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Fuelling the top – Metabolic control of shoot apical meristem function and plant development

Plant development relies on a complex network of transcription factors and hormone signalling pathways that guide pattern formation and developmental transitions in the meristems. Yet, how this core network is regulated to enable developmental plasticity remains poorly understood...

What Jobs Do Workers Want? Worker Preferences in Global Value Chains

ABSTRACT What do workers in global value chains (GVCs) consider a good job? Research on work in GVCs largely studies compliance with standards set from the top‐down rather than worker preferences. Understanding worker preferences is crucial because workers are the intended benefi...

Structural insights into the polytopic Escherichia coli phosphoglycosyl transferase WbaP

Abstract Host–pathogen interactions frequently depend on key components of the bacterial cell surface, such as capsules and lipopolysaccharides in Gram-negative bacteria. The first step in the synthesis of lipid-linked polysaccharides is the substitution of a uridine diphosphate...

Evaluating the Uptake, Safety and Effectiveness of the Maternal RSV Vaccine (RSVpreF) Against Infant Bronchiolitis: Preliminary Real-World Evidence

BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of infant hospitalization globally. On September 1, 2024, England introduced the bivalent RSVpreF vaccine for maternal immunization following trial evidence of safety and efficacy. However, real-world data on uptake...

LazyHMC: Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Simulation for Lazy, Infinite Dimensional Probabilistic Programs

Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) is a successful generic inference method in probabilistic programming, but in its ordinary formulation it needs gradients and finite-dimensional parameter spaces. In Haskell, lazy evaluation lets probabilistic programs express stochastic processes an...

Design of Stainless Steel Homogeneous and Hybrid I-Sections Exhibiting Strong Flange Behavior

Abstract Stainless steel built-up I-profile are frequently designed with webs significantly more slender than their flanges and greater material strength in the flanges in case of hybrid sections. Given the fundamental load case of pure compression or bending, the compressed flan...

Experimental methods in chemical engineering: The scientific method versus engineering design methodology

Abstract Engineering graduate students confuse the scientific method and problem solving when presenting their pre‐doctoral exams and theses: Science discourse adopts question and hypotheses to assert and establish a study's rationale, while it is problem and objectives in engine...

Day length may impose an ecological constraint on chick provisioning behaviour in a high-latitude seabird

Abstract Variation in daylight hours may shape light-dependent behaviours both across seasons and among latitudinally distinct breeding colonies. We investigated the influence of photoperiod variation on chick provisioning behaviour in a high-latitude seabird, the Manx shearwater...

Thermal‐Induced Loose Solute Configuration Activates Organic Electrolyte for Zinc Metal Battery

ABSTRACT Zinc metal batteries face issues of low coulombic efficiency and persistent side reactions due to the active H 2 O in aqueous electrolytes. Organic electrolytes that can reduce side reactions and coulombic efficiency loss still suffer from sluggish Zn 2+ transfer and dif...

Eleven questions on Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome management in the ICU

Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) due to Andes virus (ANDV) is a fulminant yet potentially reversible cause of respiratory and circulatory failure requiring timely critical care. This article addresses eleven practical questions on ICU management, drawing on clinical exp...

The genome sequence of a leafhopper, Hebata decipiens (Paoli, 1930) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

<ns5:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual <ns5:italic>Hebata decipiens</ns5:italic> (Arthropoda; Insecta; Hemiptera; Cicadellidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 1 421.96 megabases. Most of the assembly (94.86%) is scaffolded into 11 chromosomal pseudomo...

The genome sequence of the muscid fly, Hydrotaea similis Meade, 1887 (Diptera: Muscidae)

<ns5:p> We present a genome assembly from an individual female <ns5:italic>Hydrotaea similis</ns5:italic> (muscid fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Muscidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 884.66 megabases and 852.78 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (9...