Correction to: 'Behavioural thermoregulation via microhabitat selection of winter sleeping areas in an endangered primate: implications for habitat conservation'.

abstract：:With the current proliferation of data, the proficient use of statistical and mining techniques offer substantial benefits to capture useful information from any dataset. As numerous approaches make use of information theory concepts, here, we discuss how Fisher information (FI) can be applied to sustainability scienc...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Ahmad N,Derrible S,Eason T,Cabezas H

更新日期：2016-11-09 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：:We propose a novel method to simulate soft tissue deformation for virtual surgery applications. The method considers the mechanical properties of soft tissue, such as its viscoelasticity, nonlinearity and incompressibility; its speed, stability and accuracy also meet the requirements for a surgery simulator. Modifying...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Xu L,Lu Y,Liu Q

更新日期：2018-02-14 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：:Detailed examinations of both the movement and muscle activation patterns used by animals and humans to complete complex tasks are difficult to obtain in many environments. Therefore, the ability to infer movement and muscle activation patterns after capture of a single set of easily obtained data is highly sought aft...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Sahrom SB,Wilkie JC,Nosaka K,Blazevich AJ

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.140292.]. ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Middleburgh SC,King DM,Lumpkin GR

更新日期：2015-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial attractiveness is often studied on the basis of the internal facial features alone. This study investigated how this exclusion of the external features affects the perception of attractiveness. We studied the effects of two most commonly used methods of exclusion, where the shape of an occluding mask was define...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Hong Liu C,Chen W

更新日期：2018-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, many modification methods have been proposed to improve the performance of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC). In this study, tests on the compressive strength and damping properties of modified RAC with the addition of different proportions of recycled coarse aggregate (RCA) (0, 50, 100%), rubber powder (1...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Lei B,Liu H,Yao Z,Tang Z

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We review the current state of knowledge of magnetic fields inside stars, concentrating on recent developments concerning magnetic fields in stably stratified (zones of) stars, leaving out convective dynamo theories and observations of convective envelopes. We include the observational properties of A, B and O-type ma...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Braithwaite J,Spruit HC

更新日期：2017-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.181356.]. ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Reader AT,Holmes NP

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:When all the individuals in a social group can be easily identified, one of the simplest measures of social interaction that can be recorded is nearest-neighbour identity. Many field studies use sequential scan samples of groups to build up association metrics using these nearest-neighbour identities. Here, I describe...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Rands SA

更新日期：2015-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180687.]. ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Dvurecenska K,Graham S,Patelli E,Patterson EA

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Abemaciclib (Verzenio®) is approved as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for breast cancer treatment. In this study, in vitro phase I metabolic profiling of Abemaciclib (ABC) was done using rat liver microsomes (RLMs). We checked the formation of reactive intermediates in ABC metabolism using RLMs in the presence of p...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kadi AA,Darwish HW,Abuelizz HA,Alsubi TA,Attwa MW

更新日期：2019-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Many cryptic species have been discovered in various taxonomic groups based on molecular phylogenetic analyses and mating experiments. Some sympatric cryptic species share equivalent resources, which contradicts the competitive exclusion principle. Two major theories have been proposed to explain the apparent lack of ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Kurushima H,Yoshimura J,Kim JK,Kim JK,Nishimoto Y,Sayama K,Kato M,Watanabe K,Hasegawa E,Roff DA,Shimizu A

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Four model polyurethane (PU) hard segments were synthesized by reaction of butanol with four typical diisocyanates. The four diisocyanates were aromatic 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (4,4'-MDI) and MDI-50 (50% mixture of 2,4'-MDI and 4,4'-MDI), cycloaliphatic 4,4'-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate (HMDI) and linear...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Jiang L,Ren Z,Zhao W,Liu W,Liu H,Zhu C

更新日期：2018-07-25 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：: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：: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：: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：:In recent decades, the world has experienced rates of urban growth unparalleled in any other period of history and this growth is shaping the environment in which an increasing proportion of us live. In this paper, we use a longitudinal dataset from Foursquare, a location-based social network, to analyse urban growth ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Daggitt ML,Noulas A,Shaw B,Mascolo C

更新日期：2016-04-27 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：:Estimating effects of nitrogen (N) deposition is essential for understanding human impacts on biodiversity. However, studies relating atmospheric N deposition to plant diversity are usually restricted to small plots of high conservation value. Here, we used data on 381 randomly selected 1 km(2) plots covering most hab...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Roth T,Kohli L,Rihm B,Amrhein V,Achermann B

更新日期：2015-04-08 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：:Prior experience influences visual perception. For example, extended viewing of a moving stimulus results in the misperception of a subsequent stimulus's motion direction-the direction after-effect (DAE). There has been an ongoing debate regarding the locus of the neural mechanisms underlying the DAE. We know the mech...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Curran W,Beattie L,Bilello D,Coulter LA,Currie JA,Pimentel Leon JM

更新日期：2019-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a study of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films hydrothermally grown on a dome-shaped titanium diaphragm. Few articles in the literature address the implementation of hydrothermal PZT films on curved-diaphragm substrates for resonators. In this study, a 50-μm-thick titanium sheet is embossed using b...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Feng GH,Lee KY

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Giraffidae are represented by many extinct species. The only two extant taxa possess diametrically contrasting cervical morphology, as the okapi is short-necked and the giraffe is exceptionally long-necked. Samotherium major, known from the Late Miocene of Samos in Greece and other Eurasian localities, is a key extinc...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Danowitz M,Domalski R,Solounias N

更新日期：2015-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based gas sensor was decorated with Pt nanoparticles (NPs) for high sensitivity and low limit of detection (LOD) for specific gases (NH3 and H2S). The two-dimensional MoS2 film was grown at 400°C using metal organic gas vapour deposition. To fabricate the MoS2 gas sensor, ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Park J,Mun J,Shin JS,Kang SW

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We have conducted a novel study of the influence of energy components (RDX, AP and CL-20) on curing kinetics of glycidyl azide polymer (GAP) spherical propellant based on rheological method. The autocatalytic model was used to describe curing kinetics and the parameters were determined by the model-fitting method. It ...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： He L,He W,Ma Z

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation establishes a system of gold nanoparticles that show good colloidal stability as an X-ray computed tomography (XCT) contrast agent under soil conditions. Gold nanoparticles offer numerous beneficial traits for experiments in biology including: comparatively minimal phytotoxicity, X-ray attenuation o...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Scotson CP,Munoz-Hernando M,Duncan SJ,Ruiz SA,Keyes SD,van Veelen A,Dunlop IE,Roose T

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate effects of thermal treatments on major phenolics and their antioxidant contributions in Acer truncatum leaves and flowers (ATL and ATF, respectively). With ultra performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector-quadrupole time-of-flight-mass spectrometer/mass spectrometer, phenoli...

journal_title：Royal Society open science

authors： Yang L,Yin P,Ho CT,Yu M,Sun L,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00