From traditional ethnopharmacology to modern natural drug discovery: A methodology discussion and specific examples

S Pirintsos, A Panagiotopoulos, M Bariotakis… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ethnopharmacology, through the description of the beneficial effects of plants, has provided
an early framework for the therapeutic use of natural compounds. Natural products, either in …

Biothermodynamics of viruses from absolute zero (1950) to virothermodynamics (2022)

M Popovic - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biothermodynamics of viruses is among the youngest but most rapidly developing scientific
disciplines. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it closely followed the results published by …

Smart 'tourist cities' revisited: culture-led urban sustainability and the global real estate market

I Vardopoulos, M Papoui-Evangelou, B Nosova… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Smart tourism destinations have received increasing attention during the last few years.
Digital technologies have reshaped the smart city paradigm in terms of both resilience and …

Examining the disruptive potential of generation Z tourists on the travel industry in the Digital age

AP Pricope Vancia, CA Băltescu, G Brătucu, AS Tecău… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The tourism industry has faced several challenges over the years, due to the evolution of
technology and behavioral changes of the generations. The research focused on the new …

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism in European Countries: Cluster analysis findings

M Roman, M Roman, E Grzegorzewska, P Pietrzak… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This article aims to give an overview of tourism at the time of the global crisis caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic. In order to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

Role of marine bacterial contaminants in histamine formation in seafood products: A review

AF Oktariani, Y Ramona, PE Sudaryatma, IAMM Dewi… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Histamine is a toxic biogenic amine commonly found in seafood products or their
derivatives. This metabolite is produced by histamine-producing bacteria (HPB) such as …

Nutrition, food and diet in health and longevity: we eat what we are

SIS Rattan, G Kaur - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nutrition generally refers to the macro-and micro-nutrients essential for survival, but we do
not simply eat nutrition. Instead, we eat animal-and plant-based foods without always being …

Auguring fake face images using dual input convolution neural network

M Bhandari, A Neupane, S Mallik, L Gaur, H Qin - Journal of Imaging, 2022 - mdpi.com
Deepfake technology uses auto-encoders and generative adversarial networks to replace or
artificially construct fine-tuned faces, emotions, and sounds. Although there have been …

Pothole detection using image enhancement GAN and object detection network

H Salaudeen, E Çelebi - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many datasets used to train artificial intelligence systems to recognize potholes, such as the
challenging sequences for autonomous driving (CCSAD) and the Pacific Northwest road …

A cross-cultural comparison of new implemented sustainable wine tourism strategies during the COVID-19 crisis

G Szolnoki, S Bail, M Tafel, A Feher, C Veith - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
To compensate for loss of business during the COVID-19 crisis, wineries in the tourism
industry had to apply new strategies. In order to collect and compare these newly developed …