MTI, Vol. 3, Pages 64: ClothSurface: Exploring a Low-Cost Prototyping Tool to Support Ideation for Shape Displays Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti3030064 Authors: Jeffrey C. F. Ho A shape-changing user interface is a type of interface that interacts with users by changing its physical form. Although researchers have been extensively studying shape-changing user interfaces, relevant research on its various design aspects—including tools and methods—remains...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1347: Fabrication of Durable Ordered Ta2O5 Nanotube Arrays Decorated with Bi2S3 Quantum Dots Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9101347 Authors: Baluk Kobylański Lisowski Trykowski Klimczuk Mazierski Zaleska-Medynska One of the most important challenges in the fabrication of ordered tantalum pentaoxide (Ta2O5) nanotube arrays (NTs) via the electrochemical method is the formation of nanotubes that adhere well to the Ta substrate. In this...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1346: Carboxylic Acid Functionalization at the Meso-Position of the Bodipy Core and Its Influence on Photovoltaic Performance Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9101346 Authors: Ambroz Donnelly Wilden Macdonald Parkin Two bodipy dyes with different carboxylic acids on the meso-position of the bodipy core were prepared and used to sensitize TiO2 photoelectrodes. On the basis of spectroscopic characterization, the photoelectrodes were used to fabricate...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1345: Magnetic Nanoclusters Coated with Albumin, Casein, and Gelatin: Size Tuning, Relaxivity, Stability, Protein Corona, and Application in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Immunoassay Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091345 Authors: Khramtsov Barkina Kropaneva Bochkova Timganova Nechaev Byzov Zamorina Yermakov Rayev The surface functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles improves their physicochemical properties and applicability...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1344: Efficient Production of Multi-Layer Graphene from Graphite Flakes in Water by Lipase-Graphene Sheets Conjugation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091344 Authors: Noelia Losada-Garcia Angel Berenguer-Murcia Diego Cazorla-Amorós Jose M. Palomo Biographene was successfully produced in water from graphite flakes by a simple, rapid, and efficient methodology based on a bioexfoliation technology. The methodology consisted in the application of a lipase,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1342: Palladium (III) Fluoride Bulk and PdF3/Ga2O3/PdF3 Magnetic Tunnel Junction: Multiple Spin-Gapless Semiconducting, Perfect Spin Filtering, and High Tunnel Magnetoresistance Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091342 Authors: Zongbin Chen Tingzhou Li Tie Yang Heju Xu Rabah Khenata Yongchun Gao Xiaotian Wang Spin-gapless semiconductors (SGSs) with Dirac-like band crossings may exhibit massless fermions and dissipationless transport properties....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1343: Amphiphilic Oxygenated Amorphous Carbon-Graphite Buckypapers with Gas Sensitivity to Polar and Non-Polar VOCs Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091343 Authors: Shahin Homaeigohar To precisely control the emission limit of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) even at trace amounts, reactive nanomaterials of, e.g., carbon are demanded. Particularly, considering the polar/non-polar nature of VOCs, amphiphilic carbon nanomaterials with a huge surface area could...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1340: Biotransformation of Pristine and Oxidized Carbon Nanotubes by the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091340 Authors: Qiang Ma Ailimire Yilihamu Zhu Ming Shengnan Yang Mengyao Shi Bowei Ouyang Qiangqiang Zhang Xin Guan Sheng-Tao Yang Carbon nanomaterials are widely studied and applied nowadays, with annual production increasing. After entering the environment, the complete degradation...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1339: TiO2 Coated ZnO Nanorods by Mist Chemical Vapor Deposition for Application as Photoanodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091339 Authors: Qiang Zhang Chaoyang Li In this study, a mist chemical vapor deposition method was applied to create a coating of titanium dioxide particles in order to fabricate ZnO/TiO2 core–shell nanostructures. The thin layers of titanium dioxide on the zinc oxide nanorods were uniform...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1341: Preparation, Characterization, and Performance Analysis of S-Doped Bi2MoO6 Nanosheets Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091341 Authors: Ruiqi Wang Duanyang Li Hailong Wang Chenglun Liu Longjun Xu S-doped Bi2MoO6 nanosheets were successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N2 adsorption–desorption...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1338: A Facile Method of Preparing the Asymmetric Supercapacitor with Two Electrodes Assembled on a Sheet of Filter Paper Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091338 Authors: Shasha Jiao Tiehu Li Chuanyin Xiong Chen Tang Alei Dang Hao Li Tingkai Zhao An asymmetric supercapacitor was prepared on a sheet of filter paper with two modified surfaces acting as electrodes in 1 M potassium hydroxide aqueous solution. By choosing carbon nanotubes and...
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ncRNA, Vol. 5, Pages 47: Long Non-Coding RNAs as Molecular Signatures for Canine B-Cell Lymphoma Characterization Non-Coding RNA doi: 10.3390/ncrna5030047 Authors: Luciano Cascione Luca Giudice Serena Ferraresso Laura Marconato Diana Giannuzzi Sara Napoli Francesco Bertoni Rosalba Giugno Luca Aresu Background: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) and follicular lymphoma (FL) are the most common B-cell lymphomas (BCL) in dogs. Recent...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2260: Microbial Metabolites of Flavan-3-Ols and Their Biological Activity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102260 Authors: Campos Stehle Simon Flavan-3-ols are the main contributors to polyphenol intake. Many varying beneficial health effects in humans have been attributed to them, including the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Nevertheless, the mechanisms by which these flavonoids could exert beneficial functions are not entirely known. Several...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2257: Maternal Dietary Protein Intake Influences Milk and Offspring Gut Microbial Diversity in a Rat (Rattus Norvegicus) Model Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092257 Authors: Warren Hallowell Higgins Liles Hood Historically, investigators have assumed microorganisms identified in mother’s milk to be contaminants, but recent data suggest that milk microbiota may contribute to beneficial maternal effects. Microorganisms that colonize the...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2258: Face-to-Face and Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Interventions to Enhance Cognitive Reserve and Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Review of Completed and Prospective Studies Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092258 Authors: Bott Hall Madero Glenn Fuseya Gills Gray : Background: Currently, there is no pharmaceutical intervention to treat or delay pathological cognitive decline or Alzheimer’s disease and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2259: The Effect of 12 Weeks of β-Hydroxy-β-Methyl-Butyrate Supplementation after Liver Transplantation: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092259 Authors: Barbara Lattanzi Michela Giusto Carlina Albanese Gianluca Mennini Daria D’Ambrosio Alessio Farcomeni Stefano Ginanni Corradini Massimo Rossi Manuela Merli Sarcopenia is a frequent complication in liver transplant (LT) recipients. β-hydroxy-β-methyl-butyrate...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2256: Immunomodulatory Effects of Fruiting Body Extract and Solid-State-Cultivated Mycelia of Taiwanofungus camphoratus Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092256 Authors: Liang-Hung Lin Ching-Hsin Chi Xiao-Han Zhang Ying-Ju Chen Ming-Fu Wang Taiwanofungus camphoratus is a rare and valuable medicinal mushroom indigenous to Taiwan. It has traditionally been used to promote good health. This study aimed to explore the immunomodulatory effects of “Leader...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2254: Egg White Ovotransferrin Attenuates RANKL-Induced Osteoclastogenesis and Bone Resorption Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092254 Authors: Nan Shang Jianping Wu Ovotransferrin, a member of the transferrin family, is the second main protein found in egg white. Ovotransferrin was reported to have antimicrobial, antioxidant, and immunomodulating activities. The aim of this work was to characterize the cellular and molecular functions of egg white ovotransferrin...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2255: Dietary Acid Load: A Novel Nutritional Target in Overweight/Obese Children with Asthma? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092255 Authors: Pedro Cunha Inês Paciência João Cavaleiro Rufo Francisca Castro Mendes Mariana Farraia Renata Barros Diana Silva Luís Delgado Patrícia Padrão André Moreira Pedro Moreira Obesity has been repeatedly linked to asthma, and several potential mechanisms have been proposed in the etiologies of the obese-asthma...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2253: Differential Impact of Ad Libitum or Intermittent High-Fat Diets on Bingeing Ethanol-Mediated Behaviors Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092253 Authors: Nuria Del Olmo M. Carmen Blanco-Gandía Ana Mateos-García Danila Del Rio José Miñarro Mariano Ruiz-Gayo Marta Rodríguez-Arias Background: Dietary factors have significant effects on the brain, modulating mood, anxiety, motivation and cognition. To date, no attention has been paid to the consequences...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2252: The Benefit of Large Neutral Amino Acid Supplementation to a Liberalized Phenylalanine-Restricted Diet in Adult Phenylketonuria Patients: Evidence from Adult Pah-Enu2 Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092252 Authors: Danique van Vliet Els van der Goot Wiggert G. van Ginkel Martijn H. J. R. van Faassen Pim de Blaauw Ido P. Kema Aurora Martinez M. Rebecca Heiner-Fokkema Eddy A. van der Zee Francjan J. van Spronsen Many phenylketonuria...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2251: Expression of Renin-Angiotensin System Components in the Taste Organ of Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092251 Authors: Noriatsu Shigemura Shingo Takai Fumie Hirose Ryusuke Yoshida Keisuke Sanematsu Yuzo Ninomiya The systemic renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is an important regulator of body fluid and sodium homeostasis. Angiotensin II (AngII) is a key active product of the RAS. We previously revealed that circulating AngII suppresses amiloride-sensitive...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 486: Injectable Hydrogels for Cancer Therapy over the Last Decade Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11090486 Authors: Cirillo Curcio Nicoletta Iemma The interest in injectable hydrogels for cancer treatment has been significantly growing over the last decade, due to the availability of a wide range of starting polymer structures with tailored features and high chemical versatility. Many research groups are working on the development of...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 487: Monitoring of Antimicrobial Drug Chloramphenicol Release from Electrospun Nano- and Microfiber Mats using UV Imaging and Bacterial Bioreporters Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11090487 Authors: Preem Bock Hinnu Putrinš Sagor Tenson Meos Østergaard Kogermann New strategies are continuously sought for the treatment of skin and wound infections due to increased problems with non-healing wounds. Electrospun nanofiber...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 7, Pages 137: Examining the Pharmacist Labor Supply in the United States: Increasing Medication Use, Aging Society, and Evolution of Pharmacy Practice Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy7030137 Authors: Jonathan H. Watanabe The increasing number of pharmacists in the US has generated concern regarding potential oversupply. A 2018 analysis from the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (NCHWA) in the US projected a best case scenario of an oversupply of more than 18,000...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 7, Pages 136: Penicillin Allergy Assessment and Skin Testing in the Outpatient Setting Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy7030136 Authors: Wesley D. Kufel Julie Ann Justo P. Brandon Bookstaver Lisa M. Avery Penicillin allergies are among of the most commonly reported allergies, yet only 10% of these patients are truly allergic. This leads to potential inadvertent negative consequences for patients and makes treatment decisions challenging for clinicians. Thus, allergy...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 354: Population Genomic Approaches for Weed Science Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090354 Authors: Sara L. Martin Jean-Sebastien Parent Martin Laforest Eric Page Julia M. Kreiner Tracey James Genomic approaches are opening avenues for understanding all aspects of biological life, especially as they begin to be applied to multiple individuals and populations. However, these approaches typically depend on the availability of a sequenced genome for the species...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 353: Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Rutaceae) from Burkina Faso Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090353 Authors: Lassané Ouédraogo Dominik Fuchs Hanno Schaefer Martin Kiendrebeogo Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides is a West African forest tree that is used for example against malaria and sickle cell anemia in Burkina Faso. The goal of this study was to analyze the genetic and morphological diversity of the species within...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 352: Strigolactone Signaling Genes Showing Differential Expression Patterns in Arabidopsis max Mutants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090352 Authors: Manu Kumar Inyoung Kim Yeon-Ki Kim Jae Bok Heo Mi Chung Suh Hyun Uk Kim Strigolactone (SL) is a recently discovered class of phytohormone that inhibits shoot branching. The molecular mechanism underlying SL biosynthesis, perception, and signal transduction is vital to the plant branching phenotype. Some...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 536: On the Ālayavijñāna in the Awakening of Faith: Comparing and Contrasting Wŏnhyo and Fazang’s Views on Tathāgatagarbha and Ālayavijñāna Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090536 Authors: Sumi Lee The Awakening of Faith, one of the most seminal treatises in East Asian Buddhism, is well-known for its synthesis of the two Mahāyāna concepts of tathāgatagarbha and ālayavijñāna. Unlike early Yogācāra texts, such as the Yogācārabhūmi, in which ālayavijñāna is described...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 537: Contested Histories, Multi-Religious Space and Conflict: A Case Study of Kantarodai in Northern Sri Lanka Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090537 Authors: Harris This article focuses on the archaeological site of Kantarodai (Tamil) or Kadurugoda (Sinhala) on the Jaffna peninsula at the northernmost tip of Sri Lanka to examine the power of spatially embodied, contested histories within postcolonial and post-war communities. The Sri Lankan military who control...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 535: The Gospel According to Marxism: Zhu Weizhi and the Making of Jesus the Proletarian (1950) Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090535 Authors: Zhixi Wang This article explores the integration of Marxism into the Gospel narratives of the Christian Bible in Zhu Weizhi’s Jesus the Proletarian (1950). It argues that Zhu in this Chinese Life of Jesus refashioned a Gospel according to Marxism, with a proletarian Jesus at its center, by creatively appropriating...
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Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 157: Valuation of Total Soil Carbon Stocks in the Contiguous United States Based on the Avoided Social Cost of Carbon Emissions Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8040157 Authors: Elena A. Mikhailova Garth R. Groshans Christopher J. Post Mark A. Schlautman Gregory C. Post Total soil carbon (TSC) is a composite (total) stock, which is the sum of soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil inorganic carbon (SIC). Total soil carbon, and its individual two components,...
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Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 156: Urban Water Demand Forecasting: A Comparative Evaluation of Conventional and Soft Computing Techniques Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8030156 Authors: Oluwaseun Oyebode Desmond Eseoghene Ighravwe Previous studies have shown that soft computing models are excellent predictive models for demand management problems. However, their applications in solving water demand forecasting problems have been scantily reported. In this study, feedforward artificial...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 265: “I Need this Chance to… Help My Family”: A Qualitative Analysis of the Aspirations of DACA Applicants Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8090265 Authors: Luna Montoya This study explores the aspirations of undocumented youth seeking to defer deportation from the United States and obtain temporary employment authorization through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The data are twenty-three letters submitted from 2013–2015...
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Toxics, Vol. 7, Pages 48: Risk of Lead Exposure from Transport Stations to Human Health: A Case Study in the Highland Province of Vietnam Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics7030048 Authors: Le Tran Chen Nguyen Lead (Pb) is a heavy metal that negatively affects human health. Many studies have shown the relationship between lead exposure and various human activities, of which automobile service stations with gasoline emissions are considered the main cause. However, a limited number...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 548: Fumonisins at Doses below EU Regulatory Limits Induce Histological Alterations in Piglets Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090548 Authors: Terciolo Bracarense Souto Cossalter Dopavogui Loiseau Oliveira Pinton Oswald Fumonisins (FBs) are mycotoxins produced by Fusarium species that can contaminate human food and animal feed. Due to the harmful effects of FBs on animals, the European Union (EU) defined a recommendation of a maximum...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 547: Can Botulinum Toxin A Still Have a Role in Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms/Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Through Inhibition of Chronic Prostatic Inflammation? Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090547 Authors: Bing-Juin Chiang Hann-Chorng Kuo Chun-Hou Liao Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) can exhibit various lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) owing to bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), prostatic inflammation, and bladder response to...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 545: Inhibition of Pore-Forming Proteins Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090545 Authors: Neža Omersa Marjetka Podobnik Gregor Anderluh Perforation of cellular membranes by pore-forming proteins can affect cell physiology, tissue integrity, or immune response. Since many pore-forming proteins are toxins or highly potent virulence factors, they represent an attractive target for the development of molecules that neutralize their actions with high efficacy. There...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 546: Identification of Aethina tumida Kir Channels as Putative Targets of the Bee Venom Peptide Tertiapin Using Structure-Based Virtual Screening Methods Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090546 Authors: Craig A. Doupnik Venoms are comprised of diverse mixtures of proteins, peptides, and small molecules. Identifying individual venom components and their target(s) with mechanism of action is now attainable to understand comprehensively the effectiveness of venom cocktails...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 543: Genomic Analysis of Clostridium perfringens BEC/CPILE-Positive, Toxinotype D and E Strains Isolated from Healthy Children Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090543 Authors: Raymond Kiu Kathleen Sim Alex Shaw Emma Cornwell Derek Pickard J. Simon Kroll Lindsay J. Hall Clostridium perfringens toxinotype D, toxinotype E, and gastroenteritis-linked BEC/CPILE-positive strains have never been reported in healthy children. We isolated, whole-genome sequenced...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 544: Towards Managing and Controlling Aflatoxin Producers Within Aspergillus Species in Infested Rice Grains Collected from Local Markets in Kenya Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090544 Authors: Youmma Douksouna Joel Masanga Andrew Nyerere Steven Runo Zachée Ambang Rice grains can be attacked by a range of pathogens, including Aspergillus species, which can cause the accumulation of aflatoxins and represent a serious threat to the consumers. Aflatoxins...
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