Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 407: Optically-Thin Broadband Graphene-Membrane Photodetector Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030407 Authors: Tania Moein Darius Gailevičius Tomas Katkus Soon Hock Ng Stefan Lundgaard David J. Moss Hamza Kurt Vygantas Mizeikis Kȩstutis Staliūnas Mangirdas Malinauskas Saulius Juodkazis A broadband graphene-on-Si3N4-membrane photodetector for the visible-IR spectral range is realised by simple lithography and deposition techniques....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 405: Study on the Mechanism of Nano-SiO2 for Improving the Properties of Cement-Based Soil Stabilizer Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030405 Authors: Zhang Gao Fan Li Gao Xue Sun A new nano-soil stabilizer (N-MBER, Nanometer Material Becoming Earth into Rock) material was developed in this research by using the high activity and ultrafine properties of nano-SiO2 (NS), which were able to improve the properties of cement-based soil...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 404: Elucidating the Effect of Etching Time Key-Parameter toward Optically and Electrically-Active Silicon Nanowires Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030404 Authors: Naffeti Postigo Chtourou Zaïbi In this work, vertically aligned silicon nanowires (SiNWs) with relatively high crystallinity have been fabricated through a facile, reliable, and cost-effective metal assisted chemical etching method. After introducing an itemized elucidation of...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 403: On the Analogy between Electrolytes and Ion-Generating Nanomaterials in Liquid Crystals Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030403 Authors: Garbovskiy Nanomaterials in liquid crystals are a hot topic of contemporary liquid crystal research. An understanding of the possible effects of nanodopants on the properties of liquid crystals is critical for the development of novel mesogenic materials with improved functionalities. This paper focuses on the electrical...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 406: The Nanofication and Functionalization of Bacterial Cellulose and Its Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030406 Authors: Choi Shin Since economic and environmental issues have become critical in the last several years, the amount of sustainable bio-based production has increased. In this article, microbial polysaccharides, including bacterial cellulose (BC), are analyzed as promising resources with the potential for applications in biofields...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 402: Effects of Amorphous Silica Nanopowders on the Avoidance Behavior of Five Soil Species—A Screening Study Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030402 Authors: Santos Barreto Nogueira Daniel-da-Silva Trindade Amorim Maria Silica nanoparticles (SiO2NPs) are one of the most used in commercial products and biomedical tools, however, their environmental effects have not been fully described. Although negative effects of SiO2NPs on the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 401: Surface Chemistry-Dependent Evolution of the Nanomaterial Corona on TiO2 Nanomaterials Following Uptake and Sub-Cellular Localization Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030401 Authors: Abdullah O. Khan Alessandro Di Maio Emily J. Guggenheim Andrew J. Chetwynd Dan Pencross Selina Tang Marie-France A. Belinga-Desaunay Steven G. Thomas Joshua Z. Rappoport Iseult Lynch Nanomaterial (NM) surface chemistry has an established and significant...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 600: A 12-Week-Long Intake of Bilberry Extract (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Improved Objective Findings of Ciliary Muscle Contraction of the Eye: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Comparison Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030600 Authors: Kosehira Machida Kitaichi A 12-week-long randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparison trial was conducted to determine the effects of long-term standardized bilberry...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 597: Gut Microbiota as Important Mediator Between Diet and DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the Host Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030597 Authors: D'Aquila Carelli De Rango Passarino Bellizzi The human gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem consisting of trillions of microorganisms that inhabit symbiotically on and in the human intestine. They carry out, through the production of a series of metabolites, many important metabolic functions...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 596: The Effect of Orally Dosed Levagen+™ (palmitoylethanolamide) on Exercise Recovery in Healthy Males—A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030596 Authors: Mallard Briskey Richards Mills Rao The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), a cannabimimetic compound and lipid messenger, on recovery from muscle damaging exercise. Twenty-eight healthy young male participants...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 598: Australian and New Zealand Medical Students’ Attitudes and Confidence Towards Providing Nutrition Care in Practice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030598 Authors: Lepre Crowley Mpe Bhoopatkar Mansfield Wall Beck The prevalence of lifestyle-related chronic disease is increasing. Doctors in primary care are ideally placed to support patient nutrition care, but recent reviews show education is still lacking. This study aimed to identify...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 595: Metabolism of cis- and trans-Resveratrol and Dihydroresveratrol in an Intestinal Epithelial Model Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030595 Authors: Jarosova Vesely Doskocil Tomisova Marsik Jaimes Smejkal Kloucek Havlik Trans-resveratrol, a well-known plant phenolic compound, has been intensively investigated due to its association with the so-called French paradox. However, despite its high pharmacological potential, trans-resveratrol...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 593: Pulse Crop Effects on Gut Microbial Populations, Intestinal Function, and Adiposity in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030593 Authors: McGinley Fitzgerald Neil Omerigic Heuberger Weir McGee Vandemark Thompson The dietary fiber gap that is present in many countries co-exists with a low intake of grain legumes (pulses) that have 2–3 times more dietary fiber than cereal grains that...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 594: The Effect of Sheep and Cow Milk Supplementation of a Low Calcium Diet on the Distribution of Macro and Trace Minerals in the Organs of Weanling Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030594 Authors: Burrow Young McConnell Carne Barr Reid Bekhit The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of either sheep or cow milk supplementation to a low calcium and phosphorus diet on growth and organ mineral distribution in weanling rats. Rats...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 592: Is Abdominal Fat Distribution Associated with Chronotype in Adults Independently of Lifestyle Factors? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030592 Authors: De Amicis Galasso Leone Vignati De Carlo Foppiani Montaruli Roveda Cè Esposito Vanzulli Battezzati Bertoli Both abdominal obesity and its visceral component are independently associated with cardiometabolic diseases. Among the non-modifiable and modifiable determinants,...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 159: Streptococcus pneumoniae Nasopharyngeal Carriage among PCV-10-Vaccinated HIV-1-Infected Children with Maintained Serological Memory in Ethiopia Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030159 Authors: Mahlet Lemma Yonas Bekele Stefan Petkov Moa Hägglund Beyene Petros Abraham Aseffa Rawleigh Howe Francesca Chiodi Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) vaccines have substantially reduced the burden of invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs) worldwide....
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 158: Crosstalk between RNA Metabolism and Cellular Stress Responses during Zika Virus Replication Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030158 Authors: Oyarzún-Arrau Alonso-Palomares Valiente-Echeverría Osorio Soto-Rifo Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus associated with neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly. In humans, ZIKV is able to replicate in cell types from different tissues including placental...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 155: Drivers, Risk Factors and Dynamics of African Swine Fever Outbreaks, Southern Highlands, Tanzania Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030155 Authors: Fasina Kissinga Mlowe Mshang’a Matogo Mrema Mhagama Makungu Mtui-Malamsha Sallu Misinzo Magidanga Kivaria Bebay Nong'ona Kafeero Nonga African swine fever remains an important pig disease globally in view of its rapid spread, economic impacts and...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 157: Establishment of a Plasmid-Based Reverse Genetics System for the Cell Culture-Adapted Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3c Strain 47832c Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030157 Authors: Scholz Bächlein Gadicherla Falkenhagen Tausch Johne The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute and chronic hepatitis in humans. Investigation of HEV replication is hampered by the lack of broadly applicable, efficient cell culture systems and tools for site-directed...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 154: Orthohepevirus C: An Expanding Species of Emerging Hepatitis E Virus Variants Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030154 Authors: Wang Harms Yang Bock Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that has received an increasing amount of attention from virologists, clinicians, veterinarians, and epidemiologists over the past decade. The host range and animal reservoirs of HEV are rapidly expanding and a plethora of emerging HEV variants...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 156: Two New Sturgeon Species are Susceptible to Acipenser Iridovirus European (AcIV-E) Infection Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030156 Authors: Mugetti Pastorino Menconi Messina Masoero Ceresa Pedron Prearo We report the first case of Acipenser iridovirus European (AcIV-E) infection in starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus) and in sterlet (A. ruthenus) reared in Northern Italy. During 2018, mortality began in A. stellatus and A....
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 34: Targeted Protein Degradation by Chimeric Compounds using Hydrophobic E3 Ligands and Adamantane Moiety Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13030034 Authors: Shoda Ohoka Tsuji Fujisato Inoue Demizu Naito Kurihara Targeted protein degradation using small chimeric molecules, such as proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) and specific and nongenetic inhibitors of apoptosis protein [IAP]-dependent protein erasers (SNIPERs), is a...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 198: Niosome-Based Approach for In Situ Gene Delivery to Retina and Brain Cortex as Immune-Privileged Tissues Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030198 Authors: AL Qtaish Gallego Villate-Beitia Sainz-Ramos López-Méndez Grijalvo Eritja Soto-Sánchez Martínez-Navarrete Fernández Puras Pedraz Non-viral vectors have emerged as a promising alternative to viral gene delivery systems due to their safer profile....
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 199: Nanocrystals of Fusidic Acid for Dual Enhancement of Dermal Delivery and Antibacterial Activity: In Vitro, Ex Vivo and In Vivo Evaluation Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030199 Authors: Ahmed Elnahas Assar Gad El Hosary With the alarming rise in incidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the scarcity of newly developed antibiotics, it is imperative that we design more effective formulations for already marketed antimicrobial...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 200: Method for Pulmonary Administration Using Negative Pressure Generated by Inspiration in Mice Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030200 Authors: Oiso Akita Kato Yamashita When developing inhaled medicines for respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, drugs need to be administered by pulmonary delivery to animals in non-clinical tests. Common methods require application of pressure during administration,...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 197: Spray-Dried Amorphous Solid Dispersions of Griseofulvin in HPC/Soluplus/SDS: Elucidating the Multifaceted Impact of SDS as a Minor Component Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030197 Authors: Rahman Ahmad Tarabokija Parker Bilgili This study aimed to elucidate the impact of a common anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), along with hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and Soluplus (Sol) on the release of griseofulvin (GF),...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 196: Development of Amphotericin B Micellar Formulations Based on Copolymers of Poly(ethylene glycol) and Poly(ε-caprolactone) Conjugated with Retinol Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030196 Authors: Rodriguez Quejada Villamil Baena Parra-Giraldo Perez Amphotericin B (AmB) is a broad spectrum of antifungal drug used to treat antifungal diseases. However, due to the high toxicity of AmB, treated patients may suffer the risk of...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 287: Morphological and Genetic Diversity within Salt Tolerance Detection in Eighteen Wheat Genotypes Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030287 Authors: Al-Ashkar Alderfasi Ben Romdhane Seleiman El-Said Al-Doss Salinity is a major obstacle to wheat production worldwide. Salt-affected soils could be used by improving salt-tolerant genotypes depending upon the genetic variation and salt stress response of adapted and donor wheat germplasm. We used a comprehensive...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Publications, Vol. 8, Pages 11: What Is Going on with the Research into the Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)? An Intellectual Structure Analysis into the State-of-the-Art (1990–2018) Publications doi: 10.3390/publications8010011 Authors: Casado-Belmonte Marín-Carrillo Terán-Yépez Capobianco-Uriarte The internationalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) is a topic of constant research interest due to the impact these have on...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 102: How Accurately Could Early (622-900 C.E.) Muslims Determine the Direction of Prayers (Qibla)? Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030102 Authors: Schumm Debate has arisen over the ability of Muslim architects in the first two centuries of Islam to determine true qiblas accurately. Some believe that they had such a capability, while others think not. The argument could be more complex—perhaps some architects could, while others could not; perhaps their...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 10: Potential Field Method Parameters Tuning Using Fuzzy Inference System for Adaptive Formation Control of Multi-Mobile Robots Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9010010 Authors: Basma Gh. Elkilany A. A. Abouelsoud Ahmed M.R. Fathelbab Hiroyuki Ishii Nowadays, employing more than one single robot in complex tasks or dangerous environments is highly required. Thus, the formation of multi-mobile robots is an active field. One famous method for formation control...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 9: Visual Flight Rules-Based Collision Avoidance Systems for UAV Flying in Civil Aerospace Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9010009 Authors: Hamid Alturbeh James F. Whidborne The operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in civil airspace is restricted by the aviation authorities, which require full compliance with regulations that apply for manned aircraft. This paper proposes control algorithms for a collision avoidance system that can be used as an advisory...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 8: Sim-to-Real Quadrotor Landing via Sequential Deep Q-Networks and Domain Randomization Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9010008 Authors: Riccardo Polvara Massimiliano Patacchiola Marc Hanheide Gerhard Neumann The autonomous landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on a marker is one of the most challenging problems in robotics. Many solutions have been proposed, with the best results achieved via customized geometric features and external sensors. This...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 14: Application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) for Assessment of Safety Culture: An Integrated Modeling Approach Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010014 Authors: Çakıt Karwowski Murata Olak The primary purpose of this study was to apply structural equation modeling (SEM) integrated with an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) approach to model the safety culture of the petrochemical industry...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 22: Proverbs and Patriarchy: Analysis of Linguistic Prejudice and Representation of Women in Traditional Akan Communities of Ghana Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9030022 Authors: Gyan Abbey Baffoe Discourses govern the phenomenological interpretation of our everyday existence and influence both our way of thinking and our relationship with one another in the world. Undoubtedly, popular sayings and proverbs mediate the way of being in African...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 143: Selenium Yeast Alleviates Ochratoxin A-Induced Hepatotoxicity via Modulation of the PI3K/AKT and Nrf2/Keap1 Signaling Pathways in Chickens Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030143 Authors: Peng Li Kang Li Chao Zou Cui Tong Lin Sun Zhongjun Cao Shuhua Yang Qiufeng Lyu The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of selenium yeast (Se-Y) against hepatotoxicity induced by ochratoxin A (OTA). The OTA-induced liver injury model...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 142: Assessment of the Effect of Satureja montana and Origanum virens Essential Oils on Aspergillus flavus Growth and Aflatoxin Production at Different Water Activities Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030142 Authors: Marta García-Díaz Jessica Gil-Serna Belén Patiño Esther García-Cela Naresh Magan Ángel Medina Aflatoxin contamination of foodstuffs poses a serious risk to food security, and it is essential to search for new control methods to prevent these...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 141: Genomic and Metabolomic Analyses of Natural Products in Nodularia spumigena Isolated from a Shrimp Culture Pond Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030141 Authors: Rafael Vicentini Popin Endrews Delbaje Vinicius Augusto Carvalho de Abreu Janaina Rigonato Felipe Augusto Dörr Ernani Pinto Kaarina Sivonen Marli Fatima Fiore The bloom-forming cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena CENA596 encodes the biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) of the known natural...
Tue Feb 25, 2020 02:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 140: Should We Consider the Cardiovascular System While Evaluating CKD-MBD? Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030140 Authors: Merita Rroji Andreja Figurek Goce Spasovski Cardiovascular (CV) disease is highly prevalent in the population with chronic kidney disease (CKD), where the risk of CV death in early stages far exceeds the risk of progression to dialysis. The presence of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) has shown a strong correlation...
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