Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 249: Isonitrile-Based Multicomponent Synthesis of β-Amino Boronic Acids as β-Lactamase Inhibitors Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050249 Authors: Bassini Gazzotti Sannio Presti Sgrignani Docquier Grazioso Silvani The application of various isonitrile-based multicomponent reactions to protected (2-oxoethyl)boronic acid (as the carbonyl component) is described. The Ugi reaction, both in the four components and in the four centers–three...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 248: Natural Oregano Essential Oil May Replace Antibiotics in Lamb Diets: Effects on Meat Quality Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050248 Authors: Ivan A. Garcia-Galicia Jose A. Arras-Acosta Mariana Huerta-Jimenez Ana L. Rentería-Monterrubio Jose L. Loya-Olguin Luis M. Carrillo-Lopez Juan M. Tirado-Gallegos Alma D. Alarcon-Rojo A study was conducted to investigate the effect of oregano essential oil (OEO) and monensin sodium on the...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 247: GC-MS Profile and Enhancement of Antibiotic Activity by the Essential Oil of Ocotea odorífera and Safrole: Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus Efflux Pumps Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050247 Authors: Almeida Freitas Araújo Menezes Santos Tintino Moura Filho Ferreira Silva Silva Amaral Deschamps Iriti Coutinho Considering the evidence that essential oils, as well as safrole, could modulate...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 246: A Retrospective Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Carbapenem and Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Nosocomial Strains Isolated during an MDR Surveillance Program Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050246 Authors: Bernardina Gentile Antonella Grottola Gabriella Orlando Giulia Fregni Serpini Claudia Venturelli Marianna Meschiari Anna Anselmo Silvia Fillo Antonella Fortunato Florigio Lista Monica Pecorari Cristina Mussini...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 245: Validation of a Worst-Case Scenario Method Adapted to the Healthcare Environment for Testing the Antibacterial Effect of Brass Surfaces and Implementation on Hospital Antibiotic-Resistant Strains Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050245 Authors: Dauvergne Lacquemant Adjidé Mullié The evaluation of antibacterial activity of metal surfaces can be carried out using various published guidelines which do not always agree with each other on technical...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 244: Antimicrobial Efficacy of Five Probiotic Strains Against Helicobacter pylori Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9050244 Authors: Saracino Pavoni Saccomanno Fiorini Pesci Foschi Piccirilli Bernardini Holton Figura Lazzarotto Borghi Vaira Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a challenge for clinicians. The large increase in drug-resistant strains makes the formulation of new therapeutic...
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Antibodies, Vol. 9, Pages 14: Generation of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for Native LL37 and Citrullinated LL37 That Discriminate the Two LL37 Forms in the Skin and Circulation of Cutaneous/Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Antibodies doi: 10.3390/antib9020014 Authors: Lande Palazzo Hammel Pietraforte Surbeck Gilliet Chizzolini Frasca Human cathelicidin LL37 is a cationic antimicrobial peptide active against bacteria and viruses...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 415: Antirhea borbonica Aqueous Extract Protects Albumin and Erythrocytes from Glycoxidative Damages Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9050415 Authors: Delveaux Turpin Veeren Diotel Bravo Begue Álvarez Meilhac Bourdon Rondeau Diabetes constitutes a major health problem associated with severe complications. In hyperglycemic conditions, chronically increased oxidation and glycation of circulating components lead to advanced...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 414: Prenatal Hypoxia and Placental Oxidative Stress: Insights from Animal Models to Clinical Evidences Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9050414 Authors: Silvestro Calcaterra Pelizzo Bramanti Mazzon Hypoxia is a common form of intrauterine stress characterized by exposure to low oxygen concentrations. Gestational hypoxia is associated with the generation of reactive oxygen species. Increase in oxidative stress is responsible for damage to proteins,...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 413: Evaluation of Apple Pomace Flour Obtained Industrially by Dehydration as a Source of Biomolecules with Antioxidant, Antidiabetic and Antiobesity Effects Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9050413 Authors: Gorjanović Micić Pastor Tosti Kalušević Ristić Zlatanović Apple pomace flour (APF) obtained at industrial scale level by the application of innovative technological process (dehydration (5 h, T ≤ 55 °C), grinding...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 412: Study of Antioxidant Activity of some Medicinal Plants Having High Content of Caffeic Acid Derivatives Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9050412 Authors: Tajner-Czopek Gertchen Rytel Kita Kucharska Sokół-Łętowska Recently, there has been increasing interest in medicinal plants, due to their content of health-promoting compounds, e.g., caffeic acids derivatives. Hence, the aim of this work was to study the antioxidant activity of extracts...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 411: Transporter-Mediated Mitochondrial GSH Depletion Leading to Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Rescue with αB Crystallin Peptide in RPE Cells Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9050411 Authors: Sreekumar Wang Spee Sadda Kannan : Mitochondrial glutathione (mGSH) is critical for cell survival. We recently reported the localization of OGC (SLC25A11) and DIC (SLC25A10) in hRPE. Herein, we investigated the suppression of OGC and DIC and the effect...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 410: The Hepatoprotective Effect of Taurisolo, a Nutraceutical Enriched in Resveratrol and Polyphenols, Involves Activation of Mitochondrial Metabolism in Mice Liver Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9050410 Authors: Badolati Masselli Sommella Sagliocchi Di Minno Salviati Campiglia Dentice Tenore Stornaiuolo Novellino Liver diseases affect millions of people worldwide. In most of the cases, severe hepatic dysfunction...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 408: Comparison of the Antioxidant Activities and Volatile Compounds of Coffee Beans Obtained Using Digestive Bio-Processing (Elephant Dung Coffee) and Commonly Known Processing Methods Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9050408 Authors: Mesfin Haile Hyung Min Bae Won Hee Kang There are different types of coffee processing methods. The wet (WP) and dry processing (DP) methods are widely practiced in different parts of coffee-growing countries. There is...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 409: The Role of Sirtuin 3 in Radiation-Induced Long-Term Persistent Liver Injury Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9050409 Authors: Francesca V. LoBianco Kimberly J. Krager Gwendolyn S. Carter Sinthia Alam Youzhong Yuan Elise G. Lavoie Jonathan A. Dranoff Nukhet Aykin-Burns In patients with abdominal region cancers, ionizing radiation (IR)-induced long-term liver injury is a major limiting factor in the use of radiotherapy. Previously,...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 497: Detailed Assessment of the Effects of Meteorological Conditions on PM10 Concentrations in the Northeastern Part of the Czech Republic Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11050497 Authors: Vladimíra Volná Daniel Hladký This article assessed the links between PM10 pollution and meteorological conditions over the Czech-Polish border area at the Třinec-Kosmos and Věřňovice sites often burdened with high air pollution covering the years 2016–2019. For...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 496: Spatial Mapping of a Highly Non-Uniform Distribution of Particle-Bound PAH in a Densely Populated Urban Area Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11050496 Authors: Kim Kwak Lee Woo Kim Lee Ryu Kim Bae Oh In this work, a 2-D gridded air pollution map with a high resolution of 50 × 50 m2 was proposed to help the exposure assessment studies focusing on the association between air pollutants and their health effects....
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 494: A Wind Tunnel Investigation into the Aerodynamics of Lobed Hailstones Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11050494 Authors: Alexander Theis Stephan Borrmann Subir Kumar Mitra Andrew J. Heymsfield Miklós Szakáll The complex surface geometries of hailstones affect their fall behavior, fall speeds, and growth. Systematic experimental investigations on the influence of the number and length of lobes on the fall velocity and the drag coefficient of hailstones...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 495: USAPI USDM: Operational Drought Monitoring in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11050495 Authors: Heim Guard Lander Bukunt The U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) has been the de facto operational drought monitoring product for the United States for the last two decades. For most of this time, its coverage included the 50 States and Puerto Rico. In 2019, coverage was expanded to include the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 493: Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Sub-Saharan African Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Protocol for a Systematic Review Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11050493 Authors: Hanna-Andrea Rother Ruth A. Etzel Mary Shelton Jerome A. Paulson R. Anna Hayward Linda C. Theron Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as being the most vulnerable region to climate change impacts. A major...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 492: Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors: One-Year Field Comparative Measurement of Different Gas Sensors and Particle Counters with Reference Monitors at Tušimice Observatory Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11050492 Authors: Petra Bauerová Adriana Šindelářová Štěpán Rychlík Zbyněk Novák Josef Keder With attention increasing regarding the level of air pollution in different metropolitan and industrial areas worldwide, interest in expanding the monitoring...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 491: Molecular Markers in Ambient Air Associated with Biomass Burning in Morelos, México Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11050491 Authors: Mónica Ivonne Arias-Montoya Rebecca López-Márquez Mario Alfonso Murillo-Tovar Jorge Antonio Guerrero-Alvarez Josefina Vergara-Sánchez Pedro Guillermo Reyes Fernando Ramos-Quintana Silvia Montiel-Palma Hugo Saldarriaga-Noreña Atmospheric particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 11, Pages 490: Frequency-Agile FFT Spectrometer for Microwave Remote Sensing Applications Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos11050490 Authors: Jonas Hagen Andres Luder Axel Murk Niklaus Kämpfer We report on a Fast Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FFTS) that provides larger bandwidth by fast local oscillator switching of the base-band converter. We demonstrate that this frequency scanning technique is suited for atmospheric remote sensing and conduct measurements of...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 90: Orientations to Happiness between the Dark Triad Traits and Subjective Well-Being Behavioral Sciences doi: 10.3390/bs10050090 Authors: Limone Sinatra Monacis Previous research investigated the linkage between the Dark Triad traits and subjective well-being, but the factors explaining individual differences in terms of cognitive strategies for achieving happiness remained poorly understood. This study (N = 460) examined the indirect effects...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 89: Survey for Assessment of a Person’s Legal Consciousness: Development and Preliminary Validation Behavioral Sciences doi: 10.3390/bs10050089 Authors: Victoria Molotova Alexander Molotov Dmitry Kashirsky Natalia Sabelnikova The results of the development and preliminary assessment of the psychometric properties of the questionnaire of legal consciousness of a person are presented. Theoretical justification is given for the structure of the...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 88: Lack of Truth-Telling in Palliative Care and Its Effects among Nurses and Nursing Students Behavioral Sciences doi: 10.3390/bs10050088 Authors: Testoni Wieser Kapelis Pompele Bonaventura Crupi Unclear communication of inauspicious prognoses may disorientate both patients and their relatives, drastically jeopardizing the planning of palliative care. This paper considers the issue of truth-telling in the communicative problems...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Biomedicines, Vol. 8, Pages 118: Scorpion Venom: Detriments and Benefits Biomedicines doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8050118 Authors: Shirin Ahmadi Julius M. Knerr Lídia Argemi Karla C. F. Bordon Manuela B. Pucca Felipe A. Cerni Eliane C. Arantes Figen Çalışkan Andreas H. Laustsen Scorpion venom may cause severe medical complications and untimely death if injected into the human body. Neurotoxins are the main components of scorpion venom that are known to be responsible...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Biomedicines, Vol. 8, Pages 117: Phytogenic Synthesis of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles (NiO) Using Fresh Leaves Extract of Rhamnus triquetra (Wall.) and Investigation of Its Multiple In Vitro Biological Potentials Biomedicines doi: 10.3390/biomedicines8050117 Authors: Iqbal Abbasi Ahmad Mahmoodi Munir Zahra Shahbaz Shaukat Kanwal Uddin Mahmood Capasso Chemically nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs) involve the synthesis of toxic products, which...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Biomimetics, Vol. 5, Pages 20: Advances in Biomimetic Systems for Molecular Recognition and Biosensing Biomimetics doi: 10.3390/biomimetics5020020 Authors: Saylan Erdem Inci Denizli Understanding the fundamentals of natural design, structure, and function has pushed the limits of current knowledge and has enabled us to transfer knowledge from the bench to the market as a product. In particular, biomimicry―one of the crucial strategies in this respect―has allowed researchers...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Biomimetics, Vol. 5, Pages 19: Tutorial Review of Bio-Inspired Approaches to Robotic Manipulation for Space Debris Salvage Biomimetics doi: 10.3390/biomimetics5020019 Authors: Ellery We present a comprehensive tutorial review that explores the application of bio-inspired approaches to robot control systems for grappling and manipulating a wide range of space debris targets. Current robot manipulator control systems exploit limited techniques which can be supplemented by additional bio-inspired...
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Biomimetics, Vol. 5, Pages 18: Biomimicry for Regenerative Built Environments: Mapping Design Strategies for Producing Ecosystem Services Biomimetics doi: 10.3390/biomimetics5020018 Authors: Pedersen Zari Hecht : Built environment professionals must solve urgent and complex problems related to mitigating and adapting to climate change and biodiversity loss. Cities require redesign and retrofit so they can become complex systems that create rather than diminish ecological and societal...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 752: A Comprehensive Review of the Phytochemical, Pharmacological, and Toxicological Properties of Tribulus terrestris L. Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10050752 Authors: Ștefănescu Tero-Vescan Negroiu Aurică Vari The general spread of Tribulus terrestris L. (South Africa, Australia, Europe, and India), the high content of active ingredients (in particular sterol saponins, as well as flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, phenol carboxylic acids,...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 753: Protective Role of Spirulina platensis Against Bifenthrin-Induced Reprotoxicity in Adult Male Mice by Reversing Expression of Altered Histological, Biochemical, and Molecular Markers Including MicroRNAs Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10050753 Authors: Barkallah Slima Elleuch Fendri Pichon Abdelkafi Baril : The potential reprotoxicity of bifenthrin remains unclear if only the common clinical indicators of reproductive disease are...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 754: Cerebellar Cells Self-Assemble into Functional Organoids on Synthetic, Chemically Crosslinked ECM-Mimicking Peptide Hydrogels Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10050754 Authors: Balion Cėpla Svirskiene Svirskis Druceikaitė Inokaitis Rusteikaitė Masilionis Stankevičienė Jelinskas Ulčinas Samanta Valiokas Jekabsone Hydrogel-supported neural cell cultures are more in vivo-relevant compared to monolayers formed...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 751: Triterpenic Acids as Non-Competitive α-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Boswellia elongata with Structure-Activity Relationship: In Vitro and In Silico Studies Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10050751 Authors: Najeeb Ur Rehman Sobia Ahsan Halim Mohammed Al-Azri Majid Khan Ajmal Khan Kashif Rafiq Ahmed Al-Rawahi Rene Csuk Ahmed Al-Harrasi Fourteen triterpene acids, viz., three tirucallane-type (1–3), eight ursane-type (4–11),...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 750: Galectins as Checkpoints of the Immune System in Cancers, Their Clinical Relevance, and Implication in Clinical Trials Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10050750 Authors: Compagno Tiraboschi Garcia Rondón Corapi Velazquez Laderach Galectins are small proteins with pleiotropic functions, which depend on both their lectin (glycan recognition) and non-lectin (recognition of other biomolecules besides glycans) interactions. Currently,...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 749: Novel Targets and Therapeutic Strategies for Promoting Organ Repair and Regeneration Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10050749 Authors: Muruganandan Wigerius Strategies to create functional organs and tissues is of great interest for use in regenerative medicine in order to repair or replace the lost tissues due to injury, disease, as well as aging. Several new treatment options, including stem cell treatments and tissue-engineered substitutes for...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 746: Machine Learning Technology Reveals the Concealed Interactions of Phytohormones on Medicinal Plant In Vitro Organogenesis. Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10050746 Authors: García-Pérez Lozano-Milo Landín Gallego Organogenesis constitutes the biological feature driving plant in vitro regeneration, in which the role of plant hormones is crucial. The use of machine learning (ML) technology stands out as a novel approach to characterize the combined...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 747: Transient Expression of Reck Under Hepatic Ischemia/Reperfusion Conditions Is Associated with Mapk Signaling Pathways Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10050747 Authors: Ferrigno Pasqua Palladini Berardo Verta Richelmi Perlini Collotta Collino Vairetti In this study, we demonstrated the involvement of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Our aim is to evaluate the impact of reperfusion...
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