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The Evolution of Cooperation in a Lattice-Structured Population Under Two Different Updating Rules
The evolution of cooperation is studied in a lattice-structured habitat under two different updating rules: the score-dependent viability model...
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Updating the Impact of Drought on Root Exudation: A Strigolactones Perspective
With the changing global climate, drought is considered one of the most devastating abiotic factors. Drought not only limits plant productivity by...
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Dynamic model updating (DMU) approach for statistical learning model building with missing data
BackgroundDevelo** statistical and machine learning methods on studies with missing information is a ubiquitous challenge in real-world biological...
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Shine: A novel strategy to extract specific, sensitive and well-conserved biomarkers from massive microbial genomic datasets
BackgroundConcentrations of the pathogenic microorganisms’ DNA in biological samples are typically low. Therefore, DNA diagnostics of common...
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Improving hybrid rice breeding programs via stochastic simulations: number of parents, number of hybrids, tester update, and genomic prediction of hybrid performance
Key messageSchemes that use genomic prediction outperform others, updating testers increases hybrid genetic gain, and larger population sizes tend to...
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A comparison of methods for training population optimization in genomic selection
Key messageMaximizing CDmean and Avg_GRM_self were the best criteria for training set optimization. A training set size of 50–55% (targeted) or...
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Efficient marker-assisted breeding for clubroot resistance in elite Pol-CMS rapeseed varieties by updating the PbBa8.1 locus
Clubroot disease poses a severe threat to rapeseed ( Brassica napus ) production worldwide and has recently been spreading across China at an...
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SEEI: spherical evolution with feedback mechanism for identifying epistatic interactions
BackgroundDetecting epistatic interactions (EIs) involves the exploration of associations among single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and complex...
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Temporal assortment of cooperators in the spatial prisoner’s dilemma
We study a spatial, one-shot prisoner’s dilemma (PD) model in which selection operates on both an organism’s behavioral strategy (cooperate or...
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Reproductive strategy of the speckled guitarfish, Pseudobatos glaucostigmus (Elasmobranchii: Rhinobatidae), from the South-Eastern Gulf of California, Mexico
We report the reproductive strategy of the speckled guitarfish, Pseudobatos glaucostigmus , a poorly studied elasmobranch caught in the south-eastern...
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A Reality Check of the Global TX2 Goals of Doubling the Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) Population by 2022 in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
AbstractConsidered a unique biodiversity hotspot of the world, the Sundarbans mangrove harbours a wide variety of wild and plant species. This...
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Genomic data integration and user-defined sample-set extraction for population variant analysis
BackgroundPopulation variant analysis is of great importance for gathering insights into the links between human genotype and phenotype. The 1000...
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Landscape, Infrastructure, and Aesthetic Dimension: Methodological Strategy for a Medium-Sized Brazilian City
This chapter presents a process of planning and design that has been developed for São Carlos, a medium-sized city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil....
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Portability of genomic predictions trained on sparse factorial designs across two maize silage breeding cycles
Key messageWe validated the efficiency of genomic predictions calibrated on sparse factorial training sets to predict the next generation of hybrids...
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PPSNO: A Feature-Rich SNO Sites Predictor by Stacking Ensemble Strategy from Protein Sequence-Derived Information
The protein S-nitrosylation (SNO) is a significant post-translational modification that affects the stability, activity, cellular localization, and...
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A belief systems analysis of fraud beliefs following the 2020 US election
Beliefs that the US 2020 Presidential election was fraudulent are prevalent despite substantial contradictory evidence. Why are such beliefs often...
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Guanaco Sustainable Management as a Conservation and Rural Development Strategy
Desertification is the most important social, economic, and ecological problem in Patagonia. Several factors have contributed to the ecosystem...
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Evidence for a competitive relationship between executive functions and statistical learning
The ability of the brain to extract patterns from the environment and predict future events, known as statistical learning, has been proposed to...
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Primary case inference in viral outbreaks through analysis of intra-host variant population
BackgroundInvestigation of outbreaks to identify the primary case is crucial for the interruption and prevention of transmission of infectious...
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The Effect of Peer Punishment on the Evolution of Cooperation
Punishment is an important mechanism promoting the evolution of cooperation among nonrelatives. We investigate the coevolution of cooperation and...