Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3764: Effect of Kerogen Thermal Maturity on Methane Adsorption Capacity: A Molecular Modeling Approach Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163764 Authors: Saad Alafnan Theis Solling Mohamed Mahmoud The presence of kerogen in source rocks gives rise to a plethora of potential gas storage mechanisms. Proper estimation of the gas reserve requires knowledge of the quantities of free and adsorbed gas in rock pores and kerogen. Traditional methods of reserve estimation...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3762: Effect of Heavy Ion 12C6+ Radiation on Lipid Constitution in the Rat Brain Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163762 Authors: Bo Li Chu Han Yuanyuan Liu Nafissa Ismail Kevin Smith Peng Zhang Zixuan Chen Rongji Dai Yulin Deng Heavy ions refer to charged particles with a mass greater than four (i.e., alpha particles). The heavy ion irradiation used in radiotherapy or that astronauts suffer in space flight missions induces toxicity...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3758: Chemical Characterisation and Antihypertensive Effects of Locular Gel and Serum of Lycopersicum esculentum L. var. “Camone” Tomato in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163758 Authors: Paola Marcolongo Alessandra Gamberucci Gabriella Tamasi Alessio Pardini Claudia Bonechi Claudio Rossi Roberta Giunti Virginia Barone Annalisa Borghini Paolo Fiorenzani Maria Frosini Massimo Valoti Federica Pessina...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3760: Recent Advances in Polymeric Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Drugs against Intracellular Infections Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163760 Authors: Arturo Sánchez Susana P. Mejía Jahir Orozco Polymeric nanocarriers (PNs) have demonstrated to be a promising alternative to treat intracellular infections. They have outstanding performance in delivering antimicrobials intracellularly to reach an adequate dose level and improve their therapeutic efficacy....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3761: Coupling Ultrafiltration-Based Processes to Concentrate Phenolic Compounds from Aqueous Goji Berry Extracts Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163761 Authors: Carmela Conidi Enrico Drioli Alfredo Cassano In this work, a membrane-based process for the purification and concentration of antioxidant compounds from aqueous Goji (Lycium barbarum L.) berry extracts was investigated. The aqueous extract was previously clarified with hollow fiber ultrafiltration...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3756: Radiochemical Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Radioconjugates of Neurokinin 1 Receptor Antagonist Aprepitant Dedicated for NK1R-Positive Tumors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163756 Authors: Paweł K. Halik Piotr F. J. Lipiński Joanna Matalińska Przemysław Koźmiński Aleksandra Misicka Ewa Gniazdowska Aprepitant, a lipophilic and small molecular representative of neurokinin 1 receptor antagonists, is known for its anti-proliferative activity...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3757: Hydrogen-Mediated Noncovalent Interactions in Solids: What Can NMR Crystallography Tell About? Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163757 Authors: Ioana Georgeta Grosu Xenia Filip Maria O. Miclăuș Claudiu Filip Hydrogen atoms play a crucial role in the aggregation of organic (bio)molecules through diverse number of noncovalent interactions that they mediate, such as electrostatic in proton transfer systems, hydrogen bonding, and CH–π...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3759: Serum Metabolic Profiling Reveals Potential Anti-Inflammatory Effects of the Intake of Black Ginseng Extracts in Beagle Dogs Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163759 Authors: Ye Jin Kim Dae Young Lee Ho-Eun Park Dahye Yoon Bumkyu Lee Jae Geun Kim Kyung-Hoan Im Young-Seob Lee Wan-Kyu Lee Jae Kwang Kim Black ginseng (BG) has better health benefits than white ginseng. The intake of BG changes the levels of metabolites, such as amino...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3755: Cytotoxic and Anti-Plasmodial Activities of Stephania dielsiana Y.C. Wu Extracts and the Isolated Compounds Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163755 Authors: James Knockleby Bruno Pradines Mathieu Gendrot Joel Mosnier Thanh Tam Nguyen Thi Thuy Trinh Hoyun Lee Phuong Mai Le Natural products remain a viable source of novel therapeutics, and as detection and extraction techniques improve, we can identify more molecules from a broader...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3754: IDH1 Targeting as a New Potential Option for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment—Current State and Future Perspectives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163754 Authors: Fabiana Crispo Michele Pietrafesa Valentina Condelli Francesca Maddalena Giuseppina Bruno Annamaria Piscazzi Alessandro Sgambato Franca Esposito Matteo Landriscina Cholangiocarcinoma is a primary malignancy of the biliary tract characterized by late and unspecific...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3753: Inequality in the Frequency of the Open States Occurrence Depends on Single 2H/1H Replacement in DNA Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25163753 Authors: Alexander Basov Mikhail Drobotenko Alexandr Svidlov Eugeny Gerasimenko Vadim Malyshko Anna Elkina Mikhail Baryshev Stepan Dzhimak In the present study, the effect of 2H/1H isotopic exchange in hydrogen bonds between nitrogenous base pairs on occurrence and open states zones dynamics...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 56: The Chongchong Step Master Game for Gait and Balance Training Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4030056 Authors: Yongjoo Cho Kyoung Shin Park Exercise can help to improve health, strengthen vitality and prevent brain disease, especially for the elderly. Exercise games, or exergames, which combine both exercise and video gaming, train people in a fun and competitive manner to lead a healthy lifestyle. Exergames promote more physical effort...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1620: Disposable and Low-Cost Electrode Based on Graphene Paper-Nafion-Bi Nanostructures for Ultra-Trace Determination of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081620 Authors: Antonino Scandurra Francesco Ruffino Mario Urso Maria Grazia Grimaldi Salvo Mirabella There is a huge demand for rapid, reliable and low-cost methods for the analysis of heavy metals in drinking water, particularly in the range of sub-part per billion (ppb)....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1619: Foliar Application of Low Concentrations of Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles to the Common Sunflower under Field Conditions Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081619 Authors: Marek Kolenčík Dávid Ernst Martin Urík Ľuba Ďurišová Marek Bujdoš Martin Šebesta Edmud Dobročka Samuel Kšiňan Ramakanth Illa Yu Qian Huan Feng Ivan Černý Veronika Holišová Gabriela Kratošová Nano-fertilisers have only recently...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1618: Magnetic Phase Coexistence and Hard–Soft Exchange Coupling in FePt Nanocomposite Magnets Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081618 Authors: O. Crisan I. Dan P. Palade A. D. Crisan A. Leca A. Pantelica With the aim of demonstrating phase coexistence of two magnetic phases in an intermediate annealing regime and obtaining highly coercive FePt nanocomposite magnets, two alloys of slightly off-equiatomic composition of a binary Fe-Pt system...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1617: Toxicity of Carbon Nanomaterials and Their Potential Application as Drug Delivery Systems: In Vitro Studies in Caco-2 and MCF-7 Cell Lines Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081617 Authors: Rosa Garriga Tania Herrero-Continente Miguel Palos Vicente L. Cebolla Jesús Osada Edgar Muñoz María Jesús Rodríguez-Yoldi Carbon nanomaterials have attracted increasing attention in biomedicine recently to be used as drug nanocarriers suitable for...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1616: Microwave-Assisted Rapid Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Gum Tragacanth Hydrogel Nanocomposite for Heavy Metal Ions Adsorption Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081616 Authors: Bhawna Sharma Sourbh Thakur Djalal Trache Hamed Yazdani Nezhad Vijay Kumar Thakur Reduced graphene oxide (RGO) was synthesized in this research via Tour’s method for the use of filler in the hydrogel matrix. The copolymerization of N,N-dimethylacrylamide...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1615: Green Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Natural Product Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles for Wastewater Treatment Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081615 Authors: Chanchal Das Subhadeep Sen Tejinder Singh Tanmoy Ghosh Subha Sankar Paul Tae Wan Kim Seob Jeon Dilip K. Maiti Jungkyun Im Goutam Biswas Adsorption of organic pollutants, toxic metal ions, and removal of harmful bacteria can give us clean and pure drinkable...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1614: Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Efficient Antibacterial Application In Vitro against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Pathogens Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081614 Authors: Oana L. Pop Amalia Mesaros Dan C. Vodnar Ramona Suharoschi Flaviu Tăbăran Lidia Magerușan István Sz. Tódor Zoriţa Diaconeasa Adriana Balint Lelia Ciontea Carmen Socaciu In this study, the antibacterial activity of cerium oxide nanoparticles...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2490: Effects of Beta-Alanine Supplementation on Physical Performance in Aerobic–Anaerobic Transition Zones: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092490 Authors: Álvaro Huerta Ojeda Camila Tapia Cerda María Fernanda Poblete Salvatierra Guillermo Barahona-Fuentes Carlos Jorquera Aguilera Beta-alanine supplementation (BA) has a positive impact on physical performance. However, evidence showing a benefit of this amino acid...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2489: Plasma Lithium Levels in a General Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Metabolic and Dietary Correlates Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082489 Authors: Janna Enderle Urte Klink Romina di Giuseppe Manja Koch Ulrike Seidel Katharina Weber Marc Birringer Ilka Ratjen Gerald Rimbach Wolfgang Lieb Initial evidence suggests that lithium might affect life expectancy and the risk for different disease conditions, but most studies were...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2488: Vitamin D Insufficiency and Deficiency and Mortality from Respiratory Diseases in a Cohort of Older Adults: Potential for Limiting the Death Toll during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082488 Authors: Hermann Brenner Bernd Holleczek Ben Schöttker The COVID-19 pandemic goes along with increased mortality from acute respiratory disease. It has been suggested that vitamin D3 supplementation might help to reduce respiratory...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2487: A Paradoxical Vasodilatory Nutraceutical Intervention for Prevention and Attenuation of Migraine—A Hypothetical Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082487 Authors: Devahuti Rai Chaliha Mauro Vaccarezza Ryu Takechi Virginie Lam Eric Visser Peter Drummond John Charles Louis Mamo Studies suggest that migraine pain has a vascular component. The prevailing dogma is that peripheral vasoconstriction activates baroreceptors in central, large arteries....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2486: Young Children’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption and 5-Year Change in BMI: Lessons Learned from the Timing of Consumption Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082486 Authors: Petra C. Vinke Karlien A. Blijleven Milou H. H. S. Luitjens Eva Corpeleijn Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are an already known risk factor for weight gain in childhood. To identify windows of opportunity for public health interventions, insight into the consumption behavior...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2485: Beneficial Effects of Vitamin K Status on Glycemic Regulation and Diabetes Mellitus: A Mini-Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082485 Authors: Hsin-Jung Ho Michio Komai Hitoshi Shirakawa Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is characterized by hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and dysfunctional insulin secretion. Glycemic control remains a crucial contributor to the progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus as well as the prevention or...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2484: The Environmental Impact of the Athlete’s Plate Nutrition Education Tool Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082484 Authors: Alba Reguant-Closa Andreas Roesch Jens Lansche Thomas Nemecek Timothy G Lohman Nanna L Meyer Periodized nutrition is necessary to optimize training and enhance performance through the season. The Athlete’s Plate (AP) is a nutrition education tool developed to teach athletes how to design their plates depending on...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2483: Peptide Release after Simulated Infant In Vitro Digestion of Dry Heated Cow’s Milk Protein and Transport of Potentially Immunoreactive Peptides across the Caco-2 Cell Monolayer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082483 Authors: Hannah E. Zenker Harry J. Wichers Monic M. M. Tomassen Sjef Boeren Nicolette W. De Jong Kasper A. Hettinga Dry heating of cow’s milk protein, as applied in the production of “baked milk”, facilitates...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2482: Oral Administration of Sargassum horneri Improves the HDM/DNCB-Induced Atopic Dermatitis in NC/Nga Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082482 Authors: Eui Jeong Han Ilekuttige Priyan Shanura Fernando Hyun-Soo Kim You-Jin Jeon Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Dinesh Madusanka Mawalle Kankanamge Hasitha Madhawa Dias Youngheun Jee Ginnae Ahn The present study investigated the protective effects of Sargassum horneri (S. horneri) ethanol extract (SHE)...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 670: Continuous Reassortment of Clade 2.3.4.4 H5N6 Highly Pathogenetic Avian Influenza Viruses Demonstrating High Risk to Public Health Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080670 Authors: Huanan Li Qian Li Bo Li Yang Guo Jinchao Xing Qiang Xu Lele Liu Jiahao Zhang Wenbao Qi Weixin Jia Ming Liao Since it firstly emerged in China in 2013, clade 2.3.4.4 H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) has rapidly replaced predominant...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 669: The Circulation of Type F Clostridium perfringens among Humans, Sewage, and Ruditapes philippinarum (Asari Clams) Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080669 Authors: Keita Yanagimoto Kosei Uematsu Takaya Yamagami Eiji Haramoto Clostridium perfringens is an important pathogen that is responsible for gastroenteritis; the causative agent for the symptoms is C. perfringens enterotoxin (CPE), which is mainly produced by type F C. perfringens. Since shellfishes...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 668: Effect of Serotype and Strain Diversity on Dengue Virus Replication in Australian Mosquito Vectors Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080668 Authors: O’mezie Ekwudu Louise Marquart Lachlan Webb Kym S. Lowry Gregor J. Devine Leon E. Hugo Francesca D. Frentiu Dengue virus (DENV) is the most important mosquito-borne viral pathogen of humans, comprising four serotypes (DENV-1 to -4) with a myriad of genotypes and strains. The kinetics of DENV...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 667: Water as a Source of Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080667 Authors: Claire Hayward Kirstin E. Ross Melissa H. Brown Harriet Whiley Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are one of the most common patient complications, affecting 7% of patients in developed countries each year. The rise of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria has been identified as one of the biggest global health...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 665: Molecular Epidemiology Reveals Low Genetic Diversity among Cryptococcus neoformans Isolates from People Living with HIV in Lima, Peru, during the Pre-HAART Era Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080665 Authors: Nathalie van de Wiele Edgar Neyra Carolina Firacative Felix Gilgado Carolina Serena Beatriz Bustamante Wieland Meyer Cryptococcosis, a mycosis presenting mostly as meningoencephalitis, affecting predominantly human immunodeficiency...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 666: Cystatin C and α-1-Microglobulin Predict Severe Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080666 Authors: Magnus Hansson Rasmus Gustafsson Chloé Jacquet Nedia Chebaane Simon Satchell Therese Thunberg Clas Ahlm Anne-Marie Fors Connolly Puumala orthohantavirus causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) characterized by acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt decrease...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 200: The Application of Inosine 5′-Monophosphate Dehydrogenase Activity Determination in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells for Monitoring Mycophenolate Mofetil Therapy in Children with Nephrotic Syndrome Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13080200 Authors: Joanna Sobiak Alicja Jóźwiak Honorata Wziętek Jacek Zachwieja Danuta Ostalska-Nowicka In pediatric nephrotic syndrome, recommended mycophenolic acid (MPA) pharmacokinetics are higher than those...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 782: Bioreactor-Grown Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Protects Badgers against Virulent Mycobacterium bovis When Administered Orally: Identifying Limitations in Baited Vaccine Delivery Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12080782 Authors: Sandrine Lesellier Colin P. D. Birch Dipesh Davé Deanna Dalley Sonya Gowtage Simonette Palmer Claire McKenna Gareth A. Williams Roland Ashford Ute Weyer Sarah Beatham Julia Coats...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1053: Yield and Nutritional Response of Greenhouse Grown Tomato Cultivars to Sustainable Fertilization and Irrigation Management Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9081053 Authors: Vasile Stoleru Simona-Carmen Inculet Gabriela Mihalache Alexwandru Cojocaru Gabriel-Ciprian Teliban Gianluca Caruso Tomato is considered one of the most important crops worldwide from nutritional and economic standpoints, and, in this respect, sustainable production should be a...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1051: Constituents of Gastrodia elata and Their Neuroprotective Effects in HT22 Hippocampal Neuronal, R28 Retinal Cells, and BV2 Microglial Cells Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9081051 Authors: Hye Mi Kim Jaeyoung Kwon Kyerim Lee Jae Wook Lee Dae Sik Jang Hak Cheol Kwon Gastrodia elata is widely used in traditional medicine and contains various types of metabolites with pharmacological activity. In the course of searching for neuroprotective molecules...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1049: Nutrient Diagnosis of Eucalyptus at the Factor-Specific Level Using Machine Learning and Compositional Methods Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9081049 Authors: Betania Vahl de Paula Wagner Squizani Arruda Léon Etienne Parent Elias Frank de Araujo Gustavo Brunetto Brazil is home to 30% of the world’s Eucalyptus trees. The seedlings are fertilized at plantation to support biomass production until canopy closure. Thereafter, fertilization is guided...
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