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Collection, handling and care of cephalopod eggsNARA Subscribed
Research on cephalopod early ontogeny has significantly advanced in recent decades, including embryo organogenesis and neurogenesis and early behavioural adaptations, particularly in commercially important and coastal species. Within this context, here we compiled current knowledge on the collection, handling and care under experimental conditions and monitoring in the field of cephalopod eggs and egg masses. It covers field o...
Modulation of the nociceptive withdrawal reflex in walking is not changed by the presence of tonic painNARA Subscribed
Tonic pain inhibits the nociceptive withdrawal reflex (NWR). NWR magnitude varies across the gait cycle, but it is unknown whether tonic pain affects this phase-dependent modulation of the NWR during walking. Sixteen healthy participants (mean ± SD age: 29 ± 9 years, 3 males) walked on a treadmill with and without tonic pain applied to the left arm. Lower-limb kinematics and electromyography (EMG) from bilateral biceps femoris...
Temperature Influences Pseudocapillaria tomentosa Infections in Zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton 1822)NARA Subscribed
Poikilothermic organisms like fish are key economic drivers in aquaculture and the ornamental fish trade. Climate change impacts the health of fish because poikilothermic hosts experience the same temperature as their environment, making temperature a critical determinant of parasite infection dynamics. Pseudocapillaria tomentosa , a capillarid nematode infecting approximately 20% of zebrafish research facilities, provides an...
Mercury and lead legacy pollution from a coal-fired power plant recorded in lake Chiprana sedimentary record (NE Spain)NARA Subscribed
Purpose The Ebro Basin is one of the most industrialised regions of the Iberian Peninsula, yet its long-term legacy of metal contamination remains poorly constrained due to the scarcity of continuous sedimentary archives in semi-arid environments. This study reconstructs the history of mercury (Hg) and lead (Pb) pollution in the Ebro Basin using Lake Chiprana, the only permanent hypersaline lake providing a continuous, high-re...
Understanding the effects of climate change on ecological communities has been limited by a lack of general theory for how temperature affects competition. To fill this knowledge gap, we integrated Modern Coexistence Theory and the Metabolic Theory of Ecology by incorporating empirically derived temperature sensitivities into Modern Coexistence Theory's central model. We then simulated warming in consumer‐resource systems and...
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...
Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata): Management Challenges, Knowledge Gaps, and Opportunities for an Unsung SpeciesNARA Subscribed
Shortleaf pine has the broadest range of the southern pine species, occurring in 22 states and extending north into New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York (Staten Island). Shortleaf pine has been understudied compared to loblolly pine and longleaf pine, typically favored for timber production and conservation value, respectively. The extensive range of shortleaf pine contributes to a high degree of variability within and among...
Laboratory Transmission of Adult Salmon Enteritis and Associated Pathogens in Juvenile Chinook Salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha )NARA Subscribed
Adult salmon enteritis (ASE), characterised by severe ulcerative enteritis, has been linked to prespawn mortality (PSM) in spring Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) in certain rivers in Oregon, USA. Catastrophic losses of spring Chinook salmon have resulted from PSM, a significant threat to their population stability. Understanding the causes of ASE is therefore critical for mitigating PSM and supporting conservation....
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...