Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 974: Potential Adverse Public Health Effects Afforded by the Ingestion of Dietary Lipid Oxidation Product Toxins: Significance of Fried Food Sources Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040974 Authors: Grootveld Percival Leenders Wilson Exposure of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-rich culinary oils (COs) to high temperature frying practices generates high concentrations of cytotoxic and genotoxic lipid oxidation products (LOPs) via oxygen-fueled, recycling...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 972: Childhood Eating and Feeding Disturbances Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040972 Authors: Anja Hilbert Eating and feeding disturbances are prevalent yet understudied health conditions in youth. They are characterized by aberrant eating behaviors, cognitive and emotional dysfunctions, and dysregulated body weight. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition defines several feeding and eating disorders with a common onset in youth;...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 971: Indirect Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Glycogen Content in Professional Soccer Players before and after a Match through a Non-Invasive Ultrasound Technology Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040971 Authors: Iñigo San-Millán John C. Hill Julio Calleja-González Skeletal muscle glycogen (SMG) stores in highly glycolytic activities regulate muscle contraction by controlling calcium release and uptake from sarcoplasmic reticulum, which could affect muscle contraction....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 970: “An Important Part of Who I am”: The Predictors of Dietary Adherence among Weight-Loss, Vegetarian, Vegan, Paleo, and Gluten-Free Dietary Groups Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040970 Authors: Tegan Cruwys Rebecca Norwood Veronique S. Chachay Evangelos Ntontis Jeanie Sheffield Weight-loss diets are notorious for their low adherence, which is a barrier to efforts to reduce population rates of overweight and obesity. However, there is some evidence...
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Particles, Vol. 3, Pages 272-277: Properties and Composition of Magnetized Nuclei Particles doi: 10.3390/particles3020021 Authors: Kondratyev The properties and mass distribution of the ultramagnetized atomic nuclei which arise in heavy-ion collisions and magnetar crusts, during Type II supernova explosions and neutron star mergers are analyzed. For the magnetic field strength range of 0.1–10 teratesla, the Zeeman effect leads to a linear nuclear magnetic response that can...
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Particles, Vol. 3, Pages 308-319: Gluon Propagators in QC2D at High Baryon Density Particles doi: 10.3390/particles3020023 Authors: Vitaly Bornyakov Andrey Kotov Aleksandr Nikolaev Roman Rogalyov We study the transverse and longitudinal gluon propagators in the Landau-gauge lattice QCD with gauge group S U ( 2 ) at nonzero quark chemical potential and zero temperature. We show that both propagators demonstrate substantial dependence on the quark chemical potential. This...
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Particles, Vol. 3, Pages 278-307: A Study of the Properties of the QCD Phase Diagram in High-Energy Nuclear Collisions Particles doi: 10.3390/particles3020022 Authors: Xiaofeng Luo Shusu Shi Nu Xu Yifei Zhang With the aim of understanding the phase structure of nuclear matter created in high-energy nuclear collisions at finite baryon density, a beam energy scan program has been carried out at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). In this mini-review, most recent experimental...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 257: Inventory and Evolution of Mitochondrion-localized Family A DNA Polymerases in Euglenozoa Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9040257 Authors: Ryo Harada Yoshihisa Hirakawa Akinori Yabuki Yuichiro Kashiyama Moe Maruyama Ryo Onuma Petr Soukal Shinya Miyagishima Vladimír Hampl Goro Tanifuji Yuji Inagaki The order Trypanosomatida has been well studied due to its pathogenicity and the unique biology of the mitochondrion. In Trypanosoma...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 258: A Host-Specific Blocking Primer Combined with Optimal DNA Extraction Improves the Detection Capability of a Metabarcoding Protocol for Canine Vector-Borne Bacteria Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9040258 Authors: Huggins Koehler Schunack Inpankaew Traub Bacterial canine vector-borne diseases are responsible for some of the most life-threatening conditions of dogs in the tropics and are typically poorly researched with some presenting a zoonotic...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 60: The Treatment of Impaired Wound Healing in Diabetes: Looking among Old Drugs Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13040060 Authors: Simona Federica Spampinato Grazia Ilaria Caruso Rocco De Pasquale Maria Angela Sortino Sara Merlo Chronic wounds often occur in patients with diabetes mellitus due to the impairment of wound healing. This has negative consequences for both the patient and the medical system and considering the growing prevalence...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 316: Availability of Authorizations from EMA and FDA for Age-Appropriate Medicines Contained in the WHO Essential Medicines List for Children 2019 Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040316 Authors: Jose-Manuel delMoral-Sanchez Isabel Gonzalez-Alvarez Marta Gonzalez-Alvarez Andres Navarro-Ruiz Marival Bermejo Lack of age-appropriate commercially drug products availability is a common problem in pediatric therapeutics; this population needs...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 315: Semisolid Dosage Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040315 Authors: Lunter Daniels Already in ancient times, semisolid preparations for cutaneous application, popularly known as ointments, played an important role in human society. [...]
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 312: The Segregated Intestinal Flow Model (SFM) for Drug Absorption and Drug Metabolism: Implications on Intestinal and Liver Metabolism and Drug–Drug Interactions Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040312 Authors: K. Sandy Pang H. Benson Peng Keumhan Noh The properties of the segregated flow model (SFM), which considers split intestinal flow patterns perfusing an active enterocyte region that houses enzymes and transporters (<20% of...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 314: Fluconazole and Lipopeptide Surfactin Interplay During Candida albicans Plasma Membrane and Cell Wall Remodeling Increases Fungal Immune System Exposure Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040314 Authors: Jakub Suchodolski Daria Derkacz Jakub Muraszko Jarosław J. Panek Aneta Jezierska Marcin Łukaszewicz Anna Krasowska Recognizing the β-glucan component of the Candida albicans cell wall is a necessary step involved in...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 313: Oral Administration System Based on Meloxicam Nanocrystals: Decreased Dose Due to High Bioavailability Attenuates Risk of Gastrointestinal Side Effects Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040313 Authors: Noriaki Nagai Fumihiko Ogata Hiroko Otake Naohito Kawasaki Meloxicam (MLX) is widely applied as a therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, it takes far too long to reach its peak plasma concentration for a quick onset effect, and...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 311: PLGA Microspheres with Alginate-Coated Large Pores for the Formulation of an Injectable Depot of Donepezil Hydrochloride Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12040311 Authors: Dohyun Kim Tae Hee Han Seong-Chul Hong Sun Jae Park Yong Hak Lee Hyeongmin Kim Minwoo Park Jaehwi Lee As the main symptom of Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia is memory loss, patient compliance for donepezil hydrochloride (donepezil), administered...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 59: Contrasting PTH Response of Denosumab Use in Dialysis Patients: A Report of 2 Cases Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8020059 Authors: Jang Anam Pringle Lahren Infante A common complication of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is mineral and bone disorder. Yet, many anti-osteoporotic drugs are contraindicated in ESRD patients. Denosumab, a monoclonal antibody, does not require renal dose adjustment. However, its use is uncertain due to a lack of...
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 6: Perfecting Bodies: Who Are the Disabled in Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca? Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5020006 Authors: Fahn This paper will examine the impact of genetic technologies on the corporeal and economical aspects of human lives while emphasizing the ambiguity of disability under these subversive circumstances. In 2013, the world was introduced to CRISPR genetic editing technology, followed by the controversial announcement in 2018 from Chinese...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 437: Aquatic Plants, Landoltia punctata, and Azolla filiculoides as Bio-Converters of Wastewater to Biofuel Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040437 Authors: Miranda Kumar Spangenberg Subudhi Lal Mouradov The aquatic plants, Azolla filiculoides, and Landoltia punctate, were used as complementing phytoremediators of wastewater containing high levels of phosphate, which simulates the effluents from textile, dyeing, and laundry detergent industries. Their...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 435: Herbicide Resistance in Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040435 Authors: Hugh J Beckie Herbicide resistance in weeds is perhaps the most prominent research area within the discipline of weed science today. Incidence, management challenges, and the cost of multiple-resistant weed populations are continually increasing worldwide. Crop cultivars with multiple herbicide-resistance traits are being rapidly adopted by growers and land managers to keep ahead of the...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 436: The Influence of Local Habitat and Microclimate on the Levels of Secondary Metabolites in Slovak Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Fruits Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040436 Authors: Zuzana Vaneková Miroslav Vanek Jaroslav Škvarenina Milan Nagy The berries of Vaccinium myrtillus L. are usually collected in the wild for the purpose of being a food source. They are naturally high in phenolic compounds, which possess antioxidative properties, so the berries...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 434: Diversity, Function and Regulation of Cell Surface and Intracellular Immune Receptors in Solanaceae Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040434 Authors: Jong Hum Kim Christian Danve M. Castroverde The first layer of the plant immune system comprises plasma membrane-localized receptor proteins and intracellular receptors of the nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat protein superfamily. Together, these immune receptors act as a network of surveillance machines in recognizing...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 430: Silicon and Plant–Animal Interactions: Towards an Evolutionary Framework Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040430 Authors: Ofir Katz Herbivory is fundamental in ecology, being a major driver of ecosystem structure and functioning. Plant Si and phytoliths play a significant antiherbivory role, the understanding of which and of its evolutionary context will increase our understanding of this phenomenon, its origins, and its significance for past, extant, and future...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 432: The Treasure Vault Can be Opened: Large-scale Genome Skimming Works Well Using Herbarium and Silica Gel Dried Material Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040432 Authors: Alsos Lavergne Merkel Boleda Lammers Alberti Pouchon Denoeud Pitelkova Pușcaș Roquet Hurdu Thuiller Zimmermann Hollingsworth Coissac Genome skimming has the potential for generating large data sets for DNA barcoding and wider biodiversity...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 431: Exogenous Ascorbic Acid Induced Chilling Tolerance in Tomato Plants Through Modulating Metabolism, Osmolytes, Antioxidants, and Transcriptional Regulation of Catalase and Heat Shock Proteins Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040431 Authors: Elkelish Qari Mazrou Abdelaal Hafez Abu-Elsaoud Batiha El-Esawi El Nahhas Chilling, a sort of cold stress, is a typical abiotic ecological stress that impacts the development as well as the growth...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 433: Efficiency, Profitability and Carbon Footprint of Different Management Programs under No-Till to Control Herbicide Resistant Papaver rhoeas Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040433 Authors: Recasens Royo-Esnal Valencia-Gredilla Torra The present work examines the effects of different integrated weed management (IWM) programs on multiple herbicide-resistant Papaver rhoeas populations in terms of effectiveness, profitability and carbon footprint. With this...
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Plasma, Vol. 3, Pages 38-53: Spatially-Resolved Spectroscopic Diagnostics of a Miniature RF Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet in Argon Open to Ambient Air Plasma doi: 10.3390/plasma3020005 Authors: Florent P. Sainct Antoine Durocher-Jean Reetesh Kumar Gangwar Norma Yadira Mendoza Gonzalez Sylvain Coulombe Luc Stafford The spatially-resolved electron temperature, rotational temperature, and number density of the two metastable Ar 1 s levels were investigated in a...
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Publications, Vol. 8, Pages 18: Three Commonly Utilized Scholarly Databases and a Social Network Site Provide Different, But Related, Metrics of Pharmacy Faculty Publication Publications doi: 10.3390/publications8020018 Authors: Kyle J. Burghardt Bradley H. Howlett Audrey S. Khoury Stephanie M. Fern Paul R. Burghardt Scholarly productivity is a critical component of pharmacy faculty effort and is used for promotion and tenure decisions. Several databases are available to...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 162: Postsecular Plurality in the Middle East: Expanding the Postsecular Approach to a Power Politics of Becoming Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11040162 Authors: Barbato Embedded in a critically adapted version of Jürgen Habermas’ postsecular approach, this article analyzes empirically and evaluates normatively the role of religion in the Middle East. Integrating and adapting William Connolly’s understanding of political change as power...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 164: Thoughtfulness and Hospitality: On Refusing Antagonistic Politics at the End of History Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11040164 Authors: John C McDowell The paper is constructed around the issues involved for the critical interrogation of the instrumental rationality generating political thoughtlessness in the following claim: “Humanity is in crisis—and there is no exit from that crisis other than solidarity of humans”. [Zygmunt...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 165: Religious Identity and Public Pro-Environmental Behavior in China: The Mediating Role of Environmental Risk Perception Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11040165 Authors: Zeng Wu Liu Although the positive relationship between religion and environmental behavior has aroused heated debate, empirical research on the relationship between religion and public pro-environmental behavior is still relatively insufficient. This paper aims to explore the group differences...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 163: Is Comparison Based on Translatable Formal Concepts? Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11040163 Authors: Guilfoy Fully realized ethical and metaphysical concepts have intension and extension only within an historically situated epistemic tradition. Only people who live the epistemic tradition fully understand the concept and can accurately identify items that satisfy the concept. Such concepts are only fully understood by those whose lives are shaped from within...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 19: Topical Delivery of 3-O-ethyl l-ascorbic Acid from Complex Solvent Systems Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88020019 Authors: Iliopoulos Hossain Sil Moore Lucas Lane 3-O-ethyl l-ascorbic acid (EA), an ether derivative of Vitamin C, is widely used in skincare formulations. Previously, we reported the effects of neat solvents on EA percutaneous absorption and observed that 0.6–7.5% of the applied EA was delivered...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 202-211: Big Data for Natural Disasters in an Urban Railroad Neighborhood: A Systematic Review Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020012 Authors: Thaís P. Correia Alessandra C. Corsi José A. Quintanilha Landslides and floods are among the most common disasters in Brazil and are responsible for losses on social, environmental, and economic scales, even resulting in deaths. Floods can negatively affect the structure and operations of a railway network,...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 186-201: Regarding Smart Cities in China, the North and Emerging Economies—One Size Does Not Fit All Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020011 Authors: Nigel J. W. Browne This article explores the significance of the “Smart city” concept by reviewing its key components, namely: Internet of Things (IoT), big (urban) data, and urban informatics/analytics, which are discussed against the background of two ongoing trends impacting everyone...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 38: Investigating Some Construct Validity Threats to TALIS 2018 Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale: Implications for Social Science Researchers and Practitioners Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9040038 Authors: Zakariya The credibility of findings ensuing from cross-sectional survey research depends largely on the validity and reliability of the research instruments. Critical attention to the quality of such instruments will ensure logical and valid results....
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 37: Watching over or Working with? Understanding Social Work Innovation in Response to Extra-Familial Harm Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9040037 Authors: Wroe Lloyd This paper critically reflects on the role of surveillance and trusted relationships in social work in England and Wales. It explores the characteristics of relationships of trust and relationships of surveillance and asks how these approaches apply to emerging policy and practices...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 32: How Colonial Power, Colonized People, and Nature Shaped Hansen’s Disease Settlements in Suriname Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10020032 Authors: Henk Menke Toine Pieters Jack Menke According to the Dutch colonizers in Suriname, leprosy (or Hansen’s disease) was highly contagious and transmitted from human-to-human. A “cordon sanitaire” was constructed around the patients, mainly African slaves and Asian indentured laborers...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 33: Challenges to a Rights-Based Approach in Sexual Health Policy: A Comparative Study of Turkey and England Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10020033 Authors: Volkan Yilmaz Paul Willis Politics around sexual health have been polarised in recent years, but the policy implications of this polarisation have not yet been examined in depth. Therefore, this article explores political challenges to a rights-based approach in sexual health policies in Turkey and England....
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