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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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1307: Effect of the Host on Deep-Blue Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on a TADF Emitter for Roll-Off Suppressing Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091307 Authors: Kumar Pereira To achieve significant efficiency and low roll-off in thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) material organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), it is essential to choose a host that has suitable high triplet energy (T1) and bipolar character to boost the TADF characteristics...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1306: Development and Applications of MOFs Derivative One-Dimensional Nanofibers via Electrospinning：A Mini-Review Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091306 Authors: Liu Cai Chan Yu Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have been exploited for various applications in science and engineering due to the possibility of forming different mesoscopic frameworks and pore structures. To date, further development of MOFs for practical applications in areas such...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1304: Flexible and Wearable PDMS-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Self-Powered Tactile Sensing Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091304 Authors: Jie Wang Shuo Qian Junbin Yu Qiang Zhang Zhongyun Yuan Shengbo Sang Xiaohong Zhou Lining Sun Flexible electronics devices with tactile perception can sense the mechanical property data of the environment and the human body, and they present a huge potential in the human health system. In particular,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1305: High-Power Large-Energy Raman Soliton Generations Within a Mode-Locked Yb-Doped Fiber Laser Based on High-Damage-Threshold CVD-MoS2 as Modulator Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9091305 Authors: Pengfei Ma Wei Lin Huanian Zhang Shanhui Xu Zhongmin Yang In our work, based on a high-damage-threshold MoS2 saturable absorber (SA), high-power intra-cavity Raman solitons within a passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser were demonstrated successfully...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2206: Food and Beverage Consumption and Melanoma Risk: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in Northern Italy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092206 Authors: Carlotta Malagoli Marcella Malavolti Francesca Farnetani Caterina Longo Tommaso Filippini Giovanni Pellacani Marco Vinceti It has been suggested that diet may influence the risk of melanoma, but few studies are available on this topic. We assessed the relation between food consumption and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2204: Impact of Moderate Sodium Restriction and Hydrochlorothiazide on Iodine Excretion in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Data from a Randomized Cross-Over Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092204 Authors: Binnenmars Corpeleijn Kwakernaak Touw Kema Laverman Bakker Navis Sodium restriction may potentially reduce iodine intake. This study aimed to determine the effect of sodium restriction (dietary counseling) on 24-h urinary iodine excretion....
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2207: Protein Intake at Twice the RDA in Older Men Increases Circulatory Concentrations of the Microbiome Metabolite Trimethylamine-N-Oxide (TMAO) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092207 Authors: Mitchell Milan Mitchell Gillies D’Souza Zeng Ramzan Sharma Knowles Roy Sjödin Wagner Zeisel Cameron-Smith Higher dietary protein intake is increasingly recommended for the elderly; however, high protein diets have also...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2205: d-amino Acids in Health and Disease: A Focus on Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092205 Authors: Jacco J.A.J. Bastings Hans M. van Eijk Steven W. Olde Damink Sander S. Rensen d-amino acids, the enantiomeric counterparts of l-amino acids, were long considered to be non-functional or not even present in living organisms. Nowadays, d-amino acids are acknowledged to play important roles in numerous physiological processes in the human body. The most...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2202: Early Rehabilitation Program and Vitamin D Supplementation Improves Sensitivity of Balance and the Postural Control in Patients after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Randomized Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092202 Authors: Wojciech Skrobot Ewelina Liedtke Katarzyna Krasowska Katarzyna P. Dzik Damian J. Flis Anna Samoraj-Dereszkiewicz Witold Libionka Jakub Kortas Wojciech Kloc Jedrzej Antosiewicz Jan J. Kaczor Background:...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2203: 6′-Sialyllactose Ameliorates in Vivo and in Vitro Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Regulating the E2F1/pRb–AR Pathway Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092203 Authors: Jin Kim Kim Chung Ha An Abstract: Background: 6′-Sialyllactose (6SL) displays a wide range of the bioactive benefits, such as anti-proliferative and anti-angiogenic activities. However, the therapeutic effects of 6SL on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) remain unknown....
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2201: Non-Nutritive (Artificial) Sweetener Knowledge among University Students Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092201 Authors: Ted Wilson Breanna Murray Tamara Price Denzel Atherton Tisha Hooks This study determined non-nutritive sweetener (NNS; artificial sweetener) depth of knowledge among university health and science students. An online survey was delivered to 1248 science students and completed by 493 respondents (19.0 ± 2.2 years old),...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2200: Dairy Fat Consumption and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: An Examination of the Saturated Fatty Acids in Dairy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092200 Authors: Unger Torres-Gonzalez Kraft Lifestyle is a key modifiable risk factor involved in the manifestation of metabolic syndrome and, in particular, diet plays a pivotal role in its prevention and development. Current dietary guidelines discourage the consumption of saturated fat and dietary sources...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2199: Who Buys Products with Nutrition and Health Claims? A Purchase Simulation with Eye Tracking on the Influence of Consumers’ Nutrition Knowledge and Health Motivation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092199 Authors: Steinhauser Janssen Hamm Nutrition and health claims are seen as a way of promoting healthy aspects of food. However, the results of previous studies have been contradictory regarding the effect of these claims on purchase. This study aims...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2198: Relationships of Trait Anxiety and Loss of Control Eating with Serum Leptin Concentrations among Youth Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092198 Authors: Meghan E. Byrne Marian Tanofsky-Kraff Manuela Jaramillo Lisa M. Shank Sarah LeMay-Russell Sarah G. Rubin Sophie Ramirez Deborah R. Altman Natasha A. Schvey Sheila M. Brady Lauren B. Shomaker Amber B. Courville Shanna B. Yang Merel Kozlosky Miranda M. Broadney Susan Z. Yanovski...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2197: Diet Diversity and Micronutrient Adequacy among Filipino School-Age Children Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092197 Authors: Tsz-Ning Mak Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa Yvonne M. Lenighan Mario V. Capanzana Ivan Montoliu Previous studies have shown that the dietary diversity of young Filipino children to be limited and that the prevalence of nutrient inadequacies is high. This study extends the current knowledge to examine the relationship between diet...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2195: Adiponectin Expression and Genotypes in Italian People with Severe Obesity Undergone a Hypocaloric Diet and Physical Exercise Program Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092195 Authors: Graziamaria Corbi Rita Polito Maria Ludovica Monaco Francesco Cacciatore Michelina Scioli Nicola Ferrara Aurora Daniele Ersilia Nigro Adiponectin exerts positive effects on metabolic and inflammatory processes. Adiponectin levels and some single-nucleotide polymorphisms...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2194: Diet Quality Affects the Association between Census-Based Neighborhood Deprivation and All-Cause Mortality in Japanese Men and Women: The Japan Public Health Center-Based Prospective Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092194 Authors: Kayo Kurotani Kaori Honjo Tomoki Nakaya Ai Ikeda Tetsuya Mizoue Norie Sawada Shoichiro Tsugane Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study Group Background: Individuals residing in more deprived...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2196: Dietary Micronutrient Supplementation for 12 Days in Obese Male Mice Restores Sperm Oxidative Stress Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092196 Authors: Nicole O. McPherson Helana Shehadeh Tod Fullston Deirdre L. Zander-Fox Michelle Lane Male obesity, which often co-presents with micronutrient deficiencies, is associated with sub-fertility. Here we investigate whether short-term dietary supplementation of micronutrients (zinc, selenium, lycopene, vitamins...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2193: Sugar Beet Pectin Supplementation Did Not Alter Profiles of Fecal Microbiota and Exhaled Breath in Healthy Young Adults and Healthy Elderly Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092193 Authors: Ran An Ellen Wilms Agnieszka Smolinska Gerben D.A. Hermes Ad A.M. Masclee Paul de Vos Henk A. Schols Frederik J. van Schooten Hauke Smidt Daisy M.A.E. Jonkers Erwin G. Zoetendal Freddy J. Troost Aging is accompanied with increased frailty and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2192: Comparing the Effect of Folic Acid and Pentoxifylline on Delaying Dialysis Initiation in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092192 Authors: Hsun Yang Shiun-Yang Juang Kuan-Fu Liao Yi-Hsin Chen Background: We hypothesized that the nutrient loss and chronic inflammation status may stimulate progression in advanced chronic kidney disease. Therefore, we aimed to generate a study to state the influence of combined...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2191: Breastfeeding Disparities between Multiples and Singletons by NICU Discharge Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11092191 Authors: Roser Porta Eva Capdevila Francesc Botet Gemma Ginovart Elisenda Moliner Marta Nicolàs Antonio Gutiérrez Jaume Ponce-Taylor Sergio Verd Multiple pregnancy increases the risk of a range of adverse perinatal outcomes, including breastfeeding failure. However, studies on predictive factors of breastfeeding duration...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 472: Norovirus Capsid Protein-Derived Nanoparticles and Polymers as Versatile Platforms for Antigen Presentation and Vaccine Development Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11090472 Authors: Tan Jiang Major viral structural proteins interact homotypically and/or heterotypically, self-assembling into polyvalent viral capsids that usually elicit strong host immune responses. By taking advantage of such intrinsic features of norovirus capsids, two...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 470: Evaluation of Tobramycin and Ciprofloxacin as a Synergistic Combination Against Hypermutable Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Strains via Mechanism-Based Modelling Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11090470 Authors: Vanessa E. Rees Jürgen B. Bulitta Antonio Oliver Roger L. Nation Cornelia B. Landersdorfer Hypermutable Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains have a greatly increased mutation rate and are prevalent in chronic respiratory infections. Initially,...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 471: Fluorescence Imaging as a Tool in Preclinical Evaluation of Polymer-Based Nano-DDS Systems Intended for Cancer Treatment Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11090471 Authors: Tomáš Etrych Olga Janoušková Petr Chytil Targeted drug delivery using nano-sized carrier systems with targeting functions to malignant and inflammatory tissue and tailored controlled drug release inside targeted tissues or cells has been and is still intensively studied....
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 469: Development and Evaluation of Multifunctional Poly(Lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles Embedded in Carboxymethyl β-Glucan Porous Microcapsules as a Novel Drug Delivery System for Gefitinib Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11090469 Authors: Xiaonan Li Jinglei Wang Shang Li Zhaorong Liu Zhiru Zheng Yanzhuo Zhang In this study, a new kind of folic acid (FA)-conjugated and chitosan (CS)-coated poloxamer 407 (P407)/poly(lactic-co-glycolic...
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Philosophies, Vol. 4, Pages 54: The Hazards of a Biomedical Exercise Paradigm: Exploring the Praxis of Exercise Professionals Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies4030054 Authors: Gray There is a belief that exercise has a major role to play in the current health and wellbeing agendas. Consequently, health interventions are implemented based upon the recommendations of the ACSM and similar exercise research organizations. However this development has been challenged through both social...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 347: Salt-Induced Damage is Alleviated by Short-Term Pre-Cold Treatment in Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090347 Authors: Jibiao Fan Jilei Xu Weihong Zhang Maurice Amee Dalin Liu Liang Chen Excess salinity is a major environmental stress that limits growth and development of plants. Improving salt stress tolerance of plants is important in order to enhance land utilization and crop yield. Cold priming has been reported...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 346: Early Detection of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) Responses to Ozone Using Reflectance Spectroscopy Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090346 Authors: Marchica Loré Cotrozzi Lorenzini Nali Pellegrini Remorini Advancements in techniques to rapidly and non-destructively detect the impact of tropospheric ozone (O3) on crops are required. This study demonstrates the capability of full-range (350–2500 nm) reflectance spectroscopy to characterize...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 345: Interaction between Bean and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides: Understanding Through a Biochemical Approach Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090345 Authors: Nilanjan Chakraborty Kabita Mukherjee Anik Sarkar Krishnendu Acharya In addition to its role in animals, nowadays nitric oxide (NO) is considered as an emerging signaling molecule in plant systems. It is now believed that NO exerts its pivotal role in various plant physiological processes, such as in seed...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 344: Sugarcane Omics: An Update on the Current Status of Research and Crop Improvement Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8090344 Authors: Ahmad Ali Mehran Khan Rahat Sharif Muhammad Mujtaba San-Ji Gao Sugarcane is an important crop from Poaceae family, contributing about 80% of the total world’s sucrose with an annual value of around US$150 billion. In addition, sugarcane is utilized as a raw material for the production of bioethanol, which is an alternate...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 526: Gender and Folk-Religion in Western China: A Case Study of the Tu of Qinghai Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090526 Authors: Haiyan Xing Gerald Murray This paper deals with analysis of gender issues in an ethnic religious system in Western China, the religion of the Tu ethnic group. We focused on gender in Tu religion, which entailed documenting gender dynamics in three major ethnographic domains that have been present in religious systems around the world...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 525: Taking Children’s Moral Lives Seriously: Creativity as Ethical Response Offline and Online Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10090525 Authors: Kate Ott Core Christian ethics concepts are affected by assumptions related to the primary subject or moral agent and the social context in which moral encounters take place. This article asks: Are children full moral agents? If so, what can Christian ethics, which predominantly focuses on adult subjects, learn from a focus...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 261: The Trade Impact of EU Tariff Margins: An Empirical Assessment Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8090261 Authors: Maria Cipollina Luca Salvatici This article provides an assessment of how the EU trade policies affect EU imports. The main contribution is that we compute a theoretically consistent measure of the EU tariff margin and estimate the elasticities of substitution at the sectoral level, using a structural gravity model that includes domestic...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 211: Individual Adaptation in Cross-Country Skiing Based on Tracking during Training Conditions Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7090211 Authors: Martin Hadmaș Research on heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and blood pressure (BP) during specific training stages is less common in endurance athletes, whereas resting BP and HR are less studied in relationship to HRmax. In the current study, the objective was to conduct a medium-term HR, BP and MAP analysis...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 210: Running Propensities of Athletes with Hamstring Injuries Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7090210 Authors: Dai Sugimoto Brian D. Kelly David L. Mandel Duncan A. d’Hemecourt Sara C. Carpenito Charles A. d’Hemecourt Pierre A. d’Hemecourt The current study aims to compare the mechanical propensities between healthy runners and runners with hamstring injuries. Retrospective case-control video analysis was used. A total of 35 (12 male and 23 female) videos...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 209: Kinematic and Kinetic Analyses of the Vertical Jump with and without Header as Performed by Para-Footballers with Cerebral Palsy Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7090209 Authors: Raúl Reina José LL Elvira Manuel Valverde Alba Roldán Javier Yanci Vertical jump is a relevant variable in the classification of football for individuals with cerebral palsy. In this regard, the literature is limited. There are no studies assessing vertical jumping ability through...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 532: Aflatoxin B1 Conversion by Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larval Enzyme Extracts Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090532 Authors: Nathan Meijer Geert Stoopen H.J. van der Fels-Klerx Joop J.A. van Loon John Carney Guido Bosch The larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L., BSFL) have received increased industrial interest as a novel protein source for food and feed. Previous research has found that insects, including BSFL, are capable...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 531: Evaluation of High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for the Quantitative Analysis of Mycotoxins in Complex Feed Matrices Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090531 Authors: Jensen de Boevre Preußke de Saeger Birr Verreet Sönnichsen The selective and sensitive analysis of mycotoxins in highly complex feed matrices is a great challenge. In this study, the suitability of OrbitrapTM-based high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) for routine mycotoxin...
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