Piper agroforestry in the Indian Himalayas: indigenous peoples’ practices, policies and incentives by Demsai Reang, Animekh Hazarika, Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi, Arun Jyoti Nath, Venkatesh Paramesh, W. Reshmi Singha, Ashesh Kumar Das

“…Depending on the stand age, 30–49 tree species were recorded in the Piper agroforestry compared to 39 in nearby natural forests. …”
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Genome variability of domestic tomato varieties: data from AFLP analysis by A. V. Kulakova, E. A. Dyachenko, A. V. Shchennikova, O. N. Pyshnaya, E. A. Dzhos

“…Introgressive tomato breeding uses related wild Solanum species to improve cultivars for stress tolerance and fruit quality traits. …”
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Мutants of inflorescence development in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) by N. I. Dzyubenko, E. A. Dzyubenko

“…Due to the multistep inbreeding process  in this cross-pollinated species, different mutant forms have been  found  in inbred  progenies. …”
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Versatile application of fast green FCF as a visible cholangiogram in adult mice to medium-sized mammals by Tomoyuki Niimi, Nanae Miyazaki, Hironobu Oiki, Mami Uemura, Shihan Zeng, Watcharapon Promsut, Noriaki Ota, Shunji Nonaka, Hajime Takei, Hiroshi Nittono, Seiko Narushima, Ayaka Yanagida, Ryuji Hiramatsu, Masami Kanai-Azuma, Shohei Takami, Jun Fujishiro, Yoshiakira Kanai

“…These findings underscore the efficacy of FG in facilitating progressive cholangiography across mammalian species.…”
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A VersaTile Approach to Reprogram the Specificity of the R2-Type Tailocin Towards Different Serotypes of <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> by Dorien Dams, Célia Pas, Agnieszka Latka, Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa, Lars Fieseler, Yves Briers

“…<b>Results:</b> This platform achieved three key milestones: (I) engineering R2 tailocins specific to <i>Escherichia coli</i> serogroups O26, O103, O104, O111, O145, O146, and O157; (II) reprogramming R2 tailocins to target, for the first time, the capsule and a new species, specifically the capsular serotype K1 of <i>E. coli</i> and K11 and K63 of <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>; (III) creating the first bivalent tailocin with a branched RBP and cross-species activity, effective against both <i>E. coli</i> K1 and <i>K. pneumoniae</i> K11. …”
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The Epidemiology of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Data from a General Hospital in Athens, Greece, 2007–2013 by Marios Panagiotou, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Konstantinos Kostikas, Maria Paraskeua, Ekaterini Velentza, Maria Kanellopoulou, Vasiliki Filaditaki, Napoleon Karagiannidis

“…The incidence of pulmonary NTM infection and disease was 18.9 and 8.8 per 100.000 inpatients and outpatients, respectively. The spectrum of NTM species was high (13 species) and predominated by M. avium-intracellulare complex (M. avium (13%), M. intracellulare (10%)), M. gordonae (14%), and M. fortuitum (12%). …”
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Evaluation of Commercial Disinfectants against Staphylococcus lentus and Micrococcus spp. of Poultry Origin by Otun Saha, Nadira Naznin Rakhi, Arif Istiaq, Israt Islam, Munawar Sultana, M. Anwar Hossain, Md. Mizanur Rahaman

“…Conventional approaches and the 16S rRNA gene sequencing were performed to confirm the isolates at the species level along with microtiter biofilm assay to determine their biofilm-forming ability. …”
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Evaluation of sustainable energy use in sugarcane production: A holistic model from planting to harvest and life cycle assessment by Molood Behnia, Mohammad Ghahderijani, Ali Kaab, Marjan Behnia

“…Ecosystem impacts also show more local species loss in planted systems (6.25E-04 species.yr compared to 4.11E-04 for ratoon). …”
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Eliminating fluoride-induced corrosion of aluminum cathodes in zinc electrowinning by aluminum ion complexation by N.G.S. Almeida, B.M. Ward, J.R. De Wet, A.D. Souza, V.S.T. Ciminelli, D. Majuste

“…Standardized corrosion immersion tests have shown that increasing fluoride ion concentrations result in an increase in the corrosion rate of the aluminum alloy, but the addition of aluminum ions to the zinc sulfate electrolyte counteracts this effect by forming stable AlF2+ species. This favorable complexation reaction, thermodynamically modeled in this work, plays a critical role in reducing the activity of the corrosive HF species on the passive oxide layer of the aluminum surface. …”
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Crop genes modified using CRISPR/Cas system by A. M. Korotkova, S. V. Gerasimova, V. K. Shumny, E. K. Khlestkina

“…In addition, to provide a basis for broad practical application of CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing, more cultivars of crop species should be involved in ongoing studies. Just a few genotypes of crop species have been used for gene modifications thus far. …”
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Characteristics of VOCs and their Potentials for O3 and SOA Formation in a Medium-sized City in Eastern China by Peilin Chen, Xinye Zhao, Ou Wang, Min Shao, Xinxin Xiao, Shanshan Wang, Qin’geng Wang

“…Abstract To understand the characteristics and environmental effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a typical medium-sized city in China, manual measurements including 56 species of the nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) were taken at three urban and suburban sites in Huai’an from April to September 2019, and automatic measurements including 106 species of VOCs were taken at the urban center in May and August 2019. …”
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Utilisation of an in vivo malaria model to provide functional proof for RhopH1/CLAG essentiality and conserved orthology with P. falciparum by Mitchell L. Trickey, Mrittika Chowdury, Georgina Bramwell, Natalie A. Counihan, Tania F. de Koning-Ward

“…Methods Here, the rodent malaria species, P. berghei, was utilised to investigate clag essentiality since it contains only two clag genes, clagX and clag9. …”
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Anaemia Associated with Trypanosomes Infections in Cattle of West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Kumela Lelisa, Behablom Meharenet

“…Trypanosoma congolense (4.25%) and T. vivax (3.56%) were the trypanosomes species identified in the studied area. PCV for all sampled cattle was analysed to estimate the degree of anaemia. …”
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The virome composition of respiratory tract changes in school-aged children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection by Dianqi Zhang, Yang Cao, Biao Dai, Teng Zhang, Xing Jin, Qingyue Lan, Chaoying Qian, Yumin He, Yi Jiang

“…After MPI, the number of virus species in the upper respiratory tract (URT) increased obviously, and the abundance of families Poxviridae, Retroviridae, and Iridoviridae, which infect vertebrates, rose evidently, particularly the species BeAn 58,085 virus (BAV). …”
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Genetic Signatures of Contrasted Outbreak Histories of “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus”, the Bacterium That Causes Citrus Huanglongbing, in Three Outermost Regions of the Europe... by Olivier Pruvost, Karine Boyer, Frédéric Labbé, Marine Weishaar, Anaïs Vynisale, Claire Melot, Cécile Hoareau, Gilles Cellier, Virginie Ravigné

“…The detailed characterization of emerging pathogen populations is a prerequisite for managing invasive species pathways and designing sustainable disease control strategies. …”
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Spatio‐Temporal Patterns of Hybridization in an Alloploid Salamander (Ambystomatidae: Ambystoma) and Conservation Implications of Introgression in a Unisexual Vertebrate by Alessa V. Laserna, Christopher A. Phillips, Andrew R. Kuhns, Mark A. Davis, Joel B. Corush, Ken N. Paige

“…However, in our focal populations, neither parental species is present, and another sexual host, A. texanum (TT), is a required sperm donor. …”
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Potential role of aquaculture fish to the recommended nutritional intake (RNI) of children, adults, pregnant and lactating women in Asuogyaman Municipality, Ghana by Emmanuel Kaboja Magna, Ebenezer Koranteng Appiah, Patrick Senam Kofi Fatsi, Emmanuel Delwin Abarike, Kwadwo Ansong Asante, Maxwell Kogbe, Felix Ayarika, Michael Dabi, Joseph Korpone Sakna

“…The study used standard methods to analyse the micronutrient and proximate composition of twenty-four samples of three fish species—Heterotitis niloticus, Clarias gariepinus, and Oreochromis niloticus. …”
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Impacts of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and O3 on Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera): Reproductive Fitness by Joseph N. T. Darbah, Mark E. Kubiske, Neil Nelson, Elina Oksanen, Elina Vaapavuori, David F. Karnosky

“…Our results suggest that elevated CO2 and O3 can dramatically affect flowering, seed production, and seed quality of paper birch, affecting reproductive fitness of this species.…”
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Evaluation of Total Phenolic Content, HPLC Analysis, and Antioxidant Potential of Three Local Varieties of Mushroom: A Comparative Study by Anika Tabassum Bristy, Tairin Islam, Rezwana Ahmed, Jumana Hossain, Hasan Mahmud Reza, Preeti Jain

“…The total phenolic content of the ethanolic extracts of mushroom species was highly correlated with antioxidant effects with Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) values ranging from 0.8883–0.9851. …”
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Response of the gut microbiome and metabolome to dietary fiber in healthy dogs by Amrisha Bhosle, Matthew I. Jackson, Aaron M. Walsh, Eric A. Franzosa, Dayakar V. Badri, Curtis Huttenhower

“…Taxa and functions were identified whose abundances were associated either with overall fiber intake or with specific fiber compositions. Fourteen microbial species were significantly enriched in response to ≥1 specific fiber source; enrichment of fiber-derived metabolites was more pronounced in response to these fiber sources. …”
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