To ensure you receive emails from Faculty of 1000, add [email protected] to your safelist. ----------------------------------------------------- Faculty of 1000 | http://f1000.com Monthly Update | December 2013 ----------------------------------------------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year from everybody at Faculty of 1000! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Highly influential scientists amongst F1000 Faculty ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Using citation data collected from 1996-2011, authors writing in the European Journal of Investigation last month published a list of 539 influential biomedical researchers, of which 59 are F1000Prime Faculty Members [ http://blog.f1000.com/2013/11/11/f1000prime-faculty-members-among-highly-influential-biomedical-researchers/ ]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ F1000Prime partnership in bioinformatics ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Members of the International Society for Computational Biology can now receive full access to F1000Prime until 30 April 2014 [ http://f1000.com/prime/iscb ] as part of their society membership. And -- a list of the latest recommended articles in F1000Prime's Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Faculty is freely available in Mendeley [ http://blog.f1000.com/2013/10/30/mendeley-and-a-microcosmic-narrative/ ]. F1000Prime ================== 1,328 recommendations [ http://f1000.com/prime/search/evaluations ] added in the past month. Below is a selection: Back to full potential [ http://f1000.com/prime/718113987?key=QnjYjslm4YKoNMr ] This paper provides a loophole to the stochastic nature of reprogramming, allowing somatic cells to be reverted back into pluripotent stem cells. Rais Y, Zviran A, Geula S et al. Nature. 2013 Oct 3; 502:65-70 Decoding asthma [ http://f1000.com/prime/718097799?key=KwY5rzjd4DU1mFq ] This study on asthma polymorphisms demonstrates a broad approach with which to bridge the gap between genetic association at the population level and molecular cell mechanisms. Ho JE, Chen WY, Chen MH et al. J Clin Invest. 2013 Oct 1; 123:4208-18 Significant stats [ http://f1000.com/prime/718170771?key=GqPGUd2xQAJqOLD ] Too often scientists try to find a statistical significance test "validating" their hypothesis after the experiment, which may be a reason why so many studies are irreproducible. Johnson VE. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013; 110:19313-7 * F1000Prime Reports * Open-access review journal [ http://f1000.com/prime/reports/ ], reporting on the hottest topics. New and alternative approaches to tackling antibiotic resistance [ http://f1000.com/prime/reports/b/5/51/ ] Multi-drug-resistant bacteria are fast overcoming our current arsenal of antibiotics, thanks to our complacency, but recent advances in thwarting their resistance mechanisms give us cause for hope. F1000Prime Report by Theriault N and Tillotson GS [ http://f1000.com/prime/thefaculty/member/6565473182507832 ]. 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Below is a selection of our latest peer reviewed articles: RESEARCH ARTICLE Homologous electron transport components fail to increase fatty acid hydroxylation in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana [ http://f1000research.com/articles/2-203/v2 ] [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/2a3 ] Latest Published: 13 Nov 2013 Wayne LL, Browse J. F1000Research 2:203 CORRESPONDENCE Issues with data transformation in genome-wide association studies for phenotypic variability [ http://f1000research.com/articles/2-200/v1 ] [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/1xl ] Published: 02 Oct 2013 Shen X, Rönnegård L. F1000Research 2:200 RESEARCH ARTICLE Isoform-specific anti-MeCP2 antibodies confirm that expression of the e1 isoform strongly predominates in the brain [ http://f1000research.com/articles/2-204/v1 ] [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/1mg ] Published: 04 Oct 2013 Kaddoum L, Panayotis N, Mazarguil H et al. F1000Research 2:204 ~~~~~~~~~~ APC Waiver until December 31st ~~~~~~~~~~ Until December 31st, we're waiving the article processing charge on your first ecology paper [ http://f1000research.com/ecology2013?code=ECOL20 ], software paper [ http://f1000research.com/software2013?code=SOFT13PM ], or medical case report [ http://f1000research.com/case-reports2013?code=CASE19 ]. Click the relevant link to retrieve your waiver code. --------------------------------------------- Submit now to F1000Research >> http://f1000research.com/author/submit ---------------------------------------------- F1000Trials ================== A comprehensive listing [ http://f1000.com/trials ] of clinical trial articles reviewed by the F1000 Faculty, with the most important tagged as recommended. Below is a taster of F1000Trials content. To read, please sign-in [ http://f1000.com/trials/signin ] or register for free [ http://f1000.com/trials/register ]: Knife vs. Kegels [ http://f1000.com/trials/718114072?key=M2a2G68jjsMFWXY ] An RCT suggests that surgery should be offered over physiotherapy (pelvic floor exercises) as first-line treatment for stress urinary incontinence. Labrie J, Berghmans BLCM, Fischer K et al. N Engl J Med. 2013 Sep 19; 369:1124-33 A weighty issue [ http://f1000.com/trials/718118375?key=1Qmb7chqnpQMPKP ] It might seem obvious, but an RCT confirms that exercise and diet plans help those with knee osteoarthritis lose weight and hence lighten the load on the joints. Messier SP, Mihalko SL, Legault C et al. JAMA. 2013 Sep 25; 310:1263-73 A topical subject for keratitis [ http://f1000.com/trials/13357382?key=gtSMlyDfzD35Xve ] Is there clinical benefit in using topical corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of bacterial keratitis? Srinivasan M, Mascarenhas J, Rajaraman R et al. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Feb; 130(2):143-50 F1000Posters ====================== Open Repository [ http://f1000.com/posters ] for posters and slide presentations; completely free to view and submit. Below are a few selections: * NEUROSCIENCE * Shifts of attention in video game players and non-players [ http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1094619 ] Mack D, Wiesmann H, Ilg U. F1000Posters 2013, 4:1330 * SCIENCE COMMUNICATION * The academic impact of research: current and the future citation trends in developing countries [ http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1094613 ] Ebrahim NA. F1000Posters 2013, 4:1322 * ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MANAGEMENT * An exploration of religious faith and the management of pain among older people [ http://f1000.com/posters/browse/summary/1094646 ] Edwards J, Briggs M, Atkin K et al. 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