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A Novel Pinkish-White Flower Color Variant Is Caused by a New Allele of Flower Color Gene W1 in Wild Soybean (Glycine soja)
The enzyme flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase (F3'5'H) plays an important role in producing anthocyanin pigments in soybean. Loss of function of the W1 locus encoding F3'5'H always produces white flowers. However, few color variations have been reported in wild soybean. In the present study, we isolated a new color variant of wild soybean accession (IT261811) with pinkish-white flowers. We found that the flower's pinkish-white color is caused by w1-s3, a single recessive allele of W1. The SNP detected in the mutant caused amino acid substitution (A(304)S) in a highly conserved SRS4 domain of F3'5'H proteins. On the basis of the results of the protein variation effect analyzer (PROVEAN) tool, we suggest that this mutation may lead to hypofunctional F3'5'H activity rather than non-functional activity, which thereby results in its pinkish-white color
DeepHealthNet: Adolescent Obesity Prediction System Based on a Deep Learning Framework
Childhood and adolescent obesity rates are a global concern because obesity
is associated with chronic diseases and long-term health risks. Artificial
intelligence technology has emerged as a promising solution to accurately
predict obesity rates and provide personalized feedback to adolescents. This
study emphasizes the importance of early identification and prevention of
obesity-related health issues. Factors such as height, weight, waist
circumference, calorie intake, physical activity levels, and other relevant
health information need to be considered for developing robust algorithms for
obesity rate prediction and delivering personalized feedback. Hence, by
collecting health datasets from 321 adolescents, we proposed an adolescent
obesity prediction system that provides personalized predictions and assists
individuals in making informed health decisions. Our proposed deep learning
framework, DeepHealthNet, effectively trains the model using data augmentation
techniques, even when daily health data are limited, resulting in improved
prediction accuracy (acc: 0.8842). Additionally, the study revealed variations
in the prediction of the obesity rate between boys (acc: 0.9320) and girls
(acc: 0.9163), allowing the identification of disparities and the determination
of the optimal time to provide feedback. The proposed system shows significant
potential in effectively addressing childhood and adolescent obesity
Reliability and validity of a Korean version of the children’s eating behavior questionnaire in anorexia context
BackgroundAlthough childhood anorexia is a common clinical disorder, there is no established tool for evaluating it. The Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) is a parent-reported measure designed to assess the eating behavior of children. We aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the CEBQ (K-CEBQ) for children with anorexia.MethodsParents of children with anorexia aged between 2 and 9 years participated in a survey conducted twice at 1-month intervals. The general characteristics and K-CEBQ scores of the children were recorded. To assess the reliability of the K-CEBQ, the internal consistency and test–retest methods were used. Furthermore, correlation analysis was performed for each item and factor, and the discriminant validity was determined through comparison with the normal group. Optimal cut-off scores, which are based on the maximum area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curve, were calculated in two categories.ResultsA total of 336 participants responded to the first survey, and the responses from 171 participants from the second survey were included in the analysis. The K-CEBQ showed relatively high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.738), and the retest demonstrated sufficient temporal stability. The relationship between each item of the K-CEBQ and the factor to which the item belongs showed a high correlation. There were significant differences between the anorexia and normal groups in two categories of the K-CEBQ: ‘food approach’ (p = 0.0063) and ‘food avoidant’ (p < 0.0001). The optimal cut-off values for the ‘food approach’ and ‘food avoidant’ category scores were 39.50 and 58.50 points, respectively.ConclusionThis study demonstrated that the K-CEBQ may be a reliable and valid tool for assessing the eating behavior of children with anorexia
Reconfigurable Filter Design
This chapter discusses recent development of reconfigurable filters. The technical terminology reconfigurable means that a circuit is designed in a way to have various electrical characteristics comparing with one which has a static feature. For the filter design, the various electrical characteristics can be considered as the filter can tune its operating frequency, bandwidth, and/or have multiple operational modes, that is, bandstop or bandpass modes. Also, recently, the filters that can exhibit an improved impedance matching performance over its stopband have been reported. It provides more options for the filter designers to realize the reconfigurable filters having reflective and/or absorptive frequency response types to satisfy a prior given requirement. In this chapter, recently devised filter designs will be covered and essential frequency tuning elements to realize the reconfigurable characteristic will be introduced as well
Effects of education on low-phosphate diet and phosphate binder intake to control serum phosphate among maintenance hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial.
Background:For phosphate control, patient education is essential due to the limited clearance of phosphate by dialysis. However, well-designed randomized controlled trials about dietary and phosphate binder education have been scarce. Methods:We enrolled maintenance hemodialysis patients and randomized them into an education group (n = 48) or a control group (n = 22). We assessed the patients' drug compliance and their knowledge about the phosphate binder using a questionnaire. Results:The primary goal was to increase the number of patients who reached a calcium-phosphorus product of lower than 55. In the education group, 36 (75.0%) patients achieved the primary goal, as compared with 16 (72.7%) in the control group (P = 0.430). The education increased the proportion of patients who properly took the phosphate binder (22.9% vs. 3.5%, P = 0.087), but not to statistical significance. Education did not affect the amount of dietary phosphate intake per body weight (education vs. control: -1.18 ± 3.54 vs. -0.88 ± 2.04 mg/kg, P = 0.851). However, the dietary phosphate-to-protein ratio tended to be lower in the education group (-0.64 ± 2.04 vs. 0.65 ± 3.55, P = 0.193). The education on phosphate restriction affected neither the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment score (0.17 ± 4.58 vs. -0.86 ± 3.86, P = 0.363) nor the level of dietary protein intake (-0.03 ± 0.33 vs. -0.09 ± 0.18, P = 0.569). Conclusion:Education did not affect the calcium-phosphate product. Education on the proper timing of phosphate binder intake and the dietary phosphate-to-protein ratio showed marginal efficacy
Effect of Total Leaf Numbers on the Growth and Fruit Quality in Muskmelon Plants Showing Leaf Yellowing Symptoms
This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of total leaf
numbers on the growth, net formation of fruits, and occurrence of
leaf yellowing symptoms (LYS) in muskmelon plants. The growth
and development of LYS on muskmelon plants having 25, 30, and
35 fully expanded leaves on the vine were compared to those of the
control plant having 20 leaves. Plant height, leaf area, root fresh
weight, and root dry weight increased as the number of leaves
increased. Plants with 35 leaves showed the greatest plant growth.
Net photosynthetic rate was positively related to increasing leaf
numbers with plants having over 25 leaves showing the greatest
photosynthetic rates. On the other hand, there were no significant
differences in chlorophyll content and root activity among treatments
with different leaf numbers. The ratio of LYS infection was also
greater in plants having 25-30 leaves, than in those having leaf
numbers. Plants with different leaf numbers and LYS infection
showed a variation in fruit quality, although LYS did not
significantly affect fruit quality except net index. The plants having
20 leaves that showed LYS developed fruits that had significantly
smaller flesh (mesocarp) thickness than, the plants having greater numbers of leaves. The higher sugar contents of fruits were found
in the plants having 35 leaves whether they showed LYS (12.1°Bx)
or not (12.5°Bx). Therefore, leaving more than 25 healthy leaves per
plant was recommended for minimizing damage from LYS.OAIID:oai:osos.snu.ac.kr:snu2015-01/104/0000027607/11ADJUST_YN:NEMP_ID:A075898DEPT_CD:517CITE_RATE:0FILENAME:(이희주)effect_of_total_leaf_numbers_on_the_growth_and_fruit_quality_in_muskmelon_plants_showing_leaf_yell··.pdfDEPT_NM:식물생산과학부CONFIRM:
Low-frequency noise in junctionless multigate transistors
Low-frequency noise in n-type junctionless multigate transistors was investigated. It can be well understood with the carrier number fluctuations whereas the conduction is mainly limited by the bulk expecting Hooge mobility fluctuations. The trapping/release of charge carriers is related not only to the oxide-semiconductor interface but also to the depleted channel. The volume trap density is in the range of 6-30 x 10(16) cm(-3) eV(-1), which is similar to Si-SiO2 bulk transistors and remarkably lower than in high-k transistors. These results show that the noise in nanowire devices might be affected by additional trapping centers. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. (doi:10.1063/1.3569724
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