Mature erythrocytes are traditionally regarded as anucleate cells lacking nuclear DNA. However, evidence shows they retain residual genetic material, including mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and RNA fragments. This review explores the role of such genetic...
The main objective of this study is to research and develop a genetic algorithm (GA) for optimizing Chaboche material model parameters within an industrial environment. The optimization is based on 12 experiments (tensile, low-cycle fatigue, and cree...
The restoration of damaged or disrupted forests with genetically appropriate restoration planting material that can adapt to future environmental conditions will ensure the conservation of forest genetic resources. Abies koreana is endemic to the Rep...
Efficient project management in the construction industry depends on optimizing project scheduling and material ordering, two interdependent processes that significantly impact both costs and durations. Traditional approaches often address these proc...
In order to solve the problems of high carbon emissions, low distribution efficiency and high costs related to the process of material distribution in manufacturing workshops, a multi-objective workshop material distribution path optimization problem...
Wood, a renewable and abundant biomass resource, holds substantial promise as an encapsulation matrix for thermal energy storage (TES) applications involving phase change materials (PCMs). However, practical implementations often reveal a disparity b...
DNA, the fundamental genetic polymer of all living organisms on Earth, can be chemically modified to embrace novel functions that do not exist in nature. The key chemical and structural parameters for genetic information storage, heredity, and evolut...
This review focuses on recent findings in the preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) of embryos. Different preimplantation genetic tests are presented along with different genetic materials and their analysis. Original material concerning preimplantat...
Efficient scheduling in materials manufacturing environment plays a crucial role in minimizing idle time, increasing throughput, and making better use of limited resources. This paper introduces a Genetic Algorithm enhanced with Guided Mutation (GA-G...
Medical practitioners commonly use oral and parenteral dosage forms to administer drugs to patients. However, these forms have certain drawbacks, particularly concerning patients’ comfort and compliance. Transdermal drug delivery presents a pro...
To realize efficient operation of a silo, level management of internal storage is crucial. In this study, to address the existing measurement limitations, a silo hotspot detector, which is typically utilized for internal silo temperature monitoring,...
It is very important to clarify the optimization method of the rock-like material ratio for accurately characterizing mechanical properties similar to the original rock. In order to explore the optimal ratio of rock-like materials in gneissic granite...
The objective of this study is to investigate the synergistic integration of machine learning and evolutionary algorithms for the discovery of equivalent morphologies exhibiting analogous behavior within the domain of composite materials. To pursue t...
It all began with Arabica coffee seeds that crossed the Red Sea from Ethiopia to Yemen. It continued with seeds smuggled out of Yemen in various directions. Gesha, one of the cultivars producing the most expensive coffees in the world, went from Ethi...
Nonviral vectors for gene therapy such as lipoplexes are characterized by low toxicity, high biocompatibility, and good transfection efficiency. Specifically, lipoplexes based on polymeric surfactants and phospholipids have great potential as gene ca...
In this paper, the structural parameters of longitudinal rectangular fins used in a horizontal shell-and-tube latent heat storage unit (LHSU) are optimized to increase the melting rate of phase-change materials. The influence of natural convection on...
Gene therapy is a therapeutic process consisting of the transport of genetic material into cells. The design and preparation of novel carriers to transport DNA is an important research line in the medical field. Hybrid compounds such as metallo-lipos...
As the application of machine learning technology in predicting and optimizing material performance continues to grow, handling the electromagnetic data of magnetic materials, especially in removing unavoidable data noise and accurately extracting re...
Aeromonas trota is sensitive to most antibiotics and the sole species of this genus susceptible to ampicillin. This susceptibility profile could be related to its inability to acquire exogenous DNA. In this study, A. trota isolates were analyzed to e...
The project aims to safeguard this local variety by comprehensively studying its genetic variability. Furthermore, it seeks to follow official protocols for the description and subsequent registration of the variety in the National List of Varieties,...
A direct transfer of plasmid pBP517 from C600 to J53 Escherichia coli K12 strains by electroporation, either by the standard method, or in the presence of 20 μg/mL of DNAse was carried out. In a standard experiment, donor and recipient bacteria were...
Tectona grandis L. f. (teak) is highly valued in the international market, but its volume and properties vary depending on its genetic material and planting site. Evaluating these factors is crucial for promoting new plantations. Therefore, this stud...
Cryopreservation plays a critical role in the long-term preservation of biological materials and has become an indispensable technology in biomedicine, agriculture, animal breeding, and biodiversity conservation. Despite substantial advances in cryob...
Soft deformable materials such as elastomers, biological tissues, and polymeric membranes are widely used in modern engineering applications including biomechanics, soft robotics, and flexible electronics. Accurate identification of their constitutiv...
The Septoria blotch is one of the most economically harmful diseases of common wheat in Russia and the world. The disease is mainly caused by two pathogen species: Zymoseptoria tritici that damages the leaves, and Parastagonospora nodorum that strike...
Low-carbon production has become one of the top management objectives for every industry. In garment manufacturing, the material distribution process always generates high carbon emissions. In order to reduce carbon emissions and the number of operat...
Hyperspectral imaging, in combination with microscopy, can increase material discrimination compared to standard microscopy. We explored the potential of discriminating pellet microplastic materials using a hyperspectral short-wavelength infrared (SW...
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are currently under progressive development as a tool for non-viral biomolecule delivery. Biomolecules such as proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids can be encapsulated in MOFs for therapeutic purpos...
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) is a commonly consumed crop with a diverse array of unique flavonoids. These molecules likely contribute to the health benefits associated with spinach consumption. However, little is known about the genetic diversity o...
Wild relatives of cultivated potato are used in breeding to increase the genetic diversity of Solanum tuberosum (AAAA genome) varieties. Wild Mexican allotetraploid species Solanum stoloniferum (AABB genome) was used in breeding for extreme resistanc...
We introduce a number of extensions and enhancements to a genetic algorithm for crystal structure prediction, to make it suitable to study magnetic systems. The coupling between magnetic properties and crystal structure means that it is essential to...
The compelling need to increase global agricultural production requires new breeding approaches that facilitate exploiting the diversity available in the plant genetic resources. Multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross (MAGIC) populations are la...
Psychedelic and stimulating phenethylamines belong to the family of new psychoactive substances (NPS). The acute toxicity framework has begun to be investigated, while studies showing genotoxic potential are very limited or not available. Therefore,...
Live virus inoculation (LVI) is widely used for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) stabilization, yet preparation practices and pathogen composition remain poorly characterized. This study aimed to evaluate variability in LVI...
The long history of potato breeding includes the numerous introgressions of resistance genes from many wild species of South and Central America as well as from cultivated species into the breeding genepool. Most R genes belong to the NLR family with...
Currently, there is an increasing use of machine parts manufactured using 3D printing technology. For the numerical prediction of the behavior of such printed parts, it is necessary to choose a suitable material model and the corresponding material p...
One of the main challenges in gene therapy is the transport of genetic material into target cells. This is mainly due to the need for overcoming several obstacles like rapid genetic material degradation by the physiological environment, low endosomal...
Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis (Carriere) J. Houzeau), native to China, is one of the most economically and ecologically important bamboo species. Since the economic interests and the strong clonality, it has been widely cultivated in southern Chi...
Scientific materialism is the largely unquestioned basis for modern science’s understanding of life. It also holds enormous sway beyond science and thus has increasingly marginalized religious perspectives. Yet it is easy to find behavioral phenomena...
Shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage units employ phase change materials to store and release heat at a nearly constant temperature, deliver high effectiveness of heat transfer, as well as high charging/discharging power. Even though man...
Material extrusion is a popular additive manufacturing technology due to its low cost, wide market availability, ability to construct complex parts, safety, and cleanliness. However, optimizing the process parameters to obtain the best possible mecha...
Nanomaterials are currently being developed for the specific cell/tissue/organ delivery of genetic material. Nanomaterials are considered as non-viral vectors for gene therapy use. However, there are several requirements for developing a device small...
In a public health emergency, residents urgently require a large number of rescue materials for treatment or protection. These rescue materials are usually located far from the emergency area. The government must organize rescue materials transportat...
Color displays have become increasingly attractive, with dielectric optical nanoantennas demonstrating especially promising applications due to the high refractive index of the material, enabling devices to support geometry-dependent Mie resonance in...
A critical external interference that often appears to pose a safety issue in rechargeable energy storage systems (RESS) for electric vehicles (EV) is ground impact due to stone impingement. This study aims to propose the new concept of the sandwich...
The paper points out the growing interest in the use of composite materials for load-bearing parts, including hydraulic components. The non-negligible benefits of using composite materials in mechanical engineering are pointed out. However, applicati...
Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) are designed for use in high-temperature applications. Since the mass production of FGM has not yet been made, the determination of its thermo-mechanical limits depends on the compositional gradient exponent value...
The Korean government proposed a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 37% compared to business-as-usual levels by 2030 and launched the Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design (G-SEED) certification system. The certification requ...
It is particularly important to improve the emergency rescue response ability of heavy-haul railways to ensure the safety of personnel and the efficiency of material transportation. The current research has achieved some results for multi-objective m...
A CaTiO3-doped (K,Na)NbO3 (KNN-CT) film is a lead-free piezoelectric film that is expected to substitute Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) film in piezoelectric micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS). However, the full set of the material constants (elastic constan...
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