Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 363: Silencing Dicer-Like Genes Reduces Virulence and sRNA Generation in Penicillium italicum, the Cause of Citrus Blue Mold Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020363 Authors: Chunxiao Yin Hong Zhu Yueming Jiang Yang Shan Liang Gong The Dicer protein is one of the most important components of RNAi machinery because it regulates the production of small RNAs (sRNAs) in eukaryotes. Here, Dicer1-like gene (Pit-DCL1) and Dicer2-like gene (Pit-DCL2) RNAi transformants...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 359: Structural Features of Nucleoprotein CST/Shelterin Complex Involved in the Telomere Maintenance and Its Association with Disease Mutations Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020359 Authors: Amir Khan Queen Dohare Alajmi Hussain Islam Ahmad Hassan Telomere comprises the ends of eukaryotic linear chromosomes and is composed of G-rich (TTAGGG) tandem repeats which play an important role in maintaining genome stability, premature aging and...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 362: A New Highlight of Ephedra alata Decne Properties as Potential Adjuvant in Combination with Cisplatin to Induce Cell Death of 4T1 Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020362 Authors: Sioud Amor Toumia Lahmar Aires Chekir-Ghedira Delmas Despite major advances in the last 10 years, whether in terms of prevention or treatment, the 5 year survival rate remains relatively low for a large number of cancers. These...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 361: Highlighting Curcumin-Induced Crosstalk between Autophagy and Apoptosis as Supported by Its Specific Subcellular Localization Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020361 Authors: Francisco J. Sala de Oyanguren Nathan E. Rainey Aoula Moustapha Ana Saric Franck Sureau José-Enrique O’Connor Patrice X. Petit Curcumin, a major active component of turmeric (Curcuma longa, L.), is known to have various effects on both healthy and cancerous tissues. In vitro studies...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 360: N6-Adenosine Methylation in RNA and a Reduced m3G/TMG Level in Non-Coding RNAs Appear at Microirradiation-Induced DNA Lesions Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020360 Authors: Alena Svobodová Kovaříková Lenka Stixová Aleš Kovařík Denisa Komůrková Soňa Legartová Paolo Fagherazzi Eva Bártová The DNA damage response is mediated by both DNA repair proteins and epigenetic markers. Here, we observe that N6-methyladenosine (m6A), a mark of the epitranscriptome,...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 357: Microtubule-Associated Proteins with Regulatory Functions by Day and Pathological Potency at Night Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020357 Authors: Oláh Lehotzky Szunyogh Szénási Orosz Ovádi The sensing, integrating, and coordinating features of the eukaryotic cells are achieved by the complex ultrastructural arrays and multifarious functions of the cytoskeleton, including the microtubule network. Microtubules play crucial roles achieved by their...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 358: Much More Than a Scaffold: Cytoskeletal Proteins in Neurological Disorders
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 358: Much More Than a Scaffold: Cytoskeletal Proteins in Neurological Disorders Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9020358 Authors: Muñoz-Lasso Romá-Mateo Pallardó Gonzalez-Cabo Recent observations related to the structure of the cytoskeleton in neurons and novel cytoskeletal abnormalities involved in the pathophysiology of some neurological diseases are changing our view on the function of the cytoskeletal proteins in the nervous system. These efforts allow a...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Climate, Vol. 8, Pages 25: Erratum: Richard Wadsworth et al. Changes in Rainfall in Sierra Leone: 1981–2018. Climate 2019, 7, 144 Climate doi: 10.3390/cli8020025 Authors: Climate The authors would like to correct the funding part of this article as follows:Original Version:Funding: This research received no external funding.Updated Version:Funding: This research and the APC was funded by UPGRADE Plus, grant number BLE – 2816PROC01. The UPGRADE Plus project is supported by...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 2, Pages 52-53: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Clocks & Sleep in 2019 Clocks & Sleep doi: 10.3390/clockssleep2010006 Authors: Clocks & Sleep Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 62: Analysis of Encystment, Excystment, and Cyst Structure in Freshwater Eutardigrade Thulinius ruffoi (Tardigrada, Isohypsibioidea: Doryphoribiidae) Diversity doi: 10.3390/d12020062 Authors: Janelt Poprawa Encystment in tardigrades is relatively poorly understood. It is seen as an adaptive strategy evolved to withstand unfavorable environmental conditions. This process is an example of the epigenetic, phenotypic plasticity which is closely linked to the...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 60: Bat Ensembles Differ in Response to Use Zones in a Tropical Biosphere Reserve Diversity doi: 10.3390/d12020060 Authors: Yoh Azhar Fitzgerald Yu Smith-Butler Mahyudin Kingston Biosphere reserves, designated under The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Man and Biosphere Programme, aim to sustainably integrate protected areas into the biological and economic landscape around them by buffering...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 61: Prioritizing Areas for Land Conservation and Forest Management Planning for the Threatened Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) in the Atlantic Northern Forest of Canada Diversity doi: 10.3390/d12020061 Authors: Alana R. Westwood J. Daniel Lambert Leonard R. Reitsma Diana Stralberg Populations of Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) are declining in Canada’s Atlantic Northern Forest. Land conservancies and government agencies are interested...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
Healthcare, Vol. 8, Pages 31: Gender and Musculoskeletal Comorbidity Impact on Physical Functioning in Elderly after Hip Fracture: The Role of Rehabilitation Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare8010031 Authors: Radosavljevic Dragovic-Lukic Nikolic Radovic Milicic Radosavljevic The study aim was to evaluate the effects of presence and level of musculoskeletal impairment along with gender on physical functioning outcome after the rehabilitation program in aged adults...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 981: Describing Independent Eating Occasions among Low-Income Adolescents International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030981 Authors: Jinan Banna Rickelle Richards Blake Jones Alex Kojo Anderson Marla Reicks Mary Cluskey Carolyn Gunther Nobuko Kay Hongu Karina Lora Scottie Misner Lillie Monroe-Lord Glade Topham Siew Sun Wong Eunjung Lim The purpose of this formative, cross-sectional...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 980: Diabetes Detection and Communication among Patients Admitted through the Emergency Department of a Public Hospital International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030980 Authors: Levi Webb Simmons Early identification/diagnosis of diabetes and frequent monitoring of hyperglycemia reduces hospitalizations and diabetes-related complications. The present study investigated the proportion of older adults coded with...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 978: Use of Electronic Cigarettes in Smoke-Free Spaces by Smokers: Results from the 2014–2015 Population Assessment on Tobacco and Health Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030978 Authors: Dunbar Giovino Wei O’Connor Goniewicz Travers Background: Smoke-free air policies exist to protect users and nonusers from exposure to tobacco smoke. Although electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS)...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 976: Ethical Leadership as the Reliever of Frontline Service Employees’ Emotional Exhaustion: A Moderated Mediation Model International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030976 Authors: Zhou Sheng He Qian Based on the conservation of resources theory, this study aims to create new knowledge on the antecedents of emotional exhaustion. We explore the internal mechanism and boundary conditions of the impact of ethical...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 975: Evaluation of the Pre-Planned and Non-Planed Agility Performance: Comparison between Individual and Team Sports International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030975 Authors: Mackala Vodičar Žvan Križaj Stodolka Rauter Čoh This study assessed differences in agility performance between athletes of team and individual sports by assessing change-of-direction speed (CODS) as pre-planned agility and...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 974: Variable Strength in Thoron Interference for a Diffusion-Type Radon Monitor Depending on Ventilation of the Outer Air International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030974 Authors: Omori Shimo Janik Ishikawa Yonehara Thoron interference in radon measurements using passive diffusion radon detectors/monitors is a crucial problem when it comes to assessing the internal exposure to radon precisely. The present...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 973: Assessing Health Impacts of Conventional Centralized and Emerging Resource Recovery-Oriented Decentralized Water Systems International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030973 Authors: Romeiko Energy shortage and climate change call for sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure capable of simultaneously recovering energy, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, and protecting public health. Although energy and greenhouse...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 972: Strengthening Health Systems to Support Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities in Fiji—A Commentary International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030972 Authors: Woolfenden Milner Tora Naulumatua Mataika Smith Lingam Kado Tuibeqa Supporting children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs) is recognized as an increasing priority in Fiji, a middle-income Pacific Island country....
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 971: Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic System Using HOS Bispectrum with EEG Signals International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030971 Authors: Pham Vicnesh Wei Oh Arunkumar Abdulhay Ciaccio Acharya Autistic individuals often have difficulties expressing or controlling emotions and have poor eye contact, among other symptoms. The prevalence of autism is increasing globally, posing a need...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 962: Enhancing Sustainability and Resilience through Multi-Level Infrastructure Planning International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030962 Authors: Salas Yepes Resilient planning demands not only resilient actions, but also resilient implementation, which promotes adaptive capacity for the attainment of the planned objectives. This requires, in the case of multi-level infrastructure systems, the simultaneous pursuit...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 979: Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Public Places and Support for Smoke-Free Laws in Japan: Findings from the 2018 ITC Japan Survey International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030979 Authors: Genevieve Sansone Geoffrey T. Fong Gang Meng Lorraine V. Craig Steve S. Xu Anne C. K. Quah Janine Ouimet Yumiko Mochizuki Itsuro Yoshimi Takahiro Tabuchi Comprehensive smoke-free policies such as those called...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 977: Improving Screening Uptake among Breast Cancer Survivors and Their First-Degree Relatives at Elevated Risk to Breast Cancer: Results and Implications of a Randomized Study in the State of Georgia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030977 Authors: Joseph Lipscomb Cam Escoffery Theresa W. Gillespie S. Jane Henley Robert A. Smith Toni Chociemski Lyn Almon Renjian Jiang Xi Sheng Michael Goodman...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 960: Prostate Cancer Incidence in U.S. Counties and Low Levels of Arsenic in Drinking Water International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030960 Authors: Ahn Boroje Ferdosi Kramer Lamm Background: Although inorganic arsenic in drinking water at high levels (100s–1000s μg/L [ppb]) increases cancer risk (skin, bladder, lung, and possibly prostate), the evidence at lower levels is limited....
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 968: The Effectiveness of Attachment Security Priming in Improving Positive Affect and Reducing Negative Affect: A Systematic Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030968 Authors: Rowe Gold Carnelley : Attachment security priming has been extensively used in relationship research to explore the contents of mental models of attachment and examine the benefits derived from enhancing security. This systematic...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 967: Influence of Contextual Variables in the Changes of Direction and Centripetal Force Generated during an Elite-Level Soccer Team Season International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030967 Authors: Granero-Gil Bastida-Castillo Rojas-Valverde Gómez-Carmona de la Cruz Sánchez Pino-Ortega The study of the contextual variables that affect soccer performance is important to be able to reproduce the competition...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 966: Multidimensional eHealth Literacy for Infertility International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030966 Authors: Sykes Wills Frings Church Wood Infertility is a major public health issue and increasingly, the internet is used as a source of information and advice. The aim of this study is to understand the eHealth literacy of individuals and couples in relation to infertility. A non-probability sample...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 965: Development of the Rehabilitation Health Policy, Systems, and Services Research field: Quantitative Analyses of Publications over Time (1990–2017) and across Country Type International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030965 Authors: Jesus Hoenig Landry Background: Health policy, systems and services research (HPSSR) is increasingly needed to enable better access to, and value of, rehabilitation services worldwide....
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 958: Effect of the Financial Crisis on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Mortality in Small Areas in Seven Spanish Cities International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030958 Authors: Gotsens Ferrando Marí-Dell’Olmo Palència Bartoll Gandarillas Sanchez-Villegas Esnaola Daponte Borrell Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the trend in socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 964: Pesticide Use and Serum Acetylcholinesterase Levels among Flower Farm Workers in Ethiopia—A Cross-Sectional Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030964 Authors: Shentema Kumie Bråtveit Deressa Ngowi Moen The flower industry in East Africa has grown in recent years, especially in the production and export of roses. The aim of this study was to assess pesticide use on selected flower...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 963: Is Sensible Heat Flux Useful for the Assessment of Thermal Vulnerability in Seoul (Korea)? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030963 Authors: Kwon Lee Kwon Climate change has led to increases in global temperatures, raising concerns regarding the threat of lethal heat waves and deterioration of the thermal environment. In the present study, we adopted two methods for spatial modelling of the thermal...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 961: Grey System Theory in the Study of Medical Tourism Industry and Its Economic Impact International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030961 Authors: Dang Nguyen Wang Day Dang The Asia-Pacific region is known as a favorite destination for global medical travelers due to its medical expertise, innovative technology, safety, attractive tourism destination and cost advantage in the recent decade. This study...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 959: Influences of Age, Sex and Smoking Habit on Flavor Recognition in Healthy Population International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030959 Authors: Nettore Maione Desiderio De Nisco Franchini Palatucci Ungaro Cantone Macchia Colao (1) Background: Flavor is one of the main factors influencing food preferences and dietary choices, and a reduction in flavor recognition has been associated...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 969: Geoacumulation of Heavy Metals in Sediment of the Fluvial–Lagoon–Deltaic System of the Palizada River, Campeche, Mexico International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030969 Authors: Navarrete-Rodríguez Castañeda-Chávez Lango-Reynoso The fluvial–lagoon–deltaic system of the Palizada River in Campeche is an ecosystem of socioeconomic and ecological importance. It is justifiable to carry out...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 970: Long-Term Exposure to Benzo[a]Pyrene Affects Sexual Differentiation and Embryos Toxicity in Three Generations of Marine Medaka (Oryzias Melastigma) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030970 Authors: Dong Sun Qi Chen Bo Zhu Yu Lan Shunshan Duan Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is a common environmental disrupting chemical that can cause endocrine disorders in organisms. However, the continued interference...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 957: Characteristics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Common Air Pollutants at Wajima, a Remote Background Site in Japan International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030957 Authors: Xuan Zhang Lulu Zhang Lu Yang Quanyu Zhou Wanli Xing Akira Toriba Kazuichi Hayakawa Yongjie Wei Ning Tang Background: Background sites are mainly affected by long-range-transported air pollutants, resulting...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 955: Health Disparity between the Older Rural-to-Urban Migrant Workers and Their Rural Counterparts in China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030955 Authors: Dan Li Zhongliang Zhou Chi Shen Jian Zhang Wei Yang Rashed Nawaz Background: China’s older rural-to-urban migrant workers (age 50 and above) are growing old, but comparative health research on older rural-to-urban migrants in China...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 956: Cardiac Troponin T Release after Football 7 in Healthy Children and Adults International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030956 Authors: Rafel Cirer-Sastre Alejandro Legaz-Arrese Francisco Corbi Isaac López-Laval Juan José Puente-Lanzarote Vicenç Hernández-González Joaquin Reverter-Masia The objective of this study was to compare the release of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) after a football 7 match between...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 954: “Dr. Google, I am in Pain”—Global Internet Searches Associated with Pain: A Retrospective Analysis of Google Trends Data International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030954 Authors: Mikołaj Kamiński Igor Łoniewski Wojciech Marlicz We aimed to rank the most common locations of pain among Google users globally and locally and analyze secular and seasonal trends in pain-related searches in the years 2004–2019....
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 953: An Overview on the Associations between Health Behaviors and Brain Health in Children and Adolescents with Special Reference to Diet Quality International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030953 Authors: Sehrish Naveed Timo Lakka Eero A. Haapala Unhealthy diet has been associated with overweight, obesity, increased cardiometabolic risk, and recently, to impaired cognition and academic performance. The aim of this...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 952: Effectiveness of Text-Only Cigarette Health Warnings in Japan: Findings from the 2018 International Tobacco Control (ITC) Japan Survey International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030952 Authors: Janet Chung-Hall Geoffrey T. Fong Gang Meng Mi Yan Takahiro Tabuchi Itsuro Yoshimi Yumiko Mochizuki Lorraine V. Craig Janine Ouimet Anne C. K. Quah Health warnings are an effective strategy for communicating...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 950: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Glycemic Control in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: United States 2003–2014 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030950 Authors: Brittany L. Smalls Tiarney D. Ritchwood Kinfe G. Bishu Leonard E. Egede The aim of this study was to determine whether racial differences in HbA1c persist in older adults (≥65 years) living with type 2 diabetes. Data from The National...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 951: Fostering the Quality of Care for People with Chronic Diseases, from Theory to Practice: The Development of Good Practices in Disease Prevention and Care in JA CHRODIS PLUS Using JA CHRODIS Recommendations and Quality Criteria International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030951 Authors: Jelka Zaletel Marina Maggini In the frame of joint action in chronic diseases (JA CHRODIS), an extensive process at the European...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 948: Mental Health Literacy in Healthcare Students: An Expansion of the Mental Health Literacy Scale International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030948 Authors: Hsing-Jung Chao Yin-Ju Lien Yu-Chen Kao I-Chuan Tasi Hui-Shin Lin Yin-Yi Lien Objective: Although the recently developed mental health literacy scale showed significant score differences between general population and mental health professionals,...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 949: Turnover Intention among Field Epidemiologists in South Korea International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030949 Authors: Ryu The purpose of this study was to explore the level of occupational stress, job satisfaction, and turnover intention among Korean field epidemiologists, and to identify the factors that contribute to their turnover intention. We surveyed the Korean field epidemiologists in the cohort from 2016...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 947: Gender Norms, Roles and Relations and Cannabis-Use Patterns: A Scoping Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030947 Authors: Hemsing Greaves Currently, boys and men use cannabis at higher rates than girls and women, but the gender gap is narrowing. With the legalization of recreational cannabis use in Canada and in multiple US states, these trends call for urgent attention to the need to consider...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 946: Public Opinion Polarization by Individual Revenue from the Social Preference Theory International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030946 Authors: Chen Li Fu Yang Xu Cong Li Social conflicts occur frequently duringthe social transition period and the polarization of public opinion happens occasionally. By introducing the social preference theory, the target of this paper is to reveal the micro-interaction...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 945: Trends in Transportation Modes and Time among Chinese Population from 2002 to 2012 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030945 Authors: Weiyan Gong Fan Yuan Ganyu Feng Yanning Ma Yan Zhang Caicui Ding Zheng Chen Ailing Liu Giving the rising trends in obesity and chronic diseases in China, strategies to increase physical activity are important. Transport-related activity is a substantial...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 944: Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030944 Authors: Nicola Alessio Anna Lisa Brigida Gianfranco Peluso Nicola Antonucci Umberto Galderisi Dario Siniscalco Neurodevelopmental lifelong pathologies defined by problems with social interaction, communication capacity and presence of repetitive/stereotyped clusters of behavior and interests are...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1044: A Dietary Ketone Ester Normalizes Abnormal Behavior in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031044 Authors: Robert J. Pawlosky Yoshihero Kashiwaya M. Todd King Richard L. Veech Because of a decreased sensitivity toward insulin, a key regulator of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), Alzheimer’s patients have lower brain glucose utilization with reductions in Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA)...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1042: Evaluating Face2Gene as a Tool to Identify Cornelia de Lange Syndrome by Facial Phenotypes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031042 Authors: Latorre-Pellicer Ascaso Trujillano Gil-Salvador Arnedo Lucia-Campos Antoñanzas-Pérez Marcos-Alcalde Parenti Bueno-Lozano Musio Puisac Kaiser Ramos Gómez-Puertas Pié Characteristic or classic phenotype of Cornelia de Lange syndrome...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1040: High-Resolution Mapping in Two RIL Populations Refines Major “QTL Hotspot” Regions for Seed Size and Shape in Soybean (Glycine max L.) International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031040 Authors: Hina Cao Song Li Sharmin Elattar Bhat Zhao Seed size and shape are important traits determining yield and quality in soybean. However, the genetic mechanism and genes underlying these traits remain largely unexplored....
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1043: The Metabolomic Signature of the Placenta in Spontaneous Preterm Birth International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031043 Authors: Summer Elshenawy Sara E. Pinney Tami Stuart Paschalis-Thomas Doulias Gabriella Zura Samuel Parry Michal A. Elovitz Michael J. Bennett Amita Bansal Jerome F. Strauss Harry Ischiropoulos Rebecca A. Simmons The placenta is metabolically active and supports the growth of the fetus....
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1039: A Small Number of HER2 Redirected CAR T Cells Significantly Improves Immune Response of Adoptively Transferred Mouse Lymphocytes against Human Breast Cancer Xenografts International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031039 Authors: Tóth Szöllősi Abken Vereb Szöőr HER2 positive JIMT-1 breast tumors are resistant to trastuzumab treatment in vitro and develop resistance to trastuzumab in vivo in SCID mice. We explored whether these...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1038: The Fluoro-Thiazolylhydrazone Compound TSC-3C Inhibits Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Cell Line Activity by Promoting Apoptosis, Regulating the MAPK Pathway and Inducing Mitochondrial Dysfunction International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031038 Authors: Zhang Dai Zheng Guo Yu Hu Gao Shi Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive cancer in women, and despite improved treatments, it remains...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1041: The Amuvatinib Derivative, N-(2H-1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-4-{thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-yl}piperazine-1-carboxamide, Inhibits Mitochondria and Kills Tumor Cells under Glucose Starvation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031041 Authors: Marciano David Akabayov Rotblat Glucose levels inside solid tumors are low as compared with normal surrounding tissue, forcing tumor cells to reprogram their metabolism to adapt to such low...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1036: Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronan Induces an Inflammatory Response in Ovarian Stromal Cells and Impairs Gamete Development In Vitro International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031036 Authors: Rowley Amargant Zhou Galligos Simon Pritchard Duncan The ovarian stroma, the microenvironment in which female gametes grow and mature, becomes inflamed and fibrotic with age. Hyaluronan is a major component of the ovarian extracellular...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1037: In Vitro Tissue Culture in Brachypodium: Applications and Challenges International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031037 Authors: Alexander Betekhtin Karolina Hus Magdalena Rojek-Jelonek Ewa Kurczynska Candida Nibau John H. Doonan Robert Hasterok Brachypodium distachyon has become an excellent model for plant breeding and bioenergy grasses that permits many fundamental questions in grass biology to be addressed. One of the...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1035: The Demonstration of an Aqp4/Tgf-beta 1 Pathway in Murine Astrocytes Holds Implications for Both Neuromyelitis Optica and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031035 Authors: Nataf The role exerted by Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) as a regulator of astrocyte immune functions has been poorly explored. A recent report demonstrates that under neuroinflammatory conditions, the expression of Aqp4 on murine astrocytes...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1034: Hypoxic-inflammatory responses under acute hypoxia: In Vitro experiments and prospective observational expedition trial International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031034 Authors: Kammerer Faihs Hulde Stangl Brettner Rehm Horstmann Kröpfl Spengler Kreth Schäfer Induction of hypoxia-inducible-factor-1α (HIF-1α) pathway and HIF-target genes allow adaptation to hypoxia and are associated...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1032: Protocols for Enzymatic Fluorometric Assays to Quantify Phospholipid Classes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031032 Authors: Morita Tsuji Terada Phospholipids, consisting of a hydrophilic head group and two hydrophobic acyl chains, are essential for the structures of cell membranes, plasma lipoproteins, biliary mixed micelles, pulmonary surfactants, and extracellular vesicles. Beyond their structural roles, phospholipids...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1030: Human-Induced Neurons from Presenilin 1 Mutant Patients Model Aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031030 Authors: Schrank McDaid Briggs Mustaly-Kalimi Brinks Houcek Singer Bottero Marr Stutzmann Traditional approaches to studying Alzheimer’s disease (AD) using mouse models and cell lines have advanced our understanding of AD pathogenesis. However,...
Tue Feb 04, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1031: How p53 Molecules Solve the Target DNA Search Problem: A Review International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031031 Authors: Kamagata Itoh Subekti Interactions between DNA and DNA-binding proteins play an important role in many essential cellular processes. A key function of the DNA-binding protein p53 is to search for and bind to target sites incorporated in genomic DNA, which triggers transcriptional regulation. How do p53 molecules...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1029: The Added Value of Diagnostic and Theranostic PET Imaging for the Treatment of CNS Tumors International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031029 Authors: Pruis van Dongen Veldhuijzen van Zanten This review highlights the added value of PET imaging in Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors, which is a tool that has rapidly evolved from a merely diagnostic setting to multimodal molecular diagnostics and the guidance of targeted therapy. PET...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1028: Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in Reproductive Science—a Comparison of Protocols Used to Generate and Define Male Germ Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031028 Authors: Kurek Albalushi Hovatta Stukenborg Globally, fertility-related issues affect around 15% of couples. In 20%–30% of cases men are solely responsible, and they contribute in around 50% of all cases. Hence, understanding...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1027: Human Long Noncoding RNA Interactome: Detection, Characterization and Function International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031027 Authors: Kazimierczyk Kasprowicz Kasprzyk Wrzesinski The application of a new generation of sequencing techniques has revealed that most of the genome has already been transcribed. However, only a small part of the genome codes proteins. The rest of the genome "dark matter” belongs to divergent...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1033: Molecular Characterization and Disease Control of Stem Canker on Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia) Caused by Neoscytalidium dimidiatum in the United Arab Emirates International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031033 Authors: Seham M. Al Raish Esam Eldin Saeed Arjun Sham Khulood Alblooshi Khaled A. El-Tarabily Synan F. AbuQamar In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), royal poinciana (Delonix regia) trees suffer from stem canker disease....
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1026: Integrated Genome-Wide Analysis of an Isogenic Pair of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates with Differential Antimicrobial Resistance to Ceftolozane/Tazobactam, Ceftazidime/Avibactam, and Piperacillin/Tazobactam International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031026 Authors: Weihua Huang Joelle El Hamouche Guiqing Wang Melissa Smith Changhong Yin Abhay Dhand Nevenka Dimitrova John T. Fallon Multidrug-resistant (MDR)...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1020: Neuroimaging Biomarkers in SCA2 Gene Carriers International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031020 Authors: Mascalchi Vella A variety of Magnetic Resonance (MR) and nuclear medicine (NM) techniques have been used in symptomatic and presymptomatic SCA2 gene carriers to explore,in vivo, the physiopathological biomarkers of the neurological dysfunctions characterizing the associated progressive disease that presents with a cerebellar syndrome,...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1018: Role of Stomatal Conductance in Modifying the Dose Response of Stress-Volatile Emissions in Methyl Jasmonate Treated Leaves of Cucumber (Cucumis sativa) International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031018 Authors: Jiang Ye Rasulov Niinemets Treatment by volatile plant hormone methyl jasmonate (MeJA) leads to release of methanol and volatiles of lipoxygenase pathway (LOX volatiles) in a dose-dependent manner, but how the dose dependence...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1022: Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Senescent Fibroblasts Attenuate the Dermal Effect on Keratinocyte Differentiation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031022 Authors: Choi Kil Cho The skin is a multilayered and primary defensive organ. Intimate intercellular communication in the skin is necessary to ensure effective surveillance. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are being explored for their involvement in intercellular skin...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1023: Ectopic Expression of Gs5PTase8, a Soybean Inositol Polyphosphate 5-Phosphatase, Enhances Salt Tolerance in Plants International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031023 Authors: Jia Sun Kong Song Wu Yan Zuo Yang Liang Lin Huang Inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatases (5PTases) function in inositol signaling by regulating the catabolism of phosphoinositol derivatives. Previous reports showed that 5PTases...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1019: Sphingolipid Signature of Human Feto-Placental Vasculature in Preeclampsia International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031019 Authors: Del Gaudio Sasset Lorenzo Wadsack Bioactive sphingolipids are emerging as key regulators of vascular function and homeostasis. While most of the clinical studies have been devoted to profile circulating sphingolipids in maternal plasma, little is known about the role of the sphingolipid at the...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1025: Transcriptomic Analysis, Motility and Biofilm Formation Characteristics of Salmonella typhimurium Exposed to Benzyl Isothiocyanate Treatment International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031025 Authors: Tong-Xin Niu Xiao-Ning Wang Hong-Yan Wu Jing-Ran Bi Hong-Shun Hao Hong-Man Hou Gong-Liang Zhang Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) is a common foodborne pathogen that not only causes diseases and contaminates food, but...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1021: Antioxidant Role of PRGF on RPE Cells after Blue Light Insult as a Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031021 Authors: Suárez-Barrio del Olmo-Aguado García-Pérez de la Fuente Muruzabal Anitua Baamonde-Arbaiza Fernández-Vega-Cueto Fernández-Vega Merayo-Lloves Oxidative stress has a strong impact on the development of retinal diseases such as age-related macular...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1024: Expanding the CRISPR Toolbox in P. patens Using SpCas9-NG Variant and Application for Gene and Base Editing in Solanaceae Crops International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031024 Authors: Florian Veillet Laura Perrot Anouchka Guyon-Debast Marie-Paule Kermarrec Laura Chauvin Jean-Eric Chauvin Jean-Luc Gallois Marianne Mazier Fabien Nogué Genome editing has become a major tool for both functional studies and plant breeding...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1013: Evidence Implicating Non-Dioxin-Like Congeners as the Key Mediators of Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Developmental Neurotoxicity International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031013 Authors: Klocke Lein Despite being banned from production for decades, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) continue to pose a significant risk to human health. This is due to not only the continued release of legacy PCBs from PCB-containing equipment and materials...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1015: JNK Signaling as a Key Modulator of Soft Connective Tissue Physiology, Pathology, and Healing International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031015 Authors: Nikoloudaki Brooks Peidl Tinney Hamilton In healthy individuals, the healing of soft tissues such as skin after pathological insult or post injury follows a relatively predictable and defined series of cell and molecular processes to restore tissue architecture and function(s)....
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1014: The FDA-Approved Anti-Asthma Medicine Ciclesonide Inhibits Lung Cancer Stem Cells through Hedgehog Signaling-Mediated SOX2 Regulation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031014 Authors: Choi Kim Kim Lee Ciclesonide is an FDA-approved glucocorticoid (GC) used to treat asthma and allergic rhinitis. However, its effects on cancer and cancer stem cells (CSCs) are unknown. Our study focuses on investigating the inhibitory...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1012: Effects of Cold Jet Atmospheric Pressure Plasma on the Structural Characteristics and Immunoreactivity of Celiac-Toxic Peptides and Wheat Storage Proteins International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031012 Authors: Fusheng Sun Xiaoxue Xie Yufan Zhang Jiangwei Duan Mingyu Ma Yaqiong Wang Ding Qiu Xinpei Lu Guangxiao Yang Guangyuan He The present research reported the effects of structural properties and immunoreactivity...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1017: Isolation and Identification of Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet Gene IcSRO1 Encoding a SIMILAR TO RCD-ONE Protein, Which Improves Salt and Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031017 Authors: Benqi Yuan Minghao Chen Shaoshan Li Ipomoea cairica is a tropical plant and a wild relative of the food plant sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), listed as one of the most invasive alien species in China....
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1016: Calmodulin-Binding Proteins in Muscle: A Minireview on Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein, Neurogranin, and Growth-Associated Protein 43 International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031016 Authors: Fereshteh Moradi Emily N. Copeland Ryan W. Baranowski Aiden E. Scholey Jeffrey A. Stuart Val A. Fajardo Calmodulin (CaM) is an important Ca2+-sensing protein with numerous downstream targets that are either CaM-dependant or CaM-regulated....
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1011: Increased Flavonol Levels in Tobacco Expressing AcFLS Affect Flower Color and Root Growth International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21031011 Authors: Sangkyu Park Da-Hye Kim Ju-Hee Yang Jong-Yeol Lee Sun-Hyung Lim The onion (Allium cepa L.) flavonol synthase (AcFLS-HRB) gene, encoding an enzyme responsible for flavonol biosynthesis in yellow onion, was recently identified and enzymatically characterized. Here, we performed an...
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