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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https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.182587.1
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Sanger chromatogram and barcode data for seven culture-derived microbial isolates from surface-sterilized leaves of the cultivated fern Cyrtomium fortunei
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers Invited
PUBLISHED 09 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.187866.1
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Characterization of MTHFR Coding Variants in Indonesian Patients With Vascular Dementia: An Exploratory Sequencing Study
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers Invited
  • Funder
  • Hasanuddin University
PUBLISHED 09 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.173540.3
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Mixed Plasmodium Infections: Report of Four Cases from the Military Hospital of Tunis
[version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Manju Rahi; Felix Zoiku; Loick P. Kojom Foko
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 08 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.174616.3
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Are Smart Cities ‘Sustainable?’ Revisiting the ‘Helix Model’ of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network
[version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Yuni Intarti; Eva Kassens-Noor and Hiba Karam; Christopher D F Rogers and Marianna Cavada; Tomáš Peráček
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 08 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.187972.1
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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha (UniProt ID: P50148) for use in western blot and flow cytometry
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers Invited
  • Funders
  • National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
  • Medical Research Council (MRC)
PUBLISHED 08 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.172259.2
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Exploring the potential of fungal application in sustainable biofuel production: innovations, challenges and future directions
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved]
Peer Reviewers Kadhim Fadhil Kadhim
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 07 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.187961.1
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A guide to selecting high-performing antibodies for Glucocorticoid receptor (UniProt ID: P04150) for use in western blot and flow cytometry
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers Invited
  • Funders
  • National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
  • Medical Research Council (MRC)
PUBLISHED 07 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.188371.1
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Conservation Awareness as a Key Mediator Linking Affective Factors to Species Knowledge in Pre-Service Biology Teachers 
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Nurwidodo Nurwidodo; Musa Dikmenli
  • Funder
  • The Center for Financing and Assessment of Higher Education (PPAPT), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, through the Doctoral Scholarship Program for Indonesian Lecturers (PDDI), is funded by the Education Fund Management Institute (LPDP)
PUBLISHED 07 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.172121.3
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Enhancing Solar Power Forecasting Accuracy Using HMPCS and Machine Learning Techniques: An Applied Study
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Ashif Mohammad; Bin Du
  • Funder
  • Academic Research Institute in Iraq
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 03 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.180626.1
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Calcyon: An AI-Based Chatbot Framework for Calculus Learning to Support Computational Thinking Skill and Self-Regulated Learning
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Torang Siregar; Nur Robiah Nofikusumawati Peni
  • Funders
  • the Center for Higher Education Funding and Assessment (PPAPT)
  • the Indonesian Education Scholarship (BPI)
  • the Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP)
PUBLISHED 03 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171263.2
Opinion Article metrics
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Establishing central Research Software Engineering units in German research institutions
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Reza Fauzan; Shabib Aftab
  • Funders
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 02 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.188271.1
Research Article metrics
Breaking the Carnot Limit with a Gravity-Driven Work Cycle
[version 1; peer review: 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Shokhzod Jumaniyozov
PUBLISHED 02 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.188219.1
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A trigonometric centered solution for Fermat’s last theorem
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved]
Peer Reviewers Kakoma Luneta
PUBLISHED 02 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.189308.1
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A Turiyam Graph Approach to Medical Diagnosis
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Karthick Palanisamy
  • Funder
  • Authors
PUBLISHED 01 Sep 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.188781.1
Research Article metrics AWAITING PEER REVIEW
A Work Cycle with Thermal Efficiency Exceeding the Carnot Limit in a Centrifugal Field
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers Invited
PUBLISHED 31 Aug 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.174653.3
Research Article metrics
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The Potential Mitigating Effect of Curcumin Root Extract Against Synthetic Anabolic Steroid Boldenone-Induced Kidney Injury in Male Rats
[version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Daniela Joyce Trujillo; Dawei Jiang
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 29 Aug 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.179903.2
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Complete Genome Sequence of Halorubrum Pleomorphic Virus 8
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved]
Peer Reviewers Jimmy Saw
  • Funders
  • the University of Helsinki and Research Council of Finland by funding for FINStruct and Instruct Centre FI, part of Biocenter Finland and Instruct-ERIC and Horizon MSCA
  • Helsinki University Library
  • Research Council of Finland
  • European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme
  • Kone Foundation
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 29 Aug 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.186555.1
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Comparative Chloroplast Genomics and Phylogenetic Relationships of Poa angustifolia and Poa lipskyi (Poaceae)
[version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]
Peer Reviewers Invited
  • Funders
  • Digital Nature: Development of a digital platform for the flora of Central Uzbekistan”, implemented by the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the period 2025-2029
  • Development of a digital platform for the flora of the Fergana Valley as a region of threatened biodiversity
PUBLISHED 29 Aug 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.179708.2
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The Complete Chloroplast Genome of Lepidium olgae, a Narrow Endemic Species of the Nuratau Range, Uzbekistan
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Abdullah Abdullah; Iqbal Hussain
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 29 Aug 2026
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.189349.1
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Socio-Political Governance and Innovation in Biomass-Derived Activated Carbon for Renewable Energy: A Systematic Review
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Rafael Luque Luque; Seyedeh Azadeh Alavi Borazjani
  • Funder
  • Lembaga Pengelola Dana Pendidikan
PUBLISHED 27 Aug 2026
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