Assessment of Insecticide Compatibility with Beauveria bassiana for Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Management in Maize by G. Sugeetha, M. V. Adwaitha, K. S. Nikhil Reddy, P. Mahadevu, J. Mahadevu

“…The compatibility between Beauveria bassiana and various insecticides was evaluated at 7, 14, and 21 days after inoculation to assess fungal growth inhibition and colony diameter for the management of maize fall armyworm (FAW). …”
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Modeling Multilevel Supplier Selection Problem Based on Weighted-Directed Network and Its Solution by Chia-Te Wei, Hong Zuo, Chang-Bing Jiang, Shu-fang Li

“…The results show that the ant colony algorithm is superior to the tabu search one as a whole, but the latter is slightly better than the former when network scale is small.…”
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Potency of Indigenous Epiphytic Yeast to Control Colletotrichum capsici, the Cause of Anthracnose Disease in Red Chili by Darnetty Darnetty, Utari Hermaleni, Yunisman Yunisman

“…Parameters observed were macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of yeasts, C. capsici colony area, disease incubation period, and anthracnose symptoms. …”
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Multiple-seller and multiple-buyer spectrum sharing model in cognitive radio-based wireless sensor network by Yuxing Mao, Tao Cheng, Huiyuan Zhao, Na Shen

“…Then, the base station allocates the spectrum band to the cluster heads using the ant colony optimization–based multiple knapsack problem. …”
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Determination of streptococcus mutans retention in acidic and neutral pH artificial saliva environment of all-ceramic materials with different surface treatment by Yeliz Hayran, Süha Kuşcu, Ali Aydın

“…When this group’s percentage growth rates, colony-forming units, and scanning electron microscopy images colored with ImageJ were examined, the Glaze application reduced growth (65.02 − 91.38%) and colony formation (6.1 × 1010 – 7.8 × 1010) in all samples except for Vita Suprinity compared to the Polishing Rubber application (p < 0.05). …”
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Obstacle Avoidance for Ship Navigation Safety Combining Heuristic Search Algorithm and Improved ACO Algorithm by Dan Wang, Yan Jing

“…The study proposes a novel obstacle avoidance path planning method by effectively integrating the improved ant colony algorithm with the A* algorithm, which significantly improves the efficiency and accuracy of vessel navigation safety. …”
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Pinocembrin flavanone inhibits cell viability in PC-3 human prostate cancer by inducing cellular apoptosis, ROS production and cell cycle arrest by Shao Linhai, Shao Yajun, Yuan Yu

“…Results indicated that pinocembrin promoted inhibition cell proliferation along with reducing cancer colony formation of PC-3 cells in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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Spatial stochastic models of cancer: Fitness, migration, invasion by Natalia L. Komarova

“…We show that migration has a directpositive impact on the ability of a single mutant cell to invade apre-existing colony. Thus, a decrease in the reproductive potentialcan be compensated by an increase in cell migration. …”
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Risk Prediction Algorithm of Social Security Fund Operation Based on RBF Neural Network by Linxuan Yang

“…This paper uses an improved ant colony algorithm to optimize the parameters of the RBF neural network, which overcomes the shortcomings of the traditional RBF neural network such as slow convergence, ease of falling into local extremes, and low accuracy, and improves the generalization ability of the RBF neural network. …”
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Isolation of Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria and Determination of Their Cellulolytic Potential by Pratima Gupta, Kalpana Samant, Avinash Sahu

“…To indicate the cellulase activity of the organisms, diameter of clear zone around the colony and hydrolytic value on cellulose Congo Red agar media were measured. …”
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An Integrated Metaheuristic Routing Method for Multiple-Block Warehouses with Ultranarrow Aisles and Access Restriction by Fangyu Chen, Gangyan Xu, Yongchang Wei

“…A problem-specific routing algorithm integrating ant colony optimization (ACO) and integer-coded genetic algorithm (GA) is developed to address the newly observed limitations imposed by ultranarrow aisles and access restriction, which exist in the largest e-commerce enterprise with self-run logistics in China. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Laminar Natural Convection in Inclined Square Enclosure with the Influence of Discrete Heat Source by Chithra Devaraj, Eswaramurthi Muthuswamy, Sundararaj Kandasamy

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Line Planning under the Operation Mode of Line Sharing between Metro and Suburban Railway by Li Lin, Xuelei Meng, Xiaoqing Cheng, Yangyang Ma, Shichao Xu, Zheng Han

“…Besides, the traditional artificial bee colony (TABC) algorithm and the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm are provided as comparison groups to solve the same numerical example problem. …”
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One-year surveillance of Chlamydia spp. infection in stray cats from northeastern Italy by Laura Bellinati, Letizia Ceglie, Elisa Mazzotta, Mery Campalto, Laura Lucchese, Alda Natale

“…Aim of the study was to identify the molecular occurrence of Chlamydiaceae in stray and colony cats. Between May 2021 and June 2022, in seven provinces of northeastern Italy, veterinary services officers collected oropharyngeal swabs from 379 stray and colony cats. …”
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Anti-Proliferative Activity of Poloxamer Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles against Human Prostate Cancer (DU-145) Cells: In-Vitro Study by Nazanin Oroskhani, Seyed Mohammad Amini, Sakine Shirvalilou, Mehdi Khodaie, Seyed Rabi Mahdavi

“…The cytotoxicity of the synthesized nanoparticles and RF-MF exposure on DU-145 prostate cancer cells was investigated separately or in combination with colony formation methods and MTT [3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide] assay. …”
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Mechanistic Insights into the Inhibition of Colorectal Cancer by BuShenFang through Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Expression and Wnt/β-catenin Pathway Regulation by Khang Wen Goh, Jie Ji, Hiu Ching Phang, Xian Gu, Rajesh Sreedharan Nair, Xiaohui Wei, Mohammed Tahir Ansari, Kai Bin Liew

“…The apoptotic rate was markedly increased in the 20% BSF group, while colony formation, migration, and invasion capabilities of CRC cells were notably suppressed. …”
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MFAP5 inhibits the malignant progression of endometrial cancer cells in vitro by Liang Guanying, Qi Zijuan, Du Chun

“…Cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion were evaluated using CCK8, colony formation, flow cytometry, and transwell assays. …”
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Variability in Urine Culture Reporting by Canadian Microbiology Laboratories by Michael A Noble, Shirley Nikiforuk

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the ability of microbiology laboratories to perform and to report urine colony counts.…”
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Optimized Synthesis of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles as Bactericidal Agents by Mohammad Moslem Imani, Mohsen Safaei

“…Magnesium oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using the coprecipitation method, and their antibacterial activity was evaluated using colony-forming unit (CFU) and disk diffusion. Morphology, crystalline structure, and size of synthesized nanoparticles were investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). …”
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Pien Tze Huang Inhibites Colorectal Cancer Cell via Regulating Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Vivo and in Vitro by Qunchuan ZHUANG, Minghe LIN, Lihui WEI, Jun PENG, Jiumao LIN

“…Cell viability and cell survival were calculated by MTT assay and colony formation assay. RT-PCR was used to determine the expression of PCNA, Bcl-XL, Bax, Survivin and the core genes of Hedgehog signaling pathway, including Shh, Ptch, Smo and Gli1. …”
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