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Insights Into The Diet And Feeding Behavior Of Immature Polar Cod (Boreogadus Saida) From The Under-Ice Habitat Of The Central Arctic Ocean, The Mosaic Team Eco, Fokje L. Schaafsma, Hauke Flores, Carmen L. David, Giulia Castellani, Serdar Sakinan, André Meijboom, Barbara Niehoff, Astrid Cornils, Nicole Hildebrandt, Katrin Schmidt, Pauline Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, Julia Ehrlich, Carin J. Ashjian
Insights Into The Diet And Feeding Behavior Of Immature Polar Cod (Boreogadus Saida) From The Under-Ice Habitat Of The Central Arctic Ocean, The Mosaic Team Eco, Fokje L. Schaafsma, Hauke Flores, Carmen L. David, Giulia Castellani, Serdar Sakinan, André Meijboom, Barbara Niehoff, Astrid Cornils, Nicole Hildebrandt, Katrin Schmidt, Pauline Snoeijs-Leijonmalm, Julia Ehrlich, Carin J. Ashjian
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) is an endemic key species of the Arctic Ocean ecosystem. The ecology of this forage fish is well studied in Arctic shelf habitats where a large part of its population lives. However, knowledge about its ecology in the central Arctic Ocean (CAO), including its use of the sea-ice habitat, is hitherto very limited. To increase this knowledge, samples were collected at the under-ice surface during several expeditions to the CAO between 2012 and 2020, including the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition. The diet of immature B. saida and the taxonomic …
Life In The Margins: The Effect Of Immersion/Emersion And Tidal Cycle On The North Atlantic Limpet Patella Vulgata Protein Synthesis Rates, Ignacio Alvarez-Cienfuegos, Benjamin Ciotti, Richard Billington, Paul Sutton, Keiron Fraser
Life In The Margins: The Effect Of Immersion/Emersion And Tidal Cycle On The North Atlantic Limpet Patella Vulgata Protein Synthesis Rates, Ignacio Alvarez-Cienfuegos, Benjamin Ciotti, Richard Billington, Paul Sutton, Keiron Fraser
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Biological processes in intertidal species follow tidal rhythms that enhance survival and fitness. Whereas tidal effects on behaviour and metabolic rates have been widely studied, impacts on other key process such as protein synthesis are still poorly understood. To date, no studies have examined the effect of immersion/emersion and tidal cycles on protein synthesis rates (k s). Patella vulgata is an intertidal limpet present in North-Eastern Atlantic rocky shores from high to low shore. Previously reported P. vulgata respiration and heart rate measurements suggest aerobic metabolism is maintained during emersion and growth rates increase from high to low shore, …
Harnessing The Therapeutic Effects Of Nature For Chronic Pain: A Role For Immersive Virtual Reality? A Narrative Review, Alexander Smith, Kayleigh Wyles, Sonia Medina Herandez, Sophie Clarke, Patricia Schofield, Sam Hughes
Harnessing The Therapeutic Effects Of Nature For Chronic Pain: A Role For Immersive Virtual Reality? A Narrative Review, Alexander Smith, Kayleigh Wyles, Sonia Medina Herandez, Sophie Clarke, Patricia Schofield, Sam Hughes
School of Psychology
Background and Objective There is a growing interest in the relationship between nature and pain relief. Evidence from environmental psychology, neuroscience and physiology-based studies point towards analgesic effects of nature being mediated through various cognitive, affective and/or autonomic factors. Being able to harness these therapeutic effects using immersive virtual reality (VR) could help to optimize and improve accessibility of nature-based environments as part of chronic pain management plans. In this narrative review, we present evidence supporting a new theoretical framework for nature-based analgesia and suggest ways for applying this through immersive VR. Databases and Data Treatment We provide an overview …
Factors Affecting Uk Anaesthetic Trainees' Wellbeing And Stress: A Scoping Review, Sophie Winter, Nicola Brennan, Thomas Gale
Factors Affecting Uk Anaesthetic Trainees' Wellbeing And Stress: A Scoping Review, Sophie Winter, Nicola Brennan, Thomas Gale
Peninsula Medical School
Background: Poor wellbeing and stress in UK anaesthetic trainees impacts significantly on clinical performance, workforce retention and patient care. This study aimed to provide an overview of the evidence in this field and to explore the factors affecting wellbeing and stress in UK anaesthetic trainees. Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and ERIC were searched, in addition to organisational websites. Literature reporting factors affecting wellbeing and stress in UK anaesthetic trainees from 2009 to present were included. Results: Following exclusions, 45 studies were identified. Only five papers included qualitative analyses. Within these studies, 28 different phenomena related to wellbeing and stress were …
Swimming Performance, But Not Metabolism, Is Related To A Boldness-Activity Syndrome In Schoolmaster Snapper (Lutjanus Apodus), Peter Malorey, Emma S. Porter, A. Kurt Gamperl, Mark Briffa, Alexander D.M. Wilson
Swimming Performance, But Not Metabolism, Is Related To A Boldness-Activity Syndrome In Schoolmaster Snapper (Lutjanus Apodus), Peter Malorey, Emma S. Porter, A. Kurt Gamperl, Mark Briffa, Alexander D.M. Wilson
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Commercial overexploitation and climate change can alter the physiology and behavior of marine organisms, although intraspecific phenotypic responses to such changes can vary greatly depending on the environment, species, and severity of the stressor. Under the pace-of-life syndrome (POLS) hypothesis, behavior, physiology, and life-history traits are linked, and thus, affected by selection targeting any aspect of organismal biology. However, these links are understudied in tropical marine fishes, and further work is needed to better understand the impacts of fisheries and climate change on wild stocks. Moreover, tropical regions have a greater reliance on fisheries; thus investigations should focus on species …
Enhancing Human Well-Being Through Cognitive And Affective Pathways Linking Landscape Sensation To Cultural Ecosystem Services, Yashi Wu, Lina Tang, Chang‑Bing Huang, Guofan Shao, Jundong Hou, Clive E. Sabel
Enhancing Human Well-Being Through Cognitive And Affective Pathways Linking Landscape Sensation To Cultural Ecosystem Services, Yashi Wu, Lina Tang, Chang‑Bing Huang, Guofan Shao, Jundong Hou, Clive E. Sabel
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Context: Landscape sensation is essential for the delivery of cultural ecosystem services (CESs), yet the pathways through which these services are delivered remain inadequately understood. Exploring how people obtain CESs from landscapes facilitates better understanding of the tradeoffs and synergies between ecosystem services and landscape sustainability. Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the sensory pathways that links landscape attributes to CESs, focusing on the roles of cognitive and affective experiences. Methods: We analyzed social media comments for the measurement scale of cognition. We employed partial least squares structural equation modeling to integrate sensation, cognition, affect, and satisfaction, using questionnaire data …
Data Study Group Final Report: Uk Centre For Ecology & Hydrology (Ukceh) - Advancing Insect Biodiversity Monitoring Through Automated Sensors, Deep Learning, And Citizen Science Data, Sonny Burniston, Matthew Faith, Vitalii Kriukov, Rachael J. Laidlaw, Mahsa P. Kalashami, Farzana Rahman, Arpita Saggar, Asger Svenning, Cameron Trotter, Kaiwen Zuo, Katriona Goldmann, David Roy
Data Study Group Final Report: Uk Centre For Ecology & Hydrology (Ukceh) - Advancing Insect Biodiversity Monitoring Through Automated Sensors, Deep Learning, And Citizen Science Data, Sonny Burniston, Matthew Faith, Vitalii Kriukov, Rachael J. Laidlaw, Mahsa P. Kalashami, Farzana Rahman, Arpita Saggar, Asger Svenning, Cameron Trotter, Kaiwen Zuo, Katriona Goldmann, David Roy
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Executive Summary. The overarching goal in this Alan Turing Institute Data Study Group(DSG) was to advance understanding and support conservation efforts related to insect populations and biodiversity monitoring. This was achieved through the integration of reliable and trustworthy machine learning applications, with datasets provided by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).Our objectives were twofold:• Develop advanced analytical techniques for generating biodiversity metrics and interactive data visualisations. These tools aim to promote stakeholder engagement and interest in biodiversity monitoring.• Enhance the transparency of decision-making in machine learning models and increase the trustworthiness of subsequent biodiversity monitoring results. Our work …
Interannual Homing To Reproductive Sites And Transboundary Migration In Black Seabream Spondyliosoma Cantharus, With Implications For Management, Peter Davies, Thomas Stamp, Alice Hall, Allison Atterborne, Jen Lewis, George P Balchin, Alice Tebb, Sarah Ward, Francis Binney, Samantha Blampied, Alexander Plaster, Charlie Hubbard, Nick Rogers, Matthew Wiseman, Ronan Conlon, Shion E A Reynell, Emma V Sheehan
Interannual Homing To Reproductive Sites And Transboundary Migration In Black Seabream Spondyliosoma Cantharus, With Implications For Management, Peter Davies, Thomas Stamp, Alice Hall, Allison Atterborne, Jen Lewis, George P Balchin, Alice Tebb, Sarah Ward, Francis Binney, Samantha Blampied, Alexander Plaster, Charlie Hubbard, Nick Rogers, Matthew Wiseman, Ronan Conlon, Shion E A Reynell, Emma V Sheehan
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Fish spawning aggregations are vulnerable to overexploitation, which can have severe ecological, social, and economic consequences. Knowledge on the spatial ecology of aggregating species is often lacking, but is crucial for their effective conservation. This study explores the spawning site residency, interannual fidelity, and migration of black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus using acoustic (n = 55) and conventional (n = 2397) tagging within and outside Marine Conservation Zones in the southern UK. Detections and recaptures of tagged fish indicated that black seabream display significant interannual fidelity to nesting areas, but that residency of individuals at nesting areas was short relative to …
A Red Teaming Framework For Securing Ai In Maritime Autonomous Systems, Mathew J. Walter, Aaron Barrett, Kimberly Tam
A Red Teaming Framework For Securing Ai In Maritime Autonomous Systems, Mathew J. Walter, Aaron Barrett, Kimberly Tam
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being ubiquitously adopted to automate processes in science and industry. However, due to its often intricate and opaque nature, AI has been shown to possess inherent vulnerabilities which can be maliciously exploited with adversarial AI, potentially putting AI users and developers at both cyber and physical risk. In addition, there is insufficient comprehension of the real-world effects of adversarial AI and an inadequacy of AI security examinations; therefore, the growing threat landscape is unknown for many AI solutions. To mitigate this issue, we propose one of the first red team frameworks for evaluating the AI security …
Effects Of Intensity On Emotion Regulation Strategy Preferences Are Emotion-Specific, Bram Van Bockstaele, Patrick J.F. Clarke, Jemma Todd, Frances Meeten, Julie L. Ji, Julian Basanovic, Nigel T.M. Chen, Daniel Rudaizky, Lies Notebaert
Effects Of Intensity On Emotion Regulation Strategy Preferences Are Emotion-Specific, Bram Van Bockstaele, Patrick J.F. Clarke, Jemma Todd, Frances Meeten, Julie L. Ji, Julian Basanovic, Nigel T.M. Chen, Daniel Rudaizky, Lies Notebaert
School of Psychology
Adaptive emotion regulation is characterized by the ability to flexibly select and switch between different strategies, depending on individual and contextual factors. Previous studies have shown that people prefer disengagement strategies to regulate more intense emotions, while they prefer engagement strategies to regulate less intense emotions. In this study, we investigated whether – in addition to the intensity of emotions – the discrete emotion type (disgust versus fear) also affects emotion regulation strategy preferences. A total of 401 students from three different universities completed an emotion regulation choice task in which they could choose between distraction and reappraisal to regulate …
A Comprehensive Guide To Removable Partial Dentures. Part 2: Impressions, Laboratory Procedures, Insertion And Case Studies, Deviprasad Nooji, Guy Lambourn, Himanshi Aggarwal, Kiran Kumar Krishnappa Salian, Ewen Mccoll, Prashanti Eachempati
A Comprehensive Guide To Removable Partial Dentures. Part 2: Impressions, Laboratory Procedures, Insertion And Case Studies, Deviprasad Nooji, Guy Lambourn, Himanshi Aggarwal, Kiran Kumar Krishnappa Salian, Ewen Mccoll, Prashanti Eachempati
Peninsula Dental School
This two-part series provides a comprehensive guide to fabricating definitive metal partial dentures, addressing the challenges dental practitioners face in mastering prosthesis design. It aims to equip dental professionals with a thorough understanding of the theoretical foundations and clinical methods for effective metal partial denture fabrication. Part 2 covers removable partial denture (RPD) design philosophies, tooth preparation, secondary impressions, laboratory procedures, trial and final insertions, as well as post-insertion complications and their management. Additionally, four case scenarios are included to help readers apply the knowledge gained from both parts to design a metal partial denture.
Peat Fires And Legacy Toxic Metal Release: An Integrative Biogeochemical And Ecohydrological Conceptual Framework, Colin P.R. Mccarter, Gareth D. Clay, Sophie L. Wilkinson, Gabriel Sigmund, Scott J. Davidson, Muh Taufik, Susan Page, Emma L. Shuttleworth, David Mclagan, Grant Chenier, Alexandra Clark, James M. Waddington
Peat Fires And Legacy Toxic Metal Release: An Integrative Biogeochemical And Ecohydrological Conceptual Framework, Colin P.R. Mccarter, Gareth D. Clay, Sophie L. Wilkinson, Gabriel Sigmund, Scott J. Davidson, Muh Taufik, Susan Page, Emma L. Shuttleworth, David Mclagan, Grant Chenier, Alexandra Clark, James M. Waddington
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids (TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands is at increasing risk due to climate change enhanced peatland fires. The ability of peatlands to retain TMMs results from a host of interacting hydrological, biological, geomorphological, and chemical feedbacks, which underpin peatland functionality in general. Fire is a transformative force that often disrupts these interactions and feedbacks, leading to the potential release of TMMs to our air, land, and water. Given that wildfire burned area and severity are increasing there is a need for a conceptual understanding …
Water Hyacinths Retain River Plastics, Louise J. Schreyers, Tim H.M. Van Emmerik, Thanh Khiet L. Bui, Lauren Biermann, Remko Uijlenhoet, Hong Quan Nguyen, Nicholas Wallerstein, Martine Van Der Ploeg
Water Hyacinths Retain River Plastics, Louise J. Schreyers, Tim H.M. Van Emmerik, Thanh Khiet L. Bui, Lauren Biermann, Remko Uijlenhoet, Hong Quan Nguyen, Nicholas Wallerstein, Martine Van Der Ploeg
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Rivers represent one of the main conduits for the delivery of plastics to the sea, while also functioning as reservoirs for plastic retention. In tropical regions, rivers are exposed to both high levels of plastic pollution and invasion of water hyacinths. This aquatic plant forms dense patches at the river surface that drift due to winds and currents. Recent work suggests that water hyacinths play a crucial role in influencing plastic transport, by efficiently trapping the majority of surface plastic within their patches. However, a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between water hyacinths and plastics is still lacking. We hypothesize …
Investigating The Usability Of Xai In Ai-Based Image Classification, Jan Stodt, Christoph Reich, Nathan Clarke
Investigating The Usability Of Xai In Ai-Based Image Classification, Jan Stodt, Christoph Reich, Nathan Clarke
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
This paper investigates the usability of XAI (Explainable Artificial Intelligence) in AI-based image classification, particularly for non-experts like medical professionals. XAI provides the user of AI systems with an explanation for a particular decision. But the usability of such explanations remains an open point of discussion. The investigation highlights that there is a need for integrating explainability in the design of the classification approach. This paper will present an approach to classify the parts of an object separately and then utilize a white box model (decision tree) for the final classification. This is enriched by additional information, achieving understandability of …
Longitudinal Dietary Intake Data In Patients With Phenylketonuria From Europe: The Impact Of Age And Phenylketonuria Severity, Alex Pinto, Kirsten Ahring, Manuela Ferreira Almeida, Catherine Ashmore, Amaya Bélanger-Quintana, Alberto Burlina, Turgay Coşkun, Anne Daly, Esther Van Dam, Ali Dursun, Sharon Evans, François Feillet, Maria Giżewska, Hulya Gökmen-Özel, Mary Hickson, Yteke Hoekstra, Fatma Ilgaz, Richard Jackson, Alicja Leśniak, Christian Loro, Katarzyna Malicka, Michał Patalan, Júlio César Rocha, Serap Sivri, Iris Rodenburg, Francjan Van Spronsen, Kamilla Strączek, Ayşegül Tokatli, Anita Macdonald
Longitudinal Dietary Intake Data In Patients With Phenylketonuria From Europe: The Impact Of Age And Phenylketonuria Severity, Alex Pinto, Kirsten Ahring, Manuela Ferreira Almeida, Catherine Ashmore, Amaya Bélanger-Quintana, Alberto Burlina, Turgay Coşkun, Anne Daly, Esther Van Dam, Ali Dursun, Sharon Evans, François Feillet, Maria Giżewska, Hulya Gökmen-Özel, Mary Hickson, Yteke Hoekstra, Fatma Ilgaz, Richard Jackson, Alicja Leśniak, Christian Loro, Katarzyna Malicka, Michał Patalan, Júlio César Rocha, Serap Sivri, Iris Rodenburg, Francjan Van Spronsen, Kamilla Strączek, Ayşegül Tokatli, Anita Macdonald
School of Health Professions
In phenylketonuria (PKU), natural protein intake is thought to increase with age, particularly during childhood and adolescence. Longitudinal dietary intake data are scarce and lifelong phenylalanine tolerance remains unknown. Nine centres managing PKU in Europe and Turkey participated in a retrospective study. Data were collected from dietetic records between 2012 and 2018 on phenylalanine (Phe), natural protein, and protein substitute intake. A total of 1323 patients (age range: 1–57 y; 51% male) participated. Dietary intake data were available on 1163 (88%) patients. Patient numbers ranged from 59 to 320 in each centre. A total of 625 (47%) had classical PKU …
Thermokarst Landscape Exhibits Large Nitrous Oxide Emissions In Alaska’S Coastal Polygonal Tundra, Josh Hashemi, David A. Lipson, Kyle A. Arndt, Scott J. Davidson, Aram Kalhori, Kyle Lunneberg, Lona Van Delden, Walter C. Oechel, Donatella Zona
Thermokarst Landscape Exhibits Large Nitrous Oxide Emissions In Alaska’S Coastal Polygonal Tundra, Josh Hashemi, David A. Lipson, Kyle A. Arndt, Scott J. Davidson, Aram Kalhori, Kyle Lunneberg, Lona Van Delden, Walter C. Oechel, Donatella Zona
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Global atmospheric concentrations of nitrous oxide have been increasing over previous decades with emerging research suggesting the Arctic as a notable contributor. Thermokarst processes, increasing temperature, and changes in drainage can cause degradation of polygonal tundra landscape features resulting in elevated, well-drained, unvegetated soil surfaces that exhibit large nitrous oxide emissions. Here, we outline the magnitude and some of the dominant factors controlling variability in emissions for these thermokarst landscape features in the North Slope of Alaska. We measured strong nitrous oxide emissions during the growing season from unvegetated high centered polygons (median (mean) = 104.7 (187.7) µg N2 …
Heat Hardening Improves Thermal Tolerance In Abalone, Without The Trade-Offs Associated With Chronic Heat Exposure, Manuela Truebano, Michael Collins, John Spicer, Robert Ellis, Ahmed Salama Ali Abbas
Heat Hardening Improves Thermal Tolerance In Abalone, Without The Trade-Offs Associated With Chronic Heat Exposure, Manuela Truebano, Michael Collins, John Spicer, Robert Ellis, Ahmed Salama Ali Abbas
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Marine animals are challenged by chronically raised temperatures alongside an increased frequency of discrete, severe warming events. Exposure to repeated heat shocks could result in heat hardening, where sub-lethal exposure to thermal stress temporarily enhances thermotolerance, and may be an important mechanism by which marine species will cope with future thermal challenges. However, we have relatively little understanding of the effects of heat hardening in comparison to chronic exposure to elevated temperatures. Therefore, we compared the effects of heat hardening from repeated exposure to acute heat shocks and chronic exposure to elevated temperatures on thermal tolerance in the European abalone, …
Patient Initiated Follow-Up (Pifu): How Can Rheumatology Departments Start To Reap The Benefits? A Consensus Document, R. Sengupta, M. Bukhari, Z. Cole, S. Kyle, G. Macdonald, K. Mckay, A. Irani, M. Perry
Patient Initiated Follow-Up (Pifu): How Can Rheumatology Departments Start To Reap The Benefits? A Consensus Document, R. Sengupta, M. Bukhari, Z. Cole, S. Kyle, G. Macdonald, K. Mckay, A. Irani, M. Perry
Peninsula Medical School
Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU) is gaining momentum in the NHS, aiming to optimize outpatient care amidst rising service demands. PIFU is valuable in rheumatology, where the increasing demand for ongoing management exacerbates the patient backlog. Importantly, PIFU has demonstrated comparable safety and outcomes to traditional care in numerous studies. PIFU empowers patients, drives personalized care, increases efficiency, and has the potential to reduce waiting lists by allowing services to focus on new and acute cases. Effective PIFU implementation includes careful selection of patients, educating patients and healthcare staff, well defined operational guidelines, and robust remote monitoring. Digital solutions can enhance …
Early Diagnosis Of Parkinson's Disease Using A Hybrid Method Of Least Squares Support Vector Regression And Fuzzy Clustering, Hossein Ahmadi, Lin Huo, Goli Arji, Abbas Sheikhtaheri, Shang-Ming Zhou
Early Diagnosis Of Parkinson's Disease Using A Hybrid Method Of Least Squares Support Vector Regression And Fuzzy Clustering, Hossein Ahmadi, Lin Huo, Goli Arji, Abbas Sheikhtaheri, Shang-Ming Zhou
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that influence brain's neurological, behavioral, and physiological functions and includes motor and nonmotor manifestations. Although there have been several PD diagnosis systems with supervised machine learning techniques, there are more efforts that need to enhance the accurate detection of PD in its early stage. The current paper developed a novel approach by integrating Least Squares Support Vector Regression (LS-SVR) and Fuzzy Clustering for Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) diagnosis. This paper used feature selection and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to overcome the multicollinearity issues in data. This paper used a large medical …
Nitrate, Nitrite, And Iodine Concentrations In Commercial Edible Algae: An Observational Study, Patricia Casas-Agustench, Jade M. Hayter, Odelia S. B. Ng, Lauren V. Hallewell, Nathaniel J. Clark, Raul Bescos
Nitrate, Nitrite, And Iodine Concentrations In Commercial Edible Algae: An Observational Study, Patricia Casas-Agustench, Jade M. Hayter, Odelia S. B. Ng, Lauren V. Hallewell, Nathaniel J. Clark, Raul Bescos
School of Health Professions
Edible algae are a natural source of nutrients, including iodine, and can also contain nitrogen in the form of nitrate (NO3−) and nitrite (NO2−) as they can fix nitrogen from seawater. This study aimed to analyse the NO3−, NO2−, and iodine concentrations in eighteen macroalgae and five microalgae species commercially available in the United Kingdom. NO3− and NO2− concentrations were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and iodine was determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). NO3− and iodine concentrations in …
Overview Of The Mosaic Expedition: Ecosystem, Allison A. Fong, Clara J.M. Hoppe, Nicole Aberle, Carin J. Ashjian, Philipp Assmy, Youcheng Bai, Dorothee C.E. Bakker, John P. Balmonte, Kevin R. Barry, Stefan Bertilsson, William Boulton, Jeff Bowman, Deborah Bozzato, Gunnar Bratbak, Moritz Buck, Robert G. Campbell, Giulia Castellani, Emelia J. Chamberlain, Jianfang Chen, Melissa Chierici, Astrid Cornils, Jessie M. Creamean, Ellen Damm, Klaus Dethloff, Elise S. Droste, Oliver Ebenhöh, Sarah L. Eggers, Anja Engel, Hauke Flores, Agneta Fransson
Overview Of The Mosaic Expedition: Ecosystem, Allison A. Fong, Clara J.M. Hoppe, Nicole Aberle, Carin J. Ashjian, Philipp Assmy, Youcheng Bai, Dorothee C.E. Bakker, John P. Balmonte, Kevin R. Barry, Stefan Bertilsson, William Boulton, Jeff Bowman, Deborah Bozzato, Gunnar Bratbak, Moritz Buck, Robert G. Campbell, Giulia Castellani, Emelia J. Chamberlain, Jianfang Chen, Melissa Chierici, Astrid Cornils, Jessie M. Creamean, Ellen Damm, Klaus Dethloff, Elise S. Droste, Oliver Ebenhöh, Sarah L. Eggers, Anja Engel, Hauke Flores, Agneta Fransson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The international and interdisciplinary sea-ice drift expedition “The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate” (MOSAiC) was conducted from October 2019 to September 2020. The aim of MOSAiC was to study the interconnected physical, chemical, and biological characteristics and processes from the atmosphere to the deep sea of the central Arctic system. The ecosystem team addressed current knowledge gaps and explored unknown biological properties over a complete seasonal cycle focusing on three major research areas: biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, and linkages to the environment. In addition to the measurements of core properties along a complete seasonal cycle, dedicated projects …
Data From: Sheared Turbulent Flows And Wake Dynamics Of An Idled Floating Tidal Turbine, Lilian Lieber, Alex Nimmo Smith
Data From: Sheared Turbulent Flows And Wake Dynamics Of An Idled Floating Tidal Turbine, Lilian Lieber, Alex Nimmo Smith
Faculty of Science and Engineering Datasets
Input data (minimally processed ADCP Matlab files) used to generate this study's results. The data is divided into two folders: 1) Broad-scale Transects and 2) Fine-scale Transects and 3), a README file is provided.
Children Sustain Cooperation In A Threshold Public-Goods Game Even When Seeing Others’ Outcomes, Patricia Kanngiesser, Jahnavi Sunderarajan, Sebastian Hafenbrädl, Jan K. Woike
Children Sustain Cooperation In A Threshold Public-Goods Game Even When Seeing Others’ Outcomes, Patricia Kanngiesser, Jahnavi Sunderarajan, Sebastian Hafenbrädl, Jan K. Woike
School of Psychology
Many societal challenges are threshold dilemmas requiring people to cooperate to reach a threshold before group benefits can be reaped. Yet receiving feedback about others’ outcomes relative to one’s own (relative feedback) can undermine cooperation by focusing group members’ attention on outperforming each other. We investigated the impact of relative feedback compared to individual feedback (only seeing one’s own outcome) on cooperation in children from Germany and India (6- to 10-year-olds, N = 240). Using a threshold public-goods game with real water as a resource, we show that, although feedback had an effect, most groups sustained cooperation at high levels …
Relationship Between Anti-Seizure Medication And Behaviors That Challenge In Older Persons With Intellectual Disability And Epilepsy: A Review, Rohit Shankar
Peninsula Medical School
Introduction: There is increased focus on the negative impact of the overprescribing of medication, specifically psychotropic medication, including anti-seizure medications (ASM), in people with Intellectual Disability (ID). This is particularly important for the older adult population, where multi-morbidity and polypharmacy are more common. ASMs are associated with psychiatric and behavioral adverse effects. Furthermore, there is growing awareness of the anticholinergic burden for older adults with epilepsy and ID and the relationship with behaviors that challenge (BtC). Areas covered: This review defines the older adult population and outlines the relationship between epilepsy and ID. BtC is outlined in the context of …
A Synthesized Field Survey Database Of Vegetation And Active-Layer Properties For The Alaskan Tundra (1972-2020), Xiaoran Zhu, Dong Chen, Maruko Kogure, Elizabeth Hoy, Logan T. Berner, Amy L. Breen, Abhishek Chatterjee, Scott J. Davidson, Gerald V. Frost, Teresa N. Hollingsworth, Go Iwahana, Randi R. Jandt, Anja N. Kade, Tatiana V. Loboda, Matt J. Macander, Michelle Mack, Charles E. Miller, Eric A. Miller, Susan M. Natali, Martha K. Raynolds, Adrian V. Rocha, Shiro Tsuyuzaki, Craig E. Tweedie, Donald A. Walker, Mathew Williams, Xin Xu, Yingtong Zhang, Nancy French, Scott Goetz
A Synthesized Field Survey Database Of Vegetation And Active-Layer Properties For The Alaskan Tundra (1972-2020), Xiaoran Zhu, Dong Chen, Maruko Kogure, Elizabeth Hoy, Logan T. Berner, Amy L. Breen, Abhishek Chatterjee, Scott J. Davidson, Gerald V. Frost, Teresa N. Hollingsworth, Go Iwahana, Randi R. Jandt, Anja N. Kade, Tatiana V. Loboda, Matt J. Macander, Michelle Mack, Charles E. Miller, Eric A. Miller, Susan M. Natali, Martha K. Raynolds, Adrian V. Rocha, Shiro Tsuyuzaki, Craig E. Tweedie, Donald A. Walker, Mathew Williams, Xin Xu, Yingtong Zhang, Nancy French, Scott Goetz
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Studies in recent decades have shown strong evidence of physical and biological changes in the Arctic tundra, largely in response to rapid rates of warming. Given the important implications of these changes for ecosystem services, hydrology, surface energy balance, carbon budgets, and climate feedbacks, research on the trends and patterns of these changes is becoming increasingly important and can help better constrain estimates of local, regional, and global impacts as well as inform mitigation and adaptation strategies. Despite this great need, scientific understanding of tundra ecology and change remains limited, largely due to the inaccessibility of this region and less …
Scale-Dependent Topographic Complexity Underpins Abundance And Spatial Distribution Of Ecosystem Engineers On Natural And Artificial Structures, Franz Bauer, Antony M. Knights, John N. Griffin, Mick E. Hanley, Andy Foggo, Austin Brown, Emma Jones, Louise B. Firth
Scale-Dependent Topographic Complexity Underpins Abundance And Spatial Distribution Of Ecosystem Engineers On Natural And Artificial Structures, Franz Bauer, Antony M. Knights, John N. Griffin, Mick E. Hanley, Andy Foggo, Austin Brown, Emma Jones, Louise B. Firth
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
In response to ongoing coastal urbanization, it is critical to develop effective methods to improve the biodiversity and ecological sustainability of artificial shorelines. Enhancing the topographic complexity of coastal infrastructure through the mimicry of natural substrata may facilitate the establishment of ecosystem engineering species and associated biogenic habitat formation. However, interactions between ecosystem engineers and their substratum are likely determined by organismal size and resource needs, thus making responses to topography highly scale-dependent. Here, we assessed the topographic properties (rugosity, surface area, micro-surface orientations) that underpin the abundance and distribution of two ecosystem engineers (fucoids, limpets) across six spatial scales …
Genomic Characterization Of Volzhskoe Tick Virus (Bunyaviricetes) From A Hyalomma Marginatum Tick, Hungary, Gábor Földvári, Zsófia Tauber, Gábor Endre Tóth, Dániel Cadar, Alexandra Bialonski, Balázs Horváth, Éva Szabó, Zsófia Lanszki, Brigitta Zana, Zsaklin Varga, Fanni Földes, Gábor Kemenesi
Genomic Characterization Of Volzhskoe Tick Virus (Bunyaviricetes) From A Hyalomma Marginatum Tick, Hungary, Gábor Földvári, Zsófia Tauber, Gábor Endre Tóth, Dániel Cadar, Alexandra Bialonski, Balázs Horváth, Éva Szabó, Zsófia Lanszki, Brigitta Zana, Zsaklin Varga, Fanni Földes, Gábor Kemenesi
School of Biomedical Sciences
Hyalomma marginatum, a vector for the high-consequence pathogen, the Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), needs particular attention due to its impact on public health. Although it is a known vector for CCHFV, its general virome is largely unexplored. Here, we report findings from a citizen science monitoring program aimed to understand the prevalence and diversity of tick-borne pathogens, particularly focusing on Hyalomma ticks in Hungary. In 2021, we identified one adult specimen of Hyalomma marginatum and subjected it to Illumina-based viral metagenomic sequencing. Our analysis revealed sequences of the uncharacterized Volzhskoe tick virus, an unclassified member of the class Bunyaviricetes. …
Baseline Neutrophil-To-Eosinophil-Ratio And Outcome In Metastatic Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Nivolumab Or Ipilimumab/Nivolumab, Y. Beulque, L. Kinget, E. Roussel, S. Mobaraki, A. Laenen, P.R. Debruyne, Y. Van Herck, M. Baldewijns, A. Wozniak, A.D. Garg, J. Zucman-Rossi, G. Couchy, M. Albersen, L. De Wever, L. Haaker, B. Beuselinck
Baseline Neutrophil-To-Eosinophil-Ratio And Outcome In Metastatic Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Nivolumab Or Ipilimumab/Nivolumab, Y. Beulque, L. Kinget, E. Roussel, S. Mobaraki, A. Laenen, P.R. Debruyne, Y. Van Herck, M. Baldewijns, A. Wozniak, A.D. Garg, J. Zucman-Rossi, G. Couchy, M. Albersen, L. De Wever, L. Haaker, B. Beuselinck
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Background and purpose: This study aims to evaluate neutrophil-to-eosinophil ratio (NER) as a prognostic and/or predictive biomarker in metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (m-ccRCC) treated with nivolumab or ipilimumab/nivolumab.Patients/materials and methods: We performed a retrospective study on m-ccRCC patients treated with nivolumab or ipilimumab/nivolumab (2012–2022). Baseline NER was calculated and correlated with clinical outcomes: response rate (RR), progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Corresponding transcriptomic data were analysed.Results: We included 201 m-ccRCC patients, 76 treated with ipilimumab/nivolumab and 125 with nivolumab. Baseline NER was statistically significantly associated with International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) risk groups. Increased …
Dataset For "Nuanced Impacts Of The Invasive Aquatic Plant Crassula Helmsii On Northwest European Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Assemblages", Samuel J.L. Tasker, Andy Foggo, Kevin Scheers, Der Loop J Van, Salvatore Giordano, David Bilton
Dataset For "Nuanced Impacts Of The Invasive Aquatic Plant Crassula Helmsii On Northwest European Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Assemblages", Samuel J.L. Tasker, Andy Foggo, Kevin Scheers, Der Loop J Van, Salvatore Giordano, David Bilton
Faculty of Science and Engineering Datasets
Field data used in the production of Tasker et al. (2024) 'Nuanced impacts of the invasive aquatic plant Crassula helmsii on Northwest European freshwater macroinvertebrate assemblages', STOTEN 913, p.169667
Modulation Of The Internal Wave Regime Over A Tropical Seamount Ecosystem By Basin-Scale Oceanographic Processes, Ted Robinson, Philip Hosegood, Adam Bolton
Modulation Of The Internal Wave Regime Over A Tropical Seamount Ecosystem By Basin-Scale Oceanographic Processes, Ted Robinson, Philip Hosegood, Adam Bolton
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Shallow seamounts are becoming increasingly recognised as key habitats for conservation due to their role asbiological refuges, particularly throughout oligotrophic oceans. Traditionally, Taylor caps have been invoked asthe mechanism driving biomass aggregation over seamounts but emerging evidence based on higher resolutionmeasurements highlights the importance of internal waves (IW) to the local ecosystem. These waves can flush thebenthic habitat with cool water from depth and impact on nutrient supply over short time scales through turbulentmixing that may also influence fish behaviour. They are dependent on the regional stratification, however,and thus influenced by planetary-scale variability in oceanographic conditions. We present here detailed …