Natural Sciences

Natural sciences comprises the branches of science which aim to describe and understand the fundamental processes and phenomena that define our natural world, including both life sciences and physical sciences.

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2,021-2,040 of 5,774 ARTICLES
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.51446.1
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Retrospective analysis of the use of osteoporosis medication at the presentation of non-vertebral fragility fractures in a predominantly Hispanic population.
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Nicole C. Wright; Kok-Yong Chin
PUBLISHED 03 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.26347.2
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TicTimer Web: software for measuring tic suppression remotely
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Jennifer Schild and Matthew W. Specht; Valerie Brandt
  • Funder
  • National Institute of Mental Health
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 03 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24031.2
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Bottled water brands are contaminated with multidrug resistant bacteria in Nairobi, Kenya
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Ahmad Zarei; Lucy A. Semerjian
  • Funder
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 03 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.28143.1
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Determination of field capacity in the Chibunga and Guano rivers micro-basins
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Holger Benavides-Muñoz; Dwita Sutjiningsih
PUBLISHED 03 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.26669.2
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TreeSummarizedExperiment: a S4 class for data with hierarchical structure
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved]
Peer Reviewers Leo Lahti; Shila Ghazanfar; Matthew Ritchie
  • Funders
  • University Research Priority Program Evolution in Action at the University of Zurich
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
  • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 02 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.50937.1
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The importance of mentorship and collaboration for scientific capacity-building and capacity-sharing: perspectives of African scientists
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Elaine Byrne
PUBLISHED 01 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.25019.2
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H3S28P Antibody Staining of Okinawan Oikopleura dioica Suggests the Presence of Three Chromosomes
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Haiyang Feng; Shigeki Fujiwara
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 01 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.51192.1
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Measure of unevenness in human genomes, described as a self-affine phase transition in a 'spin-chain’ model
[version 1; peer review: 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Ying Ji
PUBLISHED 25 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.40668.1
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RP-REP Ribosomal Profiling Reports: an open-source cloud-enabled framework for reproducible ribosomal profiling data processing, analysis, and result reporting
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Molly Hannigan and Christopher Nicchitta; Jordan A. Berg
  • Funders
  • The Emmes Company
  • National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease
PUBLISHED 24 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.50798.1
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Interactive biomedical segmentation tool powered by deep learning and ImJoy
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Jean-Yves Tinevez and Dmitry Ershov; Jan Funke
  • Funders
  • Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
  • Swedish Research Council
  • LST Platform at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
PUBLISHED 24 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.51143.1
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periodicDNA: an R/Bioconductor package to investigate k-mer periodicity in DNA
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Ilya Ioshikhes; Sabarinathan Radhakrishnan; Eugene Korotkov; Boris Lenhard
  • Funders
  • Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship
  • Medical Research Council DTP studentship
PUBLISHED 24 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.25164.2
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Protocol for a controlled, randomized, blind, clinical trial to assess the effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation dorsolateral prefrontal cortex associated with balance training using games in the postural balance of older people
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Fernando Zanela da Silva Arêas; Rodrigo Vitório
  • Funder
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 23 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.17511.3
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Assembling cheap, high-performance microphones for recording terrestrial wildlife: the Sonitor system
[version 3; peer review: 3 approved]
Peer Reviewers Sarab S. Sethi; Holger Klinck; Catharina Karlsson
  • Funder
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 19 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24714.3
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biogitflow: development workflow protocols for bioinformatics pipelines with git and GitLab
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Bernard Pope; Julia Ponomarenko
  • Funder
  • Institut National Du Cancer
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 19 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.50887.1
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Development of the Wits Face Database: an African database of high-resolution facial photographs and multimodal closed-circuit television (CCTV) recordings
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Ching-Yiu Jessica Liu; Won-Joon Lee
  • Funders
  • J.J.J. Smieszeck Fellowship, School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
  • National Research Foundation (South Africa)
PUBLISHED 19 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27373.2
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A theoretical model for optimal control of banana Moko (Musa AAB Simmonds)
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Dalia M. Muñoz; Ana Maria Pulecio Montoya
  • Funder
  • University of Quindío
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 19 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27140.2
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Effective image visualization for publications – a workflow using open access tools and concepts
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Guillaume Jacquemet; Georgina Fletcher and David Barry
  • Funder
  • Deutsche Krebshilfe
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 18 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.51094.1
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Case Report: Ziprasidone induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Prajwal Ghimire; Ashish Saraf
PUBLISHED 17 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.27504.2
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Revised
Isolation and primary culture of Galleria mellonella hemocytes for infection studies
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Lauren Ames; Daniel R. Neill and Joanne Fothergill
  • Funder
  • National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 16 Feb 2021
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.28450.1
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Defining and validating regenerative farm systems using a composite of ranked agricultural practices
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers John M. Holland and Jenny Bussell; Richard W. Teague
  • Funders
  • North Central SARE
  • Globetrotter Foundation
  • USDA-Pest Management Alternatives Program Grant
  • Ecdysis Foundation
  • Western SARE
PUBLISHED 15 Feb 2021
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