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  • 101
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: From the 1970s onwards, many towns and cities have experienced deindustrialization processes, while seeing a gradual growth of tertiarization and diversification of services, including cultural ones. With the different, both positive and negative, effects introduced by new cultural interpretations of cities (e.g., culture in public spaces, cultural and creative industries, culture as marketing tools, cultural commodification, etc.), the concept of culture has become increasingly associated with urban image and identity. In finding solutions within regeneration processes, policies often rely on tools from the cultural and creative fields. Additionally, built material and immaterial heritage can have significant roles: e.g., by converting heritage sites and buildings through cultural projects or new functions, or capitalizing on specific traditions and place memory for local identity and place attachment. This SI focuses on cultural approaches in connection with urban development and gather contributions from various research fields. It addresses researchers and academics from social sciences who are interested in topics such as: cultural activities and their role in urban development; cities (re)constructing their identity; culture as a relevant component of current spatial planning policies; urban strategies, attracting creative people; urban image, heritage and culture; culture, local memory and local identities; heritage and industrial culture; subcultures within cities and processes of urban change.
    Keywords: spatial identity ; political-administrative decisions ; industrialization ; memory of places ; Romania ; semiotic landscape ; local identity ; identity politics ; reimaging ; geography ; cultural affinity ; foreign influences ; hospitality ; society openness ; urban studies ; Novi Sad ; urban image ; culture of living ; tradition ; heritage ; COVID-19 pandemic ; European Capital of Culture ; visual representation ; communist regime ; ideology ; artistic stylization ; collective memory ; post-communist representations ; narrative ; Jewish cultural heritage ; tourist potential ; cultural tourism ; tourism product ; niche tourism ; heritage values ; Bucharest ; Soviet heritage ; heritagescape ; industrial tourism ; Northeast Estonia ; graffiti ; street art ; culture and heritage ; cultural identity ; Bucharest (Romania) ; critical political economy ; creative economy ; arts ; culture ; social justice ; ethnography ; community enterprise ; cross-sectoral partnerships ; self-governance ; austerity ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography
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  • 102
    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Intracellular pathogens, such as bacteria and parasites, have evolved specialized mechanisms to survive and replicate in their host, leading to disorders and diseases. The principle of these mechanisms is to reprogram the microbicidal cell function in order to disable the host cells defence that aims to control and eliminate foreign invaders. Devoid of their defence, cells become permissive to pathogens invasion. The aim of this Research Topic is to highlight and cover recent understanding of mechanisms and molecules used by pathogens to interfere with the microbicidal function of cells. This Research Topic will focus on the reprogramming of the cellular dynamics, the immune response, the phagolysosome biogenesis and the signal transduction pathways bypathogens. Special attention will be made on non-proteic virulence factors, however this Research Topic is not restricted to non-proteic virulence factors.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; RC109-216 ; rab ; RNAi ; Ubiquitination ; host-pathogens interaction ; Coxiella ; Brucella ; Planarians ; Body Lices ; mycobacteria ; granulomas ; Leshmania ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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  • 103
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This special issue entitled “Water Quality Assessments for Urban Water Environment,” strives to highlights the status quo of water environment, opportunities and challenges for their sustainable management in lieu of rapid global changes (land us eland cover changes, climate change, population growth, change in socio-economic dimension, urbanization etc.), in the urban space particularly in developing nations around the world. It also highlights the effect of COVID19 pandemic on water resources and way forward to minimize the risk of spreading health risk associated with wastewater management. Considering the complex nature of the urban water security, it highlights the importance of emerging approaches like socio-hydrology, landscape ecology, regional-circular-ecological sphere etc., which presents a perfect combination of hard (infrastructure) and soft (numerical simulations, spatial technologies, participatory approaches, indigenous knowledge) measures, as the potential solutions to manage this precious water resource in coming future. Finally, what is the way forward to enhance science-policy interface in a better way to achieve global goals e.g., SDGs at local level in a timely manner. It provides valuable information about sustainable water resource management at the urban landscape, which is very much useful for policy-makers, decision-makers, local communities, and other relevant stakeholders.
    Keywords: groundwater ; geospatial analysis ; hydrogeochemical assessment ; multivariate statistical analysis ; water quality index ; middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River ; urban river stretches ; phosphorus ; spatial distribution ; bioavailability ; suspended sediment (SS) ; water quality ; WEAP ; climate change adaptation ; urbanization ; domestic wastewater management ; sustainable development goals ; triple-rice cropping system ; full-dike ; surface water quality ; WAWQI ; An Giang Province ; the Vietnamese Mekong Delta ; hydrological residence time (HRT) ; lake ; COVID ; waterbodies ; WQI ; HPI ; HEI ; SARS-CoV-2 ; COVID-19 ; bioaerosol ; aerosolized wastewater ; environmental transmission ; agriculture ; water security ; water scarcity ; climate change ; IWRM ; socioeconomic changes ; sustainable development ; Pindrawan tank area ; drinking water quality ; artificial intelligence ; particle swarm optimization ; support vector machine ; naive Bayes classifier ; water insecurity ; water security framework ; public health ; primary health care ; groundwater demand ; Sundarbans ; vulnerability ; sensitivity loop ; water–human wellbeing nexus ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Description: The focus of this reprint is on environmental planning and modeling. It examines articles on green consumption, biodiversity, and household waste recycling, as well as presenting a review of the trend in publications on household waste recycling. A number of country-based applications are presented and models are used to show how multiple perspectives can be considered in policy making. This reprint will be of special interest to researchers and readers involved in sustainability management. Further, although some chapters present models to solve sustainability problems, they also share policy and decision-making frameworks for applying such models.
    Keywords: bibliometric analysis ; bibliometrix ; household recycling ; research trends ; science mapping ; waste management ; analytic hierarchy process (AHP) ; ecosystem management ; expert opinion ; environmental planning and modeling ; rights-based tool ; multi-criteria decision making ; optimisation ; sustainability ; SWAT model ; water quality ; hydrology ; fertilizer application ; Songkhla Lake Basin ; green consumption ; environmental change ; environmental regulation ; social welfare ; APEX ; open-source software ; QGIS ; QAPEX ; best management practice ; LDC ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: This Special Issue aims to highlight how plant breeding could contribute to strengthening sustainability in field crop production by integrating the application of modern technologies and tools. This Reprint contains eleven articles focusing on the most recent topic of plant breeding.
    Keywords: target-site resistance ; ahas ; als ; Triazolopyrimidine herbicide ; Lolium rigidum ; winter cereals ; CO2 enrichment ; drought stress ; WUE ; climate change ; Helianthus ; sunflower ; morphological ; sustainable ; glyphosate ; pesticide ; residue ; pollution ; weed control ; organic plant production ; barley ; Pyrenophora teres f. teres ; net blotch disease ; biotic stress ; superoxide dismutase ; antioxidant enzyme ; cereals ; water shortage ; carbon dioxide ; root development ; Triticum aestivum L. ; wheat ; seed germination ; seedling development ; germination time ; low-temperature stress ; leaf discolouration ; seedling stage ; SSR markers ; near-isogenic line ; rice (Oryza sativa L.) ; pepper ; general defence response ; tissue retention ; hypersensitivity response ; resistance breeding ; Agrobacterium-mediated transformation ; functional genomics ; Solanum lycopersicum L. ; Micro-Tom ; DsRed fluorescence ; Agrobacterium rhizogenes ; soil salinity stress ; adaptation ; environmental share ; interaction ; plant breeding ; sustainability ; pepper breeding ; bacterial spot resistance ; Xanthomonas hortorum pv. gardneri ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: The aim of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is to reduce the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere and to mitigate its effects on climate change. Over the years, naturally occurring CO2 sources have been utilized in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects in the United States. This has presented an opportunity to supplement and gradually replace the high demand for natural CO2 sources with anthropogenic sources. There also exist incentives for operators to become involved in the storage of anthropogenic CO2 within partially depleted reservoirs, in addition to the incremental production oil revenues. These incentives include a wider availability of anthropogenic sources, the reduction of emissions to meet regulatory requirements, tax incentives in some jurisdictions, and favorable public relations. The United States Department of Energy has sponsored several Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships (RCSPs) through its Carbon Storage program which have conducted field demonstrations for both EOR and saline aquifer storage. Various research efforts have been made in the area of reservoir characterization, monitoring, verification and accounting, simulation, and risk assessment to ascertain long-term storage potential within the subject storage complex. This book is a collection of lessons learned through the RCSP program within the Southwest Region of the United States. The scope of the book includes site characterization, storage modeling, monitoring verification reporting (MRV), risk assessment and international case studies.
    Keywords: geologic CO2 sequestration ; CO2 and brine leakage ; underground source of drinking water ; risk assessment ; response surface methodology ; early detection criteria ; multi-objective optimization ; CO2-WAG ; machine learning ; numerical modeling ; hybrid workflows ; morrow ; Farnsworth ; Anadarko ; incised valley ; geological carbon sequestration ; reactive surface area ; mineral trapping ; enhanced oil recovery with CO2 (CO2-EOR) ; geochemical reactions ; workflow ; workshop ; process influence diagram ; response surface model ; polynomial chaos expansion ; NRAP ; relative permeability ; geologic carbon storage ; multi-phase flow simulation ; life cycle analysis ; CO2-enhanced oil recovery ; anthropogenic CO2 ; global warming potential ; greenhouse gas (GHG) ; carbon storage ; CO2-EOR ; CO2 sequestration ; geomechanics ; reservoir fluid flow modelling ; tightness of caprock ; CO2 leakage ; threshold pressure ; reactive solute transport ; multi-phase fluid flow ; Farnsworth Unit ; STOMP ; GEM ; TOUGHREACT ; 4D ; time lapse ; CO2 ; EOR ; WAG ; sequestration ; monitoring ; carbon sequestration ; caprock integrity ; noble gas migration ; seal by-pass ; carbon dioxide storage ; storage efficiency factor ; probabilistic ; expectation curve ; Monte Carlo ; Farnsworth Field ; petroleum system modeling ; CO2 migration ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Honey is a very complex food that requires multiple analytical, statistical and mathematical methods to guarantee honey authentication. This Special Issue contains innovative research on different analytical procedures for the determination of chemical compounds, functional properties, sensory characteristics and pollen profiles for the interpretation of the botanical and geographical origin of honey. This book compiles twelve original studies that address these issues and improve the knowledge of honeys of multiple botanical and geographical origins.
    Keywords: honey ; authentication ; physicochemical parameters ; PCA ; characterization ; Algerian honey ; botanical origin ; biogeographical origin ; safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) honey ; chemical analysis ; anti-inflammatory ; antioxidant ; NF-κB ; Nrf-2 ; hydrogen peroxide ; functional food ; bacterial pathogen ; commercial honey ; quality standard ; Babors Kabylia ; sensorial properties ; melissopalynology ; quality parameters ; multivariate analysis ; quality control ; NIR ; modified partial least squares ; linear discriminant analysis ; Silicoflagellata ; diatoms ; pollen ; spores ; autumn heather honey ; Erica manipuliflora Salisb. ; volatiles ; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry ; solid-phase microextraction ; optimization ; response surface methodology ; polyphenols ; phenolic profile ; total phenolic content ; antioxidant activity ; liquid chromatography ; tandem mass spectrometry ; principal components analysis ; light stable isotope mass spectrometry ; ultra-high performance liquid chromatography ; high resolution mass spectrometry ; nuclear magnetic resonance ; principal component analysis ; floral origins ; entomological origin ; mitochondrial DNA ; NADH dehydrogenase 2 ; PCR ; honeydew ; pine honey ; sensory evaluation ; bioactivity ; antimicrobial ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-08-08
    Description: The purpose of this Special Issue, “The Role of Nutrition in Cardiometabolic Health: Experimental, Clinical, and Community-Based Evidence”, is to publish a focused, coherent, impactful, and well-cited volume on how nutrition influences diverse cardiometabolic risk factors. Cardiometabolic diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity are the leading causes of death worldwide. In recent years, dietary habits have shifted all over the globe. At the same time, a constantly growing body of evidence demonstrates the role of caloric intake and dietary composition as determinants of cardiometabolic health. A suboptimal diet predisposes to a myriad of cardiometabolic risk factors such as impaired glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and high blood pressure. The goal of this Special Issue is to provide rigorous evidence from novel experimental and observational studies that support the association between dietary factors and cardiometabolic risk and evaluate the diverse diet-related risk pathways.
    Keywords: Diet ; nutrition ; supplements ; caloric restriction ; cardiometabolic ; obesity ; diabetes ; glucose metabolism ; insulin resistance ; lipid profile ; vascular biology ; endothelial function ; cardiovascular ; nutrigenomics ; epigenetics ; weight loss ; metabolism ; coronary artery disease ; stroke ; hypertension ; atherosclerosis ; inflammation ; oxidative stress ; phytochemicals ; bariatric surgery ; microbiome ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Description: The green mining of coal resources aims to realize the best economic and environmental benefits in the process of coal resource development, which is relevant to the sustainable development of the earth. Green mining technologies include the following: water-preserved mining for water resource protection; filling mining for the protection of the earth and buildings; simultaneous extraction of coal and gas for the realization of gas discharge; intelligent green mining to realize emission reduction; clean energy development in mining enterprises for the realization of resource transformation; and water and soil ecological restoration for the ecological protection of mining areas.
    Keywords: residual coal pillar ; gob-side entry driving ; extra-thick coal seam ; coal pillar size ; surrounding rock control ; directional long borehole ; long-distance ; heading face ; permeability evolution ; gas pressure evolution ; gas drainage ; pre-splitting blasting ; roof cutting technology ; hydraulic fracturing ; no-coal pillar mining ; thick hard roof ; pressure relief technology ; sandstone ; deformation behavior ; mining stress path ; coal ; solid propellant blasting ; borehole wall pressure ; damage fracture law ; experimental study ; main roadway group ; mining-induced stress ; surrounding rock stability ; ground control ; deflection of principal stress ; close-distance coal seams ; stopping space ; roof rocks ; stability ; asymmetric control ; deep mine ; coal roadway ; numerical simulation ; pressure relief ; external anchor–internal unloading ; surrounding rock control technology ; multi-seam mining ; gas emission of working face ; hydrocarbon isotope ; gas emission rate of adjacent coal seam ; mining fracture zone height ; fully mechanized top coal caving mining ; triangle-block structure ; beam structure ; cable truss ; support ; mining pressures ; gob-side coal roadway ; asymmetric floor heave ; failure mechanism ; cooperative control ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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    Publication Date: 2023-03-07
    Description: Blockchain applications in different industries are booming, yet there are many unresolved challenges with the mass adoption of the technology. This reprint is an attempt to review some of the applications in different industries and propose solutions to some of the critical challenges in technology adoption.
    Keywords: distributed ledger technology ; blockchain ; decentralized applications ; technology review ; development guidelines ; architecture ; anti-counterfeiting ; decentralization ; product authenticity ; end-to-end traceability ; supply chain integrity ; supply chain provenance ; NFC-Enabled Anti-Counterfeiting System ; Near-Field communication ; Internet-of-Things ; Internet of Things ; information technology ; innovation ; supply chains ; transparency ; traceability ; safety ; food systems ; transactions ; smart contracts ; electrical network frequency (ENF) ; Proof-of-ENF (PoENF) ; consensus ; security ; Internet of Video Things (IoVT) ; proof of work ; proof of stake ; consensus mechanism ; 51% attack ; double-mining attack ; technological development ; scalability ; storage ; data integrity ; performance ; smart contract ; M2X ; smart autonomous devices ; e-governance ; lifecycle management ; smart grid ; internet of vehicles ; demand response ; systematic literature review ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning
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    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Description: Since the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, the cryptocurrency market has experienced exponential expansion. Evolving from sets of transactions primarily conducted on Internet fora into a significant market valued at over 1.2 trillion USD as of August 2023, today cryptocurrency trading occurs 24/7 on more than 600 platforms. Despite its persistent volatility, recurrent speculation bubbles and subsequent market crashes, the trading characteristics of cryptocurrency exchanges are similar to those observed in mature financial markets. Recently, the correlation between the most frequently traded cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin and Etherereum, has increased significantly versus the stock indices and other financial assets, suggesting an emerging connectedness with the global financial markets. This Special Issue collected research studies that make steps towards developing a better understanding of cryptocurrency market, with a particular aim of confirming or denying the growing signs of market maturity. Most submissions focus on price fluctuations in the cryptocurrency exchanges and produce evidence of the cryptocurrency market’s evolution into a valid and interrelated component of the global financial markets. Interestingly, the events related to COVID-19 contributed to the intensification of this process. Some articles address the structure of the cryptocurrency market, including DeFi, the methods of obtaining consensus used, and the environmental impact of these transactions.
    Keywords: public-key cryptosystem ; error correcting code ; bounded distance decoding ; blockchain technology ; cryptocurrency ; Kolmogorov entropy ; DAO ; metaverse ; Bitcoin carbon footprint ; Bitcoin mining ; energy consumption ; FIGARCH ; MFDFA ; long memory ; Hurst exponent ; permanent policy ; cryptocurrencies ; noise and trend effects ; tick-by-tick data ; network structure ; community detection ; COVID-19 ; AI ; business development ; information processing ; volatility ; precision ; financial development ; bitcoin ; ADCC-GARCH ; diversifier ; hedge ; safe haven ; anomaly score ; Mahalanobis distance ; minimum covariance determinant ; shrinkage estimators ; blockchain ; edge computing ; electric vehicles ; Ethereum ; P2P charging ; DeFi ; oracle ; automated market makers ; decentralized exchange ; lending protocol ; forex market ; complexity ; entropy ; multifractal analysis ; complex systems ; financial crisis ; econophysics ; financial markets ; cross-correlations ; multiscale ; time series ; fluctuations ; correlations ; multifractality ; market maturity ; market impact ; collective dynamics ; time series analysis ; portfolio optimization ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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  • 112
    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Global population growth is urban growth and, therefore, most of the water-related challenges and solutions reside in cities. Unless water management and water governance processes are significantly improved within the next decade or so, cities are likely to face serious and prolonged water insecurity, urban floods, and/or heat stress, which may result in social instability and, ultimately, massive migration. Aging water infrastructure, one of the most expensive infrastructures in cities, is a relevant challenge in order to address Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: clean water and sanitation, SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities, and SDG 13: climate action. The choice of good governance arrangements has important consequences for economic performance, for the well-being of citizens, and for the quality of life in urban areas. The better governance arrangements work in coordinating policies across jurisdictions and policy fields, the better the outcomes. Rapidly-changing global conditions will make future water governance more complex than ever before in human history, and expectations are that water governance and water management will change more during the next 20 years compared to the past 100 years. In this Special Issue of Water, the focus will be on practical concepts and tools for water management and water governance, with a focus on cities.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; flood resilience ; flood risk ; Cape Town ; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ; sustainable development goals ; urban planning ; coordination ; IHP ; storm water management ; stakeholder involvement ; flood risk management ; water management sustainability ; Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE) ; climate change ; urban water cycle ; wastewater management ; water policy ; governance capacity ; greenhouse gas emissions ; intergovernmental ; Urban Water Management Programme ; indicators ; sustainability ; city networks ; water sensitive cities ; water scarcity ; ICLEI ; flood damage assessment ; stakeholder participation ; SuDS ; climate change mitigation ; social network analysis ; water ecology ; SDGs ; urban resilience ; design rainfall event ; cost of inaction ; rainwater harvesting ; co-design ; UNESCO ; rainfall-runoff ; storm water control measure ; decentralized water reclamation with resource recovery ; baseline assessment ; City Blueprint Approach ; urban water management ; urban landscape ; governance strategies ; science and technology ; drinking water ; Integrated Water Resources Management ; resilience ; Sponge City ; stormwater reservoir ; use-attainment ; sustainability assessment ; water security ; Water-Energy-Food Nexus ; water management ; water supply ; Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) ; urban drainage ; lifecycle analysis ; social infrastructure ; urban pluvial flooding ; assessment framework ; footprint ; climate change adaptation ; infrastructure ; total cost of ownership ; water governance ; flood control ; water-reuse ; governance ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2023-02-02
    Description: In this Special Issue of Genes entitled “Genetic Conditions Affecting the Skeleton: Congenital, Idiopathic Scoliosis and Arthrogryposis”, evidence is presented that suggests that congenital, idiopathic scoliosis, and arthrogryposis share similar overlapping, but also distinct, etiopathogenic mechanisms, including connective tissue and neuromuscular mechanisms. Congenital scoliosis (CS) is defined by the presence of an abnormal spinal curvature, due to an underlying vertebral bony malformation (VM). Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is defined by the presence of an abnormal structural spinal curvature of ≥10 degrees in the sagittal plane, in the absence of an underlying VM. Arthrogryposis is defined by the presence of congenital contractures in two or more joints of the appendicular skeleton. All three conditions have complex genetic causes. This Special Issue highlights the complex nature of these conditions and current concepts in our approach to better understand their genetics.
    Keywords: spinal curvatures ; scoliosis ; idiopathic ; DNA methylation ; pyrosequencing ; estrogen receptor 1 ; ESR1 ; scoliosis progression ; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis ; idiopathic scoliosis ; exome sequencing ; spine ; polygenic ; variants ; musculoskeletal disease ; cytoskeleton ; extracellular matrix ; contracture ; arthrogryposis ; congenital ; POC5 ; cilia ; genetics ; spine deformity ; genetic predisposition ; complex trait ; model animal ; genome wide association study ; genetic linkage study ; Amyoplasia ; DECIPHER (DatabasE of genomiC variation and Phenotype in Humans using Ensemble Resources) ; CNV (copy number variant) ; DA (distal arthrogryposis) ; IPA (ingenuity pathway analysis) ; HPO (human phenotype ontology) ; akinesia ; MYOD ; IGF2 ; FGFR1 (Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1) ; genetic variations ; congenital scoliosis ; monozygotic twin ; epigenome-wide association study ; bone ; discordant ; curve severity ; differentially methylated region ; congenital vertebral malformation ; copy number variant ; CNV ; CHRNG ; distal arthrogryposis type 8 ; Escobar ; multiple pterygium syndrome ; MYH3 ; protein tyrosine kinase 7 (PTK7) ; whole exome sequencing ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAK Genetics (non-medical)
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    Publication Date: 2022-10-25
    Description: This book focuses on applications of the theory of fractional calculus in numerical analysis and various fields of physics and engineering. Inequalities involving fractional calculus operators containing the Mittag–Leffler function in their kernels are of particular interest. Special attention is given to dynamical models, magnetization, hypergeometric series, initial and boundary value problems, and fractional differential equations, among others.
    Keywords: fractional derivative ; generalized Mittag-Leffler kernel (GMLK) ; Legendre polynomials ; Legendre spectral collocation method ; dynamical systems ; random time change ; inverse subordinator ; asymptotic behavior ; Mittag–Leffler function ; data fitting ; magnetization ; magnetic fluids ; Gamma function ; Psi function ; Pochhammer symbol ; hypergeometric function 2F1 ; generalized hypergeometric functions tFu ; Gauss’s summation theorem for 2F1(1) ; Kummer’s summation theorem for 2F1(−1) ; generalized Kummer’s summation theorem for 2F1(−1) ; Stirling numbers of the first kind ; Hilfer–Hadamard fractional derivative ; Riemann–Liouville fractional derivative ; Caputo fractional derivative ; fractional differential equations ; inclusions ; nonlocal boundary conditions ; existence and uniqueness ; fixed point ; gamma function ; Beta function ; Mittag-Leffler function ; Generalized Mittag-Leffler functions ; generalized hypergeometric function ; Fox–Wright function ; recurrence relations ; Riemann–Liouville fractional calculus operators ; (α, h-m)-p-convex function ; Fejér–Hadamard inequality ; extended generalized fractional integrals ; Mittag–Leffler functions ; initial value problems ; Laplace transform ; exact solution ; Chebyshev inequality ; Pólya-Szegö inequality ; fractional integral operators ; Wright function ; Srivastava’s polynomials ; fractional calculus operators ; Lavoie–Trottier integral formula ; Oberhettinger integral formula ; fractional partial differential equation ; boundary value problem ; separation of variables ; Mittag-Leffler ; Abel-Gontscharoff Green’s function ; Hermite-Hadamard inequalities ; convex function ; κ-Riemann-Liouville fractional integral ; Dirichlet averages ; B-splines ; dirichlet splines ; Riemann–Liouville fractional integrals ; hypergeometric functions of one and several variables ; generalized Mittag-Leffler type function ; Srivastava–Daoust generalized Lauricella hypergeometric function ; fractional calculus ; Hermite–Hadamard inequality ; Fox H function ; subordinator and inverse stable subordinator ; Lamperti law ; order statistic ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Description: Mountain forests and alpine ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and endemism, and they are also large global carbon stores. They are highly threatened by climate change, population growth and land use change. Mountains represent an ideal natural laboratory in which the evolution of social–ecological systems can be investigated and to the current challenges and opportunities that this past evolution has created can be assessed. Mountains have been centres of past development and conduits for the spread of crops, populations and technologies. They were and remain a locus for cultural interaction, as manifested recently in many parts of the world at the local level through pastoral–agricultural–urban interactions over access to space and resources, particularly water. The relevance and impact of this Special Issue on mountains goes beyond academia, as practitioners and policymakers need key information on the dynamics and changes in threatened ecosystems to help design and implement appropriate management strategies for sustainable mountain futures.
    Keywords: environmental perceptions ; land function ; rural space ; karst mountain area ; Mediterranean ; Montenegro ; mountain ; katun ; traditional architecture ; vernacular heritage ; transhumance ; extensive cattle rearing ; ecological indices ; land abandonment ; land management ; meadows ; mountain agroecosystems ; mowing tolerance ; mountain vegetation ; pastures ; spreadsheet ; fractal characteristics ; natural geographical features ; water-facing distribution ; suitable space ; rural mountain settlements ; population ; population trends ; urbanisation ; sustainable development ; deforestation ; shifting cultivation ; traditional fallow ; swiddens ; land-use change ; spatial effects ; small-scale context ; socio-economic drivers ; policy assessment ; CAP ; policy trade-offs ; mitigation policies ; gully agricultural production transformation ; rural development ; sustainable land use ; geographically and temporally weighted regression ; gully land consolidation ; farmer ; Chagga ; gender ; East Africa ; local knowledge ; Kilimanjaro ; Hehe ; Udzungwa ; wealth groups ; alpine and montane ecosystems ; austral perspective ; environmental sustainability ; global change ; long-term research ; mountain observatories ; multi-disciplinary research ; social context ; socio-ecological coupling ; Southern Africa ; model complexity ; model validation ; Landsat ; satellite data ; species distribution models ; connectivity ; fragmentation ; Maxent ; functional traits ; environmental drivers ; mycorrhizas ; fourth corner ; RLQ ; Andean forests ; alpine ; mountains ; climate change ; experimental manipulations ; PRISMA ; precipitation ; drought ; vegetation ; New Zealand ; hill country ; poplar ; kānuka ; agroforestry ; silvopasture ; soil conservation ; erosion ; ecosystem services ; alien species ; biological invasions ; citizen science ; elevation ; species abundance ; tree invasions ; woody plant encroachment ; adaptation strategies ; ethnicity ; farmers ; Itombwe Mountains ; perceptions ; wealth group ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book, titled “Ionic Conductive Membranes for Fuel Cells”, from the journal Membranes, discusses the state of the art and future developments in the field of polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells, an efficient and clean system for converting fuel into energy.
    Keywords: proton exchange membranes ; PEMFC ; PFSA annealing ; hydration ; nc index ; PPSU ; High IEC, CSPPSU ; activation ; PEMFCs ; PVA:CS polymer blend ; NH4I salt ; XRD and FESEM ; impedance ; dielectric properties ; TNM and LSV study ; fuel cell technology ; energy ; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) ; solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) ; direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) ; reverse electrodialysis ; Nafion ; brine ; semi-crystalline polymers ; small-angle neutron scattering ; bioremediation ; renewable energy ; organic pollutants ; electrogens ; wastewater ; proton exchange membrane fuel cells ; radical scavengers ; halloysite ; cerium oxide ; PEM ; PEFC ; ionomer ; polymer electrolyte membrane ; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell ; proton exchange membrane ; proton exchange membrane fuel cell ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Description: This Special Issue focuses on topics related to spintronic devices, such as spin-based magnetoresistive memories, multiferroic interconnects and sensors, microfluidic solenoid valves, and magnetoelectric antennas with broad practical applications.
    Keywords: optimization design ; magnetic isolation ring ; dynamic response characteristics ; simulation ; transition jitter ; heat-assisted magnetic recording ; magnetic footprints ; antenna miniaturization ; ME antenna ; mason equivalent circuit model ; finite element simulation ; high gain ; electrodeposition ; permalloy ; magnetoresistance ; MOKE ; AMR ; FMR ; planar hall effect ; gradiometer ; magnetic sensor ; synthetic multiferroic ; interconnects ; magnetic logic devices ; spintronics ; spin-transfer torque magnetic tunnel junctions (STT-MTJ) ; Ising annealing system ; combinatorial optimization problem ; magnetostriction ; magneto-deformation ; magnetoactive elastomer ; normal force ; hysteresis ; magnetorheological elastomer ; finite element method ; micromagnetics ; spin and charge drift-diffusion ; MRAM ; SOT-MRAM ; temperature scaling ; temperature effects ; incubation time ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics::PHK Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Tannins are a family of versatile, natural phenolic biomolecules whose key role is to protect plants against insects and fungi. They are also valuable in use for humans. We show tannins' antioxidant and antibacterial properties, in addition to their potential application in the food industry. We prove the accessibility of condensed tannins to a wide range of potential applications, including NH3 neutralizer, the building block of numerous porous materials, such as foams, organic, and carbon gels. Finally, they are known as wood adhesives, heavy metal scavengers, and corrosion inhibitors. With this book, we want to present the most promising perspectives of tannin.
    Keywords: tannins ; applications ; new applications ; drawbacks ; advantages ; tannin ; polyphenolic molecules ; sol-gel ; organic gel ; carbon gel ; hydrothermal carbonization ; porous materials ; pore structure ; biopolymer ; low-cost ; human serum albumin (HSA) ; fatty acid ; polyphenol ; protein conformation ; protein aggregation ; Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) ; blue honeysuckle berry ; apple ; anthocyanins ; polyphenols ; antioxidant ; juice ; grape seed extract ; cotton ; antibacterial ; UV protection ; flavanols ; condensed tannin ; Vitis vinifera ; microwave-extraction ; glucosidase ; cytotoxicity ; greenhouse gas ; NH3 ; tannin-furanic foam ; liquid manure ; natural polyphenol ; agriculture ; emission reduction ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Rivers are an excellent witness of the dynamics affecting Earth’s surface due to their sedimentary products and morphological expression, which may be considered as fluvial archives. Until now, the focus has been on evaluating the general impact of individual external factors. However, the importance of the specific environmental characteristics of these factors has become increasingly recognized, as highlighted in recent case studies. For example, the effects of regional climate, differentiated topography and vegetation, and frozen ground appear to play an essential role in the evolution of the fluvial system. Integration of such environmental conditions in the processes that were active within the complex fluvial system will open new perspectives in our progressive understanding of the evolution of landscape form, ecology, sediment fluxes, and hydrology of the system within the framework of the external drivers such as tectonics, general climate, and human activity. This is an appealing challenge that we wish to address in the present Special Issue under the aegis of the Fluvial Archives Group (FLAG).
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; n/a ; Tisa ; dikes ; OSL dating ; last glacial ; legacy sediments ; fluvial archives ; western Iberia ; fire ; river engineering ; uplift ; crustal properties ; craton ; fluvial evolution ; OSL-dating ; local conditions ; Pannonian Basin ; deforestation ; eastern Australia ; tectonic impact ; Holocene ; optically stimulated luminescence ; paleo-fluvial ; environmental change ; terrace development ; vegetation-induced sedimentary structures ; alluvial fan ; FLAG ; dams ; agriculture ; fluvial forcing ; domestication ; archaeology ; terrace ; sedimentary basins ; Anthropocene ; Late Pleistocene ; fluvial facies ; optical stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating ; OSL ; climate ; channel entrenchment ; grain-size analysis ; river terraces ; Tisza ; extrinsic controls ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: This book focuses attention on significant novel approaches developed to monitor land surface by exploiting satellite data in the infrared and visible ranges. Unlike in situ measurements, satellite data provide global coverage and higher temporal resolution, with very accurate retrievals of land parameters. This is fundamental in the study of climate change and global warming. The authors offer an overview of different methodologies to retrieve land surface parameters— evapotranspiration, emissivity contrast and water deficit indices, land subsidence, leaf area index, vegetation height, and crop coefficient—all of which play a significant role in the study of land cover, land use, monitoring of vegetation and soil water stress, as well as early warning and detection of forest fires and drought.
    Keywords: Sentinel-2 ; spectral bands ; LAI ; vegetation indices ; Sentinel-1 ; SAR ; RVI ; incidence angle ; crop coefficient ; leaf area index ; urban heat island ; UHI regional impacts ; non-urban areas ; remote sensing ; thermal band ; UHI intensity ; remote sensing/GIS ; spatial dynamics ; landscape metrics ; urban–rural gradient ; urbanization ; automatic monitoring ; time series ; change detection ; urban planning ; hyperspectral ; cacti ; drone ; climate change ; drought ; water deficit index ; infrared observations ; satellite ; surface temperature ; air temperature ; humidity ; dew point temperature ; land subsidence ; DInSAR ; differential interferograms stacking ; floods ; coastal plain of Tabasco ; crop residue ; fusion ; machine learning algorithm ; reflective and radar bands ; land-cover change ; REDD+ ; Google Earth Engine ; random forest ; landsat ; Togo ; emissivity ; evapotranspiration ; heterogeneity ; Rao’s Q index ; spectral variation hypothesis ; thermal infrared ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: Mitochondrial transporters are membrane-inserted proteins which provide a link between metabolic reactions occurring within the mitochondrial matrix and outside the organelles by catalyzing the translocation of numerous solutes across the mitochondrial membrane. They include the mitochondrial carrier family members, the proteins involved in pyruvate transport, ABC transporters and channels, and are, therefore, essential for many biological processes and cell homeostasis. Identification and functional studies of many mitochondrial transporters have been performed over the years using both in vitro and in vivo systems. The few recently solved structures of these transporters have paved the way for further investigations. Furthermore, alterations in their function are responsible for several diseases.
    Keywords: hypoxia ; resistance to hypoxia ; mitochondria ; mitochondrial calcium transport ; mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex ; mitochondrial Ca2+-induced permeability transition pore ; cyclophilin D ; ATP synthase ; disease ; error of metabolism ; mitochondrial carrier ; mitochondrial carrier disease ; mitochondrial disease ; mitochondrial transporter ; membrane transport ; mutation ; SLC25. ; mitochondrial permeability transition ; apoptosis ; necrosis ; ischemia/reperfusion ; cancer ; neurodegeneration ; cyclosporin A ; metabolite transport ; mitochondrial pyruvate carrier ; sideroflexin ; TOM ; TIM chaperones ; TIM22 ; protein translocation ; mitochondrial biogenesis ; amino acid ; biological function ; ion ; inner mitochondrial membrane ; mitochondrial carrier family ; organic acid ; substrate specificity ; transport mechanism ; vitamin ; USMG5/DAPIT ; glucose-stimulated insulin secretion ; glucose-induced expression ; membrane subunits of ATP synthase ; ATP synthase oligomers mitochondrial cristae morphology ; metabolism ; metabolic disorders ; adult-onset type II citrullinemia (CTLN2) ; aspartate/glutamate carrier (AGC) ; animal model ; argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS) ; aversion to carbohydrates ; citrin ; food taste ; neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency (NICCD) ; protein–protein interaction ; MPC ; lifespan ; pyruvate metabolism ; mitochondrial transport ; peroxisomes ; carrier ; cofactor ; ABC transporter ; aquaporin ; ion channels ; potassium channels ; ATP ; calcium ; ROS ; potassium channel openers ; MCF ; function ; plant metabolism ; plant development ; diseases ; VDAC1 ; virus ; pancreatic islets ; β-cell ; diabetes ; glucotoxicity ; glucolipotoxicity ; lipotoxicity ; mitochondrial carriers ; SLC transporters ; SLC25 ; SLC54 ; SLC55 ; LETM ; SLC56 ; sequence analysis ; protein targeting ; Voltage-Dependent Anion selective Channel ; isoforms ; oxidative post-translational modification ; gene promoter ; yeast ; bioenergetics ; SLC25A1 ; CIC ; CTP ; citrate ; inflammation ; 22.q11.2 ; NAFLD/NASH ; carnitine ; carnitine acyl-carnitine carrier ; carnitine acyl-carnitine translocase ; post-translational modification ; solute carrier family 25 ; SLC25A20 ; MCU ; mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter ; Ca2+ signaling ; mitochondrial metabolism ; skeletal muscle mitochondria ; SLC25A51 ; NAD+ transporters ; NAD ; electrophysiology ; ATP-dependent potassium channel ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: This book focuses on the much-needed efforts to design sustainable, well-being-oriented economies, based on appropriate energy use in all sectors of a country´s development. Carbon neutrality, energy efficiency and effectiveness, renewable energies, circular economy strategies, environmental consequences of energy use, engagement and empowerment of local communities in decision making, energy and environmental impacts of consumer behavior, and finally science-based approaches towards sustainable production and consumption are the main focus of the research activities described within this book. An effort to go beyond energy scarcity, to promote energy communities, to explore new technologies, and overall, to understand and address the population-lifestyle-energy nexus towards increased and shared well-being is the final result jointly provided by the book authors. All in all, the aim is for the book to be the starting point of a deeper research and understanding of the importance of a radical improvement in energy use in society, beyond considering energy as just a resource in the world market. Circular economy aspects are also investigated, showing the energy saving potential associated with the appropriate design and recovery of material resources.
    Keywords: energy consumption for heating ; CO2 emissions ; income ; buildings ; cities ; Spain ; emissions ; CO2 ; GWP ; functional unit ; natural gas ; SOFC ; optimal layout ; wake effect ; fluctuation ; wind farm ; ramping rate ; energy policy investments ; cost-benefit analysis ; social discount rate ; dual discounting ; energy transition index ; energy consumer ; behavioural model ; consumer segmentation ; socioeconomic characteristics ; end user profile ; energy awareness ; electricity ; efficiency ; multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis ; multifractality ; MLM ; rolling window ; smart grids ; demand response ; island communities ; social acceptance ; technology readiness ; sustainability ; Italy ; Ireland ; multi-regional input–output ; nexus ; trade ; Belt and Road ; renewable energy ; potential ; Indonesia ; literature review ; 100% renewables ; scenario ; energy savings ; circular economy ; construction and demolition waste ; recycled aggregates ; agri-food by-products ; urban building energy model ; UBEM ; level of detail ; LOD ; shadowing ; thermal zoning ; s-LCA ; LCA ; energy communities ; empowerment ; energy justice ; resource sustainability ; exergy ; exergy cost accounting ; exergy cost of biological resources ; decarbonisation ; climate neutrality ; industrial energy saving ; strategic decision making ; net-zero ; road mapping ; energy efficiency ; ideal mix ; sustainability strategy ; energy efficiency index ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Description: The parasitic lifestyle in plants has always been the subject of curiosity of scientists, but during the last decade, our understanding of parasitic plant–host interactions has greatly evolved due to rapid advances in molecular and genomic tools, especially high throughput DNA sequencing, transcriptomics, and metabolomics. Recent findings taken the science of parasitic plants to a higher level, opening up new horizons in parasitic weed management. The discovery of a novel family of phytohormones, the strigolactones, and their involvement in the host detection and evolution of parasitic plants, the detection of information exchange between host and parasite, and elucidation of the suppression of host defense mechanisms by parasites has led to a deeper understanding of physiological processes in host–parasite interactions. In the light of recent achievements, the re-evaluation of control management, including smart chemical control, crop breeding, and molecular genetics, are on the agenda.
    Keywords: chemigation ; drip irrigation ; Egyptian broomrape ; herbicide ; imazapic ; parasitic plants ; tomato ; weed control ; sunflower (Helianthus annuus) ; broomrape (Orobanche cumana) ; broomrape resistance ; transcriptomics ; GC-MS analysis ; holoparasitic plant ; metabolic changes ; parasitic organs ; parasitic weeds ; Striga ; Orobanche ; Phelipanche ; chickpea ; strigolactone ; chickpea phenotype ; chlorophyll ; carotenoid ; anthocyanin ; Cuscuta ; food chain ; feeding mode ; heavy metal ; holoparasite ; host ; tRNA ; mobile mRNA ; crop safety ; branched broomrape ; imazamox ; sulfosulfuron ; germination stimulant ; isothiocyanates ; structure–activity relationship ; suicidal germination ; Striga hermonthica ; seedbank ; strigolactone analogs ; witch weeds ; methyl phenlactonoate ; Phelipanche aegyptiaca ; glyphosate ; ethametsulfuron-methyl ; chemical control ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: In this Special Issue, we address the state of the art of the systematics of the main annelid groups and the improvements in the diversity they hold, with special emphasis on the latest discoveries in well-studied areas, expeditions to unsurveyed areas or environments, or the use of novel techniques that allow for the improvement of biodiversity knowledge. We are hoping that this Special Issue will provide a platform facilitating a review of current knowledge on the subject, identifying current research problems, as well as indicating directions and research trends for the future.
    Keywords: biodiversity ; biology ; distribution ; diversity ; ecology ; phylogeny ; taxonomy ; DNA-barcoding ; Oligochaeta ; cryptic species ; Oweniidae ; Magelonidae ; anatomy ; annelida ; invertebrates ; peanut worms ; pseudocryptic ; species complex ; Annelida ; polychaetes ; biodiversity assessment ; geographical distribution ; methods ; knowledge gaps ; marine invertebrate ; jaw ; maxillae ; polychaete ; Polychaeta ; Dorvilleidae ; Eunicidae ; Hartmaniellidae ; Histriobdellidae ; Lumbrineridae ; Oenonidae ; Onuphidae ; systematics ; identification ; meiobenthos ; annelids ; Opheliidae ; Scalibregmatidae ; adaptation ; habitat ; environment ; morphology ; physiology ; behavior ; invertebrate ; species ; new developments ; special issue ; species diversity ; molecular diversity ; Sabellida ; Sabellidae ; Serpulidae ; Fabriciidae ; gaps of knowledge ; Acrocirridae ; Cirratulidae ; Sternaspidae ; Longosomatidae ; Paraonidae ; Cossuridae ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Description: Bee products, such as honey, bee pollen, bee bread, royal jelly, propolis, and bee-related insect foods, are widely consumed as natural/functional foods or supplements, owing to their nutritional/bioactive characteristics, which are beneficial to human health. However, the bee products currently on the market vary in quality, leading to serious concerns among consumers. Various factors influence the quality of bee products, such as the standardization of bee breeding and product production, environmental and climatic conditions, artificial blending, and the residues of hazardous substances. In order to improve the quality of bee products and promote the healthy development of the bee product industry, it is vital to strengthen the quality evaluation system of bee products based on their physicochemical and biological characteristics, such as the distribution of different nutrients, the residue detection of hazardous substances, the characterization of botanical or geographical markers, the identification of genomic characteristics, and the determination of biological/functional activities. We invited submissions to this topic on the “Quality Evaluation of Bee Products”.
    Keywords: bee products ; quality evaluation ; distribution of nutrients ; residues of hazardous substances ; botanical or geographical markers ; genomic characteristics ; biological/functional activities ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: The book has 25 articles about the status and new directions in forensic genetics. Approximately half of the articles are invited reviews, and the remaining articles deal with new forensic genetic methods. The articles cover aspects such as sampling DNA evidence at the scene of a crime; DNA transfer when handling evidence material and how to avoid DNA contamination of items, laboratory, etc.; identification of body fluids and tissues with RNA; forensic microbiome analysis with molecular biology methods as a supplement to the examination of human DNA; forensic DNA phenotyping for predicting visible traits such as eye, hair, and skin colour; new ancestry informative DNA markers for estimating ethnic origin; new genetic genealogy methods for identifying distant relatives that cannot be identified with conventional forensic DNA typing; sensitive DNA methods, including single-cell DNA analysis and other highly specialised and sensitive methods to examine ancient DNA from unidentified victims of war; forensic animal genetics; genetics of visible traits in dogs; statistical tools for interpreting forensic DNA analyses, including the most used IT tools for forensic STR-typing and DNA sequencing; haploid markers (Y-chromosome and mitochondria DNA); inference of ethnic origin; a comprehensive logical framework for the interpretation of forensic genetic DNA data; and an overview of the ethical aspects of modern forensic genetics.
    Keywords: TaqMan SNP genotyping ; OpenArray™ system ; forensic DNA phenotyping ; forensic DNA typing ; animal forensics ; wildlife forensics ; cat STRs ; dog STRs ; cyt b ; COI ; biogeographic ancestry ; pigmentation ; skin color ; externally visible characteristics ; forensic genetics ; eye colour ; rs12913832 ; DNA phenotyping ; domestic dog (Canis familiaris) ; canine DNA phenotyping ; forensic ; proof of concept study ; evidence ; Y-STR ; mtDNA ; mitochondria ; bio-geographical ancestry ; massively parallel sequencing ; ancestry informative markers ; SNPs ; 1000 Genomes ; Human Origins SNP array ; FDP ; HIrisPlex-S ; DEPArray ; ancestry prediction ; phenotype prediction ; next-generation sequencing ; single-cell genomics ; single-cell sequencing ; mixture deconvolution ; low template DNA ; ltDNA ; probabilistic genotyping ; EuroForMix ; DNAStatistX ; STRmixTM ; DNA forensics ; DNA mixture ; mixture interpretation ; single-cell ; clustering algorithm ; number of contributors ; consensus profile ; cross-amplification ; microsatellites ; Strigiformes ; illegal trade ; kinship ; nocturnal raptors ; review ; body fluid ; organ ; tissue ; identification ; mRNA ; DNA methylation ; activity level ; massively parallel sequencing (MPS) ; next-generation sequencing (NGS) ; short tandem repeat (STR) ; sequence analysis ; software ; DNA transfer ; DNA persistence ; DNA prevalence ; DNA recovery ; activity level evaluation ; forensic science ; ethics ; ethics as lived practice ; decision-making ; genetic databasing ; forensic genealogy ; forensic epigenetics ; communication ; database ; SNP ; next generation sequencing ; hybridization capture ; bone ; transfer ; persistence ; activity ; Bayesian networks ; burglary ; CODIS ; touch DNA ; crime scene ; authorized ; sampling ; short tandem repeat ; forensic microbiology ; microbiome ; physical appearance ; human genome variation ; DNA-based prediction ; investigative leads ; forensic DNA intelligence ; forensic genomics ; degraded DNA ; mitochondrial DNA ; forensic DNA profiling ; ancient DNA ; human identification ; ancestry ; biostatistics ; clustering ; classification ; distance based ; likehood ; hypothesis tests ; DNA molecules ; decontamination ; cleaning strategies ; Romanov family ; next generation sequencing (NGS) ; heteroplasmy ; single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) ; kinship analyses ; biological sexing ; DNA ; principles of interpretation ; investigative ; evaluative ; reporting ; LR ; propositions ; activity issues ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAK Genetics (non-medical)
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: This reprint is excellent proof that, despite more than a hundred years of research into hydrogen bonds, they are still an interesting and fundamental topic in the natural sciences. The collected articles deal with various aspects of the existence of hydrogen bonds and show human ingenuity in the field of inventing and applying various techniques, both experimental and theoretical, in order to describe them more fully.
    Keywords: hydrogen bond ; synthon ; crystal structure ; polymorphism ; amino alcohols ; quinaldinic acid ; fluorine ; PDB ; hydrogen bonds ; HBs ; π-hole ; counterions ; molecular electrostatic potential ; AIM ; energy decomposition ; hydrogen bonding ; isotope effects on 13C chemical shifts ; tautomerism ; hydrogen bond energy ; theoretical calculations ; fagopyrins ; conformation ; QTAIM ; NCI ; NMR ; structure determination ; supramolecular chemistry ; water clusters ; natural bond orbitals ; natural resonance theory ; natural bond orders ; Grotthuss proton ordering ; water wires ; glassy water ; quantum cluster equilibrium ; carbene ; N-heterocyclic carbene ; NHC ; imidazol-2-ylidene ; intermolecular interaction ; secondary interaction ; organometallic chemistry ; DFT ; interacting quantum atoms ; aromaticity ; substituent effect ; solvent effect ; tautomers ; nitro group ; amino group ; calixarene ; SAPT ; molecular fragmentation ; host–guest complex ; non-covalent interactions ; spectroscopic signatures ; CPMD ; PIMD ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry::PNN Organic chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-24
    Description: This issue of Viruses is a living memorial dedicated to Professor Stefan Kunz, who passed away too early in life, at 54. During his scientific career, Stefan made major contributions to the field of virology. He made seminal contributions to our understanding of how mammarenaviruses gain access to and are trafficked within their target cells. This issue of Viruses contains a collection of articles by leading researchers in different areas of virus–host cell interactions and who crossed pathways with Stefan. The topics covered in the issue include novel insights on mammeranavirus cell entry, host innate and adaptive immune responses to infection, recent developments on therapeutics against human pathogenic arenaviruses, as well as mammarenavirus ecology and molecular pathogenesis. The collection of articles is also a reflection of Stefan’s enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and his very collegial attitude reflected by his many collaborations, including the colleagues who have contributed sections to this memorial issue.
    Keywords: pheromones ; MUPs ; darcin ; sex ; virus ; CTL ; selection ; mammarenavirus ; antiviral drug ; drug repurposing ; high-throughput screening ; LCMV ; chronic infection ; CD8 T cells ; CD4 T cell help ; T cell deletion ; exhaustion ; costimulation ; antiviral therapy ; ribavirin ; Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) ; SARS-CoV-2 ; antivirals ; exonuclease (ExoN) motif ; DED/EDh motif ; enveloped virus ; proprotein convertases ; Furin ; SKI-1/S1P ; PCSK9 ; COVID-19 ; pandemic ; Lujo virus ; viral hemorrhagic fever ; arenavirus ; reporter virus ; reverse genetics ; antiviral screen ; therapeutic ; emerging viruses ; glioblastoma multiforme ; immune evasion ; virotherapies ; immunotherapeutic strategies ; protein kinase receptor (PKR) ; interferon ; innate immune response ; Mx1 ; ISG15 ; CCL5 ; orbivirus ; cytotoxic T-lymphocytes ; T-helper cells ; gamma-delta T-cells ; ruminants ; B-cells ; T-cells ; pandemic preemption ; pandemic response ; diagnostic tools ; bioinformatics ; genomic surveillance ; infectious disease ; Lassa virus ; Lassa fever ; Ebola ; LARGE ; Lassa fever virus ; matriglycan ; α-dystroglycan ; lymphocytic choriomeningitis ; Axl ; Gas6 ; dystrophin-glycoprotein complex ; LARGE1 ; laminin ; apoptotic mimicry ; IFN-I ; plasmacytoid dendritic cells ; viral infection ; influenza ; HIV-1 ; HCV ; HBV ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: The development of clean and low-carbon energy is undoubtedly imperative in the coming decades worldwide. This book focuses on a series of advanced research on geological and geochemical characterization, as well as on the exploration, development, and utilization of coal and coal-related resources, especially critical metals together with unconventional gases in coal and coal-bearing sequences, which are of great significance to achieving carbon neutrality.
    Keywords: Coal ; Critical metals ; Unconventional resources ; Geological origin ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: With the increase in data processing and storage capacity, a large amount of data is available. Data without analysis does not have much value. Thus, the demand for data analysis is increasing daily, and the consequence is the appearance of a large number of jobs and published articles. Data science has emerged as a multidisciplinary field to support data-driven activities, integrating and developing ideas, methods, and processes to extract information from data. This includes methods built from different knowledge areas: Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Information Science, and Engineering. This mixture of areas has given rise to what we call Data Science. New solutions to the new problems are reproducing rapidly to generate large volumes of data. Current and future challenges require greater care in creating new solutions that satisfy the rationality for each type of problem. Labels such as Big Data, Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistical Learning, and Artificial Intelligence are demanding more sophistication in the foundations and how they are being applied. This point highlights the importance of building the foundations of Data Science. This book is dedicated to solutions and discussions of measuring uncertainties in data analysis problems.
    Keywords: model-based clustering ; mixture model ; EM algorithm ; integrated approach ; density estimation ; distribution free ; non-parametric statistical test ; decoy distributions ; size invariance ; scaled quantile residual ; maximum entropy method ; scoring function ; outlier detection ; overfitting detection ; time series of counts ; Bayesian hierarchical modeling ; Bayesian nonparametrics ; Pitman–Yor process ; prior sensitivity ; clustering ; Bayesian forecasting ; singular spectrum analysis ; robust singular spectrum analysis ; time series forecasting ; mutual investment funds ; relative entropy ; cross-entropy ; uncertain reasoning ; inductive logic ; confirmation measure ; semantic information ; medical test ; raven paradox ; Markov random fields ; probabilistic graphical models ; multilayer networks ; objective Bayesian inference ; intrinsic prior ; variational inference ; binary probit regression ; mean-field approximation ; multi-attribute emergency decision-making ; intuitionistic fuzzy cross-entropy ; grey correlation analysis ; earthquake shelters ; attribute weights ; time series ; Bayesian inference ; hypothesis testing ; unit root ; cointegration ; Rényi entropy ; discrete Kalman filter ; continuous Kalman filter ; algebraic Riccati equation ; nonlinear differential Riccati equation ; cloud model ; fuzzy time series ; stock trend ; Heikin–Ashi candlestick ; water resources ; channel ; mathematical entropy model ; bank profile shape ; gene expression programming (GEP) ; entropy ; genetic programming ; artificial intelligence ; data science ; big data ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: This reprint aims to provide a wide range of viable alternative designs that utilize valuable compounds from spicy and aromatic plants. Spices and aromatic plants have been used for thousands of years to flavor food, but they can also be used for healing purposes. Until a few decades ago, however, this was performed with little knowledge of their actual properties. The attitude toward these plants has changed, and the need for knowledge has increased. The studies are oriented towards an in-depth analysis of the valuable compounds in these plants in order to be used in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and agricultural industries.
    Keywords: aromatic plant ; chemical profiles ; huajiao ; spicy plant ; taxonomical description ; volatile compositions ; phenethylamine ; L. stoechas ; acetylcholine ; choline acetyltransferase ; AChE ; aromatic amine ; enhancement of memory ; Lavandula angustifolia L. ; essential oil ; by-products ; terpenic compounds ; chromatographic analyses ; antimicrobial activity ; statistical data analysis ; antidiarrheal ; calcium ion channel ; cardio-depressant ; Himalaiella heteromalla ; herbs ; essential oils ; aroma compounds ; antioxidant activity ; antibacterial activity ; bioactive compounds ; avocado seed ; valorization ; coffee alternative ; food waste ; antioxidant capacity ; cytotoxicity ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-08-08
    Description: The aim of this reprint is to provide more awareness of the use of biobased polymers and biomaterials in numerous aspects of our daily-used items. This reprint presents recent progress in the preparation of biobased composite materials utilizing biopolymers and biomaterials for potential multifaceted applications.
    Keywords: biopolymers ; intelligent food packaging ; bioactive natural compounds ; biodegradable ; shelf-life ; sustainability ; alginate ; drug delivery system ; formulations ; administration route ; controlled release ; wound healing ; extraction methods ; biopolymer blend electrolyte ; EIS and FTIR ; ion transport parameters ; complex permittivity ; LSV and TNM measurements ; chitosan ; natural polymer ; biomedical applications ; drug delivery ; tissue engineering ; gelatine hydrogel ; laccase detection ; inhibitor screening ; substrate specificity screening ; storage stability ; microbial cultivation ; hydrogel dressings ; licorice root extract ; silver nanoparticles ; wettability ; cytotoxicity ; tensile strength ; sorption ability ; natural gums ; polysaccharides ; edible polymers ; coating and film ; active packaging ; curcumin nanoemulsion ; cheese ; ultrasound ; SEM ; self-life and sensory analysis ; biomimetic materials ; bone defect ; chemical elements ; polymers ; phosphate adsorption ; zeolite ; ZrO ; Fe3O4 ; Box–Behnken design ; mechanical stability ; oxygen delivery ; cardioplegic solution ; α-cyclodextrin ; cyclic nigerosyl-nigerose ; nanosponges ; prolonged release ; hypothermia ; organ transplantation ; organ explantation ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: This Special Issue is a collection of research topics on developing analytical and bioanalytical methods for isolation, identification, and determination of substances in biomedical and pharmaceutical matrices. Special attention is given to advancements in sample preparation, separation techniques and novel detection methods of small molecules, peptides, and monoclonal antibodies. The presented analytical methods exhibit several applications, including pharmacokinetic studies, therapeutic drug monitoring, microdialysis, toxicology, disease screening or drug stability study. Two comprehensive review articles were also presented on applying capillary electrophoresis to analyze bioactive compounds in herbal matrices.
    Keywords: CNS ; sulfasalazine ; brain to plasma ratio ; LC-ESI-TOF-MS ; rituximab ; quadripolar mass spectrometer ; albumin depletion ; pharmacokinetics ; orbitrap mass spectrometer ; IgG-immunocapture ; bubble-generating magnetic liposomes ; bionic membrane ; permeable compounds ; herbal medicines ; LC–MS ; capillary electrophoresis ; herbal ; raw material ; tea ; polyphenols ; flavonoids ; amino acids ; coumarins ; alkaloids ; chlorambucil and valproic acid ; HPLC-UV and GC-MS methods ; optimization and validation ; determination in plasma ; combined anticancer therapy ; herbal drugs ; medicinal plants ; quality control ; quantitative analysis ; pharmaceutical analysis ; 4-acetamidobenzoic acid ; validation ; pharmacokinetic ; pigs ; LC-MS/MS ; iron determination ; spectrophotometry ; flow analysis ; direct injection detector ; multi-pumping flow system ; medical errors ; hospital workflow ; patient safety ; Raman spectroscopy ; IV drugs ; piperacillin ; tazobactam ; non-invasively ; vildagliptin ; remogliflozin ; ratio derivative spectrophotometry ; determination ; formulation ; ecofriendly ; confidence interval ; stability ; retrospective analysis ; sample size ; regulatory bioanalysis ; bioanalytical method validation ; heparin ; metal–organic framework ; zeolite imidazolate framework-8 ; kinetic ; thermodynamic ; Oncheong-eum ; traditional herbal prescription ; method development ; method validation ; high-performance liquid chromatography ; thalassemia ; human hemoglobin ; wooden-tip electrospray ionization ; multiply charged ions ; mass spectrometry ; multiply charged ion ; GC–MS ; analytical QbD ; genotoxic impurity ; alkyl halide ; (Q)SAR ; analytical method development ; tyrosine kinase inhibitor ; liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry ; active metabolite ; therapeutic drug monitoring ; chronic lymphocytic leukemia ; assay error equation ; oral anticancer drug ; IWR-1-endo ; Wnt signaling inhibitor ; solid-phase extraction ; cerebral microdialysis ; bioanalysis ; Tafamidis ; polymorphs ; crystal structure ; powder diffraction ; thermal stability ; blood collection tubes ; citrate anticoagulant ; direct spectrometric determination ; quality control method ; anticoagulant concentration ; draw volume ; anticoagulant volume ; magnesium contamination ; potassium contamination ; Agrimonia pilosa ; apigenin-7-O-glucuronide ; cream ; HPLC-DAD ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry::PNF Analytical chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Urbanization is a dominant driver of landscape transformation across the world, with cities representing centers of economic and socio-cultural development. Today, more than 4.2 billion people live in urban areas, which represent ~3% of the Earth’s land area. By 2050, it is predicted this number will increase to 6.6 billion people (~70% of the predicted global population). As the human population grows, cities around the globe will continue to expand, increasing the demand for food and services. Within cities, urban forests provide multiple nature-based solutions, as well as other environmental services and socio-economic benefits, such as heat mitigation and social integration. Urban forests are also important for coping with psychological stress during events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, urban forests are a priority for basic and applied forest research because they are intimately connected with people’s physical, cultural, and economic well-being in the urban environment, and can also be important reservoirs of biodiversity. To promote a better understanding of urban forests and landscape ecology, this book in “Urban Forests and Landscape Ecology” compiled research set in urban forests and focused on some spatially explicit processes. Studies presented in this book are highly interdisciplinary and use a wide range of research approaches. This book present nine scientific publications from global urban forests demonstrating that these forests, as a nature-based solution, provide multiple environmental services and are crucial to improve urban livability and thereby the wellbeing of city dwellers.
    Keywords: aesthetics ; causal effects ; crown form ; foliage form ; urban forests ; urban forest ; NATURA 2000 area ; soundscape ; birds ; biological diversity ; ecosystem disservices ; Mediterranean region ; green infrastructure ; urban forest types ; indicators ; microclimate ; human thermal comfort ; outdoor thermal environment ; public health ; ecological services ; urban green space ; remote sensing ; deep learning ; convolutional neural network ; residual structure ; attention mechanism ; n/a ; urban biodiversity ; urban habitat quality ; InVEST model ; land surface temperature ; Moran’s I ; Zhengzhou ; social media data ; spatiotemporal utilization ; Shanghai ; ecological function ; landscape structure ; GIS ; air pollution alleviation ; accumulation on leaves ; PM2.5 ; encapsulated particles ; urban trees ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: This reprint focuses on original research articles on the use of geodetic measurement techniques for land deformation identification, monitoring, and impact assessment. The development and application of modern surveying techniques for understanding land deformation is of particular interest. There is a special focus on examining the current and advanced geodetic measurement techniques, including radar interferometry (InSAR), global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), light detection and ranging (LiDAR), close-range photogrammetry (CRP), Robotic Total Station (RTS), digital levelling etc., to detect and monitor land deformation.
    Keywords: GPS height time series ; surface mass loading ; RMS reduction rate ; annual amplitude and phase ; annual phase difference ; Msplit estimation ; TLS measurements ; terrain profiles ; vertical displacements ; hydrological loading ; long-term coordinate series ; noise model ; velocity ; amplitude ; ground-based SAR ; UAV aerial photogrammetry ; geocoding ; solution space search ; landslide monitoring ; ground fissure extraction ; loess landform ; modified MF-FDOG algorithm ; RF algorithm ; UAV image ; InSAR ; ice velocity field ; Sentinel-1 images ; missing data recovering ; ice rigidity inversion ; GPS ; GRACE ; LDCmgm90 ; time-variable gravity ; loading deformation ; Aniangzhai landslide ; Danba County ; multi-hazard chain ; time-series InSAR ; optical image analysis ; “space-sky-ground” collaborative monitoring framework ; mining subsidence ; preference model ; AHP-TOPSIS ; GNSS ; leveling ; Sichuan–Yunnan region ; vertical deformation ; independent component analysis ; soft clay ; highway ; deformation monitoring ; environmental loading ; thermal expansion effect ; monument types ; mining area ; hazard identification ; landslide evolution pattern ; hazard chain ; GB-InSAR ; LSTM model ; deformation prediction ; real-time processing ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are economically important pests for numerous agriculture and forestry crops, representing a significant constraint on global food security and forestry health. Root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), potato cyst nematodes (Globodera spp.), and root lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.) are some examples of PPNs that are ranked at the top in the list of the most economically and scientifically important species. Current approaches to controlling these PPNs include the use of nematicides, but many pose serious concerns for human health and the environment. To cope with such threats, accurate diagnostic methods for nematode detection and a deep understanding of nematode infection processes, as well as of their intricate relationships with the host plants, are crucial for the development of effective integrated nematode management programs. This Special Issue entitled “Pant Parasitic Nematodes” is a collection of 11 original papers that cover a wide range of topics, including the state of the art of important PPN, and the detection and management of PPNs through sustainable and eco-friendly strategies.
    Keywords: migratory nematodes ; Radopholus ; Pratylenchus ; Ditylenchus ; Bursaphelenchus ; plant-parasitic nematodes ; parasitism genes ; carotenoid content ; Manihot esculenta ; nutrition ; root-knot nematodes ; storability ; 28S ribosomal DNA ; mitochondrial DNA region ; pest interception ; SCAR-PCR ; potato cyst nematodes ; Bacilli ; Actinobacteria ; Alphaproteobacteria ; 16S ; maximum likelihood ; Bayesian inference ; climate and edaphic factors ; root lesion nematode ; pathogenicity ; distribution ; molecular phylogeny ; taxonomy ; control management practices ; essential oils ; Panagrolaimus sp. ; LC50 ; aldehydes ; identification ; EST phenotype ; mtDNA ; sterol ; β-sitosterol ; stigmasterol ; plant parasitic nematode ; CYP710A ; 22C-desaturase ; COI ; cloning ; ITS ; morphometrics ; plant-parasitic nematode ; potato ; molecular diversity ; D2-D3 expansion domains of the 28S rRNA gene ; hsp90 gene ; integrative taxonomy ; cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 ; ITS rRNA ; D2-D3 of 28S rRNA ; molecular ; morphology ; phylogeny ; rRNA ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Micro-power domestic organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems and the selection of the expander and the working fluid are presented, analyzed thoroughly, and numerically evaluated. A promising decentralized hybrid PV-SOFC system is investigated for providing useful energy supply to commercial buildings, capable of power and heat generation at a lower cost. A hybrid solar-combined cycle power plant integrated with a packed-bed thermal energy storage system with a novel recycling configuration enables robust control of collector temperature and net power during times of high solar activity. An automated hybrid (solar and biomass) power plant for thermal energy production for indoor space heating loads coverage is presented. A comprehensive and up-to-date literature review is presented of non-iterative methods for the extraction of the single diode model parameters of photovoltaic modules. A prototype custom built two-speed gearbox with a single stage transmission electric vehicle achieves significant reductions in the overall energy consumption. Two new fuzzy models are presented of high concentrator photovoltaics using the high-accuracy Takagi–Sugeno–Kang approach and the ease of interpreting the Mamdani linguistic rules. Finally, the impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the primary frequency regulation is studied and the effects of PHEVs in non-interconnected isolated power systems with significant renewable energy source (RES) penetration are demonstrated through simulations of the isolated power system of Cyprus Island.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; QC1-999 ; concentrated solar power ; artificial neural network ; ad hoc data-driven generation ; simulation ; hybrid system ; multi-vane expander ; scheduled charging ; decentralized system ; transmission ; review ; electric vehicle ; heating and cooling loads ; fuzzy rule-based systems ; energy consumption ; maximum power prediction ; photovoltaic (PV) ; 2-speed ; single-diode model ; explicit ; primary frequency control (PFC) ; gear change ; high concentrator photovoltaic modules ; experimental analysis ; adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system ; CVT ; ORC ; working fluid ; Lambert W function ; analytical ; hybridization ; vehicle-to-grid (V2G) ; thermal energy storage ; biomass-solar combi systems ; five parameters ; numerical analysis ; isolated power system dynamic simulation ; renewable energy systems modeling ; parameters extraction ; solar collectors’ simulation ; photovoltaic ; aggregator ; control ; solid oxide fuel cells ; battery storage ; thermoeconomic modeling ; combined-heat-and-power ; buildings energy performance upgrade ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Description: Nowadays, computational and mathematical methods provide effective tools for handling vast quantities of data and information in the fields of big data analytics, knowledge discovery and decision-making for solving complex problems in the world. The present reprint contains all of the articles accepted and published in the first edition of the Special Issue titled “Computational and Mathematical Methods in Information Science and Engineering”. The objective of this Special Issue is to provide a channel through which members of the scientific community can exchange insights regarding recent advances in the theory and application of computational and mathematical methods in information science and engineering, with the long-term goal being to solve data-handling problems in practice. We hope that the papers published in this Special Issue will be considered impactful by the international scientific community and motivate further research into computational and mathematical methods that can solve complex problems in various fields and applications.
    Keywords: multi-scale ; local interaction ; lightweight image reconstruction network ; global fusion ; green supply chain ; environmental awareness ; information acquisition ; outsourcing ; in-house ; career choice ; prediction ; machine learning ; college students ; non-cooperative equilibrium ; complex supply chain network ; environmental policies ; circular economy ; structural balance ; feedback mechanism ; opinions polarization ; reservoir characterization ; productivity prediction ; knowledge interaction neural network ; embedded model ; egg shape equation ; displacement of volume method ; egg volume ; classical retrial policy ; queue dependent service rate ; waiting time analysis ; infinite orbit ; private set intersection ; quantum authentication ; oblivious quantum key distribution ; Internet of Things ; multi-objective optimization ; mining plan ; metal mines ; adaptive ; hybrid mutation ; multi-facility location problem ; clustering algorithm ; center-of-gravity method ; hybrid multi-attribute ; three-way group decision making ; VIKOR model ; grey correlation analysis ; interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy numbers ; tourist arrival forecast ; variational mode decomposition ; empirical mode decomposition ; multiscale analysis ; deep learning model ; convolutional neural network model ; seasonal ARIMA ; ARIMA ; sales forecasting ; demand pattern ; dynamic weighting ; model selection ; retail ; malicious network traffic ; GAN ; imbalanced classification ; partial discharge (PD) ; phase-resolved PD (PRPD) ; rotating machine ; stator coil ; buffer wards ; mixed-integer programming ; dynamic bed allocation ; patient admission control ; COVID-19 pandemic ; regression ; data stream ; non-convex loss function ; noise-resilient ; online-learning ; ARL ; control charts ; COVID-19 data ; deviance residuals ; link functions ; logistic profiling ; Pearson residuals ; conditional autoregressive model ; Markov chain Monte Carlo ; occurrence rate ; spatial Poisson model ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Description: The risk of physical accident or injury to humans from horses is well understood. Now, there is increasing awareness of negative impacts on the physical and mental wellbeing of horses from living in fundamentally human environments and being subject to human management regimes. The 17 articles in this collection describe horse-related risks to humans and human-related risks to horses across a range of equestrian disciplines, sectors and activities. Not only do the authors take detailed approaches towards describing and calculating risk, they suggest solutions-focussed interventions for reducing the consequence and likelihood of harm to horses and humans in their relations with one another. Together, these important articles provide strategies for maximising the mutual benefits of humans and horses in each other’s lives. By considering human, animal and environmental aspects of horse-related risk, this collection provides a foundation for the development of an ‘Equestrian One Health’ framework to underpin future research into horse-related risks.
    Keywords: horse-riding ; risk ; mitigation ; culture ; research ; review ; safety ; behavior change ; eque-culture ; motivator ; equestrian ; horse ; injury ; helmet ; online forum ; barriers ; enablers ; injury prevention ; horse-rider ; road safety ; decision-making vehicle ; Australia ; jockey ; economic ; costs ; insurance ; horse-related ; accident ; student ; education ; veterinary ; bedding material ; respiratory health ; peat ; wood shaving ; thoroughbred ; horse-racing ; steeplechase ; hurdles ; animal-human relationships ; media ; public debate ; horse stable ; management ; web tool ; transport ; journey duration ; season ; human–horse risk ; context-specificity ; attention ; cognitive error ; self-reference ; horses ; eventing ; falls ; riders ; human−animal relationships ; human−horse relationships ; protective behavior ; equestrians ; horse-related accidents ; safety equipment ; multiple regression analysis ; ethology ; equitation science ; learning theory ; behaviour change ; fireworks ; anxiety ; behaviour ; fear ; people ; WHS ; deaths ; workplace ; horse racing ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFZ Animals & society
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: Antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections are a major and costly public health concern. Several pathogens are already pan-resistant, representing a major cause of mortality in patients suffering from nosocomial infections. Drug efflux pumps, which remove compounds from the bacterial cell, thereby lowering the antimicrobial concentration to sub-toxic levels, play a major role in multidrug resistance. In this Special Issue, we present up-to-date knowledge of the mechanism of RND efflux pumps, the identification and characterization of efflux pumps from emerging pathogens and their role in antimicrobial resistance, and progress made on the development of specific inhibitors. This collection of data could serve as a basis for antimicrobial drug discovery aimed at inhibiting drug efflux pumps to reverse resistance in some of the most resistant pathogens.
    Keywords: MdtF (YhiV) ; multidrug resistance ; RND-type efflux pump ; dye accumulation ; real-time efflux ; pathogens ; RND ; evolution ; efflux pump ; adaptation ; Aliarcobacter butzleri ; RND efflux pumps ; virulence ; resistance ; RND pump ; dominant negative effect ; assembly ; protein-protein interaction ; mutation ; drug resistance ; cystic fibrosis ; prevalence of efflux resistance mechanisms ; hospital acquired infections ; antibiotic resistance ; allostery ; antimicrobial resistance ; conformational changes ; energetic transition ; gram-negative bacteria ; pump activation ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSG Microbiology (non-medical)
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: This reprint focuses on fundamentals and applied research on magnetic structures with curved geometries. The influence of curvature in the magnetic structures is an appealing topic of research opening novel perspectives to engineer the magnetic textures and the magnetisation reversal processes. Special attention is given to the fabrication and optimisation of magnetic structures, their characterisation and possible use in technological applications.
    Keywords: soft magnetic materials ; amorphous magnetic wires ; magnetic domains ; magneto-optic Kerr effect ; giant magnetoimpedance effect ; magnetic anisotropy ; 3D nanowire networks ; spin caloritronics ; thermoelectricity ; spintronics ; giant magnetoresistance multilayers ; glass-coated microwires ; micromagnetic structure ; impedance ; magnetic permeability ; nanomagnetism ; focused-electron-beam-induced deposition ; nanofabrication ; nanolithography ; magnetic nanowires ; three-dimensional ; core-shell ; purification ; thermal annealing ; electron holography ; cylindrical magnetic nanowires ; magnetocrystalline anisotropy ; magnetochiral configurations ; micromagnetic modeling ; amorphous microwires ; high-frequency magnetoimpedance ; SOLT calibration ; nanoporous anodic alumina template ; electrodeposition ; ALD ; magnetic nanowire and nanotube ; core/shell nanostructure ; FORC analysis ; MOKE ; magnetization reversal ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics::PHK Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: The scope of this Special Issue is to collect some of the contributions to the First International Electronic Conference on Biosensors, which was held to bring together well-known experts currently working in biosensor technologies from around the globe, and to provide an online forum for presenting and discussing new results. The world of biosensors is definitively a versatile and universally applicable one, as demonstrated by the wide range of topics which were addressed at the Conference, such as: bioengineered and biomimetic receptors; microfluidics for biosensing; biosensors for emergency situations; nanotechnologies and nanomaterials for biosensors; intra- and extracellular biosensing; and advanced applications in clinical, environmental, food safety, and cultural heritage fields.
    Keywords: Listeria monocytogenes ; cell-based biosensor ; bioelectric recognition assay ; membrane-engineering ; lateral flow immunoassay ; antibiotics ; lincomycin ; gold nanoparticles ; quantum dots ; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy ; Fumonsin B1 ; aptamers ; UV/VIS spectroscopy ; asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation ; porous silicon membrane ; bacterial detection ; selective lysis ; endolysins ; lysostaphin ; flow-through ; vibrational spectra ; molecular dynamics ; nucleotides ; Au nanoparticle ; SERS ; space biology ; deep space ; biosensors ; space radiation ; microgravity ; CubeSats ; 2D Ti3C2 MXene ; PGE2 ; 8-HOA ; lung cancer ; electrochemical ; DNA biosensors ; KRAS ; liquid biopsy ; cancer point-of-care diagnostic tests ; paper-based sensors ; nitrocellulose ; impedance measurements ; dielectric properties ; parallel-plate electrodes ; interdigital electrodes ; Bacillus thuringiensis ; sensor ; combined slot antenna ; diabetes ; dielectric permeability ; electromagnetic fields ; glucose concentration ; near-field sensor ; non-invasive measurements ; microwave sounding ; chymotrypsin ; β-casein ; nanoparticles ; UV-vis spectroscopy ; dynamic light scattering ; quartz crystal microbalance ; biologically inspired ; electronic eye ; optical methods ; RGB analysis ; tequila ; molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) ; surface plasmon resonance (SPR) ; plastic optical fiber (POF) ; 2-furaldheide (2-FAL) ; beverages ; optical chemical sensors ; biosensor ; immunosensor ; cardiac troponin I ; single-strand DNA ; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy ; label-free ; proteins ; microfluidic chip ; self-assembled monolayers ; odor sensor ; market analysis ; technology assessment ; application field ; performance profile ; requirement profile ; biointelligence ; biological transformation ; temperature sensor ; Raman spectroscopy ; anti-Stokes/Stokes spectra ; titanium dioxide ; trypsin ; AuNPs ; acoustic wave biosensor ; colorimetric assay ; white light reflectance spectroscopy ; real-time immunosensor ; ELISA ; pesticides ; carbendazim ; fruit juices ; ECIS ; xCELLigence ; cellZscope ; hCMVEC ; endothelial cell ; impedance sensing ; light-addressable potentiometric sensor ; light-addressable electrode ; actuator-sensor system ; enzyme kinetics ; microfluidics ; HIV-1 p24 protein ; surface plasmon resonance ; surface modifications ; label-free detection ; artificial enzymes ; green synthesis ; hexacyanoferrates of transition and noble metals ; peroxidase mimetic ; amperometric (bio)sensor ; glucose oxidase ; glucose analysis ; electrocatalysis ; peroxynitrite ; flow injection analysis ; meat extracts ; myoglobin ; cobalt phthalocyanine ; electrochemical reduction ; screen-printed carbon electrode ; amperometric detection ; decay kinetics ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry::PNF Analytical chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-11-17
    Description: For decades, synthetic fibers have been the leading commodity in the composites industry. However, synthetic fibers have many disadvantages, as they are non-biodegradable. Since synthetic fibers have many shortcomings, researchers have had growing interest in producing polymers that incorporate natural fibers. Natural fibers are becoming more common as a viable option due to the harmful environmental and health consequences of synthetic fibers. Concerns about the environment and the rising greenhouse effect, as well as increasing interest in the use of sustainable materials, has motivated researchers to investigate biocomposite materials. In today’s manufacturing environment, natural fiber composites are playing a prominent role in many vital applications, such as in wings of wind turbines, bicycle frames, automobile interiors, seat cushions, door panels. The great interest in natural fiber composites is due to their high performance, biodegradability, nonabrasive light weight, and low cost. Moreover, the widespread adoption of natural fibers and biopolymers as green materials is being motivated by the rapid depletion of petroleum supplies, as well as by a growing recognition of global environmental issues associated with the use of traditional plastics. The successful application of biopolymers and the promise of alternative pathways with a reduced carbon footprint arising from the use of green materials bodes well for the future design and development of ever more sophisticated green materials.
    Keywords: kenaf composite ; flammability ; fire retardant ; hybrid composite ; tensile ; morphology ; pet yarn ; epoxy ; flame retardant ; polymer composites ; metal ; metal components ; characterization ; combustion mechanism ; biomedical ; conducting polymers ; corrosion ; doped ; electronics ; shape memory polymers ; sensors ; actuators ; optical limiting ; biocomposites ; kenaf ; sugar palm ; thermal ; dynamic mechanical analysis ; benzoylation ; non-chemical pretreatment ; lignocellulosic biomass ; bioproducts ; nanocellulose ; membrane filter ; microbes ; surface functionalization ; polycaprolactone ; pine cone powder ; graphite ; dimensional stability ; biodegradability ; fracture energy ; SEM ; glass fiber ; basalt fiber ; DMA ; TMA ; bacterial cellulose (BC) ; biopolymer ; industrial waste ; microbial cellulose ; carbon source ; nitrogen source ; cornstarch ; plasticizer ; fructose ; glycerol ; film ; properties ; natural fiber ; cellulose ; costing ; processing ; fiber-matrix adhesion ; compression strength ; foam ; specific energy absorption ; tube ; natural and synthetic fibers ; thermosetting polymers ; L16 orthogonal array ; Taguchi method ; erosion mechanism ; SEM analysis ; prosthetic applications ; wheat biocomposite ; wheat starch ; wheat gluten ; wheat fiber ; antioxidant ; antimicrobial ; 3D printing ; bio-inspired structure ; energy absorption ; fused deposition modelling ; honeycomb structure ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Infectious disease is the result of an interactive relationship between a microbial pathogen and its host. In this interaction both the host and the pathogen attempt to manipulate each other using a complex network to maximize their respective survival probabilities. Programmed host cell death is a direct outcome of host-pathogen interaction and may benefit host or pathogen depending on microbial pathogenesis. Apoptosis and pyroptosis are two common programmed cell death types induced by various microbial infections. Apoptosis is non-inflammatory programmed cell death and can be triggered through intrinsic or extrinsic pathways and with or without the contribution of mitochondria. Pyroptosis is an inflammatory cell death and is typically triggered by caspase-1 after its activation by various inflammasomes. However, some non-canonical caspase-1-independent proinflammatory cell death phenomena have been reported. Microbial pathogens are able to modulate host apoptosis and pyroptosis through different triggers and pathways. The promotion and inhibition of host apoptosis and pyroptosis vary and depend on the microbe types, virulence, and phenotypes. For example, virulent pathogens and attenuated vaccine strains may use different pathways to modulate host cell death. Specific microbial genes may be responsible for the modulation of host cell death. Different host cells, including macrophages, dendritic cells, and T cells, can undergo apoptosis and pyroptosis after microbial infections. The pathways of host apoptosis and pyroptosis induced by different microbes may also differ. Different methods can be used to study the interaction between microbes and host cell death system. The articles included in this E-book report the cutting edge findings in the areas of microbial modulation of host apoptosis, pyroptosis and inflammasome.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; RC109-216 ; microbial infection ; pyroptosis ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; bacterial exploitation of apoptosis ; Brucella ; Infectious Disease ; Inflammasome ; Legionella ; programmed cell death ; Apoptosis ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Description: Natura is a polysemic Latin word that has accompanied the historical development of the West for centuries, spreading around much of the globe with colonialism and imperialism. It has been adopted in numerous languages. Our relationship with nature has become a highly charged issue at least since the "ecological turn" around 1970. It is as much about the relationship of humans to the environment as it is about the relationship of humans to each other. In the course of these debates, research has intensified in various disciplines: history, anthropology, philosophy, literature, ecology, etc. The nine contributions gathered in this volume deal with the dimension of perception and its long-term development from the Middle Ages to the present time. They trace in detail how images of nature were adopted, modified, and transmitted for specific purposes in specific situations. The introduction to the volume provides an overview and brings the contributions together.
    Keywords: nature ; culture ; science ; religion ; European history ; scholasticism ; image of man ; Thomism ; medieval medicine ; anthropology ; Magnus Hundt ; human body ; Japan ; history of ideas ; environment ; pollution ; ecology ; physico-theology ; nature as a huge organism ; Alfred North Whitehead ; philosophy of nature ; philosophy of subjectivity ; metaphysics ; Donna J. Haraway ; anarchism ; naturalism ; Fin de Siècle ; pedagogy ; historical anthropology ; history of biology ; symmetrical history ; medieval breeding ; race ; ancestry ; Aristotelianism ; Albertus Magnus ; practical knowledge ; natural philosophy ; seventeenth century ; atomism ; corpuscles ; Humboldtian science ; barbarism ; savage ; civilization ; indigenous knowledge ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Description: Mounting evidence suggests a bidirectional relationship between metabolism and inflammation. Molecular crosstalk between these processes occurs at different levels with the participation of nuclear receptors, including peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs). There are three PPAR isotypes, α, β/δ, and γ, which modulate metabolic and inflammatory pathways, making them key for the control of cellular, organ, and systemic processes. PPAR activity is governed by fatty acids and fatty acid derivatives, and by drugs used in clinics (glitazones and fibrates). The study of PPAR action, also modulated by post-translational modifications, has enabled extraordinary advances in the understanding of the multifaceted roles of these receptors in metabolism, energy homeostasis, and inflammation both in health and disease. This Special Issue of IJMS includes a broad range of basic and translational article, both original research and reviews, focused on the latest developments in the regulation of metabolic and/or inflammatory processes by PPARs in all organs and the microbiomes of different vertebrate species.
    Keywords: nuclear receptor ; gene transcription ; inflammation ; molecular docking ; PPARβ/δ ; lung ; pulmonary artery ; GW0742 ; GSK3787 ; docking ; lipopolysaccharide (LPS) ; PPARγ ligand ; coumarin ; fluorescent ligand ; screening ; crystal structure ; PPAR ; atopic dermatitis ; psoriasis ; metabolic reprograming ; glucose ; fatty acids ; mycobacteria ; M. tuberculosis ; M. leprae ; PPARs ; lipid droplets ; metabolic alterations ; hepatic damage ; nuclear factors ; pharmacological targets ; AMPK ; GDF15 ; insulin resistance ; type 2 diabetes mellitus ; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) ; real-time PCR ; ELISA ; immunohistochemistry ; signaling pathway ; PPAR gamma ; brain ; neural stem cells ; infection ; neuroinflammation ; HIV ; Zika ; cytomegalovirus ; neurogenesis ; microglia ; liver damage ; toll-like receptor 4 ; P2Y2 receptor ; metabolic syndrome ; resveratrol ; quercetin ; PPARα ; peroxisome ; β-oxidation ; PPRE ; ligand ; coregulator ; micronutrients ; PPARα knockout ; adipose tissue ; browning ; lipid metabolism ; depression ; PPARg ; neuropathology ; corticotropin releasing hormone ; norepinephrine ; subgenual prefrontal cortex ; amygdala ; nucleus accumbens ; common carotid artery occlusion ; electroretinography ; fibroblast growth factor 21 ; pemafibrate ; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha ; retinal ischemia ; skeletal muscle ; substrate metabolism ; nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ; sex dimorphism ; lipidomics ; hepatic sex-biased gene expression ; PPARγ ; pulmonary arterial hypertension ; TGFβ ; vascular injury ; proliferation ; kidney fibrosis ; pattern-recognition receptors ; phagocytosis ; nitric oxide synthase ; fenofibrate ; oleoylethanolamide ; palmitoylethanolamide ; cancer ; immunity ; obesity ; diabetes ; miRNA ; DNA methylation ; histone modification ; peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor ; fatty acid oxidation ; doping control ; regulatory T cells ; exercise ; nuclear receptors ; nutrigenomics ; energy homeostasis ; dairy animals ; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ; non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) ; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) ; bezafibrate ; fenofibric acid ; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ; dual/pan agonist ; X-ray crystallography ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: This book entitled Zeolites is a collection of papers recently published in the journal Crystals, focusing on zeolites as a group of hydrated aluminosilicates with unique physical and chemical properties that can have numerous and important applications. The collection opens with works related to the geological documentation of the newest deposits of natural zeolites. The second part of the book describes a variety of synthesis methods and characterizes the resulting products. Finally, some recent advances in their applications in different fields are presented at the end of the book.
    Keywords: zeolite ; alkali-activation ; geopolymer ; metakaolin ; metahalloysite ; adsorption ; DRIFTS operando ; ethylene scavenging ; postharvest quality ; tomato ; natural zeolite ; zeolite synthesis ; zeolite characterization ; zeolite application ; mordenite ; mineral fibers ; erionite ; potential toxicity ; ZSM-5 zeolites ; L,L-lactide ; size effect ; diffusion control ; zeolite L precursor ; Fe-LTL zeolite ; ultra-fine ; zeolite beads ; hierarchical zeolite ; pseudomorphic transformation ; ZSM-12 ; shaping ; nanosponges ; adoption ; acceptance ; household water treatment systems ; long-term effectiveness ; membrane ; separation ; silicalite-1 ; xylene ; orientation ; evolutionally selection ; NaP2 zeolite ; NaY gel ; microwave-assisted hydrothermal ; conventional hydrothermal ; waste management ; fly ash zeolites ; faujasite ; wastewater remediation ; willhendersonite ; chabazite ; zeolites ; Lessini Mounts ; kaolin ; kaolinite ; clinoptilolite ; thermal expansion ; thermal diffusivity ; thermal conductivity ; specific heat capacity ; natural zeolite A ; mineralogy ; mudstones ; crystal ; sedimentary environment ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry::PNR Physical chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Particle accelerators and radiation based on radio-frequency (RF) cavities have significantly contributed to the advancement of science and technology in the most recent century. However, the rising costs and scales for building cutting-edge accelerators act as barriers to accessing these particle and radiation sources. Since the introduction of chirped pulse amplification technology in the 1990s, short-pulse, high-power lasers have enabled the realization of laser-driven accelerations and radiation sources. Laser-driven accelerators and radiation sources could be a viable alternative to providing compact and cost-effective particle and photon sources. An accelerating field in a plasma, driven by intense laser pulses, is typically several orders of magnitude greater than that of RF accelerators, while controlling the plasma media and intense laser pulses is highly demanding. Therefore, numerous efforts have been directed toward developing laser-driven high-quality particle beams and radiation sources with the goal of paving the way for these novel sources to be used in a variety of applications. This Special Issue covers the latest developments in laser-based ion and electron accelerators; laser-plasma radiation sources; advanced targetry and diagnostic systems for laser-driven particle accelerators; particle beam transport solutions for multidisciplinary applications; ionizing radiation dose map determination; and new approaches to laser–plasma nuclear fusion using high-intensity, short laser pulses.
    Keywords: spectra of laser accelerated particle beams ; mapping of radiation dose ; GEANT4 simulations ; Monte Carlo simulation ; laser-driven ion acceleration ; imaging plate ; high repetition rate target ; ion acceleration ; laser–plasma interaction ; Thomson parabola ; electromagnetic pulse ; laser electron acceleration ; laser proton acceleration ; high-intensity lasers ; non-destructive testing ; elemental analysis ; petawatt laser ; laser plasma ; laser wakefield acceleration ; compact electron accelerator ; GeV electron beam ; laser-plasma accelerator ; TNSA ; laser-accelerated protons ; magnetic beamline ; Particle Induced X-ray Emission ; laser-produced plasma ; plasma light source ; far-ultraviolet spectroscopy ; Seya–Namioka monochromator ; radiation-hydrodynamics ; collisional-radiative model ; Monte Carlo simulations ; Geant4 ; laser-accelerated ion beams ; proton–boron fusion ; laser–plasma acceleration ; α-particle beam ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Special Issue “Advances in Management of Voice and Swallowing Disorders” is dedicated to innovations in screening and assessment and the effectiveness of interventions in both dysphonia and dysphagia. In contemporary practice, novel techniques have been introduced in diagnostics and rehabilitative interventions (e.g., machine learning, electrical stimulation). Similarly, advancements in methodological approaches to validate measures have been introduced (e.g., item response theory using Rasch analysis), prompting the need to develop new, robust measures for use in clinics and intervention studies. Against this backdrop, this Special Issue focuses on studies aiming to improve early diagnostics of laryngological disorders and its management. This issue also welcomes the submission of studies on diagnostic accuracy and psychometrics performance of existing and newly developed measures. This includes but is not limited to studies investigating screening tools with sound diagnostic accuracy and robust psychometric properties. Furthermore, interventions with high levels of evidence in relation to clinical outcome using robust methodology (e.g., sophisticated meta-analytic approaches) are of great interest. This issue provides an overview of the latest advances in voice and swallowing disorders.
    Keywords: T1a glottic carcinoma ; transoral laser microsurgery ; treatment outcome ; vocal function ; objective voice diagnostics ; vocal extent measure (VEM) ; occupational voice disorders ; prevention ; prophylaxis ; teachers ; occupational health ; voice training ; balneotherapy ; dysphagia ; swallowing ; laryngeal penetration or aspiration ; deglutition ; reliability ; videofluoroscopic swallowing study ; deep learning ; machine learning ; Voice Handicap Index (VHI-9i) ; international short scale ; VHI-9i severity levels ; test–retest reliability ; validation of classification ranges ; self-assessed vocal impairment (VHIs) ; hoarseness ; dysphonia severity categories ; voice diagnostics ; deglutition disorders ; tongue ; exercise ; ageing ; Sob Voice Therapy ; Optimal Phonation Task ; Negative Practice ; auditory-perceptual analysis ; acoustic voice analysis ; laryngeal sensory dysfunction ; chronic refractory cough ; botulinum toxin ; larynx ; laryngeal hypersensitivity ; cough hypersensitivity syndrome ; globus pharyngeus ; laryngopharyngeal reflux ; neuropathic cough ; throat irritation ; auditory discrimination ; voice control ; voice assessment ; voice disorders ; swallowing disorders ; RCT ; intervention ; compensation ; rehabilitation ; classic test theory ; measure ; psychometrics ; videofluoroscopic swallow studies ; VMV ; neuromuscular electrical stimulation ; pharyngeal electrical stimulation ; PES ; NMES ; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ; transcranial direct current stimulation ; rTMS ; tDCS ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Nutrition is a key element that has the potential to reduce bone loss and fracture risk. While nutrition has become one of many variables that can impact bone health, there is a need to formulate and maintain nutritional approaches and techniques for the prevention and treatment of bone health-associated disorders that may affect women's health. This book, compiling articles published during 2021–2022, belongs to the Topical Collection " Nutrition and Women Bone Health". The application of the knowledge presented here may subsequently provide further support for preventive approaches based on population-based interventions. Key major topics related to the relationship between different nutrients and women's bone health are discussed using high-quality research methodologies, including randomized clinical trials and observational studies, all of which are led by notable nutritional and clinical researchers. The Guest Editor intends for this book to contribute to expanding the body of knowledge on bone health and nutrition in women as well as highlight the pivotal role that this interaction plays in human health throughout populations. The findings represent a beginning point for future research, which should progressively be focused on experimental investigations with diverse populations and demographic groups in order to further understand the link between nutrition and bone health in women.
    Keywords: bone mass ; dietary total antioxidant capacity ; KNHANES ; menopause ; osteoporosis ; fatty acids ; n-3 PUFAs ; bone mineral density ; postmenopause ; botanicals ; herbs ; postmenopausal women ; vitamin D ; bone remodeling ; cheese ; enriched dairy ; vitamin E ; bone turnover ; osteopenia ; tocopherol ; bone marker turnover ; bone health ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: The papers included in this Special Issue address a variety of important aspects of plant biodiversity and genetic resources, including definitions, descriptions, and illustrations of different components and their value for food and nutrition security, breeding, and environmental services. Furthermore, comprehensive information is provided regarding conservation approaches and techniques for plant genetic resources, policy aspects, and results of biological, genetic, morphological, economic, social, and breeding-related research activities. The complexity and vulnerability of (plant) biodiversity and its inherent genetic resources, as an integral part of the contextual ecosystem and the human web of life, are clearly demonstrated in this Special Issue, and for several encountered problems and constraints, possible approaches or solutions are presented to overcome these.
    Keywords: climate change ; combined drought and heat stress ; drought ; heat ; landraces ; maize ; Rhododendron ; conservation strategies ; genetic differentiation ; gene flow ; populations contraction ; AFLP ; genetic diversity ; invasive ; Poaceae ; population genetics ; range expansion ; genebanks ; forage germplasm ; grasses ; legumes ; seed storage ; conservation ; seed longevity ; seed germination ; monitoring ; regeneration ; pea landraces ; Amorgos ; Schinoussa ; DNA Barcoding ; ISSR genotyping ; HRM analysis ; powdery mildew ; ex situ conservation ; germination ; longevity ; plant genetic resources ; agrobiodiversity ; genebank ; genebank management ; seed physiology ; seed quality management ; Carthamus tinctorius ; genotyping by sequencing ; germplasm characterization ; GWAS ; oilseed crop ; DArT markers ; macadamia ; dendrogram ; principal coordinate analysis ; population structure ; wild species ; malnutrition ; food security ; vegetables ; genetic resources ; home gardens ; community seedbanks ; variety introduction ; vegetable breeding ; high-throughput phenotyping ; statistical modelling ; phenotypic breeding ; genomic selection ; Solanum chacoense ; stress tolerance ; Brassica oleracea ; diversity ; SNP ; atolls ; leafy vegetables ; non-communicable diseases (NCD) ; nutrition security ; mineral nutrients ; natural biofortification ; crop wild relatives ; biological features ; use ; local ; national and global efforts ; policy ; gene donors ; pre-breeding ; breeding ; cross-sectoral collaboration ; crop wild relatives (CWR) ; drylands ; Kitui county ; wild food plants ; Cyprus ; domestication ; microsatellites ; Vitis vinifera subsp. sativa ; Vitis vinifera subsp. Sylvestris ; Fraxinus spp. ; manna ; local varieties nSSR ; cpSSR ; cytometry ; morphological traits ; documentation ; agricultural biodiversity ; wheat ; genome-wide association studies ; association mapping ; stripe rust ; anti-inflammatory activity ; antioxidants ; catechin ; Erodium crassifolium ; underutilized species ; agro-biodiversity ; centres of origin ; geographic distribution ; phylogenetic diversity ; useful plants ; Vavilov centres ; plant breeding ; climate change adaptation ; developing countries ; Punica protopunica Balf. ; Punica granatum L. ; Punica genera ; Lythraceae ; nitrogen fixation ; symbiosis ; bean ; landrace ; PPB ; participatory breeding ; climate resilient ; Honduras ; banana ; desiccation tolerance ; Musa ; Papua New Guinea ; seed conservation ; seed storage behaviour ; crop diversity ; drought tolerance ; genetic approaches ; neglected and underutilized species ; plant genetic resources for food and agriculture ; access and benefit sharing ; multilateral system ; CGIAR ; nutrition data ; multi-sectoral collaboration ; payment for ecosystem services ; payment for environmental services ; agrobiodiversity conservation ; agricultural adaptation ; clonal crops ; collection management ; cryobiotechnology ; cryopreservation ; field collections ; field maintenance ; germplasm storage ; in vitro conservation ; recalcitrant seeds ; genetic erosion ; ex situ and in situ conservation ; diversification ; sustainability ; food and nutrition security ; crop genetic resources ; diagnostics ; germplasm ; crop breeding ; pathogen ; pest ; Plant Treaty ; phytosanitary regulations ; transboundary pests ; invasive species ; prevention ; quarantine ; seed ; seed health ; virus indexing ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Description: The inner ear is a complex machinery at the cellular and molecular levels. Many different genes and proteins play roles in the development and maintenance of its structure and function, through participating in diverse molecular networks. A defect in any of these components can result in the loss of hearing. Consequently, hearing impairment encompasses a wide variety of disorders that are clinically and genetically heterogeneous. Understanding their genetic causes and their pathophysiological mechanisms, and characterizing the resulting phenotypes, are essential for developing novel therapies that target the specific defects. The articles and reviews in this book are representative of the many research lines that are currently active in the field, including recent advances in the genes and mutations involved in hearing impairment, the mechanisms through which mutations result in different syndromic or non-syndromic disorders, and the description of the associated phenotypes in humans and in animal models.
    Keywords: inner ear ; hearing impairment ; gene identification ; disease-causing mutations ; genetic epidemiology ; genotype&ndash ; phenotype correlations ; pathophysiological mechanisms ; omics ; genome editing ; gene therapy ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAK Genetics (non-medical)
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Description: Meat and meat products are an important part of the human diet. Even though non-essential, they provide high amounts of protein, vitamins, and minerals in a concentrated form. However, the consumption of meat and meat products has been associated with an increased risk of health-related problems. Once the harmful components of meat and meat products are elucidated, novel technologies can help in identifying, removing, replacing, and/or minimising their deleterious effects. In addition, meat products can be and are being utilised as carriers of added bioactive compounds due to their processing versatility and high worldwide consumption. New strategies in the field of meat and meat product development are certainly needed in order to overcome not only the health-related problems these products might contribute to, but also from the sustainability and economy perspective. This book compiles ten original studies and two comprehensive reviews that will tackle some of these issues.
    Keywords: oleogel ; emulsion gel ; dry fermented sausages ; healthier lipid content ; chia oil ; olive oil ; spice ; ingredient ; colour ; ready-to-cook ; meat preparation ; meat extenders ; meat products ; meat substitutes ; sustainability ; plant-based proteins ; insects ; by-products ; pulses ; mushrooms ; beef burgers ; soluble fiber ; TPA ; consumer evaluation ; fatty acid composition ; Juniperus communis L. ; essential oil ; sodium nitrite ; dry fermented sausage ; traditional wet market ; food product’s label ; nutritional information ; willingness to pay ; meat ; authentication ; triacylglycerols ; ambient mass spectrometry ; DNA ; PCR ; iota carrageenan ; chemical composition ; consumer acceptance ; descriptive analysis ; ham ; ostrich ; phosphate ; polysaccharide ; processed ; restructured meat ; sensory profile ; plant-based meat analog ; commercial texture vegetable protein ; texture soy isolate protein ; methylcellulose ; phosphate elimination ; emulsified meat products ; proteins ; standardized meat matrix ; clean label ; nitrites alternatives ; phosphates alternatives ; coffee by-products ; chicken burger ; meat formulation ; cooking yield ; volatile compounds ; warmed off-flavours ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: The present book focuses on that part of calculus of variations, optimization, nonlinear analysis and related applications which combines tools and methods from partial differential equations with geometrical techniques. More precisely, this work is devoted to nonlinear problems coming from different areas, with particular reference to those introducing new techniques capable of solving a wide range of problems. The book is a valuable guide for researchers, engineers and students in the field of mathematics, operations research, optimal control science, artificial intelligence, management science and economics.
    Keywords: well posedness ; constrained variational control problem ; monotonicity ; pseudomonotonicity ; hemicontinuity ; multiple integral functional ; lower semicontinuity ; fractional differential equations ; fractional derivative of Riemann–Liouville type ; integral boundary value problems ; Green’s functions ; Guo–Krasnosel’skii fixed point theorem in cones ; sublinearity and superlinearity ; Arzelà-Ascoli Theorem ; multi-objective programming ; fractional transportation problem ; intuitionistic fuzzy set ; parametric programming ; convex function ; h-convex function ; Hermite–Hadamard inequality ; Caputo–Fabrizio fractional integral ; Jensen inequality ; Jensen–Mercer inequality ; multiobjective programs with vanishing constraints ; semidefinite programming ; convexificators ; nonsmooth analysis ; constraint qualifications ; interval-valued function ; Riemann integral ; LR-convex interval-valued function ; interval Hermite–Hadamard inequality ; interval Hermite–Hadamard–Fejér inequality ; Lieb concavity theorem ; deformed exponential ; Pick function ; convexity of matrix ; low carbon inventory ; discount ; payment in advance ; price-sensitive demand ; emission reduction ; advances of SDO ; applications of SDO ; metaheuristic optimization ; nature-inspired algorithms ; optimization problems ; spiral dynamics optimization ; spiral-inspired optimization algorithms ; spiral paths ; (p,s)-convex fuzzy-interval-valued function ; fuzzy Riemann integral ; Jensen type inequality ; Schur type inequality ; Hermite–Hadamard type inequality ; Hermite–Hadamard–Fejér type inequality ; inverse geometric problem ; Laplace equation ; method of fundamental solution ; least-square problem ; micro resonator ; fractal ; multistability ; safe jump ; hidden attractor ; chaos ; basin of attraction ; LR-Harmonically convexity ; fractional integral operator ; Hermite–Hadamard type inequalities ; multimodal multi-objective optimization ; manta ray foraging optimizer ; non-dominated solution ; crowing distance ; engineering design problem ; optimal power flow ; renewable energy sources ; improved chaos game optimization ; TD-TI controller ; load frequency control ; electrical vehicles ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: In the last few centuries, the study of sea-level changes along the world's shores has been a primary scientific focus in analyses of climate change, but also for scientists exploring past landscape evolution, geomorphological processes, human impacts, and system responses. The relative variation in sea level derives as a result of global, regional, and local processes. All these processes are spatially and temporally variable and cause complex sea-level changes at both regional and local scales. A multidisciplinary approach addressed to palaeo sea-level reconstructions at regional and local scale is the best method to understand the role of natural and anthropogenic forcing in the landscape evolution, as well as to discover the historical human adaptions to natural modifications of the landscape. Definitely, investigating these regional and local patterns is mandatory to reconstruct possible scenarios of the relative sea level rise impacts and to prepare the adaptation of coastal communities threatened by future climate changes. The aim of this Special Issue has been to collect contributions addressing and discussing methodological and multi-disciplinary approaches to studying the regional and local coastal modifications in relation to historical and recent relative sea-level changes to hypothesize future trends.
    Keywords: sea-level rise ; Mediterranean Sea ; tide gauges ; natural variability ; vertical land motion ; Mississippi River Delta ; Louisiana ; salinity ; sediment ; wetland loss ; estuary ; diversion ; environmental planning ; coastal restoration ; sea level ; coastal erosion ; coastal morphometry ; Baltic Sea ; coastal changes ; vertical ground movements ; geoarchaeology ; 3D model ; relative sea level changes ; Campi Flegrei ; Holocene ; coastal lagoon ; geochronology ; sea level change ; bio-indicators ; climate change ; adaptation costs ; investment decision ; Spain and Portugal coastal cities ; uncertainty ; stochastic model ; coastal dynamics ; erosion ; accretion ; submersion ; boulders ; Medicane ; flow ; UAV ; waves ; coastal barrier ; continuous backstepping pattern ; incised valley ; sapropel S1 ; coastal plains ; relative sea-level rise ; 2100 ; marine submersion ; tide-gauges ; atmospheric variability ; Tyrrhenian sea ; interannual variations ; acqua alta ; well log correlation ; late Quaternary environments ; sea-level changes ; Volturno plain ; southern Italy ; geomorphological coastal changes ; sea storm effects ; integrated 3D remote sensing surveys ; sedimentary dynamics ; western Ligurian sea ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2023-08-08
    Description: This reprint focuses on fundamental and applied research on national parks and protected areas. The destruction and degradation of nature undermine biodiversity and human well-being. Protected areas (including national parks) represent one of the best ways to safeguard nature and preserve biodiversity for the benefit of all life on Earth. Protected areas put the focus on nature conservation while providing various types of ecosystem services and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this reprint, special attention is given to wilderness quality, connectivity conservation and ecological networks, ecosystem services, community participation, tourism and other relevant topics.
    Keywords: Qilian Mountain National Park ; community participation ; TPB extended model ; balloon dessert ; structural equation model ; national park ; social-ecological system ; ecosystem services ; tea cultivation ; protected area management ; habitat degradation ; LUCC ; driving force ; GeoDetector model ; coastal city ; adaptability ; residents ; perception ; Qilian Mountain National Park Pilot ; natural parks ; regression analysis ; ecotourism ; Extremadura ; knowledge mapping ; bibliometrics ; VOSviewer ; CiteSpace ; protected areas ; Nepal ; management capacity evaluation ; management measures ; protected area ; best practice ; indicator system ; Three-River-Source National Park ; cultural ecosystem service ; community resident ; function evaluation ; landscape ; co-management ; social equity ; fairness perception ; empowerment levels ; biodiversity conservation ; connectivity ; dispersal probability ; least-cost distance ; ecological corridor ; Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park (NTLNP) ; government purchasing of ecological services ; payment for ecosystem services (PES) ; ecological compensation (EC) ; state-owned forest enterprises (SOFEs) ; functional zoning ; landscape unit ; multi-criteria decision analysis ; MSPA ; MCR ; stakeholders ; sustainable tourism ; Sierra Morena ; ecosystem services value ; land use intensity ; land use change ; sensitivity analysis ; Qilian Mountain National Park (Gansu Area) ; wilderness quality ; wilderness character ; Iceland ; Central Highlands ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: This open access book relates to the III Annual Conference hosted by the Russian Federal Ministry of Education and Science in December 2016. This event has summarized, analyzed and discussed the interim results, academic outputs and scientific achievements of the Russian Federal Targeted Programme for Research and Development in priority areas of development of the Russian Scientific and Technological Complex for 2014-2020. It contains 75 selected papers from 6 areas considered priority by the Federal programme: computer science, ecology & environment sciences; energy and energy efficiency; life sciences; nanoscience & nanotechnology; and transport & communications. The chapters report the results of the 3-years research projects supported by the Programme and finalized in 2016.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; talent management ; sensor arrays ; oil waste ; laser technology ; oil production ; dry separation technology ; automatic speech recognition ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) has developed from primarily a method of academic study into a recognized technology that has advanced measurement capabilities within many different industrial sectors. These sectors include areas such as national security, energy, forensics, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, etc. Despite this diversity, these applications have many shared technical challenges and regulatory burdens, yet interdisciplinary cross-talk is often limited. To facilitate the sharing of knowledge, this Special Issue presents technical articles from four different areas, including the oil industry, nanostructured systems and materials, metabolomics, and biologics. These areas use NMR or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologies that range from low-field relaxometry to magnetic fields as high as 700 MHz. Each article represents a practical application of NMR. A few articles are focused on basic research concepts, which will likely have the cross-cutting effect of advancing multiple disciplinary areas.
    Keywords: higher-order structure ; tertiary structure ; fluorescence ; circular dichroism ; NMR ; HOS by NMR ; product characterization ; biopharmaceuticals ; Blastocystis ; 1H NMR ; metabolite extraction, metabolomics ; low-field magnetic resonance ; imaging ; multiphase ; flow measurement ; pipe flow ; two-phase flow ; flow regime characterization ; intermittent flow ; slug flow ; process and reaction monitoring ; MOF ; separation ; binary mixture ; low-field NMR relaxometry ; nuclear magnetic resonance ; mass spectrometry ; urine metabolome ; normal ranges ; personalized metabolic profile ; similarity metrics ; Mahalanobis distance ; chemical shift difference ; peak profile ; relative peak height ; glycosylated proteins ; heteronuclear NMR ; HSQC-TOCSY ; natural abundance ; T2 filter ; glycoprotein ; metabolomics ; paramagnetic ; relaxation ; gadolinium ; layered perovskite-like niobate ; Dion-Jacobson phase ; proton NMR ; oil-based mud ; invasion correction ; permeability ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-03-07
    Description: International experts contribute to Fractional- and Integer-Order System: Control Theory and Applications, providing an authoritative overview of the most recent developments in control theory as well as practical examples of fractional- and integer-order systems. Generously referenced and illustrated, the reprint highlights the growing interest in control science and is an invaluable resource for applied and industrial mathematicians, biological, control, electrical and electronics engineers and scientists.
    Keywords: fractional fourier transform ; weighted-type fractional fourier transform ; multiweighted-type fractional Fourier transform ; unitarity ; direct autotuning methods ; indirect autotuning methods ; fractional-order controllers ; simulation results ; interval analysis ; interval estimator ; finite-time convergence ; bounded uncertainties ; infectious diseases ; SEIR epidemic model ; fractional calculus ; neutral systems ; fixed-point theory ; distributed interval observer ; fractional-order multiagent systems ; monotone system theory ; generalized Caputo derivate ; fractional diffusion equation ; finite difference method ; collocation method ; error ; stability and convergence analysis ; autonomous underwater vehicle ; fuzzy logic control ; particle swarm optimization algorithm ; initial value problem ; fractional differential systems ; fractional integral equation ; infinite-state approach ; Riemann–Liouville integral ; frequency distributed exponential function ; fractional-order differential equations ; verification of pseudo-state enclosures ; Mittag-Leffler-type enclosures ; exponential enclosures ; fractional order ; synchronization ; event triggered ; uncertain ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), as open-field crops, play an important role in multifunctional and sustainable agriculture as a result of their low energy requirements for cultivation and their many avenues of use, from the production of nutraceuticals, phytonutrients, and phytotherapy to land valorization. This Special Issue of Agriculture, “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Agricultural Research when Considering Multifunctionality and Sustainability Criteria”, aims to illustrate the role of MAPs in agriculture in low-impact farming practices, and the benefits they can generate in terms of functional products. This Special Issue covers all research aspects related to MAPs, including a number of scientific macro-areas, such as agronomy, chemistry and pharmacy, ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology, food and nutrition, and ecology. Key topics in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following: Sustainable agricultural practices of MAPs; Breeding and germplasm preservation of MAPs; The biodiversity of MAPs; The conservation of cultivated and wild MAPs; Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology; Phytotherapy, phytochemistry, and phytopharmacology; Essential oils and secondary metabolites; Functional foods and MAPs; MAPs and degraded and marginal land recovery; The global marketing of MAPs; The legislation of MAPs.
    Keywords: laurel ; microbial load ; oven drying ; real time monitoring ; sage ; sensor ; spike lavender ; essential oil ; 1,8-cineole ; linalool ; camphor ; edaphic characteristics ; altitude ; latitude ; longitude ; aromatic species ; alternative substrates ; irrigation ; plant habitus ; sustainable cultivation ; Calotropis procera leaves ; chronic inflammatory model ; cytokines ; Freund’s complete adjuvant ; indomethacin ; medicinal and aromatic plants ; crop diversification ; sustainability ; leaf yield ; biofunctional products ; genotypic variability ; extra-virgin olive oil ; aromatic and medicinal plants ; gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry analyses ; antioxidant ; oleic acid ; caper plant ; island of Linosa ; morphological and productive characteristics ; growing ; St. John’s wort ; Hypericum perforatum ; secondary metabolites ; cropping technique ; hops ; Humulus lupulus L. ; Mediterranean environment ; trellising system ; medicinal plant ; industrial crop ; hop shoots ; powdery mildew ; downy mildew ; Japanese beetle ; maypop ; Ficus carica L. ; Taxus cuspidata Sieb. et Zucc. ; medicinal-agroforestry system ; soil enzyme activity ; photosynthesis ; polyphenols ; Berberis ; negative fruits ; organic agriculture ; rooting ; hardwood cuttings ; iron chelates ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Description: This book collects fifteen papers published in s Special Issue of Mathematics titled “Fuzzy Sets in Business Management, Finance, and Economics”, which was published in 2021. These paper cover a wide range of different tools from Fuzzy Set Theory and applications in many areas of Business Management and other connected fields. Specifically, this book contains applications of such instruments as, among others, Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Neuro-Fuzzy Methods, the Forgotten Effects Algorithm, Expertons Theory, Fuzzy Markov Chains, Fuzzy Arithmetic, Decision Making with OWA Operators and Pythagorean Aggregation Operators, Fuzzy Pattern Recognition, and Intuitionistic Fuzzy Sets. The papers in this book tackle a wide variety of problems in areas such as strategic management, sustainable decisions by firms and public organisms, tourism management, accounting and auditing, macroeconomic modelling, the evaluation of public organizations and universities, and actuarial modelling. We hope that this book will be useful not only for business managers, public decision-makers, and researchers in the specific fields of business management, finance, and economics but also in the broader areas of soft mathematics in social sciences. Practitioners will find methods and ideas that could be fruitful in current management issues. Scholars will find novel developments that may inspire further applications in the social sciences.
    Keywords: Bonferroni means ; prioritized aggregation operators ; induced aggregation operators ; OWA operator ; transparency ; fuzzy sets ; fuzzy numbers ; linguistic variables ; fuzzy data analysis ; correlation between fuzzy variables ; poverty policy ; efficiency ; Debreu–Farrell productivity index ; cryptocurrencies ; bitcoin ; blockchain ; fintech ; unified theory of acceptance and use of technology ; intention to use ; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis ; bonus-malus system ; fuzzy number ; fuzzy transition probability ; fuzzy Markov chain ; fuzzy stationary state ; SDGs ; The Quintuple Helix of Innovation Model ; sustainability ; Latin America ; knowledge systems ; Forgotten Effects Theory ; Fuzzy Logic ; tourist destination competitiveness ; experton theory ; forgotten effects theory ; Hamming distance ; decision making ; expert group ; neuro-fuzzy assessment ; evaluation of specialists ; smart city ; assessment risk ; smart transport ; mobility ; transparent selection ; public financial resources ; recovery plan ; selection of quality methods ; manufacturing process ; intuitionistic fuzzy sets ; genetic algorithm ; adoption of environmental practices ; human resource costs ; organizational learning capability ; information technology support ; size ; education level ; experience ; university ranking ; unsupervised pattern recognition ; clustering techniques ; corruption perception ; corruption normalization ; gender ; entrepreneurial intention ; STEM ; family entrepreneurial background ; fsQCA ; household income ; pythagorean membership ; financial knowledge ; decision-making ; fuzzy logic ; fuzzy arithmetic ; extension principle ; economic models ; Harrod’s growth ; enhancement strategy ; brand attachment ; convenience stores ; fuzzy quality function deployment ; audit team leader ; audit risk assessment ; small- and medium-sized audit firms ; planification ; fuzzy theory ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: For the first time, this book makes available to a wide readership, not only to an educated audience, high-resolution reproductions of all the 258 paintings of gourds of the genus Cucurbita, figuring about a hundred cultivars, kept at the Bibliothèque centrale of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, made in the 18th century by the talentuous Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, of the Royal Garden in Versailles, a forerunner of genetics and evolution. This book by Dr. Harry Paris, a leading expert of Cucurbitaceae, is written both in English and French and is aimed at scientists (e.g., botanists, geneticists, agronomists, horticulturists, science historians) as well as more general readers including gardeners, above all those very numerous fond of cultivated plants, particularly of Cucurbitaceae. Its large format (320 x 440 mm), the diversity and magnificence of its plates and the beauty of its presentation will also attract bibliophiles. This volume is not only the first publication to contain Duchesne’s naming and classification of the three economically most important species of Cucurbita, it also contains Duchesne’s summary of his investigations with this genus. The plates are accompanied by reprinting of appropriate abstracts from Duchesne’s Essai sur l’histoire naturelle des courges together with, by Harry Paris, commentaries on the illustrations with an analysis of existing published and unpublished documents concerning these plates. As for his work on strawberries, here once again is stressed the unfailing tenaciousness and extraordinary sense of observation of Antoine Nicolas Duchesne coupled with quite original and premonitory evolutionary ideas.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; botany ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: This book was established after closing the Special Issue “Decline of Mediterranean Fruit Crops and Forests Associated with Fungal Trunk Pathogens” edited by Dr. Carlos Agustí-Brisach as Guest Editor and Mr. Everett Zhu as Manager Editor. This book represents a collection of papers related to the etiology, epidemiology, and control of fungal trunk diseases in several Mediterranean woody crops such as almond, citrus, grapevine or pistachio, among others. This volume was intended to generate knowledge on the etiology and epidemiology of tree decline syndromes to build a strong foundation for developing effective management approaches to reduce the yield losses caused by these diseases. In addition, a broad collection of techniques to conduct studies on etiology and epidemiology as well as to determine the effect of biotic and abiotic factors enhancing the progression of trunk diseases in woody crops are shown in this book.
    Keywords: grapevine trunk diseases ; signal transduction ; systemic acquired resistance ; preformed defenses ; symptom severity ; pistachio ; crown rot ; root rot ; Macrophomina phaseolina ; pathogenicity ; bscogniauxia ; botryosphaeriaceae ; cadophora ; citrus dieback ; colletotrichum ; phaeoacremonium ; fungal trunk pathogens ; occurrence ; Prunus dulcis ; water deficiency ; weakened hosts ; grapevine ; Diplodia seriata ; Neofusicoccum parvum ; diagnostic ; Vitis vinifera ; Botryosphaeria dieback ; foliar symptoms ; (R)-mellein ; qPCR ; LC-MS/MS ; esca complex ; wood disease control ; leaf symptoms ; fungal pathogens ; natural infections ; Silverleaf disease ; Chondrostereum purpureum ; Prunus salicina ; Japanese plum ; apple die-back ; canker ; fungi ; multi-loci phylogeny ; wood decay ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: Many research teams are working to demonstrate that microorganisms can be our daily partners, due to the great diversity of biochemical transformations and molecules they are able to produce. This Special Issue highlights several facets of the production of microbial metabolites of interest. From the discovery of new strains or new bioactive molecules issued from novel environments, to the increase in their synthesis by traditional or innovative methods, different levels of biotechnological processes are addressed. Combining the new dimensions of "Omics" sciences, such as genomics, transcriptomics or metabolomics, microbial biotechnologies are opening up incredible opportunities for discovering and improving microorganisms and their production.
    Keywords: Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ; polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) ; mutant strain ; Aurantiochytrium sp. ; transcriptome ; Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris ; 6-pentyl-α-pyrone ; antibiosis ; Trichoderma ; secondary metabolites ; antibiofilm ; Gram-negative bacterium ; antibiotic resistance ; natural products ; angucycline ; aquayamycin ; glycosyltransferase ; Lake Baikal ; Streptomyces ; Talaromyces albobiverticillius 30548 ; submerged fermentation ; pigments ; biomass ; optimization ; Box–Behnken experimental design ; response surface modeling ; carnosic acid ; propolis ; antifungal action ; synergy ; Candida albicans ; biofilms ; sponges ; actinomycetes ; cryptic ; Micromonospora ; Nocardia ; Gordonia ; mycolic acid ; LC-HRESIMS ; N-functionalized amines ; N-methylanthranilate ; Corynebacterium glutamicum ; metabolic engineering ; sustainable production of quinoline precursors ; acridone ; quinazoline alkaloid drugs ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Covid-19 ; Mpro ; microbial natural products ; docking ; molecular dynamic simulation ; Serratiochelin A ; Serratiochelin C ; Serratia sp. ; siderophore ; iron ; anticancer ; microbial biotechnology ; degradation ; antibacterial ; S. aureus ; sparkling wine ; second fermentation ; fermentation by-products ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae flor yeast ; proteins ; Scopalina hapalia ; Actinomycetes ; Bacillus ; Fungi ; elastase inhibition ; tyrosinase inhibition ; CDK7 inhibition ; Fyn kinase inhibition ; catalase activation ; sirtuin 1 activation ; Curvularia papendorfii ; endophytic fungi ; human coronavirus HCoV 229E ; Staphylococcus sp. ; MRSA ; antiproliferative activity ; polyhydroxyacid ; kheiric acid ; insect ; mealworm ; gut bacteria ; OSMAC ; cyclic peptides ; biosynthetic pathway ; autophagy inducer ; fermentation ; Lactococcus lactis ; bacteriocin ; culture conditions ; medium compositions ; lactic acid fermentation ; Pediococcus acidilactici PA204 ; simultaneous saccharification and fermentation ; corn stover ; pyocyanin ; maize industry wastewater ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa NEJ01R ; redox metabolite ; response surface analysis ; bioproduction ; valorization ; electrochemical analysis ; sugarcane ; distillery waste water ; molasses spent wash ; vinasse ; fungi ; yeasts ; bioremediation ; COD ; discoloration ; antimicrobial ; antioxidant ; GNPS ; textiles ; cation-exchange resin ; adsorption ; removal ; ammonium ; cell viability ; mutant gdhA P. multocida B:2 ; cyanobacteria ; photosynthesis ; synthetic biology ; systems biology ; genome-scale model ; protoplast fusion ; novel compound discovery ; cell wall-deficiency ; heteroploidy ; Talaromyces ; azaphilone ; marine fungi ; N-threonyl-rubropunctamin ; PP-R ; greener extraction ; red pigments ; fungal pigments ; antinematode compound ; anthelminthic drugs ; marine epiphytic bacteria ; marine biofilm ; marine environment ; parasitic nematode ; Caenorhabditis elegans ; natural colors ; bio-pigments ; quorum sensing ; marine bacteria ; biosynthesis ; biological activities ; industrial applications ; therapeutic insights ; global pigment market ; terpenoids ; sesquiterpene production ; Rhodobacter capsulatus ; β-caryophyllene ; bioactivity ; phytopathogens ; plant pathogenic fungi ; plant growth-promoting bacteria ; microorganisms ; biotechnology ; screening ; production ; extraction ; bioactive properties ; perspectives ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSG Microbiology (non-medical)
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    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Description: The word "cancer" is associated with at least 100 different pathologies, depending on the organ involved and the type of tumor developed. Cancer is a complex disease involving multiple pathogenetic mechanisms. Characterization of different types of cancers, which distinguishes them from healthy cells and other cancers, allows for the identification of specific targets for each individual tumor. The principle of chemotherapy is based on interference with the mechanisms that regulate the life and proliferation of cancer cells, causing their death. In recent years, there has been continuous progress in the development of therapeutic agents against cancer, which is ongoing.The Anticancer Inhibitors Special Issue focuses on new target-based anticancer agents that inhibit a specific target involved in the suppression of various types of cancer and the control of their chemoresistance.There is a collection of research and review articles on advances in drug discovery, design, and development of new inhibitor compounds with potency against various cancer types.
    Keywords: breast cancer ; tamoxifen ; LY294002 ; synergism ; apoptosis ; cell cycle ; tea (Camellia sinensis) flowers ; BTFS ; A2780/CP70 ovarian cancer cells ; S phase cell cycle arrest ; nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase ; NAD+ biosynthesis ; inhibitor ; azacyclohexane ; anticancer drug ; drug design ; enthalpy effect ; NSCLC ; Cathepsin K ; cell proliferation ; cell migration ; cell invasion ; mTOR ; isatin-hydrazones ; cytotoxicity ; CDK2 inhibitor ; ATP competitive inhibitor ; ADME analysis ; receptor tyrosine kinases ; protein-protein interactions ; protein engineering ; directed evolution ; angiogenesis ; binding affinity ; agonistic activity ; saponins ; phytochemicals ; tea (Camellia sinensis) flower ; ovarian cancer ; autophagy ; ZMYND8 ; tumorigenesis ; epigenetic regulation ; pro-oncogenic effects ; tumor suppression ; tacrine-coumarin derivatives ; DNA ; topoisomerases I ; II ; lung carcinoma cells ; A549 ; chemotherapy ; prodrug ; drug targeting ; overexpressed enzymes ; ADC ; ADEPT ; GDEPT ; LEAPT ; PROTAC ; cyclin-dependent kinase ; cancer ; resistance ; small molecule inhibitors ; PROTACs ; statins ; pancreatic cancer ; DNA microarray ; pitavastatin ; cerivastatin ; simvastatin ; fluvastatin ; atorvastatin ; pravastatin ; HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: This book contains the scientific contributions to the Special Issue entitled: "New Trends and Applications in Femtosecond Laser Micromachining". It covers an array of subjects, from the basics of femtosecond laser micromachining to specific applications in a broad spectra of fields such biology, photonics and medicine.
    Keywords: ultrafast laser microfabrication ; microfluidic ; glass bonding ; ultrashort laser pulses ; heat accumulation ; transparent materials ; quartz ; stealth dicing ; femtosecond ; fused silica ; double pulses ; selective chemical etching ; cell elasticity ; endothelial cells ; optical micromanipulation ; holographic optical tweezers ; two-photon polymerization ; image processing ; micromodels ; porous media ; 3D multi-depth channels ; laser machining ; femtosecond laser micromachining ; femtosecond laser material processing ; micro/nanotechnology fabrication ; atomic force microscope ; laser ablation diameter ; separation distance (SW) ; sub-micron bridges ; YBCO thin film ; photonic quantum chip ; femtosecond laser direct writing ; Hadamard gate ; CNOT gate ; path-encoded Bell state ; femtosecond laser ; fs-assisted cataract surgery ; laser-assisted ophthalmic surgery ; high pulse frequency ; low energy ; roughness analysis ; thermal annealing ; integrated optics ; glass micromachining ; 3D structuring ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics::PHJ Optical physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-10-25
    Description: This book provides a resource for the scientist or medical professional interested in the topic of insulin resistance. With a mix of review and primary data articles, emerging paradigms in insulin resistance are highlighted. The topics are succinctly presented, and distinct viewpoints are represented. An introduction to the Special Issue that provides summaries of the studies included, is provided by the Guest Editor, Dr. Susan Burke, and her colleague at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Dr. Jason Collier.
    Keywords: epicardial adipose tissue ; hypertrophy of adipocytes ; CAD severity ; adipokines ; insulin resistance ; insulin-degrading enzyme ; pancreas ; liver ; insulin receptor ; glucose transporters ; acute intermittent porphyria ; carbohydrate loading therapy ; hyperinsulinemia ; fast-acting insulin ; experimental liver-targeted insulin ; hyperinsulinaemia ; osteocalcin ; beta-hydroxybutyrate ; phenotype ; stages ; serotonin ; glucagon-like peptide-1 ; glucagon ; type 2 diabetes ; hyperglycaemia ; apoptosis ; endoplasmic reticulum stress ; glucosamine ; pancreatic β-cell dysfunction ; ovariectomy ; raloxifene ; Negr1 ; obesity ; metabolic disease ; metabolomics ; glucose intolerance ; genetic models ; beta hydroxybutyrate ; osteoporosis ; fragility fractures ; bone mineral density ; osteocalin ; vitamin D ; collagen ; hydroxyapatite ; diabetes ; inflammation ; thiazolidinedione ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Volcanoes release plumes of gas and ash to the atmosphere during episodes of passive and explosive behavior. These ejecta have important implications for the chemistry and composition of the troposphere and stratosphere, with the capacity to alter Earth's radiation budget and climate system over a range of temporal and spatial scales. Volcanogenic sulphur dioxide reacts to form sulphate aerosols, which increase global albedo, e.g., by reducing surface temperatures, in addition to perturbing the formation processes and optical properties of clouds. Released halogen species can also deplete stratospheric and tropospheric ozone. Volcanic degassing, furthermore, played a key role in the formation of Earth’s atmosphere, and volcanic plumes can affect air quality, pose hazards to aviation and human health, as well as damage ecosystems. The chemical compositions and emission rates of volcanic plumes are also monitored via a range of direct-sampling and remote-sensing instrumentation, in order to gain insights into subterranean processes, in the respect of the magmatic bodies these volatiles exsolve from. Given the significant role these gases play in driving volcanic activity, e.g., via pressurisation, the study of volcanic plumes is proving to be an increasingly fruitful means of improving our understanding of volcanic systems, potentially in concert with observations from geophysics and contributions from fluid dynamical modelling of conduit dynamics.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; n/a ; radioactive disequilibria 210Pb-210Bi-210Po ; volcanic geochemistry ; radiative transfer ; spherical-cap bubble ; plume ; satellite remote sensing ; portable photometry ; puffing ; Holuhraun ; interdisciplinary volcanology ; gas slug ; atmospheric remote sensing ; analysis software ; gases ; image processing ; remote sensing ; SEVIRI data ; oxygen and sulfur multi-isotopes ; nonlinear spectral unmixing ; UV cameras ; ultraviolet cameras ; cloud height ; atmospheric chemistry ; Python 2.7 ; degassing processes ; volcanic plumes ; fissure eruption ; radiative forcing ; basaltic volcanism ; volcanic plume top height ; O3 ; eruption start and duration ; Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) ; volcanic emissions ; volcanology ; volcanic CO2 flux ; volcanic aerosols ; 2011–2015 Etna lava fountains ; SO2 ; reactive halogen ; nonlinear PCA ; gas ; Etna volcano ; geochemical modelling ; BrO ; volcanic sulfate aerosols ; volcanic gases ; SSA ; hyperspectral remote sensing ; time averaged discharge rate ; eruption monitoring ; Bárðarbunga ; strombolian ; aerosol optical properties ; Mount Etna ; Taylor bubble ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: This book focuses on applied research on growth traits, fat reserves, fatty acid profiles and enriched diets and their effects on reproduction, health status and welfare. The studies contained in the volume have been carried out in both monogastric organisms and ruminants, fish, broilers or pigeons. Fundamental studies with rats or mice are also presented. The reader will find novel research about the effects of the degree of fatness and muscularity determined by ultrasound method on sows´ reproductive performance, genetic studies on fatty acid profiles and growth traits in rabbits and Gilthead Seabream; nutritional studies addressing diets enriched with bee pollen in rats, postbiotics in male rabbits, concentrate and bypass supplementations in buffaloes; and interesting studies on the welfare assessment of meat sheep, rabbits, racing pigeons, broilers, alpacas and llamas using body condition measurements.
    Keywords: behavior ; body condition ; energy status ; fatty acid ; genetic ; physiology ; reproduction ; welfare ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFF Social issues & processes::JFFZ Animals & society
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: Throughout history, wildlife has been an important source of infectious diseases transmissible to humans. Today, zoonoses with a wildlife reservoir constitute a major public health problem, affecting all continents. The importance of such zoonoses is increasingly recognized, and the need for more attention in this area is being addressed. The total number of zoonoses is unknown, some 1,415 known human pathogens have been catalogued, and 62% are of zoonotic origin [1]. With time, more and more human pathogens are found to be of animal origin. Moreover, most emerging infectious diseases in humans are zoonoses. Wild animals seem to be involved in the epidemiology of most zoonoses and serve as major reservoirs for transmission of zoonotic agents to domestic animals and humans [2]. The concept of the ‘One Health’ approach involving collaboration between veterinary and medical scientists, policy makers, and public health officials, is necessary to foster joint cooperation and control of emerging zoonotic diseases [3]. Zoonotic diseases caused by a wide range of arthropods, bacteria, helminths, protozoans, and viruses can cause serious and even life-threatening clinical conditions in animals, with a number of them also affecting the human population due to their zoonotic potential. The aim of the current Special Issue is to cover recent and novel research trends in zoonotic diseases in wildlife, including the relevant topics related to wildlife, zoonosis, public health, emerging diseases, infectious diseases and parasitic diseases.
    Keywords: west nile virus ; arbovirus ; zoonotic ; macaque ; bats ; c-ELISA ; RT-PCR ; Anaplasma phagocytophilum ; zoonosis ; tick ; wild ungulates ; phylogenesis ; molecular epidemiology ; Coxiella burnetii ; Q fever ; serology ; epidemiology ; wildlife ; European bison ; micromammals ; Cryptosporidium ; Giardia ; Blastocystis ; Enterocytozoon bieneusi ; Balantioides coli ; Troglodytella ; non-human primates ; rats ; zoological garden ; one health ; Helicobacter spp. ; PCR ; Sus scrofa ; Meles meles ; badger ; tuberculosis ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ; P22 ELISA ; isolation ; cattle ; Atlantic Spain ; filter card ; faeces ; transportation ; storage ; preservation ; Giardia duodenalis ; Cryptosporidium hominis ; seroprevalence ; ruminants ; humans ; dust ; aerosols ; Salmonella ; turtles ; wildlife rescue centres ; camera-traps ; interactions ; wildlife-livestock interface ; non-tuberculous mycobacteria ; Leptospira interrogans ; microscopic agglutination test ; Slovenia ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSV Zoology & animal sciences
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: The concept of nitrogen gap (NG), i.e., its recognition and amelioration, forms the core of this book entitled Site-Specific Nutrient Management (SSNM). Determination of the presence of an NG between fields on a farm and/or within a particular field, together with its size, requires a set of highly reliable diagnostic tools. The necessary set of diagnostic tools, based classically on pedological and agrochemical methods, should be currently supported by remote-sensing methods. A combination of these two groups of methods is the only way to recognize the factors responsible for yield gap (YG) appearance and to offer a choice of measures for its effective amelioration. The NG concept is discussed in the two first papers (Grzebisz and Łukowiak, Agronomy 2021, 11, 419; Łukowiak et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1959). Crop productivity depends on a synchronization of plant demand for nitrogen and its supply from soil resources during the growing season. The action of nitrate nitrogen (N–NO3), resulting in direct plant crop response, can be treated by farmers as a crucial growth factor. The expected outcome also depends on the status of soil fertility factors, including pools of available nutrients and the activity of microorganisms. Three papers are devoted to these basic aspects of soil fertility management (Sulewska et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1958; Grzebisz et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1701; Hlisnikovsky et al., Agronomy 2021, 11, 1333). The resistance of a currently cultivated crop to seasonal weather variability depends to a great extent on the soil fertility level. This aspect is thoroughly discussed for three distinct soil types and climates with respect to their impact on yield (Hlisnikovsky et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1160—Czech Republic; Wang et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1237—China; Łukowiak and Grzebisz et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1364—Poland). In the fourth section of this book, the division a particular field into homogenous production zones is discussed as a basis for effective nitrogen management within the field. This topic is presented for different regions and crops (China, Poland, and the USA) (Cammarano et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1767; Panek et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1842; Larson et al., Agronomy 2020, 10, 1858).
    Keywords: Triticum aestivum L. ; farmyard manure ; mineral fertilizers ; crude protein content ; soil properties, site-specific requirements ; yield ; site-specific nitrogen management ; regional optimal nitrogen management ; net return ; nitrogen use efficiency ; spatial variability ; temporal variability ; seed density ; N uptake ; indices of N productivity ; mineral N ; indigenous Nmin at spring ; post-harvest Nmin ; N balance ; N efficiency ; maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II ; chlorophyll content index ; soil enzymatic activity ; biological index fertility ; nitrogenase activity ; microelements fertilization (Ti ; Si ; B ; Mo ; Zn) ; soil ; nitrate nitrogen content ; contents of available phosphorus ; potassium ; magnesium ; calcium ; cardinal stages of WOSR growth ; PCA ; site-specific nutrient management ; soil brightness ; satellite remote sensing ; crop yield ; soil fertility ; winter wheat ; winter triticale ; vegetation indices ; NDVI ; grain yield ; number of spikes ; economics ; normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) ; on-the-go sensors ; winter oilseed rape → winter triticale cropping sequence ; N input ; N total uptake ; N gap ; Beta vulgaris L. ; organic manure ; weather conditions ; soil chemistry ; sugar concentration ; climatic potential yield ; yield gap ; soil constraints ; subsoil ; remote sensing-techniques ; field ; a field ; crop production ; sustainability ; homogenous productivity units ; nitrogen indicators: in-season ; spatial ; vertical variability of N demand and supply ; spectral imagery ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Ticks are noticeable by the high diversity of pathogens they can transmit, most of them with implications in human and animal health. Ticks are arachnids, meaning that they do not share the biological and ecological features of the mosquitoes and other parasitic Diptera. The natural foci of tick-borne pathogens may be as large as a continent, or be restricted to small portions of a country, without apparently too many similar features. The life cycle of the ticks involved three developing instars. The precise relationships of ticks and their hosts, the specific seasonal pattern of activity of ticks, and the still poorly known molecular relationships between ticks and the pathogens they can transmit, make these vectors a specially fecund field of research. Importantly, extensive studies on the biological and ecological relationships of ticks and abiotic (climate and vegetation) conditions have revealed the fine-tuning of the ticks and the pathogens they transmit, together with the biological effects of host and the driving features by the climate. The studies on tick-transmitted pathogens have been on the rise in the last years. There is a growing interest in understand the somewhat complex relationships between the landscape, the climate, the vectors and the pathogens, because the concerns of spread, probably driven by subtle changes in climate and man made alterations of the landscape. Studies on Lyme borreliosis are addressing the interesting issue of the relationships between the climate, the tick activity patterns, and the selection of strains according to the reservoir availability. Furthermore, the expanding field of habitat suitability modeling has been applied with different degrees of success to evaluate and quantify the risk of disease transmission. In such exponentially growing field, revisionary books are clearly welcome additions to the bibliographical tools of researchers. It is however necessary the compilation of works devoted to explore the tip of the iceberg in the field of research. In this Research Topic, we wish to summarize and review the studies on ecology, molecular biology, and tick-host-pathogens interactions, provided to resolve the important issues of ticks and pathogens. We want not only the results obtained by newly developed molecular tools, but rigorous reviews of the most recent advances in these issues. This Topic will cover aspects of both human and animal health, with special interest on zoonoses. Aspects of the biology of the ticks, as affecting the transmission of pathogens, are of special interest in this Topic. Studies on ticks of the poorly known family Argasidae, as related to their involvement on pathogen transmission, are especially welcome. We also wish to describe the perspective of the field in the future. Finally, the presentation of ongoing original works is greatly encouraged.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; RC109-216 ; Review Literature as Topic ; Ticks ; tick-transmitted pathogens ; Ecology ; Epidemiology ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2023-11-30
    Description: Remote sensing is a powerful technique for characterizing and monitoring crop or vegetation properties at reasonable temporal and spatial resolutions. Remote sensing uses airborne and spaceborne platforms to collect various imageries and is widely applied for the vegetation monitoring of local- or large-scale interest concerning the effect of geophysical and climate parameters. The Special Issue highlights vegetation monitoring using remote sensing data acquired from satellite or unmanned aerial vehicle platforms. In addition to the optical data, thermal data is utilized to estimate crop yield or production, orchard water status, chlorophyll content, forest diversity mapping, or vegetation phenology.
    Keywords: rice and wheat ; nitrogen remote sensing ; quantitative retrieval ; research prospect ; vegetation phenology ; snow cover ; vegetation index ; SOS ; Tibetan Plateau ; remote sensing ; forest diversity ; GEDI LiDAR ; Sentinel-2 ; machine Learning ; yield forecasting ; logistic model ; normalization method ; crop canopy temperature ; maize ; broadband vegetation indices ; chlorophyll content ; leaf angle distribution ; WorldView-2 ; RapidEye ; GaoFen-6 ; random forest ; land evaluation ; soil ; biomass ; Hungary ; gross primary productivity ; soil health ; soil quality ; coastal marsh ; continuum removal ; hyperspectral ; spectral signatures ; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ; vegetation species discrimination ; second derivative transformation ; canopy temperature ; crop water status index ; accuracy assessment ; peach orchard ; stem water potential ; backscatter ; gradient boosting ; machine learning ; NDVI ; precision agriculture ; forest stock volume ; NDVIRE ; Helan mountains ; convolutional neural networks (CNNs) ; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) ; semi-natural grasslands ; plant communities ; time series ; reconstruction algorithm ; smoothing ; optical remote sensing ; cropping intensity ; temporal mixture analysis ; endmember ; unmixing ; time series images ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RG Geography
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: The Special Issue, “Effect of the Modification of Catalysts on the Catalytic Performance”, should be of great interest to all researchers involved in this scientific area regarding the synthesis and characterization of various catalysts or catalytic materials; catalytic performance (activity and selectivity); synergetic effect; and the modification of catalysts or suitable promoters that are added to modify the catalyst structure.
    Keywords: alkali metal poison ; Cu/SSZ-13 ; crystal size ; NH3-SCR ; activated carbon fiber ; surface modification ; hydrogen peroxide ; hydroxylamine ; pyrrolic/pyridone nitrogen ; fractal dimension ; modified catalysts ; fractal analysis ; perovskite ; nanoparticles ; CO oxidation ; sulfur and water resistance ; platinum-based catalyst ; Keggin structure ; formic acid decomposition ; polyacrylonitrile hollow nanospheres ; ethylenediamine modification ; palladium cobalt nanoparticles ; ZnO/CuO/g-C3N4 ; co-crystallization ; heterojunction ; photocatalytic degradation ; organic pollutant ; titanate nanorods ; Fe-modified titanate ; Fe2O3 nanocubes ; ammonia catalytic ozonation assisted by solar light ; zeolite Y ; hierarchical zeolite Y ; 3D mesoporous silica ; Au/Ti-supported catalysts ; surface plasmon resonance effect ; photocatalytic degradation of amoxicillin ; CoOx ; MnOx ; hydrocarbon total oxidation ; redox properties ; catalytic performances ; lattice oxygen mobility ; copper spacer ; layered perovskite ; phenol ; photocatalysis ; simulated solar irradiation ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: In this Special Issue, we aim to represent the vibrant state of protein structure studies at the end of 2021. Recent decades have brought significant changes to the protein structure research field. Thanks to the genome projects and advances in structure determination methods, the number of solved protein structures has increased significantly. Protein structure research is experiencing a new renaissance, and in 2020 the number of deposited structures in the PDB database reached a new record. An assortment of many new frontiers are presented in this collection. A single Special Issue cannot give a comprehensive overview of a large field such as proteins science, but we aim to give a broad overview of current research.
    Keywords: configurational entropy ; force fields ; intrinsically disordered proteins ; protein folding ; NMR ; high hydrostatic pressure ; thermodynamic stability ; α-helical bundle ; Li-Fraumeni syndrome ; hereditary breast cancer ; germline TP53 missense variants ; quantitative prediction model ; protein conformation ; protein–protein interactions ; protein–protein binding ; protein–protein complex ; coarse-grained modeling ; multiscale modeling ; UFM1 ; UBA5 ; UFC1 ; protein-protein interactions ; complex structure ; oxidative stress ; Nrf2 ; Keap1 ; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ; hydrogen/deuterium exchange ; mass spectrometry ; circular dichroism ; intrinsically disordered ; bifidobacteria ; fucosidases ; glycosyl hydrolases ; conserved domains ; human milk ; analytical ultracentrifugation ; CO2 concentrating mechanism ; diffusion-ordered NMR spectroscopy ; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry ; homotetramer ; manganese ; metalloprotein ; photosynthesis ; small-angle X-ray scattering ; C1q ; calcium binding proteins ; genetic variation ; otoconia ; otolin-1 ; OTOL1 ; site-directed mutagenesis ; thermal shift assay ; B.1.1.7 ; B.1.617.2 ; COVID-19 ; E484Q ; T478K and L452R mutation ; N501Y mutation ; spike protein ; tetrabromobisphenol A ; tetrabromobisphenol S ; erythrocyte membrane ; retardants ; erythrocytes ; protein–ligand interactions ; protein dynamics ; FK506-binding protein ; FKBP12 ; FKBP51 ; oxidative folding ; glutathionylation ; nitrosylation ; cysteine reactivity ; ribosomal exit tunnel ; transient complex ; glutathione ; phosphorylation ; transmembrane proteins ; saturation mutagenesis ; deep sequencing ; residue packing ; deep learning ; convolutional neural network ; bidirectional long-short term memory ; protein ; prediction ; contact ; distance ; alphafold ; ProSPr ; CASP ; dataset ; retrainable ; mutual synergetic folding ; solvent accessibility of peptide bonds ; inter-subunit interaction ; solvent-accessible surface area ; Shannon information entropy ; amino acid composition ; glucose ; GlcNAc ; galactose ; GalNAc ; mannose ; xylose ; fucose ; Neu5Ac ; glucuronate ; iduronate ; tetrahydropyran ; entropy ; free energy ; free energy landscape ; energy-dependent protein folding ; co-translational protein folding ; molecular chaperones ; physical model of protein folding ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Through reading this book, you will obtain information on: (1) the main problems in air separation and natural gas treatment by membrane separation and how to solve them; (2) processes involving membranes and new membrane materials for the more economical utilization of bio-resources; (3) energy selection and membrane development for more expedient and stable harnessing of the natural osmosis phenomenon; (4) many excellent contributions about catalytic membrane bioreactors; (5) how to fine-tune the arrangement of aquaporins (i.e., proteins identified in biological cells) to achieve superior water treatment efficiency.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; QC1-999 ; n/a ; membrane ; draw solutes ; regeneration ; steam explosion ; wastewater treatment ; lignin ; hydrogen ; supported ionic liquid membranes ; chlorine resistance ; photocatalytic membrane ; thin-film composite ; photocatalytic membrane reactors ; single-sites ; pore modification ; polyimide ; separation ; dynamic membrane filtration ; microalgae ; structural stability ; energy ; fine chemistry ; pre-reforming ; costs ; fractionation ; carbon dioxide ; glucose ; alkanes ; immobilization ; biomimetic ; aquaporins ; nanofiltration ; interfacial polymerization ; cell disruption ; gas separation ; steam reforming ; plasticization ; xylose ; forward osmosis ; zeolite membrane ; membrane separation ; dopamine ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Dear Colleagues,All types of biomass, and their waste, comprised one the pillars of the preindustrial,pre-fossil fuel, agriculture-based economies of the past. Traditionalpractices of biomass waste management were applied, but not necessarily in asophisticated and efficient way, and included everything from agricultural activitiesto food production, animal feed, natural fiber separation, and processingof forest wood. The modern bioeconomy sector, however, includes new circulareconomy energy and materials streams of added-value products, such asgaseous, liquid and solid biofuels and bioenergy generation routes, and biocharproduction, along with all the previously mentioned traditional products emergingfrom the bioeconomy.This Special Issue includes some of the latest bioenergy and biochar advancementsand their incorporation into a bioeconomy in transition. It focuses onnature, properties, upgrading, and bioenergy generation processes from all typesof biomass waste and biochars originating from biomass waste. The multidisciplinarityof bioenergy and biochar research is evident throughout the SpecialIssue, highlighting the highly variable and tunable processes involved inbiomass handling, pre-processing, converting to biochar, and recovering energy.Dr. Dimitrios KalderisGuest EditorDr. Vasiliki Skoulouco-Guest Editor
    Keywords: ethanol ; lignocellulosic biomass ; life cycle assessment ; GHG emissions ; political incentives ; economic performance ; amino acid wastes ; biofuels ; microbial lipids ; Rhodosporidium toruloides ; two-stage culture ; fixed bed ; pyrolysis yield ; temperature ; coconut shell ; characterization ; SEM ; Mitigation of CO2-equiv. ; nutrient release ; rice paddy water and soil system ; slow-release fertilizer ; coconut wastes ; bioenergy resource ; pollutant emissions ; calorific value ; biocharing ; microalgae ; anaerobic digestion ; biogas ; respirometric reactors ; APSIM sugarcane model ; energy potential ; marginal land ; sensitivity analysis ; hydrochar ; hydrothermal carbonization ; CiteSpace ; scientometric analysis ; artificial neural network ; fly ash ; biomass combustion ; fluidized bed boilers ; acute phytotoxicity test ; mineral fertilizer ; BCR sequential extraction ; metal speciation ; starch ; biochar ; coffee waste ; polycaprolactone ; bioplastics ; biodegradation ; fermentable sugar ; enzymatic hydrolysis ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TB Technology: general issues
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: The trace mineral selenium is still regarded as one of the most interesting and health-beneficial elements. In addition to the Editorial containing a dedication to Dr. Leopold Flohé, this Special Issue contains 13 research articles and 8 reviews, with over 120 different contributors covering many of the most important subjects concerning the study of selenium. The articles address both selenium as well as selenoproteins and their molecular roles, providing important considerations regarding this trace element’s impact on human and animal health and disease.
    Keywords: selenoproteome ; selenoprotein hierarchy ; nonradioactive isotopes ; SEC-ICP MS ; glutathione peroxidase ; thioredoxin reductase ; SECIS ; translation regulation ; autoimmune thyroid disease ; diabetes mellitus ; Graves’ disease ; Hashimoto thyroiditis ; infection ; inflammation ; long-COVID ; rheumatoid arthritis ; selenoprotein P ; sepsis ; selenoprotein W ; thioredoxin ; 14-3-3 ; Akt ; cell death ; Selenof ; selenium ; selenoprotein ; colon cancer ; barrier integrity ; cardiovascular ; heart ; selenoproteins ; Keshan’s Disease ; bacteria ; selenite ; selenium delivery system ; Trsp ; hypothalamus ; Agrp neuron ; sex differences ; diet-induced obesity ; leptin resistance ; macrophage ; differentiation ; redox signaling ; NRF2 ; NF-κB ; lipid mediators ; seleocysteine ; autoimmunity ; lymphocyte ; cadmium cytotoxicity ; cancer therapy ; cisplatin ; ICP-MS ; nonsynonymous mutation ; selenium homeostasis ; ZIP8 ; Trit1 ; isopentenylation ; tRNA[Ser]Sec ; selenocysteine ; genetic variance ; human disease ; selenophosphate synthetase ; endothelial cell ; reactive oxygen species ; cell growth ; angiogenesis ; SEPHS1 ; early embryogenesis ; embryonic lethality ; prostate ; cancer ; tumor suppressor ; selenoprotein deficiency ; SECISBP2 ; Sec-tRNA[Ser]Sec ; SEPSECS ; antioxidative defense ; autoantibody ; Hashimoto’s thyroiditis ; trace element ; recoding ; SECIS-binding protein ; translation termination ; nonsense-mediated decay ; ribosome rescue ; health ; mouse models ; selenocysteine (Sec) ; virus ; viral ; antioxidant ; HIV ; HCV ; HBV ; coxsackie virus ; influenza ; n/a ; HIV-1 ; viral infection ; SELENOS ; SELENOO ; primary T cells ; Jurkat ; SupT1 ; translational control ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Description: This Special Issue celebrates the opening of a new section of the journal Foundation: Physical Sciences. Theoretical and experimental studies related to various areas of fundamental physics are presented in this Special Issue. The published papers are related to the following topics: dark matter, electron impact excitation, second flavor of hydrogen atoms, quantum antenna, molecular hydrogen, molecular hydrogen ion, wave pulses, Brans-Dicke theory, hydrogen Rydberg atom, high-frequency laser field, relativistic mean field formalism, nonlocal continuum field theories, parallel universe, charge exchange, van der Waals broadening, greenhouse effect, strange and unipolar electromagnetic pulses, quasicrystals, Wilhelm-Weber’s electromagnetic force law, axions, photoluminescence, neutron stars, gravitational waves, diatomic molecular spectroscopy, information geometric measures of complexity. Among 21 papers published in this Special Issue, there are 5 reviews and 16 original research papers.
    Keywords: information geometry ; complexity ; classical and quantum physics ; self-simulation hypothesis ; principle of efficient language ; quasicrystals ; empires ; game of life ; emergence ; state sum models ; space–time couplings ; spatiotemporal ; ultrafast optics ; unipolar pulses ; few cycle pulses ; line-by-line ; greenhouse effect ; radiative fluxes ; thermal emission ; spectroscopy ; stark broadening ; atomic physics ; foundations of quantum mechanics ; molecular spectroscopy ; diatomic molecules ; symmetry transformations ; optical emission spectroscopy ; astrophysics ; neutron stars ; nuclear equation of state ; gravitational waves ; speed of sound ; tidal polarizability ; charge exchange ; second flavor of hydrogen atoms ; dark matter ; stark effect ; parallel universes ; multiverse ; preferred direction in the universe ; bulk flow ; four spatial dimensions ; nonlocal metamaterials ; multiscale structures ; fiber bundles ; superspace ; mathematical methods ; mathematical physics ; nonlocal continuum field theory ; semiconductor materials ; preformed cluster decay ; relativistic mean-field ; alpha-particle clustering ; neck-length ; hydrogenic atoms ; high-frequency laser field ; relativistic precession ; laser-controlled precession ; cosmological constant ; generalised Brans-Dicke theory ; Big Rip ; photoluminescence ; dispersive media ; axion ; space-time couplings ; bipolar pulses ; few-cycle pulses ; free-space wave equation ; space-time wave packets ; nondiffracting localized waves ; molecular hydrogen ion ; proton collisions ; molecular spectral bands ; quantum antennas ; quantum field theory ; relativistic quantum mechanics ; quantum radiation ; propagator ; Green’s function ; quantum engineering ; quantum technologies ; radiation pattern ; electron impact excitation of hydrogen atoms ; discrepancy between theories and experiments ; electron impact excitation of hydrogen molecules ; quantum mechanics ; particle–wave duality ; quantum jump ; quantum entanglement ; Weber’s electrodynamics ; Weber force ; field theory ; electromagnetism ; electrodynamics ; physics of elementary particles and fields ; magnetic field ; electric field ; electrical engineering ; fundamental physics ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2022-12-06
    Description: The importance and usefulness of subjects and topics involving integral transformations and operational calculus are becoming widely recognized, not only in the mathematical sciences but also in the physical, biological, engineering and statistical sciences. This book contains invited reviews and expository and original research articles dealing with and presenting state-of-the-art accounts of the recent advances in these important and potentially useful subjects.
    Keywords: approximation operators ; differences of operators ; Szász–Mirakyan–Baskakov operators ; Durrmeyer type operators ; Bernstein polynomials ; modulus of continuity ; starlike functions ; subordination ; q-Differential operator ; k-Fibonacci numbers ; Lorentz invariant complex measures ; Minkowski space ; spectral decomposition ; measure convolution ; measure product ; Feynman propagator ; q-difference operator ; Janowski function ; meromorphic multivalent function ; distortion theorem ; partial sum ; closure theorem ; analytic functions ; multivalent (or p-valent) functions ; differential subordination ; q-derivative (or q-difference) operator ; Dunkel type integral inequality ; Schur-convexity ; majorization theory ; arithmetic mean-geometric mean (AM-GM) inequality ; Lerch function ; quadruple integral ; contour integral ; logarithmic function ; preinvex fuzzy mappings ; strongly preinvex fuzzy mappings ; strongly invex fuzzy mappings ; strongly fuzzy monotonicity ; strongly fuzzy mixed variational-like inequalities ; Fourier integral theorem ; double integral ; exponential function ; Catalan’s constant ; Aprey’s constant ; non-separable linear canonical wavelet ; symplectic matrix ; non-separable linear canonical transform ; uncertainty principle ; Fox–Wright function ; generalized hypergeometric function ; Mittag–Leffler function ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science
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    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Description: Comprehensive understanding of surface water and groundwater interaction is essential for effective water resources management. Groundwater and surface water are closely connected components that constantly interact with each other within the Earth’s hydrologic cycle. Many studies utilized observations to explain the surface water and groundwater interactions by carefully analyzing the behavior of surface water features (streams, lakes, reservoirs, wetlands, and estuaries) and the related aquifer environments. However, unlike visible surface water, groundwater, an invisible water resource, is not easy to measure or quantify directly. Nevertheless, demand for groundwater that is highly resilient to climate change is growing rapidly. Furthermore, groundwater is the prime source for drinking water supply and irrigation, and hence critical to global food security. Groundwater needs to be managed wisely, protected, and especially sustainably used. However, this task has become a challenge to many hydrologic systems in arid to even humid regions because of added stress caused by changing environment, climate, land use, population growth, etc. In this issue, the editors present contributions on various research areas such as the integrated surface water and groundwater analysis, sustainable management of groundwater, and the interaction between surface water and groundwater. Methodologies, strategies, case studies as well as quantitative techniques for dealing with combined surface water and groundwater management are of interest for this issue.
    Keywords: groundwater-surface water interaction ; analytical ; numerical ; FEMME ; STRIVE ; MODFLOW ; Long Short-Term Memory ; groundwater level prediction ; groundwater withdrawal impact ; groundwater level variation ; machine learning ; integrated surface water and groundwater analysis ; climate change ; hydraulic fracturing ; construction of well pads ; MIKE-SHE ; MIKE-11 ; northwestern Alberta ; SWAT+ ; groundwater ; modeling ; groundwater–surface water interactions ; rainwater harvesting ; climate variability ; small island developing states ; improved water governance ; national sustainable development plans ; SDG6 ; community participation ; drinking water supply ; water supply scheme ; surface water/groundwater interactions ; managed aquifer recharge ; induced riverbank filtration ; groundwater resource management ; water curtain cultivation ; surface–groundwater interaction ; water budget analysis ; Nera River ; carbonate aquifer ; recession curves ; seismic sequence ; permafrost hydrology ; Russian Arctic ; water tracks ; hydrological connectivity ; stable water isotopes ; dissolved organic carbon ; electrical resistivity tomography ; taliks ; flood ; surface and groundwater interactions ; HEIFLOW ; Managed Aquifer Recharge ; groundwater tracer ; heat transport ; surface–ground-water interactions ; infiltration basin ; groundwater hydrology ; young water fraction ; global meteoric water line ; northern Italian Apennines ; stakeholder participation ; surface water-groundwater interaction ; scenario modelling ; integrated water management ; agent-based modelling ; SimCopiapo ; water balance ; water table fluctuation method ; irrigated pastures ; deep percolation ; aquifer recharge ; clay soils ; flood irrigation ; water management ; surface water ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Childhood obesity continues to be a global problem, with several regions showing increasing rates and others having one in every three children overweight despite an apparent halt or downward trend. Children are exposed to nutritional, social, and obesogenic environmental risks from different settings, and this affects their lifelong health. There is a consensus that high-quality multifaceted smart and cost-effective interventions enable children to grow with a healthy set of habits that have lifelong benefits to their wellbeing. The literature has shown that dietary approaches play key roles in improving children’s health, not only on a nutritional level but also in diet quality and patterns. An association between the nutritional strategy and other lifestyle components promotes a more comprehensive approach and should be envisioned in intervention studies. This Special Issue entitled “Child Obesity and Nutrition Promotion Intervention” combines original research manuscripts or reviews of the scientific literature concerning classic or innovative approaches to tackle this public health issue. It presents several nutritional interventions alongside lifestyle health factors, and outcome indicators of effectiveness and sustainability from traditional to ground-breaking methods to exploit both qualitative and quantitative approaches in tackling child obesity.
    Keywords: serious game ; gamification ; eating behavior ; food neophobia ; willingness to taste ; nutritional status ; obesity ; dietary habits ; allergy ; pulmonary function ; allergic rhinitis ; asthma ; dietary habit ; vegetable consumption ; food intake ; preschool children ; Japan ; nutrition ; stress ; mental health ; family ; health behavior ; childhood obesity ; health intervention ; healthy lifestyle intervention ; school-based intervention ; MVPA ; overweight and obesity ; self-efficacy ; adolescent girls ; parent–child dyads ; food availability ; advertising ; healthy diet ; promotion programs ; community-based program ; school meals ; salt intake ; sodium consumption ; schools ; canteen ; adolescents ; implementation ; purchase behaviour ; overweight ; machine learning ; deep learning ; statistical models ; data science ; BMI ; child ; surveillance ; health ; noncommunicable diseases ; children ; fruit ; vegetables ; soft drinks ; energy balance-related behaviors ; self-regulation skills ; preschoolers ; randomized controlled trial ; intervention effects ; parental educational level ; intervention mapping ; multicomponent intervention ; school children ; food and nutrition ; intervention ; healthy eating ; food acceptance ; tactile play ; cooking ; fish ; health promotion ; childhood overweight ; risk ; community ; screening ; tool ; food environment ; home ; school ; food consumption patterns ; dietary intakes ; macronutrients ; micronutrients ; Eastern Mediterranean Region ; review ; parental role modelling ; family environment ; availability and accessibility ; cluster randomised controlled trial ; minority ; parents ; prevention ; diet ; nutrition promotion ; Black/African American ; Hispanic ; qualitative ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFC Cultural studies::JFCV Food & society
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    Publication Date: 2023-03-07
    Description: This reprint, entitled “Process Control and Smart Manufacturing for Industry 4.0”, contains the extended papers from the Series of annual IFSA conferences on Automation, Robotics and Communications for Industry 4.0/5.0 (ARCI) on the following topics: Process Automation, Process Control and Monitoring, Design Principles in Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing and Technologies, Smart Factories, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing. The reprint contains 13 chapters written by 54 ARCI conference participants from seven countries: China, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland and Romania. This reprint will inform readers of cutting-edge developments in the field and provide effective starting points and a road map for further research and development. All chapters follow the same structure: firstly, an introduction to the specific topic under study; secondly, a description of the field, including sensing or/and measuring applications. Each chapter ends with a curated list of references, including books, journals, conference proceedings and websites. “Process Control and Smart Manufacturing for Industry 4.0” is intended for researchers and scientists from academia and industry, as well as for postgraduate students.
    Keywords: steel alloys ; resistance spot welding ; RSW ; electrode wear ; electrode tip-dressing ; process monitoring ; mushrooming ; plateau forming ; quality control ; COVID-19 ; FDM ; 3D printing ; injection molding ; personal protection ; rapid prototyping ; protective face shields ; mechatronics line ; visual servoing system ; wheeled mobile robot ; industrial robotic manipulator ; Industry 4.0 ; NDT ; magnetic particle inspection ; optimization ; condition monitoring ; vibration ; acoustic emission ; drive train ; data fusion ; machine learning ; product morphology ; core data model ; phase rule filter ; phase private data model ; storage system ; forklift AGV ; deep learning ; semantic segmentation ; H-Swish ; community transformation ; community innovation governance ; ternary space ; coupling and coordination analysis ; lean manufacturing ; lean principles ; pull principle ; production control mechanisms ; production processes ; lean implementation ; batch process ; partial least squares ; multi-phase ; multi-mode ; master production scheduling ; make-to-order ; mathematical programming ; agent-based ; overtime ; earliness ; tardiness ; equipment selection decision ; business compass ; energy consumption ; processing time ; beetle antennae search algorithm ; sustainable blank dimension design ; energy-saving ; low-carbon ; grey wolf algorithm ; gas–solid ; cyclone ; separator ; gas dynamics ; erosion ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2024-01-12
    Description: Scientific motivation to publish this book comes from the increased interest in the study of toxoplasmosis, showed all over the world. Though the Toxoplasma gondii infection was first discovered in 1908, toxoplasmosis remains a today's research topic, a realm of questions and dilemmas that interest both the veterinarians and the human doctors. Studies in the field are directed to the epidemiology of the disease, the sources of infection, epidemiological chains, being underlined the important feature in the transmission of this parasite: the ability to pass from one intermediate host to another intermediate host without passing through the final host - felids. An increased prevalence of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals, as well as the difficulty of coproscopic diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in cats, expensive serological examinations in both animals and humans, lack of diagnostic methods accessible to veterinarians in slaughterhouses, cultural and culinary differences of human patients, which can influence the prevalence of the disease, motivate the scientific and practical importance of the proposed book and reveal the importance of this topic for animal and human health. So, the proposed book will contain informations regarding the etiology and history of Toxoplasma gondii infection and also the parasite's morphology and biology. This work will contain a very detailed epidemiology of the toxoplasmosis from all over the world and for all species of animals. This chapter will include also personal findings of the authors about the Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in domestic animals from Romania. In the last part of the book we will present the main methods for toxoplasma diagnosis. At the end of the book we will synthesize the main routes for T. gondii infection and the recommendations for reducing toxoplasmosis seroprevalence.
    Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii; animals; humans; seroprevalence; prevention; control ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSB Biochemistry
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    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Description: The global transition toward a renewable energy-centric energy matrix represents a focal point of interest for the international community in the pursuit of mitigating environmental pollution and combating climate change. This reprint advocates for the proposition of technologically advanced solutions, emphasizing heightened efficiency, superior energy integration, and cost-effectiveness. Such advancements are poised to accelerate the widespread adoption of renewable energies, thereby propelling collective endeavors towards sustainable development. Within the intricate framework of energy systems, energy storage stands as a cornerstone, providing indispensable attributes such as continuity, stability, and security of service. The seamless integration of energy storage systems into renewable energy technologies emerges as a pivotal imperative. This strategic integration addresses the challenge of intermittency, ensuring prolonged utilization of renewable sources and contributing significantly to the decarbonization of both centralized and distributed electrification systems. This reprint amalgamates pioneering research, offering a scholarly foundation that will propel the sustainable development of energy storage integration. Positioned as a valuable resource, it informs decision-making processes in both the public and private sectors, steering them towards a more resilient and environmentally conscious energy landscape.
    Keywords: photovoltaic and thermal solar energy ; wind energy ; artificial intelligence applied to clean energy systems ; microgrids ; energy storage in batteries: lead&ndash ; acid, lithium-ion, nickel&ndash ; cadmium, flow batteries, others ; control of electrical systems ; renewable energies ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: Achieving success along the entire production and supply chain of a dairy sector depends explicitly on adopting a sustainable 'state of the art' approach. In this regard, understanding key sustainability indicators and challenges with a holistic approach is vital. Appropriate design, application of novel technologies, implementation of life cycle analysis, upgradation and optimization of the entire production line are some of the key factors to be measured. In addition, it is vital that due consideration is given to demands of the producers, consumers, and dependent industries. Nevertheless, concern for the environment, social security and economy of the region should not be ignored. Precise planning ('on-farm' and 'off-farm') assumes importance especially when circular economy strategies needs to be considered. With these as background, this book is focused towards identifying present opportunities and overcoming future sustainability challenges in the global dairy sector.
    Keywords: dairy ; water ; review ; modelling ; water footprint ; agriculture ; feed additive ; methane mitigation ; enteric emissions ; greenhouse gas ; climate change ; LCA ; environmental impacts ; intensification ; technical efficiency ; four-component model ; endogeneity ; input distance function ; meta-frontier ; stochastic frontier analysis ; dairy processing industry ; European Union ; proanthocyanidins ; condensed tannins ; secondary plant metabolites ; methane ; ruminants ; farm ; organization ; governance ; adoption ; agroecology ; practices ; regulation ; Brazil ; ammonia emissions ; dairy cow ; flushing ; freestall barn ; scraping ; heat pump ; dairy farming ; water heater ; ASHP ; ASHPWH ; usable water ; emissions ; sustainability ; farm type ; sustainable management ; small-/medium-scale animal farms ; food science ; customer experience design ; food well-being ; food psychology ; hedonia ; eudaimonia ; meaningful consumption ; artisan products ; local food ; profit cows ; economic sustainability ; knowledge transfer ; production disease ; production disease economics ; emission factor ; enteric fermentation ; gross energy ; milking cows ; dairy industry ; supply chain management ; safety failure factors ; interpretive structural modeling ; MICMAC analysis ; agro-livestock sector ; GHG emissions ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2023-08-08
    Description: The externalization of animals’ genetic potential is determined by a number of external factors, of which feeding plays a major role. Animals’ nourishment is one of the most important levers to ensure the efficiency of animal production due to both the high share of feed costs in the total cost of products and the influence this has on the growth, reproduction, and health of animals as well as the quality of products obtained from these. This field is one of the most dynamic in the field of husbandry sciences due to the takeover and permanent use of numerous results obtained from research on energy metabolism and nutrients related to the composition of feed and its influence on animal products. This is also due to the great advances in genetics, which create new types of animals with increasing productive potential, but also with different food requirements. This Special Issue collated innovative papers on animal nutrition, physiology, chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, reproduction, and breeding technologies. The articles covered a wide range of topics related to feed quality, the influence of food on the production level, the quality of production, and also on animals’ health.
    Keywords: carcass yield ; commercial cuts ; low cost ; neutral detergent fiber ; non-fiber carbohydrate ; Yucca schidigera ; antimicrobial ; secondary metabolites ; sustainability ; pollution ; production ; food animals ; Ajuga iva ; chemical composition ; nutritive value ; unconventional feeds ; phenolic ; growing conditions ; dairy buffaloes ; farming environment ; reproductive and productive performances ; feeding trial ; mozzarella cheese ; sensory properties ; alternative feed ; degradability ; fractions ; ram ; sperm quality ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; apparent digestibility ; honey ; quality ; phenolic content ; flavonoid content ; Pearson’s correlation ; female camels ; milk ; minerals ; heavy metals ; winter ; total mixed ration ; paddlefish ; meat quality ; fatty acids ; biological value ; body condition score ; ewes ; reproductive traits ; flushing ; animal production ; genetic diversity ; grey cattle ; mitochondrial DNA ; Podolian cattle ; European catfish ; somatometry ; corporal indice ; flesh yield ; nutritional quality ; lactation ; manganese ; reproductive performance ; sows ; AP monitoring ; IoT ; AP estimation ; decision support ; livestock farming ; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ; meat ; chicken ; duck ; turkey ; phenols ; flavonoids ; FTIR ; rearing system ; birds’ welfare condition ; biochemical analysis ; productive parameters ; food and feed safety ; yeasts and molds ; Salmonella spp. ; Escherichia coli ; Clostridium perfringens ; rabbit ; hare ; lipid health indices ; water-holding capacity ; cooking loss ; egg weight ; shell weight ; fractional reduction ; deletion method ; reproduction ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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    Publication Date: 2023-04-05
    Description: The Special Issue “Radioactive Pollution and Biological Effects of Radioactivity“of the Journal Life involved the participation of academic scientists, researchers, and scholars from all over the World that contributed with articles, reviews, and case reports, based on high-quality research works.The common topic of the published works concerns the radioactive pollution, which occurs when radioactive elements enter the atmosphere and reach the Earth’s surface, within solids, liquids, or gases, including the human body. This happens after natural and/or man-made activities, such as nuclear tests, industrial waste (e.g., radiodiagnostics), and excesses of naturally occurring radioactive sources. This kind of pollution entails risks of radiological contamination of the environment, with harmful effects on human health caused by the ionizing radiation. This theme has become even more current due to the increasing use of ionizing radiation for domestic, industrial, and medical purposes during the last century. Radiological monitoring is a primary objective of radiation protection in order to estimate and understand the impact of radionuclides on the environment and to assess the health risk for the population.The aim of the Special Issue has been to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers to exchange and share their experiences and latest achievements on all aspects of radioactive pollution. Survey data analysis, original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, and theoretical work were welcome, as well as other concepts related to the radiation field.
    Keywords: radon ; effective dose ; workplaces ; soil ; tea leaves ; HPGe γ-ray spectrometry ; terrestrial and anthropogenic radionuclides ; threshold consumption rate ; committed effective dose ; genomics ; transcriptomics ; proteomics ; lipidomics ; radiation ; cetaceans ; CR-39 detector ; Euratom 59/2013 ; Italian radiation protection legislation ; radon indoor ; radon survey ; radioactivity ; gamma spectrometry ; absorbed dose rates ; radiation risk ; aquatic environment ; non-human biota ; graphene oxide/chitosan sponge ; adsorbent ; adsorption isotherm ; iodine-131 ; radioactive waste management ; metabolome ; GC-MS ; LC-MS ; Fukushima nuclear accident ; low-dose radiation exposure ; plant physiology ; Oxalis corniculata ; radioactive pollution ; field effect ; alfuzosin ; serum biomarker ; lung cancer ; CEA ; Cyfra21-1 ; radiocaesium ; mushrooms ; Chernobyl accident ; LC–MS ; creeping wood sorrel ; endophytic microbe ; stress response ; lauric acid ; ikarugamycin ; plant secondary metabolite ; artificial diet ; Zizeeria maha ; low-dose exposure ; natural environmental radiation ; indoor radon ; external dose ; burning season ; imaging tests ; radiation exposure ; recommendations ; gender ; socioeconomical status ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TQ Environmental science, engineering & technology::TQK Pollution control
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    Publication Date: 2023-11-30
    Description: This is a reprint for the Special Issue "Functional Nanoparticles for Environmental Contaminants Removal and Agricultural Application." in Coatings; this reprint includes 12 articles and 1 general review.
    Keywords: microorganism ; colloidal biochar ; organic fertilizer ; tomato ; fruit quality ; nanoparticle ; hexaconazole ; photo-responsibility ; mesoporous silicas ; controlled-release ; CuNPs ; epididymis ; sperm ; Chinese soft-shelled turtles ; toxicity ; metal nanoparticles ; final germination percentage ; root length ; shoot length ; meta-analysis ; nutrient concentration ; chlorophyll concentration ; peroxymonosulfate ; pre-adsorption ; degradation ; nonradical oxidation ; biochar nanoparticle ; Chinese cabbage ; conventional fertilizers ; plant growth ; nanocarrier ; manufactured nano-objects (MNOs) ; nano-agrochemicals (NAgs) ; nanoplastics (NPs) ; nano-scale materials (NSMs) ; oxidation ; electron-transfer ; N doping ; Fenton-like ; sulfamethoxazole ; nanoscale schwertmannite ; chitosan nanoparticles ; coatings ; carotenoid ; PAHs ; spinach ; magnetic fluorescent nanosensor ; selective recognition ; silver ion ; 3-sulfhydryl-1-propane sodium (MPS) ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2023-01-05
    Description: To enhance the international dissemination of ideas on how to make renewable energy sources a driver of sustainable development for the coming decades, it is necessary to unite the efforts of researchers in the fields of traditional and modern energy, waste-free production, and ecology in multidisciplinary discussions of urgent problems of transition to the use of renewable energy.In order to gain new ideas and insights into these areas worldwide, this book, entitled “Sustainable Development Processes for Renewable Energy Technology”, has been prepared. This book mainly covers original research integrating the principles of sustainable development, the production and recycling of new materials, and the use of renewable energy, reflecting the intended breadth of understanding of the complex interdisciplinary issues that the field of Sustainable Development Processes for Renewable Energy Technology presents.
    Keywords: sustainable development, renewable energy, new materials, recycling, Earth sources ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Description: Plants under natural conditions often face multiple stresses, including drought, salinity, temperature extremes, submergence stress, bacteria, viruses, fungi, insects, etc. These biotic and abiotic stresses negatively influence plant growth and productivity. Various approaches have recently been used to overcome stresses in plants. It is necessary to evaluate and explore how diverse molecular techniques can be applied to different biological studies to improve biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. This will help reduce production losses and increase crop tolerance to various stresses. It is now the time to make a difference by developing plants that can withstand biotic and abiotic stresses.
    Keywords: antioxidants ; drought ; oxidative stress ; pearl millet ; redox implications ; ROS ; chlorophyll fluorescence efficiency ; photosynthetic responses ; enzyme activity ; sugarcane ; smut ; circadian clock ; reactive oxygen species ; Al-induced PCD ; photoperiodism ; peanut ; phylogenetic ; virus-induced gene silencing ; transgenic lines ; physiological and biochemical analysis ; Glycine max L. ; PR proteins ; chitinase ; genome-wide ; plant stresses ; crop residues ; profitability ; soil fertility ; soil biology ; allelopathy ; heat shock protein 20 ; maize ; abiotic stress ; yeast-one-hybrid ; abiotic stresses ; cotton ; hormones ; signaling pathway ; WRKY ; papaya (Carica papaya) ; brassicales ; late embryogenesis abundant protein ; orthogroup ; expression profile ; artificial light ; auxins ; chicory ; callus cells ; inulin ; plant growth regulators ; milk thistle ; secondary metabolites ; ecotypes ; salinity ; growth attributes ; biotic stress ; phenolic compounds ; seaweed ; Dendrobium catenatum ; lipase ; multi-omics ; expression pattern ; gene family ; bio-fertilizer ; ionic homeostasis ; organic amendments ; vermicompost ; cold stress ; PKS5 ; stomatal aperture ; microbiota ; natural farming ; physical factors ; physiological changes ; signal transduction and stressed conditions ; Rhizobium leguminosarum ; PGPR ; Triticum aestivum L. ; cadmium stress ; tolerance ; ascorbate ; glutathione ; malondialdehyde ; chlorophylls ; disease gradient ; disease outbreak ; Puccinia ; wheat stripe rust ; plant epidemic ; dispersal ecology ; alternative plant vitrification solution ; ammonium-free medium ; cytotoxicity ; droplet-vitrification ; endangered species ; liquid overlay ; regrowth medium ; within-plant phenotypic plasticity ; combined stresses ; additive ; antagonistic and synergic effects ; VOCs ; potassium ; soybean ; water logging ; yield ; non-thermal plasma ; plant defense ; glucosinolates ; nitriles ; RNA sequencing ; Arabidopsis thaliana ; Bt toxins ; Cry1Ah1 transgenic poplar ; ecology ; environment ; rhizosphere ; candidate genes ; drought tolerance ; crop improvement ; climate change ; adaptation ; Chenopodium quinoa Willd. ; genotypes ; Sahara ; Algeria ; chitosan ; pathogen ; sustainable ; plant protection ; tomato ; melatonin ; photosynthesis ; climate changes ; antioxidant system ; Malus seedlings ; NaCl treatments ; membrane damage ; osmotic regulation ; archives ; botanical collection ; Greece ; landscape ; pre-rebellion period ; wheat ; priming ; Aspergillus niger ; qRT-PCR ; wilting ; TLP ; β-1,3-glucanase ; biostimulants ; biofertilizers ; soil microorganisms ; phytostimulator ; jewel sweet potato ; shoot tip ; axillary bud ; different MS salts concentration ; micropropagation ; plant performance ; C4 species ; heterozygosity ; transient soil salinity ; soil layers ; desertification ; arid regoins ; total flavonoid ; phenolics ; antioxidant activity ; centella ; Na+ content ; molecular markers ; MAS ; oilseeds ; SSRs ; molecular breeding ; dehydration-responsive element binding (DREB) transcription factors ; gene expression ; mosses ; stress tolerance ; common centaury ; salinity stress ; antioxidative protection ; sodium nitroprusside ; proteomic analysis ; drought stress ; sorghum ; RNS ; RSS ; signaling ; post-translational modification ; microorganisms ; stressful conditions ; sustainability ; nutrition ; Brassicaceae ; Cicer arietinum L. ; chlorophyll a fluorescence transient ; physiological and biochemical traits ; high temperature ; chocolate spot disease ; Botrytis fabae ; faba bean ; antioxidant enzymes ; protein banding and anatomy ; actinobacteria ; Streptomyces tuirus ; chilli fruit rot ; Colletotrichum scovillei ; Colletotrichum truncatum ; Fusarium oxysporum ; liquid bio-formulation ; corn smut ; fungus infection ; MDA ; proline ; quality ; halophytes ; Tripolium pannonicum ; hydrogen peroxide ; cell wall extensibility ; cell wall polysaccharide ; coleoptile ; growth inhibition ; lead (Pb) ; rice ; Bactrocera oleae ; spinosad ; kaolin ; organic oliviculture ; chlorophyll fluorescence ; leaf gas exchange ; physiological traits ; BAG (Bcl-2-associated anthanogene) family proteins ; molecular chaperone ; metabolomics ; metabolic responses ; metabolites variation ; surveillance ; Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus ; comprehensive control ; distribution ; screen house ; Copper hyperaccumulation ; stress mitigation ; EDTA and IAA ; sunflower ; Fusarium wilt ; conventional breeding ; molecular makers ; QTLs ; genomics ; transcriptomics ; metabolomics and proteomics ; bread wheat ; AMF ; zinc ; growth parameters ; osmolyte ; osmoprotector ; ionic attributes ; PGPBs ; growth-promoting fungi ; crop productivity ; plant tolerance ; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ; aerobic rice ; soil enzymes ; phosphorus utilization ; P-deficient ; plant growth promotion ; chickpea ; selection indices ; drought tolerant genotypes ; abiotic and biotic stress ; CRISPR ; mega nucleases ; TALEN ; ZFN ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; 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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: Crop contamination by mycotoxins is a global problem that poses significant economic burdens due to a number of factors, including the food/feed losses that are caused by reduced production rates; the resulting adverse effects on human and animal health and productivity; and the trade losses associated with the costs incurred by inspection, sampling, and analysis before and after shipments. In this scenario, the development of fit-for-purpose analytical methods for regulated and (re)-emerging mycotoxins continues to be a dynamic research area. Some of the current trends in this research area are presented in this book. The collected contributions address either the need for improved methods for mycotoxin detection addressed by new or incoming regulation (ergot alkaloids and Alternaria toxins) as well as methods for the detection of multiple mycotoxins. New approaches to enhance the performance of well-established methodologies, such as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and fluorescence polarization immunoassays (FPIA), are also addressed.
    Keywords: FPIA ; mycotoxin ; OTA ; detection methods ; food safety ; monoclonal antibody (mAb) ; tracer ; HPLC ; trichothecenes ; zearalenone ; Fusarium toxins ; wheat ; liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry ; official control ; collaborative study ; ergot alkaloids ; sum parameter method ; hydrazinolysis ; esterification ; swine feed ; dairy feed ; UHPLC-MS/MS ; aflatoxin B1 ; recombinant AflR gene ; VICAM ; I-ELISA ; peanut ; wheat flour ; milk powder ; LC-MS/MS method ; cereal products ; occurrence ; alternariol ; antibody ; ELISA ; hapten design ; immunoassay ; linker site ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PN Chemistry::PNF Analytical chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2023-11-30
    Description: This reprint presents 13 papers published in the Special Issue entitled "Molecular Research for Cereal Grain Quality" of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, together with an editorial. All of these papers provide new scientific insights into molecular research for cereal grain quality, with most studies focusing on the grain quality of rice and wheat crops. More papers with a broader coverage of the grain quality features of different cereal crops need to be collected in future Special Issues.
    Keywords: Oryza sativa L. ; hybrid rice ; ECQ ; Waxy ; ALK ; indica restorer ; rice breeding ; rice (Oryza sativa) ; OsROS1a ; CRISPR/Cas9 ; seed storage protein ; starch ; RNA-Seq ; alternative splicing ; indica/japonica hybrid rice ; liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry ; wide-targeted metabolomics ; storage temperature ; storage performance ; GLW7.1 ; GHD7 ; grain size ; quality ; rice ; BADH2 ; ‘Changxianggeng 1813’ ; fragrant rice ; genome assembly ; genomic variations ; japonica cultivar ; Wx gene ; eating and cooking quality (ECQ) ; amylose content ; starch synthase ; starch branching enzyme ; protein–protein interaction ; protein complex ; grain filling ; heading date ; yield ; low gelatinization temperature ; starch synthase IIa ; spelt wheat ; HMW-GS ; three-diamensional structure ; SNP marker ; quality improvement ; ROS1 ; DNA demethylation ; pollen fertility ; bisulfite sequencing ; rice (Oryza satia L.) ; mRNA localization ; RNA-binding proteins ; zipcode RNA ; storage proteins ; Triticum aestivum L. ; spring frost ; spikelet development ; grain set and quality ; QTLs ; Wx ; OsBADH2 ; two-line hybrid rice ; 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline aroma ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: This Special Issue presents the work of 30 scientists from 11 countries. It confirms that the impacts of global change, resulting from both climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressure, are huge on worldwide coastal areas (and critically so on some islands in the Pacific Ocean), with highly negative effects on coastal groundwater resources, which are widely affected by seawater intrusion. Some improved research methods are proposed in the contributions: using innovative hydrogeological, geophysical, and geochemical monitoring; assessing impacts of the changing environment on the coastal groundwater resources in terms of quantity and quality; and using modelling, especially to improve management approaches. The scientific research needed to face these challenges must continue to be deployed by different approaches based on the monitoring, modelling and management of groundwater resources. Novel and more efficient methods must be developed to keep up with the accelerating pace of global change.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; tide ; artificial neural network ; Gaza Strip ; groundwater resources ; seawater intrusion ; nutrient discharge ; freshwater resilience ; offshore geophysics ; atoll ; freshwater lens ; sea-level rise ; small islands ; sharp interface numerical modeling ; climate change ; recursive prediction ; saltwater intrusion ; Radon ; submarine groundwater discharge ; water resources management ; flooding ; groundwater storage ; fish ponds ; Tongatapu ; extraction ; monitoring ; modelling ; fresh groundwater volume ; numerical model ; atoll island ; MODFLOW/SEAWAT ; Nile Delta governorates ; arid and semi-arid regions ; time series model ; hydrogeology ; Libya ; sea level rise ; coastal aquifer ; sea–aquifer relations ; Tripoli ; freshwater-saltwater interface ; multi-layered coastal aquifer ; well salinization ; SGD model ; Nile Delta aquifer ; tidal signal ; geophysics ; groundwater ; cation exchange ; salinization ; SGD ; support vector machine ; direct prediction ; aquifer ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: At present, cyanobacteria and their toxins (also known as cyanotoxins) constitute a major threat for freshwater resources worldwide. Cyanotoxin occurrence in water bodies around the globe is constantly increasing, whereas emerging, less studied or completely new variants and congeners of various chemical classes of cyanotoxins, as well as their degradation/transformation products are often detected. In addition to planctic cyanobacteria, benthic cyanobacteria, in many cases, appear to be important toxin producers, although far less studied and more difficult to manage and control. This Special Issue highlights novel research results on the structural diversity of cyanotoxins from planktic and benthic cyanobacteria, as well as on their expanding global geographical spread in freshwaters.
    Keywords: Meiktila Lake ; Raphidiopsis ; Microcystis ; cylindrospermopsin ; deoxycylindrospermopsin ; microcystin ; cyanobacteria ; cyanopeptides ; harmful bloom ; liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry ; global natural product social networking (GNPS) ; dereplication strategy ; earthquakes ; harmful algal blooms ; sediment ; sediment cores ; co-occurrence ; toxicity ; plastics ; metals ; biocide ; anatoxin-a ; dihydroanatoxin-a ; Tychonema ; neurotoxicosis ; cyanotoxins ; macrophytes ; benthic ; tychoplanktic ; reservoir ; Maumee Bay ; Sandusky Bay ; Planktothrix ; anatoxin ; cyanotoxin detection ; harmful cyanobacterial blooms ; next-generation biomonitoring ; real-time PCR ; qPCR ; LC-MS/MS ; saxitoxin ; ESI-LC-MS/MS ; 16S rRNA phylogeny ; Azores ; eutrophication ; long term monitoring ; water quality ; microcystins ; anabaenopeptins ; microginins ; aeruginosins ; aeruginosamide ; SPE ; Lake Vegoritis ; deep-chlorophyll layers (DCLs) ; cyanobacterial toxins ; allelopathy ; bioactive metabolites ; hypoxia ; Georgian Bay ; peptide ; NRPS ; anabaenopeptin ; Synechococcus ; temperate lakes ; cyanotoxins (CTs) ; microcystins (MCs) ; volatile organic compounds (VOCs) ; taste and odor (T&O) compounds ; SPE-LC-MS/MS ; HS-SPME-GC/MS ; LC–qTRAP MS/MS ; fragmentation spectra ; structure elucidation ; cyanobacterial metabolites ; Greek freshwaters ; planktonic cyanobacteria ; blooms ; monitoring ; analysis ; mass spectrometry ; Liquid Chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) ; fish tissue ; shellfish ; detection methods ; n/a ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Here, for the first time in English, is Georges Cuvier’s extraordinary “History of the Natural Sciences from Its Origin to the Present Day.” Based on a series of public lectures presented by Cuvier from 1829 to 1832, this first of a five-volume series, translated from the original French and heavily annotated with commentary, is a detailed chronological survey of the natural sciences spanning more than three millennia. It is truly astonishing in its detail and scope. Cuvier was fluent in many languages, English, German, Spanish, and certainly Latin, in addition to French. He was therefore well prepared to investigate and interpret firsthand the scientific literature of Europe as a whole. The work is an affirmation of Cuvier’s vast encyclopedic knowledge, his complete command of the scientific and historical literature, and his incomparable memory. This history is remarkable also for providing in one place a large set of useful references to a vast ancient literature that is not easily found anywhere else. This huge body of information provides us furthermore with unique insight into Cuvier’s concept of the natural sciences, and to the vast breadth and progress of this human endeavor. With this work, Cuvier fills an important gap in philosophical thought between the time of Carl Linnaeus and Charles Darwin.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; human sciences ; history of science ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: Legume crops provide an excellent source of high quality plant protein and have a key role in arable crop rotations reducing the need for fertilizer application and acting as break-crops. However, these crops are affected by a number of foliar and root diseases, being ascochyta blights the most important group of diseases worldwide. Ascochyta blights are incited by different pathogens in the various legumes. A number of control strategies have been developed including resistance breeding, cultural practices and chemical control. However, only marginal successes have been achieved in most instances, most control methods being uneconomical, hard to achieve or resulting in incomplete protection. This eBook covers recent advances in co-operative research on these diseases, from agronomy to breeding, covering traditional and modern genomic methodologies.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; Medicago truncatula ; Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) ; Disease Resistance ; Pea (Pisum sativum) ; legumes ; Lentil (Lens culinaris) ; Ascochyta blight ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2023-12-20
    Description: In the Earth sciences, a transition is currently occurring in multiple fields towards an integrated Earth system approach, with applications including numerical weather prediction, hydrological forecasting, climate impact studies, ocean dynamics estimation and monitoring, and carbon cycle monitoring. These approaches rely on coupled modeling techniques using Earth system models that account for an increased level of complexity of the processes and interactions between atmosphere, ocean, sea ice, and terrestrial surfaces. A crucial component of Earth system approaches is the development of coupled data assimilation of satellite observations to ensure consistent initialization at the interface between the different subsystems. Going towards strongly coupled data assimilation involving all Earth system components is a subject of active research. A lot of progress is being made in the ocean–atmosphere domain, but also over land. As atmospheric models now tend to address subkilometric scales, assimilating high spatial resolution satellite data in the land surface models used in atmospheric models is critical. This evolution is also challenging for hydrological modeling. This book gathers papers reporting research on various aspects of coupled data assimilation in Earth system models. It includes contributions presenting recent progress in ocean–atmosphere, land–atmosphere, and soil–vegetation data assimilation.
    Keywords: Q1-390 ; land data assimilation system ; land data assimilation ; rainfall-runoff simulation ; 4D-Var data assimilation ; total water storage ; accuracy ; ocean–atmosphere assimilation ; precipitation ; Earth system models ; numerical weather prediction ; fluorescence ; GRACE ; MCA analysis ; weakly coupled data assimilation ; GPM IMERG ; atmospheric models ; rainfall correction ; remote sensing ; microwave remote sensing ; SMAP ; land surface modeling ; bending angle ; floods soil moisture ; vegetation ; GPSRO ; WRF ; merged CMORPH ; land surface model ; temperature ; 4D-Var ; data assimilation ; data-driven methods ; GSI ; radio occultation data ; rainfall ; soil moisture ; sea level anomaly ; total cloud cover ; land surface models ; Mediterranean basin ; interpolation ; sea surface height ; drought ; TRMM 3B42 ; analog data assimilation ; ocean models ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general
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    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Description: This Special Issue aims to update the current evidence and challenging topics centred around the diagnosis and management of ocular diseases. We gather ten original research articles and two literature reviews on recent efforts aimed toward the discovery of novel findings in different ocular research areas, including orbital, lacrimal, and eyelid disease, as well as glaucoma, retinal disease, myopia, and corneal disease.
    Keywords: hyperthyroidism ; strabismus ; orbital decompression surgery ; artificial intelligence ; blepharoptosis ; general practitioners ; computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) ; optical coherence tomography ; diabetic macular edema ; antivascular endothelial growth factors ; vitreomacular interface abnormality ; eye ; optometry ; sEMG ; eyeball length ; retinal ; choroidal ; intraocular pressure ; USG ; masticatory muscles ; myopia ; hydrogel scleral buckles ; retinal detachment ; glaucoma ; anterior orbitotomy ; orbital muscle volume ; increased orbital muscle ; orbital muscle enlargement ; orbit volumetry ; Graves’ orbitopathy ; Graves’ disease ; dysthyroid optic neuropathy ; orbital decompression ; OCT-A ; neovascularization ; AMD ; anti-VEGF ; vascular remodeling ; personalized ; approach ; glaucomatous optic neuropathy ; glutamate ; optic nerve protection ; infectious keratitis ; corneal ulcer ; Photoactivated Chromophore Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking ; PACK-CXL ; IgG4-related ophthalmic disease ; IgG4-related disease ; serum IgG4 ; corticosteroids ; balloon dacryocystoplasty ; monocanalicular intubation ; Masterka tube ; nasolacrimal duct obstruction ; silicone tube intubation ; circadian IOP fluctuation ; contact lens sensor ; ripasudil ; n/a ; achromatopsia ; cone ; low vision aids ; quality of life ; personalised ophthalmology ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences
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