Vigor for In Vitro Culture Traits in S. melongena  ×  S. aethiopicum Hybrids with Potential as Rootstocks for Eggplant by Irene Calvo-Asensio, Jaime Prohens, Carmina Gisbert

“…Therefore, protocols for in vitro culture are of great interest for their micropropagation and biotechnological breeding. …”
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Research on Variable Universe Fuzzy PID Control Strategy of Pipe Lining Induction Heating System by Yuzhong Wang, Min Wei, Xue Hu, Minghong Jiang, Lixin Zhang

“…The results show that the variable universe fuzzy PID controller can greatly improve the performance of fuzzy PID in response speed and settle time. …”
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On the enhancement of the efficiency of concentrated solar power plants using nanofluids based on a linear silicone fluid and Pt nanoparticles by Juan Jesús Gallardo, Desireé De los Santos, Iván Carrillo-Berdugo, Rodrigo Alcántara, Javier Navas

“…Thus, to improve the efficiency of the concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, with lower environmental impact, is of great interest. This work reports the development of nanofluids, a colloidal suspension of nanomaterials in a fluid, based on an environment-friendly base fluid for improving the performance of the heat transfer process in CSP plants. …”
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CURRENT POSSIBILITIES OF MAGNETIC – RESONANCE IMAGING IN DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER by N. A. Rubtsova, E. G. Novikova, I. Yu. Sychenkova

“…Due to the lack of effective screening programs and asymptomatic course of the disease in its early stages, in the majority of cases ovarian cancer (OC) is detected in form of disseminated process, what greatly reduces the effectiveness of primary treatment and has a negative impact on the further prognosis. …”
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Metabolic fate of tea polyphenols and their crosstalk with gut microbiota by Meiyan Wang, Jianying Li, Ting Hu, Hui Zhao

“…Given that, further understanding of the metabolic fate of TPs and interplay with gut microbiota as well as potential health-promoting effects are of great significance to development and application of tea and their polyphenolic components in the future as dietary supplements and/or functional ingredients in medical foods.…”
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Extraordinary tunable dynamic range of electrochemical aptasensor for accurate detection of ochratoxin A in food samples by Lin Cheng, Hao Qu, Jun Teng, Li Yao, Feng Xue, Wei Chen

“…Our electrochemical aptasensor shows an extraordinary dynamic sensing range of 11-order magnitude of OTA concentration from 10−8 to 102 ng/g. Of great significance, the signal response in all OTA concentration ranges is at the same current scale, demonstrating that our sensing protocol in this research could be applied for accurate detections of OTA in a broad range without using any complicated treatment of signal amplification. …”
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Advances in plant male sterility for hybrid seed production: an overview of conditional nuclear male sterile lines and biotechnology-based male sterile systems by Naresh Vasupalli, Naresh Vasupalli, Kanakachari Mogilicherla, Kanakachari Mogilicherla, Vahab Shaik, Vahab Shaik, K. R. S. Sambasiva Rao, Shripad R. Bhat, Xinchun Lin, Xinchun Lin

“…Finally, we propose development of functional male sterility systems based on pollen competition as the future area that holds great promise for heterosis breeding.…”
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Habitat Assessment for the Spiny Red Gurnard <i>Chelidonichthys spinosus</i> Using Habitat Suitability Index in the East China Sea and Southern Yellow Sea by Hanye Zhang, Zunlei Liu, Xiaojing Song, Jiahua Cheng, Jianzhong Ling

“…The conservation of <i>C. spinosus</i> resources is a matter of great urgency, and some of the feasible proposals have been put forth in this purpose.…”
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A Modified Wolf Pack Algorithm for Multiconstrained Sparse Linear Array Synthesis by Ting Wang, Ke-Wen Xia, Hai-Lin Tang, Su-Wei Zhang, Mukase Sandrine

“…Because of the three-coordinate characteristics of the sphere, the number of global optimum solutions is greatly expanded and ultimately can be searched with a higher probability. …”
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GLBR: A novel global load balancing routing scheme based on intelligent computing in partially disconnected wireless sensor networks by Zeyu Sun, Guisheng Liao, Cao Zeng, Lan Lan, Guozeng Zhao

“…Load balancing is of great significance to extend the longevity of wireless sensor networks, due to the inherent imbalanced energy overhead in such networks. …”
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Investigation into UAV Applications for Environmental Ice Detection and De-Icing Technology by Qingying Li, Zhijie Chai, Rao Yao, Tian Bai, Huanyu Zhao

“…In this regard, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have shown great potential in environmental ice detection and de-icing applications. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Differentiation of Guignardia mangiferae from “Tahiti” Acid Lime by Ester Wickert, Eliana Gertrudes de Macedo Lemos, Luciano Takeshi Kishi, Andressa de Souza, Antonio de Goes

“…As gene flow was detected among the studied populations and they share haplotypes, it is possible that all populations, from citrus plants and also from the other known hosts of this fungus, belong to one great panmictic population.…”
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Dynamic Evolutionary Games and Coordination of Multiple Recycling Channels considering Online Recovery Platform by Meihong Zhu, Xiao Li, Liqing Zhu, Xueli Zhan, Junhai Ma

“…Nowadays, with a great number of household electrical appliances being discarded in every corner of the world every day, household electrical appliances recycling is attracting more attention. …”
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Gold Nanorod-Coated Hydrogel Brush Valves in Macroporous Silicon Membranes for NIR-Driven Localized Chemical Modulation by Nafis Mustakim, Youngsik Song, Sang-Woo Seo

“…A two-dimensional array of microfluidic ports with remote-controlled valve actuation is of great interest for applications involving localized chemical stimulation. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Six Phenolic Acids in Artemisia capillaris (Yinchen) by HPLC-DAD and Their Transformation Pathways in Decoction Preparation Process by Fang Tian, Qun-Jia Ruan, Ying Zhang, Hui Cao, Zhi-Guo Ma, Gai-Lian Zhou, Meng-Hua Wu

“…The contents of six constituents varied greatly in Yinchen herb and Yinchen decoction, and there were inextricable internal relationships between them. …”
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Thermal Treatment of Cerium Oxide and Its Properties: Adsorption Ability versus Degradation Efficiency by Pavel Janoš, Tomáš Hladík, Martin Kormunda, Jakub Ederer, Martin Šťastný

“…As the adsorptive properties of CeO2 are undoubtedly of great importance in the abovementioned applications, the adsorption ability was studied using an azo dye Acid Orange 7 (AO7) as a model compound. …”
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The “Endothelialized Muscularis Mucosae”: A Case Report Describing a Large Cavernous Hemangioma at the Terminal Ileum and a New Histologic Clue for Preoperative Diagnosis from Endo... by Erin K. Purdy-Payne, Jean F. Miner, Brandon Foles, Tien-Anh N. Tran

“…Due to their potential to cause bowel obstruction, intussusception, perforation, and hemorrhage, these lesions may ultimately require surgical resection to relieve symptoms or prevent or treat complications—however, surgical planning and patient counseling could be greatly improved by a preoperative diagnosis. Therefore, gastroenterologists, pathologists, and surgeons should be aware of the “endothelialized muscularis mucosae” which can be very helpful in diagnosing GI cavernous hemangiomas from endoscopic biopsies.…”
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A New Method for the Measurement of Gas Pressure in Water-Bearing Coal Seams and Its Application by Xiao Cui, Jiayong Zhang, Liwen Guo, Xuemin Gong

“…These results will be of great significance in the prevention and control of coal seam gas disaster.…”
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A Pilot Study on Determination of Dynamic Behavioral Characteristics by Soil Response Analyses: A Case concerning Üngüt District of Kahramanmaraş Province by Kübra Ceren, Eyyüb Karakan

“…Determination of engineering properties of soils is of great importance in determination of soil behavior and/or minimization of damages due to seismic action. …”
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PLUGAM: Plug-In-Based Adaptation Middleware for Network Layer Protocols for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks by Carlos F. Caloca, J. Antonio García-Macías, Thierry Delot

“…Vehicular communication environments are characterized by highly mobile nodes, frequent topology changes, and a great variation in the number of neighbor vehicles. …”
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