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Chemical compounds from Dictyostelium discoideum repel a plant-parasitic nematode and can protect roots. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Slime mold species in the genus Dictyostelium are considered to have a close relationship with non-parasitic nematodes; they are sympatric in soils and can exhibit interspecific competition for food. We investigated whether this relationship extends to a
Yumiko F Saito, Saki H Miyazaki, Derek G Bartlem, Yukiko Nagamatsu, Tamao Saito   +4 more
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A Node Selecting Approach for Traffic Network Based on Artificial Slime Mold

IEEE Access, 2020
The node selecting problem of traffic network is a significant issue and is difficult to be solved. In this paper, an artificial slime mold method is proposed to help us solve the problem.
Zhengying Cai, Zeping Xiong, Kunpeng Wan, Yaqi Xu, Fan Xu   +4 more
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Ultra-short-term wind power prediction based on PVMD-ESMA-DELM

Energy Reports, 2022
The non-linearity and non-stationarity of wind power data have brought great challenges to the safe operation of the power system. It is particularly important to effectively improve the accuracy of ultra-short-term prediction of wind power.
Guoqing An, Libo Chen, Jianxin Tan, Ziyao Jiang, Zheng Li, Hexu Sun   +5 more
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Slime Mold Inspired Distribution Network Initial Solution

Energies, 2020
Electricity distribution network optimisation has attracted attention in recent years due to the widespread penetration of distributed generation. A considerable portion of network optimisation algorithms rely on an initial solution that is supposed to ...
Verner Püvi, Robert J. Millar, Eero Saarijärvi, Ken Hayami, Tahitoa Arbelot, Matti Lehtonen   +5 more
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An Improved Solution to Generation Scheduling Problem Using Slime Mold Algorithm

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022
The slime mold algorithm (SMA) is a novel meta-heuristic search that replicates the characteristics of slime mold during oscillation. This is presented in a novel mathematical formulation that employs changeable weights to modify the sequence of both ...
Zixuan Zhu
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A hybrid algorithm based on state-adaptive slime mold model and fractional-order ant system for the travelling salesman problem

Complex & Intelligent Systems, 2022
The ant colony optimization (ACO) is one efficient approach for solving the travelling salesman problem (TSP). Here, we propose a hybrid algorithm based on state-adaptive slime mold model and fractional-order ant system (SSMFAS) to address the TSP.
Xiaoling Gong, Ziheng Rong, Jian Wang, Kai Zhang, Shengxiang Yang   +4 more
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Spatial transcriptomic and single-nucleus analysis reveals heterogeneity in a gigantic single-celled syncytium

eLife, 2022
In multicellular organisms, the specification, coordination, and compartmentalization of cell types enable the formation of complex body plans. However, some eukaryotic protists such as slime molds generate diverse and complex structures while remaining ...
Tobias Gerber, Cristina Loureiro, Nico Schramma, Siyu Chen, Akanksha Jain, Anne Weber, Anne Weigert, Malgorzata Santel, Karen Alim, Barbara Treutlein, J Gray Camp   +10 more
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Slime mould flora of the Ślęża massif

Acta Mycologica, 2014
In four succeding years 1971-1974 field investigation on the Myxomycetes of Ślęża massif has been carried out. Up to the present only 4 species of slime molds from this region were known.
Wanda Stojanowska
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An Improved Slime Mold Algorithm and its Application for Optimal Operation of Cascade Hydropower Stations

IEEE Access, 2020
A recently modern stochastic optimization algorithm has been developed by observing the life of slime mold physarum polycephalum in nature. The algorithm is called the slime mold algorithm (SMA) with an excellent exploratory capacity and exploitation ...
Trong-The Nguyen, Hong-Jiang Wang, Thi-Kien Dao, Jeng-Shyang Pan, Jian-Hua Liu, Shaowei Weng   +5 more
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Synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids in the slime mold Physarum polycephalum and the zooflagellates Leishmania tarentolae, Trypanosoma lewisi, and Crithidia sp.: a comparative study

Journal of Lipid Research, 1965
On the basis of the unsaturated fatty acids which they synthesize, protists can be grouped in a meaningful way. Thus, the unsaturated fatty acids of the true slime mold are identical with the unsaturated fatty acids of the soil amoebae Acanthamoeba and ...
Edward D. Korn, Charles L. Greenblatt, Ann M. Lees   +2 more
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