Article
Mycology
Ming-Zhu Dou, Min Li, Ze-Feng Jia
Summary: In this study, the genus Chapsa in China was examined using morphological characteristics, chemical traits, and molecular phylogenetic analysis. A new species to science and two new records to China were identified. The newly discovered species, Chapsa murioelongata, is characterized by specific features and Chapsa wolseleyana was reclassified based on phenotypic traits. Sequence data and phylogenetic analyses supported the position of these species within the Chapsa genus. A key to known Chapsa species in China was provided.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Pieter P. G. van den Boom, Robert Luecking, Harrie J. M. Sipman
Summary: A survey on the lichen family Graphidaceae in Macaronesia was conducted, providing detailed treatments and new records for several genera. The study also presents a key for all Graphicacy known in Macaronesia, except for the thelotremoid species. Additionally, several newly described species and new records for the three archipelagos are reported.
Article
Biology
Iram Fayyaz, Najam-ul-Sehar Afshan, Fatima Iftikhar, Abdul Rehman Niazi, Abdul Nasir Khalid
Summary: Diploschistes viridis sp. nov., discovered in the Himalayan moist temperate forest in Pakistan, is distinct from other species of the genus Diploschistes based on its morphology, chemistry, and ITS sequences.
Review
Infectious Diseases
Amgad Gamil, Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, Wanatpreeya Phongsamart, Chonnamet Techasaensiri, Barameht Piralam, Ruangwit Thamaree
Summary: This review examines the epidemiology, serotype prevalence, antibiotic resistance, and national vaccination recommendations for pneumococcal disease in Thailand. PCV13 is the only vaccine licensed for adults in Thailand and has the potential to reduce disease burden in all age groups, particularly in children and older adults.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Biology
Fatima Razzaq, Kamran Habib, Sidra Aslam, Abdul Nasir Khalid
Summary: As part of a comprehensive study on the diversity of lichens in northern areas of Pakistan using molecular and morphological approaches, four species of the family Graphidaceae were discovered. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two new lichen records for Pakistan, namely Diploschistes candidissimus and Xalocoaocellata, while D. scruposus and D. muscorum are new records for Azad Jammu & Kashmir state.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Premrudee Kanchanapiya, Thanapol Tantisattayakul
Summary: Thailand is addressing water scarcity through wastewater reclamation, but faces challenges such as regulation limitations, lack of public confidence, limited commercial development, and difficulties in sustainable business models.
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Tanuwong Viarasilpa
Summary: Despite the high burden of life-threatening neurologic illness in Thailand, dedicated neurointensive care units and neurointensivists are rarely available. Therefore, integrating neurocritical care services into existing institutional practices through collaboration between different medical disciplines is a more suitable approach than building new units. Providing neurocritical care knowledge to medical residents and fellows, and developing a research system can lead to sustainable improvement in patient care.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Preeyachan Lourthai, Pitipol Choopong, Dhanach Dhirachaikulpanich, Kunravitch Soraprajum, Warinyupa Pinitpuwadol, Noppakhun Punyayingyong, Yaninsiri Ngathaweesuk, Nattaporn Tesavibul, Sutasinee Boonsopon
Summary: The study found that the 10-year visual outcomes of endogenous endophthalmitis patients were poor, with gram-negative bacteria, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae, being the main causative agents. Some patients required surgical eye removal, and poor initial visual acuity was a key factor affecting early post-treatment visual outcomes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Olaf Hubler, Melanie Koch, Lukas Menkhoff, Ulrich Schmidt
Summary: The study found that those who perceive corruption are more likely to cheat, but there is also a small group of non-conformers. The presence of others reduces cheating, highlighting transparency as a remedy.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Tida Sottiyotin, Suriyon Uitrakul, Pajaree Sakdiset, Bhudsaban Sukkarn, Thanachaporn Sangfai, Litavadee Chuaboon, Patsamon Palee
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between formative assessment (FA) scores and summative assessment (SA) scores and identify key success factors that affect the effectiveness of FA. The study found a significant correlation between individual FA methods and SA, while group FA methods did not show a significant correlation. The key success factors identified include appropriate assessment methods, frequency of assessment, effective feedback, appropriate scoring, and a proper support system.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jarotwan Koiwanit, Viachaslau Filimonau
Summary: Using screening Life Cycle Energy Analysis, this study assessed the carbon footprint of home-stays in Thailand and found that they have a low annual carbon footprint, with the carbon footprint per guest night comparable to budget hotels in Thailand.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thitithep Sitthiyot
Summary: This study examines whether income distribution in Thailand exhibits scale invariance or self-similarity across years. Using data on income shares by quintile and decile from 1988 to 2021, the results of 306 pairwise Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests indicate that income distribution in Thailand is statistically scale-invariant or self-similar across years, with p-values ranging from 0.988 to 1.000. Based on these empirical findings, the study suggests that in order to change the persistent pattern of income distribution in Thailand over three decades, the change itself needs to be a phase transition similar to that in physics.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Anchisa Pinyo, Athikom Bangviwat, Christoph Menke, Antonello Monti
Summary: This paper introduces a decentralized business model and a possible trading platform for electricity trading in Thailand's Micro-Grid to deal with the power system transformation. The Hybrid P2P approach is utilized for energy exchange, while a decentralized price mechanism is proposed for Community-based trading. The comparison analysis shows that the decentralized business model outperforms a centralized approach on community and individual levels.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Naparat Suttidate, Robert Steinmetz, Antony J. Lynam, Ronglarp Sukmasuang, Dusit Ngoprasert, Wanlop Chutipong, Brooke L. Bateman, Kate E. Jenks, Megan Baker-Whatton, Shumpei Kitamura, Elzbieta Ziolkowska, Volker C. Radeloff
Summary: Habitat connectivity is crucial for the conservation of species within fragmented populations, but identifying habitat connectivity for apex predators is challenging. Integrating prey distributions into assessments of connectivity can help predict species occurrence and delineate dispersal corridors.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Tariq Khan, Thanansak Theppaya, Juntakan Taweekun
Summary: With the negative impact of climate change and global warming, renewable energy sources have become essential for energy generation. Wind energy, being eco-friendly, efficient, and affordable, has gained global popularity. Thailand has a high potential for wind energy due to its altitude and large wind energy areas. This study evaluates the wind energy potential in different regions of Thailand using the WASP simulation software and aims to provide guidance for renewable energy generation in northern Thailand.
AIN SHAMS ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Manuela Dal Forno, James D. Lawrey, Masoumeh Sikaroodi, Patrick M. Gillevet, Eric Schuettpelz, Robert Lucking
Summary: Recent studies have revealed remarkable diversity in Dictyonema s.lat. basidiolichens, with photobionts belonging to Rhizonema. Analysis of 765 new cyanobacterial sequences from 635 specimens collected from 18 countries identified three main divisions of Rhizonema, showing no evidence of photobiont-mycobiont co-speciation. Molecular clock estimations suggest that Rhizonema species are older than fungal species in Dictyonemateae, supporting the hypothesis of lichens representing fungal farmers.
Article
Ecology
Paola Martinez Colin, Robert Luecking, Maria de los Angeles Herrera-Campos
Summary: The study found that the diversity of host plants has a significant impact on the diversity of foliicolous lichen communities, particularly showing a preference for leaves with longer lifespan. Therefore, ecosystems with more diverse suitable host plants will support a greater diversity of foliicolous lichens, extending to epiphytes in general.
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Bibiana Moncada, Joel A. Mercado-Diaz, Nicolas Magain, Brendan P. Hodkinson, Clifford W. Smith, Frank Bungartz, Rosa-Emilia Perez-Perez, Emerson Gumboski, Emmanuel Serusiaux, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Robert Luecking
Summary: In this study, diversification in two tropical, morphologically similar lichen species was investigated, with the low-altitude species showing low diversification likely due to rapid dispersal and gene flow, while the high-altitude species exhibited high diversification possibly caused by niche differentiation and fragmentation effects from geological movements.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Mycology
Karina Wilk, Maciej Pabijan, Marta Saluga, Ester Gaya, Robert Lucking
Summary: This study investigated the poorly studied Teloschistaceae family members in South America, identifying three new genera and proposing three new combinations, while also revising the subfamily Brownlielloideae and confirming recent findings about its classification.
Article
Ecology
Mariasole Calbi, Francisco Fajardo-Gutierrez, Juan Manuel Posada, Robert Lucking, Grischa Brokamp, Thomas Borsch
Summary: This study characterized the plant communities of high Andean forest remnants in the hinterland of Bogota and found that an increase in human-related disturbance results in lower phylogenetic diversity, phylogenetic clustering of woody vegetation, and lower aboveground biomass, while understory vegetation shows higher diversity and phylogenetic dispersion with disturbance. Key predictors of disturbance include edge effect, proximity of cattle, minimum fragment age, and median patch size, with aboveground biomass being efficiently predicted by the proportion of late successional species.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bibiana Moncada, Joel A. Mercado-Diaz, Clifford W. Smith, Frank Bungartz, Emmanuel Serusiaux, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Robert Luecking
Summary: Sticta is a subcosmopolitan genus with the greatest diversity in the tropics. Molecular phylogenetic analyses have revealed that the S. weigelii morphodeme actually represents several species, with high phenotypic and genetic variation. Two new species and one new subspecies within this morphodeme have been described, with broad distribution in the Neotropics and Hawaii. The species show differences in habitat preference and genetic diversity.
Article
Microbiology
Vinodhini Thiyagaraja, Robert Luecking, Damien Ertz, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Saisamorn Lumyong, Kevin D. Hyde
Summary: Ostropales sensu lato is a large group of fungi, including both lichenized and non-lichenized species, with optional lichenization. The order has undergone frequent taxonomic changes and is currently divided into multiple families. Stictidaceae, a family within this order, contains many poorly known species with unresolved taxonomy, and new species have been identified through genetic and morphological analyses. Ancestral character state analysis suggests that Stictidaceae likely had a saprotrophic ancestor, and frequent transitions between nutritional modes played a significant role in the evolution of this family.
Article
Ecology
Edvaneide Leandro de Lima Nascimento, Leonor Costa Maia, Marcela Eugenia da Silva Caceres, Robert Luecking
Summary: Major vegetation units in North and Northeast Brazil include Amazon, Atlantic forest, Brejos de Altitude, Caatinga, Carrasco, Cerradao and Restinga. Little is known about lichen metacommunity structure in these habitats. Different tree bark structures and climatic factors can have a filtering effect on the richness and phylogenetic structure of epiphytic lichen communities in different vegetation types.
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Microbiology
Robert Lucking, M. Catherine Aime, Barbara Robbertse, Andrew N. Miller, Takayuki Aoki, Hiran A. Ariyawansa, Gianluigi Cardinali, Pedro W. Crous, Irina S. Druzhinina, David M. Geiser, David L. Hawksworth, Kevin D. Hyde, Laszlo Irinyi, Rajesh Jeewon, Peter R. Johnston, Paul M. Kirk, Elaine Malosso, Tom W. May, Wieland Meyer, Henrik R. Nilsson, Maarja Opik, Vincent Robert, Marc Stadler, Marco Thines, Duong Vu, Andrey M. Yurkov, Ning Zhang, Conrad L. Schoch
Summary: Identifying and naming microfungi, especially plant, animal, and human pathogens, remains a challenge. Molecular identification is increasingly used, and environmental metabarcoding is generating a vast amount of sequence data to document global fungal diversity. Solutions for naming taxa known only from sequences are proposed based on bacterial taxonomy methods.
NATURE MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Mycology
Vasun Poengsungnoen, Kawinnat Buaruang, Kansri Boonpragob, H. Thorsten Lumbsch
Summary: This paper presents a key to the identification of 258 genera of lichenized fungi in Thailand, providing species names for genera with only a single recorded species in Thailand, and referencing recent available keys that include all species known from Thailand. A replacement name Ionaspis aptrootii is proposed for I. tropica Aptroot (non Riddle).
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chaiwat Boonpeng, Pitakchai Fuangkeaw, Kansri Boonpragob
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the potential of using bark pH, soil pH and lichen community as indicators of alkaline dust pollution. The study found that alkaline dust pollution significantly increased bark pH and soil pH, and lichen community was mainly present in areas more than 4.7 km away from the center of the industrial area.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Chaiwat Boonpeng, Duangkamon Sangiamdee, Sutatip Noikrad, Kansri Boonpragob
Summary: This study aimed to assess the concentrations of potentially toxic elements in two mountain areas in Thailand using lichen biomonitoring. The results showed that the atmosphere of many monitoring sites in both mountains were contaminated by the investigated elements. The study confirmed the ability of transplanted lichen to effectively monitor airborne pollutants in natural environments.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chaiwat Boonpeng, Duangkamon Sangiamdee, Sutatip Noikrad, Kansri Boonpragob
Summary: Using lichens as biomonitoring tools, this study assessed outdoor air quality at schools in the industrial area of Laem Chabang municipality in Thailand. The results indicated poor air quality in school environments, causing adverse health effects in children and decreasing their academic performance.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Robert Luecking
Summary: Peter D. Crittenden served as the senior editor of The Lichenologist from 2000 to 2019, overseeing significant editorial changes and increasing the journal's impact factor. The 1197 papers published during his tenure matched the total number of papers published by the three previous editors combined, suggesting his impactful contributions to the field of lichenological research.
Article
Plant Sciences
Bibiana Moncada, Clifford W. Smith, Robert Luecking
Summary: The taxonomy of Sticta in Hawaii was reevaluated based on molecular phylogeny. Thirteen taxa were classified, including 12 species and one subspecies previously identified in a phylogenetic analysis. The implications of revised species taxonomies on other research fields and an environmental health monitoring protocol for Hawaiian ecosystems using Sticta lichens were discussed.
