Continuous Population Research Articles

Model Simulation of Continuous Time Markov Chain Susceptible Infected Recovered-Bacterial Population for Cholera Disease

<p>Epidemic is an outbreak of an infectious disease rapidly in a population at a certain place and time. Epidemic models are used to explains the spread pattern of disease. The continuous time Markov chain susceptible infected recovered-bacterial population in the aquatic reservoir (CTMC SIR-B) model is a stochastic model, which considers the effect of bacterial population. The human population are classified into 3 groups. There are susceptible, infected, and recovered groups. Then, there are bacterial population which can infectious the cholera disease to human. CTMC SIR-B model considers treatment and water sanitation parameters. The spread of cholera disease can be modeled as CTMC SIR-B. Cholera is an acute intestinal infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera can be transmitted through the human digestive system. The symptoms of cholera disease are diarrhea, vomiting, and dehydration. The dehydration if not handled properly, may cause death. The aims of this research are to build and simulate the CTMC SIR-B model for cholera disease. The result of the model simulation shows that there is no significant difference between various values of treatment and water sanitation parameters. The pattern of the cholera disease spread describes that the transmission of cholera can occur from human to human even though there is no population of bacteria in the aquatic reservoir.</p><p><em></em><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><strong><em>: </em></strong><em>cholera</em><em>; ctmc sir-b;</em><em> epidemic model</em><em>;</em><em> stochastic.</em></p><p> </p>

Targeting the NRF2 pathway for disease modification in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.

Neurodegenerative diseases constitute a global health issue and a major economic burden. They significantly impair both cognitive and motor functions, and their prevalence is expected to rise due to ageing societies and continuous population growth. Conventional therapies provide symptomatic relief, nevertheless, disease-modifying treatments that reduce or halt neuron death and malfunction are still largely unavailable. Amongst the common hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases are protein aggregation, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction. Transcription factor nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) constitutes a central regulator of cellular defense mechanisms, including the regulation of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and mitochondrial pathways, making it a highly attractive therapeutic target for disease modification in neurodegenerative disorders. Here, we describe the role of NRF2 in the common hallmarks of neurodegeneration, review the current pharmacological interventions and their challenges in activating the NRF2 pathway, and present alternative therapeutic approaches for disease modification.

Prevalence and pattern of rheumatic valvular heart disease in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2015-2023, population based studies.

Rheumatic heart disease is a global health concern with a persistently high incidence in developing countries, including Africa. It has a significant economic, morbidity, and mortality burden, particularly for children and young adults during their most productive years. However, in the last ten years, the extent of its impact in Africa has remained unclear. Limited studies conducted on the continent have reported diverse prevalence rates of rheumatic heart disease. As a result of these, the study aimed to aggregate and synthesize findings from population-based studies to offer a comprehensive and updated overview of rheumatic heart disease prevalence and pattern at the African level. The studies were identified through a comprehensive literature search of the electronic databases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Web searches, and manual searches. The descriptive information for the study is presented in the table, and the quantitative results are presented in forest plots. The Cochrane Q test and I2 test statistic were used to test heterogeneity across studies. The pooled estimate of the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease was computed by a random effects model. Out of 22 population-based studies analyzed using random-effects, the pooled magnitude of rheumatic heart disease was found to be 18.41/1000 (95% CI: 14.08-22.73/1000). This comprised definite cases of rheumatic heart disease at a prevalence rate of 8.91/1000 (95% CI: 6.50-11.33/1000) and borderline cases at a prevalence rate of 10.69/1000 (95% CI: 7.74-13.65/1000). The combined prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in males was almost equivalent to that in females. Mitral valve regurgitation was the predominant valve affected by rheumatic heart disease, accounting for approximately 73%. This study analysis found the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Africa is high. Because of this, policies and interventions should give attention to prioritize continuous population based active surveillance for early detection of cases to the reduction of rheumatic heart disease sequel, especially in the children and adolescent population.

Speciation by physiological selection of environmentally acquired traits.

A chance mutation affecting a single or extremely few individuals in a continuous population will be quickly diluted through interbreeding. Charles Darwin fully appreciated this difficulty with relying on natural selection alone, and suggested an enabling role for geographical isolation in the origin of species. However, Darwin also believed in evolution by the inheritance of acquired traits and in populations of interbreeding animals, both of which would need a different isolating mechanism to overcome dilution and play a role in animal evolution. Historically disputed, the inheritance of acquired characters is now increasingly accepted as a phenomenon, and Charles Darwin himself is acknowledged as closely pre-empting the type of physiology necessary to mediate it in his hypothesis of 'pangenesis'. In this article, we question how the inheritance of acquired traits might overcome the problem of dilution by interbreeding and contribute to evolution. Specifically, we describe how Darwin's young protégé, George Romanes, developed ideas he discussed with Darwin and extended pangenesis to include a conceivable solution published after Darwin's death: physiological selection of fertility. In light of the 'rediscovery' of pangenesis, here we recount physiological selection as a testable hypothesis to explain how environmentally acquired characteristics could become coupled to the generation of species.

Analysis and Proposal for Actors' Roles in Solid Waste Management in the City of Fortaleza (Brazil)

The continuous population growth and the high rate of urbanization of cities, added to the growing consumption of products, result in the proportional generation of solid waste that brings various harms, such as air and water pollution, soil contamination and degradation, proliferation of various diseases and devaluation of urban real estate. In Fortaleza, regardless of its size or number of inhabitants, waste is collected through the action of collectors belonging to the most miserable layers of the population, without adequate preparation to carry out such activity and by a mega private company hired by the City Hall, with serious doubts about the execution of your work. This article analyzes the roles of public and private actors involved in the solid waste management process in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil, and suggests a new configuration for this operation that takes into account the needs of the community and more effective and necessary actions such as collection selection, review of waste disposal, use of gas and fertilizer generated in sanitary landfills, and greater attention to the work of collectors. Fortaleza is a capital that generates millions of tons of solid waste per year, with an obvious difficulty in dealing with this, caused by the inefficiency in solving the associated problems. We used a qualitative methodology for exploratory research, based on interviews with public and private managers related to solid waste management. We analysed the interviews through Content Analysis, using the Iramuteq software, and unveiled the roles of the different actors.

정비사업에 의한 주택공급이 인근 아파트 가격에 미치는 영향

Seoul City continues to promote urban development projects to respond to the increasing housing demand due to continued population growth and urbanization. Furthermore, it is establishing related support policies. This study analyzes the impact of housing supply through redevelopment projects, especially on apartment resale prices in the vicinity and provides insights for relevant policy development. Accordingly, the Heukseok 3 redevelopment area was selected as the target site, and apartment complexes within 500 m, 1 km, and 1.5 km of the target site were established as the treatment group, control group 1, and control group 2, respectively, with a total of 10,300 cases in 14 apartment complexes. The analysis used the difference-in-differences method and multilevel modeling. The results obtained at various stages of the project implementation indicated that the prices of the surrounding apartments decreased during the association establishment and completion approval stages, whereas price increases were observed during the project design and property management and disposal planning phases. Moreover, the extent of price increases and decreases varied with distance from the Heukseok 3 zone oriented to the policy. Through this study, we confirmed the impact of housing supply through redevelopment projects in neighboring areas. These findings can serve as valuable evidence for future housing policy development.

Go west: Population genomics reveals unexpected population fluctuations and little gene flow in Western hemisphere populations of the predatory lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens.

Hippodamia convergens-the convergent lady beetle, has been used extensively in augmentative biological control of aphids, thrips, and whiteflies across its native range in North America, and was introduced into South America in the 1950s. Overwintering H. convergens populations from its native western range in the United States are commercially collected and released across its current range in the eastern USA, with little knowledge of the effectiveness of its augmentative biological control. Here we use a novel ddRADseq-based SNP/haplotype discovery approach to estimate its range-wide population diversity, differentiation, and recent evolutionary history. Our results indicate (1) significant population differentiation among eastern USA, western USA, and South American populations of H. convergens, with (2) little to no detectable recent admixture between them, despite repeated population augmentation, and (3) continued recent population size expansion across its range. These results contradict previous findings using microsatellite markers. In light of these new findings, the implications for the effectiveness of augmentative biological control using H. convergens are discussed. Additionally, because quantifying the non-target effects of augmentative biological control is a difficult problem in migratory beetles, our results could serve as a cornerstone in improving and predicting the efficacy of future releases of H. convergens across its range.

Research on Morphological Innovation Design of Industrial Products Based on Combinatorial Genetic Algorithm

Abstract This paper applies the combinatorial genetic algorithm to the design of industrial product forms to achieve the effect of industrial product form design innovation. The standard genetic algorithm is applied to industrial product design, and the optimal order of genetic optimization is constructed through continuous population genetics, combined with the minimum value of the objective function to construct the constraints of the innovative design of industrial products. Using the method of combinatorial optimization to integrate different elements in industrial product design, a coding method based on rows and columns is proposed for the set coverage problem of design elements. Analyzing the user’s preference for industrial product form design allows us to explore the demand direction of industrial product innovation design and formulate a suitable innovation design scheme. The results show that the consensus satisfaction of hair dryer form design in genetic optimization 2nd and 9th are higher than 0.8. When users are stimulated by like and dislike sample pictures, there is no significant difference in the average response time, p=0.337>0.05, and the difference in the average response time of the users is more significant p=0.020<0.05 when they are confronted with the preferred design shape.

Solid-State Fermented Plant Foods as New Protein Sources.

The current animal-based production of protein-rich foods is unsustainable, especially in light of continued population growth. New alternative proteinaceous foods are therefore required. Solid-state fermented plant foods from Africa and Asia include several mold- and Bacillus-fermented foods such as tempeh, sufu, and natto. These fermentations improve the protein digestibility of the plant food materials while also creating unique textures, flavors, and taste sensations. Understanding the nature of these transformations is of crucial interest to inspire the development of new plant-protein foods. In this review, we describe the conversions taking place in the plant food matrix as a result of these solid-state fermentations. We also summarize how these (nonlactic) plant food fermentations can lead to desirable flavor properties, such as kokumi and umami sensations, and improve the protein quality by removing antinutritional factors and producing additional essential amino acids in these foods.

Green Economy and Climate Neutrality

Green Economy pertains to a quite complex approach to economic development. This concept is present in many segments of life, so the Green Economy can be said to be an economic, but at the same time multidisciplinary development phenomenon. The goal of Green Economy is to achieve economic growth and development while reducing the risk of environmental destruction. Thus, it is closely related to environmental economy, but with a higher degree of participation of public policies in its implementation. Given the limited natural resources, continuous and progressive population growth in the world, the Green Economy is emerging as an economic development necessity. Hence, there is a growing interest of public policy makers around the world in this approach to economic development. In accordance with world tendencies, there is a need to analyse the situation and prospects of the Green Economy. By comparing relevant elements of the green economy at the international level (i.e. in the European Union), the region, but also in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this paper seeks to identify advantages and disadvantages as well as key potentials for future economic development in this context. Analyses have shown that European countries have an advantage in terms of Green Economy. It can be concluded that these countries have specific policies for the development of Green Economy, which is reflected in their overall development. Also, economies with a significant share of world GDP (Canada, USA, Japan and China) are far from the 90th percentile in the Green Economy Index, which implies that creating their production is more at the expense of limited resources and less in the direction of economic and environmental sustainability. When it comes to countries from our immediate surroundings, most countries are in the 3rd and 4th quarters on the ranking list of the Global Green Economy Index. The lag of the neighbouring countries behind the developed Europe in the field of green economy is visible in almost all indicators incorporated in GGEI. A better perspective in this area for the surrounding countries is possible with continuous raising of awareness of all actors about the importance of ecology and the Green Economy. Recommendations to economic policy makers are aimed at all areas of the Global Green Economy Index, including the following improvements: decarbonisation, energy efficiency, investment in renewable energy sources, raising public awareness of the importance of economic and environmental sustainability, etc. As a precondition for the implementation of the recommendations, it is necessary to harmonize with the standards of the European Union in all areas of Green Economy and Environmental Protection.

Study on the Optimization Path of Community Sports Operation and Service in China under the Background of Continuous Population Aging

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to serve the national strategy of significantly increasing per capita healthy life expectancy, reducing chronic disease morbidity and mortality, and improving health literacy by constructing an integrated community-based middle-aged and old-aged physical education and sport service system in the context of China’s aging population.
 Design/Methodology/Approach - Based on the theory of structural functionalism and through literature references, expert interviews, questionnaire surveys, mathematical statistics and other methods, a comprehensive service system for middle-aged and old-aged sports is fully demonstrated and constructed with the in-depth integration of the government, community, sports, and recreation and health care to cope with the status quo of a continuously aging population.
 Findings - This paper concludes that the construction of community sports comprehensive service system for the middle-aged and the elderly fits the development concepts and practical needs of “treatment of the future disease” and “integration of sports and recreation”, and realizes the value co-creation of community sports and recreation in four functional needs. On this basis, the optimization path of community sports operation and service is proposed.
 Research Implications - In the process of building and operating a comprehensive community sports service system for the middle-aged and the elderly, it is necessary to give full play to the positive roles of government-led, community-based and social participation, and to absorb and integrate favorable resources from all walks of life, so as to effectively build a community of integrated development of comprehensive sports services.

From frequency to intensity – A new index for annual large-scale cropping intensity mapping

Continuous population growth, global warming, extreme weather and local wars pose considerable challenges to agricultural production. Excessive agricultural intensification may lead to serious environmental problems such as water resources depletion and non-point source pollution. Sustainable agricultural intensification is a potential solution, and cropping intensity and its spatio-temporal patterns are of great significance to the planet hearth, human well-being and sustainable development of agriculture. However, traditional methods for cropping intensity mapping lack the deep analysis of crop phenology and failure to consider the spatial detail, spatial coverage and time continuity simultaneously. Existing cropping intensity indicators, such as cropping frequency or multiple crop index, have their limitations in China because of its diverse topographies and fragmented landscapes. In actual fact, few indicators for fine cropping intensity have been developed that address this problem. Time series vegetation index data contain meaningful vegetation phenology information. Information mining on these data can provide new insights for cropping intensity mapping. In this study, the concept of systematic mapping was put forward to measure cropping intensity with a fresh perspective. A new phenology-based cropping intensity index (PCII) was proposed to reach the goal of “from frequency to intensity” in cropping intensity mapping. Through thoroughly exploring the temporal spectral characteristics of croplands and considering the crop pattern as a whole, PCII set up the mapping between cropping intensity and land-cover types. The method can accurately map cropping intensity even though the study spanned a vast area, and can handle the effects of geographical differentiation caused by vegetation phenology differences. It can also precisely measure cropping intensity at the abundance level and reflect the heterogeneity within a pixel. It’s a novel method for annual fine cropping intensity mapping at large-scale and long-term.

Modelling spatio-temporal energy consumption from nighttime radiance satellite dataset

National electricity consumption increases in line with continuous population growth and other socio-economic factors. The national electric power capacity goal develops largely for industrial manufacture and new settlement. The electrification- ratio on the target; is based on the accessibility of electricity services. The spatial distribution of electricity services coverage over the Indonesian territory is insufficient, particularly over the remote area that is out of electric services. Modeling by spatial (location) and temporal (year) to estimate electricity or energy consumption is necessary to develop using a low-light nighttime satellite dataset, therefore spatial boundaries can be accomplished. The modeling procedure starts by preparing the data frame of the independent variable input (amount of radiance) and the dependent variable output (the consumption of electricity or energy). The modelling method uses the curve-fitting approach where the indicator results by evaluating the R-square and RMSE values. The output model function is used to convert radiances into electrical power consumption units with a certain degree of accuracy. The selection of the input-output variable was achieved after variable analysis with the highest R-square outcome. Results indicate that the model functions in a polynomial form and correlations between variables are not simple. The selection of various model functions did not change the degree of correlation. The accumulative of energy radiances as independent variable input provides the optimum correlation result. The energy consumption from street lighting, in general, offers appropriate information that can be seen from satellites. The model function can be applied to a narrower spatial scale by input variable constraints.

Algae as a potential source of protein: A review on cultivation, harvesting, extraction, and applications

Continuous population growth has increased the demand for food and nutrition, which leads to a decline in agricultural land needed per person to grow crops. Thus, it is essential to find alternative sources to meet nutritional requirements. Algae have become a potential and sustainable alternative source of protein, which has a high nutritional value. Due to their high protein content microalgae are commonly used as a nutritional supplement in the form of powder, pills, or tablets. Algal proteins can be efficiently isolated using various extraction methods, and can be a good source of food additives. Additionally, they have been added to a variety of functional foods, such as noodles, bread, biscuits, beverages, chocolates, and beer. This review provides a comprehensive, and critical overview of cultivation, harvesting, extraction, and numerous applications of microalgae as a potential source of protein. Algae cultivation under different growth conditions as well as algae harvesting from algal biomass is summarized. Recent advances in algal extraction methods, such as physical/chemical extraction as well as assisted extraction methods including pulsed electric field, ultrasound, enzyme, and microwave are summarized and discussed. Additionally, information on the nutritional content of different types of algae in terms of protein, lipid, and carbohydrate content as well as microalgae-derived bioactive peptides, phycobiliproteins, and amino acids is provided.

Combining a novel outplant module with metareplication to further abalone restoration capacity in California

ABSTRACT Species reintroductions require large resource investments for rearing and placement and are further complicated by the paucity of robust monitoring regimes. Nonetheless, continued population declines in many species necessitate such actions. The white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) in California has experienced steep population declines and a reintroduction programme through outplanting juvenile, captive-bred abalone is considered necessary for its recovery. A novel module known as the Short-term Abalone Fixed Enclosure (SAFE) was developed to allow red abalone (H. rufescens), a surrogate species that is not endangered and co-occurs with white abalone, a period of adjustment before dispersing. Outplant events were conducted at multiple sites in California, USA and monitored regularly for shells and live animals in a process known as metareplication, considered essential for robust outplant reporting. Time-lapse cameras were also placed on SAFEs to document predator visitation. Live animals and shells both increased on-site throughout the first six months and declined thereafter, with most animals unaccounted for. Empty shells on site were considered a proxy for the mortality rate and the lack of encounters after a short period suggests successful emigration from modules into the reef habitat. Predator visitation was generally low, and no significant differences were found across outplant periods. Results from this study indicate outplant mortality may peak early and predator activity is generally low and unrelated to abalone introduction. This vital step illustrates this outplant method may be an effective tool in restoring abalone to subtidal rocky reefs.

Genome sequences and population genomics provide insights into the demographic history, inbreeding, and mutation load of two 'living fossil' tree species of Dipteronia.

'Living fossils', that is, ancient lineages of low taxonomic diversity, represent an exceptional evolutionary heritage, yet we know little about how demographic history and deleterious mutation load have affected their long-term survival and extinction risk. We performed whole-genome sequencing and population genomic analyses on Dipteronia sinensis and D. dyeriana, two East Asian Tertiary relict trees. We found large-scale genome reorganizations and identified species-specific genes under positive selection that are likely involved in adaptation. Our demographic analyses suggest that the wider-ranged D. sinensis repeatedly recovered from population bottlenecks over late Tertiary/Quaternary periods of adverse climate conditions, while the population size of the narrow-ranged D. dyeriana steadily decreased since the late Miocene, especially after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). We conclude that the efficient purging of deleterious mutations in D. sinensis facilitated its survival and repeated demographic recovery. By contrast, in D. dyeriana, increased genetic drift and reduced selection efficacy, due to recent severe population bottlenecks and a likely preponderance of vegetative propagation, resulted in fixation of strongly deleterious mutations, reduced fitness, and continuous population decline, with likely detrimental consequences for the species' future viability and adaptive potential. Overall, our findings highlight the significant impact of demographic history on levels of accumulation and purging of putatively deleterious mutations that likely determine the long-term survival and extinction risk of Tertiary relict trees.

Conservation of Urban Wetland with Potential International Significance: A Case Study on Najafgarh Jheel, Delhi, India

Urban lakes, or jheels, are essential ecological elements that help maintain ecosystem services such as groundwater, regional climate, and biodiversity. The continuous urban sprawl and population growth in urban areas are essential factors in the decline of freshwater bodies. However, these ecosystems have functional advantages. The National Capital Region of India has a population of 46 million and is situated on the Yamuna watershed. The resilience plan for the city requires research on hydrological sustainability. The present study focuses on the case study of Najafgarh Jheel, a trans-boundary lake that has recently received the status of a water body under the wetland rules of 2017 of India by the National Green Tribunal after 215 years of existence and deterioration. The primary data collection was through field visits of avifauana data, and secondary data from eBird data, research articles, government reports, and newspaper articles have been the main tools for analysis. The baselines of international significance for Najafgrah Jheel were compared to criteria laid out by the Important Bird and Biodiversity Area Programme and the Ramsar Convention. The Najafgarh Jheel area could be a prospective wetland of international significance for its ornithological significance. The Jheel is facing several anthropogenic stressors with an urgent need for protection and demarcation under the protected area network.

Net zero emission in circular bioeconomy from microalgae biochar production: A renewed possibility

The rapid expansion of industrialization and continuous population growth have caused a steady increase in energy consumption. Despite using renewable energy, such as bioethanol, to replace fossil fuels had been strongly promoted, however the outcomes were underwhelming, resulting in excessive greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Microalgal biochar, as a carbon-rich material produced from the pyrolysis of biomass, provides a promising solution for achieving net zero emission. By utilizing microalgal biochar, these GHG emissions can be captured and stored efficiently. It also enhances soil fertility, improves water retention, and conduct bioremediation in agriculture and environmental remediation field. Moreover, incorporating microalgal biochar into a zero-waste biorefinery could boost the employ of biomass feedstocks effectively to produce valuable bioproducts while minimizing waste. This contributes to sustainability and aligns with the concepts of a circular bioeconomy. In addition, some challenges like commercialization and standardization will be addressed in the future.

Intergenerational actuarial fairness when longevity increases: Amending the retirement age

Continuous longevity improvements and population ageing have led countries to modify national public pension schemes by increasing standard and early retirement ages in a discretionary, scheduled, or automatic way, and making it harder for people to retire prematurely. To this end, countries have adopted alternative retirement age strategies, but our analyses show that the measures taken are often poorly designed and consequently misaligned with the pension scheme's ultimate goals. This paper discusses how to implement automatic indexation of the retirement age to life expectancy developments while respecting the principles of intergenerational actuarial fairness and neutrality among generations of the respective policy scheme design. With stable demographic conditions, we show in policy designs in which extended working lives translate into additional pension entitlements, the pension age must be automatically updated to keep the period in retirement constant. Alternatively, policy designs that pursue a fixed replacement rate are consistent with retirement age policies targeting a constant balance between active years in the workforce and years in retirement. Under conditions of population ageing, the statutory pension age will have to increase at a faster rate to meet the intergenerational equity criteria. The empirical strategy employed a Bayesian Model Ensemble approach to stochastic mortality modelling to address model risk and generate forecasts of intergenerationally and actuarially fair pension ages for 23 countries from 2000 to 2050. The findings show that the pension age increases needed to accommodate the effect of longevity developments on pay-as-you-go equilibrium and to reinstate equity between generations are sizeable and well beyond those employed and/or legislated in most countries. A new wave of pension reforms may be at the doorsteps.

Open-source workflow design and management software to interrogate duckweed growth conditions and stress responses

Duckweeds, a family of floating aquatic plants, are ideal model plants for laboratory experiments because they are small, easy to cultivate, and reproduce quickly. Duckweed cultivation, for the purposes of scientific research, requires that lineages are maintained as continuous populations of asexually propagating fronds, so research teams need to develop optimized cultivation conditions and coordinate maintenance tasks for duckweed stocks. Additionally, computational image analysis is proving to be a powerful duckweed research tool, but researchers lack software tools to assist with data collection and storage in a way that can feed into scripted data analysis. We set out to support these processes using a laboratory management software called Aquarium, an open-source application developed to manage laboratory inventory and plan experiments. We developed a suite of duckweed cultivation and experimentation operation types in Aquarium, which we then integrated with novel data analysis scripts. We then demonstrated the efficacy of our system with a series of image-based growth assays, and explored how our framework could be used to develop optimized cultivation protocols. We discuss the unexpected advantages and the limitations of this approach, suggesting areas for future software tool development. In its current state, our approach helps to bridge the gap between laboratory implementation and data analytical software for duckweed biologists and builds a foundation for future development of end-to-end computational tools in plant science.