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1 Citations
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15 December 2019

As devastating and unpredictable tsunamis generated by underwater earthquakes are occurring more frequently, the need for tsunami disaster prevention measures is rapidly increasing. In this study, tsunami heights were estimated, and the best-fit dist...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,747 Views
7 Pages

19 September 2022

In this paper, three forms of (2 + l)-dimensional Burgers’ equations are investigated. More general multiple solutions of these Burgers’ equations are obtained by dependent variable transformation derived using the simplified homogeneous...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,394 Views
11 Pages

Application of the Stripping Voltammetry Method for the Determination of Copper and Lead Hyperaccumulation Potential in Lunaria annua L.

  • Maša Buljac,
  • Josip Radić,
  • Marijo Buzuk,
  • Ivana Škugor Rončević,
  • Nives Vladislavić,
  • Denis Krivić and
  • Ana Marijanović

Various species of the Brassicaceae family are known to hyperaccumulate metals. Lunaria annua L., a plant from the Brassicaceae family, is an oilseed crop known for its pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. In this work, Lunaria annua L. was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,147 Views
11 Pages

Development and Validation of an Analytical Method for Deacetylasperulosidic Acid, Asperulosidic Acid, Scopolin, Asperuloside and Scopoletin in Fermented Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni)

  • Sun-Il Choi,
  • Hee-Yeon Kwon,
  • Im-Joung La,
  • Yeon-Hui Jo,
  • Xionggao Han,
  • Xiao Men,
  • Se-Jeong Lee,
  • Yong-Deok Kim,
  • Geum-Su Seong and
  • Ok-Hwan Lee

Fermentation is a technology that enhances biologically active ingredients, improves the absorption rate and induces the generation of new functional ingredients by the catalytic action of enzyme systems possessed by microorganisms. In this study, ch...

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  • Open Access
1,356 Views
20 Pages

23 May 2025

Brassica campestris L. var. toria, a major oilseed crop cultivated in India, is primarily an entomophilic species. Hymenopteran flower-visiting species provide important ecological services like pollination or pest control in Brassica crops. In this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,040 Views
12 Pages

Covalently-Bonded Coating of L-Arginine Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles with Dextran Using Co-Precipitation Method

  • Behnam Azadpour,
  • Faezeh Kashanian,
  • Mehran Habibi-Rezaei,
  • Seyyed Ali Seyyed Ebrahimi,
  • Roozbeh Yazdanpanah,
  • Zahra Lalegani and
  • Bejan Hamawandi

8 December 2022

In this study, L-arginine (Arg) modified magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (RMNPs) were firstly synthesized through a one-step co-precipitation method, and then these aminated nanoparticles (NPs) were, again, coated by pre-oxidized dextran (Dext), in w...

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  • Open Access
331 Views
16 Pages

Influence of Extraction Method on the Bioactivity of Pistacia vera L. Extracts: Metabolic and Gene Expression Changes in Colorectal Cancer Cells

  • Giulia Zerbo,
  • Paolo Giuseppe Bonacci,
  • Morena Terrana,
  • Valentina Greco,
  • Gianfranco Cavallaro,
  • Carmela Bonaccorso,
  • Alessandro Giuffrida,
  • Cosimo Gianluca Fortuna and
  • Nicolò Musso

7 January 2026

Sustainable extraction methods represent a key strategy in green chemistry and nutraceutical development, aiming to replace conventional solvent-based techniques while maintaining extract quality and safety. This study compared pistachio (Pistacia ve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
782 Views
17 Pages

9 September 2025

Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) parts combine geometric freedom with process-induced rough surfaces that challenge residual-stress metrology. We evaluated the accuracy of the incremental hole-drilling (IHD) method with electronic speckle pattern inte...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,639 Views
22 Pages

Development of a Validated LC-MS Method for the Determination of Cannabinoids and Evaluation of Supercritical CO2 vs. Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction in Cannabis sativa L. (Kompolti cv.)

  • Vasileios A. Ioannidis,
  • Varvara Sygouni,
  • Sotirios Giannopoulos,
  • Konstantinos Sotirianos,
  • Theophilos Ioannides,
  • Christakis A. Paraskeva and
  • Fotini N. Lamari

Cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) contains numerous secondary metabolites with different bioactivities. Extraction methods differ in their efficiency in recovering metabolites from plant material, and thus cannabis extracts vary significantly in their co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,378 Views
15 Pages

15 January 2020

Bitter orange, Citrus aurantium L. var. amara (CAVA), is an important crop and its flowers and fruits are widely used in China as a food spice, as well as in traditional Chinese medicine, due to its health-promoting properties. The secondary metaboli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,348 Views
11 Pages

20 June 2023

Cystine-enriched food supplements are increasingly popular due to their beneficial health effects. However, the lack of industry standards and market regulations resulted in quality issues with cystine food products, including cases of food adulterat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,738 Views
10 Pages

15 April 2019

In this paper, we propose a fast sparse recovery algorithm based on the approximate l0 norm (FAL0), which is helpful in improving the practicability of the compressed sensing theory. We adopt a simple function that is continuous and differentiable to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,052 Views
18 Pages

21 February 2025

Given that the preparation method of polysaccharides affects the functional properties, four types of acidic polysaccharides (BCP30-1a, BCP50-1a, BCP70-1a, and BCP90-1a) were prepared using the gradient ethanol precipitation method. Then, a series of...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,706 Views
11 Pages

13 February 2021

Under mixed sparse line-of-sight/non-line-of-sight (LOS/NLOS) conditions, how to quickly achieve high positioning accuracy is still a challenging task and a critical problem in the last dozen years. To settle this problem, we propose a constrained L1...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
2,162 Views
2 Pages

Comparison between Different Extraction Methods in the Recovery of Bioactive Molecules from Melissa officinalis L. under Sustainable Cultivation: Chemical and Bioactive Characterization

  • Izamara de Oliveira,
  • Sandrina Heleno,
  • Márcio Carocho,
  • Maria José Alves,
  • Josiana Vaz,
  • Maria Inês Dias,
  • Celestino S. Buelga,
  • Spyridon Petropoulos,
  • Nikolaos Tzortzakis and
  • Lillian Barros
  • + 2 authors

Melissa officinalis L., from the Lamiaceae family, is one of the most important medicinal and aromatic plants with potential in the market. With the passing of time, the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of some illness has gone from the simpl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,896 Views
9 Pages

10 February 2022

To solve the L2-gradient flow-based phase-field crystal equation accurately and efficiently, we present a linear, second-order, and unconditionally energy-stable method. We first truncate the quartic function in the Swift–Hohenberg energy funct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,514 Views
20 Pages

27 April 2023

In this paper, we study the finite element method of the Navier–Stokes equations with the initial data belonging to the L2 space for all time t>0. Due to the poor smoothness of the initial data, the solution of the problem is singular, altho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,684 Views
23 Pages

29 August 2025

The study investigates the interplay among second language (L2) learners’ willingness to communicate (WTC), L2 self-confidence (L2SC), and academic self-concept (ASC) within a cohort of Vietnamese university students studying in the United King...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,004 Views
41 Pages

Mycotoxins in Pistachios (Pistacia vera L.): Methods for Determination, Occurrence, Decontamination

  • Ana Rita Soares Mateus,
  • Sílvia Barros,
  • Angelina Pena and
  • Ana Sanches Silva

25 September 2021

The consumption of pistachios (Pistacia vera L.) has been increasing, given their important benefit to human health. In addition to being an excellent nutritional source, they have been associated with chemical hazards, such as mycotoxins, resulting...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
5,085 Views
26 Pages

Optimization of Process Parameters in CNC Turning of Aluminum 7075 Alloy Using L27 Array-Based Taguchi Method

  • Mohammad Nishat Akhtar,
  • T. Sathish,
  • V. Mohanavel,
  • Asif Afzal,
  • K. Arul,
  • M. Ravichandran,
  • Inzarulfaisham Abd Rahim,
  • S. S. N. Alhady,
  • Elmi Abu Bakar and
  • B. Saleh

10 August 2021

With the advent of the industrial revolution 4.0, the goal of the manufacturing industry is to produce a large number of products in relatively less time. This study applies the Taguchi L27 orthogonal array methodological paradigm along with response...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,443 Views
17 Pages

Influence of Various Fruit Preservation Methods on the Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Prunus spinosa L. Fruit Extract

  • Valentina Sallustio,
  • Joana Marto,
  • Lidia Maria Gonçalves,
  • Manuela Mandrone,
  • Ilaria Chiocchio,
  • Michele Protti,
  • Laura Mercolini,
  • Barbara Luppi,
  • Federica Bigucci and
  • Teresa Cerchiara
  • + 1 author

7 August 2025

Wild edible plants, historically valued for their medicinal properties, can be a sustainable source of food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The blue berries of Prunus spinosa L., known as blackthorns, have antioxidant, astringent, and antimicrobial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,634 Views
15 Pages

Assessing Seasonal Effects on Identification of Cultivation Methods of Short–Growth Cycle Brassica chinensis L. Using IRMS and NIRS

  • Xing Liu,
  • Kai Fan,
  • Yangyang Lu,
  • Hong Zhao,
  • Qinxiong Rao,
  • Hao Geng,
  • Yijiao Chen,
  • Karyne Maree Rogers and
  • Weiguo Song

11 April 2024

Seasonal (temporal) variations can influence the δ13C, δ2H, δ18O, and δ15N values and nutrient composition of organic (ORG), green (GRE), and conventional (CON) vegetables with a short growth cycle. Stable isotope ratio mass s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,152 Views
12 Pages

Evaluation of Different Extraction Methods on the Phenolic Profile and the Antioxidant Potential of Ceratonia siliqua L. Pods Extracts

  • Fouad El Mansouri,
  • Joaquim C. G. Esteves Silva,
  • Francesco Cacciola,
  • Fadoua Asraoui,
  • Hatim Tayeq,
  • Yasmine Mttougui Ben Amar,
  • Miguel Palma Lovillo,
  • Noureddine Chouaibi and
  • Jamal Brigui

20 September 2022

The present work was designed to investigate the effects of different extraction processes, namely ultrasonic-assisted, supercritical fluid, microwave-assisted and Soxhlet applied to carob pods. The total phenolic quantification and the antioxidant a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,068 Views
17 Pages

15 April 2021

Burdock (Arctium lappa L.) is one of the nutritional foods widely planted in many countries. Dried burdock root (BR) is available as a herbal tincture and tea in many Asian countries with good flavor and taste. In this study, the volatile components...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,863 Views
33 Pages

20 April 2021

Developing reliable methodologies of data quality assessment is of paramount importance for maximizing the exploitation of Earth observation (EO) products. Among the different factors influencing EO optical image quality, sharpness has a relevant rol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
7,675 Views
15 Pages

Development of a Sustainable, Simple, and Robust Method for Efficient l-DOPA Extraction

  • Katarzyna Polanowska,
  • Rafal M. Łukasik,
  • Maciej Kuligowski and
  • Jacek Nowak

24 June 2019

l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA) is a medically relevant compound in Parkinson’s disease therapy. Several extraction methods of l-DOPA from beans, including velvet and faba beans, have been described in the literature. However, these methods req...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,985 Views
17 Pages

30 October 2023

Monitoring displacements of the object can be performed using geodetic methods by selecting reference points on the surrounding terrain and points on the object that discretely describe the object’s behavior. The measurements are repeated in se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,285 Views
14 Pages

L-OPU in Goat and Sheep—Different Variants of the Oocyte Recovery Method

  • Jarosław Wieczorek,
  • Jurij Koseniuk,
  • Maria Skrzyszowska and
  • Mirosław Cegła

10 April 2020

The laparoscopic method of recovering oocytes in goats and sheep is one of the minimally invasive methods used in the biotechnology of animal reproduction. It allows for good quality oocytes that are suitable for in vitro maturation and fertilization...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,293 Views
14 Pages

Development and Validation of a Reversed-Phase HPLC Method with UV Detection for the Determination of L-Dopa in Vicia faba L. Broad Beans

  • Carmen Tesoro,
  • Rosanna Ciriello,
  • Filomena Lelario,
  • Angela Di Capua,
  • Raffaella Pascale,
  • Giuliana Bianco,
  • Mario Dell’Agli,
  • Stefano Piazza,
  • Antonio Guerrieri and
  • Maria Assunta Acquavia
  • + 2 authors

2 November 2022

L-Dopa (LD), a substance used medically in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, is found in several natural products, such as Vicia faba L., also known as broad beans. Due to its low chemical stability, LD analysis in plant matrices requires a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,061 Views
19 Pages

Correction Control Model of L-Index Based on VSC-OPF and BLS Method

  • Yude Yang,
  • Jingru Long,
  • Lizhen Yang,
  • Shuqin Mo and
  • Xuesong Wu

26 April 2024

With the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the real-time measurement and control technology of power systems has also progressed. This paper proposes a correction control model for L-indexes based on voltage stability constraine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,256 Views
17 Pages

24 November 2021

In this study, the effects of pseudo-ternary oxides on mechanical properties and microstructure of 316L stainless steel tungsten inert gas (TIG) and activating tungsten inert gas (ATIG) welded joints were investigated. The novelty in this work is int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
790 Views
20 Pages

A Green Workflow to Determine Flavonoids from Physalis angulata L.: Extraction Optimization by Response Surface Method and Spectrophotometric Method Validation

  • Huynh Tran Mai Lan Anh,
  • Le Phan Minh My Kim Ngan,
  • Vo Thi Kim Khuyen,
  • Le Nguyen Hong Anh,
  • Huynh Hoang Gia Bao,
  • Huynh Le Bao Ngoc and
  • Đinh Thi Quynh Anh

Wild Physalis angulata L. has promising medicinal potential due to its rich flavonoids. However, a green analytical approach for these compounds from this plant has not yet been thoroughly optimized. Therefore, this study optimized ultrasound-assiste...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,228 Views
12 Pages

A New Analytical Method for Determination of Cathepsin L Based on the Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging Biosensor

  • Anna Tokarzewicz,
  • Lech Romanowicz,
  • Anna Sankiewicz,
  • Adam Hermanowicz,
  • Krzysztof Sobolewski and
  • Ewa Gorodkiewicz

The purpose of this study was to develop a new method for a determination of the cathepsin L—biosensor based on the Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging technique. The cathepsin L is an endopeptidase, which degrades proteins and plays an important...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,053 Views
12 Pages

Efficient Method for the Synthesis of 5-Methylfurfural from l-Rhamnose Using a Biphasic System

  • Zongke He,
  • Pengfei Jiang,
  • Qianqian Cui,
  • Ziyue Wang,
  • Yaozhong Wei,
  • Chao Luo,
  • Jichang Guo,
  • Chang Liu and
  • Wei Zhang

In this work, the method of highly efficient conversion of l-rhamnose to 5-methylfurfural (MF) catalyzed by various catalysts in a biphasic system was developed. To enhance the MF yield, the effects of the catalyst species, reaction temperature (150&...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,297 Views
12 Pages

Finite Element Method Simulations and Experiments of Detachments of Lycium barbarum L.

  • Jian Zhao,
  • Te Ma,
  • Tetsuya Inagaki,
  • Qingyu Chen,
  • Zening Gao,
  • Lijuan Sun,
  • Haoxuan Cai,
  • Chao Chen,
  • Chuanlin Li and
  • Jun Chen
  • + 2 authors

28 May 2021

When harvesting Lycium barbarum L., excess amounts of detachments of the half-ripe fruit, unripe fruit, flowers, and leaves significantly affect the yield and adversely affect the subsequent processing, such as drying and grading. Finite element meth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
4,717 Views
15 Pages

8 February 2023

Forest fires can destroy forest and inflict great damage to the ecosystem. Fortunately, forest fire detection with video has achieved remarkable results in enabling timely and accurate fire warnings. However, the traditional forest fire detection met...

  • Article
  • Open Access
94 Citations
15,821 Views
12 Pages

Fast Detection of 10 Cannabinoids by RP-HPLC-UV Method in Cannabis sativa L.

  • Mara Mandrioli,
  • Matilde Tura,
  • Stefano Scotti and
  • Tullia Gallina Toschi

Cannabis has regained much attention as a result of updated legislation authorizing many different uses and can be classified on the basis of the content of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychotropic substance for which there are legal limitations in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,443 Views
28 Pages

Systematic Method for Developing Reference Driving Cycles Appropriate to Electric L-Category Vehicles

  • David Watling,
  • Patrícia Baptista,
  • Gonçalo Duarte,
  • Jianbing Gao and
  • Haibo Chen

9 May 2022

Increasingly, demanding environmental standards reflect the need for improved energy efficiency and reduced externalities in the transportation sector. Reference driving cycles provide standard speed profiles against which future developments and inn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,041 Views
18 Pages

A Novel Lightweight Human Activity Recognition Method Via L-CTCN

  • Xue Ding,
  • Zhiwei Li,
  • Jinyang Yu,
  • Weiliang Xie,
  • Xiao Li and
  • Ting Jiang

7 December 2023

Wi-Fi-based human activity recognition has attracted significant attention. Deep learning methods are widely used to achieve feature representation and activity sensing. While more learnable parameters in the neural networks model lead to richer feat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,457 Views
18 Pages

13 June 2018

L-shaped bolt lap joints are commonly used in aerospace and civil structures. However, bolt joints are frequently subjected to loosening, and this has a significant effect on the safety and reliability of these structures. Therefore, bolt preload mon...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1,196 Views
8 Pages

11 November 2024

This study aims to develop an optimized method for cryopreserving the germ cells of Lissachatina fulica (L. fulica) using vitrification, as an alternative approach for conserving endangered snail species. First, we isolated several key reproductive o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,237 Views
23 Pages

12 July 2023

Infrared dim small target detection has received a lot of attention, because it is a crucial component of the IR search and track systems (IRST). The robust principal component analysis (RPCA) is a common detection framework, which works with poor pe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,505 Views
14 Pages

Iterative Method of Discriminant Analysis to Classify Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) Forest

  • Alvaro Sánchez-Medina,
  • Esperanza Ayuga-Téllez,
  • Maria Angeles Grande-Ortiz,
  • Concepción González-García and
  • Antonio García-Abril

22 August 2021

We present a new method for the classification of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest plots based on discriminant and frequency analysis. This method can be used as a tool to allow experts to stratify beech forests in a simple and precise way. The meth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,775 Views
16 Pages

Eco-Friendly Method for Tailoring Biocompatible and Antimicrobial Surfaces of Poly-L-Lactic Acid

  • Magdalena Aflori,
  • Maria Butnaru,
  • Bianca-Maria Tihauan and
  • Florica Doroftei

13 March 2019

In this study, a facile, eco-friendly route, in two steps, for obtaining of poly-L-lactic acid/chitosan-silver nanoparticles scaffolds under quiescent conditions was presented. The method consists of plasma treatment and then wet chemical treatment o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,273 Views
20 Pages

7 September 2025

This paper focuses on two-dimensional (2-D) direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation for an L-shaped array. While recent studies have explored sparse methods for this problem, most exploit only the cross-correlation matrix, neglecting self-correlation i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,616 Views
11 Pages

Impact of the Extraction Method on the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Potency of Rosmarinus officinalis L. Extracts

  • Nedra Dhouibi,
  • Simona Manuguerra,
  • Rosaria Arena,
  • Concetta Maria Messina,
  • Andrea Santulli,
  • Seifeddine Kacem,
  • Hatem Dhaouadi and
  • Abdelkarim Mahdhi

16 February 2023

Rosmarinus officinalis L. is a dietary source that produces polyphenols as secondary metabolites. These natural compounds with potent antioxidant abilities are increasingly recommended as a supplement to inhibit oxidative stress. In the current work,...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,899 Views
9 Pages

Fatigue Strength Determination of AISI 316L Steel and Welded Specimens Using Energy Methods

  • Danilo D’Andrea,
  • Giacomo Risitano,
  • Pasqualino Corigliano and
  • Davide D’Andrea

AISI 316 is a stainless steel known for its exceptional corrosion resistance and excellent mechanical properties. It is used in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, food processing equipment, and medical devices. This alloy’s wide range...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,674 Views
20 Pages

27 June 2021

An enhanced smoothed l0-norm algorithm for the passive phased array system, which uses the covariance matrix of the received signal, is proposed in this paper. The SL0 (smoothed l0-norm) algorithm is a fast compressive-sensing-based DOA (direction-of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,864 Views
18 Pages

24 March 2021

Cannabis sativa L. is an herbaceous plant belonging to the family of Cannabaceae. It is classified into three different chemotypes based on the different cannabinoids profile. In particular, fiber-type cannabis (hemp) is rich in cannabidiol (CBD) con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,626 Views
12 Pages

Selection of Optimal Operating Conditions for Extraction of Myrtus Communis L. Essential Oil by the Steam Distillation Method

  • Durmuş Alpaslan Kaya,
  • Mihaela Violeta Ghica,
  • Elena Dănilă,
  • Şevket Öztürk,
  • Musa Türkmen,
  • Mădălina Georgiana Albu Kaya and
  • Cristina-Elena Dinu-Pîrvu

Myrtus communis L. is one of the important aromatic and medicinal species from the Mediterranean area. It is used in various fields such as culinary, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, therapeutic, and industrial applications. Thus, a Box–Wilson experim...

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