Fused Deposition Modeling technique is a widely used 3D printing technique that often employs polylactic acid filaments (PLA), which can be enhanced with nanomaterials such as Graphene Oxide (GO). During thermal processing, these materials may release airborne particles, raising occupational and environmental exposure concerns. This study evaluates potential exposure to aerosolized GO from PLA filaments using a tiered risk ass...

Introduction Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris ) is an emerging yeast that causes bloodstream infections, especially in immunocompromised patients, and presents high resistance and virulence rates. To date, six clades have been established worldwide and the number of outbreaks caused by this microorganism has been increasing every year, causing concern in the medical community. Therefore, this study investigated the he...

Purpose Experimental floods released from dams (e-floods) are increasingly used as a management tool to restore dynamics in regulated rivers, yet long-term field evidence of their geomorphic effectiveness remains limited. This study evaluates changes in river bars’ surface grain-size distributions following seven e-floods along the dam-regulated Spöl River, Switzerland, reach influenced by a major tributary. Materials and meth...

Soil microbiomes are critical for ecosystem functioning, yet the global influences of climate and agricultural practices on their diversity and structure remain incompletely characterized. Here we analyzed 1921 soil samples from 33 countries worldwide across diverse biomes to assess how climate gradients and agricultural inputs, including pesticides and fertilizers, shape prokaryotic and fungal communities. We found that micro...