iMeta Conference 2024: Building an innovative scientific research ecosystem for microbiome and One Health by Yao Wang, Huiyu Hou, Hao Luo, Jiani Xun, Chuang Ma, Haifei Yang, Defeng Bai, Salsabeel Yousuf, Hujie Lyu, Tianyuan Zhang, Xiulin Wan, Xiaofang Yao, Tengfei Ma, Yuanping Zhou, Zhihao Zhu, Meiyin Zeng, Sanqi An, Qing Bai, Yao Bai, Guodong Cao, Tingting Cao, Yongkai Cao, Chihmin Chang, Lijia Chang, Bo Chen, Dai Chen, Dijun Chen, Hanqing Chen, Jiali Chen, Jinfeng Chen, Wei‐Hua Chen, Xinhai Chen, Yue Chen, Zhangran Chen, Cheng Cheng, Quan Cheng, Xi‐Jian Dai, Chaowen Deng, Feilong Deng, Jingwen Deng, Chang‐Sheng Dong, Lei Dong, Lianhui Duan, Yi Duan, Qingjie Fan, Chao Fang, Tingyu Fang, Wensheng Fang, Zhencheng Fang, Min Fu, Minjie Fu, Cong Gao, Hao Gao, Weiwei Gao, Xinrui Gao, Yi‐Zhou Gao, Yan Geng, Wenping Gong, Shaohua Gu, Xia Gu, Zhengquan Gu, Jian‐Wei Guo, Junjie Guo, Qiuyan Guo, Xiang Guo, Xiaoqian Guo, Dongfei Han, Ziyi Han, Yanan Hao, Jiale He, Jianquan He, Jianyu He, Ruolin He, Guosen Hou, Bin Hu, Haibo Hu, Yi Hu, Yongfei Hu, Yucan Hu, Guanyin Huang, Haiyun Huang, Jiaomei Huang, Shenghui Huang, Baolei Jia, Xingxing Jian, Chao Jiang, Kun Jiang, Lanyan Jiang, Shuaiming Jiang, Jian‐Yu Jiao, Hao Jin, Jiajia Jin, Siyuan Kong, Xinxing Lai, Yuxin Leng, Bang Li, Bing Li, Fang Li, Hao Li, Huanjie Li, Jing Li, Kai Li, Lanqi Li, Leyuan Li, Minghan Li, Pengsong Li, Wei Li, Wei Li, Xianyu Li, Li Xuemeng, Yafei Li, Yuantao Li, Zhi Li, Liqin Liang, Rong Liang, Zhuobin Liang, Qingya Liu, Dejian Liu, Huiheng Liu, Jinchao Liu, Li Liu, Lihui Liu, Moyang Liu, Ran Liu, Shuai Liu, Tianyang Liu, Wei Liu, Wenjuan Liu, Xiaomin Liu, Yang Liu, Yichen Liu, Yina Liu, Yuan Liu, Zhe Liu, Zhipeng Liu, Zhiquan Liu, Chunhao Long, Yun Long, Changying Lu, Chao Lu, Cheng Lu, Qi Lu, Yaning Luan, Peng Luo, Sheng Luo, Ning Ma, Xiao‐Ya Ma, Yan Ma, Wenjun Mao, Yuanfa Meng, Yan Ni, Yawen Ni, Kang Ning, Dongze Niu, Kai Peng, Zhengwu Peng, Xubo Qian, Zhiguang Qiu, Hui Qu, Zepeng Qu, Yan Ren, Zhigang Ren, Youming Shen, Lin Shi, Linlin Shi, Wenxuan Shi, Yongpeng Shi, Tianyuan Song, Xiaohui Song, Xiaoming Song, Xiaowei Song, Qi Su, Yufan Su, Lifang Sun, Qiang Sun, Tiefeng Sun, Yunke Sun, Hua Tang, Wenjing Tang, Tao Yu, Simon Tian, Shuo Wang, Bowen Wang, Cheng Wang, Wang Jin, Leli Wang, Liangliang Wang, Lixiao Wang, Mingbang Wang, Ming‐Ke Wang, Pingyi Wang, Shaolin Wang, Shaopu Wang, Xinxia Wang, Xueqiang Wang, Mi Wei, Yan Wei, Yanxia Wei, Yongjun Wei, Chaoliang Wen, Xin Wen, Linkun Wu, Shengru Wu, Yuting Wu, Shuting Xia, Xiaodong Xia, Yu Xia, Xionggen Xiang, Chuanxing Xiao, Weihua Xiao, Yingping Xiao, Ruohan Xie, Rui Xing, Hui Xu, Wei Xu, Zhimin Xu, Hongliang Xue, Chao Yan, Qiu‐Long Yan, Shaofei Yan, Xiuchuan Yan, Mengli Yang, Yufan Yang, Zhipeng Yang, Ziyuan Yang, Guixiang Yao, Yanlai Yao, Xianfu Yi, Chong Yin, Mingliang Yin, Shicheng Yu, Ying Yu, Yongyao Yu, Fusong Yuan, Shao‐Lun Zhai, Bo Zhang, Chen Zhang, Fang Zhang, Feng‐Li Zhang, Hengguo Zhang, Jinping Zhang, Junya Zhang, Kun Zhang, Li Zhang, Lin Zhang, Lingxuan Zhang, Meng Zhang, Qian Zhang, Runan Zhang, Tongtong Zhang, Tongxue Zhang, Weipeng Zhang, Yong Zhang, Yuchao Zhang, Yujun Zhang, Zeng Zhang, Zhengxiao Zhang, Zhi‐Feng Zhang, Boxi Zhao, Yanyan Zhao, Yibing Zhao, Ziwei Zhao, Diwei Zheng, Ying Zheng, Wenqiang Zhi, Jixin Zhong, Xiangjian Zhong, Wei Zhou, Xin Zhou, Zhemin Zhou, Zhichao Zhou, Congmin Zhu, Feiying Zhu, Xiaodie Zhu, Yutian Zou, Hongling Zhou, Lei Lei, Yanliang Bi, Hubing Shi, Hui‐Zeng Sun, Shuangxia Jin, Wenkai Ren, Lei Dai, Xin Wang, Canhui Lan, Hongwei Liu, Shuang‐Jiang Liu, Yulong Yin, Chun‐Lin Shi, Ren‐You Gan, Fangqing Zhao, Jun Yu, Tong Chen, Xin Hong, Hua Yang, Bangzhou Zhang, Shifu Chen, Xiaodong Li, Yunyun Gao, Yong‐Xin Liu

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A 3D-Printed Plate Handler for Automated Handling of Well Plates on the Opentrons OT-2 by Robert Bolt, David Shorthouse, Michael Cook

“…Technically, it advances the state-of-the-art by providing a cost-effective, adaptable solution for labware handling, a feature often limited to more expensive robotic platforms but which can be crucial to expand capability through motion of plates into auxiliary devices or components of the robot, or stacking of plates to increase capacity of the instrument. The design utilizes open-source CAD software to create a custom mechanical structure, fabricated through replicable PLA 3D printing. …”
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Key frame extraction algorithm for surveillance videos using an evolutionary approach by Manjusha Rajan, Latha Parameswaran

“…This proposed method leverages an interactive GA with a well-designed Fitness Function and elitism-based survivor selection to enhance performance. …”
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Cu²⁺ Intercalation and Structural Water Enhance Electrochemical Performance of Cathode in Zinc-Ion Batteries by He Lin, Mengdong Wei, Yu Zhang

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Identification of salt-tolerant cultivars and plant traits in wheat during germination and seedling emergence stages by Lin Zhao, Simeng Li, Xuemei He, Hanyu Liu, Yiran Cheng, Yi Wang, Houyang Kang, Jian Zeng

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Characteristics of B, Zn and Se in stream sediments of Tanzania and their agricultural applications: Based on 1:1000000 geochemical survey by Kang-kang Xu, Hong-wei Sun, Wei Xie, Fu-qing He, Xiao-yang Liu, Kai Sun, Sheng-fei He, Xing-yuan Wu, Peng-hui Gong, Godfrey Machumu

“…Tanzania is located in eastern Africa with a predominantly agricultural ecomomy, the potential for developing and utilizing cultivated land are promising, but scientific guidance is required. …”
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Supply chain management and optimization in transportation logistics by Saoussen Krichen

“…In addition, the efficient planning of activities can be profitable for product development, sourcing, logistics and all flows that can link those activities. …”
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Mitochondrial dysfunction in the regulation of aging and aging-related diseases by Xianhong Zhang, Yue Gao, Siyu zhang, Yiqi Wang, Xinke Pei, Yufei Chen, Jinhui Zhang, Yichen Zhang, Yitian Du, Shauilin Hao, Yujiong Wang, Ting Ni

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Research Progress on the Impact of Nighttime Outdoor Environments on Residents’ Health by Chongxian CHEN, Xinrui XIONG, Guangsi LIN, Jingyi LIU

“…Moreover, efforts should focus on integrating multi-source data and encouraging methodological innovation to support the development of high-resolution, individualized exposure – response databases. …”
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Effect of GR24 on the growth and development of licorice under low phosphorus stress by Yuting Jing, Man Li, Yong Wu, Chengming Zhang, Chengshu Qiu, Hengming Zhao, Li Zhuang, Hongling Liu

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On the Deployment of Edge AI Models for Surface Electromyography-Based Hand Gesture Recognition by Andres Gomez-Bautista, Diego Mendez, Catalina Alvarado-Rojas, Ivan F. Mondragon, Julian D. Colorado

“…Background: Robotic-based therapy has emerged as a prominent treatment modality for the rehabilitation of hand function impairment resulting from strokes. Aim: In this context, feature engineering becomes particularly important to estimate the intention of upper limb movements by utilizing machine learning models, especially when a hardware embedded-on-board implementation is expected, due to the strong computational, energy, and latency constraints. …”
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Systematic identification and characterization of high efficiency Cas9 guide RNAs for therapeutic targeting of ADAR. by Benjamin G Gowen, Kory Melton, Weng In Leong, Prachi Khekare, Shannon McCawley, Jean Chan, Pierre Boivin, Vihasi Jani, Aaron J Cantor, Akshay Tambe, Mary Haak-Frendscho, Mary J Janatpour, Spencer C Wei

“…These findings provide a resource of well-characterized, high efficiency ADAR-targeting Cas9 guide RNAs suitable for genomic medicines utilizing different delivery modalities and addressing different therapeutic areas.…”
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Synergizing BRDF correction and deep learning for enhanced crop classification in GF-1 WFV imagery by Yuanwei Chen, Yang Li, Runze Li, Chongzheng Guo, Jilin Li

“…Accurate crop classification is essential for agricultural management, resource allocation, and food security monitoring. …”
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Natural pigments: innovative extraction technologies and their potential application in health and food industries by Ayu Masyita, Gemala Hardinasinta, Ayun Dwi Astuti, Firdayani Firdayani, Dian Mayasari, Aki Hori, Ira Nur Ainun Nisha, Firzan Nainu, Takayuki Kuraishi

“…Natural pigments, or natural colorants, are frequently utilized in the food industry due to their diverse functional and nutritional attributes. …”
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Earliest evidence of Neanderthal multifunctional bone tool production from cave lion (Panthera spelaea) remains by Grégory Abrams, Patrick Auguste, Stéphane Pirson, Isabelle De Groote, Éva Halbrucker, Kévin Di Modica, Camille Pironneau, Tristan Dedrie, Carlo Meloro, Valentin Fischer, Hervé Bocherens, Yves Vanbrabant, Fabrice Bray

“…The intentional transformation of lion bones into functional tools highlights Neanderthals’ cognitive skills, adaptability, and capacity for resource utilization beyond their immediate survival needs.…”
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A Study on the Differences in Rumen Microbiota–Liver Gluconeogenesis–Mitochondrial Interaction Between Tibetan Sheep and Hu Sheep in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Qianling Chen, Yuzhu Sha, Xiu Liu, Min Gao, Xiaowei Chen, Wenxin Yang, Wei Huang, Jiqing Wang, Yapeng He, Xu Gao, Yanyu He

“…Correlation analysis indicated that rumen flora was associated with the key enzyme activities and gene expressions of hepatic gluconeogenesis and mitochondrial function to varying degrees. In summary, Tibetan sheep exhibit strong fiber degradation capacity, the efficient utilization of gluconeogenic intermediates, and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) ability, forming adaptive strategies for high-altitude environments. …”
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The unpaired operation of urban rail transit by TIAN Peining, MAO Baohua, ZHOU Qi, HUANG Junsheng, ZHANG Haoxiang, GAO Qiqi

“…Taking into account the interests of both operating enterprises and passengers, the objective function is to maximize the savings in enterprise operating costs and minimize the increase in travel costs of passengers in the unpaired operation scheme compared with the paired operation scheme. …”
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Taguchi Method-Based Synthesis of a Circular Antenna Array for Enhanced IoT Applications by Wided Amara, Ramzi Kheder, Ridha Ghayoula, Issam El Gmati, Amor Smida, Jaouhar Fattahi, Lassaad Latrach

“…To address this limitation, the synthesis method utilizing the Taguchi approach, originally designed for linear arrays, can be effectively extended to two-dimensional or planar antenna arrays. …”
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Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG by Zihe LI, Jianlu ZHU, Qing MIAO, Feng YAN, Xin OUYANG, Chaofei NIE, Hui HAN, Yuxing LI

“…Methods A novel liquid-solid phase equilibrium test setup was designed and built with visualization and continuous sampling functions. This setup was employed to experimentally determine the liquid-solid phase equilibrium of carbon dioxide. …”
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Novel dihydroxybenzohydrazide grafted deoxycellulose for efficient removal of anionic food colorants and hexavalent chromium from wastewater by Magda A. Akl, Azza A. H. Fahim, El-Sayed R. H. El-Gharkawy

“…Ultimately, this study demonstrates that the fast-responsive CELL@HBH adsorbent can be effectively utilized to eliminate E122, E124, and Cr(VI) from a wide range of real water sources. …”
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