Tryptanthrin exerts anti-breast cancer effects both in vitro and in vivo through modulating the inflammatory tumor microenvironment by Zeng Qingfang, Luo Cairong, Cho Junlae, Lai Donna, Shen Xiangchun, Zhang Xiaoyan, Zhou Wei

“…Human breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells were used to assess the antitumor effect of tryptanthrin in vitro. MTT assay and colony formation assay were carried out to monitor the antiproliferative effect of tryptanthrin (1.56~50.0 μmol L−1) on inhibiting the proliferation and colony formation of MCF-7 cells, respectively. …”
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GPR137-RAB8A activation promotes ovarian cancer development via the Hedgehog pathway by Chao Tang, Lin Li, Chongying Zhu, Qiang Xu, Zihao An, Shouying Xu, Chao Lin

“…Consistently, suppression of GPR137 inhibited human SK-OV-3 and A2780 OC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and colony formation, whereas overexpression of GPR137 in human OC HO8910 cell exerted the opposite effects on cell biological behaviors. …”
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Improved Bat Algorithm Applied to Multilevel Image Thresholding by Adis Alihodzic, Milan Tuba

“…We improved standard bat algorithm, where our modifications add some elements from the differential evolution and from the artificial bee colony algorithm. Our new proposed improved bat algorithm proved to be better than five other state-of-the-art algorithms, improving quality of results in all cases and significantly improving convergence speed.…”
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Algérien en Nouvelle-Calédonie : Le destin calédonien du déporté Ahmed Ben Mezrag Ben Mokrani by Isabelle Merle

“…The proud Kabyle, a fighter against the French occupation, knew how to adapt to the «colonial situation» in New Caledonia by becoming a representative of the French cause and an honorable «inhabitant» of the colony. …”
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A Novel Algorithm of Quantum Random Walk in Server Traffic Control and Task Scheduling by Dong Yumin, Xiao Shufen

“…In the end of the paper, we compare the quantum random walk optimization method with GA (genetic algorithm), ACO (ant colony optimization), and SAA (simulated annealing algorithm). …”
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Giant Sweetpotato Bug, Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by Susan E. Halbert

“… A large colony of Spartocera batatas (Fabricius) was found in late June 1995 on an Asian cultivar of sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) in Homestead, Florida, by Lynn D. …”
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Conserver la biodiversité avec les ONG en Nouvelle-Calédonie: décolonisation ou délégation de gestion ? by Mélissa Nayral, Marie Toussaint

“…This includes skills transfers from France to this "non-decolonized former colony" (Demmer and Salomon, 2013) that have already allowed the emergence of the preservation of biodiversity as a major political issue. …”
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The Fall of Fertility in Tasmania, Australia, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Helen Moyle

“…The paper examines the fall of marital fertility in Tasmania, the second settled Australian colony, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. …”
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Dynamic Decoupling Control Optimization for a Small-Scale Unmanned Helicopter by Rui Ma, Li Ding, Hongtao Wu

“…In comparison with several different iterative search algorithms, an artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is selected to obtain the optimal control parameters. …”
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Technical insights on adjustable velar extension and safety mechanism in Tübingen palatal plate for Pierre Robin sequence by Hemwati Nandan, Bert Braumann, Teresa Kruse, Michael Wolf, Pragjyoti Jha, Srinivas Gosla Reddy, Prasad Nalabothu

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A Case of Disseminated Mycobacterium avium Infection in a Dog in Greece by V. Kontos, E. I. Papadogiannakis, G. Mantziaras, M. Styliara, S. Kanavaki

“…Bacterial culture of lymph node aspirated material produced a colony which by means of molecular techniques (PCR amplification and hybridization of PCR products) was subsequently identified as Mycobacterium avium. …”
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Adaptive Differential Evolution Algorithm for Forward Position Solution of Parallel Mechanism by Yi Jian

“…Furthermore,the ADE algorithm is compared with basic DE,the adaptive mutation particle swarm optimization,and improved artificial bee colony algorithms,and it is verified that the former outperforms the compared algorithms in term of convergence precision and calculated robustness.…”
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Forward Position Analysis of 3-RPS Parallel Mechanism based on ADE-Newton algorithm by Peng Siyang, Li Ping, Che Linxian, Du Li

“…And the performances of artificial bee colony,particle swarm optimization and differential evolution algorithms in solving forward position of 3-RPS parallel mechanism is compared. …”
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Energy-Optimal 3D Path Planning for MAV with Motion Uncertainty by Yamin Li, Bowen Sun, Ping Xia, Yang Yang

“…Based on these two models, we formulate the optimal path traversing the 3D map with minimum energy consumption using a heuristic ant colony optimization. Multiple sets of contrast experiments demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed algorithm.…”
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Plant Killing by Mutualistic Ants Increases the Density of Host Species Seedlings in the Dry Forest of Costa Rica by Sabrina Amador-Vargas

“…The density of acacia sprouts growing inside clearings was almost twice that in the vicinities of host plants without clearings, and sprouts were inhabited by nestmates of the colony that made the clearing. Clones and seedlings were found in similar proportions in the clearings, and ants did not kill unrewarding acacia seedlings or seedlings unrelated to their host. …”
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Research on Path Planning Method of Coal Mine Robot to Avoid Obstacle in Gas Distribution Area by Ruiqing Mao, Xiliang Ma

“…Second, the initial working paths for the coal mine robot are obtained based on Dijkstra algorithm, and then the global optimal working path for the coal mine robot is obtained based on ant colony algorithm. Lastly, experiments are conducted in a roadway after an accident, and results by different path planning methods are compared, which verified the effectiveness of the proposed path planning method.…”
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Dynamic adaptive discrete particle swarm optimization algorithm based method on low-power mapping in network-on-chip by Qin-rang LIU, Qi-hua DAI, Jian-liang SHEN, Bo ZHAO

“…Experimental results show that comparing with the random mapping, genetic algorithm (GA), PSOA and dynamic ant colony algorithm (DACA), DADPSOA can save the execution time, reduce the communication power consumption of mapping results. …”
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The Fall of Fertility in Tasmania, Australia, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Helen Moyle

“…The paper examines the fall of marital fertility in Tasmania, the second settled Australian colony, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. …”
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Living in the Making of History! Two Victorian Female Travellers’ Representations of the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War by Ludmila Ommundsen

“…In 1877 the Zulu kingdom remained a major obstacle to Lord Carnarvon’s scheme to federate Natal and the Cape Colony with the Boer Republics. Two years later it was invaded and eventually annexed to Natal in 1887. …”
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Españolas exiliadas y emigrantes : encuentros y desencuentros en Francia by Alicia Mira Abad, Mónica Moreno Seco

“…The Spanish colony in France changed during the twentieth century. …”
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