Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 250: COVID-19 Pandemic and Telephone Triage before Attending Medical Office: Problem or Opportunity? Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56050250 Authors: Cervino Oteri During the COVID-19 emergency, the medical operating protocols have been largely modified for reducing any type of contamination risk, for working in a safe way and for making the patient feel in a safe environment. Telemedicine, smart phones and apps could represent important devices for the community,...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 244: Analysis of Multiple Risk Factors for Seronegative Rate of Anti-Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Immunization in Human Serum Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56050244 Authors: Marta Janik Sylwia Płaczkowska Mieczysław Woźniak Iwona Bil-Lula Background and objectives: Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) infections have been the cause of threatening outbreaks for many years. Apart from several physical and chemical methods to prevent tick bites, active...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 246: The Role of Laparoscopic Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Suspected Choledocholithiasis. A Single-Center Experience Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56050246 Authors: Kristaps Atstupens Maksims Mukans Haralds Plaudis Guntars Pupelis Background and objectives: Opinions differ regarding the optimal diagnostic methods for patients with suspected choledocholithiasis. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of laparoscopic ultrasonography...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 247: Actual Nutrition and Dietary Supplementation in Lithuanian Elite Athletes Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56050247 Authors: Marius Baranauskas Valerija Jablonskienė Jonas Algis Abaravičius Rimantas Stukas Background and objectives: Health is partly determined by the state of one’s nutrition; it stimulates the body’s functional and metabolic adaptations to physical strain and helps one prevent sports injuries and get in shape in...
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Medicines, Vol. 7, Pages 30: Heart Failure Drug Class Effects on 30-Day Readmission Rates in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Retrospective Single Center Study Medicines doi: 10.3390/medicines7050030 Authors: Priyanka Parajuli Odalys Estefania Lara-Garcia Manjari Rani Regmi Warren Skoza Mukul Bhattarai Abhishek Kulkarni Robert Leonard Robinson Background: The pharmacologic management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 210: Metabolic Profiling of PGPR-Treated Tomato Plants Reveal Priming-Related Adaptations of Secondary Metabolites and Aromatic Amino Acids Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10050210 Authors: Mhlongo Piater Steenkamp Labuschagne Dubery Plant growth–promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are beneficial microbes in the rhizosphere that can directly or indirectly stimulate plant growth. In addition, some can prime plants for enhanced defense against...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 769: Correction: Wang, B., et al. Pectin Degradation Is an Important Determinant for Alfalfa Silage Fermentation through the Rescheduling of the Bacterial Community. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 488 Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050769 Authors: Bing Wang Zhiqiang Sun Zhu Yu The authors wish to make the following correction to this paper [...]
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 766: Proteomics of Brucella: Technologies and Their Applications for Basic Research and Medical Microbiology Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050766 Authors: Wareth Pletz Neubauer Murugaiyan Brucellosis is a global zoonosis caused by Gram-negative, facultative intracellular bacteria of the genus Brucella (B.). Proteomics has been used to investigate a few B. melitensis and B. abortus strains, but data for other species and biovars...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 767: Environmental Impact on Differential Composition of Gut Microbiota in Indoor Chickens in Commercial Production and Outdoor, Backyard Chickens Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050767 Authors: Zuzana Seidlerova Tereza Kubasova Marcela Faldynova Magdalena Crhanova Daniela Karasova Vladimir Babak Ivan Rychlik In this study, we compared the caecal microbiota composition of egg-laying hens from commercial production that are kept...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 765: Dual-Purpose Inoculants and Their Effects on Corn Silage Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050765 Authors: Paradhipta Lee Kang Joo Lee Lee Kim Kim This study was conducted to screen dual-purpose lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from uncontrolled farm-scale silage, and then we confirmed their effects on corn silage. The LAB were isolated from eight farm-scale corn silages, and then we screened the antifungal activity against...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 764: Entrapped Psychrotolerant Yeast Cells within Pine Sawdust for Low Temperature Wine Making: Impact on Wine Quality Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050764 Authors: Terpou Ganatsios Kanellaki Koutinas An alternative methodology is proposed for low temperature winemaking using freeze-dried raw materials. Pine sawdust was delignified and the received porous cellulosic material was applied as immobilization carrier of the psychrotolerant...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 763: Evaluation of a Highly Efficient DNA Extraction Method for Bacillus anthracis Endospores Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050763 Authors: Knüpfer Braun Baumann Rehn Antwerpen Grass Wölfel A variety of methods have been established in order to optimize the accessibility of DNA originating from Bacillus anthracis cells and endospores to facilitate highly sensitive molecular diagnostics. However, most endospore lysis...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 768: Pan-Genome-Based Analysis as a Framework for Demarcating Two Closely Related Methanotroph Genera Methylocystis and Methylosinus Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050768 Authors: Oshkin Miroshnikov Grouzdev Dedysh The Methylocystis and Methylosinus are two of the five genera that were included in the first taxonomic framework of methanotrophic bacteria created half a century ago. Members of both genera are widely distributed in...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 762: Editorial for Special Issue “Natural Alternatives against Bacterial Foodborne Pathogens” Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8050762 Authors: Adolfo J. Martinez-Rodriguez Jose Manuel Silvan In recent years, increased resistance to antibiotics and disinfectants from foodborne bacterial pathogens has become a relevant consumer health issue and a growing concern for food safety authorities [...]
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2383: Anticancer Ruthenium Complexes with HDAC Isoform Selectivity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102383 Authors: Jasmine M. Cross Tim R. Blower Alexander D. H. Kingdon Robert Pal David M. Picton James W. Walton The histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes have emerged as an important class of molecular targets in cancer therapy, with five inhibitors in clinical use. Recently, it has been shown that a lack of selectivity between the 11 Zn-dependent...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2381: Production and Mechanical Characterisation of TEMPO-Oxidised Cellulose Nanofibrils/β-Cyclodextrin Films and Cryogels Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102381 Authors: Bastien Michel Julien Bras Alain Dufresne Ellinor B. Heggset Kristin Syverud Wood-based TEMPO-oxidised cellulose nanofibrils (toCNF) are promising materials for biomedical applications. Cyclodextrins have ability to form inclusion complexes with hydrophobic molecules and are considered...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2382: NMR-Based Chemical Profiling, Isolation and Evaluation of the Cytotoxic Potential of the Diterpenoid Siderol from Cultivated Sideritis euboea Heldr. Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102382 Authors: Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou Maria V. Chatziathanasiadou Paschalina Chatzopoulou Andreas G. Tzakos Helen Skaltsa Diterpenes are characteristic compounds from the genus Sideritis L., possessing an array of biological activities. Siderol is the main constituent...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2379: Antiviral Activities of Quercetin and Isoquercitrin Against Human Herpesviruses Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102379 Authors: Chae Hyun Kim Jung-Eun Kim Yoon-Jae Song We previously reported that the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction of a 70% ethanol extract of Elaeocarpus sylvestris (ESE) inhibits varicella-zoster virus (VZV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) replication in vitro. PGG (1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-ß-D-glucose) is a major chemical...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2378: Resveratrol: A Fair Race Towards Replacing Sulfites in Wines Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102378 Authors: Emmanouil Kontaxakis Emmanouil Trantas Filippos Ververidis In recent years, significant efforts to produce healthier wines has led to the replacement or reduction of the addition of sulfites, using alternative substances or techniques. Resveratrol and related biophenols seem to be of great interest, since beyond their protective nature and...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2377: A Convenient Synthesis of (16S,20S)-3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnane-20,16-carbolactam and its N-alkyl Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102377 Authors: Agnieszka Wojtkielewicz Damian Pawelski Przemysław Bazydło Aneta Baj Stanisław Witkowski Jacek W. Morzycki A concise synthesis of (16S,20S)-3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnane-20,16-carbolactam from tigogenin via the corresponding lactone is described. The most efficient synthetic...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2376: Cytokine Expression by Human Macrophage-Like Cells Derived from the Monocytic Cell Line THP-1 Differs Between Treatment With Milk from Preterm- and Term-Delivering Mothers and Pasteurized Donor Milk Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102376 Authors: Veronique Demers-Mathieu Robert K. Huston David C. Dallas Immunomodulatory proteins from human milk may enhance the protection and development of the infant’s gut. This study compared the immunomodulatory...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2380: Ras and Wnt Interaction Contribute in Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102380 Authors: Shian-Ren Lin Ntlotlang Mokgautsi Yen-Nien Liu Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most prevalent and malignant cancer types in men, which causes more than three-hundred thousand cancer death each year. At late stage of PCa progression, bone marrow is the most often metastatic site that constitutes almost 70% of metastatic cases...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2374: Bioactivity of Isostructural Hydrogen Bonding Frameworks Built from Pipemidic Acid Metal Complexes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102374 Authors: Paula C. Alves Patrícia Rijo Catarina Bravo Antunes André We report herein three novel complexes whose design was based on the approach that consists of combining commercially available antibiotics with metals to attain different physicochemical properties and promote antimicrobial activity....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2373: Localization of Flavan-3-ol Species in Peanut Testa by Mass Spectrometry Imaging Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102373 Authors: Hirofumi Enomoto Takashi Nirasawa Flavan-3-ols, procyanidins and their monomers are major flavonoids present in peanuts that show a wide range of biological properties and health benefits, based on their potent antioxidant activity. Procyanidin oligomers, especially A-type, are reportedly abundant in peanut skin; however,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2372: Anti-Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Potential of New Phenanthrenoids from Luzula Sylvatica Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102372 Authors: Maël Gainche Isabelle Ripoche François Senejoux Juliette Cholet Clémence Ogeron Caroline Decombat Ombeline Danton Laetitia Delort Marjolaine Vareille-Delarbre Alexandre Berry Marion Vermerie Didier Fraisse Catherine Felgines Edwige Ranouille Jean-Yves Berthon Julien Priam Etienne...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2375: Two Sides to the Same Coin—Cytotoxicity vs. Potential Metastatic Activity of AgNPs Relative to Triple-Negative Human Breast Cancer MDA-MB-436 Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102375 Authors: Magdalena Matysiak-Kucharek Magdalena Czajka Barbara Jodłowska-Jędrych Krzysztof Sawicki Paulina Wojtyła-Buciora Marcin Kruszewski Lucyna Kapka-Skrzypczak Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are used in many fields of industry and medicine. Despite...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2371: Hepatic Bile Acid Reuptake in the Rat Depends on Bile Acid Conjugation but Not on Agonistic Properties towards FXR and TGR5 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102371 Authors: Samuel A. J. Trammell Jens S. Svenningsen Jens J. Holst Matthew P. Gillum Rune E. Kuhre Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and Takeda G-protein coupled receptor 5 (TGR5) are the two known bile acid (BA) sensitive receptors and are expressed in the intestine and liver as well as...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2370: Synthesis, Redox Properties and Antibacterial Activity of Hindered Phenols Linked to Heterocycles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102370 Authors: Vladimir N. Koshelev Olga V. Primerova Stepan V. Vorobyev Ludmila V. Ivanova A series of benzotriazole, cyclic amides and pyrimidine derivatives, containing 2,6-di-tert-butyl-phenol fragments, were synthesized. The redox properties of obtained compounds were studied using the cyclic voltammetry on...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2369: A Review on the Effect of High Pressure Processing (HPP) on Gelatinization and Infusion of Nutrients Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102369 Authors: Akash Kaushal Balakrishna Md Abdul Wazed Mohammed Farid High pressure processing (HPP) is a novel technology that involves subjecting foods to high hydrostatic pressures of the order of 100–600 MPa. This technology has been proven successful for inactivation of numerous microorganisms, spores...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2367: Leading Interaction Components in the Structure and Reactivity of Noble Gases Compounds Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102367 Authors: Francesca Nunzi Giacomo Pannacci Francesco Tarantelli Leonardo Belpassi David Cappelletti Stefano Falcinelli Pirani The nature, strength, range and role of the bonds in adducts of noble gas atoms with both neutral and ionic partners have been investigated by exploiting a fine-tuned integrated phenomenological–theoretical...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2368: Lectins from the Edible Mushroom Agaricus bisporus and Their Therapeutic Potentials Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102368 Authors: Wangsa Tirta Ismaya Raymond Rubianto Tjandrawinata Heni Rachmawati The mushroom Agaricus bisporus secretes biologically active compounds and proteins with benefits for human health. Most reported proteins from A. bisporus are tyrosinases and lectins. Lectins are of therapeutic or pharmaceutical interest. To date, only...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2366: IgGs from Human Milk Hydrolyze microRNAs Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102366 Authors: Ivan Yu. Kompaneets Evgeny A. Ermakov Sergey E. Sedykh Valentina N. Buneva Georgy A. Nevinsky Mother’s milk provides breast-fed infants with various nutrients, including peptides, proteins, DNA, RNA, antibodies, and other bioactive components promoting neonatal growth and protecting infants from viral and bacterial infection. The functions of...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2365: Plectrabarbene, a New Abietane Diterpene from Plectranthus barbatus Aerial Parts Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25102365 Authors: Nawal M. Al Musayeib Musarat Amina Gadah Abdulaziz Al-Hamoud Gamal A. Mohamed Sabrin R.M. Ibrahim Samah Shabana A new abietane diterpene namely plectrabarbene (2), together with two known compounds: sugiol (1) and 11,14-dihydroxy-8,11,13-abietatrien-7-one (3) have been isolated from the aerial parts of Plectranthus...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 20: The Power of Gaze in Music. Leonard Bernstein’s Conducting Eyes Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4020020 Authors: Poggi Ranieri Leone Ansani The paper argues for the importance and richness of gaze communication during orchestra and choir conduction, and presents three studies on this issue. First, an interview with five choir and orchestra conductors reveals that they are not so deeply aware of the potentialities of gaze to...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 19: Identifying Personas in Online Shopping Communities Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4020019 Authors: Yu Xu Michael J. Lee Online shopping communities have emerged amid growing social shopping activities and involve user-centered online platforms that encourage user-generated content and interactions, such as reading and writing reviews, rating products, and sharing shopping experiences. However, similar to other online platforms and communities,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 981: Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO on Mesoporous Silica: Insights into Growth Behavior of ZnO via In-Situ Thermogravimetric Analysis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050981 Authors: Ingale Knemeyer Piernavieja Hermida Naumann d’Alnoncourt Thomas Rosowski ZnO is a remarkable material with many applications in electronics and catalysis. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) of ZnO on flat substrates is an industrially applied and well-known process....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 980: Biomass-Derived Carbon Molecular Sieves Applied to an Enhanced Carbon Capture and Storage Process (e-CCS) for Flue Gas Streams in Shallow Reservoirs Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050980 Authors: Rodriguez Acevedo Franco Carrasco-Marín Pérez-Cadenas Cortés It is possible to take advantage of shallow reservoirs (<300 m) for CO2 capture and storage in the post-combustion process. This process is called enhanced carbon capture...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 979: Nanomaterials in Cosmetics: Recent Updates Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050979 Authors: Georgios Fytianos Abbas Rahdar George Z. Kyzas This review paper collects the recent updates regarding the use of nanomaterials in cosmetics. Special focus is given to the applications of nanomaterials in the cosmetic industry, their unique features, as well as the advantages of nanoscale ingredients compared to non-nanoscale products. The state-of-the-art...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1494: Erratum: Multi-Tissue DNA Methylation Remodeling at Mitochondrial Quality Control Genes According to Diet in Rat Aging Models Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051494 Authors: Patrizia D’Aquila Francesco De Rango Francesco Guarasci Maurizio Mandalà Andrea Corsonello Dina Bellizzi Giuseppe Passarino The Nutrients Editorial Office would like to update the error in the original published version [...]
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