Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 978: Effects of Gibberellin (GA4+7) in Grain Filling, Hormonal Behavior, and Antioxidants in High-Density Maize (Zea mays L.) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080978 Authors: Wenwen Cui Quanhao Song Bingyun Zuo Qingfang Han Zhikuan Jia Dense plant cultivation is an efficient approach to improve maize production by maximizing the utilization of energy and nutrients. However, dense plant populations may aggravate the abortion rate of young grains, resulting...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 977: Differences in Alternative Splicing between Yellow and Black-Seeded Rapeseed Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080977 Authors: Ai Lin Jinqi Ma Fei Xu Wen Xu Huanhuan Jiang Haoran Zhang Cunmin Qu Lijuan Wei Jiana Li Yellow seed coat color is a desirable characteristic in rapeseed (Brassica napus), as it is associated with higher oil content and higher quality of meal. Alternative splicing (AS) is a vital post-transcriptional regulatory process...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 974: Platyhypnidium aquaticum as Bioindicator of Metal and Metalloid Contamination of River Water in a Neotropical Mountain City Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080974 Authors: Ángel Benítez Samuel Torres Ramiro Morocho Washington Carrillo David A. Donoso James Calva Water contamination is a major environmental problem in many cities of the world. Most water contamination results from industry and human activities that generate toxic substances (e.g.,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 976: Optimized Extraction of Polysaccharides from Bergenia emeiensis Rhizome, Their Antioxidant Ability and Protection of Cells from Acrylamide-induced Cell Death Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080976 Authors: Chen Zeng Shiling Feng Bergeniaemeiensis is a traditional herb in Chinese folk medicine. Most related studies are focused on the bioactivity of bergenin, neglecting other bioactive compounds. In our previous work, polysaccharides were identified in B. emeiensis...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 979: Complete Chloroplast Genome of Rhipsalis baccifera, the only Cactus with Natural Distribution in the Old World: Genome Rearrangement, Intron Gain and Loss, and Implications for Phylogenetic Studies Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080979 Authors: Millicent Akinyi Oulo Jia-Xin Yang Xiang Dong Vincent Okelo Wanga Elijah Mbandi Mkala Jacinta Ndunge Munyao Victor Omondi Onjolo Peninah Cheptoo Rono Guang-Wan Hu Qing-Feng Wang Rhipsalis baccifera...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 971: Genetic Transformation in Peach (Prunus persica L.): Challenges and Ways Forward Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080971 Authors: Angela Ricci Silvia Sabbadini Humberto Prieto Isabel MG Padilla Chris Dardick Zhijian Li Ralph Scorza Cecilia Limera Bruno Mezzetti Margarita Perez-Jimenez Lorenzo Burgos Cesar Petri Almost 30 years have passed since the first publication reporting regeneration of transformed peach plants. Nevertheless,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 972: Amino Acid Transporters in Plants: Identification and Function Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080972 Authors: Xuehui Yao Jing Nie Ruoxue Bai Xiaolei Sui Amino acid transporters are the main mediators of nitrogen distribution throughout the plant body, and are essential for sustaining growth and development. In this review, we summarize the current state of knowledge on the identity and biological functions of amino acid transporters in plants, and discuss...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 970: Histological, Physiological and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveal Gibberellin-Induced Axillary Meristem Formation in Garlic (Allium sativum) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080970 Authors: Hongjiu Liu Yanbin Wen Mingming Cui Xiaofang Qi Rui Deng Jingcao Gao Zhihui Cheng The number of cloves in a garlic bulb is controlled by axillary meristem differentiation, which directly determines the propagation efficiency. Our previous study showed that injecting...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 969: Genome-Wide Association Analysis for Tuber Dry Matter and Oxidative Browning in Water Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080969 Authors: Cobes Gatarira Paterne Agre Ryo Matsumoto Alex Edemodu Victor Adetimirin Ranjana Bhattacharjee Robert Asiedu Asrat Asfaw Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a nutritional and medicinal staple tuber crop grown in the tropics and sub-tropics. Among the food yam species, water yam (Dioscorea alata L.)...
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Recycling, Vol. 5, Pages 16: Ground Tire Rubber Recycling in Applications as Insulators in Polymeric Compounds, According to Spanish UNE Standards Recycling doi: 10.3390/recycling5030016 Authors: Marc Marín-Genescà Jordi García-Amorós Ramon Mujal-Rosas Lluís Massagués Vidal Jordi Bordes Arroyo Xavier Colom Fajula In the present research, we investigated the conceivable outcomes of using ground tire rubber (GTR) particle polymeric blends. Special methods of restoring tires...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 396: Cross-Cultural Values: A Meta-Analysis of Major Quantitative Studies in the Last Decade (2010–2020) Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11080396 Authors: Jamie Lynn Goodwin Andrew Lloyd Williams Patricia Snell Herzog Since 2010, scholars have made major contributions to cross-cultural research, especially regarding similarities and differences across world regions and countries in people’s values, beliefs, and morality. This paper accumulates and...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 395: Moving beyond Discontinuity in Religious Conversion in Africa: A Preface to the Special Issue Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11080395 Authors: Jason Bruner David Dmitri Hurlbut This Special Issue emerged through a conversation about how to foster new lines of analysis with respect to religious, cultural, and social change on the African continent [...]
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 394: Integration of Tauhidic Elements for Environmental Education from the Teachers’ Perspectives Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11080394 Authors: Norshariani Abd Rahman Fatin Nur Marhamah Zabidi Lilia Halim Serious environmental damage calls for the need of complementary approaches in applying tauhidic elements for environmental education. Hence, this study examined how the practices of integrating tauhidic elements for environmental education are carried...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 81: Joshi’s Split Tree for Option Pricing Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030081 Authors: Guillaume Leduc Merima Nurkanovic Hot In a thorough study of binomial trees, Joshi introduced the split tree as a two-phase binomial tree designed to minimize oscillations, and demonstrated empirically its outstanding performance when applied to pricing American put options. Here we introduce a “flexible” version of Joshi’s tree, and develop the corresponding...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 80: The Impact of Model Uncertainty on Index-Based Longevity Hedging and Measurement of Longevity Basis Risk Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030080 Authors: Uditha Balasooriya Johnny Siu-Hang Li Jackie Li We investigate the impact of model uncertainty on hedging longevity risk with index-based derivatives and assessing longevity basis risk, which arises from the mismatch between the hedging instruments and the portfolio being hedged. We apply the bivariate Lee–Carter...
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 61: Globally Optimal Inverse Kinematics Method for a Redundant Robot Manipulator with Linear and Nonlinear Constraints Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9030061 Authors: Alessandro Tringali Silvio Cocuzza This paper presents a novel inverse kinematics global method for a redundant robot manipulator performing a tracking maneuver. The proposed method, based on the choice of appropriate initial joint trajectories that satisfy the kinematic constraints to be used...
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 60: A Novel 3-URU Architecture with Actuators on the Base: Kinematics and Singularity Analysis Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9030060 Authors: Raffaele Di Di Gregorio Translational parallel manipulators (TPMs) with DELTA-like architectures are the most known and affirmed ones, even though many other TPM architectures have been proposed and studied in the literature. In a recent patent application, this author has presented a TPM with three equal limbs of Universal-Revolute-Universal...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 32: Experimental Models as Refined Translational Tools for Breast Cancer Research Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88030032 Authors: Eduardo Costa Tânia Ferreira-Gonçalves Gonçalo Chasqueira António S. Cabrita Isabel V. Figueiredo Catarina Pinto Reis Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide, which makes it a very impactful malignancy in the society. Breast cancers can be classified through different systems based...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 793-805: Smart Facility Management: Future Healthcare Organization through Indoor Positioning Systems in the Light of Enterprise BIM Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3030040 Authors: Tor Åsmund Evjen Seyed Reza Hosseini Raviz Sobah Abbas Petersen John Krogstie Synthesizing the Internet of Things (IoT) with building information modeling (BIM) can improve the performance of the data collection. In this regard, BIM endeavors to enable real-time monitoring...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 767-792: Advanced Machine Learning in Point Spectroscopy, RGB- and Hyperspectral-Imaging for Automatic Discriminations of Crops and Weeds: A Review Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3030039 Authors: Wen-Hao Su Crop productivity is readily reduced by competition from weeds. It is particularly important to control weeds early to prevent yield losses. Limited herbicide choices and increasing costs of weed management are threatening the profitability of crops....
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 758-766: CITIES: Ibero-American Research Network for Sustainable, Efficient, and Integrated Smart Cities Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3030038 Authors: Sergio Nesmachnow Luis Hernández-Callejo This article describes CITIES, the Ibero-American research network for integrated, sustainable, and efficient smart cities. General/specific goals of the network are commented, and participant members are introduced. The main activities developed within the...
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Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 43: Surface Modification of Dielectric Substrates by Broad Beams of High-Energy Atoms of Inert Gases Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8030043 Authors: Alexander Metel Sergey Grigoriev Marina Volosova Yury Melnik Enver Mustafaev We present a new method to generate a neutral beam for surface treatment of materials by fast atoms of inert gases. The new method allows for treatment at lower pressures enlarging the scope for glow discharge applications....
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 52: Ambient Exposure to Agricultural Pesticides during Pregnancy and Risk of Cerebral Palsy: A Population-Based Study in California Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8030052 Authors: Zeyan Liew Ondine S. von Ehrenstein Chenxiao Ling Yuying Yuan Qi Meng Xin Cui Andrew S. Park Peter Uldall Jørn Olsen Myles Cockburn Beate Ritz Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common neuro-motor disability in young children. Disruptions of maternal hormone function...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 497: Effects of Peptidoglycan, Lipoteichoic Acid and Lipopolysaccharide on Inflammation, Proliferation and Milk Fat Synthesis in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080497 Authors: Yongjiang Wu Yawang Sun Zhu Zhang Juncai Chen Guozhong Dong The mammary gland of the cow is particularly susceptible to infections of a wide range of pathogenic bacteria, including both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The endotoxins of these...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 495: Individual and Combined In Vitro Effects of Deoxynivalenol and Zearalenone on Boar Semen Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080495 Authors: Panagiotis D. Tassis Ioannis A. Tsakmakidis Veronika Nagl Nicole Reisinger Eleni Tzika Christiane Gruber-Dorninger Ilias Michos Nikolaos Mittas Athina Basioura Dian Schatzmayr Mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN) can negatively affect pig health. However, little is known about their...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 496: Dandelion Extract Alleviated Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Oxidative Stress through the Nrf2 Pathway in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080496 Authors: Sun Wu Wang Chen Yang Dong In practical dairy production, cows are frequently subjected to inflammatory diseases, such as high-grain diet-induced subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) as well as mastitis and metritis. Under the circumstances, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 493: OMICs Approaches in Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins Research Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080493 Authors: Alexandre Campos Marisa Freitas André M. de Almeida José Carlos Martins Dany Domínguez-Pérez Hugo Osório Vitor Vasconcelos Pedro Reis Costa Diarrhetic shellfish toxins (DSTs) are among the most prevalent marine toxins in Europe’s and in other temperate coastal regions. These toxins are produced by several dinoflagellate species;...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 492: The Effects of Botulinum Toxin Injections on Spasticity and Motor Performance in Chronic Stroke with Spastic Hemiplegia Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080492 Authors: Yen-Ting Chen Chuan Zhang Yang Liu Elaine Magat Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez Gerard E. Francisco Ping Zhou Yingchun Zhang Sheng Li Spastic muscles are weak muscles. It is known that muscle weakness is linked to poor motor performance. Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) injections are...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 494: Advances in Detecting Ciguatoxins in Fish Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080494 Authors: Tibor Pasinszki Jimaima Lako Todd E. Dennis Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is currently the most common marine biotoxin food poisoning worldwide, associated with human consumption of circumtropical fish and marine invertebrates that are contaminated with ciguatoxins. Ciguatoxins are very potent sodium-channel activator neurotoxins, that pose risks to human health at...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 490: Rectus Femoris Characteristics in Post Stroke Spasticity: Clinical Implications from Ultrasonographic Evaluation Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080490 Authors: Lucia Cosenza Alessandro Picelli Danila Azzolina Marco Alessandro Minetto Marco Invernizzi Michele Bertoni Andrea Santamato Alessio Baricich In stroke survivors, rectus femoris (RF) spasticity is often implicated in gait pattern alterations such as stiff knee gait (SKG). Botulinum...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 491: Revealing the Therapeutic Potential of Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A in Counteracting Paralysis and Neuropathic Pain in Spinally Injured Mice Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080491 Authors: Valentina Vacca Luca Madaro Federica De De Angelis Daisy Proietti Stefano Cobianchi Tiziana Orsini Pier Lorenzo Puri Siro Luvisetto Flaminia Pavone Sara Marinelli Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) is a major therapeutic agent that has been proven...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 432: The Adoption of Viral Capsid-Derived Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) for Disease Prevention and Treatments Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030432 Authors: Bogani Raspagliesi Ditto de la Fuente In the present paper, Mohosen et al. [1] reviewed the evidence of the interaction between virus-like particles (VLPs) and the innate immune system. [...]
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 430: Nanometric Virus-Like Particles: Key Tools for Vaccine and Adjuvant Technology Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030430 Authors: Giuseppe Bardi The ideal vaccine should trigger a specific response against pathogens and induce the immune system memory to be prepared for eventual following infections. Although different approaches to develop new vaccines are currently taken, several of the features of natural pathogens that allow a tailored immune reaction are...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 431: Incidence of Guillain-Barré Syndrome is not Associated with Influenza Vaccination in the Elderly Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030431 Authors: Hankil Lee Hye-Young Kang Sun-Young Jung Young-Mock Lee We aimed to analyze the incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and its association with influenza vaccination (IV) in the elderly population. This study included 2470 patients hospitalized with GBS (G61.0) between 2014 and 2016 based on...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 101: Clinical, Electrodiagnostic Findings and Quality of Life of Dogs and Cats with Brachial Plexus Injury Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030101 Authors: Marika Menchetti Gualtiero Gandini Beatrice Bravaccini Maurizio Dondi Teresa Gagliardo Ezio Bianchi Brachial plexus injury (BPI) represents a common consequence of road traffic accidents in humans and small animals. In humans, neuropathic pain is a common symptom after BPI....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 843: A Lectin Disrupts Vector Transmission of a Grapevine Ampelovirus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080843 Authors: Cecilia A. Prator Rodrigo P. P. Almeida Grapevine leafroll disease is one of the most important virus diseases of grapevines and occurs in every major grape-growing region of the world. The vector-transmission mechanisms of the causative agent, Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3), remain poorly understood. We show that the vine mealybug,...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 842: Rendezvous at Plasma Membrane: Cellular Lipids and tRNA Set up Sites of HIV-1 Particle Assembly and Incorporation of Host Transmembrane Proteins Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080842 Authors: Dishari Thornhill Tomoyuki Murakami Akira Ono The HIV-1 structural polyprotein Gag drives the virus particle assembly specifically at the plasma membrane (PM). During this process, the nascent virion incorporates specific subsets of cellular lipids and host membrane proteins,...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 841: Whole-Genome Sequencing of Human Enteroviruses from Clinical Samples by Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080841 Authors: Carole Grädel Miguel A. Terrazos Miani Christian Baumann Maria Teresa Barbani Stefan Neuenschwander Stephen L. Leib Franziska Suter-Riniker Alban Ramette Enteroviruses are small RNA viruses that affect millions of people each year by causing an important burden of disease with a broad spectrum...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 838: Genetic Features of HIV-1 Integrase Sub-Subtype A6 Predominant in Russia and Predicted Susceptibility to INSTIs Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080838 Authors: Alina Kirichenko Ilya Lapovok Pavel Baryshev David A. M. C. van de Vijver Jeroen J. A. van Kampen Charles A. B. Boucher Dimitrios Paraskevis Dmitry Kireev The increasing use of the integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) class for the treatment of HIV-infection has pointed to the importance...
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