Pil-fimbriae is a type IV pili member, which is a remarkably versatile component with a wide variety of functions, including motility, attachment to different surfaces, electrical conductance, DNA acquisition, and secretion of a broad range of struct...
Background: Meaning in Life (MiL) represents a key variable in mental health models of personal recovery. There is a need for straightforward and concise instruments to assess this construct quantitatively in individuals diagnosed with severe mental...
The phytohormone auxin is one of the most important signaling molecules that undergo accumulation or depletion in a temporal or spatial manner due to wide arrays of changes in developmental or stress programs. Proper distribution, maintenance and hom...
The phenoxazine dye resazurin exhibits bactericidal activity against the Gram-negative pathogens Francisella tularensis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. One resazurin derivative, resorufin pentyl ether, significantly reduces vaginal colonization by Neisser...
Polymeric (ionic liquid) (PIL) copolymers bearing cationic imidazolium pendants and polar acrylic acid groups (P(VBCImY-co-AAx)), which both favor the interaction with CO2 molecules, have been synthesized and blended with film forming, high glass tra...
This paper proposes a unified energy management, fault detection, and fault-tolerant control (EMS–FDI–FTC) framework for Hybrid Hydrogen Electric Vehicles (HHEVs) integrating a fuel cell (FC), battery (Bat), and supercapacitor (SC). While...
The PIN-LIKES (PILS) gene family is crucial for regulating auxin homeostasis and stress adaptation in plants; nevertheless, a comprehensive study on this family in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) remains insufficient. This research found 46 MsPILS genes wi...
In vitro cytotoxicity of polymer-carriers, which in the side chains contain the cholinum ionic liquid units with chloride (Cl) or pharmaceutical anions dedicated for antituberculosis therapy, i.e., p-aminosalicylate (PAS) and clavulanate (CLV), was i...
A semi-continuous monitoring system, a parallel plate wet denuder and particle into liquid sampler coupled with ion chromatography (PPWD-PILS-IC), was used to measure the hourly precursor gases and water-soluble inorganic ions in ambient particles sm...
PIN-FORMED (PIN) and PIN-LIKES (PILS) are two families of auxin transporters that control the directional cell-to-cell transport and intracellular accumulation of auxin, thereby influencing plant growth and development. Most knowledge of PINs and PIL...
In this work, the PIL (poly ionic liquid)@TiO2 composite was designed with two polymerized ionic liquid concentrations (low and high) and evaluated for pollutant degradation activity for benzene and toluene. The results showed that PIL (low)@TiO2 com...
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of water-based formulations featuring m-2HEAOL and talc particles in deep drawing applications. The coefficient of friction (COF) was measured through bending under tension (BUT) tests, while the interactio...
Eisosomes are plasma-membrane-associated protein complexes of fungi and algae involved in various cellular processes. The eisosome composition of the budding yeast is well described, but there is a limited number of studies only about eisosomes in fi...
Acidovorax citrulli can cause bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon, melon, and other cucurbits, and has the potential to cause severe economic losses to growers throughout the world. This article investigated the functions and interactions of the pil...
PIN-LIKES (PILS) auxin transport genes play key roles in plant development, but their functions and molecular mechanism in soybean yield remain unclear. Here, we characterized the 44-member soybean GmPILS genes via comprehensive analyses. Phylogeneti...
New pyridinium based PILs have been prepared by modification of their precursors based on high molecular weight aromatic polyethers bearing main chain pyridine units. The proposed methodology involves the conversion of the precursors to their ionic a...
Polyaniline (PANI) was synthesized using oxidative polymerization in a mixture of water with pyrrolidinium hydrogen sulfate [Pyrr][HSO4], which is a protic ionic liquid PIL. The obtained PANI (PANI/PIL) was compared with conventional PANI (PANI/HCl a...
Background/Objectives: Existing patient information leaflets (ePILs), mandated by the FDA to accompany new prescriptions, are difficult to read and understand due to their complexity and poor visual design, especially for populations with low health...
This study investigates the nanostructure of two protic ionic liquids (PILs), [N0 0 0 3][C3CO2] and [N0 0 0 4][C2CO2], with similar polar head groups but varying alkyl chain lengths. An X-ray scattering technique and molecular dynamics simulations ha...
Polypyrrole (PPy) based electroactive materials are important building blocks for the development of flexible electronics, bio-sensors and actuator devices. As the properties and behavior of PPy depends strongly on the operating environment—ele...
Rheum palmatum L. (R. palmatum L.) is a traditional Chinese herb and food, in which rhein and emodin are the main bioactive components. The extraction of the two compounds from R. palmatum L. is, thus, of great importance. In this work, protic ionic...
Polymerized ionic liquids (PILs) are interesting new materials in sustainable technologies for energy storage and for gas sensor devices, and they provide high ion conductivity as solid polymer electrolytes in batteries. We introduce here the effect...
Considering the high potential of hydrogen (H2) as a clean energy carrier, the implementation of high performance and cost-effective biohydrogen (bioH2) purification techniques is of vital importance, particularly in fuel cell applications. As membra...
The rising concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), driven largely by fossil fuel combustion, is a major contributor to global climate change and ocean acidification. As conventional CO2 capture technologies, primarily amine-based solvents,...
Poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) have become the frontier domains in separation science because of the special properties of ionic liquids as well as their corresponding polymers. Considering their function in separation, we designed and synthesized a ther...
Background/Objectives: The Type IV pilus assembly system in Acinetobacter baumannii is a major determinant of its pathogenicity, playing a role in surface-associated functions via the biogenesis of Type IV pili (T4P). Tazobactam (TAZ) is a well-chara...
This study presents a methanol-assisted pathway that converts hydroxyl-containing amidine into a polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) through direct CO2 fixation, followed by its transformation into a cross-linked ionic polymer (CL-IP). Methanol plays a cruc...
Lignin-based chemicals and biomaterials will be feasible alternatives to their fossil-fuel-based counterparts once their breakdown into constituents is economically viable. The existing commercial market for lignin remains limited due to its complex...
Neisseria meningitidis, an obligate pathogenic bacterium in humans, has acquired different defense mechanisms to detect and fight the oxidative stress generated by the host’s defense during infection. A notable example of such a mechanism is th...
This paper presents a high-performance sensorless control strategy for Brushless DC (BLDC) motors based on predictive current control combined with back-EMF-based speed and position estimation. The main objective is to achieve accurate speed regulati...
A novel hybrid anticorrosion coating with dual network of inorganic (Si–O–Si) and organic bonds (C–S–C) was prepared on metal through an in situ sol-gel and thiol-ene click reaction. This novel interfacial thin film coating incorporates (3-mercaptopr...
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Cyclic di-GMP (bis-(3′→5′) cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate) is a ubiquitous bacterial second messenger that regulates a wide range of cellular processes, including biofilm formation, motility, virulence, and environmental adap...
Higher efficiency, predictability, and high-power density are the main advantages of a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based hydro turbine. However, the control of a PMSG is a nontrivial issue, because of its time-varying parameters and...
It is interesting to know the behavior of Protic Ionic Liquids (PILs) within the binary mixture of molecular solvents, since it is usual to carry out processes such as organic and inorganic synthesis, or liquid–liquid extractions in the presenc...
This study presents an implementation of a proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller utilizing particle swarm optimization (PSO) to enhance the compromise on road holding and ride comfort of a quarter car semi-active suspension sy...
Studies on the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have revealed that fungal plasma membranes are organized into different subdomains. One new domain termed MCC/eisosomes consists of stable punctate patches that are distinct from lipid rafts. The...
Swarming regulation is complicated in flagellated bacteria, especially those possessing dual flagellar systems. It remains unclear whether and how the movement of the constitutive polar flagellum is regulated during swarming motility of these bacteri...
The antiradical efficiency (AE) and kinetic behavior of a new ferulate-based protic ionic liquids (PILs) were described using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical assay. The reduction of the DPPH free radical (DPPH•) was investigate...
Sheath blight (ShB) causes severe yield loss in rice. Previously, we demonstrated that the sugar will eventually be exported and the transporter 11 (SWEET11) mutation significantly improved rice resistance to ShB, but it caused severe defects in seed...
Pseudomonas putida PCL1760 is a well-studied bacterium that can be used for a wide range of biotechnological applications. In our study we investigated the effect of deletion of the genes involved in alginate accumulation (algA), flagellar export (fl...
Acidovorax citrulli, the causative agent of bacterial fruit blotch, can be divided into two main groups based on factors such as pathogenicity and host species preference. PilA is an important structural and functional component of type IV pili (T4P)...
C. jejuni is an important food-borne pathogen displaying high genetic diversity, substantially based on natural transformation. The mechanism of DNA uptake from the environment depends on a type II secretion/type IV pilus system, whose components are...
BAR domains are a superfamily of widely conserved membrane binding motifs. In fungi, Pil1 family proteins are BAR domain containing proteins involved in organizing the plasma membrane. S. pombe encodes a sporulation-specific Pil1 family protein, Meu1...
The physical description of dosage forms is one of the most important considerations in avoiding patient confusion and minimizing medication errors. This study aimed to determine the quality and accuracy of the physical descriptions in patient inform...
A set of poly(pyridinium) salts containing various diamine moieties, as molecular connectors, and poly(ethyleneglycol)-4-nonylphenyl-3-sulfopropyl ether, thereafter referred to as “Macroion”, as the hydrophilic counterion, were prepared b...
This paper introduces a robust proportional integral derivative higher-order sliding mode controller (PID-HOSMC) based on a double power reaching law (DPRL) to enhance large-signal stability in DC microgrids. The microgrid integrates a solar photovol...
The global shift toward sustainable energy systems has led to an increased adoption of PV systems, driven by their enhanced performance and environmental benefits, including reduced carbon emissions. Improving the efficiency of Grid-Tied Photovoltaic...
Hybrid AC/DC microgrids (HADCMGs), which integrate renewable energy sources and battery storage systems, often face significant stability challenges due to their inherently low inertia and highly variable power inputs. To address these issues, this p...
The human pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae uses a homologous recombination to undergo antigenic variation and avoid an immune response. The surface protein pilin (PilE) is one of the targets for antigenic variation that can be regulated by N. gonorrhoe...
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