@article {pmid38053578,
year = {2023},
author = {Esterhuizen, M and Park, CB and Kim, YJ and Kim, TY and Yoon, H and Andres, F and Rodriguez-Rodriguez, R and Tanabe, S},
title = {A perspective on the role of physiological stresses in cancer, diabetes and cognitive disease as environmental diseases.},
journal = {Frontiers in molecular biosciences},
volume = {10},
number = {},
pages = {1274221},
pmid = {38053578},
issn = {2296-889X},
abstract = {With rapid industrialization, urbanization, and climate change, the impact of environmental factors on human health is becoming increasingly evident and understanding the complex mechanisms involved is vital from a healthcare perspective. Nevertheless, the relationship between physiological stress resulting from environmental stressors and environmental disease is complex and not well understood. Chronic exposure to environmental stressors, such as air and water contaminants, pesticides, and toxic metals, has been recognized as a potent elicitor of physiological responses ranging from systemic inflammation to immune system dysregulation causing or progressing environmental diseases. Conversely, physiological stress can exacerbate susceptibility to environmental diseases. Stress-induced alterations in immune function and hormonal balance may impair the ability to detoxify harmful substances and combat pathogens. Additionally, prolonged stress can impact lifestyle choices, leading to harmful behaviors. Understanding the link between physiological stress and environmental disease requires a systematic, multidisciplinary approach. Addressing this complex relationship necessitates the establishment of a global research network. This perspective discusses the intricate interplay between physiological stress and environmental disease, focusing on common environmental diseases, cancer, diabetes, and cognitive degeneration. Furthermore, we highlight the intricate and reciprocal nature of the connection between physiological stress and these environmental diseases giving a perspective on the current state of knowledge as well as identifying where further information is necessary. Recognizing the role of physiological stress in environmental health outcomes will aid in the development of comprehensive strategies to safeguard public health and promote ecological balance.},
}

@article {pmid38052241,
year = {2023},
author = {Cribb, AT and Formoso, KK and Woolley, CH and Beech, J and Brophy, S and Byrne, P and Cassady, VC and Godbold, AL and Larina, E and Maxeiner, PP and Wu, YH and Corsetti, FA and Bottjer, DJ},
title = {Contrasting terrestrial and marine ecospace dynamics after the end-Triassic mass extinction event.},
journal = {Proceedings. Biological sciences},
volume = {290},
number = {2012},
pages = {20232232},
pmid = {38052241},
issn = {1471-2954},
mesh = {*Ecosystem ; *Extinction, Biological ; Fossils ; Databases, Factual ; Biodiversity ; },
abstract = {Mass extinctions have fundamentally altered the structure of the biosphere throughout Earth's history. The ecological severity of mass extinctions is well studied in marine ecosystems by categorizing marine taxa into functional groups based on 'ecospace' approaches, but the ecological response of terrestrial ecosystems to mass extinctions is less well understood due to the lack of a comparable methodology. Here, we present a new terrestrial ecospace framework that categorizes fauna into functional groups as defined by tiering, motility and feeding traits. We applied the new terrestrial and traditional marine ecospace analyses to data from the Paleobiology Database across the end-Triassic mass extinction-a time of catastrophic global warming-to compare changes between the marine and terrestrial biospheres. We found that terrestrial functional groups experienced higher extinction severity, that taxonomic and functional richness are more tightly coupled in the terrestrial, and that the terrestrial realm continued to experience high ecological dissimilarity in the wake of the extinction. Although signals of extinction severity and ecological turnover are sensitive to the quality of the terrestrial fossil record, our findings suggest greater ecological pressure from the end-Triassic mass extinction on terrestrial ecosystems than marine ecosystems, contributing to more prolonged terrestrial ecological flux.},
}

*Ecosystem
*Extinction, Biological
Fossils
Databases, Factual
Biodiversity

@article {pmid38014157,
year = {2023},
author = {Warren, WC and Rice, ES and Maggs, X and Roback, E and Keene, A and Martin, F and Ogeh, D and Haggerty, L and Carroll, RA and McGaugh, S and Rohner, N},
title = {Astyanax mexicanus surface and cavefish chromosome-scale assemblies for trait variation discovery.},
journal = {bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
pmid = {38014157},
support = {/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom ; R01 GM127872/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States ; R24 OD011198/OD/NIH HHS/United States ; },
abstract = {The ability of organisms to adapt to sudden extreme environmental changes produces some of the most drastic examples of rapid phenotypic evolution. The Mexican Tetra, Astyanax mexicanus, is abundant in the surface waters of northeastern Mexico, but repeated colonizations of cave environments have resulted in the independent evolution of troglomorphic phenotypes in several populations. Here, we present three chromosome-scale assemblies of this species, for one surface and two cave populations, enabling the first whole-genome comparisons between independently evolved cave populations to evaluate the genetic basis for the evolution of adaptation to the cave environment. Our assemblies represent the highest quality of sequence completeness with predicted protein-coding and non-coding gene metrics far surpassing prior resources and, to our knowledge, all long-read assembled teleost genomes, including zebrafish. Whole genome synteny alignments show highly conserved gene order among cave forms in contrast to a higher number of chromosomal rearrangements when compared to other phylogenetically close or distant teleost species. By phylogenetically assessing gene orthology across distant branches of amniotes, we discover gene orthogroups unique to A. mexicanus. When compared to a representative surface fish genome, we find a rich amount of structural sequence diversity, defined here as the number and size of insertions and deletions as well as expanding and contracting repeats across cave forms. These new more complete genomic resources ensure higher trait resolution for comparative, functional, developmental, and genetic studies of drastic trait differences within a species.},
}

@article {pmid38052982,
year = {2023},
author = {Choudhary, P and Monasso, GS and Karhunen, V and Ronkainen, J and Mancano, G and Howe, CG and Niu, Z and Zeng, X and Guan, W and Dou, J and Feinberg, JI and Mordaunt, C and Pesce, G and Baïz, N and Alfano, R and Martens, DS and Wang, C and Isaevska, E and Keikkala, E and Mustaniemi, S and Thio, CHL and Fraszczyk, E and Tobi, EW and Starling, AP and Cosin-Tomas, M and Urquiza, J and Röder, S and Hoang, TT and Page, C and Jima, DD and House, JS and Maguire, RL and Ott, R and Pawlow, X and Sirignano, L and Zillich, L and Malmberg, A and Rauschert, S and Melton, P and Gong, T and Karlsson, R and Fore, R and Perng, W and Laubach, ZM and Czamara, D and Sharp, G and Breton, CV and Schisterman, E and Yeung, E and Mumford, SL and Fallin, MD and LaSalle, JM and Schmidt, RJ and Bakulski, KM and Annesi-Maesano, I and Heude, B and Nawrot, TS and Plusquin, M and Ghantous, A and Herceg, Z and Nisticò, L and Vafeiadi, M and Kogevinas, M and Vääräsmäki, M and Kajantie, E and Snieder, H and Corpeleijn, E and Steegers-Theunissen, RPM and Yang, IV and Dabelea, D and Fossati, S and Zenclussen, AC and Herberth, G and Magnus, M and Håberg, SE and London, SJ and Munthe-Kaas, MC and Murphy, SK and Hoyo, C and Ziegler, AG and Hummel, S and Witt, SH and Streit, F and Frank, J and Räikkönen, K and Lahti, J and Huang, RC and Almqvist, C and Hivert, MF and Jaddoe, VWV and Järvelin, MR and Kantomaa, M and Felix, JF and Sebert, S},
title = {Maternal educational attainment in pregnancy and epigenome-wide DNA methylation changes in the offspring from birth until adolescence.},
journal = {Molecular psychiatry},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
pmid = {38052982},
issn = {1476-5578},
support = {733206//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 873749//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 848158//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 848158//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 733206//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 733206//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 873749//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 848158//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 733206//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 873749//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; 848158//EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)/ ; },
abstract = {Maternal educational attainment (MEA) shapes offspring health through multiple potential pathways. Differential DNA methylation may provide a mechanistic understanding of these long-term associations. We aimed to quantify the associations of MEA with offspring DNA methylation levels at birth, in childhood and in adolescence. Using 37 studies from high-income countries, we performed meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) to quantify the associations of completed years of MEA at the time of pregnancy with offspring DNA methylation levels at birth (n = 9 881), in childhood (n = 2 017), and adolescence (n = 2 740), adjusting for relevant covariates. MEA was found to be associated with DNA methylation at 473 cytosine-phosphate-guanine sites at birth, one in childhood, and four in adolescence. We observed enrichment for findings from previous EWAS on maternal folate, vitamin-B12 concentrations, maternal smoking, and pre-pregnancy BMI. The associations were directionally consistent with MEA being inversely associated with behaviours including smoking and BMI. Our findings form a bridge between socio-economic factors and biology and highlight potential pathways underlying effects of maternal education. The results broaden our understanding of bio-social associations linked to differential DNA methylation in multiple early stages of life. The data generated also offers an important resource to help a more precise understanding of the social determinants of health.},
}

@article {pmid37977539,
year = {2024},
author = {Chen, F and Mao, P and Wang, M and Li, Y and Li, Y and Xia, K and Chen, J and Mo, H and Wang, F and Li, Z and Zhuang, P},
title = {Benefit evaluation of in-situ Cd immobilization with naturally occurring minerals using an analytical hierarchy process.},
journal = {Chemosphere},
volume = {347},
number = {},
pages = {140720},
doi = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140720},
pmid = {37977539},
issn = {1879-1298},
mesh = {Cadmium/analysis ; Analytic Hierarchy Process ; Calcium Carbonate ; *Metals, Heavy/analysis ; Soil ; *Oryza ; *Soil Pollutants/analysis ; },
abstract = {Immobilization has a wide range of applications in heavy metal-contaminated soil remediation, and immobilization agents serve as the key to the successful application of this technology. In this study, we designed a comprehensive and efficient scoring system based on an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of three immobilization agents (wollastonite, dolomite, and calcite) in remediating Cd-polluted soil. The scoring system comprised four criteria and 11 indicators, and the results showed that all three immobilization agents significantly reduced the accumulation of Cd in rice. The Cd reduction rates of early rice with a single application of wollastonite, dolomite, and calcite were 67.6%, 46.9%, and 83.8%, respectively. Single or combined application of dolomite and calcite decreased the available Cd concentration in early rice soil, and the application of calcite resulted in an excellent rating of both early and late rice, demonstrating its highest immobilization and stability performance. Therefore, the immobilization efficiency of the three materials in descending order followed calcite > dolomite + thioglycols > wollastonite. In summary, this comprehensive evaluation system offers new insight into assessing the efficiency of soil remediation, serving as a valuable reference for selecting immobilization agents and making decisions regarding remediation plans for heavy metal-contaminated soil.},
}

Cadmium/analysis
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Calcium Carbonate
*Metals, Heavy/analysis
Soil
*Oryza
*Soil Pollutants/analysis

@article {pmid38051947,
year = {2023},
author = {Wroblewski, TH and Witt, KE and Lee, SB and Malhi, RS and Peede, D and Huerta-Sánchez, E and Villanea, FA and Claw, KG},
title = {Pharmacogenetic variation in Neanderthals and Denisovans and implications for human health and response to medications.},
journal = {Genome biology and evolution},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1093/gbe/evad222},
pmid = {38051947},
issn = {1759-6653},
abstract = {Modern humans carry both Neanderthal and Denisovan (archaic) genome elements that are part of the human gene pool and affect the life and health of living individuals. The impact of archaic DNA may be particularly evident in pharmacogenes - genes responsible for the processing of exogenous substances such as food, pollutants, and medications - as these can relate to changing environmental effects, and beneficial variants may have been retained as modern humans encountered new environments. However, the health implications and contribution of archaic ancestry in pharmacogenes of modern humans remain understudied. Here, we explore eleven key cytochrome P450 genes (CYP450) involved in 75% of all drug metabolizing reactions in three Neanderthal and one Denisovan individuals and examine archaic introgression in modern human populations. We infer the metabolizing efficiency of these eleven CYP450 genes in archaic individuals and find important predicted phenotypic differences relative to modern human variants. We identify several single nucleotide variants shared between archaic and modern humans in each gene, including some potentially function-altering mutations in archaic CYP450 genes, which may result in altered metabolism in living people carrying these variants. We also identified several variants in the archaic CYP450 genes that are novel and unique to archaic humans as well as one gene, CYP2B6, that shows evidence for a gene duplication found only in Neanderthals and modern Africans. Finally, we highlight CYP2A6, CYP2C9, and CYP2J2, genes which show evidence for archaic introgression into modern humans and posit evolutionary hypotheses that explain their allele frequencies in modern populations.},
}

@article {pmid38051448,
year = {2023},
author = {Urbano, F and Viterbi, R and Pedrotti, L and Vettorazzo, E and Movalli, C and Corlatti, L},
title = {Enhancing biodiversity conservation and monitoring in protected areas through efficient data management.},
journal = {Environmental monitoring and assessment},
volume = {196},
number = {1},
pages = {12},
pmid = {38051448},
issn = {1573-2959},
abstract = {A scientifically informed approach to decision-making is key to ensuring the sustainable management of ecosystems, especially in the light of increasing human pressure on habitats and species. Protected areas, with their long-term institutional mandate for biodiversity conservation, play an important role as data providers, for example, through the long-term monitoring of natural resources. However, poor data management often limits the use and reuse of this wealth of information. In this paper, we share lessons learned in managing long-term data from the Italian Alpine national parks. Our analysis and examples focus on specific issues faced by managers of protected areas, which partially differ from those faced by academic researchers, predominantly owing to different mission, governance, and temporal perspectives. Rigorous data quality control, the use of appropriate data management tools, and acquisition of the necessary skills remain the main obstacles. Common protocols for data collection offer great opportunities for the future, and complete recovery and documentation of time series is an urgent priority. Notably, before data can be shared, protected areas should improve their data management systems, a task that can be achieved only with adequate resources and a long-term vision. We suggest strategies that protected areas, funding agencies, and the scientific community can embrace to address these problems. The added value of our work lies in promoting engagement with managers of protected areas and in reporting and analysing their concrete requirements and problems, thereby contributing to the ongoing discussion on data management and sharing through a bottom-up approach.},
}

@article {pmid38046930,
year = {2023},
author = {Tschernosterová, K and Trávníčková, E and Grattarola, F and Rosse, C and Keil, P},
title = {SPARSE 1.0: a template for databases of species inventories, with an open example of Czech birds.},
journal = {Biodiversity data journal},
volume = {11},
number = {},
pages = {e108731},
pmid = {38046930},
issn = {1314-2828},
abstract = {Here, we introduce SPARSE (acronym for "SPecies AcRoss ScalEs"), a simple and portable template for databases that can store data on species composition derived from ecological inventories, surveys and checklists, with emphasis on metadata describing sampling effort and methods. SPARSE can accommodate resurveys and time series and data from different spatial scales, as well as complex sampling designs. SPARSE focuses on inventories that report multiple species for a given site, together with sampling methods and effort, which can be used in statistical models of true probability of occurrence of species. SPARSE is spatially explicit and can accommodate nested spatial structures from multiple spatial scales, including sampling designs where multiple sites within a larger area have been surveyed and the larger area can again be nested in an even larger region. Each site in SPARSE is represented either by a point, line (for transects) or polygon, stored in an ESRI shapefile. SPARSE implements a new combination of our own field definitions with Darwin Core biodiversity data standard and its Humboldt core extension. The use of Humboldt core also makes SPARSE suitable for biodiversity data with temporal replication. We provide an example use of the SPARSE framework by digitising data on birds from the Czech Republic, from 348 sites and 524 sampling events, with 15,969 unique species-per-event observations of presence, abundance or population density. To facilitate use without the need for a high-level database expertise, the Czech bird example is implemented as MS Access .accdb file, but can be ported to other database engines. The example of Czech birds complements other bird datasets from the Czech Republic, specifically the four gridded national atlases and the breeding bird survey which cover a similar temporal extent, but different locations and spatial scales.},
}

@article {pmid37777307,
year = {2023},
author = {Strobl, MAR and Gallaher, J and Robertson-Tessi, M and West, J and Anderson, ARA},
title = {Treatment of evolving cancers will require dynamic decision support.},
journal = {Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology},
volume = {34},
number = {10},
pages = {867-884},
pmid = {37777307},
issn = {1569-8041},
support = {U01 CA232382/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U54 CA193489/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; },
mesh = {Humans ; *Neoplasms/drug therapy ; *Decision Support Systems, Clinical ; Precision Medicine ; Models, Theoretical ; },
abstract = {Cancer research has traditionally focused on developing new agents, but an underexplored question is that of the dose and frequency of existing drugs. Based on the modus operandi established in the early days of chemotherapies, most drugs are administered according to predetermined schedules that seek to deliver the maximum tolerated dose and are only adjusted for toxicity. However, we believe that the complex, evolving nature of cancer requires a more dynamic and personalized approach. Chronicling the milestones of the field, we show that the impact of schedule choice crucially depends on processes driving treatment response and failure. As such, cancer heterogeneity and evolution dictate that a one-size-fits-all solution is unlikely-instead, each patient should be mapped to the strategy that best matches their current disease characteristics and treatment objectives (i.e. their 'tumorscape'). To achieve this level of personalization, we need mathematical modeling. In this perspective, we propose a five-step 'Adaptive Dosing Adjusted for Personalized Tumorscapes (ADAPT)' paradigm to integrate data and understanding across scales and derive dynamic and personalized schedules. We conclude with promising examples of model-guided schedule personalization and a call to action to address key outstanding challenges surrounding data collection, model development, and integration.},
}

Humans
*Neoplasms/drug therapy
*Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Precision Medicine
Models, Theoretical

@article {pmid38046192,
year = {2023},
author = {Boyes, D and Sims, I and Lees, D and Holland, PWH and , and , and , and , and , and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the Black-tipped Ermine, Yponomeuta plumbella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {8},
number = {},
pages = {246},
pmid = {38046192},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual male Yponomeuta plumbella (the Black-tipped Ermine; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Yponomeutidae). The genome sequence is 636.6 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 16.5 kilobases in length.},
}

@article {pmid38046063,
year = {2023},
author = {Suresh, KP and Barman, NN and Bari, T and Jagadish, D and Sushma, B and Darshan, HV and Patil, SS and Bora, M and Deka, A},
title = {Application of machine learning models for risk estimation and risk prediction of classical swine fever in Assam, India.},
journal = {Virusdisease},
volume = {34},
number = {4},
pages = {514-525},
pmid = {38046063},
issn = {2347-3584},
abstract = {UNLABELLED: The present study is aimed to develop an early warning system of Classical swine fever (CSF) disease by applying machine learning models and to study the climate-disease relationship with respect to the spatial occurrence and outbreaks of the disease in the north-eastern state of Assam, India. The disease incidence data from the year 2005 to 2021 was used. The linear discriminant analysis (LDA) revealed that significant environmental and remote sensing risk factors like air temperature, enhanced vegetation index, land surface temperature, potential evaporation rate and wind speed were significantly contributing to CSF incidences in Assam. Furthermore, the climate-based disease modelling was applied to relevant ecological and environmental risk factors determined using LDA and risk maps were generated. The western and eastern regions of the state were predicted to be at high risk of CSF with presence of significant hotspots. For the districts that are significantly clustered, the Basic reproduction number (R0) was calculated after the predicted results were superimposed onto the risk maps. The R0 value ranged from 1.04 to 2.07, implying that the eastern and western regions of Assam are more susceptible to CSF. Machine learning models were implemented using R statistical software version 3.1.3. The random forest, classification tree analysis and gradient boosting machine were found to be the best-fitted models for the study group. The models' performance was measured using the Receiving Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, Cohen's Kappa, True Skill Statistics, Area Under ROC Curve, ACCURACY, ERROR RATE, F1 SCORE, and Logistic Loss. As a part of the suggested study, these models will help us to understand the disease transmission dynamics, risk factors and spatio-temporal pattern of spread and evaluate the efficacy of control measures to battle the economic losses caused by CSF outbreaks.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13337-023-00847-6.},
}

@article {pmid38045543,
year = {2023},
author = {Lin, B and Shi, W and Lu, Q and Shito, TT and Yu, H and Dong, B},
title = {Establishment of a developmental atlas and transgenetic tools in the ascidian Styela clava.},
journal = {Marine life science & technology},
volume = {5},
number = {4},
pages = {435-454},
pmid = {38045543},
issn = {2662-1746},
abstract = {UNLABELLED: The ascidian Styela clava is an ecologically important species that is distributed along coastal regions worldwide. It has a long history as a model animal for evolutionary and developmental biology research owing to its phylogenetic position between vertebrates and invertebrates, and its classical mosaic expression patterns. However, the standard developmental atlas and protocols and tools for molecular manipulation of this organism are inadequate. In this study, we established a standard developmental table and provided a web-based digital image resource for S. clava embryogenesis at each developmental stage from fertilized eggs to hatching larvae by utilizing confocal laser microscopy and 3D reconstruction images. It takes around 10 h for fertilized eggs to develop into swimming larvae and 20-30 min to complete the tail regression processes at the metamorphic stage. We observed that the notochord cells in S. clava embryos did not produce an extracellular lumen like Ciona robusta, but showed polarized elongation behaviors, providing us an ideal comparative model to study tissue morphogenesis. In addition, we established a chemical-washing procedure to remove the chorion easily from the fertilized eggs. Based on the dechorionation technique, we further realized transgenic manipulation by electroporation and successfully applied tissue-specific fluorescent labeling in S. clava embryos. Our work provides a standard imaging atlas and powerful genetic tools for investigating embryogenesis and evolution using S. clava as a model organism.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-023-00200-2.},
}

@article {pmid38044542,
year = {2023},
author = {Cains, MG and Desrousseaux, AOS and Boxall, ABA and Molander, S and Molina-Navarro, E and Sussams, J and Critto, A and Stahl, RG and Rother, HA},
title = {Environmental Management Cycles for Chemicals and Climate Change, EMC[4] : A new conceptual framework contextualizing climate and chemical risk assessment and management.},
journal = {Integrated environmental assessment and management},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1002/ieam.4872},
pmid = {38044542},
issn = {1551-3793},
abstract = {The Environmental Management Cycle for Chemicals and Climate Change (EMC[4]) is a suggested conceptual framework for integrating climate change aspects into chemical risk management. The interaction of climate change and chemical risk brings together complex systems that are imperfectly understood by science. Making management decisions in this context is therefore difficult and often exacerbated by a lack of data. The consequences of poor decision making can be significant for both environmental and human health. This paper reflects on the ways in which existing chemical management systems consider climate change and proposes the EMC[4] conceptual framework that is a tool for decision makers operating at different spatial scales. Also presented are key questions raised by the tool to help the decision maker identify chemical risks from climate change, management options and, importantly, the different types of actors that are instrumental in managing that risk. Case studies showing decision making at different spatial scales are also presented highlighting the conceptual framework's applicability to multiple scales. The United Nations Environment Programme's development of an intergovernmental Science Policy Panel on Chemicals and Waste has presented an opportunity to promote and generate research highlighting the impacts of chemicals and climate change interlinkages.},
}

@article {pmid38043132,
year = {2023},
author = {Golden, E and Allen, D and Amberg, A and Anger, LT and Baker, E and Baran, SW and Bringezu, F and Clark, M and Duchateau-Nguyen, G and Escher, SE and Giri, V and Grevot, A and Hartung, T and Li, DD and Muster, W and Snyder, K and Wange, R and Steger-Hartmann, T},
title = {Toward implementing virtual control groups in nonclinical safety studies.},
journal = {ALTEX},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.14573/altex.2310041},
pmid = {38043132},
issn = {1868-8551},
abstract = {Historical data from control groups in animal toxicity studies is currently mainly used for comparative purposes to assess validity and robustness of study results. Due to the highly controlled environment in which the studies are performed and the homogeneity of the animal collectives it has been proposed to use the historical data for building so-called virtual control groups, which could replace partly or entirely the concurrent control. This would constitute a substantial contribution to the reduction of animal use in safety studies. Before the concept can be implemented, the prerequisites regarding data collection, curation and statistical evaluation together with a validation strategy need to be identified to avoid any impairment of the study outcome and subsequent consequences for human risk assessment. To further assess and develop the concept of virtual control groups the transatlantic think tank for toxicology (t[4]) sponsored a workshop with stakeholders from the pharmaceutical and chemical industry, academia, FDA, pharmaceutical, contract research organizations (CROs), and non-governmental organizations in Washington, which took place in March 2023. This report summarizes the current efforts of a European initiative to share, collect and curate animal control data in a centralized database and the first approaches to identify optimal matching criteria between virtual controls and the treatment arms of a study as well as first reflections about strategies for a qualification procedure and potential pitfalls of the concept.},
}

@article {pmid38036774,
year = {2023},
author = {Belho, K and Rawat, MS and Rawat, PK},
title = {GIS modeling to investigate environmental change and degradation in Kohima district, North East Hill (NEH) region of India.},
journal = {Environmental monitoring and assessment},
volume = {195},
number = {12},
pages = {1553},
pmid = {38036774},
issn = {1573-2959},
support = {202021-NFST-NAG-00170//Ministry of Tribal Affairs/ ; },
mesh = {*Geographic Information Systems ; *Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Forests ; India ; Water ; },
abstract = {As a part of the Himalayan mountains, the North East Hill (NEH) region of India is geophysically dynamic and seismotectonically active since its formation about 55 million years ago with a head-on collision of the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate. The region still has been underthrusting at a rate of 4.5-5 cm/year causing the reshaping and changing of its geophysical characteristics (geology, geomorphology, relief, slope gradient, drainage system, etc.), whereas anthropogenic activities, particularly shifting cultivation and technological intervention, have caused changes or degradation of the ecological environment (air, land, water, vegetation, crop pattern, climate, wildlife, etc.). Addressing this burning geoecological problem, a geospatial technology-based case study from the Kohima district of Nagaland in the North East Hill region of India is presented here. Through the development and integration of multiple GIS modules, this reconnaissance study suggests that continuous seismic activities (about 27 seismic events/year) along tectonic faults, thrusts, and lithological shear zones have been reshaping and changing the geophysical environment, whereas the ecological environment has been changing or degrading due to decreasing natural landscape and habitats (forest area, water bodies, and shrubs) at an annual rate of 5.91 km[2] (0.60%), increasing built-up area, agricultural land, and wasteland at an annual rate of 2.73 km[2] (0.28%), 2.69 km[2] (0.27%), and 0.49 km[2] (0.05%) respectively. Results also suggest that environmental degradation results in accelerated trends of climate change (rising temperature at the rate of 0.13 °C/year, decreasing annual rainy days at the rate of 2 days/year, decreasing annual rainfall at the rate of 9.55 cm/year, mounting climatic zones at the rate of 175 m/year) and its adverse impacts (increasing extreme rainfall events at the rate of 3 events/year and causing cloud burst, erosion, landslides, and floods) in the region.},
}

*Geographic Information Systems
*Environmental Monitoring/methods
Forests
India
Water

@article {pmid38042774,
year = {2023},
author = {Mendoza, JN and Hanazaki, N and Prūse, B and Martini, A and Bittner, MV and Kochalski, S and Macusi, E and Ciriaco, A and Mattalia, G and Sõukand, R},
title = {Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review.},
journal = {Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine},
volume = {19},
number = {1},
pages = {57},
pmid = {38042774},
issn = {1746-4269},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: Ethnobotanical knowledge about the role of plants in fisheries provides valuable ecological information vital for sustainable management of local resources; however, it is diluted and understudied globally. This literature review aims to map the knowledge of plant use within traditional fishing communities.

METHODS: Through the PRISMA method, we identified and selected 34 articles reporting the use of plants in fisheries, and including 344 taxa of plants and algae. Uses of plants and algae were grouped into different categories.

RESULTS: In the novel categorization of fishery-related uses we proposed, the most mentioned were for fishing and building/repair of fishing artifacts and habitat-related uses, while the records of plants related to fiber uses, providing aid in fishing management and species causing problems, were among the least mentioned. Semi-structured interview is most commonly used with local resource users, especially fishery experts, in exploring perceptions on plant use within traditional fishing communities. Diversity was high in all the recorded families, but most were reported locally.

CONCLUSION: Ethnobotanical studies with fishers are not common in the documented literature but they provide a large number of use reports. On the basis this review, in most of the world, the information is of a casual and sporadic nature. Fishers can provide information on aquatic plants and algae that create problems and aid in fishing management, which are crucial in understanding the ecosystem of a region experiencing environmental challenges. This knowledge is greatly understudied globally and undergoing a rapid decline, as highlighted in several of the reviewed articles. Thus, further systematic research on fishery-related uses of plants by fisherfolk is needed considering its potential contribution to the sustainable management of fishery resources.},
}

@article {pmid38042196,
year = {2023},
author = {Zhang, Y and Cai, L and Chen, L and Zhang, H and Li, G and Wang, G and Cui, J and Filatova, I and Liu, Y},
title = {Effect of micro-nano bubbles on the remediation of saline-alkali soil with microbial agent.},
journal = {The Science of the total environment},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {168940},
doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168940},
pmid = {38042196},
issn = {1879-1026},
abstract = {The widespread distribution of saline-alkali soil around the world affects the health of ecological systems and the development of the national economy by limiting the growth of plants. However, the commonly used remediation technologies have the drawbacks of low efficiency, high cost, and secondary pollution. This study investigated the feasibility and efficacy of novel combined micro-nanobubbles (MNBs) and microbial agent (MA) technology for the remediation of saline-alkali soil. The results demonstrated that the combined MA-MNBs method greatly renovated the properties of saline-alkali soil compared with the technologies of single utilization of MA or MNBs process in the laboratory. The method resulted in a reduction of soil electrical conductivity and pH levels, an improvement in soil fertility, and the formation of soil aggregates. Moreover, the method significantly impacted the growth of plants, particularly in plant length, dry weight, and rhizome elongation. Further high-throughput sequencing and gene expression analysis revealed that the MA-MNBs method enhanced the abundance of soil microbial community compared with single MA and MNBs treatment. Gene enrichment analysis revealed that the MA-MNBs method could compensate for the shortcomings of single MA treatment and enhance the expression of energy metabolism and salt stress-related genes attributed to MNBs treatment, thereby significantly improving the growth and development of plants. Consistently, 6115 kg/ha of rice was yielded in the field for the saline-alkali soils using this MA-MNBs method, with zero crops before remediation. This study provided a novel, efficient, and green strategy for the remediation of saline-alkali soil without adding any chemicals.},
}

@article {pmid38042080,
year = {2023},
author = {Xiao, L and Leng, M and Greenwood, P and Zhao, R and Xie, Z and You, Z and Liu, J},
title = {Temporal and vertical dynamics of carbon accumulation potential under grazing-excluded grasslands in China: The role of soil bulk density.},
journal = {Journal of environmental management},
volume = {351},
number = {},
pages = {119696},
doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119696},
pmid = {38042080},
issn = {1095-8630},
abstract = {Despite the progress made in understanding relevant carbon dynamics under grazing exclusion, previous studies have underestimated the role of soil bulk density (BD), and its implications for potential accumulation of soil organic carbon (SOC), especially at regional scale over long term. In this study, we first constructed a database covering a vast majority of the grasslands in northwestern China based on 131 published literatures. A synthesis was then conducted by analyzing the experimental data to comprehensively investigate the mechanisms of vegetation recovery, carbon-nitrogen coupling, and the importance of changed soil BD in evaluating SOC sequestration potential. The results showed that although the recovery of vegetation height and cover were both critical for improving vegetation biomass, vegetation height required a longer recovery period. While the SOC accumulation was found to be greater in surface layers than deeper ones, it exhibited a reduced capacity for carbon sequestration and an increased risk of SOC loss. Grazing exclusion significantly reduced soil BD across different soil profiles, with the rate of change influenced by soil depth, time, geographical and climatic conditions. The potential for SOC accumulation in the top 30 cm of soil based on data of 2003-2022 was 0.78 Mg ha[-1] yr[-1] without considering BD effects, which was significantly underestimated compared to that of 1.16 Mg ha[-1] yr[-1] when BD changes were considered properly. This suggests that the efficiency of grazing exclusion in carbon sequestration and climate mitigation may have been previously underreported. Furthermore, mean annual precipitation represented the most relevant environmental factor that positively correlated to SOC accumulation, and a wetter climate may offer greater potential for carbon accumulation. Overall, this study implies grazing exclusion may play an even more critical role in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation over long-term than previously recognized, which provides essential scientific evidence for implementing stepwise ecological restoration in grasslands.},
}

@article {pmid38037645,
year = {2022},
author = {Lees, D and Boyes, D and , and , and , and , and , and , and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the early grey, Xylocampa areola (Esper, 1789).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {7},
number = {},
pages = {312},
pmid = {38037645},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual Xylocampa areola (the early grey; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 565 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the assembled Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.5 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 18,869 protein coding genes.},
}

@article {pmid38037560,
year = {2023},
author = {Boyes, D and , and , and , and , and Hammond, J and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the Gold Triangle, Hypsopygia costalis (Fabricius, 1775).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {8},
number = {},
pages = {15},
pmid = {38037560},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual male Hypsopygia costalis (the Gold Triangle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Pyralidae). The genome sequence is 818 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules with the Z sex chromosome assembled. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.3 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 19,248 protein coding genes.},
}

@article {pmid38037477,
year = {2023},
author = {Turk, F and Sweetman, J and Allsopp, G and Crooks, M and Cuthbertson, DJ and Gabbay, M and Hishmeh, L and Lip, GYH and Strain, WD and Williams, N and Wootton, D and Banerjee, A and van der Feltz-Cornelis, C and , },
title = {Pathways to care for Long COVID and for long-term conditions from patients' and clinicians' perspective.},
journal = {Journal of evidence-based medicine},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1111/jebm.12563},
pmid = {38037477},
issn = {1756-5391},
support = {COV-LT2-0043//National Institute for Health and Care Research/ ; },
}

@article {pmid38031900,
year = {2023},
author = {Mori, Y and Okawara, M and Shibao, K and Kohi, S and Tamura, T and Sato, N and Fujino, Y and Fushimi, K and Matsuda, S and Hirata, K},
title = {Short-term outcomes of pancreatoduodenectomy in older individuals over a 9-year period using real-world data: A multilevel analysis based on a nationwide administrative database in Japan.},
journal = {Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1002/jhbp.1396},
pmid = {38031900},
issn = {1868-6982},
support = {20AA2005//Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare/ ; },
abstract = {BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the short-term outcomes of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) in older individuals.

METHODS: Data from the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database on 62 275 patients who underwent PD from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2020 were analyzed. Patients were divided into five age groups: <70, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, and ≥85 years. The associations between postoperative outcomes and age were investigated using multilevel analysis. The mean differences in length of hospital stay and cost were also compared.

RESULTS: The rate of PD in older individuals increased annually. Compared with the youngest age group (< 70 years), the incidence rate ratios for in-hospital mortality were 1.52 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.30-1.76), 2.07 (1.82-2.37), 2.29 (1.94-2.71), and 2.92 (2.20-3.87) in the 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, and ≥ 85-year-old age groups, respectively (all p < .001). Postoperative complications, length of postoperative hospital stay, and cost increased significantly with increasing age.

CONCLUSIONS: These real-world data emphasize the higher levels of morbidity, mortality, and cost in older patients. Careful attention should be paid when considering the indication for PD in older individuals.},
}

@article {pmid38019786,
year = {2023},
author = {Lu, Z and Zhong, H and Tang, L and Luo, J and Zhou, W and Liu, L},
title = {Predicting lncRNA-disease associations based on heterogeneous graph convolutional generative adversarial network.},
journal = {PLoS computational biology},
volume = {19},
number = {11},
pages = {e1011634},
pmid = {38019786},
issn = {1553-7358},
mesh = {Humans ; *RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics ; Computational Biology/methods ; *Neoplasms/genetics ; *MicroRNAs ; Neural Networks, Computer ; Algorithms ; },
abstract = {There is a growing body of evidence indicating the crucial roles that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play in the development and progression of various diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological disorders. However, accurately predicting potential lncRNA-disease associations remains a challenge, as existing methods have limitations in extracting heterogeneous association information and handling sparse and unbalanced data. To address these issues, we propose a novel computational method, called HGC-GAN, which combines heterogeneous graph convolutional neural networks (GCN) and generative adversarial networks (GAN) to predict potential lncRNA-disease associations. Specifically, we construct a lncRNA-miRNA-disease heterogeneous network by integrating multiple association data and sequence information. The GCN-based generator is then employed to aggregate neighbor information of nodes and obtain node embeddings, which are used to predict lncRNA-disease associations. Meanwhile, the GAN-based discriminator is trained to distinguish between real and fake lncRNA-disease associations generated by the generator, enabling the generator to improve its ability to generate accurate lncRNA-disease associations gradually. Our experimental results demonstrate that HGC-GAN performs better in predicting potential lncRNA-disease associations, with AUC and AUPR values of 0.9591 and 0.9606, respectively, under 10-fold cross-validation. Moreover, our case study further confirms the effectiveness of HGC-GAN in predicting potential lncRNA-disease associations, even for novel lncRNAs without any known lncRNA-disease associations. Overall, our proposed method HGC-GAN provides a promising approach to predict potential lncRNA-disease associations and may have important implications for disease diagnosis, treatment, and drug development.},
}

Humans
*RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics
Computational Biology/methods
*Neoplasms/genetics
*MicroRNAs
Neural Networks, Computer
Algorithms

@article {pmid38023870,
year = {2023},
author = {Engloner, AI and Németh, K and Kós, PB and Meglécz, E and Bereczki, J},
title = {Genetic diversity of the submerged macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum depends on habitat hydrology and habitat fragmentation.},
journal = {Frontiers in plant science},
volume = {14},
number = {},
pages = {1277916},
pmid = {38023870},
issn = {1664-462X},
abstract = {The adaptability of plant populations to a changing environment depends on their genetic diversity, which in turn is influenced by the degree of sexual reproduction and gene flow from distant areas. Aquatic macrophytes can reproduce both sexually and asexually, and their reproductive fragments are spread in various ways (e.g. by water). Although these plants are obviously exposed to hydrological changes, the degree of vulnerability may depend on the types of their reproduction and distribution, as well as the hydrological differences of habitats. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of the cosmopolitan macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum in hydrologically different aquatic habitats, i.e. rivers and backwaters separated from the main river bed to a different extent. For this purpose, the first microsatellite primer set was developed for this species. Using 10 developed primer pairs, a high level of genetic variation was explored in C. demersum populations. Overall, more than 80% of the loci were found to be polymorphic, a total of 46 different multilocus genotypes and 18 private alleles were detected in the 63 individuals examined. The results demonstrated that microsatellite polymorphism in this species depends on habitat hydrology. The greatest genetic variability was revealed in populations of rivers, where flowing water provides constant longitudinal connections with distant habitats. The populations of the hydrologically isolated backwaters showed the lowest microsatellite polymorphism, while plants from an oxbow occasionally flooded by the main river had medium genetic diversity. The results highlight that in contrast to species that spread independently of water flow or among hydrologically isolated water bodies, macrophytes with exclusive or dominant hydrochory may be most severely affected by habitat fragmentation, for example due to climate change.},
}

@article {pmid38018647,
year = {2023},
author = {Gouvêa, ECDP and Ribeiro, AM and Aquino, EC and Stopa, SR},
title = {Mortality trend due to chronic kidney disease in Brazil: an ecological study.},
journal = {Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil},
volume = {32},
number = {3},
pages = {e2023313},
pmid = {38018647},
issn = {2237-9622},
mesh = {Female ; Humans ; Male ; Brazil/epidemiology ; Information Systems ; *Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/mortality ; *Mortality/trends ; },
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To analyze chronic kidney disease mortality in Brazil according to sex, age group and region of residence, from 2009 to 2020.

METHODS: This was a time series study having deaths as its unit of analysis, based on Mortality Information System data. The mortality rate was standardized using the direct method and the temporal trend was analyzed using the Prais-Winsten method.

RESULTS: There was a rising trend in chronic kidney disease mortality, ranging from 2.82, in 2009, to 3.24 in 2020 (average annual increase 1.29%; 95%CI 0.73;1.85), with a greater increase in males (1.14% per year; 95%CI 0.52;1.76), those aged 75 years and over (2.23% per year; 95%CI 1.87; 2.60) and in the Northern Region (3.86% per year; 95%CI 1.86;5.90) and Northeast Region (3.36% per year; 95%CI 2.24;4.50).

CONCLUSION: Chronic kidney disease mortality showed a rising trend in the period, with sociodemographic disparities.

MAIN RESULTS: A rising mortality trend was found for both sexes, with a greater increase in males, those aged over 75 years and in the North and Northeast regions of Brazil; mortality was highest in the Midwest region throughout the entire period.

IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVICES: The results point to the need to implement public policies with guidelines for addressing chronic kidney disease, focused on strengthening Primary Health Care (PHC).

PERSPECTIVES: Expanding access to health services, health education and integration between PHC, health surveillance and specialized care are strategies that would possibly prove to be efficient in managing this chronic health condition.},
}

Female
Humans
Male
Brazil/epidemiology
Information Systems
*Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/mortality
*Mortality/trends

@article {pmid38017684,
year = {2023},
author = {Yin, FF and Shi, X and Guo, HF and Shen, YR},
title = {Performance evaluation of rural water environment governance based on AHP: a case study of the Beitang River Basin.},
journal = {Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research},
volume = {88},
number = {10},
pages = {2661-2676},
doi = {10.2166/wst.2023.354},
pmid = {38017684},
issn = {0273-1223},
mesh = {*Rivers ; *Analytic Hierarchy Process ; Water Quality ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; China ; },
abstract = {Rural water environment governance in China still lacks a systematic and comprehensive assessment protocol to help analyze and improve such governance performance. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was employed in this study to build a governance assessment system that integrates ecological conditions, water pollution control, and public satisfaction. To cover these topics, the assessment system is composed of an indicator layer that is customized to rural water environment governance in China. The Beitang River, located in the rural region of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, was presented as a case study. Field investigation provided raw data for this assessment. A questionnaire survey was conducted to interview local residents on the governance performance. An additional survey with executives who played major roles in the governance was performed to reconstruct a water environment assessment on the Beitang River prior to the governance, in order to highlight the effects of the governance through contrast. The results showed consistency in the questionnaire survey and the assessment system. The AHP assessment system was able to reflect the improvement in the water quality, river ecology, and residential welfare after the governance, and suggested limits and future directions in the following upgrade programs for the river basin.},
}

*Rivers
*Analytic Hierarchy Process
Water Quality
Conservation of Natural Resources
China

@article {pmid37914135,
year = {2024},
author = {Hulme, PE and Ahmed, DA and Haubrock, PJ and Kaiser, BA and Kourantidou, M and Leroy, B and McDermott, SM},
title = {Widespread imprecision in estimates of the economic costs of invasive alien species worldwide.},
journal = {The Science of the total environment},
volume = {909},
number = {},
pages = {167997},
doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167997},
pmid = {37914135},
issn = {1879-1026},
mesh = {*Introduced Species ; Reproducibility of Results ; Databases, Factual ; *Research Design ; },
abstract = {Several hundred studies have attempted to estimate the monetary cost arising from the management and/or impacts of invasive alien species. However, the diversity of methods used to estimate the monetary costs of invasive alien species, the types of costs that have been reported, and the spatial scales at which they have been assessed raise important questions as to the precision of these reported monetary costs. Benford's Law has been increasingly used as a diagnostic tool to assess the accuracy and reliability of estimates reported in financial accounts but has rarely been applied to audit data on environmental costs. Therefore, the distributions of first, second- and leading double-digits of the monetary costs arising from biological invasions, as reported in the InvaCost database, were compared with the null expectations under Benford's Law. There was strong evidence that the reported monetary costs of biological invasions departed considerably from Benford's Law and the departures were of a scale equal to that found in global macroeconomic data. The rounding upwards of costs appears to be widespread. Furthermore, numerical heaping, where values cluster around specific numbers was evident with only 901 unique cost values accounting for half of the 13,553 cost estimates within the InvaCost database. Irrespective of the currency, the value of 1,000,000 was the most common cost estimate. An investigation of anomalous data entries concluded that non-peer reviewed official government reports need to provide greater detail regarding how costs are estimated. Despite the undeniably high economic cost of biological invasions worldwide, individual records of costs were often found to be imprecise and possibly inflated and this emphasises the need for greater transparency and rigour when reporting the costs of biological invasions. Identifying whether the irregularities found for the costs of biological invasions are general for other types of environmental costs should be a research priority.},
}

*Introduced Species
Reproducibility of Results
Databases, Factual
*Research Design

@article {pmid38020677,
year = {2023},
author = {Horvatić, S and Parmentier, E and Malavasi, S and Amorim, MPC and Fonseca, PJ and Zanella, D},
title = {Endemic fish calling: Acoustics and reproductive behaviour of the Neretva dwarf goby Orsinigobius croaticus.},
journal = {Ecology and evolution},
volume = {13},
number = {11},
pages = {e10673},
doi = {10.1002/ece3.10673},
pmid = {38020677},
issn = {2045-7758},
abstract = {The Neretva dwarf goby Orsinigobius croaticus (Gobiiformes, Gobionellidae) is an endemic fish native to the freshwaters of the Adriatic Basin in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot. Due to its limited distribution range, specific karst habitat and endangered status, laboratory studies on reproductive biology are scarce but crucial. Herein, we investigated the sound production and acoustic behaviour of the endangered O. croaticus during reproductive intersexual laboratory encounters, utilising an interdisciplinary approach. We also performed dissections and micro-computed tomography (μCT) scanning of the pectoral girdle to explore its potential involvement in sound production. Finally, comparative acoustic analysis was conducted on sounds produced by previously recorded soniferous sand gobies to investigate whether acoustic features are species-specific. The endemic O. croaticus is a soniferous species. Males of this species emit pulsatile sounds composed of a variable number of short (~15 ms) consecutive pulses when interacting with females, usually during the pre-spawning phase in the nest, but also during courtship outside the nest. Pulsatile sounds were low-frequency and short pulse trains (~140 Hz, <1000 ms). Male visual behaviour rate was higher when co-occurring with sounds and females entered the male's nest significantly more frequently when sounds were present. Characteristic body movements accompanied male sound production, such as head thrust and fin spreading. Furthermore, μCT scans and dissections suggest that O. croaticus shares certain anatomical similarities of the pectoral girdle (i.e. osseous elements and arrangement of levator pectoralis muscles) to previously studied sand gobies that could be involved in sound production. Multivariate comparisons, using sounds produced by eight soniferous European sand gobies, effectively distinguished soniferous (and sympatric) species based on their acoustic properties. However, the discrimination success decreased when temperature-dependent features (sound duration and pulse repetition rate) were excluded from the analysis. Therefore, we suggest both spectral and temporal features are important for the acoustic differentiation of sand gobies.},
}

@article {pmid38017319,
year = {2023},
author = {Lawler, T and Warren Andersen, S and Trentham-Dietz, A and Sethi, AK and Tevaarwerk, AJ and Malecki, KMC and Litzelman, K and Pophali, PA and Gangnon, RE and Hampton, JM and Kwekkeboom, K and LoConte, NK},
title = {Change in alcohol consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic and associations with mental health and financial hardship: results from a survey of Wisconsin patients with cancer.},
journal = {Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
pmid = {38017319},
issn = {1932-2267},
support = {UL1TR002373/NH/NIH HHS/United States ; P30CA014520/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; },
abstract = {PURPOSE: Alcohol consumption increases health risks for patients with cancer. The Covid-19 pandemic may have affected drinking habits for these individuals. We surveyed patients with cancer to examine whether changes in drinking habits were related to mental health or financial effects of the pandemic.

METHODS: From October 2020 to April 2021, adult patients (age 18-80 years at diagnosis) treated for cancer in southcentral Wisconsin were invited to complete a survey. Age-adjusted percentages for history of anxiety or depression, emotional distress, and financial impacts of Covid-19 overall and by change in alcohol consumption (non-drinker, stable, decreased, or increased) were obtained via logistic regression.

RESULTS: In total, 1,875 patients were included in the analysis (median age 64, range 19-87 years), including 9% who increased and 23% who decreased drinking. Compared to stable drinkers (32% of sample), a higher proportion of participants who increased drinking alcohol also reported anxiety or depression (45% vs. 26%), moderate to severe emotional distress (61% vs. 37%) and viewing Covid-19 as a threat to their community (67% vs. 55%). Decreased (vs. stable) drinking was associated with higher prevalence of depression or anxiety diagnosis, emotional distress, and negative financial impacts of the pandemic. Compared to non-drinkers (36% of sample), participants who increased drinking were more likely to report emotional distress (61% vs. 48%).

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with cancer from Wisconsin who changed their alcohol consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic were more likely to report poor mental health including anxiety, depression, and emotional distress than persons whose alcohol consumption was stable.

Clinicians working with cancer survivors should be aware of the link between poor mental health and increased alcohol consumption and be prepared to offer guidance or referrals to counseling, as needed.},
}

@article {pmid36112284,
year = {2023},
author = {Badapalli, PK and Kottala, RB and Madiga, R and Golla, V},
title = {An integrated approach for the assessment and monitoring of land degradation and desertification in semi-arid regions using physico-chemical and geospatial modeling techniques.},
journal = {Environmental science and pollution research international},
volume = {30},
number = {55},
pages = {116751-116764},
pmid = {36112284},
issn = {1614-7499},
mesh = {*Conservation of Natural Resources ; *Ecosystem ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Geographic Information Systems ; Soil ; },
abstract = {Land degradation (LD) and desertification are serious ecological, environmental, and social-economic threats in the world, and there is a demanding need to develop accountable and reproducible techniques to assess them at different scales. This study assesses LD and desertification with the help of remote sensing (RS) and geographical information system (GIS) in the study region for the period past 29 years, i.e., from 1990 to 2019. The severity of LD and desertification was assessed quantitatively by collecting twelve soil samples in the study region and analyzing the eleven soil physico-chemical parameters and these values have made correlated with digital number (DN) values with LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS satellite image. The land cover analysis of LANDSAT imagery revealed that the water body slightly increased from 0.29% in 1990 to 0.46% in 2019, and built-up-land increased from 2.87% in 1990 to 5.31% in 2019. Vegetation decreased from 52.03% in 1990 to 28.57%. Fallow land, degraded land, and desertified lands increased at alarming rates, respectively 13.71% to 26.35, 18.57% to 22.31%, and 12.53% to 17.00%. It is also established that the multi-temporal analysis of change detection data can provide a sophisticated measure of ecosystem health and variation, and that, over the last 29 years, considerable progress has been made in the respective research.},
}

*Conservation of Natural Resources
*Ecosystem
Environmental Monitoring/methods
Geographic Information Systems
Soil

@article {pmid38017016,
year = {2023},
author = {Adhurya, S and Lee, DY and Lee, DS and Park, YS},
title = {Functional trait dataset of benthic macroinvertebrates in South Korean streams.},
journal = {Scientific data},
volume = {10},
number = {1},
pages = {838},
pmid = {38017016},
issn = {2052-4463},
support = {NRF-2019R1A2C1087099//National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)/ ; 2020003050003//MOE | Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI)/ ; },
abstract = {Functional traits are the result of evolution and adaptation, providing important ecological insights into how organisms interact with their environment. Benthic macroinvertebrates, in particular, have garnered attention as biomonitoring indicators for freshwater ecosystems. This study presents a functional trait dataset for benthic macroinvertebrates, comprising 447 taxa (393 at genus level, 53 at family level and one at class level) from five phyla (Annelida, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Nematomorpha, and Platyhelmenthes), categorized into nine traits related to life history, morphology, and habit. To account for variation in available trait information, we assigned confidence levels to each taxon and functional trait based on the level of evidence using fuzzy coding. Our dataset provides an important resource for understanding the ecology of benthic macroinvertebrates in South Korea, serving as a valuable baseline dataset for studying their biodiversity, conservation, and biomonitoring in freshwater ecosystems.},
}

@article {pmid38013951,
year = {2022},
author = {Wang, Z and Yang, W and Ryan, K and Garai, S and Auerbach, BM and Shen, L},
title = {Using Optimal Transport to Improve Spherical Harmonic Quantification of Complex Biological Shapes.},
journal = {Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine},
volume = {2022},
number = {},
pages = {1255-1261},
pmid = {38013951},
issn = {2156-1125},
abstract = {The knowledge of the anatomical shape of both gross and microscopic structures is the key to understanding the effects of disease processes on cellular structure. Geometric morphometric methods, such as Procrustes superimposition, and Spherical Harmonics (SPHARM), have been used to capture the biological shape variation and group differences in morphology. Previous SPHARM-MAT techniques use the CALD algorithm to parameterize the mesh surface. It starts from initial mapping and performs local and global smoothing methods alternately to control the area and length distortions simultaneously. However, this parameterization may not be sufficient in complex morphological cases. To bridge this gap, we propose SPHARM-OT, an enhanced SPHARM surface modeling method using optimal transport (OT) for spherical parameterization. First, the genus 0 3D objects are conformally mapped onto a sphere. Then the optimal transport theory via spherical power diagram is introduced to minimize the area distortion. This new algorithm can effectively reduce the area distortion and lead to a better reconstruction result. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the method by applying it to the human sphenoidal paranasal sinuses.},
}

@article {pmid38011826,
year = {2023},
author = {Wilson, J and Sokhansanj, BA and Chong, WC and Chandraghatgi, R and Rosen, GL and Ji, HF},
title = {Fragment databases from screened ligands for drug discovery (FDSL-DD).},
journal = {Journal of molecular graphics & modelling},
volume = {127},
number = {},
pages = {108669},
doi = {10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108669},
pmid = {38011826},
issn = {1873-4243},
abstract = {Fragment-based drug design (FBDD) is one major drug discovery method employed in computer-aided drug discovery. Due to its inherent limitations, this process experiences long processing times and limited success rates. Here we present a new Fragment Databases from Screened Ligands Drug Design method (FDSL-DD) that intelligently incorporates information about fragment characteristics into a fragment-based design approach to the drug development process. The initial step of the FDSL-DD is the creation of a fragment database from a library of docked, drug-like ligands for a specific target, which deviates from the traditional in silico FBDD strategy, incorporating structure-based design screening techniques to combine the advantages of both approaches. Three different protein targets have been tested in this study to demonstrate the potential of the created fragment library and FDSL-DD. Utilizing the FDSL-DD led to an increase in binding affinity for each protein target. The most substantial increase was exhibited by the ligand designed for TIPE2, with a 3.6 kcalmol[-1] difference between the top ligand from the FDSL-DD and top ligand from the high throughput virtual screening (HTVS). Using drug-like ligands in the initial HTVS allows for a greater search of chemical space, with higher efficiency in fragments selection, less grid boxes, and potentially identifying more interactions.},
}

@article {pmid38010780,
year = {2023},
author = {Jovanović, V and Rudnev, M and Abdelrahman, M and Abdul Kadir, NB and Adebayo, DF and Akaliyski, P and Alaseel, R and Alkamali, YA and Alonso Palacio, LM and Amin, A and Andres, A and Ansari-Moghaddam, A and Aruta, JJB and Avanesyan, HM and Ayub, N and Bacikova-Sleskova, M and Baikanova, R and Bakkar, B and Bartoluci, S and Benitez, D and Bodnar, I and Bolatov, A and Borchet, J and Bosnar, K and Broche-Pérez, Y and Buzea, C and Cassibba, R and Del Pilar Grazioso, M and Dhakal, S and Dimitrova, R and Dominguez, A and Duong, CD and Dutra Thome, L and Estavela, AJ and Fayankinnu, EA and Ferenczi, N and Fernández-Morales, R and Friehs, MT and Gaete, J and Gharz Edine, W and Gindi, S and Giordani, RCF and Gjoneska, B and Godoy, JC and Hancheva, CD and Hapunda, G and Hihara, S and Islam, MS and Janovská, A and Javakhishvili, N and Kabir, RS and Kabunga, A and Karakulak, A and Karl, JA and Katović, D and Kauyzbay, Z and Kaźmierczak, M and Khanna, R and Khosla, M and Kisaakye, P and Klicperova-Baker, M and Kokera, R and Kozina, A and Krauss, SE and Landabur, R and Lefringhausen, K and Lewandowska-Walter, A and Liang, YH and Lizarzaburu-Aguinaga, D and López Steinmetz, LC and Makashvili, A and Malik, S and Manrique-Millones, D and Martín-Carbonell, M and Mattar Yunes, MA and McGrath, B and Mechili, EA and Mejía Alvarez, M and Mhizha, S and Michałek-Kwiecień, J and Mishra, SK and Mohammadi, M and Mohsen, F and Moreta-Herrera, R and Muradyan, MD and Musso, P and Naterer, A and Nemat, A and Neto, F and Neto, J and Okati-Aliabad, H and Orellana, CI and Orellana, L and Park, J and Pavlova, I and Peralta, EA and Petrytsa, P and Pilkauskaite Valickiene, R and Et Al, },
title = {The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: Cross-national measurement invariance and convergent validity evidence.},
journal = {Psychological assessment},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1037/pas0001270},
pmid = {38010780},
issn = {1939-134X},
support = {//Cooperative University of Colombia/ ; //Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo; Millennium Science Initiative Program/ ; //GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences/ ; //Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports; European Union-Next Generation European Union/ ; //RA Science Committee/ ; //American Psychological Association; Division 48/ ; //Foundation for Polish Science/ ; //Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico/ ; },
abstract = {Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) is a widely used measure that captures somatic symptoms of coronavirus-related anxiety. In a large-scale collaboration spanning 60 countries (Ntotal = 21,513), we examined the CAS's measurement invariance and assessed the convergent validity of CAS scores in relation to the fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S) and the satisfaction with life (SWLS-3) scales. We utilized both conventional exact invariance tests and alignment procedures, with results revealing that the single-factor model fit the data well in almost all countries. Partial scalar invariance was supported in a subset of 56 countries. To ensure the robustness of results, given the unbalanced samples, we employed resampling techniques both with and without replacement and found the results were more stable in larger samples. The alignment procedure demonstrated a high degree of measurement invariance with 9% of the parameters exhibiting noninvariance. We also conducted simulations of alignment using the parameters estimated in the current model. Findings demonstrated reliability of the means but indicated challenges in estimating the latent variances. Strong positive correlations between CAS and FCV-19S estimated with all three different approaches were found in most countries. Correlations of CAS and SWLS-3 were weak and negative but significantly differed from zero in several countries. Overall, the study provided support for the measurement invariance of the CAS and offered evidence of its convergent validity while also highlighting issues with variance estimation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).},
}

@article {pmid38007505,
year = {2023},
author = {Wang, Z and Jia, Y and Li, P and Tang, Z and Guo, Y and Wen, L and Yu, H and Cui, F and Hu, F},
title = {Study on environmental factors affecting the quality of codonopsis radix based on MaxEnt model and all-in-one functional factor.},
journal = {Scientific reports},
volume = {13},
number = {1},
pages = {20726},
pmid = {38007505},
issn = {2045-2322},
support = {81972018//National Natural Science Foundation of China/ ; 21ZD4FA013//Major science and technology project of Gansu Province/ ; 20CX4FK014//People's Livelihood Special Project from Technical Innovation Guide Plan of Gansu Province/ ; [2022] Gan-71//Key Talent Project of Organization Department of Gansu Provincial Party Committee/ ; 22ZY1QA012//Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project/ ; 22CX8GA009//Special Project of Science and Technology Commissioner of Gansu Province/ ; 2017-RC-115, 2020-RC-41//Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Lanzhou/ ; },
mesh = {*Codonopsis/chemistry ; Geographic Information Systems ; Plant Roots/chemistry ; Altitude ; },
abstract = {Owing to the increasing market demand of Codonopsis Radix, the cropper blindly cultivates to expand planting area for economic benefits, which seriously affects the quality of Codonopsis Radix. Therefore, this study synthesized 207 batches of Codonopsis Radix and 115 ecological factors, and analyzed the suitable planting areas of Codonopsis pilosula under current and future climate change based on Geographic Information System (GIS) and MaxEnt model. Secondly, we evaluated the quality of Codonopsis Radix based on the all-in-one functional factor including chromatographic fingerprint, the index components, the effective compounds groups, the nutritional components, and the nutritional elements, and the quality regionalization of Codonopsis Radix was analyzed. Finally, the ecological factors affecting the accumulation of effective components of Codonopsis Radix were analyzed. This study found for the first time that the highly suitable area of Codonopsis pilosula was mainly distributed in the Weihe River system and the Bailongjiang River system in Gansu Province. There were differences in the quality of Codonopsis Radix from different ecologically suitable areas based on the all-in-one functional factors, and the comprehensive high-quality area of Codonopsis Radix was mainly distributed in Longnan and Longxi district of Gansu Province. The precipitation, temperature and altitude play a key role in the accumulation of chemical components in the 10 ecological factors affecting the distribution of Codonopsis pilosula. Under future climatic conditions, the highly suitable area of Codonopsis pilosula is decreased.},
}

*Codonopsis/chemistry
Geographic Information Systems
Plant Roots/chemistry
Altitude

@article {pmid38005973,
year = {2023},
author = {Klee, B and Diexer, S and Sarajan, MH and Glaser, N and Binder, M and Frese, T and Girndt, M and Sedding, D and Hoell, JI and Moor, I and Gekle, M and Mikolajczyk, R and Gottschick, C},
title = {Regional Differences in Uptake of Vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza in Germany: Results from the DigiHero Cohort.},
journal = {Vaccines},
volume = {11},
number = {11},
pages = {},
pmid = {38005973},
issn = {2076-393X},
abstract = {During the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, vaccination uptake exhibited considerable regional disparities. To assess the factors contributing to this variation, we examined the association of sociodemographic variables with COVID-19, COVID-19 booster, and influenza vaccination status within a cohort of 37,078 participants from 13 German federal states in the digital health cohort study commonly known as DigiHero. Our findings revealed variations in vaccination rates based on sociodemographic factors. However, these factors had limited explanatory power regarding regional differences in vaccine uptake. In contrast, we found substantial correlations between regional support of specific parties during the last local elections and the vaccination uptake at the level of each administrative district. In conclusion, sociodemographic factors alone did not suffice to explain the regional disparities in vaccine uptake. Political stances can play a major role, although the current investigation did not assess individual political orientations but rather used only an ecological approach.},
}

@article {pmid37996937,
year = {2023},
author = {Dougan, KE and Deng, ZL and Wöhlbrand, L and Reuse, C and Bunk, B and Chen, Y and Hartlich, J and Hiller, K and John, U and Kalvelage, J and Mansky, J and Neumann-Schaal, M and Overmann, J and Petersen, J and Sanchez-Garcia, S and Schmidt-Hohagen, K and Shah, S and Spröer, C and Sztajer, H and Wang, H and Bhattacharya, D and Rabus, R and Jahn, D and Chan, CX and Wagner-Döbler, I},
title = {Multi-omics analysis reveals the molecular response to heat stress in a "red tide" dinoflagellate.},
journal = {Genome biology},
volume = {24},
number = {1},
pages = {265},
pmid = {37996937},
issn = {1474-760X},
support = {Transregio SFB TRR-52 Roseobacter//Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ ; Transregio SFB TRR-52 Roseobacter//Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ ; Transregio SFB TRR-52 Roseobacter//Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ ; Transregio SFB TRR-52 Roseobacter//Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ ; Transregio SFB TRR-52 Roseobacter//Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/ ; DP190102474//Australian Research Council/ ; DP190102474//Australian Research Council/ ; Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine//Australian Academy of Science/ ; Soil//Australian Academy of Science/ ; Plant Biology//Australian Academy of Science/ ; },
mesh = {Humans ; *Harmful Algal Bloom ; *Dinoflagellida/genetics ; Multiomics ; Genomics ; Heat-Shock Response ; },
abstract = {BACKGROUND: "Red tides" are harmful algal blooms caused by dinoflagellate microalgae that accumulate toxins lethal to other organisms, including humans via consumption of contaminated seafood. These algal blooms are driven by a combination of environmental factors including nutrient enrichment, particularly in warm waters, and are increasingly frequent. The molecular, regulatory, and evolutionary mechanisms that underlie the heat stress response in these harmful bloom-forming algal species remain little understood, due in part to the limited genomic resources from dinoflagellates, complicated by the large sizes of genomes, exhibiting features atypical of eukaryotes.

RESULTS: We present the de novo assembled genome (~ 4.75 Gbp with 85,849 protein-coding genes), transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome from Prorocentrum cordatum, a globally abundant, bloom-forming dinoflagellate. Using axenic algal cultures, we study the molecular mechanisms that underpin the algal response to heat stress, which is relevant to current ocean warming trends. We present the first evidence of a complementary interplay between RNA editing and exon usage that regulates the expression and functional diversity of biomolecules, reflected by reduction in photosynthesis, central metabolism, and protein synthesis. These results reveal genomic signatures and post-transcriptional regulation for the first time in a pelagic dinoflagellate.

CONCLUSIONS: Our multi-omics analyses uncover the molecular response to heat stress in an important bloom-forming algal species, which is driven by complex gene structures in a large, high-G+C genome, combined with multi-level transcriptional regulation. The dynamics and interplay of molecular regulatory mechanisms may explain in part how dinoflagellates diversified to become some of the most ecologically successful organisms on Earth.},
}

Humans
*Harmful Algal Bloom
*Dinoflagellida/genetics
Multiomics
Genomics
Heat-Shock Response

@article {pmid37994954,
year = {2023},
author = {Aksoy, H},
title = {Determination of landslide susceptibility with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the role of forest ecosystem services on landslide susceptibility.},
journal = {Environmental monitoring and assessment},
volume = {195},
number = {12},
pages = {1525},
pmid = {37994954},
issn = {1573-2959},
mesh = {*Ecosystem ; *Landslides ; Analytic Hierarchy Process ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Geographic Information Systems ; Forests ; },
abstract = {The analysis of landslide susceptibility is a crucial tool in the mitigation and management of ecological and economic hazards. The number of studies examining how the form and durability of forest areas affect landslide susceptibility is very limited. This study was conducted in the Marmara region of northwestern Türkiye, where forested areas and industrial zones are intertwined and dense. The landslide susceptibility map was produced by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. In the context of AHP, a total of 12 different variables were employed, namely lithology, slope, curvatures, precipitations, aspect, distance to fault lines, distance to streams, distance to roads, land use, soil, elevation, and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). The performance analysis of the landslide susceptibility map was conducted using the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve method. The AUC value was computed (0.809) for the landslide susceptibility map generated by using the AHP technique. Forest type maps were used to analyze the impact of forests on landslide susceptibility. In terms of forest structure, 4 main criteria were determined: stand structure, development stage, crown closure, and stand age. Each criterion was analyzed with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) by overlaying it with the landslide susceptibility map of the study area. The results showed that the risk of landslides was lowest in forests with more than one tree species, mature, development stage and of (e) > 52 cm, and crown closure of 41%-70% (2).},
}

*Ecosystem
*Landslides
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Environmental Monitoring/methods
Geographic Information Systems
Forests

@article {pmid38005880,
year = {2023},
author = {Barnes, M and Price, DC},
title = {Endogenous Viral Elements in Ixodid Tick Genomes.},
journal = {Viruses},
volume = {15},
number = {11},
pages = {},
doi = {10.3390/v15112201},
pmid = {38005880},
issn = {1999-4915},
support = {Capacity Project NE1943: "Biology, Ecology & Management of Emerging Disease Vectors"//United States Department of Agriculture/ ; },
abstract = {The documentation of endogenous viral elements (EVEs; virus-derived genetic material integrated into the genome of a nonviral host) has offered insights into how arthropods respond to viral infection via RNA interference pathways. Small non-coding RNAs derived from EVE loci serve to direct RNAi pathways in limiting replication and infection from cognate viruses, thus benefiting the host's fitness and, potentially, vectorial capacity. Here we use informatic approaches to analyze nine available genome sequences of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae; Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. microplus, R. annulatus, Ixodes ricinus, I. persulcatus, I. scapularis, Hyalomma asiaticum, Haemaphysalis longicornis, and Dermacentor silvarum) to identify endogenous viral elements and to illustrate the shared ancestry of all elements identified. Our results highlight a broad diversity of viral taxa as having given rise to 1234 identified EVEs in ticks, with Mononegavirales (specifically Rhabdoviridae) well-represented in this subset of hard ticks. Further investigation revealed extensive adintovirus integrations in several Ixodes species, the prevalence of Bunyavirales EVEs (notably not observed in mosquitoes), and the presence of several elements similar to known emerging human and veterinary pathogens. These results will inform subsequent work on current and past associations with tick species with regard to the viruses from which their "viral fossils" are derived and may serve as a reference for quality control of various tick-omics data that may suffer from misidentification of EVEs as viral genetic material.},
}

@article {pmid38004638,
year = {2023},
author = {Zhu, Q and Ruan, M and Hu, Z and Miao, K and Ye, C},
title = {The Relationship between Acid Production and the Microbial Community of Newly Produced Coal Gangue in the Early Oxidation Stage.},
journal = {Microorganisms},
volume = {11},
number = {11},
pages = {},
doi = {10.3390/microorganisms11112626},
pmid = {38004638},
issn = {2076-2607},
support = {grant number 2019YFC1805003//National Key Research and Development Program/ ; },
abstract = {Coal gangue is a solid waste formed during coal production, and the acid mine drainage it generates during open-pit storage severely pollutes the ecological environment of mining areas. Microorganisms play a crucial catalytic role in acidification, and their species and gene functions change during the oxidation process of coal gangue. In this study, the changes in microbial community structure were investigated during the initial acidification process for newly produced gangue exposed to moisture by monitoring the changes in pH, EC, sulfate ion concentration, and the iron oxidation rate of gangue leaching solutions. Moreover, the composition and functional abundance of microbial communities on the surface of the gangue were analyzed with rainfall simulation experiments and 16S rRNA sequencing. The study yielded the following findings: (1) The critical period for newly produced gangue oxidation spanned from 0~15 d after its exposure to water; the pH of leaching solutions decreased from 4.65 to 4.09 during this time, and the concentration and oxidation rate of iron in the leaching solutions remained at low levels, indicating that iron oxidation was not the main driver for acidification during this stage. (2) When the gangue was kept dry, Burkholderia spp. dominated the gangue microbial community. When the gangue was exposed to moisture, the rate of acidification accelerated, and Pseudomonas replaced Burkholderia as the dominant genus in the community. (3) In terms of gene function, the microbial community of the acidified gangue had stronger nitrogen cycling functions, and an increase in the abundance of microorganisms related to the sulfur cycle occurred after day 15 of the experiment. The microbial community in the acidified gangue had more stress resistance than the community of the newly formed gangue, but its potential to decompose environmental pollutants decreased.},
}

@article {pmid38001289,
year = {2023},
author = {Zhou, L and Wang, Y and Li, D and Zhang, J and Zhu, X},
title = {Efficient degradation of phenanthrene by biochar-supported nano zero-valent iron activated persulfate: performance evaluation and mechanism insights.},
journal = {Environmental science and pollution research international},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
pmid = {38001289},
issn = {1614-7499},
abstract = {Biochar-supported nano zero-valent iron (BC@nZVI) is a novel and efficient non-homogeneous activator for persulfate (PS). This study aimed to identify the primary pathways, the degradation mechanism and the performance of phenanthrene (PHE) with PS activated by BC@nZVI (BC@nZVI/PS). BC@nZVI as an activator for PS was prepared by liquid phase reduction method. BC@nZVI was characterized using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometer and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The effects of the iron-carbon mass ratio and BC@nZVI dosage were investigated, and a pseudo-first-order kinetic model was used to evaluate the PHE degradation. The results showed that BC supported nZVI and inhibited the agglomeration of nZVI, improving PS's activation efficiency. The optimal iron-carbon mass ratio was determined to be 1:4, accompanied by a dosage of 0.6 g/L of BC@nZVI. During PS activation, nZVI was transformed to Fe[2+] and Fe[3+], with the majority being Fe[3+]. The reducibility of nZVI in BC@nZVI enabled the reduction of Fe[3+] to Fe[2+] to activate PS. Radical quenching and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) revealed that the oxidative radicals in the BC@nZVI/PS system were mainly SO4[-]· and ·OH, where SO4[-]· was the primary free radical under acidic and neutral conditions and ·OH in alkaline conditions. Additionally, BC@nZVI adsorption had a limited role in PHE removal. This study can provide mechanism insights of PHE degradation in water with BC@nZVI activation of the Na2S2O8 system.},
}

@article {pmid37999540,
year = {2023},
author = {Tan, M and Dong, J and Qu, J and Hao, M},
title = {The Patterns of Migration of Potentially Toxic Elements from Coal Mining Subsidence Areas and Associated Soils to Waterlogged Areas.},
journal = {Toxics},
volume = {11},
number = {11},
pages = {},
doi = {10.3390/toxics11110888},
pmid = {37999540},
issn = {2305-6304},
support = {52204190//National Natural Science Foundation of China/ ; 42271368//National Natural Science Foundation of China/ ; 2021YCPY0113//Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/ ; 2019ZD03//Xuzhou Ecological Civilization Construction research project/ ; },
abstract = {It is crucial for effectively controlling potentially toxic element (PTE) pollution to understand the pollution situation, ecological risks, health risks, and migration patterns of PTEs. However, currently, no research has been conducted on the migration patterns of soil PTEs from coal mining subsidence areas to waterlogged areas under different restoration modes. In this study, a total of 15 sediment samples and 60 soil samples were collected from landscaped wetlands, aquaculture wetland, fish-photovoltaic complementary wetland, photovoltaic wetland, and waterlogged areas with untreated coal mining subsidence. The PTE pollution status, ecological risks, health risks, migration patterns, and the important factors influencing the migration were analyzed. The results indicated that the comprehensive pollution level of PTEs in waterlogged areas with coal mining subsidence can be reduced by developing them into landscaped wetlands, aquaculture wetlands, fish-photovoltaic complementary wetlands, and photovoltaic wetlands. Additionally, the closer to the waterlogged area, the higher the Cu content in the subsidence area soil is, reaching its peak in the waterlogged area. The Cd was influenced positively by SOC and pH. The research results were of great significance for formulating reclamation plans for waterlogged areas and controlling PTE pollution.},
}

@article {pmid37994909,
year = {2023},
author = {Jiahui, G and Feilong, M and Nastase, SA and Haxby, JV and Gobbini, MI},
title = {Cross-movie prediction of individualized functional topography.},
journal = {eLife},
volume = {12},
number = {},
pages = {},
pmid = {37994909},
issn = {2050-084X},
support = {MH127199/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; },
mesh = {Humans ; *Motion Pictures ; *Academies and Institutes ; Brain ; Cognition ; Databases, Factual ; },
abstract = {Participant-specific, functionally defined brain areas are usually mapped with functional localizers and estimated by making contrasts between responses to single categories of input. Naturalistic stimuli engage multiple brain systems in parallel, provide more ecologically plausible estimates of real-world statistics, and are friendly to special populations. The current study shows that cortical functional topographies in individual participants can be estimated with high fidelity from naturalistic stimuli. Importantly, we demonstrate that robust, individualized estimates can be obtained even when participants watched different movies, were scanned with different parameters/scanners, and were sampled from different institutes across the world. Our results create a foundation for future studies that allow researchers to estimate a broad range of functional topographies based on naturalistic movies and a normative database, making it possible to integrate high-level cognitive functions across datasets from laboratories worldwide.},
}

Humans
*Motion Pictures
*Academies and Institutes
Brain
Cognition
Databases, Factual

@article {pmid37985899,
year = {2023},
author = {Gonzalez, A and Vihervaara, P and Balvanera, P and Bates, AE and Bayraktarov, E and Bellingham, PJ and Bruder, A and Campbell, J and Catchen, MD and Cavender-Bares, J and Chase, J and Coops, N and Costello, MJ and Czúcz, B and Delavaud, A and Dornelas, M and Dubois, G and Duffy, EJ and Eggermont, H and Fernandez, M and Fernandez, N and Ferrier, S and Geller, GN and Gill, M and Gravel, D and Guerra, CA and Guralnick, R and Harfoot, M and Hirsch, T and Hoban, S and Hughes, AC and Hugo, W and Hunter, ME and Isbell, F and Jetz, W and Juergens, N and Kissling, WD and Krug, CB and Kullberg, P and Le Bras, Y and Leung, B and Londoño-Murcia, MC and Lord, JM and Loreau, M and Luers, A and Ma, K and MacDonald, AJ and Maes, J and McGeoch, M and Mihoub, JB and Millette, KL and Molnar, Z and Montes, E and Mori, AS and Muller-Karger, FE and Muraoka, H and Nakaoka, M and Navarro, L and Newbold, T and Niamir, A and Obura, D and O'Connor, M and Paganini, M and Pelletier, D and Pereira, H and Poisot, T and Pollock, LJ and Purvis, A and Radulovici, A and Rocchini, D and Roeoesli, C and Schaepman, M and Schaepman-Strub, G and Schmeller, DS and Schmiedel, U and Schneider, FD and Shakya, MM and Skidmore, A and Skowno, AL and Takeuchi, Y and Tuanmu, MN and Turak, E and Turner, W and Urban, MC and Urbina-Cardona, N and Valbuena, R and Van de Putte, A and van Havre, B and Wingate, VR and Wright, E and Torrelio, CZ},
title = {Author Correction: A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action.},
journal = {Nature ecology & evolution},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1038/s41559-023-02263-x},
pmid = {37985899},
issn = {2397-334X},
}

@article {pmid37985664,
year = {2023},
author = {Howerton, E and Contamin, L and Mullany, LC and Qin, M and Reich, NG and Bents, S and Borchering, RK and Jung, SM and Loo, SL and Smith, CP and Levander, J and Kerr, J and Espino, J and van Panhuis, WG and Hochheiser, H and Galanti, M and Yamana, T and Pei, S and Shaman, J and Rainwater-Lovett, K and Kinsey, M and Tallaksen, K and Wilson, S and Shin, L and Lemaitre, JC and Kaminsky, J and Hulse, JD and Lee, EC and McKee, CD and Hill, A and Karlen, D and Chinazzi, M and Davis, JT and Mu, K and Xiong, X and Pastore Y Piontti, A and Vespignani, A and Rosenstrom, ET and Ivy, JS and Mayorga, ME and Swann, JL and España, G and Cavany, S and Moore, S and Perkins, A and Hladish, T and Pillai, A and Ben Toh, K and Longini, I and Chen, S and Paul, R and Janies, D and Thill, JC and Bouchnita, A and Bi, K and Lachmann, M and Fox, SJ and Meyers, LA and Srivastava, A and Porebski, P and Venkatramanan, S and Adiga, A and Lewis, B and Klahn, B and Outten, J and Hurt, B and Chen, J and Mortveit, H and Wilson, A and Marathe, M and Hoops, S and Bhattacharya, P and Machi, D and Cadwell, BL and Healy, JM and Slayton, RB and Johansson, MA and Biggerstaff, M and Truelove, S and Runge, MC and Shea, K and Viboud, C and Lessler, J},
title = {Evaluation of the US COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub for informing pandemic response under uncertainty.},
journal = {Nature communications},
volume = {14},
number = {1},
pages = {7260},
pmid = {37985664},
issn = {2041-1723},
support = {NU38OT000297/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; NU38OT000297/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; NU38OT000297/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; NU38OT000297/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; NU38OT000297/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; NU38OT000297/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; NU38OT000297/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; NU38OT000297/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; },
mesh = {Humans ; *COVID-19/epidemiology ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Uncertainty ; },
abstract = {Our ability to forecast epidemics far into the future is constrained by the many complexities of disease systems. Realistic longer-term projections may, however, be possible under well-defined scenarios that specify the future state of critical epidemic drivers. Since December 2020, the U.S. COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub (SMH) has convened multiple modeling teams to make months ahead projections of SARS-CoV-2 burden, totaling nearly 1.8 million national and state-level projections. Here, we find SMH performance varied widely as a function of both scenario validity and model calibration. We show scenarios remained close to reality for 22 weeks on average before the arrival of unanticipated SARS-CoV-2 variants invalidated key assumptions. An ensemble of participating models that preserved variation between models (using the linear opinion pool method) was consistently more reliable than any single model in periods of valid scenario assumptions, while projection interval coverage was near target levels. SMH projections were used to guide pandemic response, illustrating the value of collaborative hubs for longer-term scenario projections.},
}

Humans
*COVID-19/epidemiology
Pandemics/prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2
Uncertainty

@article {pmid37907108,
year = {2024},
author = {Zhao, Y and Jia, H and Deng, H and Ge, C and Xing, W and Yu, H and Li, J},
title = {Integrated microbiota and multi-omics analysis reveal the differential responses of earthworm to conventional and biodegradable microplastics in soil under biogas slurry irrigation.},
journal = {The Science of the total environment},
volume = {907},
number = {},
pages = {168191},
doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168191},
pmid = {37907108},
issn = {1879-1026},
mesh = {Animals ; Soil ; *Oligochaeta ; Biofuels ; Microplastics ; Multiomics ; Plastics ; Polyethylene ; *Biodegradable Plastics ; *Microbiota ; Polyesters ; *Soil Pollutants/toxicity ; },
abstract = {As one of the promising alternatives of conventional plastic mulching film (C-PMF), biodegradable plastic mulching films (B-PMF) were employed in agronomy production to alleviate the environmental burden of C-PMF. However, information regarding the potential toxicity effects of biodegradable microplastics (MPs) in soil still in scarcity, and the available findings were found to be controversial. Additionally, little is known about the molecular toxicity effects of conventional and biodegradable MPs on terrestrial organisms. Thus, 5 % (w/w) biodegradable (polylactic acid, PLA) and conventional (polyvinylchloride, PVC; low-density polyvinylchloride, LDPE) MPs were employed to assess the toxicity effects on Eisenia fetida in agricultural soil with biogas slurry irrigation. In the present study, transcriptomic, metabolomic profiles and individual indexes were selected to reveal the toxicity mechanisms from molecular level to the individual response. Furthermore, dysbiosis of bacterial community in gut was also investigated for obtaining comprehensive knowledge on the MPs toxicity. At the end of the exposure, the number of survival earthworms after MPs exposure was significantly reduced. Compared with the initial body weight, PLA and LDPE increased the biomass of earthworms after MPs exposure, while no significant influence on the biomass was observed in PVC treatment. Microbacterium, Klebsiella and Chryseobacterium were significantly enriched in earthworm gut after PLA, PVC and LDPE exposure, respectively (p < 0.05). Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis revealed that PLA exposure induced neurotransmission disorder and high energetic expenditure in earthworms. However, PVC and LDPE inhibited the nutrient absorption efficiency and activated the innate immunity responses of earthworms. The PLS-SEM results showed that the effects of MPs were dominated by the polymer types, and hence, significantly and directly influence the gut bacterial community of earthworms. This study provides a better understanding of the similarities and discrepancies in toxicity effects of biodegradable and conventional MPs from the perspectives of individual, gut bacterial community, transcriptome and metabolome.},
}

Animals
Soil
*Oligochaeta
Biofuels
Microplastics
Multiomics
Plastics
Polyethylene
*Biodegradable Plastics
*Microbiota
Polyesters
*Soil Pollutants/toxicity

@article {pmid37981161,
year = {2023},
author = {Sajjad, W and Ilahi, N and Kang, S and Bahadur, A and Banerjee, A and Zada, S and Ali, B and Rafiq, M and Zheng, G},
title = {Microbial diversity and community structure dynamics in acid mine drainage: Acidic fire with dissolved heavy metals.},
journal = {The Science of the total environment},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {168635},
doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168635},
pmid = {37981161},
issn = {1879-1026},
abstract = {Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the leading causes of environmental pollution and is linked to public health and ecological consequences. Microbes-mineral interaction generates AMD, but microorganisms can also remedy AMD pollution. Exploring the microbial response to AMD effluents may reveal survival strategies in extreme ecosystems. Three distinct sites across a mine (inside the mine, the entrance of the mine, and outside) were selected to study their heavy metal concentrations due to significant variations in pH and physicochemical characteristics, and high-throughput sequencing was carried out to investigate the microbial diversity. The metal and ion concentrations followed the order SO4[2-], Fe, Cu, Zn, Mg, Pb, Co, Cr, and Ni from highest to lowest, respectively. Maximum sequences were allocated to Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. Among archaea, the abundance of Thaumarchaeota and Euryarchaeota was higher outside of mine. Most of the genera (23.12 %) were unclassified and unknown. The average OTUs (operational taxonomic units) were significantly higher outside the mine; however, diversity indices were not significantly different across the mine sites. Hierarchical clustering of selective genera and nMDS ordination of OTUs displayed greater segregation resolution inside and outside of mine, whereas the entrance samples clustered with greater similarity. Heterogeneous selection might be the main driver of community composition outside the mine, whereas stochastic processes became prominent inside the mine. However, the ANOSIM test shows a relatively even distribution of community composition within and between the groups. Microbial phyla showed both positive and negative correlations with physicochemical factors. A greater number of biomarkers were reported outside of the mine. Predictive functional investigation revealed the existence of putative degradative, metabolic, and biosynthetic pathways. This study presents a rare dataset in our understanding of microbial diversity and distribution as shaped by the ecological gradient and potential novelty in phylogenetic/taxonomic diversity in AMD, with potential biotechnological applications.},
}

@article {pmid37978186,
year = {2023},
author = {Clark, MS and Hoffman, JI and Peck, LS and Bargelloni, L and Gande, D and Havermans, C and Meyer, B and Patarnello, T and Phillips, T and Stoof-Leichsenring, KR and Vendrami, DLJ and Beck, A and Collins, G and Friedrich, MW and Halanych, KM and Masello, JF and Nagel, R and Norén, K and Printzen, C and Ruiz, MB and Wohlrab, S and Becker, B and Dumack, K and Ghaderiardakani, F and Glaser, K and Heesch, S and Held, C and John, U and Karsten, U and Kempf, S and Lucassen, M and Paijmans, A and Schimani, K and Wallberg, A and Wunder, LC and Mock, T},
title = {Multi-omics for studying and understanding polar life.},
journal = {Nature communications},
volume = {14},
number = {1},
pages = {7451},
pmid = {37978186},
issn = {2041-1723},
mesh = {*Ecosystem ; *Multiomics ; Biodiversity ; Forecasting ; },
abstract = {Polar ecosystems are experiencing amongst the most rapid rates of regional warming on Earth. Here, we discuss 'omics' approaches to investigate polar biodiversity, including the current state of the art, future perspectives and recommendations. We propose a community road map to generate and more fully exploit multi-omics data from polar organisms. These data are needed for the comprehensive evaluation of polar biodiversity and to reveal how life evolved and adapted to permanently cold environments with extreme seasonality. We argue that concerted action is required to mitigate the impact of warming on polar ecosystems via conservation efforts, to sustainably manage these unique habitats and their ecosystem services, and for the sustainable bioprospecting of novel genes and compounds for societal gain.},
}

*Ecosystem
*Multiomics
Biodiversity
Forecasting

@article {pmid37971111,
year = {2023},
author = {Stahnke, DN and Nied, C and Oliveira, MLG and Costa, JSDD},
title = {Trends in hospital admissions and mortality from diabetes mellitus in Rio Grande do Sul: historical series 2000-2020.},
journal = {Revista gaucha de enfermagem},
volume = {44},
number = {},
pages = {e20230103},
doi = {10.1590/1983-1447.2023.20230103.en},
pmid = {37971111},
issn = {1983-1447},
mesh = {Humans ; Brazil/epidemiology ; *Information Systems ; Hospitalization ; *Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology ; Hospitals ; },
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To analyze the trends of hospital admissions and deaths from diabetes mellitus in the 18 host municipalities of the 19 regional health coordination offices and in Rio Grande do Sul, 2000-2020.

METHOD: Ecological study with secondary data collected in the Hospital Information System, the Mortality Information System, and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, from 2000-2020. Coefficients were standardized using the direct method and Prais-Winsten regression analysis.

RESULTS: A downward trend wasfound in the coefficients of hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus in most cities and states. In 2020, for both areas, hospitalizations for diabetes mellitus were below the average of the period. The mortality trend remained stationary in almost all municipalities and in the state.

CONCLUSION: There was evidence of a decrease in hospitalizations and stationary mortality by DM in most municipalities analyzed, possibly due to the policies and actions implemented in the period, despite the aging of the population.},
}

Humans
Brazil/epidemiology
*Information Systems
Hospitalization
*Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology
Hospitals

@article {pmid37852461,
year = {2024},
author = {Ghiotto, G and Zampieri, G and Campanaro, S and Treu, L},
title = {Strain-resolved metagenomics approaches applied to biogas upgrading.},
journal = {Environmental research},
volume = {240},
number = {Pt 2},
pages = {117414},
doi = {10.1016/j.envres.2023.117414},
pmid = {37852461},
issn = {1096-0953},
mesh = {*Biofuels ; *Computational Biology ; Hydrogen ; Metagenomics ; Nucleotides ; },
abstract = {Genetic heterogeneity is a common trait in microbial populations, caused by de novo mutations and changes in variant frequencies over time. Microbes can thus differ genetically within the same species and acquire different phenotypes. For instance, performance and stability of anaerobic reactors are linked to the composition of the microbiome involved in the digestion process and to the environmental parameters imposing selective pressure on the metagenome, shaping its evolution. Changes at the strain level have the potential to determine variations in microbial functions, and their characterization could provide new insight into ecological and evolutionary processes driving anaerobic digestion. In this work, single nucleotide variant dynamics were studied in two time-course biogas upgrading experiments, testing alternative carbon sources and the response to exogenous hydrogen addition. A cumulative total of 76,229 and 64,289 high-confidence single nucleotide variants were discerned in the experiments related to carbon substrate availability and hydrogen addition, respectively. By combining complementary bioinformatic approaches, the study reconstructed the precise strain count-two for both hydrogenotrophic archaea-and tracked their abundance over time, while also characterizing tens of genes under strong selection. Results in the dominant archaea revealed the presence of nearly 100 variants within genes encoding enzymes involved in hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis. In the bacterial counterparts, 119 mutations were identified across 23 genes associated with the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway, suggesting a possible impact on the syntrophic acetate-oxidation process. Strain replacement events took place in both experiments, confirming the trends suggested by the variants trajectories and providing a comprehensive understanding of the biogas upgrading microbiome at the strain level. Overall, this resolution level allowed us to reveal fine-scale evolutionary mechanisms, functional dynamics, and strain-level metabolic variation that could contribute to the selection of key species actively involved in the carbon dioxide fixation process.},
}

*Biofuels
*Computational Biology
Hydrogen
Metagenomics
Nucleotides

@article {pmid37833155,
year = {2023},
author = {Munley, JA and Kelly, LS and Park, G and Gillies, GS and Pons, EE and Kannan, KB and Bible, LE and Efron, PA and Nagpal, R and Mohr, AM},
title = {Sex-specific intestinal dysbiosis persists after multicompartmental injury.},
journal = {Surgery},
volume = {174},
number = {6},
pages = {1453-1462},
doi = {10.1016/j.surg.2023.08.023},
pmid = {37833155},
issn = {1532-7361},
mesh = {Female ; Male ; Rats ; Animals ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; *Dysbiosis/etiology ; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S ; *Multiple Trauma ; Computational Biology ; },
abstract = {BACKGROUND: Preclinical studies of the gut microbiome after severe traumatic injury have demonstrated severe dysbiosis in males, with sex-specific microbial differences up to 2 days after injury. However, the impact of host sex on injury-driven dysbiosis over time remains unknown. We hypothesized that sex-specific differences in intestinal microbiome diversity and composition after traumatic injury with and without stress would persist after 7 days.

METHODS: Male and proestrus female Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 8/group) were subjected to either polytrauma (lung contusion, hemorrhagic shock, cecectomy, bifemoral pseudofractures), polytrauma plus chronic restraint stress, or naïve controls. The fecal microbiome was measured on days 0, 3, and 7 using 16S rRNA sequencing and Quantitative Insights into Microbial Ecology bioinformatics analyses. Microbial alpha-diversity (Chao1 and Shannon indices) and beta-diversity were assessed. Analyses were performed in GraphPad and "R," with significance defined as P < .05.

RESULTS: Polytrauma and polytrauma plus chronic restraint stress reduced alpha-diversity (Chao1, Shannon) within 3 days postinjury, which persisted up to day 7 in both sexes; polytrauma and polytrauma plus chronic restraint stress females had significantly decreased Chao1 compared to male counterparts at day 7 (P = .02). At day 7, the microbiome composition in polytrauma females had higher proportion of Mucispirillum, whereas polytrauma plus chronic restraint stress males demonstrated elevated abundance of Ruminococcus and Akkermansia.

CONCLUSION: Multicompartmental trauma induces intestinal dysbiosis that is sex-specific with persistence of decreased diversity and unique "pathobiome" signatures in females after 1 week. These findings underline sex as an important biological variable that may influence variable host-specific responses and outcomes after severe trauma and critical illness. This underscores the need to consider precision medicine strategies to ameliorate these outcomes.},
}

Female
Male
Rats
Animals
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
*Dysbiosis/etiology
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
*Multiple Trauma
Computational Biology

@article {pmid37980986,
year = {2023},
author = {Iqbal, A and Maqsood Ur Rehman, M and Sajjad, W and Degen, AA and Rafiq, M and Jiahuan, N and Khan, S and Shang, Z},
title = {Patterns of bacterial communities in the rhizosphere and rhizoplane of alpine wet meadows.},
journal = {Environmental research},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {117672},
doi = {10.1016/j.envres.2023.117672},
pmid = {37980986},
issn = {1096-0953},
abstract = {Wet meadows, a type of wetland, are vulnerable to climate change and human activity, impacting soil properties and microorganisms that are crucial to the ecosystem processes of wet meadows. To decipher the ecological mechanisms and processes involved in wet meadows, it is necessary to examine the bacterial communities associated with plant roots. To gain valuable insight into the microbial dynamics of alpine wet meadows, we used Illumina MiSeq sequencing to investigate how environmental factors shape the bacterial communities thriving in the rhizosphere and rhizoplane of three plant species: Cremanthodium ellisii, Caltha scaposa, and Cremanthodium lineare. The most abundant bacterial phyla in rhizosphere and rhizoplane were Proteobacteria > Firmicutes > Actinobacteria, while Macrococcus, Lactococcus, and Exiguobacterium were the most abundant bacterial genera between rhizosphere and rhizoplane. The mantel test, network, and structure equation models revealed that bacterial communities of rhizosphere were shaped by total nitrogen (TN), soil water content (SWC), soil organic carbon (SOC), microbial biomass carbon (MBC), microbial biomass nitrogen (MBN), pH, however, rhizoplane bacterial communities exhibited varying results. The bacterial communities exhibited significant heterogeneity, with stochastic process predominating in both the rhizosphere and rhizoplane. PICRUSt2 and FAPROTAX analysis revealed substantial differences in key biogeochemical cycles and metabolic functional predictions. It was concluded that root compartments significantly influenced the bacterial communities, although plant species and elevation asserted varying effects. This study portrays how physicochemical properties, plant species, and elevations can shift the overall structure and functional repertoire of bacterial communities in alpine wet meadows.},
}

@article {pmid37976789,
year = {2023},
author = {Karimian, H and Zou, W and Chen, Y and Xia, J and Wang, Z},
title = {Corrigendum to 'Landscape ecological risk assessment and driving factor analysis in Dongjiang river watershed' [Chemosphere 307 (2022)135835].},
journal = {Chemosphere},
volume = {346},
number = {},
pages = {140599},
doi = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140599},
pmid = {37976789},
issn = {1879-1298},
}

@article {pmid37968269,
year = {2023},
author = {Swets, MC and Kerr, S and Scott-Brown, J and Brown, AB and Gupta, R and Millar, JE and Spata, E and McCurrach, F and Bretherick, AD and Docherty, A and Harrison, D and Rowan, K and Young, N and , and Groeneveld, GH and Dunning, J and Nguyen-Van-Tam, JS and Openshaw, P and Horby, PW and Harrison, E and Staplin, N and Semple, MG and Lone, N and Baillie, JK},
title = {Evaluation of pragmatic oxygenation measurement as a proxy for Covid-19 severity.},
journal = {Nature communications},
volume = {14},
number = {1},
pages = {7374},
pmid = {37968269},
issn = {2041-1723},
support = {/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom ; },
mesh = {Humans ; Reproducibility of Results ; *COVID-19/diagnosis ; Lung ; Sample Size ; },
abstract = {Choosing optimal outcome measures maximizes statistical power, accelerates discovery and improves reliability in early-phase trials. We devised and evaluated a modification to a pragmatic measure of oxygenation function, the [Formula: see text] ratio. Because of the ceiling effect in oxyhaemoglobin saturation, [Formula: see text] ratio ceases to reflect pulmonary oxygenation function at high [Formula: see text] values. We found that the correlation of [Formula: see text] with the reference standard ([Formula: see text]/[Formula: see text] ratio) improves substantially when excluding [Formula: see text] and refer to this measure as [Formula: see text]. Using observational data from 39,765 hospitalised COVID-19 patients, we demonstrate that [Formula: see text] is predictive of mortality, and compare the sample sizes required for trials using four different outcome measures. We show that a significant difference in outcome could be detected with the smallest sample size using [Formula: see text]. We demonstrate that [Formula: see text] is an effective intermediate outcome measure in COVID-19. It is a non-invasive measurement, representative of disease severity and provides greater statistical power.},
}

Humans
Reproducibility of Results
*COVID-19/diagnosis
Lung
Sample Size

@article {pmid37166827,
year = {2023},
author = {Haslbeck, J and Ryan, O and Dablander, F},
title = {Multimodality and skewness in emotion time series.},
journal = {Emotion (Washington, D.C.)},
volume = {23},
number = {8},
pages = {2117-2141},
doi = {10.1037/emo0001218},
pmid = {37166827},
issn = {1931-1516},
support = {/NWO_/Dutch Research Council/Netherlands ; },
mesh = {Humans ; Time Factors ; *Emotions ; *Ecological Momentary Assessment ; Data Management ; },
abstract = {The ability to measure emotional states in daily life using mobile devices has led to a surge of exciting new research on the temporal evolution of emotions. However, much of the potential of these data still remains untapped. In this paper, we reanalyze emotion measurements from seven openly available experience sampling methodology studies with a total of 835 individuals to systematically investigate the modality (unimodal, bimodal, and more than two modes) and skewness of within-person emotion measurements. We show that both multimodality and skewness are highly prevalent. In addition, we quantify the heterogeneity across items, individuals, and measurement designs. Our analysis reveals that multimodality is more likely in studies using an analog slider scale than in studies using a Likert scale; negatively valenced items are consistently more skewed than positive valenced items; and longer time series show a higher degree of modality in positive and a higher skew in negative items. We end by discussing the implications of our results for theorizing, measurement, and time series modeling. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).},
}

Humans
Time Factors
*Emotions
*Ecological Momentary Assessment
Data Management

@article {pmid37966364,
year = {2023},
author = {Hutt Vater, C and Biederman, J and DiSalvo, M and O'Connor, H and Parker, H and Woodworth, KY and Wozniak, J and Faraone, SV},
title = {Growth Trajectories in Stimulant Treated Children and Adolescents: A Qualitative Review of the Literature from Comprehensive Datasets and Registries.},
journal = {Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology},
volume = {33},
number = {9},
pages = {344-355},
doi = {10.1089/cap.2023.0054},
pmid = {37966364},
issn = {1557-8992},
mesh = {Adult ; Adolescent ; Humans ; Child ; *Central Nervous System Stimulants/adverse effects ; Registries ; Body Mass Index ; Databases, Factual ; *Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions ; },
abstract = {Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment with stimulant products has been shown to be safe and effective; however, there are remaining concerns about their possible adverse effects on growth trajectories. We conducted a systematic review of the extant literature derived from ecologically valid databases and registries to assess the body of knowledge about the effects of stimulants on growth trajectories in naturalistic samples. Methods: Using PubMed and PsycINFO, we searched for articles published before February 8, 2023 that focused on growth findings associated with stimulant treatment in pediatric ADHD from comprehensive datasets derived from naturalistic population studies. Results: Of the 1070 articles initially identified, 12 met all inclusion criteria. Sample sizes ranged from 157 to 163,820 youths. Seven of 10 articles examining height found significant decreases in height associated with chronic stimulant treatment that normalized over time in 2 studies. Three articles found no significant association between stimulant treatment and height. No clear associations were identified between cumulative duration and dose of stimulant treatment and adult height. All articles examining weight and six of eight articles examining body mass index (BMI) found significant initial decreases that tended to normalize then increase over time. Longer duration of stimulant medication use was predominantly associated with significant weight and BMI reductions. The effects of stimulant dose on weight and BMI were mostly weak and clinically insignificant. Most studies found no significant association between age at start of stimulant treatment and change in height, weight, or BMI. Most studies did not find significant sex effects in relation to growth parameters. Conclusions: This review of ecologically informative samples revealed that the effects of stimulant treatment on growth trajectories are mainly small and transient. These effects seem to be clinically insignificant for most youth with ADHD who receive stimulant treatment from childhood onto adolescence and adulthood.},
}

Adult
Adolescent
Humans
Child
*Central Nervous System Stimulants/adverse effects
Registries
Body Mass Index
Databases, Factual
*Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

@article {pmid37967264,
year = {2023},
author = {Yuan, Y and Li, X and Li, L and Jiang, FJ and Tang, X and Zhang, F and Goncalves, J and Voss, HU and Ding, H and Kurths, J},
title = {Machine discovery of partial differential equations from spatiotemporal data: A sparse Bayesian learning framework.},
journal = {Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.)},
volume = {33},
number = {11},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1063/5.0160900},
pmid = {37967264},
issn = {1089-7682},
abstract = {This study presents a general framework, namely, Sparse Spatiotemporal System Discovery (S3d), for discovering dynamical models given by Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) from spatiotemporal data. S3d is built on the recent development of sparse Bayesian learning, which enforces sparsity in the estimated PDEs. This approach enables a balance between model complexity and fitting error with theoretical guarantees. The proposed framework integrates Bayesian inference and a sparse priori distribution with the sparse regression method. It also introduces a principled iterative re-weighted algorithm to select dominant features in PDEs and solve for the sparse coefficients. We have demonstrated the discovery of the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation from a traveling-wave convection experiment, as well as several other PDEs, including the important cases of Navier-Stokes and sine-Gordon equations, from simulated data.},
}

@article {pmid37967119,
year = {2023},
author = {Xue, J and Zhu, J and Hu, L and Yang, J and Lv, Y and Zhao, F and Liu, Y and Zhang, T and Cai, Y and Fang, M},
title = {EISA-EXPOSOME: One Highly Sensitive and Autonomous Exposomic Platform with Enhanced in-Source Fragmentation/Annotation.},
journal = {Analytical chemistry},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02697},
pmid = {37967119},
issn = {1520-6882},
abstract = {Lacking a highly sensitive exposome screening technique is one of the biggest challenges in moving exposomic research forward. Enhanced in-source fragmentation/annotation (EISA) has been developed to facilitate molecular identification in untargeted metabolomics and proteomics. In this work, with a mixture of 50 pesticides at three concentration levels (20, 4, and 0.8 ppb), we investigated the analytical performance of the EISA technique over the well-accepted targeted MS/MS mode (TMM) in the detection and identification of chemicals at low levels using a quadrupole time-of-flight (qTOF) instrument. Compared with the TMM method, the EISA technique can recognize additional 1, 20, and 23 chemicals, respectively, at the three concentration levels (20, 4, and 0.8 ppb, respectively) investigated. At the 0.8 ppb level, intensities of precursor ions and fragments observed using the EISA technique are 30-1,154 and 3-80 times higher, respectively, than those observed at the TMM mode. A higher matched fragment ratio (MFR) between the EISA technique and the TMM method was recognized for most chemicals. We further developed a chemical annotation informatics algorithm, EISA-EXPOSOME, which can automatically search each precursor ion (m/z) in the MS/MS library against the EISA MS1 spectra. This algorithm then calculated a weighted score to rank the candidate features by comparing the experimental fragment spectra to those in the library. The peak intensity, zigzag index, and retention time prediction model as well as the peak correlation coefficient were further adopted in the algorithm to filter false positives. The performance of EISA-EXPOSOME was demonstrated using a pooled dust extract with a pesticide mixture (n = 200) spiked at 5 ppb. One urine sample spiked with a contaminant mixture (n = 50) at the 5 ppb level was also used for the validation of the pipeline. Proof-of-principal application of EISA-EXPOSOME in the real sample was further evaluated on the pooled dust sample with a modified T3DB database (n = 1650). Our results show that the EISA-EXPOSOME algorithm can remarkably improve the detection and annotation coverage at trace levels beyond the traditional approach as well as facilitate the high throughput screening of suspected chemicals.},
}

@article {pmid37967108,
year = {2023},
author = {Zhao, H and Zheng, J and Ma, S and Zhao, L and Xu, P and Li, J},
title = {Spatial distribution and influencing factors analysis of national key rural tourism villages in the Yangtze River Delta region based on geographically weighted regression.},
journal = {PloS one},
volume = {18},
number = {11},
pages = {e0291614},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0291614},
pmid = {37967108},
issn = {1932-6203},
abstract = {National key rural tourism villages (NKRTVs) can lead to the high-quality development of rural tourism, and their spatial distribution is influenced by a variety of factors. However, existing studies have neglected the fact that influencing factors can have different directions and effects in different geographic spaces. This study investigates 156 NKRTVs in the Yangtze River Delta region of China as the research object and employs ArcGIS spatial analysis technology to examine their spatial distribution characteristics. Additionally, two new indicators of land and culture are introduced to enhance the index system of influencing factors. A geographically weighted regression model is utilized to identify the spatial heterogeneity of various factors that affect the spatial distribution of NKRTVs. The results of this study indicate the following: (1) The spatial distribution of NKRTVs in the Yangtze River Delta region is characterized by "small clustering and large dispersion." The spatial distribution exhibits strong spatial correlation, with Shanghai serving as the primary spatial clustering core and Huangshan city forming a secondary spatial clustering subcore. The distribution of NKRTVs is relatively scattered in other areas, with obvious differences in the spatial distribution of cold and hot spots. (2) The results of the geographically weighted regression model show that with the change in spatial location, the influence effect of each influencing factor on the spatial distribution of NKRTVs has obvious spatial differences. Based on the spatial heterogeneity of the influencing factors, this study proposes targeted suggestions for the development of rural tourism in different regions.},
}

@article {pmid37967091,
year = {2023},
author = {Radovic, I and Krdzic, I and Jovanovic, A and Vukasinovic, D and Soldatovic, I and Petrovic, M and Tomic, A and Jesic-Petrovic, T and Matejic, A and Salovic, B and Jelena, IZ},
title = {Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Serbian version of Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Treatment Satisfaction-Patient Satisfaction (FACIT-TS-PS) questionnaire.},
journal = {PloS one},
volume = {18},
number = {11},
pages = {e0294339},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0294339},
pmid = {37967091},
issn = {1932-6203},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: Transcultural adaptation and validation of FACIT-TS-PS questionnaire to Serbian language.

METHODS: Standard forward and backward translation from English to Serbian language was performed. Pilot testing of FACIT-TS-PS was conducted on 12 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of malignant tumor. The study included 154 patients with malignant disease. The Questionnaire of Patient Satisfaction was used as a validated tool to evaluate concurrent validity of FACIT-TS-PS questionnaire. Reproducibility was tested on 30 subjects who answered the questionnaire for the second time two weeks later.

RESULTS: Three FACIT-TS-PS subscales (Physician Communication, Treatment Staff Communication and Nurse Communication) demonstrated satisfactory construct validity using Cronbach's alpha, the remaining two subscales (Technical Competence and Confidence & Trust) showed high ceiling effect. Treatment Staff Communication subscale showed large floor effect. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by correlation with the two dimensions of the Questionnaire of Patient Satisfaction. Satisfactory reproducibility was demonstrated on 30 patients who filled the questionnaire for the second time two weeks after initial interview.

CONCLUSION: The Serbian version of FACIT-TS-PS with the omission of Treatment Staff Communication subscale could be used as a valid instrument to assess patient and treatment satisfaction in chronically ill patients in the Serbian population. Omission of Treatment Staff Communication subscale is necessary because it contains questions not relevant for patients in Serbian healthcare system.},
}

@article {pmid37966259,
year = {2023},
author = {Schiebelhut, LM and Guillaume, AS and Kuhn, A and Schweizer, RM and Armstrong, EE and Beaumont, MA and Byrne, M and Cosart, T and Hand, BK and Howard, L and Mussmann, SM and Narum, SR and Rasteiro, R and Rivera-Colón, AG and Saarman, N and Sethuraman, A and Taylor, HR and Thomas, GWC and Wellenreuther, M and Luikart, G},
title = {Genomics and conservation: Guidance from training to analyses and applications.},
journal = {Molecular ecology resources},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1111/1755-0998.13893},
pmid = {37966259},
issn = {1755-0998},
support = {80NSSC19K0185/NASA/NASA/United States ; },
abstract = {Environmental change is intensifying the biodiversity crisis and threatening species across the tree of life. Conservation genomics can help inform conservation actions and slow biodiversity loss. However, more training, appropriate use of novel genomic methods and communication with managers are needed. Here, we review practical guidance to improve applied conservation genomics. We share insights aimed at ensuring effectiveness of conservation actions around three themes: (1) improving pedagogy and training in conservation genomics including for online global audiences, (2) conducting rigorous population genomic analyses properly considering theory, marker types and data interpretation and (3) facilitating communication and collaboration between managers and researchers. We aim to update students and professionals and expand their conservation toolkit with genomic principles and recent approaches for conserving and managing biodiversity. The biodiversity crisis is a global problem and, as such, requires international involvement, training, collaboration and frequent reviews of the literature and workshops as we do here.},
}

@article {pmid37965283,
year = {2023},
author = {Boyes, D and , and , and , and , and , and Holland, PWH and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the Leopard Moth, Zeuzera pyrina (Linnaeus, 1761).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {8},
number = {},
pages = {94},
pmid = {37965283},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual male Zeuzera pyrina (the Leopard Moth, Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Cossidae). The genome sequence is 687 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the assembled Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.3 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 22,738 protein coding genes.},
}

@article {pmid37962866,
year = {2023},
author = {Zang, Z and Zhang, Y and Zuo, C and Chen, J and He, B and Luo, N and Zou, J and Zhao, W and Shi, W and Yan, X},
title = {Exploring Global Land Coarse-Mode Aerosol Changes from 2001-2021 Using a New Spatiotemporal Coaction Deep-Learning Model.},
journal = {Environmental science & technology},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1021/acs.est.3c07982},
pmid = {37962866},
issn = {1520-5851},
abstract = {Coarse-mode aerosol optical depths (cAODs) are critical for understanding the impact of coarse particle sizes, especially dust aerosols, on climate. Currently, the limited data length and high uncertainty of satellite products diminish the applicability of cAOD for climate research. Here, we propose a spatiotemporal coaction deep-learning model (SCAM) for the retrieval of global land cAOD (500 nm) from 2001-2021. In contrast to conventional deep-learning models, the SCAM considers the impacts of spatiotemporal feature interactions and can simultaneously describe linear and nonlinear relationships for retrievals. Based on these unique characteristics, the SCAM considerably improved global daily cAOD accuracies and coverages (R = 0.82, root-mean-square error [RMSE] = 0.04). Compared to official products from the multiangle imaging spectroradiometer (MISR), the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS), and the polarization and directionality of Earth's reflectances (POLDER) instrument, as well as the physical-deep learning (Phy-DL) derived cAOD, the SCAM cAOD improved the monthly R from 0.44 to 0.88 and more accurately captured over the desert regions. Based on the SCAM cAOD, daily dust cases decreased over the Sahara, Thar Desert, Gobi Desert, and Middle East during 2001-2021 (>3 × 10[-3]/year). The SCAM-retrieved cAOD can contribute considerably to resolving the climate change uncertainty related to coarse-mode aerosols. Our proposed method is highly valuable for reducing uncertainties regarding coarse aerosols and climate interactions.},
}

@article {pmid37879178,
year = {2023},
author = {Li, D and Guan, X and Tang, T and Zhao, L and Tong, W and Wang, Z},
title = {The clean energy development path and sustainable development of the ecological environment driven by big data for mining projects.},
journal = {Journal of environmental management},
volume = {348},
number = {},
pages = {119426},
doi = {10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119426},
pmid = {37879178},
issn = {1095-8630},
mesh = {*Sustainable Development ; *Carbon Dioxide ; Big Data ; Mining ; Economic Development ; Renewable Energy ; },
abstract = {Clean energy is urgently needed to realize mining projects' sustainable development (SD). This study aims to discuss the clean energy development path and the related issues of SD in the ecological environment driven by big data for mining projects. This study adopts a comprehensive research approach, including a literature review, case analysis, and model construction. Firstly, an in-depth literature review of the development status of clean energy is carried out, and the existing research results and technology applications are explored. Secondly, some typical mining projects are selected as cases to discuss the practice and effect of their clean energy application. Finally, the corresponding clean energy development path and the SD analysis model of the ecological environment are constructed based on big data technology to evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of promoting and applying clean energy in mining projects. (1) It is observed that under different Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates, the new and cumulative installed capacities of wind energy show an increasing trend. In 2022, under the low GDP growth rate, the cumulative installed capacity of global wind energy was 370.60 Gigawatt (GW), and the new installed capacity was 45 GW. With the high GDP growth rate, the cumulative and new installed capacities were 367.83 GW and 46 GW. As the economy grows, new wind energy capacity is expected to increase significantly by 2030. In 2046, 2047, and 2050, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reductions are projected to be 8183.35, 8539.22, and 9842.73 Million tons (Mt) (low scenario), 8750.68, 9087.16, and 10,468.75 Mt (medium scenario), and 9083.03, 9458.86, and 10,879.58 Mt (high scenario). By 2060, it is expected that CO2 emissions reduction will continue to increase. (2) The proposed clean energy development path model has achieved a good effect. Through this study, it is hoped to provide empirical support and decision-making reference for the development of mining projects in clean energy, and promote the SD of the mining industry, thus achieving a win-win situation of economic and ecological benefits. This is of great significance for protecting the ecological environment and realizing the sustainable utilization of resources.},
}

*Sustainable Development
*Carbon Dioxide
Big Data
Mining
Economic Development
Renewable Energy

@article {pmid37831234,
year = {2023},
author = {Li, Z and Li, X and Li, S and Yang, Y and Yan, W and Xu, H},
title = {Bibliometric analysis of electrochemical disinfection: current status and development trend from 2002 to 2022.},
journal = {Environmental science and pollution research international},
volume = {30},
number = {52},
pages = {111714-111731},
pmid = {37831234},
issn = {1614-7499},
support = {52270078//National Natural Science Foundation of China/ ; LZY21E080003//Welfare Technology Research Plan of Zhejiang Province/ ; 2021KFKT-7//Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Ecological Water Conservancy in the Arid area of Northwest China (Xi'an University of Technology)/ ; },
mesh = {*Disinfection ; *Bibliometrics ; Databases, Factual ; Electrochemical Techniques ; Electrodes ; },
abstract = {The removal of waterborne pathogens from water is critical in preventing the spread of waterborne diseases. Electrochemical methods have been extensively researched and implemented for disinfection, primarily owing to their simplicity, efficiency, and eco-friendliness. Thus, it is essential to conduct a review about the research progress and hotspots on this promising technique. In this paper, we provided a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to systematically study and analyze the current status, hotspots, and trends in electrochemical disinfection research from 2002 to 2022. This study analyzed literature related to electrochemical disinfection or electrochemical sterilization published in the Web of Science database from 2002 to 2022 using CiteSpace and Biblioshiny R language software packages. The analysis focused on the visualization and assessment of annual publication volume, discipline and journal distribution, collaborative networks, highly cited papers, and keywords to systematically understand the current status and trends of electrochemical disinfection. The results showed that between 2002 and 2022, 1171 publications related to electrochemical disinfection were published, with an exponential increase in the cumulative number of publications (y=17.518e[0.2147x], R[2]= 0.9788). The publications covered 76 disciplines with many articles published in high-impact journals. However, the research power was characterized by a large number of scattered research efforts and insufficient cooperation, indicating the need for further innovative collaboration. The citation analysis and keyword analysis suggest that future development in this field may focus on optimizing electrode materials, investigating the disinfection performance of ·OH based systems, optimizing conditions for actual wastewater treatment, and reducing energy consumption to promote practical applications.},
}

*Disinfection
*Bibliometrics
Databases, Factual
Electrochemical Techniques
Electrodes

@article {pmid37960453,
year = {2023},
author = {Abbas, Q and Ahmad, G and Alyas, T and Alghamdi, T and Alsaawy, Y and Alzahrani, A},
title = {Revolutionizing Urban Mobility: IoT-Enhanced Autonomous Parking Solutions with Transfer Learning for Smart Cities.},
journal = {Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)},
volume = {23},
number = {21},
pages = {},
doi = {10.3390/s23218753},
pmid = {37960453},
issn = {1424-8220},
abstract = {Smart cities have emerged as a specialized domain encompassing various technologies, transitioning from civil engineering to technology-driven solutions. The accelerated development of technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), software-defined networks (SDN), 5G, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and analytics, has played a crucial role in providing solutions for smart cities. Smart cities heavily rely on devices, ad hoc networks, and cloud computing to integrate and streamline various activities towards common goals. However, the complexity arising from multiple cloud service providers offering myriad services necessitates a stable and coherent platform for sustainable operations. The Smart City Operational Platform Ecology (SCOPE) model has been developed to address the growing demands, and incorporates machine learning, cognitive correlates, ecosystem management, and security. SCOPE provides an ecosystem that establishes a balance for achieving sustainability and progress. In the context of smart cities, Internet of Things (IoT) devices play a significant role in enabling automation and data capture. This research paper focuses on a specific module of SCOPE, which deals with data processing and learning mechanisms for object identification in smart cities. Specifically, it presents a car parking system that utilizes smart identification techniques to identify vacant slots. The learning controller in SCOPE employs a two-tier approach, and utilizes two different models, namely Alex Net and YOLO, to ensure procedural stability and improvement.},
}

@article {pmid37954922,
year = {2023},
author = {Boyes, D and , and , and , and , and , and Holland, PWH and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the Miller, Acronicta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {8},
number = {},
pages = {49},
pmid = {37954922},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual female Acronicta leporina (the Miller; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 466 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.4 kilobases in length.},
}

@article {pmid37953792,
year = {2023},
author = {Furtado, DP and Vieira, EA and Nascimento, WF and Inagaki, KY and Bleuel, J and Alves, MAZ and Longo, GO and Oliveira, LS},
title = {#DeOlhoNosCorais: a polygonal annotated dataset to optimize coral monitoring.},
journal = {PeerJ},
volume = {11},
number = {},
pages = {e16219},
pmid = {37953792},
issn = {2167-8359},
abstract = {Corals are colonial animals within the Phylum Cnidaria that form coral reefs, playing a significant role in marine environments by providing habitat for fish, mollusks, crustaceans, sponges, algae, and other organisms. Global climate changes are causing more intense and frequent thermal stress events, leading to corals losing their color due to the disruption of a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic endosymbionts. Given the importance of corals to the marine environment, monitoring coral reefs is critical to understanding their response to anthropogenic impacts. Most coral monitoring activities involve underwater photographs, which can be costly to generate on large spatial scales and require processing and analysis that may be time-consuming. The Marine Ecology Laboratory (LECOM) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) developed the project "#DeOlhoNosCorais" which encourages users to post photos of coral reefs on their social media (Instagram) using this hashtag, enabling people without previous scientific training to contribute to coral monitoring. The laboratory team identifies the species and gathers information on coral health along the Brazilian coast by analyzing each picture posted on social media. To optimize this process, we conducted baseline experiments for image classification and semantic segmentation. We analyzed the classification results of three different machine learning models using the Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations (LIME) algorithm. The best results were achieved by combining EfficientNet for feature extraction and Logistic Regression for classification. Regarding semantic segmentation, the U-Net Pix2Pix model produced a pixel-level accuracy of 86%. Our results indicate that this tool can enhance image selection for coral monitoring purposes and open several perspectives for improving classification performance. Furthermore, our findings can be expanded by incorporating other datasets to create a tool that streamlines the time and cost associated with analyzing coral reef images across various regions.},
}

@article {pmid37952420,
year = {2023},
author = {Hao, W and Shan, YF and Kimura, T and Ukawa, S and Ohira, H and Okabayashi, S and Wakai, K and Ando, M and Tamakoshi, A},
title = {Dual decline in subjective gait speed and domain-specific cognition is associated with higher risk of incident dementia in older Japanese adults: A 15-year age-specific cohort study.},
journal = {Archives of gerontology and geriatrics},
volume = {117},
number = {},
pages = {105254},
doi = {10.1016/j.archger.2023.105254},
pmid = {37952420},
issn = {1872-6976},
abstract = {OBJECTIVES: Dual decline in gait speed and cognition has been found to have higher dementia risk than no decline or pure decline. However, evidence from the Asian population is lacking. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association of dual decline from age 65 to 70 years with late-life dementia in older Japanese adults with different personal characteristics.

METHODS: Data were collected from an age-specific cohort study conducted in 482 Japanese 65-year-old adults. We investigated participant demographics, medical histories, lifestyles, subjective gait speed, and cognition at both 64/65 and 70/71 years old, and confirmed dementia until age of 85 years. Cox proportion hazard models were used to estimate the risk of dementia, with adjustments for covariates, and death was treated as a competing risk.

RESULTS: After a mean follow-up period of 12.5-years, 111 participants developed dementia. Older adults with dual decline are more likely to have hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and smoking habits. And we found that dual decline in gait speed and domain-specific cognition was associated with a higher risk of dementia compared with no decline in most cognitive tests, with the highest risk observed for gait speed combined with memory (sub-distribution hazard ratio:3.89, 95 %, confidence intervals: [1.68-9.01]). However, significant differences only existed in men after stratification by sex.

CONCLUSIONS: A dual decline in subjective gait speed and cognition may serve as a robust predictor of dementia over a decade prior to its onset, particularly in men. These findings highlighted the importance of screening for dual decline at an early age.},
}

@article {pmid37278908,
year = {2023},
author = {Gao, H and Wu, M and Liu, H and Ou, Y and Zhang, T and Duan, X},
title = {Unraveling the Positive Effect of Soil Moisture on the Bioaugmentation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soil Using Bioinformatics.},
journal = {Microbial ecology},
volume = {86},
number = {4},
pages = {2436-2446},
pmid = {37278908},
issn = {1432-184X},
mesh = {*Petroleum ; Soil/chemistry ; *Soil Pollutants/analysis ; Soil Microbiology ; Biodegradation, Environmental ; Hydrocarbons/metabolism ; Bacteria/genetics/metabolism ; Computational Biology ; },
abstract = {Petroleum contamination is a severe threat to the soil environment. Previous studies have demonstrated that petroleum degradation efficiency is promoted by enhancing soil moisture content (MC). However, the effects of MC on soil microbial ecological functions during bioremediation remain unclear. Here, we investigated the impacts of 5% and 15% of moisture contents on petroleum degradation, soil microbial structures and functions, and the related genes using high-throughput sequencing and gene function prediction. Results indicated that petroleum biodegradation efficiency was increased by 8.06% in the soils with 15% MC when compared to that with 5% of MC. The complexity and stability of soil microbial community structures with 15% MC were higher than those in the soils with 5% MC when hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial flora (HDBF) were inoculated into the soils. Fifteen percent of moisture content strengthened the interaction of the bacterial community network and reduced the loss of some key bacteria species including Mycobacterium, Sphingomonas, and Gemmatimonas. Some downregulated gene pathways relating to bioaugmentation were enhanced in the soils with 15% MC. The results suggested that the dynamic balances of microbial communities and the metabolic interactions by 15% MC treatment are the driving forces for the enhancement of bioremediation in petroleum-contaminated soil.},
}

*Petroleum
Soil/chemistry
*Soil Pollutants/analysis
Soil Microbiology
Biodegradation, Environmental
Hydrocarbons/metabolism
Bacteria/genetics/metabolism
Computational Biology

@article {pmid37953928,
year = {2022},
author = {Boyes, D and , and , and , and , and , and Turner, R and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the rosy rustic, Hydraecia micacea (Esper, 1789).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {7},
number = {},
pages = {131},
pmid = {37953928},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual female Hydraecia micacea (the rosy rustic; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 562 megabases in span. The majority of the assembly (99.98%) is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the W and Z sex chromosomes assembled. The mitochondrial genome was also assembled, and is 16.3 kilobases in length.},
}

@article {pmid37951122,
year = {2023},
author = {Waqas, M and Wong, MS and Stocchino, A and Abbas, S and Hafeez, S and Zhu, R},
title = {Marine plastic pollution detection and identification by using remote sensing-meta analysis.},
journal = {Marine pollution bulletin},
volume = {197},
number = {},
pages = {115746},
doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115746},
pmid = {37951122},
issn = {1879-3363},
abstract = {The persistent plastic litter, originating from different sources and transported from rivers to oceans, has posed serious biological, ecological, and chemical effects on the marine ecosystem, and is considered a global issue. In the past decade, many studies have identified, monitored, and tracked marine plastic debris in coastal and open ocean areas using remote sensing technologies. Compared to traditional surveying methods, high-resolution (spatial and temporal) multispectral or hyperspectral remote sensing data have been substantially used to monitor floating marine macro litter (FMML). In this systematic review, we present an overview of remote sensing data and techniques for detecting FMML, as well as their challenges and opportunities. We reviewed the studies based on different sensors and platforms, spatial and spectral resolution, ground sampling data, plastic detection methods, and accuracy obtained in detecting marine litter. In addition, this study elaborates the usefulness of high-resolution remote sensing data in Visible (VIS), Near-infrared (NIR), and Short-Wave InfraRed (SWIR) range, along with spectral signatures of plastic, in-situ samples, and spectral indices for automatic detection of FMML. Moreover, the Thermal Infrared (TIR), Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data were introduced and these were demonstrated that could be used as a supplement dataset for the identification and quantification of FMML.},
}

@article {pmid37950741,
year = {2023},
author = {Kimotho, RN and Maina, S},
title = {Unraveling plant-microbe interactions using integrated omics approaches.},
journal = {Journal of experimental botany},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1093/jxb/erad448},
pmid = {37950741},
issn = {1460-2431},
abstract = {Advances in high throughput- omics techniques provide avenues to decipher plant microbiomes. However, there is limited information on how integrated informatics can help provide deeper insights into plant-microbe interactions in a concerted way. Integrating multi-omic datasets can transform our understanding of the plant microbiome from unspecified genetic influences on interacting species to specific gene-by-gene interactions. Here, we highlight recent progress and emerging strategies in crop microbiome omics research and review key aspects of how the integration of host and microbial omics-based datasets can be used to provide a comprehensive outline of the complex crop microbe interactions. We describe how these technological advances have helped unravel crucial plant and microbial genes and pathways that control beneficial, pathogenic, and commensal plant-host interactions. We identify crucial knowledge gaps and synthesize current limitations in our understanding of crop microbiome omics approaches. We highlight recent studies in which multi-omics-based approaches have led to improved models of crop microbial community structure and function. Finally, we recommend holistic approaches in integrating host and microbial omics datasets to achieve precision and efficiency in data analysis which is crucial for biotic and abiotic stress control and in understanding the contribution of the microbiota in shaping plant fitness.},
}

@article {pmid37943735,
year = {2023},
author = {Skoric, D and Rakic, JG and Jovanovic, V and Backovic, D and Soldatovic, I and Zivojinovic, JI},
title = {Psychosocial school factors and mental health of first grade secondary school students-Results of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey in Serbia.},
journal = {PloS one},
volume = {18},
number = {11},
pages = {e0293179},
pmid = {37943735},
issn = {1932-6203},
abstract = {This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between psychosocial school factors and life satisfaction, symptoms of depression and psychosomatic health complaints among first grade secondary school students in Serbia. We analysed data from the 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in the Republic of Serbia. Analyzed psychosocial school factors included satisfaction with school, schoolwork pressure, teacher support, classmate support and being bullied at school. Life satisfaction was assessed by the 11-step Cantril's ladder (cutoff >5). Symptoms of depression were measured by the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10) and psychosomatic health complaints by using the HBSC symptom checklist. Univariable and multivariable binary logistic regression was used to determine independent predictors of students' life satisfaction, symptoms of depression and psychosomatic health complaints in the school environment, while also considering their socio-demographic characteristics and perceived family and friend support. The study included 1605 students (average age 15.26 ±0.44 years), of whom 50.3% were females. Results from the binary logistic regression analyses showed that life satisfaction was positively related to school satisfaction and classmate support, and negatively to being bullied at school. Symptoms of depression were positively associated with schoolwork pressure and being bullied at school, and negatively with teacher and classmate support. All analyzed factors of the school environment were significantly related to psychosomatic health complaints, whereby schoolwork pressure and being bullied at school were positively associated, while teacher and classmate support and satisfaction with school were negatively associated. Given the established association of psychosocial school factors with mental health, there is a need for targeted measures both at school and community level with the aim of improving social support in the school environment, reducing schoolwork burden and preventing bullying at school, potentially resulting in the overall improvement of mental health of the first grade secondary school students.},
}

@article {pmid37939092,
year = {2023},
author = {Suire, A and Kunita, I and Harel, R and Crofoot, M and Mutinda, M and Kamau, M and Hassel, JM and Murray, S and Kawamura, S and Matsumoto-Oda, A},
title = {Estimating individual exposure to predation risk in group-living baboons, Papio anubis.},
journal = {PloS one},
volume = {18},
number = {11},
pages = {e0287357},
pmid = {37939092},
issn = {1932-6203},
mesh = {Humans ; Animals ; Male ; *Papio anubis ; Papio ; *Predatory Behavior ; Geographic Information Systems ; },
abstract = {In environments with multiple predators, vulnerabilities associated with the spatial positions of group-living prey are non-uniform and depend on the hunting styles of the predators. Theoretically, coursing predators follow their prey over long distances and attack open areas, exposing individuals at the edge of the group to predation risk more than those at the center (marginal predation). In contrast, ambush predators lurk unnoticed by their prey and appear randomly anywhere in the group; therefore, isolated individuals in the group would be more vulnerable to predators. These positions of vulnerability to predation are expected to be taken by larger-bodied males. Moreover, dominant males presumably occupy the center of the safe group. However, identifying individuals at higher predation risk requires both simultaneous recording of predator location and direct observation of predation events; empirical observations leave ambiguity as to who is at risk. Instead, several theoretical methods (predation risk proxies) have been proposed to assess predation risk: (1) the size of the individual 'unlimited domain of danger' based on Voronoi tessellation, (2) the size of the 'limited domain of danger' based on predator detection distance, (3) peripheral/center position in the group (minimum convex polygon), (4) the number and direction of others in the vicinity (surroundedness), and (5) dyadic distances. We explored the age-sex distribution of individuals in at-risk positions within a wild baboon group facing predation risk from leopards, lions, and hyenas, using Global Positioning System collars. Our analysis of the location data from 26 baboons revealed that adult males were consistently isolated at the edge of the group in all predation risk proxies. Empirical evidence from previous studies indicates that adult male baboons are the most frequently preyed upon, and our results highlights the importance of spatial positioning in this.},
}

Humans
Animals
Male
*Papio anubis
Papio
*Predatory Behavior
Geographic Information Systems

@article {pmid37942709,
year = {2023},
author = {Furuya, S and Liu, J and Sun, Z and Lu, Q and Fletcher, JM},
title = {The Big (Genetic) Sort? A Research Note on Migration Patterns and Their Genetic Imprint in the United Kingdom.},
journal = {Demography},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1215/00703370-11054960},
pmid = {37942709},
issn = {1533-7790},
abstract = {This research note reinvestigates Abdellaoui et al.'s (2019) findings that genetically selective migration may lead to persistent and accumulating socioeconomic and health inequalities between types (coal mining or non-coal mining) of places in the United Kingdom. Their migration measure classified migrants who moved to the same type of place (coal mining to coal mining or non-coal mining to non-coal mining) into "stay" categories, preventing them from distinguishing migrants from nonmigrants. We reinvestigate the question of genetically selective migration by examining migration patterns between places rather than place types and find genetic selectivity in whether people migrate and where. For example, we find evidence of positive selection: people with genetic variants correlated with better education moved from non-coal mining to coal mining places with our measure of migration. Such findings were obscured in earlier work that could not distinguish nonmigrants from migrants.},
}

@article {pmid37942213,
year = {2022},
author = {Boyes, D and , and , and , and , and , and Palmada-Flores, M and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the lesser treble-bar moth, Aplocera efformata (Guenée, 1857).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {7},
number = {},
pages = {303},
pmid = {37942213},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual female Aplocera efformata (the lesser treble-bar; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Geometridae). The genome sequence is 350 megabases in span. Most of the assembly (99.97%) is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with W and Z sex chromosomes assembled. The complete mitochondrial genome was also assembled and is 15.4 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl has identified 11,393 protein coding genes.},
}

@article {pmid37939139,
year = {2023},
author = {Conte, L and Gonella, F and Giansanti, A and Kleidon, A and Romano, A},
title = {Modeling cell populations metabolism and competition under maximum power constraints.},
journal = {PLoS computational biology},
volume = {19},
number = {11},
pages = {e1011607},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011607},
pmid = {37939139},
issn = {1553-7358},
abstract = {Ecological interactions are fundamental at the cellular scale, addressing the possibility of a description of cellular systems that uses language and principles of ecology. In this work, we use a minimal ecological approach that encompasses growth, adaptation and survival of cell populations to model cell metabolisms and competition under energetic constraints. As a proof-of-concept, we apply this general formulation to study the dynamics of the onset of a specific blood cancer-called Multiple Myeloma. We show that a minimal model describing antagonist cell populations competing for limited resources, as regulated by microenvironmental factors and internal cellular structures, reproduces patterns of Multiple Myeloma evolution, due to the uncontrolled proliferation of cancerous plasma cells within the bone marrow. The model is characterized by a class of regime shifts to more dissipative states for selectively advantaged malignant plasma cells, reflecting a breakdown of self-regulation in the bone marrow. The transition times obtained from the simulations range from years to decades consistently with clinical observations of survival times of patients. This irreversible dynamical behavior represents a possible description of the incurable nature of myelomas based on the ecological interactions between plasma cells and the microenvironment, embedded in a larger complex system. The use of ATP equivalent energy units in defining stocks and flows is a key to constructing an ecological model which reproduces the onset of myelomas as transitions between states of a system which reflects the energetics of plasma cells. This work provides a basis to construct more complex models representing myelomas, which can be compared with model ecosystems.},
}

@article {pmid35560102,
year = {2023},
author = {Li, J and Dong, Z and Lu, S and Wang, SJ and Yan, WJ and Ma, Y and Liu, Y and Huang, C and Fu, X},
title = {CAS(ME)[3]: A Third Generation Facial Spontaneous Micro-Expression Database With Depth Information and High Ecological Validity.},
journal = {IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence},
volume = {45},
number = {3},
pages = {2782-2800},
doi = {10.1109/TPAMI.2022.3174895},
pmid = {35560102},
issn = {1939-3539},
mesh = {Female ; Humans ; Male ; Young Adult ; Algorithms ; Bias ; *Databases, Factual/standards ; Datasets as Topic/standards ; *Emotions ; *Facial Expression ; Photic Stimulation ; Reproducibility of Results ; Sample Size ; Supervised Machine Learning/standards ; Video Recording ; Visual Perception ; },
abstract = {Micro-expression (ME) is a significant non-verbal communication clue that reveals one person's genuine emotional state. The development of micro-expression analysis (MEA) has just gained attention in the last decade. However, the small sample size problem constrains the use of deep learning on MEA. Besides, ME samples distribute in six different databases, leading to database bias. Moreover, the ME database development is complicated. In this article, we introduce a large-scale spontaneous ME database: CAS(ME) [3]. The contribution of this article is summarized as follows: (1) CAS(ME) [3] offers around 80 hours of videos with over 8,000,000 frames, including manually labeled 1,109 MEs and 3,490 macro-expressions. Such a large sample size allows effective MEA method validation while avoiding database bias. (2) Inspired by psychological experiments, CAS(ME) [3] provides the depth information as an additional modality unprecedentedly, contributing to multi-modal MEA. (3) For the first time, CAS(ME) [3] elicits ME with high ecological validity using the mock crime paradigm, along with physiological and voice signals, contributing to practical MEA. (4) Besides, CAS(ME) [3] provides 1,508 unlabeled videos with more than 4,000,000 frames, i.e., a data platform for unsupervised MEA methods. (5) Finally, we demonstrate the effectiveness of depth information by the proposed depth flow algorithm and RGB-D information.},
}

Female
Humans
Male
Young Adult
Algorithms
Bias
*Databases, Factual/standards
Datasets as Topic/standards
*Emotions
*Facial Expression
Photic Stimulation
Reproducibility of Results
Sample Size
Supervised Machine Learning/standards
Video Recording
Visual Perception

@article {pmid37937916,
year = {2023},
author = {Furuya, S and Liu, J and Sun, Z and Lu, Q and Fletcher, JM},
title = {Understanding Internal Migration: A Research Note Providing an Assessment of Migration Selection With Genetic Data.},
journal = {Demography},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1215/00703370-11053145},
pmid = {37937916},
issn = {1533-7790},
abstract = {Migration is selective, resulting in inequalities between migrants and nonmigrants. However, investigating migration selection is empirically challenging because combined pre- and post-migration data are rarely available. We propose an alternative approach to assessing internal migration selection by integrating genetic data, enabling an investigation of migration selection with cross-sectional data collected post-migration. Using data from the UK Biobank, we utilized standard tools from statistical genetics to conduct a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for migration distance. We then calculated genetic correlations to compare GWAS results for migration with those for other characteristics. Given that individual genetics are determined at conception, these analyses allow a unique exploration of the association between pre-migration characteristics and migration. Results are generally consistent with the healthy migrant literature: genetics correlated with longer migration distance are associated with higher socioeconomic status and better health. We also extended the analysis to 53 traits and found novel correlations between migration and several physical health, mental health, personality, and sociodemographic traits.},
}

@article {pmid37934751,
year = {2023},
author = {Laporte, C and Fortin, F and Dupouy, J and Darmon, D and Pereira, B and Authier, N and Delorme, J and Chenaf, C and Maisonneuve, H and Schuers, M},
title = {The French ecology of medical care. A nationwide population-based cross sectional study.},
journal = {Family practice},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1093/fampra/cmad098},
pmid = {37934751},
issn = {1460-2229},
abstract = {PURPOSE: Studies in the United States, Canada, Belgium, and Switzerland showed that the majority of health problems are managed within primary health care; however, the ecology of French medical care has not yet been described.

METHODS: Nationwide, population-based, cross sectional study. In 2018, we included data from 576,125 beneficiaries from the General Sample of Beneficiaries database. We analysed the reimbursement of consultations with (i) a general practitioner (GP), (ii) an outpatient doctor other than a GP, (iii) a doctor from a university or non-university hospital; and the reimbursement of (iv) hospitalization in a private establishment, (v) general hospital, and (vi) university hospital. For each criterion, we calculated the average monthly number of reimbursements reported on 1,000 beneficiaries. For categorical variables, we used the χ2 test, and to compare means we used the z test. All tests were 2-tailed with a P-value < 5% considered significant.

RESULTS: Each month, on average, 454 (out of 1,000) beneficiaries received at least 1 reimbursement, 235 consulted a GP, 74 consulted other outpatient doctors in ambulatory care and 24 in a hospital, 13 were hospitalized in a public non-university hospital and 10 in the private sector, and 5 were admitted to a university hospital. Independently of age, people consulted GPs twice as much as other specialists. The 13-25-year-old group consulted the least. Women consulted more than men. Individuals covered by complementary universal health insurance had more care.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study on reimbursement data confirmed that, like in other countries, in France the majority of health problems are managed within primary health care.},
}

@article {pmid37880359,
year = {2023},
author = {Liang, D and Giam, X and Hu, S and Ma, L and Wilcove, DS},
title = {Assessing the illegal hunting of native wildlife in China.},
journal = {Nature},
volume = {623},
number = {7985},
pages = {100-105},
pmid = {37880359},
issn = {1476-4687},
mesh = {Animals ; Amphibians ; *Animals, Wild ; *Biodiversity ; Birds ; China ; Databases, Factual ; Endangered Species/economics/legislation & jurisprudence/statistics & numerical data ; *Hunting/economics/legislation & jurisprudence/statistics & numerical data ; Mammals ; Reptiles ; },
abstract = {Illegal harvesting and trading of wildlife have become major threats to global biodiversity and public health[1-3]. Although China is widely recognized as an important destination for wildlife illegally obtained abroad[4], little attention has been given to illegal hunting within its borders. Here we extracted 9,256 convictions for illegal hunting from a nationwide database of trial verdicts in China spanning January 2014 to March 2020. These convictions involved illegal hunting of 21% (n = 673) of China's amphibian, reptile, bird and mammal species, including 25% of imperilled species in these groups. Sample-based extrapolation indicates that many more species were taken illegally during this period. Larger body mass and range size (for all groups), and proximity to urban markets (for amphibians and birds) increase the probability of a species appearing in the convictions database. Convictions pertained overwhelmingly to illegal hunting for commercial purposes and involved all major habitats across China. A small number of convictions represented most of the animals taken, indicating the existence of large commercial poaching operations. Prefectures closer to urban markets show higher densities of convictions and more individual animals taken. Our results suggest that illegal hunting is a major, overlooked threat to biodiversity throughout China.},
}

Animals
Amphibians
*Animals, Wild
*Biodiversity
Birds
China
Databases, Factual
Endangered Species/economics/legislation & jurisprudence/statistics & numerical data
*Hunting/economics/legislation & jurisprudence/statistics & numerical data
Mammals
Reptiles

@article {pmid37934729,
year = {2023},
author = {Vasileiou, D and Karapiperis, C and Baltsavia, I and Chasapi, A and Ahrén, D and Janssen, PJ and Iliopoulos, I and Promponas, VJ and Enright, AJ and Ouzounis, CA},
title = {CGG toolkit: Software components for computational genomics.},
journal = {PLoS computational biology},
volume = {19},
number = {11},
pages = {e1011498},
doi = {10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011498},
pmid = {37934729},
issn = {1553-7358},
abstract = {Public-domain availability for bioinformatics software resources is a key requirement that ensures long-term permanence and methodological reproducibility for research and development across the life sciences. These issues are particularly critical for widely used, efficient, and well-proven methods, especially those developed in research settings that often face funding discontinuities. We re-launch a range of established software components for computational genomics, as legacy version 1.0.1, suitable for sequence matching, masking, searching, clustering and visualization for protein family discovery, annotation and functional characterization on a genome scale. These applications are made available online as open source and include MagicMatch, GeneCAST, support scripts for CoGenT-like sequence collections, GeneRAGE and DifFuse, supported by centrally administered bioinformatics infrastructure funding. The toolkit may also be conceived as a flexible genome comparison software pipeline that supports research in this domain. We illustrate basic use by examples and pictorial representations of the registered tools, which are further described with appropriate documentation files in the corresponding GitHub release.},
}

@article {pmid37933429,
year = {2023},
author = {Hofmeister, NR and Stuart, KC and Warren, WC and Werner, SJ and Bateson, M and Ball, GF and Buchanan, KL and Burt, DW and Cardilini, APA and Cassey, P and De Meyer, T and George, J and Meddle, SL and Rowland, HM and Sherman, CDH and Sherwin, WB and Vanden Berghe, W and Rollins, LA and Clayton, DF},
title = {Concurrent invasions of European starlings in Australia and North America reveal population-specific differentiation in shared genomic regions.},
journal = {Molecular ecology},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
doi = {10.1111/mec.17195},
pmid = {37933429},
issn = {1365-294X},
support = {//Newnham College, Cambridge/ ; //The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust/ ; BB/P013759/1//UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/ ; //University of New South Wales/ ; },
abstract = {A species' success during the invasion of new areas hinges on an interplay between the demographic processes common to invasions and the specific ecological context of the novel environment. Evolutionary genetic studies of invasive species can investigate how genetic bottlenecks and ecological conditions shape genetic variation in invasions, and our study pairs two invasive populations that are hypothesized to be from the same source population to compare how each population evolved during and after introduction. Invasive European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) established populations in both Australia and North America in the 19th century. Here, we compare whole-genome sequences among native and independently introduced European starling populations to determine how demographic processes interact with rapid evolution to generate similar genetic patterns in these recent and replicated invasions. Demographic models indicate that both invasive populations experienced genetic bottlenecks as expected based on invasion history, and we find that specific genomic regions have differentiated even on this short evolutionary timescale. Despite genetic bottlenecks, we suggest that genetic drift alone cannot explain differentiation in at least two of these regions. The demographic boom intrinsic to many invasions as well as potential inversions may have led to high population-specific differentiation, although the patterns of genetic variation are also consistent with the hypothesis that this infamous and highly mobile invader adapted to novel selection (e.g., extrinsic factors). We use targeted sampling of replicated invasions to identify and evaluate support for multiple, interacting evolutionary mechanisms that lead to differentiation during the invasion process.},
}

@article {pmid37928611,
year = {2022},
author = {Boyes, D and , and , and , and , and , and Phillips, D and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the black arches, Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus, 1758).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {7},
number = {},
pages = {128},
pmid = {37928611},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual male Lymantria monacha (the black arches; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Erebidae). The genome sequence is 916 megabases in span. The majority of the assembly (99.99%) is scaffolded into 28 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the Z sex chromosome assembled. The mitochondrial genome was also assembled, and is 15.6 kilobases in length.},
}

@article {pmid37928210,
year = {2023},
author = {Crowley, LM and Mitchell, R and , and , and , and , and , and , and Weston, ST and Wotton, KR and , },
title = {The genome sequence of the Lesser Hornet Hoverfly, Volucella inanis (Linnaeus, 1758).},
journal = {Wellcome open research},
volume = {8},
number = {},
pages = {69},
pmid = {37928210},
issn = {2398-502X},
abstract = {We present a genome assembly from an individual female Volucella inanis (the Lesser Hornet Hoverfly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Syrphidae). The genome sequence is 961 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into six chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the assembled X sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 16.0 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl has identified 11,616 protein coding genes.},
}

@article {pmid37925458,
year = {2023},
author = {Srivastava, A and De Corte, D and Garcia, JAL and Swan, BK and Stepanauskas, R and Herndl, GJ and Sintes, E},
title = {Interplay between autotrophic and heterotrophic prokaryotic metabolism in the bathypelagic realm revealed by metatranscriptomic analyses.},
journal = {Microbiome},
volume = {11},
number = {1},
pages = {239},
pmid = {37925458},
issn = {2049-2618},
support = {268595/ERC_/European Research Council/International ; },
mesh = {Heterotrophic Processes ; *Thiosulfates/metabolism ; Carbon/metabolism ; *Gammaproteobacteria/genetics ; Sulfur/metabolism ; Carbon Cycle ; },
abstract = {BACKGROUND: Heterotrophic microbes inhabiting the dark ocean largely depend on the settling of organic matter from the sunlit ocean. However, this sinking of organic materials is insufficient to cover their demand for energy and alternative sources such as chemoautotrophy have been proposed. Reduced sulfur compounds, such as thiosulfate, are a potential energy source for both auto- and heterotrophic marine prokaryotes.

METHODS: Seawater samples were collected from Labrador Sea Water (LSW, ~ 2000 m depth) in the North Atlantic and incubated in the dark at in situ temperature unamended, amended with 1 µM thiosulfate, or with 1 µM thiosulfate plus 10 µM glucose and 10 µM acetate (thiosulfate plus dissolved organic matter, DOM). Inorganic carbon fixation was measured in the different treatments and samples for metatranscriptomic analyses were collected after 1 h and 72 h of incubation.

RESULTS: Amendment of LSW with thiosulfate and thiosulfate plus DOM enhanced prokaryotic inorganic carbon fixation. The energy generated via chemoautotrophy and heterotrophy in the amended prokaryotic communities was used for the biosynthesis of glycogen and phospholipids as storage molecules. The addition of thiosulfate stimulated unclassified bacteria, sulfur-oxidizing Deltaproteobacteria (SAR324 cluster bacteria), Epsilonproteobacteria (Sulfurimonas sp.), and Gammaproteobacteria (SUP05 cluster bacteria), whereas, the amendment with thiosulfate plus DOM stimulated typically copiotrophic Gammaproteobacteria (closely related to Vibrio sp. and Pseudoalteromonas sp.).

CONCLUSIONS: The gene expression pattern of thiosulfate utilizing microbes specifically of genes involved in energy production via sulfur oxidation and coupled to CO2 fixation pathways coincided with the change in the transcriptional profile of the heterotrophic prokaryotic community (genes involved in promoting energy storage), suggesting a fine-tuned metabolic interplay between chemoautotrophic and heterotrophic microbes in the dark ocean. Video Abstract.},
}

Heterotrophic Processes
*Thiosulfates/metabolism
Carbon/metabolism
*Gammaproteobacteria/genetics
Sulfur/metabolism
Carbon Cycle

@article {pmid37759063,
year = {2023},
author = {Ha, LT},
title = {Scrutinizing the nexus between green innovations and the sustainability of environmental system: novel insights from European database.},
journal = {Environmental science and pollution research international},
volume = {30},
number = {50},
pages = {109087-109109},
pmid = {37759063},
issn = {1614-7499},
mesh = {*Ecosystem ; *Agriculture ; Biodiversity ; Databases, Factual ; Europe ; Economic Development ; Carbon Dioxide ; },
abstract = {A study is presented in this paper that examines the effect of environmental innovation (EI) on environmental performance (EP). Six measures are used to reflect environmental innovation, including the percentage of enterprises that invest in environmental innovation, the percentage of enterprises implementing environmental innovation activities, the number of ISO 14001 certificates, patents related to environmental innovation, the total R&D personnel and researchers, and the amount of green early-stage investments. The estimation results show that EI positively impacts EP in 21 European countries using different econometric techniques during the 2011-2019 period. By using various econometric techniques (namely a panel-corrected standard errors (PCSE) model, a feasible generalized least square estimates (FGLS) model, and the two-step general method of moment (the two-step GMM), our research demonstrates how environmental innovation impacts on environmental quality. The short- and long-term effects of autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) methods were also investigated using pooled mean groups (PMGs) to distinguish the short-run and long-run influences of EI. The relationship between EI and EP is explored by demonstrating how EI affects EP short- and long-term and comparing its influence on EP across many component measures of EI: air quality, sanitation, drinking water, heavy metals, waste management, biodiversity, habitat, ecosystem services, water resources, and agriculture. Notably, we find that the influences of EI become more pronounced in a country characterized by a well-developed institutional system. Our findings suggest policy implications to help countries invest in research and development with concerns about environmental damage mitigations more effectively. These findings are critical to suggest a way to help countries pursue ecological sustainability.},
}

*Ecosystem
*Agriculture
Biodiversity
Databases, Factual
Europe
Economic Development
Carbon Dioxide

@article {pmid37905717,
year = {2023},
author = {Liu, L and Chen, J and Shen, M and Chen, X and Cao, R and Cao, X and Cui, X and Yang, W and Zhu, X and Li, L and Tang, Y},
title = {A remote sensing method for mapping alpine grasslines based on graph-cut.},
journal = {Global change biology},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {e17005},
doi = {10.1111/gcb.17005},
pmid = {37905717},
issn = {1365-2486},
support = {//Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities/ ; 2019QZKK0405//Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program/ ; 2019QZKK0106//Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program/ ; 20190ZKK0307//Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program/ ; //Top-Notch Young Talents Program of China/ ; 23K18517//Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI/ ; },
abstract = {Climate change has induced substantial shifts in vegetation boundaries such as alpine treelines and shrublines, with widespread ecological and climatic influences. However, spatial and temporal changes in the upper elevational limit of alpine grasslands ("alpine grasslines") are still poorly understood due to lack of field observations and remote sensing estimates. In this study, taking the Tibetan Plateau as an example, we propose a novel method for automatically identifying alpine grasslines from multi-source remote sensing data and determining their positions at 30-m spatial resolution. We first identified 2895 mountains potentially having alpine grasslines. On each mountain, we identified a narrow area around the upper elevational limit of alpine grasslands where the alpine grassline was potentially located. Then, we used linear discriminant analysis to adaptively generate from Landsat reflectance features a synthetic feature that maximized the difference between vegetated and unvegetated pixels in each of these areas. After that, we designed a graph-cut algorithm to integrate the advantages of the Otsu and Canny approaches, which was used to determine the precise position of the alpine grassline from the synthetic feature image. Validation against alpine grasslines visually interpreted from a large number of high-spatial-resolution images showed a high level of accuracy (R[2] , .99 and .98; mean absolute error, 22.6 and 36.2 m, vs. drone and PlanetScope images, respectively). Across the Tibetan Plateau, the alpine grassline elevation ranged from 4038 to 5380 m (5th-95th percentile), lower in the northeast and southeast and higher in the southwest. This study provides a method for remotely sensing alpine grasslines for the first-time at large scale and lays a foundation for investigating their responses to climate change.},
}

@article {pmid37802837,
year = {2023},
author = {Zhang, HH and Meng, XX and Lin, YL and Chen, SL and Huang, LF},
title = {[Prediction of global potential growth areas for Panax ginseng based on GMPGIS system and MaxEnt model].},
journal = {Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica},
volume = {48},
number = {18},
pages = {4959-4966},
doi = {10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230514.102},
pmid = {37802837},
issn = {1001-5302},
mesh = {*Panax ; Ecosystem ; China ; Geographic Information Systems ; Temperature ; *Plants, Medicinal ; },
abstract = {The suitable habitat for the endangered and valuable medicinal herb Panax ginseng is gradually decreasing. It is crucial to investigate its suitable growing areas in China for global protection and sustainable utilization of P. ginseng. In this study, 371 distribution points of P. ginseng were collected, and 21 environmental factors were used as ecological indicators. The geographic information system for global medicinal plants(GMPGIS) system, MaxEnt model, and Thiessen polygon method were used to analyze the potential suitable areas for P. ginseng globally. The results showed that the key environmental variables affecting P. ginseng were precipitation in the hottest quarter(Bio18) and the coefficient of temperature seasonality(Bio4). The suitable habitats for P. ginseng were mostly located in the "One Belt, One Road" countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and Russia. The highly suitable habitats were mainly distributed along mountain ranges in southeastern Shandong, southern Shanxi and Shaanxi, northern Jiangsu, and northwestern Henan of China. Data analysis indicated that the current P. ginseng planting sites were all in high suitability zones, and the Thiessen polygon results showed that the geographic locations of P. ginseng production companies were unbalanced and urgently needed optimization. This study provides data support for P. ginseng planting site selection, scientific introduction, production layout, and long-term development planning.},
}

*Panax
Ecosystem
China
Geographic Information Systems
Temperature
*Plants, Medicinal

@article {pmid37903262,
year = {2023},
author = {Lien, AM and Banki, O and Barik, SK and Buckeridge, JS and Christidis, L and Cigliano, MM and Conix, S and Costello, MJ and Hobern, D and Kirk, PM and Kroh, A and Montgomery, N and Nikolaeva, S and Orrell, TM and Pyle, RL and Raz, L and Thiele, K and Thomson, SA and van Dijk, PP and Wambiji, N and Whalen, A and Zachos, FE and Zhang, ZQ and Garnett, ST},
title = {Widespread support for a global species list with a formal governance system.},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
volume = {120},
number = {45},
pages = {e2306899120},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.2306899120},
pmid = {37903262},
issn = {1091-6490},
support = {IUBS//International Union of Biological Sciences/ ; DP230102933//Australian Research Council/ ; T.0177.21//Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS (FNRS)/ ; },
abstract = {Taxonomic data are a scientific common. Unlike nomenclature, which has strong governance institutions, there are currently no generally accepted governance institutions for the compilation of taxonomic data into an accepted global list. This gap results in challenges for conservation, ecological research, policymaking, international trade, and other areas of scientific and societal importance. Consensus on a global list and its management requires effective governance and standards, including agreed mechanisms for choosing among competing taxonomies and partial lists. However, governance frameworks are currently lacking, and a call for governance in 2017 generated critical responses. Any governance system to which compliance is voluntary requires a high level of legitimacy and credibility among those by and for whom it is created. Legitimacy and credibility, in turn, require adequate and credible consultation. Here, we report on the results of a global survey of taxonomists, scientists from other disciplines, and users of taxonomy designed to assess views and test ideas for a new system of taxonomic list governance. We found a surprisingly high degree of agreement on the need for a global list of accepted species and their names, and consistent views on what such a list should provide to users and how it should be governed. The survey suggests that consensus on a mechanism to create, manage, and govern a single widely accepted list of all the world's species is achievable. This finding was unexpected given past controversies about the merits of list governance.},
}

@article {pmid37898720,
year = {2023},
author = {Jin, Q and Gheeya, J and Nepal, S and Shi, N and Folefac, E and Webb, MZ and Grainger, EM and Wei, L and Prosek, JM and Focht, BC and Gong, M and Clinton, SK and Tabung, FK},
title = {Associations of dietary patterns with kidney cancer risk, kidney cancer-specific mortality and all-cause mortality among postmenopausal women.},
journal = {British journal of cancer},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {},
pmid = {37898720},
issn = {1532-1827},
support = {P30 CA016058/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; },
abstract = {BACKGROUND: The empirical dietary index for hyperinsulinemia (EDIH) and empirical dietary inflammatory pattern (EDIP) are novel measures of dietary quality associated with insulin hypersecretion or chronic inflammation, respectively, whereas the Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015) measures adherence to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). We evaluated associations of EDIH, EDIP and HEI-2015 on the risk of both kidney cancer development and mortality.

METHODS: We calculated the dietary scores from baseline food frequency questionnaires among 115,830 participants aged 50-79 years in the Women's Health Initiative. Multivariable-adjusted Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for kidney cancer risk, kidney cancer-specific mortality and all-cause mortality, per 1-standard deviation increment in dietary pattern scores.

RESULTS: Higher EDIH was associated with greater risk of kidney cancer development [HR, 1.12; 95%CI, (1.01,1.23)], kidney cancer-specific death [1.22(0.99,1.48)], and all-cause mortality, [1.05(1.02,1.08)]. Higher HEI-2015 was associated with lower risk of kidney cancer development, [0.85(0.77, 0.94)], kidney cancer-specific death, [0.84(0.69,1.03)] and all-cause mortality, [0.97(0.95,1.00)]. However, EDIP was not significantly associated with outcomes. Associations did not differ by BMI categories.

CONCLUSIONS: Low-insulinemic dietary patterns and higher quality diets, are worthy of testing in dietary pattern intervention trials for kidney cancer prevention and improved survivorship.},
}

@article {pmid37897291,
year = {2023},
author = {Zhang, HS and Zhong, XM and Xiong, Y and Wu, XR},
title = {[Big data analysis of coastal illegal fishing from the perspective of compensation of ecological and environmental damage].},
journal = {Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology},
volume = {34},
number = {10},
pages = {2827-2834},
doi = {10.13287/j.1001-9332.202310.032},
pmid = {37897291},
issn = {1001-9332},
mesh = {*Ecosystem ; *Big Data ; Hunting ; Fisheries ; China ; Conservation of Natural Resources/methods ; },
abstract = {Illegal fishing is one of the sources of marine ecological damage. The implementation of compensation of ecological and environmental damage in this field is poorly understood. In this study, we examined data pertaining to coastal illegal fishing cases during 2018-2022 using the big data publicly made available by China Judgement Online. The main results included: 1) there are numerous types of illegal fishing, and more efforts should focus on the nature and extent of illegal fishing, with electrofishing and trawl being suitable entry points; 2) Special attention should be paid to the variation characteristics of rakes in the range of high illegal catch weight and value. It was suggested to optimize and adjust its management mode to avoid the frequent occurrence of such illegal fishing cases of rake; 3) The varieties of assessment models increased the uncertainty of damages computation, which might be reduced by establishing strong criteria for value quantification and damage assessment; 4) There is limited scientific support for the compensation for releasing the most popular ecological restoration technique for illegal fishing. As a result, the "compensation" design for "restoration" should be implemented, while the potential for additional restoration methods should be investigated.},
}

*Ecosystem
*Big Data
Hunting
Fisheries
China
Conservation of Natural Resources/methods

@article {pmid37892395,
year = {2023},
author = {Gutiérrez-Hellín, J and Del Coso, J and Espada, MC and Hernández-Beltrán, V and Ferreira, CC and Varillas-Delgado, D and Mendoza Laiz, N and Roberts, JD and Gamonales, JM},
title = {Research Trends in the Effect of Caffeine Intake on Fat Oxidation: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis.},
journal = {Nutrients},
volume = {15},
number = {20},
pages = {},
pmid = {37892395},
issn = {2072-6643},
support = {UID04045/2020//Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology/ ; GR21149//University of Extremadura/ ; },
mesh = {Humans ; United States ; Aged ; *Caffeine ; *Bibliometrics ; Netherlands ; Authorship ; Databases, Factual ; },
abstract = {In the last few decades, numerous studies pertaining to research groups worldwide have investigated the effects of oral caffeine intake on fat oxidation at rest, during exercise, and after exercise. However, there is no bibliometric analysis to assess the large volume of scientific output associated with this topic. A bibliometric analysis of this topic may be used by researchers to assess the current scientific interest in the application of caffeine as a nutritional strategy to augment fat oxidation, the journals with more interest in this type of publication, and to draw international collaborations between groups working in the same area. For these reasons, the purpose of this study was to assess the research activity regarding oral caffeine intake and fat oxidation rate in the last few decades by conducting a bibliometric and visual analysis. Relevant publications from 1992 to 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database. Quantitative and qualitative variables were collected, including the number of publications and citations, H-indexes, journals of citation reports, co-authorship, co-citation, and the co-occurrence of keywords. There were 182 total publications, while the number of annual publications is saw-shaped with a modest increase of 11.3% from 2000 to 2009 to 2010 to 2019. The United States was the country with the highest number of publications (24.17% of the total number of articles), followed by the Netherlands (17.03%). According to citation analyses, the average number of citations per document is 130, although there are 21 documents that have received more than 100 citations; the most cited document reached 644 citations. These citation data support the overall relevance of this topic in the fields of nutrition and dietetics and sport sciences that when combined harbored 85.71% of all articles published in the WoS. The most productive author was Westerterp-Plantenga with 16 articles (8.79% of the total number of articles). Nutrients was the journal that published the largest number of articles on this topic (6.59% of the total number of articles). Last, there is a tendency to include keywords such as "performance", "carbohydrate", and "ergogenic aid" in the newer articles, while "obesity", "thermogenic", and "tea" are the keywords more commonly included in older documents. Although research into the role of caffeine on fat oxidation has existed since the 1970s, our analysis suggests that the scientific output associated with this topic has progressively increased since 1992, demonstrating that this is a nutritional research area with a strong foundational base of scientific evidence. Based on the findings of this bibliometric analysis, future investigation may consider focusing on the effects of sex and tolerance to caffeine to widen the assessment of the effectiveness of oral caffeine intake as a nutritional strategy to augment the use of fat as a fuel, as these terms rarely appear in the studies included in this analysis. Additionally, more translational research is necessary as the studies that investigate the effect of oral caffeine intake in ecologically valid contexts (i.e., exercise training programs for individuals with excessive adiposity) are only a minor part of the studies on this topic.},
}

Humans
United States
Aged
*Caffeine
*Bibliometrics
Netherlands
Authorship
Databases, Factual

@article {pmid37665528,
year = {2023},
author = {Omang, BO and Omeka, ME and Asinya, EA and Oko, PE and Aluma, VC},
title = {Application of GIS and feedforward back-propagated ANN models for predicting the ecological and health risk of potentially toxic elements in soils in Northwestern Nigeria.},
journal = {Environmental geochemistry and health},
volume = {45},
number = {11},
pages = {8599-8631},
pmid = {37665528},
issn = {1573-2983},
mesh = {Child ; Humans ; *Metals, Heavy/analysis ; Soil ; Ecosystem ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Geographic Information Systems ; Nigeria/epidemiology ; *Neoplasms ; Risk Assessment ; *Soil Pollutants/toxicity/analysis ; China ; },
abstract = {Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) occur naturally in most geologic materials. However, recent anthropogenic disturbances such as ore mining have contributed significantly to their enrichment in soils. Their occurrence in soil may portend a myriad of related risks to the environment and biota. Most traditional soil quality evaluation methods involve comparing the background values of the elements to the established guideline values, which is often time-consuming and fraught with computational errors. As a result, to conduct a comprehensive and unbiased evaluation of soil quality and its effects on the ecosystem and human health, this research combined geochemical, numerical, and GIS data for a composite health risk zonation of the entire study area. Furthermore, the multilayer perceptron artificial neural network (MLP-NN) was used to forecast the most important toxic components influencing soil quality. Geochemical, statistical, and quantitative soil pollution evaluation (pollution index and ecological risk index) showed that apart from mining, the spread and association of trace elements and oxides occur as a consequence of surface environmental conditions (e.g., leaching, weathering, and organo-metallic complexation). The hazard quotients (HQs) and hazard index (HI) of all PTEs were greater than one. This indicates that residents (particularly children) are more susceptible to risks from toxic element ingestion than dermal exposure and inhalation. Ingestion of As and Cr resulted in higher cancer risks and lifetime cancer risk levels (> 1.0E 04), with risk levels increasing toward the northeastern, western, and southeastern directions of the study area. The low modeling errors observed from the sum of square errors, relative errors, and coefficient of determination confirmed the efficiency of the MLP-NN in pollution load prediction. Based on the sensitivity analysis, Hg, Sr, Zn, Ba, As, and Zr showed the greatest influence on soil quality. Focus on remediation should therefore be placed on the removal of these elements from the soil.},
}

Child
Humans
*Metals, Heavy/analysis
Soil
Ecosystem
Environmental Monitoring/methods
Geographic Information Systems
Nigeria/epidemiology
*Neoplasms
Risk Assessment
*Soil Pollutants/toxicity/analysis
China

@article {pmid36418825,
year = {2023},
author = {Debnath, J and Sahariah, D and Lahon, D and Nath, N and Chand, K and Meraj, G and Farooq, M and Kumar, P and Kanga, S and Singh, SK},
title = {Geospatial modeling to assess the past and future land use-land cover changes in the Brahmaputra Valley, NE India, for sustainable land resource management.},
journal = {Environmental science and pollution research international},
volume = {30},
number = {49},
pages = {106997-107020},
pmid = {36418825},
issn = {1614-7499},
mesh = {*Environmental Monitoring ; *Geographic Information Systems ; Remote Sensing Technology ; Agriculture ; India ; Water ; Conservation of Natural Resources ; },
abstract = {Satellite remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) have revolutionalized the mapping, quantifying, and assessing the land surface processes, particularly analyzing the past and future land use-land cover (LULC) change patterns. Worldwide river basins have observed enormous changes in the land system dynamics as a result of anthropogenic factors such as population, urbanization, development, and agriculture. As is the scenario of various other river basins, the Brahmaputra basin, which falls in China, Bhutan, India, and Bangladesh, is also witnessing the same environmental issues. The present study has been conducted on the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam, India (a sub-basin of the larger Brahmaputra basin) and assessed its LULC changes using a maximum likelihood classification algorithm. The study also simulated the changing LULC pattern for the years 2030, 2040, and 2050 using the GIS-based cellular automata Markov model (CA-Markov) to understand the implications of the ongoing trends in the LULC change for future land system dynamics. The current rate of change of the LULC in the region was assessed using the 48 years of earth observation satellite data from 1973 to 2021. It was observed that from 1973 to 2021, the area under vegetation cover and water body decreased by 19.48 and 47.13%, respectively. In contrast, cultivated land, barren land, and built-up area increased by 7.60, 20.28, and 384.99%, respectively. It was found that the area covered by vegetation and water body has largely been transitioned to cultivated land and built-up classes. The research predicted that, by the end of 2050, the area covered by vegetation, cultivated land, and water would remain at 39.75, 32.31, and 4.91%, respectively, while the area covered by built-up areas will increase by up to 18.09%. Using the kappa index (ki) as an accuracy indicator of the simulated future LULCs, the predicted LULC of 2021 was validated against the observed LULC of 2021, and the very high ki observed validated the generated simulation LULC products. The research concludes that significant LULC changes are taking place in the study area with a decrease in vegetation cover and water body and an increase of area under built-up. Such trends will continue in the future and shall have disastrous environmental consequences unless necessary land resource management strategies are not implemented. The main factors responsible for the changing dynamics of LULC in the study area are urbanization, population growth, climate change, river bank erosion and sedimentation, and intensive agriculture. This study is aimed at providing the policy and decision-makers of the region with the necessary what-if scenarios for better decision-making. It shall also be useful in other countries of the Brahmaputra basin for transboundary integrated river basin management of the whole region.},
}

*Environmental Monitoring
*Geographic Information Systems
Remote Sensing Technology
Agriculture
India
Water
Conservation of Natural Resources

@article {pmid37898190,
year = {2023},
author = {Huang, C and Guan, K and Qi, X and Liu, YE and Lu, Q and Zeng, Y and Wang, S and Luo, X and Mai, B},
title = {Spatial distribution, conversion, and ecological risk assessment of hexabromocyclododecanes in the sediments of black-odorous urban rivers nationwide in China.},
journal = {The Science of the total environment},
volume = {},
number = {},
pages = {168057},
doi = {10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168057},
pmid = {37898190},
issn = {1879-1026},
abstract = {Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) have become a global pollution problem, particularly in China-a major producer and user of HBCDs. However, little is known about the HBCD pollution status in urban rivers nationwide in China. In this study, we comprehensively investigated the pollution characteristics of HBCDs in 173 sediment samples from black-odorous urban rivers across China. Total HBCD concentrations ranged from not-detected to 848 ng/g dw, showing significant differences among the various sampling cities, but generally increasing from west to east China. This distribution pattern of HBCDs was strongly associated with the local industrial output, gross domestic product, and daily wastewater treatment capacity. α-HBCD was the predominant diastereoisomer in most sediments, with an average proportion of 63.8 ± 18.8 %, followed by γ-HBCD (23.8 ± 19.5 %) and β-HBCD (12.4 ± 6.49 %), showing a significant increase of the α-HBCD proportions relative to those in HBCD commercial mixtures and an opposite trend for that of γ-HBCD. These results suggested that HBCDs might undergo isomerization from γ- to α-HBCD and biotic/abiotic degradation with preference for γ-HBCD. Of these conversions, the microbial degradation of HBCDs was further verified by the preferential transformation of (-)-α-, (+)-β-, and (-)-γ-HBCDs and the detection of HBCD-degrading bacteria, including Dehalococcoides, Bacillus, Sphingobium, and Pseudomonas. A risk assessment indicated that HBCDs pose low to moderate risks to aquatic organisms in most black-odorous urban river sediments.},
}

@article {pmid37898004,
year = {2023},
author = {Karakurt-Fischer, S and Johnson, DR and Fenner, K and Hafner, J},
title = {Making waves: Enhancing pollutant biodegradation via rational engineering of microbial consortia.},
journal = {Water research},
volume = {247},
number = {},
pages = {120756},
doi = {10.1016/j.watres.2023.120756},
pmid = {37898004},
issn = {1879-2448},
abstract = {Biodegradation holds promise as an effective and sustainable process for the removal of synthetic chemical pollutants. Nevertheless, rational engineering of biodegradation for pollutant remediation remains an unfulfilled goal, while chemical pollution of waters and soils continues to advance. Efforts to (i) identify functional bacteria from aquatic and soil microbiomes, (ii) assemble them into biodegrading consortia, and (iii) identify maintenance and performance determinants, are challenged by large number of pollutants and the complexity in the enzymology and ecology of pollutant biodegradation. To overcome these challenges, approaches that leverage knowledge from environmental bio-chem-informatics and metabolic engineering are crucial. Here, we propose a novel high-throughput bio-chem-informatics pipeline, to link chemicals and their predicted biotransformation pathways with potential enzymes and bacterial strains. Our framework systematically selects the most promising candidates for the degradation of chemicals with unknown biotransformation pathways and associated enzymes from the vast array of aquatic and soil bacteria. We substantiated our perspective by validating the pipeline for two chemicals with known or predicted pathways and show that our predicted strains are consistent with strains known to biotransform those chemicals. Such pipelines can be integrated with metabolic network analysis built upon genome-scale models and ecological principles to rationally design fit-for-purpose bacterial communities for augmenting deficient biotransformation functions and study operational and design parameters that influence their structure and function. We believe that research in this direction can pave the way for achieving our long-term goal of enhancing pollutant biodegradation.},
}

@article {pmid37895673,
year = {2023},
author = {Dudek, M and Sąsiadek-Andrzejczak, E and Jaszczak-Kuligowska, M and Rokita, B and Kozicki, M},
title = {The Surface Modification of Papers Using Laser Processing towards Applications.},
journal = {Materials (Basel, Switzerland)},
volume = {16},
number = {20},
pages = {},
pmid = {37895673},
issn = {1996-1944},
abstract = {This work presents the results of paper laser processing. It begins with the selection and examination of the processing parameters, then an examination of the properties of the modified papers and examples of applications of the developed modification method. The properties of laser-modified paper were studied using reflectance spectrophotometry to examine the colour aspects of the modified papers, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal microscopy for a morphological analysis, and Raman spectroscopy to analyse the papers under the influence of laser light. The influence of laser processing on the wettability of paper and the evenness of unprinted and printed paper was also investigated. The knowledge gained on paper surface modification with laser light was used to propose several applications, such as methods of marking, tactile detection, the controlled removal of optical brightener, ink, and metallised coatings from paper packaging, highlighting the design and aesthetics of paper. The developed laser-assisted method shows a promising, ecological approach to the design of many value-added paper products.},
}

@article {pmid37888680,
year = {2023},
author = {Zhu, X and Ji, H and Hua, G and Zhou, L},
title = {Dynamic Release Characteristics and Kinetics of a Persulfate Sustained-Release Material.},
journal = {Toxics},
volume = {11},
number = {10},
pages = {},
pmid = {37888680},
issn = {2305-6304},
support = {2020YFC1806502//The National Key Research and Development Project of China/ ; },
abstract = {Sustained-release materials are increasingly being used in the delivery of oxidants for in situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) for groundwater remediation. Successful implementation of sustained-release materials depends on a clear understanding of the mechanism and kinetics of sustained release. In this research, a columnar sustained-release material (PS@PW) was prepared with paraffin wax and sodium persulfate (PS), and column experiments were performed to investigate the impacts of the PS@PW diameter and PS/PW mass ratio on PS release. The results demonstrated that a reduction in diameter led to an increase in both the rate and proportion of PS release, as well as a diminished lifespan of release. The release process followed the second-order kinetics, and the release rate constant was positively correlated with the PS@PW diameter. A matrix boundary diffusion model was utilized to determine the PS@PW diffusion coefficient of the PS release process, and the release lifespan of a material with a length of 500 mm and a diameter of 80 mm was predicted to be more than 280 days. In general, this research provided a better understanding of the release characteristics and kinetics of persulfate from a sustained-release system and could lead to the development of columnar PS@PW as a practical oxidant for in situ chemical oxidation of contaminated aquifers.},
}