Applied Sciences, Volume 11, Issue 10

Until now, the physiological effects of Soroseris hirsuta were primarily unknown. Here we have evaluated the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Soroseris hirsuta extract (SHE) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine macrophages RAW 264...

Tuned Mass Dampers are devices which can be assimilated to single-degree-of-freedom systems with a certain amount of moving mass, a natural frequency and a damping ratio intended to be installed on lively structures to reduce the contribution of a ce...

Chemotherapy and radiation are often accompanied by complications such as intestinal mucositis. The aim of this study was to assess by immunohistochemical assay the consequences of epirubicin-based therapy applied to onco-hematological patients, on t...

The hydrogen economy has received resurging interest in recent years, as more countries commit to net-zero CO₂ emissions around the mid-century. “Blue” hydrogen from natural gas with CO₂ capture and storage (CCS) is one promising sustainable hydrogen...

Battery lifetime prediction is a promising direction for the development of next-generation smart energy storage systems. However, complicated degradation mechanisms, different assembly processes, and various operation conditions of the batteries bri...

Supporting education and training initiatives has been identified as an effective way to address Sustainable Development Challenges. In this sense, e-learning stands out as one of the most viable alternatives considering its advantages in terms of re...

In the present paper, we investigate an approach to intelligent support of the software white-box testing process based on an evolutionary paradigm. As a part of this approach, we solve the urgent problem of automated generation of the optimal set of...

The overdependence on fossil fuels has raised concerns about global warming and the energy crisis, which has warranted significant research to find alternatives [...]

The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria has prompted the development of alternative therapies, including the use of natural products with antibacterial properties. The antibacterial properties of Zantaz honey produced in the Moroccan Atlas Moun...

This study aimed to estimate the effects of cold plasma (CP) and electromagnetic field (EMF) treatment of red clover (Trifolium pratense) seeds with different coat colors on germination kinetics, the content of seed phytohormones, and the growth of s...

In this paper, a novel model is proposed for the numerical simulation of noise-attenuating perforated liners. Effusion cooling liners offer the potential of being able to attenuate combustion instabilities in gas turbine engines. However, the acousti...

Since continuous motion control can provide a more natural, fast and accurate man–machine interface than that of discrete motion control, it has been widely used in human–robot cooperation (HRC). Among various biological signals, the surface electrom...

Among the adaptive solutions, phase change material (PCM) technology is one of the most developed, thanks to its capability to mitigate the effects of air temperature fluctuations using thermal energy storage (TES). PCMs belong to the category of pas...

Vehicular networks are the combination of transport systems and the internet systems formed with the main motive to increase the safety of passengers, although non-safety applications are also provided by vehicular networks. Internet of Things (IoT)...

This paper presents the results of a project aimed at evaluating the performance of ultrasonic techniques for detecting flaws in Francis turbine runners. This work is the first phase of a more ambitious program aimed at improving the reliability of i...

In-wheel motor technology has reduced the number of components required in a vehicle’s power train system, but it has also led to several additional technological challenges. According to kinematic laws, during the turning maneuvers of a vehicle, the...

As vital comments on landslide early warning systems, accurate and reliable displacement prediction is essential and of significant importance for landslide mitigation. However, obtaining the desired prediction accuracy remains highly difficult and c...

This paper discusses the forced convective heat transfer characteristics of water–ethylene glycol (EG)-based Fe₃O₄ nanofluid and Fe₃O₄–MWCNT hybrid nanofluid under the effect of a magnetic field. The results indicated that the convective heat transfe...

Background: As a control strategy of industrial robots, sliding mode control has the advantages of fast response and simple physical implementation, but it still has the problems of chattering and low tracking accuracy caused by chattering. This pape...

A new data fusion technique based on Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for the design of a rainfall retrieval algorithm is presented. The use of both VIS/IR (VISible and InfraRed) data from GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) satellite and of passive micr...

Considering automated driving, vehicle dynamics control systems are also a crucial aspect. Vehicle dynamics control systems serve as an important influence factor on safety and ride comfort. By reducing the driver’s responsibility through partially o...

The dynamic responses of a concrete rectangular liquid storage tank on the surface of rigid soil subjected to three-directional earthquake ground motion are investigated with material nonlinearity taken into consideration. Material nonlinearity in co...

This paper presents a novel approach to continuous dynamic hand gesture recognition. Our approach contains two main modules: gesture spotting and gesture classification. Firstly, the gesture spotting module pre-segments the video sequence with contin...

This paper presents a velocity-level approach to optimizing the parasitic motion of 3-degrees of freedom (DoFs) parallel manipulators. To achieve this objective, we first systematically derive an analytical velocity-level parasitic motion equation as...

A series of twelve nature-inspired 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamates were prepared and characterized. All compounds, including the starting 3,4,5-trimethoxycinnamic acid, were tested for their ability to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholin...

This paper focuses on the atmospheric dust transport effect on the changes in chlorophyll-A concentration in the Black Sea surface layer. In order to assess the input of nutrients with atmospheric precipitations at the Crimean coast of the Black Sea,...

Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is a direct energy deposition (DED) process with high deposition rates, but deformation and distortion can occur due to the high energy input and resulting strains. Despite great efforts, the prediction of disto...

After detonation synthesis, primary nanodiamond particles are around 4–6 nm in size. However, they join into agglomerates with larger parameters and weak bonds between particles. The introduction of agglomerates into a metal matrix can lead to the we...

Tropical forests are an important component of the global carbon cycle, as they store large amounts of carbon. In some tropical regions, the forests are increasingly influenced by disturbances such as fires, which lead to structural changes but also...

Residual biomass from agri-food production chain and forestry are available in huge amounts for further valorisation processes. Delignification is usually the crucial step in the production of biofuels by fermentation as well as in the conversion of...

In this paper, a performance prediction method is proposed for the design of a stratospheric propeller. The Spalart–Allmaras (S–A) model was used to calculate the airfoil performance of FX63, and the polynomial fitting method was utilized to establis...

The problem analyzed in this paper deals with the classification of Internet traffic. During the last years, this problem has experienced a new hype, as classification of Internet traffic has become essential to perform advanced network management. A...

Label Smoothing Regularization (LSR) is a widely used tool to generalize classification models by replacing the one-hot ground truth with smoothed labels. Recent research on LSR has increasingly focused on the correlation between the LSR and Knowledg...

Given the mutual information of finite-alphabet inputs cannot be calculated concisely and accurately over fading channels, this paper proposes a new method to calculate the mutual information. First, the applicability of the saddle point method is st...

This comparative study analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorized mobility in eight large cities of five Latin American countries. Public institutions and private organizations have made public data available for a better understanding...

In industrial processing, workpiece quality and processing time have recently become important issues. To improve the machining accuracy and reduce the cutting time, the cutting feed rate will have a significant impact. Therefore, how to plan a dynam...

It is of utmost importance for advanced driver assistance systems to evaluate the risk of the current situation and make continuous decisions about what kind of evasive maneuver can be initiated. The purpose of this paper is to establish efficient in...

Information and telecommunication technologies (ICTs) offer new opportunities to provide more timely information services to farmers. This work aims to present a progressive web app (PWA) for mobile devices, which incorporates updated technical infor...

Attempts are made in this paper to improve the quality of the stitching between adjacent arc-profiles in the stitching linear-scan method for the roundness measurement of a cylinder in a small dimension. The data in the edge region of an arc-profile,...

The need for civilian use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has drastically increased in recent years. Their potential applications for civilian use include door-to-door package delivery, law enforcement, first aid, and emergency services in urban a...

In this paper, we propose a path planning method for the localization of radiation sources using a mobile robot equipped with an imaging gamma-ray detector, which has a field of view in all directions. The ability to detect and localize radiation sou...

Structural optimization aims to achieve a structural design that provides the best performance while satisfying the given design constraints. When uncertainties in design and conditions are taken into account, reliability-based design optimization (R...

To explore the mechanical properties of the braided corrugated hose, the space curve parametric equation of the braided tube is deduced, specific to the structural features of the braided tube. On this basis, the equivalent braided tube model is prop...

Background: Exercise may affect lipid profile which in turn is related to inflammation, although changes of ceramides, diacylglycerols-DAG and sphingomyelin-SM and their relationship with inflammatory parameters following a half-marathon have never b...

Laser ablation in liquid was utilized to prepare a TiO₂ NP suspension in in deionized distilled water using Q-switch Nd: YAG laser at various laser energies and ablation times. The samples were characterized using UV–visible absorption spectra obtain...

Specific learning disorders affect a significant portion of the population. A total of 80% of its instances are dyslexia, which causes significant difficulties in learning skills related to reading, memorizing and the exposition of concepts. Whereas...

This work deals with electromyography (EMG) signal processing for the diagnosis and therapy of different muscles. Because the correct muscle activity measurement of strongly noised EMG signals is the major hurdle in medical applications, a raw measur...

In periodontology, lasers have been suggested for the nonsurgical treatment of chronic periodontitis. Many wavelengths were tested, but unfortunately, most parts were not efficient. An Nd:YAG laser was applied in a specific protocol named the laser-a...

A wide range of techniques exist to help control the thermal comfort of an occupant in indoor environments. A novel technique is presented here to adaptively estimate the occupant’s metabolic rate. This is performed by utilising occupant’s actions us...

Swarm robotics is an emerging field that can offer efficient solutions to real-world problems with minimal cost. Despite recent developments in the field, however, it is still not sufficiently mature, and challenges clearly remain. The dynamic deadli...