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The Power of Three: Coral Reefs, Seagrasses and Mangroves Protect Coastal Regions and Increase Their Resilience.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Natural habitats have the ability to protect coastal communities against the impacts of waves and storms, yet it is unclear how different habitats complement each other to reduce those impacts.
Greg Guannel, Katie Arkema, Peter Ruggiero, Gregory Verutes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protective Efficiency of Railway Arbor-Shrub Windbreak Forest Belts in Gobi Regions: Numerical Simulation and Wind Tunnel Tests

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
The railways in the Gobi area have serious sand hazards. To prevent these hazards and ensure operational safety, plant-based sand prevention is a fundamental measure for the prevention and control of railway wind-sand hazards.
Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Jianjun Qu, Xingxin Zhang, Liming Zhao, Sheng Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity and complexity in neural organoids

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neural organoid research aims to expand genetic diversity on one side and increase tissue complexity on the other. Chimeroids integrate multiple donor genomes within single organoids. Self‐organising multi‐identity organoids, exogenous cell seeding, or enforced assembly of region‐specific organoids contribute to tissue complexity.
Ilaria Chiaradia, Madeline A. Lancaster
wiley   +1 more source

Photovoltaic and Wind Turbine Integration Applying Cuckoo Search for Probabilistic Reliable Optimal Placement

Energies, 2018
This paper presents an efficient Cuckoo Search Optimization technique to improve the reliability of electrical power systems. Various reliability objective indices such as Energy Not Supplied, System Average Interruption Frequency Index, System Average ...
R. A. Swief, T. S. Abdel-Salam, Noha H. El-Amary   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating Changes in Aeolian Sediment Transport at Coastal Dunes and Sand Trapping Fences: A Field Study on the German Coast

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020
For the restoration and maintenance of beach and dune systems along the coast, knowledge of aeolian sediment transport and its interaction with coastal protection measures is required.
Christiane Eichmanns, Holger Schüttrumpf   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The ubiquitin ligase RNF115 is required for the clearance of damaged lysosomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Upon lysosomal rupture, an E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF115 translocates from the cytosol to the damaged lysosomal membrane. Moreover, RNF115 depletion impairs the clearance of damaged lysosomes, identifying it as a key regulator of lysosomal quality control.
Sae Nakanaga, Toshiki Takahashi, Akiko Kuma, Hiroyuki Kawahara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizing the interface—Plasma membrane architecture and receptor dynamics in virus‐cell interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Plasma membranes contain dynamic nanoscale domains that organize lipids and receptors. Because viruses operate at similar scales, this architecture shapes early infection steps, including attachment, receptor engagement, and entry. Using influenza A virus and HIV‐1 as examples, we highlight how receptor nanoclusters, multivalent glycan interactions ...
Jan Schlegel, Christian Sieben
wiley   +1 more source

Intellectual property rights and the competitiveness of academic spin-offs

Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 2019
Very few quantitative studies assess the impact of IPR protection mechanisms on the competitiveness of companies, particularly those whose creation and existence is often attributed to high technology/knowledge intensity.
Aurora A.C. Teixeira, Cátia Ferreira
doaj   +1 more source

Abnormal Noise Suppression and Detail Protection for High-Resolution Range Profile of GM-APD Lidar

IEEE Photonics Journal, 2021
The noise suppression of high-resolution range profile (HRRP) is a prerequisite for Geiger-mode of avalanche photodiodes (GM-APD) lidar to achieve precise sensing.
Xu Zhao, Lian Peng Li, Zhong Su, Fu Chao Liu, Ning Liu, Jun An Wu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source