Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Agromorphological Characteristics of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.) by Aaron Tettey Asare, Francis Mensah, Samuel Acheampong, Elvis Asare-Bediako, Jonathan Armah

“…Gamma irradiated okra seeds can generate genetic variability to improve the crop. Samples of 150 seeds, each of okra genotype, UCCC6, were irradiated with 400 Gy to 1000 Gy using cobalt 60 source at a dose rate exposure of 121.58 Gy/hr. …”
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High throughput single cell metagenomic sequencing with semi-permeable capsules: unraveling microbial diversity at the single-cell level in sewage and fecal microbiomes by Meilee Ling, Judit Szarvas, Vaida Kurmauskaitė, Vaidotas Kiseliovas, Rapolas Žilionis, Rapolas Žilionis, Baptiste Avot, Baptiste Avot, Patrick Munk, Frank M. Aarestrup

“…This emerging technology allows the separation of complex microbial communities into individual bacterial cells, enabling high-throughput sequencing of genetic material from thousands of singular bacterial cells in parallel. …”
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The Notch Pathway in Breast Cancer Progression by Emmanuel N. Kontomanolis, Sofia Kalagasidou, Stamatia Pouliliou, Xanthoula Anthoulaki, Nikolaos Georgiou, Valentinos Papamanolis, Zacharias N. Fasoulakis

“…Studies confirm that the Notch pathway has a major participation in breast cancer progression through overexpression and/or abnormal genetic type expression of the notch receptors and ligands that determine angiogenesis. …”
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Construction of a multienzyme cascade reaction system and its application in D-tagatose biosynthesis by Xiaoxiao Zhang, Jie Chu, Yuanqiang Lv, Xuan Li, Aijiao Yin, Yanhua Huang

“…In this study, Escherichia coli BL21 was used as the starting strain to express the β-galactosidase (β-Gal) gene—BgaB—derived from Bacillus stearothermophilus and the L-arabinose isomerase (L-AI) gene—araA—derived from Thermus sp., yielding the genetically engineered strains E. coli BL21-pET28a-BgaB and E. coli BL21-pET28a-araA. …”
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A Review on Automatic Mammographic Density and Parenchymal Segmentation by Wenda He, Arne Juette, Erika R. E. Denton, Arnau Oliver, Robert Martí, Reyer Zwiggelaar

“…There are more than 70 common genetic susceptibility factors included in the current non-image-based risk prediction models (e.g., the Gail and the Tyrer-Cuzick models). …”
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Diversity across Seasons of Culturable Pseudomonas from a Desiccation Lagoon in Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico by Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo, Valeria Souza, Luis E. Eguiarte, Ana E. Escalante

“…We statistically show that taxonomic identity of isolates is not independent of the sampling season, and that winter and summer populations are different. In addition to the genetic description of populations, we show exploratory measures of growth rates at different temperatures, suggesting physiological differences between populations. …”
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Systems Biology Profiling of AMD on the Basis of Gene Expression by Mones S. Abu-Asab, Jose Salazar, Jingsheng Tuo, Chi-Chao Chan

“…Genetic pathways underlying the initiation and progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have not been yet sufficiently revealed, and the correlations of AMD’s genotypes, phenotypes, and disease spectrum are still awaiting resolution. …”
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Establishment of a Breeding Approach Combined with Gamma Ray Irradiation and Tissue Regeneration for Highbush Blueberry by Xuan Yu, Haidi Yuan, Yihong Jin, Chuizheng Xia, Jiani Zhu, Jiali Che, Jiao Yang, Xiaofei Wang, Bingsong Zheng, Shufang Yang, Cristian Silvestri, Fuqiang Cui, Jianfang Zuo

“…This approach provides a valuable reference for future blueberry breeding programs aimed at enhancing genetic diversity and improving cultivar performance.…”
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First two mitochondrial genomes for the order Filobasidiales reveal novel gene rearrangements and intron dynamics of Tremellomycetes by Qiang Li, Zhijie Bao, Ke Tang, Huiyu Feng, Wenying Tu, Lijiao Li, Yunlei Han, Mei Cao, Changsong Zhao

“…Comparative mitogenomic analysis revealed that the genetic contents, tRNAs, and codon usages of the two Filobasidium species differed greatly. …”
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Biological insights into alleviating heavy metal toxicity through the simultaneous supply of biochar biofilters derived from the Mikania micrantha and molybdenum nanoparticles by Muhammad Shoaib Rana, Hongyu Chen, Shiwen Deng, Muhammad Imran, Yousif Abdelrahman Yousif Abdellah, Wanting Li, Jiayu Lin, Jiaxi Li, Ruilong Wang

“…Additionally, this strategy not only preserved mesophyll cell structures and the membrane integrity, but also strengthened and activated the oxidative defense systems through the regulation of genetic expressions. This synergistic approach advances the Cd alleviating techniques and offers a sustainable solution for utilizing invasive plants as a potential resource. …”
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Predicting the urban water demand by equipping intelligent-based methods with discrete wavelet transform function by Mohammad Reza Alikhani, Ramtin Moeini

“…For this purpose, in this research, artificial intelligence and data mining methods, including genetic programming (GP), gene expression programming (GEP), artificial neural network (ANN), and discrete wavelet transform function, are used to predict the daily drinking water consumption values of WDN. …”
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Functional characterization in Chimonobambusa utilis reveals the role of bHLH gene family in bamboo sheath color variation by Long Tong, Long Tong, Long Tong, Qingping Zeng, Yuan Guo, Yanjie Li, Hongyan Li, Lijie Chen, Xia Liu

“…Phylogenetic, conserved motif, and protein–protein interaction analyses, along with qRT–PCR validation, confirmed CubHLH17's role in red sheath color.DiscussionThis research not only deepens insights into the functional roles of CubHLH genes but also lays the foundation for genetic improvement of bamboo species. We suggest that these findings will contribute to both scientific research and commercial bamboo cultivation through gene editing technology in the future.…”
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The impact of state policy on the development of organic agriculture in Azerbaijan by Mehriban Aliyeva, Gulnara Tanriverdiyeva, Dilbar Faradjova, Esmira Ahmadova, Oksana Baranovska

“…The law prohibits the use of genetically modified organisms and chemicals, and sets standards for the certification of organic products. …”
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Molecular investigation of Hepatozoon canis in dogs in Mosul city by Zeena D. Zaki, Wasan A. Alobaidii

“…The total positive sample was 33 dogs out of 120 dogs (27.5%) the relationship between the infection with the parasite and the age of animals recorded a high prevalence of infection in dogs less than 6 months while the lowest prevalence of infection in animals more than 2 years old, The male dogs showed a high prevalence of infection when compared with female dog, The large breeds dogs recorded high prevalence of infection than small breeds dogs, The outdoor dogs showed a high prevalence of infection Animals which suffer from paleness in mucous membrane showed high prevalence, while healthy animals recorded lowest prevalence of infection, gene sequence showed there were only three isolates out of the total samples sent for genetic sequencing.…”
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A A three-phase induction motor dynamic framework regulated by predictive and intelligent optimizations. by Shaswat Chirantan, Bibhuti Bhusan Pati

“…In addition, the paper uses Gravitational Search Algorithm (GSA) and Genetic Algorithm (GA) as benchmarks and shows that the results of FCS and I-FCS methods have superior performance. …”
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The Optimization of Path Planning for Express Delivery Based on Clone Adaptive Ant Colony Optimization by Yao Zhang, Yan Liu, Chaoqun Li, Yang Liu, Jie Zhou

“…Finally, by comparing the performance of CAACO with ant colony optimization (ACO), simulated annealing (SA), and genetic algorithm (GA), the effectiveness of CAACO in solving the express LAMP is verified. …”
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Variation of Fruits Phenotipic and Seeds Germination of Swietenia macrophylla King. Taken from Several Populations in Indonesia by Mashudi -, Hamdan Adma Adinugraha, Dedi Setiadi, Mudji Susanto

“…Although it is not native in Indonesia, but the species has high genetic diversity. This study was conducted to determine the morphological variation of fruits, seeds, and also seeds germination of broad leaf mahogany from several populations in Java and West Nusa Tenggara. …”
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Vitamin D Status and VDR Genotype in NF1 Patients: A Case-Control Study from Southern Brazil by Larissa Souza Mario Bueno, Clévia Rosset, Ernestina Aguiar, Fernando de Souza Pereira, Patrícia Izetti Ribeiro, Rosana Scalco, Camila Matzenbacher Bittar, Cristina Brinckmann Oliveira Netto, Guilherme Gischkow Rucatti, José Artur Chies, Suzi Alves Camey, Patricia Ashton-Prolla

“…We also did not observe an association between FokI and BsmI VDR gene polymorphisms and vitamin D levels in NF1 patients, suggesting that their deficient or insufficient biochemical phenotypes are not associated with these genetic variants. The differences between the groups in genotypic and allelic frequencies for FokI and BsmI VDR gene polymorphisms were small and did not reach statistical significance. …”
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Comprehensive single-cell pan-cancer atlas unveils IFI30+ macrophages as key modulators of intra-tumoral immune dynamics by Lihe Jiang, Lihe Jiang, Lihe Jiang, Peili Wang, Peili Wang, Yixuan Hou, Jingying Chen, Hua Li, Hua Li

“…BackgroundThe convergence of macrophage-targeted strategies with immune checkpoint blockade therapies defines a pivotal avenue in contemporary tumor therapy. Identifying robust genetic regulators in this context is imperative.MethodsThis study elucidates IFI30's role in enhancing Major Histocompatibility Complex II (MHC-II) restriction antigen processing. …”
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PARP inhibition-associated heterochromatin confers increased DNA replication stress and vulnerability to ATR inhibition in SMARCA4-deficient cells by Kimiyoshi Yano, Megumi Kato, Syoju Endo, Taichi Igarashi, Ryoga Wada, Takashi Kohno, Astrid Zimmermann, Heike Dahmen, Frank T. Zenke, Bunsyo Shiotani

“…Abstract DNA replication stress (RS), a prevalent feature of various malignancies, arises from both genetic mutations and genotoxic exposure. Elevated RS levels increase the vulnerability of cancer cells to ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related kinase inhibitors (ATRis). …”
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