Ley phases in crop rotations can supply nutrients to subsequent crops through organic matter mineralisation. However, the persistence of these effects and the relative contributions of mineral and organic fertilisation remain poorly understood. Based on an irrigated rotation with a four-year ley followed by four years of maize, a field experiment was established in the first maize year after the ley. The trial followed a compl...

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a re-emerging respiratory pathogen that is increasingly associated with severe respiratory disease and occasional neurological complications, yet its circulation in Portugal remains poorly documented. In the present study, we investigated the presence of EV-D68 in respiratory samples collected in southern Portugal (Algarve region) from October 2024 to February 2025. Screening of 150 respiratory samp...

Despite the significant growth in research on the triad of Circular Economy (CE), Innovation, and Sustainable Business Models (SBMs), theoretical fragmentation persists due to the lack of holistic conceptual integration, resulting in a heterogeneous framework that is difficult to apply in practice. Given this scenario, this study aimed to identify, categorize, and systematize the state of the art of Circular Economy, Innovatio...

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the potential of sewage sludge as a sustainable alternative to traditional farmyard manures, considering the limited availability of such resources in many regions specializing in crop production. Methods This study compared the application of sewage sludge (SS) and cow manure (CM) at equivalent nitrogen (N) rates in silage maize ( Zea mays L.) cultivation over two growing seasons. Organic a...

Species phenology is being altered by ongoing climate changes with yet underappreciated consequences for ecological processes and ecosystem stability. Contrary to what happens with some key life events of flowering plants, comparatively little information exists about fern and lycophyte phenology and how it is affected by the current climatic changes. In part, this stems from the lack of long‐term datasets. Here we provide inf...

Main conclusion SUMOylation of SLR1 at K2 protects productivity under salt stress, possibly by modulation of SLR1 interactome. Abstract DELLA proteins modulate GA signaling and are major regulators of plant plasticity to endure stress. DELLAs are mostly regulated at the post-translational level, and their activity relies on the interaction with upstream regulators and transcription factors (TFs). SUMOylation is a post-translat...

Sustainability is becoming increasingly relevant due to the need to decide on planned management of land use and natural resources as well as sustainable development in the context of cities. This study aims to identify indicators for measuring the sustainable development of districts/countries in Bulgaria. Using the Multivariate Analysis (MVA) method, where we examine multiple variables in several dimensions, the results show...

The European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) is a pan-European not for profit society involving approximately 28,000 cancer nurses from 32 countries in the region. The European College of Cancer Nursing (ECCN) exists under the umbrella of EONS and was established in 2020 with a strategic priority to develop, promote and deliver educational opportunities for nurses across Europe. ECCN introduced a pilot on-line education progra...