Animal-borne cameras are effective tools to study the fine-scale behavior and habitat use of a wide range of marine taxa, including birds, mammals, sea turtles, and elasmobranchs. We deployed animal-borne camera and accelerometer packages on 13 juvenile white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ; 174–283 cm total length) along the coast of New South Wales (Australia) to investigate white shark foraging behavior and habitat prefere...

Chronic sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) to end organs plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of obesity-induced hypertension. Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM), a key brainstem region regulating sympathetic outflow, have been implicated in the sympathetic overactivity in obesity. However, the upstream mechanisms driving RVLM neuroinflammation remain unknown. We hypothesize...

The influence of rock strength variability on discontinuity stability is often not considered, because slope stability and discontinuity shear strength models generally assume uniform strength conditions. In addition, a lack of budget and access to material often restricts engineers from adequately characterising rock variability with extensive laboratory testing. The strength of rock is highly variable, and slope stability an...

Purpose We present a curriculum transformation initiative within the BME Department at Cornell University, focused on integrating studio-based pedagogy to enhance students’ technical and creative problem-solving abilities. We outline the structure of the proposed BME studio model and share initial findings, inviting instructors to consider this approach as means of driving meaningful change in the BME education field. Methods...

Background Barriers to cervical cancer screening are significantly higher among US rural populations. To understand these barriers and explore potential remedies, we compare perceptions of screening exam techniques, pelvic exam vs. self-sampling, and how perceptions vary by participants’ beliefs, physician characteristics, and known barriers among under-screened rural people in Michigan, United States. Methods Our mixed-method...

Despite their global occurrence in warm‐temperate waters and their suspected non‐migratory lifestyle, Bryde's whales ( Balaenoptera edeni spp.) are considered the least‐known large baleen whale species. In Australian waters, information on their distribution, ecology and behaviour is scarce. This study documents Bryde's whale occurrence and foraging behaviours along the Australian East Coast using opportunistic citizen science...

Amazon River dolphins often form multi-species aggregations at water confluences. This study used a multi-year data set to examine dolphins, fish, and geomorphology at dolphin aggregations. Methods included dolphin transect surveys, dolphin point counts, net and line fish captures, side-scan sonar, and eDNA analyses at five dolphin aggregations and two control sites. Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatl...

Australia has one of the highest incidences of shark bites worldwide. Previous research on sharks has detected antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria in the oral cavity, however, no such research has been conducted on species found in Australasian waters. In this study, 197 bacterial isolates were obtained from oral swabs taken from 153 sharks, including white ( Carcharodon carcharias ), tiger ( Galeocerdo cuvier ) and bull...

Ruapehu, one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most active andesitic volcanoes, experienced moderate to heightened volcanic unrest beginning March 2022. This included heightened volcanic tremor, the initiation of a new heating phase at the crater lake Te Wai ā-moe, and increases in gas emissions. The unrest featured highly periodic, low-frequency earthquakes known as ‘drumbeats’. These signals have been observed around the world to of...

Introduction For 87 years, gillnets have been deployed off up to 51 beaches in New South Wales, Australia, to reduce bites on humans by white ( Carcharodon carcharias ), bull ( Carcharhinus leucas ), and tiger ( Galeocerdo cuvier ) sharks. Recently, to minimise unwanted fishing mortalities, baited drumlines with electronic catch sensors, called ‘shark management alert in real time’ (SMART) have been trialled. The SMART drumlin...