Reduced soil ecosystem multifunctionality is associated with altered complexity of the bacterial-fungal interkingdom network under salinization pressure.

Salinization processes profoundly impact soil quality and health, altering physical structure, chemical composition, and biological activity, particularly concerning soil microbial populations. Microbial communities play a pivotal role in maintaining soil ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF). Understanding the response of microbial communities to salinity stress is crucial for sustainable soil management and enhancing ecosystem resilience in arid and semi-arid regions.

The role of spleen radiomics model for predicting prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients receiving definitive radiotherapy.

Background: The spleen plays an important role in systemic antitumor immune response, but whether spleen imaging features have predictive effect for prognosis and immune status was unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate computed tomography (CT)-based spleen radiomics to predict the prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) underwent definitive radiotherapy (dRT) and to try to find its association with systemic immunity.

Methods: This retrospective study included 201 ESCC patients who received dRT.