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USCrop: County-level crop yield, weather, and soil data for the United States new version
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Data from: Label-free tracking of subcortical white matter degradation in vivo using third harmonic generation microscopy in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis
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Nicole Chernavsky, Nuri Hong, Lianne Trigiani, Nozomi Nishimura, Chris B. Schaffer. (2026) Data from: Label-free tracking of subcortical white matter degradation in vivo using third harmonic generation microscopy in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. [dataset] Cornell University Library eCommons Repository. https://doi.org/10.7298/tsjz-8m67These files contain data supporting all figures presented in Chernavsky et. al. "Label-free tracking of subcortical white matter degradation in vivo using third harmonic generation microscopy in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis." In Chernavsky et al., we report: Characterization of myelin degradation in the white matter (WM) is important for understanding neurodegeneration. We demonstrate label-free in vivo imaging of myelin structure in the WM of mice, through intact cortex, using third harmonic generation (THG) microscopy at 1320-nm excitation. Longitudinal THG imaging of the same axons in the cuprizone mouse model of multiple sclerosis revealed dynamics of myelin blistering. Further, we measured intranodal distance at nodes of Ranvier in vivo and developed a novel metric of myelin structural change based on spatial concentration of the brightest THG signal. We also demonstrated compatibility with three-photon excited fluorescence microscopy by imaging GFP-labeled microglia in the WM in parallel with THG microscopy, thereby enabling detailed tracking of subcortical myelin and other cellular dynamics in neurodegenerative disease models.National Institutes of Health (NS104350); National Institutes of Health (EB002019); National Institutes of Health (NS126467)
Youth Vulnerability and the Mobilisation of Morality and Risk: Youth Justice Practitioners' Framings and Responses to Youth Sexting
No full textYouth-produced sexual imagery, commonly referred to as ‘sexting’, is criminalised under legislation relating to indecent images of children. Interviews with youth offending team (YOT) practitioners demonstrate that their understanding and responses to youth sexting are rooted in assumptions about its harms and ‘inappropriateness’. Constructions of youth sexters as ‘vulnerable’ resulted in what this research terms ‘remote risks’, such as exploitation by adult strangers, being reconceptualised as the ‘most likely’ harm, justifying the perceived need for ‘preventative’ youth justice interventions in all cases, in the name of protection. The research advocates for the decriminalisation of youth consensual sexting (at the very least) to encourage responses outside of the criminal justice system that centralise issues of privacy and consent, beyond notions of criminality
The long road to gender equality in the European construction, wood and forestry industries: Challenges and opportunities for unions
No full textWomen’s participation in construction, wood and forestry has historically been low, and it remains a highly gender segregated industry. There has, nevertheless, been a slight upward trend in women’s participation in the labour market and an increase in women’s participatory structures within national and EU sectoral union organisations. The article assesses barriers and opportunities to the integration of women and aims to identify what unions might do to address these. Drawing on a survey of its members by the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) on sector-specific solutions and obstacles to increasing women participation and addressing gender inequalities in the industry, the analysis reveals that measures are largely confined to top-down rule-based implementation. This includes relevant provisions in national legislation, aligning with European Union (EU) law and priorities, and improved upon by collective bargaining agreements, such as work-life balance and prevention of harassment at work. The article concludes that greater integration of women’s networks and participatory bodies into union activities and structures opens up opportunities for women to be more effectively included in social dialogue processes and for improving the accountability of union organisations. By establishing links with women working in the industry, this would facilitate a bottom-up approach
Paul Rekret, "Aesthetic Autonomy, Broadcasting, Streaming"
No full textThis presentation uses early twentieth century debates between Theodor Adorno, Bertolt Brecht, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, and others around emergent media technologies as a lens for examining the problem of aesthetic and cultural autonomy under platform capitalism, bringing these debates into dialogue with later theorisations of freedom, subjectivity, and the simulacral
Geopolitical constraints on China’s soft power: A framing analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative coverage in Italian news media
No full textThis article examines the framing of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Italian news media between 2017 and 2023, a period that captures Italy’s full trajectory of engagement with the initiative: from early optimism and eventual participation to disillusionment and withdrawal. Italy occupies an exceptional position: it was the first and only G7 country to sign a BRI Memorandum of Understanding in 2019 despite longstanding Western alignments, and the first country to officially terminate its participation. Drawing on a soft-power perspective, the study shows that Italian coverage was initially favourable, presenting the BRI as an economic opportunity. Over time, however, economic coverage receded as the dominant interpretive frame moved toward security, strategic rivalry, and concerns over China’s political intentions. While existing research on BRI news coverage has focused largely on Global South contexts, Western cases shaped by entrenched alliance structures remain understudied. The Italian case demonstrates that China’s soft-power appeal is conditioned by geopolitical alignments and media discourse: attraction and strategic positioning coexist, and frequently collide, within the communicative environments where narratives are produced and contested
Shaping the UK radiology workforce: two decades of diversity, progression, and training evolution – a national observational study
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The UK continues to face radiology workforce pressures. This study examined how major policy events have shaped diversity and career timelines within the senior UK radiology workforce over nearly two decades.
Methods
All radiologists added to the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register between 2006 and 2023 were identified via a Freedom of Information request. Gender and country of primary medical qualification (PMQ) were analysed, classifying radiologists as UK medical graduates (UKMGs) or international medical graduates (IMGs). The interval between PMQ and specialty registration was a surrogate proxy for overall progression. Temporal trends were assessed using Poisson, binomial logistic, and quantile regression, with interrupted time-series models assessing inflection points at 2012 (MMC), 2016 (Brexit), and 2020 (COVID-19).
Results
Between 2006 and 2023, 4409 radiologists entered the GMC Specialist Register; 39.2% were women and 39.8% were IMGs from 80 countries. Annual registrations rose by +3.85%/year (p < 0.001) without significant change in female (β:+0.0045, p = 0.44) or IMG (β: 0.0045, p = 0.44) representation. Median time from PMQ to registration was 10 years (IQR: 9–13), 1 year longer for females (p < 0.001) and 4 years longer for IMGs (p < 0.001). The gender gap remained stable (interaction β:+0.029/year, p = 0.51), while the UKMG–IMG gap widened (interaction β:+0.224/year, p < 0.001).
Conclusions
The senior radiology workforce has expanded and remains internationally diverse, though gender representation has plateaued. Female radiologists and IMG radiologists had longer intervals to registration. Further work is needed to understand these differences, which may be due to differences in career breaks, migration and global changes in training pathways
