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  Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1458: Influence of Titanium Oxide Pillar Array Nanometric Structures and Ultraviolet Irradiation on the Properties of the Surface of Dental Implants—A Pilot Study

  Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1458: Influence of Titanium Oxide Pillar Array Nanometric Structures and Ultraviolet Irradiation on the Properties of the Surface of Dental Implants—A Pilot Study Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9101458 Authors: Leon-Ramos Diosdado-Cano López-Santos Barranco Torres-Lagares Serrera-Figallo Aim: Titanium implants are commonly used as replacement therapy for lost teeth and much current re

  Nanomaterials

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1456: Direct Growth of Two Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide on Flexible Ceramic Substrate

  Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1456: Direct Growth of Two Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide on Flexible Ceramic Substrate Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9101456 Authors: Yixiong Zheng Chunyan Yuan Sichen Wei Hyun Kim Fei Yao Jung-Hun Seo In this paper, we report the first successful demonstration of the direct growth of high-quality two-dimensional (2D) MoS2 semiconductors on a flexible substrate using a 25-m-thick Yttria

  Nanomaterials

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1457: Experimental Evaluation on the Heating Efficiency of Magnetoferritin Nanoparticles in an Alternating Magnetic Field

  Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1457: Experimental Evaluation on the Heating Efficiency of Magnetoferritin Nanoparticles in an Alternating Magnetic Field Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9101457 Authors: Huangtao Xu Yongxin Pan The superparamagnetic substance magnetoferritin is a potential bio-nanomaterial for tumor magnetic hyperthermia because of its active tumor-targeting outer protein shell, uniform and tunable nanosized inner mine

  Nanomaterials

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2461: Antioxidant Saffron and Central Retinal Function in ABCA4-Related Stargardt Macular Dystrophy

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2461: Antioxidant Saffron and Central Retinal Function in ABCA4-Related Stargardt Macular Dystrophy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102461 Authors: Marco Piccardi Antonello Fadda Francesco Martelli Dario Marangoni Adriano Magli Angelo M. Minnella Matteo Bertelli Stefano Di Marco Silvia Bisti Benedetto Falsini Retinal oxidative damage, associated with an ATP-binding cassette, sub-family

  Nutrients

  Mon Oct 14, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2459: Nutritional and Metabolic Characteristics of UK Adult Phenylketonuria Patients with Varying Dietary Adherence

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2459: Nutritional and Metabolic Characteristics of UK Adult Phenylketonuria Patients with Varying Dietary Adherence Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102459 Authors: Green Browne Firman Hill Rahman Kaalund Hansen Adam Skeath Hallam Herlihy Jenkinson Nicol Adams Gaff Donald Dawson Robertson Fitzachary Chan Slabbert Dunlop Cozens Newby

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2458: The Impact of Obesity on the Association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Disease

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2458: The Impact of Obesity on the Association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102458 Authors: Paschou Kosmopoulos Nikas Spartalis Kassi Goulis Lambrinoudaki Siasos The aim of this article is to review the literature regarding the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its modification in t

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2460: Are Circulating Mg2+ Levels Associated with Glucose Tolerance Profiles and Incident Type 2 Diabetes?

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2460: Are Circulating Mg2+ Levels Associated with Glucose Tolerance Profiles and Incident Type 2 Diabetes? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102460 Authors: Spiga Mannino Mancuso Averta Paone Rubino Sciacqua Succurro Perticone Andreozzi Sesti Magnesium (Mg2+) is an enzyme co-factor that plays a key role in many biochemical reactions, as well as in glucose metabolism. Clinica

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2456: Cortical Visual Evoked Potentials and Growth in Infants Fed with Bioactive Compounds-Enriched Infant Formula: Results from COGNIS Randomized Clinical Trial

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2456: Cortical Visual Evoked Potentials and Growth in Infants Fed with Bioactive Compounds-Enriched Infant Formula: Results from COGNIS Randomized Clinical Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102456 Authors: Nieto-Ruiz García-Santos Bermúdez Herrmann Diéguez Sepúlveda-Valbuena García Miranda De-Castellar Rodríguez-Palmero Catena Campoy Postnatal nutrition is essenti

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2457: Soluble Extracts from Chia Seed (Salvia hispanica L.) Affect Brush Border Membrane Functionality, Morphology and Intestinal Bacterial Populations In Vivo (Gallus gallus)

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2457: Soluble Extracts from Chia Seed (Salvia hispanica L.) Affect Brush Border Membrane Functionality, Morphology and Intestinal Bacterial Populations In Vivo (Gallus gallus) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102457 Authors: Pereira da Silva Kolba Stampini Duarte Martino Hart Tako This study assessed and compared the effects of the intra-amniotic administration of various concentrations of solubl

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2455: Children’s Self-Reported Reasons for Accepting and Rejecting Foods

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2455: Children’s Self-Reported Reasons for Accepting and Rejecting Foods Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102455 Authors: Julia Sick Rikke Højer Annemarie Olsen Children’s eating behavior does not necessarily align with dietary recommendations, and there is a need for better understanding the factors underlying their food choices. The aim of this study was to investigate children’s self-reported

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2453: Potential Mechanisms of Probiotics Action in the Prevention and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2453: Potential Mechanisms of Probiotics Action in the Prevention and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102453 Authors: Marta Molska Julita Reguła Colorectal cancer is one of the most common and most diagnosed cancers in the world. There are many predisposing factors, for example, genetic predisposition, smoking, or a diet rich in red, processed meat and poor in vegetables and frui

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2454: Controversies in Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis—Moving from Research to Clinical Practice

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2454: Controversies in Diagnosing Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis—Moving from Research to Clinical Practice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102454 Authors: Sinclair Sarcopenia, defined as loss of muscle mass and function, is increasingly recognized as a common consequence of advanced cirrhosis that is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Despite the recent proliferation in publications pertaining to sarcopenia in

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2452: A Review of the Potential Benefits of Increasing Vitamin D Status in Mongolian Adults through Food Fortification and Vitamin D Supplementation

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2452: A Review of the Potential Benefits of Increasing Vitamin D Status in Mongolian Adults through Food Fortification and Vitamin D Supplementation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102452 Authors: William B. Grant Barbara J. Boucher Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations are low in Mongolia, averaging 22 ng/mL in summer and only 8 ng/mL in winter. Mongolians have high incidence and/or prevalence of

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2450: Differential Effects of Typical Korean Versus American-Style Diets on Gut Microbial Composition and Metabolic Profile in Healthy Overweight Koreans: A Randomized Crossover Trial

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2450: Differential Effects of Typical Korean Versus American-Style Diets on Gut Microbial Composition and Metabolic Profile in Healthy Overweight Koreans: A Randomized Crossover Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102450 Authors: Ji-Hee Shin Sunhee Jung Seong-Ah Kim Min-Sook Kang Min-Sun Kim Hyojee Joung Geum-Sook Hwang Dong-Mi Shin The Westernized diet has been associated with the pathogen

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2451: Sodium Intake from Foods Exceeds Recommended Limits in the Spanish Population: The ANIBES Study

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2451: Sodium Intake from Foods Exceeds Recommended Limits in the Spanish Population: The ANIBES Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102451 Authors: Teresa Partearroyo Mª de Lourdes Samaniego-Vaesken Emma Ruiz Javier Aranceta-Bartrina Ángel Gil Marcela González-Gross Rosa M. Ortega Lluis Serra-Majem Gregorio Varela-Moreiras Excessive sodium consumption is associated with adverse health ef

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2447: Food Consumption during Pregnancy and Post-Partum. ECLIPSES Study

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2447: Food Consumption during Pregnancy and Post-Partum. ECLIPSES Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102447 Authors: Cristina Jardí Estefania Aparicio Cristina Bedmar Núria Aranda Susana Abajo Gemma March Josep Basora Victoria Arija the ECLIPSES Study Group Inadequate maternal diet can adversely affect mother and child. Our aim was to assess adherence to the Spanish dietary guidelines a

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2448: Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Modifies the Changes Induced in Non-Nervous Organs and Tissues by Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Models

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2448: Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Modifies the Changes Induced in Non-Nervous Organs and Tissues by Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Models Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102448 Authors: Cristina Conde Begoña M. Escribano Evelio Luque Montserrat Feijóo Javier Caballero-Villarraso Manuel E. Valdelvira Juan J. Ochoa-Sepúlveda Rafael Lillo Elier Paz Abel Santamaría Eduardo Agüera Isaa

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2446: Preconception Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Health in the Offspring of Overweight and Obese Women

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2446: Preconception Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Health in the Offspring of Overweight and Obese Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102446 Authors: Tessa M. van Elten Cornelieke van de Beek Anouk Geelen Reinoud J.B.J. Gemke Henk Groen Annemieke Hoek Ben Willem Mol Mireille N.M. van Poppel Tessa J. Roseboom Women’s lifestyle has important implications for the development and health

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2449: Effect of Probiotics on Oral Candidiasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2449: Effect of Probiotics on Oral Candidiasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102449 Authors: Tiziana Mundula Federica Ricci Beatrice Barbetta Michela Baccini Amedeo Amedei Oral candidiasis (OC) is an increasing health problem due to the introduction of new drugs, population aging, and increasing prevalence of chronic illness. This study systematically reviews t

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2445: Intervention Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Platycodon grandiflorus Ethanol Extract in Overweight or Moderately Obese Adults: A Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2445: Intervention Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Platycodon grandiflorus Ethanol Extract in Overweight or Moderately Obese Adults: A Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102445 Authors: Ye Jin Kim Eun-Young Kwon Ji-Won Kim Youngmi Lee Ri Ryu Jongbok Yun Manheun Kim Myung-Sook Choi Platycodon grandiflorus root extract (PGE) has

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2444: In Vivo Effects of Polymerized Anthocyanin from Grape Skin on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2444: In Vivo Effects of Polymerized Anthocyanin from Grape Skin on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102444 Authors: Young-Jin Choi Meiqi Fan Yujiao Tang Hyun Pil Yang Ji-Young Hwang Eun-Kyung Kim Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common chronic disease of the urinary system among elderly men. Especially, the metabolic imbalance of androgen in elderly men is one of

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2442: Effectiveness of Intermittent Fasting and Time-Restricted Feeding Compared to Continuous Energy Restriction for Weight Loss

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2442: Effectiveness of Intermittent Fasting and Time-Restricted Feeding Compared to Continuous Energy Restriction for Weight Loss Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102442 Authors: Corey A. Rynders Elizabeth A. Thomas Adnin Zaman Zhaoxing Pan Victoria A. Catenacci Edward L. Melanson The current obesity epidemic is staggering in terms of its magnitude and public health impact. Current guidelines recomm

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2443: Circulating Folate Concentrations and Risk of Peripheral Neuropathy and Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study in the U.K

  Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2443: Circulating Folate Concentrations and Risk of Peripheral Neuropathy and Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study in the U.K Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102443 Authors: Tom Taverner Francesca L. Crowe G. Neil Thomas Krishna Gokhale Rasiah Thayakaran Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar Yusuf A. Rajabally Background: Folate deficiency may increase the risk of peripheral neuropathy but there is a

  Nutrients

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Pharmaceutics
• Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 534: Recent Advances in Nanovaccines Using Biomimetic Immunomodulatory Materials

  Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 534: Recent Advances in Nanovaccines Using Biomimetic Immunomodulatory Materials Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100534 Authors: Vijayan Mohapatra Uthaman Park The development of vaccines plays a vital role in the effective control of several fatal diseases. However, effective prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines have yet to be developed for completely curing deadly diseases, such

  Pharmaceutics

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 535: Development of Chitosan/Silver Sulfadiazine/Zeolite Composite Films for Wound Dressing

  Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 535: Development of Chitosan/Silver Sulfadiazine/Zeolite Composite Films for Wound Dressing Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100535 Authors: Hissae Yassue-Cordeiro Zandonai Pereira Genesi Santos Lopes Sanchez-Lopez Garcia Camargo Fernandes-Machado Severino B. Souto Ferreira da Silva Biopolymeric films with silver sulfadiazine (AgSD) are proposed as an alterna

  Pharmaceutics

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 532: Intracellular Delivery of Natural Antioxidants via Hyaluronan Nanohydrogels

  Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 532: Intracellular Delivery of Natural Antioxidants via Hyaluronan Nanohydrogels Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100532 Authors: Elita Montanari Chiara Di Meo Tommasina Coviello Virginie Gueguen Graciela Pavon-Djavid Pietro Matricardi Natural antioxidants, such as astaxanthin (AX), resveratrol (RV) and curcumin (CU), are bioactive molecules that show a number of therapeutic effec

  Pharmaceutics

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 533: Ground Calcium Carbonate as a Low Cost and Biosafety Excipient for Solubility and Dissolution Improvement of Praziquantel

  Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 533: Ground Calcium Carbonate as a Low Cost and Biosafety Excipient for Solubility and Dissolution Improvement of Praziquantel Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100533 Authors: Ana Borrego-Sánchez Rita Sánchez-Espejo Beatrice Albertini Nadia Passerini Pilar Cerezo César Viseras C. Ignacio Sainz-Díaz Calcium carbonate is an abundant mineral with several advantages to be a success

  Pharmaceutics

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 531: Population Pharmacokinetics of Cis-, Trans-, and Total Cefprozil in Healthy Male Koreans

  Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 531: Population Pharmacokinetics of Cis-, Trans-, and Total Cefprozil in Healthy Male Koreans Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100531 Authors: Ji-Hun Jang Seung-Hyun Jeong Hea-Young Cho Yong-Bok Lee Cefprozil, one of cephalosporin antibiotics, has been used extensively in clinics. However, pharmacokinetic (PK) information on cefprozil is still very limited. There have been no reports of

  Pharmaceutics

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 529: Myth or Truth: The Glass Forming Ability Class III Drugs Will Always Form Single-Phase Homogenous Amorphous Solid Dispersion Formulations

  Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 529: Myth or Truth: The Glass Forming Ability Class III Drugs Will Always Form Single-Phase Homogenous Amorphous Solid Dispersion Formulations Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100529 Authors: Piyush Panini Massimiliano Rampazzo Abhishek Singh Filip Vanhoutte Guy Van den Mooter The physical stability of amorphous solid dispersions (ASD) of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) of h

  Pharmaceutics

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 530: Gelatin-Alginate Complexes for EGF Encapsulation: Effects of H-Bonding and Electrostatic Interactions

  Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 530: Gelatin-Alginate Complexes for EGF Encapsulation: Effects of H-Bonding and Electrostatic Interactions Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100530 Authors: Seonghee Jeong ByungWook Kim Hui-Chong Lau Aeri Kim Gelatin Type A (GA) and sodium alginate (SA) complexes were explored to encapsulate epidermal growth factor (EGF), and thereby to circumvent its proteolytic degradation upon topical

  Pharmaceutics

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Plants
• Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 414: Lipid Thermal Fingerprints of Long-term Stored Seeds of Brassicaceae

  Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 414: Lipid Thermal Fingerprints of Long-term Stored Seeds of Brassicaceae Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100414 Authors: Mira Nadarajan Liu González-Benito Pritchard Thermal fingerprints for seeds of 20 crop wild relatives of Brassicaceae stored for 8 to 44 years at the Plant Germplasm Bank—Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank

  Plants

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 413: The Effect of Cadmium on the Activity of Stress-Related Enzymes and the Ultrastructure of Pea Roots

  Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 413: The Effect of Cadmium on the Activity of Stress-Related Enzymes and the Ultrastructure of Pea Roots Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100413 Authors: Katarzyna Głowacka Anna Źróbek-Sokolnik Adam Okorski Janusz Najdzion The analysis of the effects of cadmium (Cd) on plant cells is crucial to understand defense mechanisms and adaptation strategies of plants against Cd toxicity. In this study, we examined st

  Plants

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 411: Transcription Factors Associated with Leaf Senescence in Crops

  Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 411: Transcription Factors Associated with Leaf Senescence in Crops Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100411 Authors: Sofia Bengoa Luoni Francisco H. Astigueta Salvador Nicosia Sebastian Moschen Paula Fernandez Ruth Heinz Leaf senescence is a complex mechanism controlled by multiple genetic and environmental variables. Different crops present a delay in leaf senescence with an important impact on grain y

  Plants

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 412: Exhibition of Local but Not Systemic Induced Phenolic Defenses in Vitis vinifera L. Affected by Brown Wood Streaking, Grapevine Leaf Stripe, and Apoplexy (Esca Complex)

  Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 412: Exhibition of Local but Not Systemic Induced Phenolic Defenses in Vitis vinifera L. Affected by Brown Wood Streaking, Grapevine Leaf Stripe, and Apoplexy (Esca Complex) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100412 Authors: Piebiep Goufo Ana C. Marques Isabel Cortez Balance between constitutive and induced responses provides plants flexibility to cope with biotic stresses. This study tested the hypothesis that in

  Plants

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 410: Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Ampelopsis humulifolia and Ampelopsis japonica: Molecular Structure, Comparative Analysis, and Phylogenetic Analysis

  Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 410: Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Ampelopsis humulifolia and Ampelopsis japonica: Molecular Structure, Comparative Analysis, and Phylogenetic Analysis Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100410 Authors: Xiaolei Yu Wei Tan Huanyu Zhang Han Gao Wenxiu Wang Xiaoxuan Tian Ampelopsis humulifolia (A. humulifolia) and Ampelopsis japonica (A. japonica), which belong to the family Vitaceae, are valuably used as

  Plants

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Plasma
• Plasma, Vol. 2, Pages 380-386: Ignition of A Plasma Discharge Inside An Electrodeless Chamber: Methods and Characteristics

  Plasma, Vol. 2, Pages 380-386: Ignition of A Plasma Discharge Inside An Electrodeless Chamber: Methods and Characteristics Plasma doi: 10.3390/plasma2040030 Authors: Laroussi In this paper the generation and diagnostics of a reduced pressure (300 mTorr to 3 Torr) plasma generated inside an electrodeless containment vessel/chamber are presented. The plasma is ignited by a guided ionization wave emitted by a low temperature pulsed pla

  Plasma

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Religions
• Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 574: The Cult of Old Believers’ Domestic Icons and the Beginning of Old Belief in Russia in the 17th-18th Centuries

  Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 574: The Cult of Old Believers’ Domestic Icons and the Beginning of Old Belief in Russia in the 17th-18th Centuries Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10100574 Authors: Sulikowska-Bełczowska The aim of this paper is to present the cult of icons in the Old Believer communities from the perspective of private devotion. For the Old Believers, from the beginning of the movement, in the middle of the 17th century, icons

  Religions

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Risks
• Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 104: Ruin Probability Approximations in Sparre Andersen Models with Completely Monotone Claims

  Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 104: Ruin Probability Approximations in Sparre Andersen Models with Completely Monotone Claims Risks doi: 10.3390/risks7040104 Authors: Hansjörg Albrecher Eleni Vatamidou We consider the Sparre Andersen risk process with interclaim times that belong to the class of distributions with rational Laplace transform. We construct error bounds for the ruin probability based on the Pollaczek–Khintchine formula,

  Risks

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 103: A Generalised CIR Process with Externally-Exciting and Self-Exciting Jumps and Its Applications in Insurance and Finance

  Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 103: A Generalised CIR Process with Externally-Exciting and Self-Exciting Jumps and Its Applications in Insurance and Finance Risks doi: 10.3390/risks7040103 Authors: Angelos Dassios Jiwook Jang Hongbiao Zhao In this paper, we study a generalised CIR process with externally-exciting and self-exciting jumps, and focus on the distributional properties and applications of this process and its aggregated proces

  Risks

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Scientia Pharmaceutica
• Sci. Pharm., Vol. 87, Pages 27: Recent Approaches for Solid Dose Vaccine Delivery

  Sci. Pharm., Vol. 87, Pages 27: Recent Approaches for Solid Dose Vaccine Delivery Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm87040027 Authors: Jahan Archie Shoyaib Kabir Cheung Recent studies on vaccine delivery systems are exploring the possibility of replacing liquid vaccines with solid dose vaccines due to the many advantages that solid dose vaccines can offer. These include the prospect of a needle-free vaccine

  Scientia Pharmaceutica

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Sci. Pharm., Vol. 87, Pages 26: A Mini-Review of Human Studies on Cholesterol-Lowering Properties of Probiotics

  Sci. Pharm., Vol. 87, Pages 26: A Mini-Review of Human Studies on Cholesterol-Lowering Properties of Probiotics Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm87040026 Authors: Sivamaruthi Kesika Chaiyasut Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the major health issue of modernized society with a high mortality rate. Lifestyle, genetic makeup, and diet are some of the major influencing factors associated with CVD. The dyslipidemia is

  Scientia Pharmaceutica

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Social Sciences
• Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 290: The Impact of Circular Migration on FGM/C: Transnational Communities in Spain and the Gambia

  Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 290: The Impact of Circular Migration on FGM/C: Transnational Communities in Spain and the Gambia Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8100290 Authors: Kaplan Perarnau Moles Sanyang Le Charles Álvarez Aliaga Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a traditional harmful practice that migrates with people and has become a global phenomenon. Understanding how the diaspora resignifi

  Social Sciences

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 289: Place-Based Policies for Sustainability and Rural Development: The Case of a Portuguese Village “Spun” in Traditional Linen

  Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 289: Place-Based Policies for Sustainability and Rural Development: The Case of a Portuguese Village “Spun” in Traditional Linen Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8100289 Authors: Vasta Figueiredo Valente Vihinen Nieto-Romero In recent decades, European rural development policies have transitioned toward a more place-based approach. This claim rests on the assumption that the diversity

  Social Sciences

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 288: Attitude as a Mediator between Sustainable Behaviour and Sustainable Knowledge: An Approximation through a Case Study in the Dominican Republic

  Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 288: Attitude as a Mediator between Sustainable Behaviour and Sustainable Knowledge: An Approximation through a Case Study in the Dominican Republic Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8100288 Authors: Cándida María Domínguez-Valerio Salvador Moral-Cuadra Miguel Jesús Medina-Viruel Francisco Orgaz-Agüera The current ongoing globalisation shows an increasing amount of issues regarding sustainabil

  Social Sciences

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Societies
• Societies, Vol. 9, Pages 69: The Convergence and Mainstreaming of Integrated Home Technologies for People with Disability

  Societies, Vol. 9, Pages 69: The Convergence and Mainstreaming of Integrated Home Technologies for People with Disability Societies doi: 10.3390/soc9040069 Authors: Layton Steel If human rights begin in small places close to home, technologies that enable people with disability to access and control their home environments are an important human rights instrument. Smart homes exemplify recent advances in design, building constru

  Societies

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Sports
• Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 223: Effect of Thirst-Driven Fluid Intake on 1 H Cycling Time-Trial Performance in Trained Endurance Athletes

  Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 223: Effect of Thirst-Driven Fluid Intake on 1 H Cycling Time-Trial Performance in Trained Endurance Athletes Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7100223 Authors: Maxime Perreault-Briere Jeff Beliveau David Jeker Thomas A. Deshayes Ana Duran Eric D. B. Goulet A meta-analysis demonstrated that programmed fluid intake (PFI) aimed at fully replacing sweat losses during a 1 h high-intensity cycling exercise imp

  Sports

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Technologies
• Technologies, Vol. 7, Pages 74: Open Source Waste Plastic Granulator

  Technologies, Vol. 7, Pages 74: Open Source Waste Plastic Granulator Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies7040074 Authors: Arvind Ravindran Sean Scsavnicki Walker Nelson Peter Gorecki Jacob Franz Shane Oberloier Theresa K. Meyer Andrew R. Barnard Joshua M. Pearce In order to accelerate deployment of distributed recycling by providing low-cost feed stocks of granulated post-consumer waste plastic, this study a

  Technologies

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Viruses
• Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 945: Pre-Transplantation Assessment of BK Virus Serostatus: Significance, Current Methods, and Obstacles

  Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 945: Pre-Transplantation Assessment of BK Virus Serostatus: Significance, Current Methods, and Obstacles Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100945 Authors: Dakroub Touzé Akl Brochot The immunosuppression required for graft tolerance in kidney transplant patients can trigger latent BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) reactivation, and the infection can progress to nephropathy and graft rejection. It has been suggested th

  Viruses

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 946: The First Detection of Equine Coronavirus in Adult Horses and Foals in Ireland

  Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 946: The First Detection of Equine Coronavirus in Adult Horses and Foals in Ireland Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100946 Authors: Nemoto Schofield Cullinane The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of equine coronavirus (ECoV) in clinical samples submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Ireland. A total of 424 clinical samples were examined from equids with enteric disease in 24 Irish coun

  Viruses

  Sun Oct 13, 2019 17:00
• Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 947: The Symmetry of Viral Sialic Acid Binding Sites–Implications for Antiviral Strategies

  Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 947: The Symmetry of Viral Sialic Acid Binding Sites–Implications for Antiviral Strategies Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100947 Authors: Rustmeier Strebl Stehle Virus infections are initiated by the attachment of the viral particle to protein or carbohydrate receptors on the host cell. Sialic acid-bearing glycan structures are prominently displayed at the cell surface, and, consequently, these structures ca

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• Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 944: Canine and Phocine Distemper Viruses: Global Spread and Genetic Basis of Jumping Species Barriers

  Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 944: Canine and Phocine Distemper Viruses: Global Spread and Genetic Basis of Jumping Species Barriers Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100944 Authors: Judith M. Kennedy J.A. Philip Earle Shadia Omar Hani’ah Abdullah Ole Nielsen Melody E. Roelke-Parker S. Louise Cosby Canine distemper virus (CDV) and phocine distemper (PDV) are closely-related members of the Paramyxoviridae family, genus morbillivirus

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• Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 943: dsRNA-Seq: Identification of Viral Infection by Purifying and Sequencing dsRNA

  Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 943: dsRNA-Seq: Identification of Viral Infection by Purifying and Sequencing dsRNA Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100943 Authors: Carolyn J. Decker Halley R. Steiner Laura L. Hoon-Hanks James H. Morrison Kelsey C. Haist Alex C. Stabell Eric M. Poeschla Thomas E. Morrison Mark D. Stenglein Sara L. Sawyer Roy Parker RNA viruses are a major source of emerging and re-emerging infectious dis

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• Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 942: Viruses in Horses with Neurologic and Respiratory Diseases

  Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 942: Viruses in Horses with Neurologic and Respiratory Diseases Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11100942 Authors: Eda Altan Yanpeng Li Gilberto Sabino-Santos Jr Vorthon Sawaswong Samantha Barnum Nicola Pusterla Xutao Deng Eric Delwart Metagenomics was used to identify viral sequences in the plasma and CSF (cerobrospinal fluid) of 13 horses with unexplained neurological signs and in the plasma and re

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• Water
• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2132: Optimization Difficulty Indicator and Testing Framework for Water Distribution Network Complexity

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2132: Optimization Difficulty Indicator and Testing Framework for Water Distribution Network Complexity Water doi: 10.3390/w11102132 Authors: Jung Lee Hwang In the last three decades, benchmark water distribution networks (WDNs) have provided a common testbed for new optimization algorithms and design approaches. However, deriving generalized and reliable conclusions from such benchmark WDNs is difficul

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2135: Aquatic Angiosperm Transplantation: A Tool for Environmental Management and Restoring in Transitional Water Systems

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2135: Aquatic Angiosperm Transplantation: A Tool for Environmental Management and Restoring in Transitional Water Systems Water doi: 10.3390/w11102135 Authors: Adriano Sfriso Alessandro Buosi Yari Tomio Abdul-Salam Juhmani Chiara Facca Andrea Augusto Sfriso Piero Franzoi Luca Scapin Andrea Bonometto Emanuele Ponis Federico Rampazzo Daniela Berto Claudia Gion Federica Oselladore

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2133: Dynamics of Mesozooplankton Assemblage in Relation to Environmental Factors in the Maryland Coastal Bays

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2133: Dynamics of Mesozooplankton Assemblage in Relation to Environmental Factors in the Maryland Coastal Bays Water doi: 10.3390/w11102133 Authors: Oghenekaro Chigbu The mesozooplankton composition and dynamics in coastal lagoons of Maryland, mid-Atlantic region, USA have received little scientific attention despite the fact that the lagoons have undergone changes in water quality in the past two decades.

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2134: Spatial Variability of Soil Moisture in Newly Implemented Agricultural Bench Terraces in the Ethiopian Plateau

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2134: Spatial Variability of Soil Moisture in Newly Implemented Agricultural Bench Terraces in the Ethiopian Plateau Water doi: 10.3390/w11102134 Authors: Mesfin Almeida Oliveira Yazew Bresci Castelli In arid areas prone to desertification and soil erosion, the effectiveness of radical bench terracing in reducing drought risk is dependent on its correct implementation. However, the relationship

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2136: Analysis of Long-Term Water Level Variations in Qinghai Lake in China

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2136: Analysis of Long-Term Water Level Variations in Qinghai Lake in China Water doi: 10.3390/w11102136 Authors: Fang Li Rubinato Ma Zhou Jia Yu Wang Qinghai Lake is the largest inland saline lake on the Tibetan Plateau. Climate change and catchment modifications induced by human activities are the main drivers playing a significant role in the dramatic variation of water levels in

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2131: A Classification Method for Fish Swimming Behaviors under Incremental Water Velocity for Fishway Hydraulic Design

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2131: A Classification Method for Fish Swimming Behaviors under Incremental Water Velocity for Fishway Hydraulic Design Water doi: 10.3390/w11102131 Authors: Mu Cao Gong Baiyin Li In fishway design, the combination of fish swimming behaviors and suitable fishway hydraulic characteristics increases the fish passage efficiency. In this study, the most representative grass carp among the “fou

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2130: Uncertainty Impacts of Climate Change and Downscaling Methods on Future Runoff Projections in the Biliu River Basin

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2130: Uncertainty Impacts of Climate Change and Downscaling Methods on Future Runoff Projections in the Biliu River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w11102130 Authors: Zhu Zhang Wu Qi Fu Yue Liu This paper assesses the uncertainties in the projected future runoff resulting from climate change and downscaling methods in the Biliu River basin (Liaoning province, Northeast China). One widely used h

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2128: The Spatial Distribution of the Microbial Community in a Contaminated Aquitard below an Industrial Zone

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2128: The Spatial Distribution of the Microbial Community in a Contaminated Aquitard below an Industrial Zone Water doi: 10.3390/w11102128 Authors: Noa Balaban Irina Yankelzon Eilon Adar Faina Gelman Zeev Ronen Anat Bernstein The industrial complex Neot Hovav, in Israel, is situated above an anaerobic fractured chalk aquitard, which is polluted by a wide variety of hazardous organic compounds. The

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2129: Shift of Sediments Bacterial Community in the Black-Odor Urban River during In Situ Remediation by Comprehensive Measures

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2129: Shift of Sediments Bacterial Community in the Black-Odor Urban River during In Situ Remediation by Comprehensive Measures Water doi: 10.3390/w11102129 Authors: Jian Zhang Yun Tang Zhanguo Kou Xiao Teng Wei Cai Jian Hu The phenomenon of black-odor urban rivers with rapid urbanization has attracted extensive attention. In this study, we investigated the water quality and composition of sedimen

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2126: Probabilistic Hydrological Post-Processing at Scale: Why and How to Apply Machine-Learning Quantile Regression Algorithms

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2126: Probabilistic Hydrological Post-Processing at Scale: Why and How to Apply Machine-Learning Quantile Regression Algorithms Water doi: 10.3390/w11102126 Authors: Georgia Papacharalampous Hristos Tyralis Andreas Langousis Amithirigala W. Jayawardena Bellie Sivakumar Nikos Mamassis Alberto Montanari Demetris Koutsoyiannis We conduct a large-scale benchmark experiment aiming to advance the

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• Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2127: Biogas Generation from Sonicated Excess Sludge

  Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2127: Biogas Generation from Sonicated Excess Sludge Water doi: 10.3390/w11102127 Authors: Iwona Zawieja Renata Włodarczyk Mariusz Kowalczyk The article presents an analysis of the possibilities of biogas production in the process of methane fermentation of sonicated excess sludge. The greater the percentage of methane in biogas, the higher its calorific value. In order to increase the intensity of biogas

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