Cold adapted plant species often dependent on seed dormancy breakage for successful germination, yet the effects of climate-driven changes in soil temperature on this process remain unclear. To improve our understanding of temperature impacts on seed dormancy breakage of Arctic plant species and populations, we investigated how different durations of cold-moist stratification at 0 °C or -5 °C affected seed germination of three...

Objectives The Faroe Islands has historically been a fishing society, with workers being exposed to high physical work demands. However, the work environment has never been systematically studied. This study investigates associations of ergonomic exposures at work with low-back pain (LBP) and neck/shoulder pain (NSP) intensity. Methods This cross-sectional questionnaire survey included 5198 workers (∼24% of the country’s workf...

Tide gauges have been critical sources for sea level research, enabling the development of tidal theory and an understanding of local variations that occur across the global oceans. Tides play important roles in a variety of oceanographic and geodetic applications, and characterizing their spatial variability is valuable for applications ranging from fishing to flood risk management. This manuscript presents the coastal charac...

This study investigated the development of high drug loading amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) of itraconazole (ITZ) using single screw hot melt extrusion (HME) for fused deposition modelling (FDM) 3D printing (3DP). ITZ ASDs containing 20–22% w/w ITZ were prepared with Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate, medium grade, medium particle (HPMCAS-MMP) and processed into filaments for 3DP, while a conventional direct...

Coastal marshes, recognized as effective organic carbon (OC) sinks, have gained attention for their potential contribution to climate mitigation through protection and restoration. However, the climate mitigation potential of Nordic coastal marshes remains understudied, likely due to their heterogeneous and often non‐tidal nature. To fill this gap, we examined soil OC storage and accumulation rates, and the effects of grazing,...

Although aging is a universal event, some individuals are able to achieve extreme longevity. The Long-Life Family Study (LLFS) enrolls participants from families enriched with long-lived individuals, serves as a valuable dataset for studying ageing phenotypes and identify potential intervention targets. We analyzed the association between age at blood draw and 16,284 RNAseq-based blood transcriptomic data from 2,167 LLFS parti...

Barnacles capture prey with a cirral fan filter that is swept through the water. As the barnacles grow, the cirral fan experiences changing flow regimes, both at the level of the filter elements (Reynolds number ~ 0.01 to ~ 1) and of the cirral fan (~ 1 to ~ 100). Here, we examined the implications of barnacle size on feeding current and clearance rate as a function of filter characteristics and prey size in the barnacle Amphi...

Irrigation scheduling is crucial for ensuring precise water delivery to crops. However, in many sub‐Saharan African irrigation schemes, water is applied without considering crop water needs, resulting in low crop water productivity and low yields. Solar‐powered irrigation systems can automatically meet these needs by utilizing solar radiation, which drives both evapotranspiration and solar panel power production for pumping. T...

Purpose Previous culture-based studies suggest three significant pathogens in acute tonsillitis (AT): Streptococcus pyogenes , Fusobacterium necrophorum , and Streptococcus dysgalactiae . Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides further insights into the human microbiome and may pinpoint additional pathogens in bacterial infections. We aimed to investigate the tonsillar microbiome and identify pathogens associated with AT by...