Aim We investigate the distribution of dispersal modes — endozoochory (via animal ingestion), synzoochory (via animal seed accumulation) and anemochory (via wind)—and seed mass of woody plants across Brazilian ecosystems, testing whether their relative abundance in local plant communities could be predicted by climate, edaphic factors and dispersal agents (e.g., the main vectors moving seeds). We expected climate to be the mai...

In 2004, the yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax was first introduced in France and has since then dispersed throughout Europe, putting pressure on ecological, economic, and public health systems. To control this invasive species, authorities and the population have worked together to find effective and affordable solutions. Baited traps are a common option to capture individual hornets, as they are easily develope...

Identifying brain phenotypes influencing social participation may help understand social deficits in psychiatric disorders. Previous research shows methodological inconsistencies, lacking consensus on which brain regions are crucial. Data-driven variable selection may overcome this, facilitating unbiased replication and discovery of social brain regions. We compare data-driven selection to literature-identification of brain re...

Fragmentation and degradation have profound effects on species’ habitat use and activity patterns. According to their diel activity guild, species may respond differently to environmental change, with diurnal species expected to be more vulnerable to these changes. Here, we test this hypothesis by investigating how fragmentation, and degradation modulate the habitat use and overlap in diel activity of contrasting mammal diel a...

This exploratory study investigates the association between imaging findings, clinical symptoms and gait parameters in patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). To explore this hypothesis, this study aims (1) to study how IVD height and intervertebral angle measurements obtained from MRI compare with those obtained from X-ray imaging; (2) to compare spatiotemporal gait parameters between LDH patients and healthy individuals...

The Samarco dam breach in Brazil drastically altered soil and water conditions along the Rio Doce, severely impacting riparian vegetation. This study assessed how these environmental changes influenced the functional traits and ecological strategies (CSR scheme) of adult and juvenile woody plants in reference (unaffected) and impacted sites affected by mine tailings deposition. We hypothesized that mining tailings would reduce...

In recent years, cases of resistance to major antifungal drugs have been reported for Candida species. The growing resistance of fungi to conventional antifungal agents demands the development of new and effective antifungal strategies. Organosolv lignin-capped silver-based nanoparticles constitute a promising strategy, combining the antifungal activity of metallic silver with the biocompatibility and sustainability of organos...