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Long‐term relationships between seed bank communities and wildfire across four North American desert sites by Hosna, Rachel K., Reed, Sasha C., Faist, Akasha M.

“…It is well documented that the recovery of dryland plant communities following wildfire can be variable, and that legacies of fire can have long‐lasting…”
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Restoration ecology through the lens of coexistence theory by Hallett, Lauren M., Aoyama, Lina, Barabás, György, Gilbert, Benjamin, Larios, Loralee, Shackelford, Nancy, Werner, Chhaya M., Godoy, Oscar, Ladouceur, Emma R., Lucero, Jacob E., Weiss-Lehman, Christopher P., Chase, Jonathan M., Chu, Chengjin, Harpole, W. Stanley, Mayfield, Margaret M., Faist, Akasha M., Shoemaker, Lauren G.

“…Advances in restoration ecology are needed to guide ecological restoration in a variable and changing world. Coexistence theory provides a framework for how…”
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Cortical and spinal adaptations induced by balance training: correlation between stance stability and corticospinal activation by Taube, W., Gruber, M., Beck, S., Faist, M., Gollhofer, A., Schubert, M.

“…Aim:  To determine the sites of adaptation responsible for improved stance stability after balance (=sensorimotor) training, changes in corticospinal and…”
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Balance training and ballistic strength training are associated with task-specific corticospinal adaptations by Schubert, M., Beck, S., Taube, W., Amtage, F., Faist, M., Gruber, M.

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the role of presumably direct corticospinal pathways in long‐term training of the lower limb in humans. It was…”
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Broader Impacts for Ecologists: Biological Soil Crust as a Model System for Education by Faist, Akasha M, Antoninka, Anita J, Barger, Nichole N, Bowker, Matthew A, Chaudhary, V Bala, Havrilla, Caroline A, Huber-Sannwald, Elisabeth, Reed, Sasha C, Weber, Bettina

“…Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are a complex community of algae, cyanobacteria, lichens, bryophytes, and assorted bacteria, fungi, archaea, and…”
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Dispersal Patterns of One-Seed Juniper Seeds Contained in Mammal Scats and Bird Pellets by Dave Stricklan, Andrés F. Cibils, Pradip Saud, Robert L. Steiner, Matthew M. McIntosh, Amy C. Ganguli, Douglas S. Cram, Akasha M. Faist

“…We conducted a two-year study in New Mexico, USA, to determine the role of birds, lagomorphs, mesocarnivores, and porcupines in one-seed juniper (J. monosperma…”
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In humans Ib facilitation depends on locomotion while suppression of Ib inhibition requires loading by Faist, M., Hoefer, C., Hodapp, M., Dietz, V., Berger, W., Duysens, J.

“…The role of force feedback during gait is still a matter of debate. From work on cats, it is known that input from Golgi tendon organs from triceps surae does…”
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Aboveground and belowground arthropods experience different relative influences of stochastic versus deterministic community assembly processes following disturbance by Ferrenberg, Scott, Martinez, Alexander S, Faist, Akasha M

“…Understanding patterns of biodiversity is a longstanding challenge in ecology. Similar to other biotic groups, arthropod community structure can be shaped by…”
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Effect of chronic bilateral subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation on postural control in Parkinson’s disease by Maurer, C., Mergner, T., Xie, J., Faist, M., Pollak, P., Lücking, C. H.

“…Postural instability is one of the most incapacitating factors in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The underlying deficits and the effects of treatment are still not…”
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Group I Afferent Pathway Contributes to Functional Knee Stability by Friemert, B, Franke, S, Gollhofer, A, Claes, L, Faist, M

“…1 Trauma Research Group, German Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Ulm; 2 Institute of Sport and Sport Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; 3 L. Claes, Institute…”
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Impacts of Mastication: Soil Seed Bank Responses to a Forest Thinning Treatment in Three Colorado (USA) Conifer Forest Types by Akasha M. Faist, Heather Stone, Erin A. Tripp

“…Mastication is a forest fuel thinning treatment that involves chipping or shredding small trees and shrubs and depositing the material across the forest floor…”
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Monitor position in laparoscopic surgery by MATERN, U, FAIST, M, KEHL, K, GIEBMEYER, C, BUESS, G

“…One of the key problems in laparoscopy is the ergonomic positioning of the monitor. In this study we tested task performance and muscle strain of subjects in…”
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Biocrusts enhance soil fertility and Bromus tectorum growth, and interact with warming to influence germination by Ferrenberg, Scott, Faist, Akasha M., Howell, Armin, Reed, Sasha C.

“…Background and aims Biocrusts are communities of cyanobacteria, mosses, and/or lichens found in drylands worldwide. Biocrusts are proposed to enhance soil…”
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Effect of a whole-body vibration session on knee stability by Melnyk, M, Kofler, B, Faist, M, Hodapp, M, Gollhofer, A

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of WBV on stretch reflexes involved in knee joint control. We evoked stretch reflexes of the hamstring…”
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Changes in Stretch Reflex Excitability Are Related to "Giving Way" Symptoms in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture by Melnyk, M, Faist, M, Gothner, M, Claes, L, Friemert, B

“…1 Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, University of Ulm, Ulm; 2 Department of Neurology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg; and 3 Department of…”
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What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community by Weber, Bettina, Belnap, Jayne, Büdel, Burkhard, Antoninka, Anita J., Barger, Nichole N., Chaudhary, V. Bala, Darrouzet‐Nardi, Anthony, Eldridge, David J., Faist, Akasha M., Ferrenberg, Scott, Havrilla, Caroline A., Huber‐Sannwald, Elisabeth, Malam Issa, Oumarou, Maestre, Fernando T., Reed, Sasha C., Rodriguez‐Caballero, Emilio, Tucker, Colin, Young, Kristina E., Zhang, Yuanming, Zhao, Yunge, Zhou, Xiaobing, Bowker, Matthew A.

“…ABSTRACT Studies of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) have proliferated over the last few decades. The biocrust literature has broadened, with more studies…”
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Ergonomic aspects of five different types of laparoscopic instrument handles under dynamic conditions with respect to specific laparoscopic tasks: An electromyographic-based study by MATERN, U, KUTTLER, G, GIEBMEYER, C, WALLER, P, FAIST, M

“…The ergonomic deficiencies of various minimally invasive surgery (MIS) instrument handles are well-known. In the past, many studies have been performed to gain…”
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Modulation of soleus H-reflexes during gait in healthy children by HODAPP, M, KLISCH, C, BERGER, W, MALL, V, FAIST, M

“…During locomotion spinal short latency reflexes are rhythmically modulated and depressed compared to rest. In adults this modulation is severely disturbed…”
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The hotter the better: high mean annual temperature, not seed predation, hastens the decline of invasive Bromus tectorum by Humphries, Talia, Faist, Akasha M., Callaway, Ragan M., Lucero, Jacob E.

“…Abstract Bromus tectorum invasion degrades biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the Great Basin Desert. To explain, predict, and manage B. tectorum…”
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Risk of Facilitated Invasion Depends Upon Invader Identity, Not Environmental Severity, Along an Aridity Gradient by Lucero, Jacob E., Faist, Akasha M., Lortie, Christopher J., Callaway, Ragan M.

“…Positive interactions can drive the assembly of desert plant communities, but we know little about the species-specificity of positive associations between…”
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