IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6761: Potential of Extracellular Vesicle-Associated TSG-6 from Adipose Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Traumatic Brain Injury International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186761 Authors: Santiago Roura Marta Monguió-Tortajada Micaela Munizaga-Larroudé Marta Clos-Sansalvador Marcella Franquesa Anna Rosell Francesc E. Borràs Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) represent a promising strategy for a variety of medical applications....
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6756: Red Blood Cells and Hemoglobin in Human Atherosclerosis and Related Arterial Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186756 Authors: Jean-Baptiste Michel José Luis Martin-Ventura As the main particulate component of the circulating blood, RBCs play major roles in physiological hemodynamics and impact all arterial wall pathologies. RBCs are the main determinant of blood viscosity, defining the frictional forces exerted by the...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6758: The Epigenetic Overlap between Obesity and Mood Disorders: A Systematic Review International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186758 Authors: Mojgan Gharipour Majid Barekatain Johoon Sung Naghmeh Emami Ladan Sadeghian Minoo Dianatkhah Nizal Sarrafzadegan Shayesteh Jahanfar (1) Background: Obesity and mood disorders are considered as the most prevalent morbidities in many countries. We suppose that epigenetic mechanisms may...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6757: Hepatocellular Carcinoma—The Influence of Immunoanatomy and the Role of Immunotherapy International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186757 Authors: Keyur Patel Ryan Lamm Peter Altshuler Hien Dang Ashesh P. Shah Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Most patients are diagnosed with advanced disease, limiting their options for treatment. While current treatments are...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
IJNS, Vol. 6, Pages 74: Newborn Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening Using Pulse Oximetry: Value and Unique Challenges in Developing Regions International Journal of Neonatal Screening doi: 10.3390/ijns6030074 Authors: Lisa A. Hom Gerard R. Martin Newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) is recommended for implementation in many developed countries as the standard of care. Efforts to implement this point of care screen in developing regions face unique...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2986: A Systematic Review of COVID-19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Universal Effort to Preserve Patients’ Lives and Allografts Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092986 Authors: Smaragdi Marinaki Stathis Tsiakas Maria Korogiannou Konstantinos Grigorakos Vassilios Papalois Ioannis Boletis The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a significant challenge to physicians and healthcare systems worldwide. Evidence...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2984: A Review of the Incidence Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Hemorrhage in Patients Treated with Direct Oral Anticoagulants Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092984 Authors: Kulothungan Gunasekaran Venkat Rajasurya Joe Devasahayam Mandeep Singh Rahi Arul Chandran Kalaimani Elango Goutham Talari Anticoagulation carries a tremendous therapeutic advantage in reducing morbidity and mortality with venous thromboembolism and atrial...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2985: Value of Cardiac Biomarkers in the Early Diagnosis of Takotsubo Syndrome Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092985 Authors: Charlotte Dagrenat Jean Jacques Von Hunolstein Kensuke Matsushita Lucie Thebaud Stéphane Greciano Nicolas Tuzin Nicolas Meyer Annie Trinh Laurence Jesel Patrick Ohlmann Olivier Morel Background: Bedside diagnosis between Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) and ST elevation (STEMI) and non-ST elevation (NSTEMI)...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2982: Atherogenic Index of Plasma Is a Potential Biomarker for Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Prospective Observational Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092982 Authors: Seung Kook Cho Jae Woo Kim Ji Hye Huh Kyong Joo Lee Background: The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) reflects the levels of triglycerides (TG) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between the AIP and severe...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2978: Both HCV Infection and Elevated Liver Stiffness Significantly Impacts on Several Parameters of T-Cells Homeostasis in HIV-Infected Patients Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092978 Authors: Clara Restrepo Beatriz Álvarez José L Valencia Marcial García María A Navarrete-Muñoz José M Ligos Alfonso Cabello Laura Prieto Sara Nistal María Montoya Miguel Górgolas Norma Rallón José M Benito (1) Background: The role of...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2981: Balloon-Assisted Colonoscopy after Incomplete Conventional Colonoscopy—Experience from Two European Centres with A Comprehensive Review of the Literature Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092981 Authors: Robertson Alexander R Koulaouzidis Anastasios Yung Diana E Fraser Christopher Nemeth Artur Trimble Kenneth Toth Ervin Plevris John N Wurm Johansson Gabriele Background: Conventional colonoscopy (CC) allows access for colonic...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2980: Long-Term Advantages of Ovarian Reserve Maintenance and Follicle Development Using Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells in Ovarian Tissue Transplantation Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092980 Authors: Luciana Cacciottola Thu Y. T. Nguyen Maria C. Chiti Alessandra Camboni Christiani A. Amorim Jacques Donnez Marie-Madeleine Dolmans (1) Background: Ovarian tissue transplantation with adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) has been...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2979: Increased Antioxidant Capacity and Pro-Homeostatic Lipid Mediators in Ocular Hypertension—A Human Experimental Model Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092979 Authors: Mia Langbøl Sarkis Saruhanian Thisayini Baskaran Daniel Tiedemann Zaynab A. Mouhammad Anne Katrine Toft-Kehler Bokkyoo Jun Rupali Vohra Nicolas G. Bazan Miriam Kolko The main risk factor for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is increased intraocular pressure...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2983: De-Escalation of Antiplatelet Treatment in Patients with Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Review of the Current Literature Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092983 Authors: Daniel MF Claassens Dirk Sibbing In acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), treatment with the P2Y12 inhibitors ticagrelor or prasugrel is recommended over clopidogrel due to a better...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2977: Evaluation of Insertion Energy as Novel Parameter for Dental Implant Stability Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092977 Authors: Tanja Grobecker-Karl Anthony Dickinson Siegfried Heckmann Matthias Karl Constanze Steiner Insertion energy has been advocated as a novel measure for primary implant stability, but the effect of implant length, diameter, or surgical protocol remains unclear. Twenty implants from one specific bone level implant...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2975: Integrating Clinical and Translational Research Networks—Building Team Medicine Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092975 Authors: Ravi Salgia Prakash Kulkarni n/a
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2976: Early Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: A National Survey Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092976 Authors: Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos Bianca Gonzalez Martins Lucas Arrais Campos João Marôco Rayya Ahmed Saadiq Rodrigo Ruano Background: Isolation measures used to contain epidemics generate social interaction restrictions and impose changes in routines of the public that increase negative psychological...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2974: Prognostic Impact of Sarcopenic Obesity after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery in Elderly Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092974 Authors: Sachiyo Onishi Masahiro Tajika Tsutomu Tanaka Keisaku Yamada Tetsuya Abe Eiji Higaki Takahiro Hosoi Yoshitaka Inaba Kei Muro Masahito Shimizu Yasumasa Niwa We evaluated the impact of body composition on clinical outcomes...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
JPM, Vol. 10, Pages 128: XGBoost Improves Classification of MGMT Promoter Methylation Status in IDH1 Wildtype Glioblastoma Journal of Personalized Medicine doi: 10.3390/jpm10030128 Authors: Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le Duyen Thi Do Fang-Ying Chiu Edward Kien Yee Yapp Hui-Yuan Yeh Cheng-Yu Chen Approximately 96% of patients with glioblastomas (GBM) have IDH1 wildtype GBMs, characterized by extremely poor prognosis, partly due to resistance to standard temozolomide treatment. O6-Methylguanine-DNA...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 203: A Single Faecal Microbiota Transplantation Altered the Microbiota of Weaned Pigs Life doi: 10.3390/life10090203 Authors: Tanya L. Nowland Valeria A. Torok Wai Y. Low Kate J. Plush Mary D. Barton Roy N. Kirkwood Weaning is a stressful time for piglets, often leading to weight loss and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A leading cause for these post-weaning problems is enteric dysbiosis and methods to improve piglet health at...
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Life, Vol. 10, Pages 202: Evidence of Pepsin-Related Ocular Surface Damage and Dry Eye (PROD Syndrome) in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Life doi: 10.3390/life10090202 Authors: Rocco Plateroti Marta Sacchetti Giuseppe Magliulo Andrea Maria Plateroti Annalisa Pace Antonietta Moramarco Alessandro Lambiase Alice Bruscolini Background: patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) showed detectable levels of tear pepsin that explain the nasolacrimal obstruction....
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 474: Clinical Characteristics of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Pediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Systematic Review Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090474 Authors: Sojung Yoon Han Li Keum Hwa Lee Sung Hwi Hong Dohoon Kim Hyunjoon Im Woongchan Rah Eunseol Kim Seungyeon Cha Jinho Yang Andreas Kronbichler Daniela Kresse Ai Koyanagi Louis Jacob Ramy Abou Ghayda Jae Il Shin Lee Smith Background and objectives:...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 475: Early Neurological Assessment and Long-Term Neuromotor Outcomes in Late Preterm Infants: A Critical Review Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090475 Authors: Domenico M. Romeo Martina Ricci Maria Picilli Benedetta Foti Giorgia Cordaro Eugenio Mercuri Background and Objectives: Late preterm (LP) infants (born between 34 and 36 weeks of gestational age) are considered at higher risk of neonatal morbidities, mortality, and neurological impairments...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 473: Methotrexate and Adalimumab Decrease the Serum Levels of Cardiovascular Disease Biomarkers (VCAM-1 and E-Selectin) in Plaque Psoriasis Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090473 Authors: Natalia Zdanowska Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek Joanna Czerwińska Jacek J. Nowakowski Anna Kozera-Żywczyk Witold Owczarek Wojciech Zdanowski Waldemar Placek Background and objectives: The shared pathogenesis of psoriasis and atherosclerosis may be determined...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 472: Diagnostic of Temporomandibular Disorders and Other Facial Pain Conditions—Narrative Review and Personal Experience Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090472 Authors: Pihut Małgorzata Kulesa-Mrowiecka Małgorzata Chmura Karolina Andrzej Gala Temporomandibular disorders are complex dysfunctions of masticatory muscles and temporomandibular joints. Their symptoms affect more than 40% of the population and their prevalence is rising. It is important to...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 236: Transmembrane Facilitation of Lactate/H+ Instead of Lactic Acid Is Not a Question of Semantics but of Cell Viability Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090236 Authors: Annika Bader Eric Beitz Transmembrane transport of monocarboxylates is conferred by structurally diverse membrane proteins. Here, we describe the pH dependence of lactic acid/lactate facilitation of an aquaporin (AQP9), a monocarboxylate transporter (MCT1, SLC16A1), and a formate–nitrite...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 372: Succinate Is an Inflammation-Induced Immunoregulatory Metabolite in Macrophages Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10090372 Authors: Karl J. Harber Kyra E. de Goede Sanne G. S. Verberk Elisa Meinster Helga E. de Vries Michel van Weeghel Menno P. J. de Winther Jan Van den Bossche Immunometabolism revealed the crucial role of cellular metabolism in controlling immune cell phenotype and functions. Macrophages, key immune cells that support...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 371: Vitamin D Metabolism and Profiling in Veterinary Species Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10090371 Authors: Emma A. Hurst Natalie Z. Homer Richard J. Mellanby The demand for vitamin D analysis in veterinary species is increasing with the growing knowledge of the extra-skeletal role vitamin D plays in health and disease. The circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin-D (25(OH)D) metabolite is used to assess vitamin D status, and the benefits of analysing other...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1419: Type 1 Diabetes: Interferons and the Aftermath of Pancreatic Beta-Cell Enteroviral Infection Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091419 Authors: Pouria Akhbari Sarah J Richardson Noel G Morgan Enteroviruses (EVs) have long been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D), and accumulating evidence has associated virus-induced autoimmunity with the loss of pancreatic beta cells in T1D. Inflammatory cytokines including interferons...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1417: Proline-Rich Hypervariable Region of Hepatitis E Virus: Arranging the Disorder Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091417 Authors: Milagros Muñoz-Chimeno Alejandro Cenalmor Maira Alejandra Garcia-Lugo Marta Hernandez David Rodriguez-Lazaro Ana Avellon The hepatitis E virus (HEV) hypervariable region (HVR) presents the highest divergence of the entire HEV genome. It is characteristically rich in proline, and so is also known as...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1416: Recent Advances in Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Hepatitis B Virus Infection Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091416 Authors: Magda Rybicka Krzysztof Piotr Bielawski Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects 292 million people worldwide and is associated with a broad range of clinical manifestations including cirrhosis, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Despite the availability of an effective vaccine...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1418: Characterization of the Bacterial Biofilm Communities Present in Reverse-Osmosis Water Systems for Haemodialysis Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091418 Authors: Juan-Pablo Cuevas Ruben Moraga Kimberly Sánchez-Alonzo Cristian Valenzuela Paulina Aguayo Carlos T. Smith Apolinaria García Ítalo Fernandez Víctor L Campos Biofilm in reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is a common problem in water treatment at haemodialysis facilities....
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4238: Methylation of Methyl 4-Hydroxy-2-thioxo-1,2-Di-hydroquinoline-3-carboxylate: Synthetic, Crystallographic, and Molecular Docking Studies Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184238 Authors: Sergiy M. Kovalenko Oleksandr G. Drushlyak Svitlana V. Shishkina Irina S. Konovalova Illia O. Mariutsa Natalya D. Bunyatyan Dmitry V. Kravchenko Vladimir V. Ivanov Alexandre V. Ivachtchenko Thierry Langer Consecutive alkylation of 4-hydroxy-2-thioxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylate...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4237: New Perspectives of S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) Applications to Attenuate Fatty Acid-Induced Steatosis and Oxidative Stress in Hepatic and Endothelial Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184237 Authors: Laura Vergani Francesca Baldini Mohamad Khalil Adriana Voci Pietro Putignano Niccolò Miraglia S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) is an endogenous methyl donor derived from ATP and methionine that has pleiotropic functions. Most SAMe is synthetized...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4236: Polymer-Supported Phosphoric, Phosphonic and Phosphinic Acids—From Synthesis to Properties and Applications in Separation Processes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184236 Authors: Agnieszka Głowińska Andrzej W. Trochimczuk Efficient separation technologies are crucial to the environment and world economy. The challenge posed to scientists is how to engineer selectivity towards a targeted substrate, especially from multicomponent solutions. Polymer-supported...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4234: UPLC-qTOF-MS Phytochemical Profile and Antiulcer Potential of Cyperus conglomeratus Rottb. Alcoholic Extract Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184234 Authors: Abdelsamed I. Elshamy Abdel Razik H. Farrag Iriny M. Ayoub Karam A. Mahdy Rehab F. Taher Abd El-Nasser G. EI Gendy Tarik A. Mohamed Salim S. Al-Rejaie Yasser A. EI-Amier Ahmed M. Abd-EIGawad Mohamed A. Farag Cyperus has been commonly used as a multi-use medicinal plant...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4235: Assessment of Techno-Functional and Nutraceutical Potential of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Seed Meal Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184235 Authors: Ramón Maldonado-Torres Jocksan I. Morales-Camacho Fernando López-Valdez Luis Huerta-González Silvia Luna-Suárez Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a widely consumed fruit all around the world. The industrial exploitation of tomato generates a lot of waste. Most of the utilization of tomato seeds...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4231: Sphingomyelin Synthase 2 Participate in the Regulation of Sperm Motility and Apoptosis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184231 Authors: Xiatian Li Tao Luo Hua Li Nianlong Yan Sphingomylin participates in sperm function in animals, and also regulates the Akt and ERK signaling pathways, both of which are associated with the asthenospermia. Sphingomyelin synthase 2 (SMS2) is involved in the biosynthesis of sphingomylin. To determine the relationship...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4232: Enhanced Extraction Technique of Omarigliptin from Human Plasma—Applied to Biological Samples from Healthy Human Volunteers Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184232 Authors: Shereen Mowaka Nermeen Ashoush Mariam Tadros Noha El Zahar Bassam Ayoub Enhancing drug extraction from human plasma is a challenging approach that critically affects pharmacokinetic and any further clinical studies based on the drug Cmin and Cmax values. It also has a serious...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4230: Exciton Coupling and Conformational Changes Impacting the Excited State Properties of Metal Organic Frameworks Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184230 Authors: Andreas Windischbacher Luca Steiner Ritesh Haldar Christof Wöll Egbert Zojer Anne-Marie Kelterer In recent years, the photophysical properties of crystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have become increasingly relevant for their potential application in light-emitting devices,...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4228: Fate of Antioxidative Compounds within Bark during Storage: A Case of Norway Spruce Logs Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184228 Authors: Jyske Brännström Sarjala Hellström Halmemies Raitanen Kaseva Lagerquist Eklund Nurmi Softwood bark is an important by-product of forest industry. Currently, bark is under-utilized and mainly directed for energy production, although it can be extracted with hot water to obtain compounds...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4229: Synthesis, Characterization, Electrochemistry, Photoluminescence and Magnetic Properties of a Dinuclear Erbium(III)-Containing Monolacunary Dawson-Type Tungstophosphate: [{Er(H2O)(CH3COO)(P2W17O61)}2]16− Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184229 Authors: Masooma Ibrahim Ananya Baksi Yan Peng Firas Khalil Al-Zeidaneen Israël M. Mbomekallé Pedro de Oliveira Christopher E. Anson Reaction of the trilacunary Wells−Dawson anion {α-P2W15O56}12−...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4227: Value-Added Compound Recovery from Invasive Forest for Biofunctional Applications: Eucalyptus Species as a Case Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184227 Authors: Patricia Gullón Beatriz Gullón Gonzalo Astray Paulo E. S. Munekata Mirian Pateiro José Manuel Lorenzo From ancient times, the medicinal properties of the different Eucalyptus species are well known. In fact, plants from this family have been used in folk medicine as antiseptics,...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4233: Synthesis of Novel 2-(Isopropylamino)thiazol-4(5H)-one Derivatives and Their Inhibitory Activity of 11β-HSD1 and 11β-HSD2 in Aspect of Carcinogenesis Prevention Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184233 Authors: Daria Kupczyk Renata Studzińska Rafał Bilski Szymon Baumgart Renata Kołodziejska Alina Woźniak Glucocorticoid metabolism at the tissue level is regulated by two isoenzymes 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD),...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4225: Comparison of Biochemical Constituents and Contents in Floral Nectar of Castanea spp. Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184225 Authors: Young Ki Kim Sujin Lee Jeong Ho Song Mahn Jo Kim Ural Yunusbaev Myeong-Lyeol Lee Mun Seop Kim Hyung Wook Kwon Pollination is essential for efficient reproduction in pollinator-dependent crops that rely on the attraction of pollinators to flowers. Especially, floral nectar is considered to be an important...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4224: Cytospyrone and Cytospomarin: Two New Polyketides Isolated from Mangrove Endophytic Fungus, Cytospora sp. Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184224 Authors: Chengwen Wei Qin Deng Mengyu Sun Jing Xu Two new polyketides, cytospyrone (1), cytospomarin (2), together with three known metabolites dimethoxyphtalide (3), integracin A (4) and integracin B (5), were isolated from the culture of Cytospora sp. from the Chinese mangrove Ceriops tagal. Their...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4226: Microbial Modifications of Androstane and Androstene Steroids by Penicillium vinaceum Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184226 Authors: Anna Panek Paulina Łyczko Alina Świzdor The biotransformation of steroid compounds is a promising, environmentally friendly route to new pharmaceuticals and hormones. One of the reaction types common in the metabolic fate of steroids is Baeyer-Villiger oxidation, which in the case of cyclic ketones, such as steroids,...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4223: The Impact of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Flavors on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Nicotine Addiction-Related Behaviors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184223 Authors: Skylar Y. Cooper Brandon J. Henderson Over the past two decades, combustible cigarette smoking has slowly declined by nearly 11% in America; however, the use of electronic cigarettes has increased tremendously, including among adolescents. While nicotine is the...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1848: Graphdiyne Saturable Absorber for Passively Q-Switched Ho3+-Doped Laser Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091848 Authors: Cheng Zhang Qianqian Hao Yuqian Zu Mengyu Zong Jia Guo Feng Zhang Yanqi Ge Jie Liu High-quality all-carbon nanostructure graphdiyne (GDY) saturable absorber was successfully fabricated and saturable absorption properties in the 2 μm region were characterized using a commercial mode-locked laser as a pulsed...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1847: Vertically-Oriented WS2 Nanosheets with a Few Layers and Its Raman Enhancements Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091847 Authors: Yukyung Shin Jayeong Kim Yujin Jang Eunji Ko Nam-Suk Lee Seokhyun Yoon Myung Hwa Kim Vertically-oriented two-dimensional (2D) tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanosheets were successfully grown on a Si substrate at a temperature range between and 550 °C via the direct chemical reaction between WCl6 and S...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1846: Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites with Inorganic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091846 Authors: Joanna Jagiełło Adrian Chlanda Magdalena Baran Marcin Gwiazda Ludwika Lipińska Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO), due to their large active surface areas, can serve as a platform for biological molecule adhesion (both organic and...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1845: Micromixer Synthesis Platform for a Tuneable Production of Magnetic Single-Core Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091845 Authors: Abdulkader Baki Norbert Löwa Amani Remmo Frank Wiekhorst Regina Bleul Micromixer technology is a novel approach to manufacture magnetic single-core iron oxide nanoparticles that offer huge potential for biomedical applications. This platform allows a continuous, scalable, and highly controllable...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1844: Tunable Broadband THz Waveband Absorbers Based On Graphene for Digital Coding Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091844 Authors: Huiping Yang Dingbo Chen Yuliang Mao Junbo Yang A method of coding patterns is proposed to achieve flexible control of absorption response at terahertz frequencies. The designed absorber consists of an Au-graphene pattern layer, a SiO2 layer and a metal reflective layer. Among them, we use concentrical circle structure...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1843: Mechanical Properties of Electrospun, Blended Fibrinogen: PCL Nanofibers Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091843 Authors: Jacquelyn M. Sharpe Hyunsu Lee Adam R. Hall Keith Bonin Martin Guthold Electrospun nanofibers manufactured from biocompatible materials are used in numerous bioengineering applications, such as tissue engineering, creating organoids or dressings, and drug delivery. In many of these applications, the morphological and...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1842: Optimization of GOPS-Based Functionalization Process and Impact of Aptamer Grafting on the Si Nanonet FET Electrical Properties as First Steps towards Thrombin Electrical Detection Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091842 Authors: Monica Vallejo-Perez Céline Ternon Nicolas Spinelli Fanny Morisot Christoforos Theodorou Ganesh Jayakumar Per-Erik Hellström Mireille Mouis Laetitia Rapenne Xavier Mescot Bassem Salem Valérie Stambouli...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1841: Polarization Switching in 2D Nanoscale Ferroelectrics: Computer Simulation and Experimental Data Analysis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091841 Authors: Ekaterina Paramonova Vladimir Bystrov Xiangjian Meng Hong Shen Jianlu Wang Vladimir Fridkin The polarization switching kinetics of nanosized ferroelectric crystals and the transition between homogeneous and domain switching in nanoscale ferroelectric films are considered. Homogeneous...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1840: Inkjet Printing of Synthesized Melanin Nanoparticles as a Biocompatible Matrix for Pharmacologic Agents Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091840 Authors: Matthew Ballard Ashkan Shafiee Elinor Grage Max DeMarco Anthony Atala Elham Ghadiri Melanin is a natural biopigment that is produced by melanocytes and can be found in most living organisms. The unique physical and chemical properties of melanin render it potentially useful for numerous...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1839: Protonation-Induced Enhanced Optical-Light Photochromic Properties of an Inorganic-Organic Phosphomolybdic Acid/Polyaniline Hybrid Thin Film Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091839 Authors: Qingrui Zeng Suyue Guo Yuanbo Sun Zhuojuan Li Wei Feng A phosphomolybdic acid/polyaniline (PMoA/PANI) optical-light photochromic inorganic/organic hybrid thin film was successfully synthesized by protonation between the the multiprotonic acid phosphomolybdic...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2829: Gluten-Free Diet in Prisons in Poland: Nutrient Contents and Implementation of Dietary Reference Intake Standards Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092829 Authors: Aureliusz Kosendiak Piotr Stanikowski Dorota Domagała Waldemar Gustaw The gluten-free diet (GFD) requires special attention from nutritionists due to the potential risk of nutrient deficiencies in its users. This risk may be greater when this type of nutrition is implemented in prisons due...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2826: Eating Habits and Physical Activity of the Spanish Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092826 Authors: Eduardo Sánchez-Sánchez Guillermo Ramírez-Vargas Ylenia Avellaneda-López J. Ignacio Orellana-Pecino Esperanza García-Marín Jara Díaz-Jimenez Due to the pandemic situation caused by the COVID-19 infection, some governments have implemented house confinement measures. The objective of our study is to...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2827: Emulsifiers Impact Colonic Length in Mice and Emulsifier Restriction is Feasible in People with Crohn’s Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092827 Authors: Alicia M. Sandall Selina R. Cox James O. Lindsay Andrew T. Gewirtz Benoit Chassaing Megan Rossi Kevin Whelan There is an association between food additive emulsifiers and the prevalence of Crohn’s disease. This study aimed to investigate: (i) the effect of different classes...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2822: Esophageal, Gastric, and Duodenal Histologic Findings in Patients with Feeding Difficulties Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092822 Authors: Jensen Edwards Craig Friesen Amy Issa Sarah Edwards Currently, there are inconsistencies in the recommendations of when to obtain an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in children with feeding difficulties. The aim of our study was to identify EGD findings in patients presenting to a large, outpatient feeding program....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2824: Development of a Repertoire and a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Estimating Dietary Fiber Intake Considering Prebiotics: Input from the FiberTAG Project Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092824 Authors: Audrey M. Neyrinck Julie-Anne Nazare Julie Rodriguez Romain Jottard Sarah Dib Monique Sothier Laurie Van Den Berghe Maud Alligier Hélène Alexiou Véronique Maquet Sophie Vinoy Stephan C. Bischoff Jens Walter Martine Laville Nathalie...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2823: Feasibility, Process, and Effects of Short-Term Calorie Reduction in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: An Integrative Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092823 Authors: Chia-Chun Tang Hsi Chen Tai-Chung Huang Wei-Wen Wu Jing-Mei Lin Feng-Ming Tien Recent preclinical studies have shown the potential benefits of short-term calorie reduction (SCR) on cancer treatment. In this integrative review, we aimed to identify and synthesize current...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2821: Folic Acid Induces Intake-Related Changes in the Mammary Tissue Transcriptome of C57BL/6 Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092821 Authors: Mark A. Burton Elie Antoun Reyna S. Penailillo Graham C. Burdge Karen A. Lillycrop Folic acid (FA) intake has been associated with increased breast cancer risk in some studies. Although underlying mechanisms are unknown, epigenetic modifications that persistently alter transcription have been suggested. We...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2825: Differences and Similarities in the Peptide Profile of Preterm and Term Mother’s Milk, and Preterm and Term Infant Gastric Samples Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092825 Authors: Søren D. Nielsen Robert L. Beverly Mark A. Underwood David C. Dallas Our previous studies revealed that milk proteases begin to hydrolyze proteins in the mammary gland and that proteolytic digestion continues within the infant stomach. No research has measured how the release...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2819: Evaluation of Food-Intake Behavior in a Healthy Population: Personalized vs. One-Size-Fits-All Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092819 Authors: Femke P. M. Hoevenaars Charlotte M. M. Berendsen Wilrike J. Pasman Tim J. van den Broek Emmanuel Barrat Iris M. de Hoogh Suzan Wopereis In public health initiatives, generic nutrition advice (GNA) from national guidelines has a limited effect on food-intake improvement. Personalized nutrition advice...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2820: Nutritional Intervention to Prevent the Functional Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092820 Authors: Julie Mareschal Laurence Genton Tinh-Hai Collet Christophe Graf Aging is a global public health concern. From the age of 50, muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance tend to decline. Sarcopenia and frailty are frequent in community-dwelling older adults and are associated with...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2818: Changes in Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Practices at Participating Childcare and Education Centers in the United States Following Updated National Standards, 2017–2019 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092818 Authors: Jamie F. Chriqui Julien Leider Rebecca M. Schermbeck Anmol Sanghera Oksana Pugach The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) updated meal pattern standards took effect...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2817: Changes in Foods Served and Meal Costs in Boston Family Child Care Homes after One Year of Implementing the New Child and Adult Care Food Program Nutrition Standards Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092817 Authors: Mary Kathryn Poole Angie L. Cradock Erica L. Kenney This study aimed to determine the impact of 2017 revisions to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) nutrition standards on foods and beverages served and meal costs in family child...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 752: Pathogenesis and Virulence of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090752 Authors: Mariana Henriques David Williams Fungal infections in humans have historically received comparatively less attention than those caused by bacteria and viruses. This may, in part, stem from the relative differences in infection prevalence. However, the more widespread use of immunosuppressive therapy, invasive surgery and medical devices...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 750: On the History and Applications of Congenic Strains in Cryptococcus Research Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090750 Authors: Benjamin J. Chadwick Xiaorong Lin Congenic strains have been utilized in numerous model organisms to determine the genetic underpinning of various phenotypic traits. Congenic strains are usually derived after 10 backcrosses to a recipient parent, at which point they are 99.95% genetically identical to the parental strain. In recent...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 751: Elevated Baseline Salivary Protease Activity May Predict the Steadiness of Gingival Inflammation During Periodontal Healing: A 12-Week Follow-Up Study on Adults Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090751 Authors: Ulvi Kahraman Gürsoy Dareen Fteita Floris J. Bikker Maria Anastasia Grande Kamran Nazmi Mervi Gürsoy Eija Könönen Daniel Belstrøm Aim was to profile salivary total protease, Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipain, and neutrophil elastase...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 248: Current Insights on Antifungal Therapy: Novel Nanotechnology Approaches for Drug Delivery Systems and New Drugs from Natural Sources Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090248 Authors: Filipa Sousa Domingos Ferreira Salette Reis Paulo Costa The high incidence of fungal infections has become a worrisome public health issue, having been aggravated by an increase in host predisposition factors. Despite all the drugs available on the market to treat...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 247: Clinical Evidence for Targeting NAD Therapeutically Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090247 Authors: Dina Radenkovic Reason Eric Verdin Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) pharmacology is a promising class of treatments for age-related conditions that are likely to have a favorable side effect profile for human use, given the widespread use of the NAD precursor vitamin B3 supplements. However, despite several decades of active investigation...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 878: Development of a Surface Coating Technique with Predictive Value for Bead Coating in the Manufacturing of Amorphous Solid Dispersions Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090878 Authors: Eline Boel Piyush Panini Guy Van den Mooter The aim of this paper was to investigate whether a surface coating technique could be developed that can predict the phase behavior of amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) coated on beads. ASDs of miconazole (MIC)...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1210: Field Survey and Resistance Occurrence to ALS-Inhibiting Herbicides in Glebionis coronaria L. in Tunisian Wheat Crops Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091210 Authors: Zeineb Hada Messaad Khammassi Houda Jenfaoui Yosra Menchari Joel Torra Thouraya Souissi Glebionis coronaria (L.) Cass. ex Spach is a troublesome weed in cereal cropping systems in northern Tunisia. Recently, failures in controlling this weed have been reported by farmers. Field surveys...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1208: Incredible Role of Osmotic Adjustment in Grain Yield Sustainability under Water Scarcity Conditions in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091208 Authors: Tahir Mehmood Muhammad Abdullah Sunny Ahmar Muhammad Yasir Muhammad Shahid Iqbal Muhmmad Yasir Shoaib Ur Rehman Sulaiman Ahmed Rashid Rana Abdul Ghafoor Muhammad Kausar Nawaz Shah Xiongming Du Freddy Mora-Poblete Interrogations of local...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1209: Effects of Environment and Sowing Time on Growth and Yield of Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Cultivars in Sicily (Italy) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091209 Authors: Teresa Tuttolomondo Giuseppe Virga Francesco Rossini Umberto Anastasi Mario Licata Fabio Gresta Salvatore La Bella Carmelo Santonoceto Cotton is one of the most important industrial crops in the world. Though widely cultivated in Sicily (Italy) in the past, cotton growth...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1207: Comparative Study on the Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Grecian Juniper (Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb) Unripe and Ripe Galbuli Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091207 Authors: Stanko Stankov Hafize Fidan Zhana Petkova Magdalena Stoyanova Nadezhda Petkova Albena Stoyanova Ivanka Semerdjieva Tzenka Radoukova Valtcho D. Zheljazkov Grecian juniper (Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb.) is an evergreen tree and a rare plant found in...
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Publications, Vol. 8, Pages 44: Open Access Perceptions, Strategies, and Digital Literacies: A Case Study of a Scholarly-Led Journal Publications doi: 10.3390/publications8030044 Authors: Noella Edelmann Judith Schoßböck Open access (OA) publications play an important role for academia, policy-makers, and practitioners. Universities and research institutions set up OA policies and provide authors different types of support for engaging in OA activities. This paper presents a case...
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Recycling, Vol. 5, Pages 22: Biodismantling, a Novel Application of Bioleaching in Recycling of Electronic Wastes Recycling doi: 10.3390/recycling5030022 Authors: Benjamin Monneron-Enaud Oliver Wiche Michael Schlömann Electronic components (EC) from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) such as resistors, capacitors, diodes and integrated circuits are a subassembly of printed circuit boards (PCB). They contain a variety of economically valuable elements e.g., tantalum,...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 471: Between Love, Renunciation, and Compassionate Heroism: Reading Sanskrit Buddhist Literature through the Prism of Disgust Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090471 Authors: Shenghai Li Disgust occupies a particular space in Buddhism where repulsive aspects of the human body are visualized and reflected upon in contemplative practices. The Indian tradition of aesthetics also recognizes disgust as one of the basic human emotions that can be transformed into an aestheticized...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 113: Assessing Resources Management for Sharing Economy in Urban Logistics Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9090113 Authors: Szmelter-Jarosz Rześny-Cieplińska Jezierski Sharing economy requires cities to redefine their management strategies. As a consequence of the development of new ideas, the main aim of modern cities should focus on achieving the sustainable use of resources. In the existing literature, only a partial analysis of resources management...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 42: Testing and Improving an ISO 14119-Inspired Tool to Prevent Bypassing Safeguards on Industrial Machines Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6030042 Authors: Haghighi Jocelyn Chinniah Various safety-related standards associated with the machinery design phase, such as ISO 14119:2013, emphasize the appropriate design and selection of protective devices to prevent bypassing. Despite such standards, bypassing safeguards is a common issue at the machinery use phase....
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 160: Street Gang Intervention: Review and Good Lives Extension Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9090160 Authors: Mallion Wood Tackling street gangs has recently been highlighted as a priority for public health. In this paper, the four components of a public health approach were reviewed: (1) surveillance, (2) identifying risk and protective factors, (3) developing and evaluating interventions at primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 68: Retirement Rhythms: Retirees’ Management of Time and Activities in Denmark Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10030068 Authors: Aske Juul Lassen Kenneth Mertz Lars Holm Astrid Pernille Jespersen We scrutinize how the everyday lives of well-educated and healthy Danish retirees are structured and experienced and study how they organise their days and weeks. Our aim is to investigate how retirees manage and organise time and the ways these relate to societal...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 127: Effects of an Initial Muscle Strength Level on Sports Performance Changes in Collegiate Soccer Players Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8090127 Authors: Ai Ishida Kyle Rochau Kyle P. Findlay Brandon Devero Marco Duca Michael H. Stone The purposes of this study were to investigate effects of partial block periodized strength training on physical performance and to examine relationships between initial muscle strength measured with isometric mid-thigh...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 597: The Assessment of Diet Contaminated with Aflatoxin B1 in Juvenile Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) and the Evaluation of the Efficacy of Mitigation of a Yeast Cell Wall Extract Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090597 Authors: Jinzhu Yang Tiantian Wang Gang Lin Mingzhu Li Ronghua Zhu Alexandros Yiannikouris Yanjiao Zhang Kangsen Mai This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary AFB1 on growth performance, health, intestinal microbiota...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 595: Levels of Alternaria Toxins in Selected Food Commodities Including Green Coffee Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090595 Authors: Claudia Mujahid Marie-Claude Savoy Quentin Baslé Pei Mun Woo Edith Chin Yean Ee Pascal Mottier Thomas Bessaire Alternaria toxins are emerging mycotoxins, candidates for regulation by European Authorities. Therefore, highly sensitive, confirmatory, and reliable analytical methodologies are required for their monitoring...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 596: Production of Highly Active Recombinant Dermonecrotic Toxin of Bordetella Pertussis Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090596 Authors: Ondrej Stanek Irena Linhartova Jana Holubova Ladislav Bumba Zdenko Gardian Anna Malandra Barbora Bockova Shihono Teruya Yasuhiko Horiguchi Radim Osicka Peter Sebo Pathogenic Bordetella bacteria release a neurotropic dermonecrotic toxin (DNT) that is endocytosed into animal cells and permanently activates...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 532: Potent Protective Immune Responses to Senecavirus Induced by Virus-Like Particle Vaccine in Pigs Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030532 Authors: Suyu Mu Shiqi Sun Hu Dong Manyuan Bai Yun Zhang Zhidong Teng Mei Ren Shuanghui Yin Huichen Guo Senecavirus A (SVA) is the pathogen that has recently caused porcine idiopathic vesicular disease (PIVD). The clinical symptoms of PIVD are similar to those of acute foot-and-mouth disease and also...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 531: Current State of Global African Swine Fever Vaccine Development under the Prevalence and Transmission of ASF in China Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030531 Authors: Keke Wu Jiameng Liu Lianxiang Wang Shuangqi Fan Zhaoyao Li Yuwan Li Lin Yi Hongxing Ding Mingqiu Zhao Jinding Chen African swine fever (ASF) is a highly lethal contagious disease of swine caused by African swine fever virus (ASFV). At present, it is listed as a notifiable...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 135: Comparison of Laparoscopic Steerable Instruments Performed by Expert Surgeons and Novices Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030135 Authors: Luca Lacitignola Rodrigo Trisciuzzi Annarita Imperante Laura Fracassi Alberto Maria Crovace Francesco Staffieri As an alternative to the surgical robot, some medical companies have engineered new steerable devices that mimic the robot’s capacities. This study aimed to assess how...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1028: Transmission of the Bean-Associated Cytorhabdovirus by the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091028 Authors: Bruna Pinheiro-Lima Rita C. Pereira-Carvalho Dione M. T. Alves-Freitas Elliot W. Kitajima Andreza H. Vidal Cristiano Lacorte Marcio T. Godinho Rafaela S. Fontenele Josias C. Faria Emanuel F. M. Abreu Arvind Varsani Simone G. Ribeiro Fernando L. Melo The knowledge of genomic data of new plant...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Vision, Vol. 4, Pages 42: Erratum: Longhi Bitencourt, E. et al. South American Values of the Optical Straylight Function. Vision 2020, 4, 2 Vision doi: 10.3390/vision4030042 Authors: Emilia Longhi Bitencourt Dora Fix Ventura Marcelo Fernandes Costa The authors wish to make the following erratum to this paper [...]
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2581: CFD Simulations of Multiphase Flows: Interaction of Miscible Liquids with Different Temperatures Water doi: 10.3390/w12092581 Authors: Paola Elizabeth Rodríguez-Ocampo Michael Ring Jassiel Vladimir Hernández-Fontes Juan Carlos Alcérreca-Huerta Edgar Mendoza Rodolfo Silva The incorporation of new equations to extend the applicability of open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software according to the user’s needs must be complemented...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2580: Zooplankton as Indicator of the Ecological State of Protected Aquatic Ecosystems (Lake Borovoe, Burabay National Nature Park, Northern Kazakhstan) Water doi: 10.3390/w12092580 Authors: Elena Krupa Sophia Romanova Galym Berkinbaev Natalya Yakovleva Erlan Sadvakasov The enrichment of the protected Borovoe Lake with nutrients has taken place within the last 100 years, from the moment the first resort was formed on its shores. The purpose of this study...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2578: Exploring the Interactions of Physical, Chemical and Biological Variables of an Urban River Using Network Analysis Water doi: 10.3390/w12092578 Authors: Cecilia Medupin Charles Bannister Jean-Marc Schwartz Network analysis was used as a method to investigate the relationship between benthic macroinvertebrates in an urban river watershed and physicochemical variables. The measured physicochemical variables were the dissolved oxygen, temperature, nutrients,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2579: Seasonal Variations of Dissolved Iron Concentration in Active Layer and Rivers in Permafrost Areas, Russian Far East Water doi: 10.3390/w12092579 Authors: Yuto Tashiro Muneoki Yoh Takayuki Shiraiwa Takeo Onishi Vladimir Shesterkin Vladimir Kim Dissolved iron (dFe) in boreal rivers may play an important role in primary production in high-latitude oceans. However, iron behavior in soils and dFe discharge mechanism from soil to the rivers are poorly...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2576: Relationship Between Aquifer Pumping Response and Quality of Water Extracted from Wells in an Active Hydrothermal System: The Case of the Island of Ischia (Southern Italy) Water doi: 10.3390/w12092576 Authors: Vincenzo Piscopo Fulvio Formica Luigi Lana Francesca Lotti Luigi Pianese Marco Trifuoggi The thermal waters of the Island of Ischia, an active volcano located in Southern Italy, are widely used for supplying numerous spas. Groundwater...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2577: A Molecular-Level Picture of Electrospinning Water doi: 10.3390/w12092577 Authors: Jan Jirsák Pavel Pokorný Pavel Holec Šárka Dědičová Electrospinning is a modern and versatile method of producing nanofibers from polymer solutions or melts by the action of strong electric fields. The complex, multiscale nature of the process hinders its theoretical understanding, especially at the molecular level. The present article aims to contribute to the fundamental...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2574: Research on the Comprehensive Optimization of the Hydraulic Performance and Frost-Heaving Resistance of a Parabolic Channel Water doi: 10.3390/w12092574 Authors: Zhuo Yang Wuquan He Yubao Wang Zongke Lou Pinzhang Duan Hydraulic performance and frost-heaving resistance should be considered simultaneously in the channel design of seasonally frozen soil areas. Quadratic parabolic channels have good water and sand transport capacities and high frost-heaving...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2575: Evaluating Treatment Requirements for Recycled Water to Manage Well Clogging during Aquifer Storage and Recovery: A Case Study in the Werribee Formation, Australia Water doi: 10.3390/w12092575 Authors: Joanne L. Vanderzalm Declan W. Page Karen E. Barry Dennis Gonzalez Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is the intentional recharge of water to suitable aquifers for subsequent beneficial use or to achieve environmental benefits. Well injection techniques...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2573: Did the COVID-19 Lockdown-Induced Hydrological Residence Time Intensify the Primary Productivity in Lakes? Observational Results Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Water doi: 10.3390/w12092573 Authors: Ram Avtar Pankaj Kumar Hitesh Supe Dou Jie Netranada Sahu Binaya Kumar Mishra Ali P. Yunus The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has brought countries around the world to a standstill in the early part of 2020. Several nations and territories...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2569: Improving Drinking Water Quality in South Korea: A Choice Experiment with Hypothetical Bias Treatments Water doi: 10.3390/w12092569 Authors: Adelina Gschwandtner Cheul Jang Richard McManus The objective of this present study is to use choice experiments and an extensive cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to investigate the feasibility of installing two advanced water treatments in Cheongju waterworks in South Korea. The study uses latent class attribute non-attendance...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2571: Evaluation of Satellite Precipitation Products for Hydrological Modeling in the Brazilian Cerrado Biome Water doi: 10.3390/w12092571 Authors: Jhones da S. Amorim Marcelo R. Viola Rubens Junqueira Vinicius A. de Oliveira Carlos R. de Mello This study investigates the applicability of Satellite Precipitation Products (SPPs) in streamflow simulations performed in the Brazilian Cerrado biome, which is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2570: Investigation of Attributes for Identifying Homogeneous Flood Regions for Regional Flood Frequency Analysis in Canada Water doi: 10.3390/w12092570 Authors: Ziyang Zhang Tricia A. Stadnyk The identification of homogeneous flood regions is essential for regional flood frequency analysis. Despite the type of regionalization framework considered (e.g., region of influence or hierarchical clustering), selecting flood-related attributes to reflect flood generating...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2568: A Methodology for Forecasting Dissolved Oxygen in Urban Streams Water doi: 10.3390/w12092568 Authors: Stephen Stajkowski Mohammad Zeynoddin Hani Farghaly Bahram Gharabaghi Hossein Bonakdari Real-time monitoring of river water quality is at the forefront of a proactive urban water management strategy to meet the global challenge of vital freshwater resource sustainability. The concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) is a primary indicator of the...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2572: Hazard Mapping of the Rainfall–Landslides Disaster Chain Based on GeoDetector and Bayesian Network Models in Shuicheng County, China Water doi: 10.3390/w12092572 Authors: Guangzhi Rong Kaiwei Li Lina Han Si Alu Jiquan Zhang Yichen Zhang Landslides are among the most frequent natural hazards in the world. Rainfall is an important triggering factor for landslides and is responsible for topples, slides, and debris flows—three of the most...
Tue Sep 15, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2567: The Influence of Horizontal Variability of Hydraulic Conductivity on Slope Stability under Heavy Rainfall Water doi: 10.3390/w12092567 Authors: Tongchun Han Liqiao Liu Gen Li Due to the natural variability of the soil, hydraulic conductivity has significant spatial variability. In the paper, the variability of the hydraulic conductivity is described by assuming that it follows a lognormal distribution. Based on the improved Green–Ampt (GA)...
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