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gcplyr: an R package for microbial growth curve data analysis
BackgroundCharacterization of microbial growth is of both fundamental and applied interest. Modern platforms can automate collection of...
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Machine learning based DNA melt curve profiling enables automated novel genotype detection
Surveillance for genetic variation of microbial pathogens, both within and among species, plays an important role in informing research, diagnostic,...
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Threshold and combined effects of heavy metals on the risk of phenotypic age acceleration among U.S. adults
Accumulation of heavy metals in the body has been shown to affect the phenotypic age (PhenoAge). However, the combined and threshold effects of blood...
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Identification of a leucine-mediated threshold effect governing macrophage mTOR signalling and cardiovascular risk
High protein intake is common in western societies and is often promoted as part of a healthy lifestyle; however, amino-acid-mediated mammalian...
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Deficiency, Critical Threshold, and Sufficiency Levels for Hydroponic Supplementation of Major Nutrients for Evaluating Sugarcane under Controlled Conditions
Nutrient efficient sugarcane varieties are required to sustain the yield under optimal fertiliser application with an aim of reducing environmental...
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Characterizing heterogeneous single-cell dose responses computationally and experimentally using threshold inhibition surfaces and dose-titration assays
Single cancer cells within a tumor exhibit variable levels of resistance to drugs, ultimately leading to treatment failures. While tumor...
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The importance of patch shape at threshold occupancy: functional patch size within total habitat amount
The habitat amount hypothesis (HAH) stresses the importance of total patch amount over the size of individual patches in determining species richness...
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Assessing the ecological potential of reservoirs: a principal response curve (PRC) analysis approach
Heavily modified water bodies (HMWB) have been seriously affected by human activities and natural processes promoting their imbalance, and impacting...
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Combined influence of water-absorbing polymer and vegetation on soil water characteristic curve under field condition
AimsWater-absorbing polymer (WAP) is recognized as a suitable soil additive for enhancing water retention and storage in the root zone under arid...
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Drug-dependent growth curve resha** reveals mechanisms of antifungal resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Microbial drug resistance is an emerging global challenge. Current drug resistance assays tend to be simplistic, ignoring complexities of resistance...
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Seed priming with Chlorella vulgaris extract increases salt tolerance threshold of leafy lettuce more than two times based on germination indices (a modeling approach)
‘New Red Fire’ is one of most cultivated cultivars of leafy lettuce in Europe. Considering lettuce is a salt-sensitive crop, assessment of its...
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Host plant status and damage threshold of Pea (Pisum sativum) and Celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) for the temperate root-knot nematode Meloidogyne chitwoodi
Outdoor vegetable cultivation is an important economic activity, both for fresh consumption and for the frozen vegetable industry within Flanders,...
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Evaluation validation of a qPCR curve analysis method and conventional approaches
BackgroundReverse Transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is a sensitive and reliable method for mRNA quantification and rapid...
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Threshold and weighted-distance methods: a combined multiscale approach improves explanatory power of forest carabid beetle abundance in agricultural landscape
ContextTo analyze the scales at which landscape structure influences ecological processes, two approaches with different underlying ecological...
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Effect of calving season on the parameters and components of the lactation curve in Holstein dairy cows managed in a semi-desert climate
The lactation curve in dairy cows is influenced by the calving season, which is highly dependent on the warm climate in semi-arid regions. Objective...
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Diagnosis of tomato leaf disease using OTSU multi-threshold image segmentation-based chimp optimization algorithm and LeNet-5 classifier
The ability to diagnose crop diseases is crucial which affects the crop yield and agricultural productivity. The primary area of study for crop...
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Threshold and Supra-Threshold Masking of Test Pulse Loudness Caused by Periodic Pulse Trains
AbstractTo identify indicators of temporal processing of periodic sounds, we investigated the effect of the periodicity of the masking pulse train on...
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Analysis of Threshold Effect of Urinary Heavy Metal Elements on the High Prevalence of Nephrolithiasis in Men
Exposure to heavy metals in the environment exerts serious effects on kidney health. However, the effects of joint exposure on the kidneys have been...
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Determination of threshold soil salinity with consideration of salinity stress alleviation by applying nitrogen in the arid region
Soil salinization is a limiting factor for irrigated agriculture, and inappropriate irrigation and fertigation continues to worsen the problem,...
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Limiting temperatures of embryo growth and seed germination of Fraxinus excelsior L. (Oleaceae): a threshold model approach
Key messageWe have examined thermal control for embryo growth and seed germination in European ash. Using historical data (span of 36 years) of...
