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Promoting sustainable fisheries and aquaculture – Enabling policies, innovation and challenges for achieving sustainable blue economies in Ambon, Maluku Province, Indonesia

Sustainable blue economies have become a priority policy for coastal and island countries. It is also the case for Indonesia as it is an archipelago country endowed with a wide-spreading ocean. It must be sustained by key guiding policy principles such as environmental conservation, sustainable management of natural resources, and livelihood improvement. These policy objectives must be pursued in an integrated and coherent manner. Yet, Indonesia faces multiple governance challenges to achieve such goals. Multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral collaborations are indispensable. Innovation is also needed for policy development, technological advancement, and social partnership. Capacity development is a policy imperative at the local, sub-national, and national levels. International partnership is also important to promote transboundary and sub-regional ecosystem-based and collective marine resource management in the context of achieving sustainable blue economies particularly, through sustainable fisheries and eliminating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. Multifaceted and interdisciplinary approaches need to be reinforced to overcome composite challenges.

Evidence of exploitative competition between honey bees and native bees in two California landscapes.

Human-mediated species introductions provide real-time experiments in how communities respond to interspecific competition. For example, managed honey bees Apis mellifera (L.) have been widely introduced outside their native range and may compete with native bees for pollen and nectar. Indeed, multiple studies suggest that honey bees and native bees overlap in their use of floral resources. However, for resource overlap to negatively impact resource collection by native bees, resource availability must also decline, and few studies investigate impacts of honey bee competition on native bee floral visits and floral resource availability simultaneously. In this study, we investigate impacts of increasing honey bee abundance on native bee visitation patterns, pollen diets, and nectar and pollen resource availability in two Californian landscapes: wildflower plantings in the Central Valley and montane meadows in the Sierra. We collected data on bee visits to flowers, pollen and nectar availability, and pollen carried on bee bodies across multiple sites in the Sierra and Central Valley. We then constructed plant-pollinator visitation networks to assess how increasing honey bee abundance impacted perceived apparent competition (PAC), a measure of niche overlap, and pollinator specialization (d'). We also compared PAC values against null expectations to address whether observed changes in niche overlap were greater or less than what we would expect given the relative abundances of interacting partners. We find clear evidence of exploitative competition in both ecosystems based on the following results: (1) honey bee competition increased niche overlap between honey bees and native bees, (2) increased honey bee abundance led to decreased pollen and nectar availability in flowers, and (3) native bee communities responded to competition by shifting their floral visits, with some becoming more specialized and others becoming more generalized depending on the ecosystem and bee taxon considered. Although native bees can adapt to honey bee competition by shifting their floral visits, the coexistence of honey bees and native bees is tenuous and will depend on floral resource availability. Preserving and augmenting floral resources is therefore essential in mitigating negative impacts of honey bee competition. In two California ecosystems, honey bee competition decreases pollen and nectar resource availability in flowers and alters native bee diets with potential implications for bee conservation and wildlands management.

Retracted: The Collection and Utilization of Web Resources for Teaching World History Based on Data Mining Technology.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/9124952.].

H18 James Clark White: a pioneer of American dermatology

Abstract James Clark White, a chemist, botanist and eminent dermatologist, was a born to a shipbuilder in Boston in 1833 and from a young age was fascinated by the natural world around him. White proceeded to study medicine at Harvard and spent a further year at the University of Vienna. He was taught by renowned dermatologists, including Ferdinand Von Hebra, whose detailed drawings and lectures in dermatology were pivotal to White’s interest in the field. White’s varied background in both chemistry and botany translated into his prolific academic work on environmental dermatoses. His famous Dermatitis Venenata: An Account of External Irritants Upon the Skin was the first to provide a collective resource of contact dermatitis, before the pathogenesis of these conditions was truly understood. Another instrumental piece, ‘A case of keratosis (ichthyosis) follicularis’ is now recognized as the first description of Darier disease, which was subsequently named Darier–White disease. White authored eight books and over 100 original articles that covered many areas of cutaneous disease. White returned to Massachusetts General Hospital where, after spending a few years in general practice, he devoted his career to skin disease. He developed the dermatology department into a centre of excellence and was ultimately appointed the first chair of dermatology. A founding member of the American Dermatology Society, and twice its chairman, he progressed to become the first full professor of dermatology in the USA. White spearheaded dermatological education at Harvard, extending the specialty training from 2 to 4 years and introduced an exit examination for residents. White is regarded as part of the vanguard that elevated American dermatology to European standards in the late nineteenth century. In his personal time, White was ardent collector of fine wines and china. He devoted much time reading and listing species of birds and plants that he encountered around his residence in Belfast, Maine. He died in September 1916. His family also had distinguished careers, including his son Charles J. White, who took over his practice to also become a professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School; and a grandson, also named James C. White, a professor of neurosurgery at the same institution. Almost two centuries after his birth, White’s lifelong dedication to dermatology has produced many works that remain relevant and inspire the dermatologists of today.

Exploring Cybersecurity Awareness and Resilience of SMEs amid the Sudden Shift to Remote Work during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Pilot Study

Exploring Cybersecurity Awareness and Resilience of SMEs amid the Sudden Shift to Remote Work during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Pilot Study

A problem-specific parallel pareto local search for the reactive decision support of a special RCPSP extension

The disaster information collection mission should be executed after the disaster occurs to provide details for the decision-makers. During the execution of the information collection mission, some disruptions may occur and prevent the resource used for information collection from completing the mission as planned. It is difficult for decision-makers to make reactive resource scheduling plan that optimize the mission’s execution time, quality, and cost at the same time under such circumstances. This article focuses on designing the reactive decision support algorithm for the disaster information collection resource scheduling, which aims to provide multi high-quality scheduling plans for decision-makers to choose. The problem studied in this article is modeled as an extension of Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP). First, the basic problem formulation for a normal schedule and two disruption recovery models are presented. Second, a novel framework of a parallel pareto local search based on decomposition is designed to repair the schedule within the time limit. Third, two solution acceptance criteria based on constraint handling and negative correlation are specially designed to maintain high-quality population with diversity. The experiments show that the proposed method outperforms the other competitors with respect to Inverted Generational Distance, Spacing, and Hypervolume, which means that the proposed method can help decision-makers to make better decisions.

Comprehensive evaluation of nine grape varieties based on fundamental physical and chemical indicators, color and volatile compounds

BACKGROUND: In todays’ society, the rapid development of the wine industry and the improvement of peoples’ living standards make people pay more and more attention to wine grape quality. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the wine grape varieties in Northeast Chinas’ grape growing regions for better wine grape quality, we evaluated the quality of different varieties of wine grapes. METHODS: The grape varieties ‘Hassan’ ‘Zuoshaner’ ‘Beibinghong’ ‘Zuoyouhong’ ‘Beta’ ‘Shuanghong’ ‘Zijingganlu’ ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ and ‘Syrah’ were planted in the grape growing area of Jilin, Northeast China, were used as the subjects of this study. The grape berries were analyzed and tested for morphological indicators, basic physicochemical indicators, color, and phenolic and aromatic composition. RESULTS: According to lab results, ‘Hassan’ contained the highest amount of total phenolics; ‘Zuoyouhong’ had the highest solids and total sugar content; ‘Shuanghong’ had the most elevated total acid and anthocyanin content; ‘Zijngganlu’ had the highest tannin content and acid fixation ratio; Seventy-one volatile compounds were detected in nine grape varieties. CONCLUSIONS: Each of the nine grape varieties has a distinctive flavor, and because of this, grape processing products with regional flavors can be created. The same offer valuable data for future scientific grape resource collection, conservation, and exploitation.

An Assortment of Journal Abstracts to Enhance Oncology Care

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Using the Driving and Dementia Roadmap (DDR) to address the emotional impact of driving cessation and dementia

AbstractBackgroundThe emotional impact of driving cessation for people living with dementia (PWD) and their family/friend carers (FCs) can be significant, often contributing to their avoidance of this issue. In addition to the grief and anger associated with PWD’s loss of identity and independence, feelings of fear and distress can accompany PWD’s and FC’s lack of knowledge about driving cessation. In this study, we conducted an implementation evaluation of the Driving and Dementia Roadmap (DDR). The DDR is a web‐based collection of resources and tools to support PWD and FCs through the decision‐making process and transition to non‐driving, including information on managing the oft‐neglected emotional implications of stopping to drive.MethodSemi‐structured interviews were conducted with 19 Alzheimer Society (AS) staff after a three to six month period of delivering the DDR to their clients in six AS sites in four Canadian provinces. Eight PWD and 13 FCs who engaged with the DDR were also interviewed. Participants were asked about their experiences of delivering or using the DDR. An inductive thematic analysis of the data was conducted.ResultAccording to study participants, the DDR had both a direct and indirect impact on the emotional aspects of driving cessation for FCs and PWD. FCs described how the emotion content gave them insight about the grief and loss the PWD was experiencing. This understanding helped them to attend to the emotional ramifications of driving cessation and to initiate conversations about driving with compassion, empathy and patience. Indirectly, the DDR also helped PWD and FCs feel that they are not alone, thus “normalizing” driving cessation. They reported being reassured that the actions they had taken and decisions made to stop driving were appropriate. Strategies about remaining mobile also brought relief and hope that PWDs’ quality of life could be maintained once driving ceased.ConclusionBy providing resources and tools that not only directly address the emotional impact of driving cessation, but also attend to other aspects of managing the decision‐making and transition to non‐driving, the DDR has the potential to lessen the associated grief, fear and distress often experienced by PWD and FCs.

Drivers and constraints to environmental sustainability in UK-based biobanking: balancing resource efficiency and future value

BackgroundBiobanks are a key aspect of healthcare research; they enable access to a wide range of heterogenous samples and data, as well as saving individual researchers time and funds on the collection, storage and/or curation of such resources. However, biobanks are also associated with impacts associated with a depletion of natural resources (energy, water etc.) production of toxic chemicals during manufacturing of laboratory equipment, and effects on biodiversity. We wanted to better understand the biobanking sector in the UK as a first step to assessing the environmental impacts of UK biobanking.MethodsWe explored the sample storage infrastructure and environmental sustainability practices at a number of UK biobanks through a mixed methods quantitative and qualitative approach, including information gathering on an online platform, and eight in-depth interviews.ResultsEnvironmental sustainability was deprioritised behind biobanks’ financial sustainability practices. Nevertheless, both often aligned in practice. However, there was a tendency towards underutilisation of stored samples, the avoidance of centralisation, and providing accessibility to biosamples, and this conflicted with valuing sustainability goals. This related to notions of individualised and competitive biobanking culture. Furthermore, the study raised how value attachments to biosamples overshadows needs for both financial and environmental sustainability concerns.ConclusionsWe need to move away from individualised and competitive biobanking cultures towards a realisation that the health of the publics and patients should be first and foremost. We need to ensure the use of biosamples, ahead of their storage (‘smart attachments’), align with environmental sustainability goals and participants’ donation wishes for biosample use.

Genetic features of representatives of Malus Mill. for the formation of identified collections and breeding use

For the active mobilization of bioresources of the leading agricultural fruit plants, especially apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.), and the inclusion of the best samples of the gene pool in the breeding, it is necessary to know their genetic characteristics according to the priority desired traits. The purpose of the study is to study the allelic polymorphism of the Md-PG1 in representatives of Malus Mill. to identify sources of long-term keeping of fruits and to form an identified collection of apple trees for breeding use. The studies were carried out in the Center for Collective Use «Research and Breeding Collection of Genetic Resources of Horticultural Crops»; generally accepted programs and methods of variety study and breeding of apple trees. Based on the data of molecular genetic analysis, carriers of the allelic combination AA for the Md-PG1 gene were identified - apple varieties: Smeralda, Egemen, Georgiya, hybrids 17/1-6-42 (Champion × Modi) and 17/2-5-15 (Renuartsiv × Carmen). The selected varieties and hybrid forms are promising in the process of creating domestic genetic resources with improved quality indicators, including a genetically determined increase in the shelf life of fruits.

Analysis of nucleotide sequences of the ABI3 gene coding region in pea varieties with different percentage of seed storage proteins

The main source of vegetable protein in the world are leguminous crops, among which peas are the most common in Russia. Dozens and even hundreds of genes are involved in the regulation of biological processes associated with the maturation of seeds and the accumulation of reserve nutrients in them, including proteins. The study conducted on legume species related to peas indicate that one of the genes at the highest hierarchical level in this regulatory chain is the ABI3 transcription factor gene; however, its role in the biosynthesis and accumulation of seed storage proteins remains poorly studied. The purpose of the current work is to identify high-protein pea genotypes and analyze the nucleotide sequences of the coding region of the ABI3 gene to search for possible DNA polymorphisms associated with protein percentage in their seeds. The study was carried out in 2020–2021. The objects of the study were 37 pea varieties from the collection of genetic resources of leguminous crops of VIR. Protein percentage in seeds was determined by the Bradford method. Selection of primers and comparative analysis of nucleotide sequences were performed using the PrimerSelect and MegAlign programs. Sequencing was performed according to the Sanger method. There were identified pea varieties with the highest (‘Aksaisky Usaty 55’, ‘Sakharny’) and low (‘K-8361’ (VIR), ‘Fregat’) seed protein percentage. In these variety samples, the coding region of the ABI3 gene was sequenced. Comparative analysis of their nucleotide sequences with the sequence of the ABI3 gene fragment annotated in the GenBank database revealed significant variability among them: nucleotide substitutions, deletion of 6 nucleotides. In the high protein variety ‘Sakharny’, there has been found a 9-nucleotide insertion, leading to the insertion of three additional amino acids, and in the low-protein variety Fregat, there has been found a single nucleotide insertion, causing a shift in the reading frame. The data obtained may indicate a correlation between mutations in the ABI3 gene and protein accumulation in pea seeds.

Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges, a Network of Biology and Mathematics Faculty Focused on Improving Numerical and Quantitative Skills of Students.

Mastery of quantitative skills is increasingly critical for student success in life sciences, but few curricula adequately incorporate quantitative skills. Quantitative Biology at Community Colleges (QB@CC) is designed to address this need by building a grassroots consortium of community college faculty to 1) engage in interdisciplinary partnerships that increase participant confidence in life science, mathematics, and statistics domains; 2) generate and publish a collection of quantitative skills-focused open education resources (OER); and 3) disseminate these OER and pedagogical practices widely, in turn expanding the network. Currently in its third year, QB@CC has recruited 70 faculty into the network and created 20 modules. Modules can be accessed by interested biology and mathematics educators in high school, 2-year, and 4-year institutions. Here, we use survey responses, focus group interviews, and document analyses (principles-focused evaluation) to evaluate the progress in accomplishing these goals midway through the QB@CC program. The QB@CC network provides a model for developing and sustaining an interdisciplinary community that benefits participants and generates valuable resources for the broader community. Similar network-building programs may wish to adopt some of the effective aspects of the QB@CC network model to meet their objectives.

Launching “methods and statistics tutorials”: A collection of resources for systematic reviewers

Robust and innovative methods are the lynchpin of Cochrane and remain the basis of its reputation as the home of high-quality systematic reviews. As methodology evolves to respond to the evidence needs of our stakeholders, it is crucial for Cochrane to be able to offer timely and clear advice to those working on our reviews. Cochrane's Methods Support Unit (MSU) was established in 2019 [1] to provide methodological and statistical support to authors and editors working on Cochrane protocols and reviews. A key challenge in the first 2 years of the Unit was the introduction of our new tool [2] to assess the risk of bias in randomized controlled trials (RCTs), but we have dealt with a multiplicity of different issues since being established. By March 2023, the Unit has dealt with over 1200 referrals relating to protocols, systematic reviews, updates of reviews, and statistical and methodological queries relating to reviews. Our work has ranged from full methodological and statistical reviews of research incorporating network meta-analyses to individual queries about the use of an intracluster correlation coefficient to adjust data from an individual study. It quickly became apparent that similar queries were often raised and we noticed common problems when working on reviews. Our monthly web clinic series was set up to allow authors and editors to raise questions and then later to provide guidance on a specific topic in addition [3]. However, we also felt that there is a need for accessible help with these issues which would be instantly available. Professor Doug Altman was a leader and pioneer in Cochrane and in the field of medical statistics [4]. One of Professor Altman's legacies was the Statistics Notes series in The BMJ, which provided clear advice on statistical concepts to medical researchers. Inspired by this work, former and current MSU managers (Dr Kerry Dwan and Rachel Richardson) are launching this series to provide easily accessible advice to the evidence synthesis community on the common methodological and statistical issues that we have observed within Cochrane. The hope is to make this as interactive and easy to understand as possible. In addition, the series will collaborate with Cochrane Training [5] to complement the articles in the series with visual learning, such as short videos or quick e-learning checks, to help those who learn better by doing or watching rather than reading. There are various sources of advice on methodological and statistical issues already available to reviewers, including the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Intervention [6] and resources from specialized Cochrane Methods Groups. This series will complement existing sources by responding to the day-to-day difficulties encountered by reviewers when implementing systematic review methods. The MSU is in a unique position to provide advice; having dealt with thousands of queries and requests for peer review since our inception, we know what reviewers find difficult and also why these issues cause confusion. We also believe that linking the articles with resources from Cochrane Training will make this series uniquely useful. dealing with data from crossover RCTs; the correct way to undertake and interpret subgroup analyses; inclusion of multiarm trials in meta-analysis; heterogeneity; the use of fixed versus random effects models in meta-analysis. Early articles in the series will focus on the use of effect measures in systematic reviews, specifically the standardized mean difference and the use of risk ratios versus odds ratios. These two topics often cause difficulties for authors and editors. Examples will be given in the articles of when to use these measures, how to calculate them and their interpretation. We will also cover cluster RCTs early in the series. We welcome proposals for this series from members across the evidence synthesis community on areas they see as methodological and statistical challenges for authors. Articles should be short tutorials, use the Commentary article type, and, in general, be less than 1000 words. Cochrane's mission is to produce trusted synthesized evidence, make it accessible to all, and advocate for its use. Ensuring that evidence synthesis methods are implemented wisely and accurately is foundational to us being able to achieve this mission. With the Methods and Statistics Tutorials series, we hope to support and onboard a wider and more diverse community of authors to produce the next generation of high-quality Cochrane Reviews and other evidence syntheses. Kerry Dwan: Conceptualization; writing—original draft; writing—review and editing. Rachel Richardson: Conceptualization; writing—review and editing. Kerry Dwan and Rachel Richardson are former and current employees, respectively, of Cochrane. None The peer review history for this article is available at https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway/wos/peer-review/10.1002/cesm.12017. Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

Screening of the mogar collection samples according to productivity and biochemical composition of biomass

In the arid conditions of the Lower Volga region, mogar is a promising fodder crop. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to identify promising samples for the development of new varieties that would meet the requirements of domestic agricultural producers. The paper has presented the estimation results of the mogar varieties of the VIR genetic resources collection according to morphometric parameters, productivity, and nutritional value of aboveground biomass. The study was carried out in the department of perennial and annual grasses of the FSB-SI Russian Research and Project-technological Institute of sorghum and maize “Rossorgo” in 2021–2022. The objects of study were 36 mogar varieties of various ecological and geographical origin. Based on the estimation results of the initial material of mogar, ther have been identified the promising samples for further introduction in the breeding process to increase the values of individual traits, since it is advisable to use the following samples to improve the biochemical composition of the biomass, as k-1356 (Russia), k-1745 (Bulgaria), k-1748 (Bulgaria), k-1775 (Romania) to increase the content of crude protein (> 7.50 %); k-63 (USA), k-80 (USA), k-336 (Morocco), k-1854 (Hungary), k-1877 (the USA) to increase crude fat> 3.00% ; k-1356 (Russia), k-1850 (Hungary), k-1833 (China), Asket (st) (Russia) to increase crude ash >10.00%. The varieties k-605 (China), k-1027 (Kazakhstan), Atlant (Russia) are found promising for breeding work for high yields of aboveground biomass >20.00 t/ha. The studied mogar varieties k-336, k-605, k-993, k-1027, k-1726 according to the collection of fodder units per hectare exceeded the standard variety from 1.2 to 12.9 %. The highest gross energy yield per unit area, exceeding the indicator of the standard variety, was established for the varieties k-336 (Morocco), k-605 (China), k-993 (Romania), k-1027 (Kazakhstan), k-1726 (Canada), k-1775 (Romania).

The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories Presents Abstracts from Its Annual Meeting

The International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories Presents Abstracts from Its Annual Meeting

Analysis of Education Needs for Instructional Competency of Lifelong Education Instructor in China

The purpose of this study is to improve and strengthen the teaching capabilities of Chinese lifelong education instructors by identifying the importance and current level of teaching capabilities recognized by lifelong education instructors and ranking educational needs. To this end, a survey of 259 Chinese lifelong education instructors was conducted for four weeks from October 1, 2022. As a result of this study, a difference test between the important level of teaching competency and the current level was conducted to determine the priority according to the teaching competency education needs of lifelong education instructors. As a result of the analysis, there was a statistically significant difference in the difference between the important level and the current level in teaching competency. Program development capabilities, self-management capabilities, learner progress management capabilities, teaching method development capabilities, learning resource and information collection capabilities, course planning capabilities, learning counseling and consulting capabilities, integration of learning content, concentration development capabilities, and motivation capabilities. In the Focus model, a total of 10 items were derived from teaching method development, curriculum preparation, motivation, teaching media utilization, communication, ice breaking, self-management, learner progress management, concentration, learning counseling, and consulting. Borich"s demand priority detailed competencies and The Focus for Focus model HH were seven top priority detailed competencies: teaching method development, course preparation, motivation, self-management, learner progress management, concentration development, learning counseling, and consulting. It is important to prepare a plan based on the analysis of instructors" educational needs because the teaching competency for lifelong education instructors to play a successful role as instructors plays an important role in learners" learning outcomes and learners" learning satisfaction. Therefore, when conducting a curriculum to strengthen instructor capabilities in lifelong education institutions, it is necessary to strengthen the curriculum design according to the needs of instructors. This study is meaningful in that it confirmed the educational needs of lifelong education instructors for teaching competency through a multi-layered method and derived what the priority of teaching competency is. 本研究旨在掌握终身教育教学者所认知的教学能力的重要水平和现在水准,并阐明教学要求排名,从而改善和加强中国终身教育教学者的教学能力。为此，从2022年10月1日起，对259名中国终身教育教学人员进行了为期4周的调查。本研究结果显示,为了决定终身教育教授者的教授能力教育要求的优先顺序,对教授能力进行了重要水平和现在水准的差异鉴定。 分析结果显示,在教学能力方面,重要水平和现在水准的差异在统计上存在有意义的差异。 Borich要求优先顺序的详细能力是程序开发能力、自我管理能力、学习者进度管理能力、教学法开发能力、学习资源及信息收集能力、授课过程案制定能力、学习商谈及咨询能力、学习内容的整合能力、集中力开发能力、动机诱发能力。在The Locus for Focus model中,位于HH象限的项目共有10个,分别是教学法开发能力、授课过程案制定能力、动机诱发能力、教学媒体应用能力、沟通能力、破冰能力、自我管理能力、学习者进度管理能力、集中力开发能力、学习商谈及咨询能力。Borich要求度优先顺序详细能力和同时位于The Locus for Focus model HH象限的优先顺序详细能力是教学法开发能力、授课过程案制定能力、动机诱发能力、自我管理能力、学习者进度管理能力、集中力开发能力、学习商谈及咨询能力7个项目。 终身教育教授者为了成功履行教授者的作用,教授力量对学习者的学习成果和学习者的学习满意度起着重要作用, 因此制定以教授者的教育要求分析为基础的方案非常重要。因此,在终身教育机构进行强化教授力量的教育课程时, 有必要根据教授的要求,通过设计教育课程来强化方案。本研究通过多层方法确认了终身教育教授对教授能力的教育要求,并得出了教授能力的优先顺序,具有重要意义。

Recovery and genotyping ancient Sicilian monumental olive trees

The long-lived and evergreen olive tree dominates the Mediterranean landscape, representing an agroecological and cultural symbol and a genetic heritage of inestimable value. Sicily, for historical, geographical, and cultural reasons, has a very rich and distinctive olive germplasm. In this work, a large survey was conducted to discover, collect, and characterize the genetic diversity of centennial monumental olive trees from historical sites, such as the Greek Temple Valley (Agrigento), ancient gardens, or farmland present in the western part of the island. Trees were chosen based on their height, trunk, stump size, and presumed age; particularly, only olive trees with an age estimated at more than 400 years old were taken into consideration. For the morphological characterization, the leaf, fruit, and endocarp traits were analyzed. For the molecular characterization, 11 polymorphic microsatellite markers largely used for fingerprinting analysis were used. Reference cultivars were included in the analysis for comparison. Nuclear DNA was extracted from different parts of the plant (young leaves of shoots taken from the canopy and young leaves taken from suckers, which arose from the basal part of the tree) to check if the trees were grafted and to explore their diversity. Most of the monumental trees have been grafted at least one time during their long life, and some genotypes showed unique genetic profiles combined with peculiar phenotypic traits. Suckers (rootstock of the trees) showed a strict genetic relationship with an ancient monumental oleaster tree, also included in the study. “Patriarch” (original mother plants) trees of local cultivars were also identified. This research revealed a high level of the still unexplored genetic diversity of the Sicilian olive germplasm and highlighted its importance as a gene reservoir, which could support new breeding programs for the evaluation and possible selection of traits linked to putative resilience to abiotic and biotic stresses (particularly Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca ST53 or soil- borne diseases or insects). The results will be useful for improving the conservation process, enriching existing collections of olive genetic resources, and supporting on-farm conservation projects.

Systems biology elucidates the distinctive metabolic niche filled by the human gut microbe Eggerthella lenta.

Human gut bacteria perform diverse metabolic functions with consequences for host health. The prevalent and disease-linked Actinobacterium Eggerthella lenta performs several unusual chemical transformations, but it does not metabolize sugars and its core growth strategy remains unclear. To obtain a comprehensive view of the metabolic network of E. lenta, we generated several complementary resources: defined culture media, metabolomics profiles of strain isolates, and a curated genome-scale metabolic reconstruction. Stable isotope-resolved metabolomics revealed that E. lenta uses acetate as a key carbon source while catabolizing arginine to generate ATP, traits which could be recapitulated in silico by our updated metabolic model. We compared these in vitro findings with metabolite shifts observed in E. lenta-colonized gnotobiotic mice, identifying shared signatures across environments and highlighting catabolism of the host signaling metabolite agmatine as an alternative energy pathway. Together, our results elucidate a distinctive metabolic niche filled by E. lenta in the gut ecosystem. Our culture media formulations, atlas of metabolomics data, and genome-scale metabolic reconstructions form a freely available collection of resources to support further study of the biology of this prevalent gut bacterium.

Implementation of Ecological Solid Waste Management City Ordinance: The Case of a Component City in Southern Negros

Aims: This study determined the extent of implementation of ecological solid waste management activities: waste generation and storage, waste processing and resources recovery, collection and transportation, and disposal of solid wastes in communities in a component city in Negros Occidental as assessed by the city implementers, barangay implementers, and residents when taken as a whole and when barangays are grouped according to geographical location, population, land area, and income classification. Lastly, the findings of the study were utilized in the formulation of a strategic plan for enhanced implementation of the city's comprehensive solid waste management program. 
 Study Design: The study utilized the quantitative design particularly the descriptive-comparative approach.
 Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the barangays of a component city in Southern part of Negros Occidental Philippines during school year 2022.
 Methodology: The study used a descriptive-comparative research design utilizing a survey questionnaire for data collection. Only Five hundred thirteen (513) respondents participated in the study and the seven (7) others refused to answer the survey questionnaire. Total enumeration was employed for city implementers. Stratified random sampling was used to identify the respondents for barangay and community leaders for each stratum to be well represented. Purposive sampling was used in data collection. In the same way, purposive sampling was used in the conduct of interviews. To analyze the descriptive data, Mean, Standard Deviation, and Frequency Count were also used. Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were utilized for comparative analysis. More so, general moral principles of respect for persons, beneficence, and justice to ensure the ethical soundness of the study are addressed in the study.
 Results: The result shows no significant difference in the implementation when communities are grouped according to population. However, a significant difference was found when communities were grouped according to location, land area, and income. When it comes to demographics of the respondents in the component city in Southern Negros. In terms of respondents, 1.8% (f=9) were city implementers, 25.0% (f=128) were barangay implementers, and 73.3% (f=193) were community leaders. Among the three (3) implementers, the majority were the community leaders in the component city. Meanwhile, in regards to location, 40.0% (f=205) of respondents came from upland location, 37.6% (f=193) stayed at mainland, and 22.4% (f=115) lived in coastal location. Dominantly, respondents from the upland location obtained the highest percentage among the location. When it comes to population, 73.9% (f=379) belonged to the smaller population with 5933 and below, and 26.1% (f=134) was from a bigger population with 5934 and above. The majority belonged to a smaller population that dominated the study. Similarly, in terms of land area, 73.9% (f=379) of the respondents were from a smaller area (1931 and below), while 26.3% (f=135) were from a bigger area (1932 and up). Finally, in terms of income classification, 68.6% (f=352) of respondents belonged to the barangays with a lower income of 806880 and below, while 31.4% (f=68.4) belonged to the barangays with a higher income of 8068808 and up. Respondents residing in lower-income areas have fewer sources of living, income, and resources.