Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 532: Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica) Sprouts as the Potential Food Source for Bioactive Properties: A Comprehensive Study on In Vitro Disease Models Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110532 Authors: Thanh Ninh Le Hong Quang Luong Hsin-Ping Li Chiu-Hsia Chiu Pao-Chuan Hsieh Broccoli sprouts are an excellent source of health-promoting phytochemicals such as vitamins, glucosinolates, and phenolics. The study aimed to investigate in vitro antioxidant,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 463: Biological Control of Alternaria Leaf Spot Caused by Alternaria spp. in Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) under Two Fertilization Regimes Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110463 Authors: Wanalai Viriyasuthee Sanun Jogloy Weerasak Saksirirat Suwita Saepaisan Mark L. Gleason Ruey Shyang Chen The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of integrating resistant genotypes of Jerusalem artichoke with Trichoderma harzianum isolate...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Geosciences, Vol. 9, Pages 464: Using Cilioplankton as an Indicator of the Ecological Condition of Aquatic Ecosystems Geosciences doi: 10.3390/geosciences9110464 Authors: Tatiana Kondrateva Tatiana Nikonenkova Nadezhda Stepanova We assess the quality of surface water in water bodies located in the Middle Volga region (Russian Federation). The water quality is assessed using 19 chemical compounds and cilioplankton indicators, such as the total number of species, the abundance of...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Hydrology, Vol. 6, Pages 94: Deterministic Methodology for Determining the Optimal Sampling Frequency of Water Quality Monitoring Systems Hydrology doi: 10.3390/hydrology6040094 Authors: Mahmoud Saleh Al-Khafaji This paper proposes a novel deterministic methodology for estimating the optimal sampling frequency (SF) of water quality monitoring systems. The proposed methodology is based on employing two-dimensional contaminant transport simulation models to determine the minimum SF, taking...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1690: Successful Targeting of the Warburg Effect in Prostate Cancer by Glucose-Conjugated 1,4-Naphthoquinones Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111690 Authors: Sergey A. Dyshlovoy Dmitry N. Pelageev Jessica Hauschild Ksenia L. Borisova Moritz Kaune Christoph Krisp Simone Venz Yurii E. Sabutskii Ekaterina A. Khmelevskaya Tobias Busenbender Vladimir A. Denisenko Natalia D. Pokhilo Lyubov N. Atopkina Markus Graefen Hartmut Schlüter...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4209: Factors Affecting Urinary tt-Muconic Acid Detection among Benzene Exposed Workers at Gasoline Stations International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214209 Authors: Sunisa Chaiklieng Pornnapa Suggaravetsiri Norbert Kaminski Herman Autrup Trans, trans-muconic acid (tt-MA) is a metabolite that is widely used as a biomarker to identify low exposure to benzene, a human carcinogen. This study aimed to investigate...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6029: Addressing the Role of Landraces in the Sustainability of Mediterranean Agroecosystems Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216029 Authors: Guiomar Carranza-Gallego Gloria I. Guzmán Roberto Garcia-Ruíz Manuel González de Molina Eduardo Aguilera Wheat yields are predicted to decrease over the next decades due to climate change (CC). Mediterranean regions are characterized by low soil fertility and stressful conditions that limit the effect of...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4140: Pure and Hydrocarbon Binary Mixtures as Possible Alternatives Working Fluids to the Usual Organic Rankine Cycles Biomass Conversion Systems Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214140 Authors: Costante M. Invernizzi Abubakr Ayub Gioele Di Marcoberardino Paolo Iora This study investigates the use of pure and hydrocarbons binary mixtures as potential alternatives working fluids in a usual biomass powered organic Rankine cycle (ORC). A typical biomass combined...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 464: Rice Novel Semidwarfing Gene d60 Can Be as Effective as Green Revolution Gene sd1 Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110464 Authors: Motonori Tomita Keiichiro Ishimoto Gene effects on the yield performance were compared among promising semidwarf genes, namely, novel gene d60, representative gene sd1 with different two source IR8 and Jukkoku, and double dwarf combinations of d60 with each sd1 allele, in a Koshihikari background. Compared with the culm length of variety...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1350: BAP31 Inhibits Cell Adaptation to ER Stress Conditions, Negatively Regulating Autophagy Induction by Interaction with STX17 Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111350 Authors: Kayo Machihara Takushi Namba Cancer cells modulate their metabolism to proliferate and survive under the metabolic stress condition, which is known as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Therefore, cancer cells should suppress ER stress-mediated cell death and induce autophagy—which...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3561: A Novel Micro-Contact Stiffness Model for the Grinding Surfaces of Steel Materials Based on Cosine Curve-Shaped Asperities Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213561 Authors: Qi An Shuangfu Suo Fuyan Lin Jianwen Shi Contact stiffness is an important parameter for describing the contact behavior of rough surfaces. In this study, to more accurately describe the contact stiffness between grinding surfaces of steel materials, a novel microcontact stiffness...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1543: Effects of Zerovalent Iron Nanoparticles on Photosynthesis and Biochemical Adaptation of Soil-Grown Arabidopsis thaliana Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111543 Authors: Hakwon Yoon Yu-Gyeong Kang Yoon-Seok Chang Jae-Hwan Kim Nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) is the most widely used nanomaterial for environmental remediation. The impacts of nZVI on terrestrial organisms have been recently reported, and in particular, plant growth was promoted...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4616: Self-Injection Locking of a Distributed Feedback Laser Diode Using a High-Finesse Fabry-Perot Microcavity Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214616 Authors: Xing Wei ZhenDa Xie Shi-Ning Zhu Optical microcavities have been widely used in nonlinear optics, quantum optics, and laser technologies. Here we demonstrate the self-injection locking of a distributed feedback diode laser using home-made high-finesse Fabry-Perot microcavity. The Fabry-Perot...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Processes, Vol. 7, Pages 779: Taste Masking of Nizatidine Using Ion-Exchange Resins Processes doi: 10.3390/pr7110779 Authors: Pattaraporn Panraksa Kasidech Boonsermsukcharoen Kyu-Mok Hwang Eun-Seok Park Pensak Jantrawut The purpose of this study was to mask the bitter taste of nizatidine (NZD) using cation-exchange resins. Amberlite IRP-69 and Dowex-50 containing cross-linked polystyrene backbones were used. The drug resin complexes were prepared by batch process using drug:...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Lubricants, Vol. 7, Pages 97: Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing Under the Combined Influence of Texture and Slip Lubricants doi: 10.3390/lubricants7110097 Authors: Mohammad Tauviqirrahman J. Jamari Bayu Siswo Wibowo Hilmy Muhammad Fauzan M. Muchammad The drive to maintain the environmental sustainability and save the global energy consumption is urgent, making every powertrain system component a candidate to enhance efficiency....
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 141: Antituberculosis Drug Interactions with Membranes: A Biophysical Approach Applied to Bedaquiline Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9110141 Authors: Marina Pinheiro Heinz Amenitsch Salette Reis This work focuses on the interaction of the novel and representative antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug bedaquiline (BDQ) with different membrane models of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. The effect of BDQ on eukaryotic cell membrane models was assessed using liposomes,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4132: Using True RMS Current Measurements to Estimate Harmonic Impacts of Multiple Nonlinear Loads in Electric Distribution Grids Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214132 Authors: Flávia P. Monteiro Suzane A. Monteiro Maria E. Tostes Ubiratan H. Bezerra Currently, for analyzing harmonic impacts on voltage at a point of interest, due to multiple nonlinear loads, the literature recommends carrying out simultaneous and synchronized measurement campaigns in all...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2602: Chrononutrition and Polyphenols: Roles and Diseases Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112602 Authors: Anna Arola-Arnal Álvaro Cruz-Carrión Cristina Torres-Fuentes Javier Ávila-Román Gerard Aragonès Miquel Mulero Francisca Isabel Bravo Begoña Muguerza Lluís Arola Manuel Suárez Biological rhythms can influence the activity of bioactive compounds, and at the same time, the intake of these compounds can modulate biological rhythms. In this...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3909: Multi-Target Chemometric Modelling, Fragment Analysis and Virtual Screening with ERK Inhibitors as Potential Anticancer Agents Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213909 Authors: Amit Kumar Halder Amal Kanta Giri Maria Natália Dias Soeiro Cordeiro Two isoforms of extracellular regulated kinase (ERK), namely ERK-1 and ERK-2, are associated with several cellular processes, the aberration of which leads to cancer. The ERK-1/2 inhibitors are thus considered...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3560: Effect of Electropulsing Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Deformed ZrTiAlV Alloy Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213560 Authors: Zhi Nan Yang Feng Jiang Xu Biao Wang Lin Qu Yan Guo Li Lin Jiang Chai Fu Cheng Zhang In contrast to conventional heat treatment processes, electropulsing not only heats an alloy, but also exerts some other positive effects during the heating process. In this paper, the microstructural evolution...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Entropy, Vol. 21, Pages 1064: An Entropy-Based Design Evaluation Model for Architectural Competitions through Multiple Factors Entropy doi: 10.3390/e21111064 Authors: Orkan Zeynel Güzelci Sinan Mert Şener Generally, the evaluations in architectural competitions are based on quality where many criteria are involved. Additionally, many other inter-related criteria, identified by the members of the jury, emerge during jury evaluation. Hence, a great number of criteria play a role, with...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5407: Glucagon Regulation of Energy Expenditure International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215407 Authors: Maximilian Kleinert Stephan Sachs Kirk M. Habegger Susanna M. Hofmann Timo D. Müller Glucagon’s ability to increase energy expenditure has been known for more than 60 years, yet the mechanisms underlining glucagon’s thermogenic effect still remain largely elusive. Over the last years, significant efforts were...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4714: A Bootstrapped Comparator-Switched Active Rectifying Circuit for Wirelessly Powered Integrated Miniaturized Energy Sensing Systems Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214714 Authors: Cihun-Siyong Alex Gong Shiang-Wei Li Muh-Tian Shiue Human life expectancy has gradually increased in part through rapid advances in technology, including the development and use of wearable and implantable biomedical electronic devices and sensing monitors. A new architecture is proposed...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 1171: Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Novel γ/γ′ Two-Phase Strengthened Ir-Based Superalloys Metals doi: 10.3390/met9111171 Authors: Xiao Fang Rui Hu Jieren Yang Yi Liu Ming Wen Ir-based superalloys are irreplaceable in some specific harsh conditions regardless of their cost and high density. In order to develop a new class of Ir-based superalloy for future ultrahigh-temperature applications, the microstructure evolution, phase...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 861: ZW Sex Chromosomes in Australian Dragon Lizards (Agamidae) Originated from a Combination of Duplication and Translocation in the Nucleolar Organising Region Genes doi: 10.3390/genes10110861 Authors: Kazumi Matsubara Denis O’Meally Stephen D. Sarre Arthur Georges Kornsorn Srikulnath Tariq Ezaz Sex chromosomes in some reptiles share synteny with distantly related amniotes in regions orthologous to squamate chromosome 2. The latter finding suggests...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4615: A Study of the Dynamic Response of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Epoxy (CFRE) Prepregs for Musical Instrument Manufacturing Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214615 Authors: Manuel Ibáñez-Arnal Luis Doménech-Ballester Fernando Sánchez-López Composite materials are presented in a wide variety of industrial sectors as an alternative to traditionally used materials. In recent years, a new sector has increasingly used these kinds of materials: the manufacture...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5406: Spike Activator 1, Encoding a bHLH, Mediates Axillary Bud Development and Spike Initiation in Phalaenopsis aphrodite International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215406 Authors: Yi-Jyun Lin Min-Jeng Li Hung-Chien Hsing Tien-Kuan Chen Ting-Ting Yang Swee-Suak Ko Double-spikes Phalaenopsis orchids have greater market value than those with single-spike. In this study, a gene designated as Spike Activator 1 (SPK1), which encodes...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6028: The Influence of Authentic Leadership on Authentic Followership, Positive Psychological Capital, and Project Performance: Testing for the Mediation Effects Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216028 Authors: Jingyu Tak Jeongeun Seo Taewoo Roh This study proposes that leaders and followers in university team projects should have authentic leadership (AL) themselves in order to improve the overall performance of the team project. While previous studies...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Agronomy, Vol. 9, Pages 696: Modeling Water and Nitrogen Balance of Different Cropping Systems in the North China Plain Agronomy doi: 10.3390/agronomy9110696 Authors: Shah Jahan Leghari Kelin Hu Hao Liang Yichang Wei The North China Plain (NCP) is experiencing serious groundwater level decline and groundwater nitrate contamination due to excessive water pumping and application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer. In this study, grain yield, water and N use efficiencies under different...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4139: Design and Performance Analysis of Pads for Dynamic Wireless Charging of EVs using the Finite Element Method Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214139 Authors: Davide De Marco Alberto Dolara Michela Longo Wahiba Yaïci Increasing problems of air pollution caused by petrol-fueled vehicles had a positive impact on the expanded use and acceptance of the electric vehicles (EVs). Currently, both academic and institutional researchers are conducting studies to...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
WEVJ, Vol. 10, Pages 69: Material Characterization and Analysis on the Effect of Vibration and Nail Penetration on Lithium Ion Battery World Electric Vehicle Journal doi: 10.3390/wevj10040069 Authors: Ajeet Babu K. Parasumanna Ujjwala S. Karle Mangesh R. Saraf Battery packaging in a vehicle depends on the cell chemistry being used and its behavior plays an important role in the safety of the entire battery pack. Chemical degradation of various parts of a cell such as the cathode...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4138: Numerical Investigation and Optimization on Shell Side Performance of A Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger with Inclined Trefoil-Hole Baffles Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214138 Authors: Yue Sun Xinting Wang Rui Long Fang Yuan Kun Yang In this work, a shell and tube heat exchanger with inclined trefoil-hole baffles (STHX-IT) is proposed, and the numerical simulation is conducted to investigate the flow and heat transfer characteristics. A shell and...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5405: Intermittent Hypoxia-Hyperoxia Training Improves Cognitive Function and Decreases Circulating Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215405 Authors: Zoya O. Serebrovska Tetiana V. Serebrovska Viktor A. Kholin Lesya V. Tumanovska Angela M. Shysh Denis A. Pashevin Sergii V. Goncharov Dmytro Stroy Oksana N. Grib Valeriy B. Shatylo...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4715: Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Multiband Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radios Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214715 Authors: Yanqueleth Molina-Tenorio Alfonso Prieto-Guerrero Rafael Aguilar-Gonzalez Silvia Ruiz-Boqué In this work, three specific machine learning techniques (neural networks, expectation maximization and k-means) are applied to a multiband spectrum sensing technique for cognitive radios. All of them have been used as a classifier...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2550: Land Surface Phenologies and Seasonalities in the US Prairie Pothole Region Coupling AMSR Passive Microwave Data with the USDA Cropland Data Layer Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212550 Authors: Woubet G. Alemu Geoffrey M. Henebry Assefa M. Melesse Land surface phenologies and seasonalities in the US Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) were characterized using land surface variables derived from the coarse spatial resolution (25 km) Advanced Microwave...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Information, Vol. 10, Pages 337: A Botnets Circumspection: The Current Threat Landscape, and What We Know So Far Information doi: 10.3390/info10110337 Authors: Emmanuel C. Ogu Olusegun A. Ojesanmi Oludele Awodele ‘Shade Kuyoro Botnets have carved a niche in contemporary networking and cybersecurity due to the impact of their operations. The botnet threat continues to evolve and adapt to countermeasures as the security landscape continues to shift. As research efforts attempt...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4613: Experimental Investigation of Thin PCM Packages and Thermal Spreader for Thermal Management of Portable Electronic Devices Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214613 Authors: Simon Maranda Benjamin Sponagle Jörg Worlitschek Dominic Groulx As the size of portable electronic devices, like tablet computers or smartphones, continues to decrease and their performance continues to increase, thermal management of the generated heat is becoming an...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1241: Compact Differential-Fed Planar Filtering Antennas Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8111241 Authors: Emadeldeen Hassan Denys Martynenko Eddie Wadbro Gunter Fischer Martin Berggren This paper proposes novel low-profile differential-fed planar antennas with embedded sharp frequency selectively. The antennas are compact and easy to integrate with differential devices without matching baluns. The antenna design is formulated as a topology optimization...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4614: A Research on the Simultaneous Localization Method in the Process of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Homing with Unknown Varying Measurement Error Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214614 Authors: Lingyan Dong Hongli Xu Xisheng Feng Xiaojun Han Chuang Yu We propose an acoustic-based framework for automatically homing an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to the fixed docking station (F-DS) and mobile docking station (M-DS). The proposed...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3559: Effects of Filler Wires on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 2195-T6 Al-Li Alloy Spray Formed by TIG Welding Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213559 Authors: Yuhui Zhang Huan Li Chuanguang Luo Lijun Yang The main purpose of this work was to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties of spray-formed 2195-T6 Al-Li alloy welding joints produced by tungsten inert gas (TIG) with Al-Cu and Al-Si-Cu filler wires, so that they can...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4207: The Mediator and/or Moderator Role of Complexity of Knowledge about Healthy Eating and Self-Regulated Behavior on the Relation between Family’s Income and Children’s Obesity International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214207 Authors: Beatriz Pereira Pedro Rosário Cátia Silva Gabriela Figueiredo José Carlos Núñez Paula Magalhães Childhood obesity rates have been increasing over the years and is considered...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Catalysts, Vol. 9, Pages 909: Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds in Selected Aromatic Compounds: Recent Developments Catalysts doi: 10.3390/catal9110909 Authors: Aneta Jezierska Peter M. Tolstoy Jarosław J. Panek Aleksander Filarowski A review of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in ortho-hydroxyaryl Schiff bases, ortho-hydroxyaryl Mannich bases, dipyrrins, ortho-hydroxyaryl ketones, ortho-hydroxyaryl amides, and 4-Bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) dyes with tautomeric sensors as...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4208: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Relation to Family Characteristics, Stressors and Chemical Co-Exposures in California Girls International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214208 Authors: Gayle C. Windham Jasmine W. Soriano Dina Dobraca Connie S. Sosnoff Robert A. Hiatt Lawrence H. Kushi Childhood environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is a risk factor for adverse health outcomes and may disproportionately...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1242: SmartX Box: Virtualized Hyper-Converged Resources for Building an Affordable Playground Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8111242 Authors: Aris Cahyadi Risdianto Muhammad Usman JongWon Kim In this paper, we present our proposals and efforts for building an affordable playground (i.e., miniaturized testbed) for Software-Defined Networking (SDN)-Cloud experiments by using hyper-converged SmartX Boxes that are distributed across multiple sites. Each...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4137: Harmonic Loads Classification by Means of Currents’ Physical Components Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214137 Authors: Yuval Beck Ram Machlev Electric load identification and classification for smart grid environment can improve the power service for both consumers and producers. The main concept of electric load identification and classification is to disaggregate various loads and categorize them. In this paper, a new practical method for electric load...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Genealogy, Vol. 3, Pages 56: Conflict in Catalonia: A Sociological Approximation Genealogy doi: 10.3390/genealogy3040056 Authors: Thomas Jeffrey Miley Roberto Garvía This article follows the approach originally pioneered by Juan Linz to the empirical study of nationalism. We make use of original survey data to situate the emergent social division around the question of independence within a broader constellation of power relations. We bring into focus a variety of demographic, cultural,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1539: Ce-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride Derived from Metal Organic Frameworks as a Visible Light-Responsive Photocatalyst for H2 Production Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111539 Authors: Liangjing Zhang Zhengyuan Jin Shaolong Huang Yiyue Zhang Mei Zhang Yu-Jia Zeng Shuangchen Ruan Novel fibrous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) derivatives prepared from metal organic frameworks (MOFs) were doped with Ce3+ (Ce-C3N4) as photocatalytic materials....
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4206: Smartphone Application in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology Training: Trainees’ Perspectives International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214206 Authors: Carol C. Choo Bhavani Devakaran Peter K. H. Chew Melvyn W. B. Zhang M-learning refers to the learning that takes advantage of mobile technologies. Although research shows enhanced educational outcomes from m-learning in some Asian countries, the generalizability...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4204: Do Compactness and Poly-Centricity Mitigate PM10 Emissions? Evidence from Yangtze River Delta Area International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214204 Authors: Jing Tao Ying Wang Rong Wang Chuanmin Mi The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region is one of the most densely populated and economically developed areas in China, which provides an ideal environment with which to study the various strategies, such as compact...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1540: Synergy of Chemo- and Photodynamic Therapies with C60 Fullerene-Doxorubicin Nanocomplex Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111540 Authors: Anna Grebinyk Svitlana Prylutska Oksana Chepurna Sergii Grebinyk Yuriy Prylutskyy Uwe Ritter Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy Olga Matyshevska Thomas Dandekar Marcus Frohme A nanosized drug complex was explored to improve the efficiency of cancer chemotherapy, complementing it with nanodelivery and...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2601: Effects of Periodic Fasting on Fatty Liver Index—A Prospective Observational Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112601 Authors: Stefan Drinda Franziska Grundler Thomas Neumann Thomas Lehmann Nico Steckhan Andreas Michalsen Francoise Wilhelmi de Toledo This prospective observational trial investigated effects and safety of periodic fasting in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The primary end point was set as the...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3908: Computer-Aided Chemotaxonomy and Bioprospecting Study of Diterpenes of the Lamiaceae Family Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213908 Authors: Andreza Barbosa Silva Cavalcanti Renata Priscila Costa Barros Vicente Carlos de Oliveira Costa Marcelo Sobral da Silva Josean Fechine Tavares Luciana Scotti Marcus Tullius Scotti Lamiaceae is one of the largest families of angiosperms and is classified into 12 subfamilies that are composed of 295...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 602: Transformations of ‘Sacredness in Stone’: Religious Architecture in Urban Space in 21st Century Germany—New Perspectives in the Study of Religious Architecture Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10110602 Authors: Kim de Wildt Martin Radermacher Volkhard Krech Beate Löffler Wolfgang Sonne Religious transformations in modern societies are not merely a discursive or demographic phenomenon, they also relate to religious architecture in urban space and affect...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 6, Pages 87: Endoparasites of Selected Native Non-Domesticated Mammals in the Neotropics (New World Tropics) Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci6040087 Authors: Kegan Romelle Jones Kavita Ranjeeta Lall Gary Wayne Garcia In this review, information was summarized on endoparasites found in six non-domesticated neotropical animals. These mammals have the potential to be domesticated. The animals included three rodents, agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), lappe...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1541: Antibacterial and Antioxidant Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Biosynthesized Using the Spruce Bark Extract Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111541 Authors: Corneliu Tanase Lavinia Berta Năstaca Alina Coman Ioana Roșca Adrian Man Felicia Toma Andrei Mocan Alexandru Nicolescu László Jakab-Farkas Domokos Biró Anca Mare Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in Pharmacy and Medicine. In particular, AgNPs...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1542: Easily Synthesized Polyaniline@Cellulose Nanowhiskers Better Tune Network Structures in Ag-Based Adhesives: Examining the Improvements in Conductivity, Stability, and Flexibility Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111542 Authors: Ge Cao Xiaolan Gao Linlin Wang Huahua Cui Junyi Lu Yuan Meng Wei Xue Chun Cheng Yanhong Tian Yanqing Tian It is essential to develop a novel and versatile strategy for constructing electrically conductive...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4205: High-Intensity Interval Circuit Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training on Functional Ability and Body Mass Index in Middle-Aged and Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214205 Authors: Ismael Ballesta-García Ignacio Martínez-González-Moro Jacobo Á. Rubio-Arias María Carrasco-Poyatos The literature suggests that high-intensity interval training...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4136: Improving the Energy Efficiency of Petrochemical Plant Operations: A Measurement and Verification Case Study Using a Balanced Wave Optimizer Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214136 Authors: Man Hin Eve Chan Kar-Kit Chu Hin-Fung Chow Chi-Wing Tsang Chi Kuen Danny Ho Shuk-Kei Ho The Chinese petrochemical industry is facing pressure to meet strict targets of energy consumption and carbon emission reductions. Water pumps are the primary equipment used...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 1170: Texture Evolution and Anisotropy of Plastic Flow in Hot Compression of Extruded ZK60-T5 Magnesium Alloy Plate Metals doi: 10.3390/met9111170 Authors: Chalasani Dharmendra Mukesh Kumar Jain Yellapregada Venkata Rama Krishna Prasad Kamineni Pitcheswara Rao The texture evolution during hot compression of extruded ZK60A-T5 magnesium alloy plate loaded along the extrusion direction (ED) and the normal direction (ND) has been examined with the help of pole...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5404: Modelling Neurotropic Flavivirus Infection in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Systems International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215404 Authors: Giovanna Desole Alessandro Sinigaglia Silvia Riccetti Giulia Masi Monia Pacenti Marta Trevisan Luisa Barzon Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) and their differentiation into a variety of cells and organoids have allowed setting up versatile,...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Mathematics, Vol. 7, Pages 1024: Mathematical Analysis of an Autoimmune Diseases Model: Kinetic Approach Mathematics doi: 10.3390/math7111024 Authors: Mikhail Kolev A new mathematical model of a general autoimmune disease is presented. Basic information about autoimmune diseases is given and illustrated with examples. The model is developed by using ideas from the kinetic theory describing individuals expressing certain functions. The modeled problem is formulated by ordinary and partial...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Animals, Vol. 9, Pages 883: Effect of Different Levels and Sources of Dietary Copper, Zinc and Manganese on the Performance and Immune and Redox Status of Turkeys Animals doi: 10.3390/ani9110883 Authors: Jan Jankowski Katarzyna Ognik Krzystof Kozłowski Anna Stępniowska Zenon Zduńczyk The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of the combined use of Cu, Zn, and Mn nanoparticles in the diet of turkeys with regard to potential reduction of the levels of these elements...
Wed Oct 30, 2019 02:00
Safety, Vol. 5, Pages 77: Accident Rate as a Measure of Safety Assessment in Polish Civil Engineering Safety doi: 10.3390/safety5040077 Authors: Wieslawa Cieslewicz Krystyna Araszkiewicz Pawel Sikora Civil engineering is characterised by high volatility with respect to working conditions, which are the source of many threats to worker life and health and contribute to high accident rates. The purpose of this paper is to analyse and evaluate the phenomenon of accidents in Polish...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1689: Overview of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and The ITA.LI.CA Cohort Derived Estimate of Amenability Rate to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Clinical Practice Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111689 Authors: Edoardo Giannini Andrea Aglitti Mauro Borzio Martina Gambato Maria Guarino Massimo Iavarone Quirino Lai Giovanni Levi Sandri Fabio Melandro Filomena Morisco Francesca Ponziani Maria Rendina Francesco...
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Animals, Vol. 9, Pages 882: Early Pregnancy Induces Expression of STAT1, OAS1 and CXCL10 in Ovine Spleen Animals doi: 10.3390/ani9110882 Authors: Yujiao Wang Xu Han Leying Zhang Nan Cao Lidong Cao Ling Yang Interferon-tau is a maternal recognition factor in ruminant species, and spleen plays an essential role in regulating innate and adaptive immune responses. However, it is not fully understood that early pregnancy induces expression of interferon stimulated genes (ISGs)...
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JCDD, Vol. 6, Pages 37: rs2569190A>G in CD14 is Independently Associated with Hypercholesterolemia: A Brief Report Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease doi: 10.3390/jcdd6040037 Authors: Ali Salami Christy Costanian Said El Shamieh Many studies have assessed the implication of cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) molecules and its single nucleotide polymorphism rs2569190A>G with different complex diseases, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)....
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JoF, Vol. 5, Pages 102: Genetic Regulators and Physiological Significance of Glycogen Storage in Candida albicans Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof5040102 Authors: Marcus A. Zeitz Zainab Tanveer Anatole T. Openshaw Martin Schmidt The dimorphic human fungal pathogen C. albicans has broad metabolic flexibility that allows it to adapt to the nutrient conditions in different host habitats. C. albicans builds large carbohydrate stores (glycogen) at the end of exponential growth and...
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Insects, Vol. 10, Pages 378: A Clip Domain Serine Protease Involved in Egg Production in Nilaparvata lugens: Expression Patterns and RNA Interference Insects doi: 10.3390/insects10110378 Authors: Jia-min Wu Rong-er Zheng Rui-juan Zhang Jin-liang Ji Xiao-ping Yu Yi-peng Xu Clip domain serine proteases play vital roles in various innate immune functions and in embryonic development. Nilaparvata lugens proclotting enzymes (NlPCEs) belong to this protease family. NlPCE1 was...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4203: QUICK: Quality and Usability Investigation and Control Kit for Mass Spectrometric Data from Detection of Persistent Organic Pollutants International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214203 Authors: Wenjing Guo Jeffrey Archer Morgan Moore Jeffrey Bruce Michelle McLain Sina Shojaee Wen Zou Linda A. Benjamin Anthony Adeuya Russell Fairchild Huixiao Hong Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)...
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