Many microorganisms use cilia to propel themselves in low Reynolds number ($ Re $)
environments. In this work, we study the dynamics of a composite cilium consisting of an elastic …

We consider a cylinder immersed in viscous fluid moving near a flat substrate covered by an
incompressible viscoelastic fluid layer, and study the effect of the fluid viscoelasticity on the …

Background Clostridium acetobutylicum, a gram-positive and spore-forming anaerobe, is a
major strain for the fermentative production of acetone, butanol and ethanol. But a previously …

Accurate forecasting of hourly water demand is essential for effective and sustainable
operation, and the cost-effective management of water distribution networks. Unlike monthly or …

Clostridium acetobutylicum, a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium, is capable
of using a wide variety of carbon sources to produce acetone, butanol and ethanol. To …

d-xylose utilization is a key issue for lignocellulosic biomass fermentation, and a major
problem in this process is carbon catabolite repression (CCR). In this investigation, solvent-…

N-Acetyl-d-neuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) can be produced from N-acetyl-d-glucosamine (GlcNAc)
and pyruvate by a chemoenzymatic process in which an alkaline-catalyzed epimerization …

Many eukaryotic microorganisms propelled by multiple flagella can swim very rapidly with
distinct gaits. Here, we model a three-dimensional mutiflagellate swimmer, resembling the …

An increasing number of studies aim to improve and perfect the evaluation system for
assessing greenspace exposure, yet it may also become more difficult to apply the evaluation …

Recent studies revealed that insect chemosensory proteins (CSPs) both play essential roles
in insect olfaction and insect resistance. However, functional evidence supporting the …