Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 547: Total Serum Magnesium Levels and Calcium-To-Magnesium Ratio in Sickle Cell Disease Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090547 Authors: Antwi-Boasiako Kusi-Mensah Hayfron-Benjamin Aryee Dankwah Kwawukume Darkwa Background and objectives: Imbalance of calcium/magnesium ratio could lead to clinical complications in sickle cell disease (SCD). Low levels of magnesium have been associated with sickling, increased polymerization and vaso-occlusion...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 548: Movement Control Impairment and Low Back Pain: State of the Art of Diagnostic Framing Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090548 Authors: Salvioli Pozzi Testa Background and objectives: Low back pain is one of the most common health problems. In 85% of cases, it is not possible to identify a specific cause, and it is therefore called Non-Specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP). Among the various attempted classifications, the subgroup of patients with impairment...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 546: From Pre-Diabetes to Diabetes: Diagnosis, Treatments and Translational Research Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090546 Authors: Radia Marium Modhumi Khan Zoey Jia Yu Chua Jia Chi Tan Yingying Yang Zehuan Liao Yan Zhao Diabetes, a silent killer, is one of the most widely prevalent conditions of the present time. According to the 2017 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) statistics, the global prevalence of diabetes among the age group of...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 545: Can Visceral Adiposity Index Serve as a Simple Tool for Identifying Individuals with Insulin Resistance in Daily Clinical Practice? Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090545 Authors: Ladislav Štěpánek Dagmar Horáková Ľubica Cibičková Helena Vaverková David Karásek Marie Nakládalová Jana Zapletalová Background and objectives: The visceral adiposity index (VAI), estimating visceral adiposity dysfunction through a simple formula, could serve...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 302: Emergence of Rickettsial Infection in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fry Displaying the Appearance of Red Mark Syndrome in Korea Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090302 Authors: Oh Giri Yun Kim Kim Kim Kang Han Kwon Jun Park Red mark syndrome (RMS) is a fish disease caused by the infection of Rickettsial agents, especially affecting rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The disease is prevalent...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 300: A Polyphasic Approach Aids Early Detection of Potentially Toxigenic Aspergilli in Soil Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090300 Authors: Giovanni Cafà Benedetta Caggiano Michael A. Reeve Hamzah Bhatti Sabyan F. Honey Babar Bajwa Alan G. Buddie Key chili and maize growing areas of Pakistan were selected for a focused baseline study of the levels of Aspergillus spp. Investigations were undertaken using a combination of molecular...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 301: Staphylococcus aureus and the Cutaneous Microbiota Biofilms in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090301 Authors: Enea Gino Di Domenico Ilaria Cavallo Bruno Capitanio Fiorentina Ascenzioni Fulvia Pimpinelli Aldo Morrone Fabrizio Ensoli Biofilm is the dominant mode of growth of the skin microbiota, which promotes adhesion and persistence in the cutaneous microenvironment, thus contributing...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3157: Bioactive Constituents from the Roots of Eurycoma longifolia Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173157 Authors: Jingya Ruan Zheng Li Ying Zhang Yue Chen Mengyang Liu Lifeng Han Yi Zhang Tao Wang Four new phenolic components, eurylophenolosides A (1) and B (2), eurylolignanosides A (3) and B (4), along with twelve known compounds were isolated from the roots of Eurycoma longifolia Jack. The structure of these components was elucidated...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3158: Amphiphilic Block Copolymer PCL-PEG-PCL as Stationary Phase for Capillary Gas Chromatographic Separations Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173158 Authors: Tao Sun Xiaomin Shuai Kaixin Ren Xingxing Jiang Yujie Chen Xinyu Zhao Qianqian Song Shaoqiang Hu Zhiqiang Cai This work presents the first example of utilization of amphiphilic block copolymer PCL-PEG-PCL as a stationary phase for capillary gas chromatographic (GC) separations....
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3159: Transformation Mechanisms of Chemical Ingredients in Steaming Process of Gastrodia elata Blume Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173159 Authors: Yun Li Xiao-Qian Liu Shan-Shan Liu Da-hui Liu Xiao Wang Zhi-Min Wang To explore the transformation mechanisms of free gastrodin and combined gastrodin before and after steaming of Gastrodia elata (G. elata), a fresh G. elata sample was processed by the traditional steaming method prescribed by Chinese...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3156: Treatment with Docosahexaenoic Acid Improves Epidermal Keratinocyte Differentiation and Ameliorates Inflammation in Human Keratinocytes and Reconstructed Human Epidermis Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173156 Authors: Tinghan Jia Wu Qiao Qifeng Yao Wenhui Wu Ken Kaku Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that can cause skin barrier function damage. Although co-incubation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) exerts...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3155: Identification of New Antifungal Agents Targeting Chitin Synthesis by a Chemical-Genetic Method Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173155 Authors: Li Sun Zhu Bian Wang Si Fungal infection is a leading cause of mortality in immunocompromised population; thus, it is urgent to develop new and safe antifungal agents. Different from human cells, fungi have a cell wall, which is composed mainly of polysaccharide glucan and chitin. The unique...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3153: Simultaneous Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173153 Authors: Channay Naidoo Cherie Ann Kruger Heidi Abrahamse Metastatic melanoma (MM) has a poor prognosis and is attributed to late diagnoses only when metastases has already occurred. Thus, early diagnosis is crucial to improve its overall treatment efficacy. The standard diagnostic tools for MM are incisional biopsies and/or fine...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3154: Effects of Polar Steroids from the Starfish Patiria (=Asterina) pectinifera in Combination with X-Ray Radiation on Colony Formation and Apoptosis Induction of Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173154 Authors: Olesya S. Malyarenko Timofey V. Malyarenko Alla A. Kicha Natalia V. Ivanchina Svetlana P. Ermakova Despite significant advances in the understanding, prevention, and treatment of cancer, the disease continues...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3151: Nanocellulose-Reinforced Polyurethane for Waterborne Wood Coating Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173151 Authors: Linglong Kong Dandan Xu Zaixin He Fengqiang Wang Shihan Gui Jilong Fan Xiya Pan Xiaohan Dai Xiaoying Dong Baoxuan Liu Yongfeng Li With the enhancement of people’s environmental awareness, waterborne polyurethane (PU) paint—with its advantages of low release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs),...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3152: Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: We Always Need New Antibacterials but for Right Bacteria Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173152 Authors: Raphaël E. Duval Marion Grare Béatrice Demoré Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria is frightening, especially resistance in Gram-negative Bacteria (GNB). In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a list of 12 bacteria that represent a threat to human health, and among these, a majority of...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3149: Aggregation-Morphology-Dependent Electrochemical Performance of Co3O4 Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173149 Authors: Linglong Kong Lu Wang Deye Sun Su Meng Dandan Xu Zaixin He Xiaoying Dong Yongfeng Li Yongcheng Jin The aggregation morphology of anode materials plays a vital role in achieving high performance lithium-ion batteries. Herein, Co3O4 anode materials with different aggregation...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3148: Evaluation of the Antifungal Activity of Mentha x piperita (Lamiaceae) of Pancalieri (Turin, Italy) Essential Oil and Its Synergistic Interaction with Azoles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173148 Authors: Vivian Tullio Janira Roana Daniela Scalas Narcisa Mandras The promising antimicrobial activity of essential oils (EOs) has led researchers to use them in combination with antimicrobial drugs in order to reduce drug toxicity, side effects,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3150: Study of Methionine Choline Deficient Diet-Induced Steatosis in Mice Using Endogenous Fluorescence Spectroscopy Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173150 Authors: Alma Valor Eduardo J. Arista Romeu Galileo Escobedo Adriana Campos-Espinosa Ivette Irais Romero-Bello Javier Moreno-González Diego A. Fabila Bustos Suren Stolik Jose Manuel de la Rosa Vázquez Carolina Guzmán Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a highly prevalent condition...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3147: Zwitterionic Acetylated Cellulose Nanofibrils Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173147 Authors: Jowan Rostami Aji P. Mathew Ulrica Edlund A strategy is devised to synthesize zwitterionic acetylated cellulose nanofibrils (CNF). The strategy included acetylation, periodate oxidation, Schiff base reaction, borohydride reduction, and a quaternary ammonium reaction. Acetylation was performed in glacial acetic acid with a short reaction time of 90 min,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3145: The Impact of Temperature and Ethanol Concentration on the Global Recovery of Specific Polyphenols in an Integrated HPLE/RP Process on Carménère Pomace Extracts Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173145 Authors: Nils Leander Huaman-Castilla Maximiliano Martínez-Cifuentes Conrado Camilo Franco Pedreschi María Mariotti-Celis José Ricardo Pérez-Correa Sequential extraction and purification stages are required to obtain extracts rich in specific...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3146: Identification of Potential Auxin-Responsive Small Signaling Peptides through a Peptidomics Approach in Arabidopsis thaliana Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173146 Authors: Weigui Luo Yuan Xiao Qiwen Liang Yi Su Langtao Xiao Small signaling peptides (SSPs) are a class of short peptides playing critical roles in plant growth and development. SSPs are also involved in the phytohormone signaling pathway. However, identification of mature SSPs...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3144: Derivatization of Natural Compound β-Pinene Enhances Its In Vitro Antifungal Activity against Plant Pathogens Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173144 Authors: Yunfei Shi Hongyan Si Peng Wang Shangxing Chen Shibin Shang Zhanqian Song Zongde Wang Shengliang Liao Background: The development of new antifungal agents has always been a hot research topic in pesticide development. In this study, a series of derivatives of natural compound...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3143: Converging Fate of the Oxidation and Reduction of 8-Thioguanosine Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173143 Authors: Katarzyna Taras-Goslinska Fabrizio Vetica Sebastián Barata-Vallejo Virginia Triantakostanti Bronisław Marciniak Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu Thione-containing nucleobases have attracted the attention of the scientific community for their application in oncology, virology, and transplantology. The detailed understanding of the...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3141: Etlingera elatior-Mediated Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles and Their Application as Electrochemical Current Enhancer Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173141 Authors: Farah Asilah Azri Jinap Selamat Rashidah Sukor Nor Azah Yusof Nurul Hanun Ahmad Raston Noordiana Nordin Nuzul Noorahya Jambari This work presents a simple green synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) by using an aqueous extract of Etlingera elatior (torch ginger). The metabolites...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3142: Development of the Tumor-Specific Antigen-Derived Synthetic Peptides as Potential Candidates for Targeting Breast and Other Possible Human Carcinomas Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173142 Authors: Subhani M. Okarvi Ibrahim AlJammaz The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) represents one of the most studied tumor-associated antigens for cancer immunotherapy. The receptors for HER2 are overexpressed in various human cancers, such as breast...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1230: Elasticity of Cross-Linked Titania Nanocrystal Assemblies Probed by AFM-Bulge Tests Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091230 Authors: Hensel Schröter Schlicke Schulz Riekeberg Trieu Stierle Noei Weller Vossmeyer In order to enable advanced technological applications of nanocrystal composites, e.g., as functional coatings and layers in flexible optics and electronics, it is necessary to understand and control their...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1229: Reduction of Tetrachloroaurate(III) Ions With Bioligands: Role of the Thiol and Amine Functional Groups on the Structure and Optical Features of Gold Nanohybrid Systems Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091229 Authors: Ungor Dékány Csapó In this review, the presentation of the synthetic routes of plasmonic gold nanoparticles (Au NPs), fluorescent gold nanoclusters (Au NCs), as well as self-assembled Au-containing thiolated coordination polymers...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1231: Experimental Investigation of Thermal and Pressure Performance in Computer Cooling Systems Using Different Types of Nanofluids Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091231 Authors: Alfaryjat Miron Pop Apostol Stefanescu Dobrovicescu A modern computer generates a great amount of heat while working. In order to secure appropriate working conditions by extracting the heat, a specific mechanism should be used. This research paper presents...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1227: Design of Plasmonic-Waveguiding Structures for Sensor Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091227 Authors: Jaroslav Vlček Jaromír Pištora Michal Lesňák Surface plasmon resonance has become a widely accepted optical technique for studying biological and chemical interactions. Among others, detecting small changes in analyte concentration in complex solutions remains challenging, e.g., because of the need of distinguishing the interaction...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1228: Electrical Conductivity of New Nanoparticle Enhanced Fluids: An Experimental Study Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091228 Authors: Chereches Minea In this research, the electrical conductivity of simple and hybrid nanofluids containing Al2O3, TiO2 and SiO2 nanoparticles and water as the base fluid was experimentally studied at ambient temperature and with temperature variation in the range of 20–60 °C. A comparison of the experimental...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1224: Food Packaging Based on Nanomaterials Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091224 Authors: Amparo López-Rubio Maria José Fabra Marta Martínez-Sanz The use of nanomaterials for food applications is a rapidly evolving field and, given the specific properties of nanomaterials and their tremendous potential, an increased number of material innovations that contribute to improved food quality and safety are foreseen [...]
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1225: Linear-Polyethyleneimine-Templated Synthesis of N-Doped Carbon Nanonet Flakes for High-performance Supercapacitor Electrodes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091225 Authors: Dengchao Xia Junpeng Quan Guodong Wu Xinling Liu Zongtao Zhang Haipeng Ji Deliang Chen Liying Zhang Yu Wang Shasha Yi Ying Zhou Yanfeng Gao Ren-hua Jin Novel N-doped carbon nanonet flakes (NCNFs), consisting of three-dimensional interconnected...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1221: Enhanced Cycle Stability of Zinc Sulfide Anode for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Storage: Effect of Conductive Hybrid Matrix on Active ZnS Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091221 Authors: Quoc Hanh Nguyen Taehyun Park Jaehyun Hur Zinc sulfide (ZnS) nanocrystallites embedded in a conductive hybrid matrix of titanium carbide and carbon, are successfully fabricated via a facile high-energy ball-milling (HEBM) process. The structural and morphological...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1226: Thermal Flow Self-Assembled Anisotropic Chemically Derived Graphene Aerogels and Their Thermal Conductivity Enhancement Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091226 Authors: Jinhui Huang Buning Zhang Paolo Valdiserri Xue Huang Guoqiang Yin Yingde Cui In this study, we investigated the directional heating of graphene oxide (GO) dispersion to generate a temperature gradient and form a simulated “ocean current” inside the dispersion...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1219: Isothiocyanate-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as Building Blocks for the Design of Nanovehicles with Optimized Drug Release Profile Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091219 Authors: Gabriel Martínez-Edo Maria C. Llinàs Salvador Borrós David Sánchez-García A straightforward methodology for the synthesis of isothiocyanate-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) by exposure of aminated MSNs to 1,1′-thiocarbonyldi-2(1H)-pyridone...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1222: Multipole Resonance in Arrays of Diamond Dielectric: A Metamaterial Perfect Absorber in the Visible Regime Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091222 Authors: Chenhui Li Haihua Fan Qiaofeng Dai Zhongchao Wei Sheng Lan Haiying Liu Excellent characteristics and promising application prospects promote the rapid development of metamaterials. We have numerically proposed and demonstrated a novel subwavelength broadband metamaterial perfect absorber...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1220: Facile Interfacial Engineering of Mesoporous TiO2 for Low-Temperature Processed Perovskite Solar Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091220 Authors: Jiyoon Nam Inje Nam Eun-Jin Song Jung-Dae Kwon Jongbok Kim Chang Su Kim Sungjin Jo The mesoporous TiO2 nanoparticle-based scaffold structure is the best electron transport layer (ETL) for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) and is still used in most PSCs with optimal photovoltaic characteristics....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1223: SERS-Active Cu Nanoparticles on Carbon Nitride Support Fabricated Using Pulsed Laser Ablation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091223 Authors: Hossein Dizajghorbani-Aghdam Thomas S. Miller Rasoul Malekfar Paul F. McMillan We report a single-step route to co-deposit Cu nanoparticles with a graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) support using nanosecond Ce:Nd:YAG pulsed laser ablation from a Cu metal target coated using acetonitrile (CH3CN). The resulting...
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