Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 221: Photodynamic Inactivation of Candida albicans in Blood Plasma and Whole Blood Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040221 Authors: Vera Sousa Ana T. P. C. Gomes Américo Freitas Maria A. F. Faustino Maria G. P. M. S. Neves Adelaide Almeida The few approved disinfection techniques for blood derivatives promote damage in the blood components, representing risks for the transfusion receptor. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) seems to...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 222: First Report and Comparative Genomics Analysis of a blaOXA-244-Harboring Escherichia coli Isolate Recovered in the American Continent Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040222 Authors: Deisy Abril Ingrid Gisell Bustos Moya Ricaurte Alejandro Marquez-Ortiz Diego Fernando Josa Montero Zayda Lorena Corredor Rozo Isabel Torres Molina Natasha Vanegas Gómez Javier Escobar-Perez The carbapenemase OXA-244 is a derivate of OXA-48, and its...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 220: In Vitro Antibacterial Activity and Mechanism of Vanillic Acid against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040220 Authors: Weidong Qian Yuting Fu Miao Liu Ting Wang Jianing Zhang Min Yang Zhaohuan Sun Xiang Li Yongdong Li Vanillic acid (VA) is a flavoring agent found in edible plants and fruits. Few recent studies exhibited robust antibacterial activity of VA against several pathogen microorganisms....
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 549: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Plants Extract Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110549 Authors: Mario Allegra Inflammation is an adaptive response triggered by noxious stimuli and conditions such as infection and tissue injury [...]
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 548: Oxidative Stress Increases Endogenous Complement-Dependent Inflammatory and Angiogenic Responses in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Independently of Exogenous Complement Sources Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110548 Authors: Trakkides Schäfer Reichenthaler Kühn Brandwijk Toonen Urban Wegener Enzmann Pauly Oxidative stress-induced damage of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and chronic inflammation have been suggested...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 547: Salicylic Acid and Melatonin Alleviate the Effects of Heat Stress on Essential Oil Composition and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity in Mentha × Piperita and Mentha Arvensis L. Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110547 Authors: Haydari Maresca Rigano Taleei Shahnejat Bushehri Hadian Sorbo Guida Manna Piscopo Notariale De Ruberto Fusaro Basile The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in the chemical profile...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 546: Assessing the Efficacy of Dietary Selenomethionine Supplementation in the Setting of Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110546 Authors: Leila Reyes David P. Bishop Clare L. Hawkins Benjamin S. Rayner Oxidative stress is a major hallmark of cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. This partly arises from the presence of activated phagocytes releasing myeloperoxidase (MPO) and its production of hypochlorous acid...
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Arts, Vol. 8, Pages 150: Condition Verified: On Photography, Trans Visibility, and Legacies of the Clinic Arts doi: 10.3390/arts8040150 Authors: Chase Joynt Emmett Harsin Drager We approach this paper with a shared investment in historical and contemporary representations of trans and gender non-conforming people, and our individual research in the archives of early US Gender Clinics. Together, we consider what is at stake—or what might be possible—when we connect...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 708: Variations in Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Response to Short-Term Changes in Weather Variables at Three Elevation Ranges, Wakiso District, Uganda Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110708 Authors: Nakiguli Fatumah Linus K. Munishi Patrick A. Ndakidemi Weather conditions are among the major factors leading to the increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes from the agricultural soils. In this study, variations in the soil GHG fluxes with precipitation and soil...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 707: Influences of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans on Rainy Season Precipitation for the Southernmost Caribbean Small Island State, Trinidad Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110707 Authors: Nkese D. Mc Shine Ricardo M. Clarke Silvio Gualdi Antonio Navarra Xsitaaz T. Chadee Seasonal rainfall in the Caribbean Basin is known to be modulated by sea surface temperature anomalies (SSTAs) in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and particularly those in the...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 706: Dual-Polarization Radar Observations of Deep Convection over Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110706 Authors: Pascal F. Waniha Rita D. Roberts James W. Wilson Agnes Kijazi Benedicto Katole Lake Victoria in East Africa supports the livelihood of thousands of fishermen and it is estimated that 3000–5000 human deaths occur per year over the lake. It is hypothesized that most of these fatalities are due...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 703: Multi-Model Evaluation of Meteorological Drivers, Air Pollutants and Quantification of Emission Sources over the Upper Brahmaputra Basin Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110703 Authors: Arshini Saikia Binita Pathak Prashant Singh Pradip Kumar Bhuyan Bhupesh Adhikary The temporal distributions of meteorological drivers and air pollutants over Dibrugarh, a location in the upper Brahmaputra basin, are studied using observations, models and reanalysis...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 704: Simulation Comparisons of Particulate Emissions from Fires under Marginal and Critical Conditions Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110704 Authors: Alexander J. Josephson Daniel Castaño Marlin J. Holmes Rodman R. Linn Using a particulate emissions model developed for FIRETEC, we explore differences in particle emission profiles between high-intensity fires under critical conditions and low-intensity fires under marginal conditions. Simulations were...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 705: Changes in Reference Evapotranspiration over Southwest China during 1960–2018: Attributions and Implications for Drought Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110705 Authors: Zhaoqi Zeng Wenxiang Wu Yang Zhou Zhaolei Li Mei Hou Han Huang Reference evapotranspiration (ET0) is important to the global energy balance and to hydrological cycling. However, the extent to which ET0 changes, the main driving factors, and especially the implications of its...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 702: Improved Dust Emission Reduction Factor in the ADAM2 Model Using Real-Time MODIS NDVI Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110702 Authors: Sang-Sam Lee Yun-Kyu Lim Jeong Hoon Cho Hee Choon Lee Sang-Boom Ryoo The Korea Meteorological Administration has employed the Asian Dust Aerosol Model 2 (ADAM2) to forecast Asian dust events since 2010, where the dust emission flux is proportional to the fourth power of the friction velocity. Currently, the dust...
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Beverages, Vol. 5, Pages 65: Effect of Maize as Adjunct and the Mashing Proteolytic Step on the Brewer Wort Composition Beverages doi: 10.3390/beverages5040065 Authors: Thiago Rocha dos Santos Mathias Leonardo Moreira Menezes Eliana Flávia Camporese Sérvulo The partial substitution of barley malt has been one of the main strategies of breweries to reduce production costs. In Brazil, as in other countries, maize is a raw material that is used mostly for this purpose. Aiming for...
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Biology, Vol. 8, Pages 86: Transcriptional Profiling and Molecular Characterization of the yccT Mutant Link: A Novel STY1099 Protein with the Peroxide Stress Response and Cell Division of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Biology doi: 10.3390/biology8040086 Authors: Vidovic Liu An Mendoza Abrahante Johny Reed Uncharacterized protein STY1099, encoded by the yccT gene, was previously identified as the most altered (i.e., upregulated) protein among the ZnO...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 737: Retinol Saturase Knock-Out Mice are Characterized by Impaired Clearance of Apoptotic Cells and Develop Mild Autoimmunity Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110737 Authors: Zsolt Sarang Tibor Sághy Zsófia Budai László Ujlaky-Nagy Judit Bedekovics Lívia Beke Gábor Méhes Gábor Nagy Ralph Rühl Alexander R. Moise Krzysztof Palczewski Zsuzsa Szondy Apoptosis and the proper clearance of apoptotic cells play a central role in maintaining...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 736: Exploring Biological Activity of 4-Oxo-4H-furo[2,3-h]chromene Derivatives as Potential Multi-Target-Directed Ligands Inhibiting Cholinesterases, β-Secretase, Cyclooxygenase-2, and Lipoxygenase-5/15 Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110736 Authors: Malose J. Mphahlele Emmanuel N. Agbo Samantha Gildenhuys Itumeleng B. Setshedi A series of 5-oxo-5H-furo[3,2-g]chromene-6-carbaldehydes and their hydrazone derivatives were evaluated as potential multi-target-directed...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 734: Elevated Plasma microRNA-206 Levels Predict Cognitive Decline and Progression to Dementia from Mild Cognitive Impairment Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110734 Authors: Aidan Kenny Hazel McArdle Miguel Calero Alberto Rabano Stephen F. Madden Kellie Adamson Robert Forster Elaine Spain Jochen H.M. Prehn David C. Henshall Miguel Medina Eva M. Jimenez-Mateos Tobias Engel The need for practical biomarkers for early diagnosis...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 733: Strategy for the Biosynthesis of Short Oligopeptides: Green and Sustainable Chemistry Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110733 Authors: Tao Wang Yu-Ran Zhang Xiao-Huan Liu Shun Ge You-Shuang Zhu Short oligopeptides are some of the most promising and functionally important amide bond-containing components, with widespread applications. Biosynthesis of these oligopeptides may potentially become the ultimate strategy because it has better cost efficiency...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 735: Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Cancer Progression: Molecular Mechanisms and Recent Advancements Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110735 Authors: Vaishali Aggarwal Hardeep Singh Tuli Ayşegül Varol Falak Thakral Mukerrem Betul Yerer Katrin Sak Mehmet Varol Aklank Jain Md. Asaduzzaman Khan Gautam Sethi Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a pivotal role in biological processes and continuous ROS production in normal cells is controlled...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 732: Total Phenolic and Flavonoid Content and Biological Activities of Extracts and Isolated Compounds of Cytisus villosus Pourr. Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110732 Authors: Farida Larit Francisco León Samira Benyahia Stephen J. Cutler The aim of this study was to evaluate the total phenolic and flavonoid content, and the in vitro antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, cytotoxicity, and antiprotozoal activities...
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Biosensors, Vol. 9, Pages 135: Construction of a Hydrogel Pectin-Based Triglyceride Optical Biosensor with Immobilized Lipase Enzymes Biosensors doi: 10.3390/bios9040135 Authors: Uswatun Hasanah Nor Diyana Md Sani Lee Yook Heng Rinaldi Idroes Eka Safitri A novel and simple optical biosensor to detect triglycerides (TGs) has been successfully constructed by using pectin hydrogel membrane as the indicator pH and chromoionophore ETH 5294 (CI), with lipase as the catalyst. The...
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Biosensors, Vol. 9, Pages 134: Characterization of an Aptamer Directed against 25-Hydroxyvitamin D for the Development of a Competitive Aptamer-Based Assay Biosensors doi: 10.3390/bios9040134 Authors: Marc Prante Torsten Schüling Bernhard Roth Kort Bremer Johanna Walter Detection of the small molecule 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) as the most relevant marker for vitamin D supply suffers from a high variability of results using the current detection methods, such as high-performance...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 322: Intranasal Pregabalin Administration: A Review of the Literature and the Worldwide Spontaneous Reporting System of Adverse Drug Reactions Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9110322 Authors: Mohamed Elsayed René Zeiss Maximilian Gahr Bernhard J. Connemann Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona Background: It is repeatedly reported that pregabalin (PRG) and gabapentin feature a potential for abuse/misuse, predominantly in patients with former or active...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1787: Cell Surface GRP78 as a Death Receptor and an Anticancer Drug Target Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111787 Authors: Ge Kao Cell surface GRP78 (csGRP78, glucose-regulated protein 78 kDa) is preferentially overexpressed in aggressive, metastatic, and chemo-resistant cancers. GRP78 is best studied as a chaperone protein in the lumen of endoplasmic reticulum (ER), facilitating folding and secretion of the newly synthesized proteins and regulating protein...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1786: Therapeutic Inducers of Apoptosis in Ovarian Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111786 Authors: Mudra Binju Monica Angelica Amaya-Padilla Graeme Wan Hendra Gunosewoyo Yohan Suryo Rahmanto Yu Yu Ovarian cancers remain one of the most common causes of gynecologic cancer-related death in women worldwide. The standard treatment comprises platinum-based chemotherapy, and most tumors develop resistance to therapeutic drugs. One mechanism of developing...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1785: Histone Demethylase KDM4C Stimulates the Proliferation of Prostate Cancer Cells via Activation of AKT and c-Myc Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111785 Authors: Lin Wang Chen Tseng Jiang Tsai Shen Yuh Sie Wang Kung Chuu Our three-dimensional organotypic culture revealed that human histone demethylase (KDM) 4C, a histone lysine demethylase, hindered the acini morphogenesis of RWPE-1 prostate cells, suggesting its...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1784: Is there an Exposure–Response Relationship for Nivolumab in Real-World NSCLC Patients? Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111784 Authors: Bellesoeur Ollier Allard Hirsch Boudou-Rouquette Arrondeau Thomas-Schoemann Tiako Khoudour Chapron Giraud Wislez Damotte Lupo Vidal Alexandre Goldwasser Tod Blanchet Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic data from real-world cohort are sparse in non small–cell...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1783: Targeting Integrins in Cancer Nanomedicine: Applications in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111783 Authors: Ping-Hsiu Wu Abayomi Emmanuel Opadele Yasuhito Onodera Jin-Min Nam Due to advancements in nanotechnology, the application of nanosized materials (nanomaterials) in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics has become a leading area in cancer research. The decoration of nanomaterial surfaces with biological ligands is a...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1782: A Review on Curability of Cancers: More Efforts for Novel Therapeutic Options Are Needed Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111782 Authors: Shuncong Wang Yewei Liu Yuanbo Feng Jian Zhang Johan Swinnen Yue Li Yicheng Ni Cancer remains a major cause of death globally. Given its relapsing and fatal features, curing cancer seems to be something hardly possible for the majority of patients. In view of the development in cancer therapies, this article...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1433: MAP4K Family Kinases and DUSP Family Phosphatases in T-Cell Signaling and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111433 Authors: Chuang Tan T cells play a critical role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which is a severe autoimmune disease. In the past 60 years, only one new therapeutic agent with limited efficacy has been approved for SLE treatment; therefore, the development of early diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1434: Stem-like Cancer Cells in a Dynamic 3D Culture System: A Model to Study Metastatic Cell Adhesion and Anti-cancer Drugs Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111434 Authors: Paolillo Colombo Serra Belvisi Papetti Ciusani Comincini Schinelli Metastatic spread is mainly sustained by cancer stem cells (CSC), a subpopulation of cancer cells that displays stemness features. CSC are thought to be derived from cancer cells that undergo epithelial to...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1431: Hits Discovery on the Androgen Receptor: In Silico Approaches to Identify Agonist Compounds Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111431 Authors: Réau Lagarde Zagury Montes The androgen receptor (AR) is a transcription factor that plays a key role in sexual phenotype and neuromuscular development. AR can be modulated by exogenous compounds such as pharmaceuticals or chemicals present in the environment, and particularly by AR agonist compounds that mimic the...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1432: Biological Background of Resistance to Current Standards of Care in Multiple Myeloma Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111432 Authors: Pedro Mogollón Andrea Díaz-Tejedor Esperanza M. Algarín Teresa Paíno Mercedes Garayoa Enrique M. Ocio A high priority problem in multiple myeloma (MM) management is the development of resistance to administered therapies, with most myeloma patients facing successively shorter periods of response and relapse. Herewith,...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1430: Involvement of the Chemokine Prokineticin-2 (PROK2) in Alzheimer’s Disease: From Animal Models to the Human Pathology Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111430 Authors: Roberta Lattanzi Daniela Maftei Carla Petrella Massimo Pieri Giulia Sancesario Tommaso Schirinzi Sergio Bernardini Christian Barbato Massimo Ralli Antonio Greco Roberta Possenti Giuseppe Sancesario Cinzia Severini Among mediators of inflammation, chemokines play a pivotal...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1429: Mast Cells in Liver Fibrogenesis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111429 Authors: Ralf Weiskirchen Steffen K. Meurer Christian Liedtke Michael Huber Mast cells (MCs) are immune cells of the myeloid lineage that are present in the connective tissue throughout the body and in mucosa tissue. They originate from hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow and circulate as MC progenitors in the blood. After migration to various tissues, they differentiate into...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1428: Sonodynamic Therapy for Gliomas. Perspectives and Prospects of Selective Sonosensitization of Glioma Cells Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111428 Authors: Krzysztof Bilmin Tamara Kujawska Paweł Grieb Malignant glial tumors (gliomas) are the second (after cerebral stroke) cause of death from diseases of the central nervous system. The current routine therapy, involving a combination of tumor resection, radio-, and chemo-therapy, only modestly improves survival....
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1427: Role of ACTN4 in Tumorigenesis, Metastasis, and EMT Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111427 Authors: Dmitri Tentler Ekaterina Lomert Ksenia Novitskaya Nikolai A. Barlev The actin-binding protein ACTN4 belongs to a family of actin-binding proteins and is a non-muscle alpha-actinin that has long been associated with cancer development. Numerous clinical studies showed that changes in ACTN4 gene expression are correlated with aggressiveness, invasion, and metastasis...
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Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 57: Challenges in Electrochemical Aptasensors and Current Sensing Architectures Using Flat Gold Surfaces Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7040057 Authors: Rozenblum Pollitzer Radrizzani In recent years, reagentless aptamer biosensors, named aptasensors, have shown significant advancements. Particularly, electrochemical aptasensors could change the field of biosensors in this era, where digitalization seems to be a common goal of many fields....
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Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 56: Nanostructured Semiconducting Metal Oxide Gas Sensors for Acetaldehyde Detection Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7040056 Authors: Ali Mirzaei Hyoun Woo Kim Sang Sub Kim Giovanni Neri Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are among the most abundant air pollutants. Their high concentrations can adversely affect the human body, and therefore, early detection of VOCs is of outmost importance. Among the different VOCs, in this review paper we have...
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Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 55: A Peptide–Lectin Fusion Strategy for Developing a Glycan Probe for Use in Various Assay Formats Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7040055 Authors: Butaek Lim LeNaiya Kydd Justyn Jaworski While nucleic acid and protein analysis approaches continue to see significant breakthroughs, analytical strategies for glycan determination have by comparison seen slower technological advances. Here we provide a strategy for glycan probe development using an...
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Climate, Vol. 7, Pages 133: Land Use Changes in a Peri-Urban Area and Consequences on the Urban Heat Island Climate doi: 10.3390/cli7110133 Authors: Nardino Laruccia The effect of urbanization on microclimatic conditions is known as “urban heat islands”. In comparison with surrounding rural areas, urban climate is characterized by higher mean temperature, especially during heat waves and during nights. This results in a higher energy requirement for air conditioning...
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Climate, Vol. 7, Pages 132: The Dynamics of Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Climate-Smart Agriculture among Small-Scale Farmers Climate doi: 10.3390/cli7110132 Authors: Victor O. Abegunde Melusi Sibanda Ajuruchukwu Obi Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) as a credible alternative to tackle food insecurity under the changing climate is gaining wide acceptance. However, many developing countries have realized that concepts that have been recommended as solutions...
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Dentistry Journal, Vol. 7, Pages 106: Pediatric Dental Education Improves Interprofessional Healthcare Students’ Clinical Competence in Children’s Oral Health Assessment Dentistry Journal doi: 10.3390/dj7040106 Authors: Remya Niranjan JungSoo Kim Brent Lin Sheela Lewis Punam Patel Thuan Le Abbey Alkon Jyu-Lin Chen Primary care and healthcare providers can facilitate children’s timely referral to a dental home. However, there are few studies of providers’...
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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 216: Old Processes, New Movements: The Inclusion of Geodiversity in Biological and Ecological Discourse Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11110216 Authors: Boothroyd McHenry There exists substantial variation in the qualitative and quantitative interpretations of the concept of geodiversity and its embedded elements and values. The resulting divergence and ambiguity in applications of the term constrain its present use as an operationalized concept in nature conservation...
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Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 215: Abrupt Change in a Subtidal Rocky Reef Community Coincided with a Rapid Acceleration of Sea Water Warming Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11110215 Authors: Carlo Nike Bianchi Annalisa Azzola Valeriano Parravicini Andrea Peirano Carla Morri Monica Montefalcone Seawater warming is impacting marine ecosystems, but proper evaluation of change requires the availability of long-term biological data series. Mesco Reef (Ligurian Sea, Italy) offers one of...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 572: Comparison of Conventional and Sustainable Lipid Extraction Methods for the Production of Oil and Protein Isolate from Edible Insect Meal Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110572 Authors: Laroche Perreault Marciniak Gravel Chamberland Doyen Edible insects represent an interesting alternative source of protein for human consumption but the main hurdle facing the edible insect sector is low consumer acceptance. However, increased acceptance is anticipated...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 571: Effect of Slaughter Age on Muscle Fiber Composition, Intramuscular Connective Tissue and Tenderness of Goat Meat during Post-Mortem Time Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110571 Authors: Bakhsh Hwang Joo This study evaluated the effects of slaughter age and post-mortem time on meat quality traits, tenderness, histochemical analyses, and perimysium thickness in the longissimus thoracis (LT) muscle of the Korean native black goat (KNBG) maintained at 4 °C...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 570: Variation in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Seed Quality Traits Defined by Physicochemical Functional Properties Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110570 Authors: Carla S. Santos Bruna Carbas Ana Castanho Marta W. Vasconcelos Maria Carlota Vaz Patto Claire Domoney Carla Brites Pea is one of the most produced and consumed pulse crops around the world. The study of genetic variability within pea germplasm is an important tool to identify outstanding accessions...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 569: Safety, Quality, and Processing of Fruits and Vegetables Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110569 Authors: Urszula Tylewicz Silvia Tappi Malgorzata Nowacka Artur Wiktor Nowadays, one of the main objectives of the fruit and vegetable industry is to develop innovative novel products with high quality, safety, and optimal nutritional characteristics in order to respond with efficiency to the increasing consumer expectations. Various emerging, unconventional technologies...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 144: Impact of Media Reports and Environmental Pollution on Health and Health Expenditure Efficiency Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040144 Authors: Li Chiu Chen Lin Over the past few decades, China’s rapid economic, energy, and industrial developments have caused serious environmental damage. However, as there are large resource, energy use, economic, and environmental damage differences across Chinese regions, the Chinese government...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 143: Randomized Single-Case Experimental Designs in Healthcare Research: What, Why, and How? Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040143 Authors: René Tanious Patrick Onghena Health problems are often idiosyncratic in nature and therefore require individualized diagnosis and treatment. In this paper, we show how single-case experimental designs (SCEDs) can meet the requirement to find and evaluate individually tailored treatments. We give a basic introduction...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4475: Predictors of Counselling Related to a Healthy Lifestyle Carried Out by a General Practitioner International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224475 Authors: Małgorzata Znyk Kinga Polańska Piotr Wojtysiak Michał Szulc Leokadia Bąk-Romaniszyn Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska Justyna Zajdel-Całkowska Dorota Kaleta The aim of the study was to assess whether general practitioners (GPs) monitor and evaluate...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4473: Policies to Create Healthier Food Environments in Canada: Experts’ Evaluation and Prioritized Actions Using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224473 Authors: Lana Vanderlee Sahar Goorang Kimiya Karbasy Stefanie Vandevijvere Mary R L’Abbé Food environment policies play a critical role in shaping food choices, diets, and health outcomes. This...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4472: Competitive Inhibitory Effect of Calcium Polypeptides on Cd Enrichment of Brassia campestris L. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224472 Authors: Hongbing Chen Fangfang Shu Sheng Yang Yadong Li Shilin Wang Most cadmium-polluted farmland and land surrounding mining areas are difficult to repair and control, seriously threatening the food safety of the crops planted in these regions. As an essential...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4470: The Washington State Environmental Health Disparities Map: Development of a Community-Responsive Cumulative Impacts Assessment Tool International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224470 Authors: Min Gruen Banerjee Echeverria Freelander Schmeltz Saganić Piazza Galaviz Yost Seto Communities across Washington State have expressed the need for neighborhood-level information on the...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4468: Current Effects of Cyanobacteria Toxin in Water Sources and Containers in the Hartbeespoort Dam Area, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224468 Authors: Mokoena Mukhola The study investigated the effects of cyanobacteria toxins such as microcystins in water sources and water stored in containers during its blooming and decaying seasons. Samples from water sources and containers near the...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4469: Effect of Probiotics Supplementations on Health Status of Athletes International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224469 Authors: Sivamaruthi Kesika Chaiyasut Athletes are prone to several health complications, including upper respiratory tract infections, allergies, and gastrointestinal discomforts during practice and after the performance due to the intense exercise, travel, insufficient rest and restricted...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4471: Aquaculture Feeds Can Be Outlaws for Eutrophication When Hidden in Rice Fields? A Case Study in Qianjiang, China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224471 Authors: Liu Hu Song Chen Zhu Water eutrophication caused by agricultural production has become one of the most important factors that impede sustainable rural environmental governance in China. As a result, the Chinese central and local...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4466: Effects of Temperature on the Characteristics of Nitrogen Removal and Microbial Community in Post Solid-Phase Denitrification Biofilter Process International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224466 Authors: Zhang Chen Luo Wu Liu Chen Tang Zhang In order to solve the problems of high energy consumption, complex process and low nitrogen removal efficiency in the currently available low carbon...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4465: Redirecting Research on Fe0 for Environmental Remediation: The Search for Synergy International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224465 Authors: Hu Noubactep A survey of the literature on using metallic iron (Fe0) for environmental remediation suggests that the time is ripe to center research on the basic relationship between iron corrosion and contaminant removal. This communication identifies the main problem,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4463: Microbiological Safety of Street-Vended Beverages in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224463 Authors: Nawawee Bakar Zulfakar Improper handling, poor hygienic practices, and lack of environmental control affect the safety of street-vended beverages. The objective of this study is to determine the bacterial contamination level of three types of beverages (cordial-based drinks,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4464: Effect of Sequence of Fruit Intake in a Meal on Satiety International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224464 Authors: Hakim Yahya Shahar Manaf Damanhuri Little is known about the effects of manipulating sequence of fruit consumption during a meal in suppressing an individual’s appetite. Therefore, we investigate the effects of the sequence of fruit intake on satiety and blood glucose in...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4467: Promoting Factors for Physical Activity in Children with Asthma Explored through Concept Mapping International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224467 Authors: Annette Brons Katja Braam Annieck Timmerman Aline Broekema Bart Visser Bart van Ewijk Suzanne Terheggen-Lagro Niels Rutjes Hellen van Leersum Raoul Engelbert Ben Kröse Mai Chinapaw Teatske Altenburg For children with asthma,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4461: How Attitudes toward Alcohol Policies Differ across European Countries: Evidence from the Standardized European Alcohol Survey (SEAS) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224461 Authors: Carolin Kilian Jakob Manthey Jacek Moskalewicz Janusz Sieroslawski Jürgen Rehm Alcohol policy endorsements have changed over time, probably interacting with the implementation and effectiveness of alcohol policy...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4462: Method for Distinguishing Humans and Animals in Vital Signs Monitoring Using IR-UWB Radar International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224462 Authors: Wang Zhang Ma Liang An Xue Yu Lv Wang Radar has been widely applied in many scenarios as a critical remote sensing tool for non-contact vital sign monitoring, particularly for sleep monitoring and heart rate measurement within the home...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4460: Bayesian Spatial Joint Model for Disease Mapping of Zero-Inflated Data with R-INLA: A Simulation Study and an Application to Male Breast Cancer in Iran International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224460 Authors: Naeimehossadat Asmarian Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Ayatollahi Zahra Sharafi Najaf Zare Hierarchical Bayesian log-linear models for Poisson-distributed response data, especially Besag, York and Mollié...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4458: Socioeconomic Inequalities in e-Cigarette Use in Korea: Comparison with Inequalities in Conventional Cigarette Use Using Two National Surveys International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224458 Authors: Youngs Chang Sanghyun Cho Ikhan Kim Young-Ho Khang Socioeconomic inequalities in conventional cigarette smoking are well established in developed countries. The aim of this study was to investigate socioeconomic...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4428: The Relationship between Lifestyle Factors and Obesity Indices among Adolescents in Qatar International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224428 Authors: Abdelhamid Kerkadi Abdelmonem H. Sadig Hiba Bawadi Al Anoud Mohammed Al Thani Walaa Al Chetachi Hammad Akram Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa Abdulrahman O. Musaiger Background: Physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour and an unhealthy diet are factors that...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4459: Illness Perceptions, Self-Care Management, and Clinical Outcomes According to Age-Group in Korean Hemodialysis Patients International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224459 Authors: Sisook Kim Eunhye Kim Eunjung Ryu Illness perception, formed in social-cultural contexts, is the driving force for health behavior. Age difference can affect health outcomes due to its association with socioeconomic status. The purpose...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4457: The Influence of Companion Animals on Quality of Life of Gay and Bisexual Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224457 Authors: Morgan M. Wright Pamela Schreiner B. R. Simon Rosser Elizabeth J. Polter Darryl Mitteldorf William West Michael W. Ross There has been almost no research on associations of companion animals with quality of life in sexual minorities....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4456: The Development of Glaucoma after Surgery-Indicated Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224456 Authors: Siu-Fung Chau Pei-Hsuan Wu Chi-Chin Sun Jing-Yang Huang Chan-Wei Nien Shun-Fa Yang Ming-Chih Chou Pei-Ting Lu Hung-Chi Chen Chia-Yi Lee This study investigates the development of glaucoma in subjects with surgery-indicated...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4455: Determination of Triglycidyl Isocyanurate in Workplace Air International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224455 Authors: Anna Jeżewska Joanna Kowalska Triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) is a white solid in powder or granular form. TGIC does not occur naturally in the environment. It is intentionally manufactured and used as a crosslinking agent or hardener to produce polyester powder coatings. TGIC may cause genetic...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4454: Implementing Green Supply Chain Management for Online Pharmacies through a VADD Inventory Model International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224454 Authors: Yan-Kwang Chen Fei-Rung Chiu Yu-Cheng Chang Online pharmacies are an important part of the modern healthcare system. They interact with customers through well-designed web interfaces to deliver the healthcare customers need. In addition to well-designed...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4453: Monitoring Differential Subsidence along the Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway with Multiband SAR Data International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224453 Authors: Min Shi Beibei Chen Huili Gong Xiaojuan Li Wenfeng Chen Mingliang Gao Chaofan Zhou Kunchao Lei High-speed railways have strict standards of infrastructure deformation and post-construction settlement. The interferometric synthetic aperture...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4452: A Study on The Driving Factors and Spatial Spillover of Carbon Emission Intensity in The Yangtze River Economic Belt under Double Control Action International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224452 Authors: Xuhui Ding Zhongyao Cai Qianqian Xiao Suhui Gao It is greatly important to promote low-carbon green transformations in China, for implementing the emission reduction commitments and global climate governance....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4451: The Nitrogen-Removal Efficiency of a Novel High-Efficiency Salt-Tolerant Aerobic Denitrifier, Halomonas Alkaliphile HRL-9, Isolated from a Seawater Biofilter International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224451 Authors: Jilong Ren Chenzheng Wei Hongjing Ma Mingyun Dai Jize Fan Ying Liu Yinghai Wu Rui Han Aerobic denitrification microbes have great potential to solve the problem of NO3−-N...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5699: miRNAs Regulate Cytokine Secretion Induced by Phosphorylated S100A8/A9 in Neutrophils International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225699 Authors: Nicolas Jung Véronique Schenten Jean-Luc Bueb Fabrice Tolle Sabrina Bréchard The release of cytokines by neutrophils constitutes an essential process in the development of inflammation by recruiting and activating additional cells. Neutrophils are also able to secrete a complex of S100A8...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5700: Tricellulin Effect on Paracellular Water Transport International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225700 Authors: Carlos Ayala-Torres Susanne M. Krug Jörg D. Schulzke Rita Rosenthal Michael Fromm In epithelia, large amounts of water pass by transcellular and paracellular pathways, driven by the osmotic gradient built up by the movement of solutes. The transcellular pathway has been molecularly characterized by the discovery of aquaporin...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5701: Current Approaches in NSCLC Targeting K-RAS and EGFR International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225701 Authors: Veronica Aran Jasminka Omerovic The research and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have achieved some important advances in recent years. Nonetheless, the overall survival rates for NSCLC remain low, indicating the importance to effectively develop new therapies and improve current approaches. The understanding...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5697: Upgrading the Repertoire of miRNAs in Gastric Adenocarcinoma to Provide a New Resource for Biomarker Discovery International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225697 Authors: Michelle E. Pewarchuk Mateus C. Barros-Filho Brenda C. Minatel David E. Cohn Florian Guisier Adam P. Sage Erin A. Marshall Greg L. Stewart Leigha D. Rock Cathie Garnis Wan L. Lam Recent studies have uncovered microRNAs (miRNAs) that have been...
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