Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 405: How Does Religion Affect Giving to Outgroups and Secular Organizations? A Systematic Literature Review Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11080405 Authors: Kidist Yasin Anita Adams David King Although religious giving represents the largest sector of charitable giving in the US, its overall impact on social welfare has been questioned, pointing to the possibility that the majority of funding might stay within the religious community, with little benefit to...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 403: Does Religious Belief Affect Volunteering and Donating Behavior of Chinese College Students? Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11080403 Authors: Fuman Xie Yung-pin Lu Yongfu Zhang Limited research has been conducted in mainland China to explore the relationship between religious belief and prosocial behaviors such as volunteering and charitable donation. This study aims to investigate whether and how religious belief affects Chinese college students’...
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Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 92: An Assessment of Potential Resources for Biomass Energy in Nigeria Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9080092 Authors: Simeon Olatayo Jekayinfa Joseph Ifeolu Orisaleye Ralf Pecenka Nigeria is a developing country with an insufficient supply of energy to meet the continuously growing demand. However, there are several biomass resources available within the country. This paper presents a desk review, which investigates the potential resources for biomass...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 84: Variance and Interest Rate Risk in Unit-Linked Insurance Policies Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030084 Authors: David Baños Marc Lagunas-Merino Salvador Ortiz-Latorre One of the risks derived from selling long-term policies that any insurance company has arises from interest rates. In this paper, we consider a general class of stochastic volatility models written in forward variance form. We also deal with stochastic interest rates to obtain the risk-free price...
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 62: Forward Kinematic Model Resolution of a Special Spherical Parallel Manipulator: Comparison and Real-Time Validation Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9030062 Authors: Houssem Saafi Med Amine Laribi Said Zeghloul This paper deals with a special architecture of Spherical Parallel Manipulators (SPMs) designed to be a haptic device for a medical tele-operation system. This architecture is obtained by replacing the kinematic of one leg of a classical 3-RRR SPM...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 842-852: Deep Learning with Loss Ensembles for Solar Power Prediction in Smart Cities Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3030043 Authors: Moein Hajiabadi Mahdi Farhadi Vahide Babaiyan Abouzar Estebsari The demand for renewable energy generation, especially photovoltaic (PV) power generation, has been growing over the past few years. However, the amount of generated energy by PV systems is highly dependent on weather conditions. Therefore, accurate...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 818-841: Predicting Venue Popularity Using Crowd-Sourced and Passive Sensor Data Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3030042 Authors: Stanislav Timokhin Mohammad Sadrani Constantinos Antoniou Efficient and reliable mobility pattern identification is essential for transport planning research. In order to infer mobility patterns, however, a large amount of spatiotemporal data is needed, which is not always available. Hence, location-based social networks...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 140: Scaling the INGO: What the Development and Expansion of Canadian INGOs Tells Us Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9080140 Authors: Logan Cochrane John-Michael Davis The literature on international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) has focused primarily on large INGOs, which capture the majority of total INGO spending but represent a small number of total INGOs. Over the past two decades, the number of INGOs has more than tripled throughout...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 139: From Preferential Trade Arrangements to Free Trade Agreements: One of the Downturns of Cooperation in International Relations? Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9080139 Authors: Jose Jaime Baena-Rojas Susana Herrero-Olarte Since the signing of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the creation of the World Trade Organization (WTO), preferential trade agreements (PTAs) have been an interesting tool to promote international cooperation...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 507: Adverse Reactions after Administration of Antivenom in Korea Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080507 Authors: Jin Seok Shim Hyunggoo Kang Yongil Cho Hyungoo Shin Heekyung Lee Kovax® antivenom is the main treatment for toxins produced by the Gloydius species. However, research on adverse reactions after Kovax® antivenom administration is scarce. We aimed to identify the incidence and characteristics of adverse reactions after Kovax®...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 505: α-Conotoxin Peptidomimetics: Probing the Minimal Binding Motif for Effective Analgesia Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080505 Authors: Adam C. Kennedy Alessia Belgi Benjamin W. Husselbee David Spanswick Raymond S. Norton Andrea J. Robinson Several analgesic α-conotoxins have been isolated from marine cone snails. Structural modification of native peptides has provided potent and selective analogues for two of its known biological targets—nicotinic...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 506: Endothelial Cell-Specific Molecule 1 Promotes Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Renal Fibrosis Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080506 Authors: Tung-Wei Hung Chao-Yang Chu Chen-Lin Yu Chu-Che Lee Li-Sung Hsu Yong-Syuan Chen Yi-Hsien Hsieh Jen-Pi Tsai The endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) is involved in the complex pathogenesis of renal fibrosis. The soluble proteoglycan endothelial cell-specific molecule 1 (ESM1) is significantly...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 504: Investigation of the Efficacy of a Postbiotic Yeast Cell Wall-Based Blend on Newly-Weaned Pigs under a Dietary Challenge of Multiple Mycotoxins with Emphasis on Deoxynivalenol Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080504 Authors: Debora Muratori Holanda Alexandros Yiannikouris Sung Woo Kim Pigs are highly susceptible to mycotoxins. This study investigated the effects of a postbiotic yeast cell wall-based blend (PYCW; Nicholasville, KY, USA) on growth and health...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 129: Trypanosoma cruzi Genome 15 Years Later: What Has Been Accomplished?
TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 129: Trypanosoma cruzi Genome 15 Years Later: What Has Been Accomplished? Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5030129 Authors: Jose Luis Ramirez On 15 July 2020 was the 15th anniversary of the Science Magazine issue that reported three trypanosomatid genomes, namely Leishmania major, Trypanosoma brucei, and Trypanosoma cruzi. That publication was a milestone for the research community working with trypanosomatids, even more so,...
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Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 35: Culture-Led Urban Development vs. Capital-Led Colonization of Urban Space: Savamala—End of Story? Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4030035 Authors: Nikola Jocić The city quarter of Savamala, as an integral part of Belgrade, has had a very turbulent development path during the last two centuries. This path included several ups and downs, and culminated in tension over the last decade. Savamala fell into silent oblivion in the 20th century, but succeeded...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 445: Invited Editorial: Despite COVID-19, Influenza Must Not Be Relegated to “Only the Sniffles” Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030445 Authors: Graham Pawelec As the current COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage worldwide, it has emerged that the 2019–2020 influenza season has been milder and shorter than usual in the northern hemisphere, presumably due to enforced social distancing [...]
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 444: SARS-CoV-2 Consensus-Sequence and Matching Overlapping Peptides Design for COVID19 Immune Studies and Vaccine Development Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030444 Authors: Alex Olvera Marc Noguera-Julian Athina Kilpelainen Luis Romero-Martín Julia G. Prado Christian Brander Synthetic antigens based on consensus sequences that represent circulating viral isolates are sensitive, time saving and cost-effective tools for in vitro immune monitoring...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 443: Investigating Virological, Immunological, and Pathological Avenues to Identify Potential Targets for Developing COVID-19 Treatment and Prevention Strategies Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030443 Authors: Zafar Mahmood Hani Alrefai Helal F. Hetta Hidaya A. Kader Nayla Munawar Sheikh Abdul Rahman Shereen Elshaer Gaber EI-Saber Batiha Khalid Muhammad Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging coronavirus...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 104: Assessment of Longitudinal Left Ventricle Deformation by 2-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Obtained from Different Views in Cats Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030104 Authors: Domenico Caivano Mark Rishniw Lucia Baiona Francesco Birettoni Noemi Nisini Francesco Porciello Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is a novel, angle-independent imaging technique useful to assess myocardial function...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 860: Herpes Simplex Virus Mistyping due to HSV-1 × HSV-2 Interspecies Recombination in Viral Gene Encoding Glycoprotein B Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080860 Authors: Amanda M. Casto Meei-Li W. Huang Hong Xie Keith R. Jerome Anna Wald Christine M. Johnston Alexander L. Greninger Human herpes simplex viruses (HSV) 1 and 2 are extremely common human pathogens with overlapping disease spectra. Infections due to HSV-1 and HSV-2 are distinguished in clinical...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 859: A CRISPR/Cas9 Generated Bovine CD46-knockout Cell Line—A Tool to Elucidate the Adaptability of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Viruses (BVDV) Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080859 Authors: Kevin P. Szillat Susanne Koethe Kerstin Wernike Dirk Höper Martin Beer Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) entry into a host cell is mediated by the interaction of the viral glycoprotein E2 with the cellular transmembrane CD46 receptor. In this study, we generated a stable Madin–Darby...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 858: Identification of Circovirus Genome in a Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) and Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on the Antarctic Peninsula Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080858 Authors: Hila Levy Steven R. Fiddaman Anni Djurhuus Caitlin E. Black Simona Kraberger Adrian L. Smith Tom Hart Arvind Varsani Circoviruses infect a variety of animal species and have small (~1.8–2.2 kb) circular single-stranded DNA genomes. Recently...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 857: The Role of Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Lassa Virus Cell Entry Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080857 Authors: Chiara Fedeli Hector Moreno Stefan Kunz The zoonotic Old World mammarenavirus Lassa (LASV) causes severe hemorrhagic fever with high mortality and morbidity in humans in endemic regions. The development of effective strategies to combat LASV infections is of high priority, given the lack of a licensed vaccine and restriction on available treatment...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 856: Investigation of Novel RNA Elements in the 3′UTR of Tobacco Necrosis Virus-D Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080856 Authors: Laura R. Newburn Baodong Wu K. Andrew White RNA elements in the untranslated regions of plus-strand RNA viruses can control a variety of viral processes including translation, replication, packaging, and subgenomic mRNA production. The 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) of Tobacco necrosis virus strain D (TNV-D; genus...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2222: Impact of Standing Column Well Operation on Carbonate Scaling Water doi: 10.3390/w12082222 Authors: Léo Cerclet Benoît Courcelles Philippe Pasquier Standing column well constitutes a recent promising solution to provide heating or cooling and to reduce greenhouse gases emissions in urban areas. Nevertheless, scaling issues can emerge in presence of carbonates and impact their efficiency. Even though a thermo-hydro-geochemical model demonstrated the impact...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2221: Seven Good Reasons for Integrating Terrestrial and Marine Spatial Datasets in Changing Environments Water doi: 10.3390/w12082221 Authors: Mariacristina Prampolini Alessandra Savini Federica Foglini Mauro Soldati A comprehensive understanding of environmental changes taking place in coastal regions relies on accurate integration of both terrestrial and submerged geo-environmental datasets. However, this practice is hardly implemented because of the...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2219: Roll Motion of a Water Filled Floating Cylinder—Additional Experimental Verification Water doi: 10.3390/w12082219 Authors: Roman Gabl Thomas Davey David M. Ingram Understanding the behaviour of water filled bodies is important from an applied engineering perspective when understanding the sea-keeping performance of certain floating platforms and vessels. Even by assuming that the deformation is negligible small in relation to the motion of the structure,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2218: Investigation of the Influence of Excess Pumping on Groundwater Salinity in the Gaza Coastal Aquifer (Palestine) Using Three Predicted Future Scenarios Water doi: 10.3390/w12082218 Authors: Mohammed Seyam Jawad S. S. Alagha Taher Abunama Yunes Mogheir Augustine Chioma Affam Mohammad Heydari Khaled Ramlawi The Gaza coastal aquifer (GCA) is the only source of water for about two million citizens living in Gaza Strip, Palestine. The groundwater...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2220: Preferential Use of the Perchlorate over the Nitrate in the Respiratory Processes Mediated by the Bacterium Azospira sp. OGA24 Water doi: 10.3390/w12082220 Authors: Francesco Guarino Oriana Motta Mimmo Turano Antonio Proto Giovanni Vigliotta Here we report the results obtained for a strain isolated from a polluted site and classified as Azospira sp. OGA 24. The capability of OGA24 to utilize perchlorate and nitrate and the regulation of pathways...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2216: Rapid and Accurate Validated Potentiometric Method for Bispyribac Herbicide Assessment in Rice and Agricultural Wastewater Water doi: 10.3390/w12082216 Authors: Ayman H. Kamel Abdulrahman A. Almehizia Hoda R. Galal Abd El-Galil E. Amr Elsayed A. Elsayed A new validated method based on potentiometric transduction for bispyribac herbicide assessment in commercial formulations, rice and wastewater samples is fabricated and characterized. Sensors are...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2213: Long-Term Effectiveness of Tree Removal to Re-Establish Sagebrush Steppe Vegetation and Associated Spatial Patterns in Surface Conditions and Soil Hydrologic Properties Water doi: 10.3390/w12082213 Authors: C. Jason Williams Justin C. Johnson Frederick B. Pierson Cameron S. Burleson Viktor O. Polyakov Patrick R. Kormos S. Kossi Nouwakpo Pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) woodland encroachment into sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2217: Development of Pedo-Transfer Functions for the Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Forest Soil in South Korea Considering Forest Stand and Site Characteristics Water doi: 10.3390/w12082217 Authors: Honggeun Lim Hyunje Yang Kun Woo Chun Hyung Tae Choi The saturated hydraulic conductivity () is one of the most important soil properties for many hydrological simulation models. Especially in South Korea, analyzing the of the forest soil is essential for...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2215: Application of Rehabilitation and Active Pressure Control Strategies for Leakage Reduction in a Case-Study Network Water doi: 10.3390/w12082215 Authors: Camillo Bosco Alberto Campisano Carlo Modica Giuseppe Pezzinga The paper discusses the results of a simulation analysis to evaluate the potential of rehabilitation measures and active pressure control strategies for leakage reduction in a water distribution network (WDN) in southern Italy. The analysis...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2214: Assessment of Surface Water Quality Using Multivariate Analysis: Case Study of the Crati River, Italy Water doi: 10.3390/w12082214 Authors: Giuseppina Ioele Michele De Luca Fedora Grande Giacomina Durante Raffaella Trozzo Costantino Crupi Gaetano Ragno The water vulnerability of the Crati river (Calabria, Italy), was assessed by applying chemometric methods on a large number of analytical parameters. This study was applied to a data set collected...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2212: Sediment Transport near Ship Shoal for Coastal Restoration in the Louisiana Shelf: A Model Estimate of the Year 2017–2018 Water doi: 10.3390/w12082212 Authors: Haoran Liu Kehui Xu Yanda Ou Robert Bales Zhengchen Zang Z. George Xue Ship Shoal has been a high-priority target sand resource for dredging activities to restore the eroding barrier islands in Louisiana, USA. The Caminada and Raccoon Island pits were dredged on and near Ship Shoal, which...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2209: A Screening Approach for Assessing Groundwater Quality for Consumption in Small Islands: Case Study of 45 Inhabited Islands in the Maldives Water doi: 10.3390/w12082209 Authors: Mohamed Ibrahim Jaleel Shaheeda Adam Ibrahim Afsal Hussain Mohamed Mustafa Assela Pathirana The expense and logistical difficulties of groundwater assessment in geographically dispersed, small landmasses, prevent it from being widely applied in small island developing countries....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2210: A New Set of Local Indices Applied to a Water Network through Demand and Pressure Driven Analysis (DDA and PDA) Water doi: 10.3390/w12082210 Authors: Marco Amos Bonora Fabio Caldarola Mario Maiolo In the analysis of drinking Water Distribution Networks (WDNs), performance indices are widely used tools for obtaining synthetic information about the WDN operating regime (pressures and flows). This paper presents applications of a series of local surplus...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2211: Integrating Climatic and Physical Information in a Bayesian Hierarchical Model of Extreme Daily Precipitation Water doi: 10.3390/w12082211 Authors: Charlotte A. Love Brian E. Skahill John F. England Gregory Karlovits Angela Duren Amir AghaKouchak Extreme precipitation events are often localized, difficult to predict, and available records are often sparse. Improving frequency analysis and describing the associated uncertainty are essential for...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2208: Integrated Water Resources Research: Advancements in Understanding to Improve Future Sustainability Water doi: 10.3390/w12082208 Authors: Jason A. Hubbart Anthropogenic and natural disturbances to freshwater quantity and quality is a greater issue for society than ever before. To successfully restore water resources in impaired watersheds requires understanding the interactions between hydrology, climate, land use, water quality, ecology, social and economic...
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