Coconut, as one of the main components of the daily Sri Lankan diet and one of the predominant crops grown in different agroecological zones except in higher elevations, has become a major export-earning crop.Its productivity is limited by adverse climatic changes in coconut growing areas, biotic and abiotic stresses, and poor agronomic practices.C

Certain quantum devices, A1 Paper such as half-wave plates and quarter-wave plates in quantum optics, are bidirectional, meaning that the roles of their input and output ports can be exchanged.Bidirectional devices can be used in a forward mode and a backward mode, corresponding to two opposite choices of the input-output direction.They can also be

Cultural heritage is a priceless asset for humanity, as it shows our achievements throughout the ages.Rapidly developing technologies and tools provide new opportunities in the process of preserving the cultural heritage.That process includes searching, research, identification, documentation, registration, conservation, restoration and adaptation

RNAs are a class of molecules and the majority in eukaryotes are arbitrarily termed non- coding transcripts which are broadly classified as short and long non-coding RNAs.Recently, knowledge of the identification and functions of long non-coding RNAs have continued to accumulate and they are being recognized as important molecules that regulate par

Monarch butterfly optimization (MBO) algorithm is a newly-developed metaheuristic approach that has shown striking performance on several benchmark problems.In order to enhance the performance of MBO, many scholars proposed various strategies for benchmark evaluation and practical applications.As an application of artificial intelligence (AI), mach