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Integrative GWAS reveals genetic determinants of salinity tolerance in barley under hydro and zinc oxide nano-primingNARA Subscribed
Background and aims Salinity stress severely reduces agricultural productivity worldwide, affecting crops at all growth stages. Enhancing yield under salinity requires understanding the genetic basis of morpho-agronomic traits. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare L. ), the fourth most produced cereal and relatively salt-tolerant, provides a useful model for such studies. Methods A panel of 150 spring barley genotypes was evaluated under...
Coastal currents arise from the combined influence of tidal and non-tidal processes such as wind forcing, density gradients, and Earth’s rotation. This study quantifies their relative contributions in the Gulf of Aqaba using velocity records from 10 Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) deployed along the eastern shallow-water coast during April and May 2021. Harmonic least-squares analysis was used to separate the astron...
Interpretable deep learning reveals spatiotemporal MRI features of brain aging that align with neurodegenerationNARA Subscribed
Cortical thinning and atrophy are hallmarks of brain aging that have been characterized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brain aging involves many neuroanatomic features whose effects on brain structure remain unexplored. To address this challenge, we trained interpretable deep neural networks (DNNs) to estimate brain age (BA) from T 1 -weighted ( T 1 w) MRI. By identifying MRI features unapparent to humans, DNNs can fi...
Acute responses of inflammatory markers, glucose, and myoglobin in blood following neuromuscular electrical stimulationNARA Subscribed
Purpose Physical inactivity contributes to systemic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) offers an alternative to exercise for individuals unable to perform voluntary physical activity. This study investigated whether a single submaximal NMES session alters inflammation-related proteins, muscle-damage markers and glucose levels in healthy adults. Methods Thirty-six healthy adults...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) disproportionately affects women and carriers of the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (APOE4), yet little is known about how sex and APOE interact to influence white matter (WM) integrity during disease progression. We integrated diffusion MRI and matched blood transcriptomic data to investigate these interactions and their underlying biological mechanisms. WM microstructure was quantified using diffusion te...
Waterfowl Move Less in Heterogeneous and Human‐Populated Landscapes, With Implications for Spread of Avian Influenza VirusesNARA Subscribed
Animal movements contribute to the spread of infectious diseases and are driven in part by environmental conditions. We investigated the links among the environment, animal movement, and infectious disease dynamics in waterfowl, which are among the primary wildlife hosts of avian influenza viruses. By combining telemetry data on 4606 individuals from 26 waterfowl species with data on land cover, weather, and vegetation, we fou...
Coxiella burnetii in ruminants from SomaliaNARA Subscribed
Q fever in humans and coxiellosis in ruminants are caused by Coxiella burnetii , a zoonotic obligate intracellular bacterium. This infection poses significant health and economic risk. Effective control strategies rely on a thorough understanding of their epidemiology. In this study, we examined the prevalence of C. burnetii in 372 ruminants (190 goats, 133 cattle, and 49 sheep) from the Lower Shabelle and Benadir Regions of S...
Mining and industrial processing wastes of phosphate rocks in Egypt: potentiality of rare earth elementsNARA Subscribed
Globally, Egypt ranked the eighth position in the production of phosphorus with about 5 million tons annually. Phosphate ore is considered one of the commonest sources of rare earth elements (REEs). Mining and industrial processes (beneficiation) of phosphate ore produce huge amounts of wastes in different sizes. The present study aims to evaluate the potentiality of the phosphate ore wastes as a source of rare earth elements...
Typing of hemotropic Mycoplasma in Egyptian cats: first detection and phylogenetic analysis of Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensisNARA Subscribed
Mycoplasma haemofelis (Mhf), Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum (CMhm), and Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis (CMt) are the major feline hemotropic Mycoplasma (FHM) species identified in cats worldwide. Data concerning FHM in Egypt is limited; therefore, the current study aimed to gain further insights into disease epidemiology by investigating FHM molecular prevalence, risk factors, and hemogram abnormalities in 246 Egyptian c...