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Spray-Induced Gene Silencing Suppresses Gene Expression and Growth of the Fruit-Rot Pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae

The fungal pathogen Colletotrichum fioriniae causes disease in plant species such as hops, blueberries, and apples. Management of the pathogen is highly reliant on conventional synthetic fungicides, with cultivars having uncharacterized or incomplete resistance. This is increasin...

Pre-Diagnostic Plasma Endogenous Steroids and the Risk of Exfoliation Glaucoma

Purpose: Exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) is the most common secondary glaucoma. Prior studies suggest a higher incidence in women and links to reproductive history, implying estrogen-related pathways. Metabolomic data also indicated inverse associations with steroid-related plasma met...

Temporal Changes in Fungal and Bacterial Communities in Developing Hop Cones and Rhizomes Over a Single Growing Season

Hops are a culturally and economically important crop with centuries of use. The primary harvested component is the hop cone (female flower), which undergoes physiological and chemical changes during development. To better understand the relationship between developing hop cones...

Do coupled population, economic, and land use dynamics explain household energy transitions in Malawi?

In sub-Saharan Africa, population growth coupled with weak or missing markets for clean energy means that the absolute number of people relying on woodfuels for cooking is growing. Charcoal, which has distinctly different environmental and economic implications from firewood, has...

Perinatal lead (Pb) exposure and alterations to amyloid beta and metabolic profiles in the brain

Abstract INTRODUCTION Developmental neurotoxicant exposures (e.g., lead [Pb]) are suspected contributors to dementia. Dementia is characterized by amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and dysregulated metabolism. To better understand the relationship between environment and dementia risk, w...

Spatially Regulated Lithium Plating via Li 2 O‐Rich Interphase Enables Durable Fast‐Charging Hybrid Lithium Batteries

ABSTRACT Improving energy density and fast‐charging capability in lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) is increasingly constrained by the limitations of graphite intercalation. While reducing the negative‐to‐positive (N/P) capacity ratio enables higher energy density through hybrid lithi...