Evolution in Response to Management Increases Invasiveness Among Experimental Populations of Duckweed (Lemna minor) by Taylor A. Zallek, Martin M. Turcotte

“…To test this idea, we conducted a two‐step field mesocosm experiment; we evolved genetically diverse populations of the duckweed Lemna minor to targeted removal management and then tested the impact of that evolution in replicated invasions into experimental resident communities. We found that evolution in response to management increased invasiveness compared to populations evolved without management. …”
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Comparative Viral Metagenomics of Environmental Samples from Korea by Min-Soo Kim, Tae Woong Whon, Jin-Woo Bae

“…The introduction of metagenomics into the field of virology has facilitated the exploration of viral communities in various natural habitats. Understanding the viral ecology of a variety of sample types throughout the biosphere is important per se, but it also has potential applications in clinical and diagnostic virology. …”
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La produzione sociale di memorie marginali. I casi studio delle minoranze del Somaliland e dei giovani migranti somali in Italia by Elia Vitturini

“…Somali groups distributed in the Horn of Africa and several diasporas have developed different types of social laboratories through which memories about the past of individuals and communities are elaborated and produced. Two case studies, explored through historical-ethnographic research in the Somali territories and Italy, show the historical dynamics of some of these laboratories that elaborate experiences of subordination, emancipation and marginality. …”
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Considering Participants’ Personal Wellness in Conservation-Based Extension Programs: Opportunities for Integrative Development and Evaluation by John Diaz, Erica Odera, Laura Warner

“…These results demonstrate an opportunity for those focused on environmental behaviors to pair and embed programs focused on personal well-being to empower communities to work toward achieving conservation goals. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc370 …”
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From health inequalities to equitable health equality: ethical governance in healthcare empowers equity as social justice by Charles Biradzem Dine, Rondeau Dany

“…This healthcare intervention mechanism informs context-sensitive healthcare efforts to ensure that all the people in need communities and individuals are given equal opportunities to have what it takes to be healthy.…”
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« Au-delà d’un simple divertissement » : les effets symboliques de la pratique des jeux de ficelle chez les Inuit by Céline Petit

“…Building both on the study of classical ethnography relating to different groups of the “Inuit area,” and on fieldwork carried out in Inuit communities of the eastern Canadian Arctic in the 2000s-2010s, this paper examines the forms of the ritual or symbolic efficacy ascribed to string figure-making in pre-Christian Inuit societies. …”
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New pathways to control the evolution of the atomic motion in metallic glasses by Cornet, Antoine, Ruta, Beatrice

“…Metallic glass formers are a relatively new entry in glass physics, which has attracted large interest in both physics and materials science communities due to the unique mechanical and structural properties of these materials. …”
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Successes and challenges of learning to support children post-COVID-19 by Megan Adams, Sanjuana Rodriguez, Karla Ramirez, Allison Garefino, Virginie Jackson

“…The key themes resulting are challenges working with children from socioeconomically and linguistically marginalized communities; successes and rewards of working with children; confidence as teachers; and mental health. …”
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Mapping design-driven processes for the regeneration of small fortified towns in inland areas by Massimo Brignoni, Giorgio Dall’Osso, Silvia Gasparotto, Riccardo Varini

“…The taxonomy, developed and adopted by the Design Research Unit of the University of San Marino, identifies, distributes and classifies numerous case studies according to two essential relational variables between human beings, communities and places: the time of permanence and the level of interaction and involvement with the areas.   …”
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Rethinking neglected tropical diseases: A shift towards more inclusive and equitable terminology. by Marlous L Grijsen, Yonah E Yangaza, Al Kadri, Fidel Strub, Esther E Freeman, Wendemagegn Enbiale

“…Neglected tropical diseases (NTD) refer to a group of 21 diseases that disproportionally affect impoverished communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) [1]. …”
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Role of metabolism, resistance, and/or antagonism as drivers of endomicrobiomes assemblage in Origanum heracleoticum L by Giulia Semenzato, Francesco Vitali, Arcangela Frascella, Ludovica Lollini, Stefano Mocali, Alessio Papini, Renato Fani, Giovanni Emiliani

“…In this study, we performed a phenotypic characterization of bacterial endophytes isolated from the medicinal plant Origanum heracleoticum, together with the determination of the antibiotic resistance profiles and the antagonistic interactions of communities within and across different plant organs. …”
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Passing the Baton by Mary E. Guy, Brian N. Williams

“…Articles published in the first two volumes range from racial healing to invisible disabilities, from Medicaid expansion to school resegregation, from white supremacy to the equity challenges that confront Tribal communities, from critical race theory to policing, from gender equity to equity in death, from retirement funds to equitable budgeting, from voting to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and many more. …”
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Interaction between diet composition and gut microbiota and its impact on gastrointestinal tract health by Muhammad Shahid Riaz Rajoka, Junling Shi, Hafiza Mahreen Mehwish, Jing Zhu, Qi Li, Dongyan Shao, Qingsheng Huang, Hui Yang

“…The symbiotic relationship between different gut microbial communities regulates the immune system and, therefore, any dysbiosis can dysregulate the immune system. …”
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Materialismo ecológico como materialismo de la reproducción: un diálogo entre Theodor Adorno y Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar by Andrés F. Parra-Ayala

“…Gutiérrez Aguilar, in turn, provides a grounded view, illustrating how certain political and communal practices among Indigenous and Black communities, as well as the life-sustaining work traditionally performed by women, reveal an emancipatory potential. …”
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Lithuanian Philosophy of Culture and the Concept of Integral Democracy by Laurynas Peluritis

“…It calls for democratizing cultural, social, and economic spheres, emphasizing personal freedom of conscience and cultural autonomy for various communities and groups with a multilayered democracy rooted in cultural, economic, and social autonomy, advocating for protecting individual and communal freedoms from state overreach.…”
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Enhanced growth of short stature in Ellis-van Creveld syndrome: A case report of a Saudi child by Essam Al Ageeli

“…This case report presents the diagnosis and management of Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (EVC) in a 20-year-old Saudi boy, highlighting the condition’s genetic basis and prevalence in consanguineous communities. The patient exhibited characteristic clinical and radiological features, including below-average height, bilateral postaxial polydactyly, and hypoplastic nails. …”
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Omnivorous Behaviour of the Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina): A Neotropical Rodent with the Potential for Domestication by Kegan Romelle Jones, Kavita Ranjeeta Lall, Gary Wayne Garcia

“…The agouti is a Neotropical rodent which is mainly utilized for its meat in rural communities. Recently, captive rearing of these animals by wildlife farmers have increased in the Neotropics. …”
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Move Analysis of Awards Acceptance Speeches in The 22nd Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Ceremony by John York-Williams, Joseph Benjamin Archibald Afful, Emmanuel Mensah Bonsu

“…The study concluded with implications for successful acculturation of musicians and other entertainment industry players in their discourse communities and recommendations for further studies. …”
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INTEGRATION OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND BUSINESS: CURRENT INSTITUTIONAL SOLUTIONS by V. S. SHEINBAUM, O. V. BUDZINSKAYA

“…Integration of academic and business communities is effected through the participation of business in the management of universities, both in the sphere of education by establishing close relations between competences highly demanded by the labor market and competences offered by higher education institutions, and in terms of administration of a university as a whole in its capacity as an economic agent. …”
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First Report of an Emerging Ulcerative Skin Disease in Invasive Lionfish by Holden Earl Harris, Alexander Q. Fogg, Roy P. Yanong, Salvatore Frasca Jr, Theresa Cody, Thomas B. Waltzek, William F. Patterson

“…Researchers are also examining the lethal and chronic effects of this disease on individual fish, as well as its effect on lionfish populations, the lionfish fishery, and reef fish communities. Researchers and Extension Personnel (IFAS/SeaGrant) are asking stakeholders to report and document any ulcerated or otherwise diseased lionfish in FL and the Caribbean. …”
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