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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Naoki Hiratani, Peter E. Latham
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between neural circuit structure and learning efficiency by analyzing the olfactory system. The results suggest that optimal neural architecture is influenced by the species' longevity and the genetic specification of the olfactory circuit.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
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Genetics & Heredity
Deivid Almeida de Jesus, Darlisson Mesquista Batista, Elton Figueira Monteiro, Shayla Salzman, Lucas Miguel Carvalho, Kaue Santana, Thiago Andre
Summary: Regulation of flowering plays a crucial role in the evolution of angiosperms, involving the activation of different genes and complex signaling networks. The study reveals that genetic mutations in the FT/TFL1 gene family contribute to the adaptive diversification of flowering phenology and developmental processes, while stabilizing mutations in key regions and the P-loop maintain overall protein stability.
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Benjamin Dubreuil, Emmanuel D. Levy
Summary: An understanding of the forces shaping protein conservation is crucial for utilizing evolutionary information effectively. By studying sequence conservation at residue and protein levels, it was found that both structured and disordered regions evolve independently due to different structural constraints, with protein abundance playing a key role in determining sequence conservation. Surprisingly, the conservation of disordered and structured regions increases proportionally with abundance, suggesting either structure-independent abundance-related constraints or a balance of multiple constraints acting on different regions.
FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES
(2021)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Tao Xu, Xiaoshan Lin, Yi Min Xie
Summary: A novel topology optimization method based on the bi-directional evolutionary structural optimization (BESO) method is proposed in this study to increase buckling resistance in structural design. The method uses only two discrete statuses for design variables to alleviate numerical issues associated with pseudo buckling modes. Multiple buckling constraints are aggregated into a differentiable one using the Kreisselmeier-Steinhauser aggregation function. The developed optimization algorithm with buckling constraints significantly improves structural stability with a slight increase in compliance, as shown in numerical results.
STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION
(2023)
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Ecology
Debora Goedert, Dale Clement, Ryan Calsbeek
Summary: Animal coloration is a complex trait influenced by various ecological selective pressures and related to developmental and physiological processes. In wood frogs, dorsal coloration shows continuous variation, unaffected by body size or condition but changing with age. Subtle sexual dichromatism may have a demographic rather than a role in sex recognition.
ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alex McAvoy, John Wakeley
Summary: This study presents a method for studying evolutionary dynamics in populations with complex and heterogeneous structures. By using easily interpretable demographic measures, the long-term outcomes of evolution can be analyzed. The method can be applied to various evolutionary update mechanisms and extends the structure-coefficient theorem to better understand the mutation-selection balance under different conditions. The study applies this method to examine the production and distribution of social goods in spatially heterogeneous populations, revealing that the outcome of selection depends on the nature of the social good, spatial topology, and mutation frequency.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Pawel B. Myszkowski, Maciej Laszczyk
Summary: The paper introduces a novel many-objective evolutionary method that aims to increase diversity and spread in the Pareto Front approximation. Experimental results show that guiding the evolution process towards less explored parts of a space can lead to increased diversity but may also increase convergence. The introduction of a novel selection operator is shown to circumvent the issue of existing diversity mechanisms in combinatorial spaces.
INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Amanda Glaser-Schmitt, Timothy J. S. Ramnarine, John Parsch
Summary: Allele frequencies can change rapidly in natural populations. Recent studies of Drosophila melanogaster have shown that this phenomenon is more common than previously thought and is often driven by balancing selection. Large-scale population genomic studies have provided general insights into rapid evolutionary change, while single-gene studies have uncovered the functional and mechanistic causes of rapid adaptation.
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Automation & Control Systems
Amir H. Gandomi, David A. Roke
Summary: In this article, an evolutionary framework for seismic response formulation of self-centering concentrically braced frame (SC-CBF) systems is proposed. Multiple SC-CBF systems were designed, and an evolutionary feature selection strategy and a hybrid multiobjective genetic programming and regression analysis were used to find the best model. The results show that the evolutionary procedure is highly effective for designing the SC-CBF system using a simple and accurate model for such a complex system.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mahan Ghafari, Louis du Plessis, Jayna Raghwani, Samir Bhatt, Bo Xu, Oliver G. Pybus, Aris Katzourakis
Summary: High-throughput sequencing allows rapid genome sequencing during outbreaks, providing insight into pathogen evolution dynamics. Evolutionary analyses over short timescales are challenging due to the time-dependent nature of evolutionary rate estimates. The study on SARS-CoV-2 and pH1N1 influenza found that inferred evolutionary parameters decline over time, with growth rates and emergence dates stable after 4 months. Terminal branches exhibit elevated substitution rates, correlated with purifying selection generating time dependency in evolutionary parameters.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Zhenzhen Hu, Wenyin Gong
Summary: This article proposes a differential evolution assisted by reinforcement learning (RL-CORCO) method for solving constrained optimization problems. By combining evolutionary algorithms with learning techniques, promising performance can be achieved. Experimental results show that RL-CORCO outperforms other methods on multiple benchmark problems.
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS
(2022)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Tong Wei, Hai Wang, Weiwei Tu, Yufeng Li
Summary: In this paper, we propose a robust model selection method for PU learning, which introduces two novel model evaluators that are free of the class prior and employs a variance reduction method to improve model selection quality. Additionally, a fast searching algorithm is proposed to identify the most promising model configuration efficiently.
SCIENCE CHINA-INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2022)
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Ecology
Kyle E. Coblentz, John P. DeLong
Summary: Evolutionary dynamics are constrained by various limitations, including demographic constraints that restrict evolutionary pathways and possibilities. These constraints can limit the strength of selection, rates of environmental change, and trait values that populations can express. Additionally, demographic and dynamic consequences of evolution can also define ecological boundaries that restrict the pathways populations can traverse. This has important implications for predicting evolutionary dynamics, interpreting past evolution, and understanding the role of stochasticity and ecological constraints on eco-evolutionary dynamics.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Matthew R. Zefferman
Summary: The occurrence of different organizational structures can be explained by the constraints on human groups' ability to foster cooperation. When punishment costs are high and monitoring costs are low, socially-optimal networks are distributed. On the other hand, when punishment costs are low, socially-optimal networks are hierarchical. These results may explain the historical trend of increasingly large and hierarchical groups and suggest that new technologies have made large-scale distributed organizations possible.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vidyasagar Koduri, Leslie Duplaquet, Benjamin L. Lampson, Adam C. Wang, Amin H. Sabet, Mette Ishoey, Joshiawa Paulk, Mingxing Teng, Isaac S. Harris, Jennifer E. Endress, Xiaoxi Liu, Ethan Dasilva, Joao A. Paulo, Kimberly J. Briggs, John G. Doench, Christopher J. Ott, Tinghu Zhang, Katherine A. Donovan, Eric S. Fischer, Steven P. Gygi, Nathanael S. Gray, James Bradner, Jeffrey A. Medin, Sara J. Buhrlage, Matthew G. Oser, William G. Kaelin
Summary: Some undruggable proteins can be targeted by compounds that degrade them. Current assays for identifying degraders have limitations, but a new gain of signal assay has been developed to facilitate the discovery of drugs that degrade undruggable proteins directly or indirectly.
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Biology
Sanzo Miyazawa
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2017)
Meeting Abstract
Biophysics
Sanzo Miyazawa, Akira R. Kinjo
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2009)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Sanzo Miyazawa
BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2013)
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Chemistry, Physical
Akira R. Kinjo, Sanzo Miyazawa
CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
(2008)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Sanzo Miyazawa, Akira R. Kinjo
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sanzo Miyazawa
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sanzo Miyazawa
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sanzo Miyazawa
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Biochemical Research Methods
Sanzo Miyazawa
Summary: The study focuses on the inverse Potts problem of inferring a Boltzmann distribution for protein sequences. Regularization and learning methods are explored, specifically how to tune regularization parameters for accurate inference of interactions. The study shows that L-2 regularization for fields and group L-1 for couplings are effective for sparse couplings. The Adam method is modified to adapt to sparse couplings and a soft-thresholding function is used for group L-1. Recovering pairwise correlations in the resolution of total energy is found to be more challenging for natural proteins than for protein-like sequences.
IEEE-ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Biophysics
Sanzo Miyazawa
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2017)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Javier Vilcaez, Sanzo Miyazawa, Koichi Suto, Chihiro Inoue
JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
(2007)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
S Miyazawa, RL Jernigan
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2005)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
S Miyazawa, RL Jernigan
PROTEIN ENGINEERING
(2000)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
S Miyazawa, RL Jernigan
PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND GENETICS
(2003)
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Biology
Iain Hunter, Raz Leib
Summary: Natural movement is related to health, but it is difficult to measure. Existing methods cannot capture the full range of natural movement. Comparing movement across different species helps identify common biomechanical and computational principles. Developing a system to quantify movement in freely moving animals in natural environments and relating it to life quality is crucial. This study proposes a theoretical framework based on movement ability and validates it in Drosophila.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Biology
Andy Gardner
Summary: Fisher's geometric model is a useful tool for predicting key properties of Darwinian adaptation, and here it is applied to predict differences between the evolution of altruistic versus nonsocial phenotypes. The results suggest that the effect size maximizing probability of fixation is smaller in the context of altruism and larger in the context of nonsocial phenotypes, leading to lower overall probability of fixation for altruism and higher overall probability of fixation for nonsocial phenotypes.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
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Biology
Thomas F. Pak, Joe Pitt-Francis, Ruth E. Baker
Summary: Cell competition is a process where cells interact in multicellular organisms to determine a winner or loser status, with loser cells being eliminated through programmed cell death. The winner cells then populate the tissue. The outcome of cell competition is context-dependent, as the same cell type can win or lose depending on the competing cell type. This paper proposes a mathematical framework to study the emergence of winner or loser status, highlighting the role of active cell death and identifying the factors that drive cell competition in a cell-based modeling context.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
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Biology
Haruto Tomizuka, Yuuya Tachiki
Summary: Batesian mimicry is a strategy in which palatable prey species resemble unpalatable prey species to avoid predation. The evolution of this mimicry plays a crucial role in protecting the unpalatable species from extinction.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
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Biology
Jason W. Olejarz, Martin A. Nowak
Summary: Gene drive technology shows potential for population control, but its release may have unpredictable consequences. The study suggests that the failure of suppression is a natural outcome, and there are complex dynamics among wild populations.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Biology
Hamid Ravaee, Mohammad Hossein Manshaei, Mehran Safayani, Javad Salimi Sartakhti
Summary: Gene expression analysis is valuable for cancer classification and phenotype identification. IP3G, based on Generative Adversarial Networks, enhances gene expression data and discovers phenotypes in an unsupervised manner. By converting gene expression profiles into images and utilizing IP3G, new phenotype profiles can be generated, improving classification accuracy.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
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Biology
Beatrix Rahnsch, Leila Taghizadeh
Summary: This study forecasts the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany using a network-based inference method and compares it with other approaches. The results show that the network-inference based approach outperforms other methods in short-to mid-term predictions, even with limited information about the new disease. Furthermore, predictions based on the estimation of the reproduction number in Germany can yield more reliable results with increasing data availability, but still cannot surpass the network-inference based algorithm.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
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Biology
Rongsheng Huang, Qiaojun Situ, Jinzhi Lei
Summary: Maintaining tissue homeostasis requires appropriate regulation of stem cell differentiation. Random inheritance of epigenetic states plays a pivotal role in stem cell differentiation. This computational model provides valuable insights into the intricate mechanism governing stem cell differentiation and cell reprogramming, offering a promising path for enhancing the field of regenerative medicine.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
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Biology
Patrick Vincent N. Lubenia, Eduardo R. Mendoza, Angelyn R. Lao
Summary: This study compares insulin signaling in healthy and type 2 diabetes states using reaction network analysis. The results show similarities and differences between the two conditions, providing insights into the mechanisms of insulin resistance, including the involvement of other complexes, less restrictive interplay between species, and loss of concentration robustness in GLUT4.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
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Biology
Nuverah Mohsin, Heiko Enderling, Renee Brady-Nicholls, Mohammad U. Zahid
Summary: Mathematical modeling is crucial in understanding radiobiology and designing treatment approaches in radiotherapy for cancer. This study compares three tumor volume dynamics models and analyzes the implications of model selection. A new metric, the point of maximum reduction of tumor volume (MRV), is introduced to quantify the impact of radiotherapy. The results emphasize the importance of caution in selecting models of response to radiotherapy due to the artifacts imposed by each model.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
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Biology
Armindo Salvador
Summary: Michael Savageau's Biochemical Systems Analysis papers have had a significant impact on Systems Biology, generating core concepts and tools. This article provides a brief summary of these papers and discusses the most relevant developments in Biochemical Systems Theory since their publication.
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY
(2024)