Extinction studies in focus: Reflections on photography at a time of ecological decline by Kate Simpson, Sarah Oakes, Aureja Stirbyte, Katie Prosser, Timothy M. Brown, Jonathan David Roberts, Amy J. Bartlett

“…Through compositional inclusion or exclusion, the photograph can assert and communicate what belongs in a picture, in a landscape, in an ecosystem. It can illuminate what we deem conservation-worthy, or, on a larger scale, which extinctions are attention-worthy. …”
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Screening of local barley accessions for sensitivity to photoperiod by I. A. Zveynek, O. N. Kovaleva

“…In order to include such sources in commercial barley cultivar breeding programs, they should be searched for in countries with a mountainous landscape and a short photoperiod.…”
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Preferential flow in soils is key to the development of nebkhas in water limited regions by Weicheng Luo, Wenzhi Zhao, Ning An, Chengpeng Sun, Hong Zhou

“…Nebkhas, a typical landscape form in arid and semiarid environments, play important roles in desertification control and biodiversity protection. …”
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Spaced Seed Data Structures for De Novo Assembly by Inanç Birol, Justin Chu, Hamid Mohamadi, Shaun D. Jackman, Karthika Raghavan, Benjamin P. Vandervalk, Anthony Raymond, René L. Warren

“…Here, we revisit the DBG paradigm to adapt it to the changing sequencing technology landscape and introduce three data structure designs for spaced seeds in the form of paired subsequences. …”
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Effects of Climate Variability on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in the Gojeb River Catchment, Omo-Gibe Basin, Ethiopia by Melku Dagnachew, Asfaw Kebede, Awdenegest Moges, Adane Abebe

“…In the study catchment, since vegetation degradations are mainly caused by human induction and rainfall variability, integrated and sustainable landscape management and climate-smart agricultural practices could have paramount importance in reversing the degradation processes.…”
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Provincial Administration and Local Nobility in Courland in the Middle of the 19th Century by N. A. Mogilevskii

“…Courland, along with other Baltic provinces, remained a special territory in the political and legal landscape of the Russian Empire.…”
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Downregulation of FXYD2 Is Associated with Poor Prognosis and Increased Regulatory T Cell Infiltration in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Zedan Zhang, Yanlin Tang, Lei Li, Wuping Yang, Yawei Xu, Jingcheng Zhou, Kaifang Ma, Kenan Zhang, Hongkai Zhuang, Yanqing Gong, Kan Gong

“…Through the ESTIMATE algorithm, ssGSEA algorithm, CIBERSORT algorithm, TIMER database, and our laboratory experiment, FXYD2 was found to correlate with the immune landscape, especially regulatory T cells (Treg), in ccRCC. …”
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Analysis of functional and phylogenetic diversity of bat communities: insights from resource use in the Pantanal and Cerrado by Marcione B. de Oliveira, Luiz Flamarion B. de Oliveira, Cibele R. Bonvicino

“…Therefore, analysis in this sense allows accessing differences in the distribution of species, considering different landscape mosaics, and allowing strategic prioritization of conservation initiatives. …”
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Development of an m6A-Related lncRNAs Signature Predicts Tumor Stemness and Prognosis for Low-Grade Glioma Patients by Dahua Xu, Peihu Li, Chunrui Zhang, Yutong Shen, Jiale Cai, Qingchen Wei, Meng Cao, Zhizhou Xu, Deng Wu, Hong Wang, Xiaoman Bi, Bo Wang, Kongning Li

“…A multicenter transcriptome analysis of lncRNA expression in 1,247 LGG samples was performed in this study. The stemness landscape of LGG tumors was presented and associations with clinical features were revealed. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the qualitative and quantitative aspect of household solid waste by O. Ouhsine, A. Ouigmane, El. Layati, B. Aba, R. Isaifan, M. Berkani

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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF SMART TOURISM DESTINATIONS: A CROSS-GENERATIONAL STUDY by Elena BOTEZAT, Olimpia BAN, Adela Laura POPA, Dorin Cristian COITA, Teodora Mihaela TARCZA, Lidia CHIRICOI

“…Moreover, such insights empower tourism destinations to innovate more effectively, meeting the evolving needs and expectations of each generation in an increasingly digital landscape.…”
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The homogenization of China's city flowers and city trees by Zhuo Cheng, Ziyi Wu, Weizhe Chen, Wenxuan Li, Chen Lin, Qing Zhang, Chunlin Long

“…The main reasons for the establishing CFTs are culture and landscape. It is noteworthy that in cities where CFTs are implemented for reasons that remain unclear, they constitute 20.4% and 26.6%, respectively. …”
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Effects of Root Cooling on Plant Growth and Fruit Quality of Cocktail Tomato during Two Consecutive Seasons by F. He, B. Thiele, M. Watt, T. Kraska, A. Ulbrich, A. J. Kuhn

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Agroforestry systems favor bat conservation but only when old and grazed by Manon Edo, Martin H. Entling, Felix Herzog, Kira Noe, João HN Palma, Ayla Seithe, Will Simonson, Jo Smith, Anja Weiler, Verena Rösch

“…As a consequence of agricultural intensification and landscape homogenization, semi-natural elements such as hedges, woodland patches and scattered trees have been removed from many agricultural areas. …”
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Optimal Information Hiding: Advanced Bitstream-Based Watermarking for Secure and Efficient Integration of Image Data in Digital Videos by null Ramyashree, Venugopala P. S., Raghavendra S., null Sarojadevi

“…The outcomes underscore its practical viability for copyright protection, contributing to a more secure digital media landscape.…”
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The Golden Afromontane ecosystems at cross-road: Wetland-based upstream-downstream linkage in Genale Dawa River Basin by Habtamu Temesgen, Haile Ketema, Gezahegn Kebede, Fikadu Woldemariyam, Gebremedihin Tesfaye

“…Notably, the upstream landscape is now more exposed to anthropogenic pressures than in the past, with clear impacts observed both locally and downstream. …”
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Call to Action: Lead Pharmacy into the Next Decade by Kerry K Fierke, Gardner Lepp, Bridget McGugan, Marta Brooks

“…Traditional written manuscripts are valuable but may not fully connect with some people. The evolving landscape of healthcare leadership demands novel perspectives, creative applications, and open-minded evaluations. …”
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Clarification and development of advanced practice roles in a Swiss French university hospital: an action research study by Patrick Teixeira Machado, Manuela Eicher, Aurélie Delouane-Abinal, Sarah Kupferschmid, Marie-José Roulin

“…Abstract Background The evolving healthcare landscape emphasizes the need for health systems to adapt to growing complexities, with new models of care enabling healthcare providers to optimize their scope of practice and coordination of care. …”
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Effects of Biostabilization on Engineering Properties of Geomaterials by Shengting Li, Chenyi Luo, Yi Yang, Lvzhen Yang, Lijian Wu, Tuo Huang, Zhuangji Wang

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Effect of family support and work resources in the relationship of economic constraints and work volition: Evidence from China. by Lu Hai, Yang Wang, Man Shu, Mengxiao Zhang, Yijiao Wang

“…<h4>Background</h4>As the pace of economic development slows, college students are facing an increasingly challenging employment landscape. For instance, the expansion of higher education has led to a swell in the number of job seekers, which has in turn intensified competition. …”
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