Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2259: Fabrication of High-Performance Bamboo–Plastic Composites Reinforced by Natural Halloysite Nanotubes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092259 Authors: Xiaobei Jin Jingpeng Li Rong Zhang Zehui Jiang Daochun Qin Bamboo-plastic composites (BPCs) as new biomass-plastic composites have recently attracted much attention. However, weak mechanical performance and high moisture absorption as well as low thermal stability greatly limit their industrial...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2258: Search for ABCB1 Modulators Among 2-Amine-5-Arylideneimidazolones as a New Perspective to Overcome Cancer Multidrug Resistance Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092258 Authors: Aneta Kaczor Márta Nové Annamária Kincses Gabriella Spengler Ewa Szymańska Gniewomir Latacz Jadwiga Handzlik Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a severe problem in the treatment of cancer with overexpression of glycoprotein P (Pgp, ABCB1) as a reason for chemotherapy...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2260: Exploring Structure-Property Relationships in a Bio-Inspired Family of Bipodal and Electronically-Coupled Bistriphenylamine Dyes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092260 Authors: Tamara Al-Faouri Francis L. Buguis Saba Azizi Soldouz Olga V. Sarycheva Burhan A. Hussein Reeda Mahmood Bryan D. Koivisto A bio-inspired family of organic dyes with bichromic-bipodal architectures were synthesized and...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2257: The Antiproliferative Effects of Flavonoid MAO Inhibitors on Prostate Cancer Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092257 Authors: Najla O. Zarmouh Samia S. Messeha Nelly Mateeva Madhavi Gangapuram Kacy Flowers Suresh V. K. Eyunni Wang Zhang Kinfe K. Redda Karam F. A. Soliman Prostate cancer (PCa) patients commonly experience clinical depression. Recent reports indicated that monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) levels elevate in PCa,...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2255: A Herbal Mixture from Propolis, Pomegranate, and Grape Pomace Endowed with Anti-Inflammatory Activity in an In Vivo Rheumatoid Arthritis Model Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092255 Authors: Valentina Parisi Antonio Vassallo Claudio Pisano Giacomo Signorino Francesco Cardile Milena Sorrentino Fabiana Colelli Alessandra Fucci Egildo Luca D’Andrea Nunziatina De Tommasi Alessandra Braca Marinella De Leo Rheumatoid arthritis...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2254: Wide-Antimicrobial Spectrum of Picolinium Salts Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092254 Authors: Sarka Salajkova Marketa Benkova Jan Marek Radek Sleha Lukas Prchal David Malinak Rafael Dolezal Kristina Sepčić Nina Gunde-Cimerman Kamil Kuca Ondrej Soukup Nosocomial infections, which greatly increase morbidity among hospitalized patients, together with growing antibiotic resistance still encourage many researchers to search...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2253: Synthesis and Spectral Identification of Three Schiff Bases with a 2-(Piperazin-1-yl)-N-(thiophen-2-yl methylene)ethanamine Moiety Acting as Novel Pancreatic Lipase Inhibitors: Thermal, DFT, Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Molecular Docking Investigations Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092253 Authors: Ismail Warad Oraib Ali Anas Al Ali Nidal Amin Jaradat Fatima Hussein Lubna Abdallah Nabil Al-Zaqri Ali Alsalme Fahad A. Alharthi ...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 17: Persuasive Features that Drive the Adoption of a Fitness Application and the Moderating Effect of Age and Gender Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4020017 Authors: Oyibo Vassileva Fitness apps equipped with various persuasive features have become popular worldwide due to the physical inactivity crisis. However, there is a limited understanding of the most important persuasive features that drive their adoption and the moderating effect...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 934: Photonic and Thermal Modelling of Microrings in Silicon, Diamond and GaN for Temperature Sensing Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050934 Authors: Lukas Max Weituschat Walter Dickmann Joaquín Guimbao Daniel Ramos Stefanie Kroker Pablo Aitor Postigo Staying in control of delicate processes in the evermore emerging field of micro, nano and quantum-technologies requires suitable devices to measure temperature and temperature flows with high...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 932: Advances and Challenges in Developing Efficient Graphene Oxide-Based ZnO Photocatalysts for Dye Photo-Oxidation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050932 Authors: Yaqoob Noor Serrà Ibrahim The efficient remediation of organic dyes from wastewater is increasingly valuable in water treatment technology, largely owing to the tons of hazardous chemicals currently and constantly released into rivers and seas from various industries, including...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 931: Enhanced Microwave Absorption Bandwidth in Graphene-Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles with Core–Shell Structure Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050931 Authors: Zhang Deng Han Zhu Yan Zhang Graphene-encapsulated iron nanoparticles (Fe(G)) hold great promise as microwave absorbers owing to the combined dielectric loss of the graphene shell and the magnetic loss of the ferromagnetic metal core. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 933: Band Structure and Intersubband Transitions of Three-Layer Semiconductor Nanoplatelets Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050933 Authors: Ilia A. Vovk Vladimir V. Lobanov Aleksandr P. Litvin Mikhail Yu. Leonov Anatoly V. Fedorov Ivan D. Rukhlenko This paper presents the first general theory of electronic band structure and intersubband transitions in three-layer semiconductor nanoplatelets. We find a dispersion relation and wave functions...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 929: Towards the Enhancement in Photocatalytic Performance of Ag3PO4 Nanoparticles through Sulfate Doping and Anchoring on Electrospun Nanofibers Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050929 Authors: Panthi Gyawali Park Present work reports the enhancement in photocatalytic performance of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles through sulfate doping and anchoring on Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-electrospun nanofibers (SO42−-Ag3PO4/PAN-electrospun nanofibers) via...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 930: Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots—Synthesis, Functionalization and Sensing Application in Food Analysis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050930 Authors: Pan Xie Liu Yang Hong Wang Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with stable physicochemical properties are one of theemerging carbon nanomaterials that have been studied in recent years. In addition to the excellentoptical properties such as photoluminescence, photobleaching resistance...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 927: Gold Nanocylinders on Gold Film as a Multi-spectral SERS Substrate Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050927 Authors: Safar Lequeux Solard Fischer Felidj Gucciardi Edely de la Chapelle The surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) efficiency of gold nanocylinders deposited on gold thin film is studied. Exploiting the specific plasmonic properties of such substrates, we determine the influence of the nanocylinder diameter and...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 928: Development of Nanofluids for the Inhibition of Formation Damage Caused by Fines Migration: Effect of the interaction of Quaternary Amine (CTAB) and MgO Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050928 Authors: Díez Medina Giraldo Cortés Franco Fines migration is a common problem in the oil and gas industry that causes a decrease in productivity. In this sense, the main objective of this study is to develop nanocomposites based...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 926: Electronic and Thermal Properties of Graphene Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050926 Authors: Kyong Yop Rhee Recently, the development of nanotechnology has bloomed in numerous industries [...]
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 925: Structural Properties of Molecular Sierpiński Triangle Fractals Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050925 Authors: Eugen Mircea Anitas The structure of fractals at nano and micro scales is decisive for their physical properties. Generally, statistically self-similar (random) fractals occur in natural systems, and exactly self-similar (deterministic) fractals are artificially created. However, the existing fabrication methods of deterministic fractals...
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ncRNA, Vol. 6, Pages 16: Intratumoral Heterogeneity of Expression of 16 miRNA in Luminal Cancer of the Mammary Gland Non-Coding RNA doi: 10.3390/ncrna6020016 Authors: Yuliya A. Veryaskina Sergei E. Titov Vlada V. Kometova Valerii V. Rodionov Igor F. Zhimulev The purpose of this work is to determine the intratumoral distribution of miRNA expression profiles in luminal breast cancer (BC). The study included 33 certain BC cases of the luminal A or luminal B (Her2-) subtypes....
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1390: Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Specific Exercise Performance Outcomes: A Systematic Review Including Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051390 Authors: Correia Santos Pezarat-Correia Minderico Mendonca Intermittent fasting (IF) has been studied in athletes during Ramadan and in those willing to decrease adiposity while maintaining or increasing lean body mass. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the effects...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1387: The Impact of Malnutrition on Acute Muscle Wasting in Frail Older Hospitalized Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051387 Authors: Pourhassan Rommersbach Lueg Klimek Schnatmann Liermann Janssen Wirth Very little is known about the effect of malnutrition on short-term changes of body composition, particularly muscle, among older hospitalized patients. We sought to investigate the association of malnutrition as assessed by the...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1389: Acetyl-L-Carnitine in Dementia and Other Cognitive Disorders: A Critical Update Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051389 Authors: Pennisi Lanza Cantone D’Amico Fisicaro Puglisi Vinciguerra Bella Vicari Malaguarnera Several studies explored the effects of acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) in dementia, suggesting a role in slowing down cognitive decline. Nevertheless, in 2003 a systematic review concluded there was insufficient evidence...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1381: Inhibition of Neuromuscular Contractions of Human and Rat Colon by Bergamot Essential Oil and Linalool: Evidence to Support a Therapeutic Action Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051381 Authors: Straface Makwana Palmer Rombolà Aleong Morrone Sanger Bergamot essential oil (BEO) added to food and drink promotes a citrus flavour. Folklore suggests benefits on gastrointestinal functions but with little supporting evidence. BEO and major constituents...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1388: Ultrasonography of Quadriceps Femoris Muscle and Subcutaneous Fat Tissue and Body Composition by BIVA in Chronic Dialysis Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051388 Authors: Battaglia Ullo Massarenti Esposito Prencipe Ciancio Provenzano Fiorini Andreucci Storari Sabatino Fiaccadori Granata Protein Energy Wasting (PEW) in hemodialysis (HD) patients is a multifactorial condition due to specific pathology-related...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1386: Apple Flavonols Mitigate Adipocyte Inflammation and Promote Angiogenic Factors in LPS- and Cobalt Chloride-Stimulated Adipocytes, in Part by a Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ-Dependent Mechanism Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051386 Authors: Liddle Kavanagh Wright Robinson Adipose tissue (AT) expansion induces local hypoxia, a key contributor to the chronic low-grade inflammation that drives obesity-associated disease. Apple flavonols...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1385: Vitamin D Status and Its Determinants in A Paediatric Population in Norway Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051385 Authors: Holten-Andersen Haugen Oma Strand Recommendations for sufficient vitamin D intake in children were recently revised in Norway. However, optimal levels of vitamin D are still debated and knowledge on supplementation and vitamin D levels in healthy children in Norway is scarce. Therefore, we measured the plasma-concentration...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1384: Dietary Antioxidant Intake and Human Papillomavirus Infection: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study in Italy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051384 Authors: Barchitta Maugeri La Mastra Rosa Favara Lio Agodi Several lines of evidence suggested that antioxidants might play a protective role against high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection and cervical cancer. However, the effect of combined intake of antioxidants has not been...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1383: Poria Cocos Ameliorates Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Mice and Inhibits Osteoclastogenesis In Vitro Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051383 Authors: Hwang Jang Lee Kim Ha Estrogen deprivation in postmenopausal women causes disruption of bone homeostasis, resulting in bone loss and osteoporosis. Conventional therapies can exert adverse effects. The sclerotum of Poria cocos has been used in traditional medicine and as a nutritional supplement and...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1382: Evidence of the Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Brain Glucose Metabolism Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051382 Authors: Pifferi Cunnane Guesnet In mammals, brain function, particularly neuronal activity, has high energy needs. When glucose is supplemented by alternative oxidative substrates under different physiological conditions, these fuels do not fully replace the functions fulfilled by glucose. Thus, it is of major importance that...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1379: Psychological Factors of Long-Term Dietary and Physical Activity Adherence among Chinese Adults with Overweight and Obesity in a Community-Based Lifestyle Modification Program: A Mixed-Method Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051379 Authors: Leung Chan Sea Woo There is a paucity of research on factors influencing long-term adherence to lifestyle modification. We conducted a mixed-method study to explore the psychological factors of dietary...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1380: Novel e-Health Applications for the Management of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents in Greece Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051380 Authors: Tragomalou Moschonis Manios Kassari Ioakimidis Diou Stefanopoulos Lekka Maglaveras Delopoulos Charmandari Obesity in childhood and adolescence represents a major health problem. Novel e-Health technologies have been developed in order to provide a comprehensive...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1378: The Effects of Physical Activity and Diet Interventions on Body Mass Index in Latin American Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051378 Authors: Godoy-Cumillaf Fuentes-Merino Díaz-González Jiménez-Díaz Martínez-Vizcaíno Álvarez-Bueno Cavero-Redondo The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare the effect of physical activity only with that of physical...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1377: Regional Differences in the Association between Dietary Patterns and Muscle Strength in Korean Older Adults: Data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014–2016 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051377 Authors: Ae-Rim Seo Mi-Ji Kim Ki-Soo Park Objectives: Adequate nutrition is an important factor to prevent sarcopenia in older adults. The purpose of this study was to identify the regional differences in the association between...
Tue May 12, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1375: Prenatal Nutrition Containing Bisphenol A Affects Placenta Glucose Transfer: Evidence in Rats and Human Trophoblast Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051375 Authors: Benincasa Mandalà Paulesu Barberio Ietta This work aims to clarify the effect of dietary supplementation with Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical widely present in beverage and food containers, on placental glucose transfer and pregnancy outcome. The study was performed on female Sprague...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1376: Chyme Reinfusion in Intestinal Failure Related to Temporary Double Enterostomies and Enteroatmospheric Fistulas Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051376 Authors: Picot Layec Seynhaeve Dussaulx Trivin Carsin-Mahe Some temporary double enterostomies (DES) or entero-atmospheric fistulas (EAF) have high output and are responsible for Type 2 intestinal failure. Intravenous supplementations (IVS) for parenteral nutrition and hydration compensate...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1374: Gender Differences in Fat-Rich Meat Choice: Influence of Personality and Attitudes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051374 Authors: Sara Spinelli Caterina Dinnella Federica Tesini Alessandra Bendini Ada Braghieri Cristina Proserpio Luisa Torri Nicoletta A. Miele Eugenio Aprea Agata Mazzaglia Tullia Gallina Toschi Erminio Monteleone The innate liking of fats may be due to one or more orosensory, post-ingestive, and metabolic signals;...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1373: The Impact of Glucose-Based or Lipid-Based Total Parenteral Nutrition on the Free Fatty Acids Profile in Critically Ill Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051373 Authors: Pavel Skorepa Ondrej Sobotka Jan Vanek Alena Ticha Joao Fortunato Jan Manak Vladimir Blaha Jan M. Horacek Lubos Sobotka Introduction: Our study aim was to assess how the macronutrient intake during total parenteral nutrition (TPN) modulates plasma total free fatty...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1372: The Mixture of Gotu Kola, Cnidium Fruit, and Goji Berry Enhances Memory Functions by Inducing Nerve-Growth-Factor-Mediated Actions Both In Vitro and In Vivo Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051372 Authors: Jin Gyu Choi Zahra Khan Seong Min Hong Young Choong Kim Myung Sook Oh Sun Yeou Kim Nerve growth factor (NGF), a typical neurotrophin, has been characterized by the regulation of neuronal cell differentiation and survival involved in learning...
Mon May 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1371: The Mediating Effects of Eating Disorder, Food Addiction, and Insomnia in the Association between Psychological Distress and Being Overweight among Iranian Adolescents Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051371 Authors: Chung-Ying Lin Pauline Cheung Vida Imani Mark D. Griffiths Amir H. Pakpour With obesity and excess weight remaining a serious concern worldwide, investigating the mechanisms underlying this is of great importance. Psychological distress...
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