Optimized multi‐biometric enhancement analysis by Saliha Artabaz, Layth Sliman, Karima Benatchba, Mouloud Koudil

“…To do so, the study applies different functions that are generated using genetic programming (GP) on the 2000 multi‐biometric instances produced by the fusion of different biometric matching scores. …”
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A method for benchmarking genetic screens reveals a predominant mitochondrial bias by Mahfuzur Rahman, Maximilian Billmann, Michael Costanzo, Michael Aregger, Amy H Y Tong, Katherine Chan, Henry N Ward, Kevin R Brown, Brenda J Andrews, Charles Boone, Jason Moffat, Chad L Myers

“…Abstract We present FLEX (Functional evaluation of experimental perturbations), a pipeline that leverages several functional annotation resources to establish reference standards for benchmarking human genome‐wide CRISPR screen data and methods for analyzing them. …”
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Unveiling the Microbial Symphony of Amasi: A Targeted Metagenomic 16S rRNA, ITS, and Metabolites Insights Using Bovine and Caprine Milk by Betty Olusola Ajibade, Titilayo Adenike Ajayeoba, Saheed Sabiu, Konstantin V. Moiseenko, Sizwe Vincent Mbona, Errol D. Cason, Tatyana V. Fedorova, Oluwatosin Ademola Ijabadeniyi

“…Comparatively, ACM showed more microbial diversity than AGM, though there were relative similarities in their microbiome composition. …”
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A comprehensive review on the composition, processing methods, and sustainable utilization of tropical fruit seeds in food industry by Xuanyi Zhang, Jun Liang, Xiaojun Lin, Junzhe Chen, Xiaoyu Luo

“…However, considering they are still rich in nutritional and bioactive components, tropical fruit seeds are hidden jewelry that can be more extensively utilized in the food industry, such as in food processing, food preservation, and the formulation of functional foods. …”
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A nano-enabled structural GFRP composite for self-powered multi-sensing applications by Lampros Koutsotolis, Angelos Voudouris Itskaras, George Karalis, Alkiviadis S. Paipetis

“…With growing concerns around sustainability and energy consumption, the next generation of advanced composites needs to incorporate additional functionalities. …”
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PhosphoPep—a phosphoproteome resource for systems biology research in Drosophila Kc167 cells by Bernd Bodenmiller, Johan Malmstrom, Bertran Gerrits, David Campbell, Henry Lam, Alexander Schmidt, Oliver Rinner, Lukas N Mueller, Paul T Shannon, Patrick G Pedrioli, Christian Panse, Hoo‐Keun Lee, Ralph Schlapbach, Ruedi Aebersold

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A reduction in effective population size has not relaxed purifying selection in the human population of Eivissa (Balearic Islands) by Julen Aizpurua-Iraola, Elisa Marí-Cardona, Maria Barber-Olives, David Comas, Francesc Calafell

“…Whether this distinctiveness emerged from a differential demographic history, or rather from a bias for sampling in a small geographic region such as Eivissa, remains an open question, together with the understanding of the functional consequences of demography in the island. …”
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Plant-based chitosan for the development of biodegradable packaging materials by Adity Bahndral, Rafeeya Shams, Pintu Choudhary

“…The quantity of waste generated in a mushroom farm varies from 5–20 % of the total yielding quantity. …”
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2745c plays an important role in responding to redox stress. by Amanda McGillivray, Nadia Abrahams Golden, Uma Shankar Gautam, Smriti Mehra, Deepak Kaushal

“…Our isogenic mutant, Mtb:ΔRv2745c, is significantly more sensitive to in vitro redox stress generated by diamide, relative to wild-type Mtb as well as to a complemented strain. …”
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Incremental learning with SVM for multimodal classification of prostatic adenocarcinoma. by José Fernando García Molina, Lei Zheng, Metin Sertdemir, Dietmar J Dinter, Stefan Schönberg, Matthias Rädle

“…The use of texture descriptors provides more salient discriminative patterns than the functional information used. …”
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Characterization of the Transcriptome of the Xerophyte Ammopiptanthus mongolicus Leaves under Drought Stress by 454 Pyrosequencing. by Tao Pang, Lili Guo, Donghwan Shim, Nathaniel Cannon, Sha Tang, Jinhuan Chen, Xinli Xia, Weilun Yin, John E Carlson

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The additional transcriptome resources, gene expression profiles, functional annotations, and candidate genes provide a more comprehensive understanding of the stress response pathways in xeric-adapted plant species such as A. mongolicus.…”
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THE FIRST STEP IN VALIDATING THE PedsQL™ – FAMILY IMPACT MODULE QUESTIONNAIRE IN ROMANIA. THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER by Camelia POPA, Ana DRAGU, Elisabeta NIȚĂ, Cornelia RADA

“…Evaluating the quality of life of parents of children with ASD using this instrument provides a solid foundation for support interventions for these parents, helping them become more functional physically, emotionally, cognitively, and socially.…”
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Model-free reconstruction of excitatory neuronal connectivity from calcium imaging signals. by Olav Stetter, Demian Battaglia, Jordi Soriano, Theo Geisel

“…We find that the functional network topology revealed by Transfer Entropy depends qualitatively on the time-dependent dynamic state of the network (bursting or non-bursting). …”
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Alterations in fecal microbiota composition and cytokine expression profiles in adolescents with depression: a case-control study by Yiwen Cheng, Zhangcheng Zhu, Zhi Yang, Xia Liu, Xiulian Qian, Juntao Zhu, Xinzhu Hu, Peijie Jiang, Tingting Cui, Yuwei Wang, Wenwen Ding, Wenhui Lei, Jie Gao, Jingchen Zhang, Yating Li, Li Shao, Zongxin Ling, Weiming Hu

“…Given the rising prevalence and substantial impact of adolescent depression on functional impairment and suicidality, it is essential to focus more on this age group. …”
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Comparative analysis of actinorhizal nodule and associated soil microorganism diversity and structure in three Alnus species by Aizi Tong, Wei Liu, Xiaoliang Liu, Junyi Zhu, You Zhou, Jianhua Li

“…The most significant taxon in the nodules of all the three alders was Frankia genus, which was negatively correlated with other six genera of microbes. The main function of microorganisms in alder nodules is nitrogen fixation, which is not affected by tree species and their habitats.ConclusionThese findings suggest that the host determines the microbial community composition in the root nodule of three alders. …”
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Effect of biodegradable films on microplastic distribution and microbial community composition in paddy soil by Liyin REN, Wei ZHU, Minghang ZHU, Aihua ZHANG, Junling CAI, Lei XU, Kai WANG, Xuejun LIU, Rui JIANG

“…At the functional level, similar genera contributed to MP degradation. …”
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The dynamic distribution of the rectal microbiota in Holstein dairy calves provides a framework for understanding early-life gut health by Qi Huang, Fengtao Ma, Yuhang Jin, Duo Gao, Meinan Chang, Peng Sun

“…The stable period was more comprehensive and complete than the colonization period. …”
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Culturomics Reveals Microbial Dynamics in the Apple Carposphere Across Developmental Stages, Altitude and Tissue Types by Ana María Sánchez, Jonàs Oliva, Cristina Solsona, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Neus Teixidó

“…Using 13 distinct culture media, 50% more microbial genera were recovered than conventional laboratory media, yielding over 919 isolates, consisting of 489 bacteria, 222 filamentous fungi and 208 yeasts. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of Alternative Splicing in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> During Infection Stage of <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> by Ping Lu, Yun Wang, Xiaoli Wang, Jiaqi Wang, Dan Wang, Haojie Shi

“…A total of 3308 genes underwent alternative splicing in <i>B. cinerea</i>, resulting in 7466 alternative splicing events, most of which were stage-specific. Transcripts generated through alternative splicing typically exhibit lower expression levels, coding potential, and functional domains, which are more prevalent during the hyphal phase compared to the infestation phase. …”
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TCDE: Differential Evolution for Topographical Contour-Based Prediction to Solve Multimodal Optimization Problems by Zhen Cheng, Yun Zhang, Caifu Fan, Xingwei Gao, Haohan Jia, Lei Jiang

“…Experiments were conducted on a set of eight widely recognized benchmark functions with 15 excellent optimization algorithms, including both DE and non-DE multimodal optimization approaches. …”
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