Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 246: Essential Oils with High Activity against Stationary Phase Bartonella henselae Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040246 Authors: Xiao Ma Wanliang Shi Ying Zhang Bartonellahenselae is a fastidious Gram-negative intracellular bacterium that can cause cat scratch disease, endocarditis in humans and animals, as well as other complications, leading to acute or chronic infections. The current treatment for Bartonella infections is not very effective...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 245: Optimizing the Dosing Regimens of Daptomycin Based on the Susceptible Dose-Dependent Breakpoint against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Infection Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040245 Authors: Santimaleeworagun Changpradub Thunyaharn Hemapanpairoa Daptomycin, a lipopeptide antibiotic, is one of the therapeutic options used for the treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Recently, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 244: In-Vitro Inhibition of Staphylococcal Pathogenesis by Witch-Hazel and Green Tea Extracts Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040244 Authors: Rasooly Molnar Choi Do Racicot Apostolidis whISOBAX (WH), an extract of the witch-hazel plant that is native to the Northeast coast of the United States, contains significant amounts of a phenolic compound, Hamamelitannin (HAMA). Green tea (GT) is a widely consumed plant that contains various...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 243: Knowledge of Antimicrobial Resistance among Veterinary Students and Their Personal Antibiotic Use Practices: A National Cross-Sectional Survey Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040243 Authors: Ismail A. Odetokun Uduak Akpabio Nma B. Alhaji Khalid T. Biobaku Nurudeen O. Oloso Ibraheem Ghali-Mohammed Asmau J. Biobaku Victoria O. Adetunji Folorunso O. Fasina The challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is grave in developing...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 242: Photoinduced Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oils from Eugenia brasiliensis Lam and Piper mosenii C. DC. by Blue Led Light Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040242 Authors: Macedo da Silva Gonçalves Castro de Menezes Dantas Junior Justino de Araújo do Nascimento Silva Leandro Oliveira Costa Leite Pinto Garcia Leandro da Silva do Amaral Parabocz Ferriani Garcia Sales Maia Esmeraldo Rocha ...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 241: Host-Targeted Therapeutics against Multidrug Resistant Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040241 Authors: Bravo-Santano Behrends Letek Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative intracellular pathogen that invades and replicates within many types of human cells. S. aureus has shown to rapidly overcome traditional antibiotherapy by developing multidrug resistance. Furthermore, intracellular S. aureus is protected...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 240: UPLC-MS-ESI-QTOF Analysis and Antifungal Activity of the Spondias tuberosa Arruda Leaf and Root Hydroalcoholic Extracts Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040240 Authors: Antonia Thassya Lucas dos Santos Joara Nályda Pereira Carneiro Rafael Pereira da Cruz Débora Lima Sales Jacqueline Cosmo Andrade Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida José Galberto Martins da Costa Paulo Riceli Vasconcelos Ribeiro Edy Sousa de Brito Francisco Lucas Alves...
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Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 239: Antimicrobial Activity of Quinoline-Based Hydroxyimidazolium Hybrids
Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 239: Antimicrobial Activity of Quinoline-Based Hydroxyimidazolium Hybrids Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8040239 Authors: Daniel Insuasty Oscar Vidal Anthony Bernal Edgar Marquez Juan Guzman Braulio Insuasty Jairo Quiroga Laura Svetaz Susana Zacchino Gloria Puerto Rodrigo Abonia Eight quinoline-based hydroxyimidazolium hybrids 7a–h were prepared and evaluated in vitro against a panel of clinically important fungal...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 609: The Health-Promoting Potential of Salix spp. Bark Polar Extracts: Key Insights on Phenolic Composition and In Vitro Bioactivity and Biocompatibility Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120609 Authors: Patrícia A. B. Ramos Catarina Moreirinha Sara Silva Eduardo M. Costa Mariana Veiga Ezequiel Coscueta Sónia A. O. Santos Adelaide Almeida M. Manuela Pintado Carmen S. R. Freire Artur M. S. Silva Armando J. D. Silvestre Salix...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 608: Natural Compounds as Beneficial Antioxidant Agents in Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Focus on Alzheimer’s Disease Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120608 Authors: Antonella Amato Simona Terzo Flavia Mulè The positive role of nutrition in chronic neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) suggests that dietary interventions represent helpful tools for preventing NDs. In particular, diets enriched with natural compounds have become an increasingly attractive,...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 607: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Dampens Inflammatory Cytokine Production and Does Not Worsen the Cardiac Function and Oxidative State of Diabetic Rats Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120607 Authors: Rita Benkő Zsuzsanna Miklós Viktor Antal Ágoston Katrine Ihonvien Csaba Répás Roland Csépányi-Kömi Margit Kerék Nóra Judit Béres Eszter Mária Horváth Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is frequently used after soft tissue injuries and in diabetic...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 605: The Disulfide Stress Response and Protein S-thioallylation Caused by Allicin and Diallyl Polysulfanes in Bacillus subtilis as Revealed by Transcriptomics and Proteomics Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120605 Authors: Chi Huyen Loi Gruhlke Schaffer Mäder Maaß Becher Bernhardt Arbach Hamilton Slusarenko Antelmann Garlic plants (Allium sativum L.) produce antimicrobial compounds, such as diallyl thiosulfinate...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 606: Free and Bound Phenolics of Buckwheat Varieties: HPLC Characterization, Antioxidant Activity, and Inhibitory Potency towards α-Glucosidase with Molecular Docking Analysis Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120606 Authors: Zhu Liu Yao Wang Li Free and bound phenolic fractions from six buckwheat varieties were investigated for their compositions, antioxidant activities, and inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase. The results showed...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 603: Metabolic Remodelling: An Accomplice for New Therapeutic Strategies to Fight Lung Cancer Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120603 Authors: Cindy Mendes Jacinta Serpa Metabolic remodelling is a hallmark of cancer, however little has been unravelled in its role in chemoresistance, which is a major hurdle to cancer control. Lung cancer is a leading cause of death by cancer, mainly due to the diagnosis at an advanced stage and to the development of resistance...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 602: Inhibitory Effects Induced by Vicia faba, Uncaria rhyncophylla, and Glycyrrhiza glabra Water Extracts on Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Dopamine Turnover in HypoE22 Cells and Isolated Rat Striatum Challenged with 6-Hydroxydopamine Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120602 Authors: Orlando Chiavaroli Leone Brunetti Politi Menghini Recinella Ferrante Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common and progressive...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 604: Antioxidants and Retinal Diseases Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120604 Authors: María Miranda Francisco Javier Romero The retina is a thin membrane derived from the neuroectoderm, it is the physical morphological substrate in which the transformation of light energy into electrical impulses, that later will be led to the cerebral cortex, is performed [...]
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 599: Effects of Lespedeza Bicolor Extract on Regulation of AMPK Associated Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetic Mice Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120599 Authors: Younmi Kim Heaji Lee Sun Yeou Kim Yunsook Lim Lespedeza bicolor (LB) is one of the ornamental plants used for the treatment of inflammation caused by oxidative damage. However, its beneficial effects on hyperglycemia-induced hepatic damage and the related molecular mechanisms remain...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 600: Chlorophyll Oxidative Metabolism During the Phototrophic and Heterotrophic Growth of Scenedesmus obliquus Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120600 Authors: Mariana Manzoni Maroneze Leila Queiroz Zepka Eduardo Jacob Lopes Antonio Pérez-Gálvez María Roca Different cultivation strategies have been developed with the aim of increasing the production rate of microalgal pigments. Specifically, biotechnological approaches are designed to increase...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 601: GSTO2 Isoforms Participate in the Oxidative Regulation of the Plasmalemma in Eutherian Spermatozoa during Capacitation Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120601 Authors: Lauren E. Hamilton Michal Zigo Jiude Mao Wei Xu Peter Sutovsky Cristian O’Flaherty Richard Oko In addition to perinuclear theca anchored glutathione-s-transferase omega 2 (GSTO2), whose function is to participate in sperm nuclear decondensation during fertilization (Biol...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 598: Functional Characterization of a Rice Thioredoxin Protein OsTrxm and Its Cysteine Mutant Variant with Antifungal Activity Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120598 Authors: Seong-Cheol Park Il Ryong Kim Jin-Young Kim Yongjae Lee Su-Hyang Yoo Ji Hyun Jung Gang-Won Cheong Sang Yeol Lee Mi-Kyeong Jang Jung Ro Lee Although there are many antimicrobial proteins in plants, they are not well-explored. Understanding the mechanism of action...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 597: Impact of Extraction Conditions on the Phenolic Composition and Antioxidant Capacity of Grape Stem Extracts Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120597 Authors: Jiménez-Moreno Volpe Moler Esparza Ancín-Azpilicueta The use of grape stems for the extraction of bioactive compounds to be used in the pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries is a promising objective. The aim of this work is to determine the influence of the different extraction...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 594: Oxidative Imbalance and Kidney Damage: New Study Perspectives from Animal Models to Hospitalized Patients Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120594 Authors: Daniela Pellegrino Daniele La Russa Alessandro Marrone Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem worldwide and affects both elderly and young subjects. Its main consequences include the loss of renal function, leading to end-stage renal disease, an increased risk of cardiovascular...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 596: In-Vitro Antioxidant Properties of Lipophilic Antioxidant Compounds from 3 Brown Seaweed Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120596 Authors: Gaurav Rajauria Lipophilic compounds of seaweed have been linked to their potential bioactivity. Low polarity solvents such as chloroform, diethyl ether, n-hexane and their various combinations were used to extract the lipophilic antioxidants from brown seaweed namely Himanthalia elongata, Laminaria saccharina and Laminaria...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 595: Circulating Interleukin-6 Level, Dietary Antioxidant Capacity, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120595 Authors: Jimi Kim Jeonghee Lee Jae Hwan Oh Hee Jin Chang Dae Kyung Sohn Aesun Shin Jeongseon Kim Chronic inflammation is one of the causes of colorectal cancer (CRC), and circulating levels of inflammatory biomarkers have been linked to tumor promotion and progression. We aimed to evaluate the interleukin-6...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 593: UHPLC–Q/Orbitrap/MS/MS Fingerprinting, Free Radical Scavenging, and Antimicrobial Activity of Tessaria absinthiodes (Hook. & Arn.) DC. (Asteraceae) Lyophilized Decoction from Argentina and Chile Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8120593 Authors: Jessica Gómez Mario J. Simirgiotis Beatriz Lima Carlos Gamarra-Luques Jorge Bórquez Duilio Caballero Gabriela Egly Feresin Alejandro Tapia The decoction of Tessaria absinthioides is used...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 763: Near Real-Time Monitoring of Formaldehyde in a Low-Energy School Building Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120763 Authors: Trocquet Bernhardt Guglielmino Malandain Liaud Englaro Calvé The emergence of new super-insulated buildings to reduce energy consumption places the quality of indoor air at the center of the debate. Among the indoor air pollutants, aldehydes are often present, and formaldehyde is of major interest regarding its...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 764: Analysis of Agricultural Drought Risk Based on Information Distribution and Diffusion Methods in the Main Grain Production Areas of China Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120764 Authors: Kaijie Niu Qingfang Hu Lu Zhao Shouzheng Jiang Haiying Yu Chuan Liang Yintang Wang Accurate assessment of agricultural drought risk is of strategic significance to ensure future grain production security in the main grain production areas of China. Agricultural...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 762: Composition of Modern Dust and Holocene Aeolian Sediments in Archaeological Structures of the Southern Levant Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120762 Authors: Lucke Sandler Vanselow Bruins Abu-Jaber Bäumler Porat Kouki Archaeological structures are often filled with sediments and may serve as effective dust traps. The physical parameters and chemical composition of archaeological soils in hilltop ruins, ancient runoff-collecting...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 761: Analysis of the Impact of the Construction of a Trombe Wall on the Thermal Comfort in a Building Located in Wrocław, Poland Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120761 Authors: Błotny Nemś Changes in climate, which in recent years have become more and more visible all over the world, have forced scientists to think about technologies that use renewable energy sources. This paper proposes a passive solar heating and cooling system, which is a Trombe wall...
Fri Nov 29, 2019 02:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 758: Source Apportionment of PM2.5 and of its Oxidative Potential in an Industrial Suburban Site in South Italy Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120758 Authors: Daniela Cesari Eva Merico Fabio Massimo Grasso Stefano Decesari Franco Belosi Francesco Manarini Paola De Nuntiis Matteo Rinaldi Francesca Volpi Andrea Gambaro Elisa Morabito Daniele Contini Some studies suggested a role of the atmospheric particulate matter (PM) and of...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 759: Response of Near-Surface Meteorological Conditions to Advection under Impact of the Green Roof Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120759 Authors: Tan Ray Brownlee Tewari Ravindran Due to rapid urbanization, the near-surface meteorological conditions over urban areas are greatly modulated. To capture such modulations, sophisticated urban parameterizations with enhanced hydrological processes have been developed. In this study, we use the single-layer...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 760: Petrochemical and Industrial Sources of Volatile Organic Compounds Analyzed via Regional Wind-Driven Network in Shanghai Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120760 Authors: Wanyi Qiu Shule Li Yuhan Liu Keding Lu Due to the development of industrialization and urbanization, secondary pollution is becoming increasingly serious in the Yangtze River Delta. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are key precursors of the near-surface ozone, secondary organic...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 757: Multidecadal Changes in the Influence of the Arctic Oscillation on the East Asian Surface Air Temperature in Boreal Winter Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120757 Authors: Hainan Gong Lin Wang Wen Chen The time-varying influences of the wintertime Arctic Oscillation (AO) on the concurrent East Asian surface air temperature (EAT) are investigated based on JRA-55 reanalysis data. Results reveal that there are multidecadal variations in the influences...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 756: Analysis of a Severe PM2.5 Episode in the Seoul Metropolitan Area in South Korea from 27 February to 7 March 2019: Focused on Estimation of Domestic and Foreign Contribution Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120756 Authors: Lee Choi Myoung Kim Park Shin Ban Park Nam In this study, domestic and foreign contributions to a severe PM2.5 episode in South Korea, in which “emergency reduction measures against particulate...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 755: Analysis of a Precipitation System that Exists above Freezing Level Using a Multi-Parameter Phased Array Weather Radar Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120755 Authors: Nobuhiro Takahashi An X-band multi-parameter phased array weather radar (MP-PAWR) was developed in 2017. The scan concept of the MP-PAWR is electronic scanning in elevation by combining fan beam transmissions and pencil beam receptions with digital beam-forming techniques and mechanical scanning...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 752: Long-Term Aerosol Trends and Variability over Central Saudi Arabia Using Optical Characteristics from Solar Village AERONET Measurements Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120752 Authors: Al Otaibi Farahat Tawabini Omar Ramadan Abuelgasim Singh Natural and anthropogenic aerosols over the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) play a major role in affecting the regional radiation budget. The long-term variability of these aerosols’...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 753: Economic Valuation of Public Meteorological Information Services—A Case Study of Agricultural Producers in Taiwan Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120753 Authors: Lin Liou Hsu Most meteorological information services in Taiwan are currently provided by the Central Weather Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications. As agricultural production activities are sensitive to weather and climate conditions, meteorological information services...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 754: Impacts of Thinning Aircraft Observations on Data Assimilation and Its Prediction during Typhoon Nida (2016) Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120754 Authors: Gao Xiao Jiang Wan Chan Hon Deng High frequency aircraft observations from the Government Flying Service of the Hong Kong Government, penetrating a tropical cyclone at low altitude over the South China Sea, were thinned by arithmetic means over different time intervals to identify...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 751: The Influence of the Mineral-Microbial Preparation on Ammonia Concentration and Productivity in Laying Hens Houses Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120751 Authors: Remigiusz Gałęcki Michał Dąbrowski Tadeusz Bakuła Kazimierz Obremski Adriana Nowak Beata Gutarowska The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the biopreparation Deodoric® on ammonia (NH3) concentration, performance, and hygiene standards in laying hen (ROSS-308)...
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