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Global patterns and regional insights into kelp forest protection, restoration, and stewardshipNARA Subscribed
Kelp forests are among the most extensive and productive coastal ecosystems, yet they remain underrepresented in global conservation policy despite widespread declines driven by interacting global- (i.e., ocean warming, marine heatwaves) to local-scale stressors. At the same time, kelp conservation and restoration efforts are expanding rapidly across regions, but measures of success and syntheses tend to primarily focus on eco...
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...
Catch Dynamics in an Intertidal Fishery of Sessile Crustaceans: What Can Be Learned From the Analysis of a Single Fishing Season?NARA Subscribed
The fishery in the Western Asturian region (northern Spain) for Pollicipes pollicipes (commonly known as gooseneck, goose, or stalked barnacles) is divided into eight contiguous coastal stripes, each comanaged independently under Territorial Use Rights for Fishers (TURF). The stocks remained unassessed, and a few TURFs had already been closed in the past due to signs of stock decline. We built a database of weekly catch, effor...
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are promising therapeutic agents for neurological disorders due to their high specificity. However, their clinical application is significantly hindered by their poor transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and their limited diffusion within the brain parenchyma. While significant efforts have been oriented to tackle the first barrier, the challenge of efficient brain diffusion remains large...
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...
The biomedical engineer’s pledge: overview and contextNARA Subscribed
Although biomedical engineering (BME) is a profession with ethical responsibilities comparable to those in medicine, it has, until now, lacked a counterpart to the Hippocratic Oath. While professional societies have established codes of ethics for biomedical engineers, these documents lack the symbolic and ceremonial significance of an oath or pledge. By contrast, the recitation of the Hippocratic Oath, or its modern version,...
This study introduces the first high-resolution hazard probability maps of extreme precipitation for Spain, marking a significant step toward a national climate service for hydrometeorological extremes. Using long-term daily precipitation records from a dense network of stations and incorporating topographic data, the methodology combines the Generalized Pareto distribution with universal kriging to spatially interpolate distr...
Exploring the association between metal(loid)s and human semen quality: a preliminary case study in a petrochemical complexNARA Subscribed
Occupational exposure to metal(loid)s in petrochemical industries has raised concerns about possible effects on male reproductive health. This study examines the link between metal(loid) exposure and semen quality parameters among petrochemical workers (PWs) compared to a non-petrochemical control group, using the WHO 2021 reference values as a standard. A cross-sectional analysis was performed on 176 healthy individuals, cons...
Compost and vegetation cover drive soil fertility, microbial activity, and community in organic farming soilsNARA Subscribed
Aims Organic amendments and vegetation cover enhance soil health, biodiversity, and resilience in organic farming. However, their differential effects on microbial biomass, activity, and community structure vary, requiring tailored management. This study examines compost and vegetation interactive effects on soil quality, fertility, and microbes over short (4 months) and medium (12 months) periods, evaluating their combined im...
Cooperative transport, defined as the coordinated effort of multiple individuals to move a single item, enables social animals to retrieve resources more efficiently and reduces the risk of exploitation by competitors. In this study, we provide the first detailed description of such a coordinated prey retrieval behavior in the invasive ant Anoplolepis gracilipes . We examined the influence of prey and colony size on the succes...