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Spatiotemporal Changes in Forest Metrics after a Catastrophic Tornado in Planted Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.) StandsNARA Subscribed
Tornadoes drastically impact managed forest landscapes, altering structure, composition, and economic valuation. Tornadoes occur frequently in the US and are projected to increase in the southeastern region, which is a substantial timber-producing region. Quantifying tornado damage in managed forest landscapes is important for guiding management decisions and modeling recovery efforts to recoup economic losses. We assessed the...
Synthesis, characterization, and process optimization of natural coagulants from jackfruit and durian seeds for turbidity removalNARA Subscribed
Starch was extracted from jackfruit and durian seeds using distilled water and alkaline methods, with higher yields obtained via distilled water (27.7% and 18.4%, respectively). The extracted starches were cationized using 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTA) to enhance coagulation performance. Characterization confirmed successful functionalization, with particle size increases of 32% (jackfruit) and 45% (...
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...
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...
Consumer‐mediated nutrient dynamics (CND), through which animals' metabolic waste products fertilize primary producers, drive variability in nutrient availability in tropical waters. This variability influences primary productivity and community functioning. Yet, examinations of CND as a driver of nutrient variability in temperate marine ecosystems are limited. Therefore, we assessed the existence and drivers of variation in C...
Adsorption behavior of 17α-ethinylestradiol onto mesostructured calcium-based metal–organic frameworks adsorbent from waterNARA Subscribed
The removal of 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2), a persistent endocrine-disrupting compound, from aqueous environments was investigated using three calcium-based metal–organic frameworks (Ca-MOFs): Ca-BDC, Ca-BTC, and Ca-MIX. The Ca-MOFs were synthesized and characterized using PXRD, FTIR, BET, and SEM. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of solution pH, temperature, ionic strength, and humic acid conc...
Fire responses in animal communities have been well studied, but little is known about the effects of fire on rare species due to limitations in data and modeling frameworks. Using a suite of methods to account for rarity, dominance, and incomplete sampling, we aimed to determine how post‐fire succession influenced locally rare and cryptic reptile species in semiarid mallee woodlands in southern Australia. Contemporary fires i...