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  • Review
  • Open Access
4,249 Views
15 Pages

This paper seeks to test the explanatory potential of different sociological perspectives in relation to the development of new sport models that reflect the growth of leisure sport participation in urban outdoor places and the decline in traditional...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,066 Views
12 Pages

Can We Use the Oculus Quest VR Headset and Controllers to Reliably Assess Balance Stability?

  • Cathy M. Craig,
  • James Stafford,
  • Anastasiia Egorova,
  • Carla McCabe and
  • Mark Matthews

Balance is the foundation upon which all other motor skills are built. Indeed, many neurological diseases and injuries often present clinically with deficits in balance control. With recent advances in virtual reality (VR) hardware bringing low-cost...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
527 Views
8 Pages

Fano Resonances in Location-Dependent Terahertz Stub Waveguide

  • Yanrui Li,
  • Shuxiang Ma,
  • Hongguang Li,
  • Yuanbo Wang,
  • Deng Zhang,
  • Lin Chen and
  • Yiming Zhu

4 November 2025

The quest for simpler structures that do not require the use of nanofabrication techniques and exhibit high Q Fano resonances has attracted growing interest in the past decade. Here, we study an arrangement of coupled resonator waveguides that can ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,052 Views
23 Pages

Design, Fabrication and Validation of Mixed Order Distributed Feed-Back Organic Diode Laser Cavity

  • Amani Ouirimi,
  • Alex Chamberlain Chime,
  • Nixson Loganathan,
  • Mahmoud Chakaroun,
  • Daan Lenstra and
  • Alexis P. A. Fischer

In the context of the quest for the organic laser diode, we address a key challenge to design and fabricate high-quality factor cavities compatible with electrical excitation of organic semiconductors. More precisely, we present the design of DFB mic...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
17,516 Views
17 Pages

Regenerative Cosmetics: Skin Tissue Engineering for Anti-Aging, Repair, and Hair Restoration

  • Paula Pleguezuelos-Beltrán,
  • Sara Herráiz-Gil,
  • Daniel Martínez-Moreno,
  • Iria Medraño-Fernandez,
  • Carlos León and
  • Sara Guerrero-Aspizua

The quest for youthful, healthy skin and full, vibrant hair has long been a driving force in the dermocosmetics field. However, traditional approaches often struggle to address the underlying causes of aging, damage, and hair loss. Regenerative cosme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,122 Views
21 Pages

AI-Driven Model Prediction of Motions and Mooring Loads of a Spar Floating Wind Turbine in Waves and Wind

  • Antonio Medina-Manuel,
  • Rafael Molina Sánchez and
  • Antonio Souto-Iglesias

This paper describes a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network model used to simulate the dynamics of the OC3 reference design of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) spar unit. It crafts an advanced neural network with an encoder–decod...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,688 Views
11 Pages

8 December 2021

One ambitious goal of nuclear physics is a predictive model of all nuclei, including the ones at the fringes of the nuclear chart which may remain out of experimental reach. Certain regions of the chart are providing formidable testing grounds for nu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,991 Views
15 Pages

Nanostructured Magnéli-Phase W18O49 Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

  • A. K. Mohamedkhair,
  • Q. A. Drmosh,
  • Mohammad Qamar and
  • Z. H. Yamani

10 May 2020

Converting water into hydrogen through the photo-electrochemical (PEC) process is one of the most exciting approaches in this field, and there is a quest to design or search for new electro-photo-catalytic materials. In this work, simple steps for fa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,140 Views
13 Pages

8 June 2020

Carotenoids are promising targets in our quest to search for life on Mars due to their biogenic origin and easy detection by Raman spectroscopy, especially with a 532 nm excitation thanks to resonance effects. Ionizing radiations reaching the surface...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,261 Views
16 Pages

Multiscale Fabrication Process Optimization of DFB Cavities for Organic Laser Diodes

  • Amani Ouirimi,
  • Alex Chamberlain Chime,
  • Nixson Loganathan,
  • Mahmoud Chakaroun,
  • Quentin Gaimard and
  • Alexis P. A. Fischer

10 February 2024

In the context of the quest for the Organic Laser Diode, we present the multiscale fabrication process optimization of mixed-order distributed-feedback micro-cavities integrated in nanosecond-short electrical pulse-ready organic light-emitting diodes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,971 Views
12 Pages

Free and Forced Vibration Modes of the Human Fingertip

  • Gokhan Serhat and
  • Katherine J. Kuchenbecker

20 June 2021

Computational analysis of free and forced vibration responses provides crucial information on the dynamic characteristics of deformable bodies. Although such numerical techniques are prevalently used in many disciplines, they have been underutilized...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,649 Views
25 Pages

Delivery Systems for Mitochondrial Gene Therapy: A Review

  • Rúben Faria,
  • Prisca Boisguérin,
  • Ângela Sousa and
  • Diana Costa

Mitochondria are membrane-bound cellular organelles of high relevance responsible for the chemical energy production used in most of the biochemical reactions of cells. Mitochondria have their own genome, the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Inherited sole...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
742 Views
2 Pages

Employing Mechanochemistry in the Synthesis of N-Ibuprofen-Substituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines

  • Stanimir Manolov,
  • Diyana Dimitrova,
  • Iliyan Ivanov and
  • Dimitar Bojilov

Mechanochemistry has emerged as a potential alternative for organic transformations, leveraging substrate availability, stability, and reduced solvent use. Its high efficiency and eco-friendly profile have garnered significant attention, particularly...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,739 Views
34 Pages

Unveiling Mesenchymal Stem Cells’ Regenerative Potential in Clinical Applications: Insights in miRNA and lncRNA Implications

  • Maurycy Jankowski,
  • Maryam Farzaneh,
  • Farhoodeh Ghaedrahmati,
  • Milad Shirvaliloo,
  • Arash Moalemnia,
  • Magdalena Kulus,
  • Hanna Ziemak,
  • Mikołaj Chwarzyński,
  • Piotr Dzięgiel and
  • Bartosz Kempisty
  • + 5 authors

31 October 2023

It is now widely recognized that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) possess the capacity to differentiate into a wide array of cell types. Numerous studies have identified the role of lncRNA in the regulation of MSC differentiation. It is important to elu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,706 Views
14 Pages

The Combination of Mild Salinity Conditions and Exogenously Applied Phenolics Modulates Functional Traits in Lettuce

  • Leilei Zhang,
  • Erika Martinelli,
  • Biancamaria Senizza,
  • Begoña Miras-Moreno,
  • Evren Yildiztugay,
  • Busra Arikan,
  • Fevzi Elbasan,
  • Gunes Ak,
  • Melike Balci and
  • Luigi Lucini
  • + 2 authors

16 July 2021

The quest for sustainable strategies aimed at increasing the bioactive properties of plant-based foods has grown quickly. In this work, we investigated the impact of exogenously applied phenolics, i.e., chlorogenic acid (CGA), hesperidin (HES), and t...