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Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 2020; 74 211-217. https//doi.org/10.1111/pcn.12970.As most ecosystems around the world are threatened by anthropogenic degradation and climate change, there is an increasing urgency to implement restoration strategies aiming at ensuring ecosystem self-sustainability and resilience. An initial step towards that goal relies on selecting the most suitable seed sources for a successful revegetation, which can be extremely challenging in highly degraded landscapes. The most common seed sourcing strategy is to select local seeds because it is assumed that plants experience strong adaptations to their natal sites. An alternative strategy is the selection of climate-adapted genotypes to future conditions. While considering future climatic projections is important to account for spatial shifts in climate to inform assisted gene flow and translocations, to restore highly degraded landscapes we need a comprehensive approach that first accounts for species adaptations to current at-site environmental conditions. In this issue of Molecular Ecology Resources, Carvalho et al. present a novel landscape genomics framework to identify the most appropriate seed sourcing strategy for moderately and highly degraded sites by integrating genotype, phenotype and environmental data in a spatially explicit context for two native plant species with potential to help restore iron-rich Amazonian savannas. This framework is amenable to be applicable and adapted to a broad range of restoration initiatives, as the dichotomy between focusing on the current or future climatic conditions should depend on the goals and environmental circumstances of each restoration site. Transepidermal water loss (TEWL) is a surrogate measure of skin barrier dysfunction. Historically, devices that measure TEWL are expensive, complex, and require connection to a computer and energy source. Consequently, measurement of skin's TEWL has been limited to the research setting. Evaluate the accuracy of the handheld device gpskin Barrier Light in comparison with a standardly used device, AquaFlux AF200 , for measuring TEWL. Transepidermal water loss measurements by gpskin Barrier Light and AquaFlux AF200 in ichthyotic and healthy skin were compared. AquaFlux AF200 TEWL readings were consistently higher than those from gpskin Barrier Light . In the pooled cohort, TEWL values were strongly correlated and both devices had excellent reliability. When subjects and controls were examined separately, there was moderate correlation between devices, with stronger agreement at higher TEWL values. Transepidermal water loss was determined at one time point. There is no formally established industry standard TEWL-assessing device. Although gpskin Barrier Light and AquaFlux AF200 devices cannot be used interchangeably, correlation in measuring TEWL was strong in patients with skin disease. This finding suggests that the low-cost, handheld device can accurately capture change in TEWL to track disease improvement. Although gpskin Barrier Light® and AquaFlux AF200® devices cannot be used interchangeably, correlation in measuring TEWL was strong in patients with skin disease. This finding suggests that the low-cost, handheld device can accurately capture change in TEWL to track disease improvement. To investigate trends in treatment outcomes of surgical intervention versus observation for pediatric hydrocele. This retrospective study included 175 patients diagnosed with hydrocele at our institution. Hydrocele was diagnosed based on medical history, physical examination and ultrasonography findings. The treatment for these patients was divided into two options surgical intervention or careful follow up; the outcomes were investigated. The median age at diagnosis was 3months, and