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Technical mitigation measures to reduce the bycatch of sharks: there is no silver bulletNARA Subscribed
Incidental catch (bycatch) of sharks in commercial fisheries is driving global population declines. In this review we assess the efficacy of a comprehensive list of technical bycatch mitigation measures for all major commercial fishing gears. We structured our review around the three stages of capture where opportunities exist to mitigate bycatch: preventing capture; increasing escape probability; and decreasing at-vessel/post...
Introduction Ringed seals ( Pusa hispida ) are sentinel species of Arctic change, yet baseline microbiome data across their circumpolar range remain limited. Methods We profiled nasal and anal microbiomes from 90 free-ranging ringed seals across eight Arctic and sub-Arctic locations in Canada using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Results Body site was the primary determinant of microbiome structure, with nasal and anal asse...
A primary care pharmacogenetic precision medicine pilot based on specific Māori tribal ethical frameworks and principlesNARA Subscribed
Indigenous tribal communities are frequently underserved by genomic medicine because they are under-represented in research, often live in remote locations and have ethical and cultural perspectives that vary from westernised standpoints. The Rakeiora platform, a permissioning and analytical environment that incorporates Māori perspectives and ethical frameworks on how precision medicine research is best conducted was used to...
Multifrequency Electrical Impedance Myography Enhanced with Machine Learning for Screening Patients with Neuromuscular DisordersNARA Subscribed
Purpose We evaluated surface electrical impedance myography (EIM) enhanced with machine learning to serve as a new office-based screening tool for neuromuscular disease Methods EIM of nine muscles was successfully performed in 119 adults and 111 children (approximately half healthy and half diseased) for a total of 3158 individual muscle measurements. Multifrequency data were processed with feature engineering and classificati...
Shortleaf Pine-Hardwood Mixture Development Through Ten Years in the Eastern Highland Rim of TennesseeNARA Subscribed
Management of pine-hardwood mixtures or mixedwood forest types is gaining interest in the southeastern United States where landowner objectives/attitudes, rising management costs, timber and carbon markets, and logging workforce factors may provide rationale for favoring these forest types. However, few studies in the region have documented long-term stand development patterns for pine-hardwood mixtures. The objectives of this...