A Review of Membrane Computing Models for Complex Ecosystems and a Case Study on a Complex Giant Panda System by Yingying Duan, Haina Rong, Dunwu Qi, Luis Valencia-Cabrera, Gexiang Zhang, Mario J. Pérez-Jiménez

“…Compared with differential equations, membrane computing models, also known as P systems, can model more complex biological phenomena due to their modularity and their ability to enclose the evolution of different environments and simulate, in parallel, different interrelated processes. …”
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Unraveling the mitochondrial genome of Quercus litseoides: a step towards conservation of an endangered species by Ruo-Han Shen, Ruo-Han Shen, Yu Li, Liang-Hai Yang, Si-Si Zheng, Xu Yan, Gregor Kozlowski, Gregor Kozlowski, Gregor Kozlowski, Xi-Ling Dai, Yi-Gang Song

“…It also establishes a valuable genomic foundation for phylogenetic reconstruction, adaptive evolution research, and the conservation of endangered Quercus species.…”
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Host-Affected Body Coloration Dynamics in <i>Perina nuda</i> Larvae: A Quantitative Analysis of Color Variations and Endogenous Plant Influences by Songkai Liao, Xinjie Mao, Yuan Liu, Guihua Luo, Jiajin Wang, Haoyu Lin, Ming Tang, Hui Chen

“…This study provides a foundation for understanding the ecological and biochemical mechanisms underlying insect pigmentation, with implications for adaptive evolution and pest management strategies.…”
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Research Status and Development Trends of Deep Reinforcement Learning in the Intelligent Transformation of Agricultural Machinery by Jiamuyang Zhao, Shuxiang Fan, Baohua Zhang, Aichen Wang, Liyuan Zhang, Qingzhen Zhu

“…This helps improve the algorithm’s fast generalization ability across different crop types, climates, and geographical regions, ensuring the smart agricultural machinery system has broad adaptability and robustness and accelerating its application in various agricultural settings. …”
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A tip of the iceberg: genome survey indicated a complex evolutionary history of Garuga Roxb. species by Dongbo Zhu, Rui Rao, Yu Du, Chunmin Mao, Rong Chen, Liangliang Yue

“…The genetic data presented in this study holds significant value for comprehensive whole-genome analyses, the evaluation of population genetic diversity, investigations into adaptive evolution, the advancement of artificial breeding efforts, and the support of species conservation and restoration initiatives. …”
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Efficient discovery of frequently co-occurring mutations in a sequence database with matrix factorization. by Michael Robert Kolar, Valerie Kobzarenko, Debasis Mitra

“…By tracking the "birth" and "death" of CMPs, we can elucidate the persistence and impact of specific groups of mutations across different viral strains, providing valuable insights into the virus' adaptability and thus, possibly aiding vaccine design strategies.…”
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Les plages de la côte d'Ejjehmi-Soliman (golfe de Tunis, Tunisie) : exemple d'accélération de l'érosion marine dans une cellule sédimentaire artificiellement tronçonnée by Wissem Marzougui, Ameur Oueslati

“…In each of them, the erosion is not uniform and the zone of maximum erosion moves according to the shore evolution. Finally, the shore adaptation to the sea advance highlights the role of coastal dunes in maintaining a beach. …”
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Tempo and Mode of Transposable Element Activity in Drosophila. by Robert Kofler, Viola Nolte, Christian Schlötterer

“…The evolutionary dynamics of transposable element (TE) insertions have been of continued interest since TE activity has important implications for genome evolution and adaptation. Here, we infer the transposition dynamics of TEs by comparing their abundance in natural D. melanogaster and D. simulans populations. …”
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The Morphological Classification of Galaxy Clusters: Algorithms for Applying the Numerical Criteria by Elena Panko

“…It is possible in future to adapt the algorithms for the 3D case. The results of statistically valid morphological classification are useful for studies of the evolution of galaxy clusters.…”
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Development of a new data management system for the study of the gut microbiome of children who are small for their gestational age by Felix Manske, Magdalena Durda-Masny, Norbert Grundmann, Jan Mazela, Monika Englert-Golon, Marta Szymankiewicz-Bręborowicz, Joanna Ciomborowska-Basheer, Izabela Makałowska, Anita Szwed, Wojciech Makałowski

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The Widening, Deepening, and Lengthening of the Seven Mountains Mandate (7MM) Network: The Role of Network Apostolic Leadership by Fernando Mora-Ciangherotti

“…Cases from the USA, Guatemala, Zambia, and Venezuela are used as examples to demonstrate how the 7MM’s expansion, or Widening (W); its contextualization and adaption, or Deepening (D); and its sustainability, reproduction, and evolution, or Lengthening (L), occur globally based on the network nature of the ARM and the network leadership enacted in the process.…”
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Surface microlayer-mediated virome dissemination in the Central Arctic by Janina Rahlff, George Westmeijer, Julia Weissenbach, Alfred Antson, Karin Holmfeldt

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Recent advances in ultra-precision machining of lithium niobate crystals by Yebing TIAN, Chengwei WEI, Xiaomei SONG, Cheng QIAN

“…The stability and reliability of optoelectronic devices are significantly influenced by the generation and evolution of surface and subsurface damages. The hardness, fracture toughness, Young's modulus, and other material properties of LiNbO3 along different crystallographic orientations are investigated using methods such as nanoindentation and scratch tests. …”
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A Receptor's Tale: An Eon in the Life of a Trypanosome Receptor. by Matthew K Higgins, Harriet Lane-Serff, Paula MacGregor, Mark Carrington

“…African trypanosomes have complex life cycles comprising at least ten developmental forms, variously adapted to different niches in their tsetse fly vector and their mammalian hosts. …”
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Cultivar Mixture: Old but Impactful Plant Disease Management Strategy by Gagan Kumar, Md. Mahtab Rashid, Basavaraj Teli, Raina Bajpai, Satyabrata Nanda, Sudheer Kumar Yadav

“…Each of these preventive measures are equally susceptible to the adaptations of phytopathogens in due course of time. …”
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CHISELS OF POLISHED STONE IN THE NEOLITHIC OF NORTH-WEST ROMANIA by Mihai Dunca

“…Pecking was used afterwards in different proportions, depending on the shape of the chisel. …”
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Feels Good Man by Travis Maynard

“…The assignment asks students to document the origins and evolution of a cultural meme (as coined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins) as it is adapted for different rhetorical situations, modeled for students in the titular documentary film Feels Good Man. …”
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Global patterns of diversity and selection in human tyrosinase gene. by Georgi Hudjashov, Richard Villems, Toomas Kivisild

“…Here we report the results of a global study of the human tyrosinase gene, which is one of the key enzymes in melanin production, to assess the role of its variation in the evolution of skin pigmentation differences among human populations. …”
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Research on Fatigue Strain and Fatigue Modulus of Concrete by Fangping Liu, Jianting Zhou

“…The results indicate that the level-S model covered all types of fatigue strain evolution. It is very suitable for the description of strain evolution of concrete for its strong adaptability and high accuracy. …”
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A bird song detector for improving bird identification through deep learning: A case study from Doñana by Alba Márquez-Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel Mohedano-Munoz, Manuel J. Marín-Jiménez, Eduardo Santamaría-García, Giulia Bastianelli, Pedro Jordano, Irene Mendoza

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