The work is devoted to the study of the image of the bear in the Chuvash linguistic culture and aims to study its properties in the perception of the Chuvash people in a broad ethnographic aspect, including linguistic (etymological, onomastic), as well as folklore approaches.The material of the study was the texts of oral folk art and ethnographic

In the mammalian brain, GABAergic synaptic transmission provides inhibitory balance to glutamatergic excitatory drive and controls neuronal output.The molecular mechanisms underlying the development of GABAergic synapses remain largely unclear.Here, we report that NMDA-type ionotropic glutamate receptors (NMDARs) in individual immature neurons are

Forest disturbances, such as an eastern spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) outbreak, impact the strength and persistence of forest carbon sinks.Salvage harvests are a typical management response to widespread tree mortality, but the decision to salvage mortality has large implications for the fate of carbon stocks (including forest carbon an

Two new varieties from crossbow Xizang, China, i.e.Agapetes interdicta var.flaviflora and A.forrestii var.parvifolia, are described and illustrated.Agapetes interdicta var.flaviflora differs from the nominate variety in having yellow and smaller corollas with shorter lobes and anthers with shorter appendages at the base.Agapetes forrestii var.parvi

Accurate assessment and monitoring of plant water stress are essential for optimizing irrigation strategies, improving water use efficiency.This article explores the multifaceted issue of water stress, encompassing both agricultural and environmental contexts.It emphasizes the pivotal role of precise water stress detection in effectively managing w