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  • Open Access
7 Citations
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31 Pages

14 September 2023

As a subclass of nanosatellites, CubeSats have changed the game’s rules in the scientific research industry and the development of new space technologies. The main success factors are their cost effectiveness, relative ease of production, and p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrated Computer Technologies in Mechanical Engineering – Synergetic Engineering Ⅱ)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,951 Views
15 Pages

Unravelling the Links between Phage Adsorption and Successful Infection in Clostridium difficile

  • Anisha Mahendra Thanki,
  • Grace Taylor-Joyce,
  • Ahmed Dowah,
  • Janet Yakubu Nale and ,
  • Danish Malik and
  • Martha Rebecca Jane Clokie
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

6 August 2018

Bacteriophage (phage) therapy is a promising alternative to antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial pathogens, including Clostridium difficile. However, as for many species, in C. difficile the physical interactions between phages and bacterial ce...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Phage-Host Interactions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,606 Views
15 Pages

Improving the Signal-to-Noise Ratio of Axial Displacement Measurements of Microspheres Based on Compound Digital Holography Microscopy Combined with the Reconstruction Centering Method

  • Yanan Zeng,
  • Qihang Guo,
  • Xiaodong Hu,
  • Junsheng Lu and ,
  • Xiaopan Fan,
  • Haiyun Wu,
  • Xiao Xu,
  • Jun Xie and
  • Rui Ma
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

24 April 2024

In 3D microsphere tracking, unlike in-plane motion that can be measured directly by a microscope, axial displacements are resolved by optical interference or a diffraction model. As a result, the axial results are affected by the environmental noise....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Holography in Optics: Techniques and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,968 Views
16 Pages

Clostridioides difficile is an important human pathogen causing antibiotic-associated diarrhoea worldwide. Besides using antibiotics for treatment, the interest in bacteriophages as an alternative therapeutic option has increased. Prophage abundance...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bacteriophage—Molecular Studies 5.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,033 Views
14 Pages

18 January 2023

This study presents isotopic compositions and their vertical profile of meteoric and surface water samples collected in the Southern Himalaya since 2015, with elevations extending all the way up to Mt. Everest’s summit. The data covering a wide...

(This article belongs to the Section Meteorology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,418 Views
17 Pages

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Tuberculosis: Molecular Bases and Pathophysiological Implications in the Immunopathogenesis of the Disease

  • Jorge Sousa,
  • Lívia Caricio Martins,
  • Julia Moura,
  • Amanda Pereira and ,
  • Bárbara Vasconcelos,
  • Gustavo Ferro,
  • Pedro Vasconcelos and
  • Juarez Quaresma
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a severe pulmonary disease with high mortality, particularly in low-income countries. Early diagnosis and timely treatment, including both intensive and maintenance phases, are critica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Immunology and Inflammation During and After Infectious Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,649 Views
18 Pages

Background/Objectives: Clostridioides difficile is a “One Health” pathogen and a cause of antibiotics-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis. Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) have been documented in the genomes of clinical C. diff...