The effect of mutation rate variation. by Thomas Mailund (51584)

“…We split the alignment into segments geometrically distributed with mean length 500 bp and 2 kbp, and the mutation rate is then scaled by a random value chosen uniformly in the range 0.75 to 1.25 or 0.5 to 1.5. The dashed lines show the simulated values. …”

Sleep-like features. by Bruno Golosio (825149)

“…Vertical lines separate neurons sorted by AWAKE firing rates into six subgroups (sextiles) with an equal number of elements. …”

DataSheet_1_Impacts of coral bleaching on reef fish abundance, biomass and assemblage structure at remote Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles: insights from two survey methods.zip by Anna Koester (11805572)

“…</p>Results<p>During indicator surveys, mean fish abundance did not change on deep reefs. …”

Data_Sheet_2_Aging Effects on Phonological and Semantic Priming in the Tip-of-the-Tongue: Evidence From a Two-Step Approach.doc by Mingkun Ouyang (8160891)

“…Compared with young adults, older adults showed a greater effect of phonological priming on decreasing TOTs occurrence. For semantic retrieval deficit, older adults exhibited a smaller phonological facilitation effect and a larger semantic interference effect than young adults. …”

Linear stability of the flow of a second order fluid past a wedge by Martina Cracco (19655263)

“…Second order fluids belong to a larger family of fluids called Order fluids, which is one of the first classes proposed to model departures from Newtonian behaviour. …”

Bump trapping due to connectivity noise at low drive. by Raymond Wang (7527374)

“…(<b>C</b>) Bump trajectories with smallest positive and negative drive required to travel through the entire network. Respectively, <i>b</i> = 0.75 and <i>b</i> = −0.52. The larger of the two in magnitude is the escape drive <i>b</i>₀ = 0.75. …”

Size-Dependent Passivation Shell and Magnetic Properties in Antiferromagnetic/Ferrimagnetic Core/Shell MnO Nanoparticles by Alberto López-Ortega (1587796)

“…A considerable enhancement of the Néel temperature, <i>T</i>_N, and the magnetic anisotropy of the MnO core for decreasing core sizes has been observed. …”

Supplementary Material for: Predictors of Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage after Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Dong S. (5025614)

“…Age (MD = 2.57, 95% CI: 1.53–3.61; <i>p</i> < 0.00001), higher initial NIHSS score (MD = 1.71, 95% CI: 1.35–2.08, <i>p</i> < 0.00001), higher initial systolic blood pressure (MD = 7.40, 95% CI: 5.11–9.69, <i>p</i> < 0.00001), diabetes mellitus (OR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.10–1.69, <i>p</i> = 0.005), poor collaterals (OR = 3.26, 95% CI: 2.35–4.51; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), internal carotid artery occlusion (OR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.26–1.90; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), longer procedure time (MD = 18.92, 95% CI: 11.49–26.35; <i>p</i> < 0.0001), and passes of retriever >3 (OR = 3.39, 95% CI: 2.45–4.71; <i>p</i> < 0.0001) were predictors of sICH, while modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction score ≥2b (OR = 0.61, 95% CI: 0.46–0.79; <i>p</i> = 0.0002) was associated with a decreased risk of sICH. …”

Germanium and Tin Analogues of Alkynes and Their Reduction Products by Lihung Pu (2461669)

“…Upon further reduction, the slight decrease in the Sn−Sn bond is probably a result of the reduced importance of Coulombic repulsion due to the larger size of tin and a widening of the Sn−Sn−C angles which may shorten the Sn−Sn σ-bond.…”

First Large-Scale DNA Barcoding Assessment of Reptiles in the Biodiversity Hotspot of Madagascar, Based on Newly Designed COI Primers by Zoltán T. Nagy (139553)

“…<div><h3>Background</h3><p>DNA barcoding of non-avian reptiles based on the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene is still in a very early stage, mainly due to technical problems. …”

Size-frequency data and statistical distributions fitted to them. by John K. Hillier (3147690)

“…Data source and number of observed bedforms <i>n</i> are indicated on the plots; country-wide UK data (Fig 8 in [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0159489#pone.0159489.ref016" target="_blank">16</a>] and Fig 5 in [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0159489#pone.0159489.ref031" target="_blank">31</a>]) (black) and a well-studied sub-set (grey) of this [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0159489#pone.0159489.ref032" target="_blank">32</a>] are used. d) The typical shape; there are few small bedforms, a modal peak above this forming a `roll-over’, and an approximately exponential tail of frequencies decreasing towards the largest sizes.…”

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Sand Fly Fluctuations Are Associated with El Niño in Panamá by Luis Fernando Chaves (19596)

“…Sand fly (SF) vector abundance, on average, decreased during the hot and cold ENSO phases, when compared with the normal ENSO phase, yet variability in vector abundance was largest during the cold ENSO phase. …”

HIV Status Awareness, Partnership Dissolution and HIV Transmission in Generalized Epidemics by Georges Reniers (110445)

“…<div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>HIV status aware couples with at least one HIV positive partner are characterized by high separation and divorce rates. …”

Relationships among territory size, body size, and food availability in a specialist river duck by Silvina Ippi (4886788)

“…Moreover, body size can play an important role in territorial defence. The Torrent Duck (<i>Merganetta armata)</i> is a river specialist that exhibits year-round territorial behaviour and long-term pair bonds. …”

Selective Vulnerability of Spinal and Cortical Motor Neuron Subpopulations in delta7 SMA Mice by Paolo d’Errico (494029)

“…<div><p>Loss of the survival motor neuron gene (<i>SMN1</i>) is responsible for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the most common inherited cause of infant mortality. …”

<b>Gene x environment interactions as drivers of lifespan variation in nematodes</b> by Justin Havird (2812975)

“…Here, we examined the effects of lifespan-enhancing phytochemicals (curcumin, carnosol, and rapamycin) on lifespan and healthspan in five genetic strains of the model nematode <i>C. elegans</i> with known variation in lifespan. …”

() The accumulation of Gene3D protein families over time, represented by the order in which newly completed genomes have been released by Russell L. Marsden (14730)

Patterns of Flexible Nanotubes Formed by Liquid-Ordered and Liquid-Disordered Membranes by Yonggang Liu (176004)

“…The spontaneous curvature of the Ld membranes is found to be 4.7 times larger than that of the Lo membranes. We also show that these curvatures are generated by weak PEG adsorption onto the membranes, with a binding affinity of about 1.6 <i>k</i>_B<i>T</i> per chain. …”

Testing the “Read-across hypothesis” by investigating the effects of ibuprofen on fish. by Alpa Patel (2937030)

“…Results showed that PGEM levels in fish exposed to 370 and 470 µg ibuprofen/L were significantly decreased compared to control fish, when mean plasma ibuprofen concentrations were 1.8 to 5.6-fold below the C_max. …”

Patterns of Flexible Nanotubes Formed by Liquid-Ordered and Liquid-Disordered Membranes by Yonggang Liu (176004)

“…The spontaneous curvature of the Ld membranes is found to be 4.7 times larger than that of the Lo membranes. We also show that these curvatures are generated by weak PEG adsorption onto the membranes, with a binding affinity of about 1.6 <i>k</i>_B<i>T</i> per chain. …”