Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 1309: Time-Varying IIR Notch Filter with Reduced Transient Response Based on the Bézier Curve Pole Radius Variability Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9071309 Authors: Sławomir Kocoń Jacek Piskorowski In this paper a concept of the second order digital infinite impulse response narrow band-reject filter with reduced transient response is proposed. In order to suppress the transient response of the considered infinite impulse response (IIR) notch filter...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 1886: The Role of Occupational Stress in the Association between Emotional Labor and Mental Health: A Moderated Mediation Model Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11071886 Authors: Heyeon Park Hyunjin Oh Sunjoo Boo This study investigated whether occupational stress factors moderate the effect of emotional labor on psychological distress in call center employees. A cross-sectional and descriptive study using anonymous paper-based survey methods was conducted...
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Micromachines, Vol. 10, Pages 223: Palladium-Gold Modified Ultramicro Interdigital Array Electrode Chip for Nitrate Detection in Neutral Water Micromachines doi: 10.3390/mi10040223 Authors: Shanshan Zhao Jianhua Tong Yang Li Jizhou Sun Chao Bian Shanhong Xia An ultramicro interdigital array electrode modified by palladium-gold was developed for nitrate detection in neutral water. The ultramicro interdigital array electrode was fabricated based on silicon substrate by Micro...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 1308: Production and Processing of a Spherical Polybutylene Terephthalate Powder for Laser Sintering Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9071308 Authors: Rob G. Kleijnen Manfred Schmid Konrad Wegener This work describes the production of a spherical polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) powder and its processing with selective laser sintering (SLS). The powder was produced via melt emulsification, a continuous extrusion-based process. PBT was melt blended...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 46: The Effects of Hydration Parameters and Co-Surfactants on Methylene Blue-Loaded Niosomes Prepared by the Thin Film Hydration Method Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12020046 Authors: Li Key Yeo Cheng Shu Chaw Amal Ali Elkordy This work aimed to investigate and optimise the effects of co-surfactants, hydration volume, and time on the entrapment of methylene blue (MB) within niosomes and the vesicle sizes of MB-loaded niosomes upon different storage...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 1575: Mechanistic Insights in NeuroD Potentiation of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Signaling International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20071575 Authors: Lisa T. C. M. van Weert Jacobus C. Buurstede Hetty C. M. Sips Isabel M. Mol Tanvi Puri Ruth Damsteegt Benno Roozendaal R. Angela Sarabdjitsingh Onno C. Meijer Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR)-mediated signaling in the brain has been suggested as a protective factor in the development...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 1232: Own-Synthetize Nanoparticles to Develop Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Materials (NEPCM) to Improve the Energy Efficiency in Buildings Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24071232 Authors: Camila Barreneche Marc Martín Jaume Calvo-de la Rosa Marc Majó A. Inés Fernández The use of adequate thermal energy storage (TES) systems is an opportunity to increase energy efficiency in the building sector, and so decrease both commercial and residential energy...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 1041: Influence of Porosity on the Mechanical Behavior during Uniaxial Compressive Testing on Voronoi-Based Open-Cell Aluminium Foam Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12071041 Authors: Varun Sharma Nenad Grujovic Fatima Zivic Vukasin Slavkovic We have studied an application of the Voronoi tessellation method in the modeling of open-cell aluminium foam under uniaxial compressive loading. The Voronoi code was merged with computer-aided design (CAD) for converting...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 1219: Historical Load Balance in Distribution Systems Using the Branch and Bound Algorithm Energies doi: 10.3390/en12071219 Authors: Jorge Arias Maria Calle Daniel Turizo Javier Guerrero John E. Candelo-Becerra One of the biggest problems with distribution systems correspond to the load unbalance created by power demand of customers. This becomes a difficult task to solve with conventional methods. Therefore, this paper uses integer linear programming...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1131: The Relationship between Daily Concentration of Fine Particulate Matter in Ambient Air and Exacerbation of Respiratory Diseases in Silesian Agglomeration, Poland International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071131 Authors: Małgorzata Kowalska Michał Skrzypek Michał Kowalski Josef Cyrys Niewiadomska Ewa Elżbieta Czech The relationship between the worsening of air quality during the colder season of the...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 1529: Simulation and Analysis of SAR Images of Oceanic Shear-Wave-Generated Eddies Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19071529 Authors: Yuhang Wang Min Yang Jinsong Chong Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is widely used in oceanic eddies research. High-resolution SAR images should be useful in revealing eddy features and investigating the eddy imaging mechanism. However, SAR imaging is affected by various radar parameters and environmental factors, which makes it quite...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 1528: Evaluation on Context Recognition Using Temperature Sensors in the Nostrils Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19071528 Authors: Ryosuke Kodama Tsutomu Terada Masahiko Tsukamoto We can benefit from various services with context recognition using wearable sensors. In this study, we focus on the contexts acquired from sensor data in the nostrils. Nostrils can provide various contexts on breathing, nasal congestion, and higher level contexts including psychological...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 7, Pages 33: Polypharmacy in African American Adults: A National Epidemiological Study Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy7020033 Authors: Shervin Assari Hamid Helmi Mohsen Bazargan Background: Despite the association between polypharmacy and undesired health outcomes being well established, very little is known about epidemiology of polypharmacy in the African American community. We are not aware of any nationally representative studies that have described the socioeconomic,...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 1884: M-Government Cooperation for Sustainable Development in China: A Transaction Cost and Resource-Based View Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11071884 Authors: Xuesong Li Yunlong Ding Yuxuan Li Mobile government (m-Government) is highly valued by many countries and governments worldwide for its important technical, economic, and political benefits. A development trend worthy of attention in China is that various public mobile services are provided...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1130: Prevalence of Child Maltreatment and Its Association with Parenting Style: A Population Study in Hong Kong International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071130 Authors: Camilla K. M. Lo Frederick K. Ho Rosa S. Wong Keith T. S. Tung Winnie W. Y. Tso Matthew S. P. Ho Chun Bong Chow Ko Ling Chan Patrick Ip Previous studies point to a link between parenting style and child maltreatment, but evidence...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1129: PM2.5 Concentrations and Subjective Well-Being: Longitudinal Evidence from Aggregated Panel Data from Chinese Provinces International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071129 Authors: Pan Zhang Zhiguo Wang Although haze pollution with PM2.5 as the chief pollutant has become a critical threat worldwide, little research has examined the effects of PM2.5 concentrations on subjective well-being. Based on a longitudinal...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 1573: Spare Parts from Discarded Materials: Fetal Annexes in Regenerative Medicine International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20071573 Authors: Giulia Gaggi Pascal Izzicupo Andrea Di Credico Silvia Sancilio Angela Di Baldassarre Barbara Ghinassi One of the main aims in regenerative medicine is to find stem cells that are easy to obtain and are safe and efficient in either an autologous or allogenic host when transplanted. This review...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 1574: A Viperin Mutant Bearing the K358R Substitution Lost its Anti-ZIKA Virus Activity International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20071574 Authors: Bénédicte Vanwalscappel Gilles Gadea Philippe Desprès Interferon-induced viperin (VP) was identified as playing an important role in the innate immune response against Zika virus (ZIKV). The 361 amino acid long human VP protein comprises of a highly conserved C-terminal region, which has been...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 1885: Dynamic Scheduling Based on Predicted Inventory Variation Rate for Public Bicycle System Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11071885 Authors: Liang Gao Wei Xu Yifeng Duan To improve efficiency and reduce the total scheduling cost of the public bicycle system (PBS), dynamic scheduling based on the predicted inventory variation rate (DS-PIVR) is proposed. Regarding a station in the PBS as an inventory system, its inventory variation rate during the...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 1230: Molecular Characterization of Arabinoxylan from Wheat Beer, Beer Foam and Defoamed Beer Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24071230 Authors: Jie Li Jinhua Du This research was to explore the distribution and some molecular characterization of arabinoxylan in wheat beer (B), beer foam (BF) and defoamed beer (DB) because of the crucial influences of arabinoxylan on wheat beer and its foam. The purified arabinoxylan from B, BF, and DB were fractionated by...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 1218: Hydraulic Experiments on a Small-Scale Wave Energy Converter with an Unconventional Dummy Pto Energies doi: 10.3390/en12071218 Authors: Luca Martinelli Matteo Volpato Chiara Favaretto Piero Ruol This paper investigates on a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) named Energy & Protection, 4th generation (EP4). The WEC couples the energy harvesting function with the purpose of protecting the coast from erosion. It is formed by a flap rolling with a...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 1572: Evaluation of the Biocompatibility of CS-Graphene Oxide Compounds In Vivo
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 1572: Evaluation of the Biocompatibility of CS-Graphene Oxide Compounds In Vivo International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20071572 Authors: Diego López Tenorio Carlos H. Valencia Cesar Valencia Fabio Zuluaga Mayra E. Valencia José H. Mina Carlos David Grande Tovar In the last few years, graphene oxide (GO) has gained considerable importance in scaffold preparation for tissue engineering due to the presence of functional groups...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 1231: Concerted Catalysis by Nanocellulose and Proline in Organocatalytic Michael Additions Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24071231 Authors: Naliharifetra Jessica Ranaivoarimanana Kyohei Kanomata Takuya Kitaoka Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) have recently attracted much attention as catalysts in various reactions. Organocatalysts have emerged as sustainable alternatives to metal-based catalysts in green organic synthesis, with concerted systems containing...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 1039: Effect of Short-Term Aging on Asphalt Modified Using Microwave Activation Crumb Rubber Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12071039 Authors: Bo Li Jianing Zhou Zhihao Zhang Xiaolong Yang Yu Wu Effective approaches are required to be developed to solve the poor compatibility and thermal stability problems of crumb rubber-modified asphalt (CRMA). This study focuses on a method called microwave activation. However, seldom researches pay attention to the...
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Coatings, Vol. 9, Pages 224: Influences of pH Values' Changes on the Oxide Film of U-0.79 wt.% Ti Alloy in Aqueous Solution—A Combined Study of Traditional Electrochemical Tests and Scanning Reference Electrode Technique Coatings doi: 10.3390/coatings9040224 Authors: Dingzhou Cai Dongxu Zhang Xianglin Chen Haoxi Wu Ming Wang Ge Sang Yingru Li By combining traditional electrochemical tests including Tafel extension method and Mott-Schottky fitting, spectroscopic ellipsometry...
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Marine Drugs, Vol. 17, Pages 198: Physicochemical Characteristics and Anticoagulant Activities of the Polysaccharides from Sea Cucumber Pattalus mollis Marine Drugs doi: 10.3390/md17040198 Authors: Wenqi Zheng Lutan Zhou Lisha Lin Ying Cai Huifang Sun Longyan Zhao Na Gao Ronghua Yin Jinhua Zhao Sulfated polysaccharides from sea cucumbers possess distinct chemical structure and various biological activities. Herein, three types of polysaccharides were isolated...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1128: Handgrip Strength of World Trade Center (WTC) Responders: The Role of Re-Experiencing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071128 Authors: Soumyadeep Mukherjee Sean Clouston Roman Kotov Evelyn Bromet Benjamin Luft Background: This study sought to examine whether handgrip strength (HGS), a measure of muscle strength and a biomarker of aging, was associated...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 1882: Predicting Parcel-Scale Redevelopment Using Linear and Logistic Regression—the Berkeley Neighborhood Denver, Colorado Case Study Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11071882 Authors: Lisa Cherry Darren Mollendor Bill Eisenstein Terri S. Hogue Katharyn Peterman John E. McCray Many watershed challenges can be associated with the increased impervious cover that accompanies urban development. This study establishes a methodology of evaluating...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 1571: Vitamin K Dependent Proteins in Kidney Disease International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20071571 Authors: Ciprian N. Silaghi Tamás Ilyés Vladimir P. Filip Marius Farcaș Adriana J. van Ballegooijen Alexandra M. Crăciun Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk of developing vascular calcifications, as well as bone dynamics impairment, leading to a poor quality of life and increased mortality. Certain...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 489: 1-Laurin-3-Palmitin as a Novel Matrix of Solid Lipid Particles: Higher Loading Capacity of Thymol and Better Stability of Dispersions Than Those of Glyceryl Monostearate and Glyceryl Tripalmitate Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9040489 Authors: Hao Shi Shuangshuang Huang Junbo He Lijuan Han Weinong Zhang Qixin Zhong To develop solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) with a new lipid matrix for delivery of hydrophobic bioactive molecules, high...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 1217: New Design of a Supervised Energy Disaggregation Model Based on the Deep Neural Network for a Smart Grid Energies doi: 10.3390/en12071217 Authors: İsmail Hakkı ÇAVDAR Vahid FARYAD Energy management technology of demand-side is a key process of the smart grid that helps achieve a more efficient use of generation assets by reducing the energy demand of users during peak loads. In the context of a smart grid and smart metering, this paper proposes a hybrid...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1126: Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Health Services: A Qualitative Study Amongst People with Disabilities in Cameroon and India International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071126 Authors: Maria Zuurmond Islay Mactaggart Nanda Kannuri Gudlavalleti Murthy Joseph Enyegue Oye Sarah Polack Background: Article 25 of the UNCRPD stipulates the right of people with disabilities to the highest attainable...
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Geosciences, Vol. 9, Pages 147: Estimation of Soil Erosion in Nepal Using a RUSLE Modeling and Geospatial Tool Geosciences doi: 10.3390/geosciences9040147 Authors: Pooja Koirala Sudeep Thakuri Subesh Joshi Raju Chauhan Soil erosion is a major issue, causing the loss of topsoil and fertility in agricultural land in mountainous terrain. Estimation of soil erosion in Nepal is essential because of its agriculture-dependent economy (contributing 36% to national GDP) and for preparing...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 1229: Smoke-Isolated Karrikins Stimulated Tanshinones Biosynthesis in Salvia miltiorrhiza through Endogenous Nitric Oxide and Jasmonic Acid Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24071229 Authors: Jie Zhou Zi-xin Xu Hui Sun Lan-ping Guo Although smoke-isolated karrikins (KAR1) could regulate secondary metabolism in medicinal plants, the signal transduction mechanism has not been reported. This study highlights the influence of KAR1 on tanshinone I (T-I) production...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 1527: A 100-km BOFDA Assisted by First-Order Bi-Directional Raman Amplification Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19071527 Authors: Thomas Kapa Andy Schreier Katerina Krebber We present, to our knowledge for the first time, a 100-km Brillouin Optical Frequency-Domain Analysis (BOFDA) employing a 200-km fiber loop. Compared to our previous publication, enhanced sensor length, sensor accuracy and spatial resolution are presented. The performance improvements are achieved...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1127: Alcohol Mixed with Energy Drinks (AmED) and Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences among South Korean College Students International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071127 Authors: Sarah Soyeon Oh Yeong Jun Ju Eun-Cheol Park Sung-In Jang Consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks (AmED) has been associated with various alcohol-related consequences among college students. However, more information is required...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 1040: Fatigue and Corrosion Fatigue Behaviour of Brazed Stainless Steel Joints AISI 304L/BAu-4 in Synthetic Exhaust Gas Condensate Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12071040 Authors: Anke Schmiedt-Kalenborn Lars Andree Lingnau Matthias Manka Wolfgang Tillmann Frank Walther As brazed stainless steel components in service often have to withstand cyclic loads in corrosive environments, the corrosion fatigue properties of brazed joints have to be characterised....
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Reports, Vol. 2, Pages 12: Cyclical Fevers in a 4-year-old Boy with IgA Deficiency Reports doi: 10.3390/reports2020012 Authors: Joshua Y.C. Yang While immunodeficiencies, such as (Immunoglobulin A) IgA deficiency, may predispose pediatric patients to respiratory illnesses, they are also associated with autoinflammatory conditions. Distinguishing between these possible complications requires an awareness of these uncommon conditions. We report a case of a four-year-old boy with a history...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 1526: Electronic Nose-Based Technique for Rapid Detection and Recognition of Moldy Apples Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19071526 Authors: Wenshen Jia Gang Liang Hui Tian Jing Sun Cihui Wan In this study, the PEN3 electronic nose was used to detect and recognize fresh and moldy apples inoculated with Penicillium expansum and Aspergillus niger, taking Golden Delicious apples as the model subject. Firstly, the apples were divided into two groups: individual apple...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 1307: Special Issue on Smart Environments and Healthcare Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9071307 Authors: Subhas C. Mukhopadhyay Octavian Postolache Nagender Kumar Suryadevara Smart environments are the fragmentations of smart cities under the topic of the Internet of Things [...]
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 1038: Silver, Gold, and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Alter miRNA Expression but Do Not Affect DNA Methylation in HepG2 Cells Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12071038 Authors: Kamil Brzóska Iwona Grądzka Marcin Kruszewski The increasing use of nanoparticles (NPs) in various applications entails the need for reliable assessment of their potential toxicity for humans. Originally, studies concerning the toxicity of NPs focused on cytotoxic and genotoxic effects, but...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 6, Pages 35: In Vitro Anthelmintic Activity of Saponins Derived from Medicago spp. Plants against Donkey Gastrointestinal Nematodes Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci6020035 Authors: Michela Maestrini Aldo Tava Simone Mancini Federica Salari Stefania Perrucci With the aim to find new effective natural compounds for the control of nematodes, the in vitro anthelminthic properties of purified 1% saponins showing different chemical compositions...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 1570: Nifedipine Modulates Renal Lipogenesis via the AMPK-SREBP Transcriptional Pathway International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20071570 Authors: Yen-Chung Lin Mai-Szu Wu Yuh-Feng Lin Chang-Rong Chen Chang-Yu Chen Chang-Jui Chen Che-Chou Shen Kuan-Chou Chen Chiung-Chi Peng Lipid accumulation in renal cells has been implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity-related kidney disease, and lipotoxicity in the kidney can be a...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 1881: Waste Heat and Water Recovery System Optimization for Flue Gas in Thermal Power Plants Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11071881 Authors: Syed Safeer Mehdi Shamsi Assmelash A. Negash Gyu Baek Cho Young Min Kim Fossil-fueled power plants present a problem of significant water consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and environmental pollution. Several techniques have been developed to utilize flue gas, which can help solve these problems. Among...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 1228: Efficient Conversion of Cane Molasses Towards High-Purity Isomaltulose and Cellular Lipid Using an Engineered Yarrowia lipolytica Strain in Fed-Batch Fermentation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24071228 Authors: Wang Wang Liu Liu Yu Jiang : Cane molasses is one of the main by-products of sugar refineries, which is rich in sucrose. In this work, low-cost cane molasses was introduced as an alternative substrate for isomaltulose production....
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 124: Inhibition of Oncogenic Kinases: An In Vitro Validated Computational Approach Identified Potential Multi-Target Anticancer Compounds Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9040124 Authors: Nazia Ikram Muhammad Usman Mirza Michiel Vanmeert Matheus Froeyen Outi M. H. Salo-Ahen Muhammad Tahir Aamer Qazi Sarfraz Ahmad Tumorigenesis in humans is a multistep progression that imitates genetic changes leading to cell transformation and malignancy....
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Catalysts, Vol. 9, Pages 308: Blockage Detection and Diagnosis of Externally Parallelized Monolithic Microreactors Catalysts doi: 10.3390/catal9040308 Authors: Tonomura Taniguchi Nishi Nagaki Yoshida Hirose Ishizuka Hasebe To realize stable operation of a microchemical system, it is necessary to develop a process monitoring method that can detect and diagnose blocked microreactors. In this study, a system composed of five monolithic microreactors and a split-and-recombine-type...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1124: Responses of Ecosystem Services to Urbanization-Induced Land Use Changes in Ecologically Sensitive Suburban Areas in Hangzhou, China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071124 Authors: Shaofeng Yuan Congmou Zhu Lixia Yang Fenghua Xie Ecologically sensitive suburban areas provide important ecosystem services and protect urban ecological security because of their multiple functions in natural and human...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 759: Multispectral Transforms Using Convolution Neural Networks for Remote Sensing Multispectral Image Compression Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11070759 Authors: Li Liu A multispectral image is a three-order tensor since it is a three-dimensional matrix, i.e.one spectral dimension and two spatial position dimensions. Multispectral image compression canbe achieved by means of the advantages of tensor decomposition (TD), such as NonnegativeTucker Decomposition...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 1524: Scalable Gas Sensing, Mapping, and Path Planning via Decentralized Hilbert Maps Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19071524 Authors: Pingping Zhu Silvia Ferrari Julian Morelli Richard Linares Bryce Doerr This paper develops a decentralized approach to gas distribution mapping (GDM) and information-driven path planning for large-scale distributed sensing systems. Gas mapping is performed using a probabilistic representation known as a Hilbert map, which formulates...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 650: Wall Shear Stress Measurement on Curve Objects with PIV in Connection to Benthic Fauna in Regulated Rivers Water doi: 10.3390/w11040650 Authors: Bin Asad Lundström Andersson Hellström Leonardsson The flow characteristics in the vicinity of a set of half-cylinders of different sizes simulating benthic objects were studied experimentally using particle image velocimetry (PIV). The cylinders were mounted on the bottom of an open channel, and the...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 1523: Detection of Volatile Compounds Emitted by Bacteria in Wounds Using Gas Sensors Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19071523 Authors: Salinas Alvarez Sierra–Sosa Garcia–Zapirain Yoder–Himes Elmaghraby In this paper we analyze an experiment for the use of low-cost gas sensors intended to detect bacteria in wounds using a non-intrusive technique. Seven different genera/species of microbes tend to be present in most wound infections. Detection of these bacteria...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 430: HIV and cART-Associated Dyslipidemia Among HIV-Infected Children Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8040430 Authors: Tadesse Foster Chala Chaka Bizuayehu Ayalew H/Meskel Tadesse Jerene Makonnen Aklillu Background: Persistent dyslipidemia in children is associated with risks of cardiovascular accidents and poor combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) outcome. We report on the first evaluation of prevalence and...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 1037: Photocatalytic and Pozzolanic Properties of Nano-SiO2/Al2O3-TiO2 Powder for Functional Mortar Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12071037 Authors: Lee Jang Park Kim Lee The present study intended to find a way to use TiO2, one of the most widely used photocatalysts, as a construction material. To that end, nano-SiO2/Al2O3-TiO2 powder (NTCP) was synthesized by coating SiO2 and Al2O3 support materials with TiO2. The NTCP was anatase phase spherical...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 1125: Agent-Based Modelling for Simulation-Based Design of Sustainable Faecal Sludge Management Systems International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071125 Authors: Mallory Crapper Holm Re-using faecal sludge (FS) to generate value has the potential to contribute towards solving the issue of long term sanitation solutions in growing urban areas across sub-Saharan Africa; however, hitherto, no design tools have...
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Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 60: Deciphering the Resistance Mechanism of Tomato Plants Against Whitefly-Mediated Tomato Curly Stunt Virus Infection through Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-MS)-Based Metabolomics Approaches Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9040060 Authors: Rossouw Madala Tugizimana Steenkamp Esterhuizen Dubery Begomoviruses, such as the Tomato curly stunt virus (ToCSV), pose serious economic consequences...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 1525: Biosensors for Epilepsy Management: State-of-Art and Future Aspects Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19071525 Authors: Tiwari Sharma Mujawar Mishra Kaushik Ghosal Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder which affects every aspect of patients’ life, including added socio-economic burden. Unfortunately, only a few suppressive medicines are available, and a complete cure for the disease has not been found yet. Excluding the effectiveness...
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Hydrology, Vol. 6, Pages 29: UAV Monitoring of Stream Restorations Hydrology doi: 10.3390/hydrology6020029 Authors: Langhammer This study examines the potential and limits of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) applicability for the monitoring of stream restoration in an urban environment. UAV imaging was used for long-term post-restoration monitoring of an urban stream. The monitoring was aimed to track the stream changes significant for the assessment of the restoration success, such...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 1036: Radiation-Induced Helium Bubbles in Metals Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12071036 Authors: Li Li Han Helium (He) bubbles are typical radiation defects in structural materials in nuclear reactors after high dose energetic particle irradiation. In the past decades, extensive studies have been conducted to explore the dynamic evolution of He bubbles under various conditions and to investigate He-induced hardening and embrittlement. In this review, we...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 1216: Smart Decision Support Systems for Volcanic Applications Energies doi: 10.3390/en12071216 Authors: Claudia Corradino Gaetana Ganci Giuseppe Bilotta Annalisa Cappello Ciro Del Negro Luigi Fortuna The huge amount of information coming from remote sensors on satellites has allowed monitoring changes in the planetary environment from about 50 years. These instruments are widely adopted to observe extreme thermal events such as eruptive phenomena...
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