JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1856: The Role of Protein SUMOylation in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8111856 Authors: Dehnavi Sadeghi Penson Banach Jamialahmadi Sahebkar Atherosclerosis is a progressive, inflammatory cardiovascular disorder characterized by the development of lipid-filled plaques within arteries. Endothelial cell dysfunction in the walls of blood vessels results in an increase in vascular permeability, alteration...
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 639: Cytotoxicity of Deoxynivalenol after Being Exposed to Gaseous Ozone Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110639 Authors: Dongliang Ren Enjie Diao Hanxue Hou Peng Xie Ruifeng Mao Haizhou Dong Shiquan Qian In this study, deoxynivalenol (DON) in aqueous solution was exposed to gaseous ozone for periods ranging from 0 to 20 min. The degradation efficiency and cytotoxicity of DON were investigated after being treated by ozone. The results showed that DON...
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 541: Optimization of a Microplate Assay for Generating Listeria Monocytogenes, E. Coli O157:H7, and Salmonella Biofilms and Enzymatic Recovery for Enumeration Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110541 Authors: Manish Aryal Preetty Pranatharthiharan Peter M. Muriana Biofilms enable the persistence of pathogens in food processing environments. Sanitizing agents are needed that are effective against pathogens entrapped in biofilms that are more difficult to inactivate than...
Forests, Vol. 10, Pages 970: Assessment of the Diverse Roles of Home Gardens and Their Sustainable Management for Livelihood Improvement in West Java, Indonesia Forests doi: 10.3390/f10110970 Authors: Park Woo Kwak Lee Leti Soni Home garden is a traditional agroforestry system, which is an ecologically and socio-economically sustainable land use system in West Java, Indonesia. It plays a fundamental role in providing subsistence food and income to local people through...
Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 174: Success and Limitation of Equine Influenza Vaccination: The First Incursion in a Decade of a Florida Clade 1 Equine Influenza Virus that Shakes Protection Despite High Vaccine Coverage Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040174 Authors: Fougerolle Fortier Legrand Jourdan Marcillaud-Pitel Pronost Paillot Every year, several epizooties of equine influenza (EI) are reported worldwide. However, no EI case has been identified in France between...
Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1359: Risk Assessment of Shunting Derailment Based on Coupling Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym11111359 Authors: Zhang Sun Shunting operation is risky and complex because of the nonlinear coupling effect of personnel, equipment, environment and management, which reflects symmetry, can easily cause shunting derailment accidents. Traditional railway safety risk assessment techniques seldom consider the nonlinear coupling relationships of hazard factors in the shunting...
Coatings, Vol. 9, Pages 726: A Surface Modifier for the Production of Selectively Activated Amino Surface Groups Coatings doi: 10.3390/coatings9110726 Authors: Kirill Puchnin Vitaliy Grudtsov Maria Andrianova Stanislav Bezzubov Alexander Kuznetsov The formation of self-assembled monolayers with the possibility of selective activation is an important goal of surface chemistry. In this work, a new surface modifier which creates amino surfaces based on aminopropylsilatrane (APS)...
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4679: Axial Compressive Behavior of Steel-Damping-Concrete Composite Wall Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214679 Authors: Chunwei Zhang Dong An Limeng Zhu This paper presents a novel steel-damping-concrete (SDC) composite wall as a vertical element for high-rise buildings and nuclear power plants etc. In an SDC composite wall, a damping layer is sandwiched between the concrete core and steel plates to reduce structural response based on its damping...
Catalysts, Vol. 9, Pages 915: Photocatalytic Degradation of Different VOCs in the Gas-Phase over TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis Catalysts doi: 10.3390/catal9110915 Authors: Ibrahim Dundar Marina Krichevskaya Atanas Katerski Malle Krunks Ilona Oja Acik In this study, we deposited TiO2 thin films onto borosilicate glass by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at 350 and 450 °C. The aim of study is to determine the effect of deposition temperature on photocatalytic...
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4678: Facial Expression Recognition Using Computer Vision: A Systematic Review Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214678 Authors: Daniel Canedo António J. R. Neves Emotion recognition has attracted major attention in numerous fields because of its relevant applications in the contemporary world: marketing, psychology, surveillance, and entertainment are some examples. It is possible to recognize an emotion through several ways; however, this paper focuses...
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1712: Potential of Melatonin as Adjuvant Therapy of Oral Cancer in the Era of Epigenomics Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111712 Authors: Capote-Moreno Ramos Egea López-Muñoz Gil-Martín Romero The wide variety of epigenetic controls available is rapidly expanding the knowledge of molecular biology even overflowing it. At the same time, it can illuminate unsuspected ways of understanding the etiology of cancer. New emerging therapeutic horizons,...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1379: The Impact of Oxidative Stress on Ribosomes: From Injury to Regulation Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111379 Authors: Natalia Shcherbik Dimitri G. Pestov The ribosome is a complex ribonucleoprotein-based molecular machine that orchestrates protein synthesis in the cell. Both ribosomal RNA and ribosomal proteins can be chemically modified by reactive oxygen species, which may alter the ribosome′s functions or cause a complete loss of functionality. The...
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1854: Loop Diuretic Administration in Patients with Acute Heart Failure and Reduced Systolic Function: Effects of Different Intravenous Diuretic Doses and Diuretic Response Measurements Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8111854 Authors: Gaetano Ruocco Mauro Feola Ranuccio Nuti Lorenzo Luschi Isabella Evangelista Alberto Palazzuoli Background: Despite the fact that loop diuretics are a landmark in acute heart failure (AHF) treatment, few trials...
Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 4190: Levitation Methods for Use in the Hyperloop High-Speed Transportation System Energies doi: 10.3390/en12214190 Authors: Eric Chaidez Shankar P. Bhattacharyya Adonios N. Karpetis The Hyperloop system offers the promise of transportation over distances of 1000 km or more, at speeds approaching the speed of sound, without the complexity and cost of high-speed trains or commercial aviation. Two crucial technological issues must be addressed before a practical...
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2298: The Use of Digital Terrain Models to Estimate the Pace of Filling the Pit of a Central European Granite Quarry with Water Water doi: 10.3390/w11112298 Authors: Bartosz Jawecki Szymon Szewrański Radosław Stodolak Zhaolong Wang This paper presents the results of an analysis of the pace of filling one of the deepest European granite quarries with water. A DTM (digital terrain model) based on data from LiDAR ALS (light detection and ranging airborne laser...
Micromachines, Vol. 10, Pages 752: The Indentation-Induced Pop-in Phenomenon and Fracture Behaviors of GaP(100) Single-Crystal Micromachines doi: 10.3390/mi10110752 Authors: Yi-Jui Chiu Sheng-Rui Jian Jyh-Wei Lee Jenh-Yih Juang The deformation behaviors and fracture features of GaP(100) single-crystal are investigated by using nano- and micro-scale indentation techniques. The hardness and Young’s modulus were measured by nanoindentation using a Berkovich diamond indenter...
Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 1184: Nitrogen Solubility in Liquid Ni-V, Ni-Ta, Ni-Cr-V, and Ni-Cr-Ta Alloys Metals doi: 10.3390/met9111184 Authors: Qian Chen Shu Liu An investigation has been made concerning the solubility of nitrogen in liquid binary alloys (Ni-V and Ni-Ta) and ternary alloys (Ni-Cr-V and Ni-Cr-Ta) by sampling method. The experiments were carried out in the temperature range from 1773 K to 1873 K and under the nitrogen partial pressure up to 1.0 bar. A technique...
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1855: Conditional Controlled Light/Dark Cycle Influences Exercise-Induced Benefits in a Rat Model with Osteoarthritis: In Vitro and In Vivo Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8111855 Authors: Hong Lee Choi Jin Won Hong Physical exercise has long been recommended as a treatment for osteoarthritis (OA), though its effects vary based on the exercise protocol. Here, we examined whether environmental lighting conditions influence the...
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1848: Progressive Pulmonary Artery Dilatation is Associated with Type B Aortic Dissection in Patients with Marfan Syndrome Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8111848 Authors: Christel Brouwer Haldun Bulut Willemijn van Gemert Alexander HJ Staal Kim Cortenbach Miranda Snoeren Robin Nijveldt Anthonie Duijnhouwer Bart L Loeys Niels van Royen Janneke Timmermans Roland RJ van Kimmenade Objective: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective...
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 687: Coupled Response of Membrane Hydration with Oscillating Metabolism in Live Cells: An Alternative Way to Modulate Structural Aspects of Biological Membranes? Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110687 Authors: Luis A. Bagatolli Roberto P. Stock Lars F. Olsen We propose that active metabolic processes may regulate structural changes in biological membranes via the physical state of cell water. This proposition is based on recent results obtained from our...
Minerals, Vol. 9, Pages 675: Effect of Sodium Borate on the Preparation of TiN from Titanomagnetite Concentrates by Carbothermic Reduction–Magnetic Separation and Acid Leaching Process Minerals doi: 10.3390/min9110675 Authors: Wen Yu Xiaojin Wen Jiangan Chen Qiongyao Tang Wen Dong Jingen Zhong Carbothermic reduction–magnetic separation and acid leaching processes were used to produce TiN and direct reduced iron (DRI) from titanomagnetite concentrates. The effects...
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 470: Two Wheat Cultivars with Contrasting Post-Embryonic Root Biomass Differ in Shoot Re-Growth after Defoliation: Implications for Breeding Grazing Resilient Forages Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110470 Authors: Paez-Garcia Liao Blancaflor The ability of forages to quickly resume aboveground growth after grazing is a trait that enables farmers to better manage their livestock for maximum profitability. Leaf removal impairs root growth. As a consequence of...
IJNS, Vol. 5, Pages 39: Development of a Multiplex real-time PCR Assay for the Newborn Screening of SCID, SMA, and XLA International Journal of Neonatal Screening doi: 10.3390/ijns5040039 Authors: Cristina Gutierrez-Mateo Anne Timonen Katja Vaahtera Markku Jaakkola David M Hougaard Jonas Bybjerg-Grauholm Marie Baekvad-Hansen Dea Adamsen Galina Filippov Stephanie Dallaire David Goldfarb Daniel Schoener Rongcong Wu Numerous studies have shown evidence...
Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6113: Measuring Sustainability Performance with Multi Criteria Model: A Case Study Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216113 Authors: Renato Vivas Ângelo Sant’anna Karla Esquerre Francisco Freires The proposal of this research is the development of a hybrid multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) model of sustainability performance. The model is applied to a Brazilian oil and gas company and is constructed from the MCDA associated with statistical...
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1853: Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates is Differentially Affected by Glucose and Sodium Chloride Supplemented Culture Media Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8111853 Authors: Harshad Lade Joon Hyun Park Sung Hee Chung In Hee Kim Jung-Min Kim Hwang-Soo Joo Jae-Seok Kim Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) causes persistent biofilm-related infections. Biofilm formation by S. aureus is affected by the culture conditions...
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1711: STAT3 Dysregulation in Mature T and NK Cell Lymphomas Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111711 Authors: Seffens Herrera Tegla Buus Hymes Ødum Geskin Koralov Abstract: T cell lymphomas comprise a distinct class of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, which include mature T and natural killer (NK) cell neoplasms. While each malignancy within this group is characterized by unique clinicopathologic features, dysregulation in the Janus...
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4772: Fully Coupled Model for Frequency Response Simulation of Miniaturized Cantilever-Based Photoacoustic Gas Sensors Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214772 Authors: Sheng Zhou To support the development of miniaturized photoacoustic gas sensors, a fully coupled finite element model for a frequency response simulation of cantilever-based photoacoustic gas sensors is introduced in this paper. The model covers the whole photoacoustic process from radiation absorption to...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5470: Allelic Variants for Candidate Nitrogen Fixation Genes Revealed by Sequencing in Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215470 Authors: Oldřich Trněný David Vlk Eliška Macková Michaela Matoušková Jana Řepková Jan Nedělník Jan Hofbauer Karel Vejražka Hana Jakešová Jan Jansa Lubomír Piálek Daniela Knotová Plant–rhizobia symbiosis can activate key genes involved...
Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 1358: The Symmetry of Pairing and The Electromagnetic Properties of A Superconductor with A Four-Fermion Attraction at Zero Temperature Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym11111358 Authors: Przemyslaw Tarasewicz Properties of a fermion system at zero temperature are investigated. The physical system is described by a Hamiltonian containing the BCS interaction and an attractive four-fermion interaction. The four-fermion potential is caused by attractions between Cooper pairs...
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 540: Characterization of Maltase and Sucrase Inhibitory Constituents from Rhodiola crenulata Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110540 Authors: Wen-Tai Li Yu-Hsuan Chuang Jung-Feng Hsieh The inhibitory properties of epicatechin-(4β,8)-epicatechingallate (B2-3’-O-gallate), epicatechin gallate (ECG), and epicatechin (EC) isolated from Rhodiola crenulata toward maltase and sucrase were investigated. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values...
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4771: A Novel Telemetry System for Real Time, Ship Main Propulsion Power Measurement Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214771 Authors: Michał Bonisławski Marcin HOŁUB Tadeusz Borkowski Przemysław Kowalak Modern ships are required to increase the energy efficiency and minimize fuel consumption. This paper presents the construction, main properties and exemplary measurement results of a novel system intended for main shaft power monitoring. The telemetry system consists...
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