Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 683: Nanocellulose and Polycaprolactone Nanospun Composite Membranes and Their Potential for the Removal of Pollutants from Water Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030683 Authors: Hasbleidy Palacios Hinestroza Hilary Urena-Saborio Florentina Zurita Aida Alejandra Guerrero de León Gunasekaran Sundaram Belkis Sulbarán-Rangel A composite membrane based on polycaprolactone (PCL) and cellulose nanofibers (CNF) with different compositions was prepared...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 693: Amyloid-Beta1-42 -Induced Increase in GABAergic Tonic Conductance in Mouse Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030693 Authors: Beatriz Calvo-Flores Guzmán SooHyun Kim Bhavya Chawdhary Katie Peppercorn Warren P Tate Henry J Waldvogel Richard LM Faull Johanna Montgomery Andrea Kwakowsky Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex and chronic neurodegenerative disorder that involves a progressive and...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 690: Parallel Strategy Increases the Thermostability and Activity of Glutamate Decarboxylase Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030690 Authors: Zhang Hu Zhao Huang Mei Mei Glutamate decarboxylase (GAD; EC 4.1.1.15) is a unique pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme that specifically catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-glutamic acid to produce γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which exhibits several well-known physiological functions....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 689: Curcumin Delivery Mediated by Bio-Based Nanoparticles: A Review Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030689 Authors: Moballegh Nasery Abadi Poormoghadam Zarrabi Keyhanvar Khanbabaei Ashrafizadeh Mohammadinejad Tavakol Sethi Todays, nano-pharmaceutics is emerging as an important field of science to develop and improve efficacy of different drugs. Although nutraceuticals are currently being utilized in the prevention and...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 691: Cannabinoids and Terpenes as an Antibacterial and Antibiofouling Promotor for PES Water Filtration Membranes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030691 Authors: Ismara Nadir Nosheen Fatima Rana Nasir Mahmood Ahmad Tahreem Tanweer Amna Batool Zara Taimoor Sundus Riaz Syed Mohsin Ali Plant phytochemicals have potential decontaminating properties, however, their role in the amelioration of hydrophobic water filtration membranes have not...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 684: Synthesis of Functionalized Cannabilactones Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030684 Authors: Yingpeng Liu Thanh C. Ho Mohammed Baradwan Maria Pascual Lopez-Alberca Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas Spyros P. Nikas Alexandros Makriyannis A new approach to synthesize cannabilactones using Suzuki cross-coupling reaction followed by one-step demethylation-cyclization is presented. The two key cannabilactone prototypes AM1710 and AM1714 were...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 685: Sucupira Oil-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLC): Lipid Screening, Factorial Design, Release Profile, and Cytotoxicity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030685 Authors: Vieira Severino Nalone Souto Silva Lucarini Durazzo Santini Souto Essential oils are odorant liquid oily products consisting of a complex mixture of volatile compounds obtained from a plant raw material. They have been increasingly proven to act as...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 688: Organo-Inorganic Hybrid Intumescent Fire Retardant Coatings for Thermoplastics Based on Poly(Vinylphosphonic Acid) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030688 Authors: Baljinder K. Kandola Katherine V. Williams John R. Ebdon Thin coatings of crosslinked poly(vinylphosphonic acid), PVPA, display good adhesion and excellent intumescent, fire-retardant barrier properties when applied to the surfaces of a typical thermoplastic, such as poly(methyl methacrylate),...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 686: 1,2- and 1,1-Migratory Insertion Reactions of Silylated Germylene Adducts Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030686 Authors: Walewska Baumgartner Marschner The reactions of the PMe3 adduct of the silylated germylene [(Me3Si)3Si]2Ge: with GeCl2·dioxane were found to yield 1,1-migratory insertion products of GeCl2 into one or two Ge–Si bonds. In a related reaction, a germylene was inserted with tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl and vinyl...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 687: Novozym 435-Catalyzed Synthesis of Well-Defined Hyperbranched Aliphatic Poly(β-thioether ester) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25030687 Authors: Wu Liu A series of new hyperbranched aliphatic poly(β-thioether ester)s were prepared by the enzymatic ring-opening polycondensation of 1,4-oxathiepan-7-one (OTO) and AB2/ABB’ comonomer with acid-labile β-thiopropionate groups. Two kinds of comonomers, methyl 3-((3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)propyl)thio)propanoate...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 280: Directed Self-Assembly of Polystyrene Nanospheres by Direct Laser-Writing Lithography Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020280 Authors: Eleonora Cara Federico Ferrarese Lupi Matteo Fretto Natascia De Leo Mauro Tortello Renato Gonnelli Katia Sparnacci Luca Boarino In this work, we performed a systematic study on the effect of the geometry of pre-patterned templates and spin-coating conditions on the self-assembling process of colloidal...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 278: Partial Oxidation Strategy to Synthesize WS2/WO3 Heterostructure with Enhanced Adsorption Performance for Organic Dyes: Synthesis, Modelling, and Mechanism Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020278 Authors: Li Wang Bi Huang Mao Luo Hao In this work, a facile oxidation strategy was developed to prepare novel tungsten disulfide/tungsten trioxide (WS2/WO3) heterostructures for adsorbing organic dyes efficiently by combining the hydrophilic...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 277: A Novel Route to High-Quality Graphene Quantum Dots by Hydrogen-Assisted Pyrolysis of Silicon Carbide Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020277 Authors: Na Eun Lee Sang Yoon Lee Hyung San Lim Sung Ho Yoo Sung Oh Cho Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) can be highly beneficial in various fields due to their unique properties, such as having an effective charge transfer and quantum confinement. However, defects on GQDs hinder these properties, and...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 274: Microfluidic-Assisted Fabrication of Monodisperse Core–Shell Microcapsules for Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive with Enhanced Performance Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020274 Authors: You Wang Xie Li Lu Jin Wang Zhou Shui Keywords: microfluidics; droplet; microcapsule; pressure-sensitive adhesive; bonding
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 279: Toward Large-Scale Production of Oxidized Graphene Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020279 Authors: Tene Tubon Usca Guevara Molina Veltri Arias Caputi Vacacela Gomez The oxidative exfoliation of graphite is a promising approach to the large-scale production of graphene. Conventional oxidation of graphite essentially facilitates the exfoliation process; however, the oxidation procedure releases toxic gases and requires extensive,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 275: Effect of Compressive Prestrain on the Anti-Pressure and Anti-Wear Performance of Monolayer MoS2: A Molecular Dynamics Study Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020275 Authors: Kong Wei Zhuang Zhang Li Wang The effects of in-plane prestrain on the anti-pressure and anti-wear performance of monolayer MoS2 have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. The results show that monolayer MoS2 observably improves the load bearing...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 272: Impacts of Sol-Gel Auto-Combustion and Ultrasonication Approaches on Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Sm-Tm co-Substituted Sr0.5Ba0.5Fe12O19 Nanohexaferrites: Comparative study Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020272 Authors: Slimani Almessiere Güner Kurtan Baykal In this paper, we introduced a comparative study of Sm-Tm-substituted Sr-Ba nanohexaferrites (NHFs), Sr0.5Ba0.5TmxSmxFe12-2xO19 with x = 0.00–0.05,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 276: Nanocarriers as Magic Bullets in the Treatment of Leukemia Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020276 Authors: Mohammad Houshmand Francesca Garello Paola Circosta Rachele Stefania Silvio Aime Giuseppe Saglio Claudia Giachino Leukemia is a type of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell malignancy characterized by the accumulation of immature cells in the blood and bone marrow. Treatment strategies mainly rely on the administration of chemotherapeutic...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 273: Addendum: Zhang, C., et al. Pulsed Laser-Assisted Helium Ion Nanomachining of Monolayer Graphene—Direct-Write Kirigami Patterns. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1394 Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020273 Authors: Cheng Zhang Ondrej Dyck David A. Garfinkel Michael G. Stanford Alex A. Belianinov Jason D. Fowlkes Stephen Jesse Philip D. Rack The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper [...]
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 271: Size, Surface Functionalization, and Genotoxicity of Gold Nanoparticles In Vitro Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020271 Authors: Gerard Vales Satu Suhonen Kirsi M. Siivola Kai M. Savolainen Julia Catalán Hannu Norppa Several studies suggested that gold nanoparticles (NPs) could be genotoxic in vitro and in vivo. However, gold NPs currently produced present a wide range of sizes and functionalization, which could affect their interactions...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 270: Nanodroplets of Docosahexaenoic Acid-Enriched Algae Oil Encapsulated within Microparticles of Hydrocolloids by Emulsion Electrospraying Assisted by Pressurized Gas Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020270 Authors: Prieto Lagaron Long chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (PUFAs), namely eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are important functional ingredients due to their well-documented health benefits, but highly susceptible...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 425: Whey Peptides Stimulate Differentiation and Lipid Metabolism in Adipocytes and Ameliorate Lipotoxicity-Induced Insulin Resistance in Muscle Cells Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020425 Authors: D’Souza Mercer Mawhinney Pulinilkunnil Udenigwe Kienesberger Deregulation of lipid metabolism and insulin function in muscle and adipose tissue are hallmarks of systemic insulin resistance, which can progress to type 2 diabetes. While previous studies...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 424: Beneficial Effect of Ubiquinol on Hematological and Inflammatory Signaling during Exercise Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020424 Authors: Javier Diaz-Castro Jorge Moreno-Fernandez Ignacio Chirosa Luis Javier Chirosa Rafael Guisado Julio J. Ochoa Strenuous exercise (any activity that expends six metabolic equivalents per minute or more causing sensations of fatigue and exhaustion to occur, inducing deleterious effects, affecting negatively different...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 422: Anti-aging Effects of Calorie Restriction (CR) and CR Mimetics based on the Senoinflammation Concept Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020422 Authors: Kim Bang Jung Noh Yu Choi Chung Chronic inflammation, a pervasive feature of the aging process, is defined by a continuous, multifarious, low-grade inflammatory response. It is a sustained and systemic phenomenon that aggravates aging and can lead to age-related chronic diseases. In recent...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 421: Role of Daily Milk Volume and Period of Lactation in Nutrient Content of Human Milk: Results from a Prospective Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020421 Authors: Rigourd Lopera Cata Benoit Jacquemet Lapillonne Most studies assessing the macronutrient content of human milk are published retrospectively using analyzers that fail to determine sodium content and do not take into account the role of volume in milk composition. We aimed to...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 423: Evolving Nutritional Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020423 Authors: Matti Uusitupa Ursula Schwab One of the special issues in Nutrients in 2020 focuses on the nutritional therapy for diabetes mellitus [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 420: The Effect of a Maternal Mediterranean Diet in Pregnancy on Insulin Resistance is Moderated by Maternal Negative Affect Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020420 Authors: Lindsay Buss Wadhwa Entringer There is inconsistent evidence that healthy dietary interventions can effectively mitigate the risk of adverse outcomes associated with elevated insulin resistance in pregnancy, suggesting that other moderating factors may be at play. Maternal psychological...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 419: Reviewing the Composition of Vaginal Microbiota: Inclusion of Nutrition and Probiotic Factors in the Maintenance of Eubiosis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020419 Authors: Barrientos-Durán Fuentes-López de Salazar Plaza-Díaz García The vaginal microbiota has importance in preserving vaginal health and defending the host against disease. The advent of new molecular techniques and computer science has allowed researchers to discover microbial...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 103: High Prevalence of Strongyloides among South Asian Migrants in Primary Care―Associations with Eosinophilia and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020103 Authors: Baker Ming Choudhury Rahman Smith Muñoz Chiodini Griffiths Whitty Brown Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are a frequent reason for primary care consultation, and common amongst patients with strongyloidiasis. We conducted a prospective cohort...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 104: Epstein–Barr Virus and Helicobacter Pylori Co-Infection in Non-Malignant Gastroduodenal Disorders Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020104 Authors: Dávila-Collado Jarquín-Durán Dong Espinoza Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) are two pathogens associated with the development of various human cancers. The coexistence of both microorganisms in gastric cancer specimens has been increasingly reported, suggesting...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 105: Intracellular Behaviour of Three Legionella pneumophila Strains within Three Amoeba Strains, Including Willaertia magna C2c Maky Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020105 Authors: Hasni Jarry Quelard Carlino Eberst Abbe Demanèche Legionella pneumophila is a facultative intracellular pathogen found in aquatic environments as planktonic cells within biofilms and as intracellular parasites of free-living amoebae such as Acanthamoeba castellanii....
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 102: Effect and Analysis of Bacterial Lysates for the Treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Adults Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020102 Authors: Ahumada-Cota Hernandez-Chiñas Milián-Suazo Chávez-Berrocal Navarro-Ocaña Martínez-Gómez Patiño-López Salazar-Jiménez Eslava Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a relevant public health problem, economically and socially affecting the lives of patients. The increase of antimicrobial...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 140: Omega-3 Self-Nanoemulsion Role in Gastroprotection against Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Injury in Rats Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020140 Authors: Osama A. A. Ahmed Usama A. Fahmy Rana Bakhaidar Mohamed A. El-Moselhy Solomon Z. Okbazghi Al-Shaimaa F. Ahmed Asmaa S. A. Hammad Nabil A. Alhakamy Peptic ulcer disease is an injury of the alimentary tract that leads to a mucosal defect reaching the submucosa. This study...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 138: Nose-to-Brain Delivery Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020138 Authors: Giunchedi Gavini Bonferoni Nose-to-brain delivery represents a big challenge. In fact there is a large number of neurological diseases that require therapies in which the drug must reach the brain, avoiding the difficulties due to the blood–brain barrier (BBB) and the problems connected with systemic administration, such as drug bioavailability and side-effects....
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 139: The Effect of Solvent Vapor Annealing on Drug-Loaded Electrospun Polymer Fibers Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020139 Authors: Chiu Zhang Dziemidowicz Nikoletopoulos Angkawinitwong Chen Williams Electrospinning has emerged as a powerful strategy to develop controlled release drug delivery systems but the effects of post-fabrication solvent vapor annealing on drug-loaded electrospun fibers have not been explored to...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 137: Preparation and Characterization of a Novel Swellable and Floating Gastroretentive Drug Delivery System (sfGRDDS) for Enhanced Oral Bioavailability of Nilotinib Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020137 Authors: Lin Chen Cheng Cheng Ho Sheu Regarding compliance and minimization of side effects of nilotinib therapy, there is a medical need to have a gastroretentive drug delivery system (GRDDS) to enhance the oral bioavailability...
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 2: Approximate and Situated Causality in Deep Learning Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5010002 Authors: Vallverdú Causality is the most important topic in the history of western science, and since the beginning of the statistical paradigm, its meaning has been reconceptualized many times. Causality entered into the realm of multi-causal and statistical scenarios some centuries ago. Despite widespread critics, today deep learning and machine learning...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 205: The Short-Term Effects of Mineral- and Plant-Derived Fulvic Acids on Some Selected Soil Properties: Improvement in the Growth, Yield, and Mineral Nutritional Status of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under Soils of Contrasting Textures Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020205 Authors: Kumar Sootahar Zeng Wang Su Soothar Bai Kumar Zhang Mustafa Ye Fulvic acids (FAs) improve the structure and fertility of soils with varying textures...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 206: Effect of Shading on Red Colour and Fruit Quality in Blush Pears “ANP-0118” and “ANP-0131” Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020206 Authors: Peavey Goodwin McClymont Chandra Some cultivars of Pyrus communis develop mature fruit with a distinctive red blush. Investigating the patterns of pear colour development in response to sunlight has implications for orchard management of these pears. The objectives of these experiments are to study the seasonal patterns...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 207: Opportunities and Scope for Botanical Extracts and Products for the Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) for Smallholders in Africa Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020207 Authors: Rioba Stevenson Fall Armyworm (FAW) (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a polyphagous and highly destructive pest of many crops. It was recently introduced into Africa and now represents a serious threat to food security, particularly because of yield losses in maize, which...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 208: Cytokinins Are Abundant and Widespread Among Insect Species Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020208 Authors: Andreas Kisiala Emery De Clerck-Floate Tooker Price Miller III Chen Connor Cytokinins (CKs) are a class of compounds that have long been thought to be exclusively plant growth regulators. Interestingly, some species of phytopathogenic bacteria and fungi have been shown to, and gall-inducing insects have been hypothesized to,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 209: Functional Analysis of PSRP1, the Chloroplast Homolog of a Cyanobacterial Ribosome Hibernation Factor Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020209 Authors: Swift Chotewutmontri Belcher Williams-Carrier Barkan Bacterial ribosome hibernation factors sequester ribosomes in an inactive state during the stationary phase and in response to stress. The cyanobacterial ribosome hibernation factor LrtA has been suggested to inactivate ribosomes in the dark and...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 204: Transcriptome and Phytochemical Analysis Reveals the Alteration of Plant Hormones, Characteristic Metabolites, and Related Gene Expression in Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Leaves During Withering Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020204 Authors: Xu Su Zhao Jin Cheng Xu Lai Yin Wang Plant hormones play an important role in the chemical metabolism of postharvest plants. However, alterations in plant hormones of postharvest tea and their...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 213: Variability in the Capacity to Produce Damage-Induced Aldehyde Green Leaf Volatiles among Different Plant Species Provides Novel Insights into Biosynthetic Diversity Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020213 Authors: Engelberth Engelberth Green leaf volatiles (GLVs) are commonly released by plants upon damage, thereby providing volatile signals for other plants to prepare against the major causes of damage, herbivory, pathogen infection, and cold stress. However,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 211: Chemical Composition and Preliminary Antimicrobial Activity of the Hydroxylated Sesquiterpenes in the Essential Oil from Piper barbatum Kunth Leaves Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020211 Authors: Noriega Ballesteros De la Cruz Veloz This study evaluates the antimicrobial and antifungal potential of the essential oil extracted from a species located in the Andes of Ecuador, Piper barbatum Kunth, known as “cordoncillo” or “allupa”,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 202: Thymus Citriodorus (Schreb) Botanical Products as Ecofriendly Nematicides with Bio-Fertilizing Properties Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020202 Authors: Nikoletta Ntalli Athanasia Bratidou Parlapani Kaliopi Tzani Maria Samara George Boutsis Maria Dimou Urania Menkissoglu-Spiroudi Nikolaos Monokrousos In recent years, interest has surged in the development of plant extracts into botanical nematicides as ecofriendly plant protection products....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 212: Plant Cell Walls Tackling Climate Change: Insights into Plant Cell Wall Remodeling, Its Regulation, and Biotechnological Strategies to Improve Crop Adaptations and Photosynthesis in Response to Global Warming Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020212 Authors: Ezquer Salameh Colombo Kalaitzis Plant cell wall (CW) is a complex and intricate structure that performs several functions throughout the plant life cycle. The CW of plants is critical to the maintenance...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 203: The Phytotoxic Potential of the Flowering Foliage of Gorse (Ulex europaeus) and Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius), as Pre-Emergent Weed Control in Maize in a Glasshouse Pot Experiment Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020203 Authors: María Pardo-Muras Carolina G. Puig Pablo Souza-Alonso Nuria Pedrol In our previous studies, the phytotoxicity of Ulex europaeus (gorse) and Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) was demonstrated in vitro and argued to be caused by...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 210: Post-Silking Shading Stress Affects Leaf Nitrogen Metabolism of Spring Maize in Southern China Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020210 Authors: Wang Shi Lu Lu Lower sunlight caused by overcast skies from June to July in Southern China is one of the main environmental stresses that frequently occur and affect the post-silking growth and grain development of spring maize. In this study, a field trial involving four maize hybrids as materials was conducted...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 201: Exodermis and Endodermis Respond to Nutrient Deficiency in Nutrient-Specific and Localized Manner Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020201 Authors: Jiří Namyslov Zuzana Bauriedlová Jana Janoušková Aleš Soukup Edita Tylová The exodermis is a common apoplastic barrier of the outer root cortex, with high environmentally-driven plasticity and a protective function. This study focused on the trade-off between the protective advantages provided by the exodermis...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 200: Overexpression of Sucrose Phosphate Synthase Enhanced Sucrose Content and Biomass Production in Transgenic Sugarcane Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020200 Authors: Risky Mulana Anur Nurul Mufithah Widhi Dyah Sawitri Hitoshi Sakakibara Bambang Sugiharto Sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) is a key enzyme in sucrose synthesis, which controls sucrose content in plants. This study was designed to examine the efficacy of the overexpression of SoSPS1 gene on...
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Publications, Vol. 8, Pages 9: Use of Data Analysis Methods in Dental Publications: Is There Evidence of a Methodological Change? Publications doi: 10.3390/publications8010009 Authors: Nieminen Vähänikkilä Objectives: To evaluate how data analysis methods in dental studies have changed in recent years. Methods: A total of 400 articles published in 2010 and 2017 in five dental journals, Journal of Dental Research, Caries Research, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, Journal...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 74: Reenvisioning Christian Ethics: An Introduction and Invitation Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020074 Authors: Darryl W. Stephens This article by the guest editor introduces the theme of this special issue of Religions, reveals some of his underlying convictions and assumptions regarding the task of reenvisioning Christian ethics, and introduces each of the eight articles in this collection. Rather than a discipline, Christian ethics might more accurately be...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 73: Was the Temple on Mount Gerizim Modelled after the Jerusalem Temple? Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020073 Authors: Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme Was the Yahweh temple on Mount Gerizim modelled after the temple in Jerusalem? This question is important for our understanding of the sanctuary on Mount Gerizim and the people who worshipped there in the Persian and Hellenistic period; if the Gerizim temple was modelled after the Jerusalem temple, the argument in...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 15: Portfolio Optimization under Correlation Constraint Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010015 Authors: Aditya Maheshwari Traian A. Pirvu We consider the problem of portfolio optimization with a correlation constraint. The framework is the multi-period stochastic financial market setting with one tradable stock, stochastic income, and a non-tradable index. The correlation constraint is imposed on the portfolio and the non-tradable index at some benchmark time horizon....
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 9: Incident Causal Factors and the Reasons for Conducting Investigations: A Study of Five Ghanaian Large-Scale Mines Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010009 Authors: Stemn Ntsiful Azadah Joe-Asare Background: This research sought to understand the perspective of mineworkers regarding incident investigations, with the objective of identifying incident investigations improvement opportunities. First, through interviews, the research sought to identify the causal...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 7: Pharmacies for the Pharmacists—Ukrainian Fears and Polish Experiences
Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 7: Pharmacies for the Pharmacists—Ukrainian Fears and Polish Experiences Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88010007 Authors: Zaprutko Hromovyk Lesyk Lesyk Kremin Kus Kopciuch Ratajczak Paczkowska Nowakowska In 2017, a regulation referred to as “pharmacies for the pharmacists” was implemented in Poland, and Ukraine is going to implement a similar act of law. The study was to collect Ukrainian...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 18: Utilizing Video-Based Trainings to Improve Decision Making in High School Quarterbacks Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8020018 Authors: Powless Steinfeldt Fisher McFadden Kennedy Bellini Despite the role of working memory capacity (WMC) in decision making, there is a dearth of empirical literature concerned with working memory and how it relates to tactical decision making in sport. The temporal occlusion paradigm has often been used by sport...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 106: Host–Receptor Post-Translational Modifications Refine Staphylococcal Leukocidin Cytotoxicity Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020106 Authors: Tromp Van Gent Jansen Scheepmaker Velthuizen De Haas Van Kessel Bardoel Boettcher McManus Van Strijp Lebbink Haas Spaan Staphylococcal bi-component pore-forming toxins, also known as leukocidins, target and lyse human phagocytes in a receptor-dependent manner. S-components...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 105: Snake C-Type Lectins Potentially Contribute to the Prey Immobilization in Protobothrops mucrosquamatus and Trimeresurus stejnegeri Venoms Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020105 Authors: Tian Liu Li Xu Long Li Mwangi Lu Lai Shen Snake venoms contain components selected to immobilize prey. The venoms from Elapidae mainly contain neurotoxins, which are critical for rapid prey paralysis, while the venoms from Viperidae and Colubridae...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 104: ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily A Member 2 is a Functional Receptor for Bacillus thuringiensis Cry2A Toxins in Bombyx mori, but not for Cry1A, Cry1C, Cry1D, Cry1F, or Cry9A Toxins Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020104 Authors: Li Miyamoto Takasu Wada Iizuka Adegawa Sato Watanabe : Cry toxins are insecticidal proteins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). They are used commercially to control insect pests since they are very active...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 71: Transcriptomic Profiling of Tumor-Infiltrating CD4+TIM-3+ T Cells Reveals Their Suppressive, Exhausted, and Metastatic Characteristics in Colorectal Cancer Patients Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010071 Authors: Sasidharan Nair M Toor Z Taha Ahmed Kurer Murshed Soofi Ouararhni M. Alajez Abu Nada Elkord T cell immunoglobulin mucin-3 (TIM-3) is an immune checkpoint identified as one of the key players in regulating T-cell...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 72: Statin Drugs Plus Th1 Cytokines Potentiate Apoptosis and Ras Delocalization in Human Breast Cancer Lines and Combine with Dendritic Cell-Based Immunotherapy to Suppress Tumor Growth in a Mouse Model of HER-2pos Disease Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010072 Authors: Oechsle Showalter Novak Czerniecki Koski A dendritic cell-based, Type 1 Helper T cell (Th1)-polarizing anti-Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2 (HER-2) vaccine supplied in...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 70: Deletion of Vaccinia Virus A40R Gene Improves the Immunogenicity of the HIV-1 Vaccine Candidate MVA-B Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010070 Authors: Patricia Pérez María Q. Marín Adrián Lázaro-Frías Carlos Óscar S. Sorzano Carmen E. Gómez Mariano Esteban Juan García-Arriaza Development of a safe and efficacious vaccine against the HIV/AIDS pandemic remains a major scientific goal. We previously described an HIV/AIDS vaccine based on the modified...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 69: Plasmablast, Memory B Cell, CD4+ T Cell, and Circulating Follicular Helper T Cell Responses to a Non-Replicating Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010069 Authors: Anderson Lai Wrammert Kabbani Xu Priyamvada Hill Goll Jensen Kao Yildirim Rouphael Jackson Mulligan Background: Vaccinia is known to induce antibody and cellular responses. Plasmablast, circulating follicular helper...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 185: Advantages and Prospects of Tag/Catcher Mediated Antigen Display on Capsid-Like Particle-Based Vaccines Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020185 Authors: Aves Goksøyr Sander Capsid-like particles (CLPs) are multimeric, repetitive assemblies of recombinant viral capsid proteins, which are highly immunogenic due to their structural similarity to wild-type viruses. CLPs can be used as molecular scaffolds to enable the presentation of soluble vaccine antigens...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 184: Flavonoids as Antiviral Agents for Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020184 Authors: Lalani Poh Flavonoids are natural biomolecules that are known to be effective antivirals. These biomolecules can act at different stages of viral infection, particularly at the molecular level to inhibit viral growth. Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71), a non-enveloped RNA virus, is one of the causative agents of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), which is prevalent...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 183: Genomic Characterization and Phylogenetic Classification of Bovine Coronaviruses Through Whole Genome Sequence Analysis Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020183 Authors: Suzuki Otake Uchimoto Hasebe Goto Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is zoonotically transmissible among species, since BCoV-like viruses have been detected in wild ruminants and humans. BCoV causing enteric and respiratory disease is widespread in cattle farms worldwide; however, limited information...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 439: Forcing for a Cascaded Lattice Boltzmann Shallow Water Model Water doi: 10.3390/w12020439 Authors: Sara Venturi Silvia Di Francesco Martin Geier Piergiorgio Manciola This work compares three forcing schemes for a recently introduced cascaded lattice Boltzmann shallow water model: a basic scheme, a second-order scheme, and a centred scheme. Although the force is applied in the streaming step of the lattice Boltzmann model, the acceleration is also...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 442: The Meanings of Water: Socio-Cultural Perceptions of Solar Disinfected (SODIS) Drinking Water in Bolivia and Implications for its Uptake Water doi: 10.3390/w12020442 Authors: Martínez Ribera Hausmann-Muela Cevallos Hartinger Christen Mäusezahl Solar disinfection (SODIS) of drinking water is a cost-effective household water treatment (HWT) method. Despite its simplicity of use, evidence suggest that SODIS water uptake remains lower than...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 437: Validation of the AROME, ALADIN and WRF Meteorological Models for Flood Forecasting in Morocco Water doi: 10.3390/w12020437 Authors: El Mahdi El Khalki Yves Tramblay Arnau Amengual Victor Homar Romualdo Romero Mohamed El Mehdi Saidi Meriem Alaouri Flash floods are common in small Mediterranean watersheds and the alerts provided by real-time monitoring systems provide too short anticipation times to warn the population. In this context, there...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 440: The Applicability of LSTM-KNN Model for Real-Time Flood Forecasting in Different Climate Zones in China Water doi: 10.3390/w12020440 Authors: Liu Huang Li Tong Liu Sun Jiang Zhang Flow forecasting is an essential topic for flood prevention and mitigation. This study utilizes a data-driven approach, the Long Short-Term Memory neural network (LSTM), to simulate rainfall–runoff relationships for catchments with different...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 438: Influence of Mixed Substrate and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Photosynthetic Efficiency, Nutrient and Water Status and Yield in Tomato Plants Irrigated with Saline Reclaimed Waters Water doi: 10.3390/w12020438 Authors: Gómez-Bellot Lorente Sánchez-Blanco Ortuño Nortes Alarcón The use of reclaimed water (RW) is considered as a means of maintaining agricultural productivity under drought conditions. However, RW may contain high concentrations...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 441: The Migration Law of Iron during the Process of Water Icing Water doi: 10.3390/w12020441 Authors: Yuanqing Tang Yan Zhang Wanli Zhao Tongshuai Liu Yucan Liu In this study, we utilized simulated icing experiments to investigate the effect of icing thickness, freezing temperature and initial concentration on the migration of iron in the ice–water system during water icing. The distribution coefficient “K” (the ratio of...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 436: Recent Trend in Hydroclimatic Conditions in the Senegal River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w12020436 Authors: Ansoumana Bodian Lamine Diop Geremy Panthou Honoré Dacosta Abdoulaye Deme Alain Dezetter Pape Malick Ndiaye Ibrahima Diouf Théo Vischel Analyzing trends of annual rainfall and assessing the impacts of these trends on the hydrological regime are crucial in the context of climate change and increasing water use. This research investigates...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 434: Application of Different Separation Methods to Investigate the Baseflow Characteristics of a Semi-Arid Sandy Area, Northwestern China Water doi: 10.3390/w12020434 Authors: Guangwen Shao Danrong Zhang Yiqing Guan Mohammad Anwar Sadat Feng Huang The Hailiutu River basin is a typical area of semi-arid sandy land with relatively flat topography, the surface of which is covered by undulating dunes and the development of the river system is not obvious....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 435: Terraced Landscapes on Portofino Promontory (Italy): Identification, Geo-Hydrological Hazard and Management Water doi: 10.3390/w12020435 Authors: Paliaga Luino Turconi De Graff Faccini Stone wall terraces are a largely investigated topic in research for both their landscape and cultural/historical value. Terraces are anthropogenic landforms that interact with natural processes and need permanent maintenance to preserve their functionality....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 433: Field Study of Mass Balance, and Hydrology of the West Khangri Nup Glacier (Khumbu, Everest) Water doi: 10.3390/w12020433 Authors: Bocchiola Bombelli Camin Ossi : The depiction of glaciers’ dynamics in the high altitudes of Himalaya and the hydrological fluxes therein is often limited. Although sparse seasonal (snow/ice) melt data may be available, dense precipitation networks are not available everywhere, and especially in the highest...
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