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Evaluating impacts of non-native submerged aquatic vegetation on native nekton

These data accompany the publication of the same name. We performed a quantitative meta-analysis to quantify impacts of non-native submerged aquatic vegetation on native crabs, fishes, and shrimps in coastal, estuarine, and marine systems. We found that nekton abundance, species richness, and biomass were the most assessed metrics of nekton performance. We extracted data from 35 studies and evaluated 11 response metrics related to inter-specific facilitation, restricting our analysis to studies that compared at least one of these metrics in nekton from co-occurring native and non-native SAV habitats in marine, coastal, or estuarine systems.

Seasonally Varying Vegetation Impacts on Surface Fluxes (VegFlux)

VegFlux introduced observationally based, seasonal variations in vegetation and bare-soil fractions into the Met Office Unified Model (UM) and quantify impacts on dust emission and moist processes, allowing improvement of climate projections for Africa. In the zipped folder (VegetFlux_data.tar.gz) uploaded here, the data is grouped into five folders containing each one of the following parameters: temperature (tewnt15m), precipitation (tewnpre), latent heat (tewnlhf), sensible heat (tewnshf) and vegetation fraction (vegfrac). In each folder, we have two types of simulation, one whose file names begin with tewnfa and the other whose file names begin with tewnha. The one begining with tewnfa is the simulation using fix vegetation fraction in the unified model (UM) and the tewnha using varying vegetation fraction. The timestep is 12 hours meaning two measures per day (00h and 12h) during five months (may to september).

Analysis of the Impact of Major Emergencies on Scientific Research

All the data is downloaded from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database and the Web of Science (WoS) database. We employ bibliometrics and data visualization methods to analyze the published literature. Our extensive experiments using CiteSpace from the aspects of keyword analysis, co-occurrence analysis, and other measures confirm that this framework can provide an effective reference for the research direction mining of similar events.

GLOBAL WARMING: FEATURES AND IMPACT ON LIFE IN MEGACITIES

The article considers one of the key factors affecting the climate - human activity. First of all, it is associated with emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which creates a kind of greenhouse above the surface of the planet. The second factor is related to excess solar energy, which has accumulated over millions of years in oil, gas, coal, peat and other fossil hydrocarbons. Particular attention in the study is paid to those problems and methods of solution that can help or weaken global warming.

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Cable bacteria activity and impacts in Fe and Mn depleted carbonate sediments

raw data for paper "Cable bacteria activity and impacts in Fe and Mn depleted carbonate sediments"

Impact of regular plasmapheresis donation on serum protein and electrolyte metabolism: A multi‐center cross-sectional study in China

The raw data of Impact of regular plasmapheresis donation on serum protein and electrolyte metabolism: A multi‐center cross-sectional study in China

LiftWEC deliverable 3.5 - Dataset from extreme wave impact simulations on LiftWEC rotor using a high-fidelity RANS model

This dataset contains numerical simulation results obtained from extreme wave impact in the LiftWEC rotor obtained using the high-fidelity RANS model employed in the LiftWEC project. An elaborate description of the numerical simulation setup as well as the discussion of the obtained results is available in LiftWEC deliverable D3.5 Extreme Load Analysis Report, also available in the LiftWEC zenodo-community or via the project website liftwec.com. The RANS-based investigation looked into maximum forces obtained using different extreme wave generation mechanisms as well as for different configurations of rotor and foil angle and rotor submergence. The dataset features images of different flow field variables throughout the simulation and time series of obtained forces in horizontal and vertical direction. In combination with the report, the datasets should allow to replicate all investigated design wave cases.

Impact of updating vegetation information on land surface model performance

ECLand model outputs generated and analyzed during the study "Impact of updating vegetation information on land surface model performance"

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FIG. 2 in Host-parasite relationships between a Malagasy fruit bat (Pteropodidae) and associated bat fly (Diptera: Nycteribiidae): seasonal variation of host body condition and the possible impact of parasite abundance

FIG. 2. Body Condition Index (BCI) of R. madagascariensis in the Grotte des Chauves-souris, Parc National d'Ankarana, based on five different field sessions and separated into the different age and sex classes. AF = adult female, AM = adult male, NF = neonate female, NM = neonate male, SAF = sub-adult female, SAM = sub-adult male

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FIG. 1 in Host-parasite relationships between a Malagasy fruit bat (Pteropodidae) and associated bat fly (Diptera: Nycteribiidae): seasonal variation of host body condition and the possible impact of parasite abundance

FIG. 1. Location map of the study site, Grotte des Chauves-souris, in the Parc National d'Ankarana, northern Madagascar

Raw data of microcosm assay - impact of herbicides to aquatic microbiome

Raw data of microcosm assay - impact of herbicides to aquatic microbiome

Online Survey: Impacts of Smells and Refactorings for Microservice Security

This file contains the responses given to an online survey by practitioners and researchers working with microservice applications. The survey was aimed at measuring their agreement/disagreement with the possible impacts of smells and refactorings for microservices security [1], which were elicited by means of thematic analysis of both white and grey literature on the topic. [1] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.111393

Roy et al. 2023 Supplemental Information for "Sediment-encased pressure–temperature maturation experiments elucidate the impact of diagenesis on melanin-based fossil color and its paleobiological implications."

Supplemental Information for Sediment-encased pressure–temperature maturation experiments elucidate the impact of diagenesis on melanin-based fossil color and its paleobiological implications. Arindam Roy* (<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-6851">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-6851</a>) Michael Pittman* (<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-3078">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-3078</a>) Thomas G. Kaye (<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7996-618X">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7996-618X</a>) Evan T. Saitta (<a href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9306-9060">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9306-9060</a>) *Corresponding author(s) Email: <a href="mailto:ar15313@bristol.ac.uk">ar15313@bristol.ac.uk</a> ; <a href="http://palaeopittman.com/2022/03/27/lab-members/mpittman@cuhk.edu.hk">mpittman@cuhk.edu.hk</a> The Dataset contains two files, (1) Supporting Information and (2) Supporting Data PCA worksheet.  The first contains Supplementary tables and figures (.docx file) while the structural organisation of the second (.xlsx file) is provided below: We received ToF-SIMS data (Samples 1–30, 36–51) pertaining to purified melanosome extracts of modern bird feathers (both fresh and capsule-matured) from Caitlin Colleary (Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History), based on their previous work (Colleary et al. 2015). Citation below:   Colleary, C., A. Dolocan, J. Gardner, S. Singh, M. Wuttke, R. Rabenstein, J. Habersetzer, S. Schaal, M. Feseha, M. Clemens, B. F. Jacobs, E. D. Currano, L. L. Jacobs, R. L. Sylvestersen, S. E. Gabbott, and J. Vinther. 2015. Chemical, experimental, and morphological evidence for diagenetically altered melanin in exceptionally preserved fossils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 112(41):12592-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1509831112   We further augmented this data set by adding ToF-SIMS spectra from our own samples (31-34, 52-79) pertaining to sediment encased maturation experiments (190ºC to 300ºC) and fossilised feathers of paravian dinosaurs housed at the Shandong Tianyu Museum of Natural History, Linyi Shi, Shandong, China. We conducted Principal Components Analysis with this Data and this dataset effectively  serves as a PCA worksheet. The file can be opened/edited using Microsoft 365 Excel (.xlsx) with the following organisation of sheets. Sheets: |----- PCA All : contains Sample ID,  treatment categories, mass by charge (m/z) ratios of 55 peaks, peak identity and raw intensity counts |-----PCA All Normalised : same data as PCA All but peak raw intensity counts normalised. |-----PCA All Mean Centered: same data as PCA Normalised but with peak raw intensity mean centered. |-----PCA All Loading Matrix: Loading matrix for PCA All using all 55 peaks. |-----PCA All Eigen Vectors: Eigen vectors for PCA All. |-----PCA All Scores:  PCA scores for all 55 peaks. |-----PCA No Lipids RAW: same data as PCA All but without peaks suspected to arise from lipids (e.g., CxH-). |-----PCA No Lipids Normalised:  same data as PCA without Lipids RAW but with peak raw intensity counts normalised. |-----PCA No Lipids MeanCentred: same data as PCA without Lipids Norm but with peak raw intensity counts mean centered. |-----PCA No Lipids Loading Matrix: Loading matrix for PCA All excluding peaks of lipid origin (CxH-). |-----PCA No Lipids Eigen Vectors: Eigen vectors for PCA No Lipids Eigen Vectors. |-----PCA No Lipids Scores: PCA scores for all peaks excluding those of lipid origin (CxH-).   The dataset has been created in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel: .xlsx file). The file can also be also be opened and edited using the following softwares. 1.         Google Sheets 2.         Apache Open Office 3.         Libre Office 4.         PAST 4 (free software for scientific data analysis, with functions for data manipulation, plotting, univariate and multivariate statistics, ecological analysis, time series and spatial analysis, morphometrics and stratigraphy)."

Data from: Exploring the impact of read clustering thresholds on RADseq-based systematics: an empirical example from European amphibians.

This repository contains genetic sequences obtained from Hybrid-Enrichment and RAD sequencing protocols of the amphibian genera Discoglossus, Lissotriton, Rana and Triturus, as well as phylogenetic trees inferred from the RADseq data. This data was generated for the manuscript "Exploring the impact of read clustering thresholds on RADseq-based systematics: an empirical example from European amphibians.", in which we tested the influence of the clustering threshold used to assemble RADseq data on downstream phylogenetic inferences. Details on the data generation and analyses can be found in the manuscript and related supplementary materials. The repository is organised as follow: -> Hybrid-Enrichment: alignments of the Hybrid-Enrichment markers in phylip/fasta format (with one subdirectory for each of the four datasets assembled: Discoglossus, Lissotriton, Rana, Triturus) --> RADseq: Assemblies and phylogenetic trees obtained from a RADseq protocol     --> Assemblies: RADseq assemblies (complete loci sequences and SNP matrices, spreadsheets with assembly metrics). Divided into "iCT" (assemblies produced with 23 different intra-sample Clustering Threshold [iCT] and a fixed between-samples Clustering Threshold [bCT]) and "bCT" (assemblies produced with a fixed iCT and 23 different bCT). Both iCT and bCT are further divided in four sub-directories corresponding to the four datasets: Discoglossus, Lissotriton, Rana, Triturus)     --> Trees: Phylogenetic trees inferred from the aforementionned assemblies. Divided into "iCT" (RAxML concatenation trees inferred from the assemblies with different iCTs) and "bCT" (RAxML concatenation trees and Tetrad species trees inferred from the assemblies with different bCTs).

A cryptic host-parasitoid interaction reduces the impact of heatwaves on host populations

This is a dataset accompanying the preprint of the same title. The experiment investigated how parasitoid infection affects the heat tolerance of host populations, and how this interactive effect is modulated by the availability of nutrients (dietary yeast).   Abstract: Laboratory measures of thermal performances are widely used to predict the response of populations to climate change. However, such approaches rarely account for numerous stressors that organisms experience alongside a changing climate, such as interactions with consumers and food resources. Trophic interactions such as predation have been shown to stabilise prey populations during heatwaves. Parasitism not only greatly influences the demography as predation does, but also the physiological states of hosts. The extent to which parasitoid infection modifies the tolerance of host populations has not been addressed empirically. We hypothesised that parasitism would in contrast lower the heat tolerance of hosts, and that this negative effect would be more pronounced when nutrition was limited due to conflicts in resource allocation to different defensive processes. We, therefore, examined the independent and joint effects of an extreme temperature event, parasitism, and nutrition on the survival of three Drosophila hosts. Dietary yeast (a primary source of protein) had contrasting impacts on the ability of populations to withstand high temperatures and parasitoid infection. Past exposure to parasitoids stabilized host populations against heatwaves, regardless of their underlying susceptibility to parasitism. Particularly, parasitoid infection occurring on unsuitable hosts (no parasitoids successfully emerge from these hosts) also reduced the extent to which host abundances were decreased by heatwaves. Our results emphasize the context-dependency of heat tolerance which is crucial for predicting consumer-resource dynamics under climate change.

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Data for: Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia – the impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation

Aim: We investigated the invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum, a spine-covered shrub native to South Africa that has developed into a damaging invasive plant of undisturbed landscapes and pastures across southern and eastern Australia. In addition to identifying the provenance of the Australian plants, we tested for evidence of admixture, and contrasted genetic diversity and structuring across the native and introduced ranges. Location: Samples were collected across South Africa (24 localities) and Australia (26 localities). Methods: We used genotyping-by-sequencing (3,130 SNPs across 381 individuals) to assess population genetic structuring in L. ferocissimum across Australia and South Africa. Coalescent analyses were used to explicitly test contrasting invasion scenarios. Results: Clear geographic genetic structuring was detected across South Africa, with distinct clusters in the Eastern and Western Cape provinces. The L. ferocissimum plants in Australia form their own genetic cluster, with a similar level of genetic diversity as plants in South Africa. Coalescent analyses demonstrated that the lineage in Australia was formed by admixture between Eastern Cape and Western Cape plants, with analyses suggesting that plants from both African regions were originally introduced to South Australia. We detected little evidence of geographic genetic structure across Australia, although many of the populations were genetically distinct from one another. Main conclusions: Our results illustrate how admixture can result in genetically diverse and distinct invasive populations. The complex invasion history of L. ferocissimum in Australia poses particular challenges for biological control. We suggest potential biological control agents should be screened against admixed plants (in addition to plants from the Eastern and Western Cape) to test whether they provide effective control of the genetically distinct invasive lineage.

Storytelling for Impact Assessment Agg Data

Aggregated data for a study on the potential of storytelling for the assessment of social impact of research

Impact of a multi-disease integrated screening and diagnostic model for COVID-19, TB, and HIV in Lesotho during almost two years of pandemic

These are pseudo-randomized data from the MISTRAL study: "Impact of a multi-disease integrated screening and diagnostic model for COVID-19, TB, and HIV in Lesotho during almost two years of pandemic".  The data dictionary explains the data. Between December 2020 and August 2022, 4371 individuals with either COVID symptoms or contact with a COVID-positive case were included from two hospitals in Lesotho.

Ecosystem services as the silver bullet? A systematic review of how ecosystem services assessments impact biodiversity prioritisation in policy - Annex 1

This document is the Annex 1 of the journal article, Ecosystem services as the silver bullet? A systematic review of how ecosystem services assessments impact biodiversity prioritisation in policy published in Earth System Governance Special Issue. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2023.100178">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2023.100178</a> Citation: Zolyomi, A., Franklin, A., Smith, B., & Soliev, I. (2023). Ecosystem services as the silver bullet? A systematic review of how ecosystem services assessments impact biodiversity prioritisation in policy. Earth System Governance, 16, 100178.