• Three-dimensional contrast transfer functions in propagation-based tomography 

  Thompson DA; Nesterets YI; Gureyev TE; Pavlov, Konstantin (2022)

  A single-step method is developed for three-dimensional reconstruction of the spatial distribution of complex refractive index in weakly scattering objects from multiple planar transmission images. The images are collected ...

• A modular framework for the development of multi-hazard, multi-phase volcanic eruption scenario suites 

  Weir AM; Mead S; Bebbington MS; Wilson TM; Gordon T; Campbell-Smart C; Beaven, Sarah (Elsevier BV, 2022)

  Understanding future volcanic eruptions and their potential impact is a critical component of disaster risk reduction, and necessitates the production of salient, robust hazard information for decision-makers and endusers. ...

• The evolution of spherical cell shape; progress and perspective 

  Yulo PRJ; Hendrickson, Heather (Portland Press Ltd., 2019)

  Bacterial cell shape is a key trait governing the extracellular and intracellular factors of bacterial life. Rod-like cell shape appears to be original which implies that the cell wall, division, and rod-like shape came ...

• Genomic diversity of bacteriophages infecting Microbacterium spp 

  Jacobs-Sera D; Abad LA; Alvey RM; Anders KR; Aull HG; Bhalla SS; Blumer LS; Bollivar DW; Alfred Bonilla J; Butela KA; Coomans RJ; Cresawn SG; D'Elia T; Diaz A; Divens AM; Edgington NP; Frederick GD; Gainey MD; Garlena RA; Grant KW; Gurney SMR; Hughes LE; Kenna MA; Klyczek KK; Kotturi H; Mavrich TN; McKinney AL; Merkhofer EC; Parker JM; Molloy SD; Monti DL; Pape-Zambito DA; Pollenz RS; Pope WH; Reyna NS; Rinehart CA; Russell DA; Shaffer CD; Sivanathan V; Stoner TH; Stukey J; Nicole Sunnen C; Tolsma SS; Tsourkas PK; Wallen JR; Ware VC; Warner MH; Washington JM; Westover KM; Whitefleet-Smith JAL; Wiersma-Koch HI; Williams DC; Zack KM; Hatfull GF; Hendrickson, Heather (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020)

  The bacteriophage population is vast, dynamic, old, and genetically diverse. The genomics of phages that infect bacterial hosts in the phylum Actinobacteria show them to not only be diverse but also pervasively mosaic, and ...

• Phages in the Gut Ecosystem 

  Zuppi M; O’Sullivan JM; Vatanen T; Hendrickson, Heather (Frontiers Media SA, 2022)

  Phages, short for bacteriophages, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria and are the most abundant biological entities on earth found in every explored environment, from the deep sea to the Sahara Desert. Phages are ...

• Africa’s drylands in a changing world: Challenges for wildlife conservation under climate and land-use changes in the Greater Etosha Landscape 

  Turner WC; Périquet S; Goelst CE; Vera KB; Alexander KA; Belant JL; Cloete CC; du Preez P; Getz WM; Hetem RS; Kasaona MK; Mackenzie M; Mendelsohn J; Mfune JKE; Muntifering JR; Portas R; Scott HA; Strauss WM; Versfeld W; Wachter B; Wittemyer G; Kilian JW; Cameron, Elissa (Elsevier BV, 2022)

  Proclaimed in 1907, Etosha National Park in northern Namibia is an iconic dryland system with a rich history of wildlife conservation and research. A recent research symposium on wildlife conservation in the Greater ...

• Directional dark-field implicit x-ray speckle tracking using an anisotropic-diffusion Fokker-Planck equation 

  Paganin DM; Morgan KS; Li H; Berujon S; Quénot L; Brun E; Pavlov, Konstantin; Li, Heyang (American Physical Society (APS), 2021)

  When a macroscopic-sized noncrystalline sample is illuminated using coherent x-ray radiation, a bifurcation of photon energy flow may occur. The coarse-grained complex refractive index of the sample may be considered to ...

• Dark-field tomography of an attenuating object using intrinsic x-ray speckle tracking. 

  Alloo SJ; Paganin DM; Morgan KS; Kitchen MJ; Stevenson AW; Mayo SC; Li HT; Maksimenko A; Bowden JC; Kennedy , Ben; Pavlov, Konstantin (SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2022)

  <b>Purpose:</b> We investigate how an intrinsic speckle tracking approach to speckle-based x-ray imaging is used to extract an object's effective dark-field (DF) signal, which is capable of providing object information in ...

• Imaging Breast Microcalcifications Using Dark-Field Signal in Propagation-Based Phase-Contrast Tomography 

  Aminzadeh A; Arhatari BD; Maksimenko A; Hall CJ; Hausermann D; Peele AG; Fox J; Kumar B; Prodanovic Z; Dimmock M; Lockie D; Nesterets YI; Thompson D; Mayo SC; Paganin DM; Taba ST; Lewis S; Brennan PC; Quiney HM; Gureyev TE; Pavlov, Konstantin (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022)

  Breast microcalcifications are an important primary radiological indicator of breast cancer. However, microcalcification classification and diagnosis may be still challenging for radiologists due to limitations of the ...

• First evidence of microplastics in Antarctic snow 

  Aves AR; Gaw S; Ruffell H; Schuddeboom A; Wotherspoon NE; LaRue M; McDonald AJ; Revell, Laura (Copernicus GmbH, 2022)

  In recent years, airborne microplastics have been identified in a range of remote environments. However, data throughout the Southern Hemisphere, in particular Antarctica, are largely absent to date. We collected snow ...

• Senecio pokohinuensis (Asteraceae), a new combination for an endemic species of Mokohinau Islands, Hauraki Gulf (Tikapa Moana o Hauraki), northern Te Ika a Maui / North Island, Aotearoa / New Zealand 

  de Lange PJ; Pelser P; Liew C-S; Marshall AJ (2022)

  Previous research has demonstrated that Senecio repangae subsp. repangae and subsp. pokohinuensis have independent evolutionary origins. Here, we therefore elevate subsp. pokohinuensis to species rank: Senecio ...

• Fog type classification using a modified Richardson number for Christchurch, New Zealand 

  Lin D; Khan B; Osborne N; Soltanzadeh I; Kremser S; Katurji, Marwan; Revell, Laura (Wiley, 2022)

  Situated on a coastal plain between the Southern Alps and Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, New Zealand, experiences around 49 fog days every year. Given its complex topography, accurate fog forecasting is difficult at ...

• The influence of magnetic anisotropy on the Zeeman spectra of lanthanide doped nanoparticles 

  Martin JLB; Solanki PS; Wells J-PR; Reid, Michael (Elsevier BV, 2021)

  High-resolution infra-red spectra of KY3F10 nanoparticles doped with Nd3+ and Er3+ are measured in magnetic fields of up to 4 T. A simple model of the magnetic splittings of the ground and excited states is used to show ...

• Using accelerometer and GPS data for real-life physical activity type detection 

  Allahbakhshi H; Naimi B; Weibel R; Conrow, Lindsey (MDPI AG, 2020)

  This paper aims to examine the role of global positioning system (GPS) sensor data in real-life physical activity (PA) type detection. Thirty-three young participants wore devices including GPS and accelerometer sensors ...

• Pest-removal services provided by birds on subsistence farms in south-eastern Nigeria 

  Tela M; Cresswell W; Chapman, Hazel (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021)

  To what extent birds provide the ecosystem service of pest control in subsistence farms, and how this service might depend on retained natural habitats near farmlands is unexplored in West Africa. To fill this knowledge ...

• A replacement name for a Philippine species of Actinodaphne (Lauraceae) 

  Brambach F; Pelser PB (National Parks Board, 2021)

  We propose the replacement name Actinodaphne ramosii Brambach & Pelser for Actinodaphne lanceolata (Merr.) Kosterm. ex Brambach & Pelser, an illegitimate later homonym of Actinodaphne lanceolata Dalzell & A.Gibson.

• A new Philippine species of Ridsdalea (Rubiaceae, Ixoroideae) from karst vegetation in Palawan 

  Bustamante RAA; Pelser PB (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2022)

  Ridsdalea philippinensis (Rubiaceae), a new species from the karst forest in El Nido (Palawan, Philippines), is described and illustrated. It is unique among Malesian Ridsdalea species in having a corolla tube that ...

• It’s complicated: A brief overview of the taxonomy of the New Zealand Brachyglottis rotundifolia species complex (Senecioneae) 

  Eastman-Densem R; Pelser P (The International Compositae Alliance, 2022)

  Brachyglottis J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (Senecioneae Cass.; Asteraceae) is a mostly woody genus of ca. 24 species. It is endemic to New Zealand in classifications where B. brunonis (Hook.f.) B.Nord. from Tasmania is segregated as ...

• Pterins as diagnostic markers of mechanical and impact-induced trauma: A systematic review 

  Lindsay A; Baxter-Parker G; Gieseg, Steven (MDPI AG, 2019)

  We performed a systematic review of the literature to evaluate pterins as biomarkers of mechanical and impact-induced trauma. MEDLINE and Scopus were searched in March 2019. We included in vivo human studies that measured ...

• Introducing Stories Into Downward Counterfactual Analysis: Examples From a Potential Mediterranean Disaster 

  Walshe R; Baker H; van Soest H; Dryhurst S; Taylor ARE; Penney, Camilla (Frontiers Media SA, 2022)

  How to recognise potential disasters is a question at the centre of risk analysis. Over-reliance on an incomplete, often epistemologically-biased, historical record, and a focus on quantified and quantifiable risks, have ...

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