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Publisher Correction: Understanding dynamic friction through spontaneously evolving laboratory earthquakes
V Rubino1, A J Rosakis1, N Lapusta2,3
1Graduate Aerospace Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 91125, USA.
Nature Communications
|February 8, 2019
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- Scientific communication and publishing standards.
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- The original HTML article version had an omission.
- Supplementary Movie 1 was not included in the initial publication.
Purpose of the Study:
- To correct an error in the published HTML article.
- To provide access to the omitted Supplementary Movie 1.
Main Methods:
- Identifying the omission of Supplementary Movie 1.
- Making Supplementary Movie 1 available as supplementary information.
Main Results:
- The omission has been identified and rectified.
- Supplementary Movie 1 is now accessible.
Conclusions:
- The correction ensures complete access to the article's supplementary materials.
- Readers can now view all intended content, including the movie.
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