Review
Immunology
Charlotte Hellmich, Edyta E. Wojtowicz
Summary: Normal bone marrow homeostasis relies on a steady supply of nutrients, and changes in metabolite demands can occur in response to infection and immune stress. The right balance of dietary components helps maintain normal homeostasis and cope with systemic stress. Some dietary components can also lead to chronic inflammation, impacting immune function. Optimal nutrition supports immune cell functions to effectively combat pathogens and resolve responses, while avoiding chronic inflammation.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Suzannah Gerber, Sara C. Folta
Summary: This scoping review aims to understand the role of identity in eating behaviors and the maintenance of eating behaviors. The study found that identity measurements seldom accounted for complexities such as multiple identities and identity shifting over time. However, identity was found to be significantly related to eating behaviors in all but one study. The study concludes that identity is underutilized and heterogeneously applied in eating behavior research.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Abdul-Hamid M. Emwas, Nahla Al-Rifai, Kacper Szczepski, Shuruq Alsuhaymi, Saleh Rayyan, Hanan Almahasheer, Mariusz Jaremko, Lorraine Brennan, Joanna Izabela Lachowicz
Summary: The relationship between health and nutrition is closely linked, with poor nutrition potentially leading to various metabolic diseases. Metabolomics, as an emerging field of science, has broad research applications and potential for further advancement.
Review
Cell Biology
Maria C. Tanzer
Summary: Efferocytosis is the process of phagocytes removing dead or dying cells, which is considered anti-inflammatory. However, it can induce inflammatory signaling pathways under certain conditions. The mechanisms and molecules involved in this response are not well understood. This article discusses the influence of dead cell cargo, ingestion type, and digestion efficiency on phagocyte programming in disease contexts, presents recent findings, identifies knowledge gaps, and proposes experimental approaches to fill them.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Na Zhang, Yi Bin Li, Hai Rong He, Jian Fen Zhang, Guan Sheng Ma
Summary: Microplastics were found in the feces of the majority of participants in the study, with polypropylene being the most commonly detected type. There was a moderate correlation between water intake habits and the abundance of microplastics in feces.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Sonia Melgar-Locatelli, Marialuisa de Ceglia, M. Carmen Manas-Padilla, Celia Rodriguez-Perez, Estela Castilla-Ortega, Adriana Castro-Zavala, Patricia Rivera
Summary: Neurogenesis is the complex process of neural progenitor cells differentiating into new neurons and brain cells. Nutrition plays a significant role in modulating adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), with high fat and sugar diets having a negative effect, while diets enriched with bioactive compounds and intermittent fasting or caloric restriction promote AHN. Maternal nutrition during the perinatal period can also impact offspring AHN. The microbiota-gut-brain axis may mediate the relationship between nutrition and neurogenesis.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yun-Bing Zhang, Marina Correa Scalon, Jing-Xin Liu, Xiao-Yang Song, Da Yang, Yong-Jiang Zhang, David S. Ellsworth, Jiao-Lin Zhang
Summary: Mistletoes have higher concentrations of phosphorus, potassium, boron, and nitrogen isotope ratio, and lower carbon isotope ratio compared to their hosts, indicating lower water-use efficiency. Environmental conditions and the nutrient status of hosts play important roles in determining mistletoe nutrient pools.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Artur Szylak, Wiktoria Kostrzewa, Jacek Bania, Aleksandra Tabis
Summary: This study investigates the issue of meat species substitution in kebab-like food sales in Poland, revealing fraudulent practices and underscoring the importance of consumer protection and food safety.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Piper Sandel, Lawrence Ma, Helen Wang, Eric A. A. Pasman
Summary: As obesity becomes more prevalent, the cases of pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its complications, such as progressive liver failure, in young adults will continue to increase. Lifestyle changes through dietary modifications and exercise are currently the primary treatments, but there is a lack of large pediatric-specific trials to support specific interventions. Various dietary modifications and supplements have been suggested and studied, but further research is needed to provide effective and sustainable dietary recommendations for reversing the progression of NAFLD in children.
Article
Biology
Maike L. Fischer, Sol Yepes A. Vivas, Natalie Wielsch, Roy Kirsch, Andreas Vilcinskas, Heiko Vogel
Summary: True water bugs (Nepomorpha) are aquatic insects that primarily feed on prey, using their piercing-sucking mouthparts to inject venom for digestion and defense. In Central Europe, different water bug species coexist in the same habitat, each with specific adaptations to their ecological niche. A study found that the composition and activity of venom differ among four water bug species, suggesting independent adaptations for feeding strategies and microhabitat preferences. Additionally, the presence of herbivory-associated proteins indicates a mostly plant-based diet in one species.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Stephanie Tonnesen, Daniel DeFelippis, Sarah Tuttle
Summary: Observed breakBRD galaxies are face-on disk galaxies with centrally concentrated star formation, reflecting a lack of dense gas in the outskirts. In this study, we examine the circumgalactic medium of these galaxies and find that they have less gas, more concentrated medium, lower angular momentum, and higher metallicity compared to other galaxies. These properties suggest a small amount of disk feeding in the central regions and a lack of low-metallicity gas accretion from the intergalactic medium.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Jonathan Cedernaes, Joseph Bass
Summary: The study found that REV-ERB alpha and -beta in the tuberal hypothalamus are essential for maintaining leptin responsiveness and metabolic homeostasis, providing insight into how transcriptional changes may link energy-sensing cell types with day/night rhythms.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sereyboth Soth, Travis R. Glare, John G. Hampton, Stuart D. Card, Jenny J. Brookes, Josefina O. Narciso
Summary: This study investigated the variability of the efficacy of Beauveria-based biopesticides under different environmental conditions and found that insect diet and fungal toxins influenced the susceptibility of insects to the biopesticides.
Article
Psychology, Social
Hannah K. Bradshaw, Summer Mengelkoch, Matthew Espinosa, Alex Darrell, Sarah E. Hill
Summary: People who are willing to try new foods are perceived as more desirable sexual and romantic partners, and less sexually restricted. This is primarily due to the relationship between willingness to try new foods and sexual disgust sensitivity, rather than other assumptions.
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nur Hannah Abd Rahim, Stefano Cannicci, Yusof Shuaib Ibrahim, Christelle Not, Izwandy Idris, Jarina Mohd Jani, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Behara Satyanarayana
Summary: The study investigated the contamination of microplastics in mangroves of Setiu Wetlands in Peninsular Malaysia using different crab species as indicators. The results showed significant differences in the seasonal abundance of microplastics among crab species, with higher accumulation in the dry season due to subdued water circulation and poor material dispersion.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Wenqing Wang, Haifeng Fu, Shing Yip Lee, Hangqing Fan, Mao Wang
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Daniel A. Friess, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Behara Satyanarayana, Stefano Cannicci, Siew Chin Chua, Norman Duke, Ilka C. Feller, Zeehan Jaafar, L. P. Jayatissa, Nico Koedam, Ken W. Krauss, Shing Yip Lee, Jose Ernesto Mancera Pineda, Renison Ruwa, Marco Vannini, Erik S. Yando
Summary: The conservation of mangrove forests has gained international policy priority and research interest in recent years. The MMM conference series reflects the diverse research interests within the mangrove research field, tracking trends and emergence of ecosystem services like blue carbon.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mengxing Wu, Ziying He, Shingting Fung, Yingjie Cao, Dongsheng Guan, Yisheng Peng, Shing Yip Lee
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Amy Yee-Hui Then, Maria Fernanda Adame, Brian Fry, Ving Ching Chong, Philip M. Riekenberg, Rozainah Mohammad Zakaria, Shing Yip Lee
Summary: This study used a multi-isotope approach to track ecosystem responses to forest clearing and replanting in a tropical mangrove forest reserve in Malaysia. The results showed changes in nutrition sources for gastropods and crabs in older forests, as well as shifts in food web isotopic signals between 5 and 15 years post-clearing. These findings suggest that the combination of tracers used in this study could be valuable for future mangrove conservation and restoration efforts.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoguang Ouyang, Fen Guo, Shing Yip Lee
Summary: The study found that cyclone disturbance leads to significant changes in mangrove sediment carbon cycling processes, nitrogen density, and gas fluxes, with the highest sediment organic carbon density and nitrogen density occurring one month after the cyclone.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Fen Guo, Shing Yip Lee, Martin J. Kainz, Michael T. Brett
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ziying He, Huaye Sun, Yisheng Peng, Zhan Hu, Yingjie Cao, Shing Yip Lee
CARBON BALANCE AND MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Gordon N. Ajonina, A. Aldrie Amir, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, Irfan Aziz, Thorsten Balke, Edward B. Barbier, Stefano Cannicci, Simon M. Cragg, Marilia Cunha-Lignon, David J. Curnick, Carlos M. Duarte, Norman C. Duke, Charlie Endsor, Sara Fratini, Ilka C. Feller, Francois Fromard, Jean Hug, Mark Huxham, James G. Kairo, Tadashi Kajita, Kandasamy Kathiresan, Nico Koedam, Shing Yip Lee, Hsing-Juh Lin, Jock R. Mackenzie, Mwita M. Mangora, Cyril Marchand, Tarik Meziane, Todd E. Minchinton, Nathalie Pettorelli, Jaime Polania, Gianluca Polgar, Meenakshi Poti, Jurgenne Primavera, Alfredo Quarto, Stefanie M. Rog, Behara Satyanarayana, Yara Schaeffer-Novelli, Mark Spalding, Tom Van der Stocken, Dominic Wodehouse, Jean W. H. Yong, Martin Zimmer, Daniel A. Friess
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yasong Zhang, Ling Xiao, Dongsheng Guan, Yujuan Chen, Mikael Motelica-Heino, Yisheng Peng, Shing Yip Lee
Summary: This study investigated the impact of biotic and abiotic factors on the production and decomposition of mangrove fine roots on SOC accumulation, with findings showing that root production is mainly influenced by vegetation biomass while decomposition is negatively affected by soil salinity. Across the sea-land gradient, there were increases in POC and SOC, while DOC/SOC and MBC/SOC ratios decreased. Fine root production had the most significant impact on the ratio of SOC components among the multiple factors analyzed.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Christopher J. Brown, Maria F. Adame, Christina A. Buelow, Marieke A. Frassl, Shing Yip Lee, Brendan Mackey, Eva C. McClure, Ryan M. Pearson, Anusha Rajkaran, Thomas S. Rayner, Michael Sievers, Chantal A. Saint Ange, Ana Sousa, Vivitskaia J. D. Tulloch, Mischa P. Turschwell, Rod M. Connolly
Summary: The study highlights the inadequate recognition of coastal wetlands in global ecosystem assessments, pointing out shortcomings in assessment frameworks and data limitations that hinder comprehensive understanding of wetland functions and services. Addressing these gaps is crucial for informed coastal wetland conservation and management.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoguang Ouyang, Cheuk Yan Lee, Shing Yip Lee
Summary: Intertidal benthos play a crucial role in connecting tertiary predators and primary producers in marine food webs, while also directly contributing to sediment CO2 emissions. Different benthos taxa and feeding habits significantly impact CO2 production, with crabs showing lower delta C-13-CO2 respiration compared to gastropods. The relationships between benthos feeding habits, food sources, and CO2 production provide valuable insights for understanding their contributions to sediment-atmosphere CO2 fluxes in mangrove forests.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stefano Cannicci, Shing Yip Lee, Henrique Bravo, Jaime Ricardo Cantera-Kintz, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Sara Fratini, Marco Fusi, Pedro J. Jimenez, Inga Nordhaus, Francesca Porri, Karen Diele
Summary: Deforestation leads to habitat fragmentation, reduced diversity, and functional degradation in mangroves. A global dataset of mangrove invertebrate fauna revealed that despite low redundancy, even small mangrove patches host truly multifunctional faunal assemblages crucial for ecosystem services. The study suggests that even a modest loss of invertebrate diversity could have significant negative consequences for mangroves and adjacent ecosystems.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhao Liang Chen, Shing Yip Lee
Summary: This study investigated the sediment carbon stocks, sequestration, and sources in tidal flats and mangroves in two coastal wetlands in Hong Kong. The results showed that tidal flats and their connected mangroves play an important role in coastal carbon sequestration.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaoguang Ouyang, Erik Kristensen, Martin Zimmer, Carol Thornber, Zhifeng Yang, Shing Yip Lee
Summary: Blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs) serve as crucial nature-based solutions for mitigating climate change, but their reliability and contribution under future climatic scenarios have been questioned. This study conducted a global meta-analysis to investigate litter decomposition rate constants (k) in BCEs and predict changes in carbon release. The results showed that k varied among different types of BCEs and increased with temperature and precipitation. By considering temperature thresholds, the study predicted an increase in decomposed litter and net litter carbon sinks by 2100 compared to 2020. These findings emphasize the growing importance of BCEs in climate change mitigation and provide insights for blue carbon accounting in future scenarios.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Guogui Chen, Xuan Gu, Cesar Capinha, Shing Yip Lee, Baoshan Cui, Fang Yang, Yufeng Lin, Mingming Jia, Mao Wang, Wenqing Wang
Summary: A study found that large-scale anthropogenic mangroves increase species diversity and change taxonomic compositions of mangrove macrobenthos. This is due to increased dispersal ability of macrobenthos caused by the construction of anthropogenic mangroves. Therefore, monitoring and assessing the ecological effects of anthropogenic habitats on functional fauna will be important for future coastal restoration and sustainable aquaculture.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)