Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 31: MoGeo, a Mobile Application to Promote Geotourism in Molise Region (Southern Italy) Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9030031 Authors: Francesca Filocamo Gianluigi Di Paola Lino Mastrobuono Carmen M. Rosskopf Geotourism represents a powerful and new form of sustainable tourism that has rapidly expanded worldwide over the last decades. To promote it, the use of digital and geomatic tools is becoming of increasing importance. Especially mobile information...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 26: The Leaders, the Laggers, and the “Vulnerables” Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010026 Authors: Veni Arakelian Shatha Qamhieh Hashem We examine the lead-lag effect between the large and the small capitalization financial institutions by constructing two global weekly rebalanced indices. We focus on the 10% of stocks that “survived” all the rebalancings by remaining constituents of the indices. We sort them according to their systemic importance...
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 16: Research Engagement Changes Attitudes and Behaviours towards Agrichemical Safety in Australian Farmers Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010016 Authors: Sienna Russell-Green Jacqueline Cotton Susan Brumby There is limited research that evaluates the effect of farmer involvement in agrichemical exposure surveillance on their attitudes and behaviour towards pesticide handling and use of personal protective equipment. This limited follow-up study aimed to (i) evaluate...
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Stats, Vol. 3, Pages 56-67: Multiple Comparison Procedures for the Differences of Proportion Parameters in Over-Reported Multiple-Sample Binomial Data Stats doi: 10.3390/stats3010006 Authors: Dewi Rahardja In sequential tests, typically a (pairwise) multiple comparison procedure (MCP) is performed after an omnibus test (an overall equality test). In general, when an omnibus test (e.g., overall equality of multiple proportions test) is rejected, then we further conduct a (pairwise) multiple...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 19: Gut Microbiome Toxicity: Connecting the Environment and Gut Microbiome-Associated Diseases Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8010019 Authors: Pengcheng Tu Liang Chi Wanda Bodnar Zhenfa Zhang Bei Gao Xiaoming Bian Jill Stewart Rebecca Fry Kun Lu The human gut microbiome can be easily disturbed upon exposure to a range of toxic environmental agents. Environmentally induced perturbation in the gut microbiome is strongly associated with human disease...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 174: The Nuclear Remodeling Induced by Helicobacter Cytolethal Distending Toxin Involves MAFB Oncoprotein Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030174 Authors: Christelle Péré-Védrenne Wencan He Lamia Azzi-Martin Valérie Prouzet-Mauléon Alice Buissonnière Bruno Cardinaud Philippe Lehours Francis Mégraud Christophe F. Grosset Armelle Ménard Enterohepatic Helicobacters, such as Helicobacter hepaticus and Helicobacter pullorum, are associated with...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 176: Allergy—A New Role for T Cell Superantigens of Staphylococcus aureus? Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030176 Authors: Goran Abdurrahman Frieder Schmiedeke Claus Bachert Barbara M. Bröker Silva Holtfreter Staphylococcus aureus superantigens (SAgs) are among the most potent T cell mitogens known. They stimulate large fractions of T cells by cross-linking their T cell receptor with major histocompatibility complex class-II molecules on antigen presenting...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 177: Discovery of the Gene Encoding a Novel Small Serum Protein (SSP) of Protobothrops flavoviridis and the Evolution of SSPs Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030177 Authors: Kento Inamaru Ami Takeuchi Marie Maeda Hiroki Shibata Yasuyuki Fukumaki Naoko Oda-Ueda Shosaku Hattori Motonori Ohno Takahito Chijiwa Small serum proteins (SSPs) are low-molecular-weight proteins in snake serum with affinities for various venom proteins. Five SSPs, PfSSP-1...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 175: Cysteine-Rich Secretory Proteins (CRISPs) From Venomous Snakes: An Overview of the Functional Diversity in A Large and Underappreciated Superfamily Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030175 Authors: Takashi Tadokoro Cassandra M. Modahl Katsumi Maenaka Narumi Aoki-Shioi The CAP protein superfamily (Cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISPs), Antigen 5 (Ag5), and Pathogenesis-related 1 (PR-1) proteins) is widely distributed, but for toxinologists, snake venom...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 45: Rabies Vaccination of 6-Week-Old Puppies Born to Immunized Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a High-Mortality Population of Owned, Free-Roaming Dogs Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010045 Authors: Sintayehu Arega Anne Conan Claude T. Sabeta Jan E. Crafford Jeanette Wentzel Bjorn Reininghaus Louise Biggs Andrew L. Leisewitz Melvyn Quan Felix Toka Darryn L. Knobel To achieve global elimination...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 44: Strongyloides Hyperinfection Associated with Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia, Meningitis, Ventriculitis and Gas-Forming Spondylodiscitis: A Case Report Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010044 Authors: Liang En Wee Su Wai Khin Hnin Zheyu Xu Lawrence Soon-U Lee An elderly Singaporean male with no travel history was hospitalized for fever and altered mental status. Blood cultures grew Enterococcus faecalis, and given...
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Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 13: Including Citizen Participation Formats for Drafting and Implementing Local Sustainable Development Strategies Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4010013 Authors: Christine Meschede Agnes Mainka Since the publication of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, governance for sustainable development has grown and several national, regional and local sustainable development strategies have been adopted. A sustainable development strategy...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 309: Special Issue “Plant Virus Epidemiology and Control” Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12030309 Authors: Tzanetakis Martin Koloniuk We recently completed the Special Issue on ‘Plant Virus Epidemiology and Control’. As editors, we decided not to offer vouchers to scientists that submit to this issue. This action had an effect on the number of papers received and accepted. We received a total of 19 papers and we accepted four [...]
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 310: Genome-Wide microRNA Profiling Using Oligonucleotide Microarray Reveals Regulatory Networks of microRNAs in Nicotiana benthamiana During Beet Necrotic Yellow Vein Virus Infection Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12030310 Authors: Junying Liu Huiyan Fan Ying Wang Chenggui Han Xianbing Wang Jialin Yu Dawei Li Yongliang Zhang Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) infections induce stunting and leaf curling, as well as root and floral developmental...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 307: Role of CARD Region of MDA5 Gene in Canine Influenza Virus Infection Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12030307 Authors: Cheng Fu Shaotang Ye Yongbo Liu Shoujun Li MDA5 belongs to the RIG-I-like receptor family, which is involved in innate immunity. During viral infection, MDA5 generates an antiviral response by recognizing the ligand to activate interferon. However, the role and mechanism of MDA5 in canine influenza virus (CIV) infection are unclear. To understand...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 308: Common and Strain-Specific Post-Translational Modifications of the Potyvirus Plum pox virus Coat Protein in Different Hosts Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12030308 Authors: Marta Hervás Sergio Ciordia Rosana Navajas Juan Antonio García Sandra Martínez-Turiño Phosphorylation and O-GlcNAcylation are widespread post-translational modifications (PTMs), often sharing protein targets. Numerous studies have reported the phosphorylation of plant viral proteins....
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Vision, Vol. 4, Pages 19: The Dominant Eye: Dominant for Parvo- But Not for Magno-Biased Stimuli? Vision doi: 10.3390/vision4010019 Authors: Brian K. Foutch Carl J. Bassi Eye dominance is often defined as a preference for the visual input of one eye to the other. Implicit in this definition is the dominant eye has better visual function. Several studies have investigated the effect of visual direction or defocus on ocular dominance, but there is less evidence connecting ocular dominance...
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Vision, Vol. 4, Pages 18: The Influence of Typography on Algorithms that Predict the Speed and Comfort of Reading Vision doi: 10.3390/vision4010018 Authors: Arnold Wilkins Katie Smith Olivier Penacchio 1. The speed with which text can be read is determined in part by the spatial regularity and similarity of vertical letter strokes as assessed by the height of the first peak in the horizontal autocorrelation of the text. The height of this peak was determined for two passages in...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 798: Anisotropic Spreading of Bubbles on Superaerophilic Straight Trajectories Beneath a Slide in Water Water doi: 10.3390/w12030798 Authors: Chengxu Tu Qincan Yang Yeyu Chen Yuhang Ye Yukun Wang Pengfei Du Sensen Yang Fubing Bao Zhaoqin Yin Renjie Jiang Xiaoyu Liang Although the bubble contacting a uniformly superaerophilic surface has caused concern due to its application potential in various engineering equipment, such as mineral...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 783: Net Ecosystem Production of a River Relying on Hydrology, Hydrodynamics and Water Quality Monitoring Stations Water doi: 10.3390/w12030783 Authors: Fernando Rojano David H Huber Ifeoma R Ugwuanyi Vadesse Lhilhi Noundou Andrielle Larissa Kemajou-Tchamba Jesus E Chavarria-Palma Flow and water quality of rivers are highly dynamic. Water quantity and quality are subjected to simultaneous physical, chemical and biological processes making it difficult...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 797: Trend in Extreme Precipitation Indices Based on Long Term In Situ Precipitation Records over Pakistan Water doi: 10.3390/w12030797 Authors: Asher Samuel Bhatti Guojie Wang Waheed Ullah Safi Ullah Daniel Fiifi Tawia Hagan Isaac Kwesi Nooni Dan Lou Irfan Ullah Assessing the long-term precipitation changes is of utmost importance for understanding the impact of climate change. This study investigated the variability of extreme precipitation...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 795: Detailed Quantification of the Reduction Effect of Roof Runoff by Low Impact Development Practices Water doi: 10.3390/w12030795 Authors: Pu Zhang Lei Chen Xiaoshu Hou Guoyuan Wei Xiaoyue Zhang Zhenyao Shen Low impact development (LID) has been widely applied to mitigate urban rainwater problems since the 1990s. However, the effect of LID practices has seldom been evaluated in detail. In this study, the effect of individual and combined LID practices...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 794: Heavy Metals in a High Arctic Fiord and Their Introduction with the Wastewater: A Case Study of Adventfjorden-Longyearbyen System, Svalbard Water doi: 10.3390/w12030794 Authors: Agnieszka Kalinowska Małgorzata Szopińska Stanisław Chmiel Magdalena Kończak Żaneta Polkowska Wojciech Artichowicz Katarzyna Jankowska Aga Nowak Aneta Łuczkiewicz Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on Svalbard archipelago, with 2400 permanent residents and...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 793: Effect of Photooxidation on Nanofiltration Membrane Fouling During Wastewater Treatment From the Confectionery Industry Water doi: 10.3390/w12030793 Authors: Anna Marszałek Ewa Puszczało The research in this article aimed to present the possibilities of wastewater treatment coming from the confectionery plant in the nanofiltration (NF) process and the use of photooxidation to mitigate membrane fouling. The process was carried out initially in a dead-end...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 792: Return Period of Characteristic Discharges From the Comparison Between Partial Duration and Annual Series, Application to the Walloon Rivers (Belgium) Water doi: 10.3390/w12030792 Authors: Jean Van Campenhout Geoffrey Houbrechts Alexandre Peeters François Petit The determination of the return period of frequent discharges requires the definition of flood peak thresholds. Unlike daily data, the volume of data to be processed with the generalization...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 796: The Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing on Groundwater Quality in the Permian Basin, West Texas, USA Water doi: 10.3390/w12030796 Authors: Jose Rodriguez Joonghyeok Heo Kee Han Kim The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of hydraulic fracturing on groundwater quality in Ector, Midland, and Martin Counties located in the Permian Basin, West Texas. Chemical fluids used in hydraulic fracturing and groundwater quality parameters (chloride, fluoride,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 790: Influence of a Reef Flat on Beach Profiles Along the Atlantic Coast of Morocco Water doi: 10.3390/w12030790 Authors: Mohammed Taaouati Pietro Parisi Giuseppe Passoni Patricia Lopez-Garcia Jeanette Romero-Cozar Giorgio Anfuso Juan Vidal Juan J. Muñoz-Perez The North Atlantic coast of Morocco is characterised by a flat rocky outcrop in the south (Asilah Beach) and a sandy beach free of rocky outcrops in the north (Charf el-Akab). These natural...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 789: Urban Nutrient Emissions in Denmark in the Year 1900 Water doi: 10.3390/w12030789 Authors: Sarah Brudler Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen Emma Barnhøj Jeppesen Camilla Bitsch Mikkel Thelle Martin Rygaard Pre-industrial emission levels can serve as a basis to set emission requirements in current conditions to approximate natural circulation of resources and protect the environment. In Denmark, the year 1900 has been set as a reference for water regulation...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 791: The Cause and Statistical Analysis of the River Valley Contractions at the Xiluodu Hydropower Station, China Water doi: 10.3390/w12030791 Authors: Mingwei Li Zhifang Zhou Chao Zhuang Yawen Xin Meng Chen Jian Wu The Xiluodu Dam is a concrete double-curvature arch dam with a crest elevation of 610 m and a height of 285.5 m. Since the impoundment of the Xiluodu reservoir, remarkable river valley contractions (RVCs) have been observed upstream and...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 788: Using the Freshwater Health Index to Assess Hydropower Development Scenarios in the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w12030788 Authors: Nicholas J. Souter Kashif Shaad Derek Vollmer Helen M. Regan Tracy A. Farrell Mike Arnaiz Peter-John Meynell Thomas A. Cochrane Mauricio E. Arias Thanapon Piman Sandy J. Andelman Sustainable water resource management is a wicked problem, fraught with uncertainties, an indeterminate...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 784: Generating Regional Models for Estimating the Peak Flows and Environmental Flows Magnitude for the Bulgarian-Greek Rhodope Mountain Range Torrential Watersheds Water doi: 10.3390/w12030784 Authors: Dimitrios Myronidis Ekaterina Ivanova The flood magnitudes with 25, 50, and 100 years return periods and the environmental flows (Qenv) are of outmost importance in the context of hydraulic and hydrologic design. In this study, 25 watershed characteristics were...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 787: Real-Time Probabilistic Flood Forecasting Using Multiple Machine Learning Methods Water doi: 10.3390/w12030787 Authors: Dinh Ty Nguyen Shien-Tsung Chen Probabilistic flood forecasting, which provides uncertain information in the forecasting of floods, is practical and informative for implementing flood-mitigation countermeasures. This study adopted various machine learning methods, including support vector regression (SVR), a fuzzy inference model (FIM),...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 785: Trends and Challenges in Irrigation Scheduling in the Semi-Arid Area of Spain Water doi: 10.3390/w12030785 Authors: Irene Fernández Fernández García Sergio Lecina M. Carmen Ruiz-Sánchez Juan Vera Wenceslao Conejero María R. Conesa Alfonso Domínguez José J. Pardo Bruno C. Léllis Pilar Montesinos A growing international human population and rising living standards are increasing the demand for agricultural products. Under higher pressure...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 786: Influence of Local Habitat and Climatic Factors on the Distribution of Fish Species in the Tonle Sap Lake Water doi: 10.3390/w12030786 Authors: Bunyeth Chan Sébastien Brosse Zeb S. Hogan Peng Bun Ngor Sovan Lek Abstract：Tonle Sap Lake (TSL) is a highly productive system and hosts a high fish diversity and is of paramount importance for sustaining protein supply for over 15 million Cambodians [...]
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 782: Homogeneity in Patterns of Climate Extremes Between Two Cities—A Potential for Flood Planning in Relation to Climate Change Water doi: 10.3390/w12030782 Authors: Abbas Farooque Afzaal Information about potential scenarios and causes of floods is important for future planning. Historical weather data of Fredericton (New Brunswick) and Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island), the two coastal cities of Atlantic Canada, were analyzed using RClimDex, Mann–Kendall...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 781: Application of Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis in Regional Flood Frequency Analysis: A Case Study in New South Wales, Australia Water doi: 10.3390/w12030781 Authors: Ayesha S Rahman Ataur Rahman This paper examines the applicability of principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis in regional flood frequency analysis. A total of 88 sites in New South Wales, Australia are adopted. Quantile regression technique (QRT) is integrated...
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