IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2759: Impact of Carers’ Smoking Status on Childhood Obesity in the Growing up in Ireland Cohort Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152759 Authors: Salome Sunday Zubair Kabir Childhood obesity is a growing concern worldwide. The association between childhood obesity and maternal smoking and/or paternal smoking has been reported. However, few studies have explored the association between childhood obesity...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1107: The Kinetic Behaviors of H Impurities in the Li/Ta Bilayer: Application for the Accelerator-Based BNCT Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081107 Authors: Xiao Liu Huaican Chen Jianfei Tong Wenhao He Xujing Li Tianjiao Liang Yuhong Li Wen Yin Hydrogen bubble phenomenon is one of the key issues to be solved in the development of a long-life target system for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). In this study, we assessed the kinetic...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2816: The Partner Does Matter: The Structure of Heteroaggregates of Acridine Orange in Water Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152816 Authors: Ilya G. Shenderovich Self-assembly of organic molecules in aqueous solutions is governed by a delicate entropy/enthalpy balance. Even small changes in their intermolecular interactions can cause critical changes in the structure of the aggregates and their spectral properties. The experimental results reported here demonstrate...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2817: Extraction Optimization, Structural Characterization, and Antioxidant Activities of Polysaccharides from Cassia Seed (Cassia obtusifolia) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152817 Authors: Ding-Tao Wu Wen Liu Qiao-Hong Han Ping Wang Xian-Rong Xiang Ye Ding Li Zhao Qing Zhang Su-Qing Li Wen Qin In order to explore Cassia seed polysaccharides (CSPs) as natural antioxidants for application in the functional-food industry, microwave-assisted...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2758: Trends in Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Women of Reproductive Age in Zimbabwe, 2005–2015 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152758 Authors: Fadzai Mukora-Mutseyekwa Hajo Zeeb Lydia Nengomasha Nicholas Kofi Adjei Background: The prevalence of non-communicable diseases is rising in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Zimbabwe, yet, the risk factors...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2757: Perceived Parenting Styles and Adjustment during Emerging Adulthood: A Cross-National Perspective International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152757 Authors: Águeda Parra Inmaculada Sánchez-Queija María del Carmen García-Mendoza Susana Coimbra José Egídio Oliveira Marta Díez The aim of the present study is to determine whether the influence of parenting style on children’s wellbeing is sustained...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3775: Endothelial Dysfunction: Is There a Hyperglycemia-Induced Imbalance of NOX and NOS? International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153775 Authors: Cesar A. Meza Justin D. La Favor Do-Houn Kim Robert C. Hickner NADPH oxidases (NOX) are enzyme complexes that have received much attention as key molecules in the development of vascular dysfunction. NOX have the primary function of generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), and are considered...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2756: Application of an Improved Model for Accident Analysis: A Case Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152756 Authors: Jianhao Wang Mingwei Yan An improved accident causation model which demonstrates the relationships among different causal factors was proposed in this study. It provides a pathway for accident analysis from the individual level to the organizational level. Unsafe acts and conditions...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1784: Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Brazilian Food Truck Food Handlers Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081784 Authors: Lígia Isoni Auad Verônica Cortez Ginani Elke Stedefeldt Eduardo Yoshio Nakano Aline Costa Santos Nunes Renata Puppin Zandonadi This study aimed to (i) compare the food safety knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported practices (KAP) and observed food safety practices of food truck (FT) food handlers, (ii) evaluate...
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JFB, Vol. 10, Pages 35: Biocompatibility of Nanocellulose-Reinforced PVA Hydrogel with Human Corneal Epithelial Cells for Ophthalmic Applications Journal of Functional Biomaterials doi: 10.3390/jfb10030035 Authors: Tummala Lopes Mihranyan Ferraz Transparent composite hydrogel in the form of a contact lens made from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) was subjected to in vitro biocompatibility evaluation with human corneal epithelial cells (HCE-2 cells)....
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JFMK, Vol. 4, Pages 52: Drive for Thinness Predicts Musculoskeletal Injuries in Division II NCAA Female Athletes Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk4030052 Authors: Scheid Stefanik The female athlete triad is the interrelation of low energy availability, menstrual dysfunction, and low bone mineral density. Previously, the components of the female athlete triad have been linked to bone stress injuries. The objective of this study was to explore the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1106: Surface Effects and Optical Properties of Self-Assembled Nanostructured a-Si:Al Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081106 Authors: Kjeldstad Thøgersen Stange Jensen Monakhov Galeckas We present a study of the surface effects and optical properties of the self-assembled nanostructures comprised of vertically aligned 5 nm-diameter Al nanowires embedded in an amorphous Si matrix (a-Si:Al). The controlled (partial) removal of Al nanowires...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 333: Delivery of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles into Primordial Germ Cells in Sturgeon Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080333 Authors: Baloch Fučíková Rodina Metscher Tichopád Shah Franěk Pšenička Nanoparticles are finding increasing applications in diagnostics, imaging and therapeutics in medicine. Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONs) have received significant interest of scientific community due to their distinctive properties. For the first...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1600: Impact of Pressure-Driven Demand on Background Leakage Estimation in Water Supply Networks Water doi: 10.3390/w11081600 Authors: Kazeem B. Adedeji Yskandar Hamam Adnan M. Abu-Mahfouz Increasing water demand due to urbanization creates a need to develop schemes for managing water supply networks (WSNs). In recent years, hydraulic modeling of WSNs has been used to assess the state of networks in terms of leakage analysis and pressure control. These models...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2755: Novel Insights into the Genetic Landscape of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152755 Authors: Taliento Dallio Federico Prati Valenti Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common liver disorder worldwide, is epidemiologically associated with overweight, insulin resistance features and type 2 diabetes, and can progress to advanced liver fibrosis...
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Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 38: The Nature of Unconscious Attention to Subliminal Cues Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3030038 Authors: Prasad Mishra Attentional selection in humans is mostly determined by what is important to them or by the saliency of the objects around them. How our visual and attentional system manage these various sources of attentional capture is one of the most intensely debated issues in cognitive psychology. Along with the traditional dichotomy of goal-driven and stimulus-driven...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3774: Recent Advances in Coarse-Grained Models for Biomolecules and Their Applications International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153774 Authors: Nidhi Singh Wenjin Li Molecular dynamics simulations have emerged as a powerful tool to study biological systems at varied length and timescales. The conventional all-atom molecular dynamics simulations are being used by the wider scientific community in routine to capture the conformational dynamics...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 461: The Veiling Issue in 20th Century Iran in Fashion and Society, Religion, and Government Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10080461 Authors: Shirazi This essay focuses on the Iranian woman’s veil from various perspectives including cultural, social, religious, aesthetic, as well as political to better understand this object of clothing with multiple interpretive meanings. The veil and veiling are uniquely imbued with layers of meanings serving multiple...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 460: Habermas, Taylor, and Connolly on Secularism, Pluralism, and the Post-Secular Public Sphere Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10080460 Authors: Kaltsas The main purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the relationships between secularism, pluralism, and the post-secular public sphere in the thought of Jürgen Habermas, Charles Taylor, and William Connolly. The three authors develop a thorough critique of secularism which implies a radical break...
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Fractal Fract, Vol. 3, Pages 43: Solving Helmholtz Equation with Local Fractional Derivative Operators Fractal and Fractional doi: 10.3390/fractalfract3030043 Authors: Baleanu Jassim Al Qurashi The paper presents a new analytical method called the local fractional Laplace variational iteration method (LFLVIM), which is a combination of the local fractional Laplace transform (LFLT) and the local fractional variational iteration method (LFVIM), for solving the two-dimensional...
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Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 84: Parametric Conditions of High Financial Risk in the SME Sector Risks doi: 10.3390/risks7030084 Authors: Ślusarczyk Grondys The sector of SME is the major force for the national economic and social development. Financial risk is one of the key threats to the activity of small and medium enterprises. The most common manifestation of the financial risk of SMEs is difficulty in financing the business and lack of funds for development. Banks are unwilling to...
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Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 83: Logarithmic Asymptotics for Probability of Component-Wise Ruin in a Two-Dimensional Brownian Model Risks doi: 10.3390/risks7030083 Authors: Krzysztof Dȩbicki Lanpeng Ji Tomasz Rolski We consider a two-dimensional ruin problem where the surplus process of business lines is modelled by a two-dimensional correlated Brownian motion with drift. We study the ruin function P ( u ) for the component-wise ruin (that is both business lines are ruined in an...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 187: Acute Metabolic Changes with Thigh-Positioned Wearable Resistances during Submaximal Running in Endurance-Trained Runners Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7080187 Authors: Field Gill Macadam Plews The aim of this study was to determine the acute metabolic effects of different magnitudes of wearable resistance (WR) attached to the thigh during submaximal running. Twenty endurance-trained runners (40.8 ± 8.2 years, 1.77 ± 0.7 m, 75.4...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 810: TUBB4B Downregulation Is Critical for Increasing Migration of Metastatic Colon Cancer Cells Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080810 Authors: Sobierajska Ciszewski Wawro Wieczorek-Szukała Boncela Papiewska-Pajak Niewiarowska Kowalska Tumor metastasis, the major problem for clinical oncology in colon cancer treatment, is linked with an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The observed cellular transformation in this process is manifested...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 811: Clues to Non-Invasive Implantation Window Monitoring: Isolation and Characterisation of Endometrial Exosomes Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080811 Authors: Alice Luddi Natasa Zarovni Erika Maltinti Laura Governini Vincenzo De Leo Valentina Cappelli Luis Quintero Eugenio Paccagnini Francesca Loria Paola Piomboni Despite the significant advances in the last decades, low implantation rate per transferred embryo still remains a major concern...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 310: Classification of Hen Eggs by HPLC-UV Fingerprinting and Chemometric Methods Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080310 Authors: Campmajó Cayero Saurina Núñez Hen eggs are classified into four groups according to their production method: Organic, free-range, barn, or caged. It is known that a fraudulent practice is the misrepresentation of a high-quality egg with a lower one. In this work, high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV)...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2754: Effectiveness of Chemical and Thermal Treatments on Control Rhizopus Stolonifer Fruit Infection Comparing Tomato Cultivars with Different Sensitivities to Cracking International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152754 Authors: Alfaro-Sifuentes Juan Meca Elorrieta Valenzuela Tomatoes are among the most important horticultural crops; however, it is estimated that 30% of tomato yield is lost due to postharvest...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2814: Factors Influencing the Activity of Nanozymes in the Cleavage of an RNA Model Substrate Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152814 Authors: Czescik Zamolo Darbre Mancin Scrimin A series of 2-nm gold nanoparticles passivated with different thiols all featuring at least one triazacyclonanone-Zn(II) complex and different flanking units (a second Zn(II) complex, a triethyleneoxymethyl derivative or a guanidinium of arginine of a peptide) were...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2813: Heavy Metals Bioindication Potential of the Common Weeds Senecio vulgaris L., Polygonum aviculare L. and Poa annua L. Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152813 Authors: Salinitro Tassoni Casolari de Laurentiis Zappi Melucci In recent years, heavy metals (HMs) levels in soil and vegetation have increased considerably due to traffic pollution. These pollutants can be taken up from the soil through the root system. The ability of plants...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2812: Primaquine and Chloroquine Fumardiamides as Promising Antiplasmodial Agents Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152812 Authors: Beus Fontinha Held Rajić Uzelac Kralj Prudêncio Zorc This paper describes a continuation of our efforts in the pursuit of novel antiplasmodial agents with optimized properties. Following our previous discovery of biologically potent asymmetric primaquine (PQ) and halogenaniline fumardiamides (1–6),...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2815: Antibacterial Activity and Molecular Docking Studies of a Selected Series of Hydroxy-3-arylcoumarins Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152815 Authors: Pisano Kumar Medda Gatto Pal Fais Era Cosentino Uriarte Santana Pintus Matos Antibiotic resistance is one of the main public health concerns of this century. This resistance is also associated with oxidative stress, which could contribute to the selection of...
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Clean Technol., Vol. 2, Pages 11-31: Critical Material Applications and Intensities in Clean Energy Technologies Clean Technologies doi: 10.3390/cleantechnol2010002 Authors: Leader Gaustad Clean energy technologies have been developed to address the pressing global issue of climate change; however, the functionality of many of these technologies relies on materials that are considered critical. Critical materials are those that have potential vulnerability to supply disruption....
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1782: Energy Expenditure, Carbohydrate Oxidation and Appetitive Responses to Sucrose or Sucralose in Humans: A Pilot Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081782 Authors: Christine Chern Sze-Yen Tan Background: In light of obesity, replacing sugar with non-nutritive sweeteners is commonly used to reduce sugar content of food products. This study aimed to compare human energy expenditure (EE), carbohydrate oxidation and food intake after the ingestion of test foods...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1783: Dietary and Supplement-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorder Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081783 Authors: Trudeau Madden Parnell Gibbard Shearer Previous literature has shown that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is steadily increasing in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, little data is currently available regarding its use, safety, and efficacy in children with ASD. Thus,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1104: Impedance Model of Cylindrical Nanowires for Metamaterial Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081104 Authors: Mehboob Alam Ali Mahmood Shahida Azam Madiha Saher Butt Anwar Ul Haq Yehia Massoud In metamaterials, metallic nanowires are used for creating artificial materials to functionalize them for various nanophotonics applications. Strong polarization-dependent response coupled with complex dielectric function at optical frequencies...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1105: Novel LDPE/Chitosan Rosemary and Melissa Extract Nanostructured Active Packaging Films Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081105 Authors: Giannakas Salmas Leontiou Tsimogiannis Oreopoulou Braouhli The increased global market trend for food packaging is imposing new improved methods for the extension of shelf-life and quality of food products. Active packaging, which is based on the incorporation of additives into packaging materials,...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3772: Selenium Modulates the Level of Auxin to Alleviate the Toxicity of Cadmium in Tobacco International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153772 Authors: Luo Wei Sun Wang Wang Han Shao Jia Fu Cadmium (Cd) is an environmental pollutant that potentially threatens human health worldwide. Developing approaches for efficiently treating environmental Cd is a priority. Selenium (Se) plays important role in the protection...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3773: Compromised Barrier Function in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem-Cell-Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells from Type 2 Diabetic Patients International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153773 Authors: Mostafa Kiamehr Alexa Klettner Elisabeth Richert Ali Koskela Arto Koistinen Heli Skottman Kai Kaarniranta Katriina Aalto-Setälä Kati Juuti-Uusitalo In diabetic patients, high blood glucose induces alterations in retinal...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 331: Perspective: Potential Impact and Therapeutic Implications of Oncogenic PI3K Activation on Chromosomal Instability Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080331 Authors: Vanhaesebroeck Bilanges Madsen Dale Lau Vladimirou Genetic activation of the class I PI3K pathway is very common in cancer. This mostly results from oncogenic mutations in PIK3CA, the gene encoding the ubiquitously expressed PI3Kα catalytic subunit, or from inactivation...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 332: Highly Glycolytic Immortalized Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells are Able to Grow in Glucose-Starved Conditions Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080332 Authors: Ocaña Martínez-Poveda Quesada Medina Endothelial cells form the inner lining of blood vessels, in a process known as angiogenesis. Excessive angiogenesis is a hallmark of several diseases, including cancer. The number of studies in endothelial cell metabolism has increased...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 330: Cytotoxicity of Dendrimers Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080330 Authors: Janaszewska Lazniewska Trzepiński Marcinkowska Klajnert-Maculewicz Drug delivery systems are molecular platforms in which an active compound is packed into or loaded on a biocompatible nanoparticle. Such a solution improves the activity of the applied drug or decreases its side effects. Dendrimers are promising molecular platforms for drug delivery due to their...
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Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 94: Silica-Based RO Membranes for Separation of Acidic Solution Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9080094 Authors: Ishii Ikeda Takeuchi Yoshiura Nomura The development of acid separation membranes is important. Silica-based reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for sulfuric acid (H2SO4) solution separation were developed by using a counter diffusion chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Diphenyldimethoxysilane (DPhDMOS) was used as a silica precursor....
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Philosophies, Vol. 4, Pages 44: Mediality, Temporality, Social Cognition, and Evolution Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies4030044 Authors: José Javier Blanco Rivero In the literature of Media Studies, the word mediality has emerged as an expression of the concern about the specificity of media and their link to time, experience, technology and social change. However, mediality is not yet a concept, since the description of the function of media as mediation and transmission has become...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2811: Multi-Level Comparison of Machine Learning Classifiers and Their Performance Metrics Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152811 Authors: Rácz Bajusz Héberger Machine learning classification algorithms are widely used for the prediction and classification of the different properties of molecules such as toxicity or biological activity. the prediction of toxic vs. non-toxic molecules is important due to testing on living animals, which has ethical...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 445: Development and Implementation of a Platform for Public Information on Air Quality, Sensor Measurements, and Citizen Science Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10080445 Authors: Wesseling Ruiter Blokhuis Drukker Weijers Volten Vonk Gast Voogt Zandveld van Ratingen Tielemans The use of low-cost sensors for air quality measurements is expanding rapidly, with an associated rise in the number of citizens measuring air...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3771: Analysis of the Association Between MicroRNA Biogenesis Gene Polymorphisms and Venous Thromboembolism in Koreans International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153771 Authors: Eun Ju Ko Eo Jin Kim Jung Oh Kim Jung Hoon Sung Han Sung Park Chang Soo Ryu Jisu Oh So Young Chong Doyeun Oh Nam Keun Kim Venous thromboembolism (VTE) involves the formation of a blood clot, typically in the deep veins of the leg or arm (deep...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 232: Non-Conventional Metal Ion Cofactor Requirement of Dinoflagellate Alkaline Phosphatase and Translational Regulation by Phosphorus Limitation Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7080232 Authors: Xin Lin Chentao Guo Ling Li Tangcheng Li Senjie Lin Alkaline phosphatase (AP) enables marine phytoplankton to utilize dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) when dissolved inorganic phosphate (DIP) is depleted in the ocean. Dinoflagellate AP (Dino-AP)...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 809: Circulating Tumor Cell PD-L1 Expression as Biomarker for Therapeutic Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in NSCLC Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080809 Authors: Kloten Lampignano Krahn Schlange Over the last decade, the immune checkpoint blockade targeting the programmed death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) axis has improved progression-free and overall survival of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. PD-L1 tumor...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1780: Gender Differences in Phytoestrogens and the Relationship with Speed of Processing in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES, 1999–2002 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081780 Authors: Alwerdt Patterson Sliwinski Sex hormone changes in adults are known to play a part in aging, including cognitive aging. Dietary intake of phytoestrogens can mimic estrogenic effects on brain function. Since sex hormones differ between genders, it is important...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1779: Melon GliSODin® Prevents Diet-Induced NASH Onset by Reducing Fat Synthesis and Improving Liver Function Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081779 Authors: Nakamura Kitamura Yokoyama Uchida Kumadaki Tsubota Watanabe A high-calorie diet causes fat accumulation and oxidative stress in the liver, leading to fatty liver and eventually non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Melon GliSODin® is used as a nutritional supplement because of...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1778: Phaseolus vulgaris L. Extract: Alpha-Amylase Inhibition against Metabolic Syndrome in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081778 Authors: Micheli Lucarini Trallori Avagliano Caro Russo Calignano Ghelardini Pacini Di Cesare Mannelli To examine the effects of the alpha-amylase inhibitor isoform 1 called phaseolamin, a standardized extract from white kidney beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L) was tested against the hallmarks of metabolic...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1781: The Safety and Impact of a Model of Intermittent, Time-Restricted Circadian Fasting (“Ramadan Fasting”) on Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Insights from a Multicenter, Observational, Cross-Over, Pilot, Exploratory Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081781 Authors: Damiani Mahroum Pigatto Pacifico Malagoli Tiodorovic Conic Amital Bragazzi Watad Adawi Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic-relapsing and debilitating disease,...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Fermentation, Vol. 5, Pages 70: The Influence of Selected Autochthonous Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains on the Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Narince Wines Fermentation doi: 10.3390/fermentation5030070 Authors: Çelik Erten Cabaroglu Vitis vinifera cv. Narince is a Turkish native white grape variety. In this study, volatile and sensory properties of Narince wines that are produced with autochthonous Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) strains and commercial strain...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Heritage, Vol. 2, Pages 2262-2274: Cultural Heritage and Communication through Simulation Videogames—A Validation of Minecraft Heritage doi: 10.3390/heritage2030138 Authors: Jorge Garcia-Fernandez Leonor Medeiros The use of world-simulation videogames for cultural heritage (CH) communication presents one of the greatest opportunities for engaging people with the safeguarding of cultural resources. However, not all simulation videogames have the capacity to transmit heritage values...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 35: Colorimetric and Fluorescence-Based Detection of Mercuric Ion Using a Benzothiazolinic Spiropyran Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7030035 Authors: Kumar Kumar Sahoo Kumar A merocyanine dye as a p-toluenesulfonate salt was synthesized. The structure of the dye was characterized using IR, NMR, HR-MS and single crystal X-ray crystallography. The X-ray crystallographic studies revealed the formation of a stacked aggregated structure of the...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
J. Imaging, Vol. 5, Pages 68: Further Improvement of Debayering Performance of RGBW Color Filter Arrays Using Deep Learning and Pansharpening Techniques Journal of Imaging doi: 10.3390/jimaging5080068 Authors: Kwan Chou The RGBW color filter arrays (CFA), also known as CFA2.0, contains R, G, B, and white (W) pixels. It is a 4 × 4 pattern that has 8 white pixels, 4 green pixels, 2 red pixels, and 2 blue pixels. The pattern repeats itself over the whole image. In an earlier...
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J. Imaging, Vol. 5, Pages 69: Snowglow—The Amplification of Skyglow by Snow and Clouds can Exceed Full Moon Illuminance in Suburban Areas Journal of Imaging doi: 10.3390/jimaging5080069 Authors: Jechow Hölker Artificial skyglow, the fraction of artificial light at night that is emitted upwards from Earth and subsequently scattered back within the atmosphere, depends on atmospheric conditions but also on the ground albedo. One effect that has not gained much attention so far is the...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2752: In Situ Persulfate Oxidation of 1,2,3-Trichloropropane in Groundwater of North China Plain International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152752 Authors: Hui Li Zhantao Han Yong Qian Xiangke Kong Ping Wang In situ injection of Fe(II)-activated persulfate was carried out to oxidize chlorinated hydrocarbons and benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) in groundwater in a contaminated site in North...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2751: Suicidal Ideation and Severity of Distress among Refugees Residing in Asylum Accommodations in Sweden International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152751 Authors: Leiler Hollifield Wasteson Bjärtå Refugees worldwide suffer high levels of distress and are at increased risk for death by suicide. The Refugee Health Screener (RHS) was developed to screen for emotional distress among refugees and can be used...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2750: Factors Influencing Hospitalization Rates and Inpatient Cost of Patients with Tuberculosis in Jiangsu Province, China: An Uncontrolled before and after Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152750 Authors: Dan Hu Qian Long Jiaying Chen Xuanxuan Wang Fei Huang John S. Ji Objective: The China Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) introduced an innovative financing model of tuberculosis...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2753: Evaluation of a Care Coordination Initiative in Improving Access to Dental Care for Persons with Disability International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152753 Authors: Caroline Gondlach Céline Catteau Martine Hennequin Denise Faulks In French law, the state is responsible for ensuring equal access to health care for people with disabilities. No system exists within dentistry to guarantee this—there...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3770: iTRAQ-Based Proteomics Analysis of Autophagy-Mediated Responses against MeJA in Laticifers of Euphorbia kansui L. International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153770 Authors: Fang Yao Zhang Tian Wang Li Cai Autophagy is a well-defined catabolic mechanism whereby cytoplasmic materials are engulfed into a structure termed the autophagosome. Methyl jasmonate (MeJA), a plant hormone, mediates diverse developmental process...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 308: High Hydrostatic Pressure and Co-Fermentation by Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Gluconacetobacter xylinus Improve Flavor of Yacon-Litchi-Longan Juice Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080308 Authors: Chen Xiao Xu Yu Wu Zou The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and co-fermentation by Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Gluconacetobacter xylinus on the quality of yacon-litchi-longan (YLL) juice. The carbohydrates,...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 307: Drumstick (Moringa oleifera) Flower as an Antioxidant Dietary Fibre in Chicken Meat Nuggets Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080307 Authors: Madane Das Pateiro Nanda Bandyopadhyay Jagtap Barba Shewalkar Maity Lorenzo The present work investigated the efficacy of Moringa flower (MF) extract to develop a functional chicken product. Three groups of cooked chicken nuggets—control (C), T1 (with 1% MF) and T2 (2% MF)—were...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 309: From Byproduct to Resource: Fermented Apple Pomace as Beer Flavoring Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080309 Authors: Ricci Cirlini Guido Liberatore Ganino Lazzi Chiancone One of the main struggles of the large-scale apple processing industry is pomace disposal. One solution for this problem is to convert this waste into a resource. Apple pomace could be used as a substrate for lactic acid bacteria and could induce the formation of a more complex...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 306: Biogenic Amines, Phenolic, and Aroma-Related Compounds of Unroasted and Roasted Cocoa Beans with Different Origin Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080306 Authors: Spizzirri Ieri Campo Paolino Restuccia Romani Biogenic amines (BAs), polyphenols, and aroma compounds were determined by chromatographic techniques in cocoa beans of different geographical origin, also considering the effect of roasting (95, 110, and 125 °C). In all samples, methylxantines...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Publications, Vol. 7, Pages 56: The Impact of Open Access on Teaching—How Far Have We Come? Publications doi: 10.3390/publications7030056 Authors: Gadd Morrison Secker This article seeks to understand how far the United Kingdom higher education (UK HE) sector has progressed towards open access (OA) availability of the scholarly literature it requires to support courses of study. It uses Google Scholar, Unpaywall and Open Access Button to identify OA copies of a random sample...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 262: Selenium as a Protective Agent Against Pests: A Review Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8080262 Authors: Mechora The aim of the present review is to summarize selenium’s connection to pests. Phytopharmaceuticals for pest control, which increase the pollution in the environment, are still widely used nowadays regardless of their negative characteristics. The use of trace elements, including selenium, can be an alternative method of pest control. Selenium...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2809: Soy Isoflavones Ameliorate Fatty Acid Metabolism of Visceral Adipose Tissue by Increasing the AMPK Activity in Male Rats with Diet-Induced Obesity (DIO) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152809 Authors: Tan Huang Luo Liu Cheng Li Xia Li Tang Fang Pan Ou Cheng Chen Soy isoflavones are natural active ingredients of soy plants that are beneficial to many metabolic diseases, especially obesity. Many studies...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2810: Impact of Different Storage Methods on Bioactive Compounds in Arthrospira platensis Biomass Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152810 Authors: Teresa Papalia Rossana Sidari Maria Rosaria Panuccio Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) is considered a source of natural molecules with nutritional and health benefits. As the different storage forms can affect the quantity and quality of bioactive ingredients, the aim of the present work was to evaluate the...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 161: Comparative Metabolomic Analysis of Rapeseeds from Three Countries Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9080161 Authors: Ruinan Yang Ligang Deng Liangxiao Zhang Xiaofeng Yue Jin Mao Fei Ma Xiupin Wang Qi Zhang Wen Zhang Peiwu Li Rapeseed is an important oilseed with proper fatty acid composition and abundant bioactive components. Canada and China are the two major rapeseed-producing countries all over the world. Meanwhile, Canada and...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 160: Improved Small Molecule Identification through Learning Combinations of Kernel Regression Models Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9080160 Authors: Céline Brouard Antoine Bassé Florence d’Alché-Buc Juho Rousu In small molecule identification from tandem mass (MS/MS) spectra, input–output kernel regression (IOKR) currently provides the state-of-the-art combination of fast training and prediction and high identification rates. The IOKR approach...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1599: Hydropower from the Alpine Cryosphere in the Era of Climate Change. The Case of the Sabbione Storage Plant in Italy Water doi: 10.3390/w11081599 Authors: Stucchi Bombelli Bianchi Bocchiola Greenhouse gas reduction policies will have to rely as much as possible upon renewable, clean energy sources. Hydropower is a very good candidate, since it is the only renewable energy source whose production can be adapted to demand, and still has a large exploitation...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1775: Nutritrauma: A Key Concept for Minimising the Harmful Effects of the Administration of Medical Nutrition Therapy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081775 Authors: Juan Yébenes Lluis Campins Itziar Martínez de Lagran Lluisa Bordeje Carol Lorencio Teodoro Grau Juan Montejo Maria Bodí Mateu Serra-Prat Working Group on Nutrition and Metabolism of the Spanish Society of Critical Care Critically ill patients often require life support measures...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1776: Health Effects of Phenolic Compounds Found in Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, By-Products, and Leaf of Olea europaea L. Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081776 Authors: Annalisa Romani Francesca Ieri Silvia Urciuoli Annalisa Noce Giulia Marrone Chiara Nediani Roberta Bernini Olea europaea L. fruit is a peculiar vegetal matrix containing high levels of fatty acids (98–99% of the total weight of extra-virgin olive oil, EVOO) and low quantities...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1777: Vitamin D Status and Indices of Mineral Homeostasis in the Population: Differences Between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081777 Authors: Massimo Cirillo Giancarlo Bilancio Ermanno Guarino Pierpaolo Cavallo Cinzia Lombardi Simona Costanzo Amalia De Curtis Augusto Di Castelnuovo Licia Iacoviello Opinions are conflicting about the epidemiology of vitamin D deficiency. This population-based...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 230: How Do People Become Foster Carers in Portugal? The Process of Building the Motivation Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8080230 Authors: Elisete Diogo Francisco Branco Act no. 142/2015 highlights the importance of children out-of-home being placed in a family context. However, foster care continues to be an almost absent component in the Portuguese childcare system. In 2017, it corresponded to just 3% of out-of-home care. This research aims to...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1103: Design of Engineered Cyclodextrin Derivatives for Spontaneous Coating of Highly Porous Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081103 Authors: Cutrone Li Casas-Solvas Menendez-Miranda Qiu Benkovics Constantin Malanga Moreira-Alvarez Costa-Fernandez García-Fuentes Gref Vargas-Berenguel Nanosized metal-organic frameworks (nanoMOFs) MIL-100(Fe) are highly porous...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2749: Long-Term Food Insecurity, Hunger and Risky Food Acquisition Practices: A Cross-Sectional Study of Food Charity Recipients in an Australian Capital City International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152749 Authors: Pollard Booth Jancey Mackintosh Pulker Wright Begley Imtiaz Silic Mukhtar Caraher Berg Kerr Inadequate social protection, stagnant wages, unemployment, and...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1773: Testing Emotional Eating Style in Relation to Willingness to Pay for Nutritional Claims Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081773 Authors: Belinda López-Galán Tiziana de-Magistris In face of the high prevalence of non-communicable diseases, nutritional claims represent a useful tool to help people to make healthier food choices. However, recent research notes that when some people experience an intense emotional state, they increase their food consumption,...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1774: Influence of Vitamin C on Antioxidant Capacity of In Vitro Perfused Porcine Kidneys Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081774 Authors: Christian Bleilevens Benedict M. Doorschodt Tamara Fechter Tim Grzanna Alexander Theißen Elisa A. Liehn Thomas Breuer René H. Tolba Rolf Rossaint Christian Stoppe Peter Boor Aileen Hill Gregor Fabry Systemic and localized ischemia and reperfusion injury remain clinically relevant issues after...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Smart Cities, Vol. 2, Pages 388-401: A Conflict-Detecting and Early-Warning System for Multi-Plan Integration in Small Cities and Towns Based on Cloud Service Platform Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities2030024 Authors: Ningrui Du Ming Zhang Jingnan Huang Guoen Wang Multi-plan integration (MPI) is a major effort initiated by China’s State Council for the purpose of streamlining development plans made by various public agencies in provincial and city governments....
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3769: Molecular Characterization and Functional Analysis of Three Autophagy Genes, BxATG5, BxATG9, and BxATG16, in Bursaphelenchus xylophilus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153769 Authors: Hong-Bin Liu Lin Rui Ya-Qi Feng Xiao-Qin Wu The pine wood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, is the pathogen responsible for pine wilt disease (PWD), a devastating forest disease with a pathogenic mechanism that remains unclear....
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 261: Chromosome Location Contributing to Ozone Tolerance in Wheat Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8080261 Authors: Alsayed M. Mashaheet Kent O. Burkey David S. Marshall Breeding wheat for higher grain yield can contribute to global food security and sustainable production on less land. Tropospheric ozone can injure wheat plants and subsequently reduce grain yield. Identification of ozone tolerance in the wheat genome can assist plant breeders in developing new sources...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Arts, Vol. 8, Pages 97: Going Digital? New Media and Digital Art at the Stedelijk Arts doi: 10.3390/arts8030097 Authors: Sjoukje van der Meulen The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has an extensive collection of time-based media art from the 1960s onwards, which has been expanded into the digital field in recent decades. The Stedelijk makes an interesting case study for this special issue on “Art Curation: Challenges in the Digital Age,” because it...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2808: Pharmacophoric Site Identification and Inhibitor Design for Autotaxin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152808 Authors: Myeong Hwi Lee Dae-Yon Lee Anand Balupuri Jong-Woo Jeong Nam Sook Kang Autotaxin (ATX) is a potential drug target that is associated with inflammatory diseases and various cancers. In our previous studies, we have designed several inhibitors targeting ATX using computational and experimental approaches. Here, we have analyzed...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1772: Sugar-Containing Beverages Consumption and Obesity in Children Aged 4–5 Years in Spain: the INMA Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081772 Authors: Sandra Gonzalez-Palacios Eva-María Navarrete-Muñoz Manoli García-de-la-Hera Laura Torres-Collado Loreto Santa-Marina Pilar Amiano Maria-Jose Lopez-Espinosa Adonina Tardon Isolina Riano-Galan Martine Vrijheid Jordi Sunyer Jesus Vioque The consumption of sugar-containing beverages...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1771: Milk and Dairy Products and Their Nutritional Contribution to the Average Polish Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081771 Authors: Hanna Górska-Warsewicz Krystyna Rejman Wacław Laskowski Maksymilian Czeczotko The main aim of this study was to identify the dairy sources of energy and 44 nutrients in the average Polish diet. Our research included: carbohydrates, protein, total fat, saturated fatty acids (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), polyunsaturated...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1770: Association of Lifelong Intake of Barley Diet with Healthy Aging: Changes in Physical and Cognitive Functions and Intestinal Microbiome in Senescence-Accelerated Mouse-Prone 8 (SAMP8) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081770 Authors: Chikako Shimizu Yoshihisa Wakita Makoto Kihara Naoyuki Kobayashi Youichi Tsuchiya Toshitaka Nabeshima Barley intake reportedly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, but effects on the systemic phenotypes during...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1102: Antibacterial Activities of Aliphatic Polyester Nanocomposites with Silver Nanoparticles and/or Graphene Oxide Sheets Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081102 Authors: Chengzhu Liao Yuchao Li Sie Chin Tjong Aliphatic polyesters such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA), polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) copolymers have been widely used as biomaterials for tissue engineering applications including: bone fixation devices, bone...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Publications, Vol. 7, Pages 55: The Transcript OPEN Library Political Science Model: A Sustainable Way into Open Access for E-Books in the Humanities and Social Sciences Publications doi: 10.3390/publications7030055 Authors: Alexandra Jobmann Nina Schönfelder The strategic goal of the project “National Contact Point Open Access OA2020-DE” is to create the conditions for a large-scale open-access transformation in accordance with the Alliance of German Science Organizations....
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 304: Sources, Extraction and Biomedical Properties of Polysaccharides Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080304 Authors: Samee Ullah Anees Ahmed Khalil Faryal Shaukat Yuanda Song In the recent era, bioactive compounds from plants have received great attention because of their vital health-related activities, such as antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, anticoagulant activity, anti-diabetic activity, UV protection, antiviral activity, hypoglycemia, etc. Previous...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 305: The Use of Upcycled Defatted Sunflower Seed Flour as a Functional Ingredient in Biscuits Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080305 Authors: Simona Grasso Ese Omoarukhe Xiaokang Wen Konstantinos Papoutsis Lisa Methven Defatted sunflower seed flour (DSSF) is an upcycled by-product of sunflower oil extraction, rich in protein, fibre and antioxidants. This study assessed the instrumental and sensory quality of biscuits enriched with DSSF at 18% and 36% w/w as...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 303: Aeration, Agitation and Cell Immobilization on Corncobs and Oak Wood Chips Effects on Balsamic-Styled Vinegar Production Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080303 Authors: Ucrecia F. Hutchinson Sivuyile Gqozo Neil P. Jolly Boredi S. Chidi Heinrich W. Du Plessis Maxwell Mewa-Ngongang Seteno K. O. Ntwampe Optimum fermentor conditions are essential for desired microbial growth and activity in fermentations. In balsamic vinegar fermentation systems, the...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 459: A Sinicized World Religion?: Chinese Christianity at the Contemporary Moment of Globalization Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10080459 Authors: Nanlai Cao This essay explores the rise of Protestant Christianity at the contemporary stage of China’s globalization as a unique social and cultural phenomenon. Globalization can be seen as not only a homogenization process in political and economic terms, but also a process in which religious ideas and moral...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2806: Application of Dithiocarbamates as Potential New Antitrypanosomatids-Drugs: Approach Chemistry, Functional and Biological Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152806 Authors: Johny Wysllas de Freitas Oliveira Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha Wendy Marina Toscano Queiroz de Medeiros Marcelo Sousa Silva Dithiocarbamates represent a class of compounds that were evaluated in different biomedical applications because of their chemical versatility. For this...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2804: CA-170 – A Potent Small-Molecule PD-L1 Inhibitor or Not? Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152804 Authors: Bogdan Musielak Justyna Kocik Lukasz Skalniak Katarzyna Magiera-Mularz Dominik Sala Miroslawa Czub Malgorzata Stec Maciej Siedlar Tad A. Holak Jacek Plewka CA-170 is currently the only small-molecule modulator in clinical trials targeting PD-L1 and VISTA proteins – important negative checkpoint regulators of immune...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2805: Mammalian DNA Polymerase Kappa Activity and Specificity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152805 Authors: Hannah R. Stern Jana Sefcikova Victoria E. Chaparro Penny J. Beuning DNA polymerase (pol) kappa is a Y-family translesion DNA polymerase conserved throughout all domains of life. Pol kappa is special6 ized for the ability to copy DNA containing minor groove DNA adducts, especially N2-dG adducts, as well as to extend primer termini containing...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2807: Estimating the Solubility, Solution Thermodynamics, and Molecular Interaction of Aliskiren Hemifumarate in Alkylimidazolium Based Ionic Liquids Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152807 Authors: Md. Khalid Anwer Mohammad Muqtader Muzaffar Iqbal Raisuddin Ali Bjad K. Almutairy Abdullah Alshetaili Saad M. Alshahrani Mohammed F. Aldawsari Ahmed Alalaiwe Faiyaz Shakeel Estimating the solubility and solution thermodynamics parameters...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 442: The Impact of Microphysics Parameterization in the Simulation of Two Convective Rainfall Events over the Central Andes of Peru Using WRF-ARW Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10080442 Authors: Daniel Martínez-Castro Shailendra Kumar José Luis Flores Rojas Aldo Moya-Álvarez Jairo M. Valdivia-Prado Elver Villalobos-Puma Carlos Del Castillo-Velarde Yamina Silva-Vidal The present study explores the cloud microphysics (MPs) impact on the simulation...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 443: IonoSeis: A Package to Model Coseismic Ionospheric Disturbances Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10080443 Authors: Thomas Dylan Mikesell Lucie M. Rolland Rebekah F. Lee Florian Zedek Pierdavide Coïsson Jean-Xavier Dessa We present the framework of the modeling package IonoSeis. This software models Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) derived slant total electron content (sTEC) perturbations in the ionosphere due to the interaction of the...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 444: The Spatial–Temporal Variation of Tropospheric NO2 over China during 2005 to 2018 Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10080444 Authors: Chunjiao Wang Ting Wang Pucai Wang In recent years, new and strict air quality regulations have been implemented in China. Therefore, it is of great significance to evaluate the current air pollution situation and effectiveness of actions. In this study, Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) satellite data were used to detect...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1768: An In Vivo (Gallus gallus) Feeding Trial Demonstrating the Enhanced Iron Bioavailability Properties of the Fast Cooking Manteca Yellow Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081768 Authors: Jason A. Wiesinger Raymond P. Glahn Karen A. Cichy Nikolai Kolba Jonathan J. Hart Elad Tako The common dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a globally produced pulse crop and an important source of micronutrients for millions of people...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1769: Whole Grain Consumption for the Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081769 Authors: Mingsi Xie Jie Liu Rong Tsao Ziyuan Wang Baoguo Sun Jing Wang Breast cancer is one of the most common and malignant cancers among females worldwide. Several epidemiological studies have indicated the inverse correlation between the intake of whole grains and the incidence of breast cancer. Whole grains are the most fundamental...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2748: How Does Industrial Waste Gas Emission Affect Health Care Expenditure in Different Regions of China: An Application of Bayesian Quantile Regression International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152748 Authors: Xiaocang Xu Zhiming Xu Linhong Chen Chang Li Industrial development has brought about not only rapid economic growth, but also serious environmental pollution in China, which has led to serious health...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 808: Sprouty3 and Sprouty4, Two Members of a Family Known to Inhibit FGF-Mediated Signaling, Exert Opposing Roles on Proliferation and Migration of Glioblastoma-Derived Cells Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080808 Authors: Burcu Emine Celik-Selvi Astrid Stütz Christoph-Erik Mayer Jihen Salhi Gerald Siegwart Hedwig Sutterlüty Dysregulation of receptor tyrosine kinase-induced pathways is a critical step driving the oncogenic potential of brain cancer. In this...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3768: Propolis Reduces the Expression of Autophagy-Related Proteins in Chondrocytes under Interleukin-1β Stimulus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153768 Authors: Consuelo Arias Nicolás Saavedra Kathleen Saavedra Marysol Alvear Alejandro Cuevas Silvya Stuchi Maria-Engler Dulcineia S. P. Abdalla Luis A. Salazar Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive and multifactorial disease that is associated with aging....
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2802: Curcumin Nanoparticles Protect against Isoproterenol Induced Myocardial Infarction by Alleviating Myocardial Tissue Oxidative Stress, Electrocardiogram, and Biological Changes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152802 Authors: Paul-Mihai Boarescu Ioana Boarescu Ioana Corina Bocșan Raluca Maria Pop Dan Gheban Adriana Elena Bulboacă Cristina Nicula Ruxandra-Mioara Râjnoveanu Sorana D. Bolboacă Curcumin from Curcuma longa is a nutraceutical...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2803: Galactosaminoglycans: Medical Applications and Drawbacks Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152803 Authors: Vitor H. Pomin William P. Vignovich Alysia V. Gonzales Ariana A. Vasconcelos Barbara Mulloy Galactosaminoglycans (GalAGs) are sulfated glycans composed of alternating N-acetylgalactosamine and uronic acid units. Uronic acid epimerization, sulfation patterns and fucosylation are modifications observed on these molecules. GalAGs have been...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1767: Maternal Fiber Dietary Intakes during Pregnancy and Infant Allergic Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081767 Authors: Rachelle A. Pretorius Marie Bodinier Susan L. Prescott Debra J. Palmer Maternal diet during pregnancy plays a likely role in infant immune development through both direct nutrient specific immunomodulatory effects and by modulating the composition and metabolic activity of the maternal gut microbiome. Dietary fibers, as major...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1766: Linking Production and Consumption: The Role for Fish and Seafood in a Healthy and Sustainable Australian Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11081766 Authors: Jessica R. Bogard Anna K. Farmery Danielle L. Baird Gilly A. Hendrie Shijie Zhou Fish and seafood consumption in Australia has been growing, yet the implications of this trend across the food system, from both a health and sustainability perspective have not been fully explored. This paper...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 329: Impact of the Mode of Extraction on the Lipidomic Profile of Oils Obtained from Selected Amazonian Fruits Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080329 Authors: Juliana Erika Cristina Cardona Jaramillo Marcela Piedad Carrillo Bautista Oscar Alberto Alvarez Solano Luke E. K. Achenie Andrés Fernando González Barrios Oils and fats are important raw materials in food products, animal feed, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals among others. The market today...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2747: Accuracy of Predictive Resting-Metabolic-Rate Equations in Chinese Mainland Adults International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152747 Authors: Jingjing Xue Shuo Li Yong Zhang Ping Hong Accurate measurement of the resting metabolic rate (RMR) is necessary when we make energy requirements and nutrition suggestions in clinical. However, indirect calorimetry is not always available. The objectives of this study...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1100: Effect of Excitation Wavelength on Optical Performances of Quantum-Dot-Converted Light-Emitting Diode Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081100 Authors: Caiman Yan Xuewei Du Jiasheng Li Xinrui Ding Zongtao Li Yong Tang Light-emitting diode (LED) combined with quantum dots (QDs) is an important candidate for next-generation high-quality semiconductor devices. However, the effect of the excitation wavelength on their optical performance has...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1101: Dynamically Temperature-Voltage Controlled Multifunctional Device Based on VO2 and Graphene Hybrid Metamaterials: Perfect Absorber and Highly Efficient Polarization Converter Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9081101 Authors: Min Mao Yaoyao Liang Ruisheng Liang Lin Zhao Ning Xu Jianping Guo Faqiang Wang Hongyun Meng Hongzhan Liu Zhongchao Wei Vanadium dioxide (VO2) is a temperature phase change material that has metallic properties...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3766: Drought Response in Rice: The miRNA Story International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153766 Authors: Kalaivani Nadarajah Ilakiya Sharanee Kumar As a semi-aquatic plant, rice requires water for proper growth, development, and orientation of physiological processes. Stress is induced at the cellular and molecular level when rice is exposed to drought or periods of low water availability. Plants have existing defense mechanisms in planta...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3767: Gene Expression Profiling Reveals that PXR Activation Inhibits Hepatic PPARα Activity and Decreases FGF21 Secretion in Male C57Bl6/J Mice International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153767 Authors: Sharon Ann Barretto Frédéric Lasserre Anne Fougerat Lorraine Smith Tiffany Fougeray Céline Lukowicz Arnaud Polizzi Sarra Smati Marion Régnier Claire Naylies Colette Bétoulières Yannick Lippi Hervé Guillou Nicolas...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 93: Development of PVDF Ultrafiltration Membrane with Zwitterionic Block Copolymer Micelles as a Selective Layer Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9080093 Authors: Hajeeth Thankappan Gauthier Bousquet Mona Semsarilar Antoine Venault Yung Chang Denis Bouyer Damien Quemener In recent years, block copolymer micellar assemblies with the formation of structured nanoparticles have been considered as an emerging technology in membrane science. In this...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 302: Assessment of a New GC-MS/MS System for the Confirmatory Measurement of PCDD/Fs and (N)DL-PCBs in Food under EU Regulation Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080302 Authors: Flavio Antonio Franchina Eliane Lazzari George Scholl Jean-François Focant Polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychloro-dibenzofurans (PCDFs), dioxin-like (DL), and non dioxin-like (NDL) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are currently regulated in food and feed within the European territory...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 441: Characteristics of Spherical Organic Particles Emitted from Fixed-Bed Residential Coal Combustion Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10080441 Authors: Tafadzwa Makonese Johan Meyer Sune von Solms Residential coal combustion is one of the most significant sources of carbonaceous aerosols in the Highveld region of South Africa, significantly affecting the local and regional climate. This study investigated single coal-burning particles emitted when using...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 440: Aerosol Microbiome over the Mediterranean Sea Diversity and Abundance Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10080440 Authors: Esra Mescioglu Eyal Rahav Natalia Belkin Peng Xian Jordan M. Eigenza Ania Vichik Barak Herut Adina Paytan Prokaryotic microbes can become aerosolized and deposited into new environments located thousands of kilometers away from their place of origin. The Mediterranean Sea is an oligotrophic to ultra-oligotrophic marginal...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3764: The Impact of Magnesium–Aluminum-Layered Double Hydroxide-Based Polyvinyl Alcohol Coated on Magnetite on the Preparation of Core-Shell Nanoparticles as a Drug Delivery Agent International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153764 Authors: Mona Ebadi Kalaivani Buskaran Bullo Saifullah Sharida Fakurazi Mohd Zobir Hussein One of the current developments in drug research is the controlled release formulation of drugs, which can be released...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3765: A Mixture of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ω-3 and ω-6 Reduces Melanoma Growth by Inhibiting Inflammatory Mediators in the Murine Tumor Microenvironment International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153765 Authors: Ewin B. Almeida Karina P.H. Silva Vitoria Paixão Jônatas B. do Amaral Marcelo Rossi Roberta A. Xavier-Navarro Karina V. Barros Vera L.F. Silveira Rodolfo P. Vieira Luis V.F. Oliveira Elizabeth C. Perez Miriam...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 807: Keratin 6, 16 and 17—Critical Barrier Alarmin Molecules in Skin Wounds and Psoriasis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080807 Authors: Xiaowei Zhang Meimei Yin Ling-juan Zhang Located at the skin surface, keratinocytes (KCs) are constantly exposed to external stimuli and are the first responders to invading pathogens and injury. Upon skin injury, activated KCs secrete an array of alarmin molecules, providing a rapid and specific innate immune response against danger...
Thu Aug 01, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 301: Scientific Challenges in Performing Life-Cycle Assessment in the Food Supply Chain Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080301 Authors: Ilija Djekic Milica Pojić Alberto Tonda Predrag Putnik Danijela Bursać Kovačević Anet Režek-Jambrak Igor Tomasevic This paper gives an overview of scientific challenges that occur when performing life-cycle assessment (LCA) in the food supply chain. In order to evaluate these risks, the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3763: Anti-Tumor Effects of Vitamin B2, B6 and B9 in Promonocytic Lymphoma Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153763 Authors: Kathleen Mikkelsen Monica D. Prakash Nyanbol Kuol Kulmira Nurgali Lily Stojanovska Vasso Apostolopoulos Chronic inflammation can lead to tumour initiation and progression. Vitamin B complex has the ability to regulate the immune response and, therefore, inflammation but many of the mechanistic...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2801: Synthesis, Characterization, and Pesticidal Activity of Emamectin Benzoate Nanoformulations against Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24152801 Authors: Asem Elabasy Ali Shoaib Muhammad Waqas Mingxing Jiang Zuhua Shi Using nanotechnology to develop new formulations of pesticides is considered a possible option in enhancing the efficiency, safety, and photostability of pesticides under...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3762: Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Reverses the Level-Dependence of Spinal Cord Injury Immune Deficiency Syndrome International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153762 Authors: James Hong Alex Chang Yang Liu Jian Wang Michael G. Fehlings Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with an increased susceptibility to infections, such as pneumonia, which is the leading cause of death in these patients. This phenomenon is referred to as SCI immune...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3758: Cardiac Cx43 and ECM Responses to Altered Thyroid Status Are Blunted in Spontaneously Hypertensive versus Normotensive Rats International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153758 Authors: Matus Sykora Barbara Szeiffova Bacova Tamara Egan Benova Miroslav Barancik Jitka Zurmanova Hana Rauchova Peter Weismann Stanislav Pavelka Lin Hai Kurahara Jan Slezak Tomas Soukup Narcis Tribulova Heart function and its susceptibility...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3759: Stable Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Cannabinoid Receptor CB2 Deficient Mice International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153759 Authors: Leonore Mensching Nevena Djogo Christina Keller Sebastian Rading Meliha Karsak The G-protein coupled cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) has been implicated in the regulation of adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus. The contribution of CB2 towards basal levels of proliferation and the number of...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3760: Comparative Proteomics Indicates That Redox Homeostasis Is Involved in High- and Low-Temperature Stress Tolerance in a Novel Wucai (Brassica campestris L.) Genotype International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153760 Authors: Lingyun Yuan Jie Wang Shilei Xie Mengru Zhao Libing Nie Yushan Zheng Shidong Zhu Jinfeng Hou Guohu Chen Chenggang Wang The genotype WS-1, previously identified from novel wucai germplasm, is...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3761: In Vivo Response of Growth Plate to Biodegradable Mg-Ca-Zn Alloys Depending on the Surface Modification International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20153761 Authors: Mi Hyun Song Won Joon Yoo Tae-Joon Cho Yong Koo Park Wang-Jae Lee In Ho Choi Because Mg-Ca-Zn alloys are biodegradable and obviate secondary implant removal, they are especially beneficial for pediatric patients. We examined the degradation performance of Mg-Ca-Zn...
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