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Behavioral Economic Tools for Promotion of Physical Activity
This book chapter describes two key behavioral economic constructs and four key behavioral economic tools and their application to physical activity.
Being an Informed Consumer of Health Information and Assessment of Electronic Health Literacy in a National Sample of Internet Users: Validity and Reliability of the e-HLS Instrument
This article examines psychometric properties of a new electronic health literacy measure in a national sample of Internet users with specific attention to older users.
Benzo[ghi]perylene versus Pyrene as Solute Probes for Polarity Determination of Liquid Organic Salts Used in Chromatography
Article on benzo[ghi]perylene versus pyrene as solute probes for polarity determination of liquid organic salts used in chromatography.
Berlin Snapshots: Images of the City in Short Fiction
This book chapter discusses Berlin, Germany and images of the city in short fiction.
Berlin's History in Context: The Foreign Ministry and the Spreebogen Complex in the Context of the Architectural Debates
Book chapter discussing Berlin, Germany's history in context and the Foreign Ministry and Spreebogen Complex in the context of the architectural debates.
Berlin's Symphony Continues: Architectural, Social and Artistic Change
This book chapter discusses Berlin, Germany and the architectural, social, and artistic change.
Beyond platinum: synthesis, characterization, and in vitro toxicity of Cu(II)-releasing polymer nanoparticles for potential use as a drug delivery vector
Article on synthesis, characterization, and in vitro toxicity of Cu(II)-releasing polymer nanoparticles for potential use as a drug delivery vector.
Beyond Structural Genomics for Plant Science
This book chapter provides an overview of the genomics and postgenomic technologies that are likely to have the greatest impacts on agronomy over the next 10-20 years and describes a number of case studies of their application.
Beyond the Death of Linear Response: 1/f Optimal Information Transport
Article discussing research on linear response and 1/f optimal information transport.
Bianucci, Mannella, and Grigolini Reply
Article replying to a comment by Massimo Falcioni and Angelo Vulpiani. The authors discuss research on the linear response theory (LRT).
Bieberians at the Gate?
Article discussing theories on the evaluation of philosophy and philosophers and the peer review process.
Binary Microlensing Events from the MACHO Project
This article presents the light curves of 21 gravitational microlensing events from the first six years of the MACHO Project gravitational microlensing survey that are likely examples of lensing by binary systems.
Binder Enhanced Refuse Derived Fuel
Patent relating to refuse derived fuels and more particularly to binder enhanced refuse derived fuel pellets and utilization of such pellets in solid-fuel fired furnaces.
Biochemical and molecular-genetic characterization of SFD1’s involvement in lipid metabolism and defense signaling
Article describes study which sought to to determine if the dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) reductase activity and chloroplast localization are required for the Arabidopsis thaliana SFD1 (suppressor of fatty acid desaturase deficiency1) gene’s involvement in galactolipid metabolism and systemic acquired resistance (SAR) signaling.
Biochemical and Molecular Inhibition of Plastidial Carbonic Anhydrase Reduces the Incorporation of Acetate into Lipids in Cotton Embryos and Tobacco Cell Suspensions and Leaves
Article on biochemical and molecular inhibition of plastidial carbonic anhydrase reducing the incorporation of acetate into lipids in cotton embryos and tobacco cell suspensions and leaves.
Biocultural conservation in Cape Horn: the Magellanic woodpecker as a charismatic species
This book chapter discusses a research project to promote biocultural conservation in Cape Horn, Chile. In an effort to achieve the goal of transdisciplinary integration, the authors used the strategy of identifying a charismatic species, since doing so serves to motivate people towards biodiversity conservation, to communicate ecological concepts, and to integrate both the ecological and social dimensions of sustainability.
Biocultural Ethics: Recovering the Vital Links between the Inhabitants, Their Habits, and Habitats
Article discussing research on biocultural ethics as a way to overcome biocultural homogenization.
Biodiversity Of Southernmost Forests And Tundra Ecosystems
Article discussing research on the biodiversity of the dominant vegetation in the world's southernmost forests and tundra ecosystems.
Bioinformatics tools for cancer metabolomics
This review focuses on the use of different bioinformatics tools in cancer metabolomics studies.
Bioinspired Hydrogenase Models: The Mixed-Valence Triiron Complex [Fe₃(CO)₇(μ-edt)₂] and Phosphine Derivatives [Fe₃(CO)₇−ₓ(PPh₃)ₓ(μ-edt)₂] (x = 1, 2) and [Fe₃(CO)₅(κ²‑diphosphine)(μ- edt)₂] as Proton Reduction Catalysts
This article describes the preparation and structural characterization of the mixed-valence triiron complexes.
The Biological and Toxicological Activity of Gases and Vapors
Article discussing research on the biological and toxicological activity of gases and vapors.
Biomass burning drives atmospheric nutrient redistribution within forested peatlands in Borneo
This article quantifies the influence of fire on biogeochemical fluxes of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur in a 12 ha forested peatland in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Biosynthesis and genetic engineering of proanthocyanidins and (iso)flavonoids
Article on biosynthesis and genetic engineering of proanthocyanidins and (iso)flavonoids.
Biosynthesis of Isoflavonoid Phytoalexins: Incorporation of Sodium [1,2-(13)C2] Acetate into Phaseollin and Kievitone
Article on the biosynthesis of isoflavonoid phytoalexins and the incorporation of sodium [1,2-(13)C2] acetate into phaseollin and kievitone.
Biosynthesis of monolignols. Genomic and reverse genetic approaches
Article on biosynthesis of monolignols and genomic and reverse genetic approaches.
Bird watching in China reveals bird distribution changes
This article describes the development of the China Bird Watching Database and its use to understand bird distribution changes.
Black Hole Mass and Growth Rate at High Redshift
This article presents new H- and K-band spectroscopy of 15 high-luminosity active galactic nuclei at redshifts 2.3-3.4 obtained with Gemini South.
Black Hole Mass and Growth Rate at z ≃4.8: A Short Episode of Fast Growth Followed by Short Duty Cycle Activity
This article presents H-band spectroscopy for a flux-limited sample of 40 z≃ 4.8 active galactic nuclei, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
Blood-Based Biomarkers: A blood screening test for Alzheimer's disease
This article describes the first-ever multiethnic referent sample that spans community-based and clinic-based populations for implementation of an Alzheimer's disease blood screen.
A blood screening test for Alzheimer's disease
Article describes study examining the positive and negative predictive values of an Alzheimer's disease (AD) blood test if implemented in primary care.
Bold-Independent Computational Entropy Assesses Functional Donut-Like Structures in Brain fMRI Images
This article introduces a novel technique of fMRI images analysis, called computational proximity method, i.e., nucleus clustering in Voronoï tessellations.
Bonding and Structure of Copper Nitrenes
Article discussing research on the bonding and structure of copper nitrenes.
Book Review:Quantitative Paleozoology
Book Review of "Quantitative Paleozoology" written by R. Lee Lyman.
Book Review: The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
Book Review of "The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature" written by David George Haskell.
Book Review: The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World
Book Review of "The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World" written by Eugene N. Anderson.
Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp. in Ticks Removed from Persons, Texas, USA
This article analyzes the frequency and identity of pathogens and bacterial agents in ticks removed from humans and subsequently submitted to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis Control Program, from October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2008.
Bottoms Up: How Subnational Elections Predict Parties' Decisions to Run in Presidential Elections in Europe and Latin America
This article argues that a party's presence in elections across subnational units and its subsequent performance in these elections are determining factors for whether it enters the presidential race.
Botulinum Toxin Suppression of CNS Network Activity In Vitro
Article on botulinum toxin suppression of CNS network activity in vitro.
BOV - a web-based BLAST output visualization tool
Article discussing research on BOV, a web-based BLAST output visualization tool.
Brain, Music, and Non-Poisson Renewal Processes
Article discussing research that shows both music composition and brain function, as revealed by the electroencephalogram (EEG) analysis, are renewal non-Poisson processes living in the nonergodic dominion.
Brain-Targeted Proanthocyanidin Metabolites for Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
Article on brain-targeted proanthocyanidin metabolites for Alzheimer's disease treatment.
Braun, Volker: Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture
Encyclopedia article discussing writer Volker Braun.
Breakdown of the Onsager Principle as a Sign of Aging
Article discussing the breakdown of the Onsager principle as a sign of aging.
Breast Cancer Stem-Like Cells Are Inhibited by Diosgenin, a Steroidal Saponin, by the Attenuation of the Wnt β-Catenin Signaling via the Wnt Antagonist Secreted Frizzled Related Protein-4
This article describes findings that demonstrate the affect of diosgenin (DG) on inhibiting the resilient breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) which could provide a benchmark for the development of DG-based therapies in breast cancer treatment.
Bridging Waves and Crucial Events in the Dynamics of the Brain
This article establishes an approach that simultaneously detects the statistical properties of crucial events and a connection with the wave-like nature of brain dynamics.
Bringing User-Centered Design to the Field of Language Archives
This article describes findings from a workshop that initiated a dialogue between the fields of user-centered design (UCD) and language archives.
Brittle and Ductile Behavior in Carbon Nanotubes
Article discussing research on the response of carbon nanotubes to a tensile load.
Broader Impacts 2.0: Seeing- and Seizing- the Opportunity
Article discussing viewpoints on the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Merit Review Broader Impacts Criterion and the emergence of Broader Impacts 2.0.
A Broadly Implementable Research Course in Phage Discovery and Genomics for First-Year Undergraduate Students
Article discussing a broadly implementable research course in phage discovery and genomics for first-year undergraduate students.
Bryophyte-Cyanobacteria Associations during Primary Succession in Recently Deglaciated Areas of Tierra del Fuego (Chile)
Article on bryophyte-cyanobacteria associations during primary succession in recently deglaciated areas of Tierra del Fuego (Chile).
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