Perennial to annual system conversion: Implications for soil physico-chemical and biological properties - Isabelle M. Legrain; Samuel I. Haruna (Soil and Tillage Research, 2027)

Doping-induced g-C3N4-based S-scheme homojunction with boosted interface/bulk carrier separation for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution and CO2 reduction - Samuel Guemou; Fazal E Haq; Yazhou Zhang; Binjiang Zhai; Wei Liu; Huaiwu Peng; Kang Chen; Maochang Liu; Jinwen Shi (Fuel, 2027)

Inter-laboratory comparison of 14 gaseous components for fuel quality for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles - Abigail Siân Olivia Morris; Pierpaolo Mudugno; Samuel Bates; Shirin Khaki; Thor Anders Aarhaug; Thomas Bacquart (Fuel, 2027)

From glacier to delta: Spatial distribution of PFAS and tire-derived contaminants along the entire Rhône River continuum - Remi Camus; Jérémy Beaud; Jeff Campens; Julien Paupier; Samuel Hoffnung; Sébastien Chanlon; Frederic Geay; Loïc Sartori; Camille Rime; Davide Staedler; Fiorella Lucarini (Water Research, 2027)

Prevalence and determinants of parasitic contamination on fruits and vegetables in gedeo zone, Ethiopia: Implications for foodborne disease - Habtamu Gebrie; Eyob Getu; Samuel Tefera; Andualem Bayih; Abera Abreham; Abel Desalegn Demeke; Natnael Gizachew (Food Microbiology, 2027)

Hydrodynamic optimisation and thermodynamic scaling fidelity of single and dual-chamber OWC wave energy converters in regular waves - Gunay Gazaloglu; Hasan Gokhan Guler; John Ashlin Samuel; Keri Collins; David Simmonds (Coastal Engineering, 2027)

Multi-objective optimisation of the mechanical properties of rice husk ash–modified lateritic concrete - Ocholuje Samuel Ogbo; Emmanuel Owoichoechi Momoh; Emmanuel E. Ndububa; Bala Isah Abdulkarim; Akeem Gbenga Amuda; Olorunninyo Onesimus Afolayan (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2026)

Evaluating ex vivo toll-like receptor agonist response as a potential biomarker in equine gastric ulcer syndrome - Gustavo Ferlini Agne; Daniel Thomas Barratt; Bridget Eileen May; Mark R. Hutchinson; Joshua Holmes; Catherine Steel; Olivier Simon; Samuel Greig Evans; Andrew A. Somogyi; Benjamin W. Sykes; Samantha Franklin (The Veterinary Journal, 2026)

Illegal extractivism and the challenges of governing the commons: Evidence from the Wechiau community hippo sanctuary CREMA, Ghana - Cornelius K.A. Pienaah; Samuel Adeyanju; Daniel Amoak; Issah Baddianaah; Isaac Luginaah (The Extractive Industries and Society, 2026)

Toxicological assessment of potential leachables in parenteral drug products: Bioavailability adjustment considerations - Samuel Boobier; Martyn Chilton; Lance Molnar; Patricia Parris (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2026)

Energy efficient comminution of lithium ores using novel lamella crusher: mineral liberation, breakage kinetics and microstructural analysis - Osamudiamen Emmanuel Agho; Niina Paasovaara; Margarita Mezzetti; Samuel Hartikainen; Saija Luukkanen (Minerals Engineering, 2026)

Hypervolatile retention within small Kuiper Belt Objects - Julia W. Miller; Orkan M. Umurhan; Christian Huber; Aurélie Guilbert-Lepoutre; Samuel P.D. Birch (Icarus, 2026)

Comprehensive review on reported Ti and TiO2 concentrations in food: Towards a standardised threshold for detecting intentional addition - Silvia Dominguez; Amine Kassouf; Jérémie Théolier; Intisar Salim Al-Gharibi; Samuel B. Godefroy (Food Control, 2026)

Development of a voltammetric methodology based on a carbon paste electrode modified with CuO nanoparticles for the indirect determination of aflatoxin B1 in food samples - Karen Olguín-Contreras; Luis Humberto Mendoza Huizar; Carlos Andrés Galán Vidal; Daniel Hernández Ramírez; Araceli Castañeda Ovando; Miriam Franco Guzmán; Israel Samuel Ibarra Ortega; Giaan Arturo Álvarez Romero (Food and Humanity, 2026)

A review of major foodborne outbreaks affecting Canada in the last two decades - Miriam Samuel; Melissa MacKay; Ian Young; Lauren Grant; Abhinand Thaivalappil (Food and Humanity, 2026)

Exposure to AFB1 in cereals: Meta-analysis and risk assessment for adults in the Arab Region - Ali Ballout; Jérémie Théolier; Silvia Dominguez; André El Khoury; Samuel Godefroy (Food and Humanity, 2026)

The cost of structural inaction towards a low-carbon economy under high energy and carbon prices - Aykut Mert Yakut; Samuel McArdle; Kelly de Bruin (Energy and Climate Change, 2026)

The challenges of greenhouse gas emission reporting in emerging economies: lessons from Ghana’s energy sector - Chrisentus Bangkewa Kuunifaa; Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi; Amos Tiereyangn Kabo-Bah; Martin Kyereh Domfeh; Daniel Tutu-Benefoh; Nana Ekow Nkwa Sey (Energy and Climate Change, 2026)

Root system architecture and shoot canopy effects drive erosion control in Napier and Vetiver grasses - Michael O. Adu; Francis Kumi; Peter B. Obour; Emmanuel Arthur; Eric Oppong Danso; Samuel Banafo; Kofi Atiah; Kwadwo K. Amoah; Paul A. Asare; Joel Asiedu; Donatus B. Angnuureng; Stephen E. Moore (Ecological Engineering, 2026)

Encoding ion selectivity into electroactive metal–organic frameworks for lithium extraction and recovery - Joshua S. Samuel; Layla Cosovic; Ahmed Aboalhassan; Islam Elzeny; Markos Ezzat; Alaina Humiston; Jeff Terry; Mona H. Mohamed; Sameh K. Elsaidi (Desalination, 2026)

Effect of rice husk proportion on microbial succession and degradation kinetics during dairy manure composting: a coupling perspective - Xueru Zhu; Haojun Xie; Jufei Wang; Samuel Mbugua Nyambura; Chao Li; Shilong Qiu; Hua Li (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2026)

Sustainable valorization of lignocellulosic biomass for integrated biofuel and biomaterials production within the circular economy framework: Recent advances in pretreatment processes — A comprehensive review - Fisseha A. Bezza; Shepherd M. Tichapondwa; Hendrik G. Brink; Michael O. Daramola; Evans MN. Chirwa; Samuel A. Iwarere (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2026)

Effects of Cholesterol and Solution pH on Daptomycin-bilayer Interactions - Samuel R. Pennock; Maggie Cortes; Megha D. Salecha; Neil X. Sevilla; Nicole R. Rementer; Kevin Rana; Luke C. Hicks; Emmaleigh Fox; Ahmed Grine; Patience S. Hammel; Timothy D. Vaden; Benjamin R. Carone; et al. (The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2026)

Genotypic Variation and the Effects of Nitric Oxide and 1-Methylcyclopropene on Mitigating Blackspot Bruise Enzymatic Browning in Potatoes - Pankaj Kumar Yadav; Samuel Paytosh; Jessica Smith; Nora Olsen; Munevver Dogramaci; Gustavo Henrique de Almeida Teixeira (Potato Research, 2026)
Blackspot bruise is a common defect caused by physical injury of potato tubers that triggers internal enzymatic browning, leading to significant postharvest losses. Reducing the development of internal discolouration has enormous benefits for the industry. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of nitric oxide (NO) and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) in controlling blackspot enzymatic browning in Clearwater Russet, Russet Burbank, and Russet Norkotah potato cultivars. Tubers from these three cultivars were treated with NO (98 mL L −1 ; 5 h) and 1-MCP (0.139 mL L −1 ; 24 h), in addition to the untreated control. After the application of these treatments, half of the tubers were stored at 7.2 °C and 95% relative humidity (RH) for 14 days. The remaining half of the tubers were injured to induce blackspot bruising and then held for 24 h at 23 °C and 65% RH to allow browning symptoms to develop. 1-MCP and NO treatments significantly reduced blackspot enzymatic browning score to 1.3 and 1.1, respectively, compared to the untreated control (1.8) on a scale from 1 (lightest) to 4 (darkest). Treated tubers maintained higher lightness (L*) value of bruise area after peeling 70.47 in 1-MCP and 69.35 in NO, compared to the control, 66.67. Biochemical profile does not show any significant changes with treatment. This study provides preliminary proof of approaches to minimise bruise-associated discolouration in potatoes, with the potential to reduce postharvest losses and enhance the marketable value of fresh potatoes, which needs further verification to see its further implications.

Molecular cartography of breast cancer: decoding genomes, heterogeneity and the tumor microenvironment for personalized targeted therapeutics - Ashik Anil Mathew; Kannan Ramalingam; Diya Gibu; K. P. Muhammed Hashim; S. Aravind Raj; Nijin Samuel Raju; H. C. Ujwal (Molecular Biology Reports, 2026)

A recombinase polymerase amplification-based rapid diagnostic assay for Dysmicoccus neobrevipes, a serious pest of banana in India, with notes on the damage symptoms, natural enemies, and management - J. Poorani; C. Anuradha; A. Mohanasundaram; R. Thanigairaj; P. Samuel; N. Baskar (Molecular Biology Reports, 2026)

Tissue distribution of Orientia tsutsugamushi in rodents: a molecular and immune diagnostic approach - Venkatesan Rajkumar; Gani Taju; Seepoo Abdul Majeed; Paulraj Philip Samuel; Renu Govindarajan; Subbiah Gowri Sankar; Sreedhar Kuttiatt Vijesh; Mohamed Jaffer Abdul Wazith; Kumarasamy Kanimozhi; Azeez Sait Sahul Hameed (Molecular Biology Reports, 2026)

Correction: Unravelling the dual nature of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum: pathogenicity of type-II viable but nonculturable cells induced by cold and UV-C stress - Neha Faridi; Shalini Bhatt; Merwyn Samuel; Ankur Agarwal; Veena Pande; Mohammad Tahir Siddiqui (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2026)

Unravelling the dual nature of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum: pathogenicity of type-II viable but nonculturable cells induced by cold and UV-C stress - Neha Faridi; Shalini Bhatt; Merwyn Samuel; Ankur Agarwal; Veena Pande; Mohammad Tahir Siddiqui (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2026)

Correction: Staphylococcus aureus in commercial laying hens from Pernambuco, Brazil: detection of efflux pumps and β-lactam resistance genes - Órion Pedro da Silva; Denny Parente de Sá Barreto Maia Leite; Valdir Vieira da Silva; Iago Carvalho Barbosa; Samuel Fernando dos Santos; Mércia Rodrigues Barros; Rinaldo Aparecido Mota (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2026)

Staphylococcus aureus in commercial laying hens from Pernambuco, Brazil: detection of efflux pumps and β-lactam resistance genes - Órion Pedro da Silva; Denny Parente de Sá Barreto Maia Leite; Valdir Vieira da Silva; Iago Carvalho Barbosa; Samuel Fernando dos Santos; Mércia Rodrigues Barros; Rinaldo Aparecido Mota (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2026)

Numerical investigation of the hydrothermal performance and entropy generation rate of dimpled-protruded tubes in the intermediate heat exchanger of a SCO2 gas fast reactor - Samuel Olaoluwa Oke; Puzhen Gao; Olatomide Gbenga Fadodun; John N. Njoroge (Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2026)

Regenerative fortification: A soil-centric approach for enhancing food nutritional quality, soil health, and climate resilience - Lukas Pawera; Rika Augustin; Lokeshwar Kesamreddy; Ee Von Goh; John de la Parra; Nick Pasiecznik; Samuel Mathu Ndungu (Agricultural Systems, 2026)

Ecosystem services and disservices of shade trees on cocoa agroforestry systems of Ghana: insight from farmers - Michael Asigbaase; Daniel Akoto Sarfo; Samuel Kumi; Jemima Appiah Nimako (Agroforestry Systems, 2026)

Early-life overconsumption of a high-carbohydrate diet induces metaflammation and kidney injury without impairment of function in adult Wistar rats - Cristhian Neftaly Sánchez-Solís; Hugo Hernández-Fragoso; Alfonso Diaz; Rubén Vázquez-Roque; Olivier Christophe Barbier; José Everardo Avelino-Cruz; Samuel Treviño (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2026)
Frequent consumption of sugary and calorie-dense foods and beverages during childhood may contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adulthood, a risk that can manifest independently of overweight status. Metaflammation, a low-grade inflammation associated with MetS, can induce functional loss in multiple tissues, including the kidneys, potentially signaling the onset of damage. This work aimed to evaluate the progressive structural changes, damage, and kidney function associated with metaflammation-induced MetS in young to adult Wistar rats. Early-life rats were divided into two groups: one fed a standard diet and the other a high-carbohydrate diet (HCD). Three analysis time points were designed: 6 weeks (adolescence), 12 weeks (young adulthood), and 20 weeks (adults). Zoometry, nutritional status, metabolic biomarkers, kidney function, serum and urinary cytokines, and kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1) were measured in each cohort. Histopathologic modifications, inflammation, and redox balance were analyzed in the renal cortex. Results show that HCD consumption progressively induces MetS and metaflammation, increasing serum levels of inflammatory cytokines and KIM-1. However, renal function was not affected. Renal cortex inflammation began in adolescence, even before oxidative stress was established in young and adult rats. The renal tissue showed hallmarks of early kidney damage, including mesangial cell expansion, podocyte loss, hypertrophy, tubular hyperplasia, and fibrosis. In urine, levels of KIM-1, TGF-β, and IL-1β increased. In conclusion, chronic HCD consumption from early life establishes MetS and metaflammation, leading to silent nephropathy. This state is characterized by structural remodeling and profibrotic signaling that occur independently of standard clinical kidney function markers in Wistar rats.

A task-aligned multimodal machine learning framework for studying working memory dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease - Mercedes Terry; Samuel A. Birkholz; Jeffery S. Johnson; Jau-Shin Lou; Asenath X. Heuther; Jessica Keller; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez (Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2026)
Cognitive impairment is one of the most functionally debilitating non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). Yet, current diagnostic and clinical practices rely heavily on subjective assessments and burdensome behavioral testing, which lack the temporal resolution to detect subtle deficits. While EEG and pupillometry offer promising non-invasive insights into cognitive processing, more scalable and objective methods are needed to detect subtle and often elusive dysfunction in early PD. Machine learning (ML) leverages patterns in neurophysiological signals recorded during cognitive tasks to identify subtle impairments that may not be evident in standard evaluations. We recorded EEG and pupillometry data from 68 participants (35 PD, 33 healthy controls (HC)) during a visual Change Detection working memory task. Using our custom, standardized feature-extraction toolbox, we extracted 108 features and incorporated the resulting feature matrices into an ML pipeline. We applied SMOTE to balance the classes, then used principal component analysis (PCA) to reduce dimensionality. An automated elbow method identified optimal cutoffs for principal components (PCs) and original features, which guided subsequent recursive elimination (RE) for computational efficiency. We trained a support vector machine with a radial basis function kernel (SVM-RBF) to classify PD and evaluated the final model's performance on a hold-out dataset. The automated elbow method identified optimal cutoffs at 20 PCs and 22 original features. The RE revealed that a model using 14 PCs and the top 7 PCA-weighted features achieved the highest performance, with 71% accuracy and an F1 score of 0.701. The classifier's performance declined slightly when tested on held-out data, with an accuracy of 63% and an F1 score of 0.626. This study demonstrates the potential of a task-aligned ML pipeline for uncovering early cognitive markers of PD. The framework supports post-hoc feature contribution mapping, linking retained physiological features and task stages back to classification-relevant patterns, supporting mechanistic investigation of cognitive dysfunction in PD.

Confronting plant-parasitic nematodes in Africa: evolving from conventional control to integrated and microbiome-based strategies - Sulaiman Abdulsalam; Benius Tukahirwa; Samuel Maina; Kanfra Xorla; Dahiru Muhammad Jibrin; Bashiru Shafa Abubakar (Crop Protection, 2026)

Unveiling the subchronic effects of PFAS mixtures in blue mussels (Mytilus spp.): An integrative assessment from molecular to physiological levels - Colleen Guinle; Hiba Jasmin Visaliyil; Victoria Delannoy; Nadège Bely; Clément Baratange; Bruno Cognie; Aurélie Mossion; Gaëtane Wielgosz-Collin; Samuel Bertrand; Grégory Montiel; Yann Aminot; Catherine Munschy; et al. (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2026)

Drone based method for 2D pattern recognition of organic fertiliser centrifugal spreading - Lukas Pindl; Samuel Brodie; Ruben Hefele; Michael Maier; Timo Oksanen (Biosystems Engineering, 2026)

Parent material modulates land use effects on soil organic carbon fractions but not inorganic carbon in subtropical red soils - Rui Jiang; Shuai Liu; Yu Zhang; Enze Xie; Beibei Fan; Fahui Jiang; Samuel Adingo; Lei Gao; Xinhua Peng (Soil and Tillage Research, 2026)

Non-linear controls of soil pH and climate on radiocarbon-based turnover of soil organic carbon fractions across temperate to alpine forests - Margaux Moreno-Duborgel; Claudia Guidi; Roman Flury; Sia Gosheva-Oney; Beatriz González-Domíngez; Mirjam Brühlmann; Luisa Isabell Minich; Negar Haghipour; Katrin Meusburger; Alexander Sohrab Brunmayr; Marco Griepentrog; Samuel Abiven; et al. (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2026)

A database of disinfectants in use in six sub-Saharan African countries: A web-based application to support veterinary hygiene practices - Abass Elhadi; Enass M. Abdalla; Paul Kadetz; Julius B. Okuni; Esther Eunice Awori; Michael Frímpong; Samuel K. Agordzo; Angela K. Asante; Yakhya Dieye; Cheikh Fall; Victoria O. Adetunji; Akinlabi Ogunleye; et al. (Research in Veterinary Science, 2026)

Comparative analysis of non-clinical and clinical safety assessment of COVID 19 vaccines - Camille Gonin; Samuel Crommelynck; Chloé Kayrouh; Sylvie Chollet-Martin; Valérie Salomon; Gaëlle Louin; Marc Pallardy (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2026)

Which carcinogenicity study should I use? Automated identification of reliable studies - Andrew Thresher; Jessica E. Halliday; Grace Kocks; Samuel Odebamowo; Gabriela O. Silveira; Adrian Fowkes; Christopher G. Barber; David J. Ponting (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2026)

Basin-scale spatial structure of amino acid racemisation in Caribbean-Atlantic marine sediments - Emmanuel Ayitey; Samuel Kwame Okai; Joseph Kwabina Arhinful Johnson; Francis Ayiah-Mensah (Marine Geology, 2026)

Cell–cell adhesion cannot sustain extended follower streams in a minimal non-local model of leader–follower migration - Thomas Jun Jewell; Samuel W. S. Johnson; Ruth E. Baker; Philip K. Maini (Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2026)

Changing dormancy in the Monts Dore volcanic province, Massif Central? - CO2 output and isotopic composition (C, He) at Escarot - Anna Jentsch; Victoria Rafflin; Samuel Niedermann; Sascha Brune; Horst Kämpf (Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2026)

A multi-technique framework for detecting subtle gold mineralisation in obscured terrains of northern Ghana - Daniel Kwayisi; Raymond Webrah Kazapoe; Seidu Alidu; Obed Fiifi Fynn; Samuel Dzidefo Sagoe; Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah (Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2026)

Deuterium analysis in cement aerosols using CF-LIBS - Aurélien Favre; Samuel Peillon; Thomas Gelain; Mickaël Payet; Arnaud Bultel; Élodie Bernard (Journal of Aerosol Science, 2026)

Corrigendum to “Tissue destruction during food spoilage is associated with the formation of biofilms by Pseudomonas species” [Int. J. Food Microbiol., 447 (2026) 111563] - Laura M. Nolan; James J. Lazenby; George M. Savva; Ryan Sweet; Gregory J. Wickham; Haider Al-Khanaq; Samuel J. Bloomfield; Alison E. Mather; Cynthia B. Whitchurch (International Journal of Food Microbiology, 2026)

Complementary analyses further support a molten Basal Mantle Layer on Mars: A reply to Russell et al. (2026) - Henri Samuel; Mélanie Drilleau; Vedran Lekić; Jessica C.E. Irving; Zongbo Xu; Quancheng Huang; Raphaël F. Garcia; Attilio Rivoldini; James Badro; Philippe H. Lognonné; James A.D. Connolly; Taichi Kawamura; et al. (Icarus, 2026)

Thermo-hydraulic drivers of superhot geothermal well performance - Samuel W. Scott (Geothermics, 2026)

Advances in the application and use of AI, IoT and blockchain in microbial analysis and safety of food: A comprehensive review - S. Priyadharsshini; Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan Adeyeye (Food Control, 2026)

Operational Modal Analysis from multi-setup measurements with roving references and Stochastic Subspace Identification - Samuel González-Jiménez; Luis A. Padrón; Guillermo M. Álamo; Jacob D.R. Bordón (Engineering Structures, 2026)

California's plan to decarbonize electricity omits key greenhouse gas emissions - Marie-Odile P. Fortier; Amir Sharafi; Alyssa R. Pfadt-Trilling; Samuel A. Markolf (Energy Policy, 2026)

Scale-dependent effects of habitat area and corridor connectivity on population viability and genetic diversity: an individual-based simulation perspective on the area–connectivity debate - Samuel A. Cushman (Ecological Modelling, 2026)

Dynamic energy budget modelling of anuran life-history with account for individual variability in developmental rates - Simon Hansul; Samuel González-López; Manuel E. Ortiz-Santaliestra; Jean Lou C.M. Dorne; Andreas Focks (Ecological Modelling, 2026)

Modeling foliage density and leaf mass area dynamics in Intermountain Western USA conifers - Ella M. Keefer; W. Matt Jolly; Elliott T. Conrad; Tegan P. Brown; Samuel C. Hillman (Ecological Modelling, 2026)

Assessing the effects of restoration and conservation on gaseous carbon fluxes and climate mitigation potential across six European coastal wetlands - Miguel Cabrera-Brufau; Camille Minaudo; Katrin Attermeyer; Alba Camacho-Santamans; Rafael Carballeira; Benjamin Misteli; Jorge Montes-Pérez; Daniel Morant; Biel Obrador; Antonio Picazo; Carlos Rochera; Mihai Adamescu; et al. (Ecological Engineering, 2026)

Geometric, topological and petrophysical measurements of hysteresis in water-wet and mixed-wet Bentheimer sandstones - Eric Sonny Mathew; Michael Camilleri; Quan Zheng; Yufu Niu; Bianca Brandstätter; Kunning Tang; Mohammad Ebadi; Peyman Mostaghimi; Ryan T. Armstrong; Samuel Jackson (Advances in Water Resources, 2026)

Examining widely held propositions on human dietary protein needs and benefits: a critical review of the science that shapes both the data and our understanding of an essential macronutrient - Mitchell M. Kanter; Sally Aaron; Steven N. Austad; Andrew W. Brown; Nicholas A. Burd; Wayne W. Campbell; Mark Cope; Teresa A. Davis; John W. Erdman; Miguel Freitas; Kristen Hicks-Roof; Samuel Klein; et al. (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2026)

Developing quantitative relationships between functional traits and performance of tropical seaweed - Elle M. Overs; Samuel G. Rivera; Ashley M. Takenami; Justin A. Haggard; Shalanda Grier; Peggy Fong (Oecologia, 2026)

Structurally controlled gold in the Beposo area, Ashanti Region, Ghana: testing a mineral-systems targeting model with random forest and decision tree classifiers - Eric Dominic Forson; Samuel Nunoo; Prince Ofori Amponsah; Ralph Dartey Osei; Patrick Asamoah Sakyi (Earth Science Informatics, 2026)

Spatiotemporal video encoder integrated with metadata fusion for action recognition and behavior analysis - William O. Holden; Guoming Li; Ebenezer Agyemang-Duah; Ricky A. Poku; Christopher Adenyo; Richard Osei-Amponsah; Samuel E. Aggrey (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2026)

Optimization of filters and processing conditions for aerosol detection of relevant avian respiratory viruses in poultry under experimental and field conditions - Claudia Trenado; Pablo Cea-Callejo; Esperanza Gomez-Lucia; Samuel Novoa; Ricardo Madrid; Ana Doménech; Laura Benítez (Veterinary Microbiology, 2026)

Efficacy of afoxolaner (NexGard®) for the treatment of myiasis caused by the zoonotic tumbu fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga, in domestic dogs under field conditions - Andrei Daniel Mihalca; Ioana Bianca Mitrea; Ştefan Ovidiu Rabei; Samuel Lolokote; David Modrý; Frederic Beugnet (Veterinary Parasitology, 2026)

Equity benchmarking for essential WASH services: Inequality and rank mobility across Philippine regions - Samuel John E. Parreño (Utilities Policy, 2026)

Comparative inflammatory cytokine responses (IL-12 and IFN-γ) to conventional and non-medical suture materials in a caprine wound model - Richard Oluchukwu Sunday Okafor; Samuel Elijah (Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2026)

Comparative venomics and preclinical evaluation of antivenoms against Nigeria's “big three” snakes: Naja nigricollis, Bitis arietans, and Echis ocellatus - Samuel Itang Itang; Sivaramakumar Navanita; Arpan Samanta; Mihir Kumar; Kartik Sunagar (Toxicon, 2026)

How to dissociate porcine ovaries: towards efficient retrieval of putative female germline stem cells - Rita L. Sousa; Sandra Farré; Martin Waterfall; Yvonne L. Odey; Kay Samuel; Evelyn E. Telfer; Peter E.J. Bols; Ruth Appeltant (Theriogenology, 2026)

Optimizing 1D-Var near-surface wind speed from SSMIS with RapidScat - Sisma Samuel; Anton Verhoef; Ad Stoffelen (Remote Sensing of Environment, 2026)

Impact melt deposits in the south polar region of the Moon - Samuel Gagnon; Myriam Lemelin; Catherine Neish (Planetary and Space Science, 2026)

Spatial distribution and compartmental storage of microplastic particles in a tropical lowland river system (Perak river, Malaysia) - Sarva Mangala Praveena; Muhammad Nifail Sharif; Alif Ilhami Mohd Zamri; Mohd Amir Md Khalid; Mohd Firdaus Mohd Anuar; Vita Pramaningsih; Samuel Abiodun Kehinde (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2026)

Water quality degradation and cyanobacterial blooms in an urban lake: The case of San Juan de Aragón Forest Lake, Mexico City - Samuel Pérez-Rodríguez; Paulina Gutiérrez-Macías; Adriana Nahum Gutiérrez-López; Jacobo Tabla-Hernández; Marco Antonio Moreno-Ibarra; Pedro Francisco Rodríguez-Espinosa; Ariana Evelin Hernández-Escareño; Ian Oswaldo Pérez-González; Yair Cruz-Narváez (Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2026)

Returning to the playground: Making molecular tests easier - Isaac Rodríguez-Guerrero; Sofía María Blanco-Guzmán; Samuel Rodríguez-Guerrero; Antonio Rascón-Careaga; Alejandro Monserrat García-Alegría; Viridiana Rossell Gallegos-Miranda; José María Gastélum-Cano (Next Research, 2026)

Reproductive disruption in a Neotropical fish exposed to mining tailings after the Fundão dam collapse, Brazil - Samuel Assad Castro Coury; Yves Moreira Ribeiro; Camila Ferreira Sales; Nilo Bazzoli; Rafael Magno Costa Melo; Elizete Rizzo (Next Research, 2026)

Spatial and demographic disparities between rural and urban electric vehicle adopters in Tennessee - Samuel Barbour; Christopher R. Cherry; Aaron Fellhoelter; Amin Mohamadi Hezaveh (Journal of Transport Geography, 2026)

Composition-dependent interactions and thermal energy demand in lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis for sustainable energy recovery - Mingming Liu; Yiyun Zhang; Wenhao Tang; Chenyi Duan; Minmin Gao; Chao Li; Rui Xu; Samuel Mbugua Nyambura; Xiaojun Gao; Xueru Zhu; Hua Li (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026)

Reservoir characterization and petrophysical evaluation of Agbada formation sandstones in the “SAFA” field, Niger delta basin, Nigeria - Ifeyinwa Juliana Ofoh; Timothy Chibuike Anyanwu; Eze Martins Okoro; Chibuike Daniel Ibeh; Samuel Okechukwu Onyekuru (Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2026)

UV-C assisted microwave drying of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) leaves: Drying kinetics, fuzzy logic-based model evaluation, and selected optical and phytochemical attributes - Sudarshan Ramanathan; S. Samuel Nirmalsingh; P. Dinesh Kumar; Sumit Sudhir Pathak (Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 2026)

Corrigendum to “Edible insects: chemical composition, protein digestibility, bioactive compounds, functional and thermal properties of different species” [Food Res. Int. 241 (2026)119746] - Samuel Machado Abreu; Vitoria Santos Musachio; Cristina Jansen; Igor Henrique de Lima Costa; Daisa Hakbart Bonemann; Camila de Oliveira Pacheco; Junior Mendes Furlan; Graciela Salete Centenaro; Claudio Martin Pereira de Pereira; Alvaro Renato Guerra Dias; Angelita Machado Leitão; Elessandra da Rosa Zavareze (Food Research International, 2026)

Edible insects: chemical composition, protein digestibility, bioactive compounds, functional and thermal properties of different species - Samuel Machado Abreu; Vitoria Santos Musachio; Cristina Jansen; Igor Henrique de Lima Costa; Daisa Hakbart Bonemann; Camila de Oliveira Pacheco; Junior Mendes Furlan; Graciela Salete Centenaro; Claudio Martin Pereira de Pereira; Alvaro Renato Guerra Dias; Angelita Machado Leitão; Elessandra da Rosa Zavareze (Food Research International, 2026)

Synergistic vacuum steam pulse blanching and gliding arc cold plasma pretreatment enhances drying efficiency and folate retention in Yardlong bean pods - Samuel Ariyo Okaiyeto; Fan Yang; Dan Liu; Lei Fu; Shi-Han Yu; Xiao-Xiao Niu; Feng-Lun Zhang; Cheng Zhang; Feng-Kui Xiong; Mohsen Mokhtarian; Weiqiao Lv; Hong-Wei Xiao (Food Chemistry, 2026)

Polyphenol transformation and associated antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of fiber-enriched rice-chickpea extrudates following simulated gastrointestinal digestion - Samuel Fernández-Tomé; Maria Ciudad-Mulero; Cristina Martínez-Villaluenga; Marta Majchrzak; José Berrios; Priscila Alves; Virginia Fernández-Ruiz; Blanca Hernández-Ledesma; Patricia Morales (Food Bioscience, 2026)

Applications of emerging technologies in detection, analysis, monitoring and control of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic amines in processed meat - Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan Adeyeye; Blessing Rachael Adeyeye (Food Control, 2026)

Spatial patterns of microplastic contamination, Batophora occidentalis invasion, and physiological responses of Holothuria tubulosa from a Mediterranean coastal lagoon - Jessica Lombardo; Amanda Cohen-Sanchez; Montserrat Compa; Lorenzo Gil; Samuel Pinya; Silvia Tejada; Antoni Sureda (Environmental Pollution, 2026)

American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) as a biosentinel for radium: influence of age on radium-226 levels in shell and soft tissues - Samuel Banville; Salah Eddine El Adlouni; Olivier Clarisse (Environmental Pollution, 2026)

Spatial variation in isotopic niches and trophic structure of Callinectes sapidus in the Balearic Islands - Esperança Perelló; Antoni Sureda; Antoni Box; Montserrat Compa; Samuel Pinya (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2026)

Microplastic distributions, bioaccumulation, and ecological risk in brackish and freshwater creeks off the Gulf of Guinea - Samuel Olatunde Popoola; Opeyemi Otolorin Oyatola; Abdulmujeeb Bolaji Hamzat; Akintunde Adewole Adegbite; Rafiu Olaniyi Dada Shelle; Nubi Olubunmi Ayoola; Esther Karo Oghenede; Solomon Mordi; Taiwo Aduragbemi Ayeni; Samuel Segun Dawodu (Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2026)

OK computer: AI reaches human-level accuracy in fission track counting in apatite and mica - Murat T. Tamer; Samuel C. Boone; Ling Chung (Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2026)

Quarter century of Indian Precambrian paleomagnetism: The assembly of Peninsular India and its role in proterozoic supercontinents - Joseph G. Meert; Manoj K. Pandit; Anup K. Sinha; Samuel Kwafo; Megan Williams; Bhagirathi Panigrahi; Shawn J. Malone; Tamrat Endale; Linda Sohl; Dhiraj M. Banerjee (Earth-Science Reviews, 2026)

Sterically stabilized cellulose nanocrystals by polyetheramine grafting: preparation, characterization and colloidal stability in the presence of salts - Vladimir Grachev; Tetyana Koso; Samuel Eyley; Tom De Frene; Olivier Deschaume; Alistair W.T. King; Carmen Bartic; Wim Thielemans (Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026)

Tiger and leopard habitat use in Bhutan revealed by Bayesian multi-scale spatial occupancy models - Singye Wangmo; Marc Kéry; David W. Macdonald; Abishek Harihar; Caroline C. Sartor; Samuel A. Cushman; Patrick Burns; Andrew J.Loveridge; Amy Dickman (Biological Conservation, 2026)

PM2.5 infiltration from controlled burns in dwellings in a rural community within Mpumalanga, South Africa - Matthew Benyon; Daniel A. Potts; Ngwako Kwatala; Siyathemba Kunene; F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé; Samuel Cai; Caradee Y. Wright; Joshua D. Vande Hey (Atmospheric Environment, 2026)

Spatial Distribution, Contamination Levels, and Ecological Risk of Total Mercury and Methyl Mercury in the Gulf of Guinea Sediments - Lailah Gifty Akita; Samuel Olatunde Popoola; Marcel Konan Yao; Lazare Kouame Akpetou; N.’goranJean-Paul Yao; Edmond Sossoukpe; Ehoumi Paul Sossou; Joseph Nkwoji; Benjamin O. Botwe; Andrews Agyekumhene; Francis E. K. Nunoo; Elvis Nyarko; et al. (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2026)

First molecular detection of Cytauxzoon felis and Babesia sp. in ticks collected from wildlife in Atwemonom bushmeat market of Ghana and their potential veterinary health implications - Emmanuel Kwame Amoako; Seth Offei Addo; Richard Odoi-Teye Malm; Caleb Kobina Danso-Coffie; Elinam Adzo Agbobli; Joseph Kwame Benne; Patience Akosua Darko; Eric Behene; Sandra Abankwa Kwarteng; Samuel Kweku Dadzie; Langbong Bimi; Ben Adu Gyan; et al. (Veterinary Research Communications, 2026)

Dietary alligator pepper powder mitigates thermal stress-induced performance suppression, immune dysfunction, and cellular stress in broiler chickens reared under hot–humid tropical conditions - Olugbenga David Oloruntola; Andrew Bamidele Falowo; Gideon Folagbade Adelegan; Ilesanmi Ogunji; Ojurereoluwa Adebimpe Ayodele; Olumuyiwa Joseph Olarotimi; Simeon Olugbenga Ayodele; Deborah Adebukola Oloruntola; Samuel Oluwagbemiga Fasuhanmi; Abigail Fehintoluwa Babalola (Veterinary Research Communications, 2026)

In vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial, anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and apoptosis-regulating effects of retinaldehyde - Samuel Devine; Domenico Santoro (Veterinary Research Communications, 2026)

Estimating height and leaf area index of ‘Tifton 85’ bermudagrass using UAV-derived vegetation indices under heterogeneous tropical field conditions - Samuel Vilela dos Santos; Ângelo Mantovani Amorim de Freitas Oliveira; Vitória Côrtes da Silva Souza de Oliveira; Júlia Ayres de Oliveira; Jéssica Mota Pimenta; Mariana de Oliveira Pereira; Ricardo Vilar Neves; Marcel Carvalho Abreu; Vinicius Nunes Henrique Silva; Anderson Gomide Costa; Gustavo Bastos Lyra (Precision Agriculture, 2026)
Purpose Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based remote sensing can support non-destructive and spatial pasture monitoring, particularly in heterogeneous tropical systems. This study assessed the potential of UAV-derived vegetation indices (VIs) from the visible and near-infrared (NIR) spectrum to estimate canopy height and leaf area index (LAI) of ‘Tifton 85’ bermudagrass under conditions characterized with high spatial variability. Methods Mean canopy height and LAI were measured at 55 georeferenced sampling points during five field campaigns between May 15 and June 22, 2023. Multispectral UAV imagery was used to derive 10 VIs. Relationships between VIs and observed variables were assessed using Spearman’s correlation coefficient (R s ). Simple nonlinear models were fitted and assessed using the coefficient of determination (R²) and the standard error of estimate (SEE), and tested with an independent dataset using R², root mean square error (RMSE), and the modified Willmott index (d mw ). Results Near-infrared (NIR)-based indices showed the strongest relationships with pasture parameters. Similar to LAI, height was strongly correlated with some VIs (R s > 0.80) and good fit to the nonlinear models (R² > 0.64). However, height model performance testing was poor (R² < 0.25, d mw < 0.49, and nRMSE > 40%) and lower than that obtained for LAI (R² < 0.72, d mw < 0.64, and nRMSE > 22%). Overall, the best performances were obtained with polynomial models using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) or Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index (VARI) for height and exponential or power models using Green Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (GNDVI) for LAI. Conclusion UAV-derived multispectral VIs showed potential for estimating and spatially modeling ‘Tifton 85’ parameters, especially LAI, under heterogeneous tropical field conditions.

Correction: Geochemical Analysis and Machine Learning Approach in Assessing the Suitability of Surface Water for Domestic and Agricultural Uses Around an Abandoned Limestone Quarry Region - Gregory Udie Sikakwe; Ugochukwu Onwudebelu; Morod Iwong Morphy; Godwin Amah; Samuel Adebayo Ojo (International Journal of Environmental Research, 2026)

Plastics underground: microplastic pollution in South African freshwater caves and associated biota - Thendo Mutshekwa; Samuel N. Motitsoe; Trishan Naidoo; Zamabhisi Majingo; Musa C. Mlambo (Hydrobiologia, 2026)
Microplastics (MPs) have been characterised in South African rivers, lakes, and the marine environment, yet we know less about MPs in subterranean environments. In this study, we assessed MP pollution in the sediment, subsurface water, and resident freshwater amphipod, Sternophysinx species across six South African subterranean cave systems. We hypothesised that MP pollution will increase with human visitations and activities in and around selected subterranean caves. We found MPs in sediments, subsurface waters, and amphipod species ranging from 4.9 ± 1.2 to 25.0 ± 6.9 particles/kg –1 , 2.7 ± 0.7 to 15.0 ± 1.7 particles/L –1 and 2.1 ± 0 to 9.8 ± 3.1 particles/dry mass, respectively, with polypropylene being the most abundant polymer according to FTIR analysis. White fibres were dominant in sediments and water samples, whereas blue fibres were dominant in amphipods. Our results supported the hypothesis that MPs densities were correlated with human visitation and activities in and around the caves. The presence of MPs in subterranean caves presents a biodiversity and conservation threat to endemic and understudied cave-dwelling aquatic invertebrates, due to MPs ability to be transferable between trophic levels causing physiological constraints.

Additional morphological data and first genetic characterization on females of Micropleura vazi Travassos, 1933, parasitic in Caiman yacare from Brazil, with comments on the phylogeny of Dracunculoidea (Nematoda) - Glória M. C. Lacerda; Fernando Paiva; Luiz E. R. Tavares; João A. de Araujo Filho; Samuel C. Ribeiro; Felipe B. Pereira (Systematic Parasitology, 2026)
Species of Micropleura Linstow, 1906 (Dracunculoidea: Nematoda) are common parasites of crocodilians worldwide. Studies related to this genus remain scarce, particularly regarding genetic characterizations, due to the difficulty in obtaining the parasite specimens. Although the morphology of M . vazi Travassos, 1933, a parasite of Caiman spp. in the Neotropics, has been previously evaluated, some morphological inconsistencies persist, and certain features are insufficiently described. Moreover, there is no genetic data for the species. In this regard, we provide the first genetic characterization of M . vazi along with detailed morphological analysis using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). We report for the first time in M . vazi the presence of phasmids and of oesophageal gland nuclei, in addition to provide a clearer view of the cephalic region and the accurate position of the vulva. Genetic characterization of the species was conducted using partial sequences of the 18S and 28S rDNA, and the phylogenetic reconstructions using these first indicated the monophyly of Micropleura and of most families within Dracunculoidea. Moreover, Micropleuridae appears to be the sister group to Dracunculidae, and Philonematidae should be considered valid as it is not close to Philometridae. Furthermore, Anguillicolidae should be allocated in another superfamily, Anguillicoloidea, which is basal relative to Dracunculoidea and far from it. The absence of males in the current sampling may suggest a seasonal occurrence of these parasites, as has been reported for other dracunculoid nematodes.

CRISPR-mediated excision of HTLV-1 reduces proviral loads in PBMCs from HAM/TSP patients - Samuel Brancazio; Kamel Khalili; Steven Jacobson; Rafal Kaminski (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2026)
CRISPR technology is emerging as a promising therapeutic approach for eliminating chronic viral infections, such as herpesviruses and HIV. Here, for the first time, we demonstrate in vitro that CRISPR can be used to excise the HTLV-1 genome and reduce proviral loads in PBMCs from HAM/TSP (HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis) patients. Single treatment with CRISPR-RNP (ribonucleoprotein) complexes composed of two gRNAs targeting the HTLV-1 env gene and 3’LTR sequences resulted in excision of a 2613 bp segment of the proviral genome, spanning tax and HBZ genes, without detectable off-target activity. Furthermore, CRISPR treatment led to over 50% reduction in proviral loads 5 days post-electroporation. Our data indicate that CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing can be used as a therapeutic strategy to eliminate HTLV-1 DNA from infected cells and may serve as a platform for curing HAM/TSP.

Organic carbon pools and soil health indicators along a decadal mulching chronosequence in a tropical banana system: Implications for land management - Samuel Ayodele Mesele; Abosede Busayo Babatunde; Joseph Uponi (Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2026)

Characterizing decision optimization strategies for managing climate change impacts on aquatic ecosystems and public health in Asia - Md. Abdullah Al Mamun Hridoy; Chiara Bordin; Md. Saiful Islam; Matteo Bodini; Azeez Olalekan Baki; S. M. Sertaz Islam; Niraj Bohora; Md Masum Reza; Mohtasim Fowad Jamee; Dewan Hasan Al Mostakim; Riazul Islam; Andleeb Masood; et al. (Aquatic Sciences, 2026)

Ecosystem engineering by mud wasps: influence of the environment and nest structure - Fernanda Eloísa García-Ibarra; Sebastian Serna-Muñoz; Armando Aguirre-Jaimes; José G. García-Franco; Samuel Novais (The Science of Nature, 2026)

Identification of Age-Associated Upstream Regulators to Promote Neuronal Resilience in HD Patient-Derived Neurons - Young Mi Oh; Emily A. Bacallao; Shin-Ae Lee; Jihyun Kim; Samuel Swinford; Genevieve E. Smith; Bryce Britt; Shaymaa Madbouli Abdalla; Seong Won Lee (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2026)
Aging is a risk factor for neurodegenerative disorders, but the molecular link between neuronal aging and neurodegeneration remains unclear. Huntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder with adult-onset clinical symptoms. Striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs) are mainly affected in HD, but how aging contributes to MSN degeneration remains uncertain. Using directly converted MSNs from fibroblasts of HD patients (HD-MSNs), we studied age-related pathological features, including neuronal cell death, mutant huntingtin (mHTT) aggregation, and DNA damage in HD. In this study, through transcriptomic analysis of longitudinally aged MSNs and HD-MSNs, we identified four upstream regulators, NFKB1, SOD1, IRF3, and REST, that modulate downstream gene expression in aged MSNs. Among these, knocking down NFKB1 significantly reduced HD pathologies in HD-MSNs, while overexpressing NFKB1 reversed these protective effects. Overall, these results identify NFKB1 as a key age-associated upstream regulator whose downregulation confers neuronal resilience and is a potential therapeutic target in HD.

CBCT Dose Is Reduced with Angular Tube Current Modulation While Maintaining Image Quality and Reducing Photon Starvation Artifacts - Tero Hyvärinen; Samuel Onnela; Timo Liimatainen; Sampo Ylisiurua; Jyri-Johan Paakki; Jyri Järvinen; Michaela K. Bode; Miro-Pekka Jussila; Veli-Pekka Riekki; Matti Hanni; Mikael Brix (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026)
Purpose This study evaluated whether scout-derived angular tube current modulation (ATCM) in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) can reduce radiation dose while preserving image quality. ATCM is routine in helical CT but remains absent from clinical CBCT and is largely unexplored in the literature. Methods A projection-based intensity-dependent noise model was developed using polymethyl methacrylate slab measurements at 80–120 kV. Posterior-anterior and lateral scout views were used to derive angle-dependent elliptical attenuation estimates and to derive per-angle current-time product profiles. ATCM was emulated using projection data acquired with a clinical CBCT system and tested using anthropomorphic phantoms and a uniform water phantom. Dose-area product (DAP), effective dose based on Monte Carlo calculations, image noise magnitude, and noise texture were compared between modulated and unmodulated reconstructions. Image quality was subjectively evaluated by five board-certified radiologists using blinded paired preference scoring (60 paired reads; 12 pairs × 5 radiologists). Results ATCM reduced DAP by up to 17% and effective dose by up to 20%, while maintaining image quality and noise texture, with improved reader preference in specific protocols. Modulated reconstructions showed reduced photon starvation artifacts in high-attenuation projection views and improved delineation of thoracic vertebra in selected protocols. Radiologists preferred ATCM in 60% of paired comparisons, most consistently for torso and jaw protocols (80 and 60% of paired comparisons, respectively). Conclusion Scout-derived ATCM for CBCT enables dose reduction while maintaining image quality, with improved reader preference in specific protocols, and reduced artifacts.

Structural genome variation drives adaptation of the xylose-fermenting yeast Scheffersomyces stipitis to lignocellulosic hydrolysates - Samuel Vega-Estévez; Andrew Armitage; Bruce S. Dien; Patricia J. Slininger; Alessia Buscaino (Chromosome Research, 2026)
Second-generation (2G) bioethanol from lignocellulosic feedstocks is a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. However, its production is constrained by the poor performance of industrial microbes in hydrolysates that are generated during biomass pretreatment. Scheffersomyces stipitis is a native xylose fermenting yeast and a promising platform for 2G bioethanol production, and adaptive evolution under hydrolysate stress has yielded strains with enhanced performance. However, the chromosomal basis of this adaptation is unknown. Here, we demonstrate that chromosome scale structural variation, rather than point mutations, underlies the improved phenotype of the evolved strains. By integrating long- and short-read genome sequencing, we identify two major chromosomal rearrangements in the top performing isolate: a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 1 and 2 that disrupts the NUDIX hydrolase gene YSA1 , and the formation of a mitotically stable 175 kb minichromosome derived from chromosome 5. Functional analyses show that disruption of YSA1 enhances xylose utilisation and ethanol yield, while the minichromosome contributes to improved performance in hydrolysate conditions. These findings provide direct evidence that balanced rearrangements and minichromosome formation can be selected during prolonged stress and can generate adaptive phenotypes. Taken together, our study establishes genome reorganisation as a key driver of adaptation in S. stipitis .

Jaguar Range‐Wide Connectivity: Prioritising Core Areas and Corridors Between and Within Protected Areas and Indigenous Lands - Guilherme Costa Alvarenga; Caroline C. Sartor; Ana Carolina Srbek‐Araujo; Ana Cristina Mendes‐Oliveira; Bart Harmsen; Carlos De Angelo; Carolina Franco Esteves; Claudia Bueno de Campos; Daiana Jeronimo Polli; Diego F. Passos Viana; Diogo Maia Gräbin; Emiliano Donadio; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2026)
Anthropogenic habitat transformation has led to population declines and increasing isolation of populations of many species, particularly top predators, where small and fragmented populations often experience limited dispersal and reduced genetic diversity. Jaguars ( Panthera onca ), for example, have lost half of their historical range and most populations outside the Amazon biome are small, isolated and highly threatened. Here, we assess jaguar population connectivity across the species' range by identifying and ranking core areas and dispersal corridors, including linkages among Protected Areas and Indigenous Lands (hereafter, PAs). We used cumulative resistant kernels and factorial Least‐Cost Paths (fLCP) in two complementary approaches: core area‐based and PA‐based connectivity. We identified 307 core areas for jaguar movement, covering ~7.75 million km 2 (55% of the current range), of which approximately half lies within PAs. The largest and highest‐ranked core area spans ~6.5 million km 2 across four biomes (Amazon, Llanos, Chaco and Pantanal). We identified 176 dispersal corridors connecting core areas, although connectivity was not continuous across the entire range. Northern populations (Mexico and Central America) showed several connectivity gaps, whereas South America displayed a large, highly interconnected network linking the Amazon, Llanos, Chaco, Pantanal, Cerrado, Caatinga, Iberá and the Atlantic Forest's Green Corridor. In contrast, coastal Atlantic Forest patches appeared largely isolated. The PA‐based analysis predicted 507 potential corridors connecting 905 PAs, including potential links absent from the core area model, particularly across Central America and between the Darién Gap, Amazon and coastal Atlantic Forest. The core‐area approach provides a more biologically realistic representation of current connectivity, while the PA‐based approach complements it by identifying pragmatic opportunities for long‐term connectivity conservation. Together, these approaches identify priority areas and regions of uncertainty, providing a spatial framework to guide jaguar conservation and connectivity planning under accelerating global change.

Can Organic Amendments Override Environmental Filtering of Soil Microbiomes? Evidence From 20 Years Old Agricultural Field Trials in Contrasting Tropical Sites - Anna M. Visscher; Samuel Mathu Ndungu; Rafaela Feola Conz; Moritz Laub; Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru‐Muna; Daniel Mugendi; Rebecca Yegon; Frank Rasche; Wycliffe Waswa; Mirjam Pulleman; Bernard Vanlauwe; Johan Six; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2026)
Soil microbial communities underpin ecosystem functions critical for sustainable agriculture, yet our understanding of how long‐term management of tropical agroecosystems shapes these communities remains limited. This is particularly the case in sub‐Saharan Africa where soil health challenges are most acute for food security. Using four long‐term (~20 years) experiments across contrasting agroecological zones in Kenya, we studied how organic inputs (farmyard manure, Tithonia diversifolia , Zea mays stover; applied at 4 Mg C ha −1 year −1 ) and nitrogen fertilizer (±120 kg N ha −1 per season as calcium ammonium nitrate) affect soil microbial communities. We combined amplicon sequencing of prokaryotic (16S rRNA) and fungal (ITS2) communities with quantification of nitrogen‐cycling functional genes to examine microbial diversity, community composition, and functional potential. Site‐level edaphic properties were the main correlate of community variation, namely 30% and 28% of prokaryotic and fungal β‐diversity, respectively. Despite this strong environmental control, farmyard manure created distinguishable community patterns across all sites, significantly affecting 65 prokaryotic genera and achieving 96% reclassification success for fungal communities. Prokaryotic and fungal communities exhibited contrasting response patterns: prokaryotes responded predominantly to farmyard manure through enrichment of copiotrophic Bacillota (formerly Firmicutes), while fungi were sensitive to both farmyard manure and T. diversifolia green manure, recruiting distinct decomposer guilds based on substrate biochemistry. Functional gene responses were amplified at the driest, most nutrient‐poor site, where farmyard manure led to a 30‐fold increase in the abundance of ammonia‐oxidizing bacteria compared to the control treatment. Mineral nitrogen fertilization alone did not produce distinct community composition but modestly reduced specific nitrogen‐cycling genes. This demonstrates that organic resource management, not mineral inputs, drives long‐term microbial community development. These findings provide decadal‐scale evidence that sustained organic amendments can generate predictable microbial responses across environmentally heterogeneous tropical landscapes, informing integrated soil fertility management strategies for sub‐Saharan Africa.

Behavioural Diversity of Fishes: Concepts, Drivers and Its Role in Conservation and Management - Marie Prchalová; Robert Arlinghaus; Samuel Westrelin; Ivan Jarić; Michael G. Bertram; Josep Alós; Henrik Baktoft; Jack A. Brand; Tomas Brodin; Adolfo Cordero‐Rivera; Carlina Feldmann; Ryo Futamura; et al. (Fish and Fisheries, 2026)
Human activity has altered nearly all ecosystems on Earth, contributing to substantial biodiversity loss across taxonomic, genetic and functional dimensions, from the intraspecific to the ecosystem scale. Yet some components of biodiversity remain hidden or underappreciated, including behavioural diversity. Behaviour is often among the earliest whole‐organism responses to environmental change, and diversity in behaviour can occur within individuals, among individuals, among populations and across communities and ecosystems. This variation may influence growth, survival, reproduction, ecological interactions and responses to anthropogenic pressures, although its effects on population stability and resilience are likely context‐, scale‐ and component‐dependent. In this review, we examine behavioural diversity in fishes, defined here as variation in behavioural traits across levels of biological organisation, from individuals to ecosystems. Our review has two complementary aims. First, we provide a conceptual overview of behavioural diversity, clarify how it differs from related constructs such as personality, plasticity, and behavioural syndromes, and summarise the evolutionary, ontogenetic, ecological, stochastic and anthropogenic processes that generate or erode it. Second, we evaluate why behavioural diversity matters for fish ecology, fisheries management, aquaculture, restoration and conservation. We conclude by identifying key research needs, including improved quantification, stronger empirical links between behavioural diversity and ecological outcomes, and the development of management approaches sensitive to behavioural diversity. More explicit consideration of behavioural diversity should improve our ability to predict fish behavioural diversity responses and to design conservation and management measures that account for variation rather than only average behavioural responses.

The influence of predator lethality on prey behavior and growth - Haleigh Nogueira; Samuel Sonnega; Eleanor R. DiNuzzo; Sarah C. Donelan; Michael J. Sheriff (Ecology, 2026)
Predators are known to impact prey populations through both consumptive and nonconsumptive effects, and the magnitude of prey responses has long been assumed to depend on the lethality of the predator. Yet, there are few, if any studies, that have empirically tested this assumption. While there are studies that have approximated lethality and provide support for this assumption, difficulties arise given there is a need to estimate encounter rates and subsequent predation events while simultaneously separating prey risk responses from such events to truly determine predator lethality. Without the separation of risk responses from predation events, predator lethality may be erroneously assigned; for example, a highly lethal predator may elicit strong and early antipredator responses from prey, reducing actual capture and consumption, making the predators ‘seem’ less lethal than they actually are. We used a marine crab‐snail system consisting of Carcinus maenas or Hemigrapsus sanguineus (crab predators) with Nucella lapillus (snail prey), pairing large and small crabs with large and small snails in a two‐phase mesocosm experiment. We first eliminated prey's behavioral risk responses to determine predator lethality and second estimated prey's risk responses after rendering the predators nonlethal. We found that the specific lethality of a predator for a given prey did not drive prey risk responses. Our most lethal treatments (large crabs paired with small snails) had similar risk responses to our least lethal treatments (small crabs paired with large snails). The greatest risk responses came from treatments with large crabs paired with large snails (only medium lethality). Thus, while our results do not support the assumption that lethality itself drives prey risk responses, we did find that overall snails responded the most to the largest predators. This is likely due to the ability of these predators to consume prey over a wide size range and prey's inability to recognize their own relative size. Furthermore, prey state (body size) is clearly an equal if not greater contributor to prey risk responses than a predator's ability to kill.

Localized U, Ba and 226Ra geochemical anomaly in river sediments near a documented shale-gas-related waste disposal site - Alexandre Landry; Samuel Banville; Salah-Eddine El Adlouni; Olivier Clarisse (Chemosphere, 2026)

Cattle behavior classification using Hidden Markov Models - Thomas Lipinski; Ali Yalcin; Noah G. Davis; Samuel A. Wyffels; Timothy DelCurto (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2026)

Salmonella risk prediction in poultry farms via deep learning image classification Models, Cross-Region Validation, and edge computing - Venkat Umesh Chandra Bodempudi; Guoming Li; Adelumola Oladeinde; Michael J. Rothrock; Samuel E Aggrey; Tongshuai Liu; Sai Akshitha Reddy Kota; Geng Yuan; Sravan Sai Rahul Nalla (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2026)

The effect of emamectin benzoate on mortality, growth and metabolism of the polychaete Capitella sp. - Huan Zhao; Rosa Helena Escobar-Lux; Samuel Rastrick; Rita Hannisdal; Helen Rastrick; Øivind Strand (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2026)

Edible bivalves and gastropods as bioindicators of MP pollution: Contamination patterns, and environmental significance - Md. Hafijul Islam; Gift Samuel David; Fatima Zahra Tagri; Khadiza Nasrin; Mohtasim Fowad Jamee; Shahidur Rahman; Mohammad Tofsir Uddin Khan; Mohd Saifur Rahman; Jakia Fatema Bithi; Rochita Debnath; Suvadra Rani Das; Md. Ismail Hossain; et al. (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2026)

Infection dynamics and disease prevalence of Chlamydia pecorum in koalas across two geographically separated habitats in Southeast Queensland - Chioma M. Ojiako; Peter Timms; Julien Grosmaire; Jessie S.F. Wong; Martina Jelocnik; Nina M. Pollak; Jon Hanger; Deidre de Villiers; Sheri Smit; Samuel Phillips (Veterinary Microbiology, 2026)

Automatic mapping of urban heat islands based on high-resolution climate simulations with application to French cities - Gandome Mayeul Léger Davy Quenum; Aude Lemonsu; Léa Corneille; Elizabeth Harader-Coustau; Cécile Caillaud; Samuel Somot; Diego Monteiro; Tiago Machado; Shan Li; Mathis Chevé; Yves Richard (Urban Climate, 2026)

Spatial mapping of multi-decadal CHIRPS and hydro-meteorological resilience in Lagos using a fuzzy flood risk index - Opeyemi Samuel Aniramu; Oluwatobi Adeleye Ojo; Oluwashogo Elizabeth Garuba; Olawale Williams Akinyemi; Oluwagbenga O.I. Orimoogunje (Urban Climate, 2026)

Walkable but not walkable? A mismatch between urban heat and pedestrian-oriented environments in promoting equitable climate resilience - Ryun Jung Lee; Samuel Rueda; Kristen Brown; Wei Zhai; Esteban López Ochoa; Elliott Coleman (Sustainable Cities and Society, 2026)

Investigation of paleoseismic deposits in Jackson Lake, WY associated with the far afield 1959 Mw 7.2 Hebgen Lake earthquake (MT, USA) - Samuel J. Whitehead; Kevin M. Yeager; Michael M. McGlue; J. Ryan Thigpen; Kimberly J. Schindler; Edward W. Woolery (Sedimentary Geology, 2026)

A tiered secondary poisoning risk assessment approach to prevent unnecessary fish bioaccumulation testing of pharmaceuticals - Gemma Janer; Joanne Elmoznino; Andreas Häner; Samuel K. Maynard; Dermot Reddy; Alison N. Perkins; Michael R. Lee; Todd Davidson; Shibin Li; Erick Nfon; Jan Woelz; Kelli Fagan Malott; et al. (Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2026)

Chrono-spatial modelling of deltaic progradation: timing the evolution of the Po delta Spina lobe (ca. 750 BCE–700 CE) - Joé Juncker; Ferréol Salomon; Andrea Gaucci; Paolo Mozzi; Enrico Zampieri; Samuel Ladouce-Godier; Laurent Schmitt (Quaternary Science Reviews, 2026)

Revisiting the paleoclimate, paleoecology, and age of the Middle Miocene Nyakach Formation, Western Kenya - Venanzio N. Munyaka; Daniel J. Peppe; Alan L. Deino; William E. Lukens; Caroline A.E. Strömberg; Kieran P. McNulty; Samuel N. Muteti (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2026)

Genetic analysis of additive and non-additive effects in early-maturing maize (Zea mays L.) for hybrid breeding in Ghana - Fidelis Mawuli Penni; Innocent Kwaku Dorvlo; Prosper Deo-Donne Lumorh; Justice Adzigbe; Victoria Sackey; Samuel Amiteye; Richard Akromah (Next Research, 2026)

Postnatal exposure to current use pesticides and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children and adolescents: A systematic review - Paola Gabriela Viglietti; Alexandra Goldberg; Kim-Louise Rousseau; Samuel Fuhrimann; Martin Röösli; Susan Malcolm-Smith; Mohamed Aqiel Dalvie (NeuroToxicology, 2026)

Imagery of opportunity: benthic habitat maps in deeper shelf waters (30-200 m) - Gabrielle H. Cummins; Kingsley Griffin; Claude Spencer; Samuel Thompson; Brooke Gibbons; Matthew L. Navarro; Julian Partridge; Tim J. Langlois (Marine Environmental Research, 2026)

Effects of simplified information on voluntary adoption of sustainable land management technologies in the Ethiopian highlands: A cluster-randomized controlled trial - Takeshi Abe; Atsushi Tsunekawa; Nigussie Haregeweyn; Mitsuru Tsubo; Ayele Almaw Fenta; Zerihun Nigussie; Nigus Tadesse; Anteneh Wubet; Taye Minichil Meshesha; Biruk Yazie Wubetie; Samuel Berihun Kassa (Land Use Policy, 2026)

A systematic mapping review of studies reporting the effects of spaceflight on cardiovascular outcomes - Mattias Neset; Mariia Mielkozorova; Madalina Patron; Subhajit Hazra; Vishnu B. Unnithan; Samuel Mesfin Girma; Harrison France; Ruth Singh; Victoria Ly; Mohammed Y. Majid; Jentry E. Campbell; Robyn Rosasco; et al. (Life Sciences in Space Research, 2026)

High-resolution SAR analysis of the 2012 Te Maari eruption, New Zealand - Samuel McGowan; Jonathan Procter; Gabor Kereszturi; Ian Hamling (Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 2026)

Climate adaptation in poultry: Spatiotemporal behavioral and kinematic responses of chicken genotypes to identical temperature-humidity exposures - Ebenezer Agyemang-Duah; Ricky A. Poku; Christopher Adenyo; Richard Osei-Amponsah; William O. Holden; Guoming Li; Romdhane Rekaya; Samuel E. Aggrey (Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 2026)

Artificial intelligence–driven predictive modeling and smart surveillance systems for mycotoxin risk management in global food chains - Samuel Ayofemi Olalekan Adeyeye (Journal of Stored Products Research, 2026)

Dynamics of PFAS transport in the unsaturated zone: Insight from long-term monitoring of an AFFF-contaminated site - Samuel Oluwaseun Kolade; Knud Erik Strøyberg Klint; Christos Tsakiroglou; Avner Ronen; Ofer Dahan (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2026)

Occurrence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella species with resistance genes in recreational surface waters in southern Illinois - Richard Owusu Ansah; Jimmy Jackson Dimpor; Samuel Watts; Joseph Kusi (Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2026)

Effect of multi-cycle tribo-electrostatic separation on cannabinoid content in dry-sifted cannabis extracts - Farshad Abavisani; Philip Wiredu Addo; Sarah MacPherson; Samuel E. Bilodeau; Maxime Paris; William B. Dumais; Rui Liu; Cory S. Harris; Valérie Orsat; Mark Lefsrud (Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, 2026)

Monitoring mining impacts using harmonic decomposition of time series vegetation indices - Vincent E. Nwazelibe; Moritz Kirsch; Samuel T. Thiele; Farid Djeddaoui; Weikang Yu; Richard Gloaguen; Raimon Tolosana-Delgado (ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2026)

Modeling stress-induced rock weakening and seismic response during CO2-WAG injection: A case study of the Farnsworth field unit - Samuel Appiah Acheampong; William Ampomah (International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2026)

The paths that sculpt a comet: Quantifying the sediment trajectories shaping 67P’s landscapes - Abhinav S. Jindal; Raphael Marschall; Nicholas Attree; Jason M. Soderblom; Björn J.R. Davidsson; Jean-Baptiste Vincent; Olivier Groussin; Orkan M. Umurhan; Jordan K. Steckloff; Samuel P.D. Birch (Icarus, 2026)

The potential of grain legumes for sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa under a changing climate - Marloes P. van Loon; Seyyedmajid Alimagham; Samuel Adjei-Nsiah; Adeyemi Biola; Peter Ebanyat; Namita Joshi; Sylvia M. Kalemera; Feyera Liben; Teshale Assefa Mamo; Tewodros Mesfin; Mulundu Mwila; Abdelkader Mahamane Soulé; et al. (Global Food Security, 2026)

Precision or division? Stakeholder perceptions and tensions in the digital transition of Swedish forests - Joakim Wising; Dimitri Coelho Mollo; Samuel Rönnbäck; Camilla Sandström; Johan Sonesson; William Lidberg (Forest Policy and Economics, 2026)

High humidity hot air impingement blanching (HHAIB) for controlled polyphenol oxidase inactivation, antinutrient reduction, and structural quality preservation in yam - Jamilu Mustapha Ahmed; Samir Mowafy; Jiale Guo; Samuel Ariyo Okaiyeto; Shi-Han Yu; Yanhong Liu (Food Control, 2026)

Microbial ecology of artisanal fresh cheese from Sinaloa: Influence of geographic terroir on diversity, functionality, and safety - Joel Tohevaris García Guerrero; Luz Isela Peinado Guevara; Samuel Campista León (Food Microbiology, 2026)

Psychrotolerant spoilage bacteria enhanced Campylobacter jejuni culturability on refrigerated chicken meat - Runan Yan; Samuel C. Watson; Xiaoyuan Wei; Jasna Kovac (Food Microbiology, 2026)

Does diet modify the effects of air pollution on lung function? A large cross-sectional study - Pimpika Kaewsri; Frank Dudbridge; Janet Cade; Jing Guo; Xiangpu Gong; Calvin Jephcote; Kees de Hoogh; Roel Vermeulen; Marc Chadeau; Yutong Samuel Cai; Anna L. Hansell (Environmental Research, 2026)

Long-term variability and drivers of aerosol loading across India's major atmospheric regimes - Cyril Samuel J.S.; Sneha Gautam; Roshini Praveen Kumar (Environmental Research, 2026)

Minimum mortality temperature by cause of death and age group: A multi-country observational study (1990–2019) - Seunghyun Eom; Aurelio Tobias; Masahiro Hashizume; Daewon Yang; Claire Demoury; Eric Lavigne; Aleš Urban; Klea Katsouyanni; Francesco Sera; Paul Lester Carlos Chua; Susana das Neves Pereira da Silva; Dominic Royé; et al. (Environmental Research, 2026)

Drivers of environmental permitting delays: implication for costs and rapid mining landscape changes in Ghana - Samuel Kumi; Franklin Akwakye Ghanney; Vera Boakye; Emmanuel Sackey (Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2026)

Occupational exposure to solid aerosols in Ghana's large-scale gold mining sector: An assessment of legal gaps, compliance levels, and enforcement regulations - Joe Steve Annan; Sulemana Alhassan; Jonathan Nartey Hogarh; Bernard Fei Baffoe; Samuel Kofi Tulashie (Environmental Development, 2026)

The Triassic Mercia Mudstone Group: Sealing the UK's net zero future - Jonathon A. McEvoy; Richard H. Worden; Joshua Griffiths; Nicholas T. Smith; Daniel R. Faulkner; Samuel T.J. Jones; Holly J. Mills; Kevin G. Taylor (Earth-Science Reviews, 2026)

Alteration kinetics of basaltic glass in acidic conditions: The effect of temperature and pH on glass dissolution and alteration layer formation - Arpad Pusztai; Bastien Wild; Samuel Tardif; Zijie Liu; François Guyot; Imene Esteve; Alejandro Fernandez-Martinez; Damien Daval (Chemical Geology, 2026)

Biomass-derived activated carbon as a green heterogeneous catalyst for conversion of glycerol, biodiesel byproduct, to solketal: Process optimization, kinetics, and cost analysis - Shikhasmita Das; Kedar Kashinath Thote; Gopinath Halder; Gurunathan Baskar; Ruma Rano; Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum (Biomass and Bioenergy, 2026)

Operationalising resilience-based management at scale: A meta-adaptive blueprint from the Great Barrier Reef crown-of-thorns starfish control program - Samuel A. Matthews; Michael Bode; Roger Beeden; Mary C. Bonin; Cameron S. Fletcher; Brigid Kerrigan; Isobel Ryan; Jennifer Wilmes; Alice White; David H. Williamson (Biological Conservation, 2026)

Techno-economic analysis of pea fractionation and starch-based aerogel production in an integrated bioprocessing framework - Kehinde James Falua; Obiora Samuel Agu; Onu Onu Olughu; Kunmi Joshua Abioye; Aitazaz A. Farooque; Bishnu Acharya (Bioresource Technology Reports, 2026)

Less is more: two UAV-LiDAR metrics outperform complex machine learning algorithms for aboveground carbon estimation in hurricane-disturbed mangroves - Carlos Troche-Souza; Edgar Villeda-Chávez; Samuel Velázquez-Salazar (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2026)

Sesamum Indicum Leaf Mucilage-Derived Biogenic ZnO Nanoparticles: Synergistic Antimicrobial Activity and Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants in Wastewater - Vijayapoopathi Singaravel; Yamini Murali; Priyadharshan Thangavel Sekaran; Michael Samuel; Jayaraman Narenkumar; Praburaman Loganathan; Pachaiyappan Murugan; Meivelu Moovendhan (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2026)

Distributions, Ecological Risk, and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Brackish and Freshwater Creek Systems: A Comparative Study of Five Cowries Creek and Imakun Omi Ise Creek, off the Gulf of Guinea - Samuel Olatunde Popoola; Otolorin Opeyemi Oyatola; Rafiu Olaniyi Dada; Shelle; Sikirat Mayowa Giwa; Olubunmi Ayoola Nubi; Joseph Ahamefula Nkwoji; Elizabeth Ekene Nwamba; Aghogho Kolawole-Daniels; Salisu Adamu; Ifeoluwa Folusade Elusade; Maurice Kosisochukwu Owulu; et al. (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2026)

Hydrogeological Characterization of Deep Aquifer Systems in the Essaouira Basin, Western Morocco: Insights from Integrated Geological and Geophysical Approaches - Anas Zbiri; Azzouz Kchikach; Mohammed Jaffal; Jan Mrlina; Samuel Zappalá; Mourad Guernouche; Ahmed E. Radwan; Mohamed Azaroual (Natural Resources Research, 2026)

Seasonal Reef-Scale Variability in Seawater CO₂ Chemistry in the Presence and Absence of Seaweed Cultivation in Onna, Okinawa, Japan - Samuel A. H. Kekuewa; Max S. Rintoul; Travis A. Courtney; Ariel K. Pezner; Tomoko Takeda; Hajime Kayanne; Satoshi Mitarai; Andreas J. Andersson (Estuaries and Coasts, 2026)
Seaweed cultivation has been proposed as an active biogeochemical intervention to elevate seawater pH and create localized refugia from ocean acidification. To date, most studies have relied on autonomous sensors to contrast seawater pH inside and outside of seaweed cultivation plots. These studies provide important temporal observations but lack information about the spatial capacity for seaweed cultivation to provide pH refugia for surrounding habitats. This study investigated the spatiotemporal variability of seawater pH and CO₂ chemistry across the Onna-son reef, Okinawa, Japan, during the fall, winter, and spring seasons, with spring surveys coinciding with the peak extent of Mozuku ( Cladosiphon okamuranus ) cultivation. Relative to open-ocean conditions, seawater pH was elevated during 77–100% of afternoon observations in fall (up to + 0.10), 53% in winter (up to + 0.02), and 75–92% in spring (up to + 0.13). The greatest drawdown in dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC; − 44 µmol kg⁻ 1 ) and highest spatial pH variability (0.19) were observed during spring, the period of maximum seaweed cultivation, but coincided with reduced current velocities, small wave heights, and low mean sea level, conditions conducive to enhanced biogeochemical modification. Comparable pH elevations were observed during fall under similar temperature regimes, but higher current velocities, which suggest that seaweed cultivation may not be more effective than natural macroalgal habitats in elevating local seawater pH at this site. Future assessments of seaweed aquaculture as a mitigation strategy should explicitly incorporate local hydrodynamics and natural macroalgal influences, as these will impact the variability across both space and time.

Radiometric-Assisted Heat Flow from Precambrian basement rocks, SW Nigeria: Implications on geothermal potential and geodynamic evolution - Samuel O. Sedara; Olusegun O. Alabi; Oludayo O. Adekanye; Abdulafeez O. Olaleye; Christopher O. Albert; Abigail T. Olaoluwa (Earth Science Informatics, 2026)

ForestCalc: a decision-support web application for forest volume, biomass, and carbon estimation in Brazilian tropical forests phytophysiognomies of Minas Gerais, Brazil - Marcelo Vitor Gualberto Santos Chaves; Marcelo Lourençoni Pauletti; Isadora Azevedo Perpétuo; Kalill José Viana da Páscoa; Thiza Falqueto Altoé; Henrique Ferraço Scolforo; José Roberto Soares Scolforo; Lucas Rezende Gomide; Samuel José Silva Soares da Rocha (Earth Science Informatics, 2026)
Although the R Shiny framework enables the development of interactive web applications without requiring advanced web programming skills, its adoption in forestry remains limited. This study presents ForestCalc, an open-source decision-support web application developed in R/Shiny for estimating forest volume, aboveground dry biomass, and carbon stocks in native forest phytophysiognomies of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The application processes user-provided forest inventory data and applies phytophysiognomy-specific allometric equations derived from the Forest Inventory of Minas Gerais, making these models accessible through a web-based environment. In addition to volume, biomass, and carbon estimation, ForestCalc incorporates phytosociological analyses to support forest assessment and management. Validation was conducted using an independent dataset from the Phytogeographic Model of the Rio Grande Basin project, comprising forest inventory measurements collected outside the dataset used to develop the original allometric equations. The results indicated good agreement between reference and estimated values, supporting the reliability of the implemented computational workflow. By integrating scientific models, inventory processing, and visualization tools into an accessible platform, ForestCalc contributes to improving the use of forest inventory information for resource monitoring, forest management, and carbon accounting in tropical ecosystems. The application also promotes the dissemination of open-source technologies and reproducible workflows in forest science.

Barriers and facilitators to implementing the European code of cancer practice in a rural and coastal setting: a qualitative study - Shanice Thomas; Hannah Cumberland Keeble; Erica Brown; Sarah R. Baker; Samuel Cooke; Mark Lawler; Kathie McPeake; Kathy Oliver; Peter Selby; David Nelson (Cancer Causes & Control, 2026)
Purpose The European Code of Cancer Practice (ECCP) is a patient-centred framework for good clinical cancer practice, to improve outcomes for all of Europe’s patients [1]. Given challenges with applications to rural regions, the study aimed to explore the barriers and facilitators to implementing the ECCP in a rural, coastal, and urban context. Methods We conducted semi-structured individual and group interviews with nine acute cancer professionals; nine non-clinical professionals; and four people with lived experience of cancer. Interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis, underpinned by a constructivist approach. Results Three themes were developed across all groups. 1) ‘Fragmented communication pathways limits access’ to information-sharing between services, and about support and research, linked to workforce challenges. 2) ‘Geographic and infrastructural disparities between urban, rural, and coastal areas’ highlight barriers to accessing and delivering care, including transport issues, alongside place-specific facilitators to wellbeing. 3) ‘Unmet needs for living well during and after treatment’ denotes financial, work-related, and psychological challenges through treatment and survivorship. These barriers transcended across all ECCP domains. Conclusion Workforce challenges that limit information-sharing about support and research, and gaps in post-treatment support, must be addressed to meet the ECCP aim to ensure equitable cancer care across geographical locations.

Effect of ultraviolet radiation (type B) and titanium dioxide nanoparticles on Microcystis aeruginosa and Lemna minor growth rate and potential allelopathic interactions - Sadiya Awala Samuel; Suleiman Dauda; Regina Anya Otogo; Adriana Sturion Lorenzi; Zainab Abdullahi Ibrahim; Elizabeth Abdulmalik; Micheline Kezia Cordeiro-Araujo; Mathias Ahii Chia (Aquatic Ecology, 2026)

Youth engagement in climate action: why we need a systematic review of effective practices - Samuel Mwangi Wanjiku (Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2026)

Parent material in controlling mineral-associated organic carbon formation pathways: A mineral sieve mechanism - Rui Jiang; Chun Liang; Zichun Guo; Samuel Adingo; Lei Gao; Shuai Liu; Xinhua Peng (Applied Soil Ecology, 2026)

Earthworm community responses to land use change and landscape degradation in tropical forest - Hernández-García Luis Manuel; Sandriel Costa Sousa; Jesus Enrique Burgos Guerrero; Ernesto Gómez Cardozo; Samuel Wooster James; Guillaume Rousseau Xavier (Applied Soil Ecology, 2026)

Liposome‑based extender consistently improves post-thaw semen quality in rams - Elodie Mazenod; Loris Commin; Florine Bontemps; Lionel Boyer; Samuel Buff; Elodie Pillet-Michelland (Animal Reproduction Science, 2026)

Information theory and multifractal analysis of global foF2 during low and high solar activity - Samuel Ogunjo; Aderonke Akerele; Babatunde Rabiu; Ibiyinka Fuwape (Advances in Space Research, 2026)

BB basal medium: a field-informed approach to blueberry micropropagation - Samuel Obedgiu; Kahraman Gürcan (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2026)

Real-time pavement condition monitoring using AI and vehicle-mounted vision - Alejandro Daniel Bordas; Samuel Castro; Joram Mburu (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2026)

“Prescribers Beware”: a narrative review of dangerous drug-drug-interactions involving psychotropic medications - Caiwei Zheng; Soo Lee-Samuel (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2026)

Ant Interactions with Aroid Infructescences (Araceae) Used as Temporary Nesting Sites, Cohabiting with a Complex Endophagous Insect Community in a Neotropical Rainforest - Samuel Novais; Guadalupe Amancio; Jorge Valenzuela-González; Vicente Hernández-Ortiz (Neotropical Entomology, 2026)

Targeted Analysis of Chondrocyte Central Metabolites in Response to Cyclical Compression and Shear Deformations - Erik P. Myers; Aurora Gallagher; Avery Welfley; Samuel Battles; Aidan Gregory; Priyanka Brahmachary; Mark Greenwood; Ronald K. June (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2026)
Osteoarthritis results in deterioration of articular cartilage, the soft tissue covering articulating surfaces of bones in joints like the knee and hip. Cyclical mechanical stimulation of articular cartilage results in synthesis of cartilage matrix, suggesting that therapeutic mechanical stimulation might be beneficial for cartilage repair in osteoarthritis. Prior studies identify ion channels and cytoskeletal molecules as components of chondrocyte mechanotransduction. Glycolysis, the pentose phosphate pathway, and the tricarboxylic acid cycle are necessary for producing non-essential amino acids that are needed for synthesizing matrix proteins for cartilage repair, though it is currently unknown if and how levels of central metabolites change with applied mechanical stimulation. Here, we find that applied cyclical shear and compressive deformations drive changes in multiple central metabolites in primary chondrocytes. Cyclical compression and shear of primary chondrocytes embedded in agarose hydrogels alter the concentration of central carbon metabolism components. Glycolytic metabolites including glucose and pyruvate showed decreased abundance in loaded groups, suggesting altered consumption/production. Likewise, succinate levels were decreased in samples loaded by shear strain for extended periods of time. By finding compression- and shear-induced changes in central metabolites, these data support the potential for therapeutic mechanotransduction toward cartilage repair. Future studies may build on these results to understand the relationships between mechanical stimulation and chondrocyte central metabolism.

Correction: Lightning Behavior and Its Relationship with Topography, Precipitation, and Land Use in the São Francisco River Basin - Samuel Amorim Silva; Weber Andrade Gonçalves; Lizando Pereira de Abreu; Douglas Leonardo Sales Pedrosa; Evandro Moimaz Anselmo; Enrique Vieira Mattos; Moisés Elias Nascimento Rufino da Costa; Glenda Yasmin Pereira de Carvalho; Bruno Felipe Moreira Lima; Daniele Tôrres Rodrigues; Vitória Régia Silva de Souza; Thiago Gonçalves da Silva (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2026)

Nature immersion in virtual reality has limited hypoalgesia effects for muscle pain or motor performance benefits during prescribed and self-regulated tasks - Callum A. O’Malley; David J. Harris; Sam W. Hughes; Jack E. Cottrell; Daniel Lloyd; Samuel J. Vine; Tom Arthur (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2026)
Purpose Virtual reality (VR) reduces experimental and clinical pain, but whether these effects extend to naturally occurring muscle pain (NOMP) during exercise remains unclear. This study examined whether immersive nature-based VR attenuates NOMP and improves motor performance during prescribed and self-regulated exercise. Methods Two within-participant crossover studies were conducted involving 12 (Study 1) and 24 (Study 2) healthy participants. In Study 1, participants completed a stepped incremental cycling task to exhaustion. In Study 2, participants performed self-regulated intermittent isometric handgrip contractions at light (13/100) and strong (50/100) perceived effort. Tasks were completed under immersive VR (nature scene), two-dimensional sham, and no-intervention control conditions in pseudo-randomised, counterbalanced orders. Pain onset, NOMP intensity, perceived effort, and time to exhaustion were assessed in Study (1) Muscle pain intensity and force production were measured in Study (2) Repeated measures ANOVAs and assessed main condition effects. Results Immersive VR did not delay pain onset $$\:(p=.159)$$ , prolong time to exhaustion $$\:(p=.204)$$ , or lower perceived effort compared within sham or control conditions $$\:({p}^{{\prime\:}}s>.215)$$ . A small, yet practically meaningful, reduction in NOMP intensity occurred early during cycling $$\:({F}_{\text{2,22}}=4.518,p=.023,\:{\eta\:}_{p}^{2}=0.291[\text{0.002,0.500}\left]\right)$$ but was not sustained at later phases of the task $$\:({p}^{{\prime\:}}s . In Study 2, NOMP intensity $$\:(p=.815)$$ and force production measures $$\:({p}^{{\prime\:}}s were similar across conditions. Conclusion Nature-based immersive VR had limited effects on NOMP and motor performance. Pain types that are peripherally driven, like NOMP, may be less affected by VR interventions which target central mechanisms of pain modulation. Thus, hypoalgesia effects with VR are potentially pain-type dependent.

Impact of power line corridors on carbon stocks of upland forests in eastern Canada - Ariane Belleau; Évelyne Thiffault; David Paré; Jean-François Boucher; Samuel Roy-Proulx; Grant M. Domke (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Macroinvertebrate diversity as the bioindicators of freshwater ecosystem health: deterioration in physicochemical water quality parameters - Rajan Samuel; Neetha Varghese; Ganesan Pathalam; Harinagaraj Moorthy; Aleena Sebastian; Edayadiyil Ann Maria John (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2026)

Deep Learning-Informed Symbolic Regression for Solution Gas–Oil Ratio Estimation - Caspar Daniel Adenutsi; Tahiru Abdul-Mumin; Samuel Erzuah; Kwame Sarkodie (Natural Resources Research, 2026)

Group size and composition of brown howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba) in three fragments of Araucaria Pine Forest in southern Brazil - Amanda Letícia Borges; Gabriel Rangel Santos-Mariano; Pedro Augusto Andrich Mota; Samuel Barbarine da Silva; Mário Retondo; Lucas M. Aguiar (Primates, 2026)
Brown howler monkeys ( Alouatta guariba ) are increasingly threatened by habitat loss, sylvatic yellow fever, and negative human interactions. In southern Brazil, brown howlers still inhabit some fragments of the endangered Araucaria Pine Forest (APF), but basic information on their social organization remains scarce. We surveyed brown howler monkey groups to assess their group size and composition in three nearby similarly sized peri-urban APF fragments in Curitiba, southern Brazil. Using Generalized Linear Mixed Models, we investigated whether the number of males, females and immatures could be predicted by the number of individuals in each of these sex-age categories, along with group size. Monthly expeditions were conducted over 11–13 months, using multiple walks in each fragment to survey howler monkeys’ groups. We surveyed 17 groups over 332 km of fieldwork. Group sizes ranged from two to eight individuals (mean 4.88 ± 1.65 SD), sex and age proportion was 1 adult male: 0.5 subadult male: 1.7 adult females: 1.2 juvenile: 0.4 infant, and the immature-to-female ratio was 0.96. We found that group size was a significant positive predictor for the number of adult females, juveniles and immatures overall, suggesting a general increase in fitness in larger groups, but not for the number of males and infants. Our findings indicate the presence of a small established population of brown howler monkeys in relatively small APFs, with population parameters in the typical range of the species, but an immature-to-female ratio more similar to populations of stagnanting growth, pointing to the necessity to implement measures to conserve and connect this population in an endangered habitat.

Artificial intelligence-driven cross-endpoint stacked ensemble learning for separate but meta-feature coupled prediction of six human pharmacokinetic endpoints with RDKit molecular representation and applicability domain control on real TDC benchmark data - Oluwaseun E. Agboola; Samuel S. Agboola (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2026)

Machine Learning‐Based Correction of Reanalysis Surface Radiation Fluxes Using Ground‐Measured Data in the Southern Brazilian Pampa Biome - Olusola Samuel Ojo; Michel Baptistella Stefanello; Alecsander Mergen; Maria Eduarda Oliveira Pinheiro; Vanessa de Arruda Souza; Débora Regina Roberti (International Journal of Climatology, 2026)
Surface radiation fluxes are key drivers of land–atmosphere exchanges and climate variability. This study assesses the performance of ERA‐5 and MERRA‐2 surface radiation products using hourly observations from 2014–2023 at three stations (Santa Maria, Aceguá, and Pedras Altas) in the Southern Brazilian Pampa, considering incoming shortwave radiation (S↓), reflected shortwave radiation (S↑), atmospheric longwave radiation (L↓), surface longwave radiation (L↑), and net radiation ( Q *). The equivalent datasets for the three stations were also obtained from the European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts Reanalysis 5th Generation (ERA‐5) and Modern‐Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA‐2). Statistical comparative evaluation was assessed using correlation and error‐based metrics. Analyses showed that MERRA‐2 overestimated S↓ with a peak bias of 35.92 W m −2 (20.07%) at Pedras Altas, whereas ERA‐5 showed lower biases ( −2 (3.2%) at Aceguá; 4.01 W m −2 (1.9%) at Santa Maria; and 11.27 W m −2 (5.8%)). Monthly results demonstrated that ERA‐5 also outperformed MERRA‐2 for all radiation components, with minimum S↓ RMSE of 5.94 W m −2 (3.1%) and bias of 4.05 W m −2 (2.1%) at Santa Maria. Violin plots further indicated narrower bias distributions for ERA‐5, particularly for S↑ and Q *. A bivariate regression model was developed for gap‐filling using reanalysis predictors and refined using Random Forest (RF), K‐Nearest Neighbours (KNN), and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) models. The regression achieved high predictive skill ( R 2 = 0.986 for S↓ and 0.983 for Q *), while RF provided the best performance ( R 2 = 0.9995 for S↓ and 0.9928 for Q * at Santa Maria), demonstrating strong potential for radiation flux reconstruction in subtropical grassland environments.

Biomimetic and artificial intelligence-based variable-rate decoupling of water-use-environmental trade-offs under straw return in rice–wheat rotations - Edwin O. Amisi; Yinian Li; Yan Xiaoyuan; Ruiyin He; Qishuo Ding; Samuel M. Nyambura (Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2026)

PFAS quantitation with diffusive gradients in thin-film passive samplers: Capturing time-weighted average concentrations around maximum contaminant levels to facilitate compliance - Brianna J. Harris; Samuel D. Hodges; David G. Wahman; Levi M. Haupert; Justin R. Chimka; Julian L. Fairey (Water Research, 2026)

Building-level physical vulnerability in Europe: Exterior vs interior indicators and GIS–BIM approaches for multiple-hazard risks — A systematic review - Steffen Neuner; Christopher Munschauer; Alexander Fekete; Stefania Stellacci; Lubos Buzna; Daniel Chovanec; Katarina Holla; Samuel Kockar; Ulrich Leopold; Rongling Li; Ali Reza Yaghoubi; Derya Yilmaz; et al. (Urban Climate, 2026)

Conditioned comfort: A multi-scalar analysis of residential heat adaptation in the tropical city-state of Singapore - Sarah Hian May Chan; Joshua Dao-Wei Sim; Natalia Borzino; Yunjing Li; Khant Min Naing; Pearl Min Sze Tan; Yi Xuan Tay; Flora Yuting Du; Samuel Chong Wei Chng; Jason Kai Wei Lee; Kai Zheng; Harvey Neo (Urban Climate, 2026)

Time series forecasting of climate variables in three selected major cities in Nigeria - Rafiu Babatunde Ibrahim; Samuel Babatunde Adedotun; Dele Sunday Ogundahunsi; Akeem Bamidele Muili; Wasiu Mayowa Raheem; Olayiwola Olayode (Urban Climate, 2026)

Distinguishing varying and carrying populations in holobiont breeding - Manuel Blouin; Victor Angot; Samuel Jacquiod; Judith Burstin; Yanis Bouchenak-Khelladi; Angela Kent (Trends in Plant Science, 2026)

Functional venom activity and antivenom neutralization in rattlesnakes across Baja California and Gulf of California islands - Samuel R. Hirst; Edgar Neri-Castro; Emiliano Vázquez-García; Vanessa Zarzosa; Felipe Olvera; Cameron M. VanHorn; Alejandro Alagón; Hector Franz-Chávez; Gamaliel Castañeda-Gaytán; Christopher L. Parkinson; Jason L. Strickland; Miguel Borja; et al. (Toxicon, 2026)

The action of marimastat, a metalloprotease inhibitor, on the coagulant, hemorrhagic, and neuromuscular activities of Lachesis muta (South American bushmaster) venom - Vitória S. Proença-Hirata; Isabele N. Oliveira; Gabrielly C. Souza-Gomes; Samuel R. Dias; Hugo A. Ghirotti; Sofia N.S. Azevedo; Poliana J. Demico; Francis L. Pacagnelli; Rogério Giuffrida; Gisele A. Nai; Nelson J. Silva; Kristian A. Torres-Bonilla; et al. (Toxicon, 2026)

Private cooling, urban heat, and the limits of collective climate action in tropical cities - Natalia Borzino; Samuel Chng; Sarah Hian May Chan; Khant Min Naing; Yi Xuan Tay; Harvey Neo (Sustainable Cities and Society, 2026)

Influence of irrigation and harvest age on the physicochemical properties and phytochemical composition of Pelargonium sidoides DC - Kundani Khameli; Muinat Nike Lewu; Takalani Mulaudzi; Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo; Oluwatobi Samuel Oluwafemi (South African Journal of Botany, 2026)

Extracellular polymeric substances: overlooked contributors to soil organic carbon persistence - Yichao Wu; Yuwei Yi; Minsu Kim; Samuel Bickel; Ming Zhang; Ke Dai; Chunhui Gao; Chenchen Qu; Chuisi Kong; Mengxi Feng; Ke-Qing Xiao; Hans-Curt Flemming; et al. (Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2026)

Sequential area interaction sampling for early plant disease detection - François d’Alayer; Edith Gabriel; Samuel Soubeyrand (Spatial Statistics, 2026)

Cross compartment microplastic contamination in the Gembong River estuary: Evidence from brackish water, sediment, and mullet (Mugil cephalus) - Nanik Retno Buwono; Muhammad Musa; Pratama Diffi Samuel; Rakhel Marsyanda Vanny; Nuril Aprilia Putri; Aprilian Trida Larasati (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2026)

Functional morphotypes as proxies for large-scale assessment of marine nematode assemblages along the Indian coastline - Sanofar Khokher; Joydeep Dutta; Elisa Baldrighi; Amita Choudhury; Abhilash K. R.; Deepak Samuel (Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2026)

Mapping of coffee cultivation based on land use/land cover in the tropics of Cajamarca (Peru): An integration of Sentinel data, machine learning, and Google Earth Engine - Elgar Barboza; Amanda Aragon; Samuel Pizarro; Alcides Roman; Brandon Adams; Ellen Delgado; Alexander Cotrina-Sanchez; Aqil Tariq; Angel J. Medina-Medina; Katerin M. Tuesta-Trauco; Abner S. Rivera-Fernandez; Jhon A. Zabaleta-Santisteban; et al. (Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2026)

Within-season crop yield prediction in the Vojvodina Province (Serbia) using Sentinel-2 satellite vegetation indices - Branislav Živaljević; Samuel Jonson Sutanto; Spyridon Paparrizos; Minučer Mesaroš; Gordan Mimić (Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2026)

Variability in potential evapotranspiration anomaly and climatic water balance under different biogeographical conditions in tropical Africa based on remotely sensed data - Isaac Kwesi Nooni; Faustin Katchele Ogou; Abdoul Aziz Saidou Chaibou; Nana Agyemang Prempeh; Linda Sarpong; Samuel Koranteng Fianko; Zhongfang Jin; Xiaoyong Yu (Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2026)

New Tonian-Ediacaran zircon U-Pb ages and Hf isotopes from arc-related magmatism with adakite-like signatures in the Araçuaí-Ribeira Orogenic System (SE-Brazil): Implications for early Western Gondwana assembly - Joventine Decol; Monica Heilbron; Caroline Peixoto; Samuel Bersan; Henrique Bruno; Marcela Lobato; Elton Dantas; Sandro Mauri; Glenn Chapman; Caliméria Passos do Carmo; Craig Storey; Bruno Dhuime (Precambrian Research, 2026)