Immune Dysfunction in Tourette Syndrome by Ishraga Elamin, Mark J. Edwards, Davide Martino

“…A similar link has been proposed also for Tourette syndrome (TS), a complex, multifactorial disorder, in which the interplay between genetic, environmental, hormonal and immunological factors might be relevant. …”
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Inheritance of Early Maturity in Some Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Genotypes under Rain Fed Conditions in Northern Ghana by Emmanuel Yaw Owusu, Richard Akromah, Nicholas Ninju Denwar, Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Francis Kusi, Mohammed Haruna

“…The results indicated highly significant (P<0.01) genetic variations for the maturity indices, namely, days to first flower initiation (DFFI), days to 50% flowering (DFF), days to first pod maturity (DFPM), days to 90% pod maturity (DNPM), and plant height (P_PLT), seed per pod (S_Pod), and hundred seed weight (H_SWT). …”
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Establishment of Gill-Derived Primary Cell Cultures from Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) as an Alternative Platform for Studying Host–Virus Interactions by Ziwen Wang, Li Nie, Chenjie Fei, Jiong Chen

“…Furthermore, these cells were amenable to genetic manipulation, with the successful transfection of an mCherry reporter gene using commercially available reagents. …”
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Double trouble: two retrotransposons triggered a cascade of invasions in Drosophila species within the last 50 years by Almorò Scarpa, Riccardo Pianezza, Hannah R. Gellert, Anna Haider, Bernard Y. Kim, Eric C. Lai, Robert Kofler, Sarah Signor

“…Abstract Horizontal transfer of genetic material in eukaryotes has rarely been documented over short evolutionary timescales. …”
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Patterns of paternity: insights into mating competition and gene flow in a recovering population of humpback whales by Franca Eichenberger, Emma L. Carroll, Claire Garrigue, Debbie J. Steel, Claire D. Bonneville, Luke Rendell, Ellen C. Garland

“…Here, we combined 25 years of photo-identification and genetic data to assess patterns of male reproductive success and reproductive autonomy of the New Caledonian (Oceania, South Pacific) humpback whale breeding population. …”
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Pivotal role of MiRNA's in malignant transformation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis by J.H. Shazia Fathima, Selvaraj Jayaraman, Asma Abdullah Nurul, Ramya Sekar, Inamul Hasan Madar, Logalakshmi Thirumani, Nazmul Huda Syed

“…OSMF malignant transformation involves genetic and epigenetic changes, with miR-34 and miR-1246 implicated in increased cell proliferation and invasiveness. …”
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Autoantibodies as Diagnostic Markers and Mediator of Joint Inflammation in Arthritis by Qinghua Fang, Jiaxin Ou, Kutty Selva Nandakumar

“…Some of these antibodies are present in the patients’ serum several years before the onset of clinical disease. Various genetic and environmental factors are associated with autoantibody production against different autoantigenic targets. …”
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Machine Learning with Tunicate Swarm Optimization for Improved Disc Herniation Prediction by Theofilos Gofas, Argyros Maris

“…The many variables that contribute to disc herniation are examined in this study, including age-related deterioration, genetic predispositions, lifestyle choices, and traumatic experiences. …”
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Optimal Operation of Droop Control in Microgrids Using Different Techniques Optimization: Review by Ruqaya Majeed Kareem

“…These techniques include Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Genetic Algorithm (GA), Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO), Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm (GOA), and Salp Swarm Algorithm (SSA)…”
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Different Breeding Values Under Uniform Environmental Condition for Milk Production Yield Traits in Holstein-Friesian Cows by László Bognár, Zsolt Jenő Kőrösi, István Anton, Szabolcs Bene, Ferenc Szabó

“…In this study, 1,616,549 Holstein-Friesian females were genotyped for genomic evaluation of genetic merit (BV_Genomic). Genotyping was performed using the EuroGenomics MD v3.0 chipset on the Illumina microarray scanner platform operated by an accredited Illumina laboratory. …”
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The Effect of Continuous Selection in KiwiCross^® Composite Breed on Breed Ancestry and Productivity Performance by Mohd Jaafar, Bevin Harris, Heather J. Huson

“…Production efficiency (PR), a key selection index, is calculated by dividing milk solids produced by mature live weight. Over decades of genetic improvement, KiwiCross^® increased milk production significantly. …”
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Liquid biopsy in cancer management: Integrating diagnostics and clinical applications by Shashwat Pandey, Preeti Yadav

“…The technology primarily focuses on analyzing circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), and other cancer-derived genetic materials. These biomarkers provide critical information on tumor heterogeneity, mutation profiles, and potential drug resistance. …”
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Clinical and Electrophysiological Characteristics of Patients with Juvenile Absence Epilepsy in a Turkish Cohort by Bülent Kara, Ömer Karaca, Defne Alikılıç, Adnan Deniz, Merve Öztürk, Mesut Güngör

“…Juvenile absence epilepsy is an epileptic syndrome that usually begins between the ages of 9-13 and is classified in the group of genetic generalized epilepsies, in which absence seizures are seen mainly but may also be accompanied by motor seizures in the follow-up. …”
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Intermediate between Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia and Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia: A Report of Two Hypereosinophilic Cases with Possible Novel Molecular Mutations by Jui Choudhuri, Mohammad Eskandari, Yang Shi, Yanhua Wang

“…They were FBXW7, KM2A, TCF3, ERBB4, and MET. With multiple genetic mutations, these cases could be classified as chronic eosinophilic leukemia. …”
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Comparative analysis of regression algorithms for drug response prediction using GDSC dataset by Soojung Ha, Juho Park, Kyuri Jo

“…Abstract Background Drug response prediction can infer the relationship between an individual’s genetic profile and a drug, which can be used to determine the choice of treatment for an individual patient. …”
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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

“…POPLINK has been built to allow linkage to modern registries, clinical data and medical biobanks, which enables the study of transgenerational effects, heredity and genetic transfers in disease incidence of the population today. …”
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Genomic exploration of the journey of Plasmodium vivax in Latin America. by Margaux J M Lefebvre, Fanny Degrugillier, Céline Arnathau, Gustavo A Fontecha, Oscar Noya, Sandrine Houzé, Carlo Severini, Bruno Pradines, Antoine Berry, Jean-François Trape, Fabian E Sáenz, Franck Prugnolle, Michael C Fontaine, Virginie Rougeron

“…This sampling represents nearly all potential source populations worldwide currently available. Analyses of the genetic structure, diversity, ancestry, coalescent-based inferences, including demographic scenario testing using Approximate Bayesian Computation, have revealed a more complex evolutionary history than previously envisioned. …”
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Machine Learning Approaches for Developing Land Cover Mapping by Ali Alzahrani, Awos Kanan

“…However, it is well known in machine learning literature that some of the extracted features are irrelevant to the classification process with a negative or no effect on its accuracy. In this work, a genetic algorithm-based feature selection approach is used to enhance the performance of urban land cover classification. …”
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A sedimentary ancient DNA perspective on human and carnivore persistence through the Late Pleistocene in El Mirón Cave, Spain by Pere Gelabert, Victoria Oberreiter, Lawrence Guy Straus, Manuel Ramón González Morales, Susanna Sawyer, Ana B. Marín-Arroyo, Jeanne Marie Geiling, Florian Exler, Florian Brueck, Stefan Franz, Fernanda Tenorio Cano, Sophie Szedlacsek, Evelyn Zelger, Michelle Hämmerle, Brina Zagorc, Alejandro Llanos-Lizcano, Olivia Cheronet, José-Miguel Tejero, Thomas Rattei, Stephan M. Kraemer, Ron Pinhasi

“…Abstract Caves are primary sites for studying human and animal subsistence patterns and genetic ancestry throughout the Palaeolithic. Iberia served as a critical human and animal refugium in Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), 26.5 to 19 thousand years before the present (cal kya). …”
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Enhanced Seismic Structural Reliability on Reinforced Concrete Buildings by Using Buckling Restrained Braces by Victor Baca, Juan Bojórquez, Edén Bojórquez, Herian Leyva, Alfredo Reyes-Salazar, Sonia E. Ruiz, Antonio Formisano, Leonardo Palemón, Robespierre Chávez, Manuel Barraza

“…For this aim, three traditional RC framed structures with 3, 6, and 9 story levels are designed by using the well-known technique nondominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) in order to reduce the cost and maximize the seismic performance. …”
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