Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3497: Structural Characterization of Mono and Dihydroxylated Umbelliferone Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153497 Authors: Rubén Seoane-Rivero Estibaliz Ruiz-Bilbao Rodrigo Navarro José Manuel Laza José María Cuevas Beñat Artetxe Juan M. Gutiérrez-Zorrilla José Luis Vilas-Vilela Ángel Marcos-Fernandez Coumarin derivatives are a class of compounds with a pronounced wide range of applications, especially in biological activities,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3489: Gold Nanoparticles for Vectorization of Nucleic Acids for Cancer Therapeutics Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153489 Authors: Daniela Ferreira David Fontinha Catarina Martins David Pires Alexandra R. Fernandes Pedro V. Baptista Cancer remains a complex medical challenge and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Nanomedicines have been proposed as innovative platforms to tackle these complex diseases, where the combination of several...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3488: Structure-Based Virtual Screening, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Potential FAK-FAT Domain Inhibitors for Treatment of Metastatic Cancer Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153488 Authors: Sahar B. Kandil Samuel R. Jones Sonia Smith Stephen E. Hiscox Andrew D. Westwell Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a tyrosine kinase that is overexpressed and activated in several advanced-stage solid cancers. In cancer cells, FAK promotes the progression...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3490: Water Radical Cations in the Gas Phase: Methods and Mechanisms of Formation, Structure and Chemical Properties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153490 Authors: Dongbo Mi Konstantin Chingin Water radical cations, (H2O)n+•, are of great research interest in both fundamental and applied sciences. Fundamental studies of water radical reactions are important to better understand the mechanisms of natural processes, such as proton transfer in aqueous...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3487: Application of Nanoemulsions (W/O) of Extract of Opuntia oligacantha C.F. Först and Orange Oil in Gelatine Films Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153487 Authors: Salvador Omar Espino-Manzano Arely León-López Gabriel Aguirre-Álvarez Uriel González-Lemus Laurette Prince Rafael Germán Campos-Montiel Over the past decade, consumers have demanded natural, completely biodegradable active packaging serving as food containers. Bioactive plant compounds...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3485: Simple and Accurate Exchange Energy for Density Functional Theory Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153485 Authors: Teepanis Chachiyo Hathaithip Chachiyo A non-empirical exchange functional based on an interpolation between two limits of electron density, slowly varying limit and asymptotic limit, is proposed. In the slowly varying limit, we follow the study by Kleinman from 1984 which considered the response of a free-electron gas to an external periodic...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3486: A Novel Hybrid Model Based on a Feedforward Neural Network and One Step Secant Algorithm for Prediction of Load-Bearing Capacity of Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Columns Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153486 Authors: Quang Hung Nguyen Hai-Bang Ly Van Quan Tran Thuy-Anh Nguyen Viet-Hung Phan Tien-Thinh Le Binh Thai Pham In this study, a novel hybrid surrogate machine learning model based on a feedforward neural network (FNN)...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3483: Synthetic Life with Alternative Nucleic Acids as Genetic Materials Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153483 Authors: Peng Nie Yanfen Bai Hui Mei DNA, the fundamental genetic polymer of all living organisms on Earth, can be chemically modified to embrace novel functions that do not exist in nature. The key chemical and structural parameters for genetic information storage, heredity, and evolution have been elucidated, and many xenobiotic nucleic acids...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3482: Peptide-Based Nanoassemblies in Gene Therapy and Diagnosis: Paving the Way for Clinical Application Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153482 Authors: Shabnam Tarvirdipour Xinan Huang Voichita Mihali Cora-Ann Schoenenberger Cornelia G. Palivan Nanotechnology approaches play an important role in developing novel and efficient carriers for biomedical applications. Peptides are particularly appealing to generate such nanocarriers because they can...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3484: Plant Natural Products for the Control of Aedes aegypti: The Main Vector of Important Arboviruses Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153484 Authors: Silvério Espindola Lopes Vieira The mosquito species Aedes aegypti is one of the main vectors of arboviruses, including dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Considering the deficiency or absence of vaccines to prevent these diseases, vector control remains an important strategy. The use of plant natural...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3481: Determination of Chloramphenicol in Honey Using Salting-Out Assisted Liquid-Liquid Extraction Coupled with Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Validation According to 2002/657 European Commission Decision Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153481 Authors: Serena Rizzo Mariateresa Russo Massimo Labra Luca Campone Luca Rastrelli Honey is a natural food widely consumed due to its high content in nutrients and bioactive substances....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3480: Cocaine Self-Administration and Abstinence Modulate NMDA Receptor Subunits and Active Zone Proteins in the Rat Nucleus Accumbens Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153480 Authors: Irena Smaga Karolina Wydra Małgorzata Frankowska Fabio Fumagalli Marek Sanak Małgorzata Filip Cocaine-induced plasticity in the glutamatergic transmission and its N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are critically involved in the development of substance use disorder....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3479: Chemo-Protective Potential of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles against Fipronil-Induced Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, Inflammation and Reproductive Dysfunction in Male White Albino Rats Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153479 Authors: Hamida Saleh Atef M. K. Nassar Ahmed E. Noreldin Dalia Samak Norhan Elshony Lamiaa Wasef Yaser H. A. Elewa Shaimaa M. A. Hassan Abdullah A. Saati Helal F. Hetta Gaber El-Saber Batiha Masakazu Umezawa...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 45: Design and Initial Testing of an Affordable and Accessible Smart Compression Garment to Measure Physical Activity Using Conductive Paint Stretch Sensors Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4030045 Authors: Ben Greenspan Michele A. Lobo Motion capture and the measurement of physical activity are common practices in the fields of physical therapy, sports medicine, biomechanics, and kinesiology. The data collected by these systems can be very...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1516: Analysis of the Characteristics and Cytotoxicity of Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials Following Simulated In Vitro Digestion Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081516 Authors: Ana Bettencourt Lídia M. Gonçalves Ana C. Gramacho Adriana Vieira Dora Rolo Carla Martins Ricardo Assunção Paula Alvito Maria João Silva Henriqueta Louro Several metallic nanomaterials (NMs), such as titanium dioxide nanomaterials (TiO2), present beneficial...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1515: Epitaxy from a Periodic Y–O Monolayer: Growth of Single-Crystal Hexagonal YAlO3 Perovskite Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081515 Authors: Minghwei Hong Chao-Kai Cheng Yen-Hsun Lin Lawrence Boyu Young Ren-Fong Cai Chia-Hung Hsu Chien-Ting Wu Jueinai Kwo The role of an atomic-layer thick periodic Y–O array in inducing the epitaxial growth of single-crystal hexagonal YAlO3 perovskite (H-YAP) films was studied using high-angle...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1514: One Step Synthesis of Tetragonal-CuBi2O4/Amorphous-BiFeO3 Heterojunction with Improved Charge Separation and Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081514 Authors: Fang Cai Ting Zhang Qiong Liu Pengran Guo Yongqian Lei Yi Wang Fuxian Wang Tetragonal CuBi2O4/amorphous BiFeO3 (T-CBO/A-BFO) composites are prepared via a one-step solvothermal method at mild conditions. The T-CBO/A-BFO composites show expanded...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1513: A Versatile and Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Sensing Platform for Detection of Chlorpromazine Based on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots/Cuprous Oxide Composite Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081513 Authors: Venkata Narayana Palakollu Rajshekhar Karpoormath Lei Wang Jiao-Ning Tang Chen Liu The excessive intake of chlorpromazine (CPZ) adversely affects human health profoundly, leading to a series of severe diseases such as hepatomegaly and...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1512: Reentrant Behavior of the Density vs. Temperature of Indium Islands on GaAs(111)A Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081512 Authors: Artur Tuktamyshev Alexey Fedorov Sergio Bietti Shiro Tsukamoto Roberto Bergamaschini Francesco Montalenti Stefano Sanguinetti We show that the density of indium islands on GaAs(111)A substrates have a non-monotonic, reentrant behavior as a function of the indium deposition temperature. The expected increase...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1511: Hydrogel as a Biomaterial for Bone Tissue Engineering: A Review Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081511 Authors: Shuai Yue Hui He Bin Li Tao Hou Severe bone damage from diseases, including extensive trauma, fractures, and bone tumors, cannot self-heal, while traditional surgical treatment may bring side effects such as infection, inflammation, and pain. As a new biomaterial with controllable mechanical properties and biocompatibility, hydrogel...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1510: Tensegrity Modelling and the High Toughness of Spider Dragline Silk Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081510 Authors: Fernando Fraternali Nicola Stehling Ada Amendola Bryan Andres Tiban Anrango Chris Holland Cornelia Rodenburg This work establishes a tensegrity model of spider dragline silk. Tensegrity systems are ubiquitous in nature, being able to capture the mechanics of biological shapes through simple and effective modes of deformation...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1508: The Puzzling Potential of Carbon Nanomaterials: General Properties, Application, and Toxicity Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081508 Authors: Danica Jović Vesna Jaćević Kamil Kuča Ivana Borišev Jasminka Mrdjanovic Danijela Petrovic Mariana Seke Aleksandar Djordjevic Being a member of the nanofamily, carbon nanomaterials exhibit specific properties that mostly arise from their small size. They have proved to be very promising for...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1509: Facile Fabrication of a Superhydrophobic Surface with Robust Micro-/Nanoscale Hierarchical Structures on Titanium Substrate Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081509 Authors: Shuliang Dong Zhenlong Wang Libao An Yaogang Li Baozhong Wang Hongchao Ji Han Wang A superhydrophobic surface with robust structures on a metallic surface could improve its application in various harsh conditions. Herein, we developed a new strategy to fabricate...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1506: Multi-Channel Exploration of O Adatom on TiO2(110) Surface by Scanning Probe Microscopy Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081506 Authors: Huan Fei Wen Yasuhiro Sugawara Yan Jun Li We studied the O2 dissociated state under the different O2 exposed temperatures with atomic resolution by scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and imaged the O adatom by simultaneous atomic force microscopy (AFM)/scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The effect of AFM operation...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1507: Physical Investigations of (Co, Mn) Co-Doped ZnO Nanocrystalline Films Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081507 Authors: Bechir Yahmadi Olfa Kamoun Badriyah Alhalaili Safia Alleg Ruxandra Vidu Najoua Kamoun Turki Undoped as well as (Co, Mn) co-doped Zinc oxides have been effectively developed on glass substrates, taking advantage of the spray pyrolysis procedure. The X-ray diffraction XRD as well as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1505: The Emerging Role of Cold Atmospheric Plasma in Implantology: A Review of the Literature Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081505 Authors: Wang Lai Hui Vittoria Perrotti Flavia Iaculli Adriano Piattelli Alessandro Quaranta In recent years, cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) technologies have received increasing attention in the field of biomedical applications. The aim of this article is to review the currently available literature to provide...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1504: Hydrogel Containing Anti-CD44-Labeled Microparticles, Guide Bone Tissue Formation in Osteochondral Defects in Rabbits Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081504 Authors: Eva Filová Zbyněk Tonar Věra Lukášová Matěj Buzgo Andrej Litvinec Michala Rampichová Jiří Beznoska Martin Plencner Andrea Staffa Jana Daňková Miroslav Soural Jiří Chvojka Anna Malečková Milena Králíčková Evžen Amler Hydrogels are suitable for...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1503: A Wearable and Deformable Graphene-Based Affinity Nanosensor for Monitoring of Cytokines in Biofluids Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081503 Authors: Ziran Wang Zhuang Hao Shifeng Yu Cong Huang Yunlu Pan Xuezeng Zhao A wearable and deformable graphene-based field-effect transistor biosensor is presented that uses aptamer-modified graphene as the conducting channel, which is capable of the sensitive, consistent and time-resolved detection...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2321: Comment on “Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections. Nutrients 2020, 12, 1181” Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082321 Authors: Tsoupras Zabetakis The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2320: Exclusive Breastfeeding Predicts Higher Hearing-Language Development in Girls of Preschool Age Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082320 Authors: Maria Angela Guzzardi Federico Granziera Elena Sanguinetti Francesca Ditaranto Filippo Muratori Patricia Iozzo Cognitive disorders are increasing in prevalence. Nutritional or metabolic stressors during early life, and female sex, are predisposing conditions towards the development of cognitive diseases,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2319: Temporal Trends in Apparent Energy and Macronutrient Intakes in the Diet in Bangladesh: A Joinpoint Regression Analysis of the FAO’s Food Balance Sheet Data from 1961 to 2017 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082319 Authors: Syed Mahfuz Al Hasan Jennifer Saulam Kanae Kanda Akitsu Murakami Yusuke Yamadori Yukinori Mashima Nlandu Roger Ngatu Tomohiro Hirao We analyzed the temporal trends and significant changes in apparent energy and macronutrient...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2317: Vanillin Prevents Doxorubicin-Induced Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in Rat H9c2 Cardiomyocytes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082317 Authors: Ivana Sirangelo Luigi Sapio Angela Ragone Silvio Naviglio Clara Iannuzzi Daniela Barone Antonio Giordano Margherita Borriello Doxorubicin (doxo) is an effective anticancer compound in several tumor types. However, as a consequence of oxidative stress induction and ROS overproduction, its high cardiotoxicity...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2318: Assessment of Hospital Rooming-in Practice in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Center Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082318 Authors: Zainab Taha Ahmed Ali Hassan Ludmilla Wikkeling-Scott Ruba Eltoum Dimitrios Papandreou The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends rooming-in to reduce infant mortality rates. Little research has been done to assess practices such as rooming-in and its relation to breastfeeding in...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2316: Current Evidence on the Efficacy of Gluten-Free Diets in Multiple Sclerosis, Psoriasis, Type 1 Diabetes and Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082316 Authors: Moschoula Passali Knud Josefsen Jette Lautrup Frederiksen Julie Christine Antvorskov In this review, we summarize the clinical data addressing a potential role for gluten in multiple sclerosis (MS), psoriasis, type 1 diabetes (T1D) and autoimmune thyroid diseases (ATDs)....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2315: Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 Improves Physiological Adaptation and Performance in Triathletes through Gut Microbiota Modulation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082315 Authors: Wen-Ching Huang Chun-Hsu Pan Chen-Chan Wei Hui-Yu Huang A triathlon is an extremely high-intensity exercise and a challenge for physiological adaptation. A triathlete’s microbiome might be modulated by diet, age, medical treatments, lifestyle, and exercise, thereby...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2314: Gestational Weight Gain—Re-Examining the Current Paradigm Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082314 Authors: Jennie Louise Andrea R. Deussen Jodie M. Dodd Our aim was to investigate the underlying assumptions of the current gestational weight gain (GWG) paradigm, specifically that—(1) GWG is modifiable through diet and physical activity; (2) optimal GWG and risk of excess GWG, vary by pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) category and (3) the association...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2312: Association between the Phytochemical Index and Lower Prevalence of Obesity/Abdominal Obesity in Korean Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082312 Authors: Jihyun Im Minkyeong Kim Kyong Park The relatively high levels of vegetable consumption have highlighted the need to examine the association between phytochemical intake and disease prevention. We examined the association between the phytochemical index (PI) and obesity/abdominal obesity among Korean...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2313: Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions That Simultaneously Prevent High Body Mass Index and Eating Disorders Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082313 Authors: Long Khanh-Dao Le Phillipa Hay Jaithri Ananthapavan Yong Yi Lee Cathrine Mihalopoulos Eating disorders (ED) are among the top three most common debilitating illnesses in adolescent females, while high Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of the five leading modifiable risk factors for preventable...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2311: How 25(OH)D Levels during Pregnancy Affect Prevalence of Autism in Children: Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082311 Authors: Nazlı Uçar William B. Grant Isabel Peraita-Costa María Morales Suárez-Varela Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of dysfunctions in social interaction, communication, and behaviors. The etiology of ASD is not yet fully understood; however, it consists of the interaction between genetics and the environment....
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