Anticipation from sensation: using anticipating synchronization to stabilize a system with inherent sensory delay.

abstract：:An efficient, high-yield and rapid synthesis of (E)-1,5-dimethyl-4-((2-((substituted-2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl)methoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)methyleneamino)-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one derivatives (3a-3i) containing Schiff base structures under microwave-irradiation has been described. Schiff base is a potential target to...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Chavan RR,Hosamani KM

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Like most ectothermic vertebrates, keelback snakes (Tropidonophis mairii) do not exhibit parental care. Thus, offspring must possess an immune system capable of dealing with challenges such as pathogens, without assistance from an attendant parent. We know very little about immune system characteristics of neonatal re...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Brown GP,Shine R

更新日期：2016-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A denitrifying strain ZY04 with a high nitrite-accumulating rate was isolated and purified from activated sludge in a laboratory-scale A2/O reactor. The strain was characterized and identified as Acinetobacter johnsonii by 16S rDNA phylogenetic analysis. The sequences of the key functional genes (napA, nirB, nirD) inv...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Zhang Y,Wang X,Wang W,Sun Z,Li J

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare young and adult sprinters on several biomechanical parameters that were previously highlighted as performance-related and to determine the behaviour of several muscle-tendon units (MTU) in the first stance phase following a block start in sprint running. The ground reaction force (...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Aeles J,Jonkers I,Debaere S,Delecluse C,Vanwanseele B

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D is a hormone that acts on many genes expressed by immune cells. Evidence linking vitamin D deficiency with COVID-19 severity is circumstantial but considerable-links with ethnicity, obesity, institutionalization; latitude and ultraviolet exposure; increased lung damage in experimental models; associations wi...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Griffin G,Hewison M,Hopkin J,Kenny R,Quinton R,Rhodes J,Subramanian S,Thickett D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-ray diffraction data from Silurian conodonts belonging to various developmental stages of the species Dapsilodus obliquicostatus demonstrate changes in crystallography and degree of nanocrystallite ordering (mosaicity) in both lamellar crown tissue and white matter. The exclusive use of a single species in this stud...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Shohel M,McAdams NEB,Cramer BD,Forbes TZ

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression profile of miRNAs and their function in condyloma acuminatum (CA) remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to detect the effects of miR-143 and miR-145, the most downregulated in CA samples using high-throughput sequencing, on cell proliferation and apoptosis, to determine a novel therapeutic target for...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Liu X,Zhang Y,Wang S,Liu G,Ruan L

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Studying animal cognition is meaningful because it helps us understand how animals adapt to the natural environment. Many birds build nests, clean their nests and reject foreign objects from their nests, which provide an optimal opportunity for studying their cognition toward foreign objects in nests. However, hand-ma...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Yang C,Liang W,Møller AP

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this contribution, olefin block copolymers were produced via chain shuttling polymerization (CSP), using a new combination of catalysts and a chain shuttling agent (CSA) diethylzinc (ZnEt2). The binary catalyst system included nonbridged half-titanocene catalyst, Cp*TiCl2(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) (Cat A) and bis(phenoxy-imi...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Xu Q,Gao R,Liu D

更新日期：2019-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration is essential for maintaining genetic diversity among populations, and pumas (Puma concolor) provide an excellent model for studying the genetic impacts of migrants on populations isolated by increasing human development. In densely populated southern California, USA, puma populations on the east and west sid...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Gustafson KD,Vickers TW,Boyce WM,Ernest HB

更新日期：2017-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:During the Middle and Late Jurassic, pliosaurid plesiosaurs evolved gigantic body size and a series of craniodental adaptations that have been linked to the occupation of an apex predator niche. Cretaceous pliosaurids (i.e. Brachaucheninae) depart from this morphology, being slightly smaller and lacking the macrophago...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Fischer V,Arkhangelsky MS,Stenshin IM,Uspensky GN,Zverkov NG,Benson RB

更新日期：2015-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have reported multiple cases of molecular adaptation in cetaceans related to their aquatic abilities. However, none of these has included the hippopotamus, precluding an understanding of whether molecular adaptations in cetaceans occurred before or after they split from their semi-aquatic sister taxa. H...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Tsagkogeorga G,McGowen MR,Davies KT,Jarman S,Polanowski A,Bertelsen MF,Rossiter SJ

更新日期：2015-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) research has progressed from the detection of relationships to elucidating their drivers and underlying mechanisms. In this context, replacing taxonomic predictors by trait-based measures of functional composition (FC)-bridging functions of species and of ecosystems-is a wi...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Holzwarth F,Rüger N,Wirth C

更新日期：2015-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses two in situ techniques to investigate the geometry and phase change behaviour of bundled ultrathin W18O49 nanowires and WO3 nanoparticles. The in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) results have shown that the phase transition of WO3 nanoparticles occurs in sequence from monoclinic (room temperature) → orthor...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Thummavichai K,Wang N,Xu F,Rance G,Xia Y,Zhu Y

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Nano-size EVONIK AEROXIDE® P25 titanium dioxide, TiO2, powder was heat-treated at temperatures, 700-900°C, in air. An X-ray diffraction study showed that the P25 powder is composed of approximately 20 and approximately 80 mass% of rutile and anatase phases, respectively. It was also shown that the transformation from ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Ishigaki T,Nakada Y,Tarutani N,Uchikoshi T,Tsujimoto Y,Isobe M,Ogata H,Zhang C,Hao D

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on personality for long-lived, highly social wild mammals with high cognitive abilities are rare. We investigated the personality structure of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) by using a large sample of semi-captive timber elephants in Myanmar. Data were collected during 2014-2017 using questionnaires, for which...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Seltmann MW,Helle S,Adams MJ,Mar KU,Lahdenperä M

更新日期：2018-02-07 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：:The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) consists of connected structures that vary in function and physiology, and different GIT sections potentially provide different habitats for microorganisms. Birds possess unique GIT structures, including the oesophagus, proventriculus, gizzard, small intestine, caeca and large intestin...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Grond K,Guilani H,Hird SM

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Building information modelling (BIM) can be applied to tunnel engineering to address a number of problems, including complex structure, extensive design, long construction cycle and increased security risks. To promote the development of tunnel engineering in China, this paper combines actual cases, including the Xing...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Zhou W,Qin H,Qiu J,Fan H,Lai J,Wang K,Wang L

更新日期：2017-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a global health problem that appears in all age groups and affects approximately 15-30% of people. Baicalin has been used for the treatment of various allergic diseases, including AR. However, the metabolic mechanisms of AR and baicalin against AR have not been systematically studied. Here, o...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Chen S,Chen G,Shu S,Xu Y,Ma X

更新日期：2019-02-20 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：:Objects that are briefly flashed around the time of saccades are mislocalized. Previously, robust interactions between saccadic perceptual distortions and stimulus contrast have been reported. It is also known that crowding depends on the contrast of the target and flankers. Here, we investigated how stimulus contrast...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Agaoglu MN,Chung ST

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of the immense present day biological diversity of Neotropical rainforests originated from the Miocene onwards, a period of geological and ecological upheaval in South America. We assess the impact of the Andean orogeny, drainage of Lake Pebas and closure of the Panama isthmus on two clades of tropical trees (Cre...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Pirie MD,Maas PJM,Wilschut RA,Melchers-Sharrott H,Chatrou LW

更新日期：2018-01-31 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：:Polymer-based composites with the advantages of ceramics and polymers exhibit high dielectric constant, good processing properties and low dielectric loss. The composites with a varied content of irregular alumina (i-Al2O3) filler were prepared by UV-cured epoxy acrylic (EA). Spherical alumina (s-Al2O3) was used as a ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Bian J,Zhao Q,Hou Z,Dong J,Yang Q,Zhang G

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Current demographic trends in the UK include a fast-growing elderly population and dropping birth rates, and demand for social care among the aged is rising. The UK depends on informal social care-family members or friends providing care-for some 50% of care provision. However, lower birth rates and a greying populati...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Gostoli U,Silverman E

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), an important component of the modern conservation toolkit, is being eroded in indigenous communities around the world. However, the dynamics of TEK loss in response to ecosystem change and disruption to social-ecological systems, and patterns of variation in vulnerability and re...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Turvey ST,Bryant JV,McClune KA

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector and feeds over 3 billion people. Bivalve shellfish aquaculture makes up 25% of global aquaculture production and is worth annually US$19 billion, but continued growth is currently limited by suboptimal diets and limited tools for disease control. New advances in microenca...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Willer D,Aldridge DC

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Individual animals can often move more safely or more efficiently as members of a group. This can be as simple as safety in numbers or as sophisticated as aerodynamic or hydrodynamic cooperation. Here, we show that individual plant-animal worms (Symsagittifera roscoffensis) can move to safety more quickly through floc...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Worley A,Sendova-Franks AB,Franks NR

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internet not only has changed the dynamics of our collective attention but also through the transactional log of online activities, provides us with the opportunity to study attention dynamics at scale. In this paper, we particularly study attention to aircraft incidents and accidents using Wikipedia transactional...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： García-Gavilanes R,Tsvetkova M,Yasseri T

更新日期：2016-10-12 00:00:00