Desert Research Institute

Estimating Twomey forcing sensitivity to aerosol plume spreading rates

Abstract. The amount of sunlight that reaches Earth's surface can be reduced by increasing cloud droplet number and decreasing droplet size (i.e., Twomey forcing), a central idea underpinning the Marine Cloud Brightening strategy. Cloud albedo depends nonlinearly on cloud droplet...

Systematic review and meta-analysis of delta large-channel endoscopy in spinal decompression

Delta large-channel endoscopy (DCE) is a novel approach to decompressing spinal nerves that expands the working channel of endoscopic approaches. The goal of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the current literature and compare surgical and clinical outcomes b...

The secret of the saws: historical DNA analysis reveals global genetic diversity loss in a highly threatened species

Abstract Genetic diversity is critical to long-term survival of species but can be eroded by population declines driven by human pressures. Temporal genetic monitoring of threatened species can reveal changes in genetic diversity over time, providing key data for conservation. Sp...