Browsing by Publisher "Mdpi"
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2D Materials (WS2, MoS2, MoSe2) Enhanced Polyacrylamide Gels for Multifunctional Applications
(Mdpi, 2022)Multifunctional polymer composite gels have attracted attention because of their high thermal stability, conductivity, mechanical properties, and fast optical response. To enable the simultaneous incorporation of all these ... -
Achieving Sustainability in Solar Energy Firms in Turkey through Adopting Lean Principles
(Mdpi, 2022)Lean principles and sustainability are considered important terms in business. Solar firms are witnessing great competition to fulfill energy requirements, suffering from a huge amount of waste, negatively affecting the ... -
Antioxidant and Enzyme Inhibitory Properties, and HPLC-MS/MS Profiles of Different Extracts of Arabis carduchorum Boiss.: An Endemic Plant to Turkey
(Mdpi, 2022)In this study, six extracts of Arabis carduchorum prepared from solvents of varying polarity (water, methanol, ethyl acetate, dichloromethane, and n-hexane) were investigated for their chemical profiles and total phenolic ... -
Blockchain Systems in Embedded Internet of Things: Systematic Literature Review, Challenges Analysis, and Future Direction Suggestions
(Mdpi, 2022)Internet of Things (IoT) environments can extensively use embedded devices. Without the participation of consumers; tiny IoT devices will function and interact with one another, but their operations must be reliable and ... -
Bridging the Chemical Profiles and Biological Effects of Spathodea campanulata Extracts: A New Contribution on the Road from Natural Treasure to Pharmacy Shelves
(Mdpi, 2022)Spathodea campanulata is an important medicinal plant with traditional uses in the tropical zone. In the current work, we aimed to determine the chemical profiles and biological effects of extracts (methanolic and infusion ... -
Chemical and Biological Investigations of Allium scorodoprasum L. Flower Extracts
(Mdpi, 2023)This study was designed to investigate the impact of different extraction solvent systems on the chemical composition and biological activities of Allium scorodoprasum L. (Amaryllidaceae)-the medicinal plant that was ... -
Deep Q-Learning Technique for Offloading Offline/Online Computation in Blockchain-Enabled Green IoT-Edge Scenarios
(Mdpi, 2022)The number of Internet of Things (IoT)-related innovations has recently increased exponentially, with numerous IoT objects being invented one after the other. Where and how many resources can be transferred to carry out ... -
Differential Metabolomic Fingerprinting of the Crude Extracts of Three Asteraceae Species with Assessment of Their In Vitro Antioxidant and Enzyme-Inhibitory Activities Supported by In Silico Investigations
(Mdpi, 2022)The Asteraceae is a large family, rich in ornamental, economical, and medicinally valuable plants. The current study involves the analytical and pharmacological assessment of the methanolic extracts of three less investigated ... -
Discovering Customer Purchase Patterns in Product Communities: An Empirical Study on Co-Purchase Behavior in an Online Marketplace
(Mdpi, 2021)Marketplace platforms gather and store data on each activity of their users to analyze their customer purchase behavior helping to improve marketing activities such as product placement, cross-selling, or customer retention. ... -
An Energy-Aware Load Balancing Method for IoT-Based Smart Recycling Machines Using an Artificial Chemical Reaction Optimization Algorithm
(Mdpi, 2023)Recycling is very important for a sustainable and clean environment. Developed and developing countries are both facing the problem of waste management and recycling issues. On the other hand, the Internet of Things (IoT) ... -
A Fire Evacuation and Control System in Smart Buildings Based on the Internet of Things and a Hybrid Intelligent Algorithm
(Mdpi, 2023)Concerns about fire risk reduction and rescue tactics have been raised in light of recent incidents involving flammable cladding systems and fast fire spread in high-rise buildings worldwide. Thus, governments, engineers, ... -
A Fuzzy-Based Method for Objects Selection in Blockchain-Enabled Edge-IoT Platforms Using a Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Model
(Mdpi, 2022)The broad availability of connected and intelligent devices has increased the demand for Internet of Things (IoT) applications that require more intense data storage and processing. However, cloud-based IoT systems are ... -
A Heuristic Methods-Based Power Distribution System Optimization Toolbox
(Mdpi, 2022)This paper proposes a toolbox for simulating the effective integration of renewable energy sources into distribution systems. The toolbox uses four heuristic methods: the particle swarm optimization (PSO) method, and three ... -
Heuristic Optimization Approaches for Capacitor Sizing and Placement: A Case Study in Kazakhstan
(Mdpi, 2022)Two methods for estimating the near-optimal positions and sizes of capacitors in radial distribution networks are presented. The first model assumes fixed-size capacitors, while the second model assumes controllable ... -
The History of Computing in Iran (Persia)-Since the Achaemenid Empire
(Mdpi, 2022)Persia was the early name for the territory that is currently recognized as Iran. Iran's proud history starts with the Achaemenid Empire, which began in the 6th century BCE (c. 550). The Iranians provided numerous innovative ... -
A Hybrid Deep Learning Framework for Unsupervised Anomaly Detection in Multivariate Spatio-Temporal Data
(Mdpi, 2020)Multivariate time-series data with a contextual spatial attribute have extensive use for finding anomalous patterns in a wide variety of application domains such as earth science, hurricane tracking, fraud, and disease ... -
An In-Depth Study on the Metabolite Profile and Biological Properties of Primula auriculata Extracts: A Fascinating Sparkle on the Way from Nature to Functional Applications
(Mdpi, 2022)The biological activity of the aerial part and rhizomes of Primula auriculata were assessed for the first time. The biological activities (antioxidant properties, enzyme inhibition, and AGE inhibition) as well as the ... -
Inductive Power Transfer for Electric Vehicle Charging Applications: A Comprehensive Review
(Mdpi, 2022)Nowadays, Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) technology is receiving more attention in the automotive sector, introducing a safe, flexible and promising alternative to the standard battery chargers. Considering these advantages, ... -
Information Transfer in Active States of Human ?2-Adrenergic Receptor via Inter-Rotameric Motions of Loop Regions
(Mdpi, 2022)Featured Application Loop regions in beta(2)AR are critical hot spot regions, likely in other GPCRs, and can be used as potential allosteric drug targets. Two independent 1.5 mu s long MD simulations were conducted for the ... -
Joint Pricing and Ordering Problem with Charitable Donations
(Mdpi, 2020)Finding the correct pricing strategy for a product with multiple versions is an issue for retailers from various industries. In this paper, joint pricing and ordering problem is considered for a product that has two versions ...