IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2592: Association of Access to Healthcare with Self-Assessed Health and Quality of Life among Old Adults with Chronic Disease in China: Urban Versus Rural Populations International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142592 Authors: Tao Zhang Chaojie Liu Ziling Ni This study examined urban–rural differences in the association of access to healthcare with self-assessed health and quality of life (QOL) among old...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 176: Motor Competence in Adolescents: Exploring Association with Physical Fitness Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7070176 Authors: Thórdís Gísladóttir Monika Haga Hermundur Sigmundsson The purpose of this study was twofold: First, to examine the correlation between adolescents’ performance on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children -2 (MABC-2) and the Test of Motor Competence (TMC), and second, to interpret the correlation between performance on physical...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 418: Thirty Years of Atmospheric CO2 Observations at the Plateau Rosa Station, Italy Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10070418 Authors: Francesco Apadula Claudio Cassardo Silvia Ferrarese Daniela Heltai Andrea Lanza The atmospheric background CO2 concentration is a key quantity for the analysis and evaluation of the ongoing climate change. Long-term CO2 observations have been carried out at the high Plateau Rosa mountain station, in the north-western...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2639: Role of Post-Exposure Time in Co(II) Sorption of Higher Concentrations on Electron Irradiated Sheep Wool Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142639 Authors: Jana Braniša Klaudia Jomová Renáta Kovalčíková Peter Hybler Mária Porubská Sorption of Co(II) was investigated on natural as well as accelerated electron beam modified sheep wool involving low and high concentrations up to 200 mmol·dm−3. The sorption experiments confirmed...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 98: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Coharboring BlaKPC-2 and BlaVIM-2 Carbapenemase Genes Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8030098 Authors: Tatiana Pacheco Rosa Helena Bustos-Cruz Deisy Abril Sara Arias Lina Uribe Jenny Rincón Julio-Cesar García Javier Escobar-Perez Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium commonly isolated from hospital settings, exhibits intrinsic resistance to a number of antibiotics and can acquire resistance during antibiotic...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 391: Magnitude and Determinants of Patients at Risk of Developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Non-Communicable Disease Clinic Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55070391 Authors: Prakash Mathiyalagen Venkatesh Govindasamy Anandaraj Rajagopal Kavita Vasudevan Kalaipriya Gunasekaran Dhananjay Yadav Background and Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder worldwide, which can adversely affect the cardiovascular system among...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3551: Gene Delivery Therapeutics in the Treatment of Periodontitis and Peri-Implantitis: A State of the Art Review International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143551 Authors: Funda Goker Lena Larsson Massimo Del Fabbro Farah Asa’ad Background: Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects supporting tissues around teeth, resulting in periodontal tissue breakdown. If left untreated, periodontal disease could have...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1659: Fatty Acid Profile and Cardiometabolic Markers in Relation with Diet Type and Omega-3 Supplementation in Spanish Vegetarians Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071659 Authors: Ana M. Salvador Elena García-Maldonado Angélica Gallego-Narbón Belén Zapatera M. Pilar Vaquero Plant-based diets are becoming increasingly popular, and scientific information concerning the nutritional status in this population is needed. This study determined the fatty acid...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1658: Associations of Weekday and Weekend Sleep with Children’s Reported Eating in the Absence of Hunger Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071658 Authors: Sarah LeMay-Russell Marian Tanofsky-Kraff Natasha A. Schvey Nichole R. Kelly Lisa M. Shank Sarah J. Mi Manuela Jaramillo Sophie Ramirez Deborah R. Altman Sarah G. Rubin Meghan E. Byrne Natasha L. Burke Elisabeth K. Davis Miranda M. Broadney Sheila M. Brady Susan Z. Yanovski...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1019: Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities Based on Current Knowledge of Uveal Melanoma Biology Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071019 Authors: Raquel Vivet-Noguer Malcy Tarin Sergio Roman-Roman Samar Alsafadi Uveal Melanoma (UM) is a rare and malignant intraocular tumor with dismal prognosis. Despite the efficient control of the primary tumor by radiation or surgery, up to 50% of patients subsequently develop metastasis, mainly in the liver. Once the tumor...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1020: The Bone Extracellular Matrix as an Ideal Milieu for Cancer Cell Metastases Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071020 Authors: Alexus D. Kolb Karen M. Bussard Bone is a preferential site for cancer metastases, including multiple myeloma, prostate, and breast cancers.The composition of bone, especially the extracellular matrix (ECM), make it an attractive site for cancer cell colonization and survival. The bone ECM is composed of living cells embedded within...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1021: The Role of Breast Cancer Stem Cells as a Prognostic Marker and a Target to Improve the Efficacy of Breast Cancer Therapy Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071021 Authors: Maria Giovanna Scioli Gabriele Storti Federico D’Amico Pietro Gentile Giulia Fabbri Valerio Cervelli Augusto Orlandi Breast cancer is the most common form of tumor in women and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Even though the major cellular burden in breast...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1037: Sustained Release of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) Encapsulated Polycaprolactone (PCL) Microspheres Promote Angiogenesis In Vivo Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071037 Authors: Pala Arunkumar Julie A. Dougherty Jessica Weist Naresh Kumar Mark G. Angelos Heather M. Powell Mahmood Khan Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the Unites States and globally. The administration of growth factors to preserve...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2591: Eight Elements in Soils from a Typical Light Industrial City, China: Spatial Distribution, Ecological Assessment, and the Source Apportionment International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142591 Authors: Yujie Pan Hongxia Peng Shuyun Xie Min Zeng Changsheng Huang Contamination with the eight elements, Hg, As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Cd, is a serious concern in Zhongshan, which is a typical light industrial...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 754: Transcription Factors Indirectly Regulate Genes through Nuclear Colocalization Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070754 Authors: Zhiming Dai Various types of data, including genomic sequences, transcription factor (TF) knockout data, TF-DNA interaction and expression profiles, have been used to decipher TF regulatory mechanisms. However, most of the genes affected by knockout of a particular TF are not bound by that factor. Here, I showed that this interesting result...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 271: Emulsifiers from Partially Composted Olive Waste Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070271 Authors: Aikaterini Koliastasi Vasiliki Kompothekra Charilaos Giotis Antonis K. Moustakas Efstathia P. Skotti Argyrios Gerakis Eleni Kalogianni Christos Ritzoulis Partial (one month) composting of solid olive processing waste is shown to produce extractable emulsifiers. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and Fourier-transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) show...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1504: Effect of Water Column Stability on Surface Chlorophyll and Time Lags under Different Nutrient Backgrounds in a Deep Reservoir Water doi: 10.3390/w11071504 Authors: Min Zhang Zhipan Niu Qinghua Cai Yaoyang Xu Xiaodong Qu Hydrodynamic conditions are considered to be very important in the control of algal blooms. Weekly or daily measurements may miss some important events in the hydrodynamic process, resulting in inaccurate evaluations of the impacts...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 353: Repurposing Butenafine as An Oral Nanomedicine for Visceral Leishmaniasis Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11070353 Authors: Adriana Bezerra-Souza Raquel Fernandez-Garcia Gabriela F. Rodrigues Francisco Bolas-Fernandez Marcia Dalastra Laurenti Luiz Felipe Passero Aikaterini Lalatsa Dolores R. Serrano Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 12 million people worldwide, which in its visceral clinical...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 292: Antihypertensive Indigenous Lebanese Plants: Ethnopharmacology and a Clinical Trial Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9070292 Authors: Ali A. Samaha Mirna Fawaz Ali Salami Safaa Baydoun Ali H. Eid Hypertension is highly prevalent among the Lebanese adult population and is indeed the major cause of mortality in Lebanon. Traditional use of antihypertensive medicinal plants has long been practiced. The aim of this study is to document this traditional...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2638: Optimization of the Electro-Peroxone Process for Micropollutant Abatement Using Chemical Kinetic Approaches Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142638 Authors: Huijiao Wang Lu Su Shuai Zhu Wei Zhu Xia Han Yi Cheng Gang Yu Yujue Wang The electro-peroxone (E-peroxone) process is an emerging electrocatalytic ozonation process that is enabled by in situ producing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from cathodic oxygen reduction during ozonation. The...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2590: The Role of Culture in Maintaining Post-Partum Sexual Abstinence of Swazi Women International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142590 Authors: Zinhle Shabangu Sphiwe Madiba Eswatini is one of the countries in the African continent where post-partum sexual abstinence is practiced. Beside scarcity of research exploring sexual abstinence in Eswatini, there are only a few studies that explore post-partum abstinence across...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 665: Generation of a Reassortant Influenza A Subtype H3N2 Virus Expressing Gaussia Luciferase Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070665 Authors: Lin Wang Qinghua Cui Xiujuan Zhao Ping Li Yanyan Wang Lijun Rong Ruikun Du Reporter influenza A viruses (IAVs) carrying fluorescent or luminescent genes provide a powerful tool for both basic and translational research. Most reporter IAVs are based on the backbone of either subtype H1N1 viruses, A/Puerto Rico/8/1934...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1018: Targeted Radionuclide Therapy for Patients with Metastatic Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: From Low-Specific-Activity to High-Specific-Activity Iodine-131 Metaiodobenzylguanidine Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071018 Authors: Camilo Jimenez William Erwin Beth Chasen Low-specific-activity iodine-131–radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-131-MIBG) was introduced last century as a potential systemic therapy for patients with malignant pheochromocytomas...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1503: Improving Yield and Quality of Processing Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller) Using Alternate Partial Root-Zone Drip Irrigation in Arid Northwest China Water doi: 10.3390/w11071503 Authors: Di Zhao Zhenhua Wang Jinzhu Zhang Wenhao Li Bo Zhou Processing tomato is one of the most important economic crops in Xinjiang, China, which was constrained with severe water shortage and extreme arid climate. Alternate partial root-zone irrigation (APRI)...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Pharmacy, Vol. 7, Pages 98: Towards a Greater Professional Standing: Evolution of Pharmacy Practice and Education, 1920–2020 Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy7030098 Authors: Benjamin Y. Urick Emily V. Meggs The history of community pharmacy in America since the 1920s is one of slow progress towards greater professional standing through changes in pharmacy education and practice. The history of American community pharmacy in the modern era can be divided into four periods: 1920–1949...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 235: Leaf Traits That Contribute to Differential Ozone Response in Ozone-Tolerant and Sensitive Soybean Genotypes Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8070235 Authors: Amanda Bailey Kent Burkey Matthew Taggart Thomas Rufty Ozone (O3) is a phytotoxic air pollutant that limits crop productivity. Breeding efforts to improve yield under elevated O3 conditions will benefit from understanding the mechanisms that contribute to O3 tolerance. In this study, leaf gas exchange...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2589: Attending Informal Preschools and Daycare Centers Is a Risk Factor for Underweight, Stunting and Wasting in Children under the Age of Five Years in Underprivileged Communities in South Africa International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142589 Authors: Sphiwe Madiba Paul Kiprono Chelule Mathildah Mpata Mokgatle The study objectives were to determine the nutritional status of children between the ages of 12–60...
Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00
Plasma, Vol. 2, Pages 328-338: H-Mode Power Threshold Studies on MAST Plasma doi: 10.3390/plasma2030024 Authors: Yasmin Andrew Jan-Peter Bähner Ronan Battle Tomas Jirman Analysis of the L–H and H–L transition power thresholds (Pth) and pedestal parameters are presented for the mega ampere spherical tokamak (MAST). The dependencies of Pth on the average, core plasma electron density, X-point height, and plasma current are described. Increasing X-point distance from the divertor...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3550: Complement System in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143550 Authors: Pilvi Riihilä Liisa Nissinen Jaakko Knuutila Pegah Rahmati Nezhad Kristina Viiklepp Veli-Matti Kähäri Epidermal keratinocyte-derived cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the most common metastatic skin cancer with high mortality rates in the advanced stage. Chronic inflammation is a recognized risk factor...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Stats, Vol. 2, Pages 371-388: On Generalized Slash Distributions: Representation by Hypergeometric Functions Stats doi: 10.3390/stats2030026 Authors: Zörnig The popular concept of slash distribution is generalized by considering the quotient Z = X/Y of independent random variables X and Y, where X is any continuous random variable and Y has a general beta distribution. The density of Z can usually be expressed by means of generalized hypergeometric functions. We study the distribution...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 80: Hospitalized Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: Clinical Context and Economic Costs of Healthcare Management Behavioral Sciences doi: 10.3390/bs9070080 Authors: Poloni Caselli Ielmini Mattia De Leo Di Sarno Isella Bellini Callegari Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) are physical symptoms without a medical explanation. This study collected data from hospitalized patients presenting...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1502: Modelling Actual and Future Seawater Intrusion in the Variconi Coastal Wetland (Italy) Due to Climate and Landscape Changes Water doi: 10.3390/w11071502 Authors: Mastrocicco Busico Colombani Vigliotti Ruberti Coastal freshwater resources are commonly under high risk of being contaminated from seawater. The main processes that affect seawater intrusion are groundwater overexploitation, land use change, and climate change effects. In this context...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 424: Virulence Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Humans in South Africa: 2006–2013 Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070424 Authors: Karama Cenci-Goga Malahlela Smith Keddy El-Ashram Kabiru Kalake Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolates (N = 38) that were incriminated in human disease from 2006 to 2013 in South Africa were characterized by serotype,...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 172: Upregulation of IL-1 Receptor Antagonist in a Mouse Model of Migraine Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9070172 Authors: Lombardo Mazzon Basile Cavalli Bramanti Nania Fagone Nicoletti Petralia Migraine is a disorder characterized by attacks of monolateral headaches, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and photophobia. Around 30% of patients also report aura symptoms. The cause of the aura is believed to be related...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2637: Betulin Promotes Differentiation of Human Osteoblasts In Vitro and Exerts an Osteoinductive Effect on the hFOB 1.19 Cell Line Through Activation of JNK, ERK1/2, and mTOR Kinases Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142637 Authors: Magdalena Mizerska-Kowalska Adrianna Sławińska-Brych Katarzyna Kaławaj Aleksandra Żurek Beata Pawińska Wojciech Rzeski Barbara Zdzisińska Although betulin (BET), a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene, has...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1014: Helping the Released Guardian: Drug Combinations for Supporting the Anticancer Activity of HDM2 (MDM2) Antagonists Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071014 Authors: Kocik Machula Wisniewska Surmiak Holak Skalniak The protein p53, known as the “Guardian of the Genome”, plays an important role in maintaining DNA integrity, providing protection against cancer-promoting mutations. Dysfunction of p53 is observed in almost...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1015: Comparative Assessment of Antitumor Effects and Autophagy Induction as a Resistance Mechanism by Cytotoxics and EZH2 Inhibition in INI1-Negative Epithelioid Sarcoma Patient-Derived Xenograft Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071015 Authors: Silvia Stacchiotti Valentina Zuco Monica Tortoreto Denis Cominetti Anna Maria Frezza Stefano Percio Valentina Indio Marta Barisella Valentina Monti Silvia Brich Annalisa Astolfi Chiara Colombo Sandro...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 218: Climate Change Migration and Displacement: Learning from Past Relocations in the Pacific Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8070218 Authors: Tabe It has been projected that the single greatest impact of environmental changes will be on human migration and displacement. Migration has been extensively discussed and documented as an adaptation strategy in response to environmental changes, and more recently, to climate change. However, forced relocation...
Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 752: Dual Roles of the AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Angiogenesis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070752 Authors: Li Sun Zou Ying Luo Angiogenesis plays important roles in development, stress response, wound healing, tumorigenesis and cancer progression, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration. It is a complex event engaging many signaling pathways including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Notch, transforming growth...
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