WLAN mesh networks are one of the key technologies for upcoming smart city applications and are characterized by a flexible and low-cost deployment. The standard amendment IEEE 802.11s introduces low-level mesh interoperability at the WLAN MAC layer....
Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) offer a pragmatic solution with a cost-effective ratio when provisioning ubiquitous broadband internet access and diverse telecommunication systems. The conceptual underpinning of mesh networks finds application not only...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and small drones are nowadays being widely used in heterogeneous use cases: aerial photography, precise agriculture, inspections, environmental data collection, search-and-rescue operations, surveillance applications,...
Wireless mesh networks (WMNs) can act as a scalable backbone by connecting separate sensor networks and even by connecting WMNs to a wired network. The Hybrid Wireless Mesh Protocol (HWMP) is the default routing protocol for the 802.11s WMN. The rout...
Many linear diarylpentanoids and diarylheptanoids contain a β-hydroxy ketone or 1,3-diol functionality as the structural motif. Reported herein is the asymmetric synthesis of (S)-daphneolone, (S)-dihydroyashabushiketol, and formal synthesis of (...
In this paper, we present a new concept of the generalized core orthogonality (called the C-S orthogonality) for two generalized core invertible matrices A and B. A is said to be C-S orthogonal to B if
Phase transformations that take place in nanocrystalline Ag2S silver sulfide have been systematically studied at temperatures from 298 to 893 K. The crystal structures of the polymorphic modifications α-Ag2S, β-Ag2S, and γ-Ag2S of na...
Compared with conventional two-coil wireless power transfer (WPT) systems, three-coil WPT systems with an intermediate relay coil offer superior performance in terms of transmission distance and tuning flexibility, making them suitable for a wider ra...
The synthesis and characterization of ZnS/PMMA (poly(methyl methacrylate)), CdS/PMMA and HgS/PMMA nanocomposites are presented. Hexadecylamine (HDA)-capped ZnS, CdS and HgS nanoparticles were synthesized using dithiocarbamate single molecule precurs...
(3S)-Acetoin and (2S,3S)-2,3-butanediol are important platform chemicals widely applied in the asymmetric synthesis of valuable chiral chemicals. However, their production by fermentative methods is difficult to perform. This study aimed to develop a...
When 2-[(1S,2S)-1,2-diamino-2(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenol (I) was reacted with 2 mole equivalents of trimethyl acetic (pivalic) anhydride in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature, 1-[(1S,2S)-1,2-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-pivaloylaminoethylamino]-2,2-dime...
The synthesis and design of low-cost visible-light-active catalysts for the photodegradation of organic dyes have been regarded as an efficient way to use solar energy in addressing environmental issues. We report the fabrication of MoS2/CdS nanopart...
In 2002, the students in my Performing Shakespeare seminar at Davidson College encountered many interpretive challenges when they mounted a full production of Love’s Labor’s Lost. Several cruces, they learned, came down to performance cho...
In inductive power transfer (IPT) systems, series–series (S-S) and double capacitances and inductances–series (LCCL-S) compensation topologies are widely utilized. In this study, the basic characteristics of S-S and LCCL-S are analyzed an...
Transition metal sulphide electrocatalytic materials possess the bright overall water-splitting performance of practical electrocatalytic technologies. In this study, an amethyst-like MoS2@Ni9S8/Co3S4 rod electrocatalyst was constructed via a one-ste...
This entry first provides an overview of the historical, cultural and epistemological background that is key for Hamilton’s positions on mechanics. We consider the investigations on geometrical optics in the 17th and 18th centuries, Euler&rsquo...
Metal sulfides-based nanomaterials have been used as a class of efficient solar driven photocatalysts. However, the H2-production rate observed over these photocatalysts remains problematic. Here, the AgInS2-xAg2S-yZnS-zIn6S7 (x, y, z = 0 or 1) nanoc...
Wireless power transmission (WPT) has great potential for charging electric vehicles. Constant voltage (CV) and constant current (CC) are two major types of battery charging modes. In this paper, we analyze the output characteristics of series-series...
Human serum albumin (HSA) is a natural depot of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), a key player in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). HSA and pro-inflammatory Ca2+-binding proteins S100A8 and S100A9 are involved in Aβ metabolism and its deposition i...
In a previous article we presented an argument to obtain (or rather infer) Born’s rule, based on a simple set of axioms named “Contexts, Systems and Modalities" (CSM). In this approach, there is no “emergence”, but the structu...
S100A8 and S100A9 are multifunctional proteins that can initiate various signaling pathways and modulate cell function both inside and outside immune cells, depending on their receptors, mediators, and molecular environment. They have been reported a...
Endothelial activation and cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are exacerbated in the interaction of HIV infection and pre-eclampsia. This study compares the levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1...
New Steffensen-type inequalities are obtained by combining generalized Taylor expansions, Rabier and Pečarić extensions of Steffensen’s inequality and Faà di Bruno’s formula for higher order derivatives of the composition.
Redox post-translational modifications are derived from fluctuations in the redox potential and modulate protein function, localization, activity and structure. Amongst the oxidative reversible modifications, the S-glutathionylation of proteins was t...
S-nitrosation has been recognized as an important mechanism of protein posttranslational regulations, based on the attachment of a nitroso group to cysteine thiols. Reversible S-nitrosation, similarly to other redox-base modifications of protein thio...
In this contribution, we report on the possibility that cryptococcal protease(s) could activate the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein. The S protein is documented to have a unique four-amino-acid sequence (underlined, SPRRAR↓S) at the interface betwe...
Comon’s conjecture on the equality of the rank and the symmetric rank of a symmetric tensor, and Strassen’s conjecture on the additivity of the rank of tensors are two of the most challenging and guiding problems in the area of tensor dec...
A comprehensive entomological survey was undertaken in Alipurduar District, West Bengal, from 2018 to 2020 and in 2022. This study was prompted by reported malaria cases and conducted across nine villages, seven Sub-Centres, and three Primary Health...
Introducing methodologies that promote innovation and continuous improvement in organizations is no longer optional; therefore, organizations are increasingly using methodologies based on Lean principles. Among them, the 6S tool stands out from the r...
Highly active and cost-efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are significant for developing renewable energy conversion devices. Herein, a nanocomposite Fe/ZnS-SNC electrocatalyst with an FeS and ZnS heterojunction on N,S-cod...
Most soft tissue sarcoma (STS) patients do not respond to traditional checkpoint inhibitor treatment, which may be due to infiltrating immunosuppressive tumour-associated macrophages. This study investigated the prognostic value of four serum macroph...
The neural circuits of the human brain are highly complex (due to the number of neurons and the diversity of synaptic connections), hindering the analysis of the pathological mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases. Invertebrates with simple yet wel...
This paper is devoted to provide a proof of F. Morley’s theorem concerning triangles in the Euclidean plane
The taxonomic identification of plant species is traditionally based on morphological traits, the use of which may create difficulties in cases of close-related species showing great morphological variability. In such cases, the use of DNA markers fo...
This article focuses on Florida’s death row in the 1960s and 1970s when executions stopped, even though juries continued to return capital verdicts for murder and (until 1977) rape. It first challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding the mo...
In this paper, we present two different ways for computing the Kauffman bracket skein module of
The first two decades of the twentieth century saw an unprecedented surge in scientific and technological experiments directed at the physical transformation of the human body. In Bolshevik Russia of the 1920s, science fiction and scientific and tech...
A dual S-scheme Cu2S_TiO2_WO3 heterostructure was constructed by sol–gel method using a two-step procedure. Due to the synthesis parameters and annealing treatment the heterostructure is characterized by sulfur deficit and oxygen excess allowing the...
The recent debate on the notorious Anselmian proof of God’s existence, usually called the “ontological argument”, is placed within an analytic approach, since Alvin Plantinga revisited this argument beginning in the sixties and espe...
Microbiota-derived hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays a crucial role in modulating the gut–brain axis, with significant implications for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. H2S is produced by sulfate-reducing b...
S100 proteins are involved in the pathogenesis of sporadic colorectal carcinoma through different mechanisms. The aim of our study was to assess tissue mRNA encoding S100 proteins in patients with non-advanced and advanced colorectal adenoma. Mucosal...
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The couple’s relationship and mother and father’s depressive symptoms during the transition to parenthood were associated with the toddler’s emotional and behavioral problems. This study aimed to analyze how the couple’s posit...
Cu2S-CdS junctions of the polycrystalline material layers have been examined by combining the capacitance deep level transient spectroscopy technique together with white LED light additional illumination (C-DLTS-WL) and the photo-ionization spectrosc...
In Love’s Labour’s Lost, the creation of an academe where study is posited as the antidote to the diseases of the mind caused by worldly desire results in an epidemic of lovesickness. Lovesickness, otherwise known as ‘erotic melanch...
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the accumulation of lipids, immune cells, and fibrotic tissue within the arterial wall. Among the immune cells that drive this process, macrophages play a central role by mediating bo...
By using Fink’s Identity, Green functions, and Montgomery identities we prove some identities related to Steffensen’s inequality. Under the assumptions of n-convexity and n-concavity, we give new generalizations of Steffensen’s ineq...
In this study, CuInS2/ZnS nanocrystals were synthesized by a two-step mechanochemical synthesis for the first time. In the first step, tetragonal CuInS2 was prepared from copper, indium and sulphur precursors. The obtained CuInS2 was further co-mille...
The photocatalytic activity of a material is contingent on efficient light absorption, fast electron excitation, and control of the recombination rate by effective charge separation. Inorganic materials manufactured in unique shapes via controlled sy...
The manufacturing of semiconducting films using solution-based approaches is considered a low cost alternative to vacuum-based thin film deposition strategies. An additional advantage of solution processing methods is the possibility to control the l...
Achieving room-temperature exciton–polariton condensation represents a frontier challenge in condensed matter physics and optoelectronics. However, its mainstream approach—distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) microcavities—faces widesp...
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