Klebsiella pneumoniae employs a type VI secretion system to overcome microbiota-mediated colonization resistance by Andrew S. Bray, Christopher A. Broberg, Andrew W. Hudson, Weisheng Wu, Ravinder K. Nagpal, Maidul Islam, Juan D. Valencia-Bacca, Fawaz Shahid, Giovanna E. Hernandez, Noah A. Nutter, Kimberly A. Walker, Emma F. Bennett, Taylor M. Young, Andrew J. Barnes, David A. Ornelles, Virginia L. Miller, M. Ammar Zafar

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Impact of land use changes on waterlogging disasters in the small urban watershed of Hangzhou by Rikun Wen, Liu Yang, Hexian Jin, Hao Tao, Chingaipe N’tani

“…The most severely flooded points were often very close to the river system. 3) LULC has a significant impact on the spatial distribution of waterlogging points in small urban watersheds: When the forest area increases, the bare land area decreases, the area of land converted from construction land to forest land increases, the depth of waterlogging decreases, and the infiltration depth increases. 4) The responses of waterlogging and infiltration depth to forest cover exhibit spatial variations under the same rainfall intensity. …”
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Unpacking the Itch Score: A Critical Examination of Routine Itch Measurement in Dermatology Practice by Serene Majid, Steven R. Feldman

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Skin Nodules in a 16-Year-Old Adolescent with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Amanda Ruth, Hernan Sabio, Thomas W McLean, Cyrus Manavi, Elizabeth L Palavecino, Avinash K Shetty

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Exploring Spray-Coating Techniques for Organic Solar Cell Applications by Wanyi Nie, Robert Coffin, Jiwen Liu, Christopher M. MacNeill, Yuan Li, Ronald E. Noftle, David L. Carroll

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Les Paiements pour Services Écologiques ou la reconquête de la Mâamora par ses habitants ? by Said Lahssini, Sarah Vanuxem

“…Mâamora is an important cork oak forest of the Moroccan coast. Theatre of multiple offenses and object of desires, this forest was chosen as field for a project on environmental goods and services and for many experiments focusing on local population participation on forest management. …”
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Effects of aluminum on metabolism of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species in root tips of different Eucalyptus species by Zilong Ouyang, Bing Liu, Tangkan Li, Tiandao Bai, Weichao Teng

“…Therefore, breeding Eucalyptus species with excellent Al tolerance, developing the genetic potential of species, and improving tolerance to Al stress are important for the sustainable development of artificial Eucalyptus forests. By observing the occurrence and distribution of the main reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in root tips of Eucalyptus seedlings under Al stress, this study analyzed change in the growth and physiological indexes of Eucalyptus seedlings under Al stress. …”
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Linking Increasing Drought Stress to Scots Pine Mortality and Bark Beetle Infestations by Matthias Dobbertin, Beat Wermelinger, Christof Bigler, Matthias Bürgi, Mathias Carron, Beat Forster, Urs Gimmi, Andreas Rigling

“…In the dry Swiss Rhone Valley, Scots pine forests have experienced increased mortality in recent years. …”
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Influence of climate factors on the formation of radial increment of walnut wood by Leonid Osadсhuk, Volodymyr Mahuran, Liubov Kondratiuk

“…The statistical analysis of annual increments shows their suitability for further analysis since these series have an inter-series correlation coefficient of 0.59 for the plantation forest and 0.55 for the natural forest stand. The sensitivity of the tree-ring chronology of the plantation forest slightly exceeds the average value and is 0.32, while for the natural forest stand on the contrary, it is 0.17 and is lower than the average value. …”
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The Typology and Corruption Susceptibility in Forestry Sector in Indonesia by Eko Novi Setiawan, Ahmad Maryudi, Gabriel Lele

“…They included parliament members, high-rank forest officials, local government (Governor/Mayor/Chief of District Forest Service), and business persons. …”
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Écologisation des arbres dans les agroforêts des Ghâts occidentaux (Inde) by Christelle Hinnewinkel, Sylvie Guillerme, Béatrice Moppert

“…Analysis of ways to conceive trees and their uses and the evolution of those conceptions, of the rules for access to the resource tree and of tree management practices was conducted based on 1 / field observations supplemented by surveys of farmers valuing the tree resource, and on 2 / study of reserved forest management plans, forest surveys and forest legislation. …”
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Faunistic survey of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in the Boč Massif area by Blanka Ravnjak, Ivan Kos

“… In 2005, terrestrial isopods were sampled in the Boč Massif area, eastern Slovenia, and their fauna compared at five different sampling sites: forest on dolomite, forest on limestone, thermophilous forest, young stage forest and extensive meadow. …”
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Et la forêt brûla sous nos pieds by Arthur Guérin-Turcq, Caroline Paulus, Antonin Renard

“…It is based on a study of the upheavals in the landscape caused by the fire in the La Teste-de-Buch forest, a forest which is exceptional in terms of its legal and political status. …”
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Age and moisture affect the relationship between competition and tree growth by Xinyu Han, Lushuang Gao, Mingqian Liu, Yihong Zhu, Keda Cui, Xinyu Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao, Ruibo Zhang, Klaus von Gadow, Yiyu Tian, Kangchen Wang

“…Our analysis is based on comprehensive data collected from natural forests of Xing'an larch (Larix gmelinii) located in the northeastern region of China. …”
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L’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis, une menace sur la forêt tropicale humide ? by Serge Bahuchet, Jean-Marie Betsch

“…The attitude of the scientists and managers of development and forest preservation towards the shifting cultivation is very generally ideological. …”
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Analysis and Comparison of Methods for Determining Small Piles of Wood Chips Using Laser Scanning Technology by Miloš Gejdoš, Martin Lieskovský, Michal Ferenčík

“…The monitoring of forest biomass stock volumes in larger operations is typically conducted irregularly, either by tracking cargo arrivals or by using simple manual measurement methods. …”
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Survey to Evaluate Escape of Eucalyptus spp. Seedlings from Plantations in Southeastern USA by Mac A. Callaham, John A. Stanturf, William J. Hammond, Donald L. Rockwood, Evelyn S. Wenk, Joseph J. O'Brien

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Features of Administrative and Legal Regulation of Protecting Forestry Fund Land in Ukraine by R. V. Igonin, M. V. Viktorchuk

“…It has been noted that the structure of forestry land in the Forest Code of Ukraine is revealed through the indication on its composition: lands where forest areas are placed covered with forest vegetation; non-forest lands not covered by forest vegetation provided and used for forestry purposes. …”
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Assessing and Mapping Erosion Risk for Velikoy Sub-watershed within Coruh River Basin in Turkey by Mustafa Tufekcioglu, Mehmet Yavuz, Can Vatandaslar, Musa Dinc, Ahmet Duman, Aydin Tufekcioglu

“…Along with other benefits, land-use as a forest can dramatically reduce the soil erosion and water pollution by protecting the soil surface from erosive effects of rainfall. …”
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La part manquante du paysage by Valentine Losseau

“…In the forest of Chiapas a landscape is being built, wich paradoxically emphasizes the tropical wilderness as a touristic product for the new market developped by the mexican government and NGOs. …”
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