Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 294: Water Stress, Irrigation and Concentrations of Pentacyclic Triterpenes and Phenols in Olea europaea L. cv. Picual Olive Trees Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080294 Authors: Raquel Jiménez-Herrera Beatriz Pacheco-López Juan Peragón Pentacyclic triterpenes and phenols are two types of bioactive molecules found in olive trees that have important activities related to health and disease prevention. Triterpenes, including oleanolic acid, maslinic acid,...
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 293: Nutritional Value, Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic Properties of Common Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) in Relation to Harvesting Stage and Plant Part Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080293 Authors: Spyridon A. Petropoulos Ângela Fernandes Maria Inês Dias Ioannis B. Vasilakoglou Konstantinos Petrotos Lillian Barros Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira Purslane (Portulaca oleraceae L.) is a widespread weed, which is highly appreciated for its...
Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 292: Screening of Ten Tomato Varieties Processing Waste for Bioactive Components and Their Related Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8080292 Authors: Katalin Szabo Zorița Diaconeasa Adriana-Florinela Cătoi Dan Cristian Vodnar Global tomato production is currently around 180 million tons, of which more than a quarter undergoes processing. The removed peels, seeds, and vascular tissues usually end up in landfills,...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 453: Appropriateness of Potential Evapotranspiration Models for Climate Change Impact Analysis in Yarlung Zangbo River Basin, China Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10080453 Authors: Pan Xu Xuan Gu Bai Evapotranspiration (ET) is an important element in the water and energy cycle. Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is an important measurement of ET. Its accuracy has significant influence on agricultural water management, irrigation planning, and...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 352: Synthesis of Non-Uniform Functionalized Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Giant Vesicles in the Presence of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky Reaction Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080352 Authors: Isadora Berlanga Giant vesicles with several-micrometer diameters were prepared by the self-assembly of an amphiphilic block copolymer in the presence of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. The vesicle is composed of a non-uniform triblock copolymer synthesized...
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 351: E6 Oncoproteins from High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Induce Mitochondrial Metabolism in a Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Model Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080351 Authors: Alfredo Cruz-Gregorio Ana Karina Aranda-Rivera Omar Emiliano Aparicio-Trejo Iris Coronado-Martínez José Pedraza-Chaverri Marcela Lizano Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells that are positive for human papillomavirus (HPV+) favor mitochondrial metabolism...
Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 350: Accumulation of Amyloid Beta (Aβ) Peptide on Blood Vessel Walls in the Damaged Brain after Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9080350 Authors: Antonio Henrique Martins Astrid Zayas-Santiago Yancy Ferrer-Acosta Solianne M. Martinez-Jimenez Lidia Zueva Amanda Diaz-Garcia Mikhail Inyushin It is well known that amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides are generated in blood vessels, released into the brain...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 194: The Roles of Statistics in Human Neuroscience Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9080194 Authors: Oliver Y. Chén Statistics plays three important roles in brain studies. They are (1) the study of differences between brains in distinctive populations; (2) the study of the variability in the structure and functioning of the brain; and (3) the study of data reduction on large-scale brain data. I discuss these concepts using examples from past and ongoing...
Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 193: Brain White Matter: A Substrate for Resilience and a Substance for Subcortical Small Vessel Disease Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9080193 Authors: Farzaneh A. Sorond Philip B. Gorelick Age-related brain white matter disease is a form of small vessel disease (SVD) that may be associated with lacunar and other small subcortical infarcts, cerebral microbleeds, and perivascular spaces. This common form of cerebrovascular disease may manifest clinically...
Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 192: Event-Related Potential Evidence of Implicit Metric Structure during Silent Reading Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9080192 Authors: Mara Breen Ahren B. Fitzroy Michelle Oraa Ali Under the Implicit Prosody Hypothesis, readers generate prosodic structures during silent reading that can direct their real-time interpretations of the text. In the current study, we investigated the processing of implicit meter by recording event-related potentials...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1138: Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate with Anti-CD26 Humanized Monoclonal Antibody and Transcription Factor IIH (TFIIH) Inhibitor, Triptolide, Inhibits Tumor Growth via Impairing mRNA Synthesis Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081138 Authors: Hayashi Madokoro Yamada Nishida Morimoto Sakamoto Yanagawa Yamada Here, we report a novel antibody drug conjugate (ADC) with the humanized anti-CD26 monoclonal antibody YS110 and triptolide (TR-1)....
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1136: EMT and Stemness—Key Players in Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081136 Authors: Eva Rodriguez-Aznar Lisa Wiesmüller Bruno Sainz Patrick C. Hermann Metastasis and tumor progression are the major cause of death in patients suffering from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Tumor growth and especially dissemination are typically associated with activation of an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program. This phenotypic...
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1137: Inclusion of Platinum Agents in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Regimens for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients: Development of GRADE (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) Recommendation by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081137 Authors: Maria Vittoria Dieci Lucia Del Mastro Michela Cinquini Filippo Montemurro Laura Biganzoli Laura Cortesi Alberto Zambelli Carmen Criscitiello...
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1135: Prognostic Significance of CT-Attenuation of Tumor-Adjacent Breast Adipose Tissue in Breast Cancer Patients with Surgical Resection Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081135 Authors: Jeong Won Lee Sung Yong Kim Hyun Ju Lee Sun Wook Han Jong Eun Lee Sang Mi Lee The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of computed tomography (CT)-attenuation of tumor-adjacent breast adipose tissue for predicting recurrence-free survival...
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1134: Expression of the Major and Pro-Oncogenic H3K9 Lysine Methyltransferase SETDB1 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081134 Authors: Paola Cruz-Tapias Vlada Zakharova Oscar M. Perez-Fernandez William Mantilla Sandra RamÍRez-Clavijo Slimane Ait-Si-Ali SETDB1 is a key histone lysine methyltransferase involved in gene silencing. The SETDB1 gene is amplified in human lung cancer, where the protein plays a driver role. Here,...
Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1133: Atypical BRAF and NRAS Mutations in Mucosal Melanoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11081133 Authors: Nicolas Dumaz Fanélie Jouenne Julie Delyon Samia Mourah Armand Bensussan Céleste Lebbé Primary mucosal melanomas represent a minority of melanomas, but have a significantly worse prognosis than cutaneous melanomas. A better characterization of the molecular pathogenesis of this melanoma subtype could help us understand the risk factors associated...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 855: Intranasally Administered Exosomes from Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Have Preventive Neuroprotective Effects and Contribute to Functional Recovery after Perinatal Brain Injury Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080855 Authors: Thomi Joerger-Messerli Haesler Muri Surbek Schoeberlein Perinatal brain injury (PBI) in preterm birth is associated with substantial injury and dysmaturation of white and gray matter, and can lead to severe neurodevelopmental deficits....
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 856: Computational Assessment of Bacterial Protein Structures Indicates a Selection Against Aggregation Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080856 Authors: Carija Pinheiro Iglesias Ventura The aggregation of proteins compromises cell fitness, either because it titrates functional proteins into non-productive inclusions or because it results in the formation of toxic assemblies. Accordingly, computational proteome-wide analyses suggest that prevention of aggregation...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 854: Roles of JAK2 in Aging, Inflammation, Hematopoiesis and Malignant Transformation Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080854 Authors: Perner Perner Ernst Heidel Clonal alterations in hematopoietic cells occur during aging and are often associated with the establishment of a subclinical inflammatory environment. Several age-related conditions and diseases may be initiated or promoted by these alterations. JAK2 mutations are among the most frequently mutated...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 857: The Effects of Adipocytes on the Regulation of Breast Cancer in the Tumor Microenvironment: An Update Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080857 Authors: Chu Phuong Tien Tran Nguyen Thanh Quang Minh Pham Ngoc Kushekhar Chu-Dinh Obesity is a global pandemic and it is well evident that obesity is associated with the development of many disorders including many cancer types. Breast cancer is one of that associated with a high mortality...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 853: Exosomes and Their Noncoding RNA Cargo Are Emerging as New Modulators for Diabetes Mellitus Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080853 Authors: Wenguang Chang Jianxun Wang Diabetes belongs to a group of metabolic disorders characterized by long term high blood glucose levels due to either inadequate production of insulin (Type 1 diabetes, T1DM) or poor response of the recipient cell to insulin (Type 2 diabetes, T2DM). Organ dysfunctions are the main causes of morbidity...
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 852: Mitochondria and Female Germline Stem Cells—A Mitochondrial DNA Perspective Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8080852 Authors: Justin C. St. John Mitochondria and mitochondrial DNA have important roles to play in development. In primordial germ cells, they progress from small numbers to populate the maturing oocyte with high numbers to support post-fertilization events. These processes take place under the control of significant changes in DNA methylation and other epigenetic...
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Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 37: Thin Film-Based Sensors Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7030037 Authors: Maria Raposo Paulo A. Ribeiro An increasing number of fields in everyday life require the development and application of ever more modern and efficient chemical sensors and biosensors, namely to be integrated in intelligent control system networks [...]
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Children, Vol. 6, Pages 91: Cognitive Processes Underlying Reading Improvement during a Rhythm-Based Intervention. A Small-Scale Investigation of Italian Children with Dyslexia Children doi: 10.3390/children6080091 Authors: Cancer Stievano Pace Colombo Antonietti Music and rhythm-based training programs to improve reading are a novel approach to treatment of developmental dyslexia and have attracted the attention of trainers and researchers. Experimental studies demonstrating...
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Clean Technol., Vol. 2, Pages 71-78: Adoption of Grid-Tie Solar System at Residential Scale Clean Technologies doi: 10.3390/cleantechnol2010005 Authors: Chand Prasad Mamun Sharma Chand Traditionally, remote and urban communities worldwide have been supplied electricity almost completely by fossil fuel generators to accommodate for electricity needs. Currently, the integration of renewable energy sources (RESs) into the current power generation systems can offer attractive...
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Cosmetics, Vol. 6, Pages 49: Vitachelox: Protection of the Skin Against Blue Light-Induced Protein Carbonylation Cosmetics doi: 10.3390/cosmetics6030049 Authors: Togni Maramaldi Cavagnino Corti Giacomelli :Protein carbonylation (PC) is a marker of reactive oxygen species-mediated alterations induced by external stimuli such as UV and blue light irradiation. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of Vitachelox®, a mixture of three standardized natural...
Cosmetics, Vol. 6, Pages 48: Skin Improvement Effects of Gardeniae fructus Extract in HaCaT Keratinocytes, B16F10 Melanocytes, and CCD-986sk Fibroblast Cells Cosmetics doi: 10.3390/cosmetics6030048 Authors: Se Hyang Hong Jin Mo Ku Seung Hwan Lee Ho Jong Shim Dong Sun Park Joo Won Sung Yong Cheol Shin Seong-Gyu Ko The development of functional cosmetics with skin improvement effects from natural sources is necessary. In this study, the antioxidant, antiwrinkling,...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 94: Comparison of Procalcitonin Assays on KRYPTOR and LIAISON® XL Analyzers Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9030094 Authors: Mariella Dipalo Cecilia Gnocchi Paola Avanzini Roberta Musa Martina Di Pietro Rosalia Aloe Our laboratory performs procalcitonin (PCT) assays on a Brahms KRYPTOR analyzer with the Brahms PCT sensitive Kryptor kit. In this study, we wanted to compare the assays obtained in this way with the ones performed on the LIAISON®...
Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 93: Comparing the Diagnostic Accuracy of Two Cognitive Screening Instruments in Different Dementia Subtypes and Clinical Depression Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9030093 Authors: Rónán O’Caoimh D. William Molloy Short but accurate cognitive screening instruments are required in busy clinical practice. Although widely-used, the diagnostic accuracy of the standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) in different dementia subtypes remains poorly...
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Epigenomes, Vol. 3, Pages 15: Epigenetic Modifications in Generalized Autoimmune Epithelitis: Sjögren’s Syndrome and Primary Biliary Cholangitis Epigenomes doi: 10.3390/epigenomes3030015 Authors: Pinelopi Arvaniti Kalliopi Zachou Aggeliki Lyberopoulou Nikolaos K. Gatselis Wesley H. Brooks George N. Dalekos Yves Renaudineau Sjögren’s syndrome (SjS) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can be classified as a model of generalized autoimmune epithelitis...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 332: Influence of Kiwifruit Extract Infusion on Consumer Sensory Outcomes of Striploin (M. longissimus lumborum) and Outside Flat (M. biceps femoris) from Beef Carcasses Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080332 Authors: Lees Konarska Tarr Polkinghorne McGilchrist Actinidin is a cysteine protease enzyme which occurs in kiwifruit and has been associated with improved tenderness in red meat. This study evaluated the impact of actinidin, derived from kiwifruit,...
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 331: Procedures for Breadmaking Quality Assessment of Rye Wholemeal Flour Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080331 Authors: Sylwia Stępniewska Waleed H. Hassoon Anna Szafrańska Grażyna Cacak-Pietrzak Dariusz Dziki The aim of this study was to evaluate the baking value of rye flours from industrial mills and to indicate which rye flour quality parameters are the most important predictors of wholemeal rye bread quality for commercially milled rye grains. Ten wholemeal...
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 330: Distribution, Contents, and Health Risk Assessment of Cadmium, Lead, and Nickel in Bananas Produced in Ecuador Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080330 Authors: David Romero-Estévez Gabriela S. Yánez-Jácome Karina Simbaña-Farinango Hugo Navarrete In this study, cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb) contents were analyzed in sixteen banana composite samples from different commercial establishments from eleven Ecuadorian production provinces using graphite...
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 329: The Role of Non-Caloric Sweeteners in Sensory Characteristics of Pastry Products Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080329 Authors: Vilma Quitral Juanita Valdés Valeska Umaña Nicol Gallardo María José Alcaino Carolina Araya Marcos Flores The purpose of this work was to evaluate the role of non-caloric sweeteners in pastry products considering the product made with sugar as a control sample. Sensory preference and acceptability with consumers were determined...
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 328: Toxicological Studies of Czech Beers and Their Constituents Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080328 Authors: Tania Merinas-Amo Rocío Merinas-Amo Victoria García-Zorrilla Alejandro Velasco-Ruiz Ladislav Chladek Vladimir Plachy Mercedes del Río-Celestino Rafael Font Ladislav Kokoska Ángeles Alonso-Moraga Background: Czech beers are unique because they are brewed using specific technology at a particular latitude and for being entirely produced...
Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 327: The Contribution of a Whey Protein Film Incorporated with Green Tea Extract to Minimize the Lipid Oxidation of Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8080327 Authors: Frederico V. R. Castro Mariana A. Andrade Ana Sanches Silva Maria Fátima Vaz Fernanda Vilarinho Active packaging is becoming progressively more significant as a response to the dynamic changes in current consumer demand and market tendencies. Active packaging is projected to...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 95: Parenting When Children Have Lyme Disease: Fear, Frustration, Advocacy
Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 95: Parenting When Children Have Lyme Disease: Fear, Frustration, Advocacy Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7030095 Authors: Emilie M. Gaudet Odette N. Gould Vett Lloyd Increasing numbers of Canadians, including children and adolescents, are being infected with Borrelia burgdorferi and contracting Lyme disease. In the present study, we provided a qualitative analysis of written correspondence produced by 23 parents of children and adolescents with Lyme...
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Humanities, Vol. 8, Pages 134: Citizenship’s Insular Cases, from Ancient Greece and Rome to Puerto Rico Humanities doi: 10.3390/h8030134 Authors: Dan-el Padilla Peralta Engaging equally with ancient Greco-Roman and contemporary Euro-American paradigms of citizenship, this essay argues that experiences of civic integration are structured around figurations of island and archipelago. In elaboration of this claim, I offer a transhistorical account of how institutions and imaginaries of...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2843: Animal-Assisted Intervention Improves Pain Perception in Polymedicated Geriatric Patients with Chronic Joint Pain: A Clinical Trial International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162843 Authors: Maylos Rodrigo-Claverol Carles Casanova-Gonzalvo Belén Malla-Clua Esther Rodrigo-Claverol Júlia Jové-Naval Marta Ortega-Bravo Chronic joint pain is associated to an increase in the consumption of medication and...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2840: Body Fat Mass and Risk of Cerebrovascular Lesions: The PRESENT (Prevention of Stroke and Dementia) Project International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162840 Authors: Koh Minn Suk Obesity is known to increase the risk of stroke. It is unclear whether high absolute fat mass (FM) increases the risk of stroke independently. We studied the correlation between FM and silent brain infarction/white matter change...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2839: Does the Level of Motivation of Physical Education Teachers Matter in Terms of Job Satisfaction and Emotional Exhaustion? A Person-Centered Examination Based on Self-Determination Theory International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162839 Authors: Abós Haerens Sevil-Serrano Morbée Julián García-González Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), prior research has demonstrated that physical...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2841: A Comparison of the Impact of Two Methods of Nutrition-Behavioral Intervention on Selected Auxological and Biochemical Parameters in Obese Prepubertal Children—Crossover Preliminary Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162841 Authors: Agnieszka Kozioł-Kozakowska Małgorzata Wójcik Aleksandra Furtak Dominika Januś Jerzy B. Starzyk Obese children are exposed to short and long-term health consequences,...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2838: Effects of αβ-Blocker Versus β1-Blocker Treatment on Heart Rate Response During Incremental Cardiopulmonary Exercise in Japanese Male Patients with Subacute Myocardial Infarction International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162838 Authors: Shinji Nemoto Yusuke Kasahara Kazuhiro P. Izawa Satoshi Watanabe Kazuya Yoshizawa Naoya Takeichi Kentaro Kamiya Norio Suzuki Kazuto Omiya Atsuhiko Matsunaga...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2836: Daily Bicycle and Pedestrian Activity as an Indicator of Disaster Recovery: A Hurricane Harvey Case Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162836 Authors: Annie Doubleday Youngjun Choe Scott Miles Nicole A. Errett Changes in levels and patterns of physical activity might be a mechanism to assess and inform disaster recovery through the lens of wellbeing. However, few studies have examined disaster...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2835: The Effect of Static and Dynamic Stretching Exercises on Sprint Ability of Recreational Male Volleyball Players International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162835 Authors: Foteini Alipasali Sophia D. Papadopoulou Ioannis Gissis Georgios Komsis Stergios Komsis Angelos Kyranoudis Beat Knechtle Pantelis T. Nikolaidis The aim of the present trial was to investigate the effect of two stretching programs,...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2837: Relative Age Effect in the Sport Environment. Role of Physical Fitness and Cognitive Function in Youth Soccer Players International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162837 Authors: Florentino Huertas Rafael Ballester Honorato José Gines Abdel Karim Hamidi Consuelo Moratal Juan Lupiáñez The need to achieve short-term competitive outcomes in sports may influence the emergence of talent selection strategies,...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2834: Bone Health and Its Relationship with Impact Loading and the Continuity of Physical Activity throughout School Periods International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162834 Authors: Gotzone Hervás Fatima Ruiz-Litago Jon Irazusta Amaia Irazusta Begoña Sanz Javier Gil-Goikouria Ana Belen Fraile-Bermudez Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo Idoia Zarrazquin Bone is influenced by physical activity (PA) throughout...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2833: Association of lncRNA CCAT2 and CASC8 Gene Polymorphisms with Hepatocellular Carcinoma International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162833 Authors: Edie-Rosmin Wu Ming-Ju Hsieh Whei-Ling Chiang Kuan-Chun Hsueh Shun-Fa Yang Shih-Chi Su The worldwide incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the major histological type of primary liver cancer, is heterogeneous due to the variable prevalence of etiological...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2832: Evaluation of Occupational Exposure to Perchlorethylene in a Group of Italian Dry Cleaners Using Noninvasive Exposure Indices International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162832 Authors: Alberto Modenese Tiziana Concetta Gioia Andrea Chiesi Carlotta Abbacchini Lucia Borsari Davide Ferrari Fabrizio De Pasquale Renato Di Rico Raffaella Ricci Antonella Sala Ennio Gianaroli Guerrino Predieri...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2830: Factors Associated with Access of Marital Migrants and Migrant Workers to Healthcare in Taiwan: A Questionnaire Survey with Quantitative Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162830 Authors: Feng-Yuan Chu Hsiao-Ting Chang Chung-Liang Shih Cherng-Jye Jeng Tzeng-Ji Chen Wui-Chiang Lee In Taiwan, migrants come mostly for marriage and work. Several researchers have conducted health-related...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2831: The Association of Peer Smoking Behavior and Social Support with Quit Success in Employees Who Participated in a Smoking Cessation Intervention at the Workplace International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162831 Authors: Floor A. van den Brand Puck Nagtzaam Gera E. Nagelhout Bjorn Winkens Constant P. van Schayck The current study investigated whether quit success among employees who participated in a...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2828: Association of Environmental Features and the Risk of Alzheimer’s Dementia in Older Adults: A Nationwide Longitudinal Case-Control Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162828 Authors: Chih-Ching Liu Chung-Yi Li Shiann-Far Kung Hsien-Wen Kuo Nuan-Ching Huang Yu Sun Susan C. Hu Little is known about the association between environmental features and the risk of Alzheimer’s dementia...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2827: A Multilevel Study of Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults: Self-Efficacy, Peers’ Motivations and Protective Strategies International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162827 Authors: Carmen Tabernero Bárbara Luque Esther Cuadrado In both developing and underdeveloped countries there has been a worrying increase in the number of young people drinking alcohol; this public health problem warrants more research. This...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2829: Frail Older Persons’ Experiences of Information and Participation in Hospital Care International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162829 Authors: Berit Forsman Ann Svensson The aim of this paper is to describe frail older persons’ experiences of hospital care of information and participation when being an inpatient at a hospital. A qualitative method was used. Data were collected at the hospital from 20...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2825: Factors Associated with Marital Satisfaction and Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Patients with Mental Disorders International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162825 Authors: Douglas José Nogueira Ruth Minamisava Sheila Araujo Teles Sandra Maria Brunini de Souza Jacqueline Andréia Bernardes Leão Cordeiro Denise Soares de Cirqueira Virginia Visconde Brasil Ana Lúcia Rezende Souza Karlla Antonieta...
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2826: A Novel Adaptation of the HOME Inventory for Elders: The Importance of the Home Environment Across the Life Course International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16162826 Authors: Kathryn Hale Truls Østbye Bilesha Perera Robert Bradley Joanna Maselko The context in which dependents, regardless of age, receive care affects their health. This study adapted the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3881: Future Aspects of CDK5 in Prostate Cancer: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Implications International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163881 Authors: Muhammet Oner Eugene Lin Mei-Chih Chen Fu-Ning Hsu G M Shazzad Hossain Prince Kun-Yuan Chiu Chieh-Lin Jerry Teng Tsung-Ying Yang Hsin-Yi Wang Chia-Herng Yue Ching-Han Yu Chih-Ho Lai Jer-Tsong Hsieh Ho Lin Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) is a unique member...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3880: CD34 Identifies a Subset of Proliferating Microglial Cells Associated with Degenerating Motor Neurons in ALS International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163880 Authors: Mariángeles Kovacs Emiliano Trias Valentina Varela Sofia Ibarburu Joseph S. Beckman Ivan C. Moura Olivier Hermine Peter H. King Ying Si Yuri Kwon Luis Barbeito Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by degeneration of upper and lower...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3878: Molecular and Cellular Bases of Immunosenescence, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Complications Mimicking “Inflammaging” in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163878 Authors: Chang-Youh Tsai Chieh-Yu Shen Hsien-Tzung Liao Ko-Jen Li Hui-Ting Lee Cheng-Shiun Lu Cheng-Han Wu Yu-Min Kuo Song-Chou Hsieh Chia-Li Yu Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an archetype...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3879: Inflammation and Cardiovascular Diseases: The Most Recent Findings International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163879 Authors: Daniela Sorriento Guido Iaccarino The series of reactive biological events that we identify as inflammation has been investigated in recent years and unveiled as an important mechanism for regeneration. The study of the underlying complexity has been boosted by new technological innovation in research and allowed...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3870: Structural and Functional Properties of the Capsid Protein of Dengue and Related Flavivirus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163870 Authors: Faustino Martins Karguth Artilheiro Enguita Ricardo Santos Martins Dengue, West Nile and Zika, closely related viruses of the Flaviviridae family, are an increasing global threat, due to the expansion of their mosquito vectors. They present a very similar viral...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3876: The Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Radiation-Induced Lung Fibrosis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163876 Authors: Zanoni Cortesi Zamagni Tesei Radiation therapy is one of the most important treatment modalities for thoracic tumors. Despite significant advances in radiation techniques, radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) still occurs in up to 30% of patients undergoing thoracic radiotherapy, and therefore remains...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3875: A Strategy Based on GC-MS/MS, UPLC-MS/MS and Virtual Molecular Docking for Analysis and Prediction of Bioactive Compounds in Eucalyptus Globulus Leaves International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163875 Authors: Pan Lei Zang Zhang The discovery of medicinal plants is crucial for drug development. Eucalyptus globulus leaves are used as a traditional medicine in many areas of world due to herbicidal and insecticidal activity. While...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3877: Peroxisomes in Immune Response and Inflammation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163877 Authors: Francesca Di Cara Pierre Andreoletti Doriane Trompier Anne Vejux Margret H. Bülow Julia Sellin Gérard Lizard Mustapha Cherkaoui-Malki Stéphane Savary The immune response is essential to protect organisms from infection and an altered self. An organism’s overall metabolic status is now recognized as...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3873: Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Molecular Effects of Ketogenic Diet on Healthy and Tumor Xenograft Mouse Models International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163873 Authors: David Licha Silvia Vidali Sepideh Aminzadeh-Gohari Oliver Alka Leander Breitkreuz Oliver Kohlbacher Roland J. Reischl René G. Feichtinger Barbara Kofler Christian G. Huber The application of ketogenic diet (KD) (high fat/low carbohydrate/adequate...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3874: Cardiovascular Pleiotropic Effects of Natriuretic Peptides International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163874 Authors: Forte Madonna Schiavon Valenti Versaci Zoccai Frati Sciarretta Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a cardiac hormone belonging to the family of natriuretic peptides (NPs). ANP exerts diuretic, natriuretic, and vasodilatory effects that contribute to maintain water–salt balance and regulate...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3872: Heat-Responsive Proteomics of a Heat-Sensitive Spinach Variety International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163872 Authors: Shanshan Li Juanjuan Yu Ying Li Heng Zhang Xuesong Bao Jiayi Bian Chenxi Xu Xiaoli Wang Xiaofeng Cai Quanhua Wang Pengcheng Wang Siyi Guo Yuchen Miao Sixue Chen Zhi Qin Shaojun Dai High temperatures seriously limit plant growth and productivity. Investigating heat-responsive...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3871: Exploring the Phylogeography of Ancient Platycladus orientalis in China by Specific-Locus Amplified Fragment Sequencing International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163871 Authors: Ermei Chang Yuxin Tian Caiyun Wang Nan Deng Zeping Jiang Caixia Liu Platycladus orientalis (i.e., Chinese thuja) is famous for its lifespan spanning hundreds, and even thousands, of years. Most ancient P. orientalis populations are widely distributed...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3869: Brazilian Green Propolis Rescues Oxidative Stress-Induced Mislocalization of Claudin-1 in Human Keratinocyte-Derived HaCaT Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163869 Authors: Kana Marunaka Mao Kobayashi Shokoku Shu Toshiyuki Matsunaga Akira Ikari Claudin-1 (CLDN1) is expressed in the tight junction (TJ) of the skin granular layer and acts as a physiological barrier for the paracellular transport of ions and nonionic...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3868: Versatile Biomaterial Platform Enriched with Graphene Oxide and Carbon Nanotubes for Multiple Tissue Engineering Applications International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163868 Authors: Simona-Rebeca Ignat Andreea Daniela Lazăr Aida Şelaru Iuliana Samoilă George Mihail Vlăsceanu Mariana Ioniţă Eugen Radu Sorina Dinescu Marieta Costache Carbon-based nanomaterials, such as graphene oxide (GO) or carbon nanotubes (CNTs)...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3867: Identification of Sugarcane Host Factors Interacting with the 6K2 Protein of the Sugarcane Mosaic Virus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163867 Authors: Hai Zhang Guangyuan Cheng Zongtao Yang Tong Wang Jingsheng Xu The 6K2 protein of potyviruses plays a key role in the viral infection in plants. In the present study, the coding sequence of 6K2 was cloned from Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) strain FZ1 into pBT3-STE to...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3864: A New Approach for Spontaneous Silver Ions Immobilization onto Casein International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163864 Authors: Oleksandra Pryshchepa Gulyaim N. Sagandykova Paweł Pomastowski Viorica Railean-Plugaru Anna Król Agnieszka Rogowska Agnieszka Rodzik Myroslav Sprynskyy Bogusław Buszewski The work presents the kinetic and isotherm studies of silver binding on casein, which was carried out using batch sorption...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3865: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Pneumonitis: Cell Tropism, Inflammation, and Immunity International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163865 Authors: Luís Fonseca Brito Wolfram Brune Felix R. Stahl Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an opportunistic pathogen causing disease mainly in immunocompromised patients or after congenital infection. HCMV infection of the respiratory tract leads to pneumonitis in the immunocompromised host, which is often associated...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3866: Low-Resolution Models for the Interaction Dynamics of Coated Gold Nanoparticles with β2-microglobulin International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163866 Authors: Giorgia Brancolini Hender Lopez Stefano Corni Valentina Tozzini A large number of low-resolution models have been proposed in the last decades to reduce the computational cost of molecular dynamics simulations for bio-nano systems, such as those involving the interactions...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3855: Prospective Application of Activity-Based Proteomic Profiling in Vision Research-Potential Unique Insights into Ocular Protease Biology and Pathology International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163855 Authors: Hui Peng John D. Hulleman Activity-based proteomic profiling (ABPP) is a powerful tool to specifically target and measure the activity of a family of enzymes with the same function and reactivity, which provides a significant advantage...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3863: All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Dimeric Lung Surfactant Protein B in Lipid Multilayers International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163863 Authors: Nicholas A. S. Robichaud Mohammad Hassan Khatami Ivan Saika-Voivod Valerie Booth Although lung surfactant protein B (SP-B) is an essential protein that plays a crucial role in breathing, the details of its structure and mechanism are not well understood. SP-B forms covalent...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3862: Modeling Neurological Disorders with Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Astrocytes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163862 Authors: Mika Suga Takayuki Kondo Haruhisa Inoue Astrocytes play vital roles in neurological disorders. The use of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived astrocytes provides a chance to explore the contributions of astrocytes in human diseases. Here we review human iPSC-based models for neurological...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3861: Chlorin, Phthalocyanine, and Porphyrin Types Derivatives in Phototreatment of Cutaneous Manifestations: A Review International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163861 Authors: Sarah Raquel De Annunzio Natalia Caroline Silva Costa Rafaela Dalbello Mezzina Márcia A. S. Graminha Carla Raquel Fontana Recent scientific research has shown the use of chlorin, phthalocyanines, and porphyrins derivatives as photosensitizers in photodynamic...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3858: Regulation of Brain Cholesterol: What Role Do Liver X Receptors Play in Neurodegenerative Diseases? International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163858 Authors: Kevin Mouzat Aleksandra Chudinova Anne Polge Jovana Kantar William Camu Cédric Raoul Serge Lumbroso Liver X Receptors (LXR) alpha and beta are two members of nuclear receptor superfamily documented as endogenous cholesterol sensors. Following conversion of cholesterol...
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3860: Activation of the Transcription of BrGA20ox3 by a BrTCP21 Transcription Factor Is Associated with Gibberellin-Delayed Leaf Senescence in Chinese Flowering Cabbage during Storage International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20163860 Authors: Xian-mei Xiao Yan-mei Xu Ze-xiang Zeng Xiao-li Tan Zong-li Liu Jian-wen Chen Xin-guo Su Jian-ye Chen Several lines of evidence have implicated the involvement of the phytohormone gibberellin...
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