As an alternative to the existing software architectures that underpin the development of smart homes and ambient assisted living (AAL) systems, this work presents a database-centric architecture that takes advantage of active databases and in-databa...
The number of studies aimed at proving the prebiotic properties of certain substances or compositions has been actively increasing, which has led to a large accumulation of scientific information that is fragmented and not systematized. Moreover, a n...
RNA activation (RNAa), mediated by small activating RNAs (saRNAs), upregulates endogenous gene expression through recruitment of the Argonaute proteins to the promoter, natural antisense transcripts, or other noncoding RNAs. This mechanistically dist...
This study presents the development of a database for detecting active mounts, utilizing IoT collars equipped with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) installed on eight Holstein Friesian cows, along with video recordings from a long-range PTZ camera m...
Seasonal variation in heart rate variability (HRV) reflects multiple interacting determinants rather than a single underlying determinant. In this study, we aimed to examine subgroup-level seasonal HRV variation in relation to physical activity (PA)...
Fall detection can improve the security and safety of older people and alert when fall occurs. Fall detection systems are mainly based on wearable sensors, ambient sensors, and vision. Each method has commonly known advantages and limitations. Multim...
(1) Aims of the study: calculating the underreporting ratio for two different medications, a fixed combination of 0.5% timolol + 0.2% brimonidine + 2.0% dorzolamide (antiglaucoma) and a fixed combination of sodium hyaluronate 0.1% + chondroitin sulfa...
Activity monitoring using wearables is becoming ubiquitous, although accurate cycle level analysis, such as step-counting and gait analysis, are limited by a lack of realistic and labeled datasets. The effort required to obtain and annotate such data...
Schumann resonance (SR) is a global electromagnetic phenomenon generated within the Earth–ionosphere cavity, with a fundamental frequency near 7.83 Hz. Whether SR dynamics are associated with human autonomic nervous system activity as indexed b...
Internet databases of small molecules, their enzymatic reactions, and metabolism have emerged as useful tools in food science. Database searching is also introduced as part of chemistry or enzymology courses for food technology students. Such resourc...
Engineering infrastructures require regular maintenance and/or repair activities that have important social, environmental, and economic impacts. Despite their growing importance, few studies have focused on fully integrated analyses. This work prese...
3 December 2018
Population ageing is one of humanity’s greatest achievements with the elderly who offer valuable resources and make an important contribution to the structure of our societies. At the same time, this ageing population poses great challenges, as...
30 April 2021
In 2014, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) called for the development of a system to collate local data on exercise referral schemes (ERS). This database would be used to facilitate continued evaluation of ERS. The use of h...
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when consumed in adequate amounts, exert health benefits on the host by regulating intestinal and extraintestinal homeostasis. Common probiotic microorganisms include lactic acid bacteria (LAB), yeasts, and Ba...
Since healthy eating and physically active lifestyles can reduce diabetes mellitus (DM) risk, these are often addressed by population-based interventions aiming to prevent DM. Our study examined the impact of nutritional and physical activity policie...
Safety and prevention of injuries should always be considered in a firefighting environment due to the hazardous conditions experienced on the fireground. These hazardous environmental conditions lead to an increased risk of contracting job-related i...
To promote geothermal development in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, this study compiled a database of the geothermal resources of the prefecture, which included chemical data for 786 hot springs, temperature data for 26 natural springs, and subsurface tem...
22 July 2016
This publication serves as a global comprehensive resource for readers seeking exposure factor data and information relevant to consumer exposure assessment. It describes the types of information that may be found in various official surveys and onli...
Blockchain platforms generate large volumes of interconnected transactional data, whose analysis can reveal important patterns of account activity, user interaction, and value transfers. This paper proposes a graph database model for representing and...
Human Activity Recognition (HAR) has become increasingly crucial in several applications, ranging from motion-driven virtual games to automated video surveillance systems. In these applications, sensors such as smart phone cameras, web cameras or CCT...
Efficient and accurate active fire detection is crucial for timely firefighting and mitigating hazards. Geostationary satellites deliver high-frequency observations that offer valuable data for near-real-time fire monitoring. However, current operati...
Plant-based indole alkaloids are very rich in pharmacological activities, and the indole nucleus is considered to contribute greatly to these activities. This review’s fundamental objective is to summarize the pharmacological potential of indole alka...
This contribution addresses both the role of geographical information in participatory research of coastal zones, and its potential to bridge the gap between research and coastal zone management. Over a one year period, heterogeneous data (spatial,...
Co-culture is known as an efficient way to explore the metabolic potential of fungal strains for new antibiotics and other therapeutic agents that could counter emerging health issues. To study the effect of co-culture on the secondary metabolites an...
Depression is a mental disorder characterized by recurrent sadness and loss of interest in the enjoyment of the positive aspects of life, in addition to fatigue, causing inability to perform daily activities, which leads to a loss of quality of life....
Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai (C. speciosa) is not only a Chinese herbal medicine but also a functional food widely planted in China. Its fruits are used to treat many diseases or can be processed into food products. This study aims to find key...
Background: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a rare but serious adverse event. Herein, we conducted a quantitative structure–activity relationship analysis using the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Adverse Drug Reaction...
Transglutaminases are protein-modifying enzymes involved in physiological and pathological processes with potent therapeutic possibilities. Human TG4, also called prostate transglutaminase, is involved in the development of autoimmune and tumour dise...
A common subsequence is a fragment of the amino acid chain that occurs in more than one protein. Common subsequences may be an object of interest for food scientists as biologically active peptides, epitopes, and/or protein markers that are used in c...
In this study, we evaluated the physicochemical properties related to the previously reported anticancer activity of a dataset comprising thirty 1,2-dihydropyridine derivatives. We utilized Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to identify the most sign...
As part of crystal growth experiments on transition metal oxidotellurates using chemical vapor transport reactions or hydrothermal conditions, single crystals of NiIITeVIO4 and CuIITeIV2O5 were obtained for the first time in the form of new modificat...
Quantitative and qualitative data on active-ingredient drug composition are essential information for characterizing near-field exposure of consumers to product-related chemicals, among other things. Equally as important is the characterization of th...
Diet is considered to be a significant factor in cancer prevention and therapy. Many food components reveal anticancer activity. The increasing number of experiments concerning the anticancer potential of chemical compounds, including food components...
The novel BIOPEP-UWM Virtual database is designed as a repository of peptide sequences whose bioactivity or taste information was the result of in silico predictions. It is a tool complementary to the existing BIOPEP-UWM database summarizing the resu...
In this contribution, we analyze and discuss the recently published Active Faults Greece (AFG) database highlighting how poorly constrained and inaccurate practices could impact the overall results. The analysis of the 3814 fault traces and the 892 i...
Raman spectroscopy for rapid identification of foodborne pathogens based on phenotype has attracted increasing attention, and the reliability of the Raman fingerprint database through genotypic determination is crucial. In the research, the classific...
Interest in gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) has grown significantly in recent decades. AuNCs, with a core size smaller than 2 nm, represent a unique class of functional nanomaterials. Their distinctive properties enable innovative applications across vario...
Bacterial contamination is a primary threat to food safety. Therefore, the persistent development of natural antibacterial agents has become essential work. The present essay attempts to establish a systematic antibacterial activity database to instr...
There are many studies on the impact of physical activity on health but few studies on the relationship between physical activity and medical expenditure among the elderly. Based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS) databas...
In pharmaceutical research, compounds with multitarget activity receive increasing attention. Such promiscuous chemical entities are prime candidates for polypharmacology, but also prone to causing undesired side effects. In addition, understanding t...
Peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) is an increasingly prominent therapeutic target in oncology, inflammatory disease, and neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)-associated pathologies, yet public bioactivity data for PAD4 inhibitors remain fragmented a...
In order to address the growing urgency of energy-related carbon emission reduction and improve the construction of the existing public building carbon emission database model, this study constructs a public building carbon emission database model ba...
14 June 2022
The World Health Organization has identified nervous system diseases as one of the biggest public health problems, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Considering the extensive benefits of physical activity (PA), the literature on the PA resear...
Due to their biological activities, both in plants and in humans, there is a great interest in finding natural sources of phenolic compounds or ways to artificially manipulate their levels. During the last decade, a significant amount of these compou...
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are anti-infectives that have the potential to be used as a novel and untapped class of biotherapeutics. Modes of action of antimicrobial peptides include interaction with the cell envelope (cell wall, outer- and inner-m...
Flixweed (sophia) seed meal and camelina, both by-products of oil processing, were employed to generate protein hydrolysates by applying Flavourzyme and Alcalase. This study aimed to integrate in vitro and in silico methods to analyze sophia and came...
The concept of collecting data on people’s domestic routines is not novel. However, the methods and processes used to decipher these raw data and transform them into useful and appropriate information (i.e., sequence, duration, and timing deriv...
Unlike farmland or urban areas, forests have long been regarded as environments that favour the preservation of valuable geological and historical sites. However, due to invasive forestry methods, the implementation of large investment projects and t...
Honeybee products, as multicomponent substances, have been a focus of great interest. The present work aimed to perform the nutritional and chemical profiling and biochemical characterization of bee pollen (BP), bee bread (BB), and royal jelly (RJ) a...
Complex functioning of the genome in the cell nucleus is controlled at different levels: (a) the DNA base sequence containing all relevant inherited information; (b) epigenetic pathways consisting of protein interactions and feedback loops; (c) the g...
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