Recent Submissions
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Development of a GC-FID method for the analysis of fatty acids in palm olein to study the formation of C18:1 trans during deep discontinuous frying processes in El Salvador food industry
(Afinidad. Journal of Chemical Engineering Theoretical and Applied Chemistry, 2024;81(603):218-2, 2024-10-01)An analytical method for the derivatization of fatty acids to methyl esters using basic catalysis with special emphasis on the identification of the different C18:1 trans isomers was developed and ... -
The Retro-Aza-Michael Reaction: How Process Optimization Led to New Scientific Insights
(Afinidad. Journal of Chemical Engineering Theoretical and Applied Chemistry, 2024;81(601):68-73, 2024)The synthesis of 2-(2-methylaminoethyl)pyridine from the reaction between 2-vinylpyridine and methylamine serves as a crucial exploration into the reversibility of the aza-Michael reaction. The results ... -
The Transition to Industry 4.0 in the Catalan Chemical Industry. Baseline 2020
(Afinidad. Journal of Chemical Engineering Theoretical and Applied Chemistry, 2024;81(601):74-81, 2024-01-22)The baseline for the state of implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies in the Catalan chemical industry in 2020 is established using the model proposed by the Industry 4.0 Commission of the Institution ... -
A Comprehensive Exploration of Unsupervised Classification in Spike Sorting: A Case Study on Macaque Monkey and Human Pancreatic Signals
(Algorithms. 2024;17(6):235-260, 2024-05-30)Spike sorting, an indispensable process in the analysis of neural biosignals, aims to segregate individual action potentials from mixed recordings. This study delves into a comprehensive investigation ... -
Size-selective trapping and photocatalytic degradation of PFOA in Fe-modified zeolite frameworks
(Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy. 2024;349:123885, 2024-03-01)Removal and destruction of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) are challenging due to its extreme persistence and dilute concentrations. This study investigated dual-function adsorptive-photocatalytic zeolite ... -
Fuzzy Classification of the Maturity of the Orange (Citrus × sinensis) Using the Citrus Color Index (CCI)
(Applied Sciences. 2024;14(13):5953-5971, 2024-07-08)The orange (Citrus sinensis) is a fruit of the Citrus genus, which is part of the Rutaceae family. The orange has gained considerable importance due to its extensive range of applications, including the ... -
Protease-Resistant Peptides for Targeting and Intracellular Delivery of Therapeutics
(Pharmaceutics 2021;14:1311, 2021-12-02)Peptides show high promise in the targeting and intracellular delivery of next-generation bio- and nano-therapeutics. However, the proteolytic susceptibility of peptides is one of the major limitations ... -
Role Reversal! Financial Performance as an Antecedent of ESG: The Moderating Effect of Total Quality Management
(Sustainability 2021;13(13):7026, 2021-06-23)Shifting from short-term profit maximizing strategies to more sustainable long-term ones, the corporate world has been exerting extra effort to adopt environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performances. ... -
Comparative Analysis of Chemical, Thermal, and Mechanical Post-Process of Fused Filament Fabricated Polyetherimide Parts for Surface Quality Enhancement
(Materials 2021;14(19):5880, 2021-10-08)Additive manufacturing technologies are increasingly being used in production systems because they shorten product development time and production cost, but surface integrity remains a limitation to ... -
Pharmaceutical Residues in Senior Residences Wastewaters: High Loads, Emerging Risks
(Molecules 2021;26(16):5047, 2021-08-20)Senior residences are health-care facilities that are socially-accepted for the assistance of elderly people. Since the elderly account for the foremost pharmaceutical-consuming age-group, senior ... -
Study of the Photodegradation of PBDEs in Water by UV-LED Technology
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Photosensitizing proteins for a targeted antibacterial photodynamic inactivation
(Il Nuovo Cimento C - Colloquia on Physics 2021;44(4-5):122, 2021-08-13)One of the emerging global health threats is the drug-resistant microbial diseases that could cause millions of deaths each year by 2050. A very promising tool to tackle antimicrobial resistance is ... -
Structure–Activity Relationship of Novel Second-Generation Synthetic Cathinones: Mechanism of Action, Locomotion, Reward, and Immediate-Early Genes
(Frontiers in Pharmacology 2021;12:749429, 2021-10-26)Several new synthetic cathinones, which mimic the effect of classical psychostimulants such as cocaine or MDMA, have appeared in the global illicit drug market in the last decades. In fact, the illicit ... -
Expanding the Diversity at the C-4 Position of Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-ones to Achieve Biological Activity against ZAP-70
(Pharmaceuticals 2021;14(12):1311, 2021-12-15)Pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-7(8H)-ones have attracted widespread interest due to their similarity with nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA and their potential applicability as tyrosine kinase inhibitors. ... -
Indolyl Septanoside Synthesis for In Vivo Screening of Bacterial Septanoside Hydrolases
(International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021; 22(9):4497, 2021-04-26)Building-up and breaking-down of carbohydrates are processes common to all forms of life. Glycoside hydrolases are a broad class of enzymes that play a central role in the cleavage of glycosidic bonds, ... -
The Effects of Legal Origin and Corporate Governance on Financial Firms’ Sustainability Performance
(Sustainability 2021;13(15):8233, 2021-07-23)This paper examines the determinants of sustainability performance in the financial industry at the firm, country and legal origin levels. Through the analysis of the ESG score in a sample of 64 countries ... -
1,6-Naphthyridin-2(1H)-ones: Synthesis and Biomedical Applications
(Pharmaceuticals 2021;14(10):1029, 2021-10-09)Naphthyridines, also known as diazanaphthalenes, are a group of heterocyclic compounds that include six isomeric bicyclic systems containing two pyridine rings. 1,6-Naphthyridines are one of the members ... -
Polymer stealthing and mucin-1 retargeting for enhanced pharmacokinetics of an oncolytic vaccinia virus
(Molecular Therapy Oncology 2021;21:47-61, 2021-03-18)Vaccinia virus (VV) is a powerful tool for cancer treatment with the potential for tumor tropism, efficient cell-to-cell spread, rapid replication in cancer cells, and stimulation of anti-tumor immunity. ... -
Design and Evaluation of a User Experience Questionnaire for Remote Labs
(IEEE Access, 2021-03-29)Remote laboratories have been in use for 25 years now. Whereas several learning oriented meta-analyses exist, validated and agreed-upon tools for assessing the user experience are not readily available. ... -
Production Scheduling of Personalized Fashion Goods in a Mass Customization Environment
(Sustainability 2022, 14(1), 538, 2022-01)The COVID-19 pandemic has put fashion manufacturers’ needs for optimization in the spotlight. This study argues that mass customization is becoming increasingly instrumental for offering consumers ...