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Characterization of a novel ribose-5-phosphate isomerase B from Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens ZXL1 for D-allose production
Enzymatic preparation of rare sugars as an alternative to traditional sweeteners is an effective strategy to achieve a low-calorie healthy diet. Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase B (RpiB) is a key enzyme in the non...
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Open AccessJoint superpixel and Transformer for high resolution remote sensing image classification
Deep neural networks combined with superpixel segmentation have proven to be superior to high-resolution remote sensing image (HRI) classification. Currently, most HRI classification methods that combine deep ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Explaining Federated Learning Through Concepts in Image Classification
Federated learning is a machine learning framework that solves the problem of data silos under secure data protection measures and is gradually becoming a machine learning paradigm for future AI development. I...
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Construction of a xylose metabolic pathway in Trichosporonoides oedocephalis ATCC 16958 for the production of erythritol and xylitol
Erythritol is a valuable compound as sweetener and chemical material however cannot be fermented from the abundant substrate xylose.
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Open AccessReal-time estimation of the remaining surgery duration for cataract surgery using deep convolutional neural networks and long short-term memory
Estimating the surgery length has the potential to be utilized as skill assessment, surgical training, or efficient surgical facility utilization especially if it is done in real-time as a remaining surgery du...
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Inactivation and process intensification of β-glucosidase in biomass utilization
Lignocellulosic biomass has emerged as a promising environmental resource. Enzyme catalysis, as one of the most environmentally friendly and efficient tools among various treatments, is used for the conversion...
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Open AccessMatch them up: visually explainable few-shot image classification
Few-shot learning (FSL) approaches, mostly neural network-based, assume that pre-trained knowledge can be obtained from base (seen) classes and transferred to novel (unseen) classes. However, the black-box nat...
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Mechanistic kinetic comparison of terrestrial biomass-derived cellulose and marine algae-derived agarose acidic degradation to monosaccharides and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
Kinetic model is an important approach for quantitative expression of the mechanism of polysaccharide degradation to value-added products. This study conducted a mechanistic kinetic comparison for acidic degra...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Unified Generation Approach for Robust Dialogue State Tracking
While dialogue state tracking by generation-based approaches allows for better scalability and generalization, they suffer from two major limitations. First, most generation-based models adopt a multi-task lea...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Category-Independent Visual Explanation for Medical Deep Network Understanding
Visual explanations have the potential to improve our understanding of deep learning models and their decision-making process, which is critical for building transparent, reliable, and trustworthy AI systems. ...
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Rhamnolipid enhanced beta-glucosidase from Paenibacillus sp. LLZ1 for in situ lignocellulose saccharification in ionic liquids
Low β-glucosidase activity and stability are challenging limitations for the in situ saccharification of lignocellulose pretreated by ionic liquids. The addition of 0.1% (v/v) rhamnolipid, an ionic biosurfacta...
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Enhancement of L-ribulose Production from L-ribose Through Modification of Ochrobactrum sp. CSL1 Ribose-5-phosphate Isomerase A
L-ribulose, a kind of high-value rare sugar, could be utilized to manufacture L-form sugars and antiviral drugs, generally produced from L-arabinose as a substrate. However, the production of L-ribulose from L...
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Harmonizing surface reflectance between Landsat-7 ETM + , Landsat-8 OLI, and Sentinel-2 MSI over China
Remote sensing dynamic monitoring methods often benefit from a dense time series of observations. To enhance these time series, it is sometimes necessary to integrate data from multiple satellite systems. In p...
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Efficient production of ε-poly-l-lysine from cassava bagasse hydrolysate used as carbon source by Streptomyces albulus US3-18
The production of ε-poly-l-lysine (ε-PL) from cassava bagasse hydrolysate (CBH) by Streptomyces albulus US3-18 was investigated in this study. With 30 g/L glucose from CBH, 1.30 g/L ε-PL and 10.68 g/L biomass wer...
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Soil heavy metal pollution source analysis based on the land use type in Fengdong District of **’an, China
The soil environment imposes a great influence on human health. Soil heavy metal pollution caused by human activities is an important part of environmental problems in urban areas. Due to an inadequate infrast...
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Engineering ribose-5-phosphate isomerase B from a central carbon metabolic enzyme to a promising sugar biocatalyst
Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase B (RpiB) was first identified in the pentose phosphate pathway responsible for the inter-conversion of ribose-5-phosphate and ribulose-5-phosphate. Though there are seldom key enzy...
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Open AccessComplete genome sequencing and comparative genomic analyses of Bacillus sp. S3, a novel hyper Sb(III)-oxidizing bacterium
Antimonite [Sb(III)]-oxidizing bacterium has great potential in the environmental bioremediation of Sb-polluted sites. Bacillus sp. S3 that was previously isolated from antimony-contaminated soil displayed high S...
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Inactivation Mechanism of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium-Based Ionic Liquid on β-Glucosidase Produced by Paenibacillus sp. LLZ1 and Enhanced Activity Using a Surfactant
β-Glucosidase (BG) hydrolyzes cellobiose into glucose, and is a vital step in converting ionic liquids (ILs)-pretreated biomass to sustainable biofuels. The inactivation mechanism of BG from Paenibacillus sp. LLZ...
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Open AccessmiR-124 and miR-203 synergistically inactivate EMT pathway via coregulation of ZEB2 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most aggressive urological malignancies. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are post-transcriptional gene regulators in tumor pathophysiology. As miRNAs exert cooperative ...
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Enhancement of erythritol production in Trichosporonoides oedocephalis by regulating cellular morphology with betaine
Erythritol is a four-carbon sugar alcohol produced by microorganisms and is used as a natural sweetener in food industry. The present study aimed to examine the impact of various surfactants, including betaine...
