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Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni, Giuseppe Fusco, Filippo Nicolini, Heather Bruce, Andrea Luchetti   +4 more
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Building phenotypic character matrices for phylogenetic inference: exploration of 35 years of practice

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent methodological development in phylogenetic inference has focused predominantly on molecular data. However, renewed interest in other data types, particularly morphological data, has followed from the increased recognition of the power of total evidence and tip‐dating approaches, including fossil data, for inference of time‐scaled trees ...
Melanie J. Hopkins, Mark C. Nikolic, James D. Holmes, Daniela S. Monti, Ernesto E. Vargas‐Parra, Russell D.C. Bicknell, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Katherine Jordan‐Burmeister, John R. Paterson, Shravya Srivastava‐Losey   +9 more
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
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AI + Drawing Enhances the Efficiency of Human Anatomy Education

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human anatomy is a fundamental core course in medical education, and its teaching effectiveness directly influences students' understanding and application of medical knowledge. However, traditional anatomy instruction often faces challenges such as limited teaching resources and the high cognitive difficulty students experience.
Fangfang Zhou, Yi Yang, Jiayou Liu, Xiaohua Zhu   +3 more
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Linear and Two‐Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy of the Multifunctional Vibrational Probe, 3‐(4‐Azidophenyl) Propiolonitrile. Deperturbing a Fermi Triad by Isotopic Substitution

ChemPhysChem, Volume 26, Issue 6, March 15, 2025.
Linear infrared spectroscopy combined with isotope labeling and density functional theory unravels the origin of a Fermi triad in a multifunctional vibrational chromophore. Ultrafast 2DIR‐spectroscopy reports directly on the dynamics and the intramolecular vibrational energy flow pathways in the isotopically deperturbed system. Abstract Infrared probes
Claudia Gräve, Jörg Lindner, Stefan Flesch, Luis I. Domenianni, Peter Vöhringer   +4 more
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Fish Scales: A Multifunctional Biomaterial from Nature

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Fish scales demonstrate nature's solution to impact protection through overlapping multilayered architecture. This biological design combines mineralized surfaces with collagen networks to achieve both flexibility and fracture resistance. The structural principles inspire advanced protective materials and biomedical implants, where damage tolerance ...
Liyao Dong, Xiaojie Sun, Xiguang Chen
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Tuning Stability and Optoelectronic Properties of CsSnI3 Via Rare‐Earth Doping

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Sn‐based halide perovskites are promising optoelectronic materials but are limited by poor stability. Thus, rare‐earth elements (RE) doping in CsSnI3 addresses this limitation, significantly enhancing thermodynamic, mechanical, and chemical stability, while simultaneously tuning electronic characteristics and modulating optical responses in the ...
Haowei Wang, Feiyu Zhou, Zhuo Li, Yanghao Luo, Tongtong Li, Yilun Liu, Shengying Yue   +6 more
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Brain–Computer Interfaces: The Dawn of a New Era in Disease Treatment

Exploration, EarlyView.
This study investigates the potential of brain–computer interface (BCI) technology in treating neuropsychiatric disorders, such as movement and communication barriers. Our review examines the history, signal paradigms, and diverse applications of BCI while also discussing ongoing research into novel materials and emerging technologies that offer ...
Yuqi Feng, Wangzheqi Zhang, Jun Chen, Huang Wu, Lei Wu, Yanhao Qiu, Xiaoming Deng, Chenglong Zhu, Yisheng Chen, Zhijie Zhao, Changli Wang, Xiaomin Zhang   +11 more
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A Joint Test of Unconfoundedness and Common Trends

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We introduce an overidentification test of two alternative assumptions to identify the average treatment effect on the treated in a two‐period panel data setting: unconfoundedness and common trends. Under unconfoundedness, treatment assignment and post‐treatment outcomes are independent, conditional on control variables and pre‐treatment ...
Martin Huber, Eva‐Maria Oeß
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The We‐Relationship as a Key to Addressing Dementia‐Related Ambiguous Loss

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pauline Boss describes the challenges faced by people caring for family members with dementia in terms of ambiguous loss – a condition in which the physical presence of the person with dementia coexists with their psychological absence. This article proposes the concept of we‐relationship as a key to addressing dementia‐related ambiguous loss.
Takuya Niikawa, Xue Li
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