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Adaptive Reptile Color Variation and the Evolution of the MC1R Gene
(The Society for the Study of Evolution, 2004)The wealth of information on the genetics of pigmentation and the clear fitness consequences of many pigmentation phenotypes provide an opportunity to study the molecular basis of an ecologically important trait. The ... -
Adaptive Resistance in Bacteria Requires Epigenetic Inheritance, Genetic Noise, and Cost of Efflux Pumps
(Public Library of Science, 2015)Adaptive resistance emerges when populations of bacteria are subjected to gradual increases of antibiotics. It is characterized by a rapid emergence of resistance and fast reversibility to the non-resistant phenotype when ... -
Adaptive Use of Bubble Wrap for Storing Liquid Samples and Performing Analytical Assays
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2014)This paper demonstrates that the gas-filled compartments in the packing material commonly called “bubble wrap” can be repurposed in resource-limited regions as containers to store liquid samples, and to perform bioanalyses. ... -
The adaptive variant EDARV370A is associated with straight hair in East Asians
(Springer Science + Business Media, 2013)Hair straightness/curliness is a highly heritable trait amongst human populations. Previous studies have reported European specific genetic variants influencing hair straightness, but those in East Asians remain unknown. ... -
Adaptive Variation in Beach Mice Produced by Two Interacting Pigmentation Genes
(Public Library of Science, 2007)Little is known about the genetic basis of ecologically important morphological variation such as the diverse color patterns of mammals. Here we identify genetic changes contributing to an adaptive difference in color ... -
Adatom registry on Si(111)-(√3 × √3 )R30°-B
(American Physical Society (APS), 1990)We have used tunneling microscopy to determine the binding site of adatoms on Si(111)-(√3 × √3 )R30° stabilized by surface boron doping. The adatoms are found to occupy the T4 binding site, regardless of either the local ... -
Added Mass in Rat Plantaris Muscle Causes a Reduction in Mechanical Work
(The Company of Biologists, 2020-07-31)Most of what we know about whole muscle behaviour comes from experiments on single fibres or small muscles that are scaled up in size without considering the effects of the additional muscle mass. Previous modelling studies ... -
Addicted to Dollars
(2014)Many emerging market economies are dollarized in varying degrees. How important is this for the conduct of monetary policy and choice of exchange rate regime? We propose a composite measure of dollarization, identify its ... -
Additionality of Wind Energy Investments in the U.S. Voluntary Green Power Market
(Elsevier, 2014)In the United States, electricity consumers are told that they can “buy” electricity from renewable energy projects, versus fossil fuel-fired facilities, through participation in voluntary green power markets. The marketing ... -
Additive Damages, Fat-Tailed Climate Dynamics, and Uncertain Discounting
(Economics, 2009)This paper in applied theory argues that there is a loose chain of reasoning connecting the following three basic links in the economics of climate change: 1) additive disutility damages may be appropriate for analyzing ... -
An additive framework for kirigami design
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023-05-25)We present an additive approach for the inverse design of kirigami-based mechanical metamaterials by focusing on the empty (negative) spaces instead of the solid tiles. By considering each negative space as a four-bar ... -
Additive Theories of Rationality: A Critique
(Wiley, 2012-04-28)“Additive theories” of rationality, as I use the term, are views that hold that an account of our minds can begin with an account of what it is to perceive and desire, in terms which do not presuppose any connection to the ... -
Addressing Recognition Gaps: Destigmatization and the Reduction of Inequality
(SAGE Publications, 2018-05-21)This Presidential Address offers elements for a systematic and cumulative study of destigmatization, or the process by which low-status groups gain recognition and worth. Contemporary sociologists tend to focus on inequality ... -
Addressing Underspecified Lineage Queries on Provenance
(2011)State-of-the-art provenance systems accumulate data over time, creating deep lineage trees. When queried for the lineage of an object, these systems can return excessive results due to the longevity and depth of their ... -
Adenosine kinase inhibition selectively promotes rodent and porcine islet β-cell replication
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012)Diabetes is a pathological condition characterized by relative insulin deficiency, persistent hyperglycemia, and, consequently, diffuse micro- and macrovascular disease. One therapeutic strategy is to amplify insulin-secretion ...