Biodiversity of Northern Italy popcorn: a study on genetic diversity and agronomic performances of traditional landraces by Alessandra Lezzi, Lorenzo Stagnati, Lorenzo Stagnati, Elena Petretto, Giovanna Soffritti, Silvano Lodetti, Graziano Rossi, Alessandra Lanubile, Alessandra Lanubile, Adriano Marocco, Adriano Marocco, Matteo Busconi, Matteo Busconi

“…Despite this genetic wealth, Italian popcorn varieties have largely been neglected in modern breeding programs and remain poorly characterized, with only fragmented and incomplete data available. …”
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The Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS) by Steven L. Finkelstein, Micaela B. Bagley, Pablo Arrabal Haro, Mark Dickinson, Henry C. Ferguson, Jeyhan S. Kartaltepe, Dale D. Kocevski, Anton M. Koekemoer, Jennifer M. Lotz, Casey Papovich, Pablo G. Pérez-González, Nor Pirzkal, Rachel S. Somerville, Jonathan R. Trump, Guang Yang, L. Y. Aaron Yung, Adriano Fontana, Andrea Grazian, Norman A. Grogin, Lisa J. Kewley, Allison Kirkpatrick, Rebecca L. Larson, Laura Pentericci, Swara Ravindranath, Stephen M. Wilkins, Omar Almaini, Ricardo O. Amorín, Guillermo Barro, Rachana Bhatawdekar, Laura Bisigello, Madisyn Brooks, Véronique Buat, Fernando Buitrago, Denis Burgarella, Antonello Calabrò, Marco Castellano, Yingjie Cheng, Nikko J. Cleri, Justin W. Cole, M. C. Cooper, Olivia R. Cooper, Luca Costantin, Isa G. Cox, Darren Croton, Emanuele Daddi, Kelcey Davis, Avishai Dekel, David Elbaz, Vital Fernández, Seiji Fujimoto, Giovanni Gandolfi, Jonathan P. Gardner, Eric Gawiser, Mauro Giavalisco, Carlos Gómez-Guijarro, Yuchen Guo, Ansh R. Gupta, Nimish P. Hathi, Santosh Harish, Aurélien Henry, Michaela Hirschmann, Weida Hu, Taylor A. Hutchison, Kartheik G. Iyer, Anne E. Jaskot, Saurabh W. Jha, Intae Jung, Susan A. Kassin, Vasily Kokorev, Peter Kurczynski, Gene C. K. Leung, Mario Llerena, Arianna S. Long, Ray A. Lucas, Shiying Lu, Elizabeth J. McGrath, Daniel H. McIntosh, Emiliano Merlin, Bahram Mobasher, Alexa M. Morales, Lorenzo Napolitano, Fabio Pacucci, Viraj Pandya, Marc Rafelski, Giulia Rodighiero, Caitlin Rose, Paola Santini, Lise-Marie Seillé, Raymond C. Simons, Lu Shen, Amber N. Straughn, Sandro Tacchella, Anthony J. Taylor, Brittany N. Vanderhoof, Jesús Vega-Ferrero, Benjamin J. Weiner, Christopher N. A. Willmer, Peixin Zhu, Eric F. Bell, Stijn Wuyts, Benne W. Holwerda, Xin Wang, Weichen Wang, Jorge A. Zavala, (CEERS collaboration)

“…We present the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey, a 77.2 hr Director’s Discretionary Early Release Science Program. CEERS demonstrates, tests, and validates efficient extragalactic surveys using coordinated, overlapping parallel observations with the JWST instrument suite, including NIRCam and MIRI imaging, NIRSpec low- ( R  ∼ 100) and medium- ( R  ∼ 1000) resolution spectroscopy, and NIRCam slitless grism ( R  ∼ 1500) spectroscopy. …”
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Leveraging deep learning to discover interpretable cellular spatial biomarkers for prognostic predictions based on hepatocellular carcinoma histology by Huijuan Hu, Tianhua Tan, Yerong Liu, Wei Liang, Wei Zhang, Jinsong Zhang, Ju Cui, Jinghai Song, Xuefei Li

“…Abstract The spatial structure of various cell types in the tumour microenvironment (TME) can provide valuable insights into disease progression. …”
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Reconfigurable acoustic streaming tweezers enabled portable liquid handler for nucleic acid extraction by Tiechuan Li, Rui You, Xiaotian Shen, Zhiwei Li, Yang Yang, Ziyu Han, Xuexin Duan

“…By carefully designing the structure of the device and the operation program, the RAST can be switched between the chip-based centrifuge-type particle separation and the vortex-type solution mixing modes, enabling automated NA extraction without complex peripherals. …”
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Gomphrenin-Based Decarboxylated and Acylated Pigments from Basella alba L. Fruit Extracts Impair Survival of Colorectal Cancer Cells but Not Normal Cells – In Vitro Study by Katarzyna Sutor-Świeży, Łukasz Kozioł, Mateusz Knap, Ewa Dziedzic, Monika Bieniasz, Przemysław Mielczarek, Monika Baj-Krzyworzeka, Rafał Szatanek, Sylwia Bobis-Wozowicz, Łukasz Popenda, Sławomir Wybraniec, Malgorzata Tyszka-Czochara

“…Hence, decarboxylated derivatives with potential health-promoting properties were generated by controlled thermal modifications of gomphrenin structure. Bioactivity experiments were performed on gomphrenin acylated (malabarin and globosin) and decarboxylated derivatives (17-decarboxy-gomphrenin, 2-decarboxy-gomphrenin, and 2,17-bidecarboxy-gomphrenin) derived from the fruit extracts using preparative HPLC. …”
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Ionospheric Scintillation and Geomagnetic Disturbance Caused by Space Hurricanes by Sheng Lu, Zan‐Yang Xing, Qing‐He Zhang, Yong‐Liang Zhang, Hui‐Gen Yang, Kjellmar Oksavik, L. R. Lyons, Kazuo Shiokawa, Yong Wang, Yu‐Zhang Ma, Xiang‐Yu Wang, Tong Xu, Shu‐Ji Sun, Duan Zhang

“…Abstract A space hurricane is a large‐scale, cyclone‐shaped aurora characterized by a rotating magnetic structure and shears in plasma convection, driven by high‐latitude magnetic reconnection. …”
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Elucidating biogeographical patterns in Australian native canids using genome wide SNPs. by Kylie M Cairns, Laura M Shannon, Janice Koler-Matznick, J William O Ballard, Adam R Boyko

“…Mitochondrial and Y chromosome DNA studies show evidence of population structure within the dingo. Here, we present the data from Illumina HD canine chip genotyping for 23 dingoes from five regional populations, and five New Guinea Singing Dogs to further explore patterns of biogeography using genome-wide data. …”
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Assessment of genotoxicity biomarkers in neotropical fish species from streams of the Ivinhema River basin located in sugarcane cultivation areas by Vandressa Raquel Lucas Poloni Meira, Lucilene Finoto Viana, Bruno do Amaral Crispim, Yzel Rondon Súarez, Alexeia Barufatti, Fábio Kummrow, Júlio César Jut Solórzano, Alessandra Paim Berti

“…In this context, the objective of this study was to analyze the composition and structure of the landscape around the sampling sites located in three streams (Vitória, Rosário, and Piravevê) belonging to the Ivinhema River basin to evaluate the impacts of sugarcane cultivation expansion on water quality and genotoxicity biomarkers in situ and ex situ using native fish species. …”
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Framework for developing self-actualization skills in young adults with autism by Megumi J. Okumura, Sarah Kate Selling, Allison Uba, Susanne P. Martin-Herz, Heidi H. Seretan, Lisa Rosene, Jacy Cohen, Kathleen P. Tebb, Roberta S. Rehm

“…Factors that would facilitate development of self-actualizing skills include resources that promote creating structure in an adult world that can appear unstructured to YAASD. …”
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Origin and Possible Members of the ‘Malvasia’ Family: The New Fuencaliente de La Palma Hypothesis on the True ‘Malvasia’ by Francesca Fort, Luis Ricardo Suárez-Abreu, Qiying Lin-Yang, Juancho Asenjo, Leonor Deis, Joan Miquel Canals, Fernando Zamora

“…The known molecular profiles were obtained using the SSR (Simple Sequence Repeats) or microsatellite technique. Various population structure programs were applied, information on the possible origin or area where each of the varieties was mostly grown was used, and historical information was used to explain the results obtained. …”
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exoALMA. I. Science Goals, Project Design, and Data Products by Richard Teague, Myriam Benisty, Stefano Facchini, Misato Fukagawa, Christophe Pinte, Sean M. Andrews, Jaehan Bae, Marcelo Barraza-Alfaro, Gianni Cataldi, Nicolás Cuello, Pietro Curone, Ian Czekala, Daniele Fasano, Mario Flock, Maria Galloway-Sprietsma, Himanshi Garg, Cassandra Hall, Iain Hammond, Thomas Hilder, Jane Huang, John D. Ilee, Andrés F. Izquierdo, Kazuhiro Kanagawa, Geoffroy Lesur, Giuseppe Lodato, Cristiano Longarini, Ryan A. Loomis, Frédéric Masset, Francois Menard, Ryuta Orihara, Daniel J. Price, Giovanni Rosotti, Jochen Stadler, Leonardo Testi, Hsi-Wei Yen, Gaylor Wafflard-Fernandez, David J. Wilner, Andrew J. Winter, Lisa Wölfer, Tomohiro C. Yoshida, Brianna Zawadzki

“…In addition, the molecular emission allowed for the velocity structure of the disks to be mapped with excellent precision (uncertainties of the order of 10 m s ^−1 ), revealing a variety of kinematic perturbations across all sources. …”
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Evaluating Sampling Designs to Survey Fish Diversity in Lakes From Northern Temperate Zones by Erik García‐Machado, Eric Normandeau, Guillaume Côté, Isabeau Caza‐Allard, Charles Babin, Louis Bernatchez

“…Simple random, grid, and transect‐based sampling methods are widely used in ecological surveys to obtain an unbiased estimation of species richness and community structure. However, under certain conditions where spatial information is available, sampling design and sequencing depth can be optimized to reduce effort and cost. …”
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Getting back on track: Development of a blended-care intervention for weight recurrence after metabolic bariatric surgery using intervention mapping by Vera Voorwinde, Ingrid H.M. Steenhuis, Ignace M.C. Janssen, Valerie M. Monpellier, Maartje M. van Stralen

“…Innovation: This intervention incorporates newly developed elements in a novel blended-care structure. Future evaluation is necessary to determine its effectiveness in achieving the desired outcomes.…”
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Assessment of Flood Mitigation Strategies: A Case Study of the Aït Athmane Center in the Errachidia Region by Kadiri Abdelhakim, Essafraoui Badre, Messaoudi Badre, Aït Lahssaine Ismail, Ait Said Brahim, El Ouali Mohamed, Kabiri Lahcen

“…These primarily involve simple mechanical adjustments such as constructing gabion weirs, raising retaining walls along the Wadi's banks, and creating crossing structures.…”
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Capabilities of BIOMASS Three-Baseline PolInSAR Mode for the Characterization of Tropical Forests by Yanzhou Xie, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Yue Huang, Thuy Le Toan, Jianjun Zhu, Haiqiang Fu, Peng Shen

“…As the 7th Earth Explorer Mission within the ESA Earth Observation Program, BIOMASS will be the first spaceborne P-band polarimetric interferometric SAR (PolInSAR) mission, dedicated to global forest remote sensing. …”
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Periodontal tissue changes after crown lengthening surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Samantha C. Smith, Rayner Goh, Sunyoung Ma, Getulio R. Nogueira, Momen Atieh, Andrew Tawse-Smith

“…Introduction: Crown lengthening is one of the most common periodontal surgical procedures carried out to increase the amount of supragingival tooth structure. There is a lot of literature on crown lengthening surgeries, but very few systematic reviews comparing treated and adjacent sites over a six-month period. …”
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Effect of Educational Intervention Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior on Mammography Performance in Iranian Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial Study by Zahra Khazir, Mohammad ali Morowatisharifabad, Behnaz Enjezab, Aliakbar Vaezi, Hossein Fallahzadeh

“…Data collection tools consisted of a demographic information questionnaire, knowledge, and researcher-made questionnaire based on the TPB structures. The intervention was held in four 45 minute sessions for four weeks. …”
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ClioMD: An artificial intelligence model for ciliopathies by Ergören Mahmut Çerkez, Senturk Niyazi, Ali Manal Salah B., Özcelik İlkem Özce, Erol Kübra Damla, Temel Sehime Gulsun, Dundar Munis

“…Their central importance in the body is demonstrated by the emergence of various developmental disorders resulting from defects in cilia structure and function caused by different inherited mutations in more than 150 different genes. …”
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An overview of biopesticide regulatory frameworks in selected countries in Southern Africa by Kahsay Tadesse Mawcha, Kahsay Tadesse Mawcha, Dorothy Kyampaire, Chrian Marciale, Stella Simiyu-Wafukho, Stella Simiyu-Wafukho, Chifundo Chinyama, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Grace Kinyanjui, Grace Kinyanjui, Dennis Ndolo

“…The study details the stages of bill passage, from initial drafting and introduction to presidential assent, highlighting variations in parliamentary structures, public participation, and the role of subsidiary legislation. …”
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An atypical basement membrane forms a midline barrier during left-right asymmetric gut development in the chicken embryo by Cora Demler, John C Lawlor, Ronit Yelin, Dhana Llivichuzcha-Loja, Lihi Shaulov, David Kim, Megan Stewart, Frank K Lee, Natalia Shylo, Paul A Trainor, Thomas M Schultheiss, Natasza A Kurpios

“…Correct intestinal morphogenesis depends on the early embryonic process of gut rotation, an evolutionarily conserved program in which a straight gut tube elongates and forms into its first loops. …”
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