We analyzed genetic diversity and population genetic structure of four artificial populations of wild barley (Hordeum brevisubulatum); 96 plants collected from the Songnen Prairie in northeastern China were analyzed using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), specific-sequence amplified polymorphism (SSAP) and methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) markers. Indices o...

Genetic analysis of 56 samples of Jatropha curcas L. collected from Thailand and other countries was performed using the methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism (MSAP) technique. Nine primer combinations were used to generate MSAP fingerprints. When the data were interpreted as amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers, 471 markers were scored. All 56 samples were cla...

Recommender systems (RSs) have attained exceptional performance in learning users' preferences and finding the most suitable products. Recent advances adversarial machine (AML) computer vision raised interests recommenders' security.It has been demonstrated that widely adopted model-based recommenders, e.g., BPR-MF, are not robust to perturbations added on learned parameters, embeddings, which ...

Epigenetic inheritance was transmitted through selection over five generations of extreme early, but not late flowering time phenotypic lines in Fragaria vesca. Epigenetic variation was initially artificially induced using the DNA demethylation reagent 5-azacytidine (5-azaC). It is the first report to explore epigenetic variant selection and phenotypic trait inheritance in strawberry. Transmiss...

The ecological significance of epigenetic variation has been generally inferred from studies on model plants under artificial conditions, but the importance of epigenetic differences between individuals as a source of intraspecific diversity in natural plant populations remains essentially unknown. This study investigates the relationship between epigenetic variation and functional plant divers...

OBJECTIVES To compare retrospectively serum levels of thyroid hormones (THs) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) between patients with biliogenic acute pancreatitis (BAP) and those with hyperlipidaemic acute pancreatitis (HLAP), in order to assess their value for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP). METHODS Patients with AP were divided into BAP and HLAP groups, then further ...

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading contributor to preventable mortality and impoverishment in low- middle-income countries (LMICs). To support developing holistic integrated NCD plans, the World Health Organization (WHO) has produced get rid of this Multisectoral Action Plan (MSAP) guidance. date, over 160 have MSAPs uploaded them WHO's document repository. We examined content compre...

Acute pancreatitis (AP) has a broad spectrum of severity and is associated with considerable morbidity mortality. Dysbiosis gut microbiota may be AP severity. We aimed to evaluate the composition functional effects in different grades carried out shotgun metagenomic sequencing on rectal swab samples from three patients mild acute (MAP), moderately severe (MSAP), (SAP) normal control persons (NO...

Rhodiola sachalinensis is an endangered species with important medicinal value. We used inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) markers to analyze genetic and epigenetic differentiation in different populations of R. sachalinensis, including three natural populations and an ex situ population. Chromatographic fingerprint was used to reveal HPL...

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine and metabolic disorder associated with ovulatory dysfunction, abdominal obesity, hyperandrogenism, hypertension, and insulin resistance. METHODS Our objectives in this study were (1) to estimate sympathetic-adrenal medullary (SAM) activity by measuring mean systolic blood pressure (MSAP) in rats with estradiol valerate (EV)-in...