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1,777 Views
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Analysis of Rfo-Mediated Network in Regulating Fertility Restoration in Brassica oleracea

  • Miaomiao Xing,
  • Yuanyuan Xu,
  • Yuyu Lu,
  • Jiyong Yan and
  • Aisong Zeng

8 November 2024

Ogura cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) lines play a crucial role in the utilization of heterosis. However, valuable traits, such as disease resistance genes from Ogura CMS hybrids, are challenging to incorporate for germplasm innovation, particularly...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Brassica Crop Metabolism and Genetics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,583 Views
18 Pages

CsAGA1 and CsAGA2 Mediate RFO Hydrolysis in Partially Distinct Manner in Cucumber Fruits

  • Bing Hua,
  • Mengying Zhang,
  • Jinji Zhang,
  • Haibo Dai and ,
  • Zhiping Zhang and
  • Minmin Miao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 December 2021

A Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) is one of the major translocated sugars in the vascular bundle of cucumber, but little RFOs can be detected in fruits. Alpha-galactosidases (α-Gals) catalyze the first catabolism step of RFOs. Six &alp...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,748 Views
35 Pages

22 November 2021

The paper presents a method of selecting an optical channel for transporting the double-sideband radio-frequency-over-fiber (DSB-RFoF) radio signal over the optical fronthaul path, avoiding the dispersion-induced power penalty (DIPP) phenomenon. The...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Computer Recognition, Image Processing and Communications, Selected Papers from CORES 2021 and IP&C 2021)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,061 Views
30 Pages

12 July 2024

Effective data fragmentation is essential in enhancing the performance of distributed database management systems (DDBMS) by strategically dividing extensive databases into smaller fragments distributed across multiple nodes. This study emphasizes ho...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue AI-Based Data Science and Database Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,995 Views
21 Pages

16 July 2021

Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO) play an important role in plants but are also considered to be antinutritional factors. A profound understanding of the galactinol and RFO biosynthetic gene families and the expression patterns of the individua...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
721 Views
25 Pages

Targeted FODMAP Degradation in Pea Substrate Fermentation by Selected Lactic Acid Bacteria

  • Sandra Mischler,
  • Lucy Laila Tulinski,
  • Luca Könz,
  • Nadja Steiger and ,
  • Laura Nyström,
  • Susette Freimüller Leischtfeld and
  • Susanne Miescher Schwenninger
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Raffinose-family oligosaccharides (RFOs) such as raffinose, stachyose and verbascose are abundant in legumes and are associated with gastrointestinal discomfort, particularly in individuals sensitive to FODMAPs. This study aimed to identify and chara...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,861 Views
17 Pages

Development of Ogura CMS Fertility-Restored Interspecific Hybrids for Use in Cytoplasm Replacement of Golden-Heart Materials in Brassica rapa

  • Ze Li,
  • Guoliang Li,
  • Fei Li,
  • Shifan Zhang and ,
  • Xiaowu Wang,
  • Jian Wu,
  • Rifei Sun,
  • Shujiang Zhang and
  • Hui Zhang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

11 August 2023

Ogura cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is one of the important methods for hybrid seed production in cruciferous crops. The lack of a restorer of fertility gene (Rfo) in Brassica rapa L. restricts the development and utilization of its germplasm reso...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Genetics of Important Traits in Cruciferous Vegetables)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,766 Views
9 Pages

TILLING by Sequencing: A Successful Approach to Identify Rare Alleles in Soybean Populations

  • Rima Thapa,
  • Militza Carrero-Colón,
  • Katy M. Rainey and
  • Karen Hudson

3 December 2019

Soybean seeds produce valuable protein that is a major component of livestock feed. However, soybean seeds also contain the anti-nutritional raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) raffinose and stachyose, which are not digestible by non-ruminant an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue TILLING and CRISPR to design the varieties of tomorrow)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,684 Views
15 Pages

21 January 2026

Pulses (edible dry seeds from legumes) are among the most important crops worldwide. These legumes contain a diverse range of carbohydrates, some of which, such as RFOs (raffinose family oligosaccharides), are considered antinutritional factors due t...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
12,884 Views
25 Pages

Prebiotic Effects of α- and β-Galactooligosaccharides: The Structure-Function Relation

  • Ina Ignatova,
  • Alexander Arsov,
  • Penka Petrova and
  • Kaloyan Petrov

9 February 2025

Oligosaccharides containing galactosyl moieties belong to two main groups: raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO, α-GOS) and lactose-type β-galactooligosaccharides (β-GOS), both well-known for their prebiotic effect. The present revi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Featured Review Papers in Food Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,862 Views
20 Pages

Enhancing Tactile Internet Reliability: AI-Driven Resilience in NG-EPON Networks

  • Andrew Tanny Liem,
  • I-Shyan Hwang,
  • Razat Kharga and
  • Chin-Hung Teng

26 September 2024

To guarantee the reliability of Tactile Internet (TI) applications such as telesurgery, which demand extremely high reliability and are experiencing rapid expansion, we propose a novel smart resilience mechanism for Next-Generation Ethernet Passive O...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning Applied to Optical Communication Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,978 Views
14 Pages

The Role of PLATZ6 in Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides Loading of Leaves via PLATZ Family Characterization in Cucumber

  • Peiqi Wang,
  • Haofeng Teng,
  • Dan Qiao,
  • Fei Liang and ,
  • Kaikai Zhu,
  • Minmin Miao and
  • Bing Hua
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

9 October 2024

The plant AT protein and zinc-binding protein (PLATZ) genes, a novel cluster of plant-specific zinc-finger-dependent DNA-binding proteins, play a crucial role in regulating stress response and plant development. However, there has been little study f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,220 Views
15 Pages

Magnesium Effects on Carbohydrate Characters in Leaves, Phloem Sap and Mesocarp in Wax Gourd (Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.)

  • Jiabin Jiao,
  • Jinlong Li,
  • Jingjing Chang,
  • Jing Li and ,
  • Xiao Chen,
  • Zhen Li,
  • Zhao Song,
  • Dasen Xie and
  • Baige Zhang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

3 February 2023

Magnesium (Mg) is critical for agricultural production and human health. The wax gourd yield was greatly affected by Mg fertilizer and it serves as an excellent crop to study Mg functioning in sink growth; however, as a Cucurbitaceae plant which is c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Growth and Nutrient Management of Vegetables)
  • Article
  • Open Access
646 Views
26 Pages

Impact of Intercropped Legume Flours on the Nutritional and Textural Attributes of Wheat Cakes: A Sustainable Approach to Enhanced Nutrition

  • Mehraj Fatema Mulla,
  • Mathilde Manifacier,
  • Sheila Alves,
  • Karen Hussey and ,
  • Antonio Martinez-Abad,
  • Maria Castanedo,
  • Nooshin Vahedi Kia,
  • Ewen Mullins,
  • Richard Lynch and
  • Eimear Gallagher
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

1 August 2026

The plant-based diets market has grown in popularity over recent decades and is projected to reach USD 27 billion by 2030. Innovative systems such as intercropping, defined as growing two or more crop species in proximity, are promising contributors...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research on Processing Characteristics, Bioactive Substances and Product Development of Cereals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,523 Views
28 Pages

15 December 2025

Because Internet of Things (IoT) networks are widely deployed, they have become attractive targets for botnet and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which require effective intrusion detection. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can achi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Security and Privacy of Resource-Constrained IoT Devices)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,499 Views
15 Pages

The Pea Oligosaccharides Could Stimulate the In Vitro Proliferation of Beneficial Bacteria and Enhance Anti-Inflammatory Effects via the NF-κB Pathway

  • Yongxia Cheng,
  • Ruoqi Zhao,
  • Mingwu Qiao,
  • Yan Ma and ,
  • Tiange Li,
  • Ning Li,
  • Yue Shen,
  • Xianqing Huang and
  • Lianjun Song
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

19 February 2024

The oligosaccharides extracted from the seeds of peas, specifically consisting of raffinose, stachyose, and verbascose, fall under the category of raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs). The effect of RFOs on intestinal microflora and the anti-infl...

(This article belongs to the Section Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,816 Views
17 Pages

Organic and Slow-Release Fertilizer Substitution Strategies Improved the Sustainability of Pineapple Production Systems in the Tropics

  • Jinwen Cai,
  • Wenxiao Cheng,
  • Zhenghao Liang,
  • Changzhen Li and ,
  • Yan Deng,
  • Tao Yin and
  • Changjiang Li
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

30 June 2023

The partial substitution of chemical nitrogen fertilizers with organic fertilizer and slow-release fertilizer could improve pineapple yield and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the effect of organic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,806 Views
17 Pages

Evaluation of Sensory Properties and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production in Fermented Soymilk on Addition of Fructooligosaccharides and Raffinose Family of Oligosaccharides

  • Minnu Sasi,
  • Sandeep Kumar,
  • Om Prakash,
  • Veda Krishnan and ,
  • Vinayaka,
  • Govind Singh Tomar,
  • Jigni Mishra,
  • Arpitha S R,
  • Parshant Kaushik and
  • Anil Dahuja
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

High potential is attributed to the concomitant use of probiotics and prebiotics in a single food product, called “synbiotics”, where the prebiotic component distinctly favours the growth and activity of probiotic microbes. This study imp...

(This article belongs to the Section Fermentation for Food and Beverages)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,488 Views
19 Pages

Divergent Metabolic Changes in Rhizomes of Lowland and Upland Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) from Early Season through Dormancy Onset

  • Nathan A. Palmer,
  • Gautam Sarath,
  • Michael J. Bowman,
  • Aaron J. Saathoff and ,
  • Serge J. Edmé,
  • Robert B. Mitchell,
  • Christian M. Tobias,
  • Soundararajan Madhavan,
  • Erin D. Scully and
  • Scott E. Sattler
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

21 April 2023

High-biomass-yielding southerly adapted switchgrasses (Panicum virgatum L.) frequently suffer from unpredictable winter hardiness at more northerly sites arising from damage to rhizomes that prevent effective spring regrowth. Previously, changes occu...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Systems and Synthetic Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,993 Views
20 Pages

Quantitative Trait Loci and Candidate Genes That Control Seed Sugars Contents in the Soybean ‘Forrest’ by ‘Williams 82’ Recombinant Inbred Line Population

  • Dounya Knizia,
  • Nacer Bellaloui,
  • Jiazheng Yuan,
  • Naoufal Lakhssasi and ,
  • Erdem Anil,
  • Tri Vuong,
  • Mohamed Embaby,
  • Henry T. Nguyen,
  • Alemu Mengistu and
  • My Abdelmajid Kassem
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

8 October 2023

Soybean seed sugars are among the most abundant beneficial compounds for human and animal consumption in soybean seeds. Higher seed sugars such as sucrose are desirable as they contribute to taste and flavor in soy-based food. Therefore, the objectiv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue QTL Mapping of Seed Quality Traits in Crops)
  • Review
  • Open Access
225 Views
27 Pages

28 October 2026

Raffinose-family oligosaccharides (RFOs) have nutritional and physiological significance that cannot be inferred from concentration alone. In Brassica, interpretation of their food value and definition of breeding targets require consideration of edi...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,441 Views
12 Pages

Development and Investigation of HRM Markers to Discriminate Two Ogura Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Restorer Genes in Radish

  • Hong-Il Ahn,
  • Koeun Han,
  • Hee-Bum Yang,
  • Eun Su Lee and ,
  • Ye-Rin Lee,
  • Jinhee Kim,
  • Han Yong Park and
  • Do-Sun Kim
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

22 December 2023

Ogura male sterile cytoplasm is widely used for radish breeding. In this study, high-resolution melting (HRM) markers associated with Rft and Rfo, major restorer-of-fertility genes in Ogura cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in radish, were developed....

(This article belongs to the Topic Vegetable Breeding, Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,084 Views
19 Pages

Injection of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides at 12 Days of Egg Incubation Modulates the Gut Development and Resistance to Opportunistic Pathogens in Broiler Chickens

  • Katarzyna Stadnicka,
  • Joanna Bogucka,
  • Magdalena Stanek,
  • Radomir Graczyk and ,
  • Krzysztof Krajewski,
  • Giuseppe Maiorano and
  • Marek Bednarczyk
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

31 March 2020

The aim was to investigate the impact of an automatic in ovo injection of the raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFO) extracted from the seeds of Lupinus luteus L, on the chicken performance and resistance in a production environment. At day 12 of in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrated and Sustainable Approach to the Poultry Production Chain by Enhanced Animal Resilience and Improved Meat Quality and Safety)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,534 Views
21 Pages

From Genes to Stress Response: Genomic and Transcriptomic Data Suggest the Significance of the Inositol and Raffinose Family Oligosaccharide Pathways in Stylosanthes scabra, Adaptation to the Caatinga Environment

  • José Ribamar Costa Ferreira-Neto,
  • Manassés Daniel da Silva,
  • Eliseu Binneck,
  • Elayne Cristina Ramos Vilanova and ,
  • Ana Luíza Trajano Mangueira de Melo,
  • Jéssica Barboza da Silva,
  • Natoniel Franklin de Melo,
  • Valesca Pandolfi and
  • Ana Maria Benko-Iseppon
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

25 June 2024

S. scabra is an important forage and extremophilic plant native to the Brazilian Caatinga semiarid region. It has only recently been subjected to omics-based investigations, and the generated datasets offer insights into biotechnologically significan...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Plant Genomics and Transcriptome Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,946 Views
16 Pages

19 February 2022

Red fruit oil (RFO) is a high-value oil that contains functional compounds, mainly phenolic compounds, providing antioxidant activity. Therefore, an optimal extraction method is essential to recover the RFO and phenolic compounds simultaneously. This...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Extraction and Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Crops)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
370 Views

The Effects of Talus Control Foot Orthoses in Children with Flexible Flatfoot

  • So Young Ahn,
  • Soo Kyung Bok,
  • Bong Ok Kim and
  • In Sik Park

A talus control foot orthosis (TCFO) combines an inverted rigid foot orthosis (RFO) with a broad upright portion that rises well above the navicular to cover and protect the talonavicular joint. We sought to identify the therapeutic effect of TCFOs i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,510 Views
16 Pages

The Sink-Source Relationship in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Is Modulated by DNA Methylation

  • Yudan Wang,
  • Huimin Zhang,
  • Jiawen Gu,
  • Chen Chen and ,
  • Jiexia Liu,
  • Zhiping Zhang,
  • Bing Hua and
  • Minmin Miao
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

28 December 2023

The optimization of the sink-source relationship is of great importance for crop yield regulation. Cucumber is a typical raffinose family oligosaccharide (RFO)-transporting crop. DNA methylation is a common epigenetic modification in plants, but its...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Biology of Plant Growth and Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
5,886 Views
15 Pages

On the Inverse Correlation of Protein and Oil: Examining the Effects of Altered Central Carbon Metabolism on Seed Composition Using Soybean Fast Neutron Mutants

  • Shrikaar Kambhampati,
  • Jose A. Aznar-Moreno,
  • Cooper Hostetler,
  • Tara Caso and ,
  • Sally R. Bailey,
  • Allen H. Hubbard,
  • Timothy P. Durrett and
  • Doug K. Allen
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

28 December 2019

Protein and oil levels measured at maturity are inversely correlated across soybean lines; however, carbon is in limited supply during maturation resulting in tradeoffs for the production of other reserves including oligosaccharides. During the late...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metabolomic and Flux Analysis in Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
9,724 Views
17 Pages

A Socio-Technical Exploration for Reducing & Mitigating the Risk of Retained Foreign Objects

  • Siobhán Corrigan,
  • Alison Kay,
  • Katie O’Byrne,
  • Dubhfeasa Slattery and ,
  • Sharon Sheehan,
  • Nick McDonald,
  • David Smyth,
  • Ken Mealy and
  • Sam Cromie
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

A Retained Foreign Object (RFO) is a fairly infrequent but serious adverse event. An accurate rate of RFOs is difficult to establish due to underreporting but it has been estimated that incidences range between 1/1000 and 1/19,000 procedures. The cos...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Systems and Services)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,830 Views
20 Pages

25 September 2024

Streambank erosion in agricultural landscapes contributes high amounts of sediment and total-P to surface water, resulting in the degradation of stream habitats and reduction in ecological services. Moreover, the implication of future climate change...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,937 Views
20 Pages

Purification, Characterization, and Immobilization of a Novel Protease-Resistant α-Galactosidase from Oudemansiella radicata and Its Application in Degradation of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides from Soymilk

  • Xueran Geng,
  • Jiayu Lei,
  • Tergun Bau,
  • Dongdong Guo and ,
  • Mingchang Chang,
  • Cuiping Feng,
  • Lijing Xu,
  • Yanfen Cheng,
  • Ningke Zuo and
  • Junlong Meng
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

5 October 2022

α-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.22) are glycosidases that catalyze the hydrolysis of α-1,6-linked D-galactosyl residues of different substrates, which has been widely applied in the food industry. Oudemansiella radicata is a kind of precious ed...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Enzymes in Food Bioprocessing—Novel Food Enzymes, Applications, and Related Techniques)
  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,100 Views
13 Pages

16 December 2021

Quantification of uncertainties associated with satellite precipitation products is a prior requirement for their better applications in earth science studies. An improved scheme is developed in this study to decompose mean bias error (MBE) and mean...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evaluation of Remote Sensing and Radar Based Assimilation and Nowcasting for Precipitation and Flood Monitoring)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,102 Views
21 Pages

6 January 2026

In order to reduce the impact of various disturbances on the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) system especially during low-speed (0–300 rpm), this paper proposes a novel repetitive fractional-order active disturbance rejection control...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design, Performance Optimization and Application of Permanent Magnet Motors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,038 Views
22 Pages

Characterization of Genetic Diversity and Genomic Prediction of Secondary Metabolites in Pea Genetic Resources

  • Stefano Zanotto,
  • Nelson Nazzicari,
  • Gesine Schmidt,
  • Ulrike Böcker and ,
  • Francesca Vurro,
  • Antonella Pasqualone,
  • Anne Kjersti Uhlen and
  • Paolo Annicchiarico
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

23 January 2026

This study aimed to assess the variation, genetic architecture, and genome-enabled prediction of traits with nutritional and health relevance in 156 pea (Pisum sativum L.) accessions of diverse geographic origins. The traits included the total phenol...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Genetics, Genomics and Biotechnology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,388 Views
14 Pages

Influence of Gender on Plasma Leptin Levels, Fat Oxidation, and Insulin Sensitivity in Young Adults: The Mediating Role of Fitness and Fatness

  • Adrián Montes-de-Oca-García,
  • Alejandro Perez-Bey,
  • Juan Corral-Pérez,
  • Alberto Marín-Galindo and ,
  • Maria Calderon-Dominguez,
  • Daniel Velázquez-Díaz,
  • Cristina Casals and
  • Jesus G. Ponce-Gonzalez
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

4 June 2023

It is unknown how plasma leptin affects fat oxidation depending on sex in young adults. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study aimed to examine the associations of plasma leptin with resting fat oxidation (RFO), maximal fat oxidation during exe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Adipose Tissue Metabolism in Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,355 Views
13 Pages

16 October 2023

A prevalence boundary (PB) marks the point in prevalence in which the false omission rate, RFO = FN/(TN + FN), exceeds the tolerance limit for missed diagnoses. The objectives were to mathematically analyze rapid antigen test (RAgT) performance, dete...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 21st Century Point-of-Care, Near-Patient and Critical Care Testing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,887 Views
18 Pages

A Multiparametric MR-Based RadioFusionOmics Model with Robust Capabilities of Differentiating Glioblastoma Multiforme from Solitary Brain Metastasis

  • Jialiang Wu,
  • Fangrong Liang,
  • Ruili Wei,
  • Shengsheng Lai and ,
  • Xiaofei Lv,
  • Shiwei Luo,
  • Zhe Wu,
  • Huixian Chen,
  • Wanli Zhang and
  • Ruimeng Yang
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

18 November 2021

This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic potential of a novel RFO model in differentiating GBM and SBM with multiparametric MR sequences collected from 244 (131 GBM and 113 SBM) patients. Three basic volume of interests (VOIs) were delineated on t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Radiology and Imaging of Cancer)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,784 Views
34 Pages

25 July 2025

Renewable energy sources are being progressively incorporated into modern power grids to increase sustainability, stability, and resilience. To ensure that residential, commercial, and industrial customers have a dependable and efficient power supply...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Methods Applied in Power Systems, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,297 Views
15 Pages

Systematic Analysis of Galactinol Synthase and Raffinose Synthase Gene Families in Potato and Their Expression Patterns in Development and Abiotic Stress Responses

  • Quankai Jing,
  • Airu Chen,
  • Zhaoyan Lv,
  • Zhihao Dong and ,
  • Lixia Wang,
  • Xiaoke Meng,
  • Yue Feng,
  • Yu Wan,
  • Chengyun Su and
  • Xiaobiao Zhu
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

26 June 2023

Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) are very important for plant growth, development, and abiotic stress tolerance. Galactinol synthase (GolS) and raffinose synthase (RFS) are critical enzymes involved in RFO biosynthesis. However, the whole-gen...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,536 Views
24 Pages

Boosted Reptile Search Algorithm for Engineering and Optimization Problems

  • Mohamed Abd Elaziz,
  • Samia Chelloug,
  • Mai Alduailij and
  • Mohammed A. A. Al-qaness

2 March 2023

Recently, various metaheuristic (MH) optimization algorithms have been presented and applied to solve complex engineering and optimization problems. One main category of MH algorithms is the naturally inspired swarm intelligence (SI) algorithms. SI m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
758 Views
21 Pages

Solid-State Fermentation with Saccharomyces cerevisae: A Strategy to Modulate the Properties of Faba Bean Flours

  • Nerea Sarasa-Gil,
  • Sandra Horvitz,
  • María José Beriain,
  • Paloma Vírseda and ,
  • Francisco C. Ibañez and
  • Débora Villaño
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

1 September 2026

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a high-protein legume limited by its sensory profile and antinutritional factors like RFOs (Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides). The impact of solid-state fermentation (SSF) with Saccharomyces cerevisiae on properties of s...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advancing Sustainable Proteins: Alternative Sources, Novel Processing, and Food Applications for Global Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,682 Views
15 Pages

Ensemble Modeling on Near-Infrared Spectra as Rapid Tool for Assessment of Soil Health Indicators for Sustainable Food Production Systems

  • John Walker Recha,
  • Kennedy O. Olale,
  • Andrew Sila,
  • Gebermedihin Ambaw and ,
  • Maren Radeny and
  • Dawit Solomon
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

A novel total ensemble (TE) algorithm was developed and compared with random forest optimization (RFO), gradient boosted machines (GBM), partial least squares (PLS), Cubist and Bayesian additive regression tree (BART) algorithms to predict numerous s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
808 Views
22 Pages

To address the stochasticity of real-world driving conditions and the optimality of energy allocation in a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), this paper proposes a model predictive control (MPC) energy management strategy based on the Stacked–CNN&n...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Vehicle Powertrain Control and Energy Management Strategies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,434 Views
23 Pages

Ultra-Short Baseline Synthetic Aperture Passive Positioning Based on Interferometer Assistance

  • Gaogao Liu,
  • Qidong Zhang,
  • Jian Xu,
  • Jiangbo Zhu and ,
  • Ziyu Huang,
  • Beibei Mu and
  • Hongfu Guo
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

11 April 2025

The synthetic aperture passive positioning (SAPP) method has attracted the attention of researchers due to its high positioning resolution. However, there are still key technical issues regarding SAPP methods, such as residual frequency offset (RFO)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
6,927 Views
21 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification, Evolutionary and Expression Analyses of the GALACTINOL SYNTHASE Gene Family in Rapeseed and Tobacco

  • Yonghai Fan,
  • Mengna Yu,
  • Miao Liu,
  • Rui Zhang and ,
  • Wei Sun,
  • Mingchao Qian,
  • Huichun Duan,
  • Wei Chang,
  • Jinqi Ma and
  • Kun Lu
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

20 December 2017

Galactinol synthase (GolS) is a key enzyme in raffinose family oligosaccharide (RFO) biosynthesis. The finding that GolS accumulates in plants exposed to abiotic stresses indicates RFOs function in environmental adaptation. However, the evolutionary...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
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5,557 Views
22 Pages

15 December 2023

Seed-to-seedling transition plays a crucial role in plant vegetation. However, changes in the metabolome of crop seedlings during seed germination and early seedling development are mostly unknown and require a deeper explanation. The present study a...

(This article belongs to the Section Seed Science and Technology)
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1 Citations
1,139 Views
15 Pages

Germination of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) seeds causes degradation of some antinutritional compounds. At the same time, the content of dietary important compounds, including some carbohydrates, in the sprouts increases. The aim of this...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Plant and Photoautotrophic Stresses)
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2 Citations
822 Views
26 Pages

Improving the Prediction of Suspended Sediment Loads Through a Hybrid Red Fox–XGBoost Model for Diverse Flow Regimes in Illinois State

  • Mostafa Sadeghzadeh,
  • Sepideh Karimi,
  • Jalal Shiri,
  • Hadi Arvanaghi and ,
  • Naser Shiri and
  • Gerard Arbat
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

27 February 2026

Suspended sediment load (Qs) is an important parameter in the analysis of hydrological processes and management of water resources. Direct methods of measuring Qs are costly and require precise instruments, which makes their application limited, espe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovations in Water Resource Management: Integrating Advanced Analytics, AI, and System Modeling)
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15 Pages

Transcription Factor VvDREB2A from Vitis vinifera Improves Cold Tolerance

  • Lixia Hou,
  • Qiqi Wu,
  • Xiaomin Zhu,
  • Xiangyu Li and ,
  • Xinxin Fan,
  • Mengling Hui,
  • Qing Ye,
  • Guangchao Liu and
  • Xin Liu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Low temperatures restrict the growth of the grapevine industry. The DREB transcription factors are involved in the abiotic stress response. Here, we isolated the VvDREB2A gene from Vitis vinifera cultivar ‘Zuoyouhong’ tissue culture seedl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Molecular Plant Sciences)
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Digital Phase Shifter-Based Null Steering in Half-Wave Dipole Phased Arrays for 5G/6G Using an Enhanced Rüppell’s Fox Optimizer

  • Ali Yildiz,
  • Ali Akdagli,
  • Gökhan Yüksek,
  • Serdar Ekinci and ,
  • Davut İzci,
  • Mahmoud Abdel-Salam and
  • Erdal Akin
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

5 November 2026

Finite-resolution phase-only antenna synthesis is a constrained, multimodal combinatorial search problem in which small changes in digital phase codes can substantially alter interference suppression. This study applies the Enhanced Rüppell&rsqu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bio-Inspired Optimization Algorithms)

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