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Inhabiting the host: ectoparasites and Vector-Borne pathogens in Phyllostomidae bats within urban forest fragmentsNARA Subscribed
While bats are known to harbor various viruses and bacteria, their role as hosts for hemoparasites has not been extensively studied. This research investigated the presence of ectoparasites and vector-borne pathogens—including Anaplasmataceae agents, hemoplasmas, apicomplexans, and kinetoplastids—in 74 Phyllostomidae bats sampled from an urban forest fragment in southeastern Brazil. Overall, 31.1% of the bats were infested wit...
Remote Sensing for Irrigation Water Management—The State of the Art and Prospects for Near‐Future OperationsNARA Subscribed
A recent UN report describes many regions as facing ‘water bankruptcy, ’ a condition in which available water resources can no longer meet existing demands. In practice, this means irrigation will likely bear the greatest burden of future water‐use reductions, a complicated and fraught decision to make given its critical role in food security. This review paper highlights the growing range of information now available through...
The distinctive Subantarctic (Type D) killer whale (DKW) ( Orcinus orca ) is a highly divergent and apparently inbred form previously known only from three mass strandings and several dozen at‐sea sightings, primarily from Patagonian toothfish ( Dissostichus eleginoides ) longline vessels in the southern Indian Ocean and from tourism vessels in the Scotia Sea. Its range appears to be circumpolar throughout the Subantarctic, bu...
An image-computable spatio-chromatic receptive field model of the midget retinal ganglion cell mosaic across the retinaNARA Subscribed
Image-computable models of primate retinal ganglion cell (RGC) mosaics that are synthesized and constrained jointly by optical, anatomical and physiological properties, and which operate on images defined by their spatial-spectral radiance, do not currently exist. Here, we deploy a novel computational framework which synthesizes mosaics of linear spatio-chromatic receptive fields (RFs) of ON midget RGCs (mRGCs) by integrating...
The Asia region harbors exceptional chondrichthyan (shark, ray, and chimaera) diversity but faces intense fishing pressure. The Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRA) process provides a collaborative, evidence-based framework to identify critical habitats and inform spatial management. We assessed ISRAs across the Bay of Bengal, Southeast Asia, and the Northwest Pacific to characterize their extent, ecological significance, and...
A machine learning framework for California vineyard water status monitoring using sUAS Imagery and short-term meteorological dataNARA Subscribed
Efficient irrigation management is essential for sustainable crop production under increasing temperatures and tightening water supplies. In vineyards, water status significantly influences vine growth, yield, and fruit quality, and deficit irrigation is often used to impose controlled stress while avoiding damaging levels of water limitation. This creates a practical need for routine, field-scale monitoring of vine water stat...
Modeling Red Blood Cell Deformation at Supraphysiological Strain Rates Using a Droplet FrameworkNARA Subscribed
Purpose Hemolysis remains a concern in mechanical circulatory support devices (MCSDs). Capturing flow-induced red blood cell (RBC) deformation is important to improve these technologies. Deformation models that are feasible for macroscale MCSD flows have not been calibrated with human RBC deformation data across multiple conditions. The purpose of this study is to modify and test a droplet deformation model that is applicable...
Neurobiology of co-morbid stress and a western diet in mice: mitochondrial, proteomic and behavioral outcomesNARA Subscribed
Chronic stress (CS) and hyper-caloric diets promote affective disorders, however pathobiological interactions await definition. Neurobiological and behavioral influences of chronic stress (CS; 2 h/day restraint for 2 wks) were studied in male C57Bl/6 mice fed a control diet (CD; 12% kcal as fat/65% carbohydrate/23% protein) or Western diet (WD; 32% kcal fat/57% carbohydrate/11% protein) for 20 wks. CS induced weight loss and a...