Background Bovine mastitis is the most economically significantdisease in dairy farming, with Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus chromogenes asprominent agents, the former posing a major threat. As principal immune sentinels in themammary gland, macrophages orchestrate early pathogen recognition and immune activation,critically influencing the trajectory and outcome of infection. Thus, this study aimed tocharacterize the...

Climate change has intensified negative impacts on biodiversity through changes in precipitation patterns and rising global average temperatures. Semi-arid regions, such as parts of Northeastern Brazil, are particularly susceptible to these changes, with projections indicating that they will become hotter and drier, reducing the climatic suitability of several plant species. In this context, endemic and restricted-range specie...

On recently deglaciated terrain, soil instability can be a physical barrier limiting seedling establishment. Here we used a space-for-time approach to study the role of biological soil crust (biocrust) as soil surface stabilizer and facilitator of ecological succession along a glacier forefield chronosequence at the retreating Conejeras glacier in the Tropical Andes. We used the point-intercept method to estimate surface cover...

Near-field tsunami evacuation planning depends on urban mobility, which can be severely impacted by earthquake-induced debris obstructing evacuation routes. However, most models overlook this factor, underestimating evacuation times. This study presents a comprehensive GIS-based methodology that integrates seismic damage and debris accumulation into pedestrian evacuation modelling. The methodology proposed was applied to Tumac...

Efficient irrigation management is essential for sustainable crop production under increasing temperatures and tightening water supplies. In vineyards, water status significantly influences vine growth, yield, and fruit quality, and deficit irrigation is often used to impose controlled stress while avoiding damaging levels of water limitation. This creates a practical need for routine, field-scale monitoring of vine water stat...

The study of animal domestication and its development is a major challenge in archaeological science, as it integrates knowledge from multiple disciplines. In this sense, distinguishing between wild and domestic pig in archaeological sediments is an important goal in archaeology as it helps to trace the development of domestication in this species. In this manuscript, we report the identification of specific molecular features...