Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 532: Bisphenol S in Food Causes Hormonal and Obesogenic Effects Comparable to or Worse than Bisphenol A: A Literature Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020532 Authors: Michael Thoene Ewa Dzika Slawomir Gonkowski Joanna Wojtkiewicz In recent years, bisphenol analogues such as bisphenol S (BPS) have come to replace bisphenol A in food packaging and food containers, since bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown to leach into food and water, causing numerous negative...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 533: Acai Extract Transiently Upregulates Erythropoietin by Inducing a Renal Hypoxic Condition in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020533 Authors: Shuichi Shibuya Toshihiko Toda Yusuke Ozawa Mario Jose Villegas Yata Takahiko Shimizu Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart. Palmae, Arecaceae) is a palm plant native to the Brazilian Amazon. It contains many nutrients, such as polyphenols, iron, vitamin E, and unsaturated fatty acids, so in recent years, many of...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 526: Iron Status and Cancer Risk in UK Biobank: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020526 Authors: Shuai Yuan Paul Carter Mathew Vithayathil Siddhartha Kar Edward Giovannucci Amy M. Mason Stephen Burgess Susanna C. Larsson We conducted a two-sample Mendelian randomization study to explore the associations of iron status with overall cancer and 22 site-specific cancers. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms for...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 531: Impact of Dietary Interventions during Pregnancy on Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020531 Authors: Zohra S Lassi Zahra A Padhani Amna Rabbani Fahad Rind Rehana A. Salam Jai K Das Zulfiqar A Bhutta Optimal nutrition plays a crucial role in pregnancy. Maternal malnutrition is a risk factor for maternal, fetal, and neonatal complications and is more prevalent in low and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 525: Bisphenol A and Phthalates in Diet: An Emerging Link with Pregnancy Complications Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020525 Authors: Tiziana Filardi Francesca Panimolle Andrea Lenzi Susanna Morano Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous substances that are able to interfere with hormone action, likely contributing to the development of several endocrine and metabolic diseases. Among them, Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates contaminate food and...
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Particles, Vol. 3, Pages 123-144: Nonleptonic Decays of Doubly Charmed Baryons Particles doi: 10.3390/particles3010011 Authors: Mikhail A. Ivanov In this lecture, we provide a basic introduction into the topic of charmed baryons and their nonleptonic two-body decays. Some features of the baryon weak decays on the quark level are discussed in detail in the framework of effective field theory. The calculation of the matrix elements of the four-quark operators arising in the effective theory...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 137: Comprehensive Evaluation of Hepatitis E Serology and Molecular Testing in a Large Cohort Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020137 Authors: Anastasiou Thodou Berger Wedemeyer Ciesek Introduction: Reliable and cost-effective diagnostics for hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection are necessary. The aim of our study was to investigate which diagnostic test is most accurate to detect HEV infection in immunocompetent and immunosuppressed patients in...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 136: Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology of Corynebacterium striatum Isolated in a Tertiary Hospital in Turkey Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020136 Authors: Asgin Otlu Although Corynebacterium striatum is part of the human flora, it has recently drawn attention both for its multidrug resistance and its role as an invasive infection/outbreak agent. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the antimicrobial resistance and clonal relationships...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 135: Engineering of Live Chimeric Vaccines against Human Metapneumovirus Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020135 Authors: Ogonczyk Makowska Hamelin Boivin Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is an important human pathogen that, along with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is a major cause of respiratory tract infections in young infants. Development of an effective vaccine against Pneumoviruses has proven to be particularly difficult; despite over 50 years...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 177: Theory of Structural and Secondary Relaxation in Amorphous Drugs under Compression Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020177 Authors: Anh D. Phan Katsunori Wakabayashi Compression effects on alpha and beta relaxation process of amorphous drugs are theoretically investigated by developing the elastically collective nonlinear Langevin equation theory. We describe the structural relaxation as a coupling between local and nonlocal activated process....
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 176: Drug Flux Across RPE Cell Models: The Hunt for An Appropriate Outer Blood–Retinal Barrier Model for Use in Early Drug Discovery Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020176 Authors: Hellinen Hongisto Ramsay Kaarniranta Vellonen Skottman Ruponen The retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell monolayer forms the outer blood–retinal barrier and has a crucial role in ocular pharmacokinetics. Although several RPE cell models...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 175: A Mixed Micellar Formulation for the Transdermal Delivery of an Indirubin Analog Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020175 Authors: Seo Kim Joo Lee Oh Hwang Choi Indirubin is an active component of Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, which has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat inflammatory diseases as well as for the prevention and treatment of human cancer, such as chronic myeloid leukemia. The therapeutic effects...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 174: Controlled Release of Highly Hydrophilic Drugs from Novel Poly(Magnesium Acrylate) Matrix Tablets Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020174 Authors: Rebeca Simancas-Herbada Ana Fernández-Carballido Juan Aparicio-Blanco Karla Slowing Jorge Rubio-Retama Enrique López-Cabarcos Ana-Isabel Torres-Suárez The potential of a new poly(magnesium acrylate) hydrogel (PAMgA) as a pharmaceutical excipient for the elaboration of matrix tablets...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 173: Usefulness of Artificial Membrane, Strat-M®, in the Assessment of Drug Permeation from Complex Vehicles in Finite Dose Conditions Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020173 Authors: Florencio Jr Arce Narumi Asano Gerard Lee See Shoko Itakura Hiroaki Todo Kenji Sugibayashi The ban on the use of animals in testing cosmetic products has led to the development of animal-free in vitro methods. Strat-M® is an artificial membrane...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 172: 3D Printed Tablets (Printlets) with Braille and Moon Patterns for Visually Impaired Patients Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020172 Authors: Atheer Awad Aliya Yao Sarah J. Trenfield Alvaro Goyanes Simon Gaisford Abdul W. Basit Visual impairment and blindness affects 285 million people worldwide, resulting in a high public health burden. This study reports, for the first time, the use of three-dimensional (3D) printing to create...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 22: Long-Term Evaluation of a UK Community Pharmacy-Based Weight Management Service Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010022 Authors: Gareth Evans David Wright Obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer, reducing both the quality and quantity of life. Consequently, government healthcare costs are significant. A greater than 5% reduction in weight has been shown to result in significant improvements in type II diabetes, blood...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 274: Water Deficit Affects the Growth and Leaf Metabolite Composition of Young Loquat Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020274 Authors: Gugliuzza Talluto Martinelli Farina Lo Bianco Water scarcity in the Mediterranean area is very common and understanding responses to drought is important for loquat management and production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of drought on the growth and metabolism of loquat. Ninety two-year-old...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 273: Comprehensive Real-Time RT-PCR Assays for the Detection of Fifteen Viruses Infecting Prunus spp. Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020273 Authors: Alfredo Diaz-Lara Kristian Stevens Vicki Klaassen Deborah Golino Maher Al Rwahnih Viruses can cause economic losses in fruit trees, including Prunus spp., by reducing yield and marketable fruit. Given the genetic diversity of viruses, reliable diagnostic methods relying on PCR are critical in determining viral...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 271: Leaf Age and Position Effects on Quantum Yield and Photosynthetic Capacity in Hemp Crowns Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020271 Authors: William L. Bauerle Cole McCullough Megan Iversen Michael Hazlett We examined the aging of leaves prior to abscission and the consequences for estimating whole-crown primary production in Cannabis sativa L. (hemp). Leaves at three vertical positions in hemp crowns were examined from initial full leaf expansion until 42...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 272: AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 1 Acts as a Positive Regulator in the Response of Poplar to Trichoderma asperellum Inoculation in Overexpressing Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020272 Authors: Yue-Feng Wang Xue-Yue Hou Jun-Jie Deng Zhi-Hong Yao Man-Man Lyu Rong-Shu Zhang Numerous Trichoderma strains have been reported to be optimal biofertilizers and biocontrol agents with low production costs and environmentally friendly properties. Trichoderma spp....
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Proteomes, Vol. 8, Pages 3: Comparative Proteomics of Root Apex and Root Elongation Zones Provides Insights into Molecular Mechanisms for Drought Stress and Recovery Adjustment in Switchgrass Proteomes doi: 10.3390/proteomes8010003 Authors: Zhujia Ye Sasikiran Reddy Sangireddy Chih-Li Yu Dafeng Hui Kevin Howe Tara Fish Theodore W. Thannhauser Suping Zhou Switchgrass plants were grown in a Sandwich tube system to induce gradual drought stress by withholding watering....
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 95: ‘In Our Whole Society, There Is No Equality’: Sikh Householding and the Intersection of Gender and Caste Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020095 Authors: Mooney Sikhism is widely understood and celebrated as san egalitarian religion. This follows from its interpretation as a challenge to the caste schema of Hinduism as well as readings which suggest its gender equality. This paper explores the intersection of caste and gender in Sikh society in relation to Guru...
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Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 18: Regional Geotourist Resources—Assessment and Management (A Case Study in SE Poland) Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9020018 Authors: Zgłobicki Kukiełka Baran-Zgłobicka The appropriate identification of the geoheritage resources of a specific area is the sine qua non of the development of geotourism. The identification of tourists’ perception of abiotic nature sites of high scientific value is also particularly important because it determines...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 19: Delta Boosting Implementation of Negative Binomial Regression in Actuarial Pricing Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010019 Authors: Simon CK Lee This study proposes an efficacious approach to analyze the over-dispersed insurance frequency data as it is imperative for the insurers to have decisive informative insights for precisely underwriting and pricing insurance products, retaining existing customer base and gaining an edge in the highly competitive retail insurance...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 20: What Is Electoral Psychology?—Scope, Concepts, and Methodological Challenges for Studying Conscious and Subconscious Patterns of Electoral Behavior, Experience, and Ergonomics Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10010020 Authors: Harrison Electoral psychology is defined as any model based on human psychology that is used to explain any electoral experience or outcome at the individual or aggregate level. Electoral psychology can also be an interface with other crucial...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 130: Contamination of Pet Food with Mycobiota and Fusarium Mycotoxins—Focus on Dogs and Cats Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020130 Authors: Witaszak Waśkiewicz Bocianowski Stępień A wide range of pet food types are available on the market; the dominant type is dry food formulated in croquets. One of the most common ingredients of dry food are cereals—vectors of harmful mycotoxins posing the risk to pet health. In this study, 38 cat and dog dry...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 29: New Drugs for Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Twenty First Century Success Story Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010029 Authors: Emily A. Dickie Federica Giordani Matthew K. Gould Pascal Mäser Christian Burri Jeremy C. Mottram Srinivasa P. S. Rao Michael P. Barrett The twentieth century ended with human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) epidemics raging across many parts of Africa. Resistance to existing...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 92: An Exploratory Study of Influenza Vaccination Coverage in Healthcare Workers in a Western Chinese City, 2018–2019: Improving Target Population Coverage Based on Policy Interventions Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010092 Authors: Xu Zhao Peng Ding Li Zhang Feng Zheng Cao Ma Shi Ma Feng Objectives: To evaluate a policy-based intervention to increase seasonal-influenza-vaccination coverage in healthcare workers...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 91: Quantitative Proteomics Identifies Metabolic Pathways Affected by Babesia Infection and Blood Feeding in the Sialoproteome of the Vector Rhipicephalus bursa Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010091 Authors: Joana Couto Margarita Villar Lourdes Mateos-Hernández Joana Ferrolho Gustavo S. Sanches Ana Sofia Santos Maria Margarida Santos-Silva João Nobre Olga Moreira Sandra Antunes José de la Fuente Ana Domingos The negative impact...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 26: A Canine Gait Analysis Protocol for Back Movement Assessment in German Shepherd Dogs Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7010026 Authors: Elif Surer Andrea Cereatti Maria Antonietta Evangelisti Gabriele Paolini Ugo Della Croce Maria Lucia Manunta Objective—To design and test a motion analysis protocol for the gait analysis of adult German Shepherd (GS) dogs with a focus in the analyses of their back movements. Animals—Eight...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 231: Molecular Characterization of a Novel Ourmia-Like Virus Infecting Phoma matteucciicola Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020231 Authors: Zhou Wang Liang Xie Liu Miao Kang Zheng Here, we report a novel (+) ssRNA mycovirus, Phoma matteucciicola ourmia-like virus 1 (PmOLV1), isolated from Phoma matteucciicola strain LG915-1. The genome of PmOLV1 was 2603 nucleotides long and contained a single open reading frame (ORF), which could be translated...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 232: Characterization of Experimental Oro-Nasal Inoculation of Seba’s Short-Tailed Bats (Carollia perspicillata) with Bat Influenza A Virus H18N11 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020232 Authors: Gorka Schinköthe Ulrich Ciminski Schwemmle Beer Hoffmann In 2012 and 2013, the genomic sequences of two novel influenza A virus (IAV) subtypes, designated H17N10 and H18N11, were identified via next-generation sequencing in the feces of the little yellow-shouldered...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 230: Differential Accumulation of Innate- and Adaptive-Immune-Response-Derived Transcripts during Antagonism between Papaya Ringspot Virus and Papaya Mosaic Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020230 Authors: Pablo Vargas-Mejía Julio Vega-Arreguín Gabriela Chávez-Calvillo Enrique Ibarra-Laclette Laura Silva-Rosales Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV), a common potyvirus infecting papaya plants worldwide, can lead to either antagonism or synergism in mixed infections...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 229: Novel Lentivirus-Based Method for Rapid Selection of Inhibitory Nanobody against PRRSV Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020229 Authors: Ze-Hui Liu Kai-Xia Lei Guang-Wei Han Hui-Ling Xu Fang He The emergence and re-emergence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has resulted in huge economic losses for the swine industry. Current vaccines are of limited efficacy against endemic circulating PRRSV variants. New strategies against...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 570: Recent Advances in Real-Time Pluvial Flash Flood Forecasting Water doi: 10.3390/w12020570 Authors: Zanchetta Coulibaly Recent years have witnessed considerable developments in multiple fields with the potential to enhance our capability of forecasting pluvial flash floods, one of the most costly environmental hazards in terms of both property damage and loss of life. This work provides a summary and description of recent advances related to insights on...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 572: Charge Neutralization Mechanism Efficiency in Water with High Color Turbidity Ratio Using Aluminium Sulfate and Flocculation Index Water doi: 10.3390/w12020572 Authors: Cruz Pimentel Russo Cabral Most of the water supplied in Brazil comes from water streams that may have higher values for apparent color than turbidity. Treatability trials were performed for color and turbidity removal to evaluate the advantages of coagulation during the charge...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 571: Impact of Deficit Irrigation on Shallow Saline Groundwater Contribution and Sunflower Productivity in the Imperial Valley, California Water doi: 10.3390/w12020571 Authors: Eltarabily Burke Bali Yield and production functions of sunflower (Helianthus annuus) were evaluated under full and deficit irrigation practices with the presence of shallow saline groundwater in a semi-arid region in the Imperial Valley of southern California, USA. A growing degree...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 569: Short-Term Effects of Salt Stress on the Amino Acids of Phragmites australis Root Exudates in Constructed Wetlands Water doi: 10.3390/w12020569 Authors: En Xie Xuejing Wei Aizhong Ding Lei Zheng Xiaona Wu Bruce Anderson In this study, the short-term effects of NaCl stress on the free amino acid content and composition of root exudates of Phragmites australis were evaluated. Nineteen amino acid types were detected in all samples. The results indicated...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 573: When Green Infrastructure Turns Grey: Plant Water Stress as A Consequence of Overdesign in A Tree Trench System Water doi: 10.3390/w12020573 Authors: Tu Caplan Eisenman Wadzuk Green infrastructure (GI) systems are often overdesigned. This may be a byproduct of static sizing (e.g., accounting for a design storm’s runoff volume but not exfiltration rates) or may be deliberate (e.g., buffering against performance loss through time). In...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 568: Long-Term Storage Credits: Analyzing Market-Based Transactions to Achieve Arizona Water Policy Objectives Water doi: 10.3390/w12020568 Authors: Rebecca F. A. Bernat Sharon B. Megdal Susanna Eden The state of Arizona has created a unique water management tool in response to water scarcity and population growth. In 1994, Arizona’s state legislature authorized the creation of long-term storage credits (LTSCs) through aquifer recharge with Colorado...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 567: Scarcity Amidst Plenty: Lower Himalayan Cities Struggling for Water Security Water doi: 10.3390/w12020567 Authors: Hemant Ojha Kaustuv Raj Neupane Chandra Lal Pandey Vishal Singh Roshan Bajracharya Ngamindra Dahal In recent years, growing water insecurity in the Himalayan region has attracted new scientific research and fresh attention on policy. In this paper, we synthesize field research evidence from a sample of five Himalayan cities—three...
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