Correction: Phylosymbiosis: Relationships and Functional Effects of Microbial Communities across Host Evolutionary History. [PDF]
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2000225.].
Andrew W Brooks +4 more
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In this article, we review the current uses and future directions of robotic surgery in the field of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. Pelvic surgery is ideal for the use of surgical robots, which provide improved visualization and ease ...
Benjamin M. Brucker +2 more
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Conserved nicotine-activated neuroprotective pathways involve mitochondrial stress
Summary: Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for several human diseases. Conversely, smoking also reduces the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease, whose hallmark is degeneration of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons (DNs). We use C.
J. Brucker Nourse, Jr. +7 more
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Controlled release of chlorhexidine from a mesoporous silica-containing macroporous titanium dental implant prevents microbial biofilm formation [PDF]
Roughened surfaces are increasingly being used for dental implant applications as the enlarged contact area improves bone cell anchorage, thereby facilitating osseointegration.
K De Cremer +9 more
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Ice Sheet and Sea Ice Ultrawideband Microwave radiometric Airborne eXperiment (ISSIUMAX) in Antarctica: first results from Terra Nova Bay [PDF]
An airborne microwave wide-band radiometer (500–2000 MHz) was operated for the first time in Antarctica to better understand the emission properties of sea ice, outlet glaciers and the interior ice sheet from Terra Nova Bay to Dome C.
M. Brogioni +17 more
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How Negative Is Negative Information
Daily, we face a plenty of negative information that can profoundly affect our perception and behavior. During devastating events such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, negative messages may hinder reasoning at individual level and social decisions in ...
Elisabeth Simoes +8 more
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Sentinel‐1 Detects Firn Aquifers in the Greenland Ice Sheet
Firn aquifers in Greenland store liquid water within the upper ice sheet and impact the hydrological system. Their location and area have been estimated with airborne radar sounder surveys (Operation IceBridge, OIB).
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Review article: Global monitoring of snow water equivalent using high-frequency radar remote sensing [PDF]
Seasonal snow cover is the largest single component of the cryosphere in areal extent, covering an average of 46 × 106 km2 of Earth's surface (31 % of the land area) each year, and is thus an important expression and driver of the Earth's climate.
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Unilateral perineal hernia surgery. Case report
La hernia perineal resulta del debilitamiento y/o incapacidad del diafragma pélvico para sostener la pared rectal, lo que promueve el desplazamiento caudal de los órganos abdominales o pélvicos en el perineo.
P. S. Nakaza +6 more
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BackgroundEmployment contributes to cancer survivors’ quality of life, but this population faces a variety of challenges when working during and after treatment. Factors associated with work outcomes among cancer survivors include
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