Domestication of wild animal and plant species may be considered the largest genetic experiment in human history. Human selection for specific traits and targeted breeding over hundreds or thousands…
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Biology & Life Sciences Domestic Animal Genetics
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Medicine & Health Innovations for the Elimination and Control of Visceral Leishmaniasis Collection
Through the suggestions and kind support of various stakeholders, we will continue in our efforts towards the sustained elimination of VL from the ISC and improved control in East Africa as a goal by…
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Biology & Life Sciences Pearls: The Microbiome
Human-associated microbial communities can include eukaryotes, archaea, bacteria and viruses and provide protection against foreign invaders, stimulate the immune response, produce antimicrobials, and…
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Medicine & Health Early Detection and Minimal Residual Disease
Future opportunities to advance patient care include those linked with the development of new technologies for early tumour detection, since patients whose cancers are detected early may have better…
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Physics Chemistry & Materials Energy Materials
Materials which can generate, store and transmit energy are of vital importance for a sustainable society. Whilst many challenges remain to be overcome, a growing body of literature points the way to…
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Biology & Life Sciences Stable Isotopes
The use of stable isotopes as an analytical tool has been invaluable for a wide variety of scientific disciplines. Researchers in fields ranging from palaeooceanography to anthropology have utilized…
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Biology & Life Sciences Animal Welfare
Humans have a responsibility to ensure that animals under their care are treated with respect and dignity. Research on animal welfare is crucial to improve the quality of life experienced by animals…
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Computer & Information Sciences Improving Reproducibility of Computational Models
The reproducibility of the research is a crucial element to keep science moving forward…
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Medicine & Health Emerging therapies in mental health
In this curated collection we highlight a range of novel evidence-based approaches to mental health by bringing together diverse perspectives from pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, and…
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Computer & Information Sciences Affective Computing and Human-Computer Interactions
The study and design of devices that can recognize and simulate humane effects as well as improve the way different people interact with different interfaces is inherently multidisciplinary and…