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Introduction Insufficiency of the future liver remnant (FLR) precludes surgery for liver tumors as it is associated with post-hepatectomy liver failure (PHLF). A common strategy to induce pre-operative FLR hypertrophy is portal vein embolization of the tumor bearing liver lobe. More recently, transarterial radio-embolization (radiation lobectomy, RL) has been employed. Direct functional assessment using 99mTc-mebrofenin-hepato...
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...
Donald Arthur Nield died peacefully at Golden View Care, Cromwell, New Zealand, surrounded by family, on May 25, 2024, aged 89. He was the dearly loved husband of Rachel, cherished father and father-in-law of Cherry and Robert, Alex and Michael, Peter and Janice, and treasured Grandpa of Elizabeth, John, Charlotte, Frank, Rachel, and Michael. This is a scientific memoir written by D. A. Nield himself. In late March 2017 Don se...
A Transcriptomic Comparative Study of Cranial VasculatureNARA Subscribed
Despite its remoteness, human activity has impacted the deep sea and changes to the structure and function of deep-sea ecosystems are already noticeable. In terrestrial and shallow water marine environments, demonstrating how ecosystems support human well-being has been instrumental in setting policy and management objectives for sustainable resource use. Foundational to this approach is a framework of ecosystem service (ES) c...
Value of coastal habitats to commercial fisheries in Jersey, English Channel, and the role of marine protected areasNARA Subscribed
Fisheries are in decline worldwide, and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are being advocated as tools that can not only protect and restore biodiversity but also improve fisheries sustainability and protect fisher livelihoods. To understand the role of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in underpinning commercial fisheries, this study demonstrates the economic value of Jersey's benthic substrates (habitats) for five predominant specie...
The world’s largest extant fish, the whale shark Rhincodon typus , is one of the most-studied species of sharks globally. The discovery of predictable aggregation sites where these animals gather seasonally or are sighted year-round – most of which are coastal and juvenile-dominated – has allowed for a rapid expansion of research on this species. The most common method for studying whale sharks at these sites is photographic i...
Coastal waters of Lake Superior are generally inhospitable to the establishment of invasive Dreissena spp. mussels (both Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis ). Dreissena have inhabited the Saint Louis River estuary (SLRE; largest commercial port in the Laurentian Great Lakes) for over three decades, but only in the last few years have small colonies been found in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS, an archipe...
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...
Pathogen infection influences a distinct microbial community composition in sorghum RILsNARA Subscribed
Aims The rhizosphere microbiome substantially affects plant health, yet comparatively little is known regarding the foliar community dynamics. Here, we examine the relationship between the microbiota and their response to natural infection by pathogens. Methods We established an experimental system using a set of sorghum recombinant inbred lines (RILS). These RILS included four models denoted as resistant, moderately resistant...
Foraging ecology of Mediterranean juvenile loggerhead turtles: insights from C and N stable isotope ratiosNARA Subscribed
Bycatch is one of the key threats to juvenile marine turtles in the Mediterranean Sea. As fishing methods are regional or habitat specific, the susceptibility of marine turtles may differ according to inter- and intra-population variations in foraging ecology. An understanding of these variations is necessary to assess bycatch susceptibility and to implement region-specific management. To determine if foraging ecology differs...
Morphology and photosynthetic response of the kelp Ecklonia radiata across a turbidity gradientNARA Subscribed
Increasing turbidity in coastal waters reduces benthic irradiance levels and consequently poses a fundamental threat to benthic primary producers and the food webs they support. It is therefore necessary to better understand how important primary producers, such as kelp, can adapt both physiologically and morphologically to these declining light conditions. This study examines how variation in turbidity influences the morpholo...