A meteorological data journal - Overlay Journal Infrastructure for Meteorological Sciences (OJIMS)

A poster to describe a meteorological data journal. The OJIMS project is investigating the idea of data publication in the atmospheric sciences. It is creating the required mechanics for overlay journals and examine their long term sustainability. The project also set up a document repository for the atmospheric sciences. This would preserve a range of documents relevant to atmospheric science including journal papers, technical reports, and images

Dietary interventions for managing glucose abnormalities in cystic fibrosis:a systematic review protocol

Abstract Background Glucose abnormalities in cystic fibrosis (CF) are common, but there is limited evidence to guide their dietary management. Progressive impaired glucose tolerance eventually leads to cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD), the most prevalent complication of CF, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Optimising glycaemic control improves clinical status and reduces mortality; insulin therapy is the primary means of controlling glycaemia in CFRD, but its role in managing pre-diabetes is less clear. CF dietary therapy requires a high calorie diet due to increased energy expenditure and malabsorption, but this energy-dense diet is typically high in fat and sugar, and high sugar intakes often result in hyperglycaemia in individuals who have impaired glucose handling. Current guidelines for the dietary management of glucose abnormalities in CF are based on clinical consensus rather than empirical evidence. A systematic review conducted in 2012 on the effects of low glycaemic index dietary intervention in CF concluded that there is a dearth of evidence in this area. This review will update the systematic review by Balzer et al. in 2012 and will broaden the scope of their review to include any type of dietary intervention for managing glucose abnormalities in CF. Methods Quantitative studies of dietary interventions to manage glucose abnormalities in individuals aged over 5 years with CF and glucose abnormalities will be reviewed. No limits will be placed on language or study design. The comparator will be standard CF dietary therapy (energy dense, high-fat diet) in addition to insulin therapy for individuals with CFRD. Electronic databases will be searched for completed quantitative studies published in peer-review journals that focus on dietary interventions for managing glucose abnormalities in CF. Searches will be conducted from 2000 up to the present day to reflect the evolving improvements in CF management. No restrictions will be placed on study design or language. Duration of the dietary intervention must be a minimum of 2 months and only interventions in out-patient or community settings will be included. Studies must report on dietary intervention, glycaemic control, anthropometry and lung function. Evidence will be assessed for heterogeneity and a narrative review or meta-analysis conducted as appropriate. Discussion This systematic review will elucidate current knowledge of the effects of dietary interventions for managing glucose abnormalities in the vulnerable CF clinical population. Systematic review registration PROSPERO registration number: CRD42018085569 www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero

Executive Summary of OJIMS business models report

The Overlay Journal Infrastructure for Meteorological Sciences (OJIMS) project developed the mechanisms that could support both a new Journal of Meteorological Data and an Open-Access Repository for documents related to the meteorological sciences. The project had three fundamental aims: • Creation of overlay journal mechanics. • Creation of an open-access subject-based repository for meteorology and atmospheric sciences. • Construction and evaluation of business models for potential overlay journals. This document describes the background to the business models for the Royal Meteorological Society, so that it may consider whether and how implementation of a new Journal of Meteorological Data and an Open-Access Repository might take place. It will be made publicly available through the projects principal funder at JISC. Commercially sensitive information on business model options is provided separately to RMetS

OJIMS business models report

The Overlay Journal Infrastructure for Meteorological Sciences (OJIMS) project developed the mechanisms that could support both a new Journal of Meteorological Data and an Open-Access Repository for documents related to the meteorological sciences. The project had three fundamental aims: • Creation of overlay journal mechanics. • Creation of an open-access subject-based repository for meteorology and atmospheric sciences. • Construction and evaluation of business models for potential overlay journals. This document describes the background to the business models for the Royal Meteorological Society, so that it may consider whether and how implementation of a new Journal of Meteorological Data and an Open-Access Repository might take place. It will be made publicly available through the projects principal funder at JISC. Commercially sensitive information on business model options is provided separately to RMetS

ARCC network checklist for authors

The checklist describes six things authors should do to make their publication easier for others to find and use. It was written for built environment and infrastructure researchers whose work is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Applying this checklist makes articles eligible for the post-2014 REF, comply with the EPSRC policy framework on research data (1 May 2015), and ensures funders have a record of your research project’s achievements.</p

The Earth System feedbacks that matter for climate: a land perspective

Here, we discuss the feedback processes that determine the nature and rates of climatic changes in response to climate forcing. We explain the difference in the characteristic behaviour of biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks, and describe the means by which the feedbacks can be identified using models and observational data, and the strength quantified. Improved understanding of these kinds of processes is essential for better prediction of future climate

Additional file 1: of Dietary interventions for managing glucose abnormalities in cystic fibrosis: a systematic review protocol

PRISMA-P 2015 Checklist. PRISMA-P checklist adapted for use with systematic review protocol submissions to BioMed Central journals. (DOCX 33 kb

The earth system feedbacks that matter for contemporary climate

Looking at how feedbacks of earth system (e.g. biological and chemical as well as physical) processes might affect the physical climate