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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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 529: New Insights into the Roles of Monocytes/Macrophages in Cardiovascular Calcification Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090529 Authors: Hénaut Candellier Boudot Grissi Mentaverri Choukroun Brazier Kamel Massy Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important cause of death in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and cardiovascular calcification (CVC) is one of the strongest predictors of CVD...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 530: The Diversity of Cyanobacterial Toxins on Structural Characterization, Distribution and Identification: A Systematic Review Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090530 Authors: Du Liu Yuan Wang Ma Wang Chen Losiewicz Guo Zhang The widespread distribution of cyanobacteria in the aquatic environment is increasing the risk of water pollution caused by cyanotoxins, which poses a serious threat to human health. However, the structural...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 528: Antibodies and Vaccines Against Botulinum Toxins: Available Measures and Novel Approaches Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090528 Authors: Rasetti-Escargueil Popoff Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is produced by the anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium Clostridium botulinum. As one of the most poisonous toxins known and a potential bioterrosism agent, BoNT is characterized by a complex mode of action comprising: internalization, translocation and proteolytic cleavage...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 527: Naja atra Cardiotoxin 3 Elicits Autophagy and Apoptosis in U937 Human Leukemia Cells through the Ca2+/PP2A/AMPK Axis Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090527 Authors: Jing-Ting Chiou Yi-Jun Shi Liang-Jun Wang Chia-Hui Huang Yuan-Chin Lee Long-Sen Chang Cardiotoxins (CTXs) are suggested to exert their cytotoxicity through cell membrane damage. Other studies show that penetration of CTXs into cells elicits mitochondrial fragmentation or lysosome disruption,...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 526: Structures of Reaction Products and Degradation Pathways of Aflatoxin B1 by Ultrasound Treatment Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090526 Authors: Yuanfang Liu Mengmeng Li Yuanxiao Liu Ke Bian Ultrasound is an emerging decontamination technology with potential use in the global food processing industry. In the present study, we explored power ultrasound for processing aqueous aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). AFB1 was degraded by 85.1% after 80 min of ultrasound exposure....
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 113: TIV Vaccination Modulates Host Responses to Influenza Virus Infection that Correlate with Protection against Bacterial Superinfection Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030113 Authors: Choi Christopoulou Saelens García-Sastre Schotsaert Background: Influenza virus infection predisposes to secondary bacterial pneumonia. Currently licensed influenza vaccines aim at the induction of neutralizing antibodies and are less effective if the induction...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 112: An Attenuated Zika Virus Encoding Non-Glycosylated Envelope (E) and Non-Structural Protein 1 (NS1) Confers Complete Protection against Lethal Challenge in a Mouse Model Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030112 Authors: Arun S. Annamalai Aryamav Pattnaik Bikash R. Sahoo Zack P. Guinn Brianna L. Bullard Eric A. Weaver David Steffen Sathish Kumar Natarajan Thomas M. Petro Asit K. Pattnaik Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-transmitted flavivirus,...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 849: Dendritic Cells (DCs) as “Fire Accelerants” of Hantaviral Pathogenesis Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090849 Authors: Günther Schönrich Martin J. Raftery Hantaviruses are widespread zoonotic pathogens found around the globe. Depending on their geographical location, hantaviruses can cause two human syndromes, haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). HPS and HFRS have many commonalities amongst which excessive activation...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 848: A 19 Year Analysis of Small Mammals Associated with Human Hantavirus Cases in Chile Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090848 Authors: Torres-Pérez Palma Boric-Bargetto Vial Ferrés Vial Martínez-Valdebenito Pavletic Parra Marquet Mertz Small mammals present in areas where hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) cases had occurred in central and southern Chile were captured and analyzed to evaluate the abundance of rodents...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1910: Wall Stresses in Cylinder of Stationary Piped Carriage Using COMSOL Multiphysics Water doi: 10.3390/w11091910 Authors: Xiaoni Yang Juanjuan Ma Yongye Li Xihuan Sun Xiaomeng Jia Yonggang Li Hydraulic transportation of the piped carriage is a new energy-saving and environmentally-friendly transportation mode. There are two main states in the conveying process, stationary and moving. In the process of hydraulic transportation of the piped carriage,...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1909: Optimized Conditioning Factors Using Machine Learning Techniques for Groundwater Potential Mapping Water doi: 10.3390/w11091909 Authors: Kalantar Al-Najjar Pradhan Saeidi Halin Ueda Naghibi Assessment of the most appropriate groundwater conditioning factors (GCFs) is essential when performing analyses for groundwater potential mapping. For this reason, in this work, we look at three statistical factor analysis methods—Variance...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1907: System Dynamics Approach to Groundwater Storage Modeling for Basin-Scale Planning Water doi: 10.3390/w11091907 Authors: Bates Beruvides Fedler A system dynamics approach to groundwater modeling suitable for groundwater management planning is presented for a basin-scale system. System dynamics techniques were used to develop a general model for estimating changes in net annual groundwater storage. This model framework was applied to two inland groundwater...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1908: Development Trend and Frontier of Stormwater Management (1980–2019): A Bibliometric Overview Based on CiteSpace Water doi: 10.3390/w11091908 Authors: Wu Wu Zhang The threat of urban floods due to climate change and urbanization has enabled sustained attention to the stormwater management field. Numerous scholars and countries have successively proposed innovative concepts for stormwater management. To grasp the current research focus and status quo...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1906: Functionalized Leather: a Novel and Effective Hazardous Solid Waste Adsorbent for the Removal of the Diazo Dye Congo Red from Aqueous Solution Water doi: 10.3390/w11091906 Authors: Clavijo Osma The leather industry produces a high yield of solid hazardous wastes that generate a major impact on the environment. At the same time, the use of dyes by different manufacturing industries, including the footwear industry, creates large amounts of colored wastewater...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1905: The Role of Management of Stream–Riparian Zones on Subsurface–Surface Flow Components Water doi: 10.3390/w11091905 Authors: Steiness Jessen Spitilli van’t Veen Højberg Engesgaard A managed riparian lowland in a glacial landscape (Holtum catchment, Denmark) was studied to quantify the relative importance of subsurface and surface flow to the recipient stream. The hydrogeological characterization combined geoelectrical methods, lithological...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1903: The Impact of the Quality of Tap Water and the Properties of Installation Materials on the Formation of Biofilms Water doi: 10.3390/w11091903 Authors: Dorota Papciak Barbara Tchórzewska-Cieślak Andżelika Domoń Anna Wojtuś Jakub Żywiec Janusz Konkol The article presents changes in the quality of tap water depending on time spent in installation and its impact on the creation of biofilms on various materials (polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1902: Development of a Safety-Inspection Method for River Bridges in Turkey Water doi: 10.3390/w11091902 Authors: Akay Baduna Kocyigit Yanmaz In this paper, findings of a research project about river bridges in Turkey are shared and details of the developed safety-inspection method based on hydrological and hydraulic factors are presented. In the project, the Western Black Sea Basin was chosen as the pilot area, where the basin is mountainous with steep...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1904: Application of MODFLOW with Boundary Conditions Analyses Based on Limited Available Observations: A Case Study of Birjand Plain in East Iran Water doi: 10.3390/w11091904 Authors: Aghlmand Abbasi Increasing water demands, especially in arid and semi-arid regions, continuously exacerbate groundwater resources as the only reliable water resources in these regions. Groundwater numerical modeling can be considered as an effective tool for sustainable management...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1901: Organic Contaminants in Zooplankton of Italian Subalpine Lakes: Patterns of Distribution and Seasonal Variations Water doi: 10.3390/w11091901 Authors: Simona Pascariello Michela Mazzoni Roberta Bettinetti Marina Manca Martina Patelli Roberta Piscia Sara Valsecchi Stefano Polesello Zooplankton is a key node in many trophic webs, both for food that for persistent organic contaminants that can accumulate in biota. Zooplankton of different...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1900: Turbulence Characteristics before and after Scour Upstream of a Scaled-Down Bridge Pier Model Water doi: 10.3390/w11091900 Authors: Seung Oh Lee Seung Ho Hong Bridge pier scour is one of the main causes of bridge failure and a major factor that contributes to the total construction and maintenance costs of bridge. Recently, because of unexpected high water during extreme hydrologic events, the resilience and security of hydraulic infrastructure with respect...
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