Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 804: Reversal of Prediabetes in Saudi Adults: Results from an 18 Month Lifestyle Intervention Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030804 Authors: Osama E. Amer Shaun Sabico Hanan A. Alfawaz Naji Aljohani Syed Danish Hussain Abdullah M. Alnaami Kaiser Wani Nasser M. Al-Daghri Aim: This 18 month intervention study aims to determine the efficacy of a lifestyle modification program on prediabetes reversal among Saudi adults. Methods: An 18 month randomized,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 805: The Visceral Adipose Index in Relation to Incidence of Hypertension in Chinese Adults: China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030805 Authors: Yong Xue Qun Shen Chang Li Zijian Dai Tingchao He Hypertension is the most crucial single contributor to global burden of disease and mortality, while weight loss as a non-pharmacological strategy is recommended to reduce blood pressure. This study aims to examine the association...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 798: Estimating 24-Hour Sodium Excretion from Spot Urine Samples in Chinese Adults: Can Spot Urine Substitute 24-Hour Urine Samples? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030798 Authors: Jianwei Xu Jiyu Zhang Min Liu Yamin Bai Xiaolei Guo Jing Dong Aiqiang Xu Jing Wu Several estimating equations for predicting 24-h urinary sodium (24-hUNa) excretion using spot urine (SU) samples have been developed, but have not been readily available to Chinese populations....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 802: Changes in Faecal Short-Chain Fatty Acids after Weight-Loss Interventions in Subjects with Morbid Obesity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030802 Authors: Farup Valeur The gut microbiota and their metabolites, e.g., short-chain fatty acids (SCFA), are associated with obesity. The primary aims were to study faecal SCFA levels and the changes in SCFA levels after weight-loss interventions in subjects with obesity, and secondarily, to study factors associated...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 799: Meal Patterns and Changes in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children: A Longitudinal Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030799 Authors: Shang Li Xu Zhang Liu Du Ma We examined whether energy and macronutrient intake from different meals was associated with changes in cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors in children. CMR score (CMRS) was computed by summing Z-scores of waist circumference, the average of systolic and diastolic blood...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 800: Quality of Life: Psychological Symptoms—Effects of a 2-Month Healthy Diet and Nutraceutical Intervention; A Randomized, Open-Label Intervention Trial (RISTOMED) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030800 Authors: Bourdel-Marchasson Ostan Regueme Pinto Pryen Charrouf d’Alessio Baudron Guerville Durrieu Donini Franceschi Valentini Depression symptoms and lower health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are associated with...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 803: Commiphora myrrha Resin Alcoholic Extract Ameliorates High Fat Diet Induced Obesity via Regulation of UCP1 and Adiponectin Proteins Expression in Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030803 Authors: Sahar H. Orabi Eman SH. Al-Sabbagh Hanem K. Khalifa Mostafa Abd El-Gaber Mohamed Moustafa Elhamouly Shaban M. Gad-Allah Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim Mabrouk A. Abd Eldaim This study was performed to evaluate anti-obesity potential of Commiphora myrrha...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 801: Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-Alpha-Hydroxylase (CYP27B1) Gene: The Risk of Malignant Tumors and Other Chronic Diseases Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030801 Authors: Latacz Snarska Kostyra Fiedorowicz Savelkoul Grzybowski Cieślińska : Vitamin D is widely known for its roles in the promotion of apoptosis and differentiation, with simultaneous inhibition of proliferation, inflammation, angiogenesis, invasion,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 797: Dietary Patterns and Health Outcomes among African American Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030797 Authors: Dina A. Tallman Eno Latifi Deepinder Kaur Ayesha Sulaheen T. Alp Ikizler Karuthan Chinna Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud Tilakavati Karupaiah Pramod Khosla The association between dietary patterns and health outcomes, such as quality of life (QOL), in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients with certain...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 795: Nutrition Transition and Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030795 Authors: Franco Contaldo Lidia Santarpia Iolanda Cioffi Fabrizio Pasanisi Urbanization, population aging, and climatic changes have mostly contributed to nutrition transition and, consequently, to effects of food habits on the epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially cancer. Climatic changes are negatively affecting crop production, particularly biodiversity,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 796: Create Our Own Kai: A Randomised Control Trial of a Cooking Intervention with Group Interview Insights into Adolescent Cooking Behaviours Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030796 Authors: Sarahmarie Kuroko Katherine Black Themis Chryssidis Rosie Finigan Callum Hann Jillian Haszard Rosalie Jackson Katherine Mahn Caleb Robinson Carla Thomson Olivia Toldi Nicholas Scullion Paula Skidmore Cooking is frequently associated with a...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 794: Phycobiliproteins from Arthrospira Platensis (Spirulina): A New Source of Peptides with Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitory Activity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030794 Authors: Yuchen Li Gilda Aiello Carlotta Bollati Martina Bartolomei Anna Arnoldi Carmen Lammi Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) is a cyanobacterium, which contains mainly two phycobiliproteins (PBP), i.e., C-phycocyanin (C-PC) and allophycocyanin (APC). In this study, PBP were...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 226: Recent Advances in Diagnostic Approaches for Epstein–Barr Virus Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030226 Authors: AbuSalah Gan Al-Hatamleh Irekeola Shueb Yean Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) is the causative agent of many diseases including infectious mononucleosis (IM), and it is associated with different subtypes of lymphoma, sarcoma and carcinoma such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and gastric...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 225: Complex Cell Type-Specific Roles of Autophagy in Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030225 Authors: Hung Hsiao Lin Lee The lysosomal degradation pathway, or autophagy, plays a fundamental role in cellular, tissue, and organismal homeostasis. A correlation between dysregulated autophagy and liver fibrosis (including end-stage disease, cirrhosis) is well-established. However, both the up and downregulation of autophagy...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 224: High Human Papillomavirus DNA loads in Inflammatory Middle Ear Diseases Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030224 Authors: Nicola Malagutti John Charles Rotondo Luca Cerritelli Claudio Melchiorri Monica De Mattei Rita Selvatici Lucia Oton-Gonzalez Francesco Stomeo Manuela Mazzoli Michela Borin Beatrice Mores Andrea Ciorba Mauro Tognon Stefano Pelucchi Fernanda Martini Background. Previous studies reported human papillomaviruses...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 223: Molecular Diagnostics and Pathogenesis of Fungal Pathogens on Bast Fiber Crops Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030223 Authors: Yi Cheng Xiaoyu Tang Chunsheng Gao Zhimin Li Jia Chen Litao Guo Tuhong Wang Jianping Xu Bast fibers and products derived from them are undergoing a resurgence in demand in the global market. However, fungal diseases have become an important factor limiting their yield and quality, causing devastating consequences...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 49: Regenerative Injections Including 5% Dextrose and Platelet-Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13030049 Authors: Chih-Peng Lin Ke-Vin Chang Yi-Kai Huang Wei-Ting Wu Levent Özçakar This network meta-analysis aimed to integrate the available direct and indirect evidence on regenerative injections—including 5% dextrose (D5W) and platelet-rich...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 48: Administration of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide during Early Postnatal Ontogenesis Induces Transient Impairment of Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity Associated with Behavioral Abnormalities in Young Rats Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13030048 Authors: Tatyana Y. Postnikova Alexandra V. Griflyuk Julia L. Ergina Olga E. Zubareva Aleksey V. Zaitsev Infectious diseases in early postnatal ontogenesis often result in cognitive impairments, particularly...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 276: Erythrocytes as Carriers: From Drug Delivery to Biosensors Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030276 Authors: Koleva Bovt Ataullakhanov Sinauridze Drug delivery using natural biological carriers, especially erythrocytes, is a rapidly developing field. Such erythrocytes can act as carriers that prolong the drug’s action due to its gradual release from the carrier; as bioreactors with encapsulated enzymes performing the necessary...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 43: Oncology Pharmacists Can Reduce the Projected Shortfall in Cancer Patient Visits: Projections for Years 2020 to 2025 Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010043 Authors: Katherine Knapp Robert Ignoffo Based on the projected need for a larger oncology care workforce, we estimated the patient care visits and care activities that Board Certified oncology pharmacists (BCOPs) could contribute to oncology care from 2020–2025. Using projected counts for BCOPs...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 376: Role of Proton Motive Force in Photoinduction of Cytoplasmic Streaming in Vallisneria Mesophyll Cells Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030376 Authors: Akiko Harada Yoshiji Okazaki Toshinori Kinoshita Reiko Nagai Shingo Takagi In mesophyll cells of the aquatic monocot Vallisneria, red light induces rotational cytoplasmic streaming, which is regulated by the cytoplasmic concentration of Ca2+. Our previous investigations revealed that red light induces Ca2+...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 375: Yield, Essential Oil and Quality Performances of Artemisia dracunculus, Hyssopus officinalis and Lavandula angustifolia as Affected by Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi under Organic Management Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030375 Authors: Nadezhda Golubkina Lidia Logvinenko Maxim Novitsky Svetlana Zamana Sergey Sokolov Anna Molchanova Oksana Shevchuk Agneszka Sekara Alessio Tallarita Gianluca Caruso Utilization of arbuscular mycorrhizal...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 374: Evaluation of Metaxylem Vessel Histogenesis and the Occurrence of Vessel Collapse during Early Development in Primary Roots of Zea mays ssp. mexicana: A Result of Premature Programmed Cell Death? Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030374 Authors: Susumu Saito Teruo Niki Daniel K. Gladish Root apical meristem histological organization in Zea mays has been carefully studied previously. Classical histology describes its system as having a “closed organization”...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 373: Effects of Rhizome Integration on the Water Physiology of Phyllostachys edulis Clones Under Heterogeneous Water Stress Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030373 Authors: Xiong Jing Chunju Cai Shaohui Fan Guanglu Liu Changming Wu Benxue Chen Water is crucial to plant growth and development. Under heterogeneous environmental water deficiency, physiological integration of the rhizomatous clonal plant triggers a series of physiological cascades, which induces...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 137: The “Whence” of Evil and How the Demiurge Can Alleviate Our Suffering
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 137: The “Whence” of Evil and How the Demiurge Can Alleviate Our Suffering Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030137 Authors: Viktor Ilievski Mid-twentieth century witnessed a renewal of the interest in the problem of evil, presented by Mackie et al. in the form of the logical argument from evil. However, this argument was proven ineffective in securing victory over theism. A more successful strategy was devised by Rowe and Draper—the so-called evidential...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 138: Lullaby: Births, Deaths and Narratives of Hope Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030138 Authors: Rebekah Pryor Guided by the hopeful possibilities of birth, breath and beginning that Hannah Arendt and Luce Irigaray variously articulate, this paper examines the lullaby as an expressive form that emerges (in a variety of contexts as distinct as medieval Christendom and contemporary art) as narrative between natality and mortality. With narrative understood as praxis...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 136: The Visualization of the Secret: Atiśa’s Contribution to the Internalization of Tantric Sexual Practices Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030136 Authors: David B. Gray This essay will explore the challenges presented by transgressive rituals, particularly the secret and wisdom-consort consecrations found in the Mahāyoga and Yoginī tantras. In particular, it examines how Atiśa Dīpaṅkara Śrījñāna aided in the dissemination of these traditions to Tibet...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 135: “I Get Peace:” Gender and Religious Life in a Delhi Gurdwara Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030135 Authors: Kamal Arora In October and November of 1984, after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards, approximately 3500 Sikh men were killed in Delhi, India. Many of the survivors—Sikh widows and their kin—were relocated thereafter to the “Widow Colony”, also known as Tilak Vihar, within...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 31: Longevity Risk Measurement of Life Annuity Products Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010031 Authors: Pauline Milaure Ngugnie Diffouo Pierre Devolder This paper captures and measures the longevity risk generated by an annuity product. The longevity risk is materialized by the uncertain level of the future liability compared to the initially foretasted or expected value. Herein we compute the solvency capital (SC) of an insurer selling such a product within a single...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 16: Preparing for Satellite Laser Uplinks and Downlinks Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2010016 Authors: Mark Dmytryszyn Matthew Crook Timothy Sands The use of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (i.e., LASERs or lasers) by the U.S. Department of Defense is not new and includes laser weapons guidance, laser-aided measurements, even lasers as weapons (e.g., Airborne Laser). Lasers in support of telecommunications is also not new. The use of laser light...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 14: P-Glycoprotein/ABCB1 might Contribute to Morphine/Cisplatin-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88010014 Authors: Azza A.K. El-Sheikh To investigate combined effect of the anticancer drug cisplatin (CP) and the opiate analgesic morphine (MOR) on liver, rats were administered MOR (10 mg/kg/day i.p. for 10 days), with or without CP (7.5 mg/kg i.p. once at day 5 of the study). MOR or CP alone caused deterioration of...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 112-137: Impact of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Discussions in Smart Cities: Comprehensive Assessment of Social Media Data Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3010007 Authors: Hajikhani Discussions on “smart cities” are gaining in popularity in the past two decades and has shown potential in tackling the cities’ environmental, social, and economic challenges. Smart cities are known as a system of physical infrastructure, the information...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 29: Adopt Big-Data Analytics to Explore and Exploit the New Value for Service Innovation Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9030029 Authors: Nopsaran Thuethongchai Tatri Taiphapoon Achara Chandrachai Sipat Triukose Big-data analytics is gaining substantial attention due to its contribution to the process of determining business strategy and providing valuable information for the design and development of service innovation. The principal objective...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 193: Development of a Sensitive and Reliable UHPLC-MS/MS Method for the Determination of Multiple Urinary Biomarkers of Mycotoxin Exposure Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030193 Authors: Zhezhe Liu Xiaoxue Zhao Libiao Wu Shuang Zhou Zhiyong Gong Yunfeng Zhao Yongning Wu A variety of mycotoxins from different sources frequently contaminate farm products, presenting a potential toxicological concern for animals and human. Mycotoxin exposure has been...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 191: Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) Reproduction Was Improved by Inhibiting Mycotoxins with Montmorillonite in Feed Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030191 Authors: Dawei Liu Chao Gu Changhu Lu Qinghua Wu Kamil Kuca Wenda Wu The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) is a vulnerable bird species. Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced by filamentous fungi and are considered as naturally unavoidable contaminants in animal feed. Our recent survey indicated...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 192: Salt Shock Responses of Microcystis Revealed through Physiological, Transcript, and Metabolomic Analyses Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030192 Authors: Maxime Georges des Aulnois Damien Réveillon Elise Robert Amandine Caruana Enora Briand Arthur Guljamow Elke Dittmann Zouher Amzil Myriam Bormans The transfer of Microcystis aeruginosa from freshwater to estuaries has been described worldwide and salinity is reported as the main factor controlling...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 190: Minimal Concentrations of Deoxynivalenol Reduce Cytokine Production in Individual Lymphocyte Populations in Pigs Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030190 Authors: Karolina Hlavová Hana Štěpánová Kamil Šťastný Lenka Levá Nikola Hodkovicová Monika Vícenová Ján Matiašovic Martin Faldyna Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin frequently found in cereals, and pigs are one of the most sensitive farm species to DON. The aim of this study was to determine...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 134: Rapid and Broad Immune Efficacy of a Recombinant Five-Antigen Vaccine against Staphylococcus Aureus Infection in Animal Models Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010134 Authors: Hao Zeng Feng Yang Qiang Feng Jinyong Zhang Jiang Gu Haiming Jing Changzhi Cai Liming Xu Xi Yang Xin Xia Ni Zeng Shaowen Fan Quanming Zou Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) is a leading cause of both healthcare-and community-associated infections globally,...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 133: Comparisons of Antibody Populations in Different Pre-Fusion F VLP-Immunized Cotton Rat Dams and Their Offspring Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010133 Authors: Lori M. Cullen Marina S. Boukhvalova Jorge C. G. Blanco Trudy G. Morrison Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection poses a significant risk for infants. Since the direct vaccination of infants is problematic, maternal vaccination may provide a safer, more effective approach to their protection....
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