Ebola virus shed glycoprotein is toxic to human T, B, and natural killer lymphocytes by Luis J. Perez-Valencia, Kevin M. Vannella, Marcos J. Ramos-Benitez, Junfeng Sun, Mones Abu-Asab, David W. Dorward, Keytam S. Awad, Andrew Platt, Eliana Jacobson, Jason Kindrachuk, Daniel S. Chertow

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Fatores ecológicos determinantes na ocorrência de Araucaria angustifolia e Podocarpus lambertii, na Floresta Ombrófila Mista da FLONA de São Francisco de Paula, RS, Brasil Ecologic... by Solon Jonas Longhi, Doádi Antônio Brena, Sylviane Becker Ribeiro, Cibele Rosa Gracioli, Régis Villanova Longhi, Tarso Mastella

“…In each sample the factors that might influence the occurrence of the species and the factors related the habitat was assessed as physical of the soil (depth, rocky outcrop and humidity), exhibition to the light and the relief inclination. …”
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Drought will constrain ongoing increase in net ecosystem productivity under future climate warming over alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China by Chan Zuo, Junbang Wang, Xiujuan Zhang, Hui Ye, Shaoqiang Wang, Alan E. Watson, Yingnian Li, Xinquan Zhao

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The Distinct Transcriptional Response of the Midgut of Amblyomma sculptum and Amblyomma aureolatum Ticks to Rickettsia rickettsii Correlates to Their Differences in Susceptibility... by Andréa C. Fogaça, Larissa A. Martins, Maria F. B. de Melo Galletti, José M. Ribeiro, André Fujita, Francisco B. Costa, Marcelo B. Labruna, Sirlei Daffre

“…Rickettsia rickettsii is a tick-borne obligate intracellular bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF). In Brazil, two species of ticks in the genus Amblyomma, A. sculptum and A. aureolatum, are incriminated as vectors of this bacterium. …”
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Advanced monitoring of soil-vegetation co-dynamics reveals the successive controls of snowmelt on soil moisture and on plant seasonal dynamics in a mountainous watershed by Baptiste Dafflon, Emmanuel Léger, Emmanuel Léger, Nicola Falco, Haruko M. Wainwright, Haruko M. Wainwright, John Peterson, Jiancong Chen, Kenneth H. Williams, Kenneth H. Williams, Susan S. Hubbard, Susan S. Hubbard

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Soil bacterial communities of three types of plants from ecological restoration areas and plant-growth promotional benefits of Microbacterium invictum (strain X-18) by Chao Liu, Jiayao Zhuang, Jie Wang, Guohua Fan, Ming Feng, Shutong Zhang

“…Microbial-assisted phytoremediation promotes the ecological restoration of high and steep rocky slopes. To determine the structure and function of microbial communities in the soil in response to changes in soil nutrient content, the bacterial communities of rhizospheric soil from three types of plants, i.e., Robinia pseudoacacia, Pinus massoniana, and Cynodon dactylon, were analyzed using Illumina sequencing technology. …”
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Asymptomatic Congenital Lung Malformations: Timing of Resection Does Not Affect Adverse Surgical Outcomes by Vincent Duron, Ariela Zenilman, Cornelia Griggs, Jennifer DeFazio, Jessica C. Price, Weijia Fan, Matthew Vivero, Juliana Castrillon, Maggie Schmaedick, Emaad Iqbal, Steven Rothenberg

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Recovering from COVID-19 – A Process Characterised by Uncertainty: A Qualitative study by Marie Engwall, Karin Törnbom, Hanna C. Persson, Annie Palstam

“…The results of the analysis revealed that the recovery process was experienced as a rocky and uncertain road, often involving setbacks. …”
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A Comparison of the Composition of Planets in Single-planet and Multiplanet Systems Orbiting M dwarfs by Romy Rodríguez Martínez, David V. Martin, B. Scott Gaudi, Joseph G. Schulze, Anusha Pai Asnodkar, Kiersten M. Boley, Sarah Ballard

“…We calculate and compare the core/water mass fractions (CMF/WMF) of low-mass planets ( M _p < 10 M _⊕ ) and find that the likely rocky multis (with R _p < 1.6 R _⊕ ) have lower CMFs than singles. …”
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Sagebrush recovery patterns after fuel treatments mediated by disturbance type and plant functional group interactions by Jeanne C. Chambers, Alexandra K. Urza, David I. Board, Richard F. Miller, David A. Pyke, Bruce A. Roundy, Eugene W. Schupp, Robin J. Tausch

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The Ruins of the Abandoned Center of Gioiosa Guardia (Me). Studies and Investigations for a Memory to be Recovered by Carmen Genovese, Giovanni Minutoli

“…Gioiosa Guardia was founded in 1364 on a rocky hill where a pre-existing farmhouse already existed. …”
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Using Satellite Imagery to Evaluate Bark Beetle-Caused Tree Mortality Reported in Aerial Surveys in a Mixed Conifer Forest in Northern Idaho, USA by Benjamin C. Bright, Andrew T. Hudak, Joel M. Egan, Carl L. Jorgensen, Franciel E. Rex, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Arjan J.H. Meddens

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Increased maternal morbidity and mortality among Asian American and Pacific Islander women in the military health systemAJOG MFM at a Glance by Patrizia C. Grob, DO, Rachel R. Tindal, MD, Kathleen R. Lundeberg, DO, Jameaka L. Hamilton, MD, Veronica M. Gonzalez-Brown, MD, Erin A. Keyser, MD

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Influence of logging on the effects of wildfire in Siberia by E A Kukavskaya, L V Buryak, G A Ivanova, S G Conard, O P Kalenskaya, S V Zhila, D J McRae

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Coastal landforms and fetch influence shoreline restoration effectiveness by Jason D. Toft, Kerry L. Accola, Simone Des Roches, Simone Des Roches, Julia N. Kobelt, Hannah S. Faulkner, Jason R. Morgan, Bianca S. Perla, Maria Metler, Megan N. Dethier

“…Feeder bluffs had a higher proportion of surface sand and number of fallen trees than other shoretypes, coinciding with the erosion of bluff material, whereas natural pocket beaches within bordering rocky headlands had higher insect densities. Sites with a large fetch had higher input of deposited wrack and logs, whereas sites with a small fetch had higher input from localized terrestrial sources – fallen trees and eroding sand. …”
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Visual outcomes of the surgical rehabilitative process following open globe injury repair by Richard N. Sather, Sanjana Molleti, Jade Y. Moon, Saliha Chaudhry, Sandra R. Montezuma, Michael Simmons, Michael Simmons

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The Arginine Kinase from the Tick <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> Is an Efficient Biocatalyst by Ana C. Gomez-Yanes, Elena N. Moreno-Cordova, Karina D. Garcia-Orozco, Aldana Laino, Maria A. Islas-Osuna, Alonso A. Lopez-Zavala, Jesus G. Valenzuela, Rogerio R. Sotelo-Mundo

“…Although AK has been primarily described in the shrimp, it is also present in other invertebrates, such as the brown tick <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> (<i>Rs</i>), the vector for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Here we report the enzymatic activity and the crystal structure of AK from <i>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</i> (<i>Rs</i>AK) in an open conformation without substrate or ligands and a theoretical structure of <i>Rs</i>AK modeled bound with the substrate/product (Arg-ADP) in a closed conformation. …”
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Comorbidity of CRHR2 gene variants in type 2 diabetes and depression by M. Amin, J. Ott, R. Wu, T. Postolache, M. Vergare, C. Gragnoli

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Lichenometric Analysis Applied to Bedrock Fault Scarps: The Sencelles Fault and the 1851 CE Mallorca Earthquake (Balearic Islands, Spain) by Pablo G. Silva, Elvira Roquero, Raúl Pérez-López, Teresa Bardají, Gabriel Santos Delgado, Javier Elez

“…The last 840 m of this rocky scarp display a significant horizontal banding, with up to five differentially weathered ribbons colonized by lichens. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and driving factors of soil erosion in the Beiluo River Basin, Loess Plateau, China by Boqing Wen, Chenlu Huang, Chen Zhou, Han Zhang, Qinke Yang, Manchun Li

“…Soil erosion rates for different geomorphologies decreased as follows: hilly–gully areas > gully–plateau areas > alluvial river plains > Rocky Mountains. The major drivers affecting the soil erosion rate were the biomass control factor (B) and slope, followed by slope length (L) and slope steepness (S). …”
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