Contrasting effects of biochar application rate in an alkaline desert cropland soil - Shelby R. Hoglund; Samuel J. Rathke; Rivka B. Fidel; Joseph C. Blankinship (Journal of Arid Environments, 2023)

Machine learning application to assess deforestation and wildfire levels in protected areas with tourism management - Felipe Roberto da Silva; Samuel Façanha Câmara; Francisco Roberto Pinto; Francisco José da Costa; Leonardo Martins de Freitas; José Gilmar Cavalcante de Oliveira Júnior; Thiago Matheus De Paula; Marcelo Oliveira Soares (Journal for Nature Conservation, 2023)

Microwave-assisted valorization of glycerol to solketal using biomass-derived heterogeneous catalyst - Supongsenla Ao; Lana A. Alghamdi; Thomas Kress; Manickam Selvaraj; Gopinath Halder; Andrew E.H. Wheatley; Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum (Fuel, 2023)

Fraud or cross-contamination? The case of small-scale meat processors in Quebec, Canada - Gabrielle Vatin; Jérémie Théolier; Silvia Dominguez; Samuel Benrejeb Godefroy (Food Control, 2023)

Letter to Editor “Innate immune suppression by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinations: The role of G-quadruplexes, exosomes, and MicroRNAs”: Important concerns on the validity of this article - Jérôme Barrière; Fabrice Frank; Lonni Besancon; Alexander Samuel; Véronique Saada; Eric Billy; Abraham Al-Ahmad; Nans Florens; Barbara Seitz-Polski; Jacques Robert (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023)

Consistency, variability, and predictability of on-farm nutrient responses in four grain legumes across East and West Africa - Joost van Heerwaarden; Esther Ronner; Frederick Baijukya; Samuel Adjei-Nsiah; Peter Ebanyat; Nkeki Kamai; Endalkachew Wolde-meskel; Bernard Vanlauwe; Ken E. Giller (Field Crops Research, 2023)

A techno-economic and environmental assessment of a low-carbon power generation system in Cameroon - Yvan Ayuketah; Samuel Gyamfi; Felix Amankwah Diawuo; Athanasios S. Dagoumas (Energy Policy, 2023)

Capacitive deionization and electrosorption techniques with different electrodes for wastewater treatment applications - PratimaDevi Sivasubramanian; Mohanraj Kumar; V.S. Kirankumar; Melvin S. Samuel; Cheng-Di Dong; Jih-Hsing Chang (Desalination, 2023)

The wheels of destruction: Plant NLR immune receptors are mobile and structurally dynamic disease resistance proteins - Samuel Shepherd; Enoch Lok Him Yuen; Philip Carella; Tolga O. Bozkurt (Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023)

Surfactant-assisted ethylenediamine for the deconstruction and conversion of corn stover biomass - Jia-Qi Cui; Ya-Qi Li; Samuel Ntakirutimana; Zhi-Hua Liu; Bing-Zhi Li; Ying-Jin Yuan (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Multinuclear MRI Reveals Early Efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy in Stroke - Shannon Helsper; Xuegang Yuan; F. Andrew Bagdasarian; Jacob Athey; Yan Li; Cesario V. Borlongan; Samuel C. Grant (Translational Stroke Research, 2023)

Aspirin and Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the UK Biobank - Frederick Ewbank; Jacqueline Birks; Benjamin Gaastra; Samuel Hall; Ian Galea; Diederik Bulters (Translational Stroke Research, 2023)

Pollution status and hydrogeochemical characterization of water resources in Onne industrial layout and environs, Rivers state, Nigeria - Ejiro Newton Omoko; Alexander Iheanyichukwu Opara; Samuel Okechukwu Onyekuru; Sabinus Ikechukwu Ibeneme; Obinna Chigoziem Akakuru; Victor Immuden Fagorite (Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2023)

Strain Amplitude Dependent Transition from Dynamic to Static Bulk Modulus in Rocks with and Without Pre-existing Cracks - Samuel Chapman; Jerome Fortin; Ariel Gallagher; Jan V. M. Borgomano (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2023)

Genome size of grass Festuca mountain species from the southwestern European Pyrenees: variation, evolution, and new assessments - Teresa Garnatje; Pilar Catalán; Luis A. Inda; Joan Vallès; Samuel Pyke (Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2023)
Festuca is one of the most ecologically and economically important genera of temperate grasses. Species of its type subgenus, Festuca , are common components of cool-seasonal pastures and are especially frequent in mountainous areas, where there are often several morphologically similar species that grow in the same or comparable habitats and sometimes live in sympatry. Nuclear DNA assessments by flow cytometry can be used to identify taxa and uncover new ploidy levels in species complexes for which new chromosome data are provided or previous chromosome counts and genome sizes are known. Holoploid (2 C ) values of newly studied Pyrenean Festuca subgen. Festuca sects. Eskia , Festuca and Aulaxyper species fall within the expected ranges for these taxonomic groups and include 2 x , 4 x , 6 x and 8 x ploidy levels. Monoploid (1C x ) genome sizes of diploids and polyploids are larger in the species of the more ancestral F . sect. Eskia group showing a decreasing trend in the species of the more recently evolved F . sects. Festuca and Aulaxyper lineages. 1C x values of high polyploid Aulaxyper taxa are among the smallest of the three Festuca sections, corroborating previous findings. Our analysis provides new genome size values and inferred ploidy levels for hexaploid F. heteromalla and octoploid F. trichophylla and highlights the genomic and ecological differentiation of tetraploid F. gautieri susbsp. gautieri from diploid F. gautieri subsp. scoparia .

Common fear molecules induce defensive responses in marine prey across trophic levels - Sarah H. Roney; Marisa R. Cepeda; Benjamin A. Belgrad; Samuel G. Moore; Delbert L. Smee; Julia Kubanek; Marc J. Weissburg (Oecologia, 2023)

Natural disasters, resilience-building, and risk: achieving sustainable cities and human settlements - Muhammad Tariq Iqbal Khan; Sofia Anwar; Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie; Muhammad Rizwan Yaseen; Abdul Majeed Nadeem; Qamar Ali (Natural Hazards, 2023)

Long-read Sequencing and de novo Genome Assembly of Three Aspergillus fumigatus Genomes - Samuel J. Hemmings; Johanna L. Rhodes; Matthew C. Fisher (Mycopathologia, 2023)
Aspergillus fumigatus is a genetically diverse fungal species, which is near ubiquitous in its global distribution and is the major cause of the life-threatening disease invasive aspergillosis. We present 3 de novo genome assemblies that were selected to be representative of the genetic diversity of clinical and environmental A. fumigatus . Sequencing using long-read Oxford Nanopore and subsequent assembly of the genomes yielded 10–23 contigs with an N50 of 4.05 Mbp to 4.93 Mbp.

High-density DArTSeq SNP markers revealed wide genetic diversity and structured population in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm in Ethiopia - Yonas Moges Gelaw; John S. Y. Eleblu; Kwadwo Ofori; Berhanu Amsalu Fenta; Clare Mukankusi; Ermias Assefa Emam; Samuel Offei (Molecular Biology Reports, 2023)
Introduction Common bean is one of the widely consumed food security crop in Africa, Asia, and South America. Understanding genetic diversity and population structure is crucial for designing breeding strategies. Materials Two hundred and eighty-nine germplasm were recently collected from different regions of Ethiopia and introduced from CIAT to estimate genetic diversity and population structure using 11,480 DArTSeq SNP markers. Results The overall mean genetic diversity and polymorphic information content (PIC) were 0.38 and 0.30, respectively, suggested the presence of adequate genetic diversity among the genotypes. Among the geographical regions, landraces collected from Oromia showed the highest diversity (0.39) and PIC (0.30). The highest genetic distance was observed between genotypes collected from SNNPR and CIAT (0.49). In addition, genotypes from CIAT were genetically more related to improved varieties than the landraces which could be due to sharing of parents in the improvement process. The analysis of molecular variance revealed that the largest proportion of variation was due to within the population both in geographical region (63.67%) and breeding status (61.3%) based classification. Model-based structure analysis delineated the 289 common bean genotypes into six hypothetical ancestoral populations. Conclusions The genotypes were not clustered based on geographical regions and they were not the main drivers for the differentiation. This indicated that selection of the parental lines should be based on systematic assessment of the diversity rather than geographical distance. This article provides new insights into the genetic diversity and population structure of common bean for association studies, designing effective collection and conservation for efficient utilization for the improvement of the crop.

Metal budget and origin of aqueous brines depositing deep-seated Zn-Pb mineralization linked to hydrocarbon reservoirs, North German Basin - Marta Sośnicka; Volker Lüders; Florian Duschl; Dennis Kraemer; Oscar Laurent; Samuel Niedermann; David A. Banks; Franziska Wilke; Cora Wohlgemuth-Ueberwasser; Michael Wiedenbeck (Mineralium Deposita, 2023)
The origin, evolution, and interplay of brine and hydrocarbon fluid systems play a crucial role in the formation of deep sediment-hosted base metal ore deposits. Here we investigate ratios of halogens, noble gases, stable C and S isotopes, and metal budgets of aqueous brines, which deposited deep-seated and near-surface hydrothermal Zn-Pb mineralization hosted by Zechstein carbonates in the Lower Saxony Basin (North German Basin), by studies of fluid inclusions in sphalerite and quartz. Major and trace element geochemistry and noble gas isotopic signatures of brine inclusions revealed that the ore-forming fluids were highly reactive and experienced prolonged interactions with host rocks in the constricted, over-pressured metal source regions and consequently evolved from near-neutral, oxidized brines towards more reduced, acidic high-salinity brines. Quartz-hosted halite-saturated fluid inclusions with T h <200°C contain Zn and Pb concentrations up to ca. 9400 μg g -1 and 5200 μg g -1 , respectively, and indicate the efficiency of metal scavenging processes. The interactions with Westphalian coals and C org -rich shales influenced the redox state as well as the trace and critical element budget of the sphalerite-hosted fluid inclusions, with enrichment in Ge, Pd, Sb, Tl, Bi, and Ag. The salinities of metalliferous fluids originated primarily from seawater evaporation, however in addition a significant halite-dissolution component is present in the southern part of the Lower Saxony Basin. High concentrations of radiogenic noble gases and potassium in the sphalerite-hosted fluid inclusions are ascribed to strong interactions with the Paleozoic siliciclastic sedimentary pile and crystalline basement rocks. Reflux of the strongly modified, sulfur-poor, Zn-Pb-bearing acidic brines, proceeded via re-activated structurally controlled pathways into sour gas or gas-saturated brine pools in the Zechstein Ca2 carbonate unit. Here, mixing of the ascending metal-rich brines with H 2 S derived from thermochemical sulfate reduction (TSR), resulted in the deposition of deep-seated Zn-Pb ores in the Lower Saxony Basin. The overall timing of the Zn-Pb ore formation can be constrained to the Upper Cretaceous basin inversion.

Antibody Fc-binding profiles and ACE2 affinity to SARS-CoV-2 RBD variants - Ebene R. Haycroft; Samantha K. Davis; Pradhipa Ramanathan; Ester Lopez; Ruth A. Purcell; Li Lynn Tan; Phillip Pymm; Bruce D. Wines; P. Mark Hogarth; Adam K. Wheatley; Jennifer A. Juno; Samuel J. Redmond; et al. (Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2023)
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, notably Omicron, continue to remain a formidable challenge to worldwide public health. The SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) is a hotspot for mutations, reflecting its critical role at the ACE2 interface during viral entry. Here, we comprehensively investigated the impact of RBD mutations, including 5 variants of concern (VOC) or interest—including Omicron (BA.2)—and 33 common point mutations, both on IgG recognition and ACE2-binding inhibition, as well as FcγRIIa- and FcγRIIIa-binding antibodies, in plasma from two-dose BNT162b2-vaccine recipients and mild-COVID-19 convalescent subjects obtained during the first wave using a custom-designed bead-based 39-plex array. IgG-recognition and FcγR-binding antibodies were decreased against the RBD of Beta and Omicron, as well as point mutation G446S, found in several Omicron sub-variants as compared to wild type. Notably, while there was a profound decrease in ACE2 inhibition against Omicron, FcγR-binding antibodies were less affected, suggesting that Fc functional antibody responses may be better retained against the RBD of Omicron in comparison to neutralization. Furthermore, while measurement of RBD–ACE2-binding affinity via biolayer interferometry showed that all VOC RBDs have enhanced affinity to human ACE2, we demonstrate that human ACE2 polymorphisms, E35K (rs1348114695) has reduced affinity to VOCs, while K26R (rs4646116) and S19P (rs73635825) have increased binding kinetics to the RBD of VOCs, potentially affecting virus–host interaction and, thereby, host susceptibility. Collectively, our findings provide in-depth coverage of the impact of RBD mutations on key facets of host–virus interactions.

Influence of rice husk ash (RHA) with gypsum and ichu fibers in the processing of geopolymers - Sócrates Pedro Muñoz Pérez; Samuel Charca Mamani; Luigui Italo Villena Zapata; Jorge Luis Leiva Piedra; Simon Gonzales Ayasta; Ernesto Dante Rodriguez Lafitte; Fidel Gregorio Aparicio Roque; Omar Coronado Zuloeta (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2023)

Addressing child and maternal nutrition: a qualitative study on food prescriptions and proscriptions determining animal source food consumption in rural Kenya - Mercy M. Musyoka; Salome A. Bukachi; Geoffrey Otieno Muga; Elkanah Otiang; Emmah N. Kwoba; Samuel M. Thumbi (Food Security, 2023)
Animal source foods (ASFs) can play a critical role in the nutritional well-being of women and children. Although livestock ownership may translate to high availability of ASFs, community food prescriptions and proscriptions may determine consumption patterns and subsequent human nutritional status. This study sought to understand the existing dietary practices and underlying prescriptions and proscriptions of ASFs among women and children in Siaya County in western Kenya. The study was carried out among the Luo ethnic group in Siaya, western Kenya, within a livestock-keeping community where more than 90% of households kept at least one livestock species. Qualitative data collection was completed through 35 key informant interviews and 6 focus group discussions conducted between October and December 2018. Thematic analysis was used to establish and interpret patterns and relationships from emerging themes. We found male favoritism in food allocation and prohibition of eggs and (parts of) chicken, fish and meat for women and children, potentially contributing to low consumption of ASFs. Customary rites and ceremonies like funeral provided opportunities for the less fortunate to consume otherwise unaffordable and highly valued ASFs like meat. Religious beliefs and practices, unlike other cultural food beliefs and practices, remain rigid to change and thus contribute to low consumption of own-produced or locally available ASFs. To address protein malnutrition among these groups, our findings suggest improvement of animal production should be accompanied by interventions that address customary food prescriptions and proscriptions that may perpetuate low intake of ASFs especially among women of child-bearing age, mothers, pregnant women and children.

Life cycle assessment and circularity evaluation of the non-medical masks in the Covid-19 pandemic: a Brazilian case - Marcell Mariano Corrêa Maceno; Samuel João; Danielle Raphaela Voltolini; Izabel Cristina Zattar (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Potential of using floating solar photovoltaic and wind farms for sustainable energy generation in an existing hydropower station in Nigeria - Samuel Ogunjo; Adeyemi Olusola; Christiana Olusegun (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2023)

Understanding the impact of bioactive coating materials for human mesenchymal stromal cells and implications for manufacturing - Pedro Silva Couto; Samuel A. Molina; Denis O’Sullivan; Liam O’Neill; Alexander M. Lyness; Qasim A. Rafiq (Biotechnology Letters, 2023)
Bioactive materials interact with cells and modulate their characteristics which enable the generation of cell-based products with desired specifications. However, their evaluation and impact are often overlooked when establishing a cell therapy manufacturing process. In this study, we investigated the role of different surfaces for tissue culture including, untreated polystyrene surface, uncoated Cyclic Olefin Polymer (COP) and COP coated with collagen and recombinant fibronectin. It was observed that human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) expanded on COP-coated plates with different bioactive materials resulted in improved cell growth kinetics compared to traditional polystyrene plates and non-coated COP plates. The doubling time obtained was 2.78 and 3.02 days for hMSC seeded in COP plates coated with collagen type I and recombinant fibronectin respectively, and 4.64 days for cells plated in standard polystyrene treated plates. Metabolite analysis reinforced the findings of the growth kinetic studies, specifically that cells cultured on COP plates coated with collagen I and fibronectin exhibited improved growth as evidenced by a higher lactate production rate (9.38 × 10 5 and 9.67 × 10 5 pmol/cell/day, respectively) compared to cells from the polystyrene group (5.86 × 10 5 pmol/cell/day). This study demonstrated that COP is an effective alternative to polystyrene-treated plates when coated with bioactive materials such as collagen and fibronectin, however COP-treated plates without additional coatings were found not to be sufficient to support cell growth. These findings demonstrate the key role biomaterials play in the cell manufacturing process and the importance of optimising this selection.

ROS and ERK Pathway Mechanistic Approach on Hepatic Insulin Resistance After Chronic Oral Exposure to Cadmium NOAEL Dose - Victor Enrique Sarmiento-Ortega; Diana Moroni-González; Alfonso Diaz; Eduardo Brambila; Samuel Treviño (Biological Trace Element Research, 2023)

The orphan MRGPRF receptor is expressed in entero-endocrine cells of the human gut mucosa - Samuel Van Remoortel; Lana Lambeets; Heiko De Schepper; Jean-Pierre Timmermans (Cell and Tissue Research, 2023)

Effects of Cr/Zircaloy-4 coating qualities for enhanced accident tolerant fuel cladding - Mackenzie Ridley; Samuel Bell; Ben Garrison; Tim Graening; Nathan Capps; Yi-Feng Su; Peter Mouche; Brandon Johnston; Kenneth Kane (Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023)

Drivers of growth and establishment of the invasive plant Rumex acetosella within Andean fallow systems - Anna M. Visscher; Camilla Wellstein; Steven Vanek; Alessandro Bricca; Katherin Meza; Jhon Huaraca; Raul Ccanto; Edgar Olivera; José Loayza; Lionel Vigil; Samuel Palomino; Maria Scurrah; et al. (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Progress and challenges in understanding the ambient solar magnetic field, heating, and spectral irradiance - Martin A. Reiss; Charles N. Arge; Carl J. Henney; James A. Klimchuk; Jon A. Linker; Karin Muglach; Alexei A. Pevtsov; Rui F. Pinto; Samuel J. Schonfeld (Advances in Space Research, 2023)

Correction to: Analysing the distribution of strictly protected areas toward the EU2030 target - Roberto Cazzolla Gatti; Piero Zannini; Gianluca Piovesan; Nicola Alessi; Alberto Basset; Carl Beierkuhnlein; Michele Di Musciano; Richard Field; John M. Halley; Samuel Hoffmann; Jacopo Iaria; Athanasios Kallimanis; et al. (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023)

Island characteristics and species traits predict mammal diversity across islands of the great lakes of North America - Nathaniel H. Wehr; Hailey M. Boone; Samuel R. Wehr; Jerrold L. Belant (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023)

Analysing the distribution of strictly protected areas toward the EU2030 target - Roberto Cazzolla Gatti; Piero Zannini; Gianluca Piovesan; Nicola Alessi; Alberto Basset; Carl Beierkuhnlein; Michele Di Musciano; Richard Field; John M. Halley; Samuel Hoffmann; Jacopo Iaria; Athanasios Kallimanis; et al. (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023)
Protecting global biodiversity is one of the most urgent tasks for the coming decades. Area-based conservation is a pillar for preserving ecosystems and species. Strictly protected areas specifically preserve biodiversity and ecosystem processes. The “EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030” targets strict protection for 10% of land area. Here we performed the first analysis of strictly protected areas (as IUCN type Ia, Ib, and II) across Europe, by investigating their area coverage at the level of biogeographical regions, countries and elevation gradients. We show that, with few exceptions, the amount of strictly protected area is very limited and the spatial distribution of such protected areas is biased towards higher elevation sites, as in the case of other protected areas. Then, we suggest that potential areas should be identified to expand strictly protected areas with low economic and social costs including, for instance, areas with high biodiversity value, low population, and low productive land use. Finally, we propose that a coordinated effort and a strategic plan to achieve continental-scale conservation are fundamental, and at least half of this land under strict conservation (i.e. 5%) should be under the protection categories Ia and Ib.

Shading effect and forage production of tropical grasses in Brazilian semi-arid silvopastoral systems - Clemente Fernandes dos Santos Neto; Rodrigo Gregório da Silva; Samuel Rocha Maranhão; Ana Clara Rodrigues Cavalcante; Vitor Hugo Maues Macedo; Magno José Duarte Cândido (Agroforestry Systems, 2023)

Sustainability literacy level among real estate developers towards sustainability performance optimization in housing delivery in Ghana - Titus Ebenezer Kwofie; Daniel Yaw Addai Duah; Michael Nii Addy; Samuel Amos-Abanyie; Selorm Abla Afeke; Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa; Samuel Owusu Afram (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Natural gas odorants: A scoping review of health effects - Drew R. Michanowicz; Olivia M. Leventhal; Jeremy K. Domen; Samuel R. Williams; Eric D. Lebel; Lee Ann L. Hill; Jonathan J. Buonocore; Curtis L. Nordgaard; Aaron S. Bernstein; Seth B.C. Shonkoff (Current Environmental Health Reports, 2023)
Purpose of Review Organosulfur compounds are intentionally added to natural gas as malodorants with the intent of short-term nasal inhalation to aid in leak detection. Regulatory exposure limits have not been established for all commonly used natural gas odorants, and recent community-level exposure events and growing evidence of indoor natural gas leakage have raised concerns associated with natural gas odorant exposures. We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed scientific publications on human exposures and animal toxicological studies of natural gas odorants to assess toxicological profiles, exposure potential, health effects and regulatory guidelines associated with commonly used natural gas odorants. Recent Findings We identified only 22 studies which met inclusion criteria for full review. Overall, there is limited evidence of both transient nonspecific health symptoms and clinically diagnosed causative neurotoxic effects associated with prolonged odorant exposures. Across seven community-level exposure events and two occupational case reports, consistent symptom patterns included: headache, ocular irritation, nose and throat irritation, respiratory complaints such as shortness of breath and asthma attacks, and skin irritation and rash. Of these, respiratory inflammation and asthma exacerbations are the most debilitating, whereas the high prevalence of ocular and dermatologic symptoms suggest a non-inhalation route of exposure. Summary The limited evidence available raises the possibility that organosulfur odorants may pose health risks at exposures much lower than presently understood, though additional dose-response studies are needed to disentangle specific toxicologic effects from nonspecific responses to noxious organosulfur odors. Numerous recommendations are provided including more transparent and prescriptive natural gas odorant use practices.

Embracing the future of circular bio-enabled economy: unveiling the prospects of microbial fuel cells in achieving true sustainable energy - John Onolame Unuofin; Samuel Ayodele Iwarere; Michael Olawale Daramola (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)
Sustainable development and energy security, highlighted by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), necessitate the use of renewable and sustainable energy sources. However, upon careful evaluation of literature, we have discovered that many existing and emerging renewable energy systems (RESs) prioritize renewability over true sustainability. These systems not only suffer from performance inconsistencies and lack of scalability but also fall short in fully embodying the principles of sustainability and circular economy. To address this gap, we propose considering microbial fuel cells (MFCs) as a viable alternative and integral part of the renewable energy ecosystem. MFCs harness the omnipresence, abundance, and cost-effectiveness of their essential components, making them a promising candidate. Through our comprehensive analysis, we shed light on the limitations and advancements of this technology, which underscore the remarkable potential of MFCs to revolutionize our perception of clean, sustainable energy.

Does clean energy matter? The dynamic effects of different strategies of renewable energy, carbon emissions, and trade openness on sustainable economic growth - Jianrun Wang; Muhammad Ramzan; Fauzia Makin; Ch Kamran Mahmood; Carlos Samuel Ramos-Meza; Vipin Jain; Malik Shahzad Shabbir (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Resting-state fractal brain connectivity is associated with impaired cognitive performance in healthy aging - Akos Czoch; Zalan Kaposzta; Peter Mukli; Orestis Stylianou; Andras Eke; Frigyes Samuel Racz (GeroScience, 2023)
Aging affects cognitive functions even in the absence of ongoing pathologies. The neurophysiological basis of age-related cognitive decline (CD), however, is not completely understood. Alterations in both functional brain connectivity and in the fractal scaling of neuronal dynamics have been linked to aging and cognitive performance. Recently, fractal connectivity (FrC) has been proposed — combining the two concepts — for capturing long-term interactions among brain regions. FrC was shown to be influenced by increased mental workload; however, no prior studies investigated how resting-state FrC relates to cognitive performance and plausible CD in healthy aging. We recruited 19 healthy elderly (HE) and 24 young control (YC) participants, who underwent resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) measurements and comprehensive cognitive evaluation using 7 tests of the Cambridge Neurophysiological Test Automated Battery. FrC networks were reconstructed from EEG data using the recently introduced multiple-resampling cross-spectral analysis (MRCSA). Elderly individuals could be characterized with increased response latency and reduced performance in 4–4 tasks, respectively, with both reaction time and accuracy being affected in two tasks. Auto- and cross-spectral exponents — characterizing regional fractal dynamics and FrC, respectively, — were found reduced in HE when compared to YC over most of the cortex. Additionally, fractal scaling of frontoparietal connections expressed an inverse relationship with task performance in visual memory and sustained attention domains in elderly, but not in young individuals. Our results confirm that the fractal nature of brain connectivity — as captured by MRCSA — is affected in healthy aging. Furthermore, FrC appears as a sensitive neurophysiological marker of age-related CD.

Targeting mitochondria in the aged cerebral vasculature with SS-31, a proteomic study of brain microvessels - Abigail Seman; Partha K. Chandra; Stephanie D. Byrum; Samuel G. Mackintosh; Allen J. Gies; David W. Busija; Ibolya Rutkai (GeroScience, 2023)
Cognitive impairment and dementias during aging such as Alzheimer’s disease are linked to functional decline and structural alterations of the brain microvasculature. Although mechanisms leading to microvascular changes during aging are not clear, loss of mitochondria, and reduced efficiency of remaining mitochondria appear to play a major role. Pharmacological agents, such as SS-31, which target mitochondria have been shown to be effective during aging and diseases; however, the benefit to mitochondrial- and non-mitochondrial proteins in the brain microvasculature has not been examined. We tested whether attenuation of aging-associated changes in the brain microvascular proteome via targeting mitochondria represents a therapeutic option for the aging brain. We used aged male (> 18 months) C57Bl6/J mice treated with a mitochondria-targeted tetrapeptide, SS-31, or vehicle saline. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was determined using laser speckle imaging during a 2-week treatment period. Then, isolated cortical microvessels (MVs) composed of end arterioles, capillaries, and venules were used for Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid mass spectrometry. CBF was similar among the groups, whereas bioinformatic analysis revealed substantial differences in protein abundance of cortical MVs between SS-31 and vehicle. We identified 6267 proteins, of which 12% were mitochondria-associated. Of this 12%, 107 were significantly differentially expressed and were associated with oxidative phosphorylation, metabolism, the antioxidant defense system, or mitochondrial dynamics. Administration of SS-31 affected many non-mitochondrial proteins. Our findings suggest that mitochondria in the microvasculature represent a therapeutic target in the aging brain, and widespread changes in the proteome may underlie the rejuvenating actions of SS-31 in aging.

Drivers of food security in West Africa: Insight from heterogeneous panel data analysis on income-level classification - Evelyn Agba Tackie; Hao Chen; Isaac Ahakwa; David Amankona; Samuel Atingabili (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Deprescribing in cardiometabolic conditions in older patients: a systematic review - Elizabeth Hickman; Mansha Seawoodharry; Clare Gillies; Kamlesh Khunti; Samuel Seidu (GeroScience, 2023)
We conduct a systematic review to investigate current deprescribing practices and evaluate outcomes and adverse events with deprescribing of preventive medications in older patients with either an end-of-life designation or residing in long-term care facilities with cardiometabolic conditions. Studies were identified using a literature search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, clinicaltrials.gov.uk, CINAHLS, and the Cochrane Register from inception to March 2022. Studies reviewed included observational studies and randomised control trials (RCTs). Data was extracted on baseline characteristics, deprescribing rates, adverse events and outcomes, and quality of life indicators, and was discussed using a narrative approach. Thirteen studies were identified for inclusion. Deprescribing approaches included complete withdrawal, dose reduction or tapering, or switching to an alternative medication, for at least one preventive medication. Deprescribing success rates ranged from 27 to 94.7%. The studies reported no significant changes in laboratory values or adverse outcomes but did find mixed outcomes for hospitalisations and a slight increase in mortality rates when comparing the intervention and control groups. Lack of good-quality randomised control trials suggests that deprescribing in the older population residing in long-term care facilities with cardiometabolic conditions and multimorbidity is feasible when controlled and regularly monitored by an appropriate healthcare clinician, and that the benefits outweigh the potential harm in this cohort of patients. Due to the limited evidence and the heterogeneity of studies, a meta-analysis was not performed and as such further research is required to assess the benefits of deprescribing in this patient population. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42021291061.

Mechanistic understanding of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) sorption by biochars - Samuel Krebsbach; Jianzhou He; Sushil Adhikari; Yaniv Olshansky; Farshad Feyzbar; Leonard C. Davis; Tae-Sik Oh; Dengjun Wang (Chemosphere, 2023)

An automatic eye surface-fundus double imaging system for estimation of vitamin A levels in Japanese Black Cattle - Nanding Li; Otieno Samuel Ouma; Dimas Firmanda Al Riza; Mizuki Shibasaki; Wulandari; Moriyuki Fukushima; Tateshi Fujiura; Yuichi Ogawa; Naoshi Kondo; Tetsuhito Suzuki (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2023)

Harnessing citizen science to tackle urban-sourced ocean plastic pollution: Experiences and lessons learned from implementing city-wide surveys of plastic litter - Samuel Winton; Keiron P. Roberts; Cressida Bowyer; Stephen Fletcher (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

Comparative toxicity of micro and nanopolystyrene particles in Mya arenaria clams - Chantale André; Samuel Turgeon; Caroline Peyrot; Kevin James Wilkinson; Joëlle Auclair; Nadia Ménard; François Gagné (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

Length-based assessment of an exploited coastal pike (Esox lucius) stock (Rügen, southern Baltic Sea) underscores the crucial relevance of growth and natural mortality for assessment outcomes - Colm J. Fitzgerald; Jan S. Droll; Samuel Shephard; Christopher T. Monk; Timo Rittweg; Robert Arlinghaus (Fisheries Research, 2023)

Do angler catch and harvest rates differ between open water and ice anglers in Wisconsin? - Greg G. Sass; Samuel T. LaMarche; Zachary S. Feiner (Fisheries Research, 2023)

Fermentative valorisation of xylose-rich hemicellulosic hydrolysates from agricultural waste residues for lactic acid production under non-sterile conditions - Rylan Cox; Vivek Narisetty; Eulogio Castro; Deepti Agrawal; Samuel Jacob; Gopalakrishnan Kumar; Deepak Kumar; Vinod Kumar (Waste Management, 2023)

Prioritization of green infrastructure planning principles using analytic hierarchy process: The case of Addis Ababa - Samuel Tsegaye Mosissa; Shen Zhongwei; Wubengda Haile Tsegaye; Eden Atsbeha Teklemariam (Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023)

Biochemical characterization and assessment of leishmanicidal effects of a new L-amino acid oxidase from Crotalus durissus collilineatus snake venom (CollinLA AO-I) - Vitor de Freitas; Tássia Rafaella Costa; Amanda Rodrigues Nogueira; Lorena Polloni; Thales Alves de Melo Fernandes; Lucas Ian Veloso Correia; Bruna Cristina Borges; Samuel Cota Teixeira; Marcelo José Barbosa Silva; Fernanda Gobbi Amorim; Loïc Quinton; André Lopes Saraiva; et al. (Toxicon, 2023)

Mineral and phytochemical profiles of selected garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivars - Marek Šnirc; Judita Lidiková; Natália Čeryová; Eduard Pintér; Eva Ivanišová; Janette Musilová; Alena Vollmannová; Samuel Rybnikár (South African Journal of Botany, 2023)

Recording earthworm diversity on the tropical island of Martinique using DNA barcoding unveiled endemic species in bromeliad plants - Lise Dupont; Carla-Marie Brunet; Yoan Fourcade; Samuel James; Quentin Gabriac; Mathieu Coulis (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023)

No-till cover crop effects on the thermal properties of a Paleudult - Samuel I. Haruna; Zoey A. Ward; Ashlen L. Cartwright; Avie A. Wunner; Chelsea A. Jackson; Callie R. Berry (Soil and Tillage Research, 2023)

Urban land uses shape soil microbial abundance and diversity - Amélie Christel; Samuel Dequiedt; Nicolas Chemidlin-Prevost-Bouré; Florian Mercier; Julie Tripied; Gwendoline Comment; Christophe Djemiel; Lionel Bargeot; Eric Matagne; Agnès Fougeron; Jean-Bertrand Mina Passi; Lionel Ranjard; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Does the choice of a reference matter for log size index analysis? A case study from roman times in southern France - Allowen Evin; Marine Jeanjean; Cyprien Mureau; Samuel Ginot; Vianney Forest (Quaternary International, 2023)

Metal ion content of internal organs in the calorically restricted Wistar rat - Alma I. Santos-Díaz; Jordi Solís-López; Elizabeth Díaz-Torres; José C. Guadarrama-Olmos; Beatriz Osorio; Thomas Kroll; Samuel M. Webb; Marcia Hiriart; Ismael Jiménez-Estrada; Fanis Missirlis (Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2023)

Re: Yang et al., Arsenic exposures and prostate cancer risk: A multilevel meta-analysis [J. Trace Elem. Med. Biol. (2022) 72 126992] - Paolo Boffetta; Giulia Collatuzzo; Samuel M. Cohen (Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 2023)

Association Between Food Safety Awareness, Knowledge and Behavior and the Nutrition Status of Under-5 Children - Abiodun T Atoloye; Folake Samuel; Olufemi Aluko; Nkem Torimiro; Bunmi Bamgbade; Abiodun Ayoola Areola; Bolanle Otegbayo; Andrea Bersamin (Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2023)

Analyzing the Decision of Not Purchasing Fruit and Vegetables - Andres Silva; Maria Paz Rivera; Samuel Durán (Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2023)

Identification, transformations and mobility of hazardous arsenic-based pigments on 19th century bookbindings in accessible library collections - Marc Vermeulen; Samuel M. Webb; Susan Russick; Alicia C. McGeachy; Karissa Muratore; Marc S. Walton (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Landscape Genetics for Brazilian Equines - Felipe Pimentel; Concepta McManus; Kaifer Soares; Alexandre Rodrigues Caetano; Danielle Assis de Faria; Samuel Rezende Paiva; Patrícia Ianella (Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2023)

Characterization of canine intestinal microRNA expression in inflammatory bowel disease and T-cell lymphoma - Jennifer R. Irving; Thomas K. Hiron; Lucy J. Davison; Dong Xia; Samuel Beck; Dirk Werling; Jonathan Williams (Journal of Comparative Pathology, 2023)

Moonquake-triggered mass wasting processes on icy satellites - Mackenzie M. Mills; Robert T. Pappalardo; Mark P. Panning; Erin J. Leonard; Samuel M. Howell (Icarus, 2023)

Precise mapping of the Moon with the Clementine Ultraviolet/Visible Camera - Emerson J. Speyerer; Mark S. Robinson; Aaron Boyd; Victor H. Silva; Samuel Lawrence (Icarus, 2023)

Cold water injection near the magmatic heat source can enhance production from high-enthalpy geothermal fields - Alina Yapparova; Benoit Lamy-Chappuis; Samuel W. Scott; Gunnar Gunnarsson; Thomas Driesner (Geothermics, 2023)

Territorial inertia versus adaptation to climate change. When local authorities discuss coastal management in a French Mediterranean region - Samuel Robert; Axel Quercy; Alexandra Schleyer-Lindenmann (Global Environmental Change, 2023)

Assessment of various conditions for the simultaneous determination of US EPA and EU priority PAHs in coffee samples and their PAHs consumption risk - Yu-Fang Huang; Po-Lin Liao; Yi-Jun Lin; Shih-Han Huang; Yi-Hsieng Samuel Wu; Chia-Fang Teng; Deng-Jye Yang (Food Research International, 2023)

N-(2-ozoazepan-3-yl)-pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide, a novel Octopus vulgaris ink-derived metabolite, exhibits a pro-apoptotic effect on A549 cancer cell line and inhibits pro-inflammatory markers - Martín Samuel Hernández-Zazueta; Joel Said García-Romo; Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo; Ángel Antonio Carbonell-Barrachina; Pablo Taboada-Antelo; Ema Carina Rosas-Burgos; Josafat Marina Ezquerra-Brauer; Juan Manuel Martínez-Soto; Maria del Carmen Candia-Plata; Hisila del Carmen Santacruz-Ortega; Armando Burgos-Hernández (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023)

An emergent treat: Marine heatwaves - Implications for marine decapod crustacean species - An overview - Marta Monteiro; Samuel L.P. de Castro; Sónia Cotrim Marques; Rosa Freitas; Ulisses M. Azeiteiro (Environmental Research, 2023)

A two concentric circles model incorporating availability of ecosystem services and affordability of humans to clarify the ecological security concept - Benhui Zhu; Shizuka Hashimoto; Samuel A Cushman (Ecological Modelling, 2023)

Pilot scale investigation of DBD-Plasma photocatalysis for industrial application in livestock building air: Elimination of chemical pollutants and odors - Wala Abou Saoud; Nacer Belkessa; Ahmed Amine Azzaz; Vincent Rochas; Valerie Mezino; Marie-Amélie Presset; Samuel Lechevin; Anne Genouel; Simon Rouxel; Damien Monsimert; Abdelkrim Bouzaza; Audrey Gloux; et al. (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Selective separation of Bi3+ from La3+/Ac3+ by sorption on sulfonated carbon materials for use in an inverse 225Ac/213Bi radionuclide generator: Batch and column tests - Hongshan Zhu; Stephan Heinitz; Samuel Eyley; Wim Thielemans; Koen Binnemans; Steven Mullens; Thomas Cardinaels (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Mapping absorbency in cellulosic fibres with iron tracers - Elisa S. Ferreira; James Drummond; Anderson T.V. Veiga; Aurélien Sibellas; Samuel Brown; Emily D. Cranston; D. Mark Martinez (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023)

Recent advances in modification of novel carbon-based composites: Synthesis, properties, and biotechnological/ biomedical applications - M. Abd Elkodous; Samuel Oluwaseun Olojede; Sumanta Sahoo; Rajesh Kumar (Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2023)

RETRACTED: A strategic review on sustainable approaches in municipal solid waste management and energy recovery: Role of artificial intelligence, economic stability and life cycle assessment - Rajendiran Naveenkumar; Jayaraj Iyyappan; Ravichandran Pravin; Seifedine Kadry; Jeehoon Han; Raveendran Sindhu; Mukesh Kumar Awasthi; Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum; Gurunathan Baskar (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Analysis of rainfall seasonality in Pernambuco, Brazil - Lidiane da Silva Araújo; Antonio Samuel Alves da Silva; Rômulo Simões Cezar Menezes; Borko Stosic; Tatijana Stosic (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2023)

Exploring options for increasing maize yields and grain Zn concentrations in sub-Saharan Africa - Mirjam S. Breure; Samuel Njoroge; Heather R. Pasley; Ellis Hoffland (Plant and Soil, 2023)
Background Increasing zinc (Zn) concentrations in maize grains could contribute to alleviating widespread human Zn deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, trade-offs between grain Zn concentrations and maize yields have been observed. Scope Using data from researcher-managed, on-farm and on-station field trials in Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe, we aimed (i) to confirm whether this trade-off is found in current farming systems in SSA and (ii) to explore whether genotypic and management options, relevant for the African context, can increase both yields and grain Zn concentrations across several environments. Results An overall negative, but weak relation between maize yields and grain Zn concentrations was found. High yields and high grain Zn concentrations did not co-occur. The negative relation between grain Zn concentrations and yields cannot be bypassed by selecting one of the commercially available varieties used in this study. Nitrogen application increased yields, but had contrasting effects on grain Zn concentrations depending on variety and site. Grain Zn concentrations were positively related with soil organic carbon and P and K availability. Conclusions Attaining grain Zn concentrations above the HarvestPlus target of 38 mg kg −1 , considered adequate for reducing human Zn deficiency, with current commercially available maize varieties and presented management options, is not possible without compromising yield levels. Increasing soil organic matter content and balanced application of N, P and K fertilisers could increase grain Zn concentrations. These practices likely will also increase yields and could be a viable option to bypass the trade-off between maize yields and grain Zn concentrations.

Anthocyanins and reactive oxygen species: a team of rivals regulating plant development? - João Victor A. Cerqueira; Moab T. de Andrade; Diego D. Rafael; Feng Zhu; Samuel V. C. Martins; Adriano Nunes-Nesi; Vagner Benedito; Alisdair R. Fernie; Agustin Zsögön (Plant Molecular Biology, 2023)
Anthocyanins are a family of water-soluble vacuolar pigments present in almost all flowering plants. The chemistry, biosynthesis and functions of these flavonoids have been intensively studied, in part due to their benefit for human health. Given that they are efficient antioxidants, intense research has been devoted to studying their possible roles against damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the redox homeostasis established between antioxidants and ROS is important for plant growth and development. On the one hand, high levels of ROS can damage DNA, proteins, and lipids, on the other, they are also required for cell signaling, plant development and stress responses. Thus, a balance is needed in which antioxidants can remove excessive ROS, while not precluding ROS from triggering important cellular signaling cascades. In this article, we discuss how anthocyanins and ROS interact and how a deeper understanding of the balance between them could help improve plant productivity, nutritional value, and resistance to stress, while simultaneously maintaining proper cellular function and plant growth.

Effect of climate change on reservoir water balance and irrigation water demand: a case of Gidabo irrigation project, Rift Valley Basin, Ethiopia - Tegegn Takele Mana; Berhanu Wegayehu Abebe; Samuel Dagalo Hatiye (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023)

Salinity fluctuations due to urbanization of coastal environments and their potential effect on the genetic divergence of the Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) - Brandon Waldo; Katherine Moore; Samuel Bickley; Christopher J. Anderson; Moisés A. Bernal (Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2023)

Does the gender of the household head affect household energy choice in Ghana? An empirical analysis - Frank Adusah-Poku; Samuel Adams; Kwame Adjei-Mantey (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

The Development of Cortical Responses to the Integration of Audiovisual Speech in Infancy - Aleksandra A. W. Dopierała; David López Pérez; Evelyne Mercure; Agnieszka Pluta; Anna Malinowska-Korczak; Samuel Evans; Tomasz Wolak; Przemysław Tomalski (Brain Topography, 2023)
In adults, the integration of audiovisual speech elicits specific higher (super-additive) or lower (sub-additive) cortical responses when compared to the responses to unisensory stimuli. Although there is evidence that the fronto-temporal network is active during perception of audiovisual speech in infancy, the development of fronto-temporal responses to audiovisual integration remains unknown. In the current study, 5-month-olds and 10-month-olds watched bimodal (audiovisual) and alternating unimodal (auditory + visual) syllables. In this context we use alternating unimodal to denote alternating auditory and visual syllables that are perceived as separate syllables by adults. Using fNIRS we measured responses over large cortical areas including the inferior frontal and superior temporal regions. We identified channels showing different responses to bimodal than alternating unimodal condition and used multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) to decode patterns of cortical responses to bimodal (audiovisual) and alternating unimodal (auditory + visual) speech. Results showed that in both age groups integration elicits cortical responses consistent with both super- and sub-additive responses in the fronto-temporal cortex. The univariate analyses revealed that between 5 and 10 months spatial distribution of these responses becomes increasingly focal. MVPA correctly classified responses at 5 months, with key input from channels located in the inferior frontal and superior temporal channels of the right hemisphere. However, MVPA classification was not successful at 10 months, suggesting a potential cortical re-organisation of audiovisual speech perception at this age. These results show the complex and non-gradual development of the cortical responses to integration of congruent audiovisual speech in infancy.

Spatiotemporal variation of behavior and repeatability in a long-lived turtle - Benjamin M. Reed; Kaylyn Hobelman; Aubrey Gauntt; Madison Schwenka; Abigail Trautman; Patience Wagner; Samantha Kim; Chelsea Armstrong; Samuel Wagner; Amelia Weller; Katie Brighton; Shelby Bloom; et al. (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2023)

Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 on salt-coated surfaces: an in vitro study - Monika Gsell; Xavier Bulliard; Sandra Schorderet Weber; Yang Xiang; Samuel Constant; Sandro Steiner; Silvia Biselli; Raphael Pugin; Michele Palmieri; Andreas Hogg; Manuel C. Peitsch; Julia Hoeng; et al. (Archives of Microbiology, 2023)
In the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), face masks have become a very important safety measure against the main route of transmission of the virus: droplets and aerosols. Concerns that masks contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 infectious particles could be a risk for self-contamination have emerged early in the pandemic as well as solutions to mitigate this risk. The coating of masks with sodium chloride, an antiviral and non-hazardous to health chemical, could be an option for reusable masks. To assess the antiviral properties of salt coatings deposited onto common fabrics by spraying and dipping, the present study established an in vitro bioassay using three-dimensional airway epithelial cell cultures and SARS-CoV-2 virus. Virus particles were given directly on salt-coated material, collected, and added to the cell cultures. Infectious virus particles were measured by plaque forming unit assay and in parallel viral genome copies were quantified over time. Relative to noncoated material, the sodium chloride coating significantly reduced virus replication, confirming the effectiveness of the method to prevent fomite contamination with SARS-CoV-2. In addition, the lung epithelia bioassay proved to be suitable for future evaluation of novel antiviral coatings.

Groundwater environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals hidden diversity and reflects land‐use and geology - Marjorie Couton; Samuel Hürlemann; Angela Studer; Roman Alther; Florian Altermatt (Molecular Ecology, 2023)
Despite being the most important source of liquid freshwater on the planet, groundwater is severely threatened by climate change, agriculture, or industrial mining. It is thus extensively monitored for pollutants and declines in quantity. The organisms living in groundwater, however, are rarely the target of surveillance programmes and little is known about the fauna inhabiting underground habitats. The difficulties accessing groundwater, the lack of expertise, and the apparent scarcity of these organisms challenge sampling and prohibit adequate knowledge on groundwater fauna. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding provides an approach to overcome these limitations but is largely unexplored. Here, we sampled water in 20 communal spring catchment boxes used for drinking water provisioning in Switzerland, with a high level of replication at both filtration and amplification steps. We sequenced a portion of the COI mitochondrial gene, which resulted in 4917 ASVs, yet only 3% of the reads could be assigned to a species, genus, or family with more than 90% identity. Careful evaluation of the unassigned reads corroborated that these sequences were true COI sequences belonging mostly to diverse eukaryotic groups, not present in the reference databases. Principal component analyses showed a strong correlation of the community composition with the surface land‐use (agriculture vs. forest) and geology (fissured rock vs. unconsolidated sediment). While incomplete reference databases limit the assignment of taxa in groundwater eDNA metabarcoding, we showed that taxonomy‐free approaches can reveal large hidden diversity and couple it with major land‐use drivers, revealing their imprint on chemical and biological properties of groundwater.

Reconstructing the colonization history of Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops aduncus ) in Northwestern Australia - Samuel Wittwer; Livia Gerber; Simon J. Allen; Erik P. Willems; Svenja M. Marfurt; Michael Krützen (Molecular Ecology, 2023)
Bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops spp.) are found in waters around Australia, with T. truncatus typically occupying deeper, more oceanic habitat, while T. aduncus occur in shallower, coastal waters. Little is known about the colonization history of T. aduncus along the Western Australian coastline; however, it has been hypothesized that extant populations are the result of an expansion along the coastline originating from a source in the north of Australia. To investigate the history of coastal T. aduncus populations in the area, we generated a genomic SNP dataset using a double‐digest restriction‐site‐associated DNA (ddRAD) sequencing approach. The resulting dataset consisted of 103,201 biallelic SNPs for 112 individuals which were sampled from eleven coastal and two offshore sites between Shark Bay and Cygnet Bay, Western Australia. Our population genomic analyses showed a pattern consistent with the proposed source in the north with significant isolation by distance along the coastline, as well as a reduction in genomic diversity measures along the coastline with Shark Bay showing the most pronounced reduction. Our demographic analysis indicated that the expansion of T. aduncus along the coastline began around the last glacial maximum and progressed southwards with the Shark Bay population being founded only 13 kya. Our results are in line with coastal colonization histories inferred for Tursiops globally, highlighting the ability of delphinids to rapidly colonize novel coastal niches as habitat is released during glacial cycle‐related global sea level and temperature changes.

MHC class II genes mediate susceptibility and resistance to coronavirus infections in bats - Dominik W. Schmid; Magdalena Meyer; Kerstin Wilhelm; Tatiana Tilley; Thomas Link‐Hessing; Ramona Fleischer; Ebenezer K. Badu; Evans Ewald Nkrumah; Samuel Kingsley Oppong; Nina Schwensow; Marco Tschapka; Heather J. Baldwin; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2023)
Understanding the immunogenetic basis of coronavirus (CoV) susceptibility in major pathogen reservoirs, such as bats, is central to inferring their zoonotic potential. Members of the cryptic Hipposideros bat species complex differ in CoV susceptibility, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are the best understood genetic basis of pathogen resistance, and differences in MHC diversity are one possible reason for asymmetrical infection patterns among closely related species. Here, we aimed to link asymmetries in observed CoV (CoV‐229E, CoV‐2B and CoV‐2Bbasal) susceptibility to immunogenetic differences amongst four Hipposideros bat species. From the 2072 bats assigned to their respective species using the mtDNA cytochrome b gene, members of the most numerous and ubiquitous species, Hipposideros caffer D , were most infected with CoV‐229E and SARS‐related CoV‐2B. Using a subset of 569 bats, we determined that much of the existent allelic and functional (i.e. supertype) MHC DRB class II diversity originated from common ancestry. One MHC supertype shared amongst all species, ST12, was consistently linked to susceptibility with CoV‐229E, which is closely related to the common cold agent HCoV‐229E, and infected bats and those carrying ST12 had a lower body condition. The same MHC supertype was connected to resistance to CoV‐2B, and bats with ST12 were less likely be co‐infected with CoV‐229E and CoV‐2B. Our work suggests a role of immunogenetics in determining CoV susceptibility in bats. We advocate for the preservation of functional genetic and species diversity in reservoirs as a means of mitigating the risk of disease spillover.

What came first, the shark or the egg? Discovery of a new species of deepwater shark by investigation of egg case morphology - William T. White; Helen L. O'Neill; Floriaan Devloo‐Delva; Kazuhiro Nakaya; Samuel P. Iglésias (Journal of Fish Biology, 2023)
Apristurus ovicorrugatus , a new species of deepwater catshark, is described from northwestern Australia. Unique egg cases belonging to an unknown species of Apristurus prompted a more detailed investigation of Apristurus specimens off northwestern Australia. One specimen previously identified as A. sinensis collected off Dampier Archipelago was found gravid with a single egg case. Removal of this egg case confirmed that this species was responsible for producing the unique egg cases previously recorded. The egg cases of this species have strong T‐shaped longitudinal ridges on the dorsal and ventral surfaces which are unique in the genus Apristurus . The ridges most closely resemble those present in Bythaelurus canescens from South America, but are larger and always T‐shaped. The holotype is closest morphologically to A. sinensis but differs in having a medium brown buccal cavity ( vs. jet black), ridged egg cases ( vs. smooth egg cases), fewer intestinal spiral valve turns and larger pectoral fins. The holotype is also similar, and closest on a molecular level, to A. nakayai with which it shares a unique synapomorphic character, the white shiny iris (apomorphic within the genus). A late‐term embryo removed from an egg case superficially resembled the holotype except in having two parallel rows of enlarged dermal denticles on the dorsolateral predorsal surface. Recent nomenclatural changes to the genera Apristurus and Pentanchus are discussed and challenged. This study highlights the important contribution that egg case morphology has on oviparous elasmobranch taxonomy.

Evolution and copula modelling of drought duration and severity over Africa using CORDEX‐CORE regional climate models - Christiana Funmilola Olusegun; Samuel Ogunjo; Adeyemi Olusola (International Journal of Climatology, 2023)
This study assessed the dependence of drought severity and duration across four subregions (Southern, Western, Eastern and Central) in Africa using copula modelling. The analysis was carried out for the reference period 1991–2020 and the future period 2071–2099. Simulated daily precipitation at a horizontal resolution of 0.22° were obtained from three regional climate models (RCMs) participating in the Coordinated Output for Regional Evaluations within the Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX‐CORE). The RCMs were downscaled by three global climate models and validated using three high‐resolution gridded daily precipitation products obtained from The Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Stations data (CHIRPS), Climate Prediction Center Africa Rainfall Climatology Version 2.0 (CPC‐ARC2) and Tropical Applications of Meteorology using SATellite data and ground‐based observations (TAMSAT). Comparison of precipitation from the RCMs with the three gridded reference observations shows relatively good performance across the different regions with median value within the range of 3–5 mm·day −1 in Central Africa, 1.5–4.5 mm·day −1 in Western Africa, 1.8–2.8 mm·day −1 in Eastern Africa and 0.5–2.2 mm·day −1 in Southern Africa. On the other hand, the correlation values of drought duration–severity from CORDEX‐CORE models in the different regions of Africa exhibit predominantly strong values greater than 0.8 for both historical and projected climate. The analysis also considered two families of copulas: Archimedean (Frank, Clayton, Gumbel) and Elliptical (Gaussian, Student's t ). The performance of the copula functions were estimated using the Akaike information criteria (AIC). Generally, there is a good agreement in the distribution of observed precipitation among the three observational data products across the subregion of Africa, with slight differences attributed to the different processing algorithms of the products. Across West Africa, mean precipitation values from CPC, CHIRPS and TAMSAT was 2.86, 3.16 and 3.07 mm·day −1 , respectively. The CCLM‐NCC underestimated the mean values of precipitation reported in the observation data, while CCLM‐MPI and CCLM‐HAD overestimated the mean values of precipitation in the West Africa region.

Responsible sourcing in the food industry: a scoping review - Samuel Eric Kamgang; Olivier Boiral; Laurence Guillaumie; Marie-Christine Brotherton (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Mapping 26 years of climate change research in finance and accounting: a systematic scientometric analysis - Monica Singhania; Shikha Gupta; Gurmani Chadha; Eric Braune; Leo Paul Dana; Samuel O. Idowu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Time-Dependent Modelling of the Wave-Induced Vibration of Ice Shelves - Samuel McNeil; Michael H. Meylan (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023)
This work presents an investigation of ice shelf vibration using a model based on shallow water approximation. The study focused on the effect of changes in the draft on the vibration of the ice shelf and presents both time-domain and frequency-domain results. The model used a radiation condition for energy propagation into the ice shelf. Furthermore, an energy balance relation was derived to investigate the energy flow within the system. Results show that changes in the draft can significantly impact the ice shelf’s vibration and that the energy flow within the system is affected by the geometry of the ice shelf. Results are presented for the interaction of wave packets in the time domain with the ice shelf. These show that energy is reflected and transmitted by the ice shelf and that the motion of the wave packets is very different in the ice shelf than in the open water. Overall, this study provides insight into the dynamics of ice shelf vibration and highlights the importance of considering changes in the draft and using the time domain when modelling these phenomena.

Demystifying image-based machine learning: a practical guide to automated analysis of field imagery using modern machine learning tools - Byron T. Belcher; Eliana H. Bower; Benjamin Burford; Maria Rosa Celis; Ashkaan K. Fahimipour; Isabela L. Guevara; Kakani Katija; Zulekha Khokhar; Anjana Manjunath; Samuel Nelson; Simone Olivetti; Eric Orenstein; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Image-based machine learning methods are becoming among the most widely-used forms of data analysis across science, technology, engineering, and industry. These methods are powerful because they can rapidly and automatically extract rich contextual and spatial information from images, a process that has historically required a large amount of human labor. A wide range of recent scientific applications have demonstrated the potential of these methods to change how researchers study the ocean. However, despite their promise, machine learning tools are still under-exploited in many domains including species and environmental monitoring, biodiversity surveys, fisheries abundance and size estimation, rare event and species detection, the study of animal behavior, and citizen science. Our objective in this article is to provide an approachable, end-to-end guide to help researchers apply image-based machine learning methods effectively to their own research problems. Using a case study, we describe how to prepare data, train and deploy models, and overcome common issues that can cause models to underperform. Importantly, we discuss how to diagnose problems that can cause poor model performance on new imagery to build robust tools that can vastly accelerate data acquisition in the marine realm. Code to perform analyses is provided at https://github.com/heinsense2/AIO_CaseStudy .

Evaluation of anti-nucleocapsid level variation to assess SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in a vaccinated population - Renée Bazin; Samuel Rochette; Josée Perreault; Marie-Josée Fournier; Yves Grégoire; Amélie Boivin; Antoine Lewin; Marc Germain; Christian Renaud (Infectious Diseases, 2023)

A critical review in recent progress of hollow fiber membrane contactors for efficient CO2 separations - Aniqa Imtiaz; Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman; Asim Jilani; Imran Ullah Khan; Roziana Kamaludin; Muhammad Ayub; Ojo Samuel; Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan; NurAwanis Hashim; Mohd Hafiz Puteh (Chemosphere, 2023)

Parasitism of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci by aphelinid parasitoids on cassava across five agro-ecological zones of Cameroon - Isaac Tize; Elias Nchiwan Nukenine; Apollin Fotso Kuate; Armand Doumtsop Fotio; Samuel Nanga Nanga; Francis Ngome Ajebesone; Peter Kulakow; P. Lava Kumar; Komi Kouma Mokpokpo Fiaboe; Rachid Hanna (Crop Protection, 2023)

Gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons over the South China Sea: Implications for atmospheric transport under monsoon influences - Haowen Zheng; Mengyang Liu; Rainer Lohmann; Daning Li; Simon Vojta; Samuel Katz; Weimin Wang; Hongwei Ke; Chunhui Wang; Minggang Cai (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

Impact assessment of high-risk analytes in produced water from oil and gas industry - Francis Nsiah; Samuel Kofi Tulashie; Michael Miyittah; Francis Nuamah; Francis Worlanyo Tsyawo (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

Consequences of ignoring climate impacts on New England groundfish stock assessment and management - Mackenzie D. Mazur; Jerelle Jesse; Steven X. Cadrin; Samuel B. Truesdell; Lisa Kerr (Fisheries Research, 2023)

Structure and composition of natural ferrihydrite nano-colloids in anoxic groundwater - Maya Engel; Vincent Noël; Samuel Pierce; Libor Kovarik; Ravi K. Kukkadapu; Juan S. Lezama Pacheco; Odeta Qafoku; J. Ray Runyon; Jon Chorover; Weijiang Zhou; John Cliff; Kristin Boye; et al. (Water Research, 2023)

Achieving sustainable development goal 7 in Africa: Does globalization matter for electricity access, renewable energy consumption, and energy efficiency? - Hervé Kaffo Fotio; Samuel Adams; Hilaire Nkengfack; Boker Poumie (Utilities Policy, 2023)

Sex-specific respiratory and systemic endocrine effects of acute acrolein and trichloroethylene inhalation - Devin I. Alewel; Thomas W. Jackson; Samuel A. Vance; Mette C. Schladweiler; Paul A. Evansky; Andres R. Henriquez; Rachel Grindstaff; Stephen H. Gavett; Urmila P. Kodavanti (Toxicology Letters, 2023)

Pharmacognostic study, anti-inflammatory and, antioxidant activities of Loeseneriella africana - Daniel Anokwah; Evelyn Asante-Kwatia; Yakubu Jibira; Isaac Kingsley Amponsah; Samuel Kyei; Grace Pinkrah Cobbold; Benjamin Adzekey; Ernest Obese; Elvis Ofori Ameyaw; Robert Peter Biney; Abraham Yeboah Mensah (South African Journal of Botany, 2023)

Ethical issues pertaining to sustainable biodiesel synthesis over trans/esterification process - Nabanita Ghosh; D. Rhithuparna; Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum; Gopinath Halder (Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2023)

Emission ratio determination from road vehicles using a range of remote emission sensing techniques - Naomi J. Farren; Christina Schmidt; Hannes Juchem; Denis Pöhler; Shona E. Wilde; Rebecca L. Wagner; Samuel Wilson; Marvin D. Shaw; David C. Carslaw (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Characterization of biophysical contexts leading to severe wildfires in Portugal and their environmental controls - José Manuel Fernández-Guisuraga; Samuel Martins; Paulo M. Fernandes (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

High-resolution patterns and inequalities in ambient fine particle mass (PM2.5) and black carbon (BC) in the Greater Accra Metropolis, Ghana - Abosede S. Alli; Sierra N. Clark; Jiayuan Wang; James Bennett; Allison F. Hughes; Majid Ezzati; Michael Brauer; James Nimo; Josephine Bedford-Moses; Solomon Baah; Alicia Cavanaugh; Samuel Agyei-Mensah; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Trace metal concentration in common fishes from the Lagos lagoon, Southwestern Nigeria - Olusiji Samuel Ayodele; Adedeji Adebukola Adelodun; Adeniyi Oluwagbohunmi (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2023)

Evidence of recent sea-level rise and the formation of a classic Maya canal system inferred from Boca Paila cave sediments, Sian Ka'an biosphere, Mexico - Riley E. Steele; Eduard G. Reinhardt; Frederic Devos; Samuel Meacham; Chris LeMaillot; Jeremy J. Gabriel; Dominique Rissolo; Cesar Arturo Vera; Matthew C. Peros; Sang-Tae Kim; Matthew Marshall; Juliet Zhu (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023)

Machine learning and analytical model hybridization to assess the impact of climate change on solar PV energy production - Samuel Chukwujindu Nwokolo; Anthony Umunnakwe Obiwulu; Julie C. Ogbulezie (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2023)

Sandy beach dynamics by constrained wave energy minimization - Ronan Dupont; Megan Cook; Frédéric Bouchette; Bijan Mohammadi; Samuel Meulé (Ocean Modelling, 2023)

Quantifying the impacts of predation by Great Black-backed Gulls Larus marinus on an Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica population: Implications for conservation management and impact assessments - Samuel Langlois Lopez; Francis Daunt; Jared Wilson; Nina J. O'Hanlon; Kate R. Searle; Sophie Bennett; Mark A. Newell; Michael P. Harris; Elizabeth Masden (Marine Environmental Research, 2023)

Going nowhere fast: Might changing activity patterns help explain falling travel? - Eric A. Morris; Samuel Speroni; Brian D. Taylor (Journal of Transport Geography, 2023)

Implications of fire-induced evapotranspiration shifts for recharge-runoff generation and vegetation conversion in the western United States - Natalie M. Collar; Brian A. Ebel; Samuel Saxe; Ashley J. Rust; Terri S. Hogue (Journal of Hydrology, 2023)

Effect of acute ultraviolet radiation on Galleria mellonella health and immunity - Aušrinė Sabockytė; Samuel McAllister; Christopher J. Coates; Jenson Lim (Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 2023)

Tailored synthesized Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts with excellent water vapor stability for low temperature oxidation of CO and C3H6 - Samuel Daniel; Cedric Karel Fonzeu Monguen; Olumide Bolarinwa Ayodele; Zhen-Yu Tian (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023)

Shifts in fisher (Pekania pennanti) diet in response to climate-induced tree mortality in California assessed with DNA metabarcoding - Kristine L. Pilgrim; Rebecca E. Green; Kathryn L. Purcell; Taylor M. Wilcox; Eric L. McGregor; Larissa E. Gleason; Samuel K. Wasser; Michael K. Schwartz (Journal for Nature Conservation, 2023)

Reply to the comment by Retallack et al. (2023) on “Stinging News: ‘Dickinsonia’ discovered in the Upper Vindhyan of India not worth the buzz” - Samuel Kwafo; Ananya Singha; Manoj Pandit; Joseph Meert (Gondwana Research, 2023)

Role of pH and Eh in geothermal systems: Thermodynamic examples and impacts on scaling and corrosion - Samuel Bowman; Vikas Agrawal; Shikha Sharma (Geothermics, 2023)

Oak savanna vegetation response to layered restoration approaches: Thinning, burning, and grazing - Austin M. Yantes; Samuel P. Reed; Anna M. Yang; Rebecca A. Montgomery (Forest Ecology and Management, 2023)

Sugar profile and volatile aroma composition in fermented dried beans and roasted nibs from six controlled pollinated Cameroonian fine-flavor cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) hybrids - Simon Perrez Akoa; Renaud Boulanger; Pierre Effa Onomo; Marc Lebrun; Martine Louise Ondobo; Marie-Christine Lahon; Samuel Arsene Ntyam Mendo; Nicolas Niemenak; Pierre-François Djocgoue (Food Bioscience, 2023)

Long-term exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 severity: A cohort study in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom - Samuel Hyman; Jiawei Zhang; Zorana Jovanovic Andersen; Sheena Cruickshank; Peter Møller; Konstantinos Daras; Richard Williams; David Topping; Youn-Hee Lim (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Spatial scale and spatial effects: Shedding light on how a change of scale can affect the characterization of environmental health inequalities - Delphine Brousmiche; Caroline Lanier; Florent Occelli; Louis Pochet; Samuel Degezelle; Michael Genin; Annabelle Deram; Damien Cuny (Environmental Science & Policy, 2023)

Brevetoxin induces a shift in the redox state of the proteome and unfolded protein response in human lymphoblast cells that can be alleviated with the acrolein scavenger MESNA - Jordan Jobson; Pawlos S. Tsegay; Mayra Tabares Beltran; Eman A. Taher; Samuel R. Rein; Yuan Liu; Kathleen S. Rein (Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2023)

The pathway for electricity prosumption in Ghana - Forson Peprah; Samuel Gyamfi; Eric Effah-Donyina; Mark Amo-Boateng (Energy Policy, 2023)

A multilevel analysis of the perception and behavior of Europeans regarding climate change - Felipe Roberto da Silva; José Iran Batista Melo Filho; Caio Victor; Marcio de Oliveira Mota; Samuel Façanha Câmara; Francisco Roberto Pinto; Thiago Matheus De Paula; Felipe Gerhard; Marcelo O. Soares (Environmental Development, 2023)

Controls on sediment residence times in an Alpine river catchment inferred from uranium isotopes - Maude Thollon; Anthony Dosseto; Samuel Toucanne; Germain Bayon (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2023)

Temporal recruitment of base excision DNA repair factors in living cells in response to different micro-irradiation DNA damage protocols - Ming-Lang Zhao; Donna F. Stefanick; Cristina A. Nadalutti; William A. Beard; Samuel H. Wilson; Julie K. Horton (DNA Repair, 2023)

Sulphonated cellulose-based carbon as a green heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production: Process optimization and kinetic studies - Kankana Saikia; Kanokwan Ngaosuwan; Suttichai Assabumrungrat; Bhaskar Singh; Patrick U. Okoye; Umer Rashid; Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2023)

Genetic breaks caused by ancient forest fragmentation: phylogeography of Staudtia kamerunensis (Myristicaceae) reveals distinct clusters in the Congo Basin - Samuel Vanden Abeele; Katarina Matvijev; Olivier J. Hardy; Dieu-Merci Assumani; Bhély Angoboy Ilondea; Hans Beeckman; Gael U. D. Bouka; Clay Archange Boupoya; Victor Deklerck; Jean-François Flot; Jean-François Gillet; Narcisse Guy Kamdem; et al. (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2023)
Documenting species and population diversity is becoming increasingly important as the destruction and degradation of natural ecosystems are leading to a worldwide biodiversity loss. Despite the rapid development of genetic tools, many species remain undocumented and little is known about the diversity of individuals and populations, especially for tropical African plants. In this study, we aim to identify putative hidden species and/or differentiated populations in the tropical African tree Staudtia kamerunensis Warb. (Myristicaceae), a widespread species characterized by a high morphological diversity and a complex taxonomical history. Historical herbarium vouchers were sampled and leaf or cambium samples were collected in the field, dried in silica gel, and subsequently genotyped at 14 microsatellite loci (SSRs), as well as sequenced for two nuclear genes ( At103 , Agt1 ) and one plastid region ( psbA-trnH ). These genetic data were then analyzed using Bayesian clustering, population genetics, and the construction of haplowebs to assess genetic clustering patterns, the distribution of genetic diversity, and genetic differentiation among populations. Multiple genetically differentiated clusters were observed in parapatry throughout Central Africa. Genetic diversity was high and similar among these clusters, apart from the most differentiated populations in southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), which showed lower levels of genetic diversity. The genetic breaks detected between S. kamerunensis populations are likely not indicative of hidden species but rather result from ancient rainforest fragmentation during cold and dry periods in the Pliocene and/or Pleistocene. The strong genetic divergence between populations in southeast DR Congo could be the result of an ongoing speciation linked to ecological niche differentiation.

Capability of satellite rainfall products in simulating streamflows in the Black Volta Basin - Frederick Yaw Logah; Emmanuel Obuobie; Kwaku Amaning Adjei; Charles Gyamfi; Samuel Nii Odai (Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2023)

Green synthesis of copper and silver nanoparticles and their comparative toxicity and antibacterial evaluation in pharmaceutical wastewater treatment - Juwon Samuel Afolayan; Emmanuel Ajani; Sabiu Saheed; Rebecca Damilola Folorunsho; Mopelola Azeemat Abdullateef (Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2023)

Repurposing FDA-approved drugs as inhibitors of therapy-induced invadopodia activity in glioblastoma cells - Dylan Jones; Clarissa A. Whitehead; Marija Dinevska; Samuel S. Widodo; Liam M. Furst; Andrew P. Morokoff; Andrew H. Kaye; Katharine J. Drummond; Theo Mantamadiotis; Stanley S. Stylli (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2023)
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent primary central nervous system tumour in adults. The lethality of GBM lies in its highly invasive, infiltrative, and neurologically destructive nature resulting in treatment failure, tumour recurrence and death. Even with current standard of care treatment with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, surviving tumour cells invade throughout the brain. We have previously shown that this invasive phenotype is facilitated by actin-rich, membrane-based structures known as invadopodia. The formation and matrix degrading activity of invadopodia is enhanced in GBM cells that survive treatment. Drug repurposing provides a means of identifying new therapeutic applications for existing drugs without the need for discovery or development and the associated time for clinical implementation. We investigate several FDA-approved agents for their ability to act as both cytotoxic agents in reducing cell viability and as ‘anti-invadopodia’ agents in GBM cell lines. Based on their cytotoxicity profile, three agents were selected, bortezomib, everolimus and fludarabine, to test their effect on GBM cell invasion. All three drugs reduced radiation/temozolomide-induced invadopodia activity, in addition to reducing GBM cell viability. These drugs demonstrate efficacious properties warranting further investigation with the potential to be implemented as part of the treatment regime for GBM.

Statistical evaluation of Jason-2 satellite altimetry products in a trans-boundary river basin; the case study of the White Volta River basin in Ghana - Sylvester Darko; Kwaku Amaning Adjei; Charles Gyamfi; Samuel Nii Odai (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2023)

Validation of net radiation from multi-models and satellite retrieval over Nigeria - Olusola Samuel Ojo (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2023)

Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis of particulate matter and atmospheric variables at different time scales - Ibiyinka Fuwape; Samuel Ogunjo; Joshua Akinsusi; Babatunde Rabiu; Gregory Jenkins (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2023)

Geochemical and multivariate statistical characterization of shales of the Oti−Pendjari Group of the Neoproterozoic Basin of Ghana: implication of paleoweathering, climatic conditions, and provenance - Mahamuda Abu; Samuel Nunoo; Raymond Webrah Kazapoe (Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 2023)

Implementation During a Pandemic: Findings, Successes, and Lessons Learned from Community Grantees - Wilhelmenia Mathias; Karen A. Nichols; Jewel Golden-Wright; Ciaran M. Fairman; Tisha M. Felder; Lauren Workman; Karen E. Wickersham; Kimberly J. Flicker; Jingxi Sheng; Samuel B. Noblet; Swann Arp Adams; Jan M. Eberth; et al. (Journal of Cancer Education, 2023)

Global Warming Status in the African Continent: Sources, Challenges, Policies, and Future Direction - Heba Bedair; Mubaraka S. Alghariani; Esraa Omar; Quadri Agbolade Anibaba; Michael Remon; Charné Bornman; Samuel Kuria Kiboi; Hadeer Abdulrahman Rady; Abdul-Moomin Ansong Salifu; Soumya Ghosh; Reginald Tang Guuroh; Lassina Sanou; et al. (International Journal of Environmental Research, 2023)
Africa is the second largest continent after Asia, having a larger than 30 million km 2 area. Doubtlessly, one of the biggest ecological and societal problems of the twenty-first century is climate change. Since the early 1970s, it has been clear that Africa is already experiencing the effects of climate change, and it has given rise to a wide range of new and unusual phenomena, such as rising temperatures, poor agricultural output, extreme different weather scenarios, and the spread of disease, among other things. Therefore, the current review aims at screening the impact of climate change on agricultural sector, human health and food security in Africa compared to the other continents, evaluating the change projections in future and highlighting the role of African leaders in mitigating and adapting to these effects. Artificial intelligence, remote sensing, and high-tech algorithms were applied to analyze these effects. Historical data were downloaded in near real-time from January 2009 to the present from the FAO Water Productivity Open-access portal WaPOR and Terra Climate datasets on Earth Engine platform. Assessment process was performed using Google Earth Engine, whereas future data were downloaded from WorldClim 2.1. We used 2021–2040 timelines and two scenarios: SSP245 and SSP585. For the SSP and timeline, we downloaded four versions, based on four different global circulation models (GCMs): IPSL-CM6A-LR (France), MRI-ESM2-0 (Japan), CanESM5 (Canadian), and BCC-CSM2-MR (China), to reflect the uncertainty among GCMs. We averaged future projection of each variable and SSP across four GCMs to decrease the uncertainty connected with a particular GCM. We presented the averaged results as maps. Annual precipitation totals were significantly above average in Central and East Africa, while under SSP 245 scenario, Madagascar would experience high rainfall. The highest temperature anomalies were seen in parts of the Greater Horn of Africa, western equatorial regions, and the north-western part of the continent. Minimum and Maximum temperature predictions showed that Africa would experience harsh temperatures than previously recorded in the historical years. A high average maximum temperature is predicted across the sub-Sahara Africa, South Africa, Somalia, and Madagascar under SSP 245 and SSP 585. The MCD64A1 dataset tagged in Earth Engine was used to classify forest fire risk in Africa. Analysis revealed that the highest fire risk was recorded in Savannah in tropical and subtropical Africa. Further, changes in rainfall and increased temperature leading to increased evaporation would directly reduce runoff levels and recharge groundwater which in turn will have negative effects on biodiversity, agriculture, and food security. Notably, African leaders have played positive role in the recent climate negotiations and bright climate initiatives have been emerged. Hopefully they will solve the climate crisis across the continent.

Understanding the process of angiogenesis in regenerating earthworm - Mijithra Ganesan; Johnson Retnaraj Samuel Selvan Christyraj; Saravanakumar Venkatachalam; Beryl Vedha Yesudhason; Weslen Vedakumari Sathyaraj; Jackson Durairaj Selvan Christyraj (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2023)

Functional near infrared spectroscopy detects cortical activation changes concurrent with memory loss in postmenopausal women with Type II Diabetes - Stacey L. Gorniak; Victoria E. Wagner; Kelly Vaughn; Jonathan Perry; Lauren Gulley Cox; Hidetaka Hibino; Samuel A. Montero-Hernandez; Arturo E. Hernandez; Luca Pollonini (Experimental Brain Research, 2023)

Occurrence of Rickettsia spp. and Coxiella burnetii in ixodid ticks in Kassena-Nankana, Ghana - Seth Offei Addo; Ronald Essah Bentil; Bernice Olivia Ama Baako; Kevin Nii Yartey; Eric Behene; Benjamin Asiamah; Abena Akyeamaa Nyarko; Victor Asoala; Mohamed Sallam; Suzanne Mate; James C. Dunford; John Asiedu Larbi; et al. (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2023)

Mechanisms behind large-scale inconsistencies between regional and global climate model-based projections over Europe - Ioan Sabin Taranu; Samuel Somot; Antoinette Alias; Julien Boé; Christine Delire (Climate Dynamics, 2023)

Characterization of intertropical convergence zone using SAPHIR/Megha-Tropiques satellite brightness temperature data - Sisma Samuel; Nizy Mathew; V. Sathiyamoorthy (Climate Dynamics, 2023)

Facies analysis and sedimentology of the Campanian–Maastrichtian sediments, southern Bida Basin, Nigeria - Godwin Okumagbe Aigbadon; Obinna Chigoziem Akakuru; Felix Iwebunor Chinyem; Ernest Orji Akudo; Kizito Ojochenemi Musa; Ikenna Arisi Obasi; Brume Overare; Azuka Ocheli; Zulaihat Jummai Sanni; Jamilu Ahmed Bala; Samuel Okechukwu Onyekuru; Mu’awiya Baba Aminu (Carbonates and Evaporites, 2023)

Neutralizing antibodies to bovine and bubaline alphaherpesviruses in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) - Camila Mengue Scheffer; Ana Paula Muterle Varela; Thais Fumaco Teixeira; Candice Schmidt; Samuel Paulo Cibulski; Helton Fernandes dos Santos; Phelipe Magalhães Duarte; Fabricio Souza Campos; Ana Cláudia Franco; Paulo Michel Roehe (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2023)

A molten salt test loop for component and instrumentation testing - T.L. Head; Allison M. Berry; Keaton J. Brewster; Robert L. Brown; Hailey N. Burden; Reuben Byrd; Timothy Doty; Jess Dowdy; Kameron A. Hill; R.A. Jinkerson; Timothy J. Kennedy; Ronald C. Laehn; et al. (Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023)

Crop-specific effectiveness of birds as agents of pest control - Samuel J. Mayne; David I. King; Jeremy C. Andersen; Joseph S. Elkinton (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Intensification differentially affects the delivery of multiple ecosystem services in subtropical and temperate grasslands - Shishir Paudel; Nuria Gomez-Casanovas; Elizabeth H. Boughton; Samuel D. Chamberlain; Pradeep Wagle; Brekke L. Peterson; Rajen Bajgain; Patrick J. Starks; Jefferey Basara; Carl J. Bernacchi; Evan H. DeLucia; Laura E. Goodman; et al. (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Ant invasion is associated with lower root density and different root distribution of a foundational savanna tree species - Patrick D. Milligan; Todd M. Palmer; John S. Lemboi; John Mosiany; Samuel Mutisya; Benard Gituku; Alfred Kibungei; Elizabeth G. Pringle (Biological Invasions, 2023)

US regulations to curb alleged cancer causes are ineffectual and compromised by scientific, constitutional and ethical violations - Gio B. Gori; Michael Aschner; Christopher J. Borgert; Samuel M. Cohen; Daniel R. Dietrich; Corrado L. Galli; Helmut Greim; John S. Heslop-Harrison; Sam Kacew; Norbert E. Kaminski; James E. Klaunig; Hans W.J. Marquardt; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2023)
The 1958 Delaney amendment to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act prohibited food additives causing cancer in animals by appropriate tests. Regulators responded by adopting chronic lifetime cancer tests in rodents, soon challenged as inappropriate, for they led to very inconsistent results depending on the subjective choice of animals, test design and conduct, and interpretive assumptions. Presently, decades of discussions and trials have come to conclude it is impossible to translate chronic animal data into verifiable prospects of cancer hazards and risks in humans. Such conclusion poses an existential crisis for official agencies in the US and abroad, which for some 65 years have used animal tests to justify massive regulations of alleged human cancer hazards, with aggregated costs of $trillions and without provable evidence of public health advantages. This article addresses suitable remedies for the US and potentially worldwide, by critically exploring the practices of regulatory agencies vis-á-vis essential criteria for validating scientific evidence. According to this analysis, regulations of alleged cancer hazards and risks have been and continue to be structured around arbitrary default assumptions at odds with basic scientific and legal tests of reliable evidence. Such practices raise a manifold ethical predicament for being incompatible with basic premises of the US Constitution, and with the ensuing public expectations of testable truth and transparency from government agencies. Potential remedies in the US include amendments to the US Administrative Procedures Act, preferably requiring agencies to justify regulations compliant with the Daubert opinion of the Daubert ruling of the US Supreme Court, which codifies the criteria defining reliable scientific evidence . International reverberations are bound to follow what remedial actions may be taken in the US, the origin of current world regulatory procedures to control alleged cancer causing agents.

Effect of alkalinity and light intensity on the growth of the freshwater sponge Ephydatia fluviatilis (Porifera: Spongillidae) - Marc Gost; Samuel Pinya; Antoni Sureda; Silvia Tejada; Pere Ferriol (Aquatic Ecology, 2023)
The adaptation of sponges to freshwater environments was a major event in the evolutionary history of this clade. The transition from a marine environment to freshwater ecosystems entailed a great number of adaptations to more unstable habitats, such as the ability to form resistance gemmules as a defense mechanism against environmental adversity. However, data on the parameters that modulate hatching and growth of these animals are scarce. In the present study, the growth response capacity of Ephydatia fluviatilis (Porifera: Spongillidae) has been evaluated in relation to both water alkalinity and light intensity. The results obtained revealed a positive association between the growth capacity of this freshwater sponge and high alkalinity values. On the other hand, exposure to light, regardless of its intensity, affected the development and distribution of the symbionts, which in turn, corresponds to a higher growth rate of the sponge. The obtained data suggest an explanation for the greater distribution of this species in alkaline environments. The results of this work also shed light on the importance of the symbiosis phenomenon in E. fluviatilis .

Passive acoustic feeders as a tool to assess feed response and growth in shrimp pond production - João Reis; Aya S. Hussain; Alexis Weldon; Samuel Walsh; William Stites; Melanie Rhodes; D. Allen Davis (Aquaculture International, 2023)

Appraisal of Acalypha wilkesiana Godseffiana mitigating effects against carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced oxidative impairment in female wistar rat - Dorcas Ibukun Akinloye; Olatunbosun Samuel Sojinu; Regina Ngozi Ugbaja; Samuel Agemo; Moses Oluwasegun Akintubuwa; Tolulope Julius Bolaji (Advances in Traditional Medicine, 2023)

Mycoplasma wenyonii and Candidatus Mycoplasma Haemobos in Pastoralists Cattle in Nigeria - Joshua Kamani; Mike Shand; Audu Shekaro; Bukar Laminu; Olubade Toyin; Moses Samuel Abasiama; Juliane Schaer; Shimon Harrus (Acta Parasitologica, 2023)

Reproductive changes in Foveaux Strait Ostrea chilensis , Southern New Zealand, after Bonamia exitiosa epidemics - Samuel D. Heenan; Keith P. Michael; Daniel C. Smart; P. Mark Lokman; Miles D. Lamare (New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 2023)
The commercially significant Foveaux Strait Ostrea chilensis fishery has been typified by consistently low brooding rates and recruitment failures since recurrent mass mortalities from Bonamia exitiosa infection. The present study examined the gametogenic cycle of Foveaux Strait O. chilensis monthly, from July 2017 to September 2018, using histological examination of the gonad and condition indices to determine resulting changes to gametogenesis, spawning, brooding, and spatial variation, compared to an initial study of reproduction before B. exitiosa epidemics. The seasonal gametogenic cycle and brooding period were similar to previous descriptions. However, there was evidence for a more female skewed sex ratio, and the development and release of ova into the mantle cavity at smaller sizes. Despite similarities in gametogenesis, sex ratios, temperature, and chlorophyll‐a concentrations between five sites across Foveaux Strait, the western‐most site had no brooders and consistently lower condition indices, compared to the eastern‐most site. Oysters may need to be in sufficient condition to initiate brooding, and reduced male densities may contribute to sperm limitation, which, along with a disconnect between the peak release of gametes and brooding, may have contributed to lower brooding rates.

Informing obligations: Best practice information for catch‐and‐release in Swedish local recreational fisheries management - Emma Björkvik; Samuel Blyth; Malgorzata Blicharska; Brian Danley; Patrik Rönnbäck (Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2023)
Catch‐and‐release (C&R) is a popular management tool that can support sustainable development of recreational fisheries, if anglers adopt scientifically informed “best practices.” However, although the role of best practices is widely established in the academic literature, this knowledge is not always disseminated to anglers. In this paper, we investigated if and to what extent local management organizations provided best practice information to anglers. Based on a sample of 331 Swedish organizations, we reviewed the websites through which these organizations sold fishing licenses. Our review demonstrated widespread use of C&R as a management tool yet a general lack of best practice information. Among the small fraction of organizations that mentioned best practices, most mentioned only a single practice, with little consistency among practices that received attention. In addition, best practice information was particularly lacking for pike ( Esox Lucius ) and perch ( Perca fluviatilis ), which are by far the most landed and released species nationally. We discovered major knowledge deficiencies that provide insights about where and how to focus efforts for improving best practice information, in the context of local recreational fisheries management.

Endangered spined loach Cobitis species in Southwest Germany: A complex network of native, hybrid and newly emerged populations - Samuel Roch; Patrick Bartolin; Pascal Vonlanthen; Jan Baer; Simon Grundmüller; Laura S. Epp; Alexander Brinker (Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2023)
Successful conservation of cryptic species such as representatives of the genus Cobitis presents a challenge for fishery managers. Only Cobitis taenia L. is currently assumed to occur in southwest Germany, where it is classified as critically endangered. Established genetic markers and eDNA analysis identified three Cobitis species in the study area. Cobitis taenia and Cobitis elongatoides were widely distributed in the Rhine River system, primarily forming hybrid species complexes in which polyploid individuals dominate but coexist with diploid parent species. A third non‐native species, Cobitis bilineata , has recently become established in the southern part of the Rhine to which it probably migrated naturally via the connected Aare River system. In the Danube River catchment, two populations, including one previously thought to be extinct, comprise both diploid and polyploid representatives of C. elongatoides . Our results provide an important basis for more targeted conservation strategies for Cobitis species currently found in the region.

Exploitation competition between seed predators and dispersers introduced to H awaiian forests - Samuel B. Case; Corey E. Tarwater (Ecology, 2023)
Exploitation competition occurs when one group of organisms reduces the availability of a resource for another group of organisms. For instance, plants produce a certain number of fruits for seed dispersal by fruit‐eating animals (hereafter frugivores), and fruit consumption by one group of frugivores can reduce the number of fruits available for other frugivores. However, it is uncertain whether exploitation competition is common among frugivores, particularly in novel ecosystems, where food resources are generally thought to be abundant and invasive species are dietary generalists. In a novel ecosystem in Hawai‘i, we used gut passage experiments with captive birds to identify roles of introduced frugivores and found they were either distinctly seed dispersers or predators. We then experimentally tested how frugivory by seed predators influenced frugivory by seed dispersers. Specifically, we used exclosures around fruiting plants that blocked seed predator access, while permitting seed disperser access, and we had two control treatments that allowed for access by all frugivores ( n = 139 plants). When seed predators were excluded from plants, there was more frugivory by dispersers compared to controls, and results varied by year and plant species. Overall, we show that introduced frugivores occupied distinct ecological roles (seed predator or seed disperser), exploitation competition occurred between these introduced frugivore groups, and seed predators had both direct (via seed destruction) and indirect (via reduction in frugivory by dispersers) effects on seed dispersal. Thus, in this novel ecosystem, multiple frugivory is subtractive, and competition for fruit between introduced seed predators and seed dispersers scales up to affect invasions and the conservation of native flora.

Linked disturbance in the temperate forest: Earthworms, deer, and canopy gaps - Samuel P. Reed; Dustin R. Bronson; Jodi A. Forrester; Leah M. Prudent; Anna M. Yang; Austin M. Yantes; Peter B. Reich; Lee E. Frelich (Ecology, 2023)
Despite the large body of theory concerning multiple disturbances, relatively few attempts have been made to test the theoretical assumptions of how and if disturbances interact. Of particular importance is whether disturbance events are linked, as this can influence the probability and intensity of ecological change. Disturbances are linked when one disturbance event increases or decreases the likelihood or extent of another. To this end, we used two long‐term, multi‐disturbance experiments in northern Wisconsin to determine whether earthworm invasion is linked to canopy gap creation and white‐tailed deer browsing. These three disturbances are common and influential within North American temperate forests, making any interactions among them particularly important to understand. We expected both deer and canopy gaps to favor invasive earthworms, particularly species that live close to or on the soil surface. However, we found only partial support of our hypotheses, as both deer exclosures and canopy gaps decreased earthworms in each experiment. Further, earthworm density increased the most over time in areas far from the gap center and in areas with deer present. Deer exclosures primarily decreased Aporrectodea and Lumbricus species, while gaps decreased Dendrobaena and Lumbricus species. Our findings show that earthworm invasion is linked to deer presence and gap‐creating disturbances, which provides new insight in multiple disturbance theory, aboveground–belowground dynamics, and temperate forest management.

Contrasting ecological information content in whaling archives with modern cetacean surveys for conservation planning and identification of historical distribution changes - Tom B. Letessier; Laura Mannocci; Brittney Goodwin; Clare Embling; Asha de Vos; R. Charles Anderson; Simon N. Ingram; Andy Rogan; Samuel T. Turvey (Conservation Biology, 2023)
Many species are restricted to a marginal or suboptimal fraction of their historical range due to anthropogenic impacts, making it hard to interpret their ecological preferences from modern‐day data alone. However, inferring past ecological states is limited by the availability of robust data and biases in historical archives, posing a challenge for policy makers . To highlight how historical records can be used to understand the ecological requirements of threatened species and inform conservation, we investigated sperm whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ) distribution in the Western Indian Ocean. We assessed differences in information content and habitat suitability predictions based on whale occurrence data from Yankee whaling logs (1792–1912) and from modern cetacean surveys (1995–2020). We built maximum entropy habitat suitability models containing static (bathymetry‐derived) variables to compare models comprising historical‐only and modern‐only data. Using both historical and modern habitat suitability predictions we assessed marine protected area (MPA) placement by contrasting suitability in‐ and outside MPAs. The historical model predicted high habitat suitability in shelf and coastal regions near continents and islands, whereas the modern model predicted a less coastal distribution with high habitat suitability more restricted to areas of steep topography. The proportion of high habitat suitability inside versus outside MPAs was higher when applying the historical predictions than the modern predictions, suggesting that different marine spatial planning optimums can be reached from either data sources. Moreover, differences in relative habitat suitability predictions between eras were consistent with the historical depletion of sperm whales from coastal regions, which were easily accessed and targeted by whalers, resulting in a modern distribution limited more to steep continental margins and remote oceanic ridges. The use of historical data can provide important new insights and, through cautious interpretation, inform conservation planning and policy, for example, by identifying refugee species and regions of anticipated population recovery.

The effect of green energy production, green technological innovation, green international trade, on ecological footprints - Yadong Liu; Asma Salman; Kamran Khan; Ch Kamran Mahmood; Carlos Samuel Ramos-Meza; Vipin Jain; Malik Shahzad Shabbir (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023)

Anthropogenic nitrogen pollution threats and challenges to the health of South Asian coral reefs - Stuart C. Painter; Yuri Artioli; Fathimath Hana Amir; Jessica Arnull; Raja S. Ganeshram; Nizam Ibrahim; V. Deepak Samuel; R.S. Robin; R. Raghuraman; R. Purvaja; R. Ramesh; Arjan Rajasuriya; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023)
Nitrogen pollution is a widespread and growing problem in the coastal waters of South Asia yet the ecological impacts on the region’s coral ecosystems are currently poorly known and understood. South Asia hosts just under 7% of global coral reef coverage but has experienced significant and widespread coral loss in recent decades. The extent to which this coral ecosystem decline at the regional scale can be attributed to the multiple threats posed by nitrogen pollution has been largely overlooked in the literature. Here, we assess the evidence for nitrogen pollution impacts on corals in the central Indian Ocean waters of India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. We find that there is currently limited evidence with which to clearly demonstrate widespread impacts on coral reefs from nitrogen pollution, including from its interactions with other stressors such as seawater warming. However, this does not prove there are no significant impacts, but rather it reflects the paucity of appropriate observations and related understanding of the range of potential impacts of nitrogen pollution at individual, species and ecosystem levels. This situation presents significant research, management and conservation challenges given the wide acceptance that such pollution is problematic. Following from this, we recommend more systematic collection and sharing of robust observations, modelling and experimentation to provide the baseline on which to base prescient pollution control action.

Enhanced UV-light driven photocatalytic performance of magnetic CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanohybrid for environmental applications - Samuel Brito Ferreira Santos; Luana Rabelo Hollanda; Yasmin Vieira; Guilherme Luiz Dotto; Edson Luiz Foletto; Osvaldo Chiavone-Filho (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Lead and cadmium exposure alters shell morphogenesis in a single-chambered, agglutinated foraminiferan protist - Amanda L. Andreas; Samuel S. Bowser (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023)

Impacts of advertising formation on adopting alternative fuel vehicles in a competitive market - Tina Ziting Xu; Samuel Shuai Liu; Benedict Jun Ma; Adolf K.Y. Ng (Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 2023)

Assessing the role of evapotranspiration in reducing surface temperatures in Harare using the SEBAL algorithm - Tanaka J. Danda; Samuel Kusangaya; Terence D. Mushore; Never Mujere (Urban Climate, 2023)

Chemical decontamination of foods using non-thermal plasma-activated water - Samuel Herianto; Rachelle D. Arcega; Chih-Yao Hou; How-Ran Chao; Ching-Chang Lee; Chia-Min Lin; Trias Mahmudiono; Hsiu-Ling Chen (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Distribution, sources and dispersion of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the water column of the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada - Yuanji Sun; Roger Francois; Richard Pawlowicz; Maria T. Maldonado; Samuel W. Stevens; Maureen Soon (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Making in silico predictive models for toxicology FAIR - Mark T.D. Cronin; Samuel J. Belfield; Katharine A. Briggs; Steven J. Enoch; James W. Firman; Markus Frericks; Clare Garrard; Peter H. Maccallum; Judith C. Madden; Manuel Pastor; Ferran Sanz; Inari Soininen; et al. (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2023)

Impairment of the photorespiratory pathway on tomato leaves during the infection process of Septoria lycopersici - Bruno N. Silva; Bárbara B.M. Picanço; Samuel C.V. Martins; Fabrício A. Rodrigues (Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 2023)

Characterization of Gelidium corneum’s (Florideophyceae, Rhodophyta) vegetative propagation process under increasing levels of temperature and irradiance - Samuel Sainz-Villegas; Begoña Sánchez-Astráin; Araceli Puente; José A. Juanes (Marine Environmental Research, 2023)

Implication of size fraction on benthic foraminiferal-based paleo-reconstructions: A case study from the Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic) - Pauline Depuydt; Christine Barras; Samuel Toucanne; Eleonora Fossile; Meryem Mojtahid (Marine Micropaleontology, 2023)

Modeling identifies variability in SARS-CoV-2 uptake and eclipse phase by infected cells as principal drivers of extreme variability in nasal viral load in the 48 h post infection - Jason Pearson; Timothy Wessler; Alex Chen; Richard C. Boucher; Ronit Freeman; Samuel K. Lai; Raymond Pickles; M. Gregory Forest (Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2023)

TRPV1 inactivation alters core body temperature and serum corticosterone levels: Impacts on clock genes expression in the liver and adrenal glands - Nayara AC. Horta; Paola Fernandes; Thais SR. Cardoso; Frederico SM. Machado; Lucas R. Drummond; Cândido C. Coimbra; Samuel P. Wanner; Ana Maria L Castrucci; Maristela O. Poletini (Journal of Thermal Biology, 2023)

Impacts of the freshwater discharge on hydrodynamical patterns in the Gulf of Arauco (central-southern Chile) using a high-resolution circulation model - Odette A. Vergara; Vincent Echevin; Marcus Sobarzo; H.H. Sepúlveda; Leonardo Castro; Samuel Soto-Mendoza (Journal of Marine Systems, 2023)

Review of the slippage factors from open defecation-free (ODF) status towards open defecation (OD) after the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach implementation - Hemez Ange Aurélien Kouassi; Harinaivo Anderson Andrianisa; Maïmouna Bologo Traoré; Seyram Kossi Sossou; Rikyelle Momo Nguematio; Sidesse Sonia Saapi Ymélé; Mahugnon Samuel Ahossouhe (International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 2023)

Stinging News: ‘Dickinsonia’ discovered in the Upper Vindhyan of India not worth the buzz - Joseph G. Meert; Manoj K. Pandit; Samuel Kwafo; Ananya Singha (Gondwana Research, 2023)

Spinning in circles? A systematic review on the role of theory in social vulnerability, resilience and adaptation research - Christian Kuhlicke; Mariana Madruga de Brito; Bartosz Bartkowski; Wouter Botzen; Canay Doğulu; Sungju Han; Paul Hudson; Ayse Nuray Karanci; Christian J. Klassert; Danny Otto; Anna Scolobig; Thais Moreno Soares; et al. (Global Environmental Change, 2023)

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon could be halved by scaling up the implementation of zero-deforestation cattle commitments - Samuel A. Levy; Federico Cammelli; Jacob Munger; Holly K. Gibbs; Rachael D. Garrett (Global Environmental Change, 2023)

Insight into vaccination and meteorological factors on daily COVID-19 cases and mortality in Bangladesh - Mohammad Nayeem Hasan; Md Aminul Islam; Sarawut Sangkham; Adhena Ayaliew Werkneh; Foysal Hossen; Md Atiqul Haque; Mohammad Morshad Alam; Md Arifur Rahman; Sanjoy Kumar Mukharjee; Tahmid Anam Chowdhury; Juan Eduardo Sosa-Hernández; Md Jakariya; et al. (Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2023)

Repeated cross-sectional study identifies differing risk factors associated with microbial contamination in common food products in the United Kingdom - Nicol Janecko; Roxana Zamudio; Raphaëlle Palau; Samuel J. Bloomfield; Alison E. Mather (Food Microbiology, 2023)

FEMA GRAS assessment of natural flavor complexes: Lemongrass oil, chamomile oils, citronella oil and related flavoring ingredients - Thomas J. Rosol; Samuel M. Cohen; Gerhard Eisenbrand; Shoji Fukushima; Nigel J. Gooderham; F. Peter Guengerich; Stephen S. Hecht; Ivonne M.C.M. Rietjens; Jeanne M. Davidsen; Christie L. Harman; Shannen Kelly; Danarubini Ramanan; et al. (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023)

FEMA GRAS assessment of derivatives of basil, nutmeg, parsley, tarragon and related allylalkoxybenzene-containing natural flavor complexes - Jeanne M. Davidsen; Samuel M. Cohen; Gerhard Eisenbrand; Shoji Fukushima; Nigel J. Gooderham; F. Peter Guengerich; Stephen S. Hecht; Ivonne M.C.M. Rietjens; Thomas J. Rosol; Christie L. Harman; Sean V. Taylor (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2023)

Catalysis interfaced multifunctional membranes for sustainable treatment of water and wastewater - Anusha Hosakote Shankara; Jijoe Samuel Prabagar; Tenzin Thinley; Sneha Yadav; Anilkumar Kotermane Mallikarjunappa; Diganta Bhusan Das; Jenkins David; Wantala Kitirote; Harikaranahalli Puttaiah Shivaraju (Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 2023)

Sorption and desorption performance of La3+/Bi3+ by surface-modified activated carbon for potential application in medical 225Ac/213Bi generators - Hongshan Zhu; Stephan Heinitz; Samuel Eyley; Wim Thielemans; Koen Binnemans; Steven Mullens; Thomas Cardinaels (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Novel peroxidase from bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina): Purification, biochemical characterization and biotechnological applications - Olutosin Samuel Ilesanmi; Omowumi Funke Adedugbe (Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2023)

shinyNORRRM: A Cross-Platform Software to Calculate the CIPW Norm - Reneé González-Guzmán; Luis Alejandro Elizondo-Pacheco; Abraham González-Roque; Carlos Eduardo Sánchez-Torres; Kevin Samuel Cárdenas-Muñoz (Mathematical Geosciences, 2023)
In this paper, a novelty-free software to assess an efficient CIPW Norm (± 0.006 wt.% in differences between input and output data) is presented. The package is available in the official repository for user-contributed R packages (CRAN: Comprehensive R Archive Network). The software is able to handle big data sets and considers minor and trace element compositions. The algorithm can calculate odd minerals in igneous rocks, such as cancrinite and calcite, adjust the Fe +3 /Fe +2 ratio in different standard approaches, and recalculate the compositions of the rocks in an anhydrous basis (100 ± 0.003 wt.% volatile-free adjusted). Furthermore, the package calculates several petrological parameters, and the graphical outputs are displayed following IUGS scheme standards. The prime aspect of shinyNORRRM is the symbiosis of native R functions with the R package’s shiny (Web Application Framework for R) to run the norm in a user-friendly interface. shinyNORRRM can be executed in any operating system and requires no previous programming knowledge, thus promising to be the universal computational program in this matter. The output data are printed in the standard comma-separated values (*.csv) format, which is highly compatible with general spreadsheet editors. In this work, the algorithm of our program is validated using already compiled whole-rock geochemical databases.

GRGS numerical simulations for a GRASP-like mission - Arnaud Pollet; David Coulot; Richard Biancale; Félix Pérosanz; Sylvain Loyer; Jean-Charles Marty; Susanne Glaser; Vladimir Schott-Guilmault; Jean-Michel Lemoine; Flavien Mercier; Samuel Nahmani; Mioara Mandea (Journal of Geodesy, 2023)

Determinants of body core temperatures at fatigue in rats subjected to incremental-speed exercise: The prominent roles of ambient temperature, distance traveled, initial core temperature, and measurement site - Marcelo T. Andrade; Nicolas H. S. Barbosa; Roberto C. S. Souza-Junior; Cletiana G. Fonseca; William C. Damasceno; Kássya Regina-Oliveira; Lucas R. Drummond; Myla A. Bittencourt; Ana C. Kunstetter; Pedro V. R. Andrade; Alexandre S. R. Hudson; Pedro H. Paula; et al. (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2023)

Spatial distribution of Hg in Pra River Basin, Southwestern Ghana using HF acid combination method - Christiana Odumah Hood; Jaćimović Radjoko; Samuel Yeboah Mensah; Milena Horvat (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023)

Comparison of multimodel ensembles of global and regional climate models projections for extreme precipitation over four major river basins in southern Africa— assessment of the historical simulations - Sydney Samuel; Alessandro Dosio; Kgakgamatso Mphale; Dieudonne Nsadisa Faka; Modise Wiston (Climatic Change, 2023)
This study assesses the performance of large ensembles of global (CMIP5, CMIP6) and regional (CORDEX, CORE) climate models in simulating extreme precipitation over four major river basins (Limpopo, Okavango, Orange, and Zambezi) in southern Africa during the period 1983–2005. The ability of the model ensembles to simulate seasonal extreme precipitation indices is assessed using three high-resolution satellite-based datasets. The results show that all ensembles overestimate the annual cycle of mean precipitation over all basins, although the intermodel spread is large, with CORDEX being the closest to the observed values. Generally, all ensembles overestimate the mean and interannual variability of rainy days (RR1), maximum consecutive wet days (CWD), and heavy and very heavy precipitation days (R10mm and R20mm, respectively) over all basins during all three seasons. Simple daily rainfall intensity (SDII) and the number of consecutive dry days (CDD) are generally underestimated. The lowest Taylor skill scores (TSS) and spatial correlation coefficients (SCC) are depicted for CDD over Limpopo compared with the other indices and basins, respectively. Additionally, the ensembles exhibit the highest normalized standard deviations (NSD) for CWD compared to other indices. The intermodel spread and performance of the RCM ensembles are lower and better, respectively, than those of GCM ensembles (except for the interannual variability of CDD). In particular, CORDEX performs better than CORE in simulating extreme precipitation over all basins. Although the ensemble biases are often within the range of observations, the statistically significant wet biases shown by all ensembles underline the need for bias correction when using these ensembles in impact assessments.

Route effects in city-based survey knowledge estimates - Jakub Krukar; Samuel Navas Medrano; Angela Schwering (Cognitive Processing, 2023)
When studying wayfinding in urban environments, researchers are often interested in obtaining measures of participants’ survey knowledge, i.e., their estimate of distant locations relative to other places. Previous work showed that distance estimations are consistently biased when no direct route is available to the queried target or when participants follow a detour. Here we investigated whether a corresponding bias is manifested in two other popular measures of survey knowledge: a pointing task and a sketchmapping task. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a systematic bias in pointing/sketchmapping performance associated with the preferred route choice in an applied urban setting. The results were mixed. We found moderate evidence for the presence of a systematic bias, but only for a subset of urban locations. When two plausible routes to the target were available, survey knowledge estimates were significantly biased in the direction of the route chosen by the participant. When only one plausible route was available, we did not find a statistically significant pattern. The results may have methodological implications for spatial cognition studies in applied urban settings that might be obtaining systematically biased survey knowledge estimates at some urban locations. Researchers should be aware that the choice of urban locations from which pointing and sketchmapping are performed might systematically distort the results, in particular when two plausible but diverging routes to the target are visible from the location.

Marginal abatement costs for GHG emissions in Canada: a shadow cost approach - Samuel Gamtessa; Monika Çule (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2023)
This study approximates the marginal abatement costs (MACs) of reducing GHG emissions in Canada using the shadow cost approach. Utilizing industry level data, we are the first to offer Canadian estimates based on a Hyperbolic Output Distance Function (HODF) and the stochastic frontier estimation. Accounting for GHG emissions caused by energy consumption, we obtain an average shadow MAC of $130/t across 30 industries. In the GHG-intensive industries such as the electric utilities and non-conventional oil extraction, MACs are lower than the CO 2 levy of $50/t imposed by the federal government. Since these low-MACs sectors account for about 98 per cent of total GHG emissions and 94 per cent of total energy use in industries studied, the envisaged $50/t carbon levy could notionally result in a significant GHG abatement in Canada. Graphical abstract

Bee visitation, pollination service, and crop yield in commodity and hybrid seed canola - Samuel V.J. Robinson; Ralph V. Cartar; Stephen F. Pernal; Riley Waytes; Shelley E. Hoover (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2023)

Towards energy efficient autonomous exploration of Mars lava tube with a Martian coaxial quadrotor - Akash Patel; Samuel Karlsson; Björn Lindqvist; Christoforos Kanellakis; Ali-Akbar Agha-Mohammadi; George Nikolakopoulos (Advances in Space Research, 2023)

Defining priorities areas for biodiversity conservation and trading forest certificates in the Cerrado biome in Brazil - Samuel Fernando Schwaida; Rejane Ennes Cicerelli; Tati de Almeida; Edson Eyji Sano; Carlos Henrique Pires; Ana Paula Marques Ramos (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023)

Nitrogen forms and concentration influence the impact of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the biomass and antioxidant enzyme activities of Microcystis aeruginosa - Sadiya Awala Samuel; Mathias Ahii Chia; Waetsi Nya Yusufu; Suleiman Dauda; Wisdom Sohunago Japhet; James Dama Habila (Archives of Microbiology, 2023)