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Winter‐active spiders (Clubiona) have a hyperactive antifreeze protein with a unique beta‐solenoid fold

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Antifreeze proteins from winter‐active spiders were purified using their affinity for ice. After LC–MSMS characterization, corresponding transcripts were identified. The antifreeze protein folds as a β‐solenoid with a large flat ice‐binding site on one surface and can bind to ice crystals and prevent their growth at −4 °C.
Laurie A. Graham, Stano Pekár, Ina M. Hainer, Peter L. Davies   +3 more
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Frugivory‐mediated trophic cascades: how apex predators can shape the recruitment of a fleshy‐fruited tree

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 3, March 2026.
The recovery of large carnivores offers unique opportunities to study their cascading impacts on plant population dynamics. Medium‐sized carnivores, both prey and seed dispersers, are suppressed by apex predators, indirectly increasing seed‐eating rodent's populations and potentially altering plant establishment.
Tamara Burgos, Jose María Fedriani, Gema Escribano‐Ávila, Emilio Virgós   +3 more
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Reasoned opinion on the modification of the existing MRLs for cyflufenamid in pome fruits, cucurbits (inedible peel) and gherkins [PDF]

EFSA Journal, 2013
In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, France, hereafter referred to as the evaluating Member State (EMS), received an application from the company Nisso Chemical Europe GmbH to modify the existing MRLs for the active substance ...
European Food Safety Authority
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Between Strategy and Survival? How Agri‐Food SMEs Navigate Voluntary Sustainability Disclosure

Sustainable Development, Volume 34, Issue S2, Page 154-169, March 2026.
ABSTRACT In a context of increasing regulatory pressure and ambiguity around sustainability reporting, this study analyses small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) motivations and challenges in relation to the voluntary adoption of such practices. Using a sector‐based approach, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 26 agri‐business leaders from ...
Pablo Gomez‐Carrasco, Carlos Anguiano‐Santos, José Ríos‐Madrid, Melania Salazar‐Ordóñez   +3 more
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Immunological and Proteomic Characterization of Food Allergens in Almond Hulls

Sustainable Food Proteins, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2026.
Through in vitro assessment and proteomics analysis, almond hulls contain intrinsic allergens that exhibit cross‐reactivity with other Prunus species and may also carry extrinsic almond kernel allergen residues due to cross‐contamination. ABSTRACT This study provides a systematic evaluation of the allergenic potential of almond hulls using a ...
Yaqi Zhao, Xingyi Jiang, Juan Gao, Ashly Johnson, Guangwei Huang, Huan He, Qinchun Rao   +6 more
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Design, Training, and Field Validation of a YOLOv8‐Based Automated Trap for Remote Detection of Codling Moth, Cydia pomonella

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 3, Page 212-224, March 2026.
We developed and field‐validated a fully automated trap for Cydia pomonella monitoring, combining a camera with a YOLOv8 object‐detection model for remote insect identification. In controlled laboratory validation, the model showed strong performance (precision 0.77, recall 0.83), with moderate reductions under field conditions. Across six experiments,
Veronica Carnio, Michele Preti, Riccardo Favaro, Orneda Lecini, Giovanni Giannotta, Sergio Angeli   +5 more
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Soil Fertilization with Palm Oil Mill Effluent Has a Short-Term Effect on the Bacterial Diversity of an Amazonian Agricultural Land Area

Microorganisms
Palm oil derived from the fruits of Elaeis guineensis Jacq. has global economic importance and is largely produced in tropical regions. The palm oil production process leads to a highly polluting waste called palm oil mill effluent (POME).
Johnes Pinto Sanches, Sávio Souza Costa, Diego Assis das Graças, Artur Silva, Guilherme Costa Baião, Rennan G. Moreira, Marcelo Murad Magalhães, Roberto Lisboa Cunha, Rafael Azevedo Baraúna   +8 more
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Virulence Regulation and Lifestyle Transitions: The Role of c‐di‐GMP and Two‐Component Systems in Erwinia amylovora and Their Evolutionary Context Within Enterobacterales

Molecular Plant Pathology, Volume 27, Issue 2, February 2026.
Erwinia amylovora infects apple blossoms by activating the T3SS, then spreads systemically via amylovoran‐mediated biofilms. Transitions between motile and sessile states are regulated by key two‐component systems and c‐di‐GMP. This review summarises infection biology, virulence factors, regulatory networks and evolutionary insights underlying fire ...
Dhirendra Niroula, Kalyani Bhandari, George W. Sundin, Janak R. Joshi   +3 more
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Brown rot caused by Monilinia spp. on pome and stone fruits across Europe

Растениевъдни науки
The widespread cultivation of stone and pome fruits (Rosaceae) underlines their importance in the global market and their significant contribution to the fruit processing industry.
Aneliya Raykova
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Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance diflufenican

EFSA Journal, Volume 24, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract The conclusions of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the competent authorities of the rapporteur Member State the United Kingdom and Czech Republic after Brexit, and co‐rapporteur Member State Czech Republic for the pesticide active substance diflufenican and the ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Fernando Álvarez, Maria Arena, Domenica Auteri, Sofia Batista Leite, Marco Binaglia, Anna Federica Castoldi, Arianna Chiusolo, Angelo Colagiorgi, Mathilde Colas, Federica Crivellente, Chloe De Lentdecker, Isabella De Magistris, Mark Egsmose, Gabriella Fait, Franco Ferilli, German Giner Santonja, Varvara Gouliarmou, Katrin Halling, Alessio Ippolito, Frederique Istace, Dimitra Kardassi, Aude Kienzler, Anna Lanzoni, Roberto Lava, Renata Leuschner, Alberto Linguadoca, Mariano Lopez Romano, Jochem Louisse, Christopher Lythgo, Oriol Magrans, Iris Mangas, Andrea Mioč, Ileana Miron, Tunde Molnar, Laura Padovani, Vincenzo Padricello, Martina Panzarea, Juan Manuel Parra Morte, Simone Rizzuto, Miguel Santos, Rositsa Serafimova, Rachel Sharp, Csaba Szentes, Anne Theobald, Manuela Tiramani, Giorgia Vianello, Laura Villamar‐Bouza   +47 more
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