Trichoderma includes several plant growth and health promoting species. However, information about combined plant growth modulation and biocontrol of plant parasitic nematodes is limited. In this work, the role of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) produced by T. atroviride and released into the rhizosphere of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum L.) in regulating plant growth and its effects on soil nematodes with different lifestyles (i...

Purpose The study examined the acute muscle and systemic physiological responses to a 5v5 small-sided game (SSG) of football in trained female players. Methods Ten trained female football players (age: 24.5 ± 1.9 years, height: 169 ± 5 cm, weight: 67.0 ± 8.0 kg, fat%: 24.8 ± 7.6%) completed four 12-min periods of play (P1-P4) with 4-min passive recovery. Muscle biopsies were obtained from m. vastus lateralis pre- and post-game...

Great Britain has three native shrews, while the greater white-toothed shrew (GWT: Crocidura russula ) is native to the European continent and some Channel islands. The GWT shrew was first reported in northern England in 2022. We detail its immediate investigation through national authorities, non-government bodies and individuals. Sixteen GWT were among 595 small mammals live-trapped. Barn owl pellet analysis revealed 56 GWT...

The Na + -K + -ATPase is a critical regulator of ion homeostasis during contraction, buffering interstitial K + accumulation, which is linked to muscle fatigue during intense exercise. Within this context, we adopted a recently reported methodology to examine exercise-induced alterations in maximal Na + -K + -ATPase activity. Eighteen trained healthy young males completed a repeated high-intensity cycling protocol consisting o...

Afforestation is increasingly recognized as a critical strategy to restore ecosystems and enhance biodiversity on post‐agricultural landscapes. However, agricultural legacies, such as altered soil structure, nutrient imbalances, and depleted microbial diversity, can slow down forest establishment or cause ecosystems to deviate from expected successional trajectories. In this opinion paper, we explore the potential of soil inoc...

Human activities and climate change threaten seabirds globally, and many species are declining from already small breeding populations. Monitoring of breeding colonies can identify population trends and important conservation concerns, but it is a persistent challenge to achieve adequate coverage of remote and sensitive breeding sites. Southern giant petrels ( Macronectes giganteus ) exemplify this challenge: as polar, pelagic...

As alien invasive species are a key driver of biodiversity loss, understanding patterns of rapidly changing global species compositions depends upon knowledge of invasive species population dynamics and trends at large scales. Within this context, the Ponto-Caspian region is among the most notable donor regions for aquatic invasive species in Europe. Using macroinvertebrate time series collected over 52 years (1968–2020) at 26...

The application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to clinical practice is still hampered by the ability to interpret the clinical relevance of novel variants and the difficulty of evaluating their effect in specific tissues. Here, we applied integrated genomic approaches for interrogating blood samples of two unrelated individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders and identified a novel neuro-pathogenic role for the Mitogen-...