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Control of Fractional Diffusion Problems via Dynamic Programming Equations
We explore the approximation of feedback control of integro-differential equations containing a fractional Laplacian term. To obtain feedback control for the state variable of this nonlocal equation, we use th...
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Automating petition classification in Brazil’s legal system: a two-step deep learning approach
Automated classification of legal documents has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. However, this is still a challenging task for long documents, since it is difficult for a model to identi...
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Open AccessCkP1 bacteriophage, a S16-like myovirus that recognizes Citrobacter koseri lipopolysaccharide through its long tail fibers
Citrobacter koseri is an emerging Gram-negative bacterial pathogen, which causes urinary tract infections. We isolated and characterized a novel S16-like myovirus CKP1 (vB_CkoM_CkP1), infecting C. koseri. CkP1 ha...
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HJB-RBF Based Approach for the Control of PDEs
Semi-Lagrangian schemes for the discretization of the dynamic programming principle are based on a time discretization projected on a state-space grid. The use of a structured grid makes this approach not feas...
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Fully convolutional open set segmentation
In traditional semantic segmentation, knowing about all existing classes is essential to yield effective results with the majority of existing approaches. However, these methods trained in a Closed Set of clas...
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Open AccessInsights into the genome architecture and evolution of Shiga toxin encoding bacteriophages of Escherichia coli
A total of 179 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) complete genomes were analyzed in terms of serotypes, prophage coding regions, and stx gene variants and their distribution. We further examined the ge...
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Open AccessPrediction of disease progression and outcomes in multiple sclerosis with machine learning
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease, affecting the Central Nervous System and leading to irreversible neurological damage, such as long term functional impairment and disability. It has no cur...
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Open AccessSensory neurons from dorsal root ganglia regulate endothelial cell function in extracellular matrix remodelling
Recent physiological and experimental data highlight the role of the sensory nervous system in bone repair, but its precise role on angiogenesis in a bone regeneration context is still unknown. Our previous wo...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis dual-species biofilms: interspecies interactions and antibiofilm efficacy of phages
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Laser-Assisted Bioprinting for Bone Repair
Bioprinting is a novel technological approach that has the potential to solve unmet questions in the field of tissue engineering. Laser-assisted bioprinting (LAB), due to its unprecedented cell printing resolu...
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Predicting Promoters in Phage Genomes Using Machine Learning Models
The renewed interest in phages as antibacterial agents has led to the exponentially growing number of sequenced phage genomes. Therefore, the development of novel bioinformatics methods to automate and facilit...
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Open AccessCharacterization of a new podovirus infecting Paenibacillus larvae
The Paenibacillus larvae infecting phage API480 (vB_PlaP_API480) is the first reported podovirus for this bacterial species, with an 58 nm icosahedral capsid and a 12 × 8 nm short, non-contractile tail. API480 en...
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Open AccessEscherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis dual-species biofilms: interspecies interactions and antibiofilm efficacy of phages
Escherichia coli and Salmonella Enteritidis are foodborne pathogens forming challenging biofilms that contribute to their virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and survival on surfaces. Interspecies interactions o...
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Open AccessStaphylococci phages display vast genomic diversity and evolutionary relationships
Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse entities in the biosphere, and this diversity is driven by constant predator–prey evolutionary dynamics and horizontal gene transfer. Phage genome sequences are...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Comparative Study on Unsupervised Domain Adaptation for Coffee Crop Map**
In this work, we investigate the application of existing unsupervised domain adaptation (UDA) approaches to the task of transferring knowledge between crop regions having different coffee patterns. Given a geo...
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Molecular Recognition Force Spectroscopy for Probing Cell Targeted Nanoparticles In Vitro
In the development and design of cell targeted nanoparticle-based systems the density of targeting moieties plays a fundamental role in allowing maximal cell-specific interaction. Here, we describe the use of ...
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Open AccessDorsal root ganglion neurons regulate the transcriptional and translational programs of osteoblast differentiation in a microfluidic platform
Innervation by the sensory nervous system plays a key role in skeletal development and in orchestration of bone remodeling and regeneration. However, it is unclear how and in which bone cells can sensory nerve...
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Open Access3D anatomical and perfusion MRI for longitudinal evaluation of biomaterials for bone regeneration of femoral bone defect in rats
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) appears as a good surrogate to Computed Tomography (CT) scan as it does not involve radiation. In this context, a 3D anatomical and perfusion MR imaging protocol was developed ...
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Open AccessIn situ printing of mesenchymal stromal cells, by laser-assisted bioprinting, for in vivo bone regeneration applications
Bioprinting has emerged as a novel technological approach with the potential to address unsolved questions in the field of tissue engineering. We have recently shown that Laser Assisted Bioprinting (LAB), due ...
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Open AccessCharacterization and genomic analyses of two newly isolated Morganella phages define distant members among Tevenvirinae and Autographivirinae subfamilies
Morganella morganii is a common but frequent neglected environmental opportunistic pathogen which can cause deadly nosocomial infections. The increased number of multidrug-resistant M. morganii isolates motivates...
