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Jingjing Huang, Fuhang Liu, Dong Chao, Boning Xin, Kui Liu, Shuling Cao, Xingxiang Chen, Liyun Peng, Baolei Zhang, Shan Fu, Jixing Xia
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Md Rushna Alam, Rafiquel Islam, Thi Kim Anh Tran, Diep Le Van, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Andrea S. Griffin, Richard Man Kit Yu, Geoff R. MacFarlane
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Veterinary Sciences
Katherine E. Littlewood, Morgan V. Heslop, Mia L. Cobb
Summary: Animal welfare refers to the experiences animals have in their lives, which are subjective and cannot be directly measured. Welfare indicators are used to infer mental experiences, and the Five Domains Model is a framework for assessing animal welfare. Agency is a concept that bridges the gap between positivism and affective welfare discussions, representing the capacity for animals to engage in voluntary, self-generated, and goal-directed behavior. The Behavioral Interactions domain of the Five Domains Model can be used to evaluate competence-building agency and positive welfare in animals.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Xiaohan Cao, Wenyang Wan, Huimin Mao, Dandan Yin, Xianhui Deng, Huan Yan, Liping Ren
Summary: This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of the Dof transcription factor family in lotus. A total of 29 potential NnDofs were identified through various analyses. The study reveals the expansion mechanism of the NnDofs gene family, speculates their potential functions in lotus development and stress conditions, and identifies salt stress-sensitive genes.
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Environmental Sciences
Ehsan Kamali Maskooni, Hossein Hashemi, Mazda Kompanizare, Peyman Daneshkar Arasteh, Hassan Vagharfard, Ronny Berndtsson
Summary: The study investigated the impact of desalination wastewater discharge on groundwater quality in an arid area in southern Iran, showing an increase in concentrations of certain chemical components in groundwater. Most of the study area displayed good to excellent groundwater quality suitable for drinking and irrigation, but the eastern part was deemed unsuitable due to discharge from desalination plant wastewater.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Hung-Chi Chen, Shi-Cheng Huang, Yen-Fu Chen, Che-Wei Kuo, Ying-Hsuan Chen, Men-Chi Chang
Summary: OsERF106MZ is an important gene expressed in germinating seeds and rice seedling roots under salinity stress. Overexpression of OsERF106MZ increases primary root length and reduces sensitivity to ABA. It promotes root growth by repressing the expression of the ABA biosynthetic gene OsAO3. These findings suggest that OsERF106MZ plays a role in maintaining root growth for resource uptake when rice seeds germinate under salinity stress by alleviating ABA-mediated root growth inhibition.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shuping Zhao, Tao Jiang, Yao Zhang, Kailing Zhang, Kai Feng, Peng Wu, Liangjun Li
Summary: This study systematically characterized all NAC genes in Nelumbo nucifera and investigated their response mechanisms to salt stress. The results showed that NAC genes are responsive to biotic and abiotic stresses, light, low temperature, and plant hormones, and have tissue expression specificity. Three NAC proteins induced by NaCl and ABA were found to have transcriptional activation capabilities. The co-expression network analysis suggested that NAC proteins may form complexes with other proteins to function together.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Xiang Zhang, Yan Long, Xingxiang Chen, Baolei Zhang, Yafeng Xin, Longying Li, Shuling Cao, Fuhang Liu, Zhigang Wang, Hao Huang, Degui Zhou, Jixing Xia
Summary: This study demonstrates the crucial role of rice OsNAC3 in ABA signal response and salt tolerance. Knockout of OsNAC3 increases sensitivity to salt stress, while overexpression enhances salt tolerance capability. The findings highlight OsNAC3 as a key regulator in enhancing rice's ability to respond to salt stress.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ambika Dudhate, Harshraj Shinde, Pei Yu, Daisuke Tsugama, Shashi Kumar Gupta, Shenkui Liu, Tetsuo Takano
Summary: Pearl millet contains 151 NAC transcription factor genes that are classified into 11 groups. Many of these genes are responsive to salinity and drought stress, potentially contributing to stress tolerance in pearl millet.
Review
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Michelle Campbell-Ward
Summary: Zoos should strive to provide a good quality of life for all animals. There is a need to develop and implement formalized tools to assess the quality of life of zoo animals, especially for non-mammalian species and animals at different life stages. This review discusses the concept of quality of life, the importance of assessing it in zoo animals, and the challenges involved. It also suggests applying learnings from quality-of-life assessments in humans and domestic species to improve animal welfare in zoos.
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Agronomy
Aline Silvestre Pereira Dornelas, Joao L. T. Pestana, Althieris de Souza Saraiva, Rone Silva Barbosa, Grasiele Soares Cavallini, Carlos Gravato, Amadeu Mortagua Velho da Maia Soares, Renato Almeida Sarmento
Summary: This study assessed the chronic effects of increasing salinity and microbial insecticides on a species of mosquito larvae. The results showed that these insecticides have detrimental impacts on nontarget freshwater insects, potentially leading to cascading effects in freshwater ecosystems.
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Ian Turner, Davoud Heidari, Tina Widowski, Nathan Pelletier
Summary: Assessment of animal welfare impacts in life cycle assessment (LCA) has been largely neglected. This study proposes a novel type 1 LCA method for assessing animal welfare impacts of laying hens, based on a review of the animal welfare literature and best practices in both animal welfare science and LCA. The proposed method is tested using a case study of the Canadian egg industry and shows promising results, with potential for application to other livestock species.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Tzofia Maymon, Nadav Eisner, Dudy Bar-Zvi
Summary: ABI4 is a key player in the ABA signaling pathway and is involved in plant response to abiotic stress and development. ABI4 is tightly regulated both post-transcriptionally and post-translationally. Abiotic factors and plant hormones have similar effects on ABI4 transcripts and protein levels.
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Agronomy
Duo Liu, Yue Ma, Mengmeng Rui, Xiachen Lv, Rongjia Chen, Xiaoyan Chen, Yizhou Wang
Summary: Salinity and alkalinity stress have significant negative effects on the growth and yield of wheat, with alkaline salt causing stronger inhibition on seedling growth than neutral salt.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xueying Guo, Wanrong Peng, Xinyi Xu, Kangwei Xie, Xingyong Yang, Iftikhar Ali, Abir U. Igamberdiev
Summary: Ensuring global food security is critical, and the high salinity and alkalinity levels in soil significantly impact agricultural yields. Researchers have recently focused on using plant endophytes to mitigate the effects of plant salinity stress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Philip Micklin, Nikolay V. Aladin
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
(2008)
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Environmental Sciences
Mark R. Servos, Kelly R. Munkittrick, Gheorghe Constantin, Raymond Mngodo, Nikolay Aladin, Sansanee Choowaew, Navy Hap, Karen A. Kidd, Eric Odada, Oscar Parra, Geoffrey Phillips, Sergei Ryanzhin, Roberto Urrutia
ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
(2013)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Nikolay Vasilevich Aladin, Valentina Ivanovna Gontar, Ljubov Vasilevna Zhakova, Igor Svetozarovich Plotnikov, Alexey Olegovich Smurov, Piotr Rzymski, Piotr Klimaszyk
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Piotr Rzymski, Piotr Klimaszyk, Przemyslaw Niedzielski, Wlodzimierz Marszelewski, Dariusz Borowiak, Kamil Nowinski, Ainur Baikenzheyeva, Rakhat Kurmanbayev, Nikolai Aladin
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nikolai V. Aladin, Jens T. Hoeg, Igor Plotnikov
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Biology
N. Aladin, I. S. Plotnikov, A. O. Smurov, A. Makrushin
Summary: This analysis of the fauna of crustaceans in the Aral Sea highlights the changes in species composition since the 1950s and their relation to salinity. The rapid increase in salinity has led to a sharp decrease in species diversity of crustaceans, resulting in the extinction of many species.
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Zoology
N. Aladin, I. S. Plotnikov, A. O. Smurov
Summary: Based on literature data and studies carried out by the authors for more than 30 years, this paper provides an analysis of the mollusk fauna of the Aral Sea. The study clarifies the species composition of mollusks that lived in the sea during the Holocene and identifies changes in the species composition due to variations in environmental salinity and sea level. The study also highlights the importance of bird migration and species inhabiting rivers and surrounding lakes in replenishing the fauna. The paper discusses the potential future of the mollusk fauna in different sea rehabilitation scenarios.
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL
(2022)
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Ecology
A. Mikhailova, E. Popova, S. Shipulin, A. A. Maximov, I. S. Plotnikov, N. Aladin
Summary: A previously unknown species of polychaetes was discovered in the bottom fauna of the Caspian Sea in 2018, and later identified as Marenzelleria arctia, an Arctic species that likely invaded the Caspian through the Volga-Caspian invasion corridor. Pelagic larvae of this species have been found in zooplankton samples since 2019, indicating a potential impact on the ecosystem by being part of the nutrition for migratory and semimigratory fish species.
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2021)
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Limnology
N. Aladin, T. Chida, Yu S. Chuikov, Z. K. Ermakhanov, Y. Kawabata, J. Kubota, P. Micklin, I. S. Plotnikov, A. Om Smurov, V. F. Zaitzev
JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY
(2018)
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Zoology
L. A. Stepanova, N. V. Aladin, I. S. Plotnikov
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL
(2009)
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Geography, Physical
Rene Letolle, Philip Micklin, Nikolay Aladin, Igor Plotnikov
QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
(2007)
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Zoology
N. Aladin, I. S. Plotnikov, A. O. Smurov, A. Makrushin
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL
(2020)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
A. Makrushin, N. Aladin, A. S. Vasiliev
ADVANCES IN GERONTOLOGY
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
JF Cretaux, AV Kouraev, F Papa, M Berge-Nguyen, A Cazenave, N Aladin, IS Plotnikov
JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH
(2005)
