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| bio | website | nicolaromano.net |
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| location | Montpellier, France | |
| age | 32 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 5 months |
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I'm a researcher in neuroendocrinology
I'm interested in all that regards pattern recognition, time series analysis, rhythms etc.
My current research focuses in the exploration and modulation of the neuro-endocrine patterns that contribute to the generation of hormone pulsatility.
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Mar 29 |
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What's the difference between life expectancy of cigarette smoker and general population? I have added Figure 2 to the answer (it is free to view and it is clearly fair use anyways) |
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Mar 28 |
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Can mammals from different species reproduce? Related: biology.stackexchange.com/questions/2705/… and biology.stackexchange.com/questions/3063/… |
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Mar 28 |
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Why do some people find vegetables so repellent when evolutionarily they should find them an attractive and thus tasty food? It would be nice to see some actual numbers (peer-reviewed papers anyone?) showing food preferences in different countries... that may tell a lot. |
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Mar 28 |
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Why do some people find vegetables so repellent when evolutionarily they should find them an attractive and thus tasty food? I "tuned down" a little bit the question. Saying that "people find vegetables repellent" is a gross exaggeration. Some people may do, but I would not say that they are the majority (unless you have proof otherwise). |
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Mar 28 |
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Why do some people find vegetables so repellent when evolutionarily they should find them an attractive and thus tasty food? added 32 characters in body; edited title |
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Mar 27 |
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What is background binding? "Background binding" usually refers to aspecific binding between two proteins. The details depend on the test that was used. |
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Mar 26 |
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what's an ethics-friendly way to measure the protocol of electric shocking mice? well, if you're doing electrophysiology maybe you could chronically implant them. For imaging it gets complicated... |
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Mar 26 |
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what's an ethics-friendly way to measure the protocol of electric shocking mice? Look in the literature maybe? Why do you need them head fixed? |
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Mar 23 |
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What controls the breast size? Prolactin may be a good candidate. |
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Mar 23 |
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What kind of caterpillar is this? Cannot help you but maybe it could be useful if you specified where you found it (inside, outside, which country, when, etc.?) |
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Mar 23 |
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What kind of caterpillar is this? Inserted photo inline |
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Mar 23 |
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Do dolphins really sleep? Of course we should note that our brain does not "shut down" (whatever that means) when we sleep. |
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Mar 23 |
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Do dolphins really sleep? added 3 characters in body |
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Mar 23 |
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Can this theory on the evolution of human appearance be flawed? You should add to that the fact that height does not only come from genetic traits, the environment (nutrition, pollutants, stress, etc) plays an enormous role there. |
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Mar 20 |
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What are usable Sum formulas for Proteins? Why do you think something is wrong? 11% is not that far away from 15-19%. There are thousands of different proteins in our organism, so it really depends which one you get. |
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Mar 18 |
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Long term liquid food diet by blending/grinding all quality foods one would normaly eat, not any weight loss or prepared drinks @Alexandria: any proof of that? Eating is not merely digesting food for sustainement, it is a much more complex event. What would happen to the secretion of food-related hormones for instance? Would satiety be obtained at the same point? Would you tend to eat less because of the lack of "aesthetic" appeal of liquid food? What would be the effect on the dopaminergic reward systems in the brain? What would be the effect on intestinal microbiota? |
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Mar 18 |
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How much can be said about behaviour (future) based on bloodgroup? If I know you are A+ I know that you express a certain protein and not another one on your red blood cells. That's it. Note that there are thousands of different proteins in our body. I can probably know much more about your behaviour by Googling your name. |
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Mar 14 |
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Long term liquid food diet by blending/grinding all quality foods one would normaly eat, not any weight loss or prepared drinks I would definitely have a negative effect on mood. Why would you deprive yourself from the pleasure of eating a proper meal? |
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Mar 12 |
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Are descriptive statistics sometimes more useful than tests of significance? @Alan Boyd: even better wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/fmrisalmon |
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Mar 12 |
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Are descriptive statistics sometimes more useful than tests of significance? @dd3: well, but that just means that you DO want to understand what is the correct way of applying statistics to biological problems. I do not understand when people want to stay stuck with their t-test because "the rest is too difficult I won't understand it anyway". I am not a statistician either, but if I use a tool I want to know exactly what it gives me and how to use it correctly. |
