Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3946: Protective Effect and Mechanism of Boswellic Acid and Myrrha Sesquiterpenes with Different Proportions of Compatibility on Neuroinflammation by LPS-Induced BV2 Cells Combined with Network Pharmacology Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213946 Authors: Xiao-dong MIAO Li-jie ZHENG Zi-zhang ZHAO Shu-lan SU Yue ZHU Jian-ming GUO Er-xin SHANG Da-wei QIAN Jin-ao DUAN Frankincense and myrrha (FM), commonly used as a classical herbal pair,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3945: Structure Water-Solubility Relationship in α-Helix-Rich Films Cast from Aqueous and 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoro-2-Propanol Solutions of S. c. ricini Silk Fibroin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213945 Authors: Moseti Yoshioka Kameda Nakazawa Silk fibroin (SF) produced by the domesticated wild silkworm, Samia cynthia ricini (S. c. ricini) is attracting increasing interest owing to its unique mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and abundance...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
JMSE, Vol. 7, Pages 388: Coral Reef Resilience in Taiwan: Lessons from Long-Term Ecological Research on the Coral Reefs of Kenting National Park (Taiwan) Journal of Marine Science and Engineering doi: 10.3390/jmse7110388 Authors: Keshavmurthy Kuo Huang Carballo-Bolaños Meng Wang Chen Coral reefs in the Anthropocene are being subjected to unprecedented levels of stressors, including local disturbances—such as overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution—and...
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Materials, Vol. 12, Pages 3592: Mn-Doped BaTiO3Ceramics: Thermal and Electrical Properties for Multicaloric Applications Materials doi: 10.3390/ma12213592 Authors: Semenov Dedyk Mylnikov Pakhomov Es'kov Anokhin Krylov Burovikhin Pavlova Tselev Kholkin Multiferroic materialsare widely used in microelectronics because they are sensitive to elastic, magnetic, and electric fields and there is an intrinsic coupling between them. In particular, transition...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6060: Realizing Sustainable Development via Modified Integrated Weighting MCDM Model for Ranking Agrarian Dataset Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216060 Authors: Deepa Ganesan Srinivasan Chang One of the crucial elements in decision-making is the calculation of criteria weights. In this paper, a new Modified Integrated Weighting (MIW) method was proposed to combine the weights obtained using different weight calculation methods into a single...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5442: Identification of Rice Large Grain Gene GW2 by Whole-Genome Sequencing of a Large Grain-Isogenic Line Integrated with Japonica Native Gene and Its Linkage Relationship with the Co-integrated Semidwarf Gene d60 on Chromosome 2 International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215442 Authors: Motonori Tomita Shiho Yazawa Yoshimasa Uenishi Genetic analysis of “InochinoIchi,” an exceptionally large grain rice variety, was...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3943: Lipidomic Analysis of the Protective Effects of Shenling Baizhu San on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Rats Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213943 Authors: Yuanjun Deng Maoxing Pan Huan Nie Chuiyang Zheng Kairui Tang Yupei Zhang Qinhe Yang Shenling Baizhu San (SLBZS), a famous traditional Chinese medicine, has been demonstrated to exert protective effects against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but its exact mechanisms...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3944: Urea-Derivative Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroxyalkylation of Hydroxyindoles with Isatins Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213944 Authors: Wu Wang Zhang Jin The enantioselective transformations of indoles preferentially take place in the more-reactive azole ring. However, the methods for the enantioselective functionalization of the indole benzene ring are scarce. In this paper, a series of bifunctional (thio)urea derivatives were used...
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Genes, Vol. 10, Pages 875: The Role of Plasticity and Adaptation in the Incipient Speciation of a Fire Salamander Population Genes doi: 10.3390/genes10110875 Authors: Joana Sabino-Pinto Daniel J. Goedbloed Eugenia Sanchez Till Czypionka Arne W. Nolte Sebastian Steinfartz Phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation via genetic change are two major mechanisms of response to dynamic environmental conditions. These mechanisms are not mutually exclusive, since genetic change...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 669: On the Effect of Red Sea and Topography on Rainfall over Saudi Arabia: Case Study Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110669 Authors: Al-Mutairi Abdel Basset Morsy Abdeldym This paper aimed to investigate the impact of Red Sea topography and water on the development and rainfall of a case of cyclogenesis occurs over Saudi Arabia during the period 16–18 November 2015 using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. The WRF Control...
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Geosciences, Vol. 9, Pages 466: Assessment of Radon Concentration and Impact on Human Health in a Region Dominated by Abandoned Gold Mine Tailings Dams: A Case from the West Rand Region, South Africa Geosciences doi: 10.3390/geosciences9110466 Authors: Moshupya Abiye Mouri Levin Strauss Strydom Radon gas has long been identified as a human carcinogen. The purpose of this study was to understand the occurrence of radon gas in the West Rand region, located west of...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1365: Germinal Centre B Cell Functions and Lymphomagenesis: Circuits Involving MYC and MicroRNAs Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111365 Authors: Robaina Mazzoccoli Esteves Klumb Background: The transcription factor MYC regulates several biological cellular processes, and its target gene network comprises approximately 15% of all human genes, including microRNAs (miRNAs), that also contribute to MYC regulatory activity. Although miRNAs are emerging as key regulators...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 676: Impact of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in the Orchestration of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. Resistance to Plant Parasitic Nematodes: A Metabolomic Approach to Evaluate Defense Responses Under Field Conditions Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9110676 Authors: Khanna Sharma Ohri Bhardwaj Abd_Allah Hashem Ahmad The present study deals with biological control of Meloidogyne incognita in 45-days old Lycopersicon esculentum, inoculated...
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Minerals, Vol. 9, Pages 673: Accurate Calculation Procedure for V-x Parameters of Hydrothermal Gold Ore Fluid Inclusions Minerals doi: 10.3390/min9110673 Authors: Yang Sun Liu Liu Wen Determining the V-x parameters of H2O–NaCl–CO2 fluid inclusions (total density of inclusions, gas content, homogenization pressure, etc.) is of great value for the exploration of hydrothermal deposits. However, previous accurate calculation methods are only applicable...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3942: A Chemometric Analysis of Deep-Sea Natural Products Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213942 Authors: Pilkington Deep-sea natural products have been created by unique marine organisms that thrive in a challenging environment of extreme conditions for its inhabitants. In this study, 179 deep-sea natural products isolated from 2009 to 2013 were investigated by analysing their physicochemical properties that are important indicators of the ADMET (Absorption,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3941: Trends and Exceptions in the Interaction of Hydroxamic Acid Derivatives of Common Di- and Tripeptides with Some 3d and 4d Metal Ions in Aqueous Solution Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213941 Authors: Ozsváth Bíró Nagy Buglyó Sanna Farkas By using various techniques (pH-potentiometry, UV-Visible spectrophotometry, 1H and 17O-NMR, EPR, ESI-MS), first time in the literature, solution equilibrium study has been performed on complexes...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6059: The Influence of Environmental, Social, and Personal Factors on the Usage of the App “Environment Info Push” Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216059 Authors: Yi-Wen Liao Zhi-Yuan Su Chiung-Wei Huang Rustam Shadiev This study analyzed citizens’ willingness to use the Environmental Info Push app to participate in air quality control and air pollution prevention. The participants used the app for two weeks and then we investigated the...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5443: A Crucial Role for the Small GTPase Rac1 Downstream of the Protein Kinase Akt2 in Insulin Signaling that Regulates Glucose Uptake in Mouse Adipocytes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215443 Authors: Takenaka Nakao Matsui Satoh Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake is mediated by translocation of the glucose transporter GLUT4 to the plasma membrane in adipocytes and skeletal muscle cells. In both types of cells, phosphoinositide...
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Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 1178: Separation of Ag and Cu from Their Aqueous Thiosulfate Complexes by UV-C Irradiation Metals doi: 10.3390/met9111178 Authors: Han Wang Zou Shi In recent years, there has been renewed interest in the use of thiosulfate as a substitute for cyanide in silver leaching. Copper thiosulfate leaching without ammonia was applied to extract silver from silver sulfide, resulting in the production of Ag–Cu polymetallic thiosulfate complexes in solutions....
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Micromachines, Vol. 10, Pages 746: Nanometer Gap in Electromechanical Converters—A Way to Achieve an Extremely High Energy Density Micromachines doi: 10.3390/mi10110746 Authors: Baginsky Kostsov The analysis of electromechanical energy converters based on metal-thin film ferroelectric (with a large specific capacitance)-nanogap-moving electrode structures was performed. It was shown that the density of the energy being converted and its absolute value increase with the decreasing...
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Minerals, Vol. 9, Pages 672: New Constraints on the Main Mineralization Event Inferred from the Latest Discoveries in the Bor Metallogenetic Zone (BMZ, East Serbia) Minerals doi: 10.3390/min9110672 Authors: Banješević Cvetković von Quadt Ljubović Obradović Vasić Pačevski Peytcheva This study aims at better constraining the link between magmatism and metallogeny in the south-easternmost sector of the Bor Metallogenetic Zone (BMZ), where the world-class copper...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Colloids and Interfaces, Vol. 3, Pages 62: Mechanisms of Surface Charge Modification of Carbonates in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions Colloids and Interfaces doi: 10.3390/colloids3040062 Authors: Maryam H. Derkani Ashleigh J. Fletcher Maxim Fedorov Wael Abdallah Bastian Sauerer James Anderson Zhenyu J. Zhang The influence of different types of salts (NaCl, CaCl 2 , MgCl 2 , NaHCO 3 , and Na 2 SO 4 ) on the surface characteristics of...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5441: Downregulated Expression of Virulence Factors Induced by Benzyl Isothiocyanate in Staphylococcus Aureus: A Transcriptomic Analysis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215441 Authors: Xiaoning Wang Hongyan Wu Tongxin Niu Jingran Bi Hongman Hou Hongshun Hao Gongliang Zhang Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common foodborne pathogen that leads to various diseases; therefore, we urgently need to identify different...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 3940: Asatone and Isoasatone A Against Spodoptera litura Fab. by Acting on Cytochrome P450 Monoxygenases and Glutathione Transferases Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24213940 Authors: Ruimei Ling Renyue Yang Ping Li Xiongfei Zhang Tunkai Shen Xiaowen Li Quan Yang Lirong Sun Jian Yan Asatone and isoasatone A from Asarum ichangense Cheng were determined to be defensive compounds to some insects in a previous investigation. However, the...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2285: Subsurface Drip Lateral Line Depths to Protect against Root Intrusion Water doi: 10.3390/w11112285 Authors: Guo Root intrusion into emitters poses a threat to the lifespan of subsurface drip irrigation systems. In an attempt to address this problem, an experiment was conducted on spring wheat (Mengmai 30) grown in soil columns installed in a greenhouse to study the effects of lateral line depths to reduce root intrusion into emitters. The soil columns are...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 2563: Mapping Photosynthesis Solely from Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence: A Global, Fine-Resolution Dataset of Gross Primary Production Derived from OCO-2 Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11212563 Authors: Li Xiao Accurately quantifying gross primary production (GPP) globally is critical for assessing plant productivity, carbon balance, and carbon-climate feedbacks, while current GPP estimates exhibit substantial uncertainty. Solar-induced chlorophyll...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1364: Therapeutic Targeting of Cancer Stem Cells in Human Glioblastoma by Manipulating the Renin-Angiotensin System Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8111364 Authors: Tan Roth Wickremesekera Davis Kaye Mantamadiotis Stylli Tan Patients with glioblastoma (GB), a highly aggressive brain tumor, have a median survival of 14.6 months following neurosurgical resection and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Quiescent GB cancer stem cells (CSCs) invariably cause...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5440: Ultra-Rapid Glutathionylation of Ribonuclease: Is this the Real Incipit of its Oxidative Folding? International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215440 Authors: Bocedi Cattani Gambardella Ticconi Cozzolino Di Fusco Pucci Ricci Many details of oxidative folding of proteins remain obscure, in particular, the role of oxidized glutathione (GSSG). This study reveals some unknown aspects. When a reduced ribonuclease A...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5438: Synergy Between Low Dose Metronomic Chemotherapy and the pH-centered Approach Against Cancer International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215438 Authors: Koltai Cardone Reshkin Low dose metronomic chemotherapy (MC) is becoming a mainstream treatment for cancer in veterinary medicine. Its mechanism of action is anti-angiogenesis by lowering vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and increasing trombospondin-1 (TSP1). It has also...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 4640: Pre-Inscribed Laser Surface Pattering for Increased Joining Strength in Laser Fusion Bonding of CFRP and Zinc-Coated Steel Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9214640 Authors: Dong-Hyuck Kam Nam-Ki Jeon Taek-Eon Jeong Jedo Kim In this study, we present improved fusion-bonding strength results between carbon fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) and zinc-coated steel through the introduction of pre-inscribed laser surface patterns....
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6057: Product Segmentation and Sustainability in Customized Assembly with Respect to the Basic Elements of Industry 4.0 Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216057 Authors: Branislav Micieta Vladimira Binasova Radovan Lieskovsky Martin Krajcovic Luboslav Dulina Sustainable manufacturing is not just about manufacturing, but also products and services. In the area of custom production processes, there may also be circumstances of organizational management...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 6058: The Combined Influence of Cover Crops and Manure on Maize and Soybean Yield in a Kentucky Silt Loam Soil Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11216058 Authors: Maheteme Gebremedhin Sait Sarr Mark Coyne Karamat R. Sistani Jason Simmons Management that degrades soil can be one of the main causes of low agricultural productivity and environmental problems in many agricultural regions. There is renewed interest in soil conservation practices to promote...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4231: Public Knowledge about Dementia in China: A National WeChat-Based Survey International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214231 Authors: Dan Liu Guirong Cheng Lina An Xuguang Gan Yulian Wu Bo Zhang Sheng Hu Yan Zeng Liang Wu Dementia is a serious public health problem. The more extensive dementia knowledge is, the more conducive it is to early prevention and treatment of dementia. However, no...
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Computers, Vol. 8, Pages 78: On the Stability of a Hardware Compensation Mechanism for Embedded Energy Harvesting Emulators Computers doi: 10.3390/computers8040078 Authors: Valerio Freschi Emanuele Lattanzi The possibility of emulating renewable energy sources by means of portable, low-cost embedded devices is a key factor for the design and validation of ultra low-power networked embedded systems. Full characterisation of hardware-software platforms used for reliably and adaptively...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 4738: Intelligent Image-Based Railway Inspection System Using Deep Learning-Based Object Detection and Weber Contrast-Based Image Comparison Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19214738 Authors: Jinbeum Jang Minwoo Shin Sohee Lim Jonggook Park Joungyeon Kim Joonki Paik For sustainable operation and maintenance of urban railway infrastructure, intelligent visual inspection of the railway infrastructure attracts increasing attention to avoid unreliable, manual...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 668: Prediction of Rainfall Using Intensified LSTM Based Recurrent Neural Network with Weighted Linear Units Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110668 Authors: S. Poornima M. Pushpalatha Prediction of rainfall is one of the major concerns in the domain of meteorology. Several techniques have been formerly proposed to predict rainfall based on statistical analysis, machine learning and deep learning techniques. Prediction of time series data in meteorology can...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 667: Forecasting Particulate Matter Concentration Using Linear and Non-Linear Approaches for Air Quality Decision Support Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10110667 Authors: Samsuri Abdullah Marzuki Ismail Ali Najah Ahmed Ahmad Makmom Abdullah Air quality status on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia is dominated by Particulate Matter (PM10) throughout the years. Studies have affirmed that PM10 influence human health and the environment. Therefore, precise...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 5439: Deep Eutectic Solvents as New Reaction Media to Produce Alkyl-Glycosides Using Alpha-Amylase from Thermotoga maritima International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20215439 Authors: Alfonso Miranda-Molina Wendy Xolalpa Simon Strompen Rodrigo Arreola-Barroso Leticia Olvera Agustín López-Munguía Edmundo Castillo Gloria Saab-Rincon Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) were investigated as new reaction media for the synthesis of alkyl...
Thu Oct 31, 2019 02:00
Catalysts, Vol. 9, Pages 912: Emissions Control Catalysis Catalysts doi: 10.3390/catal9110912 Authors: Ioannis V. Yentekakis Philippe Vernoux Important advances have been achieved over the past years in agriculture, industrial technology, energy, and health, which have contributed to human well-being [...]
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