Impacts of Sea Surface Temperature and Atmospheric Teleconnection Patterns in the Northern Mid-Latitudes on Winter Extremely Cold Events in North China by Liping Li, Wenjie Ni, Yige Li, Dong Guo, Hui Gao

“…With the weaker East Asia subtropical jet and stronger East Asia winter monsoon, these factors lead to a significant increase of SSECE frequency in North China. (3) When the SSTA shows an “El Niño-like” developing pattern from summer to autumn in the North Pacific, the winter SSECE frequency will be higher. (4) The purported mechanism between the mid-latitude SSTA and the winter SSECE frequency in North China is the following: the SSTA in the North Pacific in summer and autumn excites atmospheric teleconnection wave trains, and the Atlantic stores these anomaly signals. …”
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Latitudinal patterns of tree β-diversity and relevant ecological processes vary across spatial extents in forests of southeastern China by Maochou Liu, Wenxiang Wu, Ke Wang, Xinshuai Ren, Xueqin Zhang, Lei Wang, Jing Geng, Bo Yang

“…Our results reinforce that ecological processes are scale-dependent and collectively contribute to the β-gradient in subtropical forests. We recommend that conservation efforts maintain diverse forests and heterogeneous environments at multiple spatial extents to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.…”
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Spatiotemporal Variability of Hot Days in Association with the Large-Scale Atmospheric Drivers over Vietnam by Chinh Ta Huu, Tan Phan Van, Khiem Mai Van, Thang Vu Van, Lam Hoang Phuc, Worapong Lohpaisankrit, Quoc Bao Pham, Trinh Trong Nguyen, Phong Nguyen Thanh

“…The results show that the NHD in the Highland and South subregions from March to May is linked with the subtropical high associated with decreased 500hPa-level vertical velocity (VV500). …”
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Wide-ranging and Violent Volcanic History of a Quiet Transborder Area: Volcanic Geoheritage of the Novohrad–Nógrád UNESCO Global Geopark by Szabolcs Harangi, Imre Szarvas, Réka Lukács

“…The Ipolytarnóc Site, the gateway of the geopark and possessor of a European- Diploma for Protected Areas, documents when one of these devastating eruption events buried a subtropical-forested area with thick pyroclastic deposits and preserved vertebrate footprints. …”
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Assessing the Air Humidity Characteristics of Local Climate Zones in Guangzhou, China by Xiao Tan, Qi Zhang, Yiqi Chen, Junsong Wang, Lihua Zhao, Guang Chen

“…This research offers further insights into the canopy humidity characteristics in low-latitude subtropical cities, thereby contributing to the establishment of a universal model to quantify the differences in moisture between urban and rural areas.…”
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Comparison of methods for selecting a promising walnut gene pool according to fruit quality by S. G. Biganova, Yu. I. Sukhorukikh, E. K. Pchikhachev

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Climate change impacts to extreme weather events associated with insured losses in New Zealand: a review by Joanna Aldridge, Rob Bell

“…Extreme weather systems such as ex-tropical and extra-tropical cyclones may be supported by warmer sea surface temperatures and the poleward shift in subtropical weather systems, although quantitative studies on their changing frequency and severity are not yet available. …”
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Multilocus phylogenies reveal three new truffle-like taxa and the traces of interspecific hybridization in Octaviania (Boletaceae, Boletales) by Takamichi Orihara, Rosanne Healy, Adriana Corrales, Matthew E. Smith

“…Here we describe two new species in subgenus Octaviania, O. tenuipes and O. tomentosa, from temperate to subtropical evergreen Fagaceae forests in Japan based on morphological observation and robust multilocus phylogenetic analyses (nrDNA ITS and partial large subunit [LSU], translation elongation factor 1-α gene [TEF1] and the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II gene [RPB1]). …”
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Research advances in Pimpinella thellungiana: Nutrients, bioactive compounds, and functional properties benefitting livestock by Shuxian Zhang, Minglu Yang, Tao Xu, Qiongxian Yan, Allan Degen, Xiaoling Zhou

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Surfacing and diving behavior associated with thermal physiology in oceanic habitats of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the western north Pacific Ocean by Yoshinori Aoki, Takashi Kitagawa, Hidetada Kiyofuji

“…We aimed to examine how the thermal physiology of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis, SKJ) can explain the differences in their vertical behavior, focusing on surfacing and diving, among various thermal environments during their northward migration in the western North Pacific.MethodsWe analyzed archival tag data collected during 2012–2015, with individual time series (Fork length: 38–49 cm, N = 38) of swimming depth, water temperature, and peritoneal body temperature during northward migration from subtropical areas to temperate regions around Japan. …”
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Identify priority protected areas for biodiversity conservation adapting to future climate and land cover changes by Ruixue Liu, Huilin Kong, Qixuan Wang, Yun Li

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Clinical and immuno-proteomic approach on Lantana camara pollen allergy—a major health hazard by Kavita Ghosal, Bodhisattwa Saha, Swati Gupta Bhattacharya

“…Our previous investigation figured out that total pollen load correlated significantly with the rise of respiratory allergy in a subtropical city in India. The most dominant pollen responsible for IgE sensitivity in most patients emerged to be from Lantana camara (LC) an obnoxious weed growing in and around suburban areas of West Bengal. …”
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Genome-wide identification of long non-coding RNA for Botrytis cinerea during infection to tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves by Haojie Shi, Guijuan Ding, Yun Wang, Jiaqi Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Dan Wang, Ping Lu

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Development and characteristic of SFRCR-ECC as a novel multifunctional version of fire-resistive and corrosion-resistive coating by Junyu Yang, Liang Li, Jutao Chen, Yan Xiong, Kairen Lin, Solomon Tesfamariam

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Comprehensive analysis of the multi-rings mitochondrial genome of Populus tomentosa by Kai Gao, Ting Guo, Xinmin An

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Finite-Element Analysis of Keying Process of Plate Anchors in Three-Layer Soft-Stiff-Soft Clay Deposits by Tugen Feng, Huajiao Xu, Jian Song, Jian Zhang, Mi Zhou, Fuhai Zhang

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Spatio-temporal risk prediction of leptospirosis: A machine-learning-based approach. by Rodrigue Govan, Romane Scherrer, Baptiste Fougeron, Christine Laporte-Magoni, Roman Thibeaux, Pierre Genthon, Philippe Fournier-Viger, Cyrille Goarant, Nazha Selmaoui-Folcher

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The study highlights the significant influence of environmental factors on the seasonal spread of Leptospira, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. These findings are crucial for public health planning, providing insights for targeted policies to reduce leptospirosis, while advanced machine learning models serve as a robust tool for improving disease surveillance, and risk assessment, which ultimately supports the development of an early warning system.…”
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Functional characterization in Chimonobambusa utilis reveals the role of bHLH gene family in bamboo sheath color variation by Long Tong, Long Tong, Long Tong, Qingping Zeng, Yuan Guo, Yanjie Li, Hongyan Li, Lijie Chen, Xia Liu

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Phylogeny and taxonomy of Nigroporus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) with four new species from Asia and Oceania by Xiang-Lin Li, Yu-Cheng Dai, Zhan-Bo Liu, Yu-Han Jiang, Hong-Gao Liu, Yuan Yuan

“…Nigroporus austroasianus is characterized by smaller pores measuring 10–13 per mm, generative hyphae dominant in the tube trama, small basidiospores measuring 3–4.1 × 1.5–2 μm and a distribution in Malaysia and tropical to subtropical regions of China. Nigroporus subvinosus is characterized by skeletal hyphae with thin to slightly thick walls, barrel- to pear-shaped basidia, and long cystidioles measuring 10–18 µm and is common in Asia. …”
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Transcriptional activity of ammonia oxidisers in response to soil temperature, moisture and nitrogen amendment by Chris Chisholm, Hong Di, Keith Cameron, Andriy Podolyan, Jupei Shen, Limei Zhang, Kosala Sirisena, Xueying Che

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