Δευτέρα 7 Οκτωβρίου 2019

Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3793: A Novel Machine Learning-Based Short-Circuit Current Prediction Method for Active Distribution Networks
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3793: A Novel Machine Learning-Based Short-Circuit Current Prediction Method for Active Distribution Networks Energies doi: 10.3390/en12193793 Authors: Zheng Wang Jiang He The traditional mechanism models used in short-circuit current calculations have shortcomings in terms of accuracy and speed for distribution systems with inverter-interfaced distributed generators (IIDGs). Faced with this issue, this paper proposes a novel data-driven short-circuit...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
JOItmC, Vol. 5, Pages 80: Antecedents of Technological Diversification: A Resource Dependence Logic
JOItmC, Vol. 5, Pages 80: Antecedents of Technological Diversification: A Resource Dependence Logic Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity doi: 10.3390/joitmc5040080 Authors: Xuanjin Chen This paper extends resource dependence logic by investigating the antecedents of technological diversification and further identifies its boundary condition. We argue that this resource dependence logic is bound by state ownership through coalitions with firms, a less discussed...
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Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1620: Macroporous Oil-Sorbents with a High Absorption Capacity and High-Temperature Tolerance Prepared through Cryo-Polymerization
Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1620: Macroporous Oil-Sorbents with a High Absorption Capacity and High-Temperature Tolerance Prepared through Cryo-Polymerization Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym11101620 Authors: Haleem Wang Li Hu Li He The facile preparation and admirable performance of macro-porous poly(lauryl acrylate)-based oil-sorbents for organic solvents and oils are reported in this manuscript. Cryo-polymerizations of lauryl acrylate (LA) with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1499: Implementation of the Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Model in Radiation Biology and Experimental Radiation Oncology Research
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1499: Implementation of the Chick Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) Model in Radiation Biology and Experimental Radiation Oncology Research Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11101499 Authors: Dünker Jendrossek Radiotherapy (RT) is part of standard cancer treatment. Innovations in treatment planning and increased precision in dose delivery have significantly improved the therapeutic gain of radiotherapy but are reaching their limits due to biologic constraints. Thus,...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3792: Flexible Options for Greenhouse Gas-Emitting Energy Producer
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3792: Flexible Options for Greenhouse Gas-Emitting Energy Producer Energies doi: 10.3390/en12193792 Authors: Andrey Krasovskii Nikolay Khabarov Ruben Lubowski Michael Obersteiner The reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) constitutes part of the international climate agreements and contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals. This research is motivated by the risks associated with the future C O 2 price...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3791: A Novel Real-Time Mechanism Modeling Approach for Turbofan Engine
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3791: A Novel Real-Time Mechanism Modeling Approach for Turbofan Engine Energies doi: 10.3390/en12193791 Authors: Qianjing Chen Jinquan Huang Muxuan Pan Feng Lu Nonlinear component level model (NCLM) is a widely used model for aeroengines. However, it requires iterative calculation and is, therefore, time-consuming, which restricts its real-time application. This study aims at developing a simplified real-time modeling approach for turbofan engines....
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3790: Effect of Vertical Metal Plate on Transfer Efficiency of the Wireless Power Transfer System
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3790: Effect of Vertical Metal Plate on Transfer Efficiency of the Wireless Power Transfer System Energies doi: 10.3390/en12193790 Authors: Huang Zou Zhou Hong Zhang Ding Power transfer efficiency is an important issue in wireless power transfer (WPT). In actual applications, the WPT system may be exposed to a complex electromagnetic environment. The metal which is inevitably or accidentally close to the system will impact the power transfer...
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Minerals, Vol. 9, Pages 615: Crystallization and Thermal Stability of the P-Doped Basaltic Glass Fibers
Minerals, Vol. 9, Pages 615: Crystallization and Thermal Stability of the P-Doped Basaltic Glass Fibers Minerals doi: 10.3390/min9100615 Authors: Sergey I. Gutnikov Mikhail S. Manylov Bogdan I. Lazoryak The present research focuses on the influence of phosphorus oxide additives on the structure and thermal properties of the basalt glasses, produced in the form of fibers, i.e. at very high quenching speed. Basaltic glass fibers with various P2O5 contents were produced in two stages....
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 142: Concordance between the Hysteroscopic Diagnosis of Endometrial Hyperplasia and Histopathological Examination
Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 142: Concordance between the Hysteroscopic Diagnosis of Endometrial Hyperplasia and Histopathological Examination Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040142 Authors: De Franciscis Riemma Schiattarella Cobellis Guadagno Vitale Mosca Cianci Colacurci The goal of this paper is to assess the concordance between the clinical diagnosis of Endometrial Hyperplasia (EH), suspected by senior gynecologists throughout outpatient office...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 458: Phenolics and Carotenoid Contents in the Leaves of Different Organic and Conventional Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) Cultivars and Their In Vitro Activity
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 458: Phenolics and Carotenoid Contents in the Leaves of Different Organic and Conventional Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.) Cultivars and Their In Vitro Activity Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8100458 Authors: Ponder Hallmann : Raspberry leaves are a source of carotenoids and polyphenols, including ellagic acid and salicylic acid. The results of scientific research suggest that they have potential pro-health properties that contribute to human health. The...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2395: A Study of the Food Environment at Australian Family Day Care
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2395: A Study of the Food Environment at Australian Family Day Care Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102395 Authors: Wallace Mills Overweight and obesity in childhood is a significant public health issue. Family day care (FDC) offers a setting where good eating habits can be nurtured in young children, yet often the food environment is unhealthy. This study aims to determine FDC educators’ knowledge and confidence about nutrition and the barriers and...
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Forests, Vol. 10, Pages 885: White-Rot Fungi Control on Populus spp. Wood by Pressure Treatments with Silver Nanoparticles, Chitosan Oligomers and Propolis
Forests, Vol. 10, Pages 885: White-Rot Fungi Control on Populus spp. Wood by Pressure Treatments with Silver Nanoparticles, Chitosan Oligomers and Propolis Forests doi: 10.3390/f10100885 Authors: Casado-Sanz Silva-Castro Ponce-Herrero Martín-Ramos Martín-Gil Acuña-Rello There is growing interest in the development of non-toxic, natural wood preservation agents to replace conventional chemicals. In this paper, the antifungal activities of silver nanoparticles, chitosan...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 580: Can One Define the Conductance of Amino Acids?
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 580: Can One Define the Conductance of Amino Acids? Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9100580 Authors: Zotti Bednarz Hurtado-Gallego Cabosart Rubio-Bollinger Agrait van der Zant We studied the electron-transport properties of ten different amino acids and one dimer (di-methionine) using the mechanically controlled break-junction (MCBJ) technique. For methionine and cysteine, additional measurements were performed with the scanning tunneling...
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Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1251: A Fast 4K Video Frame Interpolation Using a Multi-Scale Optical Flow Reconstruction Network
Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1251: A Fast 4K Video Frame Interpolation Using a Multi-Scale Optical Flow Reconstruction Network Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym11101251 Authors: Ahn Jeong Kim Kwon Yoo Recently, video frame interpolation research developed with a convolutional neural network has shown remarkable results. However, these methods demand huge amounts of memory and run time for high-resolution videos, and are unable to process a 4K frame in a single pass. In this paper,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3611: Polyamidoamide Dendrimers and Cross-Linking Agents for Stabilized Bioenzymatic Resistant Metal-Free Bovine Collagen
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3611: Polyamidoamide Dendrimers and Cross-Linking Agents for Stabilized Bioenzymatic Resistant Metal-Free Bovine Collagen Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193611 Authors: Beghetto Gatto Conca Bardella Scrivanti The work reports the use of polyamidoamine dendrimers (PAMAM) and a cross-linking agent, 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide/N-hydroxysuccinimide (EDC/NHS) or 4-(4,6-dimethoxy[1,3,5]triazin-2-yl)-4-methyl-morpholinium chloride...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4946: Transgelin, a p53 and PTEN-Upregulated Gene, Inhibits the Cell Proliferation and Invasion of Human Bladder Carcinoma Cells in Vitro and in Vivo
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4946: Transgelin, a p53 and PTEN-Upregulated Gene, Inhibits the Cell Proliferation and Invasion of Human Bladder Carcinoma Cells in Vitro and in Vivo International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20194946 Authors: Tsui Lin Chang Hou Chen Feng Juang Transgelin (TAGLN/SM22-α) is a regulator of the actin cytoskeleton, affecting the survival, migration, and apoptosis of various cancer cells divergently; however, the roles...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3767: Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3767: Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193767 Authors: Shin Han Choi The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between ambient air pollutants and cognitive impairment in Korean older adults. The cognitive function of 2,896 participants aged 70 to 84...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5529: Influence of ESGC Indicators on Financial Performance of Listed Travel and Leisure Companies
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5529: Influence of ESGC Indicators on Financial Performance of Listed Travel and Leisure Companies Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11195529 Authors: Mercedes Rodríguez-Fernández Eva M. Sánchez-Teba Alberto A. López-Toro Susana Borrego-Domínguez The objective of this work was to research the impact of environmental, social, governance, and controversies (ESGC) indicators on financial performance. We used a sample of financial and nonfinancial business...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2394: Fermented Goat Milk Consumption Enhances Brain Molecular Functions during Iron Deficiency Anemia Recovery
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2394: Fermented Goat Milk Consumption Enhances Brain Molecular Functions during Iron Deficiency Anemia Recovery Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102394 Authors: Moreno-Fernández López-Aliaga García-Burgos Alférez Díaz-Castro Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies worldwide. Iron plays critical roles in nervous system development and cognition. Despite the known detrimental consequences of IDA on cognition,...
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Processes, Vol. 7, Pages 710: Hydrodynamic and Hydrographic Modeling of Istanbul Strait
Processes, Vol. 7, Pages 710: Hydrodynamic and Hydrographic Modeling of Istanbul Strait Processes doi: 10.3390/pr7100710 Authors: Koşucu Demirel Kirca Özger The aim of this study is to model the hydrodynamic processes of the Istanbul Strait with its stratified flow characteristics, and calibrate the most important parameters using local and global search algorithms. For that, two open boundary conditions are defined, which are in the northern and southern parts of the Strait....
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00

MTI, Vol. 3, Pages 66: Reorganize Your Blogs: Supporting Blog Re-visitation with Natural Language Processing and Visualization
MTI, Vol. 3, Pages 66: Reorganize Your Blogs: Supporting Blog Re-visitation with Natural Language Processing and Visualization Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti3040066 Authors: Shuo Niu D. Scott McCrickard Timothy L. Stelter Alan Dix G. Don Taylor Temporally-connected personal blogs contain voluminous textual content, presenting challenges in re-visiting and reflecting on experiences. Other data repositories have benefited from natural language processing...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4331: Digital Magnetic Compass Integration with Stationary, Land-Based Electro-Optical Multi-Sensor Surveillance System
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4331: Digital Magnetic Compass Integration with Stationary, Land-Based Electro-Optical Multi-Sensor Surveillance System Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19194331 Authors: Livada Vujić Radić Unkašević Banjac Multi-sensor imaging systems using the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and digital magnetic compass (DMC) for geo-referencing have an important role and wide application in long-range surveillance systems. To achieve the required system heading...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1250: Investigation on Surface Properties of Mn-Doped CdSe Quantum Dots Studied by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1250: Investigation on Surface Properties of Mn-Doped CdSe Quantum Dots Studied by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym11101250 Authors: Hamizi Johan Abdul Wahab Chowdhury Akbarzadeh Pivehzhani Sagadevan Badruddin Yunus Khan Kamangar In this work, we report on the effects of incorporating manganese (Mn) dopant into different sizes of cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs), which improves the electronic...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1619: Simple Route to Synthesize Fully Conjugated Ladder Isomer Copolymers with Carbazole Units
Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1619: Simple Route to Synthesize Fully Conjugated Ladder Isomer Copolymers with Carbazole Units Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym11101619 Authors: Chen Liu Wang Shen Wu Two isomer polymers, P3 and P6, with fully conjugated ladder structures are presented by simple synthetic routes. The well-defined structures of fully conjugated ladder polymers P3 and P6 were ensured by the high yields of every reaction step. The fully rigid ladder structures were...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4945: Sirtuins and SIRT6 in Carcinogenesis and in Diet
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4945: Sirtuins and SIRT6 in Carcinogenesis and in Diet International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20194945 Authors: de Céu Teixeira Sanchez-Lopez Espina Garcia Durazzo Lucarini Novellino Souto Santini Souto Sirtuins are a highly conserved family of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent protein lysine modifying enzymes. They are key regulators for a wide variety of cellular and physiological processes...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Genealogy, Vol. 3, Pages 53: Holocaust Impiety in 21st Century Graphic Novels: Younger Generations ‘No Longer Obliged to Perpetuate Sorrow’
Genealogy, Vol. 3, Pages 53: Holocaust Impiety in 21st Century Graphic Novels: Younger Generations ‘No Longer Obliged to Perpetuate Sorrow’ Genealogy doi: 10.3390/genealogy3040053 Authors: Serraf At a time where so few survivors remain alive and the extermination of European Jews is leaving the field of direct human experience, the evolving collective memory of the event is reflected in popular culture. There has recently been a rise in the number of graphic novels written on the subject...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
AgriEngineering, Vol. 1, Pages 475-484: Development of a Novel Enzymatic Pretreatment for Improving the Digestibility of Protein in Feather Meal
AgriEngineering, Vol. 1, Pages 475-484: Development of a Novel Enzymatic Pretreatment for Improving the Digestibility of Protein in Feather Meal AgriEngineering doi: 10.3390/agriengineering1040034 Authors: Pfeuti Osborne Shoveller Ignatz Bureau This study describes the process of developing an enzymatic pretreatment to improvethe nutritional value of feather meal (FeM). In a first experiment, a full factorial design was used toexamine the effects of various incubation...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3789: Optimization Design of Injection Strategy for Surfactant-Polymer Flooding Process in Heterogeneous Reservoir under Low Oil Prices
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 3789: Optimization Design of Injection Strategy for Surfactant-Polymer Flooding Process in Heterogeneous Reservoir under Low Oil Prices Energies doi: 10.3390/en12193789 Authors: He Chen Yu Wen Liu Surfactant–polymer (SP) flooding has significant potential to enhance oil recovery after water flooding in mature reservoirs. However, the economic benefit of the SP flooding process is unsatisfactory under low oil prices. Thus, it is necessary...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4330: AR Enabled IoT for a Smart and Interactive Environment: A Survey and Future Directions
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4330: AR Enabled IoT for a Smart and Interactive Environment: A Survey and Future Directions Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19194330 Authors: Jo Kim Accompanying the advent of wireless networking and the Internet of Things (IoT), traditional augmented reality (AR) systems to visualize virtual 3D models of the real world are evolving into smart and interactive AR related to the context of things for physical objects. We propose the integration of AR and IoT in a complementary...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4329: Spatial Aggregation Net: Point Cloud Semantic Segmentation Based on Multi-Directional Convolution
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4329: Spatial Aggregation Net: Point Cloud Semantic Segmentation Based on Multi-Directional Convolution Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19194329 Authors: Guorong Cai Zuning Jiang Zongyue Wang Shangfeng Huang Kai Chen Xuyang Ge Yundong Wu Semantic segmentation of 3D point clouds plays a vital role in autonomous driving, 3D maps, and smart cities, etc. Recent work such as PointSIFT shows that spatial structure information can improve the performance of semantic...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2393: Food Components and Dietary Habits: Keys for a Healthy Gut Microbiota Composition
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2393: Food Components and Dietary Habits: Keys for a Healthy Gut Microbiota Composition Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102393 Authors: Rinninella Cintoni Raoul Lopetuso Scaldaferri Pulcini Miggiano Gasbarrini Mele The gut microbiota is a changing ecosystem, containing trillions of bacteria, continuously shaped by many factors, such as dietary habits, seasonality, lifestyle, stress, antibiotics use, or diseases. A healthy host–microorganisms...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 140: Adverse Events Following Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella Vaccination and the Case of Seizures: A Post Marketing Active Surveillance in Puglia Italian Region, 2017–2018
Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 140: Adverse Events Following Measles-Mumps-Rubella-Varicella Vaccination and the Case of Seizures: A Post Marketing Active Surveillance in Puglia Italian Region, 2017–2018 Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040140 Authors: Stefanizzi Stella Ancona Malcangi Bianchi De Nitto Ferorelli Germinario Tafuri Since 2012, the Italian Ministry of Health has recommended to improve the surveillance of adverse events following the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5528: Analysis on the Evolution Path and Hotspot of Knowledge Innovation Study Based on Knowledge Map
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5528: Analysis on the Evolution Path and Hotspot of Knowledge Innovation Study Based on Knowledge Map Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11195528 Authors: Liu Zhao Xin Innovation is the main driving force for promoting high-quality economic development. The ability for knowledge innovation and knowledge transformation productivity reflects the ability for scientific research transformation and the comprehensive strength of the science and technology...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3766: Why Are You Running and Does It Hurt? Pain, Motivations and Beliefs about Injury Prevention among Participants of a Large-Scale Public Running Event
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3766: Why Are You Running and Does It Hurt? Pain, Motivations and Beliefs about Injury Prevention among Participants of a Large-Scale Public Running Event International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193766 Authors: Jan Wilke Oliver Vogel Lutz Vogt Organized running events have gained substantial popularity. This study aimed to elucidate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain, knowledge about injury prevention as...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 1080: Examination of Formability Properties of 6063 Alloy Extruded Profiles for the Automotive Industry
Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 1080: Examination of Formability Properties of 6063 Alloy Extruded Profiles for the Automotive Industry Metals doi: 10.3390/met9101080 Authors: Vazdirvanidis Pressas Papadopoulou Toulfatzis Rikos Katsivarda Symeonidis Pantazopoulos Bendability is a crucial property of automotive parts, which describes the ability of extruded profiles to be formed to shape, without the appearance of discontinuities that will have an adverse effect on...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2392: The Role of Dietary Fiber in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Feasibility Study
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2392: The Role of Dietary Fiber in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Feasibility Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102392 Authors: Julian Häger Holger Bang Melanie Hagen Michael Frech Pascal Träger Maria V. Sokolova Ulrike Steffen Koray Tascilar Kerstin Sarter Georg Schett Jürgen Rech Mario M. Zaiss Short-chain fatty acids are microbial metabolites that have been shown to be key regulators of the gut–joint axis in animal...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1127: Development of a Hardware Simulator for Reliable Design of Modular Multilevel Converters Based on Junction-Temperature of IGBT Modules
Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1127: Development of a Hardware Simulator for Reliable Design of Modular Multilevel Converters Based on Junction-Temperature of IGBT Modules Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8101127 Authors: Jo Kim Cho Lee This paper presents the development of a hardware simulator based on the junction-temperature of insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules in modular multilevel converters (MMCs). The MMC consists of various power-electronics components,...
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Animals, Vol. 9, Pages 767: Effect of a Standardized Four-Week Desensitization and Counter-Conditioning Training Program on Pre-Existing Veterinary Fear in Companion Dogs
Animals, Vol. 9, Pages 767: Effect of a Standardized Four-Week Desensitization and Counter-Conditioning Training Program on Pre-Existing Veterinary Fear in Companion Dogs Animals doi: 10.3390/ani9100767 Authors: Stellato Jajou Dewey Widowski Niel Many dogs show signs of fear during veterinary appointments. It is widely recommended to use desensitization and counter-conditioning training to reduce this fear. However, the efficacy of this method for reducing veterinary...
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Aerospace, Vol. 6, Pages 112: SPH-FEM Design of Laminated Plies under Bird-Strike Impact
Aerospace, Vol. 6, Pages 112: SPH-FEM Design of Laminated Plies under Bird-Strike Impact Aerospace doi: 10.3390/aerospace6100112 Authors: Zhou Sun Huang Composite laminates can potentially reduce the weight of aircrafts; however, they are subjected to bird strike hazards in civil aviation. To handle their nonlinear dynamic behaviour, in this study, the impact damage of composite laminates were numerically evaluated and designed by means of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH)...
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Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 780: SWEET Transporters for the Nourishment of Embryonic Tissues during Maize Germination
Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 780: SWEET Transporters for the Nourishment of Embryonic Tissues during Maize Germination Genes doi: 10.3390/genes10100780 Authors: López-Coria Sánchez-Sánchez Martínez-Marcelo Aguilera-Alvarado Flores-Barrera King-Díaz Sánchez-Nieto In maize seed germination, the endosperm and the scutellum nourish the embryo axis. Here, we examined the mRNA relative amount of the SWEET protein family, which could be involved in sugar transport during germination...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3765: Long-Term Monitoring of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields in Electric Vehicles
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3765: Long-Term Monitoring of Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields in Electric Vehicles International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193765 Authors: Yang Lu Lin Li Zhang Lai Wu Extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic field (MF) exposure in electric vehicles (EVs) has raised public concern for human health. There have been many studies evaluating magnetic field values in these vehicles. However,...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 676: Oral Health: The First Step to Well-Being
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 676: Oral Health: The First Step to Well-Being Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55100676 Authors: Fiorillo Scientific research in the medical field shows this constantly: health starts from the mouth. Having good oral health nowadays is not only aimed at tooth health, but as amply demonstrated in the literature, it is a starting point for the general health and well-being of our body. Retracing the latest scientific findings that demonstrate an interpolation between...
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Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1248: A Rough Hybrid Multicriteria Decision-Making Model for Improving the Quality of a Research Information System
Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1248: A Rough Hybrid Multicriteria Decision-Making Model for Improving the Quality of a Research Information System Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym11101248 Authors: Shao Weng Chuang Improving the quality of research information systems is an important goal in the process of improving the performance of research management in Chinese universities. Since the evaluation of information system (IS) quality is a multicriteria decision problem, it is critical to...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4183: Palladium Nanocatalysts on Hydroxyapatite: Green Oxidation of Alcohols and Reduction of Nitroarenes in Water
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4183: Palladium Nanocatalysts on Hydroxyapatite: Green Oxidation of Alcohols and Reduction of Nitroarenes in Water Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9194183 Authors: Shokouhimehr Yek Nasrollahzadeh A green procedure is described for supporting Pd nanoparticles on hydroxyapatite (HAP), which serves as a highly-stable heterogeneous catalyst displaying excellent activity for the aqueous expeditious reduction of nitroaromatics to the corresponding...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3610: Studies of Halogen Bonding Induced by Pentafluorosulfanyl Aryl Iodides: A Potential Group of Halogen Bond Donors in a Rational Drug Design
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3610: Studies of Halogen Bonding Induced by Pentafluorosulfanyl Aryl Iodides: A Potential Group of Halogen Bond Donors in a Rational Drug Design Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193610 Authors: Sumii Sasaki Tsuzuki Shibata The activation of halogen bonding by the substitution of the pentafluoro-λ6-sulfanyl (SF5) group was studied using a series of SF5-substituted iodobenzenes. The simulated electrostatic potential values of SF5-substituted...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1640: Management Strategies for Antidepressant-Related Sexual Dysfunction: A Clinical Approach
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1640: Management Strategies for Antidepressant-Related Sexual Dysfunction: A Clinical Approach Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8101640 Authors: Angel L. Montejo Nieves Prieto Rubén de Alarcón Nerea Casado-Espada Javier de la Iglesia Laura Montejo Major depressive disorder is a serious mental disorder in which treatment with antidepressant medication is often associated with sexual dysfunction (SD). Given its intimate nature, treatment emergent...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1126: Regenerative Battery Charging Control Method for PMSM Drive without a DC/DC Converter
Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1126: Regenerative Battery Charging Control Method for PMSM Drive without a DC/DC Converter Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8101126 Authors: Ko Park Lee This paper illustrates regenerative battery charging control method of the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive without DC/DC converter. Conventional control methods for battery current and voltage control methods generally use a bidirectional DC/DC converter for regenerative control....
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 675: Association of Higher Advanced Oxidation Protein Products (AOPPs) Levels in Patients with Diabetic and Hypertensive Nephropathy
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 675: Association of Higher Advanced Oxidation Protein Products (AOPPs) Levels in Patients with Diabetic and Hypertensive Nephropathy Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55100675 Authors: Conti Caccamo Siligato Gembillo Satta Pazzano Carucci Carella Campo Salvo Santoro Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) are characterized by cell damage caused by inflammatory and metabolic mechanisms induced...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1125: Dual-Input Isolated DC-DC Converter with Ultra-High Step-Up Ability Based on Sheppard Taylor circuit
Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1125: Dual-Input Isolated DC-DC Converter with Ultra-High Step-Up Ability Based on Sheppard Taylor circuit Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8101125 Authors: Shen Chen Chen A dual-input high step-up isolated converter (DHSIC) is proposed in this paper, which incorporates Sheppard Taylor circuit into power stage design so as to step up voltage gain. In addition, the main circuit adopts boosting capacitors and switched capacitors, based on which the...
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Biomedicines, Vol. 7, Pages 79: Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Predisposes to Coronary Artery Ectasia
Biomedicines, Vol. 7, Pages 79: Low High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Predisposes to Coronary Artery Ectasia Biomedicines doi: 10.3390/biomedicines7040079 Authors: Jafari Daum Hamed Osherov Orlov Yosefy Gallego-Colon Coronary Artery Ectasia (CAE) is a phenomenon characterized by locally or diffuse coronary artery dilation of one or more coronary arteries. In the present study, the prevalence of acquired coronary ectasia and coronary risk factors for CAE was...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4182: Pedestrian Attributes Recognition in Surveillance Scenarios Using Multi-Task Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4182: Pedestrian Attributes Recognition in Surveillance Scenarios Using Multi-Task Lightweight Convolutional Neural Network Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9194182 Authors: Pu Yan Li Zhuo Jiafeng Li Hui Zhang Jing Zhang Pedestrian attributes (such as gender, age, hairstyle, and clothing) can effectively represent the appearance of pedestrians. These are high-level semantic features that are robust to illumination, deformation, etc. Therefore,...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 139: Factors Influencing Persistence of Diphtheria Immunity and Immune Response to a Booster Dose in Healthy Slovak Adults
Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 139: Factors Influencing Persistence of Diphtheria Immunity and Immune Response to a Booster Dose in Healthy Slovak Adults Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040139 Authors: Petráš Oleár Molitorisová Dáňová Čelko Nováková Štefkovičová Krištúfková Malinová Lesná We assessed the long-term persistence of humoral immunity against diphtheria in adults with childhood vaccination and the immunogenicity of a booster dose considering demographic,...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5526: Competencies and Pedagogies for Sustainability Education: A Roadmap for Sustainability Studies Program Development in Colleges and Universities
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5526: Competencies and Pedagogies for Sustainability Education: A Roadmap for Sustainability Studies Program Development in Colleges and Universities Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11195526 Authors: Evans Sustainability studies educators in colleges and universities must identify and teach the knowledge, skills, and abilities their graduates will most need to advance sustainability while confronting perhaps the most serious, sweeping, and integrated set...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5527: GIS-Based Social Cost–Benefit Analysis on Integrated Urban Water Management in China: A Case Study of Sponge City in Harbin
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5527: GIS-Based Social Cost–Benefit Analysis on Integrated Urban Water Management in China: A Case Study of Sponge City in Harbin Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11195527 Authors: Fan Matsumoto Climate change along with industrialization or urbanization, which uses materials with low water permeability and is accompanied by change in urban land use, are major reasons for frequent urban floods in many Chinese cities. Moreover, upgrading the drainage system...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3764: Effect of Paecilomyces tenuipes Extract on Testosterone-Induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Sprague–Dawley Rats
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3764: Effect of Paecilomyces tenuipes Extract on Testosterone-Induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Sprague–Dawley Rats International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193764 Authors: Choi Kim Fan Tang Hwang Sung : Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the major public health concerns, which has a high prevalence rate and causes significant decline in men's quality of life. BPH is highly related...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1211: Increased Regeneration Following Stress-Induced Lung Injury in Bleomycin-Treated Chimeric Mice with CD44 Knockout Mesenchymal Cells
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1211: Increased Regeneration Following Stress-Induced Lung Injury in Bleomycin-Treated Chimeric Mice with CD44 Knockout Mesenchymal Cells Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8101211 Authors: Dmytro Petukhov Mark Richter-Dayan Zvi Fridlender Raphael Breuer Shulamit B. Wallach-Dayan CD44, an adhesion-molecule promoting cell-migration, is shown here to increase in stress conditions following bleomycin-induced apoptosis in alveolar epithelial cells (AECs), a main target...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2391: Validity of a Food and Fluid Exercise Questionnaire for Macronutrient Intake during Exercise against Observations
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2391: Validity of a Food and Fluid Exercise Questionnaire for Macronutrient Intake during Exercise against Observations Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102391 Authors: Floris C. Wardenaar Daan Hoogervorst Nancy van der Burg Joline Versteegen Wonsuk Yoo Natasha Tasevska Information about the accuracy of self-reported food and fluid intake during competitions is scarce. The objective of this study was to validate a previously developed food and fluid...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4181: Dynamics of a Turbine Blade with an Under-Platform Damper Considering the Bladed Disc’s Rotation
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4181: Dynamics of a Turbine Blade with an Under-Platform Damper Considering the Bladed Disc’s Rotation Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9194181 Authors: Shangwen He Wenzhen Jia Zhaorui Yang Bingbing He Jun Zhao High-cycle fatigue (HCF) failure of the turbine blades of aero-engines caused by high vibrational stresses is one of the main causes of aero-engine incidents [...]
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2089: Response of Water-Salt Migration to Brackish Water Irrigation with Different Irrigation Intervals and Sequences
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2089: Response of Water-Salt Migration to Brackish Water Irrigation with Different Irrigation Intervals and Sequences Water doi: 10.3390/w11102089 Authors: Zhu Yang Sun Zhang Establishing methods for scientific and rational use of brackish water resources is the key to farmland irrigation in the Yellow River Delta region of China. In this study, we conducted laboratory simulation experiments with soil columns and monitored the changes in water infiltration...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 579: Highly Sensitive and Rapid Characterization of the Development of Synchronized Blood Stage Malaria Parasites Via Magneto-Optical Hemozoin Quantification
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 579: Highly Sensitive and Rapid Characterization of the Development of Synchronized Blood Stage Malaria Parasites Via Magneto-Optical Hemozoin Quantification Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9100579 Authors: Mária Pukáncsik Petra Molnár Ágnes Orbán Ádám Butykai Lívia Marton István Kézsmárki Beáta G. Vértessy Mohd Kamil Amanah Abraham Ahmed S. I. Aly The rotating-crystal magneto-optical diagnostic (RMOD) technique was developed as a...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 457: Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide in Higher Plants under Physiological and Stress Conditions
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 457: Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Sulfide in Higher Plants under Physiological and Stress Conditions Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8100457 Authors: Corpas n/a
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IJGI, Vol. 8, Pages 439: Does Income Inequality Explain the Geography of Residential Burglaries? The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
IJGI, Vol. 8, Pages 439: Does Income Inequality Explain the Geography of Residential Burglaries? The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information doi: 10.3390/ijgi8100439 Authors: Ramos The relationship between crime and income inequality is a complex and controversial issue. While there is some consensus that a relationship exists, the nature of it is still the subject of much debate. In this paper, this relationship is investigated in the context of...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 604: Diurnal Variation of Rainfall in a Tropical Coastal Region with Complex Orography
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 604: Diurnal Variation of Rainfall in a Tropical Coastal Region with Complex Orography Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10100604 Authors: Martha Pérez-Méndez Adalberto Tejeda-Martínez David R. Fitzjarrald We examined the diurnal cycle of the rainfall in a coastal tropical mountainous region in central Veracruz State, Mexico (18°–21° N, 95.5°–98.5° W), featuring a striking topographic gradient running from...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 578: Effects of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Ala270Ser (rs316019) on the Function and Regulation of hOCT2
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 578: Effects of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Ala270Ser (rs316019) on the Function and Regulation of hOCT2 Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9100578 Authors: Frenzel Köppen Bauer Karst Schröter Tzvetkov Ciarimboli The human organic cation transporter 2 (hOCT2) is highly expressed in proximal tubules of the kidneys, where it plays an important role in the secretion of organic cations. Since many drugs are organic cations, hOCT2 has relevant...
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Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 456: Benefits of Magnesium Supplementation to Broiler Subjected to Dietary and Heat Stress: Improved Redox Status, Breast Quality and Decreased Myopathy Incidence
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 456: Benefits of Magnesium Supplementation to Broiler Subjected to Dietary and Heat Stress: Improved Redox Status, Breast Quality and Decreased Myopathy Incidence Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8100456 Authors: Estevez Petracci Poultry is highly sensitive to oxidative reactions. Oxidative reactions have attracted considerable attention from animal and food scientists because of the adverse effects of these reactions on animal welfare, performance and...
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