ncRNA, Vol. 5, Pages 48: Expression of Long Non-Coding RNAs by Human Retinal Müller Glial Cells Infected with Clonal and Exotic Virulent Toxoplasma gondii Non-Coding RNA doi: 10.3390/ncrna5040048 Authors: Rochet Appukuttan Ma Ashander Smith Retinal infection with Toxoplasma gondii—ocular toxoplasmosis—is a common cause of vision impairment worldwide. Pathology combines parasite-induced retinal cell death and reactive intraocular inflammation. Müller...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2275: Micronutrient Deficiencies, Nutritional Status and the Determinants of Anemia in Children 0–59 Months of Age and Non-Pregnant Women of Reproductive Age in The Gambia Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102275 Authors: Nicolai Petry Bakary Jallow Yankuba Sawo Momodou K. Darboe Samba Barrow Aminatta Sarr Pa Ousman Ceesay Malang N. Fofana Andrew M. Prentice Rita Wegmüller Fabian Rohner Modou Cheyassin Phall James P Wirth Data on...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2276: Dietary Interventions for Night Shift Workers: A Literature Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102276 Authors: Yan Yin Phoi Jennifer B. Keogh (1) Background: Night shift workers have greater risks of developing cardiometabolic diseases compared to day workers due to poor sleep quality and dietary habits, exacerbated by circadian misalignment. Assessing effects of dietary interventions on health outcomes among this group will highlight gaps for future...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2274: Consumption of An Anthocyanin-Rich Antioxidant Juice Accelerates Recovery of Running Economy and Indirect Markers of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Following Downhill Running Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102274 Authors: Leonardo C. R. Lima Renan V. Barreto Natália M. Bassan Camila C. Greco Benedito S. Denadai This study examined the effects of anthocyanin-rich antioxidant juice (AJ) on the recovery of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2273: Role of Zinc in Immune System and Anti-Cancer Defense Mechanisms Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102273 Authors: Dorota Skrajnowska Barbara Bobrowska-Korczak The human body cannot store zinc reserves, so a deficiency can arise relatively quickly, e.g., through an improper diet. Severe zinc deficiency is rare, but mild deficiencies are common around the world. Many epidemiological studies have shown a relationship between the zinc content in the diet and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2272: Healthy Food Labels Tailored to a High-Risk, Minority Population More Effectively Promote Healthy Choices than Generic Labels Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102272 Authors: Christopher R. Gustafson Michael R. Prate The decades-long increase in obesity in the US has led to a number of policies aimed at improving diets, which are thought to play a significant role in obesity. Many of these policies seek to influence individuals’ behaviors. Front-of-package...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2271: Catechin and Procyanidin B2 Modulate the Expression of Tight Junction Proteins but Do Not Protect from Inflammation-Induced Changes in Permeability in Human Intestinal Cell Monolayers Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102271 Authors: Massimiliano G. Bianchi Martina Chiu Giuseppe Taurino Furio Brighenti Daniele Del Rio Pedro Mena Ovidio Bussolati The possibility of counteracting inflammation-related barrier defects with dietary compounds such...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2269: Effects of a High-Protein/Moderate-Carbohydrate Diet on Appetite, Gut Peptides, and Endocannabinoids—A Preview Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102269 Authors: Lea Tischmann Mathijs Drummen Blandine Gatta-Cherifi Anne Raben Mikael Fogelholm Bolette Hartmann Jens J. Holst Isabelle Matias Daniela Cota Ronald P. Mensink Peter J. Joris Margriet S. Westerterp-Plantenga Tanja C. Adam Favorable effects of a high-protein/moderate-carbohydrate...
Sat Sep 21, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2270: The Potential Impact of Probiotics on the Gut Microbiome of Athletes
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2270: The Potential Impact of Probiotics on the Gut Microbiome of Athletes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102270 Authors: Laura Wosinska Paul D. Cotter Orla O’Sullivan Caitriona Guinane There is accumulating evidence that physical fitness influences the gut microbiome and as a result, promotes health. Indeed, exercise-induced alterations in the gut microbiome can influence health parameters crucial to athletic performance, specifically, immune function,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2268: Association of Dairy Product Consumption with Metabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from the LabMed Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102268 Authors: Sandra Abreu César Agostinis-Sobrinho Rute Santos Carla Moreira Luís Lopes Carla Gonçalves José Oliveira-Santos Eduarda Sousa-Sá Bruno Rodrigues Jorge Mota Rafaela Rosário This study aimed to investigate the association between dairy...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2267: Association of Day-to-Day Variations in Physical Activity with Postprandial Appetite Regulation in Lean Young Males Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102267 Authors: Ando Higuchi Tanaka Previous studies have shown that habitual physical activity improves postprandial appetite regulation. We evaluated the direct association between physical activity level (PAL) and postprandial appetite regulation, and the effect of day-to-day variations in PAL on improving...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2266: Breastfeeding Difficulties and Risk for Early Breastfeeding Cessation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102266 Authors: Gianni Bettinelli Manfra Sorrentino Bezze Plevani Cavallaro Raffaeli Crippa Colombo Morniroli Liotto Roggero Villamor Marchisio Mosca Although breast milk is the normative feeding for infants, breastfeeding rates are lower than recommended. We investigated breastfeeding difficulties...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2265: Functional Expression of Choline Transporters in the Blood–Brain Barrier Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102265 Authors: Masato Inazu Cholinergic neurons in the central nervous system play a vital role in higher brain functions, such as learning and memory. Choline is essential for the synthesis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine by cholinergic neurons. The synthesis and metabolism of acetylcholine are important mechanisms for regulating neuronal activity....
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2263: Comprehensive Detection of Isopeptides between Human Tissue Transglutaminase and Gluten Peptides Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102263 Authors: Barbara Lexhaller Christina Ludwig Katharina A. Scherf Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic inflammation of the small intestine triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) is a key factor in CD pathogenesis, because it catalyzes both the deamidation of...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2264: Astragalus polysaccharides (PG2) Enhances the M1 Polarization of Macrophages, Functional Maturation of Dendritic Cells, and T Cell-Mediated Anticancer Immune Responses in Patients with Lung Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102264 Authors: Oluwaseun Adebayo Bamodu Kuang-Tai Kuo Chun-Hua Wang Wen-Chien Huang Alexander T.H. Wu Jo-Ting Tsai Kang-Yun Lee Chi-Tai Yeh Liang-Shun Wang Background: Recently, we demonstrated that Astragalus...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2262: Allium hookeri Root Extract Inhibits Adipogenesis by Promoting Lipolysis in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102262 Authors: Hyun Ju Kim Min-Jung Lee Ja-Young Jang Sung-Hyen Lee Allium hookeri (AH) is widely consumed as a herbal medicine. It possesses biological activity against metabolic diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate effects of AH root water extract (AHR) on adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2261: Energy Intake and Severity of Dementia Are Both Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Long-Term Care Residents Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102261 Authors: Salminen KS Suominen MH Kautiainen H Roitto HM Pitkala KH Our aim was to investigate how energy intake modifies the association of the stage of dementia with health related quality of life (HRQoL) among institutionalized older people. A cross-sectional sample of 538 older...
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Particles, Vol. 2, Pages 444-446: Editorial for the Special Issue “The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2017” Particles doi: 10.3390/particles2040026 Authors: Armen Sedrakian This Special Issue arose from the presentations of the authors at the international conference “The Modern Physics of Compact Stars and Relativistic Gravity 2017” https://indico [...]
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 143: Measuring Daylight: A Review of Dosimetry in Daylight Photodynamic Therapy Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12040143 Authors: O’Mahoney Khazova Eadie Ibbotson Successful daylight photodynamic therapy (DPDT) relies on the interaction of light, photosensitisers and oxygen. Therefore, the ‘dose’ of light that a patient receives during treatment is a clinically relevant quantity, with a minimum dose for effective treatment...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 142: Tamoxifen Protects from Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Infection Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12040142 Authors: Cham Friedrich Adomati Bhat Schiller Bergerhausen Hamdan Li Machlah Ali Duhan Lang Friebus-Kardash Bezgovsek Background: Tamoxifen (TAM) is an estrogen-receptor antagonist, widely used in the adjuvant treatment of early stage estrogen-sensitive breast cancer. Several studies have revealed...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 141: Radioimmunotherapy in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Retrospective Adverse Event Profiling of Zevalin and Bexxar Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12040141 Authors: Christos Sachpekidis David B. Jackson Theodoros G. Soldatos The development of monoclonal antibodies has dramatically changed the outcome of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), the most common hematological malignancy. However, despite the satisfying results of monoclonal...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 488: Carbamazepine Gel Formulation as a Sustained Release Epilepsy Medication for Pediatric Use Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100488 Authors: Saeid Mezail Mawazi Sinan Mohammed Abdullah Al-Mahmood Bappaditya Chatterjee Hazrina AB. Hadi Abd Almonem Doolaanea This study aimed to develop a carbamazepine (CBZ) sustained release formulation suitable for pediatric use with a lower risk of precipitation. The CBZ was first prepared as sustained...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 361: Dynamics of Short-Term Metabolic Profiling in Radish Sprouts (Raphanus sativus L.) in Response to Nitrogen Deficiency Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100361 Authors: Seung-A Baek Kyung-Hoan Im Sang Un Park Sung-Dug Oh Jaehyuk Choi Jae Kwang Kim Nitrogen (N) is a macronutrient important for the survival of plants. To investigate the effects of N deficiency, a time-course metabolic profiling of radish sprouts was performed. A total of 81 metabolites—including...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 360: The Associations between Leaf Morphology, Phenylalanine Ammonia Lyase Activity, Reactive Oxygen Species, and Fusarium Resistance in Selected Species of Wheat with Different Ploidy Levels Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100360 Authors: Adrian Duba Klaudia Goriewa-Duba Urszula Wachowska Katarzyna Głowacka Marian Wiwart In wheat, resistance to Fusarium is conditioned by anatomical, morphological, and physiological traits. The aim of this study was to evaluate...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 359: RNAi-Mediated Resistance Against Viruses in Perennial Fruit Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100359 Authors: Khushwant Singh Chris Dardick Jiban Kumar Kundu Small RNAs (sRNAs) are 20–30-nucleotide-long, regulatory, noncoding RNAs that induce silencing of target genes at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels. They are key components for cellular functions during plant development, hormone signaling, and stress responses. Generated...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 358: Plant Organelle Genome Replication Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100358 Authors: Stewart A. Morley Niaz Ahmad Brent L. Nielsen Mitochondria and chloroplasts perform essential functions in respiration, ATP production, and photosynthesis, and both organelles contain genomes that encode only some of the proteins that are required for these functions. The proteins and mechanisms for organelle DNA replication are very similar to bacterial or phage systems. The...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 357: Role of Galactolipids in Plastid Differentiation Before and After Light Exposure Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100357 Authors: Sho Fujii Hajime Wada Koichi Kobayashi Galactolipids, monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG), are the predominant lipid classes in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts. These lipids are also major constituents of internal membrane structures called prolamellar bodies (PLBs) and prothylakoids (PTs)...
Fri Sep 20, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 356: A Two-Stage Culture Method for Zygotic Embryos Effectively Overcomes Constraints Imposed by Hypocotyl and Epicotyl Seed Dormancy in Paeonia ostii ‘Fengdan’ Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100356 Authors: Xiuxia Ren Ya Liu Byoung Ryong Jeong The effect of the exogenous hormone and light quality on breaking hypocotyl and epicotyl dormancy was studied. The results showed that the greatest percentage of hypocotyl dormancy breaking was observed with the Murashige...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 355: Impact of Selenium and Copper Nanoparticles on Yield, Antioxidant System, and Fruit Quality of Tomato Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100355 Authors: Hipólito Hernández-Hernández Tomasa Quiterio-Gutiérrez Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego Hortensia Ortega-Ortiz Alma Delia Hernández-Fuentes Marcelino Cabrera de la Fuente Jesús Valdés-Reyna Antonio Juárez-Maldonado The effects of nanoparticles (NPs) on plants are contrasting; these depend on the...
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Proteomes, Vol. 7, Pages 32: In Silico Identification of Antimicrobial Peptides in the Proteomes of Goat and Sheep Milk and Feta Cheese Proteomes doi: 10.3390/proteomes7040032 Authors: Marios Tomazou Anastasis Oulas Athanasios K. Anagnostopoulos George Th. Tsangaris George M. Spyrou Milk and dairy products are a major functional food group of growing scientific and commercial interest due to their nutritional value and bioactive “load”. A major fraction...
Sat Sep 21, 2019 03:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 546: Devotions in the Ancient Way of Offices: Medieval Domestic Devotion in the Seventeenth Century Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100546 Authors: Jantina Ellens Devotions in the Ancient Way of Offices was first published as a Catholic primer for worship between intimates, then reformed for individual Protestant worship, and then reformed again for Protestant worship between intimates. Each adaptation engages the so-called “ancient” quality...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 545: Sport, Spirituality, and Religion: New Intersections and Global Challenges Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100545 Authors: Tracy J. Trothen Sport, religion, and spirituality intersect in diverse ways. As the body of interdisciplinary scholarly work addressing these intersections increases, more questions and insights are being generated, as evidenced in this collection. Five themes that arise in this Special Issue of Religions are identified and explored. Examples...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 544: How Korean Psychiatric Staff Deal with Religious and Spiritual Issues of Patients: What Is Professional? Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100544 Authors: Eunmi Lee Klaus Baumann In contrast to other secularized countries, religious and spiritual needs and/or aspects of patient-centred-care are hardly studied in South Korea, even less in the context of psychiatry and psychotherapies. This study investigates religious and spiritual values of Korean psychiatric...
Sun Sep 22, 2019 03:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 543: Safeguarding, Chaplaincy and English Professional Football Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100543 Authors: Mark Oliver Andrew Parker In recent years, English professional football has been rocked by allegations of historical sexual abuse and safeguarding concerns around young players. This paper examines the potential contribution that sports chaplains can make to the specific welfare needs of elite youth footballers within the wider context of safeguarding...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 542: “Not Your Grandmother’s Bible”—A Comparative Study of the Biblical Deluge Myth in Film Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100542 Authors: Marianna Ruah-Midbar Shapiro Lila Moore The biblical story of the Flood, which portrays a humanity worthy of annihilation, is the fundamental myth used by generations of interpreters as they radically criticized the society and culture in which they lived. Accordingly, the Deluge myth’s various versions and interpretations...
Sat Sep 21, 2019 03:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 541: The New Religion-Based Work Ethic and Cultural Consumption Patterns of Religiously Conservative Groups in Turkey Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100541 Authors: Özgür Olgun Erden This study discusses two religious elements of culture emerging within various religiously conservative groups in Turkey. The first is concerned with the building of a religious work ethic, framing work life with Islamic morals and norms. The second involves religiously oriented consumption...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 539: Spiritual and Identity Transformations of Migrants: An Approach from the Experience of an Andean Community Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100539 Authors: Jorge E. Castillo Guerra Understanding transformations in the spirituality of people involved in migration processes poses new challenges to theological approaches that usually operate within national or regional boundaries. A central question in this study is how to approach transformations in spirituality...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 540: Religion and Positive Youth Development: Challenges for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100540 Authors: Susan Crawford Sullivan Victoria Aramini While previous research confirms the role religion can play in positive youth development, much existing research leaves out consideration of underrepresented populations. One important underrepresented population is children and youth with autism spectrum disorder...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 538: Some Foundational Considerations on Taxonomy: A Case for Hagiography Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100538 Authors: Massimo A. Rondolino Since its now notorious mid-1800s historiographical positivist critiques, the term hagiography was often contested as a valid and valuable category for the comparative study of religious phenomena. This essay argues for the perpetuation and careful use of the term hagiography and its cognates in comparative contexts. Drawing...
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