Decision tree scoring system to guide selection for consumer preference in sweetpotato breeding trials.

Background: Previously, a lexicon and protocol for quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA) was established for the Uganda sweetpotato breeding program. The implication of QDA scores for priority sensory attributes on consumer preference should be determined to interpret results efficiently and make decisions effectively. The present study aimed to develop a gender-responsive decision tree to obtain an overall sweetpotato eating quality score to facilitate demand-led targeted breeding selection.

[Recurrent meningitis revealing a Bing-Neel syndrome].

Introduction: Bing-Neel syndrome is a rare complication of Waldenström macroglobulinemia, defined by monoclonal lymphoplasmocytic cells in the cerebrospinal fluid or in central nervous system biopsy.

Case Report: We report a 47-year-old man, with no prior history, who presented a recurrent aseptic lymphocytic meningitis with central nervous manifestations. The presence of a monoclonal lymphoplasmacytic proliferation in cerebrospinal fluid, blood and bone marrow biopsy results was compatible with a diagnosis of Bing-Neel syndrome.

A next generation sequencing approach with a suitable bioinformatics workflow to study fungal diversity in bioaerosols released from two different types of composting plants.

Composting is used all over the world to transform different types of organic matter through the actions of complex microbial communities. Moving and handling composting material may lead to the emission of high concentrations of bioaerosols. High exposure levels are associated with adverse health effects among compost industry workers.

Measurement and prediction of subjective gradations of images in presence of monochromatic aberrations.

The three objectives of this study were (i) to explore the effect of various levels of aberrations on subjective vision by scoring images, (ii) to compare subjective scores obtained with real optics and simulated images and (iii) to test the ability of image quality metrics to predict these scores. In a first experiment, 14 subjects evaluated the quality of images degraded by 0.05, 0.

Effect of coma and spherical aberration on depth-of-focus measured using adaptive optics and computationally blurred images.

Purpose: To compare the effect of primary spherical aberration and vertical coma on depth of focus measured with 2 methods.

Setting: Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.

Design: Evaluation of technology.