Exploring the phylogenetic framework and trait evolution of Impatiens through chloroplast genome analysis by Wen-Xiang Lan, Qing Mo, Meng-Meng Jin, Yong-Hui Wen, Meng-Qing Yang, Hui Ma, Hai-Quan Huang, Mei-Juan Huang

“…Comparative analysis of the chloroplast genomes of Impatiens facilitated the development of molecular markers.The results of ancestral trait reconstruction showed that the ancestor type of habit was perennial, the number of sepals was 4, and morphology and number of aperture was 3 colpus. The traits of capsule shape, flower colour, and spur length underwent a complex evolutionary process. …”
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Dynamical behavior of synchronized symmetric waves in the two-mode Chaffee-Infante model via Hirota bilinear transformation by Muhammad Zafarullah Baber, Ebrima Bittaye, Hijaz Ahmad, Baboucarr Ceesay, Nauman Ahmed

“…The Chaffee-Infante model is generalized to a second-order evolutionary partial differential equation incorporating the effects of dispersion, nonlinearity, and phase velocity. …”
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High-Quality Genome Resource of Eight Strains of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum Causing Bacterial Wilt in Madagascar by Marie Veronique Nomenjanahary, Hasina Rasoamanana, Stéphanie Javegny, Adrien Rieux, Santatra Ravelomanantsoa, Stéphane Poussier, Yann Pecrix

“…Type III effector repertoires, key virulence factors, were analyzed, identifying core and lineage-specific effectors. …”
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New Records of Two Unreported Fungal Species: Cladophialophora floridana and Chloridium setosum Isolated from Soil in Korea by Mohammad Hamizan Azmi, Seong-Keun Lim, Sang-Min Lee, Dae-Hoon Kang, Jin-Sil Choi, Gwang-Jae Lim, Jun-Woo Choi, Min-Kyu Kim, Seung-Yeol Lee, Hee-Young Jung

“…The characteristics of strains KNUF-23-321L and KNUF-23-314 matched those of Cladophialophora floridana SR3028T, and Chloridium setosum CGMCC 3.20741T, respectively. To further pinpoint their identities and evolutionary relationships, molecular phylogenetic analyses were conducted using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions and 28S rDNA large subunit (LSU) on strain KNUF-23-321L which showed high similarity of 98.6 and 100%, respectively, with strain C. floridana SR3028T. …”
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of the heteronomous hyperparasitoid wasp Encarsia sophia by Xiaoming Man, Cong Huang, Shengyong Wu, Jianyang Guo, Fanghao Wan, Frédéric Francis, Nianwan Yang, Wanxue Liu

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Washing oiled sea otters by David A. Jessup, Laura C. Yeates, Sharon Toy‐Choutka, David Casper, Michael J. Murray, Michael H. Ziccardi

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Analysis of HIV-1 subtypes and drug resistance mutations in people who inject drugs in Aizawl and nearby districts of Mizoram, India by Komal Raskar, Lal Thlengliani, Andrew Lalbiaknunga, Dipali Kale, Ajit Patil, Pragati Chavan, Richard CLR Hluna, Samiran Panda, Swarali Kurle

“…Evolutionary analysis of unique BC recombinants estimated the most recent common ancestor of these sequences around 2004–2005 and them having an ancestry of United States of America (USA) origin.…”
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Developmental transcriptomics reveals stage-specific immune gene expression profiles in Spodoptera frugiperda by Guangmin Wang, Jia Ran, Chen Jia, Amr Mohamed, Jorge R. Paredes-Montero, Rasha Khalifah Al-Akeel, Liansheng Zang, Wei Zhang, Nemat O. Keyhani, Ioannis Eleftherianos

“…Female adults displayed superior immune potential compared to males, reflecting evolutionary pressures tied to reproductive fitness. …”
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Optimization and synergistic enhancement of microalgae productivity in laboratory raceway ponds via co-regulation of automated light-supplemented mixers and electric field system by Siyuan Ren, Cong Shao, Feifei Zhu, Michael Schagerl, Xinjuan Hu, Mostafa Sobhi, Ling Xu, Jingya Qian, Shuhao Huo

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Developing Novel Microsatellite Markers for <i>Kaempferia parviflora</i> by Microsatellite Capture Sequencing (MiCAPs) by Miao Shi, Keisuke Tanaka, Marlon P. Rivera, Godfrey M. Ngure, Kazuo N. Watanabe

“…The 2-c value of <i>K. parviflora</i> is first reported here as 3.16 ± 0.03; the genome size is estimated at 3090.48 Mbp. …”
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The chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the silver-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima by Qianqian Mu, Zijian Li, Mingyang Liu, Baojun Zhao, Zhihui Yang, Zhenmin Bao, Jingjie Hu, Pingping Liu

“…Comparative genome analysis revealed 28 expanded and 48 contracted families (p < 0.05) in P. maxima, with 3.2% of genes (894) being species-specific. This chromosome-level genome serves as an essential resource for research in evolutionary genomics, phylogenetics, and biomineralization.…”
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Biodiversity of Coleoptera (Insecta) in Central European Russia by Leonid V. Egorov, Aleksey S. Sazhnev, Sergey V. Dedyukhin, Alexander B. Ruchin, Olga S. Trushitsyna, Anna M. Nikolaeva, Mikhail N. Esin, Evgeniy A. Lobachev

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Integrated Energy Management in Small-Scale Smart Grids Considering the Emergency Load Conditions: A Combined Battery Energy Storage, Solar PV, and Power-to-Hydrogen System by Hossein Jokar, Taher Niknam, Moslem Dehghani, Pierluigi Siano, Khmaies Ouahada, Mokhtar Aly

“…Compared to conventional evolutionary methods like particle swarm optimization, non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm III, and biogeography-based optimization, the proposed model exhibits remarkable improvements, outperforming them by 11.4%, 5.6%, and 11.6%, respectively. …”
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Monogeneans on exotic Indian freshwater fish. 8. Co-translocation of Cichlidogyrus tilapiae (Monogenea, Dactylogyridae) with pindani Chindongo socolofi (Cichliformes, Cichlidae): f... by Tripathi Amit, Matey Chawan, Pariselle Antoine, Vanhove Maarten P. M.

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Analysis of thaumatin-like protein (TLP) gene family in tea plant revealed that CsTLP8 contributes to tea blister blight resistance by Xiaozeng Mi, Mengsha Tang, Chun Yang, Sihui Liang, Yao Chen, Dahe Qiao, Zhengwu Chen

“…Results In the tea plant, a total of 43 CsTLPs were detected. According to the evolutionary tree analysis, these genes can be divided into 9 subfamilies. …”
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Retinoic acid regulates the proliferation, differentiation, and cell death of limb skeletal progenitors, contributing to establish the size and identity of the digits by Cristina Duarte-Olivenza, Goretti Moran, Juan M. Hurle, Juan A. Montero, Carlos I. Lorda-Diez

“…The morphological similarity of the digit patterns obtained in our experimental assays with those of other tetrapods suggests an evolutionary role of RA in determining digit morphology.…”
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the rice bean (Vigna umbellata) by Yuqing Wu, Kai Zhang, Boyang Zhang, Yuqian Li, Guiming Liu, Zhen Liang, Jiewei Zhang

“…The mitogenome is a circular molecule with a length of 404,493 bp, containing 32 protein-coding genes, 17 tRNAs, and 3 rRNAs. Codon usage and sequence repeats were also determined. …”
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<tt>HJ-BIPLOT</tt>: A Theoretical and Empirical Systematic Review of Its 38 Years of History, Using Text Mining and LLMs by Roberto Cascante-Yarlequé, Purificación Galindo-Villardón, Fabricio Guevara-Viejó, José Luis Vicente-Villardón, Purificación Vicente-Galindo

“…Artificial intelligence (ChatGPT 3.5) enriched the analysis by generating a detailed timeline and identifying emerging trends. …”
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The organelle genomes of the endangered seagrass Zostera caespitosa reveal sequence divergences, massive gene transfer, and uncommon RNA editing types by Yushun Yong, Yulian Wang, Dawei Wang, Xingfang Yuan, Quansheng Zhang

“…There are 11 different RNA editing types in the cp and 3 in the mt, most of which are C to U. Unexpectedly rare editing events, such as A to C, A to U, U to A, G to C, and U to G, have also been found in the cp.…”
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Effect of parasite egg size and quantity contrast of parasite-host eggs on recognition and rejection mode of Green-backed Tits by Xu Zhao, Ping Ye, Huaxiao Zhou, Canchao Yang

“…In the co-evolutionary system of avian brood parasitism, egg recognition and rejection are common and generally act as effective anti-parasitic adaptations by hosts. …”
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