Withdrawal: Booher,Adam & Kathryn Oths. The last bonesetter: An encounter with Don Felipe. DVD/PAL, 27 mins,colour. Watertown,Mass: DER, 2018. $295.00 (institutional use). Reviewed by Howard Reid

The above article from Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, published online on 5 December 2022, in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been withdrawn by agreement between the journal Editors in Chief, Hannah Knox, Adam Reed, Chika Watanabe, and Thomas Yarrow, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The withdrawal has been agreed due to a technical error at the publisher that caused the article to be mistakenly published online although its author has not signed the journal's publishing license.     

Reawakening Malthus: empirical support for the Smail scenario

Editor's Note: In the November issue of the Journal, Kenneth Smail presented the third and final part of his series on Malthus and human population growth. Here, Jeffrey McKee offers additional thoughts on population and its impact on biodiversity and extinction history. Am J Phys Anthropol 122: 371–374, 2003. © 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Essential Reading

Articles cited in “Essential Reading” are a selection chosen by the Editorial Board of the Journal. Because space is limited, the section does not claim to be exhaustive, nor does the absence of an article imply that it is not important. Here is the Board's selection for this issue. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Retracted: Variation of Phomopsis viticola isolates in the interaction with grapevine germplasm

Wilma Sabetta, Cinzia Montemurro and Monica Marilena Miazzi, (2019). Variation of Phomopsis viticola isolates in the interaction with grapevine germplasm. Journal of Phytopathology, 167, 312. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12699 The above article from Journal of Phytophathology, published as an Early View article online on 08 March 2018 in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, Wilma Sabetta, Cinzia Montemurro and Monica Marilena Miazzi, the journal Editor in Chief, Andreas von Tiedemann, and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. The retraction has been made as a consequence of a disagreement between the authors as to the conclusions of the study.     

Withdrawn: ‘Circular RNA PTGR1 regulates 5-FU resistance and development of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by modulating miR-129-5p/ABCC1 axis’ by,Xiuxiu Li,and Ti Zhang

The above article from Cell Biology International, published online as Accepted Article on May 18, 2021, in Wiley Online Library ( https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11635 ) has been withdrawn by agreement among the Journal Editor-in-Chief Sergio Schenkmann, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. on behalf of the International Federation for Cell Biology. The withdrawal has been agreed after a detailed investigation. Several flaws and inconsistencies between results presented and experimental methods described were found, the editors consider the conclusions of this article to be invalid. The authors did not respond when asked to comment on these inconsistencies.     

Optimization methods for conformational sampling using a Boltzmann-weighted mean field approach

An optimization protocol is proposed that combines a mean field simulation approach with Boltzmann-weighted sampling. This is done by including Boltzmann probabilities of multiple conformations in the optimization procedure. The method is demonstrated on a simple model system and on the side-chain conformations of phenylalanines in a small hexapeptide. For comparison, calculations were performed using classical stochastic dynamics simulations [M. Saunders, K. N. Houk, Y. Wu, C. Still, M. Lipton, G. Chang, and W. C. Guida (1990), Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 12, pp. 1419], iterative optimization of probabilities on a fixed set of basis conformations [P. Koehl and M. Delaure (1994), Journal of Molecular Biology, Vol. 239, pp. 249–275], and simulations with locally enhanced sampling [A. Roitberg and R. Elber (1991), Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 95, pp. 9277–9287]. Although approximations are used in our method, the results may be more physically meaningful than those of the other procedures discussed. Furthermore, the approximate Boltzmann distribution allows generalization of the results. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Retracted: Production,biochemical characterization,and kinetic/thermodynamic study of novel serine protease from Aspergillus avenaceus URM 6706

“Production, biochemical characterization, and kinetic/thermodynamic study of novel serine protease from Aspergillus avenaceus URM 6706“ (by da Silva A, et al.) Bio. Tech. Prog.; https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/btpr.3091 The above listed article, from Biotechnology Progress, published online in Early View on October 16, 2020 in Wiley Online Library ( http://wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal's Editor-in-Chief, John A. Morgan and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed because the article was not accepted for publication by the Journal and subsequently published in error as an Early View article. The editorial team of this journal takes full responsibility and apologizes for the technical error that resulted in this article appearing in Early View.     

Retracted: Partial purification and characterization of lipase from locally produced edible oil-seeds and its relevance in industries

“Partial purification and characterization of lipase from locally produced edible oil-seeds and its relevance in industries” (Akhter K, Nazir N, Faheem A, Ghous T, Andleeb S, Kiani HA, Rasheed A. Bio. Tech. Prog.; https://doi.org/10.1002/btpr.3092 ) The above listed article, from Biotechnology Progress, published online in Early View on October 14, 2020 in Wiley Online Library ( http://wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor-in-Chief, John A. Morgan and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed because the article was not accepted for publication by the Journal and subsequently published in error as an Early View article. The editorial team of this journal takes full responsibility and apologizes for the technical error that resulted in this article appearing in Early View.     

RetractedFood habits of Rhinopithecus bieti as assessed by fecal analysis at Mt. Longma,Southwest China

The following article from Zoo Biology, "Food habits of Rhinopithecus bieti as assessed by fecal analysis at Mt. Longma, Southwest China" by Xue‐You Li, Shi‐Jian Yang and Yang Yang, published online on September 17, 2010, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal's Executive Editor, Jason V. Watters, and the publisher, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The retraction has been agreed due to overlap between this article and the following article published in the American Journal of Primatology: "Diet and feeding behavior of Rhinopithecus bieti at Xiaochangdu, Tibet: adaptations to a marginal environment" by Zuo‐fu Xiang, Sheng Huo, Wen Xiao, Rui‐chang Quan and Cyril C. Grueter. Am J Primatol 69:1141–1158, 2007.     

Retracted: Bisindole‐oxadiazole hybrids,T3P mediated® ‐synthesis and appraisal of their apoptotic,antimetastatic and computational Bcl‐2 binding potential

Retraction: Kamath PR, Joseph MM, Ajees AA, et al. Bisindole‐oxadiazole hybrids, T3P mediated synthesis and appraisal of their apoptotic, antimetastatic and computational Bcl‐2 binding potential. J Biochem Mol Toxicol . 2017;31:e21962. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbt.21962 The above article from the Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology , published online on 19 July 2017 in Wiley Online Library ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jbt.21962 ) and in Volume 31, Issue 11, has been retracted by agreement of the Journal Editor‐in‐Chief, Dr Hari Bhat, and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The retraction has been agreed due to the absence of access to the original data needed to answer questions about the reliability of some of the findings presented in the paper.     

Retraction: microRNA-588 is upregulated in human prostate cancer with prognostic and functional implications

The above article, from Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, “microRNA-588 is upregulated in human prostate cancer with prognostic and functional implications” by Nan Zhao, Tao Lin, Changbo Zhao, Shikai Zhao, Shiming Zhou, and Yuqiao Li published online on 5 October 2017 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been withdrawn by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief Gary S. Stein and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. The retraction has been agreed because the authors are not responding to requests to finalize their article for publication in the journal as the Version of Record.     

Retraction: Prognostic implication and functional role of long noncoding RNA IGF2AS in human non-small cell lung cancer

The above article, from Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, “Prognostic implication and functional role of long noncoding RNA IGF2AS in human non-small cell lung cancer” by Xin Zhang, Xiujuan Zhang, Rongpeng Hu, and Lanxiang Hao published online on 4 May 2017 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been withdrawn by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief Gary S. Stein and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. The retraction has been agreed because the authors are not responding to requests to finalize their article for publication in the journal as the Version of Record.     

Retraction: lncRNA CCAT1 contributes to the growth and invasion of gastric cancer via targeting miR-219-1

The above article, from Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, “lncRNA CCAT1 contributes to the growth and invasion of gastric cancer via targeting miR-219-1” by Yanfeng Li, Guanyu Zhu, Yan Ma, and Hongyan Qu published online on 12 December 2017 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been withdrawn by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief Gary S. Stein and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. The retraction has been agreed because the authors are not responding to requests to finalize their article for publication in the journal as the Version of Record.     

Retracted: Bauhinia saksuwaniae sp. nov. (Leguminosae–Caesalpinioideae) from Thailand

The following article from the Nordic Journal of Botany , ‘Bauhinia saksuwaniae sp. nov. (Leguminosae‐Caesalpinioideae) from Thailand.’ by Sawai Mattapha, Pranom Chantaranothai and Somran Suddee, published online on 11 December 2013 in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal Editor in Chief, Torbjörn Tyler and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to the publication of a species under the name B. nakhonpranomensis, prior to the publication of this article.     

Trends in the journal of nematology, 1969-2009: authors, States, nematodes, and subject matter

Issues of the Journal of Nematology from 1969-2009 were examined to determine trends in authorship and subject matter. Data were collected on authors, affiliations, locations, funding, nematodes, and nematological subject matter, and then compared among the 4 decades involved. Some of the more prominent changes noted included: a decrease (P < 0.05) in the number of papers published in the Journal of Nematology in the 1990s and 2000s from a peak in the 1980s; an increase (P < 0.05) in number of authors per paper in each decade; an increased (P < 0.05) percentage of international authors in the 1990s and 2000s compared to 1970s; and changing roles of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and different states over a period of 4 decades. Plant-parasitic nematodes were the main organisms studied in 73.4% of all papers published the Journal of Nematology from 1969-2009. The greatest changes in subject matter were increases in papers on biological control and resistance in the 1990s and 2000s compared to the 1970s and 1980s. Additional trends and subjects are discussed, and data are provided comparing differences among the 4 decades for various aspects of nematology.     

Synaptic integration in dendritic trees

The original article to which this Erratum refers has been published in Journal of Neurobiology J Neurobiol (2005)64(1)75–90 . © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Withdrawal: Muscle-derived Satellite Cells for Treating Type 1 Diabetes in Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

The above article from Journal of Cellular Physiology, “Muscle-derived Satellite Cells for Treating Type 1 Diabetes in Rats (Rattus norvegicus)” by Yu Ren, Hefei Wang, Si Ha, Xingsheng Zhao, Xiao Wang, Yu Lan and Xiaoling Liu published online on 10 January 2018 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been withdrawn by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief Gary S. Stein and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. The retraction has been agreed because the authors are not responding to requests to finalize their article for publication in the journal as the Version of Record.     

Retraction

Retraction: “HCFU inhibits cervical cancer cells growth and metastasis by inactivating Wnt/β-catenin pathway” from Journal of Cellular Biochemistry by Ping Liu, Shuying Ma, Hua Liu, Huazhen Han, and Shanshan Wang published online on 12 December 2017 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been withdrawn by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief Gary S. Stein and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. The retraction has been agreed because the authors are not responding to requests to finalize their article for publication in the journal as the Version of Record.