In this study, we present a novel approach to monitoring the health and mobility of dairy
cattle through advanced image processing and machine learning techniques. By analyzing …

Despite mental imagery's ubiquitous role in human perception, cognition and behavior, one
standout question remains unanswered: Why does imagery vary so much from one …

Plant economics run on carbon and nutrients instead of money. Leaf strategies aboveground
span an economic spectrum from “live fast and die young” to “slow and steady,” but the …

This dissertation examines the complex structure of scientific organization and publication
behavior. Since the last century, the number of scientific publications has exponentially risen, …

Background The Plasmodium protein Cell-traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoites (CelTOS)
plays an important role in cell traversal of host cells in both, mosquito and vertebrates…

A study of ligand (N,O,F) 2s to metal (Mn) 1s `interatomic' or `crossover' X-ray transitions is
reported. We show that the energy of the Kβ″ feature is related to the ligand 2s binding …

Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other …

Blood pressure is a heritable trait 1 influenced by several biological pathways and responsive
to environmental stimuli. Over one billion people worldwide have hypertension (≥140 mm …

Numerous genetic loci have been associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic
blood pressure (DBP) in Europeans 1, 2, 3. We now report genome-wide association …

Elevated blood pressure is a common, heritable cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide.
To date, identification of common genetic variants influencing blood pressure has proven …