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Field
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Research Front Name
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Description
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Agricultural
Sciences
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM) CROPS;
WISTAR RATS FED GENETICALLY MODIFIED RICE EXPRESSING
SNOWDROP LECTIN GALANTHUS NIVALIS (GNA)
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The comparative digestibility of food allergens and
nonallergenic proteins.
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Biology &
Biochemistry
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 INSULIN RESISTANCE; MECHANISMS LINKING
OBESITY; ADIPOSE TISSUE HYPOXIA;
TYPE 2 DIABETES
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Inflammation and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes.
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Emerging Research Comment by:
Steven Shoelson
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Chemistry
FEATURED
FRONT with Research Front
Map
: MITOCHONDRIAL REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES (from Apr.
2008)
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 LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MICROSCOPIC
ARTIFICIAL SWIMMERS; REMOTELY POWERED SELF-PROPELLING
PARTICLES; PURCELL'S THREE-LINK SWIMMER
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The creation of miniature "engines" that can convert stored
chemical energy to motion.
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Emerging Research Comment by:
Siegfried Blechert & Stephen Connon
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Clinical
Medicine
FEATURED FRONT with Research Front
Map
: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL GROWTH
FACTORS
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INTERNATIONAL GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY SOCIETY (SIOG)
COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATIONS; ELDERLY
CANCER PATIENTS; MYELOSUPPRESSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY
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A randomized double-blind multicenter phase III study in
patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy.
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Computer
Science
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MICROSTRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION FRICTION STIR WELDED
7050-T651 ALUMINIUM; ALUMINIUM AA5083 FRICTION STIR WELDS;
ENHANCED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
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Microstructural evolution during friction stir welding.
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Economics &
Business
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 INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH; RESEARCH
AGENDA; CONCEPTUAL MODELING; DESIGN SCIENCE
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Design-science seeks to extend the boundaries of human and
organizational capabilities by creating new and innovative
artifacts.
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Fast Breaking Paper Comment by:
Alan R. Hevner, Salvatore March, Jinsoo
Park, & Sudha Ram
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Engineering
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  WORLD WATER RESOURCES; TRADING WATER;
GLOBAL HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS
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Hydrological functions of tropical forests.
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Emerging Research Comment by:
Sampurno Bruijnzeel
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Environment/
Ecology
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 LARGE-SCALE CLIMATE INDICES; ECOLOGICAL
EFFECTS; CLIMATE FLUCTUATIONS; LOCAL WEATHER
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How climate phenomena affect ecological patterns and
processes in both marine and terrestrial systems.
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Emerging Research Comment by:
Nils Chr. Stenseth
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Geosciences
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DIGITAL CHANGE DETECTION METHODS; NASA'S GLOBAL
ORTHORECTIFIED LANDSAT DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM MONITORING
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Digital change detection methods as a means to identify,
map and monitor ecosystem changes.
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Immunology
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ANTIBACTERIAL PEPTIDES; ANTI-MICROBIAL PEPTIDES; EMERGING
CONCEPTS; INVERTEBRATES
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Antibacterial peptides are the effector molecules of innate
immunity.
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Materials
Science
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ORDERED ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING ZNO NANOWIRE ARRAYS;
CONTROLLED GROWTH; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; HIGH-DENSITY
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Recent developments in the rational synthesis of
single-crystalline zinc oxide nanowires and their unique
optical properties.
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Podcast by
Peidong Yang
Listen:
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WMA
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Mathematics
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EFFICIENT MULTIPLE SMOOTHING PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THIN
PLATE REGRESSION SPLINES; GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODELS
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One approach to the problem of computational cost is to
employ regression splines.
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Microbiology
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ADEQUATE EMPIRICAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY SEVERE SEPSIS PATIENT
OUTCOME IMPACT; INAPPROPRIATE INITIAL ANTIMICROBIAL
THERAPY; IMMUNOMODULATING THERAPY
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In a large cohort of patients with microbiologically
confirmed severe sepsis, appropriate initial antimicrobial
therapy was an important determinant of survival.
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Molecular Biology
& Genetics
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 MOUSE SPERMATOGONIAL
STEM CELLS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS;
NEONATAL MOUSE TESTIS; GROWTH FACTORS
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The ability to derive multipotential stem cells from the
neonatal testis has important implications for germ cell
biology.
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Emerging Research Comment by:
Takashi Shinohara
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Multidisciplinary
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RADIOLABELED IMAGING PROBE USING INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDICS;
DROSOPHILA EMBRYONIC PATTERNING NETWORK PERTURBED;
PROGRAMMED POPULATION CONTROL
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Biochemical networks are perturbed both by fluctuations in
environmental conditions and genetic variation.
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Neuroscience &
Behavior
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 ACUTE AXONAL DAMAGE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;
AXONAL LOSS; EARLY DISEASE STAGES
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Multiple sclerosis is characterized morphologically by the
key features demyelination, inflammation, gliosis and
axonal damage.
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Emerging Research Comment by:
Wolfgang Brück
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Pharmacology &
Toxicology
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HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS; CLINICAL TRIALS; NOVEL
DRUGS
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The opposing actions of histone acetyltransferases and
histone deacetylases allow gene expression to be regulated
through chromatin remodelling.
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Physics
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ORDERED MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; FABRICATION; NANOMAGNETICS
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Fabrication methods of ordered magnetic nanostructures with
dimensions on the submicron to nanometer scale.
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Plant &
Animal Science
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TOMATO FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION SYSTEMS
REGULATING FRUIT RIPENING; SELECTED METABOLITE ANALYSES;
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
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Genetic regulation of fruit development and ripening and
its importance for human and animal diets.
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Psychiatry/
Psychology
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EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED KINASE SIGNALING PATHWAY;
INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PATHWAYS; MOOD DISORDER TREATMENTS;
NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS
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Brain imaging studies reveal structural changes and cell
loss in cortico-limbic regions of the brain in bipolar
disorder and major depression.
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Social Sciences,
general
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 CHIMPANZEES; FEMALE LIFE HISTORY; WILD
SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS (PONGO ABELII); REPRODUCTIVE
PROFILES; INTERGROUP RELATIONS
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Demography provides critical data on the evolution,
ecology, and conservation of primate populations.
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Emerging Research Comment by:
Toshisada Nishida
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Space
Science
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INFRARED ASTRONOMICAL MISSION AKARI IMAGING PERFORMANCE;
INFRARED CAMERA (IRC) DEEP SURVEY; ULTRALUMINOUS INFRARED
GALAXIES; INFRARED POWER-LAW GALAXIES
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Mid-infrared photometry provides a robust technique for
identifying active galaxies.
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