Arabidopsis GLYI4 Reveals Intriguing Insights into the JA Signaling Pathway and Plant Defense.

Plant hormones play a central role in various physiological functions and mediate defense responses against (a)biotic stresses. Jasmonic acid (JA) has emerged as one of the key phytohormones involved in the response to necrotrophic pathogens. Under stressful conditions, plants can also produce small molecules, such as methylglyoxal (MG), a cytotoxic aldehyde.

IT adoption and bank performance during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This paper examines the impact of pre-2020 information technology (IT) adoption on bank performance during the initial stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. We show that high IT adopters performed better in terms of market returns, Tobin's and lending. Our findings also suggest that higher pre-crisis IT investments are associated with more loans issued under the US Paycheck Protection Program, and lower rates of loan modifications due to Covid-19.

[Perceived stress, peripheral blood counts and luxury habits].

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether perceived stress in the workplace can be a risk factor able to change the blood counts in a group of male and female outdoor workers of the Municipal Police. The study examines possible relations among the levels of stress, as inferred from the scores of the questionnaire, blood counts and voluptuary habits.

Methods: We evaluated a final sample of 486 subjects (345 males and 141 females).

Cadmium and hypertension in exposed workers: A meta-analysis.

Objectives: In the general population, cadmium seems to be responsible for hypertension, atherosclerosis and an increase in acute coronary events. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to analyze controlled studies conducted on cadmium and arterial pressure in occupationally-exposed workers.

Materials And Methods: After analyzing all the relevant articles found in the literature, 6 publications were selected.

Coal plant: risk, disease and prevention with on environmental impact.

Urban pollution is a current problem, constituting a serious health risk. Many pollutants are present in the urban atmosphere, they are mainly anthropogenic, resulting from the combustion of coal. Several studies have shown the harmful effects of these pollutants, particularly on the respiratory system.