Geometric models to explore mechanisms of dynamic shape change in skeletal muscle.

abstract：:In the present study, we investigate the concept of the targeted delivery of pharmaceutical drug aerosols in an anatomically realistic geometry of the human upper and central respiratory system. The geometry considered extends from the mouth inlet to the eighth generation of the bronchial bifurcations and is identical...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kenjereš S,Tjin JL

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pro-environment policies require public support and engagement, but in countries such as the USA, public support for pro-environment policies remains low. Increasing public scientific literacy is unlikely to solve this, because increased scientific literacy does not guarantee increased acceptance of critical environme...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Drummond A,Palmer MA,Sauer JD

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent availability of large-scale call detail record data has substantially improved our ability of quantifying human travel patterns with broad applications in epidemiology. Notwithstanding a number of successful case studies, previous works have shown that using different mobility data sources, such as mobile p...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Panigutti C,Tizzoni M,Bajardi P,Smoreda Z,Colizza V

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Discs of gas and dust around million-year-old stars are a by-product of the star formation process and provide the raw material to form planets. Hence, their evolution and dispersal directly impact what type of planets can form and affect the final architecture of planetary systems. Here, we review empirical constrain...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Ercolano B,Pascucci I

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We simulate an actin filament as an automaton network. Every atom takes two or three states and updates its state, in discrete time, depending on a ratio of its neighbours in some selected state. All atoms/automata simultaneously update their states by the same rule. Two state transition rules are considered. In semi-...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Adamatzky A

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to attribute intentions to others is a hallmark of human social cognition but is altered in paranoia. Paranoia is the most common positive symptom of psychosis but is also present to varying degrees in the general population. Epidemiological models suggest that psychosis risk is associated with low social ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Saalfeld V,Ramadan Z,Bell V,Raihani NJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel alkyl lithium-based initiator with relatively large steric hindrance, tert-butyldimethylsiloxydimethylpropyl lithium (TBDMSODPrLi), was designed and synthesized. By using TBDMSODPrLi, hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) was prepared via anionic polymerization. The macromolecular structure of HTPB was char...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Min X,Fan X,Liu J

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Heteroepitaxial growth of aluminum nitride (AIN) has been explored by experiments, but the corresponding growth mechanism is still unrevealed. Here, we use molecular dynamics simulations to study effects of temperature and N : Al flux ratio on deposited AlN. When the temperature increases from 1000 K to 2000 K with an...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Zhang L,Yan H,Zhu G,Liu S,Gan Z

更新日期：2018-08-15 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 several group-living species, individuals' social preferences are thought to be influenced by cooperation. For some societies with fission-fusion dynamics, sex-specific association patterns reflect sex differences in cooperation in within- and between-group contexts. In our study, we investigated this hypothesis fu...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Surbeck M,Girard-Buttoz C,Boesch C,Crockford C,Fruth B,Hohmann G,Langergraber KE,Zuberbühler K,Wittig RM,Mundry R

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we examined the kinematic function of the morpho- logically unique first thoracic vertebra in giraffes. The first thoracic vertebra of the giraffe displayed similar shape to the seventh cervical vertebra in general ruminants. The flexion experiment using giraffe carcasses demonstrated that the first thoracic vert...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Gunji M,Endo H

更新日期：2016-02-03 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：: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：: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：: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：:Analyses of life history and population dynamics are essential for effective population control of wild mammals. We developed a model for the simultaneous estimation of seasonal changes in three parameters-population density, habitat preference and trap catchability of target animals-based on camera-trapping data and ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Yokoyama Y,Nakashima Y,Yajima G,Miyashita T

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:It is recently demonstrated that amorphous Ge anode shows higher reversible Na-ion storage capacity (590 mA h g-1) than crystallized Ge anode (369 mA h g-1). Here, amorphous GeO x anode is prepared by a simple wet-chemistry reduction route at room temperature. The obtained...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Shen K,Lin N,Xu T,Han Y,Qian Y

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In its natural habitat, the one-leaf plant Monophyllaea horsfieldii (Gesneriaceae) shows striking postural changes and dramatic loss of stability in response to intermittently occurring droughts. As the morphological, anatomical and biomechanical bases of these alterations are as yet unclear, we examined the influence...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kampowski T,Mylo MD,Poppinga S,Speck T

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of spoken languages has been studied since the mid-nineteenth century using traditional historical comparative methods and, more recently, computational phylogenetic methods. By contrast, evolutionary processes resulting in the diversity of contemporary sign languages (SLs) have received much less attent...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Power JM,Grimm GW,List JM

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cetacean energy stores are known to vary according to life history, reproductive status and time of year; however, the opportunity to quantify these relationships is rare. Using a unique set of historical whaling records from Western Australia (1952-1963), we investigated energy stores of large cetaceans with differin...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Irvine LG,Thums M,Hanson CE,McMahon CR,Hindell MA

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans commonly engage in a variety of search behaviours, for example when looking for an object, a partner, information or a solution to a complex problem. The success or failure of a search strategy crucially depends on the structure of the environment and the constraints it imposes on the individuals. Here, we focu...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Yahosseini KS,Moussaïd M

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of binary response data commonly uses models linear in the logistic transform of probabilities. This paper considers some of the advantages and disadvantages of simple least-squares estimates based on a linear representation of the probabilities themselves, this in particular sometimes allowing a more dir...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Battey HS,Cox DR,Jackson MV

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Wildlife researchers often rely on demographic data collected from harvested animals to estimate population dynamics. But demographic data from harvested animals may be non-representative if hunters/trappers have the ability and motivation to preferentially select for certain physical traits. Hunter preference is well...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Allen ML,Roberts NM,Van Deelen TR

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The applications of magnesium (Mg) alloys as biodegradable orthopedic implants are mainly restricted due to their rapid degradation rate in the physiological environment. In this study, Si-CaP micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coatings were prepared on a Mg-Zn-Ca alloy by a second-step MAO process at different voltages in ord...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Dou J,Zhao Y,Lu L,Gu G,Yu H,Chen C

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Mangostin, the extract from pericarp of Garcinia mangostana L . or mangosteen fruit, has been applied in various biomedical products because of its minimal skin irritation, and prominent anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and immune-modulating activities. Owing to its low water solubility, the particle formulations ar...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Bumrung J,Chanchao C,Intasanta V,Palaga T,Wanichwecharungruang S

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual signals often compromise camouflage because of their conspicuousness. Pigmentation patterns, on the contrary, aid in camouflage. It was hypothesized that a particular type of pattern-barred plumage in birds, whereby pigmented bars extend across feathers-could simultaneously signal individual quality, because di...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Marques CI,Batalha HR,Cardoso GC

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanofertilization is postulated as a new technology to deal with the environmental problems caused by the intensive use of traditional fertilizers. One of the aims of this new technology is to improve foliar fertilization, which has many environmental advantages, but currently there are numerous factors that limit its...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Rios JJ,Yepes-Molina L,Martinez-Alonso A,Carvajal M

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms continuously acquire and process information from surrounding cues. While some cues complement one another in delivering more reliable information, others may provide conflicting information. How organisms extract and use reliable information from a multitude of cues is largely unknown. We examined movement ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Brant CO,Li K,Johnson NS,Li W

更新日期：2015-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Some species of criocerine beetles have a hyper-elongated part of the intromittent organ called a flagellum. In resting position, the flagellum is stored in a specialized internal sac in the intromittent organ. This specialized state of the flagellum and internal sac is indispensable during copulation for flagellar in...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Matsumura Y,Kubo T

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00