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En route to Background Independence: Broken split-symmetry, and how to restore it with bi-metric average actions by Becker, D., Reuter, M.

“…The most momentous requirement a quantum theory of gravity must satisfy is Background Independence, necessitating in particular an ab initio derivation of the…”
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Stellar population effects on the inferred photon density at reionization by Stanway, Elizabeth R., Eldridge, J. J., Becker, George D.

“…The relationship between stellar populations and the ionizing flux with which they irradiate their surroundings has profound implications for the evolution of…”
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New measurements of the ionizing ultraviolet background over 2 < z < 5 and implications for hydrogen reionization by Becker, George D., Bolton, James S.

“…We present new measurements of the intensity of the ionizing ultraviolet background and the global emissivity of ionizing photons over 2 < z < 5. Our results…”
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Public parks and the pandemic: How park usage has been affected by COVID-19 policies by Volenec, Zoe M, Abraham, Joel O, Becker, Alexander D, Dobson, Andy P

“…Public parks serve an important societal function as recreational spaces for diverse communities of people, with well documented physical and mental health…”
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Gene Family Analysis of the Arabidopsis Pollen Transcriptome Reveals Biological Implications for Cell Growth, Division Control, and Gene Expression Regulation by Pina, Cristina, Pinto, Francisco, Feijó, José A, Becker, Jörg D

“…Upon germination, pollen forms a tube that elongates dramatically through female tissues to reach and fertilize ovules. While essential for the life cycle of…”
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Reprogramming of DNA Methylation in Pollen Guides Epigenetic Inheritance via Small RNA by Calarco, Joseph P, Borges, Filipe, Donoghue, Mark T.A, Van Ex, Frédéric, Jullien, Pauline E, Lopes, Telma, Gardner, Rui, Berger, Frédéric, Feijó, José A, Becker, Jörg D, Martienssen, Robert A

“…Epigenetic inheritance is more widespread in plants than in mammals, in part because mammals erase epigenetic information by germline reprogramming. We…”
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Disease and healthcare burden of COVID-19 in the United States by Miller, Ian F., Becker, Alexander D., Grenfell, Bryan T., Metcalf, C. Jessica E.

“…As of 24 April 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has resulted in over 830,000 confirmed infections in the United States 1 . The incidence of COVID-19, the disease…”
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Intentional Replantation Techniques: A Critical Review by Becker, Bradley D.

“…Techniques and armamentarium for intentional replantation have varied throughout the years with no universally accepted clinical treatment guidelines. A wide…”
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The mean free path of ionizing photons at 5 < z < 6: evidence for rapid evolution near reionization by Becker, George D, D’Aloisio, Anson, Christenson, Holly M, Zhu, Yongda, Worseck, Gábor, Bolton, James S

“…ABSTRACT The mean free path of ionizing photons, λmfp, is a key factor in the photoionization of the intergalactic medium (IGM). At z ≳ 5, however, λmfp may be…”
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Epigenetic Reprogramming and Small RNA Silencing of Transposable Elements in Pollen by Slotkin, R. Keith, Vaughn, Matthew, Borges, Filipe, Tanurdžić, Miloš, Becker, Jörg D., Feijó, José A., Martienssen, Robert A.

“…The mutagenic activity of transposable elements (TEs) is suppressed by epigenetic silencing and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), especially in gametes that…”
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Comparative Transcriptomics of Arabidopsis Sperm Cells by Borges, Filipe, Gomes, Gabriela, Gardner, Rui, Moreno, Nuno, McCormick, Sheila, Feijó, José A, Becker, Jörg D

“…In flowering plants, the two sperm cells are embedded within the cytoplasm of the growing pollen tube and as such are passively transported to the embryo sac,…”
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A Transcriptome Atlas of Physcomitrella patens Provides Insights into the Evolution and Development of Land Plants by Ortiz-Ramírez, Carlos, Hernandez-Coronado, Marcela, Thamm, Anna, Catarino, Bruno, Wang, Mingyi, Dolan, Liam, Feijó, José A., Becker, Jörg D.

“…Identifying the genetic mechanisms that underpin the evolution of new organ and tissue systems is an aim of evolutionary developmental biology. Comparative…”
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Optical coherence tomography angiography of the foveal avascular zone in diabetic retinopathy by Freiberg, Florentina J., Pfau, Maximilian, Wons, Juliana, Wirth, Magdalena A., Becker, Matthias D., Michels, Stephan

“…Purpose To analyze foveal avascular zone (FAZ) dimensions and symmetry in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) compared to healthy controls using optical…”
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Phylogenomic analysis of gene co‐expression networks reveals the evolution of functional modules by Ruprecht, Colin, Proost, Sebastian, Hernandez‐Coronado, Marcela, Ortiz‐Ramirez, Carlos, Lang, Daniel, Rensing, Stefan A., Becker, Jörg D., Vandepoele, Klaas, Mutwil, Marek

“…Summary Molecular evolutionary studies correlate genomic and phylogenetic information with the emergence of new traits of organisms. These traits are, however,…”
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Tissue-Resident Macrophages Self-Maintain Locally throughout Adult Life with Minimal Contribution from Circulating Monocytes by Hashimoto, Daigo, Chow, Andrew, Noizat, Clara, Teo, Pearline, Beasley, Mary Beth, Leboeuf, Marylene, Becker, Christian D., See, Peter, Price, Jeremy, Lucas, Daniel, Greter, Melanie, Mortha, Arthur, Boyer, Scott W., Forsberg, E. Camilla, Tanaka, Masato, van Rooijen, Nico, García-Sastre, Adolfo, Stanley, E. Richard, Ginhoux, Florent, Frenette, Paul S., Merad, Miriam

“…Despite accumulating evidence suggesting local self-maintenance of tissue macrophages in the steady state, the dogma remains that tissue macrophages derive…”
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Searching for a face in the crowd: Pitfalls and unexplored possibilities by Becker, D. Vaughn, Rheem, Hansol

“…Finding a face in a crowd is a real-world analog to visual search, but extending the visual search method to such complex social stimuli is rife with potential…”
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Facial Gender Interferes With Decisions About Facial Expressions of Anger and Happiness by Becker, D. Vaughn

“…The confounded signal hypothesis maintains that facial expressions of anger and happiness, in order to more efficiently communicate threat or nurturance,…”
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The Vividness of the Happy Face by Becker, D. Vaughn, Srinivasan, Narayanan

“…An emerging literature reveals that happy faces are vivid: They automatically and rapidly engage cognitive processing at many different levels. They do this in…”
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Infection Breeds Reticence: The Effects of Disease Salience on Self-Perceptions of Personality and Behavioral Avoidance Tendencies by Mortensen, Chad R., Becker, D. Vaughn, Ackerman, Joshua M., Neuberg, Steven L., Kenrick, Douglas T.

“…Social living brings humans great rewards, but also associated dangers, such as increased risk of infection from others. Although the body’s immune system is…”
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Evidence for Large-scale Fluctuations in the Metagalactic Ionizing Background Near Redshift Six by Becker, George D., Davies, Frederick B., Furlanetto, Steven R., Malkan, Matthew A., Boera, Elisa, Douglass, Craig

“…The observed scatter in intergalactic Ly opacity at z 6 requires large-scale fluctuations in the neutral fraction of the intergalactic medium (IGM) after the…”
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