Blocks identical by descent in the genomes of the indigenous population of Siberia demonstrate genetic links between populations by N. A. Kolesnikov, V. N. Kharkov, K. V. Vagaitseva, A. A. Zarubin, V. A. Stepanov

“…The gene pool of the indigenous population of Siberia is a unique system for studying population and evolutionary genetic processes, analyzing genetic diversity, and reconstructing the genetic history of populations. …”
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Short-term evolution and dispersal patterns of fluconazole-resistance in Candida auris clade III by Irving Cancino-Muñoz, Juan Vicente Mulet-Bayona, Carme Salvador-García, Nuria Tormo-Palop, Remedios Guna, Concepción Gimeno-Cardona, Fernando González-Candelas

“…Moreover, we have estimated the evolutionary rate of clade III to be 2.25e-7 s/s/y (2.87 changes per year). …”
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Genomic and Metabolomic Analyses of <i>Streptomyces albulus</i> with Enhanced ε-Poly-<span style="font-variant: small-caps">l</span>-lysine Production Through Adaptive Laboratory E... by Xidong Ren, Xinjie Sun, Yan Chen, Xiangheng Xi, Yunzhe Ma, Xinyue Jiang, Xian Zhang, Chenying Wang, Deqiang Zhu, Xinli Liu

“…As a result of ALE, an evolutionary strain <i>S. albulus</i> C214 was obtained, exhibiting an increase in ε-PL production and cell growth by 153.23% and 234.51%, respectively, as compared with the original strain. …”
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Advancing Horticultural Crop Loss Reduction Through Robotic and AI Technologies: Innovations, Applications, and Practical Implications by H. W. Gammanpila, M. A. Nethmini Sashika, S. V. G. N. Priyadarshani

“…Tobal and Mokthar in 2014 pioneered an AI-assisted image processing method for weed identification, introducing an evolutionary ANN to optimize neural parameters using a genetic algorithm. …”
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Human adaptation and diversification in the Microsporum canis complex by Xin Zhou, Sarah A. Ahmed, Chao Tang, Maria Eduarda Grisolia, José Francisco Ghignatti Warth, Kristen Webster, Andrea Peano, Silke Uhrlass, Claudia Cafarchia, Marie Pierre Hayette, Rosalie Sacheli, Tadeja Matos, Yingqian Kang, G. Sybren de Hoog, Peiying Feng

“…These species are the most widespread zoonotic pathogens causing dermatophytosis in cats and humans worldwide. To clarify the evolutionary relationship between the three species and explore the potential host shift process, this study used phylogenetic analysis, population structure analysis, multispecies coalescent analyses, determination of MAT idiomorph distribution, sexual crosses, and macromorphology and physicochemical features to address the above questions. …”
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Six new species of zombie-ant fungi from Yunnan in China by Dexiang Tang, Ou Huang, Weiqiu Zou, Yuanbing Wang, Yao Wang, Quanying Dong, Tao Sun, Gang Yang, Hong Yu

“…This study contributes towards a better understanding of the evolutionary relationship between hosts and fungi, and provides novel insights into the morphology, distribution, parasitism, and ecology of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato. …”
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Management considerations in grease versus non-grease scald burns in adults: A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary burn care facility by William Rice, Hemasree Yeluru, Miles Reese, Ricardo Rendel, Alexa Soult, Jessica Burgess

“…Introduction: Scald burns are challenging to manage due to their evolutionary nature and nuanced injury pattern. Different mediums, such as hot water, steam, or grease, each have unique physical properties that may inflict more damage and incite a different inflammatory response. …”
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence analysis revealed double matrilineal components in Indian Ghoongroo pigs by Pranab Jyoti Das, Satish Kumar, Manasee Choudhury, Seema Rani Pegu, K. Meera, Rajib Deb, Sunil Kumar, Santanu Banik, Vivek Kumar Gupta

“…Abstract This research aimed to characterize the mitochondrial genome of the Ghoongroo (GH) pig, a notable breed in India, along with its crossbred varieties, to elucidate their matrilineal components, evolutionary history, and implications for conservation. …”
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New Insights Into the Reservoir Landslide Deformation Mechanism From InSAR and Numerical Simulation Technology by Guoshi Liu, Bin Wang, Qian Sun, Jun Hu, Lei-Lei Liu, Wanji Zheng, Liye Zou

“…Deformation monitoring and numerical simulation are essential methodologies for elucidating the evolutionary patterns of landslides. Nonetheless, the existing approaches exhibit limitations in revealing the potential deformation mechanism. …”
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Genome-wide microsatellite characterization and their marker development and transferability in Broussonetia Species by Xiaowen Jia, Hanyu Li, Ying Han, Lu Wang, Chanjuan Lai, Xi Liu, Pan Li, Zupei Lei, Yonghua Zhang

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Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of largemouth bronze gudgeon (Coreius guichenoti) by Xuemei Li, Xingbing Wu, Yongjiu Zhu, Xiaoli Li, Zihao Meng, Nian Wei, Miao Xiang, Deguo Yang, Tingbing Zhu

“…Moreover, a total of 22,506 protein-coding genes were predicted with average intron length of 2293 bp. Evolutionary analysis and divergence time prediction revealed that C. guichenoti was closely related to C. heterodon and they phylogenetically diverged from common ancestor ~20.7 million years ago (Mya), following the separation of Cyprinidae at 28.3 Mya. …”
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Construction of prokaryotic system for expression of porcine circovirus type 2 ORF-2 gene fragment by A. G. Galeeva, A. R. Akhunova, K. V. Usoltsev, N. I. Khammadov, M. A. Efimova

“…Optimal PCVD prevention is known to be achieved through a set of veterinary and sanitary measures in combination with vaccination. High evolutionary virus variability facilitating new genotype and strain emergence requires development of new candidate recombinant vaccines against PCV-2 infection. …”
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The influence of the forest corridors to the north of the Andes on the diversification of the bright‐rumped Attila, Attila spadiceus (Passeriformes, Tyrannidae), during the climati... by Patrícia Mendonça, Lincoln Silva Carneiro, Victor Leandro‐Silva, Alexandre Aleixo, Juliana Araripe, Péricles S. Rêgo

“…Abstract This study aims to enhance our understanding of the temporal and spatial processes scales governing the evolutionary diversification of Neotropical birds with Trans‐ and Cis‐Andean populations of the species Attila spadiceus from South and Central America. …”
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Mitochondrial genome and nuclear ribosomal RNA analysis place Alveonasus lahorensis within the Argasinae and suggest that the genus Alveonasus is paraphyletic by Ben J. Mans, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Ronel Pienaar, Minique de Castro, Mehran Khan, Mashal M. Almutairi, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Abid Ali, Ala Tabor

“…The placement into subfamilies illuminate differences in morphological and molecular systematics and is important since it provides insight into evolutionary divergence within this family. It also identifies fundamental gaps in our understanding of argasid evolution that provide directions for future research. …”
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Triggering thresholds and influential factors in the propagation of meteorological drought to hydrological drought by Na Zhen, Rui Yao, Peng Sun, Qiang Zhang, Chenhao Ge, Han Shen

“…Using Copula functions and Bayesian networks, it jointly analyzes the evolutionary characteristics of MDs and HDs in different sub-basins of the HRB, quantitatively investigates the thresholds for the propagation of MD to HD, and identifies potential influencing factors on these thresholds. …”
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Spring reproductive success influences autumnal malarial load in a passerine bird by Pigeault, Romain, Cozzarolo, Camille-Sophie, Wassef, Jérôme, Gremion, Jérémy, Bastardot, Marc, Glaizot, Olivier, Christe, Philippe

“…Although avian haemosporidian parasites are widely used as model organisms to study fundamental questions in evolutionary and behavorial ecology of host-parasite interactions, some of their basic characteristics, such as seasonal variations in within-host density, are still mostly unknown. …”
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mHealth Intervention for Dementia Prevention through lifestyle Optimisation (MIND-PRO) in a primary care setting: protocol for a randomised controlled trial in people with low SES... by Edo Richard, Esther Van den Berg, Ron Handels, Henrike Galenkamp, Eric P Moll van Charante, Marieke P Hoevenaar-blom, Anne Roos van der Endt, Martien J H Kas

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Optical-electrical-acoustic wave multiparameter response characteristics of typical rocks in coal-bearing strata throughout the loading process by Pingsong ZHANG, Chang LIU

“…Accordingly, this study determined strength vs. parameter characteristic relationship graphs and parametric tomography results, finely describing the multiparameter spatiotemporal evolutionary characteristics of three typical rocks (i.e., sandstone, limestone, and mudstone) throughout the loading process. …”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of the bZIP family in the Mangrove Plant Kandelia obovata and its role in response to stress by Yuchong Yi, Yuting Qiu, Hongyao Hu, Dandan Qin, Hechen Huang, Taiping Chen, Wenqi Zha, Yingjia Shen

“…Gene structure analysis revealed variations in the number and position of exons and introns among subfamilies, reflecting their evolutionary history and potential functional diversity. …”
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Polyploidization-driven transcriptomic dynamics in Medicago sativa neotetraploids: mRNA, smRNA and allele-specific gene expression by D. F. Santoro, G. Marconi, S. Capomaccio, M. Bocchini, A. W. Anderson, A. Finotti, M. Confalonieri, E. Albertini, D. Rosellini

“…Abstract Whole genome duplication (WGD) is a powerful evolutionary mechanism in plants. Autopolyploids have been comparatively less studied than allopolyploids, with sexual autopolyploidization receiving even less attention. …”
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