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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Vegetation Health and Moisture Dynamics in Rehabilitated Mining Quarries Using Satellite ImageryNARA Subscribed
This study evaluates the effectiveness of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized Difference Moisture Index (NDMI) for monitoring vegetation health and soil moisture dynamics in rehabilitated mining quarries. The research focuses on developing an integrated framework of processing and analyzing these indices using remote sensing data and employing machine learning techniques to address challenges such as m...
Deleterious effects of the endosymbiont Rickettsiella viridis in Myzus persicae are environmentally dependentNARA Subscribed
Endosymbionts living within insect cells can modify host fitness and could provide new tools for pest control. The endosymbiont Rickettsiella viridis has been transferred experimentally into the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, a globally important agricultural pest. This Rickettsiella spreads via vertical and horizontal transmission and induces host fitness costs which could potentially suppress pest populations. Endosymbio...
Advancements and sustainable strategies for the treatment and management of wastewaters from metallurgical industries: an overviewNARA Subscribed
Metallurgy is pivotal for societal progress, yet it yields wastewater laden with hazardous compounds. Adhering to stringent environmental mandates, the scientific and industrial sectors are actively researching resilient treatment and disposal solutions for metallurgical effluents. The primary origins of organic pollutants within the metallurgical sector include processes such as coke quenching, steel rolling, solvent extracti...
Mentoring Medical Students Towards Oncology: Results from a Pilot Multi-institutional Mentorship ProgrammeNARA Subscribed
The mounting global cancer burden has generated an increasing demand for oncologists to join the workforce. Yet, students report limited oncology exposure in undergraduate medical curricula, while undergraduate oncology mentorships remain underutilised. We established an undergraduate oncology society–led mentorship programme aimed at medical students across several UK universities to increase medical student oncology exposure...
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disab...
Summary Halorhodospira halophila , one of the most‐xerophilic halophiles, inhabits biophysically stressful and energetically expensive, salt‐saturated alkaline brines. Here, we report an additional stress factor that is biotic: a diminutive Candidate‐Phyla‐Radiation bacterium, that we named ‘ Ca . Absconditicoccus praedator’ M39‐6, which predates H . halophila M39‐5, an obligately photosynthetic, anaerobic purple‐sulfur bacter...
Astrobiology of life on EarthNARA Subscribed
Summary Astrobiology is mistakenly regarded by some as a field confined to studies of life beyond Earth. Here, we consider life on Earth through an astrobiological lens. Whereas classical studies of microbiology historically focused on various anthropocentric sub‐fields (such as fermented foods or commensals and pathogens of crop plants, livestock and humans), addressing key biological questions via astrobiological approaches...
Augmented Reality Geovisualisation for Underground UtilitiesNARA Subscribed