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Muscle architecture and functional anatomy of the extrinsic thoracic limb muscles in a semiarboreal xenarthran (Tamandua mexicana)NARA Subscribed
Tamandua mexicana is a mammal belonging to Xenarthrans, with high interest in medicine, conservation, and evolutionary studies. It has semiarboreal locomotion with specific adaptations to allow its movement on different substrates. To carry out this type of locomotion, the extrinsic muscles that allow scapular stabilization as well as retraction and protraction movements are essential. Despite their importance, no studies have...
Effective marine protected area (MPA) networks require accurate knowledge of habitat distribution, yet in remote oceanic archipelagos, the logistical and financial costs of comprehensive surveys render this difficult to obtain. Species distribution models (SDMs) offer a practical alternative, however their application to MPA placement evaluation in data-deficient oceanic archipelagos remains limited. The Azores archipelago has...
Human‐induced high densities of large wild herbivores may pose a threat to natural ecosystems, modifying biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Although the negative impacts on individual taxa and processes are well documented, a comprehensive understanding of how ecosystem integrity responds to high herbivore densities remains limited. This study addresses this gap through an extensive herbivore‐density manipulation experime...
Key factors of the deranged antiviral response in elderly patients with COVID-19: a machine-learning analysisNARA Subscribed
Age is a well-known risk factor to develop severe viral respiratory infections, including severe COVID-19. This study aimed to identify the biological alterations linked to severe disease in elderly patients with COVID-19. For this purpose, we employed a derivation cohort with 450 SARS-CoV-2 infected and unvaccinated patients admitted to hospital wards and a validation cohort with 244 SARS-CoV-2 infected and unvaccinated patie...
SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the Coordinated National Camera Trap Survey of the United StatesNARA Subscribed
Motivation SNAPSHOT USA is an annual, multi‐contributor camera trap survey of mammals across the United States. The growing SNAPSHOT USA dataset is intended for tracking the spatial and temporal responses of mammal populations to changes in land use, land cover and climate. These data will be useful for exploring the drivers of spatial and temporal changes in relative abundance and distribution, as well as the impacts of speci...
Beneficial soil fungi induce resistance to the tomato leaf miner Tuta absoluta through primed accumulation of antiherbivory compoundsNARA Subscribed
Tuta absoluta is an invasive insect pest and major threat to global tomato production, as current management approaches fail to lower its incidence below the targeted economic threshold. While microbe-induced resistance (microbe-IR) is widely documented under controlled conditions, its implementation in the field is challenging due to context-dependency and our limited knowledge on the underlying mechanisms. We recently showed...
We present the IMAGMASEIS project, a large-N seismic experiment carried out on La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) between 2023 and 2024, aimed at high-resolution imaging of the crustal and upper mantle structure using passive seismic methods. The project involved the deployment of 235 temporary broadband and short-period seismic stations, supplementing 21 permanent stations, thus creating the densest seismic network ever install...
Evaluation of the Cholesterol-Lowering Effect of Atorvastatin Loaded in Lipid Nanodispersions Based on Natural MaterialsNARA Subscribed
This study developed and evaluated nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC) made from natural materials loaded with atorvastatin (ATV) to improve its therapeutic effect. ATV is widely used as an antihyperlipidemic drug to lower cholesterol and triglycerides, which are key risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. However, as per the Biopharmaceutical Classification System, ATV belongs to Class II, with low aqueous solubility and ex...