In a six-year program started in 2014 July, the Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic
Survey (eBOSS) will conduct novel cosmological observations using the BOSS spectrograph …

Increasing the physical activity of typically sedentary adult populations is at the forefront of
the public health agenda. This review addresses the challenges in defining and measuring …

Researchers and practitioners require guidelines for using electronic pedometers to objectively
quantify physical activity (specifically ambulatory activity) for research and surveillance …

High-quality and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for the application
of genomics to biology, disease, and biodiversity conservation. However, such assemblies …

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) started a new phase in 2008 August, with new
instrumentation and new surveys focused on Galactic structure and chemical evolution, …

We report an improved draft nucleotide sequence of the 2.3-gigabase genome of maize, an
important crop plant and model for biological research. Over 32,000 genes were predicted, …

Eleven susceptibility loci for late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) were identified by previous
studies; however, a large portion of the genetic risk for this disease remains unexplained. …

Many plant tissues contain very low levels of DNA and in such circumstances it is necessary
to utilize a method of estimation of extreme sensitivity coupled with a low reagent blank. In …

The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) is designed to measure the scale of
baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the clustering of matter over a larger volume than the …

Building on the legacy of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-I and II), SDSS-III is a program
of four spectroscopic surveys on three scientific themes: dark energy and cosmological …