Urban Science, Vol. 3, Pages 76: Estimating Environmental Contamination and Element Deposition at an Urban Area of Central Italy Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci3030076 Authors: Stefano Loppi Adelmo Corsini Luca Paoli Air quality monitoring in many urban areas is based on sophisticated and costly equipment to check for the respect of environmental quality standards, but capillary monitoring is often not feasible due to economic constraints. In such cases, the use of living organisms...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3596: Loss of Wwox Causes Defective Development of Cerebral Cortex with Hypomyelination in a Rat Model of Lethal Dwarfism with Epilepsy International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143596 Authors: Yuki Tochigi Yutaka Takamatsu Jun Nakane Rika Nakai Kentaro Katayama Hiroetsu Suzuki WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (Wwox) is a putative tumor suppressor. Several germline mutations of Wwox have been associated with infant neurological...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3601: Apoptosis Induction and Alteration of Cell Adherence in Human Lung Cancer Cells under Simulated Microgravity International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143601 Authors: Carlo Dietz Manfred Infanger Alexander Romswinkel Florian Strube Armin Kraus Background: Lung cancer cells are known to change proliferation and migration under simulated microgravity. In this study, we sought to evaluate cell adherence, apoptosis, cytoskeleton...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 764: Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Perianal Crohn’s Disease Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070764 Authors: Michele Carvello Amy Lightner Takayuki Yamamoto Paulo Gustavo Kotze Antonino Spinelli Perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease (PFCD) is associated with significant morbidity and might negatively impact the quality of life of CD patients. In the last two decades, the management of PFCD has evolved in terms of the multidisciplinary approach involving...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 763: Impact of Q141K on the Transport of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors by ABCG2 Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070763 Authors: Yutaka Inoue Takashi Morita Mari Onozuka Ken-ichi Saito Kazumi Sano Kazuhiko Hanada Masami Kondo Yoichi Nakamura Tohru Kishino Hiroshi Nakagawa Yoji Ikegami The ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCG2 is expressed in various organs, such as the small intestine, liver, and kidney, and influences...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1522: Removal of Platinum and Palladium from Wastewater by Means of Biosorption on Fungi Aspergillus sp. and Yeast Saccharomyces sp. Water doi: 10.3390/w11071522 Authors: Beata Godlewska-Żyłkiewicz Sylwia Sawicka Joanna Karpińska The emission of platinum group metals from different sources has caused elevated concentrations of platinum and palladium in samples of airborne particulate matter, soil, surface waters and sewage sludge. The ability of biomass of...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 237: Variation in Phenolic Compounds Content and Antioxidant Activity of Different Plant Organs from Rumex crispus L. and Rumex obtusifolius L. at Different Growth Stages Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8070237 Authors: Pavel Feduraev Galina Chupakhina Pavel Maslennikov Natalia Tacenko Liubov Skrypnik The study investigated the accumulation of phenolic compounds and the antioxidant activity of extracts of various parts of R. crispus and R. obtusifolius,...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Technologies, Vol. 7, Pages 51: A Self-Deformation Robot Design Incorporating Bending-Type Pneumatic Artificial Muscles Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies7030051 Authors: Hiroki Tomori Kenta Hiyoshi Shonosuke Kimura Naoya Ishiguri Taisei Iwata With robots becoming closer to humans in recent years, human-friendly robots made of soft materials provide a new line of research interests. We designed and developed a soft robot that can move via self-deformation toward the practical...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Medicines, Vol. 6, Pages 78: Natural Compounds as New Cancer Treatments Medicines doi: 10.3390/medicines6030078 Authors: Enrique Barrajón-Catalán Cancer is still a global challenge worldwide with a high impact not only on human health, causing morbidity and mortality, but also on economics [...]
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2626: Telephone-Based Coaching and Prompting for Physical Activity: Short- and Long-Term Findings of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Movingcall) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142626 Authors: Xenia Fischer Jan-Niklas Kreppke Lukas Zahner Markus Gerber Oliver Faude Lars Donath This study analyzed the short- and long-term efficacy of telephone coaching and short message service (SMS) prompting...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1081: Early Parental Death and Risk of Psychosis in Offspring: A Six-Country Case-Control Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071081 Authors: Supriya Misra Bizu Gelaye Karestan C. Koenen David R. Williams Christina P.C. Borba Diego Quattrone Marta Di Forti Caterina La Cascia Daniele La Barbera Ilaria Tarricone Domenico Berardi Andrei Szöke Celso Arango Andrea Tortelli Lieuwe de Haan Eva Velthorst Julio Bobes...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1082: A History of Trauma is Associated with Aggression, Depression, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Behavior, and Suicide Ideation in First-Episode Psychosis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071082 Authors: Rebecca E. Grattan Natalia Lara Renata M. Botello Valerie L. Tryon Adrienne M. Maguire Cameron S. Carter Tara A. Niendam The association between trauma and psychosis outcomes is well-established, and yet the impact of trauma on comorbid...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 276: Rice Flour and Bran Enriched with Blueberry Polyphenols Increases Storage Stability and Decreases Arsenic Content in Bran Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070276 Authors: Stephen M. Boue Kim Daigle John C. Beaulieu Mark Heiman A low-cost method utilizing rice co-products to concentrate and stabilize blueberry polyphenols was developed that decreased the arsenic (As) content in rice bran. After concentration at 10 g/L, brown rice flour displayed a higher total...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3599: Dissecting Adaptation Mechanisms to Contrasting Solar Irradiance in the Mediterranean Shrub Cistus incanus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143599 Authors: Federico Sebastiani Sara Torre Antonella Gori Cecilia Brunetti Mauro Centritto Francesco Ferrini Massimiliano Tattini Molecular mechanisms that are the base of the strategies adopted by Mediterranean plants to cope with the challenges imposed by limited or...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3592: Integrated Metabolome and Transcriptome Analysis Provide Insights into the Effects of Grafting on Fruit Flavor of Cucumber with Different Rootstocks International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143592 Authors: Li Miao Qinghua Di Tianshu Sun Yansu Li Ying Duan Jun Wang Yan Yan Chaoxing He Changlin Wang Xianchang Yu Rootstocks frequently exert detrimental effects on the fruit quality of grafted cucumber (Cucumis sativus...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3598: Cell Death in the Kidney International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143598 Authors: Giovanna Priante Lisa Gianesello Monica Ceol Dorella Del Prete Franca Anglani Apoptotic cell death is usually a response to the cell’s microenvironment. In the kidney, apoptosis contributes to parenchymal cell loss in the course of acute and chronic renal injury, but does not trigger an inflammatory response. What distinguishes necrosis...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1690: Infant Feeding, Vitamin D and IgE Sensitization to Food Allergens at 6 Years in a Longitudinal Icelandic Cohort Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071690 Authors: Birna Thorisdottir Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir Anna Gudrun Vidarsdottir Sigurveig Sigurdardottir Bryndis Eva Birgisdottir Inga Thorsdottir Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) recommend exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months, partial breastfeeding until 1 year or longer and irrespective...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1692: Eight Weeks of a High Dose of Curcumin Supplementation May Attenuate Performance Decrements Following Muscle-Damaging Exercise Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071692 Authors: Ralf Jäger Martin Purpura Chad M. Kerksick Background: It is known that unaccustomed exercise—especially when it has an eccentric component—causes muscle damage and subsequent performance decrements. Attenuating muscle damage may improve performance and recovery,...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2665: Diallyl Disulfide Induces Apoptosis and Autophagy in Human Osteosarcoma MG-63 Cells through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142665 Authors: Ziqi Yue Xin Guan Rui Chao Cancan Huang Dongfang Li Panpan Yang Shanshan Liu Tomoka Hasegawa Jie Guo Minqi Li Diallyl disulfide (DADs), a natural organic compound, is extracted from garlic and scallion and has anti-tumor effects against various tumors. This study...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2667: Electronic Structure and Lithium Diffusion in LiAl2(OH)6Cl Studied by First Principle Calculations Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142667 Authors: Yueping Zhang Xiyue Cheng Chen Wu Jürgen Köhler Shuiquan Deng First-principles calculations based on the density functional theory (DFT) were carried out to study the atomic structure and electronic structure of LiAl2(OH)6Cl, the only material in the layered double hydroxide family in which delithiation...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 243: The Diverse Roles of Auxin in Regulating Leaf Development Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8070243 Authors: Yuanyuan Xiong Yuling Jiao Leaves, the primary plant organs that function in photosynthesis and respiration, have highly organized, flat structures that vary within and among species. In recent years, it has become evident that auxin plays central roles in leaf development, including leaf initiation, blade formation, and compound leaf patterning. In this...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 244: Growth and Physiology of Two Psammophytes to Precipitation Manipulation in Horqin Sandy Land, Eastern China Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8070244 Authors: Juanli Chen Xueyong Zhao Xinping Liu Yaqiu Zhang Yayong Luo Yongqing Luo Zhaoquan He Rui Zhang The availability of water is the critical factor driving plant growth, physiological responses, population and community succession in arid and semiarid regions, thus a precipitation addition-reduction...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 673: Catch Me If You Can! RNA Silencing-Based Improvement of Antiviral Plant Immunity Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070673 Authors: Fatima Yousif Gaffar Aline Koch Viruses are obligate parasites which cause a range of severe plant diseases that affect farm productivity around the world, resulting in immense annual losses of yield. Therefore, control of viral pathogens continues to be an agronomic and scientific challenge requiring innovative and ground-breaking strategies...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 674: Evidence for West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus Infections in Wild and Resident Birds in Germany, 2017 and 2018 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070674 Authors: Friederike Michel Michael Sieg Dominik Fischer Markus Keller Martin Eiden Maximilian Reuschel Volker Schmidt Rebekka Schwehn Monika Rinder Sylvia Urbaniak Kerstin Müller Martina Schmoock Renke Lühken Patrick Wysocki Christine Fast Michael Lierz Rüdiger Korbel Thomas...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 446: The Catholic Church in Modern China: How Does State Regulation Influence the Church? Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10070446 Authors: Magdaléna Masláková Anežka Satorová The Chinese government has regulated all religious activity in the public domain for many years. The state has generally considered religious groups as representing a potential challenge to the authority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which sees one of its basic roles as making sure...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1053: Deposition of Silicon-Based Stacked Layers for Flexible Encapsulation of Organic Light Emitting Diodes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071053 Authors: Chia-Hsun Hsu Yang-Shih Lin Hsin-Yu Wu Xiao-Ying Zhang Wan-Yu Wu Shui-Yang Lien Dong-Sing Wuu Yeu-Long Jiang In this study, inorganic silicon oxide (SiOx)/organic silicon (SiCxHy) stacked layers were deposited by a radio frequency inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1052: Codelivery of Genistein and miRNA-29b to A549 Cells Using Aptamer-Hybrid Nanoparticle Bioconjugates Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071052 Authors: Koita Sacko Karthik Thangavel Sunday A. Shoyele This study aimed to evaluate the anti-cancer effect of a combination therapy of miRNA-29b and genistein loaded in mucin-1 (MUC 1)-aptamer functionalized hybrid nanoparticles in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549 cell line. Genistein-miRNA-29b-loaded...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
TropicalMed, Vol. 4, Pages 110: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Schistosomiasis among Schoolchildren in two Settings of Côte d’Ivoire Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4030110 Authors: Etienne K. Angora Jérôme Boissier Hervé Menan Olivier Rey Karim Tuo Andre O. Touré Jean T. Coulibaly Aboulaye Méité Giovanna Raso Eliézer K. N’Goran Jürg Utzinger Oliver Balmer Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease affecting more than 250...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2624: Scoping Review of Climate Change and Health Research in the Philippines: A Complementary Tool in Research Agenda-Setting International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142624 Authors: Paul Lester Chua Miguel Manuel Dorotan Jemar Anne Sigua Rafael Deo Estanislao Masahiro Hashizume Miguel Antonio Salazar The impacts of climate change on human health have been observed and projected in the Philippines as...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2623: Adverse Childhood Experiences of Urban and Rural Preschool Children in Poverty International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142623 Authors: Leanne Whiteside-Mansell Lorraine McKelvey Jennifer Saccente James P. Selig Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have long-term health consequences. Young children in the southern part of the United States (US) are at greater risk than children in other parts of the US....
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2625: Street Dust Heavy Metal Pollution Source Apportionment and Sustainable Management in A Typical City—Shijiazhuang, China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142625 Authors: Kui Cai Chang Li Street dust is repeatedly raised by the wind as a secondary suspension, helping heavy metals therein to enter the human body through the respiratory system, harming human health. A detailed investigation was conducted...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 151: Metabolomics Analyses in High-Low Feed Efficient Dairy Cows Reveal Novel Biochemical Mechanisms and Predictive Biomarkers Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9070151 Authors: Xiao Wang Haja N. Kadarmideen Residual feed intake (RFI) is designed to estimate net efficiency of feed use, so low RFI animals are considered for selection to reduce feeding costs. However, metabolic profiling of cows and availability of predictive metabolic biomarkers for RFI are...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 277: The Influence of Selected Plant Essential Oils on Morphological and Physiological Characteristics in Pseudomonas Orientalis Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070277 Authors: Katarzyna Leja Kamila Szudera-Kończal Ewa Świtała Wojciech Juzwa Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski Katarzyna Czaczyk The aim of this work was to estimate the antibacterial activity of selected essential oils on Pseudomonas orientalis strains isolated from foods. An attempt was also made...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1037: AP-1 Transcription Factors as Regulators of Immune Responses in Cancer
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1037: AP-1 Transcription Factors as Regulators of Immune Responses in Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071037 Authors: Vasileios Atsaves Vasiliki Leventaki George Z. Rassidakis Francois X. Claret Immune check point blockade therapy has revolutionized the standard of cancer treatment and is credited with producing remarkable tumor remissions and increase in overall survival. This unprecedented clinical success however is feasible for a limited number...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1036: Morphology and Molecular Features of Rare Colorectal Carcinoma Histotypes Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071036 Authors: Andrea Remo Matteo Fassan Alessandro Vanoli Luca Reggiani Bonetti Valeria Barresi Fabiana Tatangelo Roberta Gafà Guido Giordano Massimo Pancione Federica Grillo Luca Mastracci Several histopathological variants of colorectal carcinoma can be distinguished, some associated with specific molecular profiles. However,...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1038: Emerging Roles of RAD52 in Genome Maintenance Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071038 Authors: Manisha Jalan Kyrie S. Olsen Simon N. Powell The maintenance of genome integrity is critical for cell survival. Homologous recombination (HR) is considered the major error-free repair pathway in combatting endogenously generated double-stranded lesions in DNA. Nevertheless, a number of alternative repair pathways have been described as protectors of genome stability,...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Biosensors, Vol. 9, Pages 91: Application of Aluminum Hydroxide for Improvement of Label-Free SERS Detection of Some Cephalosporin Antibiotics in Urine Biosensors doi: 10.3390/bios9030091 Authors: Natalia E. Markina Alexey V. Markin This report is dedicated to development of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) based analysis protocol for detection of antibiotics in urine. The key step of the protocol is the pretreatment of urine before the detection to minimize background signal....
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 236: Preparation of Retinoyl-Flavonolignan Hybrids and Their Antioxidant Properties Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8070236 Authors: Christopher S. Chambers David Biedermann Kateřina Valentová Lucie Petrásková Jitka Viktorová Marek Kuzma Vladimír Křen Antioxidants protect the structural and functional components in organisms against oxidative stress. Most antioxidants are of plant origin as the plants are permanently exposed to oxidative...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 295: Partners in Mischief: Functional Networks of Heat Shock Proteins of Plasmodium falciparum and Their Influence on Parasite Virulence Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9070295 Authors: Michael O. Daniyan Jude M. Przyborski Addmore Shonhai The survival of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum under the physiologically distinct environments associated with their development in the cold-blooded invertebrate mosquito vectors and the warm-blooded...
Tue Jul 23, 2019 03:00
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