Publications by authors named "N R Fuller"
Observations of trash in the deep tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea.
Mar Pollut Bull
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Evidence shows that human-induced waste significantly impacts deep-ocean ecosystems, with debris being found even in remote areas during initial explorations.
- A study in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea recorded various types of marine debris, including plastic, metal, and glass, at depths ranging from 250 to over 6000 meters, observed using submersibles.
- The discovery of 139 debris items—such as a ladder, clothing, and single-use packaging—highlights the severity of pollution in these deep waters and underscores the importance of understanding its effects on ocean sustainability.
Background: Individuals with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) often suffer from obesity and do limited Physical Activity (PA). PA has many beneficial effects on a variety of somatic and mental variables and it should be strengthened among people with mental disorders. The relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC), and PA in this population is poorly understood, with a lack of precise PA assessment.
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- There is a growing concern over the health and environmental risks of PFAS, leading to the development of PFAS-free firefighting foams for military and residential use.
- A study evaluated the chronic toxicity of seven PFAS-free foams and one PFAS-containing foam on six aquatic species, assessing impacts on growth, development, reproduction, and survival.
- Results indicated that some PFAS-free foams were as or more toxic than the PFAS-containing foam, highlighting the need for careful selection of these alternatives to reduce environmental harm.
The moiré potential in rotationally misfit two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures has been used to build artificial exciton and electron lattices, which have become platforms for realizing exotic electronic phases. Here, we demonstrate a different approach to create a superlattice potential in 2D crystals by using the near field of an array of polar molecules. A bilayer of titanyl phthalocyanine (TiOPc), consisting of alternating out-of-plane dipoles, is deposited on monolayer MoS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Phenotypic data, such as the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of bacterial isolates from clinical samples, are widely available through routine surveillance. MIC distributions inform antibiotic dosing in clinical care by determining cutoffs to define isolates as susceptible or resistant. However, differences in MIC distributions between patient sub-populations could indicate strain variation and hence differences in transmission, infection, or selection.
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