Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2544: Suppressing Paired Echoes Caused by Stair-Step Antenna Steering in TOPS SAR Imaging Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212544 Authors: He Zhang Yi Jin Dong The use of electronically steered antennas in the azimuth dimension typically leads to a staircase-like antenna beam steering law in the Terrain Observation by Progressive Scan (TOPS) wide-swath synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data acquisition mode, which will introduce paired echoes...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4704: Research on Data Fusion Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks with Combined Improved LEACH and Compressed Sensing Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214704 Authors: Song Liu He Jiang There are a lot of redundant data in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). If these redundant data are processed and transmitted, the node energy consumption will be too fast and will affect the overall lifetime of the network. Data fusion technology compresses the sampled data to...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1535: Super Ductility of Nanoglass Aluminium Nitride Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111535 Authors: Zhao Peng Huang Yang Hu Wang Ceramics have been widely used in many fields because of their distinctive properties, however, brittle fracture usually limits their application. To solve this problem, nanoglass ceramics were developed. In this article, we numerically investigated the mechanical properties of nanoglass aluminium nitride (ng-AlN)...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5394: Antibacterial Property of Composites of Reduced Graphene Oxide with Nano-Silver and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized Using a Microwave-Assisted Approach International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215394 Authors: Hsueh Hsieh Chiu Tsai Liu Ke Graphene oxide (GO) composites with various metal nanoparticles (NPs) are attracting increasing interest owing to their broad scope in biomedical applications. Here, microwave-assisted...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4189: How Does Household Residential Instability Influence Child Health Outcomes? A Quantile Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214189 Authors: Baker Pham Daniel Bentley At the core of housing and welfare research is a premise that stable residential environments are important to children’s health and development. The relationship between housing stability and health outcomes for...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 665: Cell Fate Control by Translation: mRNA Translation Initiation as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer Development and Stem Cell Fate Control Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110665 Authors: Kim Translation of mRNA is an important process that controls cell behavior and gene regulation because proteins are the functional molecules that determine cell types and function. Cancer develops as a result of genetic mutations, which lead to the production of abnormal...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1778: Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of 3D Printed Wood-PLA/PHA Using Fused Deposition Modelling: Effect of Printing Temperature Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym11111778 Authors: Guessasma Belhabib Nouri The microstructure and mechanical performance of wood-based filament is investigated in the case of Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) technique using experimental and numerical approaches. The printing process of wood-PLA/PHA is conducted by varying...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 629: Rapid and Differential Evolution of the Venom Composition of a Parasitoid Wasp Depending on the Host Strain Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110629 Authors: Cavigliasso Mathé-Hubert Kremmer Rebuf Gatti Malausa Colinet Poirié Parasitoid wasps rely primarily on venom to suppress the immune response and regulate the physiology of their host. Intraspecific variability of venom protein composition has been documented in some species, but...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 51: Optical Sensing of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium: A Spectrophotometrical Approach Toward Smart Nutrient Deployment Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7040051 Authors: Monteiro-Silva Jorge Martins The feasibility of a compact, modular sensing system able to quantify the presence of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (NPK) in nutrient-containing fertilizer water was investigated. Direct UV-Vis spectroscopy combined with optical fibers were...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1346: Isolation, Characterization, Differentiation and Immunomodulatory Capacity of Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells from Human Perirenal Adipose Tissue Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111346 Authors: Baer Koch Hickmann Schubert Cinatl Hauser Geiger Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) are immature multipotent cells, which represent a rare population in the perivascular niche within nearly all tissues. The most abundant source to isolate MSCs is...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4607: Numerical Simulation of Hot Jet Detonation with Different Ignition Positions Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214607 Authors: Zheng Liu Zhao Chen Jia Li Ignition position is an important factor affecting flame propagation and deflagration-to-detonation transition (DDT). In this study, 2D reactive Navier–Stokes numerical studies have been performed to investigate the effects of ignition position on hot jet detonation...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3552: Creep-Based Reliability Evaluation of Turbine Blade-Tip Clearance with Novel Neural Network Regression Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213552 Authors: Chun-Yi Zhang Jing-Shan Wei Ze Wang Zhe-Shan Yuan Cheng-Wei Fei Cheng Lu To reveal the effect of high-temperature creep on the blade-tip radial running clearance of aeroengine high-pressure turbines, a distributed collaborative generalized regression extremum neural network is proposed by absorbing...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4188: Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among 3- to 5-Year-Olds Left-Behind Children in Poor Rural Areas of Hunan Province: A Cross-Sectional Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214188 Authors: Jing Luo Jiaojiao Zou Meimei Ji Tong Yuan Mei Sun Qian Lin The term left-behind children (LBC) refers to underage children who have been separated from their father/mother or parents for a long period...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5393: Virulence Factors of Meningitis-Causing Bacteria: Enabling Brain Entry across the Blood–Brain Barrier International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215393 Authors: Herold Schroten Schwerk Infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Traversal of the barriers protecting the brain by pathogens is a prerequisite for the development of meningitis. Bacteria have developed a...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Stats, Vol. 2, Pages 426-438: Geometric Interpretation of Errors in Multi-Parametrical Fitting Methods Based on Non-Euclidean Norms Stats doi: 10.3390/stats2040029 Authors: Livadiotis The paper completes the multi-parametrical fitting methods, which are based on metrics induced by the non-Euclidean Lq-norms, by deriving the errors of the optimal parameter values. This was achieved using the geometric representation of the residuals sum expanded near its minimum, and the geometric interpretation...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Micromachines, Vol. 10, Pages 736: Research on an Artificial Lateral Line System Based on a Bionic Hair Sensor with Resonant Readout Micromachines doi: 10.3390/mi10110736 Authors: Yang Zhang Liang Lu Inspired by the lateral line system of fish, an artificial lateral line system based on bionic hair sensor with resonant readout is presented in this paper. An artificial lateral line system, which possesses great application potential in the field of gas flow visualization,...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Marine Drugs, Vol. 17, Pages 616: Virescenosides From the Holothurian-Associated Fungus Acremonium Striatisporum Kmm 4401 Marine Drugs doi: 10.3390/md17110616 Authors: Zhuravleva Antonov Oleinikova Khudyakova Popov Denisenko Pislyagin Chingizova Afiyatullov Ten new diterpene glycosides virescenosides Z9-Z18 (1–10) together with three known analogues (11–13) and aglycon of virescenoside A (14) were isolated from the marine-derived fungus...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4606: Development of a SnS Film Process for Energy Device Applications Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214606 Authors: Hyeongsu Choi Namgue Lee Hyunwoo Park Yeonsik Choi Keunsik Kim Yeongtae Choi Jongwoo Kim Seokhwi Song Hyunwoo Yuk Hyeongtag Jeon Tin monosulfide (SnS) is a promising p-type semiconductor material for energy devices. To realize the device application of SnS, studies on process improvement and film characteristics...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3551: Pd-Ag Electrical Resistivity in Hydrogen and Deuterium: Temperature Effect Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213551 Authors: Pozio Tosti The electrical resistivity of Pd-Ag (silver 21 wt.%) in hydrogen and deuterium atmosphere at 100 kPa has been investigated via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The electrical resistivity of Pd-Ag vs. the temperature presents the characteristic S-shaped curve with a minimum and a maximum of the resistivity in different...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6014: Optimal Logistics Control of an Omnichannel Supply Chain Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216014 Authors: Zhuang Zhang Wang Hu This paper aims to find the best way to control logistics in an omnichannel supply chain (OSC). For this purpose, two steps of work were carried out around case-based reasoning (CBR). In the first step, the combined feedback which proved stability was selected to control logistics in the single node, while the...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2542: Tropospheric Delay Correction Based on a Three-Dimensional Joint Model for InSAR Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212542 Authors: Huaping Xu Yao Luo Bo Yang Zhaohong Li Wei Liu Tropospheric delays in spaceborne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) can contaminate the measurement of small amplitude earth surface deformation. In this paper, a novel TXY-correlated method is proposed, where the main tropospheric delay components...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3550: Preparation and Characterization of Fly Ash Coated with Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213550 Authors: Wang Wang Bai Yang Wang Calcined fly ash (CFA) was first obtained by calcining fly ash (FA) at 815 °C for two hours. Then, composite powders of CFA coated with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO/CFA, ZCFA) were prepared by heterogeneous nucleation method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD),...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1345: Endocytic Adaptor Proteins in Health and Disease: Lessons from Model Organisms and Human Mutations Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111345 Authors: Azarnia Tehran López-Hernández Maritzen Cells need to exchange material and information with their environment. This is largely achieved via cell-surface receptors which mediate processes ranging from nutrient uptake to signaling responses. Consequently, their surface levels have to be dynamically controlled. Endocytosis...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Crystals, Vol. 9, Pages 567: Synthesis of an Adduct-Type Organic Ionic Crystal with Solid-State Ionic Conductivity from A Thiocyanate-Based Ionic Liquid and B(C6F5)3 Crystals doi: 10.3390/cryst9110567 Authors: Oki Moriya We synthesized the novel adduct-type organic ionic crystal [C3mim][SCN·B(C6F5)3] (1) by the reaction of 1–methyl–3–propylimidazolium thiocyanate ([C3mim][SCN]), which is a room temperature ionic liquid, and B(C6F5)3, a bulky...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4186: Self-Reported Sleep Disturbance from Road, Rail and Aircraft Noise: Exposure-Response Relationships and Effect Modifiers in the SiRENE Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214186 Authors: Brink Schäffer Vienneau Pieren Foraster Eze Rudzik Thiesse Cajochen Probst-Hensch Röösli Wunderli This survey investigates the cross-sectional association between nighttime...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2541: Monitoring Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Treatment Using Sentinel-2 Time Series—A Proof-of-Principle Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212541 Authors: Pause Raasch Marrs Csaplovics In this paper we aim to show a proof-of-principle approach to detect and monitor weed management using glyphosate-based herbicides in agricultural practices. In a case study in Germany, we demonstrate the application of Sentinel-2 multispectral time-series data....
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5391: Modulation of Calretinin Expression in Human Mesothelioma Cells Reveals the Implication of the FAK and Wnt Signaling Pathways in Conferring Chemoresistance towards Cisplatin International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215391 Authors: Wörthmüller Salicio Oberson Blum Schwaller Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive asbestos-linked neoplasm, characterized by dysregulation of signaling pathways. Due to intrinsic or acquired...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Animals, Vol. 9, Pages 881: Optimal Dietary Fiber Intake to Retain a Greater Ovarian Follicle Reserve for Gilts Animals doi: 10.3390/ani9110881 Authors: Cao Zhuo Gong Tang Li Li Yang Xu Li Che Lin Feng Fang Wu : Ovarian follicle activation and survival were recently found to be controlled by nutrient sensors AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and apoptosis related markers Caspase-3, Bax, and...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Catalysts, Vol. 9, Pages 906: Acceleration of Persulfate Activation by MIL-101(Fe) with Vacuum Thermal Activation: Effect of FeII/FeIII Mixed-Valence Center Catalysts doi: 10.3390/catal9110906 Authors: Jieyang Yang Zequan Zeng Zhanggen Huang Yan Cui In this work, the activation effect of vacuum thermal treatment on MIL-101(Fe) (MIL: Materials of Institute Lavoisier) was investigated for the first time. It demonstrated that vacuum thermal activation could accelerate the activation...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4187: How Abusive Supervision Affects Employees’ Unethical Behaviors: A Moderated Mediation Examination of Turnover Intentions and Caring Climate International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214187 Authors: Shubo Liu Qianlin ZHU Feng Wei Drawing on psychological contract theory, this research contributes to the unethical behavior literature by exploring employees’ turnover intentions as a mediator of the...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4702: Detection of Voltage Anomalies in Spacecraft Storage Batteries Based on a Deep Belief Network Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214702 Authors: Li Zhang Liu For a spacecraft, its power system is vital to its normal operation and capacity to complete flight missions. The storage battery is an essential component of a power system. As a spacecraft spends more time in orbit and its storage battery undergoes charge/discharge cycles, the performance of its storage...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3898: A Comparative Characterization of Physicochemical and Antioxidants Properties of Processed Heterotrigona itama Honey from Different Origins and Classification by Chemometrics Analysis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213898 Authors: Shamsudin Selamat Sanny A.R Jambari Khatib Stingless bee honey produced by Heterotrigona itama from different botanical origins was characterised and discriminated. Three types of stingless bee honey collected...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5392: Haplotype Networking of GWAS Hits for Citrulline Variation Associated with the Domestication of Watermelon International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215392 Authors: Joshi Shinde Nimmakayala Abburi Alaparthi Lopez-Ortiz Levi Panicker Reddy Watermelon is a good source of citrulline, a non-protein amino acid. Citrulline has several therapeutic and clinical implications as it produces nitric oxide via arginine....
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6013: A Hybrid Method with TOPSIS and Machine Learning Techniques for Sustainable Development of Green Hotels Considering Online Reviews Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216013 Authors: Nilashi Mardani Liao Ahmadi Manaf Almukadi This paper proposes a hybrid method for online reviews analysis through multi-criteria decision-making, text mining and predictive learning techniques to find the relative importance of factors affecting travelers’...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1534: Interface Interactions in Conjugated Polymer Composite with Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111534 Authors: Atisme Yu Tseng Chen Hsu Chen This study presents the preparation, characterization, and properties of a new composite containing cerium oxide nanoparticles and a conjugated polymer. CeO2 nanoparticles prepared using the co-precipitation method were dispersed into the conjugated polymer, prepared...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 718: Serum Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Levels in Patients with Vasovagal Syncope Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55110718 Authors: Atıcı Aciksari Baycan Barman Sonsöz Sahin Asoglu Demirkıran Kul Gungor Durmaz Bilge Sahin Background and Objectives: Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is the most common cause of syncope and has multiple pathophysiological mechanisms. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is the major inhibitor of...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 509: Shift of Aromatic Profile in Probiotic Hemp Drink Formulations: A Metabolomic Approach Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7110509 Authors: Nissen Demircan Taneyo-Saa Gianotti Vegetal drinks as a substitute for milk consumption are raising striking interest in the food industry. Soy and rice drinks are the most successful milk substitutes but are low in protein and fiber contents, are rich in sugars, and their cultivation systems...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1237: Implementation of SOH Estimator in Automotive BMSs Using Recursive Least-Squares Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8111237 Authors: Sung Lee This paper presents a computationally efficient state-of-health (SOH) estimator that is readily applicable to automotive battery management systems (BMSs). The proposed scheme uses a recursive estimator to improve the original scheme based on a batch estimator. In the batch process, state estimation requires...
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 202: Novel spa and Multi-Locus Sequence Types (MLST) of Staphylococcus Aureus Samples Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Korean Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040202 Authors: Mun Hwang Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is one of the most frequent and severe bacterial infections worldwide. The increased incidence of S. aureus infections with a diverse pattern of S. aureus protein A (spa) types across different geographic regions is a global challenge....
Tue Oct 29, 2019 02:00
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