Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1628: Nutritional Composition and Microbial Communities of Two Non-alcoholic Traditional Fermented Beverages from Zambia: A Study of Mabisi and Munkoyo Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061628 Authors: Justin Chileshe Joost van den Heuvel Ray Handema Bas J Zwaan Elise F. Talsma Sijmen Schoustra Traditional fermented foods and beverages are common in many countries, including Zambia. While the general (nutritional) benefits of fermented foods are widely...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1633: Distribution of 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate and Folic Acid Levels in Maternal and Cord Blood Serum: Longitudinal Evaluation of Japanese Pregnant Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061633 Authors: Yoshinori Kubo Hideoki Fukuoka Terue Kawabata Kumiko Shoji Chisato Mori Kenichi Sakurai Masazumi Nishikawa Takeshi Ohkubo Kyoichi Oshida Naotake Yanagisawa Yuichiro Yamashiro “Total” folate in blood has usually been...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1631: Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. Ameliorates Hyperglycemia and Hepatic Steatosis in Ovariectomized Rats Fed a High-Fat Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061631 Authors: Hwan-Hee Jang Ji Hyun Bae Mi-Ju Kim Mi Young Park Haeng Ran Kim Young-Min Lee Estrogen deficiency is associated with obesity, dyslipidemia, and increased insulin resistance in postmenopausal women. An efficient therapeutic agent prevents or improves postmenopausal conditions induced...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1632: Nutritional Status and Bone Microarchitecture in a Cohort of Systemic Sclerosis Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061632 Authors: Sabrina Paolino Greta Pacini Carlotta Schenone Massimo Patanè Alberto Sulli Samir Giuseppe Sukkar Adriano Lercara Carmen Pizzorni Emanuele Gotelli Francesco Cattelan Federica Goegan Vanessa Smith Maurizio Cutolo Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease characterized by initial...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1629: Association between Low Protein Intake and Mortality in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061629 Authors: Yamaoka Araki Tamura Tanaka Fujihara Horikawa Aida Kamada Yoshimura Moriya Ohashi Akanuma Ito Sone The aim of this study was to investigate the association between protein intake and mortality risk in patients with type 2 diabetes. We analyzed a pooled data of 2494 diabetic...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1626: Vitamin D Supplementation in Influenza and COVID-19 Infections Comment on: “Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths” Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 988 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061626 Authors: Chia Siang Kow Muhammad Abdul Hadi Syed Shahzad Hasan There is an ongoing debate on the use of vitamin D supplementation in reducing the risk of influenza and COVID-19 infections and deaths. A recently...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1624: Beneficial Effects of Isoflavones in the Kidney of Obese Rats Are Mediated by PPAR-Gamma Expression Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061624 Authors: Pessoa Convento Castino Leme de Oliveira Aragão Fernandes Carbonel Dezoti Vattimo Schor Borges Several studies have demonstrated an important association between altered lipid metabolism and the development of kidney injury because of a high-fat diet. Fructose is also...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1627: Sex Differences and Commonalities in the Impact of a Palatable Meal on Thalamic and Insular Connectivity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061627 Authors: Lisa Kilpatrick Teodora Pribic Barbara Ciccantelli Carolina Malagelada Dan M. Livovsky Anna Accarino Deborah Pareto Fernando Azpiroz Emeran A. Mayer The neural mechanisms underlying subjective responses to meal ingestion remain incompletely understood. We previously showed in healthy...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1621: Dietary Habits, Anthropometric Features and Daily Performance in Two Independent Long-Lived Populations from Nicoya peninsula (Costa Rica) and Ogliastra (Sardinia) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061621 Authors: Nieddu Vindas Errigo Vindas Pes Dore (1) Background: Longevity Blue Zones (LBZs) are populations characterized by exceptional longevity. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare the food habits of two representative...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1622: Impact of Short-Term Isoflavone Intervention in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Patients on Microbiota Composition and Metagenomics Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061622 Authors: Haudum Lindheim Ascani Trummer Horvath Münzker Obermayer-Pietsch Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5–20% of women of reproductive age worldwide and is associated with disorders of glucose metabolism. Hormone and metabolic signaling...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1623: Proanthocyanidin-Rich Grape Seed Extract Reduces Inflammation and Oxidative Stress and Restores Tight Junction Barrier Function in Caco-2 Colon Cells Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061623 Authors: Nallathambi Poulev Zuk Raskin Grape polyphenols have previously been shown to improve gut health and attenuate the symptoms of metabolic syndrome; however, the mechanism of these beneficial effects is still debated. In this study, we investigated the...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1625: Dietary β-Carotene Rescues Vitamin A Deficiency and Inhibits Atherogenesis in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061625 Authors: Harari Melnikov Kandel Kfir Kamari Mahler Ben-Amotz Harats Cohen Shaish Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a major health problem, especially in developing countries. In this study, we investigated the effect of VAD from weaning to adulthood in apoE-/- mice. Three-week-old male...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1620: Reply: “Vitamin D Supplementation in Influenza and COVID-19 Infections. Comment on: Evidence That Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 988” Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061620 Authors: William B. Grant Carole A. Baggerly Henry Lahore We thank Dr [...]
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 112: Harnessing the Power of Eph/ephrin Biosemiotics for Theranostic Applications Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13060112 Authors: Robert M. Hughes Jitka A.I. Virag Comprehensive basic biological knowledge of the Eph/ephrin system in the physiologic setting is needed to facilitate an understanding of its role and the effects of pathological processes on its activity, thereby paving the way for development of prospective therapeutic targets. To this...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 113: Bone-Seeking Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Skeletal Malignancy Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13060113 Authors: Antonio Laghezza Luca Piemontese Leonardo Brunetti Alessia Caradonna Mariangela Agamennone Antonella Di Pizio Giorgio Pochetti Roberta Montanari Davide Capelli Marilena Tauro Fulvio Loiodice Paolo Tortorella Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of enzymes involved at different...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 503: Development and Characterization of Liquisolid Tablets Based on Mesoporous Clays or Silicas for Improving Glyburide Dissolution Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060503 Authors: Marzia Cirri Paola Mura Maurizio Valleri Letizia Brunetti The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of mesoporous clays or silicas to develop fast-dissolving glyburide tablets based on a liquisolid approach. Selected clay (Neusilin®US2)...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 95: Pharmacist—Pharmacy Technician Intraprofessional Collaboration and Workplace Integration: Implications for Educators Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8020095 Authors: Maryam Jetha Ali Walji Paul Gregory Dalya Abdulla Zubin Austin Globally, concerns have been expressed regarding the impact of regulation of pharmacy technicians. After more than a decade of experience with technician regulation in Ontario, Canada, uptake of the full scope of practice...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 706: Nutritional Value of Savory Herb (Satureja hortensis L.) and Plant Response to Variable Mineral Nutrition Conditions in Various Phases of Development Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060706 Authors: Natalia Skubij Katarzyna Dzida Zbigniew Jarosz Karolina Pitura Monika Jaroszuk-Sierocińska Mineral nutrition and plant ontogeny influence both the physiological balance between nutrients in a plant and determine the proper nutritional status of a plant, which...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 702: Cellular, Molecular, and Physiological Aspects of In Vitro Plant Regeneration Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060702 Authors: Siamak Shirani Bidabadi S. Mohan Jain Plants generally have the highest regenerative ability because they show a high degree of developmental plasticity. Although the basic principles of plant regeneration date back many years, understanding the cellular, molecular, and physiological mechanisms based on these principles is currently in...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 704: Mechanisms Underlying the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Bergamot Essential Oil and Its Antinociceptive Effects Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060704 Authors: Giovanni Enrico Lombardo Santa Cirmi Laura Musumeci Simona Pergolizzi Alessandro Maugeri Caterina Russo Carmen Mannucci Gioacchino Calapai Michele Navarra Renewed interest in natural products as potential source of drugs led us to investigate on both the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 705: Auxin: Hormonal Signal Required for Seed Development and Dormancy Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060705 Authors: Angel J. Matilla The production of viable seeds is a key event in the life cycle of higher plants. Historically, abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellin (GAs) were considered the main hormones that regulate seed formation. However, auxin has recently emerged as an essential player that modulates, in conjunction with ABA, different cellular processes involved...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 703: An Updated Overview on the Regulation of Seed Germination Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060703 Authors: Gerardo Carrera-Castaño Julián Calleja-Cabrera Mónica Pernas Luis Gómez Luis Oñate-Sánchez The ability of a seed to germinate and establish a plant at the right time of year is of vital importance from an ecological and economical point of view. Due to the fragility of these early growth stages, their swiftness and robustness will impact later developmental...
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Recycling, Vol. 5, Pages 12: Thermochemical Conversion of Olive Oil Industry Waste: Circular Economy through Energy Recovery Recycling doi: 10.3390/recycling5020012 Authors: Leonel J. R. Nunes Liliana M. E. F. Loureiro Letícia C. R. Sá Hugo F.C. Silva The demand for new sources of energy is one of the main quests for humans. At the same time, there is a growing need to eliminate or recover a set of industrial or agroforestry waste sources. In this context, several options may...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 274: “On Golden Tablets”: The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Manuscript as a Self-Referential Icon Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11060274 Authors: Reed O'Mara This article examines the paintings on the five surviving illuminated palm-leaf folios and the interiors of the two wooden covers of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s almost complete Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines, or the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā-sūtra,...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 56: Copula Model Selection for Vehicle Component Failures Based on Warranty Claims Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8020056 Authors: Kathryn Wifvat John Kumerow Arkady Shemyakin In the automotive industry, it is important to know whether the failure of some car parts may be related to the failure of others. This project studies warranty claims for five engine components obtained from a major car manufacturer with the purpose of modeling the joint distributions of the...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 57: Heads and Tails of Earnings Management: Quantitative Analysis in Emerging Countries Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8020057 Authors: Durana Valaskova Chlebikova Krastev Atanasova Earnings management is a globally used tool for long-term profitable enterprises and for the apparatus of reduction of bankruptcy risk in developed countries. This phenomenon belongs to the integral and fundamental part of their business finance. However, this has still been...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 58: Risk and Policy Uncertainty on Stock–Bond Return Correlations: Evidence from the US Markets Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8020058 Authors: Chiang This paper investigates dynamic correlations of stock–bond returns for different stock indices and bond maturities. Evidence in the US shows that stock–bond relations are time-varying and display a negative trend. The stock–bond correlations are negatively correlated with implied volatilities...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 541-554: A Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for the Solution of the Transit Network Design Problem Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020029 Authors: Ernesto Cipriani Gaetano Fusco Sergio Maria Patella Marco Petrelli The research presented in this paper proposes a Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) approach for solving the transit network design problem in large urban areas. The solving procedure is divided in two main phases: in the first...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 527-540: Mechanisms for Innovative-Driven Solutions in European Smart Cities Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020028 Authors: Stella Manika Innovative procurement is an important tool for smart cities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of public services, especially in sectors such as smart living (for example, health conditions), smart mobility, or smart environment (with emphasis on waste and water management). The European Union (EU) public...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 511-526: Smart and Sustainable? Positioning Adaptation to Climate Change in the European Smart City Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020027 Authors: Cristina García Fernández Daniël Peek This article reports on the elements of adaptation to climate change in European Smart City initiatives in order to understand to what extent Smart Cities can be the answer in the fight against climate change. On the grounds of innovative efforts implemented in Barcelona,...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 479-510: Analysis of Sustainable Public Transportation and Mobility Recommendations for Montevideo and Parque Rodó Neighborhood Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020026 Authors: Silvina Hipogrosso Sergio Nesmachnow This article presents an analysis and characterization of recent sustainable initiatives developed for the public transportation of Montevideo, Uruguay. In addition, specific analysis and recommendations are proposed for the Parque Rodó...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 456-478: Using Smart City Tools to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Low Emissions Zone in Spain: Madrid Central Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020025 Authors: Irene Lebrusán Jamal Toutouh Population concentration in cities brings new risks as an increase in pollution, which causes urban health problems. In order to address this problem, traffic reduction measures are being implemented as pedestrianization areas; they are the definition of Low Emissions...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 444-455: RSSI-Based for Device-Free Localization Using Deep Learning Technique Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020024 Authors: Abdul Syafiq Abdull Sukor Latifah Munirah Kamarudin Ammar Zakaria Norasmadi Abdul Rahim Sukhairi Sudin Hiromitsu Nishizaki Device-free localization (DFL) has become a hot topic in the paradigm of the Internet of Things. Traditional localization methods are focused on locating users with attached wearable devices....
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 430-443: Smart Bus Stops as Interconnected Public Spaces for Increasing Social Inclusiveness and Quality of Life of Elder Users Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3020023 Authors: Víctor Manuel Padrón Nápoles Diego Gachet Páez José Luis Esteban Penelas Olalla García Pérez María José García Santacruz Fernando Martín de Pablos As the Smart City concept evolves, it necessarily incorporates more sustainability and inclusiveness features. In this...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 42: Social, Psychological, and Philosophical Reflections on Pandemics and Beyond Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10020042 Authors: Abraham Rudnick This conceptual paper presents social, psychological and philosophical (ethical and epistemological) reflections regarding the current (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond, using an analytic and comparative approach. For example, Taiwan and Canada are compared, addressing Taiwan’s learning from SARS. Suggestions are...
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Stats, Vol. 3, Pages 137-157: Modelling the Behaviour of Currency Exchange Rates with Singular Spectrum Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks Stats doi: 10.3390/stats3020012 Authors: Paulo Canas Rodrigues Olushina Olawale Awe Jonatha Sousa Mahmoudvand| A proper understanding and analysis of suitable models involved in forecasting currency exchange rates dynamics is essential to provide reliable information about the economy. This paper deals with model fit and model forecasting...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 363: Novel Soil Bacterium Strain Desulfitobacterium sp. PGC-3-9 Detoxifies Trichothecene Mycotoxins in Wheat via De-Epoxidation under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060363 Authors: Wei-Jie He Meng-Meng Shi Peng Yang Tao Huang Qing-Song Yuan Shu-Yuan Yi Ai-Bo Wu He-Ping Li Chun-Bao Gao Jing-Bo Zhang Yu-Cai Liao Trichothecenes are the most common mycotoxins contaminating small grain cereals worldwide. The...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 362: Simultaneous Determination of Deoxynivalenol, Its Modified Forms, Nivalenol and Fusarenone-X in Feedstuffs by the Liquid Hromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060362 Authors: Łukasz Panasiuk Piotr Jedziniak Katarzyna Pietruszka Andrzej Posyniak A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for simultaneous determination of deoxynivalenol (DON), 3-acetyldeoxynivalenol...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 361: Endothelial Damage, Inflammation and Immunity in Chronic Kidney Disease Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060361 Authors: Diaz-Ricart Torramade-Moix Pascual Palomo Moreno-Castaño Martinez-Sanchez Vera Cases Escolar Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have an accelerated atherosclerosis, increased risk of thrombotic-ischemic complications, and excessive mortality rates when compared with the general population. There is also evidence...
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