Watershed: a more efficient sampling unit for mountain camera traps by Jun-Jie Li, Yi-Hao Fang, Ji-Cong Zhan, Xue-Jun Yang, Can-Bin Huang, Yan-Peng Li, Kun Tan, Zhi-Pang Huang, Liang-Wei Cui, Wen Xiao

“…In small-scale mountains, topographic factors indirectly affect CT survey results via vegetation distribution. Analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) indicates significant differences in species and community among watersheds. …”
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Molecularly Imprinted Nanomicrospheres as Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersant Combined with Gas Chromatography for Determination of Four Phosphorothioate Pesticides in Carrot and Yacon by Mengchun Zhou, Nana Hu, Shaohua Shu, Mo Wang

“…The presented MI-MSPD method combined the advantages of MSPD for allowing the extraction, dispersion, and homogenization in two steps and the advantages of MIPs for high affinity and selectivity towards four phosphorothioate pesticides, which could be applied to the determination of pesticide residues in complicated vegetal samples.…”
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GIS-Based Identification and Analysis of Optimal Evacuation Areas and Routes in Flood-Prone Zones of Swabi District, Pakistan by Sareer Ahmad, Muhammad Waseem, Sadaquat Hussain, Mudassar Munir Shah, Fouzia Perveen Malik, Salman Masood, Megersa Kebede Leta

“…Additional factors such as curvature, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), topographic wetness index (TWI), land use and land cover (LULC), and soil type exhibit comparatively less impact on flooding. …”
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Shadi Park Renovation with Social Development Emphasis: A Case Study Halabja City, Iraq by Mihraban Othman Mustafa, Masoumeh Faraji, Zaniar Jamal Salih, Muhammed Saeed Rasheed

“…Depreciation of materials, park equipment, destruction of vegetation and lifestyle changes over time have changed the needs and desires of the people and caused the old parks do not meet the needs of citizens. …”
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Análisis del balance hídrico medio mensual en la provincia del Neuquén (Argentina) by Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Griselda Ostertag, Matías Caso, Florencia Gisella Finessi, Damián Groch

“…El conocimiento de la evolución de las distintas componentes del balance hídrico en zonas áridas es de fundamental importancia para la estimación de la cobertura vegetal y sus requerimientos hídricos, considerando las diversas actividades productivas que se desarrollan en la región. …”
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Reaction of potato varieties to treatment with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and mycorrhizal biopreparations by Vladyslav Kovalenko, Pavlo Serdiuk, Arthur Shevych, Oleksandr Serdiuk, Viktor Zakorko

“…Treatment with biological preparations does not address the issue of providing all microelements during the potato vegetation period. Therefore, elements like boron should be incorporated into planning an optimal nutrition system…”
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Mixing Data Cube Architecture and Geo-Object-Oriented Time Series Segmentation for Mapping Heterogeneous Landscapes by Michel E. D. Chaves, Lívia G. D. Soares, Gustavo H. V. Barros, Ana Letícia F. Pessoa, Ronaldo O. Elias, Ana Claudia Golzio, Katyanne V. Conceição, Flávio J. O. Morais

“…The objective of this study is to mix the data cube architecture (analysis-ready data—ARD) and the geo-object-oriented time series segmentation via Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA) to assess its performance in identifying natural vegetation and double-cropping practices over a crop season. …”
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Encapsulation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and Beetroot Extract with Alginate and Effect of Capsules on Rheological Properties and Stability of an Oil-in-Water Emulsion Model... by Minerva Bautista Villarreal, Sandra Loruhama Loruhama Castillo Hernández, Salvador López Uriarte, María Porfiria Barrón González

“…Furthermore, co-encapsulation with a vegetal material could act as a prebiotic and enhance the viability of the encapsulated probiotic. …”
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Soil Microbial Community Structure Evolution along Halophyte Succession in Bohai Bay Wetland by Mingyang Cong, Di Cao, Jingkuan Sun, Fuchen Shi

“…And also these findings demonstrated that microbial community biomass and composition evolved along with vegetation succession environmental variables.…”
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The male germ unit association is independently regulated of GUM in Arabidopsis thaliana by Abdur Rauf, Anbang Wang, Yujia Li, Zhihao Lian, Shouxing Wei, Kashmala Jabbar, Muhammad Wisal, Ikramullah Khan, Muhammad Khalid, Jingyang Li

“…Abstract Cytoplasmic projections (CPs) formed by the generative and sperm cells link the male gametes with the vegetative cell (VC) nucleus, which are required to build the male germ unit (MGU) assemblage in the angiosperm pollen grain. …”
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Dietary Pattern and Metabolic Syndrome in Thai Adults by W. Aekplakorn, W. Satheannoppakao, P. Putwatana, S. Taneepanichskul, P. Kessomboon, V. Chongsuvivatwong, S. Chariyalertsak

“…The second, healthy pattern, equated to a high intake of beans, vegetables, wheat, and dairy products. The third, high carbohydrate pattern, had a high intake of glutinous rice, fermented fish, chili paste, and bamboo shoots. …”
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The effect of land use intensity and habitat characteristics on butterfly community composition within the Southern Great Plains of the United States by Emily A. Geest, Raymond A. Moranz, Kristen A. Baum

“…Additionally, local habitat characteristics such as vegetation height and cover, as well as broader landscape categorization, including how much agriculture or urbanization is occurring around the habitat, can alter butterfly communities. …”
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Is there a role for nutritional advice during breastfeeding for infant colic relief? A mixed-method study by Belén Vázquez, Michelle Barrow, James Neil, Karin Seidler

“…A sub-group of colicky babies, those with less intense colic symptoms, benefited significantly from the removal of cruciferous vegetables (p = 0.01) and were found to be ‘less windy’ (p = 0.10, ES0,20), a result trending towards statistical significance. …”
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Effects of Environmental Variability on the Genus Olea L. by Atayeva Leyla, Ahmadova Sariye, Nasirli Lala, Aghayeva Jamala, Zakharova Gulnar, Mammadova Vagida

“…In Azerbaijan, as well as on the Absheron Peninsula, the pressing problems of our time are climate change, emissions of harmful gases into the atmosphere, high temperatures, changes in groundwater levels, drought and suppression of local flora by introduced invasive species. Deformations of vegetative organs, developmental delays, premature transition to the generative phase, early aging, and infestation with various pests are observed in bioindication species sensitive to environmental changes. …”
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Diversity and Host Ranges of Whiteflies in Mekarsari Fruit Park, Bogor: a Comprehensive Study of 20 Whitefly Species Across 56 Fruit Plant Species by Purnama Hidayat, Nurjanah, Revhida Puspa Anisa

“…Mekarsari Fruit Park, situated in Bogor, boasts an extensive collection of 226 fruit species. Apart from vegetables and ornamentals, fruit plants play a significant role as hosts for whiteflies. …”
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Local Ecological Knowledge on Climate Change and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Strategies Promote Resilience in the Middle Zambezi Biosphere Reserve, Zimbabwe by Olga Laiza Kupika, Edson Gandiwa, Godwell Nhamo, Shakkie Kativu

“…Local communities observed water scarcity, changes in vegetation phenology, livestock and wildlife mortalities, and food shortages due to drought as the major impacts on their livelihoods. …”
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Study of cucumber accessions from the VIR collection for their agronomic traits in the Lower Volga Region by E. H. Sukhanberdina, A. A. Grushin, T. M. Piskunova

“…For treatment and prevention of this disease, doctors recommend consuming more vegetables, cucumbers in particular. Despite the fact that Russia is one of the major cucumber producers, its average yield is more than twice lower than in the EU countries. …”
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Temporal Trends and Spatial Patterns of Temperature and Its Extremes over the Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region (1960–2014), China by Wei Wei, Baitian Wang, Kebin Zhang, Zhongjie Shi, Genbatu Ge, Xiaohui Yang

“…As extreme low temperature events decrease, vegetation damage due to freezing temperatures will reduce and low cold-tolerant plants may expand their distribution range northward to revegetate barren areas in the BTSSR. …”
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Drought and High Temperatures Impact the Plant–Pollinator Interactions in <i>Fagopyrum esculentum</i> by Corentin Defalque, Joy Laeremans, Jonathan Drugmand, Chanceline Fopessi Tcheutchoua, Yu Meng, Meiliang Zhou, Kaixuan Zhang, Muriel Quinet

“…Our results showed that the reproductive growth was more affected by drought and high temperatures than was the vegetative growth, and that combined stress had more detrimental effects. …”
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Current state and development of the City park in Skopje by Jasminka Rizovska Atanasovska, Iskra Apostolovska, Nikolčo Velkovski, Vlatko Andonovski, Divna Penčić

“…It gives a review of the vegetation and other park elements, as well the state of its overall area and the changes that have occurred to date. …”
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