IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3405: Rationale for a Rapid Methodology to Assess the Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Population-Based Surveys International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183405 Authors: Tess Bright Islay Mactaggart Min Kim Jennifer Yip Hannah Kuper Sarah Polack Data on the prevalence and causes of hearing loss is lacking from many low and middle-income countries, in part, because all-age population-based surveys of hearing...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3404: Spatial Distribution of Precipitation in Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin between 1961 to 2016, China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183404 Authors: Yong Yuan Denghua Yan Zhe Yuan Jun Yin Zhongnan Zhao The Huang-huai-hai River Basin is one of the most economically developed areas, but is also heavily impacted by drought and flood disasters. Research on the precipitation feature of the Huang-huai-hai...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3403: Liability Determination of School Sports Injury Accidents: An Analysis Framework Based on Evolutionary Game International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183403 Authors: Qing Lan Xiaojun Li In recent years, the outbreak of many school sports injury accidents aroused widespread public concern about liability determination of accident. Previous studies have examined the legal application of the liability principles...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3402: Environmental Impacts of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Toughened Wood Fiber/Polylactide Composites: A Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183402 Authors: Tao Qiang Yaxuan Chou Honghong Gao In this study, a life cycle assessment (LCA) was used to investigate the environmental benefits of using styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) to modify polylactide (PLA)-based wood plastic...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3400: Current Understanding of the Effects of Congestion on Traffic Accidents
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3400: Current Understanding of the Effects of Congestion on Traffic Accidents International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183400 Authors: Angus Eugene Retallack Bertram Ostendorf Traffic accidents impart both economic and social costs upon communities around the world, hence the desire for accident rates to be reduced. For this reduction to occur, the factors influencing the occurrence of accidents must be understood....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3396: Universal or Targeted Antenatal Care for Immigrant Women? Mapping and Qualitative Analysis of Practices in Denmark International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183396 Authors: Sarah Fredsted Villadsen Hodan Jama Ims Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen Inequity in immigrants’ health during pregnancy and childbirth has been shown. We studied the Danish regional organization of public midwifery-based antenatal care...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3401: Direct or Spillover Effect: The Impact of Pure Technical and Scale Efficiencies of Water Use on Water Scarcity in China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183401 Authors: Min Li Kaisheng Long The spatial relationship between water use efficiency and water scarcity has been widely discussed, but little attention has been paid to the impact of the pure technical and scale efficiencies of water use on water...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3398: Cadmium (Cd) and Nickel (Ni) Distribution on Size-Fractioned Soil Humic Substance (SHS) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183398 Authors: Sheng-Hsien Hsieh Teng-Pao Chiu Wei-Shiang Huang Ting-Chien Chen Yi-Lung Yeh Soil humic substances (SHS) are heterogeneous, complex mixtures, whose concentration, chemical composition, and structure affect the transport and distribution of heavy metals. This...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3399: Leg Dominance as a Risk Factor for Lower-Limb Injuries in Downhill Skiers—A Pilot Study into Possible Mechanisms International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183399 Authors: Arunee Promsri Alessia Longo Thomas Haid Aude-Clémence M. Doix Peter Federolf Leg dominance has been reported as one potential risk factor for lower-limb injuries in recreational downhill skiers. The current study proposed and tested...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3397: Subjective Health Literacy among School-Aged Children: First Evidence from Lithuania International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183397 Authors: Saulius Sukys Laima Trinkuniene Ilona Tilindiene Health literacy as a set of competencies to promote and sustain health has received significant research attention, particularly in studies on adults. Improving health literacy at an early age is crucial to personal...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4574: Key Topics in Molecular Docking for Drug Design International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184574 Authors: Torres Sodero Jofily Silva-Jr Molecular docking has been widely employed as a fast and inexpensive technique in the past decades, both in academic and industrial settings. Although this discipline has now had enough time to consolidate, many aspects remain challenging and there is still not a straightforward and accurate...
Sun Sep 15, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4573: Transcriptome Analysis of Sogatella furcifera (Homoptera: Delphacidae) in Response to Sulfoxaflor and Functional Verification of Resistance-Related P450 Genes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184573 Authors: Xue-Gui Wang Yan-Wei Ruan Chang-Wei Gong Xin Xiang Xiang Xu Yu-Ming Zhang Li-Tao Shen The white-back planthopper (WBPH), Sogatella furcifera, is a major rice pest in China and in some other rice-growing countries...
Sun Sep 15, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4571: The Pathogenic Factors from Oral Streptococci for Systemic Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184571 Authors: Hiromichi Yumoto Katsuhiko Hirota Kouji Hirao Masami Ninomiya Keiji Murakami Hideki Fujii Yoichiro Miyake The oral cavity is suggested as the reservoir of bacterial infection, and the oral and pharyngeal biofilms formed by oral bacterial flora, which is comprised of over 700 microbial species, have...
Sun Sep 15, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4572: Noncanonical Ion Channel Behaviour in Pain International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184572 Authors: Cosmin I. Ciotu Christoforos Tsantoulas Jannis Meents Angelika Lampert Stephen B. McMahon Andreas Ludwig Michael J.M. Fischer Ion channels contribute fundamental properties to cell membranes. Although highly diverse in conductivity, structure, location, and function, many of them can be regulated by common mechanisms, such...
Sun Sep 15, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4570: Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals the Role of Mediator Complex in the Soybean—Phytophthora sojae Interaction International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184570 Authors: Dong Xue Na Guo Xiao-Li Zhang Jin-Ming Zhao Yuan-Peng Bu Dian-Liang Jiang Xiao-Ting Wang Hai-Tang Wang Rong-Zhan Guan Han Xing The mediator complex is an essential link between transcription factors and RNA polymerase II, and mainly functions in the transduction...
Sun Sep 15, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4568: Alcohol or Gut Microbiota: Who Is the Guilty? International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184568 Authors: Marica Meroni Miriam Longo Paola Dongiovanni Alcoholic liver disease (ALD), a disorder caused by excessive alcohol intake represents a global health care burden. ALD encompasses a broad spectrum of hepatic injuries including asymptomatic steatosis, alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH), fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4569: Liraglutide Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus Replication Through an AMP Activated Protein Kinase Dependent Mechanism International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184569 Authors: Mei-Yueh Lee Wei-Chun Chen Wei-Hao Hsu Szu-Chia Chen Jin-Ching Lee Insulin resistance and diabetes are both associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and the glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) receptor agonist, liraglutide, is a common therapy for...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4566: Invariant Natural Killer T-Cells and Total CD1d Restricted Cells Differentially Influence Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis in Low Density Receptor Deficient Mice International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184566 Authors: Paul A. VanderLaan Catherine A. Reardon Veneracion G. Cabana Chyung-Ru Wang Godfrey S. Getz Natural killer T (NKT) cells are a distinct subset of lymphocytes that bridge the innate and adaptive immune response...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4567: Combinatorial Epigenetics Impact of Polyphenols and Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention and Therapy International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184567 Authors: Arora Sharma Tollefsbol Polyphenols are potent micronutrients that can be found in large quantities in various food sources and spices. These compounds, also known as phenolics due to their phenolic structure, play a vital nutrient-based role in the prevention of various diseases...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4565: Enhancing the Thermo-Stability and Anti-Biofilm Activity of Alginate Lyase by Immobilization on Low Molecular Weight Chitosan Nanoparticles International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184565 Authors: Shangyong Li Yanan Wang Xiao Li Beom Suk Lee Samil Jung Myeong-Sok Lee Bacterial biofilm causes severe antibiotic resistance. An extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) is the main component in the bacterial biofilm. Alginate is...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4564: Design, Synthesis, and Anti-Bacterial Evaluation of Triazolyl-Pterostilbene Derivatives International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184564 Authors: Kai-Wei Tang Shih-Chun Yang Chih-Hua Tseng Staphylococcus aureus resistance to current antibiotics has become the greatest global challenge facing public health. The development of new antimicrobial agents is urgent and important and is needed to provide additional therapeutic options. In...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4562: Sesquiterpenes Are Agonists of the Pregnane X Receptor but Do Not Induce the Expression of Phase I Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in the Human Liver International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184562 Authors: Michaela Šadibolová Tomáš Zárybnický Tomáš Smutný Petr Pávek Zdeněk Šubrt Petra Matoušková Lenka Skálová Iva Boušová Sesquiterpenes, the main components of plant essential oils, are bioactive compounds with numerous health-beneficial...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4563: FGFR Signaling as a Candidate Therapeutic Target for Cancers Resistant to Carbon Ion Radiotherapy International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184563 Authors: Narisa Dewi Maulany Darwis Ankita Nachankar Yasushi Sasaki Toshiaki Matsui Shin-ei Noda Kazutoshi Murata Tomoaki Tamaki Ken Ando Noriyuki Okonogi Shintaro Shiba Daisuke Irie Takuya Kaminuma Takuya Kumazawa Mai Anakura Souichi Yamashita Takashi Hirakawa...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4561: Impact of Graphene-Based Surfaces on the Basic Biological Properties of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Implications for Ex Vivo Cell Expansion Aimed at Tissue Repair International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184561 Authors: Joanna Jagiełło Małgorzata Sekuła-Stryjewska Sylwia Noga Edyta Adamczyk Monika Dźwigońska Magdalena Kurcz Katarzyna Kurp Magdalena Winkowska-Struzik Elżbieta Karnas Dariusz Boruczkowski...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4559: Niacin Ameliorates Neuro-Inflammation in Parkinson’s Disease via GPR109A International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184559 Authors: Banabihari Giri Kasey Belanger Marissa Seamon Eric Bradley Sharad Purohit Raymond Chong John C. Morgan Babak Baban Chandramohan Wakade In this study, we used macrophage RAW264.7 cells to elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying the anti-inflammatory actions of niacin. Anti-inflammatory...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4558: Insight into the Antifungal Mechanism of Action of Human RNase N-terminus Derived Peptides International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184558 Authors: Vivian A. Salazar Javier Arranz-Trullén Guillem Prats-Ejarque Marc Torrent David Andreu David Pulido Ester Boix Candida albicans is a polymorphic fungus responsible for mucosal and skin infections. Candida cells establish themselves into biofilm communities resistant to most...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4560: Zerumbone Suppresses Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis Infection-Induced Colonic Inflammation through Inhibition of NF-κΒ International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184560 Authors: Soonjae Hwang Minjeong Jo Ju Eun Hong Chan Oh Park Chang Gun Lee Miyong Yun Ki-Jong Rhee Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) is human intestinal commensal bacterium and a potent initiator of colitis through secretion of the metalloprotease...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4557: Deletion of a Seminal Gene Cluster Reinforces a Crucial Role of SVS2 in Male Fertility International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184557 Authors: Miyuki Shindo Masafumi Inui Woojin Kang Moe Tamano Cai Tingwei Shuji Takada Taku Hibino Manabu Yoshida Kaoru Yoshida Hiroshi Okada Teruaki Iwamoto Kenji Miyado Natsuko Kawano Multiple genes, whose functions or expression are overlapping, compensate for the loss...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4554: Myelin Disturbances Produced by Sub-Toxic Concentration of Heavy Metals: The Role of Oligodendrocyte Dysfunction International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184554 Authors: Jessica Maiuolo Roberta Macrì Irene Bava Micaela Gliozzi Vincenzo Musolino Saverio Nucera Cristina Carresi Miriam Scicchitano Francesca Bosco Federica Scarano Ernesto Palma Santo Gratteri Vincenzo Mollace Evidence has been accumulated...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4556: Plant Extracts and Reactive Oxygen Species as Two Counteracting Agents with Anti- and Pro-Obesity Properties International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184556 Authors: Hanna Zielinska-Blizniewska Przemyslaw Sitarek Anna Merecz-Sadowska Katarzyna Malinowska Karolina Zajdel Marta Jablonska Tomasz Sliwinski Radoslaw Zajdel Obesity is a complex disease of great public health significance worldwide: It entails several complications...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4555: The Universal 3D QSAR Model for Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184555 Authors: Agata Zięba Justyna Żuk Damian Bartuzi Dariusz Matosiuk Antti Poso Agnieszka A. Kaczor In order to search for novel antipsychotics acting through the D2 receptor, it is necessary to know the structure–activity relationships for dopamine D2 receptor antagonists. In this context, we constructed...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4553: Genomic Organization of the B3-Domain Transcription Factor Family in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) and Expression during Seed Development in Seedless and Seeded Cultivars International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184553 Authors: Bilal Ahmad Songlin Zhang Jin Yao Mati Ur Rahman Muhammad Hanif Yanxun Zhu Xiping Wang Members of the plant-specific B3-domain transcription factor family have important and varied functions, especially...
Sat Sep 14, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4552: Enhanced Function and Overexpression of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors 1 and 5 in the Spinal Cord of the SOD1G93A Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis during Disease Progression International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184552 Authors: Tiziana Bonifacino Claudia Rebosio Francesca Provenzano Carola Torazza Matilde Balbi Marco Milanese Luca Raiteri Cesare Usai Ernesto Fedele Giambattista Bonanno Glutamate...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4551: The Artificial Promoter rMdAG2I Confers Flower-specific Activity in Malus
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4551: The Artificial Promoter rMdAG2I Confers Flower-specific Activity in Malus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184551 Authors: Dong Liu Fan Asghar Li Wang Xu Wu Zhang Qiu Han Li Genetic modifications of floral organs are important in the breeding of Malus species. Flower-specific promoters can be used to improve floral organs specifically, without affecting vegetative organs, and therefore...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4550: Cooperative Binding of KaiB to the KaiC Hexamer Ensures Accurate Circadian Clock Oscillation in Cyanobacteria International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184550 Authors: Reiko Murakami Yasuhiro Yunoki Kentaro Ishii Kazuki Terauchi Susumu Uchiyama Hirokazu Yagi Koichi Kato The central oscillator generating cyanobacterial circadian rhythms comprises KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC proteins. Their interactions cause KaiC phosphorylation...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4549: Interpretation of Fiber Supplementation on Offspring Testicular Development in a Pregnant Sow Model from a Proteomics Perspective International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184549 Authors: Yan Lin Lujie Li Yang Li Ke Wang Dongqin Wei Shengyu Xu Bin Feng Lianqiang Che Zhengfeng Fang Jian Li Yong Zhuo De Wu To study the effects of maternal fiber supplementation during pregnancy on the testicular development...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4547: MAPK Pathway under Chronic Copper Excess in Green Macroalgae (Chlorophyta): Influence on Metal Exclusion/Extrusion Mechanisms and Photosynthesis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184547 Authors: Paula S. M. Celis-Plá Fernanda Rodríguez-Rojas Lorena Méndez Fabiola Moenne Pamela T. Muñoz M. Gabriela Lobos Patricia Díaz José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso Murray T. Brown Alejandra Moenne Claudio A. Sáez There is...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4546: MAPK Pathway under Chronic Copper Excess in Green Macroalgae (Chlorophyta): Involvement in the Regulation of Detoxification Mechanisms International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184546 Authors: Fernanda Rodríguez-Rojas Paula S. M. Celis-Plá Lorena Méndez Fabiola Moenne Pamela T. Muñoz M. Gabriela Lobos Patricia Díaz José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso Murray T. Brown Alejandra Moenne Claudio A. Sáez Following the physiological...
Fri Sep 13, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4544: The Role of Major Histocompatibility Complex in Organ Transplantation- Donor Specific Anti-Major Histocompatibility Complex Antibodies Analysis Goes to the Next Stage - International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20184544 Authors: Tsukasa Nakamura Takayuki Shirouzu Katsuya Nakata Norio Yoshimura Hidetaka Ushigome Organ transplantation has progressed with the comprehension of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). It is true...
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