Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4036: South African Abietane Diterpenoids and Their Analogs as Potential Antimalarials: Novel Insights from Hybrid Computational Approaches Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224036 Authors: Thommas Musyoka Özlem Tastan Bishop The hemoglobin degradation process in Plasmodium parasites is vital for nutrient acquisition required for their growth and proliferation. In P. falciparum, falcipains (FP-2 and FP-3) are the major hemoglobinases, and remain attractive...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4030: Evaluation of the Anti-Diabetic Activity of Some Common Herbs and Spices: Providing New Insights with Inverse Virtual Screening Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224030 Authors: Andreia S.P. Pereira Antonio J. Banegas-Luna Jorge Peña-García Horacio Pérez-Sánchez Zeno Apostolides Culinary herbs and spices are widely used as a traditional medicine in the treatment of diabetes and its complications, and there are several scientific studies in...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4031: Hydrolyzed Collagen—Sources and Applications Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224031 Authors: Arely León-López Alejandro Morales-Peñaloza Víctor Manuel Martínez-Juárez Apolonio Vargas-Torres Dimitrios I. Zeugolis Gabriel Aguirre-Álvarez Hydrolyzed collagen (HC) is a group of peptides with low molecular weight (3–6 KDa) that can be obtained by enzymatic action in acid or alkaline media at a specific incubation temperature. HC can...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4027: Hybridization of Particulate Methane Monooxygenase by Methanobactin-Modified AuNPs Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224027 Authors: Jia-Ying Xin Li-Rui Sun Hui-Ying Lin Shuai Zhang Chun-Gu Xia Particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO) is a characteristic membrane-bound metalloenzyme of methane-oxidizing bacteria that can catalyze the bioconversion of methane to methanol. However, in order to achieve pMMO-based continuous methane-to-methanol...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4028: Andean Prumnopitys Andina (Podocarpacae) Fruit Extracts: Characterization of Secondary Metabolites and Potential Cytoprotective Effect Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224028 Authors: Felipe Jiménez-Aspee Cristina Theoduloz Lisa Pormetter Judith Mettke Felipe Ávila Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann The fruits from the Chilean Podocarpaceae Prumnopitys andina have been consumed since pre-Hispanic times. Little is known about the composition and...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4029: The Effect of Curcumin on the Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Mesodermal Lineage Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224029 Authors: Armita Mahdavi Gorabi Nasim Kiaie Saeideh Hajighasemi Tannaz Jamialahmadi Muhammed Majeed Amirhossein Sahebkar Curcumin has been placed at the forefront of the researcher’s attention due to its pleiotropic pharmacological effects and health benefits. A considerable volume of articles...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4026: Injection Molded Novel Biocomposites from Polypropylene and Sustainable Biocarbon Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224026 Authors: Mohamed A. Abdelwahab Arturo Rodriguez-Uribe Manjusri Misra Amar K. Mohanty Achieving sustainability in composite materials for high-performance applications is a key issue in modern processing technologies. In this work, the structure-property relationships of injection molded polypropylene (PP)/biocarbon composites...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4024: Anthocyanins and Their C6-C3-C6 Metabolites in Humans and Animals Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224024 Authors: Wilhelmina Kalt Research on the bioavailability of anthocyanins has focused, historically, on the non-flavonoid (C6-Cn) products that arise from anthocyanins in vivo. However, this review focuses on the products of anthocyanins that still possess the flavonoid structure (C6-C3-C6). Described herein are aspects of the in vivo pool of C6-C3-C6...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 4025: Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Diosgenin-Amino Acid Derivatives with Dual Functions of Neuroprotection and Angiogenesis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24224025 Authors: Desheng Cai Jinchai Qi Yuqin Yang Wenxi Zhang Fei Zhou Xiaohui Jia Wenbo Guo Xuemei Huang Feng Gao Hongshan Chen Tong Li Guoping Li Penglong Wang Yuzhong Zhang Haimin Lei Diosgenin, a natural product with steroidal structure, has...
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MTI, Vol. 3, Pages 72: Dislocated Boardgames: Design Potentials for Remote Tangible Play Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti3040072 Authors: Bernhard Maurer Verena Fuchsberger Conventional digital and remote forms of play lack the physicality associated with analog play. Research on the materiality of boardgames has highlighted the inherent material aspects to this analog form of play and how these are relevant for the design of digital play. In this work, we...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1581: Preparation of Highly Porous PAN-LATP Membranes as Separators for Lithium Ion Batteries Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111581 Authors: Mohanta Kwon Choi Yun Kim Jeong Separators are a vital component to ensure the safety of lithium-ion batteries. However, the commercial separators employed in lithium ion batteries are inefficient due to their low porosity. In the present study, a simple electrospinning technique is adopted to prepare...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1579: Ag/H-ZIF-8 Nanocomposite as an Effective Antibacterial Agent Against Pathogenic Bacteria Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111579 Authors: Yanmei Zhang Xin Zhang Jie Song Liming Jin Xiaotong Wang Chunshan Quan Development of antimicrobial nanomaterials is one of the most attractive strategies for eliminating the major threat of pathogenic bacteria to public health. In this work, we developed a simple impregnation-reduction method for the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1580: Applicability of Goethite/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites to Remove Lead from Wastewater Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111580 Authors: Franklin Gordon-Nuñez Katherine Vaca-Escobar Milton Villacís-García Lenys Fernández Alexis Debut María Belén Aldás-Sandoval Patricio J. Espinoza-Montero Lead ion in drinking water is one of the most dangerous metals. It affects several systems, such as the nervous, gastrointestinal, reproductive,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1577: The Influence of Initiator Concentration on Selected Properties on Poly-N-Vinylcaprolactam Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111577 Authors: Agnieszka Gola Aleksandra Niżniowska Witold Musiał The thermosensitive polymers of N-vinylcaprolactam P1, P2, P3, P4, and P5 were synthesized via the surfactant free precipitation polymerization (SFPP) at 70 °C in the presence of cationic initiator 2,2’-azobis[2-methylpropionamidine]...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1578: A Mechanics Based Surface Image Interpretation Method for Multifunctional Nanocomposites Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111578 Authors: Brina J. Blinzler Ragnar Larsson Karolina Gaska Roland Kádár Graphene nanosheets and thicker graphite nanoplatelets are being used as reinforcement in polymeric materials to improve the material properties or induce new functional properties. By improving dispersion, de-agglomerating the particles, and ensuring...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1576: A Diamond Temperature Sensor Based on the Energy Level Shift of Nitrogen-Vacancy Color Centers Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111576 Authors: Mingyang Yang Qilong Yuan Jingyao Gao Shengcheng Shu Feiyue Chen Huifang Sun Kazuhito Nishimura Shaolong Wang Jian Yi Cheng-Te Lin Nan Jiang The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond has been widely investigated in quantum information and quantum...
Thu Nov 07, 2019 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2704: Leptin, Obesity, and Leptin Resistance: Where Are We 25 Years Later?
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2704: Leptin, Obesity, and Leptin Resistance: Where Are We 25 Years Later? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112704 Authors: Andrea G. Izquierdo Ana B. Crujeiras Felipe F. Casanueva Marcos C. Carreira Leptin, a hormone that is capable of effectively reducing food intake and body weight, was initially considered for use in the treatment of obesity. However, obese subjects have since been found to have high levels of circulating leptin and to be insensitive...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2703: Frequency of Trying to Lose Weight and Its Association with Children’s Weight Perception and Dietary Intake (NHANES 2011–2012) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112703 Authors: Taiya Brown Francine Overcash Marla Reicks Weight loss practices and frequency among children and adolescents can impact overall diet quality. We used cross-sectional U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (NHANES) 2011–2012 from 1303 children and adolescents...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2705: Evidence on the Health Benefits of Supplemental Propolis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112705 Authors: Andrea Braakhuis Propolis is a honey-related product with reported health benefits such as improved immunity, lowered blood pressure, treated allergies and skin conditions. A literature review and narrative synthesis were conducted to investigate the evidence on the reported health benefits and future direction of propolis products. Using a predefined search...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2702: Curcumin Ameliorates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease through Inhibition of O-GlcNAcylation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112702 Authors: Da Eun Lee Su Jin Lee Su Ji Kim Hyun-Shik Lee Oh-Shin Kwon The cause of progression to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is not fully understood. In the present study, we aimed to investigate how curcumin, a natural phytopolyphenol pigment, ameliorates NAFLD. Initially, we demonstrated that curcumin...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2701: Bone Benefits of Fish Oil Supplementation Depend on its EPA and DHA Content Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112701 Authors: Haissam Abou-Saleh Allal Ouhtit Ganesh V. Halade Md Mizanur Rahman The preventive effect of high-dose (9%) regular-fish oil (FO) against bone loss during aging has been demonstrated, but the effects of a low-dose (1%–4%) of a highly purified concentrated FO (CFO) has not been elucidated. The aim of this study was to...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2699: Reply to “Letter to the Editor Re: Scott S.N., et al. Nutrients 2019, 11(5), 1022” Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112699 Authors: Sam N. Scott Lorraine Anderson James P. Morton Anton J. M. Wagenmakers Michael C. Riddell We appreciate the interest and comments from Dr [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2698: Association between Nutrients and Visceral Fat in Healthy Japanese Adults: A 2-Year Longitudinal Study Brief Title: Micronutrients Associated with Visceral Fat Accumulation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112698 Authors: Ozato Saito Yamaguchi Katashima Tokuda Sawada Katsuragi Imoto Ihara Nakaji : High visceral fat area (VFA) is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular disease and overall mortality than body mass index or waist...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2700: Letter to the Editor Re: Scott S.N., et al. Nutrients 2019, 11(5), 1022 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112700 Authors: Jake A. Kushner I read with great interest the thoughtful review concerning the potential impact of carbohydrate restriction in type 1 diabetes on glycaemic parameters and athletic performance [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2697: Effects of Duodenal Infusion of Lauric Acid and L-Tryptophan, Alone and Combined, on Fasting Glucose, Insulin and Glucagon in Healthy Men Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112697 Authors: Christina McVeay Penelope C. E. Fitzgerald Michael Horowitz Christine Feinle-Bisset The fatty acid, lauric acid (‘C12’), and the amino acid, tryptophan (‘Trp’), when given intraduodenally at loads that individually do not affect...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2693: Coffee Silverskin Extract: Nutritional Value, Safety and Effect on Key Biological Functions Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112693 Authors: Amaia Iriondo-DeHond Maria Belen Rios Teresa Herrera Antonio Rodriguez-Bertos Fernando Nuñez Manuel Ignacio San Andres Sebastian Sanchez-Fortun Maria Dolores del Castillo This study aimed to complete the scientific basis for the validation of a coffee silverskin extract (CSE) as a novel food ingredient...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2696: A Systematic Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment of Diet: Implications and Perspectives for Nutritional Epidemiology Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112696 Authors: Andrea Maugeri Martina Barchitta The ecological momentary assessment (EMA) of eating behaviors represents an innovative, detailed and valid approach to capture the complexity of food intake and to overcome limitations of traditional dietary assessment methods. Moreover, EMA studies might...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2695: Impaired Glucose Tolerance is Associated with Enhanced Platelet-Monocyte Aggregation in Short-Term High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112695 Authors: Zibusiso Mkandla Tinashe Mutize Phiwayinkosi V. Dludla Bongani B. Nkambule High-fat diet (HFD) feeding is known to induce metabolic dysregulation, however, less is known on its impact in promoting the hypercoagulable state. This current study aimed to evaluate platelet-monocyte aggregate...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2691: Current Sodium Intakes in the United States and the Modelling of Glutamate’s Incorporation into Select Savory Products Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112691 Authors: Taylor C. Wallace Alexandra E. Cowan Regan L. Bailey Most Americans have dietary sodium intakes that far exceed recommendations. Given the association of high sodium with hypertension, strategies to reduce sodium intakes are an important public health target. Glutamates, such as monosodium...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2694: Baicalein as a Potential Inhibitor against BACE1 and AChE: Mechanistic Comprehension through In Vitro and Computational Approaches Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112694 Authors: Jin Han Yeongseon Ji Kumju Youn GyuTae Lim Jinhyuk Lee Dong Hyun Kim Mira Jun One of the major neurodegenerative features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the presence of neurotoxic amyloid plaques composed of amyloid beta peptide (Aβ). β-Secretase...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2692: Association between Hydration Status and Body Composition in Healthy Adolescents from Spain Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112692 Authors: Ana Isabel Laja García Carmen Moráis-Moreno Mª de Lourdes Samaniego-Vaesken Ana M. Puga Gregorio Varela-Moreiras Teresa Partearroyo At present, obesity and overweight are major public health concerns. Their classical determinants do not sufficiently explain the current situation and it is urgent to investigate...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 166: New 55Co-labeled Albumin-Binding Folate Derivatives as Potential PET Agents for Folate Receptor Imaging Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12040166 Authors: Lauren L. Radford Solana Fernandez Rebecca Beacham Retta El Sayed Renata Farkas Martina Benešová Cristina Müller Suzanne E. Lapi Overexpression of folate receptors (FRs) on different tumor types (e.g., ovarian, lung) make FRs attractive in vivo targets for directed diagnostic/therapeutic...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 165: Bucillamine Prevents Afatinib-Mediated Inhibition of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12040165 Authors: Nishiya Murai Hosoda Yonezawa Omori Molecular targeting therapies often cause characteristic adverse effects, such as skin rash during anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapies, making treatment continuation difficult. In contrast, skin symptoms induced by EGFR inhibition are...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 585: Conjugation of Amisulpride, an Anti-Psychotic Agent, with 5-Aminosalicylic Acid via an Azo Bond Yields an Orally Active Mutual Prodrug against Rat Colitis Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110585 Authors: Wooseong Kim Dayoon Kim Seongkeun Jeong Sanghyun Ju Hanju Lee Soojin Kim Jin-Wook Yoo In-Soo Yoon Yunjin Jung Amisulpride (ASP), an anti-psychotic agent, is a pharmacologically equivalent to sulpiride (SP). Because SP...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 584: Fabrication of Ion-Crosslinking Aminochitosan Nanoparticles for Encapsulation and Slow Release of Curcumin Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110584 Authors: Xiaoxiao Sun Dongyan Yu Zhuoyang Ying Chuqiao Pan Nan Wang Fangfang Huang Junhong Ling Xiao-kun Ouyang Curcumin (Cur) has anticancer activities but has poor stability, which can be improved using carrier materials. In this study, chitosan was aminated to increase the...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 583: Design of a Novel Oxygen Therapeutic Using Polymeric Hydrogel Microcapsules Mimicking Red Blood Cells Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11110583 Authors: Amanda Cherwin Shelby Namen Justyna Rapacz Grace Kusik Alexa Anderson Yale Wang Matey Kaltchev Rebecca Schroeder Kellen O’Connell Sydney Stephens Junhong Chen Wujie Zhang The goal of this research was to develop a novel oxygen therapeutic made from a pectin-based...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 7, Pages 149: Minimizing Medication Errors from Electronic Prescription Transmission—Digitizing Compounded Drug Preparations Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy7040149 Authors: Richard H. Parrish Lucy Gilak Donna Bohannon Steven P. Emrick Brian Serumaga Roy Guharoy Lack of standardization related to compounded drug preparations, especially in the transition of care situations, threatens patient safety by facilitating medication error. This paper outlines progress...
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Philosophies, Vol. 4, Pages 57: Introduction to Philosophical Issues in Sport Science Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies4040057 Authors: Emily Ryall The role and value of science within sport increases with ever greater professionalization and commercialization. Scientific and technological innovations are devised to increase performance, ensure greater accuracy of measurement and officiating, reduce risks of harm, enhance spectatorship and raise revenues. However, such innovations...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 482: Habitat Affects the Chemical Profile, Allelopathy, and Antioxidant Properties of Essential Oils and Phenolic Enriched Extracts of the Invasive Plant Heliotropium Curassavicum Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110482 Authors: Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad Abdelsamed I. Elshamy Saud L. Al-Rowaily Yasser A. El-Amier The variation in habitat has a direct effect on the plants and as a consequence, changes their content of the bioactive constituents and biological activities....
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 480: Calcium-Enriched Animal Manure Alleviates the Adverse Effects of Salt Stress on Growth, Physiology and Nutrients Homeostasis of Zea mays L. Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110480 Authors: Bushra Niamat Muhammad Naveed Zulfiqar Ahmad Muhammad Yaseen Allah Ditta Adnan Mustafa Munazza Rafique Riffat Bibi Nan Sun Minggang Xu Soil salinity and sodicity are among the main problems for optimum crop production in areas where rainfall is not enough...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 481: Relationships between Iraqi Rice Varieties at the Nuclear and Plastid Genome Levels Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110481 Authors: Hayba Badro Agnelo Furtado Robert Henry Due to the importance of the rice crop in Iraq, this study was conducted to determine the origin of the major varieties and understand the evolutionary relationships between Iraqi rice varieties and other Asian rice accessions that could be significant in the improvement of this crop. Five...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 618: Rethinking Anger as a Desire for Payback: A Modified Thomistic View Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10110618 Authors: Rippentrop Schnell Fritz Cates This essay takes a fresh approach to a traditional Western philosophical account of anger, according to which anger is best defined as a desire for payback, namely, a desire to make an offender pay a price, in the currency of unwanted pain, for the pain he caused someone else. The essay focuses more specifically...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 617: Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10110617 Authors: Rizwan Ahmed Laar Shusheng Shi Muhammad Azeem Ashraf In sports literature, women’s participation in physical activities has always been characterized as “problematic.” Muslim women’s participation is often considered to be limited by their culture and religion,...
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Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 115: Omnichannel Banking Economy Risks doi: 10.3390/risks7040115 Authors: Vasiliev Serov In modern market conditions, customers who purchase banking products require a high level of service. In particular, they require continuous real-time service with the ability to instantly “switch” between service channels. The article analyzed the economic component of the omnichannel sales management system in banking. The existing barriers to introducing...
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Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 114: On Market Share Drivers in the Swiss Mandatory Health Insurance Sector Risks doi: 10.3390/risks7040114 Authors: Dalit Daily-Amir Hansjörg Albrecher Martin Bladt Joël Wagner In the mandatory health insurance market in Switzerland, a range of insurers offer policies that differ in characteristics like premium and service level while benefits are the same and regulated by law. In this paper, we give an overview of the market and analyse the relationship...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 2, Pages 512-521: Wicked Problems of Smart Cities Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities2040031 Authors: Colding Barthel Sörqvist It is often uncritically assumed that, when digital technologies are integrated into the operation of city functions, they inevitably contribute to sustainable urban development. Such a notion rests largely on the belief that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions pave the way for more democratic forms of planning,...
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Societies, Vol. 9, Pages 75: Customizing Methodological Approaches in Qualitative Research on Vulnerable Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Societies doi: 10.3390/soc9040075 Authors: Pernille Skovbo Rasmussen Anne Katrine Pagsberg Children with autism spectrum disorders often suffer from poor school inclusion, loneliness, and poor quality of life. Suitable support options for overcoming these risks are lacking, partly because children’s perspectives concerning their...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 231: A Pilot Study to Examine the Impact of Beta-Alanine Supplementation on Anaerobic Exercise Performance in Collegiate Rugby Athletes Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7110231 Authors: Charles R. Smith Patrick S. Harty Richard A. Stecker Chad M. Kerksick Beta-alanine (BA) is a precursor to carnosine which functions as a buffer assisting in the maintenance of intracellular pH during high-intensity efforts. Rugby is a sport characterized by multiple intermittent...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 230: Reliability and Criterion Validity of the Assess2Perform Bar Sensei Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7110230 Authors: George K. Beckham Danielle K. Layne Steven B. Kim Eric A. Martin Benjamin G. Perez Kent J. Adams The Assess2Perform Bar Sensei is a device used to measure barbell velocity for velocity-based training that has not yet been validated. The purpose of this study was to determine criterion validity and reliability of the Assess2Perform Bar...
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Stats, Vol. 2, Pages 439-446: Confidence Sets for Statistical Classification (II): Exact Confidence Sets Stats doi: 10.3390/stats2040030 Authors: Wei Liu Frank Bretz Anthony J. Hayter Classification has applications in a wide range of fields including medicine, engineering, computer science and social sciences among others. Liu et al. (2019) proposed a confidence-set-based classifier that classifies a future object into a single class only when there is enough evidence to warrant...
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Technologies, Vol. 7, Pages 80: AFM Characterization of Stir-Induced Micro-Flow Features within the AA6082-T6 BFSW Welds Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies7040080 Authors: Tamadon Pons Clucas Bobbin Friction Stir Welding (BFSW) is a thermomechanical process containing severe plastic deformation by mechanical stirring and Dynamic Recrystallization (DRX) during recooling. Here we report the three-dimensional characteristics of the micro-flow patterns within the aluminium weld...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 650: Uptake, Growth, and Pigment Changes in Lemna minor L. Exposed to Environmental Concentrations of Cylindrospermopsin Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110650 Authors: Flores-Rojas Esterhuizen-Londt Pflugmacher Cylindrospermopsin (CYN)-producing cyanobacterial blooms such as Raphidiopsis, Aphanizomenon, Anabaena, Umezakia, and Lyngbya spp. are occurring more commonly and frequently worldwide. CYN is an environmentally stable extracellular toxin, which inhibits...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 649: A Simple LC–MS Method for the Quantitation of Alkaloids in Endophyte-Infected Perennial Ryegrass Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110649 Authors: Vassiliadis Elkins Reddy Guthridge Spangenberg Rochfort The rapid identification and quantitation of alkaloids produced by Epichloë endophyte-infected pasture grass is important for the agricultural industry. Beneficial alkaloids, such as peramine, provide the grass with enhanced insect protection....
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 648: Crosstalk between Human Microvascular Endothelial Cells and Tubular Epithelial Cells Modulates Pro-Inflammatory Responses Induced by Shiga Toxin Type 2 and Subtilase Cytotoxin Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110648 Authors: Romina S. Álvarez Carolina Jancic Nicolás Garimano Flavia Sacerdoti Adrienne W. Paton James C. Paton Cristina Ibarra María M. Amaral Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a consequence of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 178: Comparison of Safety and Vector-Specific Immune Responses in Healthy and HIV-Infected Populations Vaccinated with MVA-B Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040178 Authors: Elvira Couto Vicenç Diaz-Brito Beatriz Mothe Alberto C. Guardo Irene Fernandez Ainoa Ugarte Flor Etcheverry Carmen E. Gómez Mariano Esteban Judit Pich Joan Albert Arnaiz Juan Carlos López Bernaldo de Quirós Christian Brander Montserrat Plana Felipe García...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1038: Nasal Cytokine Profiles of Patients Hospitalised with Respiratory Wheeze Associated with Rhinovirus C Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11111038 Authors: Chisha T. Sikazwe Ingrid A. Laing Allison Imrie David W. Smith Background: Rhinovirus C is an important pathogen of asthmatic and non-asthmatic children hospitalised with episodic wheeze. Previous studies on other respiratory viruses have shown that several host cytokines correlate with duration of hospitalisation,...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1037: Detection and Characterization of Human Enteroviruses, Human Cosaviruses, and a New Human Parechovirus Type in Healthy Individuals in Osun State, Nigeria, 2016/2017 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11111037 Authors: Folakemi Abiodun Osundare Oladele Oluyinka Opaleye Akeem Abiodun Akindele Samuel Adeyinka Adedokun Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi Claus-Thomas Bock Sabine Diedrich Sindy Böttcher Human enteroviruses and human parechoviruses are associated...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1036: Morbilliviruses: Entry, Exit and Everything In-Between Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11111036 Authors: Dalan Bailey Morbilliviruses are important pathogens, to the point that they have shaped the history of human and animal health [...]
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1035: Mechanisms Mediating Nuclear Trafficking Involved in Viral Propagation by DNA Viruses Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11111035 Authors: Guohui Li Xinyu Qi Zhaoyang Hu Qi Tang Typical viral propagation involves sequential viral entry, uncoating, replication, gene transcription and protein synthesis, and virion assembly and release. Some viral proteins must be transported into host nucleus to facilitate viral propagation, which is essential for the production...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2335: An Improved Simplified Urban Storm Inundation Model Based on Urban Terrain and Catchment Modification Water doi: 10.3390/w11112335 Authors: Li Hu Zheng Shen Fan Zhang Flooding caused by unpredictable high-intensity rainfall events in urban areas has become a global phenomenon due to the combined effect of urbanization and climate change. There are numerous hydrodynamic models for urban flooding simulation and management. However, it is...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2336: Progress Towards Bioelectrochemical Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium Water doi: 10.3390/w11112336 Authors: Beretta Daghio Espinoza Tofalos Franzetti Mastorgio Saponaro Sezenna Chromium is one of the most frequently used metal contaminants. Its hexavalent form Cr(VI), which is exploited in many industrial activities, is highly toxic, is water-soluble in the full pH range, and is a major threat to groundwater resources. Alongside traditional...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2333: Linking Climate, Basin Morphology and Vegetation Characteristics to Fu’s Parameter in Data Poor Conditions Water doi: 10.3390/w11112333 Authors: Dario Ruggiu Francesco Viola The prediction of long term water balance components is not a trivial issue, even when empirical Budyko’s type approaches are used, because parameter estimation is often hampered by missing or poor hydrological data. In order to overcome this issue, we provided regression...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2334: Magnitude and Frequency of Temperature and Precipitation Extremes and the Associated Atmospheric Circulation Patterns in the Yellow River Basin (1960–2017), China Water doi: 10.3390/w11112334 Authors: Xiaogang Dong Shiting Zhang Junju Zhou Jianjun Cao Liang Jiao Zhiyang Zhang Yang Liu Since there are many destructive effects caused by extreme climate events in the Yellow River, it is of great theoretical and practical significance to explore...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2331: Response of Coastal Water in the Taiwan Strait to Typhoon Nesat of 2017 Water doi: 10.3390/w11112331 Authors: Renhao Wu Qinghua Yang Di Tian Bo Han Shimei Wu Han Zhang The oceanic response of the Taiwan Strait (TWS) to Typhoon Nesat (2017) was investigated using a fully coupled atmosphere-ocean-wave model (COAWST) verified by observations. Ocean currents in the TWS changed drastically in response to significant wind variation during the typhoon....
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2332: Comparative Study of the Oxidative Degradation of Different 4-Aminobenzene Sulfonamides in Aqueous Solution by Sulfite Activation in the Presence of Fe(0), Fe(II), Fe(III) Or Fe(VI) Water doi: 10.3390/w11112332 Authors: A. Acosta-Rangel M. Sánchez-Polo M. Rozalen J. Rivera-Utrilla A.M.S. Polo A. J. Mota This study is focused on advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs) using the combined effect of Fe(0–VI)/sulfite systems, that produce...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2328: Flood Inundation Mapping at Ungauged Basins Using Coupled Hydrometeorological–Hydraulic Modelling: The Catastrophic Case of the 2006 Flash Flood in Volos City, Greece Water doi: 10.3390/w11112328 Authors: George Papaioannou George Varlas Galateia Terti Anastasios Papadopoulos Athanasios Loukas Yiannis Panagopoulos Elias Dimitriou Nowadays, as extreme weather increasingly threatens human health and economy, early warning system approaches...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2330: Livestock Farming at the Expense of Water Resources? The Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Regions with Intensive Livestock Farming Water doi: 10.3390/w11112330 Authors: Colette S. Vogeler Malte Möck Nils C. Bandelow Boris Schröder Policymaking in the water–energy–food nexus is characterized by complex ecological, social, and economic interdependencies. Nexus research assumes these interactions to be overseen in the respective resource...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2329: Tintinnid Ciliate Communities in Pre- and Post-Winter Conditions in the Southern Adriatic Sea (NE Mediterranean) Water doi: 10.3390/w11112329 Authors: Jakica Njire Mirna Batistić Vedrana Kovačević Rade Garić Manuel Bensi The Southern Adriatic Sea is a dynamic region under the influence of diverse physical forces that modify sea water properties as well as plankton dynamics, abundance, and distribution in an intricate way. The most pronounced being:...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2326: Quantifying Water Quality Improvements through Use of Precision Herbicide Application Technologies in a Dry-Tropical, Furrow-Irrigated Cropping System Water doi: 10.3390/w11112326 Authors: Aaron M. Davis Catherine Neelamraju This study compared water quality effects of using precision herbicide application technologies and traditional spraying approaches across several regulated ‘priority’ and alternative pre- and post-emergent herbicides...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2327: Impact Analysis of Karst Reservoir Construction on the Surrounding Environment: A Case Study for the Southwest of China Water doi: 10.3390/w11112327 Authors: Huan Shen Yong Huang Yuzhou Tang Huiyang Qiu Ping Wang With the rapid growth of the global demand for low-carbon energy, the development of hydropower has ushered in new development, but the ecological and environmental problems caused by this cannot be ignored. Taking the safe and efficient...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2324: Characterization of the Groundwater Storage Systems of South-Central Chile: An Approach Based on Recession Flow Analysis Water doi: 10.3390/w11112324 Authors: Víctor Parra José Luis Arumí Enrique Muñoz Jerónimo Paredes Groundwater storage and discharge are important processes that have not yet been sufficiently studied in some parts of Chile. Additionally, in watersheds without snow cover or glaciers, groundwater storage and release are the main sources...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2325: Optimisation and Modelling of Pb (II) and Cu (II) Biosorption onto Red Algae (Gracilaria changii) by Using Response Surface Methodology Water doi: 10.3390/w11112325 Authors: Mubeen Isam Lavania Baloo Shamsul Rahman Mohamed Kutty Saba Yavari The removal of Pb (II) and Cu (II) ions by using marine red macroalgae (Gracilaria changii) as a biosorbent material was evaluated through the batch equilibrium technique. The effect of solution pH on the removal...
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