IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2745: Vulnerable Populations Exposed to Lead-Contaminated Drinking Water within Houston Ship Channel Communities International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152745 Authors: Garett Sansom Leslie Cizmas Kathleen Aarvig Benika Dixon Katie R. Kirsch Anjali Katare Lindsay Sansom Recent events have drawn increased attention to potential lead exposures from contaminated drinking water. Further, homes with older...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3756: Structural Mapping of Missense Mutations in the Pex1/Pex6 Complex International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153756 Authors: Anne Schieferdecker Petra Wendler Peroxisome biogenesis disorders (PBDs) are nontreatable hereditary diseases with a broad range of severity. Approximately 65% of patients are affected by mutations in the peroxins Pex1 and Pex6. The proteins form the heteromeric Pex1/Pex6 complex, which is important for protein...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3757: Therapeutic Effects of Curcumin—From Traditional Past to Present and Future Clinical Applications International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153757 Authors: Beatrice E. Bachmeier Dieter Melchart The efficacy of the plant-derived polyphenol curcumin, in various aspects of health and wellbeing, are a matter of public interest. An internet search of the term “Curcumin” displays about 12 million hits. Among the multitudinous information presented...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2746: Arsenic-Induced Carcinogenesis and Immune Dysregulation International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152746 Authors: Hsin-Wei Huang Chih-Hung Lee Hsin-Su Yu Arsenic, a metal ubiquitously distributed in the environment, remains an important global health threat. Drinking arsenic-contaminated water is the major route of human exposure. Exposure to arsenic contributes to several malignancies, in the integumentary,...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2800: Generation of BSA-capsaicin Nanoparticles and Their Hormesis Effect on the Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Yeast Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152800 Authors: Alejandro Sánchez-Arreguin Ramón Carriles Neftalí Ochoa-Alejo Mercedes G. López Lino Sánchez-Segura Capsaicin is a chemical compound found in pungent chili peppers (Capsicum spp.). In biotechnology, capsaicin has been proposed as a pathogen control; however, its low solubility in water and...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3755: Tear Metabolomics in Dry Eye Disease: A Review International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153755 Authors: Mazyar Yazdani Katja Benedikte Prestø Elgstøen Helge Rootwelt Aboulghassem Shahdadfar Øygunn Aass Utheim Tor Paaske Utheim Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial syndrome that can be caused by alteration in the quality or quantity of the precorneal tear film. It is considered one of the most common ocular conditions...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2744: Effects of Maternal Prenatal Multi-Micronutrient Supplementation on Growth and Development until 3 Years of Age International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152744 Authors: Gang Cheng Tingting Sha Xiao Gao Xialing Wu Qianling Tian Fan Yang Yan Yan At present, there is insufficient evidence on whether prenatal multi-micronutrient (MM) supplementation can be an antenatal nutritional intervention or...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3713: Analysis of Survival-Related lncRNA Landscape Identifies A Role for LINC01537 in Energy Metabolism and Lung Cancer Progression International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153713 Authors: Wei Gong Lei Yang Yuanyuan Wang Jianfeng Xian Fuman Qiu Li Liu Mingzhu Lin Yingyi Feng Yifeng Zhou Jiachun Lu Many long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have emerged as good biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for various cancers....
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1598: Assessing Controls on the Displacement of Tracers in Gravel-Bed Rivers Water doi: 10.3390/w11081598 Authors: Daniel Vázquez-Tarrío Ramon J. Batalla Particle travel length is one of the main dimensions of bedload and strongly influences river morpho-dynamics, particularly when exploring the interactions between sediment transport and channel morphology. This process has been traditionally studied by using tagged stones that allow tracking the movement experienced...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1765: Age-Associated Changes in Gut Microbiota and Dietary Components Related with the Immune System in Adulthood and Old Age: A Cross-Sectional Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081765 Authors: Nuria Salazar Silvia Arboleya Tania Fernández-Navarro Clara G. de los Reyes-Gavilán Sonia Gonzalez Miguel Gueimonde The fecal microbiota plays an important role in human health, and alterations in the microbiota–host interaction seem to be involved...
Antibodies, Vol. 8, Pages 42: Selection and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus through a Human Synthetic Fab Phage Display Library Panning Antibodies doi: 10.3390/antib8030042 Authors: Kim Lee Park Park Lim So Woo Ko Lee Lim Ko Park Choi Song Lee Kim Kim Since its first report in the Middle East in 2012, the Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV)...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1764: Role of Resveratrol and Selenium on Oxidative Stress and Expression of Antioxidant and Anti-Aging Genes in Immortalized Lymphocytes from Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081764 Authors: Cosín-Tomàs Senserrich Arumí-Planas Alquézar Pallàs Martín-Requero Suñol Kaliman Sanfeliu Oxidative damage is involved in the pathophysiology of age-related ailments, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Studies...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2799: TiVZrNb Multi-Principal-Element Alloy: Synthesis Optimization, Structural, and Hydrogen Sorption Properties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152799 Authors: Jorge Montero Claudia Zlotea Gustav Ek Jean-Claude Crivello Lætitia Laversenne Martin Sahlberg While the overwhelming number of papers on multi-principal-element alloys (MPEAs) focus on the mechanical and microstructural properties, there has been growing interest in these alloys as...
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 365: Pharmacokinetics of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Drugs in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11080365 Authors: Laura García-Quintanilla Andrea Luaces-Rodríguez María Gil-Martínez Cristina Mondelo-García Olalla Maroñas Víctor Mangas-Sanjuan Miguel González-Barcia Irene Zarra-Ferro Pablo Aguiar Francisco J. Otero-Espinar Anxo Fernández-Ferreiro Intravitreal administration of anti-vascular endothelial...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2743: Unnatural Death among Treatment Seeking Substance Users in Singapore: A Retrospective Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152743 Authors: Asharani PV Tan Jun Wen Mohamed Zakir Karuvetil Alvin Cheong Christopher Cheok Gomathinayagam Kandasami Substance use carries a higher risk of unnatural death. A retrospective analysis of 42 treatment seekers between 2011–2015 was conducted...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2740: An Optimization-Based Approach to Social Network Group Decision Making with an Application to Earthquake Shelter-Site Selection International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152740 Authors: Zhang Wang Tang Dong The social network has emerged as an essential component in group decision making (GDM) problems. Thus, this paper investigates the social network GDM (SNGDM) problem and assumes that decision makers...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2741: Community-Based Cognitive Social Capital and Self-Rated Health among Older Chinese Adults: The Moderating Effects of Education International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152741 Authors: Jingyue Zhang Shicun Xu Nan Lu This study investigated the moderating role of education on the association between community-based cognitive social capital and self-rated health among older adults in urban Chinese communities....
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2739: The Association between Mortality-to-Incidence Ratios and Health Expenditures in Brain and Nervous System Cancers International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152739 Authors: Lee Sung Chan Lee Chen Huang Kwan Mortality-to-incidence ratios (MIRs) are alternative parameters used to evaluate the prognosis of a disease. In addition, MIRs are associated with the ranking of health care systems and...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2742: Corneal Buckling during Applanation and Its Effect on the Air Pressure Curve in Ocular Response Analyzer International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152742 Authors: Agnieszka Jóźwik Henryk Kasprzak Agata Kozakiewicz The paper presents, for the first time, corneal buckling, during the air puff applanation, recorded with use of Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA), when the cornea is deeper deformed after its applanation....
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 328: Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry and Multivariate Analysis of the De Novo Pyrimidine Pathway Metabolites Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080328 Authors: Galeano Garcia Zimmermann Carazzone In this study, we describe the optimization of a Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (HILIC-MS) method for the evaluation of 14 metabolites related to the de novo synthesis of pyrimidines...
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 300: Development of a Circular Oriented Bioprocess for Microbial Oil Production Using Diversified Mixed Confectionery Side-Streams Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080300 Authors: Tsakona Papadaki Kopsahelis Kachrimanidou Papanikolaou Koutinas Diversified mixed confectionery waste streams were utilized in a two-stage bioprocess to formulate a nutrient-rich fermentation media for microbial oil production. Solid-state fermentation was conducted for the...
Challenges, Vol. 10, Pages 34: High-Rise Apartments and Urban Mental Health—Historical and Contemporary Views Challenges doi: 10.3390/challe10020034 Authors: Larcombe Etten Logan Prescott Horwitz High-rise apartment buildings have long been associated with the poor mental health of their residents. The aims of this paper are to examine whether this connection is necessarily so, by reviewing the evidence relating to the relationships between high-rise living and social...
TropicalMed, Vol. 4, Pages 113: Assessment of a Sensitive qPCR Assay Targeting a Multiple-Copy Gene to Detect Orientia tsutsugamushi DNA Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4030113 Authors: Chao Belinskaya Zhang Jiang Ching Scrub typhus is caused by an obligated intracellular organism, Orientia tsutsugamushi (Orientia). The disease was traditionally thought to be limited in the tsutsugamushi triangle. Recently, scrub typhus has been confirmed...
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1098: Synthesis of Hierarchical Porous Carbon in Molten Salt and Its Application for Dye Adsorption Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081098 Authors: Li Zhang Hu Liu Zhu Zhang Hierarchical porous carbon was successfully synthesized from glucose in a molten salt at 800 °C for 2 h. It was amorphous and contained numerous oxygen containing functional groups on its surface. The porous carbon with 1.0 wt% Fe(NO3)3·9H2O oxidizing...
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1099: Investigation of ZnO-decorated CNTs for UV Light Detection Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081099 Authors: Boscarino Filice Sciuto Libertino Scuderi Galati Scalese Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decorated with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were prepared in isopropanol solution by a simple, room-temperature process and characterized from structural, morphological, electronic, and optical points of view....
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1595: The Use of Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode for the Determination of Selected Biocides in Water Samples Water doi: 10.3390/w11081595 Authors: Mielech-Łukasiewicz Starczewska In recent years, the remains of chemical substances in water environments, referred to as emerging organic contaminations, have been more and more often studied by analysts. This work shows the possibility of using a boron-doped diamond electrode to determine low concentration levels...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1596: Groundwater Potential Mapping Using an Integrated Ensemble of Three Bivariate Statistical Models with Random Forest and Logistic Model Tree Models Water doi: 10.3390/w11081596 Authors: S. Vahid Razavi-Termeh Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki Soo-Mi Choi In the future, groundwater will be the major source of water for agriculture, drinking and food production as a result of global climate change. With increasing population growth, demand for groundwater has...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1594: Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Approach to Modelling of Selected Nitrogen Forms Removal from Oily Wastewater in Anaerobic and Aerobic GSBR Process Phases Water doi: 10.3390/w11081594 Authors: Ofman Struk-Sokołowska Paper presents artificial neural network models (ANN) approximating concentration of selected nitrogen forms in wastewater after sequence batch reactor operating with aerobic granular activated sludge (GSBR) in the anaerobic and aerobic phases....
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1593: A Perception Study of an Integrated Water System Project in a Water Scarce Community in the Philippines Water doi: 10.3390/w11081593 Authors: Ignacio Malenab Pausta Beltran Belo Tanhueco Promentilla Orbecido The Integrated Water System (IWS) offers alternative water and sanitation services that can potentially benefit rural communities experiencing water scarcity. The IWS described in this study comprises three systems: The Rainwater...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1597: LUCC and Ecosystem Service Value Assessment for Wetlands: A Case Study in Nansi Lake, China Water doi: 10.3390/w11081597 Authors: Meng Dong Wetland is one of the most important ecosystems in the world. A healthy wetland ecosystem is important to the development of a regional and even global economy, and it is also beneficial to the human living conditions. In this paper, remote sensing (RS), landscape metrics were used to analyze the land use/land cover...
JFB, Vol. 10, Pages 34: Stimuli-Responsive Drug Release from Smart Polymers Journal of Functional Biomaterials doi: 10.3390/jfb10030034 Authors: Carlos M. Wells Michael Harris Landon Choi Vishnu Priya Murali Fernanda Delbuque Guerra J. Amber Jennings Over the past 10 years, stimuli-responsive polymeric biomaterials have emerged as effective systems for the delivery of therapeutics. Persistent with ongoing efforts to minimize adverse effects, stimuli-responsive biomaterials...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3754: Association of Polymorphisms in Genes Involved in One-Carbon Metabolism with MTHFR Methylation Levels International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153754 Authors: Coppedè Stoccoro Tannorella Gallo Nicolì Migliore Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a pivotal enzyme in the one-carbon metabolism, a metabolic pathway required for DNA synthesis and methylation reactions. MTHFR hypermethylation, resulting in reduced...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3748: Gadolinium Chloride Restores the Function of the Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication between Hepatocytes in a Liver Injury International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153748 Authors: Yang Dong Tian Ji Yang Li Background: Gadolinium chloride (GdCl3) has been reported to attenuate liver injury caused by a variety of toxicants. Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) is thought to be essential in controlling...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2797: SnO2 Films Deposited by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis: Influence of Al Incorporation on the Properties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152797 Authors: Deyu Muñoz-Rojas Rapenne Deschanvres Klein Jiménez Bellet Aluminum-doped tin oxide (SnO 2:Al) thin films were produced by an ultrasonic spray pyrolysis method. The effect of aluminum doping on structural, optical, and electrical properties of tin oxide thin films synthesized at...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2798: Antityrosinase, Antioxidant, and Cytotoxic Activities of Phytochemical Constituents from Manilkara zapota L. Bark Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152798 Authors: Chunhakant Chaicharoenpong Hyperpigmentation is considered by many to be a beauty problem and is responsible for photoaging. To treat this skin condition, medicinal cosmetics containing tyrosinase inhibitors are used, resulting in skin whitening. In this study, taraxerol methyl ether (1),...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2738: Interteam Cooperation and Competition and Boundary Activities: The Cross-Level Mediation of Team Goal Orientations International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152738 Authors: Shin Kim Hur Drawing on Dragoni’s cross-level model of state goal orientation, this research aims to examine the cross-level mediating effect of team goal orientation on the relationships between interteam cooperation and...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 805: Metabolic Plasticity of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080805 Authors: Kreitz Schönfeld Seibert Stolp Alshamleh Oellerich Steffen Schwalbe Schnütgen Kurrle Serve Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common and life-threatening leukemias. A highly diverse and flexible metabolism contributes to the aggressiveness of the disease that is still difficult to treat. By using different sources of nutrients...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 806: Impact of Heat Shock Protein 90 Inhibition on the Proteomic Profile of Lung Adenocarcinoma as Measured by Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis Coupled with Mass Spectrometry Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080806 Authors: Marrugal Ferrer Pastor Ojeda Quintanal-Villalonga Carnero Molina-Pinelo Paz-Ares Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is an important chaperone in lung adenocarcinoma, with relevant protein drivers such as EGFR (epidermal growth factor...
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 260: Modulation of the Functional Components of Growth, Photosynthesis, and Anti-Oxidant Stress Markers in Cadmium Exposed Brassica juncea L. Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8080260 Authors: Kapoor Singh Kaur Bhardwaj Zheng Sharma Abstract: Heavy metals (including Cadmium) are being entered into the environment through various sources and cause toxicity to plants. Response of Brassica juncea L. var. RLC-1 was evaluated after exposing them to different...
Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 108: Revisiting Oral Fluoroquinolone and Multivalent Cation Drug-Drug Interactions: Are They Still Relevant? Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8030108 Authors: Pitman Hoang Wi Alsheikh Hiner Percival Fluoroquinolones are a widely-prescribed, broad-spectrum class of antibiotics with several oral formulations notable for their high bioavailability. For certain infections, fluoroquinolones are the first line or only treatment choice. When...
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 260: Phenol Profiling and Nutraceutical Potential of Lycium spp. Leaf Extracts Obtained with Ultrasound and Microwave Assisted Techniques Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080260 Authors: Pollini Rocchi Cossignani Mañes Compagnone Blasi : In recent years, agricultural and industrial residues have attracted a lot of interest in the recovery of phytochemicals used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. In this paper, a study...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3753: Genetic Variants in the Promoter Region of the Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor are Associated with the Severity of Hepatitis C Virus-Induced Liver Fibrosis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153753 Authors: Wirtz Fischer Backhaus Bergmann Brandt Heinrichs Koenen Schneider Eggermann Kurth Stoppe Bernhagen Bruns Fischer Berg Trautwein Berres Two polymorphisms in...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2795: On-The-Go VIS + SW − NIR Spectroscopy as a Reliable Monitoring Tool for Grape Composition within the Vineyard Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152795 Authors: Fernández-Novales Tardáguila Gutiérrez Paz Diago Visible-Short Wave Near Infrared (VIS + SW − NIR) spectroscopy is a real alternative to break down the next barrier in precision viticulture allowing a reliable monitoring of grape composition within the vineyard to facilitate...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2794: Nanoscale Heat Conduction in CNT-POLYMER Nanocomposites at Fast Thermal Perturbations Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152794 Authors: Minakov Schick Nanometer scale heat conduction in a polymer/carbon nanotube (CNT) composite under fast thermal perturbations is described by linear integrodifferential equations with dynamic heat capacity. The heat transfer problem for local fast thermal perturbations around CNT is considered. An analytical solution...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2793: Phytotoxic Activity and Structure–Activity Relationships of Radicinin Derivatives against the Invasive Weed Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152793 Authors: Masi Freda Clement Cimmino Cristofaro Meyer Evidente Radicinin (1), is a fungal dihydropyranopyran-4,5-dione isolated together with some analogues, namely 3-epi-radicinin, radicinol, 3-epi-radicinol, and cochliotoxin (2–5), from the...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2792: The Anti-Fibrotic Effects of CG-745, an HDAC Inhibitor, in Bleomycin and PHMG-Induced Mouse Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152792 Authors: Young-Suk Kim Hyunju Cha Hyo-Jin Kim Joong-Myung Cho Hak-Ryul Kim Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal lung disease with poor prognosis and progression to lung fibrosis related to genetic factors as well as environmental factors. In fact, it was discovered that in South Korea many people...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2796: Zn2+ Interaction with Amyloid-Β: Affinity and Speciation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152796 Authors: Arena Rizzarelli Conflicting values, obtained by different techniques and often under different experimental conditions have been reported on the affinity of Zn2+ for amyloid-β, that is recognized as the major interaction responsible for Alzheimer’s disease. Here, we compare the approaches employed so far, i.e., the evaluation...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2736: Differences in the Levels of Physical Activity, Mental Health, and Quality of Life of Elderly Koreans with Activity-Limiting Disabilities International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152736 Authors: Kyujin Lee Wi-Young So Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the differences in physical activity, mental health, and quality of life between the elderly without activity-limiting disabilities and in elderly with activity-limiting...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2737: Synergistic Effects of Climate Change and Marine Pollution: An Overlooked Interaction in Coastal and Estuarine Areas International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152737 Authors: Cabral Fonseca Sousa Costa Leal Coastal areas have been increasingly affected by human activities, marine pollution and climate change are among the most important pressures affecting these environments. Human-induced pressures...
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 327: Dietary Glycotoxins, Advanced Glycation End Products, Inhibit Cell Proliferation and Progesterone Secretion in Ovarian Granulosa Cells and Mimic PCOS-like Symptoms Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080327 Authors: Lin Chang Wu Shih Chiang Chen Shih Wang Hong Shieh Hsia Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been reported to have an elevated serum advanced glycation end product (AGE) level. However, the effect...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1591: Ranking Approach to Scheduling Repairs of a Water Distribution System for the Post-Disaster Response and Restoration Service Water doi: 10.3390/w11081591 Authors: Bałut Brodziak Bylka Zakrzewski : On the maintenance task list of each water distribution system (WDS) operator, determination of the order of undertaken repairs seems quite a typical task. Characteristics of damages, their localization, and other factors that influence repair sequencing...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1587: Prediction of Seasonal Frost Heave Behavior in Unsaturated Soil in Northeastern China Using Interactive Factor Analysis with Split-Plot Experiments and GRNN Water doi: 10.3390/w11081587 Authors: Wan Bian Wu Sun Wang Jia Abstract: Few studies of frost heave mechanisms have considered multifactor interactions, particularly in unsaturated saline soils typical of northeastern China. We collected soil samples in western Jijin Province and assessed...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1590: Changes in Nutrient Concentrations of Two Streams in Western Lithuania with Focus on Shrinkage of Agriculture and Effect of Climate, Drainage Runoff and Soil Factors Water doi: 10.3390/w11081590 Authors: Bučienė Povilaitis Langas Bučas Petkuvienė Vaičiūtė Gužys The causal relationship of changes in nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in the Akmena-Danė River and its largest tributary, the Eketė River, was analysed for the period...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1588: Hydrological Responses to the Future Climate Change in a Data Scarce Region, Northwest China: Application of Machine Learning Models Water doi: 10.3390/w11081588 Authors: Zhu Yang Liu Wen Zhang Chang Forecasting the potential hydrological response to future climate change is an effective way of assessing the adverse effects of future climate change on water resources. Data-driven models based on machine learning algorithms have great application...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1589: Sea Surface Circulation Structures in the Malta-Sicily Channel from Remote Sensing Data Water doi: 10.3390/w11081589 Authors: Reyes Suarez Cook Gačić Paduan Drago Cardin The Malta-Sicily Channel is part of the Sicily Channel system where water and thermohaline properties between the Eastern and Western Mediterranean basins take place. Several mesoscales features are detached from the main circulation due to wind and bathymetric forcing....
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1592: Raw Water Storage as a Simple Means for Controlling Membrane Fouling Caused by Inorganic Foulants in River Water in a Tropical Region Water doi: 10.3390/w11081592 Authors: Hashimoto Gunawan Wattanachira Wongrueng Takizawa Natural waters in tropical countries are turbid and rich in inorganic substances such as iron and manganese. Hence, membrane fouling by these inorganic substances is the most serious problem in membrane filtration processes...
Robotics, Vol. 8, Pages 64: Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Mobile Robot Using Varying-Parameter Convergent Differential Neural Network Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics8030064 Authors: Yingbai Hu Hang Su Longbin Zhang Shu Miao Guang Chen Alois Knoll The mobile robot kinematic model is a nonlinear affine system, which is constrained by velocity and acceleration limits. Therefore, the traditional control methods may not solve the tracking problem because of the physical...
JFMK, Vol. 4, Pages 50: Relationships among Trait EI, Need Fulfilment, and Performance Strategies Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk4030050 Authors: Barberis Calaresi Gugliandolo Performance strategies used in sport have been the focus of many sport enhancement interventions, and are considered important factors for describing behavior in sport. Several studies have shown that both trait emotion intelligence (trait EI) and satisfaction of basic...
JFMK, Vol. 4, Pages 51: Anthropometric Obesity Indices, Body Fat Percentage, and Grip Strength in Young Adults with different Physical Activity Levels Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk4030051 Authors: Söğüt Kaya Altunsoy Clark Clemente Doğan The purposes of this study were to determine whether moderately physically active (MPA) and highly physically active (HPA) male (n = 96, age = 22.5 ± 1.7 years) and female (n = 85,...
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1097: Towards Low Cost and Low Temperature Capacitive CO2 Sensors Based on Amine Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081097 Authors: Jamila Boudaden Armin Klumpp Hanns-Erik Endres Ignaz Eisele Hybrid materials based on inorganic particles and an organic polymer were developed and used as an efficient sensing material for carbon dioxide (CO2). The sensing material consists of fumed silica that is functionalized with...
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 458: What Is Charity? William Langland’s Answers with Some Diachronic Questions Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10080458 Authors: David Aers Charity turns out to be the virtue which is both the root and the fruit of salvation in Langland’s Piers Plowman, a late fourteenth-century poem, the greatest theological poem in English. It takes time, suffering and error upon error for Wille, the central protagonist in Piers Plowman, to grasp Charity. Wille is both...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 801: How Does SUMO Participate in Spindle Organization? Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080801 Authors: Abrieu Liakopoulos The ubiquitin-like protein SUMO is a regulator involved in most cellular mechanisms. Recent studies have discovered new modes of function for this protein. Of particular interest is the ability of SUMO to organize proteins in larger assemblies, as well as the role of SUMO-dependent ubiquitylation in their disassembly. These mechanisms have been...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 803: Role and Therapeutic Targeting of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway in Skin Cancer: A Review of Current Status and Future Trends on Natural and Synthetic Agents Therapy Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080803 Authors: Chamcheu Roy Uddin Banang-Mbeumi Chamcheu Walker Liu Huang The mammalian or mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) and associated phosphatidyl-inositiol 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathways regulate cell growth,...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 804: Cholesterol Interaction Directly Enhances Intrinsic Activity of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080804 Authors: Chin Ramjeesingh Hung Ereño-Oreba Cui Laselva Julien Bear The recent cryo-electron microscopy structures of zebrafish and the human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) provided unprecedented insights into putative mechanisms underlying gating...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 802: Hypoxia Promotes Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation through microRNA-Mediated Suppression of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080802 Authors: Lee Kang Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation is essential to maintain vascular homeostasis. Hypoxia induces abnormal proliferation of VSMCs and causes vascular proliferative disorders, such as pulmonary hypertension and atherosclerosis. As several cyclin/cyclin-dependent...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3751: New Insights about the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway in Primary Bone Tumors and Their Microenvironment: A Promising Target to Develop Therapeutic Strategies? International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153751 Authors: Danieau Morice Rédini Verrecchia Royer Osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma are the most common malignant primary bone tumors mainly occurring in children, adolescents and young adults. Current standard therapy...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3750: Chemerin and Cancer International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153750 Authors: Oliver Treeck Christa Buechler Olaf Ortmann Chemerin is a multifunctional adipokine with established roles in inflammation, adipogenesis and glucose homeostasis. Increasing evidence suggest an important function of chemerin in cancer. Chemerin’s main cellular receptors, chemokine-like receptor 1 (CMKLR1), G-protein coupled receptor 1 (GPR1) and...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3752: Lipid Reshaping and Lipophagy Are Induced in a Modeled Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury of Blood Brain Barrier International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153752 Authors: Elena Lonati Paola Antonia Corsetto Gigliola Montorfano Stefania Zava Tatiana Carrozzini Anna Brambilla Laura Botto Paola Palestini Angela Maria Rizzo Alessandra Bulbarelli Ischemic-reperfusion (I/R) injury induced a remodeling of protein and lipid...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1763: Using Food Models to Enhance Sugar Literacy among Older Adolescents: Evaluation of a Brief Experiential Nutrition Education Intervention Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081763 Authors: María Isabel Santaló Sandra Gibbons Patti-Jean Naylor Adolescent diets high in sugar are a public health concern. Sugar literacy interventions have changed intake but focused more on children, adults, and early adolescents and on sugar sweetened beverages rather than total...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2735: The Global Prevalence of Anxiety Among Medical Students: A Meta-Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152735 Authors: Quek Tam Tran Zhang Zhang Ho Ho : Anxiety, although as common and arguably as debilitating as depression, has garnered less attention, and is often undetected and undertreated in the general population. Similarly, anxiety among medical students warrants greater...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2790: Novel Non-Metal Cation (NMC) Pentaborate Salts of Some Amino Acids Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152790 Authors: Ümit Sızır Ömer Yurdakul Dursun Ali Köse Fatih Akkurt Non-metal cation (NMC) pentaborate structures, in which some amino acids (valine, leucine, isoleucine, and threonine) were used as cations, were synthesized. The structural characterization of molecules was carried out by elemental analysis, FT-IR, mass, 11B-NMR, and thermal...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2791: Synthesis and In Vitro Evaluation of 8-Pyridinyl-Substituted Benzo[e]imidazo[2,1-c][1,2,4]triazines as Phosphodiesterase 2A Inhibitors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152791 Authors: Ritawidya Ludwig Briel Brust Scheunemann Phosphodiesterase 2A (PDE2A) is highly expressed in distinct areas of the brain, which are known to be related to neuropsychiatric diseases. The development of suitable PDE2A tracers for Positron Emission Tomography...
Arts, Vol. 8, Pages 96: Revisiting Harrison and Cynthia White’s Academic vs. Dealer-Critic System Arts doi: 10.3390/arts8030096 Authors: Léa Saint-Raymond The field of art market studies is based on a famous opposition, coined by Harrison and Cynthia White in 1965, regarding the “academic” system, as opposed to the “dealer-critic” one. Published in 1965, their book, Canvases and Careers, Institutional Change in the French Painting World, was qualified...
Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 37: Eye Behavior During Multiple Object Tracking and Multiple Identity Tracking Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3030037 Authors: Hyönä Li Oksama We review all published eye-tracking studies to date that have used eye movements to examine multiple object (MOT) or multiple identity tracking (MIT). In both tasks, observers dynamically track multiple moving objects. In MOT the objects are identical, whereas in MIT they have distinct identities. In MOT, observers...
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 259: Do We Utilize Our Knowledge of the Skin Protective Effects of Carotenoids Enough? Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080259 Authors: Balić Mokos Due to their potential health-promoting effects, carotenoids have drawn both scientific and public attention in recent years. The primary source of carotenoids in the human skin is diet, mainly fruits, vegetables, and marine product, but they may originate from supplementation and topical application, too....
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3749: Clustered DNA Damages induced by 0.5 to 30 eV Electrons International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153749 Authors: Yi Zheng Léon Sanche Low-energy electrons (LEEs) of energies ≤30 eV are generated in large quantities by ionizing radiation. These electrons can damage DNA; particularly, they can induce the more detrimental clustered lesions in cells. This type of lesions, which are responsible for a large portion of the genotoxic...
Plasma, Vol. 2, Pages 339-340: Special Issue on Low Temperature Plasma Jets Plasma doi: 10.3390/plasma2030025 Authors: Mounir Laroussi Low temperature plasma jets are unique plasma sources capable of delivering plasma outside of the confinement of electrodes and away from gas enclosures/chambers [...]
Epigenomes, Vol. 3, Pages 13: Metabolic–Epigenetic Axis in Pluripotent State Transitions Epigenomes doi: 10.3390/epigenomes3030013 Authors: Cristina D’Aniello Federica Cermola Eduardo J. Patriarca Gabriella Minchiotti Cell state transition (CST) occurs during embryo development and in adult life in response to different stimuli and is associated with extensive epigenetic remodeling. Beyond growth factors and signaling pathways, increasing evidence point to a crucial role of...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2733: Association of Diet Quality with Low Muscle Mass-Function in Korean Elderly International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152733 Authors: Mikyeong Jung Saejong Park Hyesook Kim Oran Kwon There is a growing body of evidence that links nutrition to muscle mass and function in the elderly, suggesting that it has an important role to play both in the prevention and management of age-related sarcopenia. Some nutrients...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2734: Glyphosate’s Synergistic Toxicity in Combination with Other Factors as a Cause of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152734 Authors: Sarath Gunatilake Stephanie Seneff Laura Orlando Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is a global epidemic. Sri Lanka has experienced a doubling of the disease every 4 or 5 years since it was first identified in the...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1762: Food Neophobia in Celiac Disease and Other Gluten-Free Diet Individuals Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081762 Authors: Wioleta Zysk Dominika Głąbska Dominika Guzek The only treatment currently available to combat celiac disease (CD) is strict adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD), but there may be various determinants of its adherence, including food neophobia (FN), that is associated with sensory aversions, or fears of negative consequences of eating...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1586: Allocation of Groundwater Recharge Zones in a Rural and Semi-Arid Region for Sustainable Water Management: Case Study in Guadalupe Valley, Mexico Water doi: 10.3390/w11081586 Authors: Juan Alejandro Saiz-Rodríguez Marcelo A. Lomeli Banda Carlos Salazar-Briones José Mizael Ruiz-Gibert Alejandro Mungaray-Moctezuma Around the world, groundwater constitutes approximately 94% of the total volume of freshwater, providing a wide range of economic and...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2788: Carbon Nanomaterial Doped Ionic Liquid Gels for the Removal of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds from Water Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152788 Authors: Carla Rizzo Salvatore Marullo Nadka Tz. Dintcheva Francesca D’Anna Due to large drug consumption, pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) can be found as water contaminants. The removal of PhACs is a significant issue, as they can easily overtake traditional purification methods. Because...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2789: Long-Chain Polyisoprenoids Are Synthesized by AtCPT1 in Arabidopsis thaliana Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152789 Authors: Przemyslaw Surowiecki Agnieszka Onysk Katarzyna Manko Ewa Swiezewska Liliana Surmacz Arabidopsis roots accumulate a complex mixture of dolichols composed of three families, (i.e., short-, medium- and long-chain dolichols), but until now none of the cis-prenyltransferases (CPTs) predicted in the Arabidopsis genome has...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3747: Dental Pulp Stem Cell-Derived Factors Alleviate Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Induced Neuroinflammation and Ischemic Neurological Deficits International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153747 Authors: Te-Fu Chen Kuo-We Chen Yueh Chien Ying-Hsiu Lai Sung-Tsang Hsieh Hsin-Yi Ma Kou-Chung Wang Chia-Yang Shiau Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), characterized by the extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid space caused...
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 325: Remodeling Membrane Binding by Mono-Ubiquitylation Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080325 Authors: Neta Tanner Oded Kleifeld Iftach Nachman Gali Prag Ubiquitin (Ub) receptors respond to ubiquitylation signals. They bind ubiquitylated substrates and exert their activity in situ. Intriguingly, Ub receptors themselves undergo rapid ubiquitylation and deubiquitylation. Here we asked what is the function of ubiquitylation of Ub receptors? We focused...
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 326: β-Caryophyllene Mitigates Collagen Antibody Induced Arthritis (CAIA) in Mice Through a Cross-Talk between CB2 and PPAR-γ Receptors Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080326 Authors: Natasha Irrera Angela D’Ascola Giovanni Pallio Alessandra Bitto Emanuela Mazzon Federica Mannino Violetta Squadrito Vincenzo Arcoraci Letteria Minutoli Giuseppe Maurizio Campo Angela Avenoso Elisa Benedetta Bongiorno Mario Vaccaro Francesco Squadrito...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 800: Destabilization of Eukaryote mRNAs by 5′ Proximal Stop Codons Can Occur Independently of the Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay Pathway Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080800 Authors: Barbara Gorgoni Yun-Bo Zhao J. Krishnan Ian Stansfield In eukaryotes, the binding of poly(A) binding protein (PAB) to the poly(A) tail is central to maintaining mRNA stability. PABP interacts with the translation termination apparatus, and with eIF4G to maintain 3′–5′...
Challenges, Vol. 10, Pages 33: The Scientist: Creator and Destroyer—“Scientists’ Warning to Humanity” Is a Wake-Up Call for Researchers Challenges doi: 10.3390/challe10020033 Authors: Marek Cuhra Scientists investigate, describe, invent and create. Most advances in medicine, technology and understanding of the living world in the context of the cosmos, are attributable to systematic efforts by expert researchers. However, pervasive toxins, persistent environmental pollution, destructive...
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 457: Affect Theory, Religion, and Sport Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10080457 Authors: Eric Bain-Selbo Affect theory has made important contributions recently to the study of religion, particularly drawing our attention away from ideas and practices to the emotional or affectual experience of religion. However, there is a danger that affect theory may become yet another “protective strategy” (to use a term from philosopher of religion Wayne...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2732: Progress Evaluation for Transnational Restaurant Chains to Reformulate Products and Standardize Portions to Meet Healthy Dietary Guidelines and Reduce Obesity and Non-Communicable Disease Risks, 2000–2018: A Scoping and Systematic Review to Inform Policy International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152732 Authors: Vivica Kraak Sofia Rincón-Gallardo Patiño Deepthi Renukuntla Eojina Kim Transnational restaurant...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3746: Synergistic Reaction of SO2 with NO2 in Presence of H2O and NH3: A Potential Source of Sulfate Aerosol International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153746 Authors: Zehua Wang Chenxi Zhang Guochun Lv Xiaomin Sun Ning Wang Zhiqiang Li Effect of H2O and NH3 on the synergistic oxidation reaction of SO2 and NO2 is investigated by theoretical calculation using the molecule system SO2-2NO2-nH2O (n = 0, 1, 2, 3) and SO2-2NO2-nH2O-mNH3...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1761: Lactobacillus reuteri V3401 Reduces Inflammatory Biomarkers and Modifies the Gastrointestinal Microbiome in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: The PROSIR Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081761 Authors: Carmen Tenorio-Jiménez María José Martínez-Ramírez Isabel Del Castillo-Codes Carmen Arraiza-Irigoyen Mercedes Tercero-Lozano José Camacho Natalia Chueca Federico García Josune Olza Julio Plaza-Díaz Luis Fontana Mónica Olivares Ángel...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2786: Inhibiting Acetylcholinesterase to Activate Pleiotropic Prodrugs with Therapeutic Interest in Alzheimer’s Disease Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152786 Authors: François-Xavier Toublet Cédric Lecoutey Julien Lalut Bérénice Hatat Audrey Davis Marc Since Sophie Corvaisier Thomas Freret Jana Sopkova de Oliveira Santos Sylvie Claeysen Michel Boulouard Patrick Dallemagne Christophe Rochais Alzheimer’s disease...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2782: A Review of the Surface Modification of Cellulose and Nanocellulose Using Aliphatic and Aromatic Mono- and Di-Isocyanates Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152782 Authors: Hatem Abushammala Jia Mao Nanocellulose has been subjected to a wide range of chemical modifications towards increasing its potential in certain fields of interest. These modifications either modulated the chemistry of the nanocellulose itself or introduced certain functional groups...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2787: Mineral Content of Various Portuguese Breads: Characterization, Dietary Intake, and Discriminant Analysis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152787 Authors: Álvaro Torrinha Marta Oliveira Susana Marinho Paula Paíga Cristina Delerue-Matos Simone Morais The chemical composition and daily mineral intake (DMI) of six macro (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorous, and chloride) and four microminerals (copper, iron, manganese, and zinc)...
Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 159: Serum Adipocyte Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Level is Negatively Associated with Vascular Reactivity Index Measured by Digital Thermal Monitoring in Kidney Transplant Patients Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9080159 Authors: Tai-Li Chen Ming-Che Lee Ching-Chung Ho Bang-Gee Hsu Jen-Pi Tsai Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) is abundantly found in mature adipocytes and is involved in cardiovascular disease. Our aim is to investigate the...
Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 186: Taste Modulator Influences Rare Case of Color-Gustatory Synesthesia Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9080186 Authors: Catherine Craver-Lemley Adam Reeves We investigated the effect of a sweetness blocker on the synesthetic taste experience of a rare color-gustatory synesthete, E.C., for whom specific colors elicit unique tastes. Blocking E.C.’s sweetness receptors while the tongue was otherwise unstimulated left other taste components...
Biomedicines, Vol. 7, Pages 57: Olfactory Stimulation Effect of Aldehydes, Nonanal, and Decanal on the Human Electroencephalographic Activity, According to Nostril Variation Biomedicines doi: 10.3390/biomedicines7030057 Authors: Minju Kim Kandhasamy Sowndhararajan Hae Jin Choi Se Jin Park Songmun Kim Fragrances play a pivotal role in humans’ psychological and physiological functions through the olfactory system. Aldehydes are important organic compounds with a variety...
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 257: A New Black Elderberry Dye Enriched in Antioxidants Designed for Healthy Sweets Production Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080257 Authors: Dżugan Małgorzata Pizoń Aleksandra Tomczyk Monika Kapusta Ireneusz The aim of the study was to obtain a dye from black elder fruits and flowers and to study their potential in production of jellies with high antioxidant activity. Three dyes were produced by lyophilization of aqueous extracts: (1) fruits dye...
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 258: Synthesis, Characterization and Antioxidant Properties of a New Lipophilic Derivative of Edaravone Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080258 Authors: Cristina Minnelli Emiliano Laudadio Roberta Galeazzi Dario Rusciano Tatiana Armeni Pierluigi Stipa Mattia Cantarini Giovanna Mobbili As part of a program aimed to obtain antioxidants able to interact with cell membrane, edaravone (EdV, 3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one), a well-known...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1583: The Development of a Calculation Model for the Instantaneous Pressure Head of Oscillating Water Flow in a Pipeline Water doi: 10.3390/w11081583 Authors: Kai Zhang Bo Song Delan Zhu Sinusoidal oscillating water flow at low pressure can improve the anti-clogging ability of an emitter in drip irrigation or the water distribution of a nozzle in sprinkler irrigation and reduce the cost and energy consumption of the irrigation system. In this study, the characteristics...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1585: Water Residence Time in a Typical Tributary Bay of the Three Gorges Reservoir Water doi: 10.3390/w11081585 Authors: Yao Cheng Zheng Mu Haiyan Wang Fengxia Zhao Yu Li Lei Lin Tributary bays of the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) are suffering from environmental problems, e.g., eutrophication and algae bloom, which could be related to the limited water exchange capacity of the tributary bays. To understand and quantify the water exchange capacity...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1584: Magnetic Field Usage Supported Filtration Through Different Filter Materials Water doi: 10.3390/w11081584 Authors: Ewa Szatyłowicz Iwona Skoczko Currently, methods of water purification and aqueous solutions leading to effective reduction of introduced chemical compounds into water purification systems have become the subject of research. Physical methods have become an alternative, because by subjecting water and aqueous solutions to UV (ultraviolet) radiation...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3744: Dedifferentiated Endometrial Carcinoma Could be A Target for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (Anti PD-1/PD-L1 Antibodies) International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153744 Authors: Ruriko Ono Kentaro Nakayama Kohei Nakamura Hitomi Yamashita Tomoka Ishibashi Masako Ishikawa Toshiko Minamoto Sultana Razia Noriyoshi Ishikawa Yoshiro Otsuki Satoru Nakayama Hideyuki Onuma Hiroko Kurioka Satoru Kyo Dedifferentiated...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3745: Overexpression of Peroxidase Gene GsPRX9 Confers Salt Tolerance in Soybean International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153745 Authors: Ting Jin Yangyang Sun Ranran Zhao Zhong Shan Junyi Gai Yan Li Peroxidases play prominent roles in antioxidant responses and stress tolerance in plants; however, their functions in soybean tolerance to salt stress remain unclear. Here, we investigated the role of a peroxidase gene from the wild...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2731: Sociosexuality and Bright and Dark Personality: The Prediction of Behavior, Attitude, and Desire to Engage in Casual Sex International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152731 Authors: Elena Fernández del Río Pedro J. Ramos-Villagrasa Ángel Castro Juan Ramón Barrada Research about sociosexuality, understood as differences in people’s willingness to have sex without commitment in terms of its predictors,...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2730: Proactive Telephone Smoking Cessation Counseling Tailored to Parents: Results of a Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152730 Authors: Tessa Scheffers-van Schayck Roy Otten Rutger C.M.E. Engels Marloes Kleinjan A recent Dutch efficacy trial showed the efficacy of a telephone smoking cessation counseling tailored to smoking parents. Currently, it is unknown...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 799: Cellular Plasmalogen Content Does Not Influence Arachidonic Acid Levels or Distribution in Macrophages: A Role for Cytosolic Phospholipase A2γ in Phospholipid Remodeling Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080799 Authors: Patricia Lebrero Alma M. Astudillo Julio M. Rubio Lidia Fernández-Caballero George Kokotos María A. Balboa Jesús Balsinde Availability of free arachidonic acid (AA) constitutes a rate limiting factor for cellular eicosanoid synthesis....
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2784: Comprehensive Chemical Profiling in the Ethanol Extract of Pluchea indica Aerial Parts by Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Its Silica Gel Column Chromatography Fractions Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152784 Authors: Jingya Ruan Jiejing Yan Dandan Zheng Fan Sun Jianli Wang Lifeng Han Yi Zhang Tao Wang Pluchea indica Less. is a medicine and food dual-use plant, which belongs to the Pluchea genus, Asteraceae family....
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2783: A Structure—Activity Relationship Study of Bis-Benzamides as Inhibitors of Androgen Receptor—Coactivator Interaction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152783 Authors: Tae-Kyung Lee Preethi Ravindranathan Rajni Sonavane Ganesh V. Raj Jung-Mo Ahn The interaction between androgen receptor (AR) and coactivator proteins plays a critical role in AR-mediated prostate cancer (PCa) cell growth, thus its inhibition is emerging as a promising strategy...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2780: Structural Optimization and Structure–Activity Relationship of 4-Thiazolidinone Derivatives as Novel Inhibitors of Human Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152780 Authors: Fanxun Zeng Lina Quan Guantian Yang Tiantian Qi Letian Zhang Shiliang Li Honglin Li Lili Zhu Xiaoyong Xu Human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (hDHODH), one of the attractive targets for the development of immunosuppressive drugs, is also...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2785: Hydrophobic Interactions Drive Binding between Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGFA) and Polyphenolic Inhibitors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152785 Authors: Natalia Perez-Moral Paul W. Needs Christina W.A. Moyle Paul A. Kroon Some polyphenols have been shown to inhibit, at physiological levels, the VEGF-induced VEGF receptor-2 signaling that causes angiogenesis, allegedly by direct interaction with VEGF and reducing the binding to...
Urban Science, Vol. 3, Pages 86: Green and Blue Infrastructure in Darwin; Carbon Economies and the Social and Cultural Dimensions of Valuing Urban Mangroves in Australia Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci3030086 Authors: Jennifer Atchison Darwin’s mangrove ecosystems, some of the most extensive and biodiverse in the world, are part of the urban fabric in the tropical north of Australia but they are also clearly at risk from the current scale and pace of development. Climate...
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 323: The Structural Versatility of the BTB Domains of KCTD Proteins and Their Recognition of the GABAB Receptor Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080323 Authors: Nicole Balasco Giovanni Smaldone Luigi Vitagliano Several recent investigations have demonstrated that members of the KCTD (Potassium Channel Tetramerization Domain) protein family are involved in fundamental processes. However, the paucity of structural data available on these proteins has frequently...
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 324: Nutrition Related Stress Factors Reduce the Transfer of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Resistance Genes between an Escherichia coli Donor and a Salmonella Typhimurium Recipient In Vitro Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080324 Authors: Eva-Maria Saliu Marita Eitinger Jürgen Zentek Wilfried Vahjen The transfer of extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-genes occurs frequently between different bacteria species. The aim of this study was to...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3743: Comparative Proteomics and Physiological Analyses Reveal Important Maize Filling-Kernel Drought-Responsive Genes and Metabolic Pathways International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153743 Authors: Xuan Wang Tinashe Zenda Songtao Liu Guo Liu Hongyu Jin Liang Dai Anyi Dong Yatong Yang Huijun Duan Despite recent scientific headway in deciphering maize (Zea mays L.) drought stress responses, the overall picture of key proteins...
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1096: Tunable Infrared Emissivity in Multilayer Graphene by Ionic Liquid Intercalation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081096 Authors: Liyuan Zhao Renyan Zhang Chuyun Deng Yuanxi Peng Tian Jiang Controllably tuned infrared emissivity has attracted great interest for potential application in adaptive thermal camouflage. In this work, we report a flexible multilayer graphene based infrared device on a porous polyethylene membrane, where the infrared...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2727: Quantification of Elemental Contaminants in Unregulated Water across Western Navajo Nation International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152727 Authors: Jonathan Credo Jaclyn Torkelson Tommy Rock Jani C. Ingram The geologic profile of the western United States lends itself to naturally elevated levels of arsenic and uranium in groundwater and can be exacerbated by mining enterprises. The Navajo Nation, located...
MTI, Vol. 3, Pages 58: Unsupervised Keyphrase Extraction for Web Pages Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti3030058 Authors: Tim Haarman Bastiaan Zijlema Marco Wiering Keyphrase extraction is an important part of natural language processing (NLP) research, although little research is done in the domain of web pages. The World Wide Web contains billions of pages that are potentially interesting for various NLP tasks, yet it remains largely untouched in scientific...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1760: Comprehensive Approaches to Improving Nutrition: Future Prospects Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081760 Authors: Syed M. Shahid Karen S. Bishop When it comes to nutrition, nearly everyone has an opinion. In the past, nutrition was considered to be an individual’s responsibility, however, more recently governments have been expected (by some) to share that responsibility by helping to ensure that marketing is responsible, and that food chains offer...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1759: Olive Oil Intake Associated with Increased Attention Scores in Women Living with HIV: Findings from the Chicago Women’s Interagency HIV Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081759 Authors: Lakshmi Warrior Kathleen M. Weber Elizabeth Daubert Martha Clare Morris Puja Agarwal Igor J. Koralnik Audrey L. French Women aging with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are particularly vulnerable to cognitive decline. Recent studies have highlighted...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3740: Endometrial Stromal Cells Circulate in the Bloodstream of Women with Endometriosis: A Pilot Study International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153740 Authors: Júlia Vallvé-Juanico Carlos López-Gil Agustín Ballesteros Xavier Santamaria Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. While endometriotic tissue is commonly localized in the pelvic cavity, it can also be found in distant sites,...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3742: Aphid-Triggered Changes in Oxidative Damage Markers of Nucleic Acids, Proteins, and Lipids in Maize (Zea mays L.) Seedlings International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153742 Authors: Hubert Sytykiewicz Iwona Łukasik Sylwia Goławska Grzegorz Chrzanowski Prior experiments illustrated reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction in maize plants infested with bird-cherry-oat (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) aphids. However, there is no available...
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2781: Metabolite Transformation and Enzyme Activities of Hainan Vanilla Beans During Curing to Improve Flavor Formation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152781 Authors: Yingying Cai Fenglin Gu Yinghua Hong Yonggan Chen Fei Xu Kejing An This paper compares the differences in metabolites of vanilla beans at five different curing stages. Key vanilla flavors, vanillin precursors and main enzymes during the curing process of Hainan vanilla beans were...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2728: Body Image Concern and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among Elite Icelandic Athletes International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152728 Authors: Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir Petra Sigurðardóttir Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir Jose Saavedra The aim of this study was to analyse body image concerns and symptoms of eating disorders in elite Icelandic athletes according to their sex, and sport practiced....
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2726: Migration and Mental Health in the Aftermath of Disaster: Evidence from Mt. Merapi, Indonesia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152726 Authors: Jonathan A. Muir Michael R. Cope Leslie R. Angeningsih Jorden E. Jackson Ralph B. Brown Migration is a standard survival strategy in the context of disasters. While prior studies have examined factors associated with return migration following disasters,...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2729: Land Subsidence Control Zone and Policy for the Environmental Protection of Shanghai International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152729 Authors: Xi-Cun He Tian-Liang Yang Shui-Long Shen Ye-Shuang Xu Arul Arulrajah Land subsidence was once a major geo-hazard in the city of Shanghai, China. From 1921 to 1965, the maximum cumulative land subsidence in the urban areas of China reached 2.6 m. This large subsidence...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3739: Effects of Aging on Hair Color, Melanosome Morphology, and Melanin Composition in Japanese Females International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153739 Authors: Takashi Itou Shosuke Ito Kazumasa Wakamatsu In a previous study, we showed that the size of melanosomes isolated from Japanese female hairs enlarges with age, and this affects the hair color. In this study, we analyzed the age-dependent changes in hair melanin in order to further...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3741: Exploring the N-Glycosylation Profile of Glycoprotein B from Human Cytomegalovirus Expressed in CHO and Nicotiana tabacum BY-2 Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153741 Authors: Nicolas Smargiasso Joseph Nader Stéphane Rioux Gabriel Mazzucchelli Marc Boutry Edwin De Pauw François Chaumont Catherine Navarre The ability to control the glycosylation pattern of recombinant viral glycoproteins represents a major...
Biology, Vol. 8, Pages 57: Beige Fat, Adaptive Thermogenesis, and Its Regulation by Exercise and Thyroid Hormone Biology doi: 10.3390/biology8030057 Authors: Kevin J. Phillips While it is now understood that the proper expansion of adipose tissue is critically important for metabolic homeostasis, it is also appreciated that adipose tissues perform far more functions than simply maintaining energy balance. Adipose tissue performs endocrine functions, secreting hormones or adipokines that...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1758: Prevention of Adult Colitis by Oral Ferric Iron in Juvenile Mice Is Associated with the Inhibition of the Tbet Promoter Hypomethylation and Gene Overexpression Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081758 Authors: Chourouk Ettreiki Abalo Chango Nicolas Barbezier Moise Coeffier Pauline M Anton Carine Delayre-Orthez Iron is an essential nutrient needed for physiological functions, particularly during the developmental period of the early childhood of...
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1757: Abscisic Acid Standardized Fig (Ficus carica) Extracts Ameliorate Postprandial Glycemic and Insulinemic Responses in Healthy Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081757 Authors: Fiona S. Atkinson Agusti Villar Anna Mulà Andrea Zangara Ester Risco Carsten R. Smidt Raquel Hontecillas Andrew Leber Josep Bassaganya-Riera Abscisic acid (ABA) can improve glucose homeostasis and reduce inflammation in mammals by activating lanthionine synthetase...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3737: Endothelium-Dependent Hyperpolarization (EDH) in Diabetes: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Implications International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153737 Authors: Kenichi Goto Takanari Kitazono Diabetes mellitus is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and is an important health issue worldwide. Long-term diabetes causes endothelial dysfunction, which in turn leads to diabetic vascular complications. Endothelium-derived...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3736: Adapting and Surviving: Intra and Extra-Cellular Remodeling in Drug-Resistant Gastric Cancer Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153736 Authors: Sabino Russi Henu Kumar Verma Simona Laurino Pellegrino Mazzone Giovanni Storto Anna Nardelli Pietro Zoppoli Giovanni Calice Francesco La Rocca Alessandro Sgambato Valeria Lucci Geppino Falco Vitalba Ruggieri Despite the significant recent advances...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3738: Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Homeostasis and Systemic Diseases: Hypothesis, Evidences, and Therapeutic Opportunities International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153738 Authors: Francisco J. Vizoso Noemi Eiro Luis Costa Paloma Esparza Mariana Landin Patricia Diaz-Rodriguez Jose Schneider Roman Perez-Fernandez Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are present in all organs and tissues, playing a well-known function in tissue regeneration....
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2725: Relevance of Gender and Social Support in Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction in Elderly Spanish People International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152725 Authors: M. Pilar Matud M. Concepción García Demelza Fortes Background: Gender and social support are important social determinants of health, but the relevance of such variables in older people’s health has raised less scholarly attention than...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3735: Contact Lenses Delivering Nitric Oxide under Daylight for Reduction of Bacterial Contamination International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153735 Authors: Mimimorena Seggio Antonia Nostro Giovanna Ginestra Fabiana Quaglia Salvatore Sortino Ocular infection due to microbial contamination is one of the main risks associated with the wearing of contact lens, which demands novel straightforward strategies to find reliable solutions....
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2779: Two-Step Elution Recovery of Cyanide Platinum Using Functional Metal Organic Resin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152779 Authors: Muhan Chen Qun Ye Shaosong Jiang Min Shao Ci Jin Zhangjie Huang A novel functional ion-exchange/adsorption metal organic resin (MOR), TEBAC-HKUST-1, was prepared and characterized. Ethanedithiol was used as the grafting agent to introduce thiol groups onto HKUST-1, and 4-vinylbenzyl chloride was then grafted...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3732: A Novel Adenosine Kinase from Bombyx mori: Enzymatic Activity, Structure, and Biological Function International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153732 Authors: Kai Song Yu Li Huawei He Lina Liu Ping Zhao Qingyou Xia Yejing Wang Adenosine kinase (ADK) is the first enzyme in the adenosine remediation pathway that catalyzes adenosine phosphorylation into adenosine monophosphate, thus regulating adenosine homeostasis in cells....
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3733: Inhibition of UCH-L1 Deubiquitinating Activity with Two Forms of LDN-57444 Has Anti-Invasive Effects in Metastatic Carcinoma Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153733 Authors: Eiji Kobayashi Duhyeong Hwang Anjali Bheda-Malge Christopher B. Whitehurst Alexander V. Kabanov Satoru Kondo Mitsuharu Aga Tomokazu Yoshizaki Joseph S. Pagano Marina Sokolsky Julia Shakelford Normally ubiquitin C-terminal...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3734: Silencing of the Chitin Synthase Gene Is Lethal to the Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153734 Authors: Zhan-Jun Lu Yu-Ling Huang Hai-Zhong Yu Ning-Yan Li Yan-Xin Xie Qin Zhang Xiang-Dong Zeng Hao Hu Ai-Jun Huang Long Yi Hua-Nan Su Chitin synthase is a critical enzyme that catalyzes N-acetylglucosamine to form chitin, which plays an important role in the growth...
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