Functional diversity is increasingly pointed as a useful approach to reach Biological Conservation goals. Here, we provide an overview of the functional diversity approach status in the Biological Conservation field. We sought for peer-reviewed papers published over a period of twenty years (from 1994 to 2014). First we used the general topic "functional diversity" and then refined our search u...

Although splicing is widespread and evolves rapidly among species, the mechanisms driving this evolution, as well as its functional implications, are not yet fully understood. We analyzed the evolution of splicing patterns based on transcriptome data from five tissues of humans, chimpanzees, rhesus macaques and mice. In total, 1526 exons and exon sets from 1236 genes showed significant splicing...

Inclusion analysis is the name given by Operis to a black box testing technique that it has found to make the checking of key financial ratios calculated by spreadsheet models quicker, easier and more likely to find omission errors than code inspection. 1 CALCULATE MORE THAN ONCE One approach among many [Pryor, 2004] [Panko, 2006] for improving the chance that a spreadsheet delivers the results...

Purpose This study aims to examine whether social inclusion policies promote financial inclusion. Three were analyzed: gender equality policies, environmental sustainability and protection (SP) policies. Design/methodology/approach The used the panel fixed effect regression methodology analyze data from 48 low- medium-income countries. Findings results show that do not have a significant on Als...

Based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) with non-collinear-magnetism formulations, we have calculated the magnetism of single atom of 3d transition metals and the magnetic anisotropy of supported Ni chains on Au(110)-(1×2) surface. Our results show that surface relaxations enhance the orbital moments of left-end elements (Ti,V) and quench the orbital moments of right-end elements (Fe,Co,Ni) on...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the response of common sized fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) to different deflections due to bending forces and comparing it with stainless steel (SS) wires. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, two FRC groups with 0.75 mm and 1.2 mm diameters (Everstick Ortho, Stick Tech, Finland) and three SS groups with 0.016 × 0.022 inch, 0....

In the past, most software tests were performed using manual methods. This required a large staff of test personnel to perform expensive and time-consuming manual test procedures. Owing to the size and complexity of today’s advanced software applications, manual testing is no longer a viable option for most testing situations. The manual testing approach has inherent risks and costs associated ...