1. Exact global alignment using A* with chaining seed heuristic and match pruning 

   Koerkamp R.G.; Ivanov P. (2024)

   Bioinformatics

   Motivation: Sequence alignment has been at the core of computational biology for half a century. Still, it is an open problem to design a practical algorithm for exact alignment of a pair of related sequences in linear-like time. Results: We solve exact global pairwise alignment with respect to edit distance by using the A* shortest path algorithm. In order to efficiently align long sequences with high divergence, we extend the recently ...

   Journal Article

2. Exploring LLMs and MCTS for Emergent Narrative 

   Guignard, Quentin (2024)

   This thesis addresses the development of a hybrid combining method between LLMs and MCTS used in the NPC-engine. Our coupling scheme enables a bridge between language models unstructured data and MCTS structured data. This link between the two systems allows influencing agents behavior through a chat conversation system paired with a LLM-based reflection scheme. We analyzed our design with a user study comparing a LLMs chat-based game ...

   Master Thesis

3. Observations of root hair patterning in soils: Insights from synchrotron-based X-ray computed microtomography 

   Duddek, Patrick; Papritz, Andreas; Ahmed, Mutez Ali; et al. (2024)

   Plant and Soil

   Background And Aims Root hair emergence is affected by heterogeneities in water availability in the growth medium. Root hairs preferentially emerge into air, whereas their emergence into water is inhibited. Yet, these results were based either on destructive methods or on roots grown on an agar-air interface. Additionally, there is a lack of knowledge about the spatial distribution of root hairs as hairs elongate radially across the ...

   Journal Article

4. Integrating climate policies in the sustainability analysis of green chemicals 

   Nabera, Abhinandan; Martin, Antonio Jose; Istrate, Robert; et al. (2024)

   Green Chemistry

   New and enhanced processes will not be the only drivers toward a sustainable chemical industry. Implementing climate policies will impact all components of the chemical supply chain over the following decades, making improvements in energy generation, material extraction, or transportation contribute to reducing the overall impacts of chemical technologies. Including this synergistic effect when comparing technologies offers a clearer ...

   Journal Article

5. Characterization of genomic variation and its association with complex traits and gene expression in cattle 

   Bhati, Meenu (2024)

   Cattle play a pivotal role in agriculture, providing vital resources such as milk and meat, and have a special cultural significance. Domestication and human mediated selection have led to the diversification of cattle breeds worldwide. In recent decades, genomic technologies, in particular whole genome sequencing, have revolutionised our understanding of the genetic diversity within cattle populations. However, many aspects of their ...

   Doctoral Thesis

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