IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3835: Water Source Preferences and Water Quality Perceptions among Women in the Eastern Region, Ghana: A Grounded Theory Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203835 Authors: Jhanel F. Chew Laura Corlin Fernando Ona Sarah Pinto Esther Fenyi-Baah Bernard G. Osei David M. Gute Residents in the Eastern Region, Ghana with access to improved water sources (e.g., boreholes and covered wells) often...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3837: Effects of a Dementia Screening Program on Healthcare Utilization in South Korea: A Difference-In-Difference Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203837 Authors: Su Jung Lee Hyun-Ju Seo Dong Young Lee So-Hyun Moon To determine whether Seoul’s dementia screening program increased the rate of diagnosis and the appropriate use of healthcare services for people with dementia, a retrospective...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3836: Who and How: Exploring the Preferred Senders and Channels of Mental Health Information for Wisconsin Farmers International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203836 Authors: Josie M. Rudolphi Richard Berg Barbara Marlenga Unfavorable economic and environmental conditions have fueled the development of mental health resources and services for farmers. However, it is unclear who farmers want mental health information...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3834: Scenario Modeling of Urbanization Development and Water Scarcity Based on System Dynamics: A Case Study of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Urban Agglomeration, China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203834 Authors: Chao Bao Dongmei He Due to the accelerated process of urbanization in China, urban agglomerations have become the core areas for human settlement and economic development. High population and economic...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3833: Radical Hysterectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Bulky-Size Cervical Cancer: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis between the Robotic and Abdominal Approaches International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203833 Authors: Chia-Hao Liu Yu-Chieh Lee Jeff Chien-Fu Lin I-San Chan Na-Rong Lee Wen-Hsun Chang Wei-Min Liu Peng-Hui Wang Radical hysterectomy (RH) is the standard treatment for...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3832: A Comparative Analysis of Risk Perception and Coping Behaviors among Chinese Poultry Farmers Regarding Human and Poultry Infection with Avian Influenza International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203832 Authors: Bin Cui Feifei Wang Linda Dong-Ling Wang Chengyun Pan Jun Ke Yi Tian Poultry farmers face a dual risk when mutant avian influenza (AI) virus exhibits zoonotic characteristics. A/H5N1 and A/H7N9...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3831: Incidence of Cellulitis Following Acupuncture Treatments in Taiwan International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203831 Authors: Shun-Ku Lin Jui-Ming Liu Pin-Hsuan Wang Sheng-Ping Hung Ren-Jun Hsu Heng-Chang Chuang Po-Hung Lin Background: Cellulitis is a complication of acupuncture, but the risk factors and annualized incidence remain unclear. Objective: This study analyzed the incidence and risk...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5068: PPARγ and Cognitive Performance International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205068 Authors: Michele d’Angelo Vanessa Castelli Mariano Catanesi Andrea Antonosante Reyes Dominguez-Benot Rodolfo Ippoliti Elisabetta Benedetti Annamaria Cimini Recent findings have led to the discovery of many signaling pathways that link nuclear receptors with human conditions, including mental decline and neurodegenerative diseases. PPARγ...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5067: Inhibition of Dephosphorylation of Dolichyl Diphosphate Alters the Synthesis of Dolichol and Hinders Protein N-Glycosylation and Morphological Transitions in Candida albicans International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205067 Authors: Anna Janik Monika Niewiadomska Urszula Perlińska-Lenart Jacek Lenart Damian Kołakowski Karolina Skorupińska-Tudek Ewa Swiezewska Joanna S. Kruszewska Grażyna Palamarczyk The essential...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5065: Hypoxia Induced Heparan Sulfate Primes the Extracellular Matrix for Endothelial Cell Recruitment by Facilitating VEGF-Fibronectin Interactions International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205065 Authors: Jo Ann Buczek-Thomas Celeste B. Rich Matthew A. Nugent Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF) is critical for the development, growth, and survival of blood vessels. Retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells are a major source of...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5064: Liraglutide Treatment Ameliorates Neurotoxicity Induced by Stable Silencing of Pin1 International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205064 Authors: Marzia Bianchi Valentina D’Oria Maria Rita Braghini Stefania Petrini Melania Manco Post-translational modulation of peptidylprolyl isomerase Pin1 might link impaired glucose metabolism and neurodegeneration, being Pin1 effectors target for the glucagon-Like-Peptide1 analog liraglutide....
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5066: Sp1 is Involved in Vertebrate LC-PUFA Biosynthesis by Upregulating the Expression of Liver Desaturase and Elongase Genes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205066 Authors: Yuanyou Li Jianhong Zhao Yewei Dong Ziyan Yin Yang Li Yang Liu Cuihong You Óscar Monroig Douglas R. Tocher Shuqi Wang The rabbitfish Siganus canaliculatus was the first marine teleost demonstrated to have the ability for the biosynthesis...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5062: DockNmine, a Web Portal to Assemble and Analyse Virtual and Experimental Interaction Data International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205062 Authors: Ennys Gheyouche Romain Launay Jean Lethiec Antoine Labeeuw Caroline Roze Alan Amossé Stéphane Téletchéa Scientists have to perform multiple experiments producing qualitative and quantitative data to determine if a compound is able to bind to a given target. Due to the large...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5063: The LQB-223 Compound Modulates Antiapoptotic Proteins and Impairs Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Migration International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205063 Authors: Lauana Greicy Tonon Lemos Gabriel Mello da Cunha Longo Bruna dos Santos Mendonça Marcela Cristina Robaina Mariana Concentino Menezes Brum Caíque de Assis Cirilo Etel Rodrigues Pereira Gimba Paulo Roberto Ribeiro Costa Camilla Djenne Buarque Gabriela Nestal...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5061: Effects of Encapsulated Cells on the Physical–Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Gelatin Methacrylate Hydrogels International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205061 Authors: Srikumar Krishnamoorthy Behnam Noorani Changxue Xu Gelatin methacrylate (GelMA) has been gaining popularity in recent years as a photo-crosslinkable biomaterial widely used in a variety of bioprinting and tissue engineering applications. Several studies have...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5058: The Beige Adipocyte as a Therapy for Metabolic Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205058 Authors: Fernando Lizcano Adipose tissue is traditionally categorized into white and brown relating to their function and morphology. The classical white adipose tissue builds up energy in the form of triglycerides and is useful for preventing fatigue during periods of low caloric intake and the brown adipose tissue more energetically...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5059: Angiotensin II Influences Pre-mRNA Splicing Regulation by Enhancing RBM20 Transcription Through Activation of the MAPK/ELK1 Signaling Pathway International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205059 Authors: Hanfang Cai Chaoqun Zhu Zhilong Chen Rexiati Maimaiti Mingming Sun Richard J. McCormick Xianyong Lan Hong Chen Wei Guo RNA binding motif 20 (RBM20) is a key regulator of pre-mRNA splicing of titin and other genes that...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5060: Evolutionary Analysis of JAZ Proteins in Plants: An Approach in Search of the Ancestral Sequence International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205060 Authors: Adrián Garrido-Bigotes Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo Carlos R. Figueroa Jasmonates are phytohormones that regulate development, metabolism and immunity. Signal transduction is critical to activate jasmonate responses, but the evolution of some key regulators such as jasmonate-ZIM domain...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5057: Identification of miRNAs Involved in Bacillus velezensis FZB42-Activated Induced Systemic Resistance in Maize International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205057 Authors: Shanshan Xie Hengguo Yu Enze Li Yu Wang Juan Liu Haiyang Jiang Bacillus velezensis FZB42 is able to activate induced systemic resistance (ISR) to enhance plant defense response against pathogen infections. Though the roles of microRNAs (miRNAs) in Bacillus-triggered...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5055: Exploration and Development of PPAR Modulators in Health and Disease: An Update of Clinical Evidence International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205055 Authors: Cheng Tan Low Marvalim Lee Tan Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are nuclear receptors that govern the expression of genes responsible for energy metabolism, cellular development, and differentiation. Their crucial biological roles dictate the...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5056: Incorporation of Chloramphenicol Loaded Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles into Polylactide International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205056 Authors: Manuel Rivas Marc Pelechà Lourdes Franco Pau Turon Carlos Alemán Luis J. del Valle Jordi Puiggalí Chloramphenicol (CAM) has been encapsulated into hydroxyapatite nanoparticles displaying different morphologies and crystallinities. The process was based on typical precipitation...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5054: Extracellular Matrix in Regulation of Contractile System in Cardiomyocytes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205054 Authors: Natalya Bildyug The contractile apparatus of cardiomyocytes is considered to be a stable system. However, it undergoes strong rearrangements during heart development as cells progress from their non-muscle precursors. Long-term culturing of mature cardiomyocytes is also accompanied by the reorganization of...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5053: Prevalence of ABCA4 Deep-Intronic Variants and Related Phenotype in An Unsolved “One-Hit” Cohort with Stargardt Disease International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205053 Authors: Nassisi Mohand-Saïd Andrieu Antonio Condroyer Méjécase Varin Wohlschlegel Dhaenens Sahel Zeitz Audo We investigated the prevalence of reported deep-intronic variants in a French cohort of 70 patients with Stargardt disease...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5051: Impact of Serum Source on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation in Culture International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205051 Authors: Alexander Popov Colin Scotchford David Grant Virginie Sottile Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) show promise for musculoskeletal repair applications. Animal-derived serum is extensively used for MSC culture as a source of nutrients, extracellular matrix proteins and growth factors....
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5049: Therapeutic Effect of Garcinia cambogia Extract and Hydroxycitric Acid Inhibiting Hypoxia-Inducible Factor in a Murine Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205049 Authors: Ibuki Shoda Miwa Ishida Tsubota Kurihara Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness and can be classified into two types called atrophic AMD (dry AMD) and neovascular...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5052: Aquaporins Involvement in Pancreas Physiology and in Pancreatic Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205052 Authors: Arsenijevic Perret Laethem Delporte Aquaporins are a family of transmembrane proteins permeable to water. In mammals, they are subdivided into classical aquaporins that are permeable to water; aquaglyceroporins that are permeable to water, glycerol and urea; peroxiporins that facilitate the diffusion...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5048: Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Cucumber BPC Transcription Factors and Their Responses to Abiotic Stresses and Exogenous Phytohormones International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205048 Authors: Shuzhen Li Li Miao Bin Huang Lihong Gao Chaoxing He Yan Yan Jun Wang Xianchang Yu Yansu Li BASIC PENTACYSTEINE (BPC) is a small transcription factor family that functions in diverse growth and development...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5050: The Role of MicroRNAs in Selected Forms of Glomerulonephritis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205050 Authors: Magdalena Nalewajska Klaudia Gurazda Ewa Styczyńska-Kowalska Małgorzata Marchelek-Myśliwiec Andrzej Pawlik Violetta Dziedziejko Glomerulonephritis (GN) represents a collection of kidney diseases characterized by inflammation within the renal glomeruli and small blood vessels. The lesions that occur in other...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5047: Obtaining Genome Sequences of Mutualistic Bacteria in Single Microcystis Colonies International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205047 Authors: Jing Tu Liang Chen Shen Gao Junyi Zhang Changwei Bi Yuhan Tao Na Lu Zuhong Lu Cells of Microcystis are associated with heterotrophic bacteria and organized in colonies in natural environment, which are basic elements in the mass occurrence of cyanobacterial species. Analyzing these...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5043: Genome-Wide Identification, Gene Structure and Expression Analysis of the MADS-Box Gene Family Indicate Their Function in the Development of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205043 Authors: Bai Yang Cao Yao Zhang Chen Xiao Li Wang Yang Xie MADS-box genes play a pivotal role in various processes, including floral and seed development, controlling flowering...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5045: Liver X Receptors Regulate Cholesterol Metabolism and Immunity in Hepatic Nonparenchymal Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205045 Authors: Kaori Endo-Umeda Makoto Makishima Excess dietary cholesterol intake and the dysregulation of cholesterol metabolism are associated with the pathogenesis and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and fibrosis. Hepatic accumulation of free cholesterol...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5044: Differences in Expression of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class II Subtypes and T Cell Subsets in Behçet’s Disease with Arthritis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205044 Authors: S. M. Shamsul Islam Hyoun-Ah Kim Bunsoon Choi Ju-Yang Jung Sung-Min Lee Chang-Hee Suh Seonghyang Sohn It has been reported Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) gene polymorphism is a risk factor for the development of Behçet’s...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5042: Integration of Transcriptomics and Metabolomics for Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) in Response to Heat Stress International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205042 Authors: Jing Wang Junheng Lv Zhoubin Liu Yuhua Liu Jingshuang Song Yanqing Ma Lijun Ou Xilu Zhang Chengliang Liang Fei Wang Niran Juntawong Chunhai Jiao Wenchao Chen Xuexiao Zou Heat stress (HS), caused by extremely high temperatures, is one of...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5046: Chloroplasts— Beyond Energy Capture and Carbon Fixation: Tuning of Photosynthesis in Response to Chilling Stress International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205046 Authors: Ping Gan Fang Liu Rongbai Li Shaokui Wang Jijing Luo As organelles for photosynthesis in green plants, chloroplasts play a vital role in solar energy capture and carbon fixation. The maintenance of normal chloroplast physiological functions is essential for...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5041: Identification of a Novel Oligosaccharide in Maple Syrup as a Potential Alternative Saccharide for Diabetes Mellitus Patients International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205041 Authors: Kanta Sato Noriaki Nagai Tetsushi Yamamoto Kuniko Mitamura Atsushi Taga The incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing rapidly and is associated with changes in dietary habits. Although restrictions in the use of sweeteners may prevent the...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5040: Antithrombotic Effects of Paeoniflorin from Paeonia suffruticosa by Selective Inhibition on Shear Stress-Induced Platelet Aggregation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205040 Authors: Thien Ngo Keunyoung Kim Yiying Bian Hakjun Noh Kyung-Min Lim Jin-Ho Chung Ok-Nam Bae Antiplatelet agents are important in the pharmacotherapeutic regime for many cardiovascular diseases, including thrombotic disorders. However, bleeding,...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5039: Species-Specific Glucose-6-Phosphatase Activity in the Small Intestine—Studies in Three Different Mammalian Models International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205039 Authors: Viola Varga Zsófia Murányi Anita Kurucz Paola Marcolongo Angelo Benedetti Gábor Bánhegyi Éva Margittai Besides the liver, which has always been considered the major source of endogenous glucose production in all post-absorptive situations, kidneys and...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5036: Fibrin-Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel (RegenoGel) with Fibroblast Growth Factor-18 for In Vitro 3D Culture of Human and Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205036 Authors: Sonja Häckel Mona Zolfaghar Jie Du Sven Hoppe Lorin M. Benneker Nathalie Garstka Marianna Peroglio Mauro Alini Sibylle Grad Avner Yayon Zhen Li We investigated the effects of a fibrin-hyaluronic acid hydrogel...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5037: Development and Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Role of Advanced Glycation End Products International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20205037 Authors: Dinali H. Fernando Josephine M. Forbes Peter W. Angus Chandana B. Herath Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects up to 30% of the adult population and is now a major cause of liver disease-related premature illness and deaths in the world. Treatment is...
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