Solution Temperature Compensation Factor for the Measured pH Value of Cement-Based Materials by Payam Shafigh, Poh-Yee Loh

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Acceleration Frequency Characteristics of the Freight-Train-Induced Vibration of the Beijing-Harbin Railway Subgrade by Yingying Zhao, Xianzhang Ling, Ziyu Wang, Weiming Gong, Guoyu Li

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Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots by Karola Maul, S. Robbert Gradstein, Dietmar Quandt, Michael Kessler

“…Subsequently, liverworts expanded their ranges from these temperate areas towards warm (with high diversification rates) and cold regions (with low diversification rates), located in contemporaneous (tropical) lowlands and high mountains, respectively. …”
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Rice breeding for higher crop productivity (a review) by G. L. Zelensky, O. V. Zelenskaya

“…The main global trends in the breeding of rice cultivars and hybrids are higher plant productivity, adaptability to cultivation conditions, quality of products, and resistance to environmental stressors, including diseases.Efforts of leading breeding centers in the Philippines and China to further increase the rice yield are associated with a change in the plant morphotype: shorter plants with erectoid leaves and large panicles with a high number of grains.The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has developed rice cultivars that under favorable conditions in the tropical zone produce a grain yield of up to 10–11 t/ha, with Kecon = 0.5. …”
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Fitting of Soil-Water Characteristic Curves (SWCC) of Bukit Mewah, Malaysia soil using field monitoring dataset. by Faris Shazani Suhaizan, Aizat Mohd Taib, Mohd Raihan Taha, Dayang Zulaika Abang Hasbollah, Aniza Ibrahim, Mohd Firdaus Md Dan, Alfrendo Satyanaga

“…Rainfall-induced landslides are a frequent geohazard for tropical regions with prevalent residual soils and year-round rainy seasons. …”
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Reconstructing the experienced temperature during the larval oceanic migration of anguillid eels from otolith stable oxygen isotopes by Mari Kuroki, Shunsuke Hayasaka, Kozue Nishida, Toyoho Ishimura, Akihiro Okamura, Yoshiaki Yamada, Yu-San Han, Kotaro Shirai

“…Furthermore, the δ18Ootolith values of the temperate A. japonica were higher than those of the tropical Anguilla marmorata, recruited at the same locations in southern Japan and Taiwan. …”
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Community structure and diversity of meiofauna in seagrass beds on the eastern coast of Hainan Island, China by Kai Liu, Yuqing Guo, Mingming Zou, Weilin Chen, Wenjia Hu, Jianguo Du

“…Seagrass beds are critical marine ecosystems in tropical, subtropical, and temperate coastal waters, serving as highly diverse and productive habitats for numerous marine organisms. …”
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Watershed conservation prioritization using geomorphometric and land use-land cover parameters by G.R. Puno, R.C.C. Puno

“…Geomorphometric features and land use/land cover are essential in the context of watershed prioritization for resources conservation and protection. Watersheds in tropical regions like the Philippines are under threat of degradation due to the combined effects of uncontrolled agricultural activities in the uplands and frequently increasing erosive precipitations brought about by climate change. …”
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Impact of multiple maize technology package adoption on the production efficiency and food security of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia: Evidence from the Sidama region by Ashenafi Guye, Tewodros Tefera, Million Sileshi, Abdi-Khalil Edriss

“…The results of the model showed that a male household head, greater household size, land size, tropical livestock unit, oxen, several plots, extension contact, credit access, and membership in farmers-based organizations were significant factors affecting the adoption of improved maize seed, chemical fertilizer, and row planting. …”
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Addressing challenges in vector control: a review of current strategies and the imperative for novel tools in India’s combat against vector-borne diseases by Kuldeep Singh, Amit Sharma, Manju Rahi, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Gaurav Kumar, Rajendra Baharia, Sam Joy

“…Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) exert a substantial burden across the world, especially in tropical countries. Malaria, chikungunya, dengue, visceral leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis and Japanese encephalitis are among the public health concerns for India. …”
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Predictive Role of Species Diversity on Aboveground Carbon via Functional Diversity and Dominance in the Moist Afromontane Forest: Implications for Conservation Policies by Ferede Abuye Jeldu, Motuma Tolera, Teshale Woldeamanuel

“…From a practical standpoint, findings highlight the importance of conserving species diversity as a means to maintain higher AGC in the tropical moist Afromontane forests. In conclusion, this research significantly contributes to the scientific literature by providing valuable insights into the complex relationship between species diversity and carbon storage. …”
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Dendritic cell maturation, but not type I interferon exposure, restricts infection by HTLV-1, and viral transmission to T-cells. by Gergès Rizkallah, Sandrine Alais, Nicolas Futsch, Yuetsu Tanaka, Chloé Journo, Renaud Mahieux, Hélène Dutartre

“…Human T lymphotropic Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of Adult T cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATLL) and HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Both CD4+ T-cells and dendritic cells (DCs) infected with HTLV-1 are found in peripheral blood from HTLV-1 carriers. …”
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Genetic diversity of the Algerian peanut population analyzed using morphological markers and seed storage proteins by H. Djeghim, I. Bellil, D. Khelifi

“…The peanut is one of the most important oil crops suitable for cultivation in the tropical areas of the world. Despite its agronomic importance, few studies have been carried out to assess the morphogenetic diversity of Arachis hypogaea L., especially in East African countries. …”
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Régénération naturelle à faible coût dans le cadre de l’aménagement forestier en zones tropicales sèches en Afrique by Ronald Bellefontaine

“…In countries with very low forest cover, we have to manage the open woodlands and also the trees outside forest, which are used for various purposes by farmers and breeders of semi-arid and arid tropical zones. In some cases, open woodlands and trees outside forest have an important potential for root suckering or terrestrial layering. …”
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Microbes and metabolites of a plant-parasite interaction: Deciphering the ecology of Tetrastigma host choice in the world’s largest parasitic flower, Rafflesia by Jeanmaire Molina, Roche C. de Guzman, Rinat Abzalimov, Wenkai Huang, Anusha Guruprasad, Ronniel Pedales, Adhityo Wicaksono, Destiny Davis, John Rey Callado, Hans Bänziger, Piyakaset Suksathan, William Eaton, Pride Yin, Marco Bürger, Mick Erickson, Stephen Jones, James Adams, Susan Pell

“…Rafflesia, known for producing the world’s largest flowers, is a holoparasite found only in Southeast Asia's rapidly diminishing tropical forests. Completely dependent on its Tetrastigma host plants, Rafflesia grows covertly within its host until flowering, but the ecological factors driving host susceptibility are unknown. …”
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Diversity of frontier processes in Amazonian subnational jurisdictions: Frontier metrics reveal major patterns of human–nature interactions by Guido Briceño, Julie Betbeder, Agnès Bégué, Guillaume Cornu, David Katz-Asprilla, Marie-Gabrielle Piketty, Solen Le Clech, Vinicius Silgueiro, Hélène Dessard, Lilian Blanc

“…Deforestation, degradation and regrowth of the tropical forests of the Amazon clearly alter forest cover. …”
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Toxicopathological Effects of the Venom of Echis ocellatus on Experimentally Envenomated Swiss Albino Rats by P. O. Yusuf, D. Ada, D. B. Nuhu, S. Dahiru, P. M. Ameh, M. Mamman, M. U. Kawu, M. Bisallah, S. J. Enam

“… The World Health Organization classified snakebite envenomation as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases in 2017. The significance of Echis ocellatus in causing envenomation in humans and animals in Northern Nigeria has been widely recognized, with experts identifying it as the most medically important snake in the region. …”
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Time series models for prediction of leptospirosis in different climate zones in Sri Lanka. by Janith Warnasekara, Suneth Agampodi, Rupika Abeynayake

“…In tropical countries such as Sri Lanka, where leptospirosis-a deadly disease with a high mortality rate-is endemic, prediction is required for public health planning and resource allocation. …”
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Toxicopathological Effects of the Venom of Echis ocellatus on Experimentally Envenomated Swiss Albino Rats by P. O. Yusuf, G. Ada, D. B. Nuhu, S. Dahiru, P. M. Ameh, M. Mamman, M. U. Kawu, M. Bisallah, S. J. Enam

“… The World Health Organization classified snakebite envenomation as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases in 2017. The significance of Echis ocellatus in causing envenomation in humans and animals in Northern Nigeria has been widely recognized, with experts identifying it as the most medically important snake in the region. …”
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High-throughput sequence-based microsatellite genotyping for the non-model Neotropical tree species Anadenanthera colubrina (Leguminosae) by Alejandra Lorena Goncalves, María Victoria García, Emilie Chancerel, Olivier Lepais, Myriam Heuertz

“…Background and aims – Anadenanthera colubrina is a Neotropical native forest tree species with significant ecological importance in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests. Developing genetic markers for this species is relevant for conservation, breeding, and evolutionary studies. …”
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