AI technology development has transformed the field of engineering education with its adaptivity-driven, data-based, and ethical-led learning platforms that promote equity, diversity, and inclusivity....
A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea
The LTP database compiling 16S rRNA gene sequences of all type strains of Bacteria and Archaea has served taxonomists for two decades. Here we report the LTPlus, a manually curated and aligned databas...
This study evaluates the use of rice husk ash (RHA) as a partial replacement for ordinary Portland cement (OPC) component to address the environmental and managerial challenges posed by underutilizati...
The research investigates how data-driven recruitment methods can enhance South Sudan's unstable public sector through its study of the State Ministry of Labour in Eastern Equatoria, which faces ongoi...
The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis), a key biomedical model, exhibits substantial inter-individual variability. However, its genomic architecture remains incompletely resolved due to extensi...
Mapping refugia -- places where current biodiversity can persist, adapt and, in due course, disperse from -- identifies opportunities for conservation management to attenuate the pace and severity of ...
Anthropogenic activities have increasingly pressured biodiversity worldwide. The cactus Melocactus pachyacanthus, an endemic and endangered species of Brazil´s Caatinga biome, is particularly vulnerab...
The European Union's Green Deal aims to reduce nutrient losses to air and water by 50% by 2030, requiring a substantial reduction in nitrogen (N) surplus from agricultural land. Using Europe-wide data...
Background This integrative assessment delineates present and projected hotspots for four dominant tick species in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, providing a spatial basis for targeted survei...
Biological wastewater treatment is one of the most essential aspects of wastewater treatment. Microorganisms play a significant role in this process. Microorganisms influence the metabolism of many ch...
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