CoCrMo is one of the most important metal alloys for the fabrication of medical implants. The classic implant fabrication method is casting; in recent years, selective laser or electron beam melting as additive manufacturing methods have been establi...
The ability of the MF3 protein from Pseudomonas fluorescens to protect plants by inducing their resistance to pathogenic fungi, bacteria, and viruses is well confirmed both in greenhouses and in the field; however, the molecular basis of this phenome...
In this paper, we propose a one-dimensional (1D) multifractal sign retention detrending fluctuation analysis algorithm (MF-S-DFA). The proposed method is based on conventional multifractal detrending fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA). As negative values...
(1) Background: mfERG testing is used to study the function of cone photoreceptors in the central retina. Various filters including “smoothing” (Smooth) and “adaptive data filtering” (Adapt) are used to simplify raw data. This...
Demethylation inhibitors (DMIs), including prochloraz, are popular fungicides to control citrus postharvest pathogens such as Penicillium digitatum (green mold). However, many P. digitatum strains have developed prochloraz resistance, which decreases...
Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) generated by high-voltage power lines raise concerns about their potential impact on health and well-being. Previous research suggests that chronic exposure to ELF-MFs can contribute to sleep disturba...
The optimal operating conditions of a combined dissolved air flotation (DAF)-microfiltration (MF) process to respond to changes in raw water quality were investigated by operating a pilot plant for two years. Without DAF pre-treatment (i.e., MF alone...
A recently identified Trichophyton rubrum major facilitator superfamily (MFS)-type transporter (TruMFS1) has been shown to give resistance to azole compounds and cycloheximide (CYH) when overexpressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We investigated the...
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We assessed the exposure of semiconductor workers to extremely low frequency-magnetic fields (ELF-MF) and identified job characteristics affecting ELF-MF exposure. These were demonstrated by assessing the exposure of 117 workers involved in wafer fab...
The livestock industry negatively impacts the environment by producing high organic and mineral loaded manure and wastewater. On the contrary, manure is also considered as the major focal point of resource recovery. The microfiltration (MF) process i...
Based on a new general solution, we derive three skew-symmetric variants of the method of fundamental solutions (MFS) for solving the three-dimensional Stokes equations: the symmetric/skew-symmetric MFS (SSMFS), the separated MFS (SeMFS) as an extens...
In this work, two urethane diols with different middle chain lengths were prepared by the non-isocyanate approach from 1,4-diaminobutane or 1,6-diaminohexane with ethylene cyclic carbonate at room temperature without the aid of a catalyst. Different...
Staphylococcus aureus, a major cause of bovine mastitis, produces a wide range of immune-evasion molecules. The bi-component leukocidin LukMF’ is a potent killer of bovine neutrophils in vitro. Since the role of LukMF’ in development of bovine mastit...
To enhance the accuracy of identifying parts and goods in automated loading and unloading machines, this study proposes a lightweight detection model, MF-YOLOv10, based on intelligent recognition of goods’ shape, color, position, and environmen...
A new Penicillium digitatum major facilitator superfamily (MFS) transporter (PdMFS1) was identified and functionally characterized in order to shed more light on the mechanisms underlying fungicide resistance. PdMFS1 can play an important role in the...
There is an increasing need for an independent terrestrial navigation system, owing to the increasing reliance on global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). The medium-frequency range (MF R-Mode) system is considered a promising alternative; however...
Focusing on the masked rapper MF Doom, this article uses Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields’s concept of “racecraft” to theorize how the insidious fiction called “race” shapes and reshapes popular “Black”...
The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is the largest secondary transporter family and is responsible for transporting a broad range of substrates across the biomembrane. These proteins are involved in a series of conformational changes during subst...
A novel Penicillium digitatum MFS transporter, PdMFS6 (PDIP_42530), was recognized, and its function was studied to explain its relevance in the simultaneous development of resistance to different fungicide spectrums. No changes were detected after a...
Drought stress is a major abiotic constraint that severely restricts the growth of Medicago falcata L. by inducing the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in plants. WRKY transcription factors (TFs) play a key role in regulating plant respo...
A novel bilayer cation-exchange membrane—consisting of a thick layer of a pristine perfluorinated membrane MF-4SC (Russian equivalent of Nafion®-117) and a thinner layer (1 μm) of the membrane, on a base of glassy polymer of internal mic...
Wheat is a major staple food crop worldwide, due to its total yield and unique processing quality. Its grain yield and quality are threatened by Fusarium head blight (FHB), which is mainly caused by Fusarium graminearum. Salicylic acid (SA) has a str...
Some discrepancies have been observed in the diagnostic efficacy of multifocal visual evoked potential (mfVEP) when evaluating visual field defects in glaucoma patients. Therefore, we evaluated the diagnostic precision of the mfVEP in glaucoma to fin...
In this paper, melamine–formaldehyde (MF) was used as the wall material, and epoxy resin was used as the core material to prepare microcapsules. The optical properties, mechanical properties and ageing resistance of waterborne topcoat were inve...
Efflux pumps represent an important and large group of transporter proteins found in all organisms. The importance of efflux pumps resides in their ability to extrude a wide range of antibiotics, resulting in the emergence of multidrug resistance in...
Empirical studies link exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) to several health symptoms. However, it is unclear whether these symptoms are associated with actual or perceived exposure. In this study we attempted to answer this...
In the era of big data, making full use of remote sensing images to automatically extract surface water bodies (WBs) in complex environments is extremely challenging. Due to the weak capability of existing algorithms in extracting small WBs and WB ed...
A self-repairing microcapsule was prepared by emulsion polymerization using melamine formaldehyde resin (MF) as wall material, and a mixture of shellac solution and water-based coating as core material. The orthogonal experiment was carried out throu...
Metal Fused Filament Fabrication provides a simple and cost-efficient way to produce dense metal parts with a homogenous microstructure. However, current limitations include the use of hazardous and expensive organic solvents during debinding for fle...
This study aims to investigate the impact of the presence of buildings on the radiation characteristics of MF broadcast antennas. Two different antennas are considered: a monopole operating at 1494 kHz and a two-element linear array radiating at 1008...
The integration of an inertial navigation system (INS) with the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is crucial for suppressing the error drift of the INS. However, traditional fusion methods based on the extended Kalman filter (EKF) suffer from...
Camellia oleifera a member of the family Theaceae, is a phosphorus (P) tolerator native to southern China. The SPX gene family critically regulates plant growth and development and maintains phosphate (Pi) homeostasis. However, the involvement o...
So far, the least is known about the D-region ionosphere out of the entire ionosphere due to the lack of a conventional detecting method and continuous data accumulation. Medium frequency (MF) radar is an important conventional tool for understanding...
Gullies of different scales and types have developed in the Loess Plateau, China. Differences in the amount of gully erosion influence the development, evolution, morphology, and spatial distribution of these gullies. The strengths of headward erosio...
Importance: Enhanced influenza vaccination for older adults now includes high-dose inactivated, MF59-adjuvanted, and newer mRNA-based approaches. Direct comparison across these platforms is difficult because the available studies vary in design, comp...
Our previous study found that CpG oligodeoxynucleotides 1826 (CpG 1826), combined with mucin 1 (MUC1)-maltose-binding protein (MBP) (M-M), had certain antitumor activity. However, this combination is less than ideal for tumor suppression (tumors vary...
Based on the 19 year observation from 1998 to 2016 at the Tsuan Wan and Central/Western District monitoring stations in Hong Kong, the aim of this paper was to assess the wet deposition pathway of Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) on a large time-scale. In order...
This study investigates time-varying market efficiency and cross-market correlations in cryptocurrency markets across South Korea, the United States, and Japan. Using rolling-window multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA) and dynamic con...
Emergent contamination warning systems are critical to ensure drinking water supply security. After detecting the existence of contaminants, identifying the types of contaminants is conducive to taking remediation measures. An online classification m...
Sleep disorders are prevalent in the world, and they lead to severe health issues such as cardiovascular disease and cognitive disabilities. Conventional polysomnography-based diagnosis is based on manual EEG analysis under the supervision of trained...
The standard methods for sediment phosphorus (P) fractionation are impractical for use with suspended solids due to the inherent difficulties associated with collecting sufficient sample quantities for analysis. To allow the fractionation analysis of...
Driving fatigue refers to a phenomenon in which a driver’s physiological and psychological functions become unbalanced after a long period of continuous driving, and their driving skills decline objectively. The hidden dangers of driving fatigu...
This study aims to extract the energy feature distributions in the form of marginal frequency (MF) and Hilbert spectrum (HS) in the intrinsic mode functions (IMF) domain for actual movement (AM)-based and motor imagery (MI)-based electroencephalogram...
This study examines the response of the BRICS and MSCI emerging stock market indices to the COVID-19 outbreak. For this purpose, this study uses a multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA) to investigate the market efficiency dynamics of t...
Additive manufacturing (AM) and related digital technologies have enabled several advanced solutions in medicine and dentistry, in particular, the design and fabrication of patient-specific implants. In this study, the feasibility of metal fused fila...
Due to the significant value that hotel reviews hold for both consumers and businesses, the development of an accurate sentiment classification method is crucial. By effectively distinguishing the authenticity of reviews, consumers can make informed...
Accurate prediction of shallow groundwater levels is crucial for water resource management in over-exploited regions like the North China Plain, where intensive pumping has created non-steady flow fields with strong spatial hydraulic interactions. Tr...
The Loess Plateau in China is internationally known for its unique geographical features and has therefore been studied by many researchers. This research exploits the regional differences in the spatial morphological characteristics of Loess shoulde...
Accurate wind measurements in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere (MLT) region are essential for climate modeling, satellite drag estimation, and space weather prediction. This study presents a comprehensive comparison and correlation analysis of t...
This study explores the degree and change of informational efficiency of the European Union (EU) carbon emission trading market using an asymmetric multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (A-MF-DFA) method, which allows asymmetry. For this purpos...
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