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Growth and Bromoform Content in At‐Sea Grown Asparagopsis armata Gametophytes: A Short CommunicationNARA Subscribed
Asparagopsis armata has international commercial relevance due to its high bromoform content, which can reduce the methane emissions from cattle when incorporated into their diet. However, few studies have reported on at‐sea cultivation techniques and their effect on bromoform content in A. armata. In this study, we assessed the effects of seeding density (150, 300 and 600 g WW m −1 ) on the specific growth rate (SGR) and brom...
Relationships among peri-traumatic circulating endocannabinoids and long-term, negative outcomes following traumatic injuryNARA Subscribed
Rationale Traumatically injured individuals can develop chronic negative psychological sequelae. Improved understanding of contributing, peri-traumatic risk factors is essential to reduce the risk of these consequences. Previous studies have found that peri-traumatic, circulating endocannabinoid concentrations are positively associated with development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic pain and depression month...
Evaluating Transferability of ComBat Harmonization of Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging DataNARA Subscribed
Purpose Traditional use of the ComBat data harmonization method (a popular means of harmonizing multisite MRI data) is limited by the requirement that the harmonization must be recomputed with any addition of new subjects to the data pool. The goal of this study was to assess whether a transferable ComBat (T-ComBat) algorithm could be applied such that harmonization parameters computed using ComBat on a fixed set of diffusion...
Habitat Specialisation Impacts Clownfish Demographic Resilience to Pleistocene Sea‐Level FluctuationsNARA Subscribed
Habitat fragmentation and loss are key threats to biodiversity, yet their impacts on marine species remain poorly understood. Clownfishes, which rely on sea anemones for shelter and reproduction, provide an interesting model to explore how ecological specialisation mediates species responses to habitat perturbations. We used whole‐genome data from 382 individuals across 10 species with varying host specialisations to reconstru...
Empowerment of parents of infants with congenital heart disease after rapid genome sequencingNARA Subscribed
Background Despite rapid genome sequencing (rGS) being utilized as a first-tier genetic test for infants with congenital heart disease (CHD), little is known about its impact on parental empowerment. Methods To address this gap, parents of infants with CHD (≤ 1 year old at the time of inpatient rGS) were asked to participate in an online survey, which measured empowerment using an adapted version of the Genomic Empowerment Sca...
Size matters: a new view of the relationship between shape and size for molten volcanic ballisticsNARA Subscribed
Volcanic ballistic projectiles (VBPs) are a common hazard near volcanic vents and often threaten volcano tourists, especially at accessible volcanoes with Strombolian eruption style. Current ballistic hazard models used to estimate potential VBP impact zones often assume round and solid (fixed shape) projectiles, though the validity of these assumptions remains uncertain. In this study, we use high-speed video observations to...
Cross‐Continental Analysis Shows That Disturbance Effects on Reptile Body Condition Do Not Predict Abundance ResponsesNARA Subscribed
Ecological disturbances are discrete events that alter or transform the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of ecosystems. Disturbance can cause animal populations to decline and, according to the risk‐disturbance hypothesis and population collapse framework, these declines can be predicted by declines in animal body condition. However, no research has empirically examined the general relationship between body co...
Marsh vegetation dampens wave energy, providing protection to coastal communities from storms. A new modeling framework was applied to study wave height evolution over the saltmarsh bordering Newbury, MA. A regional Delft3D hydrodynamic model generated wind driver waves in the open water portions of the study area, which were then one-way coupled with an analytical model, the Marsh Transect Wave Attenuation (MTWA) model, which...
Unprecedented rates of urbanisation cause detrimental impacts on the natural environment. Two of the most prominent and ubiquitous urban stressors are artificial light at night (ALAN) and the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Individually, these two stressors have a wide array of effects on physiological, behavioural, and life-history traits of organisms. However, stressors rarely work in isolation, and the potential interaction...
Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy Reveals Trace Elemental Indicators of Life History in Marsupial TeethNARA Subscribed
As teeth develop, their mineralised composition is a bio-recorder of diet, environment, and growth. High-resolution elemental mapping provides a tool to reveal records of life history within teeth. The relative concentrations of a range of trace elements change between in utero development, birth, and weaning in eutherian mammals. Marsupials, however, have a different mode of development: altricial birth and growth within the...
Inlets through coastal barriers in functionally non-tidal settings have been relatively understudied. Yet, they have morphosedimentary elements and morphodynamic behaviors that are similar to their tidal counterparts, especially microtidal (often wave-dominated) inlets. Increasingly, remote sensing technologies (aerial and satellite imagery, small unmanned aerial vehicles, etc.) are employed as sources of high-definition spati...