Robotics, Vol. 8, Pages 79: Model-Based Grasping of Unknown Objects from a Random Pile Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics8030079 Authors: Bruno Sauvet François Lévesque SeungJae Park Philippe Cardou Clément Gosselin Grasping an unknown object in a pile is no easy task for a robot—it is often difficult to distinguish different objects; objects occlude one another; object proximity limits the number of feasible grasps available; and so forth. In this paper, we propose...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 87, Pages 24: Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Effect of Cajanus cajan in N-Nitrosodiethylamine-Induced Liver Damage Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm87030024 Authors: Emeka Eze Joshua Iweala Winifred Osa Evbakhavbokun Emmanuel Ndubisi Maduagwu N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) is a nitrosamine derivative with carcinogenic and mutagenic properties which can be found in tobacco smoke, meat and various food products. This study examined the antioxidant and...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 258: The Social Welfare Service Delivery System to Reinforce Sustainable Social Participation Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8090258 Authors: Mikyoung Lee Marko Majer Boyoung Kim Structural social changes and population aging are emerging as important policy issues in many countries around the world. In particular, although early retirees aged 50 or older are left behind from social welfare services and suffer from worsening social problems, policies...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 257: Mutual Involvement in Families Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Using the Family Toolbox to Address Challenges Related to Knowledge, Communication, Support, Role Confusion, Everyday Practices and Mutual Worries Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8090257 Authors: Dan Grabowski Maria Beatriz Rodriguez Reino Tue Helms Andersen Family involvement plays a key role in diabetes management. Challenges related to type 2 diabetes (T2D) often affect the whole...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 256: Fashion Brand Love: Application of a Cognition–Affect–Conation Model Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8090256 Authors: Tae-Im Han Dooyoung Choi A large numbers of studies have supported the crucial role of brand love in consumer–brand relationships; however, research that examines fashion brand love and its relationship with cognitive aspects and self-concept congruency remains limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 255: Pragmatism as a Research Paradigm and Its Implications for Social Work Research Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8090255 Authors: Vibha Kaushik Christine A. Walsh Debates around the issues of knowledge of, and for, social work and other social justice–oriented professions are not uncommon. More prevalent are the discussions around the ways by which social work knowledge is obtained. In recent years, social work scholars have drawn on...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 206: Prevalence, Magnitude and Methods of Rapid Weight Loss Reported by Male Mixed Martial Arts Athletes in Ireland Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7090206 Authors: John Connor Brendan Egan Rapid weight loss (RWL) is frequently practiced in weight category sports, including Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). The aim of the present study was to describe self-reported methods of RWL in a sample of competitive MMA athletes comprising of both amateur and professional fighters....
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 205: The Effects of Six-Weeks Change of Direction Speed and Technique Modification Training on Cutting Performance and Movement Quality in Male Youth Soccer Players Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7090205 Authors: Thomas Dos’Santos Alistair McBurnie Paul Comfort Paul A. Jones Cutting manoeuvres are important actions associated with soccer performance and a key action associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury; thus, training interventions that...
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Toxics, Vol. 7, Pages 46: Dietary Contaminants and Their Effects on Zebrafish Embryos Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics7030046 Authors: Marc Tye Mark A. Masino Dietary contaminants are often an over-looked factor in the health of zebrafish. Typically, water is considered to be the source for most contaminants, especially within an aquatic environment. For this reason, source water for zebrafish recirculating systems is highly regulated and monitored daily. Most facilities use reverse osmosis...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 520: The Histone Deacetylases HosA and HdaA Affect the Phenotype and Transcriptomic and Metabolic Profiles of Aspergillus niger Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090520 Authors: Xuejie Li Lijie Pan Bin Wang Li Pan Histone acetylation is an important modification for the regulation of chromatin accessibility and is controlled by two kinds of histone-modifying enzymes: histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs). In filamentous fungi, there...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 519: Development of an UPLC-MS/MS Method for the Analysis of Mycotoxins in Rumen Fluid with and without Maize Silage Emphasizes the Importance of Using Matrix-Matched Calibration Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090519 Authors: Sandra Debevere Siegrid De Baere Geert Haesaert Michael Rychlik Veerle Fievez Siska Croubels Ruminants are less susceptible to the effects of mycotoxins than monogastric animals as their rumen microbiota are claimed to degrade...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 518: Heterologous Expression and Characterization of A Novel Ochratoxin A Degrading Enzyme, N-acyl-L-amino Acid Amidohydrolase, from Alcaligenes faecalis Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11090518 Authors: Honghai Zhang Yunpeng Zhang Tie Yin Jing Wang Xiaolin Zhang Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a well-known, natural contaminant in foods and feeds because of its toxic effects, such as nephrotoxicity in various animals. Recent studies have revealed that Alcaligenes faecalis...
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Urban Science, Vol. 3, Pages 99: Pathogenic Leptospira in Commensal Small Mammals from the Extensively Urbanized Coastal Benin Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci3030099 Authors: Houéménou Gauthier Etougbeétché Badou Dossou Agossou Picardeau Dobigny Leptospirosis is caused by spirochete bacteria of the genus Leptospira that affect one million and kill 60,000 persons annually in the world, who get infected through environmental mammal-excreted (notably rodent)...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 107: Original Antigenic Sin and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030107 Authors: Ralph A. Tripp Ultan F. Power The original antigenic sin (OAS) theory considers the outcome of the first encounter with an antigen. It favors a memory response to the original antigen upon exposure to a similar or related antigen, and includes both positive and negative impacts of past exposure on the memory response to challenge, and, in particular,...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 835: Brevilin A, a Sesquiterpene Lactone, Inhibits the Replication of Influenza A Virus In Vitro and In Vivo Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090835 Authors: Xiaoli Zhang Yiping Xia Li Yang Jun He Yaolan Li Chuan Xia With the emergence of drug-resistant strains of influenza A viruses (IAV), new antivirals are needed to supplement the existing counter measures against IAV infection. We have previously shown that brevilin A, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 834: NSs Filament Formation Is Important but Not Sufficient for RVFV Virulence In Vivo Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090834 Authors: Shufen Li Xiangtao Zhu Zhenqiong Guan Wenfeng Huang Yulan Zhang Jeroen Kortekaas Pierre-Yves Lozach Ke Peng Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne phlebovirus that represents as a serious health threat to both domestic animals and humans. The viral protein NSs is the key virulence factor of RVFV, and has...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 833: Human Norovirus Histo-Blood Group Antigen (HBGA) Binding Sites Mediate the Virus Specific Interactions with Lettuce Carbohydrates Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090833 Authors: Malak A. Esseili Xiang Gao Patricia Boley Yixuan Hou Linda J. Saif Paul Brewer-Jensen Lisa C. Lindesmith Ralph S. Baric Robert L. Atmar Qiuhong Wang Lettuce is often implicated in human norovirus (HuNoV) foodborne outbreaks. We identified H-like histo-blood group...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 832: Detection of Two Highly Diverse Peribunyaviruses in Mosquitoes from Palenque, Mexico Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090832 Authors: Anne Kopp Alexandra Hübner Florian Zirkel Daniel Hobelsberger Alejandro Estrada Ingo Jordan Thomas R. Gillespie Christian Drosten Sandra Junglen The Peribunyaviridae family contains the genera Orthobunyavirus, Herbevirus, Pacuvirus, and Shangavirus. Orthobunyaviruses and pacuviruses are mainly transmitted by...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 831: Expression of APOBEC3 Lentiviral Restriction Factors in Cats Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090831 Authors: Ryan M. Troyer Jennifer L. Malmberg Xin Zheng Craig Miller Martha MacMillan Wendy S. Sprague Britta A. Wood Sue VandeWoude Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a naturally occurring T-cell tropic lentiviral disease of felids with many similarities to HIV/AIDS in humans. Similar to primate lentiviral-host interactions, feline APOBEC3...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 830: Hepatitis C Core-Antigen Testing from Dried Blood Spots Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090830 Authors: Mia J. Biondi Marjolein van Tilborg David Smookler Gregory Heymann Analiza Aquino Stephen Perusini Erin Mandel Robert A. Kozak Vera Cherepanov Matthew Kowgier Bettina Hansen Lee W. Goneau Harry L.A. Janssen Tony Mazzulli Gavin Cloherty Robert J. de Knegt Jordan J. Feld In order to expand hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening,...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 829: No Evidence for a Role for Antibodies during Vaccination-Induced Enhancement of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11090829 Authors: Carmen A. Sautter Ivan Trus Hans Nauwynck Artur Summerfield Vaccination is one of the most important tools to protect pigs against infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus 1 (PRRSV-1). Although neutralizing antibodies are considered to represent an important...
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Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 45: What Can Eye Movements Tell Us about Higher Level Comprehension? Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3030045 Authors: Anne E. Cook Wei Wei The majority of eye tracking studies in reading are on issues dealing with word level or sentence level comprehension. By comparison, relatively few eye tracking studies of reading examine questions related to higher level comprehension in processing of longer texts. We present data from an eye tracking study of anaphor resolution...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1867: Hydrodynamic-Based Numerical Assessment of Flood Risk of Tamuín City, Mexico, by Tampaón River: A Forecast Considering Climate Change Water doi: 10.3390/w11091867 Authors: Clemente Rodríguez-Cuevas Hermann Rocha-Escalante Carlos Couder-Castañeda Isaac Medina Jorge J. Hernández-Gómez Climate change has unchained several natural extreme phenomena, including a major frequency and intensity of flooding episodes. From these, the ones of greatest importance...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1868: Network Analysis Reveals Seasonal Patterns of Bacterial Community Networks in Lake Taihu under Aquaculture Conditions Water doi: 10.3390/w11091868 Authors: Lin Zhao Zeng Cao Jiao Bacterial communities play essential roles in multiple ecological processes, such as primary production and nutrient recycling in aquatic systems. However, although the composition, diversity and function of bacterial communities have been well studied, little is...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1866: Water in Descriptions of Global Geoparks: Not Less Important than Geology? Water doi: 10.3390/w11091866 Authors: Dmitry A. Ruban Water is an important landscape element of protected areas, but its significance to geoparks (parks representing geological heritage) is still unclear. The content of the official, standardized descriptions of the UNESCO global geoparks (144 in total) was analyzed in order to understand the consideration of water by geopark creators/managers....
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1864: Transient Hydraulic Tomography Analysis of Fourteen Pumping Tests at a Highly Heterogeneous Multiple Aquifer–Aquitard System Water doi: 10.3390/w11091864 Authors: Zhanfeng Zhao Walter A. Illman Yuanyuan Zha Tian-Chyi Jim Yeh Chin Man Bill Mok Steven J. Berg Dongmei Han Hydraulic tomography based on geostatistics has proven to be robust in characterizing subsurface heterogeneity in hydraulic conductivity (K) and specific storage (Ss) through...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1865: WinSLAMM Simulation of Hydrologic Performance of Permeable Pavements—A Case Study in the Semi-Arid Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, United States Water doi: 10.3390/w11091865 Authors: Taufiqul Alam Ahmed Mahmoud Kim D. Jones Juan César Bezares-Cruz Javier Guerrero This study used the Source Loading and Management Model for Windows (WinSLAMM) to develop a set of calibrated hydrologic models for three types of regional permeable pavements—porous...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1863: Enhancing the Flow Characteristics in a Branching Channel Based on a Two-Dimensional Depth-Averaged Flow Model Water doi: 10.3390/w11091863 Authors: Hydar Lafta Ali Badronnisa Yusuf Thamer Ahamed Mohammed Yasuyuki Shimizu Mohd Shahrizal Ab Razak Balqis Mohamed Rehan Natural rivers have many branching junctions. The flow in branching junctions is complex, owing to significant changes associated with flow dynamics and sediment transport that result...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1862: Source Identification and Quantification of Seepage Water in a Coastal Mine, in China Water doi: 10.3390/w11091862 Authors: Xueliang Duan Fengshan Ma Jie Guo Haijun Zhao Hongyu Gu Shuaiqi Liu Qihao Sun The Sanshandao gold mine, which is the largest coastal mine in China, is under threat from seawater intrusion and water inrush. The objective of this study is to determine the water end-members (seawater, freshwater, and brine) of the seepage...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1861: Statistical Analysis and Stochastic Modelling of Hydrological Extremes Water doi: 10.3390/w11091861 Authors: Hossein Tabari Analysis of hydrological extremes is challenging due to their rarity and small sample size and the interconnections between different types of extremes and gets further complicated by an untrustworthy representation of meso-scale processes involved in extreme events by coarse spatial and temporal scale models as well as biased or missing...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1860: A Thermal Model for Predicting the Performance of a Solar Still with Fresnel Lens Water doi: 10.3390/w11091860 Authors: Ana Johnson Lei Mu Young Ho Park Delia J. Valles Huiyao Wang Pei Xu Krishna Kota Sarada Kuravi This study presents a theoretical model to simulate the temperatures and productivity of a single-slope, single-basin solar still when an external solar enhancement is used. Experiments were performed in the New Mexico region...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1857: Changes in a Fish Community in a Small River Related to the Appearance of the Invasive Topmouth Gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Water doi: 10.3390/w11091857 Authors: Jacek Rechulicz In recent years, the topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) has been one of the most invasive fishes in Europe. Pseudorasbora parva can potentially affect ecosystems, fish communities, and particular fish species. Electrofishing was carried out over...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1858: Rainfall–Runoff Processes and Modelling in Regions Characterized by Deficiency in Soil Water Storage Water doi: 10.3390/w11091858 Authors: Pengfei Shi Tao Yang Chong-Yu Xu Bin Yong Ching-Sheng Huang Zhenya Li Youwei Qin Xiaoyan Wang Xudong Zhou Shu Li The partial runoff is complicated in semi-arid and some semi-humid zones in terms of what the runoff generates in partial vertical positions. The partial runoff is highlighted by horizontal...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1859: Morphological Grayscale Reconstruction and ATLD for Recognition of Organic Pollutants in Drinking Water Based on Fluorescence Spectroscopy Water doi: 10.3390/w11091859 Authors: Fei Shi Tingting Mao Yitong Cao Jie Yu Dibo Hou Pingjie Huang Guangxin Zhang This paper proposes a morphological grayscale reconstruction method combined with an alternating trilinear decomposition (ATLD) and threshold method based on 3D fluorescence spectroscopy to...
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