Sci, Vol. 1, Pages 55: Copper-to-Zinc Ratio Correlates with an Inflammatory Marker in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Sci doi: 10.3390/sci1020055 Authors: Mathias Abiodun Emokpae Emmanuel Bamidele Fatimehin Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of major health challenge in Nigeria. Micronutrients deficiencies often associated with the disorder may cause inflammation and abnormal metabolisms in the body. The copper-to-zinc ratio is a more important assessment than the...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 264: Entanglements of Difference as Community Togetherness: Faith, Art and Feminism Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8090264 Authors: Hickey-Moody Willcox Using a feminist, new materialist frame to activate ethico-political research exploring religion and gender at a community level both on Instagram and in arts workshops, we show how sharing ethnic backgrounds, religious beliefs, gender identities and sexualities through art practice entangles a...
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Toxics, Vol. 7, Pages 47: Experimental Study on Fluorine Release from Photovoltaic Backsheet Materials Containing PVF and PVDF during Pyrolysis and Incineration in a Technical Lab-Scale Reactor at Various Temperatures Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics7030047 Authors: Philipp Danz Venkat Aryan Edda Möhle Nicole Nowara With a sharp increase in photovoltaic (PV) installations across the world, PV waste is now a relatively new addition to the e-waste category. From 45,000 tonnes in 2016,...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 542: Alkaloid Lindoldhamine Inhibits Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a and Reveals Anti-Inflammatory Properties Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090542 Authors: Dmitry I. Osmakov Sergey G. Koshelev Victor A. Palikov Yulia A. Palikova Elvira R. Shaykhutdinova Igor A. Dyachenko Yaroslav A. Andreev Sergey A. Kozlov Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs), which are present in almost all types of neurons, play an important role in physiological and pathological...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 541: Assessment of Dried Blood Spots for Multi-Mycotoxin Biomarker Analysis in Pigs and Broiler Chickens Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090541 Authors: Marianne Lauwers Siska Croubels Siegrid De Baere Milena Sevastiyanova Eva Maria Romera Sierra Ben Letor Christos Gougoulias Mathias Devreese Dried blood spots (DBSs), a micro-sampling technique whereby a drop of blood is collected on filter paper has multiple advantages over conventional blood...
Wed Sep 18, 2019 03:00
TropicalMed, Vol. 4, Pages 120: Check the Ear. The Importance of Ear Examinations in Assessment of Intracranial Subdural Empyema Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4030120 Authors: Joseph Yoon Michael Redmond Intracranial subdural empyema (ISE) is an uncommon condition previously associated with almost 100% morbidity and mortality. Since the introduction of antibiotics and advancements in diagnosis the complication rates have significantly improved. We...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 117: An Inactivated Influenza Virus Vaccine Approach to Targeting the Conserved Hemagglutinin Stalk and M2e Domains Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030117 Authors: Weina Sun Allen Zheng Robert Miller Florian Krammer Peter Palese Universal influenza virus vaccine candidates that focus on the conserved hemagglutinin (HA) stalk domain and the extracellular domain of the matrix protein 2 (M2e) have been developed to increase the breadth of protection against...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 875: Identification of Two Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Variants Sharing High Genomic Homology but with Distinct Virulence Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090875 Authors: Nanhua Chen Mengxue Ye Yucheng Huang Shuai Li Yanzhao Xiao Xinshuai Li Shubin Li Xiangdong Li Xiuling Yu Kegong Tian Jianzhong Zhu Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes huge economic loss to the global swine industry. Even...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 874: A Novel CXCR4 Targeting Protein SDF-1/54 as an HIV-1 Entry Inhibitor Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090874 Authors: Suiyi Tan Wenjuan Li Zhaofeng Li Yujing Li Jiangyan Luo Liangzhentian Yu Jie Yang Mengjie Qiu Hongyan Cheng Wei Xu Shibo Jiang Lu Lu Shuwen Liu Weifeng Ma CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is a co-receptor for HIV-1 entry into target cells. Its natural ligand, the chemokine SDF-1, inhibits viral entry mediated...
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Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 48: Inefficient Eye Movements: Gamification Improves Task Execution, But Not Fixation Strategy Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3030048 Authors: Warren R. G. James Josephine Reuther Ellen Angus Alasdair D. F. Clarke Amelia R. Hunt Decisions about where to fixate are highly variable and often inefficient. In the current study, we investigated whether such decisions would improve with increased motivation. Participants had to detect a discrimination target, which...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1944: Runoff Harvesting Site Suitability Analysis for Wildlife in Sub-Desert Regions Water doi: 10.3390/w11091944 Authors: Jafari Shalamzari Zhang Gholami Zhang Site selection for runoff harvesting at large scales is a very complex task. It requires inclusion and spatial analysis of a multitude of accurately measured parameters in a time-efficient manner. Compared with direct measurements of runoff, which is time consuming and costly, a combination...
Wed Sep 18, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1943: Sites and Indicators of MAR as a Successful Tool to Mitigate Climate Change Effects in Spain Water doi: 10.3390/w11091943 Authors: Enrique Fernández Escalante Jon San Sebastián Sauto Rodrigo Calero Gil In this article, the authors will support Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) as a tool to combat Climate Change (CC) adverse impacts on the basis of real sites, indicators, and specific cases located Spain. MAR has been used in Spain in combination with other...
Wed Sep 18, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1940: Machine Learning Approaches to Develop Pedotransfer Functions for Tropical Sri Lankan Soils Water doi: 10.3390/w11091940 Authors: M.H.J.P. Gunarathna Kazuhito Sakai Tamotsu Nakandakari Kazuro Momii M.K.N. Kumari Poor data availability on soil hydraulic properties in tropical regions hampers many studies, including crop and environmental modeling. The high cost and effort of measurement and the increasing demand for such data have driven researchers...
Wed Sep 18, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1941: Seasonal and Scale Effects of Anthropogenic Pressures on Water Quality and Ecological Integrity: A Study in the Sabor River Basin (NE Portugal) Using Partial Least Squares-Path Modeling Water doi: 10.3390/w11091941 Authors: António Carlos Pinheiro Fernandes Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes Daniela Patrícia Salgado Terêncio Rui Manuel Vitor Cortes Fernando António Leal Pacheco Interactions between pollution sources, water contamination, and ecological...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1939: Emergency Disposal Solution for Control of a Giant Landslide and Dammed Lake in Yangtze River, China Water doi: 10.3390/w11091939 Authors: Guiya Chen Xiaofeng Zhao Yanlai Zhou Shenglian Guo Chong-Yu Xu Fi-John Chang Although landslide early warning and post-assessment is of great interest for mitigating hazards, emergency disposal solutions for properly handling the landslide and dammed lake within a few hours or days to mitigate flood risk...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1942: Evaluating Evaporation Methods for Estimating Small Reservoir Water Surface Evaporation in the Brazilian Savannah Water doi: 10.3390/w11091942 Authors: Daniel Althoff Lineu Neiva Rodrigues Demetrius David da Silva Small reservoirs play a key role in the Brazilian savannah (Cerrado), making irrigation feasible and contributing to the economic development and social well-being of the population. A lack of information on factors, such as evaporative water...
Wed Sep 18, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1938: Flood Monitoring in Vegetated Areas Using Multitemporal Sentinel-1 Data: Impact of Time Series Features Water doi: 10.3390/w11091938 Authors: Viktoriya Tsyganskaya Sandro Martinis Philip Marzahn Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is particularly suitable for large-scale mapping of inundations, as this tool allows data acquisition regardless of illumination and weather conditions. Precise information about the flood extent is an essential foundation for local...
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