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View article: The commercial determinants of maternal health
The commercial determinants of maternal health Open
The burgeoning concept of the commercial determinants of health has not been applied specifically to mothers. We discuss this in terms of acts of both commission and omission. We make recommendations for an overarching ideology in which ma…
View article: First Report of <i>Colletotrichum fioriniae</i> Causing Bitter Rot of Apple in Massachusetts
First Report of <i>Colletotrichum fioriniae</i> Causing Bitter Rot of Apple in Massachusetts Open
In the summer of 2024, the UMass Extension Fruit Team was contacted due to reports of apple (Malus domestica) plants showing fruit rot symptoms. Infested fruits were found on ~70% of orchard trees and developed brown water-soaked le…
View article: Different association patterns of emotion regulation and heart rate variability in older and younger adults
Different association patterns of emotion regulation and heart rate variability in older and younger adults Open
Several mental health conditions seen in older people are associated with impaired emotion regulation. Heart rate variability (HRV) may be an index of emotion regulation capacity, but it is unclear whether and how aging influences this ass…
View article: Cultivating resilience: Use of water deficit to prime peanut production and improve water stress tolerance
Cultivating resilience: Use of water deficit to prime peanut production and improve water stress tolerance Open
Regulated deficit irrigation is a potential strategy for priming peanut plants to improve their acclimation to water stress. To assess possible effects of priming and develop an effective water stress priming strategy, greenhouse experimen…
View article: Cultivating Resilience: Use of Water Deficit to Prime Peanut Production and Improve Water Stress Tolerance
Cultivating Resilience: Use of Water Deficit to Prime Peanut Production and Improve Water Stress Tolerance Open
View article: Melatonin Seed Priming Improves Early Establishment and Water Stress Tolerance of Peanut
Melatonin Seed Priming Improves Early Establishment and Water Stress Tolerance of Peanut Open
View article: Cultivating Resilience: Use of Water Deficit to Prime Peanut Production and Improve Water Stress Tolerance
Cultivating Resilience: Use of Water Deficit to Prime Peanut Production and Improve Water Stress Tolerance Open
View article: Distinct components of cardiovascular health are linked with age-related differences in cognitive abilities
Distinct components of cardiovascular health are linked with age-related differences in cognitive abilities Open
View article: Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root System distribution with Earth mover’s Distance (STARSEED)
Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root System distribution with Earth mover’s Distance (STARSEED) Open
Purpose Root system architectures are complex and challenging to characterize effectively for agronomic and ecological discovery. Methods We propose a new method, Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root SystEm distribution with Earth mover’s …
View article: NAPPN Annual Conference Abstract: Weakly-supervised Plant Root Segmentation with Graph Convolutional Networks
NAPPN Annual Conference Abstract: Weakly-supervised Plant Root Segmentation with Graph Convolutional Networks Open
International audience
View article: NAPPN Annual Conference Abstract: A Pipeline for Individual Root Feature Extraction in Minirhizotron Image
NAPPN Annual Conference Abstract: A Pipeline for Individual Root Feature Extraction in Minirhizotron Image Open
International audience
View article: Citrus photosynthesis and morphology acclimate to phloem‐affecting huanglongbing disease at the leaf and shoot levels
Citrus photosynthesis and morphology acclimate to phloem‐affecting huanglongbing disease at the leaf and shoot levels Open
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a phloem‐affecting disease in citrus that reduces growth and impacts global citrus production. HLB is caused by a phloem‐limited bacterium ( Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus). By inhibiting phloem function, HLB stun…
View article: PRMI: A Dataset of Minirhizotron Images for Diverse Plant Root Study
PRMI: A Dataset of Minirhizotron Images for Diverse Plant Root Study Open
Understanding a plant's root system architecture (RSA) is crucial for a variety of plant science problem domains including sustainability and climate adaptation. Minirhizotron (MR) technology is a widely-used approach for phenotyping RSA n…
View article: The plasticity of early root development in Sesamum indicum L. as influenced by genotype, water, and nutrient availability
The plasticity of early root development in Sesamum indicum L. as influenced by genotype, water, and nutrient availability Open
View article: A Playbook for Implementing Medicaid Expansion: Louisiana's Experience
A Playbook for Implementing Medicaid Expansion: Louisiana's Experience Open
Policy Points Twelve states have yet to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Louisiana offers a model of steps that states and counties can take to rapidly enroll eligible persons while balancing eligibility integrity and d…
View article: Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root System Architecture with Earth Mover's Distance (STARSEED)
Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root System Architecture with Earth Mover's Distance (STARSEED) Open
Root system architectures are complex, multidimensional, and challenging to characterize effectively for agronomic and ecological discovery. We propose a new method, Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root System architEcture with Earth mover…
View article: Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root System Distribution with Earth Mover’s Distance (STARSEED)
Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root System Distribution with Earth Mover’s Distance (STARSEED) Open
Purpose Root system architectures are complex and challenging to characterize effectively for agronomic and ecological discovery. Methods We propose a new method, Spatial and Texture Analysis of Root SystEm distribution with Earth mover’s …
View article: Effect of elevated CO2 on peanut performance in a semi-arid production region
Effect of elevated CO2 on peanut performance in a semi-arid production region Open
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
View article: Evaluation of Potato Varieties Grown in Hydroponics for Phosphorus Use Efficiency
Evaluation of Potato Varieties Grown in Hydroponics for Phosphorus Use Efficiency Open
Global phosphate mineral resources are nonrenewable and are inevitably depleting. Exploiting elite varieties has become imperative for the efficient use of phosphorus (P) for sustainable crop production. Three potato varieties were hydropo…
View article: Citrus photosynthesis and morphology acclimate to phloem-affecting huanglongbing disease at the leaf and shoot levels
Citrus photosynthesis and morphology acclimate to phloem-affecting huanglongbing disease at the leaf and shoot levels Open
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a phloem-affecting disease of citrus that reduces growth and has impacted global citrus production. HLB is caused by a phloem-limited bacterium ( Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus; C Las). By inhibiting phloem functi…
View article: Novel digital assessment technique used to describe peanut nodulation life history
Novel digital assessment technique used to describe peanut nodulation life history Open
View article: Decision‐making in home care package spending
Decision‐making in home care package spending Open
Objective To understand the motivations and drivers of spending decisions made by home care package recipients, in the context of high levels of unspent funds. Methods Qualitative study using 30 semi‐structured interviews with 38 home care…
View article: Overcoming small minirhizotron datasets using transfer learning
Overcoming small minirhizotron datasets using transfer learning Open
View article: Pulsed drought: The effects of varying water stress on plant physiology and predicting herbivore response
Pulsed drought: The effects of varying water stress on plant physiology and predicting herbivore response Open
Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of drought conditions and alter plant–insect interactions. Despite over 530 studies on the effects of water‐deficit stress on plant–insect interactions, we still cannot accurately predi…
View article: Noradrenergic-dependent functions are associated with age-related locus coeruleus signal intensity differences
Noradrenergic-dependent functions are associated with age-related locus coeruleus signal intensity differences Open
The locus coeruleus (LC), the origin of noradrenergic modulation of cognitive and behavioral function, may play an important role healthy ageing and in neurodegenerative conditions. We investigated the functional significance of age-relate…
View article: Image-by-image calibration of thermal infrared data
Image-by-image calibration of thermal infrared data Open
<p>Surface temperature retrieval through thermal infrared imaging (TIR) is currently being applied in a multitude of natural science disciplines (e.g. agriculture and ecology). Enormous progress in sensor design, electronics, and com…
View article: Age-related reduction in motor adaptation: brain structural correlates and the role of explicit memory
Age-related reduction in motor adaptation: brain structural correlates and the role of explicit memory Open
The adaption of movement to changes in the environment varies across life span. Recent evidence has linked motor adaptation and its reduction with age to differences in "explicit" learning processes. We examine differences in brain structu…
View article: Peanut Maturity Classification using Hyperspectral Imagery
Peanut Maturity Classification using Hyperspectral Imagery Open
Seed maturity in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) determines economic return to a producer because of its impact on seed weight (yield), and critically influences seed vigor and other quality characteristics. During seed development, the inner…
View article: Perceptual and conceptual processing of visual objects across the adult lifespan
Perceptual and conceptual processing of visual objects across the adult lifespan Open
View article: Root life history of non-dehiscent sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) cultivars and the relationship with canopy development
Root life history of non-dehiscent sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) cultivars and the relationship with canopy development Open