Integrating social and ecological data to model metapopulation dynamics in coupled human and natural systems.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2711
Abstract: Understanding how metapopulations persist in dynamic working landscapes requires assessing the behaviors of key actors that change patches as well as intrinsic factors driving turnover. Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) research uses a multidisciplinary… read more here.
Keywords: natural systems; metapopulation dynamics; coupled human; model ... See more keywords
Coupled Human and Natural Cube: A novel framework for analyzing the multiple interactions between humans and nature
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DOI: 10.1007/s11442-020-1732-9
Abstract: Understanding the interactions between humans and nature in the Anthropocene is central to the quest for both human wellbeing and global sustainability. However, the time-space compression, long range interactions, and reconstruction of socio-economic structures at… read more here.
Keywords: system; humans nature; framework; interactions humans ... See more keywords
Coupled human and natural systems: The evolution and applications of an integrated framework
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DOI: 10.1007/s13280-020-01488-5
Abstract: In our paper ‘‘Coupled Human and Natural Systems’’ (Liu et al. 2007), we developed a timely, theoretical, and practical foundation for research on Coupled Human And Natural Systems (CHANS). The science of CHANS builds upon,… read more here.
Keywords: integrated framework; natural systems; coupled human; human natural ... See more keywords
An analysis of conservation practice adoption studies in agricultural human-natural systems.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.009
Abstract: Farmers' conservation decisions are central to addressing regional environmental challenges, such as biodiversity loss, water quality impairment, or climate change. However, three decades of substantial investment in agri-environmental programs has not yielded widespread adoption or… read more here.
Keywords: research; adoption studies; natural systems; conservation ... See more keywords
A cyclical wildfire pattern as the outcome of a coupled human natural system
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-08730-y
Abstract: Over the past decades, wildfire has imposed a considerable cost on natural resources and human lives. In many regions, annual wildfire trends show puzzling oscillatory patterns with increasing amplitudes for burned areas over time. This… read more here.
Keywords: system; human natural; pattern outcome; wildfire pattern ... See more keywords
Study of calcitriol anti-aging effects on human natural killer cells in vitro.
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DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.1972076
Abstract: Vitamin D is widely considered to have a regulatory effect on the immune system. Some clinical investigations have shown that the demand for vitamin D increases with age. Calcitriol is the biologically active form of… read more here.
Keywords: natural killer; aging effects; calcitriol; human natural ... See more keywords
Allotype-specific processing of the CD16a N45-glycan from primary human natural killer cells and monocytes.
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DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwaa002
Abstract: Fc γ receptor IIIa/CD16a is an activating cell surface receptor with a well-defined role in NK cell and monocyte effector function. The extracellular domain is decorated with five asparagine (N)-linked glycans; N-glycans at N162 and… read more here.
Keywords: cd16a; natural killer; human natural; primary human ... See more keywords
Challenges and opportunities for modeling coupled human and natural systems
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DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwad054
Abstract: With the growing recognition of coupled human and natural systems (CHANS), modeling CHANS with two-way feedbacks has become a frontier research area and a critical tool to achieve sustainability. The challenges in CHANS modeling and… read more here.
Keywords: opportunities modeling; human natural; natural systems; coupled human ... See more keywords
Advancing the integration of spatial data to map human and natural drivers on coral reefs
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189792
Abstract: A major challenge for coral reef conservation and management is understanding how a wide range of interacting human and natural drivers cumulatively impact and shape these ecosystems. Despite the importance of understanding these interactions, a… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; drivers coral; natural drivers; human natural ... See more keywords
Genetic manipulation of primary human natural killer cells to investigate the functional and oncogenic roles of PRDM1
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DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2020.254276
Abstract: Extra-nodal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKTCL) is a highly aggressive lymphoma, in which the tumor suppressor gene PRDM1 is frequently lost or inactivated. We employed two different CRISPR/Cas9 approaches to generate PRDM1-/- primary… read more here.
Keywords: manipulation primary; killer; genetic manipulation; natural killer ... See more keywords
Specialized Roles of Human Natural Killer Cell Subsets in Kidney Transplant Rejection
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01877
Abstract: Background: Human natural killer (NK) cells are key functional players in kidney transplant rejection. However, the respective contributions of the two functionally distinct human NK cell subsets (CD56bright cytokine-producing vs. CD56dim cytotoxic effector) in episodes… read more here.
Keywords: kidney transplant; rejection; cell subsets; natural killer ... See more keywords