Characterization of Spectrin Family Genes and Their Evolutionary Roles in Domestication and Breeding of the Silkworm <i>Bombyx mori</i> by Kunpeng Lu, Chengyu Zhan, Jianghong Shen, Chao Zhi, Jun Deng, Kerui Lai, Minjin Han, Hai Hu, Xiaoling Tong, Fangyin Dai

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GENERATION AND COLLECTION OF TOBACCO AEROSOL FOR SHISHA by N. N. Bubnova, M. V. Shkidyuk

“…Qualitative characteristics of tobacco aerosol for shisha are determined by the functional purpose and depend on the component composition of the tobacco mixture and the coal used.The purpose of the research is to develop a methodology for the comprehensive assessment of tobacco for shisha based on modern methods of product quality control and includes the following steps:- monitoring of the studies to determine the component composition of the hookah mixture and the aerosol produced;- analysis of hookah mixture testing modes and development of an aerosol generation protocol;- development of a method for collecting aerosol on a laboratory smoking machine; - quantitative analysis of toxic analytes by HPLC MS / MS method.Methods have been developed for the machine generation and collection of tobacco aerosol for hookah, taking into account low concentrations of the analyzed toxic substances.The expediency of using the HPLC MS / MS method to determine the quantity of the following substances in tobacco aerosol for shisha has been substantiated:- carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein) by detection on an electrospray source in the negative polarity mode- tobacco specific nitrosoamines (NNN and NNK) by detection on an electrospray source in the positive polarity mode.During the research laboratory and analytical equipment was used: a five-channel linear CERULEAN SM 405 smoking machine; Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 liquid chromatograph and TSQ Quantiva mass spectrometer.Obtaining experimental data on the quantitative determination of the component composition of the aerosol produced by tobacco for shisha using hookah systems is relevant for assessing toxic characteristics of the product.…”
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Bilevel Programming Model of Urban Public Transport Network under Fairness Constraints by Jingjing Hao, Xinquan Liu, Xiaojing Shen, Nana Feng

“…The upper layer minimized the travel cost deprivation coefficient and the road area Gini coefficient as the objective function, to solve the optimization scheme of public transport network considering fairness constraints; the lower layer was a stochastic equilibrium traffic assignment model of multimode and multiuser, used to describe the complex selection behavior of different groups for different traffic modes in the bus optimization scheme given by the upper layer. …”
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Smart IoT-driven precision agriculture: Land mapping, crop prediction, and irrigation system. by Gourab Saha, Fariha Shahrin, Farhan Hasin Khan, Mashook Mohammad Meshkat, Akm Abdul Malek Azad

“…These findings highlight the effectiveness of advanced computational techniques in enhancing agricultural practices and resource management.…”
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BUILDING AND DEVELOPING A PROJECT TEAM ON THE BASIS OF A MULTICRITERIA MODEL by Nataliia Kosenko, Alona Kolomiiets

“…The methods used are: multicriteria assessment and optimization methods, utility function. The following results are obtained. The general task of managing human resources and building a team for a new project was analyzed. …”
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Male bluegill vary in color and behavior relative to their position in a lek by Matthew Peroš, Lakshita Vij, Elana Anavian, Kevin Almeida Arteaga, Fatima Iya Haruna, Aliza Siegman, Wei Fang, Sebastian Gaston Alvarado, Sebastian Gaston Alvarado

“…To test this hypothesis, we quantified color patterns in wild communities of bluegill using computer vision, scored the behavior of lek occupying parental males, and categorically classified lek position as a function of neighboring males. From these data, we show that body coloration and behavior vary with lek position, suggesting a division of labor in the construction and maintenance of grouped territories where courtship and sexual selection take place. …”
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Investigating the AGN-neutrino connection with public IceCube data by Kuhlmann Julian, Capel Francesca

“…We present the first application of a newly developed hierarchical Bayesian analysis framework for the detection of point-like sources of high-energy neutrinos. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Trajectory Planning for Woodworking Manipulator and Worktable Based on the INSGA-II Algorithm by Jiaping Yi, Changqing Zhang, Sihan Chen, Qinglong Dai, Hang Yu, Guang Yang, Leyuan Yu

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Demand-aware traffic cooperation for self-organizing cognitive small-cell networks by Changhua Yao, Lei Zhu, Yongxing Jia, Lei Wang

“…To solve the distributed self-organizing traffic cooperation coalition formation problem, we propose three coalition formation algorithms: the first one is the Binary Preferring Traffic Cooperation Coalition Formation Algorithm based on the traditional Binary Preferring order; the second one is the Best Selection Traffic Cooperation Coalition Formation Algorithm based on the functional Best Selection order to improve the converging speed; and the third one is the Probabilistic Decision Traffic Cooperation Coalition Formation Algorithm based on the functional Probabilistic Decision order to improve the performance of the formed coalition. …”
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Ultra-high-energy γ-ray emission associated with the tail of a bow-shock pulsar wind nebula

“…The source energy spectrum extended up to 300 TeV, which was well fitted by a log-parabola function with N0 = (1.93 ± 0.23) × 10−16 TeV−1 cm−2 s−1, α = 2.14 ± 0.27, and β = 1.20 ± 0.41 at E0 = 30 TeV. …”
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Prediction of new candidate proteins and analysis of sub-modules and protein hubs associated with seed development in rice (Oryza sativa) using an ensemble network-based systems bi... by M. R. P. De Silva, J. W. J. K. Weeraman, S. Piyatissa, P. C. Fernando

“…Abstract Background Rice is a critical global food source, but it faces challenges due to nutritional deficiencies and the pressures of a growing population. …”
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An Underground Goaf Locating Framework Based on D-InSAR with Three Different Prior Geological Information Conditions by Kewei Zhang, Yunjia Wang, Feng Zhao, Zhanguo Ma, Guangqian Zou, Teng Wang, Nianbin Zhang, Wenqi Huo, Xinpeng Diao, Dawei Zhou, Zhongwei Shen

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Interfacial Reaction of Sn-Ag-Cu Lead-Free Solder Alloy on Cu: A Review by Liu Mei Lee, Ahmad Azmin Mohamad

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Green Chemistry Method for Analyzing Bisphenol A in Milk by Angela M. Encerrado Manriquez, Wen-Yee Lee

“…., its ability to mimic hormone functions). Studies have reported that BPA can leach into various food sources, including milk, a dietary staple for infants. …”
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Bisecting GlcNAc expression by bone marrow stromal cells modulates TGF-β1-driven macrophage polarization in myeloid leukemias by Jingjing Feng, Junjie Gou, Yi Wang, Wei Wei, Yihan Ma, Xueting Ren, Chongfu Zhao, Xiaoliang Cheng, Lei Lei, Zengqi Tan, Feng Guan, Xiang Li

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Data‐sharing strategies in medical consortium based on master‐slave multichain and federated learning by Bohan Kang, Ning Zhang, Jianming Zhu

“…Meanwhile, by quantifying the utility function and the optimization constraint of participants, this paper designs the cooperative incentive mechanism of medical consortium in multi‐leader Stackelberg game to solve the optimal decision and pricing selection of the master‐slave multichain. …”
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Operational monitoring of acoustic sensor networks by V. A. Boltenkov, G. Kh. M. Al-Jasri

“…Both of them are based on the placement of the test sound source within a network. The signal processing for ASN sensors had to detect the failed element. …”
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Advanced signal processing algorithm for fault classification and localization in VSC-HVDC based Offshore wind farm by Rehana Perveen

“…This work provides real-time validation on the RTDS platform by the use of S-transform, Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD), and SVM, for quick and reliable detection of AC/DC faults. Next for classification, features extracted through intrinsic mode function decomposed by EMD and EEMD and classified distinctly using support vector machine techniques. …”
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Growth and Form Trait Variation Analysis Among Different Clones of Michelia chapensis by Zhixi DENG, Baishuan LYU, Rong HUANG, Limin ZHOU, Runhui WANG, Li CHEN, Zhijun LAI, Jiaqi CHEN, Jie ZHU, Ruping WEI, Huiquan ZHENG

“…【Objective】The study was aimed at the screening of superior germplasmls of Michelia chapensis with an objective to lay a foundation of the selection and breeding project of this species.【Method】A total of 213 M. chapensis grafted clones derived from different regions of Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi were tested in National Forest Tree Germplasm Resource Bank of Magnoliaceae of Longshan in Guangdong (China) for their growth performance and form traits. …”
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A data driven approach using local measurements to locate turbine governors causing forced oscillations by Sigurd Hofsmo Jakobsen, Xavier Bombois, Santiago Sanchez Acevedo, Hallvar Haugdal, Salvatore D’Arco

“…When forced oscillations are detected, they are located by finding the transfer functions that describe the behaviour of the corresponding plant the worst. …”
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