Line Planning under the Operation Mode of Line Sharing between Metro and Suburban Railway by Li Lin, Xuelei Meng, Xiaoqing Cheng, Yangyang Ma, Shichao Xu, Zheng Han

“…Besides, the traditional artificial bee colony (TABC) algorithm and the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm are provided as comparison groups to solve the same numerical example problem. …”
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Anti-Proliferative Activity of Poloxamer Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles against Human Prostate Cancer (DU-145) Cells: In-Vitro Study by Nazanin Oroskhani, Seyed Mohammad Amini, Sakine Shirvalilou, Mehdi Khodaie, Seyed Rabi Mahdavi

“…The cytotoxicity of the synthesized nanoparticles and RF-MF exposure on DU-145 prostate cancer cells was investigated separately or in combination with colony formation methods and MTT [3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide] assay. …”
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Mechanistic Insights into the Inhibition of Colorectal Cancer by BuShenFang through Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Expression and Wnt/β-catenin Pathway Regulation by Khang Wen Goh, Jie Ji, Hiu Ching Phang, Xian Gu, Rajesh Sreedharan Nair, Xiaohui Wei, Mohammed Tahir Ansari, Kai Bin Liew

“…The apoptotic rate was markedly increased in the 20% BSF group, while colony formation, migration, and invasion capabilities of CRC cells were notably suppressed. …”
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Variability in Urine Culture Reporting by Canadian Microbiology Laboratories by Michael A Noble, Shirley Nikiforuk

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of microbiology laboratories to perform and to report urine colony counts.…”
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Optimized Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles as Bactericidal Agents by Mohammad Moslem Imani, Mohsen Safaei

“…Magnesium oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using the coprecipitation method, and their antibacterial activity was evaluated using colony-forming unit (CFU) and disk diffusion. Morphology, crystalline structure, and size of synthesized nanoparticles were investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). …”
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Management of Major Seed-Borne Fungi of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) with Four Selected Botanical Extracts by Eric Gyasi, Daniel A. Kotey, Barnabas A. Adongo, Fuleratu K. Adams, Edmund O. Owusu, Abdul Mohammed

“…The only other aqueous extract that inhibited the colony growth above 60% was that of Piper nigrum which inhibited colony growth of Fusarium verticillioides by 71.7% and Colletotrichum sp. by 63.47%. …”
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Isolation and identification of fungi found in contaminated fermented milk and antifungal activity of vanillin by Xu Pei, Mekonen Tekliye, Mingsheng Dong

“…The cell number, radical colony diameter, and the mycelium biomass of the fungal contaminant were significantly reduced by the inhibitory action of the vanillin. …”
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Evaluation of Zinc solubilization potential by different strains of Fluorescent Pseudomonads by Azadeh Bapiri, Ahmad Asgharzadeh, Hesam Mujallali, Kazem Khavazi, Ebrahim Pazira

“…Forty bacterial strains and 0.1% of each chemical source in six replications were used. Colony and halo diameters were measured after incubating the plates for 48h in incubator. …”
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Establishment of a rapid and quantitative method for detecting the range of infection exposure in preclinical dental education by Ayaka Ueda, Yuki Shinoda-Ito, Kazu Takeuchi-Hatanaka, Takashi Ito, Shintaro Ono, Kimito Hirai, Kazuhiro Omori, Tadashi Yamamoto, Shogo Takashiba

“…In vitro study, the correlation between adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels and Lactobacillus colony numbers in yogurt was examined using the ATP fluorescent method, with colony counting on yogurt only and a mixture of yogurt and ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive hand lotion. …”
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The trypanosomatid (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) parasites in bees: A review on their environmental circulation, impacts and implications by Rossella Tiritelli, Giovanni Cilia, Tamara Gómez-Moracho

“…The impact of trypanosomatids on honey bee colony health remains uncertain. In bumblebees, studies highlighted the widespread presence of C. bombi, affecting colony and individual fitness, development, and foraging behaviour. …”
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Relationship Between the Host Plant Range of Insects and Symbiont Bacteria by Doudou Ge, Chongwen Yin, Jiayu Jing, Zhihong Li, Lijun Liu

“…This is in contrast to polyphagy, whose dominant colony varies in different environments. Our hypothesis requires further refinement of the data on the gut commensal bacteria of monophagy and oligophagy as the number of species and samples is currently limited.…”
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Cardioprotective Activity of N′′,N′′′-Bis[5-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene]carbonohydrazide Derivative against Doxorubicin Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats by Salma Tabassum, Kiran Gangarapu, Gouthami Thumma, Sarangapani Manda, Rama Narsimha Reddy Anreddy

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Polyp dimorphism in the Mediterranean Red Coral Corallium rubrum: siphonozooids are precursors to autozooids by Guillaume Loentgen, Scott K. Parks, Denis Allemand, Sylvie Tambutté, Philippe Ganot

“…This finding has important implications for understanding the extraordinary lifespan of precious coral colonies, contributing a broader knowledge to octocoral biology.…”
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Fat mass and obesity-associated protein expression in colorectal cancer and its influence on the biological behaviour of colorectal cancer cells by Huihui Wu, Yibo Wu, Zhishan Zhang, Qinglin Chen, Tingjin Zheng, Hui Zhong

“…CCK8 assays indicated that cell proliferation was significantly higher in the FTO overexpressing group than in the control group. Colony formation assays revealed an increased number of colonies in the FTO group compared to controls. …”
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Entomopathogens Isolated from Invasive Ants and Tests of Their Pathogenicity by Maria Fernanda Miori de Zarzuela, Luis Garrigós Leite, José Eduardo Marcondes, Ana Eugênia de Carvalho Campos

“…Isolated entomopathogens were later applied in colonies of Monomorium floricola under laboratory conditions to evaluate their effectiveness and the behavior of the ant colonies after treatment. …”
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NEIL3 and TOP2A as key drivers of esophageal cancer through WNT signaling by Hui Li, Panpan Wang, Huijuan Chen, Yanyan Shao, Hui Luo

“…NEIL3 overexpression significantly enhanced proliferation, colony formation, migration, and invasion while reducing apoptosis. …”
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function in a Murine Model of Sickle Cell Disease by Elisabeth H. Javazon, Mohamed Radhi, Bagirath Gangadharan, Jennifer Perry, David R. Archer

“…We examined the oxidative effects of sickle cell disease on hematopoietic stem cell function in a sickle mouse model. In vitro colony-forming assays showed a significant decrease in progenitor colony formation derived from sickle compared to control bone marrow (BM). …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Nine proteins are related to the attack/defense or maintenance process of the colony (colony asepsis, conservation of venom constituents, venom diffusion on prey, paralysis of prey, alteration of homeostasis, and cellular toxicity). …”
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Combining radio-telemetry and radar measurements to test optimal foraging in an aerial insectivore bird by Itai Bloch, David Troupin, Sivan Toledo, Ran Nathan, Nir Sapir

“…On days with high MoTR, swifts exhibited reduced flight distance, increased colony visit rate, and earlier arrivals at the breeding colony, reflecting a dynamic response to prey availability. …”
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Effect of biogenic polyamines on sliding motility of mycobacteria in the presence of antibiotics by I. V. Tsyganov, A. G. Tkachenko

“…Sliding motility was assessed by measuring the area of the sliding colony. The effectiveness of antibiotics was measured by comparison of the areas of sliding colonies in the presence of comparable concentrations of antibiotics. …”
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