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J, Volume 8, Issue 1

March 2025 - 11 articles

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Articles (11)

  • Review
  • Open Access
4,108 Views
32 Pages

A Systemic Digital Transformation for Smart Net-Zero Cities: A State-of-the-Art Review

  • Farzaneh Mohammadi Jouzdani,
  • Vahid Javidroozi,
  • Hanifa Shah and
  • Monica Mateo Garcia

6 March 2025

This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of digital transformation for developing smart net-zero cities, highlighting the significance of systems thinking and the key components of digital transformation including people, data, technology and pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,343 Views
28 Pages

Feasibility Study of Biodegradable Vegetable Peels as Sustainable Fluid Loss Additives in Water-Based Drilling Fluids

  • Olajide Ibrahim Oladipo,
  • Foad Faraji,
  • Hossein Habibi,
  • Mardin Abdalqadir,
  • Jagar A. Ali and
  • Perk Lin Chong

1 March 2025

Drilling fluids are vital in oil and gas well operations, ensuring borehole stability, cutting removal, and pressure control. However, fluid loss into formations during drilling can compromise formation integrity, alter permeability, and risk groundw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,297 Views
10 Pages

1 March 2025

Using the method of moments, we analyze three array antennas for low cross-polarized radiation. Each antenna comprises two dual-loop elements connected to a feedline horizontal to the ground plane. First, a feedline end is excited with an unbalanced...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,755 Views
11 Pages

Validation of Methodology for Quantifying Caffeic and Ferulic Acids in Raw and Roasted Coffee Extracts by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

  • Walace Breno da Silva,
  • Larissa Martins Rocha,
  • Marcio Santos Soares,
  • Pedro Ivo Vieira Good God,
  • Sabrina Alves da Silva,
  • Daniele Birck Moreira and
  • Geraldo Humberto Silva

21 February 2025

Caffeic and ferulic acids are critical phenolic compounds in coffee beans, known for their antioxidant properties and influence on coffee’s acidity. This study developed and validated a rapid and simple analytical method to quantify these acids...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,010 Views
13 Pages

Lippia sidoides Cham. Compounds Induce Biochemical Defense Mechanisms Against Curvularia lunata sp. in Maize Plants

  • Bruna Leticia Dias,
  • Talita Pereira de Souza Ferreira,
  • Mateus Sunti Dalcin,
  • Dalmarcia de Souza Carlos Mourão,
  • Paulo Ricardo de Sena Fernandes,
  • Taila Renata Neitzke,
  • João Victor de Almeida Oliveira,
  • Tiago Dias,
  • Luis Oswaldo Viteri Jumbo and
  • Eugênio Eduardo de Oliveira
  • + 1 author

17 February 2025

Corn (Zea mays L.) productivity is often compromised by phytosanitary challenges, with fungal disease like Curvularia leaf spot being particularly significant. While synthetic fungicides are commonly used, there is growing interest in exploring alter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,452 Views
19 Pages

17 February 2025

The reduction of noise and vibration is possible with passive, semi-active and active control strategies. Especially where self-adaptive control is required, it is necessary to evaluate the noise reduction potential before the control approach is app...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
18,823 Views
24 Pages

Plant Leaf Disease Detection Using Deep Learning: A Multi-Dataset Approach

  • Manjunatha Shettigere Krishna,
  • Pedro Machado,
  • Richard I. Otuka,
  • Salisu W. Yahaya,
  • Filipe Neves dos Santos and
  • Isibor Kennedy Ihianle

15 January 2025

Agricultural productivity is increasingly threatened by plant diseases, which can spread rapidly and lead to significant crop losses if not identified early. Detecting plant diseases accurately in diverse and uncontrolled environments remains challen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,534 Views
19 Pages

Effective Mixed-Type Tissue Crusher and Simultaneous Isolation of RNA, DNA, and Protein from Solid Tissues Using a TRIzol-Based Method

  • Kelly Karoline dos Santos,
  • Isabelle Watanabe Daniel,
  • Letícia Carani Delabio,
  • Manoella Abrão da Costa,
  • Júlia de Paula Dutra,
  • Bruna Estelita Ruginsk,
  • Jeanine Marie Nardin,
  • Louryana Padilha Campos,
  • Fabiane Gomes de Moraes Rego and
  • Geraldo Picheth
  • + 2 authors

13 January 2025

One of the major challenges of studying biomarkers in tumor samples is the low quantity and quality of isolated RNA, DNA, and proteins. Additionally, the extraction methods ideally should obtain macromolecules from the same tumor biopsy, allowing bet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,068 Views
18 Pages

12 January 2025

Anguilliform swimming is one of the most complex locomotion modes, involving various interacting phenomena, necessitating multidisciplinary studies. Eel robots are designed to incorporate biological principles and achieve efficient locomotion by repl...

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