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Harnessing deep learning for population genetic inference
In population genetics, the emergence of large-scale genomic data for various species and populations has provided new opportunities to understand...
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Deep-learning-enabled antibiotic discovery through molecular de-extinction
Molecular de-extinction aims at resurrecting molecules to solve antibiotic resistance and other present-day biological and biomedical problems. Here...
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Mosaic environment-driven evolution of the deep-sea mussel Gigantidas platifrons bacterial endosymbiont
BackgroundThe within-species diversity of symbiotic bacteria represents an important genetic resource for their environmental adaptation, especially...
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Deep learning imaging phenotype can classify metabolic syndrome and is predictive of cardiometabolic disorders
BackgroundCardiometabolic disorders pose significant health risks globally. Metabolic syndrome, characterized by a cluster of potentially reversible...
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On Professor Robert Lipschitz, MB, ChB, PhD(Med), FRCS(Edin) and the Spinal Cord Injury Service, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
Professor Robert Lipschitz, MB, ChB, PhD(Med), FRCS(Edin) was a pioneer who established the Spinal Cord Injury Unit, at Chris Hani Baragwanath...
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Phylogenetic diversity of functional genes in deep-sea cold seeps: a novel perspective on metagenomics
BackgroundLeakages of cold, methane-rich fluids from subsurface reservoirs to the sea floor are termed cold seeps. Recent exploration of the deep sea...
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Training and Dissemination of Lung Cancer Education Curriculum Among Community Health Advisors in the Deep South: a Program Evaluation
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the USA. In the rural Black Belt region of Alabama, high rates of lung cancer incidence and...
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Association of ABCA4 Gene Variants in Patients with Autosomal Recessive Cone-Rod Dystrophy and Retinitis Pigmentosa Cohorts from South India
AbstractBackground: The purpose of this study is to determine the genetic association and compare the distribution of ABCA4 gene variants in...
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Phylogenetic position of the South American freshwater Rhipidocotyle santaensis (Digenea:Bucephalidae) based on partial 28S rDNA
The family Bucephalidae is comprised of nine subfamilies, the most important being Bucephalinae with eight genera. Among these, the genus Rhipidocotyle ...
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Deep learning and predictive modelling for generating normalised muscle function parameters from signal images of mandibular electromyography
Challenges arise in accessing archived signal outputs due to proprietary software limitations. There is a notable lack of exploration in open-source...
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Deep learning-aided decision support for diagnosis of skin disease across skin tones
Although advances in deep learning systems for image-based medical diagnosis demonstrate their potential to augment clinical decision-making, the...
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South African Thermal Physiology: Highlights from the Twentieth Century
South Africa was founded as a nation in 1910; its research history has been short and distorted politically. The highlights of South African research...
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Identification of breeding habitats and kdr mutations in Anopheles spp. in South Korea
BackgroundMalaria is still endemic in South Korea. However, limited information is available on the current Anopheles breeding sites and the...
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Deep learning-based risk stratification of preoperative breast biopsies using digital whole slide images
BackgroundNottingham histological grade (NHG) is a well established prognostic factor in breast cancer histopathology but has a high inter-assessor...
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Development and prognostic validation of a three-level NHG-like deep learning-based model for histological grading of breast cancer
BackgroundHistological grade is a well-known prognostic factor that is routinely assessed in breast tumours. However, manual assessment of Nottingham...
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Deep learning of HIV field-based rapid tests
Although deep learning algorithms show increasing promise for disease diagnosis, their use with rapid diagnostic tests performed in the field has not...
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Large-scale pancreatic cancer detection via non-contrast CT and deep learning
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most deadly solid malignancy, is typically detected late and at an inoperable stage. Early or incidental...
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Antiviral Properties of South Indian Plants Against SARS-CoV-2
Phytochemicals or bioactive compounds present in plant sources are effective in the treatment of a range of immunological and metabolic disorders and...
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Modeling and control of COVID-19 disease using deep reinforcement learning method
The prevalence of epidemics has been studied by researchers in various fields. In the last 2 years, the outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the health,...
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An exotic souvenir on a German traveler returning from South Africa
The study reports the finding of a nymph attached to a German tourist during a holiday in South Africa. The nymph specimen was morphologically...
