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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821-840 of 5,390 ARTICLES
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.128656.1
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Phylogenetic placement of whole genome duplications in yeasts through quantitative analysis of hierarchical orthologous groups
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Xinyi Guo; Gavin Conant
  • Funder
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
PUBLISHED 12 Apr 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.76218.2
Review metrics
Revised
Polygenic Risk Score in African populations: progress and challenges
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Bingxin Zhao; Cathryn M. Lewis and Michelle Kamp
  • Funders
  • World Bank
  • National Human Genome Research Institute
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 11 Apr 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.129036.2
Review metrics
Revised
Studying ancient human oral microbiomes could yield insights into the evolutionary history of noncommunicable diseases
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Sarah Schrader; Taylor van Doren
  • Funder
  • National Science Foundation
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 06 Apr 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.127744.2
Research Article metrics
Revised
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate chitosan nanoparticles in an extender improve the antioxidant capacity and post-thawed quality of Kacang goat semen
[version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Muhammed Duman; Maria Madalena Pessoa Guerra; CHETNA GANGWAR
  • Funder
  • Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Universitas Airlangga
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 04 Apr 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.127506.1
Method Article metrics
An economic case for small scale solar-wind-augmented agriculture in exurban localities
[version 1; peer review: 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Ogheneruona Diemuodeke
PUBLISHED 04 Apr 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.129668.2
Research Article metrics
Revised
Increased growth temperature and vitamin B12 supplementation reduces the lag time for rapid pathogen identification in BHI agar and blood cultures
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Sarita Mohapatra; Rashid Nazir
  • Funder
  • Inland Norway University of Applied Sceinces
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 03 Apr 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.124002.5
Research Article metrics
Revised
Mutation patterns of resistance genes for macrolides, aminoglycosides, and rifampicin in non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolates from Kenya
[version 5; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Leena Al-Hassan; Utpal Sengupta; Clement Likhovole
  • Funder
  • Meru University of Science and Technology
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 03 Apr 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.127234.2
Review metrics
Revised
Different levels of circadian (de)synchrony ­– where does it hurt?
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Frank A.J.L. Scheer; Andrew N. Coogan
  • Funders
  • Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 03 Apr 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.109628.2
Case Report metrics
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Case Report: Identification of likely recurrent CEP290 mutation in a child with Joubert syndrome and cerebello-retinal-renal features.
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Muhammad Ansar; Karen I. Lange
  • Funders
  • Kidney Research UK
  • Northern Counties Kidney Research Fund
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 31 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.131851.1
Data Note metrics
The identification of high-preforming antibodies for Ubiquilin-2 for use in Western Blot, immunoprecipitation, and immunofluorescence
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Mervyn Monteiro; Carlos Castaneda
  • Funders
  • Ontario Genomics
  • ALS Society of Canada
  • ALS Association
  • Motor Neurone Disease Association
  • Genome Quebec
  • Mitacs
  • Genome Canada
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
PUBLISHED 30 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.130092.1
Research Article metrics
Evaluation of the interaction between ketone bodies and obesity-associated proteins: an in silico approach
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved]
Peer Reviewers Chirag N. Patel; Endre Kristóf
PUBLISHED 30 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.132249.1
Data Note metrics
The identification of high-performing antibodies for Profilin-1 for use in Western blot, immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Partha Roy; Jieya Shao; Xiaoyan Du
  • Funders
  • Ontario Genomics
  • ALS Society of Canada
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation
  • ALS Association
  • Motor Neurone Disease Association
  • Mitacs
  • Genome Quebec
  • Genome Canada
PUBLISHED 29 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.121402.2
Genome Note metrics
Revised
Whole genome sequencing data of Candida krusei, the pathogen causing Candidaemia, from Department of Parasitology Culture Collection, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Xuepeng Sun; Atanu Banerjee
  • Funder
  • Universitas Indonesia
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 29 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.130443.1
Research Article metrics
Assessing structure and disorder prediction tools for de novo emerged proteins in the age of machine learning
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Caroline Weisman; Isabelle Callebaut
  • Funder
  • Volkswagen Foundation
PUBLISHED 29 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.126096.1
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Comparison of BiP and HSP70i as markers of unfolded protein response (UPR) in segmental and nonsegmental vitiligo
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Mitesh Dwivedi; Shintaro Inoue
PUBLISHED 28 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.126227.3
Research Article metrics
Revised
Targeting Acanthamoeba proteins interaction with flavonoids of Propolis extract by in vitro and in silico studies for promising therapeutic effects
[version 3; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Akm Moyeenul Huq; Ascel Samba-Louaka
  • Funder
  • The Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn - Botanical Garden of Walailak University
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 27 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.122949.2
Software Tool Article metrics
Revised
DEVEA: an interactive shiny application for Differential Expression analysis, data Visualization and Enrichment Analysis of transcriptomics data
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Hélène Hirbec; Wenbin Guo
  • Funder
  • PhD fellowship from the CEA (Amont-Aval).
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 24 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.54196.2
Research Article metrics
Revised
Essential oil of Cymbopogon martini, source of geraniol, as a potential antibacterial agent against Bacillus subtilis, a pathogen of the bakery industry
[version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Daniel Rico; Abubakar Sunusi Adam
LATEST VERSION PUBLISHED 24 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.130734.1
Genome Note metrics
The first genome sequence of Anopheles squamous from Macha, Zambia
[version 1; peer review: 2 approved]
Peer Reviewers Megan A. Riddin; Tara Roth
  • Funders
  • Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida
  • University of Florida
  • Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • National Institutes of Health
  • College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies
PUBLISHED 24 Mar 2023
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.129581.1
Software Tool Article metrics
AmpSeqR: an R package for amplicon deep sequencing data analysis
[version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Peer Reviewers Eduardo Castro-Nallar; Cristian Koepfli and Gustavo Da Silva; Patrick Murigu Kamau Njage
  • Funders
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • Institute Infrastructure Support Scheme (IRIISS)
PUBLISHED 23 Mar 2023
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