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- Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1467: Facile Synthesis of FeS@C Particles Toward High-Performance Anodes for Lithium-Ion BatteriesNanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1467: Facile Synthesis of FeS@C Particles Toward High-Performance Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9101467 Authors: Xuanni Lin Zhuoyi Yang Anru Guo Dong Liu High energy density batteries with high performance are significantly important for intelligent electrical vehicular systems. Iron sulfurs are recognized as one of the most promising anodes for high energy densi
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- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2497: Ketogenic Diet: A New Light Shining on Old but Gold BiochemistryNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2497: Ketogenic Diet: A New Light Shining on Old but Gold Biochemistry Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102497 Authors: Raffaella Longo Carolina Peri Dalma Cricrì Lara Coppi Donatella Caruso Nico Mitro Emma De Fabiani Maurizio Crestani Diets low in carbohydrates and proteins and enriched in fat stimulate the hepatic synthesis of ketone bodies (KB). These molecules are used as alternative fuel
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2494: A Collagen Supplement Improves Skin Hydration, Elasticity, Roughness, and Density: Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Blind StudyNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2494: A Collagen Supplement Improves Skin Hydration, Elasticity, Roughness, and Density: Results of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Blind Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102494 Authors: Liane Bolke Gerrit Schlippe Joachim Gerß Werner Voss The purpose of this randomized, placebo-controlled, blind study was to investigate the effects of the drinkable nutraceutical ELASTEN® (QUIRIS Healthcare, G
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2495: A Retrospective Analysis of the Effect of Combination of Pure Fish Oil with Third Generation Lipid Emulsion on Liver Function in Children on Long-Term Parenteral NutritionNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2495: A Retrospective Analysis of the Effect of Combination of Pure Fish Oil with Third Generation Lipid Emulsion on Liver Function in Children on Long-Term Parenteral Nutrition Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102495 Authors: Mikołaj Danko Aleksandra Żyła-Pawlak Janusz Książyk Katarzyna Olszewska-Durkacz Marta Sibilska Joanna Żydak Katarzyna Popińska Background: Deterioration of liver function,
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2493: Hydroxytyrosol Modulates Adipocyte Gene and miRNA Expression Under Inflammatory ConditionNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2493: Hydroxytyrosol Modulates Adipocyte Gene and miRNA Expression Under Inflammatory Condition Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102493 Authors: Egeria Scoditti Sara Carpi Marika Massaro Mariangela Pellegrino Beatrice Polini Maria Annunziata Carluccio Martin Wabitsch Tiziano Verri Paola Nieri Raffaele De Caterina Chronic inflammation of the adipose tissue (AT) is a major contributor to o
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2492: Home Enteral Nutrition in Singapore’s Long-Term Care Homes—Incidence, Prevalence, Cost, and StaffingNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2492: Home Enteral Nutrition in Singapore’s Long-Term Care Homes—Incidence, Prevalence, Cost, and Staffing Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102492 Authors: Alvin Wong P Marcin Sowa Merrilyn D. Banks Judith D. Bauer Introduction: Data on home enteral nutrition (HEN) in long-term care facilities (LTCF) in Singapore is scarce. This study aims to determine the prevalence and incidence of chewing/swallowing im
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2490: Enzyme Treatment Alters the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Water Extract of Wheat Germ In Vitro and In VivoNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2490: Enzyme Treatment Alters the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of the Water Extract of Wheat Germ In Vitro and In Vivo Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102490 Authors: Youngju Song Hee-Young Jeong Jae-Kang Lee Yong-Seok Choi Dae-Ok Kim Davin Jang Cheon-Seok Park Sungho Maeng Hee Kang Wheat germ is rich in quinones that exist as glycosides. In this study, we used Celluclast 1.5L to release the
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2491: Diet, Physical Activity, Obesity, and Breastfeeding: How French People Perceive Factors Associated with Cancer RiskNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2491: Diet, Physical Activity, Obesity, and Breastfeeding: How French People Perceive Factors Associated with Cancer Risk Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102491 Authors: Lamore Ducrot Latino-Martel Soler Foucaud The French Cancer Barometer, a population-based-survey, is carried out every five years and is, to date, one of the few national studies conducted to investigate individual perception lin
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2489: Urine Metabolites and Antioxidant Effect after Oral Intake of Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seeds-Based Products (Powder, Bread and Extract) by HumanNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2489: Urine Metabolites and Antioxidant Effect after Oral Intake of Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seeds-Based Products (Powder, Bread and Extract) by Human Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102489 Authors: Platat Hillary Tomas-Barberan Martinez-Blazquez Al-Meqbali Souka Al-Hammadi Ibrahim A cross-over study was conducted in 16 healthy adult volunteers to describe the urinary excretion o
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2487: Effects of Long-Versus Short-Term Exposure to the Mediterranean Diet on Skin Microvascular Function and Quality of Life of Healthy Adults in Greece and the UKNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2487: Effects of Long-Versus Short-Term Exposure to the Mediterranean Diet on Skin Microvascular Function and Quality of Life of Healthy Adults in Greece and the UK Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102487 Authors: Markos Klonizakis Maria G. Grammatikopoulou Xenophon Theodoridis Marianne Milner Yingshan Liu Michael Chourdakis The beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence in reducing
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2482: Exploring Views of Healthcare Professionals, Researchers, and People Living with and beyond Colorectal Cancer on a Healthy-Eating and Active Lifestyle ResourceNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2482: Exploring Views of Healthcare Professionals, Researchers, and People Living with and beyond Colorectal Cancer on a Healthy-Eating and Active Lifestyle Resource Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102482 Authors: Jana Sremanakova Debra Jones Richard Cooke Sorrel Burden Background: People after bowel cancer are at high risk of cancer recurrences and co-morbidities, and therefore strategies are needed to
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2488: Effects of Resveratrol in Goto-Kakizaki Rat, a Model of Type 2 DiabetesNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2488: Effects of Resveratrol in Goto-Kakizaki Rat, a Model of Type 2 Diabetes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102488 Authors: Katarzyna Szkudelska Marzanna Deniziak Iwona Hertig Tatiana Wojciechowicz Marianna Tyczewska Magdalena Jaroszewska Tomasz Szkudelski Resveratrol exhibits a pleiotropic, favorable action under various pathological conditions, including type 2 diabetes. However, its anti-di
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2484: The In Vivo Net Energy Content of Resistant Starch and Its Effect on Macronutrient Oxidation in Healthy AdultsNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2484: The In Vivo Net Energy Content of Resistant Starch and Its Effect on Macronutrient Oxidation in Healthy Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102484 Authors: Erin D. Giles Ian L. Brown Paul S. MacLean Zhaoxing Pan Edward L. Melanson Kennon J. Heard Marc-Andre Cornier Tyson Marden Janine A. Higgins The in vivo net energy content of resistant starch (RS) has not been measured in human
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2483: Urolithin Metabotypes Can Determine the Modulation of Gut Microbiota in Healthy Individuals by Tracking Walnuts Consumption over Three DaysNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2483: Urolithin Metabotypes Can Determine the Modulation of Gut Microbiota in Healthy Individuals by Tracking Walnuts Consumption over Three Days Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102483 Authors: Izaskun García-Mantrana Marta Calatayud María Romo-Vaquero Juan Carlos Espín María V. Selma María Carmen Collado Walnuts are rich in polyphenols ellagitannins, modulate gut microbiota (GM), and exert health
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2485: Drivers of Under-Five Stunting Trend in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries since the Turn of the Millennium: A Multilevel Pooled Analysis of 50 Demographic and Health SurveysNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2485: Drivers of Under-Five Stunting Trend in 14 Low- and Middle-Income Countries since the Turn of the Millennium: A Multilevel Pooled Analysis of 50 Demographic and Health Surveys Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102485 Authors: Alemayehu Argaw Giles Hanley-Cook Nathalie De Cock Patrick Kolsteren Lieven Huybregts Carl Lachat Background: Understanding the drivers contributing to the decreasing tren
- Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2486: Blood and Brain Biochemistry and Behaviour in NTBC and Dietary Treated Tyrosinemia Type 1 MiceNutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2486: Blood and Brain Biochemistry and Behaviour in NTBC and Dietary Treated Tyrosinemia Type 1 Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11102486 Authors: Willem G. van Ginkel Danique van Vliet Els van der Goot Martijn H. J. R. Faassen Arndt Vogel M. Rebecca Heiner-Fokkema Eddy. A. van der Zee Francjan J. van Spronsen Tyrosinemia type 1 (TT1) is a rare metabolic disease caused by a defect in the ty
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- Pathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 193: Current Understanding of West Nile Virus Clinical Manifestations, Immune Responses, Neuroinvasion, and Immunotherapeutic ImplicationsPathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 193: Current Understanding of West Nile Virus Clinical Manifestations, Immune Responses, Neuroinvasion, and Immunotherapeutic Implications Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens8040193 Authors: Fengwei Bai E. Ashley Thompson Parminder J. S. Vig A. Arturo Leis West Nile virus (WNV) is the most common mosquito-borne virus in North America. WNV-associated neuroinvasive disease affects all ages, although elder
- Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 157: Computer-Assisted and Data Driven Approaches for Surveillance, Drug Discovery, and Vaccine Design for the Zika VirusPharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 157: Computer-Assisted and Data Driven Approaches for Surveillance, Drug Discovery, and Vaccine Design for the Zika Virus Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12040157 Authors: Subhash C. Basak Subhabrata Majumdar Ashesh Nandy Proyasha Roy Tathagata Dutta Marjan Vracko Apurba K. Bhattacharjee Human life has been at the edge of catastrophe for millennia due diseases which emerge and reemerge
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- Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 540: Liposomal Formulations for Nose-to-Brain Delivery: Recent Advances and Future PerspectivesPharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 540: Liposomal Formulations for Nose-to-Brain Delivery: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100540 Authors: Soon-Seok Hong Kyung Taek Oh Han-Gon Choi Soo-Jeong Lim Restricted drug entry to the brain that is closely associated with the existence of the blood brain barrier (BBB) has limited the accessibility of most potential active therapeutic compoun
- Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 539: Stabilization of Deformable Nanovesicles Based on Insulin-Phospholipid Complex by Freeze-DryingPharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 539: Stabilization of Deformable Nanovesicles Based on Insulin-Phospholipid Complex by Freeze-Drying Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11100539 Authors: Xu Guo Yang Meng Xia Liu Deformable nanovesicles have been extensively investigated due to their excellent ability to penetrate biological barriers. However, suffering from serious physical and chemical instabilities, the wide
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- Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 420: Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious PlantsPlants, Vol. 8, Pages 420: Heterophylly: Phenotypic Plasticity of Leaf Shape in Aquatic and Amphibious Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8100420 Authors: Gaojie Li Shiqi Hu Hongwei Hou Seisuke Kimura Leaves show great diversity in shape, size, and color in nature. Interestingly, many plant species have the ability to alter their leaf shape in response to their surrounding environment. This phenomenon is termed heterophylly, a
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