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This paper presents a web tool for the unsupervised retrieval of Earth’s surface deformation from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data. The system is based on the implementation of the Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR) algorithm refer...

We present in this work an advanced processing pipeline for continental scale differential synthetic aperture radar (DInSAR) deformation time series generation, which is based on the parallel small baseline subset (P-SBAS) approach and on the joint e...

The growing volume of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery acquired by satellite constellations creates novel opportunities and opens new challenges for interferometric SAR (InSAR) applications to observe Earth’s surface processes and geohazards. I...

Herein, ordered mesoporous materials like SBA-15 and Al/SBA-15 were prepared using the pH adjustment method. Thus, these materials were developed in different pH of synthesis, from the pH adjustment method using a KCl/HCl solution and varying the Si/...

Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a critical target for anticancer and anti-fungal-infection therapies due to its central role as a molecular chaperone involved in protein folding and activation. In this study, we developed in vitro Förster Reson...

Mesoporous silica SBA-15 was prepared via sol-gel synthesis and functionalized with different types of organosilanes containing various organic functional groups: (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (SBA-15-NH₂), (3-mercaptopropyl)triethoxysilane (SBA-15-...

Monitoring ground displacements identifies potential geohazard risks early before they cause critical damage. Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) is one of the techniques that can monitor these displacements with sub-millimeter accuracy....

In this work, we exploited large DInSAR and GPS datasets to create a 4D image of the magma transfer processes at Mauna Loa Volcano (Island of Hawai’i) from 2005 to 2015. The datasets consist of 23 continuous GPS time series and 307 SAR images a...

Urban landslides have brought challenges to developing countries undergoing urbanization. Rapid approaches to assess ground deformation are required when facing the challenge of insufficient geological survey methods. Additionally, it is indeed a cha...

A highly dispersed nickel phosphide catalyst supported on SBA-15 was prepared and tested for the hydrotreating of tire pyrolysis oil (TPO). Physicochemical properties of the prepared catalyst were analyzed by CO uptake chemisorption, BET, TEM, and X-...

Composites of hydroxyapatite (HaP) and highly ordered large pore mesoporous silica molecular sieves such as, Al-SBA-15 and Al-MCM-41 (denoted as SBA-15 and MCM-41. respectively) were developed, characterized by XRD, BET, FTIR, HRTEM and NMR-MAS, and...

In this work, a series of micro/mesoporous SBA15 silica materials were synthesized using P123 and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as co-templates. The pore structure of the prepared SBA15 was observed to be a function of the PVA concentration. When the amo...

Chloroplast RNAs are stabilized and processed by a multitude of nuclear-encoded RNA-binding proteins, often in response to external stimuli like light and temperature. A particularly interesting RNA-based regulation occurs with the psbA mRNA, which s...

The isomerization of limonene over the Ti-SBA-15 catalyst, which was prepared by the hydrothermal method, was studied. The main products of limonene isomerization were terpinolene, α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, and p-cymene—products with numerous applica...

mRNA secondary structure influences translation. Proteins that modulate the mRNA secondary structure around the translation initiation region may regulate translation in plastids. To test this hypothesis, we exposed Arabidopsis thaliana to high light...

Quercus (oak) is an important economic and ecological tree species in the world, and it is the necessary feed for oak silkworm feeding. Chloroplasts play an important role in green plants but the codon usage of oak chloroplast genomes is not fully st...

Amphiphilic phosphotungstic acid (A-PTA) and Ni₂P/SBA-15 catalysts were prepared to apply for selective oxidation of refractory sulfur compounds in light cycle oils and hydrotreating of the oxidized S compounds, respectively. Physical properties of t...

Photosystem II (PSII) in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria contains approximately fifteen core proteins, which organize numerous pigments and prosthetic groups that mediate the light-driven water-splitting activity that drives oxygenic photosynthesis. T...

Environmentally friendly quantum dots (QDs) of InP-based materials are widely investigated, but their reliability remains inadequate to realize their full potential and wide application. In this study, InP/ZnSeS/ZnS QDs (pristine QDs) were dispersed...

The analysis of remote sensing data to assess geohazards is being improved by web-based platforms and collaborative projects, such as the Geohazard Exploitation Platform (GEP) of the European Space Agency (ESA). This paper presents the evaluation of...

The dry reforming of methane (DRM) is a kind of technology used for achieving resource utilization. In this paper, different Ni/SBA-15 catalysts were prepared by adjusting the pH of the impregnation solution and applying it during the DRM reaction. T...

Nickel phosphide catalysts (Ni₂P) were prepared using mesoporous molecular sieves as supports during isobaric co-impregnation. Ni₂P catalysts with different loading values were characterized, showing that the active phase on the surface of the cataly...

Earth observation data are useful to analyze the impact of climate-related variables on geomorphological processes. This work aims at evaluating the impact of rainfall on slow-moving landslides, by means of a quantitative procedure for identifying sa...

A 1%Ni/SBA-15(P) catalyst was synthesized with a P123-assisted impregnation method, which exhibited high CO₂ conversion and stability in the reverse water-gas shift reaction. For the 1%Ni/SBA-15(P) catalyst, TEM and TPR characterizations demonstrated...

Abstract: Soybean agglutinin (SBA), is a non-fiber carbohydrate related protein and a major anti-nutritional factor. Integrins, transmembrane glycoproteins, are involved in many biological processes. Although recent work suggested that integrins are...

This study presents a deep learning-based approach for forecasting Sentinel-1 displacement time series, with particular attention to irregular temporal patterns—an aspect often overlooked in previous works. Displacement data were generated usin...

Carbon spheres and tubes were formed from acetylene decomposition on SBA-15 and Ni-SBA-15 at 650–850 °C. At 650 °C, the decomposed carbons covered the surface of the support, and no carbon spheres and filament materials were formed. Carbon sphere for...

Orange carotenoid protein (OCP) is a photochromic carotenoprotein involved in the photoprotection of cyanobacteria. It is activated by blue-green light to a red form OCP^R capable of dissipating the excess of energy of the cyanobacterial photosyntheti...

Indium is an extremely important element for industry that is distributed in the Earth’s crust at very low concentrations. The recovery of indium by silica SBA-15 and titanosilicate ETS-10 was investigated at different pH levels, temperatures,...

Tomatoes are one of the most important crops worldwide and also play a central role in the human diet. Microbial consortia are microorganism associations, often employed as bioinoculants, that can interact with the native rhizosphere microbiota. The...

With the rapid development of microwave remote sensing and SAR satellite systems, the use of InSAR techniques has been greatly encouraged due to the abundance of SAR data with unprecedented temporal and spatial coverage. Small Baseline Subset (SBAS)...

Spina bifida aperta (SBA), with (myelomeningocele) or without (myeloschisis) a hernia sack, is the most common congenital defect of the central nervous system. Prenatal surgical closure of SBA lowers the risk for developing shunt-dependent hydrocepha...

Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 (SATB2) is a transcription factor expressed by colonic cryptic epithelium and epithelial neoplasms of the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract, as well as by small bowel adenocarcinomas (SBAs), though at a lowe...

Soybean agglutinin (SBA) is a primary antinutritional factor in soybeans that can inhibit the growth of humans and mammals, disrupt the intestinal environment, and cause pathological changes. Therefore, detecting and monitoring SBA in foods is essent...

Recently, the release of some metal ions to the environment has been observed to cause serious damages to human health and the environment. Herein, a chromium(VI)- and zinc(II)-selective adsorbent (CB18crown6/SBA-15) was successfully fabricated throu...

Ordered mesoporous Santa Barbara amorphous (SBA-15) materials have high surface areas and are widely used in adsorption, separation, filtration, and heterogeneous catalytic processes. However, SBA-15 surfaces contain hydroxyl groups that are unsuited...

Improvement of the bioavailability of poorly soluble medicinal substances is currently one of the major challenges for pharmaceutical industry. Enhancing the dissolution rate of those drugs using novel methods allows to increase their bioavailability...

Crystal violet (CV), a triphenylmethane dye, is widely used in the textile, printing, paper, leather, and cosmetics industries. However, due to its higher chemical stability and lower biodegradability, CV has teratogenic and carcinogenic toxic effect...

Mesoporous silicas have enjoyed great interest among scientists practically from the moment of their discovery thanks to their unique attractive properties. Many types of mesoporous silicas have been described in literature, the most thoroughly MCM-4...

Serum bactericidal assay (SBA) is a functional assay that evaluates infection- and vaccine-induced neutralizing antibodies representing the serological correlate of protection against Neisseria meningitidis. However, it is time consuming due to its r...

The effectiveness of oral drug administration is related to the solubility of a drug in the gastrointestinal tract and its ability to penetrate the biological membranes. As most new drugs are poorly soluble in water, there is a need to develop novel...

In this study, we sought to investigate the role of soybean agglutinin (SBA) in mediating membrane permeability and the mechanical barrier function of intestinal epithelial cells. The IPEC-J2 cells were cultured and treated with 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0...

Vi-polysaccharide conjugate vaccines are efficacious against typhoid fever in children living in endemic settings, their recent deployment is a promising step in the control of typhoid fever. However, there is currently no accepted correlate of prote...

Tridimensional cubic mesoporous silica, SBA-16, functionalized with aminopropyl groups, were employed as adsorbents for Pb²⁺ ion removal from aqueous solution. The adsorption capacity was investigated for the effect of pH, contact time, temperature,...

This study deals with the synthesis and characterization of a series of hybrid photocatalysts consisting of different loadings of TiO₂, Cd, and Fe on mesoporous SBA-15 material. The prepared samples were characterized by Fourier transform infrared sp...

A composite photocatalyst of ceria–cadmium supported on mesoporous SBA-15 silica was synthesized and employed for the aqueous methylene blue (MB) degradation. The composites were prepared using an incipient wetness impregnation technique and a...

(1) Background: Small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) is one of the predominant primary small bowel cancers that has a dismal outcome. We aim to report 10 years of experience in SBA management at a regional cancer centre in Canada.; (2) Methods: We retros...

Stand basal area (SBA) is an important variable in the prediction of forest growth and harvest yield. However, achieving the additivity of SBA models for multiple tree species in the complex structure of broad-leaved mixed forests is an urgent scient...

The chemical surface of Santa Barbara Amorphous-15 (SBA-15) was functionalized with polyaniline (SBA-15/PA) and was prepared using aniline and ammonium persulfate as the modifying agent and oxidant. The samples were characterized by N₂ physical adsor...

Ordered mesoporous materials and their modification with multiple functional groups are of wide scientific interest for many applications involving interaction with biological systems and biomolecules (e.g., catalysis, separation, sensor design, nano...