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Forests serve as key ecosystems for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation. The achievement of ambitious biodiversity targets, such as the EU Biodiversity Strategy’s target of strictly protecting 10% of the EU’s land area, requires the systematic identification of key forest areas for protection. However, clear guidance on selecting such forests is lacking. In this study, we address this issue by developing fo...
We have attempted to re-establish bay scallops to the Virginia, U.S.A. coastal bays and document the dynamics of the restoration effort. Bay scallops ( Argopecten irradians ) once flourished in the eelgrass ( Zostera marina ) of the Virginia coastal bays. Eelgrass wasting disease led to declines, and both eelgrass and scallops were completely lost after a 1933 hurricane. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) led a su...
Incorporating Crowdsourced Data Into Operational Products: A Perspective From a National Meteorological ServiceNARA Subscribed
Future advances in the fields of meteorology and climate science will require scientists to increasingly adopt AI/ML methods and simultaneously strive towards the provision of new high‐resolution services. In this context, the development of new products and services (e.g., data fusion, nowcasting, data assimilation, validation and verification of NWP) may greatly benefit from the adoption of second‐and‐third‐party data (23PD)...
Prediction of cognitive test scores: a comparison of brain structure, health, demographic, and cognitive data across adulthoodNARA Subscribed
Cognitive performance prediction may help identify early cognitive decline. However, the heterogeneity of research findings impedes the identification of key predictors. This study used 21,877 participants (25–74 years) from the German National Cohort (NAKO Gesundheitsstudie, NAKO) to systematically predict cognitive test scores based on brain structure, demographic, health-related, and cognitive data. Importantly, validation...
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...
Widespread Shrubification on European Mountain SummitsNARA Subscribed
Shrubs are expanding across the cold ecosystems of our planet with potentially profound consequences for their biodiversity and functioning. However, evidence is still strongly biased towards the Arctic tundra, while a large‐scale assessment of shrub expansion in alpine areas above the elevational treeline is missing so far. Here we quantified shrub cover changes over the past two decades in 576 permanent plots of 1 m 2 spread...
Distribution and volume of mitochondria in alveolar epithelial type 1 cells in infant and adult human lungsNARA Subscribed
Alveolar epithelial type I (AE1) cells with their wide spatial expansion form approximately 95% of the outer surface area of the air-blood barrier inside the lung. Serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM) investigations led to the hypothesis that AE1 cell mitochondria are preferentially distributed as aggregates in those parts of AE1 cells that are located above connective tissue pillars between capillaries, th...
Impact of individuals and their competences on change processes in sport organisationsNARA Subscribed
When it comes to changes in voluntary sport organisations, the members play a key role in initiating and implementing change processes. The capacity of an organisation to change depends at least partially on the individuals’ change competence, a multifaceted construct influenced by diverse personal and organisational factors. This scoping review aims to identify key positions and individuals within the organisation and the cor...
Acoustic telemetry offers valuable opportunities to investigate individual variability in circadian‐related and other behaviours and how environmental cues shape these patterns in wild fish populations. However, this potential has not yet been fully exploited. We conducted a meta‐analysis on 44 datasets from 34 distinct marine and freshwater species and different types of data (acoustic detections, depth, acceleration and posi...
Speech Treatment for People with Cerebellar Multiple System Atrophy (MSA-C): A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Two ApproachesNARA Subscribed
Speech problems are an early feature of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). They can lead to social withdrawal and have significant impact on people’s quality of life. There is a considerable lack of clinical trials and clinicians lack guidance on how best to support this population. This project aimed to establish the feasibility and acceptability of a novel treatment approach, ClearSpeechTogether, in patients with the cerebellar...