Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) production is expanding in subtropical environments where heat and irregular rainfall constrain yield. This study investigated how seasonal water input patterns and dry spells affect potato growth, yield, and quality when high temperatures occur early and late in the season. We conducted a three-year field experiment in Gujarat (India) in which we compared two irrigation quantities (full, maintai...

Purpose To develop and evaluate an automated workflow for the setup of single-vertebra finite element (FE) simulations from clinical CT data. Specifically, we quantified how automated endplate identification, vertebra-specific coordinate system definition, and load-application-point assignment influence the simulated fracture-load estimates. Methods We analyzed 113 vertebrae from 70 patients that had previously undergone manua...

In shallow lakes, wind-driven turbulence and thermally induced convection control water mixing. Together, and depending on depth, they interact with microplastic (MP) settling to determine how particles are distributed throughout the water column. To investigate these processes, two MP addition experiments were conducted in a 112 m 3 aquatic mesocosm during summer using 1–5 µm microspheres. High resolution data on MP concentra...

The purpose of the study is to evalute the in vivo anti -inflammatory activity of newly synthesized cyanoacetate derivatives of succinimides (C-23, C-31, and C-44) and to elucidate their possible mechanisms of action through key inflammatory mediator pathways. Anti-inflammatory activity was assessed using carrageenan-induced paw oedema and arachidonic acid-induced ear oedema models in vivo. Mechanistic involvement was investig...

Kelp forests are among the most extensive and productive coastal ecosystems, yet they remain underrepresented in global conservation policy despite widespread declines driven by interacting global- (i.e., ocean warming, marine heatwaves) to local-scale stressors. At the same time, kelp conservation and restoration efforts are expanding rapidly across regions, but measures of success and syntheses tend to primarily focus on eco...

Enteric microbial dysbiosis can contribute to the pathobiology of canine diabetes mellitus (DM) by interfering with host metabolism, promoting inflammation, and altering incretin hormone responses. Enriching and diversifying an unbalanced gastrointestinal microbiome with microbiome-based interventions such as lyophilized fecal preparations (LFP) can help improve gut function and glycemic control of diabetic dogs. This study ai...