Σάββατο 26 Οκτωβρίου 2019


Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1518: Enhancing Photovoltaic Performance of GaAs Single-Junction Solar Cells by Applying a Spectral Conversion Layer Containing Eu-Doped and Yb/Er-Doped Phosphors
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1518: Enhancing Photovoltaic Performance of GaAs Single-Junction Solar Cells by Applying a Spectral Conversion Layer Containing Eu-Doped and Yb/Er-Doped Phosphors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111518 Authors: Wen-Jeng Ho Jheng-Jie Liu Zong-Xian Lin Hung-Pin Shiao In this study, we examined efforts to increase the photovoltaic performance of GaAs single-junction solar cells using spectral conversion layers, respectively, composed of europium-doped...
Nanomaterials
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1521: Enhancing the Contact Area of Ti Wire as Photoanode Substrate of Flexible Fiber-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using the TiO2 Nanotube Growth and Removal Technique
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1521: Enhancing the Contact Area of Ti Wire as Photoanode Substrate of Flexible Fiber-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using the TiO2 Nanotube Growth and Removal Technique Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111521 Authors: Mao-Shen Tien Lu-Yin Lin Bing-Chang Xiao Siao-Ting Hong The fiber-type dye-sensitized solar cell (FDSSC) with flexible and dim-light workable features is one of the promising energy generation devices for soft electronics. A novel...
Nanomaterials
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1517: Fluoride-Ion Batteries: On the Electrochemical Stability of Nanocrystalline La0.9Ba0.1F2.9 against Metal Electrodes
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1517: Fluoride-Ion Batteries: On the Electrochemical Stability of Nanocrystalline La0.9Ba0.1F2.9 against Metal Electrodes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111517 Authors: Maria Gombotz Veronika Pregartner Ilie Hanzu H. Martin R. Wilkening Over the past years, ceramic fluorine ion conductors with high ionic conductivity have stepped into the limelight of materials research, as they may act as solid-state electrolytes in fluorine-ion batteries (FIBs)....
Nanomaterials
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1516: Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO2 Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content
Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1516: Hydrogen Production by Formic Acid Decomposition over Ca Promoted Ni/SiO2 Catalysts: Effect of the Calcium Content Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9111516 Authors: B. Faroldi M. A. Paviotti M. Camino-Manjarrés S. González-Carrazán C. López-Olmos I. Rodríguez-Ramos Formic acid, a major product of biomass processing, is regarded as a potential liquid carrier for hydrogen storage and delivery. The catalytic dehydrogenation of FA to generate...
Nanomaterials
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2577: Free Sugar Content in Pre-Packaged Products: Does Voluntary Product Reformulation Work in Practice?
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2577: Free Sugar Content in Pre-Packaged Products: Does Voluntary Product Reformulation Work in Practice? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112577 Authors: Nina Zupanič Maša Hribar Nataša Fidler Mis Igor Pravst Ultra-processed, pre-packaged foods are becoming a growing part of our diet, while displacing whole and minimally processed foods. This results in an increased intake of free sugar, salt, and saturated fats, that have a profoundly negative effect on...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2580: Altilix® Supplement Containing Chlorogenic Acid and Luteolin Improved Hepatic and Cardiometabolic Parameters in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome: A 6 Month Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2580: Altilix® Supplement Containing Chlorogenic Acid and Luteolin Improved Hepatic and Cardiometabolic Parameters in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome: A 6 Month Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112580 Authors: Giuseppa Castellino Dragana Nikolic Antonio Magán-Fernández Giuseppe Antonio Malfa Roberta Chianetta Angelo M. Patti Antonella Amato Giuseppe Montalto Peter P. Toth Maciej Banach Arrigo...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2581: Excessive Fructose Intake Impairs Baroreflex Sensitivity and Led to Elevated Blood Pressure in Rats
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2581: Excessive Fructose Intake Impairs Baroreflex Sensitivity and Led to Elevated Blood Pressure in Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112581 Authors: Hsin-Hung Chen Chih-Hsun Chu Shu-Wei Wen Chi-Cheng Lai Pei-Wen Cheng Ching-Jiunn Tseng Hypertension development with an increased intake of added sugar, especially excessive fructose intake, was shown in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. However, the mechanism underlying...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2579: Effect of High-Fat Diets on Oxidative Stress, Cellular Inflammatory Response and Cognitive Function
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2579: Effect of High-Fat Diets on Oxidative Stress, Cellular Inflammatory Response and Cognitive Function Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112579 Authors: Bee Ling Tan Mohd Esa Norhaizan Cognitive dysfunction is linked to chronic low-grade inflammatory stress that contributes to cell-mediated immunity in creating an oxidative environment. Food is a vitally important energy source; it affects brain function and provides direct energy. Several studies have indicated...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2578: Selection of Target Nutrients for the Nutritional Standards of School Lunches in Korea
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2578: Selection of Target Nutrients for the Nutritional Standards of School Lunches in Korea Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112578 Authors: Meeyoung Kim Dongwoo Kim Jihyun Yoon The purpose of this study was to select target nutrients to be included in the nutritional standards of school lunches in Korea. The dietary intake data for children and adolescents aged 6–17 years old from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VI were...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2575: Coffee Ingestion Improves 5 km Cycling Performance in Men and Women by a Similar Magnitude
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2575: Coffee Ingestion Improves 5 km Cycling Performance in Men and Women by a Similar Magnitude Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112575 Authors: Neil D. Clarke Nicholas A. Kirwan Darren L. Richardson Caffeine is a well-established ergogenic aid, although research to date has predominantly focused on anhydrous caffeine, and in men. The primary aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of coffee ingestion on 5 km cycling time trial performance, and...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2574: Dietary Supplementation with Silicon-Enriched Spirulina Improves Arterial Remodeling and Function in Hypertensive Rats
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2574: Dietary Supplementation with Silicon-Enriched Spirulina Improves Arterial Remodeling and Function in Hypertensive Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112574 Authors: Joanna Arthur-Ataam Patrice Bideaux Azzouz Charrabi Pierre Sicard Bérengère Fromy Kiaoling Liu Saadia Eddahibi Côme Pasqualin Nicolas Jouy Sylvain Richard Anne Virsolvy Vascular aging is characterized by increase in arterial stiffness and remodeling of the arterial...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2576: Role of Citrate in Pathophysiology and Medical Management of Bone Diseases
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2576: Role of Citrate in Pathophysiology and Medical Management of Bone Diseases Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112576 Authors: Donatella Granchi Nicola Baldini Fabio Massimo Ulivieri Renata Caudarella Citrate is an intermediate in the “Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle” and is used by all aerobic organisms to produce usable chemical energy. It is a derivative of citric acid, a weak organic acid which can be introduced with diet since it naturally...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2572: Untreated PKU Patients without Intellectual Disability: What Do They Teach Us?
Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2572: Untreated PKU Patients without Intellectual Disability: What Do They Teach Us? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11112572 Authors: Danique van Vliet Annemiek M.J. van Wegberg Kirsten Ahring Miroslaw Bik-Multanowski Kari Casas Bozena Didycz Maja Djordjevic Jozef L. Hertecant Vincenzo Leuzzi Per Mathisen Francesca Nardecchia Kimberly K. Powell Frank Rutsch Maja Stojiljkovic Fritz K. Trefz Natalia Usurelu Callum Wilson Clara...
Nutrients
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 207: Zebrafish are Resistant to Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis
Pathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 207: Zebrafish are Resistant to Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens8040207 Authors: Frank Mei Matthew Rolain Xiao Yi Zhou Pawan Kumar Singh Ryan Thummel Ashok Kumar Gram-positive bacteria remain the leading cause of endophthalmitis, a blinding infectious disease of the eye. Murine models have been widely used for understanding the pathogenesis of bacterial endophthalmitis. In this study, we sought to develop an...
Pathogens
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 452: Isolation and Characterization of Avirulent and Virulent Strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens from Rose Crown Gall in Selected Regions of South Korea
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 452: Isolation and Characterization of Avirulent and Virulent Strains of Agrobacterium tumefaciens from Rose Crown Gall in Selected Regions of South Korea Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110452 Authors: Murugesan Chandrasekaran Jong Moon Lee Bee-Moon Ye So Mang Jung Jinwoo Kim Jin-Won Kim Se Chul Chun Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a plant pathogen that causes crown gall disease in various hosts across kingdoms. In the present study, five regions (Wonju,...
Plants
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 451: Seedling Emergence from Seed Banks in Ludwigia hexapetala-Invaded Wetlands: Implications for Restoration
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 451: Seedling Emergence from Seed Banks in Ludwigia hexapetala-Invaded Wetlands: Implications for Restoration Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110451 Authors: Brenda J. Grewell Morgane B. Gillard Caryn J. Futrell Jesús M. Castillo Soil seed banks play a critical role in the maintenance of wetland plant communities and contribute to revegetation following disturbances. Analysis of the seed bank can therefore inform restoration planning and management. Emergence...
Plants
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 450: HWA1- and HWA2-Mediated Hybrid Weakness in Rice Involves Cell Death, Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation, and Disease Resistance-Related Gene Upregulation
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 450: HWA1- and HWA2-Mediated Hybrid Weakness in Rice Involves Cell Death, Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation, and Disease Resistance-Related Gene Upregulation Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110450 Authors: Kumpei Shiragaki Takahiro Iizuka Katsuyuki Ichitani Tsutomu Kuboyama Toshinobu Morikawa Masayuki Oda Takahiro Tezuka Hybrid weakness is a type of reproductive isolation in which F1 hybrids of normal parents exhibit weaker growth characteristics...
Plants
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 449: Seasonal Changes in the Metabolic Profiles and Biological Activity in Leaves of Diospyros digyna and D. rekoi “Zapote” Trees
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 449: Seasonal Changes in the Metabolic Profiles and Biological Activity in Leaves of Diospyros digyna and D. rekoi “Zapote” Trees Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110449 Authors: Ernesto Ramírez-Briones Ramón Rodríguez-Macías Eduardo Salcedo-Pérez Enrique Ramírez-Chávez Jorge Molina-Torres Axel Tiessen José Ordaz-Ortiz Norma Martínez-Gallardo John P. Délano-Frier Julia Zañudo-Hernández Leaves of semi-domesticated Diospyros digyna and wild D....
Plants
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 448: Chemical, Enantioselective, and Sensory Analysis of a Cholinesterase Inhibitor Essential Oil from Coreopsis triloba S.F. Blake (Asteraceae)
Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 448: Chemical, Enantioselective, and Sensory Analysis of a Cholinesterase Inhibitor Essential Oil from Coreopsis triloba S.F. Blake (Asteraceae) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8110448 Authors: Sandra Espinosa Nicole Bec Christian Larroque Jorge Ramírez Barbara Sgorbini Carlo Bicchi Gianluca Gilardoni The fresh leaves of Coreopsis triloba S.F. Blake, collected at Cerro Villonaco in Loja, Ecuador, were investigated with respect to their essential oil...
Plants
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 595: Religious Others in (Christian) Seminaries: Three Approaches and Conundrums
Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 595: Religious Others in (Christian) Seminaries: Three Approaches and Conundrums Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10110595 Authors: Joung Chul Lee The number of students from other religious traditions is increasing in Christian seminaries in the United States. However, seminaries have different motivations, visions, and rationales that determine whether and how they accept these students. The purpose of this article is to examine how seminaries approach this matter...
Religions
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 167: Open Collaboration as Marketing Transformation Strategy in Online Markets: The Case of the Fashion Sector
Resources, Vol. 8, Pages 167: Open Collaboration as Marketing Transformation Strategy in Online Markets: The Case of the Fashion Sector Resources doi: 10.3390/resources8040167 Authors: Carlota Lorenzo-Romero María Cordente-Rodríguez María-del-Carmen Alarcón-del-Amo An increasing number of companies engage with global markets due to technological advances, digitalisation and the homogenisation of consumers’ tastes. Taking into account the consumers’ opinion becomes...
Resources
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 107: Aggregation of Incidence and Intensity Risk Variables to Achieve Reconciliation
Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 107: Aggregation of Incidence and Intensity Risk Variables to Achieve Reconciliation Risks doi: 10.3390/risks7040107 Authors: Clive Hunt Ross Taplin The aggregation of individual risks into total risk using a weighting variable multiplied by two ratio variables representing incidence and intensity is an important task for risk professionals. For example, expected loss (EL) of a loan is the product of exposure at default (EAD), probability of default (PD), and...
Risks
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Safety, Vol. 5, Pages 74: Integration of Safety in IFMIF-DONES Design
Safety, Vol. 5, Pages 74: Integration of Safety in IFMIF-DONES Design Safety doi: 10.3390/safety5040074 Authors: Martín-Fuertes García Fernández Cortés D’Ovidio Fernández Pinna Porfiri Fischer Ogando Mota Qiu Helminen Potempski Gallego Ibarra The IFMIF-DONES (International Fusion Material Irradiation Facility-DEMO Oriented NEutron Source) facility is being designed with the general objective of providing irradiation of representative...
Safety
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Safety, Vol. 5, Pages 73: The Effect of All-Terrain Vehicle Crash Location on Emergency Medical Services Time Intervals
Safety, Vol. 5, Pages 73: The Effect of All-Terrain Vehicle Crash Location on Emergency Medical Services Time Intervals Safety doi: 10.3390/safety5040073 Authors: Brandon M. Wubben Gerene M. Denning Charles A. Jennissen Over 100,000 all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related injuries are evaluated in U.S. emergency departments each year. In this study, we analyzed the time intervals for emergency medical services (EMS) providers responding to ATV crashes in different location types. Data...
Safety
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 299: The Development of Generalized Trust among Young People in England
Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 299: The Development of Generalized Trust among Young People in England Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8110299 Authors: Janmaat This paper explores how generalized trust develops over the life course among young people in England and whether trust is influenced more by family background factors or by conditions in late adolescence and early adulthood. If the latter are important, there may be reason for concern about falling levels of trust as material...
Social Sciences
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 298: Towards Older Adults Cognitive and Emotional Stimulation via Robotic Cognitive Games
Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 298: Towards Older Adults Cognitive and Emotional Stimulation via Robotic Cognitive Games Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8110298 Authors: Patrícia Cesário Samuel Santos Bernardo Lourenço Inês Martins Paulo J. S. Gonçalves The paper presents and discusses a framework to promote older adults cognitive and emotional stimulation via Robotic Cognitive Games. The work is based on classic games for older adults, e.g., to place objects in pre-defined...
Social Sciences
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 621: Determination of Aflatoxin B1 and B2 in Vegetable Oils Using Fe3O4/rGO Magnetic Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Fluorescence with Post-Column Photochemical Derivatization
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 621: Determination of Aflatoxin B1 and B2 in Vegetable Oils Using Fe3O4/rGO Magnetic Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Fluorescence with Post-Column Photochemical Derivatization Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110621 Authors: Li Yu Fei Ma Liangxiao Zhang Peiwu Li In this study, magnetic graphene nanocomposite Fe3O4/rGO was synthesized by facile one-pot solvothermal method. The nanocomposite was successfully used as...
Toxins
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 619: A Data-Independent Methodology for the Structural Characterization of Microcystins and Anabaenopeptins Leading to the Identification of Four New Congeners
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 619: A Data-Independent Methodology for the Structural Characterization of Microcystins and Anabaenopeptins Leading to the Identification of Four New Congeners Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110619 Authors: Audrey Roy-Lachapelle Morgan Solliec Sébastien Sauvé Christian Gagnon Toxin-producing cyanobacteria are responsible for the presence of hundreds of bioactive compounds in aquatic environments undergoing increasing eutrophication. The identification of...
Toxins
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 620: Meteorological and Nutrient Conditions Influence Microcystin Congeners in Freshwaters
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 620: Meteorological and Nutrient Conditions Influence Microcystin Congeners in Freshwaters Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110620 Authors: Zofia E. Taranu Frances R. Pick Irena F. Creed Arthur Zastepa Sue B. Watson Cyanobacterial blooms increasingly impair inland waters, with the potential for a concurrent increase in cyanotoxins that have been linked to animal and human mortalities. Microcystins (MCs) are among the most commonly detected cyanotoxins, but...
Toxins
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 618: CagA Effector Protein in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Human Gastric Epithelium in Vivo: From Bacterial Core and Adhesion/Injection Clusters to Host Cell Proteasome-Rich Cytosol
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 618: CagA Effector Protein in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Human Gastric Epithelium in Vivo: From Bacterial Core and Adhesion/Injection Clusters to Host Cell Proteasome-Rich Cytosol Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110618 Authors: Vittorio Necchi Vittorio Ricci Patrizia Sommi Enrico Solcia A key role in the carcinogenic action of Helicobacter pylori is played by the effector protein CagA, the first identified oncoprotein of the bacterial world. However, the...
Toxins
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 617: Decontamination of Mycotoxin-Contaminated Feedstuffs and Compound Feed
Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 617: Decontamination of Mycotoxin-Contaminated Feedstuffs and Compound Feed Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11110617 Authors: Radmilo Čolović Nikola Puvača Federica Cheli Giuseppina Avantaggiato Donato Greco Olivera Đuragić Jovana Kos Luciano Pinotti Mycotoxins are known worldwide as fungus-produced toxins that adulterate a wide heterogeneity of raw feed ingredients and final products. Consumption of mycotoxins-contaminated feed causes a plethora...
Toxins
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 160: Genome-Wide Classification of Type I, Type II and Type III Interferon-Stimulated Genes in Chicken Fibroblasts
Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 160: Genome-Wide Classification of Type I, Type II and Type III Interferon-Stimulated Genes in Chicken Fibroblasts Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040160 Authors: Santhakumar Rohaim Munir Interferons (IFNs) play central roles in establishing innate immunity and mediating adaptive immunity against multiple pathogens. Three known types of IFNs identify their cognate receptors, initiate cascades of signalling events and eventually result in the induction...
Vaccines
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 6, Pages 86: Seroprevalences of Newly Discovered Porcine Pestiviruses in German Pig Farms
Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 6, Pages 86: Seroprevalences of Newly Discovered Porcine Pestiviruses in German Pig Farms Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci6040086 Authors: Michelitsch Dalmann Wernike Reimann Beer Several novel porcine pestiviruses that are linked to disease outbreaks in commercial pig farms were discovered during recent years. Bungowannah pestivirus (BuPV; new species Pestivirus F) causes sudden death in young pigs, but has only ever been isolated in...
Veterinary Sciences
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 986: High-Throughput MicroRNA Profiles of Permissive Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cell Line Infected with Influenza B Viruses
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 986: High-Throughput MicroRNA Profiles of Permissive Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cell Line Infected with Influenza B Viruses Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11110986 Authors: Saengchoowong Khongnomnan Poomipak Praianantathavorn Poovorawan Zhang Payungporn Victoria and Yamagata lineages of influenza B viruses are globally circulating in seasonal epidemics. Madin–Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells are permissive for viral isolation and vaccine...
Viruses
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 985: Emergence of Southern Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus in the Centuries-Old Chinese Yuanyang Agrosystem of Rice Landraces
Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 985: Emergence of Southern Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus in the Centuries-Old Chinese Yuanyang Agrosystem of Rice Landraces Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11110985 Authors: Pascal Alonso Pierre Gladieux Oumaima Moubset Pei-Jung Shih Pierre Mournet Julien Frouin Laurence Blondin Romain Ferdinand Emmanuel Fernandez Charlotte Julian Denis Filloux Henry Adreit Elisabeth Fournier Aurélie Ducasse Vladimir Grosbois Jean-Benoit Morel Huichuan...
Viruses
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 56: Salience Models: A Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Review
Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 56: Salience Models: A Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Review Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3040056 Authors: Sofia Krasovskaya W. Joseph MacInnes The seminal model by Laurent Itti and Cristoph Koch demonstrated that we can compute the entire flow of visual processing from input to resulting fixations. Despite many replications and follow-ups, few have matched the impact of the original model—so what made this model so groundbreaking? We have selected...
Vision
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2236: Seasonal Crop Water Balance Using Harmonized Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 Time Series Data
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2236: Seasonal Crop Water Balance Using Harmonized Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 Time Series Data Water doi: 10.3390/w11112236 Authors: Viviana Gavilán Mario Lillo-Saavedra Eduardo Holzapfel Diego Rivera Angel García-Pedrero Efficient water management in agriculture requires a precise estimate of evapotranspiration ( E T ). Although local measurements can be used to estimate surface energy balance components, these values cannot be extrapolated to large...
Water
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2234: Spatio-Temporal Variations in Farmland Water Conditions in the Yanhe River Basin
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2234: Spatio-Temporal Variations in Farmland Water Conditions in the Yanhe River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w11112234 Authors: Wang Song Yuan Yin To gain a deeper understanding of the influence of climate change on water cycling and water resources, it is important to investigate the changes in farmland moisture profits and losses and the influencing factors. In view of this, using the Yanhe River Basin as an example, we adopted the Penman–Monteith...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2233: Well Rate and Placement for Optimal Groundwater Remediation Design with A Surrogate Model
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2233: Well Rate and Placement for Optimal Groundwater Remediation Design with A Surrogate Model Water doi: 10.3390/w11112233 Authors: Sbai A new surrogate-assisted optimization formulation for groundwater remediation design was developed. A stationary Eulerian travel time model was used in lieu of a conservative solute transport model. The decision variables of the management model are well locations and their flow rates. The objective function adjusts the residence...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00

Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2232: Laboratory Experiments of Drainage, Imbibition and Infiltration under Artificial Rainfall Characterized by Image Analysis Method and Numerical Simulations
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2232: Laboratory Experiments of Drainage, Imbibition and Infiltration under Artificial Rainfall Characterized by Image Analysis Method and Numerical Simulations Water doi: 10.3390/w11112232 Authors: Belfort Weill Fahs Lehmann Two laboratory experiments consisting of drainage/imbibition and rainfall were carried out to study flow in variably saturated porous media and to test the ability of a new measurement method. 2D maps of water content are obtained...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2235: Unpacking Barriers to Socially Inclusive Weather Index Insurance: Towards a Framework for Inclusion
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2235: Unpacking Barriers to Socially Inclusive Weather Index Insurance: Towards a Framework for Inclusion Water doi: 10.3390/w11112235 Authors: Aheeyar Silva Senaratna-Sellamuttu Arulingam Floods account for a majority of disasters, especially in South Asia, where they affect 27 million people annually, causing economic losses of over US$1 billion. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these risks. Risk transfer mechanisms, such as weather index insurance...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2229: Impact of the October 2018 Storm Vaia on Coastal Boulders in the Northern Adriatic Sea
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2229: Impact of the October 2018 Storm Vaia on Coastal Boulders in the Northern Adriatic Sea Water doi: 10.3390/w11112229 Authors: Biolchi Denamiel Devoto Korbar Macovaz Scicchitano Vilibić Furlani Boulder detachment from the seafloor and subsequent transport and accumulation along rocky coasts is a complex geomorphological process that requires a deep understanding of submarine and onshore environments. This process is especially interesting...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2226: Estimating Environmental Preferences of Freshwater Pelagic Fish Using Hydroacoustics and Satellite Remote Sensing
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2226: Estimating Environmental Preferences of Freshwater Pelagic Fish Using Hydroacoustics and Satellite Remote Sensing Water doi: 10.3390/w11112226 Authors: Triantafyllia-Maria Perivolioti Michal Tušer Jaroslava Frouzova Petr Znachor Pavel Rychtecký Antonios Mouratidis Dimitrios Terzopoulos Dimitra Bobori In this study, a remote sensing-based method of mapping and predicting fish spatial distribution in inland waters is developed. A combination...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2231: Water Quality Assessment of a Meromictic Lake Based on Physicochemical Parameters and Strontium Isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) Analysis: A Case Study of Lubińskie Lake (Western Poland)
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2231: Water Quality Assessment of a Meromictic Lake Based on Physicochemical Parameters and Strontium Isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) Analysis: A Case Study of Lubińskie Lake (Western Poland) Water doi: 10.3390/w11112231 Authors: Mateusz Zieliński Anna Szczucińska Mateusz Drożdżyński Marcin Frankowski Andrzej Pukacz In 2017, hydrochemical surveys of meromictic Lubińskie Lake (W Poland) and its water inflows were carried out. The lake experienced complete mixing...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2228: A Rapid Assessment Method to Identify Potential Groundwater Flooding Hotspots as Driven by Sea Levels Rise in Coastal Cities
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2228: A Rapid Assessment Method to Identify Potential Groundwater Flooding Hotspots as Driven by Sea Levels Rise in Coastal Cities Water doi: 10.3390/w11112228 Authors: Ellen Plane Kristina Hill Christine May Sea level rise (SLR) will cause shallow unconfined coastal aquifers to rise. Rising groundwater can emerge as surface flooding and impact buried infrastructure, soil behavior, human health, and nearshore ecosystems. Higher groundwater can also reduce...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2227: Spatial and Temporal Variations in Water Quality and Land Use in a Semi-Arid Catchment in Bolivia
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2227: Spatial and Temporal Variations in Water Quality and Land Use in a Semi-Arid Catchment in Bolivia Water doi: 10.3390/w11112227 Authors: Benjamin Gossweiler Ingrid Wesström Ingmar Messing Ana Maria Romero Abraham Joel Increasing pressures caused by human activities pose a major threat to water availability and quality worldwide. Water resources have been declining in many catchments during recent decades. This study investigated patterns of river...
Water
Fri Oct 25, 2019 03:00
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2230: Is the Hyporheic Zone Relevant beyond the Scientific Community?
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2230: Is the Hyporheic Zone Relevant beyond the Scientific Community? Water doi: 10.3390/w11112230 Authors: Lewandowski Arnon Banks Batelaan Betterle Broecker Coll Drummond Garcia Galloway Gomez-Velez Grabowski Herzog Hinkelmann Höhne Hollender Horn Jaeger Krause Prats Magliozzi Meinikmann Mojarrad Mueller Peralta-Maraver Popp Posselt Putschew Radke Raza...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2223: Integrated Solutions for the Water-Energy-Land Nexus: Are Global Models Rising to the Challenge?
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2223: Integrated Solutions for the Water-Energy-Land Nexus: Are Global Models Rising to the Challenge? Water doi: 10.3390/w11112223 Authors: Nils Johnson Peter Burek Edward Byers Giacomo Falchetta Martina Flörke Shinichiro Fujimori Petr Havlik Mohamad Hejazi Julian Hunt Volker Krey Simon Langan Nebojsa Nakicenovic Amanda Palazzo Alexander Popp Keywan Riahi Michiel van Dijk Michelle T.H. van Vliet Detlef P. van Vuuren...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2224: A Method for Fast Evaluation of Potential Consequences of Dam Breach
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2224: A Method for Fast Evaluation of Potential Consequences of Dam Breach Water doi: 10.3390/w11112224 Authors: Wei Ge Yutie Jiao Heqiang Sun Zongkun Li Hexiang Zhang Yan Zheng Xinyan Guo Zhaosheng Zhang P.H.A.J.M. van Gelder Dam breach has catastrophic consequences for human lives and economy. In previous studies, empirical models are often, to a limited extent, due to the inadequacy of historical dam breach events. Physical models, which...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2225: The Influence of Location on Water Quality Perceptions across a Geographic and Socioeconomic Gradient in Appalachia
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2225: The Influence of Location on Water Quality Perceptions across a Geographic and Socioeconomic Gradient in Appalachia Water doi: 10.3390/w11112225 Authors: Ross G. Andrew Robert C. Burns Mary E. Allen Understanding perceptions of water quality held by residents is critical to address gaps in public awareness and knowledge and may provide insight into what defines communities that are more/less resilient to changing water conditions locally. We sought to...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2222: Method for Estimating Sediment Mass Movement from Delta Recutting: A Case Study Using Single Beam Sonar in Deer Creek Reservoir
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2222: Method for Estimating Sediment Mass Movement from Delta Recutting: A Case Study Using Single Beam Sonar in Deer Creek Reservoir Water doi: 10.3390/w11112222 Authors: Gustavious Paul Williams Ashley Childers Walton The recutting of delta sediments typically occurs during reservoir drawdown in the summer months. It can affect various reservoir processes and can impact water quality because of resuspending nutrients during warm periods supports phytoplankton...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2221: Modelling Effects of Rainfall Patterns on Runoff Generation and Soil Erosion Processes on Slopes
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2221: Modelling Effects of Rainfall Patterns on Runoff Generation and Soil Erosion Processes on Slopes Water doi: 10.3390/w11112221 Authors: Qihua Ran Feng Wang Jihui Gao Rainfall patterns and landform characteristics are controlling factors in runoff and soil erosion processes. At a hillslope scale, there is still a lack of understanding of how rainfall temporal patterns affect these processes, especially on slopes with a wide range of gradients and length...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2220: Microcosm Experiment to Assess the Capacity of a Poplar Clone to Grow in a PCB-Contaminated Soil
Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2220: Microcosm Experiment to Assess the Capacity of a Poplar Clone to Grow in a PCB-Contaminated Soil Water doi: 10.3390/w11112220 Authors: Isabel Nogues Paola Grenni Martina Di Lenola Laura Passatore Ettore Guerriero Paolo Benedetti Angelo Massacci Jasmin Rauseo Anna Barra Caracciolo Polychlorinated byphenyls (PCBs) are a class of Persistent Organic Pollutants extremely hard to remove from soil. The use of plants to promote the degradation...
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