Publications by authors named "S Venner"
Pollen limitation has a considerable influence on forest masting, the highly variable and synchronised seed production, on which forest regeneration and ecosystem dynamics largely rely. Depending on the various mechanisms possibly involved in pollen limitation, the consequences of climate change on masting could be very different. These mechanisms were investigated in 10 oak populations along a climatic gradient using surveys of airborne pollen and fruiting rate as a proxy of pollen limitation.
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- - The study examined the contamination of a small animal ICU in France by a globally distributed opportunistic pathogen, highlighting repeated infections in animals traced back to a potential origin from foreign animals.
- - Genomic and antibiotic susceptibility tests revealed that the pathogen exhibited heteroresistance to common antibiotics, indicating complex genetic adaptations that may also confer cross-resistance to human therapies.
- - The findings suggest that the pathogen's lineage, known as International Clone 2, is highly adapted to healthcare environments, raising questions about the genetic traits that facilitate its survival in both host and non-host conditions.
The opportunistic pathogen , carries variants of resistance islands (AbaR)-type genomic islands conferring multidrug resistance. Their pervasiveness in the species has remained enigmatic. The dissemination of AbaRs is intricately linked to their horizontal transfer via natural transformation, a process through which bacteria can import and recombine exogenous DNA, effecting allelic recombination, genetic acquisition, and deletion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRisk assessment instruments are used to estimate risk of recidivism and aid in decision-making and treatment planning. However, many of these instruments, including the Level of Service/Risk, Need, Responsivity (LS/RNR), are validated on predominantly Western populations, and research has questioned whether the factors included in the LS/RNR adequately capture the experiences and needs of non-Western communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The current study aimed to canvas the opinions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community justice workers as to the suitability of the LS/RNR for use with this population.
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