Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 291: In Vitro Digestion of Human Milk: Influence of the Lactation Stage on the Micellar Carotenoids Content Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080291 Authors: Xavier Garrido-López Aguayo-Maldonado Garrido-Fernández Fontecha Pérez-Gálvez Human milk is a complex fluid with nutritive and non-nutritive functions specifically structured to cover the needs of the newborn. The present study started with the study of carotenoid composition during...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 290: Anticancer Activity of Essential Oils and Other Extracts from Aromatic Plants Grown in Greece Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080290 Authors: Fitsiou Pappa Aromatic plants have a long and significant history in the traditional medicine of many countries. Nowadays, there is an increasing interest in investigating the biological properties of aromatic plant extracts mainly due to their diversity, high availability, and low toxicity. Greece is abundant...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 289: The Modern Use of an Ancient Plant: Exploring the Antioxidant and Nutraceutical Potential of the Maltese Mushroom (Cynomorium Coccineum L.) Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080289 Authors: Paolo Zucca Sidonie Bellot Antonio Rescigno In the continuous scientific search for new safe and effective drugs, there has recently been a rediscovery of natural substances as a potential reservoir of innovative therapeutic solutions for human health, with the...
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Arts, Vol. 8, Pages 101: Shapeshifting the Scottish Borders: A Geopoetic Dance of Place Arts doi: 10.3390/arts8030101 Authors: Claire Pençak In this paper, I unite dance theory and practice and geopoetics in order to reflect on edges, peripheries and borders in a geographic region, the Scottish Borders, where the dominant cultural narrative is and has historically been based on rivalry. I draw here on the writing of the Scottish poet-philosopher Kenneth White, the practices of specific...
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Bioengineering, Vol. 6, Pages 68: Biomechanical Role and Motion Contribution of Ligaments and Bony Constraints in the Elbow Stability: A Preliminary Study Bioengineering doi: 10.3390/bioengineering6030068 Authors: Elisa Panero Laura Gastaldi Mara Terzini Cristina Bignardi Arman Sard Stefano Pastorelli In flexion–extension motion, the interaction of several ligaments and bones characterizes the elbow joint stability. The aim of this preliminary study was to quantify...
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Bioengineering, Vol. 6, Pages 67: Impact of Four Protein Additives in Cryogels on Osteogenic Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Bioengineering doi: 10.3390/bioengineering6030067 Authors: Victor Häussling Sebastian Deninger Laura Vidoni Helen Rinderknecht Marc Ruoß Christian Arnscheidt Kiriaki Athanasopulu Ralf Kemkemer Andreas K. Nussler Sabrina Ehnert Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (Ad-MSCs) have great potential...
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Biology, Vol. 8, Pages 59: Molecular Characterization of Twenty-Five Marine Cyanobacteria Isolated from Coastal Regions of Ireland Biology doi: 10.3390/biology8030059 Authors: Shiels Browne Donovan Murray Saha Twenty-five marine cyanobacteria isolated from Irish coasts were characterized based on their morphological characters and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. In addition, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) isoenzyme banding patterns were used...
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Biomimetics, Vol. 4, Pages 55: What Does a Hand-Over Tell?—Individuality of Short Motion Sequences Biomimetics doi: 10.3390/biomimetics4030055 Authors: Holger H. Bekemeier Jonathan W. Maycock Helge J. Ritter How much information with regard to identity and further individual participantcharacteristics are revealed by relatively short spatio-temporal motion trajectories of a person?We study this question by selecting a set of individual participant characteristics and analysingmotion...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 349: Are Inositol Polyphosphates the Missing Link in Dynamic Cullin RING Ligase Regulation by the COP9 Signalosome? Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080349 Authors: Xiaozhe Zhang Feng Rao The E3 ligase activity of Cullin RING Ligases (CRLs) is controlled by cycles of neddylation/deneddylation and intimately regulated by the deneddylase COP9 Signalosome (CSN), one of the proteasome lid-CSN-initiation factor 3 (PCI) domain-containing “Zomes”...
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Biosensors, Vol. 9, Pages 99: Dielectrophoresis Multipath Focusing of Microparticles through Perforated Electrodes in Microfluidic Channels Biosensors doi: 10.3390/bios9030099 Authors: Anas Alazzam Mohammad Al-Khaleel Mohamed Kamel Riahi Bobby Mathew Amjad Gawanmeh Vahé Nerguizian This paper presents focusing of microparticles in multiple paths within the direction of the flow using dielectrophoresis. The focusing of microparticles is realized through partially perforated...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 191: Gambling Problems and Alexithymia: A Systematic Review Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9080191 Authors: Marchetti Verrocchio Porcelli Among the factors that are thought to underlie gambling problems, alexithymia has been recognized to contribute to their development. For the first time, we reviewed the literature on the relationship between alexithymia and gambling. A systematic search of literature was run in the major reference databases...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 190: Neuroimaging in Pediatric Epilepsy Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9080190 Authors: Shaikh Torres Takeoka Pediatric epilepsy presents with various diagnostic challenges. Recent advances in neuroimaging play an important role in the diagnosis, management and in guiding the treatment of pediatric epilepsy. Structural neuroimaging techniques such as CT and MRI can identify underlying structural abnormalities associated with epileptic focus....
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1132: HLA Expression in Uveal Melanoma: An Indicator of Malignancy and a Modifiable Immunological Target Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081132 Authors: Souri Wierenga Mulder Jochemsen Jager Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, and gives rise to metastases in 50% of cases. The presence of an inflammatory phenotype is a well-known risk factor for the development of metastases. This inflammatory phenotype...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1130: MicroRNA-361: A Multifaceted Player Regulating Tumor Aggressiveness and Tumor Microenvironment Formation Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081130 Authors: Daozhi Xu Peixin Dong Ying Xiong Junming Yue Kei Ihira Yosuke Konno Noriko Kobayashi Yukiharu Todo Hidemichi Watari MicroRNA-361-5p (miR-361) expression frequently decreases or is lost in different types of cancers, and contributes to tumor suppression by repressing the expression of...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1131: Isoliquiritigenin Suppresses E2-Induced Uterine Leiomyoma Growth through the Modulation of Cell Death Program and the Repression of ECM Accumulation Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081131 Authors: Po-Han Lin Hsiang-Lin Kung Hsin-Yuan Chen Ko-Chieh Huang Shih-Min Hsia Uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids, are common and prevalent in women of reproductive age. In this study, the effect of Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a licorice flavonoid, on the...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1127: Do GNAQ and GNA11 Differentially Affect Inflammation and HLA Expression in Uveal Melanoma? Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081127 Authors: Christiaan van Weeghel Annemijn P. A. Wierenga Mieke Versluis Thorbald van Hall Pieter A. van der Velden Wilma G. M. Kroes Ulrich Pfeffer Gregorius P. M. Luyten Martine J. Jager Inflammation, characterized by high numbers of infiltrating leukocytes and a high HLA Class I expression, is associated...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1128: CSCs in Breast Cancer—One Size Does Not Fit All: Therapeutic Advances in Targeting Heterogeneous Epithelial and Mesenchymal CSCs Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081128 Authors: Andrew Sulaiman Sarah McGarry Xianghui Han Sheng Liu Lisheng Wang Unlike other breast cancer subtypes, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has no specific targets and is characterized as one of the most aggressive subtypes of breast cancer that disproportionately accounts...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1129: High Level Expression of MHC-II in HPV+ Head and Neck Cancers Suggests that Tumor Epithelial Cells Serve an Important Role as Accessory Antigen Presenting Cells Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081129 Authors: Steven F. Gameiro Farhad Ghasemi John W. Barrett Anthony C. Nichols Joe S. Mymryk High-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are responsible for a subset of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Expression of class II major histocompatibility...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1126: The Hedgehog Signaling Pathway: A Viable Target in Breast Cancer? Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081126 Authors: Priyanka Bhateja Mathew Cherian Sarmila Majumder Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy The hedgehog (Hh) pathway plays a key role in embryonic development and stem cell programs. Deregulation of the Hh pathway is a key driver of basal cell carcinoma, and therapeutic targeting led to approval of Hh inhibitor, vismodegib, in the management of this cancer....
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 851: Factors Affecting Microalgae Production for Biofuels and the Potentials of Chemometric Methods in Assessing and Optimizing Productivity Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080851 Authors: Musa Ayoko Ward Rösch Brown Rainey Microalgae are swift replicating photosynthetic microorganisms with several applications for food, chemicals, medicine and fuel. Microalgae have been identified to be suitable for biofuels production, due to their high lipid contents....
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 850: The Ubiquitin Moiety of Ubi1 Is Required for Productive Expression of Ribosomal Protein eL40 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080850 Authors: Martín-Villanueva Fernández-Pevida Kressler de la Cruz Ubiquitin is a highly conserved small eukaryotic protein. It is generated by proteolytic cleavage of precursor proteins in which it is fused either to itself, constituting a polyubiquitin precursor of head-to-tail monomers, or as a...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 849: HSPA8/HSC70 in Immune Disorders: A Molecular Rheostat that Adjusts Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy Substrates Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080849 Authors: Bonam Ruff Muller HSPA8/HSC70 is a molecular chaperone involved in a wide variety of cellular processes. It plays a crucial role in protein quality control, ensuring the correct folding and re-folding of selected proteins, and controlling the elimination of abnormally-folded conformers and of proteins daily...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 847: HLA-E Polymorphism Determines Susceptibility to BK Virus Nephropathy after Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080847 Authors: Hana Rohn Rafael Tomoya Michita Sabine Schramm Sebastian Dolff Anja Gäckler Johannes Korth Falko M. Heinemann Benjamin Wilde Mirko Trilling Peter A. Horn Andreas Kribben Oliver Witzke Vera Rebmann Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-E is important for the regulation of anti-viral immunity....
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 848: Modulation of Agrin and RhoA Pathways Ameliorates Movement Defects and Synapse Morphology in MYO9A-Depleted Zebrafish Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080848 Authors: Emily O’Connor George Cairns Sally Spendiff David Burns Stefan Hettwer Armin Mäder Juliane Müller Rita Horvath Clarke Slater Andreas Roos Hanns Lochmüller Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a group of rare, inherited disorders characterised by impaired function of the...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 846: Clinical Protocol to Prevent Thrombogenic Effect of Liver-Derived Mesenchymal Cells for Cell-Based Therapies Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080846 Authors: Louise Coppin Mustapha Najimi Julie Bodart Marie-Sophie Rouchon Patrick van der Smissen Stéphane Eeckhoudt Géraldine Dahlqvist Diego Castanares-Zapatero Mina Komuta Sanne L. Brouns Constance C. Baaten Johan W. M. Heemskerk Sandrine Horman Nathalie Belmonte Etienne Sokal Xavier...
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Clean Technol., Vol. 2, Pages 52-70: Review on the Evolution of Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine: Large Wind Turbines Clean Technologies doi: 10.3390/cleantechnol2010004 Authors: Kumar Sivalingam Lim Ramakrishna Wei The objective of the current review is to present the development of a large vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) since its naissance to its current applications. The turbines are critically reviewed in terms of performance, blade configuration, tower design,...
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Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 1, Pages 352-366: Chronotype-Dependent Changes in Sleep Habits Associated with Dim Light Melatonin Onset in the Antarctic Summer Clocks & Sleep doi: 10.3390/clockssleep1030029 Authors: Ana Silva Diego Simón Bruno Pannunzio Cecilia Casaravilla Álvaro Díaz Bettina Tassino Dim light melatonin onset (DLMO) is the most reliable measure of human central circadian timing. Its modulation by light exposure and chronotype has been scarcely approached....
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 92: Evaluation of Malignancy Risk in 18F-FDG PET/CT Thyroid Incidentalomas Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9030092 Authors: Larg Apostu Peștean Gabora Bădulescu Olariu Piciu Thyroid incidentalomas detected by 18 fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) are a real challenge for nuclear medicine physicians and clinicians. This study aimed to evaluate the risk of malignancy for patients...
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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 128: Parageobacillus thermantarcticus, an Antarctic Cell Factory: From Crop Residue Valorization by Green Chemistry to Astrobiology Studies Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11080128 Authors: Finore Lama Donato Romano Tramice Leone Nicolaus Poli Knowledge of Antarctic habitat biodiversity, both marine and terrestrial, has increased considerably in recent years, causing considerable development in the studies of life science related to Antarctica....
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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 127: A Comparison of Systematic Quadrat and Capture-Mark-Recapture Sampling Designs for Assessing Freshwater Mussel Populations Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11080127 Authors: Caitlin S. Carey Jess W. Jones Robert S. Butler Marcella J. Kelly Eric M. Hallerman Our study objective was to compare the relative effectiveness and efficiency of quadrat and capture-mark-recapture (CMR) sampling designs for monitoring mussels. We collected data on a recently reintroduced...
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Environments, Vol. 6, Pages 94: Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment for Onshore Windfarm Siting in Greece Environments doi: 10.3390/environments6080094 Authors: Vagiona Karapanagiotidou The distance between theory and practice in the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process is particularly noticeable. The development of an integrated, comprehensive and systematic approach guided by the related literature is considered to be an ideal condition for enhancing the value...
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Environments, Vol. 6, Pages 93: Perceptions of Multiple Stakeholders about Environmental Issues at a Nature-Based Tourism Destination: The Case of Yakushima Island, Japan Environments doi: 10.3390/environments6080093 Authors: Ifeoluwa Bolanle Adewumi Rie Usui Carolin Funck The success of nature-based tourism destinations depends on the sustainable use of common pool resources (CPRs). More often than not, tourism demands compete for these resources, exerting pressure on them, resulting...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 326: Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) Fruit Extract Alleviates Oxidative Stress, Insulin Resistance, and Inflammation in Hypertrophied 3T3-L1 Adipocytes and Activated RAW 264.7 Macrophages Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080326 Authors: Joanna Zielińska-Wasielica Anna Olejnik Katarzyna Kowalska Mariola Olkowicz Radosław Dembczyński Oxidative stress and inflammation in hypertrophied adipose tissue with excessive fat accumulation play a crucial role in the development...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 324: Identification of the Non-Volatile Taste-Active Components in Crab Sauce Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080324 Authors: Liu Xia Wang Chen Crab sauce is a traditional umami seasoning in the coastal cities in South East China. The putative non-volatile taste-active components in crab sauce were measured, and their impacts on the taste were evaluated on the basis of the taste activity value (TAV), omission test, addition test and equivalent umami concentration...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 325: Effect of Different Packaging Methods on Protein Oxidation and Degradation of Grouper (Epinephelus coioides) During Refrigerated Storage Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080325 Authors: Zhang Huang Xie This study investigates the effect of different packaging methods—namely, air packaging (AP), vacuum packaging (VP), and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP)—on the protein oxidation and degradation of grouper (Epinephelus coioides) fillets...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 322: Quality Evaluation of Oviductus Ranae Based on PUFAs Using HPLC Fingerprint Techniques Combined with Chemometric Methods Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080322 Authors: Hongye Guo Yuanshuai Gan Min Liu Shihan Wang Shuling Ni Yan Zhou Yao Xiao Zhihan Wang Yongsheng Wang Oviductus Ranae is a nutritional product for both medicine and food. Its quality is uneven due to multiple factors. An efficient method was established to evaluate the quality...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 323: Effect of Various Cooking Methods on Technological and Sensory Quality of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080323 Authors: Głuchowski Czarniecka-Skubina Wasiak-Zys Nowak The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of heat treatment salmon quality using the sous-vide method (57 °C, 20 min and 63 °C, 80 min) in comparison with traditional methods (steam cooking, roasting). The yield of process and sensory...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 321: Micronutrient Analysis of Gluten-Free Products: Their Low Content Is Not Involved in Gluten-Free Diet Imbalance in a Cohort of Celiac Children and Adolescent Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080321 Authors: Idoia Larretxi Itziar Txurruka Virginia Navarro Arrate Lasa María Ángeles Bustamante María del Pilar Fernández-Gil Edurne Simón Jonatan Miranda Data about the nutritional composition of gluten-free products (GFP) are still limited. Most studies...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 320: Egg Yolk Antioxidants Profiles: Effect of Diet Supplementation with Linseeds and Tomato-Red Pepper Mixture before and after Storage Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080320 Authors: Besma Omri Nadir Alloui Alessandra Durazzo Massimo Lucarini Alessandra Aiello Raffaele Romano Antonello Santini Hedi Abdouli This study evaluated the effect of dietary incorporation of linseed alone or along with dried tomato paste-pepper powder mix on egg physical characteristics,...
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Heritage, Vol. 2, Pages 2370-2383: How Many Secret Details Could a Systematic Multi-Analytical Study Reveal About the Mysterious Fresco Trionfo della Morte? Heritage doi: 10.3390/heritage2030145 Authors: Alberghina Schiavone Greco Saladino Armetta Renda Caponetti The “Trionfo della morte” is a detached fresco painting dated at the half of the XV century. Its history is strictly connected with the history of Palermo and it is considered a symbol...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2824: Self-Assessment of the Body and Social Competences in the Group of Mothers and Their Adult Daughters International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162824 Authors: Bernadetta Izydorczyk Katarzyna Sitnik-Warchulska Kinga Ostrowska Jolanta Starosta The main research objective of this study was seeking the predictive role of general self-esteem and the body image in social competences among women and their biological...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2823: Sport Locus of Control and Perceived Stress among College Student-Athletes International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162823 Authors: Shelley L. Holden Brooke E. Forester Henry N. Williford Erin Reilly The purpose of the study was to analyze athletes’ motivation for sport participation as it related to their locus of control. Research was conducted at two Division I universities in the southeastern...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2822: Housing for People with an Acquired Brain or Spinal Injury: Mapping the Australian Funding Landscape International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162822 Authors: Wright Colley Knudsen Kendall This research aimed to synthesize housing supports funded by 20 major insurance-based schemes for Australians with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or spinal cord injury (SCI). Publicly available grey literature (i.e.,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2820: Understanding the Spatial-Temporal Patterns and Influential Factors on Air Quality Index: The Case of North China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162820 Authors: Wenxuan Xu Yongzhong Tian Yongxue Liu Bingxue Zhao Yongchao Liu Xueqian Zhang North China has become one of the worst air quality regions in China and the world. Based on the daily air quality index (AQI) monitoring data in 96...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2821: Trends in Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Motivation during a Classroom-Based Active Video Game Program International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162821 Authors: You Fu Ryan D. Burns Emma Gomes Amy Savignac Nora Constantino The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate trends in children’s sedentary behavior (SB), physical activity (PA), and motivation during a 12 week...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2819: Survival of Microorganisms on Filtering Respiratory Protective Devices Used at Agricultural Facilities International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162819 Authors: Anita Jachowicz Katarzyna Majchrzycka Justyna Szulc Małgorzata Okrasa Beata Gutarowska Bioaerosol is a threat at workplaces, therefore the selection and safe use of filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) is important in preventive activities....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2818: Phthalate Ester Contamination in Intensively Managed Greenhouse Facilities and the Assessment of Carcinogenic and Non-Carcinogenic Risk: A Regional Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162818 Authors: Tingting Ma Wei Zhou Like Chen Peter Christie Yongming Luo Peng Wu The contamination status and the potential carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks from six phthalate esters (PAEs),...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2817: The Characteristics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Different Emission Source Areas in Shenyang, China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162817 Authors: Lu Yang Genki Suzuki Lulu Zhang Quanyu Zhou Xuan Zhang Wanli Xing Masayuki Shima Yoshiko Yoda Ryohei Nakatsubo Takatoshi Hiraki Baijun Sun Wenhua Fu Hongye Qi Kazuichi Hayakawa Akira Toriba Ning Tang Particulate...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2815: Noise Disturbances and Calls for Police Service in València (Spain): A Logistic Model with Spatial and Temporal Effects International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162815 Authors: Lia Seguí Adina Iftimi Álvaro Briz-Redón Lucía Martínez-Garay Francisco Montes The purpose of this paper is to explore the presence of spatial and temporal effects on the calls for noise disturbance service reported to the Local...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2816: Ecological and Epidemiological Findings Associated with Zoonotic Rabies Outbreaks and Control in Moshi, Tanzania, 2017–2018 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162816 Authors: Niwael Mtui-Malamsha Raphael Sallu Gladys R. Mahiti Hussein Mohamed Moses OleNeselle Bachana Rubegwa Emmanuel S. Swai Selemani Makungu Edward G. Otieno Athuman M. Lupindu Erick Komba Robinson Mdegela Justine...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2813: Examining the Multi-Scalar Unevenness of High-Quality Healthcare Resources Distribution in China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162813 Authors: Meng Yu Shenjing He Dunxu Wu Hengpeng Zhu Chris Webster Healthcare disparity is, to a large extent, ascribable to the uneven distribution of high-quality healthcare resources, which remains insufficiently examined, largely due to data unavailability....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2812: End-Users and Caregivers’ Involvement in Health Interventional Research Carried Out in Geriatric Facilities: A Systematic Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162812 Authors: Mathieu Ahouah Monique Rothan-Tondeur Public involvement (PI) is of great interest. However, little is known about this topic in the design, development, and/or implementation of health interventions in geriatric facilities....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2814: The Body as an Object of Stigmatization in Cultures of Guilt and Shame: A Polish–Vietnamese Comparison International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162814 Authors: Małgorzata Lipowska Ha Truong Thi Khanh Mariusz Lipowski Joanna Różycka-Tran Mariola Bidzan Tran Ha Thu The aim of this paper is to examine cross-cultural differences in body stigmatization between the individualistic Christian culture of...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2811: Comparable Risk of Suicidal Ideation between Workers at Precarious Employment and Unemployment: Data from the Korean Welfare Panel Study, 2012–2017 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162811 Authors: Woorim Kim Myung Ki Minjae Choi Areum Song Precarious employment and unemployment are important factors that impact suicidal behavior. This study investigated (1) how employment transitions among permanent...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3859: Analysis of IFITM-IFITM Interactions by a Flow Cytometry-Based FRET Assay
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3859: Analysis of IFITM-IFITM Interactions by a Flow Cytometry-Based FRET Assay International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163859 Authors: Michael Winkler Florian Wrensch Pascale Bosch Maike Knoth Michael Schindler Sabine Gärtner Stefan Pöhlmann The interferon-induced transmembrane proteins 1–3 (IFITM1–3) inhibit host cell entry of several viruses. However, it is incompletely understood how IFITM1–3...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3857: Unmethylated Insulin as an Adjunctive Marker of Beta Cell Death and Progression to Type 1 Diabetes in Participants at Risk of Diabetes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163857 Authors: Kimber Simmons Alexandra Fouts Laura Pyle Pamela Clark Fran Dong Liping Yu Sahar Usmani-Brown Peter Gottlieb Kevan Herold Andrea Steck The Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Study Group Islet autoantibody (iAb)-positive individuals...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3856: Regulation of Wound Healing by the NRF2 Transcription Factor—More Than Cytoprotection International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163856 Authors: Paul Hiebert Sabine Werner The nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) transcription factor plays a central role in mediating the cellular stress response. Due to their antioxidant properties, compounds activating NRF2 have received much attention as potential medications for disease...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3854: Enzymatic Biotransformation of Balloon Flower Root Saponins into Bioactive Platycodin D by Deglucosylation with Caldicellulosiruptor bescii β-Glucosidase International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163854 Authors: Tae-Geun Kil Su-Hwan Kang Tae-Hun Kim Kyung-Chul Shin Deok-Kun Oh Platycodin D (PD), a major saponin (platycoside) in Platycodi radix (balloon flower root), has higher pharmacological activity than the other major platycosides;...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3853: Setting Fire to ESA and EMA Resistance: New Targeted Treatment Options in Lower Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163853 Authors: Anne Sophie Kubasch Uwe Platzbecker During the last decade, substantial advances have been made in the understanding of the complex molecular, immunological and cellular disturbances involved in the initiation as well as evolution of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). In...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3852: Photoactive Liposomal Formulation of PVP-Conjugated Chlorin e6 for Photodynamic Reduction of Atherosclerotic Plaque International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163852 Authors: Wojciech Kałas Edyta Wysokińska Magdalena Przybyło Marek Langner Agnieszka Ulatowska-Jarża Dariusz Biały Magdalena Wawrzyńska Ewa Zioło Wojciech Gil Anna M. Trzeciak Halina Podbielska Marta Kopaczyńska Background: Liposomes serve as...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3851: Critical Output Torque of a GHz CNT-Based Rotation Transmission System Via Axial Interface Friction at Low Temperature International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163851 Authors: Puwei Wu Jiao Shi Jinbao Wang Jianhu Shen Kun Cai It was discovered that a sudden jump of the output torque moment from a rotation transmission nanosystem made from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) occurred when decreasing the system temperature. In the nanosystem...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3850: F-Spondin Is the Signal by Which 2-Methoxyestradiol Induces Apoptosis in the Endometrial Cancer Cell Line Ishikawa International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163850 Authors: Ramiro Rincón-Rodriguez Dennise Mena Javier Mena Patricia Díaz-Saldivar Emanuel Guajardo-Correa Carlos Godoy-Guzman Hugo Cardenas Pedro A. Orihuela The metabolite 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME) is an endogenous estrogen metabolite with potential therapeutic...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3849: The Expression Profile and Prognostic Significance of Metallothionein Genes in Colorectal Cancer International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163849 Authors: Kuo-Chen Hung Tsui-Chin Huang Chia-Hsiung Cheng Ya-Wen Cheng Ding-Yen Lin Jhen-Jia Fan Kuen-Haur Lee Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease resulting from the combined influence of many genetic factors. This complexity has caused the molecular characterization...
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JCDD, Vol. 6, Pages 27: Cardiac Fibroblast p38 MAPK: A Critical Regulator of Myocardial Remodeling Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease doi: 10.3390/jcdd6030027 Authors: Turner Blythe The cardiac fibroblast is a remarkably versatile cell type that coordinates inflammatory, fibrotic and hypertrophic responses in the heart through a complex array of intracellular and intercellular signaling mechanisms. One important signaling node that has been identified involves p38...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1185: Application of Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy for the Visualization of M. tuberculosis in Lung Tissue Samples with Weak Ziehl–Neelsen Staining Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081185 Authors: Maria V. Erokhina Larisa N. Lepekha Elena E. Voronezhskaya Leonid P. Nezlin Vadim G. Avdienko Atadzhan E. Ergeshov One of the key requirements for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is the identification of M. tuberculosis in tissue....
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1183: Detection of TP53 and PIK3CA Mutations in Circulating Tumor DNA Using Next-Generation Sequencing in the Screening Process for Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081183 Authors: Rodriguez Córdoba Aranda Álvarez Vicioso Pérez Hernando Bermejo Parreño Lluch Ryder Jones Fredebohm Holtrup Queipo-Ortuño Alba Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a non-invasive...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1184: Effects of Prevalent and Incident Chronic Kidney Disease on Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081184 Authors: Lin Kor Hsieh Chiu Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a well-known complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) but how the incident CKD affects the clinical outcomes amongst AF patients is not clear. Methods: Our study data were retrieved from National Health Insurance...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1181: Remifentanil-Sparing Effect of Pectoral Nerve Block Type II in Breast Surgery under Surgical Pleth Index-Guided Analgesia during Total Intravenous Anesthesia Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081181 Authors: Jung Ju Choi Youn Yi Jo Seung Hwan Kim Wol Seon Jung Dongchul Lee Kwan Yeong Kim Hyun Jeong Kwak The pectoral nerve block type II (Pecs II block) can provide adequate perioperative analgesia in breast surgery. The surgical pleth...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1182: “Third Window” and “Single Window” Effects Impede Surgical Success: Analysis of Retrofenestral Otosclerosis Involving the Internal Auditory Canal or Round Window Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081182 Authors: Bae Shim Choi Kim Koo Song Background and Objectives: We aimed to identify prognostic computed tomography (CT) findings in retrofenestral otosclerosis, with particular attention paid to the role of otosclerotic lesion...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1180: Early Airway Pathological Changes in Children: New Insights into the Natural History of Wheezing Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081180 Authors: Matteo Bonato Mariaenrica Tiné Erica Bazzan Davide Biondini Marina Saetta Simonetta Baraldo Asthma is a heterogeneous condition characterized by reversible airflow limitation, with different phenotypes and clinical expressions. Although it is known that asthma is influenced by age, gender,...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1179: The Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Crocetin for Myopia Control in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081179 Authors: Kiwako Mori Hidemasa Torii Satoko Fujimoto Xiaoyan Jiang Shin-ichi Ikeda Erisa Yotsukura Shizuka Koh Toshihide Kurihara Kohji Nishida Kazuo Tsubota The prevalence of myopia has been increasing in recent years. The natural carotenoid crocetin has been reported to suppress...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1178: Visfatin Connection: Present and Future in Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081178 Authors: Eloi Franco-Trepat María Guillán-Fresco Ana Alonso-Pérez Alberto Jorge-Mora Vera Francisco Oreste Gualillo Rodolfo Gómez Musculoskeletal pathologies (MSPs) such as osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP), are a set of disorders that cause severe pain, motion difficulties, and even permanent disability. In...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1177: Prevention, Treatment, and Monitoring of Seizures in the Intensive Care Unit Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8081177 Authors: Micheal Strein John P. Holton-Burke LaTangela R. Smith Gretchen M. Brophy The diagnosis and management of seizures in the critically ill patient can sometimes present a unique challenge for practitioners due to lack of exposure and complex patient comorbidities. The reported incidence varies between 8% and 34% of...
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JFB, Vol. 10, Pages 36: Temperature-Dependent Rheological and Viscoelastic Investigation of a Poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-b-poly(2-iso-butyl-2-oxazoline)-b-poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-Based Thermogelling Hydrogel Journal of Functional Biomaterials doi: 10.3390/jfb10030036 Authors: Lübtow Mrlik Hahn Altmann Beudert Lühmann Luxenhofer The synthesis and characterization of an ABA triblock copolymer based on hydrophilic poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (pMeOx) blocks A and...
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JPM, Vol. 9, Pages 40: Pharmacogenomic Testing: Clinical Evidence and Implementation Challenges Journal of Personalized Medicine doi: 10.3390/jpm9030040 Authors: Hippman Nislow Pharmacogenomics can enhance patient care by enabling treatments tailored to genetic make-up and lowering risk of serious adverse events. As of June 2019, there are 132 pharmacogenomic dosing guidelines for 99 drugs and pharmacogenomic information is included in 309 medication labels. Recently, the technology...
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Life, Vol. 9, Pages 65: Survival of RNA Replicators is much Easier in Protocells than in Surface-Based, Spatial Systems Life doi: 10.3390/life9030065 Authors: Shah de Bouter Pauli Tupper Higgs In RNA-World scenarios for the origin of life, replication is catalyzed by polymerase ribozymes. Replicating RNA systems are subject to invasion by non-functional parasitic strands. It is well-known that there are two ways to avoid the destruction of the system by parasites: spatial...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 449: Particularities of Older Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure with Mid-Range Ejection Fraction Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080449 Authors: Carmen Loredana Ardelean Sorin Pescariu Daniel Florin Lighezan Roxana Pleava Sorin Ursoniu Valentin Nadasan Stefan Mihaicuta Background and objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and heart failure (HF) are increasing in prevalence with a greater impact on the health...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 450: Temporary Fixation of Reduction with Fabric Adhesive Bandage in the Surgical Treatment of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080450 Authors: Turhal Kınaş Karaduman Turhan Kaya Güler Background and objectives: Supracondylar humerus fractures are common in children andcan be surgically treated. However, the general surgical procedures involving reduction andfixation might lead to reduction loss, failure...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 447: Tendinopathy: Pathophysiology, Therapeutic Options, and Role of Nutraceutics. A Narrative Literature Review Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080447 Authors: Loiacono Palermi Massa Belviso Romano Gregorio Sirico Sacco Tendinopathies are very common in general population and a huge number of tendon-related procedures take place annually worldwide, with significant socio-economic repercussions. Numerous treatment options are commonly...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 448: The Effects Induced by Spinal Manipulative Therapy on the Immune and Endocrine Systems Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080448 Authors: Colombi Testa Background and Objectives: Spinal manipulations are interventions widely used by different healthcare professionals for the management of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders. While previous theoretical principles focused predominantly on biomechanical accounts, recent models propose that the observed pain modulatory...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 446: High-Intensity Acute Exercise and Directed Forgetting on Memory Function Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080446 Authors: Mary Elizabeth Pace Paul D. Loprinzi Background and Objectives: Despite accumulating research demonstrating that acute exercise may enhance memory function, very little research has evaluated whether acute exercise can effectuate intentional directed forgetting (DF), an adaptative strategy to facilitate subsequent memory performance....
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 445: Acute Exercise Intensity and Memory Function: Evaluation of the Transient Hypofrontality Hypothesis Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080445 Authors: Paul D. Loprinzi Sierra Day Raymond Deming Background and Objective: The transient hypofrontality hypothesis predicts that memory function will be impaired during high-intensity exercise, as a result of a need for metabolic and cognitive resources to be allocated toward sustaining movement, as opposed to...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 244: Encapsulated Bdellovibrio Powder as a Potential Bio-Disinfectant against Whiteleg Shrimp-Pathogenic Vibrios Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080244 Authors: Haipeng Cao Huicong Wang Jingjing Yu Jian An Jun Chen Liquid preparations of bdellovibrios are currently commercialized as water quality improvers to control bacterial pathogens in whiteleg shrimp Penaeus vannamei. However, the efficacy of these liquid preparations is significantly...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 243: Community Structures and Antifungal Activity of Root-Associated Endophytic Actinobacteria of Healthy and Diseased Soybean Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080243 Authors: Chongxi Liu Xiaoxin Zhuang Zhiyin Yu Zhiyan Wang Yongjiang Wang Xiaowei Guo Wensheng Xiang Shengxiong Huang The present study was conducted to examine the influence of a pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary on the actinobacterial community...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2873: Dually Acting Nonclassical 1,4-Dihydropyridines Promote the Anti-Tuberculosis (Tb) Activities of Clofazimine Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162873 Authors: Fabian Lentz Norbert Reiling Gabriella Spengler Annamária Kincses Andrea Csonka Joseph Molnár Andreas Hilgeroth The number of effective antituberculotic drugs is strongly limited to four first-line drugs in standard therapy. In case of resistances second-line antibiotics are used...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2871: Essential Oil Composition of Alluaudia procera and in Vitro Biological Activity on Two Drug-Resistant Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162871 Authors: Poma Labbozzetta Zito Alduina Ramarosandratana Bruno Rosselli Sajeva Notarbartolo Drug resistance is a major obstacle in antibiotic and antitumor chemotherapy. In response to the necessity to find new therapeutic strategies, plant secondary metabolites including essential...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2872: Spray-Drying Performance and Thermal Stability of L-Ascorbic Acid Microencapsulated with Sodium Alginate and Gum Arabic Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162872 Authors: Pabla A. Barra Katherine Márquez Oscar Gil-Castell Javiera Mujica Amparo Ribes-Greus Mirko Faccini The potential of sodium alginate (ALG) and gum arabic (GA) as wall polymers for L-ascorbic acid (AA) encapsulation as a tool for their preservation against the thermo-oxidative...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2869: Fabrication, Flow Control, and Applications of Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162869 Authors: Lim Jafry Lee Paper-based microfluidic devices have advanced significantly in recent years as they are affordable, automated with capillary action, portable, and biodegradable diagnostic platforms for a variety of health, environmental, and food quality applications. In terms of commercialization, however,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2870: Discovery of Novel DPP-IV Inhibitors as Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus Predicted by 3D QSAR Pharmacophore Models, Molecular Docking and de novo Evolution Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162870 Authors: Musoev Numonov You Gao Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV) rapidly breaks down the incretin hormones glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP). Thus, the use of DPP-IV...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2867: Biomass Characteristics and Their Effect on Membrane Bioreactor Fouling Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162867 Authors: Petros K. Gkotsis Anastasios I. Zouboulis Biomass characteristics are regarded as particularly influential for fouling in Membrane Bio-Reactors (MBRs). They primarily include the Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS), the colloids and the Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS). Among them, the soluble part of EPS, which is also...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2868: Bigger Data Approach to Analysis of Essential Oils and Their Antifungal Activity against Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, and Cryptococcus neoformans Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162868 Authors: Chelsea N. Powers Prabodh Satyal John A. Mayo Hana McFeeters Robert L. McFeeters With increasing drug resistance and the poor state of current antifungals, the need for new antifungals is urgent and growing. Therefore, we tested a variety of...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2866: A Comprehensive Review of Non-Covalent Radiofluorination Approaches Using Aluminum [18F]fluoride: Will [18F]AlF Replace 68Ga for Metal Chelate Labeling? Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162866 Authors: Cyril Fersing Ahlem Bouhlel Christophe Cantelli Philippe Garrigue Vincent Lisowski Benjamin Guillet Due to its ideal physical properties, fluorine-18 turns out to be a key radionuclide for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, for both...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2865: Efficacy of a Bispecific Antibody Co-Targeting VEGFA and Ang-2 in Combination with Chemotherapy in a Chemoresistant Colorectal Carcinoma Xenograft Model Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162865 Authors: Thomas Mueller Juana Freystein Henrike Lucas Hans-Joachim Schmoll Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibition by the addition of bevacizumab to the chemotherapy regimen of metastatic colorectal cancer leads to an improved outcome. However,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2861: Interaction with Blood Proteins of a Ruthenium(II) Nitrofuryl Semicarbazone Complex: Effect on the Antitumoral Activity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162861 Authors: Bruno Demoro Andreia Bento-Oliveira Fernanda Marques João Costa Pessoa Lucía Otero Dinorah Gambino Rodrigo F. M. de Almeida Ana Isabel Tomaz The steady rise in the cancer burden and grim statistics set a vital need for new therapeutic solutions. Given their high efficiency,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2863: Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method for the Quantification of Caffeine and Theobromine Using Non-Matched Matrix Calibration Curve Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162863 Authors: Vera M. Mendes Margarida Coelho Angelo R. Tomé Rodrigo A. Cunha Bruno Manadas Caffeine is one of the most widely consumed psycho-stimulants. The study of the beneficial effects of caffeine consumption to decrease the risk of developing several neuropsychiatric pathologies...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2862: Two New Flavonoids from the Nuts of Areca catechu Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162862 Authors: Mengfei Yuan Yunlin Ao Nan Yao Jing Xie Dongmei Zhang Jian Zhang Xiaoqi Zhang Wencai Ye Two new flavonoids, calquiquelignan M (1), calquiquelignan N (2), along with nine known compounds (3–11), were isolated from the nuts of Areca catechu (Palmae). The new structures, including absolute configurations, were established by a...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2864: Effect of H2O on the Pressure-Induced Amorphization of Hydrated AlPO4-17 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162864 Authors: Frederico G. Alabarse Boby Joseph Andrea Lausi Julien Haines The incorporation of guest species in zeolites has been found to strongly modify their mechanical behavior and their stability with respect to amorphization at high pressure (HP). Here we report the strong effect of H2O on the pressure-induced amorphization (PIA)...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2860: High Expression Achievement of Active and Robust Anti-β2 microglobulin Nanobodies via E.coli Hosts Selection Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24162860 Authors: Da Li Fangling Ji Chundong Huang Lingyun Jia Nanobodies (VHHs) overcome many of the drawbacks of conventional antibodies, and the related technologies represent state-of-the-art and advanced applications in scientific research, pharmaceuticals, and therapies. In terms of productivity and...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1137: Ethynylation of Formaldehyde over CuO/SiO2 Catalysts Modified by Mg Species: Effects of the Existential States of Mg Species Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081137 Authors: Zhipeng Wang Lijun Ban Pingfan Meng Haitao Li Yongxiang Zhao The highly effective catalytic synthesis of 1,4-butynediol (BD) from the Reppe process is a fascinating technology in modern chemical industry. In this work, we reported the effects of the existential states...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1135: Flocculant-Assisted Synthesis of Graphene-Like Carbon Nanosheets for Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Supercapacitor Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081135 Authors: Yinglin Zhang Yulin Shi Bo Yan Tingting Wei Yin Lv Long Chen Feng Yu Xuhong Guo The rational treatment of hazardous textile sludge is critical and challenging for the environment and a sustainable future. Here, a water-soluble chitosan derivative was synthesized and used...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1136: Impact of Graphene Work Function on the Electronic Structures at the Interface between Graphene and Organic Molecules Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081136 Authors: Haitao Wang Xiangdong Yang Weidong Dou Peng Wang Quanlin Ye Xuxin Yang Baoxing Li Hongying Mao The impact of graphene work function (WF) on the electronic structure at the graphene/organic interface has been investigated. WF manipulation of graphene is realized using...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1830: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is Associated with Higher Metabolic Expenditure in Overweight and Obese Subjects: A Case-Control Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081830 Authors: Reddavide Cisternino Inguaggiato Rotolo Zinzi Veronese Guerra Fucilli Di Giovanni Leandro Giannico Caruso Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common condition in Western countries. However, their metabolic characteristics...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1828: Unexplained Variance in Hydration Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081828 Authors: Muñoz Wininger With the collection of water-intake data, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is becoming an increasingly popular resource for large-scale inquiry into human hydration. However, are we leveraging this resource properly? We sought to identify the opportunities and limitations inherent in hydration-related inquiry within a commonly...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1829: Oleacein Prevents High Fat Diet-Induced A Diposity and Ameliorates Some Biochemical Parameters of Insulin Sensitivity in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081829 Authors: Lepore Maggisano Bulotta Mignogna Arcidiacono Procopio Brunetti Russo Celano Oleacein is one of the most abundant polyphenolic compounds of olive oil, which has been shown to play a protective role against several metabolic abnormalities, including dyslipidemia,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1827: Serum Adipokines, Growth Factors, and Cytokines Are Independently Associated with Stunting in Bangladeshi Children Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081827 Authors: Muttaquina Hossain Baitun Nahar Md. Ahshanul Haque Dinesh Mondal Mustafa Mahfuz Nurun Nahar Naila Md. Amran Gazi Md. Mehedi Hasan Nur Muhammad Shahedul Haque Rashidul Haque Michael B Arndt Judd L Walson Tahmeed Ahmed Growth in young children is controlled through...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1826: Effects of Olive Oil and Its Minor Components on Cardiovascular Diseases, Inflammation, and Gut Microbiota Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081826 Authors: Gabriela Marcelino Priscila Aiko Hiane Karine de Cássia Freitas Lidiani Figueiredo Santana Arnildo Pott Juliana Rodrigues Donadon Rita de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães Olive oil is one of the main ingredients in the Mediterranean diet, being an important ally in disease prevention. Its nutritional...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1825: The Role of the Anabolic Properties of Plant- versus Animal-Based Protein Sources in Supporting Muscle Mass Maintenance: A Critical Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081825 Authors: Insaf Berrazaga Valérie Micard Marine Gueugneau Stéphane Walrand Plant-sourced proteins offer environmental and health benefits, and research increasingly includes them in study formulas. However, plant-based proteins have less of an anabolic effect than animal proteins...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1823: Choline: Exploring the Growing Science on Its Benefits for Moms and Babies Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081823 Authors: Hunter W. Korsmo Xinyin Jiang Marie A. Caudill The importance of ensuring adequate choline intakes during pregnancy is increasingly recognized. Choline is critical for a number of physiological processes during the prenatal period with roles in membrane biosynthesis and tissue expansion, neurotransmission and brain development, and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1824: Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Interaction with Gut Microbiota and Gut Hormones Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081824 Authors: Magdy El-Salhy Jan Gunnar Hatlebakk Trygve Hausken Diet plays an important role not only in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but also as a tool that improves symptoms and quality of life. The effects of diet seem to be a result of an interaction with the gut bacteria and the gut endocrine cells....
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1822: Hot Water Extract of Curcuma longa L. Improves Serum Inflammatory Markers and General Health in Subjects with Overweight or Prehypertension/Mild Hypertension: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081822 Authors: Ryusei Uchio Koutarou Muroyama Chinatsu Okuda-Hanafusa Kengo Kawasaki Yoshihiro Yamamoto Shinji Murosaki To investigate the effect of a hot water extract of C. longa L. (WEC) containing...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1820: The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) Mediates the Counter-Regulatory Effects of Pelargonidins in Models of Inflammation and Metabolic Dysfunctions Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081820 Authors: Michele Biagioli Adriana Carino Chiara Fiorucci Giannamaria Annunziato Silvia Marchianò Martina Bordoni Rosalinda Roselli Cristina Di Giorgio Federica Castiglione Patrizia Ricci Agostino Bruno Andrea Faccini Eleonora Distrutti Monia Baldoni...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1821: The Microbial Metabolite Trimethylamine N-Oxide Links Vascular Dysfunctions and the Autoimmune Disease Rheumatoid Arthritis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081821 Authors: Marion M. Chan Xiaofeng Yang Hong Wang Fatma Saaoud Yu Sun Dunne Fong Diet and microbiota each have a direct impact on many chronic, inflammatory, and metabolic diseases. As the field develops, a new perspective is emerging. The effects of diet may depend on the microbiota...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 396: OCTN2-Mediated Acetyl-l-Carnitine Transport in Human Pulmonary Epithelial Cells In Vitro Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080396 Authors: Johanna J. Salomon Julia C. Gausterer Mohammed Ali Selo Ken-ichi Hosoya Hanno Huwer Nicole Schneider-Daum Claus-Michael Lehr Carsten Ehrhardt The carnitine transporter OCTN2 is associated with asthma and other inflammatory diseases. The aims of this work were (i) to determine carnitine...
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Philosophies, Vol. 4, Pages 45: The Necessity of Philosophy in the Exercise Sciences Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies4030045 Authors: Matthew Hickson The pervasive and often uncritical acceptance of materialistic philosophical commitments within exercise science is deeply problematic. This commitment to materialism is wrong for several reasons. Among the most important are that it ushers in fallacious metaphysical assumptions regarding the nature of causation and the nature of...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 272: Botanicals Against Tetranychus urticae Koch Under Laboratory Conditions: A Survey of Alternatives for Controlling Pest Mites Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8080272 Authors: Ricardo A. Rincón Daniel Rodríguez Ericsson Coy-Barrera Tetranychus urticae Koch is a phytophagous mite capable of altering the physiological processes of plants, causing damages estimated at USD$ 4500 per hectare, corresponding to approximately 30% of the total cost of pesticides used...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 471: Furnishing Piety: Beds in High Medieval Jewish Domestic Devotion Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10080471 Authors: Albert Kohn In recent years, pre-modern beds have generated extensive scholarly interest. Their social, religious, and economic importance has been rightfully highlighted in the study of domestic piety. Yet, concern has primarily focused on beds in late medieval English homes. This essay uses Hebrew texts from thirteenth-century Southern Germany,...
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Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 141: The Water Footprint of European Agricultural Imports: Hotspots in the Context of Water Scarcity Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8030141 Authors: Iulia Dolganova Natalia Mikosch Markus Berger Montserrat Núñez Andrea Müller-Frank Matthias Finkbeiner This study investigates the Water Footprint (WF) resulting from the agricultural imports of the European Union (EU-28). Import trade statistics were compiled and linked with crop- and country-specific...
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Robotics, Vol. 8, Pages 70: Optimization of a Kitting Line: A Case Study Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics8030070 Authors: Nicola Comand Riccardo Minto Giovanni Boschetti Maurizio Faccio Giulio Rosati Assembly kitting lines typically deal with components that present different quantities in the final kit. Re-configurable feeders are not advisable for low quantity components since this solution leads to high inefficiency, due to the time required for retooling and for the feeding...
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Robotics, Vol. 8, Pages 69: Towards Functional Mobile Microrobotic Systems Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics8030069 Authors: Georges Adam Sagar Chowdhury Maria Guix Benjamin V. Johnson Chenghao Bi David Cappelleri This paper presents our work over the last decade in developing functional microrobotic systems, which include wireless actuation of microrobots to traverse complex surfaces, addition of sensing capabilities, and independent actuation of swarms of microrobots. We...
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Safety, Vol. 5, Pages 49: Developing a Time-Based Evaluation Method for Functional Exercises of Emergency Medical Operations Safety doi: 10.3390/safety5030049 Authors: To Kato Imai Taninobu Kohriyama Ito Public health service is one of the most important sectors in terms of saving lives. During a disaster, hospitals and medical groups implement extension tasks from their daily activities. Enhancing coordination across organizations contributes to the removal of communication...
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Safety, Vol. 5, Pages 48: Age-Related Differences in Motor-Vehicle Crash Severity in California Safety doi: 10.3390/safety5030048 Authors: Adekunle Adebisi Jiaqi Ma Jaqueline Masaki John Sobanjo With ongoing changes in the age distribution of drivers in the United States, it is important to obtain insights on how to make the roadways equally safe for drivers across different age groups. In light of this, the objective of this study is to examine various crash characteristics...
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Sci, Vol. 1, Pages 44: Quality and Quantity Properties of a Novel Natural Pear Spread in Western Georgia Sci doi: 10.3390/sci1020044 Authors: Gabour Sad Djafaridze Kalandia Vanidze Jacob The Caucasus is an area situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. It is home to the Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus mountain range, which has historically been considered a natural barrier between Eastern...
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Sci, Vol. 1, Pages 43: New Energy Technologies: Microalgae, Photolysis and Airborne Wind Turbines Sci doi: 10.3390/sci1020043 Authors: Patrick Moriarty Damon Honnery Because of the near-term risk of extreme weather events and other adverse consequences from climate change, and, at least in the longer term, global fossil fuel depletion, there is world-wide interest in shifting to noncarbon energy sources, especially renewable energy (RE). Because of possible limitations on conventional...
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Technologies, Vol. 7, Pages 54: A Cellular Automata Model of the Relationship between Adverse Events and Regional Infrastructure Development in an Active War Theater Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies7030054 Authors: Bozkurt Karwowski Çakıt Ahram This study presents a cellular automata (CA) model to assist decision-makers in understanding the effects of infrastructure development projects on adverse events in an active war theater. The adverse events are caused by terrorist...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 464: Camelid VHHs Fused to Human Fc Fragments Provide Long Term Protection Against Botulinum Neurotoxin A in Mice Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11080464 Authors: Godakova Noskov Vinogradova Ugriumova Solovyev Esmagambetov Tukhvatulin Logunov Naroditsky Shcheblyakov Gintsburg The bacterium Clostridium botulinum is the causative agent of botulism—a severe intoxication caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) and characterized...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 462: Insight into the Structural Dynamics of the Lysenin During Prepore-to-Pore Transition Using Hydrogen–Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11080462 Authors: Magdalena Kulma Michał Dadlez Katarzyna Kwiatkowska Lysenin is a pore-forming toxin of the aerolysin family, which is derived from coelomic fluid of the earthworm Eisenia fetida. Upon binding to sphingomyelin (SM)-containing membranes, lysenin undergoes a series of structural...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 463: Investigation of Zearalenone Adsorption and Biotransformation by Microorganisms Cultured under Cellular Stress Conditions Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11080463 Authors: Rogowska Pomastowski Walczak Railean-Plugaru Rudnicka Buszewski The zearalenone binding and metabolization ability of probiotic microorganisms, such as lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactococcus lactis, and yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, isolated from food...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 85: Single Domain Antibody-Mediated Blockade of Programmed Death-Ligand 1 on Dendritic Cells Enhances CD8 T-cell Activation and Cytokine Production Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030085 Authors: Broos Lecocq Keersmaecker Raes Corthals Lion Thielemans Devoogdt Keyaerts Breckpot Dendritic cell [DC] vaccines can induce durable clinical responses, at least in a fraction of previously treated, late stage cancer patients. Several...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 727: Basal Level p53 Suppresses Antiviral Immunity against Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080727 Authors: Zhang Chen Liu Qi Gao Wang Yao Zhang Sun Zhang Wu Tumor suppressor protein p53 (p53) is a master transcription factor that plays key roles in cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, senescence, and metabolism, as well as regulation of innate immunity during virus infection. In order to facilitate their replication...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 726: Genetic Diversity of Sapoviruses among Inpatients in Germany, 2008−2018
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 726: Genetic Diversity of Sapoviruses among Inpatients in Germany, 2008−2018 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080726 Authors: Mann Pietsch Liebert Sapovirus enteric disease affects people of all ages across the globe, in both sporadic cases and outbreak settings. Sapovirus is seldom assessed in Germany and its epidemiology in the country is essentially unknown. Thus, sapovirus occurrence and genetic diversity were studied by real-time reverse transcription polymerase...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 728: MiR-125b Suppression Inhibits Apoptosis and Negatively Regulates Sema4D in Avian Leukosis Virus-Transformed Cells Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080728 Authors: Ren Xie Yao Yu Chang Xing Zhang Liu Wang Farooque Wang Qi Liu Zhang Cui Li Gao Pan Nair Wang Gao Subgroup J avian leukosis virus (ALV-J), an oncogenic retrovirus, causes hemangiomas and myeloid tumors in chickens. We previously...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 725: Forced Degradation Studies to Identify Critical Process Parameters for the Purification of Infectious Measles Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080725 Authors: Loewe Häussler Grein Dieken Weidner Salzig Czermak Oncolytic measles virus (MV) is a promising treatment for cancer but titers of up to 1011 infectious particles per dose are needed for therapeutic efficacy, which requires an efficient, robust, and scalable production process....
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 724: Evolution of Attenuation and Risk of Reversal in Peste des Petits Ruminants Vaccine Strain Nigeria 75/1 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11080724 Authors: Roger-junior Eloiflin Marie Boyer Olivier Kwiatek Samia Guendouz Etienne Loire Renata Servan de Almeida Geneviève Libeau Arnaud Bataille Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus of the Morbillivirus genus. The current PPR eradication effort relies mainly...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 39: The Sun/Moon Illusion in a Medieval Irish Astronomical Tract Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3030039 Authors: Helen E. Ross The Irish Astronomical Tract is a 14th–15th century Gaelic document, based mainly on a Latin translation of the eighth-century Jewish astronomer Messahala. It contains a passage about the sun illusion—the apparent enlargement of celestial bodies when near the horizon compared to higher in the sky. This passage occurs in a...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1633: Attitudes, Perceptions, and Geospatial Analysis of Water Quality and Individual Health Status in a High-Fracking Region Water doi: 10.3390/w11081633 Authors: Granados Hildenbrand Mata Habib Martin Jr. Santos Schug Fulton The expansion of unconventional oil and gas development (UD) across the US continues to be at the center of debates regarding safety to health and the environment. This descriptive study evaluated the water...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1632: Dynamics of Infiltration Rate and Field-Saturated Soil Hydraulic Conductivity in a Wastewater-Irrigated Cropland Water doi: 10.3390/w11081632 Authors: Zhang Hopkins Guo Lin The maintenance of a soil’s infiltration rate (IR) and field-saturated hydraulic conductivity (Kfs) is crucial for the long-term sustainable functioning of wastewater-irrigated lands. However, an effective procedure for reliably measuring in situ soil Kfs remains...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1631: Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Genesis of Geothermal Water from the Ganzi Geothermal Field, Eastern Tibetan Plateau Water doi: 10.3390/w11081631 Authors: Fan Pang Liao Tian Hao Huang Li The Ganzi geothermal field, located in the eastern sector of the Himalayan geothermal belt, is full of high-temperature surface manifestations. However, the geothermal potential has not been assessed so far. The hydrochemical and gas isotopic...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1630: Challenges for Water Security and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development: A Case Study of Industrial, Domestic Water Use and Pollution Management in Shandong, China Water doi: 10.3390/w11081630 Authors: Yi Liu Zhengxian Zhang Fengxian Zhang Comprehensive analysis of water use and pollution management plays an important role in regional water security and sustainable socio-economic development. This study applies the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC),...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1627: Assessment of the Geo-Environmental Status of European Union Priority Habitat Type “Mediterranean Temporary Ponds” in Mt. Oiti, Greece Water doi: 10.3390/w11081627 Authors: Charalampos Vasilatos Marianthi Anastasatou John Alexopoulos Emmanuel Vassilakis Spyridon Dilalos Sofia Antonopoulou Stelios Petrakis Pinelopi Delipetrou Kyriacos Georghiou Michael Stamatakis Mediterranean Temporary Ponds (MTPs) constitute priority habitat under...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1628: The NPP-Based Composite Indicator for Assessing the Variations of Water Provision Services at the National Scale Water doi: 10.3390/w11081628 Authors: Haibo Zheng Liwei Zhang Pengtao Wang Yingjie Li Water provision (WP) is an important service of the terrestrial ecosystem, which contributes to water availability for consumptive use and in situ water supply, sustains the production or flows of multiple ecosystem services (ES). Spatially explicit mapping...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1629: Estimation of Base Flow by Optimal Hydrograph Separation for the Conterminous United States and Implications for National-Extent Hydrologic Models Water doi: 10.3390/w11081629 Authors: Sydney S. Foks Jeff P. Raffensperger Colin A. Penn Jessica M. Driscoll Optimal hydrograph separation (OHS) uses a two-parameter recursive digital filter that applies specific conductance mass-balance constraints to estimate the base flow contribution to total streamflow...
Wed Aug 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1626: Research on the Migration of the Total Manganese during the Process of Water Icing Water doi: 10.3390/w11081626 Authors: Yan Zhang Yuanqing Tang Aixin Yu Wanli Zhao Yucan Liu Our research focused on the migration law of the total manganese (TMn) during the process of water icing. We utilized two experimental methods: (1) natural icing and (2) simulated icing. While using laboratory simulation, we explored the effects of ice thickness, freezing...
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