Symmetry, Vol. 12, Pages 376: A 3D Mask Presentation Attack Detection Method Based on Polarization Medium Wave Infrared Imaging Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym12030376 Authors: Pengcheng Sun Dan Zeng Xiaoyan Li Lin Yang Liyuan Li Zhouxia Chen Fansheng Chen Facial recognition systems are often spoofed by presentation attack instruments (PAI), especially by the use of three-dimensional (3D) face masks. However, nonuniform illumination conditions and significant differences...
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Symmetry, Vol. 12, Pages 377: A Fixed-Point Subgradient Splitting Method for Solving Constrained Convex Optimization Problems Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym12030377 Authors: Nimit Nimana In this work, we consider a bilevel optimization problem consisting of the minimizing sum of two convex functions in which one of them is a composition of a convex function and a nonzero linear transformation subject to the set of all feasible points represented in the form of common fixed-point sets...
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Symmetry, Vol. 12, Pages 375: Research on Information Fusion for Machine Potential Fault Operation and Maintenance Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym12030375 Authors: Wei Xu Yi Wan Tian-Yu Zuo Xin-Mei Sha In recent years, the development of sensor technology in industry has profoundly changed the way of operation and management in manufacturing enterprises. Due to the popularization and promotion of sensors, the maintenance of machines on the production line are also changing...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 313: The First Case of Glyphosate Resistance in Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.) in Europe Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030313 Authors: Jose G. Vazquez-Garcia Candelario Palma-Bautista Antonia Maria Rojano-Delgado Rafael De Prado Julio Menendez Six Johnsongrass populations suspected of being glyphosate resistant were collected from railways and freeways near Cordoba (SW Spain), where glyphosate is the main weed control tool. The 50%...
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Proceedings, Vol. 36, Pages 114: Kakadu Plum (Terminalia Ferdinandiana)—A Native Australian Fruit with Functional Properties Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036114 Authors: Bobasa Netzel Kubow Chaliha Phan Sultanbawa Abstract: Kakadu plum (KP), a native Australian fruit, is a rich source of vitamin C, minerals and phenolic compounds. A better understanding of the (phyto)chemical composition and biological properties of KP will facilitate the development...
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Proceedings, Vol. 36, Pages 113: Ensiling Unsalable Vegetables with Crop Sorghum to Produce High Quality Feed Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036113 Authors: Forwood Hooker Caro Huo Holman Chaves Meale Vegetables regarded as unsalable at processing often undergo disposal into landfill, threatening food security and increasing emissions through decomposition. Ensiling vegetables with forage crops is a suggested method of waste reduction that...
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Proceedings, Vol. 36, Pages 115: Linking Smallholder Farmers to Potential Beef Markets: A Case Study of Livestock Farmers in Pakistan Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036115 Authors: Iqbal Hayat Afzal Hand McGill In Pakistan there are no dedicated beef breeds consequently beef meat is a by-product of the dairy industry in the form of cull cows and male calves. Smallholder farmers supply up to 80% of animals slaughtered and decisions to sell their animals...
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Proceedings, Vol. 36, Pages 112: A New Method for the Authentication of Australian Honey Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036112 Authors: Chowdhury Anuj Carter Hungerford Webber Sultanbawa Fletcher The honey bee industry in Australia is small but has a big impact on both producers and consumers. Alarmingly, it has been recently reported that an international laboratory, specializing in honey authentication, found that almost half of the 28 blended...
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Proceedings, Vol. 37, Pages 49: Timing of Fruit Ingestion and Blood Glucose Response Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019037049 Authors: Mishra Monro Objective: Our earlier research on the interaction between. [...]
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Proceedings, Vol. 40, Pages 50: Disrupting Androgen Receptor Functionality with Xanthones from the Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) Fruit Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019040050 Authors: Johnson The Southeast Asian mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) contains a class of phytochemicals known as xanthones that possess extensive biological activity. Applications of xanthones, including the most prominent, alpha-mangostin, have been shown to possess anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, and...
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Proceedings, Vol. 36, Pages 111: Australian Native Plant Foods and Their Contribution to Diet Diversity Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019036111 Authors: Sultanbawa The triple burden of malnutrition is identified with overnutrition, undernutrition and hidden hunger. Although global food production in terms of calories has kept pace with population growth, low-quality diets that lead to micronutrient deficiencies and chronic diseases have become a global problem. Over 2 billion...
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Proceedings, Vol. 40, Pages 51: Anticancer Activity of Lichen Extract (Usnea sp.) Based Synthesized Ag@ZnO Bimetallic Nanocomposite Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019040051 Authors: Isik Unal Koca Halici Bimetallic nanoparticles (NP) have improved properties such as antimicrobial, anticancer and photocatalytic activity due to the synergistic effects of their components. Unmet needs of the current cancer treatments encourage researchers for the new treatment...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 806: Radiometric Cross Calibration and Validation Using 4 Angle BRDF Model between Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2A Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs12050806 Authors: M M Farhad Morakot Kaewmanee Larry Leigh Dennis Helder This work describes a proposed radiometric cross calibration between the Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and Sentinel 2A Multispectral Instrument (MSI) sensors. The cross-calibration procedure involves (i) correction of...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 679: Mechanism of Anti-Cancer Activity of Curcumin on Androgen-Dependent and Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030679 Authors: Nurul Azwa Abd. Wahab Nordin H. Lajis Faridah Abas Iekhsan Othman Rakesh Naidu Prostate cancer (PCa) is a heterogeneous disease and ranked as the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in males worldwide. The global burden of PCa keeps rising regardless of the emerging cutting-edge...
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JRFM, Vol. 13, Pages 44: Does More Expert Adjustment Associate with Less Accurate Professional Forecasts? Journal of Risk and Financial Management doi: 10.3390/jrfm13030044 Authors: Philip Hans Franses Max Welz Professional forecasters can rely on an econometric model to create their forecasts. It is usually unknown to what extent they adjust an econometric model-based forecast. In this paper we show, while making just two simple assumptions, that it is possible to estimate...
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JRFM, Vol. 13, Pages 43: Evaluating the Performance of Islamic Banks Using a Modified Monti-Klein Model Journal of Risk and Financial Management doi: 10.3390/jrfm13030043 Authors: Novriana Sumarti Indah G. Andirasdini Nidya I. Ghaida Utriweni Mukhaiyar The development of Islamic banking continues to increase in many Muslim (majority) countries. Substituting interest with profit shares in the assets of a given Islamic bank as one of the bases of operation has many interesting...
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J. Intell., Vol. 8, Pages 9: How Approaches to Animal Swarm Intelligence Can Improve the Study of Collective Intelligence in Human Teams Journal of Intelligence doi: 10.3390/jintelligence8010009 Authors: Lisa O'Bryan Margaret Beier Eduardo Salas Researchers of team behavior have long been interested in the essential components of effective teamwork. Much existing research focuses on examining correlations between team member traits, team processes, and team outcomes, such...
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Particles, Vol. 3, Pages 178-192: Exploring the Partonic Phase at Finite Chemical Potential in and out-of Equilibrium Particles doi: 10.3390/particles3010015 Authors: O. Soloveva P. Moreau L. Oliva V. Voronyuk V. Kireyeu T. Song E. Bratkovskaya We study the influence of the baryon chemical potential μ B on the properties of the Quark–Gluon–Plasma (QGP) in and out-of equilibrium. The description of the QGP in equilibrium...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1709: Manganese(II) Oxidizing Bacteria as Whole-Cell Catalyst for β-Keto Ester Oxidation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21051709 Authors: Juan Guo Huan Guo Jin Liu Fangrui Zhong Yuzhou Wu Manganese oxidizing bacteria can produce biogenic manganese oxides (BMO) on their cell surface and have been applied in the fields of agriculture, bioremediation, and drinking water treatment to remove toxic contaminants based on...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1115: Performance Recovery after Contamination with Nitrogen Dioxide in a PEM Fuel Cell Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051115 Authors: Yasna Acevedo Gomez Göran Lindberg Carina Lagergren While the market for fuel cell vehicles is increasing, these vehicles will still coexist with combustion engine vehicles on the roads and will be exposed to an environment with significant amounts of contaminants that will decrease the durability of the fuel...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1114: Flavor and Texture Characteristics of ‘Fuji’ and Related Apple (Malus domestica L.) Cultivars, Focusing on the Rich Watercore Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051114 Authors: Fukuyo Tanaka Fumiyo Hayakawa Miho Tatsuki Watercore is a so-called physiological disorder of apple (Malus domestica L.) that commonly occurs in several well-known cultivars. It is associated with a rapid softening of the flesh that causes a marked changed in flavor...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1710: Cordycepin Resensitizes T24R2 Cisplatin-Resistant Human Bladder Cancer Cells to Cisplatin by Inactivating Ets-1 Dependent MDR1 Transcription International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21051710 Authors: Sang-Seok Oh Ki Won Lee Hamadi Madhi Jin-Woo Jeong Soojong Park Minju Kim Yerin Lee Hyun-Tak Han Cheol Hwangbo Jiyun Yoo Kwang Dong Kim Tumor cell resistance to anti-cancer drugs is a major obstacle...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1708: Visualizing the Synaptic and Cellular Ultrastructure in Neurons Differentiated from Human Induced Neural Stem Cells—An Optimized Protocol International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21051708 Authors: Philipp Capetian Lorenz Müller Jens Volkmann Manfred Heckmann Süleyman Ergün Nicole Wagner The size of the synaptic subcomponents falls below the limits of visible light microscopy. Despite new developments in advanced...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 451: Structural Modification of Nanomicelles through Phosphatidylcholine: The Enhanced Drug-Loading Capacity and Anticancer Activity of Celecoxib-Casein Nanoparticles for the Intravenous Delivery of Celecoxib Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030451 Authors: Liuli Xv Xinxin Qian Yan Wang Chenghuan Yu Dingkui Qin Yahui Zhang Peng Jin Qizhen Du This study aims to stabilize loaded celecoxib (CX) by modifying the structure of...
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JSAN, Vol. 9, Pages 15: The Use of Meta-Surfaces in Vehicular Networks Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks doi: 10.3390/jsan9010015 Authors: Barbara M. Masini Cristiano M. Silva Ali Balador Mobility as a service is becoming a new paradigm in the direction of travel planning on the basis of the best service offered by the travelled roads. Hence, the environment in which people move will become smarter and more and more connected to grant services along the whole path....
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Animals, Vol. 10, Pages 417: Antimicrobial use on Italian Pig Farms and its Relationship with Husbandry Practices Animals doi: 10.3390/ani10030417 Authors: Tarakdjian Capello Pasqualin Santini Cunial Scollo Mannelli Tomao Vonesch Martino The analysis of antimicrobial use (AMU) data in livestock allows for the identification of risk factors for AMU, thereby favoring the application of responsible AMU policies on-farm. Herewith, AMU in...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 180: Immune Phenotype and Functionality of Mtb-Specific T-Cells in HIV/TB Co-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Treatment Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030180 Authors: Mupfumi Mpande Reid Moyo Shin Zetola Mogashoa Musonda Kasvosve Scriba Nemes Gaseitsiwe The performance of host blood-based biomarkers for tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) has not been fully...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1116: Fluorescence Differentiation of ATP-related Multiple Enzymatic Activities in Synovial Fluid as a Marker of Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease using Kyoto Green Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25051116 Authors: Yongwattana Mekjinda Tawonsawatruk Hamachi Ojida Wongkongkatep Calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) is a crystal induced inflammation in joints, and causes severe pain in elderly people. The accumulation...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1618: Influence of the Menstrual Cycle on Blood Markers of Muscle Damage and Inflammation Following Eccentric Exercise International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051618 Authors: Romero-Parra Barba-Moreno Rael Alfaro-Magallanes Cupeiro Díaz Calderón Peinado The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the menstrual cycle and its underlying hormonal fluctuations affect muscle damage...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1617: Suitability of SBR for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Pilot-Scale Reactor Operated in Different Anoxic Conditions International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051617 Authors: Alagha Allazem Bukhari Anil Mu'azu The present study investigates the performance of a pilot-scale Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) process for the treatment of wastewater quality parameters, including turbidity, total...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1616: Evidence of the Importance of Dietary Habits Regarding Depressive Symptoms and Depression International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051616 Authors: Ljungberg Bondza Lethin Background: Mental illness is one of the fastest rising threats to public health, of which depression and anxiety disorders are increasing the most. Research shows that diet is associated with depressive symptoms or depression...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1715: Design and Implementation of Quad-Port MIMO Antenna with Dual-Band Elimination Characteristics for Ultra-Wideband Applications Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051715 Authors: Kumar Urooj Alrowais A planar, microstrip line-fed, quad-port, multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna with dual-band rejection features is proposed for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. The proposed MIMO antenna design consists of four identical octagonal-shaped...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1714: Durability of Fabric-Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Composites: A Review Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051714 Authors: Al-Lami D’Antino Colombi Strengthening and rehabilitation of masonry and concrete structures by means of externally bonded fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) (also referred to as textile reinforced mortar (TRM)) composites was proposed as an alternative to the use of fiber-reinforced polymer...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 251: Horizontal Temperature Fluxes in the Arctic in CMIP5 Model Results Analyzed with Self-Organizing Maps Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11030251 Authors: Daniel Mewes Christoph Jacobi The meridional temperature gradient between mid and high latitudes decreases by Arctic amplification. Following this decrease, the circulation in the mid latitudes may change and, therefore, the meridional flux of heat and moisture increases. This might increase the Arctic...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 179: Aggregatibacter, A Low Abundance Pathobiont That Influences Biogeography, Microbial Dysbiosis, and Host Defense Capabilities in Periodontitis: The History of A Bug, And Localization of Disease Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030179 Authors: Fine Schreiner Velusamy Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, the focus of this review, was initially proposed as a microbe directly related to a phenotypically distinct form of periodontitis called...
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JRFM, Vol. 13, Pages 42: Strategic Asset Seeking and Innovation Performance: The Role of Innovation Capabilities and Host Country Institutions Journal of Risk and Financial Management doi: 10.3390/jrfm13030042 Authors: Lili Mi Xiao-Guang Yue Xue-Feng Shao Yuanfei Kang Yulong Liu Peering through the lenses of the strategic intent perspective and strategic fit paradigm, in this study, we seek to examine the contingent conditions under which emerging market multinational...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 224: Doxorubicin–Loaded Human Serum Albumin Submicron Particles: Preparation, Characterization and In Vitro Cellular Uptake Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030224 Authors: Chaiwaree Prapan Suwannasom Laporte Neumann Pruß Georgieva Bäumler Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective anthracycline antibiotic drug which is commonly used in a broad range cancer therapy. However, due to dose depending side effects and...
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JOItmC, Vol. 6, Pages 17: Model Development of Innovative Wood Substitutes for the Sustainable Growth of the Thai Wood Substitution Industry Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity doi: 10.3390/joitmc6010017 Authors: Tawee Anuntaruttana Taweesak Roopsing The continuously occurring problems of forest depletion have resulted in the deforestation of countries and climate change. In order to resolve this problem, the development of innovative wood substitutes...
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1899: Sustainability of Analyst Recommendations in Multiple Lead Underwriter IPOs Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051899 Authors: Juyoun Ryoo Cheolwoo Lee Jin Q Jeon Recently, a new organizational form of syndicate—multiple lead underwriter (MLU) initial public offerings (IPOs)—has emerged in IPOs. In addition to the increased deal complexity, lead underwriters in MLU IPOs face a new competition between them after underwriter...
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