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Power Pixels: a turnkey pipeline for processing of Neuropixel recordings Meijer, Guido T.1  ; Battaglia, Francesco P.1 1Donders Centre for Neuroscience, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #neuroscience section: Power Pixels: a turnkey pipeline for processing of Neuropixel recordings

Thousand plateaus: A rhizomatic approach of collaborations among organizations Berkowitz, Heloise1, 2  ; Bor, Sanne3   1LEST, CNRS, Aix Marseille University – Aix-en-Provance, France2Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals – Barcelona, Spain3Mikkeli University Consortium,…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #OrganizationStudies section: Thousand plateaus: A rhizomatic approach of collaborations among organizations

Does eating more frequently at the university cafeteria promote healthier and more environmentally friendly diets in French students? Arrazat, Laura1 ; Teil, Fanny1; Nicklaus, Sophie1 ; Marty, Lucile1  1Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation [Dijon], Université Bourgogne Europe - Bât. CSG - 9E Bd Jeanne d'Arc - 21000…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #nutrition section: Does eating more frequently at the university cafeteria promote healthier and more environmentally friendly diets in French students?

Global North-South science inequalities due to language and funding barriers Turba, Rachel1   ; Thoré, Eli S.J.2, 3, 4 ; Bertram, Michael G.3, 5, 6 ; Bridg, Hannia7 ; Sabet, Saeed Shafiei8 ; Gamboa, Maribet9, 10 ; Ríos-Orjuela, Juan Camilo11, 12 ; Takola, Elina13 ; Capa…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #Organization studies section: Global North-South science inequalities due to language and funding barriers

CMV can spread through plant to plant contact: implications for experimental practices Chateau, Lola1; Szadkowski, Marion1; Théodore, Jérémy1; Rimbaud, Loup1  1INRAE, Pathologie végétale, 84140 Montfavet, France

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #infections section: CMV can spread through plant to plant contact: implications for experimental practices

Rehabilitating the benefits of gene tree correction in the presence of incomplete lineage sorting Lafond, Manuel 1 ; Scornavacca, Celine 2 1 Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada 2 Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier (Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE),…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #evolutionarybiology section: Rehabilitating the benefits of gene tree correction in the presence of incomplete lineage sorting

Nanopore genome skimming with Illumina polishing yields highly accurate mitogenome sequences: a case study of Niphargus amphipods Salussolia, Alice 1 ; Lecoquierre, Ninon 1 ; Stoch, Fabio 1 ; Flot, Jean-François 1 , 2 , 3 1 Evolutionary, Biology & Ecology, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium 2 Interuniversity…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #zoology section: Nanopore genome skimming with Illumina polishing yields highly accurate mitogenome sequences: a case study of Niphargus amphipods

Comparative responses of legume vs. non-legume tropical trees to biochar additions Thomas, Sean C. 1 ; Halim, M. A. 1 ; Ali, Syed Tuhin 2 1 Institute of Forestry and Conservation, John H Daniels Faculty of Architecture Landscape and Design, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks St.…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #forest & #wood sciences section: Comparative responses of legume vs. non-legume tropical trees to biochar additions
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Comparison of two exergame-based motor-cognitive trainings: protocol for a pilot study on cognitive, motor, and psychiatric symptoms in patients with huntington’s disease (CARE-MH) Godard, Julien 1 , 2 ; Chartier, Coline 3 ; Besnard, Jérémy 4 ; Allain, Philippe 3 ; Humeau-Heurtier, Anne 1 ; Durand, Sylvain 2 1 Univ Angers, LARIS, SFR MATHSTIC, F-49000, Angers, France 2 Le Mans…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #Health and #Movement Sciences section: Comparison of two exergame-based motor-cognitive trainings: protocol for a pilot study on cognitive, motor, and psychiatric symptoms in patients with Huntington’s disease (CARE-MH)
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The dynamic nature of carbon and oxygen benthic fluxes in seagrass habitats Lacoste, Elise 1 , 2 ; Desroy, Nicolas 3 ; Blanchet-Aurigny, Aline 4 ; Bernard, Guillaume 5 ; Bajjouk, Touria 4 ; de Casamajor, Marie-Noelle 6 ; Cimiterra, Nicolas 1 ; Curd, Amelia 4 ; Derrien,…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecology section: The dynamic nature of carbon and oxygen benthic fluxes in seagrass habitats

Comparing electromyography, accelerometry, and visual inspection to assess the resting motor threshold for transcranial magnetic stimulation Hamoline, Gautier 1 ; Lunardi, Antoine E 1 ; Moreno-Verdú, Marcos 1 ; Waltzing, Baptiste M 1 ; Van Caenegem, Elise E 1 ; MacAteer, Siobhan 1 ; Hardwick, Robert M 1 1 Brain, Action, and Skill…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #neuroscience section: Comparing electromyography, accelerometry, and visual inspection to assess the resting motor threshold for transcranial magnetic stimulation

Robust tests should be the default, not the backup Höfler, Michael 1 1 Clinical Psychology and Behavioural Neuroscience, Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. Chemnitzer Straße 46, 01187…

Happy New Year 🎉 !! The first 2026 article of Peer Community Journal is in the #Psychology section: Robust tests should be the default, not the backup

Simulating transgenerational hologenomes under selection with RITHMS Pety, Solène 1 , 2 ; David, Ingrid 3 ; Rau, Andrea 2 ; Mariadassou, Mahendra 1 1 Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, MaIAGE, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France 2 Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, GABI, 78350,…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, Mathematical and #Computationalbiology section: Simulating transgenerational hologenomes under selection with RITHMS

Digital surface models of crops used in archaeological feature detection – a case study of Late Neolithic site Tomašanci-Dubrava in Eastern Croatia Sosic Klindzic , Rajna 1 ; Vuković, Miroslav 1 ; Kalafatić, Hrvoje 2 ; Šiljeg, Bartul 2 1 University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia 2 Institute of Archaeology,…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #archaeology section: Digital surface models of crops used in archaeological feature detection – a case study of Late Neolithic site Tomašanci-Dubrava in Eastern Croatia

localScore: an R package to highlight optimal and suboptimal segments in a sequence with associated p-values computation Robelin, David 1 ; Déjean, Sébastien 2 ; Mercier, Sabine 2 1 INRAE, INPT, ENVT, Université de Toulouse, GenPhySE UMR 1388, Castanet-Tolosan, France 2 Université de Toulouse, UT2J, UT Capitole, INUC,…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #genomics section #JOBIM conference: localScore: an R package to highlight optimal and suboptimal segments in a sequence with associated p-values computation

The effects of host phylogenetic coverage and congruence metric on Monte Carlo-based null models of phylosymbiosis DuBose, James G.1 1 Department of Biology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #evolutionarybiology section: The effects of host phylogenetic coverage and congruence metric on Monte Carlo-based null models of phylosymbiosis

Detection of temporal changes of the Omega House at the Athenian Agora Panagiotopoulou, Antigoni1 ; Wallace, Colin A. B. 2 ; Ragia, Lemonia3  ; Moullou , Dorina 4 1 Dep. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Educators, School of Pedagogical and Technological…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #archaeology section: Detection of temporal changes of the Omega House at the Athenian Agora
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Disentangling urbanisation, climate effects and their interaction on ornamental colourations Sandmeyer, Lisa1  ; López-Idiáquez, David1, 2 ; Fargevieille, Amélie1 ; Giovannini, Pablo1; Perret, Samuel1; Del Rey, Maria1 ; Charmantier, Anne1 ; Doutrelant, Claire1 ; Grégoire, Arnaud1 1 CEFE,…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecology section: Disentangling urbanisation, climate effects and their interaction on ornamental colourations

Bulk-based hypothesis weighing increases power in single-cell differential expression analysis Germain, Pierre-Luc1, 2  ; Wang, Jiayi2, 3 ; Robinson, Mark D.2, 3 1 D-HEST Institute for Neuroscience, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 2 Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich,…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #genomics section: Bulk-based hypothesis weighing increases power in single-cell differential expression analysis

PCI Statistics and Machine Learning Peer Community in Statistics and Machine Learning

PCI Statistics and Machine Learning (@pcistatml.bsky.social) is now open for submissions!!
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Isobiography of the first farmers: effects of age-estimating referential and statistical models on reconstructing infant life from dentinal isotopic sequences Bédécarrats, Samuel1   ; Le Roy, Mélie2  ; Sayle, Kerry L.3 ; Blaizot, Frédérique4 ; Couvrat, Maëlle1 ; Gleize, Yves5, 6 ; Leduc, Guillaume7 ; Rottier, Stéphane6 ; Goude, Gwenaëlle1 1 CNRS, Aix…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #archaeology section: Isobiography of the first farmers: effects of age-estimating referential and statistical models on reconstructing infant life from dentinal isotopic sequences

Increased clonality and genetic differentiation across the Arctic Ocean in tetraploid sea anemone Aulactinia stella Bocharova, Ekaterina1, 2  ; Volkov, Aleksandr3 ; Stoeckel, Solenn4, 5 1 Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 2 Vavilov Institute of General Genetics of Russian Academy of…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #evolutionarybiology section: Increased clonality and genetic differentiation across the Arctic Ocean in tetraploid sea anemone Aulactinia stella

GrAnnoT, a tool for efficient and reliable annotation transfer through pangenome graph Marthe, Nina1  ; Zytnicki, Matthias2 ; Sabot, François1 1 DIADE unit, UM, Cirad, IRD, Montpellier, France 2 MIAT, INRAE, Auzeville-Tolosane, France

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #animalscience section: GrAnnoT, a tool for efficient and reliable annotation transfer through pangenome graph

The future of systems genetics in farm animal sciences, a route out of the data jungle Devailly, Guillaume1   ; Eynard, Sonia E1  ; Cerutti, Chloé1 ; Durante, Arthur1 ; Hubert, Jean-Noël1 ; Karami, Keyvan1 ; Maillard, Noémien1 ; Milan, Denis1 ; Perret, Mathilde1 ; Pitel, Frédérique1 ;…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #animalscience section: The future of systems genetics in farm animal sciences, a route out of the data jungle

Interaction dynamics of Borrelia afzelii and tick-borne encephalitis virus in C3H mice: insights into immune response Porcelli, Stefania1; Le Roux, Delphine1; Heckmann, Aurélie1; Galon, Clémence1; Mateos-Hernandez, Lourdes1; Šimo, Ladislav1; Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro1; Lagrée, Anne-Claire1; Karadjian, Grégory1;…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #infections section: Interaction dynamics of Borrelia afzelii and tick-borne encephalitis virus in C3H mice: insights into immune response

Over the hills and far away: linking landscape factors with cavity excavation on living forest trees by the Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius, L. 1758) Cabrera, Cedric1; Monnet, Jean-Matthieu1 ; Boutteaux, Jean-Jacques2; Doutau, Baptiste3; Denis, Pascal4; Paillet, Yoan1 1 Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, Lessem, 2 rue de la Papeterie, 38400 Saint-Martin…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecology section: Over the hills and far away: linking landscape factors with cavity excavation on living forest trees by the Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius, L. 1758)

Exploring potential bidirectional causality between psychotic experiences and religiosity in a UK longitudinal cohort study (ALSPAC) Obo, Grace1 ; Golding, Jean1 ; Zammit, Stanley2, 3, 4 ; Jones, Hannah J2, 4 ; Halstead, Isaac1 ; Major-Smith, Daniel1, 5 1 Centre for Academic Child Health, Population Health Sciences, Bristol…

Now published in PCJ, 1st article in the new #psychology section: Exploring potential bidirectional causality between psychotic experiences and religiosity in a UK longitudinal cohort study (ALSPAC).https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.654/

Spatio-temporal dynamics of attacks around deaths of wolves: A statistical assessment of lethal control efficiency in France Grente, Oksana1, 2  ; Opitz, Thomas3 ; Duchamp, Christophe2 ; Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn4 ; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon1 ; Gimenez, Olivier1 1 CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France 2…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #ecology section: Spatio-temporal dynamics of attacks around deaths of wolves: A statistical assessment of lethal control efficiency in France
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A gene-regulatory network model for density-dependent and sex-biased dispersal evolution during range expansions Deshpande, Jhelam N.1, 2  ; Fronhofer, Emanuel A.1 1 ISEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, EPHE, Montpellier, France 2 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, Pune,…

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #evolutionarybiology section: A gene-regulatory network model for density-dependent and sex-biased dispersal evolution during range expansions
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