Combating COVID-19 and its co-infection by Aspergillus tamarii SP73-EGY using in vitro and in silico Studies by Eman Abdelsalam, Amal Mosad Ibrahim, Ahmed A. El-Rashedy, Mohamed S. Abdel-Aziz, Omnia Kutkat, Faten K. Abd EL-Hady

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The potential of recycling wool residues as an amendment for enhancing the physical and hydraulic properties of a sandy loam soil by Ahmed Abdallah, Francesca Ugolini, Silvia Baronti, Anita Maienza, Francesca Camilli, Laura Bonora, Francesca Martelli, Jacopo Primicerio, Fabrizio Ungaro

“…Purpose Climate change and global food demand in coming decades urge effective actions for more efficient uses of water and soil resources. …”
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Evaluation of urban water cycle health status based on DPSIRM framework and AHP-FCE-Cloud model by Jiageng Hu, Fuqiang Wang, Peiheng Liu, Subing Lü, Cheng Lü, Furong Yu

“…However, time lags in policy implementation and extreme weather events from climate change negatively impact evaluation accuracy, complicating the research. …”
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How Earth System Models Can Inform Key Dimensions of Marine Food Security in the Alaskan Arctic by Georgina A. Gibson, Hajo Eicken, Henry P. Huntington, Clara J. Deal, Olivia Lee, Katherine M. Smith, Nicole Jeffery, Josephine-Mary Sam

“…Subsistence harvesting activities provide nutritious and culturally vital foods for Alaska Native households and communities. Climate change is causing rapid and more unpredictable shifts in environmental conditions that impact three of the key aspects of food security, availability, stability, and accessibility. …”
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Testing the effect of ecolabels on the environmental impact of food purchases in worksite cafeterias: a randomised controlled trial by Madison Luick, Cristina Stewart, Michael Clark, Paul Bateman, Elizabeth Biggs, Brian Cook, Melissa Little, Gina M. Wren, Susan A. Jebb, Rachel Pechey

“…Abstract Background Reducing the environmental impact of foods consumed is important for meeting climate goals. We aimed to conduct a randomised controlled trial to test whether ecolabels reduce the environmental impact of food selected in worksite cafeterias, alone or in combination with increased availability of more sustainable meal options. …”
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Meteorological drought assessment using SPI and RDI indices in the Ourika Basin, Morocco by Khrabcha Abdelali, Oumou Abdellah, Essahlaoui Ali, Essahlaoui Narjisse, Kassou Amina, Mouzoun Ouafae, Alitane Abdennabi, El Hafyani Mohammed, Iharzi Chaimae, Van Rompaey Anton

“…The Ourika basin is located on the northern edge of the Marrakech High Atlas, within a semi-arid to sub-humid climate. Its fragile natural environment is exposed to extreme and harsh climatic conditions, such as droughts and floods. …”
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Functional genomics implicates ebony in the black pupae phenotype of tephritid fruit flies by Daniel F. Paulo, Thu N. M. Nguyen, Chris M. Ward, Renee L. Corpuz, Angela N. Kauwe, Pedro Rendon, Rocio E. Y. Ruano, Amanda A. S. Cardoso, Georgia Gouvi, Elisabeth Fung, Peter Crisp, Anzu Okada, Amanda Choo, Christian Stauffer, Kostas Bourtzis, Sheina B. Sim, Simon W. Baxter, Scott M. Geib

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Function over form: The benefits of aspen as surrogate brood‐rearing habitat for greater sage‐grouse by Michel T. Kohl, Charles P. Sandford, Paul C. Rogers, Renee Chi, Terry A. Messmer, David K. Dahlgren

“…In doing so, practitioners may overlook alternative vegetation communities that could maintain wildlife populations under alternative conditions (e.g., climate change). Here, we term these areas surrogate habitat, defined as vegetation communities or resource sites that provide similar critical resources as conventional sites, and assess their potential for conservation using a case study of greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on Parker Mountain, Utah (1998–2009). …”
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The preference of migratory waterbirds to winter at a key location on the East Asian-Australasian flyway and its implications for habitat conservation by Shuangliang Dai, Yanyan Zhou, Jingsi Gao, Guowei Cheng, Linlin Wang, Haiyan Bai, Xiaoyu Lei, Hualin Xu, Xian-zhong Mao

“…The preference of waterbirds to inhabit Shenzhen Bay was primarily affected by local human activities and the climate in southern China. When the proportion of freezing weather (FP) in southern China exceeded 10 % (indicative of normal and harsh winter), the abundance of migratory waterbirds in Shenzhen Bay varied exponentially with FP. …”
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Sustainability assessment of pectin extraction from Citrus paradisi peel to support the encapsulation of lactic acid bacteria by Natalia A. Di Clemente, Enzo La Cava, Sonia Sgroppo, Andrea Gomez-Zavaglia, Esteban Gerbino

“…The main impact categories were climate change, human toxicity with carcinogenic effects and depletion of water resources contributing to deionized water and electricity consumption. …”
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Sources analysis and risk assessment of heavy metals in soil in a polymetallic mining area in southeastern Hubei based on Monte Carlo simulation by Jing Wang, Bo Wang, Qibin Zhao, Jinnan Cao, Xiao Xiao, Di Zhao, Zhenya Chen, Di Wu

“…Based on the research results, management measures and ecological restoration suggestions are proposed, which are important for reducing soil insecurity and coping with climate change.…”
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Bridging incremental to transformative hazard management strategies on the Tule River Indian Reservation by Natalie Herbert, Caroline Beckman, Kerri Vera, Eric Coles, Thomas Kim, Seung-Hyun Cho, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi

“…These challenges for climate adaptation are on display in rural American Indian Tribal Nations, including the Tule River Indian Reservation, the site of this co-produced research. …”
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A critical review on enhancement and sustainability of energy systems: perspectives on thermo-economic and thermo-environmental analysis by Sunday O. Oyedepo, Mufutau A. Waheed, Fidelis I. Abam, Joseph O. Dirisu, Olusegun D. Samuel, Olusegun D. Samuel, Oluseyi O. Ajayi, Tosin Somorin, Abimbola P. I. Popoola, Oluwaseun Kilanko, Philip O. Babalola

“…Given the increased natural resource consumption of contemporary energy conversion systems, as well as the emissions, waste disposal, and climate changes that accompany them, a critical review of new techniques - known as thermo-economic and thermo-environmental analyses - has been carried out for the evaluation and optimization of energy conversion processes, from the perspectives of thermodynamics, economics, and the environment. …”
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Performance of 1-year-old camel calves fed a basal ration of alfalfa hay supplemented with different levels of concentrate by Ahmed R. Askar, Rawia Darwesh, Sabbah Allam, Galal M. Abdul Aziz, Afaf A. El Shereef, Ehab Y. Eid, Hamedi M. Kandil, Samir S. Abou El Ezz, Mohsen M. Shoukry

“…This experiment was designed to study the effects of feeding different levels of concentrate in their diet on growth performance and digestion in a desert climate. Methods Eighteen 12-month-old male camel calves were used, and divided into three treatments of six each. …”
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Growth resilience of Pinus latteri to extreme drought events across aridity gradients in southern Laos by Dao-Xiong Gao, Nakhonekham Xaybouangeun, Zaw Zaw, Rao-Qiong Yang, Ze-Xin Fan

“…These findings reveal the interactive effects of climate factors and tree-specific traits on the growth resilience of P. latteri in Laos to extreme droughts, offering valuable insights for sustainable forest management practices.…”
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Photosynthetic performance and carbon metabolism in the ear organs of oats under drought stress by Jiaqi Fang, Yuan Zhan, Baowen Zhao, Yan Zhao, Youjun Chen, Qingping Zhou, Hui Wang

“…Sufficiently exploiting the potential of crop photosynthesis is one of the critical ways for improving cultivation production to face global climate change. In this study, oat plants were potted with three watering treatments. …”
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Effects of Different Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Rates on Soil Microbial Structure in Paddy Soil When Combined with Rice Straw Return by Xiannan Zeng, Qi Wang, Qiulai Song, Quanxi Liang, Yu Sun, Fuqiang Song

“…This experiment provides technical support for the application of the alternative fertilizer technology of straw return to the field and provides a theoretical basis for rational fertilization of paddy fields in a cold climate.…”
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Marine ecological information prediction by using adjacent location spatiotemporal deep learning model with ensemble learning techniques by Yue-Shan Chang, Shu-Ting Huang, Basanta Haobijam, Satheesh Abimannan, Takayuki Kushida

“…Rising sea temperatures and shifting tidal patterns, fuelled by climate change, cause formidable threats to marine ecosystems. …”
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Arbovirus exposure and subclinical myocardial dysfunction in an Indigenous population in Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional study by Jandir Mendonça Nicacio, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Ricardo Khouri, Vanessa Cardoso Pereira, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo, Pedro Vinícius Amorim de Medeiros Patriota, Sávio Luiz Pereira Nunes, Jeová Cordeiro de Morais Júnior, Manoel Barral-Netto, João Augusto Costa Lima, Anderson da Costa Armstrong

“…Abstract Background Human activities, such as urbanization and climate change, have facilitated the spread of arbovirus-carrying vectors, disproportionately affecting vulnerable traditional Indigenous communities. …”
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Integrated assessment of mucilage impact on human health using the One Health approach: Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfrin... by Artun Yibar, Hilal Ay, Fuat Aydin, Secil Abay, Emre Karakaya, Tuba Kayman, Cem Dalyan, Fatih Dogan Koca, Duygu Aydogdu, Nihed Ajmi, Muhammed Duman, Izzet Burcin Saticioglu

“…Mucilage, a gelatinous organic substance exacerbated by climate change, disrupts marine ecosystems by depleting oxygen, threatening biodiversity, and serving as a reservoir for pathogenic microorganisms. …”
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