New Record of the Brown Sac-Wing Bat, Balantiopteryx infusca (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) in Colombia by Jorge Horacio Velandia Perilla, Adriana Lucia Guerrero-Chacon, Adriana Ruiz-Espinoza

“…Balantiopteryx infusca is a small bat endemic to southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. …”
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Evolutionary relationships of the old world fruit bats (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae): Another star phylogeny? by Giannini Norberto P, Almeida Francisca C, DeSalle Rob, Simmons Nancy B

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The family Pteropodidae comprises bats commonly known as megabats or Old World fruit bats. …”
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Molecular characterization of non-aureus staphylococci and Mammaliicoccus from Hipposideros bats in Southwest Nigeria by Tomiwa O. Adesoji, Uwem E. George, Taofiq A. Sulayman, Jessica N. Uwanibe, Idowu B. Olawoye, Joseph O. Igbokwe, Tobi G. Olanipekun, Richard A. Adeleke, Akintayo I. Akindoyin, Temitope J. Famakinwa, Andrew M. Adamu, Christabel A. Terkuma, Grace O. Ezekiel, Philomena E. Eromon, Anise N. Happi, Taiwo O. Fadare, Adebayo O. Shittu, Christian T. Happi

“…Abstract Bats are not only ecologically valuable mammals but also reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens. …”
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Human, Nonhuman Primate, and Bat Cells Are Broadly Susceptible to Tibrovirus Particle Cell Entry by Yíngyún Caì, Shuǐqìng Yú, Rohit K. Jangra, Elena N. Postnikova, Jiro Wada, Robert B. Tesh, Sean P. J. Whelan, Michael Lauck, Michael R. Wiley, Courtney L. Finch, Sheli R. Radoshitzky, David H. O’Connor, Gustavo Palacios, Kartik Chandran, Charles Y. Chiu, Jens H. Kuhn

“…Using individual recombinant vesiculoviruses expressing the glycoproteins of all eight known tibroviruses and more than 75 cell lines representing different animal species, we demonstrate that the glycoproteins of all tibroviruses can mediate vesiculovirus particle entry into human, bat, nonhuman primate, cotton rat, boa constrictor, and Asian tiger mosquito cells. …”
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A taxi detour trajectory detection model based on iBAT and DTW algorithm by Jian Wan, Peiyun Yang, Wenbo Zhang, Yaxing Cheng, Runlin Cai, Zhiyuan Liu

“…In this study, three methods including the iBAT, iBAT + Dynamic Time Warping (DTW), and iBAT + DTW algorithms considering the driving distance and time are compared using the relevant experimental data. …”
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Evaluation on hitting performance of baseball bats and their selection according to swing ability of a player by Hiroyuki KAGAWA, Masaya TAKAHASHI, Kazutaka SATO, Masato MIZOGUCHI, Takeshi YONEYAMA, Yujiro KITAGAWA, Hideaki NASU, Noriaki TAKEDA

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An intelligent approach for anomaly detection in credit card data using bat optimization algorithm by Haseena Sikkandar, Saroja S, Suseandhiran N, Manikandan B

“…This is achieved by selecting relevant and unique features by using Bat Optimization Algorithm (BOA). Next, balancing is performed in the highly imbalanced credit card fraud dataset using Synthetic Minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE). …”
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Manipulating Environmental Clutter Reveals Dynamic Active Sensing Strategies in Big Brown Bats by Reese N. Fry, Amaro Tuninetti, James A. Simmons, Andrea Megela Simmons

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No Substantial Histopathologic Changes in Mops condylurus Bats Naturally Infected with Bombali Virus, Kenya by Lauri Kareinen, Niina Airas, Sara T. Kotka, Moses M. Masika, Kirsi Aaltonen, Omu Anzala, Joseph Ogola, Paul W. Webala, Olli Vapalahti, Tarja Sironen, Kristian M. Forbes

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Phylogeography and population genetics of the endemic Malagasy bat, Macronycteris commersoni s.s. (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) by Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Steven M. Goodman, M. Corrie Schoeman, Sandi Willows-Munro

“…Macronycteris commersoni (Hipposideridae), a bat species endemic to Madagascar, is widespread across the island and utilizes a range of habitat types including open woodland, degraded habitats, and forested areas from sea level to 1,325 m. …”
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Hybrid Fuzzy Centroid with MDV-Hop BAT Localization Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks by Chakchai So-In, Weerat Katekaew

“…The research also integrates a BAT algorithm of the modified DV-Hop. These combinations demonstrate the effectiveness in the simulation and location error reduction with time complexity trade-off.…”
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Research on multi-energy complementary microgrid scheduling strategy based on improved bat algorithm by Wei-Hao Zhou, Yu-Xiang Wu, Yan Zhao, Jian Xu

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Receptor-Mediated Host Cell Preference of a Bat-Derived Filovirus, Lloviu Virus by Yoshihiro Takadate, Rashid Manzoor, Takeshi Saito, Yurie Kida, Junki Maruyama, Tatsunari Kondoh, Hiroko Miyamoto, Hirohito Ogawa, Masahiro Kajihara, Manabu Igarashi, Ayato Takada

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Population dynamics of the bat Dermanura tolteca (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in a tropical forest in Mexico by José Luís García-García, Antonio Santos-Moreno, Arisbe Rodríguez-Alamilla

“…The fruit-eating bat, Dermanura tolteca, has a broad geographic distribution in Mexico and it is a very important seed dispersal of Neotropical plants. …”
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Do we de-bias ourselves?: The impact of repeated presentation on the bat-and-ball problem by Matthieu Raoelison, Wim De Neys

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Sexual dichromatism in the fur of a bat: An exploration of color differences and potential signaling functions by Elizabeth A. Beilke, Jahshua F. Sanchez, Diana K. Hews, Joy M. O'Keefe

Subjects: “…Chiroptera (bats)…”
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BAT Algorithm-Based Multi-Class Crop Leaf Disease Prediction Bootstrap Model by Vijay Choudhary, Archana Thakur

“…The BAT algorithm in the proposed model increases the capability of the Gaussian mixture model for foreground region detection. …”
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Structural differences in the gut microbiome of bats using terrestrial vs. aquatic feeding resources by Alexandra Corduneanu, Alejandra Wu-Chuang, Apolline Maitre, Dasiel Obregon, Attila D. Sándor, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz

Subjects: “…Bats…”
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BAT Algorithm-Based ANN to Predict the Compressive Strength of Concrete—A Comparative Study by Nasrin Aalimahmoody, Chiara Bedon, Nasim Hasanzadeh-Inanlou, Amir Hasanzade-Inallu, Mehdi Nikoo

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Reproductive populations of the Critically Endangered bat Phyllonycteris aphylla at two new locations in Jamaica by Phillip J. Oelbaum, Ronald P. Hall, Damion L. Whyte, Ronald S. Stewart, Jan Pauel, Silvia Kouwenberg, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Kenneth C. Welch

Subjects: “…Bats…”
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