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New articles are published weekly in the latest journal issue, at the top of their section of the Table of Contents. The latest issue closes at the end of the month.

Biochemistry and biophysics

Research articles
Homeostasis and systematic ageing as non-equilibrium phase transitions in computational multicellular organizations
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190012

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190012

Research articles
Aβ42 fibril formation from predominantly oligomeric samples suggests a link between oligomer heterogeneity and fibril polymorphism
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190179

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190179

Biology (whole organism)

Research articles
Three-dimensionally preserved soft tissues and calcareous hexactins in a Silurian sponge: implications for early sponge evolution
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190911

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190911

Research articles
Reverting ontogeny: rapid phenotypic plasticity of colour vision in cichlid fish
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190841

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190841

Review articles
Early animal evolution: a morphologist's view
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190638

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190638

Research articles
Decline towards extinction of Mexico's vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus)
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190598

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190598

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Four new deep-sea provannid snails (Gastropoda: Abyssochrysoidea) discovered from hydrocarbon seep and hydrothermal vents in Japan
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190393

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190393

Research articles
Inequality in resource allocation and population dynamics models
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:182178

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182178

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Unusual echolocation behaviour of the common sword-nosed bat Lonchorhina aurita: an adaptation to aerial insectivory in a phyllostomid bat?
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:182165

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182165

Research articles
Low-latitude zooplankton pigmentation plasticity in response to multiple threats
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190321

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190321

Research articles
Body coloration and mechanisms of colour production in Archelosauria: the case of deirocheline turtles
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190319

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190319

Research articles
Ageratina adenophora causes spleen toxicity by inducing oxidative stress and pyroptosis in mice
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190127

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190127

Research articles
Borealodon osedax, a new stem mysticete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Oligocene of Washington State and its implications for fossil whale-fall communities
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:182168

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182168

Research articles
Congruence, fossils and the evolutionary tree of rodents and lagomorphs
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190387

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190387

Research articles
Testing for a facultative locomotor mode in the acquisition of archosaur bipedality
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190569

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190569

Research articles
Superregular grammars do not provide additional explanatory power but allow for a compact analysis of animal song
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190139

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190139

Research articles
Avian malaria-mediated population decline of a widespread iconic bird species
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:182197

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182197

Research articles
Biochar application on paddy and purple soils in southern China: soil carbon and biotic activity
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:181499

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181499

Research articles
Influence of head morphology and natural postures on sound localization cues in crocodilians
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190423

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190423

Research articles
How much does it cost to save a species from extinction? Costs and rewards of conserving the Lear's macaw
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190190

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190190

Research articles
Phenotypic plasticity in the mandibular morphology of Japanese macaques: captive–wild comparison
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:181382

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181382

Research articles
The bold and the sperm: positive association between boldness and sperm number in the guppy
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:190474

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190474

Research articles
In slow motion: radula motion pattern and forces exerted to the substrate in the land snail Cornu aspersum (Mollusca, Gastropoda) during feeding
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:190222

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190222

Research articles
Agarwood wound locations provide insight into the association between fungal diversity and volatile compounds in Aquilaria sinensis
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:190211

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190211

Research articles
Reproductive skew affects social information use
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:182084

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182084

Research articles
Colour plasticity in response to social context and parasitic infection in a self-fertilizing fish
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:181418

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181418

Cellular and molecular biology

Research articles
Functional differences of BaPDS1 and BaPDS2 genes in Chinese kale
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190260

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190260

Chemistry

Published in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry

Research articles
Comparative static and shaking culture of metabolite derived from methyl red degradation by Lysinibacillus fusiformis strain W1B6
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190152

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190152

Research articles
Role of pulping process as synergistic treatment on performance of agro-based activated carbons
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190579

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190579

Research articles
Novel biomass-derived smoke-like carbon as a supercapacitor electrode material
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190132

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190132

Research articles
Ionic liquid-modified MCM-41-polymer mixed matrix membrane for butanol pervaporation
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190291

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190291

Research articles
Application of statistical design to evaluate critical process parameters and optimize formulation technique of polymeric nanoparticles
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190896

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190896

Research articles
Study on synthesis and application of tetrabasic lead sulfate as the positive active material additive for lead-acid batteries
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190882

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190882

Research articles
Generalized regression neural network association with terahertz spectroscopy for quantitative analysis of benzoic acid additive in wheat flour
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190485

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190485

Research articles
Effects of Re, W and Co on dislocation nucleation at the crack tip in the γ-phase of Ni-based single-crystal superalloys by atomistic simulation
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190441

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190441

Research articles
Dispersion, sedimentation and aggregation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes as affected by single and binary mixed surfactants
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190241

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190241

Research articles
New dicationic DABCO-based ionic liquids: a scalable metal-free one-pot synthesis of bis-2-amino-5-arylidenethiazol-4-ones
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190997

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190997

Research articles
Unexpected polymerization mechanism of dilignol in the lignin growing
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190445

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190445

Research articles
Pressure-induced symmetry changes in body-centred cubic zeolites
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:182158

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182158

Review articles
The application of metal-organic frameworks in electrode materials for lithium–ion and lithium–sulfur batteries
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:190634

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190634

Research articles
Soy protein isolate-carboxymethyl cellulose conjugates with pH sensitivity for sustained avermectin release
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190685

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190685

Research articles
Poly(butylene succinate-co-salicylic acid) copolymers and their effect on promoting plant growth
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190504

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190504

Research articles
Degradation of methylene blue by natural manganese oxides: kinetics and transformation products
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190351

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190351

Research articles
Ultrasonic-enhanced replacement of lead in lead hydrometallurgy process from lead leaching solution
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190042

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190042

Research articles
Towards implementing hierarchical porous zeolitic imidazolate frameworks in dye-sensitized solar cells
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190723

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190723

Research articles
Intensive study on structure transformation of muscovite single crystal under high-dose γ-ray irradiation and mechanism speculation
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190594

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190594

Research articles
Effects of WO3 electrode microstructure on NO2-sensing properties for a potentiometric sensor
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190526

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190526

Research articles
In situ growing of CoO nanoparticles on g-C3N4 composites with highly improved photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190433

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190433

Research articles
Towards a better understanding of the electrosynthesis of 2,5-dicarboxy-2,5-dihydrofurans: structure, mechanism and influence over stereochemistry
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190336

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190336

Research articles
Synthesis of poly(acrylic acid) coated magnetic nanospheres via a multiple polymerization route
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190141

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190141

Computer science

Research articles
Interdisciplinary optimism? Sentiment analysis of Twitter data
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190473

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190473

Research articles
Accurate wisdom of the crowd from unsupervised dimension reduction
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:181806

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181806

Research articles
Modelling social care provision in an agent-based framework with kinship networks
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190029

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190029

Earth science

Research articles
Palaeoepidemiology in extinct vertebrate populations: factors influencing skeletal health in Jurassic marine reptiles
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190264

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190264

Research articles
Bayesian tip dating reveals heterogeneous morphological clocks in Mesozoic birds
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:182062

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182062

Research articles
Mid-Devensian climate and landscape in England: new data from Finningley, South Yorkshire
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190577

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190577

Engineering

Research articles
Catalytic self-folding of 2D structures through cascading magnet reactions
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:182128

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182128

Research articles
Destabilization and energy characteristics of coal pillar in roadway driving along gob based on rockburst risk assessment
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190094

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190094

Research articles
Hydrodynamics of an in-pond raceway system with an aeration plug-flow device for application in aquaculture: an experimental study
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:182061

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182061

Research articles
Neck sensor-supported hyoid bone movement tracking during swallowing
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:181982

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181982

Research articles
Leading-edge vortices over swept-back wings with varying sweep geometries
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190514

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190514

Research articles
Plastic limit bearing calculation of blasting-roof in deep hole mining and its applications
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190074

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190074

Research articles
Physical origin of a complicated tactile sensation: ‘shittori feel'
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190039

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190039

Research articles
Generating electricity while walking with a medial–lateral oscillating load carriage device
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:182021

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182021

Research articles
Numerical techniques for design calculations of longitudinal bending in buried steel pipes subjected to lateral Earth movements
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:181550

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181550

Research articles
Influences of sodium and glycosaminoglycans on skin oedema and the potential for ulceration: a finite-element approach
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:182076

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182076

Research articles
Synergistic removal of dust using the wet flue gas desulfurization systems
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:181696

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181696

Research articles
Fracture failure of granite after varied durations of thermal treatment: an experimental study
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:190144

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190144

Genetics and genomics

Research articles
Reverse vaccinology and subtractive genomics reveal new therapeutic targets against Mycoplasma pneumoniae: a causative agent of pneumonia
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190907

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190907

Research articles
Disease classification via gene network integrating modules and pathways
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190214

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190214

Research articles
Digital gene expression analyses of mammary glands from meat ewes naturally infected with clinical mastitis
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:181604

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181604

Mathematics

Research articles
Dissection of Bitcoin’s multiscale bubble history from January 2012 to February 2018
Published:24 July 2019Article ID:180643

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180643

Research articles
Diversity and its decomposition into variety, balance and disparity
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190452

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190452

Research articles
Players acting as leaders in turn improve cooperation
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190251

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190251

Research articles
Network-driven differences in mobility and optimal transitions among automatable jobs
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:182124

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182124

Physics

Research articles
Nanodiamonds enable adaptive-optics enhanced, super-resolution, two-photon excitation microscopy
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:190589

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190589

Psychology and cognitive neuroscience

Registered report
Are global and specific interindividual differences in cortical thickness associated with facets of cognitive abilities, including face cognition?
Published:31 July 2019Article ID:180857

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180857

Research articles
Children can control the expression of masculinity and femininity through the voice
Published:17 July 2019Article ID:190656

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190656

Research articles
Open science and modified funding lotteries can impede the natural selection of bad science
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190194

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190194

Research articles
Does ‘When’ really feel more certain than ‘If’? Two failures to replicate Ballard and Lewandowsky (2015)
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:180475

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180475

Research articles
Is implicit Theory of Mind real but hard to detect? Testing adults with different stimulus materials
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:190068

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190068

Research articles
Cooperation in the Prisoner’s Dilemma: an experimental comparison between pure and mixed strategies
Published:10 July 2019Article ID:182142

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.182142

Research articles
Neuroimaging supports the representational nature of the earliest human engravings
Published:03 July 2019Article ID:190086

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190086