Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1889: Eco-Holonic 4.0 Circular Business Model to Conceptualize Sustainable Value Chain Towards Digital Transition Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051889 Authors: María Jesús Ávila-Gutiérrez Alejandro Martín-Gómez Francisco Aguayo-González Juan Ramón Lama-Ruiz The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize a circular business model based on an Eco-Holonic Architecture, through the integration of circular economy and holonic principles. A...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 797: Mapping Forest Vertical Structure in Jeju Island from Optical and Radar Satellite Images Using Artificial Neural Network Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs12050797 Authors: Yong-Suk Lee Sunmin Lee Won-Kyung Baek Hyung-Sup Jung Sung-Hwan Park Moung-Jin Lee Recently, due to the acceleration of global warming, an accurate understanding and management of forest carbon stocks, such as forest aboveground biomass, has become very important....
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1888: The Relationships Between Children's Ego Function and Fear of Negative Evaluation Affecting Academic Failure Tolerance in Early School Age: Analysis by Grade Level Considering Sustainability of Academic Motivation Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051888 Authors: Seyoung Kim Naya Choi This study identified the relational paths between children’s ego function and fear of negative evaluation affecting academic failure tolerance across...
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Energies, Vol. 13, Pages 1110: A High-Gain Observer-Based Adaptive Super-Twisting Algorithm for DC-Link Voltage Control of NPC Converters Energies doi: 10.3390/en13051110 Authors: Xiaoning Shen Jianxing Liu Abraham Marquez Wensheng Luo Jose I. Leon Sergio Vazquez Leopoldo. G. Franquelo Acting as an interface between the grid and many energy systems, the active front-end (AFE) has been widely used in a large variety of industrial applications. In this paper,...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 799: Fully Convolutional Networks with Multiscale 3D Filters and Transfer Learning for Change Detection in High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs12050799 Authors: Ahram Song Jaewan Choi Remote sensing images having high spatial resolution are acquired, and large amounts of data are extracted from their region of interest. For processing these images, objects of various sizes, from very small neighborhoods to large...
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1887: Optimizing the Raw Material Supply Chain of the Wood Biomass Power Generation Industry for Different Stakeholders’ Benefits: An Analysis of Inner Mongolia, China Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051887 Authors: Yang Bai He Yang Yu Zhao Min Zhang Jinyuan Qin Feng Mi A large number of sand shrubs have been planted in western China, especially in Inner Mongolia. Sand shrubs produce a large amount of stump residue, and wood biomass...
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1886: Performance of Alternative Estimation Procedures of the Implied Equity Duration in a Small Stock Market Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051886 Authors: Olga Fullana David Toscano This paper is focused on the measurement of interest rate risk of nonfinancial firms. The measurement is the initial step in the risk management, which, in the context of financial risks, it is expected to lead to better levels of enterprises’ financial...
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1885: The Determinants of Cooperative Banks’ Community Service—Empirical Study from Poland Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051885 Authors: Marta Idasz-Balina Rafał Balina Noer Azam Achsani Iwona Błaszczak Grażyna Chrostowska-Juszczyk This research concentrated on the socio-financial qualities of Poland’s co-op banking. The study’s results enabled answering the question of whether the cooperative banks (co-op banks)...
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1884: Seed Germination in Alpine Meadow Steppe Plants from Central Tibet in Response to Experimental Warming Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051884 Authors: Xiangtao Wang Ben Niu Xianzhou Zhang Yongtao He Peili Shi Yanjun Miao Yanan Cao Meng Li Zhipeng Wang Clarifying the effects of climate warming on seed germination is critical for predicting plant community assembly and species renewal, especially in alpine grassland...
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Energies, Vol. 13, Pages 1112: The Catenary Method as an Alternative to the Horizontal Directional Drilling Trajectory Design in 2D Space Energies doi: 10.3390/en13051112 Authors: Wiśniowski Skrzypaszek Łopata Orłowicz An increase in demand for energy natural resources has stimulated the development of gas pipeline networks in Europe, as well as globally. Also, in Poland in recent years there has been a significant increase in natural gas consumption. Therefore,...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 592: Exosomes: From Potential Culprits to New Therapeutic Promise in the Setting of Cardiac Fibrosis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9030592 Authors: Roman Tikhomirov Benedict Reilly-O’ Donnell Francesco Catapano Giuseppe Faggian Julia Gorelik Fabio Martelli Costanza Emanueli Fibrosis is a significant global health problem associated with many inflammatory and degenerative diseases affecting multiple organs, individually or simultaneously. Fibrosis...
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1890: A Spatial-Based Integration Model for Regional Scale Solar Energy Technical Potential Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051890 Authors: Younes Noorollahi Mohammad Mohammadi Hossein Yousefi Amjad Anvari-Moghaddam One of the main objectives of human society in the present century is to achieve clean and sustainable energy through utilization of renewable energy sources (RESs). In this paper, the main purpose is to identify the locations...
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Beverages, Vol. 6, Pages 15: Current Trends in Kombucha: Marketing Perspectives and the Need for Improved Sensory Research Beverages doi: 10.3390/beverages6010015 Authors: Kim Adhikari Kombucha is a fermented functional beverage that started as a homemade beverage and grew into a commercial product in the U.S. by the turn of this century. The number of companies producing kombucha, as well as the variety of kombucha products, is increasing rapidly. The scientific research...
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Batteries, Vol. 6, Pages 16: Behavior of Battery Metals Lithium, Cobalt, Manganese and Lanthanum in Black Copper Smelting Batteries doi: 10.3390/batteries6010016 Authors: Dańczak Klemettinen Kurhila Taskinen Lindberg Jokilaakso Recycling of metals from different waste streams must be increased in the near future for securing the availability of metals that are critical for high-tech applications, such as batteries for e-mobility. Black copper smelting is...
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Bioengineering, Vol. 7, Pages 23: Neural Modulation of the Primary Auditory Cortex by Intracortical Microstimulation with a Bio-Inspired Electronic System Bioengineering doi: 10.3390/bioengineering7010023 Authors: Maria Giovanna Bianco Salvatore Andrea Pullano Rita Citraro Emilio Russo Giovambattista De Sarro Etienne de Villers Sidani Antonino S. Fiorillo Nowadays, the majority of the progress in the development of implantable neuroprostheses has been achieved...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 356: New Molecular Approach for the Detection of Kinetoplastida Parasites of Medical and Veterinary Interest Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030356 Authors: Hacène Medkour Marie Varloud Bernard Davoust Oleg Mediannikov Kinetoplastids are protozoa containing a range of ubiquitous free_living species–pathogens of invertebrates, vertebrates and even some plants. Some of them are causative agents of canine vector-borne diseases....
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Entropy, Vol. 22, Pages 292: Exploring the Phase Space of Multi-Principal-Element Alloys and Predicting the Formation of Bulk Metallic Glasses Entropy doi: 10.3390/e22030292 Authors: Gabski Peterlechner Wilde Multi-principal-element alloys share a set of thermodynamic and structural parameters that, in their range of adopted values, correlate to the tendency of the alloys to assume a solid solution, whether as a crystalline or an amorphous phase. Based on empirical correlations,...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 354: In vitro Probiotic Potential and Safety Evaluation (Hemolytic, Cytotoxic Activity) of Bifidobacterium Strains Isolated from Raw Camel Milk Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030354 Authors: Iqra Yasmin Muhammad Saeed Wahab Ali Khan Adnan Khaliq Muhammad Farhan Jahangir Chughtai Rabia Iqbal Saima Tehseen Saima Naz Atif Liaqat Tariq Mehmood Samreen Ahsan Saira Tanweer The present study was designed...
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Metals, Vol. 10, Pages 333: Stabilization Mechanism of Semi-Solid Film Simulating the Cell Wall during Fabrication of Aluminum Foam Metals doi: 10.3390/met10030333 Authors: Takashi Kuwahara Akira Kaya Taro Osaka Satomi Takamatsu Shinsuke Suzuki Semi-solid route is a fabrication method of aluminum foam where the melt is thickened by primary crystals. In this study, semi-solid aluminum alloy films were made to observe and evaluate the stabilization mechanism of cell...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 590: Hepatocyte Injury and Hepatic Stem Cell Niche in the Progression of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9030590 Authors: Diletta Overi Guido Carpino Antonio Franchitto Paolo Onori Eugenio Gaudio Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic liver disease characterized by lipid accumulation in hepatocytes in the absence of excessive alcohol consumption. The global prevalence of NAFLD is constantly increasing. NAFLD...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 137: Left Atrial Structural Remodelling in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: What Have We Learnt from CMR? Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10030137 Authors: Floria Radu Gosav Cozma Mitu Ouatu Tanase Scripcariu Serban Left atrial structural, functional and electrical remodelling are linked to atrial fibrillation (AF) pathophysiology and mirror the phrase "AF begets AF". A structurally remodelled left atrium...
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Materials, Vol. 13, Pages 1112: Study of Partially Transient Organic Epidermal Sensors Materials doi: 10.3390/ma13051112 Authors: Yuanfen Chen Reihaneh Jamshidi Reza Montazami In this study, an all-organic, partially transient epidermal sensor with functional poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) conjugated polymer printed onto a water-soluble polyethylene oxide (PEO) substrate is studied and presented. The sensor’s electronic properties...
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JMSE, Vol. 8, Pages 161: Wave Energy in Korean Seas from 12-Year Wave Hindcasting Journal of Marine Science and Engineering doi: 10.3390/jmse8030161 Authors: Ho-Sik Eum Weon-Mu Jeong Yeon S. Chang Sang-Ho Oh Jong-Jip Park In this study, a numerical simulation is performed to produce wave hindcasting data from 2007 to 2018 for the assessment of wave energy resources in the sea waters of Korea. The hindcasting data are obtained with a relatively fine spatial resolution...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1695: Effect of Whole-Body Vibration Training on the Physical Capability, Activities of Daily Living, and Sleep Quality of Older People with Sarcopenia Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051695 Authors: Pei-Chen Lin Shu-Fang Chang Hsu-Yu Ho Aim: To investigate the effect of whole-body vibration on older people with sarcopenia, and their physical capability, activities of daily living, and sleep quality. Methods: This study is quasi-experimental...
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Energies, Vol. 13, Pages 1109: Unsupervised Monitoring System for Predictive Maintenance of High Voltage Apparatus Energies doi: 10.3390/en13051109 Authors: Christian Gianoglio Edoardo Ragusa Andrea Bruzzone Paolo Gastaldo Rodolfo Zunino Francesco Guastavino The online monitoring of a high voltage apparatus is a crucial aspect for a predictive maintenance program. Partial discharges (PDs) phenomena affect the insulation system of an electrical machine and—in...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1602: Adsorption Behavior and Relative Distribution of Cd2+ Adsorption Mechanisms by the Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Biochars Derived from Chicken Manure International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051602 Authors: Fei Huang Lu Zhang Ren-Ren Wu Si-Ming Zhang Rong-Bo Xiao The present study investigated the adsorption of Cd2+ by nonmagnetic and magnetic biochars (CMB and M-CMB) derived from chicken manure,...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 796: Mitigation of Short-Term Temporal Variations of Receiver Code Bias to Achieve Increased Success Rate of Ambiguity Resolution in PPP Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs12050796 Authors: Jin Wang Guanwen Huang Yuanxi Yang Qin Zhang Yang Gao Peiyuan Zhou Ambiguity resolution (AR) is critical for achieving a fast, high-precision solution in precise point positioning (PPP). In the standard uncombined PPP (S-UPPP) method, ionosphere-free...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1705: Big Data Analytics and Processing Platform in Czech Republic Healthcare Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051705 Authors: Martin Štufi Boris Bačić Leonid Stoimenov Big data analytics (BDA) in healthcare has made a positive difference in the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in advancements of analytical capabilities, while lowering the costs of medical care. The aim of this study is to improve the existing healthcare eSystem...
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Agriculture, Vol. 10, Pages 59: Responses of Yield and Protein Composition of Wheat to Climate Change Agriculture doi: 10.3390/agriculture10030059 Authors: Kigha Nsafon Lee Huh Global wheat demand is expected to continue to increase due to the projected increase in the World’s population but regrettably, wheat yield is expected to decrease due to the progressively changing climate. Although the effects of temperature, soil moisture and nutrient absorption on...
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Polymers, Vol. 12, Pages 536: PEGylated Thermo-Sensitive Bionic Magnetic Core-Shell Structure Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Based on Halloysite Nanotubes for Specific Adsorption and Separation of Bovine Serum Albumin Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym12030536 Authors: Xiufang Li Hui Liu Zhiwei Deng Wenqing Chen Tianhao Li Yunshan Zhang Zhuomin Zhang Yao He Zhijian Tan Shian Zhong Novel PEGylated thermo-sensitive bionic magnetic core-shell structure...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 110: Assessing Islamic Religious Education Curriculum in Flemish Public Secondary Schools Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030110 Authors: Naïma Lafrarchi Islamic tradition promotes a holistic approach of personality development in which, we argue, three educational concepts take the centre stage: tarbiyah, ta’leem and ta’deeb. Looking through the lens of these concepts, we analyse two Islamic religious education (IRE) curricula: the 2001...
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Energies, Vol. 13, Pages 1103: A Simulation Calculation Method of a Water Hammer with Multpoint Collapsing Energies doi: 10.3390/en13051103 Authors: Zhao Yang Wang Zhou Li Zhang The traditional discrete vapor cavity model (DVCM) is widely used in water hammer simulation. Water column separation in pipelines is usually predicted with this model. Nevertheless, the main weaknesses of this model consist of numerical instability and nonconvergence. Regarding...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1706: Aerodynamic Characteristics of Different Airfoils under Varied Turbulence Intensities at Low Reynolds Numbers Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051706 Authors: Yang Zhang Zhou Zhou Kelei Wang Xu Li A numerical study was conducted on the influence of turbulence intensity and Reynolds number on the mean topology and transition characteristics of flow separation to provide better understanding of the unsteady jet flow of turboelectric...
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Energies, Vol. 13, Pages 1107: Anti-agglomeration Effects of Biodegradable Surfactants from Natural Sources on Natural Gas Hydrate Formation Energies doi: 10.3390/en13051107 Authors: Kang Lee Lee Kinetic hydrate inhibitors (KHI) and anti-agglomerants (AA) rather than thermodynamic hydrate inhibitors (THI) are often used for flow assurance in pipelines. This is because they require much lower dosages than thermodynamic inhibitors. Although the hydrate-phase equilibria...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1707: Analysis of Effects of Rock Physical Properties Changes from Freeze-Thaw Weathering in Ny-Ålesund Region: Part 1—Experimental Study Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051707 Authors: Keunbo Park Kiju Kim Kichoel Lee Dongwook Kim In order to investigate the weathering characteristics of rocks in response to freeze-thaw conditions in northern latitudes, we analysed meteorological data from the Ny-Ålesund region in Norway,...
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Energies, Vol. 13, Pages 1108: Solar Radiation Allocation and Spatial Distribution in Chinese Solar Greenhouses: Model Development and Application Energies doi: 10.3390/en13051108 Authors: Xiaodan Zhang Jian Lv Jianming Xie Jihua Yu Jing Zhang Chaonan Tang Jing Li Zhixue He Cheng Wang Solar radiation is the sole energy source for Chinese solar greenhouse agriculture. A favorable light environment is the foundation of a desirable crop growth environment,...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1697: Cerium-Oxide-Nanoparticle-Decorated Zinc Oxide with Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051697 Authors: Rodwihok Wongratanaphisan Tran Won Seung Jin Cerium-oxide-nanoparticle-decorated zinc oxide was successfully prepared using a simpleone-pot hydrothermal technique with different weight% Ce doping. It was found that an increasein Ce doping has an effect on...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 109: Being Someplace Else: The Theological Virtues in the Anime of Makoto Shinkai Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030109 Authors: Matthew John Paul Tan This work explores the ways in which the anime of Makoto Shinkai cinematically portrays the theological virtues of faith, hope and love. The article will explore each virtue individually, with specific reference to the work of Josef Pieper and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. In addition, it will juxtapose their...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 250: Spatial Characteristics of Heat Extremes in South Korea from the Climatological Mean Perspective Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11030250 Authors: Park Yang Cho Park We investigated the spatial characteristics of heat extremes in South Korea from the climatological mean perspective. A heat extreme was defined as a day when the daily maximum temperature was higher than 33 ºC. According to our analyses, the eastern area of the...
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