Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 213: An Efficient Disinfectant, Composite Material {SLS@[Zn3(CitH)2]} as Ingredient for Development of Sterilized and Non Infectious Contact Lens Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040213 Authors: V.A. Karetsi C.N. Banti N. Kourkoumelis C. Papachristodoulou C.D. Stalikas C.P. Raptopoulou V. Psycharis P. Zoumpoulakis T. Mavromoustakos I. Sainis S.K. Hadjikakou The [Zn3(CitH)2] (1) (CitH4= citric acid), was dispersed in sodium...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 533: Functional Analysis of Macromolecular Polysaccharides: Whitening, Moisturizing, Anti-Oxidant, and Cell Proliferation Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110533 Authors: Chien-Jen Kao Hsin-Yu Chou Yu-Chen Lin Qinghong Liu Hui-Min David Wang In this research we utilized extracts from two different nature products, Achatina fulica and Heimiella retispora, to enhance skin moisturizing abilities, anti-oxidative properties, and cell proliferations....
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 532: Selenium Treatment Enhanced Clearance of Salmonella in Chicken Macrophages (HD11) Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110532 Authors: Zhexi Liu Jianwei Huang Yijuan Nie Izhar Hyder Qazi Yutao Cao Linli Wang Yue Ai Guangbin Zhou Keliang Wu Hongbing Han As an important micronutrient, selenium (Se) plays many essential roles in immune response and protection against pathogens in humans and animals, but underlying mechanisms of Se-based...
Thu Nov 07, 2019 02:00
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 531: Combination of PDT and NOPDT with a Tailored BODIPY Derivative Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110531 Authors: Loretta Lazzarato Elena Gazzano Marco Blangetti Aurore Fraix Federica Sodano Giulia Maria Picone Roberta Fruttero Alberto Gasco Chiara Riganti Salvatore Sortino The engineering of photosensitizers (PS) for photodynamic therapy (PDT) with nitric oxide (NO) photodonors (NOPD) is broadening the horizons for new and yet...
Thu Nov 07, 2019 02:00
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 530: The Synergistic Behavior of Antioxidant Phenolic Compounds Obtained from Winemaking Waste’s Valorization, Increased the Efficacy of a Sunscreen System Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8110530 Authors: Alexandra Hubner Flávia Sobreira Alberto Vetore Neto Claudinéia Aparecida Sales de Oliveira Pinto Michelli Ferrera Dario Ingrit Elida Collantes Díaz Felipe Rebello Lourenço Catarina Rosado André Rolim Baby Elfriede Marianne Bacchi ...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 686: Parameterization of Wave Boundary Layer. Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110686 Authors: Chalikov Babanin It is known that drag coefficient varies in broad limits depending on wind velocity and wave age as well as on wave spectrum and some other parameters. All those effects produce large scatter of the drag coefficient, so, the data is plotted as a function of wind velocity forming a cloud of points with no distinct regularities. Such uncertainty...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 685: Assessing the Impact of Ozone and Particulate Matter on Mortality Rate from Respiratory Disease in Seoul, Korea Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110685 Authors: Park The evidence linking ozone and particulate matter with adverse health impacts is increasing. The goal of this study was to assess the impact of air pollution on the mortality rate from respiratory disease in Seoul, Korea, between 2008 and 2017. The analysis was conducted using a decision tree...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 687: Long-Term Trends in PAH Concentrations and Sources at Rural Background Site in Central Europe Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110687 Authors: Lhotka Pokorná Zíková : An increased burden due to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) is a long-term air quality problem in Central and Eastern Europe. Extensive PAH monitoring has been implemented at the National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice (NAOK), a rural background site in the Czech...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 684: Study on Wind Simulations Using Deep Learning Techniques during Typhoons: A Case Study of Northern Taiwan Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110684 Authors: Chih-Chiang Wei A scheme for wind-speed simulation during typhoons in Taiwan is highly desirable, considering the effects of the powerful winds accompanying the severe typhoons. The developed combination of deep learning (DL) algorithms with a weather-forecasting numerical model can be used to determine...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 683: Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flow and Pollutant Dispersion in Urban Street Canyons Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110683 Authors: Van Thinh Nguyen Thanh Chuyen Nguyen John Nguyen In this study, we have developed a numerical model based on an open source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) package OpenFOAM, in order to investigate the flow pattern and pollutant dispersion in urban street canyons with different geometry configurations. In the new...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 682: A 5 km Resolution Regional Climate Simulation for Central Europe: Performance in High Mountain Areas and Seasonal, Regional and Elevation-Dependent Variations Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110682 Authors: Michael Warscher Sven Wagner Thomas Marke Patrick Laux Gerhard Smiatek Ulrich Strasser Harald Kunstmann Mountain regions with complex orography are a particular challenge for regional climate simulations. High spatial resolution is...
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Bioengineering, Vol. 6, Pages 103: Organs-On-Chip Models of the Female Reproductive System Bioengineering doi: 10.3390/bioengineering6040103 Authors: Vanessa Mancini Virginia Pensabene Microfluidic-based technology attracts great interest in cell biology and medicine, in virtue of the ability to better mimic the in vivo cell microenvironment compared to conventional macroscale cell culture platforms. Recent Organs-on-chip (OoC) models allow to reproduce in vitro tissue and organ-level...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 715: Shaping the Nascent Ribosome: AAA-ATPases in Eukaryotic Ribosome Biogenesis Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110715 Authors: Prattes Lo Bergler Stanley AAA-ATPases are molecular engines evolutionarily optimized for the remodeling of proteins and macromolecular assemblies. Three AAA-ATPases are currently known to be involved in the remodeling of the eukaryotic ribosome, a megadalton range ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the translation...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 714: Ectopic Expression of Glycine max GmNAC109 Enhances Drought Tolerance and ABA Sensitivity in Arabidopsis Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110714 Authors: Nguyen Hoang Nguyen Binh Watanabe Thao Tran The NAC (NAM, ATAF1/2, CUC2) transcription factors are widely known for their various functions in plant development and stress tolerance. Previous studies have demonstrated that genetic engineering can be applied to enhance drought tolerance...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 713: The Mechanisms Underlying PTEN Loss in Human Tumors Suggest Potential Therapeutic Opportunities Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110713 Authors: Hyeyoun Chang Zhenying Cai Thomas M. Roberts In this review, we will first briefly describe the diverse molecular mechanisms associated with PTEN loss of function in cancer. We will then proceed to discuss the molecular mechanisms linking PTEN loss to PI3K activation and demonstrate how these mechanisms suggest...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 313: Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms and Psychopathological Profile in Children and Adolescents with KBG syndrome Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9110313 Authors: Alfieri Demaria Licchelli Santonastaso Caciolo Digilio Sinibaldi Leoni Gnazzo Tartaglia Pasqualetti Vicari KBG syndrome is a rare multisystem developmental disorder caused by ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 11 (ANKRD11) gene haploinsufficiency,...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 312: Neurophysiological Characterization of Thalamic Nuclei in Epileptic Anaesthetized Patients Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9110312 Authors: Vega-Zelaya Torres Navas Pastor Deep brain stimulation (DBS) requires precise localization, which is especially difficult at the thalamus, and even more difficult in anesthetized patients. We aimed to characterize the neurophysiological properties of the ventral intermediate (V.im), ventral caudal...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 314: Does Empirically Derived Classification of Individuals with Subjective Cognitive Complaints Predict Dementia? Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9110314 Authors: Picón Juncos-Rabadán Lojo-Seoane Campos-Magdaleno Mallo Nieto-Vietes Pereiro Facal (1) Background: Early identification of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in people reporting subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) and the study of progression of cognitive decline...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1750: Post-Surgery Circulating Tumor Cells and AXL Overexpression as New Poor Prognostic Biomarkers in Resected Lung Adenocarcinoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111750 Authors: de Miguel-Pérez Bayarri-Lara Ortega Russo Moyano Rodriguez Alvarez-Cubero Maza Serrano Lorente Rolfo Serrano Background: The prognosis of early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is quite disappointing and the benefits of adjuvant therapy are...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1748: [18F] Clofarabine for PET Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111748 Authors: Sergeeva Kepe Zhang Miller-Atkins Keynon Iyer Sexton Awadallah Xin Saunthararajah Chan Lee Clinical diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) relies heavily on radiological imaging. However, information pertaining to liver cancer treatment such as the proliferation status is lacking. Imaging tumor proliferation...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1749: PAC-5 Gene Expression Signature for Predicting Prognosis of Patients with Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111749 Authors: Kim Jo Jang Nguyen Yun Ko Shin Lee Kang Ha Choi Kim Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) is one of the most aggressive malignancies. Intratumoural molecular heterogeneity impedes improvement of the overall survival rate. Current pathological staging system is not sufficient...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1743: WEE1 Inhibition Enhances Anti-Apoptotic Dependency as a Result of Premature Mitotic Entry and DNA Damage Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111743 Authors: Mathilde Rikje Willemijn de Jong Myra Langendonk Bart Reitsma Pien Herbers Marcel Nijland Gerwin Huls Anke van den Berg Emanuele Ammatuna Lydia Visser Tom van Meerten Genomically unstable cancers are dependent on specific cell cycle checkpoints to maintain viability and prevent apoptosis....
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1746: Network Meta-Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Chemotherapy and Target Therapy in the First-Line Setting of Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111746 Authors: Kun-I Lin Jia-Lian Yang Yu-Chao Lin Che-Yi Chou Jin-Hua Chen Chin-Chuan Hung Both gemcitabine and fluoropyrimidine are recommended backbones in the first-line treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). To compare the efficacy and safety of these two...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1745: Targeting Epithelial Mesenchymal Plasticity in Pancreatic Cancer: A Compendium of Preclinical Discovery in a Heterogeneous Disease Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111745 Authors: James H. Monkman Erik W. Thompson Shivashankar H. Nagaraj Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a particularly insidious and aggressive disease that causes significant mortality worldwide. The direct correlation between PDAC incidence, disease progression, and mortality...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1747: HDAC4 Levels Control Sensibility toward Cisplatin in Gastric Cancer via the p53-p73/BIK Pathway Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111747 Authors: Marie-Elodie Spaety Alexandre Gries Amandine Badie Aina Venkatasamy Benoit Romain Christophe Orvain Kazuyoshi Yanagihara Koji Okamoto Alain C. Jung Georg Mellitzer Sébastien Pfeffer Christian Gaiddon Gastric cancer (GC) remains a health issue due to the low efficiency of therapies,...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1744: Coexisting Germline CHEK2 and Somatic BRAFV600E Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Their Association with Clinicopathological Features and Disease Course Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111744 Authors: Danuta Gąsior-Perczak Artur Kowalik Agnieszka Walczyk Monika Siołek Krzysztof Gruszczyński Iwona Pałyga Estera Mikina Tomasz Trybek Janusz Kopczyński Ryszard Mężyk Stanisław Góźdź Aldona Kowalska BRAFV600E is the most...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1405: Predicting Disease Related microRNA Based on Similarity and Topology Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111405 Authors: Zhihua Chen Xinke Wang Peng Gao Hongju Liu Bosheng Song It is known that many diseases are caused by mutations or abnormalities in microRNA (miRNA). The usual method to predict miRNA disease relationships is to build a high-quality similarity network of diseases and miRNAs. All unobserved associations are ranked by their similarity scores,...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1404: Trichinella spiralis Excretory–Secretory Products Stimulate Host Regulatory T Cell Differentiation through Activating Dendritic Cells Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111404 Authors: Sun Guo Hao Zhan Huang Zhu Trichinella spiralis maintains chronic infections within its host, involving a variety of immunomodulatory properties, the mechanisms of which have not been completely elucidated. In this study, we found that T. spiralis infection induced...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1403: Wnt Signalling in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111403 Authors: Alicja M. Gruszka Debora Valli Myriam Alcalay Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a group of malignant diseases of the haematopoietic system. AML occurs as the result of mutations in haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, which upregulate Wnt signalling through a variety of mechanisms. Other mechanisms of Wnt activation in AML have been described such as Wnt antagonist inactivation...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1402: Reductions of Circulating Nitric Oxide are Followed by Hypertension during Pregnancy and Increased Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinases-2 and -9 in Rats Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111402 Authors: Regina A. Nascimento Jose S. Possomato-Vieira Giselle F. Bonacio Elen Rizzi Carlos A. Dias-Junior Hypertensive pregnancy has been associated with reduced nitric oxide (NO), bioavailability, and increased activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). However,...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1401: Perinatal Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Their Possible Contribution to Fetal-Maternal Tolerance Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111401 Authors: Marta Magatti Francesca Romana Stefani Andrea Papait Anna Cargnoni Alice Masserdotti Antonietta Rosa Silini Ornella Parolini During pregnancy, a successful coexistence between the mother and the semi-allogenic fetus occurs which requires a dynamic immune system to guarantee an efficient immune protection...
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Climate, Vol. 7, Pages 129: Modeling the Effects of Anthropogenic Land Cover Changes to the Main Hydrometeorological Factors in a Regional Watershed, Central Greece Climate doi: 10.3390/cli7110129 Authors: Angeliki Mentzafou George Varlas Elias Dimitriou Anastasios Papadopoulos Ioannis Pytharoulis Petros Katsafados In this study, the physically-based hydrological model MIKE SHE was employed to investigate the effects of anthropogenic land cover changes to the hydrological...
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Cosmetics, Vol. 6, Pages 65: Assessments of Facial Muscle Thickness by Ultrasound in Younger Adults: Absolute and Relative Reliability Cosmetics doi: 10.3390/cosmetics6040065 Authors: Takashi Abe Robert W. Spitz Vickie Wong Ricardo B. Viana Yujiro Yamada Zachary W. Bell Raksha N. Chatakondi Jeremy P. Loenneke The absolute reliability (i.e., standard error of measurement and minimal difference) of a measurement is important to consider when assessing training effects....
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 180: Diagnosis of Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040180 Authors: Larner In this special issue of Diagnostics, expert contributors have produced up-to-date research studies and reviews on various topics related to the diagnosis of dementia and cognitive impairment. The methods of the assessments discussed extend from simple neurological signs, which may be elicited in the clinical encounter, through cognitive screening...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 179: Imaging Features of Multiple Myeloma Extramedullary Lesions in the Liver with 18F-FDG PET/CT, Contrast-Enhanced CT and MRI Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040179 Authors: Dimitris Papamichail Robert Hog Hartmut Goldschmidt Antonia Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss Ηepatic involvement in multiple myeloma is not common; nevertheless, it is associated with poorer outcome. Heterogeneous features have been described in few published reports so far....
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 178: A Machine-Learning-Based Prediction Method for Hypertension Outcomes Based on Medical Data Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040178 Authors: Wenbing Chang Yinglai Liu Yiyong Xiao Xinglong Yuan Xingxing Xu Siyue Zhang Shenghan Zhou The outcomes of hypertension refer to the death or serious complications (such as myocardial infarction or stroke) that may occur in patients with hypertension. The outcomes of hypertension are very concerning...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 177: A Proteomic Study of Atherosclerotic Plaques in Men with Coronary Atherosclerosis Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040177 Authors: Ekaterina M. Stakhneva Irina A. Meshcheryakova Evgeny A. Demidov Konstantin V. Starostin Evgeny V. Sadovski Sergey E. Peltek Michael I. Voevoda Alexander M. Chernyavskii Alexander M. Volkov Yuliya I. Ragino Background: To study the changes in protein composition of atherosclerotic plaques at different...
Thu Nov 07, 2019 02:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 560: Polydatin and Resveratrol Inhibit the Inflammatory Process Induced by Urate and Pyrophosphate Crystals in THP-1 Cells Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110560 Authors: Francesca Oliviero Yessica Zamudio-Cuevas Elisa Belluzzi Lisa Andretto Anna Scanu Marta Favero Roberta Ramonda Giampietro Ravagnan Alberto López-Reyes Paolo Spinella Leonardo Punzi Resveratol (RES) and its natural precursor polydatin (PD) are polyphenols that may display a...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 559: Effect of Wheat Bran Incorporation on the Physical and Sensory Properties of a South African Cereal Fried Dough Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110559 Authors: Fortunate N. Ndlala Oluwatoyin O. Onipe Tabea M. Mokhele Tonna A. Anyasi Afam I. O. Jideani This study investigated the effect of wheat bran (WB) supplementation on the physical and sensory properties of a South African cereal fried dough (magwinya). The physical properties, instrumental texture,...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 558: Effects of Lintnerization, Autoclaving, and Freeze-Thaw Treatments on Resistant Starch Formation and Functional Properties of Pathumthani 80 Rice Starch Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110558 Authors: Sujitta Raungrusmee Anil Kumar Anal The objective of this study was to assess the effects of lintnerization, autoclaving, lintnerization followed by autoclaving, and freeze thawing treatments on the production of resistant starch from Pathumthani 80 (RD 31) rice. The...
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Fractal Fract, Vol. 3, Pages 50: Impulsive Fractional-Like Differential Equations: Practical Stability and Boundedness with Respect to h-Manifolds Fractal and Fractional doi: 10.3390/fractalfract3040050 Authors: Gani Stamov Anatoliy Martynyuk Ivanka Stamova In this paper, an impulsive fractional-like system of differential equations is introduced. The notions of practical stability and boundedness with respect to h-manifolds for fractional-like differential equations are generalized...
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Geriatrics, Vol. 4, Pages 62: Malignant Transformation in Diabetic Foot Ulcers—Case Reports and Review of the Literature Geriatrics doi: 10.3390/geriatrics4040062 Authors: Dörr Lucke-Paulig Vollmer Lobmann An imbalance of regeneration and destruction of the extracellular matrix due to a plethora of chemo- and cytokines, elevated matrix metalloproteinases, bacterial contamination and repetitive painless tissue damage can lead the chronicity of a wound, especially in diabetic...
Thu Nov 07, 2019 02:00
Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 140: Parental Influence in Forming Preschool Children’s Eating Behaviors—A Cross-Sectional Survey in Chongqing, China Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040140 Authors: Hu Yang Tan Zhao Du Liang Wu Wang Qiu Zhang Zhang Liu Children’s eating habits are closely related to their health problems and the outlook for children’s nutritional statuses appears poor. A cross-sectional survey was conducted...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 139: On the Suitability and Potential of Nursing Care Discussion Forums as a Health Promotion Measure for Long-Distance Caregiving Relatives: Evidence from Upper Austria Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040139 Authors: Tatjana Fischer Markus Jobst Background: The number of persons who have to overcome extensive geographical distances for caring for their older parent(s), hereinafter referred to as long-distance caregiving relatives (LDCs), is rising. However,...
Thu Nov 07, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4357: The Nutritional Behaviour of Pregnant Women in Poland International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224357 Authors: Katarzyna Ługowska Wojciech Kolanowski A woman’s diet during pregnancy can significantly affect her health, as well as her child’s future development and well-being. Unfortunately, many pregnant women do not follow the recommended nutritional guidelines. The reason could be that...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4356: Communication and Community Involvement to Support Risk Governance International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224356 Authors: Liliana Cori Fabrizio Bianchi Mario Sprovieri Angela Cuttitta Silvia Ruggieri Anna Lisa Alessi Girolama Biondo Francesca Gorini In past years, communication activities have become increasingly important in the environment and health domain, considering the concurrent...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4354: Simulation and Ergonomic Evaluation of Welders’ Standing Posture Using Jack Software International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224354 Authors: Yongbao Zhang Xiang Wu Jingqi Gao Jianwu Chen Xun Xv Ergonomics research strives to make workers’ labor more efficient, safer, and more comfortable. Therefore, six digital humans and welding torch model were built and evaluated based on the Jack software...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4353: Can Heart Rate Variability Determine Recovery Following Distinct Strength Loadings? A Randomized Cross-Over Trial International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224353 Authors: Antonia Thamm Nils Freitag Pedro Figueiredo Kenji Doma Christoph Rottensteiner Wilhelm Bloch Moritz Schumann This study aimed to compare the acute effects of hypertrophic (HYP) and maximum strength (MAX) loadings on heart rate...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4355: Functional Laterality of the Lower Limbs Accompanying Special Exercises in the Context of Hurdling International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224355 Authors: Janusz Iskra Ryszard Marcinów Bożena Wojciechowska-Maszkowska Mitsuo Otsuka Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the lateralization of the lead leg during special exercises and the relationship with athletic performance throughout...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4351: Analysis of the Effect of Backpack Design with Reduced Load Moment Arm on Spinal Alignment International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224351 Authors: Kyung-hun Kim Jihyeon Ann Sang-hun Jang In this study, we designed a backpack that can reduce the moment arm of backpack load by placing the center of gravity of the backpack close to the axis of the spine. In order to investigate the effect of sagittal spinal...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4352: Early- and Late-Luteal-Phase Estrogen and Progesterone Levels of Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224352 Authors: Yen Lin Lin Liu Long Ko : Objective/introduction: The dynamics of ovarian hormone fluctuations during the luteal phase of the menstruation cycle were previously suggested to contribute to the development of premenstrual dysphoric...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4349: Prediction of Indoor Air Temperature Using Weather Data and Simple Building Descriptors International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224349 Authors: Aguilera Andersen Toftum Non-optimal air temperatures can have serious consequences for human health and productivity. As the climate changes, heatwaves and cold streaks have become more frequent and intense. The ClimApp project aims to develop a smartphone App...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4350: Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality in Relation to Increased Total Serum IgE Levels in Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224350 Authors: Kyoung-Bok Min Jin-Young Min Background: Despite a potential link between immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels and cardiovascular disease, the effect of elevated total IgE levels on long-term mortality risk remains unclear. We prospectively...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4348: Excess Mortality in Istanbul during Extreme Heat Waves between 2013 and 2017 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224348 Authors: Günay Can Ümit Şahin Uğurcan Sayılı Marjolaine Dubé Beril Kara Hazal Cansu Acar Barış İnan Özden Aksu Sayman Germain Lebel Ray Bustinza Hüseyin Küçükali Umur Güven Pierre Gosselin Heat waves are one of the most common direct impacts of anthropogenic...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4347: Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant Women and Serious Adverse Events in the Offspring International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224347 Authors: Alberto Donzelli Pregnant women are increasingly considered a priority group for influenza vaccination, but the evidence in favor relies mainly on observational studies, subject to the “healthy-vaccinee bias”. Propensity score methods—sometimes...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4346: Influence of Environmental Management on Green Process Innovation: Comparison of Multiple Mediating Effects Based on Routine Replication International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224346 Authors: Yuan Ma Qiang Zhang Qiyue Yin Although green process technology is vital to sustainable development, few articles focus on how to implement it from the perspective of firms. This article tries to answer this question....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4344: Influence of Adjacent Teeth Absence or Extraction on the Outcome of Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224344 Authors: Jia-Hong Lin Che-Chang Tu Yi-Wen Chen Chen-Ying Wang Cheing-Meei Liu Mark Yen-Ping Kuo Po-Chun Chang Background: Extraction of periodontally compromised or strategically non-important teeth is often an integral part of non-surgical periodontal...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4345: A Cross-Reconstruction Method for Step-Changed Runoff Series to Implement Frequency Analysis under Changing Environment International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224345 Authors: Jiantao Yang Hongbo Zhang Chongfeng Ren Zhengnian Nan Xiaowei Wei Ci Li The stationarity of observed hydrological series has been broken or destroyed in many areas worldwide due to changing environments, causing hydrologic...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4342: Efficacy of an Ethanol-Based Hand Sanitizer for the Disinfection of Blood Pressure Cuffs International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224342 Authors: Lucia Grandiere Perez Céline Ramanantsoa Aurélie Beaudron Cyril Hoche Delchet Pascale Penn Pauline Comacle Blood pressure cuffs (BP cuffs) have been implicated in some nosocomial outbreaks. We compared the efficacy of an ethanol-based hand sanitizer (EBHS)...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4341: Forecasting Seasonal Vibrio parahaemolyticus Concentrations in New England Shellfish International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224341 Authors: Meghan A. Hartwick Erin A. Urquhart Cheryl A. Whistler Vaughn S. Cooper Elena N. Naumova Stephen H. Jones Seafood-borne Vibrio parahaemolyticus illness is a global public health issue facing resource managers and the seafood industry. The recent increase in...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4343: Sexual Exploitation as a Minor, Violence, and HIV/STI Risk among Women Trading Sex in St. Petersburg and Orenburg, Russia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224343 Authors: Lianne A. Urada Maia Rusakova Veronika Odinokova Kiyomi Tsuyuki Anita Raj Jay G. Silverman Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a major risk factor for acquiring human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted infections...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4337: Effectiveness of a Psycho-Social Intervention Aimed at Reducing Attrition at Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clinics: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224337 Authors: Xiaoyan Fan Xiao Zhang Huifang Xu Fan Yang Joseph T.F. Lau Chun Hao Jinghua Li Yuteng Zhao Yuantao Hao Jing Gu Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is an important approach...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4339: Effect of Sex on the Association Between Nonmedical Use of Opioids and Sleep Disturbance Among Chinese Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224339 Authors: Di Xiao Lan Guo Meijun Zhao Sheng Zhang Wenyan Li Wei-Hong Zhang Ciyong Lu Sleep disturbance and non-medical prescription opioid use (NMPOU) are currently growing public health concerns, and sex differences...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4338: Walking Green: Developing an Evidence Base for Nature Prescriptions International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224338 Authors: Elizabeth P.D. Koselka Lucy C. Weidner Arseniy Minasov Marc G. Berman William R. Leonard Marianne V. Santoso Junia N. de Brito Zachary C. Pope Mark A. Pereira Teresa H. Horton Although the health benefits of exercise and exposure to nature are well established,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4340: Can FinTech Development Curb Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224340 Authors: Song Jiang Shuang Qiu Hong Zhou Meilan Chen The green development of FinTech empowerment has become a compelling theme in economic development. In this study, based on the weighted least squares (WLS) and threshold regression methods of cross-sectional data, we empirically examine...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4334: Pharmacological Therapy of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: What Drugs Are Available Now and Future Perspectives International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224334 Authors: Grazia Pennisi Ciro Celsa Federica Spatola Marcello Dallio Alessandro Federico Salvatore Petta The non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rapidly becoming the most common cause of chronic liver disease as well as the first...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4335: Genomics of Particulate Matter Exposure Associated Cardiopulmonary Disease: A Narrative Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224335 Authors: Julia Citron Emma Willcocks George Crowley Sophia Kwon Anna Nolan Particulate matter (PM) exposure is associated with the development of cardiopulmonary disease. Our group has studied the adverse health effects of World Trade Center particulate matter...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4336: Hand Preference and Performance in Basketball Tasks International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224336 Authors: Emanuela Gualdi-Russo Natascia Rinaldo Alba Pasini Luciana Zaccagni The aims of this study were to develop and validate an instrument to quantitatively assess the handedness of basketballers in basketball tasks (Basketball Handedness Inventory, BaHI) and to compare it with their handedness in daily...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4333: Risk Communication and Factors Influencing Private Well Testing Behavior: A Systematic Scoping Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224333 Authors: Sarah K. Colley Peter K.M. Kane Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson Unregulated private wells may be at risk for certain types of contamination associated with adverse health effects. Well water testing is a primary method to identify such risks, although...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5575: Identification of the Virulence Factors of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus via Heterologous Expression in Nicotiana benthamiana using Tobacco Mosaic Virus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225575 Authors: Xiaobao Ying Mengyuan Wan Linshuang Hu Jinghua Zhang Hui Li Dianqiu Lv Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening, is the most destructive disease of citrus worldwide. HLB is associated with the non-culturable...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5576: Tissue-Wide Gene Expression Analysis of Sodium/Phosphate Co-Transporters in Pigs International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225576 Authors: Aisanjiang Wubuli Henry Reyer Eduard Muráni Siriluck Ponsuksili Petra Wolf Michael Oster Klaus Wimmers Sodium/phosphate co-transporters are considered to be important mediators of phosphorus (P) homeostasis. The expression of specific sodium/phosphate co-transporters is routinely used...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5573: Mechanisms and Functions of Long Non-Coding RNAs at Multiple Regulatory Levels International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225573 Authors: Xiaopei Zhang Wei Wang Weidong Zhu Jie Dong Yingying Cheng Zujun Yin Fafu Shen Long non-coding (lnc) RNAs are non-coding RNAs longer than 200 nt. lncRNAs primarily interact with mRNA, DNA, protein, and miRNA and consequently regulate gene expression at the epigenetic, transcriptional,...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5574: Establishing Computational Approaches Towards Identifying Malarial Allosteric Modulators: A Case Study of Plasmodium falciparum Hsp70s International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225574 Authors: Arnold Amusengeri Lindy Astl Kevin Lobb Gennady M. Verkhivker Özlem Tastan Bishop Combating malaria is almost a never-ending battle, as Plasmodium parasites develop resistance to the drugs used against them, as observed recently in artemisinin-based...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5571: Improved Electrophoretic Separation to Assist the Monitoring of Bcl-xL Post-Translational Modifications International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225571 Authors: Claude Bobo Claire Céré Mélody Dufossée Alain Dautant Violaine Moreau Stéphen Manon Florian Beaumatin Muriel Priault Bcl-xL is an oncogene of which the survival functions are finely tuned by post-translational modifications (PTM). Within the Bcl-2 family of...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5572: HLA-F Allele-Specific Peptide Restriction Represents an Exceptional Proteomic Footprint International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225572 Authors: Gia-Gia T. Hò Funmilola J. Heinen Rainer Blasczyk Andreas Pich Christina Bade-Doeding Peptide-dependent engagement between human leucocyte antigens class I (HLA-I) molecules and their cognate receptors has been extensively analyzed. HLA-F belongs to the non-classical HLA-Ib molecules...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5568: G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)-Mediated Calcium Signaling in Ovarian Cancer: Focus on GPCRs activated by Neurotransmitters and Inflammation-Associated Molecules International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225568 Authors: Predescu Crețoiu Crețoiu Pavelescu Suciu Radu Voinea G-coupled protein receptors (GCPR) involve several signaling pathways, some of them being coupled with intracellular calcium (Ca2+) mobilization....
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5570: Natural Products and Neuroprotection International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225570 Authors: Cristina Angeloni David Vauzour Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most serious health problems affecting millions of people worldwide, and their incidence is dramatically growing together with increased lifespan [...]
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5567: Isoquinolinamine FX-9 Exhibits Anti-Mitotic Activity in Human and Canine Prostate Carcinoma Cell Lines International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225567 Authors: Jan Torben Schille Ingo Nolte Eva-Maria Packeiser Laura Wiesner Jens Ingo Hein Franziska Weiner Xiao-Feng Wu Matthias Beller Christian Junghanss Hugo Murua Escobar Current therapies are insufficient for metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) in men and dogs....
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5569: Systematic Elucidation of the Mechanism of Genistein against Pulmonary Hypertension via Network Pharmacology Approach International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20225569 Authors: Chen Chen Liu Yuan Guo Fang Du : Numerous studies have shown that genistein has a good therapeutic effect on pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, there has been no systematic research performed yet to elucidate its exact mechanism of action...
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