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Black dot has become an increasingly major issue in potato production, with recent studies highlighting its importance. The fungal pathogen responsible for this disease, Colletotrichum coccodes , is widely distributed across major potato-growing regions and in fields where alternative hosts are cultivated. The pathogen has a broad host range, including many economically important crops, several of which rank amongst the most w...
An ethogram for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with insights into foraging plasticityNARA Subscribed
Whale sharks ( Rhincodon typus ) are large filter-feeders that reside in oligotrophic tropical waters. The feeding behaviours that enable these sharks to survive in such nutrient poor environments are not well understood beyond the surface. Here, we develop a species ethogram and synthesise foraging behaviours by combining observations reported in the literature (106 articles) with data collected by animal-borne cameras (22.5...
We have attempted to re-establish bay scallops to the Virginia, U.S.A. coastal bays and document the dynamics of the restoration effort. Bay scallops ( Argopecten irradians ) once flourished in the eelgrass ( Zostera marina ) of the Virginia coastal bays. Eelgrass wasting disease led to declines, and both eelgrass and scallops were completely lost after a 1933 hurricane. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) led a su...
Modeling air temperature from snow-buried sensors to refine multi-decadal warming trends in Great Basin National Park, NV, USANARA Subscribed
Collecting reliable meteorological data in mountain environments is difficult because harsh conditions, complex terrain, and limited access disrupt long-term observations. In the Snake Range, Nevada, snow cover of low-cost temperature and humidity sensors creates winter gaps in near-surface air temperature records. To address this challenge, we developed three Random Forest Regression models to predict 2-m daily maximum, mean,...
Multi-objective optimization in population pharmacokinetic model selection and optimization: application of NSGA-II in pyDarwinNARA Subscribed
The selection of a “good” model usually involves a combination of objective and subjective criteria. Although many aspects of model quality can be expressed numerically, certain desirable characteristics remain difficult—or even impossible—to quantify precisely. Multi-objective optimization (MOO) provides a systematic way to handle this challenge by explicitly incorporating and balancing both objective (measurable) and subject...
Dune Russet (COTX08063-2Ru) is the first French fry russet potato cultivar released by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program. It derives from a cross made by the Colorado State University Potato Program between Premier Russet and A99073-1 and was subsequently selected and advanced by the Texas Program. Dune Russet has oblong potato tubers with light russet skin texture and white flesh. It is characterized by having excellent F...
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of cancer mortality worldwide, with marked disparities in cancer incidence and outcomes across racial and ethnic groups. This study investigates the genetic determinants of tobacco carcinogen metabolism among smokers, focusing on ancestry-informative markers (AIMs) near genes involved in metabolic activation (Phase I), detoxification (Phase II), and transport (Phase III) of tob...
Baleen Whale Occurrence in the Waters Off Virginia and North Carolina, U.S.A. From 2001 to 2019NARA Subscribed
Eighteen years of visual survey and strandings data were used to describe baleen whale occurrence along the continental shelf of Virginia and North Carolina, U.S.A. This region experiences heavy anthropogenic use, which poses risks for mortality and injury to baleen whales. Between 2001 and 2019, six species of baleen whales were recorded, and whales occurred year‐round. The total number of (on‐ and off‐effort) sightings and s...
Ocular Manifestations of Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus Infection in Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar )NARA Subscribed
Eyes are essential sensory organs needed by teleost Atlantic salmon for high visual acuity and survival in both the wild and in aquaculture settings. In this work, we assessed the ocular manifestations of Infectious Salmon Anaemia Virus (ISAV) infection in Atlantic salmon by a cohabitation‐mediated infection assay and histological and immunohistochemical approaches. The findings reveal that Atlantic salmon with a systemic ISAV...