Fasciclin 2 (Drosophila NCAM) is a homophilic Cell Adhesion Molecule expressed at moderate levels in the proliferating epithelial cells of imaginal discs, where it engages EGFR quick sling heater mount in a cell autonomous auto-stimulatory loop that promotes growth along larval development.In addition, Fasciclin 2 is expressed at high levels in the
What if becoming information literate were an adventure? This question was posed in a keynote for the Creating Knowledge Conference 2021.It was answered in a thought piece by examining adventure-based ways to prepare students to be information literate adults through the principles and mechanisms that people find arousing and pleasurable and that a
The prevalence of insurance fraud in the auto industry poses significant financial challenges and undermines customer trust.Despite the application of machine learning methods to reduce these losses, current literature lacks effective tuned algorithms for detecting fraud in insurance claims.To address this gap, this study proposes an ensemble-based
In 2022, just before the COVID-19 pandemic ended, many countries noticed a viral monkeypox outbreak.Monkeypox virus, a zoonotic pathogen, causes a febrile illness in humans and resembles smallpox.Prevention strategies encompass vaccination, strict infection control measures, and avoiding contact with infected persons.As monkeypox and related poxvir
Traits of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are phenotypically flexible and seem to reflect the ecological features of animals.The Daurian ground squirrel (Spermophilus dauricus) is a typical fat-storing, hibernating animal.However, information on seasonal GI plasticity in this species is limited.The aim of the present study was to characterize the m