Interaction between stimulus contrast and pre-saccadic crowding.

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journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Tang HM,Tang HL

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Contamination of body surfaces can negatively affect many physiological functions. Insects have evolved different adaptations for removing contamination, including surfaces that allow passive self-cleaning and structures for active cleaning. Here, we study the function of the antenna cleaner in Camponotus rufifemur an...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Hackmann A,Delacave H,Robinson A,Labonte D,Federle W

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The pod-shaped TiO2 nano burst tubes (TiO2 NBTs) were prepared by the combination of electrospinning and impregnation calcination with oxalic acid (H2C2O4), polystyrene (PS) and tetrabutyl titanate. The silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were loaded onto the surface of TiO2 NBTs by ultraviolet light reduction method to prep...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Wang S,Han Z,Di T,Li R,Liu S,Cheng Z

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence suggests that we are experiencing rapidly accelerating global climate change. Understanding how climate change may affect life is critical to identifying species and populations that are vulnerable. Most current research focuses on investigating how organisms may respond to gradual warming, but anoth...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kozlovsky DY,Branch CL,Pitera AM,Pravosudov VV

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokines are chemotactic cytokines involved in leucocyte trafficking to infected tissue. Growth-related oncogene (GRO) chemokines namely CXCL1, CXCL2 and CXCL3 are neutrophil activating chemokines sharing a conserved three-dimensional structure, but encompassing functional diversity due to gene duplication and evolu...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Gulati K,Jamsandekar M,Poluri KM

更新日期：2017-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the chemical and nutritional profile and antioxidative properties of cultivated Coprinus comatus. Proximate analysis revealed that C. comatus is rich in carbohydrates, dietary fibres and proteins, and could also be a valuable source of phenolics. Additionally, fat content is low, consisting mai...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Stilinović N,Čapo I,Vukmirović S,Rašković A,Tomas A,Popović M,Sabo A

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenge of cell division is to distribute partner chromosomes (pairs of homologues, pairs of sex chromosomes or pairs of sister chromatids) correctly, one into each daughter cell. In the 'standard' meiosis, this problem is solved by linking partners together via a chiasma and/or sister chromatid cohesion, and th...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Brady M,Paliulis LV

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the tempo and mode of non-avian dinosaur extinction is one of the most contentious issues in palaeobiology. Extensive disagreements remain over whether their extinction was catastrophic and geologically instantaneous or the culmination of long-term evolutionary trends. These conflicts have arisen due to nu...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Bonsor JA,Barrett PM,Raven TJ,Cooper N

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals are predicted to selectively observe and learn from the conspecifics with whom they share social connections. Yet, hardly anything is known about the role of different connections in observation and learning. To address the relationships between social connections, observation and learning, we investigated tra...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kulahci IG,Rubenstein DI,Bugnyar T,Hoppitt W,Mikus N,Schwab C

更新日期：2016-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has provided evidence that mood can spread over social networks via social contagion, but that, in seeming contradiction to this, depression does not. Here, we investigate whether there is evidence for the individual components of mood (such as appetite, tiredness and sleep) spreading through US adoles...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Eyre RW,House T,Hill EM,Griffiths FE

更新日期：2017-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge in robotic design is enabling robots to immediately adapt to unexpected physical damage. However, conventional robots require considerable time (more than several tens of seconds) for adaptation because the process entails high computational costs. To overcome this problem, we focus on a brittle star...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kano T,Sato E,Ono T,Aonuma H,Matsuzaka Y,Ishiguro A

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Feedback is typically incorporated in word learning paradigms, in both research studies and commercial language learning apps. While the common-sense view is that feedback is helpful during learning, relatively little empirical evidence exists about the role of feedback in spoken vocabulary learning. Some work has sug...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Krishnan S,Sellars E,Wood H,Bishop DVM,Watkins KE

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitive, simple and green analytical methodology for simultaneous estimation of bambuterol and montelukast as a combined medication based on their native fluorescence character was developed. The method relies on synchronous spectrofluorimetry to solve the problem of the overlapping emission spectra of the studied d...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： El Gamal R,El Abass SA,Elmansi HM

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In plants, plant fructokinases (FRKs) are considered to be the main gateway of fructose metabolism as they can phosphorylate fructose to fructose-6-phosphate. Chinese white pears (Pyrus bretschneideri) are one of the popular fruits in the world market; sugar content is an important factor affecting the quality of the ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Cao Y,Li S,Han Y,Meng D,Jiao C,Abdullah M,Li D,Jin Q,Lin Y,Cai Y

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Selten's game is a kidnapping model where the probability of capturing the kidnapper is independent of whether the hostage has been released or executed. Most often, in view of the elevated sensitivities involved, authorities put greater effort and resources into capturing the kidnapper if the hostage has been execute...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Iqbal A,Masson V,Abbott D

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In evolutionary biomechanics it is often considered that gaits should evolve to minimize the energetic cost of travelling a given distance. In gait simulation this goal often leads to convincing gait generation. However, as the musculoskeletal models used get increasingly sophisticated, it becomes apparent that such a...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Sellers WI,Hirasaki E

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans subtly synchronize body movement during face-to-face conversation. In this context, bodily synchrony has been linked to affiliation and social bonding, task success and comprehension, and potential conflict. Almost all studies of conversational synchrony involve dyads, and relatively less is known about the str...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Dale R,Bryant GA,Manson JH,Gervais MM

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil detritivores such as Collembola impact plant growth, tissue nutrient concentration and gene expression. Using a model system with pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) microcuttings that display a typical endogenous rhythmic growth with alternating shoot (SF) and root flushes (RF), we investigated the transcriptomic re...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Graf M,Bönn M,Feldhahn L,Kurth F,Grams TEE,Herrmann S,Tarkka M,Buscot F,Scheu S

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic wires in highly dense arrays, possessing unique magnetic properties, are eagerly anticipated for inexpensive and scalable fabrication technologies. This study reports a facile method to fabricate arrays of magnetic wires directly assembled from well-dispersed α″-Fe16N2/Al2O3 and Fe3O4 nanoparticles with avera...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Li Q,Kartikowati CW,Iwaki T,Okuyama K,Ogi T

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposed limestone karst landscapes, especially in the tropics, are often home to distinctive and specialized biotas. Among vertebrates, a particularly large number of karst-associated lizard taxa have been described, but for the vast majority, evidence of specific adaptions to karst is lacking. A number of studies, ho...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Nielsen SV,Oliver PM

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to present an analytical method, namely the improved F-expansion method combined with the Riccati equation, for finding exact solutions of nonlinear evolution equations. The present method is capable of calculating all branches of solutions simultaneously, even if multiple solutions are ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Islam MS,Khan K,Akbar MA,Mastroberardino A

更新日期：2014-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast majority of species within the lanternshark genus Etmopterus harbour complex luminescent markings on their flanks, whose functional significance has long remained obscure. Recent studies, however, suggest these enigmatic photophore aggregations to play a role in intraspecific communication. Using visual model...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Claes JM,Nilsson DE,Mallefet J,Straube N

更新日期：2015-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:When mothers continue to support their offspring beyond infancy, they can influence the fitness of those offspring, the strength of social relationships within their groups, and the life-history traits of their species. Using up to 30 years of demographic data from 58 groups of gorillas in two study sites, this study ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Robbins AM,Gray M,Breuer T,Manguette M,Stokes EJ,Uwingeli P,Mburanumwe I,Kagoda E,Robbins MM

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential disrupting effects of Azo dye on wastewater nutrients removal deserved more analysis. In this study, 15 days exposure experiments were conducted with alizarin yellow R (AYR) as a model dye to determine whether the dye caused adverse effects on biological removal of both the dye and nutrients in acclimate...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Chen A,Yang B,Zhou Y,Sun Y,Ding C

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Strategic microhabitat selection allows animals in seasonally cold environments to reduce homeostatic energy costs, particularly overnight when thermoregulatory demands are greatest. Suitable sleeping areas may therefore represent important resources for winter survival. Knowledge of microhabitat use and potential imp...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Campbell LAD,Tkaczynski PJ,Mouna M,Derrou A,Oukannou L,Majolo B,van Lavieren E

更新日期：2018-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerial habitats present a challenge to find food across a large potential search volume, particularly for insectivorous bats that rely on echolocation calls with limited detection range and may forage at heights over 1000 m. To understand how bats use vertical space, we tracked one to five foraging flights of eight co...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： O'Mara MT,Wikelski M,Kranstauber B,Dechmann DKN

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have reported impairments in perception and recognition, and, particularly, in part-integration of faces following picture-plane inversion. Whether these findings support the notion that inversion changes face processing qualitatively remains a topic of debate. To examine whether associations and diss...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Meinhardt G,Meinhardt-Injac B,Persike M

更新日期：2019-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to produce ethylene using the calcium carbide route, acetylene from calcium carbide and then selective hydrogenation of the high-concentration acetylene to ethylene. A series of catalysts with different supports, such as Al2O3, SiO2 and MCM-41, were prepared using the ethylene glycol reduction method a...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kang L,Cheng B,Zhu M

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of characterizing the effects of strain variation and individual/subgroup susceptibility on dose-response outcomes has motivated the search for new approaches beyond the popular use of the exponential dose-response model for listeriosis. While descriptive models can account for such variation, they have li...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Rahman A,Munther D,Fazil A,Smith B,Wu J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of ordered mesoporous silica such as MCM-41, SBA-3 and SBA-15, in addition to silica micro- (SM) and nano- (SN) mesoporous particles, were prepared. The preparation conditions were found to greatly influence the physical-surface properties including morphological structure, porosity, particle size, aggregate ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Morsi RE,Mohamed RS

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00