MULTI-FACETED ANALYSIS PROVIDES LITTLE EVIDENCE FOR RECURRENT WHOLE-GENOME DUPLICATIONS DURING HEXAPOD EVOLUTION

Multi-faceted analysis provides little evidence for recurrent whole-genome duplications during hexapod evolution

Abstract Background Gene duplication events play an important role in the evolution and adaptation of organisms.Duplicated genes can arise through different mechanisms, including whole-genome duplications (WGDs).Recently, WGD was suggested to be an important driver of evolution, also in hexapod animals.Results Here, we analyzed 20 high-quality hexa

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Pre- and Post-Failure Experimental Bending Analysis of Glass Elements Coated by Aged Anti-Shatter Safety Films

The main goal of Anti-Shatter Films (ASFs) applications for structural glass is to create a barrier able to keep together fragments and minimize risk blueberry bubblicious after any impulsive or static load that could lead glass to cracking.The influence of ASF properties on the flexural strength of coated glass elements is thus a relevant topic fo

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Modeling of contact interaction of a heated plane rigid elliptical punch with a transversally isotropic elastic half-space

On the base of argento romano countertop a rigorous mathematical model, the problem of the contact interaction of a heated flat punch of an elliptical section with a transversely isotropic elastic half-space is investigated.It is assumed that the half-space surface is the isotropy plane of a transversely isotropic material, and also that there is a

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