Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3780: Quality Formation Mechanism of Stiff Silkworm, Bombyx batryticatus Using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS-Based Metabolomics Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24203780 Authors: Dongxu Xing Guanwang Shen Qingrong Li Yang Xiao Qiong Yang Qingyou Xia Bombyx batryticatus is a well-known animal in traditional Chinese medicine. The aim of the research was to reveal the quality formation mechanism of B. batryticatus and to screen out the characteristic component used...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3778: An Overview of Saturated Cyclic Ethers: Biological Profiles and Synthetic Strategies Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24203778 Authors: Qili Lu Dipesh S. Harmalkar Yongseok Choi Kyeong Lee Saturated oxygen heterocycles are widely found in a broad array of natural products and other biologically active molecules. In medicinal chemistry, small and medium rings are also important synthetic intermediates since they can undergo ring-opening and -expansion...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3779: Insertion of Carbenes into Deprotonated nido-Undecaborane, B11H13(2-) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24203779 Authors: Jacek Pecyna Igor Rončević Josef Michl We have examined the insertion of carbenes carrying leaving groups into the [nido-B11H13]2− dianion to form the [closo-1-CB11H12]− anion. The best procedure uses CF3SiMe3 and LiCl as the source of CF2. It is simple, convenient and scalable and proceeds with 70–90%...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1499: A Way to Predict Gold Nanoparticles/Polymer Hybrid Microgel Agglomeration Based on Rheological Studies Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9101499 Authors: Coro Echeverría Carmen Mijangos In this work, a detailed rheological study of hybrid poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) P(AAm-co-AAc) aqueous microgel dispersions is performed. Our intention is to understand how the presence of gold nanoparticles, AuNP, embedded within the microgel matrix, affects the...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2541: Large Neutral Amino Acid Therapy Increases Tyrosine Levels in Adult Patients with Phenylketonuria: A Long-Term Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102541 Authors: Burlina Cazzorla Massa Polo Loro Gueraldi Burlina The standard treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU) is a lifelong low-phenylalanine (Phe) diet, supplemented with Phe-free protein substitutes; however, adult patients often show poor adherence to therapy. Alternative treatment...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2542: The Importance of Nutrition in Hypertension Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102542 Authors: Fantin Macchi Giani Bissoli Arterial hypertension (AH) is considered to be one of the most relevant cardiovascular risk factors, and its wide prevalence in all age ranges makes it necessary to analyse all the possible causes and treatments. In this special issue, nutritional interventions are examined either as causes or as treatments of AH. [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2539: The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on its Metabolism and the Vitamin D Metabolite Ratio Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102539 Authors: Vito Francic Stan R. Ursem Niek F. Dirks Martin H. Keppel Verena Theiler-Schwetz Christian Trummer Marlene Pandis Valentin Borzan Martin R. Grübler Nicolas D. Verheyen Winfried März Andreas Tomaschitz Stefan Pilz Annemieke C. Heijboer Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch 25-hydroxyvitamin...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2540: Reproducibility and Relative Validity of the Healthy Eating Index-2015 and Nutrient-Rich Food Index 9.3 Estimated by Comprehensive and Brief Diet History Questionnaires in Japanese Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102540 Authors: Kentaro Murakami M. Barbara E. Livingstone Aya Fujiwara Satoshi Sasaki We examined the reproducibility and relative validity of two measures of overall diet quality, the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) and Nutrient-Rich...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2538: Gene Influence in the Effectiveness of Plant Sterols Treatment in Children: Pilot Interventional Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102538 Authors: Ismael San Mauro Martín Elena Garicano Vilar Sara Sanz Rojo Luis Collado Yurrita Eva Pérez Arruche Esperanza Arce Delgado Javier Andrés Blumenfeld Olivares Cardiovascular disease is linked to high serum low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels. Cardiovascular risk may be indirectly influenced...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2537: Meat Proteins as Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitors and Glucose Uptake Stimulating Peptides for the Management of a Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Silico Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102537 Authors: Paulina Kęska Joanna Stadnik Olga Bąk Piotr Borowski Diabetes mellitus is a non-communicable disease entity currently constituting one of the most significant health problems. The development of effective therapeutic strategies for the prevention...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2536: Water Extract of Curcuma longa L. Ameliorates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102536 Authors: Jeongeun Mun Shintae Kim Ho-Geun Yoon Yanghee You Ok-Kyung Kim Kyung-Chul Choi Yoo-Hyun Lee Jeongmin Lee Jeongjin Park Woojin Jun Our aim was to investigate whether hot water extract (CLW) of Curcuma longa L. could prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). HepG2 cells were treated with free fatty...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2534: Maternal Characteristics Affect Fetal Growth Response in the Women First Preconception Nutrition Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102534 Authors: K Michael Hambidge Carla M. Bann Elizabeth M. McClure Jamie E. Westcott Ana Garcés Lester Figueroa Shivaprasad S. Goudar Sangappa M. Dhaded Omrana Pasha Sumera A. Ali Richard J. Derman Robert L. Goldenberg Marion Koso-Thomas Manjunath S. Somannavar Veena Herekar Umber Khan...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2535: Fat Intake and Stress Modify Sleep Duration Effects on Abdominal Obesity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102535 Authors: Sangwon Chung Chang Keun Kwock Though the association between sleep duration and obesity has been generally acknowledged, there is little information about the mechanisms behind this association. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the fat intake and stress variables on the association between sleep duration and abdominal...
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Pathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 200: Genome and Phylogenetic Analysis of Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus Strain SNU1 Isolated in Korea Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens8040200 Authors: Woo Taek Oh Jin Woo Jun Sib Sankar Giri Saekil Yun Hyoun Joong Kim Sang Guen Kim Sang Wha Kim Se Jin Han Jun Kwon Se Chang Park Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV), one of the most important pathogenic fish viruses, affects trout fisheries and causes considerable economic...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 546: Structure and Dynamics of a Site-Specific Labeled Fc Fragment with Altered Effector Functions Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100546 Authors: D. Travis Gallagher Chris McCullough Robert G. Brinson Joomi Ahn John P. Marino Nazzareno Dimasi Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are a class of biotherapeutic drugs designed as targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer. Among the challenges in generating an effective ADC is the choice...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 432: Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Plant Height Using the Maize F1 Population Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100432 Authors: Zhang Wan He Lan Li Drastic changes in plant height (PH) are observed when maize adapt to a higher plant density. Most importantly, PH is an important factor affecting maize yield. Although the genetic basis of PH has been extensively studied using different populations during the past decades, genetic basis remains unclear...
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Recycling, Vol. 4, Pages 42: Implementation of Circular Economy Principles in Industrial Solid Waste Management: Case Studies from a Developing Economy (Nigeria) Recycling doi: 10.3390/recycling4040042 Authors: Obiora B. Ezeudu Tochukwu S. Ezeudu The existing solid waste management principles are increasingly being replaced with discussions on circular economy (CE) principles in contemporary deliberations on solid waste handling. This shift is supported by the global adoption of the...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 590: Edward A. Pace: First-Generation Psychologist, Twenty-First Century Role Model Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100590 Authors: Puffer Pence In 1891, Edward A. Pace, a Catholic priest and first-generation psychologist, commenced a career at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Amidst the daunting challenges in being a professor and researcher, particularly at a newly established university, he thrust himself into a third role, apologist....
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 589: Religion and Innovation in Europe: Implications for Product Life-Cycle Management Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100589 Authors: Recio-Román Recio-Menéndez Román-González This paper analyzes the relationship between religion and innovation in Europe. To the best knowledge of the authors, no paper has been published about the association of religion with innovation and innovative products and services, at an individual level, for all the countries...
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Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 166: Particle Size Distribution in Municipal Solid Waste Pre-Treated for Bioprocessing Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8040166 Authors: Yue Zhang Sigrid Kusch-Brandt Shiyan Gu Sonia Heaven While it is well known that particle size reduction impacts the performance of bioprocessing such as anaerobic digestion or composting, there is a relative lack of knowledge about particle size distribution (PSD) in pre-treated organic material, i.e., the distribution...
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Robotics, Vol. 8, Pages 88: Questionnaires to Measure Acceptability of Social Robots: A Critical Review Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics8040088 Authors: Christian U. Krägeloh Jaishankar Bharatharaj Senthil Kumar Sasthan Kutty Praveen Regunathan Nirmala Loulin Huang Understanding user perceptions is particularly important in developing social robots, which tend to have a high degree of interaction with humans. However, psychometric measures of robot acceptability have only recently...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 293: Analysis of Success Factors of Reward-Based Crowdfunding Campaigns Using Multi-Theory Approach in ASEAN-5 Countries Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8100293 Authors: Dikaputra Sulung Kot This study aims to determine the multi-sided factors of crowdfunding campaigns on the fundraising success of crowdfunding projects conducted in ASEAN-5 (five big countries in The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries between 2014 and January...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 292: Does Mothers’ Parental Leave Uptake Stimulate Continued Employment and Family Formation? Evidence for Belgium Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8100292 Authors: Wood Neels Parental leave schemes undoubtedly facilitate the combination of work and family life during leave-taking. In addition to this instantaneous effect of parental leave uptake, a growing yet limited body of research addresses the question of subsequent effects of parental leave...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 6, Pages 83: Development of Dog Immune System: From in Uterus to Elderly Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci6040083 Authors: Maria Pereira Ana Valério-Bolas Cátia Saraiva-Marques Graça Alexandre-Pires Isabel Pereira da Fonseca Gabriela Santos-Gomes Immune system recognize and fight back foreign microorganisms and inner modifications that lead to deficient cell and tissue functions. During a dog’s life, the immune system needs to...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 970: Evasion of Innate and Intrinsic Antiviral Pathways by the Zika Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100970 Authors: Taryn M. Serman Michaela U. Gack The Zika virus (ZIKV) is a recently emerged mosquito-borne flavivirus that, while typically asymptomatic, can cause neurological symptoms in adults and birth defects in babies born to infected mothers. The interactions of ZIKV with many different pathways in the human host ultimately determine successful virus replication...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 969: A Novel Hepadnavirus is Associated with Chronic Hepatitis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Cats Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100969 Authors: Pesavento Jackson Hampson Munday Barrs Beatty In 2015, over 850,000 people died from chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV). A novel hepatitis B-like virus has recently been identified in domestic cats. The pathogenic potential of domestic cat hepadnavirus...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 968: Gut DNA Virome Diversity and Its Association with Host Bacteria Regulate Inflammatory Phenotype and Neuronal Immunotoxicity in Experimental Gulf War Illness Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100968 Authors: Ratanesh K. Seth Rabia Maqsood Ayan Mondal Dipro Bose Diana Kimono LaRinda A. Holland Patricia Janulewicz Lloyd Nancy Klimas Ronnie D. Horner Kimberly Sullivan Efrem S. Lim Saurabh Chatterjee Gulf War illness (GWI) is characterized...
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Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 53: Decoding Images in the Mind’s Eye: The Temporal Dynamics of Visual Imagery
Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 53: Decoding Images in the Mind’s Eye: The Temporal Dynamics of Visual Imagery Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3040053 Authors: Sophia M. Shatek Tijl Grootswagers Amanda K. Robinson Thomas A. Carlson Mental imagery is the ability to generate images in the mind in the absence of sensory input. Both perceptual visual processing and internally generated imagery engage large, overlapping networks of brain regions. However, it is unclear whether they are characterized...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2192: Feasibility of the Use of Variable Speed Drives in Center Pivot Systems Installed in Plots with Variable Topography Water doi: 10.3390/w11102192 Authors: Buono da Silva Baptista Córcoles Colombo Moreno Pumping systems are the largest energy consumers in center pivot irrigation systems. One action to reduce energy consumption is to adjust the pumping pressure to that which is strictly needed by using variable speed drives (VSDs). The objective...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2191: Modelling Climate Change’s Impact on the Hydrology of Natura 2000 Wetland Habitats in the Vistula and Odra River Basins in Poland Water doi: 10.3390/w11102191 Authors: O’Keeffe Marcinkowski Utratna Piniewski Kardel Kundzewicz Okruszko Climate change is expected to affect the water cycle through changes in precipitation, river streamflow, and soil moisture dynamics, and therefore, present a threat to groundwater and surface water-fed...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2190: A Study on the Response of the Hydrodynamic Environment to the Morphology of Radial Sand Ridges in the Coastal Waters of Jiangsu Water doi: 10.3390/w11102190 Authors: Changjun Qi Lejun Ma Qinggai Wang Yuan Zhai Jixuan Li Hanwen Zhang A two-dimensional hydrodynamic model for the waters off the coast of Jiangsu, where there are radial sand ridges (RSRs) (hereinafter, the RSR area), was established based on measured topographic, tide level and...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2188: The Effect of Landscape Interventions on Groundwater Flow and Surface Runoff in a Watershed in the Upper Reaches of the Blue Nile Water doi: 10.3390/w11102188 Authors: Adugnaw T. Akale Dessalegn C. Dagnew Mamaru A. Moges Seifu A. Tilahun Tammo S. Steenhuis Anthropogenic landscape conversion from forest to agricultural land affects baseflow. Baseflow is a source of potable water and can be used for the irrigation of high value crops. Finding ways...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2189: Impact of Orifice-to-Pipe Diameter Ratio on Leakage Flow: An Experimental Study Water doi: 10.3390/w11102189 Authors: Tingchao Yu Xiangqiu Zhang Iran E. Lima Neto Tuqiao Zhang Yu Shao Miaomiao Ye The traditional orifice discharge formula used to estimate the flow rate through a leak opening at a pipe wall often produces inaccurate results. This paper reports an original experimental study in which the influence of orifice-to-pipe diameter ratio...
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