Review
Cell Biology
Biao Huang, Zipeng Zeng, Chennan C. Zhang, Megan E. Schreiber, Zhongwei Li
Summary: One out of seven people develop chronic kidney disease, and a shortage of donor kidneys for transplantation is a pressing issue. Innovative solutions are needed to address this problem.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Benjamin Ribba, Andreas Roller, Hans-Joachim Helms, Martin Stern, Conrad Bleul
Summary: In this study, we conducted an exploratory analysis of the relationships between treatment-induced changes to ctDNA levels, clinical response and tumor size dynamics in cancer patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies, aiming to support further development of model-informed drug development approaches. The analysis highlights opportunities for pharmacometrics approaches, such as optimizing sampling design strategies. It also emphasizes the importance of mechanistic modeling studies of ctDNA processes and their relationships with tumor size dynamics and treatment effects, due to the challenges associated with the nature of the data and its variability.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Apurva Mishra, Manish Kumar, Nanthi S. Bolan, Atya Kapley, Rakesh Kumar, Lal Singh
Summary: The interest in biogas generation from biowaste via anaerobic digestion has led to advancements in production processes and upgradation technologies. Removing impurities like H2S and CO2 from biogas stream enhances its efficiency as a renewable energy source. Success in biogas production and upgradation depends on factors like feedstocks, microbial diversity, and purification methods.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Thi Van Anh Vu, Daniela Lorizio, Roman Vuerich, Melania Lippi, Diana S. S. Nascimento, Serena Zacchigna
Summary: Cardiac development relies on the active proliferation of different cardiac cell types, which is regulated by the cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM). However, mammals lose their regenerative potential early after birth, posing challenges for restoring myocardial structure and function. Understanding the role of ECM proteins and signaling pathways is crucial for promoting cardiac cell proliferation and regenerating damaged hearts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
S. Aiswarya, Pratiksha Awasthi, Shib Shankar Banerjee
Summary: This article introduces the unique characteristics of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) as an applied engineering polymeric material, explores the development of TPE materials with self-healing properties, summarizes the latest advancements in self-healing TPE, and discusses future prospects in this field.
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Yufan Xiang, Zhiqian Li, Dayi Pan, Qiyong Gong, Kui Luo, Yanhui Liu
Summary: Brain metastasis is a major cause of death in cancer patients, and nanomedicine shows immense potential in addressing this challenge. This review summarizes the main obstacles in the treatment of brain metastasis and explores the use of nanomedicine as a promising approach to improve treatment efficacy for different types of brain metastases.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Tsisilile Igogo, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Alexandra Newman, Travis Lowder, Jill Engel-Cox
Summary: Mining is one of the most energy-intensive industries worldwide, with increasing demand for raw materials due to population growth and economic development. Despite numerous opportunities, there are still technical issues to be addressed in integrating renewable energy technologies into the mining industry.
Review
Agronomy
Eduardo B. B. Micaelo, Leonardo G. P. S. Lourenco, Pedro D. D. Gaspar, Joao M. L. P. Caldeira, Vasco N. G. J. Soares
Summary: This paper presents a survey on bird deterrent solutions for crop protection. It introduces the related concepts, reviews existing methods and studies, and discusses their strengths and limitations. The paper also identifies current research gaps and proposes strategies for future research.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Masoud Karimi, Xiaolin Wang, James Hamilton, Michael Negnevitsky, Sarah Lyden
Summary: This paper reviews the potential for hybrid dual-fuel applications, identifying engine flexibility as a major integration barrier. Through comparing the flexibility of various dual-fuel technologies to operate dynamically, the paper presents a critical review across hydrogen, liquified petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas (NG), and blended hydrogen and NG derivatives. The results identify a range of approaches able to improve engine flexibility and reduce the cost and carbon intensity of diesel-fired internal combustion engines.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
M. Mahdi Azari, Sourabh Solanki, Symeon Chatzinotas, Mehdi Bennis
Summary: This article presents the potential opportunities and use cases of THz-empowered UAVs, along with the related design challenges and trade-offs. Furthermore, recent advances in UAV deployment regulations, THz standardization, and health aspects are also overviewed.
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE
(2022)
Review
Polymer Science
Hao Lu, Jiansong Cai, Ke Zhang
Summary: This review discusses the various synthetic approaches for nucleic acid-polymer biohybrids and emphasizes the challenges and innovative solutions in working with nucleic acids.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xu Wang, Dian Fan, Yuqing Yang, Ryan C. Gimple, Shengtao Zhou
Summary: As biological sciences progress, there is a growing focus on combining genomics with other omics technologies to understand specific biological or pathological processes. Single cell sequencing analysis derived from these multi-omics technologies provides insights into immune cell heterogeneity. In this review, advances in multi-omics tools for studying immune cell functions and analyzing clinical immune disorders are summarized, highlighting the potential opportunities and challenges in future immunology research.
Review
Transplantation
Sok Cin Tye, Petra Denig, Hiddo J. L. Heerspink
Summary: The increasing prevalence of end-stage kidney disease worldwide is closely linked to the rising number of people with diabetes. Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in diabetic patients is crucial for slowing down kidney function decline and preventing ESKD. Tailoring individual treatment is necessary due to variation in CKD progression and treatment response among diabetic patients. Biomarker-based approaches show promise in identifying high-risk patients and guiding targeted therapy, potentially leading to a shift towards personalized medicine in diabetic kidney disease.
NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
(2021)
Article
Business
Mark Anthony Camilleri, Ciro Troise, Serena Strazzullo, Stefano Bresciani
Summary: To date, there is limited research connecting open innovation approaches with the triple bottom line corporate sustainability objectives. A systematic review indicates that collaborative relationships with external consultants or organizations can enhance businesses' competitive advantage by helping them develop sustainable innovations, enter new markets, and generate revenue. However, this contribution also poses risks and uncertainties, such as the potential exposure of sensitive information to outsiders.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Bedour Alrashidi, Amani Jamal, Imtiaz Khan, Ali Alkhathlan
Summary: This article reviews the automatic detection approaches for abusive content and introduces a new taxonomy for such detection. By utilizing natural language processing technologies, researchers analyze and detect abusive content in social media.
PEERJ COMPUTER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Marco Antonio Peixoto, Renan Garcia Malikouski, Emanuel Ferrari do Nascimento, Andreia Schuster, Francisco Jose Correia Farias, Luiz Paulo Carvalho, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Leonardo Lopes Bhering
Summary: Understanding genetic diversity and genotype-by-environment interaction are crucial in breeding programs for improving desirable traits in cotton genotypes. This study estimated genetic diversity and applied GGE biplot analyses to identify the best genotypes for adaptability and stability. The results showed that the genotypes IMACV 690 and IMA08 WS had high adaptability and stability for the main traits in cotton crops.
Review
Agronomy
Bruno Galveas Laviola, Erina Vitorio Rodrigues, Adriano dos Santos, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Leonardo Azevedo Peixoto, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Leonardo Lopes Bhering
Summary: This paper reviews the origin, uses, and tropicalization of canola, with a focus on genetic breeding strategies. Among these strategies, genome wide selection (GWS) is a suitable tool to enhance selection accuracy and reduce breeding cycle time.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jose Francisco De Oliveira-Junior, Munawar Shah, Ayesha Abbas, Washington Luiz Felix Correia Filho, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, Dimas de Barros Santiago, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, David Mendes, Amaury de Souza, Elinor Aviv-Sharon, Vagner Reis Silveira, Luiz Claudio Gomes Pimentel, Elania Barros da Silva, Mohd Anul Haq, Ilyas Khan, Abdullah Mohamed, El-Awady Attia
Summary: Forest fires in Brazil's Northeast region have caused significant damage and long-term research on these fires is insufficient. This study analyzed satellite data from 1998 to 2018 to evaluate the spatiotemporal distribution of fires in the region and characterized the environmental degradation. The results showed a correlation between fire foci and changes in land use/land cover.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Luciano de Souza Maria, Jessica Marciella Almeida Rodrigues, Adriana de Avila e Silva, Maiara Cristina Metzdorf da Silva, Samara Santos de Souza, Fernando Saragosa Rossi, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Joao Lucas Della-Silva, Rafael Coll Delgado, Mendelson Lima, Carlos A. Peres, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior
Summary: This article reveals that the fire issue in the Pantanal region is related to climatic factors rather than cattle population. Grazing cattle cannot solve the fire problem, and fires are aggravated by extreme weather events and outdated agricultural practices.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Lanes Beatriz Acosta Jaques, Paulo Carteri Coradi, Everton Lutz, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Douglas Vinicius Jaeger, Angelico Loreto Teixeira
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the use of a nondestructive technology to predict the quality of soybean in different moisture contents, sampling positions, and shipping time. The monitoring of indirect quality measurement variables, combined with machine-learning models, satisfactorily predicted the physical quality of the grain mass over time. The moisture content and shipping time had the greatest influence on the quality of transported grains.
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio, Dthenifer Cordeiro Santana, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Izabela Cristina de Oliveira, Ricardo Gava, Joao Lucas Gouveia de Oliveira, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Luciano Shozo Shiratsuchi
Summary: Predicting maize yield through machine learning algorithms using spectral information, temperature, and different irrigation management provides fast, accurate, and non-destructive information. The study aims to evaluate the relationship between irrigation management and spectral bands in predicting maize yields using multivariate statistics and machine learning techniques.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Andressa Fernandes Leal, Paulo Carteri Coradi, Rosana dos Santos Moraes, Edson Mueller, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Dagila Melo Rodrigues
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of drying-tempering time and air temperature on the quality of polished rice. The results showed that the increase in temperature and prolonged drying-tempering time adversely affected the physical, physicochemical, and morphological qualities of the rice. It was concluded that drying technologies with tempering periods should be designed with a maximum temperature of 75 degrees Celsius and drying time not exceeding 8 hours for optimal rice quality.
Article
Agronomy
Welson Lima Simoes, Anderson Ramos de Oliveira, Flavio Dessaune Tardin, Cintia Patricia Martins de Oliveira, Lizz Kezzy de Morais, Larissa PereiraRibeiro Teodoro, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro
Summary: Soil salinity affects plant growth and hinders sugarcane cultivation. This study evaluated the growth-related traits of different Saccharum genotypes under saline and non-saline conditions. The presence of salinity resulted in higher values for plant height, leaf number, leaf area index, and stem diameter in certain genotypes. Among the genotypes tested, G1, G9, G11, G13, G22, G24, and G28 showed the most promise for developing new salt-tolerant sugarcane cultivars.
JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio, Danieli Alixame, Danilo Carvalho Neves, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, Luciano Shozo Shiratsuchi, Job Teixeira de Oliveira, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro
Summary: The definition of distance between sampling grid points directly affects the development of fertility maps. This study aimed to assess how adding +5% and +10% random points to the original sample grids would affect the development of soil fertility maps under Brazilian Cerrado conditions. The inclusion of additional sampling points was found to be effective in generating more accurate soil fertility maps.
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Igor Mendes Scarpim, Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio, Rita de Cassia Felix Alvarez, Ricardo Gava, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Carlos Antonio Silva Junior, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Edipo Silva Freitas, Carlos Roberto Wassolowski
Summary: This study aimed to estimate the available time and favorable hours for agricultural field spraying in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and developed mathematical models for simulation. The results showed that during the cropping period in the region, relative humidity had the most significant impact on spraying, while soil moisture conditions restricted the available time for spraying.
SEMINA-CIENCIAS AGRARIAS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Patricia Monique Crivelari-Costa, Mendelson Lima, Newton La Scala Jr, Fernando Saragosa Rossi, Joao Lucas Della-Silva, Ricardo Dalagnol, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Gabriel de Oliveira, Jose Francisco de Oliveira Junior, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior
Summary: The Amazon region, with its largest tropical forest, plays a significant role in absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. However, changes in land use and cover have led to increased greenhouse gas emissions, especially CO2, and threatened the indigenous lands and protected areas. This study used satellite images to detect changes in CO2 emissions and removals associated with land use and cover changes in the Brazilian Legal Amazon. The results showed the impact of land conversions on carbon absorption, especially in pasture and agriculture areas, which emitted more CO2 compared to the forest areas.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dthenifer Cordeiro Santana, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho, Marcelo Rinaldi da Silva, Paulo Henrique Menezes das Chagas, Joao Lucas Gouveia de Oliveira, Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio, Cid Naudi Silva Campos, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro, Luciano Shozo Shiratsuchi
Summary: Using spectral data to quantify nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents in soybean plants can assist breeding programs in developing fertilizer-efficient genotypes. Employing machine learning techniques to classify these genotypes based on their nutritional content improves the speed and reliability of the program's analyses. The study aimed to identify the best machine learning algorithms and input configurations for classifying soybean genotypes according to higher N, P, and K leaf contents.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Ana Patricia Lima Sampaio, Jorge Gonzalez Aguilera, Angela Maria Da Silva Mendes, Leandris Argentel-Martinez, Alan Mario Zuffo, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro
Summary: This study characterized the diversity of 23 pepper genotypes and identified four pepper species through various descriptors. The analysis revealed significant differences between the genotypes and demonstrated the effectiveness of PCA and UPGMA clustering methods. The findings suggest that the genetic variability in Capsicum in the State of Amazonas could be valuable for breeding programs.
CIENCIA E AGROTECNOLOGIA
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Otavio Ananias Pereira da Silva, Dayane Bortoloto da Silva, Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira-Filho, Tays Batista Silva, Cid Naudi Silva Campos, Fabio Henrique Rojo Baio, Gileno Brito de Azevedo, Glaucia Amorim Faria, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro
Summary: Understanding nutrient allocation and growth characteristics in different tree species is essential for fertilizer management and selecting suitable species for specific environments. This study evaluated the macro- and micronutrient contents in different tissues of eucalyptus species and linked them to growth.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dthenifer Cordeiro Santana, Regimar Garcia dos Santos, Pedro Henrique Neves da Silva, Hemerson Pistori, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Nerison Luis Poersch, Gileno Brito de Azevedo, Glauce Tais de Oliveira Sousa Azevedo, Carlos Antonio da Silva Junior, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro
Summary: This study evaluated the performance of different machine learning models in predicting the volume of eucalyptus wood. The random forest model outperformed other models by providing lower MAE and higher correlations between observed and estimated wood volume values.