Ethical handling of fish in ecological research requires anaesthetic methods that are effective, practical, and adaptable for a diversity of field conditions. Estuarine environments, in particular, present challenges due to their fluctuating water chemistry. To improve our understanding of anaesthetic performance for field conditions, we compared AQUI-S, a commonly used clove oil-based anaesthetic, and 2-phenoxyethanol, a cost...

Key message Crop wild relatives provide essential genetic diversity for improving crop resilience; however, pre- and post-zygotic barriers often restrict interspecific hybridization. Recent approaches enable their effective use in crop improvement programs. Abstract Crop wild relatives (CWR), closely related wild taxa of cultivated crops, offer a wealth of genetic diversity essential for developing traits to help crops adapt t...

This paper investigates solute transport processes in the bentonite buffer of a Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for used nuclear fuel, using the Canadian concept as an example. The design relies on a multi-barrier system in which the used fuel container (UFC) provides containment and the surrounding bentonite buffer protects the UFC while retarding radionuclide migration following a potential breach. Solute transport in the b...

The amplitude of the motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) induced by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is primarily influenced by the orientation of the stimulation coil, while its influence on other MEP features is not well known. Accordingly, this study investigated how the TMS coil orientation affects a comprehensive set of MEP features, including its size, timing, duration, and polyphasia. Nine healthy volunteers were recr...

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta plays a pivotal role in national and global food security. However, agriculture-based livelihoods in the delta are highly susceptible to climate extremes, highlighting the need for more localized climate change information. Hence, this study applied univariate and multivariate bias correction methods to raw climate model simulations from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 under eight Share...

The high-value tropical sea cucumber Holothuria ( Metriatyla ) scabra or sandfish is central to the ‘400+ year old global’, bêche-de-mer trade. Consequently, it has faced heavy exploitation and has become extirpated in some regions within its broader Indo-Pacific natural distribution. Recent molecular evidence has provided clarity on its taxonomic identity, indicating it comprises a species complex, with four broad lineages de...