From the database of
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM, this list of Fast Moving Fronts
has been generated by a comparison of the data sets for the current period
of March 2002-April 30, 2008, and the previous period of January
2002-February 29, 2008 (sliding 6-year period).
Three Research Fronts were selected for mapping from the list of Fast
Moving Fronts from this period. They are:
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Field
Research Front Name
Description
Agricultural
Sciences
SURFACE WATER DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; TOTAL ORGANIC
CARBON; SMALL HEADWATER CATCHMENTS; TOTAL ORGANIC NITROGEN;
ELEVATED CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS
Concentrations of dissolved organic carbon appear far more
sensitive to environmental drivers that affect net primary
productivity than those affecting decomposition alone.
Biology &
Biochemistry
TASSER-BASED CASP7 PROTEIN STRUCTURE PREDICTION; CASP7
DOMAIN PREDICTION CATEGORY; CASP7 STRUCTURE PREDICTIONS;
CASP7 FUNCTION PREDICTION CATEGORY
Protein homology detection and sequence alignment are at
the basis of protein structure prediction, function
prediction and evolution.
Chemistry
TAXANE-RESISTANT METASTATIC
BREAST CANCER; PHASE II CLINICAL
TRIAL; ADVANCED BREAST CANCER RESISTANT; EPOTHILONE B
ANALOG
Targeting the microtubules in metastatic breast cancer.
A water contact angle of about 178 degrees can be achieved
using a lauric acid-coated film with an original contact
angle of 75 degrees, which is classified as hydrophilicity.
FLAT RADIAL BASIS FUNCTIONS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION BASED
SOLUTION METHODS; MULTIQUADRIC INTERPOLANTS; MESHLESS
COMPUTATION
The radial basis function collocation method uses global
shape functions to interpolate and collocate the
approximate solution of partial differential equations.
Electron tomography of vitrifed cells is a noninvasive
three-dimensional imaging technique that opens up
exploration of the supramolecular organization of the
cytoplasm.
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PROFILING; TOMATO
YIELD USING INTERSPECIFIC INTROGRESSIONS; TRANSGENIC
TOMATO PLANTS OVEREXPRESSING HEXOKINASE; WILD SPECIES
TOMATO
The influence of hexose phosphorylation diminishes during
fruit development and highlights the importance of greater
temporal resolution of metabolism.
Systematic analysis of local-scale land-use change studies
helps to uncover general principles that provide an
explanation and prediction of new land-use changes.