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Evolutionary Rates and Phylogeographical Analysis of Odontoglossum Ringspot Virus Based on the 166 Coat Protein Gene Sequences

  • He, Zhen;Dong, Tingting;Wu, Weiwen;Chen, Wen;Liu, Xian;Li, Liangjun
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.35 no.5
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    • pp.498-507
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    • 2019
  • Odontoglossum ringspot virus (ORSV) is a member of the genus Tobamovirus. It is one of the most prevalent viruses infecting orchids worldwide. Earlier studies reported the genetic variability of ORSV isolates from Korea and China. However, the evolutionary rate, timescale, and phylogeographical analyses of ORSV were unclear. Twenty-one coat protein (CP) gene sequences of ORSV were determined in this study, and used them together with 145 CP sequences obtained from GenBank to infer the genetic diversities, evolutionary rate, timescale and migration of ORSV populations. Evolutionary rate of ORSV populations was $1.25{\times}10^{-3}nucleotides/site/y$. The most recent common ancestors came from 30 year ago (95% confidence intervals, 26-40). Based on CP gene, ORSV migrated from mainland China and South Korea to Taiwan island, Germany, Australia, Singapore, and Indonesia, and it also circulated within east Asia. Our study is the first attempt to evaluate the evolutionary rates, timescales and migration dynamics of ORSV.

Molecular evolutionary analysis reveals Arctic-like rabies viruses evolved and dispersed independently in North and South Asia

  • Yu, Xin;Zhu, Hongwei;Bo, Yongheng;Li, Youzhi;Zhang, Jianlong;Jiang, Linlin;Chen, Guozhong;Zhang, Xingxiao;Wen, Yongjun
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.5.1-5.16
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    • 2021
  • Background: Arctic-like (AL) lineages of rabies viruses (RABVs) remains endemic in some Arctic and Asia countries. However, their evolutionary dynamics are largely unappreciated. Objectives: We attempted to estimate the evolutionary history, geographic origin and spread of the Arctic-related RABVs. Methods: Full length or partial sequences of the N and G genes were used to infer the evolutionary aspects of AL RABVs by Bayesian evolutionary analysis. Results: The most recent common ancestor (tMRCA) of the current Arctic and AL RABVs emerged in the 1830s and evolved independently after diversification. Population demographic analysis indicated that the viruses experienced gradual growth followed by a sudden decrease in its population size from the mid-1980s to approximately 2000. Genetic flow patterns among the regions reveal a high geographic correlation in AL RABVs transmission. Discrete phylogeography suggests that the geographic origin of the AL RABVs was in east Russia in approximately the 1830s. The ancestral AL RABV then diversified and immigrated to the countries in Northeast Asia, while the viruses in South Asia were dispersed to the neighboring regions from India. The N and G genes of RABVs in both clades sustained high levels of purifying selection, and the positive selection sites were mainly found on the C-terminus of the G gene. Conclusions: The current AL RABVs circulating in South and North Asia evolved and dispersed independently.

General evolutionary path for fundamental natural frequencies of structural vibration problems: towards optimum from below

  • Zhao, Chongbin;Steven, G.P.;Xie, Y.M.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.4 no.5
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    • pp.513-527
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    • 1996
  • In this paper, both an approximate expression and an exact expression for the contribution factor of an element to the natural frequency of the finite element discretized system of a structure in general and a membrane in particular have been derived from the energy conservation principle and the finite element formulation of structural eigenvalue problems. The approximate expression for the contribution factor of an element is used to predict and determine the elements to be removed in an iteration since it depends only on the quantities associated with the old system in the iteration. The exact expression for the contribution factor of an element makes it possible to check whether the element is correctly removed at the end of an iteration because it depends on both the old system and the new system in the iteration. Thus, the combined use of the approximate expression and the exact expression allows a considerable number of elements to be removed in a single iteration so that the efficiency of the evolutionary structural optimization method can be greatly improved for solving the natural frequency optimization problem of a structure. A square membrane with different boundary supports has been chosen to investigate the general evolutionary path for the fundamental natural frequency of the structure. The related results indicated that if the objective of a structural optimization is to raise the fundamental natural frequency of the structure to an optimal value, the general evolutionary path during its optimization is that the elements are gradually removed along the direction from the area surrounded by the contour of the highest value to that surrounded by the contour of the lowest value.

Concept Analysis of Nurses' Emotional Labor (간호사의 감정노동 개념분석)

  • Ahn, EunKyong
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Rural Health Nursing
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.5-15
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze the concept of nurses' emotional labor. Method: Rodgers's evolutionary concept analysis was used. Result: Nurses' emotional labor can be defined by two attributes: emotional distortion and self-regulation process. Antecedents of nurses' emotional labor include interactional, organizational and personal factors. The consequences of nurses' emotional labor are emotional dissonance and internalization of organizational display rules. Conclusion: Appropriate instrument to operationalize the concept need to be developed.

Analysis of Evolutionary Content in High School Biology Textbook (고등학교 생물 교과서에서의 진화내용분석)

  • Kim, Hak-Hyun;Chang, Nam-Kee
    • Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.470-483
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    • 2003
  • This study analyzed the evolutionary content in 13 textbooks developed from the first to the 6th high school biology curriculum, The content analysis of textbooks, which were delineated nine component, was performed on the 80 evolutionary categories, According to the result, the proportion of the total evolutionary content in textbook increased from the textbooks developed by the Ist curriculum to the textbooks developed by the 6th curriculum, but the proportion of 'main narrative' in total evolutionary content was gradually decreased. It also showed that biology curriculum and points of view of textbook writers influenced on the proportion of evolutionary contents. On the whole, the topics of analysed textbooks exhibit insufficient diversity, Any categories- 'group selection', 'gene selection', 'gaps in fossil record', 'co-evolution', 'punctuated equilibrium', 'mosaic evolution', 'place of labor in human evolution', 'human race differentiation', 'criticism of "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny", and 'human activities affecting evolution' - were not treated and others - 'theory of neutralism', 'theories of major episodes(excepting extinctions) found in the geologic time scale', 'sympatric speciation', 'clinal and area-effect speciation', 'polyploidy and evolution', 'gradualism' and 'evolution and origin of mammals' - were treated very lightly, the most emphasized topic was 'phylogeny in general' and 'formation of precells', 'miscellaneous' in the order of emphasis. 'Theory of natural selection' was lightly treated as just one of evolutionary theory though it should be emphasized as major theme of evolution. Also, the law of recapitulation, of which biologists doubt the validity, was discussed as an evidence of evolution in some textbooks. And the agents of genetic equilibrium disruption like genetic drift and migration were treated as of little importance. On the basis of above result, it was suggested that the textbook writers introduced the more meaningful evolutionary topics focused the theory of natural selection in explanation of evolution and evolution theory.

Sloshing Reduction Optimization of Storage Tank Using Evolutionary Method (진화적 기법을 이용한 유체저장탱크의 슬로싱 저감 최적화)

  • 김현수;이영신;김승중;김영완
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.410-415
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    • 2004
  • The oscillation of the fluid caused by external forces is call ed sloshing, which occurs in moving vehicles with contained liquid masses, such as trucks, railroad cars, aircraft, and liquid rocket. This sloshing effect could be a severe problem in vehicle stability and control. In this study, the optimization design technique for reduction of the sloshing using evolutionary method is suggested. Two evolutionary methods are employed, respectively the artificial neural network(ANN) and genetic algorithm. An artificial neural network is used for the analysis of sloshing and genetic algorithm is adopted as optimization algorithm. As a result of optimization design, the optimized size and location of the baffle is presented

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Design of Nearest Prototype Classifier by using Differential Evolutionary Algorithm (차분진화 알고리즘을 이용한 Nearest Prototype Classifier 설계)

  • Roh, Seok-Beom;Ahn, Tae-Chon
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.487-492
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, we proposed a new design methodology to improve the classification performance of the Nearest Prototype Classifier which is one of the simplest classification algorithm. To optimize the position vectors of the prototypes in the nearest prototype classifier, we use the differential evolutionary algorithm. The optimized position vectors of the prototypes result in the improvement of the classification performance. The new method to determine the class labels of the prototypes, which are defined by the differential evolutionary algorithm, is proposed. In addition, the experimental application covers a comparative analysis including several previously commonly encountered methods.

Schema Analysis on Co-Evolutionary Algorithm (공진화에 있어서 스키마 해석)

  • Byung, Jun-Hyo;Sim, Kwee-Bo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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    • 1998.03a
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    • pp.77-80
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    • 1998
  • The theoretical foundations of simple genetic algorithm(SGA) are the Schema Theorem and the Building Block Hypothesis. Although SGA does well in many applications as an optimization method, still it does not guarantee the convergence of a global optimum in GA-hard problems and deceptive problems. Therefore as an alternative scheme, there is a growing interest in a co-evolutionary system, where two populations constantly interact and cooperate each other. In this paper we show why the co-evolutionary algorithm works better than SGA in terms of an extended schema theorem. Also the experimental results show a co-evolutionary algorithm works well in optimization problems.

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A comparison of three multi-objective evolutionary algorithms for optimal building design

  • Hong, Taehoon;Lee, Myeonghwi;Kim, Jimin;Koo, Choongwan;Jeong, Jaemin
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.656-657
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    • 2015
  • Recently, Multi-Objective Optimization of design elements is an important issue in building design. Design variables that considering the specificities of the different environments should use the appropriate algorithm on optimization process. The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the optimal solution using three evolutionary algorithms and energy modeling simulation. This paper consists of three steps: i)Developing three evolutionary algorithm model for optimization of design elements ; ii) Conducting Multi-Objective Optimization based on the developed model ; iii) Conducting comparative analysis of the optimal solution from each of the algorithms. Including Non-dominated Sorted Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II), Multi-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization (MOPSO) and Random Search were used for optimization. Each algorithm showed similar range of result data. However, the execution speed of the optimization using the algorithm was shown a difference. NSGA-II showed the fastest execution speed. Moreover, the most optimal solution distribution is derived from NSGA-II.

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Selaginella subvaginata (Selaginellaceae), a new spikemoss from China

  • Zhang, Xian-Chun;Shalimov, Aleksandr Petrovich;Kang, Jong-Soo;Zhang, Meng-Hua
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.221-232
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    • 2020
  • Selaginella vaginata is a common montane species with broad distribution in China and the Himalaya region, and several species that are morphologically similar to S. vaginata are distributed in Asia. The taxonomic revision of S. vaginata and related species was performed by morphological comparison of leaves, strobili, and spores, and phylogenetic analysis. Based on these results, a new species, S. subvaginata, sp. nov., has been identified. Morphologically, S. subvaginata has intermediate form between S. vaginata and S. repanda, which differs mainly in its main stem being erect, dorsal leaves long-ciliolate on inner margin and outer margin denticulate or with 2-4 cilia at base (long-ciliolate on both inner and outer margins in S. vaginata, denticulate on both inner and outer margins in S. repanda), and acroscopic base of ventral leaves long ciliolate (sparsely long ciliolate in S. vaginata, short ciliolate to denticulate in S. repanda). Moreover, phylogenetic analysis using three chloroplast markers(rbcL, atpI, and psbA) revealed that S. subvaginata is a distinct species among the anisosporophyllous species clade in Selaginellaceae.