JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 889: Tc-99m TRODAT-1 SPECT is a Potential Biomarker for Restless Leg Syndrome in Patients with End-Stage Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030889 Authors: Yi-Chou Hou Yu-Ming Fan Ya-Ching Huang Ruei-Ming Chen Cheng-Hsu Wang Yi-Te Lin Tzung-Hai Yen Kuo-Cheng Lu Yuh-Feng Lin Rationales: Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a common complication in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, there is a lack of biomarkers linking...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 884: Delayed Reconstruction of Palatomaxillary Defect Using Fibula Free Flap Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030884 Authors: Byun Lim Yang Kim Lee Introduction. The objective of this study was to evaluate a surgical technique and to present the results of delayed reconstruction of palatomaxillary defects using fibula free flap (FFF). Methods. A review was conducted for nine patients who underwent palatomaxillary reconstruction using FFF....
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 886: Novel Biomarkers in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: An Analysis of Patients Enrolled in the GCKD-Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030886 Authors: Moritz Mirna Albert Topf Bernhard Wernly Richard Rezar Vera Paar Christian Jung Hermann Salmhofer Kristen Kopp Uta C. Hoppe P. Christian Schulze Daniel Kretzschmar Markus P. Schneider Ulla T. Schultheiss Claudia Sommerer Katharina Paul Gunter Wolf Michael...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 885: Effects of Self-Care for Older PErsons (SCOPE) on Functional and Physiological Measures: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030885 Authors: Ted Kheng Siang Ng David Bruce Matchar Rehena Sultana Angelique Chan Background: Population aging poses unprecedented demands on the healthcare system. There is also a scarcity of evidence on self-care intervention to improve objective measures of morbidity and aging-associated...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 883: Changes in the Retinal Microvasculature Measured Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography According to Age Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030883 Authors: Seung Hun Park Heeyoon Cho Sun Jin Hwang Beomseo Jeon Mincheol Seong Hosuck Yeom Min Ho Kang Han Woong Lim Yong Un Shin In this cross-sectional study, we examined age-related changes in the retinal vessels of 100 healthy participants, aged from 5 to 80 years, and divided...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 887: Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Distinct Profiles in the Plasma and Urine Associated with IgE Reactions in Childhood Asthma Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030887 Authors: Chiu Cheng Chiang Wang Tsai Lin Several metabolomics studies have identified altered metabolic pathways that are related to asthma. However, an integrative analysis of the metabolic responses across blood and urine for a comprehensive framework of asthma in early...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 882: A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques to Reduce Violence Proneness by Interfering in Anger and Irritability Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030882 Authors: Ángel Romero-Martínez Sara Bressanutti Luis Moya-Albiol The field of neurocriminology has proposed several treatments (e.g., pharmacological, brain surgery, androgen-deprivation therapy, neurofeedback) to reduce violence proneness, but unfortunately,...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 881: High-Frequency Near-Infrared Diode Laser Irradiation Attenuates IL-1β-Induced Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines and Matrix Metalloproteinases in Human Primary Chondrocytes Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030881 Authors: Shuzo Sakata Ryo Kunimatsu Yuji Tsuka Ayaka Nakatani Tomoka Hiraki Hidemi Gunji Naoto Hirose Makoto Yanoshita Nurul Aisyah Rizky Putranti Kotaro Tanimoto High-frequency near-infrared diode laser provides...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
J. Imaging, Vol. 6, Pages 14: Semi-Automatic Tool for Vitiligo Detection and Analysis Journal of Imaging doi: 10.3390/jimaging6030014 Authors: Neri Fiaschi Menchini Vitiligo vulgaris is an autoimmune disease which causes a strong reduction of the cells producing melanin, which is the main skin pigment. This results in the growth of white patches on patients’ skin, which are more or less visible, depending on the skin phototype. Precise, objective and fast detection...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
JPM, Vol. 10, Pages 19: Utilization of Hydroxyl-Methyl Butyrate, Leucine, Glutamine and Arginine Supplementation in Nutritional Management of Sarcopenia—Implications and Clinical Considerations for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk Modulation Journal of Personalized Medicine doi: 10.3390/jpm10010019 Authors: Adeline Maykish Angelos K. Sikalidis While onset characteristics may vary, sarcopenia gradually develops over time as a result of the aging process, leading to muscle loss, disturbance...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 31: Exotic Species and Autochthonous Parasites: Trichostrongylus Retortaeformis in Eastern Cottontail Life doi: 10.3390/life10040031 Authors: Gontero Fanelli Zanet Meneguz Tizzani Introduction: A parasite community is usually well adapted and specific to the host species they co-evolved with. Although exotic pathogens infecting autochthonous species have been documented, the infection of an alien species with native parasites is rare in lagomorphs....
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 30: Low Long Terminal Repeat (LTR)-Retrotransposon Expression in Leaves of the Marine Phanerogam Posidonia Oceanica L. Life doi: 10.3390/life10030030 Authors: Alberto Vangelisti Flavia Mascagni Gabriele Usai Lucia Natali Tommaso Giordani Andrea Cavallini Seagrasses as Posidonia oceanica reproduce mostly by vegetative propagation, which can reduce genetic variability within populations. Since, in clonally propagated species, insurgence of genetic variability...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 29: Diatom-Derived Polyunsaturated Aldehydes Are Unlikely to Influence the Microbiota Composition of Laboratory-Cultured Diatoms Life doi: 10.3390/life10030029 Authors: Chloe L. Eastabrook Paul Whitworth Georgina Robinson Gary S. Caldwell Diatom-derived oxylipins, including polyunsaturated aldehydes (PUA), are considered to have infochemical, allelochemical and bacteriostatic properties, with plausible roles as grazing deterrents and regulators of inter-...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 146: Does Health Professional Counseling Impact the Quality-of-Life Levels of Older Adults Enrolled in Physical Activity Programs? Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56040146 Authors: de Lira Taveira Rufo-Tavares Santos Celini Oliveira Andrade Nikolaidis Rosemann Knechtle Vancini Background and objectives: There are studies showing that exercise counseled by health professionals can improve physical fitness. However, less is...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 147: Clinical and Sonographic Evaluation of Postmenopausal Bleeding (PMB) Followed by Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic Hysteroscopy and Guided Biopsy in Jordanian Hospitals Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56040147 Authors: Omar Seham Al-Kharabsheh Alshara Sindiani Hamdan Ghoul Al-Rawashdeh Background and Objectives: The goal of this study was to evaluate the clinical sonographic evaluation of postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) followed by diagnostic...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 145: Clinical Manifestations of Kawasaki Disease at Different Age Spectrum: A Ten-Year Study Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56040145 Authors: Medeiros R. de Magalhães Coutinho de Almeida Gandolfi Pratesi Ribeiro de M. Alves Selleski Zandonadi Nakano Pratesi Background and objectives: The present study is the first known in Latin America to enroll a substantial number of Kawasaki disease (KD) patients with an extended follow-up....
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 148: Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (BMMSCs) Augment Osteointegration of Dental Implants in Type 1 Diabetic Rabbits: An X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomographic Evaluation Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56040148 Authors: Abdullah Alqahtani Chandramoorthy Shaik Syed Chowdhary Antony Background and objectives: The study aimed to investigate the effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMMSCs) on implant-bone osseointegration in type I...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 54: Effect of Loading and Functionalization of Carbon Nanotube on the Performance of Blended Polysulfone/Polyethersulfone Membrane during Treatment of Wastewater Containing Phenol and Benzene Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10030054 Authors: Mabusha S. Rameetse Oluseyi Aberefa Michael O. Daramola In this study, a carbon nanotube (CNT)-infused blended polymer membrane was prepared and evaluated for phenol and benzene removal from petroleum industry wastewater....
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 53: Exploring the Operation Factors that Influence Performance of a Spiral-Wound Forward Osmosis Membrane Process for Scale-up Design Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10030053 Authors: Lee Forward osmosis (FO) technology has increasingly attracted attention owing to its low operational energy and low fouling propensity. Despite extensive investigations on FO, very few module-scale FO studies on the operation and design of the FO process have been conducted....
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 52: Effect of Chitosan’s Degree of Deacetylation on the Performance of PES Membrane Infused with Chitosan during AMD Treatment Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10030052 Authors: Machodi Mathaba Michael Olawale Daramola Acid mine drainage is an environmental problem associated with mining operations and activities. Its treatment is essential to achieving environmental sustainability. In this study, a polyethersulphone (PES) membrane infused with chitosan is...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 124: Identifying Protein–metabolite Networks Associated with COPD Phenotypes Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10040124 Authors: Mastej Gillenwater Zhuang Pratte Bowler Kechris Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease in which airflow obstruction in the lung makes it difficult for patients to breathe. Although COPD occurs predominantly in smokers, there are still deficits in our understanding of the additional risk factors...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 123: An Integrative Approach to Assessing Diet–Cancer Relationships Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10040123 Authors: Murphy The relationship between diet and cancer is often viewed with skepticism by the public and health professionals, despite a considerable body of evidence and general consistency in recommendations over the past decades. A systems biology approach which integrates ‘omics’ data including metabolomics, genetics, metagenomics,...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 122: Deriving Lipid Classification Based on Molecular Formulas Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10030122 Authors: Joshua M. Mitchell Robert M. Flight Hunter N.B. Moseley Despite instrument and algorithmic improvements, the untargeted and accurate assignment of metabolites remains an unsolved problem in metabolomics. New assignment methods such as our SMIRFE algorithm can assign elemental molecular formulas to observed spectral features in a highly untargeted...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 121: Comparative Metabolomics and Molecular Phylogenetics of Melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) Biodiversity Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10030121 Authors: Annick Moing J. William Allwood Asaph Aharoni John Baker Michael H. Beale Shifra Ben-Dor Benoît Biais Federico Brigante Yosef Burger Catherine Deborde Alexander Erban Adi Faigenboim Amit Gur Royston Goodacre Thomas H. Hansen Daniel Jacob Nurit Katzir Joachim...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 120: The Application of Metabolomics to Probiotic and Prebiotic Interventions in Human Clinical Studies Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10030120 Authors: Thomas M. O’Connell There is an ever-increasing appreciation for our gut microbiota that plays a crucial role in the maintenance of health, as well as the development of disease. Probiotics are live bacteria that are consumed to increase the population of beneficial bacteria and prebiotics are dietary substrates...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
MPs, Vol. 3, Pages 23: Analytical Scheme for Simultaneous Determination of Phthalates and Bisphenol A in Honey Samples Based on Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction Followed by GC-IT/MS. Effect of the Thermal Stress on PAE/BP-A Levels Methods and Protocols doi: 10.3390/mps3010023 Authors: Ivan Notardonato Sergio Passarella Giuseppe Ianiri Cristina Di Fiore Mario Vincenzo Russo Pasquale Avino In this paper, an analytical protocol was developed for the simultaneous determination...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
MPs, Vol. 3, Pages 24: Methods and Applications in Trapped Charge Dating Methods and Protocols doi: 10.3390/mps3010024 Authors: James K. Feathers Trapped charge dating is a commonly used chronological tool in Earth Sciences and Archaeology. The two principle methods are luminescence dating and electron spin resonance. Both are based on stored energy produced by the absorption of natural radioactivity in common minerals such as quartz and feldspars and in some biological materials such...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 462: Microbiological Production of Isocitric Acid from Biodiesel Waste and Its Effect on Spatial Memory Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040462 Authors: Morgunov Kamzolova Karpukhina Bokieva Lunina Inozemtsev Within this work, the microbial synthesis of (2R,3S)-isocitric acid (ICA), a metabolite of the nonconventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica, from biodiesel waste, has been studied. The selected strain Y. lipolytica VKM Y-2373...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 468: Steroid Derivatives as Potential Antimicrobial Agents Against Staphylococcus aureus Planktonic Cells Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040468 Authors: Vollaro Esposito Antonaki Iula D’Alonzo Guaragna Gregorio In this work, the antibacterial activity of deflazacort and several of its synthetic precursors was tested against a panel of bacterial pathogens responsible for most drug-resistant infections including Staphylococcus...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 469: Soy Metabolism by Gut Microbiota from Patients with Precancerous Intestinal Lesions Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040469 Authors: Polimeno Barone Mosca Viggiani Joukar Mansour-Ghanaei Mavaddati Daniele Debellis Bilancia Santacroce Di Leo Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) requires the presence of a variety of factors predisposing a tumorigenic milieu. Excluding familial clustering and hereditary...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 467: Fodinicola acaciae sp. nov., an Endophytic Actinomycete Isolated from the Roots of Acacia mangium Willd. and Its Genome Analysis Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040467 Authors: Phạm Suwannapan Koomsiri Inahashi Také Matsumoto Thamchaipenet A novel endophytic actinomycete strain GKU 173T isolated from the roots of Acacia mangium Willd. showed potential plant growth promoting (PGP) activity. Phylogenetic analysis, based...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 465: Cysteine Residues in Helicobacter pylori Adhesin HopQ are Required for CEACAM–HopQ Interaction and Subsequent CagA Translocation Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040465 Authors: Hamway Taxauer Moonens Neumeyer Fischer Schmitt Singer Remaut Gerhard Mejías-Luque Attachment to the host gastric mucosa is a key step in Helicobacter pylori infection. Recently, a novel adhesin, HopQ, was shown to bind distinct...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 466: Molecular Diversity of Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp. and Blastocystis sp. in Asymptomatic School Children in Leganés, Madrid (Spain) Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040466 Authors: Muadica Köster Dashti Bailo Hernández-de-Mingo Reh Balasegaram Verlander Ruiz Chércoles Carmena Enteric parasites including Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., and to a lesser extent, Blastocystis sp. and Enterocytozoon...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 463: Preliminary in Vitro Studies on Corynebacterium urealyticum Pathogenetic Mechanisms, a Possible Candidate for Chronic Idiopathic Prostatitis? Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040463 Authors: Nicolosi Genovese Cutuli D’Angeli Pietrangelo Davinelli Petronio Marco Corynebacterium urealyticum is a well-known opportunistic uropathogen that can occur with cystitis, pyelonephritis, and urinary sepsis. Although a wide...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 464: Litterbox—A gnotobiotic Zeolite-Clay System to Investigate Arabidopsis–Microbe Interactions Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040464 Authors: Miebach Schlechter Clemens Jameson Remus-Emsermann Plants are colonised by millions of microorganisms representing thousands of species withvarying effects on plant growth and health. The microbial communities found on plants arecompositionally consistent and their overall positive effect...
Wed Mar 25, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 461: The Essential Co-Option of Uracil-DNA Glycosylases by Herpesviruses Invites Novel Antiviral Design Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030461 Authors: Renos Savva Vast evolutionary distances separate the known herpesviruses, adapted to colonise specialised cells in predominantly vertebrate hosts. Nevertheless, the distinct herpesvirus families share recognisably related genomic attributes. The taxonomic Family Herpesviridae includes many important...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 459: Unraveling the Fungal Community Associated with Leaf Spot on Crataegus sp. Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030459 Authors: Sonia Salazar-Cerezo María de la Cruz Meneses-Sánchez Rebeca D. Martínez-Contreras Nancy Martínez-Montiel Crataegus sp. is a tree that grows in temperate zones with worldwide distribution and is commonly known in Mexico as tejocote. The use of products derived from Crataegus in traditional medicine, food, and...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 460: First Report on the Prevalence and Subtype Distribution of Blastocystis sp. in Edible Marine Fish and Marine Mammals: A Large Scale-Study Conducted in Atlantic Northeast and on the Coasts of Northern France Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030460 Authors: Nausicaa Gantois Angélique Lamot Yuwalee Seesao Colette Creusy Luen-Luen Li Sébastien Monchy Sadia Benamrouz-Vanneste Jacky Karpouzopoulos Jean-Luc Bourgain Célia Rault...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 458: Epidemiological Surveillance of Norovirus and Rotavirus in Sewage (2016–2017) in Valencia (Spain) Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030458 Authors: Cristina Santiso-Bellón Walter Randazzo Alba Pérez-Cataluña Susana Vila-Vicent Roberto Gozalbo-Rovira Carlos Muñoz Javier Buesa Gloria Sanchez Jesús Rodríguez Díaz The aim of the present study was to perform the molecular epidemiology of rotaviruses and noroviruses detected...
Tue Mar 24, 2020 02:00
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