Copper Ion Mediates Yeast-to-Hypha Transition in .

Copper is an essential element that maintains yeast physiological function at low concentrations, but is toxic in excess. This study reported that Cu(II) significantly promoted the yeast-to-hypha transition of in dose-dependent manner. Strikingly, the intracellular Cu(II) accumulation was drastically reduced upon hyphae formation.

The Origin, Function, Distribution, Quantification, and Research Advances of Extracellular DNA.

In nature, DNA is ubiquitous, existing not only inside but also outside of the cells of organisms. Intracellular DNA (iDNA) plays an essential role in different stages of biological growth, and it is defined as the carrier of genetic information. In addition, extracellular DNA (eDNA) is not enclosed in living cells, accounting for a large proportion of total DNA in the environment.

Morphological Changes of Calcium Carbonate and Mechanical Properties of Samples during Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP).

Recently, microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has shown potent potential in the field of civil engineering. The calcium carbonate crystals produced by bacteria during the MICP process play a central role in sticking the soil. However, the morphological changes of calcium carbonate crystals in this process and the mechanical performance of soil in the corresponding stages have not been clearly explored.

Transformer for Image Harmonization and Beyond.

Image harmonization, aiming to make composite images look more realistic, is an important and challenging task. The composite, synthesized by combining foreground from one image with background from another image, inevitably suffers from the issue of inharmonious appearance caused by distinct imaging conditions, i.e.

Automatic plankton image classification combining multiple view features via multiple kernel learning.

Background: Plankton, including phytoplankton and zooplankton, are the main source of food for organisms in the ocean and form the base of marine food chain. As the fundamental components of marine ecosystems, plankton is very sensitive to environment changes, and the study of plankton abundance and distribution is crucial, in order to understand environment changes and protect marine ecosystems. This study was carried out to develop an extensive applicable plankton classification system with high accuracy for the increasing number of various imaging devices.

Underwater Inherent Optical Properties Estimation Using a Depth Aided Deep Neural Network.

Underwater inherent optical properties (IOPs) are the fundamental clues to many research fields such as marine optics, marine biology, and underwater vision. Currently, beam transmissometers and optical sensors are considered as the ideal IOPs measuring methods. But these methods are inflexible and expensive to be deployed.