diversity of all trees (dbh ≥ 10 cm) and for very large trees (dbh ≥ 70 cm) using data from 243 forest plots (108,450 trees and 2832 species) distributed across different forest types and biogeographic regions of the Brazilian Amazon. The diversity of large trees and of all trees was significantly associated with three environmental factors, but in contrasting ways across regions and forest types. Environmental variables associated with disturbances, for example, the lightning flash rate and wind speed, as well as the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation, tend to govern the diversity of large trees. Upland rainforests in the Guiana Shield and Roraima regions had a high diversity of large trees. By contrast, variables associated with resources tend to govern tree diversity in general. Places such as the province of Imeri and the northern portion of the province of Madeira stand out for their high diversity of species in general. Climatic and topographic stability and functional adaptation mechanisms promote ideal conditions for species diversity. Finally, we mapped general patterns of tree species diversity in the Brazilian Amazon, which differ substantially depending on size class.

Chemical evaluation of pyrolysis oils from domestic and industrial effluent treatment station sludges with perspective to produce value-added products - Jonatas L. Rodrigues; Jacqueline de M. Campêlo; Alberto Wisniewski; Leandro W. Hantao; Marcos N. Eberlin; Jandyson M. Santos (Waste Management, 2023)

Development of a multigrid operational forecast system for the oceanic region off Rio de Janeiro State - Fernando T.C. Barreto; Franciane E. Curbani; Gabriel M. Zielinsky; Matheus B.L. da Silva; Kaio C. Lacerda; Douglas F. Rodrigues (Ocean Modelling, 2023)

The potential of almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts SFE-CO2 extracts as sources of bread flavouring ingredients - Júlia C. Kessler; Vanessa Vieira; Isabel M. Martins; Yaidelin A. Manrique; Patrícia Ferreira; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Andreia Afonso; Lillian Barros; Alírio E. Rodrigues; Madalena M. Dias (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Structural, histochemical, and phytochemical characterization of Mikania cordifolia (L. f.) Willd. (Asteraceae) in a coastal dune environment - Angela M. Demétrio; Ana Claudia Rodrigues; Amanda Ellen de Athayde; Maique Weber Biavatti; Fernanda M. Cordeiro Oliveira; Flávio Lima Garcia; Makeli Garibotti Lusa (Flora, 2023)

[8] and [10]-Gingerol reduces urothelial damage in ifosfamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis via JAK/STAT/FOXO signaling pathway via IL-10 - Francisco C. S. Ferreira; Marco Clementino; Francisco A. P. Rodrigues; Herlice N. Veras; Dainesy S. Martins; Marcus L. Queiroga; Mikael A. Lima; Dayara O. Silva; Thiago M. de Freitas; Samilly A. Ribeiro; Mario R. L. Mota; James A. da Silva; et al. (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2023)

Body size and its correlates in fruit-feeding butterflies in a seasonal environment - Geraldo de Brito Freire; Danielle Salcido; Hernani F. M. Oliveira; Danilo B. Ribeiro; Diogo B. Provete; Thayane Silva; Joao Paulo Dias; Hanna P. Rodrigues; Jessie P. Santos; Ivone R. Diniz (Journal of Insect Conservation, 2023)

Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) responses to plant-associated volatile organic compounds: A mini-review - Mariana Santos Silva; Joseph M. Patt; Cristiane de Jesus Barbosa; Marilene Fancelli; Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Mesquita; Frederico de Medeiros Rodrigues; Alessandra Selbach Schnadelbach (Crop Protection, 2023)

Influence of ohmic heating on lentil protein structure and protein-pectin interactions - Cristiane Grella Miranda; Rui M. Rodrigues; Ricardo N. Pereira; Paula Speranza; Louise Emy Kurozawa; António A. Vicente; Ana Carla Kawazoe Sato (Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2023)

Removal of Reactive Dyes from a Real Bichromatic Textile Effluent Employing Bio-Based Nanomagnetic Adsorbents - Kátia C. H. Bezerra; Jacqueline R. Nascimento; Tiago D. Martins; Sherlan G. Lemos; Elma N. V. M. Carrilho; Christiane de A. Rodrigues; Geórgia Labuto (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2023)

An exonuclease V homologue is expressed predominantly during early megasporogenesis in apomictic Brachiaria brizantha - Diva M. A. Dusi; Elizângela R. Alves; Gláucia B. Cabral; Luciane V. Mello; Daniel J. Rigden; Érica D. Silveira; Márcio Alves-Ferreira; Larissa A. Guimarães; Ana Cristina M. M. Gomes; Júlio C. M. Rodrigues; Vera T. C. Carneiro (Planta, 2023)

Komagataella pastoris KM71H Mitigates Depressive-Like Phenotype, Preserving Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Modulating the Gut Microbiota in Mice - Paloma T. Birmann; Angela M. Casaril; Ana Paula Pesarico; Rafael R. Rodrigues; Fabricio R. Conceição; Fernanda Severo Sabedra Sousa; Tiago Collares; Fabiana K. Seixas; Lucielli Savegnago (Molecular Neurobiology, 2023)

From ecological functions to ecosystem services: linking coastal lagoons biodiversity with human well-being - Jorge L. Rodrigues-Filho; Rafael L. Macêdo; Hugo Sarmento; Victor R. A. Pimenta; Cecilia Alonso; Clarissa R. Teixeira; Paulo R. Pagliosa; Sérgio A. Netto; Natália C. L. Santos; Fábio G. Daura-Jorge; Odete Rocha; Paulo Horta; et al. (Hydrobiologia, 2023)

Cortical Thickness and Brain Connectivity Mediate the Relation Between White Matter Hyperintensity and Information Processing Speed in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease - Pedro Henrique Rodrigues da Silva; Frank-Erik de Leeuw; Maria Clara Zanon Zotin; Octavio Marques Pontes Neto; Renata Ferranti Leoni; Anil M. Tuladhar (Brain Topography, 2023)

Neural Substrates of Psychomotor Speed Deficits in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease: A Brain Disconnectome Mapping Study - Pedro Henrique Rodrigues da Silva; Frank-Erik de Leeuw; Maria Clara Zanon Zotin; Octavio Marques Pontes Neto; Renata Ferranti Leoni; Anil M. Tuladhar (Brain Topography, 2023)

Energy transition pathways for the Nigerian Road Transport: Implication for energy carrier, Powertrain technology, and CO2 emission - Michael M. Aba; Nilton Bispo Amado; Alcantaro Lemes Rodrigues; Ildo Luís Sauer; Abraham-A M. Richardson (Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2023)

The influence of temperature rise on the metabolic response of Ruditapes philippinarum clams to 17-α-ethinylestradiol - João A. Rodrigues; Mónica Silva; Rita Araújo; Leonor Madureira; Amadeu M.V.M. Soares; Rosa Freitas; Ana M. Gil (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Intermediate meals and the place of consumption - Which relationship? - J. Lima; M. Rodrigues; M. Eulálio; A. Rocha (International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 2023)

In-vitro gastrointestinal digestion of functional cookies enriched with chestnut shells extract: Effects on phenolic composition, bioaccessibility, bioactivity, and α-amylase inhibition - Diana Pinto; Manuela M. Moreira; Jaroslava Švarc-Gajić; Anna Vallverdú-Queralt; Tanja Brezo-Borjan; Cristina Delerue-Matos; Francisca Rodrigues (Food Bioscience, 2023)

Wildfires Jeopardise Habitats of Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), a Flagship Species for the Conservation of the Brazilian Pantanal - Bruno Henrique dos Santos Ferreira; Maxwell da Rosa Oliveira; Julia Abrantes Rodrigues; Fernanda M. Fontoura; Neiva M.R. Guedes; Judit K. Szabo; Renata Libonati; Letícia Couto Garcia (Wetlands, 2023)

The antidepressant-like effect of guanosine involves the modulation of adenosine A1 and A2A receptors - Anderson Camargo; Luis E. B. Bettio; Priscila B. Rosa; Julia M. Rosa; Glorister A. Altê; Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues (Purinergic Signalling, 2023)

Correction to: Characterization of Portuguese sown rainfed grasslands using remote sensing and machine learning - Tiago G. Morais; Marjan Jongen; Camila Tufik; Nuno R. Rodrigues; Ivo Gama; David Fangueiro; João Serrano; Susana Vieira; Tiago Domingos; Ricardo F. M. Teixeira (Precision Agriculture, 2023)

Combined Application of Antisense Oligomers to Control Transcription Factors of Candida albicans Biofilm Formation - D. Araújo; B. Gonçalves; D. Vilas Boas; M. E. Rodrigues; M. Henriques; S. Silva (Mycopathologia, 2023)

Identification of Clinical Trichosporon asteroides Strains by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry: Evaluation of the Bruker Daltonics Commercial System and an In-House Developed Library - Elaine Cristina Francisco; Mexx Ebbing; Arnaldo Lopes Colombo; Ferry Hagen; Guilherme M. Chaves; Ana Verena A. Mendes; Marcio de Oliveira Silva; Maria Goreth de Andrade Barberino; Rejane Pereira Neves; Monica Borges Botura; Rosane C. Hahn; João Nóbrega de Almeida Junior; et al. (Mycopathologia, 2023)

Structural MRI Texture Analysis for Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease - Joana Silva; Bruno C. Bispo; Pedro M. Rodrigues (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2023)
Purpose: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has the highest worldwide prevalence of all neurodegenerative disorders, no cure, and low ratios of diagnosis accuracy at its early stage where treatments have some effect and can give some years of life quality to patients. This work aims to develop an automatic method to detect AD in 3 different stages, namely, control (CN), mild-cognitive impairment (MCI), and AD itself, using structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI). Methods: A set of co-occurrence matrix and texture statistical measures (contrast, correlation, energy, homogeneity, entropy, variance, and standard deviation) were extracted from a two-level discrete wavelet transform decomposition of sMRI images. The discriminant capacity of the measures was analyzed and the most discriminant ones were selected to be used as features for feeding classical machine learning (cML) algorithms and a convolution neural network (CNN). Results: The cML algorithms achieved the following classification accuracies: 93.3% for AD vs CN, 87.7% for AD vs MCI, 88.2% for CN vs MCI, and 75.3% for All vs All. The CNN achieved the following classification accuracies: 82.2% for AD vs CN, 75.4% for AD vs MCI, 83.8% for CN vs MCI, and 64% for All vs All. Conclusion: In the evaluated cases, cML provided higher discrimination results than CNN. For the All vs All comparison, the proposed method surpasses by 4% the discrimination accuracy of the state-of-the-art methods that use structural MRI.

Pharmacogenetics in early drug development for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: missed chances and future opportunities - Joost Boeckmans; Alexandra Gatzios; Jörn M. Schattenberg; Robim M. Rodrigues; Vera Rogiers; Tamara Vanhaecke (Archives of Toxicology, 2023)

Effect of fish downstream supply chain on wealth creation: the case of tambatinga in the Brazilian Midnorth - F. Gilson; M. B. New; L. A. Rodrigues; W. C. Valenti (Aquaculture International, 2023)

Shifts in functional traits and interactions patterns of soil methane‐cycling communities following forest‐to‐pasture conversion in the Amazon Basin - Dasiel Obregon Alvarez; Leandro Fonseca de Souza; Lucas William Mendes; Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes; Micaela Tosi; Andressa Monteiro Venturini; Kyle M. Meyer; Plínio Barbosa de Camargo; Brendan J. M. Bohannan; Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues; Kari E. Dunfield; Siu Mui Tsai (Molecular Ecology, 2023)
Deforestation threatens the integrity of the Amazon biome and the ecosystem services it provides, including greenhouse gas mitigation. Forest‐to‐pasture conversion has been shown to alter the flux of methane gas (CH 4 ) in Amazonian soils, driving a switch from acting as a sink to a source of atmospheric CH 4 . This study aimed to better understand this phenomenon by investigating soil microbial metagenomes, focusing on the taxonomic and functional structure of methane‐cycling communities. Metagenomic data from forest and pasture soils were combined with measurements of in situ CH 4 fluxes and soil edaphic factors and analysed using multivariate statistical approaches. We found a significantly higher abundance and diversity of methanogens in pasture soils. As inferred by co‐occurrence networks, these microorganisms seem to be less interconnected within the soil microbiota in pasture soils. Metabolic traits were also different between land uses, with increased hydrogenotrophic and methylotrophic pathways of methanogenesis in pasture soils. Land‐use change also induced shifts in taxonomic and functional traits of methanotrophs, with bacteria harbouring genes encoding the soluble form of methane monooxygenase enzyme (sMMO) depleted in pasture soils. Redundancy analysis and multimodel inference revealed that the shift in methane‐cycling communities was associated with high pH, organic matter, soil porosity and micronutrients in pasture soils. These results comprehensively characterize the effect of forest‐to‐pasture conversion on the microbial communities driving the methane‐cycling microorganisms in the Amazon rainforest, which will contribute to the efforts to preserve this important biome.

Multiproxy reconstruction of late quaternary upper ocean temperature in the subtropical southwestern Atlantic - Joana F. Cruz; Ioanna Bouloubassi; Arnaud Huguet; Alice M.S. Rodrigues; Thiago P. Santos; Igor M. Venancio; Douglas Lessa; Rodrigo L. Sobrinho; Rodrigo A. Nascimento; Marcelo C. Bernardes (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023)

Di-butyl phthalate disrupts muscle, motor and sensory neuron development in embryonic zebrafish - Evelyn Paquette; Alissa Rodrigues; Michael Fumo; John Paul Giacalone; Nicole M. Roy (Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 2023)

DNA metabarcoding to assess prey overlap between tuna and seabirds in the Eastern tropical Atlantic: Implications for an ecosystem-based management - Ana Rita Carreiro; Jaime A. Ramos; Vanessa A. Mata; Nathalie M. Almeida; Isabel Rodrigues; Ivo dos Santos; Diana M. Matos; Pedro M. Araújo; Teresa Militão; Jacob González-Sólis; Vitor H. Paiva; Ricardo Jorge Lopes (Marine Environmental Research, 2023)

A 50 kyr record of eolian sedimentation in the Eastern Arabian Sea – Dust deposition changes synchronous with the Northern Hemisphere Climatic Oscillations - Tyson Sebastian; B. Nagender Nath; M.B.L. Mascarenhas-Pereira; M. Venkateshwarlu; Tanvi Mungekar; Dryden Joe Rodrigues; K. Suresh; P. Linsy (Marine Geology, 2023)

Modulation of rectal cancer stemness, patient outcome and therapy response by adipokines - Vanda Marques; Susana Ourô; Marta B. Afonso; Cecília M. P. Rodrigues (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023)

Colchicine reduces the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in COVID-19 patients - N. B. Amaral; T. S. Rodrigues; M. C. Giannini; M. I. Lopes; L. P. Bonjorno; P. I. S. O. Menezes; S. M. Dib; S. L. G. Gigante; M. N. Benatti; U. C. Rezek; L. L. Emrich-Filho; B. A. Sousa; et al. (Inflammation Research, 2023)

Oral formulation of Wnt inhibitor complex reduces inflammation and fibrosis in intraperitoneal implants in vivo - Ana Luíza de Castro Santos; Natália Jordana Alves da Silva; Celso Tarso Rodrigues Viana; Letícia Cristine Cardoso dos Santos; Gabriel Henrique Costa da Silva; Sérgio Ricardo Aluotto Scalzo Júnior; Pedro Augusto Carvalho Costa; Walison Nunes da Silva; Itamar Couto Guedes de Jesus; Alexander Birbrair; Mariana T. Q. de Magalhães; Frédéric Frézard; et al. (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2023)

Integrated ecosystem assessment around islands of the tropical South Mid-Atlantic Ridge - Amanda R. Rodrigues; Sergio R. Floeter; Vicente Gomes; Débora S. Ferrari; Vinicius J. Giglio; Fernanda C. Silva; Ana M. R. Liedke; Carlos E. L. Ferreira; Kerry Howell; Maria A. Gasalla (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
The South Mid Atlantic Ridge comprises three main oceanic islands in the equatorial and tropical portions of the Atlantic Ocean. These islands are isolated from each other and equidistant from both the continental margins of South America and Africa, sharing common patterns but with different types of human use and pressures. Moreover, the areas beyond national jurisdiction between those islands are visited and exploited by distant fishing fleets and include large areas of shipping activity for commodities. Here, a pioneering integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA) process is constructed for the region among Saint Peter and Saint Paul’s Archipelago (Brazil), Saint Helena Island and Ascension Island (UK overseas territories). For that, we used a qualitative assessment of risks arising from anthropogenic activities, representing a novel contribution to the field. The Options for Delivering Ecosystem-Based Marine Management (ODEMM) approach was applied to trace sector–pressure–component pathways. A ‘linkage framework’ was outlined including pressures affecting each ecosystem component, and supported a process of knowledge attributions that scored the impact risks. All results were validated with regional stakeholders through workshops, including local and international management bodies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and scientists. The approach focused on a significant area among encompassing the open ocean, shallow and deep-sea biomes, analyzing the main sectors and pressures affecting the ecological components. Our results identified 14 sectors and 16 key pressures associated with 23 ecosystem components, totaling 780 impact chains. Fishing, shipping, wastewater, and tourism/recreation appeared as the top impacting sectors. Fishing and shipping were the most connected with ecosystem components links. Litter, species extraction, contaminants, and bycatch were the pressures that had the highest risk of impact values. Lastly, demersal and pelagic fish and pelagic and demersal elasmobranchs were the groups with the highest risk related to overall impacts, which were supported by local and regional evidence from long term monitoring programs and local studies. Our study demonstrated that these seemingly pristine islands and oceanic waters are already experiencing human impacts that should be addressed by local both conservation measures and international agreements. We also highlight the pressures that should be prioritized for better monitoring and policy, as well as those linkage components that have been less investigated.

Beyond respiratory effects: Air pollution and the health of children and adolescents - Mariana M. Veras; Sylvia C.L. Farhat; Ana Clara Rodrigues; Dunia Waked; Paulo H.N. Saldiva (Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2023)

Unveiling the membrane bound dihydroorotate: Quinone oxidoreductase from Staphylococcus aureus - Filipe M. Sousa; Patrícia Pires; Andreia Barreto; Patrícia N. Refojo; Micael S. Silva; Pedro B. Fernandes; Ana P. Carapeto; Tiago T. Robalo; Mário S. Rodrigues; Mariana G. Pinho; Eurico J. Cabrita; Manuela M. Pereira (Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, 2023)

The effects of exogenously applied antioxidants on plant growth and resilience - Aline Rodrigues de Queiroz; Connor Hines; Jeremy Brown; Seema Sahay; Jithesh Vijayan; Julie M. Stone; Nate Bickford; Melissa Wuellner; Katarzyna Glowacka; Nicole R. Buan; Rebecca L. Roston (Phytochemistry Reviews, 2023)
Plant growth and resilience require balancing an inherently oxidative metabolism with powerful antioxidant systems that help maintain homeostasis. When the environment changes, reactive oxygen species are potent indicators of that change, allowing adaptation through re-balancing metabolism and antioxidant systems. A large body of evidence supports the use of exogenously applied antioxidants to improve both plant growth and their resilience to stress. Notably, some phenotypic effects are similar upon the application of chemically diverse antioxidants, while others are distinct. In this review, we analyze research from antioxidant treatment experiments and highlight the similarities in their practical applications and their effects on plant stress tolerance, photosynthesis, native antioxidant systems, and phytohormones. We also briefly cover the specific effects of individually applied antioxidants and what is known about their potential modes of action. Given the strong potential of antioxidant applications, we discuss research needed to promote their agricultural use. Finally, we identify outstanding questions about how the exogenous application of antioxidants mechanistically affects plant growth.

Acute bouts of aerobic and resistance exercise similarly alter inhibitory control and response time while inversely modifying plasma BDNF concentrations in middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes - João G. Silveira-Rodrigues; Bruno T. Campos; André T. de Lima; Pedro H. M. Ogando; Camila B. Gomes; Patrícia F. Gomes; Ivana M. S. Aleixo; Danusa D. Soares (Experimental Brain Research, 2023)

Impact of climate changes in the suitable areas for Coffea arabica L. production in Mozambique: Agroforestry as an alternative management system to strengthen crop sustainability - Crimildo T. Cassamo; David Draper; Maria M. Romeiras; Isabel Marques; Rogério Chiulele; Marisa Rodrigues; Marc Stalmans; Fábio L. Partelli; Ana Ribeiro-Barros; José C. Ramalho (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES : A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics - Lívia Helena Tonella; Renata Ruaro; Vanessa Salete Daga; Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia; Oscar Barroso Vitorino; Tatiana Lobato‐de Magalhães; Roberto Esser dos Reis; Fabio Di Dario; Ana Cristina Petry; Michael Maia Mincarone; Luciano Fogaça de Assis Montag; Paulo Santos Pompeu; et al. (Ecology, 2023)
The Neotropical region hosts 4225 freshwater fish species, ranking first among the world's most diverse regions for freshwater fishes. Our NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set is the first to produce a large‐scale Neotropical freshwater fish inventory, covering the entire Neotropical region from Mexico and the Caribbean in the north to the southern limits in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. We compiled 185,787 distribution records, with unique georeferenced coordinates, for the 4225 species, represented by occurrence and abundance data. The number of species for the most numerous orders are as follows: Characiformes (1289), Siluriformes (1384), Cichliformes (354), Cyprinodontiformes (245), and Gymnotiformes (135). The most recorded species was the characid Astyanax fasciatus (4696 records). We registered 116,802 distribution records for native species, compared to 1802 distribution records for nonnative species. The main aim of the NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set was to make these occurrence and abundance data accessible for international researchers to develop ecological and macroecological studies, from local to regional scales, with focal fish species, families, or orders. We anticipate that the NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set will be valuable for studies on a wide range of ecological processes, such as trophic cascades, fishery pressure, the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation, and the impacts of species invasion and climate change. There are no copyright restrictions on the data, and please cite this data paper when using the data in publications.

Impact of non-thermal pasteurization technologies on vitamin B12 content in milk - Caroline Ceribeli; Jeanette Otte; Markus Walkling-Ribeiro; Daniel Rodrigues Cardoso; Lilia M. Ahrné (Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2023)

Advancing textural heterogeneity: Effect of manipulating multi-component model foods on the perception of textural complexity - Niamh M. Patterson; Yvonne S. Kuiper; Sophia A. Rodrigues; Bryony J. James; Nicholas Gant; Michael J. Hautus (Food Research International, 2023)

Hypereutrophic conditions limit the removal of suspended particulate matter by the invasive bivalve Mytilopsis leucophaeata (Conrad, 1831) (Dreissenidae) - Nathália Rodrigues; Danielle Ribeiro; Igor C. Miyahira; Samira G. M. Portugal; Luciano N. Santos; Raquel A. F. Neves (Hydrobiologia, 2023)

Rainfall effects on vertical profiles of airborne fungi over a mixed land-use context at the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot - Maurício C. Mantoani; Ana P.M. Emygdio; Cristiane Degobbi; Camila Ribeiro Sapucci; Lara C.C. Guerra; Maria A.F.S. Dias; Pedro L.S. Dias; Rafael H.S. Zanetti; Fábio Rodrigues; Gabriel G. Araujo; Dulcilena M.C. Silva; Valter Batista Duo Filho; et al. (Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2023)

Pre-assessments of plant conservation status in islands: the case of French Overseas Territories - S. Véron; A. Bernard; E. Lebreton; C. Rodrigues-Vaz; M. Durand; L. Procopio; M. Hélion; M. Gayot; G. Viscardi; G. A. Krupnick; C. M. S. Carrington; V. Boullet; et al. (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023)

Drivers and implications of the extreme 2022 wildfire season in Southwest Europe - Marcos Rodrigues; Àngel Cunill Camprubí; Rodrigo Balaguer-Romano; Celso J. Coco Megía; Francisco Castañares; Julien Ruffault; Paulo M. Fernandes; Víctor Resco de Dios (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Disinfection of treated urban effluents for reuse by combination of coagulation/flocculation and Fenton processes - João P.F. Venâncio; Sara Ribeirinho-Soares; Luísa C. Lopes; Luis M. Madeira; Olga C. Nunes; Carmen S.D. Rodrigues (Environmental Research, 2023)

Endotoxin tolerance and low activation of TLR-4/NF-κB axis in monocytes of COVID-19 patients - Gilson P. Dorneles; Paula C. Teixeira; Alessandra Peres; Luiz Carlos Rodrigues Júnior; Simone Gonçalves da Fonseca; Marta Chagas Monteiro; Sarah Eller; Tiago F. Oliveira; Eliana M. Wendland; Pedro R. T. Romão (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2023)

Pharmacological evaluation of antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of LQFM202: a new piperazine derivative - Aline N. Martins; Dionys de Souza Almeida; Iziara F. Florentino; Lorrane K. da Silva Moreira; Larissa C. Turones; Daniel C. Batista; Lucas S. Machado; Boniek G. Vaz; Luciano M. Lião; Gerlon de Almeida Ribeiro Oliveira; José Luís Rodrigues Martins; James Oluwagbamigbe Fajemiroye; et al. (Inflammopharmacology, 2023)

Connectivity between countries established by landbirds and raptors migrating along the African–Eurasian flyway - João L. Guilherme; Victoria R. Jones; Inês Catry; Martin Beal; Maria P. Dias; Steffen Oppel; Juliet A. Vickery; Chris M. Hewson; Stuart H. M. Butchart; Ana S. L. Rodrigues (Conservation Biology, 2023)
The conservation of long‐distance migratory birds requires coordination between the multiple countries connected by the movements of these species. The recent expansion of tracking studies is shedding new light on these movements, but much of this information is fragmented and inaccessible to conservation practitioners and policy makers. We synthesized current knowledge on the connectivity established between countries by landbirds and raptors migrating along the African–Eurasian flyway. We reviewed tracking studies to compile migration records for 1229 individual birds, from which we derived 544 migratory links, each link corresponding to a species’ connection between a breeding country in Europe and a nonbreeding country in sub‐Saharan Africa. We used these migratory links to analyze trends in knowledge over time and spatial patterns of connectivity per country (across species), per species (across countries), and at the flyway scale (across all countries and all species). The number of tracking studies available increased steadily since 2010 (particularly for landbirds), but the coverage of existing tracking data was highly incomplete. An average of 7.5% of migratory landbird species and 14.6% of raptor species were tracked per country. More data existed from central and western European countries, and it was biased toward larger bodied species. We provide species‐ and country‐level syntheses of the migratory links we identified from the reviewed studies, involving 123 populations of 43 species, migrating between 28 European and 43 African countries. Several countries (e.g., Spain, Poland, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo) are strategic priorities for future tracking studies to complement existing data, particularly on landbirds. Despite the limitations in existing tracking data, our data and results can inform discussions under 2 key policy instruments at the flyway scale: the African–Eurasian Migratory Landbirds Action Plan and the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia.

Functional composition enhances aboveground carbon stock during tropical late-secondary forest succession - Alice Cristina Rodrigues; Pedro Manuel Villa; Fernando Silla; Lhoraynne Pereira Gomes; João Augusto Alves Meira-Neto; Carlos Moreira M. E. Torres; Andreza Viana Neri (Plant Biosystems, 2023)

Dietary glutamine improves growth and intestinal morphology of juvenile GIFT tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) but has limited effects on innate immunity and antioxidant capacity - Pedro L.P.F. Carvalho; William dos S. Xavier; Matheus G. Guimarães; Edgar J.D. Rodrigues; Wilson M. Furuya; Fernando Y. Yamamoto; Luiz E. Pezzato; Delbert M. Gatlin; Margarida M. Barros (Aquaculture, 2023)

Microplastic contamination in large migratory fishes collected in the open Atlantic Ocean - Rúben Pereira; Sabrina M. Rodrigues; Diogo Silva; Vânia Freitas; C. Marisa R. Almeida; Sandra Ramos (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

Swine manure treatment technologies as drivers for circular economy in agribusiness: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment approach - C.E. Hollas; H.C. Rodrigues; A.C. Bolsan; B. Venturin; M. Bortoli; F.G. Antes; R.L.R. Steinmetz; A. Kunz (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Geographical discrimination of olive oils from Cv. ‘Galega Vulgar’ - Nuno Rodrigues; Fátima Peres; Susana Casal; Arantzazu Santamaria-Echart; Filomena Barreiro; António M. Peres; José Alberto Pereira (Food Chemistry, 2023)

Granulated biomass fly ash coupled with fenton process for pulp and paper wastewater treatment - João Peres Ribeiro; Nuno C. Cruz; Márcia C. Neves; Sónia M. Rodrigues; Luís A.C. Tarelho; Maria Isabel Nunes (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Process strategies to reduce cellulase enzyme loading for renewable sugar production in biorefineries - Cristiano E. Rodrigues Reis; Nelson Libardi Junior; Heitor B.S. Bento; Ana Karine F. de Carvalho; Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe; Carlos Ricardo Soccol; Tejraj M. Aminabhavi; Anuj K. Chandel (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Seasonal climate impact on Brazilian pasture (Brachiaria brizantha cv Marandu): growth rate, CO2 efflux, and irrigation strategies - Milton E. Pereira-Flores; Flavio Justino; Jackson M. Rodrigues; Davi Boehringer; Anderson Adriano Martins Melo; Andressa G. Cursi; Vagna da Costa Pereira; Odilon Gomes Pereira; Ursula M. Ruiz-Vera (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2023)

Impacts of the use of biological pest control on the technical efficiency of the Brazilian agricultural sector - L. C. C. Rodrigues; R. M. Fortini; M. C. R. Neves (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2023)

Mouse organoids as an in vitro tool to study the in vivo intestinal response to cytotoxicants - F. Jardi; C. Kelly; C. Teague; H. Fowler-Williams; D. C. Sevin; D. Rodrigues; H. Jo; S. Ferreira; B. Herpers; M. Van Heerden; T. de Kok; C. Pin; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2023)

First record of Boulenger's anthias Sacura boulengeri (Heemstra 1973) in the Red Sea - Viktor Nunes Peinemann; Lucía Pombo‐Ayora; Jesse E. M. Cochran; Fabio Marchese; Giovanni Chimienti; Mattie Rodrigue; Ameer A. Eweida; Paul A. Marshall; Francesca Benzoni; Michael L. Berumen (Journal of Fish Biology, 2023)
In November 2020, we observed several individuals and collected one juvenile of an unidentified anthiadine fish (Serranidae) between depths of 250 and 307 m near vertical walls of rocky reefs in the northern Red Sea. Further morphological and molecular analyses revealed that the collected specimen matches Sacura boulengeri , a species previously reported only from the Gulf of Oman to India.

Geographic patterns of tree dispersal modes in Amazonia and their ecological correlates - Diego F. Correa; Pablo R. Stevenson; Maria Natalia Umaña; Luiz de Souza Coelho; Diógenes de Andrade Lima Filho; Rafael P. Salomão; Iêda Leão do Amaral; Florian Wittmann; Francisca Dionízia de Almeida Matos; Carolina V. Castilho; Oliver L. Phillips; Juan Ernesto Guevara; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2023)
Aim To investigate the geographic patterns and ecological correlates in the geographic distribution of the most common tree dispersal modes in Amazonia (endozoochory, synzoochory, anemochory and hydrochory). We examined if the proportional abundance of these dispersal modes could be explained by the availability of dispersal agents (disperser‐availability hypothesis) and/or the availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits (resource‐availability hypothesis). Time period Tree‐inventory plots established between 1934 and 2019. Major taxa studied Trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 9.55 cm. Location Amazonia, here defined as the lowland rain forests of the Amazon River basin and the Guiana Shield. Methods We assigned dispersal modes to a total of 5433 species and morphospecies within 1877 tree‐inventory plots across terra‐firme, seasonally flooded, and permanently flooded forests. We investigated geographic patterns in the proportional abundance of dispersal modes. We performed an abundance‐weighted mean pairwise distance (MPD) test and fit generalized linear models (GLMs) to explain the geographic distribution of dispersal modes. Results Anemochory was significantly, positively associated with mean annual wind speed, and hydrochory was significantly higher in flooded forests. Dispersal modes did not consistently show significant associations with the availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits. A lower dissimilarity in dispersal modes, resulting from a higher dominance of endozoochory, occurred in terra‐firme forests (excluding podzols) compared to flooded forests. Main conclusions The disperser‐availability hypothesis was well supported for abiotic dispersal modes (anemochory and hydrochory). The availability of resources for constructing zoochorous fruits seems an unlikely explanation for the distribution of dispersal modes in Amazonia. The association between frugivores and the proportional abundance of zoochory requires further research, as tree recruitment not only depends on dispersal vectors but also on conditions that favour or limit seedling recruitment across forest types.

Rock n' Seeds: A database of seed functional traits and germination experiments from Brazilian rock outcrop vegetation - Carlos A. Ordóñez‐Parra; Roberta L. C. Dayrell; Daniel Negreiros; Antônio C. S. Andrade; Letícia G. Andrade; Yasmine Antonini; Leilane C. Barreto; Fernanda de V. Barros; Vanessa da Cruz Carvalho; Blanca Auxiliadora Dugarte Corredor; Antônio Cláudio Davide; Alexandre A. Duarte; et al. (Ecology, 2023)
Advancing functional ecology depends fundamentally on the availability of data on reproductive traits, including those from tropical plants, which have been historically underrepresented in global trait databases. Although some valuable databases have been created recently, they are mainly restricted to temperate areas and vegetative traits such as leaf and wood traits. Here, we present Rock n' Seeds, a database of seed functional traits and germination experiments from Brazilian rock outcrop vegetation, recognized as outstanding centers of diversity and endemism. Data were compiled through a systematic literature search, resulting in 103 publications from which seed functional traits were extracted. The database includes information on 16 functional traits for 383 taxa from 148 genera, 50 families, and 25 orders. These 16 traits include two dispersal, six production, four morphological, two biophysical, and two germination traits—the major axes of the seed ecological spectrum. The database also provides raw data for 48 germination experiments, for a total of 10,187 records for 281 taxa. Germination experiments in the database assessed the effect of a wide range of abiotic and biotic factors on germination and different dormancy‐breaking treatments. Notably, 8255 of these records include daily germination counts. This input will facilitate synthesizing germination data and using this database for a myriad of ecological questions. Given the variety of seed traits and the extensive germination information made available by this database, we expect it to be a valuable resource advancing comparative functional ecology and guiding seed‐based restoration and biodiversity conservation in tropical megadiverse ecosystems. There are no copyright restrictions on the data; please cite this paper when using the current data in publications; also the authors would appreciate notification of how the data are used in publications.

A molecular perspective on the systematics and distribution of Loxopholis lizards in South and Central America, with advances on the biogeography of the tribe Ecpleopodini (Gymnophthalmidae: Squamata) - Sergio Marques-Souza; Katia Cristina M. Pellegrino; Tuliana O. Brunes; Fernando J. M. Rojas-Runjaic; Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues (Systematics and Biodiversity, 2022)

Experimental Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Wave Energy Harvesting System Combining E-Motions with Triboelectric Nanogenerators - Daniel Clemente; Cátia Rodrigues; Ricardo Esteves; José Correia; André M. Pereira; João O. Ventura; Paulo Rosa-Santos; Francisco Taveira-Pinto; Paulo Martins (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
This paper discusses a disruptive approach to wave energy conversion, based on a hybrid solution: the E-Motions wave energy converter with integrated triboelectric nanogenerators. To demonstrate it, a physical modelling study was carried out with nine E-Motions sub-variants, which were based on three original hull designs (half-cylinder (HC), half-sphere (HS) and trapezoidal prism (TP)). A unidirectional lateral tribo-device was incorporated within the E-Motions’ hull during the experiments. The physical models were subjected to eight irregular sea-states from a reference study on the Portuguese coastline. Results point towards a significant hydrodynamic roll response, with peaks of up to 40 °/m. Three peaks were observed for the surge motions, associated with slow drifting at low frequencies. The response bandwidth of the HC sub-variants was affected by the varying PTO mass-damping values. By comparison, such response was generally maintained for all HS sub-variants and improved for the TP sub-variants, due to ballast positioning adjustments. Maximum power ratios ranged between 0.015 kW/m3 and 0.030 kW/m3. The TENGs demonstrated an average open-circuit voltage and power per kilogram ratio of up to 85 V and 18 mW/kg, respectively, whilst exhibiting an evolution highly dependent upon wave excitation, surge excursions and roll oscillations. Thus, TENGs enable redundant dual-mode wave energy conversion alongside E-Motions, which can power supporting equipment with negligible influence on platform hydrodynamics.

Environmental disaster in mining areas: routes of exposure to metals in the Doce River basin - A. R. de Matos; H. T. da Silva; M. C. S. da Faria; B. M. Freire; R. M. Pereira; B. L. Batista; J. L. Rodrigues (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Sexual segregation in the foraging distribution, behaviour, and trophic niche of the endemic Boyd’s shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri boydi) - Ivo dos Santos; Jaime A. Ramos; Filipe R. Ceia; Isabel Rodrigues; Nathalie Almeida; Stefan Antunes; Ana R. Carreiro; Diana M. Matos; Ricardo J. Lopes; Pedro Geraldes; Vítor H. Paiva (Marine Biology, 2022)

Mercury methylation upon coastal sediment resuspension: a worst-case approach under dark conditions - Christiane N. Monte; Ana Paula C. Rodrigues; Petrus M. A. Galvão; Gabriela C. Pontes; Olaf Malm; Júlio C. Wasserman; Wilson Machado (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Cerrado deforestation threatens regional climate and water availability for agriculture and ecosystems - Ariane A. Rodrigues; Marcia N. Macedo; Divino V. Silvério; Leandro Maracahipes; Michael T. Coe; Paulo M. Brando; Julia Z. Shimbo; Raoni Rajão; Britaldo Soares‐Filho; Mercedes M. C. Bustamante (Global Change Biology, 2022)
The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the most biodiverse savannas in the world, yet 46% of its original cover has been cleared to make way for crops and pastures. These extensive land‐use transitions (LUTs) are expected to influence regional climate by reducing evapotranspiration (ET), increasing land surface temperature (LST), and ultimately reducing precipitation. Here, we quantify the impacts of LUTs on ET and LST in the Cerrado by combining MODIS satellite data with annual land use and land cover maps from 2006 to 2019. We performed regression analyses to quantify the effects of six common LUTs on ET and LST across the entire gradient of Cerrado landscapes. Results indicate that clearing forests for cropland or pasture increased average LST by ~3.5°C and reduced mean annual ET by 44% and 39%, respectively. Transitions from woody savannas to cropland or pasture increased average LST by 1.9°C and reduced mean annual ET by 27% and 21%, respectively. Converting native grasslands to cropland or pasture increased average LST by 0.9 and 0.6°C, respectively. Conversely, grassland‐to‐pasture transitions increased mean annual ET by 15%. To date, land changes have caused a 10% reduction in water recycled to the atmosphere annually and a 0.9°C increase in average LST across the biome, compared to the historic baseline under native vegetation. Global climate changes from increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations will only exacerbate these effects. Considering potential future scenarios, we found that abandoning deforestation control policies or allowing legal deforestation to continue (at least 28.4 Mha) would further reduce yearly ET (by −9% and −3%, respectively) and increase average LST (by +0.7 and +0.3°C, respectively) by 2050. In contrast, policies encouraging zero deforestation and restoration of the 5.2 Mha of illegally deforested areas would partially offset the warming and drying impacts of land‐use change.

The need for European harmonization of Nutrivigilance in a public health perspective: a comprehensive review - G. Vo Van Regnault; M. C. Costa; A. Adanić Pajić; A. P. Bico; S. Bischofova; U. Blaznik; F. Menniti-Ippolito; K. Pilegaard; C. Rodrigues; I. Margaritis (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Potential role of passively increased muscle temperature on contractile function - Patrick Rodrigues; Gabriel S. Trajano; Ian B. Stewart; Geoffrey M. Minett (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2022)
Declines in muscle force, power, and contractile function can be observed in older adults, clinical populations, inactive individuals, and injured athletes. Passive heating exposure (e.g., hot baths, sauna, or heated garments) has been used for health purposes, including skeletal muscle treatment. An acute increase in muscle temperature by passive heating can increase the voluntary rate of force development and electrically evoked contraction properties (i.e., time to peak twitch torque, half-relation time, and electromechanical delay). The improvements in the rate of force development and evoked contraction assessments with increased muscle temperature after passive heating reveal peripheral mechanisms’ potential role in enhancing muscle contraction. This review aimed to summarise, discuss, and highlight the potential role of an acute passive heating stimulus on skeletal muscle cells to improve contractile function. These mechanisms include increased calcium kinetics (release/reuptake), calcium sensitivity, and increased intramuscular fluid.

AMAZONIA CAMTRAP: A data set of mammal, bird, and reptile species recorded with camera traps in the Amazon forest - Ana Carolina Antunes; Anelise Montanarin; Diogo Maia Gräbin; Erison Carlos dos Santos Monteiro; Fernando Ferreira de Pinho; Guilherme Costa Alvarenga; Jorge Ahumada; Robert B. Wallace; Emiliano Esterci Ramalho; Adrian Paul Ashton Barnett; Alex Bager; Alexandre Martins Costa Lopes; et al. (Ecology, 2022)
The Amazon forest has the highest biodiversity on Earth. However, information on Amazonian vertebrate diversity is still deficient and scattered across the published, peer‐reviewed, and gray literature and in unpublished raw data. Camera traps are an effective non‐invasive method of surveying vertebrates, applicable to different scales of time and space. In this study, we organized and standardized camera trap records from different Amazon regions to compile the most extensive data set of inventories of mammal, bird, and reptile species ever assembled for the area. The complete data set comprises 154,123 records of 317 species (185 birds, 119 mammals, and 13 reptiles) gathered from surveys from the Amazonian portion of eight countries (Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela). The most frequently recorded species per taxa were: mammals: Cuniculus paca (11,907 records); birds: Pauxi tuberosa (3713 records); and reptiles: Tupinambis teguixin (716 records). The information detailed in this data paper opens up opportunities for new ecological studies at different spatial and temporal scales, allowing for a more accurate evaluation of the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, climate change, and other human‐mediated defaunation processes in one of the most important and threatened tropical environments in the world. The data set is not copyright restricted; please cite this data paper when using its data in publications and we also request that researchers and educators inform us of how they are using these data.

Seasonal approach to forecast the suitability of spawning habitats of a temperate small pelagic fish under a high-emission climate change scenario - André R. A. Lima; Susana Garrido; Isabel Riveiro; Diana Rodrigues; Maria M. P. Angélico; Emanuel J. Gonçalves; Myron A. Peck; Gonçalo Silva (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Spawning habitats of cold-water, European small pelagic fishes have shifted poleward in the last three decades coincident with gradual ocean warming. We predicted present-day, season-specific habitat suitability for spawning by European sardine Sardina pichardus in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean and Black Seas, and projected climate-driven changes in suitable areas from 2050-2099 under the IPCC – RCP 8.5 scenario. Sea surface temperature and distance to the coast had the greater influences in spawning habitats, reflecting the temperature- and coastal-dependent spawning of sardines. Chlorophyll- a was the third most important explanatory variable for spawning in winter to summer. Winds were predominantly important during autumn, whilst sea surface salinity was an important driver during spring and summer. Present-day, “hotspots” for spawning were identified in regions of highly productive, salty waters, where SST was between 6 and 18°C from autumn to spring or 16 and 25°C during summer and favourable winds occurred that would retain eggs and larvae closer to the coast (< 250 km). For future scenarios, forecasts indicate that environmental optima for spawning is projected to be in regions where SST varies between 11°C and 18°C from autumn to spring; and between 18°C and 24°C during summer. However, a negative relationship between phytoplankton productivity and habitat suitability induced by warming is likely to occur in the future. Projections suggest that suitable spawning habitats in all seasons will shift to higher latitudes, with a prominent range expansion along the coast of Norway during winter and autumn (> 83%). The total spawning area, however, was projected to contract in the future during spring (-10.5%) and autumn (-4.1%) due to losses of currently suitable areas along the Atlantic African Coast and Mediterranean Sea. Such regions currently support the greatest sardine stocks but climate-driven warming and decreased plankton productivity are projected to make these areas unsuitable for spawning and likely also for sardine fisheries in future.

Sugarcane: A Promising Source of Green Carbon in the Circular Bioeconomy - Susan G. Karp; Walter J. M. Burgos; Luciana P. S. Vandenberghe; Kim V. Diestra; Luis A. Z. Torres; Adenise L. Woiciechowski; Luiz A. J. Letti; Gilberto V. M. Pereira; Vanete Thomaz-Soccol; Cristine Rodrigues; Júlio C. de Carvalho; Carlos R. Soccol (Sugar Tech, 2022)

Metabolomic Profiling of Phloem Sap from Different Pine Species and Implications on Black Capuchin - Lorena Mara A. Silva; Elenilson G. Alves Filho; Tigressa Helena S. Rodrigues; Francisca Jamila C. Louredo; Guilherme J. Zocolo; Kirley M. Canuto; Sandra B. Mikich; Dieter Liebsch; Adriana De Almeida; Edy S. De Brito (Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2022)

Registered clinical trials investigating treatment of long COVID: a scoping review and recommendations for research - Felicia Ceban; Alexia Leber; Muhammad Youshay Jawad; Mathew Yu; Leanna M. W. Lui; Mehala Subramaniapillai; Joshua D. Di Vincenzo; Hartej Gill; Nelson B. Rodrigues; Bing Cao; Yena Lee; Kangguang Lin; et al. (Infectious Diseases, 2022)

Pleurotus strains with remediation potential to remove toxic metals from Doce River contaminated by Samarco dam mine - M. P. O. Santos; M. V. N. Santos; R. S. Matos; A. S. Van Der Maas; M. C. S. Faria; B. L. Batista; J. L. Rodrigues; C. A. Bomfeti (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Recent advances in seaweed seedling production: a review of eucheumatoids and other valuable seaweeds - Calvin Jiksing; McMarshall M. Ongkudon; Vun Yee Thien; Kenneth Francis Rodrigues; Wilson Thau Lym Yong (Algae, 2022)
Modern seaweed farming relies heavily on seedlings from natural beds or vegetative cuttings from previous harvests. However, this farming method has some disadvantages, such as physiological variation in the seed stock and decreased genetic variability, which reduces the growth rate, carrageenan yield, and gel strength of the seaweeds. A new method of seedling production that is sustainable, scalable, and produces a large number of high-quality plantlets is needed to support the seaweed farming industry. Recent use of tissue culture and micropropagation techniques in eucheumatoid seaweed production has yielded promising results in increasing seed supply and growing uniform seedlings in large numbers in a shorter time. Several seaweed species have been successfully cultured and regenerated into new plantlets in laboratories using direct regeneration, callus culture, and protoplast culture. The use of biostimulants and plant growth regulators in culture media increases the seedling quality even further. Seedlings produced by micropropagation grew faster and had better biochemical properties than conventionally cultivated seedlings. Before being transferred to a land-based grow-out system or ocean nets for farming, tissue-cultured seedlings were recommended to undergo an acclimatization process to increase their survival rate. Regular monitoring is needed to prevent disease and pest infestations and grazing by herbivorous fish and turtles during the farming process. The current review discusses recent techniques for producing eucheumatoid and other valuable seaweed farming materials, emphasizing the efficiency of micropropagation and the transition from laboratory culture to cultivation in land-based or open-sea grow-out systems to elucidate optimal conditions for sustainable seaweed production.

Comparison of sugarcane pressmud with traditional low-cost materials for adsorption of lead and zinc in mining areas - I. M. Raimondi; E. M. Vieira; L. A. A. Vaz; V. G. S. Rodrigues (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Comprehensive analysis of epigenetic clocks reveals associations between disproportionate biological ageing and hippocampal volume - Lidija Milicic; Michael Vacher; Tenielle Porter; Vincent Doré; Samantha C. Burnham; Pierrick Bourgeat; Rosita Shishegar; James Doecke; Nicola J. Armstrong; Rick Tankard; Paul Maruff; Colin L. Masters; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)
The concept of age acceleration, the difference between biological age and chronological age, is of growing interest, particularly with respect to age-related disorders, such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Whilst studies have reported associations with AD risk and related phenotypes, there remains a lack of consensus on these associations. Here we aimed to comprehensively investigate the relationship between five recognised measures of age acceleration, based on DNA methylation patterns (DNAm age), and cross-sectional and longitudinal cognition and AD-related neuroimaging phenotypes (volumetric MRI and Amyloid-β PET) in the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). Significant associations were observed between age acceleration using the Hannum epigenetic clock and cross-sectional hippocampal volume in AIBL and replicated in ADNI. In AIBL, several other findings were observed cross-sectionally, including a significant association between hippocampal volume and the Hannum and Phenoage epigenetic clocks. Further, significant associations were also observed between hippocampal volume and the Zhang and Phenoage epigenetic clocks within Amyloid-β positive individuals. However, these were not validated within the ADNI cohort. No associations between age acceleration and other Alzheimer’s disease-related phenotypes, including measures of cognition or brain Amyloid-β burden, were observed, and there was no association with longitudinal change in any phenotype. This study presents a link between age acceleration, as determined using DNA methylation, and hippocampal volume that was statistically significant across two highly characterised cohorts. The results presented in this study contribute to a growing literature that supports the role of epigenetic modifications in ageing and AD-related phenotypes.

Occurrence of Volcanogenic Inorganic Mercury in Wild Mice Spinal Cord: Potential Health Implications - A. Navarro-Sempere; M. García; A. S. Rodrigues; P. V. Garcia; R. Camarinho; Y. Segovia (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)
Mercury accumulation has been proposed as a toxic factor that causes neurodegenerative diseases. However, the hazardous health effects of gaseous elemental mercury exposure on the spinal cord in volcanic areas have not been reported previously in the literature. To evaluate the presence of volcanogenic inorganic mercury in the spinal cord, a study was carried out in São Miguel island (Azores, Portugal) by comparing the spinal cord of mice exposed chronically to an active volcanic environment (Furnas village) with individuals not exposed (Rabo de Peixe village), through the autometallographic silver enhancement histochemical method. Moreover, a morphometric and quantification analysis of the axons was carried out. Results exhibited mercury deposits at the lumbar level of the spinal cord in the specimens captured at the site with volcanic activity (Furnas village). A decrease in axon calibre and axonal atrophy was also observed in these specimens. Given that these are relevant hallmarks in the neurodegenerative pathologies, our results highlight the importance of the surveillance of the health of populations chronically exposed to active volcanic environments.

Combined effects of bird extinctions and introductions in oceanic islands: Decreased functional diversity despite increased species richness - Filipa C. Soares; Ricardo F. de Lima; Jorge M. Palmeirim; Pedro Cardoso; Ana S. L. Rodrigues (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2022)
Aim We analyse the consequences of species extinctions and introductions on the functional diversity and composition of island bird assemblages. Specifically, we ask if introduced species have compensated the functional loss resulting from species extinctions. Location Seventy‐four oceanic islands (> 100 km 2 ) in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Time period Late Holocene. Major taxa studied Terrestrial and freshwater bird species. Methods We compiled a species list per island (extinct and extant, native and introduced), and then compiled traits per species. We used single‐trait analyses to assess the effects of past species extinctions and introductions on functional composition. Then, we used probabilistic hypervolumes in trait space to calculate functional richness and evenness of original versus present avifaunas of each island (and net change), and to estimate how functionally unique are extinct and introduced species on each island. Results The net effects of extinctions and introductions were: an increase in average species richness per island (alpha diversity), yet a decline in diversity across all islands (gamma diversity); an average increase in the prevalence of most functional traits, yet an average decline in functional richness and evenness, associated with the fact that extinct species were functionally more unique (when compared to extant natives) than introduced species. Main conclusions Introduced species are on average offsetting (and even surpassing) the losses of extinct species per island in terms of species richness, and they are increasing the prevalence of most functional traits. However, they are not compensating for the loss of functional richness due to extinctions. Current island bird assemblages are becoming functionally poorer, having lost unique species and being composed of functionally more redundant species. This is likely to have cascading repercussions on the functioning of island ecosystems. We highlight that taxonomic and functional biodiversity should be assessed simultaneously to understand the global impacts of human activities.

MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL : A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in P ortugal - Clara Grilo; Beatriz C. Afonso; Filipe Afonso; Marta Alexandre; Sara Aliácar; Ana Almeida; Ivan Prego Alonso; Francisco Álvares; Paulo Alves; Paulo Célio Alves; Pedro Alves; Anabela Amado; et al. (Ecology, 2022)
Mammals are threatened worldwide, with ~26% of all species being included in the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associated with habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mammals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion for marine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems functionality and resilience, and therefore information on their distribution is crucial to delineate and support conservation actions. MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL is a publicly available data set compiling unpublished georeferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mammals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira that includes 105,026 data entries between 1873 and 2021 (72% of the data occurring in 2000 and 2021). The methods used to collect the data were: live observations/captures (43%), sign surveys (35%), camera trapping (16%), bioacoustics surveys (4%) and radiotracking, and inquiries that represent less than 1% of the records. The data set includes 13 types of records: (1) burrows | soil mounds | tunnel, (2) capture, (3) colony, (4) dead animal | hair | skulls | jaws, (5) genetic confirmation, (6) inquiries, (7) observation of live animal (8), observation in shelters, (9) photo trapping | video, (10) predators diet | pellets | pine cones/nuts, (11) scat | track | ditch, (12) telemetry and (13) vocalization | echolocation. The spatial uncertainty of most records ranges between 0 and 100 m (76%). Rodentia ( n =31,573) has the highest number of records followed by Chiroptera ( n = 18,857), Carnivora ( n = 18,594), Lagomorpha ( n = 17,496), Cetartiodactyla ( n = 11,568) and Eulipotyphla ( n = 7008). The data set includes records of species classified by the IUCN as threatened (e.g., Oryctolagus cuniculus [ n = 12,159], Monachus monachus [ n = 1,512], and Lynx pardinus [ n = 197]). We believe that this data set may stimulate the publication of other European countries data sets that would certainly contribute to ecology and conservation‐related research, and therefore assisting on the development of more accurate and tailored conservation management strategies for each species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite this data paper when the data are used in publications.

Which birds are Brazilians seeing on urban and non-urban feeders? An analysis based on a collective online birding - Eduardo Roberto Alexandrino; Thaís Abreu Camboim; Flávia Guimarães Chaves; Alex Augusto Abreu Bovo; Marco Aurélio Galvão da Silva; Daniela Alves Maia da Silva; Margi Moss; Tatiana Pongiluppi Souza; Clarissa de Oliveira Santos; Caio Bezerra de Mattos Brito; Maristela Camolesi Alcantara; Karlla V. C. Barbosa; et al. (Ornithology Research, 2022)

Optical time series for the separation of land cover types with similar spectral signatures: cocoa agroforest and forest - João E. Batista; Nuno M. Rodrigues; Ana I. R. Cabral; Maria J. P. Vasconcelos; Adriano Venturieri; Luiz G. T. Silva; Sara Silva (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Foraging costs drive within-colony spatial segregation in shearwaters from two contrasting environments in the North Atlantic Ocean - Jorge M. Pereira; Jaime A. Ramos; Nathalie Almeida; Pedro M. Araújo; Filipe R. Ceia; Pedro Geraldes; Ana M. Marques; Diana M. Matos; Isabel Rodrigues; Ivo dos Santos; Vitor H. Paiva (Oecologia, 2022)

Recent changes in temperature extremes in subtropical climate region and the role of large-scale atmospheric oscillation patterns - Javed Mallick; Roquia Salam; H. M. Touhidul Islam; Shamsuddin Shahid; Mohammad Kamruzzaman; Subodh Chandra Pal; Shakeel Ahmad Bhat; Ahmed Elbeltagi; Thiago Rangel Rodrigues; Sobhy M. Ibrahim; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Attraction of whitefly Aleurodicus cocois mediated by cashew volatiles - Wenner V. A. Saraiva; Nívia S. Dias-Pini; Elenilson G. Alves Filho; José W. S. Melo; Marilene Fancelli; Cristiane R. Coutinho; Guilherme J. Zocolo; Tigressa H. S. Rodrigues; Poliana M. Duarte; Vitor H. M. Macedo; Elaine S. S. Goiana (Phytoparasitica, 2022)

RI75, a curcumin analogue, inhibits tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6 production and exhibits antiallodynic and antiedematogenic activities in mice - Sarah O. A. M. Costa; Ianny B. Rodrigues; Alysson V. Braga; Bárbara C. M. Barbosa; Roger R. L. Silva; Felipe F. Rodrigues; Ivo S. F. Melo; Marcela Í. Morais; Brenda F. M. Castro; Armando S. Cunha Júnior; Vinícius G. Maltarollo; Renata B. Oliveira; et al. (Inflammopharmacology, 2022)

Onset and demise dates of the rainy season in the South American monsoon region: A cluster analysis result - Maria A. M. Rodrigues; Sâmia R. Garcia; Mary T. Kayano; Alan J. P. Calheiros; Rita V. Andreoli (International Journal of Climatology, 2022)
This work proposes an adaptation of the method developed in previous papers to determine the onset and demise of the rainy season (ONR and DER) dates in the areas of the South American monsoon system (SAMS) based on the pentad antisymmetric outgoing long‐wave radiation (AOLR). In those papers, the sign change of the mean AOLR in the central Amazon Basin (CAM) and western central Brazil (WCB) from positive to negative defined the ONR, from negative to positive, the DER dates. Since the monsoon convection presents a northwest–southeast oriented progression, the antisymmetric area to the WCB was selected subjectively. Thus, here we propose to use the Ward hierarchical clustering method to select areas in the SAMS and in the northern tropical America (NTA) for the regionalized AOLR calculation. The significant (at the 95% confidence level) negative correlations with the largest magnitude among the clusters in the SAMS and NTA and the outgoing long‐wave radiation (OLR) and precipitation annual cycles in each group define the pairs to calculate the AOLR. Then, the AOLR time series is calculated and subjected to a 5‐pentad running mean filter. This method keeps the climatological features of the convection annual cycle such that the closer (farther) the pair is to the equator the longer (shorter) the rainy season. The ONR and DER dates found with this new method are remarkably close to those found previously. Therefore, the new method proposed here highlights regional aspects of rainy season and can easily be automatized for its routine application at the operational climate monitoring centres, for instance at INPE. This is the most important advantage of the method and might be relevant to the SAMS rainy season monitoring.

Electrostatic separation of polymer waste by tribocharging system based on friction with PVC - B. M. Rodrigues; C. Saron (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Heat-related mortality amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic - Pedro M. Sousa; Ricardo M. Trigo; Ana Russo; João L. Geirinhas; Ana Rodrigues; Susana Silva; Ana Torres (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2022)

A comparison of stereo-videos and visual census methods for assessing subtropical rocky reef fish assemblage - Fernanda A. Rolim; Pedro F. C. Rodrigues; Tim Langlois; Leonardo M. Neves; Otto B. F. Gadig (Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2022)

Indigenous and local communities can boost seed supply in the UN decade on ecosystem restoration - Danilo Urzedo; Simone Pedrini; Daniel L. M. Vieira; Alexandre B. Sampaio; Bruna D. F. Souza; Eduardo Malta Campos-Filho; Fatima C. M. Piña-Rodrigues; Isabel B. Schmidt; Rodrigo G. P. Junqueira; Kingsley Dixon (Ambio, 2022)
The UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration is poised to trigger the recovery of ecosystem services and transform structural injustices across the world in a way unparalleled in human history. The inclusion of diverse Indigenous and local communities to co-create robust native seed supply systems is the backbone to achieve the goals for the Decade. Here we show how community-based organizations have co-developed native seed supply strategies for landscape restoration from the bottom-up. We draw on the interconnections over two decades of seed networks in Brazil and the emerging Indigenous participation in native seed production in Australia. From an environmental justice perspective, we provide a participatory seed supply approach for local engagement, noting local geographical, social and cultural contexts. Meeting large-scale restoration goals requires the connection between local seed production and collaborative platforms to negotiate roles, rights and responsibilities between stakeholders. An enduring native seed supply must include a diversity of voices and autonomy of community groups that builds equitable participation in social, economic, and environmental benefits.

Role of the YehD fimbriae in the virulence‐associated properties of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli - Jorge Soria‐Bustos; Waleska Saitz; Abraham Medrano; Cristina Lara‐Ochoa; Zineb Bennis; Valerio Monteiro‐Neto; Camilla Itapary dos Santos; Josias Rodrigues; Rodrigo T. Hernandes; Jorge A. Yáñez; Javier Torres; Fernando Navarro‐García; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Summary The interaction of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) strains with the colonic gut mucosa is characterized by the ability of the bacteria to form robust biofilms, to bind mucin, and induce a local inflammatory response. These events are mediated by a repertoire of five different aggregative adherence fimbriae variants (AAF/I‐V) typically encoded on virulence plasmids. In this study, we report the production in EAEC strains of a new Y eh D f imbriae (YDF), which is encoded by the chromosomal gene cluster yehABCD , also present in most E. coli strains. Immuno‐labelling of EAEC strain 042 with anti‐AAF/II and anti‐YDF antibodies demonstrated the presence of both AAF/II and YDF on the bacterial surface. We investigated the role of YDF in cell adherence, biofilm formation, colonization of spinach leaves, and induction of pro‐inflammatory cytokines release. To this aim, we constructed yehD deletion mutants in different EAEC backgrounds (strains 17‐2, 042, 55989, C1010, 278‐1, J7) each harbouring one of the five AAFs. The effect of the YDF mutation was strain dependent and AAF independent as the lack of YDF had a different impact on the phenotypes manifested by the different EAECs tested. Expression of the yehABCD operon in a E. coli K12 ORN172 showed that YDF is important for biofilm formation but not for adherence to HeLa cells. Lastly, screening of pro‐inflammatory cytokines in supernatants of Caco‐2 cells infected with EAEC strains 042 and J7 and their isogenic Δ yehD mutants showed that these mutants were significantly defective in release of IL‐8 and TNF‐α. This study contributes to the understanding of the complex and diverse mechanisms of adherence of EAEC strains and identifies a new potential target for preventive measures of gastrointestinal illness caused by EAEC and other E. coli pathogroups.

Reduced Cerebellar Brain Inhibition Measured Using Dual-Site TMS in Older Than in Younger Adults - B. K. Rurak; J. P. Rodrigues; B. D. Power; P. D. Drummond; A. M. Vallence (The Cerebellum, 2022)

Pharmacological blockage of the AHR-CYP1A1 axis: a call for in vivo evidence - N. R. Coelho; A. B. Pimpão; M. J. Correia; T. C. Rodrigues; E. C. Monteiro; J. Morello; S. A. Pereira (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2022)

Metformin effect in models of inflammation is associated with activation of ATP-dependent potassium channels and inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-α production - Paulo S. A. Augusto; Tamires C. Matsui; Alysson V. Braga; Felipe F. Rodrigues; Marcela I. Morais; Marcela M. G. B. Dutra; Carla R. A. Batista; Ivo S. F. Melo; Sarah O. A. M. Costa; Caryne M. Bertollo; Márcio M. Coelho; Renes R. Machado (Inflammopharmacology, 2022)

Estimation of Eucalyptus productivity using efficient artificial neural network - Ricardo Rodrigues de Oliveira Neto; Helio Garcia Leite; José Marinaldo Gleriani; Bogdan M. Strimbu (European Journal of Forest Research, 2022)

Climate and management effects on the herbaceous layer productivity of a cork oak woodland - M. C. Bicho; A. C. Correia; A. R. Rodrigues; J. Soares David; F. Costa-e-Silva (Agroforestry Systems, 2022)

Financial analysis of a complex agroforestry system for environmental restoration purpose in the Brazilian Rainforest - M. P. Padovan; F. F. Nogueira; F. G. Ruas; A. C. C. Rodrigues; M. F. Arco-Verde (Agroforestry Systems, 2022)

A new species of Hoplias malabaricus species complex ( Characiformes: Erythrinidae ) from the Crepori River , Amazon basin, Brazil - Karen L. A. Guimarães; Juan J. Rosso; Mariano González‐Castro; Mendelsohn F. B. Souza; Juan M. Díaz de Astarloa; Luís R. R. Rodrigues (Journal of Fish Biology, 2022)
A new species belonging to the Hoplias malabaricus complex from the Amazon basin, Brazil, is described. The new species is characterized by 15–16 predorsal scales, 37–39 lateral‐line scales, 5 scales from dorsal fin to lateral line, 38–39 vertebrae, iii‐iv, 7–8 anal‐fin rays, ii‐iv, 12–15 caudal‐fin rays, last vertical series of scales on the base of caudal‐fin rays forming a straight line, 6–7 dark bands in anal fin and no distinctive dark bands or blotches on flanks. The new species is also distinguished from other congeners of the H. malabaricus species‐group by means of landmark‐based morphometrics and DNA Barcoding ( Cytochrome c Oxidase I gene ). An identification key to species of the H. malabaricus species complex is provided.

ATLANTIC ANTS: a data set of ants in Atlantic Forests of South America - Rogério R. Silva; Felipe Martello; Rodrigo Machado Feitosa; Otávio Guilherme M. Silva; Lívia Pires do Prado; Carlos Roberto F. Brandão; Emília Zoppas de Albuquerque; Maria Santina C. Morini; Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie; Erison Carlos dos Santos Monteiro; Agripino Emanuel Oliveira Alves; Alexander L. Wild; et al. (Ecology, 2022)
Ants, an ecologically successful and numerically dominant group of animals, play key ecological roles as soil engineers, predators, nutrient recyclers, and regulators of plant growth and reproduction in most terrestrial ecosystems. Further, ants are widely used as bioindicators of the ecological impact of land use. We gathered information of ant species in the Atlantic Forest of South America. The ATLANTIC ANTS data set, which is part of the ATLANTIC SERIES data papers, is a compilation of ant records from collections (18,713 records), unpublished data (29,651 records), and published sources (106,910 records; 1,059 references), including papers, theses, dissertations, and book chapters published from 1886 to 2020. In total, the data set contains 153,818 ant records from 7,636 study locations in the Atlantic Forest, representing 10 subfamilies, 99 genera, 1,114 ant species identified with updated taxonomic certainty, and 2,235 morphospecies codes. Our data set reflects the heterogeneity in ant records, which include ants sampled at the beginning of the taxonomic history of myrmecology (the 19th and 20th centuries) and more recent ant surveys designed to address specific questions in ecology and biology. The data set can be used by researchers to develop strategies to deal with different macroecological and region‐wide questions, focusing on assemblages, species occurrences, and distribution patterns. Furthermore, the data can be used to assess the consequences of changes in land use in the Atlantic Forest on different ecological processes. No copyright restrictions apply to the use of this data set, but we request that authors cite this data paper when using these data in publications or teaching events.

Spatial controls on riverbed sediment chemistry in three anthropogenically modified tropical mountainous watersheds - J. Papotto; L. J. Rodrigues; E. M. Siebert; E. J. Wagner; S. T. Goldsmith (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Assessment of Water Quality Parameters and their Seasonal Behaviour in a Portuguese Water Supply System: a 6-year Monitoring Study - Raquel S. Chaves; Daniel Salvador; Paulo Nogueira; Miguel M. Santos; Paula Aprisco; Célia Neto; Vítor Cardoso; Maria J. Benoliel; João E. Rodrigues; Rui N. Carneiro (Environmental Management, 2022)

Important Key Process Simulations in the Field of Steel Metallurgy - A. Ludwig; C. M. G. Rodrigues; Z. Zhang; H. Zhang; E. Karimi-Sibaki; H. Barati; A. Vakhrushev; M. Al-Nasser; M. Wu; A. Kharicha (BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte, 2022)
During the last decade, the chair for ‘Simulation and Modelling of Metallurgical Processes’ (SMMP) has worked on different metallurgical processes with the highlights of the following five industrial relevant topics: (i) modelling the as-cast structures of large steel castings; (ii) exploring the formation mechanisms of macrosegregation; (iii) describing magnetohydrodynamic and electrochemical phenomena in remelting processes, (iv) understanding how solidification and flow can be influenced by magnetohydrodynamics during steel continuous casting; and (v) describing nozzle clogging in steelmaking processes. In this contribution, the main achievements from the group on the above five topics are briefly described.

Household dependence on fish-based farming systems in the Bons Sinais Estuary in Mozambique - Rodrigues P. Francisco; Antonio M. Hoguane; Rosa L. Simbine; Humberto S. Mabota (Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 2021)
Households in estuarine deltas of the Western Indian Ocean depend on small-scale fishing, farming in flood-recession and adjacent areas, and mangrove forest products for food security, energy and an income in so-called deltaic fish-based farming (FBF) systems. It was hypothesized that the relative importance of household activities would depend on location along the Bons Sinais Estuary in Mozambique, diversifying in peri-urban settings. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken at five sites, including rural sites near the estuary mouth and upstream, and peri-urban settings near Quelimane city. Fishing contributed the most to FBF livelihoods (54 %) followed by farming (15 %), small business operators (14 %), collection and use of mangrove products (6 %) and other activities such as wage-earning or formal employment (10 %). The highest diversity of activities was at a peri-urban site, Chuabo Dembe, which differed from all other sites in Cluster and Principal Components Analyses. Fishing dominated activities at four of five sites, with the highest preponderance near the estuary mouth. Women played an important role in generating household income, mainly through farming and operating small businesses in peri-urban areas. The education level declined in rural settings. Overexploitation and degradation of natural ecosystems to provide for an increasing urban population around Quelimane threaten estuarine functioning, making deltaic FBF systems vulnerable. Rural development programmes should focus on improving education levels and the efficiency of food production, processing and distribution systems.

Pyramiding dsRNAs increases phytonematode tolerance in cotton plants - Maria E. Lisei-de-Sá; Paolo L. Rodrigues-Silva; Carolina V. Morgante; Bruno Paes de Melo; Isabela T. Lourenço-Tessutti; Fabricio B. M. Arraes; João P. A. Sousa; Rafael Galbieri; Regina M. S. Amorim; Camila B. J. de Lins; Leonardo L. P. Macedo; Valdeir J. Moreira; et al. (Planta, 2021)

Insulin and glucose regulation at rest and during flight in a Neotropical nectar-feeding bat - David Leonardo Justinico Castro; Renata Maria P. Freitas; Stella Bicalho Silva; Fabiana Cristina Silveira Alves de Melo; Mariaurea M. Sarandy; Esteban Giraldo Ospina; Sirlene Rodrigues Sartori; Reggiani Vilela Gonçalves; Mariella Bontempo Freitas (Mammalian Biology, 2021)

Production and bioaccessibility of Emiliania huxleyi biomass and bioactivity of its aqueous and ethanolic extracts - B. Vicente; J. Matos; R. Gomes; M. Sapatinha; Cláudia Afonso; T. Rodrigues; A. Amorim; N. M. Bandarra; Carlos Cardoso (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2021)

Trophic downgrading decreases species asynchrony and community stability regardless of climate warming - Felipe Rezende; Pablo A. P. Antiqueira; Owen L. Petchey; Luiz Felipe M. Velho; Luzia C. Rodrigues; Gustavo Q. Romero (Ecology Letters, 2021)
Theory and some evidence suggest that biodiversity promotes stability. However, evidence of how trophic interactions and environmental changes modulate this relationship in multitrophic communities is lacking. Given the current scenario of biodiversity loss and climate changes, where top predators are disproportionately more affected, filling these knowledge gaps is crucial. We simulated climate warming and top predator loss in natural microcosms to investigate their direct and indirect effects on temporal stability of microbial communities and the role of underlying stabilising mechanisms. Community stability was insensitive to warming, but indirectly decreased due to top predator loss via increased mesopredator abundance and consequent reduction of species asynchrony and species stability. The magnitude of destabilising effects differed among trophic levels, being disproportionally higher at lower trophic levels (e.g. producers). Our study unravels major patterns and causal mechanisms by which trophic downgrading destabilises large food webs, regardless of climate warming scenarios.

In vitro enzyme inhibitory and anti-oxidant properties, cytotoxicity and chemical composition of the halophyte Malcolmia littorea (L.) R.Br. (Brassicaceae) - Viana Castañeda-Loaiza; Chloé Placines; Maria João Rodrigues; Catarina G. Pereira; Gokhan Zengin; Nuno R. Neng; José M. F. Nogueira; Luísa Custódio (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Whiptail lizard lineage delimitation and population expansion as windows into the history of Amazonian open ecosystems - Lidia F. Martins; Erik L. Choueri; Alan F. S. Oliveira; Fabrícius M. C. B. Domingos; Gabriel H. O. Caetano; Vitor H. G. L. Cavalcante; Rafael N. Leite; Antoine Fouquet; Miguel T. Rodrigues; Ana C. Carnaval; Guarino R. Colli; Fernanda P. Werneck (Systematics and Biodiversity, 2021)

Chronic exposure to volcanic gaseous elemental mercury: using wild Mus musculus to unveil its uptake and fate - R. Camarinho; A. Navarro-Sempere; P. V. Garcia; M. García; Y. Segovia; A. S. Rodrigues (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Quorum sensing disruption regulates hydrolytic enzyme and biofilm production in estuarine bacteria - Marion Urvoy; Raphaël Lami; Catherine Dreanno; David Daudé; Alice M. S. Rodrigues; Michèle Gourmelon; Stéphane L'Helguen; Claire Labry (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Biofilms of heterotrophic bacteria cover organic matter aggregates and constitute hotspots of mineralization, primarily acting through extracellular hydrolytic enzyme production. Nevertheless, regulation of both biofilm and hydrolytic enzyme synthesis remains poorly investigated, especially in estuarine ecosystems. In this study, various bioassays, mass spectrometry and genomics approaches were combined to test the possible involvement of quorum sensing (QS) in these mechanisms. QS is a bacterial cell–cell communication system that relies notably on the emission of N ‐acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs). In our estuarine bacterial collection, we found that 28 strains (9%), mainly Vibrio , Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter isolates, produced at least 14 different types of AHLs encoded by various luxI genes. We then inhibited the AHL QS circuits of those 28 strains using a broad‐spectrum lactonase preparation and tested whether biofilm production as well as β‐glucosidase and leucine‐aminopeptidase activities were impacted. Interestingly, we recorded contrasted responses, as biofilm production, dissolved and cell‐bound β‐glucosidase and leucine‐aminopeptidase activities significantly increased in 4%–68% of strains but decreased in 0%–21% of strains. These findings highlight the key role of AHL‐based QS in estuarine bacterial physiology and ultimately on biogeochemical cycles. They also point out the complexity of QS regulations within natural microbial assemblages.

Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas - Victor Cazalis; Megan D. Barnes; Alison Johnston; James E. M. Watson; Cagan H. Şekercioğlu; Ana S. L. Rodrigues (Ecology Letters, 2021)
Protected areas are highly heterogeneous in their effectiveness at buffering human pressure, which may hamper their ability to conserve species highly sensitive to human activities. Here, we use 60 million bird observations from eBird to estimate the sensitivity to human pressure of each bird species breeding in the Americas. Concerningly, we find that ecoregions hosting large proportions of high‐sensitivity species, concentrated in tropical biomes, do not have more intact protected habitat. Moreover, 266 high‐sensitivity species have little or no intact protected habitat within their distributions. Finally, we show that protected area intactness is decreasing faster where high‐sensitivity species concentrate. Our results highlight a major mismatch between species conservation needs and the coverage of intact protected habitats, which likely hampers the long‐term effectiveness of protected areas at retaining species. We highlight ecoregions where protection and management of intact habitats, complemented by restoration, is urgently needed.

Microencapsulated Lemongrass ( Cymbopogon flexuosus ) Essential Oil Supplementation on Quality and Stability of Silver Catfish Fillets during Frozen Storage - Cristine Rampelotto; Caroline S. Speroni; Lisiane Conte; Dirleise Pianesso; Isadora S. Machado; Renata F. Rodrigues; Natália M. Minuzzi; Taida J. Adorian; Bruna Klein; Roger Wagner; Bernardo Baldisserotto; Leila P. da Silva; et al. (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2021)

Tritrophic interaction diversity in gallery forests: A biologically rich and understudied component of the Brazilian cerrado - Raiane Serejo Rabelo; Lee A. Dyer; Cintia Lepesqueur; Danielle M. Salcido; Thayane Pereira da Silva; Hanna Pâmela A. Rodrigues; Tácito Barbosa Trindade; Ivone Rezende Diniz; André Rangel Nascimento; Eric J. Tepe; Tara Joy Massad (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2021)

Toxicity Assays of Commercial Chlorpyrifos Under UV/H2O2 and UVC Photolysis Treatments - Suelen Angeli; Eliane Adams; Gabriella P. Masceno; Rúbia M. Lima; Larisa M. Utzig; Fernando Rodrigues-Silva; Liziê D. T. Prola; Adriane M. Freitas; Marcus V. Liz (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2021)

Tropical grass and legume pastures may alter lamb meat physical and chemical characteristics - V. S. Hampel; C. H. E. C. Poli; M. Joy; J. F. Tontini; T. Devincenzi; J. R. B. Pardos; R. E. F. Macedo; E. N. Nalério; A. G. F. Saccol; E. Rodrigues; V. Manfroi; N. M. Fajardo (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Evidence-Based Guidelines for Drug Interaction Studies: Model-Informed Time Course of Intestinal and Hepatic CYP3A4 Inhibition by Clarithromycin - Asha J Kapetas; Ahmad Y Abuhelwa; Michael J Sorich; Ross A McKinnon; A David Rodrigues; Andrew Rowland; Ashley M Hopkins (The AAPS Journal, 2021)

Low doses of ketamine and guanosine abrogate corticosterone-induced anxiety-related behavior, but not disturbances in the hippocampal NLRP3 inflammasome pathway - Anderson Camargo; Ana Paula Dalmagro; Daiane B. Fraga; Julia M. Rosa; Ana Lúcia B. Zeni; Manuella P. Kaster; Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

Plastid role in phytomelanin synthesis in Piptocarpha axillaris (Less.) Baker stems (Asteraceae, Vernonieae) - Josiane Wolff Coutinho; Ana C. Rodrigues; Beatriz Appezzato-da-Glória; Eliana M. Oliveira; Fernanda M. C. Oliveira; Makeli G. Lusa (Protoplasma, 2021)

Total and Organic Mercury in Fish from Different Geographical Areas in the North Atlantic Ocean and Health Risk Assessment - H. C. Vieira; M. M. B. Ramirez; M. D. Bordalo; A. C. M. Rodrigues; A. M. V. M. Soares; S. N. Abreu; F. Morgado; J. Rendón-von Osten (Exposure and Health, 2021)

Metalaxyl-M, phosphorous acid and potassium silicate applied as soil drenches show different chestnut seedling performance and protection against Phytophthora root rot - Jorge Nuno Rosário; Valentim Coelho; M. Ângelo Rodrigues; Soraia Raimundo; Sandra Afonso; Margarida Arrobas; M. Eugénia Gouveia (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

Impact of growing seasons and pesticides used on the occurrence and severity of the gummy stem blight in melon cultivation in Brazil - Gil Rodrigues dos Santos; P. H. Tschoeke; R. A. Sarmento; E. E. Oliveira; N. Rodrigues-Silva; M. S. Dalcin; K. Haddi; R. S. Silva (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

Studies in Neotropical Araliaceae. Three new species of Sciodaphyllum P. Browne (Araliaceae) with globose capitate inflorescences from Ecuador and Peru - Carlos Rodrigues-Vaz; Gregory M. Plunkett; Porter P. Lowry II (Brittonia, 2021)

Inter-laboratory automation of the in vitro micronucleus assay using imaging flow cytometry and deep learning - John W. Wills; Jatin R. Verma; Benjamin J. Rees; Danielle S. G. Harte; Qiellor Haxhiraj; Claire M. Barnes; Rachel Barnes; Matthew A. Rodrigues; Minh Doan; Andrew Filby; Rachel E. Hewitt; Catherine A. Thornton; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2021)
The in vitro micronucleus assay is a globally significant method for DNA damage quantification used for regulatory compound safety testing in addition to inter-individual monitoring of environmental, lifestyle and occupational factors. However, it relies on time-consuming and user-subjective manual scoring. Here we show that imaging flow cytometry and deep learning image classification represents a capable platform for automated, inter-laboratory operation. Images were captured for the cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) assay across three laboratories using methyl methanesulphonate (1.25–5.0 μg/mL) and/or carbendazim (0.8–1.6 μg/mL) exposures to TK6 cells. Human-scored image sets were assembled and used to train and test the classification abilities of the “DeepFlow” neural network in both intra- and inter-laboratory contexts. Harnessing image diversity across laboratories yielded a network able to score unseen data from an entirely new laboratory without any user configuration. Image classification accuracies of 98%, 95%, 82% and 85% were achieved for ‘mononucleates’, ‘binucleates’, ‘mononucleates with MN’ and ‘binucleates with MN’, respectively. Successful classifications of ‘trinucleates’ (90%) and ‘tetranucleates’ (88%) in addition to ‘other or unscorable’ phenotypes (96%) were also achieved. Attempts to classify extremely rare, tri- and tetranucleated cells with micronuclei into their own categories were less successful (≤ 57%). Benchmark dose analyses of human or automatically scored micronucleus frequency data yielded quantitation of the same equipotent concentration regardless of scoring method. We conclude that this automated approach offers significant potential to broaden the practical utility of the CBMN method across industry, research and clinical domains. We share our strategy using openly-accessible frameworks.

Mercury Accumulation and Elimination in Different Tissues of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Exposed to a Mercury-Supplemented Diet - Hugo C. Vieira; Andreia C. M. Rodrigues; Amadeu M. V. M. Soares; Sizenando Abreu; Fernando Morgado (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
In this study, we evaluated the bioaccumulation of mercury in zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to mercury-contaminated food for 21 days and the depuration of mercury for a subsequent post-exposure period of 28 days. Four tissues (muscle, liver, gills, and skin) were analyzed for mercury content. Overall, data indicated that Hg accumulation in the liver is faster than in other tissues. Furthermore, the liver is the tissue with the highest accumulation rate per day (0.021 µg Hg g−1 day−1), followed by muscle, skin, and gills. Conversely, the Hg depuration rates in different tissues showed the following order: gills > skin > muscle > liver. The bioaccumulation factor values of liver and muscle increased linearly during the uptake period. The ratios between mercury concentration in liver and muscle during the experiment also increased during the uptake period and remained higher than 1 during the elimination period, suggesting that Danio rerio needed more than 4 weeks of depuration. Finally, the distribution of Hg in the water column during the accumulation period is Hg particulate > Hg dissolved, and during the depuration period it is the opposite, mercury particulate

Propolis and Lentinula edodes extracts can control the angular leaf spot of strawberry by different mechanisms - Bruna Rodrigues; Danila S. O. Coqueiro; Robson M. Di Piero (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

Phaeodactylum tricornutum biomass in microdiets enhances Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larval growth performance during weaning - André Barreto; Wilson Pinto; Andreia Rodrigues; Rui J. M. Rocha; Carlos Unamunzaga; Tomé Silva; Jorge Dias; Luis E. C. Conceição (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2021)

New insights into the mechanisms underlying 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal toxicity based on transcriptomic and metabolomic responses in human intestinal organoids - Daniela Rodrigues; Terezinha de Souza; Luke Coyle; Matteo Di Piazza; Bram Herpers; Sofia Ferreira; Mian Zhang; Johanna Vappiani; Daniel C. Sévin; Attila Gabor; Anthony Lynch; Seung-Wook Chung; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2021)
5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a widely used chemotherapeutical that induces acute toxicity in the small and large intestine of patients. Symptoms can be severe and lead to the interruption of cancer treatments. However, there is limited understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying 5-FU-induced intestinal toxicity. In this study, well-established 3D organoid models of human colon and small intestine (SI) were used to characterize 5-FU transcriptomic and metabolomic responses. Clinically relevant 5-FU concentrations for in vitro testing in organoids were established using physiologically based pharmacokinetic simulation of dosing regimens recommended for cancer patients, resulting in exposures to 10, 100 and 1000 µM. After treatment, different measurements were performed: cell viability and apoptosis; image analysis of cell morphological changes; RNA sequencing; and metabolome analysis of supernatant from organoids cultures. Based on analysis of the differentially expressed genes, the most prominent molecular pathways affected by 5-FU included cell cycle, p53 signalling, mitochondrial ATP synthesis and apoptosis. Short time-series expression miner demonstrated tissue-specific mechanisms affected by 5-FU, namely biosynthesis and transport of small molecules, and mRNA translation for colon; cell signalling mediated by Rho GTPases and fork-head box transcription factors for SI. Metabolomic analysis showed that in addition to the effects on TCA cycle and oxidative stress in both organoids, tissue-specific metabolic alterations were also induced by 5-FU. Multi-omics integration identified transcription factor E2F1, a regulator of cell cycle and apoptosis, as the best key node across all samples. These results provide new insights into 5-FU toxicity mechanisms and underline the relevance of human organoid models in the safety assessment in drug development.

A Novel Orthoreovirus Isolated From Dead Stranded Harbor Seals From Puget Sound, Washington State, United States - Ole Nielsen; Thaís C. S. Rodrigues; Vsevolod L. Popov; Kuttichantran Subramaniam; Thomas B. Waltzek; Dyanna M. Lambourn; Stephen Raverty (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
As part of an ongoing investigation of harbor seal ( Phoca vitulina ) mortalities within Puget Sound, Washington State, United States, between October 2007 and July 2008, 25 seal cases were submitted for histopathology and ancillary diagnostic testing, including additional attempted virus isolation. In vitro granular and refractile cytopathic effects (CPE) were consistently observed in Vero.DogSLAMtag cells inoculated with tissue homogenates from three seals. Transmission electron microscopy of infected Vero.DogSLAMtag cells revealed cytoplasmic clusters of icosahedral viral particles morphologically consistent with members of the family Reoviridae . The complete genome of a novel species within the genus Orthoreovirus , tentatively named phocid orthoreovirus 1 (PhRV1), was determined by next-generation sequencing and confirmed by rt-PCR in isolates from the three harbor seals. This is the first report of an orthoreovirus infection associated with dead stranded harbor seals. Aside from the CPE and ultrastructural findings, no consistent signalment, gross pathology, histopathology, or ancillary diagnostic findings were identified with PhRV1 infection. Further research is needed to determine the prevalence, tissue tropism, transmission, pathogenicity, zoonotic potential, and host range of orthoreoviruses in pinnipeds. This study demonstrates the value of thorough necropsy investigations and a multidisciplinary team approach to advance our understanding of marine mammal health.

Fire and water: the role of grass competition on juvenile tree growth and survival rates in a mesic savanna - P. Laris; L. Yang; F. Dembele; C. M. Rodrigue (Plant Ecology, 2021)

Infections at the nexus of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease - Joost Boeckmans; Matthias Rombaut; Thomas Demuyser; Baptist Declerck; Denis Piérard; Vera Rogiers; Joery De Kock; Luc Waumans; Koen Magerman; Reinoud Cartuyvels; Jean-Luc Rummens; Robim M. Rodrigues; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2021)

Plastic pollution: A focus on freshwater biodiversity - Valter M. Azevedo-Santos; Marcelo F. G. Brito; Pedro S. Manoel; Júlia F. Perroca; Jorge Luiz Rodrigues-Filho; Lucas R. P. Paschoal; Geslaine R. L. Gonçalves; Milena R. Wolf; Martín C. M. Blettler; Marcelo C. Andrade; André B. Nobile; Felipe P. Lima; et al. (Ambio, 2021)

A Concise Review on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes for Personalized Regenerative Medicine - Pallavi Pushp; Diogo E. S. Nogueira; Carlos A. V. Rodrigues; Frederico C. Ferreira; Joaquim M. S. Cabral; Mukesh Kumar Gupta (Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2021)

Potent Anti-Candida Fraction Isolated from Capsicum chinense Fruits Contains an Antimicrobial Peptide That is Similar to Plant Defensin and is Able to Inhibit the Activity of Different α-Amylase Enzymes - Mariana C. L. Aguieiras; Larissa M. Resende; Thaynã A. M. Souza; Celso S. Nagano; Renata P. Chaves; Gabriel B. Taveira; André O. Carvalho; Rosana Rodrigues; Valdirene M. Gomes; Érica O. Mello (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2021)

Soybean seed chemical treatment associated with inoculants: physiological and agronomical analyses - V. M. Santos; T. C. Oliveira; M. G. Mendes; C. H. Yamanaka; Willian Rodrigues Macedo (Plant Physiology Reports, 2021)

Cytocompatible cellulose nanofibers from invasive plant species Agave americana L. and Ricinus communis L.: a renewable green source of highly crystalline nanocellulose - Olga L. Evdokimova; Carla S. Alves; Radenka M. Krsmanović Whiffen; Zaida Ortega; Helena Tomás; João Rodrigues (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2021)

Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Crop Yield in Four Successive Crops Following Application of Biochar and Zeolites - M. Ângelo Rodrigues; Luiza do Nascimento Dias Torres; Leticia Damo; Soraia Raimundo; Laércio Sartor; Luís César Cassol; Margarida Arrobas (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)

Correction to: A copper(II)-binding triazole derivative with ionophore properties is active against Candida spp. - A. Gaspar-Cordeiro; S. da Silva; M. Aguiar; C. Rodrigues-Pousada; H. Haas; L. M. P. Lima; C. Pimentel (JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2021)

Exposure to four chemical UV filters through contaminated sediment: impact on survival, hatching success, cardiac frequency, and aerobic metabolic scope in embryo-larval stage of zebrafish - Julie Lucas; Valentin Logeux; Alice M. S. Rodrigues; Didier Stien; Philippe Lebaron (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

KIR2DL4 genetic diversity in a Brazilian population sample: implications for transcription regulation and protein diversity in samples with different ancestry backgrounds - Emiliana Weiss; Heloisa S. Andrade; Juliana Rodrigues Lara; Andreia S. Souza; Michelle A. Paz; Thálitta H. A. Lima; Iane O. P. Porto; Nayane S. B. Silva; Camila F. Bannwart Castro; Rejane M. T. Grotto; Eduardo A. Donadi; Celso T. Mendes-Junior; et al. (Immunogenetics, 2021)

Not just a methane source: Amazonian floodplain sediments harbour a high diversity of methanotrophs with different metabolic capabilities - Júlia B. Gontijo; Fabiana S. Paula; Andressa M. Venturini; Caio A. Yoshiura; Clovis D. Borges; José Mauro S. Moura; Brendan J.M. Bohannan; Klaus Nüsslein; Jorge L. Mazza Rodrigues; Siu M. Tsai (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
The Amazonian floodplain forests are dynamic ecosystems of great importance for the regional hydrological and biogeochemical cycles and function as a significant CH 4 source contributing to the global carbon balance. Unique geochemical factors may drive the microbial community composition and, consequently, affect CH 4 emissions across floodplain areas. Here, we report the in situ composition of CH 4 cycling microbial communities in Amazonian floodplain sediments. We considered how abiotic factors may affect the microbial community composition and, more specifically, CH 4 cycling groups. We collected sediment samples during wet and dry seasons from three different types of floodplain forests, along with upland forest soil samples, from the Eastern Amazon, Brazil. We used high‐resolution sequencing of archaeal and bacterial 16S rRNA genes combined with real‐time PCR to quantify Archaea and Bacteria, as well as key functional genes indicative of the presence of methanogenic ( mcr A) and methanotrophic ( pmo A) microorganisms. Methanogens were found to be present in high abundance in floodplain sediments, and they seem to resist the dramatic environmental changes between flooded and nonflooded conditions. Methanotrophs known to use different pathways to oxidise CH 4 were detected, including anaerobic archaeal and bacterial taxa, indicating that a wide metabolic diversity may be harboured in this highly variable environment. The floodplain environmental variability, which is affected by the river origin, drives not only the sediment chemistry but also the composition of the microbial communities. These environmental changes seem also to affect the pools of methanotrophs occupying distinct niches. Understanding these shifts in the methanotrophic communities could improve our comprehension of the CH 4 emissions in the region.

Metabolic Plasticity of Gilthead Seabream Under Different Stressors: Analysis of the Stress Responsive Hepatic Proteome and Gene Expression - Cláudia Raposo de Magalhães; Denise Schrama; Chatsirin Nakharuthai; Surintorn Boonanuntanasarn; Dominique Revets; Sébastien Planchon; Annette Kuehn; Marco Cerqueira; Raquel Carrilho; Ana Paula Farinha; Pedro M. Rodrigues (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Hepatic metabolic adjustments are key adaptive mechanisms to stress in fish targeting at increasing energy availability for the animal to efficiently cope with a stressor. Teleosts exhibit a broad variety of these metabolic responses, depending on the species biology, individual experiences and the challenge’s characteristics. Nevertheless, the molecular response to a prolonged stress can be more heterogeneous and far more complex to interpret than that to an acute stress. A comparative proteomics analysis was employed to discover the set of liver proteins involved in the adaptive processes that tune the physiological response of Sparus aurata to different suboptimal rearing conditions and physical challenges. Three separated trials were established where fish were submitted to different conditions (overcrowding, net handling and hypoxia). The response at the transcript level of 13 genes was also assessed. Mass spectrometric analysis revealed 71 differential abundant proteins distributed among the trials. Prolonged exposure to stress seems to have induced widespread changes in amino acid, carbohydrate, and lipid metabolisms, antioxidant response and protein folding, sorting and degradation processes. Two genes corresponding to heat-shock proteins were found to be differently expressed in net handled fish. These results shed light on the dynamics and extent of this species’ metabolic reprogramming under different challenges, supporting future studies on stress markers’ discovery and fish welfare research.

Soil resource availability, plant defense, and herbivory along a successional gradient in a tropical dry forest - Jhonathan O. Silva; Herbert Souza-Silva; Priscyla M. S. Rodrigues; Pablo Cuevas-Reyes; Mário M. Espírito-Santo (Plant Ecology, 2021)

A controlled-release fertilizer improved soil fertility but not olive tree performance - Ermelinda Silva; Margarida Arrobas; Alexandre Gonçalves; Sandra Martins; Soraia Raimundo; Luis Pinto; Cátia Brito; José Moutinho-Pereira; Carlos M. Correia; M. Ângelo Rodrigues (Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2021)

Using richness of native and non-native aquatic species along a climatic gradient to test the intermediate disturbance hypothesis - Luciano N. Santos; Ana Clara S. Franco; Joice S. de Souza; Igor C. Miyahira; Antonio Jailson S. Rodrigues; Isabela Cristina B. Gonçalves; Natascha Krepsky; Helga A. B. Monte; Clarissa Naveira; Tatiana M. B. Cabrini; Rayane R. S. Abude; Matheus Augusto; et al. (Hydrobiologia, 2021)

Ketamine-induced urological toxicity: potential mechanisms and translation for adults with mood disorders receiving ketamine treatment - Jason Ng; Leanna M. W. Lui; Joshua D. Rosenblat; Kayla M. Teopiz; Orly Lipsitz; Danielle S. Cha; Jiaqi Xiong; Flora Nasri; Yena Lee; Kevin Kratiuk; Nelson B. Rodrigues; Hartej Gill; et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry–based identification of Eurotiales from different substrates and locations in Brazil - Emanuelle B. Cardoso; Douglas Ferreira; Gláucia M. Moreira; Ludwig H. Pfenning; Edson Rodrigues-Filho; Lucas M. Abreu (Mycological Progress, 2021)

Neuronal activity regulated pentraxin (narp) and GluA4 subunit of AMPA receptor may be targets for fluoxetine modulation - Isabella A. Heinrich; Andiara E. Freitas; Ingrid A. V. Wolin; Ana Paula M. Nascimento; Roger Walz; Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues; Rodrigo B. Leal (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

Scale‐dependent patterns of metacommunity structuring in aquatic organisms across floodplain systems - Fernando M. Lansac‐Tôha; Luis M. Bini; Jani Heino; Bianca R. Meira; Bianca T. Segovia; Carla S. Pavanelli; Claudia C. Bonecker; Claudia P. de Deus; Evanilde Benedito; Geziele M. Alves; Gislaine I. Manetta; Juliana D. Dias; et al. (Journal of Biogeography, 2021)
Aim Evaluating how groups of organisms vary in dispersal capability and how environmental, spatial and temporal signals vary across multiple scales is critical to elucidating metacommunity theory. We examined whether the relative contributions of environmental, spatial and hydrological factors have different effects on organismal groups with different dispersal abilities at three spatial scales, and how this knowledge contributes to our understanding of metacommunity dynamics. Location Four major Brazilian floodplains, with the largest distance among them of 2,300 Km. Taxon 10 aquatic organismal groups, ranging from bacterioplankton to fish. Methods We sampled lakes connected to the main river in the low‐ and high‐water periods of each floodplain between 2011 and 2012. Different biological groups were analysed across three hierarchical spatial scales (fine, intermediate and subcontinental) within and between floodplain systems. We applied a series of partial redundancy analyses to estimate the relative contributions of environmental factors, spatial factors and hydrological period for each biological group. Results At the fine spatial scale, predominantly environmental factors and hydrological period structure metacommunities, although less so for microorganisms than for micro‐invertebrates and macro‐organisms. The relative importance of environmental factors increased at the intermediate spatial scale. At the subcontinental scale, the relative importance of spatial factors increased for all biological groups, but environmental factors remained the primary regulators of microorganisms even at the largest scale. Main conclusions This study design allowed us to make more robust inferences about the mechanisms responsible for regulating community structure of distinct biological groups at different spatial scales. Our results suggest that biological groups displaying distinct body size likely determine the spatial extent at which environmental, spatial and hydrological processes prevail as the primary regulators of community structure. These findings are important in guiding the conservation and management of floodplain biodiversity because these systems are naturally highly heterogeneous in space and time.

Feeding behavior of feedlot-finished crossbred bulls fed palm kernel cake - Mateus de M. Lisboa; Robério R. Silva; Fabiano F. da Silva; Maria M. S. Pereira; Gabriel D. Costa; Fabrício B. L. Mendes; Sinvaldo O. de Souza; Marceliana da C. Santos; Laoan B. O. Rodrigues; Henry D. R. Alba; Gleidson G. P. de Carvalho (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

The usefulness of Olanzapine plasma concentrations in monitoring treatment efficacy and metabolic disturbances in first-episode psychosis - J. A. Arnaiz; C. Rodrigues-Silva; G. Mezquida; S. Amoretti; M. J. Cuesta; D. Fraguas; A. Lobo; A. González-Pinto; M. C. Díaz-Caneja; I. Corripio; E. Vieta; I. Baeza; et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

New phylotypes of foraminifera in subtropical Brazilian coastal waters revealed by environmental DNA metabarcoding - André Rosch Rodrigues; Vivian Helena Pellizari; Cristiano de Salles Almeida; Eduinetty Ceci P. M. de Sousa; Maria Holzmann; Jan Pawlowski (Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 2021)

Minimizing the Wallacean shortfall: a small sample reveals new occurrences of ground-dwelling spiders in native Cerrado and exotic pastures in the Midwestern Brazil - César M. A. Correa; Anderson Puker; Vinícius B. Rodrigues; Vanesca Korasaki; Paulo C. Motta (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

The CORDEX Flagship Pilot Study in southeastern South America: a comparative study of statistical and dynamical downscaling models in simulating daily extreme precipitation events - M. L. Bettolli; S. A. Solman; R. P. da Rocha; M. Llopart; J. M. Gutierrez; J. Fernández; M. E. Olmo; A. Lavin-Gullon; S. C. Chou; D. Carneiro Rodrigues; E. Coppola; R. Balmaceda Huarte; et al. (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

Guideline for the management of feline sporotrichosis caused by Sporothrix brasiliensis and literature revision - Isabella Dib Ferreira Gremião; Elisabeth Martins da Silva da Rocha; Hildebrando Montenegro; Aroldo José Borges Carneiro; Melissa Orzechowski Xavier; Marconi Rodrigues de Farias; Fabiana Monti; Wilson Mansho; Romeika Herminia de Macedo Assunção Pereira; Sandro Antonio Pereira; Leila M. Lopes-Bezerra (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2021)

Physical exercise prevents amyloid β1−40-induced disturbances in NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in the hippocampus of mice - Julia M. Rosa; Anderson Camargo; Ingrid A. V. Wolin; Manuella P. Kaster; Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

Association between exposure to air pollution during intrauterine life and cephalic circumference of the newborn - Mariana Azevedo Carvalho; Karen Hettfleisch; Agatha S Rodrigues; Alexandra Benachi; Sandra Elisabete Vieira; Silvia R. D. M. Saldiva; Paulo Hilário N. Saldiva; Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco; Lisandra Stein Bernardes (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Industrial wastewater treatment using a bubble photo-Fenton reactor with continuous gas supply - Emanuel F. S. Sampaio; Carmen S. D. Rodrigues; Vanessa N. Lima; Luis M. Madeira (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Seasonal variation in photosynthetic rates and satellite-based GPP estimation over mangrove forest - N. Lele; M. K. Kripa; M. Panda; S. K. Das; A. Hari Nivas; N. Divakaran; S. Naik-Gaonkar; A. Sawant; A. K. Pattnaik; R. N. Samal; T. Thangaradjou; A. Saravanakumar; et al. (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2021)

Lake sedimentary processes and vegetation changes over the last 45k cal a bp in the uplands of south‐eastern Amazonia - José Tasso Felix Guimarães; Prafulla Kumar Sahoo; Mariana Maha Jana Costa De Figueiredo; Karen da Silva Lopes; Markus Gastauer; Silvio Junio Ramos; Cecilio Frois Caldeira; Pedro Walfir M. Souza‐Filho; Luiza Santos Reis; Marcio Sousa Da Silva; Paulo Rogenes Pontes; Renato Oliveira Da Silva; et al. (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2021)
This study addresses paleoclimate influences in a southern Amazonia ecotone based on multiproxy records from lakes of the Carajás region during the last 45k cal a bp. Wet and cool environmental conditions marked the initial deposition in shallow depressions with detrital sediments and high weathering rates until 40k cal a bp. Concomitantly, forest and C3 canga plants, along with cool‐adapted taxa, developed; however, short drier episodes enabled expansion of C4 plants and diagenetic formation of siderite. A massive event of siderite formation occurred approximately 30k cal a bp under strong drier conditions. Afterwards, wet and cool environmental conditions returned and persisted until the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The LGM was marked by lake‐level lowstands and subaerial exposure. The transition from the LGM to the Holocene is marked by the onset of oscillations in temperature and humidity, with an expansion of forest and canga plants. Cool taxa were present for the last time in the Carajás region ~ 9.5–9k cal a bp. After 10k cal a bp , shallow lakes became upland swamps due to natural infilling processes, but the current vegetation types and structures of the plateaus were acquired only after 3k cal a bp under wetter climatic conditions.

Application of Model Informed Precision Dosing to Address the Impact of Pregnancy Stage and CYP2D6 Phenotype on Foetal Morphine Exposure - Sarah Badaoui; Ashley M. Hopkins; A David Rodrigues; John O. Miners; Michael J. Sorich; Andrew Rowland (The AAPS Journal, 2021)

Different wavelengths of visible light influence the conidial production and tolerance to ultra-violet radiation of the plant pathogens Colletotrichum acutatum and Fusarium fujikuroi - Tacyana P. C. Costa; Eliane M. Rodrigues; Luciana P. Dias; Breno Pupin; Paulo C. Ferreira; Drauzio E. N. Rangel (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

Antioxidant activity and enzyme inhibitory potential of Euphorbia resinifera and E. officinarum honeys from Morocco and plant aqueous extracts - Oumaima Boutoub; Soukaina El-Guendouz; Letícia M. Estevinho; Vanessa B. Paula; Smail Aazza; Lahsen El Ghadraoui; Brígida Rodrigues; Sara Raposo; Jorge Carlier; Maria C. Costa; Maria G. Miguel (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

First record on mercury accumulation in mice brain living in active volcanic environments: a cytochemical approach - A. Navarro-Sempere; Y. Segovia; A. S. Rodrigues; P. V. Garcia; R. Camarinho; M. García (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Cortical thickness mediates the relationship between DRD2 C957T polymorphism and executive function across the adult lifespan - Giuseppe G. Miranda; Karen M. Rodrigue; Kristen M. Kennedy (Brain Structure and Function, 2021)

Niche opportunity created by land cover change is driving the European hare invasion in the Neotropics - Nielson Pasqualotto; Danilo Boscolo; Natalia F. Versiani; Roberta M. Paolino; Thiago F. Rodrigues; Victor G. Krepschi; Adriano G. Chiarello (Biological Invasions, 2021)

Conservation of Brazilian freshwater biodiversity: Thinking about the next 10 years and beyond - Valter M. Azevedo-Santos; Jorge Luiz Rodrigues-Filho; Philip M. Fearnside; Thomas E. Lovejoy; Marcelo F. G. Brito (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2021)

Selection underlies phenotypic divergence in the insular Azores woodpigeon - Pedro Andrade; Daniele Cataldo; Rémi Fontaine; Tiago M. Rodrigues; João Queirós; Verónica Neves; Amélia Fonseca; Miguel Carneiro; David Gonçalves (Zoologica Scripta, 2021)
The study of phenotypic evolution in island birds following colonization is a classic topic in island biogeography. However, few studies explicitly test for the role of selection in shaping trait evolution in these taxa. Here, we studied the Azores woodpigeon ( Columba palumbus azorica ) to investigate differences between island and mainland populations, between females and males, and interactions between geographical origin and sex, by using spectrophotometry to quantify plumage colour and linear measurements to examine external and skeletal morphology. We further tested if selection explains the observed patterns by comparing phenotypic differentiation to genome‐wide neutral differentiation. Our findings are consistent with several predictions of morphological evolution in island birds, namely differences in bill, flight and leg morphology and coloration differences between island and mainland birds. Interestingly, some plumage and morphological traits that differ between females and males respond differently according to geographical origin. Sexual dimorphism in colour saturation is more pronounced in the mainland, but this is driven by selection on female plumage coloration. Differences in flight morphology between females and males are also more pronounced in the mainland, possibly to accommodate contrasting pressures between migration and flight displays. Overall, our results suggest that phenotypic differentiation between mainland and island populations leading to divergent sexual dimorphism patterns can arise from selection acting on both females and males on traits that are likely under the influence of natural and sexual selection.

Coastal waters contamination by mining tailings: What triggers the stability of iron in the dissolved and soluble fractions? - Cybelle Menolli Longhini; Léo Mahieu; Fabian Sá; Constant M. G. van den Berg; Pascal Salaün; Renato Rodrigues Neto (Limnology and Oceanography, 2021)
The solubility of iron (Fe) in seawater is greatly enhanced by complexation with organic ligands, predominantly occurring as humic substances (HS) in coastal areas. Mining exploitation is believed to change the natural biogeochemical cycle of Fe in coastal waters, even though its impacts on the physical and chemical speciation of the Fe fractions are not known. Here we show that dissolved and soluble Fe concentrations in coastal waters affected by a mining catastrophe (Fundão dam, Southeast Brazil) remain very high, even almost 3 years later, with concentrations of dissolved Fe up to 2.8 μ M (0.45 μ m filtration) or 700 nM (0.22 μ m filtration), and soluble Fe (0.02 μ m) up to 40 nM. Levels of humic substances can only explain the binding of 2% and 10% (median values) of dissolved Fe (0.22 μ m) and soluble Fe concentrations, respectively, which shows that processes other than complexation with humic substances are at play to maintain such high dissolved Fe concentrations. We hypothesize that the colloidal phase that dominates the dissolved Fe fraction occurs as Fe(III) oxyhydroxides while the soluble fraction is comprised of Fe(III) complexes with amine compounds (widely used in the ore extraction process). Mass balance of dissolved Fe in the water column suggests that sediment resuspension on the continental shelf is by far the dominant process delivering dissolved Fe to coastal and shelf waters. Estimates of dissolved Fe yearly fluxes highlight the sheer magnitude of this catastrophe that might provide a non‐negligible amount of dissolved Fe to the open ocean.

Marine Heatwaves, Sewage and Eutrophication Combine to Trigger Deoxygenation and Biodiversity Loss: A SW Atlantic Case Study - Kalina M. Brauko; Alex Cabral; Natasha V. Costa; Juliana Hayden; Carlos E. P. Dias; Edilene S. Leite; Renan D. Westphal; Carolina M. Mueller; Jason M. Hall-Spencer; Regina R. Rodrigues; Leonardo R. Rörig; Paulo R. Pagliosa; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are a major concern worldwide due to their increasing impacts in recent years, and these extreme events may trigger deoxygenation of coastal waters affected by sewage and eutrophication. Here we investigate the combined effects of MHWs and nutrient enrichment on the water quality and biodiversity of the Bay of Santa Catarina Island (Brazil). We used historical (1994–2020) sea surface temperature data from satellites and in situ physical, chemical and biological parameters to assess temporal trends. Oxygen levels have been decreasing whilst phosphorus levels have been increasing in the bay. During the austral summer of 2020 a regional sea surface heatwave was detected by satellite, lasting for 9 days and coinciding with our research cruise. During this period, seawater temperatures reached 29.8°C and anoxia was detected for the first time in the bay. A decrease in macrobenthic and phytoplankton community richness correlated with decreases in oxygen both through time and towards more urbanized areas. Overall, poor wastewater treatment is a key stressor that combined with MHWs to degrade coastal waters. Mitigation strategies are needed to minimize the impact of MHWs, including improved sewage treatment, restoration and conservation of wetlands and the use of nature-based technologies to promote coastal ecosystem recovery.

In vitro bioassay guided anti-dermatophyte and cytotoxic activities from Piper umbellatum L. Miq. led to 4-nerolidylcatechol - Jolindo A. Freitas; Rodrigo Sorrechia; Flávio A. S. Politi; André G. Santos; Edvânio R. Rodrigues; Lourdes C. Santos; Ana M. Fusco-Almeida; Andrew A. Oliveira; Rafael V. C. Guido; Rosemeire C. L. R. Pietro (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Violacein antimicrobial activity on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm - H. V. Dodou; A. H. M. Batista; S. C. Medeiros; G. W. P. Sales; M. L. Rodrigues; P. I. O. Pereira; P. C. N. Nogueira; E. R. Silveira; T. B. Grangeiro; N. A. P. Nogueira (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Does leaf flushing in the dry season affect leaf traits and herbivory in a tropical dry forest? - Jhonathan O. Silva; Mário M. Espírito-Santo; Joselândio C. Santos; Priscyla M. S. Rodrigues (The Science of Nature, 2020)

Combined Soil and Foliar Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Rainfed Almond Tree Performance - Maria C. Morais; Alfredo Aires; David Barreales; M. Ângelo Rodrigues; António C. Ribeiro; Berta Gonçalves; Ana P. Silva (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

Soil and Plant Analyses to Diagnose Hop Fields Irregular Growth - Sandra Afonso; Margarida Arrobas; M. Ângelo Rodrigues (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

A copper(II)-binding triazole derivative with ionophore properties is active against Candida spp. - A. Gaspar-Cordeiro; S. da Silva; M. Aguiar; C. Rodrigues-Pousada; H. Haas; L. M. P. Lima; C. Pimentel (JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2020)

Muscle temperature kinetics and thermoregulatory responses to 42 °C hot-water immersion in healthy males and females - Patrick Rodrigues; Gabriel S. Trajano; Lee Wharton; Geoffrey M. Minett (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2020)

Human exposure to fluoride from tea (Camellia sinensis) in a volcanic region—Canary Islands, Spain - Inmaculada Rodríguez; Antonio Burgos; Carmen Rubio; Angel J. Gutiérrez; Soraya Paz; Flavio M. Rodrigues da Silva Júnior; Arturo Hardisson; Consuelo Revert (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Carrageenan from red algae: an application in the development of inhalable tuberculosis therapy targeting the macrophages - Susana Rodrigues; Ludmylla Cunha; João Rico; Ana M. Rosa da Costa; António J. Almeida; M. Leonor Faleiro; Francesca Buttini; Ana Grenha (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2020)

Mitoxantrone impairs proteasome activity and prompts early energetic and proteomic changes in HL-1 cardiomyocytes at clinically relevant concentrations - Vera Marisa Costa; João Paulo Capela; Joana R. Sousa; Rute P. Eleutério; Patrícia R. S. Rodrigues; José Luís Dores-Sousa; Rui A. Carvalho; Maria Lourdes Bastos; José Alberto Duarte; Fernando Remião; M. Gabriela Almeida; Kurt J. Varner; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2020)

Characterization, antibacterial activity and antibiotic modifying action of the Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. pulp and almond fixed oil - Fladson F.G. Pereira; Maria K. S. B. Feitosa; Maria do S. Costa; Saulo R. Tintino; Fábio F.G. Rodrigues; Irwin R. A. Menezes; Henrique D. M. Coutinho; José G.M. da Costa; Erlânio O. de Sousa (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Assessing VIIRS capabilities to improve burned area mapping over the Brazilian Cerrado - Filippe L.M. Santos; Renata Libonati; Leonardo F. Peres; Allan A. Pereira; Luiza C. Narcizo; Julia A. Rodrigues; Duarte Oom; José M. C. Pereira; Wilfrid Schroeder; Alberto W. Setzer (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2020)

Formaldehyde effects on kanamycin resistance gene of inactivated recombinant Escherichia coli vaccines - Rafael A. Donassolo; Marcos Roberto A. Ferreira; Clóvis Moreira Jr; Lucas M. dos Santos; Emili Griep; Gustavo M. S. G. Moreira; Rafael R. Rodrigues; Ângela N. Moreira; Fabricio R. Conceição (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Costus stripe mosaic virus, a tentative new member of the genus Potyvirus - M. Amelia V. Alexandre; Ligia M. L. Duarte; Pedro L. Ramos-González; Alexandre L. R. Chaves; Ricardo Harakava; Leilane K. Rodrigues; Camila Chabi-Jesus; E. W. Kitajima (Archives of Virology, 2020)

NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES: a data set on carnivore distribution in the Neotropics - Mariana Nagy‐Reis; Júlia Emi de Faria Oshima; Claudia Zukeran Kanda; Francesca Belem Lopes Palmeira; Fabiano Rodrigues de Melo; Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato; Lilian Bonjorne; Marcelo Magioli; Caroline Leuchtenberger; Fabio Rohe; Frederico Gemesio Lemos; Felipe Martello; et al. (Ecology, 2020)
Mammalian carnivores are considered a key group in maintaining ecological health and can indicate potential ecological integrity in landscapes where they occur. Carnivores also hold high conservation value and their habitat requirements can guide management and conservation plans. The order Carnivora has 84 species from 8 families in the Neotropical region: Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Otariidae; Phocidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae. Herein, we include published and unpublished data on native terrestrial Neotropical carnivores (Canidae; Felidae; Mephitidae; Mustelidae; Procyonidae; and Ursidae). NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES is a publicly available data set that includes 99,605 data entries from 35,511 unique georeferenced coordinates. Detection/non‐detection and quantitative data were obtained from 1818 to 2018 by researchers, governmental agencies, non‐governmental organizations, and private consultants. Data were collected using several methods including camera trapping, museum collections, roadkill, line transect, and opportunistic records. Literature (peer‐reviewed and grey literature) from Portuguese, Spanish and English were incorporated in this compilation. Most of the data set consists of detection data entries (n = 79,343; 79.7%) but also includes non‐detection data (n = 20,262; 20.3%). Of those, 43.3% also include count data (n = 43,151). The information available in NEOTROPICAL CARNIVORES will contribute to macroecological, ecological, and conservation questions in multiple spatio‐temporal perspectives. As carnivores play key roles in trophic interactions, a better understanding of their distribution and habitat requirements are essential to establish conservation management plans and safeguard the future ecological health of Neotropical ecosystems. Our data paper, combined with other large‐scale data sets, has great potential to clarify species distribution and related ecological processes within the Neotropics. There are no copyright restrictions and no restriction for using data from this data paper, as long as the data paper is cited as the source of the information used. We also request that users inform us of how they intend to use the data.