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View article: Irrigation-induced impacts on near-surface climate under future scenarios
Irrigation-induced impacts on near-surface climate under future scenarios Open
Irrigation plays an essential role in the Earth system by changing water, energy, and carbon fluxes, and then affecting the climate. Many previous studies have been conducted to explore its impacts on near-surface climate, highlighting its…
View article: pollybuotte/BG-2021-54_CLM: Release1_BG-2021-54-CLM
pollybuotte/BG-2021-54_CLM: Release1_BG-2021-54-CLM Open
This is the version of CLM5 code that was used in for simulations described in the manuscript in review BG-2021-53, "Capturing functional strategies and compositional dynamics in vegetation demographic models", by PC Buotte el al.
View article: IMMM-SFA/iwmm: Mosart-WM with weekly reservoir policies
IMMM-SFA/iwmm: Mosart-WM with weekly reservoir policies Open
Code used in the publication of Data-driven reservoir simulation in a large-scale hydrological and water resource model by Turner et al 2020.
View article: No Evidence to Support Radiation Health Risks Due to Low-Dose Medical Imaging
No Evidence to Support Radiation Health Risks Due to Low-Dose Medical Imaging Open
TO THE EDITOR: Duncan et al., in their latest entry ([1][1]) in the ongoing debate between us, which has been permitted by the editors to continue, focus on 2 points in our previous entry ([2][2]). This permits us to focus on the same 2 po…
View article: There Is No Evidence to Support the Linear No-Threshold Model of Radiation Carcinogenesis
There Is No Evidence to Support the Linear No-Threshold Model of Radiation Carcinogenesis Open
TO THE EDITOR: Despite our previous responses ([1][1],[2][2]), Duncan et al. continue to offer assumptions and misconceptions, instead of evidence and rational argument. For example, they make the following 4 claims in their most recent Le…
View article: Nuclear Medicine Procedures Do Not Pose Cancer Risks in Women—Unappreciated or Otherwise
Nuclear Medicine Procedures Do Not Pose Cancer Risks in Women—Unappreciated or Otherwise Open
> See a reply to this article on page [1491][1]. We read with much interest the recent article by Biegon et al. in Radiology ([1][2]) and, with all due respect, found it to be devoid of competent radiation protection science or knowledge o…
View article: Radiation Dose Does Indeed Matter: Proof That Invalidates The Linear No-Threshold Model
Radiation Dose Does Indeed Matter: Proof That Invalidates The Linear No-Threshold Model Open
TO THE EDITOR: In their Invited Perspective ([1][1]), Duncan et al. "respectfully disagree" with our commentary challenging the Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VII report conclusions ([2][2]). In it, we demonstrate point by p…
View article: The BEIR VII Estimates of Low-Dose Radiation Health Risks Are Based on Faulty Assumptions and Data Analyses: A Call for Reassessment
The BEIR VII Estimates of Low-Dose Radiation Health Risks Are Based on Faulty Assumptions and Data Analyses: A Call for Reassessment Open
The 2006 National Academy of Sciences Biologic Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) VII report is a well-recognized and frequently cited source on the legitimacy of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model-a model entailing a linear and causal …
View article: Reply: DNA Repair After Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Is Not Error-Free
Reply: DNA Repair After Exposure to Ionizing Radiation Is Not Error-Free Open
REPLY: We thank Duncan et al. ([1][1]) for their interest in and response to our article ([2][2]). However, they charge that we misunderstand the consequences of radiation-induced DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) based on our neglect of the…
View article: Preserving the Anti-Scientific Linear No-Threshold Myth: Authority, Agnosticism, Transparency, and the Standard of Care
Preserving the Anti-Scientific Linear No-Threshold Myth: Authority, Agnosticism, Transparency, and the Standard of Care Open
The linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption is over 70 years old and holds that all ionizing radiation exposure leaves cumulative effects, all of which are harmful regardless of how low the dose or dose rate is. The claimed harm centers on th…
View article: Dose Optimization to Minimize Radiation Risk for Children Undergoing CT and Nuclear Medicine Imaging Is Misguided and Detrimental
Dose Optimization to Minimize Radiation Risk for Children Undergoing CT and Nuclear Medicine Imaging Is Misguided and Detrimental Open
A debate exists within the medical community on whether the linear no-threshold model of ionizing radiation exposure accurately predicts the subsequent incidence of radiogenic cancer. In this article, we evaluate evidence refuting the line…
View article: Eliminating Use of the Linear No-Threshold Assumption in Medical Imaging
Eliminating Use of the Linear No-Threshold Assumption in Medical Imaging Open
TO THE EDITOR: We thank The Journal of Nuclear Medicine for asking us to write a Special Contribution article advocating rejection of the linear no-threshold (LNT) assumption in medical imaging ([1][1]). We note that all valid evidence fav…
View article: Time to Eliminate LNT: The NRC Needs to Adopt LT and Eliminate ALARA
Time to Eliminate LNT: The NRC Needs to Adopt LT and Eliminate ALARA Open
The Linear No-Threshold (LNT) model has been the basis of radiation regulatory policy for more than 70 years but, lacking valid scientific foundation, remains only an assumption.The LNT extrapolation from observed high-dose effects to puta…
View article: Subjecting Radiologic Imaging to the Linear No-Threshold Hypothesis: A Non Sequitur of Non-Trivial Proportion
Subjecting Radiologic Imaging to the Linear No-Threshold Hypothesis: A Non Sequitur of Non-Trivial Proportion Open
Radiologic imaging is claimed to carry an iatrogenic risk of cancer, based on an uninformed commitment to the 70-y-old linear no-threshold hypothesis (LNTH). Credible evidence of imaging-related low-dose (<100 mGy) carcinogenic risk is non…
View article: Low-dose radiation exposure should not be feared
Low-dose radiation exposure should not be feared Open
Scientific achievement has a muddled, disordered topography, with landscapes that include both great pinnacles of success and deep crevices of failure. We focus on one failure that remains uncorrected: the linear no-threshold (LNT) model o…
View article: Software Carpentry: Version Control With Git
Software Carpentry: Version Control With Git Open
A half-day introduction to version control with Git and GitHub for researchers, developed and maintained by the Software Carpentry team.