Trends in temperatures in Sub-Saharan Africa. Evidence of global warming - Samuel Chibuzor Umeh; Luis A. Gil-Alana (Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2024)

In tube condensation of low global warming potential refrigerants in an axial micro-fin aluminum tube - Yifeng Hu; Saad Ayub Jajja; Cheng-Min Yang; Samuel Fortunato Yana Motta; Brian Albert Fricke; Kashif Nawaz (International Journal of Refrigeration, 2024)

Retention of CO ice and gas within 486958 Arrokoth - Samuel P.D. Birch; Orkan M. Umurhan (Icarus, 2024)

Divergent agricultural development pathways across farm and landscape scales in Europe: Implications for sustainability and farmer satisfaction - Julian Helfenstein; Samuel Hepner; Amelie Kreuzer; Gregor Achermann; Tim Williams; Matthias Bürgi; Niels Debonne; Thymios Dimopoulos; Vasco Diogo; Wendy Fjellstad; Maria Garcia-Martin; Józef Hernik; et al. (Global Environmental Change, 2024)

Isotopic and kinetic constraints on methane origins in Icelandic hydrothermal fluids - Andri Stefánsson; Andrea Ricci; Mark Garnett; Jóhann Gunnarsson-Robin; Barbara I. Kleine-Marshall; Samuel W. Scott; Matteo Lelli; Carolina Dantas Cardoso; Raphaël Pik; Chiara Santinelli; Shuhei Ono; Peter H. Barry; et al. (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024)

Corrigendum to “An end-to-end approach to predict physical properties of heterogeneous porous media: Coupling deep learning and physics-based features” [Fuel 352 (2023) 128753] - Yuqi Wu; Senyou An; Pejman Tahmasebi; Keyu Liu; Chengyan Lin; Serveh Kamrava; Chang Liu; Chenyang Yu; Tao Zhang; Shuyu Sun; Samuel Krevor; Vahid Niasar (Fuel, 2024)

Advancement in integrated ammonia synthesis, and its techno-economic analysis, emission index, and contribution to the hydrogen 2.0 economy - Rashmi Singh; Melvin S. Samuel; Selvarajan Ethiraj; J Ashwini John; Madhumita Ravikumar; S Joseph Sekhar; TTH Le; Thangavel Mathimani (Fuel, 2024)

Performance and emissions evaluation of a multi-cylinder research engine fueled with ethanol, methanol, gasoline Euro-6, E85, and iso-stoichiometric ternary GEM mixtures operated at lean conditions - Tawfik Badawy; Mebin Samuel Panithasan; James W.G. Turner; Jaeheun Kim; Donghee Han; Jonghyeok Lee; Abdullah S. AlRamadan; Junseok Chang (Fuel, 2024)

Microwave exposure of tomato varieties before catalytic oven drying and its effect on physicochemical and bioactive components studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy - Oluwatoyin Habibat Animashaun; Sunday Samuel Sobowale (Food and Humanity, 2024)

SMC-5/6 complex subunit NSE-1 plays a crucial role in meiosis and DNA repair in Caenorhabditis elegans - Arome Solomon Odiba; Chiemekam Samuel Ezechukwu; Guiyan Liao; Ye Hong; Wenxia Fang; Cheng Jin; Anton Gartner; Bin Wang (DNA Repair, 2024)

Supercritical water oxidation using hydrothermal flames at microscale as a potential solution for organic waste treatment in space applications – A practical demonstration and numerical study - Deewakar Sharma; Olivier Nguyen; Fabien Palencia; Carole Lecoutre; Yves Garrabos; Stéphane Glockner; Samuel Marre; Arnaud Erriguible (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

Caenorhabditis elegans endorse bacterial nanocellulose fibers as functional dietary Fiber reducing lipid markers - Amanda Muñoz-Juan; Adrien Assié; Anna Esteve-Codina; Marta Gut; Núria Benseny-Cases; Buck S. Samuel; Esther Dalfó; Anna Laromaine (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024)

Changes in rainfall seasonality in Serbia from 1961 to 2020 - Tatijana Stosic; Milica Tošić; Irida Lazić; Lidiane da Silva Araújo; Antonio Samuel Alves da Silva; Suzana Putniković; Vladimir Djurdjević; Ivana Tošić; Borko Stosic (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2024)

Unfolding phenolics biosynthetic plasticity of Artemisia alba Turra through plant tissue culture techniques - Antoaneta Trendafilova; Milka Todorova; Evelyn Wolfram; Samuel Peter; Viktoria Ivanova; Kalina Danova (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2024)

Climate forecast skill and teleconnections on seasonal time scales over Central Africa based on the North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) - Roméo S. Tanessong; Thierry C. Fotso-Nguemo; Samuel Kaissassou; G. M. Guenang; A. J. Komkoua Mbienda; Lucie A. Djiotang Tchotchou; Armand F. Tchinda; Derbetini A. Vondou; Wilfried M. Pokam; Pascal M. Igri; Zéphirin D. Yepdo (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2024)

No coral recovery three years after a major bleaching event in reefs in the Southwestern Atlantic refugium - Beatriz M. Corazza; Carlos H. F. Lacerda; Arthur Z. Güth; Renata K. M. Marcançoli; Adalto Bianchini; Emiliano N. Calderon; Kátia C. C. Capel; Edmilson Conceição; Samuel C. Faria; Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho; Amana G. Garrido; Flávia M. Guebert; et al. (Marine Biology, 2024)

Evaluation of thermal-based physiological indicators for determining water-stress thresholds in drip-irrigated ‘Regina’ cherry trees - Marcos Carrasco-Benavides; Sergio Espinoza-Meza; Kashike Umemura; Samuel Ortega-Farías; Antonella Baffico-Hernández; José Neira-Román; Carlos Ávila-Sánchez; Sigfredo Fuentes (Irrigation Science, 2024)

Risk factors affecting the feeding site predilection of ticks on cattle in Ghana - Seth Offei Addo; Ronald Essah Bentil; Mba-tihssommah Mosore; Eric Behene; Julian Adinkrah; Janice Tagoe; Clara Yeboah; Bernice Olivia Ama Baako; Dorcas Atibila; Sandra Abankwa Kwarteng; Kwaku Poku-Asante; Ellis Owusu-Darbo; et al. (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2024)
Ticks are important disease vectors affecting animal health and causing substantial economic loss, especially in the tropics and subtropics. To examine the tick burden of cattle and associated risk factors for tick infestation, ticks were collected from 388 cattle within five regions in Ghana. Most of the cattle were males (50.3%) and generally older than 3 years (65%). Of the animals sampled, 2187 ticks were collected with a mean tick burden of 5.6 ticks per cattle, and the average tick burden on the udder/scrotum being significantly higher than in the anal region (Generalized Linear Mix Model [GLMM], p = 0.01197). The tick species identified were predominantly Amblyomma variegatum (42.6%) and Hyalomma rufipes (26.2%). High proportions of cattle examined were found to have A. variegatum infesting the udder/scrotum. Furthermore, H. rufipes infested mostly the anal region compared to other examined body parts (OR 14.8, 95% CI 8.6–25.4, p < 0.001). Using the GLMM, tick abundance was found to be significantly higher in cattle older than 3 years. The tick burden in the udder/scrotum was higher than that from the chest and leg/thigh of the cattle (GLMM, p < 0.05). The tick burden at the anal region was also significantly higher than the leg/thigh and chest. This study indicates that the preferred attachment sites of ticks on cattle are species-dependent and effective treatment with acaricides should take into consideration the udder/scrotum and anal regions as well as prioritizing older cattle.

The effect of soil types, pH, and geographical locations on carcinogenic metal buildup in Oryza sativa cultivated in Ghana - Ebenezer Aquisman Asare; Dickson Abdul-Wahab; Anita Asamoah; Samuel Boakye Dampare; Elsie Effah Kaufmann; Rafeah Wahi; Zainab Ngaini; Charles Kofi Klutse; Nana Ama Browne Klutse; Crentsil Kofi Bempah; Joseph Richmond Fianko; Evelyn Ama Otoo (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024)

Soil organic carbon and nutrient characteristics of Anogeissus groves in old Opara forest reserve, Nigeria - Samuel Ayodele Mesele; Elzo Jeroen Huising (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024)

Facile fabrication of amorphous Al/Fe based metal–organic framework as effective heterogeneous fenton catalyst for environmental remediation - Thirumoorthy Kulandaivel; Akshaya Subhramaniyan Rasappan; Kirankumar Venkatesan Savunthari; Melvin S. Samuel; Mohanraj Kumar; Hans-Uwe Dahms; Aswin Kumar Anbalagan; Gopalakrishnan Mohan; Soorathep Kheawhom; Sivarasan Ganesan (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2024)

Integument morphology of the smallest Amazonian freshwater stingray Potamotrygon wallacei (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygoninae) - Matheus Samuel Cunha Braga; Ruben Dario Morales-Gamba; Maria Inês Braga de Oliveira; Jaydione Luiz Marcon; Grazyelle Sebrenski da Silva (Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2024)

Publicly expressed climate scepticism is greatest in regions with high CO2 emissions - Samuel Pearson; Matthew J. Hornsey; Saphira Rekker; Belinda Wade; Chris Greig (Climatic Change, 2024)
We analysed a recently released corpus of climate-related tweets to examine the macro-level factors associated with public declarations of climate change scepticism. Analyses of over 2 million geo-located tweets in the U.S. showed that climate scepticism – and the aggressiveness of climate-related tweets – was greater in states with higher per capita carbon emissions. This pattern remained significant after controlling for political conservatism, GDP per capita, education, and gender, and was replicated across 126 nations from around the world. The findings are consistent with a vested interest hypothesis—misinformation around climate change is most likely to be distributed in regions where there is high fossil fuel reliance, and where the economic stakes of acknowledging climate change are high. Understanding the macro-level patterns that are implicated in climate scepticism can help inform structural interventions for those seeking a low-carbon future.

Priorisierung von Revitalisierungsmaßnahmen an voralpinen Flüssen - Pia Teufl; Samuel Auer; Susanne Muhar; Daniel S. Hayes (WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, 2024)

Whose “place” is it? Using corpus-based techniques to sketch place-based sustainability discourses in public and academic forums - Samuel Wearne; Christopher Riedy (Sustainability Science, 2024)
Calls for a “place-based” approach to sustainability are increasingly common in the field of sustainability transitions and transformations (STT). To critically explore the agendas and politics a call towards place carries, we undertook a corpus-assisted discourse study (CADS) to examine a sample of public and academic texts from 2019 to 2020. Two distinct discourses about place were evident: an environmental discourse framing place as an assemblage of more-than-human constituents and an anthropocentric discourse framing place as a human community. These discourses present vastly different priorities about which species matter, what change entails, and what kind of future we should create. Our findings reflect the emergence of a discourse coalition that advocates for a place-based approach to STT, and we discuss how this viewpoint has continued to emerge since the compilation of our data. Our paper provides an overview of the discursive landscape we encountered, synthesises a central narrative about place-based STT based on what we observed, and provides a critical discussion of the tensions and opportunities that this narrative raises. In doing so, we suggest there remains an opportunity for fruitful dialogue amongst sustainability educators, sustainability practitioners, and researchers to refine what a place-based approach to STT looks like. By demonstrating an application of CADS, we hope to show how digital tools and techniques can be used to research discourses in sustainability. We outline specific opportunities to take this forward, including a broad opportunity to use web-derived corpora to help survey discursive landscapes, and a more specific application to explore discursive dynamics between communities, places, and at different spatial scales.

Multifractal and chaotic characteristics of geomagnetic inter-storm interval over eight solar cycles - Samuel Ogunjo; Babatunde Rabiu; Ibiyinka Fuwape; Oluwatoyin Atikekeresola (Advances in Space Research, 2024)

Decentralized decision making over random graphs for space domain awareness - Samuel Fedeler; Marcus Holzinger; William Whitacre (Advances in Space Research, 2024)

Lithofacies, stratigraphy, and provenance study of upper sandstone, Blue Nile (Abay) Basin, Ethiopia: insight to the distribution of reservoir facies - Fetene Tariku; Solomon Kassa; Samuel Getnet (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2024)

Ikogosi, Olumirin Erin, and Arinta spring potentials for renewable energy generation: indication from their geological and hydrogeological attributes - Isaac Aigbedion; Samuel O. Salufu; Daniel O. Aikhuele (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2024)

Seabird-vectored pelagic nutrients integrated into temperate intertidal rocky shores - Samuel Healing; Cassandra E. Benkwitt; Ruth E. Dunn; Nicholas A. J. Graham (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
Seabirds provide inter-habitat connectivity by transporting vast quantities of nutrients from their pelagic feeding grounds to terrestrial and marine ecosystems via their nitrogen and phosphorous rich guano. However, it remains unclear whether seabird nutrients are cycling through many nearshore, temperate systems, such as United Kingdom (UK) rocky shores. Furthermore, it also remains unknown how seabird nutrient subsidies impact biodiversity, productivity, and recolonisation rates in UK rocky intertidal systems. Here, the impact of seabird nutrient subsidies to the Farne Islands, Northumberland, areas of high seabird densities during their breeding seasons, was compared to nearby low seabird density areas on the Northumberland coast. Estimated seabird derived nitrogen inputs and seabird densities were 420-1,025 and 949-2,279 times higher, respectively, on seabird islands than on the mainland. Seabird derived nutrient inputs led to substantially enriched nitrogen stable isotope (δ 15 N) values and total nitrogen content in terrestrial soil, plants, and lichen, and intertidal barnacles, and limpets, and higher δ 15 N values in macroalgae and turf algae. The seabird islands contained marginally greater algal species richness and higher densities of intertidal predators. However, other drivers could not be ruled out, such as nutrient inputs from mainland sources and marginally higher wave exposure at the mainland sites. No difference in limpet size, biomass, or abundance existed between the seabird islands and the mainland. On plots artificially cleared to simulate a disturbance event, barnacles recolonised faster on mainland sites. These findings provide evidence that seabird vectored pelagic nutrients are incorporated into terrestrial and intertidal ecosystems of UK islands, and therefore play an important role in facilitating ecosystem connectivity.

Increases in regional brain volume across two native South American male populations - Nikhil N. Chaudhari; Phoebe E. Imms; Nahian F. Chowdhury; Margaret Gatz; Benjamin C. Trumble; Wendy J. Mack; E. Meng Law; M. Linda Sutherland; James D. Sutherland; Christopher J. Rowan; L. Samuel Wann; Adel H. Allam; et al. (GeroScience, 2024)
Industrialized environments, despite benefits such as higher levels of formal education and lower rates of infections, can also have pernicious impacts upon brain atrophy. Partly for this reason, comparing age-related brain volume trajectories between industrialized and non-industrialized populations can help to suggest lifestyle correlates of brain health. The Tsimane, indigenous to the Bolivian Amazon, derive their subsistence from foraging and horticulture and are physically active. The Moseten, a mixed-ethnicity farming population, are physically active but less than the Tsimane. Within both populations ( N = 1024; age range = 46–83), we calculated regional brain volumes from computed tomography and compared their cross-sectional trends with age to those of UK Biobank (UKBB) participants ( N = 19,973; same age range). Surprisingly among Tsimane and Moseten (T/M) males, some parietal and occipital structures mediating visuospatial abilities exhibit small but significant increases in regional volume with age. UKBB males exhibit a steeper negative trend of regional volume with age in frontal and temporal structures compared to T/M males. However, T/M females exhibit significantly steeper rates of brain volume decrease with age compared to UKBB females, particularly for some cerebro-cortical structures (e.g., left subparietal cortex). Across the three populations, observed trends exhibit no interhemispheric asymmetry. In conclusion, the age-related rate of regional brain volume change may differ by lifestyle and sex. The lack of brain volume reduction with age is not known to exist in other human population, highlighting the putative role of lifestyle in constraining regional brain atrophy and promoting elements of non-industrialized lifestyle like higher physical activity.

Long-Term Evolution of Significant Wave Height in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic between 1940 and 2022 Using the ERA5 Dataset - Olorunfemi Omonigbehin; Emmanuel OlaOluwa Eresanya; Aifeng Tao; Victor Edem Setordjie; Samuel Daramola; Abiola Adebiyi (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2024)
Studies on the variability in ocean wave climate provide engineers and policy makers with information to plan, develop, and control coastal and offshore activities. Ocean waves bear climatic imprints through which the global climate system can be better understood. Using the recently updated ERA5 dataset, this study evaluated the spatiotemporal distribution and variability in significant wave height (SWH) in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic (ETA). The short-term trends and rates of change were obtained using the Mann–Kendall trend test and the Theil–Sen slope estimator, respectively, and decadal trends were assessed using wavelet transformation. Significant, positive monthly and yearly trends and a prevailing decadal trend were observed across the domain. Observed trends suggest that stronger waves are getting closer to the coast and are modulated by the Southern and Northern Atlantic mid-latitude storm fields. These observations have implications for the increasing coastal erosion rates on the eastern coast of the Tropical Atlantic.

Optimal detection and classification of grid connected system using MSVM-FSO technique - Samuel Raj Daison Stallon; Ramanpillai Anand; Ramasamy Kannan; Seenakesavan Rajasekaran (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024)

Upscaling marine forest restoration: challenges, solutions and recommendations from the Green Gravel Action Group - Georgina Valentine Wood; Karen Filbee-Dexter; Melinda Ann Coleman; Jurgen Valckenaere; J. David Aguirre; Paige M. Bentley; Paul Carnell; Phoebe Damayanthi Dawkins; Lauren N. Dykman; Hannah S. Earp; Leeann B. Ennis; Prue Francis; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
Introduction To counteract the rapid loss of marine forests globally and meet international commitments of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Convention on Biological Diversity ‘30 by 30’ targets, there is an urgent need to enhance our capacity for macroalgal restoration. The Green Gravel Action Group (GGAG) is a global network of 67 members that are working on the restoration of a diverse range of macroalgal forests and it aims to facilitate knowledge exchange to fast-track innovation and implementation of outplanting approaches worldwide. Methods Here, we overview 25 projects conducted by members of the group that are focused on testing and developing techniques for macroalgal restoration. Based on these projects, we summarise the major challenges associated with scaling up the area of marine forests restored. Results We identify several critical challenges that currently impede more widespread rollout of effective large-scale macroalgal restoration worldwide: 1) funding and capacity limitations, 2) difficulties arising from conditions at restoration sites, 3) technical barriers, and 4) challenges at the restoration-policy interface. Discussion Despite these challenges, there has been substantial progress, with an increasing number of efforts, community engagement and momentum towards scaling up activities in recent years. Drawing on the collective expertise of the GGAG, we outline key recommendations for the scaling up of restoration efforts to match the goals of international commitments. These include the establishment of novel pathways to fund macroalgal restoration activities, building skills and capacity, harnessing emerging innovations in mobile hatchery and seeding technologies, and the development of the scientific and governance frameworks necessary to implement and monitor macroalgal restoration projects at scale.

Beescapes – extracting pollen from historical Danish beeswax to explore honeybee foraging - Tuuli M. Kasso; Annette Bruun Jensen; Samuel Johns; Mélanie Roffet-Salque; Matthew J. Collins; Renée Enevold (Palynology, 2024)

Biochar and surfactant synergistically enhanced PFAS destruction in UV/sulfite system at neutral pH - Jianzhou He; Melissa Boersma; Ziteng Song; Samuel Krebsbach; Dimin Fan; Evert C. Duin; Dengjun Wang (Chemosphere, 2024)

Potentially toxic elements fluxes in 210Pb-dated sediment cores from a large coastal lagoon (southern Gulf of Mexico) under environmental stress - Jorge Feliciano Ontiveros-Cuadras; Ana Carolina Ruiz-Fernández; José Gilberto Cardoso-Mohedano; Libia Hascibe Pérez-Bernal; Susana Santiago-Pérez; Dea Argelia Velázquez-Reyes; Zubia Jocelyn Cisneros-Ramos; Aarón Samuel Crisanto-Ruiz; Mario Alejandro Gómez-Ponce; Juan Gabriel Flores-Trujillo; Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024)

Human health risk attributed to consumption of seafood and recreation swimming in Negombo Lagoon, Sri Lanka: An assessment on lagoon water and inhabitant oysters (Crassostrea cucullata Born, 1778) - Samuel Ayitey; T.W.G.F. Mafaziya Nijamdeen; Harshini Peiris; Sunanda Kodikara Arachchilage; Isabelle George; Farid Dahdouh-Guebas; K.H.M. Ashoka Deepananda (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024)

How background complexity impairs target detection - Zeke W. Rowe; Nicholas E. Scott-Samuel; Innes C. Cuthill (Animal Behaviour, 2024)

Impacts of illegal Artisanal and small-scale gold mining on livelihoods in cocoa farming communities: A case of Amansie West District, Ghana - Peter Donkor; Ebenezer Kwadwo Siabi; Kwasi Frimpong; Prince Twum Frimpong; Samuel Kofi Mensah; Christopher Vuu; Elikplim Sarah Siabi; Emmanuel Kwasi Nyantakyi; Felix Agariga; Thomas Atta-Darkwa; Jacob Kofi Mensah (Resources Policy, 2024)

Advancing our understanding of plant diversity-biological invasion relationships using imaging spectroscopy - Hamed Gholizadeh; M. Ny Aina Rakotoarivony; Kianoosh Hassani; Kayla G. Johnson; Robert G. Hamilton; Samuel D. Fuhlendorf; Fabian D. Schneider; Benedicte Bachelot (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2024)

Investigating speleothem magnetism as a proxy for dust mobilization and rainfall - Kimberly Hess; Roger R. Fu; Samuel Piascik; Nicolas M. Stríkis; Ricardo I.F. Trindade; Tyler Kukla; Alec R. Brenner; Plinio Jaqueto; Michail I. Petaev; Francisco W. Cruz; Placido Fabricio Silva Melo Buarque; Carlos Pérez-Mejías; et al. (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024)

Global wild rice germplasm resources conservation alliance: World Wild-Rice Wiring - Xiaoming Zheng; Disna Ratnasekera; Jiayu Fan; Robert J. Henry; Beng-Kah Song; Kenneth M. Olsen; Bal Krishna Joshi; Maria Celeste N. Banaticla-Hilario; Tonapha Pusadee; Adane Getachew Melaku; Yêyinou Laura Estelle Loko; Koukham Vilayheuang; et al. (Molecular Plant, 2024)

Examining economic policy uncertainty's impact on environmental sustainability: Insights from nordic nations - Samuel Mensah Owusu; Fu Chuanbo; Hu Qiao (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Promoting sustainable policy in construction: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through performance-variation based contract clauses - Nathee Athigakunagorn; Charinee Limsawasd; Daoratcha Mano; Phattadon Khathawatcharakun; Samuel Labi (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Food waste tectonics: Points of friction between policy push and practice pull in council-led household-food-waste interventions in Australia - Esther Landells; Anjum Naweed; Gamithri G. Karunasena; David H. Pearson; Samuel Oakden (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Exploring optimal deep tunnel sewer systems to enhance urban pluvial flood resilience in the gangnam region, South Korea - Samuel Park; Jaekyoung Kim; Junsuk Kang (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

A comprehensive review on dual-layer organic hollow fiber membranes fabrication via co-extrusion: Mechanistic insights, water treatment and gas separation applications - Asmat Ullah Khan; Muhammad Hafizuddin Hazaraimi; Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman; Mohammad Younas; Zulhairun Abdul Karim; Zhong Sheng Tai; Ojo Samuel; Mohd Hafiz Puteh; Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan; Keng Yinn Wong; Naoko Yoshida (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024)

Unlocking nature's toolbox: Kinetin-producing Priestia flexa VL1 paves the way for efficient bioremediation of chromium-contaminated environments - P. Ravishankar; M. Srinivas Ravi; K. Bharathi; Satheesh K. Subramanian; Samuel K. Asiedu; D. Selvaraj (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024)

Palynostratigraphy of Late Cretaceous subsurface sediment of southern Bornu Basin, Nigeria: Implications for depositional environments and palaeoclimatic predictions. - Bamidele Samuel Oretade; Ekundayo Joseph Adepehin; Peter Sunday Ola (Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2024)

Silica polymerization and nanocolloid nucleation and growth kinetics in aqueous solutions - Samuel Scott; Iwona M. Galeczka; Ingvi Gunnarsson; Stefán Arnórsson; Andri Stefánsson (Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024)

Antimicrobial cetylpyridinium chloride causes functional inhibition of mitochondria as potently as canonical mitotoxicants, nanostructural disruption of mitochondria, and mitochondrial Ca2+ efflux in living rodent and primary human cells - Sasha R. Weller; John E. Burnell; Brandon M. Aho; Bright Obeng; Emily L. Ledue; Juyoung K. Shim; Samuel T. Hess; Julie A. Gosse (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2024)

Efficient removal of triclosan from water through activated carbon adsorption and photodegradation processes - Nahum Andrés Medellín-Castillo; Lázaro Adrián González-Fernández; Raúl Ocampo-Pérez; Roberto Leyva-Ramos; Guilherme Luiz-Dotto; Rogelio Flores-Ramírez; Amado Enrique Navarro-Frómeta; Miguel Mauricio Aguilera-Flores; Francisco Carrasco-Marín; Héctor Hernández-Mendoza; Samuel Aguirre-Contreras; Manuel Sánchez-Polo; et al. (Environmental Research, 2024)

Evaluation of initial pH and urea hydrogen peroxide (UHP) co-pretreatment on waste-activated sludge - Estella Efiba Baffoe; Samuel Leumas Otoo; Shefiu Kareem; James Ransford Dankwah (Environmental Research, 2024)

Climate change impact and adaptation of rainfed cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa - Seyyedmajid Alimagham; Marloes P. van Loon; Julian Ramirez-Villegas; Samuel Adjei-Nsiah; Freddy Baijukya; Abdullahi Bala; Regis Chikowo; João Vasco Silva; Abdelkader Mahamane Soulé; Godfrey Taulya; Fatima Amor Tenorio; Kindie Tesfaye; et al. (European Journal of Agronomy, 2024)

Impact of locational pricing on the roll out of heat pumps in the UK - Andrew Lyden; Samuel Alene; Peter Connor; Renaldi Renaldi; Stephen Watson (Energy Policy, 2024)

Dewatering poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) hydrogels by ammonium bicarbonate for desalination - Weiliang Sun; Jingyuan Fei; Samuel D. Snow; Xiuping Zhu (Desalination, 2024)

A pharma perspective on sustainability advantages through adoption of continuous flow - Lara J. Nolan; Samuel J. King; Scott Wharry; Thomas S. Moody; Megan Smyth (Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2024)

Unraveling the influence of CO2 and Ce loading over ZSM-5 for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane - Samuel Daniel; Cedric Karel Fonzeu Monguen; Zhen-Yu Tian (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

Process-performance of solid sorbents for Direct Air Capture (DAC) of CO2 in optimized temperature-vacuum swing adsorption (TVSA) cycles - Bhubesh Murugappan Balasubramaniam; Phuc-Tien Thierry; Samuel Lethier; Veronique Pugnet; Philip Llewellyn; Arvind Rajendran (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

Exploring the patterns of evolution: Core thoughts and focus on the saltational model - Gabriele Usai; Marco Fambrini; Claudio Pugliesi; Samuel Simoni (BioSystems, 2024)

Effects of linear edges on tree communities and soil properties in a moist semi-deciduous forest in Ghana - Patrick Addo-Fordjour; Jennifer Abrokwah; Albert Paintsil Arko; Nii Acquaye Pappoe; Daniel Yawson; Nancy Yeboah; Anthony RobertTsiquaye; Rita Naamwintome Puobe; Kofi Anane-Frimpong; Samuel Adu Fosu; Jane Ansah-Owusu; Love Danso Dankwa; et al. (Plant Ecology, 2024)

Secretin: a hormone for HCO3− homeostasis - Peder Berg; Samuel L. Svendsen; Niklas Ayasse; Mads Vaarby Sorensen; Jens Leipziger (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2024)

A novel four-stage hybrid intelligent model for particulate matter prediction - Francis Krampah; Newton Amegbey; Samuel Ndur; Yao Yevenyo Ziggah; Philip K. Hopke (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2024)

Using geostatistics and machine learning models to analyze the influence of soil nutrients and terrain attributes on lead prediction in forest soils - Samuel Kudjo Ahado; Prince Chapman Agyeman; Luboš Borůvka; Radoslava Kanianska; Chukwudi Nwaogu (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2024)

Evolution and challenges of opioids in pain management: Understanding mechanisms and exploring strategies for safer analgesics - Toluwalope Temitope Bakare; Henrietta Onyinye Uzoeto; Laywonmen Newon Gonlepa; Samuel Cosmas; Judith Nnedimkpa Ajima; Amarachukwu Vivian Arazu; Somtochukwu Precious Ezechukwu; Chizoba Maryann Didiugwu; Glory Omini Ibiang; Abayomi Gaius Osotuyi; Olanrewaju Ayodeji Durojaye (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2024)

Improved bioimpedance spectroscopy tissue classification through data augmentation from generative adversarial networks - Conor McDermott; Samuel Lovett; Carlos Rossa (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2024)

Little Ice Age flood events recorded in sag pond sediments in the Carrizo Plains National Monument, California - Matthew Kirby; Samuel K. Hippard; Lisa N. Martinez; Dahlia Serrato; Joseph Carlin; Nicole Bonuso; Sinan O. Akçiz; Christian Novich (Journal of Paleolimnology, 2024)

Sedimentological, palynostratigraphic investigation and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Chad Formation, Bornu (Chad) Basin Nigeria - Godwin Okumagbe Aigbadon; Ezekiel Obinna Igwe; Obinna Chigoziem Akakuru; Azuka Ocheli; Brume Overare; Ikenna Arisi Obasi; Ernest Orji Akudo; Nosa Samuel Igbinigie; Mu’awiya Baba Aminu (Journal of Paleolimnology, 2024)

Correction to: The Kelp Forest Challenge: A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests - Aaron Eger; J. David Aguirre; María Altamirano; Nur Arafeh‑Dalmau; Nina Larissa Arroyo; Anne M. Bauer‑Civiello; Rodrigo Beas‑Luna; Trine Bekkby; Alecia Bellgrove; Scott Bennett; Blanca Bernal; Caitlin O. Blain; et al. (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2024)

The Kelp Forest ﻿Challenge: A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests - Aaron Eger; J. David Aguirre; María Altamirano; Nur Arafeh-Dalmau; Nina Larissa Arroyo; Anne M. Bauer-Civiello; Rodrigo Beas-Luna; Trine Bekkby; Alecia Bellgrove; Scott Bennett; Blanca Bernal; Caitlin O. Blain; et al. (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2024)
Marine kelp forests cover 1/3 of our world's coastlines, are heralded as a nature-based solution to address socio-environmental issues, connect hundreds of millions of people with the ocean, and support a rich web of biodiversity throughout our oceans. But they are increasingly threatened with some areas reporting over 90% declines in kelp forest cover in living memory. Despite their importance and the threats they face, kelp forests are entirely absent from the international conservation dialogue. No international laws, policies, or targets focus on kelp forests and very few countries consider them in their national policy. The Kelp Forest Challenge addresses that gap. Together with 252 kelp experts, professionals, and citizens from 25 countries, the Kelp Forest Challenge was developed as a grassroots vision of what the world can achieve for kelp forest conservation. It is a global call to restore 1 million and protect 3 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040. This is a monumental challenge, that will require coordination across multiple levels of society and the mobilization of immense resources. Pledges may therefore include area for protection or restoration, enabling pledges which assist in conservation (funding, equipment, professional expertise, capacity building), or awareness-based pledges which increase awareness or education about kelp forests. Correspondingly, participants may be from government, scientific institutions, private sector, NGOs, community groups, or individuals. This challenge is the beginning of a 17-year mission to save our kelp forests and anyone and any organisation is invited to participate.

Correction: Influence of the secondary aluminum chip on the physical and mechanical properties of concrete - Socrates Pedro Muñoz Perez; Juan Martin Garcia Chumacero; Samuel Charca Mamani; Luigi Italo Villena Zapata (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2024)

Correction to: Soil Pollution, Animal Contamination and Safe Food Production: The Case of the French West Indies - Pablo Andrés-Domenech; Valérie Angeon; Samuel Bates; Colombine Lesage (Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 2024)

Exposure to Nickel–Cadmium Contamination of Drinking Water Culminates in Liver Cirrhosis, Renal Azotemia, and Metabolic Stress in Rats - Augustine Apiamu; Oghenetega J. Avwioroko; Uduenevwo F. Evuen; Helen E. Kadiri; Enyohwo D. Kpomah; Akpovwehwee A. Anigboro; Gilbert Ugbebor; Samuel O. Asagba (Biological Trace Element Research, 2024)

Prenatal double-hit with aluminium and cadmium mediate testicular atrophy and hypothalamic hypoplasia: the role of oxido-nitrergic stress and endocrine perturbations - Emmanuel Okhue; Helen Ejiro Kadiri; Patrick Chukwuyenum Ichipi-Ifukor; Benneth Ben-Azu; Samuel Ogheneovo Asagba; Fidelis Ifeakachuku Achuba; John Chukwuma Oyem (BioMetals, 2024)

Reproducible benchmark for the SNAP 8 experimental reactor at dry conditions - Samuel Garcia; Isaac Naupa; Oliver Paleen; Ethan Fowler; Anthony Boyd; Dan Kotlyar; Ben Lindley (Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2024)

The telomere-to-telomere, gapless, phased diploid genome and methylome of the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus UTEX 3031 reveals significant heterozygosity and genetic divergence of the haplotypes - Thomas C. Biondi; Colin P.S. Kruse; Samuel I. Koehler; Taehyung Kwon; Aubrey K. Davis; Wyatt Eng; Yuliya Kunde; Cheryl D. Gleasner; Kayley T. You Mak; Juergen Polle; Blake T. Hovde; Erik R. Hanschen; et al. (Algal Research, 2024)

Prioritizing conservation areas to mitigate connectivity loss and local extinction risk of a small carnivore (Leopardus guttulus) in South America - Caroline Charão Sartor; Samuel Alan Cushman; Ho Yi Wan; Flávia Pereira Tirelli; Sérgio Luiz Althoff; Eduardo Eizirik; Tatiane Campos Trigo; Thales Renato O. de Freitas (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2024)
Effective conservation management depends on the maintenance of key areas that allow population connectivity across the landscape. However, the lack of knowledge of how habitat conversion affects species movement hinders the identification of these areas. Here, we analyzed the impact of habitat fragmentation on landscape connectivity for Leopardus guttulus , a small Neotropical felid threatened by the high habitat fragmentation across the Atlantic Forest, and mapped and ranked the most important core areas and corridors for conservation actions. We also estimated genetic diversity indices and predicted the viability of the current core areas in the future. Our analyses suggest that L. guttulus populations are fragmented, and connectivity links between populations are few and weak. We predict that due to their size, estimated density and low connectivity, some current core areas may not maintain viable populations in the long-term. Also, ongoing land-use changes may further isolate remaining populations, leading to progressive reductions in the populations they support. In this study, we spatially prioritize the most critical areas for L. guttulus conservation and highlighted the urge that exists in the adoption of management measures for its conservation.

Complete genome sequence of vaccinium-associated virus C, a new member of the family Totiviridae from Vaccinium floribundum - Robert Alvarez-Quinto; Samuel Grinstead; Gary Kinard; Robert Martin; Dimitre Mollov (Archives of Virology, 2024)

Regressive dynamics of coffee agroforestry systems: determinants and effects on system composition and structure in Cameroon - Marcien Kuete Fogang; Marie Louise Avana Tientcheu; Christopher Tankou; Samuel Fru Billa; Nyong Princely Awazi; Eunice Ndo (Agroforestry Systems, 2024)

Do farmers’ perceptions and socio-economic factors drive cocoa agroforestry and sustainable soil carbon management practices in West Africa? - Florence Jessica Kumah; Abo Kouabenan; Aster Gebrekirstos; Daouda Koné; Samuel Adjei-Nsiah (Agroforestry Systems, 2024)

Harassment and killing of porpoises (“phocoenacide”) by fish‐eating Southern Resident killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) - Deborah A. Giles; Sarah J. Teman; Samuel Ellis; John K. B. Ford; Monika W. Shields; M. Bradley Hanson; Candice K. Emmons; Paul E. Cottrell; Robin W. Baird; Richard W. Osborne; Michael Weiss; David K. Ellifrit; et al. (Marine Mammal Science, 2024)
Endangered Southern Resident killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) are fish‐eaters that preferentially prey on adult Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ). Despite being salmon specialists, individuals from all three killer whale pods (J, K, L) have been observed harassing and killing porpoises (family Phocoenidae) without consuming them. Retrospectively, we identified and analyzed 78 episodes of Southern Resident killer whales harassing porpoises between 1962 and 2020, of which 28 resulted in the porpoise's death (“phocoenacide”). Fifty‐six episodes involved harbor porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ), 13 involved Dall's porpoise ( Phocoenoides dalli ), and the porpoise species was unreported for nine episodes. Southern Resident killer whales often targeted young porpoises that were similar in size to adult Chinook salmon. Both sexes participated in porpoise harassment. Juveniles engaged in the behavior the most; however, their rates of engagement were not found to differ significantly from most other age classes. The behavior was passed through generations and social groupings, as it was first observed in L pod and spread to the other two pods. Killer whales are highly complex animals known to exhibit social learning and cultural transmission of learned behaviors, but the reason(s) for this behavior is unknown. Hypotheses include the social and developmental benefits of play, hunting practice, or displaced epimeletic behavior.

Field evaluation of haricot bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) response to supplemental irrigation in Arba Minch area: Southern Ethiopia - Gezimu Gelu Otoro; Samuel Dagalo Hatiye (Irrigation and Drainage, 2024)
This study aimed to determine the impact of supplemental irrigation (SI) on the water use efficiency and yield of haricot beans during the growing seasons from 2020 to 2022. Six treatments were tested, including rain‐fed/no irrigation (T1), full irrigation throughout the season (T2), SI at vegetative, flowering and pod formation (T3), SI at emergence, vegetative and pod formation (T4), SI at emergence, flowering and grain filling (T5) and SI at emergence, pod formation and grain filling (T6), with three replications arranged in a randomized complete block design. The results showed that T2 significantly affected all growth and yield parameters except pod length and harvest index. However, T3 provided better water use efficiency and more acceptable yield reduction than T2. Thus, applying SI during the vegetative, flowering and pod formation phases proves to be more efficient for the production of haricot beans in the area under study as it leads to better economic returns and water productivity. In summary, irrigating the crop during the critical growth stages would result in water conservation and improved water productivity. Further research is recommended on SI to improve water use efficiency across different locations and seasons.

Processes behind the decrease in Congo Basin precipitation during the rainy seasons inferred from ERA ‐5 reanalysis - Kevin Kenfack; Alain T. Tamoffo; Lucie A. Djiotang Tchotchou; Francesco Marra; Samuel Kaissassou; Hermann N. Nana; Derbetini A. Vondou (International Journal of Climatology, 2024)
The ongoing Congo Basin drying is linked to decreasing atmospheric water vapour. To comprehend the processes reducing precipitation, we analysed water and Moist Static Energy components, associated with heating sources using ERA5 reanalysis data over the period 1981–2022. The findings reveal that the precipitation deficit in the Congo Basin during March–April–May and September–October–November is primarily attributed to a decreasing trend in the vertical moisture advection anomaly induced by vertical velocity anomalies. Following this, a horizontal moisture advection anomaly induced by specific humidity anomalies plays a significant role. However, evaporation, horizontal moisture advection anomalies induced by wind anomalies, and vertical moisture advection anomalies induced by specific humidity anomalies do not appear to contribute significantly to the drying trend in the region. The horizontal propagation of MSE advection anomalies exhibits a similar pattern to that of moisture flux advection anomalies, both at different boundaries and within the basin itself. Conversely, the contribution of vertical advection of MSE anomalies remains weak. By integrating moisture and MSE budgets, we interpret the declining precipitation trend as a consequence of uplift driven by horizontal MSE advection. Furthermore, our analysis indicates a decreasing trend in the atmospheric heating source within the basin in association with reduced precipitation. This reduction could signify a decrease in moisture influx into the basin, thereby providing more explanations for the observed drying.

Environmental plastics in the context of UV radiation, climate change, and the Montreal Protocol - Marcel A. K. Jansen; Anthony L. Andrady; Paul W. Barnes; Rosa Busquets; Laura E. Revell; Janet F. Bornman; Pieter J. Aucamp; Alkiviadis F. Bais; Anastazia T. Banaszak; Germar H. Bernhard; Laura S. Bruckman; Donat‐P. Häder; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2024)

Evaluating top‐down, bottom‐up, and environmental drivers of pelagic food web dynamics along an estuarine gradient - Tanya L. Rogers; Samuel M. Bashevkin; Christina E. Burdi; Denise D. Colombano; Peter N. Dudley; Brian Mahardja; Lara Mitchell; Sarah Perry; Parsa Saffarinia (Ecology, 2024)
Identification of the key biotic and abiotic drivers within food webs is important for understanding species abundance changes in ecosystems, particularly across ecotones where there may be strong variation in interaction strengths. Using structural equation models (SEMs) and four decades of integrated data from the San Francisco Estuary, we investigated the relative effects of top‐down, bottom‐up, and environmental drivers on multiple trophic levels of the pelagic food web along an estuarine salinity gradient and at both annual and monthly temporal resolutions. We found that interactions varied across the estuarine gradient and that the detectability of different interactions depended on timescale. For example, for zooplankton and estuarine fishes, bottom‐up effects appeared to be stronger in the freshwater upstream regions, while top‐down effects were stronger in the brackish downstream regions. Some relationships (e.g., bottom‐up effects of phytoplankton on zooplankton) were seen primarily at annual timescales, whereas others (e.g., temperature effects) were only observed at monthly timescales. We also found that the net effect of environmental drivers was similar to or greater than bottom‐up and top‐down effects for all food web components. These findings can help identify which trophic levels or environmental factors could be targeted by management actions to have the greatest impact on estuarine forage fishes and the spatial and temporal scale at which responses might be observed. More broadly, this study highlights how environmental gradients can structure community interactions and how long‐term data sets can be leveraged to generate insights across multiple scales.

Uncovering the magnitude of African pangolin poaching with extensive nanopore DNA genotyping of seized scales - Darren Yeo; Amy H. J. Chan; Kum Chew Hiong; Jasmine Ong; Jun Yuan Ng; Jie Min Lim; Wendy Zhang; Sara R. Lim; Charlene J. Fernandez; Anna M‐S. Wong; Benjamin P. Y‐H. Lee; Max D. Y. Khoo; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2024)
Trade in pangolins is illegal, and yet tons of their scales and products are seized at various ports. These large seizures are challenging to process and comprehensively genotype for upstream provenance tracing and species identification for prosecution. We implemented a scalable DNA barcoding pipeline in which rapid DNA extraction and MinION sequencing were used to genotype a substantial proportion of pangolin scales subsampled from 2 record shipments seized in Singapore in 2019 (37.5 t). We used reference sequences to match the scales to phylogeographical regions of origin. In total, we identified 2346 cytochrome b ( cytb ) barcodes of white‐bellied ( Phataginus tricuspis ) (from 1091 scales), black‐bellied ( Phataginus tetradactyla ) (227 scales), and giant ( Smutsia gigantea ) (1028 scales) pangolins. Haplotype diversity was higher for P. tricuspis scales (121 haplotypes, 66 novel) than that for P. tetradactyla (22 haplotypes, 15 novel) and S. gigantea (25 haplotypes, 21 novel) scales. Of the novel haplotypes, 74.2% were likely from western and west‐central Africa, suggesting potential resurgence of poaching and newly exploited populations in these regions. Our results illustrate the utility of extensively subsampling large seizures and outline an efficient molecular approach for rapid genetic screening that should be accessible to most forensic laboratories and enforcement agencies.

Retraction Note: Does energy consumption, economic growth, urbanization, and population growth influence carbon emissions in the BRICS? Evidence from panel models robust to cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity - Hao Chen; Evelyn Agba Tackie; Isaac Ahakwa; Mohammed Musah; Andrews Salakpi; Morrison Alfred; Samuel Atingabili (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024)

Role of the molecular structure of humified organic matter in rice plant response to environmental lead pollution - Hellen Fernanda Oliveira da Silva; Danielle França de Oliveira Torchia; Tadeu Augusto van Tol de Castro; Samuel de Abreu Lopes; Raphaella Esterque Cantarino; Orlando Carlos Huertas Tavares; Octávio Vioratti Telles de Moura; Natália Fernandes Rodrigues; Ricardo Luiz Louro Berbara; Leandro Azevedo Santos; Andrés Calderin García (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024)

A clinico-anatomical dissection of the magnocellular and parvocellular pathways in a patient with the Riddoch syndrome - Ahmad Beyh; Samuel E. Rasche; Alexander Leff; Dominic ffytche; Semir Zeki (Brain Structure and Function, 2024)
Key message The Riddoch syndrome is thought to be caused by damage to the primary visual cortex (V1), usually following a vascular event. This study shows that damage to the anatomical input to V1, i.e., the optic radiations, can result in selective visual deficits that mimic the Riddoch syndrome. The results also highlight the differential susceptibility of the magnocellular and parvocellular visual systems to injury. Overall, this study offers new insights that will improve our understanding of the impact of brain injury and neurosurgery on the visual pathways. Abstract The Riddoch syndrome, characterised by the ability to perceive, consciously, moving visual stimuli but not static ones, has been associated with lesions of primary visual cortex (V1). We present here the case of patient YL who, after a tumour resection surgery that spared his V1, nevertheless showed symptoms of the Riddoch syndrome. Based on our testing, we postulated that the magnocellular (M) and parvocellular (P) inputs to his V1 may be differentially affected. In a first experiment, YL was presented with static and moving checkerboards in his blind field while undergoing multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including structural, functional, and diffusion, acquired at 3 T. In a second experiment, we assessed YL’s neural responses to M and P visual stimuli using psychophysics and high-resolution fMRI acquired at 7 T. YL’s optic radiations were partially damaged but not severed. We found extensive activity in his visual cortex for moving, but not static, visual stimuli, while our psychophysical tests revealed that only low-spatial frequency moving checkerboards were perceived. High-resolution fMRI revealed strong responses in YL's V1 to M stimuli and very weak ones to P stimuli, indicating a functional P lesion affecting V1. In addition, YL frequently reported seeing moving stimuli and discriminating their direction of motion in the absence of visual stimulation, suggesting that he was experiencing visual hallucinations. Overall, this study highlights the possibility of a selective loss of P inputs to V1 resulting in the Riddoch syndrome and in hallucinations of visual motion.

Emerging ecological trends in West Africa: implications on soil organic matter and other soil quality indicators - Samuel Ayodele Mesele; Caleb Melenya Ocansey; Amelie Bougma; Jamiu O. Azeez; Godwin A. Ajiboye; Vincent Logah; Halidou Compaore; Elmar M. Veenendaal; Jonathan Lloyd (Plant and Soil, 2024)

Learning ratio performance on a brief visual learning and memory test moderates cognitive training gains in Double Decision task in healthy older adults - Cheshire Hardcastle; Jessica N. Kraft; Hanna K. Hausman; Andrew O’Shea; Alejandro Albizu; Nicole D. Evangelista; Emanuel M. Boutzoukas; Emily J. Van Etten; Pradyumna K. Bharadwaj; Hyun Song; Samantha G. Smith; Eric Porges; et al. (GeroScience, 2024)

Lead exposure from honey: meta-analysis and risk assessment for the Arab region - Jérémie Théolier; Silvia Dominguez; Samuel Godefroy (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2024)

Performance of spray nozzles and droplet size on glufosinate deposition and weed biological efficacy - Evandro P. Prado; Júlio C. Guerreiro; Pedro J. Ferreira-Filho; Vagner do Nascimento; Samuel Ferrari; Fernando S. Galindo; Marina Funichello; Carlos G. Raetano; Paulo H. Pagliari; Rodolfo G. Chechetto; Arthur D. Rodrigues Neto (Crop Protection, 2024)

Ageratina adenophora causes intestinal integrity damage in goats via the activation of the MLCK/ROCK signaling pathway - Jianchen Wang; Shu Wang; Samuel Kumi Okyere; Juan Wen; Xiaoxuan Wang; Ruya Huang; Ziyao Tang; Suizhong Cao; Juliang Deng; Zhihua Ren; Yanchun Hu (Toxicon, 2024)

Sperm proteomic landscape is altered in breeding bulls with greater sperm DNA fragmentation index - Kathan Raval; Arumugam Kumaresan; Manish Kumar Sinha; Kamaraj Elango; John Peter Ebenezer Samuel King; Pradeep Nag; Nilendu Paul; Thirumala Rao Talluri; Shivanagouda Patil (Theriogenology, 2024)

Drivers and drags of speculative land developments in a prospective mining landscape, Ghana - Samuel Kumi; Joseph Kwaku Kidido; Emmanuel Kwaku Sackey (The Extractive Industries and Society, 2024)

Community security in the context of resource extraction in Koniyaw in the Ashanti region of Ghana - Tobias Tseer; Marfo Samuel; Joseph Obededom Eshun (The Extractive Industries and Society, 2024)

Genomic characterisation of bioaerosols within livestock facilities: A systematic review - Connor T. Farrell; Elena Hunter; Philippe B. Wilson; Samuel J. White (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Wastewater based surveillance can be used to reduce clinical testing intensity on a university campus - Ayaaz Amirali; Kristina M. Babler; Mark E. Sharkey; Cynthia C. Beaver; Melinda M. Boone; Samuel Comerford; Daniel Cooper; Benjamin B. Currall; Kenneth W. Goodman; George S. Grills; Erin Kobetz; Naresh Kumar; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Projected development in Borneo and Sumatra will greatly reduce connectivity for an apex carnivore - Żaneta Kaszta; Samuel A. Cushman; Andrew Hearn; Sean Sloan; William F. Laurance; Iding A. Haidir; David W. Macdonald (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Occurrence and environmental risks of contaminants of emerging concern across the River Athi Basin, Kenya, in dry and wet seasons - Faith Chebii; Kenneth K'oreje; Maurice Okoth; Samuel Lutta; Philip Masime; Kristof Demeestere (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Shining in or fading out: Do precious metals sparkle for cryptocurrencies? - Afsheen Abrar; Muhammad Abubakr Naeem; Sitara Karim; Brian M. Lucey; Samuel A. Vigne (Resources Policy, 2024)

Evaluating the commercial potential of Cocos nucifera derived biochar catalyst in biodiesel synthesis from Kanuga oil: Optimization, kinetics, thermodynamics, and process cost analysis - Rhithuparna D.; Nabanita Ghosh; Rexona Khatoon; Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum; Gopinath Halder (Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2024)

Gasification of Egusi Melon (Citrullus lanatus) Shell over a Novel Ni/dolomite/MgO/ γ − Al2O3 Catalyst for the Production of H2-rich gas - Babalola Aisosa Oni; Samuel Eshorame Sanni; Olusegun Stanley Tomomewo; Anayo Jerome Ibegbu (Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2024)

Biosediment assemblages reveal disrupted silica cycling and redox conditions throughout the Rhaetian Stage: Evidence for a precursor event to the end-Triassic mass extinction - Annaka M. Clement; Lydia S. Tackett; Samuel Marolt (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2024)

Empowerment and disempowerment in community-based natural resource management: Examining CREMA outcomes in Ghana - Samuel M. Mawutor; Reem Hajjar (Land Use Policy, 2024)

A data-driven hyperspectral method for sampling of diagenetic carbonate fabrics – A case study using an outcrop analogue of Jurassic Arab-D reservoirs, Saudi Arabia - Gaurav Siddharth Gairola; Samuel T. Thiele; Pankaj Khanna; Ahmad Ramdani; Richard Gloaguen; Volker Vahrenkamp (Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2024)

Livestock breeding, conservation and genomics in Brazil: Who, when, where, and what - Concepta McManus; Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque; Laila Talarico Dias; Samuel Rezende Paiva; Daniel Pimentel; Felipe Pimentel (Livestock Science, 2024)

Genomic inbreeding estimated through runs of homozygosity in Moura pigs and four commercial swine breeds - Karine Aparecida Rodrigues de Souza; Darilene Ursula Tyska; Mônica Corrêa Ledur; Marson Bruck Warpechowski; Samuel Rezende Paiva; Ricardo Zanella; Kaline Alessandra Lima de Sá; Maria Marta Loddi; Denyse Maria Galvão Leite; Juliana Sperotto Brum; Rosyara Pedrina Maria Montanha Juliatto; José Braccini Neto (Livestock Science, 2024)

Combining isotopic and elemental tracers for enhanced sediment source partitioning in complex catchments - Ivan Lizaga; Borja Latorre; Samuel Bodé; Leticia Gaspar; Pascal Boeckx; Ana Navas (Journal of Hydrology, 2024)

Anisotropic structure in the mantle wedge beneath southeastern Mexico from shear-wave splitting tomography - Samuel Celis; Raúl W. Valenzuela; Marco Calò; Xyoli Pérez-Campos; Gerardo León Soto (Journal of Geodynamics, 2024)

The cost of clean hydrogen from offshore wind and electrolysis - Samuel James Peter Hill; Olusola Bamisile; Luke Hatton; Iain Staffell; Malte Jansen (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Impact of CO2 emissions embodied in the agricultural sector on carbon sequestration in South Africa: The role of environmental taxes and technological innovation - Maureen Ifeoma Iyke-Ofoedu; Samuel Manyo Takon; David O. Ugwunta; Hillary Chijindu Ezeaku; Ebele Sabina Nsofor; Obiamaka P. Egbo (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Effect of the addition of an inorganic carbon source on the degradation of sotol vinasse by Rhodopseudomonas telluris - Sergio Cisneros de la Cueva; Sara Citlaly Jaimes Zuñiga; Samuel Bernardo Pérez Vega; Johan Mendoza Chacon; Iván Salmerón Ochoa; Armando Quintero Ramos (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Using spectroscopic autoradiography of alpha particles for the quantitative mapping of 226Ra ultra-traces in geo-materials - Hugo Lefeuvre; Sophie Billon; Michael Descostes; Jérôme Donnard; Samuel Duval; Paul Sardini (Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2024)

Assessing egg deposition behaviour of female black soldier fly (Hermetia: Illucens) in Kumasi, Ghana using MOSW as bait - Priscilla Addo; Samuel Fosu-Gyasi; Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng; Godwin Armstrong Duku; Esi Awuah (Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 2024)

Tracking a subsurface CO 2 plume with time-lapse pressure tomography in the Otway Stage 3 field project - Samuel J. Jackson; James Gunning; Jonathan Ennis-King; Tess Dance; Roman Pevzner; Peter Dumesny; Paul Barraclough; Charles Jenkins (International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2024)

Association of pesticide exposure with neurobehavioral outcomes among avocado farmworkers in Mexico - Maria José Rosa; Cynthia Armendáriz-Arnez; Esteve Gudayol-Ferré; Manuela Prehn; Samuel Fuhrimann; Brenda Eskenazi; Christian H. Lindh; Ana M. Mora (International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2024)

Effect of cold plasma pretreatment on drying kinetics and quality attributes of apple slices in Refractance window drying - Kadavakollu Subrahmanyam; Khalid Gul; Subham Paridala; Rachna Sehrawat; Komal Sanjay More; Madhuresh Dwivedi; Samuel Jaddu (Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2024)

The drivers of GHG emissions: A novel approach to estimate emissions using nonparametric analysis - Cosimo Magazzino; Giovanni Cerulli; Ilham Haouas; John Onolame Unuofin; Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie (Gondwana Research, 2024)

Production and utilization of green ammonia for decarbonizing the energy sector with a discrete focus on Sustainable Development Goals and environmental impact and technical hurdles - S Joseph Sekhar; Melvin S. Samuel; Godwin Glivin; TG Le; Thangavel Mathimani (Fuel, 2024)

Pilot-scale study of sorption-enhanced gasification of sewage sludge - Samuel Moles; Isabel Martinez; María Soledad Callén; Jairo Gómez; José Manuel López; Ramón Murillo (Fuel, 2024)

Fire severity and ungulate herbivory shape forest regeneration and recruitment after a large mixed-severity wildfire - Jesse S. Lewis; Samuel B. St. Clair; Mary Lou Fairweather; Esther S. Rubin (Forest Ecology and Management, 2024)

Mapping the cellular landscape of Atlantic salmon head kidney by single cell and single nucleus transcriptomics - Adriana M.S. Andresen; Richard S. Taylor; Unni Grimholt; Rose Ruiz Daniels; Jianxuan Sun; Ross Dobie; Neil C. Henderson; Samuel A.M. Martin; Daniel J. Macqueen; Johanna H. Fosse (Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2024)

Synthesis and utilization of biomass-derived sulfonated heterogeneous catalyst-BT-SO3H for microalgal biodiesel production - Supongsenla Ao; Umer Rashid; Da Shi; Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum; Le TG Thuy; Tahani Awad Alahmadi; Arunachalam Chinnathambi; Thangavel Mathimani (Environmental Research, 2024)

Hepatocellular degeneration in mice co-exposed to in-utero aluminium and cadmium: Implication of a disordered antioxidant and energy homeostatic response in the liver - Omamuyovwi Irerhievwie; Patrick Chukwuyenum Ichipi-Ifukor; Samuel Ogheneovo Asagba (Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2024)

Urban tree failure probability prediction based on dendrometric aspects and machine learning models - Danilo Samuel Jodas; Sérgio Brazolin; Giuliana Del Nero Velasco; Reinaldo Araújo de Lima; Takashi Yojo; João Paulo Papa (Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2024)

Dual layer hollow fiber photocatalytic membrane based on TiO2-WO3@GO composite with catalytic memory and enhanced anti-fouling and self-cleaning properties for oilfield-produced water treatment - Ojo Samuel; Asmat Ullah Khan; Roziana Kamaludin; Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman; Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan; Aniqa Imtiaz; Mohammed Faleh Al-Ogaili; Jamilu Usman; Mustapha Salisu Muhammad; Bello Abdulkareem; Obinna Emmanuel Ezenkwa; Mohd Hafiz Puteh; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024)

Reviving the Arabian leopard: Harnessing historical data to map habitat and pave the way for reintroduction - Luciano Atzeni; Amiyaal Ilany; Eli Geffen; Samuel A. Cushman; Żaneta Kaszta; David W. Macdonald (Biological Conservation, 2024)

The distinctive level of interaction between carbon and nitrogen metabolisms in the leaves of submerged macrophytes plays a key role in ammonium detoxification - Samuel Wamburu Muthui; Li Wei; Wyckliffe Ayoma Ochieng; Elive Limunga Linda; Duncan Ochieng Otieno; Emmanuel Waswa Nyongesa; Fan Liu; Ling Xian (Aquatic Toxicology, 2024)

Intricacies Unveiled: A Review Bridging Gaps in Aerosol-Lightning Dynamics for a Holistic Perspective - Fatemeh Rahmani Firoozjaee; Sneha Gautam; Cyril Samuel (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2024)

Restored Oxbow Wetlands within an Agricultural Landscape: Using Physical and Biological Characteristics to Evaluate Impacts of Tile Drainage Input - Samuel S. Leberg; Dylan M. Osterhaus; Clay L. Pierce; Timothy W. Stewart (Wetlands, 2024)

Reproductive system morphometry and productive parameters of beef heifers according to morphological classification - Anna Carolina de Carvalho Ribeiro; Marco Roberto Bourg de Mello; Marina Mortati Dias Barbero; Danielle de Oliveira; Samuel Rodrigues Bonamichi do Couto; Rondineli Pavezzi Barbero (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2024)

Economic viability of using OvSynch and fixed timed artificial insemination protocol in breeding improvement of pastoral herds in the rangelands - Fredrick Odiwuor Agutu; Samuel Mwanzia Mbuku; James Ombiro Ondiek; Bockline Omedo Bebe (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2024)

Correction: A History Matching Study for the FluidFlower Benchmark Project - Xiaoming Tian; Michiel Wapperom; James Gunning; Samuel Jackson; Andy Wilkins; Chris Green; Jonathan Ennis-King; Denis Voskov (Transport in Porous Media, 2024)

A History Matching Study for the FluidFlower Benchmark Project - Xiaoming Tian; Michiel Wapperom; James Gunning; Samuel Jackson; Andy Wilkins; Chris Green; Jonathan Ennis-King; Denis Voskov (Transport in Porous Media, 2024)
In this study, we conduct a comprehensive history matching study for the FluidFlower benchmark model. This benchmark was prepared and organized by the University of Bergen, the University of Stuttgart, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for promoting understanding of the complex physics of geological carbon storage (GCS) through in-house experiments and numerical simulations. This paper synthesizes the experiences of history matching the benchmark data encountered by the Delft-DARTS and CSIRO participants. History matching is first performed based on a low-dimensional-zonated structured model using a simple Poisson-like solver. The permeability of six facies and two faults is inferred in this stage to match the digitized concentration data. The history matching is then further enhanced to richer spatial and physical models to capture the spatial variation of permeability and buoyancy effects, using an unstructured grid. Efficient adjoint methods are used to evaluate the gradient used in the optimization of data misfits or equivalent Bayesian log-likelihoods. With efficient optimization methods available for both maximum a posteriori model inference and Randomized Maximum Likelihood methods for model uncertainty, we perform history matching using both binary and continuous concentration observations. The results show that the tracer plumes in the enriched model match the experimental plumes more accurately compared with the results from the parsimonious-zonated model. The history matching results based on the concentration observations provide more similar plume shapes compared with the case based on the binary observations. The permeability difference between the model before and after history matching reveals that the tracer plume zone and the high permeable zone are the regions of high sensitivity in terms of data misfit between the model response and observations. Surprisingly, CO $$_2$$ 2 concentration plume forecasts based on these history-matched models were not especially sensitive to the improvements observed in the enhanced model.

The FluidFlower Validation Benchmark Study for the Storage of CO$$_2$$ - Bernd Flemisch; Jan M. Nordbotten; Martin Fernø; Ruben Juanes; Jakub W. Both; Holger Class; Mojdeh Delshad; Florian Doster; Jonathan Ennis-King; Jacques Franc; Sebastian Geiger; Dennis Gläser; et al. (Transport in Porous Media, 2024)
Successful deployment of geological carbon storage (GCS) requires an extensive use of reservoir simulators for screening, ranking and optimization of storage sites. However, the time scales of GCS are such that no sufficient long-term data is available yet to validate the simulators against. As a consequence, there is currently no solid basis for assessing the quality with which the dynamics of large-scale GCS operations can be forecasted. To meet this knowledge gap, we have conducted a major GCS validation benchmark study. To achieve reasonable time scales, a laboratory-size geological storage formation was constructed (the “FluidFlower”), forming the basis for both the experimental and computational work. A validation experiment consisting of repeated GCS operations was conducted in the FluidFlower, providing what we define as the true physical dynamics for this system. Nine different research groups from around the world provided forecasts, both individually and collaboratively, based on a detailed physical and petrophysical characterization of the FluidFlower sands. The major contribution of this paper is a report and discussion of the results of the validation benchmark study, complemented by a description of the benchmarking process and the participating computational models. The forecasts from the participating groups are compared to each other and to the experimental data by means of various indicative qualitative and quantitative measures. By this, we provide a detailed assessment of the capabilities of reservoir simulators and their users to capture both the injection and post-injection dynamics of the GCS operations.

Modelling the FluidFlower: Insights from Characterisation and Numerical Predictions - Christopher Green; Samuel J. Jackson; James Gunning; Andy Wilkins; Jonathan Ennis-King (Transport in Porous Media, 2024)

Sympatric species of coral trout (Plectropomus) show contrasting patterns of genomic structure across isolated atoll reefs - Samuel D. Payet; Joseph D. DiBattista; Stephen J. Newman; Kelvin J. Rushworth; Corey B. Wakefield; Richard D. Evans; Michael J. Travers (Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2024)

Correction: Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades - Colin A. Chapman; Samuel Angedakin; Thomas M. Butynski; Jan F. Gogarten; John C. Mitani; Thomas T. Struhsaker (Primates, 2024)

Limestone and phosphogypsum are key drivers of eucalypt production in the highly weathered soils of Brazil - Rodrigo Nogueira de Sousa; Bernardo Amorim da Silva; Vanderlayne Verônica da Costa; Rafael da Silva Teixeira; Samuel Vasconcelos Valadares; Ivo Ribeiro da Silva; Victor Hugo A. Venegas; Leonardus Vergütz (Plant and Soil, 2024)

The molecular mechanisms underlying the regeneration process in the earthworm, Perionyx excavatus exhibit indications of apoptosis-induced compensatory proliferation (AICP) - Kamarajan Rajagopalan; Jackson Durairaj Selvan Christyraj; Karthikeyan Subbiahanadar Chelladurai; Johnson Retnaraj Samuel Selvan Christyraj; Puja Das; Apoorva Roy; Chaughule Vrushali; Nehla Siraj M. Chemmet (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2024)

Compaction Verification of Lateritic Soil Using Electrical Resistivity: A Laboratory Study - Frederick Owusu-Nimo; Daniel Peprah-Manu; Felix J. Ayeh; Frederick Charkley; Samuel I. K. Ampadu (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2024)

Coastal Cliffs of the Rio Grande do Norte State: Geoheritage Characterization and Valorization in Northeast Brazil - Silas Samuel dos Santos Costa; João Correia Saraiva Junior; Zuleide Maria Carvalho Lima; Marcos Antonio Leite do Nascimento; Matheus Lisboa Nobre da Silva (Geoheritage, 2024)
The Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeast Brazil, has 410 km of coastal extension, being 107 km approximately composed of cliffs excavated in Cenozoic sedimentary rocks. In the last three decades, these cliffs are passing for transformations due the human occupation, tourism activity and climatic changes. To inventory the geoheritage present in these cliffs is essential to support management plans that include investment to conserving part of this Earth’s natural history. This paper aims to inventory, classify, assess and value the Potiguar cliffs as geological sites. From 46 outcrops that Saraiva Junior (2021) studied to describe the cliffs’ geomorphology, 20 geological sites were selected, these are used in national and international publications and divided in three frameworks: Miocene-Pliocene sedimentation, Pleistocene sedimentation and Cenozoic tectonics. These 20 cliffs were inventoried using the Brilha (2016) methodology in order to qualify and quantify the scientific value, potential educational and touristic uses and degradation risk. The Ponta do Mel, Barra de Tabatinga, Ponta dos Três Irmãos, Barreira do Inferno, Ponta do Reduto and Morro do Chapéu were defined as the most valuable cliffs on the scientific aspect. We proposed monitoring planning based on the cliff’s baselines, protection measures based on the specific threats and three geotouristic routes based on the geographic distribution of the sites and the frameworks.

LULC Assessment and Green Infrastructure Conservation in residential neighborhoods: a case of FESTAC Town, Lagos, Nigeria - Olawale Oreoluwa Olusoga; Yomi Michael Daisiowa Adedeji; Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun; Samuel Olumide Akande (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024)

Carbon-based adsorbents for the mitigation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: a review of recent research - S. Shyamalagowri; H. A. Bhavithra; N. Akila; S. Samuel Gladstone Jeyaraj; J. Aravind; M. Kamaraj; Saravanan Pandiaraj (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2024)

B7-H3 at the crossroads between tumor plasticity and colorectal cancer progression: a potential target for therapeutic intervention - Elizabeth Varghese; Samson Mathews Samuel; Aranka Brockmueller; Mehdi Shakibaei; Peter Kubatka; Dietrich Büsselberg (Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2024)
B7-H3 (B7 homology 3 protein) is an important transmembrane immunoregulatory protein expressed in immune cells, antigen-presenting cells, and tumor cells. Studies reveal a multifaceted role of B7-H3 in tumor progression by modulating various cancer hallmarks involving angiogenesis, immune evasion, and tumor microenvironment, and it is also a promising candidate for cancer immunotherapy. In colorectal cancer (CRC), B7-H3 has been associated with various aspects of disease progression, such as evasion of tumor immune surveillance, tumor-node metastasis, and poor prognosis. Strategies to block or interfere with B7-H3 in its immunological and non-immunological functions are under investigation. In this study, we explore the role of B7-H3 in tumor plasticity, emphasizing tumor glucose metabolism, angiogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cancer stem cells, apoptosis, and changing immune signatures in the tumor immune landscape. We discuss how B7-H3-induced tumor plasticity contributes to immune evasion, metastasis, and therapy resistance. Furthermore, we delve into the most recent advancements in targeting B7-H3-based tumor immunotherapy as a potential approach to CRC treatment.

Resveratrol as sensitizer in colorectal cancer plasticity - Aranka Brockmueller; Anjana Sajeev; Lenka Koklesova; Samson Mathews Samuel; Peter Kubatka; Dietrich Büsselberg; Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara; Mehdi Shakibaei (Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2024)
Despite tremendous medical treatment successes, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Chemotherapy as monotherapy can lead to significant side effects and chemoresistance that can be linked to several resistance-activating biological processes, including an increase in inflammation, cellular plasticity, multidrug resistance (MDR), inhibition of the sentinel gene p53, and apoptosis. As a consequence, tumor cells can escape the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents. This underscores the need for cross-target therapeutic approaches that are not only pharmacologically safe but also modulate multiple potent signaling pathways and sensitize cancer cells to overcome resistance to standard drugs. In recent years, scientists have been searching for natural compounds that can be used as chemosensitizers in addition to conventional medications for the synergistic treatment of CRC. Resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic phytoalexin found in various fruits and vegetables such as peanuts, berries, and red grapes, is one of the most effective natural chemopreventive agents. Abundant in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that resveratrol, in interaction with standard drugs, is an effective chemosensitizer for CRC cells to chemotherapeutic agents and thus prevents drug resistance by modulating multiple pathways, including transcription factors, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition-plasticity, proliferation, metastasis, angiogenesis, cell cycle, and apoptosis. The ability of resveratrol to modify multiple subcellular pathways that may suppress cancer cell plasticity and reversal of chemoresistance are critical parameters for understanding its anti-cancer effects. In this review, we focus on the chemosensitizing properties of resveratrol in CRC and, thus, its potential importance as an additive to ongoing treatments. Graphical abstract

Numerical back analysis of an underground bulk mining operation using distributed optical fiber sensors for model calibration - Samuel Nowak; Taghi Sherizadeh; Mina Esmaeelpour; Paul Brooks; Dogukan Guner; Kutay Karadeniz (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2024)

Hydroperiod modulates early growth and biomass partitioning in Rhizophora mangle L. - Julio A. Salas-Rabaza; Casandra Reyes-García; Rodrigo Méndez-Alonzo; Roberth Us-Santamaría; Samuel Flores-Mena; José Luis Andrade (Aquatic Botany, 2024)

Human-dog communication: How body language and non-verbal cues are key to clarity in dog directed play, petting and hugging behaviour by humans - Elizabeth Ann Walsh; Lieve Lucia Meers; William Ellery Samuels; Dorien Boonen; Anita Claus; Carolina Duarte-Gan; Vicky Stevens; Laura Contalbrigo; Simona Normando (Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2024)

Earlier fall precipitation increases the competitive advantage of non-native plant communities in a desert ecosystem - Tara B. B. Bishop; Abigail Barnes; Baylie C. Nusink; Samuel B. St. Clair (Biological Invasions, 2024)
Climate change is likely to influence competitive interactions between native and non-native plant species by altering soil resource availability. The objective of this study was to characterize how shifts in fall precipitation timing due to climate change affect plant community assembly of native and non-native plant communities. We selected common non-native annuals and native perennial species from the Great Basin Desert in western North America and grew them in native, non-native, and native + non-native mixed communities. We tested the responses of these three community types to simulated earlier fall precipitation in a full factorial design. Early fall precipitation dramatically increased the height, density, biomass, seed production per unit biomass, and carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C:N) of both native and non-native plant communities in comparison with the late precipitation treatment. However, competition with non-native species reduced the positive benefit of early precipitation for the native plant community. When grown in a native-only community, native plant species increased in height (twofold), density (threefold), biomass (13-fold), seed production per unit biomass (18-fold), and C:N (1.3-fold)but not tissue percent nitrogen as compared to a mixed community. In contrast, non-native plant species grown in mixed communities with natives showed little to no reduction in growth and reproduction. While all species benefitted from earlier fall precipitation our data suggest that increased earlier fall precipitation will likely magnify the exclusion of native vegetation by non-native annuals, particularly Bromus tectorum L. , which is largely responsible for human-grass-fire cycles in this ecoregion.

Molecular identification of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Hyalomma rufipes and Amblyomma variegatum in the Upper East Region of Ghana - Seth Offei Addo; Ronald Essah Bentil; Charlotte Adwoa Addae; Bernice Olivia Ama Baako; Kevin Nii Yartey; Jane Ansah‑Owusu; Christopher Nii Laryea Tawiah-Mensah; Bright Agbodzi; Selassie Kumordjie; Clara Yeboah; Victor Asoala; James C. Dunford; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2024)

Production of Escovopsis conidia and the potential use of this parasitic fungus as a biological control agent of leaf-cutting ant fungus gardens - Raymyson R. S. Queiroz; Thais B. P. Teodoro; Aline T. Carolino; Ricardo O. B. Bitencourt; Willians G. Souza; Marcela S. B. Boechat; Roberto R. Sobrinho; Gerson A. Silva; Richard I. Samuels (Archives of Microbiology, 2024)

A Nonlinear Functional Link Multilayer Perceptron Using Volterra Series as an Adaptive Noise Canceler for the Extraction of Fetal Electrocardiogram - Bipin Samuel; Malaya Kumar Hota (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2024)

Local institutions, actors and governance systems under farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) in Northwestern Ghana - Samuel Ziem Bonye (Agroforestry Systems, 2024)

Indoor Air Quality in a Tertiary Institution: The Case of Federal College of Agriculture, Akure, Nigeria - Francis Olawale Abulude; Samuel Dare Oluwagbayide; Akinyinka Akinnusotu; Oyebola Adebola Elemide; Arinola Oluwatoyin Gbotoso; Susan Omolade Ademilua; Ifeoluwa Ayodeji Abulude (Aerosol Science and Engineering, 2024)

Thiamin dynamics during the adult life cycle of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) - Vittoria Todisco; Emil Fridolfsson; Charlotte Axén; Elin Dahlgren; Maciej J. Ejsmond; Marc M. Hauber; Kjetil Hindar; Petter Tibblin; Markus Zöttl; Linda Söderberg; Samuel Hylander (Journal of Fish Biology, 2024)
Thiamin is an essential water‐soluble B vitamin known for its wide range of metabolic functions and antioxidant properties. Over the past decades, reproductive failures induced by thiamin deficiency have been observed in several salmonid species worldwide, but it is unclear why this micronutrient deficiency arises. Few studies have compared thiamin concentrations in systems of salmonid populations with or without documented thiamin deficiency. Moreover, it is not well known whether and how thiamin concentration changes during the marine feeding phase and the spawning migration. Therefore, samples of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) were collected when actively feeding in the open Baltic Sea, after the sea migration to natal rivers, after river migration, and during the spawning period. To compare populations of Baltic salmon with systems without documented thiamin deficiency, a population of landlocked salmon located in Lake Vänern (Sweden) was sampled as well as salmon from Norwegian rivers draining into the North Atlantic Ocean. Results showed the highest mean thiamin concentrations in Lake Vänern salmon, followed by North Atlantic, and the lowest in Baltic populations. Therefore, salmon in the Baltic Sea seem to be consistently more constrained by thiamin than those in other systems. Condition factor and body length had little to no effect on thiamin concentrations in all systems, suggesting that there is no relation between the body condition of salmon and thiamin deficiency. In our large spatiotemporal comparison of salmon populations, thiamin concentrations declined toward spawning in all studied systems, suggesting that the reduction in thiamin concentration arises as a natural consequence of starvation rather than to be related to thiamin deficiency in the system. These results suggest that factors affecting accumulation during the marine feeding phase are key for understanding the thiamin deficiency in salmonids.

Arrive and wait: Inactive bacterial taxa contribute to perceived soil microbiome resilience after a multidecadal press disturbance - Samuel E. Barnett; Ashley Shade (Ecology Letters, 2024)
Long‐term (press) disturbances like the climate crisis and other anthropogenic pressures are fundamentally altering ecosystems and their functions. Many critical ecosystem functions, such as biogeochemical cycling, are facilitated by microbial communities. Understanding the functional consequences of microbiome responses to press disturbances requires ongoing observations of the active populations that contribute to functions. This study leverages a 7‐year time series of a 60‐year‐old coal seam fire (Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA) to examine the resilience of soil bacterial microbiomes to a press disturbance. Using 16S rRNA and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, we assessed the interannual dynamics of the active subset and the ‘whole’ bacterial community. Contrary to our hypothesis, the whole communities demonstrated greater resilience than active subsets, suggesting that inactive members contributed to overall structural resilience. Thus, in addition to selection mechanisms of active populations, perceived microbiome resilience is also supported by mechanisms of dispersal, persistence, and revival from the local dormant pool.

Toward in-process technology-aided automation for enhanced microbial food safety and quality assurance in milk and beverages processing - Khin Sandar Kyaw; Samuel Chetachukwu Adegoke; Clement Kehinde Ajani; Ozioma Forstinus Nwabor; Helen Onyeaka (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2024)

Enhancing antibacterial efficacy and accelerating infectious wound healing in rats using biogenic metal nanoparticles from marine Bacillus subtilis - Raghuveer Varma Pemmadi; Nabil Abdulhafiz Alhakamy; Hani Z. Asfour; Sabna Kotta; Mohamed A. Alfaleh; Prasad Sunnapu; Ilyas Uk; Lalitha Pottail; Akhila Chithambharan; Dhanapal Yogananthan; Samuel Thavamani B; Shilpa Valiyaparambil; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
Introduction Microorganisms originating from the marine environment, such as bacteria, fungi, and algae, are deliberately employed in the production of nanoparticles on account of the wide array of bioactive compounds they produce. Methods Cell-free aqueous extracts of marine Bacillus subtilis (CBPPR1) were used to synthesise AuNPs (CBPPR1AuNPs) and AgNPs (CBPPR1AgNPs). Zetasizer Nano ZS (Malvern Instruments) zeta size and zeta potential, field emission and transmission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM and HR-TEM), UV-visible (UV-Vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), and EDAX were used to characterize biogenically synthesized nanoparticles (NPs). Their antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli , Klebsiella pneumoniae , and Staphylococcus aureus were investigated. The anticancer efficacy of CBPPR1Au and AgNPs was investigated in human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell lines (HT-29, HT-116). CBPPR1AgNPs formulation was studied in vitro and in-vivo rat models. The assessment focused on its efficacy in wound healing and antibacterial capabilities, comparing them against a commercial product. To determine the effectiveness of CBPPR1AgNPs in wound healing, a cutaneous wound model was employed, which included infection with S. aureus . Results and discusion CBPPR1Au and AgNPs significantly inhibited the growth of S aureus at MIC of 125 µg (CBPPR1AuNPs) and 62.5 µg (CBPPR1AgNPs) respectively. FE-SEM and HR-TEM observations confirmed that NPs caused bacterial cell leakage, damage, and shrinkage. Cancer cell viability was reduced upon treatment with increasing concentrations of CBPPR1Au and AgNPs, and apoptosis was increased in cells treated with CBPPR1Au and AgNPs relative to untreated cells (p < 0.001). CBPPR1Au and AgNPs showed significant cytotoxic activity against HT-29 (15.5 M) and HT-116 (62.5 M) cells. In-vivo experiments on rats showed minimal pus formation in groups CBPPR1AgNPs (62.5 µg/ml) G2, CBPPR1AgNPs (125 µg/ml) G3, and silver sulfadiazine G4, indicating the effective control of infections. CBPPR1AgNPs-treated wounds showed complete closure, whereas untreated G1 wounds remained unhealed. Histopathological analysis showed no adverse effects of CBPPR1AgNPs on kidneys and livers of rats. These findings suggest that CBPPR1AgNPs play a pivotal role in wound healing because of their potent antibacterial properties.

Asynchronous application of modified biochar and exogenous fungus Scedosporium sp. ZYY for enhanced degradation of oil-contaminated intertidal mudflat sediment - Edidiong Okokon Atakpa; Bozhi Yan; Samuel Ukpong Okon; Qing Liu; Dongdong Zhang; Chunfang Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024)

Engineering design and economic analysis of offshore seaweed farm - Yushun Lian; Samuel Obeng Boamah; Zhenghu Pan; Jinhai Zheng; Wenxing Chen; Gang Ma; Solomon C. Yim (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024)
As global demand for sustainable biomass and need to mitigate global warming begin to rise, cultivation of seaweed has gained significant attention in recent years due to its potential for carbon recycling. However, limited availability of suitable coastal areas for large-scale seaweed cultivation has led to exploration of offshore environments as a viable alternative. The nature of many offshore environments often exposes seaweed farming systems to harsh environmental conditions, including strong waves, currents, and wind. These factors can lead to structural failures, kelp losses, and significant financial losses for seaweed farmers. The main objective of this study is to present a robust design and numerical analysis of an economically viable floating offshore kelp farm facility, and evaluate its stability and mooring system performance. A numerical method of preliminary designs of the offshore aquaculture systems were developed using the OrcaFlex software. The models were subjected to a series of dynamic environmental loading scenarios representing extreme events. These simulations aimed to forecast the overall dynamic response of an offshore kelp farm at a depth of 50m and to determine the best possible farm design with structural integrity for a selected offshore environment. Furthermore, to assess the economic feasibility of establishing offshore seaweed farms, a comprehensive capital expenses analysis was conducted. The results revealed that, in terms of the kelp farms with the same number of the kelp cultivating lines, the cost of building kelp farms will be strongly affected by the cost of mooring lines. The present study may help to understand the dynamic response and economic feasibility of offshore kelp farms.

What have we learned about artificial intelligence from studying the brain? - Samuel J. Gershman (Biological Cybernetics, 2024)

Movement of TNT and RDX from composition B detonation residues in solution and sediment during runoff - Favianna Cubello; Viktor Polyakov; Stephen Mercer Meding; Warren Kadoya; Samuel Beal; Katerina Dontsova (Chemosphere, 2024)

An XAS study of Hg(II) sorption to Al-based drinking water treatment residuals - Samuel M. Wallace; Lang Zhou; Qing Ma; Nancy D. Denslow; Jean-Claude J. Bonzongo; Jean-Francois Gaillard (Chemosphere, 2024)

Enhanced synergistic system for the persulfate activation under visible light using novel N–ZnO photocatalyst supported on Lantana camara-based biochar - Samuel Demarema; Mahmoud Nasr; Shinichi Ookawara; Amal Abdelhaleem (Chemosphere, 2024)

Revising economic injury levels for Lygus spp. in canola: The value of historical yield and insect data to improve decision making - Héctor Cárcamo; Carolyn Herle; Timothy Schwinghamer; Samuel Robinson; Patty Reid; R. Keith Gabert; Tyler Wist; Breanne Tidemann; Alejandro C. Costamagna (Crop Protection, 2024)

Molecular epidemiology and current management of Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus (ISKNV) infection in Ghanaian cultured tilapia - Angela N.A. Ayiku; Abigail A. Adelani; Patrick Appenteng; Mary Nkansa; Joyce M. Ngoi; Collins M. Morang'a; Francis Dzabeng; Richard Paley; Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe; David Verner-Jeffreys; Peter K. Quashie; Samuel Duodu (Aquaculture, 2024)

Examining electric vehicle adoption at the postal code level in US states - Jonathon Sinton; Gaia Cervini; Konstantina Gkritza; Samuel Labi; Ziqi Song (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2024)

Criteria for buffering in ecological modeling - Samuel J.L. Gascoigne; Maja Kajin; Roberto Salguero-Gómez (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2024)

Study on the chronic inflammatory injury caused by Ageratina adenophora on goat liver using metabolomics - Chenyang Shao; Ruya Huang; Samuel Kumi Okyere; Yousif Muhammad; Shu Wang; Jianchen Wang; Xiaoxuan Wang; Yanchun Hu (Toxicon, 2024)

Challenges associated with the availability, accessibility, and use of antivenoms for treating snakebite envenoming in Ghana: A MaxDiff experiment design - Eric Nyarko; Ebenezer Kwesi Ameho; Samuel Iddi; Louis Asiedu (Toxicon, 2024)

Bothrops snake venom L-amino acid oxidases impair biofilm formation of clinically relevant bacteria - Thales Alves de Melo Fernandes; Tássia Rafaella Costa; Ralciane de Paula Menezes; Meliza Arantes de Souza; Carlos Henrique Gomes Martins; Nilson Nicolau Junior; Fernanda Gobbi Amorim; Loïc Quinton; Lorena Polloni; Samuel Cota Teixeira; Eloisa Amália Vieira Ferro; Andreimar Martins Soares; et al. (Toxicon, 2024)

Nuanced impacts of the invasive aquatic plant Crassula helmsii on Northwest European freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages - Samuel J.L. Tasker; Andrew Foggo; Kevin Scheers; Janneke van der Loop; Salvatore Giordano; David T. Bilton (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Five-year vegetation conversion from pasture to C3 and C4 plants affects dynamics of SOC and TN and their natural stable C and N isotopes via mediating C input and N leaching - Yuka Hosogoe; Toan Nguyen-Sy; Shuirong Tang; Putu Oki Bimantara; Yuka Sekikawa; Valensi Kautsar; Samuel Munyaka Kimani; Xingkai Xu; Keitaro Tawaraya; Weiguo Cheng (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

A systematic review of pharmaceutical and personal care products as emerging contaminants in waters: The panorama of West Africa - Jenita Cangola; Felix K. Abagale; Samuel J. Cobbina (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Resource rich yet debt ridden: The role of natural resources and debt servicing in sustainable economic growth - Jingquan Chen; Wanying Ma; Bilal Kchouri; Samuel Ribeiro-Navarrete (Resources Policy, 2024)

The razor clam Solen marginatus Pulteney, 1799: A new anthropogenic marine introduction in the Azores Archipelago - Nuno V. Álvaro; Livia Sinigaglia; Patrícia Madeira; Ana Hipólito; Carlos S. Melo; Samuel Arruda; João Filipe Fernandes; Lara Baptista; Sérgio P. Ávila (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2024)

An AI approach to operationalise global daily PlanetScope satellite imagery for river water masking - Samuel J. Valman; Doreen S. Boyd; Patrice E. Carbonneau; Matthew F. Johnson; Stephen J. Dugdale (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2024)

Factors affecting farmers’ decision to participate in Campaign-Based Watershed Management program in Boset District, Ethiopia - Samuel Assefa; Aad Kessler; Luuk Fleskens (Land Use Policy, 2024)

Do greenness and landscape indices for greenspace correlate with suicide ratio? - Hsiao-Yun Lee; Hao-Ting Chang; Samuel Herianto; Chi-Shin Wu; Wan-Yu Liu; Chia-Pin Yu; Wen-Chi Pan; Chih-Da Wu (Landscape and Urban Planning, 2024)

Differential content of leaf and fruit pigment in tomatoes culminate in a complex metabolic reprogramming without growth impacts - Auderlan M. Pereira; Auxiliadora O. Martins; William Batista-Silva; Jorge A. Condori-Apfata; Victor F. Silva; Leonardo A. Oliveira; Eduarda Santos Andrade; Samuel C.V. Martins; David B. Medeiros; Vitor L. Nascimento; Alisdair R. Fernie; Adriano Nunes-Nesi; et al. (Journal of Plant Physiology, 2024)

Characterization and evaluation of grain sorghum flour (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subjected to storage in different packaging - Juliana Aparecida Célia; Osvaldo Resende; Lígia Campos de Moura Silva; Samuel Viana Ferreira; Josivania Silva Correia; Adrielle Borges de Almeida; Geraldo Acácio Mabasso (Journal of Stored Products Research, 2024)

Efficient and fast remediation of soil contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by high-frequency heating - Runze Sun; Samuel Babalol; Ruichong Ni; Alireza Arhami Dolatabad; Jiefei Cao; Feng Xiao (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024)

Relationship between CO2 emissions, technological innovation, and energy intensity: Moderating effects of economic and political uncertainty - Samuel Kwesi Dunyo; Samuel Amponsah Odei; Wiyada Chaiwet (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024)

Variability in weather and site properties affect fuel and fire behavior following fuel treatments in semiarid sagebrush-steppe - Samuel “Jake” Price; Matthew J. Germino (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Utilising standard samples instead of randomly collected food waste in composting: Implementation strategy and feasibility evaluation - Jufei Wang; Chao Li; Mukesh Kumar Awasthi; Samuel Mbugua Nyambura; Zhenming Zhu; Hua Li; Jialiang Xu; Xuebin Feng; Xueru Zhu; Asad Syed; Ling Shing Wong; Wei Luo (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Using simulation modeling to demonstrate the performance of graph theory metrics and connectivity algorithms - Giovanni Lumia; Giuseppe Modica; Samuel Cushman (Journal of Environmental Management, 2024)

Yersinia enterocolitica biovar 1A: An underappreciated potential pathogen in the food chain - Raphaёlle Palau; Samuel J. Bloomfield; Claire Jenkins; David R. Greig; Frieda Jorgensen; Alison E. Mather (International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2024)

The uncertain future of mountaintop-removal-mined landscapes 2: Modeling the influence of topography and vegetation - Samuel J. Bower; Charles M. Shobe; Aaron E. Maxwell; Benjamin Campforts (Geomorphology, 2024)

Environmental justice and human well-being bundles in protected areas: An assessment in Campo Ma'an landscape, Cameroon - Ahmad Dhiaulhaq; Catherine M. Hepp; Laetitia M. Adjoffoin; Corine Ehowe; Samuel Assembe-Mvondo; Grace Y. Wong (Forest Policy and Economics, 2024)

Rapid RNase H-dependent PCR lateral flow assay for the detection of red snapper - Samuel Kwawukume; Frank J. Velez; Nethraja Kandula; David Williams; Leqi Cui; Prashant Singh (Food Bioscience, 2024)

Non-destructive inspection of unsaturated fat-enriched food matrices by laser scattering imaging - Samuel Verdú; Cristina Fuentes; Ana Fuentes; Alberto J. Pérez; José M. Barat; Raúl Grau (Food Control, 2024)

Comparing the susceptibility to sanitizers, biofilm-forming ability, and biofilm resistance to quaternary ammonium and chlorine dioxide of 43 Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes strains - Rafael D. Chaves; Samuel H. Kumazawa; Amin Mousavi Khaneghah; Verônica O. Alvarenga; Humberto M. Hungaro; Anderson S. Sant’Ana (Food Microbiology, 2024)

Cell atlas of the Atlantic salmon spleen reveals immune cell heterogeneity and cell-specific responses to bacterial infection - Jianxuan Sun; Rose Ruiz Daniels; Adam Balic; Adriana M.S. Andresen; Håvard Bjørgen; Ross Dobie; Neil C. Henderson; Erling Olaf Koppang; Samuel A.M. Martin; Johanna Hol Fosse; Richard S. Taylor; Daniel J. Macqueen (Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2024)

Graphene materials in pollution trace detection and environmental improvement - Rashmi Singh; Melvin S. Samuel; Madhumita Ravikumar; Selvarajan Ethiraj; Mohanraj Kumar (Environmental Research, 2024)

Factors influencing occupational exposure to pyrethroids and glyphosate: An analysis of urinary biomarkers in Malaysia, Uganda and the United Kingdom - William Mueller; Kate Jones; Samuel Fuhrimann; Zulkhairul Naim Bin Sidek Ahmad; Craig Sams; Anne-Helen Harding; Andrew Povey; Aggrey Atuhaire; Ioannis Basinas; Martie van Tongeren; Hans Kromhout; Karen S. Galea (Environmental Research, 2024)

Strategies for optimizing biovivianite production using dissimilatory Fe(III)-reducing bacteria. - Lordina E. Eshun; Victoria S. Coker; Samuel Shaw; Jonathan R. Lloyd (Environmental Research, 2024)