IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1734: Advances and Challenges in Bacterial Spot Resistance Breeding in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21051734 Authors: Pragya Adhikari Tika B. Adhikari Frank J. Louws Dilip R. Panthee Bacterial spot is a serious disease of tomato caused by at least four species of Xanthomonas. These include X. euvesicatoria (race T1), X. vesicatoria (race T2), X. perforans (races T3 and T4), and X. gardneri,...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Minerals, Vol. 10, Pages 229: Identifying Geochemical Anomalies Associated with Gold Mineralization Using Factor Analysis and Spectrum–Area Multifractal Model in Laowan District, Qinling-Dabie Metallogenic Belt, Central China Minerals doi: 10.3390/min10030229 Authors: Ruoyu Wu Jianli Chen Jiangnan Zhao Jinduo Chen Shouyu Chen The Laowan deposit is a typical gold deposit in the Qinling-Dabie metallogenic belt, which produces the most gold resources in Central China....
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Minerals, Vol. 10, Pages 231: A Study of Shock-Metamorphic Features of Feldspars from the Xiuyan Impact Crater Minerals doi: 10.3390/min10030231 Authors: Feng Yin Deqiu Dai Feldspar is the most abundant mineral in the Earth’s crust and is widely distributed in rocks. It is also one of the most common minerals in meteorites. Shock-metamorphic features in feldspar are widely used to calibrate the temperature and pressure of shock events and can also provide clues for...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 825: The Role of Sea Surface Temperature Forcing in the Life-Cycle of Mediterranean Cyclones Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs12050825 Authors: Christos Stathopoulos Platon Patlakas Christos Tsalis George Kallos Air–sea interface processes are highly associated with the evolution and intensity of marine-developed storms. Specifically, in the Mediterranean Sea, the air–ocean temperature deviations have a profound role during...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Energies, Vol. 13, Pages 1146: Reducing Operational Costs of Offshore HVDC Energy Export Systems Through Optimized Maintenance Energies doi: 10.3390/en13051146 Authors: Unnewehr Waldl Pahlke Herráez Weidlich For the grid connection of offshore wind farms today, in many cases a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) connection to the shore is implemented. The scheduled maintenance of the offshore and onshore HVDC stations makes up a significant part of the operational...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Education Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 56: Effects of Fluency Oriented Instruction on Motivation for Reading of Struggling Readers Education Sciences doi: 10.3390/educsci10030056 Authors: Mehigan This paper looks at the effects of an intervention, based on fluency oriented reading instruction (FORI), on the motivation for reading among struggling readers in First Class in Irish primary schools. The intervention took place in learning support settings in three primary schools located...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1743: Recent Developments of Solar Cells from PbS Colloidal Quantum Dots Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051743 Authors: Blachowicz Ehrmann PbS (lead sulfide) colloidal quantum dots consist of crystallites with diameters in the nanometer range with organic molecules on their surfaces, partly with additional metal complexes as ligands. These surface molecules are responsible for solubility and prevent aggregation, but the interface between...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1638: Perceptions of Dentists and Non-Professionals on Some Dental Factors Affecting Smile Aesthetics: A Study from Vietnam International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051638 Authors: Ngoc Tran Dung Anh Nga Anh Hanh Phuong Quynh Chu Aim: It is important to meet the aesthetic expectation regarding the smile concept of both dentists and non-professionals after treatment...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1644: Psychological Considerations in Pediatric Chronic Illness: Case Examples International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051644 Authors: Rohan Verma Abstract: Despite significant gains in survival rates for pediatric patients and adolescents/young adults (AYA) with chronic illness, patients in this vulnerable age group are also at an increased risk for developing one or more adverse effects related to their...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 606: The Winner Takes It All: Auxin–The Main Player during Plant Embryogenesis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9030606 Authors: Konrad Winnicki In plants, the first asymmetrical division of a zygote leads to the formation of two cells with different developmental fates. The establishment of various patterns relies on spatial and temporal gene expression, however the precise mechanism responsible for embryonic patterning still needs elucidation. Auxin seems to be the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 454: Graphene Oxide Nanofiltration Membranes Containing Silver Nanoparticles: Tuning Separation Efficiency via Nanoparticle Size Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030454 Authors: Yang Huang Wang Du Zhang Wang Kipper Belfiore Tang Three types of graphene oxide/silver nanoparticles (GO/AgNPs) composite membranes were prepared to investigate size-effect of AgNPs on nanofiltration ability. The size of AgNPs was 8,...
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1933: ESDA (Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis) of Vegetation Cover in Urban Areas—Recognition of Vulnerabilities for the Management of Resources in Urban Green Infrastructure Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051933 Authors: Ana Clara M. M. Moura Bráulio M. M. Fonseca From the mapping of urban vegetation cover by high-resolution orthoimages, using IR band and NDVI classification (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index), added to three-dimensional...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1645: Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors of Young Children: Trends from 2009 to 2018 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051645 Authors: Venetsanou Emmanouilidou Kouli Bebetsos Comoutos Kambas Over the last decade, the lives of children in several countries, including Greece, have been affected by recession. The aim of the present study was (a) to examine time trends in physical...
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Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1938: Variability of Hordeum vulgare L. Cultivars in Yield, Antioxidant Potential, and Cholinesterase Inhibitory Activity Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051938 Authors: Joanna Kobus-Cisowska Piotr Szulc Oskar Szczepaniak Marcin Dziedziński Daria Szymanowska Krystyna Szymandera-Buszka Elżbieta Goryńska-Goldmann Michał Gazdecki Aleksandra Telichowska Marta Ligaj Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is an annual plant cultivated...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 12, Pages 824: Using NDVI to Differentiate Wheat Genotypes Productivity Under Dryland and Irrigated Conditions Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs12050824 Authors: Mohammed A. Naser Raj Khosla Louis Longchamps Subash Dahal Crop breeders are looking for tools to facilitate the screening of genotypes in field trials. Remote sensing-based indices such as normalized difference vegetative index (NDVI) are sensitive to biomass and nitrogen (N) variability in...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1932: Samothraki in Transition: A Report on a Real-World Lab to Promote the Sustainability of a Greek Island Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051932 Authors: Marina Fischer-Kowalski Markus Löw Dominik Noll Panos Petridis Nikolaos Skoulikidis This is a case study on a small mountainous island in the Aegean Sea with the policy goal of preparing it to become member of UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves. While the local...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1736: Glucose Exerts an Anti-Melanogenic Effect by Indirect Inactivation of Tyrosinase in Melanocytes and a Human Skin Equivalent International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21051736 Authors: Sung Hoon Lee Il-Hong Bae Eun-Soo Lee Hyoung-June Kim Jongsung Lee Chang Seok Lee Sugars are ubiquitous in organisms and well-known cosmetic ingredients for moisturizing skin with minimal side-effects. Glucose, a simple sugar used as...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1733: MicroRNA-24-3p Targets Notch and Other Vascular Morphogens to Regulate Post-ischemic Microvascular Responses in Limb Muscles International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21051733 Authors: Marchetti Meloni Anwar Zen Sala-Newby Slater Ford Caporali Emanueli MicroRNAs (miRs) regulate complex processes, including angiogenesis, by targeting multiple mRNAs. miR-24-3p-3p directly represses eNOS, GATA2,...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1931: Systems Thinking to Understand National Well-Being from a Human Capital Perspective Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051931 Authors: Sibel Eker Leena Ilmola-Sheppard Well-being has become an important policy goal to replace gross domestic product (GDP) as an indicator of national progress. Several multidimensional metrics and indicators of well-being have been developed mostly based on the four-capital model that includes natural, economic,...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 1735: Schiff Base Ancillary Ligands in Bis(diimine) Copper(I) Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21051735 Authors: Elias Lüthi Paola Andrea Forero Cortés Alessandro Prescimone Edwin C. Constable Catherine E. Housecroft Five 6,6’-dimethyl-2,2’-bipyridine ligands bearing N-arylmethaniminyl substituents in the 4- and 4’-positions were prepared by Schiff base condensation...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1930: The Productive, Economic, and Social Efficiency of Vineyards Using Combined Drought-Tolerant Rootstocks and Efficient Low Water Volume Deficit Irrigation Techniques Under Mediterranean Semiarid Conditions Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051930 Authors: Pascual Romero Azorín José García García García In many areas of southern Europe, the scarcity of water due to climate change will increase, making its availability for irrigation an even more...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Energies, Vol. 13, Pages 1142: Non-Contact Measurement and Analysis of Trapped Charge Decay Rates for Cable Line Switching Transients Energies doi: 10.3390/en13051142 Authors: Stephen Robson Abderrahmane Haddad Simon Dennis Foroozan Ghassemi During reclosure of 275 kV cable circuits used for voltage control, excessive overvoltages were observed on the network. Such events cause onerous and costly failures. Transient simulations have shown that the normal voltage on its...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1929: Finite Element Analysis of Geogrid-stabilized Unpaved Roads Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051929 Authors: Giovanni Leonardi Dario Lo Lo Bosco Rocco Palamara Federica Suraci The need to increase the durability of unpaved roads and the need to improve driver comfort have led to this research: to focus more attention on the use of reinforcements for this type of road. Unpaved roads are created by using an unbound granular base layer...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Sustainability, Vol. 12, Pages 1928: Using CFD Modelling to Relate Pig Lying Locations to Environmental Variability in Finishing Pens Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su12051928 Authors: Paul Jackson Abozar Nasirahmadi Jonathan H. Guy Steve Bull Peter J. Avery Sandra A. Edwards Barbara Sturm The purpose of this research was to determine which environmental factors within the pen space differ between the locations where pigs choose to lie and areas they avoid....
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Metals, Vol. 10, Pages 340: Identification of Acoustic Characteristic Parameters and Improvement of Sound Absorption Performance for Porous Metal Metals doi: 10.3390/met10030340 Authors: Xiaocui Yang Xinmin Shen Haiqin Duan Xiaonan Zhang Qin Yin Porous metal is widely used in the fields of sound absorption and noise reduction, and it is a critical procedure to identify acoustic characteristic parameters and to improve sound absorption performances. Based on the constructed...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Materials, Vol. 13, Pages 1131: The Impact of Implant–Abutment Connection on Clinical Outcomes and Microbial Colonization: A Narrative Review Materials doi: 10.3390/ma13051131 Authors: Dorina Lauritano Giulia Moreo Alberta Lucchese Chiara Viganoni Luisa Limongelli Francesco Carinci Introduction: Osseointegration are often suffering from oral conditions, especially, the micro gap at the implant–abutment connection represents a site for bacterial plaque...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Materials, Vol. 13, Pages 1130: Metallization and Diffusion Bonding of CoSb3-Based Thermoelectric Materials Materials doi: 10.3390/ma13051130 Authors: Hangbin Feng Lixia Zhang Jialun Zhang Wenqin Gou Sujuan Zhong Guanxing Zhang Huiyuan Geng Jicai Feng CoSb3-based skutterudite alloy is one of the most promising thermoelectric materials in the middle temperature range (room temperature—550 °C). However, the realization of an appropriate...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Materials, Vol. 13, Pages 1129: Chlorapatite Derived From Fish Scales Materials doi: 10.3390/ma13051129 Authors: Luyara de Almeida Cavalcante Laís Sibaldo Ribeiro Mitsuo Lopes Takeno Pedro Tupã Pandava Aum Yanne Katiussy Pereira Gurgel Aum Jean Carlos Silva Andrade The present work demonstrates the production of chlorapatite (ClAp) through thermal decomposition of chemically treated fish scales, originating from an Amazon fish species (Arapaima gigas). The scales...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1647: Body Mass Index (BMI) and Work Ability in Older Workers: Results from the Health and Employment after Fifty (HEAF) Prospective Cohort Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051647 Authors: Linaker D’Angelo Syddall Harris Cooper Walker-Bone This study explores associations between BMI and prolonged sickness absence; cutting down at work; and health-related job loss (HRJL)...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1646: The Role of Organizational Factors and Human Resources in the Provision of Dental Prosthesis in Primary Dental Care in Brazil International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051646 Authors: Cunha Vettore Santos Matta-Machado Lucas Abreu This study aimed to investigate factors associated with dental prosthesis procedures by oral health teams (OHTs) in the Brazilian primary health care in...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 605: Probing the Environment of Emerin by Enhanced Ascorbate Peroxidase 2 (APEX2)-Mediated Proximity Labeling Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9030605 Authors: Marret Müller Christina James Christof Lenz Henning Urlaub Ralph H. Kehlenbach Emerin is one of the best characterized proteins of the inner nuclear membrane, but can also occur at the level of the endoplasmic reticulum. We now use enhanced ascorbate peroxidase 2 (APEX2) to probe the environment...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1643: Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Workplace-Adapted Mindfulness-Based Programme to Reduce Stress in Workers at a Private Sector Logistics Company: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051643 Authors: Montero-Marin Kuyken Gasión Barceló-Soler Rojas Manrique Esteban Campayo There is a high prevalence of stress in the logistics sector...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1642: Employees’ Weekend Activities and Psychological Well-Being via Job Stress: A Moderated Mediation Role of Recovery Experience International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051642 Authors: Jeong Kang Choi An employee’s off-work activities are known to contribute positively to recovering their energy levels depleted by daily work. Despite this view and understanding, the effect of employees’...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 1741: Year 2020: A Snapshot of the Last Progress in Flexible Printed Gas Sensors Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app10051741 Authors: Fioravanti Carotta A review of recent advances in flexible printed gas sensors is presented. During the last years, flexible electronics has started to offer new opportunities in terms of sensors features and their possible application fields. The advent of this technology has made sensors low-cost, thin, with...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1641: Impact of Crisis Line Volunteering on Mental Wellbeing and the Associated Factors: A Systematic Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051641 Authors: Willems Drossaert Vuijk Crisis line services, operated by volunteers, have been proven to be effective in decreasing psychological pain and preventing suicidality. Although working at the crisis line may be rewarding, for some the confrontation...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1640: The Effects of Active Self-correction on Postural Control in Girls with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Role of an Additional Mental Task International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051640 Authors: Piątek Kuczyński Ostrowska Due to balance deficits that accompany adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), the potential interaction between activities of daily living and active self-correction movements...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 1639: Usability of Eye-Gaze Controlled Computers in Sweden: A Total Population Survey International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17051639 Authors: Hemmingsson Borgestig Eye-gaze technology allows individuals with severe physical disabilities and complex communication needs to control a computer or other devices with eye-gaze, thereby enabling them to communicate and participate in society. To date, most research...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
Polymers, Vol. 12, Pages 560: Physically Crosslinked Poly (Vinyl Alcohol)/Kappa-Carrageenan Hydrogels: Structure and Applications Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym12030560 Authors: Catalin Croitoru Mihai Alin Pop Tibor Bedo Mihaela Cosnita Ionut Claudiu Roata Iosif Hulka This paper discusses the structure morphology and the thermal and swelling behavior of physically crosslinked hydrogels, obtained from applying four successive freezing–thawing cycles to...
Tue Mar 03, 2020 02:00
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