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Building better homes for pollinators using native-based landscapes in new suburban developmentsNARA Subscribed
Maintaining healthy pollinator communities is vital for both agricultural and natural ecosystems, but there are many threats to pollinator communities globally. Urbanization is a one of these major threats, but urban green spaces present opportunities for pollinator conservation. The effectiveness of designed urban landscapes in supporting pollinators largely depends upon plant selection and design, and there is an increasing...
Cell alignment on novel polymeric micro-hollow fiber membranes for neural and musculoskeletal tissue engineeringNARA Subscribed
Precise positioning and alignment of specific cell types, such as those in the central nervous system and the muscular system, is essential for their functional integration, their migration, and proliferation in vivo. Cell alignment in physiologically relevant tissue models and constructs is challenging to reproduce in vitro unless a three-dimensional scaffold is used. This study demonstrates that cell alignment can be guided...
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...
Marialite (Na 3 Al 3 Si 9 O 24 ·NaCl), the chloride end-member of the scapolite mineral group, is important for determining the chloride content of a paleofluid from which Cl-bearing scapolite formed as well as its potential role in the geochemical cycling of chlorine in tectonically active zones. Experiments on the upper-pressure stability of synthetic marialite breaking down to jadeite + coesite + halite at high pressures we...
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...
Categorising residential energy demand datasets in the UKNARA Subscribed
Floods and fires are part of the ecological regime in many wetlands, yet their interconnectedness is poorly explored. Climate extremes, such as droughts and heatwaves, are increasing fire frequency and intensity, while changing rainfall patterns make floods more unpredictable. These events shape wetland physiognomy, species composition, and functioning. Different wetlands experience varying fire exposure; seasonally inundated...
Congener Conflict: Invasive Barred Owl Landscape Use Across the Range of the Northern Spotted OwlNARA Subscribed
Aim To map the probability of landscape use of invading barred owls ( Strix varia ) across the range of the threatened northern spotted owl ( S. Occidentallis Caurina ) in the Pacific Northwest, USA , identifying environmental drivers of barred owl landscape use to inform targeted management interventions. Location Forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA. Taxon Barred Owl ( Strix varia ). Methods We deployed 4081 autonomous reco...
Invasive predators can reshape native predator assemblages, triggering cascading changes in broader wildlife communities. In western North America, the barred owl ( Strix varia ) is an invasive apex predator with well‐documented negative impacts on congeneric northern spotted owls ( Strix occidentalis caurina ), but impacts on other native forest owls are poorly understood. We coupled a large‐scale removal experiment with a pa...
Differentiation grade is highly concordant between matched primary and metastatic colorectal cancerNARA Subscribed
Differentiation grade of colorectal cancers (CRC) is histologically defined by the proportion of the tumour which retains the glandular architecture of the normal colon. Poorly differentiated CRCs display loss of glandular architecture and canonical markers of colonic differentiation and are associated with increased metastatic capacity and poorer prognosis. It is currently unclear whether poorly differentiated cells within a...