End-to-end data collection strategy using mobile sink in wireless sensor networks by Xiaofeng Wu, Zhuangqi Chen, Yi Zhong, Hui Zhu, Pingjian Zhang

“…This article proposed an ant colony optimization based end-to-end data collection strategy to perform the collection point selection and the touring path planning simultaneously. …”
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USING OF ELECTROSPUN CHROMIUM OXIDE NANPFIBER TO INCREASE THE SHELF LIFE OF FROZEN BEEF BURGER by Majd A. A, Alrubeii, A. M. S., L. T. Al–Hadedee

“…The study exhibited promising results for the electrospun nanofibers, as their addition contributed to reducing the total bacterial count, psychrophilic bacterial count, and coliform count during the storage period, at both concentrations: 4.89 × 103, 4.36 × 103, 3.28 × 101, 2.48 × 103, and 2.79 × 103 colony-forming units per gram (CFU/g), respectively. …”
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Eggs of the Blind Snake, Liotyphlops albirostris, Are Incubated in a Nest of the Lower Fungus-Growing Ant,  Apterostigma cf. goniodes by Gaspar Bruner, Hermógenes Fernández-Marín, Justin C. Touchon, William T. Wcislo

“…We found three ovoid reptilian eggs within a mature nest of a relatively basal fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma cf. goniodes (Attini), in central Panama. In laboratory colonies, A. cf. goniodes workers attended and cared for the eggs. …”
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Salivary Caries-Related Microorganisms and Demographics of a Group of Children by Alhan Ahmed Qasim, Muna Saleem Khalaf, Ghada Ibrahim Taha, Zainab Juma Jafar

“…After incubation, Streptococcus mutans counting of CFU (colony forming units) with morphology characterization and numbers of CFU per milliliter of saliva for lactobacilli. …”
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Multicriteria Model for Shared Parking and Parking Route Recommender Systems by Pengfei Zhao, Lingxiang Wei, Dong Pan, Shuai Dong

“…Furthermore, an analytic hierarchy process Entropy-TOPSIS grey relational analysis (AHP-Entropy-TOPSIS-GRA) method and an improved ant colony algorithm were proposed to solve the proposed allocation of parking spaces and recommend optimal parking routes, respectively. …”
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HISTORY OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM FORMATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA by N. S. Zagrebelnaya, V. N. Shitov

“…The article analyses specific historic features of formation of agrarian and industrial sectors of Republic of South Africa since the establishment of Cape Colony. These features resulted from much earlier colonization of South Africa in comparison with other Sub-Saharan African countries on the one hand and from a large-scale influx of Europeans to the South Africa on the other hand. …”
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Using the Diversity of Lichens in Maribu Forest Area, West Sentani District, Jayapura Regency as a Baseline Data on Environmental Changes by Suharno Suharno, Hasifa Hasifa, Supeni Sufaati

“…Phlyctis argena (39 colonies) and Cryptothecia striata (32 colonies) had the highest colony and fell in the 'very common' category, with the diversity index value (H') of 2.79, which was in the medium category status. …”
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Optimizing N-1 Contingency Rankings Using a Nature-Inspired Modified Sine Cosine Algorithm by Irnanda Priyadi, Novalio Daratha, Teddy Surya Gunawan, Kalamullah Ramli, Febrian Jalistio, Hazlie Mokhlis

“…Compared with established methods such as Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) and Genetic Algorithm (GA), MSCA exhibits superior computational efficiency while maintaining competitive accuracy. …”
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Doxorubicin-loaded PEGylated liposome modified with ANGPT2-specific peptide for integrative glioma-targeted imaging and therapy by Hongyan Li, Rong Gan, Jiadi Liu, Duling Xu, Qiyue Zhang, Haidong Tian, Huijun Guo, Haijun Wang, Zhimin Wang, Xianwu Zeng

“…Glioma cell functions were determined based on cell cycle and viability, apoptosis, cell invasion and migration, and colony-formation assays. The anti-tumor effect of peptide-Lipo@Dox was validated in intracranial U87-MG cell glioma-bearing mice in vivo. …”
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Lattes/Lattara (Hérault), comptoir étrusque du littoral languedocien by Éric Gailledrat, Ariane Vacheret

“…To put it in another way, although the Etruscans obviously played a role in the foundation of the site, its nature (Etruscan colony or settlement? multi-ethnic emporium or trading post?) …”
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CSF3 promotes colorectal cancer progression by activating p65/NF-κB signaling pathway and inducing an immunosuppressive microenvironment by Junfeng Xu, Na Li, Hui Xie, Changwei Duan, Xingchen Liao, Ruoran Li, Heng Zhang, Yuanming Pan, Xianzong Ma, Shuwen Du, Jianqiu Sheng, Xin Wang, Lang Yang, Peng Jin

“…Background: Colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF3) is a cytokine that promotes inflammation by stimulating the maturation, proliferation, and trafficking of myeloid progenitor cells. …”
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Stably Integrated for Assessment of Invasion Kinetics by Kelly N. Flentie, Min Qi, Seth T. Gammon, Yasmin Razia, Felix Lui, Luciano Marpegan, Aashish Manglik, David Piwnica-Worms, Jeffrey S. McKinney

“…In standard gentamicin protection assays, bioluminescence from lux+ Salmonella correlated with recovery of colony-forming units of internalized bacteria and could be visualized by bioluminescence microscopy. …”
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Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Passive Radiometer Imaging to Locate Electromagnetic Leakage From Spacecraft Surface by Yuting Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yuhan Huang, Nan Dong

“…A sparse sampling method based on ant colony optimization was proposed to improve testing efficiency. …”
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Parameter Identification of the 2-Chlorophenol Oxidation Model Using Improved Differential Search Algorithm by Guang-zhou Chen, Jia-quan Wang, Ru-zhong Li

“…To verify the effectiveness of the improved algorithms, the optimization performance of improved DS in kinetic parameter estimation is studied and compared with that of the basic DS algorithm, differential evolution, artificial bee colony optimization, and quantum-behaved particle swarm optimization. …”
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A Data-Driven Method for Supporting Self-Adapt Large-Scale Group Decision-Making: A Case Study on Resilient Design of Firm’s Product by Houxue Xia, Mingwei Liu, Jingyao Jiao, Huagang Tong, Haifeng Zhang

“…Lastly, an improved artificial bee colony algorithm has been proposed to tackle the optimization problem presented in this study. …”
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Evolutionary Computation and Its Applications in Neural and Fuzzy Systems by Biaobiao Zhang, Yue Wu, Jiabin Lu, K.-L. Du

“…Other evolutionary algorithms such as genetic programming, evolutionary programming, particle swarm optimization, immune algorithm, and ant colony optimization are also described. Some topics pertaining to evolutionary algorithms are also discussed, and a comparison between evolutionary algorithms and simulated annealing is made. …”
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Isolation and Identification of Osmophilic Yeast from unripe Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.) by Nanik Suhartatik, Mimin Nurjanah, Kapti Rahayu Kuswanto

“…Isolate purification was performed using the streaking method from single colony. Isolates were identified based on physiological and morphological characteristics. …”
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Analysis of the Correlation between Emerging Industry Development and University Students’ Entrepreneurship Based on Big Data by Yufeng Pan, Hui Huang

“…Experiments show that the big data integration system established by GM correlation analysis and ant colony Elman regression artificial neural network has high accuracy and can well identify the priority relevance of the industrial direction of strategic emerging industries to college students’ entrepreneurship. …”
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Targeting heparan sulfate proteoglycans as an effective strategy for inhibiting cancer cell migration and invasiveness compared to heparin by Lorenzo Depau, Jlenia Brunetti, Chiara Falciani, Elisabetta Mandarini, Marta Zanchi, Maria Francesca Paolocci, Marta Garfì, Alessandro Pini, Luisa Bracci

“…We found that the anti-heparan sulfate peptide NT4 is more effective than heparin for inhibiting cancer cell adhesion, directional migration, colony formation and even cell growth, suggesting that targeting cell membrane HSPGs may be a more effective anti-metastatic strategy than using soluble heparin. …”
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Coping Strategies and Psychological Well-Being of Male and Female Prisoners by F.A. Sharipova

“…The study involved 109 people (53 men and 56 women), prisoners of the Execution Colony of Punishments in Tashkent, region Zangiata. …”
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