Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 439: Predictive Factors for the First Recurrence of Clostridioides difficile Infection in the Elderly from Western Romania Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090439 Authors: Iosif Marincu Felix Bratosin Iulia Vidican Bianca Cerbu Mirela Turaiche Livius Tirnea Madalina Timircan Background and objectives: At present, Romania and parts of the European Union are facing an increasingly challenging public health problem consisting of nosocomial Clostridioides...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 438: Asthma: New Integrative Treatment Strategies for the Next Decades Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090438 Authors: Diego A. Arteaga-Badillo Jacqueline Portillo-Reyes Nancy Vargas-Mendoza José A. Morales-González Jeannett A. Izquierdo-Vega Manuel Sánchez-Gutiérrez Isela Álvarez-González Ángel Morales-González Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar Eduardo Madrigal-Santillán Asthma is a chronic disease whose main anatomical–functional...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 436: Association between Accreditation and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Major Cardiovascular Diseases in South Korean Hospitals: Pre-Post Accreditation Comparison Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090436 Authors: You Jin Chun Bo Yeon Lee Yo Han Lee The direct impact of hospital accreditation on patients’ clinical outcomes is unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether mortality within 30 days of hospitalization for acute...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 437: Relationship between Quadriceps Tendon Young’s Modulus and Maximum Knee Flexion Angle in the Swing Phase of Gait in Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090437 Authors: Bungo Ebihara Takashi Fukaya Hirotaka Mutsuzaki Background and objectives: Decreased knee flexion in the swing phase of gait can be one of the causes of falls in severe knee osteoarthritis (OA). The quadriceps tendon is one of the causes of knee flexion...
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Medicines, Vol. 7, Pages 53: Comorbidities Associated with Granuloma Annulare: A Cross-Sectional, Case-Control Study Medicines doi: 10.3390/medicines7090053 Authors: Erik Almazan Youkyung S. Roh Micah Belzberg Caroline X. Qin Kyle Williams Justin Choi Nishadh Sutaria Benjamin Kaffenberger Yevgeniy R. Semenov Jihad Alhariri Shawn G. Kwatra Background: Granuloma annulare (GA) is a cutaneous granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology. There are conflicting...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 214: Property Characterization and Mechanism Analysis of Polyoxometalates-Functionalized PVDF Membranes by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090214 Authors: Lei Yao Ziyi Long Zhe Chen Qisong Cheng Yuan Liao Miao Tian Polyoxometalates (POMs) has proved its advantage in constructing high-performance nanocomposite membranes such as catalytic membranes, adsorptive membranes, and forward osmosis membranes. However,...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 213: Ozone Chemically Enhanced Backwash for Ceramic Membrane Fouling Control in Cyanobacteria-Laden Water Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090213 Authors: Stéphane Venne Onita D. Basu Benoit Barbeau Membrane fouling in surface waters impacted by cyanobacteria is currently poorly controlled and results in high operating costs. A chemically enhanced backwash (CEB) is one possible strategy to mitigate cyanobacteria fouling. This research investigates the...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 215: Implications for SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Design: Fusion of Spike Glycoprotein Transmembrane Domain to Receptor-Binding Domain Induces Trimerization Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090215 Authors: Taha Azad Ragunath Singaravelu Mathieu J.F. Crupi Taylor Jamieson Jaahnavi Dave Emily E.F. Brown Reza Rezaei Zaid Taha Stephen Boulton Nikolas T. Martin Abera Surendran Joanna Poutou Mina Ghahremani Kazem Nouri Jack T. Whelan Jessie...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 212: A Reevaluation of Chitosan-Decorated Nanoparticles to Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090212 Authors: Hernán Cortés Sergio Alcalá-Alcalá Isaac H. Caballero-Florán Sergio A. Bernal-Chávez Arturo Ávalos-Fuentes Maykel González-Torres Manuel González-Del Carmen Gabriela Figueroa-González Octavio D. Reyes-Hernández Benjamín Floran María L. Del Prado-Audelo Gerardo Leyva-Gómez The blood-brain barrier...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 211: The Best-Practice Organism for Single-Species Studies of Antimicrobial Efficacy against Biofilms Is Pseudomonas aeruginosa Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090211 Authors: Anna M. Curtin Matthew C. Thibodeau Heather L. Buckley As potable water scarcity increases across the globe; it is imperative to identify energy and cost-effective processes for producing drinking-water from non-traditional sources. One established method is desalination of brackish...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 210: Enhancement of the Fouling Resistance of Zwitterion Coated Ceramic Membranes Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090210 Authors: Max Storms Abbas J. Kadhem Shuting Xiang Matthew Bernards Guillermina J. Gentile María M. Fidalgo de Cortalezzi Ceramic membranes suffer from rapid permeability loss during filtration of organic matter due to their fouling propensity. To address this problem, iron oxide ultrafiltration membranes were coated with poly(sulfobetaine...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 209: Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of the Resistivity and Power Density in Reverse Electrodialysis: A Parametric Study Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090209 Authors: Zohreh Jalili Odne Stokke Burheim Kristian Etienne Einarsrud Electrodialysis (ED) and reverse electrodialysis (RED) are enabling technologies which can facilitate renewable energy generation, dynamic energy storage, and hydrogen production from low-grade waste heat. This paper presents...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 205: Insights into Advancements and Electrons Transfer Mechanisms of Electrogens in Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090205 Authors: Mohammad Faisal Umar Syed Zaghum Abbas Mohamad Nasir Mohamad Ibrahim Norli Ismail Mohd Rafatullah Benthic microbial fuel cells (BMFCs) are a kind of microbial fuel cell (MFC), distinguished by the absence of a membrane. BMFCs are an ecofriendly technology with a prominent role in renewable...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 207: Study on the Preparation and Properties of Talcum-Fly Ash Based Ceramic Membrane Supports Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090207 Authors: Chao Cheng Hongming Fu Jun Wu Heng Zhang Haiping Chen Ceramic membrane method for moisture recovery from flue gas of thermal power plants is of considerable interest due to its excellent selection performance and corrosion resistance. However, manufacturing costs of commercial ceramic membranes are still...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 206: Reverse Electrodialysis: Co- and Counterflow Optimization of Multistage Configurations for Maximum Energy Efficiency Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090206 Authors: Joost Veerman Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is one of the techniques able to harvest energy from the salinity gradient between different salt solutions. There is a tradeoff between efficiency and generated power in a RED stack. This paper focuses on efficiency. A simple model is presented...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 208: Immobilisation and Release of Radical Scavengers on Nanoclays for Chemical Reinforcement of Proton Exchange Membranes Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090208 Authors: Alia Akrout Aude Delrue Marta Zatoń Fanny Duquet Francesco Spanu Mélanie Taillades-Jacquin Sara Cavaliere Deborah Jones Jacques Rozière Mechanical and chemical stability of proton exchange membranes are crucial requirements for the development of fuel cells for durable...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 204: Progress on the Fabrication and Application of Electrospun Nanofiber Composites Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090204 Authors: Mariela Toriello Morteza Afsari Ho Kyong Shon Leonard D. Tijing Nanofibers are one of the most attractive materials in various applications due to their unique properties and promising characteristics for the next generation of materials in the fields of energy, environment, and health. Among the many fabrication methods,...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 351: Optimizing Secondary Electrospray Ionization High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (SESI-HRMS) for the Analysis of Volatile Fatty Acids from Gut Microbiome Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10090351 Authors: Jisun H. J. Lee Jiangjiang Zhu Gut microbiota plays essential roles in maintaining gut homeostasis. The composition of gut microbes and their metabolites are altered in response to diet and remedial agents such as antibiotics. However, little is known...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 352: Comparative Lipidomics of Different Yeast Species Associated to Drosophila suzukii Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10090352 Authors: Flavia Bianchi Urban Spitaler Peter Robatscher Rudi F. Vogel Silvia Schmidt Daniela Eisenstecken Yeasts constitute a dietary source for the spotted wing drosophila (SWD) and produce compounds that attract these flies. The study of the chemical composition of the yeast communities associated with SWD should...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1324: Effect of Lactic Acid Fermentation on Color, Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity in African Nightshade Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091324 Authors: Alexandre Degrain Vimbainashe Manhivi Fabienne Remize Cyrielle Garcia Dharini Sivakumar This study aimed to investigate the influences of fermentation at 37 °C for 3 days by different lactic acid bacterium strains, Lactobacillus plantarum (17a), Weissella cibaria...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1321: Endophytic Fungi of Olive Tree Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091321 Authors: Rosario Nicoletti Claudio Di Vaio Chiara Cirillo In addition to the general interest connected with investigations on biodiversity in natural contexts, more recently the scientific community has started considering occurrence of endophytic fungi in crops in the awareness of the fundamental role played by these microorganisms on plant growth and protection....
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1323: Dissecting Transcription Factor-Target Interaction in Bovine Coronavirus Infection Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091323 Authors: Olanrewaju B. Morenikeji Ellis Strutton Madeleine Wallace Kahleel Bernard Elaine Yip Bolaji N. Thomas Coronaviruses are RNA viruses that cause significant disease within many species, including cattle. Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) infects cattle and wild ruminants, both as a respiratory and enteric...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1322: Extension of the Shelf-Life of Fresh Pasta Using Chickpea Flour Fermented with Selected Lactic Acid Bacteria Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091322 Authors: Rosa Schettino Erica Pontonio Marco Gobbetti Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello Fresh pasta is subjected to rapid spoilage, mainly due to the metabolic activity of bacteria, yeasts, and especially molds, which negatively affect the sensorial characteristics and the safety of the product....
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1320: Microbiota Modulates the Immunomodulatory Effects of Filifolinone on Atlantic Salmon Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091320 Authors: Mick Parra Daniela Espinoza Natalia Valdes Rodrigo Vargas Alex Gonzalez Brenda Modak Mario Tello Filifolinone is an aromatic geranyl derivative, a natural compound isolated from Heliotropum sclerocarpum, which has immunomodulatory effects on Atlantic salmon, upregulating cytokines involved...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1319: Genome Wide Analysis Reveals the Role of VadA in Stress Response, Germination, and Sterigmatocystin Production in Aspergillus nidulans Conidia Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091319 Authors: Ye-Eun Son Hee-Soo Park In the Aspergillus species, conidia are asexual spores that are infectious particles responsible for propagation. Conidia contain various mycotoxins that can have detrimental effects in humans. Previous study demonstrated that...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1318: Bacterial Populations in International Artisanal Kefirs Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091318 Authors: Abrar Sindi Md. Bahadur Badsha Gülhan Ünlü Artisanal kefir is a traditional fermented dairy product made using kefir grains. Kefir has documented natural antimicrobial activity and health benefits. A typical kefir microbial community includes lactic acid bacteria (LAB), acetic acid bacteria, and yeast among other species in a symbiotic...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1317: Frequency and Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci from Wild Birds in Spain. Detection of tst-Carrying S. sciuri Isolates Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091317 Authors: Laura Ruiz-Ripa Paula Gómez Carla Andrea Alonso María Cruz Camacho Yolanda Ramiro Javier de la Puente Rosa Fernández-Fernández Miguel Ángel Quevedo Juan Manuel Blanco Gerardo Báguena Myriam...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1316: Potential for Bacteriophage Cocktail to Complement Commercial Sanitizer Use on Produce Against Escherichia coli O157:H7 Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091316 Authors: Badrinath Vengarai Jagannathan Steven Kitchens Paul Priyesh Vijayakumar Stuart Price Melissa Morgan The increasing concern for food safety has created a need to evaluate novel techniques to eliminate or control pathogens, resulting in safe food. In this study,...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1315: Comparative Evaluation of Band-Based Genotyping Methods for Mycobacterium intracellulare and Its Application for Epidemiological Analysis Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091315 Authors: Jeong-Ih Shin Jong-Hun Ha Dong-Hae Lee Jeong-Gyu Choi Kyu-Min Kim Seung Jun Lee Yi Yeong Jeong Jong Deog Lee Myunghwan Jung Seung-Chul Baik Woo Kon Lee Hyung-Lyun Kang Min-Kyoung Shin Jung-Wan Yoo Mycobacterium intracellulare...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1314: Monitoring and Optimization of Cupuaçu Seed Fermentation, Drying and Storage Processes Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091314 Authors: Joana M. L. Souza João M. Rocha Cleísa B. C. Cartaxo Marcus A. M. Vasconcelos Virginia S. Álvares Matheus M. Nascimento Renata T. B. Yomura Simara Kaefer Cupuaçu [Theobroma grandiflorum (Wild ex Spreng.) K. Schum] seeds have been employed for a long time in the Amazon region...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1312: Diagnosis of Osteoarticular Tuberculosis: Perceptions, Protocols, Practices, and Priorities in the Endemic and Non-Endemic Areas of the World—A WAIOT View Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091312 Authors: Vikas M. Agashe Ashok N. Johari Mudit Shah Rashid Anjum Carlo Romano Lorenzo Drago Hemant K. Sharma Thami Benzakour There has been a major resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant tuberculosis in the last few...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1313: The Infant-Derived Bifidobacterium bifidum Strain CNCM I-4319 Strengthens Gut Functionality Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091313 Authors: Rebeca Martín Francesca Bottacini Muireann Egan Celia Chamignon Valérie Tondereau Raphaël Moriez Jan Knol Philippe Langella Hélène Eutamene Tamara Smokvina Douwe van Sinderen Bifidobacteria are among the first colonisers of the gastrointestinal tract of breast-fed newborns...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1311: Enterotypes of the Gut Microbial Community and Their Response to Plant Secondary Compounds in Plateau Pikas Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091311 Authors: Chao Fan Liangzhi Zhang Haibo Fu Chuanfa Liu Wenjing Li Qi Cheng He Zhang Shangang Jia Yanming Zhang Animal gut microbiomes can be clustered into “enterotypes” characterized by an abundance of signature genera. The characteristic determinants,...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1310: The Development of a Pipeline for the Identification and Validation of Small-Molecule RelA Inhibitors for Use as Anti-Biofilm Drugs Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091310 Authors: Donald C. Hall Jarosław E. Król John P. Cahill Hai-Feng Ji Garth D. Ehrlich Biofilm infections have no approved effective medical treatments and can only be disrupted via physical means. This means that any biofilm infection that is not addressable...
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Molbank, Vol. 2020, Article M1155: 2-Butyl-6-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one: Synthesis, In Silico Studies and In Vitro Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitory Activity Molbank doi: 10.3390/M1155 Authors: Mohd Imran Pyridazinone derivatives are a great template for developing cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors. The 2-butyl-6-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one was prepared by reacting 6-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one with n-butyl bromide in the presence of potassium carbonate. The...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3959: Potential of 2-Chloro-N-(4-fluoro-3-nitrophenyl)acetamide Against Klebsiella pneumoniae and In Vitro Toxicity Analysis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173959 Authors: Laísa Cordeiro Hermes Diniz-Neto Pedro Figueiredo Helivaldo Souza Aleson Sousa Francisco Andrade-Júnior Thamara Melo Elba Ferreira Rafael Oliveira Petrônio Athayde-Filho José Barbosa-Filho Abrahão Oliveira-Filho Edeltrudes Lima Klebsiella pneumoniae causes...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3958: 16-Hydroxycleroda-3,13-dien-15,16-olide Induces Apoptosis in Human Bladder Cancer Cells through Cell Cycle Arrest, Mitochondria ROS Overproduction, and Inactivation of EGFR-Related Signalling Pathways Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173958 Authors: Yu-Chi Chen Po-Yu Wang Bu-Miin Huang Yu-Jen Chen Wei-Chang Lee Yung-Chia Chen A clerodane diterpene compound 16-hydroxycleroda-3,13-dien-15,16-olide (CD) is considered a therapeutic agent with...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3957: Capsaicin Causes Vasorelaxation of Rat Aorta through Blocking of L-type Ca2+ Channels and Activation of CB1 Receptors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173957 Authors: Felipa Andrade Cinthia Rangel-Sandoval Alejandrina Rodríguez-Hernández Evelyn López-Dyck Alejandro Elizalde Adolfo Virgen-Ortiz Edgar Bonales-Alatorre Georgina Valencia-Cruz Enrique Sánchez-Pastor The aim of this work was to determine whether Capsaicin may exert a...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3956: Biological Activity and Antibiofilm Molecular Profile of Citrus aurantium Essential Oil and Its Application in a Food Model Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173956 Authors: Miroslava Kačániová Margarita Terentjeva Lucia Galovičová Eva Ivanišová Jana Štefániková Veronika Valková Petra Borotová Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski Simona Kunová Soňa Felšöciová Eva Tvrdá Jana Žiarovská Renáta Benda Prokeinová Nenad Vukovic ...
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