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Explorative behavior allows the successful finding of ephemeral food resources in the wild
The repeatable among-individual variation in behavior (animal personality) is considered to affect fitness. The variation in personality traits is...
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Unraveling the diversity of hyphal explorative traits among Rhizophagus irregularis genotypes
Differences in functioning among various genotypes of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can determine their fitness under specific environmental...
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How COVID-19 impacted surplus food redistribution in the Netherlands: An explorative study
The COVID-19 pandemic has been detrimental to food security globally. The Netherlands, despite its advanced stage of development, saw a surge in food...
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BSXplorer: analytical framework for exploratory analysis of BS-seq data
BackgroundBisulfite sequencing detects and quantifies DNA methylation patterns, contributing to our understanding of gene expression regulation,...
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Practical Performance Analysis
One basic message of this book is the distinction between theoretical performance analysis (TPA) and practical performance analysis (PPA), which are...
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Behavioural consistency across metamorphosis in a neotropical poison frog
Animals often show consistency in their behavioural repertoire across time and/or contexts that differs from other individuals of the same...
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Age-related changes of cholestanol and lathosterol plasma concentrations: an explorative study
BackgroundCerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) and Lathosterolosis represent two treatable inherited disorders of cholesterol metabolism that are...
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Genetic Determinants in MRSA Carriage and Their Association with Decolonization Outcome
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization increases the risk of infection. Response to decolonization treatment is highly...
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Potential and limitations for monitoring of pesticide biodegradation at trace concentrations in water and soil
Pesticides application on agricultural fields results in pesticides being released into the environment, reaching soil, surface water and...
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Meta-analysis towards FSHD reveals misregulation of neuromuscular junction, nuclear envelope, and spliceosome
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common autosomal dominant muscle disorders, yet no cure or amelioration exists. The...
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Drought intensity and duration effects on morphological root traits vary across trait type and plant functional groups: a meta-analysis
The increasing severity and frequency of drought pose serious threats to plant species worldwide. Yet, we lack a general understanding of how various...
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Open challenges for microbial network construction and analysis
Microbial network construction is a popular explorative data analysis technique in microbiome research. Although a large number of microbial network...
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Comparison of young male mice of two different strains (C57BL/6J and the hybrid B6129SF1/J) in selected behavior tests: a small scale study
BackgroundAll mouse strains are different, before choosing a strain for a large study, a small scale study should be done. In this study, we compared...
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Biographische Entwicklungen von Sportspielern – eine explorative Interviewstudie mit aktuellen Spitzenspielern im Fußball und Handball
This exploratory study aimed to analyze the biographical developments of professional team sport players. We interviewed 10 male internationally...
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Empowering and disempowering climate and experiences of psychological violence in artistic gymnastics
In light of the continuing debate about coach-perpetrated violence and the maltreatment of athletes in the elite sports context, empowering and...
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Food patch use of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) varies with personality traits
BackgroundThe classic optimal foraging theory (OFT) predicts animals’ food patch use assuming that individuals in a population use the same strategy...
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Spatial scale-dependent effects of urbanisation on phenotypic traits in a thermophilous grasshopper
AbstractUrban environments are characterised by different microclimates, ecological resources and habitat connectivity compared to nonurban...
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Analysis of Complex Circadian Time Series Data Using Wavelets
Experiments that compare rhythmic properties across different genetic alterations and entrainment conditions underlie some of the most important...
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Identifying potential provenances for climate-change adaptation using spatially variable coefficient models
BackgroundSelection of climate-change adapted ecotypes of commercially valuable species to date relies on DNA-assisted screening followed by growth...
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Systems Approach: Analysis, Design and Modelling
The agroecosystem, or the ecosystem modified and steered by humans for the production of goods and services, is the central object of agroecology as...