A stable 15-member bacterial SynCom promotes Brachypodium growth under drought stress by Archana Yadav, Mingfei Chen, Shwetha M. Acharya, Grace Kim, Yuguo Yang, Tiffany Z. Zhao, Eunice Tsang, Romy Chakraborty

“…Genomic analysis of the individual strains was performed to reveal encoded plant growth-promoting traits, including genes for the synthesis of osmoprotectants (trehalose and betaine) and Na+/K+ transporters, and some predicted traits were validated by laboratory phenotypic assays.ResultsThe SynCom demonstrates strong stability both in vitro and in planta. …”
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The effect of mindfulness meditation therapy on performance, pre-competition stress, and salivary cortisol in female pistol shooters by Bibi Purmirza, Mahdi Gholizadeh, Farhad Rahmani-Nia, Seyed Mojtaba Paydar Ardakani

“…Compared with the waitlist control shooters, shooting performance scores were higher (a 2.1% increase vs. a 0.2% reduction, p=0.030), while pre-competition stress (a 10.5% vs. a 1.7% reduction, p=0.002) and cortisol levels (a 23.8% vs. a 0.6% reduction, p=0.002) were lower in MMT group following the intervention.Conclusions: It seems that the six-week MMT program has a positive effect on the pistol shooting performance of female shooters by decreasing pre-competition stress and salivary cortisol level. …”
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Mechanistic insights into clary sage oils role in wound healing: targeting oxidative stress and inflammatory pathways by Rehab Ahmed, Krishnaraju Venkatesan, Durgaramani Sivadasan, Nizar Sirag, Hassabelrasoul Elfadil, Gayathri Anbumani, Debadrita Saha

“…Biochemical analysis showed a reduction in oxidative stress markers. Immunohistochemical evaluation revealed decreased CD68 expression, along with significantly lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6. …”
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Decoding the heat stress resilience in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): multi-trait analysis for genotypic adaptation by Uday Chand Jha, C. P. Nath, Pronob J. Paul, Harsh Nayyar, Narendra Kumar, G. P. Dixit, Suman Sen, Yogesh Kumar, P. V. Vara Prasad

“…Under heat stress, days to 50% flowering and maturity were reduced by 4 days and 24 days, respectively, while a 34.7% average yield reduction was observed compared to non-stressed conditions. …”
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An integrated physiology and proteomics analysis reveals the response of wheat grain to low temperature stress during booting by Anmin Zhang, Zihong Li, Qirui Zhou, Jiawen Zhao, Yan Zhao, Mengting Zhao, Shangyu Ma, Yonghui Fan, Zhenglai Huang, Wenjing Zhang

“…Results showed that the plumpness of wheat grains decreased after LT stress. Moreover, the activities of sucrose synthase (SuS, EC 2.4.1.13) and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase, EC 2.7.7.27) exhibited a significant reduction, leading to a significant reduction in the contents of amylose and amylopectin. …”
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Variations of Aberrant Volume, Activity, and Network Connectivity of Hippocampus in Adolescent Male Rats Exposed to Juvenile Stress by Aoling Cai, Danhao Zheng, Fanyong Xu, Fei Wang, Sreedharan Sajikumar, Jie Wang

“…Results: The results showed significant reductions in gray matter volume in several brain regions in the stress group, including the periaqueductal gray (PAG), entorhinal cortex (Ent), and dentate gyrus (DG). …”
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Melatonin regulated through GhTDC5 enhances tryptophan decarboxylase against drought stress in cotton by Xin Yu, Xiugui Chen, Ning Wang, Maohua Dai, Zhining Yang, Yapeng Fan, Yuping Sun, Xinrui Zhang, Ruize Song, Menghao Zhang, Hao Lan, Fange Wu, Hui Huang, Xiao Chen, Lidong Wang, Xuke Lu, Shuai Wang, Lixue Guo, Junjuan Wang, Lanjie Zhao, Keyun Feng, Jing Jiang, Wuwei Ye

“…Functional characterization of GhTDC5 in Gossypium hirsutum was performed using virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), with the following key findings: gene silencing efficiency reached 67.5%, leading to a significant 50.31% reduction in melatonin content. Under drought stress, silenced plants exhibited a 46.56% decrease in leaf water content, 23.01% reduction in chlorophyll content, and more severe wilting symptoms compared to controls. …”
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Genetic Evaluation of Growth Traits in Black-Boned and Thai Native Synthetic Chickens Under Heat Stress by Wootichai Kenchaiwong, Doungnapa Promket, Vatsana Sirisan, Vibuntita Chankitisakul, Srinuan Kananit, Wuttigrai Boonkum

“…However, the Thai native synthetic chickens consistently exhibited higher genetic potential across all THI levels (average heritability: BW = 0.28, ADG = 0.25, AGR = 0.36) compared to the black-boned chickens (average heritability: BW = 0.21, ADG = 0.15, AGR = 0.23). Under mild heat stress (THI72), black-boned chickens showed sharp declines in all traits (average reduction in BW = −10.9 g, ADG = −0.87 g/day, AGR = −3.20 g/week), whereas Thai native synthetic chickens maintained stable performance. …”
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The Effect of Water Stress on Some Morphological, Physiological, and Biochemical Characteristics and Bud Success on Apple and Quince Rootstocks by Ibrahim Bolat, Murat Dikilitas, Sezai Ercisli, Ali Ikinci, Tahsin Tonkaz

“…Leaf relative water content and chlorophyll index decreased while electrolyte leakage increased with the increase of water stress in both rootstocks. An increase in water stress also resulted in reduction in budding success in Vista Bella/M9 (79.33% and 46.67%) and Santa Maria/MA (70.33% and 15.33%) combinations. …”
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In-silico characterization and expression study of eIF genes associated with abiotic stresses in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Maninder Kaur, Pooja Manchanda, Sat Pal Sharma

“….), belonging to the family Solanaceae, is a profitable vegetable crop and known to meet the demand of global food security. Abiotic stresses viz. heat, cold and drought in potato cause triggering of tissue necrosis, drastic reduction in tuber development and crop yield. …”
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STUDYING THE EFFECT OF SALT STRESS ON THE GROWTH OF THREE POTATO CULTIVARS (SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L.) GROWN IN VITRO by M. R. K. Ali, S. A. Mahmooud, M. A. Mohammed

“…The study was conducted in the Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering - College of Agriculture - Anbar University, for the period from June-2022 to September-2022 with the aim of studying the effect of Salt stress in the growth characteristics of three potato cultivars, namely (Burren), amounted to 13.33%. …”
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Multifaceted role of Trichoderma harzianum isolates in mitigating drought stress and promoting adaptive responses in barley cultivars by Mona Sorahinobar, Nastaran Yusefieh, Maryam Rezayian, Samira Shahbazi

“…Drought stress significantly reduced growth (20–45% decrease in fresh and dry weight), with Nosrat showing a greater reduction than Goharan. …”
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Improvement of wheat yield grown under drought stress by boron foliar application at different growth stages by F.M.F. Abdel-Motagally, Manal El-Zohri

“…Boron spraying at booting stage enhances also plant pigments contents recording its highest mean values under normal water level (100% from the amount of water consumption for wheat). The reduction in stress markers (proline and H2O2) and the enhancement of plant pigments content under water stress levels (50% from the amount of water consumption for wheat) by B spraying suggests an alleviating effect of boron foliar application to water stress in the test plant. …”
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Curcumin as Therapeutic Modulator of Impaired Antioxidant Defense System: Implications for Oxidative Stress-Associated Reproductive Dysfunction by Tuba Latif Virk, Qi Liu, Yuguo Yuan, Xianyu Xu, Fenglei Chen

“…Recent studies demonstrated the protective role of curcumin against oxidative stress and the inflammatory response, primarily through the upregulation of key antioxidant enzymes (including SOD, CAT and GPx), a reduction in oxidative stress markers (e.g., ROS, MDA) and by suppressing the pro-inflammatory signaling pathways (such as NF-kB, JAK/STAT) while activating the NRF2/HO-1 pathway to further enhance the cellular antioxidant defense. …”
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Thermal and shear stress-induced phenotypic changes in Bacillus paralicheniformis TB197 in submerged liquid cultures by Estefany Chavarria-Quicaño, Miguel A. Hernández-Oñate, Jorge A. Rodríguez-González, Francisco De la Torre-González, Ali Asaff-Torres

“…The synthesis of these compounds is regulated by quorum sensing systems, which are activated in response to abiotic stress. This study examined the impact of heat and shear stresses on the growth, LPs production, and phenotype formation of the Bacillus paralicheniformis TB197 strain in controlled submerged cultures. …”
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Mitigating Cd stress in alfalfa: the role of melatonin and nano-calcium oxide in enhancing photosynthesis and antioxidant defense by Maqsood Ul Hussan, Umer Mahmood, Saeedeh Zarbakhsh, Sadam Hussain, Muhammad Bilal Hafeez, Noreen Zahra, Munib Ahmed, Quanzhen Wang, Mingke Yan

“…Results Under Cd stress, alfalfa seedlings exhibited a 43% reduction in shoot length, 50% in root length, and 60% in chlorophyll content, while increased MDA, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and O2 •– accumulation. …”
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Water stress effect on hydraulic architecture, biomass partitioning, and gas exchange of four different olive cultivars by Valeria Imperiale, Tiziano Caruso, Antonino Ioppolo, Alessandro Carella, Roberto Massenti, Francesco Paolo Marra

“…On these bases, the study aimed to identify strategies that different cultivars use to handle water stress. Biomass distribution and growth were significantly affected by cultivar and irrigation, with reductions occurring under severe stress, particularly in the shoots and leaves, while root biomass remained relatively stable. …”
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Work stress related lipid disorders and arterial hypertension in professional drivers: A cross-sectional study by Đinđić Nataša, Jovanović Jovica, Đinđić Boris, Jovanović Milan, Pešić Milica, Jovanović Jovana J.

“…The study provides the evidence for the significant association of total OSI and underload with lipid disorders and elevated blood pressure in professional drivers, which could be a possible link between job stress and coronary heart disease. Regular periodical examinations and workplace interventions aimed to decrease total OSI and underload are important aspects in primary prevention and additional reduction of cardiovascular risk. …”
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Humidity modifies species‐specific and age‐dependent heat stress effects in an insect host‐parasitoid interaction by Dongbo Li, Benjamin Brough, Jasper W. Rees, Christophe F. D. Coste, Chenggui Yuan, Mike S. Fowler, Steven M. Sait

“…Larval stage and heat stress duration directly affected parasitized host survival time, with a concomitant indirect reduction of parasitoid sizes. …”
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Chlorinated perfluoroalkyl ether sulfonate impairs proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells via oxidative stress by Yaxin HAN, Longfei FENG, Zhijun ZHOU, Xiuli CHANG

“…The differentiation analysis showed a reduction in neuronal generation, axonal shortening, and an increase in astrocytes. …”
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