Review
Ecology
Pedro Marquez-Zacarias, Rozenn M. Pineau, Marcella Gomez, Alan Veliz-Cuba, David Murrugarra, William C. Ratcliff, Karl J. Niklas
Summary: Cellular differentiation is a hallmark of complex multicellularity that allows organisms to benefit from functional diversity among cells. The evolution of multicellularity is a major transition that increases organism complexity through the integration of cell types within an individual. Multiple hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origins of cellular differentiation, but understanding of cell-type distinctiveness and differentiation mechanisms remains incomplete.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Svitlana Braichenko, James Holehouse, Ramon Grima
Summary: The study found that in certain parameter space, the first, second, and third moments of the waiting time distributions between two consecutively produced transcripts exactly match between the two-state and mechanistic models. They are practically indistinguishable by comparison of their transcript numbers distributions, but distinguishable by the shape of their waiting time distributions.
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
(2021)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Anders Karlsson, Gaetan Kuhn
Summary: This study establishes a graph structure associated with finite fields, distinguishing between models of isomorphic fields and interpreting basic notions in terms of standard graph properties. The connectedness and diameter estimation of these graphs are discussed, along with an accidental graph isomorphism. The focus is also on the non-trivial Laplace eigenvalue in a specific family of 8-regular graphs, demonstrating it is not an expander. Additionally, a regular covering graph is introduced, showing connectivity only when the root is primitive.
FINITE FIELDS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Yao-Tsung Chuang, Teppei Okumura, Masato Shirasaki
Summary: This paper presents the first measurements of intrinsic alignment (IA) in a modified gravity model and demonstrates the usefulness of IA statistics as a probe of gravity beyond a consistency test of ΛCDM and general relativity.
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Feng Liu, Zhenhao Fan, Zhipeng Sun, Xuzong Chen, Dingping Li
Summary: The systematic non-perturbative method developed based on Dyson-Schwinger theory and the derivable theory for Ising model at broken phase allows for obtaining critical temperature and spin spin correlation beyond mean field theory. The gapless spectrum of Green function obtained from this method at critical point results in divergent susceptibility at T-c. The critical temperature of Ising model obtained from this method is fairly good compared to other non-cluster methods and can be extended to more complex spin models with continuous symmetry.
FRONTIERS OF PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Xuehan Hu, Xun Sun, Fan Hu, Fang Liu, Weiwei Ruan, Tingfan Wu, Rui An, Xiaoli Lan
Summary: The study aimed to construct multivariate radiomics models using hybrid F-18-FDG PET/MRI to distinguish between PD and MSA, showing that the radiomics signature with metabolic, structural, and functional information may achieve promising diagnostic efficacy. The clinical-radiomics integrated model performed best in distinguishing between PD and MSA.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
(2021)
Editorial Material
Ethics
Adam Omelianchuk
Summary: Smith argues that permanently unconscious patients will not be harmed by death caused by transplant surgery. Therefore, he suggests abandoning the dead donor rule. However, I argue that his argument is not valid and explain why no policy change is justified.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Miroslav Karny
Summary: The paper presents a method for assigning proper prior probabilities to new, generally compound hypotheses using the minimum relative-entropy principle and forecaster-based knowledge transfer. The technique shows strong application potential in creating hypotheses, addressing learning problems with insufficient data, and sequential Monte Carlo estimation. Interesting open research problems related to this method are also listed.
PATTERN RECOGNITION LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mostafa Zeama, Mohamed A. Morsy, Mahmoud Abdelnaby, Luis Gutierrez-Arzaluz, Omar F. Mohammed, Zain H. Yamani
Summary: This study successfully replaced Ti with Zr in MIL-125-NH2 for the first time, investigating its effect on CO2 photocatalysis. The introduction of Zr was found to cause structural defects, resulting in a shorter lifetime of charge carriers. Additionally, the study suggested that the decrease in photocatalytic activity was not due to changes in the electronic structure, but rather to defects in the system.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Oceanography
Yingli Zhu, Gary T. Mitchum, Kara S. Doran, Don P. Chambers, Xinfeng Liang
Summary: Global mean sea level has been rising since the last century, posing a serious challenge for coastal areas. Different regression models show similar skills in explaining sea level rise, but stepwise trends with three inflection points are more skillful in most reconstructions. Multidecadal variability plays a significant role in sea level rise and contributions from thermal expansion and crustal sea level, impacted by both natural and anthropogenic forcings.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
(2021)
Editorial Material
Ethics
Tyler Paetkau
Summary: Employment-based vaccine mandates have worse consequences for existing employees than prospective ones. However, Smith argues that if vaccine mandates are justified for prospective employees, they are similarly justified for existing employees. This paper responds to Smith's argument by questioning the existence of effective alternative interventions and the asymmetry in the harms of mandates.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Chuenjai Sukpan, Rebecca M. Kuiper
Summary: The (RI-)CLPM is a popular model used in psychology and related fields to assess longitudinal relationships between variables. Causal dominance in lagged effects is a key question researchers are interested in, but current methods do not allow for the evaluation of this. This paper explores the performance of the GORICA in evaluating causal dominance hypotheses in lagged effects models through a simulation study.
STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING-A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Asad Jan, Nadia Pereira Goncalves, Christian Bjerggaard Vaegter, Poul Henning Jensen, Nelson Ferreira
Summary: The pathological aggregation of presynaptic protein alpha-synuclein and its propagation through synaptically coupled neuroanatomical tracts are believed to underlie the progression of Parkinson's disease and other synucleinopathies. Understanding the mechanisms of alpha-synuclein propagation may provide insights into the etiology of PD and identify new therapeutic targets.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Le-Le Shi, Man Li, Bo You, Rong-Zhen Liao
Summary: Density functional theory calculations were used to investigate the mechanism of cobalt(II) tetraamino phthalocyanine catalyzed electro-reduction of CO2. The results showed that the active species formed through reduction of the initial catalyst can attack CO2 to produce carbon monoxide as an intermediate and product. The redox properties of the ligand were found to be important in the catalysis. The higher energy barrier for hydrogen evolution reaction compared to carbon dioxide reduction was consistent with the experimental product distribution.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
William O'Donohue, Jane E. Fisher
Summary: The proper response to problematic speech is more speech rather than censorship. While we agree with Jackson and Smith's advocacy for the freedom to criticize, we disagree with any acts of suppressing, censoring, or punishing speech, except in specific circumstances.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Kristen J. Gremillion
JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Anthropology
Kristen J. Gremillion
JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Nathan Wales, Melis Akman, Ray H. B. Watson, Fatima Sanchez Barreiro, Bruce D. Smith, Kristen J. Gremillion, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Benjamin K. Blackman
EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
(2019)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Loukas Barton, Scott Shirar, James W. Jordan
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kristen J. Gremillion, Loukas Barton, Dolores R. Piperno
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2014)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
F. H. Chen, G. H. Dong, D. J. Zhang, X. Y. Liu, X. Jia, C. B. An, M. M. Ma, Y. W. Xie, L. Barton, X. Y. Ren, Z. J. Zhao, X. H. Wu, M. K. Jones
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Loukas Barton, Brittany Bingham, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Cara Monroe, Ariane Thomas, Brian M. Kemp
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
Article
Anthropology
Shannon Tushingham, Loukas Barton, Robert L. Bettinger
Summary: The study explores how hunter-gatherers navigate the challenges of salmon scarcity and the risk of protein toxicity for human survival. It suggests that while fats and carbohydrates can help offset protein thresholds, individuals have varying limits on protein consumption. Seeking out richer sources of fat or carbohydrates may provide a solution to circumvent the protein intake ceiling, essential for evolutionary and cultural survival.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Anthropology
Elizabeth Berger, Katherine Brunson, Brett Kaufman, Gyoung-Ah Lee, Xinyi Liu, Pauline Sebillaud, Michael Storozum, Loukas Barton, Jacqueline Eng, Gary Feinman, Rowan Flad, Sandra Garvie-Lok, Michelle Hrivnyak, Brian Lander, Deborah C. Merrett, Wa Ye
Summary: First, it is crucial for datasets related to climate change and ancient human-environment interaction to be as local and specific as possible, as the timing of environmental change varies locally and human responses are highly dependent on local social and technological conditions. Second, the field still lacks robust theoretical frameworks for analyzing complex social-natural systems, especially for integrating data on multiple scales. Third, in order for this research to have a meaningful impact on contemporary climate change studies, effective communication of findings to the public and scientists in other disciplines should be prioritized in publication plans.
JOURNAL OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geography, Physical
Christopher Morgan, Bayarsaikhan Jamsranjav, Tuvshinjargal Tumurbaatar, Loukas Barton
Summary: This study reconstructs the climatic, hydrographic, and environmental conditions of northwestern Mongolia during the terminal Pleistocene and Holocene periods using archaeological and pedological data sets. The combination of archaeological and pedological data reveals a complex late Quaternary picture of paleoclimate and paleoenvironment in the region, emphasizing the importance of using multiple proxies in paleoecological reconstructions.
QUATERNARY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
Christopher Morgan, Loukas Barton, Robert L. Bettinger
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN ASIA
(2019)
Article
Anthropology
Andrew W. Weiland, Kristen J. Gremillion
ETHNOBIOLOGY LETTERS
(2018)
Article
Anthropology
Camilla Sturm, Julia K. Clark, Loukas Barton
AMERICAN ANTIQUITY
(2016)
Article
Archaeology
Loukas Barton
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN ASIA
(2016)
Proceedings Paper
Anthropology
Robert L. Bettinger, Christopher Morgan, Loukas Barton
LITHIC TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND EVOLUTIONARY THEORY
(2015)
