Unveiling diurnal metamorphosis in the atmospheric boundary layer during an annular solar eclipse through large eddy simulations.

Solar eclipses induce abrupt reductions in solar radiation, triggering notable changes in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). This study employs large eddy simulations (LES) to investigate eclipse-induced ABL modulations over Thiruvananthapuram during the annular solar eclipse of 15 January 2010. Unlike previous studies that primarily relied on observational analyses, this work provides a first-of-its-kind numerical simulation of such phenomena using a state-of-the-art LES framework.

Epigenetic studies in children at risk of stunting and their parents in India, Indonesia and Senegal: a UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub protocol paper.

Introduction: In 2020, an estimated 150 million children under the age of 5 years were stunted. Stunting results from early-life adversity and it is associated with significant physical and cognitive deficit, lifelong socioeconomic disadvantage and reduced life expectancy. There is a need to understand the causes of stunting and its effects in order to develop strategies to avoid it and to mitigate the consequences once stunting has occurred.