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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: Wildfire risk can be perceived as the combination of wildfire hazards (often described by likelihood and intensity) with the susceptibility of people, property, or other valued resources to that hazard. Reflecting the seriousness of wildfire risk to communities around the world, substantial resources are devoted to assessing wildfire hazards and risks. Wildfire hazard and risk assessments are conducted at a wide range of scales, from localized to nationwide, and are often intended to communicate and support decision making about risks, including the prioritization of scarce resources. Improvements in the underlying science of wildfire hazard and risk assessment and in the development, communication, and application of these assessments support effective decisions made on all aspects of societal adaptations to wildfire, including decisions about the prevention, mitigation, and suppression of wildfire risks. To support such efforts, this Special Issue of the journal Fire compiles articles on the understanding, modeling, and addressing of wildfire risks to homes, water resources, firefighters, and landscapes.
    Keywords: wildfire risk ; object-oriented image analysis ; Sentinel-2 ; fire behavior ; flammap ; wildfire management ; water supply ; erosion ; wildfire containment ; Potential fire Operational Delineations ; Monte Carlo simulation ; transmission risk ; WUI ; fire ; defensible space ; prescribed fire ; community vulnerability ; fire suppression costs ; Zillow ; wildfire ; predictive modeling ; fire spread model ; Monte Carlo ; spatial modeling ; area difference index ; statistics ; precision ; recall ; principal components analysis ; risk assessment ; structure loss ; wildland–urban interface ; mitigation ; mapping ; land use ; disaster ; fire spread models ; surrogate modeling ; sensitivity analysis ; global sensitivity analysis ; colour coding ; communication ; forest fire ; ordinal categorization ; palette ; risk ; firefighter safety ; safe separation distance ; safety zones ; LCES ; Google Earth Engine ; lidar ; LANDFIRE ; Landsat ; GEDI ; parcel-level risk ; post-fire analysis ; risk mitigation ; rapid assessment ; natural hazards ; fuels ; fire hazard ; remote sensing ; LiDAR ; Sentinel ; modeling ; simulation ; 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::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNA Primary industries::KNAL Forestry & related industries
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Description: The high importance of free radical chemistry for a variety of biological events, including ageing and inflammation, has attracted considerable interest in understanding the related mechanistic steps at the molecular level. Modelling the free radical chemical reactivity of biological systems is an important research area. When studying free-radical-based chemical mechanisms, biomimetic chemistry and the design of established biomimetic models come into play to perform experiments in a controlled environment, suitably designed to be a similar as possible to cellular conditions. This Special Issue provides readers with a wide overview of biomimetic radical chemistry, where molecular mechanisms have been defined and molecular libraries of products are developed to be used as traces for the discoveries of some relevant biological processes. Several subjects are presented, with five articles and five reviews written by specialists in the fields of DNA, proteins, lipids, biotechnological applications and bioinspired synthesis, with “free radicals” as the common denominator.
    Keywords: guanine ; guanyl radical ; tautomerism ; guanine radical cation ; oligonucleotides ; DNA ; G-quadruplex ; time-resolved spectroscopies ; reactive oxygen species (ROS) ; oxidation ; catalase mimics ; peroxide ; diiron-peroxo complexes ; structure/activity ; kinetic studies ; biomimetic chemistry ; cysteine ; ketone reduction ; free radicals ; pulse radiolysis ; kinetics ; DNA oxidation ; DNA hole transfer ; molecular dynamics ; quantum dynamics ; electron transfer ; charge transfer ; quantum coherence ; chemiluminescence ; reaction mechanisms ; singlet oxygen ; reactive oxygen species ; light emission ; crosslink ; dimerization ; protein oxidation ; radicals ; di-tyrosine ; di-tryptophan ; disulfides ; thiols ; aggregation ; proteomics ; mass spectrometry ; collagen ; riboflavin ; hyaluronic acid ; EPR spectroscopy ; keratoconus ; STEM ; DNA biosensor ; chemical nucleases ; DNA-drug interaction ; copper complexes ; metallodrugs ; MEP pathway ; antibiotics ; IspH ; LytB ; [4Fe-4S] cluster ; reductive dehydroxylation ; bioorganometallic intermediate ; inhibitors ; methionine ; neighboring group effect ; hydroxyl radical ; triplet state of carboxybenzophenone ; one-electron oxidants ; laser flash photolysis ; peptides ; proteins ; 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::PNK Inorganic chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-06-21
    Description: This Special Issue introduces recent research results on MEMS packaging and 3D integration whose subjects can be divided as follow; three papers on biocompatible implantable packaging, three papers on interconnect, three papers on bonding technologies, one paper on vacuum packaging, and three papers on modeling and simulation.
    Keywords: heterogeneous integration ; wafer bonding ; wafer sealing ; room-temperature bonding ; Au-Au bonding ; surface activated bonding ; Au film thickness ; surface roughness ; microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) packaging ; inkjet printing ; redistribution layers ; capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducers (CMUT) ; fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) ; adhesion ; thin film metal ; parylene ; neural probe ; scotch tape test ; FEM ; MEMS resonator ; temperature coefficient ; thermal stress ; millimeter-wave ; redundant TSV ; equivalent circuit model ; S-parameters extraction ; technology evaluation ; MEMS and IC integration ; MCDM ; fuzzy AHP ; fuzzy VIKOR ; fan-out wafer-level package ; finite element ; glass substrate ; reliability life ; packaging-on-packaging ; thermal sensors ; TMOS sensor ; finite difference time domain ; optical and electromagnetics simulations ; finite element analysis ; ultrasonic bonding ; metal direct bonding ; microsystem integration ; biocompatible packaging ; implantable ; reliability ; Finite element method (FEM) ; simulation ; multilayer reactive bonding ; integrated nanostructure-multilayer reactive system ; spontaneous self-ignition ; self-propagating exothermic reaction ; Pd/Al reactive multilayer system ; Ni/Al reactive multilayer system ; low-temperature MEMS packaging ; crack propagation ; microbump ; deflection angle ; stress intensity factor (SIF) ; polymer packaging ; neural interface ; chronic implantation ; 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: 2022-11-17
    Description: Symmetry can play an important role in the field of nonlinear systems and especially in the design of nonlinear circuits that produce chaos. Therefore, this Special Issue, titled “Symmetry in Chaotic Systems and Circuits”, presents the latest scientific advances in nonlinear chaotic systems and circuits that introduce various kinds of symmetries. Applications of chaotic systems and circuits with symmetries, or with a deliberate lack of symmetry, are also presented in this Special Issue. The volume contains 14 published papers from authors around the world. This reflects the high impact of this Special Issue.
    Keywords: chaos ; bifurcation ; closed curve equilibrium ; synchronization ; nonlinear equations ; iterative methods ; rotation–translation formula ; symmetric encryption ; chaotic map ; image encryption ; simultaneous confusion and diffusion ; chaotic oscillator ; lyapunov exponents ; poincare map ; integrated circuit ; fpga ; time-delay ; boolean networks ; hidden attractor ; amplitude control ; offset boosting ; cryptography ; substitution box ; postprocessing ; symmetry ; asymmetry ; chaotic system ; random bit generation ; logistic map ; chaos-based cryptography ; entropy ; prediction ; fractional-order ; glucose-insulin system ; chaotic attractor ; active control ; chaos theory ; electrical circuit analysis ; jerk circuit ; Chua’s diode ; system of differential equations ; quantum mechanics ; molecular quantum transitions ; singularity ; dozy chaos ; dozy-chaos mechanics ; charge transfer ; condensed matter ; direct and reverse processes ; optical band shapes ; Egorov resonance ; hyperchaotic behavior ; arduino microcontrollers ; optical channel ; chaotic flow ; hyperbolic sinusoidal function ; voice encryption ; 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: The first experiments on electron scattering were completed before the “official” discovery of this particle by J. J. Thomson. In spite of this, our knowledge of cross sections is still far from complete.More recent experiments had some unexpected results, like selective fragmentation of DNA constituents by low-energy electrons, or “reverse” phenomena, i.e., synthesis of simple amino acids from inorganic precursors, triggered by slow electrons. The most recent need for cross sections comes from modeling plasmas for industrial and thermonuclear applications, and atmospheres of solar and extra-solar planets.Both fundamental research (experiments, theory, reviews) and applications of electron-scattering cross sections in various processes are welcome.
    Keywords: ionization ; electron ; positron ; few body ; electron scattering ; integral cross sections ; alcohols ; isomeric effect ; butanol ; pentanol ; electron mobility ; multiple-scattering effects ; disordered systems ; weak localization ; electron and positron scattering ; spin asymmetry ; critical minima ; total polarization ; coulomb glory ; water ; vibrational excitation ; R-matrix ; electron-molecule collisions ; interstellar medium ; model potential ; wave-packet propagation ; vibrational cross-section ; backscattering ; electron optics ; inelastic collisions ; numerical simulations ; electron ionization ; electron capture ; helium droplets ; cross section ; MCDF wavefunctions ; wavelengths ; transition rates ; relativistic distorted wave method ; cross sections ; rate coefficients ; ionizing radiation ; dissociative electron attachment ; mass spectrometry ; DNA damage ; cross-section calculations ; plasma simulation ; electron atomic collisions ; ionization cross section ; approximation of cross sections ; alkali metals ; noble gases ; electron elastic scattering ; scattering cross-sections ; positron scattering ; total cross-sections ; dispersion relation ; electron scattering cross sections ; electron transport in gases ; electron track simulation ; positron impact ionization ; positron-molecule scattering ; binary-encounter-Bethe ; argon optical emission spectroscopy ; plasma processing ; coronal models ; collisional-radiative model ; nonlocal thermodynamic equilibrium plasmas ; population kinetics ; radiation transport ; opacity effects ; Non-Maxwellian plasmas ; metastable states ; electron-impact ionization ; BEB approach ; elementary processes in plasmas ; 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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    MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Publication Date: 2022-07-06
    Description: It is our pleasure to present this Special Issue of Molecules entitled “Food Processing and Its Impact on Phenolic and other Bioactive Constituents in Food”. Bioactive compounds including phenolic ingredients have long been used as important constituents of a healthy diet. As a result, consumer awareness about the important role of high-quality products rich in bioactive compounds—especially phenolic compounds—in human nutrition, health, and prevention against diseases has increased. Additionally, methods for food processing, regardless of the technology used, have a huge impact on the quality of the final products. Therefore, the big challenges for scientists lie in the monitoring of changes during food processing and the optimization of technology to achieve the minimal degradation of nutrients (including phenolic compounds). Thus, for this Special Issue, I encourage you to read some interesting papers aimed at bringing the latest scientific news, insights, and advances in the field of food processing and its impact on bioactive constituents in food, especially phenolic compounds. The information presented will certainly arouse considerable interest among a large group of our readers from different disciplines and research fields.
    Keywords: apple ; phenolic compounds ; genetic resources ; HPLC-DAD ; thyme ; oregano ; dry herbs ; polyphenols ; chlorophyll ; carotenoids ; microbial ; cytotoxicity ; dissolution test ; functional food ; innovative food ; drying ; natural food ; Helianthus tuberosus ; pro-healthy properties ; plant polyphenols ; food processing ; phenolic content ; bioavailability ; bioaccessibility ; coffee Arabica ; roasting process ; brewing methods ; antioxidant activity ; flavonoids ; caffeine ; pH of infusions ; tannins ; snack ; baking ; carotenoids content ; chlorophyll content ; total polyphenols content ; calorific value ; sensory properties ; sourdough fermentation ; inoculation ; lactic acid bacteria ; FODMAP ; fructans ; antioxidants ; chocolate ; free radical scavenging activity ; reducing power ; functionalization of food ; electronic nose analysis ; isoflavone conversion ; thermal process ; immature seeds ; mature seeds ; internal water content ; konjac ; linseed flour ; fat substitute ; volatile compounds ; lipid oxidation ; encapsulation ; Mauritia flexuosa (aguaje) ; controlled dehydration ; 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: 2022-07-06
    Description: The articles in this Special Issue cover a very wide range of topics related to the cultivation, management and use of fast-growing tree species. In addition to research on breeding and on the influence of pruning practices on the height growth of paulownia, three articles deal with the influence of site characteristics and nutrient availability on the physiology and yield security of fast-growing tree species. Another article focuses on the modeling of soil carbon in Salix plantations, while the article by Boruszewski et al. reports on potentially suitable areas for the planting of fast-growing tree species in Poland. Zitzmann and Rode examine the impact of short-rotation plantation management on phytodiversity, while Helbig et al. deal with the influence of leaf feeding on the growth of poplars and willows. Finally, Hernandez-Estrada et al. describe the dry matter loss of poplar wood chips during storage.
    Keywords: woody biomass crops ; bioenergy ; biodiversity ; species richness ; flora ; vascular plants ; short rotation coppices ; poplars ; willows ; feeding simulation ; defoliation ; herbivory ; short rotation coppice ; phosphatase activity ; nutrient content ; growth stages ; biomass ; willow ; Salix ; capacity ; European larch ; fast-growing trees ; plantations ; plantation area ; poplar cultivar “Hybrid 275” ; sown area ; biomass production ; life cycle assessment ; climate impact ; soil organic carbon ; genotypic difference ; CRISPR/Cas9 ; genome editing ; Populus ; INRA 717-1B4 ; pyramidal plant habitus ; leaf petiole angle ; branch angle ; nitrogen ; phosphorus ; carbon ; physiology ; F. mandshurica ; Robinia pseudoacacia L. ; photosynthetic vitality ; chlorophyll and phenol content ; nutrition supply ; dry matter yield ; land reclamation ; spring pruning ; year-long pruning ; branching ; angle diversion of sprout ; dry matter losses ; poplar wood chips ; laboratory scale ; cultivable saproxylic microbiota ; 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::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNA Primary industries::KNAL Forestry & related industries
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book presents the advances in plant salinity stress and tolerance, including mechanistic insights revealed using powerful molecular tools and multi-omics and gene functions studied by genetic engineering and advanced biotechnological methods. Additionally, the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the improvement of plant salinity tolerance and the underlying mechanisms and progress in breeding for salinity-tolerant rice are comprehensively discussed. Clearly, the published data have contributed to the significant progress in expanding our knowledge in the field of plant salinity stress and the results are valuable in developing salinity-stress-tolerant crops; in benefiting their quality and productivity; and eventually, in supporting the sustainability of the world food supply.
    Keywords: watermelon ; salt stress ; RNA-seq ; amino acids ; endocytosis ; Arabidopsis thaliana ; halophyte ; high-affinity potassium transporter (HKT) ; Na+ transporter ; salt tolerance ; Sporobolus virginicus ; aquaporins ; barley ; ion transport ; oocytes ; plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs) ; GmbZIP15 ; transcription factor ; drought stress ; soybean ; biotechnology breeding ; high-throughput sequencing ; QTLs ; rice ; halophytic wild barley ; salinity ; osmotic stress ; metabolome ; transcriptome ; ionome ; stress adaptation ; Hordeum marinum ; aquaporin ; Zygophyllum xanthoxylum ; plant growth ; abiotic stress ; sensing ; signaling ; transcription factors ; osmoregulation ; antioxidation ; ion homeostasis ; jasmonates ; jasmonate signaling pathway ; crosstalk ; exogenous jasmonate applications ; GWAS ; PGPR ; ACC deaminase ; seed priming ; IAA ; cell wall integrity ; cell wall sensor ; LRXs ; CrRLK1Ls ; Millettia pinnata ; calmodulin-like ; heterologous expression ; halophiles ; plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) ; RNA sequence analysis (RNA-seq) ; quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR) ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: In recent years, new and emerging digital technologies applied to food science have been gaining attention and increased interest from researchers and the food/beverage industries. In particular, those digital technologies that can be used throughout the food value chain are accurate, easy to implement, affordable, and user-friendly. Hence, this Special Issue (SI) is dedicated to novel technology based on sensor technology and machine/deep learning modeling strategies to implement artificial intelligence (AI) into food and beverage production and for consumer assessment. This SI published quality papers from researchers in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Spain, and Mexico, including food and beverage products, such as grapes and wine, chocolate, honey, whiskey, avocado pulp, and a variety of other food products.
    Keywords: sensory ; physicochemical measurements ; artificial neural networks ; near infra-red spectroscopy ; wine quality ; machine learning modeling ; weather ; consumer acceptance prediction ; data fusion ; emotion recognition ; facial expression recognition ; galvanic skin response ; machine learning ; neural networks ; sensory analysis ; avocado ; cultivars ; preference mapping ; sensory evaluation ; sensory descriptive analysis ; consumer science ; unifloral honeys ; botanical origin ; physicochemical parameters ; classification ; natural language processing ; deep learning ; sensory science ; flavor lexicon ; long short-term memory ; 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: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book is relevant to architects, urban designers, planners, and policy makers concerned with enhancing climate-sensitive urban form and planning. It discusses building and neighborhood design: layout and design features that maximize energy efficiency and thermal comfort without compromising the ability of other buildings to enjoy similar benefits; the use of interstitial spaces (piazzas, streets, and parks) to improve the microclimate at the neighbourhood-level; design intervention case studies; innovative uses of interstitial spaces to improve the local climate at the neighborhood level; and urban radiative cooling solutions to mitigate the unintended climate consequences of urban growth and suggestions for ways forward.
    Keywords: cooling effect ; urban park ; thermal comfort ; physiological equivalent temperature ; perceived thermal comfort ; urban heat island ; air temperature ; sustainable cities ; smart cities ; urban health ; global warming ; urban green spaces ; sustainable urban development ; climate change mitigation and adaptation ; urban resilience  ; heatwaves ; urban overheating ; urban heat island intensity ; energy budget equation ; sensible heat flux ; latent heat flux ; advective heat flux ; Australian climatic conditions ; coastal cities ; desert climate ; surface urban heat island effect ; land use/land cover ; partial least square regression ; nonlinear programming ; Shanghai ; China ; urban form ; urban microclimate design ; city ; sustainability ; sustainable development ; cool roof ; passive radiative cooling ; metamaterials ; prototype ; 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 ; bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics::PHH Thermodynamics & heat
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    Publication Date: 2022-05-06
    Description: This reprint is devoted to “greener catalysis for environmental applications”, and primarily covers the catalytic synthesis of value-added chemicals, as well as the catalytic removal of pollutants. The most important topics covered were the conversion of waste to the product, solvent-free conditions as well as toxicity assessment of the reaction products.
    Keywords: selectivity tuning ; CO2 methanation ; reverse water gas shift ; photocatalysis ; dye ; UV ; peroxydisulfate ; advanced oxidation process ; Fischer-Tropsch ; jet fuel ; gasoline ; CoMn ; hydrotalcite-like precursors ; heterogeneous catalysis ; montmorillonite ; benzimidazoles ; gallium ; vanadium ; hydrodesulfurization ; hydrogenation ; synthesis method ; catalysis ; zero valent iron ; de-chlorination ; borohydride ; sol-gel ; ferromagnetic ; glycine–nitrate process ; copper-based nanoparticles ; photocatalysis activity ; NP9EO ; Fenton degradation ; ofloxacin ; Fe3O4 ; zeolite ; heterogeneous ; ion exchange resins ; waste cooking oil ; reuse of catalyst ; epoxidation ; Circular Economy ; contaminants of emerging concern ; advanced oxidation processes ; by-products ; 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: 2022-12-06
    Description: Vegetable crops provide valuable minerals and vitamins that are indispensible for human health. Scientists have been working on the genetics of vegetable crops, deciphering the molecular bases of agronomically important traits. These genetic bases and variations in vegetable traits will greatly facilitate vegetable genetic improvement. Therefore, the genes of and genetic research on vegetable crops are of great importance. This Special Issue is a collection of 13 important research papers addressing the genes, genetics, and breeding of major vegetable crops. In the present book, the authors described the genes and QTLs responsible for stress tolerance, disease resistance, vegetable yield, and quality. The 13 research papers cover germplasm enhancement and evaluation, QTL mapping, gene isolation, marker development, and gene expression as well as gene editing in a wide range of vegetable species, including broccoli, pepper, eggplant, onion, and Cucurbita species. Readers from all over the globe are expected to greatly benefit from this Special Issue collection regarding their own work and the goal of improving breeding efficiency with molecular breeding to generate environment-adaptive, high-yield, and high-quality vegetable crops with which to feed the global population of 9.7 billion in an extreme climate by 2050.
    Keywords: pepper ; Capsicum annuum ; Phytophthora capsici ; high-density genetic map ; QTL ; Capcicum annuum L. ; RNA-Seq ; nitrogen-use efficiency ; low-nitrogen tolerance ; CaHSP18.1a ; gene silencing ; transgenic Arabidopsis ; heat stress ; gene expression ; pumpkin ; simple sequence repeat (SSR) ; syntenic relationship ; cross-species markers ; population structure ; eggplant ; heat shock factor (Hsf) ; heat shock protein (Hsp) ; thermotolerance ; C. frutescens ; SSR ; germplasm ; genetic diversity ; CRISPR/Cas ; gene knockout ; genome editing ; germplasm resource ; precision editing ; regulatory framework ; trait improvement ; Brassica oleracea ; broccoli ; candidate gene ; anthocyanin ; allelochemicals ; VOCs properties ; VOCs action ; VOCs detection ; green agriculture ; progress ; genetic researches ; molecular breeding ; transcriptomics ; transcription factor ; heritability ; genetic advance ; multi-trait selection ; principal component analysis ; HRM ; molecular marker ; phylogenetic analysis ; RNA sequencing ; SCAR ; SNP ; 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: 2022-08-12
    Description: Silica and silicon-based nanostructures are now well-understood materials for which the technologies are mature. The most obvious applications, such as electronic devices, have been widely explored over the last two decades. The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together the state of the art in the field and to enable the emergence of new ideas and concepts for silicon and silica-based nanostructures.
    Keywords: maize ; NPK ; SiO2-NPs ; productivity ; fertilizer ; mineral ; weevils ; LC50 ; toxicity ; mesoporous silica ; nanomaterials ; desulfurization ; fuel ; JP-8 ; black silicon ; light absorption enhanced ; micro-nano manufacturing ; nanometer surface ; nano-silica ; tricalcium aluminate ; pozzolanic reaction ; C-A-S-H gel ; silicon nanoparticles ; silicon nanowires ; synthesis ; high energy density ; lithium-ion batteries ; high-capacity anode ; VLS ; laser pyrolysis ; size effect ; shape effect ; biomass rice husk ; silicon ; nanocrystals ; luminescence ; high porosity ; pH sensor ; temperature sensor ; dual sensor ; metal-assisted chemical etching ; Si nanostructures ; high aspect ratio ; zone plate ; silicon nanowire ; nanowire array ; silicon anode ; n-type silicon anode ; Li-ion battery ; nanowires ; nanonets ; transistor ; integration process ; 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: 2022-11-17
    Description: This Special Issue provides a collection of recent research and reviews that investigate many areas of welfare assessment, such as novel approaches and technologies used to evaluate the welfare of farmed, captive, or wild animals. Research in this Special Issue includes welfare assessment related to pilot whales, finishing pigs, commercial turkey flocks, and dairy goats; the use of sensors or wearable technologies, such as heart rate monitors to assess sleep in dairy cows, ear tag sensors, and machine learning to assess commercial pig behaviour; non-invasive measures, such as video monitoring of behaviour, computer vision to analyse video footage of red foxes, remote camera traps of free-roaming wild horses, infrared thermography of effort and sport recovery in sport horses; telomere length and regulatory genes as novel biomarkers of stress in broiler chickens; the effect of environment on growth physiology and behaviour of laboratory rare minnows and housing system on anxiety, stress, fear, and immune function of laying hens; and discussions of natural behaviour in farm animal welfare and maintaining health, welfare, and productivity of commercial pig herds.
    Keywords: bioethics ; domestication ; genetic selection ; animal behavior ; animal welfare ; eye caruncle temperature ; Spanish Sport Horse ; performance test ; genetic lines ; heritability ; infrared thermography ; pigs ; welfare ; health ; herd management ; monitoring technologies ; animal husbandry ; welfare assessment ; wellbeing ; goat ; caprine ; dairy ; dairy cows ; heart rate ; sleep ; heart rate variability ; polysomnography ; animal-based welfare indicators ; camera traps ; wild horses ; precision swine farming ; ear tag pig sensor ; behavioral monitoring ; machine intelligence ; technology adoption ; broiler ; corticosterone ; performance ; telomeres ; telomere regulators ; stress biomarkers ; horse ; equine ; lying ; time budget ; locomotion ; geriatric ; orthopedic ; recumbency ; mixed commercial turkey flocks ; on-farm assessment ; YOLOv4 ; computer vision ; animal monitoring ; animal activity ; body posture ; rare minnow ; environmental enrichment ; growth ; physiology ; anxiety-like behavior ; enrichment ; hospitalization requirement ; lameness ; lesions ; tail biting ; attention bias ; conventional cage ; environmental complexity ; feather corticosterone ; IgA ; laying hen ; animal welfare assessment ; behaviour ; human intervention ; marine mammal ; cetacean ; management ; stranding ; wildlife ; 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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    Presses universitaires de la Méditerranée
    Publication Date: 2022-07-01
    Description: Les revues de sciences de l’éducation sont un support privilégié pour ce champ. Nous les abordons sous l’angle des mutations et des permanences mais aussi dans la perspective de les lire et d’y publier. Ne nous intéresser qu’aux revues animées par la volonté de « faire science » permet de les distinguer de celles qui expriment des préoccupations strictement professionnelles. Notre sous-titre précise les finalités de l’ouvrage, lire, publier, diffuser, qui ne peuvent être poursuivies que si elles s’appuient sur des écrits sélectionnés, améliorés et validés selon des critères scientifiques et si la diffusion permet d’y accéder. Or, les revues se trouvent confrontées à bien des transformations : la révolution du numérique qui entraîne une réflexion sur les supports, les contraintes économiques de plus en plus pressantes et stressantes, enfin l’omniprésence de l’évaluation. Quels choix effectuer ? Comment les argumenter et les assumer ? Comment informer sur les procédures de décision et de fabrication ? Comment maintenir un haut niveau d’exigence ? Comment aider les « jeunes chercheurs » à être publiés sans y renoncer ? Telles sont les questions dont ce livre s’empare avec le désir explicite de contribuer à l’édification d’un « collège des revues ».
    Keywords: expertise ; écrire ; diffuser ; doctorant ; publier ; revue ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher & further education, tertiary education ; bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KN Industry & industrial studies::KNT Media, information & communication industries::KNTP Publishing industry & book trade
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Radiopharmaceuticals are used in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, especially cancer. In general, radiopharmaceuticals are either salts of radionuclides or radionuclides bound to biologically active molecules, drugs, or cells. Tremendous progress has been made in discovering, developing, and commercializing numerous radiopharmaceuticals for the imaging and therapy of cancer. Significant research is ongoing in academia and the pharmaceutical industry to develop more novel radiolabeled compounds as potential radiopharmaceuticals for unmet needs. This Special Issue aims to focus on all aspects of the design, characterization, evaluation, and development of novel radiolabeled compounds for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and the application of new radiochemistry and methodologies for the development of novel radiolabeled compounds. Outstanding contributions presented in this Special Issue will significantly add to the field of radiopharmaceuticals.
    Keywords: positron emission tomography (PET) ; pyrazoles ; fluorine-18 ; radionuclides ; PET probes ; imaging pharmaceuticals ; hypopharyngeal cancer ; 188Re-liposome ; repeated therapy ; NGS ; microRNA ; aprepitant ; radiopharmaceuticals ; neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist ; radionuclide chelators ; kidney uptake ; cleavable linkers ; neutral endopeptidase (NEP) ; renal brush border enzymes ; prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ; cancer imaging and therapy ; somatostatin analogs ; radiolabeling ; radionuclide therapy ; imaging ; adrenergic receptor ; positron emission tomography ; radiotracer ; cholecystokinin-2 receptor ; minigastrin ; molecular imaging ; targeted radiotherapy ; lutetium-177 ; EpCAM ; radionuclide ; SPECT ; iodine ; PIB ; breast ; cancer ; PET ; target-specific biomolecules ; immunoPET imaging pharmaceuticals ; production processes ; 124I-labeled monoclonal antibodies ; radiotracers ; AAZTA ; scandium-44 ; FAP ; SA ; DPP ; PREP ; radioiodine labeling ; radioiodination ; biomolecules ; peptides ; proteins ; monoclonal antibodies ; 123,124,125,131I-labeled molecules and biomolecules ; 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: 2022-12-06
    Description: This Special Issue collects original research articles discussing cutting-edge work as well as perspectives on future directions in the whole range of theoretical and practical aspects in these research areas: i) Theory of fuzzy systems and soft computing; ii) Learning procedures; iii) Decision-making applications employing fuzzy logic and soft computing.
    Keywords: fuzzy partition ; fuzzy transform ; new iterative method ; Cauchy problems ; ANFIS ; basmati rice ; image processing ; grading ; quality assessment ; fuzzy inference system ; causality ; statistics ; concept-mapping ; causal graph ; numerical methods ; systems of ordinary differential equations ; NIM ; fuzzy logics ; linear motion blur ; fuzzy deblurring ; electron beam calibration ; signal and image processing ; propagation modeling ; adaptive-network-based fuzzy system ; LoRa &amp ; LoRaWAN ; radio wave propagation ; artificial neural networks ; subtracting clustering ; dual double fuzzy semi-metric ; double fuzzy semi-metric ; fuzzy semi-metric space ; triangle inequality ; triangular norm ; eye gaze tracking ; interval type-2 fuzzy logic ; vision system ; mobile robots ; intelligent control ; ordered fuzzy number ; fuzzy relation ; preorder ; strict order ; equivalence relation ; variable neighborhood search ; experimental comparison ; statistical analysis ; traveling salesman problem ; soft computing ; modeling ; vector optimization ; methods of solution of vector problems ; optimal decision-making ; numerical realization of decision-making ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: Thanks to their rich chemodiversity, marine natural products represent a unique source of new bioactive metabolites. As the new leading compounds in drug discovery and development, these molecules may represent challenges for the treatment of a number of human diseases, attracting the attention of many researchers during their chemical and biological studies. This Special Issue covers all fields of drugs research in which marine natural products are involved, including their isolation and characterization, biological activities, and medicinal applications as well as synthetic approaches and their related analogues. The cover picture shows “The Nudibranch mollusk Godiva quadricolor on a sponge, reflected under the surface during the low tide. Fusaro Lagoon, Bacoli (Naples)”.
    Keywords: alginate ; Sargassum duplicatum ; okra ; antioxidant ; diabetic ; wound healing ; sulfavant ; sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerols ; sulfoglycolipids ; mass spectrometry ; UHPLC-MS ; lipids ; cancer therapy ; gold nanoparticles ; marine products ; natural products ; photosensitizer ; purpurin 18 ; reactive oxygen species ; seaweed ; biosilica ; diatom frustule ; sustainable production ; drug delivery ; Sargassum ilicifolium ; mangosteen rind ; diabetic mice ; Aquimarina sp. ; diketopiperazine ; N-phenethylacetamide ; epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) ; A549 cells ; 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: 2022-12-06
    Description: The recognition of the exceptional chemical and biological properties of vanadium compounds has led, in recent decades, to extensive research exploring their chemistry, biochemistry, and medicinal chemistry. Due to the prospective application of vanadium compounds as therapeutic agents against diseases such as diabetes, cancer and those provoked by parasites and bacteria, vanadium coordination chemistry and biochemistry has been an area of extensive research. Currently, the most promising potential uses of vanadium compounds are as nutritional supplements and as anticancer agents potentiated by immunotherapy. Nevertheless, researchers from all over the world are dedicating their efforts to vanadium research related to other potential therapeutic applications of vanadium compounds and to obtain insights into their beneficial effects on health and their modes of action. This Special Issue collected research contributions focused on recent advances in vanadium chemistry, biochemistry, and medicinal chemistry. I expect that this collection will have a great impact on the future direction of vanadium research.
    Keywords: polyoxometalates ; decavanadate ; cytotoxicity ; insulin-like activity ; diabetes therapy ; vanadium biochemistry ; vanadium speciation ; vanadium ; proteins ; DNA ; fluorescence ; binding constants ; mechanism of action ; oxidovanadium(V) ; vanadium Schiff base coordination complex ; low acute toxicity ; Oxidovanadium(V) ; Schiff base ; X-ray crystallography ; DNA interaction ; 2-aminopyrimidinium ; experimental and theoretical characterization ; DFT ; docking RNA/DNA ; vitamin E ; EPR ; tocopherol ; 51V NMR ; urethane ; aerosol delivery ; lung cancer ; apoptosis ; antineoplastic ; oxidovanadium(IV) phenantrholine chrysin ; vanadium cellular uptake ; anticancer ; albumin interaction ; glycosylated flavonoid ; oxidovanadium(IV) complex ; antitumoral ; antioxidant ; cell signaling ; cancer ; anticancer agents ; 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::PNK Inorganic chemistry
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: This book includes the 14 articles accepted and published in the Special Issue “Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM): Applications in Economics and Finance” of the MDPI journal Mathematics, which encompasses a wide range of topics connected with the theory and applications of PLS-SEM methodology. These topics involve, among others, prediction of stock market investment intention, institutional quality and international competitiveness, governance paradigms and public innovation, information and communication technologies in the supply chain, influence of the ability to absorb information from the environment and proactivity on the company's results, quality management, effects of the corporate social responsibility on financial performance, resource management for the improvement of the healthcare system, and the application of maximum entropy bootstrapping to time series. It is expected that the book will prove worthwhile and helpful for those working in the area of PLS-SEM, regardless of the field of application (economics, finance, marketing, education or other). Applications of higher order constructs, mediating variables, multigroup analysis and the latest advances in applied methodology can all be found in this book.
    Keywords: self-consciousness ; e-commerce ; consumer behavior ; Technology Acceptance Model ; risk tolerance ; financial well-being ; financial literacy ; overconfidence bias ; herding behavior ; social interaction ; investment intention ; stock market participation ; institutional quality ; international competitiveness ; emerging economies ; PLS-SEM ; lean manufacturing ; quality management ; commercial performance ; wastes ; DIRFT ; luxury fashion goods ; status consumption ; status quo ; clothing innovativeness ; clothing involvement ; PLS-PM ; public service logic ; new public management ; innovation ; co-creation ; co-production ; Spain ; cognitive destination image ; cruise ; satisfaction ; loyalty ; behavioral intention ; structural equation modeling ; National Health Services ; health–disease status ; health system performance ; health system sustainability ; health policy ; healthcare quality ; partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) ; structural equation model ; information and communication technology ; ICT integration ; PLS-SEM bootstrapping ; PLS-SEM with time series ; marketing mix modeling ; maximum entropy bootstrapping ; proactivity ; absorptive capacity ; potential absorptive capacity ; realised absorptive capacity ; structural equation modelling ; video tutorials ; blended learning ; online learning ; financial mathematics ; COVID-19 ; autonomy ; effectiveness ; CO2 emissions ; ESDA ; China ; corporate social responsibility ; corporate performance ; human resources management ; customer satisfaction ; partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) ; 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: 2023-05-10
    Description: The management of wildlife populations and their habitats are interdisciplinary fields that encompass many scientific disciplines that also impact the lives of people. Therefore, these are truly applied sciences where human dimensions play an important role.This book highlights the importance of conducting rigorous studies to design and implement the effective management and restoration of wild populations and their habitats. A new paradigm in conservation is developing that goes beyond the boundaries of protected areas to achieve the goal of sustainable development. The 16 papers in this book, including reviews and a project report, cover a broad range of topics, exploring a diversity of subjects that are representative of current practices and novel applications.We would like to thank both the MDPI publishers and editorial staff for their support and help during the process of editing this book, in addition to the authors for their contributions.
    Keywords: road safety ; roadkill ; clustering ; growth rate ; traffic intensity ; mitigation measures ; roadkill analysis ; movement patterns ; habitat characterisation ; multiple criteria ; multi-objective ranking ; environmental awareness ; machine learning ; random forest model ; structural equation modelling ; latent class analysis ; visitor mapping ; social–ecological systems ; cultural rural landscape ; protected areas ; rewilding ; rural socioeconomics ; forest expansion ; rural to urban land conversion ; biocultural heritage ; biodiversity ; naturalness ; land-cover change ; habitat quality ; InVEST ; ecosystem-based approach and assessment ; nature-based solution ; decision-making support ; national park management ; wildlife protection ; biodiversity conservation ; policy framework ; policy formulation ; China ; agricultural management ; amphibians ; beta diversity ; community ecology ; metacommunities ; constructed wetlands ; bats ; urban ecology ; long-term monitoring ; acoustics ; city parks ; community dynamics ; conservation evaluation ; at-risk species ; golden-winged warbler ; landowner incentives ; New England cottontail ; Natural Resources Conservation Service ; U.S. Department of Agriculture ; Working Lands for Wildlife ; camera-trapping ; conservation puma ; relative integrated anthropization index ; INRA ; South American grey fox ; habitat adaptability ; habitat model ; habitat selection ; habitat suitability ; use versus availability ; Maxent ; presence points ; GPS radio-collars ; anthropogenic variables ; species distribution models ; Spermophilus citellus ; maximum entropy modeling ; species distribution modeling ; climate change refugia ; urodela ; salamandridae ; caudata ; biosphere reserve ; habitat restoration ; species management ; life project ; activity patterns ; Lepus granatensis ; population decline ; niche ; Oryctolagus cuniculus ; roadside census ; predator–prey relationships ; spatio-temporal behavior ; abundance ; distance sampling ; population density ; R package ; wildlife survey ; uncertainty ; occupancy modeling ; road ecology ; 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: 2022-08-12
    Description: The extraction and exploration of cellulose-based polymers is an exciting area of research. For many years, wood (especially from bleached kraft wood pulp) was considered the main source of cellulosic compounds because of its abundance in nature. However, in the past decade, researchers have been devoted to finding alternatives to extract cellulose from byproducts of agricultural crops and/or textile wastes, which are both highly available at a very reduced raw material cost. This book brings together original research that details the recent progresses and new developments in this field, and how this research is contributing to a circular economy.
    Keywords: citrus sinensis ; nano-fibrillated cellulose ; silver nanoparticles ; acid hydrolysis ; heavy metal sorption ; anaerobic digestion ; biofuel ; biomass ; cotton-based waste ; closed-loop ; lignocellulose ; textile waste ; cellulose nanofibre ; green materials ; biopolymers ; environmental ; recycled newspaper ; composite laminates ; water resistance ; high strength ; cotton wastes ; textile ; nanomaterials ; cellulose nanocrystal ; extraction methods ; environmental application ; regenerated cellulose fiber ; Au NP ; controllably assembled ; SERS ; dimetridazole ; cellulose hydrogel ; thermo-responsive ; sustained release ; silver sulfadiazine ; burn wound ; polymer ; carpet fiber ; direct analysis in real time ; time of flight ; mass spectrometry ; function switching ; oleamide ; cellulose nanofibers isolation ; carpet wastes ; supercritical carbon dioxide ; enhanced properties ; recovery of cellulose ; textile fibers ; eco-efficiency ; circular economy ; textile industry ; 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: 2022-06-21
    Description: This Special Issue, “Plant Oxidative Stress: Biology, Physiology, and Mitigation”, published 11 original research works and 1 review article that discussed the various aspects of ROS Biology, metabolism, and the physiological mechanisms and approaches to mitigating oxidative stress. These types of research studies show further directions for the development of crop plants that are tolerant to abiotic stress in the era of climate change.
    Keywords: heat stress ; grafting ; cucumber ; bitter-melon rootstock ; polyamines ; photosynthesis ; salicylic acid ; chlorophyll fluorescence ; excess boron ; lipid peroxidation ; enzymatic antioxidant ; glutathione ; proline ; stomatal conductance ; arsenic stress ; soybean ; growth ; antioxidant enzymes ; ascorbate–glutathione cycle ; glyoxalase system ; altitudinal variation ; antioxidant activity ; bioactive compounds ; endemic species ; oxidative damage ; sequential application of antioxidants ; salinity ; Cucumis sativus ; photosynthetic efficiency ; antioxidant defense systems ; antioxidants ; cadmium ; oxidative stress ; peptone ; spinach ; alpha-tocopherol ; foliar spray ; okra varieties ; salt ; drought ; plants ; ROS ; genomics ; approaches ; integration ; abiotic stress ; antioxidant defense ; phytohormones ; pulse crop ; water deficit ; AsA-GSH pathway ; methylglyoxal ; micronutrient ; osmoregulation ; reactive oxygen species ; trace elements ; Olea europaea L. ; selenium biofortification ; olive pollen ; cytosolic Ca2+ ; Cucurbita pepo (L.) ; mineral uptake ; nucleic acids ; 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::PST Botany & plant sciences
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    Publication Date: 2022-08-12
    Description: This reprint describes recent advances made in the field of antifungal development, especially the discovery of new drugs and drug repurposing. The articles presented in this book provide useful information and insight for the development of new antifungal drugs or intervention strategies. The identification of new, safe molecules, and cellular targets, as well as the elucidation of their antifungal mechanisms of action, will further the effective control of fungal pathogens, especially those resistant to current therapeutic agents.
    Keywords: nanoparticles ; fungi ; drug delivery systems ; marine ; biological synthesis ; myconanotechnology ; canesten ; clotrimazole ; vulvovaginal ; vaginitis ; mycosis ; candidosis ; yeast infection ; candida ; candida albicans ; vaginal health ; anticandidal activity ; indazole ; pyrazole ; 3-phenyl-1H-indazole ; drug design ; acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, aspirin) ; capsule ; CAP64 ; Cryptococcus ; membrane potential (ΔΨM) ; photodynamic treatment ; photosensitiser ; ultrastructure ; drug repurposing ; antifungals ; repositioning ; yeasts ; emerging fungi ; multidrug resistance ; therapeutic alternatives ; new targets ; Candida auris ; Aspergillus spp. ; antifungal ; beta-glucan ; polycations ; Galleria mellonella model ; retinoids ; Candida spp. ; onychomycosis ; Malassezia spp. ; dermatophytes ; microbiology ; mycology ; all-trans retinoic acid ; Acanthamoeba ; free-living ameba ; Acanthamoeba keratitis ; isavuconazonium sulfate ; cyst ; drug ; drug discovery ; drug targets ; invasive aspergillosis treatment ; invasive fungal infections ; fission yeast ; cell wall ; β(1,3)-D-glucan synthase ; antifungal drugs ; echinocandin drugs ; echinocandin resistance ; Fks resistance hot spots ; cytokinesis ; septation ; cell separation ; cell integrity ; cell lysis ; sporotrichosis ; Felis catus ; quinones ; hydrazones ; zoonoses ; host-directed drug therapy ; azoles ; polyenes ; echinocandins ; viral infections ; azole ; synergy ; resistance ; Candida ; natural products ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: This Special Issue of Entropy, titled “Recent Advances in Single-Particle Tracking: Experiment and Analysis”, contains a collection of 13 papers concerning different aspects of single-particle tracking, a popular experimental technique that has deeply penetrated molecular biology and statistical and chemical physics. Presenting original research, yet written in an accessible style, this collection will be useful for both newcomers to the field and more experienced researchers looking for some reference. Several papers are written by authorities in the field, and the topics cover aspects of experimental setups, analytical methods of tracking data analysis, a machine learning approach to data and, finally, some more general issues related to diffusion.
    Keywords: diauxic growth ; replicator equation ; mesoscopic model ; integro-differential equations ; anomalous diffusion ; statistical analysis ; single-particle tracking ; trajectory classification ; fractional Brownian motion ; estimation ; autocovariance function ; neural network ; Monte Carlo simulations ; multifractional Brownian motion ; power of the statistical test ; machine learning classification ; feature engineering ; confinement ; information theory ; Brownian particle ; stochastic thermodynamics ; CTRW ; diffusing-diffusivity ; occupation time statistics ; wound healing dynamics ; single pseudo-particle tracking ; phase contrast image segmentation ; 3D single-particle tracking ; Fisher information ; non-uniform illumination ; SPT ; deep learning ; residual neural networks ; random walk ; heterogeneous ; endosomes ; single particle trajectory ; stochastic processes ; trapping ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: The worldwide emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, specially those resistant to last-resource antibiotics, is now a common problem being defined as one of three priorities for the safeguarding of One Health by the Tripartite Alliance, which includes the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). Bacteria resistance profiles, together with the expression of specific virulence markers, have a major influence on the outcomes of infectious diseases. These bacterial traits are interconnected, since not only the presence of antibiotics may influence bacterial virulence gene expression and consequently infection pathogenesis, but some virulence factors may also contribute to an increased bacterial resistance ability, as observed in biofilm-producing strains. The surveillance of important resistant and virulent clones and associated mobile genetic elements is essential for decision making in terms of mitigation measures to be applied for the prevention of such infections in both human and veterinary medicine. However, the role of natural environments as important components of the dissemination cycle of these strains has not been consider until recently. This Special Issue aims to publish manuscripts that contribute to the understanding of the impact of bacterial antimicrobial resistance and virulence in the three areas of the One Health triad–i.e., animal, human and environmental health.
    Keywords: MRSA ; EMRSA-15 ; MLSB ; bacteremia ; bloodstream infections ; antibiotic resistance ; aquatic contamination ; probabilistic sampling ; San Francisco Estuary ; coast ; Pseudomonas ; Shewanella algae ; Vibrio parahaemolyticus ; biocide ; Listeria monocytogenes ; biofilm ; planktonic culture ; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis ; Escherichia coli ; fosfomycin ; nitrofurantoin ; antimicrobial resistance ; antibiotic susceptibility ; WGS ; phylogenetic analysis ; DNA mismatch repair system ; Salmonella Choleraesuis ; Iberian pig ; wild boar ; phylogenetic relationship ; plasmid replicon typing ; colistin ; carcass ; cfr gene ; fexA gene ; linezolid ; mutation ; pig ; public health ; S. aureus ; avian colibacillosis ; salmonellosis ; MDR ; tetA ; nisin ; mutant prevention concentration ; mutant selection window ; antimicrobial susceptibility testing ; horizontal gene transfer ; Salmonella ; reptiles ; isolation ; biofilms ; chlorhexidine gluconate ; wounds ; Gram-negative bacteria ; colonization ; infection ; clonal lineages ; resistance genes ; virulence factors ; Staphylococcus aureus ; skin and soft-tissue infections ; plasmids ; Panton–Valentine leucocidin ; 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: 2022-07-06
    Description: The 1st International Electronic Conference on Chemical Sensors and Analytical Chemistry was held on 1–15 July 2021. The scope of this online conference was to gather experts that are well-known worldwide who are currently working in chemical sensor technologies and to provide an online forum for the presention and discussion of new results. Throughout this event, topics of interest included, but were not limited to, the following: electrochemical devices and sensors; optical chemical sensors; mass-sensitive sensors; materials for chemical sensing; nano- and micro-technologies for sensing; chemical assays and validation; chemical sensor applications; analytical methods; gas sensors and apparatuses; electronic noses; electronic tongues; microfluidic devices; lab-on-a-chip; single-molecule sensing; nanosensors; and medico-diagnostic testing.
    Keywords: electrochemical sensors ; carbon nanotubes ; electropolymerization ; gallic acid ; ellagic acid ; syringaldehyde ; vanillin ; cognac and brandy carbon dots ; pH sensing ; active surface preservation ; nanosensor ; fluorescence ; 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: 2022-10-25
    Description: This reprint reports on new advances in basic and applied research of soil pollution and remediation. A list of contaminants are targeted, including toxic metal(loid)s (e.g., Pb, As, Sb, and multi-metals), organic contaminants (e.g., organochlorine pesticides, phenanthrene, and petroleum), and antibiotics (e.g., sulfadiazine). The occurrence, environmental behaviors, and risks of these contaminants are explored. Special attention is devoted to techniques for the remediation of polluted soils, such as stabilization/solidification, photocatalytic degradation, and thermal desorption. This reprint provides new insights into soil pollution and remediation.
    Keywords: miyun reservoir ; pollution assessment ; binary mixing model ; source appointment ; illegal use ; non-point source pollution ; agricultural use ; veterinary use ; Three Gorges ; sulfadiazine ; Cu2+ co-existence ; paddy soils ; adsorption ; soil properties ; β-CD modified BC ; stabilization/solidification ; response surface methodology ; synchronous adsorption investigations ; PHe ; primary explosives site ; heavy metal contamination ; antimony ; co-occurring metal ; Fe–Al-based amendment ; immobilization ; heavy metals ; input flux ; source ; management ; garland chrysanthemum ; lettuce ; antioxidant defense enzymes ; GSH ; PCs ; comprehensive evaluation method ; contaminated soil ; ex situ thermal desorption ; environmental impact ; resource utilization ; low-molecular-weight organic acid salts ; phosphate ; arsenic-contaminated soil ; microorganisms ; nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) ; biochar ; photocatalysis ; synergy ; TPH ; soil ; 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 ; bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology, engineering, agriculture::TQ Environmental science, engineering & technology::TQK Pollution control
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Rising pollution, climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels are leading many countries to focus on renewable-based energy conversion systems. In particular, recently introduced energy policies are giving high priority to increasing the use of renewable energy sources, the improvement of energy systems’ security, the minimization of greenhouse gas effect, and social and economic cohesion. Renewable energies’ availability varies during the day and the seasons and so their use must be accurately predicted in conjunction with the management strategies based on load shifting and energy storage. Thus, in order to reduce the criticalities of this uncertainty, the exploitation of more flexible and stable renewable energies, such as the geothermal one, is necessary. Geothermal energy is an abundant renewable source with significant potential in direct use applications, such as in district heating systems, in indirect use ones to produce electricity, and in cogeneration and polygeneration systems for the combined production of power, heating, and cooling energy. This Special Issue includes geothermal energy utilization and the technologies used for its exploitation considering both the direct and indirect use applications.
    Keywords: geothermal power production ; abandoned oil reservoirs ; in situ combustion ; organic Rankine cycle (ORC) ; plunger pump ; centrifugal pump ; pressure drop ; temperature utilization rate ; system generating efficiency ; carbonate geothermal reservoirs ; sustainable geothermal energy exploitation ; southern Italy ; numerical simulation ; dual-loop ORC ; mixture working fluids ; entropy generation ; entransy loss ; exergy loss ; Ground source heat pump ; oval cross-section ; groundwater ; borehole heat exchanger ; CFD ; Sandtank ; granite ; physical characteristics ; cyclic ; thermal treatment ; water cooling ; hybrid renewable polygeneration plant ; micro organic Rankine cycle ; evacuated solar thermal collectors ; photovoltaic panels ; plastic heat exchanger ; Organic Rankine Cycle ; geothermal energy ; shell and tube heat exchanger ; fouling resistance ; mobile thermal energy storage (M-TES) ; phase change material (PCM) ; LCOH ; heat transport ; renewable energy source ; household hybrid system ; dynamic simulation ; economic analysis ; TRNSYS software ; heating and cooling network ; polygeneration system ; geothermal energy community ; ORC ; energy district ; heat pump ; R1234ze ; CO2 ; geothermal ; renewable energy ; historic building ; energy saving ; earth-to-air ; horizontal pipe ; 2D model ; air conditioning ; renewable energy sources ; thermal performances ; energy efficiency ; parametric study ; geothermal resource ; Monte Carlo simulation ; assessment ; thermal reservoir ; North Jiangsu Basin ; 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: 2023-05-10
    Description: Gibberellins (GA) and abscisic acid (ABA) are two phytohormones that regulate, in an antagonistic way, plant growth as well as several developmental processes from seed maturation and germination to flowering time, through hypocotyl elongation and root growth. In general, ABA and GA inhibit and promote, respectively, cell elongation and growth. Consequently, this mutual antagonism between GA and ABA governs many developmental decisions in plants.In addition to its role as a growth and development modulator, ABA is primarily known for being a major player in the response and adaptation of plants to diverse abiotic stress conditions, including cold, heat, drought, salinity or flooding. Remarkably, different works have also recently pointed to a function for GA in the control of some biological processes in response to stress.The selection of research and review papers of this book, mostly focused on ABA, covers a wide range of topics related to the most recent advances in the molecular mechanisms of ABA and GA functions in plants.
    Keywords: Picea wilsonii ; transcription factor ; PwNAC11 ; drought stress ; ABA signaling ; Arabidopsis ; GA signaling ; AGB1 ; MYB62 ; protein interaction ; ABA deficiency ; fruit dehydration ; gene expression ; hormone application ; Pinalate ; postharvest ; upstream open reading frame ; translation ; abscisic acid ; protein kinase WNK8 ; ABA ; drought ; metabolites ; signaling ; crop breeding ; carotenoid ; CCD ; NCED ; poplar ; gibberellin (GA) ; abscisic acid (ABA) ; seed development ; seed maturation ; alternative splicing ; abiotic stress responses ; plant development ; root and tuber crops ; stem/root tuber development ; GA ; gibberellic acid ; arabidopsis ; ABI5 ; ABI5-binding proteins (AFPs) ; DELLA proteins ; SLEEPY1 ; germination ; dormancy ; storage proteins ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: The expansion of urban areas has facilitated the conversion of undeveloped lands, which has led to environmental degradation, such as loss of habitats, hydro-modification, and the collapse of existing ecosystems. Recent climate change has exacerbated these damages by causing more frequent and serious hazards. To attenuate the impacts of urbanization and the negative effects of climate change, green infrastructure (GI) planning (e.g., nature-based strategies, technologies, policies, and solutions) has arisen as an important approach for balancing urban development and nature. GI offers a variety of benefits to our cities by reducing stormwater runoff, heat waves, and air pollution; expanding wildlife habitats; and increasing recreational opportunities and even nearby property values.
    Keywords: stormwater management ; urban heat island ; cost–benefit analysis ; ecosystem services ; urban green infrastructure ; green infrastructure ; indexing ; random forest ; interpretation of machine learning ; urbanization ; shapley additive explanation ; park characteristic ; extreme gradient boost ; Dallas ; land use land cover ; construction site ; particulate matter emissions ; emission factor ; prediction technology ; urban shrinkage ; vacancy parcel data ; multilevel analysis ; predicting vacancy ; access inequity ; systematic mapping ; empirical studies ; city scale ; inequity mitigation ; bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research & information: general ; bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning::RB Earth sciences::RBP Meteorology & climatology
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    Publication Date: 2022-02-01
    Description: Glycosaminoglycans are linear, anionic polysaccharides (GAGs) consisting of repeating disaccharides. GAGs are ubiquitously localized throughout the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to the cell membranes of cells in all tissues. They are either conjugated to protein cores in the form of proteoglycans, e.g., chondroitin/dermatan sulfate (CS/DS), heparin/heparan sulfate (Hep/HS) and keratan sulfate (KS), as well as non-sulfated hyaluronan (HA). By modulating biological signaling GAGs participate in the regulation of homeostasis and also participate in disease progression. The book, entitled “Exploring the multifaceted roles of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs)—new advances and further challenges”, features original research and review articles. These articles cover several GAG-related timely topics in structural biology and imaging; morphogenesis, cancer, and other disease therapy and drug developments; tissue engineering; and metabolic engineering. This book also includes an article illustrating how metabolic engineering can be used to create the novel chondroitin-like polysaccharide.A prerequisite for communicating in any discipline and across disciplines is familiarity with the appropriate terminology. Several nomenclature rules exist in the field of biochemistry. The historical description of GAGs follows IUPAC and IUB nomenclature. New structural depictions such as the structural nomenclature for glycan and their translation into machine-readable formats have opened the route for cross-references with popular bioinformatics resources and further connections with other exciting “omics” fields.
    Keywords: GAGs: ; Hyaluronic ; Acid, ; Heparan ; (Sulfate) ; Heparin, ; Heparosan ; Chondroitin ; Dermatan ; Keratan, ; GAGs ; like ; Peri ; and ; Extracellular ; Matrix ; Regulation ; &amp ; Biosynthesis ; of ; GAG ; Extraction ; Synthesis ; (chemical, ; metabolic ; engineering,...) ; Characterization ; sequence ; molecular ; weight, ; degree ; polymerization, ; 3D ; structures,....) ; structure/properties ; relationships ; oligosaccharides ; Glycobiology ; structure/function ; relationship ; Protein-GAG ; complexes ; in ; disease ; GAG-based ; biomaterials ; as ; nanocarriers ; 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 book focuses on the up-to-date studies on the sustainability with changing climate and extremes. The main contributors discussed the changing climate and extreme events, as well as their impacts on natural and human dimension sustainability, including the incorporated social–ecologic and socioeconomic processes. Special attention is given to four main sections: natural disasters in agriculture; urban/rural ecosystem, tourism, and ecosystem service; extreme climate indices, and newly created dataset for climate change.
    Keywords: trade conflict ; carbon emissions ; import and export trade ; cooperative emission reduction ; meteorological hazards ; risk assessment ; spatial pattern ; population exposure ; Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ; climate change ; slope geohazards ; new geohazard clusters ; extreme cooling events ; Arctic Oscillation ; winter in China ; atmospheric circulation ; GPP ; CMIP6 ; ESM ; STA ; China ; warm days ; cold days ; warm nights ; cold nights ; hot days ; frost days ; compound drought and heatwave events ; complex network ; event synchronization ; atmospheric circulation patterns ; urban agglomeration ; drought ; heat wave ; flood ; GM (1, 1) ; Arctic ; universal thermal climate index (UTCI) ; spatial-temporal changes ; 1979–2019 ; ecosystem services trade-offs ; land-use change ; soil conservation ; carbon storage ; water yield ; precipitation gradient ; Loess Plateau ; climate hazards ; geospatial analysis ; urban adaptation ; risk management ; snow disaster ; risk zoning ; Heilongjiang Province ; precipitation ; model resolutions ; cold region of China ; spatiotemporal distribution ; spatiotemporal variation ; 1961–2019 ; high-resolution and high-quality precipitation data ; independent and non-independent test ; the 0.01° multi-source fusion precipitation product ; extreme precipitation event ; forest types ; NDVI ; AVHRR GIMMS ; temperature range ; precipitation range ; snow cover ; black carbon concentration ; radiative forcing ; northeast China ; high temperature ; mobile phone data ; impact factor ; Zhuhai City ; WRF model ; projection ; short-lived heatwave event ; long-lived heatwave event ; Yangtze River Basin ; central and western Pacific ; thermocline ; yellowfin tuna ; CPUE ; El Niño ; La Niña ; GAM model ; spring soil moisture ; impact mechanism ; Songnen Plain ; Sanjiang Plain ; maize ; diurnal temperature range ; fresh air index ; natural microclimate comfort index ; fresh air–natural microclimate comfort index ; scenic spots ; Fujian province ; extreme climate indices ; temporal and spatial dynamics ; linear trend ; climate abrupt change ; central China ; peanut drought ; Shandong Province ; natural disaster risk assessment principles ; dry-hot wind disaster ; Shandong province ; natural disaster risk assessment principle ; summer maize ; inter- and mixed cropping ; flowering period ; yield ; potato climatic productivity potential ; Inner Mongolia ; effect ; human mobility ; rainfall ; taxi GPS data ; community ; Zhuhai central areas ; citrus ; quality ; future projection ; state-owned forest farms ; human resource allocation ; industrial structure ; coordination and adaptation ; personal structure ; contiguous poverty-stricken areas ; rainstorms and droughts ; direct economic losses ; disaster-affected population ; drought and flood ; vulnerability ; risk prediction ; agroecosystem ; heatwaves ; population exposure change ; global warming ; 1.5 °C warming scenario ; 2.0 °C warming scenario ; 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: 2022-06-21
    Description: This reprint includes contributions from leaders in the field of personalized medicine in ophthalmology. The contributions are diverse and cover pre-clinical and clinical topics. We hope you enjoy reading the articles.
    Keywords: subthreshold micropulse laser ; 577-nm laser ; laser fixed parameters ; diabetic retinopathy ; diabetic macular edema ; optical coherence tomography ; autofluorescence ; real-life ; diabetic macular oedema ; visual prognosis ; indicators ; personalized medicine ; age-related macular degeneration ; choroidal neovascularization ; classification ; machine learning ; type 2 diabetes ; retinopathy ; ethnicity ; general practice ; risk factors ; progression ; glycemic gap ; glucose variability ; ETDRS classification ; biomarkers ; phenotypes ; anti-vascular endothelial growth factor ; diabetic retinopathy severity scale ; panretinal leakage index ; neovascular age-related macular degeneration ; anti-VEGF therapy ; retinal thickness ; visual acuity ; variability ; leakage index ; microaneurysms ; intravitreal aflibercept ; neovascularization ; ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography ; retinal imaging ; quantitative biomarkers ; precision medicine ; autoantibodies ; AT1-receptor ; PAR1 ; VEGF-A ; VEGF-B ; VEGF-receptor 2 ; AMD ; complement system ; semi-quantitative multiplex profilin ; mass spectrometry ; C4 ; vitronectin ; factor I ; genetic variants ; metabolites ; HDL ; central area thickness ; biomarker ; microRNA ; anti-VEGF ; retina ; edema ; OCT ; tomography ; microphysiological systems ; blood-neural barriers ; neurovascular unit ; disease modeling ; 3D models ; organ-on-a-chip ; inner blood-retinal barrier ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: Myxobacteria are fascinating and important prokaryotes. They have large genomes and exhibit a wide range of interesting behaviors, including multicellular fruiting body formation, social interaction, predation, and secondary metabolite production. Substantial progress is being made in understanding their ecological roles and the evolutionary forces that have shaped their phenotypes and behaviors. Novel species of myxobacteria are regularly described, often producing unusual metabolites and enzymes which can be of significant biotechnological interest. Molecular studies, ranging in subject from individual enzymes to entire ‘omes, continue to provide rich insights into myxobacterial biology. This collected volume brings together five research articles and three reviews, to provide a snapshot of current myxobacterial research in all its diversity.
    Keywords: carotenoids ; comparative genomics ; development ; fruiting body formation ; one-component systems ; quorum signalling ; two-component systems ; myxobacteria ; Myxococcales ; germination ; bacterial cell wall ; sporulation ; morphology ; photoreceptor ; photosensitizer ; photoregulation ; singlet oxygen ; plasmalogens ; CarF ; vitamin B12 ; CarH ; ECF-sigma ; CarD-CdnL ; microbial food web ; trophic interactions ; predator–prey interactions ; mesopredator ; social bacteria ; nematodes ; experimental community ; behavior ; Myxococcus sp. ; Corallococcus sp. ; Melittangium sp. ; Archangium sp. ; biosynthetic gene clusters ; Myxococcus xanthus ; phase contrast microscopy ; fluorescence microscopy ; aggregation ; rippling ; deep learning ; generative adversarial network ; pretator-prey coevolution ; antagonism ; mucoidy ; predatory bacteria ; bacterial predation ; prey diversity ; negative frequency dependence ; experimental evolution ; MyxoEE-6 ; functional genomics ; genome evolution ; genome organisation ; pan-genome ; proteomics ; taxonomy ; transcriptomics ; 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: 2022-07-06
    Description: Satisfactory acoustics is crucial for the ability of spaces such as auditoriums and lecture rooms to perform their primary function. The acoustics of dwellings and offices greatly affects the quality of our life, since we are all consciously or subconsciously aware of the sounds to which we are daily subjected. Architectural acoustics, which encompasses room and building acoustics, is the scientific field that deals with these topics and can be defined as the study of generation, propagation, and effects of sound in enclosures. Modeling techniques, as well as related acoustic theories for accurately calculating the sound field, have been the center of many major new developments. In addition, the image conveyed by a purely physical description of sound would be incomplete without regarding human perception; hence, the interrelation between objective stimuli and subjective sensations is a field of important investigations. A holistic approach in terms of research and practice is the optimum way for solving the perplexing problems which arise in the design or refurbishment of spaces, since current trends in contemporary architecture, such as transparency, openness, and preference for bare sound-reflecting surfaces are continuing pushing the very limits of functional acoustics. All the advances in architectural acoustics gathered in this Special Issue, we hope that inspire researchers and acousticians to explore new directions in this age of scientific convergence.
    Keywords: acoustic measurements ; impulse response measurements ; omnidirectional source ; dodecahedron ; acoustic parameters ; sound source ; reverberation time ; ISO 3382 ; auralization ; sound absorption ; perforated panels ; micro-perforated panels ; resonant absorbers ; frequency domain ; PUFEM ; room acoustics ; wave-based method ; discretization error ; explicit method ; finite element method ; high order scheme ; room acoustic simulations ; time domain ; shoebox concert hall ; diffusive surfaces ; diffusers location ; acoustical parameters ; variable acoustics ; subjective investigation ; acoustics ; opera house ; intangible cultural heritage ; open-air ancient theatres ; ISO 3382-1 ; firecrackers ; building acoustics ; sound absorption coefficient ; prediction models ; supervised learning method ; worship space acoustics ; acoustics simulation ; acoustic heritage ; archaeo-acoustics ; acoustic subspaces ; FDTD simulation ; speech intelligibility ; open-plan offices ; spatial decay ; ISO 3382-3 ; room absorption ; office noise ; speech ; calculation models ; absorption ; scattering ; airflow resistivity ; long space ; coherent image source method ; sound-absorbing boundary ; sound field modeling ; scale-model experiment ; reflection power ; room response ; directional decay rates ; room modes ; eigenbeam processing ; spatial correlation ; concert hall acoustics ; lateral reflections ; shoebox typology ; spatial impression ; perception thresholds ; skeletal reflections ; reflection sequence ; seat dip effect ; seat height ; seat spacing ; mechanism ; 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: 2022-11-17
    Description: Over the last few decades, the Mediterranean Diet (MD), characterized by a high intake of vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, dairy products and non-refined cereals, a moderate intake of fish and poultry, and a low intake of red meat and sweets, has been recognized as a model for healthy eating. Indeed, adhering to the MD reduces the risk of metabolic and non-communicable diseases, including type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity cardiovascular disease and cancer. As an integral part of the traditional Mediterranean lifestyle, regular physical activity (PA) is also associated with a reduced risk of chronic degenerative diseases, even if results often vary according to different types, duration and intensity or volume of PA. The World Health Organization recommends performing moderate-intensity PA for ≥150 min/week, and vigorous-intensity PA for ≥2 days/week to have these health benefits. It is viable to hypothesize that promoting adherence to the MD along with PA guidelines might provide a more comprehensive endorsement to obtain greater health benefits, over and above those acquired separately by the MD and PA. Thus, the ongoing promotion and monitoring of the MD pattern, including eating habits and PA, is crucially important at all life stages. Potential topics may include, but are not limited to, examining the impact of adherence to the MD and PA on health in different life stages as well as on metabolic risk factors and subsequent disease outcomes.
    Keywords: Mediterranean diet ; adherence ; Portuguese immigrants ; California ; Mediterranean Diet ; sustainable diet ; food frequency questionnaire ; diet self-perception ; socioeconomic profile ; health status ; adult population ; deprivation index ; lifestyle ; diet ; physical activity ; BMI ; socioeconomic status ; dietary supplements ; fitness ; MDSS ; IPAQ-SF ; cancer ; diet patterns ; cohort study ; epidemiology ; children ; youth ; kindergarten ; primary school ; secondary school ; faculty ; diabetes ; pediatrics ; food ; nutrition ; glucose ; weight ; blood pressure ; adolescence ; metabolic profile ; awareness ; health ; geographical location ; ethnic ; nutrition guidelines ; chronic disease ; 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: 2022-07-06
    Description: This book is a collection of a group of peer-reviewed scientific papers dealing with both the evaluation and the solution of the complex but pressing problem of water source pollution. In the case of both fresh and marine water, the environmental and health protection aspects are closely linked. Monitoring activities supply continuous information on the contamination levels in inland surface, ground, and coastal waters, providing an alert in case of increased or new contamination and monitoring the effectiveness of remediation strategies. On the other hand, new or improved remediation and bioremediation tools are urgently needed to tackle the scarcity of safe drinking water. The papers in this book represent interesting starting points for future researches.
    Keywords: acute toxicity ; Daphnia magna ; electrochemical oxidation ; emerging contaminants ; methiocarb ; glucocorticoids ; TiO2-solar light degradation ; freshwater pollution ; photoproducts ; matrix constituents ; human health analysis ; water contamination ; water quality model ; hydraulic model ; WDS ; water quality sensors ; agrochemicals ; photo-reactor ; advanced oxidation processes ; water pollution ; point sources ; antioxidant enzymes ; pharmaceutical residues ; pesticides ; detergents ; integrative indexes ; groundwater pollution ; pollution costs ; economic environmental protection instruments ; physico-chemical parameters ; heavy metals ; health risk index ; Pearson coefficients ; adsorption ; dye ; MWCNT ; kinetics ; isotherm models ; thermodynamic ; bioaccumulation ; Lake Chapala ; carp ; catfish ; PTWI ; bioremediation ; ecotoxicology ; Gibbula umbilicalis ; marine bacteria ; tributyltin ; TBT-tolerance ; microalgae ; Vibrio fisheri ; benzenesulfonamide ; benzothiazole ; benzotriazole ; biotoxicity tests ; ferrous lactate ; in situ chemical reduction ; trichloroethylene (TCE) ; green and sustainable remediation (GSR) ; 1,4-dioxane ; dynamic ; pollution ; dumping site ; transport phenomena ; superfund ; enhanced reductive dechlorination (ERD) ; dense nonaqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) ; chlorinated hydrocarbons ; tetrachloroethene (PCE) ; trichloroethene (TCE) ; dichloroethene (DCE) ; anaerobic reduction ; metagenomics ; microplastics ; largemouth bass ; growth ; intestinal morphology ; intestinal microbiota ; PCBs ; monitoring ; biomonitoring ; statistical analysis ; Lake Baikal ; passive sampling ; trace contaminants ; seawater ; chromatography–mass spectrometry ; 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: 2022-06-21
    Description: Few neurotransmitter systems have fascinated as much as the opioid system (i.e., opioid ligands and their receptors). Over the years, scientific studies of the endogenous opioid system have uncovered a complex and subtle system that exhibits impressive diversity, based on its critical role in modulating a large number of sensory, motivational, emotional and cognitive functions. Additionally, its important therapeutic value for the treatment of many human disorders, including pain, affective and addictive disorders, and gastrointestinal motility disorders, has been of persistent interest. This book specifically covers a broad area of the opioid research, offering up-to-date and new perspectives about opioid drug discovery. The diversity among the discussed topics ranging from medicinal chemistry to opioid pharmacology, from basic science to translational research, is a testimony to the complexity of the opioid system that results from the expression, regulation and functional role of opioid ligands and their receptors. This book will serve as a useful reference to scientists while also stimulating continuous research in the chemistry and pharmacology of the opioid system, with the prospective for finding improved therapies of human diseases where the opioid system plays a central role.
    Keywords: thiazole ; piperazine ; tail-clip ; hot-plate ; acetic acid-induced writhing test ; opioid ; prodynorphin ; epigenetics ; transcription ; human brain ; morphine dosing ; behavior ; locomotor activity ; tolerance ; µ-opioid receptor ; DAMGO ; SR-17018 ; buprenorphine ; nalbuphine ; kappa opioid receptor agonist ; pruritis ; scratching ; mice ; TAT-HIV ; cholestasis ; chloroquine ; deoxycholic acid ; analgesic ; δ opioid receptor ; G-protein-biased agonist ; opioid peptide ; rubiscolins ; µ-opioid analgesics ; angiotensin receptors ; chronic pain ; neuropathic pain ; delta opioid receptor ; inverse agonist ; irreversible antagonist ; non-competitive antagonist ; molecular pharmacology ; free fatty acid receptors ; lipids ; opioid receptor ; colitis ; chemotype ; high-throughput screen ; allosteric modulation ; beta-arrestin ; molecular dynamics ; opioid receptors ; β-amino acids ; peptide synthesis ; receptor binding studies ; functional assay ; nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor ; NOP receptor ; ligands ; nociceptin ; N/OFQ ; analgesia ; GPCR ; HS-731 ; peripheral opioid agonist ; binding ; selectivity ; molecular docking ; molecular dynamics simulations ; n/a ; fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy (FCCS) ; G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) ; serotonin ; 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: 2022-02-01
    Description: The oomycete genus Phytophthora represents one of the most notorious groups of tree pathogens in natural and semi-natural forest ecosystems. Since the discovery in the 1960s of the invasive P. cinnamomi, threatening some of the world’s richest plant communities in Australia, numerous Phytophthora diseases have been reported on forest trees worldwide, which were previously unknown to science. The most notable examples include the oak and beech declines triggered by different Phytophthora spp. in Europe and North America, the findings of sudden oak death and sudden larch death caused by P. ramorum in the Western USA and the U.K., respectively, and the association of P. austrocedri with mal del ciprés in Argentina and juniper decline in the U.K. All these epidemic events are driven by exotic invasive Phytophthora species, introduced through infested nursery plants from their native overseas environments. In recent years, many independent surveys have studied the diversity of Phytophthora species and the diseases they are causing across a diverse range of forests and other natural ecosystems. This Special Issue presents papers on Phytophthora surveys performed in different biogeographic regions and addresses the pathways, and ecological and economic impacts of these invasive forest pathogens.
    Keywords: soilborne pathogens ; pathways ; Populus ; Phytophthora plurivora ; Phytophthora pini ; pathogenicity tests ; biomass allocation ; dehesas ; drought ; montados ; oak decline ; plant traits ; root rot ; invasive species ; natural ecosystems ; streams ; vegetation type ; baiting ; ITS region ; leaf decay ; oomycetes ; aquatic fungi ; trophic specialization ; saprotroph ; pathogen ; parasite ; Phytophthora ; diversity ; wild apple forest ; decline ; forest disease monitoring ; holm oak decline ; biosecurity ; breeding systems ; hybridization ; Phytophthora cinnamomi ; biogeography ; center of origin ; GLMM ; tree mortality ; root rot. ; plantation ; open forests ; Phytophthora ×cambivora ; bark canker ; ectomycorrhiza ; cork oak ; 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: 2022-02-01
    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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 2022-10-25
    Description: Photonic jets (PJs) are important mesoscale optical phenomena arising from electromagnetic waves interacting with dielectric particles. PJs have applications in super-resolution imaging, sensing, detection, patterning, trapping, manipulation, waveguiding, signal amplification and high-efficiency signal collection, among others. This reprint provides an overview of the field and highlights recent advances and trends in PJ research.
    Keywords: photonic nanojet ; hemisphere ; microstructure ; interference ; standing wave ; reflection ; microsphere ; evanescent waves ; propagation ; whispering gallery modes ; super-resolution ; femtosecond laser processing ; photonics nanojet ; nanometer-scale pattern ; semiconductor materials ; super-resolution imaging ; dielectric superlens ; label-free imaging ; titanium dioxide ; spider silk ; dome lens ; photonic jet ; nanojet ; waveguide ; microlens ; fiber tip ; microspheres ; photonic nanojets ; optical trapping ; signal enhancement ; photonic hook ; patchy particles ; patchy particle ; optical switch ; Poynting vector ; vortex ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: This book compiles the Special Issue of Applied Sciences, entitled “Application of Biology to Cultural Heritage”, and aims to cover all the latest outstanding progress on the biological and biochemical methods developed and applied to cultural heritage.Eleven excellent papers (including both reviews and full research articles) form part of this book and each paper went through a hard and demanding review in order to ensure maximum quality. We do thank all the reviewers for their efforts which are so crucial for the improvement of the now-published papers. In the field of cultural heritage, biodiversity and biodeterioration have received a great deal of research attention in recent years. This book intends to provide a comprehensive examination of the science of biology in various fields and areas, as well as its practical application for the preservation of cultural heritage. Full research articles and reviews on all aspects of biological causes, modes of action, biocidal treatments, and the protection of cultural heritage are here presented, as well as long-term studies on the biodeterioration of cultural heritage sites and monuments.Analyses and tests of macro- and micro-organisms affecting the preservation of cultural heritage are also addressed.The knowledge that has arisen from the papers published on the studies on new techniques and new products applied to the field of cultural heritage may now be translated into new conservation and restoration treatments in similar objects, sites and supports. This was the main goal and it was achieved in a mission that we carried out with great pleasure and dedication.
    Keywords: cultural heritage ; biodeterioration ; biodiversity of microorganisms ; stone surfaces ; historical sandstone ; next-generation sequencing ; metal ; conservation ; cleaning ; hydrogels ; organogels ; bio-solvents ; biofilm ; microbial community ; algae ; cyanobacteria ; fungi ; bacteria ; next generation sequencing ; granite ; Trentepohlia ; deteriorative action ; enzymatic activity ; Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck ; cinnamaldehyde ; antimicrobial activity ; biodegradation ; built cultural heritage ; cityscape ; laboratory and field analysis ; maintenance plan ; mortar ; Parietaria judaica ; schist ; urban area ; weed control ; biocleaning ; bioconsolidation ; biocalcification ; biopolymers ; carbonatogenic bacteria ; MICP ; microorganisms ; stone restoration ; marble decay ; dark discoloration ; stone microbiota ; black fungi ; cultural heritage conservation ; multifunctional coating ; stone biodeterioration ; biofilms ; biocide ; zosteric sodium salt ; 2-mercaptobenzothiazole ; silica nanosystems ; phellem ; birch bark ; decay ; light microscopy ; transmission electron microscopy ; archaeology ; ice patch ; waterlogged ; stained glass ; glazed tiles ; biodiversity ; laboratory experiments ; 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 contains a collection of recent peer-reviewed articles on the topic "Crop Adaptation to Elevated CO2 and Temperature" published in Plants. Topics range from meta-analyses of crop responses, to descriptions and results of large-scale screening efforts, to molecular studies of changes in gene expression related to fruit quality.
    Keywords: adaptation ; breeding ; CO2 ; CWR ; seed yield ; goji berry ; sugar metabolism ; elevated CO2 ; functional domain ; gene cloning and expression ; Lens culinaris ; climate change adaptation ; root development ; root depth distribution ; climate change ; heat stress ; nitrogen assimilation ; nitrogen metabolism ; nitrogen uptake ; Solanum ; tomato ; warming ; Solanum tuberosum ; tuber ; sink organ ; ambient temperature ; cell proliferation ; grain quality ; cereals ; yield and quality ; high [CO2] ; predicted future climate ; high temperature ; grain quality traits ; drought stress ; Genovese cultivar ; photosynthesis ; stomatal conductance ; chlorophyll ; carotenoids ; antioxidant defense metabolites ; early growth stage ; ethylene ; IAA conjugates ; indole-3-acetic acid ; invasiveness ; lupine seedlings ; simulated conditions ; warming simulation ; grain yield ; biomass ; bread wheat ; genotypes ; barley ; CO2 enrichment ; Hordeum vulgare L. ; water-use efficiency ; yield ; gravitropic angle of curvature ; initial root ; lateral root number ; primary root ; root system architecture ; simulated warming ; 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: 2022-02-01
    Description: In IEEE Standards, a Microgrid is defined as a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources with clearly defined electrical boundaries, which acts as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid and can connect and disconnect from the grid to enable it to operate in both grid-connected or island modes. This Special Issue focuses on innovative strategies for the management of the Microgrids and, in response to the call for papers, six high-quality papers were accepted for publication. Consistent with the instructions in the call for papers and with the feedback received from the reviewers, four papers dealt with different types of supervisory energy management systems of Microgrids (i.e., adaptive neuro-fuzzy wavelet-based controls, cost-efficient power-sharing techniques, and two-level hierarchical energy management systems); the proposed energy management systems are of quite general purpose and aim to reduce energy usages and monetary costs. In the last two papers, the authors concentrate their research efforts on the management of specific cases, i.e., Microgrids with electric vehicle charging stations and for all-electric ships.
    Keywords: DC microgrid ; electric vehicles ; resilient microgrid ; solar PV ; wind turbine ; charging station ; control ; hierarchical control ; robust control ; predictive control ; microgrid ; uncertainty ; prediction interval ; energy management system ; hybrid diesel/battery ships ; energy management ; emission management ; home energy management scheme (HEMS) ; smart grid ; renewable energy sources (RESs) ; power sharing algorithm (PSA) ; residence energy management (REM) ; inverter ; supervisory control ; adaptive control ; photovoltaic ; ultra-capacitor ; battery ; wavelets ; economic analysis ; energy storage systems ; resilience ; 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: 2022-06-21
    Description: The present collection of articles focuses on different aspects of topological-materials studies. Recent progress in both, theoretical and experimental, studies is covered in this Special Issue. A particular stress is given on different optical investigations, as well as on recent band-structure calculations. Besides, neutron scattering experiments, crystal growth, and a number of theoretical models for different topological systems are discussed.
    Keywords: topological insulators ; optical conductivity ; Dirac materials ; Weyl nodes ; screw rotation symmetry ; line node ; space group 19 ; space group 61 ; cyclotron resonance ; crystal growth ; optical floating zone method ; SmB6 ; Sm1-xCexB6 ; topological insulator ; kondo insulator ; topology ; chirality ; multifold semimetal ; optics ; DFT ; topological semimetal ; cobalt monosilicide ; mechanical deformation ; quantum anomalous Hall effect ; Faraday rotation ; terahertz spectroscopy ; inelastic neutron scattering ; topological materials ; anomalous Hall effect ; isotropic ferromagnet ; kagome ; frustrated magnetism ; skyrmion ; magnetization ; optical-conductivity scaling ; topological semimetals ; band structures ; high Chern numbers ; bulk-edge correspondence ; Weyl semimetals ; band-structure calculations ; optical response ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: The enormous contribution of agricultural cooperative societies to the rural world has not gone unnoticed. This is corroborated by many international entities. The International Cooperative Alliance estimates that 12% of the world's population is linked to one of the 3 million cooperatives that exist worldwide. Therefore, cooperative societies are not a marginal phenomenon. In relation to the role played by agricultural cooperatives in the world, it should be said that the agricultural cooperative is an enterprise unconditionally and stably linked to the rural environment, to the farmer and the stockbreeder. For this reason, it plays a leading role in the local economy and in the fixation of the population to the territory, thus contributing to the balance and management of the territory, which makes them true agents of rural development. On the other hand, cooperative societies have been the guarantors of the structuring of agriculture in rural areas in many countries. These organizations constitute the main structured, organized, professionalized and stable network established throughout the territory, in contact with the rural environment, with the capacity to communicate with and influence farmers and stockbreeders. They directly or indirectly provide much of the employment in the rural world and cooperative societies by nature develop their activity under cooperative principles and values that make them exponents of socially responsible enterprises and, therefore, are the key to sustainable development, as promulgated by the United Nations through the SDGs.
    Keywords: agroindustrial ; agricultural cooperative ; technology adoption ; technology and competitiveness ; information and communication technology ; digital transformation ; agri-food cooperatives ; co-operative creation policy ; contingent valuation ; reasoned action approach ; Kazakhstan ; COVID-19 ; self-identity ; agricultural non-economic function perception ; agricultural economic function perception ; land-responsibility behaviour intention ; Facebook ; cooperatives ; beekeeping ; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis ; agricultural markets ; generalized propensity score ; cooperative organizations ; small-scale farm ; cooperation ; contractual integration ; willingness to cooperate ; farm profile ; Lithuanian case ; agricultural producer organizations ; rural women’s circles ; local action groups ; mergers ; failure ; integration ; approval ; negotiations ; social and solidarity economy ; evolutionary approach ; territorial-driven approach ; agricultural cooperatives ; technical efficiency ; dairy processing sector ; sustainability ; milk production capacity ; supply chain ; data envelopment analysis ; 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: 2022-11-17
    Description: The purpose of this Special Issue is to celebrate 25 years of “World Wetlands Day”. There is no other ecosystem that has its very own Ramsar Convention or such a challenge impacting ecosystem sustainability. Papers for this Special Issue provide an overview of wetland status and function within different regions of the world. The papers in this Special Issue of Land consist of three review papers, ten research articles and one perspective paper. Edward Maltby’s review paper provides us with an overview of the paradigm shift of how we value and assess wetlands over time. Ballut-Dajud et al. provide us with a worldwide perspective on factors affecting wetland loss. Finally, Jan Vymazal provides us with a historical overview of the development of water quality treatment wetlands in Europe and North America. The research papers can be grouped into four groups: 1) use of remote sensing to analyze stability and dynamic factors affecting wetlands; 2) factors affecting the wetlands’ ability to store carbon; 3) assessment of wetlands effect on water quality; and 4) understanding historical use and value of wetlands, farmer’s attitudes about wetland management, and how we can value wetland ecosystem services. Finally, Bryzek et al. remind us that, as wetland researchers and managers, we should minimize damage to wetlands even through field monitoring work.
    Keywords: cyanobacteria ; phosphorus ; restoration ecology ; water quality ; wetland ; wetland soil ; microbial respiration ; CO2 efflux ; Everglades ; enzyme activity ; grazing ; created wetlands ; freshwater marshes ; carbon cycling ; wetlands ecosystems ; moral norms ; self-identity ; theory of planned behavior ; sustainability ; Poyang Lake ; ecosystem service value ; lakeshore zone ; Landsat ; remote sensing ; spatial–temporal changes ; human activities ; ghost forest ; forested wetland ; aboveground biomass ; soil carbon ; carbon dating ; constructed wetlands ; macrophytes ; pollution ; wastewater ; wetlands ; colonization ; nature-culture relationship ; perceptual typology ; coastal wetlands ; tidal flat reclamation ; stability ; impact ; Jiangsu coastal area ; anthropogenic activities ; climate change ; terrestrial ecosystems ; environmental impacts ; greenhouse gases ; cleaning ; efficacy ; ethics ; researcher impacts ; wetland decontamination ; wetland management history ; Ramsar convention ; wise use ; wetland assessment methods ; wetland valuation ; wetlands paradigm shift ; ecosystem approach ; wholescapes ; sustainable development ; World Charter for wetlands ; 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: 2022-11-17
    Description: The prevalence of overweight and obesity has significantly increased over the past few decades and is linked to metabolic diseases across the lifespan. Its etiology has been attributed to a large number of sociodemographic, behavioral (e.g. unhealthy nutrition, low levels of physical activity), perinatal, and clinical risk factors, which are active already from childhood and adolescence. Still, their exact role, interplay, and mechanisms implicated in this process remain unclear. The trends of childhood obesity call for actions regarding the prevention and management of this disease early in life. The Special Issue “Childhood Obesity: Nutrition and Lifestyle Determinants, Prevention and Management” aims to host original articles, systematic reviews or meta- analyses that will advance the current knowledge on the role of health behaviors, especially of nutrition, on the development of overweight or obesity in childhood and adolescence, provide valuable information about the nutritional habits of overweight/obese children and adolescents, and describe novel approaches via lifestyle modification for the prevention or management of obesity in youth.
    Keywords: adipose tissue ; obesity ; children ; adolescence ; development ; eating disorders ; adolescents ; prevention programs ; systematic review ; adolescent ; adiposity indicators ; discriminatory capability ; metabolic syndrome ; principal component analysis ; risk screening tool ; Taiwan ; COVID-19 ; lifestyle ; determinants ; diet ; physical activity ; sedentary behavior ; COV-EAT ; parents ; dietary intake ; feeding practices ; family meals ; breakfast ; snacking habits ; gestational diabetes mellitus ; pregnancy ; study protocol ; randomised controlled trial ; large for gestational age ; complex intervention ; calorie restriction ; maternal weight gain ; childhood obesity ; adiposity ; type 2 diabetes ; prevention ; complementary feeding ; solid food ; breastfeeding ; overweight ; weight management ; body composition ; resting energy expenditure ; age ; leptin ; pandemic ; lockdown ; exercise ; sport ; mood ; quality of life ; parental feeding practices ; genetic susceptibility to obesity ; eating behavior ; birth cohort ; sugar-sweetened beverage ; school-based ; intervention ; ecological model ; difference in difference approach ; preschoolers ; nutrition literacy ; nutrition education ; self-efficacy ; teachers ; vascular function ; aerobic training ; L-Citrulline ; L-Arginine ; nitric oxide ; 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: 2022-05-06
    Description: This book, entitled “Elemental Concentration and Pollution in Soil, Water, and Sediment”, presents an updated overview of the main trace elements in living organisms. This collection brings researchers from different fields together, including those from biogeochemistry and ecotoxicology in various environmental media, in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the environmental fate of trace elements in their biogeochemical cycles for different ecosystems.
    Keywords: marine sediments ; trace metals ; speciation ; contamination ; San Simon Bay ; soil remediation ; toxicity bioassays ; humic substances ; calcium carbonate ; iron oxides ; polyphenolic compounds ; heavy metals ; soil ; enrichment factor ; geoaccumulation index ; contamination factor ; pollution indices ; soil contamination ; geogenic and anthropogenic origin ; iron ore deposits ; tailing dumps ; seepage water ; water balance of the enterprise ; metals ; p-arsanilic acid ; adsorption ; natural fluorine-enriched soil ; natural sources ; chemical extraction resistance ; low washing efficiency ; lacustrine sediments ; geochemical mapping ; spatial distribution ; contamination assessment ; environmental risk assessments ; sediment quality guidelines ; pollution ; bottom sediments ; river ; acid mine drainage ; abandoned coal mine ; potentially toxic elements ; pollution level ; potential ecological risk ; sewage sludge ; calcareous soil ; extraction DTPA ; crop ; transfer ; long time ; engineered nanoparticles ; organic matter ; phosphorus ; nutrients ; volcanic soil ; agricultural land contamination ; sediment ; irrigation canal ; heavy metal ; copper ; cadmium ; Daphnia pulex ; ecotoxicology ; LC50 ; ecological risk assessment ; karst areas ; soil properties ; urban ecology ; trace metal pollution ; soil organisms ; diversity ; Western Siberia ; snow pollution ; trace metals and metalloids ; atmospheric depositions ; solubility ; sediments ; bioindicators ; geochemical background ; risk assessment code ; sequential extraction ; groundwater ; precipitation ; caustic calcined magnesia (CCM) ; permeable reactive barrier (PRB) ; natural water ; water quality ; Arctic region ; elemental composition ; springs ; QR code ; modern sedimentation processes ; mineralogy ; geochemistry ; authigenic minerals ; hydrogen sulfide contamination ; arid climate ; Caspian Sea ; 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: 2022-06-21
    Description: Biomass has received significant attention as a sustainable feedstock that can replace diminishing fossil fuels in the production of value-added chemicals and energy. Many new catalytic technologies have been developed for the conversion of biomass feedstocks into valuable biofuels and bioproducts. However, many of these still suffer from several disadvantages, such as weak catalytic performance, harsh reaction conditions, a high processing cost, and questionable sustainability, which limit their further applicability/development in the immediate future. In this context, the esterification of carboxylic acids represents a very valuable solution to these problems, requiring mild reaction conditions and being advantageously integrable with many existing processes of biomass conversion. An emblematic example is the acid-catalyzed hydrothermal route for levulinic acid production, already upgraded to that of higher value alkyl levulinates, obtained by esterification or directly by biomass alcoholysis. Many other chemical processes benefit from esterification, such as the synthesis of biodiesel, which includes monoalkyl esters of long-chain fatty acids prepared from renewable vegetable oils and animal fats, or that of cellulose esters, mainly acetates, for textile uses. Even pyrolysis bio-oil should be stabilized by esterification to neutralize the acidity of carboxylic acids and moderate the reactivity of other typical biomass-derived compounds, such as sugars, furans, aldehydes, and phenolics. This Special Issue reports on the recent main advances in the homogeneous/heterogeneous catalytic conversion of model/real biomass components into ester derivatives that are extremely attractive for both the academic and industrial fields. Dr. Domenico Licursi Guest Editor
    Keywords: eugenol ; acetylation ; flint kaolin ; mesoporous aluminosilicate ; functionalization ; heterogeneous catalysis ; n-butyl levulinate ; alcoholysis ; butanolysis ; Eucalyptus nitens ; microwaves ; biorefinery ; diesel blends ; process intensification ; hydrolysis ; solvothermal process ; alkyl levulinate ; levulinic acid ; 5-hydroxymethylfurfural ; furfural ; humins ; biomass ester derivatives ; solvothermal processing ; γ-valerolactone ; Ni-Fe bimetallic catalysts ; ABE fermentation ; Ni-MgO-Al2O3 catalyst ; biofuel ; catalytic performance ; sewage scum ; methyl (R)-10-hydroxystearate ; FAMEs ; biodiesel ; estolides ; cardoon ; waste biomass ; bio-fuels ; heterogeneous catalysts ; combustion ; PEG ; transesterification ; 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: 2022-06-21
    Description: Derivatization is one of the most widely used sample pretreatment techniques in Analytical Chemistry and Chemical Analysis. Reagent-based or reagent-less schemes offer improved detectability of target compounds, modification of the chromatographic properties and/or the stabilization of sensitive compounds until analysis. Either coupled with separation techniques or as a “stand alone” analytical procedure, derivatization offers endless possibilities in all aspects of analytical applications.
    Keywords: tyrosine kinase inhibitors ; chloranilic acid ; charge-transfer reaction ; 96-microwell spectrophotometric assay ; high-throughput pharmaceutical analysis ; biogenic amines ; Lycium barbarum L. ; HPLC ; derivatization ; amino acids ; esterification ; GC–MS ; pentafluoropropionic anhydride ; stability ; toluene ; pigment ; linseed oil ; derivatisation ; quantification ; P/S ratio ; A/P ratio ; ∑D ; GC-MS ; ureide ; BSTFA ; creatine ; creatinine ; silylation ; TMS ; validation ; low-molecular-weight thiols ; human serum albumin ; α-lipoic acid ; blood plasma ; monobromobimane ; reduction ; sodium borohydride ; high-performance liquid chromatography ; fluorescence detection ; taurine ; glutamine ; clams ; high-resolution mass spectrometry ; nerve agents ; methylation ; chemical warfare agents ; sarin ; Novichoks ; 2-naphthalenethiol ; sulforaphane ; HPLC-UV/Vis ; pharmacokinetics ; acetonitrile-related adducts ; acetylenic lipids ; double and triple bond localization ; in-source derivatization ; mass spectrometry ; acetazolamide ; carbonic anhydrase ; enhancement ; inhibition ; pentafluorobenzyl bromide ; chiral metabolomics ; rice water ; d-amino acids ; enantiomer separation ; dimethyl labeling ; homocysteine thiolactone ; homocysteine ; zone fluidics ; o-phthalaldehyde ; fluorosurfactant-modified gold nanoparticles ; 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: This book focuses on parrots, which are among the most fascinating, attractive, and threatened birds, combining and synthesizing recent research on the biology, ecology, and conservation of both native and non-native parrot populations across the world.
    Keywords: circovirus ; PBFD ; BFDV ; rose-ringed parakeet ; monk parakeet ; invasive species ; CRAVED ; conservation criminology ; defaunation ; harvesting ; wildlife trade ; parrot abundance ; pets ; poaching ; Savage selectivity index ; conservation management ; conservation threats ; drivers of extinction ; illegal wildlife trade ; parrot conservation ; Psittacidae conservation ; threatened species ; unsustainable use of wildlife ; eBird ; endangered species ; population survey ; roost counts ; Psittacidae ; reintroduction ; Allee effect ; population ; survival ; reproduction ; site fidelity ; flock cohesion ; Amazona lilacina ; mangrove ; dry forest ; local knowledge ; attitudes ; Lilacine Amazon ; red-fronted macaw ; Andes ; dynamic vegetation model ; biotic interactions ; climate change ; RCP2.6 ; RCP8.5 ; foster chicks ; chick starvation ; chick survival ; chick supplemental feeding ; avian brood manipulation ; wildlife management ; Scarlet Macaw ; Perú ; conservation actions ; literature review ; wildlife markets ; soft-release ; acclimatization ; monitoring ; Amazon ; dispersion ; algarrobo ; drylands ; High Monte ; parrots ; seed dispersal ; soft seed viability ; stomatochory ; conservation genetics ; genetic assignment tests ; probable geographic origin ; Military Macaw ; psittaciformes ; macaw ; conure ; parakeet ; reintroduction techniques ; hand-rearing ; pioneer flock ; training ; flocking ; predator evasion ; wild parrots ; Chlamydia psittaci ; Psittacid alphaherpesvirus 1 ; avipoxvirus ; beak and feather disease virus ; cryptic species ; vocal variation ; parrot ; genetic differentiation ; open-ended learning ; Amazona farinosa ; bird abundance ; census ; bird density ; detectability ; distance sampling ; Psittaciformes ; genetic diversity ; demographic history ; population structure ; captive breeding ; blue-throated macaw ; thick-billed parrot ; naturalized parrots ; introduced species ; world parrot trade ; invasion biology ; Amazona ; species distribution models ; data integration models ; occupancy models ; citizen-science ; population size ; count data ; conservation ; ecology ; density ; endemism ; IUCN Red List ; CITES ; evolution ; genomics ; museomics ; Ara glaucogularis ; migration ; daily behavioral patterns ; Llanos de Moxos ; emerging infectious disease ; haplotypes ; viral diversification ; distribution ; environmental niche modelling ; research selection function ; psittacids ; state observation models ; captive populations ; glucocorticoids ; reproductive success ; seasonality ; Myiopsitta monachus ; home range ; sex ; age ; urbanization ; invasive alien species ; Circoviridae ; infectious disease ; surveillance ; viral infection ; vulnerable taxa ; wild populations ; 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: 2022-12-06
    Description: In recent decades, classical survey approaches have evolved and with the advent of new technologies and platforms, remote sensing systems have become popular and widely used in geosciences. Contactless devices are not invasive and allow for measuring without accessing the investigated area. This is an excellent advantage as earth surface processes often occur in remote areas and can be potentially dangerous or difficult to access. Satellite remote sensing offers the possibility of using multi-band high-resolution data over large areas. Therefore, it can be of great support for natural risk monitoring and analysis at a regional scale. On the other hand, terrestrial systems feature high spatial and temporal resolutions, which can assist in observing the evolution of fast and potentially dangerous phenomena. Therefore, proximal sensing systems are of great value for risk assessment and early warning procedures of natural hazards. This book focuses on recent and upcoming advances in the remote and proximal sensing monitoring of geologic hazards, warning procedures, and new data-processing techniques.
    Keywords: multi-temporal interferometry ; mining ; salt dissolution ; MTInSAR ; sinkholes ; digital image correlation ; template matching ; natural hazards ; surface deformations ; optical remote sensing ; time-lapse camera ; 3D point cloud ; voxels ; supervoxels ; rock slope management ; classification ; knowledge extraction ; semantics ; object-oriented ; change detection ; Fengfeng mine ; mining deformation monitoring ; MSBAS ; multiplatform SAR data ; dense vegetation ; threshold ; landslide ; early warning system ; velocity ; water level ; GNSS ; lava ; volcanoes ; PlanetScope ; object-based image analysis ; SAR interferometry ; slope instability ; ground stability monitoring ; Sentinel-1 ; COSMO-SkyMed ; time series analysis ; rainfall-triggered landslides ; tropics ; statistical analysis ; CHIRPS ; multi-temporal image composite ; Jølster ; landslide database ; Sentinel-2 ; Google Earth Engine ; NDVI ; glacial landscape ; evolution characteristics ; state of activity ; earthquake ; rainfall ; the Bailong River basin ; 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: The world of adult education needs information on instruments that provide behavioral changes and support the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of modern individuals. Under this scope, this Special Issue incorporates articles about modern perspectives on diet and coaching approaches that lead to new dietary habits.
    Keywords: diet ; nutrition ; oral health coaching ; older adults ; senior coaching ; motivational interviewing ; cognitive behavioral coaching techniques ; independent elderly ; healthy food ; Mediterranean diet ; food system ; sustainability ; conscious consumption ; normal oral fibroblast ; squamous carcinoma cell ; Khat ; myofibroblasts ; cytotoxicity ; cell death ; food insecurity ; mushroom nutrition ; poverty ; health promotion ; health foods ; probiotics ; prebiotics ; synbiotics ; dental caries ; effector strain ; prevention ; oral health ; honey ; Staphylococcus aureus ; Streptococcus mutans ; Fusobacterium nucleatum ; antibacterial activity ; oral cavity ; artificial saliva ; breast milk ; microbiome ; lactic acid bacteria ; entero-mammary pathway ; 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: 2022-11-17
    Description: The Special Issue on “Properties and Performance of Concrete Materials and Structures” presents the current and relevant research and advances in the field of concrete composites, as well as covering a broad range of experimental studies in relation to high-performance, fiber-reinforced, self-compacting, and eco-efficient concrete materials and structures. Furthermore, analytical studies and numerical simulations are presented to show developments in the design methods of concrete composites. This Special Issue collects the most recent experimental techniques, analytical and numerical methods in relation to concrete materials and structures.
    Keywords: tall building ; framed tube ; lateral load type ; plan geometry ; shear lag ; structural behavior ; concrete service life ; binding capacity ; exposure site ; transport model ; diffusion ; bond ; corrosion ; lap splice beam ; carbon fiber-reinforced polymer ; concrete ; partial depth repair ; stirrups ; sustainable concrete ; sustainable materials ; recycled coarse aggregate ; used nano-silica ; compressive strength ; sustainable construction materials ; recycled concrete ; materials design ; composite materials ; green concrete ; shredded rubber ; crumbed rubber ; steel fiber ; recycled tire ; pavement ; waste materials ; sustainability ; high-durability concrete ; fly ash ; silica fume ; ground granulated blast-furnace slag ; sulfate corrosion inhibitor ; chloride penetration ; sulfate corrosion ; freezing and thawing ; self-compacting SFRC ; axial tensile strength ; splitting tensile strength ; notched section ; axial tensile toughness ; prediction ; carbon nanofiber reinforced concrete ; impact load ; dynamic compressive strength ; pore structure characteristics ; fractal dimension ; high-performance concrete ; mechanical properties ; loading test ; pretensioned beam ; cement-based materials ; waste glass ; sustainable construction ; durability ; elastoplastic ; hardening ; homogenization ; J2 flow ; composites ; fiber reinforcement ; finite element ; dehydroxylation ; superabsorbent polymers ; superplaticiser ; meta-illite calcined clay ; supplementary cementitious materials ; 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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