Non-additive effects of leaf-litter flammability on eight subtropical tree species: Implications for forest species composition and fire susceptibility.

The readiness of leaf-litter to burn in the presence of fire differs greatly between species. Thus, forests composed of different species vary in their susceptibility to fire. Fire susceptibility of forests may also differ from the arithmetic means of flammability of their component species, i.

Comparative efficacy and safety of anti-cryptosporidial agents: an study on nitazoxanide, halofuginone lactate, KDU731, and paromomycin against .

This study evaluated the effectiveness of anti-cryptosporidial agents nitazoxanide, halofuginone, the pyrazolopyridine analog KDU731, and paromomycin (PMC) in combating the significant zoonotic pathogen . The study utilized HCT-8 host cells to culture and fluorescent microscopy/quantitative PCR (qPCR) for detecting parasitic growth. The efficacy of the compounds was assessed by calculating their inhibitory concentrations (IC) against the total growth of at 48 h post-infection.

Modeling the distribution of pine wilt disease in China using the ensemble models MaxEnt and CLIMEX.

Pine wilt disease (PWD) is a devastating plant disease caused by the pinewood nematode (PWN, ) that is transmitted by several beetle species in the genus, . Once present, the disease is difficult to control. Prevention rather than control is regarded as an effective strategy for PWD management.

Vegetation-fire feedbacks increase subtropical wildfire risk in scrubland and reduce it in forests.

Climate dictates wildfire activity around the world. But East and Southeast Asia are an apparent exception as fire-activity variation there is unrelated to climatic variables. In subtropical China, fire activity decreased by 80% between 2003 and 2020 amid increased fire risks globally.