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- Singh, Vijay Kumar, et al.
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Novel Genetic Algorithm (GA) based hybrid machine learning-pedotransfer Function (ML-PTF) for prediction of spatial pattern of saturated hydraulic conductivity
- 2022
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Ingår i: Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1994-2060 .- 1997-003X. ; 16:1, s. 1082-1099
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) is an important soil characteristic that controls water moves through the soil. On the other hand, its measurement is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive; hence Pedotransfer Functions (PTFs) are commonly used for its estimation. Despite significant development over the years, the PTFs showed poor performance in predicting Ks. Using Genetic Algorithm (GA), two hybrid Machine Learning based PTFs (ML-PTF), i.e. a combination of GA with Multilayer Perceptron (MLP-GA) and Support Vector Machine (SVM-GA), were proposed in this study. We compared the performances of four machine learning algorithms for different sets of predictors. The predictor combination containing sand, clay, Field Capacity, and Wilting Point showed the highest accuracy for all the ML-PTFs. Among the ML-PTFs, the SVM-GA algorithm outperformed the rest of the PTFs. It was noticed that the SVM-GA PTF demonstrated higher efficiency than the MLP-GA algorithm. The reference model for hydraulic conductivity prediction was selected as the SVM-GA PTF paired with the K-5 predictor variables. The proposed PTFs were compared with 160 models from past literature. It was found that the algorithms advocated were an improvement over these PTFs. The current model would help in efficient spatio-temporal measurement of hydraulic conductivity using pre-available databases.
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- Mohanty, Swabhiman, et al.
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In vivo intrinsic atomic interaction infer molecular eco-toxicity of industrial TiO(2 )nanoparticles via oxidative stress channelized steatosis and apoptosis in Paramecium caudatum
- 2022
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Ingår i: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. - : Elsevier. - 0147-6513 .- 1090-2414. ; 241
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The ecotoxicological effect of after-usage released TiO2 nanoparticles in aquatic resources has been a major concern owing to their production and utilization in different applications. Addressing the issue, this study investigates the detailed in vivo molecular toxicity of TiO2 nanoparticles with Paramecium caudatum. TiO2 nano particles were synthesized at a lab scale using high energy ball milling technique; characterized for their physicochemical properties and investigated for their ecotoxicological impact on oxidative stress, steatosis, and apoptosis of cells through different biochemical analysis, flow cytometry, and fluorescent microscopy. TiO2 nanoparticles; TiO2 (N15); of size 36 +/- 12 nm were synthesized with a zeta potential of 20.2 +/- 8.8 mV and bandgap of 4.6 +/- 0.3 eV and exhibited a blue shift in UV-spectrum. Compared to the Bulk TiO2, the TiO2 (N15) exhibited higher cytotoxicity with a 24 h LC50 of 202.4 mu g/ml with P. Caudatum. The mechanism was elucidated as the size and charge-dependent internalization of nanoparticles leading to abnormal physiological metabolism in oxidative stress, steatosis, and apoptosis because of their influential effect on the activity of metabolic proteins like SOD, GSH, MDA, and catalase. The study emphasized the controlled usage TiO2 nanoparticles in daily activity with a concern for ecological and biomedical aspects.
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- Flannick, Jason, et al.
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Data Descriptor : Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls
- 2017
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Ingår i: Scientific Data. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2052-4463. ; 4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To investigate the genetic basis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) to high resolution, the GoT2D and T2D-GENES consortia catalogued variation from whole-genome sequencing of 2,657 European individuals and exome sequencing of 12,940 individuals of multiple ancestries. Over 27M SNPs, indels, and structural variants were identified, including 99% of low-frequency (minor allele frequency [MAF] 0.1-5%) non-coding variants in the whole-genome sequenced individuals and 99.7% of low-frequency coding variants in the whole-exome sequenced individuals. Each variant was tested for association with T2D in the sequenced individuals, and, to increase power, most were tested in larger numbers of individuals (> 80% of low-frequency coding variants in similar to ~82 K Europeans via the exome chip, and similar to ~90% of low-frequency non-coding variants in similar to ~44 K Europeans via genotype imputation). The variants, genotypes, and association statistics from these analyses provide the largest reference to date of human genetic information relevant to T2D, for use in activities such as T2D-focused genotype imputation, functional characterization of variants or genes, and other novel analyses to detect associations between sequence variation and T2D.
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- Fuchsberger, Christian, et al.
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The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes
- 2016
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Ingår i: Nature. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0028-0836 .- 1476-4687. ; 536:7614, s. 41-47
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The genetic architecture of common traits, including the number, frequency, and effect sizes of inherited variants that contribute to individual risk, has been long debated. Genome-wide association studies have identified scores of common variants associated with type 2 diabetes, but in aggregate, these explain only a fraction of the heritability of this disease. Here, to test the hypothesis that lower-frequency variants explain much of the remainder, the GoT2D and T2D-GENES consortia performed whole-genome sequencing in 2,657 European individuals with and without diabetes, and exome sequencing in 12,940 individuals from five ancestry groups. To increase statistical power, we expanded the sample size via genotyping and imputation in a further 111,548 subjects. Variants associated with type 2 diabetes after sequencing were overwhelmingly common and most fell within regions previously identified by genome-wide association studies. Comprehensive enumeration of sequence variation is necessary to identify functional alleles that provide important clues to disease pathophysiology, but large-scale sequencing does not support the idea that lower-frequency variants have a major role in predisposition to type 2 diabetes.
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- Kar, Ashish Kumar, et al.
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Unveiling and understanding the remarkable enhancement in the catalytic activity by the defect creation in UIO-66 during the catalytic transfer hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin with isopropanol
- 2023
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Ingår i: Applied Catalysis B. - : Elsevier. - 0926-3373 .- 1873-3883. ; 325
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The catalytic transfer hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin is generally achieved using noble metal-based catalysts. Herein, we report a mechanistic investigation of the catalytic transfer hydrodeoxygenation (CTHDO) of vanillin over a defect-induced UIO-66 MOF. The remarkable enhancement in the CTHDO of vanillin was due to the unique structural features of the defect-induced UIO-66 MOF. The defect creation was confirmed using PXRD, N2 -sorption, FT-IR, XPS, HRTEM, dissolution 1H NMR, and quantified by TGA. The linker deficiency created Lewis acid and dynamic Bronsted acid and was confirmed by the NH3-TPD and CD3CN drift FT-IR. The periodic density functional theory calculations were conducted to elucidate the reaction pathway and mechanism. Density function theory, poisoning studies, control reactions, and quantified defect sites elucidate the active sites of the UIO-66def involved in the CTHDO of vanillin with isopropanol. The catalyst was efficiently recycled and retained its activity and structural features after multiple recycles.
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- Kumar, Ravinder, et al.
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A Surface Modification Approach to Overcome Wetting Behavior of Gallium-Based Liquid Metal Droplets
- 2022
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Ingår i: IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology. - 1941-0085 .- 1536-125X. ; 21, s. 158-162
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Gallium based eutectic alloys are one of the promising substitutes for mercury. These alloys are nontoxic and environment friendly and have similar or equivalent properties as that of mercury. These alloys exhibit good electrical and thermal properties. However, these alloys form oxides when in contact with oxygen atoms. Due to this, the material surface tension changes, which renders them unsuitable for those applications where the mobility of the fluid is a valuable factor, such as in thermometers and blood pressure monitoring devices. There are few methods reported to remove the oxide layer from the surface of the gallium-based alloys, like acid and base treatment prior to use, but all these methods are not durable and long-lasting. Here in this work, we report gallium oxide coating as a simple approach to convert mercury manometer glass tube, which has glass as a substrate to a nonwetting surface against surface-oxidized gallium-based liquid metal alloys. These alloys form an oxidized layer in ambient air (O-2 >1 ppm) and show stickiness to almost all surfaces that impact the residue-free movement of the liquid metal droplets. Herein, the physical vapor deposition technique was used for gallium oxide coating on substrates such as silicon wafer and glass slide. Moreover, various characterizations were carried out to support our outcomes. This method does not require any micro/nano machining or specific nanoscale surface topology. The contact angle was measured with or without coated gallium oxide film on the glass substrate, and the static contact angle (c.a.) 137.69 degrees and with bared glass 94.30 degrees.
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- Manning, Alisa, et al.
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A Low-Frequency Inactivating AKT2 Variant Enriched in the Finnish Population Is Associated With Fasting Insulin Levels and Type 2 Diabetes Risk
- 2017
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Ingår i: Diabetes. - : AMER DIABETES ASSOC. - 0012-1797 .- 1939-327X. ; 66:7, s. 2019-2032
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To identify novel coding association signals and facilitate characterization of mechanisms influencing glycemic traits and type 2 diabetes risk, we analyzed 109,215 variants derived from exome array genotyping together with an additional 390,225 variants from exome sequence in up to 39,339 normoglycemic individuals from five ancestry groups. We identified a novel association between the coding variant (p.Pro50Thr) in AKT2 and fasting plasma insulin (FI), a gene in which rare fully penetrant mutations are causal for monogenic glycemic disorders. The low-frequency allele is associated with a 12% increase in FI levels. This variant is present at 1.1% frequency in Finns but virtually absent in individuals from other ancestries. Carriers of the FI-increasing allele had increased 2-h insulin values, decreased insulin sensitivity, and increased risk of type 2 diabetes (odds ratio 1.05). In cellular studies, the AKT2-Thr50 protein exhibited a partial loss of function. We extend the allelic spectrum for coding variants in AKT2 associated with disorders of glucose homeostasis and demonstrate bidirectional effects of variants within the pleckstrin homology domain of AKT2.
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- Pandey, Rampal, et al.
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Strong luminescence behavior of mono- and dimeric imidazoquinazolines: Swift OLED degradation under electrical current
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of Luminescence. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. - 0022-2313 .- 1872-7883. ; 181, s. 252-260
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Design and synthesis of novel mono-and dimeric quinazoline derivatives (+)-6-methyl-6-pyridin-2-yl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline (1) and (+)-6-[(6-methyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo-[4,5]imidazo [1,2-c] quinazolin-6-yl)-pyridin-2-yl]-6-methyl-5,6-dihydro-benzo-[4,5]imidazo-[1,2-c] quinazoline (2) have been described. Both 1 and 2 have been characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR, H-1 and C-13 NMR, HRMS spectroscopic studies and their structures authenticated by X-ray single crystal analyses. Photophysical properties of these compounds have been studied by UV/VIS absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy and transient photoluminescence analysis in solution, powder, and non-doped (neat) and doped vacuum-deposited films. A broad emission spectrum spanning most of the visible range and good thermal stability indicated promising application of 1 and 2 as OLED emitters. Unfortunately, under current flow we observed rapid device degradation, presumably to be related to free -NH moiety in these compounds. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Fahlander, Per, et al.
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Containment Strategy Formalism in a Probabilistic Threat Modelling Framework
- 2022
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 8th international conference on information systems security and privacy (ICISSP). - : Scitepress. ; , s. 108-120
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Foreseeing, mitigating and preventing cyber-attacks is more important than ever before. Advances in the field of probabilistic threat modelling can help organisations understand their own resilience profile against cyber-attacks. Previous research has proposed MAL, a meta language for capturing the attack logic of a considered domain and running attack simulations in a model that depicts the defended IT-infrastructure. While this modality is already somewhat established for proposing general threat mitigation actions, less is known about how to model containment strategies in the event that penetration already has occurred. The problem is a fundamental gap between predominant threat models in cyber-security research and containment in the incident response lifecycle. This paper presents a solution to the problem by summarizing a methodology for reasoning about containment strategies in MAL-based threat models.
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- Gong, Tong, et al.
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The genetic architecture of dog ownership : large-scale genome-wide association study in 97,552 European-ancestry individuals.
- 2024
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Ingår i: G3. - 2160-1836.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Dog ownership has been associated with several complex traits and there is evidence of genetic influence. We performed a genome-wide association study of dog ownership through meta-analysis of 31,566 Swedish twins in five discovery cohorts and additional 65,986 European-ancestry individuals in three replication cohorts from Sweden, Norway, and the UK. Association test with >7.4 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms were meta-analyzed using a fixed effect model after controlling for population structure and relatedness. We identified two suggestive loci using discovery cohorts, which did not reach genome-wide significance after meta-analysis with replication cohorts. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms-based heritability of dog ownership using linkage disequilibrium score regression was estimated at 0.123 (CI 0.038-0.207) using the discovery cohorts and 0.018 (CI -0.002, 0.039) when adding in replication cohorts. Negative genetic correlation with complex traits including type 2 diabetes, depression, neuroticism and asthma was only found using discovery summary data. Furthermore, we did not identify any genes/gene-sets reaching even suggestive level of significance. This genome-wide association study does not, by itself, provide clear evidence on common genetic variants that influence the dog ownership among European-ancestry individuals.
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