Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 447: Ferrocenyl Phosphorhydrazone Dendrimers Synthesis, and Electrochemical and Catalytic Properties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030447 Authors: Turrin Manoury Caminade The discovery of ferrocene is often associated with the rapid growth of organometallic chemistry. Dendrimers are highly branched macromolecules that can be functionalized at will at all levels of their structure. The functionalization of dendrimers with ferrocene derivatives can...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 448: Preparation of Key Intermediates for the Syntheses of Coenzyme Q10 and Derivatives by Cross-Metathesis Reactions Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030448 Authors: Nguyen Mac Pham An alternative catalytic strategy for the preparation of benzylmethacrylate esters, key intermediates in the synthesis of coenzyme Q10 and derivatives, was reported. This strategy avoided undesirable stoichiometric reduction/oxidation processes by utilizing the catalytic...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 445: Towards blue AIE/AIEE: Synthesis and Applications in OLEDs of Tetra-/Triphenylethenyl Substituted 9,9-Dimethylacridine Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030445 Authors: Cekaviciute Petrauskaite Nasiri Simokaitiene Volyniuk Sych Budreckiene Grazulevicius Aiming to design blue fluorescent emitters with high photoluminescence quantum yields in solid-state, nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic 9,9-dimethylacridine was...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 449: A Many-Faced Alkaloid: Polymorphism of (–)-Monophyllidin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030449 Authors: Dank Wurzer Felsinger Bugl Kählig Hela Roller Gstach The synthesis of the alkaloid (–)-monophyllidin is described. The molecule is a hybrid of xanthoxyline and (S)-proline, accessible in one-step through a Mannich reaction. In the solid-state, defined structural arrangements with different physical properties...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 441: Treatment of Human Lens Epithelium with High Levels of Nanoceria Leads to Reactive Oxygen Species Mediated Apoptosis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030441 Authors: Belal I. Hanafy Gareth W. V. Cave Yvonne Barnett Barbara Pierscionek Nanoceria (cerium oxide nanoparticles) have been shown to protect human lens epithelial cells (HLECs) from oxidative stress when used at low concentrations. However, there is a lack of understanding about the mechanism...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 444: The Applications of Solid-State NMR to Conducting Polymers. The Special Case on Polyaniline Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030444 Authors: Zujovic Kilmartin Travas-Sejdic Polyaniline is one of the most well studied conducting polymers due to its advanced electrical, chemical, redox and morphological properties. The high conductivity of regular polyaniline, when partially oxidized and doped under acidic conditions, has been associated with the...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 438: Environmentally Friendly Surface Modification Treatment of Flax Fibers by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030438 Authors: Seghini Touchard Chocinski-Arnault Placet François Plasseraud Bracciale Tirillò Sarasini The present work investigates the effects of an environmentally friendly treatment based on supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) on the interfacial adhesion of flax fibers with thermoset...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 439: Poly (Vinyl Butyral-Co-Vinyl Alcohol-Co-Vinyl Acetate) Coating Performance on Copper Corrosion in Saline Environment Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030439 Authors: Samide Merisanu Tutunaru Iacobescu Poly (vinyl butyral-co-vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate) named further PVBA was investigated as a protective coating for copper corrosion in 0.9% NaCl solution using electrochemical measurements such as, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 437: A Fast-Response Red Shifted Fluorescent Probe for Detection of H2S in Living Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030437 Authors: Ismail Chen Ji Sun Yi Xi Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probes are attractive tools for bioimaging applications because of their low auto-fluorescence interference, minimal damage to living samples, and deep tissue penetration. H2S is a gaseous signaling molecule that is involved in redox homeostasis...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 440: Tailoring Photoluminescence from Si-Based Nanocrystals Prepared by Pulsed Laser Ablation in He-N2 Gas Mixtures Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030440 Authors: Fronya Antonenko Kharin Muratov Aleschenko Derzhavin Karpov Dombrovska Garmash Kargin Klimentov Timoshenko Kabashin Using methods of pulsed laser ablation from a silicon target in helium (He)-nitrogen (N2) gas mixtures maintained at reduced pressures...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 443: Characterization of Crystal Microstructure Based on Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) Technique Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030443 Authors: Wang Xu Sun Liu Zhu Li Sun Wang Zhang Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) is an effective method to obtain microstructural information of materials. However, due to the influence of crystal surface effects, SAXS has a deviation in the characterization of the crystal microstructure....
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 442: Fatty Acids, Volatile and Sensory Profile of Multigrain Biscuits Enriched with Spent Malt Rootles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030442 Authors: Chiş Pop Păucean Socaci Alexa Man Bota Muste Spent malt rootlets, a by-product of the brewing industry, are a rich source of protein, essential amino acids, healthy fats, polyphenols and minerals, and could be a new promising type of raw material from the nutritional, economic,...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 436: Adduct under Field—A Qualitative Approach to Account for Solvent Effect on Hydrogen Bonding Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030436 Authors: Shenderovich Denisov The location of a mobile proton in acid-base complexes in aprotic solvents can be predicted using a simplified Adduct under Field (AuF) approach, where solute–solvent effects on the geometry of hydrogen bond are simulated using a fictitious external electric field. The parameters...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 435: Alginate-Mediated Synthesis of Hetero-Shaped Silver Nanoparticles and Their Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing Ability Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030435 Authors: Bhagyaraj Krupa A new method for the simple synthesis of stable heterostructured biopolymer (sodium alginate)-capped silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) based on green chemistry is reported. The as-prepared nanoparticles were characterized using the ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) absorption spectroscopy,...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 434: Chasing Particularities of Guanine- and Cytosine-Rich DNA Strands Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030434 Authors: Trajkovski Plavec By substitution of natural nucleotides by their abasic analogs (i.e., 1′,2′-dideoxyribose phosphate residue) at critically chosen positions within 27-bp DNA constructs originating from the first intron of N-myc gene, we hindered hybridization within the guanine- and cytosine-rich central region and...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 433: Tetrapyrrolic Macrocycles: Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications 2018 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030433 Authors: Moura Faustino Neves Natural and synthetic macrocycles like porphyrins, corroles and phthalocyanines are considered strong candidates to be used in different fields, such as catalysis, sensing, medicine, materials science, or in the development of advanced biomimetic models. All these applications are strongly dependent...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 432: Fe-catalyzed Decarbonylative Alkylative Spirocyclization of N-Arylcinnamamides: Access to Alkylated 1-Azaspirocyclohexadienones Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030432 Authors: Peng Liu Xiao Yang For the convenient introduction of simple linear/branched alkyl groups into biologically important azaspirocyclohexadienones, a practical Fe-catalyzed decarbonylative cascade spiro-cyclization of N-aryl cinnamamides with aliphatic aldehydes to provide...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 431: Molecular Mechanisms at the Basis of Pharmaceutical Grade Triticum vulgare Extract Efficacy in Prompting Keratinocytes Healing Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030431 Authors: D’Agostino Pirozzi Finamore Grieco Minale Schiraldi Background: It has been shown that many plant- or microbial-derived oligos and polysaccharides may prompt tissue repair. Among the different extracts that have been studied, the aqueous one of Triticum vulgare...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 187: Influence of Magnetic Micelles on Assembly and Deposition of Porphyrin J-Aggregates Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020187 Authors: Castriciano Trapani Romeo Depalo Rizzi Fanizza Patanè Monsù Scolaro Clusters of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have been incorporated into the hydrophobic core of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified phospholipid micelles. Two different PEG-phospholipids have been selected...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 185: Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Alter the Cellular Phosphoproteome in A549 Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020185 Authors: Biola-Clier Gaillard Rabilloud Armengaud Carriere TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) are one of the most produced NPs worldwide and are used in many consumer products. Their impact on human health, especially through inhalation, has been studied for more than two decades. TiO2 is known for its strong affinity towards...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 186: A Review of Applications Using Mixed Materials of Cellulose, Nanocellulose and Carbon Nanotubes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020186 Authors: Miyashiro Hamano Umemura Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been extensively studied as one of the most interesting nanomaterials for over 25 years because they exhibit excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, and electrical properties. In the past decade, the number of publications and patents...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 184: Performance Enhancement of Ultra-Thin Nanowire Array Solar Cells by Bottom Reflectivity Engineering Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020184 Authors: Yan Liu Sibirev Zhang Ren A bottom-reflectivity-enhanced ultra-thin nanowire array solar cell is proposed and studied by 3D optoelectronic simulations. By inserting a small-index MgF2 layer between the polymer and substrate, the absorption is significantly improved over a broad wavelength...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 183: Multifunctional Nanocarriers for Lung Drug Delivery Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020183 Authors: Pontes Grenha Nanocarriers have been increasingly proposed for lung drug delivery applications. The strategy of combining the intrinsic and more general advantages of the nanostructures with specificities that improve the therapeutic outcomes of particular clinical situations is frequent. These include the surface engineering of the carriers by...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 182: Ablation in Externally Applied Electric and Magnetic Fields Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020182 Authors: Jovan Maksimovic Soon-Hock Ng Tomas Katkus Nguyen Hoai An An Le James W. M. Chon Bruce C. C. Cowie Tao Yang Yves Bellouard Saulius Juodkazis To harness light-matter interactions at the nano-/micro-scale, better tools for control must be developed. Here, it is shown that by applying an external electric and/or magnetic...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 278: Gut Microbiota Profile of Obese Diabetic Women Submitted to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Its Association with Food Intake and Postoperative Diabetes Remission Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020278 Authors: Karina Al Assal Gut microbiota composition is influenced by environmental factors and has been shown to impact body metabolism. Objective: To assess the gut microbiota profile before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and the correlation with food...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 290: Long-Term Blackcurrant Supplementation Modified Gut Microbiome Profiles in Mice in an Age-Dependent Manner: An Exploratory Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020290 Authors: Cao Lee Melough Sakaki Maas Koo Chun Recent studies have suggested that blackcurrant (BC) anthocyanins have promising health benefits, possibly through regulating gut microbiome. Three- and eighteen-month old female mice were fed standard mouse diets for 4 months,...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 288: Fat and Fat-Free Mass of Preterm and Term Infants from Birth to Six Months: A Review of Current Evidence Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020288 Authors: Hamatschek Yousuf Möllers So Morrison Fusch Rochow To optimize infant nutrition, the nature of weight gain must be analyzed. This study aims to review publications and develop growth charts for fat and fat-free mass for preterm and term infants. Body composition data measured by air...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 287: Murine Genetic Background Overcomes Gut Microbiota Changes to Explain Metabolic Response to High-Fat Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020287 Authors: Safari Bruneau Monnoye Mariadassou Philippe Zatloukal Gérard Interactions of diet, gut microbiota, and host genetics play essential roles in the development of metabolic diseases. A/J and C57BL/6J (C57) are two mouse strains known to display different susceptibilities to metabolic disorders....
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 286: Champ4life Study Protocol: A One-Year Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lifestyle Intervention for Inactive Former Elite Athletes with Overweight/Obesity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020286 Authors: Silva Nunes Matias Jesus Francisco Cardoso Santos Carraça Silva Sardinha Martins Minderico Preventive and educational programs directed to former elite athletes in the areas of healthy living are required. This is particularly...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 285: Potential Risk of Higenamine Misuse in Sports: Evaluation of Lotus Plumule Extract Products and a Human Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020285 Authors: Yen Tung Chang Tsai Hsu Wu Since 2017, higenamine has been added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list as a β2-agonist prohibited at all times for sportspersons. According to WADA’s report, positive cases of higenamine misuse have been increasing...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 284: Current Knowledge about the Effect of Nutritional Status, Supplemented Nutrition Diet, and Gut Microbiota on Hepatic Ischemia-Reperfusion and Regeneration in Liver Surgery Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020284 Authors: Cornide-Petronio Álvarez-Mercado Jiménez-Castro Peralta Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is an unresolved problem in liver resection and transplantation. The preexisting nutritional status related to the gut microbial profile might...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 289: Micronutrient Supplementation and Fortification Interventions on Health and Development Outcomes among Children Under-Five in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020289 Authors: Tam Keats Rind Das Bhutta Micronutrient deficiencies continue to be widespread among children under-five in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), despite the fact that several effective strategies...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 282: A Special Amino-Acid Formula Tailored to Boosting Cell Respiration Prevents Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress Caused by Doxorubicin in Mouse Cardiomyocytes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020282 Authors: Tedesco Rossi Ragni Ruocco Brunetti Carruba Torrente Valerio Nisoli Anthracycline anticancer drugs, such as doxorubicin (DOX), can induce cardiotoxicity supposed to be related to mitochondrial damage. We have recently...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 281: Dietary Inflammatory Index and S-Klotho Plasma Levels in Middle-Aged Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020281 Authors: Jurado-Fasoli Castillo Amaro-Gahete Background: Soluble Klotho (S-Klotho) is an aging suppressor with a close link with inflammation. However, it is still unknown whether the dietary inflammatory potential is associated with S-Klotho plasma level. We aimed to investigate the association of the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) with...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 279: Salt and Health: Survey on Knowledge and Salt Intake Related Behaviour in Italy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020279 Authors: Iaccarino Idelson D’Elia Cairella Sabino Scalfi Fabbri Galletti Garbagnati Lionetti Paolella Simonetti Strazzullo on behalf of the SINU-GIRCSI Working Group Background and aim: Excess sodium intake is a recognised causal factor of hypertension and its cardiovascular complications; there...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 280: The Importance of Fatty Acids as Nutrients during Post-Exercise Recovery Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020280 Authors: Lundsgaard Fritzen Kiens It is well recognized that whole-body fatty acid (FA) oxidation remains increased for several hours following aerobic endurance exercise, even despite carbohydrate intake. However, the mechanisms involved herein have hitherto not been subject to a thorough evaluation. In immediate and early recovery (0–4...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 283: Honey and Its Phenolic Compounds as an Effective Natural Medicine for Cardiovascular Diseases in Humans? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020283 Authors: Olas Honey is a sweet, viscous syrup produced by the honey bee (Apis mellifera). It is probably the first natural sweetener ever discovered, and is currently used as a nutritious food supplement and medicinal agent. The aim of the present mini-review is to summarize and update the current knowledge regarding...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 277: Aging and Caloric Restriction Modulate the DNA Methylation Profile of the Ribosomal RNA Locus in Human and Rat Liver Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020277 Authors: Gensous Ravaioli Pirazzini Gramignoli Ellis Storci Capri Strom Laconi Franceschi Garagnani Marongiu Bacalini A growing amount of evidence suggests that the downregulation of protein synthesis is an adaptive response during physiological aging, which...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 276: Lactate-Fortified Puerariae Radix Fermented by Bifidobacterium breve Improved Diet-Induced Metabolic Dysregulation via Alteration of Gut Microbial Communities Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020276 Authors: Yura Choi Shambhunath Bose Na Rae Shin Eun-Ji Song Young-Do Nam Hojun Kim Background: Puerariae Radix (PR), the dried root of Pueraria lobata, is reported to possess therapeutic efficacies against various diseases including obesity, diabetes,...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 275: Performance Factors Influencing Efficacy and Effectiveness of Iron Fortification Programs of Condiments for Improving Anemia Prevalence and Iron Status in Populations: A Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020275 Authors: Waller Andrade Mejia Iron fortification of staple foods is a common practice around the world to reduce the prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia. More recently, fortified condiments, including salts, sauces, and powders,...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 274: Maternal Lutein and Zeaxanthin Concentrations in Relation to Offspring Visual Acuity at 3 Years of Age: The GUSTO Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020274 Authors: Lai Veetil Lanca Lee Godfrey Gluckman Shek Yap Tan Chong Ong Ngo Saw Chong Lutein and zeaxanthin play important roles in visual functions, but their influence on early visual development is unclear. We related maternal lutein and zeaxanthin...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 73: New Approaches for Escherichia coli Genotyping Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020073 Authors: Kotłowski Grecka Kot Szweda Easy-to-perform, fast, and inexpensive methods of differentiation of Escherichia coli strains beyond the species level are highly required. Herein two new, original tools for genotyping of E. coli isolates are proposed. The first of the developed method, a PCR-RFLP (polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism)...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 74: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans LtxA Hijacks Endocytic Trafficking Pathways in Human Lymphocytes Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020074 Authors: Lally Boesze-Battaglia Dhingra Gomez Lora Mitchell Giannakakis Fahim Benz Balashova Leukotoxin (LtxA), from oral pathogen Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, is a secreted membrane-damaging protein. LtxA is internalized by β2 integrin LFA-1 (CD11a/CD18)-expressing...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 71: Molecular and Phylogenetic Analysis of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks Parasitizing Native Korean Goats (Capra hircus coreanae) in South Korea Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020071 Authors: Seo Kwon Kwak Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) are considered zoonotic re-emerging pathogens, with ticks playing important roles in their transmission and ecology. Previous studies in South Korea have examined TBPs residing in ticks; however, there is no phylogenetic...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 72: Hypermutation as an Evolutionary Mechanism for Achromobacter xylosoxidans in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020072 Authors: Veschetti Sandri Johansen Lleò Malerba Achromobacter xylosoxidans can cause chronic infections in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) by adapting to the specific environment. The study of longitudinal isolates allows to investigate its within-host evolution to unravel the...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 75: Enniatin Production Influences Fusarium avenaceum Virulence on Potato Tubers, but not on Durum Wheat or Peas Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020075 Authors: Eranthodi Schneiderman Harris Witte Sproule Hermans Overy Chatterton Liu Li Fundora Zhao Foroud Fusarium avenaceum is a generalist pathogen responsible for diseases in numerous crop species. The fungus produces a series of mycotoxins including the cyclohexadepsipeptide...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 19: Peptide-Based Soft Hydrogels Modified with Gadolinium Complexes as MRI Contrast Agents Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13020019 Authors: Gallo Diaferia Gregorio Morelli Gianolio Accardo : Poly-aromatic peptide sequences are able to self-assemble into a variety of supramolecular aggregates such as fibers, hydrogels, and tree-like multi-branched nanostructures. Due to their biocompatible nature, these peptide nanostructures have been...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 87: Pectin and Zinc Alginate: The Right Inner/Outer Polymer Combination for Core-Shell Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020087 Authors: Auriemma Cerciello Aquino Gaudio Fusco Russo Core-shell beads loaded with betamethasone were developed using co-axial prilling as production technique and pectin plus alginate as polymeric carriers. During this study, many operative conditions were intensively investigated...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 88: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Pharmaceutics in 2019 Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020088 Authors: Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not.[...]
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 135: Is Pasture Cropping a Valid Weed Management Tool Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020135 Authors: Luna Fernández-Quintanilla Dorado The aim of the present work was to study the feasibility of pasture cropping under the Mediterranean conditions prevailing in central Spain and its potential as a weed management tool. Three cropping systems were assessed: conventionally grown winter barley and winter barley in pasture cropping with two perennial summer species,...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 134: Macrophomina Crown and Root Rot of Pistachio in California Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020134 Authors: Nouri Lawrence Kallsen Trouillas In this study, declining pistachio rootstocks were detected in newly planted commercial pistachio orchards in Kern County, California. Symptoms were characterized by wilted foliage combined with crown rot in the rootstock. From diseased trees, 42 isolates were obtained, and all had similar cultural and morphological...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 133: Comparative Chloroplast Genomics of Fritillaria (Liliaceae), Inferences for Phylogenetic Relationships between Fritillaria and Lilium and Plastome Evolution Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020133 Authors: Huang Yu Liu Xie He Zhou Fritillaria is a genus that has important medicinal and horticultural values. The study involved the most comprehensive chloroplast genome samples referring to Old and New World clades of Fritillaria for marker selection...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 131: Physiological, Biochemical and Reproductive Studies on Valeriana wallichii, a Critically Endangered Medicinal Plant of the Himalayan Region Grown under In-Situ and Ex-Situ Conditions Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020131 Authors: Asgher Verma Khan Vyas Kumari Rashid Khan Qadir Ali Ahmad Valeriana wallichii, a perennial herb belonging to family Valerianaceae, is an important medicinal herb of the Himalayan region. The incessant...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 130: NADH-GOGAT Overexpression Does Not Improve Maize (Zea mays L.) Performance Even When Pyramiding with NAD-IDH, GDH and GS Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020130 Authors: Cañas Yesbergenova-Cuny Belanger Rouster Brulé Gilard Quilleré Sallaud Hirel Maize plants overexpressing NADH-GOGAT were produced in order to determine if boosting 2-Oxoglurate production used as a carbon skeleton for the biosynthesis of amino acids will improve plant...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 132: Transgenesis as a Tool for the Efficient Production of Selected Secondary Metabolites from in Vitro Plant Cultures Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020132 Authors: Kowalczyk Wieczfinska Skała Śliwiński Sitarek The plant kingdom abounds in countless species with potential medical uses. Many of them contain valuable secondary metabolites belonging to different classes and demonstrating anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial or antidiabetic...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 129: Arsenic Uptake and Accumulation Mechanisms in Rice Species Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020129 Authors: Abedi Mojiri Rice consumption is a source of arsenic (As) exposure, which poses serious health risks. In this study, the accumulation of As in rice was studied. Research shows that As accumulation in rice in Taiwan and Bangladesh is higher than that in other countries. In addition, the critical factors influencing the uptake of As into rice crops are defined....
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Publications, Vol. 8, Pages 6: Disparate Environmental Monitoring as a Barrier to the Availability and Accessibility of Open Access Data on the Tidal Thames Publications doi: 10.3390/publications8010006 Authors: Julia Lanoue Open Access data plays an increasingly important role in discussions of environmental issues. Limited availability or poor quality data can impede citizen participation in environmental dialogue, leading to their voices being undermined. This study assesses the quality...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Publications, Vol. 8, Pages 5: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Publications in 2019 Publications doi: 10.3390/publications8010005 Authors: Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not[...]
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 55: Comparative Religion and Anti-Religious Museums of Soviet Russia in the 1920s Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020055 Authors: Shakhnovich By the end of the 1920s, more than 100 anti-religious museums had been opened in the Soviet Union. In addition, anti-religious departments appeared in the exhibitions of many local historical museums. In Moscow, the Central Anti-Religious Museum was opened in the Cathedral of the Strastnoi Monastery. At that time, the first...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 54: Luther/an(d) Feminist Intersectional Theology Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020054 Authors: Riswold This article will offer some criteria for evaluating a contemporary feminist engagement with Martin Luther’s work. The key theory and method is intersectionality: where Luther’s theology has resonance with intersectionality is where his work continues to have potential for feminist theological engagement. In turn, intersectionality helps...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 10: Preliminary Investigation into Measurement While Drilling as a Means to Characterize the Coalmine Roof Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9020010 Authors: Khanal Qin Shen Dlamini The variable nature of the coalmine roof poses a challenge to roadway stability during underground coal mining. There have been fatalities and financial losses in the coal mining industry due to roadway failures and roof falls. Generally, the geotechnical and geological...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 7: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Risks in 2019 Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010007 Authors: Risks Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 8: Pricing of Commodity Derivatives on Processes with Memory Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010008 Authors: Fred Espen Benth Asma Khedher Michèle Vanmaele Spot option prices, forwards and options on forwards relevant for the commodity markets are computed when the underlying process S is modelled as an exponential of a process ξ with memory as, e.g., a Volterra equation driven by a Lévy process. Moreover, the interest rate and a risk premium...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 6: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Safety in 2019 Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010006 Authors: Safety Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not. [...]
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 5: ATEX-HOF Methodology: Innovation Driven by Human and Organizational Factors (HOF) in Explosive Atmosphere Risk Assessment Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010005 Authors: Geng Murè Demichela Baldissone ATEX (explosive atmosphere) risk assessment is required when any equipment or system could generate a potentially explosive atmosphere. Despite the fact that many operations on plants and equipment containing dangerous substances are performed by operators,...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 5: Antioxidants in Cancer Therapy: Recent Trends in Application of Nanotechnology for Enhanced Delivery Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88010005 Authors: Ammar Shamma Elbatanony Khater Recently, the occurrence of cancer has significantly increased; it represents the second-most frequent cause of death after cardiovascular diseases. Many dietary antioxidants have shown large impact as effective agents for cancer prevention by reducing...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 7: Online Sales and Business Model Innovation in Art Markets: A Case Study Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9020007 Authors: Fernandes Afonso Every year online sales represent a higher percentage of the sales total in nearly all sectors of the economy, and the art markets are no exception. However, there are few empirical studies showing how online sales and digital technologies are transforming the art markets at a micro-level. This study is based...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 12: Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Lower-Limb Muscle Endurance Following an Acute Bout of Aerobic Exercise in Young Men Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8020012 Authors: Vieira de Paula Gentil Pichard Candow Pimentel We aimed to determine whether creatine supplementation influences lower-limb muscle endurance following an acute bout of aerobic exercise (AE) in young healthy men. Using a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 11: The Effectiveness of a Primary School Based Badminton Intervention on Children’s Fundamental Movement Skills Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8020011 Authors: Duncan Noon Lawson Hurst Eyre This study examined the effects of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Shuttle Time program on fundamental movement skills (FMS) in English children. A total of 124 children; 66 in key stage 1 (ages 6–7 years) and 58 in key stage 2 (10–11 years)...
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Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 9: Engineering Tests to Evaluate the Feasibility of an Emerging Solar Pavement Technology for Public Roads and Highways Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8010009 Authors: Jr. Newman Munna Tschida Brusaw Concrete and asphalt are the primary materials used to construct roadways for motor vehicles, paths for pedestrians and bicyclists, and runways for aircraft. Solar Roadways®, Inc. (SR) proposed a novel solar pavement technology...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 67: Shiga Toxin-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Narrative Review Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020067 Authors: Joseph Cointe Mariani Kurkdjian Rafat Hertig The severity of human infection by one of the many Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is determined by a number of factors: the bacterial genome, the capacity of human societies to prevent foodborne epidemics, the medical condition of infected patients (in particular their hydration...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 66: Apitoxin and Its Components against Cancer, Neurodegeneration and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Limitations and Possibilities Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020066 Authors: Aufschnaiter Kohler Khalifa Abd El-Wahed Du El-Seedi Büttner Natural products represent important sources for the discovery and design of novel drugs. Bee venom and its isolated components have been intensively studied with respect to their potential to counteract or ameliorate...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 65: Tb1, a Neurotoxin from Tityus bahiensis Scorpion Venom, Induces Epileptic Seizures by Increasing Glutamate Release Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020065 Authors: Beraldo Neto Freitas Pimenta Lebrun Nencioni Here, we report the neurotoxic effects aroused by the intracerebral injection (in rats) of Tb1, which is a neurotoxin isolated from Tityus bahiensis scorpion venom. Biochemical analyses have demonstrated that this toxin is similar to the gamma...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 62: P-Cresylsulfate, the Protein-Bound Uremic Toxin, Increased Endothelial Permeability Partly Mediated by Src-Induced Phosphorylation of VE-Cadherin Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020062 Authors: Chen Huang Wu Hsu The goal of our study was to investigate the impact of p-cresylsulfate (PCS) on the barrier integrity in human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) monolayers and the renal artery of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We measured changes...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 63: Bacterial Genotoxin-Induced DNA Damage and Modulation of the Host Immune Microenvironment Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020063 Authors: Martin Frisan : Bacterial genotoxins (BTGX) induce DNA damage, which results in senescence or apoptosis of the target cells if not properly repaired. Three BTGXs have been identified: the cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) family produced by several Gram-negative bacteria, the typhoid toxin produced by several Salmonella...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 64: TRI Genotyping and Chemotyping: A Balance of Power Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020064 Authors: Ramdass Villafana Rampersad Fusarium is among the top 10 most economically important plant pathogens in the world. Trichothecenes are the principal mycotoxins produced as secondary metabolites by select species of Fusarium and cause acute and chronic toxicity in animals and humans upon exposure either through consumption and/or contact. There are over 100...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 16: Centering Patient Expectations of a Novel Home-Based Oral Drug Treatment among T. b. rhodesiense Human African Trypanosomiasis Patients in Uganda Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010016 Authors: Lee Apio Palmer The recent approval of fexinidazole for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) caused by T. b. gambiense enables improved patient management that is pivotal to elimination. Effective in both the early and late...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 37: Co-Administration of Injected and Oral Vaccine Candidates Elicits Improved Immune Responses over Either Route Alone Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010037 Authors: Hayden Landrock Hung Ostroff Fake Walker Kier Howard Infectious diseases continue to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, and although efficacious vaccines are available for many diseases, some parenteral vaccines elicit little or no mucosal antibodies which...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 36: Humanized Mice for Live-Attenuated Vaccine Research: From Unmet Potential to New Promises Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010036 Authors: O’Connell Douam Live-attenuated vaccines (LAV) represent one of the most important medical innovations in human history. In the past three centuries, LAV have saved hundreds of millions of lives, and will continue to do so for many decades to come. Interestingly, the most successful LAVs, such as the smallpox vaccine,...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 127: The Impact of Cellular Proliferation on the HIV-1 Reservoir Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020127 Authors: Virgilio Collins Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a chronic infection that destroys the immune system in infected individuals. Although antiretroviral therapy is effective at preventing infection of new cells, it is not curative. The inability to clear infection is due to the presence of a rare, but long-lasting latent cellular reservoir. These cells...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 126: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Subviral Particles as Protective Vaccines and Vaccine Platforms Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020126 Authors: Ho Jeevan-Raj Netter : Hepatitis B remains one of the major global health problems more than 40 years after the identification of human hepatitis B virus (HBV) as the causative agent. A critical turning point in combating this virus was the development of a preventative vaccine composed of the HBV surface (envelope) protein...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 128: Risk Mapping of Influenza D Virus Occurrence in Ruminants and Swine in Togo Using a Spatial Multicriteria Decision Analysis Approach Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020128 Authors: Fusade-Boyer Pato Komlan Dogno Batawui Go-Maro McKenzie Guinat Secula Paul Webby Tran Waret-Szkuta Ducatez Influenza D virus (IDV) has been identified in several continents, with serological evidence for the virus in Africa. In order...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 320: Assessing Regional Scale Water Balances through Remote Sensing Techniques: A Case Study of Boufakrane River Watershed, Meknes Region, Morocco Water doi: 10.3390/w12020320 Authors: El Hafyani Essahlaoui Rompaey Mohajane El Hmaidi El Ouali Moudden Serrhini This paper aims to develop a method to assess regional water balances using remote sensing techniques. The Boufakrane river watershed in Meknes Region (Morocco), which is characterized...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 321: Infiltration into Frozen Silty Clay Loam Soil with Different Soil Water Contents in the Red River of the North Basin in the USA Water doi: 10.3390/w12020321 Authors: Roy Jia Steele Chu Lin : Predicting surface runoff and flooding in seasonally frozen areas such as the Red River of the North Basin (RRB) in USA is a challenging task. It depends on the knowledge of the complex process of infiltration in frozen soil, such as phase changes of water,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 318: 13 Years of Storms: An Analysis of the Effects of Storms on Lake Physics on the Atlantic Fringe of Europe Water doi: 10.3390/w12020318 Authors: Andersen de Eyto Dillane Poole Jennings While winter storms are generally common in western Europe, the rarer summer storms may result in more pronounced impacts on lake physics. Using long-term, high frequency datasets of weather and lake thermal structure from the west of Ireland (2005 to 2017), we...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 317: Cover or Velocity: What Triggers Iberian Barbel (Luciobarbus Bocagei) Refuge Selection under Experimental Hydropeaking Conditions? Water doi: 10.3390/w12020317 Authors: Moreira Costa Valbuena-Castro Pinheiro Boavida The rapid river flow variations due to hydropower production during peak demand periods, known as hydropeaking, causes several ecological impacts. In this study, we assessed the potential of an overhead cover and velocity-refuge...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 316: Reuse of Waste Geothermal Brine: Process, Thermodynamic and Economic Analysis Water doi: 10.3390/w12020316 Authors: Capocelli Moliterni Piemonte De Falco Geothermal brines can be a resource of energy, freshwater and minerals. Even when rejected after their exploitation to produce energy in a power plant, the brines can be a source of freshwater and minerals, and can have a residual enthalpy that can be recovered to produce additional power. The...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 311: Analysis of Free and Combined Chlorine Concentrations in Swimming Pool Water and an Attempt to Determine a Reliable Water Sampling Point Water doi: 10.3390/w12020311 Authors: Wyczarska-Kokot Lempart-Rapacewicz Dudziak The analysis of free chlorine concentrations in swimming pool water makes it possible to assess the antiseptic effect of the disinfectant. The concentration of combined chlorine determines the comfort of swimming and indicates if there...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 319: Acknowledgement to Reviewers of Water in 2019 Water doi: 10.3390/w12020319 Authors: Water Editorial Office Water Editorial Office The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal’s rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 313: Functional Groups of Phytoplankton and Their Relationship with Environmental Factors in the Restored Uzarzewskie Lake Water doi: 10.3390/w12020313 Authors: Kozak Budzyńska Dondajewska-Pielka Kowalczewska-Madura Gołdyn Uzarzewskie Lake is a small, postglacial lake, located in western Poland. The lake is under restoration treatment since 2006. At first, iron treatment was done for 2 years. In the second stage, spring water was directed into the...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 314: The 2030 Agenda as Agenda Setting Event for Water Governance? Evidence from the Cuautla River Basin in Morelos and Mexico Water doi: 10.3390/w12020314 Authors: Breuer Oswald Spring Policy science has developed various approaches, such as agenda-setting and goal-setting theory, aimed at explaining the emergence of policy shifts and behavioural changes. The 2030 Agenda sets an ambitious vision for human development in times of global environmental change...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 315: Comprehensive Assessment Methodology for Urban Residential Rainwater Tank Implementation Water doi: 10.3390/w12020315 Authors: Sharma Gardner Rainwater tanks are increasingly being implemented as part of the integrated urban water management paradigm where all sources of water, including potable, stormwater and recycled, are considered eligible to contribute to the urban water supply. Over the last decade or so, there has been a rapid uptake of rainwater...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 312: Influence of Small Hydroelectric Power Stations on River Water Quality Water doi: 10.3390/w12020312 Authors: Álvarez Valero de la Torre-Rodríguez Acuña-Alonso Hydropower electricity generation is considered one of the cheapest technologies regarding electricity generation costs, and it is the most traditional, clean, renewable energy source. However, despite the environmental benefits offered by hydropower, they also can have negative impacts and...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 309: Bayesian Model Weighting: The Many Faces of Model Averaging Water doi: 10.3390/w12020309 Authors: Marvin Höge Anneli Guthke Wolfgang Nowak Model averaging makes it possible to use multiple models for one modelling task, like predicting a certain quantity of interest. Several Bayesian approaches exist that all yield a weighted average of predictive distributions. However, often, they are not properly applied which can lead to false conclusions. In this...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 310: Impact of Sequential Treatments with Natural and Na-Exchanged Chabazite Zeolite-Rich Tuff on Pig-Slurry Chemical Composition Water doi: 10.3390/w12020310 Authors: Ferretti Galamini Medoro Coltorti Di Giuseppe Faccini Notwithstanding the widespread use of natural and pre-exchanged zeolites for zootechnical effluent treatment, little attention has been dedicated to the variation in the chemical composition of the treated slurries, besides...
Tue Jan 21, 2020 02:00
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