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Repurposing scientific writing in conservation biology

open access: yesPrompt, 2020
Scientists and writing studies scholars agree that students need to be able to repurpose scientific knowledge across audiences, goals, and genres. This article offers a much-needed, practical example of an assignment that allows students to work towards ...
Robert Boyd   +2 more
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A Novel Large-scale Chinese Encyclopedia Knowledge Parallel Refining Method Based on MapReduce

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2019
The open collaborative characteristics of online encyclopedia and the large number of ambiguity phenomena in the encyclopedia entry lead to inappropriate classification of plenty of Infobox knowledge triples of entries, which requires for refining and ...
Ting Wang   +3 more
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The Treatment of Encyclopedic Information in Duramazwi reMimhanzi

open access: yesLexikos, 2011
: This article presents the problems and challenges of dealing with encyclopedic information in Shona lexicography. According to Zgusta (1971: 198), encyclopedic dictionaries are primarily concerned with the denotata of the lexical units.
Gift Mheta
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Effects of High Hydrostatic Pressure on Fungal Spores and Plant Bioactive Compounds

open access: yesEncyclopedia, 2022
Fungi, and their spores, are responsible for the spoilage of several foods and plants and are susceptible to contamination with mycotoxins, which have associated health hazards.
Carlos A. Pinto   +6 more
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Wikipedia, friend or foe regarding information on diabetic retinopathy? A content analysis in the world’s leading 19 languages

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Objective To compare the completeness and quality of information about diabetic retinopathy on Wikipedia in the world’s leading spoken languages in 2020. Design and methods An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The information on diabetic
Kouatzin Aguilar-Morales   +4 more
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Novel Entries in a Fungal Biofilm Matrix Encyclopedia [PDF]

open access: yesmBio, 2014
ABSTRACT Virulence of Candida is linked with its ability to form biofilms. Once established, biofilm infections are nearly impossible to eradicate. Biofilm cells live immersed in a self-produced matrix, a blend of extracellular biopolymers, many of which are uncharacterized.
Zarnowski, R.   +13 more
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Aircraft Wings and Morphing–Evolution of the Concepts

open access: yesEncyclopedia
This encyclopedia entry provides an updated appreciation of the evolution of morphing aircraft wings, organized as follows: first, lift concepts are briefly examined; second, patents related to lift enhancement are discussed, showcasing existing ...
Sérgio M. O. Tavares   +2 more
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Integration of System Biology Tools to Investigate Huperzine A as an Anti-Alzheimer Agent

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Aim: The present study aimed to investigate huperzine A as an anti-Alzheimer agent based on the principle that a single compound can regulate multiple proteins and associated pathways, using system biology tools.Methodology: The simplified molecular ...
Pukar Khanal   +12 more
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Early prediction of movie box office success based on Wikipedia activity big data.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Use of socially generated "big data" to access information about collective states of the minds in human societies has become a new paradigm in the emerging field of computational social science.
Márton Mestyán   +2 more
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Identification and Characterization of Cell Lines HepG2, Hep3B217 and SNU387 as Models for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Coronavirus Infection

open access: yesViruses, 2022
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), a member of the genera alphacoronavirus, causes acute watery diarrhea and dehydration in suckling piglets and results in enormous economic losses in the swine industry worldwide. Identification and characterization
Lilei Lv   +8 more
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