Strategies for translating proteomics discoveries into drug discovery for dementia

Tauopathies,diseases characterized by neuropathological aggregates of tau including Alzheimer's disease and subtypes of fro ntotemporal dementia,make up the vast majority of dementia cases.Although there have been recent developments in tauopathy biomarkers and disease-modifying treatments,ongoing progress is required to ensure these are effective,economical,and accessible for the globally ageing population.As such,continued identification of new potential drug targets and biomarkers is critical."Big data"studies,such as proteomics,can generate information on thousands of possible new targets for dementia diagnostics and therapeutics,but currently remain underutilized due to the lack of a clear process by which targets are selected for future drug development.In this review,we discuss current tauopathy biomarkers and therapeutics,and highlight areas in need of improvement,particularly when addressing the needs of frail,comorbid and cognitively impaired populations.We highlight biomarkers which have been developed from proteomic data,and outline possible future directions in this field.We propose new criteria by which potential targets in proteomics studies can be objectively ranked as favorable for drug development,and demonstrate its application to our group's recent tau interactome dataset as an example.

Towards cultivar-oriented gene discovery for better crops

The continued expansion of the world population,increasingly inconsistent climate and shrinking agricultural resources present major challenges to crop breeding.Fortunately,the increasing ability to discover and manipulate genes creates new opportunities to develop more productive and resilient cultivars.Many genes have been described in papers as being beneficial for yield increase.However,few of them have been translated into increased yield on farms.In contrast,commercial breeders are facing gene decidophobia,i.e.,puzzled about which gene to choose for breeding among the many identified,a huge chasm between gene discovery and cultivar innovation.The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the shortfalls in current gene discovery research and to emphasise the need to align with cultivar innovation.The methodology dictates that genetic studies not only focus on gene discovery but also pay good attention to the genetic backgrounds,experimental validation in relevant environments,appropriate crop management,and data reusability.The close of the gaps should accelerate the application of molecular study in breeding and contribute to future global food security.

Identification of partial differential equations from noisy data with integrated knowledge discovery and embedding using evolutionary neural networks

Identification of underlying partial differential equations(PDEs)for complex systems remains a formidable challenge.In the present study,a robust PDE identification method is proposed,demonstrating the ability to extract accurate governing equations under noisy conditions without prior knowledge.Specifically,the proposed method combines gene expression programming,one type of evolutionary algorithm capable of generating unseen terms based solely on basic operators and functional terms,with symbolic regression neural networks.These networks are designed to represent explicit functional expressions and optimize them with data gradients.In particular,the specifically designed neural networks can be easily transformed to physical constraints for the training data,embedding the discovered PDEs to further optimize the metadata used for iterative PDE identification.The proposed method has been tested in four canonical PDE cases,validating its effectiveness without preliminary information and confirming its suitability for practical applications across various noise levels.

A Multi-Token Sector Antenna Neighbor Discovery Protocol for Directional Ad Hoc Networks

In this paper,we propose a Multi-token Sector Antenna Neighbor Discovery(M-SAND)protocol to enhance the efficiency of neighbor discovery in asynchronous directional ad hoc networks.The central concept of our work involves maintaining multiple tokens across the network.To prevent mutual interference among multi-token holders,we introduce the time and space non-interference theorems.Furthermore,we propose a master-slave strategy between tokens.When the master token holder(MTH)performs the neighbor discovery,it decides which 1-hop neighbor is the next MTH and which 2-hop neighbors can be the new slave token holders(STHs).Using this approach,the MTH and multiple STHs can simultaneously discover their neighbors without causing interference with each other.Building on this foundation,we provide a comprehensive procedure for the M-SAND protocol.We also conduct theoretical analyses on the maximum number of STHs and the lower bound of multi-token generation probability.Finally,simulation results demonstrate the time efficiency of the M-SAND protocol.When compared to the QSAND protocol,which uses only one token,the total neighbor discovery time is reduced by 28% when 6beams and 112 nodes are employed.

Rediscovering Don Swanson:The Past,Present and Future of Literature-based Discovery

Purpose： The late Don R. Swanson was well appreciated during his lifetime as Dean of the Graduate Library School at University of Chicago, as winner of the American Society for Information Science Award of Merit for 2000, and as author of many seminal articles. In this informal essay, I will give my personal perspective on Don＇s contributions to science, and outline some current and future directions in literature-based discovery that are rooted in concepts that he developed.Design/methodology/approach： Personal recollections and literature review. Findings： The Swanson A-B-C model of literature-based discovery has been successfully used by laboratory investigators analyzing their findings and hypotheses. It continues to be a fertile area of research in a wide range of application areas including text mining, drug repurposing, studies of scientific innovation, knowledge discovery in databases, and bioinformatics. Recently, additional modes of discovery that do not follow the A-B-C model have also been proposed and explored （e.g. so-called storytelling, gaps, analogies, link prediction, negative consensus, outliers, and revival of neglected or discarded research questions）. Research limitations： This paper reflects the opinions of the author and is not a comprehensive nor technically based review of literature-based discovery. Practical implications： The general scientific public is still not aware of the availability of tools for literature-based discovery. Our Arrowsmith project site maintains a suite of discovery tools that are free and open to the public （http：//arrowsmith.psych.uic.edu）, as does BITOLA which is maintained by Dmitar Hristovski （http：// http：//ibmi.mf.uni-lj.si/bitola）, and Epiphanet which is maintained by Trevor Cohen （http：//epiphanet.uth.tme.edu/）. Bringing user-friendly tools to the public should be a high priority, since even more than advancing basic research in informatics, it is vital that we ensure that scientists actually use discovery tools and that these are actually able to help them make experimental discoveries in the lab and in the clinic. Originality/value： This paper discusses problems and issues which were inherent in Don＇s thoughts during his life, including those which have not yet been fully taken up and studied systematically.

关于GE Discovery CT 750 HD设备故障分析与维修

GE Discovery CT 750 HD是临床诊断中先进的CT诊疗设备,在运行中,以高灵敏度宝石晶体探测器、能谱成像、动态变焦球管、ASIR重建引擎等技术体系为主,运用这些技术不仅提高了空间分辨力和密度分辨力,而且使扫描速度也相应提高,可以很好地满足临床诊断的需求。但是,在GE Discovery CT 750 HD运行期间,也经常会发生故障,这时就需要我们进行分析诊断,有针对性地进行处理,避免故障产生带来负面影响,影响临床诊疗工作。本文针对该方面,展开分析和阐述,以期为相关工程技术人员研究提供一定的参考。

GE公司Discovery 690 PET/CT设备常见故障的维修分析及维护保养

随着医疗设备的不断发展,PET/CT使用已经越来越广泛,特别是近5年的发展,该设备在世界上配置了近200台,其中亚洲配置近25台,在医学影像设备增长中相对较快。其中GE公司生产的型号为GE Discovery 690 PET/CT设备装机量也大幅增加,该设备除了保持原有传统CT及PET的优点外,还改善了单CT机成像不完善的问题,有效地提升了患者医学检查效率,大大节省了患者等待时间以及医护人员的工作时间。当前GE Discovery 690 PET/CT设备,有着采集图像快、图像质量高、分辨率较高、分析精确的特性,深受医疗机构的喜爱。但是,由于PET/CT装机量不断增加,随之而来的维修、维护及保养问题也日渐突出,需要继续解决。本文就型号为GE Discovery 690 PET/CT设备常见的故障进行分析,总结经验,提出建设性的意见及措施,为设备工程维修人员能够借鉴及相应的技术支持。

Process Mining Discovery Techniques for Software Architecture Lightweight Evaluation Framework

This research recognizes the limitation and challenges of adaptingand applying Process Mining as a powerful tool and technique in theHypothetical Software Architecture (SA) Evaluation Framework with thefeatures and factors of lightweightness. Process mining deals with the largescalecomplexity of security and performance analysis, which are the goalsof SA evaluation frameworks. As a result of these conjectures, all ProcessMining researches in the realm of SA are thoroughly reviewed, and ninechallenges for Process Mining Adaption are recognized. Process mining isembedded in the framework and to boost the quality of the SA model forfurther analysis, the framework nominates architectural discovery algorithmsFlower, Alpha, Integer Linear Programming (ILP), Heuristic, and Inductiveand compares them vs. twelve quality criteria. Finally, the framework’s testingon three case studies approves the feasibility of applying process mining toarchitectural evaluation. The extraction of the SA model is also done by thebest model discovery algorithm, which is selected by intensive benchmarkingin this research. This research presents case studies of SA in service-oriented,Pipe and Filter, and component-based styles, modeled and simulated byHierarchical Colored Petri Net techniques based on the cases’ documentation.Processminingwithin this framework dealswith the system’s log files obtainedfrom SA simulation. Applying process mining is challenging, especially for aSA evaluation framework, as it has not been done yet. The research recognizesthe problems of process mining adaption to a hypothetical lightweightSA evaluation framework and addresses these problems during the solutiondevelopment.

Metabolomics in drug discovery: Restoring antibiotic pipeline

Metabolomics has emerged as a valuable tool in drug discovery and development,providing new insights into the mechanisms of action and toxicity of potential therapeutic agents.Metabolomics focuses on the comprehensive analysis of primary as well as secondary metabolites,within biological systems.Metabolomics provides a comprehensive understanding of the metabolic changes that occur within microbial pathogens when exposed to therapeutic agents,thus allowing for the identification of unique metabolic targets that can be exploited for therapeutic intervention.This approach can also uncover key metabolic pathways essential for survival,which can serve as potential targets for novel antibiotics.By analyzing the metabolites produced by diverse microbial communities,metabolomics can guide the discovery of previously unexplored sources of antibiotics.This review explores some examples that enable medicinal chemists to optimize drug structure,enhancing efficacy and minimizing toxicity via metabolomic approaches.

Applications and prospects of cryo-EM in drug discovery

Drug discovery is a crucial part of human healthcare and has dramatically benefited human lifespan and life quality in recent centuries, however, it is usually time-and effort-consuming. Structural biology has been demonstrated as a powerful tool to accelerate drug development. Among different techniques, cryo-electron microscopy(cryo-EM) is emerging as the mainstream of structure determination of biomacromolecules in the past decade and has received increasing attention from the pharmaceutical industry. Although cryo-EM still has limitations in resolution, speed and throughput, a growing number of innovative drugs are being developed with the help of cryo-EM. Here, we aim to provide an overview of how cryo-EM techniques are applied to facilitate drug discovery. The development and typical workflow of cryo-EM technique will be briefly introduced, followed by its specific applications in structure-based drug design, fragment-based drug discovery, proteolysis targeting chimeras, antibody drug development and drug repurposing. Besides cryo-EM, drug discovery innovation usually involves other state-of-the-art techniques such as artificial intelligence(AI), which is increasingly active in diverse areas. The combination of cryo-EM and AI provides an opportunity to minimize limitations of cryo-EM such as automation, throughput and interpretation of mediumresolution maps, and tends to be the new direction of future development of cryo-EM. The rapid development of cryo-EM will make it as an indispensable part of modern drug discovery.

Lightweight privacy-preserving truth discovery for vehicular air quality monitoring

Air pollution has become a global concern for many years.Vehicular crowdsensing systems make it possible to monitor air quality at a fine granularity.To better utilize the sensory data with varying credibility,truth discovery frameworks are introduced.However,in urban cities,there is a significant difference in traffic volumes of streets or blocks,which leads to a data sparsity problem for truth discovery.Protecting the privacy of participant vehicles is also a crucial task.We first present a data masking-based privacy-preserving truth discovery framework,which incorporates spatial and temporal correlations to solve the sparsity problem.To further improve the truth discovery performance of the presented framework,an enhanced version is proposed with anonymous communication and data perturbation.Both frameworks are more lightweight than the existing cryptography-based methods.We also evaluate the work with simulations and fully discuss the performance and possible extensions.

The role of SLC12A family of cation-chloride cotransporters and drug discovery methodologies

The solute carrier family 12(SLC12)of cation-chloride cotransporters(CCCs)comprises potassium chloride cotransporters(KCCs,e.g.KCC1,KCC2,KCC3,and KCC4)-mediated Cl^(-)extrusion,and sodium potassium chloride cotransporters(N[K]CCs,NKCC1,NKCC2,and NCC)-mediated Cl^(-)loading.The CCCs play vital roles in cell volume regulation and ion homeostasis.Gain-of-function or loss-of-function of these ion transporters can cause diseases in many tissues.In recent years,there have been considerable advances in our understanding of CCCs'control mechanisms in cell volume regulations,with many techniques developed in studying the functions and activities of CCCs.Classic approaches to directly measure CCC activity involve assays that measure the transport of potassium substitutes through the CCCs.These techniques include the ammonium pulse technique,radioactive or nonradioactive rubidium ion uptakeassay,and thallium ion-uptake assay.CCCs'activity can also be indirectly observed by measuring gaminobutyric acid(GABA)activity with patch-clamp electrophysiology and intracellular chloride concentration with sensitive microelectrodes,radiotracer^(36)Cl^(-),and fluorescent dyes.Other techniques include directly looking at kinase regulatory sites phosphorylation,flame photometry,22Nat uptake assay,structural biology,molecular modeling,and high-throughput drug screening.This review summarizes the role of CCCs in genetic disorders and cell volume regulation,current methods applied in studying CCCs biology,and compounds developed that directly or indirectly target the CCCs for disease treatments.

Device Discovery in D2D Communication: Scenarios and Challenges

Device to Device (D2D) communication is expected to be anessential part of 5G cellular networks. D2D communication enables closeproximitydevices to establish a direct communication session. D2D communicationoffers many advantages, such as reduced latency, high data rates,range extension, and cellular offloading. The first step to establishing a D2Dsession is device discovery;an efficient device discovery will lead to efficientD2D communication. D2D device further needs to manage its mode of communication,perform resource allocation, manage its interference and mostimportantly control its power to improve the battery life of the device. Thiswork has developed six distinct scenarios in which D2D communication canbe initiated, considering their merits, demerits, limitations, and optimizationparameters. D2D communication procedures for the considered scenarioshave been formulated, based upon the signal flow, containing device discovery,resource allocation, and session teardown. Finally, latency for each scenariohas been evaluated, based on propagation and processing delays.

A Hybrid Approach to Neighbour Discovery in Wireless Sensor Networks

In the contemporary era of unprecedented innovations such as Internet of Things(IoT),modern applications cannot be imagined without the presence of Wireless Sensor Network(WSN).Nodes in WSN use neighbour discovery(ND)protocols to have necessary communication among the nodes.Neighbour discovery process is crucial as it is to be done with energy efficiency and minimize discovery latency and maximize percentage of neighbours discovered.The current ND approaches that are indirect in nature are categorized into methods of removal of active slots from wake-up schedules and intelligent addition of new slots.The two methods are found to have certain drawbacks.Thefirst category disturbs original integrity of wake-up schedules leading to reduced chances of discovering new nodes in WSN as neighbours.When second category is followed,it may have inefficient slots in the wake-up schedules leading to performance degradation.Therefore,the motivation behind the work in this paper is that by combining the two categories,it is possible to reap benefits of both and get rid of the limitations of the both.Making a hybrid is achieved by introducing virtual nodes that help maximize performance by ensuring original integrity of wake-up schedules and adding of efficient active slots.Thus a Hybrid Approach to Neighbour Discovery(HAND)protocol is realized in WSN.The simulation study revealed that HAND outperforms the existing indirect ND models.

Process Discovery and Refinement of an Enterprise Management System

The need for the analysis of modern businesses is rapidly increasing as the supporting enterprise systems generate more and more data.This data can be extremely valuable for executing organizations because the data allows constant monitoring,analyzing,and improving the underlying processes,which leads to the reduction of cost and the improvement of the quality.Process mining is a useful technique for analyzing enterprise systems by using an event log that contains behaviours.This research focuses on the process discovery and refinement using real-life event log data collected from a large multinational organization that deals with coatings and paints.By investigating and analyzing their order handling pro-cesses,this study aims at learning a model that gives insight inspection of the processes and performance analysis.Furthermore,the animation is also performed for the better inspection,diagnostics,and compliance-related questions to specify the system.The configuration of the system and the conformance checking for further enhancement is also addressed in this research.To achieve the objectives,this research uses process mining techniques,i.e.process discovery in the form of formal Petri nets models with the help of process maps,and process refinement through conformance checking and enhancement.Initially,the identified executed process is reconstructed by using the process discovery techniques.Following the reconstruction,we perform a deep analysis for the underlying process to ensure the process improvement and redesigning.Finally,some recommendations are made to improve the enterprise management system processes.

Truth Discovery from Conflicting Data: A Survey

With the rocketing progress of the Internet, it is easier for people to get information about the objects that they are interested in. However, this information usually has conflicts. In order to resolve conflicts and get the true information, truth discovery has been proposed and received widespread attention. Many algorithms have been proposed to adapt to different scenarios. This paper aims to investigate these algorithms and summarize them from the perspective of algorithm models and specific concepts. Some classic datasets and evaluation metrics are given in this paper. Some future directions for readers are also provided to better understand the field of truth discovery.

Opportunistic Routing with Multi-Channel Cooperative Neighbour Discovery

Due to the scattered nature of the network,data transmission in a dis-tributed Mobile Ad-hoc Network(MANET)consumes more energy resources(ER)than in a centralized network,resulting in a shorter network lifespan(NL).As a result,we build an Enhanced Opportunistic Routing(EORP)protocol architecture in order to address the issues raised before.This proposed routing protocol goal is to manage the routing cost by employing power,load,and delay to manage the routing energy consumption based on theflooding of control pack-ets from the target node.According to the goal of the proposed protocol techni-que,it is possible to manage the routing cost by applying power,load,and delay.The proposed technique also manage the routing energy consumption based on theflooding of control packets from the destination node in order to reduce the routing cost.Control packet exchange between the target and all the nodes,on the other hand,is capable of having an influence on the overall efficiency of the system.The EORP protocol and the Multi-channel Cooperative Neighbour Discovery(MCCND)protocol have been designed to detect the cooperative adja-cent nodes for each node in the routing route as part of the routing path discovery process,which occurs during control packet transmission.While control packet transmission is taking place during the routing path discovery process,the EORP protocol and the Multi-channel Cooperative Neighbour Discovery(MCCND)protocol have been designed to detect the cooperative adjacent nodes for each node in the routing.Also included is a simulation of these protocols in order to evaluate their performance across a wide range of packet speeds using Constant Bit Rate(CBR).When the packet rate of the CBR is 20 packets per second,the results reveal that the EORP-MCCND is 0.6 s quicker than the state-of-the-art protocols,according to thefindings.Assuming that the CBR packet rate is 20 packets per second,the EORP-MCCND achieves 0.6 s of End 2 End Delay,0.05 s of Routing Overhead Delay,120 s of Network Lifetime,and 20 J of Energy Consumption efficiency,which is much better than that of the state-of-the-art protocols.

三维成矿预测关键问题

三维成矿预测是当前深部找矿预测和勘查的重要方法和手段,其方法体系和实践应用均已取得大量成果,但同时存在若干关键科学技术问题,导致其进一步发展受到制约。本文从多尺度三维成矿预测方法体系不完善、不确定性分析与优化研究薄弱、三维成矿预测要素挖掘存在瓶颈、缺少针对三维成矿预测的三维深度学习模型和方法等关键问题出发,对目前三维成矿预测领域相关方面的研究进展进行综合分析,并提出针对上述关键问题可能的解决方案和研究方向。预期未来三维成矿预测领域的研究工作将创新发展出多种方法,实现对三维预测信息的深度挖掘;构建形成适用的三维深度学习模型和训练方法,有效增强三维成矿预测结果的预测能力;通过系统性地开展三维成矿预测不确定性研究,进一步优化预测过程和结果,有效提高三维成矿预测方法的可靠性和准确性;形成面向多尺度三维成矿预测的方法体系,更有效地指导矿集区-矿田-勘查区块(矿床)等不同级别的深部矿产资源找矿勘查工作。相关关键问题的解决将进一步深化和完善三维成矿预测理论和方法体系,促进三维成矿预测理论方法的实践应用,显著提升深部找矿预测和勘查工作的效率与水平,助力深部找矿突破。

商品期货市场套期保值与价格发现功能关联机制研究——基于市场流动性与参与者结构视角

基于市场流动性与参与者结构视角,探究在商品期货市场发展中套期保值与价格发现功能关联机制,并使用2011年1季度—2022年4季度大连商品交易所12个品种的面板数据进行实证检验。结果表明:期货市场价格发现功能通过市场流动性中介促进套期保值功能,而参与者结构调节期货市场功能关联强度;农产品期货市场的套期保值功能发挥整体较强,工业品期货市场的功能关联较强。为此,建议期货市场在提高市场流动性的同时优化参与者结构,进一步促进期货市场功能协同发挥。

基于条件独立性检验的非稳态因果发现方法

非稳态时间序列数据之间的因果关系发现是非常重要但极具挑战的问题。现有的工作主要假设观察数据随着时间或领域发生变化。上述假设使得相关方法需要引入时间或领域作为先验知识,无法应用于分段稳态的非稳态场景。因此,提出了一种基于条件独立性检验的非稳态因果关系发现算法。首先使用变化点检测方法来识别非稳态变化的时间点,然后将上一步的时间点进行区间划分,用基于条件独立性检验的时序因果关系发现算法推断局部稳态因果结构。在仿真和真实世界数据上的实验证明了该方法的有效性。