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Open AccessThe Persian plateau served as hub for Homo sapiens after the main out of Africa dispersal
A combination of evidence, based on genetic, fossil and archaeological findings, indicates that Homo sapiens spread out of Africa between ~70-60 thousand years ago (kya). However, it appears that once outside of ...
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Open AccessA fresh perspective on infrared spectroscopy as a prescreening method for molecular and stable isotopes analyses on ancient human bones
Following the development of modern genome sequencing technologies, the investigation of museum osteological finds is increasingly informative and popular. Viable protocols to help preserve these collections f...
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Open AccessModeling spatial point processes in video-imaging via Ripley’s K-function: an application to spatter analysis in additive manufacturing
For an increasing number of applications, the quality and the stability of manufacturing processes can be determined via image and video-image data analysis and new techniques are required to extract and synth...
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Open AccessAnthropogenic hybridization and its influence on the adaptive potential of the Sardinian wild boar (Sus scrofa meridionalis)
The wild boar (Sus scrofa meridionalis) arrived in Sardinia with the first human settlers in the early Neolithic with the potential to hybridize with the domestic pig (S. s. domesticus) throughout its evolution o...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Palaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers
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Open AccessPalaeogenomics of Upper Palaeolithic to Neolithic European hunter-gatherers
Modern humans have populated Europe for more than 45,000 years1,2. Our knowledge of the genetic relatedness and structure of ancient hunter-gatherers is however limited, owing to the scarceness and poor molecular...
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Open AccessThe effect of energy density and porosity structure on tensile properties of 316L stainless steel produced by laser powder bed fusion
Understanding the influence of process parameters and defect structure on the properties of parts produced via laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is a fundamental step towards the broader use of additive manufact...
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Open AccessGenomic variation in baboons from central Mozambique unveils complex evolutionary relationships with other Papio species
Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique hosts a large population of baboons, numbering over 200 troops. Gorongosa baboons have been tentatively identified as part of Papio ursinus on the basis of previous limited m...
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Open AccessThrough 40,000 years of human presence in Southern Europe: the Italian case study
The Italian Peninsula, a natural pier across the Mediterranean Sea, witnessed intricate population events since the very beginning of the human occupation in Europe. In the last few years, an increasing number...
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Open AccessLight and darkness: consistently coupling dark matter to photons via effective operators
We consider the treatment of fermionic dark matter interacting with photons via dimension-5 and -6 effective operators, arguing that one should always use hypercharge gauge field form factors, instead of those...
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Open AccessCharacterisation of diamond abrasive grains of grinding tools using industrial X-ray computed tomography
In this paper, a characterisation of diamond abrasive grains of grinding tools using industrial X-ray computed tomography (XCT) is carried out. One of the most challenge tasks in the characterisation is extrac...
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Open AccessIndirect cutting tool wear classification using deep learning and chip colour analysis
In the growing Industry 4.0 market, there is strong need to implement automatic inspection methods to support manufacturing processes. Tool wear in turning is one of the biggest concerns that most expert opera...
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Open AccessPositive selection in admixed populations from Ethiopia
In the process of adaptation of humans to their environment, positive or adaptive selection has played a main role. Positive selection has, however, been under-studied in African populations, despite their div...
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Open AccessAncestry deconvolution and partial polygenic score can improve susceptibility predictions in recently admixed individuals
Polygenic Scores (PSs) describe the genetic component of an individual’s quantitative phenotype or their susceptibility to diseases with a genetic basis. Currently, PSs rely on population-dependent contributio...
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Open AccessWest Asian sources of the Eurasian component in Ethiopians: a reassessment
The presence of genomic signatures of Eurasian origin in contemporary Ethiopians has been reported by several authors and estimated to have arrived in the area from 3000 years ago. Several studies reported pla...
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Open AccessGenomic approaches to identify hybrids and estimate admixture times in European wildcat populations
The survival of indigenous European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) populations can be locally threatened by introgressive hybridization with free-ranging domestic cats. Identifying pure wildcats and invest...
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Open AccessSurface texture evaluation of additively manufactured metallic cellular scaffolds for acetabular implants using X-ray computed tomography
The surface topography of acetabular implants plays a key role in providing cell attachment and proliferation. The measurement and characterisation of the surface texture of the cellular scaffold layer on the ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: The genetic legacy of continental scale admixture in Indian Austroasiatic speakers
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Open AccessThe genetic legacy of continental scale admixture in Indian Austroasiatic speakers
Surrounded by speakers of Indo-European, Dravidian and Tibeto-Burman languages, around 11 million Munda (a branch of Austroasiatic language family) speakers live in the densely populated and genetically divers...
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Open AccessImpact of non-LTR retrotransposons in the differentiation and evolution of anatomically modern humans
Transposable elements are biologically important components of eukaryote genomes. In particular, non-LTR retrotransposons (N-LTRrs) played a key role in sha** the human genome throughout evolution. In this s...
