Distribution modelling of the Caucasian endemic Fritillaria latifolia against the background of climate change by Rustam H. Pshegusov, Victoria A. Chadaeva

“…The species current core ranges are localised in the Western and Central Caucasus, Western and Central Transcaucasia, and the northwestern ridges of the Lesser Caucasus within a network of Protected Areas covering most of the highlands. …”
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Familial Mediterranean fever in Russia: Experience of the Federal Rheumatology Center by E. S. Fedorov, S. O. Salugina, N. N. Kuzmina

“…Although the majority of our patients were Armenians, the disease was also identified in those belonging to the peoples of the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia and in one Russian female patient. There has generally been a fairly typical picture of the disease. …”
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Genetic diversity, population structure and marker-trait associations for agronomic and grain traits in wild diploid wheat Triticum urartu by Xin Wang, Guangbin Luo, Wenlong Yang, Yiwen Li, Jiazhu Sun, Kehui Zhan, Dongcheng Liu, Aimin Zhang

“…UPGMA clustering analysis indicated that the 238 T. urartu accessions could be classified into two subpopulations, of which Cluster I contained accessions from Eastern Mediterranean coast and those from Mesopotamia and Transcaucasia belonged to Cluster II. The wide range of genetic diversity along with the manageable number of accessions makes it one of the best collections for mining valuable genes based on marker-trait association. …”
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Peste des Petits Ruminants in Central and Eastern Asia/West Eurasia: Epidemiological Situation and Status of Control and Eradication Activities after the First Phase of the PPR Glo... by Matteo Legnardi, Eran Raizman, Daniel Beltran-Alcrudo, Giuseppina Cinardi, Timothy Robinson, Laura C. Falzon, Hervé Kapnang Djomgang, Edward Okori, Satya Parida, Felix Njeumi, Camilla T. O. Benfield

“…This review analyses 13 countries belonging to Eastern Europe, Transcaucasia, and Central and East Asia. Substantial heterogeneity is apparent in terms of PPR presence and control strategies implemented by different countries. …”
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Is Holosteum glutinosum (M. Bieb.) Fisch. et C. A. Mey. (Caryophyllaceae: Alsinoideae) just a subtaxon of H. umbellatum L. or a distinct species? by Александр Владимирович Фатерыга, Валентина Витальевна Фатерыга, Ирина Викторовна Соколова, Сергей Александрович Свирин, Андрей Васильевич Ена, Павел Евгеньевич Евсеенков

“…Two subspecies are recognized within H. glutinosum: H. glutinosum subsp. glutinosumdistributed in Caspian Depression, Transcaucasia, Western and Middle Asia, and H. glutinosum subsp. liniflorum Fateryga, nom. et stat. nov. (≡ H. liniflorum Steven ex Fisch. et C. …”
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Resequencing of global Lotus corniculatus accessions reveals population distribution and genetic loci, associated with cyanogenic glycosides accumulation and growth traits by Cheng Chen, Kaixuan Zhang, Fu Liu, Xia Wang, Yang Yao, Xiaolei Niu, Yuqi He, Jun Hong, Fang Liu, Qiu Gao, Yi Zhang, Yurong Li, Meijuan Wang, Jizhen Lin, Yu Fan, Kui Ren, Lunhao Shen, Bin Gao, Xue Ren, Weifei Yang, Milen I. Georgiev, Xinquan Zhang, Meiliang Zhou

“…Our analysis suggests that L. corniculatus accessions have high genetic diversity and could be further divided into three subgroups, with the genetic diversity centers were located in Transcaucasia. Several candidate genes and SNP site associated with CNglcs content and growth traits were identified by genome-wide associated study (GWAS). …”
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Genetic and Morphological Characterization of the Invasive <i>Corbicula</i> Lineages in European Russia by Alexander V. Kropotin, Yulia V. Bespalaya, Olga V. Aksenova, Alexander V. Kondakov, Andrey S. Aksenov, Irina S. Khrebtova, Dmitry M. Palatov, Oksana V. Travina, Ivan N. Bolotov

“…We assume that the invasion of <i>C. fluminalis</i> into reservoirs and watercourses of the Caspian Sea basin (Republic of Dagestan and Stavropol Krai of Russia) was from Western Asia and Transcaucasia, and the introduction of <i>C. fluminea</i> to the Don and Volga River basins was from unspecified European countries.…”
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The Solar Stag of the Chamalals and Tindals and other masonry petroglyphs in the upper Andiiskoe Koisu region of Dagestan and their relationships to similar phenomena in the mounta... by G. Petherbridge, A. M. Ismailov, A. A. Gadzhiev, M. R. Rabadanov, A.‐G. M. Abdulaev, M. M. Murtuzalieva, D. M. Saipov, Sh. M. Isaev, M. G. Daudova

“…As Christianity spread in Transcaucasia and the Great Caucasus Range, including north‐western Dagestan, indigenous images representing the solar stag were conflated with those of the popular Christian cult of the Miracle of Saint Eustace, resulting in the unique petroglyphs of the solar stag common to…”
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Validation of the Kazakh version of the movement disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale by Saltanat Abdraimova, Zhanybek Myrzayev, Altynay Karimova, Altynay Talgatkyzy, Talgat Khaibullin, Gulnaz Kaishibayeva, Sandugash Elubaeva, Karlygash Esembekova, Dongrak Choi, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Christopher G. Goetz, Glenn T. Stebbins, Sheng Luo, Chingiz Shashkin, Nazira Zharkinbekova, Rauan Kaiyrzhanov

“…Presently, Kazakhstan stands as the sole country in both Central Asia and Transcaucasia with an MDS-approved translated version of the MDS-UPDRS. …”
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The peace of Brest-Litovsk: Causes, agreement, and consequences by Spalević Žaklina S., Jerotijević Dušan Z.

“…At the request of Talat Pasha, the Russians had to hand over parts of Transcaucasia (Ardahan, Kars, and Batum), which Russia won in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878, to Turkey. …”
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