Insights from the international workshop on "Adapting agriculture to climate change and air pollution".

An international workshop on "Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change and Air Pollution" took place at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, during 23-27 October, 2023. Experts working in various multi-disciplinary areas of agroecosystem and environmental research gathered for academic communication and discussions. Two discussion groups focused on "agriculture under air pollution and climate change: current challenges and priorities for the future" and "adapting agriculture to air pollution and climate change: current status and next steps.

[Coronary Artery Fistula with Aortic Valve Stenosis:Report of a Case].

A coronary artery fistula usually originates in the right coronary artery and often opens into the right ventricle. In approximately 50% of cases with a main pulmonary artery opening, aberrant blood vessels originate from both coronary arteries. Only a few cases of both coronary and bronchial artery-pulmonary artery fistulas have been reported.

Sublethal chemical stimulation of arthropod parasitoids and parasites of agricultural and environmental importance.

An increasing number of studies have reported stimulation of various organisms in the presence of environmental contaminants. This has created a need to critically evaluate sublethal stimulation and hormetic responses of arthropod parasitoids and parasites following exposure to pesticides and other contaminants. Examining this phenomenon with a focus on arthropods of agricultural and environmental importance serves as the framework for this literature review.

Elevated ozone alters long-chain fatty acids in leaves of Japanese white birch saplings.

Long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs) in leaves have attracted attention as nutritious phytochemicals and olfactory signals that influence the behavior and growth of herbivorous insects. In recognition of the negative effects of increasing tropospheric ozone (O) levels on plants, LCFAs can be altered through peroxidation by O. However, how elevated O changes the amount and composition of LCFAs in field-grown plants is still unknown.

Plant-insect communication in urban forests: Similarities of plant volatile compositions among tree species (host vs. non-host trees) for alder leaf beetle Agelastica coerulea.

Behavior of insects, such as pollination and grazing, is usually determined by biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). However, particularly in O-polluted urban forests, the BVOCs-based plant-insect communication can be disrupted by the reaction of O with leaf-emitted BVOCs, such as between Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica) and a leaf beetle (Agelastica coerulea).