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24 October 2026

This paper investigates adaptive power splitting (PS) for amplify-and-forward (AF) simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) relay systems operating over independent Rayleigh fading channels. Unlike conventional PS schemes optimize...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Physical Layer Techniques and Deep Learning for 5G/6G Communication Systems: Challenges and Prospects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,829 Views
16 Pages

African Swine Fever Virus MGF 360-2L Disrupts Host Antiviral Immunity Based on Transcriptomic Analysis

  • Taoqing Zhang,
  • Xiaodong Qin,
  • Sujie Dong,
  • Yuanshu Wu and ,
  • Xiaolan Qi,
  • Jingjing Ren,
  • Yuan Wen,
  • Zhengwang Shi,
  • Tao Feng and
  • Haixue Zheng
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

28 August 2025

Background/Objectives: The African swine fever virus (ASFV) multi-gene family (MGF) 360 proteins play critical roles in immune evasion, replication regulation, and virulence determination. Despite substantial advances in this field, the functional ro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue African Swine Fever Virus Immunotherapies and Vaccine Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,585 Views
14 Pages

Performance Evaluation of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface against Distributed Antenna System at the Cell Edge

  • Nuraqila Alini Kamaruddin,
  • Azwan Mahmud,
  • Mohamad Yusoff Bin Alias,
  • Azlan Abd Aziz and
  • Syamsuri Yaakob

In small spaces in which typical cell towers cannot be constructed, distributed antenna systems (DASs) are the preferable approach for increasing network coverage, as they are a superior solution for congested, high-volume areas. However, due to thei...

(This article belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
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  • Open Access
759 Views
3 Pages

Correction: Zhang et al. African Swine Fever Virus MGF 360-2L Disrupts Host Antiviral Immunity Based on Transcriptomic Analysis. Vaccines 2025, 13, 918

  • Taoqing Zhang,
  • Xiaodong Qin,
  • Sujie Dong,
  • Yuanshu Wu and ,
  • Xiaolan Qi,
  • Jingjing Ren,
  • Yuan Wen,
  • Zhengwang Shi,
  • Tao Feng and
  • Haixue Zheng
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

30 January 2026

In the original publication [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,506 Views
23 Pages

The Effect of Fluorides (BaF2, MgF2, AlF3) on Structural and Luminescent Properties of Er3+-Doped Gallo-Germanate Glass

  • Magdalena Leśniak,
  • Gabriela Mach,
  • Bartłomiej Starzyk,
  • Karolina Sadowska and ,
  • Tomasz Ragiń,
  • Jacek Żmojda,
  • Marcin Kochanowicz,
  • Marta Kuwik,
  • Piotr Miluski and
  • Dominik Dorosz
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

28 July 2022

The effect of BaF2, MgF2, and AlF3 on the structural and luminescent properties of gallo-germanate glass (BGG) doped with erbium ions was investigated. A detailed analysis of infrared and Raman spectra shows that the local environment of erbium ions...

(This article belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,224 Views
14 Pages

Comparative Analysis of Full Genome Sequences of African Swine Fever Virus Isolates Taken from Wild Boars in Russia in 2019

  • Ali Mazloum,
  • Antoinette van Schalkwyk,
  • Andrey Shotin,
  • Alexey Igolkin and ,
  • Ivan Shevchenko,
  • Konstantin N. Gruzdev and
  • Natalia Vlasova
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

In this study, we report on the full genome phylogenetic analysis of four ASFV isolates obtained from wild boars in Russia. These samples originated from two eastern and two western regions of Russia in 2019. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue African Swine Fever: Epidemiology, Design of New Diagnostic Methods and Vaccine Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,456 Views
22 Pages

The Comparative Full-Length Genome Characterization of African Swine Fever Virus Detected in Thailand

  • Muhammad Salman,
  • Dhithya Venkateswaran,
  • Anwesha Prakash,
  • Quynh Anh Nguyen and ,
  • Roypim Suntisukwattana,
  • Waranya Atthaapa,
  • Angkana Tantituvanont,
  • Tapanut Songkasupa,
  • Taweewat Deemagarn and
  • Dachrit Nilubol
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

6 September 2024

African swine fever virus (ASFV) has been responsible for the globally devastating epidemics in wild and domesticated pigs. Of the 24 identified ASFV genotypes, genotype II is the primary cause for the pandemic occurring in Europe and Asia since its...

(This article belongs to the Topic Animal Diseases in Agricultural Production Systems: Their Veterinary, Zoonotic, and One Health Importance, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,133 Views
11 Pages

Genetic Characterization and Variation of African Swine Fever Virus China/GD/2019 Strain in Domestic Pigs

  • Xun Wang,
  • Xiaoying Wang,
  • Xiaoxiao Zhang,
  • Sheng He and ,
  • Yaosheng Chen,
  • Xiaohong Liu and
  • Chunhe Guo
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

14 January 2022

African swine fever (ASF) was first introduced into Northern China in 2018 and has spread through China since then. Here, we extracted the viral DNA from the blood samples from an ASF outbreak farm in Guangdong province, China and sequenced the whole...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Viral Pathogens)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,722 Views
15 Pages

A Naturally Occurring Microhomology-Mediated Deletion of Three Genes in African Swine Fever Virus Isolated from Two Sardinian Wild Boars

  • Mariangela Stefania Fiori,
  • Luca Ferretti,
  • Antonello Di Nardo,
  • Lele Zhao and ,
  • Susanna Zinellu,
  • Pier Paolo Angioi,
  • Matteo Floris,
  • Anna Maria Sechi,
  • Stefano Denti and
  • Silvia Dei Giudici
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

14 November 2022

African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the etiological agent of a lethal disease of domestic pigs and wild boars. ASF threatens the pig industry worldwide due to the lack of a licensed vaccine or treatment. The disease has been endemic for more than 40...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Viruses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,851 Views
17 Pages

5 August 2016

The transmission of signals in a hybrid satellite-terrestrial system (HSTS) in the presence of co-channel interference (CCI) is considered in this study. Specifically, we examine the problem of amplify-and-forward (AF)-based relaying in a hybrid sate...

(This article belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,798 Views
12 Pages

Efficiency Dependence of Radiation-Assisted Ceramic Synthesis Based on Metal Oxides and Fluorides on Initial Powder Particle Sizes

  • Victor Lisitsyn,
  • Elena Polisadova,
  • Liudmila Lisitsyna,
  • Aida Tulegenova and ,
  • Igor Denisov and
  • Mikhail Golkovski
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

27 September 2023

The study is devoted to investigating the efficiency dependence of radiation-assisted ceramic synthesis based on metal oxides and fluorides on initial powder particle sizes. The synthesis was performed for 30 series of ceramic samples, including MgO,...

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  • Open Access
46 Citations
5,821 Views
13 Pages

High-Performance Multilayer Radiative Cooling Films Designed with Flexible Hybrid Optimization Strategy

  • Peng You,
  • Xiong Li,
  • Yijia Huang,
  • Xiaoliang Ma and ,
  • Mingbo Pu,
  • Yinghui Guo and
  • Xiangang Luo
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

27 June 2020

Despite their great potential for energy-saving applications, it is still challenging to design passive radiative cooling (RC) materials with simultaneous high performance and simple structures based on traditional design philosophy. To solve the con...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,697 Views
18 Pages

A Statistical Estimation of 5G Massive MIMO Networks’ Exposure Using Stochastic Geometry in mmWave Bands

  • Maarouf Al Hajj,
  • Shanshan Wang,
  • Lam Thanh Tu,
  • Soumaya Azzi and
  • Joe Wiart

7 December 2020

This paper aims to derive an analytical modelling of the downlink exposure in 5G massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna networks using stochastic geometry. The Poisson point process (PPP) is assumed for base station (BS) distribution....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Human Exposure in 5G and 6G Scenarios)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,062 Views
10 Pages

Searching for Short-Timescale Transients in Gamma-ray Telescope Data

  • Annanay Jaitly,
  • Dmitriy Kostunin and
  • Karin Cescon

Astrophysical sources show variability in their emissions over a range of timescales, with transients such as fast radio bursts (FRBs) and magnetar giant flares (MGFs) showing variability on timescales as short as a few milliseconds. Recent advances...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,510 Views
13 Pages

25 October 2022

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is a preferable process applied to optimize the corrosion and wear properties of metals and their alloys, particularly magnesium (Mg) alloys used in highly demanded medical and aerospace applications. In this proje...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,572 Views
23 Pages

29 May 2025

This research introduces and studies the performance of the α-Fluctuating Nakagami-m model, which addresses the limitations of conventional models for wireless communications. For the assumed channel model, the research presents a complete firs...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,277 Views
29 Pages

Biofunctional Testing of a Degradable Implant Made by Mg-Nd and Mg-Zn Alloys Used for Bone Defects

  • Veronica Manescu (Paltanea),
  • Aurora Antoniac,
  • Gheorghe Paltanea,
  • Iulian Antoniac and ,
  • Emöke Páll,
  • Maria Cristina Moraru,
  • Alexandra Iulia Dreanca,
  • Bogdan Sevastre,
  • Radu Stefanoiu and
  • Marius Manole
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

Regenerative medicine based on Mg alloy implants is considered a modern approach to address bone defects. It represents a promising alternative to traditional grafting strategies (auto-, allo-, and xenografts) by potentially mitigating complications...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomimetic Strategies to Enhance Bone Tissue Healing, Remodeling and Regeneration: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,791 Views
16 Pages

2 January 2020

We analyze the ergodic capacity of a dual-hop full duplex amplify-and-forward (AF) vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) cooperative relaying system over Nakagami-m fading channels. In this context, the impacts of self-interference (SI) at the relay and co-channe...

(This article belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
  • Article
  • Open Access
  • Best Paper Award
109 Citations
14,191 Views
13 Pages

A Modular and Expandable Ecosystem for Metabolomics Data Annotation in R

  • Johannes Rainer,
  • Andrea Vicini,
  • Liesa Salzer,
  • Jan Stanstrup and ,
  • Josep M. Badia,
  • Steffen Neumann,
  • Michael A. Stravs,
  • Vinicius Verri Hernandes,
  • Laurent Gatto and
  • Michael Witting
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

11 February 2022

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS)-based untargeted metabolomics experiments have become increasingly popular because of the wide range of metabolites that can be analyzed and the possibility to measure novel compounds. LC-MS instrumenta...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Strategies and Tools for Metabolomics Data Analysis, Metabolite Annotation and Identification)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,120 Views
9 Pages

Advanced and Functional Structured Ceramics: MgF2 and ZnS

  • Natalia Kamanina,
  • Andrey Toikka,
  • Yaroslav Barnash,
  • Pavel Kuzhakov and
  • Dmitry Kvashnin

7 July 2022

Due to difficulties in obtaining monomaterials, intensive research into the properties of ceramic compositions has been undertaken, along with developments to the properties of the compositions. These are not inferior to monomeric structures for a nu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,200 Views
11 Pages

Lossy Mode Resonance Sensors Based on Anisotropic Few-Layer Black Phosphorus

  • Yanting Shen,
  • Qifeng Zhu,
  • Zhuo Chen,
  • Jiawei Wu and ,
  • Binghuang Chen,
  • Enwen Dai and
  • Weiqing Pan
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 April 2024

Lossy mode resonance (LMR) sensors offer a promising avenue to surpass the constraints of conventional surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors by delivering enhanced label-free detection capabilities. A notable edge of LMR over SPR is its excitation...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,009 Views
24 Pages

This paper presents an analytical study of the bit error rate (BER) and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) performance in simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) amplify-and-forward (AF) relaying systems over Rayleigh fading channels. A...

(This article belongs to the Section Microwave and Wireless Communications)
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  • Open Access
45 Citations
5,652 Views
41 Pages

Magnesium Alloys in Orthopedics: A Systematic Review on Approaches, Coatings and Strategies to Improve Biocompatibility, Osteogenic Properties and Osteointegration Capabilities

  • Gianluca Giavaresi,
  • Daniele Bellavia,
  • Angela De Luca,
  • Viviana Costa and ,
  • Lavinia Raimondi,
  • Aurora Cordaro,
  • Maria Sartori,
  • Silvio Terrando,
  • Angelo Toscano and
  • Milena Fini
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

24 December 2023

There is increasing interest in using magnesium (Mg) alloy orthopedic devices because of their mechanical properties and bioresorption potential. Concerns related to their rapid degradation have been issued by developing biodegradable micro- and nano...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Nanotechnology in Regenerative Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,038 Views
24 Pages

29 April 2026

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have recently attracted attention as a potential solution for improving the reliability of optical wireless communication links, especially when direct transmission (DT) becomes severely degraded due to dyna...

(This article belongs to the Section Photonics and Optical Communications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,982 Views
11 Pages

A 1 × 2 Two-Dimensional Slanted Grating Based on Double-Layer Cylindrical Structure

  • Yuda Chen,
  • Jin Wang,
  • Yihan Wang,
  • Xingxue Li and ,
  • Ge Jin and
  • Changhe Zhou
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 February 2023

Diffraction gratings play an increasingly important role in various planar optical systems, such as near-eye display systems for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). The slanted gratings have more advantages than other elements. A 1 &time...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Optical and Optoelectronic Devices and Systems)
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  • Open Access
1,676 Views
36 Pages

Gemini-Augmented Digital Twin Framework for Biodegradable Mg-Based Implants: A Proof-of-Concept for Multi-Domain Design Integration

  • Veronica Manescu (Paltanea),
  • Iosif-Vasile Nemoianu,
  • Gheorghe Paltanea,
  • Iulian Antoniac and ,
  • Aurora Antoniac,
  • Alexandru Streza,
  • Gabriel Cristescu,
  • Costel Paun and
  • Adrian-Vasile Dumitru
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

15 June 2026

Background: Biodegradable implants manufactured from Mg-based alloys are one of the most commonly used in orthopedics. However, their overall clinical acceptance is influenced by their fast corrosion speed and hydrogen emission. Based on an innovativ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue LLMs and AI Agents in Biomedical and Health Sciences)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,181 Views
18 Pages

A Normative Model Representing Autistic Individuals Amidst Autism Spectrum Phenotypic Heterogeneity

  • Joana Portolese,
  • Catarina Santos Gomes,
  • Vinicius Daguano Gastaldi,
  • Cristiane Silvestre Paula and ,
  • Sheila C. Caetano,
  • Daniela Bordini,
  • Décio Brunoni,
  • Jair de Jesus Mari,
  • Ricardo Z. N. Vêncio and
  • Helena Brentani
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

14 December 2024

Background: Currently, there is a need for approaches to understand and manage the multidimensional autism spectrum and quantify its heterogeneity. The diagnosis is based on behaviors observed in two key dimensions, social communication and repetitiv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring the Mental Health of People with Autism)