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Timing of water limitation moderates drought hardiness traits of western larch (Larix occidentalis) seedlingsNARA Subscribed
Water limitation during tree seedling cultivation can promote traits that improve drought hardiness. Nurseries apply water limitation mostly during a brief developmental window of seedling growth, which may restrict the range of useful traits achievable through water limitation if phenotypic responses differ across ontogeny. We characterized the diversity of western larch ( Larix occidentalis (Nutt.)) seedling traits produced...
Bacteria are fundamental to coral health and resilience, though a dearth of knowledge exists on the formation of the coral microbiome in early life history stages. Although this initial microbial consortium is thought to hold key roles throughout development, its sparsity is easily obscured by environmental background microbiota. This opacity renders accurate studies of the early coral microbiome difficult, and limits applicat...
Internal and external factors work in tandem to shape environmental behavior and guide strategies for natural resource management agencies, yet these factors are rarely integrated in empirical research. This study extended the Theory of Planned Behavior by incorporating constraints and environmental identity into a model to explain behavioral intentions among recreational anglers. Attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and e...
Coral larvae have unique transcriptomic responses to pathogenic and probiotic bacteriaNARA Subscribed
The growing prevalence of coral disease and other stressors threatens coral reefs, and evidence suggests these stressors not only affect adult corals but may also have impacts on early life stages. Yet, our understanding of coral larval physiology, including immunological function, is significantly limited. Here, we leverage the temperate coral experimental system Astrangia poculata to investigate the transcript-level response...
Species‐specific processing of fluorescent dissolved organic matter by Caribbean spongesNARA Subscribed
Coral reefs are biodiverse and productive ecosystems that are found in typically oligotrophic environments. Many studies have attempted to explain this paradox by demonstrating that microbial symbionts expand metabolic capabilities of host animals. However, few studies have determined if and how coexisting organisms and their symbiotic microbial communities partition available dissolved organic matter. To address this question...
Rationale Affective behavioral effects of kappa-opioid receptor (KOR) stimulation have been found to vary between the rostral and caudal nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell, but this has so far only been demonstrated in males. Objectives To examine the effects of KOR activation in subregions of the NAc shell on affective and motivated behavior in females. Methods In one group of Long-Evans rats, females were given access to 20% etha...
This review critically examines the integration of phase change materials (PCMs) and sound-absorbing aggregates into self-healing concrete (SHC) for enhanced thermal regulation, acoustic performance, and crack-sealing efficiency. Through systematic analysis of 167 peer-reviewed studies selected via PRISMA guidelines, the review identifies promising PCM types with latent heat capacities of 100–250 kJ/kg, capable of reducing int...
A Coast-to-Coast Assessment of Cumulative Impacts and Protection Potential in Canadian Marine Conservation NetworksNARA Subscribed
The effectiveness of marine conservation networks depends on their ability to manage and safeguard against the many overlapping human activities and stressors influencing marine ecosystems. Cumulative impact mapping (CIM) combines information on the intensity and location of stressors with the spatial extent and vulnerability of marine habitats to generate a single, relative cumulative impact (CI) score. Despite its potential...
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...