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Tree-Thinking and Acceptance of Evolution in Introductory Biology for Majors
(2015-08-13)
Background: Tree thinking refers to an approach to evolution education that emphasizes reading and interpreting phylogenetic trees. We studied the relationship between introductory biology students’ tree-thinking ability ...
Functional Gene Composition, Diversity and Redundancy in Microbial Stream Biofilm Communities
(PLos One, 2015-04-07)
We surveyed the functional gene composition and diversity of microbial biofilm communities in 18 New Zealand streams affected by different types of catchment land use, using a comprehensive functional gene array, GeoChip ...
Loss of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Function Partially Protects against Peripheral and Cardiac Glucose Metabolic Derangements During a Long-Term High-Fat Diet
(PLos One, 2015-11-05)
Diabetes is a chronic inflammatory disease that carries a high risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the pathophysiological link between these disorders is not well known. We hypothesize that TLR4 signaling mediates ...
CXCR2 Inhibition Combined with Sorafenib Improved Antitumor and Antiangiogenic Response in Preclinical Models of Ovarian Cancer
(PLos One, 2015-09-28)
Antiangiogenic therapy is important for the treatment of gynecological cancer. However, the therapeutic benefit derived from these treatments is transient, predominantly due to the selective activation of compensatory ...
Locke, Kant, and Synthetic A Priori Cognition
(2015)
This paper attempts to shed light on three related issues that bear directly on our understanding of Locke and Kant. The first is whether Kant believes Locke merely anticipates his distinction between analytic and synthetic ...
Diabetes Alters the Expression and Translocation of the Insulin-Sensitive Glucose Transporters 4 and 8 in the Atria
(PLos One, 2015-12-31)
Although diabetes has been identified as a major risk factor for atrial fibrillation, little is known about glucose metabolism in the healthy and diabetic atria. Glucose transport into the cell, the rate-limiting step of ...
Effects of a mechanical engineering design course on students’ motivational features
(International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 2015-04-17)
Diverse learning opportunities and deep engagement are needed to support development of engineering competencies and expertise. Deep engagement evolves from productive and high-quality motivation that derives from both ...
Leader–Follower Interpersonal Emotion Management: Managing Stress by Person-Focused and Emotion-Focused Emotion Management
(Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 2015-02-01)
Compliance with demands to express certain emotions at certain times is difficult for most employees to achieve without also experiencing adverse effects such as stress. Emotion researchers typically study “demands” in the ...
Fact or Fiction? Children’s Preferences for Real Versus Make-Believe Stories
(Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 2015-03-01)
Some children and adults are more drawn to the imaginary than others. Here, we examine whether developmental differences also play a role in the degree to which individuals are drawn to make-believe stories over real ones ...
An empirical assessment of the effects of trade in innovative tasks on innovation output
(2015-08-24)
Multinational firms are increasingly sending their innovative tasks abroad. This article examines whether offshoring research and development, design, and engineering activities provides any gains in terms of firm‐level ...