Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1312: Promising Prognosis Marker Candidates on the Status of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition and Glioma Stem Cells in Glioblastoma Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111312 Authors: Yasuo Takashima Atsushi Kawaguchi Ryuya Yamanaka Multivariable analyses of global expression profiling are valid indicators of the prognosis of various diseases including brain cancers. To identify the candidates for markers of prognosis of glioblastoma, we performed multivariable analyses...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1313: The Impact of the Stringent Response on TRAFAC GTPases and Prokaryotic Ribosome Assembly Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111313 Authors: Bennison Irving Corrigan Many facets of ribosome biogenesis and function, including ribosomal RNA (rRNA) transcription, 70S assembly and protein translation, are negatively impacted upon induction of a nutrient stress-sensing signalling pathway termed the stringent response. This stress response is mediated by the alarmones...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1311: Roles of the Hepatic Endocannabinoid and Apelin Systems in the Pathogenesis of Liver Fibrosis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111311 Authors: Pedro Melgar-Lesmes Meritxell Perramon Wladimiro Jiménez Hepatic fibrosis is the consequence of an unresolved wound healing process in response to chronic liver injury and involves multiple cell types and molecular mechanisms. The hepatic endocannabinoid and apelin systems are two signalling pathways with a substantial...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1314: Suppression of the Peripheral Immune System Limits the Central Immune Response Following Cuprizone-Feeding: Relevance to Modelling Multiple Sclerosis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111314 Authors: Sen Almuslehi Gyengesi Myers Shortland Mahns Coorssen Cuprizone (CPZ) preferentially affects oligodendrocytes (OLG), resulting in demyelination. To investigate whether central oligodendrocytosis and gliosis triggered an adaptive immune response,...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1310: Vpr and Its Cellular Interaction Partners: R We There Yet? Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111310 Authors: Helena Fabryova Klaus Strebel Vpr is a lentiviral accessory protein that is expressed late during the infection cycle and is packaged in significant quantities into virus particles through a specific interaction with the P6 domain of the viral Gag precursor. Characterization of the physiologically relevant function(s) of Vpr has been hampered by the fact that...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1309: Off-Target Deletion of Conditional Dbc1 Allele in the Foxp3YFP-Cre Mouse Line under Specific Setting Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111309 Authors: Chichu Xie Fangming Zhu Julie Wang Weizhou Zhang Joseph A. Bellanti Bin Li David Brand Nancy Olsen Song Guo Zheng The Cre-LoxP conditional knockout strategy has been used extensively to study gene function in a specific cell-type. In this study, the authors tried to engineer mice in which the Dbc1...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1308: Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy in the Liver: Good or Bad? Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111308 Authors: Srikanta Dash Yucel Aydin Krzysztof Moroz Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection triggers autophagy processes, which help clear out the dysfunctional viral and cellular components that would otherwise inhibit the virus replication. Increased cellular autophagy may kill the infected cell and terminate the infection without proper regulation. The mechanism of autophagy...
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Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 50: 3D-Printed Graphene Electrodes Applied in an Impedimetric Electronic Tongue for Soil Analysis Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7040050 Authors: Americo da Silva Braunger Neris Coutinho Rios do Amaral Rodrigues Riul Jr. The increasing world population leads to the growing demand for food production without expanding cultivation areas. In this sense, precision agriculture optimizes the production and input usage by employing sensors...
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Children, Vol. 6, Pages 118: Caffeine and Clinical Outcomes in Premature Neonates Children doi: 10.3390/children6110118 Authors: Kumar Lipshultz Caffeine is the most widely used drug by both adults and children worldwide due to its ability to promote alertness and elevate moods. It is effective in the management of apnea of prematurity in premature infants. Caffeine for apnea of prematurity reduces the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in very-low-birth-weight infants and...
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Dentistry Journal, Vol. 7, Pages 103: Case Reports in Pediatric Dentistry Journals: A Systematic Review about Their Effect on Impact Factor and Future Investigations Dentistry Journal doi: 10.3390/dj7040103 Authors: Romeo Patini Edoardo Staderini Andrea Camodeca Federica Guglielmi Patrizia Gallenzi Background: The effects of publishing case reports on journal impact factor and their impact on future research in pediatric dentistry has not been clearly evaluated yet. Aim....
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 159: Use of a Smartphone-Based Augmented Reality Video Conference App to Remotely Guide a Point of Care Ultrasound Examination Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040159 Authors: Davinder Ramsingh Cori Van Gorkom Matthew Holsclaw Scott Nelson Martin De La Huerta Julian Hinson Emilie Selleck Reports on the use of various smartphone-based video conference applications to guide point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations in resource-limited...
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Environments, Vol. 6, Pages 114: Development and Deployment of Green Technologies for Sustainable Environment Environments doi: 10.3390/environments6110114 Authors: Shu-Yuan Pan Chihhao Fan Yu-Pin Lin The definition of green technologies should be any process, product or service that reduces negative environmental impacts while protecting human health and ecosystem quality [...]
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EJIHPE, Vol. 10, Pages 143-158: Motivations Influencing the Surgeon’s Healthcare Unit Choice to Perform Surgery: A Confirmatory Study in Portugal European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education doi: 10.3390/ejihpe10010013 Authors: Diana Nora Diogo Guedes Vidal Lilian Monteiro Ferrari Viterbo Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis Hélder Fernando Pedrosa Sousa Quality surgical practice is a fundamental subject in health institutions, and it is important to understand...
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Fermentation, Vol. 5, Pages 91: Pretreatment of Sweet Sorghum Bagasse for Ethanol Production Using Na2CO3 Obtained by NaOH Absorption of CO2 Generated in Sweet Sorghum Juice Ethanol Fermentation Fermentation doi: 10.3390/fermentation5040091 Authors: Nhuan P. Nghiem Matthew J. Toht (1) Background: Commercial production of fuel ethanol currently uses sugarcane and corn as feedstocks. Attempts to develop other renewable feedstocks that are more abundant have led to lignocellulosic biomass,...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 527: Different Processing Practices and the Frying Life of Refined Canola Oil Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110527 Authors: Randy Adjonu Zhongkai Zhou Paul D. Prenzler Jamie Ayton Christopher L. Blanchard Refined expeller-pressed (RCanO-I and RCanO-II) and expeller-pressed and solvent-extracted blended (RCanO-III and RCanO-IV) canola oils were compared to determine the effect of processing (extraction) practice on the frying life of canola oil. Samples were...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 122: Healthcare Received in the Last Months of Life in Portugal: A Systematic Review Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040122 Authors: Alexandra Pereira Amélia Ferreira José Martins Background: While evidence demonstrates that end-of-life care practices vary across countries, there is still a lack of evidence regarding the healthcare that is received by adult individuals in the last months of life in Portugal. Methods: This is a systematic review that...
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Heritage, Vol. 2, Pages 2725-2744: A Painter in the Shadow: Unveiling Conservation, Materials and Techniques of the Unknown Luso-Flemish Master of Lourinhã Heritage doi: 10.3390/heritage2040169 Authors: Antunes Serrão Valadas Candeias Mirão Cardoso Manso Carvalho The painting collection of Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Lourinhã is amongst Portugal’s most notable and scarcely best-known cultural heritage. The artistic interest...
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Humanities, Vol. 8, Pages 171: Response to Jewell, Evan. (Re)moving the Masses: Colonisation as Domestic Displacement in the Roman Republic. Humanities 2019, 8, 66. Humanities doi: 10.3390/h8040171 Authors: Gatrell This response engages with Evan Jewell’s article on ‘Colonisation as Domestic Displacement in the Roman Republic’. It supports his argument about the relationship between the conduct of politics in the ancient world and the use of aquatic metaphors...
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Humanities, Vol. 8, Pages 170: Islamic Ethos: Examining Sources of Authority Humanities doi: 10.3390/h8040170 Authors: Lana Oweidat This paper investigates the construction of Islamic ethos in the early Islamic period, highlighting what constitutes the guiding principles of its authority. As a religion that is currently subject to many ugly charges, a careful examination of its core historic values provides a counternarrative to the distorted ideology perpetuated by extremists such as...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4106: Risk Factors for Depression in Empty Nesters: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Coastal City of Zhejiang Province and China International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214106 Authors: Yao Ding Wang Jin Lin Zhai Zhang He Fan The elderly are susceptible to depression, especially empty nesters. This study investigated the risk factors associated with depression in empty nesters. The participants...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4107: Sex Differences in the Relationship between Student School Burnout and Problematic Internet Use among Adolescents International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214107 Authors: Tomaszek Muchacka-Cymerman Background: The Internet has many positive sides, but it can also have a negative impact on human emotional-cognitive and behavioral functioning, especially during adolescence. To the most common consequences,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4105: Evaluation of the Burdening on the Czech Population by Brominated Flame Retardants International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214105 Authors: Hana Logerová Petr Tůma Michal Stupák Jana Pulkrábová Pavel Dlouhý The completed environmental study was concerned with assessing the exposure of the Czech population to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Simultaneously, the levels of polychlorinated pollutants...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4104: Comparison between the Physiological Responses and Subjective Ratings of a Group of Male Students to Three Backpack Designs International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214104 Authors: Ramadan Al-Tayyar It is important for schoolchildren and their parents (or guardians) to know which backpacks exert the least strain on the cardiorespiratory system. In this study, we investigated the physiological responses of...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4108: Leadership and Peer Counseling Program: Evaluation of Training and Its Impact on Filipino Senior Peer Counselors International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214108 Authors: Carandang Shibanuma Kiriya Vardeleon Marges Asis Murayama Jimba Senior volunteers represented a significant, mostly untapped lay resource of informal social care. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of the...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4103: Validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the Support Person’s Unmet Needs Survey—Short Form International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214103 Authors: Doris Y. P. Leung Yin-Ping Choy Wai-Man Ling Elaine Yim Winnie K. W. So Carmen W. H. Chan Yim-Wah Mak This study describes the psychometric properties of a Hong Kong Chinese version of the short form of the Support Person’s Unmet...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4101: The Use of Public Health Indicators to Assess Individual Happiness in Post-Disaster Recovery International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214101 Authors: Yingying Sun Tingting Yan Purpose: Very few studies have examined the influential factors of survivors’ feelings of happiness in the context of nuclear accidents. This paper aims to fill this gap with reference to the recovery process in Fukushima City...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4100: Levels of NP and BPA in the Pearl River Estuary, China: Fluctuations with Country Policy Changes over the Past 40 Years International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214100 Authors: Chen Lan Shi Liu Zhu Sun Duan Sediment cores were collected from four outlets in the Pearl River Estuary (Guangdong Province, China) and dated using the 210Pb method to investigate the pollution history of the area...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4102: Integration of Remote Sensing and Social Sensing Data in a Deep Learning Framework for Hourly Urban PM2.5 Mapping International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214102 Authors: Shen Zhou Li Zeng Fine spatiotemporal mapping of PM2.5 concentration in urban areas is of great significance in epidemiologic research. However, both the diversity and the complex nonlinear relationships of PM2.5 influencing factors...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4099: Are Psychological Distress and Resilience Associated with Dietary Intake Among Australian University Students? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214099 Authors: Megan C. Whatnall Amanda J. Patterson Yu Yao Siew Frances Kay-Lambkin Melinda J. Hutchesson University students report unhealthy diets and experience poorer mental health than the general population. This study explores the association...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4097: Six Collective Challenges for Sustainability of Almería Greenhouse Horticulture International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214097 Authors: Antonio J. Castro María D. López-Rodríguez Cynthia Giagnocavo Miguel Gimenez Leticia Céspedes Abel La Calle Marisa Gallardo Pablo Pumares Javier Cabello Estefanía Rodríguez David Uclés Salvador Parra Jesús Casas Francisco Rodríguez Juan S....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4096: Status of Water Safety Plan Development and Implementation in Uganda International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214096 Authors: Christopher Kanyesigye Sara J. Marks Juliet Nakanjako Frank Kansiime Giuliana Ferrero Uganda was among the first countries in Africa that pioneered Water Safety Plan (WSP) development and implementation, with the first WSP dating back to 2002. The objective of this study was...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4095: Effects of Vegetable Fields on the Spatial Distribution Patterns of Metal(loid)s in Soils Based on GIS and Moran’s I International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214095 Authors: Qiang Wang Shanlian Yang Menglei Zheng Fengxiang Han Youhua Ma Metal(loid) pollution in vegetable field soils has become increasingly severe and affects the safety of vegetable crops. Research in China has mainly focused on greenhouse...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4098: Physical Exercise Decreases the Mobile Phone Dependence of University Students in China: The Mediating Role of Self-Control International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214098 Authors: Guan Yang Guang-xin Tan Yue-xiang Li Hai-ying Liu Song-tao Wang This study aimed to explore the relationship between physical exercise (PE) and mobile phone dependence (MPD) in Chinese university students and verify the...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4090: Importance of Social- and Health-Related Problems: Do Spaniards Give Them the Significance They Actually Deserve? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214090 Authors: Francisco Alonso Cristina Esteban Andrea Serge Macarena Tortosa Social and health problems imply an impact on society. The main objective of this study is to provide an overview of how Spanish people perceive cancer, terrorism, cardiovascular...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4093: Use of Alcohol and Unprescribed Drugs after Suicide Bereavement: Qualitative Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214093 Authors: Jessica Eng Lauren Drabwell Fiona Stevenson Michael King David Osborn Alexandra Pitman Studies describing the impact of suicide bereavement report an excess risk of suicide, suicide attempt, psychiatric illness, and drug and alcohol use disorders compared with...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4091: Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction in Pharmaceutical Logistics: An Analysis Based on Kano Model and Importance-Satisfaction Model International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214091 Authors: Mu-Chen Chen Chia-Lin Hsu Li-Hung Lee The implementation of National Health Insurance in Taiwan has affected the medical industry by significantly depleting the supply chain’s profits. Service providers...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4094: Observation of Dispersion in the Japanese Coastal Area of Released 90Sr, 134Cs, and 137Cs from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to the Sea in 2013 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214094 Authors: Hirofumi Tazoe Takeyasu Yamagata Kazuki Tsujita Hisao Nagai Hajime Obata Daisuke Tsumune Jota Kanda Masatoshi Yamada The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami resulted in significant...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4089: Stratified Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence for the Northwestern Nigerian States, a Data Mining Approach International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214089 Authors: Musa Uba Muhammad Ren Jiadong Noman Sohail Muhammad Bilal Nawaz An accurate classification for diabetes mellitus (DBM) allows for the adequate treatment and handling of its menace, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. This study proposes...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4092: Recruiting the “Heavy-Using Loyalists of Tomorrow”: An Analysis of the Aims, Effects and Mechanisms of Alcohol Advertising, Based on Advertising Industry Evaluations International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214092 Authors: Nason Maani Hessari Adam Bertscher Nathan Critchlow Niamh Fitzgerald Cécile Knai Martine Stead Mark Petticrew Restricting alcohol advertising and marketing is a cost-effective...
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