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Geological archive of the onset of plate tectonics by Cawood, Peter A., Hawkesworth, Chris J., Pisarevsky, Sergei A., Dhuime, Bruno, Capitanio, Fabio A., Nebel, Oliver

“…Plate tectonics, involving a globally linked system of lateral motion of rigid surface plates, is a characteristic feature of our planet, but estimates of how…”
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Restoration and repair of Earth’s damaged ecosystems by Jones, Holly P., Jones, Peter C., Barbier, Edward B., Blackburn, Ryan C., Benayas, Jose M. Rey, Holl, Karen D., McCrackin, Michelle, Meli, Paula, Montoya, Daniel, Mateos, David Moreno

“…Given that few ecosystems on the Earth have been unaffected by humans, restoring them holds great promise for stemming the biodiversity crisis and ensuring…”
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Landscape configurational heterogeneity by small-scale agriculture, not crop diversity, maintains pollinators and plant reproduction in western Europe by Hass, Annika L., Kormann, Urs G., Tscharntke, Teja, Clough, Yann, Baillod, Aliette Bosem, Sirami, Clélia, Fahrig, Lenore, Martin, Jean-Louis, Baudry, Jacques, Bertrand, Colette, Bosch, Jordi, Brotons, Lluís, Burel, Françoise, Georges, Romain, Giralt, David, Marcos-García, María Á., Ricarte, Antonio, Siriwardena, Gavin, Batáry, Péter

“…Agricultural intensification is one of the main causes for the current biodiversity crisis. While reversing habitat loss on agricultural land is challenging,…”
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The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour by O'Connor, Rory C., Kirtley, Olivia J.

“…Suicide is a major public health concern accounting for 800 000 deaths globally each year. Although there have been many advances in understanding suicide risk…”
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The coefficient of determination R2 and intra-class correlation coefficient from generalized linear mixed-effects models revisited and expanded by Nakagawa, Shinichi, Johnson, Paul C. D., Schielzeth, Holger

“…The coefficient of determination R2 quantifies the proportion of variance explained by a statistical model and is an important summary statistic of biological…”
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Opportunities and obstacles for deep learning in biology and medicine by Ching, Travers, Himmelstein, Daniel S., Beaulieu-Jones, Brett K., Kalinin, Alexandr A., Do, Brian T., Way, Gregory P., Ferrero, Enrico, Agapow, Paul-Michael, Zietz, Michael, Hoffman, Michael M., Xie, Wei, Rosen, Gail L., Lengerich, Benjamin J., Israeli, Johnny, Lanchantin, Jack, Woloszynek, Stephen, Carpenter, Anne E., Shrikumar, Avanti, Xu, Jinbo, Cofer, Evan M., Lavender, Christopher A., Turaga, Srinivas C., Alexandari, Amr M., Lu, Zhiyong, Harris, David J., DeCaprio, Dave, Qi, Yanjun, Kundaje, Anshul, Peng, Yifan, Wiley, Laura K., Segler, Marwin H. S., Boca, Simina M., Swamidass, S. Joshua, Huang, Austin, Gitter, Anthony, Greene, Casey S.

“…Deep learning describes a class of machine learning algorithms that are capable of combining raw inputs into layers of intermediate features. These algorithms…”
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Impact of extreme weather conditions on European crop production in 2018 by Beillouin, Damien, Schauberger, Bernhard, Bastos, Ana, Ciais, Phillipe, Makowski, David

“…Extreme weather increases the risk of large-scale crop failure. The mechanisms involved are complex and intertwined, hence undermining the identification of…”
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The future of computing beyond Moore's Law by Shalf, John

“…Moore's Law is a techno-economic model that has enabled the information technology industry to double the performance and functionality of digital electronics…”
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Principal component analysis: a review and recent developments by Jolliffe, Ian T., Cadima, Jorge

“…Large datasets are increasingly common and are often difficult to interpret. Principal component analysis (PCA) is a technique for reducing the dimensionality…”
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The worldwide importance of honey bees as pollinators in natural habitats by Hung, Keng-Lou James, Kingston, Jennifer M., Albrecht, Matthias, Holway, David A., Kohn, Joshua R.

“…The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most frequent floral visitor of crops worldwide, but quantitative knowledge of its role as a pollinator outside…”
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Complete metamorphosis of insects by Rolff, Jens, Johnston, Paul R, Reynolds, Stuart

“…The majority of described hexapod species are holometabolous insects, undergoing an extreme form of metamorphosis with an intercalated pupal stage between the…”
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Sparse identification of nonlinear dynamics for model predictive control in the low-data limit by Kaiser, E., Kutz, J. N., Brunton, S. L.

“…Data-driven discovery of dynamics via machine learning is pushing the frontiers of modelling and control efforts, providing a tremendous opportunity to extend…”
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Extreme weather and climate events with ecological relevance: a review by Ummenhofer, Caroline C., Meehl, Gerald A.

“…Robust evidence exists that certain extreme weather and climate events, especially daily temperature and precipitation extremes, have changed in regard to…”
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Models of very-low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and exoplanets by Allard, F., Homeier, D., Freytag, B.

“…Within the next few years, GAIA and several instruments aiming to image extrasolar planets will be ready. In parallel, low-mass planets are being sought around…”
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Human influences on evolution, and the ecological and societal consequences by Hendry, Andrew P., Gotanda, Kiyoko M., Svensson, Erik I.

“…Humans have dramatic, diverse and far-reaching influences on the evolution of other organisms. Numerous examples of this human-induced contemporary evolution…”
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Governing artificial intelligence: ethical, legal and technical opportunities and challenges by Cath, Corinne

“…This paper is the introduction to the special issue entitled: 'Governing artificial intelligence: ethical, legal and technical opportunities and challenges'…”
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Phenotypic plasticity in response to climate change: the importance of cue variation by Bonamour, Suzanne, Chevin, Luis-Miguel, Charmantier, Anne, Teplitsky, Céline

“…Phenotypic plasticity is a major mechanism of response to global change. However, current plastic responses will only remain adaptive under future conditions…”
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Epstein–Barr virus infection and nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Tsao, Sai Wah, Tsang, Chi Man, Lo, Kwok Wai

“…Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is associated with multiple types of human cancer, including lymphoid and epithelial cancers. The closest association with EBV…”
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Rare species contribute disproportionately to the functional structure of species assemblages by Leitão, Rafael P., Zuanon, Jansen, Villéger, Sébastien, Williams, Stephen E., Baraloto, Christopher, Fortunel, Claire, Mendonça, Fernando P., Mouillot, David

“…There is broad consensus that the diversity of functional traits within species assemblages drives several ecological processes. It is also widely recognized…”
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Understanding the value and limits of nature-based solutions to climate change and other global challenges by Seddon, Nathalie, Chausson, Alexandre, Berry, Pam, Girardin, Cécile A J, Smith, Alison, Turner, Beth

“…There is growing awareness that 'nature-based solutions' (NbS) can help to protect us from climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting…”
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