The Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns: A Nine-Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana by John Gameli Deku, Mavis Puopelle Dakorah, Sylvester Yao Lokpo, Verner N. Orish, Francis Abeku Ussher, Godsway Edem Kpene, Vida Angmorkie Eshun, Eunice Agyei, Waldermer Attivor, James Osei-Yeboah

“…The highest incidence of bloodstream infections was recorded in the wet seasons (months of May (8.9 per 10,000 persons) and October (10.1 per 10,000 persons)). …”
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Active case detection and treatment of malaria in pregnancy using LAMP technology (LAMPREG): a pragmatic randomised diagnostic outcomes trial—study protocol by Mekonnen Teferi, Claire Kamaliddin, Hiwot Tilahun, Rediet Fikru Gebresenbet, Zelalem Mekonnen Bekele, Banchamlak Tegegne, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Abebe Genetu Bayih, Dylan R Pillai, Filmona Mekuria, Getaneh Alemu, Beka Raya, Omar Abdullah, Taye Teka, James Cheaveau, Ruth Legese, Hiwot Asmerom, Ermias Hundito, Ebrahim Nursefa, Samuel Ayele

“…Enrolment will encompass the malaria peak transmission seasons. In the standard of care arm, a venous blood sample will be collected for malaria diagnosis only in symptomatic patients. …”
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Field heterogeneity of soil texture controls leaf water potential spatial distribution predicted from UAS-based vegetation indices in non-irrigated vineyards by L. Delval, J. Bates, J. Bates, F. Jonard, F. Jonard, M. Javaux, M. Javaux

“…This study aimed to quantify the spatial distribution of grapevine leaf water potential (<span class="inline-formula">Ψ_leaf</span>) within vineyards and to assess the influence of soil property heterogeneity, topography, and climatic conditions on intra-field variability in two non-irrigated vineyards during two viticultural seasons. By combining multilinear vegetation indices from very-high-spatial-resolution multispectral, thermal, and lidar imageries collected with uncrewed aerial systems (UASs), we efficiently and robustly captured the spatial distribution of <span class="inline-formula">Ψ_leaf</span> across both vineyards on different dates. …”
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Protocol of the Nutritional, Psychosocial, and Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Child Mental Health (COINCIDE) study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Eunice Lobo, Jyothi S. Menon, Deepa R., Supriya Bhavnani, Onno CP van Schayck, Shweta Dixit, Prashanth Nuggehalli Srinivas, Aditi Roy, Sumathi Swaminathan, Ruby Gupta, Poornima Prabhakaran, Prashanth Thankachan, Giridhara Rathnaiah Babu, Debarati Mukherjee, Siddhartha Mandal, Gauri Divan

“…Indoor air pollution will be monitored in 200 households twice, during two seasons. Multilevel regression, weighted quantile sum regression, and Bayesian kernel machine regression will assess the individual and combined effects of exposures on child outcomes. …”
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Compound weather and climate extremes in the Asian region: science-informed recommendations for policy by R. Krishnan, Chirag Dhara, Takeshi Horinouchi, C. Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, C. Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, A. P. Dimri, A. P. Dimri, M. Singh Shrestha, P. Swapna, M. K. Roxy, Seok-Woo Son, Seok-Woo Son, D. C. Ayantika, Faye Abigail T. Cruz, Fangli Qiao

“…This concept paper discusses compound events in the Asian region in the context of its unique and diverse geographical settings, and regional climatic features including the seasonal monsoons. Notably, Asia is the world’s most disaster-affected region due to weather, climate, and water-related hazards. …”
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Ecological niche and phenotypic differences among two alpine Rhododendron species and their natural hybrids in a common landscape by Yanghui Zhao, Ying Zhang, Liang Xu, Yadan Yan, Chuncheng Wang, Yafeng Wen, Donglin Zhang

“…The results indicate that the three Rhododendron species exhibit different preferences for environmental factors such as annual mean temperature, temperature seasonality, annual precipitation, water vapor pressure, and soil organic matter. …”
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Assessing inter-basin groundwater input to the Verlorenvlei estuarine lake using stable isotopes and hydrochemistry by A. Welham, J. van Rooyen, A. Watson, J. Miller, R. Chow

“…., agricultural expansion and groundwater abstraction) have threatened Verlorenvlei’s ecological functions. Seasonal and spatial changes between the water sources (i.e., direct rainfall, surface water, and groundwater) supporting Verlorenvlei were determined using δ18O and δ2H isotopes and hydrochemical analyses. …”
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Development and evaluation of a recombinant monoclonal human antibody with virus-neutralizing activity against the F glycoprotein of respiratory syncytial virus by Sergey A. Klotchenko, Ekaterina A. Romanovskaya-Romanko, Marina A. Plotnikova, Anastasia A. Pulkina, Aram A. Shaldzhyan, Dmitry S. Balabashin, Victoria A. Toporova, Teimur K. Aliev, Natalia E. Gyulikhandanova, Dmitry A. Lioznov

“…The FM1 antibody demonstrated enhanced virus-neutralizing activity against reference and seasonal RSV strains of subtypes A and B compared to the control drug palivizumab. …”
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Response of Hard-Bottom Macro-Zoobenthos to the Transition of a Mediterranean Mariculture Fish Plant (Mar Grande of Taranto, Ionian Sea) into an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquacultur... by Roberta Trani, Cataldo Pierri, Antonella Schiavo, Tamara Lazic, Maria Mercurio, Isabella Coccia, Adriana Giangrande, Caterina Longo

“…This study was conducted from 2018 to 2021 in the semi-enclosed Mar Grande basin of Taranto (northern Ionian Sea), on a facility located 600 m off the coastline, with a production capacity of 100 tons per year of seabass (<i>Dicentrarchus labrax</i>) and seabream (<i>Sparus aurata</i>). The results from seasonal sampling performed in a treatment site, where bioremediators (filter-feeding invertebrates such as sponges, polychaetes, mussels, and macroalgae) were deployed, and a control site without bioremediators were compared. …”
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Characterization of a Natural Accession of <i>Elymus sibiricus</i> with <i>In Situ</i> Hybridization and Agronomic Evaluation by Yizhuo Liu, Jiarui Ding, Chunfei Wu, Weiwei Song, Xinyu Zhao, Haibin Zhao, Yunfeng Qu, Hui Jin, Rui Zhang, Mingyao Li, Xinyu Yan, Liangyu Zhu, Yaqi Bao, Dianhao Liu, Xinling Li, Lei Cui, Hongjie Li, Yanming Zhang

“…Over the three growing seasons, 20HSC-Z9 maintained stable green-up and regeneration rates, confirming its perennial nature. …”
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Aspirin modulates generation of procoagulant phospholipids in cardiovascular disease, by regulating LPCAT3 by Majd B. Protty, Victoria J. Tyrrell, Ali A. Hajeyah, Bethan Morgan, Daniela Costa, Yong Li, Anirban Choudhury, Rito Mitra, David Bosanquet, Alex Reed, Iuliia K. Denisenko, Katsuyuki Nagata, Hideo Shindou, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Alastair W. Poole, Takao Shimizu, Zaheer Yousef, Peter W. Collins, Valerie B. O’Donnell

“…Complex aspirin-dependent gender and seasonal effects on platelet eoxPL generation were seen in healthy subjects. …”
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Soil porosity as a key factor of soil aggregate stability: insights from restricted grazing by Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Zhongju Meng, Zhongju Meng, Zhongju Meng, Haonian Li, Haonian Li, Haonian Li, Yue Gao, Yue Gao, Yue Gao, Tianyang Li, Tianyang Li, Tianyang Li, Lei Qin

“…The restricted grazing further included grazing exclusion (GE) and seasonal grazing (SG). Additionally, a preliminary exploration was conducted to identify the main factors affecting the soil aggregate stability. …”
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Hemolymph microbiota and immune effectors’ expressions driven by geographical rearing acclimation of the aquacultured Penaeus stylirostris by Valérie Perez, Viviane Boulo, Julien De Lorgeril, Dominique Pham, Dominique Ansquer, Gwenola Plougoulen, Valentine Ballan, Jean-Sébastien Lam, Océane Romatif, Jeremy Le Luyer, Corinne Falchetto, Caline Basset, Stanley Flohr, Moana Maamaatuaiahutapu, Marc André Lafille, Christophe Lau, Denis Saulnier, Nelly Wabete, Nolwenn Callac

“…Results We characterized the active microbiota inhabiting the hemolymph of shrimps while considering its stability during two seasons and at a one-month interval and evidenced an important microbial variability between the shrimps according to the rearing conditions and the sites. …”
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Climate and gypsum parent material shape biocrust communities and moss ecology in the Chihuahuan and Mojave Deserts by Katelyn G. Gobbie, Nicole Pietrasiak, Brian M. Jusko, Rebecca E. Drenovsky

“…Differences in species richness across deserts were strongly correlated to mean annual and seasonal temperatures, as well as mean winter precipitation. …”
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Differential Regulation of DC Function, Adaptive Immunity, and MyD88 Dependence by Two Squalene Emulsion-Based Vaccine Adjuvants by Jayachandra Reddy Nakkala, Yibo Li, Labone Akter, Xinliang Kang, Xinyuan Chen

“…Considering the majority of adjuvants act on dendritic cells (DCs) to achieve their adjuvant effects, this study compared AddaVax and AddaS03 with similar compositions to MF59 and AS03 adjuvants to enhance antigen uptake, DC maturation, ovalbumin (OVA), and seasonal influenza vaccine-induced immune responses. …”
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Investigation of the Compressive Strength of Fly Ash and GGBFS-Based Geopolymer Concretes According to Local Materials and Curing Conditions in Southern Iraq by noor munther

“…Based on both practical application and strength points of view its clearly that the geopolymer mixture of GGBFS (10 M) at laboratory curing is the most suitable mixture to be used in southern of Iraq especially at summer season…”
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A <i>SMALL AUXIN UP-REGULATED RNA</i> Gene Isolated from Watermelon (<i>ClSAUR1</i>) Positively Modulates the Chilling Stress Response in Tobacco via Multiple Signaling Pathways by Duo Wang, Gangli Ma, Jia Shen, Xinyang Xu, Weisong Shou, Zhengying Xuan, Yanjun He

“…Low temperatures constitute a primary limiting factor that significantly impairs the development, growth, and fruit quality of watermelon plants during the winter and spring seasons. Despite their potential importance, <i>SAURs</i> have not yet been thoroughly investigated or characterized in watermelon. …”
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Changes in Tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Vertical Column Densities over Japan and Korea during the COVID-19 Using Pandora and MAX-DOAS by Yongjoo Choi, Yugo Kanaya, Hisahiro Takashima, Kihong Park, Haebum Lee, Jihyo Chong, Jae Hwan Kim, Jin-Soo Park

“…By applying generalized boosted models to exclude meteorological and seasonal effects associated with NO2 TropVCD variations, we revealed that the decreasing trend from 2019 to 2020 was much steeper than that from 2015 to 2020 (a factor of two), and a significant change was identified in January 2020, when the first cases of COVID-19 were observed in both Korea and Japan. …”
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Survival of Generic Escherichia coli on In-Field Mature and Immature Gala and Golden Delicious Apples With or Without Overhead Evaporative Cooling Treatment by Claire M Murphy, Kyu Ho Jeong, Lauren Walter, Manoella Mendoza, Tonia Green, Andy Liao, Karen Killinger, Ines Hanrahan, Mei-Jun Zhu

“…This study examined EC and the survival of inoculated generic Escherichia coli for two apple varieties over three growing seasons. Factors examined included EC treatment (conventional, untreated), canopy location (high, low), and apple variety (Gala, Golden Delicious). …”
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Multi‐Source Perturbations in the Evolution of a Low‐Latitudinal Equatorial Plasma Bubble Event Occurred Over China by Longchang Sun, Jiyao Xu, Yajun Zhu, Wei Yuan, Hong Gao, Chunxiao Yan

“…The E × B GDI was trigged by a vertical upward plasma jet caused by a seasonal equatorward wind in regions as far as 10°N (20°N) from the geomagnetic (geographic) equator. …”
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