A systematic review of the utilization of waste materials as aggregate replacement in stone matrix asphalt mixes.

The daily utilization of a large amount of raw materials is causing a rapid depletion of natural resources. The growth of the human population is accompanied by higher activities in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors that resulted in a larger volume of waste materials being disposed of in landfills each year. Researchers are seeking ways to reduce the adverse impact of waste materials on the environment.

iPromoter-BnCNN: a novel branched CNN-based predictor for identifying and classifying sigma promoters.

Motivation: Promoter is a short region of DNA which is responsible for initiating transcription of specific genes. Development of computational tools for automatic identification of promoters is in high demand. According to the difference of functions, promoters can be of different types.