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Plant-Symbiotic Fungi as Chemical Engineers: Multi-Genome Analysis of the Clavicipitaceae Reveals Dynamics of Alkaloid Loci
(PLos Genetics, 2013-02-28)
Author Summary The fungal family, Clavicipitaceae, includes “ergot” fungi that parasitize ears of cereals and have historically caused mass poisonings, as well as “epichloae,” which are symbionts of grasses. Many epichloae ...
Moral exemplars in theory and practice
(Theory and Research in Education, 2013-07-01)
In this article I outline an original form of ethical theory that I call exemplarist virtue theory. The theory is intended to serve the philosophical purposes of a comprehensive moral theory, but it is also intended to ...
BAC-Pool Sequencing and Analysis of Large Segments of A12 and D12 Homoeologous Chromosomes in Upland Cotton
(PLos One, 2013-10-08)
Although new and emerging next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have reduced sequencing costs significantly, much work remains to implement them for de novo sequencing of complex and highly repetitive genomes such ...
New Trends in Globalisation: An Examination of the Brazilian Case
(Social Change, 2013-03-01)
This analysis looks at the role of Wal-Mart in Brazil by using glocalisation theory. Glocalisation refers to the strategies and practices adopted by transnational corporations to cater to local cultures and customs. In the ...
Spatial Orientation Aware Smartphones for Tele-operated Robot Control in Military Environments: A Usability Experiment
(Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 2013-09-01)
We report an experiment conducted to assess the usability of a smartphone-based controller for use by dismounted troops using unmanned ground vehicles for reconnaissance and surveillance. A virtual joystick controller is ...
Life After Vouchers: What Happens to Students Who Leave Private Schools for the Traditional Public Sector?
(Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013-06-01)
Few school choice evaluations consider students who leave such programs, and fewer still consider the effects of leaving these programs as policy-relevant outcomes. Using a representative sample of students from the citywide ...
Temperature Sensitivity of Soil Organic Carbon Mineralization along an Elevation Gradient in the Wuyi Mountains, China
(PLos One, 2013-01-14)
Soil organic carbon (SOC) actively participates in the global carbon (C) cycle. Despite much research, however, our understanding of the temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization is still very ...
Ecological Energetics of an Abundant Aerial Insectivore, the Purple Martin
(PLos One, 2013-09-25)
The atmospheric boundary layer and lower free atmosphere, or aerosphere, is increasingly important for human transportation, communication, environmental monitoring, and energy production. The impacts of anthropogenic ...
Using Computer-Aided Text Analysis to Elevate Constructs: An Illustration Using Psychological Capital
(Organizational Research Methods, 2013-01-01)
Nutritional Basis for Colonization Resistance by Human Commensal Escherichia coli Strains HS and Nissle 1917 against E. coli O157:H7 in the Mouse Intestine
(PLos One, 2013-01-17)
Escherichia coli is a single species consisting of many biotypes, some of which are commensal colonizers of mammals and others that cause disease. Humans are colonized on average with five commensal biotypes, and it is ...