Inhibition of Immune Complex-Induced Inflammation by A small Molecular Weight Selectin Antagonist by X. Nair, G. Todderud, L. Davern, D. Lee, A. Aruffo, K. M. Tramposch

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Enhanced Interleukin 6 Trans-Signaling Modulates Disease Process in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mouse Models by Carol Milligan, Dale O. Cowley, William Stewart, Alyson M. Curry, Elizabeth Forbes, Brian Rector, Annette Hastie, Liang Liu, Gregory A. Hawkins

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Phylogeography and population structure of the global, wide host-range hybrid pathogen Phytophthora × cambivora by Martin S. Mullett, Kris Van Poucke, Annelies Haegeman, Fran Focquet, Nicholas C. Cauldron, Brian J. Knaus, Marilia Horta Jung, Koji Kageyama, Ayaka Hieno, Hayato Masuja, Seiji Uematsu, Joan F. Webber, Clive M. Brasier, József Bakonyi, Kurt Heungens, Niklaus J. Grünwald, Thomas Jung

“…Phytophthora × cambivora is an invasive, destructive pathogen of forest and fruit trees causing severe damage worldwide to chestnuts (Castanea), apricots, peaches, plums, almonds and cherries (Prunus), apples (Malus), oaks (Quercus), and beech (Fagus). …”
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Unburned habitat essential for amphibian breeding persistence following wildfire by Larissa L. Bailey, Richard Henderson, Wendy A. Estes-Zumpf, Charles C. Rhoades, Ellie Miller, Dominique Lujan, Erin Muths

“…We also investigated whether maps created to support rapid post-fire emergency response activities (i.e., United States Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response program) accurately characterize soil burn severity around small habitat features (i.e., ponds) that serve as important amphibian breeding and rearing habitat. …”
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Gene Structures, Classification, and Expression Models of the DREB Transcription Factor Subfamily in Populus trichocarpa by Yunlin Chen, Jingli Yang, Zhanchao Wang, Haizhen Zhang, Xuliang Mao, Chenghao Li

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Preparation and Optimization of 10-Hydroxycamptothecin Nanocolloidal Particles Using Antisolvent Method Combined with High Pressure Homogenization by Bolin Lian, Yong Li, Xiuhua Zhao, Yuangang Zu, Ying Wang, Yin Zhang, Yuanyuan Li

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Obesity-Linked Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis Associated with Derangements in Gut Permeability and Intestinal Cellular Homeostasis Independent of Diet by Ravinder Nagpal, Tiffany M. Newman, Shaohua Wang, Shalini Jain, James F. Lovato, Hariom Yadav

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The impact of temperature patterns during storage of Scots pine and Norway spruce seeds on their germination and fungal infection rates by M. A. Nikolaeva, E. Yu. Varentsova, G. F. Safina

“…However, the relationship between the diversity of pathogenic mycobiota and the duration and methods of forest tree seed storage remains underexplored. The results of research into this problem can be used in forest seed production and forest phytopathology.Materials and methods. …”
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Transcriptome study on the effect of leaf-fruit ratio on molecular regulation mechanism of Camellia oleifera by Xiaoyan Zhang, Hui Zhang, Xiuzhong Wu, Zhanying Gu, Lingli Wu, Xiaofeng Tan, Ze Li

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Impacts of Livestock Grazing on Wild Ungulate Habitat in the Khata Corridor, Bardiya, Nepal by Usha Dahal, Nirjala Raut, Anubhav Dhital, Suruchi Mainali, Deepak Gautam, Shankar Tripathi

“…The wildlife population is an important part of the forest ecosystem and plays a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem health and integrity. …”
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Structure variety and its potential effects on biological activity of tea polysaccharides by Ting Hu, Peng Wu, Jianfeng Zhan, Weixin Wang, Junfeng Shen, Meiyan Wang, Chi-Tang Ho, Shiming Li

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Allometric equations for estimating above and belowground biomass of Colophospermum mopane in Mozambique by Sá Nogueira Lisboa, Severino Macôo, Almeida Alberto Sitoe

“…A validation procedure checked the applicability of all models. We conducted a forest inventory with 78 temporary clusters, each consisting of four 100 m x 20 m plots, to estimate the average AGB and BGB of C. mopane using the best-fitting BAE and H-D model. …”
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The Optimization Model for Reducing RON Loss in Gasoline Refining Process by Xuefei Lu, Xiaoyan Wang, Yifang Yang, Jianan Xue

“…By Python and SPSS software, we got two variable filtering methods: the random forest importance filtering and PCA filtering, and combined with SVR and random forest models, RON of the product and sulfur content were predicted. …”
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Development of Drying Schedule of Superior and Conventional Teak Wood of Ten Years-old Planted in Blora, Central Java by Tomy Listyanto, Yusuf Setia Darmawan, Rini Pujiarti, Fanny Hidayati, Ganis Lukmandaru, Joko Sulistyo

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Characteristic of Farmer and Contribution of Community Forestry to Farmer’s Income in Kulon Progo by Indah Novita Dewi, San Afri Awang, Wahyu Andayani, Priyono Suryanto

“…Seventy percent of farmers from production forest and 47.3% farmers from protected forest were categorized as very poor and poor. …”
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Calculation of Theoretical and Empirical Nutrient N Critical Loads in the Mixed Conifer Ecosystems of Southern California by Joan Breiner, Benjamin S. Gimeno, Mark Fenn

“…Edaphic, foliar, and hydrologic forest nutrient status indicators from 15 mixed conifer forest stands in the Sierra Nevada, San Gabriel Mountains, and San Bernardino National Forest were used to estimate empirical or theoretical critical loads (CL) for nitrogen (N) as a nutrient. …”
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The Influence of Precipitation and Consecutive Dry Days on Burned Areas in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China by Feng Chen, Zhaofei Fan, Shukui Niu, Jingming Zheng

“…These results will help forest managers evaluate regionalfire danger indices for forest fire prevention, particularly for catastrophic forest wildfires causing significant economic losses and threats to human life and environment.…”
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Biomass Estimation of Dry Tropical Woody Species at Juvenile Stage by R. K. Chaturvedi, A. S. Raghubanshi, J. S. Singh

“…Accurate characterization of biomass in different forest components is important to estimate their contribution to total carbon stock. …”
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Aktualizacja potencjału religii w ochronie ekosystemów leśnych by Ryszard F. Sadowski

“…Declared by the United Nations as the International Year of the Forest, 2011 demonstrated the signi#cance of forest ecosystems to all humans and the entire Earth. …”
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Additions to the Known Distribution of Epipompilus aztecus (Cresson, 1869) and E. excelsus (Bradley, 1944) (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) by Eduardo Fernando dos Santos, Fernando Barbosa Noll

“…Two new records of E. aztecus were obtained for the semideciduous Atlantic Forest, in central Brazil, and one record for the Amazonian Forest in northern Brazil, indicating that its distribution extends between Central and South America. …”
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