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Motivation The database initiated by the Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) is one of the few globally implemented standardized vegetation surveys in mountains. The focus is on collecting plant species occurrences at 5‐year intervals along and adjacent to mountain roads spanning elevational gradients, with the goal of providing critical information about the ongoing spread of non‐native plants and the potential impacts...
Reproductive timing and clutch parameters of the pearl darter, Percina aurora , in the Pascagoula River drainageNARA Subscribed
Understanding the timing, duration and effort put into reproduction is vital to successful management of any species. The southeastern United States is home to tremendous levels of aquatic biodiversity and was recently named one of the Earth's biodiversity hotspots. For some species, the fundamentals of age, growth, reproductive timing and ecology remain poorly understood. Percina aurora , the pearl darter, has been recently l...
Indigenous inoculant dampens the impact of remediation of heavy metal polluted soil on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communitiesNARA Subscribed
The finite resource of fertile soil can take thousands of years to develop. Non-degradable toxic metals (heavy metals), pose a significant health risk due to their persistence in the environment. Soil washing with EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) has been shown to remove toxic metals (Pb, Zn, Cd), but this process can also have a significant impact on soil microbial diversity. In this study, we investigated, using molecu...
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...
A systematic review of associations between functional connectivity, mood and cognition in patients with irritable bowel syndromeNARA Subscribed
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects 9.3%–35.5% of the population, with women at greater risk. It is often comorbid with anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying these comorbidities is crucial for identifying IBS pathology and developing targeted treatments. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) offers valuable insights into brain connectivity and psychopathology....
Motion sensations, postural sway, and side effects for copolar galvanic vestibular stimulationNARA Subscribed
Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS), traditionally applied with oppositely polarized electrodes on the two mastoids (behind the ears), produces self-tilt/rotation perceptions and postural reflexes primarily about the head-centered roll axis (i.e., out the nose). However, there are reports of non-vestibular side effects, such as skin tingling at the electrodes, metallic taste, and visual flashes, which have not been systemati...
The complex population structure of Tamanend's bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops erebennus ) along the U.S. Mid‐Atlantic coast complicates assessment of their bycatch. To improve our understanding of the stock identity of individual dolphins taken as bycatch in this region, we compared images of the dorsal fins of bottlenose dolphins that stranded with evidence of fishery interactions (FI+) to the Mid‐Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin...
Accurate prediction of community assembly is a central goal in ecology but is challenging because assembly is governed by numerous mechanisms. Few theoretical models explicitly incorporate or test multiple mechanisms at once. We empirically tested the predictive performance of a plant community assembly model built using all possible combinations of four ‘mechanisms’ (soil resource competition, dispersal and colonisation, spat...