Identification of the nitrate pollution in surface water of Dongshan Bay based on stable isotope technology.

Identifying and quantifying water nitrate pollution is crucial for managing aquatic environment of a bay. Dongshan Bay, a significant semi-enclosed bay in the southeastern coastal area of Fujian Province, features mangrove and coral reef ecosystems at its estuary and bay mouth, respectively. Dongshan Bay is impacted by human activities such as mariculture.

The Ihara zeta function as a partition function for network structure characterisation.

Statistical characterizations of complex network structures can be obtained from both the Ihara Zeta function (in terms of prime cycle frequencies) and the partition function from statistical mechanics. However, these two representations are usually regarded as separate tools for network analysis, without exploiting the potential synergies between them. In this paper, we establish a link between the Ihara Zeta function from algebraic graph theory and the partition function from statistical mechanics, and exploit this relationship to obtain a deeper structural characterisation of network structure.

Critical factors driving spatiotemporal variability in the phytoplankton community structure of the coral habitat in Dongshan Bay, China.

This study investigated the spatiotemporal distribution of the phytoplankton in the coral habitat of Dongshan Bay (China), along with critical factors affecting the distribution, during June, August, and December 2022. Phytoplankton abundance in Dongshan Bay exhibited considerably temporal variation, peaking in June 2022, gradually decreasing thereafter, and reaching its lowest point in December 2022. The abundance of bottom-layer phytoplankton consistently exceeded that of the surface layer throughout all seasons.

Construction of Gene Expression Patterns to Identify Critical Genes Under SARS-CoV-2 Infection Conditions.

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a positive-stranded single-stranded RNA virus with an envelope frequently altered by unstable genetic material, making it extremely difficult for vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics to work. Understanding SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanisms requires studying gene expression changes. Deep learning methods are often considered for large-scale gene expression profiling data.

Federated Active Learning for Multicenter Collaborative Disease Diagnosis.

Current computer-aided diagnosis system with deep learning method plays an important role in the field of medical imaging. The collaborative diagnosis of diseases by multiple medical institutions has become a popular trend. However, large scale annotations put heavy burdens on medical experts.

Multi-source detection based on neighborhood entropy in social networks.

The rapid development of social networking platforms has accelerated the spread of false information. Effective source location methods are essential to control the spread of false information. Most existing methods fail to make full use of the infection of neighborhood information in nodes, resulting in a poor source localization effect.

Complete mitochondrial genome of the (Scleractinia, Dendrophylliidae).

In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of the stony coral, Brüggemann, 1877, has been decoded for the first time by next-generation sequencing (NGS) and genome assembly. The assembled mitogenome was 18,880 bp in length, contained 13 protein coding genes, 2 transfer RNAs, and 2 ribosomal RNAs. The complete mitogenome of showing 97.

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Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the (Scleractinia, Psammocoridae): mitogenome characterisation and phylogenetic implications.

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence data have played a significant role in phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of scleractinian corals. In this study, the complete mitogenome of Gardiner, 1898, collected from Guangdong Province, China, was sequenced by next-generation sequencing for the first time. is the first species for which a mitogenome has been sequenced in the family Psammocoridae.

A small collection of juveniles (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida: Endeidae) sorted from the fouling organisms on the R/V Dayangyihao.

Background: Clark, 1970 was originally described from Queensland, Australia. Its range was extended to Ghana, West Africa when Bamber, 1979 was synonymised with by Staples (1982). The current paper extends this range further, to include Port Louis, Mauritius.

Microcanonical and Canonical Ensembles for fMRI Brain Networks in Alzheimer's Disease.

This paper seeks to advance the state-of-the-art in analysing fMRI data to detect onset of Alzheimer's disease and identify stages in the disease progression. We employ methods of network neuroscience to represent correlation across fMRI data arrays, and introduce novel techniques for network construction and analysis. In network construction, we vary thresholds in establishing BOLD time series correlation between nodes, yielding variations in topological and other network characteristics.

COVID-AL: The diagnosis of COVID-19 with deep active learning.

The efficient diagnosis of COVID-19 plays a key role in preventing the spread of this disease. The computer-aided diagnosis with deep learning methods can perform automatic detection of COVID-19 using CT scans. However, large scale annotation of CT scans is impossible because of limited time and heavy burden on the healthcare system.

Recent collections of sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from China seas, with some new records and a checklist of the area.

Though research about sea spiders limited in China seas, a complete checklist has not yet exist so far. After checking recent collections obtained from Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian and the East China Sea, all these sixty-eight specimens were identified as six species belonged to four families and five genera, including three ones new to China. We described and illustrated them in this study, and also revised all previous records about Chinese pycnogonids and provided a checklist for the presently known forty-one species.

Graph Motif Entropy for Understanding Time-Evolving Networks.

The structure of networks can be efficiently represented using motifs, which are those subgraphs that recur most frequently. One route to understanding the motif structure of a network is to study the distribution of subgraphs using statistical mechanics. In this article, we address the use of motifs as network primitives using the cluster expansion from statistical physics.

FedMed: A Federated Learning Framework for Language Modeling.

Federated learning (FL) is a privacy-preserving technique for training a vast amount of decentralized data and making inferences on mobile devices. As a typical language modeling problem, mobile keyboard prediction aims at suggesting a probable next word or phrase and facilitating the human-machine interaction in a virtual keyboard of the smartphone or laptop. Mobile keyboard prediction with FL hopes to satisfy the growing demand that high-level data privacy be preserved in artificial intelligence applications even with the distributed models training.

VNF Chain Placement for Large Scale IoT of Intelligent Transportation.

With the advent of the Internet of things (IoT), intelligent transportation has evolved over time to improve traffic safety and efficiency as well as to reduce congestion and environmental pollution. However, there are some challenging issues to be addressed so that it can be implemented to its full potential. The major challenge in intelligent transportation is that vehicles and pedestrians, as the main types of edge nodes in IoT infrastructure, are on the constant move.

A new species of Loman, 1908 (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida: Ammotheidae) from the South-western Indian Ocean.

Background: A new species of was determined by the unique characteristic of the three distal processes present on the almost horizontal proboscis and the other differences, including a shorter and blind ocular tubercle, fewer setae on the legs and a glabrate trunk.

New Information: New species from the South-western Indian Ocean.

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome sequences of three Merulinidae corals and novel insights into the phylogenetics.

Over the past few decades, modern coral taxonomy, combining morphology and molecular sequence data, has resolved many long-standing questions about scleractinian corals. In this study, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes of three Merulinidae corals (, , and ) for the first time using next-generation sequencing. The obtained mitogenome sequences ranged from 16,466 bp () to 18,006 bp () in length, and included 13 unique protein-coding genes (PCGs), two transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes .

Comparative study of radioactivity levels and radionuclide fingerprints in typical marine ecosystems of coral reefs, mangroves, and hydrothermal vents.

As a key environmental parameter to induce radiation dose and effect on non-human species, radioactivity level is rarely evaluated in typical ecosystems of coral reefs, mangroves, and hydrothermal vents. In this study, naturally occurring radionuclides (U, Ra, Ra, and K) in carbonate, silicate, and sulfide sediments collected from coral reefs, mangroves, and hydrothermal vents were simultaneously measured using high purity germanium (HPGe) γ spectrometry. Radioactivity levels and radionuclide fingerprints (Ra/U and Ra/Ra) were interpreted and explored for tracking sources and formation processes of marine sediments in distinct marine ecosystems.

First record and a new species of Sericosura Fry Hedgpeth, 1969 (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida: Ammotheidae) from a hydrothermal vent of Southwestern Indian Ridge.

This is the first record of the genus Sericosura from the "Duanqiao" hydrothermal field on the Southwestern Indian Ridge. Collected material included two juvenile specimens temporarily assigned to S. bamberi and S.

The complete mitogenome of (Decapoda: Polychelidae).

In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of has been decoded for the first time. The overall base composition is 33.4% for A, 25.

Characterization of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of the Globose Head Whiptail Cetonurus globiceps (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) and Its Phylogenetic Analysis.

The particular environmental characteristics of deep water such as its immense scale and high pressure systems, presents technological problems that have prevented research to broaden our knowledge of deep-sea fish. Here, we described the mitogenome sequence of a deep-sea fish, Cetonurus globiceps. The genome is 17,137 bp in length, with a standard set of 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and two typical non-coding control regions.

A new species of Hemichela Stock, 1954 from the South China Sea (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Ammotheidae).

A new species of pycnogonid collected by the Chinese research vessel, R/V HY IV, during deep sea cruises to the South China Sea in 2013, is described. The new species, Hemichela nanhaiensis, obtained from more than 1300 m depth, is distinguished from the other two species in the genus by the characters of the chela dactylus with 12 denticulations on the inner margin and by the presence of taller tubercles on the lateral processes.

A new species of Austrodecus Hodgson, 1907 (Arthropoda, Pycnogonida, Austrodecidae) from the Southwest Indian Ridge.

A new species of pycnogonid collected by the Chinese research vessel R/V Dayangyihao during cruises to the Southwest Indian Ridge in 2008 and 2009 is recorded. The new species, Austrodecus bamberi, is placed into the tristanense-section by the characters of 4-articled ovigers and present auxiliary claws and is distinguished from other species in this section by the number and length of tubercles on the first coxae.

Two new species of Sericosura Fry & Hedgpeth, 1969 (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida: Ammotheidae) from a hydrothermal vent on the East Pacific Rise.

Between 17th October and 9th November 2009, the third leg of the Chinese DY115-21 cruise on board the R/V Dayangyihao, confirmed two new hydrothermal fields near the equatorial East Pacific Rise. Five pycnogonid specimens were obtained by deep-sea TV-grab from one of the new hydrothermal vents named 'Precious Stone Mountain' at 1.22°N 101.