JFMK, Vol. 4, Pages 61: Eccentric Overload Flywheel Training in Older Adults Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk4030061 Authors: Kelsi Kowalchuk Scotty Butcher Age-related reductions in muscle strength and muscle power can have significant adverse effects on functional performance in older adults. Exercise training has been shown to be a potent stimulus for improvements in strength and power. However, investigation into how to best optimize training-related...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Life, Vol. 9, Pages 69: Origin of the Genetic Code Is Found at the Transition between a Thioester World of Peptides and the Phosphoester World of Polynucleotides Life doi: 10.3390/life9030069 Authors: Hyman Hartman Temple F. Smith The early metabolism arising in a Thioester world gave rise to amino acids and their simple peptides. The catalytic activity of these early simple peptides became instrumental in the transition from Thioester World to a Phosphate World. This transition involved...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Medical Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 88: Autologous Blood Patch for Persistent Ascites Leak from Non-Closing Paracentesis Tracts Medical Sciences doi: 10.3390/medsci7090088 Authors: Khan Dushay Ascites, the fluid accumulation in the peritoneal cavity, is most commonly seen in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Evaluating ascites or providing symptomatic relief for patients is accomplished by performing a paracentesis. Ascites leak from a paracentesis site can be a complication...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 521: Novel Characteristics of Race-Specific Genetic Functions in Korean CADASIL Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090521 Authors: Kim Lee Background and Objectives: Previous studies found differences in the characteristics of NOTCH3 mutations in Caucasians and Asians with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). Therefore, we sought to investigate the correlations between genetic and clinical/radiological...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 520: Validation of Laser Capture Microdissection Protocol in Endometriosis Studies Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090520 Authors: Katiane de Almeida da Costa Helena Malvezzi Bruno Gallani Viana Renée Zon Filippi Rosa Maria Neme Thiago Pinheiro Arrais Aloia Sérgio Podgaec Carla de Azevedo Piccinato Background and Objectives: The presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity is a key feature of endometriosis. Although endometriotic...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 518: Characterization of Cytokines and Proliferation Marker Ki67 in Cleft Affected Lip Tissue Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090518 Authors: Pilmane Sidhoma Akota Kazoka Background and objectives: Cleft lip palate takes the second place among all anomalies. The complex appearance of cytokines and proliferation markers has still not been clarified despite their possible crucial role in cleft tissue. Therefore, the aim of work was the detection of...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 519: Antiviral Activity of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Lactic Acid Bacteria of the Genera Pediococcus, Leuconostoc and Lactobacillus against Human Adenovirus Type 5 Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090519 Authors: Biliavska Pankivska Povnitsa Zagorodnya Background and objectives: The use of antagonistic probiotic microorganisms and their byproducts represents a promising approach for the treatment of viral diseases. In the current work, the effect...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 516: An Optoelectronic System for Measuring the Range of Motion in Healthy Volunteers: A Cross-Sectional Study Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090516 Authors: Francesc Medina-Mirapeix Rodrigo Martín-San Agustín Germán Cánovas-Ambit José A. García-Vidal Mariano Gacto-Sánchez Pilar Escolar-Reina Background and Objectives: Within the clinical evaluation of multiple pathologies of the lower limb, the measurement of range of motion (ROM) of its joints...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 517: Physiological Gait versus Gait in VR on Multidirectional Treadmill—Comparative Analysis Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090517 Authors: Katarzyna Jochymczyk-Woźniak Katarzyna Nowakowska Jacek Polechoński Sandra Sładczyk Robert Michnik Background and objectives: Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly often finding applications in physiotherapy and health promotion. Recent years have seen the use of advanced technologies in the promotion of physical...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Medicines, Vol. 6, Pages 91: Pathological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain Medicines doi: 10.3390/medicines6030091 Authors: Bista Imlach Trigeminal neuropathic pain is a chronic pain condition caused by damage or inflammation of the trigeminal nerve or its branches, with both peripheral and central nervous system dysfunction contributing to the disorder. Trigeminal pain conditions present with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges to healthcare...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 107: Organosilica-Based Membranes in Gas and Liquid-Phase Separation Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9090107 Authors: Ren Tsuru Organosilica membranes are a type of novel materials derived from organoalkoxysilane precursors. These membranes have tunable networks, functional properties and excellent hydrothermal stability that allow them to maintain high levels of separation performance for extend periods of time in either a gas-phase with steam or a liquid-phase...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 106: Modelling Forward Osmosis Treatment of Automobile Wastewaters Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9090106 Authors: Haupt Marx Lerch Forward osmosis (FO) has rarely been investigated as a treatment technology for industrial wastewaters. Within this study, common FO model equations were applied to simulate forward osmosis treatment of industrial wastewaters from the automobile industry. Three different models from literature were used and compared. Permeate...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
MPs, Vol. 2, Pages 73: The Effects of Chloride Flux on Drosophila Heart Rate Methods and Protocols doi: 10.3390/mps2030073 Authors: Stanley Mauss Borst Cooper Approaches are sought after to regulate ionotropic and chronotropic properties of the mammalian heart. Electrodes are commonly used for rapidly exciting cardiac tissue and resetting abnormal pacing. With the advent of optogenetics and the use of tissue-specific expression of light-activated channels, cardiac cells...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 284: Diversity and Co-Occurrence Patterns of Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities of Chinese Cordyceps Habitats at Shergyla Mountain, Tibet: Implications for the Occurrence Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090284 Authors: Shao Lai Jiang Wang Hong Chen Tan Guo Chinese Cordyceps is a well-known medicinal larva-fungus symbiote distributed in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas. Previous studies have involved...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 285: The Varied Role of Efflux Pumps of the MFS Family in the Interplay of Bacteria with Animal and Plant Cells Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090285 Authors: Pasqua Grossi Zennaro Fanelli Micheli Barras Colonna Prosseda Efflux pumps represent an important and large group of transporter proteins found in all organisms. The importance of efflux pumps resides in their ability to extrude a wide range of antibiotics,...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 283: Changes in Oral Microbial Ecology of C57BL/6 Mice at Different Ages Associated with Sampling Methodology Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090283 Authors: Hernández-Arriaga Baumann Witte Frahm Bergheim Camarinha-Silva The mouth is an important niche for bacterial colonization. Previous research used mouth microbiota to predict diseases like colon cancer and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is still unclear how the sampling...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 281: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis: Protease IV and PASP as Corneal Virulence Mediators Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090281 Authors: Richard O’Callagahan Armando Caballero Aihua Tang Michael Bierdeman Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of bacterial keratitis, especially in users of contact lenses. These infections are characterized by extensive degradation of the corneal tissue mediated by Pseudomonas protease activities,...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 282: Differential Impact of Subtherapeutic Antibiotics and Ionophores on Intestinal Microbiota of Broilers Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090282 Authors: Kelsy Robinson Sage Becker Yingping Xiao Wentao Lyu Qing Yang Huiling Zhu Hua Yang Jiangchao Zhao Guolong Zhang Antimicrobial growth promoters (AGPs) are commonly used in the livestock industry at subtherapeutic levels to improve production efficiency, which is achieved...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3064: The Protective Role of Feruloylserotonin in LPS-Induced HaCaT Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173064 Authors: Yuzhu He Byung-gook Kim Hye-Eun Kim Qiaochu Sun Shuhan Shi Guowu Ma Young Kim Ok-su Kim Ok-joon Kim Epidermal inflammation is caused by various bacterial infectious diseases that impair the skin health. Feruloylserotonin (FS) belongs to the hydroxycinnamic acid amides of serotonin, which mainly exists in safflower...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3063: Untargeted Metabolomic Profile for the Detection of Prostate Carcinoma—Preliminary Results from PARAFAC2 and PLS–DA Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173063 Authors: Amante Salomone Alladio Vincenti Porpiglia Bro Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is the main biomarker for the screening of prostate cancer (PCa), which has a high sensibility (higher than 80%) that is negatively offset by its poor specificity (only 30%, with the...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3061: Computational Approaches for Drug Discovery Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173061 Authors: Brogi Computational approaches represent valuable and essential tools in each step of the drug discovery and development trajectory [...]
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3060: Protective Responses Induced by Chiral 3-Dichloroacetyl Oxazolidine Safeners in Maize (Zea mays L.) and the Detoxification Mechanism Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173060 Authors: Gao Liu Jiang Fu Zhao Li Ye Herbicide safeners selectively protect crops from herbicide injury while maintaining the herbicidal effect on the target weed. To some extent, the detoxification of herbicides is related to the effect of herbicide safeners...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3062: Cytotoxic Polyketides from a Deep-Sea Sediment Derived Fungus Diaporthe phaseolorum FS431 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173062 Authors: Zheng Niu Yuchan Chen Heng Guo Sai-Ni Li Hao-Hua Li Hong-Xin Liu Zhaoming Liu Weimin Zhang Two new chromone-derived polyketides phaseolorins, G and H (1 and 2), and one new anthraquinone derivative, phaseolorin I (3), together with three known compounds (4–6), were isolated from the deep-sea...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3058: Cubic Liquid Crystalline Nanostructures Involving Catalase and Curcumin: BioSAXS Study and Catalase Peroxidatic Function after Cubosomal Nanoparticle Treatment of Differentiated SH-SY5Y Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173058 Authors: Miora Rakotoarisoa Borislav Angelov Shirly Espinoza Krishna Khakurel Thomas Bizien Angelina Angelova The development of nanomedicines for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders demands innovative...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3057: Simultaneous Quantification and Pharmacokinetic Study of Nine Bioactive Components of Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. Extract in Rat Plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173057 Authors: Guo Li Gu Zhu Su Bai Liang Xie Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. (OS) is a traditional folk medicine for the treatment of kidney stones and other urinary tract diseases. In this study, a rapid and sensitive Ultra high-performance...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3059: A Divergent Alkyne Diol Directs [2 + 2] Photoreactivity in the Solid State: Cocrystal, Supramolecular Catalysis, and Sublimation Effects Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173059 Authors: Oburn Quentin MacGillivray 2-butyne-1,4-diol (1,4-bd) is used as a divergent ditopic template that directs trans-1,2-bis (n-pyridyl) ethylene (n,n’-bpe, where n = n’ = 3 or 4) to undergo an intermolecular [2 + 2] photodimerization in the solid...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3049: Position Impact of Hydroxy Groups on Spectral, Acid–Base Profiles and DNA Interactions of Several Monohydroxy Flavanones Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173049 Authors: Elżbieta Łodyga-Chruścińska Agnieszka Kowalska-Baron Paulina Błazińska Maria Pilo Antonio Zucca Violetta M. Korolevich Vitali T. Cheshchevik Structure-related biological activities of flavanones are still considered largely unexplored. Since they exhibit various medicinal...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3056: Formation of Nanocomplexes between Carboxymethyl Inulin and Bovine Serum Albumin via pH-Induced Electrostatic Interaction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173056 Authors: Guiying Huang Jun Liu Weiping Jin Zihao Wei Chi-Tang Ho Suqing Zhao Kun Zhang Qingrong Huang As a functional polysaccharide, inulin was carboxymethylated and it formed nanocomplexes with bovine serum albumin (BSA). The success of obtaining carboxymethyl inulin (CMI)...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3055: Re-Potentiation of β-Lactam Antibiotic by Synergistic Combination with Biogenic Copper Oxide Nanocubes against Biofilm Forming Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173055 Authors: Ruby Celsia Arul Selvaraj Mala Rajendran Hari Prasath Nagaiah Biofilm-associated tissue and device infection is a major threat to therapy. The present work aims to potentiate β-lactam antibiotics with biologically synthesized copper oxide...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3053: Changes in the Volatile Components of Candied Kumquats in Different Processing Methodologies with Headspace–Gas Chromatography–Ion Mobility Spectrometry Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173053 Authors: Xiao Hu Rongrong Wang Jiajing Guo Keda Ge Gaoyang Li Fuhua Fu Shenghua Ding Yang Shan The effects of two different processing methods on the volatile components of candied kumquats were investigated via headspace–gas chromatography–ion...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3052: Microwave-Assisted Extraction Combined with In-Capillary [Fe(ferrozine)3]2+-CE-DAD to Screen Active Components with the Ability to Chelate Ferrous Ions from Flos Sophorae Immaturus (Flos Sophorae) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173052 Authors: Tao Liu Shanshan Wang Huifen Ma Hua Jin Jin Li Xuejing Yang Xiumei Gao Yanxu Chang An efficient microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) combined with in-capillary [Fe(ferrozine)3]2+-capillary...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3051: Anti-Osteoporotic and Anti-Adipogenic Effects of the Water Extract of Drynaria roosii Nakaike in Ovariectomized Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173051 Authors: Seon-A Jang Youn-Hwan Hwang Taesoo Kim Ami Lee Hyunil Ha In traditional oriental medicine, Drynaria roosii Nakaike is widely used in treating bone diseases. Postmenopausal women are strongly associated with osteoporosis and obesity. This study aimed to investigate...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3050: Encapsulation of Metal Nanoparticles within Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Reduction of Nitro Compounds Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173050 Authors: Sergio Navalón Mercedes Álvaro Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy Hermenegildo García Nitro group reduction is a reaction of a considerable importance for the preparation of bulk chemicals and in organic synthesis. There are reports in the literature showing that incorporation of metal nanoparticles...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3054: Anticancer Activity of Smallanthus sonchifolius Methanol Extract against Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173054 Authors: Phyu Phyu Myint Thien T. P. Dao Yeong Shik Kim Background: This research aimed to investigate the cytotoxicity of methanol extract of Smallanthus sonchifolius leaf (YLE) against a human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2). This plant is currently used as a traditional herbal remedy...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3048: Pd Nanocatalyst Adorned on Magnetic Chitosan@N-Heterocyclic Carbene: Eco-Compatible Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reaction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173048 Authors: Roya Sedghi Bahareh Heidari Hatef Shahmohamadi Pourya Zarshenas Rajender S. Varma A novel magnetic-functionalized-multi-walled carbon nanotubes@chitosan N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium (M-f-MWCNTs@chitosan-NHC-Pd) nanocatalyst is developed in two steps. The first step entails the...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3046: Next Generation Sequencing-Based Transcriptome Predicts Bevacizumab Efficacy in Combination with Temozolomide in Glioblastoma Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173046 Authors: Alimu Adilijiang Masaki Hirano Yusuke Okuno Kosuke Aoki Fumiharu Ohka Sachi Maeda Kuniaki Tanahashi Kazuya Motomura Hiroyuki Shimizu Junya Yamaguchi Toshihiko Wakabayashi Atsushi Natsume Glioblastoma (GBM), the most common and malignant brain tumor,...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3045: Strategies of Luminescent Gold Nanoclusters for Chemo-/Bio-Sensing Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173045 Authors: Zhi He Tong Shu Lei Su Xueji Zhang Recent booming advances in luminescent gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), have prompted the development of novel fluorescent sensors. The luminescent AuNCs possess unique and intriguing physical and chemical properties including responsive photoluminescence and peroxide-like activity, providing abundant...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3044: Sub-Atomic Resolution Crystal Structures Reveal Conserved Geometric Outliers at Functional Sites Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173044 Authors: Saara Laulumaa Petri Kursula Myelin protein 2 (P2) is a peripheral membrane protein of the vertebrate nervous system myelin sheath, having possible roles in both lipid transport and 3D molecular organization of the multilayered myelin membrane. We extended our earlier crystallographic studies on human P2...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3047: The Importance of Reaction Conditions on the Chemical Structure of N,O-Acylated Chitosan Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173047 Authors: Agnieszka Piegat Agata Goszczyńska Tomasz Idzik Agata Niemczyk The structure of acylated chitosan derivatives strongly determines the properties of obtained products, influencing their hydrodynamic properties and thereby their solubility or self-assembly susceptibility. In the present work, the...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3043: An Improved HILIC HPLC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of β-ODAP and Its α Isomer in Lathyrus sativus Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173043 Authors: Andreia Bento-Silva Letice Gonçalves Elsa Mecha Filipe Pereira Maria Carlota Vaz Patto Maria do Rosário Bronze β-N-Oxalyl-l-α,β-diaminopropionic acid (β-ODAP) is a non-protein amino acid present in Lathyrus sativus (grass pea) and other Lathyrus species,...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3042: Synthesis of Isorhamnetin-3-O-Rhamnoside by a Three-Enzyme (Rhamnosyltransferase, Glycine Max Sucrose Synthase, UDP-Rhamnose Synthase) Cascade Using a UDP-Rhamnose Regeneration System Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24173042 Authors: Anna Chen Na Gu Jianjun Pei Erzheng Su Xuguo Duan Fuliang Cao Linguo Zhao Isorhamnetin-3-O-rhamnoside was synthesized by a highly efficient three-enzyme (rhamnosyltransferase, glycine max sucrose synthase...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
MTI, Vol. 3, Pages 61: gEYEded: Subtle and Challenging Gaze-Based Player Guidance in Exploration Games Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti3030061 Authors: Michael Lankes Andreas Haslinger Christian Wolff This paper investigates the effects of gaze-based player guidance on the perceived game experience, performance, and challenge in a first-person exploration game. In contrast to existing research, the proposed approach takes the game context into account by...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1189: Free-Standing and Heteroatoms-Doped Carbon Nanofiber Networks as a Binder-Free Flexible Electrode for High-Performance Supercapacitors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091189 Authors: Yan You Liu Wang Wu Flexible and heteroatoms-doped (N, O and P) activated carbon nanofiber networks (ACFNs) have been successfully prepared with a mixture of polyamic acid (PAA) and poly(diaryloxyphosphazene) (PDPP) as a solution through electrospinning,...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1188: Flame-Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Forests on Metal Mesh Structure: Dependence, Morphology, and Application Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091188 Authors: Xiong Zhao Ren Cui Ji Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in the form of “forests” were synthesized directly on the surface of stainless steel (SS) mesh from ethanol flame volume. The growth dependence of the MWCNT forests on the porosity of SS mesh substrate...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1190: Biofunctionalized Nanostructured Yttria Modified Non-Invasive Impedometric Biosensor for Efficient Detection of Oral Cancer Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091190 Authors: Kumar Panwar Kumar Augustine Malhotra We report results of the studies relating to the development of an efficient biosensor for non-invasive detection of CYFRA-21-1 cancer biomarker. We used a low dielectric constant material (nanostructured yttrium oxide, nY2O3)...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1187: Photoluminescent Hydroxylapatite: Eu3+ Doping Effect on Biological Behaviour Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091187 Authors: Ecaterina Andronescu Daniela Predoi Ionela Andreea Neacsu Andrei Viorel Paduraru Adina Magdalena Musuc Roxana Trusca Ovidiu Oprea Eugenia Tanasa Otilia Ruxandra Vasile Adrian Ionut Nicoara Adrian Vasile Surdu Florin Iordache Alexandra Catalina Birca Simona Liliana Iconaru Bogdan Stefan Vasile...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1991: Efficacy of Nutritional Interventions as Stand-Alone or Synergistic Treatments with Exercise for the Management of Sarcopenia Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091991 Authors: Sarah Damanti Domenico Azzolino Carlotta Roncaglione Beatrice Arosio Paolo Rossi Matteo Cesari Sarcopenia is an age-related and accelerated process characterized by a progressive loss of muscle mass and strength/function. It is a multifactorial process associated with several...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1990: Role of Peptide Hormones in the Adaptation to Altered Dietary Protein Intake Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091990 Authors: Adam J. Rose Dietary protein profoundly influences organismal traits ultimately affecting healthspan. While intracellular signalling downstream of altered amino acid supply is undoubtedly important, peptide hormones have emerged as critical factors determining systemic responses to variations in protein intake. Here the regulation and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1988: Bitter Orange (Citrus aurantium Linné) Improves Obesity by Regulating Adipogenesis and Thermogenesis through AMPK Activation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091988 Authors: Park Kim Jung Ahn Kwak Um Obesity is a global health threat. Herein, we evaluated the underlying mechanism of anti-obese features of bitter orange (Citrus aurantium Linné, CA). Eight-week-administration of CA in high fat diet-induced obese C57BL/6 mice resulted...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1986: Inflammation, Appetite and Food Intake in Older Hospitalized Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091986 Authors: Sieske Janssen Babel Westhoff Wirth Pourhassan The effect of inflammation on appetite and food intake has been rarely studied in humans. In this study, we examined the association of C-reactive protein (CRP), as an inflammatory marker, with appetite and food intake among older hospitalized patients. A total of 200 older...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1987: Dietary Fructose and the Metabolic Syndrome Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091987 Authors: Taskinen Packard Borén Abstract: Consumption of fructose, the sweetest of all naturally occurring carbohydrates, has increased dramatically in the last 40 years and is today commonly used commercially in soft drinks, juice, and baked goods. These products comprise a large proportion of the modern diet, in particular in children, adolescents, and young adults....
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1985: Myocardial Dysfunction after Severe Food Restriction Is Linked to Changes in the Calcium-Handling Properties in Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091985 Authors: Adriana Fernandes de Deus Vítor Loureiro da Silva Sérgio Luiz Borges de Souza Gustavo Augusto Ferreira Mota Paula Grippa Sant’Ana Danielle Fernandes Vileigas Ana Paula Lima-Leopoldo André Soares Leopoldo Dijon Henrique Salomé de Campos Loreta Casquel de Tomasi Carlos Roberto...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1984: Differences in Serum Magnesium Levels in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients Following One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091984 Authors: Winzer Grabovac Ludvik Kruschitz Schindler Prager Klammer Smith Hoppichler Marculescu Wakolbinger Patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are regarded to have reduced serum magnesium (Mg) concentrations. We aimed to assess the changes in...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1983: Role of Berry Bioactive Compounds on Lipids and Lipoproteins in Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091983 Authors: Arpita Basu Blood lipids are an important biomarker of cardiovascular health and disease. Among the lipid biomarkers that have been widely used to monitor and predict cardiovascular diseases (CVD), elevated LDL and low HDL cholesterol (C), as well as elevated triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, deserve special attention...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1981: High-dose Glycerol Monolaurate Up-Regulated Beneficial Indigenous Microbiota without Inducing Metabolic Dysfunction and Systemic Inflammation: New Insights into Its Antimicrobial Potential Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091981 Authors: Qiufen Mo Aikun Fu Lingli Deng Minjie Zhao Yang Li Hui Zhang Fengqin Feng Glycerol monolaurate (GML) has potent antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities. The present study aimed to assess the dose-dependent...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1982: The Interplay between Maternal and Post-Weaning High-Fat Diet and Gut Microbiota in the Developmental Programming of Hypertension Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091982 Authors: Chien-Ning Hsu Chih-Yao Hou Chien-Te Lee Julie Y.H. Chan You-Lin Tain Excessive intake of saturated fat has been linked to hypertension. Gut microbiota and their metabolites, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), are known to be involved in the development of hypertension. We...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1977: Simple Fast Quantification of Cholecalciferol, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D in Adipose Tissue Using LC-HRMS/MS Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091977 Authors: Laurianne Bonnet Marielle Margier Ljubica Svilar Charlene Couturier Emmanuelle Reboul Jean-Charles Martin Jean-François Landrier Catherine Defoort Vitamin D metabolism is actively modulated in adipose tissue during obesity. To better investigate this process, we...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1980: Perinatal Whole Blood Zinc Status and Cytokines, Adipokines, and Other Immune Response Proteins Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091980 Authors: Julie Nyholm Kyvsgaard Christina Ellervik Emilie Bundgaard Lindkvist Christian Bressen Pipper Flemming Pociot Jannet Svensson Steffen Ullitz Thorsen (1) Background: Zinc is an essential micronutrient and zinc deficiency is associated with immune dysfunction. The neonatal immune system is immature,...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1978: Short-Term Betanin Intake Reduces Oxidative Stress in Wistar Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091978 Authors: Davi Vieira Teixeira da Silva Aline D’Avila Pereira Gilson Teles Boaventura Roberto Stefan de Almeida Ribeiro Maurício Afonso Verícimo Carla Eponina de Carvalho-Pinto Diego dos Santos Baião Eduardo Mere Del Aguila Vania M. Flosi Paschoalin Oxidative stress is a common condition described in risk factors for cardiovascular...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1976: No Difference in Lactoferrin Levels between Metabolically Healthy and Unhealthy Obese Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091976 Authors: Małgorzata Jamka Patrycja Krzyżanowska-Jankowska Edyta Mądry Aleksandra Lisowska Paweł Bogdański Jarosław Walkowiak Background: The aim of the study was to compare serum lactoferrin concentrations in metabolically healthy obese (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy obese (MUHO) women. Methods: Three hundred (101...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1979: Augmentation of Glucotoxicity, Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in HepG2 Cells by Palmitic Acid Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091979 Authors: Arwa Alnahdi Annie John Haider Raza Hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia are the hallmarks of diabetes and obesity. Experimental and epidemiological studies have suggested that dietary management and caloric restriction are beneficial in reducing the complications of diabesity. Studies have...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1975: Beneficial Effects of Non-Encapsulated or Encapsulated Probiotic Supplementation on Microbiota Composition, Intestinal Barrier Functions, Inflammatory Profiles, and Glucose Tolerance in High Fat Fed Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11091975 Authors: Sunhye Lee Rebecca Kirkland Zachary I. Grunewald Qingshen Sun Louise Wicker Claire B. de La Serre Development of obesity-associated comorbidities is related to chronic inflammation, which has been...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 122: HFE Related Hemochromatosis: Uncovering the Inextricable Link between Iron Homeostasis and the Immunological System Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12030122 Authors: Graça Porto Eugénia Cruz Maria José Teles Maria de Sousa The HFE gene (OMIM 235200), most commonly associated with the genetic iron overload disorder Hemochromatosis, was identified by Feder et al. in 1996, as a major histocompatibilty complex (MHC) class I like gene, first designated...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 427: Inclusion Complexes of Melphalan with Gemini-Conjugated β-Cyclodextrin: Physicochemical Properties and Chemotherapeutic Efficacy in In-Vitro Tumor Models Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11090427 Authors: Waleed Mohammed-Saeid Abdalla H Karoyo Ronald E Verrall Lee D Wilson Ildiko Badea β-cyclodextrin (βCD) has been widely explored as an excipient for pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals as it forms stable host–guest...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Pharmacy, Vol. 7, Pages 119: Development of Pharmacist Independent Prescribing Clinics to Treat Opioid Analgesic Dependence in NHS Lanarkshire Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy7030119 Authors: Duncan Hill Elizabeth Marr Clair Smith There has been an increase in opioid analgesic prescribing in general practice (GP). This is causing some concern around this contributing to dependency. NHS Lanarkshire have attempted to reduce the prescribing from GP surgeries through the development...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 298: Interaction of Huanglongbing and Foliar Applications of Copper on Water Relations of Citrus sinensis cv. Valencia Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090298 Authors: Said A. Hamido Robert C. Ebel Kelly T. Morgan The following study was conducted to determine the impact of frequent foliar Cu applications on water relations of Huanglongbing (HLB)-affected Citrus sinensis cv. ‘Valencia’. HLB in Florida is putatively caused by Candidatus Liberibacter...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 297: High Biodiversity Arises from the Analyses of Morphometric, Biochemical and Genetic Data in Ancient Olive Trees of South of Italy Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090297 Authors: Criscuolo Guarino Angelini Castiglione Caruso Cicatelli Morphometric, biochemical and genetic analyses were conducted on Olea europaea L. of Campania, an area of Southern Italy highly suited to the cultivation of olive trees and the production of extra virgin olive oil...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 296: The Arabidopsis MYB96 Transcription Factor Mediates ABA-Dependent Triacylglycerol Accumulation in Vegetative Tissues under Drought Stress Conditions Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090296 Authors: Hong Gil Lee Mid-Eum Park Bo Yeon Park Hyun Uk Kim Pil Joon Seo Triacylglycerols (TAGs), a major lipid form of energy storage, are involved in a variety of plant developmental processes. While carbon reserves mainly accumulate in seeds, significant amounts...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Plasma, Vol. 2, Pages 348-359: Investigation of Power Transmission of a Helium Plasma Jet to Different Dielectric Targets Considering Operating Modes Plasma doi: 10.3390/plasma2030027 Authors: Tilman Teschner Robert Bansemer Klaus-Dieter Weltmann Torsten Gerling The interaction of an atmospheric pressure plasma jet with different dielectric surfaces is investigated using a setup of two ring electrodes around a ceramic capillary. In this study, in addition to electrical measurement...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Proteomes, Vol. 7, Pages 29: What is Normalization? The Strategies Employed in Top-Down and Bottom-Up Proteome Analysis Workflows Proteomes doi: 10.3390/proteomes7030029 Authors: Matthew B. O’Rourke Stephanie E. L. Town Penelope V. Dalla Fiona Bicknell Naomi Koh Belic Jake P. Violi Joel R. Steele Matthew P. Padula The accurate quantification of changes in the abundance of proteins is one of the main applications of proteomics. The maintenance of accuracy can be affected...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 497: Why Young Adult Believers Are Turning Away from Religions: With a Focus on Religious Congregations in Downtown Seoul Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090497 Authors: Song The sociological study of youth religion is a growing field of research. This essay focuses on the rising number of young Korean adult believers from five downtown religious congregations in Seoul who are leaving their congregations due to increased cynicism and as they re-examine their religious...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 498: The Secular Realm as Interfaith Space: Discourse and Practice in Contemporary Multicultural Nation-States Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090498 Authors: Hedges While classically posited as the separation of religion from public life, it is suggested that the contemporary secular public sphere in multicultural contexts has become a habitat for interfaith dialogue. Looking at dynamics in classical secular theory as well as some recent theorists of secularism...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 496: “Florentino Ariza Sat Bedazzled”: Initiating an Exploration of Literary Texts with Dante in the Undergraduate Seminar Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090496 Authors: Sarah Faggioli Dante’s Commedia provides a useful context or “frame” for a discussion of love in literature from the Middle Ages to the present day in the undergraduate seminar. Selected cantos of the Commedia can initiate an examination of love—lust, romantic...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 495: The Sacrament of Revelation: Toward a Hermeneutics of Nuptial Encounter Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090495 Authors: Lauren Smelser White This article addresses the notion of sacramentality in relation to revelation, framing revelation as a divine-human discursive encounter facilitated through semantic media. In doing so, it suggests disciplines for theological reflection that would preserve the import of human submission to the Holy Spirit’s guidance...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 494: Redeeming the Age in Which We Live: Ignazio Silone’s The Story of a Humble Christian Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090494 Authors: Kimberly Rae Connor This essay explores Ignazio Silone’s seldom considered book, “The Story of a Humble Christian.” Part memoir, history, and theatre, this book tells the story of Pope Celestine V, the first, and until Benedict XVI, the only pope to resign. The book lends itself to an interpretation...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 150: Assessing Geotourism Resources on a Local Level: A Case Study from Southern Moravia (Czech Republic) Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8030150 Authors: Kubalíková In the last decades, the geotourism has shown a considerable growth all over the world and it is appreciated and accepted as a useful tool for promoting natural and cultural heritage and for fostering local and regional economic development, especially within rural areas. Geotourism focus especially...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 151: A Social Analysis of the Olive Oil Sector: The Role of Family Business
Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 151: A Social Analysis of the Olive Oil Sector: The Role of Family Business Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8030151 Authors: D’Adamo Falcone Gastaldi Morone Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) is one of the most popular products in Mediterranean diet. Spain produces about 52% of olive oil with the presence of larger firms; Italy follows with a share of 9% and a production structure characterized instead by small family businesses. A social analysis, based...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 244: Millennial Perceptions of Fast Fashion and Second-Hand Clothing: An Exploration of Clothing Preferences Using Q Methodology Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8090244 Authors: Sorensen Johnson Jorgensen Millennials are becoming more conscientious of the products they buy, as well as the social and environmental implications behind them. However, Millennials with low discretionary incomes have limited choices in today’s marketplace, and...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 196: The Effects of Energy Drink Consumption on Cognitive and Physical Performance in Elite League of Legends Players Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7090196 Authors: Casey J. Thomas Jeffrey Rothschild Conrad P. Earnest Aaron Blaisdell To examine the cognitive and physical changes associated with consuming an energy drink concurrent to video gaming, we examined a convenience sample of nine elite League of Legends (LoL) e-sport players (21 ± 2 y, BMI...
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Technologies, Vol. 7, Pages 60: Doherty Power Amplifier for LTE-Advanced Systems Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies7030060 Authors: Abdulkhaleq Yahya Al-Yasir Parchin McEwan Rayit Abd-Alhameed Noras The design and implementation of an asymmetrical Doherty power amplifier are discussed, where two Cree GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) devices are used for designing an asymmetrical Doherty power amplifier to achieve saturated power of 48 dBm...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 485: Cytotoxic and Proapoptotic Activity of Sanguinarine, Berberine, and Extracts of Chelidonium majus L. and Berberis thunbergii DC. toward Hematopoietic Cancer Cell Lines Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090485 Authors: Anna Och Daniel Zalewski Łukasz Komsta Przemysław Kołodziej Janusz Kocki Anna Bogucka-Kocka Isoquinoline alkaloids belong to the toxic secondary metabolites occurring in plants of many families. The high biological activity makes these...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 484: Evaluation of the Spider (Phlogiellus genus) Phlotoxin 1 and Synthetic Variants as Antinociceptive Drug Candidates Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090484 Authors: Gonçalves Lesport Kuylle Stura Ciolek Mourier Servent Bourinet Benoit Gilles Over the two last decades, venom toxins have been explored as alternatives to opioids to treat chronic debilitating pain. At present, approximately 20 potential analgesic toxins, mainly from...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 483: A Spectroscopic Study on Secondary Structure and Thermal Unfolding of the Plant Toxin Gelonin Confirms Some Typical Structural Characteristics and Unravels the Sequence of Thermal Unfolding Events Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090483 Authors: Andrea Scirè Fabio Tanfani Alessio Ausili Gelonin from the Indian plant Gelonium multiflorum belongs to the type I ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs). Like other members of RIPs, this toxin glycoprotein inhibits...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 95: Reduced Renal Colonization and Enhanced Protection by Leptospiral Factor H Binding Proteins as a Multisubunit Vaccine Against Leptospirosis in Hamsters Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030095 Authors: Techawiwattanaboon Barnier-Quer Palaga Jacquet Collin Sangjun Komanee Piboonpocanun Patarakul Subunit vaccines conferring complete protection against leptospirosis are not currently available. The interactions of factor H binding...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 774: Investigation about the Occurrence of Transmission Cycles of Arbovirus in the Tropical Forest, Amazon Region Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090774 Authors: Pedro A. Araújo Maria O. Freitas Jannifer Oliveira Chiang Franko Arruda Silva Liliane Leal Chagas Samir Mansour Casseb Sandro Patroca Silva Joaquim Pinto Nunes-Neto José Wilson Rosa-Júnior Bruna Sena Nascimento Leonardo Almeida Hernández Thito Bezerra Paz Landeson L. Barros Eliana...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 773: A Methodology for Determining Which Diseases Warrant Care in a High-Level Containment Care Unit Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090773 Authors: Theodore J. Cieslak Jocelyn J. Herstein Mark G. Kortepeter Angela L. Hewlett Although the concept of high-level containment care (HLCC or ‘biocontainment’), dates back to 1969, the 2014–2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) brought with it a renewed emphasis on the use of specialized...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 770: Structural Insights on Retroviral DNA Integration: Learning from Foamy Viruses Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090770 Authors: Ga-Eun Lee Eric Mauro Vincent Parissi Cha-Gyun Shin Paul Lesbats Foamy viruses (FV) are retroviruses belonging to the Spumaretrovirinae subfamily. They are non-pathogenic viruses endemic in several mammalian hosts like non-human primates, felines, bovines, and equines. Retroviral DNA integration is a mandatory step and constitutes...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 771: Comment on Fauconnier, A. Phage Therapy Regulation: From Night to Dawn Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090771 Authors: Eric Pelfrene Zigmars Sebris Marco Cavaleri With most interest we read the contribution made by Fauconnier on phage therapy regulation [...]
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 772: Immunoregulatory Functions of the IL-12 Family of Cytokines in Antiviral Systems Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090772 Authors: Yifei Guo Wei Cao Ying Zhu Members of the interleukin 12 (IL-12) family have been known to be inflammatory factors since their discovery. The IL-12 family consists of IL-12, IL-23, IL-27, IL-35, and a new member, IL-39, which has recently been identified and has not yet been studied extensively. Current literature has described the...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 769: Therapeutic Potential of an Endolysin Derived from Kayvirus S25-3 for Staphylococcal Impetigo Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090769 Authors: Ichiro Imanishi Jumpei Uchiyama Toshihiro Tsukui Junzo Hisatsune Kaori Ide Shigenobu Matsuzaki Motoyuki Sugai Koji Nishifuji Impetigo is a contagious skin infection predominantly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Decontamination of S. aureus from the skin is becoming more difficult because of the emergence...
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Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 40: Inhibitory and Facilitatory Cueing Effects: Competition between Exogenous and Endogenous Mechanisms Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3030040 Authors: Alfred Lim Vivian Eng Caitlyn Osborne Steve M. J. Janssen Jason Satel Inhibition of return is characterized by delayed responses to previously attended locations when the cue-target onset asynchrony (CTOA) is long enough. However, when cues are predictive of a target’s location, faster reaction times...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1754: Nutrient Removal from Chinese Coastal Waters by Large-Scale Seaweed Aquaculture Using Artificial Upwelling Water doi: 10.3390/w11091754 Authors: Fan Zhao Yao Xiao Pan Chen Jiao Zhang Ecological engineering by artificial upwelling for enhancing seaweed growth and consequently increasing nutrient removal from seawater has proved promising in combating intense coastal eutrophication. However, a key issue needs to be answered: how...
Thu Aug 22, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1753: An Integrated Approach for Studying the Hydrology of the Ljubljansko Polje Aquifer in Slovenia and Its Simulation Water doi: 10.3390/w11091753 Authors: Vrzel Ludwig Vižintin Ogrinc Groundwater and surface water are strongly connected. Therefore, understanding their interactions is important when studying the water balance of a complex aquatic system. This paper aims to present an integrated approach to study such processes, including a better...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1752: Optimize Short-Term Rainfall Forecast with Combination of Ensemble Precipitation Nowcasts by Lagrangian Extrapolation Water doi: 10.3390/w11091752 Authors: Na Yoo The rainfall forecasts currently available in Korea are not sufficiently accurate to bedirectly applied to the flash flood warning system or urban flood warning system. As the lead timeincreases, the quality becomes even lower. In order to overcome this problem, this study proposesan ensemble...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1751: Engaging with Flows: Embodied Cognition in Water Provision Water doi: 10.3390/w11091751 Authors: Rap Zaag This article provides an ethnographic example of a practice-based approach to water governance. It presents the situated case study of a canalero (canal operator) in the everyday water distribution of an irrigation system in Western Mexico. The canalero represents the low-ranked field operators at the frontline of many water provision organizations...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1750: Can We Calibrate a Daily Time-Step Hydrological Model Using Monthly Time-Step Discharge Data? Water doi: 10.3390/w11091750 Authors: Soham Adla Shivam Tripathi Markus Disse Hydrological models are generally calibrated at longer time-steps (monthly, seasonal, or annual) than their computational time-step (daily), because of better calibration performance, lower computational requirements, and the lack of reliable temporally-fine observed discharge data...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1749: Assessment of Sediment Transport Functions with the Modified SWAT-Twn Model for a Taiwanese Small Mountainous Watershed Water doi: 10.3390/w11091749 Authors: Lu Chiang In Taiwan, the steep landscape and highly vulnerable geology make it difficult to predict soil erosion and sediment transportation via variable transport conditions. In this study, we integrated the Taiwan universal soil loss equation (TUSLE) and slope stability conditions in the soil and...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1747: A Modified Surface Energy Balance to Estimate Crop Transpiration and Soil Evaporation in Micro-Irrigated Orchards Water doi: 10.3390/w11091747 Authors: Camilo Souto Octavio Lagos Eduardo Holzapfel Mahesh Lal Maskey Lynn Wunderlich Kristen Shapiro Giulia Marino Richard Snyder Daniele Zaccaria A surface energy balance model was conceived to estimate crop transpiration and soil evaporation in orchards and vineyards where the floor is partially...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1748: Application of Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid Flocculant to Flocculation–Sedimentation Treatment of Ultrafine Cement Suspension Water doi: 10.3390/w11091748 Authors: Tomokazu Yanagibashi Motoyoshi Kobayashi Keisuke Omori We examined the effect of poly-γ-glutamic acid flocculant (PGAF) on the removal of ultrafine cement (UFC) particles stabilized by a poly-carboxylate co-polymer, which is a superplasticizer (SP). The flocculation–sedimentation...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1746: Scour Evolution Downstream of Submerged Weirs in Clear Water Scour Conditions Water doi: 10.3390/w11091746 Authors: Dawei Guan Jingang Liu Yee-Meng Chiew Yingzheng Zhou Although weirs or dikes in the riverine and coastal environments are frequently overtopped, few studies have hitherto examined the evolution of the scour process downstream of these structures under the submerged condition. This paper presents an experimental investigation on time...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1745: Transient Flow and Transport Modelling of an Historical CHC Source in North-West Milano Water doi: 10.3390/w11091745 Authors: Loris Colombo Luca Alberti Pietro Mazzon Giovanni Formentin Legislative Decree 152/2006 requires Public Authorities to identify the subjects who are responsible for soil and groundwater contamination. In highly urbanized areas with a long industrial history and an elevated number of potential contaminant sources, as in N-W...
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