Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 766: Influence of the Airflow in a Solar Passive Building on the Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Levels Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120766 Authors: Conceição Gomes Awbi The influence of the airflow in a solar passive building on the indoor air quality and thermal comfort levels was investigated. The numerical study for a university library was conducted using a software that simulates the building thermal behavior with complex topology, in...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 767: Research Progress of HP Characteristics, Hazards, Control Technologies, and Measures in China after 2013 Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120767 Authors: Tao Wei Lianze Wang In recent years, hazy weather (hazy weather (HW) has frequently invaded peoples’ lives in China, resulting in the disturbance of social operation, so it is urgent to resolve the haze pollution (HP) problem. A comprehensive understanding of HP is essential to further effectively...
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Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 765: April Vegetation Dynamics and Forest–Climate Interactions in Central Appalachia Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10120765 Authors: Shull Lee The study of land–atmosphere (L–A) interactions is an emerging field in which the effects of the land on the atmosphere are strongly considered. Though this coupled approach is becoming more popular in atmospheric research, L–A interactions are not fully understood, especially in temperate...
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Beverages, Vol. 5, Pages 68: Polyphenol Characterization in Red Beverages of Carapa procera (D.C.) Leaf Extracts Beverages doi: 10.3390/beverages5040068 Authors: Félix A. Adjé Emmanuel N. Koffi Kisselmina Y. Koné Emmanuelle Meudec Augustin A. Adima Paul R. Lozano Yves F. Lozano Emile M. Gaydou The red aqueous beverages of Carapa procera (D.C.) leaf extracts were investigated for their polyphenol contents using HPLC-DAD, HPLC-ESI-MS, and semipreparative HPLC. Polyphenols...
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Biomimetics, Vol. 4, Pages 76: Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of a New Concept for a Morphing Leading Edge using a Subsonic Blow Down Wind Tunnel Biomimetics doi: 10.3390/biomimetics4040076 Authors: David Communier Franck Le Besnerais Ruxandra Mihaela Botez Tony Wong This paper presents the design and wind tunnel test results of a wing including a morphing leading edge for a medium unmanned aerial vehicle with a maximum wingspan of 5 m. The design of the morphing leading...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 817: Paraoxonase 3: Structure and Its Role in Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9120817 Authors: Kumari Priyanka Surjit Singh Kirandip Gill Spanning three decades in research, Paraoxonases (PON1) carried potential of dealing with neurotoxicity of organophosphates entering the circulation and preventing cholinergic crisis. In the past few years, the Paraoxonase multigene family (PON1, PON2, PON3) has been shown to...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 815: ClpG Provides Increased Heat Resistance by Acting as Superior Disaggregase Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9120815 Authors: Katikaridis Meins Kamal Römling Mogk Elevation of temperature within and above the physiological limit causes the unfolding and aggregation of cellular proteins, which can ultimately lead to cell death. Bacteria are therefore equipped with Hsp100 disaggregation machines that revert the aggregation process and reactivate...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 816: The Kiwifruit Allergen Act d 1 Activates NF-κB Signaling and Affects mRNA Expression of TJ Proteins and Innate Pro-Allergenic Cytokines Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9120816 Authors: Nešić Čavić Popović Zlatanova Pieters Smit Gavrović-Jankulović Impairment of the intestinal barrier is one of the key events in the initiation of the sensitization process in food allergy. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of kiwifruit...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 814: Overexpression of Banana ATG8f Modulates Drought Stress Resistance in Arabidopsis Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9120814 Authors: Li Liu Wang Wei Shi Autophagy is essential for plant growth, development, and stress resistance. However, the involvement of banana autophagy-related genes in drought stress response and the underlying mechanism remain elusive. In this study, we found that the transcripts of 10 banana ATG8s responded to drought...
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 813: A Hepatic Scaffold from Decellularized Liver Tissue: Food for Thought Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9120813 Authors: Croce Peloso Zoro Avanzini Cobianchi Allogeneic liver transplantation is still deemed the gold standard solution for end-stage organ failure; however, donor organ shortages have led to extended waiting lists for organ transplants. In order to overcome the lack of donors, the development of new therapeutic options is mandatory....
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Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 812: Functional Group-Dependent Induction of Astrocytogenesis and Neurogenesis by Flavone Derivatives Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9120812 Authors: Lee Kang Kim Kim Ann Lee Kim Neural stem cells (NSCs) differentiate into multiple cell types, including neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes, and provide an excellent platform to screen drugs against neurodegenerative diseases. Flavonoids exert a wide range of biological functions...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 353: The Task at Hand: Fatigue-Associated Changes in Cortical Excitability during Writing Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9120353 Authors: Cinelli Green Kalmar Measures of corticospinal excitability (CSE) made via transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) depend on the task performed during stimulation. Our purpose was to determine whether fatigue-induced changes in CSE made during a conventional laboratory task (isometric finger abduction) reflect...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 352: Low Complexity Automatic Stationary Wavelet Transform for Elimination of Eye Blinks from EEG Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9120352 Authors: Mohammad Shahbakhti Maxime Maugeon Matin Beiramvand Vaidotas Marozas The electroencephalogram signal (EEG) often suffers from various artifacts and noises that have physiological and non-physiological origins. Among these artifacts, eye blink, due to its amplitude is considered to have the most influence...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1923: PI3K/AKT/β-Catenin Signaling Regulates Vestigial-Like 1 Which Predicts Poor Prognosis and Enhances Malignant Phenotype in Gastric Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11121923 Authors: Bo-Kyung Kim Jae-Ho Cheong Joo-Young Im Hyun Seung Ban Seon-Kyu Kim Mi-Jung Kang Jungwoon Lee Seon-Young Kim Kyung-Chan Park Soonmyung Paik Misun Won Although gastric cancer is a common cause of cancer mortality worldwide, its biological heterogeneity...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1922: Immune Cell Infiltration in the Microenvironment of Liver Oligometastasis from Colorectal Cancer: Intratumoural CD8/CD3 Ratio Is a Valuable Prognostic Index for Patients Undergoing Liver Metastasectomy Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11121922 Authors: Peng Wang Zhang Deng Xiao Ou Sui Xu Qin Lin Pan : Background: A comprehensive investigation into immune cell infiltration provides more accurate and reliable prognostic...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1921: The Expression of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm-Associated Calreticulin Variants Depends on the Functionality of ER-Associated Degradation Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11121921 Authors: Mansier Prouzet-Mauléon Jégou Barroso Raymundo Chauveau Dumas Lagarde Turcq Pasquet Viallard James Praloran Voutetakis Chatziioannou Mahon Chevet Lippert Background: Mutations in CALR observed in myeloproliferative...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1920: Modifying the Tumour Microenvironment: Challenges and Future Perspectives for Anticancer Plasma Treatments Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11121920 Authors: Angela Privat-Maldonado Charlotta Bengtson Jamoliddin Razzokov Evelien Smits Annemie Bogaerts Tumours are complex systems formed by cellular (malignant, immune, and endothelial cells, fibroblasts) and acellular components (extracellular matrix (ECM) constituents and secreted factors). A close...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1918: Inhibition of PARP Sensitizes Chondrosarcoma Cell Lines to Chemo- and Radiotherapy Irrespective of the IDH1 or IDH2 Mutation Status Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11121918 Authors: Sanne Venneker Alwine B. Kruisselbrink Inge H. Briaire-de Bruijn Yvonne de Jong Andre J. van Wijnen Erik H.J. Danen Judith V.M.G. Bovée Chondrosarcomas are chemo- and radiotherapy resistant and frequently harbor mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1 or IDH2),...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1919: The Landscape of Long Non-Coding RNA Dysregulation and Clinical Relevance in Muscle Invasive Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11121919 Authors: Haotian Shen Lindsay M. Wong Wei Tse Li Megan Chu Rachel A. High Eric Y. Chang Jessica Wang-Rodriguez Weg M. Ongkeko Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States, but few advancements in treatment options have occurred in the past few decades....
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1916: Microfluidic Droplet Digital PCR Is a Powerful Tool for Detection of BRAF and TERT Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11121916 Authors: Dorina Ylli Aneeta Patel Kirk Jensen Zhao-Zhang Li Maria Cecilia Mendonca-Torres John Costello Cristiane Jeyce Gomes-Lima Leonard Wartofsky Kenneth Dale Burman Vasyl V. Vasko We examined the utility of microfluidic digital PCR (dPCR) for detection of BRAF and...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1917: Inhibition of miR-214-3p Aids in Preventing Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Malignancy by Increasing the Expression of LHX6 Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11121917 Authors: Changwon Yang Hee Seung Kim Soo Jin Park Eun Ji Lee Se Ik Kim Gwonhwa Song Whasun Lim In human epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), various miRNAs can function as either oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. We investigated miRNAs known to be involved in EOC progression and analyzed...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1556: Influence of Liver Fibrosis on Lobular Zonation Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8121556 Authors: Ghallab Myllys Holland Zaza Murad Hassan Ahmed Abbas Abdelrahim Schneider Matz-Soja Reinders Gebhardt Berres Hatting Drasdo Saez-Rodriguez Trautwein Hengstler Little is known about how liver fibrosis influences lobular zonation. To address this question, we used three mouse models of liver fibrosis,...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 1555: The Host Factor Erlin-1 is Required for Efficient Hepatitis C Virus Infection Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8121555 Authors: Whitten-Bauer Chung Gómez-Moreno Gomollón-Zueco Huber Gerace Garaigorta Development of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection cell culture systems has permitted the identification of cellular factors that regulate the HCV life cycle. Some of these cellular factors affect steps in the viral life cycle that are tightly associated...
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Chemosensors, Vol. 7, Pages 62: ZnO Microflowers Grown by Chemical Bath Deposition: A Low-Cost Approach for Massive Production of Functional Nanostructures Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors7040062 Authors: Strano Greco Ciliberto Mirabella The massive production of nanostructures with controlled features and high surface area is a challenging and timely task in view of developing effective materials for sensing and catalysis. Herein, functional ZnO nanostructures, named...
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Children, Vol. 6, Pages 134: The Influence of Caregiver Distress and Child Anxiety in Predicting Child Somatization in Youth with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders Children doi: 10.3390/children6120134 Authors: Sarah C. Love Constance A. Mara Anne E. Kalomiris Natoshia R. Cunningham Pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPD) are associated with adverse outcomes including increased somatization (e.g., heightened physiological sensations that include gastroenterological...
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Children, Vol. 6, Pages 133: Quality of Life and Disease Impact of Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis on Children and Their Families Children doi: 10.3390/children6120133 Authors: Na Chung Simpson Atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis are common chronic skin diseases affecting children. These disorders negatively impact the quality of life (QoL) of patients in health-related aspects such as physical, psychosocial, and mental functioning. This health impact is more accurately represented...
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Children, Vol. 6, Pages 132: Why Unidimensional Pain Measurement Prevails in the Pediatric Acute Pain Context and What Multidimensional Self-Report Methods Can Offer Children doi: 10.3390/children6120132 Authors: Tiina Jaaniste Melanie Noel Renee D. Yee Joseph Bang Aidan Christopher Tan G. David Champion Although pain is widely recognized to be a multidimensional experience and defined as such, unidimensional pain measurement focusing on pain intensity prevails in the...
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Fermentation, Vol. 5, Pages 99: Evaluation of Filamentous Fungal Biomass Cultivated on Vinasse as an Alternative Nutrient Source of Fish Feed: Protein, Lipid, and Mineral Composition Fermentation doi: 10.3390/fermentation5040099 Authors: Karimi Mahboobi Soofiani Lundh Mahboubi Kiessling Taherzadeh The rapid growth of aquaculture and scarcity of conventional fish feed supplements has prompted the introduction of new sustainable supplementation sources. In this study,...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 633: Application of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Food Analysis Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8120633 Authors: Morisasa Sato Kimura Mori Goto-Inoue Food contains various compounds, and there are many methods available to analyze each of these components. However, the large amounts of low-molecular-weight metabolites in food, such as amino acids, organic acids, vitamins, lipids, and toxins, make it difficult to...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 632: Nanomaterial Gas Sensors for Online Monitoring System of Fruit Jams Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8120632 Authors: Núñez-Carmona Abbatangelo Zottele Piccoli Tamanini Comini Sberveglieri Sberveglieri Jams are appreciated worldwide and have become a growing market, due to the greater attention paid by consumers for healthy food. The selected products for this study represent a segment of the European market that addresses natural products...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 631: Inclusion of Ethanol Extract of Mesquite Leaves to Enhance the Oxidative Stability of Pork Patties Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8120631 Authors: Margarita Irene Ramírez-Rojo Rey David Vargas-Sánchez Brisa del Mar Torres-Martínez Gastón Ramón Torrescano-Urrutia José Manuel Lorenzo Armida Sánchez-Escalante The lipid oxidation (LOX) of pork meat has been associated with loss of quality and shorter shelf life. Consequently, synthetic antioxidants have...
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Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 630: Effects of Infrared Radiation on Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Greenhouse Cultivation and Fruits’ Phenolic Profile Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8120630 Authors: Vassilia J. Sinanoglou Angeliki Kavga Irini F. Strati Georgios Sotiroudis Dimitra Lantzouraki Panagiotis Zoumpoulakis The implementation of Infrared (IR) radiation in heated greenhouses possesses the advantage of high directional control and focused compensation of energy losses, appropriate...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 156: What Motivates Chinese Young Adults to Use mHealth?Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040156Authors: To Lee Lu Wang Yang YumHealth is one of China’s national strategies that brings affordable, accessible, and convenient health care to its entire population, may they be in cities or rural areas. Although Chinese young adults are among the first to adopt mHealth, the factors influencing Chinese young adults to use mHealth are yet to be studied both empirically...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 155: Detection and Transstadial Passage of Babesia Species and Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Ticks Collected from Avian and Mammalian Hosts in CanadaHealthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040155Authors: Scott Clark Coble BallantyneLyme disease and human babesiosis are the most common tick-borne zoonoses in the Temperate Zone of North America. The number of infected patients has continued to rise globally, and these zoonoses pose a major healthcare threat. This tick-host-pathogen...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 153: Comparison between Conventional IMRT Planning and a Novel Real-Time Adaptive Planning Strategy in Hypofractionated Regimes for Prostate Cancer: A Proof-of-Concept Planning StudyHealthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040153Authors: Antico Prinsen Fracassi Isola Cobben FontanarosaIn prostate cancer external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), intra-fraction prostate drifts may compromise the treatment efficacy by underdosing the target and/or overdosing the organs at risk. In...
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Healthcare, Vol. 7, Pages 154: Maternal Health and Green Spaces in China: A Longitudinal Analysis of MMR Based on Spatial Panel ModelHealthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare7040154Authors: Jin Gao Liu Peng Wu The positive impact of green spaces on public health has attracted increasing attention, and maternal health has also been shown to be related to green spaces. However, there are different kinds of green space indicators that represent different mechanisms for mitigating maternal health, and few studies...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4859: Mosquitoes, Infectious Diseases, and Cancer: A Connection to Study? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234859 Authors: Carlos Brisola Marcondes Giovanni Benelli Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are vectors of pathogens and parasites of great medical and veterinary relevance. The possible association between mosquitoes, infectious diseases, and cancer has been investigated. Despite its potential importance,...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4860: No More Bricks in the Wall: Adopting Healthy Lifestyles through Physical Education Classes International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234860 Authors: Rubén Trigueros Adolfo J. Cangas José M. Aguilar-Parra Joaquín F. Álvarez Alexandre García-Más Despite the multiple benefits associated with practicing physical activity regularly, less than 20% of the population do it on a daily basis. Physical education...
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