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Polytechnic University of Valencia
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About: Polytechnic University of Valencia is a education organization based out in Valencia, Spain. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Catalysis & Population. The organization has 16282 authors who have published 40162 publications receiving 850234 citations.
Topics: Catalysis, Population, Combustion, Diesel fuel, Membrane
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TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental comparison between a ground coupled heat pump system and a conventional air-to-water heat pump was made, focussing at the heating and cooling energy performance.
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TL;DR: Chemical and transgenic approaches can activate ABA signalling via crop PYR/PYL ABA receptors; quinabactin can selectively activate tomato A BA receptors, and overexpression of monomeric-type receptors confers enhanced plant drought resistance.
Abstract: Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a crucial role in the plant’s response to both biotic and abiotic stress. Sustainable production of food faces several key challenges, particularly the generation of new varieties with improved water use efficiency and drought tolerance. Different studies have shown the potential applications of Arabidopsis PYR/PYL/RCAR ABA receptors to enhance plant drought resistance. Consequently the functional characterization of orthologous genes in crops holds promise for agriculture. The full set of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) PYR/PYL/RCAR ABA receptors have been identified here. From the 15 putative tomato ABA receptors, 14 of them could be grouped in three subfamilies that correlated well with corresponding Arabidopsis subfamilies. High levels of expression of PYR/PYL/RCAR genes was found in tomato root, and some genes showed predominant expression in leaf and fruit tissues. Functional characterization of tomato receptors was performed through interaction assays with Arabidopsis and tomato clade A protein phosphatase type 2Cs (PP2Cs) as well as phosphatase inhibition studies. Tomato receptors were able to inhibit the activity of clade A PP2Cs differentially in an ABA-dependent manner, and at least three receptors were sensitive to the ABA agonist quinabactin, which inhibited tomato seed germination. Indeed, the chemical activation of ABA signalling induced by quinabactin was able to activate stress-responsive genes. Both dimeric and monomeric tomato receptors were functional in Arabidopsis plant cells, but only overexpression of monomeric-type receptors conferred enhanced drought resistance. In summary, gene expression analyses, and chemical and transgenic approaches revealed distinct properties of tomato PYR/PYL/RCAR ABA receptors that might have biotechnological implications.
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TL;DR: The FBG-based measuring systems, their principle of work, and their applications in medicine and healthcare are reviewed to highlight how FBGs can meet the demands of next-generation medical devices and healthcare system.
Abstract: In the last decades, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) have become increasingly attractive to medical applications due to their unique properties such as small size, biocompatibility, immunity to electromagnetic interferences, high sensitivity and multiplexing capability. FBGs have been employed in the development of surgical tools, assistive devices, wearables, and biosensors, showing great potentialities for medical uses. This paper reviews the FBG-based measuring systems, their principle of work, and their applications in medicine and healthcare. Particular attention is given to sensing solutions for biomechanics, minimally invasive surgery, physiological monitoring, and medical biosensing. Strengths, weaknesses, open challenges, and future trends are also discussed to highlight how FBGs can meet the demands of next-generation medical devices and healthcare system.
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TL;DR: The smallest detectable interaural time difference (ITD) for sine tones was measured for four human listeners to determine the dependence on tone frequency.
Abstract: The smallest detectable interaural time difference (ITD) for sine tones was measured for four human listeners to determine the dependence on tone frequency. At low frequencies, 250–700 Hz, threshold ITDs were approximately inversely proportional to tone frequency. At mid-frequencies, 700–1000 Hz, threshold ITDs were smallest. At high frequencies, above 1000 Hz, thresholds increased faster than exponentially with increasing frequency becoming unmeasurably high just above 1400 Hz. A model for ITD detection began with a biophysically based computational model for a medial superior olive (MSO) neuron that produced robust ITD responses up to 1000 Hz, and demonstrated a dramatic reduction in ITD-dependence from 1000 to 1500 Hz. Rate-ITD functions from the MSO model became inputs to binaural display models—both place based and rate-difference based. A place-based, centroid model with a rigid internal threshold reproduced almost all features of the human data. A signal-detection version of this model reproduced the high-frequency divergence but badly underestimated low-frequency thresholds. A rate-difference model incorporating fast contralateral inhibition reproduced the major features of the human threshold data except for the divergence. A combined, hybrid model could reproduce all the threshold data.
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TL;DR: Plasticized PLA-PHB blends with catechin show their potential as biobased active packaging for fatty food by enhancing the thermal stability and the antioxidant effectiveness after the release process.
Abstract: Active biobased packaging materials based on poly(lactic acid)-poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PLA–PHB) blends were prepared by melt blending and fully characterized. Catechin incorporation, as antioxidant compound, enhanced the thermal stability, whereas its release was improved by the addition of acetyl(tributyl citrate) (ATBC) as plasticizer. Whereas the incorporation of ATBC resulted in a reduction of elastic modulus and hardness, catechin addition produced more rigid materials due to hydrogen-bonding interactions between catechin hydroxyl groups and carbonyl groups of PLA and PHB. The quantification of catechin released into a fatty food simulant and the antioxidant effectiveness after the release process were demonstrated. The effect of the materials’ exposure to a food simulant was also investigated. PHB-added materials maintained their structural and mechanical properties after 10 days in a test medium that represents the worst foreseeable conditions of the intended use. Thus, plasticized PLA–PHB blends wi...
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Avelino Corma | 134 | 1049 | 89095 |
Bruce D. Hammock | 111 | 1409 | 57401 |
Geoffrey A. Ozin | 108 | 811 | 47504 |
Wolfgang J. Parak | 102 | 469 | 43307 |
Hermenegildo García | 97 | 792 | 46585 |
María Vallet-Regí | 95 | 711 | 41641 |
Albert Ferrando | 87 | 419 | 36793 |
Rajendra Prasad | 86 | 945 | 29526 |
J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves | 86 | 602 | 25151 |
George W. Huber | 84 | 280 | 37964 |
Juan J. Calvete | 81 | 458 | 22646 |
Juan M. Feliu | 80 | 544 | 23147 |
Amparo Chiralt | 78 | 298 | 18378 |
Michael Tsapatsis | 77 | 375 | 20051 |
Josep Redon | 77 | 488 | 81395 |