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View article: Neurological examinations for psychiatric patients: A systematic review
Neurological examinations for psychiatric patients: A systematic review Open
The neurological examination is a key part of the diagnostic evaluation of psychiatric patients. There is general agreement that the canonical neurological examination should be modified for psychiatric patients, however there is a lack of…
View article: Complexity Increases (and Decreases) in Evolutionary Sequences
Complexity Increases (and Decreases) in Evolutionary Sequences Open
Do evolution and selection inevitably increase complexity? Most of this debate focusses on biological evolution, origins of life, cosmology, and theoretical physics, but here the emphasis is on evolution of Earth surface systems (ESS)—for …
View article: Abstract 2580 Redesigning Internal Standards for Better Detection of True Positives and False Negatives in qPCR Assays
Abstract 2580 Redesigning Internal Standards for Better Detection of True Positives and False Negatives in qPCR Assays Open
View article: River Meanders, Tributary Junctions, and Antecedent Morphology
River Meanders, Tributary Junctions, and Antecedent Morphology Open
Tributaries to meandering rivers rarely join the river on the interior of bends. The limited drainage area on bend interiors explains why tributaries seldom form there, but not why existing tributaries are redirected as meanders develop. O…
View article: Forging new paths in the development of community mental health interventions for people with mental illness at risk of criminal legal system contact
Forging new paths in the development of community mental health interventions for people with mental illness at risk of criminal legal system contact Open
View article: Global Burden of Animal Diseases informatics strategy, data quality and model interoperability
Global Burden of Animal Diseases informatics strategy, data quality and model interoperability Open
The estimation of the global burden of animal diseases requires the integration of multidisciplinary models: economic, statistical, mathematical and conceptual. The output of one model often serves as input for another; therefore, consiste…
View article: Sequential Changes in Coastal Plain Rivers Influenced by Rising Sea-Level
Sequential Changes in Coastal Plain Rivers Influenced by Rising Sea-Level Open
Coastal backwater effects on low-gradient coastal plain rivers extend well upstream of the head of the estuary and propagate upstream as sea-level rises. Hydrological, geomorphological, and ecological indicators can serve as sentinels of t…
View article: Optimizing the Effect of Additives on qPCR Detection v1
Optimizing the Effect of Additives on qPCR Detection v1 Open
Optimizing qPCR reactions has two key objectives: (1) to handle a wider range of samples, and (2) to minimize variability between replicates. [Anonymous 2009; Minas K., et al. 2011; Nolan T., et al. 2006]. Anecdotal evidence suggests that …
View article: Embedded Complexity of Evolutionary Sequences
Embedded Complexity of Evolutionary Sequences Open
Multiple pathways and outcomes are common in evolutionary sequences for biological and other environmental systems due to nonlinear complexity, historical contingency, and disturbances. From any starting point, multiple evolutionary pathwa…
View article: Multilayered and complex nanoparticle architectures through plasma synthesis
Multilayered and complex nanoparticle architectures through plasma synthesis Open
Using the Aerosol Through Plasma (ATP) method in conjunction with simple chemical techniques a variety of complex and novel nanoparticle architectures were created. A TP was used to make metal-core/carbon shell nanoparticles (ca. 50 nm dia…
View article: Revisiting the geomorphological‐biological divide: An introspective biogeomorphological perspective
Revisiting the geomorphological‐biological divide: An introspective biogeomorphological perspective Open
We suggest that biogeomorphology should challenge the traditional dichotomy between living and non‐living components of Earth surface systems. To achieve this, biogeomorphologists should gain a better understanding of eco‐evolutionary mode…
View article: PB0146 Functional Characterization of a Human F9 Gene-Inserted Product in Hemophilia B Mice
PB0146 Functional Characterization of a Human F9 Gene-Inserted Product in Hemophilia B Mice Open
View article: Parental Involvement and Adolescents’ Academic Achievement: Latent Profiles of Mother and Father Warmth as a Moderating Influence
Parental Involvement and Adolescents’ Academic Achievement: Latent Profiles of Mother and Father Warmth as a Moderating Influence Open
Parental involvement in their adolescents’ education plays an important role in promoting their children's academic outcomes. Yet, more research is needed to examine the relationship between parenting practices and parental warmth as well …
View article: Examining Criminogenic Risk Levels Among People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in US Jails and Prisons
Examining Criminogenic Risk Levels Among People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in US Jails and Prisons Open
View article: Method for producing metallic microparticles
Method for producing metallic microparticles Open
Method for producing metallic particles. The method converts metallic nanoparticles into larger, spherical metallic particles. An aerosol of solid metallic nanoparticles and a non-oxidizing plasma having a portion sufficiently hot to melt …
View article: Spherical boron nitride particles and method for preparing them
Spherical boron nitride particles and method for preparing them Open
Spherical and polyhedral particles of boron nitride and method of preparing them. Spherical and polyhedral particles of boron nitride are produced from precursor particles of hexagonal phase boron nitride suspended in an aerosol gas. The a…
View article: Apparatus for producing carbon-coated nanoparticles and carbon nanospheres
Apparatus for producing carbon-coated nanoparticles and carbon nanospheres Open
An apparatus for producing carbon-coated nano- or micron-scale particles comprising a container for entraining particles in an aerosol gas, providing an inlet for carbon-containing gas, providing an inlet for plasma gas, a proximate torch …
View article: Method for producing carbon nanotubes
Method for producing carbon nanotubes Open
Method for producing carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes were prepared using a low power, atmospheric pressure, microwave-generated plasma torch system. After generating carbon monoxide microwave plasma, a flow of carbon monoxide was direct…
View article: Method for producing ceramic particles and agglomerates
Method for producing ceramic particles and agglomerates Open
A method for generating spherical and irregularly shaped dense particles of ceramic oxides having a controlled particle size and particle size distribution. An aerosol containing precursor particles of oxide ceramics is directed into a pla…
View article: Method for producing metallic nanoparticles
Method for producing metallic nanoparticles Open
Method for producing metallic nanoparticles. The method includes generating an aerosol of solid metallic microparticles, generating non-oxidizing plasma with a plasma hot zone at a temperature sufficiently high to vaporize the microparticl…
View article: Process for making hollow carbon spheres
Process for making hollow carbon spheres Open
A hollow carbon sphere having a carbon shell and an inner core is disclosed. The hollow carbon sphere has a total volume that is equal to a volume of the carbon shell plus an inner free volume within the carbon shell. The inner free volume…
View article: Process to make structured particles
Process to make structured particles Open
Disclosed is a process for making a composite material that contains structured particles. The process includes providing a first precursor in the form of a dry precursor powder, a precursor liquid, a precursor vapor of a liquid and/or a p…
View article: Method for producing metal oxide nanoparticles
Method for producing metal oxide nanoparticles Open
Method for producing metal oxide nanoparticles. The method includes generating an aerosol of solid metallic microparticles, generating plasma with a plasma hot zone at a temperature sufficiently high to vaporize the microparticles into met…
View article: Process to make core-shell structured nanoparticles
Process to make core-shell structured nanoparticles Open
Disclosed is a process for making a composite material that contains core-shell structured nanoparticles. The process includes providing a precursor in the form of a powder a liquid and/or a vapor of a liquid that contains a core material …
View article: Preparation of graphitic articles
Preparation of graphitic articles Open
Graphitic structures have been prepared by exposing templates (metal, metal-coated ceramic, graphite, for example) to a gaseous mixture that includes hydrocarbons and oxygen. When the template is metal, subsequent acid treatment removes th…
View article: Reductive-expansion synthesis of graphene
Reductive-expansion synthesis of graphene Open
Exemplary embodiments provide materials and methods for forming graphene-based exfoliated products with low oxygen contents by a reductive-expansion reaction from a physical mixture containing graphite-based precursor(s) and a chemical age…
View article: Aerosol reduction/expansion synthesis (A-RES) for zero valent metal particles
Aerosol reduction/expansion synthesis (A-RES) for zero valent metal particles Open
Various embodiments provide methods of forming zero valent metal particles using an aerosol-reductive/expansion synthesis (A-RES) process. In one embodiment, an aerosol stream including metal precursor compound(s) and chemical agent(s) tha…
View article: Material with core-shell structure
Material with core-shell structure Open
Disclosed is a material having a composite particle, the composite particle including an outer shell and a core. The core is made from a lithium alloying material and the outer shell has an inner volume that is greater in size than the cor…
View article: Method of producing carbon coated nano- and micron-scale particles
Method of producing carbon coated nano- and micron-scale particles Open
A method of making carbon-coated nano- or micron-scale particles comprising entraining particles in an aerosol gas, providing a carbon-containing gas, providing a plasma gas, mixing the aerosol gas, the carbon-containing gas, and the plasm…
View article: Contingent Partitioning and Adaptation in Hydrological Systems
Contingent Partitioning and Adaptation in Hydrological Systems Open
The question of whether the concept of adaptation can be applied to Earth surface systems (independently of biological adaptation) is addressed by examining hydrological flow systems. Hydrological systems are represented in terms of a part…