IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 7610: Insulated Switches: Dual-Function Protein RalGEFRGL-1 Promotes Developmental Fidelity International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21207610 Authors: Tam Duong Neal R. Rasmussen David J. Reiner The C. elegans vulva is an excellent model for the study of developmental biology and cell–cell signaling. The developmental induction of vulval precursor cells (VPCs) to assume the 3°-3°-2°-1°-2°-3°...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4700: Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-1,4-dione (IsoDPP) End Capped with Napthalimide or Phthalimide: Novel Small Molecular Acceptors for Organic Solar Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204700 Authors: Thu Trang Do Meera Stephen Khai Leok Chan Sergei Manzhos Paul L. Burn Prashant Sonar We introduce two novel solution-processable electron acceptors based on an isomeric core of the much explored diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) moiety, namely pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-1,4-dione...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4702: Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from Flower of ‘Shanzhizi’ (Gardenia jasminoides Ellis) and Involvement of Serotonergic System in Its Anxiolytic Effect Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204702 Authors: Nan Zhang Mu Luo Lei He Lei Yao Gardenia jasminoides Ellis is a famous fragrant flower in China. Previous pharmacological research mainly focuses on its fruit. In this study, the essential oil of the flower of ‘Shanzhizi’,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4701: Participation of MicroRNAs in the Treatment of Cancer with Phytochemicals Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204701 Authors: Seung Son Han Lee Sokviseth Moeng Hyo Kuh Soo Choi Jong Park Cancer is a global health concern and one of the main causes of disease-related death. Even with considerable progress in investigations on cancer therapy, effective anti-cancer agents and regimens have thus far been insufficient. There has been compelling...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4695: Valorization of Cork Using Subcritical Water Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204695 Authors: Mónica Cunha Ana Lourenço Susana Barreiros Alexandre Paiva Pedro Simões Granulated cork was submitted to subcritical water extraction/hydrolysis in a semi-continuous reactor at temperatures in the range of 120–200 °C and with a constant pressure of 100 bar. The influence of temperature on the composition of the cork extracts obtained...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4703: Fast and Purification-Free Characterization of Bio-Nanoparticles in Biological Media by Electrical Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation Hyphenated with Multi-Angle Light Scattering and Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis Detection Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204703 Authors: Roland Drexel Agnieszka Siupa Pauline Carnell-Morris Michele Carboni Jo Sullivan Florian Meier Accurate physico-chemical characterization of exosomes and liposomes...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4697: Synthesis, Molecular Docking, and In Vitro Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Assay of Carboranyl Sinomenine Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204697 Authors: Jianghong Cai Narayan S. Hosmane Masao Takagaki Yinghuai Zhu In comparison with pristine sinomenine and carborane precursors, the calculations of molecular docking with matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and methylcarboranyl-n-butyl sinomenine showed improved interactions. Accordingly, methylcarboranyl-n-butyl...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4694: Cysteine Sulfoxides Enhance Steroid Hormone Production via Activation of the Protein Kinase A Pathway in Testis-Derived I-10 Tumor Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204694 Authors: Nakayama Ho Yamagishi Ikemoto Komai Shirakawa Testosterone plays an important role in male sexual characteristics and maturation, and decreased testosterone levels increase the risk of several diseases. Recently, onion extract rich in cysteine sulfoxides,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4693: The Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome and IL-6 Production by Hibiscus noldeae Baker f. Derived Constituents Provides a Link to Its Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutic Potentials Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204693 Authors: Jean Claude Didelot Tomani Vedaste Kagisha Alembert Tiabou Tchinda Olivia Jansen Allison Ledoux Luc Vanhamme Michel Frederich Raymond Muganga Jacob Souopgui The activation of NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4698: Study on TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation of N-Succinyl Chitosan and the Water Retention Property Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204698 Authors: Aoqi Li Qinglan Xue Yingqing Ye Peixin Gong Mingyu Deng Bo Jiang C-6 oxidized chitosan is of great interest in obtaining a new moisture retention polymer like hyaluronic acid. The direct C-6 specific oxidation of chitosan mediated by the TEMPO/NaClO/NaBr system has proven to be difficult because of the...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4688: Enhancement of Cisplatin Cytotoxicity by Cu(II)–Mn(II) Schiff Base Tetradentate Complex in Human Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204688 Authors: Rasha H. Al-Serwi Gamal Othman Mohammed A. Attia Eman T. Enan Mohamed El-Sherbiny Seham Mahmoud Nehal Elsherbiny Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most predominant tumors worldwide and the present treatment policies are not enough to provide a specific...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4691: Bioguided Fractionation of Local Plants against Matrix Metalloproteinase9 and Its Cytotoxicity against Breast Cancer Cell Models: In Silico and In Vitro Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204691 Authors: Maywan Hariono Rollando Rollando Jasson Karamoy Pandu Hariyono M. Atmono Maria Djohan Wiwy Wiwy Rina Nuwarda Christopher Kurniawan Nurul Salin Habibah Wahab Matrix metalloproteinase9 (MMP9) is known to be highly expressed...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4692: Influence of Sonication and Taraxacum Officinale Addition on the Antioxidant and Anti-ACE Activity of Protein Extracts from Sous Vide Beef Marinated with Sour Milk and after In Vitro Digestion Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204692 Authors: Paulina Kęska Karolina M. Wójciak Dariusz M. Stasiak The present study assessed the effect of pretreating beef as a raw material for sous vide steak preparation. The pretreatment involved maceration of a batch...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4684: Kathon Induces Fibrotic Inflammation in Lungs: The First Animal Study Revealing a Causal Relationship between Humidifier Disinfectant Exposure and Eosinophil and Th2-Mediated Fibrosis Induction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204684 Authors: Mi-Kyung Song Dong Im Kim Kyuhong Lee Currently available toxicity data on humidifier disinfectants are primarily limited to polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate-induced lung fibrosis. We, therefore, investigated...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4690: Processing Factors Affecting the Phytochemical and Nutritional Properties of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Peel Waste: A Review Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204690 Authors: Tandokazi Pamela Magangana Nokwanda Pearl Makunga Olaniyi Amos Fawole Umezuruike Linus Opara Pomegranate peel has substantial amounts of phenolic compounds, such as hydrolysable tannins (punicalin, punicalagin, ellagic acid, and gallic acid), flavonoids (anthocyanins...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4689: Tris(2-Aminoethyl)Amine/Metal Oxides Hybrid Materials—Preparation, Characterization and Catalytic Application Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204689 Authors: Katarzyna Stawicka Maria Ziolek Three different metal oxides (basic MgO, basic-acidic Al2O3 and acidic-basic Nb2O5) characterized by comparable surface areas (MgO—130 m2/g; Al2O3—172 m2/g and Nb2O5—123 m2/g) and pore systems (domination of mesopores with narrow pore...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4681: Synthesis of Water-Soluble Copolymers of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N-vinyldithiocarbamate as Multidentate Polymeric Chelation Systems and Their Complexes with Indium and Gallium Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204681 Authors: Nikolay I. Gorshkov Andrey Yu. Murko Irina I. Gavrilova Marina A. Bezrukova Albert I. Kipper Valerii D. Krasikov Evgenii F. Panarin Dithiocarbamate (DTC) derivatives of N-vinylpyrrolidone-N-vinylamine (VP–VA)...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4686: New Zileuton-Hydroxycinnamic Acid Hybrids: Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship towards 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibition Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204686 Authors: Audrey Isabel Chiasson Samuel Robichaud Fanta J. Ndongou Moutombi Mathieu P. A. Hébert Maroua Mbarik Marc E. Surette Mohamed Touaibia A novel series of zileuton-hydroxycinnamic acid hybrids were synthesized and screened as 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) inhibitors in stimulated...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4685: In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Lactobacillus coryniformis BCH-4 Bioactive Compounds and Determination of their Bioprotective Effects on Nutritional Components of Maize (Zea mays L.) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204685 Authors: Mahwish Salman Anam Tariq Anam Ijaz Shazia Naheed Abeer Hashem Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah Mona H. Soliman Muhammad Rizwan Javed Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can synthesize antimicrobial...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4683: Kaempferol Facilitated Extinction Learning in Contextual Fear Conditioned Rats via Inhibition of Fatty-Acid Amide Hydrolase Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204683 Authors: Hammad Ahmad Khalid Rauf Wahid Zada Margaret McCarthy Ghulam Abbas Fareeha Anwar Abdul Jabbar Shah Background: Fear, stress, and anxiety-like behaviors originate from traumatic events in life. Stress response is managed by endocannabinoids in the body by limiting...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4680: The Effects of Tannins in Monogastric Animals with Special Reference to Alternative Feed Ingredients Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204680 Authors: Zahra Mohammed Hassan Tlou Grace Manyelo Letlhogonolo Selaledi Monnye Mabelebele Over recent years, the monogastric animal industry has witnessed an increase in feed prices due to several factors, and this trend is likely to continue. The hike in feed prices is mostly due to extreme competition...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4687: NMR Profiling of North Macedonian and Bulgarian Honeys for Detection of Botanical and Geographical Origin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204687 Authors: Dessislava Gerginova Svetlana Simova Milena Popova Marina Stefova Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva Vassya Bankova Bulgaria and North Macedonia have a long history of the production and use of honey; however, there is an obvious lack of systematic and in-depth research on honey from both countries....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2027: Paper-Based In-Situ Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis for Colorimetric, Non-Enzymatic Glucose Level Determination Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102027 Authors: Pinheiro Ferrão Marques Oliveira Batra Costa Macedo Águas Martins Fortunato Due to its properties, paper represents an alternative to perform point-of-care tests for colorimetric determination of glucose levels, providing simple, rapid, and inexpensive means...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2026: One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis of La-Doped ZnIn2S4 Microspheres with Improved Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102026 Authors: Tiekun Jia Ming Liu Chunyang Zheng Fei Long Zhiyu Min Fang Fu Dongsheng Yu Jili Li Joong Hee Lee Nam Hoon Kim Impurity element doping is extensively taken as one of the most efficient strategies to regulate the electronic structure as well as the rate of photogenerated...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2024: Highly Porous Free-Standing rGO/SnO2 Pseudocapacitive Cathodes for High-Rate and Long-Cycling Al-Ion Batteries Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102024 Authors: Timotheus Jahnke Leila Raafat Daniel Hotz Andrea Knöller Achim Max Diem Joachim Bill Zaklina Burghard Establishing energy storage systems beyond conventional lithium ion batteries requires the development of novel types of electrode materials. Such materials should be capable...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2023: Carbon Nanotube Sheet-Synthesis and Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102023 Authors: Megha Chitranshi Anuptha Pujari Vianessa Ng Daniel Chen Devika Chauhan Ronald Hudepohl Motahareh Saleminik Sung Yong Kim Ashley Kubley Vesselin Shanov Mark Schulz Decades of extensive research have matured the development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Still, the properties of macroscale assemblages, such as sheets of carbon...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2025: Polypropylene/Polyvinyl Alcohol/Metal-Organic Framework-Based Melt-Blown Electrospun Composite Membranes for Highly Efficient Filtration of PM2.5 Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102025 Authors: Ting-Ting Li Yujia Fan Xixi Cen Yi Wang Bing-Chiuan Shiu Hai-Tao Ren Hao-Kai Peng Qian Jiang Ching-Wen Lou Jia-Horng Lin Particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) has become a public hazard to people’s lives and health. Traditional...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2022: From Nanobiotechnology, Positively Charged Biomimetic Dendrimers as Novel Antibacterial Agents: A Review Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102022 Authors: Alfei Schito The alarming increase in antimicrobial resistance, based on the built-in abilities of bacteria to nullify the activity of current antibiotics, leaves a growing number of bacterial infections untreatable. An appealing approach, advanced in recent decades, concerns the development...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2021: Graphene Domain Signature of Raman Spectra of sp2 Amorphous Carbons Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102021 Authors: Elena F. Sheka Yevgeny A. Golubev Nadezhda A. Popova The standard D-G-2D pattern of Raman spectra of sp2 amorphous carbons is considered from the viewpoint of graphene domains presenting their basic structure units (BSUs) in terms of molecular spectroscopy. The molecular approximation allows connecting the characteristic D-G doublet...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3143: Long Term Dietary Restriction of Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Is Feasible and Efficacious-Results from a Pilot RCT Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103143 Authors: Roni Lotan Ithamar Ganmore Shahar Shelly Moran Zacharia Jaime Uribarri Paul Beisswenger Weijing Cai Aron M. Troen Michal Schnaider Beeri Introduction: High serum concentrations of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in older...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3142: Vitamin C and the Lens: New Insights into Delaying the Onset of Cataract Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103142 Authors: Julie C Lim Mariana Caballero Arredondo Andrea J. Braakhuis Paul J. Donaldson Cataracts or clouding of the lens is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Age and diabetes are major risk factors, and with an increasing aging and diabetic population, the burden of cataracts will grow. Cataract surgery is an effective way to restore...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3140: Statistical and Machine-Learning Analyses in Nutritional Genomics Studies Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103140 Authors: Khorraminezhad Leclercq Droit Bilodeau Rudkowska Nutritional compounds may have an influence on different OMICs levels, including genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and metagenomics. The integration of OMICs data is challenging but may provide new knowledge to explain the mechanisms involved...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3139: Dietary Fatty Acids in Postprandial Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins Modulate Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cell Maturation and Activation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103139 Authors: Carlos Vazquez-Madrigal Soledad Lopez Elena Grao-Cruces Maria C. Millan-Linares Noelia M. Rodriguez-Martin Maria E. Martin Gonzalo Alba Consuelo Santa-Maria Beatriz Bermudez Sergio Montserrat-de la Paz Dietary fatty acids have been demonstrated to...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3141: The Coffee–Acrylamide Apparent Paradox: An Example of Why the Health Impact of a Specific Compound in a Complex Mixture Should Not Be Evaluated in Isolation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103141 Authors: Nehlig Cunha The health implications of acrylamide in food are a matter of concern based on toxicological studies in rodents, which showed that doses of acrylamide more than 100 times higher than those estimated to result from dietary exposure in humans...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3138: Influences of Folate Supplementation on Homocysteine and Cognition in Patients with Folate Deficiency and Cognitive Impairment Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103138 Authors: Yuka Hama Tadanori Hamano Norimichi Shirafuji Kouji Hayashi Asako Ueno Soichi Enomoto Miwako Nagata Hirohiko Kimura Akiko Matsunaga Masamichi Ikawa Osamu Yamamura Tatsuhiko Ito Yohei Kimura Masaru Kuriyama Yasunari Nakamoto Although folate deficiency...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3137: Optimizing Nitrogen Balance Is Associated with Better Outcomes in Neurocritically Ill Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103137 Authors: Tae Jung Kim Soo-Hyun Park Hae-Bong Jeong Eun Jin Ha Won Sang Cho Hyun-Seung Kang Jeong Eun Kim Sang-Bae Ko Marked protein catabolism is common in critically ill patients. We hypothesized that optimal protein supplementation using nitrogen balance might be associated with better outcomes in the neurointensive...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3132: Serum Phospholipids Fatty Acids and Breast Cancer Risk by Pathological Subtype Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103132 Authors: Lope Guerrero-Zotano Casas Baena-Cañada Bermejo Pérez-Gómez Criado-Navarro Antolín Sánchez-Rovira Ramos-Vázquez Antón Castelló García-Saénz Muñoz de Juan Andrés Llombart-Cussac Hernando Franquesa Caballero Priego-Capote Martín Pollán This study...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3135: Effects of Polyphenols on Insulin Resistance Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103135 Authors: Williamson Sheedy Insulin resistance (IR) is apparent when tissues responsible for clearing glucose from the blood, such as adipose and muscle, do not respond properly to appropriate signals. IR is estimated based on fasting blood glucose and insulin, but some measures also incorporate an oral glucose challenge. Certain (poly)phenols, as supplements or in foods,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3134: Impact of Strategies for Preventing Obesity and Risk Factors for Eating Disorders among Adolescents: A Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103134 Authors: Ana Carolina B. Leme Jess Haines Lisa Tang Karin L. L. Dunker Sonia T. Philippi Mauro Fisberg Gerson L. Ferrari Regina M. Fisberg An effective behavior change program is the first line of prevention for youth obesity. However, effectiveness in prevention of adolescent obesity...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3133: Sweet Taste Antagonist Lactisole Administered in Combination with Sucrose, But Not Glucose, Increases Energy Intake and Decreases Peripheral Serotonin in Male Subjects Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103133 Authors: Kerstin Schweiger Verena Grüneis Julia Treml Claudia Galassi Corinna M. Karl Jakob P. Ley Gerhard E. Krammer Barbara Lieder Veronika Somoza Knowledge regarding the involvement of sweetness perception on energy intake is scarce....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3136: Soy-Based Infant Formula is Associated with an Increased Prevalence of Comorbidities in Fragile X Syndrome Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103136 Authors: Westmark Kniss Sampene Wang Milunovich Elver Hessl Talboy Picker Haas-Givler Esler Gropman Uy Erickson Velinov Tartaglia Berry-Kravis A large number of adults and children consume soy in various forms, but little information is available regarding...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3131: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of S. Aureus Bacteremia in Patients Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103131 Authors: Michelle Gompelman Renée A. M. Tuinte Marvin A. H. Berrevoets Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers Geert J. A. Wanten Background: Patients on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) are at risk of developing central line-associated infections. Specifically, Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is feared for...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3130: Srebf2 Locus Overexpression Reduces Body Weight, Total Cholesterol and Glucose Levels in Mice Fed with Two Different Diets Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103130 Authors: Irene Andrés-Blasco Sebastian Blesa Ángela Vinué Herminia González-Navarro José Tomás Real Sergio Martínez-Hervás Julián Carretero Antonio Ferrández-Izquierdo Felipe Javier Chaves Ana-Bárbara García-García Macronutrients represent risk factors for hyperlipidemia...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 841: Diverse Epidemiology of Leptospira serovars Notified in New Zealand, 1999–2017 Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100841 Authors: Nisa Wilkinson Angelin-Bonnet Paine Cullen Wight Baker Benschop Leptospirosis in New Zealand has been strongly associated with animal-contact occupations and with serovars Hardjo and Pomona. However, recent data suggest changes in these patterns, hence, serovar-specific epidemiology of leptospirosis...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 840: Precarity at the Margins of Malaria Control in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh: A Mixed-Methods Study Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100840 Authors: Matin Sarkar Phru Ley Thriemer Price Peeters Grietens Ali Khan Alam Gryseels Bangladesh has achieved significant progress towards malaria elimination, although health service delivery for malaria remains challenging in remote forested areas such as the Chittagong...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 310: Additive Effect of a Combination of Artocarpus lakoocha and Glycyrrhiza glabra Extracts on Tyrosinase Inhibition in Melanoma B16 Cells Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100310 Authors: Tasanee Panichakul Teerapat Rodboon Prasit Suwannalert Chanchai Tripetch Rittipun Rungruang Nattaporn Boohuad Piyawan Youdee Artocarpus lakoocha (Al) and Glycyrrhiza glabra (Gg) extracts have been reported to show tyrosinase inhibitory activity and...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 309: Pharmacology of Herbal Sexual Enhancers: A Review of Psychiatric and Neurological Adverse Effects Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100309 Authors: Pietro Brunetti Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro Anastasio Tini Francesco Paolo Busardò Jeremy Carlier Sexual enhancers increase sexual potency, sexual pleasure, or libido. Substances increasing libido alter the concentrations of specific neurotransmitters or sex hormones in the central nervous system....
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 308: Characterization of Novel Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitory Peptides from Soft-Shelled Turtle Yolk Hydrolysate Using Orthogonal Bioassay-Guided Fractionations Coupled with In Vitro and In Silico Study Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100308 Authors: Nhung Thi Phuong Nong Yu-Kuo Chen Wen-Ling Shih Jue-Liang Hsu Five novel peptides (LPLF, WLQL, LPSW, VPGLAL, and LVGLPL) bearing dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory activities were identified...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 307: Recent Progress of Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives-Based Nanoparticles: Pharmaceutical Perspectives of Oral Insulin Delivery Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100307 Authors: Salma Seyam Norsyafikah Asyilla Nordin Mulham Alfatama Diabetes mellitus is a chronic endocrine disease, affecting more than 400 million people around the world. Patients with poorly controlled blood glucose levels are liable to suffer from life-threatening complications,...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 969: Overcoming the Solubility Barrier of Ibuprofen by the Rational Process Design of a Nanocrystal Formulation Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100969 Authors: Andreas Ouranidis Nikos Gkampelis Elisavet Vardaka Anna Karagianni Dimitrios Tsiptsios Ioannis Nikolakakis Kyriakos Kachrimanis Wet media milling, coupled with spay drying, is a commonly proposed formulation strategy for the production and solidification of nanosuspensions...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 966: Novel Intrinsic Mechanisms of Active Drug Extrusion at the Blood–Brain Barrier: Potential Targets for Enhancing Drug Delivery to the Brain? Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100966 Authors: Wolfgang Löscher Birthe Gericke The blood–brain barrier (BBB) limits the pharmacotherapy of several brain disorders. In addition to the structural and metabolic characteristics of the BBB, the ATP-driven, drug efflux transporter P-glycoprotein...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 968: Silver (I) N-Heterocyclic Carbenes Carbosilane Dendritic Systems and Their Imidazolium-Terminated Analogues as Antibacterial Agents: Study of Their Mode of Action Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100968 Authors: Rodríguez-Prieto Popp Copa-Patiño de la Mata Cano Mascher Gómez Spherical dendrimers and dendrons containing silver(I) N-heterocyclic carbenes (Ag(I)-NHC) and additionally bow-tie metal-free dendritic systems...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 965: Carbohydrate Immune Adjuvants in Subunit Vaccines Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100965 Authors: Sahra Bashiri Prashamsa Koirala Istvan Toth Mariusz Skwarczynski Modern subunit vaccines are composed of antigens and a delivery system and/or adjuvant (immune stimulator) that triggers the desired immune responses. Adjuvants mimic pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that are typically associated with infections. Carbohydrates...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 964: Microbubbles and Nanobubbles with Ultrasound for Systemic Gene Delivery Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100964 Authors: Yoko Endo-Takahashi Yoichi Negishi The regulation of gene expression is a promising therapeutic approach for many intractable diseases. However, its use in clinical applications requires the efficient delivery of nucleic acids to target tissues, which is a major challenge. Recently, various delivery systems employing physical...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 967: Non-Human Primate Blood–Brain Barrier and In Vitro Brain Endothelium: From Transcriptome to the Establishment of a New Model Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100967 Authors: Chaves Do Cegarra Roudières Tolou Thill Rocher Didier Lesuisse The non-human primate (NHP)-brain endothelium constitutes an essential alternative to human in the prediction of molecule trafficking across the blood–brain barrier...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 963: Targeting the Choroid Plexuses for Protein Drug Delivery Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100963 Authors: Mark A. Bryniarski Tianjing Ren Abbas R. Rizvi Anthony M. Snyder Marilyn E. Morris Delivery of therapeutic agents to the central nervous system is challenged by the barriers in place to regulate brain homeostasis. This is especially true for protein therapeutics. Targeting the barrier formed by the choroid plexuses at the interfaces...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 189: Frequency and Management of Acute Poisoning Among Children Attending an Emergency Department in Saudi Arabia Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8040189 Authors: Mansour Tobaiqy Bandar A. Asiri Ahmed H. Sholan Yahya A. Alzahrani Ayed A. Alkatheeri Ahmed M. Mahha Shamsia S. Alzahrani Katie MacLure Background: Acute poisoning is one of the common medical emergencies in children that leads to morbidity and mortality. Medications and chemical agents...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 190: Pharmacists’ Perspectives on the Use of My Health Record Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8040190 Authors: Sam Kosari Kwang Choon Yee Stephanie Mulhall Jackson Thomas Shane L. Jackson Gregory M. Peterson Ayla Rudgley Iain Walker Mark Naunton (1) Background: My Health Record (MHR) is a relatively new nationwide Australian digital health record system accessible by patients and a range of healthcare professionals. Pharmacists will be key...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1363: The Molecular Regulatory Pathways and Metabolic Adaptation in the Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Rice in Response to Low O2 Stress Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101363 Authors: Mingqing Ma Weijian Cen Rongbai Li Shaokui Wang Jijing Luo As sessile organisms, flooding/submergence is one of the major abiotic stresses for higher plants, with deleterious effects on their growth and survival. Therefore, flooding/submergence is a large challenge...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1359: Chia, Quinoa, and Their Coproducts as Potential Antioxidants for the Meat Industry Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101359 Authors: Juana Fernández-López Manuel Viuda-Martos María Estrella Sayas-Barberá Casilda Navarro-Rodríguez de Vera Raquel Lucas-González Alba Roldán-Verdú Carmen Botella-Martínez Jose Angel Pérez-Alvarez Chia and quinoa have gained popularity among consumers worldwide due to the wide variety of nutrients but also to the bioactive...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1362: Profiling Volatile Terpenoids from Calabrian Pine Stands Infested by the Pine Processionary Moth Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101362 Authors: Vincenza Foti Fabrizio Araniti Francesco Manti Enrica Alicandri Angelo Maria Giuffrè Carmelo Peter Bonsignore Elvira Castiglione Agostino Sorgonà Stefano Covino Anna Rita Paolacci Mario Ciaffi Maurizio Badiani Terpenoids make up the biggest and most diversified class of chemical substances...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1361: Spatial Differentiation of Physical and Chemical Soil Parameters under Integrated, Organic, and Biodynamic Viticulture Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101361 Authors: Maximilian Hendgen Johanna Döring Verena Stöhrer Fabian Schulze Ruth Lehnart Randolf Kauer Vineyard soils show an increased risk of degradation due to being intensively cultivated. The preservation of soil integrity and fertility is a key concept of organic and biodynamic farming. However,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1358: Coupled Gas-Exchange Model for C4 Leaves Comparing Stomatal Conductance Models Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101358 Authors: Kyungdahm Yun Dennis Timlin Soo-Hyung Kim Plant simulation models are abstractions of plant physiological processes that are useful for investigating the responses of plants to changes in the environment. Because photosynthesis and transpiration are fundamental processes that drive plant growth and water relations, a leaf gas-exchange...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1360: Improving Horticultural Crops via CRISPR/Cas9: Current Successes and Prospects Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101360 Authors: Bed Prakash Bhatta Subas Malla Horticultural crops include a diverse array of crops comprising fruits, vegetables, nuts, flowers, aromatic and medicinal plants. They provide nutritional, medicinal, and aesthetic benefits to mankind. However, these crops undergo many biotic (e.g., diseases, pests) and abiotic stresses (e.g., drought,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1356: Identification, Evolutionary and Expression Analysis of PYL-PP2C-SnRK2s Gene Families in Soybean Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101356 Authors: Zhaohan Zhang Shahid Ali Tianxu Zhang Wanpeng Wang Linan Xie Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a crucial role in various aspects of plant growth and development, including fruit development and ripening, seed dormancy, and involvement in response to various environmental stresses. In almost all higher plants, ABA signal...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1357: Ecosystem Services, Physiology, and Biofuels Recalcitrance of Poplars Grown for Landfill Phytoremediation Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101357 Authors: Ronald S. Zalesny Jr. J. Y. Zhu William L. Headlee Roland Gleisner Andrej Pilipović Joris Van Acker Edmund O. Bauer Bruce A. Birr Adam H. Wiese Long-term poplar phytoremediation data are lacking, especially for ecosystem services throughout rotations. We tested for rotation-age differences...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1355: Next Generation Sequencing Based Forward Genetic Approaches for Identification and Mapping of Causal Mutations in Crop Plants: A Comprehensive Review Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101355 Authors: Parmeshwar K. Sahu Richa Sao Suvendu Mondal Gautam Vishwakarma Sudhir Kumar Gupta Vinay Kumar Sudhir Singh Deepak Sharma Bikram K. Das The recent advancements in forward genetics have expanded the applications of mutation techniques in advanced...
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Prosthesis, Vol. 2, Pages 321-324: The Use of Protective Visors in the Dentistry Degree Course of Dental Prosthetics Technology at the University of Messina Prosthesis doi: 10.3390/prosthesis2040029 Authors: Marco Cicciù Gabriele Cervino Sergio Baldari This editorial examines a context in which non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) for the prevention of COVID-19 are indicated within the Degree Course in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics at the University of Messina. They include...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 528: Controversial Issues and the Rhetoric of Common Values Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100528 Authors: Lars Laird Iversen In this article, I identify a broad, international ‘rhetoric of common values’, which hinges on the poorly supported assumption that values should be promoted because the sharing of values are the basis for social cohesion in groups. Through discussing two cases, I identify, analyse and critique key features of the empirical...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 106: New Families of Bivariate Copulas via Unit Lomax Distortion Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8040106 Authors: Fadal Abdullah-A Aldhufairi Ranadeera G.M. Samanthi Jungsywan H. Sepanski This article studies a new family of bivariate copulas constructed using the unit-Lomax distortion derived from a transformation of the non-negative Lomax random variable into a variable whose support is the unit interval. Existing copulas play the role of the base copulas that are...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 47: Nephroprotective Effect of the Herbal Composition BNO 2103 in Rats with Renal Failure Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88040047 Authors: Sergii K. Shebeko Vladyslava V. Chernykh Kateryna O. Zupanets (1) Background: this research aims at studying the nephroprotective properties of BNO 2103 in a model of chromate-induced renal failure in rats and at proving the possibility of using BNO 2103 in clinical practice for the complex treatment...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 1187-1218: Use of Social Media to Seek and Provide Help in Hurricanes Florence and Michael Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3040059 Authors: Morgan Faye DiCarlo Emily Zechman Berglund During hazardous events, communities can use existing social media networks to share information in real time and initiate a local disaster response. This research conducted a web-based survey to explore two behaviors around the use of social media during hurricanes: seeking...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 182: What Role Do Disaster Victims Play as the Mainstream for Future Disaster Preparedness in Korea? Case Studies of Foundations Established by Disaster Victims Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9100182 Authors: Seol A. Kwon Sang Il Ryu Historically, the primary agents performing key roles in disaster preparedness, as well as risk mitigation and vulnerability reduction, in Korea have been the central government, local government, and regional government....
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 134: Inspiratory and Lower-Limb Strength Importance in Mountain Ultramarathon Running. Sex Differences and Relationship with Performance Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8100134 Authors: Ignacio Martinez-Navarro Antonio Montoya-Vieco Eladio Collado Bárbara Hernando Carlos Hernando The study was aimed at comparing lower-limb strength and respiratory parameters between male and female athletes and their interaction with performance in a 107 km mountain ultramarathon....
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Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 54: Microwave Plasma System for Continuous Treatment of Railway Track Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8040054 Authors: Julian Swan Marilena Radoiu Braking conditions are a fundamental issue for the railway and have been a limiting factor in network capacity and timetabling. Leaf fall, especially during the autumn season, creates low-adhesion problems on railways, causing braking problems for trains. To address the requirements of the novel plasma...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 88: Differences in Exposure to Nicotine, Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines, and Volatile Organic Compounds among Electronic Cigarette Users, Tobacco Smokers, and Dual Users from Three Countries Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8040088 Authors: Danielle M. Smith Lion Shahab Benjamin C. Blount Michal Gawron Leon Kosminder Andrzej Sobczak Baoyun Xia Connie S. Sosnoff Maciej L. Goniewicz Country-level differences in nicotine vaping products used and biomarkers...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 87: Systematic Assessment of Exposure Variations on Observed Bioactivity in Zebrafish Chemical Screening Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8040087 Authors: Lindsay B. Wilson Lisa Truong Michael T. Simonich Robyn L. Tanguay The embryonic zebrafish is a powerful tool for high-throughput screening of chemicals. While this model has significant potential for use in safety assessments and chemical prioritization, a lack of exposure protocol harmonized across laboratories...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 657: Prevalence, Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Clostridium perfringens Type A and D Isolated from Feces of Sheep (Ovis aries) and Goats (Capra hircus) in Punjab, Pakistan Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100657 Authors: Mudassar Mohiuddin Zahid Iqbal Abubakar Siddique Shenquan Liao Muhammad Khalid Farooq Salamat Nanshan Qi Ayesha Mohiud Din Mingfei Sun Clostridium perfringens poses a serious threat...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 609: Whole Genome In-Silico Analysis of South African G1P[8] Rotavirus Strains Before and After Vaccine Introduction Over A Period of 14 Years Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040609 Authors: Peter N. Mwangi Milton T. Mogotsi Mapaseka L. Seheri M. Jeffrey Mphahlele Ina Peenze Mathew D. Esona Benjamin Kumwenda A. Duncan Steele Carl D. Kirkwood Valantine N. Ndze Francis E. Dennis Khuzwayo C. Jere Nyaga Rotavirus G1P[8] strains...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 608: Multiple Genome Wide Association Mapping Models Identify Quantitative Trait Nucleotides for Brown Planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) Resistance in MAGIC Indica Population of Rice Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040608 Authors: Vanisri Satturu Jhansi Lakshmi Vattikuti Durga Sai J Arvind Kumar Rakesh Kumar Singh Srinivas Prasad M Hein Zaw Mona Liza Jubay Lakkakula Satish Abhishek Rathore Sreedhar Mulinti Ishwarya Lakshmi VG Animikha...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 607: Flexible RSV Prefusogenic Fusion Glycoprotein Exposes Multiple Neutralizing Epitopes that May Collectively Contribute to Protective Immunity Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040607 Authors: Nita Patel Jing-Hui Tian Rhonda Flores Kelsey Jacobson Michelle Walker Alyse Portnoff Mimi Gueber-Xabier Michael J. Massare Greg Glenn Larry Ellingsworth Gale Smith Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a cause of lower respiratory tract...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 606: Cholera, the Current Status of Cholera Vaccines and Recommendations for Travellers Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040606 Authors: Giovanni Gabutti Andrea Rossanese Alberto Tomasi Sandro Giuffrida Vincenzo Nicosia Juan Barriga Caterina Florescu Federica Sandri Armando Stefanati Cholera is endemic in approximately 50 countries, primarily in Africa and South and Southeast Asia, and in these areas, it remains a disease associated with...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 155: Primary Adenosquamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ileum in a Dog Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040155 Authors: Masashi Yuki Roka Shimada Tetsuo Omachi A 9-year-old male, castrated Chihuahua was examined because of a 7-day history of intermittent vomiting. A mass in the small intestine was identified on abdominal radiography and ultrasonography. Laparotomy revealed a mass lesion originating in the ileum, and surgical resection was performed....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1162: Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Large T Antigen is Dispensable in G2 and M-Phase to Promote Proliferation of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Cells Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101162 Authors: Roland Houben Marlies Ebert Sonja Hesbacher Thibault Kervarrec David Schrama Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive skin cancer frequently caused by the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), and proliferation of MCPyV-positive MCC tumor cells depends on the expression of a...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1164: Amplicon-Based Detection and Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Swabs from Patients With COVID-19 and Identification of Deletions in the Viral Genome That Encode Proteins Involved in Interferon Antagonism Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101164 Authors: Shona C. Moore Rebekah Penrice-Randall Muhannad Alruwaili Nadine Randle Stuart Armstrong Catherine Hartley Sam Haldenby Xiaofeng Dong Abdulrahman Alrezaihi Mai Almsaud Eleanor Bentley...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1163: Keeping It Together: Structures, Functions, and Applications of Viral Decoration Proteins Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101163 Authors: Corynne L. Dedeo Carolyn M. Teschke Andrei T. Alexandrescu Decoration proteins are viral accessory gene products that adorn the surfaces of some phages and viral capsids, particularly tailed dsDNA phages. These proteins often play a “cementing” role, reinforcing capsids against accumulating internal pressure...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1161: A Survey of Mycoviral Infection in Fusarium spp. Isolated from Maize and Sorghum in Argentina Identifies the First Mycovirus from Fusarium verticillioides Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101161 Authors: Andrés Gustavo Jacquat Martín Gustavo Theumer María Carmen Cañizares Humberto Julio Debat Juliana Iglesias María Dolores García Pedrajas José Sebastián Dambolena Mycoviruses appear to be widespread in Fusarium species worldwide. The aim of this...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2863: Atmospheric Rivers and Precipitation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Water doi: 10.3390/w12102863 Authors: Elias Massoud Theresa Massoud Bin Guan Agniv Sengupta Vicky Espinoza Michelle De De Luna Colin Raymond Duane Waliser This study investigates the historical climatology and future projected change of atmospheric rivers (ARs) and precipitation for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. We use a suite of models from...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2864: Developing Sensor Proxies for “Chemical Cocktails” of Trace Metals in Urban Streams Water doi: 10.3390/w12102864 Authors: Carol J. Morel Sujay S. Kaushal Maggie L. Tan Kenneth T. Belt Understanding transport mechanisms and temporal patterns in the context of metal concentrations in urban streams is important for developing best management practices and restoration strategies to improve water quality. In some cases, in-situ sensors can be used to estimate...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2861: Pipe Fault Prediction for Water Transmission Mains Water doi: 10.3390/w12102861 Authors: Ariel Gorenstein Meir Kalech Daniela Fuchs Hanusch Sharon Hassid Every network of supply waterlines experiences thousands of yearly bursts, breaks, leakages, and other failures. These failures waste a great amount of resources, as not only the waterlines need to be repaired, but also water is wasted and the distribution service is interrupted. For that reason,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2859: Distributions, Relationship and Assessment of Major Ions and Potentially Toxic Elements in Waters of Bosten Lake, the Former Largest Inland and Freshwater Lake of China Water doi: 10.3390/w12102859 Authors: Wen Liu Long Ma Jilili Abuduwaili Lin Lin As one of the important water sources of the desert ecosystem in the Tarim Basin, the largest fishery base in Xinjiang, and the former largest inland and freshwater lake of China, the water quality of Bosten...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2862: Divergent Trends of Water Storage Observed via Gravity Satellite across Distinct Areas in China Water doi: 10.3390/w12102862 Authors: Panxing He Zongjiu Sun Zhiming Han Xiaoliang Ma Pei Zhao Yifei Liu Jun Ma Knowledge of the spatiotemporal variations of terrestrial water storage (TWS) is critical for the sustainable management of water resources in China. However, this knowledge has not been quantified and compared for the different climate...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2860: Evaluation of an Application of Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts for Flood Forecasting Water doi: 10.3390/w12102860 Authors: Andrew R. Goenner Kristie J. Franz William A. Gallus Jr Brett Roberts Probabilistic streamflow forecasts using precipitation derived from ensemble-based Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (PQPFs) are examined. The PQPFs provide rainfall amounts associated with probabilities of exceedance for...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2858: Improved δ-SPH Scheme with Automatic and Adaptive Numerical Dissipation Water doi: 10.3390/w12102858 Authors: Abdelkader Krimi Luis Ramírez Sofiane Khelladi Fermín Navarrina Michael Deligant Xesús Nogueira In this work we present a δ-Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) scheme for weakly compressible flows with automatic adaptive numerical dissipation. The resulting scheme is a meshless self-adaptive method, in which the introduced...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2857: Cultivating Water Literacy in STEM Education: Undergraduates’ Socio-Scientific Reasoning about Socio-Hydrologic Issues Water doi: 10.3390/w12102857 Authors: David C. Owens Destini N. Petitt Diane Lally Cory T. Forbes Water-literate individuals effectively reason about the hydrologic concepts that underlie socio-hydrological issues (SHI), but functional water literacy also requires concomitant reasoning about the societal, non-hydrological aspects...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2855: The Structure of Riparian Vegetation in Agricultural Landscapes Influences Spider Communities and Aquatic-Terrestrial Linkages Water doi: 10.3390/w12102855 Authors: Ellinor Ramberg Francis J. Burdon Jasmina Sargac Benjamin Kupilas Geta Rîşnoveanu Danny C. P. Lau Richard K. Johnson Brendan G. McKie Riparian habitats are important ecotones connecting aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, but are often highly degraded by human activities. Riparian...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2856: The Use of Various Rainfall Simulators in the Determination of the Driving Forces of Changes in Sediment Concentration and Clay Enrichment Water doi: 10.3390/w12102856 Authors: Judit Alexandra Szabó Csaba Centeri Boglárka Keller István Gábor Hatvani Zoltán Szalai Endre Dobos Gergely Jakab Soil erosion is a complex, destructive process that endangers food security in many parts of the world; thus, its investigation is a key issue. While the...
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