Beach-nesting birds rely on predictable conditions for successful breeding, yet the effects of climatic events and beach morphology on nest placement remain underexplored. We examine how beach morphology influences nest placement and breeding success of least terns ( Sterna antillarum ) and snowy plovers ( Anarhynchus nivosus ) at Barra del Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California. Nest abundance along the northern beach is stro...

Objective Inhaled drug delivery systems need to ensure that the delivered aerosol effectively reach the lungs while overcoming challenges related to environmental conditions, such as relative humidity (RH). This study investigates the impact of environmental factors on aqueous aerosol behaviour using a Respimat® Soft Mist Inhaler (SMI) formulated with and without ethanol content. Methods Comparative Hygroscopic Aerosol Particl...

The development of luminescent coordination polymers for the selective sensing of Pb 2+ in water constitutes an active area of research that impacts analytical, environmental, and inorganic chemistry. Herein, two novel water-stable 2D Zn-coordination polymers {[Zn 2 (H 2 O) 2 (tdc) 2 (bpy)]·(H 2 O)} n 1 and [Zn(tdc)(tmb)] n 2 (tdc = thiophenedicarboxylate; bpy = 4,4’-bipyridine and tmb = 4,4'-trimethylenebipyridine) were synth...

Studies of non-indigenous species (NIS) often tend to focus on medium and large-sized taxa with potential for remarkable ecological and/or economic impact, whereas the early detection of small invertebrates is often delayed due to taxonomic challenge, lack of consistent, standardised monitoring efforts and limited funding. This study represents the first records of the marine amphipod Laticorophium baconi (Shoemaker, 1934) in...

To guarantee a dignified life in low-incoming countries where socio-environmental negative implications derived from the municipal solid waste (MSW) by its excessive generation, lack of governance, and financial resources, sustainable and integrated solutions are required. From this perspective, well-located transfer stations (TSs) are conceived as an alternative to improve MSW management quality in municipalities that generat...

Habitat loss, flood control infrastructure, and drought have left most of southern California and northern Baja California's native freshwater fish near extinction, including the endangered unarmoured threespine stickleback ( Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni ). This subspecies, an unusual morph lacking the typical lateral bony plates of the G. aculeatus complex, occurs at arid southern latitudes in the eastern Pacific Ocean...