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Comparing phosphatised galleried stereom of Ordovician Cincinnaticrinus to modern Endoxocrinus illustrates preservation by micromoldingNARA Subscribed
Fossil echinoderm ossicles are often occluded by syntaxial overgrowths which obscure stereom. Phosphatized ossicles from insoluble residues show fine microstructure. We investigated phosphatized stereom in Cincinnaticrinus columnals in insoluble residues from the Ordovician around Cincinnati, Ohio USA. Microstructures appeared to be stereom micromolds. We tested this hypothesis by examining residue and thin sections of undisso...
Rationale Opioid-related overdose deaths involving benzodiazepines have increased in recent years, and prior studies have reported that clinically used benzodiazepines can enhance the respiratory-depressant effects of mu opioid receptor (MOR) agonists. TPA023B is an α1-sparing GABA A positive allosteric modulator developed as a potential anxiolytic with fewer benzodiazepine-typical side effects. However, it is unknown if and t...
Eurasian Beaver (Castor Fiber) Reintroduction: A Nutrient Mitigation Solution for Lowland Chalk Streams?NARA Subscribed
Globally scarce and ecologically valuable, the lowland chalk streams of southern and eastern England experience extensive eutrophication pressures arising from intensive agriculture. Mitigation measures are required to restore natural chalk stream functioning and the reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver ( Castor fiber ) could provide a solution. Here, we investigated the impact upon chalk stream hydrochemistry of the reintrod...
The role of atmospheric humidity in the evolution of endotherms' thermoregulatory performance remains largely unexplored, despite the fact that elevated humidity is known to impede evaporative cooling capacity. Using a phylogenetically informed comparative framework, we tested the hypothesis that pronounced hyperthermia tolerance among birds occupying humid lowlands evolved to reduce the impact of humidity‐impeded scope for ev...
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disab...
Global maps of soil temperatureNARA Subscribed
Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1‐km 2 r...
Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional traits to drive theoretical advances and refine models of global change can only be fully realised when species‐level information is complete. Here we present the AVONET dataset containing comprehensive functional trait data for all birds, includi...
Pesticide use and risk of Hodgkin lymphoma: results from the North American Pooled Project (NAPP)NARA Subscribed
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between pesticide exposures and risk of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) using data from the North American Pooled Project (NAPP). Methods Three population-based studies conducted in Kansas, Nebraska, and six Canadian provinces (HL = 507, Controls = 3886) were pooled to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for single (never/ever) and multiple (0, 1, 2–4, ≥ 5)...
Counterintuitive migration patterns by Atlantic salmon Salmo salar smolts in a large lakeNARA Subscribed
What little is known about the seaward migration of Salmo salar smolt migration through standing waters indicates that it is both slow and results in high mortality rates, compared with riverine migration. This may be partly because smolts in lakes need to swim more actively and require more complex directional cues than they do in rivers. In this telemetry study of smolt migration through Loch Lomond, S. salar smolts made rep...