Lossy and Lossless Compression for BioFilm Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) DOI Creative Commons
Max Faykus, Jon C. Calhoun, Melissa C. Smith

et al.

Published: Nov. 10, 2023

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a fast and non-destructive technology for bacterial biofilm imaging. However, OCT generates approximately 100 GB per flow cell, which complicates storage data sharing. Data reduction reduces complications by reducing overhead the amount of transferred. This work leverages similarities between layers images to minimize in order improve compression. paper evaluates 5 lossless 2 lossy state-of-the-art compressors as well pre-processing techniques reduce data. Reduction are evaluated determine compressor has most significant compression ratio while maintaining strong bandwidth minimal image distortion. Results show SZ with frame before able achieve highest CR 204.6 × on its higher error bounds. The maximum bounds ∼ 41MB/s, decompression bandwidth, it outperform ZFP achieving 67MB/s.

Language: Английский

Balancing the consequences of in-water cleaning of biofouling to improve ship efficiency and reduce biosecurity risk DOI Creative Commons

Chris Scianni,

Eugene Georgiades,

Ralitsa Mihaylova

et al.

Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Aug. 11, 2023

Effective environmental policy often involves introducing and maintaining important activities with positive outcomes while minimizing consequences; essentially decoupling a activity from its negative impacts. In-water cleaning (IWC) of biofouling ships’ submerged surfaces is an example (e.g., optimal ship energy efficiency decreased biosecurity risk) unintended consequences release living organisms, biocides, microplastics). Several approaches exist to mitigate these consequences, including debris capture, primary secondary treatment removed particulate dissolved materials. However, it unlikely that will eliminate risk. Policy makers should be aware the full suite risks related IWC tradeoffs consider when balancing mitigation approaches.

Language: Английский

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Effects of flow-induced electromagnetic field and surface roughness on antifouling activity of phenolic compounds DOI

Faris Aldossari,

Shyue Chen Leong,

M. Al-Dossari

et al.

Biofouling, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 40(7), P. 402 - 414

Published: July 11, 2024

Microbial fouling involves the physicochemical interactions between microorganisms and solid surfaces. An electromagnetic field (EMF) may change diffusion rates of microbial cells electrical double layer around contacting In current study, polycardanol exhibiting antibiofouling activity was modified with ferromagnetic iron oxide (IO) to investigate EMF effects on bacterial adhesion. When there a flow electrolyte that contained cells, flow-induced generated according Faraday's principle. It observed IO-ionic solution (IS)-modified surfaces, an induced 44, 53, 66 nA, showed decreases in adhesion bacteria more than unmodified (polycardanol) IO-nanoparticles-modified ones. addition effects, nano-scale uniform roughness surfaces appeared play important role reduction cell The results demonstrated IOIS-modified surface (3.2 × 10

Language: Английский

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Comprehensive Data Analysis of Anticorrosion, Antifouling Agents, and the Efficiency of Corrosion Inhibitors in CO 2 Pipelines DOI

Vineeth Simhadri,

Kukatlapalli Pradeep Kumar,

P. Vijaya

et al.

Published: Aug. 30, 2024

This study explores the various methods that are being proposed for their anticorrosion and antifouling capabilities also reviews unique properties make them suitable such applications. Special attention has been given to problem of corrosion in CO 2 pipelines, considering inhibitors currently used performing statistical analysis about if how factors as temperature, flow velocity, pH, pressure affect rate pipelines. Tests including ANOVA, correlation, graph analyses were conducted explore relationships, conclusions drawn data collected.

Language: Английский

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Unlocking the Antibiofilm Potential of Natural Compounds by Targeting the NADH:quinone Oxidoreductase WrbA DOI Creative Commons

A. Ratti,

Enrico Mario Alessandro Fassi, Fabio Forlani

et al.

Antioxidants, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(8), P. 1612 - 1612

Published: Aug. 14, 2023

Biofilm-dwelling cells endure adverse conditions, including oxidative imbalances. The NADH:quinone oxidoreductase enzyme WrbA has a crucial role in the mechanism of action antibiofilm molecules such as ellagic and salicylic acids. This study aimed to exploit potential scaffold valuable target for identifying compounds at non-lethal concentrations. A three-dimensional computational model, based on published structure, was used screen natural from virtual library 800,000 compounds. Fisetin, morin, purpurogallin, NZ028, NZ034, along with reference compound acid, were selected. effect tested concentrations evaluating cell-adhesion wild-type WrbA-deprived Escherichia coli strains through fluorochrome-based microplate assays. It shown that, except all selected exhibited notable effects. Purpurogallin NZ034 showed excellent performances lowest concentration 0.5 μM, line acid. observed loss activity level reactive oxygen species mutant strain, correlation terms contributing ligand-binding free energy WrbA, strongly indicates WrbA-dependency purpurogallin NZ034. Overall, molecular successfully employed identify active concentrations, thus revealing, first time, efficacy

Language: Английский

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1
Lossy and Lossless Compression for BioFilm Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) DOI Creative Commons
Max Faykus, Jon C. Calhoun, Melissa C. Smith

et al.

Published: Nov. 10, 2023

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a fast and non-destructive technology for bacterial biofilm imaging. However, OCT generates approximately 100 GB per flow cell, which complicates storage data sharing. Data reduction reduces complications by reducing overhead the amount of transferred. This work leverages similarities between layers images to minimize in order improve compression. paper evaluates 5 lossless 2 lossy state-of-the-art compressors as well pre-processing techniques reduce data. Reduction are evaluated determine compressor has most significant compression ratio while maintaining strong bandwidth minimal image distortion. Results show SZ with frame before able achieve highest CR 204.6 × on its higher error bounds. The maximum bounds ∼ 41MB/s, decompression bandwidth, it outperform ZFP achieving 67MB/s.

Language: Английский

Citations

1