Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4184: Short-Term Deformability of Three-Dimensional Printable EVA-Modified Cementitious Mortars Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9194184 Authors: Jaeheum Yeon This study experimentally examined the deformability of cementitious mortars modified with ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) for use in extrusion-based additive construction. The research was based on the author’s previous study of the properties of fresh EVA-modified cementitious mixtures for...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3267: P2O5-Free Cerium Containing Glasses: Bioactivity and Cytocompatibility Evaluation Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12193267 Authors: Gigliola Lusvardi Francesca Sgarbi Stabellini Roberta Salvatori (1) Background: valuation of the bioactivity and cytocompatibility of P2O5-free and CeO2 doped glasses. (2) Methods: all glasses are based on the Kokubo (K) composition and prepared by a melting method. Doped glassed, K1.2, K3.6 and K5.3 contain 1.2, 3.6, and 5.3...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4948: Protective Effects of Melatonin on the Skin: Future Perspectives International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20194948 Authors: Iryna Rusanova Laura Martínez-Ruiz Javier Florido César Rodríguez-Santana Ana Guerra-Librero Darío Acuña-Castroviejo Germaine Escames When exposed to hostile environments such as radiation, physical injuries, chemicals, pollution, and microorganisms, the skin requires protective chemical molecules...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2328: Integration of ZiYuan-3 Multispectral and Stereo Data for Modeling Aboveground Biomass of Larch Plantations in North China Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11192328 Authors: Guiying Li Zhuli Xie Xiandie Jiang Dengsheng Lu Erxue Chen Data saturation in optical sensor data has long been recognized as a major factor that causes underestimation of aboveground biomass (AGB) for forest sites having high AGB, but there is a lack of suitable approaches...
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Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1621: Fibrous Materials Made of Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-Poly(ε-caprolactone) Blends Support Neural Stem Cells Differentiation Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym11101621 Authors: Daniel Fernández Montserrat Guerra Judit G. Lisoni Thomas Hoffmann Rodrigo Araya-Hermosilla Toshimichi Shibue Hiroyuki Nishide Ignacio Moreno-Villoslada Mario E. Flores In this work, we design and produce micron-sized fiber mats by blending poly(ε-caprolactone)...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1132: K-Band Low Phase Noise VCO Based on Q-Boosted Switched Inductor Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8101132 Authors: Zhe Chen Ji-Xin Chen Pinpin Yan Debin Hou Fang Zhu In this article, the development of the K-band low phase noise voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) based on Q-boosted switched inductor is presented. Compared with the conventional switched inductor, the eddy current will be decreased using a 2-turn secondary coil, and then...
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Proceedings, Vol. 29, Pages 1: Metal Specific Functionalized Nanofibers Proceedings doi: 10.3390/proceedings2019029001 Authors: Laatikainen Pereao Bode-Aluko Ndayambaje Petrik Functionalized nanofibers made by electrospinning technique. [...]
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Agronomy, Vol. 9, Pages 617: Seed Yield and Lodging Assessment in Red Fescue (Festuca rubra L.) Sprayed with Trinexapac-Ethyl Agronomy doi: 10.3390/agronomy9100617 Authors: Bitarafan Rasmussen Westergaard Andreasen Red fescue (Festuca rubra) is used in seed mixtures for lawns and pastures. It is prone to lodge at flowering, and plant growth regulators (PGRs) are used to prevent lodging, ensuring sufficient pollination. Seed yield and lodging were studied over three years...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2398: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews on Food Choice and Nutrition Published between 2017 and-2019 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102398 Authors: Perez-Cueto The objective of this umbrella review was to provide an update on the latest knowledge in the field of food choice and nutrition. Databases Scopus and ISI-Web of Science were searched for “food choice” AND nutrition. Papers were included if they were systematic reviews published...
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Agronomy, Vol. 9, Pages 616: Biostimulants for Plant Growth Promotion and Sustainable Management of Phytoparasitic Nematodes in Vegetable Crops Agronomy doi: 10.3390/agronomy9100616 Authors: D’Addabbo Laquale Perniola Candido The parasitism of root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp., can cause heavy yield losses to vegetable crops. Plant biostimulants are often reported for a side-suppressive effect on these pests and many commercial products are increasingly included in sustainable...
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Minerals, Vol. 9, Pages 616: Fe-Ni-P-S Melt Pockets in Elga IIE Iron Meteorite: Evidence for the Origin at High-Pressures Up to 20 GPa Minerals doi: 10.3390/min9100616 Authors: Konstantin D. Litasov Svetlana N. Teplyakova Anton Shatskiy Konstantin E. Kuper Here we report new data on high-pressure microstructures in Elga group IIE iron meteorites, made of solidified Fe-Ni-P-S melt pockets and microcrystalline aggregates, which could be formed only at high pressures and temperatures...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 581: Microbial Fortification Improved Photosynthetic Efficiency and Secondary Metabolism in Lycopersicon esculentum Plants Under Cd Stress Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9100581 Authors: Khanna Kohli Ohri Bhardwaj Al-Huqail Siddiqui Alosaimi Ahmad Environmental stress including heavy metal pollution is increasing at high speed and is polluting the cultivable land. Consequently, it results in affecting human population through entering...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3612: Applicability of a Monolithic Column for Separation of Isoquinoline Alkalodis from Chelidonium majus Extract Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193612 Authors: Staniak Wójciak-Kosior Sowa Strzemski Sawicki Dresler Tyszczuk-Rotko Isoquinoline alkaloids are the main group of secondary metabolites present in Chelidonium majus extracts, and they are still the object of interest of many researchers. Therefore, the development of methods...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1131: Detection of Wildfire Smoke Images Based on a Densely Dilated Convolutional Network Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8101131 Authors: Li Zhao Zhang Hu Recently, many researchers have attempted to use convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for wildfire smoke detection. However, the application of CNNs in wildfire smoke detection still faces several issues, e.g., the high false-alarm rate of detection and the imbalance of training data. To...
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Land, Vol. 8, Pages 146: Evolution and Collapse of Ejidos in Mexico—To What Extent Is Communal Land Used for Urban Development? Land doi: 10.3390/land8100146 Authors: Melissa Schumacher Pamela Durán-Díaz Anne Kristiina Kurjenoja Eduardo Gutiérrez-Juárez David A. González-Rivas The ejido system, based on communal land in Mexico, was transformed to private ownership due to neoliberal trends in the 1990s. Based on the theory of stakeholders being agents of change, this study...
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Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 1081: Structure and Tensile Strength of Pure Cu after High Pressure Torsion Extrusion Metals doi: 10.3390/met9101081 Authors: Nugmanov Mazilkin Hahn Ivanisenko The microstructure and mechanical properties of rod-shaped samples (measuring 11.8 mm in diameter and 35 mm in length) of commercially pure (CP) copper were characterized after they were processed by high pressure torsion extrusion (HPTE). During HPTE, CP copper was subjected to extremely high...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5530: Sustainability of the Loita Maasai Childrens’ Ethnomedicinal Knowledge Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11195530 Authors: Nankaya Gichuki Lukhoba Balslev Knowledge and practice of medicinal plant use is embedded in the Maasai culture. However, it is not known how that knowledge and practices are acquired by children and transferred across generations. We assessed children’s knowledge of medicinal plants and their uses, methods...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
IJGI, Vol. 8, Pages 440: Comparison of Main Approaches for Extracting Behavior Features from Crowd Flow Analysis ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information doi: 10.3390/ijgi8100440 Authors: Ebrahimpour Wan Cervantes Luo Ullah Extracting features from crowd flow analysis has become an important research challenge due to its social cost and the impact of inadequate planning of high-quality services and security monitoring on the lives of citizens. This paper descriptively...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2090: Direct and Indirect Impacts of Fish on Crustacean Zooplankton in Experimental Mesocosms Water doi: 10.3390/w11102090 Authors: Irina Feniova Ekaterina Sakharova Maciej Karpowicz Michail I. Gladyshev Nadezhda N. Sushchik Piotr Dawidowicz Zoya Gorelysheva Andrzej Górniak Yaroslav Stroinov Andrew Dzialowski Understanding the factors that regulate phytoplankton and zooplankton is an important goal of aquatic ecologists; however, much...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2327: Detecting Targets above the Earth’s Surface Using GNSS-R Delay Doppler Maps: Results from TDS-1 Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11192327 Authors: Changjiang Hu Craig Benson Hyuk Park Adriano Camps Li Qiao Chris Rizos Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) reflected signals can be used to remotely sense the Earth’s surface, known as GNSS reflectometry (GNSS-R). The GNSS-R technique has been applied to numerous areas, such...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2397: Daily Fructose Traces Intake and Liver Injury in Children with Hereditary Fructose Intolerance Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102397 Authors: Di Dato Spadarella Puoti Caprio Pagliardini Zuppaldi Vallone Fecarotta Esposito Iorio Parenti Spagnuolo Background: Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is a rare genetic disorder of fructose metabolism due to aldolase B enzyme deficiency. Treatment consists of fructose,...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Forests, Vol. 10, Pages 886: When the Bough Breaks: How Do Local Authorities in the UK Assess Risk and Prepare a Response to Ash Dieback? Forests doi: 10.3390/f10100886 Authors: Ambrose-Oji Stokes Jones Ash dieback Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (T. Kowalski), is an alien fungal disease probably introduced to Europe from Asia that currently presents a significant threat to native ash (Fraxinus L. spp.). In the United Kingdom a large proportion of ash trees are found outside of woodlands....
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1641: More Impaired Dynamic Ventilatory Muscle Oxygenation in Congestive Heart Failure than in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8101641 Authors: Ming-Lung Chuang I-Feng Lin Meng-Jer Hsieh Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) often have dyspnea. Despite differences in primary organ derangement and similarities in secondary skeletal muscle changes, both patient...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1129: An Energy and Area Efficient Carry Select Adder with Dual Carry Adder Cell Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8101129 Authors: You Yuan Tang Qiao In this paper, an energy and area efficient carry select adder (CSLA) is proposed. To minimize the redundant logic operation of a regular CSLA, a dual carry adder cell is proposed. The proposed dual carry adder is composed of an XOR/XNOR cell and two pairs of sum-carry cells. Both CMOS logic and...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1128: Using a Reinforcement Q-Learning-Based Deep Neural Network for Playing Video Games Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8101128 Authors: Lin Jhang Lee Lin Young This study proposed a reinforcement Q-learning-based deep neural network (RQDNN) that combined a deep principal component analysis network (DPCANet) and Q-learning to determine a playing strategy for video games. Video game images were used as the inputs. The proposed DPCANet was...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4332: Airborne Visual Detection and Tracking of Cooperative UAVs Exploiting Deep Learning Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19194332 Authors: Roberto Opromolla Giuseppe Inchingolo Giancarmine Fasano The performance achievable by using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for a large variety of civil and military applications, as well as the extent of applicable mission scenarios, can significantly benefit from the exploitation of formations of vehicles able to fly in a coordinated...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4947: Extracellular Matrix Alterations in Metastatic Processes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20194947 Authors: Paolillo Schinelli The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex network of extracellular-secreted macromolecules, such as collagen, enzymes and glycoproteins, whose main functions deal with structural scaffolding and biochemical support of cells and tissues. ECM homeostasis is essential for organ development and functioning...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 1130: A New Quadratic Binary Harris Hawk Optimization for Feature Selection Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8101130 Authors: Too Abdullah Mohd Saad Harris hawk optimization (HHO) is one of the recently proposed metaheuristic algorithms that has proven to be work more effectively in several challenging optimization tasks. However, the original HHO is developed to solve the continuous optimization problems, but not to the problems with binary variables....
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 280: Information Disorder and Self-Regulation in Europe: A Broader Non-Economistic Conception of Self-Regulation Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8100280 Authors: Aznar Over the past decade, the problems arising from social communication have yet again become burning issues on social and political agendas. Information disorder, hate speeches, information manipulation, social networking sites, etc., have obliged the most important European institutions...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1212: Silencing Lysine-Specific Histone Demethylase 1 (LSD1) Causes Increased HP1-Positive Chromatin, Stimulation of DNA Repair Processes, and Dysregulation of Proliferation by Chk1 Phosphorylation in Human Endothelial Cells Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8101212 Authors: Wojtala Dąbek Rybaczek Śliwińska Świderska Słapek El-Osta Balcerczyk : The methylation of histone lysine residues modifies chromatin conformation and regulates the expression...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Micromachines, Vol. 10, Pages 676: Engineered Liver-on-a-Chip Platform to Mimic Liver Functions and Its Biomedical Applications: A Review Micromachines doi: 10.3390/mi10100676 Authors: Deng Wei Chen Lin Zhao Luo Zhang Hepatology and drug development for liver diseases require in vitro liver models. Typical models include 2D planar primary hepatocytes, hepatocyte spheroids, hepatocyte organoids, and liver-on-a-chip. Liver-on-a-chip has emerged as the mainstream...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2396: Recent Advances in Kaempferia Phytochemistry and Biological Activity: A Comprehensive Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102396 Authors: Elshamy Mohamed Essa Abd-ElGawad Alqahtani Shahat Yoneyama Farrag Noji El-Seedi Umeyama Paré Hegazy Background: Plants belonging to the genus Kaempferia (family: Zingiberaceae) are distributed in Asia, especially in the southeast region, and Thailand. They have been widely...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3609: Gold Nanoparticles as Boron Carriers for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy: Synthesis, Radiolabelling and In vivo Evaluation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193609 Authors: Pulagam Gona Gómez-Vallejo Meijer Zilberfain Estrela-Lopis Baz Cossío Llop Background: Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a binary approach to cancer therapy that requires accumulation of boron atoms preferentially in tumour cells. This can be achieved...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1210: Depletion of Bone Marrow-Derived Fibrocytes Attenuates TAA-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Mice Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8101210 Authors: Felix Hempel Martin Roderfeld Rajkumar Savai Akylbek Sydykov Karuna Irungbam Ralph Schermuly Robert Voswinckel Kernt Köhler Yury Churin Ladislau Kiss Jens Bier Jörn Pons-Kühnemann Elke Roeb Bone marrow-derived fibrocytes (FC) represent a unique cell type, sharing features of both mesenchymal and...
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C, Vol. 5, Pages 61: Electroless Deposition of Cu-SWCNT Composites C — Journal of Carbon Research doi: 10.3390/c5040061 Authors: Raja Esquenazi Jones Li Brinson Wright Gowenlock Barron In this work, as-received HiPCO single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are incorporated in a controllable manner at various concentrations into Cu-SWCNT composites via electroless plating, by varying the related reaction times, with polyethylene glycol (PEG) used as a dispersing...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4944: The Neuropeptide Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) is Protective in Inflammation and Oxidative Stress-Induced Damage in the Kidney International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20194944 Authors: Horvath Opper Reglodi Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a pleiotropic neuropeptide with a widespread distribution throughout the entire body including the urinary system. PACAP exerts protective...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1498: Long-Term Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 in Comparison to Sporadic Schwannoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11101498 Authors: Shinya Hasegawa Shin Sugiyama Kawashima Takahashi Iwasaki Kashio Nakatomi Saito The efficacy of radiosurgery for neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)-associated vestibular schwannoma (VS) remains debatable. We retrospectively analyzed...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4328: A Virtual Pressure and Force Sensor for Safety Evaluation in Collaboration Robot Application Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19194328 Authors: Shin Kim Seo Rhim Recent developments in robotics have resulted in implementations that have drastically increased collaborative interactions between robots and humans. As robots have the potential to collide intentionally and/or unexpectedly with a human during the collaboration, effective measures to ensure human...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Universe, Vol. 5, Pages 207: Driving Interactions Efficiently in a Composite Few-Body System Universe doi: 10.3390/universe5100207 Authors: Alan Kahan Thomás Fogarty Jing Li Thomas Busch We study how to efficiently control an interacting few-body system consisting of three harmonically trapped bosons. Specifically, we investigate the process of modulating the inter-particle interactions to drive an initially non-interacting state to a strongly interacting one, which is an eigenstate...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3266: Cutting Performance Evaluation of the Coated Tools in High-Speed Milling of AISI 4340 Steel Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12193266 Authors: Yuan Li Guangming Zheng Xiang Cheng Xianhai Yang Rufeng Xu Huaqiang Zhang The cutting performance of cutting tools in high-speed machining (HSM) is an important factor restricting the machined surface integrity of the workpiece. The HSM of AISI 4340 is carried out by using coated tools with TiN/TiCN/TiAlN...
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Forests, Vol. 10, Pages 884: A Temporal Framework of Large Wildfire Suppression in Practice, a Qualitative Descriptive Study Forests doi: 10.3390/f10100884 Authors: Simpson Bradstock Price Suppression activities on large wildfires are complicated. Existing suppression literature does not take into account this complexity which leaves existing suppression models and measures of resource productivity incomplete. A qualitative descriptive analysis was performed on the suppression...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3608: In Silico and In Vitro Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Effects of Combinations of Phytochemicals and Antibiotics Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193608 Authors: Pedro Fong Chon-Hou Hao Chi-Cheng Io Pou-Io Sin Li-Rong Meng Helicobacter pylori infection is a WHO class 1 carcinogenic factor of gastric adenocarcinoma. In the past decades, many studies have demonstrated the increasing trend of antibiotic resistance and pointed out the necessity of new...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3762: Predictor Factors of Perceived Health in Family Caregivers of People Diagnosed with Mild or Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193762 Authors: María Dolores Ruiz-Fernández José Manuel Hernández-Padilla Rocío Ortiz-Amo Cayetano Fernández-Sola Isabel María Fernández-Medina José Granero-Molina Caring for a person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease has a...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4180: Deep Neural Network for Ore Production and Crusher Utilization Prediction of Truck Haulage System in Underground Mine Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9194180 Authors: Jieun Baek Yosoon Choi A new method using a deep neural network (DNN) model is proposed to predict the ore production and crusher utilization of a truck haulage system in an underground mine. An underground limestone mine was selected as the study area, and the DNN model input/output...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Forests, Vol. 10, Pages 883: Intensive Management Increases Phytolith-Occluded Carbon Sequestration in Moso Bamboo Plantations in Subtropical China Forests doi: 10.3390/f10100883 Authors: Chengpeng Huang Yongchun Li Jiasen Wu Zhangting Huang Scott X. Chang Peikun Jiang Plantation management practices could markedly change the sequestration of phytolith-occluded carbon (PhytOC) in plants and soils. However, for Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) plantations, the effect...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5525: Understanding Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Urban Travel Demand Based on the Combination of GWR and GLM Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11195525 Authors: Jinjun Tang Fan Gao Fang Liu Wenhui Zhang Yong Qi Taxis are an important part of the urban public transit system. Understanding the spatio-temporal variations of taxi travel demand is essential for exploring urban mobility and patterns. The purpose of this study is to use the taxi...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1639: The Role of Physical Fitness in Cognitive-Related Biomarkers in Persons at Genetic Risk of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8101639 Authors: Tsai Sun Kuo Pai Introduction: Nondemented people with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease (ADFH) and the ApoE-4 allele have been demonstrated to show a trend for a higher probability of cognitive decline and aberrant levels of cognitive-related biomarkers....
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2088: Microplastic Fibers Released by Textile Laundry: A New Analytical Approach for the Determination of Fibers in Effluents Water doi: 10.3390/w11102088 Authors: Haap Classen Beringer Mecheels Gutmann The detection of shedded fibers in effluents from textile washing has attracted much attention due to its reported contribution to microplastic pollution. Commonly used analytical methods for fiber detection in liquids are based on filtration with...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 457: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality as Affected by Yeast Species Occurring in the Extraction Process Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8100457 Authors: Guerrini Mari Barbato Granchi In extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) extraction process, the occurrence of yeasts that could affect the quality of olive oil was demonstrated. Therefore, in this work, at first, the yeasts occurring during different extractive processes carried out in a Tuscany oil mill, at the beginning,...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1637: Effects of rAAV-Mediated sox9 Overexpression on the Biological Activities of Human Osteoarthritic Articular Chondrocytes in Their Intrinsic Three-Dimensional Environment Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8101637 Authors: Oliver Daniels Janina Frisch Jagadeesh K. Venkatesan Ana Rey-Rico Gertrud Schmitt Magali Cucchiarini Gene therapy for osteoarthritis offers powerful, long-lasting tools that are well adapted to treat such a slow, progressive...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 577: A Computational Toxicology Approach to Screen the Hepatotoxic Ingredients in Traditional Chinese Medicines: Polygonum multiflorum Thunb as a Case Study Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9100577 Authors: Shuaibing He Xuelian Zhang Shan Lu Ting Zhu Guibo Sun Xiaobo Sun In recent years, liver injury induced by Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCMs) has gained increasing attention worldwide. Assessing the hepatotoxicity of compounds in TCMs is essential...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3763: Aging and Oral Care: An Observational Study of Characteristics and Prevalence of Oral Diseases in an Italian Cohort International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193763 Authors: Dorina Lauritano Giulia Moreo Francesco Carinci Raffaele Borgia Alberta Lucchese Maria Contaldo Fedora Della Vella Patrizia Bernardelli Guido Moreo Massimo Petruzzi Background: Poor oral health is a common condition...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1638: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Mindfulness Based Interventions on Heart Rate Variability and Inflammatory Markers Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8101638 Authors: Rådmark Sidorchuk Osika Niemi Mindfulness Based Interventions (MBIs) have recently been increasingly used in clinical settings, and research regarding their effects on health has grown rapidly. However, with regard to the physiological effects of mindfulness...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3265: Preparation and Electrochemical Characterization of Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)-SiO2 Cation-Exchange Membranes by the Sol-Gel Method Using 3-Mercapto-Propyl-Triethoxyl-Silane Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12193265 Authors: Li Li Li Guan Zheng Zhang Wang A new synthesis method for organic–inorganic hybrid Poly(vinylidene fluoride)-SiO2 cation-change membranes (CEMs) is proposed. This method involves mixing...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2390: Heart Histopathology and Mitochondrial Ultrastructure in Aged Rats Fed for 24 Months on Different Unsaturated Fats (Virgin Olive Oil, Sunflower Oil or Fish Oil) and Affected by Different Longevity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102390 Authors: Navarro-Hortal Ramírez-Tortosa Varela-López Romero-Márquez Ochoa Ramírez-Tortosa Forbes-Hernández Granados-Principal Battino Quiles Diet plays a decisive role in heart physiology,...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2087: In Situ Formation of Ionic Liquid by Metathesis Reaction for the Rapid Removal of Bisphenol A from Aqueous Solutions Water doi: 10.3390/w11102087 Authors: Yesica Vicente-Martínez Manuel Caravaca Antonio Soto-Meca Óscar De Francisco-Ortíz Carmen Fernández-López In this work we present a rapid and easy method to remove the totality of bisphenol A from aqueous solutions using ionic liquid (IL). Dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction is...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 4943: Cyclin D1 is Associated with Radiosensitivity of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells to Proton Beam Irradiation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20194943 Authors: Choi Park Cho Choi Proton therapy offers a distinct physical advantage over conventional X-ray therapy, but its biological advantages remain understudied. In this study, we aimed to identify genetic factors that contribute to proton sensitivity in breast cancer...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Fibers, Vol. 7, Pages 86: Sol–Gel Treatments to Flame Retard PA11/Flax Composites Fibers doi: 10.3390/fib7100086 Authors: Samyn Vandewalle Bellayer Duquesne This work investigates the efficiency of sol–gel treatments to flame retard flax fabric/PA11 composites. Different sol–gel treatments applied to the flax fabrics were prepared using TEOS in combination with phosphorus and/or nitrogen containing co-precursors (DEPTES, APTES) or additives (OP1230, OP1311)....
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Crystals, Vol. 9, Pages 515: Miniaturized Metalens Based Optical Tweezers on Liquid Crystal Droplets for Lab-on-a-Chip Optical Motors Crystals doi: 10.3390/cryst9100515 Authors: Satayu Suwannasopon Fabian Meyer Christian Schlickriede Papichaya Chaisakul Jiraroj T-Thienprasert Jumras Limtrakul Thomas Zentgraf Nattaporn Chattham Surfaces covered with layers of ultrathin nanoantenna structures—so called metasurfaces have recently been proven capable of completely...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 516: Evaluation of Different Techniques for Size Determination of Drug Nanocrystals: A Case Study of Celecoxib Nanocrystalline Solid Dispersion Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100516 Authors: Kaur Parmar Bansal Celecoxib (CEL) Nanocrystalline Solid Dispersion (CEL_NCSD) was generated by spray drying CEL, mannitol (MAN) and sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) from a solvent mixture of methanol, acetone and water. The purpose of the work was to...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3606: Fabrication of pH-Sensitive Tetramycin Releasing Gel and Its Antibacterial Bioactivity against Ralstonia solanacearum Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193606 Authors: Xiaozhou Ma Shunyu Xiang Huijun Xie Linhai He Xianchao Sun Yongqiang Zhang Jin Huang Ralstonia solanacearum (R. solanacearum)-induced bacterial wilt of the nightshade family causes a great loss in agricultural production annually. Although there has been some efficient...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3607: Migration Studies of Two Common Components of UV-curing Inks into Food Simulants Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193607 Authors: Miguel A. Lago Raquel Sendón Juana Bustos María T. Nieto Perfecto Paseiro Losada Ana Rodríguez-Bernaldo de Quirós The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has reported many cases of different UV curing inks components in foodstuffs during the last few years. These contaminants reach foodstuffs mainly...
Mon Oct 07, 2019 03:00
JoF, Vol. 5, Pages 94: External Quality Assessment Evaluating the Ability of Dutch Clinical Microbiological Laboratories to Identify Candida auris Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof5040094 Authors: Jochem B. Buil Henrich A. L. van der Lee Ilse Curfs-Breuker Paul E. Verweij Jacques F. Meis Background: Candida auris is a yeast that is causing nosocomial outbreaks in healthcare facilities around the world. There is a risk of the misidentification of C. auris with matrix-assisted...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3605: In vitro Fermentation of Polysaccharides from Aloe vera and the Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity and Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193605 Authors: Antonio Tornero-Martínez Rubén Cruz-Ortiz María Eugenia Jaramillo-Flores Perla Osorio-Díaz Sandra Victoria Ávila-Reyes Guadalupe Monserrat Alvarado-Jasso Rosalva Mora-Escobedo Soluble or fermentable fibre has prebiotic effects that can be used in...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3761: Genetic Characterization of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from a Mixed-Use Watershed in Northeast Georgia, USA International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193761 Authors: Sohyun Cho Hoang Anh Thi Nguyen Jacob M. McDonald Tiffanie A. Woodley Lari M. Hiott John B. Barrett Charlene R. Jackson Jonathan G. Frye In order to determine the role of surface water in the development...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4327: A Passive Wireless Crack Sensor Based on Patch Antenna with Overlapping Sub-Patch Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19194327 Authors: Songtao Xue Zhuoran Yi Liyu Xie Guochun Wan Tao Ding Monolithic patch antennas for deformation measurements are designed to be stressed. To avoid the issues of incomplete strain transfer ratio and insufficient bonding strength of stressed antennas, this paper presents a passive wireless crack sensor based on an unstressed...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 177: The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Community Pharmacists in their Approach to Antibiotic Use: A Nationwide Survey in Italy Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040177 Authors: Francesco Napolitano Giorgia Della Polla Caterina De Simone Chiara Lambiase Concetta Paola Pelullo Italo Francesco Angelillo Background: This investigation has been carried out to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward antibiotic resistance...
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Insects, Vol. 10, Pages 333: Assessing Feeding Damage from Two Leaffooted Bugs, Leptoglossus clypealis Heidemann and Leptoglossus zonatus (Dallas) (Hemiptera: Coreidae), on Four Almond Varieties Insects doi: 10.3390/insects10100333 Authors: Andrea L. Joyce Apurba K. Barman David Doll Bradley S. Higbee Leaffooted bugs (Leptoglossus spp; Hemiptera: Coreidae) are phytophagous insects native to the Western Hemisphere. In California, Leptoglossus clypealis and Leptoglossus zonatus...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 5524: Developing A Semi-Markov Process Model for Bridge Deterioration Prediction in Shanghai Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11195524 Authors: Yu Fang Lijun Sun The performance of urban bridges will deteriorate gradually throughout service life. Bridge deterioration prediction is essential for bridge management, especially for maintenance planning and decision-making. By considering the time-dependent reliability in the bridge deterioration process, a...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1209: The Hemocompatibility of Nanoparticles: A Review of Cell–Nanoparticle Interactions and Hemostasis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8101209 Authors: Kara M. de la Harpe Pierre P.D. Kondiah Yahya E. Choonara Thashree Marimuthu Lisa C. du Toit Viness Pillay Understanding cell–nanoparticle interactions is critical to developing effective nanosized drug delivery systems. Nanoparticles have already advanced the treatment of several challenging conditions...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4326: Arbitrary Microphone Array Optimization Method Based on TDOA for Specific Localization Scenarios Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19194326 Authors: Haitao Liu Thia Kirubarajan Qian Xiao Various microphone array geometries (e.g., linear, circular, square, cubic, spherical, etc.) have been used to improve the positioning accuracy of sound source localization. However, whether these array structures are optimal for various specific localization scenarios is still...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 576: Development of a Simple Pretreatment Immunoassay Based on an Organic Solvent-Tolerant Nanobody for the Detection of Carbofuran in Vegetable and Fruit Samples Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9100576 Authors: Jin-ru Zhang Yu Wang Jie-xian Dong Jin-yi Yang Yu-qi Zhang Feng Wang Rui Si Zhen-lin Xu Hong Wang Zhi-li Xiao Yu-dong Shen Nanobodies are one-tenth the size of conventional antibodies and are naturally obtained from the...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 3760: Short-Term Effects of Ambient Air Pollution on ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Events: Are There Potentially Susceptible Groups? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16193760 Authors: Hsiu-Yung Pan Shun-Man Cheung Fu-Cheng Chen Kuan-Han Wu Shih-Yu Cheng Po-Chun Chuang Fu-Jen Cheng Background: Air pollution exposure is associated with greater risk for cardiovascular events. This study aims...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3604: Ferrocene-Based Compounds with Antimalaria/Anticancer Activity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24193604 Authors: Sijongesonke Peter Blessing Atim Aderibigbe Malaria and cancer are chronic diseases. The challenge with drugs available for the treatment of these diseases is drug toxicity and resistance. Ferrocene is a potent organometallic which have been hybridized with other compounds resulting in compounds with enhanced biological activity such as antimalarial...
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Processes, Vol. 7, Pages 709: Chemically Enhanced Primary Sludge as an Anaerobic Co-Digestion Additive for Biogas Production from Food Waste Processes doi: 10.3390/pr7100709 Authors: Xiaorong Kang Yali Liu In order to overcome process instability and buffer deficiency in the anaerobic digestion of mono food waste (FW), chemically enhanced primary sludge (CEPS) was selected as a co-substrate for FW treatment. In this study, batch tests were conducted to study the effects of CEPS/FW...
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