Can triad forestry reconcile Europe's biodiversity and forestry strategies? A critical evaluation of forest zoning.

Balancing increasing demand for wood products while also maintaining forest biodiversity is a paramount challenge. Europe's Biodiversity and Forest Strategies for 2030 attempt to address this challenge. Together, they call for strict protection of 10% of land area, including all primary and old growth forests, increasing use of ecological forestry, and less reliance on monocultural plantations.

A Global Perspective on Transition Models for Pediatric to Adult Cystic Fibrosis Care: What Has Been Made So Far?

Interest in the transition of care for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has grown significantly over time, driven by advancements in treatment that have extended life expectancy. As more CF patients survive into adulthood, the need for structured transition strategies has become a priority for healthcare systems worldwide. Transition programs for CF differ globally, reflecting varying resources and healthcare systems.

Perceived Stress, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence in Romanian Healthcare Professionals.

Background: Occupational stress and burnout in the medical field are common factors that can have a negative impact on the quality of clinical care. In the Romanian healthcare environment, there exists important financial difficulties contributing additionally to stress in this study, we aimed to investigate if resilience and emotional intelligence would prove to be protective factors against stress.

Methods: In our cross-sectional study, we investigated 189 medical professionals, using convenience sampling, from July 2022 to September 2022 in two university centers.

Sodium Alginate-Starch Capsules for Enhanced Stability of Metformin in Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids.

The use of biopolymers in pharmaceuticals is well established, particularly for encapsulating biologically active compounds due to their beneficial properties. Alginate, widely recognized for its excellent encapsulation abilities, is the most commonly used biopolymer, while starch, typically known as insoluble dietary fiber, also serves as an effective agent for trapping and protecting compounds during processing, storage, and gastrointestinal transit. Sodium alginate-starch capsules with varying compositions were analyzed to develop metformin hydrochloride (MET) containing capsules with adequate physicochemical properties.

Revisiting climate impacts of an AMOC slowdown: dependence on freshwater locations in the North Atlantic.

The key locations of freshwater input driving Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) slowdown and their climate responses remain inconclusive. Using a state-of-the-art global climate model, we conduct freshwater hosing experiments to reexamine AMOC sensitivity and its climate impacts. The Irminger basin emerges as the most effective region for additional freshwater fluxes, causing the greatest AMOC weakening.

Rapeseed-An Important Oleaginous Plant in the Oil Industry and the Resulting Meal a Valuable Source of Bioactive Compounds.

Rapeseeds (), cultivated widely as a source of oil, generate substantial by-products after oil extraction. Unfortunately, rapeseed meal is considered a waste product and as such is discharged into environment as compost or used as animal feed. However, this meal is rich in bioactive compounds (proteins, minerals, fibers and polyphenols), indicating its potential for the development of value-added products.

A multi-proxy stalagmite record indicates a shift in forcing of twentieth century drought events in Normandy.

Drought events are increasingly impacting Europe. The study of past droughts helps disentangle the different factors that trigger hydrological drought, helping to forecast future drought severity. Here we identify the historical drought events of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in geochemical records of a stalagmite from Caumont cave in Northern France and develop a mechanistic understanding of their root causes.

Clinical management and complications of acute appendicitis in 3 children with SARS-CoV-2 infection: Case report.

Rationale: Sporadic cases of acute appendicitis (AA) in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection were still recorded at the end of COVID-19 pandemics. We consider that analyses of clinical courses and outcomes is useful to improve the clinical management of such cases in the setting of a general hospital.

Patient Concerns: Patient #1 was a 14-year-old girl who presented with nausea, right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain, myalgia, ad low-grade fever for 24 hours.

Physicochemical, Textural, and Antioxidant Attributes of Yogurts Supplemented with Black Chokeberry: Fruit, Juice, and Pomace.

The fruit, juice, and pomace of black chokeberry () are a rich source of phenolic compounds and can be used to obtain enriched dairy products. Chokeberry fruit, due to its astringent taste, is less favorable or even unacceptable to consumers and is usually processed into juice, resulting in large quantities of pomace, which is often discarded as waste. The aim of this study is to valorize chokeberry fruit, juice, and pomace by incorporating them in different percentages (1, 2, and 3%) into yogurt as functional ingredients.

Influence of Bilberry Pomace Powder Addition on the Physicochemical, Functional, Rheological, and Sensory Properties of Stirred Yogurt.

Fruit processing by-products could represent a sustainable ingredient for developing innovative dairy products. The present study was conducted to develop a novel functional yogurt by adding bilberry pomace powder (BPP) at 0.5%, 1.

No Future Growth Enhancement Expected at the Northern Edge for European Beech due to Continued Water Limitation.

With ongoing global warming, increasing water deficits promote physiological stress on forest ecosystems with negative impacts on tree growth, vitality, and survival. How individual tree species will react to increased drought stress is therefore a key research question to address for carbon accounting and the development of climate change mitigation strategies. Recent tree-ring studies have shown that trees at higher latitudes will benefit from warmer temperatures, yet this is likely highly species-dependent and less well-known for more temperate tree species.

Some Nutritional Value Aspects of Barley and Oat and Their Impact in Human Nutrition and Healthy Life.

Nowadays, there is a general concern regarding the increasing global talk about functional foods that respond to our demands and needs as consumers in order to maintain health and body weight through a correctly balanced diet. Cereals are key elements of nutrition and a healthy diet, and they also play a significant role in health promotion due to the useful nutrient content. Therefore, this work aims to identify barley and oat genotypes suitable for human nutrition and to achieve practical results for their widespread use in preventing or treating certain chronic diseases by analyzing the nutritional and physical properties of 52 genotypes of oat and barley conserved in Suceava Gene Bank, Romania.

Intraspecific diversity of Myrmecophilus acervorum (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) indicating an ongoing cryptic speciation.

Myrmecophilus acervorum, previously considered a parthenogenetic species widely-distributed in Europe, has been observed to have both sexes in populations inhabiting the central part of the distribution range. Specimens from those heterosexual populations have been found being infected with Wolbachia. New mitochondrial data (COI and 16S markers) revealed the well-supported differentiation of M.

Nigella sativa oil attenuates inflammation and oxidative stress in experimental myocardial infarction.

Background: A growing interest in using Nigella sativa oil (NSO) in the prevention or treatment of several cardiovascular diseases has prompted this study. The research aims to investigate the effect of NSO on cardiac damage prevention after long-term administration in induced myocardial infarction (MI) in rats.

Methods: NSO was analyzed for its fatty acids composition using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis and administered in rats before and after isoproterenol (45 mg/kg body weight) induced myocardial infarction.

Behind the Scenes: A Pilot Study on the Evaluation of Healthcare Professionals' Approaches to Transitional Care in Adolescents With Chronic Gastrointestinal Disorders.

Background: Due to recent advances in healthcare, more and more teenagers with chronic diseases emerge into adulthood, posing challenges for both pediatric and adult healthcare systems. The transition from pediatric to adult healthcare settings presents a complex and pivotal phase for adolescents managing chronic conditions. This process necessitates collaboration among adolescents, parents, pediatric specialists, and adult healthcare providers.

Atmospheric blocking slows ocean-driven melting of Greenland's largest glacier tongue.

Mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet has contributed to global sea-level rise over the past 20 years. Yet direct observations from the 79 North Glacier (79NG) calving front reveal decreasing Atlantic Intermediate Water (AIW) temperatures below the ice tongue from 2018 to 2021, leading to reduced ocean heat transport. This is linked to a concurrent decrease in basal melt and thinning rates at the grounding line.

Participatory leadership and supportive organisational culture Panacea for job satisfaction regulatory role of work-life balance.

This study examines the direct influence of participatory leadership (PL) and supportive organisational culture (SOC) on employee job satisfaction (JC). Additionally, the research delves into the mediating role of work-life balance in the relationship between PL, SOC, and job satisfaction. Data was collected using 450 questionnaires through random sampling from hotels managing food security in Saudi Arabia.

A scoping review regarding reproductive capacity modulation based on alpha-ketoglutarate supplementation.

In Brief: Alpha-ketoglutarate is a common metabolite in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and is central in modulating the reproductive potential in animal models. The present scoping review systematically covers the spectrum of a wide range of evidence from different viewpoints, focusing on the underlying processes and mechanisms of the developmental framework, aiming to fill the gaps within the existing literature.

Abstract: Alpha-ketoglutarate is an important intermediate molecule in the tricarboxylic acid cycle with a prominent role in distinct biological processes such as cellular energy metabolism, epigenetic regulation, and signaling pathways.

Psychological variables related to technology-mediated intervention design in autism spectrum disorder.

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent impairments in communication, social interaction and learning (Hodges et al., 2020). Because of its heterogeneous nature, ASD presents complex challenges, including social exclusion, school abandonment and limited access to health care.

Combining electron transfer, spin crossover, and redox properties in metal-organic frameworks.

Hofmann coordination polymers (CPs) that couple the well-studied spin transition of the Fe central ion with electron-responsive ligands provide an innovative strategy toward multifunctional metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Here, we developed a 2D planar network consisting of metal-cyanide-metal sheets in an unusual coordination mode, brought about by infinitely π-stacked redox-active bipyridinium derivatives as axial ligands. The obtained family of materials show vivid thermochromism attributed to electron transfer and/or electronic spin state change processes that can occur either independently or concomitantly.

Hofmann Clathrates: A "Blue Box" Approach to Modulate Spin-Crossover Properties.

Hofmann coordination polymers (CPs) with cationic ligands provide an innovative strategy for recognizing π-electron-rich aromatic molecules - similar to the "little blue box". In this study, we demonstrate that hydroquinone molecules can be incorporated into these coordination polymers when redox-active bipyridinium derivatives are used as axial ligands. The insertion leads to a significant structural modification, resulting in a shift of the spin transition by 150 K and an approximate 23 % increase in volume, caused by the strong donor-acceptor π-π stacking interaction formed between the ligands and the guest molecule.