Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1783: Caffeine and Caffeine Metabolites in Relation to Insulin Resistance and Beta Cell Function in U.S. Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061783 Authors: Lee Min Min The relationship between caffeine and insulin resistance (IR) has been assessed only in terms of caffeine intake, and the association between caffeine and beta cell function (BCF) remains unclear. This study examines the association between urinary caffeine and its metabolites, IR, and...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1781: The Effect of Fructose Feeding on Intestinal Triacylglycerol Production and De Novo Fatty Acid Synthesis in Humans Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061781 Authors: Simon Steenson Fariba Shojaee-Moradie Martin B. Whyte Kim G. Jackson Julie A. Lovegrove Barbara A. Fielding A. Margot Umpleby A high fructose intake exacerbates postprandial plasma triacylglycerol (TAG) concentration, an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, although...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1779: Maternal Microbiota, Cortisol Concentration, and Post-Partum Weight Recovery are Dependent on Mode of Delivery Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061779 Authors: Selma-Royo García-Mantrana Calatayud Parra-Llorca Martínez-Costa Collado The importance of the maternal microbiota in terms of the initial bacterial seeding has previously been highlighted; however, little is currently known about the perinatal factors that could affect it. The aim...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1780: Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Females Taking Oral Creatine Monohydrate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061780 Authors: de Guingand Palmer Snow Davies-Tuck Ellery Creatine Monohydrate (CrM) is a dietary supplement routinely used as an ergogenic aid for sport and training, and as a potential therapeutic aid to augment different disease processes. Despite its increased use in recent years, studies reporting...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1782: Aqueous Fraction from Hibiscus sabdariffa Relaxes Mesenteric Arteries of Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats through Calcium Current Reduction and Possibly Potassium Channels Modulation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061782 Authors: Alsayed Zhang Bredeloux Boudesocque-Delaye Yu Peineau Enguehard-Gueiffier Ahmed Pasqualin Maupoil Background/Objectives: Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (H. sabdariffa (HS)) extract has a vascular relaxant...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1777: Chronic Supplementation with a Mix of Salvia officinalis and Salvia lavandulaefolia Improves Morris Water Maze Learning in Normal Adult C57Bl/6J Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061777 Authors: Dinel Lucas Guillemet Layé Pallet Joffre Background: Two different species of sage, Salvia officinalis and Salvia lavandulaefolia, have demonstrated activities in cognitive function during preclinical and clinical studies related to impaired...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1778: Gender, Age, Geographical Area, Food Neophobia and Their Relationships with the Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet: New Insights from a Large Population Cross-Sectional Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061778 Authors: Predieri Sinesio Monteleone Spinelli Cianciabella Daniele Dinnella Gasperi Endrizzi Torri Gallina Toschi Bendini Pagliarini Cattaneo Di Monaco Vitaglione Condelli Laureati ...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1776: Microbiota and Lifestyle: A Special Focus on Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061776 Authors: Redondo-Useros Nova González-Zancada Díaz Gómez-Martínez Marcos It is widely known that a good balance and healthy function for bacteria groups in the colon are necessary to maintain homeostasis and preserve health. However, the lack of consensus on what defines a healthy gut microbiota and the multitude of factors that influence human gut...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 472: Development and Challenges in Animal Tuberculosis Vaccination Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060472 Authors: Balseiro Thomas Gortázar Risalde Vaccination with Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) constituted a major advance in the prevention of human tuberculosis (TB) in the beginning of the past century. BCG has also a clear potential for use in animals and, in particular, in the main domestic species subjected to TB control...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 471: Efflux MexAB-Mediated Resistance in P. aeruginosa Isolated from Patients with Healthcare Associated Infections Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060471 Authors: Rania M. Kishk Mohamed O. Abdalla Abdullah A. Hashish Nader A. Nemr Nihal El Nahhas Saad Alkahtani Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim Safaa M. Kishk Today, one of the most important challenges for physicians is the adequate treatment of infections due to multidrug resistant organism (MDR)....
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 473: Genetic Diversity of Babesia bovis MSA-1, MSA-2b and MSA-2c in China Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060473 Authors: Jinming Wang Jifei Yang Shandian Gao Xiaoxing Wang Hao Sun Zhaoyong Lv Youquan Li Aihong Liu Junlong Liu Jianxun Luo Guiquan Guan Hong Yin The apicomplexan parasite Babesia bovis is a tick-borne intracellular hemoprotozoan parasite that is widespread across China. Genetic diversity is an important strategy...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 470: Adaptive Immunity to Dengue Virus: Slippery Slope or Solid Ground for Rational Vaccine Design? Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060470 Authors: Lucas Wilken Guus F. Rimmelzwaan The four serotypes of dengue virus are the most widespread causes of arboviral disease, currently placing half of the human population at risk of infection. Pre-existing immunity to one dengue virus serotype can predispose to severe disease following secondary infection with a...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 553: Hura crepitans L. Extract: Phytochemical Characterization, Antioxidant Activity, and Nanoformulation Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060553 Authors: Antonio Vassallo Maria Francesca Armentano Rocchina Miglionico Carla Caddeo Claudia Chirollo Maria Josefina Gualtieri Angela Ostuni Faustino Bisaccia Immacolata Faraone Luigi Milella The purpose of this study was to improve the knowledge on Hura crepitans L., a plant...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 102: Travel Medicine Curricula across Canadian Pharmacy Programs and Alignment with Scope of Practice Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8020102 Authors: Heidi V.J. Fernandes Brittany Cook Sherilyn K.D. Houle Limited research exists on pharmacy students’ training in travel medicine, and how this aligns with scope of practice. This research aimed to detail travel medicine education across pharmacy programs in Canada and map this against the scope of...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 753: Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Activity of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. (Bignoniaceae) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060753 Authors: Alice Nabatanzi Sanah M. Nkadimeng Namrita Lall John D. Kabasa Lyndy J. McGaw Kigelia africana has been used in the management of human ailments since time immemorial. Ethnobotanists have documented the traditional uses of K. africana, which include treatment of skin disorders, cancer and gynecological...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 752: Comparative Plastomics of Ashwagandha (Withania, Solanaceae) and Identification of Mutational Hotspots for Barcoding Medicinal Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060752 Authors: Furrukh Mehmood Abdullah Zartasha Ubaid Yiming Bao Peter Poczai Bushra Mirza Within the family Solanaceae, Withania is a small genus belonging to the Solanoideae subfamily. Here, we report the de novo assembled chloroplast genome sequences of W. coagulans, W. adpressa,...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 751: Phytochemical Profile and Pharmacological Activities of Water and Hydroethanolic Dry Extracts of Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull. Herb Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060751 Authors: Galyna Starchenko Andrіy Hrytsyk Ain Raal Оleh Koshovyi According to the WHO data (2017), depression is the most predominant disease worldwide, with about 300 million people suffering from it, and bipolar disorder is the second most common. Therefore, it is relevant to research...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 750: Co-Occurrence of Defoliating and Non-Defoliating Pathotypes of Verticillium Dahliae in Field-Grown Cotton Plants in New South Wales, Australia Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060750 Authors: Duy P. Le Aphrika Gregson Thao T. Tran Rodney Jackson Verticillium wilt (VW) is a major constraint to cotton production in Australia and worldwide. The disease is caused by a soilborne fungus, Verticillium dahliae, a highly virulent pathogen on cotton. Commonly, V....
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 749: A Perspective on Secondary Seed Dormancy in Arabidopsis thaliana Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060749 Authors: Gonda Buijs Primary seed dormancy is the phenomenon whereby seeds newly shed by the mother plant are unable to germinate under otherwise favorable conditions for germination. Primary dormancy is released during dry seed storage (after-ripening), and the seeds acquire the capacity to germinate upon imbibition under favorable conditions, i.e., they become...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Prosthesis, Vol. 2, Pages 100-116: Titanium Alloys for Dental Implants: A Review Prosthesis doi: 10.3390/prosthesis2020011 Authors: John W. Nicholson The topic of titanium alloys for dental implants has been reviewed. The basis of the review was a search using PubMed, with the large number of references identified being reduced to a manageable number by concentrating on more recent articles and reports of biocompatibility and of implant durability. Implants made mainly from titanium...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Proteomes, Vol. 8, Pages 13: The Power of Three in Cannabis Shotgun Proteomics: Proteases, Databases and Search Engines Proteomes doi: 10.3390/proteomes8020013 Authors: Delphine Vincent Keith Savin Simone Rochfort German Spangenberg Cannabis research has taken off since the relaxation of legislation, yet proteomics is still lagging. In 2019, we published three proteomics methods aimed at optimizing protein extraction, protein digestion for bottom-up and middle-down proteomics,...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 291: Archaeology of Ancient Israelite Religion(s): An Introduction Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11060291 Authors: Avraham Faust Israelite religion has always fascinated scholars [...]
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 292: The New Visibility of Religion and Its Impact on Populist Politics Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11060292 Authors: Michael Hoelzl The marginalised research field of populism and religion has mainly focused on the positive aspects of how religion and populism can be combined with mutual benefits for both parties, whereas the critical potential and limitations that religion and theology pose to populist politics has often been overlooked. The following essay...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 103: No Power without Knowledge: A Discursive Subjectivities Approach to Investigate Climate-Induced (Im)mobility and Wellbeing Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9060103 Authors: Ayeb-Karlsson During the last few decades we have seen a rapid growth in the body of literature on climate-induced human mobility or environmental migration. Meanwhile, in-depth people-centred studies investigating people’s (im)mobility decision-making as a highly complex...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 102: Critical Debates and Developments in Child Protection: Some Introductory Comments Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9060102 Authors: Nigel Parton I would like to begin by thanking all of the authors who have contributed to this Social Sciences Special on “critical debates and developments in child protection” for their hard work and timely dedication in responding so positively to the requests and timelines made of them [...]
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 88: The Effects of Physical Education on Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8060088 Authors: Håvard Lorås Appropriate levels of motor competence are an integrated part of individuals’ health-related fitness, and physical education is proposed as an important context for developing a broad range of motor skills. The aim of the current study was to apply meta-analyses to assess the...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 34: Influence of WC-Based Pin Tool Profile on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA1100 FSW Welds Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8020034 Authors: Abbas Tamadon Arvand Baghestani Mohammad Ebrahim Bajgholi The effect of various tungsten carbide (WC) pin tools and operating parameters on the material structure and properties of an AA1100 friction stir welding (FSW) weld were evaluated. Three different pin shapes were employed (conical, square...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 42: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Neurotoxicity in Sentinel and Non-Traditional Laboratory Model Systems: Potential Utility in Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Human Health Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8020042 Authors: Rachel Foguth Maria S. Sepúlveda Jason Cannon Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of chemicals that were widely used in manufacturing and are now present in the environment throughout the world. It is known that various...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 397: Crystal Structure of Exotoxin A from Aeromonas Pathogenic Species Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060397 Authors: Geoffrey Masuyer Aeromonas exotoxin A (AE) is a bacterial virulence factor recently discovered in a clinical case of necrotising fasciitis caused by the flesh-eating Aeromonas hydrophila. Here, database mining shows that AE is present in the genome of several emerging Aeromonas pathogenic species. The X-ray crystal structure of AE was solved at 2.3...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 396: Chemical and Pharmacological Screening of Rhinella icterica (Spix 1824) Toad Parotoid Secretion in Avian Preparations Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060396 Authors: Raquel Soares Oliveira Bruna Trindade Borges Allan Pinto Leal Manuela Merlin Lailowski Karla de Castro Figueiredo Bordon Velci Queiróz de Souza Lúcia Vinadé Tiago Gomes dos Santos Stephen Hyslop Sidnei Moura Eliane Candiani Arantes Alexandre Pinto Corrado Cháriston A....
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 395: Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Toxin Type A on Persistent Myofascial Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060395 Authors: Giancarlo De la Torre Canales Natalia Alvarez-Pinzon Victor Ricardo Manuel Muñoz-Lora Leonardo Vieira Peroni Amanda Farias Gomes Alfonso Sánchez-Ayala Francisco Haiter-Neto Daniele Manfredini Célia Marisa Rizzatti-Barbosa This study assessed the safety and efficacy of three different doses...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 647: Identification of a Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody that Recognizes a Unique Epitope on Domain III of the Envelope Protein of Tembusu Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12060647 Authors: Shenghua Qu Xiaoyan Wang Lixin Yang Junfeng Lv Runze Meng Weiqian Dai Qingxiangzi Li Huicong Liu Bing Zhang Dabing Zhang Domain III of the envelope protein (EDIII) is the major target of flavivirus neutralizing antibody. To date, little is known regarding...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 646: A Putative Role of de-Mono-ADP-Ribosylation of STAT1 by the SARS-CoV-2 Nsp3 Protein in the Cytokine Storm Syndrome of COVID-19 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12060646 Authors: Jean-Michel Claverie As more cases of COVID-19 are studied and treated worldwide, it had become apparent that the lethal and most severe cases of pneumonia are due to an out-of-control inflammatory response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. I explored the putative causes of this specific feature through...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1710: Impact of Rice Intensification and Urbanization on Surface Water Quality in An Giang Using a Statistical Approach Water doi: 10.3390/w12061710 Authors: Huynh Vuong Thu Minh Ram Avtar Pankaj Kumar Kieu Ngoc Le Masaaki Kurasaki Tran Van Ty A few studies have evaluated the impact of land use land cover (LULC) change on surface water quality in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD), one of the most productive agricultural deltas in the world. This...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1705: Analysis of the Microbiome (Bathing Biome) in Geothermal Waters from an Australian Balneotherapy Centre Water doi: 10.3390/w12061705 Authors: Arturo Aburto-Medina Esmaeil Shahsavari Marc Cohen Nitin Mantri Andrew S Ball Balneotherapy is an ancient practice which remains commonplace throughout the world due to perceived health benefits that include relief of arthritis, fibromyalgia and relaxation. However, bathing environments are not sterile and...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1709: Water Use Inequality and Efficiency Assessments in the Yangtze River Economic Delta of China Water doi: 10.3390/w12061709 Authors: Pius Babuna Xiaohua Yang Dehui Bian The Yangtze River Economic Delta (YRED) faces inequality in water use in large proportions due to rapid industrialization. This study adopted the Gini coefficient and Global Moran’s index to calculate inequality, its spatial spread and water use efficiency of cities in the YRED...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1704: Baseline Conditions and Projected Future Hydro-Climatic Change in National Parks in the Conterminous United States Water doi: 10.3390/w12061704 Authors: William Battaglin Lauren Hay David J. Lawrence Greg McCabe Parker Norton The National Park Service (NPS) manages hundreds of parks in the United States, and many contain important aquatic ecosystems and/or threatened and endangered aquatic species vulnerable to hydro-climatic change. More effective...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1708: Accounting for the Three-Dimensional Distribution of Escherichia coli Concentrations in Pond Water in Simulations of the Microbial Quality of Water Withdrawn for Irrigation Water doi: 10.3390/w12061708 Authors: Matthew D. Stocker Dong Jin Jeon Ekaterina Sokolova Hoonsoo Lee Moon S. Kim Yakov A. Pachepsky Evaluating the microbial quality of irrigation water is essential for the prevention of foodborne illnesses. Generic Escherichia coli (E. coli)...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1706: Effect of Open Boundary Conditions and Bottom Roughness on Tidal Modeling around the West Coast of Korea Water doi: 10.3390/w12061706 Authors: Van Thinh Nguyen Minjae Lee The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of open boundary conditions and bottom roughness on the tidal elevations around the West Coast of Korea (WCK) using an open-source computational fluids dynamics tool, the TELEMAC model. To obtain a detailed tidal forcing at open boundaries,...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1707: Acquisition of Post-Depositional Effects on Stable Isotopes (δ18O and δD) of Snow and Firn at Dome A, East Antarctica Water doi: 10.3390/w12061707 Authors: Tianming Ma Li Li Guitao Shi Yuansheng Li Water stable isotopes (δ18O and δD) in Antarctic snow pits and ice cores are extensively applied in paleoclimate reconstruction. However, their interpretation varies over some climate change processes that can alter isotope signals after...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1703: Prediction of Mean Wave Overtopping Discharge Using Gradient Boosting Decision Trees Water doi: 10.3390/w12061703 Authors: Joost P. den Bieman Josefine M. Wilms Henk F. P. van den Boogaard Marcel R. A. van Gent Wave overtopping is an important design criterion for coastal structures such as dikes, breakwaters and promenades. Hence, the prediction of the expected wave overtopping discharge is an important research topic. Existing prediction tools consist...
Mon Jun 15, 2020 03:00
Δεν υπάρχουν σχόλια:
Δημοσίευση σχολίου