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Querying knowledge graphs in natural language
(2021)Journal of Big DataKnowledge graphs are a powerful concept for querying large amounts of data. These knowledge graphs are typically enormous and are often not easily accessible to end-users because they require specialized knowledge in query languages such as SPARQL. Moreover, end-users need a deep understanding of the structure of the underlying data models often based on the Resource Description Framework (RDF). This drawback has led to the development ...Journal Article -
Understanding and improving carbon nanotube-electrode contact in bottom-contacted nanotube gas sensors
(2021)Sensors and Actuators B: ChemicalSuspended carbon nanotube field-effect transistors fabricated with a dry transfer technique demonstrate strong promise as ultra-low-power, hysteresis-free gas sensors. However, the difficulty of establishing a good electrical contact between a nanotube and the electrode surface often limits the yield of low-resistance devices that can operate as low-power gas sensors. In this work, the contact resistance at the nanotube-metal interface ...Journal Article -
Process strategy to fabricate a hierarchical porosity gradient in diatomite-based foams by 3D printing
(2020)Scientific ReportsMotivated by the hierarchical micro and nanoscale features in terms of porosity of diatomite, the production of ceramic-graded porous foams with tailored porosity, obtained by using it as raw material, has been proposed. The main challenge during the foam-production process has been the preservation of diatomite nanometric porosity and the addition of other levels of hierarchical porosity. The coupled use of two techniques of direct foaming ...Journal Article -
The role of water in host-guest interaction
(2021)Nature CommunicationsOne of the main applications of atomistic computer simulations is the calculation of ligand binding free energies. The accuracy of these calculations depends on the force field quality and on the thoroughness of configuration sampling. Sampling is an obstacle in simulations due to the frequent appearance of kinetic bottlenecks in the free energy landscape. Very often this difficulty is circumvented by enhanced sampling techniques. Typically, ...Journal Article -
Reversible and Broad-Range Oxygen Sensing Based on Purely Organic Long-Lived Photoemitters
(2021)ACS Applied Polymer MaterialsThe detection of oxygen (O2) by optical sensors is of growing importance, for example, in biology, life science, environmental science, and aerodynamics, where the composition of gases is crucial for many applications. Purely organic optical O2 sensors are very attractive for monitoring food deterioration, biosensing, and biomonitoring, as they can provide continuous, reversible, and nondestructive O2 sensing. However, purely organic ...Journal Article -
Hierarchical multi-agent predictive maintenance scheduling for trains using price-based approach
(2021)Computers & Industrial EngineeringJournal Article -
An alginate-confined peroxygenase-CLEA for styrene epoxidation
(2021)Chemical CommunicationsOxyfunctionalisation reactions in neat substrate still pose a challenge for biocatalysis. Here, we report an alginate-confined peroxygenase-CLEA to catalyse the enantioselective epoxidation of cis-β-methylstyrene in a solvent-free reaction system achieving turnover numbers of 96 000 for the biocatalyst and epoxide concentrations of 48 mM.Journal Article -
Digital Predictors of Morbidity, Hospitalization, and Mortality Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2021)Frontiers in Digital HealthThe widespread adoption of digital health technologies such as smartphone-based mobile applications, wearable activity trackers and Internet of Things systems has rapidly enabled new opportunities for predictive health monitoring. Leveraging digital health tools to track parameters relevant to human health is particularly important for the older segments of the population as old age is associated with multimorbidity and higher care needs. ...Journal Article -
Sulfation of Glycosaminoglycans Modulates the Cell Cycle of Embryonic Mouse Spinal Cord Neural Stem Cells
(2021)Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyIn the developing spinal cord neural stem and progenitor cells (NSPCs) secrete and are surrounded by extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules that influence their lineage decisions. The chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) DSD-1-PG is an isoform of receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase-beta/zeta (RPTPβ/ζ), a trans-membrane receptor expressed by NSPCs. The chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycan chains are sulfated at distinct positions by ...Journal Article -
Soil Application of Almond Residue Biomass Following Black Soldier Fly Larvae Cultivation
(2021)Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsInsect farming has the potential to transform abundant residual biomass into feed that is compatible with non-ruminant animal production systems. However, insect cultivation generates its own by-products. There is a need to find valuable and sustainable applications for this material to enable commercial-scale insect farming. Soil application of by-products, which may be either basic broadcasting incorporation or part of a sustainable ...Journal Article