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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nashwa Abdulsalam, Anne M. Gillis, Anne K. Rzeszut, Celina M. Yong, Claire S. Duvernoy, Marie-Noelle Langan, Kristin West, Poonam Velagapudi, Sena Killic, Edward L. O'Leary
Summary: The research found that women are more negatively influenced by factors such as lack of female role models, radiation concerns, old boys' club culture, and discrimination/harassment concerns when pursuing a career in cardiac electrophysiology.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dillon J. Amaya, Michael G. Jacox, Michael A. Alexander, James D. Scott, Clara Deser, Antonietta Capotondi, Adam S. Phillips
Summary: Recently, there has been considerable focus on understanding marine heatwaves (MHWs), known as warm ocean temperature extremes. However, most research has concentrated on surface MHWs (SMHW), neglecting the impacts of extreme warming on the seafloor. This study examines bottom marine heatwaves (BMHW) using high-resolution ocean reanalysis, revealing that BMHWs can be more intense and long-lasting than SMHWs, and they can occur independently of SMHWs in deeper regions where the mixed layer does not reach the seafloor with synchronicity between BMHWs and SMHWs typically decreasing.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Liba Pejchar, Lissett Medrano, Rebecca M. Niemiec, Jennifer P. Barfield, Ana Davidson, Cynthia Hartway
Summary: Restoring free-roaming bison faces challenges of real and perceived wildlife-human conflicts, as well as political will, social acceptability, and management across jurisdictional boundaries. Most experts support a future with fenced and free-roaming herds, viewing bison as wildlife and cultural animals.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Quan Dong, Jun Sun, Boyu Chen, Yun Chen, Yu Shu
Summary: In this study, three extreme precipitation events in North China were analyzed using surface station observations and the ERA5 dataset. The events occurred in August 1963, August 1975, and July 2021, mainly in Hebei and Henan Provinces. The results showed that these events had significant accumulated precipitation and were influenced by stable synoptical circulation and persistent jet and water vapor flux anomalies.
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Immunology
Celeste Coleman, Lara A. Doyle-Meyers, Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, Nadia Golden, Breanna Threeton, Kejing Song, Genevieve Pierre, Carl Baribault, Rudolf P. Bohm, Nicholas J. Maness, Jay K. Kolls, Jay Rappaport, Joseph C. Mudd
Summary: Understanding immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection is crucial for vaccine and treatment development. This study analyzed blood transcriptome profiles at different timepoints in monkeys infected with SARS-CoV-2, revealing coordinated transcriptional changes early in infection. Pathway analysis showed regulation of interferon-stimulated genes and differences in neutrophil response between monkey species.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Wenhua Wang, Longyi Shao, Daizhou Zhang, Yaowei Li, Wenjun Li, Pengju Liu, Jiaoping Xing
Summary: A study on two severe dust storms in Beijing in spring 2015 found that mineral dust particles, mainly consisting of clay minerals, were the major components of the dust storms with limited production of sulfate on the dust-storm particles.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Charles Marks, Stephanie A. Meyers, Sonia Jain, Xiaoying Sun, Kanna Hayashi, Patricia Gonzalez-Zuniga, Steffanie A. Strathdee, Richard S. Garfein, M. J. Milloy, Kora DeBeck, Kevin Cummins, Dan Werb
Summary: This study aimed to assess factors influencing PWID in providing IDU initiation assistance in different North American settings and to generate pooled measures of risk. Findings revealed a higher risk of providing assistance with IDU initiation among individuals with a history of assisting IDU initiations and those recently stopped by law enforcement, while a lower risk was associated with recent opioid agonist treatment (OAT) enrolment and no recent IDU.
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Plant Sciences
Gabriella Sferra, Daniele Fantozzi, Gabriella Stefania Scippa, Dalila Trupiano
Summary: Cadmium (Cd) is a major health concern worldwide due to its negative effects on soils, rendering them unsuitable for food and feed production. Phytoremediation has the potential to remediate Cd-polluted soils, but further understanding of the underlying processes is needed. This study comprehensively analyzed the response of A. thaliana and A. halleri to Cd stress, identifying co-expressed gene modules specifically associated with Cd presence. The results revealed that the Cd-associated genes in A. halleri are finely regulated and linked to a general response to chemical and other stimuli, while in A. thaliana, the upregulated genes are related to a general response to stimuli, and the downregulated genes are associated with root growth and development. Key genes associated with Cd were identified and may serve as targets for future research.
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Environmental Sciences
Richard Massey, Brendan M. Rogers, Logan T. Berner, Sol Cooperdock, Michelle C. Mack, Xanthe J. Walker, Scott J. Goetz
Summary: Deciduous tree cover is expected to increase in North American boreal forests with climate warming and wildfire, potentially generating biophysical cooling. However, recent decades have seen a small net decrease in deciduous fraction and near-neutral net biophysical change in radiative forcing associated with albedo, indicating no systematic negative feedbacks to climate warming.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Eric Giannoni, Varvara Dimopoulou, Claus Klingenberg, Lars Naver, Viveka Nordberg, Alberto Berardi, Salhab El Helou, Gerhard Fusch, Joseph M. Bliss, Dirk Lehnick, Nicholas Guerina, Joanna Seliga-Siwecka, Pierre Maton, Donatienne Lagae, Judit Mari, Jan Janota, Philipp K. A. Agyeman, Riccardo Pfister, Giuseppe Latorre, Gianfranco Maffei, Nicola Laforgia, Eniko Mozes, Ketil Stordal, Tobias Strunk, Martin Stocker
Summary: Appropriate use of antibiotics is crucial in treating neonatal early-onset sepsis. However, overuse of antibiotics can lead to antimicrobial resistance and adverse outcomes. Large international studies are needed to quantify early-life antibiotic exposure and EOS incidence, in order to reduce neonatal antibiotic exposure safely.
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Chemistry, Physical
Egor S. Kolesnikov, Ivan Yu Gushchin, Petr A. Zhilyaev, Alexey Onufriev
Summary: The distribution of sodium and potassium ions around double-stranded DNA varies depending on the solvent model used, with deeply bound ions showing sensitivity to the solvent model. While monovalent ions bind to DNA regardless of ion type, the behavior of deeply bound ions differs significantly between different solvent models. Despite no single gold standard solvent model, OPC water with J/C ions or TIP3P with J/C + NBFIX may be suitable for practical simulations of ionic atmospheres around DNA.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Jennifer L. Anderson, Stephen B. Heard, Jon Sweeney, Deepa S. Pureswaran
Summary: Mating errors may play a role in the slow spread of T. fuscum in North America, as it tends to infest healthier trees and coexists with T. cinnamopterum.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Bart J. J. Velders, Michiel D. Vriesendorp, Rob A. F. De Lind Van Wijngaarden, Vivek Rao, Michael J. Reardon, Malakh Shrestha, Michael W. A. Chu, Joseph F. Sabik III, Fang Liu, Robert J. M. Klautz
Summary: This study compared the perioperative management of patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) between North America and Europe. The results showed that European patients were older, had lower body mass index, and more severe aortic stenosis at baseline. In Europe, anticoagulant therapy at discharge was more aggressive, length of stay was longer, and discharges directly to home were less common. Rehospitalisation risk differed between continents and countries.
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Forestry
T. Hlasny, S. Zimova, B. Bentz
Summary: Research on the impact of bark beetles under climate change has shown that the issue needs more attention, with a focus on developing new climate-adapted management strategies. Studies have highlighted the importance of vegetation management in reducing outbreak risks, but there is a lack of connection to relevant policies and legislation in this area.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Frank Hay, Sara Stricker, Bruce D. Gossen, Mary Ruth McDonald, Daniel Heck, Christy Hoepting, Sandeep Sharma, Sarah Pethybridge
Summary: Stemphylium leaf blight is a global foliar disease of onions, causing small tan to brown lesions that can lead to defoliation and reduced bulb quality. The pathogen can overwinter on infected onion residue and volunteer plants, and asymptomatic weedy hosts can also serve as a source of inoculum.