Publications, Vol. 8, Pages 24: R-Shiny as an Interface for Data Visualization and Data Analysis on the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD) Publications doi: 10.3390/publications8020024 Authors: Lucca de Farias Ramalho Washington R. de Carvalho Segundo This work presents a use case of building a data visualization interface for open-access repositories. The case in the analysis is the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD). From the almost...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 226: Shushtarī’s Treatise on the Limits of Theology and Sufism: Discursive Knowledge (ʿilm), Direct Recognition (maʿrifa), and Mystical Realization (taḥqīq) in al-Risāla al-Quṣāriyya Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050226 Authors: Casewit Abū l-Ḥasan al-Shushtarī’s (d. 668/1269) heretofore unedited and unstudied treatise, “On the Limits [of Theology and Sufism]” (R. al-Quṣāriyya) is a succinct account of the celebrated Andalusī Sufi...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 224: Reassessing Religion and Politics in the Life of Jagjivan Rām Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050224 Authors: Peter Friedlander Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986) was, for more than four decades, the leading figure from India’s Dalit communities in the Indian National Congress party. In this paper, I argue that the relationship between religion and politics in Jagjivan Ram’s career needs to be reassessed. This is because the common perception...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 225: What Else Is New?: Toward a Postcolonial Christian Theology for the Anthropocene Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050225 Authors: Handley Although there are many reasons for Christian skepticism regarding climate change, one reason is theological in nature, and therefore, requires a theological solution. This essay explains the theological grounds for climate change denial and for a compromised understanding of the power and creativity of human agency. Drawing...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 223: Conversion to Orthodox Christianity in Uganda: A Hundred Years of Spiritual Encounter with Modernity, 1919–2019 Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050223 Authors: Dmitri M. Bondarenko Andrey V. Tutorskiy In 1919, three Ugandan Anglicans converted to Orthodox Christianity, as they became sure that this was Christianity’s original and only true form. In 1946, Ugandan Orthodox Christians aligned with the Eastern Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Since the...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 222: ‘He Will Rescue Us Again’: Affliction and Hope in 2 Corinthians 1:8–11 Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050222 Authors: Sean Winter Dark times can generate crippling despair all too easily. Resources for resistance to despair and for the discovery and articulation of hope are not always readily apparent. This essay considers Paul’s account of his own immersion in such a situation: An ‘affliction' that left him ‘unbearably crushed’,...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 221: The Puzzle of Playful Matters in Non-Dual Śaivism and Sāṃkhya: Reviving Prakṛti in the Sāṃkhya Kārikā through Goethean Organics Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050221 Authors: Ashton Abhinavagupta is widely viewed to be a cautious, perceptive, and sympathetic reader (even of his opponents), with some researchers even celebrating him as a pre-modern intellectual historian. But scholars all too often underestimate how and why Abhinava misreads many of his...
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Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 54: Torrefaction as a pretreatment technology for chlorine elimination from biomass: A case study using Eucalyptus globulus Labill Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9050054 Authors: Letícia C.R. Sá Liliana M.E.F. Loureiro Leonel J.R. Nunes Adélio M.M. Mendes The recognition of the effects of fossil fuel consumption resulted in several agreements, legislation, and projects focusing on the minimization of impacts caused. Biomass is a versatile energy source....
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Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 53: Turning Food Waste into Value-Added Resources: Current Status and Regulatory Promotion in Taiwan Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9050053 Authors: Wen-Tien Tsai Food waste is daily generated in significant amounts around the world, implying the depletion of natural resources and the emergence of environmental pollution issues if discarded without valorization or utilization. In this regard, food waste management poses an important challenge in the circular...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 43: Multivariate Collective Risk Model: Dependent Claim Numbers and Panjer’s Recursion Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8020043 Authors: Cordelia Rudolph Uwe Schmock In this paper, we discuss a generalization of the collective risk model and of Panjer’s recursion. The model we consider consists of several business lines with dependent claim numbers. The distributions of the claim numbers are assumed to be Poisson mixture distributions. We let the claim causes...
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 30: Motion Signal Processing for a Remote Gas Metal Arc Welding Application Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9020030 Authors: Lucas Christoph Ebel Patrick Zuther Jochen Maass Shahram Sheikhi This article covers the signal processing for a human–robot remote controlled welding application. For this purpose, a test and evaluation system is under development. It allows a skilled worker to weld in real time without being exposed to the associated physical...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 289-307: Striving for a Safer and More Ergonomic Workplace: Acceptability and Human Factors Related to the Adoption of AR/VR Glasses in Industry 4.0. Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020016 Authors: Cecilia Sik Lanyi John Dermott Alexander Withers The word smart is very popular these days, as a result of nearly everything being digital today. Background information: In this digital world, everything is interconnected by smart devices. The driving force...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 68: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Struggle for Child Protection in Canadian Sport Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9050068 Authors: Gretchen Kerr Bruce Kidd Peter Donnelly Millions of children and adolescents around the world participate in organized sport for holistic health and developmental benefits. However, for some, sport participation is characterized by experiences of maltreatment, including forms of abuse and neglect. In Canada,...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 67: Investigating the Imagination of Possible and ‘Like-to-Avoid’ Selves among Higher Education Students from Different Socioeconomic Backgrounds at a Selective English University Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9050067 Authors: Barg Benham-Clarke Mountford-Zimdars Access to and participation in higher education (HE) remains unequal, with social background continuing to influence decisions and experiences. In this paper, we undertake a proof-of-concept...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 66: The Joint Effect of International and Domestic-Level State Capacity on Civil War Risk Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9050066 Authors: Zorzeta Bakaki This article examines the role of international and domestic-level factors for strengthening states’ capacity. State failure enhances insecurity, since there is not sufficient agency or institutions to provide adequate security guarantees and to put into operation established rules. When the...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 65: Global Citizenship and Analysis of Social Facts: Results of a Study with Pre-Service Teachers Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9050065 Authors: Gustavo González-Valencia María Ballbé Delfín Ortega-Sánchez This article outlines how the dimensions of global citizenship education (GCE) are reflected in future secondary school teachers’ analysis of news items. The question that guided the research was: When analysing a news item with global...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 33: A Phenotypic and Genotypic Evaluation of Developmental Toxicity of Polyhexamethylene Guanidine Phosphate Using Zebrafish Embryo/Larvae Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8020033 Authors: Jeongah Song Kojo Eghan Sangwoo Lee Jong-Su Park Seokjoo Yoon Wittaya Pimtong Woo-Keun Kim Polyhexamethylene guanidine-phosphate (PHMG-P), a guanidine-based cationic antimicrobial polymer, is an effective antimicrobial biocide, potent even at low concentrations. Due...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 32: Ecological and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Shooting Range Soils: A Meta Assessment from China Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8020032 Authors: Juan Bai Xiaofen Zhao Contamination of shooting ranges by heavy metals in particular Pb represents a widespread environmental issue attracting concern worldwide. Contaminant accumulation in shooting range soils can pose potential ecological risks and health risks for shooters and workers. Based on the published...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 288: Ptaquiloside and Pterosin B Levels in Mature Green Fronds and Sprouts of Pteridium arachnoideum Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12050288 Authors: Debora da Silva Freitas Ribeiro Kelly Moura Keller Benito Soto-Blanco Pteridium arachnoideum, a fern of the Pteridium aquilinum species complex found in South America, is responsible for several different syndromes of poisoning. Cases of bovine enzootic hematuria and upper alimentary squamous cell carcinoma are both...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 287: MazF Endoribonucleolytic Toxin Conserved in Nitrospira Specifically Cleaves the AACU, AACG, and AAUU Motifs Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12050287 Authors: Rie Aoi Tatsuki Miyamoto Akiko Yokota Yuri Ota Hirotsugu Fujitani Satoshi Tsuneda Naohiro Noda MazF is an endoribonucleolytic toxin that cleaves intracellular RNAs in sequence-specific manners. It is liberated in bacterial cells in response to environmental changes and is suggested to contribute...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 286: Clostridium perfringens Epsilon-Toxin Impairs the Barrier Function in MDCK Cell Monolayers in a Ca2+-Dependent Manner Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12050286 Authors: Masahiro Nagahama Soshi Seike Sadayuki Ochi Keiko Kobayashi Masaya Takehara Epsilon-toxin produced by Clostridium perfringens significantly contributes to the pathogeneses of enterotoxemia in ruminants and multiple sclerosis in humans. Epsilon-toxin forms a heptameric oligomer in the host...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 72: Levels of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D3 and Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism in Severe Dengue Cases from New Delhi Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020072 Authors: Anita Chakravarti Tanisha Bharara Neeru Kapoor Anzar Ashraf Background: Dengue is the “phoenix” that never went to ashes. First identified in 1943, in Japan, dengue virus has worldwide distribution and is a grave public health concern in developing...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 71: A Systematic Review of Human Infections by Pseudomonas mendocina Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020071 Authors: Petros Ioannou Georgios Vougiouklakis Pseudomonas mendocina is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic bacterium that belongs in the family Pseudomonadaceae and has been isolated from water and soil. Even though it is thought to cause infections quite rarely in humans, it can cause severe infections even in immunocompetent...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 69: Effects of Meglumine Antimoniate Treatment on Cytokine Production in a Patient with Mucosal Leishmaniasis and Chagas Diseases Co-Infection Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020069 Authors: Karine Rezende-Oliveira Cesar Gómez-Hernández Marcos Vinícius da Silva Rafael Faria de Oliveira Juliana Reis Machado Luciana de Almeida Silva Teixeira Lúcio Roberto Cançado Castellano Dalmo Correia Virmondes Rodrigues...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 70: Land Use Changes and Cluster Identification of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Cases in Bandung, Indonesia Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020070 Authors: Sri Yusnita Irda Sari Yessika Adelwin Fedri Ruluwedrata Rinawan Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Indonesia has increased steadily with Bandung as a hyper-endemic area holding a high number of cases for years. This study aimed to identify cluster areas and their correlation...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 68: Dengue Fever and Severe Dengue in Barbados, 2008–2016 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020068 Authors: Douglas Dutta Martina Anfasa Samuels Hilaire Analysis of the temporal, seasonal and demographic distribution of dengue virus (DENV) infections in Barbados was conducted using national surveillance data from a total of 3994 confirmed dengue cases. Diagnosis was confirmed either by DENV–specific...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 67: Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Treatment on Aedes Population Using Different Applications at High-Rise Buildings Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020067 Authors: Zuhainy Ahmad Zaki Nazri Che Dom Ibrahim Ahmed Alhothily Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) is an effective biological insecticide for killing mosquito larvae. However, choosing the suitable application method for larviciding is critical in increasing...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 66: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Knowledge of Mosquito-Borne Infections and Barriers for Protection in Hanoi, Vietnam Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020066 Authors: Chapot Nguyen-Tien Pham-Thanh Nguyen-Viet Craven Lindahl Dengue is a growing problem in Hanoi, with cyclical epidemics of increasing frequency and magnitude. In June 2019, we conducted a cross-sectional survey using mixed methods...
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Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 22: Long Live the Heritage of Petroleum—Discoveries of Former Oil Sites in the Port City of Dunkirk Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4020022 Authors: Stephan J. Hauser In the early days of the petroleum industry, oil infrastructure had a short lifespan. Individuals were creating their own company and competing with others, without the financial means of current great companies. Many oil facilities were established in port cities like Dunkirk, because they...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 208: HIV gp120 Induces the Release of Proinflammatory, Angiogenic, and Lymphangiogenic Factors from Human Lung Mast Cells Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020208 Authors: Marone Rossi Pecoraro Pucino Criscuolo Paulis Spadaro Marone Varricchi Human lung mast cells (HLMCs) express the high-affinity receptor FcεRI for IgE and are involved in chronic pulmonary diseases occurring at high frequency among HIV-infected individuals....
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 207: A Replication-Defective Influenza Virus Vaccine Confers Complete Protection against H7N9 Viral Infection in Mice Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020207 Authors: Landreth Lu Pandey Zhou Avian influenza H7N9 viruses continue to pose a great threat to public health, which is evident by their high case-fatality rates. Although H7N9 was first isolated in humans in China in 2013, to date, there is no commercial vaccine available against this particular...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 58: The Outcome and Economic Viability of Embryo Production Using IVF and SOV Techniques in the Wagyu Breed of Cattle Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7020058 Authors: Fernanda L. Facioli Flávia De Marchi Mariana G. Marques Paulo R. P. Michelon Eraldo L. Zanella Kyle C. Caires Jerry J. Reeves Ricardo Zanella The Japanese black cattle breed (Wagyu) has an improved metabolism, which allows them to have a higher marbling score...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 57: Effects of Joint Lavage with Dimethylsulfoxide on LPS-Induced Synovitis in Horses—Clinical and Laboratorial Aspects Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7020057 Authors: Eric Danilo Pauls Sotelo Cynthia Prado Vendruscolo Joice Fülber Sarah Raphaela Torquato Seidel Fernando Mosquera Jaramillo Fernanda Rodrigues Agreste Luís Cláudio Lopes Correia da Silva Raquel Yvonne Arantes Baccarin Several studies in human and equine medicine...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 503: The Robust Restriction of Zika Virus by Type-I Interferon in A549 Cells Varies by Viral Lineage and Is Not Determined by IFITM3 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12050503 Authors: Gobillot Humes Sharma Kikawa Overbaugh Type-I interferon (IFN-I) is a major antiviral host response but its impact on Zika virus (ZIKV) replication is not well defined, particularly as it relates to different circulating strains. Interferon stimulated genes (ISGs) that inhibit...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 502: Molecular Evolution and Structural Mapping of N-Terminal Domain in Spike Gene of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12050502 Authors: Asif Naeem Maaweya E. Hamed Majed F. Alghoribi Waleed Aljabr Hadel Alsaran Mushira A. Enani Bandar Alosaimi The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lethal zoonotic pathogen circulating in the Arabian Peninsula since 2012. There is no vaccine...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 501: Feline Morbillivirus, a New Paramyxovirus Possibly Associated with Feline Kidney Disease Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12050501 Authors: Eun Jin Choi Victoria Ortega Hector C. Aguilar Feline morbillivirus (FeMV) was first isolated in stray cats in Hong Kong in 2012. Since its discovery, the virus has been reported in domestic cats worldwide, including in Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, US, Brazil, Turkey, UK, Germany, and Malaysia. FeMV is classified in the Morbillivirus...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 498: Codon Usage and Phenotypic Divergences of SARS-CoV-2 Genes Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12050498 Authors: Maddalena Dilucca Sergio Forcelloni Alexandros G. Georgakilas Andrea Giansanti Athanasia Pavlopoulou Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which first occurred in Wuhan (China) in December of 2019, causes a severe acute respiratory illness with a high mortality rate, and has spread around the world. To gain an understanding...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 500: Phylogenetic, Evolutionary and Structural Analysis of Canine Parvovirus (CPV-2) Antigenic Variants Circulating in Colombia Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12050500 Authors: Sebastián Giraldo-Ramirez Santiago Rendon-Marin Julián Ruiz-Saenz Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) is the causative agent of haemorrhagic gastroenteritis in canids. Three antigenic variants—CPV-2a, CPV-2b and CPV-2c—have been described, which are determined by variations at residue...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 499: Effect of the Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus Nonvirion Protein on Translation via PERK-eIF2α Pathway Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12050499 Authors: Shelby Powell Kesterson Jeffery Ringiesn Vikram N. Vakharia Brian S. Shepherd Douglas W. Leaman Krishnamurthy Malathi Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is one of the most deadly infectious fish pathogens, posing a serious threat to the aquaculture industry and freshwater ecosystems worldwide....
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