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Protected areas provide thermal buffer against climate change

Xiyan Xu, Anqi Huang, Elise Belle, Pieter De Frenne (UGent) and Gensuo Jia

(2022) SCIENCE ADVANCES. 8(44).
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A clinically annotated post-mortem approach to study multi-organ somatic mutational clonality in normal tissues

Tom Luijts (UGent) , Kerryn Elliott, Joachim Siaw (UGent) , Joris Van de Velde (UGent) , Elien Beyls (UGent) , Arne Claeys (UGent) , Tim Lammens (UGent) , Erik Larsson, Wouter Willaert (UGent) , Anne Vral (UGent) , et al.

(2022) SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 12.
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Generalized Gamma-Laguerre polynomial chaos to model random bending of wearable antennas

Hendrik Rogier (UGent)

(2022) IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS. 21(6). p.1243-1247
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Coupled forest zoning and agricultural intervention yields conflicting outcomes for tropical forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

J. Nackoney, Miro Demol (UGent) , H. A. Akpona, Marijn Bauters (UGent) , Pascal Boeckx (UGent) , J. Dupain, C. Facheux, M. C. Hansen, J.-C. Kalemba, A. G. Kehbila, et al.

(2022) ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS. 17(6).
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Principles and guidelines for in-line viscometry in cereal extrusion

Elia Dalle Fratte (UGent) , Dagmar D'hooge (UGent) , Mia Eeckhout (UGent) and Ludwig Cardon (UGent)

(2022) POLYMERS. 14(12).
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A 3D reactive transport model for simulation of the chemical reaction process of ASR at microscale

Xiujiao Qiu (UGent) , Jiayi Chen, Guang Ye and Geert De Schutter (UGent)

(2022) CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH. 151.
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Insights in the chemical fundamentals of ASR and the role of calcium in the early stage based on a 3D reactive transport model

Xiujiao Qiu (UGent) , Jiayi Chen, Guang Ye and Geert De Schutter (UGent)

(2022) CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH. 157.
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ROPGAP-dependent interaction between brassinosteroid and ROP2-GTPase signaling controls pavement cell shape in Arabidopsis

Cheng Zhang (UGent) , Theresa Lauster, Wenxin Tang, Anaxi Houbaert, Shanshuo Zhu, Dominique Eeckhout (UGent) , Ive De Smet (UGent) , Geert De Jaeger (UGent) , Thomas B. Jacobs (UGent) , Tongda Xu, et al.

(2022) CURRENT BIOLOGY. 32(3). p.518-531
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Context-dependent effects of IL-2 rewire immunity into distinct cellular circuits

Carly E. Whyte, Kailash Singh, Oliver T. Burton, Meryem Aloulou, Lubna Kouser, Rafael Valente Veiga, Amy Dashwood, Hanneke Okkenhaug, Samira Benadda, Alena Moudra, et al.

(2022) JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE. 219(7).
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Rapid maxillary expansion vs slow maxillary expansion in patients with cleft lip and/or palate : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jonathan Luyten (UGent) , Noëmi De Roo (UGent) , Jeroen Christiaens, Leonie Van Overberghe, Liesbeth Temmerman (UGent) and Guy De Pauw (UGent)

(2022) ANGLE ORTHODONTIST. 93(1). p.95-103
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Putting small and big pieces together : a genome assembly approach reveals the largest Lamiid plastome in a woody vine

Luiz Fonseca (UGent) , Alison G. Nazareno, Veronica A. Thode, Alexandre R. Zuntini and Lucia G. Lohmann

(2022) PEERJ. 10.
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Assessment of craniofacial maturation in preadolescents with cleft lip and/or palate using the cervical vertebral maturation method

Laurent Thierens (UGent) , Laura Manalili, Noëmi De Roo (UGent) , An Verdonck, Maria Cadenas De Llano-Pérula and Guy De Pauw (UGent)

(2021) CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS. 25(8). p.4851-4859
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Phenotypic spectrum of the RBM10-mediated intellectual disability and congenital malformation syndrome beyond classic TARP syndrome features

Candy Kumps, Erika D'haenens (UGent) , Sarah Vergult (UGent) , Jasmine Leus, Rudy Van Coster (UGent) , Anna Jansen, Koen Devriendt, Anna Oostra (UGent) and Olivier Vanakker (UGent)

(2021) CLINICAL GENETICS. 99(3). p.449-456
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A single-cell morpho-transcriptomic map of brassinosteroid action in the Arabidopsis root

Moritz Graeff, Surbhi Rana, Jos Wendrich (UGent) , Julien Dorier, Thomas Eekhout (UGent) , Ana Cecilia Aliaga Fandino, Nicolas Guex, George Bassel, Bert De Rybel (UGent) and Christian Hardtke

(2021) MOLECULAR PLANT. 14(12). p.1985-1999
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Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth

Lanxin Li, Inge Verstraeten, Mark Roosjen, Koji Takahashi, Lesia Rodriguez, Jack Merrin, Jian Chen (UGent) , Lana Shabala, Wouter Smet (UGent) , Hong Ren, et al.

(2021) NATURE. 599(7884). p.273-277
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Pursuing development behind heterogeneous ideologies : review of six evolving themes and narratives of rural planning in China

Tian Tian (UGent) and Stijn Speelman (UGent)

(2021) SUSTAINABILITY. 13(17).
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The role of sequential cropping and Biogasdoneright™ in enhancing the sustainability of agricultural systems in Europe

Francesca Magnolo (UGent) , Harmen Dekker, Mieke Decorte, Guido Bezzi, Lorella Rossi, Erik Meers (UGent) and Stijn Speelman (UGent)

(2021) AGRONOMY-BASEL. 11(11).
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Comparative transcriptomics enables the identification of functional orthologous genes involved in early leaf growth

Jasmien Vercruysse, Michiel Van Bel (UGent) , Cristina Osuna, Shubhada Rajabhau Kulkarni, Véronique Van den Storme, Hilde Nelissen (UGent) , Nathalie Gonzalez Sanchez (UGent) , Dirk Inzé (UGent) and Klaas Vandepoele (UGent)

(2020) PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL. 18(2). p.553-567
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How grass keeps growing : an integrated analysis of hormonal crosstalk in the maize leaf growth zone

Dirk De Vos, Hilde Nelissen (UGent) , Hamada AbdElgawad, Els Prinsen, Jan Broeckhove, Dirk Inzé (UGent) and Gerrit TS Beemster

(2020) NEW PHYTOLOGIST. 225(6). p.2513-2525
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The prepectoral, hybrid breast reconstruction : the synergy of lipofilling and breast implants

Filip Stillaert (UGent) , Bernd Lannau, Koenraad Van Landuyt (UGent) and Phillip Blondeel (UGent)

(2020) PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN. 8(7).
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The proto-West-Coastal Bantu velar merger

Sara Pacchiarotti (UGent) and Koen Bostoen (UGent)

(2020) AFRICANA LINGUISTICA. 26. p.139-195
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Experimental variables that affect human hepatocyte MV transduction in liver chimeric mice

Chenhui Zou, Koen O.A. Vercauteren, Eleftherios Michailidis, Mohammad Kabbani, Irene Zoluthkin, Corrine Quirk, Luis Chiriboga, Mustafa Yazicioglu, Xavier M. Anguela, Philip Meuleman (UGent) , et al.

(2020) MOLECULAR THERAPY-METHODS & CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT. 18. p.189-198
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Modeling the impact of urbanization on land-use change in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia : an integrated cellular Automata–Markov chain approach

Melaku Bogale Fitawok (UGent) , Ben Derudder (UGent) , Amare Sewnet Minale, Steven Van Passel, Enyew Adgo and Jan Nyssen (UGent)

(2020) LAND. 9(4).
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Single-cell TCR sequencing reveals phenotypically diverse clonally expanded cells harboring inducible HIV proviruses during ART

P Gantner, A Pagliuzza, Marion Pardons (UGent) , M Ramgopal, JP Routy, R Fromentin and N Chomont

(2020) NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 11(1).
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cis-Cinnamic acid is a natural plant growth-promoting compound

Ward Steenackers, Ilias El Houari (UGent) , Alexandra Baekelandt (UGent) , Klaas Witvrouw (UGent) , Stijn Dhondt (UGent) , Olivier Leroux (UGent) , Nathalie Gonzalez Sanchez (UGent) , Sander Corneillie (UGent) , Igor Cesarino (UGent) , Dirk Inzé (UGent) , et al.

(2019) JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY. 70(21). p.6293-6304
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Modeling the structural and thermal properties of loaded metal–organic frameworks : an interplay of quantum and anharmonic fluctuations

Venkat Kapil, Jelle Wieme (UGent) , Steven Vandenbrande (UGent) , Aran Lamaire (UGent) , Veronique Van Speybroeck (UGent) and Michele Ceriotti

(2019) JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION. 15(5). p.3237-3249
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The earliest iron-producing communities in the Lower Congo region of Central Africa : new insights from the Bu, Kindu and Mantsetsi sites

Bernard-Olivier Clist (UGent) , Wannes Hubau (UGent) , John Tshibamba Mukendi, Hans Beeckman and Koen Bostoen (UGent)

(2019) AZANIA-ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA. 54(2). p.221-244
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Final countdown for biodiversity hotspots

Jan C. Habel, Livia Rasche, Uwe A. Schneider, Jan Oliver Engler (UGent) , Erwin Schmid, Dennis Rödder, Sebastian T. Meyer, Natalie Trapp, Ruth Sos del Diego, Hilde Eggermont (UGent) , et al.

(2019) CONSERVATION LETTERS. 12(6).
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Quantum fast-forwarding : Markov chains and graph property testing

Simon Apers (UGent) and Alain Sarlette (UGent)

(2019) QUANTUM INFORMATION & COMPUTATION. 19(3-4). p.181-213
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EuroFlow-based flowcytometric diagnostic screening and classification of primary immunodeficiencies of the lymphoid system

van Dongen JJM, M van der Burg, T Kalina, M Perez-Andres, E Mejstrikova, M Vlkova, E Lopez-Granados, M Wentink, AK Kienzler, Jan Philippé (UGent) , et al.

(2019) FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 10.
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Mediterranean versus Atlantic monk parakeets Myiopsitta monachus : towards differentiated management at the European scale

Jose-Luis Postigo, Diederik Strubbe (UGent) , Emiliano Mori, Leonardo Ancillotto, Ines Carneiro, Panagiotis Latsoudis, Mattia Menchetti, Liviu G Parau, Dave Parrott, Luis Reino, et al.

(2019) PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. 75(4). p.915-922
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Deciphering myeloid-derived suppressor cells : isolation and markers in humans, mice and non-human primates

Luca Cassetta, Espen S. Baekkevold, Sven Brandau, Anna Bujko (UGent) , Marco A. Cassatella, Anca Dorhoi, Carsten Krieg, Ang Lin, Karin Lore, Olivia Marini, et al.

(2019) CANCER IMMUNOLOGY IMMUNOTHERAPY. 68(4). p.687-697
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Heat risk assessment for the Brussels capital region under different urban planning and greenhouse gas emission scenarios

Marie-Leen Verdonck, Matthias Demuzere (UGent) , Hans Hooyberghs, Frederik Priem and Frieke Vancoillie (UGent)

(2019) JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. 249.
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An efficient algorithm for low-order direct discrete-time implementation of fractional order transfer functions

Robain De Keyser (UGent) , Cristina I. Muresan and Clara-Mihaela Ionescu (UGent)

(2018) ISA TRANSACTIONS. 74. p.229-238
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Tumour necrosis factor : out of my heart!

Lars Vereecke (UGent) and Dirk Elewaut (UGent)

(2018) ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 77(6). p.793-794
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Phylogeography and molecular species delimitation of Pratylenchus capsici n. sp., a new root-lesion nematode in Israel on pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Xue Qing, Wim Bert (UGent) , Abraham Gamliel, Patricia Bucki, Svetlana Duvrinin, Tamar Alon and Sigal Braun Miyara

(2018) PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 109(5). p.847-858
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Effect of hybridization on somatic mutations and genomic rearrangements in plants

Tufail Bashir, Ratnesh Mishra (UGent) , Md. Mohidul Hasan, Tapan Kumar Mohanta and Hanhong Bae

(2018) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 19(12).
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How do high school students solve probability problems? A mixed methods study on probabilistic reasoning

Mieke Heyvaert, Maarten Deleye (UGent) , Lore Saenen, Wim Van Dooren and Patrick Onghena

(2017) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND METHOD IN EDUCATION. p.1-23
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Severe congenital microcephaly with AP4M1 mutation, a case report

Sarah Duerinckx, Helene Verhelst (UGent) , Camille Perazzolo, Philippe David, Laurence Desmyter, Isabelle Pirson and Marc Abramowicz

(2017) BMC MEDICAL GENETICS. 18.
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Alteration in auxin homeostasis and signaling by overexpression of PINOID kinase causes leaf growth defects in Arabidopsis thaliana

Kumud Saini, Marios N Markakis, Malgorzata Zdanio, Daria M Balcerowicz, Tom Beeckman (UGent) , Lieven De Veylder (UGent) , Els Prinsen, Gerrit TS Beemster and Kris Vissenberg

(2017) FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE. 8.
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Longitudinal sequencing of HIV-1 infected patients with low-level viremia for years while on ART shows no indications for genetic evolution of the virus

Leen Vancoillie (UGent) , Laura Hebberecht, Kenny Dauwe (UGent) , Els Demecheleer (UGent) , Sylvie Dinakis (UGent) , Dries Vaneechoutte, Virginie Mortier (UGent) and Chris Verhofstede (UGent)

(2017) VIROLOGY. 510. p.185-193
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Reliably modeling the mechanical stability of rigid and flexible metal-organic frameworks

Sven Rogge (UGent) , Michel Waroquier (UGent) and Veronique Van Speybroeck (UGent)

(2017) ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH. 51(1). p.138-148
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Unrelenting spread of the alien monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus in Israel : is it time to sound the alarm?

Jose-Luis Postigo, Assaf Shwartz, Diederik Strubbe (UGent) and Antonio-Roman Munoz

(2017) PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. 73(2). p.349-353
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Sources of beta cells inside the pancreas

Sofie De Groef, Willem Staels (UGent) , Naomi Van Gassen, Marie Lemper, Yixing Yuchi, Mozhdeh Sojoodi, Leen Bussche, Yves Heremans, Gunter Leuckx, Nico De Leu, et al.

(2016) DIABETOLOGIA. 59(9). p.1834-1837
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Influence of co-culture with denuded oocytes during in vitro maturation on fertilization and developmental competence of cumulus-enclosed porcine oocytes in a defined system

Ruth Appeltant (UGent) , Tamás Somfai, Kazuhiro Kikuchi, Dominiek Maes (UGent) and Ann Van Soom (UGent)

(2016) ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL. 87(4). p.503-510
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Stochastic analysis of the efficiency of a wireless power transfer system subject to antenna variability and position uncertainties

Marco Rossi (UGent) , Gert-Jan Stockman (UGent) , Hendrik Rogier (UGent) and Dries Vande Ginste (UGent)

(2016) SENSORS. 16(7).
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Assessing the principles of spatial competition between stores within a retail network

Matthias De Beule (UGent) , Dirk Van den Poel (UGent) and Nico Van de Weghe (UGent)

(2015) APPLIED GEOGRAPHY. 62. p.125-135
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In vitro human embryonic stem cell hematopoiesis mimics MYB-independent yolk sac hematopoiesis

Stijn Vanhee (UGent) , Katrien De Mulder (UGent) , Yasmine Van Caeneghem, Greet Verstichel (UGent) , Nadine Van Roy (UGent) , Björn Menten (UGent) , Imke Velghe (UGent) , Jan Philippé (UGent) , Dominique De Bleser, Bart Lambrecht (UGent) , et al.

(2015) HAEMATOLOGICA. 100(2). p.157-166
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Auxin-binding pocket of ABP1 is crucial for its gain-of-function cellular and developmental roles

Peter Grones (UGent) , Xu Chen (UGent) , Sibu Simon (UGent) , Walter A Kaufmann, Riet De Rycke (UGent) , Tomasz Nodzyński, Eva Zažímalová and Jiri Friml (UGent)

(2015) JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY. 66(16). p.5055-5065
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Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma comparing the Milan, UCSF, and Asan criteria: long-term follow-up of a Western single institutional experience

Italo Bonadio, Isabelle Colle (UGent) , Anja Geerts (UGent) , Peter Smeets (UGent) , Giammauro Berardi, Marleen Praet, Xavier Rogiers (UGent) , Bernard de Hemptinne (UGent) , Hans Van Vlierberghe (UGent) and Roberto Troisi (UGent)

(2015) CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION. 29(5). p.425-433

Protected areas provide thermal buffer against climate change

A clinically annotated post-mortem approach to study multi-organ somatic mutational clonality in normal tissues

Generalized Gamma-Laguerre polynomial chaos to model random bending of wearable antennas

Coupled forest zoning and agricultural intervention yields conflicting outcomes for tropical forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Principles and guidelines for in-line viscometry in cereal extrusion

A 3D reactive transport model for simulation of the chemical reaction process of ASR at microscale

Insights in the chemical fundamentals of ASR and the role of calcium in the early stage based on a 3D reactive transport model

ROPGAP-dependent interaction between brassinosteroid and ROP2-GTPase signaling controls pavement cell shape in Arabidopsis

Context-dependent effects of IL-2 rewire immunity into distinct cellular circuits

Rapid maxillary expansion vs slow maxillary expansion in patients with cleft lip and/or palate : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Putting small and big pieces together : a genome assembly approach reveals the largest Lamiid plastome in a woody vine

Assessment of craniofacial maturation in preadolescents with cleft lip and/or palate using the cervical vertebral maturation method

Phenotypic spectrum of the RBM10-mediated intellectual disability and congenital malformation syndrome beyond classic TARP syndrome features

A single-cell morpho-transcriptomic map of brassinosteroid action in the Arabidopsis root

Cell surface and intracellular auxin signalling for H+ fluxes in root growth

Pursuing development behind heterogeneous ideologies : review of six evolving themes and narratives of rural planning in China

The role of sequential cropping and Biogasdoneright™ in enhancing the sustainability of agricultural systems in Europe

Comparative transcriptomics enables the identification of functional orthologous genes involved in early leaf growth

How grass keeps growing : an integrated analysis of hormonal crosstalk in the maize leaf growth zone

The prepectoral, hybrid breast reconstruction : the synergy of lipofilling and breast implants

The proto-West-Coastal Bantu velar merger

Experimental variables that affect human hepatocyte MV transduction in liver chimeric mice

Modeling the impact of urbanization on land-use change in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia : an integrated cellular Automata–Markov chain approach

Single-cell TCR sequencing reveals phenotypically diverse clonally expanded cells harboring inducible HIV proviruses during ART

cis-Cinnamic acid is a natural plant growth-promoting compound

Modeling the structural and thermal properties of loaded metal–organic frameworks : an interplay of quantum and anharmonic fluctuations

The earliest iron-producing communities in the Lower Congo region of Central Africa : new insights from the Bu, Kindu and Mantsetsi sites

Final countdown for biodiversity hotspots

Quantum fast-forwarding : Markov chains and graph property testing

EuroFlow-based flowcytometric diagnostic screening and classification of primary immunodeficiencies of the lymphoid system

Mediterranean versus Atlantic monk parakeets Myiopsitta monachus : towards differentiated management at the European scale

Deciphering myeloid-derived suppressor cells : isolation and markers in humans, mice and non-human primates

Heat risk assessment for the Brussels capital region under different urban planning and greenhouse gas emission scenarios

An efficient algorithm for low-order direct discrete-time implementation of fractional order transfer functions

Tumour necrosis factor : out of my heart!

Phylogeography and molecular species delimitation of Pratylenchus capsici n. sp., a new root-lesion nematode in Israel on pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Effect of hybridization on somatic mutations and genomic rearrangements in plants

How do high school students solve probability problems? A mixed methods study on probabilistic reasoning

Severe congenital microcephaly with AP4M1 mutation, a case report

Alteration in auxin homeostasis and signaling by overexpression of PINOID kinase causes leaf growth defects in Arabidopsis thaliana

Longitudinal sequencing of HIV-1 infected patients with low-level viremia for years while on ART shows no indications for genetic evolution of the virus

Reliably modeling the mechanical stability of rigid and flexible metal-organic frameworks

Unrelenting spread of the alien monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus in Israel : is it time to sound the alarm?

Sources of beta cells inside the pancreas

Influence of co-culture with denuded oocytes during in vitro maturation on fertilization and developmental competence of cumulus-enclosed porcine oocytes in a defined system

Stochastic analysis of the efficiency of a wireless power transfer system subject to antenna variability and position uncertainties

Assessing the principles of spatial competition between stores within a retail network

In vitro human embryonic stem cell hematopoiesis mimics MYB-independent yolk sac hematopoiesis

Auxin-binding pocket of ABP1 is crucial for its gain-of-function cellular and developmental roles

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma comparing the Milan, UCSF, and Asan criteria: long-term follow-up of a Western single institutional experience