C, Vol. 5, Pages 67: Two-Dimensional Carbon: A Review of Synthesis Methods, and Electronic, Optical, and Vibrational Properties of Single-Layer Graphene C — Journal of Carbon Research doi: 10.3390/c5040067 Authors: Angelo Armano Simonpietro Agnello Graphite has been widely used by humans for a large part of their history. Nevertheless, it has only recently been possible to isolate its basic unit: carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb structure on a single plane, namely graphene. Since...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2612: Protective Effect of Green Tea Consumption on Colorectal Cancer Varies by Lifestyle Factors Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112612 Authors: Hyejin Kim Jeonghee Lee Jae Hwan Oh Hee Jin Chang Dae Kyung Sohn Aesun Shin Jeongseon Kim The inconsistent findings regarding green tea intake and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in several epidemiological studies might result from variations in lifestyle factors. Therefore, we examined whether increased...
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Humanities, Vol. 8, Pages 172: How Can You Not Shout, Now That the Whispering Is Done? Accounts of the Enemy in US, Hmong, and Vietnamese Soldiers’ Literary Reflections on the War Humanities doi: 10.3390/h8040172 Authors: David Beard As typified in the Christmas Truce, soldiers commiserate as they see themselves in the enemy and experience empathy. Commiseration is the first step in breaking down the rhetorical construction of enemyship that acts upon soldiers and which prevents reconciliation...
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Processes, Vol. 7, Pages 782: Density Functional Theory Analysis of the Adsorption Interactions of Carbon Impurities in Coal-associated Kaolinite Processes doi: 10.3390/pr7110782 Authors: Fangqin Lu Lingyun Liu Fanfei Min Jun Chen Mingxu Zhang Kaolinite is a difficult-to-float clay existing in coal slurries which negatively impacts coal flotation. A better understanding of its adsorption behavior would improve coal-slurry processing. Carbon impurities in the kaolinite can...
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Beverages, Vol. 5, Pages 62: Emerging Technologies Based on Artificial Intelligence to Assess the Quality and Consumer Preference of Beverages Beverages doi: 10.3390/beverages5040062 Authors: Claudia Gonzalez Viejo Damir D. Torrico Frank R. Dunshea Sigfredo Fuentes Beverages is a broad and important category within the food industry, which is comprised of a wide range of sub-categories and types of drinks with different levels of complexity for their manufacturing and quality...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 670: Influence of Wintertime Polar Vortex Variation on the Climate over the North Pacific during Late Winter and Spring Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110670 Authors: Kequan Zhang Tao Wang Mian Xu Jiankai Zhang The effects of wintertime stratospheric polar vortex variation on the climate over the North Pacific Ocean during late winter and spring are analyzed using the National Centers for Environmental Predictions, version 2 (NCEP2) reanalysis dataset....
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1809: Arginase Isoform Expression in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8111809 Authors: Diana Vlad Silviu Albu Nitric oxide (NO) has emerged as an important regulator of upper airway inflammation, mainly as part of the local naso-sinusal defense mechanisms. Increased arginase activity can reduce NO levels by decreasing the availability of its precursor, L-arginine. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has been associated with low levels...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4656: Helping the Visually Impaired See via Image Multi-labeling Based on SqueezeNet CNN Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214656 Authors: Haikel Alhichri Yakoub Bazi Naif Alajlan Bilel Bin Jdira This work presents a deep learning method for scene description. (1) Background: This method is part of a larger system, called BlindSys, that assists the visually impaired in an indoor environment. The method detects the presence of certain objects,...
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Mathematics, Vol. 7, Pages 1027: System of Multi-Valued Mixed Variational Inclusions with XOR-Operation in Real Ordered Uniformly Smooth Banach Spaces Mathematics doi: 10.3390/math7111027 Authors: Rais Ahmad Imran Ali Xiao-Bing Li Mohd. Ishtyak Ching-Feng Wen In this paper, we consider and study a system of multi-valued mixed variational inclusions with XOR-operation ⊕ in real ordered uniformly smooth Banach spaces. This system consists of bimappings, multi-valued...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4655: A Review on Anaerobic Digestion of Lignocellulosic Wastes: Pretreatments and Operational Conditions Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214655 Authors: Tahseen Sayara Antoni Sánchez Anaerobic digestion (AD) has become extremely popular in the last years to treat and valorize organic wastes both at laboratory and industrial scales, for a wide range of highly produced organic wastes: municipal wastes, wastewater sludge, manure, agrowastes, food industry...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1810: Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Multinomial Logistic Analysis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8111810 Authors: Encarnación Blanco-Reina Jenifer Valdellós Ricardo Ocaña-Riola María Rosa García-Merino Lorena Aguilar-Cano Gabriel Ariza-Zafra Inmaculada Bellido-Estévez The main aim of this study was to determine the association of various clinical, functional and pharmacological...
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Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1342: Diagonally Implicit Block Backward Differentiation Formula with Optimal Stability Properties for Stiff Ordinary Differential Equations Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym11111342 Authors: Hazizah Mohd Ijam Zarina Bibi Ibrahim This paper aims to select the best value of the parameter ρ from a general set of linear multistep formulae which have the potential for efficient implementation. The ρ -Diagonally Implicit Block Backward Differentiation...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4654: Optimal Design of Electrothermal Microactuators for Many Criteria by Means of an Immune Game Theory Multiobjective Algorithm Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214654 Authors: Adam Długosz Paweł Jarosz Tomasz Schlieter The paper presents the application of the IMGAMO (immune game theory multiobective algorithm) in the optimal design of electrothermal microactuators. Several numerical tests on the mathematical benchmark test functions were performed,...
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Inventions, Vol. 4, Pages 65: Development of a Simple ImageJ-Based Method for Dynamic Blood Flow Tracking in Zebrafish Embryos and Its Application in Drug Toxicity Evaluation Inventions doi: 10.3390/inventions4040065 Authors: Fiorency Santoso Bonifasius Putera Sampurna Yu-Heng Lai Sung-Tzu Liang Erwei Hao Jung-Ren Chen Chung-Der Hsiao This study aimed to develop a simple and cost-effective method to measure blood flow in zebrafish by using an image-based approach. Three...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3961: Medically Useful Plant Terpenoids: Biosynthesis, Occurrence, and Mechanism of Action Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213961 Authors: Matthew E. Bergman Benjamin Davis Michael A. Phillips Specialized plant terpenoids have found fortuitous uses in medicine due to their evolutionary and biochemical selection for biological activity in animals. However, these highly functionalized natural products are produced through complex biosynthetic pathways...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4652: The Effects of Augmented Reality Interaction Techniques on Egocentric Distance Estimation Accuracy Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214652 Authors: Chiuhsiang Joe Lin Dino Caesaron Bereket Haile Woldegiorgis Recent developments in virtual environment applications allow users to interact with three-dimensional (3D) objects in virtual environments. As interaction with 3D objects in virtual environments becomes more established, it is important...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2564: Using Vegetation Indices and a UAV Imaging Platform to Quantify the Density of Vegetation Ground Cover in Olive Groves (Olea Europaea L.) in Southern Spain Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212564 Authors: Francisco J. Lima-Cueto Rafael Blanco-Sepúlveda María L. Gómez-Moreno Federico B. Galacho-Jiménez In olive groves, vegetation ground cover (VGC) plays an important ecological role. The EU Common Agricultural Policy, through cross-compliance,...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4745: Hardware Mechanism for Energy Saving in WiFi Access Points Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214745 Authors: Juan Pablo García Baquerizo Alvaro Suárez Elsa Macias Edgar Salas Wireless fidelity (WiFi) networks are deployed in several varied environments all around the World. Usually, the wireless fidelity access points are always on in houses and other small companies. In buildings of large companies and public organizations and in university campuses the...
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Processes, Vol. 7, Pages 781: Model Validation and Process Design of Continuous Single Pass Tangential Flow Filtration Focusing on Continuous Bioprocessing for High Protein Concentrations Processes doi: 10.3390/pr7110781 Authors: Maximilian Johannes Huter Christoph Jensch Jochen Strube In this study, the continuous Single-Pass Tangential Flow Filtration (SPTFF) concept is adapted for high protein concentrations. The work is based on the previously validated physico-chemical model...
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Coatings, Vol. 9, Pages 716: Fabrication of Fe3O4@SiO2 Nanofluids with High Breakdown Voltage and Low Dielectric Loss Coatings doi: 10.3390/coatings9110716 Authors: Bin Du Yu Shi Qian Liu Insulating oil modified by nanoparticle (often called nanofluids) has recently drawn considerable attention, especially concerning the improvement of electrical breakdown and thermal conductivity of the nanofluids. However, traditional insulating nanofluid often tends to high dielectric loss,...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5451: In Vitro Evaluation and Docking Studies of 5-oxo-5H-furo[3,2-g]chromene-6-carbaldehyde Derivatives as Potential Anti-Alzheimer’s Agents International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215451 Authors: Malose J. Mphahlele Samantha Gildenhuys Emmanuel N. Agbo A series of novel 2-carbo–substituted 5-oxo-5H-furo[3,2-g]chromene-6-carbaldehydes and their 6-(4-trifluoromethyl)phenylhydrazono derivatives have been prepared and evaluated...
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Future Internet, Vol. 11, Pages 231: A Context-Aware Conversational Agent in the Rehabilitation Domain Future Internet doi: 10.3390/fi11110231 Authors: Thanassis Mavropoulos Georgios Meditskos Spyridon Symeonidis Eleni Kamateri Maria Rousi Dimitris Tzimikas Lefteris Papageorgiou Christos Eleftheriadis George Adamopoulos Stefanos Vrochidis Ioannis Kompatsiaris Conversational agents are reshaping our communication environment and have the potential to inform...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6075: Important Influencing and Decision Factors in Organic Food Purchasing in Hungary Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216075 Authors: Kinga Nagy-Pércsi Csaba Fogarassy Organic farming is one of the most developed and accepted production systems from the aspect of sustainability. In this study, the Hungarian organic market was segmented on the basis of attitude-relating motivations of organic food purchasing. A descriptive statistic was used for the...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4651: Expectation vs. Reality: Attitudes Towards a Socially Assistive Robot in Cardiac Rehabilitation Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214651 Authors: Jonathan A. Casas Nathalia Céspedes Carlos A. Cifuentes Luisa F. Gutierrez Mónica Rincón-Roncancio Marcela Múnera Currently, Social Assistive Robotics (SAR) is widely explored in different areas and scenarios. In cardiac rehabilitation, SAR has been recently implemented as a tool to improve...
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Computers, Vol. 8, Pages 79: Prevention of Crypto-Ransomware Using a Pre-Encryption Detection Algorithm Computers doi: 10.3390/computers8040079 Authors: S. H. Kok Azween Abdullah N. Z. JhanJhi Mahadevan Supramaniam Ransomware is a relatively new type of intrusion attack, and is made with the objective of extorting a ransom from its victim. There are several types of ransomware attacks, but the present paper focuses only upon the crypto-ransomware, because it makes data unrecoverable...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6074: Dynamic of Regional Planning and Sustainable Development in the Pearl River Delta, China Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216074 Authors: Yutian Liang Zhengke Zhou Xun Li Since the reform and opening up, China has been embedded in global economy. As one of the fastest developing regions, the Pearl River Delta in South China has rapidly developed from an agriculture-based region to a world factory and is subsequently becoming a global innovation...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 534: A Comparison of Two Sensory Panels Trained with Different Feedback Calibration Range Specifications via Sensory Description of Five Beers Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110534 Authors: Line Elgaard Line A. Mielby Helene Hopfer Derek V. Byrne Feedback on panel performance is traditionally provided by the panel leader, following an evaluation session. However, a novel method for providing immediate feedback to panelists was proposed, the Feedback Calibration...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2611: Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes by Lifestyle Changes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112611 Authors: Matti Uusitupa Tauseef A. Khan Effie Viguiliouk Hana Kahleova Angela A Rivellese Kjeld Hermansen Andreas Pfeiffer Anastasia Thanopoulou Jordi Salas-Salvadó Ursula Schwab John L. Sievenpiper Prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a great challenge worldwide. The aim of this evidence synthesis...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6073: Operationalization and Measurement of Social-Ecological Resilience: A Systematic Review Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216073 Authors: Cristina González-Quintero V. Sophie Avila-Foucat Academics and practitioners have become more interested in the operationalization and measurement of social-ecological resilience. An analysis of how social-ecological resilience has been operationalized and measured is crucial to understanding systems complexity...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 126: Using Citizen Science to Explore Neighbourhood Influences on Ageing Well: Pilot Project Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040126 Authors: Helen Barrie Veronica Soebarto Jarrod Lange Fidelma Mc Corry-Breen Lauren Walker Outdoor and indoor environments impact older people’s mobility, independence, quality of life, and ability to “age in place”. Considerable evidence suggests that not only the amount, but also the...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4653: Woc-Bots: An Agent-Based Approach to Decision-Making Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214653 Authors: Sean Grimes David E. Breen We present a flexible, robust approach to predictive decision-making using simple, modular agents (WoC-Bots) that interact with each other socially and share information about the features they are trained on. Our agents form a knowledge-diverse crowd, allowing us to use Wisdom of the Crowd (WoC) theories to aggregate...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6072: Firm Size and Sustainable Innovation Management Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216072 Authors: Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli Lorenzo Ardito In this paper, we introduce the themes addressed and the approaches used in the Special Issue “Firm Size and Sustainable Innovation Management” to investigate the relationships between firm size and sustainable innovation management. Specifically, by offering multiple perspectives of analysis,...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4649: Effect of Slot Opening Width on the Air-Gap Magnetic Field of a Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Motor Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214649 Authors: Yaofei Han Shaofeng Chen Caixia Gao Mengzhen Gao Jikai Si Yihua Hu The direct drive permanent magnet motor (DDPMM) is a promising candidate for applications because of its high efficiency, high power density, and low maintenance costs. This study focused on the effect of slot opening...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6071: Does State-level Upgrade of High-tech Zones Promote Urban Innovation Efficiency: Evidence from China Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216071 Authors: Qiong Wang Ru Yang Ruyue Zhao Chengyuan Wang Among China’s existing state-level High-tech Industry Development Zones (HIDZ), the number of upgraded ones account for more than 65%, which are supposed to fulfill the important mission of leading innovation. However, while the upgraded...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4647: Improving Electrochemical Performance at Graphite Negative Electrodes in Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions by Addition of 1,2-Dichloroethane Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214647 Authors: Hee-Youb Song Moon-Hyung Jung Soon-Ki Jeong In concentrated propylene carbonate (PC)-based electrolyte solutions, reversible lithium intercalation and de-intercalation occur at graphite negative electrodes because of the low solvation number. However,...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1252: A Vehicle Target Recognition Algorithm for Wide-Angle SAR Based on Joint Feature Set Matching Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8111252 Authors: Rongchun Hu Zhenming Peng Juan Ma Target recognition is an important area in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) research. Wide-angle Synthetic Aperture Radar (WSAR) has obvious advantages in target imaging resolution. This paper presents a vehicle target recognition algorithm for wide-angle SAR, which is...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4240: Associations between Harmful Experiences from Alcohol Use of Others and Mental Health in Korean Adolescents International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214240 Authors: Mi Ah Han This study assessed alcohol-induced harm to those not drinking and investigated its association with mental health in Korean adolescents. The 14th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2018) was used and 60,040 adolescents were analyzed. Harm...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4648: Coupling and Trapping of Light in Thin-Film Solar Cells Using Modulated Interface Textures Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214648 Authors: Jürgen Hüpkes Gabrielle C. E. Jost Tsvetelina Merdzhanova Jorj I. Owen Thomas Zimmermann Increasing the efficiency of solar cells relies on light management. This becomes increasingly important for thin-film technologies, but it is also relevant for poorly absorbing semiconductors like silicon. Exemplarily,...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6070: Technology-Driven Transition in Urban Food Production Practices: A Case Study of Shanghai Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216070 Authors: Mohsen Hosseinifarhangi Margherita E. Turvani Arnold van der Valk Gerrit J. Carsjens The continuing decline of arable land per person and global human population growth are raising concerns about food security. Recent advances in horticultural technology (i.e., growing using light-emitting diode (LED) lighting,...
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