MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 21: Gender Preference and Difference in Behavior Modeling in Fitness Applications: A Mixed-Method Approach Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4020021 Authors: Kiemute Oyibo Julita Vassileva In recent years, the employment of behavior models to motivate behavior change has become a global trend in fitness application design. However, there is hardly any large-scale study of these applications to understand users’ exercise-type preferences,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1005: Coverage Layer Phase Composition-Dependent Photoactivity of One-Dimensional TiO2–Bi2O3 Composites Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10051005 Authors: Yuan-Chang Liang Kai-Jen Chiang TiO2–Bi2O3 composite rods were synthesized by combining hydrothermal growth of rutile TiO2 rod templates and sputtering deposition of Bi2O3 thin films. The TiO2–Bi2O3 composite rods with β-Bi2O3 phase and α/β-Bi2O3 dual-phase...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1004: Graphene Decorated Zinc Oxide and Curcumin to Disinfect the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10051004 Authors: Mohammad Oves Mohd. Ahmar Rauf Mohammad Omaish Ansari Aftab Aslam Parwaz Khan Huda A Qari Mohamed F. Alajmi Samaresh Sau Arun K Iyer Sometimes, life-threatening infections are initiated by the biofilm formation facilitated at the infection site by the drug-resistant bacteria Staphylococcus...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1002: CuFeAl Nanocomposite Catalysts for Coal Combustion in Fluidized Bed Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10051002 Authors: Aleksandr V. Fedorov Nikolay A. Yazykov Olga A. Bulavchenko Andrey A. Saraev Vasily V. Kaichev Vadim A. Yakovlev A method of oil-drop granulation was suggested for the preparation of spherical CuFeAl nanocomposite catalysts. The catalysts were characterized by a set of physicochemical methods (X-ray diffraction, temperature-programmed...
Sun May 24, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1001: Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanosheet-Decorated Copper Oxide Nanoparticles: A Potent Antifungal Nanocomposite against Fusarium Root Rot and Wilt Diseases of Tomato and Pepper Plants Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10051001 Authors: Sozan E. El-Abeid Yosra Ahmed José-Antonio Daròs Mohamed A. Mohamed Sustainable use of nanotechnology in crop protection requires an understanding of the plant’s life cycle, potential toxicological impacts of...
Sun May 24, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1003: Antifungal Potential of Nanostructured Crystalline Copper and Its Oxide Forms Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10051003 Authors: Oussou-Azo Nakama Nakamura Futagami Vestergaard Copper has been used as an antimicrobial agent for over a century and is now being added to commercial fungicides. Nanomaterials have attracted much attention due to the special properties they have over their bulk form. We studied nanostructured copper (Cu-NPs),...
Sun May 24, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1000: Detection of Aflatoxin B1 Based on a Porous Anodized Aluminum Membrane Combined with Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10051000 Authors: Yanting Feng Lei He Ling Wang Rijian Mo Chunxia Zhou Pengzhi Hong Chengyong Li An Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) biosensor was fabricated via an Ag nanoparticles assembly on the surface of a porous anodized aluminum (PAA) membrane. First, the Raman reporter 4-Aminothiophenol...
Sun May 24, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 998: Development of Porous Titania Structure with Improved Photocatalytic Activity: Response Surface Modeling and Multi-Objective Optimization Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050998 Authors: Elvira Mahu Maria Ignat Corneliu Cojocaru Petrisor Samoila Cristina Coromelci Iuliean Asaftei Valeria Harabagiu Porous titania was successfully synthesized by an ultrasound-assisted sol-gel route. The synthesis process was empirically modeled and optimized...
Sat May 23, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 999: Reduction of Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs) with Antimicrobial Inorganic Nanoparticles Incorporated in Medical Textiles: An Economic Assessment Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050999 Authors: Finbarr Murphy Anat Tchetchik Irini Furxhi Health care-associated infections (HAIs) affect millions of patients annually with up to 80,000 affected in Europe on any given day. This represents a significant societal and economic burden. Staff training,...
Sat May 23, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 997: Chlortetracycline-Functionalized Silver Nanoparticles as a Colorimetric Probe for Aminoglycosides: Ultrasensitive Determination of Kanamycin and Streptomycin Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050997 Authors: Saratale Saratale Ghodake Shinde Kim Alyousef Arshad Syed Pant Shin Aminoglycosides (AMGs) have been extensively used to treat infectious diseases caused by Gram-negative bacteria in livestock and humans. A selective...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 995: Gold Nanoparticles Induce Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Human Kidney Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050995 Authors: Enea Pereira de Almeida Araújo de Lourdes Bastos Carmo Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are highly attractive for biomedical applications. Therefore, several in vitro and in vivo studies have addressed their safety evaluation. Nevertheless, there is a lack of knowledge regarding their potential detrimental effect...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 994: Memristive and Synaptic Characteristics of Nitride-Based Heterostructures on Si Substrate Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050994 Authors: Mehr Khalid Rahmani Min-Hwi Kim Fayyaz Hussain Yawar Abbas Muhammad Ismail Kyungho Hong Chandreswar Mahata Changhwan Choi Byung-Gook Park Sungjun Kim Brain-inspired artificial synaptic devices and neurons have the potential for application in future neuromorphic computing as they consume...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 996: Improved Photocatalyzed Degradation of Phenol, as a Model Pollutant, over Metal-Impregnated Nanosized TiO2 Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050996 Authors: Belekbir El Azzouzi Hamidi Rodríguez-Lorenzo Santaballa Canle Photocatalyzed degradation of phenol in aqueous solution over surface impregnated TiO2 (M = Cu, Cr, V) under UV-Vis (366 nm) and UV (254 nm) irradiation is described. Nanosized photocatalyts were prepared from TiO2-P25...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1529: Shedding Light on the Effects of Calorie Restriction and its Mimetics on Skin Biology Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051529 Authors: Yeon Ja Choi During the aging process of an organism, the skin gradually loses its structural and functional characteristics. The skin becomes more fragile and vulnerable to damage, which may contribute to age-related diseases and even death. Skin aging is aggravated by the fact that the skin is in direct contact with extrinsic...
Sun May 24, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1528: Meat Consumption, Cognitive Function and Disorders: A Systematic Review with Narrative Synthesis and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051528 Authors: Huifeng Zhang Laura Hardie Areej O. Bawajeeh Janet Cade Cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and other forms of dementia are increasing in prevalence worldwide, while global dietary patterns are transitioning to a ‘western type’ with increasing meat consumption....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1527: Vertebral Bone Marrow Fat Is independently Associated to VAT but Not to SAT: KORA FF4—Whole-Body MR Imaging in a Population-Based Cohort Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051527 Authors: Dunja Hasic Roberto Lorbeer Robert C. Bertheau Jürgen Machann Susanne Rospleszcz Johanna Nattenmüller Wolfgang Rathmann Annette Peters Fabian Bamberg Christopher L. Schlett The objective of the current study was to assess the relationship of bone marrow...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1526: Effect of Oral Choline Alfoscerate on Patients with Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051526 Authors: Choi Hwang Shin Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) or dry eye is a disease characterized by ocular surface symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of oral choline alfoscerate (CA) administration as a treatment for KCS. The medical records of dry eye patients who were refractory to topical eyedrops and then...
Sat May 23, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1525: Exploring the Temporal Relation between Body Mass Index and Corticosteroid Metabolite Excretion in Childhood Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051525 Authors: Britt J. Van Keulen Conor V. Dolan Ruth Andrew Brian R. Walker Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol Dorret I. Boomsma Joost Rotteveel Martijn J.J. Finken Childhood obesity is associated with alterations in hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity. However, it is unknown...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1522: The Effects of Tocotrienol-Rich Vitamin E (Tocovid) on Diabetic Neuropathy: A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051522 Authors: Yeek Tat Ng Sonia Chew Wen Phang Gerald Chen Jie Tan En Yng Ng Nevein Philip Botross Henien Uma Devi M. Palanisamy Badariah Ahmad Khalid Abdul Kadir Chronic hyperglycemia increases oxidative stress, activates inflammatory pathways and reduces nerve growth factor (NGF) among diabetic...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1523: Supplementation with the Leucine Metabolite β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) does not Improve Resistance Exercise-Induced Changes in Body Composition or Strength in Young Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051523 Authors: Josephine S. Jakubowski Everson A. Nunes Filipe J. Teixeira Victoria Vescio Robert W. Morton Laura Banfield Stuart M. Phillips β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB)...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1524: Food Addiction in a Group of Italian Adolescents Diagnosed for Eating Disorder Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051524 Authors: Cinelli Criscuolo Bifone Chianello Castiglioni De Lorenzo Di Renzo Tozzi Vicari Zanna Research in patients with Eating Disorders (EDs) showed high rates of Food Addiction (FA) even in restrictive subtypes. The majority of studies were conducted on adult population. The present work aimed to describe...
Sat May 23, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1520: Withdrawal from Extended, Intermittent Access to A Highly Palatable Diet Impairs Hippocampal Memory Function and Neurogenesis: Effects of Memantine Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051520 Authors: Antonio Ferragud Clara Velázquez-Sánchez Ali Al Abdullatif Valentina Sabino Pietro Cottone Background: Compulsive eating can be promoted by intermittent access to palatable food and is often accompanied by cognitive deficits and reduction in hippocampal...
Sat May 23, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1521: Dietary Habits in Children with Respiratory Allergies: A Single-Center Polish Pilot Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051521 Authors: Eliza Wasilewska Sylwia Małgorzewicz Marta Gruchała-Niedoszytko Magdalena Skotnicka Ewa Jassem Background: The rising trend in allergic diseases has developed in parallel with the increasing prevalence of obesity, suggesting a possible association. The links between eating habits and allergies have not been sufficiently...
Sat May 23, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1518: Interplay of Dietary Fatty Acids and Cholesterol Impacts Brain Mitochondria and Insulin Action Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051518 Authors: Schell Chudoba Leboucher Alfine Flore Ritter Weiper Wernitz Henkel Kleinridders Overconsumption of high-fat and cholesterol-containing diets is detrimental for metabolism and mitochondrial function, causes inflammatory responses and impairs insulin action in peripheral tissues. Dietary...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1519: A Dose-Dependent Effect of Carnipure® Tartrate Supplementation on Endurance Capacity, Recovery, and Body Composition in an Exercise Rat Model Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051519 Authors: Kazim Sahin Cemal Orhan Osman Kucuk Nurhan Sahin Mehmet Tuzcu Besir Er Shane Durkee Aouatef Bellamine The objective of this work is to investigate the effects of Carnipure® Tartrate (CT) supplementation with or without exercise on endurance capacity,...
Sat May 23, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1517: Household Food Insecurity and the Association with Cumulative Biological Risk among Lower-Income Adults: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2007–2010 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051517 Authors: Cindy W. Leung Megan S. Zhou Household food insecurity has been associated with adverse health outcomes; however, the mechanisms underlying these associations are not well-defined. Using data from 5005 adults from the 2007–2010...
Sat May 23, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1516: Punicalagin Protects Diabetic Nephropathy by Inhibiting Pyroptosis Based on TXNIP/NLRP3 Pathway Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051516 Authors: Xin An Yahui Zhang Yuan Cao Jihua Chen Hong Qin Lina Yang Diabetic nephropathy is a diabetic complication caused by chronic inflammation. As the primary polyphenol in pomegranate, punicalagin is believed to have significant anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, we established a mice model for diabetes...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1514: Diet and Nutrition Status of Mongolian Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051514 Authors: Bromage Daria Lander Tsolmon Houghton Tserennadmid Gombo Gibson Ganmaa (1) Background: Aspects of the Mongolian food supply, including high availability of animal-source foods and few plant foods, are plausibly associated with disease in the population. Data on Mongolian diets are lacking, and these risks are poorly quantified. The...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1515: The Action of JAK/STAT3 and BMP/HJV/SMAD Signaling Pathways on Hepcidin Suppression by Tucum-do-Cerrado in a Normal and Iron-Enriched Diets Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051515 Authors: Arruda Ramos Barbosa Hankins Rodrigues Cunha The Brazilian savanna fruit, tucum-do-cerrado (Bactris setosa Mart.) reduces hepatic hepcidin levels. Therefore, we investigated the effect of tucum-do-cerrado on the TfR/HFE and/or BMP/HJV/SMAD and JAK/STAT...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1513: Prevalence of Product Claims and Marketing Buzzwords Found on Health Food Snack Products Does Not Relate to Nutrient Profile Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051513 Authors: Maddison Breen Hollie James Anna Rangan Luke Gemming Growth in the consumer health and wellness industry has led to an increase of packaged foods marketed as health food (HF) products. In consequence, a ‘health halo’ around packaged HF has arisen that influences...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1512: Effects of a High-Protein Diet on Cardiometabolic Health, Vascular Function, and Endocannabinoids—A PREVIEW Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051512 Authors: Lea Tischmann Mathijs Drummen Peter Joris Blandine Gatta-Cherifi Anne Raben Mikael Fogelholm Isabelle Matias Daniela Cota Ronald Mensink Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga Tanja Adam An unfavorable lipid profile and being overweight are known mediators in the development of...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1511: Validation of the Telephone-Administered Version of the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) Questionnaire Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051511 Authors: Maria João Gregório Ana M. Rodrigues Clara Salvador Sara S. Dias Rute D. de Sousa Jorge M. Mendes Pedro S. Coelho Jaime C. Branco Carla Lopes Miguel A. Martínez-González Pedro Graça Helena Canhão A 14-Item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) questionnaire...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1510: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Score and Its Association with Sleep Quality in a National Survey of Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051510 Authors: Liang Beydoun Hossain Maldonado Zonderman Fanelli-Kuczmarski Beydoun : Complex processes appear to link sleep duration and quality with dietary patterns. Numerous studies show healthful benefits of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1509: Changes in Bone Marrow Fat upon Dietary-Induced Weight Loss Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051509 Authors: Manuela Spurny Yixin Jiang Solomon A. Sowah Ruth Schübel Tobias Nonnenmacher Robert Bertheau Romy Kirsten Theron Johnson Jens Hillengass Christopher L. Schlett Oyunbileg von Stackelberg Cornelia M. Ulrich Rudolf Kaaks Hans-Ulrich Kauczor Tilman Kühn Johanna Nattenmüller Background: Bone marrow fat is implicated...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1508: Nutritional Quality of Food and Beverages Offered in Supermarkets of Lima According to the Peruvian Law of Healthy Eating Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051508 Authors: Mayra Meza-Hernández David Villarreal-Zegarra Lorena Saavedra-Garcia The purpose of this paper was to determine the foods and beverages offered in the city of Lima, Peru, that would be subject to front-of-package warning labels (octagons) according to the thresholds for the two phases...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1506: Impact of Meal Timing and Chronotype on Food Reward and Appetite Control in Young Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051506 Authors: Kristine Beaulieu Pauline Oustric Shaea Alkahtani Maha Alhussain Hanne Pedersen Jonas Salling Quist Kristine Færch Graham Finlayson Early meal timing and chronotype are associated with lower BMI, but their impact on appetite is poorly understood. We examined the impact of meal timing and chronotype on...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1507: Phytosterols Supplementation Reduces Endothelin-1 Plasma Concentration in Moderately Hypercholesterolemic Individuals Independently of Their Cholesterol-Lowering Properties Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051507 Authors: Angela Oliveira Godoy Ilha Valeria Sutti Nunes Milessa Silva Afonso Edna Regina Nakandakare Guilherme da Silva Ferreira Renata de Paula Assis Bombo Ricardo Rodrigues Giorgi Roberta Marcondes Machado Eder Carlos Rocha Quintão...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Particles, Vol. 3, Pages 444-455: Thickness and Color Structure of Center Vortices in Gluonic SU(2) QCD Particles doi: 10.3390/particles3020031 Authors: Rudolf Golubich Manfried Faber In search for an effective model of quark confinement we study the vacuum of SU(2) quantum chromodynamic with lattice simulations using Wilson action. Assuming that center vortices are the relevant excitations causing confinement, we analyzed their physical size and their color structure. We present...
Fri May 22, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 409: An Optimized Most Probable Number (MPN) Method to Assess the Number of Thermophilic Free-Living Amoebae (FLA) in Water Samples Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050409 Authors: Mirna Moussa Isabel Marcelino Vincent Richard Jérôme Guerlotté Antoine Talarmin Detection and quantification of pathogenic free-living amoebae (FLA) in water samples is critical for assessing water quality and for disease management issues. The most probable number (MPN)...
Sun May 24, 2020 03:00
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