Submissions from 2022
Autonomous diagnosis of pediatric cutaneous vascular anomalies using a convolutional neural network, Palak Patel, Katelyn Ragland, Brianna Robertson, Gabriel Ragusa, Christine Wiley, Jacob Miller, and Robert Jullens
American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors, Cheryl L. Rock, Cynthia A. Thomson, Kristen R. Sullivan, Carol L. Howe, Lawrence H. Kushi, Bette J. Caan, and Marian L. Neuhouser
Distinguishing nanoparticle drug release mechanisms by asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation, Sheyda Shakiba, Saba Shariati, Haoran Wu, Carlos E. Astete, Rafael Cueto, Elham H. Fini, and Debora F. Rodrigues
Advances in non-invasive biosensing measures to monitor wound healing progression, Walker D. Short, Oluyinka O. Olutoye, Benjamin W. Padon, Umang M. Parikh, Daniel Colchado, Hima Vangapandu, and Shayan Shams
Point-of-care treatment of geometrically complex midfacial critical-sized bone defects with 3D-Printed scaffolds and autologous stromal vascular fraction, Srujan Singh, Ethan L. Nyberg, Aine N. O'Sullivan, Ashley Farris, Alexandra N. Rindone, Nicholas Zhang, and Emma C. Whitehead
Tailoring Physical Properties of Dual-Network Acrylamide Hydrogel Composites by Engineering Molecular Structures of the Cross-linked Network, Dongwan Son, Hwanmin Hwang, Jake F. Fontenot, Changjae Lee, Jangwook P. Jung, and Myungwoong Kim
Feline Adipose Derived Multipotent Stromal Cell Transdifferentiation Into Functional Insulin Producing Cell Clusters, Takashi Taguchi, Wei Duan, Wendy Wolfson, Brandy Duhon, Emily G. Halphen, and Mandi J. Lopez
Agmatine Administration Effects on Equine Gastric Ulceration and Lameness, Takashi Taguchi, Francisco J. Morales Yniguez, Catherine Takawira, Frank M. Andrews, and Mandi J. Lopez
PLGA Nanoparticles Uptake in Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth and Oral Keratinocyte Stem Cells, Maria Tizu, Ion Mărunțelu, Bogdan Mihai Cristea, Claudiu Nistor, Nikolay Ishkitiev, Zornitsa Mihaylova, and Rozaliya Tsikandelova
Spatial transcriptomics reveals metabolic changes underly age-dependent declines in digit regeneration, Robert J. Tower, Emily Busse, Josue Jaramillo, Michelle Lacey, Kevin Hoffseth, Anyonya R. Guntur, and Jennifer Simkin
Dehydrated Human Amniotic-Chorionic Membrane Reduces Incisional Hernia Formation in an Animal Model, Aran Yoo, Celia Short, Mandi J. Lopez, Catherine Takawira, Kazi N. Islam, Patrick Greiffenstein, and Ian Hodgdon
Low-Cost Resin 3-D Printing for Rapid Prototyping of Microdevices: Opportunities for Supporting Aquatic Germplasm Repositories, Nikolas C. Zuchowicz, Jorge A. Belgodere, Yue Liu, Ignatius Semmes, William Todd Monroe, and Terrence R. Tiersch
An automated modular open-technology device to measure and adjust concentration of aquatic sperm samples for cryopreservation, Nikolas Zuchowicz, Yue Liu, W Todd Monroe, and Terrence R. Tiersch
Submissions from 2021
Development of an analysis tool for deterministic and probabilistic viscoelastic continuum damage approach, A. Al Assi, H. Sadek, C. Massarra, M. Sadeq, and C.J. Friedland
Probabilistic Viscoelastic Continuum Damage Approach for Fatigue Life Prediction of Asphalt Mixtures: Challenges and Opportunities, Ayat Al Assi, Husam Sadek, Carol Massarra, and Carol J. Friedland
Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Intra-Articular Injection of Tin-117m (117mSn) Radiosynoviorthesis Agent for Management of Naturally Occurring Elbow Osteoarthritis in Dogs: A Pilot Study, Karanvir S. Aulakh, Mandi J. Lopez, Caleb Hudson, Lorrie Gaschen, Michelle Fabiani, Brian Beale, and Frank M. Andrews
Attenuating Fibrotic Markers of Patient-Derived Dermal Fibroblasts by Thiolated Lignin Composites, Jorge A. Belgodere, Dongwan Son, Bokyoung Jeon, Jongwon Choe, Anna C. Guidry, Adam X. Bao, and Syed A. Zamin
Correction to Modulating Mechanical Properties of Collagen–Lignin Composites, Jorge A. Belgodere, Syed A. Zamin, Ryan M. Kalinoski, Carlos E. Astete, Joseph C. Penrod, Katie M. Hamel, Bert C. Lynn, Jai S. Rudra, Jian Shi, and Jangwook P. Jung
Technical and Social Approaches to Study Shoreline Change of Kuakata, Bangladesh, Nazla Bushra, Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Robert V. Rohli, Carol J. Friedland, and Adilur Rahim
Fate of Biodegradable Engineered Nanoparticles Used in Veterinary Medicine as Delivery Systems from a One Health Perspective, Constantin Cerbu, Melanie Kah, Jason C. White, Carlos E. Astete, and Cristina M. Sabliov
The cell-free system: A new apparatus for affordable, sensitive, and portable healthcare, Caroline E. Copeland, Adam Langlois, Jeehye Kim, and Yong-Chan Kwon
Phenolic contents, antioxidant potential and associated colour in sweet sorghum syrups compared to other commercial syrup sweeteners, Gillian Eggleston, Stephen Boue, Karen Bett-Garber, Chardcie Verret, Alexa Triplett, and Peter Bechtel
Mild upgrading of biomass pyrolysis vapors via ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis over an iron-montmorillonite catalyst, Candice R. Ellison and Dorin Boldor
Breast Cancer Reconstruction: Design Criteria for a Humanized Microphysiological System, Trivia Frazier, Christopher Williams, Michael Henderson, Tamika Duplessis, Emma Rogers, Xiying Wu, and Katie Hamel
Closure to “Multiobjective Optimization of Postdisaster Reconstruction Processes for Ensuring Long-Term Socioeconomic Benefits” by Pedram Ghannad, Yong-Cheol Lee, Carol J. Friedland, Jin Ouk Choi, and Eunhwa Yang, Pedram Ghannad, Yong-Cheol Lee, Carol J. Friedland, Jin Ouk Choi, and Eunhwa Yang
Age-Dependent Changes in Bone Architecture, Patterning, and Biomechanics During Skeletal Regeneration, Kevin Hoffseth, Emily Busse, Josue Jaramillo, Jennifer Simkin, Michelle Lacey, and Mimi C. Sammarco
A new approach to analyzing regenerated bone quality in the mouse digit amputation model using semi-automatic processing of microCT data, Kevin F. Hoffseth, Jennifer Simkin, Emily Busse, Kennon Stewart, James Watt, Andrew Chapple, and Aaron Hargrove
Relationship Embeddedness in Construction Project Teams: The Effect of Social Behaviors on Relational Behaviors, James Ogechi Kereri, Carol Friedland, Christofer Harper, and Isabelina Nahmens
Lignin–Zein Composite: Synthesis, Three-Dimensional Printing, and Microbial Degradation, Jin Gyun Lee, Yusheng Guo, Jorge A. Belgodere, Ahmed Al Harraq, Aubry A. Hymel, Amber J. Pete, Kalliat T. Valsaraj, Michael G. Benton, Mary G. Miller, Jangwook P. Jung, et al.
Editorial: Cell-Free Synthetic Biology, Jian Li, Yong-Chan Kwon, Yuan Lu, and Simon J. Moore
Detection of pancreatic cancer by convolutional-neural-network-assisted spontaneous Raman spectroscopy with critical feature visualization, Zhongqiang Li, Zheng Li, Qing Chen, Alexandra Ramos, Jian Zhang, J Philip Boudreaux, and Ramcharan Thiagarajan
Detection of pancreatic cancer by indocyanine green-assisted fluorescence imaging in the first and second near-infrared windows, Zhongqiang Li, Zheng Li, Alexandra Ramos, J Philip Boudreaux, Ramcharan Thiagarajan, Yvette Bren Mattison, and Michael E. Dunham
Customising flood damage functions to estimate the carbon footprint of flood‐related home repairs, Elizabeth Matthews, Carol Friedland, and Ahossin Alsadi
Dark-field hyperspectral imaging for label free detection of nano-bio-materials, Nishir Mehta, Sushant P. Sahu, Shahensha Shaik, Ram Devireddy, and Manas Ranjan Gartia
Multimodal Label-Free Monitoring of Adipogenic Stem Cell Differentiation Using Endogenous Optical Biomarkers, Nishir Mehta, Shahensha Shaik, Alisha Prasad, Ardalan Chaichi, Sushant P. Sahu, Qianglin Liu, and Syed Mohammad Hasan
Multiphysics numerical modeling of the continuous flow microwave-assisted transesterification process, Nishir Mehta, Shahensha Shaik, Alisha Prasad, Ardalan Chaichi, Sushant P. Sahu, Qianglin Liu, and Syed Mohammad Hasan
Present vs. Future Property Losses From a 100-Year Coastal Flood: A Case Study of Grand Isle, Louisiana, R.B. Mostafiz, N. Bushra, R.V. Rohli, C.J. Friedland, and M.A. Rahim
Comparison of Neighborhood-Scale, Residential Property Flood-Loss Assessment Methodologies, R.B. Mostafiz, C.J. Friedland, M.A. Rahman, R.V. Rohli, E. Tate, N. Bushra, and A. Taghinezhad
Property Risk Assessment of Sinkhole Hazard in Louisiana, U.S.A, R.B. Mostafiz, C.J. Friedland, R.V. Rohli, and N. Bushra
Property Risk Assessment for Expansive Soils in Louisiana, R.B. Mostafiz, C.J. Friedland, R.V. Rohli, N. Bushra, and C.L. Held
Microwave-assisted lignin liquefaction in hydrazine and ethylene glycol: Reaction pathways via response surface methodology, Divine B. Nde, Mohamad Barekati-Goudarzi, Pranjali D. Muley, Lavrent Khachatryan, and Dorin Boldor
Microwave assisted pyrolysis of Kraft lignin in single mode high-Q resonant cavities: Degradation kinetics, product chemical composition, and numerical modeling, Divine B. Nde, Pranjali D. Muley, Cristina M. Sabliov, Sue E. Nokes, and Dorin Boldor
Analytical Framework for Homeowner-Focused Computational Cost-Benefit Mitigation Decision Making, Fatemeh Orooji and Carol J. Friedland
Average annual wind loss libraries to support resilient housing and community decision-making, Fatemeh Orooji and Carol J. Friedland
Prevention of infection caused by enteropathogenic E. coli O157:H7 in intestinal cells using enrofloxacin entrapped in polymer based nanocarriers, Sachin Paudel, Janire Peña-Bahamonde, Sheyda Shakiba, Carlos E. Astete, Stacey M. Louie, Cristina M. Sabliov, and Debora F. Rodrigues
Prevention of infection caused by enteropathogenic E. coli O157:H7 in intestinal cells using enrofloxacin entrapped in polymer based nanocarriers, Sachin Paudel, Janire Peña-Bahamonde, Sheyda Shakiba, Carlos E. Astete, Stacey M. Louie, Cristina M. Sabliov, and Debora F. Rodrigues
Characterization of fibrillar collagen isoforms in infarcted mouse hearts using second harmonic generation imaging, Sushant P. Sahu, Qianglin Liu, Alisha Prasad, Syed Mohammad Hasan, Qun Liu, Maria Ximena Rodriguez, and Orna Mukhopadhyay
Effects of engineered lignin-graft-PLGA and zein-based nanoparticles on soybean health, Fallon Salinas, Carlos E. Astete, John H. Waldvogel, Sara Navarro, Jason C. White, Wade Elmer, and Carlos Tamez
microRNA Sequencing of CD34+ Sorted Adipose Stem Cells Undergoing Endotheliogenesis, Shahensha Shaik, Elizabeth Martin, Daniel Hayes, Jeffrey Gimble, and Ram Devireddy
microRNA Sequencing of CD34+ Sorted Adipose Stem Cells Undergoing Endotheliogenesis, Shahensha Shaik, Elizabeth Martin, Daniel Hayes, Jeffrey Gimble, and Ram Devireddy
Asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) with fluorescence and multi-detector analysis for direct, real-time, size-resolved measurements of drug release from polymeric nanoparticles, Sheyda Shakiba, Carlos E. Astete, Rafael Cueto, Debora F. Rodrigues, Cristina M. Sabliov, and Stacey M. Louie
Development of pelleted feed containing probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Jerusalem artichoke for Nile Tilapia and its biocompatibility studies, Unchaleeporn Sribounoy, Nopadon Pirarat, Kevin Mis Solval, Subramaniam Sathivel, and Arranee Chotiko
Twin reactor catalytic assisted pyrolysis for food court waste conversion into high end chemicals, Răzvan Nicolae State, Gabriela Ionescu, Mariana Pătrașcu, Adrian Volceanov, Dorin Boldor, and Cosmin Mărculescu
Stability and ocular biodistribution of topically administered PLGA nanoparticles, Sean Swetledge, Renee Carter, Rhett Stout, Carlos E. Astete, Jangwook P. Jung, and Cristina M. Sabliov
Distribution of polymeric nanoparticles in the eye: implications in ocular disease therapy, Sean Swetledge, Jangwook P. Jung, Renee Carter, and Cristina Sabliov
Benefit-cost analysis of flood-mitigated residential buildings in Louisiana, Arash Taghinezhad, Carol J. Friedland, and Robert V. Rohli
Predictive Statistical Cost Estimation Model for Existing Single Family Home Elevation Projects, Arash Taghinezhad, Carol J. Friedland, Robert V. Rohli, Brian D. Marx, Jeffrey Giering, and Isabelina Nahmens
An overview of de novo bone generation in animal models, Takashi Taguchi and Mandi J. Lopez
Evaluation of canine adipose-derived multipotent stromal cell differentiation to ligamentoblasts on tensioned collagen type I templates in a custom bioreactor culture system, Takashi Taguchi, Nan Zhang, Dominique Angibeau, Kathryn P. Spivey, and Mandi J. Lopez
Temperature dependence of density and viscosity of biobutanol-gasoline blends, Daniel Trost, Adam Polcar, Dorin Boldor, Divine Bup Nde, Artur Wolak, and Vojtĕch Kumbár
Potentials of sustainable electricity production from sawdust by small-scale wood transformation units: a case study in Cameroon, Kewir Fannyuy Veeyee, Nde Divine Bup, Dorin Boldor, and Nkeng George Elambo
Submissions from 2020
Lignin-Graft-Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) Acid Biopolymers for Polymeric Nanoparticle Synthesis, Carlos E. Astete, Judith U. De Mel, Sudipta Gupta, YeRim Noh, Markus Bleuel, Gerald J. Schneider, and Cristina M. Sabliov
Lignin-Graft-Poly(lactic--glycolic) Acid Biopolymers for Polymeric Nanoparticle Synthesis, Carlos E. Astete, Judith U. De Mel, Sudipta Gupta, YeRim Noh, Markus Bleuel, Gerald J. Schneider, and Cristina M. Sabliov
Census-Block-Level Property Risk Estimation Due to Extreme Cold Temperature, Hail, Lightning, and Tornadoes in Louisiana, United States, Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Carol J. Friedland, Robert V. Rohli, Melanie Gall, Nazla Bushra, and Joshua M. Gilliland
Lignin-graft-PLGA drug-delivery system improves efficacy of MEK1/2 inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer cell line, C Ethan Byrne, Carlos E. Astete, Manibarathi Vaithiyanathan, Adam T. Melvin, Mahsa Moradipour, Stephen E. Rankin, and Barbara L. Knutson
Lignin-graft-PLGA drug-delivery system improves efficacy of MEK1/2 inhibitors in triple-negative breast cancer cell line, C Ethan Byrne, Carlos E. Astete, Manibarathi Vaithiyanathan, Adam T. Melvin, Mahsa Moradipour, Stephen E. Rankin, and Barbara L. Knutson
Alternating magnetic field mediated release of fluorophores from magnetic nanoparticles by hysteretic heating, Jonathan S. Casey, Julien H. Arrizabalaga, Mohammad Abu-Laban, Jeffrey C. Becca, Benjamin J. Rose, Kevin T. Strickland, and Jacob B. Bursavich
Tissue-engineered autologous grafts for facial bone reconstruction, David Chen, Josephine Y. Wu, Kelsey M. Kennedy, Keith Yeager, Jonathan C. Bernhard, Johnathan J. Ng, and Brandon K. Zimmerman
Investigation of microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass with char in a rectangular waveguide applicator with built-in phase-shifting, Candice Raffaela Ellison, Ryan Hoff, Cosmin Mărculescu, and Dorin Boldor
Engineering Extracellular Matrix Proteins to Enhance Cardiac Regeneration After Myocardial Infarction, Hamid Esmaeili, Chaoyang Li, Xing Fu, and Jangwook P. Jung
Cardiac Fibrosis and Cardiac Fibroblast Lineage-Tracing: Recent Advances, Xing Fu, Qianglin Liu, Chaoyang Li, Yuxia Li, and Leshan Wang
If Mitigation Saves $6 Per Every $1 Spent, Then Why Are We Not Investing More? A Louisiana Perspective on a National Issue, Melanie Gall and Carol J. Friedland
Multiobjective Optimization of Postdisaster Reconstruction Processes for Ensuring Long-Term Socioeconomic Benefits, Pedram Ghannad, Yong-Cheol Lee, Carol J. Friedland, Jin Ouk Choi, and Eunhwa Yang
It's all Downhill from Here: A forecast of subsidence rates in the lower Mississippi River industrial corridor, Joseph B. Harris, T. Andrew Joyner, Robert V. Rohli, Carol J. Friedland, and William C. Tollefson
Dynamically Coordinates the Myogenesis of Fetal Bovine Tissue by Adjusting Chromatin Accessibility, Xin Hu, Yishen Xing, Xing Fu, Qiyuan Yang, Ling Ren, Yahui Wang, and Qian Li
Tuning the Cell-Free Protein Synthesis System for Biomanufacturing of Monomeric Human Filaggrin, Jeehye Kim, Caroline E. Copeland, Kosuke Seki, Bastian Vögeli, and Yong-Chan Kwon
Microfabrication of low-cost customisable counting chambers for standardised estimation of sperm concentration, Yue Liu, Megan Chesnut, Amy Guitreau, Jacob Beckham, Adam Melvin, Jason Eades, and Terrence R. Tiersch
Significant correlation of bone material strength index as measured by the OsteoProbe with Vickers and Rockwell hardness, Franklin S. Ly, Alexander Proctor, Kevin Hoffseth, Henry T. Yang, and Paul K. Hansma
Binary Building Attribute Imputation, Evaluation, and Comparison Approaches for Hurricane Damage Data Sets, Carol C. Massarra, Carol J. Friedland, Brian D. Marx, and J. Casey Dietrich
Decellularized Adipose Tissue: Biochemical Composition, in vivo Analysis and Potential Clinical Applications, Omair A. Mohiuddin, Brett Campbell, J Nicholas Poche, Caasy Thomas-Porch, Daniel A. Hayes, Bruce A. Bunnell, and Jeffrey M. Gimble
Experimental Model of Zygomatic and Mandibular Defects to Support the Development of Custom Three-Dimensional--Printed Bone Scaffolds, Clairissa Mulloy, Richard F. Guidry, Silpa Sharma, Adam Prevot, Ian R. Wisecarver, Catherine Takawira, and Luis Marrero
Classification of tracheal stenosis in children based on computational aerodynamics, William J. Poynot, Keith A. Gonthier, Michael E. Dunham, and Tyler W. Crosby
Non-toxic freezing media to retain the stem cell reserves in adipose tissues, Shahensha Shaik, Xiying Wu, Jeffrey M. Gimble, and Ram Devireddy
Emerging investigator series: Polymeric nanocarriers for agricultural applications: Synthesis, characterization, and environmental and biological interactions, Sheyda Shakiba, Carlos E. Astete, Sachin Paudel, Cristina M. Sabliov, Debora F. Rodrigues, and Stacey M. Louie
Machine intelligence for nerve conduit design and production, Caleb E. Stewart, Chin Fung Kelvin Kan, Brody R. Stewart, Henry W. Sanicola III, Jangwook P. Jung, Olawale A. R. Sulaiman, and Dadong Wang
An Imputation of First-Floor Elevation Data for the Avoided Loss Analysis of Flood-Mitigated Single-Family Homes in Louisiana, United States, Arash Taghinezhad, Carol J. Friedland, Robert V. Rohli, and Brian D. Marx
A Surgical Simulator for Tympanostomy Tube Insertion Incorporating Capacitive Sensing Technology to Track Instrument Placement, Vilija J. Vaitaitis, Michael E. Dunham, Yong-Chan Kwon, Wyatt C. Mayer, Adele K. Evans, Amari J. Baker, and Kyla D. Walker
Submissions from 2019
Combinatorial Delivery of miRNA-Nanoparticle Conjugates in Human Adipose Stem Cells for Amplified Osteogenesis, Mohammad Abu-Laban, Prakash Hamal, Julien H. Arrizabalaga, Anoosha Forghani, Asela S. Dikkumbura, Raju R. Kumal, and Louis H. Haber
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy improves short-term limb use after canine tibial plateau leveling osteotomy, Kate Barnes, Alex Faludi, Catherine Takawira, Karanvir Aulakh, Nathalie Rademacher, Chin-Chi Liu, and Mandi J. Lopez
Modulating Mechanical Properties of Collagen–Lignin Composites, Jorge A. Belgodere, Syed A. Zamin, Ryan M. Kalinoski, Carlos E. Astete, Joseph C. Penrod, Katie M. Hamel, Bert C. Lynn, Jai S. Rudra, Jian Shi, and Jangwook P. Jung
Topical nanodelivery system of lutein for the prevention of selenite-induced cataract, Ede Bodoki, Oliviu Vostinaru, Ovidiu Samoila, Elena Dinte, Andreea E. Bodoki, Sean Swetledge, and Carlos E. Astete
Topical nanodelivery system of lutein for the prevention of selenite-induced cataractTopical nanodelivery system of lutein for the prevention of selenite-induced cataract, Ede Bodoki, Oliviu Vostinaru, Ovidiu Samoila, Elena Dinte, Andreea E. Bodoki, Sean Swetledge, Carlos E. Astete, and Cristina M. Sabliov
ERK1/2 signaling induces skeletal muscle slow fiber-type switching and reduces muscular dystrophy disease severity, Justin G. Boyer, Vikram Prasad, Taejeong Song, Donghoon Lee, Xing Fu, Kelly M. Grimes, and Michelle A. Sargent
Energy potential and properties of food court waste-FCW as fuel towards circular economy, Cora Bulmau, Gabriela Ionescu, Raluca Nicoleta Tirtea, Cosmin Marculescu, and Dorin Boldor
Thermal performance and surface analysis of steel-supported platinum nanoparticles designed for bio-oil catalytic upconversion during radio frequency-based inductive heating, Jacob Bursavich, Mohammad Abu-Laban, Pranjali D. Muley, Dorin Boldor, and Daniel J. Hayes
Improvement of Tribological and Biocompatibility Properties of Orthopedic Materials Using Piezoelectric Direct Discharge Plasma Surface Modification, Ardalan Chaichi, Alisha Prasad, Lijesh Kootta Parambil, Shahensha Shaik, Ali Hemmasian Ettefagh, Vinod Dasa, and Shengmin Guo
Effect of Surfactant Concentrations on Physicochemical Properties and Functionality of Curcumin Nanoemulsions Under Conditions Relevant to Commercial Utilization, Thanida Chuacharoen, Sehanat Prasongsuk, and Cristina M. Sabliov
Comparative effects of curcumin when delivered in a nanoemulsion or nanoparticle form for food applications: Study on stability and lipid oxidation inhibition, Thanida Chuacharoen and Cristina M. Sabliov
Understanding the causes of calcium carbonate crystal growth and inhibition during the carbonatation refining of raw sugars, Marsha Cole, Gillian Eggleston, and Ya-Jane Wang
Sequential Extraction and Characterization of Lignin-Derived Compounds from Thermochemically Processed Biorefinery Lignins, Luke A. Dodge, Ryan M. Kalinoski, Lalitendu Das, Jacob Bursavich, Pranjali Muley, Dorin Boldor, and Jian Shi