On the Explicit Function of Life within a Physical Universe
Philosophies, 2021 To describe the meaning of functionality in a universe before life evolved, existing etiological and systemic accounts of function are evaluated. Since the theory of function is only applicable in context with living beings and artifacts used by living ...
Annette Grathoff
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Selective COX-2 inhibitors and risk of myocardial infarction [PDF]
, 2005 Selective inhibitors of cyclooxygenase- 2 ( COX- 2, ` coxibs') are highly effective anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs that exert their action by preventing the formation of prostanoids.
Klauss, V. +3 more
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Turning the mind’s eye inward: the interplay between selective attention and working memory [PDF]
, 2015 Historically, cognitive sciences have considered selective attention and working memory as largely separated cognitive functions. That is, selective attention as a concept is typically reserved for the processes that allow for the prioritization of ...
Abrahamse, Elger +3 more
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Wireless aquatic navigator for detection and analysis (WANDA) [PDF]
, 2010 The cost of monitoring and detecting pollutants in natural waters is of major concern. Current and forthcoming bodies of legislation will continue to drive demand for spatial and selective monitoring of our environment, as the focus increasingly moves ...
Al-Bahry +42 more
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Selective Maintenance Optimization for a Multi-State System With Degradation Interaction
IEEE Access, 2019 This paper studies the selective maintenance problem for a multi-state system (MSS) performing consecutive production missions with scheduled intermission breaks.
Zhonghao Zhao +4 more
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Reformulating Pro-Oxidant Microglia in Neurodegeneration [PDF]
, 2019 In neurodegenerative diseases, microglia-mediated neuroinflammation and oxidative stress are central events. Recent genome-wide transcriptomic analyses of microglial cells under different disease conditions have uncovered a new subpopulation named ...
Alonso Bellido, Isabel María +13 more
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Parental Selection for Productivity Improvement in Indian Tropical Tasar Silkworm, Antheraea mylitta Drury (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) [PDF]
, 2011 Global demand for Vanya silks in general and tasar silk in particular, call-for sustainable utilization of the country’s seri-biodiversity potential.
Dr. Manohar Reddy Rangareddygari +1 more
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A snake of a different color: physiological color change in Arizona black rattlesnakes [PDF]
, 2011 Coloration may serve a variety of behavioral (e.g., crypsis, communication) and physiological (e.g., thermoregulation, protection) functions for terrestrial ectotherms. However, optimal coloration for a given function may vary over environments (spatial
Jeffrey J. Smith, Melissa Amarello
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Lineage Selection and the Maintenance of Sex
PLoS ONE, 2013 Sex predominates in eukaryotes, despite its short-term disadvantage when compared to asexuality. Myriad models have suggested that short-term advantages of sex may be sufficient to counterbalance its twofold costs. However, despite decades of experimental work seeking such evidence, no evolutionary mechanism has yet achieved broad recognition as ...
de Vienne, Damien M. +2 more
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Laboratory von H\'amos X-ray Spectroscopy for Routine Sample Characterization [PDF]
, 2016 High energy resolution, hard X-ray spectroscopies are powerful element selective probes of the electronic and local structure of matter, with diverse applications in chemistry, physics, biology and materials science.
Bunker G. +6 more
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