This study investigated whether the genus Luffa could act as a sporulation inducer for Macrophomina euphorbiicola , with the aim of providing a morphological description and proposing a taxonomic amendment for the species. In a greenhouse, Luffa cylindrica was inoculated with M. euphorbiicola to induce the formation of pycnidia and conidia. Previously, M. euphorbiicola had been described only using molecular methods. Eighty da...

Abandoned mines are among the main sources of long-term soil contamination, often leaving behind persistent concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE) that pose environmental and health risks. Ribeiro da Serra Sb–Au mine, in Portugal, active from 1858 to 1890, has left a significant environmental legacy. This study mapped the spatial distribution of mine processing residues, elemental characterisation distinguishing be...

The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of soil mineral fertilization in clonal and seminal plantations of E. dunnii on wood quality and its relationship with tree crown and trunk variables. Data were collected in experimental plantations of E. dunnii at 8.5-years-old. The treatments were seminal and clonal propagation and soil fertilization: conventional formulation, slow-release, and control. Tree crown and trunk var...

Purpose The European Medicines Agency (EMA) guideline Declaration of Storage Conditions in the Product Information of Medicinal Products (CPMP/QWP/609/96/Rev.2) was last revised in 2007. Since then, advances in stability science, increased climatic variability, and evolving regulatory expectations have highlighted limitations in the framework, particularly the use of vague descriptors such as “room temperature” or “no special...

In the northeast region of Brazil, melon production has been affected by root diseases caused by Macrophomina species. This study aimed to analyse the influence of inoculation methods using three Macrophomina species ( M. phaseolina , M. pseudophaseolina , and M. euphorbiicola ) on the expression of symptoms of root rot and branch decline in melon plants. Two inoculation methods were evaluated in greenhouse experiments: (1) in...

Controlled release of chemotherapeutic drugs is a key factor in cancer therapy. In this regard, temperature triggered release of drugs offers a precise control over the release within the tumour region, thus avoiding premature drug release and unspecific toxicity. In this work a novel polymeric N-isopropylacrylamide-based nanocarrier was developed to carry and release doxorubicin in response to the natural higher temperature o...

Wildfires are among the most powerful natural phenomena that have severe environmental and social impacts. Their increasing frequency and intensity, driven by climate change and unsustainable land-use practices, emphasise the importance of reliable fire risk assessment tools. Live fuel moisture content (LFMC) is a key variable for wildfire risk assessment and management, as it directly influences fire behaviour and propagation...

This study aimed to valorize Codium sp. and Osmundea sp. as functional ingredients for European seabass diets. For this purpose, triplicate groups of 25 fish (20.6 g) were fed, during 8 weeks, one of seven diets: the control (CTR), 5% of Codium and Osmundea ground (diets CO and OS, respectively), 5% of Codium and Osmundea ground and autoclaved (diets COA and OSA, respectively), and 0.5% of Codium and Osmundea polysaccharide ex...

The European eel ( Anguilla anguilla L.) has a catadromous life cycle, with a single panmictic population that colonises continental Europe and northern Africa yet migrates 5000 to 9000 km to spawn in the Atlantic Ocean. It is unknown how this continental migration is organised so individual eels arrive in time for spawning with conspecifics. This meta‐analysis combined tracking data from 18 water bodies in freshwater and tran...