Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Food Security Versus Environmental Health: The Nitrogen Dilemma

ABSTRACT Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth and, consequently, crop production. However, the cycling of nitrogen in the environment can have negative effects. Here, we review the historical development of scientific and public awareness of these effects and the inf...

Brugada Syndrome in the Pediatric Population: Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Outcome—Results of the German Multicenter Study COGIA

ABSTRACT Introduction Diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents with suspected Brugada syndrome (BrS) is challenging. Aim of the study was to evaluate the applicability of current diagnostic criteria for pediatric patients with suspected BrS in the German multicenter st...

Recent globally synchronous seasonal warm events unprecedented since 850 CE

Spatially synchronous extreme warm events can amplify environmental and societal impacts by affecting multiple regions simultaneously. However, previous studies have largely focused on June–August (JJA) events during the instrumental period, limiting understanding of their season...

Contrasting patterns of trematode and host snail dispersal across clusters of tropical crater lakes

Abstract Background Comparing the genetic diversity and population structure of parasites and their hosts can improve understanding of their respective methods of dispersal, demographic histories, and factors driving genetic differentiation. In parasite taxa such as trematodes wh...

Polymorphism and NIR Photoluminescence of Anhydrous Ytterbium(III) Acetate: Reversible Transformations of Three Polar Structures in the Temperature Range 100–593 K

Anhydrous ytterbium(III) acetate Yb(OAc) 3 was obtained by the solvothermal reaction between Yb(OH) 3 and glacial acetic acid in MeOH and subjected to a comprehensive structural investigation in the temperature range 100–573 K. This study revealed a new polymorphic low‐temperatur...

From lay to scientific cognition: the case of pre-evolutionary homologies

Continuity views of the relation between lay and scientific cognition hold that the basic cognitive abilities of scientists are not much different from those of laypeople. Recent psychological studies revealed strong candidate examples of continuity, involving lay visual cognitio...

The effects of action-based predictions in early visual cortex

Abstract During voluntary movement, predictions about the sensory consequences of an action typically result in reduced sensory sensitivity. The forward model theory proposes that this reduced sensitivity is due to neural suppression or cancellation of sensory action outcomes. Ho...

CD8+ effector memory and regulatory T cell dynamics predict subclinical atherosclerotic plaque formation in healthy aging

<title>Abstract</title> Background Subclinical atherosclerotic plaque (SAP) develops silently in older adults. Early biological changes that predict plaque formation are not well defined. We examined whether immunological, and metabolic or functional measures identify vascular vu...

The geography of power and transition work: insights from the bio-based construction sector in South Westfalia, Germany

This paper examines how power relations of actors shape (socio-technical) transition processes. While transition studies increasingly emphasize the relevance of agency for change, the role of power remains insufficiently understood, particularly at the micro level and in regional...

Alzheimer’s Disease as a Multi-Layer Network Disorder: A Systems Biology Framework Integrating Multi-Omics Mechanisms

Despite substantial progress in biomarker discovery and multi-omics profiling, several features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including prolonged compensated states, heterogeneous clinical trajectories, and marked stage-dependent therapeutic responses, remain difficult to integrat...

Moderate Biochar–Compost Mixture Is More Effective in Improving Biomass, Nutrient Fluxes, and Photosynthetic Outputs for Sustainable Land Restoration and Soil Fertility

ABSTRACT Soil nutrient depletion severely constrains crop productivity in degraded and saline environments. Strategies such as biochar–compost integration could be useful for sustainable agriculture and land restoration on a global scale. This study evaluated the effects of bioch...

Completion of the 5′ end of the porcine teschovirus genome reveals a functional S-segment and enables reverse genetics

Porcine teschoviruses (PTVs) are swine-specific picornaviruses associated with neurological and systemic disease, ranging from severe paralytic Teschen disease to milder forms of porcine encephalomyelitis, known as Talfan disease. Despite their global distribution and veterinary...

Reconciling nitrogen fertilization effects on soil nitrification with acidification

Nitrogen (N) fertilization supports nearly half of the global population but disrupts the N cycle. While N addition is assumed to stimulate soil nitrification by increasing substrate supply and nitrifier activity, it may also inhibit nitrification via soil acidification. Resolvin...

Corpus linguistics in the age of generative AI: practical and theoretical considerations

Abstract Generative AI tools have implications for corpus linguistics from practical and theoretical angles, both of which the current paper addresses. The first part of the paper establishes whether and how generative AI tools – here ChatGPT o3 – can in practice support a corpus...

Disentangling the Interplay Among Genetics, Feeding and Production System Characteristics on Methane Emissions in Holstein Friesian Dairy Cows

Methane (CH4) emissions from dairy cattle contribute substantially to agricultural greenhouse gas production and are influenced by genetic, physiological, environmental and management-related factors. The present study investigated CH4-related traits and genotype–system interacti...

Unlocking the Potential of Sparingly Soluble LiNO 3 in Carbonate Electrolytes With Pyridine as a Carrier Cosolvent for 450 Wh Kg −1 High‐Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

ABSTRACT LiNO 3 is a highly effective electrolyte additive for ether‐based lithium metal batteries, but its extremely poor solubility in carbonate electrolytes has long restricted its application in high‐voltage high‐energy‐density systems. In this study, we develop a pyridine ca...

Unlocking the Potential of Sparingly Soluble LiNO 3 in Carbonate Electrolytes With Pyridine as a Carrier Cosolvent for 450 Wh Kg −1 High‐Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries

ABSTRACT LiNO 3 is a highly effective electrolyte additive for ether‐based lithium metal batteries, but its extremely poor solubility in carbonate electrolytes has long restricted its application in high‐voltage high‐energy‐density systems. In this study, we develop a pyridine ca...

Understanding how we understand: the role of metahermeneutics in narrative analysis and teaching

Abstract This article aims to take an interesting theoretical issue – namely diversity of interpretation and its thematization in metahermeneutics – as a point of departure for an innovative exercise on interpreting narratives in professional contexts as well as in the classroom....

Capturing of interdental areas with digital and conventional impression systems and their impact on automatic tooth segmentation in CAD software: an in vitro study

OBJECTIVES: This in vitro study evaluated and compared the accuracy of digital versus conventional impression systems in reproducing interdental areas (IAs) of periodontally compromised dentitions (PCDs) and examined how impression quality influences automated tooth segmentation...

Mapping pediatric cardiac troponin testing worldwide: results from the IFCC survey on emerging applications, standardization needs and access

OBJECTIVES: Limited guidance on the use and interpretation of cardiac troponin (cTn) testing in pediatric populations has restricted its broader adoption, despite the significant burden of congenital and acquired cardiac conditions in children. This survey aimed to evaluate globa...