High-throughput sequencing (HTS) is a powerful tool that enables the simultaneous detection and potential identification of any organisms present in a sample. The growing interest in the application of HTS technologie...
Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimeras) are a fascinating and highly vulnerable group of early branching gnathostomes. However, they remain comparatively poorly sampled from the point of view of molecular resource...
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Chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and chimeras) are a fascinating and highly vulnerable group of early branching gnathostomes. However, they remain comparatively poorly sampled from the point of view of molecular resources, with deep water taxa being particularly data deficient. The development of long-read sequencing technologies enables the analysis of phylogenetic relationships through a precise and reliable assembly of complete mtDNA genomes. The sequencing and characterization of the complete mitogenome of the opal chimeraChimera opalescensLuchetti, Iglésias et Sellos 2011, using the long-read technique PacBio HiFi is presented. The entire mitogenome was 23,411 bp long and shows the same overall content, i.e. 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA and 2 ribosomal RNA genes, as all other examined Chondrichthyan mitogenomes. Phylogenetic reconstructions using all available Chondrichthyan mitogenomes, including 11 Holocephali (chimeras and ratfishes), placesC. opalescenswithin the Chimaeridae family. Furthermore, the results reinforce previous findings, showing the genusChimeraas paraphyletic and thus highlighting the need to expand molecular approaches in this group of cartilaginous fishes.
Background and objective: The promising use of artificial intelligence (AI) to emulate human empathy may help a physician engage with a more empathic doctor-patient relationship. This study demonstrates the applicatio...
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The bottom water conditions in the Central South Pacific (CSP) and associated changes in the Lower Circumpolar Deep Water (LCDW) and Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) under warmer-than-present conditions need to be better...
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Geological structural and rainfall intensity causes the parameters of soil shear strength to decline, especially in the surface layer of soil in volcanic rocks that have not experienced weathering. Study of geological...
Geological structural and rainfall intensity causes the parameters of soil shear strength to decline, especially in the surface layer of soil in volcanic rocks that have not experienced weathering. Study of geological structures and rainfall intensity against the hazard of a landslide was destroyed on the slopes of Mount Abang in the Abang Batudinding Village. Soil investigations using the Geoelectric method and sampling at 6 boreholes. Geological analysis on interpretation of slope outcrops, average rainfall analysis of the Thiessen Polygon method and analysis of design flood discharge using the NHSU method. Analysis results show the morphology of the slopes of Mount Abang with a slope of more than 40% and lithology of weathered volcanic rocks consisting of volcanic breccias, and tuffs breccias in conditions rather mild to moderate weathering, if have average effective rainfall for 10-50 years at 238 mm/day. The results also show that the peak discharge of debris flow was 98.639 m3/sec with the volume of debris flow 50072.85 m3 and the width of the range was 49.5 m. This debris flow volume indicated that residents around the river with a range of 49.5 m are at risk of debris flow sediment with a thickness of 1-1.5 m.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused a public health crisis globally. Against the backdrop of global resilience, studies have demonstrated the therapeutic value of home gardening as a measure to strengthen human health. Ho...
Educating more students about ecology and its beneficial applications to societal issues is urgent yet challenging. To address this challenge, diversifying ecology education is a key way to make ecology more inclusive...
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Educating more students about ecology and its beneficial applications to societal issues is urgent yet challenging. To address this challenge, diversifying ecology education is a key way to make ecology more inclusive, accessible, and interdisciplinary for more people than ever. Advancing this goal requires ecology educators to develop a more expansive view of (1) how to engage more diverse undergraduate students in ecology courses, especially those from historically underrepresented groups and non-majors, (2) the interdisciplinarity of content in those courses, and (3) the learner-centered pedagogies used to engage students. We suggest ways that ecologists can advance “ecology education for everyone” including focusing on connecting ecology to students' everyday lives and local (urbanized) places; applying ecology to solving problems in social–ecological systems; introducing students to the diversity of worldviews about science and nature; and adopting authentic teaching practices such as course-based undergraduate research, service learning, and reflective practices. Through such efforts, ecology education can become more positivistic and pluralistic and help students better appreciate the value of ecology for society and use their ecological literacy to engage in improving local communities and ecosystems. Successful diversification of ecology education should also benefit the discipline of ecology as more diverse students decide to take more ecology courses, potentially pursue ecology-related careers, and support ecologically based decision-making for a more sustainable and environmentally just future for all people.
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