Application of different doses of compost as a substitution of the commercial substrate in nursery for pepper and tomato seedlings by Maria Fiasconaro, Mariana Abrile, Lucia Hintermeister, Maria del Carmen Antolin, Maria Eugenia Lovato

“…They were used as peat substitutes in different doses depending on the germinating species: control (CS-commercial substrate) and three growing media prepared with perlite: 25, 35, and 45% of ZC, FC, and BC for pepper seedlings and 40, 55 and 70% of ZC, FC, and BC for tomato seedlings. …”
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Evaluation of Nutritive and Antioxidant Properties of Blanched Leafy Vegetables Consumed in Northern Côte d’Ivoire by Oulai Patricia D., Zoué Lessoy T., Niamké Sébastien L.

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of steam blanching processing on the nutritive value and the antioxidant properties of five leafy vegetable species (Amaranthus hybridus, Andasonia digitata, Ceiba patendra, Hibiscus sabdariffa and Vigna unguiculata) that are used for sauce preparation in Northern CÔte d'Ivoire. …”
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Effects of potassium lactate on sensory attributes, bacterial community succession and biogenic amines formation in Rugao ham by Renyong Liao, Ying Wang, Qiang Xia, Changyu Zhou, Fang Geng, Daodong Pan, Jinxuan Cao

“…LDA effect size (LEfSe) and correlations analysis showed that Staphylococcus equorum and Lactobacillus fermentum could be the key species to improve sensory scores and decrease biogenic amines and TVBN. …”
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Applications and Challenges of High-Throughput Phenotyping of Crops at Ground and Aviation Scales by Longyue CHEN, Dandan DUAN, Weibing XU, Zuolin LI, Chong ZHAO, Yi JIANG, Yonggang GAO, Wenqing ZUO

“…It shows that there are still challenges in data processing and analysis, cross-species, cross-organization, and cross-environment applications. …”
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Natural Products: Insights into Leishmaniasis Inflammatory Response by Igor A. Rodrigues, Ana Maria Mazotto, Verônica Cardoso, Renan L. Alves, Ana Claudia F. Amaral, Jefferson Rocha de Andrade Silva, Anderson S. Pinheiro, Alane B. Vermelho

“…Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease that affects several populations worldwide, against which there are no vaccines available and the chemotherapy is highly toxic. Depending on the species causing the infection, the disease is characterized by commitment of tissues, including the skin, mucous membranes, and internal organs. …”
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The periplasmic protein HslJ is the first-line of defense against oxidative stress in Acinetobacter baumannii by Daniela Scribano, Martina Pasqua, Dolores Limongi, Lucia Nencioni, Anna Teresa Palamara, Cecilia Ambrosi

“…Its adaptability to antibiotic resistance and tolerance to various stresses, including reactive oxygen species (ROS), contribute to its persistence in healthcare environments. …”
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Protective Effect of Melatonin on Acute Pancreatitis by Jolanta Jaworek, Joanna Szklarczyk, Andrzej K. Jaworek, Katarzyna Nawrot-Porąbka, Anna Leja-Szpak, Joanna Bonior, Michalina Kot

“…The beneficial effect of melatonin on acute pancreatitis, which has been reported in many experimental studies and supported by clinical observations, is related to: (1) enhancement of antioxidant defense of the pancreatic tissue, through direct scavenging of toxic radical oxygen (ROS) and nitrogen (RNS) species, (2) preservation of the activity of antioxidant enzymes; such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), or glutathione peroxidase (GPx), (3) the decline of pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis α (TNFα) production, accompanied by stimulation of an anti-inflammatory IL-10, (4) improvement of pancreatic blood flow and decrease of neutrophil infiltration, (5) reduction of apoptosis and necrosis in the inflamed pancreatic tissue, (6) increased production of chaperon protein (HSP60), and (7) promotion of regenerative process in the pancreas. …”
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Detection of <i>Ehrlichia</i> spp. and <i>Theileria</i> spp. in <i>Hyalomma anatolicum</i> ticks collected in Tajikistan by M. Yu. Kartashov, Yu. V. Kononova, I. D. Petrova, N. L. Tupota, T. P. Mikryukova, V. A. Ternovoi, F. H. Tishkova, V. B. Loktev

“…The isolate Tajikistan-5 is closely related to the putative novel species Ehrlichia mineirensis. The Tajik isolates of Theileria spp. were clustered with T. annulata isolates from Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and China by phylogenetic analyses.…”
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Evaluating 36 years of fishing sustainability in a large reservoir by Luiz Guilherme dos Santos Ribas, Pitágoras Augusto Piana, Caroline Henn, Anderson Luís Maciel, Geuza Cantanhêde, Maurício Spagnolo Adames, Éder André Gubiani

“…Sustainability was evaluated by analyzing raw data patterns, evaluating species abundance distributions, building surplus production models, and forecasting biomass under different fishing scenarios. …”
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YOLO-UP: A High-Throughput Pest Detection Model for Dense Cotton Crops Utilizing UAV-Captured Visible Light Imagery by Chenglei Sun, Afizan Bin Azman, Zaiyun Wang, Xiaoxiao Gao, Kai Ding

“…Accurate detection of pest species in cotton fields is vital for effective agricultural management and the development of pest-resistant crops. …”
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Prediction of the Binding to the Nuclear Factor NF-Kappa-B by Constituents from <i>Teucrium polium</i> L. Essential Oil by Renilson Castro de Barros, Renato Araújo da Costa, Nesrine Guenane, Boulanouar Bakchiche, Farouk Benaceur, Omer Elkiran, Suelem Daniella Pinho Farias, Vanessa Regina Silva Mota, Maria Fani Dolabela

“…Chemical studies have already isolated different types of terpenes from the species, and studies have established its pharmacological potential. …”
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Grazing reduces shrub-facilitated diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods in semiarid ecosystems by Jiancai Sun, Rentao Liu, Marcelo Sternberg, Lei Zhou, Zhimin Yang

“…The decreased arthropod species turnover between microhabitats in grazed plots relative to ungrazed plots led to alterations of their original community assembly. …”
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Phytotoxic Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Growth Morphology, Photosynthesis, Gaseous Exchange and Oxidative Stress of Wheat Vary with Concentration and Shape by Komal Riaz, Tahira Yasmeen, Kotb A. Attia, Itoh Kimiko, Muhammad Saleem Arif

“…Interestingly, increasing the PS concentration tended to up-regulate the activity of antioxidant enzymes for all shapes, indicating potential complexity and a highly time-dependent response related to various reactive oxygen species (ROS). Importantly, PS at the 5% concentration caused a significant reduction in chlorophyll pigmentation and photosynthetic rate. …”
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Discovery of Quinazolone Pyridiniums as Potential Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Agents by Jie Dai, Qianyue Li, Ziyi Li, Zhonglin Zang, Yan Luo, Chenghe Zhou

“…In addition, the little effect of molecule <b>19a</b> on the production of reactive oxygen species indicated that bacterial death was not caused by oxidative stress. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the pine wood nematode carrier Arhopalus unicolor by Xiangying Zou, Liqiong Zeng, Xingzao You, Jinghui Zhong, Chensheng Tang, Zhaofei Zheng, Xiaochun Lin, Biaoqiang Zhang, Xinliang Zhang, Yu Fang, Yanli Sun, Shouping Cai, Jun Su

“…This genome sequence of A. unicolor will be a valuable resource for understanding the genetics and evolutionary history of this species and for developing effective management strategies for this PWN carrier.…”
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Large-Scale Mapping and Predictive Modeling of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in a Shallow Eutrophic Lake by Karl E. Havens, Matthew C. Harwell, Mark A. Brady, Bruce Sharfstein, Therese L. East, Andrew J. Rodusky, Daniel Anson, Ryan P. Maki

“…Based on sampling carried out in AugustœSeptember 2000, we measured 1,050 to 4,300 ha of vascular SAV species and approximately 14,000 ha of the macroalga Chara spp. …”
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Metformin and Probiotics Interplay in Amelioration of Ethanol-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response in an In Vitro and In Vivo Model of Hepatic Injury by Farhin Patel, Kirti Parwani, Dhara Patel, Palash Mandal

“…Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress markers, inflammatory markers, lipid metabolism, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and oxidative stress were evaluated, using qRT-PCR, Oil red O staining, fluorimetry, and HPLC. …”
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Evaluation of 16s Long Read Metabarcoding for Characterizing the Microbiome and Salmonella Contamination of Retail Poultry Meat by Zachary Tobar, Katie Y. Lee, Megan E. Gaa, Bryshal P. Moore, Xunde Li, Maurice E. Pitesky

“…However, due to greater taxonomic resolution afforded by using 16s long reads, the assay allowed alpha diversity assessment of the microbiome of raw poultry meat with the ability to assign taxonomy to the species and strain level for some amplicon sequence variants (ASV). …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation alleviates radiation enteritis by modulating gut microbiota and metabolite profiles by Qin Ding, Jing Xue, Nan Li, Zhihui Hu, Jianbo Song

“…FMT also modulated gut microbiota composition, increasing beneficial species, such as Blautia wexlerae and Romboutsia timonensis while decreasing Enterococcus ratti. …”
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Review of the aetiologies of central nervous system infections in Vietnam by Hannah E. Brindle, Hannah E. Brindle, Marc Choisy, Marc Choisy, Robert Christley, Neil French, Michael Griffiths, Pham Quang Thai, H. Rogier van Doorn, H. Rogier van Doorn, Behzad Nadjm, Behzad Nadjm

“…We also discuss pathogens less commonly known to cause CNS infections in Vietnam but have been detected in neighbouring countries such as Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi and Leptospira species and how these may contribute to the unknown causes in Vietnam. …”
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