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Twists in the fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva story challenge and expand our understanding of BMP biology

open access: yesThe Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2022
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultrarare, debilitating disease in which heterotopic bone is formed in certain soft tissues. A gain-of-function variant in the cytoplasmic domain of the activin A receptor type I (ACVR1) exists in all ...
Michael T. Collins
doaj   +1 more source

Broad support for lethal control of wild deer among subscribers of nature organisations in England and Wales

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild deer populations are increasing across the northern hemisphere, posing challenges to the environment and people. Deer impacts can be managed using lethal and non‐lethal practices, but research suggests lethal control receives mixed support.
Elena Cini   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fear of progression, loneliness, and hope in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a cross-sectional relational study

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionIn recent years, fear of disease progression (FoP) has become one of the most common psychological problems in cancer patients. However, there are fewer studies on the FoP in patients with gastrointestinal tumors. We aimed to assess the level
Yanjun Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamical friction and the evolution of satellites in virialized halos: the theory of linear response [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The evolution of a small satellite inside a more massive truncated isothermal spherical halo is studied using both the Theory of Linear Response for dynamical friction and N-Body simulations.
Bontekoe Tj. R.   +14 more
core   +3 more sources

Spatial and temporal variability of wet spells and their role in wet and dry summers and winters in Australia

open access: yesQuarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
The change in the frequency of wet spells in tropical Australia in summer primarily contributes to the change in precipitation between wet and dry years. In the extratropics, both the frequency and intensity of wet spells are important, especially in winter.
Sunil Pariyar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Joint Optimization of Energy Efficiency and Data Compression in TDMA-Based Medium Access Control for the IoT - Extended Version

open access: yes, 2016
Energy efficiency is a key requirement for the Internet of Things, as many sensors are expected to be completely stand-alone and able to run for years without battery replacement. Data compression aims at saving some energy by reducing the volume of data
Biason, Alessandro   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Sliding Doors: Frame Uptake and Rejection by Learners in a Museum‐Based Climate Learning Experience

open access: yesScience Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Science education efforts that support public understanding of modern climate change are critically needed. However, implementing climate‐related learning experiences can be challenging, as public audiences tend to experience a wide range of understandings of and emotions around the issue. In light of these challenges, many scholars have posed
Lynne Zummo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fragment‐Block: A Novel Approach for Managing Variability in Software Product Lines

open access: yesSoftware: Practice and Experience, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Changes in the functionality of a software product line (SPL) can generate various issues in the SPL source code. Their complexity depends primarily on the amount of changes in the SPL source code and the internal mechanisms for managing variability. Further, modern development frameworks rely on a variety of artefacts besides source
Junior Cupe Casquina, Leonardo Montecchi
wiley   +1 more source

FoP: Never-Ending Learner for Multimedia Knowledge Extraction

open access: yes, 2014
International audience—In this paper we present our system Faces of Politics (henceforth FoP), that is able to continuously learn multimedia knowledge of Web multimedia resources about the presence of person(s) in a pictures and to leverage this ...
Gravier, Christophe, Subercaze, Julien
core   +4 more sources

Reference amounts utilised in front of package nutrition labelling:impact on product healthfulness evaluations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background/Objectives: The research question addressed in this paper is how different reference amounts utilised in front of package nutrition labelling influence evaluation of product healthfulness.
Hieke, Sophie   +5 more
core   +5 more sources

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