Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 244: Atomic Layer Deposition for Preparing Isolated Co Sites on SiO2 for Ethane Dehydrogenation Catalysis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020244 Authors: Huang Cheng Ji Gorte Unlike Co clusters, isolated Co atoms have been shown to be selective for catalytic dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene; however, preparation of isolated Co sites requires special preparation procedures. Here, we demonstrate that Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)cobalt(III)...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 243: Vascular Wall–Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiation on 3D Biodegradable Highly Porous CaSi-DCPD Doped Poly (α-hydroxy) Acids Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020243 Authors: Forni Bernardini Zamparini Zannoni Salaroli Ventrella Parchi Degli Esposti Polimeni Fabbri Fava Prati Gandolfi Vascularization is a crucial factor when approaching any engineered tissue. Vascular wall–mesenchymal...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 236: Multiple Fano Resonances with Tunable Electromagnetic Properties in Graphene Plasmonic Metamolecules Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020236 Authors: Zhou Su Qiu Zhao Lin Qiu Kan Multiple Fano resonances (FRs) can be produced by destroying the symmetry of structure or adding additional nanoparticles without changing the spatial symmetry, which has been proved in noble metal structures. However, due to the disadvantages of low...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 241: Improvement of Exciton Collection and Light-Harvesting Range in Ternary Blend Polymer Solar Cells Based on Two Non-Fullerene Acceptors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020241 Authors: Wang Zhuang Fang Kim Yu Wang Ohkita Abstract: A non-fullerene molecule named Y6 was incorporated into a binary blend of PBDB-T and IT-M to further enhance photon harvesting in the near-infrared (near-IR) region. Compared with PBDB-T/IT-M binary...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 237: Ultra-Uniform and Very Thin Ag Nanowires Synthesized via the Synergy of Cl−, Br− and Fe3+ for Transparent Conductive Films Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020237 Authors: Wang Chen Sowade Rodriguez Sheremet Yu Baumann Chen The properties and applications of Ag nanowires (AgNWs) are closely related to their morphology and composition. Therefore, controlling the growth process of AgNWs is of great significance for technological...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 240: Protein Corona Composition of Silica Nanoparticles in Complex Media: Nanoparticle Size does not Matter Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020240 Authors: Marichal Klein Armengaud Boulard Chédin Labarre Pin Renault Aude Biomolecules, and particularly proteins, bind on nanoparticle (NP) surfaces to form the so-called protein corona. It is accepted that the corona drives the biological distribution and toxicity of NPs. Here,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 239: Tailorable Synthesis of Highly Oxidized Graphene Oxides via an Environmentally-Friendly Electrochemical Process Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020239 Authors: Díez-Pascual Sainz-Urruela Vallés Vera-López Andrés Graphene oxide (GO) is an attractive alternative to graphene for many applications due to its captivating optical, chemical, and electrical characteristics. In this work, GO powders with a different amount of surface groups...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 234: High-Order Harmonic Generation in Au Nanoparticle-Contained Plasmas Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020234 Authors: Mottamchetty Venkatesh Rashid A. Ganeev Dmitry S. Ivanov Ganjaboy S. Boltaev Vyacheslav V. Kim Jingguang Liang Andrey A. Samokhvalov Andrei V. Kabashin Sergey M. Klimentov Martin E. Garcia Chunlei Guo Gold nanoparticles (NPs) have a wide range of applications in various fields. Here, we present high-order...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 238: Gold Nanoclusters as Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020238 Authors: Kawawaki Negishi Gold nanoclusters (Aun NCs) exhibit a size-specific electronic structure unlike bulk gold and can therefore be used as catalysts in various reactions. Ligand-protected Aun NCs can be synthesized with atomic precision, and the geometric structures of many Aun NCs have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 235: Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Rescue α-Synuclein-Induced Toxicity in a Yeast Model of Parkinson’s Disease Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020235 Authors: Ruotolo Giorgio Minato Bianchi Bussolati Marmiroli Over the last decades, cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) have gained great interest due to their potential applications, mainly in the fields of agriculture and biomedicine. Promising effects of CeO2 NPs are recently shown in...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 242: Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Using Various Methods: Implications for Biomedical Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020242 Authors: Nyoka Choonara Kumar Kondiah Pillay Cerium oxide nanoparticles have been used in a number of non-medical products over the years. The therapeutic application of these nanoparticles has mainly been due to their oxidative stress ameliorating abilities. Their enzyme-mimetic catalytic ability...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 232: Numerical and Theoretical Study of Tunable Plasmonically Induced Transparency Effect Based on Bright–Dark Mode Coupling in Graphene Metasurface Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020232 Authors: Ma Dai Luo Hong In this paper, we numerically and theoretically study the tunable plasmonically induced transparency (PIT) effect based on the graphene metasurface structure consisting of a graphene cut wire (CW) resonator and double split-ring resonators...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 233: Rapid Microwave Polymerization of Porous Nanocomposites with Piezoresistive Sensing Function Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020233 Authors: Herren Charara Saha Altan Liu In this paper, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposites with piezoresistive sensing function were fabricated using microwave irradiation. The effects of precuring time on the mechanical and electrical properties of nanocomposites...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 360: The Choice of Bread: The Association between Consumers’ Awareness of Dietary Fiber and Declared Intentions to Eat Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020360 Authors: Jezewska-Zychowicz Królak The objective of the study was to find whether consumers declare an intention to eat bread enriched with fiber in the situation of availability of a plain bread and plain bread with grains, and how these intentions are related to their awareness of fiber in bread. The...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 359: Influence of GDM Diagnosis and Treatment on Weight Gain, Dietary Intake and Physical Activity in Pregnant Women with Obesity: Secondary Analysis of the UPBEAT Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020359 Authors: Atakora Poston Hayes Flynn White Obesity during pregnancy is associated with the development of gestational diabetes (GDM). This study aimed to assess if the result of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) for GDM influences health...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 358: Breast Milk Iodine Concentration Is Associated with Infant Growth, Independent of Maternal Weight Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020358 Authors: Ellsworth McCaffery Harman Abbott Gregg In breastfed infants, human milk provides the primary source of iodine to meet demands during this vulnerable period of growth and development. Iodine is a key micronutrient that plays an essential role in hormone synthesis. Despite the importance of iodine,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 357: Potency Assessment of CBD Oils by Their Effects on Cell Signaling Pathways Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020357 Authors: Urasaki Beaumont Workman Talbot Hill Le This study used nanofluidic protein posttranslational modification (PTM) profiling to measure the effects of six cannabidiol (CBD) oils and isolated CBD on the signaling pathways of a cultured SH-SY5Y neuronal cell line. Chemical composition analysis revealed that all CBD oils...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 356: Biological Role of Unsaturated Fatty Acid Desaturases in Health and Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020356 Authors: Czumaj Śledziński Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are considered one of the most important components of cells that influence normal development and function of many organisms, both eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Unsaturated fatty acid desaturases play a crucial role in the synthesis of PUFAs, inserting additional unsaturated bonds...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 353: How Can Maternal Lifestyle Interventions Modify the Effects of Gestational Diabetes in the Neonate and the Offspring? A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020353 Authors: Mitanchez Ciangura Jacqueminet Gestational diabetes (GDM) has deleterious effects on the offspring. Maternal obesity and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG), often associated with diabetes, also contribute to these adverse outcomes. Objectives: To...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 355: Centella asiatica L. Phytosome Improves Cognitive Performance by Promoting Bdnf Expression in Rat Prefrontal Cortex Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020355 Authors: Sbrini Brivio Fumagalli Giavarini Caruso Racagni Dell’Agli Sangiovanni Calabrese A wide range of people in the world use natural remedies as primary approaches against illnesses. Accordingly, understanding the mechanisms of action of phytochemicals has become of great...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 354: The Unfinished Agenda for Food Fortification in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Quantifying Progress, Gaps and Potential Opportunities Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020354 Authors: Mkambula Mbuya Rowe Sablah Friesen Chadha Osei Ringholz Vasta Gorstein Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a cost-effective intervention that is widely implemented, but there is scope to further increase its potential. To identify gaps...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 352: Alteration of Microbiome Profile by D-Allulose in Amelioration of High-Fat-Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020352 Authors: Han Park Choi Ji Kwon Choi Recently, there has been a global shift in diet towards an increased intake of energy-dense foods that are high in sugars. D-allulose has received attention as a sugar substitute and has been reported as one of the anti-obesity food components; however, its correlation...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 350: The Influence of Polyphenol Compounds on Human Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiota Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020350 Authors: Wiciński Gębalski Mazurek Podhorecka Śniegocki Szychta Sawicka Malinowski : Polyphenols form a diverse group of compounds containing at least two hydroxyl groups in their chemical structure. Because of the common presence in plant kingdom, polyphenols are considered a significant component of food and an...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 348: Dietary Bioactive Compounds and Human Health and Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020348 Authors: Sonia González In the last century, solid scientific evidence has demonstrated the role of nutritional compounds in the maintenance of health [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 349: Total Sugar Intake and Macro and Micronutrients in Children Aged 6–8 Years: The ANIVA Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020349 Authors: Morales-Suarez-Varela Peraita-Costa Llopis-Morales Picó Bes-Rastrollo Llopis-Gonzalez The objective of this study was to study the association between total sugar intake (TSI) levels of children aged 6-8 years old, nutrient intake and anthropometry. Food and beverage intakes were collected by a prospective...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 351: Combined Soluble Fiber-Mediated Intestinal Microbiota Improve Insulin Sensitivity of Obese Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020351 Authors: Chuanhui Xu Jianhua Liu Jianwei Gao Xiaoyu Wu Chenbin Cui Hongkui Wei Rong Zheng Jian Peng Dietary fiber, an important regulator of intestinal microbiota, is a promising tool for preventing obesity and related metabolic disorders. However, the functional links between dietary fiber, intestinal microbiota,...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 86: Increasing the Safety Profile of the Master Donor Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020086 Authors: Hilimire Nogales Chiem Ortego Martinez-Sobrido Seasonal influenza epidemics remain one of the largest public health burdens nowadays. The best and most effective strategy to date in preventing influenza infection is a worldwide vaccination campaign. Currently, two vaccines are available to the public for the...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 112: Epidermal Delivery of Retinyl Palmitate Loaded Transfersomes: Penetration and Biodistribution Studies Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020112 Authors: Pena-Rodríguez Moreno Blanco-Fernandez González Fernández-Campos The alteration of retinoids levels in the skin can cause different disorders in the maturation of epithelial skin cells. Topical administration of these lipophilic molecules is a challenge that can be addressed...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 111: Synthesis and Characterization of pH-Responsive PEG-Poly(β-Amino Ester) Block Copolymer Micelles as Drug Carriers to Eliminate Cancer Stem Cells Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020111 Authors: Li Sun Zhang Jia Qiao Zhao Hu Chen Wang PEG-poly(β-amino ester) (PEG-PBAE), which is an effective pH-responsive copolymer, was mainly synthesized by Michael step polymerization. Thioridazine (Thz), which was...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 110: Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printing of Orally Disintegrating Printlets Containing Ondansetron Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020110 Authors: Allahham Fina Marcuta Kraschew Mohr Gaisford Basit Goyanes The aim of this work was to explore the feasibility of using selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing (3DP) to fabricate orodispersable printlets (ODPs) containing ondansetron. Ondansetron was first incorporated...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 109: A Focus Group Study about Oral Drug Administration Practices at Hospital Wards—Aspects to Consider in Drug Development of Age-Appropriate Formulations for Children Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020109 Authors: Rautamo Kvarnström Sivén Airaksinen Lahdenne Sandler Oral drug administration to pediatric patients is characterized by a lack of age-appropriate drug products and the off-label use of medicines. However, drug...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 113: Effect of Protein Corona on The Transfection Efficiency of Lipid-Coated Graphene Oxide-Based Cell Transfection Reagents Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020113 Authors: Quagliarini Di Santo Palchetti Ferri Cardarelli Pozzi Caracciolo Coating graphene oxide nanoflakes with cationic lipids leads to highly homogeneous nanoparticles (GOCL NPs) with optimised physicochemical properties for gene delivery applications. In...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 108: Novel Nanocarriers for Targeted Topical Skin Delivery of the Antioxidant Resveratrol Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020108 Authors: Nastiti Ponto Mohammed Roberts Benson Resveratrol (RSV) is a potent lipophilic antioxidant with a low aqueous solubility. Novel nanoformulations have been successfully developed and evaluated to increase the potential of resveratrol as a skin targeting antioxidant. Nanoformulations were prepared...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 107: Nanoparticle-Mediated Dual Targeting: An Approach for Enhanced Baicalin Delivery to the Liver Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020107 Authors: Ahmed Rashed Fayez Farouk Shamma In this study, water-soluble chitosan lactate (CL) was reacted with lactobionic acid (LA), a disaccharide with remarkable affinity to hepatic asialoglycoprotein (ASGP) receptors, to form dual liver-targeting LA-modified-CL polymer for site-specific drug...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 14: The Role of the Clinical Pharmacist in an Irish University Teaching Hospital: A Mixed-Methods Study Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010014 Authors: Ronan Shannon Cooke McKeon Walsh Kearney Sahm Medication review (MR) is a vital part of the pharmacist’s role in hospital. However, in the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH), Cork, Ireland, this has not been fully implemented due to resource issues. In addition,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 165: Sensitivity Analysis of Italian Lolium spp. to Glyphosate in Agricultural Environments Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020165 Authors: Panozzo Collavo Sattin Empirical observations generally indicate a shifting and decreased Lolium spp. susceptibility to glyphosate in Italy. This is likely due to the long history of glyphosate use and to the sub-lethal doses commonly used. There is, therefore, a need to determine the variability of response of Lolium spp....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 166: Role of the Cytokinin-Activated Type-B Response Regulators in Hormone Crosstalk Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020166 Authors: Zubo Schaller Cytokinin is an important phytohormone that employs a multistep phosphorelay to transduce the signal from receptors to the nucleus, culminating in activation of type-B response regulators which function as transcription factors. Recent chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) studies have identified targets...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 163: SLIM1 Transcription Factor Promotes Sulfate Uptake and Distribution to Shoot, Along with Phytochelatin Accumulation, Under Cadmium Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020163 Authors: Yamaguchi Khamsalath Takimoto Suyama Mori Ohkama-Ohtsu Maruyama-Nakashita Sulfur (S) assimilation, which is initiated by sulfate uptake, generates cysteine, the substrate for glutathione (GSH) and phytochelatin (PC) synthesis. GSH...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 164: Effect of Rhododendron arboreum Leaf Extract on the Antioxidant Defense System against Chromium (VI) Stress in Vigna radiata Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020164 Authors: Vandana Gautam Pooja Sharma Palak Bakshi Saroj Arora Renu Bhardwaj Bilal Ahmad Paray Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni Parvaiz Ahmad In the current investigation, we studied role of Rhododendron leaf extract in Vigna radiata grown under chromium metal stress. We observed that...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 162: Plant-Produced Recombinant Influenza A Virus Candidate Vaccine Based on Flagellin Linked to Conservative Fragments of M2 Protein and Hemagglutintin Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020162 Authors: Elena A. Blokhina Eugenia S. Mardanova Liudmila A. Stepanova Liudmila M. Tsybalova Nikolai V. Ravin The development of recombinant influenza vaccines with broad spectrum protection is an important task. The combination of conservative viral antigens, such as...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 161: Comparative Seed Morphology of Tropical and Temperate Orchid Species with Different Growth Habits Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020161 Authors: Diantina McGill Millner Nadarajan Pritchard McCormick Seed morphology underpins many critical biological and ecological processes, such as seed dormancy and germination, dispersal, and persistence. It is also a valuable taxonomic trait that can provide information about plant evolution and adaptations...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 64: Centrality of Religiosity Scale in Polish Research: A Curvilinear Mechanism that Explains the Categories of Centrality of Religiosity Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020064 Authors: Zarzycka Bartczuk Rybarski The centrality of religiosity scale (CRS) is a measure of the importance of religious constructs in personality. The Polish CRS has been applied in more than 40 published studies on the psychology of religion, with over 18,000 total participants....
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 63: The Importance of the Wadi Daliyeh Manuscripts for the History of Samaria and the Samaritans Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11020063 Authors: Dušek In this article, we deal with the topic of the Samaria papyri from Wadi Daliyeh in three main parts implied by the title. First, we briefly summarize the basic data related to the manuscripts. Second, we analyze their significance for the history of Samaria. Third, the last section is devoted to the meaning of the...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 9: A Discrete-Time Approach to Evaluate Path-Dependent Derivatives in a Regime-Switching Risk Model Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010009 Authors: Emilio Russo This paper provides a discrete-time approach for evaluating financial and actuarial products characterized by path-dependent features in a regime-switching risk model. In each regime, a binomial discretization of the asset value is obtained by modifying the parameters used to generate the lattice in the highest-volatility...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 10: Modelling Unobserved Heterogeneity in Claim Counts Using Finite Mixture Models Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8010010 Authors: Lluís Bermúdez Dimitris Karlis Isabel Morillo When modelling insurance claim count data, the actuary often observes overdispersion and an excess of zeros that may be caused by unobserved heterogeneity. A common approach to accounting for overdispersion is to consider models with some overdispersed distribution as opposed to Poisson models....
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 7: Geometric Insight into the Control Allocation Problem for Open-Frame ROVs and Visualisation of Solution Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9010007 Authors: Omerdic Trslic Kaknjo Weir Rao Dooly Toal The overall control system for an open-frame Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is typically built from three subsystems: guidance, navigation and control (GNC). The control allocation plays a vital role in the control subsystem. Typically, open-frame...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 16: Bioenergetics and Biomechanics of Handcycling at Submaximal Speeds in Athletes with a Spinal Cord Injury Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8020016 Authors: Fischer Figueiredo Ardigò Background: A study aimed at comparing bioenergetics and biomechanical parameters between athletes with tetraplegia and paraplegia riding race handbikes at submaximal speeds in ecological conditions. Methods: Five athletes with tetraplegia (C6-T1, 43 ± 6 yrs, 63 ±...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 15: Effect of a Single Bout of Acute Aerobic Exercise at Moderate-to-Vigorous Intensities on Motor Learning, Retention and Transfer Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8020015 Authors: Lorås Haga Sigmundsson Acute exercise influences human cognition, and evidence suggests that learning can be improved. According to the cognitive–energetic approach towards exercise cognition, exercise represents a stressor that elevates physiological arousal, which, in turn,...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 93: A Liquid Chromatographic Method for Rapid and Sensitive Analysis of Aflatoxins in Laboratory Fungal Cultures Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020093 Authors: Alshannaq Yu Culture methods supplemented with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique provide a rapid and simple tool for detecting levels of aflatoxins (AFs) produced by fungi. This study presents a robust method for simultaneous quantification of aflatoxin (AF) B1, B2, G1, and G2 levels...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 94: Stability of Mycotoxins in Individual Stock and Multi-Analyte Standard Solutions Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020094 Authors: Kiseleva Chalyy Sedova Aksenov Standard solutions of mycotoxins prepared in RP HPLC solvents from neat standards are usually used for analytical method development. Multi-mycotoxin HPLC-MS/MS methods necessitate stability estimation for the wide spectrum of fungal metabolites. The stability of individual diluted stock standard...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 92: Effect of Zinc on Microcystis aeruginosa UTEX LB 2385 and Its Toxin Production Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020092 Authors: Perez Chu Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (CHABs) are primarily caused by man-made eutrophication and increasing climate-change conditions. The presence of heavy metal runoff in affected water systems may result in CHABs alteration to their ecological interactions. Certain CHABs produce by-products, such as microcystin (MC) cyanotoxins,...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 91: A Web of Coagulotoxicity: Failure of Antivenom to Neutralize the Destructive (Non-Clotting) Fibrinogenolytic Activity of Loxosceles and Sicarius Spider Venoms Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020091 Authors: Grashof Zdenek Dobson Youngman Coimbra Benard-Valle Alagon Fry Envenomations are complex medical emergencies that can have a range of symptoms and sequelae. The only specific, scientifically-validated treatment for envenomation is...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 90: T-2 Toxin Induces Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis and Cytoprotective Autophagy in Chicken Hepatocytes Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020090 Authors: Yin Han Chen Wang Li Zhu T-2 toxin is type A trichothecenes mycotoxin, which produced by fusarium species in cereal grains. T-2 toxin has been shown to induce a series of toxic effects on the health of human and animal, such as immunosuppression and carcinogenesis. Previous study has proven that T-2...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 89: Occurrence of Deoxynivalenol, Nivalenol, and Their Glucosides in Korean Market Foods and Estimation of Their Population Exposure through Food Consumption Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020089 Authors: Lee Woo Tian Song Michlmayr Kim Chun Major type B trichothecene mycotoxins, including deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol (NIV), and their respective glucoside conjugates, deoxynivalenol-3-β-D-glucose (DON3G) and nivalenol-3-β-D-glucose...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 18: Pilot Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of Hajj Deployed Health Care Workers on Antibiotics and Antibiotic Prescriptions for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: Results from Two Hajj Seasons Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010018 Authors: Hamid Bokhary Osamah Barasheed Moataz Abd El Ghany Ameneh Khatami Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne Harunor Rashid on behalf of the Hajj Research Team Antimicrobial...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 57: The Impact of Mandatory Vaccination Law in Italy on MMR Coverage Rates in Two of the Largest Italian Regions (Emilia-Romagna and Sicily): An Effective Strategy to Contrast Vaccine Hesitancy Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010057 Authors: Gori Costantino Odone Ricci Ialonardi Signorelli Vitale Fantini Background: Vaccine hesitancy has increased worldwide, leading to reduction in vaccination coverage rates. In particular, reduction...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 55: The Impact of School and After-School Friendship Networks on Adolescent Vaccination Behavior Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010055 Authors: Mascia Iacopino Frisicale Iacovelli Boccia Poscia Psychological and social characteristics of individuals are important determinants of their health choices and behaviors. Social networks represent “pipes” through which information and opinions circulate and spread out in the social...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 56: Immune Therapy Targeting E6/E7 Oncogenes of Human Paillomavirus Type 6 (HPV-6) Reduces or Eliminates the Need for Surgical Intervention in the Treatment of HPV-6 Associated Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010056 Authors: Aggarwal Cohen Morrow Kraynyak Sylvester Cheung Dickerson Schulten Knoblock Gillespie Bauml Yan Diehl Boyer Dallas Kim Weiner Skolnik :...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 54: Immunogenicity of HIV-1 Vaccines Expressing Chimeric Envelope Glycoproteins on the Surface of Pr55 Gag Virus-Like Particles Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010054 Authors: Chapman van Diepen Galant Kruse Margolin Ximba Hermanus Moore Douglass Williamson Rybicki The HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) is present on the surface of the virion at a very low density compared to most other enveloped viruses. Substitution of...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 53: Safety Profile of a Multi-Antigenic DNA Vaccine Against Hepatitis C Virus Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010053 Authors: Gummow Masavuli Mekonnen Li Wijesundara Shrestha Voskoboinik Gowans Grubor-Bauk Despite direct acting antivirals (DAAs) curing >95% of individuals infected with hepatitis C (HCV), in order to achieve the World Health Organization HCV Global Elimination Goals by 2030 there are still major challenges...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 15: The African Swine Fever Epidemic in Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in Lithuania (2014–2018) Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7010015 Authors: Mačiulskis Masiulis Pridotkas Buitkuvienė Jurgelevičius Jacevičienė Zagrabskaitė Zani Pilevičienė In January 2014 the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar of the Baltic States was reported from Lithuania. It has been the first occurrence of the disease in Eastern...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 160: Host Transcription Factors in Hepatitis B Virus RNA Synthesis Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020160 Authors: Turton Meier-Stephenson Badmalia Coffin Patel The hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronically infects over 250 million people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of liver cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. HBV persistence is due in part to the highly stable HBV minichromosome or HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) that resides in...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 158: Diversity and Host Interactions Among Virulent and Temperate Baltic Sea Flavobacterium Phages Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020158 Authors: Nilsson Bayfield Lundin Antson Holmfeldt Viruses in aquatic environments play a key role in microbial population dynamics and nutrient cycling. In particular, bacteria of the phylum Bacteriodetes are known to participate in recycling algal blooms. Studies of phage–host interactions involving this...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 159: Lyophilized Matrix Containing Ready-to-Use Primers and Probe Solution for Standardization of Real-Time PCR and RT-qPCR Diagnostics in Virology Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020159 Authors: Thirion Dubot-Peres Pezzi Corcostegui Touinssi de Lamballerie Charrel Real-time molecular techniques have become the reference methods for direct diagnosis of pathogens. The reduction of steps is a key factor in order to decrease the risk of human errors...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 155: Comparison of the Pathogenicity in Mice of A(H1N1)pdm09 Viruses Isolated between 2009 and 2015 in Japan Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020155 Authors: Mitake Yasuhara Lopes Tagawa-Sakai Shimizu Ozawa Kawakami Morikawa Sugaya Watanabe Kawaoka The A(H1N1)pdm09 virus emerged in 2009 and continues to circulate in human populations. Recent A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses, that is, A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses circulating in the post-pandemic era,...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 156: Imported Human West Nile Virus Lineage 2 Infection in Spain: Neurological and Gastrointestinal Complications Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020156 Authors: Velasco Sánchez-Seco Campelo de Ory Martin Herrero Salmerón Béliz Minguito Campos Molero Algora Vázquez We report the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 infection imported to Spain by a traveler returning from Romania. Serum, cerebrospinal fluid and...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 157: West Nile or Usutu Virus? A Three-Year Follow-Up of Humoral and Cellular Response in a Group of Asymptomatic Blood Donors Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020157 Authors: Percivalle Cassaniti Sarasini Rovida Adzasehoun Colombini Isernia Cuppari Baldanti West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are two related arboviruses (genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae), with birds as a reservoir and mosquitoes as transmitting vectors....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 152: Characteristics of Human OAS1 Isoform Proteins Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020152 Authors: Di Elbahesh Brinton The human OAS1 (hOAS1) gene produces multiple possible isoforms due to alternative splicing events and sequence variation among individuals, some of which affect splicing. The unique C-terminal sequences of the hOAS1 isoforms could differentially affect synthetase activity, protein stability, protein partner interactions and/or cellular localization....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 154: Natural Products-Derived Chemicals: Breaking Barriers to Novel Anti-HSV Drug Development Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020154 Authors: Treml Gazdová Šmejkal Šudomová Kubatka Hassan Recently, the problem of viral infection, particularly the infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2), has dramatically increased and caused a significant challenge to public health due to the rising problem of drug resistance. The antiherpetic...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 153: Special Issue “Equine Viruses”: Old “Friends” and New Foes? Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020153 Authors: Paillot The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has recently estimated that the world equid population exceeds 110 million (FAOSTAT 2017).[...]
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 151: Replication Compartments of DNA Viruses in the Nucleus: Location, Location, Location Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020151 Authors: Charman Weitzman DNA viruses that replicate in the nucleus encompass a range of ubiquitous and clinically important viruses, from acute pathogens to persistent tumor viruses. These viruses must co-opt nuclear processes for the benefit of the virus, whilst evading host processes that would otherwise attenuate viral replication....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 372: Adsorption of Cu(II) Ions on Adsorbent Materials Obtained from Marine Red Algae Callithamnion corymbosum sp. Water doi: 10.3390/w12020372 Authors: Lucaci Bulgariu Popescu Bulgariu In recent years, studies on the more efficient use of natural materials in adsorption processes have increased significantly. Thus, obtaining new adsorbents from marine algae biomass with higher adsorptive performance will ensure a better use of these renewable resources....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 374: The Science behind Scour at Bridge Foundations: A Review Water doi: 10.3390/w12020374 Authors: Pizarro Manfreda Tubaldi Foundation scour is among the main causes of bridge collapse worldwide, resulting in significant direct and indirect losses. A vast amount of research has been carried out during the last decades on the physics and modelling of this phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is, therefore, to provide an up-to-date, comprehensive, and holistic...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 373: Water Use Efficiency of Soybean under Water Stress in Different Eroded Soils Water doi: 10.3390/w12020373 Authors: Li Xie Liu Wang Lin Xin Zhai Soil erosion could change the effective storage of soil moisture and affected crop water use efficiency (WUE). To quantitative study differences in the WUE of soybean and the crop’s response to water stress for soils with different degrees of erosion in northeastern China, three erosion...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 375: Performance Evaluation of Stormwater Management Systems and Its Impact on Development Costing Water doi: 10.3390/w12020375 Authors: Akhter A. Hewa Ahammed Myers R. Argue The contribution of this paper is a comparison of the installation cost of a conventional drainage system consisting of a network of pits and pipes, with that of a hybrid drainage system comprising a network of pits and pipes, supported by allotment scale infiltration measures...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 371: Modelling the Impact of Leaky Barriers with a 1D Godunov-Type Scheme for the Shallow Water Equations Water doi: 10.3390/w12020371 Authors: Shannon Leakey Caspar J. M. Hewett Vassilis Glenis Paul F. Quinn There is increasing interest in distributing small-scale interventions across the landscape as an alternative means of reducing flood risk. One such intervention, the leaky barrier, is introduced in channels to slow down high flows and encourage temporary...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 370: An Innovative Tool for the Management of the Surface Drinking Water Resources at European Level: GOWARE—Transnational Guide Towards an Optimal WAter REgime Water doi: 10.3390/w12020370 Authors: Rizzo Banovec Cilenšek Rianna Santini : GOWARE (transnational Guide toward an Optimal WAter REgime) represents a Decision Support Tool (DST) developed to support the implementation of innovative Best Management Practices (BMPs) for drinking water protection...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 368: Flood Consequences of Land-Use Changes at a Ski Resort: Overcoming a Geomorphological Threshold (Portainé, Eastern Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula) Water doi: 10.3390/w12020368 Authors: Furdada G. Victoriano Díez-Herrero Génova Guinau De las Heras Palau Hürlimann Khazaradze Casas Margalef Pinyol González The sensitive mountain catchment of Portainé (Eastern Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula) has recently experienced...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 367: Analysis of Seepage in a Laboratory Scaled Model using Passive Optical Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensor Water doi: 10.3390/w12020367 Authors: Ghafoori Maček Vidmar Říha Kryžanowski Seepage is the key factor in the safety of dikes and earth-fill dams. It is crucial to identify and localize the seepage excesses at the early stages before it initiates the internal erosion process in the structure. A proper seepage monitoring system should...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 365: Identification of Foulants on Polyethersulfone Membranes Used to Remove Colloids and Dissolved Matter from Paper Mill Treated Effluent Water doi: 10.3390/w12020365 Authors: Sousa Lora-García López-Pérez Heran In this study, membrane fouling caused by paperboard mill treated effluent (PMTE) was investigated based on a dead-end ultrafiltration (UF) pilot-scale study. The membranes employed were commercial hydrophobic UF membranes made of polyethersulfone...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 366: The Impact of Advanced Treatment Technologies on the Energy Use in Satellite Water Reuse Plants Water doi: 10.3390/w12020366 Authors: Bailey Ahmad Batista With an ever-increasing world population and the resulting increase in industrialization and agricultural practices, depletion of one of the world’s most important natural resources, water, is inevitable. Water reclamation and reuse is the key to protecting this natural resource. Water...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 369: A Water Footprint Review of Italian Wine: Drivers, Barriers, and Practices for Sustainable Stewardship Water doi: 10.3390/w12020369 Authors: Aivazidou Tsolakis Wine constitutes the dominant Italian agricultural product with respect to both production quantity and economic value. Italy is the top wine producer worldwide in terms of volume and the second one below France in terms of national income. As the Italian agricultural production accounts for 85%...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 363: Catchment-Scale Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Hydrologic Modelling Using Conceptual and Physically Based Models: A Model Comparison Study Water doi: 10.3390/w12020363 Authors: Bizhanimanzar Leconte Nuth This paper presents a comparative analysis of the use of an externally linked (MOBIDIC-MODFLOW) and a physically based (MIKE SHE) surface water-groundwater model to capture the integrated hydrologic responses of the Thomas Brook catchment, in...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 364: High-Resolution, Integrated Hydrological Modeling of Climate Change Impacts on a Semi-Arid Urban Watershed in Niamey, Niger Water doi: 10.3390/w12020364 Authors: Boko Konaté Yalo Berg Erler Bazié Hwang Seidou Niandou Schimmel Sudicky This study evaluates the impact of climate change on water resources in a large, semi-arid urban watershed located in the Niamey Republic of Niger, West Africa. The watershed was modeled...
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