Category: MDPI

Sensors, Vol. 23, Pages 5323: A Multi-Step Fusion Network for Semantic Segmentation of High-Resolution Aerial Images Sensors doi: 10.3390/s23115323 Authors: Yirong Yuan Jianyong Cui Yawen Liu Boyang Wu The demand for semantic segmentation of ultra-high-resolution remote sensing images is becoming increasingly stronger in various fields, posing a great challenge with concern to the accuracy requirement….

Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 6811: Action Recognition Network Based on Local Spatiotemporal Features and Global Temporal Excitation Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app13116811 Authors: Shukai Li Xiaofang Wang Dongri Shan Peng Zhang Temporal modeling is a key problem in action recognition, and it remains difficult to accurately model temporal information of videos. In this paper, we…

Energies, Vol. 16, Pages 4512: Transport Phenomena in a Banded Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack—Part 2: Numerical Analysis Energies doi: 10.3390/en16114512 Authors: Karol K. Śreniawski Marcin Moździerz Grzegorz Brus Janusz S. Szmyd Solid oxide fuel cells are recognized as a promising energy conversion technology. Crucial to the field is the opportunity to reduce the costs…

Sustainability, Vol. 15, Pages 9068: Spatial Characteristics of Coupling Development of Ecological Protection and Agricultural Economy in China Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su15119068 Authors: Yuan Wang Hui Chen Yihua Zhang [Purpose] To explore the coupling coordination evolution law of China’s agricultural ecological environment and economic development, and provide reference and a decision-making basis for coordinating the relationship…

Animals, Vol. 13, Pages 1868: Effects of 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors on Cholesterol Metabolism in Laying Hens Animals doi: 10.3390/ani13111868 Authors: Huanbin Wang Kuntan Wu Xiaomei Mi Shahid Ali Rajput Desheng Qi This study aimed to investigate the effect of HMGCR inhibitors on egg yolk cholesterol content and its biological mechanisms. Four groups of 180-day-old laying…

Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 3048: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Short- and Long-Term Results Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers15113048 Authors: Giammauro Berardi Alessio Lucarini Marco Colasanti Germano Mariano Stefano Ferretti Roberto Luca Meniconi Nicola Guglielmo Marco Angrisani Sofia Usai Maria Carola Borcea Giulia Canali Giovanni Moschetta Giuseppe Maria Ettorre Surgery and…

Atmosphere, Vol. 14, Pages 977: The Global Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Ice Cloud Optical Thickness Based on MODIS Satellite Data during 2000–2021 Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos14060977 Authors: Fengmei Zhao Chaoli Tang Xiaomin Tian Xin Wu Congming Dai Heli Wei Ice cloud optical thickness (IOT) is an important parameter to characterize ice cloud properties and in…

Cells, Vol. 12, Pages 1539: Role of A-Kinase Anchoring Protein 1 in Retinal Ganglion Cells: Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection Cells doi: 10.3390/cells12111539 Authors: Tonking Bastola Guy A. Perkins Keun-Young Kim Seunghwan Choi Jin-Woo Kwon Ziyao Shen Stefan Strack Won-Kyu Ju A-Kinase anchoring protein 1 (AKAP1) is a multifunctional mitochondrial scaffold protein that regulates mitochondrial dynamics, bioenergetics,…

Microorganisms, Vol. 11, Pages 1492: Space–Time Dynamics of African Swine Fever Spread in the Philippines Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11061492 Authors: Chia-Hui Hsu Maximino Montenegro Andres Perez African Swine Fever (ASF) has threatened the swine industry of Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, since 2019. Given the severity and the economic impact of the ASF epidemic, understanding…

IJMS, Vol. 24, Pages 9726: Bacterial Therapy of Cancer: A Way to the Dustbin of History or to the Medicine of the Future? International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms24119726 Authors: Larisa N. Ikryannikova Neonila V. Gorokhovets Darya A. Belykh Leonid K. Kurbatov Andrey A. Zamyatnin Bacteria are the constant companions of the human body…