Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3913: Guanidine-Containing Polyhydroxyl Macrolides: Chemistry, Biology, and Structure-Activity Relationship Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213913 Authors: Xiaoyuan Song Ganjun Yuan Peibo Li Sheng Cao Antimicrobial resistance has been seriously threatening human health, and discovering new antimicrobial agents from the natural resource is still an important pathway among various strategies to prevent resistance. Guanidine-containing polyhydroxyl macrolides,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3565: Fresh-State and Mechanical Properties of High-Performance Self-Compacting Concrete with Recycled Aggregates from the Precast Industry Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213565 Authors: Tiago Barroqueiro Pedro R. da da Silva Jorge de de Brito The urgent need to change the less positive impacts of the construction industry on the environment, and more specifically the production and use of concrete, is the main motivation for the research for more efficient...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1243: Design Methodology for the Implementation of Fuzzy Inference Systems Based on Boolean Relations Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8111243 Authors: Helbert Espitia José Soriano Iván Machón Hilario López This paper proposes a methodology for the design of fuzzy inference systems based on Boolean relations. The approach using Boolean sets presents limited performance due to the abrupt transitions that occur during its functioning, therefore, fuzzy...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2274: Quantification of Uncertainties from Image Processing and Analysis in Laboratory-Scale DNAPL Release Studies Evaluated by Reflective Optical Imaging Water doi: 10.3390/w11112274 Authors: Christian Engelmann Luisa Schmidt Charles J. Werth Marc Walther Subsurface DNAPL (dense non-aqueous phase liquid) contamination from (un-) intentional spilling typically leads to severe environmental hazards. A large number of studies have demonstrated the relevance...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 512: Red-Brown Pigmentation of Acidipropionibacterium jensenii Is Tied to Haemolytic Activity and cyl-Like Gene Cluster Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7110512 Authors: Paulina Deptula Iida Loivamaa Olli-Pekka Smolander Pia Laine Richard J. Roberts Vieno Piironen Lars Paulin Kirsi Savijoki Petri Auvinen Pekka Varmanen The novel Acidipropionibacterium genus encompasses species of industrial importance but also those associated...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5411: Dynamics of Plant Metabolism during Cold Acclimation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215411 Authors: Lisa Fürtauer Jakob Weiszmann Wolfram Weckwerth Thomas Nägele Plants have evolved strategies to tightly regulate metabolism during acclimation to a changing environment. Low temperature significantly constrains distribution, growth and yield of many temperate plant species. Exposing plants to low but non-freezing temperature...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 672: Characterization of the Ohmyungsamycin Biosynthetic Pathway and Generation of Derivatives with Improved Antituberculosis Activity Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110672 Authors: Eunji Kim Yern-Hyerk Shin Tae Ho Kim Woong Sub Byun Jinsheng Cui Young Eun Du Hyung-Ju Lim Myoung Chong Song An Sung Kwon Sang Hyeon Kang Jongheon Shin Sang Kook Lee Jichan Jang Dong-Chan Oh Yeo Joon Yoon The cyclic depsipeptides ohmyungsamycin...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1355: Mitofusin 2-Deficiency Suppresses Mycobacterium tuberculosis Survival in Macrophages Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111355 Authors: Junghwan Lee Ji-Ae Choi Soo-Na Cho Sang-Hun Son Chang-Hwa Song Apoptosis is an important host defense mechanism against mycobacterial infection. However, the molecular mechanisms regulating apoptosis during mycobacterial infection are not well known. Recent reports suggest that bacterial infection regulates mitochondrial...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4144: Simplified Model Predictive Current Control of Primary Permanent-Magnet Linear Motor Traction Systems for Subway Applications Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214144 Authors: Wei Wang Zhixiang Lu Wei Hua Zheng Wang Ming Cheng In this paper, a simplified model predictive current control (MPCC) is proposed for the primary permanent-magnet linear motor traction system in subway applications, which is fed by one two-level voltage-source-inverter (VSI)....
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 142: Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes Thermally Treated and Modified by Dopants with Proton-Acceptor Properties for Asparaginate and Potassium Ions Determination in Pharmaceuticals Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9110142 Authors: Parshina Kоlganova Safronova Osipov Lapshina Yelnikova Bobreshova Yaroslavtsev The influence of incorporation of the dopants with proton-acceptor properties into perfluorosulfonic acid cation exchange membranes...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 664: The Effect of Clouds as an Additional Opacity Source on the Inferred Metallicity of Giant Exoplanets Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110664 Authors: Anna Julia Poser Nadine Nettelmann Ronald Redmer Atmospheres regulate the planetary heat loss and therefore influence planetary thermal evolution. Uncertainty in a giant planet’s thermal state contributes to the uncertainty in the inferred abundance of heavy elements it contains. Within an analytic...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Catalysts, Vol. 9, Pages 910: In Situ IR Study on Effect of Alkyl Chain Length between Amines on Its Stability against Acidic Gases Catalysts doi: 10.3390/catal9110910 Authors: Rose Mardie Pacia Clinton Manianglung Young Soo Ko For the CO2 capture process via the cyclic adsorption/desorption method, one emerging catalyst is the use of amine-functionalized silica. This study focused on comparing the CO2 capture performance of diamines with ethyl and propyl spacers and the degradation...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2554: Improving Clock Prediction Algorithm for BDS-2/3 Satellites Based on LS-SVM Method Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212554 Authors: Lina He Hairui Zhou Zhiqiang Liu Yuanlan Wen Xiufeng He The satellite clock prediction is crucial to support real-time global satellite precise positioning services. Currently, the clock prediction for the Chinese BeiDou navigation satellite system (BDS) is still challenging to satisfy the precise positioning...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3564: Geometric Accuracy Improvement by Using Electrochemical Reaming with a Helical Tube Electrode as Post-Processing for EDM Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213564 Authors: Yan Zhang Chen Wang Yu Wang Qin Ni Lei Ji Electrochemical reaming using a helical tube electrode together with lateral flushing is proposed as post-processing to improve the machining accuracy and surface quality of holes produced by electrical discharge machining (EDM). The velocity...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 864: Meta-Analysis of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Microarray Data Reveals Novel Genetic Biomarkers Genes doi: 10.3390/genes10110864 Authors: Jaeseung Song Daeun Kim Juyeon Hong Go Woon Kim Junghyun Jung Sejin Park Hee Jung Park Jong Wha J. Joo Wonhee Jang Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are both classified as idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. They share a few common characteristics such as inflammation and muscle weakness....
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 169: Recovery and Valorisation of Energy from Wastewater Using a Water Source Heat Pump at the Glasgow Subway: Potential for Similar Underground Environments Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8040169 Authors: Konstantinos Ninikas Nicholas Hytiris Rohinton Emmanuel Bjorn Aaen An installation of a Water Source Heat Hump (WSHP) at Glasgow’s Underground Station, has been using the subsurface wastewater ingress to heat the office at St. George’s...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2273: The Evapotranspiration of Tamarix and Its Response to Environmental Factors in Coastal Saline Land of China Water doi: 10.3390/w11112273 Authors: Huanyu Chen Ce Yang Angyan Ren Kai Guo Xiaohui Feng Jingsong Li Xiaojing Liu Hongyong Sun Jianlin Wang (1) Background: As a halophytic species, Tamarix (Tamarix chinensis) can be used for saline soil rehabilitation in China. The reclamation and rehabilitation of saline soil depend on the water...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3912: Bicyclo [6.3.0] Undecane Sesquiterpenoids: Structures, Biological Activities, and Syntheses Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213912 Authors: Guo-Fei Qin Hong-Bao Liang Wen-Xiu Liu Feng Zhu Ping-Lin Li Guo-Qiang Li Jing-Chun Yao Sesquiterpenoids constitute a marvelously varied group of natural products that feature a vast array of molecular architectures. Among them, the unusual bicyclo [6.3.0] undecane sesquiterpenoids are one of the...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4143: A Critical Review of CO2 Capture Technologies and Prospects for Clean Power Generation Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214143 Authors: Najmus S. Sifat Yousef Haseli With rapid growth in global demand for energy, the emission of CO2 is increasing due to the use of fossil fuels in power plants. Effective strategies are required to decrease the industrial emissions to meet the climate change target set at 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21). Carbon capture...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2553: Landsat Time Series Assessment of Invasive Annual Grasses Following Energy Development Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212553 Authors: Miguel L. Villarreal Christopher E. Soulard Eric K. Waller Invasive annual grasses are of concern in much of the western United States because they tolerate resource variability and have high reproductive capacity, with propagules that are readily dispersed in disturbed areas like those created and maintained...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Micromachines, Vol. 10, Pages 738: Mechanical Property Changes in Breast Cancer Cells Induced by Stimulation with Macrophage Secretions in Vitro Micromachines doi: 10.3390/mi10110738 Authors: Hyonchol Kim Kenta Ishibashi Tomoko Okada Chikashi Nakamura The contribution of secretions from tumor-associated macrophage (TAM)-like cells to the stimulation of mechanical property changes in murine breast cancer cells was studied using an in vitro model system. A murine breast cancer...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1354: Improved Motor Nerve Regeneration by SIRT1/Hif1a-Mediated Autophagy Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111354 Authors: David Romeo-Guitart Tatiana Leiva-Rodriguez Joaquim Forés Caty Casas Complete restoring of functional connectivity between neurons or target tissue after traumatic lesions is still an unmet medical need. Using models of nerve axotomy and compression, we investigated the effect of autophagy induction by genetic and pharmacological manipulation...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3563: Potential of Green Ceramics Waste for Alkali Activated Foams Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213563 Authors: Barbara Horvat Vilma Ducman The aim of the paper is to research the influence of foaming and stabilization agents in the alkali activation process of waste green ceramics for future low cost up-cycling into lightweight porous thermal insulating material. Green waste ceramics, which is used in the present article, is a green body residue (non-successful...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4142: Multi-Objective Based Optimal Energy Management of Grid-Connected Microgrid Considering Advanced Demand Response Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214142 Authors: Hyung-Joon Kim Mun-Kyeom Kim This paper proposes an optimal energy management approach for a grid-connected microgrid (MG) by considering the demand response (DR). The multi-objective optimization framework involves minimizing the operating cost and maximizing the utility benefit. The proposed approach...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Coatings, Vol. 9, Pages 709: Calcium Phosphate Layers Deposited on Thermal Sensitive Polymer Substrates in Radio Frequency Magnetron Plasma Discharge Coatings doi: 10.3390/coatings9110709 Authors: Andreea Groza Dragana B. Dreghici Mihai Ganciu Calcium phosphate coatings were deposited on thermally sensitive polyprophylene substrates in radio frequency (rf) magnetron sputtering discharge. The steady state of the deposition plasma and its components were identified by deposition...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 304: Massification, Marketisation and Loss of Differentiation in Pre-Entry Marketing Materials in UK Higher Education Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8110304 Authors: Elizabeth Knight Since the mid-1970s, the higher education system in the UK has massified. Over this period, the government policy drivers for higher education have shifted towards a homogenised rationale, linking higher education to the economic well-being of the country. The massification...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4141: Modelling and Analysis of Plate Heat Exchangers for Flexible District Heating Systems Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214141 Authors: Serafym Chyhryn Seamless integration of district heating (DH) and power systems implies their flexible operation, which extends their typical operational boundaries and, thus, affects performance of key components, such as plate heat exchangers (PHXs). Despite that the heat transfer in a PHX is regulated by mass flows, flexible...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 511: The Effect of Maternal Postpartum Practices on Infant Gut Microbiota: A Chinese Cohort Study Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7110511 Authors: Ying Wang Yanqun Liu Jinbing Bai Xiaoli Chen (1) Background: The human gut microbiota at early life is shaped by numerous factors, especially factors from mothers, which have huge influence on infants’ gut microbiotas. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of maternal...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 863: Evidence for Adaptive Selection in the Mitogenome of a Mesoparasitic Monogenean Flatworm Enterogyrus malmbergi Genes doi: 10.3390/genes10110863 Authors: Dong Zhang Hong Zou Shan G. Wu Ming Li Ivan Jakovlić Jin Zhang Rong Chen Wen X. Li Gui T. Wang Whereas a majority of monogenean flatworms are ectoparasitic, i.e., parasitize on external surfaces (mainly gills) of their fish hosts, Enterogyrus species (subfamily Ancyrocephalinae) are...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5410: Insights into the Interaction Mechanisms of the Proviral Integration Site of Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus (Pim) Kinases with Pan-Pim Inhibitors PIM447 and AZD1208: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation and MM/GBSA Calculation Study International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215410 Authors: Qingqing Chen Yan Wang Shanshan Shi Kaihang Li Ling Zhang Jian Gao Based on the up-regulation of the proviral integration site of the Moloney...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5409: Visualization of Mitochondrial Ca2+ Signals in Skeletal Muscle of Zebrafish Embryos with Bioluminescent Indicators International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215409 Authors: Manuel Vicente Jussep Salgado-Almario Joaquim Soriano Miguel Burgos Beatriz Domingo Juan Llopis Mitochondria are believed to play an important role in shaping the intracellular Ca2+ transients during skeletal muscle contraction. There is discussion about...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6031: The Assessment of Carbon Performance under the Region-Sector Perspective based on the Nonparametric Estimation: A Case Study of the Northern Province in China Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216031 Authors: Xian’En Wang Shimeng Wang Xipan Wang Wenbo Li Junnian Song Haiyan Duan Shuo Wang China is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the world, and the Chinese government has accordingly proposed a series of measures to achieve...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Micromachines, Vol. 10, Pages 737: Oscillating U-Shaped Body for Underwater Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Power Optimization Micromachines doi: 10.3390/mi10110737 Authors: Iñigo Aramendia Aitor Saenz-Aguirre Ana Boyano Unai Fernandez-Gamiz Ekaitz Zulueta Vibration energy harvesting (VeH) techniques by means of intentionally designed mechanisms have been used in the last decade for frequency bandwidth improvement under excitation for adequately high-vibration amplitudes....
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 862: HiCNN2: Enhancing the Resolution of Hi-C Data Using an Ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks Genes doi: 10.3390/genes10110862 Authors: Tong Liu Zheng Wang We present a deep-learning package named HiCNN2 to learn the mapping between low-resolution and high-resolution Hi-C (a technique for capturing genome-wide chromatin interactions) data, which can enhance the resolution of Hi-C interaction matrices. The HiCNN2 package includes three methods each with...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 671: Elicitors and Pre-Fermentative Cold Maceration: Effects on Polyphenol Concentration in Monastrell Grapes and Wines Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110671 Authors: Diego F. Paladines-Quezada Juan D. Moreno-Olivares José I. Fernández-Fernández Juan A. Bleda-Sánchez Alejandro Martínez-Moreno Rocío Gil-Muñoz Vitis vinifera L cv Monastrell is the main red grape variety grown for vinification in the Denomination of Origin Jumilla (southeast Spain)....
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1351: A Matricryptic Conformation of the Integrin-Binding Domain of Fibronectin Regulates Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-Induced Intracellular Calcium Release Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111351 Authors: Christopher S. Farrar Geoffrey T. Rouin Benjamin L. Miller Carol H. Raeman Nancie A. Mooney Denise C. Hocking Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) signaling is dysregulated in a wide variety of diseases, making PDGF an attractive therapeutic target. However,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJGI, Vol. 8, Pages 489: Combination of Aerial, Satellite, and UAV Photogrammetry for Mapping the Diachronic Coastline Evolution: The Case of Lefkada Island ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information doi: 10.3390/ijgi8110489 Authors: Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos Aggeliki Kyriou Ioannis Koukouvelas Vasiliki Zygouri Dionysios Apostolopoulos Coastline evolution is a proxy of coastal erosion, defined as the wasting of land along the shoreline due to a combination of natural...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3911: Chemical Constituents of Stems and Leaves of Tagetespatula L. and Its Fingerprint Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213911 Authors: Yu-Meng Wang Xiao-Ku Ran Muhammad Riaz Miao Yu Qian Cai De-Qiang Dou Ahmed M. Metwaly Ting-Guo Kang De-Cheng Cai Tagetespatula L. is a widely cultivated herbal medicinal plant in China and other countries. In this study, two new 2, 3-dihydrobenzofuran glucosides (1, 2) and fourteen known metabolites...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Proteomes, Vol. 7, Pages 36: Innovating the Concept and Practice of Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis in the Analysis of Proteomes at the Proteoform Level Proteomes doi: 10.3390/proteomes7040036 Authors: Xianquan Zhan Biao Li Xiaohan Zhan Hartmut Schlüter Peter R. Jungblut Jens R. Coorssen Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) is an important and well-established technical platform enabling extensive top-down proteomic analysis. However, the long-held but now largely...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Drones, Vol. 3, Pages 81: Multi-Sensor UAV Tracking of Individual Seedlings and Seedling Communities at Millimetre Accuracy Drones doi: 10.3390/drones3040081 Authors: Todd M. Buters David Belton Adam T. Cross The increasing spatial and temporal scales of ecological recovery projects demand more rapid and accurate methods of predicting restoration trajectory. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer greatly improved rapidity and efficiency compared to traditional biodiversity monitoring...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2272: Improvement of Hargreaves–Samani Reference Evapotranspiration Estimates with Local Calibration Water doi: 10.3390/w11112272 Authors: Daniel Althoff Robson Argolo dos Santos Helizani Couto Bazame Fernando França da Cunha Roberto Filgueiras Improving irrigation water management is an important asset when facing increased water shortages. The Hargreaves–Samani (HS) method is a simple method that can be used as an alternative to the Penman–Monteith...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4211: Supply Chain Partner Communication in a Managed Programme in the UK Water Industry: A Case Study with Social Network Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214211 Authors: Qing Li Shengqiao Wang Nicky Shaw Victor Shi The water industry in every country aims to effectively and efficiently provide water with satisfactory quality in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. To this end,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
ASI, Vol. 2, Pages 35: Experience Design, Virtual Reality and Media Hybridization for the Digital Communication Inside Museums Applied System Innovation doi: 10.3390/asi2040035 Authors: Eva Pietroni Experience design, both in real and in virtual museums, is very complex to be planned, even more when digital contents are juxtaposed to real collections. Researchers in this field, curators, creatives and software developers must work together in order to evolve towards a more efficient...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 563: Transcutaneous Delivery of Immunomodulating Pollen Extract-Galactomannan Conjugate by Solid-in-Oil Nanodispersions for Pollinosis Immunotherapy Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110563 Authors: Qingliang Kong Kouki Higasijima Rie Wakabayashi Yoshiro Tahara Momoko Kitaoka Hiroki Obayashi Yanting Hou Noriho Kamiya Masahiro Goto Japanese cedar pollinosis is a type I allergic disease and has already become a major public...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 299: Autoimmune Encephalitis and CSF Anti-GluR3 Antibodies in an MS Patient after Alemtuzumab Treatment Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9110299 Authors: Maria Chiara Buscarinu Arianna Fornasiero Giulia Pellicciari Roberta Reniè Anna Chiara Landi Alessandro Bozzao Cristina Cappelletti Pia Bernasconi Giovanni Ristori Marco Salvetti A 45-year-old Italian woman, affected by relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RR-MS)...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2552: waveformlidar: An R Package for Waveform LiDAR Processing and Analysis Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212552 Authors: Tan Zhou Sorin Popescu A wealth of Full Waveform (FW) LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data are available to the public from different sources, which is poised to boost extensive applications of FW LiDAR data. However, we lack a handy and open source tool that can be used by potential users for processing and analyzing FW LiDAR...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Crystals, Vol. 9, Pages 570: Magneto-Optical Isolator Based on Ultra-Wideband Photonic Crystals Waveguide for 5G Communication System Crystals doi: 10.3390/cryst9110570 Authors: Yong Wang Biaogang Xu Dengguo Zhang Shixiang Xu Zheng Dong Xuanke Zeng Xiaowei Lu Jihong Pei This paper presents a novel magneto-optical isolator based on an ultra-wideband and high efficiency photonic crystals (PCs) waveguide and gyromagnetic ferrites. The three-dimensional numerical simulation...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3562: The Effects of Aluminum-Nitride Nano-Fillers on the Mechanical, Electrical, and Thermal Properties of High Temperature Vulcanized Silicon Rubber for High-Voltage Outdoor Insulator Applications Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213562 Authors: Chang Liu Yiwen Xu Daoguang Bi Bing Luo Fuzeng Zhang Tingting Wang Yingbang Yao Shengguo Lu Wenrong Xu AlN nanoparticles were added into commercial high-temperature-vulcanized silicon rubber composites,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 996: Survivin Overexpression Has a Negative Effect on Feline Calicivirus Infection Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11110996 Authors: Oscar Salvador Barrera-Vázquez Clotilde Cancio-Lonches Carlos Emilio Miguel-Rodríguez Monica Margarita Valdes Pérez Ana Lorena Gutiérrez-Escolano It is known that levels of the anti-apoptotic protein survivin are reduced during Murine norovirus MNV-1 and Feline calicivirus (FCV) infection as part of the apoptosis establishment...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Fractal Fract, Vol. 3, Pages 48: Cabinet of Curiosities: The Interesting Geometry of the Angle β = arccos ((3ϕ − 1)/4) Fractal and Fractional doi: 10.3390/fractalfract3040048 Authors: Fang Fang Klee Irwin Julio Kovacs Garrett Sadler In this paper, we present the construction of several aggregates of tetrahedra. Each construction is obtained by performing rotations on an initial set of tetrahedra that either (1) contains gaps between adjacent tetrahedra, or (2) exhibits an aperiodic...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4717: Classification of Power Facility Point Clouds from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Based on Adaboost and Topological Constraints Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214717 Authors: Yuxuan Liu Mitko Aleksandrov Sisi Zlatanova Junjun Zhang Fan Mo Xiaojian Chen Machine learning algorithms can be well suited to LiDAR point cloud classification, but when they are applied to the point cloud classification of power facilities, many problems such as a large number of...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5408: Maternal Obesity during Pregnancy Alters Daily Activity and Feeding Cycles, and Hypothalamic Clock Gene Expression in Adult Male Mouse Offspring International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215408 Authors: Jane K. Cleal Kimberley D. Bruce Jasmin L. Shearer Hugh Thomas Jack Plume Louise Gregory James N. Shepard Kerry L. Spiers-Fitzgerald Ravi Mani Rohan M. Lewis Karen A. Lillycrop Mark A. Hanson Christopher D....
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4619: Design and Optimization of Origami-Inspired Orthopyramid-Like Core Panel for Load Damping Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214619 Authors: Yixiong Feng Kangjie Li Yicong Gao Hao Qiu Jiatian Liu Core panels inspired by origami have the advantages of force allocation and energy dissipation. Used as a sandwich core, the three-dimensional panels could be created using various origami patterns. The panel is composed of the element whose structure...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Agronomy, Vol. 9, Pages 697: Defining Fertilization Strategies for Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Production Under Sudano-Sahelian Conditions: Options for Late Basal Fertilizer Application Agronomy doi: 10.3390/agronomy9110697 Authors: Komla Kyky Ganyo Bertrand Muller Malick Ndiaye Espoir Koudjo Gaglo Aliou Guissé Myriam Adam Soil nutrient deficiency and rainfall variability impair the production of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L). Moench) in Sudano-Sahelian zone....
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1353: Adenosine Depletion as A New Strategy to Decrease Glioblastoma Stem-Like Cells Aggressiveness Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111353 Authors: Ignacio Niechi Atenea Uribe-Ojeda José Ignacio Erices Ángelo Torres Daniel Uribe José Dellis Rocha Pamela Silva Hans G. Richter Rody San Martín Claudia Quezada Glioblastoma is the brain tumor with the worst prognosis. This is mainly due to a cell subpopulation with an extremely aggressive potential,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 663: Natural Formation of Chloro- and Bromoacetone in Salt Lakes of Western Australia Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110663 Authors: Tobias Sattler Matthias Sörgel Julian Wittmer Efstratios Bourtsoukidis Torsten Krause Elliot Atlas Simon Benk Sergej Bleicher Katharina Kamilli Johannes Ofner Raimo Kopetzky Andreas Held Wolf-Ulrich Palm Jonathan Williams Cornelius Zetzsch Heinz-Friedrich Schöler Western Australia is...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Information, Vol. 10, Pages 338: Automatic Wireless Signal Classification: A Neural-Induced Support Vector Machine-Based Approach Information doi: 10.3390/info10110338 Authors: Arfan Haider Wahla Lan Chen Yali Wang Rong Chen Automatic Classification of Wireless Signals (ACWS), which is an intermediate step between signal detection and demodulation, is investigated in this paper. ACWS plays a crucial role in several military and non-military applications, by identifying interference...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3910: Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Formononetin 7-O-phosphate, a Novel Biorenovation Product, on LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophage Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213910 Authors: Min-Seon Kim Jin-Soo Park You Chul Chung Sungchan Jang Chang-Gu Hyun Seung-Young Kim Biorenovation is a microbial enzyme-catalyzed structural modification of organic compounds with the potential benefits of reduced toxicity and improved biological properties...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Diseases, Vol. 7, Pages 56: HIV Capsid Inhibitors Beyond PF74 Diseases doi: 10.3390/diseases7040056 Authors: Carole McArthur Fabio Gallazzi Thomas P. Quinn Kamal Singh Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) capsid plays important roles at multiple stages of viral replication. At the initial stages, controlled uncoating (disassembly) of the capsid ensures efficient reverse transcription of the single-stranded RNA genome, into the double-stranded DNA. Whereas at later stages, a proper...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Geosciences, Vol. 9, Pages 463: Endolithic Microbial Habitats Hosted in Carbonate Nodules Currently Forming within Sediment at a High Methane Flux Site in the Sea of Japan Geosciences doi: 10.3390/geosciences9110463 Authors: Katsunori Yanagawa Fumito Shiraishi Yusuke Tanigawa Toshinari Maeda Nurul Asyifah Mustapha Satoko Owari Hitoshi Tomaru Ryo Matsumoto Akihiro Kano Concretionary carbonates in deep-sea methane seep fields are formed as a result of microbial...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1352: MicroRNAs in Inflammatory Heart Diseases and Sepsis-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction: A Potential Scope for the Future? Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111352 Authors: Moritz Mirna Vera Paar Richard Rezar Albert Topf Miriam Eber Uta C. Hoppe Michael Lichtenauer Christian Jung Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, single-stranded RNA sequences that regulate gene expression on a post-transcriptional level. In the last few decades, various trials...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2271: Pyrolysis Process as a Sustainable Management Option of Poultry Manure: Characterization of the Derived Biochars and Assessment of their Nutrient Release Capacities Water doi: 10.3390/w11112271 Authors: Samar Hadroug Salah Jellali James J. Leahy Marzena Kwapinska Mejdi Jeguirim Helmi Hamdi Witold Kwapinski Raw poultry manure (RPM) and its derived biochars at temperatures of 400 (B400) and 600 °C (B600) were physico-chemically characterized,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 1172: Microstructural Evolution from Dendrites to Core-Shell Equiaxed Grain Morphology for CoCrFeNiVx High-Entropy Alloys in Metallic Casting Mold Metals doi: 10.3390/met9111172 Authors: Leigang Cao Lin Zhu Hongde Shi Zerui Wang Yue Yang Yi Meng Leilei Zhang Yan Cui The CoCrFeNiVx (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, and 1.0) high-entropy alloys (HEAs) were fabricated by the copper mold casting process. The microstructure, phase constitution, and...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4716: Statistical Evaluation of Barkhausen Noise Testing (BNT) for Ground Samples Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214716 Authors: Robert Tomkowski Aki Sorsa Suvi Santa-aho Per Lundin Minnamari Vippola Barkhausen noise testing (BNT) is a nondestructive method for investigating many properties of ferromagnetic materials. The most common application is the monitoring of grinding burns caused by introducing locally high temperatures while grinding. Other features,...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4617: Underwater Moving Target Classification Using Multilayer Processing of Active Sonar System Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214617 Authors: Iksu Seo Seongweon Kim Youngwoo Ryu Jungyong Park Dong Seog Han The task of detecting and classifying highly maneuverable and unidentified underwater targets in complex environments is significant in active sonar systems. Previous studies have applied many detection schemes to this task using signals...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6030: An Efficient Representation Using Harmony Search for Solving the Virtual Machine Consolidation Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216030 Authors: MinJun Kim JuneSeok Hong Wooju Kim A data center with a large number of servers, large storage, and many network devices requires power for cooling to reduce heat generation, air conditioning, and emergency power generation facilities, in addition to power for operation internally consumed by infrastructure...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4618: Improvement Methods for Reduction of the High Stress of Ultra-High Asphalt Concrete Core Dams Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214618 Authors: Jun Gao Faning Dang Zongyuan Ma Yi Xue Jie Ren With the rapid development of asphalt concrete core rockfill dams (ACCRDs), the construction of ultra-high asphalt concrete core rockfill dams (UACCRDs) has been improved significantly. However, the security problems of asphalt concrete core (ACC)...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 662: PM1 in Ambient and Indoor Air—Urban and Rural Areas in the Upper Silesian Region, Poland Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110662 Authors: Anna Mainka Elwira Zajusz-Zubek (1) Background: The work presents results of concentration measurements of PM1, collected in the indoor air of four preschool buildings in Gliwice and its environs (Silesia Province) and in ambient air in the vicinity of four working hard coal power plants and four coking plants located...
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Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 52: Fabrication of Gas-Sensor Chips Based on Silicon–Carbon Films Obtained by Electrochemical Deposition Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7040052 Authors: Tatiana N. Myasoedova Mikhail N. Grigoryev Nina K. Plugotarenko Tatiana S. Mikhailova In this study, we designed two types of gas-sensor chips with silicon–carbon film, doped with CuO, as the sensitive layer. The first type of gas-sensor chip consists of an Al2O3 substrate with a...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2551: A Strategy to Mitigate the Ionospheric Scintillation Effects on BDS Precise Point Positioning: Cycle-Slip Threshold Model Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212551 Authors: Xiaomin Luo Yidong Lou Shengfeng Gu Weiwei Song Because of the special design of BeiDou navigation satellite system (BDS) constellation, the effects of ionospheric scintillation on operational BDS generally are more serious than on the global positioning system (GPS). As...
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Crystals, Vol. 9, Pages 569: Raman Spectra of Quartz and Pb4+-Doped SiO2 Crystals at Different Temperature and Pressure Crystals doi: 10.3390/cryst9110569 Authors: Xiuyan Chen Wenjiang Feng Guoying Zhang Yan Gao In order to seek for new Raman crystals, the manuscript presented the discussion on the Raman frequency of α-quartz, β-quartz, as well as Pb4+-doped SiO2 crystals at different temperature and pressure. The results demonstrated that as the pressure...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1544: Cultivar-Dependent Anticancer and Antibacterial Properties of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Leaves of Different Olea Europaea Trees Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111544 Authors: Valeria De Matteis Loris Rizzello Chiara Ingrosso Eva Liatsi-Douvitsa Maria Luisa De Giorgi Giovanni De Matteis Rosaria Rinaldi The green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) is currently under worldwide investigation as an eco-friendly alternative to...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 670: Genome-Wide Identification and Functional Characterization of the Phosphate Transporter Gene Family in Sorghum Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110670 Authors: Jiahui Wang Yang Yang Lingzi Liao Jiawei Xu Xiao Liang Wen Liu The phosphate transporter (PHT) family mediates the uptake and translocation of the essential macronutrient phosphorus (P) in plants. In this study, 27 PHT proteins in Sorghum were identified via bioinformatics tools. Phylogenetic...
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JOItmC, Vol. 5, Pages 90: Implementing Open Innovation Using Quality Management Systems: The Role of Organizational Commitment and Customer Loyalty Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity doi: 10.3390/joitmc5040090 Authors: Zoltán Krajcsák Open innovation contributes to serving the customers of organizations with higher quality, as the customers become an active part of the innovation process. A successful solution for implementing open innovation can be achieved...
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Pathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 211: Differential Cell Lysis Among Periodontal Strains of JP2 and Non-JP2 Genotype of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Serotype B Is Not Reflected in Dissimilar Expression and Production of Leukotoxin Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens8040211 Authors: Anne Birkeholm Jensen Marianne Lund Niels Nørskov-Lauritsen Anders Johansson Rolf Claesson Jesper Reinholdt Dorte Haubek Leukotoxic potential of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans strains...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4210: An Analysis of Large-Scale Forced Migration in Africa International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214210 Authors: Murat Bayar Mustafa M. Aral In this paper, human security-related causes of large-scale forced migration (LSFM) in Africa are investigated for the period 2011–2017. As distinct from the conventional understanding of (national) security, human security involves economic, public health, environmental...
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