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May 24, 2019
05/10/2019
Research Article
Mengüllüoğlu and colleagues show that at small spatial scales, invasive sampling using box traps may underestimate the genetic diversity in carnivores with permanent ranges and philopatry
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05/15/2019
Cardiovascular Medicine
Using data from more than 400,000 participants and 400 variables in the UK Biobank, Ahmed Alaa and colleagues investigate machine learning tools for cardiovascular risk prediction. The findings show that a machine learning framework can improve the prediction of cardiovascular events compared with traditional risk prediction approaches.
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05/01/2019
Public Policy
Food stamps data from 2000-2008 in 20 US states show that laws aiming to restrict immigrants’ access to social welfare do not result in decreased enrollment.
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05/08/2019
Analytical Chemistry
Lackmann and colleagues investigate the nitrosylation of cysteine by two different plasma sources, with applications in understanding the mechanism of cold plasma treatment.
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04/29/2019
soft matter
Wang and colleagues report a mathematical model of the structure and dynamics of foams.
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05/08/2019
Women's Health & Bioethics
Sullivan, et al recommend contraception requirements for women participating in research should be based on actual fetal risk assessments. Women in the US and Malawi considered reproductive control, health effects, prevention of fetal harm, burden on women, deferral to authority, autonomy, and relationship concerns as key considerations
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05/01/2019
EveryONE BLOG
In this Guest Blog, PLOS ONE Academic Editor, Sieglinde Snapp, discusses the challenges faced in sustainability research to solve complex, so-called “Wicked Problems”, and how conferences such as Tropentag are bringing together researchers from multiple disciplines to implement participatory action research.
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05/15/2019
Research Article
Che and colleagues report a new function for BRUCE in the dual regulation of autophagy and cellular energy.
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05/15/2019
Sport and Exercise
Pedro Jiménez-Reyes and colleagues analyse the effects on jump performance of an individualized training program based on the force-velocity imbalance approach.
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05/02/2019
pediatrics
Male gender, perinatal infection and maternal smoking may increase risk for behavioral problems at school entry in moderately-late preterm babies according to data from LOLLIPOP study
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05/08/2019
Imaging Techniques
A new computational approach to micro-computed tomography reveals evidence of carbon inks that may lead to the noninvasive digital recovery of the lost texts of Herculaneum.
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