Bedding characteristics have been associated with an increased risk of respiratory impairment and sudden infant death. However, the relevant bedding properties and the mechanisms influencing newborn respiration remain poorly understood. Existing evidence is fragmented across epidemiological, clinical, forensic, and regulatory studies, with limited integration of respiratory physiology and engineering-based measurement framewor...

Genetic responses to environmental changes take place at different spatial scales. While the effect of environment on the distribution of species' genetic diversity at large geographical scales has been the focus of several recent studies, its potential effects on genetic structure at local scales are understudied. Environmental effects on fine‐scale spatial genetic structure ( FSGS ) were investigated in four Alpine conifer s...

Summary While symbiosis between bacteria and insects has been thoroughly investigated in the last two decades, investments on the study of yeasts associated with insects have been limited. Insect‐associated yeasts are placed on different branches of the phylogenetic tree of fungi, indicating that these associations evolved independently on several occasions. Isolation of yeasts is frequently reported from insect habitats, and...