Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Paler within the city: Carotenoid‐based colouration covaries negatively with the proportion of impervious surface in great tit ( Parus major ) territories across Europe

Urbanisation alters resource availability and exposes wildlife to novel environmental stressors, potentially driving phenotypic divergence. Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is a condition-dependent trait linked to dietary carotenoid acquisition and physiological allocation tr...

Learning-Based Methods and the Future of Numerical Ocean and Sea-Ice Modeling

The field of operational oceanography is undergoing a significant evolution with the increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) methods, which are complementing and, in some cases, redefining traditional numerical modeling approaches. This review explores how AI metho...

Photovoltaic panels affect arthropod and plant communities: a systematic review

Due to climate change, photovoltaic facilities are being rapidly scaled up. However, such a development can come at a cost for biodiversity. We conducted a systematic review, including a critical appraisal, and meta-analyses to better understand the effects of photovoltaic panels...

Net carbon losses in Central African forests revealed by high-resolution biomass change maps

Dense humid forests in Central Africa hold vast biomass carbon stocks but are increasingly affected by small-scale disturbances that are difficult to detect with current satellite observations. Here, we generate 10 m canopy height maps for 2019–2022 using deep learning with space...

The NPIS model: a consensus-based framework for evaluating non-pharmacological interventions

The term non-pharmacological intervention (NPI) refers to health prevention and care protocols supervised by healthcare professionals. However, no precise and widely adopted definition currently exists. Additionally, unlike drugs, NPIs do not have a global evaluation framework be...

Monoclonal anti-dsRNA antibody-based metagenomics (MADAM) reveal Pyricularia oryzae mycovirome

This study introduces MADAM (Monoclonal Anti-dsRNA Antibody-Based Metagenomics), a novel approach that integrates multiple technical modules previously used independently in other protocols. MADAM combines monoclonal antibody-mediated double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) enrichment, seque...

Large-scale climate drivers of extreme compound events in the Amazon from interannual to long-term timescales (1982–2024)

Abstract Over recent decades Amazonia has experienced a marked intensification of floods and droughts. The record-breaking 2023–2024 drought, characterized by exceptional heat and dryness, motivates a closer analysis of compound extremes and their large-scale drivers. This study...

Climatology and trends of extreme precipitation in France: evaluation of an explicit-convection regional climate model

Climate change is intensifying the global water cycle, with extreme precipitation events increasing in frequency and intensity at the global scale. While trends in daily precipitation extremes are well-documented, sub-daily extremes – critical for flash flood risk – remain poorly...

Micro-scale organization of non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs drives nitrogen fixation in marine particles

Abstract Dinitrogen (N₂) fixation supplies reactive nitrogen to the ocean, and non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs (NCDs) are increasingly recognized as contributors. Marine particles have been theorized as hotspots where low oxygen and labile carbon favor N₂ fixation by NCDs, but emp...

First characterization of Staphylococcus felis in diabetic foot osteomyelitis: from intracellular persistence to phage treatment

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus felis is a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) primarily associated with the feline microbiota and only rarely reported in human disease. Here, we report its implication in diabetic foot osteomyelitis, and provide the first comprehensive characterizat...

A Remarkably Similar Oxygen Electronic Structure in CO-Treated CeO2 and Gd-Doped CeO2 Is Revealed by X-ray Raman Spectroscopy

Abstract CeO2 is a key material for catalytic and electrochemical applications due to its ability to store and release oxygen, linked to the formation of oxygen vacancies and the reversible reduction of Ce4+ cations to Ce3+. In this study, the oxygen K-edge was investigated in bu...

The Impact of Common Medications on Male Fertility: An Updated Systematic Review

ABSTRACT Background Compared with those of cytotoxic treatments, the potential effects of common medications on the fertility of men trying to conceive currently or planning to conceive in the future are less well described. The use of common medications may modify the gonadotrop...

Systematic interactome analysis identifies OCRL as a DENV 2 NS4A interactor that inhibits viral replication through a mechanism independent of global actin cytoskeleton rearrangement

Dengue virus (DENV) is a medically important human pathogen belonging to the genus Orthoflavivirus . DENV encodes seven non-structural (NS) proteins which exert multiple cellular effects. NS4A is a 16 kDa membrane-associated protein; however, its functions in orthoflavivirus infe...

Combined Impacts of Climate and Land-Use/Land-Cover Changes on the Flow Regime and Ecological Diversity in the Songkhram River Basin, A Tributary of the Mekong River

Abstract Climate change (CC) and land-use/land-cover (LU/LC) alterations are among the most pervasive drivers of hydrological and ecological change in river basins worldwide, yet their combined impacts on fluvial ecological diversity remain insufficiently quantified, particularly...

Environmental and demographic determinants of Aedes albopictus seasonal activity in southern France: A modeling study

The presence and the activity of Aedes albopictus are a growing concern for nuisance and public health in Europe. Despite an increasing number of entomological and modelling studies, our incomplete understanding of mosquito population response to weather drivers in natural condit...

Complex non-falciparum transmission and widespread insecticide resistance sustain hyperendemic malaria in Penka-Michel, a focus of the Cameroon highlands

A 12-month longitudinal entomological study (September 2023-August 2024) in the Western Highlands of Cameroon (Penka-Michel) investigated malaria transmission dynamics and insecticide resistance markers, including target-site resistance (L1014F, N1575Y, G119S- Ace1 ) and metaboli...

Mortars and plasters at Herod's Caesarea Maritima: integration of imported and local construction technologies

Abstract Building materials from different architectural elements at Herodian Caesarea Maritima (22–4 BCE ) provide evidence for a variety of compositions tailored to specific construction functions, demonstrating the extent of Roman technological influence on Herod's architectur...

Factors influencing access to healthcare for the indigent in Senegal

Equitable access to health services remains a major challenge to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). In Senegal, the National Family Safety Net Program (PNBSF) aims to reduce vulnerability among poor households through cash transfers and free enrolment in community-based h...

Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae), first records from Sardinia and Corsica

Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879) is a widely distributed Afro-Asiatic mirid species that has expanded into the Mediterraneanregion in recent decades (Stonedahl, 1995; Matocq & Streito, 2013). In Italy, it was previously recorded only from Sicilyand the adjacent islands (Serva...

Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae), first records from Sardinia and Corsica

Eurystylus bellevoyei (Reuter, 1879) is a widely distributed Afro-Asiatic mirid species that has expanded into the Mediterraneanregion in recent decades (Stonedahl, 1995; Matocq & Streito, 2013). In Italy, it was previously recorded only from Sicilyand the adjacent islands (Serva...