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Synthesis of the land carbon fluxes of the Amazon region between 2010 and 2020

Rosan, TM Sitch, S O’Sullivan, M Basso, LS Wilson, C Silva, C Gloor, E Fawcett, D Heinrich, V Souza, JG Bezerra, FGS von Randow, C Mercado, LM Gatti, L Wiltshire, A Friedlingstein, P Pongratz, J Schwingshackl, C Williams, M Smallman, L Knauer, J Arora, V Kennedy, D Tian, H Yuan, W Jain, AK Falk, S Poulter, B Arneth, A Sun, Q Zaehle, S Walker, AP Kato, E Yue, X Bastos, A Ciais, P Wigneron, JP Albergel, C Aragão, LEOC

The Amazon is the largest continuous tropical forest in the world and plays a key role in the global carbon cycle. Human-induced disturbances and climate change have impacted the Amazon carbon bala...

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Historical changes in marine communities uncovered in diverse data sources highlight impacts over half a century

Turnbull, JW Booth, DJ Clark, GF

Context Historical records and citizen scientist data are a useful resource for long-term ecological studies, yet their quality and validity have been challenged. Aims We aimed to i...

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Low dose aspirin prevents endothelial dysfunction in the aorta and foetal loss in pregnant mice infected with influenza A virus.

Coward-Smith, M Liong, S Oseghale, O Erlich, JR Miles, MA Liong, F Brassington, K Bozinovski, S Vlahos, R Brooks, RD Brooks, DA O'Leary, JJ Selemidis, S

Influenza A virus (IAV) infection in pregnancy resembles a preeclamptic phenotype characterised by vascular dysfunction and foetal growth retardation. Given that low dose aspirin (ASA) is safe in p...

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FUS and METTL3 collaborate to regulate RNA maturation, preventing unfolded protein response and promoting gastric cancer progression.

Liu, D Ding, B Liu, G Yang, Z

FUS-mediated alternative splicing and METTL3-regulated RNA methylation play crucial roles in RNA processing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive roles of FUS and METTL3 in ...

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Global application of an unoccupied aerial vehicle photogrammetry protocol for predicting aboveground biomass in non-forest ecosystems.

Cunliffe, AM Anderson, K Boschetti, F Brazier, RE Graham, HA Myers-Smith, IH Astor, T Boer, MM Calvo, LG Clark, PE Cramer, MD Encinas-Lara, MS Escarzaga, SM Fernández-Guisuraga, JM Fisher, AG Gdulová, K Gillespie, BM Griebel, A Hanan, NP Hanggito, MS Haselberger, S Havrilla, CA Heilman, P Ji, W Karl, JW Kirchhoff, M Kraushaar, S Lyons, MB Marzolff, I Mauritz, ME McIntire, CD Metzen, D Méndez-Barroso, LA Power, SC Prošek, J Sanz-Ablanedo, E Sauer, KJ Schulze-Brüninghoff, D Šímová, P Sitch, S Smit, JL Steele, CM Suárez-Seoane, S Vargas, SA Villarreal, M Visser, F Wachendorf, M Wirnsberger, H Wojcikiewicz, R

Non-forest ecosystems, dominated by shrubs, grasses and herbaceous plants, provide ecosystem services including carbon sequestration and forage for grazing, and are highly sensitive to climatic cha...

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Forest fire threatens global carbon sinks and population centres under rising atmospheric water demand.

Clarke, H Nolan, RH De Dios, VR Bradstock, R Griebel, A Khanal, S Boer, MM

Levels of fire activity and severity that are unprecedented in the instrumental record have recently been observed in forested regions around the world. Using a large sample of daily fire events an...

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The Arid Zone Monitoring Project: combining Indigenous ecological expertise with scientific data analysis to assess the potential of using sign-based surveys to monitor vertebrates in the Australian deserts

Legge, S Indigo, N Southwell, DM Skroblin, A Nou, T Young, AR Dielenberg, J Wilkinson, DP Brizuela-Torres, D Yankunytjatjara, AP Rangers, B Backhouse, B Silva, CG Arkinstall, C Lynch, C Rangers, CLC Curnow, CL Rogers, DJ Moore, D Ryan-Colton, E Benshemesh, J Schofield, J Jukurrpa, K Rangers, K Moseby, K Tuft, K Bellchambers, K Bradley, K Webeck, K Rangers, K Tait, L Lindsay, M Dziminski, M Rangers, NW Rangers, NC Rangers, N Jackett, N Rangers, N Rangers, NM Copley, P Paltridge, R Pedler, RD Southgate, R Brandle, R van Leeuwen, S Partridge, T Newsome, TM Rangers, WM Managers, YC

Deserts cover large areas and support substantial biodiversity; however, like other biomes, they are experiencing biodiversity loss. Monitoring biodiversity trends in deserts is rare, partly becaus...

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Clinical, Genomic, and Immunological Characterization of RSV Surge in Sydney, Australia, 2022.

Walker, GJ Foster, CSP Sevendal, A Domazetovska, A Kamalakkannan, A Williams, PCM Kim, KW Condylios, A Stelzer-Braid, S Bartlett, AW Rawlinson, W

OBJECTIVES: The 2022 seasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic in Sydney, Australia saw an unprecedented number of RSV detections. We aimed to characterize genomic and immunologic factors...

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Circulating cell-free DNA is elevated in postmenopausal compared with pre- and perimenopausal women.

Fisher, T Powell, E Yuwono, NL Ford, CE Warton, K

OBJECTIVE: With the rising use of circulating cell-free DNA (cirDNA) liquid biopsies for disease screening, it is important to understand biological differences that may impact the accuracy of cirD...

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Brain region-specific alterations in gene expression trajectories in the offspring born from influenza A virus infected mice.

Liong, S Choy, KHC De Luca, SN Liong, F Coward-Smith, M Oseghale, O Miles, MA Vlahos, R Valant, C Nithianantharajah, J Pantelis, C Christopoulos, A Selemidis, S

Influenza A virus (IAV) infection during pregnancy can increase the risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in the offspring, however, the underlying neurobiological mechanisms are largely unknown. T...

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