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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,301 Views
13 Pages

18 November 2023

The growing concerns over road safety and the increasing popularity of two-wheeled vehicles highlight the need to address aggressive driving behaviors in this context. Understanding and detecting such behaviors can significantly contribute to rider s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
917 Views
25 Pages

Pattern-Based Driver Aggressiveness Behavior Assessment Using LSTM-Based Models

  • Daniel Patrício,
  • Paulo Loureiro,
  • Sílvio P. Mendes,
  • Anabela Bernardino,
  • Rolando Miragaia and
  • Iryna Husyeva

The increasing concern for road safety has driven the development of advanced driver behavior analysis systems. This study presents a comprehensive review of various techniques to detect unsafe driving behaviors, with a particular emphasis on using s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,586 Views
20 Pages

Driving behavior is considered one of the most important factors in all road crashes, accounting for 40% of all fatal and serious accidents. Moreover, aggressive driving is the leading cause of traffic accidents that jeopardize human life and propert...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,272 Views
24 Pages

15 April 2025

This paper suggests a new multi-lane lattice model that incorporates both overtaking mechanisms and drivers’ aggressive lane-changing behaviors to investigate macroscopic traffic stability in multi-lane expressway environments. To enhance the f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,382 Views
16 Pages

Plasma Testosterone and Androstenedione Levels Follow the Same Sex-Specific Patterns in the Two Pan Species

  • Ruth Sonnweber,
  • Jeroen M. G. Stevens,
  • Gottfried Hohmann,
  • Tobias Deschner and
  • Verena Behringer

27 August 2022

In most animals, males are considered more aggressive, in terms of frequency and intensity of aggressive behaviors, than their female peers. However, in several species this widespread male-biased aggression pattern is either extenuated, absent, or e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
650 Views
29 Pages

1 November 2025

Urban transportation is a major source of air pollution. On urban highways, driver behavior significantly influences vehicle emissions, as tailpipe pollutants depend on driving patterns. Therefore, estimating the emission factors of key pollutants na...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,956 Views
16 Pages

Performance Assessment of Two-Wheeler Electric Vehicle Batteries Using Multi-Mode Drive Cycles

  • Padmavathi Lakshmanan,
  • Anand Abhishek,
  • Brijendra Kumar Verma and
  • Subhash Kumar Ram

This article presents a model-based approach to assess the battery performance of a two-wheeler EV drive train system for various user driving patterns using the selected urban drive cycles. The battery pack is one of the most expensive parts of an E...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,673 Views
23 Pages

Long Non-Coding RNAs as Determinants of Thyroid Cancer Phenotypes: Investigating Differential Gene Expression Patterns and Novel Biomarker Discovery

  • Nicole R. DeSouza,
  • Tara Jarboe,
  • Michelle Carnazza,
  • Danielle Quaranto,
  • Humayun K. Islam,
  • Raj K. Tiwari and
  • Jan Geliebter

27 April 2024

Thyroid Cancer (TC) is the most common endocrine malignancy, with increasing incidence globally. Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), a differentiated form of TC, accounts for approximately 90% of TC and occurs predominantly in women of childbearing age....

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,381 Views
27 Pages

Cancer Cell Acid Adaptation Gene Expression Response Is Correlated to Tumor-Specific Tissue Expression Profiles and Patient Survival

  • Jiayi Yao,
  • Dominika Czaplinska,
  • Renata Ialchina,
  • Julie Schnipper,
  • Bin Liu,
  • Albin Sandelin and
  • Stine Falsig Pedersen

5 August 2020

The acidic pH of the tumor microenvironment plays a critical role in driving cancer development toward a more aggressive phenotype, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. To this end, phenotypic and genotypic changes induced by adaptation of canc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,156 Views
31 Pages

Integrating Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) into Urban Traffic: Simulating Driving and Signal Control

  • Ali Almusawi,
  • Mustafa Albdairi and
  • Syed Shah Sultan Mohiuddin Qadri

1 October 2024

The integration of autonomous vehicles into urban traffic systems offers a significant opportunity to improve traffic efficiency and safety at signalized intersections. This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of how different autonomous vehicl...

  • Review
  • Open Access
48 Citations
12,575 Views
22 Pages

Epigenetic Therapy for Solid Tumors: Highlighting the Impact of Tumor Hypoxia

  • Shaliny Ramachandran,
  • Jonathan Ient,
  • Eva-Leonne Göttgens,
  • Adam J. Krieg and
  • Ester M. Hammond

25 September 2015

In the last few decades, epigenetics has emerged as an exciting new field in development and disease, with a more recent focus towards cancer. Epigenetics has classically referred to heritable patterns of gene expression, primarily mediated through D...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,828 Views
19 Pages

1 September 2023

This paper presents a new methodology to evaluate the performance of an electric vehicle hybrid power system consisting of a fuel cell and a supercapacitor. The study compares the results to those obtained for a battery electric vehicle. The methodol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
445 Views
17 Pages

To address the ‘mechanical’ return to original lane and similar non-humanized lane-changing issues that may occur in existing intelligent driving systems after completing overtaking maneuvers, this study proposes a humanized lane-changing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,238 Views
18 Pages

Mobility in urban and interurban areas, mainly by cars, is a day-to-day activity of many people. However, some of its main drawbacks are traffic jams and accidents. Newly made vehicles have pre-installed driving evaluation systems, which can prevent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,369 Views
18 Pages

Driving Behavior Classification Using a ConvLSTM

  • Alberto Pingo,
  • João Castro,
  • Paulo Loureiro,
  • Sílvio Mendes,
  • Anabela Bernardino,
  • Rolando Miragaia and
  • Iryna Husyeva

This work explores the classification of driving behaviors using a hybrid deep learning model that combines Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) with Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks (ConvLSTM). Sensor data are collected from a smartphone appli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,077 Views
12 Pages

An Analysis of Driving Behavior of Educated Youth in Bangladesh Considering Physiological, Cultural and Socioeconomic Variables

  • Ashraf Mahmud Rayed,
  • Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman Tariq,
  • Mizanur Rahman,
  • A. W. M. Ng,
  • Md. Khairul Alam Nahid,
  • Mahibuzzaman Mridul,
  • Wazed Al Islam and
  • Muhammad Mohiuddin

24 April 2022

One of the alarming aspects of Bangladesh’s traffic safety is the massive growth in the number of drivers without previous driving instruction or licenses. Proper traffic safety is defined as systems and techniques used to safeguard road users...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,627 Views
14 Pages

27 April 2021

With the rapid and wide implementation of adaptive cruise control system (ACC), the testing and evaluation method becomes an important question. Based on the human driver behavior characteristics extracted from naturalistic driving studies (NDS), thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,212 Views
24 Pages

16 February 2025

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant worldwide health problem due to its high prevalence, mortality rates, and frequent diagnosis at advanced stages. While diagnostic and therapeutic approaches have evolved, the underlying mechanisms driving CRC...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,750 Views
15 Pages

Analysis of Road Users’ Risk Behaviors in Different Travel Modes: The Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand

  • Pawinee Iamtrakul,
  • Sararad Chayphong,
  • Emese Makó and
  • Souvathone Phetoudom

This study explores road users’ behaviors and accident analyses on different travel modes in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR). The questionnaire survey was adopted and designed based on contributing factors related to risk behavior percept...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,427 Views
22 Pages

Genetic Risk Profiling Reveals Altered Glycosyltransferase Expression as a Predictor for Patient Outcome in Neuroblastoma

  • Isabelle Ariane Bley,
  • Stefan Behrens,
  • Michael Spohn,
  • Ingo Müller and
  • Benjamin Schattling

15 January 2025

Background/Objectives: Neuroblastoma is a highly aggressive pediatric cancer that arises from immature nerve cells and exhibits a broad spectrum of clinical presentations. While low- and intermediate-risk neuroblastomas often have favorable outcomes,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,538 Views
16 Pages

H3K27-Altered Diffuse Midline Glioma of the Brainstem: From Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Interventions

  • Leo F. Nonnenbroich,
  • Samantha M. Bouchal,
  • Elena Millesi,
  • Julian S. Rechberger,
  • Soumen Khatua and
  • David J. Daniels

28 June 2024

Pediatric high-grade gliomas are a devastating subset of brain tumors, characterized by their aggressive pathophysiology and limited treatment options. Among them, H3 K27-altered diffuse midline gliomas (DMG) of the brainstem stand out due to their d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
520 Views
28 Pages

Symmetry-Aware Bayesian-Optimized Gaussian Process Regression for Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Lithium-Ion Batteries Under Real-World Conditions

  • Vikraman Karkuzhali,
  • Nesamony Jothi Swaroopan,
  • Nagalingam Rajendiran Shanker and
  • Sarangapani Senthilraj

30 November 2025

Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in electric vehicles (EVs) due to their high energy and power density. The accurate prediction of Remaining Useful Life (RUL) is critical for ensuring safety, reliability, and optimal battery utilization. However...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,875 Views
21 Pages

Radiotherapy for Mobile Spine and Sacral Chordoma: A Critical Review and Practical Guide from the Spine Tumor Academy

  • Kristin J. Redmond,
  • Stephanie K. Schaub,
  • Sheng-fu Larry Lo,
  • Majid Khan,
  • Daniel Lubelski,
  • Mark Bilsky,
  • Yoshiya Yamada,
  • Michael Fehlings,
  • Emile Gogineni and
  • Simon S. Lo
  • + 5 authors

18 April 2023

Chordomas are rare tumors of the embryologic spinal cord remnant. They are locally aggressive and typically managed with surgery and either adjuvant or neoadjuvant radiation therapy. However, there is great variability in practice patterns including...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,058 Views
16 Pages

6 December 2023

With the deep development of tight reservoir in Mahu Sag, the trend of rising water cut during flowback concerns engineers, and its control mechanism is not yet clear. For this purpose, the integrated numerical model of horizontal well pattern from f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,503 Views
14 Pages

Chordoma: Genetics and Contemporary Management

  • Rupen Desai,
  • Panayiotis E. Pelargos and
  • Ian F. Dunn

Chordomas, arising from notochord remnants, are rare neoplasms with aggressive growth patterns despite their histologically low-grade nature. This review explores their embryological origins, molecular markers like brachyury, and genetic alterations...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,689 Views
13 Pages

Gendered Analysis of Fatal Crashes among Young Drivers in Alabama, USA

  • Emmanuel Kofi Adanu,
  • Praveena Penmetsa,
  • Steven Jones and
  • Randy Smith

9 July 2018

As part of broader research efforts to understand the factors contributing to crashes involving younger drivers, it is important to characterize the crash contributing factors of the at-fault younger drivers. This study applied latent class analysis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,233 Views
29 Pages

12 September 2025

Background: Centrosome amplification, a hallmark of cell cycle dysregulation, drives carcinogenesis through aneuploidy induction and invasive phenotype acquisition. In pancreatic adenocarcinoma—a malignancy characterized by profound genomic ins...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,839 Views
16 Pages

Transcriptomic Profiles of Normal Pituitary Cells and Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor Cells

  • Jun Y. Oh,
  • Robert C. Osorio,
  • Jangham Jung,
  • Luis Carrete,
  • Nikita Choudhary,
  • Meeki Lad,
  • Atul Saha and
  • Manish K. Aghi

24 December 2022

The pituitary gland is one of the most cellularly diverse regions of the brain. Recent advancements in transcriptomic biology, such as single-cell RNA sequencing, bring an unprecedented glimpse into the molecular composition of the pituitary, both in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,529 Views
24 Pages

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a devastating and highly aggressive malignancy. Existing therapeutic strategies only provide a small survival benefit in patients with PDAC. Laboratory and clinical research have identified various populatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
630 Views
26 Pages

Targeting Pan-Cancer Stemness: Core Regulatory lncRNAs as Novel Therapeutic Vulnerabilities

  • Shengcheng Deng,
  • Yufan Yang,
  • Dapeng Gao,
  • Jiajun Gao and
  • Yuanyan Xiong

2 December 2025

Tumor stemness represents a key biological process that drives tumor progression and therapeutic resistance across various cancer types. To systematically elucidate the regulatory roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in this process, we integrated...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,609 Views
16 Pages

The Role of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-like Orphan Receptor 1 (ROR1) in Cancer Stem Cell Signaling

  • Matthew S. Jung,
  • Won-Young Choi,
  • Wenjing Zhang,
  • Francisco N. Barrera and
  • Rachel S. Perkins

13 August 2025

Receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1 (ROR1) is a key regulator of cancer stem cell (CSC) biology and signaling. In CSCs, ROR1 acts as a receptor or co-receptor, interacting with non-canonical WNT ligands, and forming complexes with protein...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,337 Views
13 Pages

Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma H3K27-Altered: From Developmental Origins to Therapeutic Challenges

  • Manuela Mandorino,
  • Ahana Maitra,
  • Domenico Armenise,
  • Olga Maria Baldelli,
  • Morena Miciaccia,
  • Savina Ferorelli,
  • Maria Grazia Perrone and
  • Antonio Scilimati

10 May 2024

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), now referred to as diffuse midline glioma (DMG), is a highly aggressive pediatric cancer primarily affecting children aged 4 to 9 years old. Despite the research and clinical trials conducted to identify a pos...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,236 Views
33 Pages

Decoding the Epigenome of Breast Cancer

  • Elisa Cortellesi,
  • Isabella Savini,
  • Matteo Veneziano,
  • Alessandra Gambacurta,
  • Maria Valeria Catani and
  • Valeria Gasperi

Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent malignancy among women, characterized by extensive heterogeneity stemming from molecular and genetic alterations. This review explores the intricate epigenetic landscape of BC, highlighting the significant rol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,223 Views
16 Pages

Small-Molecule Inhibition of Rho/MKL/SRF Transcription in Prostate Cancer Cells: Modulation of Cell Cycle, ER Stress, and Metastasis Gene Networks

  • Chris R. Evelyn,
  • Erika M. Lisabeth,
  • Susan M. Wade,
  • Andrew J. Haak,
  • Craig N. Johnson,
  • Elizabeth R. Lawlor and
  • Richard R. Neubig

Metastasis is the major cause of cancer deaths and control of gene transcription has emerged as a critical contributing factor. RhoA- and RhoC-induced gene transcription via the actin-regulated transcriptional co-activator megakaryocytic leukemia (MK...

  • Article
  • Open Access
415 Views
19 Pages

2 December 2025

Solid-State Drives (SSDs) have become the dominant storage medium in performance-sensitive systems due to their high throughput, reliability, and energy efficiency. However, inherent constraints in NAND flash memory—such as out-of-place writes,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,619 Views
15 Pages

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of the genetic mechanisms driving its development and progression. Identifying genetic mutations that affect key m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,289 Views
11 Pages

Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the deadliest and most common brain tumor in adults, with poor survival and response to aggressive therapy. Limited access of drugs to tumor cells is one reason for such grim clinical outcomes. A driving force for th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,863 Views
19 Pages

RON (MST1R) and HGFL (MST1) Co-Overexpression Supports Breast Tumorigenesis through Autocrine and Paracrine Cellular Crosstalk

  • Brian G. Hunt,
  • Angelle Jones,
  • Carissa Lester,
  • James C. Davis,
  • Nancy M. Benight and
  • Susan E. Waltz

19 May 2022

Background: Aberrant RON signaling is present in numerous cancers including breast cancer. Evidence suggests that the ligand, hepatocyte growth factor-like (HGFL), is also overexpressed in breast cancer. RON (MST1R) and HGFL (MST1) genes are located...

  • Article
  • Open Access
161 Views
25 Pages

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive primary brain cancer (with a median survival time of 14.5 months), characterized by heterogeneity. Identifying prognostic molecular subtypes could provide a deeper exposition of GBM biology with po...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
680 Views
21 Pages

Innovative In Vivo Imaging and Single Cell Expression from Tumor Bulk and Corpus Callosum Reveal Glioma Stem Cells with Unique Regulatory Programs

  • Natalia dos Santos,
  • Aline Aquino,
  • Friedrich Preußer,
  • Fabio Rojas Rusak,
  • Elisa Helena Farias Jandrey,
  • Miyuki Uno,
  • Tatiane Katsue Furuya,
  • Carmen Lucia Penteado Lancellotti,
  • Marcos Vinicius Calfat Maldaun and
  • Erico Tosoni Costa
  • + 4 authors

30 November 2025

Background/Objectives: High-grade gliomas (HGGs), including glioblastomas, are among the most aggressive brain tumors due to their high intratumoral heterogeneity and extensive infiltration. Glioma stem-like cells (GSCs) frequently invade along white...

  • Article
  • Open Access
657 Views
18 Pages

The “Scale Expansion Trap” in Cross-River Urbanization: Building Stock Vacancy and Carbon Lock-In for Nanchang, China

  • Shoujuan Tang,
  • Xiaoyu Cheng,
  • Xie Xie,
  • Guanyou Lu,
  • Han Tu,
  • Yang Li,
  • Guangxin Liu,
  • Binhua Luo,
  • Bin Lei and
  • Lei Shi

19 November 2025

Understanding spatial characteristics of urban building systems is critical for unraveling urban building stock growth patterns, addressing housing vacancy challenges, and advancing urban carbon neutrality. However, existing research on built environ...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,803 Views
22 Pages

Current Research Trends in Glioblastoma: Focus on Receptor Tyrosine Kinases

  • Edmond Nicolae Barcan,
  • Carmen Duta,
  • Georgiana Adeline Staicu,
  • Stefan Alexandru Artene,
  • Oana Alexandru,
  • Alexandra Costachi,
  • Andreea Silvia Pirvu,
  • Daniela Elise Tache,
  • Irina Stoian and
  • Anica Dricu
  • + 2 authors

Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor characterized by molecular complexity and resistance to conventional treatments, including surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Despite these challenges, advancements in receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,825 Views
18 Pages

Comprehensive Analysis of SIGLEC-15 and PD-L1 Expression Identifies Distinct Prognostic Profiles in Gastric Cancer

  • Andreea-Raluca Cozac-Szőke,
  • Andreea Cătălina Tinca,
  • Anca Negovan,
  • Alexandra Vilaia,
  • Dan-Alexandru Cozac,
  • Iuliu-Gabriel Cocuz,
  • Adrian Horațiu Sabău,
  • Raluca-Diana Hagău,
  • Diana-Maria Chiorean and
  • Ovidiu Simion Cotoi
  • + 4 authors

5 September 2025

Gastric cancer remains a major global health burden, with limited response rates to current immunotherapies targeting the programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) axis. Recent studies have identified sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 15 (S...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,451 Views
35 Pages

Glioma-Associated Microglia Characterization in the Glioblastoma Microenvironment through a ‘Seed-and Soil’ Approach: A Systematic Review

  • Grazia Menna,
  • Pier Paolo Mattogno,
  • Carlo Maria Donzelli,
  • Lucia Lisi,
  • Alessandro Olivi and
  • Giuseppe Maria Della Pepa

Background and aim: Ever since the discovery of tumor-associated immune cells, there has been growing interest in the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the crosstalk between these cells and tumor cells. A “seed and soil” approach...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,515 Views
34 Pages

26 August 2025

Glioblastoma is an aggressive and prevalent form of brain cancer characterized by rapid tumor cell migration and invasion into surrounding healthy tissues, making it resistant to conventional treatments. Despite advances in therapeutic approaches, pa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,350 Views
16 Pages

Patient-Derived Meningioma Organoids: A Reliable Model for Studying Human Tumor Pathophysiology

  • Youssef M. Zohdy,
  • Arman Jahangiri,
  • Fadi Jacob,
  • Aliaksandr Aksionau,
  • Ali M. Alawieh,
  • Amelia Tong,
  • Bethany Chern,
  • Justin Maldonado,
  • Kimberly Hoang and
  • Tomas Garzon-Muvdi
  • + 6 authors

5 February 2025

Introduction: Meningiomas are the most common primary central nervous system tumors, constituting 39.7% of intracranial tumors. Although generally benign, some exhibit aggressive behavior and risk of recurrence, necessitating adjuvant therapy and rep...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
924 Views
19 Pages

Analyzing Possible Shifts in the Climatic Niche of Pomacea canaliculata Between Native and Chinese Ranges

  • Ran Zhang,
  • Yue Gao,
  • Rui Wang,
  • Shigang Liu,
  • Qianqian Yang,
  • Yuan Li and
  • Longshan Lin

25 August 2025

The impact of invasive alien species (IAS) is one of the direct factors causing global biodiversity decline and economic losses, and predicting the potential invasion risks of invasive species is crucial for developing prevention and control strategi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,776 Views
16 Pages

28 June 2025

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), which accounts for over 90% of all oral malignancies, remains a major global health challenge due to its aggressive clinical course and poor prognosis. Periodontitis, a widespread chronic inflammatory...