• Facile, one-pot biosynthesis and characterization of iron, copper and silver nanoparticles using syzygium cumini leaf extract: As an effective antimicrobial and aflatoxin B1 adsorption agents 

  Asghar, Muhammad Asif; Zahir, Erum; Asghar, Muhammad Arif; Iqbal, Javed; Rehman, Ahad Abdul (Public Library of Science, 2020)

  In this study, a facile, ecological and economical green method is described for the fabrication of iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) from the extract of Syzygium cumini leaves. The obtained metal ...
• Expression of annexin A2 promotes cancer progression in estrogen receptor negative breast cancers 

  Mahdi, Amira F.; Malacrida, Beatrice; Nolan, Joanne; McCumiskey, Mary E; Merrigan, Anne B.; Lal, Ashish; Tormey, Shona; Lowery, Aoife J; McGourty, Kieran; Kiely, Patrick A. (MDPI, 2020)

  When breast cancer progresses to a metastatic stage, survival rates decline rapidly and it is considered incurable. Thus, deciphering the critical mechanisms of metastasis is of vital importance to develop new treatment ...
• Blockchain tree as solution for distributed storage of personal ID data and document access control 

  Kushch, Sergii; Baryshev, Yurii; Ranise, Silvio (MDPI, 2020)

  This paper introduces a new method of Blockchain formation for reliable storage of personal data of ID-card holders. In particular, the model of the information system is presented, the new structure of smart ID-cards and ...
• Computational fluid dynamic modeling and simulation of hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil in a fixed-bed reactor 

  Faraji, Davood; Zabihi, Samyar; Ghadiri, Mahdi; Sadighi, Sepehr; Nakhjiri, Ali Taghvaie; Shirazian, Saeed (American Chemical Society, 2020)

  A four-lump computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model was proposed for the investigation of vacuum gas oil hydrocracking in a trickle-bed reactor. The experiment was conducted at 360−390 °C and 146 bar in the reactor at ...
• Optical fiber dosimeter for real-time in-vivo dose monitoring during LDR brachytherapy 

  Woulfe, Peter; Sullivan, F.J.; Kam, Wern; O'Keeffe, Sinéad (Optical Society of America, 2020)

  An optical fiber sensor for monitoring low dose radiation is presented. The sensor, based on radiation sensitive scintillation material, terbium doped gadolinium oxysulphide (Gd2O2S:Tb), is embedded in a cavity of 700μm ...
• Ammonia sensing and a cross sensitivity evaluation with atmosphere gases using optical fiber sensor 

  Manap, Hadi; Muda, Razali; O'Keeffe, Sinéad; Lewis, Elfed (Elsevier, 2009)

  This paper describes an optical fiber sensor for the monitoring of ammonia gas. An open path optical technique is used to analyze the absorption lines of ammonia within the Ultra Violet region. The optical fibre sensor ...
• Ultramicropore engineering by dehydration to enable molecular sieving of H2 by calcium trimesate 

  Mukherjee, Soumya; Chen, Shoushun; Bezrukov, Andrey A.; Mostrom, Matthew; Terskikh, Victor V.; Franz, Douglas M.; Wang, Shi-Qiang; Kumar, Amrit; Chen, Mansheng; Space, Brian; Huang, Yining; Zaworotko, Michael J. (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)

  The high energy footprint of commodity gas purification and ever-increasing demand for gases require new approaches to gas separation. Kinetic separation of gas mixtures through molecular sieving can enable “ideal” separation ...
• Plasmons in MoS2 studied via experimental and theoretical correlation of energy loss spectra 

  Moynihan, Eoin; Rost, Stephan; O'Connell, Eoghan; Ramasse, Quentin M.; Friedrich, Christoph; Bangert, Ursel (Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)

  This paper takes a fundamental view of the electron energy loss spectra of monolayer and few layer MoS2. The dielectric function of monolayer MoS2 is compared to the experimental spectra to give clear criteria for the ...
• Modification of the zeta potential of montmorillonite to achieve high active pharmaceutical ingredient nanoparticle loading and stabilization with optimum dissolution properties 

  Kumar, Ajay; Hodnett, Benjamin K.; Hudson, Sarah P.; Davern, Peter (Elsevier, 2020)

  Nanoparticles (NPs) of three poorly water-soluble BCS class II active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) (clozapine (CLO), curcumin (CUR) and carbamazepine (CBMZ) with zeta potentials –28.5 ± 2.5, –33 ± 1.5 and –13 ± 1.5 mV ...
• Nanoscale topography, surface charge variation and defect correlation in 2–8 nm thick functional alumina films 

  Guinane, Luke; Gautam, Devendraprakash; Kubik, Jan; Stenson, Bernard; Geary, Shane; Lebedev, Vasily; Laffir, Fathima; Beloshapkin, Sergey; Ul-Haqa, Ehtsham; Tofail, Syed A.M (Elsevier, 2020)

  In the nanometric regime, alumina films are often deposited by ALD methods yet in industrial applications, sputtered films thinner than 40 nm are used and research into those is sparse. Here, we investigated the nanoscale ...
• A multi-parameter regression model for interval censored survival data 

  Peng, Defen; MacKenzie, Gilbert; Burke, Kevin (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2020)

  We develop flexible multiparameter regression (MPR) survival models for interval‐censored survival data arising in longitudinal prospective studies and longitudinal randomised controlled clinical trials. A multiparameter ...
• Biosensors—recent advances and future challenges in electrode materials 

  Otero, Fernando; Magner, Edmond (MDPI, 2020)

  Electrochemical biosensors benefit from the simplicity, sensitivity, and rapid response of electroanalytical devices coupled with the selectivity of biorecognition molecules. The implementation of electrochemical biosensors ...
• Mass transfer limitations in binderless ZSM-5 zeolite granules during adsorption of flavour compounds from aqueous streams 

  Gernat, D.C.; Rozenbroek, R.; Brouwer, Eric; van der Wielen, Luuk A.M.; Ottens, Marcel (Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2020)

  BACKGROUND: Recently, a new process concept has been proposed to selectively adsorb wort offflavours, i.e. aldehydes, from alcohol-free beers with hydrophobic zeolites. RESULTS: In this work, we investigated the uptake of ...
• A generalization of the classical Kelly betting formula to the case of temporal correlation 

  O'Brien, Joseph D.; Burke, Kevin; Burke, Mark E.; Barmish, Ross B. (IEEE Computer Society, 2020)

  For sequential betting games, Kelly’s theory, aimed at maximization of the logarithmic growth of one’s account value, involves optimization of the so-called betting fraction K. In this Letter, we extend the classical ...
• Winging it: key issues and perceptions around regulation and practice of aircraft maintenance in australian general aviation 

  Naweed, Anjum; Kourousis, Kyriakos I. (MDPI, 2020)

  The very diverse character of General Aviation (GA) within Australia poses challenges for its e ective management of risk and safety in the sector. Improvements for human performance and perceptions of safety within the ...
• Dynamics impose limits to detectability of network structure 

  Asllani, Malbor; daCunha, Bruno Requião; Estrada, Ernesto; Gleeson, James P. (IOP Publishing, 2020)

  Networks are universally considered as complex structures of interactions of large multi-component systems. To determine the role that each node has inside a complex network, several centrality measures have been developed. ...
• Cocrystal polymorphs and solvates of the anti-Trypanosoma cruzi drug benznidazole with improved dissolution performance 

  Bezerra, Beatriz Pinheiro; Pogoda, Dorota; Perry, Miranda L.; Vidal, Laura M. T.; Zaworotko, Michael J.; Ayala, Alejandro P. (American Chemical Society, 2020)

  Benznidazole, the primary drug used in Chagas’ disease treatment, has known side effects, which may limit its widespread use. Its low solubility could negatively interfere in the bioavailability, even accentuating the toxic ...
• Enzymatic modification of porphyra dioica-derived proteins to Improve their antioxidant potential 

  Pimentel, Filipa B.; Cermeño Aínsa, María M.; Kleekayai, Thanyaporn; Harnedy-Rothwell, Pádraigín A.; Fernandes, Eduarda; Alves, Rita C.; Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P.; FitzGerald, Richard J. (MDPI, 2020)

  Enzymatic hydrolysis has been employed to modify protein functional properties and discover new sources of antioxidants. In this study, the effect of different enzymatic treatments on antioxidant activity of Porphyra ...
• Experimental rig investigation of a direct interconnection technique for airborne wind energy systems 

  Salari, Mahdi Ebrahimi; Coleman, Joseph; O'Donnell, Cathal; Toal, Daniel (Elsevier, 2020)

  Airborne wind energy is a new approach to reach the stronger and more consistent winds at higher altitudes. In this paper, the interconnection of pumping mode airborne wind energy systems inside an energy farm is investigated. ...
• Detection of high level carbon dioxide emissions using a compact optical fibre based mid-infrared sensor system for applications in environmental pollution monitoring 

  Muda, Razali; Lewis, Elfed; O'Keeffe, Sinéad; Dooly, Gerard; Clifford, John (IOP Publishing, 2009)

  A novel and highly compact optical fibre based sensor system for measurement of high concentrations CO2 gas emissions in modern automotive exhaust is presented. The sensor system works based on the principle of open-path ...

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