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Effects of agroforestry trees on microclimate and enset (Ensete ventricosum) morphophysiology in South Ethiopia

This study demonstrates that integrating scattered trees into enset homegardens in South Ethiopia significantly improves microclimate conditions and enhances most enset morphophysiological traits under canopy shade, supporting the potential of agroforestry systems to bolster climate resilience for this staple crop.

Bireda, A. Y., Garo, G., Swennen, R., Shara, S., Muys, B., Honnay, O., Vancampenhout, K.2026-03-25✓ Author reviewed 📄 plant biology

Accelerating universes generated by off-diagonal deformations and geometric flows of black holes in Einstein gravity vs f(R)f(R) gravity

This paper argues that accelerating universes and effective dark energy can be derived within standard Einstein gravity and geometric flow theories by constructing new classes of off-diagonal solutions that smoothly transform black hole configurations into cosmological geometries, thereby offering an alternative to the proliferation of modified gravity theories.

Sergiu I. Vacaru2026-03-24✓ Author reviewed 🔬 physics

A turbulence index independent framework for deriving solar wind speed and coronal electron density from radio spectral broadening

This paper presents a generalized, turbulence-index-independent framework that utilizes spectral broadening of spacecraft radio signals to simultaneously derive solar wind speeds and coronal electron densities, demonstrating its effectiveness through Akatsuki observations while highlighting the necessity of accounting for turbulence anisotropy in slow solar wind regions.

Keshav Aggarwal, R. K. Choudhary, Abhirup Datta, Soumyaneal Banerjee, Takeshi Imamura, Hiroki Ando2026-03-24✓ Author reviewed 🔭 astro-ph

Two hot pre-white dwarfs inside the red-giant-branch planetary nebula Pa 13 -- Double core evolution or common envelope-induced rejuvenation?

This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the double-degenerate binary nucleus of planetary nebula Pa 13, revealing two hot pre-white dwarfs with nearly equal masses and a small orbital eccentricity, which provides strong evidence for post-red-giant-branch planetary nebulae and suggests a formation history involving either double-core common envelope evolution or common envelope-induced rejuvenation.

Nicole Reindl, David Jones, Todd Hillwig, Marcelo M. Miller Bertolami, Matti Dorsch, Nicholas Chornay, Max Pritzkuleit2026-03-24✓ Author reviewed 🔭 astro-ph

Genetic Diversity of Cytochrome P450 Genes in Apis mellifera Subspecies

This study presents the first comprehensive analysis of genetic diversity in *Apis mellifera* Cytochrome P450 genes across 1,467 individuals from 18 subspecies, revealing that positive selection has driven adaptive variation in detoxification-related CYP3 clan genes, thereby establishing a foundational pharmacogenomic resource to predict pesticide vulnerabilities and enhance pollinator resilience.

Li, F., Lima, D., Bashir, S., Yadro Garcia, C., Lopes, A. R., Verbinnen, G., de Graaf, D. C., De Smet, L., Rodriguez, A., Rosa-Fontana, A., Rufino, J., Martin-Hernandez, R., Medibees Consortium,, Pint (…)2026-03-24✓ Author reviewed 🧬 genomics

On the Connection of High-Resolution NMR Spectrum Mirror Symmetry With Spin System Properties

This paper establishes that high-resolution NMR spectra exhibit mirror symmetry about the mid-resonance frequency if and only if the spin resonant frequencies are symmetrically positioned and the J coupling matrix is symmetric about the secondary diagonal, a finding validated through theoretical calculations for 4-, 5-, and 6-spin systems.

Dmitry A. Cheshkov, Dmitry O. Sinitsyn2026-03-24✓ Author reviewed 🔬 physics