Valsa canker, caused by Valsa pyri (Vp), severely threatens global pear production. The VAMP72 family modulates plant immunity, but its role in Valsa canker resistance remains unclear. In this study, it was found that PbeVAMP724, encoding a membrane-...
Valsa canker, caused by Valsa mali (Cytospora mali) or V. pyri, is a destructive fungal disease affecting apple and pear production. NAC transcription factors have been shown to participate in multiple immune signaling pathways. However, the key memb...
Proteasome is a large proteolytic complex that consists of a 20S core particle (20SP) and 19S regulatory particle (19SP) in eukaryotes. The proteasome degrades most cellular proteins, thereby controlling many key processes, including gene expression...
Butanol, produced via traditional acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation, suffers from low yield and productivity. In this article, a non-ABE butanol production process is reviewed. Clostridium pasteurianum has a non-biphasic metabolism, alternat...
The selection of a “perfect tool” for the theoretical determination of acid-base dissociation constants (Ka) is still puzzling. Recently, we developed a user-friendly model exploiting CAM-B3LYP for determining pKa with impressive reliabil...
As a promising room-temperature thermoelectric material, the elastic properties of Mg3Bi2−xSbx (0 ≤ x ≤ 2), in which the role of van der Waals interactions is still elusive, were herein investigated. We assessed the effects of two typical...
The application of Accelerated Bridge Construction methods (ABC) to build, renovate and rehabilitate aging bridges is most likely to reduce the economic and social impacts of projects. This is especially relevant in countries with severe winter clima...
We consider a dynamic game with asymmetric information where each player privately observes a noisy version of a (hidden) state of the world V, resulting in dependent private observations. We study the structured perfect Bayesian equilibria (PBEs) th...
The structural, electronic, and optical properties of inorganic CsPb(I1−xBrx)3 compounds were investigated using the full-potential linear augmented-plane wave (FP-LAPW) scheme with a generalized gradient approximation (GGA). Perdew–Burke...
Soil salinization severely restricts the sustainable development of the pear industry. Pyrus betulifolia, a vital native salt-tolerant rootstock in China, holds great significance for investigating stress resistance mechanisms. Plant-specific DNA-bin...
Accurate determination of carbon core-electron binding energies (C1s CEBEs) is crucial for X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) assignments and predictive computational modeling. This study evaluates density functional theory (DFT)-based methods fo...
This research study computationally examined the thermal decomposition of three molecules, 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran, 4-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran, and 2,6-dimethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran, using the PBE0/6-311+G(d,p) level of theory and a concerted mechani...
The industrial testing of the optimal control system for the gibbsite precipitation area revealed the cases where the optimizer finds and exploits vulnerabilities in the predictive data-driven model, recommending erroneous control actions. The presen...
Previously, we developed a porcine bronchial epithelial cell line designated as PBE cells and demonstrated that this cell line possesses functional Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3), triggering the expressions of interferons (IFNs), antiviral factors, and...
The computational analysis of InAs/GaSb type-II superlattices utilizing density functional theory (DFT) with pseudopotentials has been performed. The PBE+U method was employed to correct for the strong correlation effects of the P orbitals of In, As,...
Two different zeolite model clusters were considered in this study to shed light on the release mechanism of a drug, ASA (acetylsalicylic acid), adsorbed on the Y-type zeolite pore walls. Initially, the 3T cluster was employed as a preliminary approa...
The effect of halide composition on the structural, electronic, and optical properties of CsPb(Br1−xClx)3 perovskite was investigated in this study. When the chloride (Cl) content of x was increased, the unit cell volume decreased with a linear...
The occupancy of the d shell in KFeF
Polylactic acid (PLA) micro-nanofiber fabrics with a large specific surface area and excellent biodegradability are commonly used in oil/water separation; however, challenges remain due to their poor mechanical properties. Herein, a thermoplastic pol...
The unscientific application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer not only increases the economic input of pear growers but also leads to environmental pollution. Improving plant N use efficiency (NUE) is the most effective economical method to solve the above...
The Ni/P ratio of nickel phosphide has an important effect on the catalytic performance toward the deoxygenation of fatty acids to biofuel. The Ni12P5 cluster is preferred to model Ni12P5 catalyst with butyric acid as the reactant model of palmitic a...
Experimental and theoretical techniques have been developed to quantify foamy oil behaviour of solvent-heavy oil systems at bubble level during a gas exsolution process. During constant composition expansion (CCE) tests, we artificially induced foamy...
Hybrid lead chalcogenide (PbE) (E = S, Se) quantum dot (QD)-layered 2D systems are an emerging class of photodetectors with unique potential to expand the range of current technologies and easily integrate into current complementary metal-oxide-semic...
Powder-based fire extinguishing methods are widely used to suppress fires of all kinds efficiently. However, these methods have several drawbacks, the most significant being the large powder residue left behind, which can complicate cleanup and damag...
The growth of electric vehicles (EVs) and their integration into existing and future buildings bring new considerations for energy efficiency (EE) and balance when combined with renewable energy. However, for buildings with an energy efficiency label...
Valsa canker, a destructive necrotrophic disease caused by Valsa species (V. mali and V. pyri), threatens global apple and pear production. Resistance breeding has gained much attention because of its environmental friendliness and effectiveness, mak...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, distance learning had to be increasingly implemented at universities, and more e-learning formats had to be applied. The LBS2ITS project carried out under the lead of the Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation at TU Wi...
By using DFT simulations employing the GGA/PBE and LDA/CA-PZ approximations, the effects of the Hubbard U correction on the crystal structure, electronic properties, and chemical bands of the cubic phase (Pm
In this work, we used, for the first time, a computational Self-Consistent Field procedure based on plane waves to describe the low and high spin conformational states of the complex [Fe(bpy)3]2+. The results obtained in the study of the minimum ener...
Mg3Bi2−vSbv (0 ≤ v ≤ 2) is a class of promising thermoelectric materials that have a high thermoelectric performance around room temperatures, whereas their thermoelectric properties under pressures and temperatures are still illusive. In...
This study explores the electronic properties of (C2H7N4O)2BiCl5 using the density functional theory (DFT) method, which was compared with the experimental data. The band structure of the compound indicated that it is a direct semiconductor with a ba...
To adapt to various ecological niches, the members of genus Bacillus display a wide spectrum of glycoside hydrolases (GH) responsible for the hydrolysis of cellulose and lignocellulose. Being abundant and renewable, cellulose-containing plant biomass...
The paper evaluates the behavior of a red-mud solid fraction in a thickener feeder cup, aiming to identify the main characteristics of particle distribution in the flocculation zone and to determine the dependencies affecting the further process taki...
The existence of the π⋯π stacking interaction is well-known. Similarly, it is reasonable to assume the existence of the σ-hole⋯σ-hole stacking interaction. In this work, the structures, energies, and nature of the face-to-face σ-hole⋯σ-hole stacking...
Chalcogen-bonded [Se–N]2 is a strong cyclic supramolecular synthon in supramolecular chemistry. Selenadiazole is commonly used in the synthesis of [Se–N]2. One nitrogen atom in a selenadiazole molecule participates in the formation of [Se...
The increasing reliance on electric vehicle (EV) charging in buildings requires balancing the load from other building systems to support the new demand. This paper uses a study case in a Near-Zero Energy Building (NZEB) educational facility located...
The adsorption of three simple azole molecules—imidazole, triazole, and tetrazole—and Cl on various sites of several Cu O(111)- and Cu O(110)-type surfaces, including Cu and O vacancies, was characterized using density f...
The cocrystal formed by hexamethylbenzene (HMB) with 1,3-diiodotetrafluorobenzene (1,3-DITFB) was first synthesized and found to have an unexpected sandwiched-layer structure with alternating HMB layers and 1,3-DITFB layers. To better understand the...
With the increasing power of computation systems, theoretical calculations provide a means for quick determination of material properties, laying out a research plan, and lowering material development costs. One of the most common is Density Function...
The transition towards a circular bioeconomy represents a paradigm shift in sustainable resource management, aiming to synergize biological processes, waste valorization, and renewable product synthesis. A key contender in this transformative landsca...
Energy/enthalpy of intermolecular hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) in crystals have been calculated in many papers. Most of the theoretical works used non-periodic models. Their applicability for describing intermolecular H-bonds in solids is not obvious sin...
Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) projects in the United States (U.S.) have consistently demonstrated the significant advantages of prefabrication over conventional construction methods. Since the early 2010s, the adoption of ABC has expanded ste...
Propylene-based elastomers (PBEs) have received widespread attention and research in recent years due to their structural diversity and excellent properties, and are also an important area for leading chemical companies to compete for layout, but eff...
Consumers have become interested in plant-based alternatives to animal-based products. One of the under-studied alternatives is plant-based eggs (PBEs). This research investigated PBEs relative to conventional eggs and tofu scramble—another pla...
In (Bonanno, 2013), a solution concept for extensive-form games, called perfect Bayesian equilibrium (PBE), was introduced and shown to be a strict refinement of subgame-perfect equilibrium; it was also shown that, in turn, sequential equilibrium (SE...
Polyolefin is the most widely used and versatile commodity polymer. In this work, three types of polyolefin-based elastomers (PBEs) were adopted to toughen a high-flow polypropylene to improve its overall performance. The chain microstructures of the...
DNA methylation plays an indispensable role in genome stability, regulation of gene expression and plant stress response. It is mediated by DNA methyltransferases (MTases). Twelve putative MTases of P. betulaefolia were identified and were classified...
The nonedible parts of the pomegranate plant, such as tree barks and fruit peels, have pharmacological properties that are useful in traditional medicine. To increase their value, this study aimed to compare the antioxidative and antibacterial effect...
Protaetia brevitarsis (PB)-derived bioactive substances have been used as food and medicine in many Asian countries because of their antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti-cancer, and hepatoprotective properties. However, the effect of PB extracts (PBE) on...
The present paper explores the affordances of place-based education (PBE) to enhance the goals of sustainability education (SE). UNESCO, the leading international body responsible for advancing SE, assigns a central role to the three dimensions of co...
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