Abstract Purpose Acute ischemic stroke is one of the most causes of death all over the world. Onset to treatment time is critical in stroke diagnosis and treatment. Considering the time consumption and high price of MR imaging, CT perfusion (CTP) imaging is strongly recommended for acute stroke. However, too much CT radiation during CTP imaging may increase the risk of health problems. How to reduce CT radiation dose in CT perfusion imaging...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4149: Policy Makers’ Perspectives on the Expansion of Renewable Energy Sources in Chile’s Electricity Auctions Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214149 Authors: Shahriyar Nasirov Eugenio Cruz Claudio A. Agostini Carlos Silva Chile has become one of the first few countries where renewable sources compete directly with conventional generation in price-based auctions. Moreover, the results of energy auctions during the last few years show a remarkable transition...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4721: Actuator Fault Detection and Fault-Tolerant Control for Hexacopter Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214721 Authors: Nguyen Mung Hong In this paper, fault detection and fault-tolerant control strategies are proposed to handle the issues of both actuator faults and disturbances in a hexacopter. A dynamic model of a hexacopter is first derived to develop a model-based fault detection system. Secondly, the altitude control based on a sliding mode and disturbance...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4720: Distributed Estimation Techniques for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Systematic Review Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214720 Authors: Carmelina Ierardi Luis Orihuela Isabel Jurado This paper undertakes a systematic review (SR) on distributed estimation techniques applied to cyber-physical systems (CPS). Even though SRs are not the common way to survey a theme in the control community, they provide a rigorous, robust and objective formula that should not be always...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6035: Scientific Support for Redesigning a Higher-Education Curriculum on Sustainability Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216035 Authors: Schweizer Giulio Burkhardt-Holm This paper is devoted to how a team of experts scientifically supported redesigning the curriculum of an elective study program that promotes competences for sustainable development. In contrast to other case studies of higher education for sustainable development (HESD), the paper...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4719: An Intra-Oral Optical Sensor for the Real-Time Identification and Assessment of Wine Intake Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214719 Authors: Faragó Gălătuș Hintea Boșca Feurdean Ilea Saliva has gained considerable attention as a diagnostics alternative to blood analyses. A wide spectrum of salivary compounds is correlated to blood concentrations of biomarkers, providing informative and discriminative data regarding the state of health. Intra-oral...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6034: Cultural Heritage and Tourism Basis for Regional Development: Mapping of Scientific Coverage Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216034 Authors: Álvarez-García Maldonado-Erazo de la Cruz del Río-Rama Castellano-Álvarez The aim of this research is to carry out a bibliometric and bibliographic study of the scientific production indexed in the international databases Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) on the use of cultural heritage by tourism...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6033: Are Corporate Social Responsibility Courses Effective? A Longitudinal and Gender-Based Analysis in Undergraduate Students Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216033 Authors: Ruiz-Palomino Martínez-Cañas Jiménez-Estévez Despite the growing professional and academic interest in sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in recent decades, moral lapses continue to happen in the business arena. Because undergraduate students will be...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 721: Treatment with Statins in Elderly Patients Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55110721 Authors: Ruxandra-Nicoleta Horodinschi Ana Maria Alexandra Stanescu Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu Anca Pantea Stoian Daniel George Radavoi Camelia Cristina Diaconu Elderly patients are a special category of patients, due to the physiological changes induced by age, the great number of comorbidities and drug treatment and last, but not least, to the cognitive dysfunction...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4215: Exploring Readiness for Change: Knowledge and Attitudes towards Family Violence among Community Members and Service Providers Engaged in Primary Prevention in Regional Australia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214215 Authors: Monica Puccetti Heath Greville Margie Robinson Daphne White Lennelle Papertalk Sandra C. Thompson Community efforts at the primary prevention of family violence (FV)...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4624: Adaptive Threshold-Aided K-Best Sphere Decoding for Large MIMO Systems Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214624 Authors: Uzokboy Ummatov Kyungchun Lee This paper proposes an adaptive threshold-aided K-best sphere decoding (AKSD) algorithm for large multiple-input multiple-output systems. In the proposed scheme, to reduce the average number of visited nodes compared to the conventional K-best sphere decoding (KSD), the threshold for retaining the...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3918: Biocide Potentiation Using Cinnamic Phytochemicals and Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213918 Authors: Malheiro Maillard Borges Simões Surface disinfection is of utmost importance in the prevention of bacterial infections. This study aims to assess the ability of ten phytochemicals and related derivatives as potentiators of two commonly used biocides—cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and lactic acid (LA). LA in...
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Agronomy, Vol. 9, Pages 700: Differences in Mineral Phase Associated Soil Organic Matter Composition due to Varying Tillage Intensity Agronomy doi: 10.3390/agronomy9110700 Authors: Jakab Filep Király Madarász Zacháry Ringer Vancsik Gáspár Szalai The volume of soil organic matter (SOM) changes, owing to variations in tillage systems. Conservation tillage (CT) is a useful method for recovering the SOM content of crop fields. However, little is known about...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 564: Customized Novel Design of 3D Printed Pregabalin Tablets for Intra-Gastric Floating and Controlled Release Using Fused Deposition Modeling Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110564 Authors: Lamichhane Park Sohn Lee Three-dimensional (3D) printing has been recently employed in the design and formulation of various dosage forms with the aim of on-demand manufacturing and personalized medicine. In this study, we formulated a floating...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1545: Synthesis of NdAlO3 Nanoparticles and Evaluation of the Catalytic Capacity for Biodiesel Synthesis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111545 Authors: Dionicio-Navarrete Arrieta-Gonzalez Quinto-Hernandez Casales-Diaz Zuñiga-Diaz Porcayo-Calderon Martinez-Gomez Biodiesel synthesis was carried out via heterogeneous catalysis of canola oil with nanoparticles of a mixed oxide based on rare earths. The catalyst synthesis (NdAlO3) was...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3917: Synthesis and Antiplasmodial Activity of 1,2,3-Triazole-Naphthoquinone Conjugates Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213917 Authors: Oramas-Royo López-Rojas Amesty Gutiérrez Flores Martín-Rodríguez Fernández-Pérez Estévez-Braun A series of 34 1,2,3-triazole-naphthoquinone conjugates were synthesized via copper-catalyzed cycloaddition (CuAAC). They were evaluated for their in vitro antimalarial activity against chloroquine-sensitive...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5417: β-Cell Maturation and Identity in Health and Disease International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215417 Authors: Salinno Cota Bastidas-Ponce Tarquis-Medina Lickert Bakhti The exponential increase of patients with diabetes mellitus urges for novel therapeutic strategies to reduce the socioeconomic burden of this disease. The loss or dysfunction of insulin-producing β-cells, in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4621: Vectored-Bloom Filter for IP Address Lookup: Algorithm and Hardware Architectures Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214621 Authors: Hayoung Byun Qingling Li Hyesook Lim The Internet Protocol (IP) address lookup is one of the most challenging tasks for Internet routers, since it requires to perform packet forwarding at wire-speed for tens of millions of incomming packets per second. Efficient IP address lookup algorithms have been widely studied...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4622: Independent Random Recurrent Neural Networks for Infrared Spatial Point Targets Classification Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214622 Authors: Wu Lu Hu Zhao Exo-atmospheric infrared (IR) point target discrimination is an important research topic of space surveillance systems. It is difficult to describe the characteristic information of the shape and micro-motion states of the targets and to discriminate different targets effectively...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 522: Syntaxin-17-Dependent Mitochondrial Dynamics is Essential for Protection Against Oxidative-Stress-Induced Apoptosis Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110522 Authors: Wang Xiao Huang Liu In this study, cell death induced by the oxidant tert-butylhydroperoxide (tBH) was observed in U2OS cells; this phenotype was rescued by Syntaxin 17 (STX17) knockout (KO) but the mechanism is unknown. STX17 plays dual roles in autophagosome–lysosome...
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Fermentation, Vol. 5, Pages 94: Influence of Native Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains from D.O. “Vinos de Madrid” in the Volatile Profile of White Wines Fermentation doi: 10.3390/fermentation5040094 Authors: García Esteve-Zarzoso Crespo Cabellos Arroyo Yeasts during alcoholic fermentation form a vast number of volatile compounds that significantly influence wine character and quality. It is well known that the capacity to form aromatic compounds is dependent on the yeast...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 631: Calm Before the Storm: A Glimpse into the Secondary Metabolism of Aspergillus welwitschiae, the Etiologic Agent of the Sisal Bole Rot Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110631 Authors: Quintanilha-Peixoto Torres Reis Oliveira Bortolini Duarte Ariston de Carvalho Azevedo Brenig Aguiar Soares Góes-Neto Branco Aspergillus welwitschiae is a species of the Nigri section of the genus Aspergillus. In nature, it is usually a saprotroph,...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1357: The Oncogene AF1Q is Associated with WNT and STAT Signaling and Offers a Novel Independent Prognostic Marker in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Cancer Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111357 Authors: Gruber Oberhuber Birner Schlederer Kenn Schreiner Jomrich Schoppmann Gnant Tse Kenner : AF1q impairs survival in hematologic and solid malignancies. AF1q expression is associated with tumor progression, migration, and chemoresistance,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4214: The Spillover Effects of Spousal Chronic Diseases on Married Couples’ Labour Supply: Evidence from China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214214 Authors: Shen Zheng Tan The objective of this study is to examine the spillover effects of chronic diseases experienced by spouses on their wives or husbands’ labour supply. Using data from 2010 and 2012 of the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS),...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4623: Multi-Sensor Face Registration Based on Global and Local Structures Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214623 Authors: Li Dong Lu Lou Zhou The work reported in this paper aims at utilizing the global geometrical relationship and local shape feature to register multi-spectral images for fusion-based face recognition. We first propose a multi-spectral face images registration method based on both global and local structures of feature...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3567: Impact of Synthesis Parameters of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on their Thermoelectric Properties Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213567 Authors: Bogumiła Kumanek Grzegorz Stando Paweł S. Wróbel Dawid Janas Carbon nanotubes have been intensively researched for many years because of a wide array of promising properties that they have. In this paper, we present the impact of synthesis parameters on thermoelectric properties of nanocarbon material. We...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3916: Appraisal of Comparative Therapeutic Potential of Undoped and Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213916 Authors: Muhammad Arslan Ahmad Yang Yuesuo Qiang Ao Muhammad Adeel Zhang Yan Hui Rabia Javed Nitrogen-doped and undoped titanium dioxide nanoparticles were successfully fabricated by simple chemical method and characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6032: Run Theory and Copula-Based Drought Risk Analysis for Songnen Grassland in Northeastern China Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216032 Authors: Wu Zhang Bao Guo Droughts are among the more costly natural hazards, and drought risk analysis has become urgent for the proper planning and management of water resources in grassland ecosystems. We chose Songnen grassland as a case study, used a standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4718: Investigation of a Magnetic Tunnel Junction Based Sensor for the Detection of Defects in Reinforced Concrete at High Lift-Off Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214718 Authors: Muhamad Arif Ihsan Mohd Noor Sam Zhenhu Jin Mikihiko Oogane Yasuo Ando Magnetic flux leakage (MFL) testing is a method of non-destructive testing (NDT), whereby the material is magnetized, and when a defect is present, the magnetic flux lines break out of the material. The magnitude...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1356: Natural Sulfur-Containing Compounds: An Alternative Therapeutic Strategy against Liver Fibrosis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111356 Authors: Milito Brancaccio D’Argenio Castellano Liver fibrosis is a pathophysiologic process involving the accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins as collagen deposition. Advanced liver fibrosis can evolve in cirrhosis, portal hypertension and often requires liver transplantation. At the cellular level, hepatic fibrosis...
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Agronomy, Vol. 9, Pages 699: Managing Tallgrass Prairies for Productivity and Ecological Function: A Long-Term Grazing Experiment in the Southern Great Plains, USA Agronomy doi: 10.3390/agronomy9110699 Authors: Steiner Starks Neel Northup Turner Gowda Coleman Brown The Great Plains of the USA is one of largest expanses of prairie ecosystems in the world. Prairies have been extensively converted to other land uses. The remaining prairie ecosystems are important...
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Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 868: Type II DNA Topoisomerases Cause Spontaneous Double-Strand Breaks in Genomic DNA Genes doi: 10.3390/genes10110868 Authors: Morimoto Tsuda Bunch Sasanuma Austin Takeda Type II DNA topoisomerase enzymes (TOP2) catalyze topological changes by strand passage reactions. They involve passing one intact double stranded DNA duplex through a transient enzyme-bridged break in another (gated helix) followed by ligation of the break by TOP2. A TOP2...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3915: Cloning and Characterization of a Cold-adapted Chitosanase from Marine Bacterium Bacillus sp. BY01 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213915 Authors: Yue Yang Zhou Zheng Yifei Xiao Jiaojiao Zhang Yu Zhou Xiao Li Shangyong Li Huiqing Yu Chitosanase plays an important role in the production of chitooligosaccharides (CHOS), which possess various biological activities. Herein, a glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 46 chitosanase-encoding gene,...
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Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1780: Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs) Doped with Alkylimidazole and their Application in the Separation of Non-Ferrous Metal Ions Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym11111780 Authors: Radzyminska-Lenarcik Ulewicz The study involved the transport of zinc(II), cadmium(II), and nickel(II) ions from acidic aqueous solutions using polymer inclusion membranes (PIMs). PIMs consisted of cellulose triacetate (CTA) as a support; o-nitrophenyl pentyl ether (o-NPPE) as a...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3566: An Investigation on the Usability of Acceleration Test by Impressed Anodic Current for Evaluating Corrosion Behavior of Hot-Dip Galvanized Rebar in Concrete Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213566 Authors: Choe Nishio Kanematsu Hot-dip Galvanized rebar (hereafter, HDG rebar) has an anti-corrosion effect due to the sacrificial anodic reaction of zinc. Additionally, the zinc coating itself provides barrier protection for the steel substrate. Meanwhile,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2604: Alterations in IL-6/STAT3 Signaling by Korean Mistletoe Lectin Regulate the Self-Renewal Activity of Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112604 Authors: Kim Choi Lim Jun Moon Kim Korean mistletoe (Viscum album L. var. coloratum) lectin (VCA) is known as an anticancer drug. However, it is not clear whether VCA affects the self-renewal activity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Therefore, the objectives...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4620: Retrieval of Chemical Oxygen Demand through Modified Capsule Network Based on Hyperspectral Data Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214620 Authors: Deng Zhang Cen This study focuses on the retrieval of chemical oxygen demand (COD) in the Baiyangdian area in North China, using a modified capsule network. Herein, the capsule model was modified to analyze the regression relationship between 1-D hyperspectral data and COD values. The results...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2276: Release of Ag/ZnO Nanomaterials and Associated Risks of a Novel Water Sterilization Technology Water doi: 10.3390/w11112276 Authors: Pang Mackevica Tian Feng Li Baun Abstract: For water sterilization, a highly effective system utilizing electrophoresis and the antimicrobial properties of Ag/ZnO nanomaterials has been developed. However, the key component of this system, a sterilization carbon cloth containing Ag/ZnO nanomaterials, has...
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Entropy, Vol. 21, Pages 1066: Non-Equilibrium Quantum Brain Dynamics: Super-Radiance and Equilibration in 21 Dimensions+ Entropy doi: 10.3390/e21111066 Authors: Akihiro Nishiyama Shigenori Tanaka Jack A. Tuszynski We derive time evolution equations, namely the Schrödinger-like equations and the Klein–Gordon equations for coherent fields and the Kadanoff–Baym (KB) equations for quantum fluctuations, in quantum electrodynamics (QED) with electric dipoles...
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