A5002078712- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Marine animal studies overview
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Sleep and related disorders
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
University of Helsinki
2021-2025
Georgia Institute of Technology
2024-2025
University of Cyprus
2025
Operation Wallacea
2018-2025
University of Oxford
2020-2022
Royal Holloway University of London
2017-2022
UK Health Security Agency
2022
Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland
2022
Public Health England
2021
Government of the United Kingdom
2021
Abstract An organism’s ability to disperse influences many fundamental processes, from speciation and geographical range expansion community assembly. However, the patterns underlying drivers of variation in dispersal across species remain unclear, partly because standardised estimates are rarely available. Here we present a global dataset avian hand-wing index (HWI), an estimate wing shape widely adopted as proxy for birds. We show that HWI is correlated with geography ecology 10,338...
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection is generally mild or asymptomatic in children but a biological basis for this outcome unclear. Here we compare antibody and cellular immunity (aged 3–11 years) adults. Antibody responses against spike protein were high seroconversion boosted seasonal Beta-coronaviruses through cross-recognition of the S2 domain. Neutralization viral variants was comparable between Spike-specific T cell more than twice as also detected many seronegative children, indicating...
Animal coloration has long been predicted to vary across geographic and climatic gradients in accordance with a long-standing ecogeographical rule. But further his widely supported predictions that melanin pigmentation increases towards the Equator, Gloger observed reds yellows are more vivid warm regions thus prevalent at lower latitudes, prediction by Görnitz, who suggested these colours would be intense areas higher rainfall. Yet, studies of associations between geography or climate...
The full reopening of schools in September 2020 was associated with an increase COVID-19 cases and outbreaks educational settings across England.Primary secondary reporting outbreak (≥2 laboratory-confirmed within 14 days) to Public Health England (PHE) between 31 August 18 October were contacted November complete online questionnaire.There 969 school reported PHE, comprising 2% (n = 450) primary 10% 519) England. Of the 369 geographically-representative contacted, 179 completed...
Globally, birds have been shown to respond climate change by shifting their elevational distributions. This phenomenon is especially prevalent in the tropics, where gradients are often hotspots of diversity and endemism. Empirical evidence has suggested that range shifts far from uniform across species, varying greatly direction (upslope vs. downslope) rate (speed shift). However, little known about drivers these variable responses change, limiting our ability accurately project changes...
Abstract Harboring many range‐restricted and specialized species, high elevation tropical cloud forests are diverse habitats represented in protected areas. Despite this, such areas receive little practical protection from deforestation land conversion. Moreover, montane species may be more sensitive to climate change owing various factors affecting community assembly across elevational gradients. Few studies have used annual monitoring assess how biological communities shifting response...
Chronic stress and adversity are associated with poor mental health thought to contribute the existing gap between Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people other Australians. Hair cortisol allostatic load (AL) indices of sustained may be mediators effects on health. The aim this study was examine relationship hair cortisol, AL, depressive symptoms. This cross-sectional comprised 329 adolescents adults recruited at two screening programs operating in three communities north Queensland. We...
Abstract Introduction Sleep disorders affect over 30% of the population in United States, making them among most common yet underdiagnosed conditions with significant disease comorbidity and increase mortality. Moreover, as occasional sleep problems are normal, clinical (CSDs) often misinterpreted normal variation habitual prior to seeing a physician. Furthermore, it is unknown if biological mechanisms across extremes those that contribute sleep. Methods Here, we investigated molecular...
Older children have higher SARS-CoV-2 infection rates than younger children. We investigated infection, seroprevalence and seroconversion in staff students following the full reopening of all secondary schools England.Public Health England (PHE) invited six regions (East West London, Hertfordshire, Derbyshire, Manchester Birmingham) to participate surveillance during 2020/21 academic year. Participants had nasal swabs for RT-PCR blood samples antibodies at beginning (September 2020) end...
Closely related tropical bird species often occupy mutually exclusive elevational ranges, but the mechanisms generating and maintaining this pattern remain poorly understood. One hypothesis is that replacement are segregated by interference competition (e.g. territorial aggression), extent to which combines with other key factors such as specialization distinct habitats remains little studied. Using vegetation surveys reciprocal playback experiments, we explored dynamics of interspecific...
Objective To assess implementation and ease of control measures in schools as reported by staff parents. Design A descriptive cross-sectional survey. Setting Staff parents/guardians the 132 primary 19 secondary participating COVID-19 surveillance school kids (sKIDs sKIDsPLUS Studies). Main outcome measure Prevalence implemented autumn 2020, parental perception implementation. Results In total, 56 151 (37%) participated this study, with 1953 parents 986 members completing questionnaire. Most...
Dietary intake of long-chain omega 3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) represents a putative modifiable risk factor for depression, and high ratio 6 (n-6) to n-3 LCPUFA is frequently observed in patients with major depressive disorder. Recent reports suggest that the availability fish seafood may be associated lower depression rates. The aim this study was investigate associations consumption levels symptoms.
Climate may influence the distribution and abundance of a species through number demographic ecological processes, but proximate drivers such responses are only recently being identified. The Ethiopian Bush‐crow Zavattariornis stresemanni is starling‐like corvid that restricted to small region southern Ethiopia. It classified as Endangered in IUCN Red List globally threatened species. Previous work suggested this range restriction almost perfectly defined by climate envelope cooler than...
Background: Many countries re-opened schools after national lockdown but little is known about the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in educational settings. Public Health England conducted six-month prospective surveillance primary across England. Methods: The COVID-19 Surveillance School KIDs (sKIDs) study included two arms: weekly nasal swabs for ≥4 weeks following partial reopening during summer half-term (June to mid-July 2020) blood sampling with throat at beginning end...
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection is generally mild or asymptomatic in children but the biological basis for this unclear. We studied profile of antibody and cellular immunity aged 3-11 years comparison with adults. Antibody responses against spike receptor binding domain (RBD) were high seroconversion boosted seasonal Beta-coronaviruses through cross-recognition S2 domain. Seroneutralisation assays alpha, beta delta variants demonstrated comparable neutralising activity between T cell...
The reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about widespread infection and transmission SARS-CoV-2 in educational settings. In June 2020, Public Health England (PHE) initiated prospective national surveillance primary across (sKIDs). We used this opportunity to assess feasibility agreeability large-scale testing for infections school among staff, parents students.Staff students 131 were asked complete a questionnaire at recruitment provide weekly nasal swabs...
Abstract An organism’s ability to disperse influences many fundamental processes in ecology. However, standardised estimates of dispersal are rarely available, and thus the patterns drivers broad-scale variation remain unclear. Here we present a global dataset avian hand-wing index (HWI), an estimate wingtip pointedness widely adopted as proxy for flight efficiency birds. We show that HWI is correlated with geography ecology across 10,391 (>99 %) bird species, increasing at higher...
Background: In England, the reopening of universities in September 2020 coincided with a rapid increase SARS-CoV-2 infection rates university aged young adults. This study aimed to estimate antibody prevalence students attending that had experienced COVID-19 outbreak after for autumn term 2020.Methods: A cross-sectional serosurvey was conducted during 02-11 December ≤ 25 years across five England. Blood samples testing were obtained using self-sampling kit and analysed Abbott N and/or an...
Background: The full reopening of schools in September 2020 was associated with an increase COVID-19 cases and outbreaks educational settings across England.Methods: Primary secondary reporting outbreak (≥2 laboratory-confirmed within 14 days) to Public Health England (PHE) between 31 August 18 October were contacted complete online questionnaire.Interpretation: There 969 primary (n=450) school (n=519) reported PHE, representing 3% 15% England. Of the 369 contacted, 190...