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Sensitivity analysis of modeled soil water dynamics within variable rate irrigation zones for winter wheatNARA Subscribed
Understanding within-field and season variability of soil water supply and crop water stress is critical for successful variable-rate irrigation (VRI) management. The objectives of this study were to (1) assess within-field variability of field capacity (FC), wilting point (WP), total available water (TAW), and initial soil volumetric water content (VWC init ); (2) validate a water balance model based on the American Society o...
Contrasting cryptofaunal responses to seabird nutrient inputs illuminate coral reef productivity pathwaysNARA Subscribed
Nutrients moving across ecosystems can propagate through food webs via distinct trophic pathways. Their integration into food webs is often mediated by small, abundant taxa that channel subsidies from primary producers to higher trophic levels. On coral reefs, cryptobenthic fishes and invertebrates can fill these roles, yet their responses to allochthonous nutrients are poorly understood. We compared cryptofaunal communities a...
Key factors of the deranged antiviral response in elderly patients with COVID-19: a machine-learning analysisNARA Subscribed
Age is a well-known risk factor to develop severe viral respiratory infections, including severe COVID-19. This study aimed to identify the biological alterations linked to severe disease in elderly patients with COVID-19. For this purpose, we employed a derivation cohort with 450 SARS-CoV-2 infected and unvaccinated patients admitted to hospital wards and a validation cohort with 244 SARS-CoV-2 infected and unvaccinated patie...
New Guinea, the most botanically diverse island on the planet, is the location for one of the boldest conservation initiatives. The Manokwari Declaration aims to achieve 70% conservation designation for the Bird's Head Peninsula. This is 40% higher than the 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework target. However, there is a lack of species occurrence data to support evidence of where biodiversity can be best protected. To address t...
Marine megafauna species are affected by a wide range of anthropogenic threats. To evaluate the risk of such threats, species’ vulnerability to each threat must first be determined. We build on the existing threats classification scheme and ranking system of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species by assessing the vulnerability of 256 marine megafauna species to 23 at‐sea threat...
Insights from equitable governance assessments in conservation areas around the worldNARA Subscribed
Global policy commitments to ensure that protected and conserved areas (PCAs) are equitably governed have increased interest in empirically assessing and analyzing social equity. Although numerous assessments have been conducted in individual PCAs, there is limited empirical insight into equity as a multidimensional concept beyond the site level. We investigated the distributional, procedural, and recognitional equity challeng...
Forced polarisation of microglia by IL-13 is modified by inflammatory and microenvironmental contextNARA Subscribed
Background Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe clinical challenge, often leading to long-term sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunction. The SCI cascade involves a primary physical damage phase, followed by a secondary phase of inflammatory signalling driven by microglia and other infiltrating immune cells. Immunomodulatory therapies may help promote healing and restrict secondary damage. We have previously demonstr...
Dual-Function Biophotovoltaic Cell with Titanium Dioxide-Modified Anode for Efficient Wastewater Treatment and Power GenerationNARA Subscribed
This study evaluated the potential of mixed microalgae-bacteria cultures as electroactive microorganisms to enhance electricity production while simultaneously treating wastewater in emerging biophotovoltaic (BPV) systems. Graphite felt decorated with TiO₂ nanotubes (TiO₂-NTs) was used as the anode, supporting the growth of a biofilm composed of mixed microalgae-bacterial cultures. Batch BPV reactors treated real domestic-indu...
Genetic Assessment of the Spinner Dolphin ( Stenella longirostris ) in the Largest Offshore Sedimentary Basin in BrazilNARA Subscribed
Assessing the genetic diversity of a population is critical to evaluate its resilience in the face of anthropogenic impacts. This study aimed to assess the genetic diversity and structure of the spinner dolphins ( Stenella longirostris ) that inhabit the Santos Basin (SB), south and southeast Brazil. Analyses were conducted using seven microsatellite loci and a 686 bp fragment of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region. T...
A multispecies microcosm to assess the effect of footwear wastes on soil biota: a contribution towards sustainabilityNARA Subscribed
Due to the high quantities of solid waste with high concentrations of chromium that the footwear industry produces and its disposal sites, it is vital to understand whether leather residue itself is harmful to the ecosystem. Thus, a microcosm test with multispecies ( Brassica oleracea and Eisenia fetida ) was carried out using an agricultural soil contaminated with two different leather residues (Wet Blue and Finished Leather)...
Energetic benefits of prey choice for a shark-eating sharkNARA Subscribed
Immune Response of Nile Tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) Vaccinated With Diatom‐Based Oral Vaccines Against Piscine FrancisellosisNARA Subscribed
Piscine francisellosis is a highly infectious and economically significant disease caused by Francisella orientalis in tilapia ( Oreochromis spp.). There are currently no approved treatments or commercial vaccines for this disease in cultured fish. Injectable vaccines using diatoms as antigen expression vectors have demonstrated efficacy in tilapia models; however, no oral vaccine trials have been performed. We hypothesised th...