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This report shed novel insight into the genetic diversity, distribution, evolution and taxonomy of avian CoVs. © 2020 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.Freeze casting, also known as ice templating, is a particularly versatile technique that has been applied extensively for the fabrication of well-controlled biomimetic porous materials based on ceramics, metals, polymers, biomacromolecules, and carbon nanomaterials, endowing them with novel properties and broadening their applicability. The principles of different directional freeze-casting processes are described and the relationships between processing and structure are examined. Recent progress in freeze-casting assisted assembly of low dimensional building blocks, including graphene and carbon nanotubes, into tailored micro- and macrostructures is then summarized. Emerging trends relating to novel materials as building blocks and novel freeze-cast geometries-beads, fibers, films, complex macrostructures, and nacre-mimetic composites-are presented. Thereafter, the means by which aligned porous structures and nacre mimetic materials obtainable through recently developed freeze-casting techniques and low-dimensional building blocks can facilitate material functionality across multiple fields of application, including energy storage and conversion, environmental remediation, thermal management, and smart materials, are discussed. © 2020 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of immersive three-dimensional (3D) interactive virtual reality (VR) on anatomy training in undergraduate physical therapy students. A total of 72 students were included in the study. The students were randomized into control (n = 36) and VR (n = 36) group according to the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, sex, and Purdue spatial visualization test rotations (PSVT-R). Each student completed a pre-intervention and post-intervention test, consisting of 15 multiple-choice questions. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, sex, Kolb Learning Style Inventory distribution, and the PSVT-R (P > 0.05). The post-test scores were significantly higher compared to pre-test scores in both the VR group (P less then 0.001) and the control group (P less then 0.001). The difference between the pre-test and post-test results was found to be significantly higher in favor of the VR group (P less then 0.001). In this study, anatomy training with a 3D immersive VR system was found to be beneficial. These results suggest that VR systems can be used as an alternative method to the conventional anatomy training approach for health students. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Genotyping-by sequencing has enabled approaches for genomic selection to improve yield, stress resistance and nutritional value. More and more resource studies are emerging providing 1000 and more genotypes and millions of SNP´s of one species and covering a hitherto inaccessible intraspecific genetic variation. The larger the databases are growing the better statistical approaches for genomic selection will be. However, there are clear limitations on the statistical but also on the biological part. Intraspecific genetic variation is able to explain a high proportion of the phenotypes but a large part of phenotypic plasticity also stems from environmentally-driven post-transcriptional, translational, post-translational, epigenetic and metabolic regulation. Moreover, the same gene regulation can have different phenotypic outputs in different environments. Consequently, to explain and understand environment-dependent phenotypic plasticity based on the available genotype variation we have to integrate the analysis of further molecular levels reflecting the complete information flow from the gene to metabolism to phenotype. Interestingly, metabolomics platforms are already more cost-effective than NGS platforms and are decisive for prediction of nutritional value or stress resistance. Here we propose three fundamental pillars for future breeding strategies in the framework of Green Systems Biology (i) Combining genome selection with environment-dependent PANOMICS analysis and deep learning to improve prediction accuracy for marker-dependent trait performance. (ii) PANOMICS resolution at sub-tissue, cellular and subcellular level provides information about fundamental functions of selected markers. (iii) Combining PANOMICS with genome editing and speed breeding tools to accelerate and enhance large scale functional validation of trait-specific precision breeding. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.BACKGROUND Accurate autonomous marker detection and measurement is essential for high precision anatomical registration. The measurement should be in real-time, accurate, and robust to the varied conditions of the operation theatre. METHODS The purpose is to design and implement a robust real-time algorithm to measure the coordinates of the point on the marker for robot-based autonomous registration and surgery. The algorithm is built in two parts based on the recursive Taguchi method. The first part deals with the detection of markers. In the second part, the center of the marker is located, and the coordinates are measured by fitting the concentric ellipse. RESULTS Three case studies are presented where the algorithm is tested for extreme conditions of uneven lighting, distorted color, surface distortions, and significant random orientation of the marker. The robustness of the algorithm in successfully detecting and measuring in real-time is presented. CONCLUSION The algorithm is successfully implemented for real-time detection and coordinate measurement of the markers. This article is protected by copyright. Selleck RBN-2397 All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Vascular dysfunction resulting from diabetes is an important factor in arteriosclerosis. Previous studies have shown that during hyperglycaemia and diabetes, AKAP150 promotes vascular tone enhancement by intensifying the remodelling of the BK channel. However, the interaction between AKAP150 and the BK channel remains open to discussion. In this study, we investigated the regulation of impaired BK channel-mediated vascular dysfunction in diabetes mellitus. Using AKAP150 null mice (AKAP150-/- ) and wild-type (WT) control mice (C57BL/6J), diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin. We found that knockout of AKAP150 reversed vascular remodelling and fibrosis in mice with diabetes and in AKAP150-/- diabetic mice. Impaired Akt/GSK3β signalling contributed to decreased BK-β1 expression in aortas from diabetic mice, and the silencing of AKAP150 increased Akt phosphorylation and BK-β1 expression in MOVAS cells treated with HG medium. The inhibition of Akt activity caused a decrease in BK-β1 expression, and treatment with AKAP150 siRNA suppressed GSK3β expression in the nuclei of MOVAS cells treated with HG.