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January 2019

Table of Contents - PeerJ Preprints

January 15, 2019 - Version: 1

The role of transposable elements and DNA damage repair mechanisms in gene amplification and protein domain shuffling in plant genomes

Ksenia V Krasileva

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27486v1

January 14, 2019 - Version: 1

Multi-scale models and data for infectious diseases: A systematic review

Lauren M Childs, Fadoua El Moustaid, Zachary Gajewski, Sarah Kadelka, Ryan Nikin-Beers, Jr., John W. Smith, Melody Walker, Leah R. Johnson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27485v1

January 14, 2019 - Version: 1

Trait-based modelling in ecology: lessons from two decades of research

Liubov Zakharova, Katrin M Meyer, Merav Seifan

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27484v1

January 14, 2019 - Version: 1

Scientific possibilities in associating microbiome to specific diseases and its bioinformatic and experimental challenges

Wenfa Ng

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27483v1

January 14, 2019 - Version: 2

Marine biodiversity research in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan: Current status and trends

James D Reimer, Piera Biondi, Yee Wah Lau, Giovanni Masucci, Xuan Hoa Nguyen, Maria E.A. Santos, Hin Boo Wee

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27029v2

January 14, 2019 - Version: 2

Capacity for heat absorption by the wings of the butterfly Tirumala limniace (Cramer)

Huaijian Liao, Ting Du, Yuqi Zhang, Lei Shi, Xiyu Huai, Chengli Zhou, Jiang Deng

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27200v2

January 14, 2019 - Version: 1

RobOMP: Robust variants of Orthogonal Matching Pursuit for sparse representations

Carlos A Loza

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27482v1

January 14, 2019 - Version: 1

Complete mitochondrial genomes of five raptors and implications for the phylogenetic relationships between owls and nightjars

Gang Liu, Lizhi Zhou, Guanghong Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27478v1

January 12, 2019 - Version: 1

Skill ranking of researchers via hypergraph

Xiangjie Kong, Lei Liu, Shuo Yu, Andong Yang, Xiaomei Bai, Bo Xu

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27480v1

January 12, 2019 - Version: 1

Variation in the nitrous oxide reductase gene (nosZ)-denitrifying bacterial community in different primary succession stages in the Hailuogou Glacier retreat area, China

Yan Bai, Xiying Huang, Xiangrui Zhou, Quanju Xiang, Ke Zhao, Xiumei Yu, Qiang Chen, Hao Jiang, Nyima Tashi, Xue Gao, Yunfu Gu

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27481v1

January 11, 2019 - Version: 2

High-speed video analysis of jumping in Locusta migratoria

Xiaojuan Mo, Wenjie Ge, Donato Romano, Elisa Donati, Cesare Stefanini, Paolo Dario, Giovanni Benelli

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2877v2

January 11, 2019 - Version: 1

GIZAChain: e-Government Interoperability Zone Alignment, based on blockchain technology

Mohamed A El-dosuky, Gamal H El-adl

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27477v1

January 10, 2019 - Version: 1

Comparative biomechanical analysis demonstrates functional convergence between slender-snouted crocodilians and phytosaurs

Robert Lemanis, Andrew S Jones, Richard J Butler, Philip S.L. Anderson, Emily J Rayfield

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27476v1

January 10, 2019 - Version: 1

An automatic fascicle tracking algorithm quantifying gastrocnemius architecture during maximal effort contractions

John F Drazan, Todd J Hullfish, Josh R Baxter

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27475v1

January 10, 2019 - Version: 2

Habitat restoration opportunities, climatic niche contraction, and conservation biogeography in California's San Joaquin Desert

Joseph AE Stewart, H Scott Butterfield, Jonathan Q Richmond, David J Germano, Michael F Westphal, Erin N Tennant, Barry Sinervo

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26758v2

January 10, 2019 - Version: 1

Inspiring and ethical mentorship in STEM: A meeting highlighting need for engagement, incentives, and accountability

Juan Pablo Ruiz, Pinar Gurel, William H Olds, Adriana Bankston, Gary S McDowell

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27474v1

January 10, 2019 - Version: 1

The complete chloroplast genome of Fagus crenata (subgenus Fagus) and comparison with F. engleriana (subgenus Engleriana)

James Worth, Luxian Liu, Nobuhiro Tomaru

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27473v1

January 9, 2019 - Version: 2

Towards an in-depth characterization of Symbiodiniaceae in tropical giant clams via metabarcoding of pooled multi-gene amplicons

Xavier Pochon, Patricia Wecker, Michael Stat, Veronique Berteaux-Lecellier, Gael Lecellier

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27313v2

January 8, 2019 - Version: 2

Adaptive diversity of beech seedlings under climate change scenarios

Georgios Varsamis, Aristotelis C Papageorgiou, Theodora Merou, Ioannis Takos, Chrisovalantis Malesios, Apostolos Manolis, Ioannis Tsiripidis, Oliver Gailing

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27022v2

January 7, 2019 - Version: 1

Decision analysis to support wastewater management in coral reef priority area

Megan D Barnes, Whitney Goodell, Robert Whittier, Kim A Falinski, Tova Callender, Hla Htun, Cecilia LeViol, Hudson Slay, Kirsten L L Oleson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27470v1

January 7, 2019 - Version: 1

Speciation rates of subviral pathogens of angiosperms abruptly decreased at the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary

Piotr Bajdek

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27469v1

January 6, 2019 - Version: 1

Translating the hemodynamic response: why focused interdisciplinary integration should matter for the future of the functional neuroimaging

Sigita Cinciute

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27468v1

January 6, 2019 - Version: 1

Evolutionarily conserved roles of Caenorhabditis elegans perilipin in lipolysis

Filip Kaššák, Ahmed A Chughtai, Marta Kostrouchová

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27467v1

January 5, 2019 - Version: 2

Layered patterns in nature, medicine and materials: quantification of anisotropic structures and cyclisity

Igor Smolyar, Timothy Bromage, Martin Wikelski

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27451v2

January 4, 2019 - Version: 10

The transcription factors and its implications in adaptive evolution

Víctor A Zapata Trejo

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26862v10