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Parallel Simplex, an Alternative to Classical Experimentation: A Case Study

  • Francisco Zorrilla Briones,
  • Inocente Yuliana Meléndez Pastrana,
  • Manuel Alonso Rodríguez Morachis and
  • José Luís Anaya Carrasco

10 December 2024

Experimentation is a strong methodology that improves and optimizes processes. Nevertheless, in many cases, real-life dynamics of production demands and other restrictions inhibit the use of these methodologies because their use implies stopping prod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,003 Views
22 Pages

15 September 2019

Spatial information is increasingly becoming a vital factor in the field of hyperspectral endmember extraction, since it takes into consideration the spatial correlation of pixels, which generally involves jointing spectral information for preprocess...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,967 Views
13 Pages

Simply Versatile: The Use of Peribacillus simplex in Sustainable Agriculture

  • Julia Manetsberger,
  • Natacha Caballero Gómez,
  • Carlos Soria-Rodríguez,
  • Nabil Benomar and
  • Hikmate Abriouel

Peribacillus simplex is a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium derived from a vast range of different origins. Notably, it is part of the plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterial community of many crops. Although members of the Bacillaceae family have...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,692 Views
21 Pages

24 March 2022

Selection of the most efficient algorithm for a given set of linear programming problems has been a significant and, at the same time, challenging process for linear programming solvers. The most widely used linear programming algorithms are the prim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
6,018 Views
12 Pages

New Constituents from the Korean Sponge Plakortis simplex

  • Jung Soon Oh,
  • Buyng Su Hwang,
  • Ok-Hwa Kang,
  • Dong-Yeul Kwon and
  • Jung-Rae Rho

5 November 2013

Six new cyclic peroxides (1–6) were isolated from the Korean sponge Plakortis simplex, along with two new alkylpyridinium alkaloids (7 and 8). The structures of these compounds were completely determined by a combination of NMR analysis and chemica...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,614 Views
6 Pages

Bacillus simplex as the Most Probable Culprit of Penetrating Trauma Infection: A Case Report

  • Panagiota Xaplanteri,
  • Dimitrios S. Serpanos,
  • Ellie Dorva,
  • Tatiana Beqo-Rokaj,
  • Eleni Papadogeorgaki and
  • Alexandra Lekkou

18 October 2022

Bacillus simplex is an environmental microorganism found in soil. Herein, we present the case of a 69-year-old Greek male patient who attended the Emergency Department at our hospital. The patient complained of lower right extremity swelling and pain...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,263 Views
28 Pages

Prevalence of Anti-Anisakis simplex Antibodies in a Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Norway

  • María P. de la Hoz-Martín,
  • Juan González-Fernández,
  • Juan Carlos Andreu-Ballester,
  • Marte L. Hoivik,
  • Petr Ricanek,
  • Torunn Bruland,
  • Arne K. Sandvik,
  • Carmen Cuéllar and
  • Ignacio Catalán-Serra

This study assessed the seroprevalence of anti-Anisakis simplex antibodies in Norwegian patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), specifically ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD), compared with healthy controls. Associations...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
10,282 Views
4 Pages

Herpes Simplex Virus Proctitis Masquerading as Rectal Cancer

  • Folusakin Ayoade,
  • Jose Armando Gonzales Zamora and
  • Youley Tjendra

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the leading cause of proctitis in HIV-infected individuals. However, no cases of rectal masses secondary to HSV infection have been reported to date. Herein, we present the case of a 45-year-old man with HIV infection wh...

  • Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
7,548 Views
18 Pages

Antiviral Active Compounds Derived from Natural Sources against Herpes Simplex Viruses

  • Lukas van de Sand,
  • Maren Bormann,
  • Yasmin Schmitz,
  • Christiane Silke Heilingloh,
  • Oliver Witzke and
  • Adalbert Krawczyk

16 July 2021

Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are ubiquitously distributed with a seroprevalence ranging up to 95% in the adult population. Refractory viral infections with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) represent a major global health issue....

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
12,761 Views
15 Pages

Self-Regulating Artificial-Free Linear Programming Solver Using a Jump and Simplex Method

  • Rujira Visuthirattanamanee,
  • Krung Sinapiromsaran and
  • Aua-aree Boonperm

5 March 2020

An enthusiastic artificial-free linear programming method based on a sequence of jumps and the simplex method is proposed in this paper. It performs in three phases. Starting with phase 1, it guarantees the existence of a feasible point by relaxing a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,058 Views
13 Pages

16 January 2023

The green algae Dunaliella salina offers great potential for the food industry due to its high β-carotene content. To guarantee the economic profitability of cultivation, growth conditions must be improved. Therefore, the effects of pH and salin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,532 Views
18 Pages

Biotechnological Transformation of Hydrocortisone into 16α-Hydroxyprednisolone by Coupling Arthrobacter simplex and Streptomyces roseochromogenes

  • Odile Francesca Restaino,
  • Simona Barbuto Ferraiuolo,
  • Addolorata Perna,
  • Marcella Cammarota,
  • Maria Giovanna Borzacchiello,
  • Antonio Fiorentino and
  • Chiara Schiraldi

23 October 2020

16α-Hydroxyprednisolone, an anti-inflammatory drug, could be potentially obtained from hydrocortisone bioconversion by combining a 1,2-dehydrogenation reaction performed by Arthrobacter simplexATCC31652 with a 16α-hydroxylation reaction b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
11,777 Views
20 Pages

22 May 2013

Successful infection of herpes simplex virus is dependent upon chromatin modulation by the cellular coactivator host cell factor-1 (HCF-1). This review focuses on the multiple chromatin modulation components associated with HCF-1 and the chromatin-re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,215 Views
14 Pages

Self-Assembly of Human Serum Albumin: A Simplex Phenomenon

  • Garima Thakur,
  • Kovur Prashanthi,
  • Keren Jiang and
  • Thomas Thundat

20 September 2017

Spontaneous self-assemblies of biomolecules can generate geometrical patterns. Our findings provide an insight into the mechanism of self-assembled ring pattern generation by human serum albumin (HSA). The self-assembly is a process guided by kinetic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,780 Views
18 Pages

CFTR Inhibitors Display Antiviral Activity against Herpes Simplex Virus

  • Ping Jiang,
  • Zhong Dai,
  • Chan Yang,
  • Liqiong Ding,
  • Songshan Li,
  • Xinfeng Xu,
  • Chen Cheng,
  • Jinshen Wang and
  • Shuwen Liu

16 August 2024

The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a cAMP-dependent Cl− channel, is closely associated with multiple pathogen infections, such as SARS-CoV-2. However, whether the function of the CFTR is involved in herpes simplex v...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,642 Views
9 Pages

30 January 2025

Background: Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is a disease characterized by the recurrent infection of the cornea, mainly due to infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 1. The suppression of recurrence can suppress progressive corneal scarring, ul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,170 Views
26 Pages

16 February 2023

State transition algorithm (STA) is a metaheuristic method for global optimization. However, due to the insufficient utilization of historical information, it still suffers from slow convergence speed and low solution accuracy on specific problems in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,019 Views
14 Pages

Rational Design of Live-Attenuated Vaccines against Herpes Simplex Viruses

  • Brent A. Stanfield,
  • Konstantin G. Kousoulas,
  • Agustin Fernandez and
  • Edward Gershburg

18 August 2021

Diseases caused by human herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) affect millions of people worldwide and range from fatal encephalitis in neonates and herpes keratitis to orofacial and genital herpes, among other manifestations. The viru...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,858 Views
9 Pages

IL28B Genetic Variations in Patients with Recurrent Herpes Simplex Keratitis

  • Savić Borivoje,
  • Stanojlović Svetlana,
  • Hadži-Milić Milan,
  • Đonović Nela,
  • Milošević-Đorđević Olivera,
  • Milisavljević Filip,
  • Stojković Milenko and
  • Pajić Srbislav

26 September 2019

Background and objectives: Recurrent herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is the most common cause of corneal blindness in the developed world. A relationship between host gene polymorphisms and the recurrence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection has pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,777 Views
16 Pages

Antibiotic-loaded bone cements (ALBCs) are used to prevent and treat periprosthetic joint infections (PJI). This study compares the in vitro release and antibacterial effectiveness of gentamicin from Palacos® R+G and tobramycin from Simplex®...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,139 Views
36 Pages

Proteomic and Bioinformatic Investigations of Heat-Treated Anisakis simplex Third-Stage Larvae

  • Maciej Kochanowski,
  • Mirosław Różycki,
  • Joanna Dąbrowska,
  • Aneta Bełcik,
  • Jacek Karamon,
  • Jacek Sroka and
  • Tomasz Cencek

16 July 2020

Anisakis simplex third-stage larvae are the main source of hidden allergens in marine fish products. Some Anisakis allergens are thermostable and, even highly processed, could cause hypersensitivity reactions. However, Anisakis proteome has not been...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,076 Views
16 Pages

Comparative Proteomics Analysis of Anisakis simplex s.s.—Evaluation of the Response of Invasive Larvae to Ivermectin

  • Iwona Polak,
  • Elżbieta Łopieńska-Biernat,
  • Robert Stryiński,
  • Jesús Mateos and
  • Mónica Carrera

26 June 2020

Ivermectin (IVM), an antiparasitic drug, has a positive effect against Anisakis simplex s.s. infection and has been used for the treatment and prevention of anisakiasis in humans. However, the molecular mechanism of action of IVM on A. simplex s.s. r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,680 Views
20 Pages

28 February 2022

Most traditional endmember extraction algorithms focus on spectral information, which limits the effectiveness of endmembers. This paper develops a spatial potential energy weighted maximum simplex algorithm (SPEW) for hyperspectral endmember extract...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,488 Views
15 Pages

Small Animal Models to Study Herpes Simplex Virus Infections

  • Mohammed Tanveer Hussain,
  • Brent A. Stanfield and
  • David I. Bernstein

27 June 2024

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) are two of the most prevalent human viruses worldwide. They are known to cause a variety of diseases including genital herpes, meningitis, encephalitis, cold sores and herpes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,607 Views
21 Pages

14 November 2024

We investigate and compare two versions of the Nelder–Mead simplex algorithm for function minimization. Two types of convergence are studied: the convergence of function values at the simplex vertices and convergence of the simplex sequence. Fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,817 Views
18 Pages

Development and Application of Novel Chemiluminescence Immunoassays for Highly Sensitive Detection of Anisakis simplex Proteins in Thermally Processed Seafood

  • Maciej Kochanowski,
  • Mirosław Różycki,
  • Joanna Dąbrowska,
  • Jacek Karamon,
  • Jacek Sroka,
  • Ewelina Antolak,
  • Aneta Bełcik and
  • Tomasz Cencek

23 September 2020

The third-stage larvae (L3) of Anisakis simplex are the most important source of hidden allergens in seafood products. However, there exist no commercial methods for detecting Anisakis proteins in food. Furthermore, only a few methods have been valid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,702 Views
17 Pages

31 December 2023

In order to increase a nonlinear system’s state estimate precision, an iterated orthogonal simplex cubature Kalman filter (IOSCKF) is presented in this study for target tracking. The Gaussian-weighted integral is decomposed into a spherical int...

  • Review
  • Open Access
64 Citations
8,886 Views
17 Pages

Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus-Based Therapies for Cancer

  • Norah Aldrak,
  • Sarah Alsaab,
  • Aliyah Algethami,
  • Deepak Bhere,
  • Hiroaki Wakimoto,
  • Khalid Shah,
  • Mohammad N. Alomary and
  • Nada Zaidan

18 June 2021

With the increased worldwide burden of cancer, including aggressive and resistant cancers, oncolytic virotherapy has emerged as a viable therapeutic option. Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) can be genetically engineered to target cancer cells wh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,378 Views
27 Pages

Proteomic Profiling and In Silico Characterization of the Secretome of Anisakis simplex Sensu Stricto L3 Larvae

  • Maciej Kochanowski,
  • Joanna Dąbrowska,
  • Mirosław Różycki,
  • Jacek Sroka,
  • Jacek Karamon,
  • Aneta Bełcik,
  • Weronika Korpysa-Dzirba and
  • Tomasz Cencek

14 February 2022

Anisakis simplex sensu stricto (s.s.) L3 larvae are one of the major etiological factors of human anisakiasis, which is one of the most important foodborne parasitic diseases. Nevertheless, to date, Anisakis secretome proteins, with important functio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,341 Views
15 Pages

14 October 2022

In the development of simplex mixed-effects models, random effects in these mixed-effects models are generally distributed in normal distribution. The normality assumption may be violated in an analysis of skewed and multimodal longitudinal data. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,066 Views
18 Pages

In Vitro Effect of 9,9′-Norharmane Dimer against Herpes Simplex Viruses

  • María Micaela Gonzalez,
  • Maria Guadalupe Vizoso-Pinto,
  • Rosa Erra-Balsells,
  • Thomas Gensch and
  • Franco M. Cabrerizo

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections are highly widespread among humans, producing symptoms ranging from ulcerative lesions to severe diseases such as blindness and life-threatening encephalitis. At present, there are no vaccines available, and some...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,244 Views
17 Pages

Maize Endophytic Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Peribacillus simplex Can Alleviate Plant Saline and Alkaline Stress

  • Guoliang Li,
  • Miaoxin Shi,
  • Wenhao Wan,
  • Zongying Wang,
  • Shangwei Ji,
  • Fengshan Yang,
  • Shumei Jin and
  • Jianguo Zhang

10 October 2024

Soil salinization is currently one of the main abiotic stresses that restrict plant growth. Plant endophytic bacteria can alleviate abiotic stress. The aim of the current study was to isolate, characterize, and assess the plant growth-promoting and s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
5,723 Views
13 Pages

31 March 2017

Conventional spherical simplex-radial cubature Kalman filter (SSRCKF) for maneuvering target tracking may decline in accuracy and even diverge when a target makes abrupt state changes. To overcome this problem, a novel algorithm named strong tracking...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,552 Views
27 Pages

7 April 2021

The paper addresses the problem of using machine learning in practical robot applications, like dynamic path planning with obstacle avoidance, so as to achieve the performance level of machine learning model scorers in terms of speed and reliability,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,259 Views
15 Pages

16 December 2021

When the response variable is defined on the (0,1) interval, the beta and simplex regression models are commonly used by researchers. However, there is no software support for these models to make their implementation easy for researchers. In this st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,898 Views
20 Pages

15 July 2022

The existence of intra-class spectral variability caused by differential scene components and illumination conditions limits the improvement of endmember extraction accuracy, as most endmember extraction algorithms directly find pixels in the hypersp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,883 Views
21 Pages

Algebraic Nexus of Fibonacci Forms and Two-Simplex Topology in Multicellular Morphogenesis

  • William E. Butler Hoyos,
  • Héctor Andrade Loarca,
  • Kristopher T. Kahle,
  • Ziv Williams,
  • Elizabeth G. Lamb,
  • Julio Alcántara,
  • Thomas Bernard Kinane and
  • Luis J. Turcio Cuevas

24 April 2024

Background: Fibonacci patterns and tubular forms both arose early in the phylogeny of multicellular organisms. Tubular forms offer the advantage of a regulated internal milieu, and Fibonacci forms may offer packing efficiencies. The underlying mechan...

  • Review
  • Open Access
57 Citations
22,142 Views
23 Pages

Activation and Evasion of Innate Antiviral Immunity by Herpes Simplex Virus

  • Jesper Melchjorsen,
  • Sampsa Matikainen and
  • Søren R. Paludan

5 November 2009

Herpes simplex virus (HSV), a human pathogenic virus, has evolved several strategies to evade the production and function of interferons (IFNs) and cytokines generated by the innate immune system to restrict the virus. Equilibrium exists between the...

  • Review
  • Open Access
31 Citations
8,934 Views
14 Pages

Clinical Management of Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis

  • Bisant A. Labib and
  • DeGaulle I. Chigbu

29 September 2022

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) keratitis is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Additionally, up to 90% of the population in some countries is seropositive for HSV. HSV can cause a wide spectrum of ocular disease ranging from blepharitis to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,528 Views
10 Pages

Three New Cycloartenol Triterpenoid Saponins from the Roots of Cimicifuga simplex Wormsk

  • Haixue Kuang,
  • Yang Su,
  • Bingyou Yang,
  • Yonggang Xia,
  • Qiuhong Wang,
  • Zhibin Wang and
  • Zhengfan Yu

25 May 2011

Three new cycloartenol triterpene saponins, named shengmaxinsides A-C, have been isolated from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of an ethanol extract of Cimicifuga simplex Wormsk roots. Their structures were established by chemical tests and detail...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,701 Views
8 Pages

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Amidinourea Derivatives against Herpes Simplex Viruses

  • Anita Toscani,
  • Rossana Denaro,
  • Sergio Fernando Castillo Pacheco,
  • Matteo Biolatti,
  • Silvia Anselmi,
  • Valentina Dell’Oste and
  • Daniele Castagnolo

14 August 2021

Current therapy against herpes simplex viruses (HSV) relies on the use of a few nucleoside antivirals such as acyclovir, famciclovir and valacyclovir. However, the current drugs are ineffective against latent and drug-resistant HSV infections. A seri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
168 Views
33 Pages

This study explores the integration of Georgi Lozanov’s Suggestopedia with Alain Berthoz’s theory of simplexity as a pedagogical paradigm for inclusive and creative educational design. The research, conducted within the specialization cou...

  • Review
  • Open Access
73 Citations
9,988 Views
31 Pages

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Interactions with the Interferon System

  • Kevin Danastas,
  • Monica Miranda-Saksena and
  • Anthony L. Cunningham

The interferon (IFN) system is one of the first lines of defense activated against invading viral pathogens. Upon secretion, IFNs activate a signaling cascade resulting in the production of several interferon stimulated genes (ISGs), which work to li...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,865 Views
9 Pages

Simplexins P–S, Eunicellin-Based Diterpenes from the Soft Coral Klyxum simplex

  • Shwu-Li Wu,
  • Jui-Hsin Su,
  • Chiung-Yao Huang,
  • Chi-Jen Tai,
  • Ping-Jyun Sung,
  • Chih-Chung Liaw and
  • Jyh-Horng Sheu

25 May 2012

Four new eunicellin-based diterpenes, simplexins P–S (1–4), and the known compound simplexin A (5), have been isolated from the soft coral Klyxum simplex. The structures of the new metabolites were determined on the basis of extensive spectroscopic a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,342 Views
16 Pages

6 December 2020

The natural frequencies and eigenmodes of the tensegrity simplex are determined experimentally in impact hammer tests. To study an effect of prestressing, the tests are carried out on a physical model 1.2 m high and 0.5 m diameter with build-in trans...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,570 Views
17 Pages

Maximizing Degumming Efficiency for Firmiana simplex Bark Using Deep Eutectic Solvents

  • Amjad Farooq,
  • Muhammad Tauseef Khawar,
  • Zongqian Wang,
  • Mingwei Tian and
  • Muhammad Mushtaq

24 July 2024

Degumming is a critical process in the purification of natural fibers, essential for enhancing their quality and usability across various applications. Traditional degumming methods employed for natural fibers encounter inherent limitations, encompas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,639 Views
17 Pages

UBE1a Suppresses Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Replication

  • Marina Ikeda,
  • Akihiro Ito,
  • Yuichi Sekine and
  • Masahiro Fujimuro

4 December 2020

Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is the causative agent of cold sores, keratitis, meningitis, and encephalitis. HSV-1-encoded ICP5, the major capsid protein, is essential for capsid assembly during viral replication. Ubiquitination is a post-translatio...

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