Research, Innovation & Enterprise: Recent submissions
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Effect of thermal annealing on a bilayer polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid electrospun hydrogel nanofibres loaded with doxorubicin and clarithromycin for a synergism effect against osteosarcoma cells
(Elsevier, 2021-08-02)Polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid (PVA/PAA) bilayer hydrogel nanofibres were successfully fabricated by electrospinning and physically crosslinked via heat treatment. The effects of the thermal annealing process on the ... -
Development, characterization and cell viability inhibition of PVA spheres loaded with Doxorubicin and 4′-Amino-1-Naphthyl-Chalcone (D14) for osteosarcoma
(MDPI, 2021-08-06)Chalcones (1,3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones) are naturally occurring polyphenols with known anticancer activity against a variety of tumor cell lines, including osteosarcoma (OS). In this paper, we present the preparation and ... -
Genomes of Anguillid Herpesvirus 1 strains reveal evolutionary disparities and low genetic diversity in the Genus Cyprinivirus
(MDPI, 2021-05-05)Anguillid herpesvirus 1 (AngHV-1) is a pathogen of eels and a member of the genus Cyprinivirus in the family Alloherpesviridae. We have compared the biological and genomic fea tures of different AngHV-1 strains, focusing ... -
Efficacy of frontline chemical biocides and disinfection approaches for inactivating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern that cause coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with emergence of opportunities for green eco-solutions
(Elsevier, 2021-10)The emergence of severe acute respiratory disease (SARS-CoV-2) variants that cause coronavirus disease is of globalconcern. Severe acute respiratory disease variants of concern(VOC) exhibiting greater transmissibility, and ... -
Integrative genomics of the mammalian alveolar macrophage response to intraceullular mycobacteria
(BMC, 2021)Bovine TB (bTB), caused by infection with Mycobacterium bovis, is a major endemic disease affecting global cattle production. The key innate immune cell that first encounters the pathogen is the alveolar macrophage, ... -
Antimicrobial PAA/PAH electrospun fiber containing green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles for wound healing
(MDPI, 2021-05-27)Wound infections are the main complication when treating skin wounds. This work reports a novel antimicrobial material using green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) incorporated in polymeric fibers for wound ... -
Microfibrillated cellulose films containing chitosan and tannic acid for wound healing applications
(Springer, 2021-06-12)The effectiveness of tannic acid as antimicrobial and wound healing for burns have been shown for a century; however, uncontrolled target dosage may result in undesirable side-effects. Remarkably, tannic acid polyphenols ... -
A low-cost platform for environmental smart farming monitoring system based on IoT and UAVs
(MDPI, 2021-05-24)When integrating the Internet of Things (IoT) with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) occurred, tens of applications including smart agriculture have emerged to offer innovative solutions to modernize the farming sector. This ... -
Digital twin: origin to future
(MDPI, 2021-05-24)Digital Twin (DT) refers to the virtual copy or model of any physical entity (physical twin) both of which are interconnected via exchange of data in real time. Conceptually, a DT mimics the state of its physical twin ... -
Influence of extrusion screw speed on the properties of halloysite nanotube impregnated polylactic acid nanocomposites
(De Gruyter, 2021)Poly (lactic acid)/halloysite nanotube (PLA/HNT) nanocomposites have been studiedextensively over the past fewyears owing to the interesting properties of the polymer, PLA, and the nanoclay, HNT, individually and as ... -
Block-chain empowered multi-robot collaboration to fight COVID-19 and future pandemics
(IEEE, 2021-03-25)This conceptual paper overviews how blockchain technology is involving the operation of multi-robot collaboration for combating COVID-19 and future pandemics. Robots are a promising technology for providing many tasks ... -
Empower Eco multiactor HUB: A triple helix ‘academia-industry-authority’ approach to creating and sharing potentially disruptive tools for addressing novel and emerging new Green Deal opportunities under a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals framework
(Elsevier, 2021-06)There is a pressing drive to address climate change and environmental degradation that are global existential threats. Europe has strategically responded by unifying efforts to transform its connected communities into ... -
Analysis of iterative process for Nauru voting system
(Tech Science Press, 2021)Game theory is a popular area of artificial intelligence in which the voter acknowledges his own desires and favors the person he wants to be his representative. In multi-agent systems, social choice functions help ... -
Disease-mitigating innovations for the pollination service industry: challenges and opportunities
(Elsevier, 2021-04)Commercially reared bumblebees are often deployed for fruit, vegetable, and seed crop pollination. Commercial bumblebee pollination contributes significantly to economic and nutritional security, thus maintaining healthy ... -
Intelligent monitoring of IoT devices using neural networks
(IEEE, 2021-03-29)The Internet of Things (IoT) has seen expeditious growth in recent times with 7 billion connected devices in 2020, thus leading to the vital importance of real-time monitoring of IoT devices. Through this paper, we demonstrate ... -
Bacterial inactivation, photoreactivation and dark repair post flow-through pulsed IV disinfection
(Elsevier, 2021-04-19)Pulsed UV (PUV) technology is accepted commercially for disinfection within the food packaging industry, but has yet to be deployed by the water/wastewater sector. This is partly due to a lack of robust, independently ... -
Digital twins collaboration for automatic erratic operational data detection in industry 4.0
(MDPI, 2021-04-02)Digital twin (DT) plays a pivotal role in the vision of Industry 4.0. The idea is that the real product and its virtual counterpart are twins that travel a parallel journey from design and development to production and ... -
Green internet of things using UAVs in B5G networks: a review of applications and strategies
(Elsevier, 2021-04-03)Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) present a promising advanced technology that can enhance people life quality and smartness of cities dramatically and increase overall economic efficiency. UAVs have attained a ... -
β-Glucan
(MDPI, 2021)β-glucans are a key active ingredient in mushrooms and are also found in oats, barley, yeast, bacteria and algae. In microbial sources, they are a structural component and in grain sources, they are found in the endospermic ... -
Hop-by-hop congrestion measurement and practical active queue management in NDN
(IEEE, 2020-12)Content replication and name-based routing in Named Data Network (NDN) naturally lead to connectionless multi-source and multipath transmissions. Traditional congestion control designed for end-to-end connections cannot ...
