Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1318: Androgens and Androgen Receptor Actions on Bone Health and Disease: From Androgen Deficiency to Androgen Therapy Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111318 Authors: Jia-Feng Chen Pei-Wen Lin Yi-Ru Tsai Yi-Chien Yang Hong-Yo Kang Androgens are not only essential for bone development but for the maintenance of bone mass. Therefore, conditions with androgen deficiency, such as male hypogonadism, androgen-insensitive syndromes, and prostate cancer with androgen...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1317: Autophagic- and Lysosomal-Related Biomarkers for Parkinson’s Disease: Lights and Shadows Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111317 Authors: Helena Xicoy Núria Peñuelas Miquel Vila Ariadna Laguna Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that currently affects 1% of the population over the age of 60 years, for which no disease-modifying treatments exist. This lack of effective treatments is related to the advanced stage of neurodegeneration...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1319: Regulation of Mitochondria-Associated Membranes (MAMs) by NO/sGC/PKG Participates in the Control of Hepatic Insulin Response Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111319 Authors: Arthur Bassot Marie-Agnès Chauvin Nadia Bendridi Jingwei Ji-Cao Guillaume Vial Léa Monnier Birke Bartosch Anaïs Alves Cécile Cottet-Rousselle Yves Gouriou Jennifer Rieusset Béatrice Morio Under physiological conditions, nitric oxide (NO) produced by the endothelial...
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Cosmetics, Vol. 6, Pages 63: Traditional and Modern Uses of Saffron (Crocus Sativus) Cosmetics doi: 10.3390/cosmetics6040063 Authors: Mzabri Addi Berrichi The Aromatic and Medicinal Plants sector has undergone a remarkable evolution, especially during the last decade. The global market is moving more and more towards products of natural origin. Indeed, of the 4200-existing plant in Morocco, 800 are listed as aromatic and medicinal plants. Among these plants, saffron is a source...
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Cosmetics, Vol. 6, Pages 62: Evaluation of the Filming and Protective Properties of a New Trehalose and Ceramides Based Ingredient Cosmetics doi: 10.3390/cosmetics6040062 Authors: Letteria Greco Salviana Ullo Luigi Rigano Marco Fontana Enzo Berardesca Norma Cameli The aim of this study is showing the filming and skin barrier protective properties of a new ingredient based on ceramides and trehalose and carried in lipophilic vesicles composed of lecithin and cholesterol...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 164: Accelerated Reliability Growth Test for Magnetic Resonance Imaging System Using Time-of-Flight Three-Dimensional Pulse Sequence Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040164 Authors: Anand Shin Saxena Memon A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is a complex, high cost, and long-life product. It is a widely known fact that performing a system reliability test of a MRI system during the development phase is a challenging task. The major challenges...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 163: The Newly Normed SKT Reveals Differences in Neuropsychological Profiles of Patients with MCI, Mild Dementia and Depression Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040163 Authors: Hartmut Lehfeld Mark Stemmler The SKT (Syndrom-Kurztest) is a short cognitive performance test assessing deficits of memory and attention in the sense of speed of information processing. The new standardization of the SKT (2015) aimed at improving its sensitivity for early cognitive...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 162: Lower CSF Amyloid-Beta1–42 Predicts a Higher Mortality Rate in Frontotemporal Dementia Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040162 Authors: Daniela Vieira João Durães Inês Baldeiras Beatriz Santiago Diana Duro Marisa Lima Maria João Leitão Miguel Tábuas-Pereira Isabel Santana Frontotemporal lobar degeneration, the neuropathological substrate of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), is characterized by the deposition of protein aggregates,...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 161: Previous, Current, and Future Pharmacotherapy and Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer—A Comprehensive Review Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040161 Authors: Bartosz Malinowski Michał Wiciński Nikola Musiała Ilona Osowska Mateusz Szostak Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers in men that usually develops slowly. Since diagnostic methods improved in the last decade and are highly precise, more cancers are diagnosed at an early...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 160: Pediatric Sarcoidosis: A Review with Emphasis on Early Onset and High-Risk Sarcoidosis and Diagnostic Challenges Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9040160 Authors: Brian Chiu Jackie Chan Sumit Das Zainab Alshamma Consolato Sergi Sarcoidosis is a non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammatory syndrome with multisystemic manifestations. We performed a systematic review of sarcoidosis in the pediatric population with particular emphases on early...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 530: Effect of Controlled Microbial Fermentation on Nutritional and Functional Characteristics of Cowpea Bean Flours Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110530 Authors: Luis M. M. Ferreira Ana Mendes-Ferreira Clícia M. J. Benevides Diana Melo Anabela S. G. Costa Arlete Mendes-Faia Maria Beatriz P. P. Oliveira This study aimed to optimize bean flours fermentation through the use of appropriate technological procedure and, thereby, to obtain a high quality and...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 529: Are the Innovative Electronic Labels for Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sustainable, Traceable, and Accepted by Consumers? Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110529 Authors: Simona Violino Federico Pallottino Giulio Sperandio Simone Figorilli Francesca Antonucci Vanessa Ioannoni Daniele Fappiano Corrado Costa Traceability is the ability to follow the displacement of food through its entire chain. Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) represents Italian excellence,...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 528: Kinetics of Whey Protein Glycation Using Dextran and the Dry-Heating Method Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8110528 Authors: Na Li Abhiram Arunkumar Mark R. Etzel Glycation of proteins by polysaccharides via the Maillard reaction improves the functional properties of proteins in foods, such as solubility, heat stability, emulsification, foaming, and gelation. Glycation is achieved by either the dry heating or the wet heating method, and considerable research has...
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Geriatrics, Vol. 4, Pages 61: Knowledge and Expectations on Antibiotic Use among Older Adults in Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Survey Geriatrics doi: 10.3390/geriatrics4040061 Authors: Lai San Kong Farida Islahudin Leelavathi Muthupalaniappen Wei Wen Chong Antibiotics are commonly prescribed among older adults, and inappropriate use of antibiotics has been noted. However, there is limited information about their knowledge and expectations for antibiotics. This study aimed to assess...
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Geriatrics, Vol. 4, Pages 60: Variation in Dysphagia Assessment and Management in Acute Stroke: An Interview Study Geriatrics doi: 10.3390/geriatrics4040060 Authors: Sabrina A. Eltringham Craig J. Smith Sue Pownall Karen Sage Ben Bray (1) Background: Patients with dysphagia are at increased risk of stroke-associated pneumonia. There is wide variation in the way patients are screened and assessed. The aim of this study is to explore staff opinions about current practice of...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4131: The Mercury Behavior and Contamination in Soil Profiles in Mun River Basin, Northeast Thailand International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214131 Authors: Rui Qu Guilin Han Man Liu Xiaoqiang Li To determine the geochemical characteristics and contamination of soil mercury in the Mun River basin, northeast Thailand, the vertical mercury distribution patterns and mercury contamination levels in six soil profiles...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4128: Reliability and Concurrent Validity of Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ): A Systematic Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214128 Authors: Xiaofen D. Keating Ke Zhou Xiaolu Liu Michael Hodges Jingwen Liu Jianmin Guan Ashley Phelps Jose Castro-Piñero This study aimed to systematically review previous studies on the reliability and concurrent validity of the Global Physical...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4130: Differential Relationship between Tobacco Control Policies and U.S. Adult Current Smoking by Poverty International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214130 Authors: Lauren M. Dutra Matthew C. Farrelly James Nonnemaker Brian Bradfield Jennifer Gaber Minal Patel Elizabeth C. Hair The study’s purpose was to identify differences in the relationship between tobacco control policies and smoking...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4129: Cd(II) Adsorption on Different Modified Rice Straws under FTIR Spectroscopy as Influenced by Initial pH, Cd(II) Concentration, and Ionic Strength International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214129 Authors: Shuai Wang Wanhong Li Xinhua Yin Nan Wang Shuai Yuan Ting Yan Shuang Qu Xiangbo Yang Dianyuan Chen Rice straw is a kind of low-cost biosorbent. Through mechanical crushing, pyrolysis, incineration,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4127: Effects of High Intensity Interval Training on Executive Function in Children Aged 8–12 Years International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214127 Authors: Nobuaki Tottori Noriteru Morita Kenji Ueta Satoshi Fujita This study investigated the effects of a high intensity interval training (HIIT) program on both physical fitness and executive functions in children. Fifty-six children aged 8–12 years...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4126: The Impact of Shorter, More Frequent Outdoor Play Periods on Preschoolers’ Physical Activity during Childcare: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214126 Authors: Molly Driediger Stephanie Truelove Andrew M. Johnson Leigh M. Vanderloo Brian W. Timmons Shauna M. Burke Jennifer D. Irwin Patricia Tucker Children’s physical activity levels are...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4124: Land Suitability Evaluation and an Interval Stochastic Fuzzy Programming-Based Optimization Model for Land-Use Planning and Environmental Policy Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214124 Authors: Zhang Zhou Ou Tan Song Zhang Nie People explosion and fast economic growth are bringing a more serious land resource shortage crisis. Rational land-use allocation can effectively...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4123: Implication of Spiritual Network Support System in Epigenomic Modulation and Health Trajectory International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214123 Authors: Holmes Holmes Elmi Deepika Pelaez Enwere Akinola Dabney With challenges in understanding the multifactorial etiologies of disease and individual treatment effect heterogeneities over the past four decades, much has been acquired on...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4125: Treatment of Metformin-Containing Wastewater by a Hybrid Vertical Anaerobic Biofilm-Reactor (HyVAB) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214125 Authors: Janka Carvajal Wang Bakke Dinamarca Several series of batch and continuous experiments were performed to investigate the removal of metformin and other contaminants from two wastewaters: wastewater I (WWI) containing 4 mg/L metformin and wastewater...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4121: Measuring Health Vulnerability: An Interdisciplinary Indicator Applied to Mainland Portugal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214121 Authors: Oliveira Vidal Ferraz Cabeda Pontes Maia Calheiros Barreira Health promotion and inequality reduction are specific goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, which are interconnected with several dimensions of life. This work proposes a...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4122: Economic Aspects of a Concrete Floating Offshore Wind Platform in the Atlantic Arc of Europe International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214122 Authors: Baita-Saavedra Cordal-Iglesias Filgueira-Vizoso Castro-Santos The objective of this paper is to examine the economic aspects of a concrete offshore wind floating platform in the Atlantic Arc of Europe (Portugal and Spain). The life-cycle cost of a concrete...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4119: An Exploration of Medical Education in Central and Southern China: Measuring the Professional Competence of Clinical Undergraduates International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214119 Authors: Cheng Chen Background: The cultivation and assessment of the professional competence of clinical undergraduates is essential to medical education. This study aimed to construct a scale to evaluate the professional competence...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4120: Comparison of ICDAS, CAST, Nyvad’s Criteria, and WHO-DMFT for Caries Detection in a Sample of Italian Schoolchildren International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214120 Authors: Campus Cocco Ottolenghi Cagetti Caries measurement methods vary considerably in terms of the stages of lesion considered making the comparison problematic among different surveys. In this cross-sectional study, four caries measurement...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4118: Effects of Detritus on the Mosquito Culex pipiens: Phragmites and Schedonorus (Festuca) Invasion Affect Population Performance International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214118 Authors: Paul T. Leisnham Brandon Scott Andrew H. Baldwin Shannon L. LaDeau Species interactions that influence the performance of the exotic mosquito Culex pipiens can have important effects on the transmission risk of West Nile...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4117: Factors Associated with Physical Fitness among Overweight and Non-Overweight Austrian Secondary School Students International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214117 Authors: Gerhard Ruedl Nikolaus Greier Martin Niedermeier Markus Posch Vera Prünster Martin Faulhaber Martin Burtscher The aim of the study was to evaluate factors associated with physical fitness (PF) among overweight and non-overweight...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4115: Levels of Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Regarding Osteoporosis and the Associations with Bone Mineral Density among Populations More Than 40 Years Old in Malaysia International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214115 Authors: Chin Yi Chan Shaanthana Subramaniam Kok-Yong Chin Soelaiman Ima-Nirwana Norliza Muhammad Ahmad Fairus Pei Yuen Ng Nor Aini Jamil Noorazah Abd Aziz Norazlina Mohamed ...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4116: Evaluation and Selection of HazMat Transportation Alternatives: A PHFLTS- and TOPSIS-Integrated Multi-Perspective Approach International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214116 Authors: Zhen-Song Chen Min Li Wen-Tao Kong Kwai-Sang Chin Outsourcing the hazardous materials (HazMat) transportation is an effective way for manufacturing enterprises to avoid risks and accidents as well as to retain sustainable development...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4114: Air-Quality Assessment of On-Site Brick-Kiln Worker Housing in Bhaktapur, Nepal: Chemical Speciation of Indoor and Outdoor PM2.5 Pollution International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214114 Authors: Steven M. Thygerson John D. Beard Marion J. House Rilee L. Smith Hunter C. Burbidge Kathryn N. Andrus Frank X. Weber Ryan Chartier James D. Johnston Brick workers and their families in Nepal generally...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4110: The Mechanism of Social Organization Participation in Natural Hazards Emergency Relief: A Case Study Based on the Social Network Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214110 Authors: Yingxin Chen Jing Zhang Pandu R. Tadikamalla Lei Zhou The uncertainty and complexity of natural hazards put forward new requirements for emergency management systems. In order to deal with natural hazards effectively,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4112: Urban Air Pollution Particulates Suppress Human T-Cell Responses to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214112 Authors: Olufunmilola Ibironke Claudia Carranza Srijata Sarkar Martha Torres Hyejeong Theresa Choi Joyce Nwoko Kathleen Black Raul Quintana-Belmares Álvaro Osornio-Vargas Pamela Ohman-Strickland Stephan Schwander Tuberculosis (TB) and air pollution...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4113: Environmental Pollution as a Risk Factor in Testicular Tumour Development: Focus on the Interaction between Bisphenol A and the Associated Immune Response International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214113 Authors: Karen Elizabeth Nava-Castro Ricardo Ramírez-Nieto Lucía Angélica Méndez-García Manuel Iván Girón-Pérez Mariana Segovia-Mendoza Migdalia Sarahy Navidad-Murrieta Jorge Morales Montor Bisphenol...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4111: The Prevalence of Vaping and Smoking as Modes of Delivery for Nicotine and Cannabis among Youth in Canada, England and the United States International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214111 Authors: Fathima Fataar David Hammond Background: Vaping has become an increasingly common mode of administration for both nicotine and cannabis, with overlap among users, devices, as well as nicotine and cannabis companies....
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5331: The Functions and Therapeutic Potential of Heat Shock Proteins in Inflammatory Bowel Disease—An Update International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215331 Authors: Abdullah Hoter Hassan Y. Naim Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multifactorial human intestinal disease that arises from numerous, yet incompletely defined, factors. Two main forms, Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), lead to a chronic pathological...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5328: PRP and BMAC for Musculoskeletal Conditions via Biomaterial Carriers International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215328 Authors: Yamaguchi Shams Silva Stilhano Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) are orthobiologic therapies considered as an alternative to the current therapies for muscle, bone and cartilage. Different formulations of biomaterials have been used as carriers for PRP and BMAC in...
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