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Agricultural expansion, combined with poor soil management, can result in soil degradation, erosion, and nutrient depletion. Agroforestry systems (AFS) are sustainable alternatives that promote soil health, conserve biodiversity, and increase productive resilience. This study aimed to evaluate the physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soils under AFS and forests (FOR) in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, located in the Atlant...
Evaluating DAPI stain to assess sperm membrane integrity by flow cytometry in livestock speciesNARA Subscribed
Sperm viability is one of the key in vitro parameters of sperm quality closely related to fertility. Typically, sperm viability is assessed by flow cytometry (FC) with propidium iodide (PI) as the fluorescent stain. However, as PI emits in the red spectrum, it can overlap with other commonly used fluorochromes. Utilizing a blue viability stain, such as DAPI, for semen evaluation would free the red channel, enabling the use of...
Trace Elements and Cognitive Function in Adults and Older Adults: A Comprehensive Systematic ReviewNARA Subscribed
Dysregulation of trace elements (TE) homeostasis can affect normal neurotransmission and lead to neurodegeneration, which frequently manifests as cognitive deterioration. Susceptibility to cognitive decline and brain diseases also increases with age, so understanding how adults and older adults can benefit or be compromised by different TE is vital. This review aims to gather, summarize, and present existing findings on the re...
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in paleolimnology: insights from the 2022 IAL-IPA symposiumNARA Subscribed
This report provides insights into ways that paleolimnology is becoming, and can continue to be more diverse, equitable and inclusive. Ideas presented here came during the organization, and in part, out of a special session held during the Joint Meeting of the International Association of Limnogeology (IAL) and the International Paleolimnology Association (IPA), conducted virtually (27–29 April 2022) and in-person, in Bariloch...
Camera trap surveys of A tlantic F orest mammals: A data set for analyses considering imperfect detection (2004–2020)NARA Subscribed
Camera traps became the main observational method of a myriad of species over large areas. Data sets from camera traps can be used to describe the patterns and monitor the occupancy, abundance, and richness of wildlife, essential information for conservation in times of rapid climate and land‐cover changes. Habitat loss and poaching are responsible for historical population losses of mammals in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity...
Actions to strengthen the contribution of small farms and small food businesses to food security in EuropeNARA Subscribed
This study stems from a participatory foresight exercise conducted in nine Mediterranean, Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European regions, aiming to strengthen the role of small farms and small food businesses in ensuring food security. A wide range of stakeholders participated by attending workshops. They represented farmers’ organisations, food businesses, consumers’ organisations, NGOs, researchers, extension services, professi...
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is a virus that already caused great losses in citrus producing regions. The cell wall of plant cells plays an important role in the defence response to viruses. Following several studies indicating that cell wall enzyme transcripts of callose synthase 7 ( c alS7 ) and xyloglucan endotransglucosylase 9 ( xth9 ) are modified during a viral infection, transcript expression of calS7 isoform x5 ( c alS7...
The impact of two Diaporthe species on Vaccinium corymbosum physiological performance under different water availability scenariosNARA Subscribed
Blueberries ( Vaccinium corymbosum L.) are cultivated worldwide and represent an important asset for the Portuguese economy. Pathogen infection and water deficiency are known to affect crops productivity worldwide, thus limiting plant yield or fruit quality. Diaporthe is a cosmopolitan genus comprising plant pathogens and endophytes, that may switch their behavior to a pathogenic phase when the host is under environmental stre...