Insights into the diversity and conservation of the chB6 alloantigen by Phillip E. Funk

“…Our laboratory has been interested in the function of the chB6 alloantigen. ChB6 has three defined alleles and is present on B lymphocytes in chicken from their earliest development at ED 12. …”
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Comparison of phylogenetic trees defined on different but mutually overlapping sets of taxa: A review by Wanlin Li, Aleksandr Koshkarov, Nadia Tahiri

“…Abstract Phylogenetic trees represent the evolutionary relationships and ancestry of various species or groups of organisms. …”
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Evolution of the Seasonality of Shigelloses by V. V. Shkarin, O. A. Chubukova

“…We also showed the need of the profound and complex studies of the evolutionary changes of shigelloses by different professionals.…”
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Lek Habitat Selection by Sympatric Manakin Species in Northwestern Ecuador by Erin Sheehy, H. Luke Anderson, Luis Carrasco, Jorge Olivo, Domingo Cabrera, Nelson Gonzalez, Renata Ribeiro, Jordan Karubian

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The Role of Art and Science – Relational Dynamics in Human Ecology by Giorgio Pizziolo, Rita Micarelli

“…The proposal of this paper is articulated as follows: 1) Recognize Human Ecology as a reference of everyday social practices, from knowledge to the management of living environments.2) Consider ternary ecosystems Man Society Environment as complex disordered systems, relational dynamic structures, which interact with corresponding disordered systems and share the intrinsic prerogatives that unite them in the multiplicity of their becoming. 3)Respond to the looming threats of mechanical simplification of spontaneous evolutionary phenomena progressively stifled by the Artificial World in which Ecosystems (Humans and Nature) are now immersed. 4) Rediscover conditions of creative autonomy and appropriate stimuli for the Ecosystemic, unceasingly manifold becoming. 5) Rediscover in people and human societies a sense of belonging to their Living Environments and the ability to manage, protect and promote their evolution, in an experiential dimension of Action-Research and self-Governance, beyond the current stereotypes of traditional politics and instrumentation and the new constraints posed by the Digital World to the World of Nature. 6) Verification through cyclical self-monitoring of the processes activated (Action-Research) and their evolutionary and propagation potential in the different contemporary contexts of the ternary M/S/E Ecosystems affected by the Digital World.…”
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Plasticity in activity patterns of ungulates under the influence of shade coffee agricultural intensification in Ethiopia by Behailu Etana, Peter J. Fashing, Anagaw Atickem, Afework Bekele, Nils Chr. Stenseth

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Bioinformatic prediction, annotation and experimental validation of conserved microRNAs in Lactuca sativa Linn by Shehnaz Shair Qambrani, Muhammad Naeem Shahwani, Iftekhar Ahmed Baloch, Shahjahan Shabir Ahmed Rana, Asma Abro

“…These endogenously expressed molecules exhibit significant evolutionary conservation, a feature vital for identifying new conserved miRNAs across various plant and animal species. …”
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Application of a novel metaheuristic algorithm inspired by Adam gradient descent in distributed permutation flow shop scheduling problem and continuous engineering problems by Yiqiang Xia, Yanzhe Ji

“…AGDO is inspired by the Adam optimizer and explores the entire search process using three rules: progressive gradient momentum integration, dynamic gradient interaction system, and system optimization operator. …”
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A Multi-Objective Black-Winged Kite Algorithm for Multi-UAV Cooperative Path Planning by Xiukang Liu, Fufu Wang, Yu Liu, Long Li

“…To evaluate the efficacy of NSBKA, it was benchmarked against other algorithms using the Zitzler, Deb, and Thiele (ZDT) test problems, Deb, Thiele, Laumanns, and Zitzler (DTLZ) test problems, and test functions from the conference on evolutionary computation 2009 (CEC2009) for three types of multi-objective problems. …”
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Signatures of natural selection at the FTO (fat mass and obesity associated) locus in human populations. by Xuanshi Liu, Kerstin Weidle, Kristin Schröck, Anke Tönjes, Dorit Schleinitz, Jana Breitfeld, Michael Stumvoll, Yvonne Böttcher, Torsten Schöneberg, Peter Kovacs

“…We observed several alterations in TF binding sites, e.g. TCF3 binding site introduced by the rs17818902 minor allele.…”
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Augmented robustness in home demand prediction: Integrating statistical loss function with enhanced cross-validation in machine learning hyperparameter optimisation by Banafshe Parizad, Ali Jamali, Hamid Khayyam

“…A novel Enhanced Multi-Fold Cross-Validation (EMCV) technique is employed to automatically evaluate model performance across varying fold configurations without requiring a predefined k value, thereby reducing sensitivity to data splits. Using three evolutionary algorithms Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Differential Evolution (DE) we optimize two ensemble models: XGBoost and LightGBM. …”
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Transcriptome enhanced rice grain metabolic model identifies histidine level as a marker for grain chalkiness by Niaz Bahar Chowdhury, Anil Kumar Nalini Chandran, Harkamal Walia, Rajib Saha

“…Three distinct growth phases: anoxia, normoxia, and hyperoxia, were identified in rice kernels from the GSMs, highlighting the grain-filling pattern under varying oxygen levels. …”
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From Theoretical Framework to Empirical Investigation: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Evolution and Emerging Trends in Polarity Sensitivity Studies Between 1980 and 2023 by Lingda Kong, Yi Li, Yanting Sun, Yong Jiang, Xiaoming Jiang

“…Analysing 835 documents using <i>Bibliometrix (V.4.1.0)</i>, <i>CiteSpace (V.6.1.R6)</i>, and <i>VOSviewer (V1.6.18)</i>, we identify three evolutionary phases: (1) foundational theoretical development (1980–2000), transitioning from syntactic to semantic-based theories; (2) methodological diversification (2000–2010), incorporating cognitive–pragmatic frameworks and corpus-based studies; and (3) contemporary integration (2010–2023), marked by multidisciplinary approaches. …”
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Inferring the joint demographic history of multiple populations from multidimensional SNP frequency data. by Ryan N Gutenkunst, Ryan D Hernandez, Scott H Williamson, Carlos D Bustamante

“…Finally, we estimate divergence between East Asians (CHB) and Mexican-Americans (MXL) of 22 kya (95% c.i.: 16.3-26.9 kya), and our analysis yields no evidence for subsequent migration. …”
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Mitochondrial Genomes of Four Millipedes (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida and Spirobolida) Unveil Phylogenetic Novelty and Gene Rearrangement Patterns by Yingzhu Li, Gaoji Zhang, Wei Xu, Tangjun Xu, Lingna Li, Ming Gao, Jiachen Wang, Hongyi Liu

“…The results of the phylogenetic analysis showed genetic relationships between the three orders of ((Julida, Spirostreptida), Spirobolida), which was inconsistent with the previous conclusion regarding the three orders, obtained through morphological studies: ((Julida, Spirobolida), Spirostreptida). …”
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Multiple mutations in polyketide synthase led to disruption of Psittacofulvin production across diverse parrot species by Shatadru Ghosh Roy, Jindřich Brejcha, Petr Maršík, Anna Bakhrat, Moty Abdu, Roberto Arbore, Pedro Miguel Araújo, Sandra Afonso, Miguel Carneiro, Iris Grossman-Haham, Uri Abdu

“…In domesticated budgerigars and lovebirds, the same amino acid substitution (R644W) within malonyl/acetyltransferase (MAT) domain of this enzyme has been shown to cause the blue phenotype with no psittacofulvin pigmentation, proposing a strong evolutionary constraint on the mechanism. Here, we identified seven previously unreported variants in PKS associated with defective psittacofulvin production in four diverse species, including three nonsense mutations. …”
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Detection of novel strains genetically related to Anaplasma platys in Tunisian one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) by Hanène Belkahia, Mourad Ben Said, Lotfi Sayahi, Alberto Alberti, Lilia Messadi

“…Animals were severely infested by three tick species belonging to the genus Hyalomma (H. dromedarii, H. impeltatum, and H. excavatum). …”
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A data‐driven approach to multi‐facet prioritization of biodiversity in regional conservation planning by Thibaut Ferraille, Christian Kerbiriou, Charlotte Bigard, Fabien Claireau, Eric Durand, John D. Thompson

“…To do so, we used a spatial prioritization tool based on Species Distribution Models (SDM) to assess four facets of biodiversity (“priority species list”, “threatened species”, “functional distinctiveness” and “phylogenetic distinctiveness”). In a study of three taxonomic groups (Aves, Flora, and Papilionidae) in three regional administrative entities in France, our results confirm the pertinence of different facets of biodiversity to identify new and complementary priority areas for conservation. …”
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A conserved supergene locus controls colour pattern diversity in Heliconius butterflies. by Mathieu Joron, Riccardo Papa, Margarita Beltrán, Nicola Chamberlain, Jesús Mavárez, Simon Baxter, Moisés Abanto, Eldredge Bermingham, Sean J Humphray, Jane Rogers, Helen Beasley, Karen Barlow, Richard H ffrench-Constant, James Mallet, W Owen McMillan, Chris D Jiggins

“…Here we contrast three butterfly species, all classic examples of Müllerian mimicry. …”
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Post-zygotic reproductive barriers confirm absence of continuous interspecific gene flow between Mepraia spp. (Hemiptera, Triatominae) by Jader de Oliveira, Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi, Amanda Ravazi, Jociel Klleyton S. Santana, Daniel Frias Lasserre, João Aristeu da Rosa, Cleber Galvão, Mauro Toledo Marrelli

“…Thus, we conducted a comprehensive study of the capacity to produce hybrids and to reproductive barriers present between Mepraia spp., with the aim of evaluating the possibility of hybridization and interspecific gene flow be occurring in natural conditions and confirming the specific status of the three Mepraia species. Even though hybrids have been obtained in all directions, the combination of different evolutionary events demonstrated here, such as low hatching rate and high mortality rate of hybrids, as well as the presence of post-zygotic reproductive barriers and possible action of Haldane’s rule indicate that there is no continuous interspecific gene flow between Mepraia spp. and confirms the specific status of species based on the biological species concept.…”
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