JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1398: Transfoveal Micropulse Laser Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy within Six Months of Disease Onset Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8091398 Authors: Maciej Gawęcki Agnieszka Jaszczuk-Maciejewska Anna Jurska-Jaśko Małgorzata Kneba Andrzej Grzybowski Background: It has been recommended that any invasive treatment performed in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) not be initiated earlier than four months after...
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JDB, Vol. 7, Pages 18: Blood Vessel Patterning on Retinal Astrocytes Requires Endothelial Flt-1 (VEGFR-1) Journal of Developmental Biology doi: 10.3390/jdb7030018 Authors: John C. Chappell Jordan Darden Laura Beth Payne Kathryn Fink Victoria L. Bautch Feedback mechanisms are critical components of many pro-angiogenic signaling pathways that keep vessel growth within a functional range. The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) pathway utilizes the decoy VEGF-A receptor...
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JFB, Vol. 10, Pages 40: Study of an Additional Layer of Cement Mantle Hip Joints for Reducing Cracks
JFB, Vol. 10, Pages 40: Study of an Additional Layer of Cement Mantle Hip Joints for Reducing Cracks Journal of Functional Biomaterials doi: 10.3390/jfb10030040 Authors: J. Jamari Eko Saputra Iwan Budiwan Anwar Emile van der Heide Failure of the cement mantle in total hip arthroplasty is not a simple phenomenon. Cracking, which can be caused by crack initiation and repeated loading, can cause loosening of the acetabular liner component. A previous study showed that addition...
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Medical Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 94: Serum Interleukin-8 in Patients with Different Origin of Intra-Abdominal Infections in Perioperative Period Medical Sciences doi: 10.3390/medsci7090094 Authors: Artem Riga Valeriy Boyko Yuriy Grirorov Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are associated with high levels of pro-inflammatory serum IL-8 and poor outcomes, but data on IL-8 levels in various inflammatory reactions are contradictory. A better understanding of the diagnostic role of IL-8...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 576: Lay People Esthetic Evaluation of Primary Surgical Repair on Three-Dimensional Images of Cleft Lip and Palate Patients Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090576 Authors: Edoardo Staderini Marilisa De Luca Ettore Candida Maria Ida Rizzo Oriana Rajabtork Zadeh Daria Bucci Mario Zama Carlo Lajolo Massimo Cordaro Patrizia Gallenzi Background and Objectives: Previous literature has disclosed that facial attractiveness affects the esthetic...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 575: Vascular Dysfunction among Malaysian Men with Increased BMI: An Indication of Synergistic Effect of Free Testosterone and Inflammation Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090575 Authors: Amilia Aminuddin Norizam Salamt Ahmad Faiz Ahmad Fuad Kok-Yong Chin Azizah Ugusman Ima Nirwana Soelaiman Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah Background and objectives: Obesity is associated with poor vascular function and may lead to future cardiovascular disease (CVD). Obesity...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 577: Tri-Ponderal Mass Index: A Screening Tool for Risk of Central Fat Accumulation in Brazilian Preschool Children Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090577 Authors: Viviane Gabriela Nascimento Ciro João Bertoli Paulo Rogerio Gallo Luiz Carlos de Abreu Claudio Leone Background and Objectives: To verify the use of the tri-ponderalmass index (TMI) as a screening tool for risk of central fat accumulation in preschool children. Materials and Methods: An...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 573: Current Evidence of the Oncological Benefit-Risk Profile of Hormone Replacement Therapy Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090573 Authors: Marta D’Alonzo Valentina Elisabetta Bounous Michela Villa Nicoletta Biglia Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms and has been shown to prevent bone loss and fracture. The progestogen is added to provide endometrial protection in women with an intact uterus....
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 574: Single Incision Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery: From Myth to Reality a Case Series Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090574 Authors: Bradley J. Wallace Raphael N. Vuille-dit-Bille Ahmed I. Marwan Laparoscopic surgery has continued to evolve to minimize access sites and scars in both the adult and pediatric populations. In children, single-incision pediatric endoscopic surgery (SIPES) has been shown to be effective, feasible, and safe with comparative results...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 572: Using Soluble ST2 to Predict Adverse Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Impaired Left Ventricular Function Undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090572 Authors: Ahmet Dolapoglu Eyup Avci Tarik Yildirim Hasan Kadi Ahmet Celik Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of soluble ST2 (sST2) in predicting postoperative adverse events in patients with impaired left ventricular...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 571: Cardiovascular Risk/Benefit Profile of MHT Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090571 Authors: Villa Amar Shachor Cipolla Ingravalle Scambia Background and Objectives: Data emerging from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study point toward an association between menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and cardiovascular (CV) risk. However, post hoc subgroup analyses stratifying participants according to their age and time since menopause,...
Fri Sep 06, 2019 03:00
Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 570: Organised Versus Opportunistic Cervical Cancer Screening in Urban and Rural Regions of Lithuania Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55090570 Authors: Justina Paulauskiene Rugile Ivanauskiene Erika Skrodeniene Janina Petkeviciene Background and Objectives: In 2004, Lithuania started the Nationwide Cervical Cancer Screening Programme. However, screening is more opportunistic than population-wide and the programme’s coverage is insufficient. The...
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Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 117: Pilot-Scale Assessment of Urea as a Chemical Cleaning Agent for Biofouling Control in Spiral-Wound Reverse Osmosis Membrane Elements Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9090117 Authors: Huma Sanawar Szilárd S. Bucs Martin A. Pot Jure Zlopasa Nadia M. Farhat Geert-Jan Witkamp Joop C. Kruithof Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder Routine chemical cleaning with the combined use of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and hydrochloric acid...
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Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 118: Characterization and Assessment of a Novel Plate and Frame MD Module for Single Pass Wastewater Concentration–FEED Gap Air Gap Membrane Distillation Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9090118 Authors: Schwantes Seger Bauer Winter Hogen Koschikowski Geißen Membrane distillation (MD) is an up and coming technology for concentration and separation on the verge of reaching commercialization. One of the remaining boundaries is the lack of...
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Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 116: Techno-Economic Assessment in a Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor for Small-Scale H2 Production: Effect of Membrane Support Thickness Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9090116 Authors: Di Marcoberardino Knijff Binotti Gallucci Manzolini This paper investigates the influence of the support material and its thickness on the hydrogen flux in Palladium membranes in the presence of sweep gas in fluidized bed membrane reactors. The analysis is performed...
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Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 179: Pharmacometabolomics of Bronchodilator Response in Asthma and the Role of Age-Metabolite Interactions Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9090179 Authors: Rachel S. Kelly Joanne E. Sordillo Sharon M. Lutz Lydiana Avila Manuel Soto-Quiros Juan C. Celedón Michael J. McGeachie Amber Dahlin Kelan Tantisira Mengna Huang Clary B. Clish Scott T. Weiss Jessica Lasky-Su Ann Chen Wu The role of metabolism in modifying age-related...
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Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 178: Multiplatform Urinary Metabolomics Profiling to Discriminate Cachectic from Non-Cachectic Colorectal Cancer Patients: Pilot Results from the ColoCare Study Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9090178 Authors: Jennifer Ose Biljana Gigic Tengda Lin David B. Liesenfeld Jürgen Böhm Johanna Nattenmüller Dominique Scherer Lin Zielske Petra Schrotz-King Nina Habermann Heather M. Ochs-Balcom Anita R. Peoples Sheetal Hardikar Christopher...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 331: Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Lingonberry Mouthwash — A Clinical Pilot Study in the Oral Cavity Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090331 Authors: Pärnänen Nikula-Ijäs Sorsa Fermented lingonberry juice was designed to be used as a mouthwash. Our aim was to study the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects of the mouthwash in the oral cavity. A clinical study of 30 adult participants was performed. A total of 20 participants...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 329: Maize Inoculation with Microbial Consortia: Contrasting Effects on Rhizosphere Activities, Nutrient Acquisition and Early Growth in Different Soils Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090329 Authors: Klára Bradáčová Maximilian Sittinger Katharina Tietz Benjamin Neuhäuser Ellen Kandeler Nils Berger Uwe Ludewig Günter Neumann The benefit of plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) as plant inoculants is influenced by a...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 328: Comparative Analysis of Blood Clot, Plasma Rich in Growth Factors and Platelet-Rich Fibrin Resistance to Bacteria-Induced Fibrinolysis Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090328 Authors: Tomas Puidokas Mantas Kubilius Donatas Nomeika Gintaras Januzis Erika Skrodeniene Alveolar osteitis (AO) is a common, painful postoperative complication after tooth extraction. Fibrinolytic activity in the extraction socket is one etiological factor....
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 330: Staphylococcus xylosus Infection in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) As a Primary Pathogenic Cause of Eye Protrusion and Mortality Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090330 Authors: Woo Taek Oh Jin Woo Jun Sib Sankar Giri Saekil Yun Hyoun Joong Kim Sang Guen Kim Sang Wha Kim Se Jin Han Jun Kwon Se Chang Park Staphylococcal infections are extensively investigated in humans owing to the resistance of staphylococci...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 327: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Outbreaks in West Java Indonesia 2015–2016: Clinical Manifestation and Associated Risk Factors Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090327 Authors: Karo-karo Diyantoro Pribadi Sudirman Kurniasih Sukirman Indasari Muljono Koch Stegeman Knowledge of outbreaks and associated risk factors is helpful to improve control of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) virus...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 326: Hybrid Resistance and Virulence Plasmids in “High-Risk” Clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Including Those Carrying blaNDM-5 Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090326 Authors: Jane Turton Frances Davies Jack Turton Claire Perry Zoë Payne Rachel Pike Virulence plasmids are associated with hypervirulent types of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which generally do not carry antibiotic resistance genes. In contrast, nosocomial isolates are often...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 325: Effects of Acute and Chronic Exposure to Residual Level Erythromycin on Human Intestinal Epithelium Cell Permeability and Cytotoxicity Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090325 Authors: Haihong Hao Kuppan Gokulan Silvia A. Piñeiro Katherine M. Williams Zonghui Yuan Carl E. Cerniglia Sangeeta Khare Residual concentrations of erythromycin in food could result in gastrointestinal tract exposure that potentially poses a health-hazard...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 324: Metagenomic Evaluation of Bacterial and Fungal Assemblages Enriched within Diffusion Chambers and Microbial Traps Containing Uraniferous Soils Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7090324 Authors: Rajneesh Jaswal Ashish Pathak Ashvini Chauhan Despite significant technological advancements in the field of microbial ecology, cultivation and subsequent isolation of the vast majority of environmental microorganisms continues to pose challenges....
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Molbank, Vol. 2019, Article M1078: A-Ring-Modified Triterpenoids and Their Spermidine–Aldimines with Strong Antibacterial Activity Molbank doi: 10.3390/M1078 Authors: Kazakova Brunel Khusnutdinova Negrel Giniyatullina Lopatina Petrova Synthesis of A-ring-modified lupane, oleanane and ursane type triterpenoid conjugates with spermidine through an aldimine linkage or diethylentriamine via an amide bond is described. These derivatives were evaluated for their in...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3274: Therapeutic Potential of Pien-Tze-Huang: A Review on Its Chemical Composition, Pharmacology, and Clinical Application Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183274 Authors: Lili Huang Yiping Zhang Xiaoqin Zhang Xiuping Chen Yitao Wang Jinjian Lu Mingqing Huang Pien-Tze-Huang (PTH) is a famous and commonly used traditional Chinese medicine formula in China. It was first formulated by a royal physician of the Ming Dynasty (around 1555 AD). Recently,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3273: Effects of High Pressure Modification on Conformation and Digestibility Properties of Oyster Protein Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183273 Authors: Runfang Wang Suisui Jiang Yujin Li Yunsheng Xu Tietao Zhang Fan Zhang Xue Feng Yuanhui Zhao Mingyong Zeng To expand the utilization of oyster protein (OP), the effects of high pressure (100 to 500 MPa) on chemical forces, structure, microstructure, and digestibility properties were...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3271: Optimization of Preparation and Preclinical Pharmacokinetics of Celastrol-Encapsulated Silk Fibroin Nanoparticles in the Rat Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183271 Authors: Onyeabor Paik Kovvasu Ding Lin Wahid Prabhu Betageri Wang Celastrol (CL), a bioactive compound isolated from Tripterygium wilfordii, has demonstrated bioactivities against a variety of diseases including cancer and obesity. However, its poor water...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3272: Inducing the Degradation of Disease-Related Proteins Using Heterobifunctional Molecules Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183272 Authors: Alexandré Delport Raymond Hewer Current drug development strategies that target either enzymatic or receptor proteins for which specific small molecule ligands can be designed for modulation, result in a large portion of the proteome being overlooked as undruggable. The recruitment of natural degradation cascades...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3270: Chemical Composition of Two Different Lavender Essential Oils and Their Effect on Facial Skin Microbiota Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183270 Authors: Marietta Białoń Teresa Krzyśko-Łupicka Ewa Nowakowska-Bogdan Piotr P. Wieczorek Lavender oil is one of the most valuable aromatherapy oils, its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activities can be explained by main components such as linalool, linalyl acetate, lavandulol, geraniol, or eucalyptol....
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3269: Combining DNA Barcoding and HPLC Fingerprints to Trace Species of an Important Traditional Chinese Medicine Fritillariae Bulbus Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183269 Authors: Yingchun Zhong Haiying Wang Qianhe Wei Rui Cao Hailong Zhang Yongzhi He Lizhi Wang Fritillariae Bulbus is a precious Chinese herbal medicine that is grown at high elevation and used to relieve coughs, remove phlegm, and nourish the lungs. Historically, Fritillariae...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3268: Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging Combined with Deep Learning to Identify Cotton Seed Varieties Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183268 Authors: Zhu Zhou Gao Bao He Feng Cotton seed purity is a critical factor influencing the cotton yield. In this study, near-infrared hyperspectral imaging was used to identify seven varieties of cotton seeds. Score images formed by pixel-wise principal component analysis (PCA) showed that there...
Sat Sep 07, 2019 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3267: Recent Advances on Iron(III) Selective Fluorescent Probes with Possible Applications in Bioimaging Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183267 Authors: Sahoo Crisponi Iron(III) is well-known to play a vital role in a variety of metabolic processes in almost all living systems, including the human body. However, the excess or deficiency of Fe3+ from the normal permissible limit can cause serious health problems. Therefore, novel analytical methods are...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3266: Tyrosinase Inhibition Antioxidant Effect andCytotoxicityStudies of the Extracts of Cudrania tricuspidataFruit Standardized in Chlorogenic Acid Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183266 Authors: Oh Park Park Song Lee Yoon Moon Oh Rhee Im Yoon Shim Cho In the present study, various extracts of C. tricuspidata fruit were prepared with varying ethanol contents and evaluated for their biomarker and biological...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3265: Supramolecular Fuzziness of Intracellular Liquid Droplets: Liquid–Liquid Phase Transitions, Membrane-Less Organelles, and Intrinsic Disorder Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183265 Authors: Vladimir N. Uversky Cells are inhomogeneously crowded, possessing a wide range of intracellular liquid droplets abundantly present in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic and bacterial cells, in the mitochondrial matrix and nucleoplasm of eukaryotes, and in the chloroplast’s...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3264: Antioxidant Effect of Extracts from Native Chilean Plants on the Lipoperoxidation and Protein Oxidation of Bovine Muscle Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183264 Authors: Raquel Bridi Ady Giordano Maria Fernanda Peñailillo Gloria Montenegro The present study investigated the antioxidant potential and the ability to inhibit lipid and protein oxidation in bovine meat of four native Chilean species: canelo (Drimys winteri), nalca (Gunnera tinctoria),...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3262: Complexes of Glycolic Acid with Nitrogen Isolated in Argon Matrices. I. Structures and Thermal Effects Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183262 Authors: Iwona Kosendiak Jussi M.E. Ahokas Justyna Krupa Jan Lundell Maria Wierzejewska Molecular complexes between glycolic acid and nitrogen were studied in a low-temperature argon matrix with FTIR spectroscopy, and supported by MP2 and BLYPD3 calculations. The calculations indicate 11 and 10 stable...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3263: Identification and Allelopathy of Green Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Volatiles on Scavenging of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Reactive Oxygen Species Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24183263 Authors: Fan Yang Xiaoxue Liu Hui Wang Rui Deng Hanhan Yu Zhihui Cheng Garlic and formulations containing allicin are used widely as fungicides in modern agriculture. However, limited reports are available on the allelopathic mechanism of green garlic...
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