Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1695: Observation of Single Nanoparticle Collisions with Green Synthesized Pt, Au, and Ag Nanoparticles Using Electrocatalytic Signal Amplification Method Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9121695 Authors: Sundar Kim Kwon This work describes the tailored design, green synthesis and characterization of noble metal (Pt, Ag and Au) nanoparticles (NPs) using Sapinduss Mukkorossi fruit extract (SMFE) and its signal NP collision signal response, based on...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1694: Bacterial Nanocellulose Nitrates Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9121694 Authors: Budaeva Gismatulina Mironova Skiba Gladysheva Kashcheyeva Baibakova Korchagina Shavyrkina Golubev Bychin Pavlov Sakovich Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) whose biosynthesis fully conforms to green chemistry principles arouses much interest of specialists in technical chemistry and materials science because of its specific properties,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2892: Dietary Determinants of Metabolic Syndrome Parameters Differ by Gender in College Students Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122892 Authors: Saltzgiver Nielson Costello Baker Chan Aguilar MyPlate is a guidance system for healthier eating choices. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the influence of MyPlate food group consumption and exercise on metabolic syndrome (MetS) parameters in college students. Participant (n = 462) blood...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2891: Nutritional Gaps and Supplementation in the First 1000 Days Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122891 Authors: Katrina Beluska-Turkan Renee Korczak Beth Hartell Kristin Moskal Johanna Maukonen Diane E. Alexander Norman Salem Laura Harkness Wafaa Ayad Jacalyn Szaro Kelly Zhang Nalin Siriwardhana Optimized nutrition during the first 1000 days (from conception through the 2nd birthday) is critical for healthy development and a healthy...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2890: Circulating miRNAs as Biomarkers of Obesity and Obesity-Associated Comorbidities in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122890 Authors: Maddi Oses Javier Margareto Sanchez Maria P. Portillo Concepción María Aguilera Idoia Labayen Early detection of obesity and its associated comorbidities in children needs priority for the development of effective therapeutic intervention. Circulating miRNAs (microRNAs)...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2887: Efficacy and Safety of New Lactobacilli Probiotics for Unconstipated Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122887 Authors: Joo Hyun Oh Yeon Sil Jang Danbee Kang Dong Kyung Chang Yang Won Min Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common and chronic gastrointestinal disorder. Probiotics may have the potential to impact the management of IBS; however, the results of trials are conflicting....
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2888: Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Faecal Microbiota: A Randomised Clinical Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122888 Authors: Negar Naderpoor Aya Mousa Luisa Fernanda Gomez Arango Helen L. Barrett Marloes Dekker Nitert Barbora de Courten In animal studies, vitamin D supplementation has been shown to improve gut microbiota and intestinal inflammation. However, limited evidence exists on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on the human...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2889: The Use of Tablet-Based Multiple-Pass 24-Hour Dietary Recall Application (MP24Diet) to Collect Dietary Intake of Children under Two Years Old in the Prospective Cohort Study in Indonesia Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122889 Authors: Min Kyaw Htet Umi Fahmida Tran Thanh Do Michael J. Dibley Elaine Ferguson Dietary intake data are crucial for developing or evaluating nutrition interventions to improve the nutritional status of populations. The collection...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2886: The Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on the Incidence of Diarrhea in Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122886 Authors: Navin Kumar Devaraj Subapriya Suppiah Sajesh K. Veettil Siew Mooi Ching Kai Wei Lee Rohit Kunnath Menon Man Jun Soo Inas Deuraseh Fan Kee Hoo Dhashani Sivaratnam The protective...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 2885: Threshold-Effect Association of Dietary Cholesterol Intake with Dyslipidemia in Chinese Adults: Results from the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 2015 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11122885 Authors: Qiumin Huang Hongru Jiang Bing Zhang Huijun Wang Xiaofang Jia Feifei Huang Liusen Wang Zhihong Wang The association of dietary cholesterol intake with dyslipidemia and subtypes is controversial. This study aimed to examine the association...
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Pathogens, Vol. 8, Pages 268: Decrease of miR-19b-3p in Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Attenuates Meningitic Escherichia coli-Induced Neuroinflammation via TNFAIP3-Mediated NF-κB Inhibition Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens8040268 Authors: Amjad Yang Li Fu Yang Xu Tan Chen Wang Meningitic Escherichia coli can traverse the host’s blood–brain barrier (BBB) and induce severe neuroinflammatory damage to the central nervous system...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 174: Effects of Treatment with the Hypomethylating Agent 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine in Murine Type II Collagen-Induced Arthritis Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12040174 Authors: Petralia Mazzon Basile Cutuli Di Marco Scandurra Saraceno Fagone Nicoletti Mangano The emerging role of epigenetics in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases has recently attracted much interest on the possible use of epigenetic modulators for...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 12, Pages 173: Acute Toxicity of the Hydroethanolic Extract of the Flowers of Acmella oleracea L. in Zebrafish (Danio rerio): Behavioral and Histopathological Studies Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph12040173 Authors: Gisele Custodio de Souza Ianna Dias Ribeiro da Silva Muller Duarte Viana Nayara Costa de Melo Brenda Lorena Sánchez-Ortiz Monaliza Maia Rebelo de Oliveira Wagner Ramos Barbosa Irlon Maciel Ferreira José Carlos Tavares Carvalho Hydroethanolic...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 633: Impact of Processing Parameters on the Quality of Pharmaceutical Solid Dosage Forms Produced by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11120633 Authors: Alhijjaj Nasereddin Belton Qi Fused deposition modeling (FDM) three-dimensional (3D) printing is being increasingly explored as a direct manufacturing method to product pharmaceutical solid dosage forms. Despite its many advantages as a pharmaceutical formulation...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 632: A Non-Viral Plasmid DNA Delivery System Consisting on a Lysine-Derived Cationic Lipid Mixed with a Fusogenic Lipid Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11120632 Authors: María Martínez-Negro Natalia Sánchez-Arribas Andrés Guerrero-Martínez María Luisa Moyá Conchita Tros de Ilarduya Francisco Mendicuti Emilio Aicart Elena Junquera The insertion of biocompatible amino acid moieties in non-viral gene nanocarriers is an attractive...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 549: Physiological Effects of Exogenously Applied Reflectants and Anti-Transpirants on Leaf Temperature and Fruit Sunburn in Citrus Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8120549 Authors: Rodriguez Anoruo Jifon Simpson High temperatures and drought are common stresses limiting crop growth and productivity in subtropical regions where citrus are produced. In addition to impacts on physiological processes such as transpiration, photosynthesis, and respiration, excessive...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 548: Chromatographic Fingerprinting of the Old World Lupins Seed Alkaloids: A Supplemental Tool in Species Discrimination Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8120548 Authors: Święcicki Czepiel Wilczura Barzyk Kaczmarek Kroc The total contents and qualitative compositions of alkaloids in seeds of 10 Old World lupin species (73 accessions) were surveyed using gas chromatography. The obtained results, combined with those for three lupin crops, Lupinus angustifolius,...
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Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 547: New Insights on Lilium Phylogeny Based on a Comparative Phylogenomic Study Using Complete Plastome Sequences Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8120547 Authors: Hyoung Tae Kim Ki-Byung Lim Jung Sung Kim The genus Lilium L. is widely distributed in the cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere and is one of the most valuable plant groups in the world. Regarding the classification of the genus Lilium, Comber’s sectional classification, based...
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Prosthesis, Vol. 1, Pages 54-60: Comparison of Two Low-Profile Prosthetic Retention System Interfaces: Preliminary Data of an In Vitro Study Prosthesis doi: 10.3390/prosthesis1010007 Authors: Cervino Montanari Santonocito Nicita Baldari De Angelis Storni Fiorillo In recent years, a major research goal of companies has been to create mechanical components suitable for rehabilitation that are safer and more reliable. Evaluating their biomechanical features...
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Publications, Vol. 7, Pages 66: Does Academic Publishing Lead to Work-Related Stress or Happiness? Publications doi: 10.3390/publications7040066 Authors: Kubátová The topic of work-related stress and happiness has recently been of interest to science as well as in practice. Work-related stress has negative effects on workers, organizations, and the whole of society, whereas happiness has positive effects. It is therefore important to monitor the wellbeing of workers. This article deals...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 651: Fodder for Despair, Masquerading as Hope: Diagnosing the Postures of Hope(lessness) at the End of Life Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10120651 Authors: Ashley Moyse Hope is needed for persons confronting the limits of human life, antagonised by the threats of death. It is needed also for those health and medical professionals constrained by the institution of medicine, determined by market metaphors and instrumental reasoning. Yet, despair can masquerade as...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 650: A Survey of the Attitudes Concerning the Role of the Laity in Korea’s Jogye Order Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10120650 Authors: Cheonghwan Park Kyungrae Kim Despite its 17-century-long history, Korean Buddhism is currently undergoing a crisis. In addition to the declining number of lay practitioners, Korea’s largest Buddhist order, the Jogye Order (K. Daehan Bulgyo Jogyejong, hereafter “JO” or “the order”),...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 695: The Latoia consocia Caterpillar Induces Pain by Targeting Nociceptive Ion Channel TRPV1 Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11120695 Authors: Zhihao Yao Peter Muiruri Kamau Yalan Han Jingmei Hu Anna Luo Lei Luo Jie Zheng Yuhua Tian Ren Lai Accidental contact with caterpillar bristles causes local symptoms such as severe pain, intense heat, edema, erythema, and pruritus. However, there is little functional evidence to indicate a potential mechanism....
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TropicalMed, Vol. 4, Pages 138: The Pattern of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Outbreaks in South Asia Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4040138 Authors: Chowdhury Hossain Ghosh Ghosh Hossain Beard Rahman Rahman Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has caused severe illnesses in poultry and in humans. More than 15,000 outbreaks in domestic birds from 2005 to 2018 and 861 human cases from 2003 to 2019 were reported...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 198: Palm Tocotrienol-Adjuvanted Dendritic Cells Decrease Expression of the SATB1 Gene in Murine Breast Cancer Cells and Tissues Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040198 Authors: Abdul Hafid Radhakrishnan : The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of immunotherapy using dendritic cells (DC) pulsed with tumor lysate (a DC vaccine) in combination with daily supplementation of tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) to potentiate anti-tumor immune responses....
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1100: Potato Virus Y Infection Alters Small RNA Metabolism and Immune Response in Tomato Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11121100 Authors: Prigigallo Križnik Paola Catalano Gruden Finetti-Sialer Cillo Potato virus Y (PVY) isolate PVYC-to induces growth reduction and foliar symptoms in tomato, but new vegetation displays symptom recovery at a later stage. In order to investigate the role of micro(mi)RNA and secondary small(s)RNA-regulated mechanisms...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1099: Epstein–Barr Virus BALF0 and BALF1 Modulate Autophagy Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11121099 Authors: Zhouwulin Shao Chloé Borde Frédérique Quignon Alexandre Escargueil Vincent Maréchal Autophagy is an essential catabolic process that degrades cytoplasmic components within the lysosome, therefore ensuring cell survival and homeostasis. A growing number of viruses, including members of the Herpesviridae family, have been shown to manipulate autophagy...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1098: HIV-1 Impairment via UBE3A and HIV-1 Nef Interactions Utilizing the Ubiquitin Proteasome System Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11121098 Authors: Dohun Pyeon Vivian K. Rojas Lenore Price Seongcheol Kim Singh Meharvan In-Woo Park Molecular basis of HIV-1 life cycle regulation has thus far focused on viral gene stage-specificity, despite the quintessence of post-function protein elimination processes in the virus life cycle and consequent pathogenesis....
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 1097: Emerging Connections of S1P-Metabolizing Enzymes with Host Defense and Immunity During Virus Infections Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11121097 Authors: Jennifer J. Wolf Caleb J. Studstill Bumsuk Hahm The sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) metabolic pathway is a dynamic regulator of multiple cellular and disease processes. Identification of the immune regulatory role of the sphingosine analog FTY720 led to the development of the first oral therapy for the treatment...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2506: Study on Propellers Distribution and Flow Field in the Oxidation Ditch Based on Two-Phase CFD Model Water doi: 10.3390/w11122506 Authors: Zhang Li Xu Tang Zheng Liu Fernandez-Rodriguez The oxidation ditch (OD) plays an important role in wastewater treatment plants. With increasing demand and production costs, the energy consumption and sludge deposition occurring in the OD must be diminished to enhance its development. In this paper,...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2505: Numerical Modelling of the Mulino Delle Vene Aquifer (Northern Italy) as a Tool for Predicting the Hydrogeological System Behavior under Different Recharge Conditions Water doi: 10.3390/w11122505 Authors: Petronici Pujades Jurado Marcaccio Borgatti Water scarcity periods will increase in frequency and magnitude in the near future, especially in Mediterranean regions, and proper groundwater management has been recognized as a key issue to mitigate...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2504: Phosphorus Forms and Associated Properties along an Urban–Rural Gradient in Southern China Water doi: 10.3390/w11122504 Authors: Qin Wu Zheng Zhou Wei Urbanization is widely assumed to degrade soil ecosystem services, but the changes in the urban soil phosphorus (P) status due to urbanization and the associated environmental implications have rarely been studied. The objective of this study was to investigate the P forms and associated soil...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2507: Is Precipitation the Main Trigger of Medium-Magnitude Floods in Large Alpine Catchments? Water doi: 10.3390/w11122507 Authors: Raymond Wilhelm Anquetin Flood projections are still highly uncertain, partly resulting from the limited accuracy of simulated precipitation by climate models. To overcome this limitation, recent studies suggest to use direct linkages between atmospheric processes leading precipitation, often better simulated than precipitation,...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2502: Particle-Based Workflow for Modeling Uncertainty of Reactive Transport in 3D Discrete Fracture Networks Water doi: 10.3390/w11122502 Authors: Vu Ni Li Lee Lin Fractures are major flow paths for solute transport in fractured rocks. Conducting numerical simulations of reactive transport in fractured rocks is a challenging task because of complex fracture connections and the associated nonuniform flows and chemical reactions. The study presents...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2501: An Insight into Ingredients of Toxicological Interest in Personal Care Products and A Small–Scale Sampling Survey of the Greek Market: Delineating a Potential Contamination Source for Water Resources Water doi: 10.3390/w11122501 Authors: Emmanouil Bekyrou Psomopoulos Kungolos Wastewater is not a waste but a valuable resource that should be reused. Nevertheless, it should be devoid of physical, chemical, and microbiological parameters that can...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2503: Numerical Simulation Study on Salt Release Across the Sediment–Water Interface at Low-Permeability Area Water doi: 10.3390/w11122503 Authors: Li Wang Chen Yang Liu Zhuo Yang Salt release from dredger filling sediment is a significant threat to freshwater resources in coastal regions around the world. This study focuses on the estimation of the field-scale salt-release process from the low-permeability sediment–water interface...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2500: Permeability Coefficient of Low Permeable Soils as a Single-Variable Function of Soil Parameter Water doi: 10.3390/w11122500 Authors: Kozlowski Ludynia Based on the results of experimental studies concerning the filtration coefficient, the Darcianity of the observed flows for eight cohesive soils at four hydraulic gradients was analyzed. It is observed that linear dependence of flow velocity on hydraulic gradient is an approximation only, and it is the...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2498: Powdered Activated Carbon Exacerbates Fouling in MBR Treating Olive Mill Wastewater Water doi: 10.3390/w11122498 Authors: Noya Ran Jack Gilron Revital Sharon-Gojman Moshe Herzberg Membrane fouling is a major obstacle in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) that treat wastewater. The addition of powdered activated carbon (PAC) is commonly suggested as a way to improve the MBR wastewater treatment process with respect to membrane fouling and effluent quality....
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2499: Sentinel-2 Satellites Provide Near-Real Time Evaluation of Catastrophic Floods in the West Mediterranean Water doi: 10.3390/w11122499 Authors: Isabel Caballero Javier Ruiz Gabriel Navarro Flooding is among the most common natural disasters in our planet and one of the main causes of economic and human life loss worldwide. Evidence suggests the increase of floods at European scale with the Mediterranean coast being critically vulnerable to this risk....
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 2497: On the Relationship between Suspended Sediment Concentration, Rainfall Variability and Groundwater: An Empirical and Probabilistic Analysis for the Andean Beni River, Bolivia (2003–2016) Water doi: 10.3390/w11122497 Authors: Irma Ayes Rivera Ana Claudia Callau Poduje Jorge Molina-Carpio José Max Ayala Elisa Armijos Cardenas Raúl Espinoza-Villar Jhan Carlo Espinoza Omar Gutierrez-Cori Naziano Filizola Fluvial sediment dynamics plays...
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