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4 Citations
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Development of FRET Biosensor to Characterize CSK Subcellular Regulation

  • Mingxing Ouyang,
  • Yujie Xing,
  • Shumin Zhang,
  • Liting Li and ,
  • Yan Pan and
  • Linhong Deng
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

20 April 2024

C-terminal Src kinase (CSK) is the major inhibitory kinase for Src family kinases (SFKs) through the phosphorylation of their C-tail tyrosine sites, and it regulates various types of cellular activity in association with SFK function. As a cytoplasmi...

(This article belongs to the Section Nano- and Micro-Technologies in Biosensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,408 Views
15 Pages

Research on Tracking Technique Based on BPSK-CSK Signals

  • Yuxin Chen,
  • Jie Cheng,
  • Xiaodong Li,
  • Xue Bai and
  • Zhixi Nie

The code-shift keying (CSK) modulation method can achieve higher information transmission rates without changing the spread spectrum signal bandwidth. In order to optimise the spread spectrum modulation and demodulation of GNSS signals, in addition t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,712 Views
29 Pages

A New COVID-19 Detection Method Based on CSK/QAM Visible Light Communication and Machine Learning

  • Ismael Soto,
  • Raul Zamorano-Illanes,
  • Raimundo Becerra,
  • Pablo Palacios Játiva and ,
  • Cesar A. Azurdia-Meza,
  • Wilson Alavia,
  • Verónica García,
  • Muhammad Ijaz and
  • David Zabala-Blanco
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

30 January 2023

This article proposes a novel method for detecting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an underground channel using visible light communication (VLC) and machine learning (ML). We present mathematical models of COVID-19 Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (D...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Optical Wireless Technologies for B5G)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,435 Views
18 Pages

Molecular Dynamics Studies of Poly(Lactic Acid) Nanoparticles and Their Interactions with Vitamin E and TLR Agonists Pam1CSK4 and Pam3CSK4

  • Simon Megy,
  • Stephanie Aguero,
  • David Da Costa,
  • Myriam Lamrayah and ,
  • Morgane Berthet,
  • Charlotte Primard,
  • Bernard Verrier and
  • Raphael Terreux
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

5 November 2020

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanoparticles (NPs) are widely investigated due to their bioresorbable, biocompatible and low immunogen properties. Interestingly, many recent studies show that they can be efficiently used as drug delivery systems or as adjuv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Modeling and Simulation for Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, and Nanoscience)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,036 Views
17 Pages

Experimental Study on FM-CSK Communication System for WSN

  • Darja Cirjulina,
  • Dmitrijs Pikulins,
  • Ruslans Babajans,
  • Maris Zeltins and ,
  • Deniss Kolosovs and
  • Anna Litvinenko
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The current paper presents the experimental study of the frequency-modulated chaos shift keying (FM-CSK) communication system. The proposed system has the potential to enhance the security aspects of the physical layer to meet the needs for safe data...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Design and Applications of Nonlinear Circuits and Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,108 Views
20 Pages

Research on Authentication Methods for CSK-Modulated Satellite-Based PPP Signals

  • Nengjie Yu,
  • Dun Wang,
  • Xiaohui Ba,
  • Mingquan Lu and
  • Yantong Liu

25 December 2025

The civil Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signal is broadcast with an open structure, making it vulnerable to spoofing attacks. Incorporating authentication data into GNSS signals is a significant measure to enhance system security. Precise...

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  • Open Access
79 Citations
11,934 Views
25 Pages

Isosteric Heat: Comparative Study between Clausius–Clapeyron, CSK and Adsorption Calorimetry Methods

  • Liliana Giraldo,
  • Paola Rodriguez-Estupiñán and
  • Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján

10 April 2019

This work presents the calorimetric study of five adsorbents with different chemical and textural characteristics: MOF-199, MCM-41, SBA-15, activated carbon prepared from corn cob (GACKP) and graphite. These solids were used to establish the differen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Thermodynamics: Modeling and Simulation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,419 Views
17 Pages

16 February 2023

In computer networks, Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) plays a very important role in identifying intrusion behaviors. NIDS can identify abnormal behaviors by analyzing network traffic. However, the performance of classifier is not very good...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Computing, Communication & Security)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,497 Views
17 Pages

Design and Implementation of a Multi-Colour Visible Light Communication System Based on a Light-to-Frequency Receiver

  • Roger Alexander Martínez-Ciro,
  • Francisco Eugenio López-Giraldo,
  • Andrés Felipe Betancur-Perez and
  • Jose Martín Luna-Rivera

Colour-shift keying (CSK) is a visible light communication (VLC) modulation scheme used in the existing IEEE 802.15.7 standard. In CSK, information is transmitted by changing the light intensities of the RGB LEDs. In this work, a low-complexity VLC s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lightwave Communications and Optical Networks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
427 Views
21 Pages

Spectral-Centroid-Based Non-Coherent Detection for Chaos Shift Keying

  • Tingting Huang,
  • Shengmin Hong,
  • Jundong Chen and
  • Liangyi Kang

18 July 2026

Classical coherent chaos shift keying (CSK) provides certain physical-layer advantages by exploiting chaotic waveforms, but it relies on fragile chaos synchronization, which is difficult to maintain in multipath fading channels. To overcome this limi...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,539 Views
15 Pages

5 March 2017

Hypertension is a complex disease explained with diverse factors including environmental factors and genetic factors. The objectives of this study were to determine the interaction effects between gene variants and 24 h estimated urinary sodium and p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,962 Views
15 Pages

25 January 2021

The Tehran basin has been increasingly affected by subsidence during the last few decades due to groundwater withdrawal. Hence, the study of the strength of the power towers (PTs) of transmission lines, as vital structures, is an important subject. I...

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensing Image Processing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
741 Views
23 Pages

30 June 2026

Introduction: Despite the recognized association between age-related hearing loss (ARHL) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the genetic relationship and shared transcriptional mechanisms between them remain largely unexplored. Methods: We systematic...

(This article belongs to the Section Human Genomics and Genetic Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,519 Views
20 Pages

20 December 2024

Airborne inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) imaging of maneuvering targets is important for maritime surveillance. Long coherent processing intervals (CPIs) can bring better resolution and signal-to-clutter-plus-noise ratio (SCNR). Due to the ch...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue SAR Images Processing and Analysis (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,265 Views
10 Pages

Combination of Innate Immune Modulators as Vaccine Adjuvants in Mice

  • Azita Haddadi,
  • Alyssa Chaffey,
  • Siew Hon Ng,
  • Damayanthi Yalamati and
  • Heather L. Wilson

1 October 2020

The development of new, effective, and safe vaccines necessarily requires the identification of new adjuvant(s) to enhance the potency and longevity of antigen-specific immune responses. In the present study, we compare the antibody-mediated and cell...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Vaccine Formulation for Infectious Diseases and Adjuvant Mechanisms of Action)
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  • Open Access
42 Citations
10,326 Views
13 Pages

Deformation Trend Extraction Based on Multi-Temporal InSAR in Shanghai

  • Jie Chen,
  • Jicang Wu,
  • Lina Zhang,
  • Junping Zou and ,
  • Guoxiang Liu,
  • Rui Zhang and
  • Bing Yu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

11 April 2013

Shanghai is a modern metropolis characterized by high urban density and anthropogenic ground motions. Although traditional deformation monitoring methods, such as GPS and spirit leveling, are reliable to millimeter accuracy, the sparse point subsiden...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing by Synthetic Aperture Radar Technology)
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  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,764 Views
31 Pages

Alphavirus-Driven Interferon Gamma (IFNg) Expression Inhibits Tumor Growth in Orthotopic 4T1 Breast Cancer Model

  • Olga Trofimova,
  • Ksenija Korotkaja,
  • Dace Skrastina,
  • Juris Jansons and ,
  • Karina Spunde,
  • Maria Isaguliants and
  • Anna Zajakina
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

27 October 2021

Interferon gamma (IFNg) is a pleiotropic cytokine that can potentially reprogram the tumor microenvironment; however, the antitumor immunomodulatory properties of IFNg still need to be validated due to variable therapeutic outcomes in preclinical and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Perspective Technologies of Vaccination and Immunotherapy)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,803 Views
11 Pages

A New Zero-Dimensional (CsK2)BiCl6 Metal Halide: Boosting Emission via B-Site Mn-Doping

  • Jie Wu,
  • Shuai Zhang,
  • Jun Yan,
  • Bingsuo Zou and
  • Ruosheng Zeng

21 November 2022

The A site of zero-dimensional (0D) metal halides A3BiCl6 can be replaced by Cs and/or K, thus, four possible 0D A3BiCl6 forms exist, such as (Cs2K)BiCl6, (CsK2)BiCl6, K3BiCl6 and Cs3BiCl6. It is well known that Cs3BiCl6 has been reported. We predict...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials for Energy Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,582 Views
22 Pages

Large-scale man-made linear structures like high-speed railway lines have become increasingly important in modern life as a faster and more comfortable transportation option. Subsidence or longitudinal levelling deformation problems along these railw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,683 Views
23 Pages

Dietary intervention in the treatment of ulcerative colitis involves, among other things, modifications in fatty acid content and/or profile. For example, replacing saturated long chain fatty acids with medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) has been repor...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Metabolomics in Health and Disease 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,611 Views
21 Pages

Thaw Settlement Monitoring and Active Layer Thickness Retrieval Using Time Series COSMO-SkyMed Imagery in Iqaluit Airport

  • Deying Ma,
  • Mahdi Motagh,
  • Guoxiang Liu,
  • Rui Zhang and ,
  • Xiaowen Wang,
  • Bo Zhang,
  • Wei Xiang and
  • Bing Yu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

30 April 2022

Thaw consolidation of degrading permafrost is a serious hazard to the safety and operation of infrastructure. Monitoring thermal changes in the active layer (AL), the proportion of the soil above permafrost that thaws and freezes periodically, is cri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Monitoring and Modelling of Geological Disasters Based on InSAR Observations)
  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,713 Views
16 Pages

The Impact of Ozone on Periodontal Cell Line Viability and Function

  • Nada Tawfig Hashim,
  • Rasha Babiker,
  • Shahistha Parveen Dasnadi,
  • Md Sofiqul Islam and ,
  • Nallan CSK Chaitanya,
  • Riham Mohammed,
  • Nancy Soliman Farghal,
  • Bakri Gobara and
  • Muhammed Mustahsen Rahman
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Periodontal diseases, including gingivitis and periodontitis, are chronic inflammatory conditions of the teeth’ supporting structures that can lead to progressive tissue destruction and loss if left untreated. Basic treatments like scaling and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Latest Review Papers in Molecular Biology 2024)
  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,440 Views
21 Pages

The Potential Role of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells in Regeneration of Peripheral Nerves

  • Sunil P. Mohan,
  • Sivan P. Priya,
  • Nada Tawfig,
  • Vivek Padmanabhan and ,
  • Rasha Babiker,
  • Arunkumar Palaniappan,
  • Srinivasan Prabhu,
  • Nallan CSK Chaitanya,
  • Muhammed Mustahsen Rahman and
  • Md Sofiqul Islam
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Peripheral nerve injuries are common complications in surgical and dental practices, often resulting in functional deficiencies and reduced quality of life. Current treatment choices, such as autografts, have limitations, including donor site morbidi...

(This article belongs to the Section Movement Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,425 Views
28 Pages

Evaluating the Antiviral Potential of Polyherbal Formulation (Kabasura Kudineer) Against Monkeypox Virus: Targeting E5, Poxin, and DNA Polymerase Through Multifaceted Drug Discovery Approaches

  • Sivan Padma Priya,
  • Singamoorthy Amalraj,
  • Vivek Padmanabhan,
  • Mohammed Mustahsen Rahman and ,
  • Nallan CSK Chaitanya,
  • Nada Tawfig Hashim,
  • Srinivasan Prabhu,
  • Muniappan Ayyanar,
  • Shailendra Gurav and
  • Rekha Thiruvengadam
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

12 May 2025

The recent reemergence of the monkeypox pandemic in non-endemic regions has raised serious concerns regarding the possibility of a global outbreak. The study employed various modules of the Schrodinger suite through Maestro V 14.1 for molecular docki...

(This article belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,580 Views
16 Pages

Comparative Analysis of Salivary Tumor Marker CA-125 Among Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients and Healthy Individuals

  • Riham Mohammed,
  • Mariam El Sheikh,
  • Nada Tawfig Hashim,
  • Nallan CSK Chaitanya and
  • Ahmed Suleiman

29 April 2025

Background/Objectives: In Sudan, oral cancer is one of the top ten most common cancers, with OSCC representing the majority of the cases. To date, despite the fact that saliva can be collected simply and non-invasively, there is no approved salivary...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,143 Views
10 Pages

Association between Salivary Cortisol Levels, Dental Anxiety, and Dental Caries in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Vivek Padmanabhan,
  • Md Sofiqul Islam,
  • Muneera Habib,
  • Zainab Abdulaziz and ,
  • Manjunatha Goud,
  • Nallan CSK Chaitanya,
  • Sheela Haridas and
  • Muhammed Mustahsen Rahman
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

29 August 2023

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between dental caries, dental anxiety, and salivary cortisol levels in children visiting pediatric dental clinics and their implications on pediatric oral health. Materials and Methods: A cross-se...

(This article belongs to the Section Preventive Dentistry)
  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
6,614 Views
15 Pages

Natural Bioactive Compounds in the Management of Periodontal Diseases: A Comprehensive Review

  • Nada Tawfig Hashim,
  • Rasha Babiker,
  • Muhammed Mustahsen Rahman,
  • Riham Mohamed and ,
  • Sivan Padma Priya,
  • Nallan CSK Chaitanya,
  • Md Sofiqul Islam and
  • Bakri Gobara
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

26 June 2024

Periodontal diseases, chronic inflammatory conditions affecting oral health, are primarily driven by microbial plaque biofilm and the body’s inflammatory response, leading to tissue damage and potential tooth loss. These diseases have significa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomanufacturing of Natural Bioactive Compounds)
  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,736 Views
18 Pages

Microbial Dynamics in Periodontal Regeneration: Understanding Microbiome Shifts and the Role of Antifouling and Bactericidal Materials: A Narrative Review

  • Nada Tawfig Hashim,
  • Rasha Babiker,
  • Sivan Padma Priya,
  • Riham Mohammed and ,
  • Nallan CSK Chaitanya,
  • Vivek Padmanabhan,
  • Shadi El Bahra,
  • Muhammed Mustahsen Rahman and
  • Bakri Gobara Gismalla
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

30 October 2024

Periodontal regeneration is a multifaceted therapeutic approach to restore the tooth-supporting structures lost due to periodontal diseases. This manuscript explores the intricate interactions between regenerative therapies and the oral microbiome, e...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Contribution and Application of Molecular Biology in the Applied Biosciences — Focusing on Medicine, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Fields)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,525 Views
15 Pages

Antioxidant and Antimelanogenic Activities of Lactobacillus kunkeei NCHBL-003 Isolated from Honeybees

  • Yeon-Ji Lee,
  • Joo-Hee Choi,
  • Kyung-Ku Kang,
  • Soo-Eun Sung and ,
  • Sijoon Lee,
  • Minkyoung Sung,
  • Min-Soo Seo and
  • Jong-Hwan Park
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Excessive reactive oxygen species production can detrimentally impact skin cell physiology, resulting in cell growth arrest, melanogenesis, and aging. Recent clinical studies have found that lactic acid bacteria have a special effect directly or indi...

(This article belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,026 Views
34 Pages

Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinases: Their Structure and Mechanistic Role in Tumor Progression and Resistance

  • Abdulaziz M. Eshaq,
  • Thomas W. Flanagan,
  • Sofie-Yasmin Hassan,
  • Sara A. Al Asheikh and ,
  • Waleed A. Al-Amoudi,
  • Simeon Santourlidis,
  • Sarah-Lilly Hassan,
  • Maryam O. Alamodi,
  • Marcelo L. Bendhack and
  • Mohamed Hassan
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

2 August 2024

Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) function as key molecules in the signaling pathways in addition to their impact as a therapeutic target for the treatment of many human diseases, including cancer. PTKs are characterized by their ability to phosphoryla...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tumor Microenvironment and Treatment Resistance)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,379 Views
16 Pages

Impact of Optical-to-Electrical Conversion on the Design of an End-to-End Learning RGB-LED-Based Visible Light Communication System

  • Jose Martin Luna-Rivera,
  • Jose Rabadan,
  • Julio Rufo,
  • Carlos A. Gutierrez and ,
  • Victor Guerra and
  • Rafael Perez-Jimenez
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Visible Light Communication (VLC) is emerging as a promising technology to meet the demands of fifth-generation (5G) networks and the Internet of Things (IoT). This study introduces a novel RGB-LED-based VLC system design that leverages autoencoders,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning Applied to Optical Communication Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,398 Views
22 Pages

29 March 2019

In past research, the problem of maritime targets detection and motion parameter estimation has been tackled. This new research aims to contribute by estimating the micro-motion of ships while they are anchored in port or stationed at the roadstead f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pattern Analysis and Recognition in Remote Sensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,601 Views
14 Pages

A Novel Chaotic System with a Line Equilibrium: Analysis and Its Applications to Secure Communication and Random Bit Generation

  • Lazaros Moysis,
  • Christos Volos,
  • Ioannis Stouboulos,
  • Sotirios Goudos and ,
  • Serdar Çiçek,
  • Viet-Thanh Pham and
  • Vikas K. Mishra
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

17 December 2020

In this study, a novel two-parameter, three-dimensional chaotic system is constructed. The system has no linear terms and its equilibrium is a line, so it is a system with hidden attractors. The system is first studied by computation of its bifurcati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies on Communications 2020)
  • Protocol
  • Open Access
41 Citations
8,067 Views
18 Pages

Isolation and Propagation of Human Corneal Stromal Keratocytes for Tissue Engineering and Cell Therapy

  • Nur Zahirah binte M. Yusoff,
  • Andri K. Riau,
  • Gary H. F. Yam,
  • Nuur Shahinda Humaira binte Halim and
  • Jodhbir S. Mehta

5 January 2022

The human corneal stroma contains corneal stromal keratocytes (CSKs) that synthesize and deposit collagens and keratan sulfate proteoglycans into the stromal matrix to maintain the corneal structural integrity and transparency. In adult corneas, CSKs...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 10th Anniversary of Cells—Advances in Cell Techniques)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,293 Views
16 Pages

An Improved K-Means Algorithm Based on Contour Similarity

  • Jing Zhao,
  • Yanke Bao,
  • Dongsheng Li and
  • Xinguo Guan

15 July 2024

The traditional k-means algorithm is widely used in large-scale data clustering because of its easy implementation and efficient process, but it also suffers from the disadvantages of local optimality and poor robustness. In this study, a Csk-means a...

(This article belongs to the Section E1: Mathematics and Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,862 Views
14 Pages

On Generalized t-Transformation of Free Convolution

  • Ayed. R. A. Alanzi,
  • Raouf Fakhfakh and
  • Fatimah Alshahrani

19 March 2024

A notion of generalized (two-parameterized) t-transformation of free convolution, also called (t=(a,b))-deformed free convolution, is introduced for a∈R and b>0. In this article, some results of t-deformed free convolution are given within th...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Mathematics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,688 Views
10 Pages

Genome-Wide Association Analysis for Chronic Superficial Keratitis in the Australian Racing Greyhound

  • Steven Karamatic,
  • Rebecca Goode,
  • Niruba Bageswaran,
  • Cali E. Willet and ,
  • Georgina Samaha,
  • Ray Ferguson,
  • Hamutal Mazrier and
  • Claire M. Wade
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

26 July 2022

Chronic superficial keratitis (CSK) is a progressive inflammatory condition of the eye (cornea) that can cause discomfort and blindness. Differential disease risk across dog breeds strongly suggests that CSK has a genetic basis. In addition to geneti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Canine Genetics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
9,333 Views
12 Pages

Phloretin as a Potent Natural TLR2/1 Inhibitor Suppresses TLR2-Induced Inflammation

  • Jieun Kim,
  • Prasannavenkatesh Durai,
  • Dasom Jeon,
  • In Duk Jung and ,
  • Seung Jun Lee,
  • Yeong-Min Park and
  • Yangmee Kim
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

5 July 2018

Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) responses are involved in various inflammatory immune disorders. Phloretin is a naturally occurring dietary flavonoid that is abundant in fruit. Here, we investigated whether the anti-inflammatory activity of phloretin is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,847 Views
19 Pages

Combined Therapy Using Human Corneal Stromal Stem Cells and Quiescent Keratocytes to Prevent Corneal Scarring after Injury

  • Vishal Jhanji,
  • Mithun Santra,
  • Andri K. Riau,
  • Moira L. Geary and ,
  • Tianbing Yang,
  • Elizabeth Rubin,
  • Nur Zahirah Binte M. Yusoff,
  • Deepinder K. Dhaliwal,
  • Jodhbir S. Mehta and
  • Gary Hin-Fai Yam
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Corneal blindness due to scarring is conventionally treated by corneal transplantation, but the shortage of donor materials has been a major issue affecting the global success of treatment. Pre-clinical and clinical studies have shown that cell-based...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Corneal Fibrosis/Scarring and Advances in Therapy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
9,762 Views
15 Pages

The Intercomparison of X-Band SAR Images from COSMO‑SkyMed and TerraSAR-X Satellites: Case Studies

  • Simone Pettinato,
  • Emanuele Santi,
  • Simonetta Paloscia,
  • Paolo Pampaloni and
  • Giacomo Fontanelli

6 June 2013

The analysis of experimental data collected by X-band SAR of COSMO-SkyMed (CSK®) and TerraSAR-X (TSX) images on the same surface types has shown significant differences in the signal level of the two sensors. In order to investigate the possibility...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Remote Sensing of Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
17,036 Views
15 Pages

Antifibrotic Effects of Caffeine, Curcumin and Pirfenidone in Primary Human Keratocytes

  • Delia Talpan,
  • Sabine Salla,
  • Nina Seidelmann,
  • Peter Walter and
  • Matthias Fuest

11 January 2023

We evaluated the small molecules (AFM) caffeine, curcumin and pirfenidone to find non-toxic concentrations reducing the transformation of activated human corneal stromal keratocytes (aCSK) to scar-inducing myofibroblasts (MYO-SF). CSK were isolated f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Corneal Fibrosis/Scarring and Advances in Therapy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,652 Views
14 Pages

19 February 2025

Providing Optical Wireless Communications (OWCs) is desirable for high data transmission efficiency. Intensity Modulation and Direct Detection (IM/DD) is widely adopted for its simplicity and practicality. Among various modulation schemes, Code Shift...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Technologies in Optical Wireless Communications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,405 Views
18 Pages

Preparation of Chitosan/Clay Composites for Safe and Effective Hemorrhage Control

  • Zhiyuan Yang,
  • Tong Ye,
  • Fei Ma,
  • Xinhong Zhao and ,
  • Lei Yang,
  • Guifang Dou,
  • Hui Gan,
  • Zhuona Wu,
  • Xiaoxia Zhu and
  • Zhiyun Meng
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

15 April 2022

Uncontrolled hemorrhage from trauma or surgery can lead to death. In this study, chitosan/kaolin (CSK) and chitosan/montmorillonite (CSMMT) composites were prepared from chitosan (CS), kaolin (K), and montmorillonite (MMT) as raw materials to control...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,488 Views
10 Pages

Studies on the Marchenko–Pastur Law

  • Ayed. R. A. Alanzi,
  • Ohud A. Alqasem,
  • Maysaa Elmahi Abd Elwahab and
  • Raouf Fakhfakh

1 July 2024

In free probability, the theory of Cauchy–Stieltjes Kernel (CSK) families has recently been introduced. This theory is about a set of probability measures defined using the Cauchy kernel similarly to natural exponential families in classical pr...

(This article belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,168 Views
19 Pages

Impact of Mygalin on Inflammatory Response Induced by Toll-like Receptor 2 Agonists and IFN-γ Activation

  • Nayara Del Santos,
  • Ricardo Vázquez-Ramírez,
  • Elizabeth Mendes,
  • Pedro Ismael Silva Júnior and
  • Monamaris Marques Borges

30 September 2024

Several natural products are being studied to identify new bioactive molecules with therapeutic potential for infections, immune modulation, and other pathologies. TLRs are a family of receptors that play a crucial role in the immune system, constitu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) in Infection and Inflammation: Third Edition)
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  • Open Access
807 Views
19 Pages

Studies on Cauchy–Stieltjes Kernel Families

  • Abdulmajeed Albarrak,
  • Raouf Fakhfakh and
  • Ghadah Alomani

2 October 2025

In the setting of Cauchy–Stieltjes kernel (CSK) families, this study provides some features of free Poisson, free Gamma, and free Binomial laws, as well as some innovative limit theorems linked to Fermi convolution. These findings highlight the...

(This article belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)
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9 Pages

Analytical Bounds for Mixture Models in Cauchy–Stieltjes Kernel Families

  • Fahad Alsharari,
  • Raouf Fakhfakh and
  • Fatimah Alshahrani

24 January 2025

Mixture models are widely used in mathematical statistics and theoretical probability. However, the mixture probability distribution is rarely explicit in its formula. One must then decide whether to keep the parent probability distribution or to obt...

(This article belongs to the Section D1: Probability and Statistics)
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1,779 Views
15 Pages

Notes on the Free Additive Convolution

  • Shokrya S. Alshqaq,
  • Raouf Fakhfakh and
  • Fatimah Alshahrani

9 June 2025

The investigation of free additive convolution is a key concept in free probability theory, offering a framework for studying the sum of freely independent random variables. This paper uses free additive convolution and measure dilations to investiga...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical Analysis)
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21 Citations
10,405 Views
15 Pages

The COSMO-SkyMed Constellation Monitors the Costa Concordia Wreck

  • Federico Raspini,
  • Sandro Moretti,
  • Alfio Fumagalli,
  • Alessio Rucci and ,
  • Fabrizio Novali,
  • Alessandro Ferretti,
  • Claudio Prati and
  • Nicola Casagli
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2 May 2014

On 13 January 2012, the Italian vessel, Costa Concordia, wrecked offshore Giglio Island, along the coast of Tuscany (Italy). The ship partially sunk, lying on the starboard side on a 22° steep rocky seabed, making the stability conditions of the ship...

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4,906 Views
34 Pages

A Wavelength-Dependent Visible Light Communication Channel Model for Underground Environments and Its Performance Using a Color-Shift Keying Modulation Scheme

  • Raimundo Becerra,
  • Cesar A. Azurdia-Meza,
  • Pablo Palacios Játiva,
  • Ismael Soto and ,
  • Jorge Sandoval,
  • Muhammad Ijaz and
  • Diego Fernando Carrera
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Reliable wireless communications are crucial for ensuring workers’ safety in underground tunnels and mines. Visible light communications (VLC) have been proposed as auxiliary systems for short-range wireless communications in underground environments...

(This article belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)

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