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Molecular phylogenetics suggest Osmiopsis (Asteraceae) could be a rare inter-subtribal hybrid genus on HispaniolaNARA Subscribed
Osmiopsis (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae) is endemic to Hispaniola and one of the seven genera of subtribe Praxelinae. When Osmiopsis was established in 1975, the authors hypothesized it was a hybrid and proposed Chromolaena (subtribe Praxelinae) and Koanophyllon (subtribe Critoniinae) as putative parent genera. To clarify its origin, a phylogenetic investigation of subtribe Praxelinae, reconstructed within a matrix of 80 genera/202...
Participative Selection of Wastewater Treatment Systems in Informal Settlements: An Innovative Tool to Address UncertaintyNARA Subscribed
Peri-urban settlements are characterized by inadequate wastewater management. Decentralized wastewater management systems are promising alternatives for reducing pollution from untreated sewage entering receiving water bodies, but the social, economic, and environmental conditions in peri-urban settlements require careful technology selection to ensure sustainability. Several domestic wastewater technology selection tools exis...
Aquaculture is the fastest-growing seafood production system globally, offering economic and social opportunities for small-scale fishing communities. Yet, it is often introduced through top-down, technocratic approaches that ignore the social-ecological realities of these communities. Drawing on four case studies from Mexico and Honduras, this study uses a multistage, participatory mixed-methods approach to examine the integr...
Pain responses following resistance exercise with and without blood flow restriction in individuals with multiple sclerosisNARA Subscribed
Purpose Pain is a common symptom among individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS). Exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH), a reduction in pain sensitivity following resistance exercise, typically requires high loads. Blood flow restriction (BFR) training may offer a lower-load alternative to elicit EIH. This investigation aimed to assess EIH responses following resistance exercise with and without BFR in individuals with MS....
Flash Drought Climatology Over Southeastern South America: Sensitivity to Index and Reanalysis Selection, and Potential CausesNARA Subscribed
Flash droughts (FD) develop rapidly, impacting agricultural production and natural ecosystems. Though studies have used various indices and datasets to study their characteristics, there is limited understanding of the regional uncertainty among FD indices and the possible causes. Therefore, this study uses three indices (FDII, SESR and SPEI) and two reanalysis datasets (ERA‐5 Land and MERRA‐2) to assess the agreement and unce...
Interpretable deep learning reveals spatiotemporal MRI features of brain aging that align with neurodegenerationNARA Subscribed
Cortical thinning and atrophy are hallmarks of brain aging that have been characterized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Brain aging involves many neuroanatomic features whose effects on brain structure remain unexplored. To address this challenge, we trained interpretable deep neural networks (DNNs) to estimate brain age (BA) from T 1 -weighted ( T 1 w) MRI. By identifying MRI features unapparent to humans, DNNs can fi...
Participatory DPSIR analysis of informal settlement wastewater impacts on water supply hydrological servicesNARA Subscribed
Informal settlements (IS) growth threatens water supply hydrological services (WSHS) due to the discharge of untreated wastewater to receiving bodies. The impact of untreated wastewater from IS on water quality is documented. However, most research focuses on partial components of the socio-environmental cycle and does not holistically integrate the social, economic, technical, environmental, and governance dimensions of water...
Aim Microbiome rewilding seeks to harness plant‐microbe interactions for sustainable agriculture, assuming that ancestral microbial partners have been lost during domestication and geographical spread. Designing microbiome rewilding strategies requires a quantitative and predictive understanding of the fundamental ecological processes—selection, dispersal, and drift—driving microbial assembly and persistence in the rhizosphere...
Selenium (Se) biofortification in triticale (x Triticosecale Wittmack) was evaluated under Mediterranean conditions to address livestock Se deficiency. Different foliar application of sodium selenate dose (0, 10, 20, and 30 g Se ha − 1 ) were assessed on triticale forage yield, quality, and nutrient accumulation over two growing seasons (2017/18 and 2018/19) in Badajoz, Spain. Selenium application significantly increased forag...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) disproportionately affects women and carriers of the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (APOE4), yet little is known about how sex and APOE interact to influence white matter (WM) integrity during disease progression. We integrated diffusion MRI and matched blood transcriptomic data to investigate these interactions and their underlying biological mechanisms. WM microstructure was quantified using diffusion te...