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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521-540 of 5,381 ARTICLES
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.148223.1
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Improving in vivo assays in snake venom and antivenom research: A community discussion
[version 1; peer review: 3 approved]
Peer Reviewers Sébastien Larréché and Jean-Philippe Chippaux; Jarrod Bailey; Karen de Morais-Zani
  • Funder
  • National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
PUBLISHED 15 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.140403.2
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Methylation risk score in peripheral blood predictive of conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's Disease
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Adam Smith; Rachel Cavill; Lily Wang and Wei Zhang
  • Funder
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 15 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.135249.3
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Agent-based models under uncertainty
[version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Vladik Kreinovich; Josie McCulloch; Barbara Llacay
  • Funder
  • PSRC and ESRC Centre for Doctoral Training on Quantification and Management of Risk Uncertainty in Complex Systems Environments
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 14 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.132823.2
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An overview of cybersecurity in Zimbabwe’s financial services sector
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers William Vambe; Nomusa Dlodlo; Dinesh Kalla and Samaah Fnu; Simon Kaggwa
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 14 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.140934.2
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A proposed equation for calculating the total horizontal distance in projectiles of varying launch and landing levels
[version 2; peer review: 4 approved]
Peer Reviewers Yasir Najah; Yarob Abdulbaqi Algaith; Basman Abdul Jabbar; Uday CH Hasan
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 13 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.19416.2
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Human TP53 gene polymorphisms among patients with Hepatocellular carcinoma and chronic hepatitis B infection in Kenya
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Lamech Mwapagha; Harris Onywera
  • Funder
  • Kenya Medical Research Institute
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 12 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.54487.3
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Correlations between components of the immune system
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Suprabhat Mukherjee; Biswadeep Das; Rohit Malik
  • Funder
  • Roaman-Epstein Research Foundation
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 12 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.135809.2
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Ex-vivo drug screening of surgically resected glioma stem cells to replace murine avatars and provide personalise cancer therapy for glioblastoma patients
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Natividad Gomez-Roman; Anke Brüning-Richardson
  • Funders
  • Urology Foundation
  • Brain Tumour Charity
  • Weston Park Cancer Charity
  • National Centre for the Replacement Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 11 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.109698.2
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Lower serum BDNF as a predictor of post-stroke cognitive impairment in acute ischemic stroke patients
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Syahrul Syahrul; Shubham Misra
  • Funder
  • Dr. Sardjito General Hospital Yogyakarta, Indonesia
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 08 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.139879.2
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The importance of teaching climate-health literacy in psychotherapeutic training and continuing education
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Melanie Boeckmann and Lira Ramadani; James Irlam
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 08 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.145488.1
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Freshwater systems in the Anthropocene: why we need to evaluate microplastics in the context of multiple stressors
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Leah Thornton Hampton; Maria Silvia Diaz-Cruz
  • Funder
  • Chelsea Rochman (University of Toronto)
PUBLISHED 08 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.138436.2
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Analysis of C9orf72 repeat expansions in Georgian patients with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Karri Kaivola; Naoki Suzuki
  • Funders
  • Synaptopathies Strategic Award
  • Wellcome
  • Medical Research Council
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 06 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.121473.3
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Assessment of Arsenic, Vanadium, Mercury, and Cadmium  in Food and Drug Packaging
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Mahesh Ganesapillai; Xin-Yuan Huang; Marin Senila
  • Funder
  • Rotary Club of Dombivili Suncity
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 04 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.127783.3
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Antioxidant of the putat air (barringtonia racemosa) as a herbal remedy to improve sperm quality due to cigarette smoke in rats
[version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Oghenerobor B. Akpor and Olakunle Afolabi; Talukdar Dibyajyoti; Ragil Angga Prastiya
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 01 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.126215.2
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Bayesian Multi-View Clustering given complex inter-view structure
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Sara Mostafavi; Max Moldovan
  • Funders
  • Microsoft
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 29 Feb 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.124999.2
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Heatwave 1987: the Piraeus versus Athens case
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Alexandros G. Georgakilas; Themis P. Exarchos
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 29 Feb 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.131685.4
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The influence of indigenous knowledge on chemistry metacognition
[version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Maria Tsakeni; Nadaraj Govender; Samuel Ouma Oyoo
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 29 Feb 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.74576.4
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Transmission of yellow fever vaccine virus from breast feeding mothers to their infants: reporting of yellow fever virus (YFV) RNA detection in milk specimens
[version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Leo G Visser; Ralph Huits; Albert Koulman
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 29 Feb 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.127431.3
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Validation of a Thai artificial chatmate designed for cheering up the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic
[version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Sheetal Kusal; Sinan Chen; Gozde Bacik Yaman
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 28 Feb 2024
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.129720.2
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Ten recommendations for organising bioimaging data for archival
[version 2; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Sjors Scheres; Kenneth H. L. Ho; Sylvia Emmanuelle Le Dévédec; William T. Katz and Virginia Scarlett
  • Funders
  • EMBL
  • UKRI-MRC with co-funding from UKRI-BBSRC
  • Wellcome Trust
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 27 Feb 2024
521-540 of 5,381 ARTICLES
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