The relationship between bats and human coronavirus: An exploratory review by Sajal BHATTACHARYA, Shakya SINHA, Rina TILAK, Sugeng Juwono MARDIHUSODO

“…Anthropogenic activities like encroachment of wildlife habitat, deforestation, developmental activities and close encounter with wild animals, cause disturbances in ecosystem functioning. This ecological imbalance threatens the bat populations and creates selection pressure leading to random mutations in the viruses. …”
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Not uni-dimension! Exploring the multi-dimensional concept of positive body image in the Chinese context by Hanqin Yan

“…We reveal and identify three latent categories of positive body image to effectively promote the healthy development of Chinese college students' macro-ecosystem.…”
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Equipping our public health nutrition workforce to promote planetary health: a case example of tertiary education co-designed with students by Ka Po Chau, Wing Chong, Raquel Londono, Beau Cubillo, Julia McCartan, Liza Barbour

“…Students’ descriptions of what planetary health means to them were focused on humans’ role in protecting and preserving the ecosystem, the responsible and sustainable use of natural resources and a need to sustain a healthy life for future generations. …”
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A spatiotemporal optimization engine for prescribed burning in the Southeast US by Reetam Majumder, Adam J. Terando, J. Kevin Hiers, Jaime A. Collazo, Brian J. Reich

“…Many ecosystems in the Southeast US are dependent upon frequent low-intensity surface fires to sustain native biodiversity, ecosystem services, and endangered species populations. …”
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Recent Advances in Sharding Techniques for Scalable Blockchain Networks: A Review by Brandon Liew Yi Quan, Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Ahmad Alshammari, Ali Aqarni, Shukor Abd Razak, Koh Tieng Wei

“…The result of the review provides critical insights into the advancements in sharding techniques and fosters innovation while facilitating the widespread adoption of sharding-based solutions in the blockchain ecosystem.…”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Methanol Production from Municipal Solid Waste: Environmental Comparison with Landfilling and Incineration by Cristiano Queiroz Cerqueira, Electo Eduardo Silva Lora, Lidiane La Picirelli de Souza, Márcio Montagnana Vicente Leme, Regina Mambeli Barros, Osvaldo José Venturini

“…To answer this, this study evaluates the environmental performance of MSW-to-methanol technologies using life cycle assessment (LCA), focusing on key indicators such as global warming potential, resource depletion, and impacts on human health and ecosystem quality. The results reveal that methanol production from MSW significantly reduces global warming potential (GWP) by 87% compared to landfilling and 56% compared to incineration. …”
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One Earth-One Health (OE-OH): Antibacterial Effects of Plant Flavonoids in Combination with Clinical Antibiotics with Various Mechanisms by Ganjun Yuan, Fengxian Lian, Yu Yan, Yu Wang, Li Zhang, Jianping Zhu, Aiman Fatima, Yuxing Qian

“…Considering that various metabolites from microorganisms, plants, and animals on the Earth would definitely impact the evolution of AMR, together with the rules, key factors, and important principles of drug combination for preventing AMR, we further propose the “One Earth-One Health (OE-OH)” concept, emphasizing ecosystem interactions in AMR prevention.…”
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Habitat associations of six‐lined racerunners in longleaf pine managed with a short fire rotation for northern bobwhites by Isaiah W. Samek, Steven J. Price, Theron M. Terhune II, Darin J. McNeil

“…Abstract The longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) savanna ecosystem is an imperiled, fire‐dominated community that supports exceptionally high levels of species richness and endemism. …”
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Spatial distribution patterns and driving factors of understory vegetation species diversity on northeastern Tibetan Plateau by Yanwen Hu, Jingyuan He, Beibei Chen, Senxuan Lin, Wennong Kuang, Xiuhai Zhao, Chunyu Zhang

“…Understory vegetation diversity plays a crucial role in stabilizing forest communities and shaping ecosystem structure and function. Understanding its geographic patterns and underlying mechanisms is essential. …”
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Morphological analysis of cold-water coral skeletons for evaluating in silico mechanical models of reef-scale crumbling by Marta Peña Fernández, Josh Williams, Janina V. Büscher, Janina V. Büscher, J. Murray Roberts, Sebastian J. Hennige, Uwe Wolfram, Uwe Wolfram

“…Increased porosity and thinning in structurally critical parts of the reef framework may lead to rapid physical collapse on an ecosystem scale, reducing their potential for biodiversity support. …”
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An Experimental and Numerical Study of Landslides Triggered by Agricultural Irrigation in Northwestern China by Tianfeng Gu, Pingping Sun, Jiading Wang, Herry Lin, Yuanjun Xu, Jiaxu Kong, Bin Sun

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High-resolution canopy fuel maps based on GEDI: a foundation for wildfire modeling in Germany by Johannes Heisig, Milutin Milenković, Edzer Pebesma

“…We propose a two-step approach where we first use measurements from NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument to estimate canopy fuel variables at the footprint level, before predicting high-resolution raster maps. …”
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Advanced characterization of deforestation frontiers in Nigeria utilizing deep learning and Bayesian approaches with sentinel-1 SAR imagery by Isiaka Lukman Alage, Yumin Tan, Ahmed Wasiu Akande, Agus Suprijanto

“…The rapid deforestation in Nigeria poses significant environmental challenges, including biodiversity loss and degradation of vital ecosystem services. While previous studies have identified potential causes of deforestation, accurately tracking fine-scale temporal patterns and mapping degradation remain difficult. …”
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Physicochemical characteristics and trophic state evaluation of post glacial mountain lake using multivariate analysis by S. Nayek, S. Gupta, K.K. Pobi

“…Therefore, measures should be taken on urgent basis in order to intercept the increasing trend in eutrophication, and for the restoration of water quality and integrated lake ecosystem.…”
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Ancient and contemporary shellfish cultivation practices bolster bivalve communities and diversity‐biomass relationships by Kieran D. Cox, Hailey L. Davies, Ben Millard‐Martin, Morgan Black, Margot Hessing‐Lewis, Nicole F. Smith, Francis Juanes, Sarah E. Dudas

“…Abstract Marine ecosystems provide humans with access to nutritious food. …”
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Identification of the sex determination region and the development of a marker to distinguish males and females in megai abalone (Haliotis gigantea) by Taito Kina, Motoyuki Hara, Shotaro Hirase, Kiyoshi Kikuchi

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Perceptions of Cardiovascular Healthcare Professionals Regarding Clinical Trials: A Survey-Based Study from the Middle East by Zainab Atiyah Dakhil, Hasan Ali Farhan, Mohammed Dheyaa Marsool, Mohammed Saad Qasim, Michele Peters, Jose Leal

“…Conclusion: Our work helps pave the path to implementing a robust clinical trial ecosystem in Iraq. Institutional and financial factors and a lack of dedicated research time are related to the cardiovascular clinical trial lag in Iraq. …”
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Sustainable Environmental Monitoring: Multistage Fusion Algorithm for Remotely Sensed Underwater Super-Resolution Image Enhancement and Classification by Wad Ghaban, Jawad Ahmad, Ali Akbar Siddique, Mohammad S. Alshehri, Anila Saghir, Faisal Saeed, Baraq Ghaleb, Mujeeb Ur Rehman

“…To address these issues, advanced image super-resolution and enhancement techniques are crucial for reliable resource identification, species recognition, and underwater ecosystem study. This will ultimately bridge the current gap in environmental monitoring by facilitating resource tracking and underwater waste assessment. …”
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Do land models miss key soil hydrological processes controlling soil moisture memory? by M. A. Farmani, A. Behrangi, A. Behrangi, A. Gupta, A. Tavakoly, A. Tavakoly, M. Geheran, G.-Y. Niu

“…<p>Soil moisture memory (SMM), which refers to how long a perturbation in soil moisture (SM) can last, is critical for understanding climatic, hydrological, and ecosystem interactions. Most land surface models (LSMs) tend to overestimate surface soil moisture and its persistency (or SMM), sustaining spuriously large soil surface evaporation during dry-down periods. …”
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Post-Translational Modifications of Proteins Orchestrate All Hallmarks of Cancer by Pathea Shawnae Bruno, Aneeta Arshad, Maria-Raluca Gogu, Natalie Waterman, Rylie Flack, Kimberly Dunn, Costel C. Darie, Anca-Narcisa Neagu

“…On the other hand, PTMs of proteins can enhance anticancer mechanisms in the tumoral ecosystem or sustain the beneficial effects of oncologic therapies through degradation or inactivation of carcinogenic proteins or/and activation of tumor-suppressor proteins. …”
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