GBOL III: DARK TAXA

DNA barcoding and taxonomy: dark taxa and dark texts

Both classical taxonomy and DNA barcoding are engaged in the task of digitizing the living world. Much of the taxonomic literature remains undigitized. The rise of open access publishing this century and the freeing of older literature from the shackles of copyright have greatly increased the online availability of taxonomic descriptions, but much of the literature of the mid- to late-twentieth...

Minimal dark matter in type III seesaw

We explore the possibility of a new dark matter candidate in the supersymmetric type III seesaw mechanism where a neutral scalar component of the Y= 0 triplet can be the lightest supersymmetric particle. Its thermal abundance can be in the right range if non-standard cosmology such as kination domination is assumed. The enhanced cross-section of the dark matter annihilation to WW can leave dete...

Numerical Simulations in Cosmology III: Dark Matter Halos

We give a review of different properties of dark matter halos. Taken from different publications, we present results on (1) the mass and velocity functions, (2) density and velocity profiles, and (3) concentration of halos. The results are not sensitive to parameters of cosmological models, but formally most of them were derived for popular flat ΛCDM model. In the range of radii r = (0.005 − 1)...

The dark side of testosterone deficiency: III. Cardiovascular disease.

A considerable body of evidence exists suggesting that androgen deficiency contributes to the onset, progression, or both of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this review is to evaluate the relationships between testosterone (T) deficiency and risk factors of CVD and to discuss the implications of androgen deficiency in men with cardiovascular risk factors. The relationship between andro...

Invertebrates: Rotifer Taxa – Bdelloidea