DICER1: The Argonaute Endonuclease Family Member and Its Role in Pediatric and Youth Pathology by Consolato M. Sergi, Fabrizio Minervini

“…In 2001, two enzyme-encoding genes were recognized in the fruit fly <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>. The genetic material, labeled <i>Dicer-1</i> and <i>Dicer-2</i>, encodes ribonuclease-type enzymes with slightly diverse target substrates. …”
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Massive Orbital Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga argyrostoma Complicating Eyelid Malignancy by Anfisa Ayalon, Veronika Yehezkeli, Yossi Paitan, Krzysztof Szpila, Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Elad Moisseiev

“…This case illustrates the crucial role of fly control as part of medical and home care in immobile patients. …”
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Genetic Variation in Male Mate Choice for Large Females in Drosophila melanogaster by Grace S. Freed, Isabella G. Martinez, Avigayil Lev, Ana‐Maria Anthony Cuadrado, Alison Pischedda

“…We used hemiclonal analysis in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, to test for heritable genetic variation in pre‐ and postcopulatory components of male mate choice for large females. …”
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The Effect of Supplementation of Fish Protein Hydrolysate to the BSF-Based Aquafeed on the Growth, Survival, Fatty Acids, and Histopathology of Juvenile Lobster (Panulirus ornatus) by Ishaaq Saputra, Yih Nin Lee, Ravi Fotedar

“…The present study aims to evaluate the effect of liquid fish protein hydrolysate (FPH) following fishmeal substitution with full-fat and defatted BSF (black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens) meal in the feeds of juvenile ornate spiny lobster, Panulirus ornatus. …”
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A Recognition Methodology for the Key Geometric Errors of a Multi-Axis Machine Tool Based on Accuracy Retentivity Analysis by Shijie Guo, Shufeng Tang, Dongsheng Zhang

“…Based on this aspect, key factors are extracted that simultaneously consider the correlation, similarity, and sensitivity of the geometric error terms, and the results reveal that the effect of the position-independent geometric errors (PIGEs) on the error vectors of the position and orientation is greater than that of the position-dependent geometric errors (PDGEs) of the linear and rotary axes. Then, the fruit fly optimization algorithm (FOA) is adopted to determine the compensation values through multiobjective tradeoffs between accuracy retentivity and fluctuation in the geometric errors. …”
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Effects of Fine Gangue on Strength, Resistivity, and Microscopic Properties of Cemented Coal Gangue Backfill for Coal Mining by Tingye Qi, Guorui Feng, Yanrong Li, Yuxia Guo, Jun Guo, Yujiang Zhang

“…The cemented coal gangue backfill (CGB) in coal mining is normally made of gangue (particle size of 0–15 mm), fly ash, cement, and water. In this study, the effects of the weight content (ranging from 20% to 60%) of fine gangue (0–5 mm) on the microscopic characteristics, resistivity, and compressive strength of CGB were investigated at 3 d and 28 d curing times, respectively. …”
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Antiplasmodial, Antitrypanosomal, and Cytotoxic Effects of Anthonotha macrophylla, Annickia polycarpa, Tieghemella heckelii, and Antrocaryon micraster Extracts by Aboagye Kwarteng Dofuor, Emmanuel Kofi Kumatia, Jersley Didewurah Chirawurah, Frederick Ayertey

“…Malaria and trypanosomiasis are protozoan diseases which pose a devastating challenge to human health and productivity especially, in Africa where their respective vectors (female Anopheles mosquito and tsetse fly) abound. Various medicinal plants are used to treat these parasitic diseases. …”
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Microspatial Distributional Patterns of Vectors of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil by Maria Rita Donalisio, A. Townsend Peterson, Pietra Lemos Costa, Fernando José da Silva, Hélio França Valença, Jeffrey J. Shaw, Sinval P. Brandão Filho

“…The purpose of this study is to analyze the spatial distribution and population trends through time of Lutzomyia species in a long-term focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission in an Atlantic Forest area, northeastern Brazil. Sand fly populations of different ecological niches were monitored spatiotemporally in 2009. …”
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An Artificial Neural Network Based Prediction of Mechanical and Durability Characteristics of Sustainable Geopolymer Composite by P. Manikandan, K. Selija, V. Vasugi, V. Prem Kumar, L. Natrayan, M. Helen Santhi, G. Senthil Kumaran

“…This study experimentally investigates the effect of addition of different proportions (0%, 10%, and 20%) of rice husk ash (RHA) and polypropylene (PP) fibers (0%, 0.1%, and 0.3%) on the mechanical and durability characteristics of fly ash (FA)-based geopolymer mortars. The strength property is assessed by testing the mortar specimen by uniaxial compressive strength and flexural strength while the durability properties were tested with water absorption, water sorptivity, and acid (10% concentration of H2SO4) resistance tests. …”
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Experimental Study and Application of LASC Foamed Concrete to Create Airtight Walls in Coal Mines by Duo Zhang, Weifeng Wang, Jun Deng, Hu Wen, Xiaowei Zhai

“…When the crossheading is filled with LASC foam cement, the deformation of the surrounding rock is less than 19 cm, and the air leakage prevention is better than that achieved with loess and fly-ash-cement foam. Thus, the proposed LASC foam material can be applied to the filling of the crossheading to efficiently prevent leakage in underground coal mines.…”
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Optimization of mechanical and impact resistance of high strength glass fiber reinforced alkali activated concrete containing silica fume: An experimental and response surface meth... by Tejeswara Rao Maganti, Krishna Rao Boddepalli

“…Silica fume was added as a supplementary material to industrial by-products of slag and fly ash in varying proportions of 0 %, 5 %, 10 %, and 15 % by weight of the binder, while glass fibers were introduced at volume fractions of 0.5 %, 0.75 %, and 1.0 % to strengthen mechanical properties and impact resistance, effectively addressing the need for materials capable of withstanding impact loads. …”
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Influence of Mass Concentration on Microstructure and Pore Structure of Coal-Gangue-Based Green Cemented Filling Body by Jisheng Qiu, Minmin Yang, Kun Cheng, Xiao Guan, Xi Luan, Zhijie Xiao

“…In response to China’s “double carbon” strategic goal, the problem of large emissions of coal gangue and low utilization rate of gangue cemented backfill with fly ash as admixture needs to be solved urgently. …”
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A novel deep synthesis-based insider intrusion detection (DS-IID) model for malicious insiders and AI-generated threats by Hazem M. Kotb, Tarek Gaber, Salem AlJanah, Hossam M. Zawbaa, Mohammed Alkhathami

“…To handle imbalanced data, the model uses on-the-fly weighted random sampling. Tested on the CERT insider threat dataset, the DS-IID achieved 97% accuracy and an AUC of 0.99. …”
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Properties characterization and microstructural analysis of alkali-activated solid waste-based materials with sawdust and wastewater integration. by Liang Li, Xianhui Zhao, Haoyu Wang, Jianran Cao, Xian-En Zhao

“…This study aims to investigate the use of sawdust particles (SDPs) and sawdust wastewater (SDW) in alkali-activated composites (AACs) made from a mixture of different silicon-aluminum-based solid wastes (slag powder-SP, red mud-RM, fly ash-FA, and carbide slag-CS). The study examines the impact of SDP content, treated duration of SDPs, and SDW content on both fresh and hardened properties of the AACs, including electrical conductivity, fluidity, density, flexural and compressive strengths, and drying shrinkage. …”
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Slurry and Technology Optimization for Grouting Fissures in Earthen Sites with Quicklime by Kai Cui, Fei Feng, Wen-wu Chen, Dong-hua Wang, Xiao-hai Wang

“…In this study, quicklime was mixed with 1.5% SH binder, clay, and fly ash in different proportions to prepare nine different mixtures and water-cement ratios of SH-(CaO + C + F) slurry. …”
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Flight characteristics of the summer and winter phenological form of the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) according to data from automatic pheromone traps near Ase... by Georgi Georgiev, Margarita Georgieva, Gergana Zaemdzhikova, Sevdalin Belilov, Maria Matova, Mihaela Hristova, Plamen Mirchev

“….), the typical winter phenological form was established, while the summer form was found in the vicinity of Dobrostan village (on the northern slopes of the Rhodopes at 1200 m a.s.l.). The calculated air fly distance between both villages is 9.3 km. In 2019, funnel automatic pheromone traps &amp;ndash; CapTrap&amp;reg; were installed in Dobrostan and Muldava villages to obtain information about the flight dynamics of the male butterflies of T. pityocampa. …”
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Minimum Water Requirement Method for High-Performance Sulphoaluminate Cement-Based Materials by Hong-ping Zhang, Pei-kang Bai, Jian-hong Wang, Yan-li Dong, Yun-shan Han

“…In this work, we propose the use of steel slag instead of slag powder, in addition to fly ash and silica fume, to obtain high-performance sulphoaluminate cement-based materials. …”
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Autoregulation of the glial gene reversed polarity in Drosophila by Jamie L. Wood, Saroj Nepal, Bradley W. Jones

“…Abstract During development, cells of the nervous system begin as unspecified precursors and proceed along one of two developmental paths to become either neurons or glia. Work in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has established the role of the transcription factor Glial cells missing (Gcm) in directing neuronal precursor cells to assume a glial cell fate. …”
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Drosophila Mutant Model of Parkinson’s Disease Revealed an Unexpected Olfactory Performance: Morphofunctional Evidences by Francescaelena De Rose, Valentina Corda, Paolo Solari, Patrizia Sacchetti, Antonio Belcari, Simone Poddighe, Sanjay Kasture, Paolo Solla, Francesco Marrosu, Anna Liscia

“…In spite of the above reported results, the behavioural response to olfactory stimuli in mutant flies is impaired compared to that obtained in wild type flies. …”
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Dynamic Analysis of the Scraper Conveyor under Abnormal Operating Conditions Based on the Vibration and Speed Characteristics by Shoubo Jiang, Weijian Ren, Qinghua Mao, Qingliang Zeng, Pengfei Yu, Kuidong Gao, Liang Wang

“…If the chain breaks during the test, the broken link may fly out and hurt the tester. The test risk of the scraper conveyor under abnormal working conditions is relatively large; hence, the test research is impossible to carry out. …”
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