Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 20: Over-The-Counter Availability of Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception in Pharmacies on Oahu Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010020 Authors: Jennifer Chin Jennifer Salcedo Shandhini Raidoo Since the United States Food and Drug Administration’s approval of over-the-counter levonorgestrel emergency contraception, access to this time-sensitive medication has improved. However, multiple barriers, including the cost of the medication and pharmacy...
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 3: De Libero Arbitrio—A Thought-Experiment about the Freedom of Human Will Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5010003 Authors: Johannes Schmidl The discussion of whether or not humans are able to act freely is ongoing, even though, and precisely because, technical methods for detecting the physical state of the brain are constantly improving. The brain as a physical–chemical object seems to be pre-determined by its physical and chemical states,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 252: Winter Cultivation and Nano Fertilizers Improve Yield Components and Antioxidant Traits of Dragon’s Head (Lallemantia iberica (M.B.) Fischer & Meyer) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020252 Authors: Mohammad Ghasemi Siavash Moghaddam Rahimi Pourakbar Popović-Djordjević Balangu (Lallemantia sp.) is a medicinal herb with a variety of applications, all parts of which have economic uses, including leaf for extraction of essential oils, as a vegetable...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 251: Alternative Polyadenylation and Salicylic Acid Modulate Root Responses to Low Nitrogen Availability Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020251 Authors: Carlos M. Conesa Angela Saez Sara Navarro-Neila Laura de Lorenzo Arthur G. Hunt Edgar B. Sepúlveda Roberto Baigorri Jose M. Garcia-Mina Angel M. Zamarreño Soledad Sacristán Juan C. del Pozo Nitrogen (N) is probably the most important macronutrient and its scarcity limits plant growth, development...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 250: Variations in Nitrogen Metabolism are Closely Linked with Nitrogen Uptake and Utilization Efficiency in Cotton Genotypes under Various Nitrogen Supplies Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020250 Authors: Asif Iqbal Qiang Dong Xiangru Wang Huiping Gui Hengheng Zhang Xiling Zhang Meizhen Song Cotton production is highly sensitive to nitrogen (N) fertilization, whose excessive use is responsible for human and environmental problems. Lowering N supply...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 249: Leaf-Wounding Long-Distance Signaling Targets AtCuAOβ Leading to Root Phenotypic Plasticity Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020249 Authors: Ilaria Fraudentali Renato A. Rodrigues-Pousada Paraskevi Tavladoraki Riccardo Angelini Alessandra Cona The Arabidopsis gene AtCuAOβ (At4g14940) encodes an apoplastic copper amine oxidase (CuAO) highly expressed in guard cells of leaves and flowers and in root vascular tissues, especially in protoxylem and...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 248: Comparative Analysis of In Vitro Responses and Regeneration between Diverse Bioenergy Sorghum Genotypes Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020248 Authors: Barry Flinn Savanah Dale Andrew Disharoon Stephen Kresovich Sorghum has been considered a recalcitrant plant in vitro and suffers from a lack of regeneration protocols that function broadly and efficiently across a range of genotypes. This study was initiated to identify differential genotype-in vitro protocol...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 247: DNA N6-Methyladenine Modification in Plant Genomes—A Glimpse into Emerging Epigenetic Code Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020247 Authors: Karanthamalai Chodon Chauhan Pandi N6-methyladenine (6mA) is a DNA base modification at the 6th nitrogen position; recently, it has been resurfaced as a potential reversible epigenetic mark in eukaryotes. Despite its existence, 6mA was considered to be absent due to its undetectable level. However, with the new advancements...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 246: Development of an In Vitro Propagation Protocol and a Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) Marker of Viola serpens Wall. ex Ging Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020246 Authors: Shipra Rani Jha Ruphi Naz Ambreen Asif Mohammad K. Okla Walid Soufan Abdullah A. Al-Ghamdi Altaf Ahmad An efficient protocol of plant regeneration through indirect organogenesis in Viola serpens was developed in the present study. Culture of leaf explants on MS...
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Plasma, Vol. 3, Pages 10-11: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Plasma in 2019 Plasma doi: 10.3390/plasma3010002 Authors: Plasma Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the Plasma journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months [...]
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 90: Introduction: God out of Mind Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020090 Authors: Yiftach Fehige This Special Issue of Religions is about the encounter between thought experiments and theology [...]
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 89: The True Jesus Church and the Bible in Republican China Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020089 Authors: Pan Zhao During China’s Republican Era (1912–1949), the True Jesus Church, comprising one of the largest indigenous Pentecostal/charismatic churches in China, created a whole set of exclusive salvation doctrines based on its unique biblical interpretation. This paper attempts to illustrate the role that the Bible played in the development...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 18: Application of Diffusion Models in the Analysis of Financial Markets: Evidence on Exchange Traded Funds in Europe Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010018 Authors: Marszk Lechman Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are financial innovations that may be considered as a part of the index financial instruments category, together with stock index derivatives. The aim of this paper is to explore the trajectories and formulates predictions regarding the spread of ETFs on the...
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 13: Characteristics of Commuters’ Single-Bicycle Crashes in Insurance Data Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010013 Authors: Roni Utriainen In order to maximize the public health benefits of cycling, the negative impacts of cycling, such as the number and types of crashes, should be identified. Single-bicycle crashes, in which other road users are not collided with, are one of the main safety concerns in cycling, but comprehensive knowledge on these crashes is not available...
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 12: Hazard Warning Systems to Improve Young Distracted Drivers’ Hazard Perception Skills Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010012 Authors: Abdurrahman Arslanyilmaz Texting while driving has been shown to impair driving performance with the greatest probability of leading to an accident. This is a great concern with young and inexperienced drivers, who are reported to be the most prolific users of texting while driving and are disproportionately involved in car crashes...
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 11: Testing the Effectiveness of a Mixed-Method Pilot Intervention in Reducing Risky Driving Due to Aggression and Stress Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010011 Authors: Maria Papadakaki Nikolaos Stamou Stefanos Bessas Stavroula Lioliou Jooannes Chliaoutakis The study aimed at testing the effectiveness of a mixed-method pilot intervention in reducing risky self-reported driving performance, upon addressing stress and aggression while driving. The study recruited...
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 10: Hazards That Can Affect CNC Machine Tools during Operation—An AHP Approach
Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 10: Hazards That Can Affect CNC Machine Tools during Operation—An AHP Approach Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010010 Authors: Sever-Gabriel Racz Radu-Eugen Breaz Lucian-Ionel Cioca CNC (computer numerically controlled) machine tools are highly advanced technological systems, used to machine parts by means of metal cutting processes. Their structure and kinematics are very complex, involving accurate coordinated motions on three to five axes. Operating CNC machine...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 19: Analyzing Migration Management: On the Recruitment of Nurses to Germany Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9020019 Authors: Jan Kordes Robert Pütz Sigrid Rand In Germany, a grave labor shortage in the nursing and elderly care sectors has prompted the response of recruiting skilled nursing staff from abroad in recent years. This article analyzes these recruitment practices as forms of “migration management”: German migration...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 18: Management Students Values Depending on Religion—Comparative Research from Poland Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9020018 Authors: Mazur Sułkowski Research on religion and its influence on work values is not frequent in Europe, where researchers do not usually consider this relation because of historical reasons. Nonetheless, the number of publications concerning religion’s contribution to organization management is systematically...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 17: Prioritising Family Needs: A Grounded Theory of Acculturation for Sub-Saharan African Migrant Families in Australia Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9020017 Authors: Akosah-Twumasi Alele Smith Emeto Lindsay Tsey Malau-Aduli Pre-existing acculturation models have focused on individual orientation and may not be fully applicable to African migrants due to their strong connection to family. In this study, we utilised qualitative...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 22: Acute (-)-Epicatechin Consumption: Effects on Local Vasodilation Following Resistance Exercise and High-Intensity Exercise Performance Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8020022 Authors: Neil A. Schwarz Andrew P. Theodore Brandon R. Funderburg Andy Waldhelm Sarah K. McKinley-Barnard Geoffrey M. Hudson (-)-Epicatechin is a polyphenol previously shown to enhance vascular health. The purposes of the current studies were to determine the effect of acute (-)-epicatechin...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 14: Microplastics Exposure Causes Negligible Effects on the Oxidative Response Enzymes Glutathione Reductase and Peroxidase in the Oligochaete Tubifex tubifex Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8010014 Authors: Costanza Scopetani Maranda Esterhuizen Alessandra Cincinelli Stephan Pflugmacher Microplastics (MPs) are emerging pollutants, which are considered ubiquitous in aquatic ecosystems. The effects of MPs on aquatic biota are still poorly understood, and consequently,...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 125: Whole Genome Analysis Revealed the Genes Responsible for Citreoviridin Biosynthesis in Penicillium citreonigrum Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020125 Authors: Takumi Okano Naoki Kobayashi Kazuki Izawa Tomoya Yoshinari Yoshiko Sugita-Konishi Citreoviridin (CTV) is a mycotoxin that is produced by Aspergillus terreus, Eupenicillium ochrosalmoneum and Penicillium citreonigrum, and CTV has been detected in a wide range of cereal grains throughout the world....
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 124: 2-Phenylethyl Isothiocyanate Exerts Antifungal Activity against Alternaria alternata by Affecting Membrane Integrity and Mycotoxin Production Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020124 Authors: Zhang Li Bi Wang Dong Yang Zhang Black spot caused by Alternaria alternata is one of the important diseases of pear fruit during storage. Isothiocyanates are known as being strong antifungal compounds in vitro against different fungi. The aim of this...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 123: Rapid, Sensitive, and Accurate Point-of-Care Detection of Lethal Amatoxins in Urine Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020123 Authors: Candace S. Bever Kenneth D. Swanson Elizabeth I. Hamelin Michael Filigenzi Robert H. Poppenga Jennifer Kaae Luisa W. Cheng Larry H. Stanker Globally, mushroom poisonings cause about 100 human deaths each year, with thousands of people requiring medical assistance. Dogs are also susceptible to mushroom poisonings...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 121: Detoxification of Mycotoxins through Biotransformation Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020121 Authors: Li Su Yin Lai Wang Liu Zhou Mycotoxins are toxic fungal secondary metabolites that pose a major threat to the safety of food and feed. Mycotoxins are usually converted into less toxic or non-toxic metabolites through biotransformation that are often made by living organisms as well as the isolated enzymes. The conversions mainly include...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 122: Isolation, Molecular Identification, and Mycotoxin Production of Aspergillus Species Isolated from the Rhizosphere of Sugarcane in the South of Iran Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020122 Authors: Tavakol Noorabadi Babaeizad Zare Asgari Haidukowski Epifani Stea Moretti Logrieco Susca Knowledge of the genetic diversity detected among fungal species belonging to the genus Aspergillus is of key importance for explaining their...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 119: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST80 Clone: A Systematic Review Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020119 Authors: Mairi Touati Lavigne This review assessed the molecular characterization of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-ST80 clone with an emphasis on its proportion of total MRSA strains isolated, PVL production, spa-typing, antibiotic resistance, and virulence. A systematic review of the literature was conducted on MRSA-ST80...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 120: CCD Based Detector for Detection of Abrin Toxin Activity Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020120 Authors: Reuven Rasooly Paula Do Bradley Hernlem Abrin is a highly potent and naturally occurring toxin produced in the seeds of Abrus precatorius (Rosary Pea) and is of concern as a potential bioterrorism weapon. There are many rapid and specific assay methods to detect this toxic plant protein, but few are based on detection of toxin activity, critical to discern...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 27: Can the High Sensitivity of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Be Harnessed to Save Cartridge Costs? Results from a Pooled Sputum Evaluation in Cambodia Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010027 Authors: Monyrath Chry Marina Smelyanskaya Mom Ky Andrew J Codlin Danielle Cazabon Mao Tan Eang Jacob Creswell Despite the World Health Organization recommending the use of rapid molecular tests for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB),...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 26: An Innovative Public–Private Mix Model for Improving Tuberculosis Care in Vietnam: How Well are We Doing? Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010026 Authors: Thu Kumar Ramaswamy Htun Van Quang Thu Codlin Forse Crewsell Thanh Viet Van Binh Viet To improve tuberculosis (TB) care among individuals attending a private tertiary care hospital in Vietnam, an innovative private...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 88: Addition of Partial Envelope Domain II into Envelope Domain III of Dengue Virus Antigen Potentiates the Induction of Virus-Neutralizing Antibodies and Induces Protective Immunity Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010088 Authors: Jisang Park Hyun-Young Lee Ly Tuan Khai Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy Le Quynh Mai Yong-Suk Jang Dengue virus (DENV) comprises four serotypes in the family Flaviviridae and is a causative agent of dengue-related diseases, including...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 87: Targeted Delivery of Mannosylated Nanoparticles Improve Prophylactic Efficacy of Immersion Vaccine against Fish Viral Disease Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010087 Authors: Zhu Zhang Zhao Wang Immersion vaccination is considered as the most effective method for juvenile fish in preventing viral disease, due to its convenience for mass vaccination and stress-free administration. However, immune responses following immersion vaccination are generally...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 86: Measles Immunization Policies and Vaccination Coverage in EU/EEA Countries over the Last Decade Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010086 Authors: Montalti Kawalec Leoni Dallolio Background: Starting from 2016, a major measles epidemic affected EU/EEA countries, after the measles incidence rate had progressively decreased from 2011 to 2015. Methods: This study describes measles incidences (ECDC reports), the vaccination coverages (VCs) (WHO/UNICEF...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 23: Clinical Sciences—Leading the Way in Competency-Based Biomedical Education Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7010023 Authors: Mark A. Brown Ilham Alshiraihi Kelly Hassell Shari Lanning For decades, educators in the clinical sciences have been at the forefront of innovations in educational practices related to science and medicine. Ultimately, such innovations are often translated and implemented as best practices across the breadth...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 221: Molecular Characterization and Clinical Description of Non-Polio Enteroviruses Detected in Stool Samples from HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Adults in Ghana Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020221 Authors: Veronica Di Cristanziano Kristina Weimer Sindy Böttcher Fred Stephen Sarfo Albert Dompreh Lucio-Garcia Cesar Elena Knops Eva Heger Maike Wirtz Rolf Kaiser Betty Norman Richard Odame Phillips Torsten Feldt Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 220: The N-glycosylation of Equine Tetherin Affects Antiviral Activity by Regulating Its Subcellular Localization Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020220 Authors: Bai Wang Zhang Na Zhang Zhang Yang Wang Tetherin is an interferon-inducible type II transmembrane glycoprotein which inhibits the release of viruses, including retroviruses, through a “physical tethering” model. However, the role that the glycosylation of tetherin...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 219: Isolation of PCV3 from Perinatal and Reproductive Cases of PCV3-Associated Disease and In Vivo Characterization of PCV3 Replication in CD/CD Growing Pigs Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020219 Authors: Juan Mora-Díaz Pablo Piñeyro Huigang Shen Kent Schwartz Fabio Vannucci Ganwu Li Bailey Arruda Luis Giménez-Lirola Porcine circovirus 3 (PCV3) has been identified as a putative swine pathogen with a subset of infections resulting in stillborn and...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 218: Initial Virome Characterization of the Common Cnidarian Lab Model Nematostella vectensis Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020218 Authors: Magda Lewandowska Yael Hazan Yehu Moran The role of viruses in forming a stable holobiont has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. However, many emerging model organisms still lack any data on the composition of the associated viral communities. Here, we re-analyzed seven publicly available transcriptome...
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