Browsing Journal Articles, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) by Title
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13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis: An Accurate Approach to Demystify Microbial Metabolism for Biochemical Production
(MDPI, 2015-12-25)Metabolic engineering of various industrial microorganisms to produce chemicals, fuels, and drugs has raised interest since it is environmentally friendly, sustainable, and independent of nonrenewable resources. However, ... -
The 2019 Conference on Health and Active Transportation: Research Needs and Opportunities
(MDPI, 2021-11-11)Active transportation (AT) is widely viewed as an important target for increasing participation in aerobic physical activity and improving health, while simultaneously addressing pollution and climate change through ... -
6G Enabled Smart Infrastructure for Sustainable Society: Opportunities, Challenges, and Research Roadmap
(MDPI, 2021-03-02)The 5G wireless communication network is currently faced with the challenge of limited data speed exacerbated by the proliferation of billions of data-intensive applications. To address this problem, researchers are ... -
Above- and Below-Ground Carbon Sequestration in Shelterbelt Trees in Canada: A Review
(MDPI, 2019-10-19)Shelterbelts have been planted around the world for many reasons. Recently, due to increasing awareness of climate change risks, shelterbelt agroforestry systems have received special attention because of the environmental ... -
Accelerometer Based Method for Tire Load and Slip Angle Estimation
(MDPI, 2019-04-28)Tire mounted sensors are emerging as a promising technology, capable of providing information about important tire states. This paper presents a survey of the state-of-the-art in the field of smart tire technology, with a ... -
Accession-Level Differentiation of Urushiol Levels, and Identification of Cardanols in Nascent Emerged Poison Ivy Seedlings
(MDPI, 2019-11-20)Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze) shows accession-level differentiation in a variety of morphometric traits, suggesting local adaptation. To investigate whether the presumed defense compound urushiol ... -
Accuracy Improvement of Vehicle Recognition by Using Smart Device Sensors
(MDPI, 2022-06-10)This paper explores the utilization of smart device sensors for the purpose of vehicle recognition. Currently a ubiquitous aspect of people’s lives, smart devices can conveniently record details about walking, biking, ... -
Acetylcholine Receptor Activation as a Modulator of Glioblastoma Invasion
(MDPI, 2019-10-05)Grade IV astrocytomas, or glioblastomas (GBMs), are the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults. The median GBM patient survival of 12–15 months has remained stagnant, in spite of treatment strategies, ... -
Acid and Volatiles of Commercially-Available Lambic Beers
(MDPI, 2017-10-26)Lambic beer is the oldest style of beer still being produced in the Western world using spontaneous fermentation. Gueuze is a style of lambic beer prepared by mixing young (one year) and older (two to three years) beers. ... -
Acoustic Emission Wave Velocity Measurement of Asphalt Mixture by Arbitrary Wave Method
(MDPI, 2021-09-13)The wave velocity of acoustic emission (AE) can reflect the properties of materials, the types of AE sources and the propagation characteristics of AE in materials. At the same time, the wave velocity of AE is also an ... -
Acoustic Energy Harvesting and Sensing via Electrospun PVDF Nanofiber Membrane
(MDPI, 2020-05-31)This paper introduces a new usage of piezoelectric poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) electrospun nanofiber (NF) membrane as a sensing unit for acoustic signals. In this work, an NF mat has been used as a transducer to ... -
Activation of SsoPK4, an Archaeal eIF2α Kinase Homolog, by Oxidized CoA
(MDPI, 2015-05-15)The eukaryotic protein kinase (ePK) paradigm provides integral components for signal transduction cascades throughout nature. However, while so-called typical ePKs permeate the Eucarya and Bacteria, ... -
Activity Patterns of Cave-Dwelling Bat Species during Pre-Hibernation Swarming and Post-Hibernation Emergence in the Central Appalachians
(MDPI, 2019-09-06)In North America, bat research efforts largely have focused on summer maternity colonies and winter hibernacula, leaving the immediate pre- and post-hibernation ecology for many species unstudied. Understanding these ... -
Adaptive Crop Management under Climate Uncertainty: Changing the Game for Sustainable Water Use
(MDPI, 2021-08-23)Water supplies are projected to become increasingly scarce, driving farmers, energy producers, and urban dwellers towards an urgent and emerging need to improve the effectiveness and the efficiency of water use. Given that ... -
Adaptive Traffic Signal Control: Game-Theoretic Decentralized vs. Centralized Perimeter Control
(MDPI, 2021-01-03)This paper compares the operation of a decentralized Nash bargaining traffic signal controller (DNB) to the operation of state-of-the-art adaptive and gating traffic signal control. Perimeter control (gating), based on the ... -
Additive Friction Stir-Enabled Solid-State Additive Manufacturing for the Repair of 7075 Aluminum Alloy
(MDPI, 2019-08-23)The repair of high strength, high performance 7075 aluminum alloy is essential for a broad range of aerospace and defense applications. However, it is challenging to implement it using traditional fusion welding-based ... -
Addressing Inequality: The First Step Beyond COVID-19 and Towards Sustainability
(MDPI, 2020-07-03)The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted billions of lives across the world and has revealed and worsened the social and economic inequalities that have emerged over the past several decades. As governments consider public health ... -
Adoption and Impacts of Integrated Pest Management in Bangladesh: Evidence from Smallholder Bitter Gourd Growers
(MDPI, 2019-04-17)Determinants of integrated pest management (IPM) adoption, productivity and efficiency of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) growers in Bangladesh were jointly measured using propensity score matching (PSM), ... -
Adsorption of Extracellular Polymeric Substances Derived from S. cerevisiae to Ceria Nanoparticles and the Effects on Their Colloidal Stability
(MDPI, 2017-07-11)In order to understand the adsorption preferences of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) components derived from fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae on sparingly soluble CeO2 nanoparticles (CeNPs), ... -
Adult Cranberry Beverage Consumers Have Healthier Macronutrient Intakes and Measures of Body Composition Compared to Non-Consumers: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2008
(MDPI, 2013-12-04)Flavonoids, present in high levels in cranberries, are potent bioactives known for their health-promoting benefits, but cranberry beverages (CB) are not typically recommended as part of a healthy diet. We examine the ...
