Swarm v2: highly-scalable and high-resolution amplicon clustering

Previously we presented Swarm v1, a novel and open source amplicon clustering program that produced fine-scale molecular operational taxonomic units (OTUs), free of arbitrary global clustering thresholds and input-order dependency.Swarm v1 worked with an initial phase that used Wallet iterative single-linkage with a local clustering threshold (d),

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Three-Dimensional Point Cloud Displacement Analysis for Tunnel Deformation Detection Using Mobile Laser Scanning

Shield tunnels are increasingly monitored using 3D laser scanning technology to generate high-resolution point cloud data, which serve as a critical foundation for precise deformation analysis.This study introduces an advanced methodology for analyzing tunnel cross-section displacements, leveraging point cloud data captured by the Self-Mobile Intel

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Symbiotic bacteria Sodalis glossinidius, Spiroplasma sp and Wolbachia do not favour Trypanosoma grayi coexistence in wild population of tsetse flies collected in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Abstract Background Tsetse flies, the biological vectors of African trypanosomes, have established symbiotic associations with different bacteria.Their vector competence is suggested to be affected by bacterial endosymbionts.The current study provided the prevalence of three tsetse symbiotic bacteria and trypanosomes in Glossina species from Burkin

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Disposition of emergency department patients presenting with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema

Abstract Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) are the most common cause of drug-induced angioedema in the United States.Our primary objective was to provide descriptive evidence regarding emergency department (ED) disposition of ACEI-induced angioedema patients.Our secondary objective was to evaluate unique patterns Highlighte

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Numerical Investigation of Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Rim-Driven Thruster Coupled with an Underwater Vehicle

In this paper, the hydrodynamic characteristics of a rim-driven thruster (RDT) behind Highlighters the hull of an underwater vehicle are investigated.The studied underwater vehicle is the benchmark DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) suboff model, with and without full appendages.In order to verify and validate the numerical model, a

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