Search Results - "Smith, Matthew J."

The effects of sampling bias and model complexity on the predictive performance of MaxEnt species distribution models by Syfert, Mindy M, Smith, Matthew J, Coomes, David A

“…Species distribution models (SDMs) trained on presence-only data are frequently used in ecological research and conservation planning. However, users of SDM…”
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The Effect of Intra- and Interspecific Competition on Coexistence in Multispecies Communities by Barabás, György, Michalska-Smith, Matthew J., Allesina, Stefano

“…For two competing species, intraspecific competition must exceed interspecific competition for coexistence. To generalize this well-known criterion to multiple…”
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A practical guide to MaxEnt for modeling species' distributions: what it does, and why inputs and settings matter by Merow, Cory, Smith, Matthew J., Silander Jr, John A.

“…The MaxEnt software package is one of the most popular tools for species distribution and environmental niche modeling, with over 1000 published applications…”
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NMR-based functional profiling of RASopathies and oncogenic RAS mutations by Smith, Matthew J., Neel, Benjamin G., Ikura, Mitsuhiko

“…Defects in the RAS small G protein or its associated network of regulatory proteins that disrupt GTPase cycling are a major cause of cancer and developmental…”
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Higher-order interactions stabilize dynamics in competitive network models by Grilli, Jacopo, Barabás, György, Michalska-Smith, Matthew J., Allesina, Stefano

“…Communities that are very rich in species could persist thanks to the stabilizing role of higher-order interactions, in which the presence of a species…”
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The Changing Muslim World: Energy, Extraction, and the Racialization of Islam in Protestant Missions by Smith, Matthew J

“…This essay examines the role of Anglo Protestant missions in the Persian Gulf in racializing “the Moslem world” for the emergent white world order at the…”
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The scientific impact of nations: journal placement and citation performance by Smith, Matthew J, Weinberger, Cody, Bruna, Emilio M, Allesina, Stefano

“…International collaboration is becoming increasingly important for the advancement of science. To gain a more precise understanding of how factors such as…”
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Virtual Interview Training Among BIPOC Autistic Transition-Age Youth: A Secondary Analysis of an Initial Effectiveness RCT by Williams, Ed-Dee G., Smith, Matthew J.

“…Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) autistic transition-aged youth (TAY) report lower rates of competitive employment compared to White autistic…”
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Emergent global patterns of ecosystem structure and function from a mechanistic general ecosystem model by Harfoot, Michael B J, Newbold, Tim, Tittensor, Derek P, Emmott, Stephen, Hutton, Jon, Lyutsarev, Vassily, Smith, Matthew J, Scharlemann, Jörn P W, Purves, Drew W

“…Anthropogenic activities are causing widespread degradation of ecosystems worldwide, threatening the ecosystem services upon which all human life depends…”
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Explicitly representing soil microbial processes in Earth system models by Wieder, William R., Allison, Steven D., Davidson, Eric A., Georgiou, Katerina, Hararuk, Oleksandra, He, Yujie, Hopkins, Francesca, Luo, Yiqi, Smith, Matthew J., Sulman, Benjamin, Todd-Brown, Katherine, Wang, Ying-Ping, Xia, Jianyang, Xu, Xiaofeng

“…Microbes influence soil organic matter decomposition and the long‐term stabilization of carbon (C) in soils. We contend that by revising the representation of…”
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Consequences of ignoring dispersal variation in network models for landscape connectivity by Sullivan, Lauren L., Michalska‐Smith, Matthew J., Sperry, Katie P., Moeller, David A., Shaw, Allison K.

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation can negatively influence population persistence and biodiversity, but the effects can be mitigated if species successfully…”
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A Systematic and Meta-analytic Review of Neural Correlates of Functional Outcome in Schizophrenia by Wojtalik, Jessica A, Smith, Matthew J, Keshavan, Matcheri S, Eack, Shaun M

“…Individuals with schizophrenia are burdened with impairments in functional outcome, despite existing interventions. The lack of understanding of the…”
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Oncogenic and RASopathy-associated K-RAS mutations relieve membrane-dependent occlusion of the effector-binding site by Mazhab-Jafari, Mohammad T., Marshall, Christopher B., Smith, Matthew J., Gasmi-Seabrook, Geneviève M. C., Stathopulos, Peter B., Inagaki, Fuyuhiko, Kay, Lewis E., Neel, Benjamin G., Ikura, Mitsuhiko

“…Significance KRAS (Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog) is frequently mutated in pancreatic, colon, and lung tumors, which predicts poor clinical…”
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UVA irradiation increases ferrous iron release from human skin fibroblast and endothelial cell ferritin: Consequences for cell senescence and aging by Smith, Matthew J., Fowler, Mark, Naftalin, Richard J., Siow, Richard C.M.

“…UVA irradiation of human dermal fibroblasts and endothelial cells induces an immediate transient increase in cytosolic Fe(II), as monitored by the fluorescence…”
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Understanding the role of parasites in food webs using the group model by Michalska-Smith, Matthew J., Sander, Elizabeth L., Pascual, Mercedes, Allesina, Stefano

“…1. Parasites are ubiquitous and have been shown to influence macroscopic measures of ecological network structure, such as connectance and robustness, as well…”
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And, not or: Quality, quantity in scientific publishing by Michalska-Smith, Matthew J, Allesina, Stefano

“…Scientists often perceive a trade-off between quantity and quality in scientific publishing: finite amounts of time and effort can be spent to produce few…”
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Using species distribution models to inform IUCN Red List assessments by Syfert, Mindy M., Joppa, Lucas, Smith, Matthew J., Coomes, David A., Bachman, Steven P., Brummitt, Neil A.

“…•We develop a new method to estimate IUCN species extent of occurrence (EOO) from distribution model predictions (SDMs).•Our method relies on maximising…”
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FIRE: A Facility Class Near-Infrared Echelle Spectrometer for the Magellan Telescopes by Simcoe, Robert A., Burgasser, Adam J., Schechter, Paul L., Fishner, Jason, Bernstein, Rebecca A., Bigelow, Bruce C., Pipher, Judith L., Forrest, William, McMurtry, Craig, Smith, Matthew J., Bochanski, John J.

“…ABSTRACT We describe the design, construction, and commissioning of FIRE, a 0.82-2.51 μ m echelle spectrograph for the 6.5 m Magellan Baade telescope. FIRE may…”
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Telling ecological networks apart by their structure: A computational challenge by Michalska-Smith, Matthew J, Allesina, Stefano

“…Ecologists have been compiling ecological networks for over a century, detailing the interactions between species in a variety of ecosystems. To this end, they…”
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Dynamic and Static Interactions between p120 Catenin and E-Cadherin Regulate the Stability of Cell-Cell Adhesion by Ishiyama, Noboru, Lee, Seung-Hye, Liu, Shuang, Li, Guang-Yao, Smith, Matthew J., Reichardt, Louis F., Ikura, Mitsuhiko

“…The association of p120 catenin (p120) with the juxtamembrane domain (JMD) of the cadherin cytoplasmic tail is critical for the surface stability of…”
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