Effects of Hydrogen-rich Water on Cariogenic Bacteria by Zhibin Liu, Eungyung Kim, Su-Hyung Hong, Kirim Kim, Eun-Kyong Kim, Myoung-Ok Kim

“…Materials and Methods: To test the bactericidal and anti-biofilm formation effects of EHW on Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, bacterial growth curves, colony-forming unit (CFU) counts, and crystal violet staining of biofilms were examined after exposing the bacterial pellets to EHW or tap water as a control for one minute. …”
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Multi-Focus Image Fusion Using Energy Valley Optimization Algorithm by Harun Akbulut

“…The obtained experimental results are compared with the well-known Genetic Algorithm (GA), Differential Evolution Algorithm (DE), and Artificial Bee Colony Optimization Algorithm (ABC). The experimental results show that EVOA can compete with the other block-based multi-focus image fusion algorithms.…”
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Path Planning for Coal Mining Masonry Robots Combined With Trajectory Optimization by Xingyi Qian, Yan Wang

“…Additionally, trajectory optimization with PSO, considering joint posture constraints, reduces operation time by approximately 13% compared to ant colony optimization. This research provides key technical insights for improving the efficiency and safety of masonry robots in coal mining.…”
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Cooperative Search Optimization of an Unknown Dynamic Target Based on the Modified TPM by Kaixin Cheng, Di Wu, Tao Hu, Jinjin Wei, Zhifu Tian

“…Then, the distributed ant colony (ACO) algorithm and the artificial potential field (APF) algorithm are combined to generate and optimize the UAV swarm search result and return path with the goal of maximizing task execution efficiency. …”
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Deep phenotyping platform for microscopic plant-pathogen interactions by Stefanie Lück, Salim Bourras, Dimitar Douchkov

“…The system also facilitated high-throughput studies of labor-intensive phenotypes, such as precise colony area measurement. Additionally, BluVision’s open-source software supports the development of specific modules for various microscopic phenotypes, including high-throughput transfection assays for disease resistance-related genes.…”
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Application of New Technology of Intelligent Robot Plant Protection in Ecological Agriculture by Zhe An, Chunhang Wang, Bincy Raj, Sathyapriya Eswaran, R. Raffik, Sandip Debnath, Saima Ahmed Rahin

“…In order to improve the accuracy and reliability of plant protection robots in agricultural job path planning, we propose a path planning method for agricultural plant protection robots based on a nonlinear algorithm. The ant colony algorithm was selected to plan the path distance index according to the working environment, and the feasibility of the simulation system was calculated. …”
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FBXW7 metabolic reprogramming inhibits the development of colon cancer by down-regulating the activity of arginine/mToR pathways. by Qing Li, Yan Li, Tong Zhou, Yong Zhang, Huiyu Li, Fajia Yuan, Yanghui Bi

“…FBXW7 over-expression inhibited CRC cell growth, colony formation, migration, and invasion. Non-targeted metabolomics unveiled that FBXW7 over-expression directly caused the deprivation of arginine which led to downmodulation of mTOR signaling pathway; meanwhile, FBXW7-related metabolites were primarily concentrated in the mTOR signaling pathway. …”
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Analysis and Implementation of Optimization Techniques for Facial Recognition by Justice Kwame Appati, Huzaifa Abu, Ebenezer Owusu, Kwaku Darkwah

“…For the purpose of performance comparison, the resultant features were also optimized with the genetic algorithm (GA) and the artificial bee colony (ABC). The optimized features were used for the recognition using Euclidean distance (EUD), K-nearest neighbor (KNN), and the support vector machine (SVM) as classifiers. …”
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Factors Affecting Microbial Load and Profile of Potential Pathogens and Food Spoilage Bacteria from Household Kitchen Tables by Susheela Biranjia-Hurdoyal, Melissa Cathleen Latouche

“…The samples were collected by swabbing over an area of 5 cm by 5 cm of the tables and processed for bacterial count which was read as colony forming units (CFU), followed by isolation and identification of potential pathogens and food spoilage bacteria. …”
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Unravelling Mortality in Enslavement. Patterns and Determinants of Mortality Among the Enslaved Population of Curaçao, 1839–1963 by Wieke Elien Metzlar, Nadeche Diepgrond

“…The island of Curaçao — at that time a Dutch colony — however, has formed an exception to this trend, as the enslaved population was characterized by natural increase. …”
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Construction and Layout of Coordinated Multirobots System Based on Parallel Thought by Wanqiang Xi, Yaoyao Wang, Yadong Ding, Bai Chen

“…Moreover, the multiobjective layout problem is optimized based on the artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm. The results show that the constructed robot combinations and the layout optimization method are satisfactory.…”
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Upregulation of p53 by tannic acid treatment suppresses the proliferation of human colorectal carcinoma by Karakurt Serdar, Kandir Sinan, Gökçek-Saraç Çiğdem

“…Besides, metastatic, invasive, and colony formation properties of CRC cells were significantly inhibited following the tannic acid treatment (p < 0.001). …”
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Combination of metagenomic next-generation sequencing and morphology for identifying Coccidioides immitis: a case report by Hong Liu, Kaixin Zhou, Chaoran Zhong, Ming Guan

“…Furthermore, the diagnosis of C. immitis was then confirmed by smear staining combined with morphological characteristics of the colony, which provided an important etiological basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment. …”
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End-to-end data collection strategy using mobile sink in wireless sensor networks by Xiaofeng Wu, Zhuangqi Chen, Yi Zhong, Hui Zhu, Pingjian Zhang

“…This article proposed an ant colony optimization based end-to-end data collection strategy to perform the collection point selection and the touring path planning simultaneously. …”
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USING OF ELECTROSPUN CHROMIUM OXIDE NANPFIBER TO INCREASE THE SHELF LIFE OF FROZEN BEEF BURGER by Majd A. A, Alrubeii, A. M. S., L. T. Al–Hadedee

“…The study exhibited promising results for the electrospun nanofibers, as their addition contributed to reducing the total bacterial count, psychrophilic bacterial count, and coliform count during the storage period, at both concentrations: 4.89 × 103, 4.36 × 103, 3.28 × 101, 2.48 × 103, and 2.79 × 103 colony-forming units per gram (CFU/g), respectively. …”
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Eggs of the Blind Snake, Liotyphlops albirostris, Are Incubated in a Nest of the Lower Fungus-Growing Ant,  Apterostigma cf. goniodes by Gaspar Bruner, Hermógenes Fernández-Marín, Justin C. Touchon, William T. Wcislo

“…We found three ovoid reptilian eggs within a mature nest of a relatively basal fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma cf. goniodes (Attini), in central Panama. In laboratory colonies, A. cf. goniodes workers attended and cared for the eggs. …”
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Multicriteria Model for Shared Parking and Parking Route Recommender Systems by Pengfei Zhao, Lingxiang Wei, Dong Pan, Shuai Dong

“…Furthermore, an analytic hierarchy process Entropy-TOPSIS grey relational analysis (AHP-Entropy-TOPSIS-GRA) method and an improved ant colony algorithm were proposed to solve the proposed allocation of parking spaces and recommend optimal parking routes, respectively. …”
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HISTORY OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM FORMATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA by N. S. Zagrebelnaya, V. N. Shitov

“…The article analyses specific historic features of formation of agrarian and industrial sectors of Republic of South Africa since the establishment of Cape Colony. These features resulted from much earlier colonization of South Africa in comparison with other Sub-Saharan African countries on the one hand and from a large-scale influx of Europeans to the South Africa on the other hand. …”
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Lattes/Lattara (Hérault), comptoir étrusque du littoral languedocien by Éric Gailledrat, Ariane Vacheret

“…To put it in another way, although the Etruscans obviously played a role in the foundation of the site, its nature (Etruscan colony or settlement? multi-ethnic emporium or trading post?) …”
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CSF3 promotes colorectal cancer progression by activating p65/NF-κB signaling pathway and inducing an immunosuppressive microenvironment by Junfeng Xu, Na Li, Hui Xie, Changwei Duan, Xingchen Liao, Ruoran Li, Heng Zhang, Yuanming Pan, Xianzong Ma, Shuwen Du, Jianqiu Sheng, Xin Wang, Lang Yang, Peng Jin

“…Background: Colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF3) is a cytokine that promotes inflammation by stimulating the maturation, proliferation, and trafficking of myeloid progenitor cells. …”
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