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New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary Evidence for the ongoing biodiversity crisis rests on assessment of a small fraction of described species, with major knowledge gaps for most organisms, including plants. Here, we highlight how digitised herbarium specimens can be used to accelerate and improve estimates of recent and ongoing plant extinctions.
Aelys M. Humphreys +4 more
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The Design of Giardia and the Genesis of Giardiasis [PDF]
, 2017 Giardia is a genus of protozoa discovered in 1681. Six morphologically distinct species are recognized. It mainly attaches in the upper GI tract of a wide variety of vertebrates (including zebrafish), often with beaver and muskrat as reservoirs/carriers ...
Gillen, Alan L., Sherwin, Frank
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, 2017 Scholars and practitioners across domains are increasingly concerned with algorithmic transparency and opacity, interrogating the values and assumptions embedded in automated, black-boxed systems, particularly in user-generated content platforms.
Geiger, R. Stuart
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On the Relationship between Normative Claims and Empirical Realities in Immigration [PDF]
, 2019 What is and what ought to be the relationship between empirical research and normative analysis with respect to migration policies? The paper addresses this question from the perspective of political theory, asking about the place of empirical research ...
Carens, Joseph H.
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Reuse of Wikimedia Commons Cultural Heritage Images on the Wider Web
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2019 Objective – Cultural heritage institutions with digital images on Wikimedia Commons want to know if and how those images are being reused. This study attempts to gauge the impact of digital cultural heritage images from Wikimedia Commons by using Reverse
Elizabeth Joan Kelly
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Silene, a versatile model system: from sex and genome evolution to ecology and speciation
New Phytologist, EarlyView.Summary Fundamental and applied research in evolutionary biology benefits from the use of model systems in which approaches from disparate disciplines can be integrated. Here, we review recent progress in evolutionary research on the long‐standing model system Silene, a large genus with a well‐resolved phylogeny and newly available, expanded genomic ...
Sophie Karrenberg +16 more
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A quantitative examination of the impact of featured articles in Wikipedia [PDF]
, 2011 This paper presents a quantitative examination of the impact of the presentation of featured articles as quality content in the main page of several Wikipedia editions.
González-Barahona, Jesus M. +3 more
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Photochemistry and Photobiology, EarlyView.Zebrafish provide a high‐throughput, optically transparent platform for cancer and drug screening. Their ~80% genetic homology, xenograft compatibility, and transgenic strains enable targeted photosensitizer screening, real‐time ROS and tumor imaging, and mechanistic assays, while fish embryo acute toxicity (FET) and in vitro tests streamline toxicity ...
Ethan Wilson +5 more
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The Wonderfully Made Design of the Skin and Its Microbiome [PDF]
, 2014 Many microbes live in a mutualistic relationship with the human body, make up the human microbiome, and play a role in our health by modulating the immune system.
Gillen, Alan L.
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The public domain vs. the museum: the limits of copyright and reproductions of two-dimensional works of art [PDF]
, 2014 The problem of museums and public institutions handling reproductions of works in their collections is not only a legal question but also one of museum ethics. Public museums are committed to spreading knowledge and to making their collections accessible.
Petri, Grischka
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