Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Carbon Stock of Coffee-Based Agroforestry System along an Elevation Gradient in the Moist Mid-Highlands of Southern Ethiopia by Fikrey Tesfay, Yitebitu Moges, Zebene Asfaw

“…In this study 32, woody plant species representing 23 families were recorded. Species richness ranged from 13–17 along the elevation gradient. …”
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Tailoring Borate Mediator Species Enables Industrial CO Production with Improved Overall Energy Efficiency by Sustainable Molten Salt CO2 Electrolysis by Xinyu Li, Bowen Deng, Kaifa Du, Wenmiao Li, Di Chen, Xin Qu, Fangzhao Pang, Xiaodan Zhang, Hao Zha, Huayi Yin, Dihua Wang

“…This system involved a series of well‐designed target borate species (BO33−, BO2−, and B4O72−) that acted as mediators shuttling between the cathode and anode, favoring CO as the primary cathodic product. …”
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Application of character based DNA barcode: a novel approach towards identification of fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) species from cucurbit crops by Ankush Mitra, Pubali Mitra, Pradosh Mahadani, Subrata Trivedi, Dhriti Banerjee, Madhusudan Das

“…A total of 30 uniquely variable sites at nucleotide position 42,48,51,60,66,72, 105,111,144,198,207,243, 273,297,307,318,345,357, 375,378,381,387,399,400, 402,436,444,450,453 and 460 in COI gene were discerned among Tephritid species in the present study. Conclusions The character-based DNA barcode holds the potential to differentiate closely related species of fruit flies and morphologically look-a-like ones. …”
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Prediction of Climate Change Impacts on the Distribution of an Umbrella Species in Western Sichuan Province, China: Insights from the MaxEnt Model and Circuit Theory by Xiaoyun Deng, Qiaoyun Sun

“…Predicting the impacts of climate change on species distribution and dispersal through computational models and big data analysis can provide valuable insights. …”
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First Investigation of the Marine Gastrotrich Fauna from the Waters of North Tunisia, with the Description of a New Species of <i>Halichaetonotus</i> (Gastrotricha, Chaetonotida) by Aicha Souid, Mehrez Gammoudi, Francesco Saponi, M’hamed El Cafsi, M. Antonio Todaro

“…There are over 520 marine species, and several of them are also found in the Mediterranean Sea. …”
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Investigation of Abundance and Diversity of Cantharidin Compounds in the Hycleus colligatus, Mylabris schrenki, Mylabris cincta, and Hycleus schah Species from Kerman Province, Iran by Sara sadat Nezhad-ghaderi, Arastoo Badoei-dalfard, Jamasb Nozari

“…Each species was divided into three groups including males, mated females, and virgin females. …”
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Species- and strain-specific microbial modulation of interferon, innate immunity, and epithelial barrier in 2D air–liquid interface respiratory epithelial cultures by Mian Horvath, Ruoyu Yang, Diana Cadena Castaneda, Megan Callender, Elizabeth S. Aiken, Anita Y. Voigt, Ryan Caldwell, José Fachi, Blanda Di Luccia, Zoe Scholar, Peter Yu, Andrew Salner, Marco Colonna, Karolina Palucka, Julia Oh

“…Results We found distinct species- and strain-level differences in host innate immunity and epithelial barrier response. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Glutathione S-Transferase Gene Family of Four Triticeae Species and Transcriptome Analysis of GST Genes in Common Wheat Responding to Salt Stress by Yongchao Hao, Shoushen Xu, Zhongfan lyu, Hongwei Wang, Lingrang Kong, Silong Sun

“…These findings will not only provide helpful information about the function of GST genes in Triticeae species but also offer insights for the future application of salt stress resistance breeding in common wheat.…”
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A Comparative Study on Ascorbic Acid Concentration, Total Phenol, and Flavonoid Content in Citrus Species Grown in a Different Region of Western Nepal by Roshani Gurung, Sabina Baral, Santosh Parajuli, Dhana Dhami, Sushila Ghimire

“…This study is aimed at evaluating and comparing ascorbic acid concentration, total phenol, and flavonoid content in citrus species grown in different places in Western Nepal. …”
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Cross-species comparison of AlphaFold-derived G protein-coupled receptor structures reveals novel melatonin-related receptor in Neurospora crassa. by Cathryn S D Maienza, Guillaume Lamoureux, Kwangwon Lee

“…This proof-of-concept study underscores the potential of N. crassa as a model organism for circadian research and demonstrates the broader applicability of using AlphaFold2, especially when sequence similarity does not lead to candidate genes, for identifying novel receptors across different species.…”
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Morphogenesis and Organogenesis to Hatching of the Green Octopus, <i>Octopus hubbsorum</i>: A Species That Includes a Paralarval Stage in Its Life Cycle by Maritza García-Flores, Marcial Arellano-Martínez, Carlos A. Aguilar-Cruz, M. Carmen Rodríguez-Jaramillo

“…This work describes the morphological changes during embryonic development and pre-hatching organ development of <i>Octopus hubbsorum</i>, a species with a paralarval phase in its life cycle. …”
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Unveiling the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of the Berlengas Archipelago in Portugal as a Hotspot of Fish Species Using eDNA Metabarcoding and the Collaboration of Fishing Crews by Marco Simões, Cátia Costa, Maria da Luz Calado, Nuno Vasco-Rodrigues, Maria Jorge Campos, Sérgio Miguel Leandro, Agostinho Antunes

“…Our study also highlighted eDNA’s role in monitoring fish species by detecting unexpected species for the region, such as Atlantic salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i>) and Atlantic cod (<i>Gadus morhua</i>), while cautioning against false positives like orange clownfish (<i>Amphiprion percula</i>) and blue tilapia (<i>Oreochromis aureus</i>). …”
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New information on insect nematodes from Iran: report of Distolabrellus veechi (Nematoda: Mesorhabditidae) as new species and male of Oscheius tipulae (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) by Parissa Jalalinasab, Ramin Heydari, Reza Talaei-Hassanloui, Ebrahim Shokoohi, Javad Karimi

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Invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus: genetics (COI, ITS2), Wolbachia and Dirofilaria infections by E. V. Shaikevich, I. V. Patraman, A. S. Bogacheva, V. М. Rakova, O. Р. Zelya, L. A. Ganushkina

“…The area of invasive species Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti is expanding. …”
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Integrating taxonomic, genetic and ecological data to explore the species richness of wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) of the Culuccia Peninsula (NE Sardinia, Italy) by Matteo Annessi, Alessandra Riccieri, Marilena Marconi, Sabrina Rossi, Andrea Di Giulio

“…Seventy-six different species belonging to 29 genera and six families were collected and identified. …”
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Accumulation of Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, V) in Sediment, roots and leaves of Mangrove species in Sirik Creek along the Sea Coasts of Oman, Iran by Musa Keshavarz, Dariush Mohammadikia, Fatemeh Gharibpour, Abdul-Reza Dabbagh

“…Sirik mangrove forests harbour two species, Avicennia marina and Rhizophora macronata living in Azini Creek. …”
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High Concentration of Glucose Increases Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Apoptosis Induced by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathway in Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cells by Jiajun Lu, Minjie Sheng, Panpan Yao, Chaochao Ran, Hao Liu, Li Chen, Rui Liu, Bing Li

“…To investigate the effect of high concentration of glucose on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in rabbit corneal epithelial cells (RECEs) and explore whether the increased ROS initiates the apoptosis process of RECEs through oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway. …”
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Accumulation of Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, V) in Sediment, roots and leaves of Mangrove species in Sirik Creek along the Sea Coasts of Oman, Iran by Musa Keshavarz, Dariush Mohammadikia, Fatemeh Gharibpour, Abdul-Reza Dabbagh

“…Sirik mangrove forests harbour two species, Avicennia marina and Rhizophora macronata living in Azini Creek. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Shigella Species among Children under Five Years of Age with Diarrhea in Selected Health Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Basha Ayele, Zeleke Mekonnen, Tesfaye Sisay Tessema, Etsehiwot Adamu, Estifanos Tsige, Getenet Beyene

“…The prevalence of intestinal parasites was 8.2% with seven different species. Among the 534 stool-cultured specimens, 47 (8.8%) were positive for Shigella species. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Morphological Characteristics between Endangered Local Prickly Pear and the Newly Introduced Dactylopius opuntiae-Resistant Species in Eastern Morocco by Ahmed Marhri, Mehdi Boumediene, Aziz Tikent, Reda Melhaoui, Kawtar Jdaini, Aatika Mihamou, Hana Serghini-Caid, Ahmed Elamrani, Christophe Hano, Malika Abid, Mohamed Addi

“…Of the 51 parameters evaluated, 13 qualitative and 23 quantitative characters are significant in differentiating the species under study. This underscores the importance of quantitative traits in distinguishing different prickly pear species. …”
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