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Data Mining Sheds Light on a Novel Family of Plant-Associated Negative-Sense RNA Viruses Linked to Lispiviruses

Large-scale mining of public transcriptomic datasets can reveal viral diversity that remains invisible to conventional virus-surveillance approaches, while increasingly powerful structure-prediction methods provide a complementary route to characterizing highly divergent viral pr...

High-resolution mangrove mapping in Guatemala using PlanetScope imagery and a SWIR-free moisture index

Mangrove forests are ecologically and socioeconomically important ecosystems that require accurate and timely monitoring. This study presents a high-resolution mangrove mapping approach along the Pacific coast of Guatemala using PlanetScope imagery integrated with a machine-learn...

A New Tucker Model for Three-Way Functional Data: FTucker-3

This paper introduces FTucker-3, a basis-preserving Tucker framework for three-way functional data in which each tensor cell is a function. Functional observations are represented in a common finite basis, organized as a fourth-order coefficient tensor, and reduced only along the...

Comparing GenAI Summaries Versus Chatbots for Supporting Reflection in Healthcare Simulation

Reflection is critical for learning. In healthcare, simulations help learners practice clinical and teamwork skills, while reflection supports improving practice. Learning analytics (LA) dashboards can support reflection by visualizing activity data, but their effectiveness is li...

Clinical and functional characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among smokers and never-smokers: a retrospective cross-sectional observational study at a specialist center in Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2023–2025

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) also occurs in people who have never smoked, particularly in settings where pulmonary tuberculosis and household biomass exposure remain common. We aimed to compare clinical and functional characteristics of smokers...

Characterization of the Immune Response of Atlantic Salmon to Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi Using In Vivo and In Vitro Approaches

Tenacibaculosis, primarily caused by Tenacibaculum dicentrarchi in Chile, is now the second leading infectious cause of mortality in Chilean Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farming, yet the host immune response remains uncharacterized. Here, we combined in vitro and in vivo approac...

State of Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025: A Review

ABSTRACT This review summarises mean and extreme climate conditions for 2025 across the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region and is based on the State of Climate for Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 Report, recently released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...

Modeling Financial Structural Dynamics Under Uncertainty: A Neutrosophic-Score Dual STATIS Approach for Cooperative Financial Systems

This study extends the existing Neutrosophic STATIS framework toward the dual analysis of relationships among financial variables observed over multiple periods. Financial uncertainty was operationalized as modeled indeterminacy derived from local temporal volatility and deviatio...

Advances in artificial intelligence and geomatics technology for the transformation of global agri-food systems: A review

Abstract The world’s rapidly growing population is driving up food demand and placing significant pressure on natural resources, posing major challenges to agricultural sustainability. Ensuring food security requires integrating innovative technologies that enhance productivity w...

Effect of live yeasts and essential oils as functional feed additives on growth performance and stress response in juvenile cobia

The intensification of aquaculture introduces significant challenges, including increased exposure to environmental stressors that promote disease outbreaks, historically managed through antimicrobial use. As sustainable alternatives, functional feed additives are being explored...

Multi-way analysis of the geographical impact on breastfeeding and nutritional indicators of Amazonian Kichwa infants from Ecuador

Kichwa communities of Ecuador are considered one of the most important native populations that are part of the country’s cultural wealth, however, studies on their nutritional status still need to be made available. This work examines the changes in the nutritional conditions (an...

Fossil denticles reveal how ocean productivity shapes shark baselines and recovery potential

Shark populations on coral reefs have declined globally, but few baselines exist to quantify natural variability before human impact. Using fossil dermal denticles preserved in reef sediments, we reconstructed shark communities across the Isthmus of Panama before substantial expl...

Assessment of vulnerability to groundwater contamination in the Santa Rosa River basin, Ecuador

Groundwater is a vital resource that supplies nearly half of the world’s population and sustains ecosystem integrity. In the Santa Rosa River basin (SW Ecuador), groundwater plays an essential role due to the variable quality of surface water resources. This study assessed ground...

Perceived risks in the acceptance of e-commerce: evidence from Costa Rica

This study examines perceived risks associated with consumer acceptance of e-commerce in Costa Rica, where digital transactions have expanded rapidly but face barriers related to trust and technological reliability. Despite extensive research on e-commerce adoption, limited atten...