IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3393: Does Health Insurance Modify the Association Between Race and Cancer-Specific Survival in Patients with Urinary Bladder Malignancy in the U.S.? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183393 Authors: Juliana Morales Aaron Malles Marrell Kimble Pura Rodriguez de la Vega Grettel Castro Alan M. Nieder Noël C. Barengo Background: Scientific evidence on the effect of health insurance on racial disparities...
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JFMK, Vol. 4, Pages 65: Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity Levels Differ between Week and Weekend Days in British Preschool Children Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk4030065 Authors: Clare M. P. Roscoe Rob S. James Michael J. Duncan Participation in physical activity (PA) is fundamental to children’s future health. Studies examining the temporal pattern of PA between weekdays and weekends in British preschool children are lacking. Therefore,...
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J. Imaging, Vol. 5, Pages 76: Classification of Microcalcification Clusters in Digital Mammograms Using a Stack Generalization Based Classifier Journal of Imaging doi: 10.3390/jimaging5090076 Authors: Nashid Alam Erika R. E. Denton Reyer Zwiggelaar This paper presents a machine learning based approach for the discrimination of malignant and benign microcalcification (MC) clusters in digital mammograms. A series of morphological operations was carried out to facilitate the feature...
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J. Imaging, Vol. 5, Pages 75: Segmentation and Modelling of the Nuclear Envelope of HeLa Cells Imaged with Serial Block Face Scanning Electron Microscopy Journal of Imaging doi: 10.3390/jimaging5090075 Authors: Cefa Karabağ Martin L. Jones Christopher J. Peddie Anne E. Weston Lucy M. Collinson Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro This paper describes an unsupervised algorithm, which segments the nuclear envelope of HeLa cells imaged by Serial Block Face Scanning Electron...
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JPM, Vol. 9, Pages 44: Perspective: Cellular and Molecular Profiling Technologies in Personalized Oncology Journal of Personalized Medicine doi: 10.3390/jpm9030044 Authors: Andrea Cruz Weng Kung Peng Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and therefore one of the most important public health concerns. In this contribution, we discuss recent key enabling technological innovations (and their challenges), including biomarker-based technologies, that potentially allow for decentralization...
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Life, Vol. 9, Pages 73: The Origin and Early Evolution of Life: Prebiotic Chemistry Life doi: 10.3390/life9030073 Authors: Michele Fiore Microfossil evidence indicates that cellular life on Earth emerged during the Paleoarchean era be-tween 3 [...]
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 584: Molecular Basis of Cancer Pain Management: An Updated Review Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090584 Authors: V. Subramaniam Salem Yehya Oon Pain can have a significantly negative impact on the quality of life of patients. Therefore, patients may resort to analgesics to relieve the pain. The struggle to manage pain in cancer patients effectively and safely has long been an issue in medicine. Analgesics are the mainstay treatment for pain management...
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Medicines, Vol. 6, Pages 95: Dietary Supplements on Controlling Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms and Relapses: Current Clinical Evidence and Future Perspectives Medicines doi: 10.3390/medicines6030095 Authors: Christina Tryfonos Maria Mantzorou Dimitris Fotiou Michael Vrizas Konstantinos Vadikolias Eleni Pavlidou Constantinos Giaginis Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) constitutes a chronic progressive demyelinating disease which negatively affects the central nervous system....
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Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 119: Polyvinylamine Membranes Containing Graphene-Based Nanofillers for Carbon Capture Applications Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9090119 Authors: Casadei Venturi Giacinti Baschetti Giorgini Maccaferri Ligi In the present study, the separation performance of new self-standing polyvinylamine (PVAm) membranes loaded with few-layer graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO) was evaluated, in view of their use in carbon capture applications. PVAm,...
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Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 182: Production of Active Poly- and Oligosaccharidic Fractions from Ulva sp. by Combining Enzyme-Assisted Extraction (EAE) and Depolymerization Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9090182 Authors: Fournière Latire Lang Terme Bourgougnon Bedoux Data on fractionation and depolymerization of the matrix ulvan polysaccharides, and studies on the biological activities on skin cells, are very scarce. In this work, crude ulvans were produced by using...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 351: Disparate Entry of Adenoviruses Dictates Differential Innate Immune Responses on the Ocular Surface Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090351 Authors: Matthew R. Pennington Amrita Saha David F. Painter Christina Gavazzi Ashrafali M. Ismail Xiaohong Zhou James Chodosh Jaya Rajaiya Human adenovirus infection of the ocular surface is associated with severe keratoconjunctivitis and the formation of subepithelial corneal infiltrates,...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 350: Vδ2 T-Cells Kill ZIKV-Infected Cells by NKG2D-Mediated Cytotoxicity Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090350 Authors: Cimini Sacchi De Minicis Bordoni Casetti Grassi Colavita Castilletti Capobianchi Ippolito Desimio Doria Agrati An expansion of effector/activated Vδ2 T-cells was recently described in acute Zika virus (ZIKV)-infected patients, but their role in the protective immune...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 343: Microbiota Composition and Functional Profiling Throughout the Gastrointestinal Tract of Commercial Weaning Piglets Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090343 Authors: Gresse Chaucheyras Durand Dunière Blanquet-Diot Forano Dietary, environmental, and social stresses induced by weaning transition in pig production are associated with alterations of gut microbiota, diarrhea, and enteric infections. With the boom of -omic technologies,...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 348: Enhanced Arsenic Tolerance in Triticum aestivum Inoculated with Arsenic-Resistant and Plant Growth Promoter Microorganisms from a Heavy Metal-Polluted Soil Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090348 Authors: Javiera Soto Javier Ortiz Hector Herrera Alejandra Fuentes Leonardo Almonacid Trevor C. Charles César Arriagada In soils multi-contaminated with heavy metal and metalloids, the establishment of plant species is often hampered...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 347: The Cellulosome Paradigm in An Extreme Alkaline Environment Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090347 Authors: Phitsuwan Moraïs Dassa Henrissat Bayer Rapid decomposition of plant biomass in soda lakes is associated with microbial activity of anaerobic cellulose-degrading communities. The alkaliphilic bacterium, Clostridium alkalicellulosi, is the single known isolate from a soda lake that demonstrates cellulolytic activity....
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 349: Site-Specific Microbial Decomposer Communities Do Not Imply Faster Decomposition: Results from a Litter Transplantation Experiment Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090349 Authors: Bani Borruso Matthews Nicholass Bardelli Polo Pioli Gómez-Brandón Insam Dumbrell Brusetti Microbes drive leaf litter decomposition, and their communities are adapted to the local vegetation providing that litter. However, whether...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 346: Mode of Action of Dietary Dexamethasone May Not Be Dependent Upon Microbial Mechanisms in Broilers Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090346 Authors: Audrey F. Duff Mikayla F. A. Baxter B. Danielle Graham Billy M. Hargis Lisa R. Bielke Dexamethasone (Dex), a synthetic glucocorticoid (GC), in feed has been shown to increase gut permeability via stress-mediated mechanisms, but the exact mode of action on gut barrier function is not...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 345: Anti-Biofilm Effect of Selected Essential Oils and Main Components on Mono- and Polymicrobic Bacterial Cultures Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090345 Authors: Erika Beáta Kerekes Anita Vidács Miklós Takó Tamás Petkovits Csaba Vágvölgyi Györgyi Horváth Viktória Lilla Balázs Judit Krisch Biofilms are surface-associated microbial communities resistant to sanitizers and antimicrobials. Various interactions that can contribute...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 344: Characterization of mcr-1-Harboring Plasmids from Pan Drug-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Retail Raw Chicken in South Korea Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090344 Authors: Jinshil Kim Bo Kyoung Hwang HyeLim Choi Yang Wang Sang Ho Choi Sangryeol Ryu Byeonghwa Jeon A number of studies from different countries have characterized mcr-1-harboring plasmids isolated from food; however, nothing has been reported...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3332: Dual-functional Liposomes with Carbonic Anhydrase IX Antibody and BR2 Peptide Modification Effectively Improve Intracellular Delivery of Cantharidin to Treat Orthotopic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mice Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183332 Authors: Zhang Lin Chan Liu Lu Lin Hu Shi Zhang Yang Liposomal nanotechnology has a great potential to overcome the current major problems of chemotherapy. However, the lack of penetrability...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3333: The Thioredoxin System is Regulated by the ASK-1/JNK/p38/Survivin Pathway During Germ Cell Apoptosis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183333 Authors: Al-Kandari Fadel Al-Saleh Khashab Al-Maghrebi The aim is to explore the mechanism of the apoptosis signal-regulating kinase-1 (ASK-1) signaling pathway and the involvement of the thioredoxin (Trx) system during testicular ischemia reperfusion injury (tIRI) by using ASK-1 specific inhibitor,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3331: Polyphenol Composition and (Bio)Activity of Berberis Species and Wild Strawberry from the Argentinean Patagonia Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183331 Authors: Melina F. Chamorro Gabriela Reiner Cristina Theoduloz Ana Ladio Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann Sergio Gómez-Alonso Felipe Jiménez-Aspee The Argentinean Patagonia berries Berberis microphylla, Berberis darwinii, and Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis f. patagonica were investigated...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3329: Theoretical Studies of IR and NMR Spectral Changes Induced by Sigma-Hole Hydrogen, Halogen, Chalcogen, Pnicogen, and Tetrel Bonds in a Model Protein Environment Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183329 Authors: Michalczyk Zierkiewicz Wysokiński Scheiner Various types of σ-hole bond complexes were formed with FX, HFY, H2FZ, and H3FT (X = Cl, Br, I; Y = S, Se, Te; Z = P, As, Sb; T = Si, Ge, Sn) as Lewis acid. In order to examine their...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3328: Recognition of Thiols in Living Cells and Zebrafish Using an Imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine-Derivative Indicator Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183328 Authors: Song Chen Peng Hou Jingwen Sun Haijun Wang Lei Liu A new cyan fluorescent probe, MIPY-DNBS, using an imidazo[1,5-α]pyridine derivative as the fluorophore and 2,4-dinitrobenzensufonate as the recognition site for the selective detection of thiols (Cys, GSH, and Hcy), was designed...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3327: Characterization of Volatile Compounds in Four Different Rhododendron Flowers by GC×GC-QTOFMS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183327 Authors: Chen-Yu Qian Wen-Xuan Quan Zhang-Min Xiang Chao-Chan Li Volatile compounds in flowers of Rhododendron delavayi, R. agastum, R. annae, and R. irroratum were analyzed using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC×GC) coupled with high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3330: Anti-Hypochlorite and Catalytic Activity of Commercially Available Moringa oleifera Diet Supplement Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183330 Authors: Karolina Starzak Bernadette Creaven Arkadiusz Matwijczuk Alicja Matwijczuk Dariusz Karcz Aiming at the assessment of the pro-health, and especially anti-hypochlorite properties of Moringa oleifera species a representative, commercially available Moringa oleifera dietary supplement was used as...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3325: Enhancing Double-Beam Laser Tweezers Raman Spectroscopy (LTRS) for the Photochemical Study of Individual Airborne Microdroplets Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183325 Authors: Jovanny A. Gómez Castaño Luc Boussekey Jean P. Verwaerde Myriam Moreau Yeny A. Tobón A new device and methodology for vertically coupling confocal Raman microscopy with optical tweezers for the in situ physico- and photochemical studies of individual microdroplets (Ø...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3326: Porphyrin Supramolecular Arrays Formed by Weakly Interacting Meso-Functional Groups on Au(111) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183326 Authors: Esteban Sánchez-Muñoz José L. Gárate-Morales Jacinto Sandoval-Lira Julio M. Hernández-Pérez Rocío Aguilar-Sánchez The formation of a binary porphyrinic self-assembled system between meso-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) and meso-tetrakis(4-dimethyl amino) porphyrin (TDAP) was easily designed...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3322: After In Vitro Digestion, Jackfruit Flake Affords Protection against Acrylamide-Induced Oxidative Damage Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183322 Authors: Daofeng Qu Chu Liu Mengxue Jiang Lifang Feng Yuewen Chen Jianzhong Han Some studies have demonstrated that acrylamide (AA) was correlated with oxidative stress, resulting in physical damage. The jackfruit flake was an immature pulp that contained a high level of antioxidant activity. This...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3323: Metabolic Variations of Flavonoids in Leaves of T. media and T. mairei Obtained by UPLC-ESI-MS/MS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183323 Authors: Tao Wang Fengjiao Zhang Weibing Zhuang Xiaochun Shu Zhong Wang The needles of Taxus species contain a large number of bioactive compounds, such as flavonoids. In the present study, the total flavonoid content in leaves of Taxus media and Taxus mairei was 19.953 and 14.464 mg/g, respectively. A total...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3317: Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Erinacine C on NO Production Through Down-Regulation of NF-κB and Activation of Nrf2-Mediated HO-1 in BV2 Microglial Cells Treated with LPS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183317 Authors: Li-Yu Wang Chin-Shiu Huang Yu-Hsuan Chen Chin-Chu Chen Chien-Chih Chen Cheng-Hung Chuang Previous studies have revealed the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties of Hericium erinaceus extracts, including the fact...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3324: Coordination Behavior of 1,4-Disubstituted Cyclen Endowed with Phosphonate, Phosphonate Monoethylester, and H-Phosphinate Pendant Arms Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183324 Authors: Jiří Bárta Petr Hermann Jan Kotek Three 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-based ligands disubstituted in 1,4-positions with phosphonic acid, phosphonate monoethyl-ester, and H-phosphinic acid pendant arms, 1,4-H4do2p, 1,4-H2do2pOEt, and 1,4-H2Bn2do2pH, were synthesized...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3319: Anti-Metabolic Syndrome Effects of Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus via Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated Regulation of JNK, Akt, and AMPK Signaling Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183319 Authors: Xueliang Wang Xindi Shan Yunlou Dun Chao Cai Jiejie Hao Guoyun Li Kaiyun Cui Guangli Yu Recent studies have reported that dietary fiber improved metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the effects of fucoidans on MetS were still not clear. In...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3320: Effect of Wine Matrix Composition on the Quantification of Volatile Sulfur Compounds by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction-Gas Chromatography-Pulsed Flame Photometric Detection Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183320 Authors: Peter M. Davis Michael C. Qian The analysis of volatile sulfur compounds using headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) is heavily influenced by matrix effects. The effects of a wine matrix, both non-volatile and volatile...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3318: Molecular Mechanisms of Leonurus Cardiaca L. Extract Activity in Prevention of Staphylococcal Endocarditis—Study on in Vitro and ex Vivo Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183318 Authors: Beata Sadowska Dariusz Laskowski Przemysław Bernat Bartłomiej Micota Marzena Więckowska-Szakiel Anna Podsędek Barbara Różalska Better understanding the mechanisms of Leonurus cardiaca L. extract (LCE) activity is necessary to prepare recommendations...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3321: Black Sorghum Phenolic Extract Regulates Expression of Genes Associated with Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Human Endothelial Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183321 Authors: Nidhish Francis Shiwangini Rao Christopher Blanchard Abishek Santhakumar Oxidative stress is one of the primary factors leading to endothelial dysfunction, a major underlying cause of vascular disorders. This study aims to understand the key signalling pathways...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3316: Effect of Diosmin Administration in Patients with Chronic Venous Disorders on Selected Factors Affecting Angiogenesis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183316 Authors: Marcin Feldo Magdalena Wójciak-Kosior Ireneusz Sowa Janusz Kocki Jacek Bogucki Tomasz Zubilewicz Jan Kęsik Anna Bogucka-Kocka Diosmin is a natural compound with a wide range of biological activity, e.g., it improves lymphatic drainage, supports microcirculation, and...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1309: Effects of Ultrasound on Zinc Oxide/Vermiculite/Chlorhexidine Nanocomposite Preparation and Their Antibacterial Activity Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091309 Authors: Karla Čech Barabaszová Sylva Holešová Kateřina Šulcová Marianna Hundáková Barbora Thomasová Microbial infection and biofilm formation are both problems associated with medical implants and devices. In recent years, hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposites based on clay minerals...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1308: Highly Dispersed Ag2S Nanoparticles: In Situ Synthesis, Size Control, and Modification to Mechanical and Tribological Properties towards Nanocomposite Coatings Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091308 Authors: Ma Zhao Xian Wan Ye Chen Zhou Chen A facile in situ synthesis approach and a size control strategy were established to obtain Ag2S nanoparticles in polyimide (PI) composite coatings. Such Ag2S nanoparticles in the composite...
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