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View article: Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams
Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams Open
The introduction of leaky wooden dams (or engineered log jams or LDs) into river corridors in low-order steams in upper catchments has recently become a popular form of natural flood management, particularly in NW Europe. LDs are designed …
View article: 0146 Facility-Measured Nocturnal Hypoxemia and Sleep in Long COVID: An Observational Study
0146 Facility-Measured Nocturnal Hypoxemia and Sleep in Long COVID: An Observational Study Open
Introduction Persistent post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, i.e., long COVID, is a heterogeneous syndrome involving multiple organ systems. While lower blood oxygen is expected when SARS-CoV-2 infects the lungs, hypoxia without pulmonary sy…
View article: 1299 REM Sleep Apnea and Parkinson’s Disease Risk: Insights from a Retrospective Sleep Clinic Cohort
1299 REM Sleep Apnea and Parkinson’s Disease Risk: Insights from a Retrospective Sleep Clinic Cohort Open
Introduction Sleep apnea is common in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but its role in incident PD remains unclear. Preclinical studies suggest intermittent mild hypoxia may have neuroprotective effects, whereas severe hypoxia could exacerbate ne…
View article: Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j
Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j Open
Leaky wooden dams (LDs) are woody structures installed in headwater streams that aim to reduce downstream flood risk through increasing in-channel roughness and decreasing river longitudinal connectivity in order to desynchronise flood pea…
View article: Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning
Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Open
Hedgerows are a key component of the UK landscape that form boundaries, borders and limits of land whilst providing vital landscape‐scale ecological connectivity for a range of organisms. They are diverse habitats in the agricultural lands…
View article: <span>Child Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation with Special Reference to India: Legal Framework, Challenges and the Way Forward</span>
<span>Child Trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation with Special Reference to India: Legal Framework, Challenges and the Way Forward</span> Open
View article: Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams
Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams Open
The introduction of leaky wooden dams (or engineered log jams) into river corridors in low order steams in upper catchments has recently become a popular form of natural flood management, particularly in NW Europe. Leaky wooden dams are de…
View article: Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis Causing Left Lung Collapse: A Case Report
Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis Causing Left Lung Collapse: A Case Report Open
Tracheobronchial amyloidosis is a rare condition characterized by the deposition of amyloid proteins in the trachea and bronchi, leading to significant respiratory symptoms such as chronic mucoid, cough, dyspnea, and recurrent respiratory …
View article: An Accessible Planar Charged Particle Trap for Experiential Learning in Quantum Technologies
An Accessible Planar Charged Particle Trap for Experiential Learning in Quantum Technologies Open
We describe an inexpensive and accessible instructional setup that explores particle trapping with a planar linear ion trap. The planar trap is constructed using standard printed circuit board manufacturing and is designed to trap macrosco…
View article: Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j
Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j Open
Leaky wooden dams are woody structures installed in headwater streams that aim to reduce downstream flood risk through increasing in-channel roughness and decreasing river longitudinal connectivity in order to desynchronise flood peaks wit…
View article: Basin-scale hydrological response to leaky wooden dam installation
Basin-scale hydrological response to leaky wooden dam installation Open
Leaky wooden dams are commonly incorporated into rivers as part of restoration efforts to increase channel roughness and force geomorphic complexity, slowing the flow in the headwaters and aiming to desynchronise flows to reduce downstream…
View article: Timing is everything; operational changes at a pumping station with a gravity sluice to provide safe downstream passage for silver European eels and deliver considerable financial savings
Timing is everything; operational changes at a pumping station with a gravity sluice to provide safe downstream passage for silver European eels and deliver considerable financial savings Open
View article: The influence of passive wedge-wire screen aperture and flow velocity on juvenile European eel exclusion, impingement and passage
The influence of passive wedge-wire screen aperture and flow velocity on juvenile European eel exclusion, impingement and passage Open
The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a critically endangered catadromous fish. The decline has partly been attributed to water management infrastructure that abstract water from rivers for potable and industrial water supply, irrigation…
View article: A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean colour satellite applications – version three
A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean colour satellite applications – version three Open
A global in situ data set for validation of ocean colour products from the ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI) is presented. This version of the compilation, starting in 1997, now extends to 2021, which is important for the…
View article: 10.1063/5.0108337.5
10.1063/5.0108337.5 Open
The lock-exchange problem is used extensively to study the flow dynamics of density-driven flows, such as gravity currents, and as a canonical problem to mixing in stratified flows. Opposite halves of a domain are filled with two fluids of…
View article: Mixing in density- and viscosity-stratified flows
Mixing in density- and viscosity-stratified flows Open
The lock-exchange problem is used extensively to study the flow dynamics of density-driven flows, such as gravity currents, and as a canonical problem to mixing in stratified flows. Opposite halves of a domain are filled with two fluids of…
View article: 0420 Characterization of Brain Age in Patients with Prolonged Sleep Duration
0420 Characterization of Brain Age in Patients with Prolonged Sleep Duration Open
Introduction We identified 35 consecutive extended sleep studies for patients with 10 or more hours of total sleep time, and applied the BAI model to these studies. The BAI model was trained using sleep studies from relatively healthy part…
View article: 0753 Predictors of Residual sleep apnea in OSA patients on PAP
0753 Predictors of Residual sleep apnea in OSA patients on PAP Open
Introduction Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the first line therapy for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, clinical OSA may have multiple disease drivers beyond upper airway collapse, such as high loop gain and a low a…
View article: Supplementary material to "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean-colour satellite applications – version three"
Supplementary material to "A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean-colour satellite applications – version three" Open
View article: Understanding the geomorphic impacts of Leaky Wooden Dams (LWDs) through utilising analog physical models, structure from motion photogrammetry and surface velocimetry.
Understanding the geomorphic impacts of Leaky Wooden Dams (LWDs) through utilising analog physical models, structure from motion photogrammetry and surface velocimetry. Open
<p>In the UK Leaky wooden dams (LWD) have become an increasingly popular method of Natural Flood Management (NFM) and river restoration. LWD are in and/or across channel structures made from woody material designed to mimic naturally…
View article: Cover crops as a method of enhancing soil moisture and nutrient retention on arable farmland
Cover crops as a method of enhancing soil moisture and nutrient retention on arable farmland Open
<p>Flooding affects >300 million people each year and causes loss of life, damage to infrastructure, and long-term mental and physical health problems. Across many parts of the globe, climate change is projected to increase the ma…
View article: Testing the public’s response to receiving severe flood warnings using simulated cell broadcast
Testing the public’s response to receiving severe flood warnings using simulated cell broadcast Open
European Governments must implement a public alerting system to reach mobile phone users affected by major emergencies and disasters by June 2022. Cell Broadcast is used to issue emergency alerts in several countries but has not yet been i…
View article: Paternal retraction of a fragile X allele to normal size, showing normal function over two generations
Paternal retraction of a fragile X allele to normal size, showing normal function over two generations Open
The FMR1 premutation (PM:55‐199 CGG) is associated with fragile X‐associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) and when maternally transmitted is at risk of expansion to a hypermethylated full mutation (FM: ≥ 200 CGG) that causes fragile X sy…
View article: 475 Automatic detection of self-similarity and prediction of CPAP failure
475 Automatic detection of self-similarity and prediction of CPAP failure Open
Introduction Sleep disordered breathing is a significant risk factor for cardiometabolic and neurodegenerative diseases. Tolerance and efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the primary form of therapy for sleep apnea, is …
View article: A systematic review of potential habitat suitability for the jaguar <i>Panthera onca</i> in central Arizona and New Mexico, USA
A systematic review of potential habitat suitability for the jaguar <i>Panthera onca</i> in central Arizona and New Mexico, USA Open
In April 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its recovery plan for the jaguar Panthera onca after several decades of discussion, litigation and controversy about the status of the species in the USA. The USFWS estimat…
View article: Can soils act as environmental sponges to help reduce flooding?
Can soils act as environmental sponges to help reduce flooding? Open
<p>Flooding presents a serious socioeconomic challenge to riverine communities across the world, impacting >300 million people each year and causing loss of life, damage to infrastructure, long-term mental and physical health prob…
View article: Influence of Coriolis Force Upon Bottom Boundary Layers in a Large‐Scale Gravity Current Experiment: Implications for Evolution of Sinuous Deep‐Water Channel Systems
Influence of Coriolis Force Upon Bottom Boundary Layers in a Large‐Scale Gravity Current Experiment: Implications for Evolution of Sinuous Deep‐Water Channel Systems Open
Oceanic density currents in many deep‐water channels are strongly influenced by the Coriolis force. The dynamics of the bottom boundary layer in large geostrophic flows and low Rossby number turbidity currents are very important for determ…
View article: Correction to ‘Individual-based model of juvenile eel movement parametrized with computational fluid dynamics derived flow fields informs improved fish pass design’
Correction to ‘Individual-based model of juvenile eel movement parametrized with computational fluid dynamics derived flow fields informs improved fish pass design’ Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.191505.].
View article: Individual-based model of juvenile eel movement parametrized with computational fluid dynamics-derived flow fields informs improved fish pass design
Individual-based model of juvenile eel movement parametrized with computational fluid dynamics-derived flow fields informs improved fish pass design Open
European eel populations have declined markedly in recent decades, caused in part by in-stream barriers, such as weirs and pumping stations, which disrupt the upstream migration of juvenile eels, or elvers, into rivers. Eel passes, narrow …
View article: Feeding Enrichment in a Captive Pack of European Wolves (Canis Lupus Lupus): Assessing the Effects on Welfare and on a Zoo’s Recreational, Educational and Conservational Role
Feeding Enrichment in a Captive Pack of European Wolves (Canis Lupus Lupus): Assessing the Effects on Welfare and on a Zoo’s Recreational, Educational and Conservational Role Open
This study investigated the effects of two feeding enrichment programs on the behaviour of a captive pack of European wolves (Canis lupus lupus) and their correlation with both zoo visitors’ interest towards the exhibit and their overall p…