Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement

Reach and engagement in the ECAIL trial targeting socially disadvantaged families across the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis: A mixed-methods implementation study

Background The ECAIL trial, launched in 2017, was designed to evaluate a multicomponent intervention for childhood obesity prevention among hard-to-reach families. At a maternity hospital in Lille, France, healthcare providers screened pregnant women experiencing social vulnerabi...

European joint programme HBM4EU - Bridging science and policy: experiences and lessons learned from the key partners in the scientific steering of the initiative

The European Joint Programme HBM4EU was established to address politically relevant questions on chemical risks to public health through a targeted human biomonitoring research programme. Running from 2017 to 2022, it was co-financed by the EU's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovati...

Health utilities in individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency with and without COPD from the EARCO registry

Background Data on health utilities in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) are scarce. This study aimed to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the EQ-5D in a cohort of AATD Pi*ZZ individuals from the European AATD Research Collaboration (EARCO) registry and to...

Clinical and ecological significance of bacterial dormancy in human pathogens

SUMMARY Bacteria can enter a transient state of reduced metabolic activity to survive temporary unfavorable conditions. This phenomenon, sometimes referred to as dormancy, growth arrest, or quiescence, enables pathogen survival inside and outside of their host, with major clinica...

Evaluation of Oral Health in Early Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease

Background/Objectives: Oral health may be affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD) through mechanisms including uremic toxin accumulation, immune dysregulation, and treatment-related factors, although these relationships remain poorly understood. This study aimed to describe oral...

Challenges in reconstructing seasonally driven landslide motion from optical satellite data: insights from the Del Medio catchment, NW Argentina

Optical satellite images are a valuable resource for studying slow-moving landslides from space. However, monitoring displacement through pairwise image correlation and time-series inversion presents several challenges, including the impact of seasonality on measurement accuracy....

Antibody-mediated immune surveillance as an organizing axis of gut microbiota structure

Abstract Background The symbiotic interplay between the immune system and the endogenous microbiome is essential for maintaining homeostasis. However, most microbiome research focuses primarily on associations between disease and microbial composition, often overlooking host–micr...

Integrated adipose tissue transcriptomic and miRNA remodeling identifies molecular pathways associated with residual cardiovascular risk after weight loss

Abstract Background Weight loss improves cardiometabolic health, yet substantial inter-individual variability remains in residual cardiovascular risk. Here, we investigated whether post-weight loss adipose tissue (AT) molecular remodeling is associated with this variability. Meth...

Agrivoltaic systems can improve agricultural yield by mitigating extreme plant temperatures

Agriculture suffers from more intense, prolonged, and frequent extreme temperature events such as heat waves, droughts, and frosts. Agrivoltaic systems offer an opportunity to mitigate such events by deploying photovoltaic (PV) panels above crops. In this study, measurements of p...

Assessing plant area index and 3D plant area distribution in wheat canopies from a terrestrial LiDAR system for high-throughput plant phenotyping

This study investigates a new methodology to estimate plant area index ( PAI ) and its spatial distribution from 3D point clouds acquired by a system of 3 LiDARs (2 nadir-viewing and one at 45°) mounted on the Phenomobile Unmanned Ground Vehicle designed for high-throughput pheno...

From genetics to migration: emerging insights into salmonid responses to environmental change from NoWPaS 2026

The International Workshop of PhDs and Post-doctoral Fellows on Anadromous Salmonids (NoWPaS) provides a platform for early-career researchers to present and discuss emerging research on salmonid biology. The 2026 meeting, held in Iceland, brought together contributions spanning...

Income sharing for common pool resources with uncertain productivity

Abstract We address the interconnected issues of externalities in the use of a natural common‐pool resource system and adverse effects of environmental uncertainty on risk‐averse resource users. We set up a simple analytical model and derive conditions such that insurance by mean...

Sensorial and nutritional qualities of muscles from cross‐bred Salers heifers raised on mid‐mountain pasture

Abstract Background This study investigated the effects of crossbreeding, finishing system, and muscle type on carcass characteristics, intramuscular fat (IMF), image‐based IMF estimation, fatty acid composition, and meat quality in beef heifers. Charolais × Salers (C × S) and An...

The WoKaS-Iso database: workflow for a global compilation of oxygen-18 and deuterium records in karst springs and cave drip water for enhanced understanding of karst systems

For analysing karst hydrogeological systems, observations of karst springs and cave drips are considered indispensable. In addition to hydrometric observations, knowing the oxygen and hydrogen stable isotope ratios has improved the understanding of vadose zone and aquifer dynamic...

Genetic contribution of advantaged ancestors in the biparental Moran model–finite selection

Abstract We study a population of N individuals evolving according to a biparental Moran model with two types, one being advantaged compared to the other. The advantage is conferred by a Mendelian mutation, which reduces the death probability of individuals carrying it. We assume...

The Global Pesticide Complex: Infrastructure, Fragility and Frontiers of Agrarian Change

ABSTRACT Although most pesticides have long been on the market, the political economy surrounding their production, regulation and use has undergone considerable change, spurring renewed interest in the social sciences. The global pesticide complex (GPC) is an analytical device t...

The Spatial Structure of Competitive Interactions: Evidence From Public Procurement Networks in Quebec

How can functional procurement markets be delineated from observed bidding behavior? Using bid-level data from Quebec’s municipal paving sector (2012–2019), we construct a geographical bidder overlap (GBO) index measuring supply-side substitutability between postal codes. Gravity...

Allometric scaling relationships of biomass for six common understory species in French temperate forests

Forest ecologists often focus on trees and tend to overlook understory plants. However, understory species, despite representing less aboveground biomass than trees, are essential for forest dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The understory contributes to forest biodiversity, in...

Deliverable D4.6 - Living lab-adapted SWOT-Trend-Action method, including supporting videos of experts

This deliverable presents and illustrates the foresight-inspired living lab-adapted SWOT-Trend-Action method developed in DIVINFOOD to identify the most relevant actions and priorities for future plant breeding approaches concerning neglected and underutilised crops (NUCs). Imple...

Projecting Impacts of Marine Heatwaves and Their Effects on Long‐Term Changes in Marine Ecosystems Over the 21st Century

ABSTRACT Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity under climate change. Although current MHWs trigger broad ecological impacts, such as coral bleaching, mass mortality of seagrass meadows, and declines in important fish stocks, the cascading eff...