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Ensuring reproducibility in scientific research is crucial for validating findings, advancing knowledge, and fostering trust within the scientific community. Containerization of code is a widespread practice to help ensure reproducibility in neuroimaging research. However, there exists no universal method of sharing containers, nor is it feasible to broadly enforce rules due to the diversity of research practices. We posit tha...
Gas transport dynamics at Kolumbo submarine volcano: high-resolution numerical simulations, scaling laws, and hazard implicationsNARA Subscribed
The 1650 CE Kolumbo (Greece) submarine eruption resulted in the reported deaths of 50 people and thousands of animals on Santorini (Thera) due to exposure to a cloud of noxious volcanic gases. Lack of ash in the cloud indicates that the gas release was unrelated to a magmatic explosive eruption. Medical evidence from historic accounts suggests lethal exposure to CO 2 and H 2 S, which were likely the main hazardous gases, where...
Future eruptions of the Kolumbo volcanic field: prognosis with hazard and risk assessmentNARA Subscribed
The Kolumbo submarine volcanic field consists of at least 24 monogenetic cones and a polygenetic central volcano which erupted in 1650 CE. The prognosis, hazards and risks from future eruptions are assessed by structured expert judgement informed by knowledge of the volcanic history, structure and eruptive products, hazards modelling and global knowledge of submarine volcanism. There are significant knowledge gaps leading to l...
The Kolumbo volcanic field, Greece: a review of evidence to reconstruct the 1650 CE eruption and to support hazard and risk assessmentNARA Subscribed
The Kolumbo volcanic field, Aegean Sea, Greece, consists of at least 25 monogenetic submarine volcanic cones and a polygenetic central volcano which had a VEI 5 rhyolitic explosive eruption in 1650 CE. The present-day polygenetic volcano is characterized by a zone of heightened seismicity at 4 to 9 km depth, a geophysically imaged magma chamber at 2–4 km depth and a shallower, hydrothermal system discharging CO 2 -rich fluids...
Germline copy number variants and endometrial cancer riskNARA Subscribed
Known risk loci for endometrial cancer explain approximately one third of familial endometrial cancer. However, the association of germline copy number variants (CNVs) with endometrial cancer risk remains relatively unknown. We conducted a genome-wide analysis of rare CNVs overlapping gene regions in 4115 endometrial cancer cases and 17,818 controls to identify functionally relevant variants associated with disease. We identif...
Fissure eruptions initiate with magma ascending and spreading through cracks in the ground that can extend for kilometres at the surface. Eruptions eventually localise to form one or a few persistent conduits and ultimately an array of discrete cones or craters. We built a new experimental apparatus to investigate the influences of fissure shape and wall-rock temperature on localisation within a volcanic fissure, and the therm...
Rangelands in a fragmented grass-dominated landscape are vulnerable to tree invasion from roadsidesNARA Subscribed
Roadsides can be vectors for tree invasion within rangelands by bisecting landscapes and facilitating propagule spread to interior habitat. Current invasive tree management in North America’s Great Plains focuses on reducing on-site (i.e., interior habitat) vulnerability through on-site prevention and eradication, but invasive tree management of surrounding areas known to serve as invasion vectors, such as roadsides and public...
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disab...
Common, low-frequency, rare, and ultra-rare coding variants contribute to COVID-19 severityNARA Subscribed
The combined impact of common and rare exonic variants in COVID-19 host genetics is currently insufficiently understood. Here, common and rare variants from whole-exome sequencing data of about 4000 SARS-CoV-2-positive individuals were used to define an interpretable machine-learning model for predicting COVID-19 severity. First, variants were converted into separate sets of Boolean features, depending on the absence or the pr...
Evaluating transdisciplinary research practices: insights from social network analysisNARA Subscribed
Transdisciplinary researchers collaborate with diverse partners outside of academia to tackle sustainability problems. The patterns and practices of social interaction and the contextual nature of transdisciplinary research result in different performance expectations than traditional, curiosity-driven research. Documenting patterns of interaction can inform project success and affirm progress toward interim outcomes on the wa...
Magnitude and direction of stream–forest community interactions change with timescaleNARA Subscribed
Networks of direct and indirect biotic interactions underpin the complex dynamics and stability of ecological systems, yet experimental and theoretical studies often yield conflicting evidence regarding the direction (positive or negative) or magnitude of these interactions. We revisited pioneering data sets collected at the deciduous forested Horonai Stream and conducted ecosystem‐level syntheses to demonstrate that the direc...
Climate change and anthropogenic nitrogen deposition are widely regarded as important drivers of environmental change in alpine habitats. However, due to the difficulties working in high‐elevation mountain systems, the impacts of these drivers on alpine breeding species have rarely been investigated. The Eurasian dotterel ( Charadrius morinellus ) is a migratory wader, which has been the subject of uniquely long‐term and spati...
Mobile marine species can exhibit vast movements both horizontally and vertically. Spatial analysis of vertical movements may help improve an understanding of the processes that influence space use. Previously, vertical space use of basking sharks ( Cetorhinus maximus ) in the north-east Atlantic described movements largely within waters of the continental shelf during summer and autumn months, with few records of detailed ver...
Microbialites, organosedimentary carbonate structures, cover approximately 20% of the basin floor in the south arm of Great Salt Lake, which ranges from ~12 to 15% salinity. Photosynthetic microbial mats associated with these benthic mounds contribute biomass that supports secondary production in the ecosystem, including that of the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana . However, the effects of predicted increases in the salinity...