Genomics of an endemic cystic fibrosis Burkholderia multivorans strain reveals low within-patient evolution but high between-patient diversity. by Cédric Lood, Charlotte Peeters, Quentin Lamy-Besnier, Jeroen Wagemans, Daniel De Vos, Marijke Proesmans, Jean-Paul Pirnay, Fedoua Echahidi, Denis Piérard, Matthieu Thimmesch, Anca Boeras, Katrien Lagrou, Evelien De Canck, Elke De Wachter, Vera van Noort, Rob Lavigne, Peter Vandamme

“…By combining short and long reads sequencing technologies, we highlight key differences in terms of small nucleotide polymorphisms indicative of low rates of adaptive evolution within patient, and well-defined, hundred kbps-long segments of high enrichment in mutations between patients. …”
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Numerical Study on the Hydrodynamics of Fish Swimming with Different Morphologies in Oblique Flow by Fulong Shi, Yu Tian, Jianjian Xin, Chuanzhong Ou, Zhiwei Li, Minjia Rao

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Heterochrony in orthodenticle expression is associated with ommatidial size variation between Drosophila species by Montserrat Torres-Oliva, Elisa Buchberger, Alexandra D. Buffry, Maike Kittelmann, Genoveva Guerrero, Lauren Sumner-Rooney, Pedro Gaspar, Georg C. Bullinger, Javier Figueras Jimenez, Fernando Casares, Saad Arif, Nico Posnien, Maria D. S. Nunes, Alistair P. McGregor, Isabel Almudi

“…Abstract Background The compound eyes of insects exhibit extensive variation in ommatidia number and size, which affects how they see and underlies adaptations in their vision to different environments and lifestyles. …”
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Customer segmentation in the digital marketing using a Q-learning based differential evolution algorithm integrated with K-means clustering. by Guanqun Wang

“…Subsequently, a parameter adaptive adjustment method based on Q-learning is proposed, which significantly augments the clustering performance of K-means. …”
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Complex Responses to Climate Warming of Arctic‐Alpine Plant Populations From Different Geographic Provenance by Lisa Brancaleoni, Renato Gerdol, Andrea Mondoni, Simone Orsenigo, Lisa Scramoncin, Carla Lambertini, Chiara Cianferoni, Thomas Abeli

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Genomic signatures of SnRKs highlighted conserved evolution within orchids and stress responses through ABA signaling in the Cymbidium ensifolium by Ruiyue Zheng, Kai Zhao, Jiemin Chen, Xuanyi Zhu, Yukun Peng, Mingli Shen, Zhong-Jian Liu, Donghui Peng, Yuzhen Zhou

“…Additionally, the diverse interactions of CeSnRKs with proteins highlighted a multifaceted functional network.These findings offer valuable insights for the future functional characterization formation of CeSnRKs and the adaptive evolution of genes in orchids.…”
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Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea) by Xin Wang, Qing-Hong Feng, Zhi-Hua Zeng, Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Jie Cai, Gao Chen, De-Zhu Li, Hong Wang, Wei Zhou

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Transcriptomics and proteomics provide insights into the adaptative strategies of Tibetan naked carps (Gymnocypris przewalskii) to saline-alkaline variations by Bingzheng Zhou, Ruichen Sui, Luxian Yu, Delin Qi, Shengyun Fu, Ying Luo, Hongfang Qi, Xiaohuan Li, Kai Zhao, Sijia Liu, Fei Tian

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Spatiotemporal Evolution and Driving Factors of Desertification Sensitivity During Urbanization: A Case Study of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Core Region by Deshen Xu, Haoyu Wu, Qiusheng Yao, Fei Song, Fangli Su

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An Adaptive Parameter Evolutionary Marine Predators Algorithm for Joint Resource Scheduling of Cooperative Jamming Networked Radar Systems by Dejiang Lu, Siyi Cheng, You Chen, Xi Zhang, Haoyang Li, Tianjian Yang

“…Considering the scene constraints, an Improved Adaptive Parameter Evolution Marine Predators Algorithm is designed as an optimizer and embedded in the proposed framework to jointly optimize the platform beam allocation and jamming mode selection. …”
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Evolution of tandem repeats in putative circumsporozoite protein to enhance its function: A recent and exclusive event in Plasmodium vivax in India by Manoswini Dash, Veena Pande, Aparup Das, Abhinav Sinha

“…Our previous systematic computational study proposed PvpuCSP as E3-ubiquitin ligase, and the observed diversity may facilitate adaptation to different ubiquitination-related interactions, though this remains to be experimentally validated.…”
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The Relative Roles of Selection and Drift in the Chaffinch Radiation (Aves: Fringilla) Across the Atlantic Archipelagos of Macaronesia by Brian Condori, María Recuerda, Juan Carlos Illera, Borja Milá

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Comparative Transcriptomics and Intestinal Microbiome Analysis Provide Insights into the Semi-Terrestrial Adaptation of <i>Helice tientsinensis</i> by Zhengfei Wang, Lijie Cui, Xinyu Wang, Chenchen Shen, Yan Wang, Weijie Jiang, Yue Gu

“…These results provide insights into <i>H. tientsinensis</i>’ terrestrial adaptation, benefiting crustacean evolution study and aquaculture.…”
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A total-evidence phylogenetic approach to understanding the evolution, depth transitions, and body-shape changes in the anglerfishes and allies (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei). by Alex J Maile, W Leo Smith, Matthew P Davis

“…Based on our phylogeny, a geometric morphometric analysis revealed significant differences in body shape among lophioid infraorders, especially in frogfishes and deep-sea anglerfishes, indicating the importance of habitat transitions on body-shape evolution. …”
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Combined inactivation of the SOS response with TCA fumarases and the adaptive response enhances antibiotic susceptibility against Escherichia coli by Marina Murillo-Torres, Marina Murillo-Torres, Isabel María Peñalver-Fernández, Marta Quero-Delgado, Sara Diaz-Diaz, María Romero-Muñoz, Esther Recacha, Esther Recacha, Esther Recacha, Fernando Docobo-Pérez, Fernando Docobo-Pérez, Fernando Docobo-Pérez, José Manuel Rodríguez-Martínez, José Manuel Rodríguez-Martínez, José Manuel Rodríguez-Martínez

“…All mutants were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing, growth curve analysis, survival and evolution assays. To validate the relevance of these findings, experiments were also performed in a quinolone-resistant E. coli ST131 clinical isolate.Results and discussionOverall, no significant differences or only moderate increases in susceptibility were observed in the single mutants, with ΔfumC and ΔaidB mutants showing the highest susceptibility. …”
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Competition, Drought, Season Length? Disentangling Key Factors for Local Adaptation in Two Mediterranean Annuals across Combined Macroclimatic and Microclimatic Aridity Gradients by Florian Gade, Johannes Metz

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Conserved A-to-I RNA editing with non-conserved recoding expands the candidates of functional editing sites by Yuange Duan, Ling Ma, Tianyou Zhao, Jiyao Liu, Caiqing Zheng, Fan Song, Li Tian, Wanzhi Cai, Hu Li

“…Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing recodes the genome and confers flexibility for the organisms to adapt to the environment. It is believed that RNA recoding sites are well suited for facilitating adaptive evolution by increasing the proteomic diversity in a temporal-spatial manner. …”
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Improving the odds of survival: transgenerational effects of infections by Victoria M Spanou, Theano P Andriopoulou, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Mihai G Netea

“…Understanding the relationship between environmental fluctuations, epigenetic changes, resistance, and susceptibility to diseases is critical for unraveling disease etiology and adaptive evolution.…”
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The Evolution and Role of Molecular Tools in Measuring Diversity and Genomic Selection in Livestock Populations (Traditional and Up-to-Date Insights): A Comprehensive Exploration by Hosameldeen Mohamed Husien, Ahmed A. Saleh, Nada N. A. M. Hassanine, Amr M. A. Rashad, Mahmoud A. Sharaby, Asmaa Z. Mohamed, Heba Abdelhalim, Elsayed E. Hafez, Mohamed Osman Abdalrahem Essa, Saber Y. Adam, Ning Chen, Mengzhi Wang

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Personal și impersonal în educație – cadrul online by Alina Simona Herescu

“…Then, by acceptance, it triggered creative mechanisms of adaptation, evolution and transformation. The old structures are not lost, they are becoming new approaches, new solutions adapted and improved, even innovative, which are propelling us to a new evolution phase. …”
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