Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 49: Grazing Management, Forage Production and Soil Carbon Dynamics Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9040049 Authors: Mark E. Ritchie Soil carbon pools remain a target for sequestering greenhouse gases, but appropriate land management options to achieve such sequestration remain uncertain. Livestock grazing can have profound positive or negative effects on soil carbon. Different models for assessing the influences of grazing are available, but few explicitly account...
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Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 48: Towards Understanding Benefit Sharing between Extractive Industries and Indigenous/Local Communities in the Arctic Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9040048 Authors: Maria S. Tysiachniouk Andrey N. Petrov Violetta Gassiy The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive view of the benefit sharing and compensation mechanisms for the Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions due to industrial resource extraction....
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 40: Deep Arbitrage-Free Learning in a Generalized HJM Framework via Arbitrage-Regularization Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8020040 Authors: Anastasis Kratsios Cody Hyndman A regularization approach to model selection, within a generalized HJM framework, is introduced, which learns the closest arbitrage-free model to a prespecified factor model. This optimization problem is represented as the limit of a one-parameter family of computationally tractable penalized model...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 29: Data Fusion of Scanned Black and White Aerial Photographs with Multispectral Satellite Images Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2020029 Authors: Dimitris Kaimaris Petros Patias Giorgos Mallinis Charalampos Georgiadis To date, countless satellite image fusions have been made, mainly with panchromatic spatial resolution to a multispectral image ratio of 1/4, fewer fusions with lower ratios, and relatively recently fusions with much higher spatial resolution ratios have...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 59: Space Matters? Exploring Gender Differentials in the Age at Marriage, Greece (1980–2017) Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9040059 Authors: Kostas Rontos Luca Salvati Although local context is considered a key factor shaping differences in the age at marriage between spouses, spatially explicit investigations of the gender gap in marriage timing were scarce in Europe, especially in more traditional societies. The present study analyses the spatial...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 58: Some Voices from Italian Youth on Well-Being: How to Cope with Job Insecurity? Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9040058 Authors: Rosy Musumeci Chiara Ghislieri ’Insecure’ jobs and alternating between periods of unemployment and periods of employment under fixed-term contracts are increasingly widespread among the youth in Europe. This phenomenon is an important risk factor for young people’s well-being. Despite the...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 53: Presenting Health Status in Children Using a Radar Plot Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8040053 Authors: Asgeir Mamen Lars Erik Braaum Per Morten Fredriksen Background: To try out the feasibility of presenting the health status of children 6 to 12 years old by using radar plots. Methods: With data from the Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP) we have described the health status for 1340 children aged 6 to 12 years. We collected or calculated: stature,...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 55: Backward Running: Acute Effects on Sprint Performance in Preadolescent Boys Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8040055 Authors: Dimitrios Petrakis Eleni Bassa Anastasia Papavasileiou Anthi Xenofondos Dimitrios A. Patikas The aim of this study was to examine the acute effect of backward running (BwR) during warm-up on a 20-m sprint of boys’ performance, compared to forward running (FwR). Fourteen recreationally active preadolescent boys (aged 12.5...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 54: Acute Caffeine Supplementation Does Not Improve Performance in Trained CrossFit® Athletes Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8040054 Authors: Jesse A. Stein Melitza Ramirez Katie M. Heinrich Caffeine’s ergogenic effects persist during various exercise modalities; however, information establishing its efficacy during CrossFit® protocols is limited. This study aimed to determine the effects of caffeine supplementation on CrossFit® performance....
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Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 21: Use Ultra-Wideband Discone Rectenna for Broadband RF Energy Harvesting Applications Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8020021 Authors: Manolis G. Tampouratzis Demosthenes Vouyioukas Dimitrios Stratakis Traianos Yioultsis In this study, a broadband Radio Frequency (RF) energy harvester implementation is presented. The system uses a broadband discone antenna, which can operate efficiently in a broad frequency spectrum, including LTE, DCS 1800...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 275: Molecular Identification and Mycotoxin Production by Alternaria Species Occurring on Durum Wheat, Showing Black Point Symptoms Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12040275 Authors: Mario Masiello Stefania Somma Antonia Susca Veronica Ghionna Antonio Francesco Logrieco Matteo Franzoni Stefano Ravaglia Giuseppe Meca Antonio Moretti Black point is a fungal disease of wheat, mainly associated with mycotoxigenic Alternaria species. Affected wheat...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 274: Oligomer Formation and Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa Toxin Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12040274 Authors: Ensi Shao Aishan Zhang Yaqi Yan Yaomin Wang Xinyi Jia Li Sha Xiong Guan Ping Wang Zhipeng Huang Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Vip3A proteins are important insecticidal proteins used for control of lepidopteran insects. However, the mode of action of Vip3A toxin is still unclear. In this study, the amino acid...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 273: Change of Amino Acid Residues in Idiotypic Nanobodies Enhanced the Sensitivity of Competitive Enzyme Immunoassay for Mycotoxin Ochratoxin A in Cereals Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12040273 Authors: Caixia Zhang Weiqi Zhang Xiaoqian Tang Qi Zhang Wen Zhang Peiwu Li Anti-idiotypic nanobodies, usually expressed by gene engineering protocol, has been shown as a nontoxic coating antigen for toxic compound immunoassays. We here focused on how to increase...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 272: Application of LC–MS/MS in the Mycotoxins Studies Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12040272 Authors: Laura Gámiz-Gracia Ana M. García-Campaña Natalia Arroyo-Manzanares Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi of different species (mainly Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium) with toxic effects for humans and animals that can contaminate food and feed [...]
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 271: The bZIP Transcription Factor AflRsmA Regulates Aflatoxin B1 Biosynthesis, Oxidative Stress Response and Sclerotium Formation in Aspergillus flavus Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12040271 Authors: Xinua Wang Wenjie Zha Linlin Liang Opemipo Esther Fasoyin Lihan Wu Shihua Wang Fungal secondary metabolites play important roles not only in fungal ecology but also in humans living as beneficial medicine or harmful toxins. In filamentous fungi, bZIP-type...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 194: Human Cytomegalovirus Congenital (cCMV) Infection Following Primary and Nonprimary Maternal Infection: Perspectives of Prevention through Vaccine Development Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020194 Authors: Giuseppe Gerna Daniele Lilleri Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) might occur as a result of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) primary (PI) or nonprimary infection (NPI) in pregnant women. Immune correlates of protection against cCMV have been partly identified...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 193: Preclinical Efficacy of a Trivalent Human FcγRI-Targeted Adjuvant-Free Subunit Mucosal Vaccine against Pulmonary Pneumococcal Infection Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020193 Authors: Sudeep Kumar Raju Sunagar Edmund J. Gosselin Lack of safe and effective mucosal adjuvants has severely hampered the development of mucosal subunit vaccines. In this regard, we have previously shown that immunogenicity of vaccine antigens can be improved by targeting the...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 51: Nitric Oxide as a Potential Adjuvant Therapeutic for Neuroblastoma: Effects of NO on Murine N2a Cells Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7020051 Authors: Jenna L. Gordon Melissa M. Reynolds Mark A. Brown Neuroblastoma, the most common extracranial solid tumor in children, accounts for 15% of all pediatric cancer deaths. Pharmaceutical applications of S-Nitrosylation, which, under normal conditions is involved with a host of epigenetic...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 480: Fc-Based Recombinant Henipavirus Vaccines Elicit Broad Neutralizing Antibody Responses in Mice Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12040480 Authors: Yaohui Li Ruihua Li Meirong Wang Yujiao Liu Ying Yin Xiaodong Zai Xiaohong Song Yi Chen Junjie Xu Wei Chen The genus Henipavirus (HNVs) includes two fatal viruses, namely Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV). Since 1994, NiV and HeV have been endemic to the Asia–Pacific region and responsible...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 481: Comprehensive Analysis of HERV Transcriptome in HIV+ Cells: Absence of HML2 Activation and General Downregulation of Individual HERV Loci Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12040481 Authors: Nicole Grandi Maria Paola Pisano Sante Scognamiglio Eleonora Pessiu Enzo Tramontano Human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) expression is currently studied for its possible activation by HIV infection. In this context, the HERV-K(HML2) group is the most investigated: it has...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 478: Characterization of Potato Virus Y Isolates and Assessment of Nanopore Sequencing to Detect and Genotype Potato Viruses Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12040478 Authors: Michele Della Bartola Stephen Byrne Ewen Mullins Potato virus Y (PVY) is the most economically important virus infecting cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). Accurate diagnosis is crucial to regulate the trade of tubers and for the sanitary selection of plant material for propagation. However,...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 479: Pantoea agglomerans-Infecting Bacteriophage vB_PagS_AAS21: A Cold-Adapted Virus Representing a Novel Genus within the Family Siphoviridae Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12040479 Authors: Monika Šimoliūnienė Lidija Truncaitė Emilija Petrauskaitė Aurelija Zajančkauskaitė Rolandas Meškys Martynas Skapas Algirdas Kaupinis Mindaugas Valius Eugenijus Šimoliūnas A novel cold-adapted siphovirus, vB_PagS_AAS21 (AAS21), was isolated in Lithuania using...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 477: Transport of Phage in Melon Plants and Inhibition of Progression of Bacterial Fruit Blotch Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12040477 Authors: Aryan Rahimi-Midani Tae-Jin Choi Bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) is an economically important disease in melons and watermelons for which no effective control method is available. Application of phytobacterium-infecting phage has been evaluated as an alternative means of preventing bacterial diseases in plants. Coating of seeds...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 476: Shedding Light on the Effect of Natural Anti-Herpesvirus Alkaloids on SARS-CoV-2: A Treatment Option for COVID-19 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12040476 Authors: Sherif T. S. Hassan The whole world is currently facing an unseen enemy, called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is causing a global pandemic. This disease is caused by a novel single-stranded enveloped RNA virus, known as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1205: Comparison of the Influences of Cadmium Toxicity to Phosphate Removal in Activated Sludge Separately Fed by Glucose and Acetic Acid as Carbon Sources Water doi: 10.3390/w12041205 Authors: Chih-Chi Yang Meng-Shan Lu Khanh Chau Dao Jan-Wei Lin Yi-Hsiu Chou Yung-Pin Tsai This study used high and low concentrations of glucose and acetic acid as carbon sources in two aerobic-anoxic-oxic (A2O) processes. Trials were shock loaded with different concentrations...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1201: An Experimental Assessment of Extreme Wave Evaluation by Integrating Model and Wave Buoy Data Water doi: 10.3390/w12041201 Authors: Ferdinando Reale Fabio Dentale Pierluigi Furcolo Angela Di Leo Eugenio Pugliese Carratelli Calculating the significant wave height (SWH) in a given location as a function of the return time is an essential tool of coastal and ocean engineering; such a calculation can be carried out by making use of the now widely available...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1198: Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use/Cover Change on Streamflow in Beichuan River Basin in Qinghai Province, China Water doi: 10.3390/w12041198 Authors: Zhe Liu Lan Cuo Qijiang Li Xisheng Liu Xuelian Ma Liqiao Liang Jin Ding Climate change (CC) and land use/cover change (LUCC) are the main drivers of streamflow change. In this study, the effects of CC and LUCC on streamflow regime as well as their spatial variability were examined by using...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1204: Energy Consumption and Internal Distribution in Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plants of Greece Water doi: 10.3390/w12041204 Authors: Alexandra Siatou Anthoula Manali Petros Gikas The high-energy consumption of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is a crucial issue for municipalities worldwide. Most WWTPs in Greece operate as extended aeration plants, which results in high operational costs due to high energy needs. The present study investigated...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1206: Rockfall and Debris Flow Hazard Assessment in the SW Escarpment of Montagna del Morrone Ridge (Abruzzo, Central Italy) Water doi: 10.3390/w12041206 Authors: Calista Monia Menna Valeria Mancinelli Vania Sciarra Nicola Miccadei Enrico The purpose of this research is to estimate the rockfall and debris flow hazard assessment of the SW escarpment of the Montagna del Morrone (Abruzzo, Central Italy). The study investigated the geomorphology of the escarpment,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1203: Investigation on the Role of Water for the Stability of Shallow Landslides—Insights from Experimental Tests Water doi: 10.3390/w12041203 Authors: Vladislav Ivanov Diego Arosio Greta Tresoldi Azadeh Hojat Luigi Zanzi Monica Papini Laura Longoni Shallow soil slips are a significant hydrogeological hazard which could affect extended areas of the high-gradient mountainous landscape. Their triggering is highly dependent on the rainfall water infiltration...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1202: Abiotic Transient Nitrite Occurrences from Nitrate Reduction through Goethite-Mediated Fe(III)/Fe(II) Cycle with Labile Organic Materials and Ammonia Water doi: 10.3390/w12041202 Authors: Hyeoksun Choi Sanghwa Oh The abiotic reduction of NO3− to NO2−—coupled with the oxidation of labile organic materials such as citric acid, syringic acid and natural organic matter (NOM) and NH4+ through the goethite-mediated Fe(III)/Fe(II)...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1200: A Field Pilot Study on Treating Groundwater Contaminated with Sulfolane Using UV/H2O2 Water doi: 10.3390/w12041200 Authors: Linlong Yu Sobhan Iranmanesh Ian Keir Gopal Achari Sulfolane is an emerging contaminant in the groundwater and soil nearby gas plants, which has attracted much attention from many researchers and regulatory agencies in the past ten years. In this paper, a field pilot-scale ultraviolet (UV)/hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) system was...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1199: Urban Multi-Source Water Supply in China: Variation Tendency, Modeling Methods and Challenges Water doi: 10.3390/w12041199 Authors: Peibing Song Chao Wang Wei Zhang Weifeng Liu Jiahui Sun Xiaoying Wang Xiaohui Lei Hao Wang Urban water resources are the basis for the formation and development of cities and the source of urban water supply. However, with the acceleration of urbanization and the explosion of urban populations, the contradiction...
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