Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1968: Impact of SiO2 Particles in Polyethylene Textile Membrane for Indoor Personal Heating Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101968 Authors: Boutghatin Assaf Pennec Carette Thomy Akjouj Djafari Rouhani Keeping the human body in a thermal comfort state inside a room has become a challenge in recent years. While the most common strategy is to heat buildings, it requires a lot of energy. Reducing this energy consumption will have positive...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1969: A β-cyclodextrin Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Au Co-Catalyst for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101969 Authors: Guifu Zuo Yuqian Zhang Shanshan Liu Zhaoliang Guo Qiannan Zhao Gopalan Saianand Liwei Feng Lijuan Li Wangze Li Ning Zhang Xianguang Meng Vellaisamy A. L. Roy Photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production has attracted considerable attention...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1967: In Silico Prediction of Protein Adsorption Energy on Titanium Dioxide and Gold Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101967 Authors: Shada A. Alsharif David Power Ian Rouse Vladimir Lobaskin The free energy of adsorption of proteins onto nanoparticles offers an insight into the biological activity of these particles in the body, but calculating these energies is challenging at the atomistic resolution. In addition, structural information...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1966: Narrowband Light Reflection Resonances from Waveguide Modes for High-Quality Sensors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101966 Authors: Ping Gu Jing Chen Chun Yang Zhendong Yan Chaojun Tang Pinggen Cai Fan Gao Bo Yan Zhengqi Liu Zhong Huang Designing various nanostructures to achieve narrowband light reflection resonances is desirable for optical sensing applications. In this work, we theoretically demonstrate two narrowband...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1965: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Removal from Indoor Air by Heterostructures/Composites/Doped Photocatalysts: A Mini-Review Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101965 Authors: Enesca Cazan The impact of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on indoor air quality and, furthermore, on human health is still a subject of research investigations considering the large increase in forms of cancer and related diseases. VOCs can be 10 times higher in indoor...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1964: NIR-Fluorescent Hybrid Materials of Tm3+ Complexes Carried by Nano-SiO2 via Improved Sol–Gel Method Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101964 Authors: Yanxin Wang Qiuyu Sun Linjun Huang Peng Lu Xiaozhen Wang Zhe Zhang Yao Wang Jianguo Tang Laurence A. Belfiore Tm3+ has obvious emission characteristics in the near-infrared band. Thulium ions combined with different organic ligands lead to different fluorescent properties. In the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1963: Harnessing Inorganic Nanoparticles to Direct Macrophage Polarization for Skeletal Muscle Regeneration Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101963 Authors: Francesca Corsi Felicia Carotenuto Paolo Di Nardo Laura Teodori Modulation of macrophage plasticity is emerging as a successful strategy in tissue engineering (TE) to control the immune response elicited by the implanted material. Indeed, one major determinant of success in regenerating tissues...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3044: Kava as a Clinical Nutrient: Promises and Challenges Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103044 Authors: Tengfei Bian Pedro Corral Yuzhi Wang Jordy Botello Rick Kingston Tyler Daniels Ramzi G. Salloum Edward Johnston Zhiguang Huo Junxuan Lu Andrew C. Liu Chengguo Xing Kava beverages are typically prepared from the root of Piper methysticum. They have been consumed among Pacific Islanders for centuries. Kava extract preparations...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3043: Habitual Nightly Fasting Duration, Eating Timing, and Eating Frequency are Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk in Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103043 Authors: Nour Makarem Dorothy D. Sears Marie-Pierre St-Onge Faris M. Zuraikat Linda C. Gallo Gregory A. Talavera Sheila F. Castaneda Yue Lai Junhui Mi Brooke Aggarwal Nightly fasting duration (NFD) and eating timing and frequency may influence cardiometabolic health via their...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3042: The Role of Diet on Insulin Sensitivity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103042 Authors: Maria Mirabelli Diego Russo Antonio Brunetti Growing evidence shows that dietary composition has a marked impact on the risk of developing obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease (CVD), certain types of endocrine cancer and many other intertwined metabolic and reproductive disorders, all featured by insulin resistance (IR) [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3040: Dairy Consumption and Metabolic Health Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103040 Authors: Timon O’Connor Bhargava Gibney Feeney Milk and dairy foods are naturally rich sources of a wide range of nutrients, and when consumed according to recommended intakes, contribute essential nutrients across all stages of the life cycle. Seminal studies recommendations with respect to intake of saturated fat have been consistent and clear: limit total fat intake...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3041: Effect of Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Supplementation on Offspring Neurodevelopment at 12 Months in India: A Randomized Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103041 Authors: Shweta Khandelwal Dimple Kondal Monica Chaudhry Kamal Patil Mallaiah Kenchaveeraiah Swamy Deepa Metgud Sandesh Jogalekar Mahesh Kamate Gauri Divan Ruby Gupta Dorairaj Prabhakaran Nikhil Tandon Usha Ramakrishnan Aryeh D. Stein Intake...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3037: Inula britannica Inhibits Adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes via Modulation of Mitotic Clonal Expansion Involving ERK 1/2 and Akt Signaling Pathways Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103037 Authors: Hyung-Seok Yu Won-Ju Kim Won-Young Bae Na-Kyoung Lee Hyun-Dong Paik The flower of Inula britannica contains various phenolic compounds with prophylactic properties. This study aimed to determine the anti-adipogenic effect of an I. britannica flower aqueous...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3038: The Anti-Obesogenic Effect of Lean Fish Species is Influenced by the Fatty Acid Composition in Fish Fillets Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103038 Authors: Fjære Myrmel Dybing Kuda Jensen Rossmeisl Frøyland Kristiansen Madsen Fillets from marine fish species contain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the form of phospholipids (PLs). To investigate the importance of PL-bound n-3 PUFAs in mediating the anti-obesogenic...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3036: An Almond-Based Low Carbohydrate Diet Improves Depression and Glycometabolism in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes through Modulating Gut Microbiota and GLP-1: A Randomized Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103036 Authors: Ren Zhang Qi Hu Jiang Hou Feng Ojo Wang Background: Alow carbohydrate diet (LCD) is more beneficial for the glycometabolism in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and may be effective in reducing depression....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3039: Microbiota and Diabetes Mellitus: Role of Lipid Mediators Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103039 Authors: Salazar Angarita Morillo Navarro Martínez Chacín Torres Rajotia Rojas Cano Añez Rojas Bermudez Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is an inflammatory clinical entity with different mechanisms involved in its physiopathology. Among these, the dysfunction of the gut microbiota stands out. Currently, it is understood that...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3035: Ingestion of Helianthus tuberosus at Breakfast Rather Than at Dinner Is More Effective for Suppressing Glucose Levels and Improving the Intestinal Microbiota in Older Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103035 Authors: Kim Chijiki Nanba Ozaki Sasaki Takahashi Shibata To date, nutritional studies have focused on the total intake of dietary fiber rather than intake timing. In this study, we examined the effect of the timing of daily...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3033: Cognitive Outcomes and Relationships with Phenylalanine in Phenylketonuria: A Comparison between Italian and English Adult Samples Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103033 Authors: Cristina Romani Filippo Manti Francesca Nardecchia Federica Valentini Nicoletta Fallarino Claudia Carducci Sabrina De Leo Anita MacDonald Liana Palermo Vincenzo Leuzzi We aimed to assess if the same cognitive batteries can be used cross-nationally to monitor...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3034: Short-Term Effects of Salt Restriction via Home Dishes Do Not Persist in the Long Term: A Randomized Control Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103034 Authors: Sachiko Maruya Ribeka Takachi Maki Kanda Misako Nakadate Junko Ishihara Salt intake reduction is crucial to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. This study aimed to investigate the short- and long-term effects of monitoring salt concentration in homemade dishes on reducing...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3031: The Impact of Maternal Body Composition and Dietary Fat Consumption upon Placental Lipid Processing and Offspring Metabolic Health Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103031 Authors: Zachary J. W. Easton Timothy R. H. Regnault The proportion of women of reproductive age who are overweight or obese is increasing globally. Gestational obesity is strongly associated in both human studies and animal models with early-onset development of adult-associated metabolic...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3032: Nutritional Targeting of the Microbiome as Potential Therapy for Malnutrition and Chronic Inflammation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103032 Authors: Lena Schröder Sina Kaiser Burkhardt Flemer Jacob Hamm Finn Hinrichsen Dora Bordoni Philip Rosenstiel Felix Sommer Homeostatic interactions with the microbiome are central for a healthy human physiology and nutrition is the main driving force shaping the microbiome. In the past decade, a wealth...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3029: Associations between Plasma Branched Chain Amino Acids and Health Biomarkers in Response to Resistance Exercise Training Across Age Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103029 Authors: Mariwan H. Sayda Bethan E. Phillips John P. Williams Paul L. Greenhaff Daniel J. Wilkinson Ken Smith Philip J. Atherton Leucine, isoleucine and valine (i.e., the branched chain amino acids, BCAA) play a key role in the support and regulation of tissue protein regulation...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3030: Impact of Nuun Electrolyte Tablets on Fluid Balance in Active Men and Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103030 Authors: Jacquelyn Pence Richard J. Bloomer Background: Maintaining adequate hydration is important for overall health and has major implications for athletes involved in physically demanding tasks. While water is viewed as an effective means to rehydrate, and is inexpensive and readily available, electrolyte beverages appear to be more beneficial,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3028: Coffee Consumption and Its Inverse Relationship with Gastric Cancer: An Ecological Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103028 Authors: Luis G. Parra-Lara Diana M. Mendoza-Urbano Juan C. Bravo Constain H. Salamanca Ángela R. Zambrano Coffee is the second most popular drink worldwide, and it has various components with antioxidant and antitumor properties. Due to its chemical composition, it could act as an antitumor substance in the gastrointestinal...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3026: Discovery of Sulforaphane as a Potent BACE1 Inhibitor Based on Kinetics and Computational Studies Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103026 Authors: Kumju Youn Jeong-Hyun Yoon Nayoung Lee Gyutae Lim Jinhyuk Lee Shengmin Sang Chi-Tang Ho Mira Jun BACE1 is the rate-limiting enzyme involved in the production and deposition of β-amyloid (Aβ). Since neurotoxic Aβ plays a critical role in Alzheimer’s disease...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3027: GC-TOF-MS-Based Metabolomic Analysis and Evaluation of the Effects of HX106, a Nutraceutical, on ADHD-Like Symptoms in Prenatal Alcohol Exposed Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103027 Authors: In Gyoung Ju Mee Youn Lee Seung Ho Jeon Eugene Huh Jin Hee Kim Jong Kil Lee Choong Hwan Lee Myung Sook Oh Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in children characterized by inattention and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3025: Effect of Increasing the Dietary Protein Content of Breakfast on Subjective Appetite, Short-Term Food Intake and Diet-Induced Thermogenesis in Children Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103025 Authors: Nick Bellissimo Tammy Fansabedian Vincent C.H. Wong Julia O. Totosy de Zepetnek Neil R. Brett Alexander Schwartz Stephanie Cassin Katherine Suitor Dérick Rousseau Dietary protein affects energy balance by decreasing food intake (FI) and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3024: Preschool Healthy Food Policy Did Not Increase Percent of Food Wasted: Evidence from the Carolinas Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103024 Authors: Roni A. Neff Daniel A. Zaltz Amelie A. Hecht Russell R. Pate Brian Neelon Jennifer R. O’Neill Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon This research evaluates the effects of a South Carolina (SC) policy, which changed the nutrition standards for foods served in early care and education (ECE) settings, on wasted...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3023: Dietary Quality Changes According to the Preceding Maximum Weight: A Longitudinal Analysis in the PREDIMED-Plus Randomized Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103023 Authors: Cristina Bouzas Maria del Mar Bibiloni Silvia Garcia David Mateos Miguel Ángel Martínez-González Jordi Salas-Salvadó Dolores Corella Helmut Schröder J. Alfredo Martínez Ángel M. Alonso-Gómez Julia Wärnberg Jesús Vioque Dora Romaguera José Lopez-Miranda...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3020: Alterations in the Intestinal Morphology, Gut Microbiota, and Trace Mineral Status Following Intra-Amniotic Administration (Gallus gallus) of Teff (Eragrostis tef) Seed Extracts Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103020 Authors: Johnathon Carboni Spenser Reed Nikolai Kolba Adi Eshel Omry Koren Elad Tako The consumption of teff (Eragrostis tef), a gluten-free cereal grain, has increased due to its dense nutrient composition including complex carbohydrates,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3021: Familial Aggregation of Endemic Congenital Hypothyroidism Syndrome in Congo (DR): Historical Data Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103021 Authors: Christian X. Weichenberger Maria Teresa Rivera Jean Vanderpas Familial aggregation of endemic congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in an iodine-deficient population from northern Congo (Democratic Republic (DR)) was analysed on data collected four decades ago (1979–1980). During a systematic survey of 62...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3022: The Effect of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Isokinetic Torque in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103022 Authors: Ángel Lago-Rodríguez Raúl Domínguez Juan José Ramos-Álvarez Francisco Miguel Tobal Pablo Jodra Rachel Tan Stephen J. Bailey Dietary nitrate (NO3−) supplementation, which can enhance performance in exercise settings involving repeated high-intensity efforts, has been linked...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 815: Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) Outbreak Duration in Cattle Herds in Ireland: A Retrospective Observational Study Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100815 Authors: Andrew W. Byrne Damien Barrett Philip Breslin Jamie M. Madden James O’Keeffe Eoin Ryan Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) outbreaks, caused by Mycobacterium bovis infection, are a costly animal health challenge. Understanding factors associated with the duration of outbreaks, known...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 814: First Insight into the Modulation of Noncanonical NF-κB Signaling Components by Poxviruses in Established Immune-Derived Cell Lines: An In Vitro Model of Ectromelia Virus Infection Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100814 Authors: Justyna Struzik Lidia Szulc-Dąbrowska Matylda B. Mielcarska Magdalena Bossowska-Nowicka Michał Koper Małgorzata Gieryńska Dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages are the first line of antiviral immunity. Viral pathogens...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 813: The Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis–The Koch Phenomenon Reinstated Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100813 Authors: Robert L. Hunter Research on the pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB) has been hamstrung for half a century by the paradigm that granulomas are the hallmark of active disease. Human TB, in fact, produces two types of granulomas, neither of which is involved in the development of adult type or post-primary TB. This disease begins as the early lesion;...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 812: Roles of the Non-Structural Proteins of Influenza A Virus Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100812 Authors: Hao Wang Li Influenza A virus (IAV) is a segmented, negative single-stranded RNA virus that causes seasonal epidemics and has a potential for pandemics. Several viral proteins are not packed in the IAV viral particle and only expressed in the infected host cells. These proteins are named non-structural proteins (NSPs), including NS1, PB1-F2...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 811: Synergism of the Combination of Traditional Antibiotics and Novel Phenolic Compounds against Escherichia coli Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100811 Authors: Hossain Park Park Park Seo Her Kang Pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli)-associated infections are becoming difficult to treat because of the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains. Novel approaches are required to prevent the progression of resistance and to extend...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 810: Surveillance of Human Rotavirus in Wuhan, China (2011–2019): Predominance of G9P[8] and Emergence of G12 Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100810 Authors: Xuan Zhou Yuan-Hong Wang Bei-Bei Pang Nan Chen Nobumichi Kobayashi Rotaviruses are a major etiologic agent of gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. To learn the shift of genotypes and genetic characteristics of Rotavirus A (RVA) causing diarrhea in children and adults, a hospital-based...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 291: Isoeugenol and Hybrid Acetamides against Candida albicans Isolated from the Oral Cavity Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100291 Authors: Daianne Medeiros José Oliveira-Júnior Jefferson Nóbrega Laísa Cordeiro Jeane Jardim Helivaldo Souza Gracielle Silva Petrônio Athayde-Filho José Barbosa-Filho Luciana Scotti Edeltrudes Lima Isougenol is a phytoconstituent found in several essential oils. Since many natural products are...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 290: Enhancement of α-Mangostin Wound Healing Ability by Complexation with 2-Hydroxypropyl-β-Cyclodextrin in Hydrogel Formulation Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100290 Authors: Nasrul Wathoni Diah Permata Sari Ine Suharyani Keiichi Motoyama Ahmed Fouad Abdelwahab Mohammed Arief Cahyanto Marline Abdassah Muchtaridi Muchtaridi α-Mangostin (α-M), one of the active compounds in Garcinia mangostana peel, has been effectively...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 289: Targeting and Efficacy of Novel mAb806-Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Malignant Mesothelioma Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100289 Authors: Puey-Ling Chia Sagun Parakh Ming-Sound Tsao Nhu-An Pham Hui K. Gan Diana Cao Ingrid J. G. Burvenich Angela Rigopoulos Edward B. Reilly Thomas John Andrew M. Scott Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is highly overexpressed in malignant mesothelioma (MM). MAb806 is a novel anti-EGFR...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 945: COVID-19: Current Developments and Further Opportunities in Drug Delivery and Therapeutics Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100945 Authors: Zafar Arshad Fatima Ali Zaman Sayed Chang Ahmad SARS-CoV-2 has affected people from all age groups, races and ethnicities. Given that many infected individuals are asymptomatic, they transmit the disease to others unknowingly, which has resulted in the spread of infection at...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 944: Cognitive Impairment in the 3xTg-AD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease is Affected by Aβ-ImmunoTherapy and Cognitive Stimulation Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100944 Authors: Alejandro R. Roda Gisela Esquerda-Canals Joaquim Martí-Clúa Sandra Villegas Clinical symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) include behavioral alterations and cognitive impairment. These functional phenotypes early occur in triple-transgenic (3xTg-AD)...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 180: Decision-Making Process in Comprehensive Medication Management Services: From the Understanding to the Development of a Theoretical Model Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8040180 Authors: Isabela Viana Oliveira Yone de Almeida Nascimento Djenane Ramalho-de-Oliveira In Comprehensive medication management (CMM), the practitioner applies a decision-making method to assess patients’ pharmacotherapy in order to identify and solve drug therapy problems. Grounded...
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 27: Freud’s Oedipus Complex in the #MeToo Era: A Discussion of the Validity of Psychoanalysis in Light of Contemporary Research Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5040027 Authors: Spencer The Oedipus complex is a child development construct developed by Sigmond Freud that asserts that all children experience sexual desire towards their opposite sex parent, and failure to accept this “truth” can lead to mental health issues. Freud also...
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 26: Internal Values of Sport and Bio-Technologized Sport Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5040026 Authors: Matija Mato Škerbić The aim of the paper is confronting internal or intrinsic values of sport detected by different sport-philosophers, such as W. J. Morgan, J. S. Russell, R. L. Simon, N. Dixon, S. Kretchmar, to today’s bio-technologized sports in order to find the ethical guidance for (non)acceptance of new bio-technologies in sport....
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 25: The P–T Probability Framework for Semantic Communication, Falsification, Confirmation, and Bayesian Reasoning Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5040025 Authors: Chenguang Lu Many researchers want to unify probability and logic by defining logical probability or probabilistic logic reasonably. This paper tries to unify statistics and logic so that we can use both statistical probability and logical probability at the same time. For this purpose, this...
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 24: Disruptive Technologies and the Sport Ecosystem: A Few Ethical Questions Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5040024 Authors: Migle Laukyte The paper addresses the impact of disruptive technologies on the sport ecosystem, represented by four constitutive elements: athletes, coaches, judges, and fans. In particular, the paper argues that to understand the changes introduced by Artificial Intelligence, biotechnologies, and other disruptive technologies,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1311: Auxin Homeostasis and Distribution of the Auxin Efflux Carrier PIN2 Require Vacuolar NHX-Type Cation/H+ Antiporter Activity Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101311 Authors: Shiqi Zhang Hiromi Tajima Eiji Nambara Eduardo Blumwald Elias Bassil The Arabidopsis vacuolar Na+/H+ transporters (NHXs) are important regulators of intracellular pH, Na+ and K+ homeostasis and necessary for normal plant growth, development, and stress acclimation. Arabidopsis contains...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1310: Live Imaging of Phosphate Levels in Arabidopsis Root Cells Expressing a FRET-Based Phosphate Sensor Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101310 Authors: Ana G. L. Assunção Sisse K. Gjetting Michael Hansen Anja T. Fuglsang Alexander Schulz Phosphorous (P) is an essential macronutrient in all organisms serving various fundamental biological processes, and is one of the least available plant nutrients in the soil. The application of inorganic phosphate (Pi)...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1309: Crop Mass and N Status as Prerequisite Covariables for Unraveling Nitrogen Use Efficiency across Genotype-by-Environment-by-Management Scenarios: A Review Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101309 Authors: Gilles Lemaire Ignacio Ciampitti Due to the asymptotic nature of the crop yield response curve to fertilizer N supply, the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE, yield per unit of fertilizer applied) of crops declines as the crop N nutrition becomes less limiting. Therefore,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1306: Anther Culture Efficiency in Quality Hybrid Rice: A Comparison between Hybrid Rice and Its Ratooned Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101306 Authors: Snigdha Sameer Pattnaik Byomkesh Dash Sudhansu Sekhar Bhuyan Jawahar Lal Katara C. Parameswaran Ramlakhan Verma Narayanaperumal Ramesh Sanghamitra Samantaray An immense increase in human population along with diminished lands necessitates the increase of rice production since, it serves the...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1307: Decomposition of Calcium Oxalate Crystals in Colobanthus quitensis under CO2 Limiting Conditions Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101307 Authors: Olman Gómez-Espinoza Daniel González-Ramírez Panagiota Bresta George Karabourniotis León A. Bravo Calcium oxalate (CaOx) crystals are widespread among plant species. Their functions are not yet completely understood; however, they can provide tolerance against multiple environmental stress factors. Recent evidence...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1305: The Potential of Payment for Ecosystem Services for Crop Wild Relative Conservation Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101305 Authors: Nicholas Tyack Hannes Dempewolf Colin Khoury Crop wild relatives (CWR) have proven to be very valuable in agricultural breeding programs but remain a relatively under-utilized and under-protected resource. CWR have provided resistance to pests and diseases, abiotic stress tolerance, quality improvements and yield increases with...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1308: Transcriptome Analyses and Antioxidant Activity Profiling Reveal the Role of a Lignin-Derived Biostimulant Seed Treatment in Enhancing Heat Stress Tolerance in Soybean Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101308 Authors: Campobenedetto Mannino Agliassa Acquadro Contartese Garabello Bertea Soybean (Glycine max Merr.) is a worldwide important legume crop, whose growth and yield are negatively affected by heat stress at germination time. Here,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1303: Light-Independent Nitrogen Assimilation in Plant Leaves: Nitrate Incorporation into Glutamine, Glutamate, Aspartate, and Asparagine Traced by 15N Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101303 Authors: Tadakatsu Yoneyama Akira Suzuki Although the nitrate assimilation into amino acids in photosynthetic leaf tissues is active under the light, the studies during 1950s and 1970s in the dark nitrate assimilation provided fragmental and variable activities, and the mechanism...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1304: The Influence of Environmental Features on the Morphometric Variation in Mauritia flexuosa L.f. Fruits and Seeds Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101304 Authors: Nilo L. Sander Carolina J. da Silva Aline V. M. Duarte Bruno W. Zago Carla Galbiati Iris G. Viana Joari C. de Arruda Juliana E. Dardengo Juliana P. Poletine Marcelo H. Siqueira Leite Marta H. S. de Souza Robson F. de Oliveira Thallita S. Guimarães Valvenarg P. da Silva Marco...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 506: The Spiritual Heart Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100506 Authors: Micheline R. Anderson The heart has been a symbol within ancient philosophy and spiritual practice for personal consciousness, wisdom, intuition and love. In recent decades, scientists with growing interest in spirituality have built a strong case for the beneficial relationship between religiosity/spirituality and physical health. Explanations for this connection have included associated health...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 102: Retirement Ages by Socio-Economic Class Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8040102 Authors: Séverine Arnold Anca Jijiie We are interested in defining the optimal retirement age by socio-economic class, given a Defined Benefit and a Notional Defined Contribution scheme. We firstly implement a utilitarian framework. Depending on the risk aversion coefficients and individual time preference factors, the results differ significantly. Since this approach is individualistic,...
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 81: Preliminary Work on a Virtual Reality Interface for the Guidance of Underwater Robots Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9040081 Authors: Marcos de la Cruz Gustavo Casañ Pedro Sanz Raúl Marín The need for intervention in underwater environments has increased in recent years but there is still a long way to go before AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) will be able to cope with really challenging missions. Nowadays, the solution adopted is mainly based...
Fri Oct 02, 2020 03:00
Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 1133-1144: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Smart City Strategies and Planned Smart Development Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3040056 Authors: Golubchikov Thornbush Smart city strategies developed by cities around the world provide a useful resource for insights into the future of smart development. This study examines such strategies to identify plans for the explicit deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. A total of 12...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 177: African American Experiences in the Historic Dunbar Neighborhood in San Marcos, Texas: A Case Study of Counter-Life Stories Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9100177 Authors: Ashford-Hanserd Sarmiento Myles Rayburn Roundtree Hayton Ybarra Benitez Clifford Pierce Williams Maleki The purpose of this participatory research project is to examine the lived experiences (counter-life stories) of current and former...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 82: Longitudinal Study of Thyroid Hormones between Conventional and Organic Farmers in Thailand Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8040082 Authors: Noppanun Nankongnab Pornpimol Kongtip Nichcha Kallayanatham Ritthirong Pundee Jutharak Yimsabai Susan Woskie Many pesticides are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that can interfere with hormone levels. This study aimed to assess the longitudinal impact of exposure to pesticides on thyroid hormone levels, including...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 641: A Mini-Review on Detection Methods of Microcystins Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100641 Authors: Isaac Yaw Massey Pian Wu Jia Wei Jiayou Luo Ping Ding Haiyan Wei Fei Yang Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) produce microcystins (MCs) which are associated with animal and human hepatotoxicity. Over 270 variants of MC exist. MCs have been continually studied due of their toxic consequences. Monitoring water quality to assess the presence...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 638: Widespread Evolution of Molecular Resistance to Snake Venom α-Neurotoxins in Vertebrates Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100638 Authors: Muzaffar A. Khan Daniel Dashevsky Harald Kerkkamp Dušan Kordiš Merijn A. G. de Bakker Roel Wouters Jory van Thiel Bianca op den Brouw Freek Vonk R. Manjunatha Kini Jawad Nazir Bryan G. Fry Michael K. Richardson Venomous snakes are important subjects of study in evolution, ecology, and biomedicine....
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 639: Toxic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Mushroom Species—A Controversial Continuum with Many Unanswered Questions Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100639 Authors: Petteri Nieminen Anne-Mari Mustonen Mushroom poisonings remain a significant cause of emergency medicine. While there are well-known species, such as Amanita phalloides, causing life-threatening poisonings, there is also accumulating evidence of poisonings related to species that have been considered...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 640: High Titer Persistent Neutralizing Antibodies Induced by TSST-1 Variant Vaccine Against Toxic Shock Cytokine Storm Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100640 Authors: Andreas Roetzer Norbert Stich Nina Model Michael Schwameis Christa Firbas Bernd Jilma Martha M. Eibl Staphylococcal superantigen toxins lead to a devastating cytokine storm resulting in shock and multi-organ failure. We have previously assessed the safety and immunogenicity of a recombinant...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 637: A Sensitive Two-Analyte Immunochromatographic Strip for Simultaneously Detecting Aflatoxin M1 and Chloramphenicol in Milk Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100637 Authors: Shih-Wei Wu Jiunn-Liang Ko Biing-Hui Liu Feng-Yih Yu A two-analyte immunochromatographic strip (immunostrip) was developed for the simultaneous detection of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) and chloramphenicol (CAP) in milk. Protein conjugates (AFM1-ovalbumin (OVA) and CAP-OVA) and goat anti-rabbit...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 156: Dengue Infections in Colombia: Epidemiological Trends of a Hyperendemic Country Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5040156 Authors: Hernando Gutierrez-Barbosa Sandra Medina-Moreno Juan C. Zapata Joel V. Chua Dengue is a major public health problem in hyperendemic countries like Colombia, the understanding of the epidemiological trends is important for the development of efficient public health policies. We conducted...
Sat Oct 03, 2020 03:00
Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 49: Comprehensive Analysis of Dynamic Message Sign Impact on Driver Behavior: A Random Forest Approach Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4040049 Authors: Banerjee Jeihani Brown Ahangari This study investigates the potential effect(s) of different dynamic message signs (DMSs) on driver behavior using a full-scale high-fidelity driving simulator. Different DMSs are categorized by their content, structure, and type of messages. A random forest...
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Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 48: Built Environment Evaluation in Virtual Reality Environments–A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4040048 Authors: Hu Roberts : To date, the predominant tools for the evaluation of built environment quality and impact have been surveys, scorecards, or verbal comments—approaches that rely upon user-reported responses. The goal of this research project is to develop, test, and validate a data-driven approach...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 585: Role of the DNA-Binding Protein pA104R in ASFV Genome Packaging and as a Novel Target for Vaccine and Drug Development Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040585 Authors: Ana Catarina Urbano Fernando Ferreira The recent incursions of African swine fever (ASF), a severe, highly contagious, transboundary viral disease that affects members of the Suidae family, in Europe and China have had a catastrophic impact on trade and pig production, with serious implications...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 584: Cold-Adapted Live Attenuated SARS-Cov-2 Vaccine Completely Protects Human ACE2 Transgenic Mice from SARS-Cov-2 Infection Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040584 Authors: Sang Heui Seo Yunyueng Jang A safe and effective vaccine that can provide herd immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is urgently needed to stop the spread of this virus among humans. Many human viral vaccines are live, attenuated forms of viruses that...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 582: Influences on Attitudes Regarding Potential COVID-19 Vaccination in the United States Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040582 Authors: Pogue Jensen Stancil Ferguson Hughes Mello Burgess Berges Quaye Poole The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, with the United States being highly affected. A vaccine provides the best hope for a permanent solution to controlling the pandemic. However, to be effective, a vaccine...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 583: Targeted Modification of the Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus Genome for Quick Cell Culture Adaptation Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040583 Authors: Veronika Dill Aline Zimmer Martin Beer Michael Eschbaumer Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) causes the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, which is characterized by the appearance of vesicles in and around the mouth and feet of cloven-hoofed animals. BHK-21 cells are the cell line of choice for...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 581: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routine Childhood Immunization in Saudi Arabia Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040581 Authors: Mohammed Alsuhaibani Aqeel Alaqeel The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting national and international public health. Routine childhood immunization may be adversely affected by COVID-19 mitigation measures. We aimed to identify the prevalence of delayed immunization and explore the reasons and barriers for delayed immunization during...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 580: Acceptability of a Hypothetical Zika Vaccine among Women from Colombia and Spain Exposed to ZIKV: A Qualitative Study Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040580 Authors: Elena Marbán-Castro Ana Villén-Gonzalvo Cristina Enguita-Fernàndez Kelly Carolina Romero-Acosta Anna Marín-Cos Germán J. Arrieta Salim Mattar Clara Menéndez Maria Maixenchs Azucena Bardají Zika virus (ZIKV) can cause pregnancy loss and congenital Zika syndrome, among...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 578: Immunotherapy with Checkpoint Inhibitors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Where Are We Now? Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040578 Authors: Francesco Tovoli Stefania De Lorenzo Franco Trevisani Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are beginning to show promise in the clinical management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Most recently, the anti-programmed death protein-1 (PD-1) agent atezolizumab combined with bevacizumab demonstrated superiority to sorafenib...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 579: Characteristics of a Novel Target Antigen Against Myeloma Cells for Immunotherapy Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040579 Authors: Maiko Matsushita Saku Saito Shinya Yokoe Daiju Ichikawa Yutaka Hattori Despite the availability of therapeutic treatments, multiple myeloma is an incurable haematological disorder. In this study, we aimed to clarify the role of CXorf48 as a therapeutic target in multiple myeloma. Based on a previously identified HLA-A*24:02-restiricted...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 577: A Synthetic Modified Live Chimeric Marker Vaccine against BVDV-1 and BVDV-2 Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040577 Authors: Susanne Koethe Patricia König Kerstin Wernike Florian Pfaff Jana Schulz Ilona Reimann Birgit Makoschey Martin Beer Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a pestivirus which exists in the two distinct species BVDV-1 (syn. Pestivirus A) and BVDV-2 (syn. Pestivirus B), is the causative agent of one of the most widespread...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 150: CD4+CD25+ Cells Are Essential for Maintaining Immune Tolerance in Chickens Inoculated with Bovine Serum Albumin at the Late Stage of Embryonic Development Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040150 Authors: Xiaoxue Yu Yufang Meng Pengyu Pan Liuan Li Lei Rui Zandong Li In this study, the role of chicken CD4+CD25+ cells during induced immunotolerance was tested. Properties of chicken CD4+CD25+ cells sorted by flow cytometry were...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1125: A Mutation Network Method for Transmission Analysis of Human Influenza H3N2 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101125 Authors: Chi Zhang Yinghan Wang Cai Chen Haoyu Long Junbo Bai Jinfeng Zeng Zicheng Cao Bing Zhang Wei Shen Feng Tang Shiwen Liang Caijun Sun Yuelong Shu Xiangjun Du Characterizing the spatial transmission pattern is critical for better surveillance and control of human influenza. Here, we propose a mutation network...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1124: The Role of Phosphatidylinositol Phosphate Kinases during Viral Infection Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101124 Authors: Anne Beziau Denys Brand Eric Piver Phosphoinositides account for only a small proportion of cellular phospholipids, but have long been known to play an important role in diverse cellular processes, such as cell signaling, the establishment of organelle identity, and the regulation of cytoskeleton and membrane dynamics. As expected, given...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1122: Parenterally Administered Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus-Like Particle-Based Vaccine Formulated with CCL25/28 Chemokines Induces Systemic and Mucosal Immune Protectivity in Pigs Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101122 Authors: Chin-Wei Hsu Ming-Hao Chang Hui-Wen Chang Tzong-Yuan Wu Yen-Chen Chang Generation of a safe, economical, and effective vaccine capable of inducing mucosal immunity is critical for the development of vaccines against enteric viral...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1123: Live Cell Microscopy of Murine Polyomavirus Subnuclear Replication Centers Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101123 Authors: Douglas K. Peters Kimberly D. Erickson Robert L. Garcea During polyomavirus (PyV) infection, host proteins localize to subnuclear domains, termed viral replication centers (VRCs), to mediate viral genome replication. Although the protein composition and spatial organization of VRCs have been described using high-resolution immunofluorescence...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1121: Characterization of a DCL2-Insensitive Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus Isolate Infecting Arabidopsis thaliana Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101121 Authors: Marco Incarbone Hélene Scheer Jean-Michel Hily Lauriane Kuhn Mathieu Erhardt Patrice Dunoyer Denise Altenbach Christophe Ritzenthaler Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV), the type member of the genus Tombusvirus in the family Tombusviridae is one of the best studied plant viruses. The TBSV natural...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1120: A Novel RNA Virus, Macrobrachium rosenbergii Golda Virus (MrGV), Linked to Mass Mortalities of the Larval Giant Freshwater Prawn in Bangladesh Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101120 Authors: Chantelle Hooper Partho Debnath Sukumar Biswas Ronny van Aerle Kelly Bateman Siddhawartha Basak Muhammad Rahman Chadag Mohan H. Islam Stuart Ross Grant Stentiford David Currie David Bass Mass mortalities of the larval stage of the giant freshwater...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2768: Flood Hazard Assessment in Data-Scarce Watersheds Using Model Coupling, Event Sampling, and Survey Data Water doi: 10.3390/w12102768 Authors: Jorge Hurtado-Pidal Juan S. Acero Triana Edgar Espitia-Sarmiento Fernando Jarrín-Pérez The application of hydrologic and hydrodynamic models in flash flood hazard assessment is mainly limited by the availability of robust monitoring systems and long-term hydro-meteorological observations. Nevertheless, several...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2767: Institutional Framework for Modeling Water Availability and Allocation Water doi: 10.3390/w12102767 Authors: Ralph A. Wurbs Effective water resources management requires assessments of water availability within a framework of complex institutions and infrastructure employed to manage extremely variable stream flow shared by numerous, often competing, water users and diverse types of use. The Water Rights Analysis Package (WRAP) modeling system is fundamental...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2765: Effect of Gate Selection on the Non-Cohesive Sedimentation in Irrigation Schemes Water doi: 10.3390/w12102765 Authors: Shaimaa Theol Bert Jagers Jigyasha Rai Yangkhurung F. X. Suryadi Charlotte de Fraiture In order to cover the crop water requirements, flow control structures such as gates and weirs are used to transfer the desired amount of water from the canals to the field canals. This paper examines the impact of gate operation and the selection...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2766: Characterizing the Variation of Dissolvable PAHs in Receiving Water in a Reclaimed Water Irrigation Region Water doi: 10.3390/w12102766 Authors: Yajun Wang Binghua Li Ying Ma Lihu Yang Xianfang Song Long-term wastewater and reclaimed water irrigation systems constitute the major processes in local water circulation, which concomitantly introduce plenty of undesirable substances that can threaten water quality, ecosystem functions and human health....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2763: Improving Hydrologic Simulations of a Small Watershed through Soil Data Integration Water doi: 10.3390/w12102763 Authors: Haimanote K. Bayabil Yihun T. Dile The effects of soil data sources on the performance of hydrologic model simulations remain poorly understood compared to the effects of other data inputs. This paper investigated the effects of different soil datasets in simulating streamflow and sediment yield using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2764: Spatiotemporal Analysis of Water Quality Using Multivariate Statistical Techniques and the Water Quality Identification Index for the Qinhuai River Basin, East China Water doi: 10.3390/w12102764 Authors: Xiaoxue Ma Lachun Wang Hong Yang Na Li Chang Gong Monitoring water quality is indispensable for the identification of threats to water environment and later management of water resources. Accurate monitoring and assessment of water quality have...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2761: Monitoring of Soil Water Content in Maize Rotated with Pigeonpea Fallows in South Africa Water doi: 10.3390/w12102761 Authors: Misheck Musokwa Paramu L. Mafongoya Paxie W. Chirwa Maize production under smallholder systems in South Africa (RSA) depends on rainfall. Incidences of dry spells throughout the growing season have affected maize yields negatively. The study examined water distribution and water use efficiency (WUE) of maize rotated with two-year...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2762: Nutrient Retention in Ecologically Functional Floodplains: A Review Water doi: 10.3390/w12102762 Authors: Brad A. Gordon Olivia Dorothy Christian F. Lenhart Nutrient loads in fresh and coastal waters continue to lead to harmful algal blooms across the globe. Historically, floodplains—low-lying areas adjacent to streams and rivers that become inundated during high-flow events—would have been nutrient deposition and/or removal sites...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2760: Water Footprint Management for Sustainable Growth in the Bangladesh Apparel Sector Water doi: 10.3390/w12102760 Authors: Laila Hossain Mohidus Samad Khan Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, primarily driven by its textile industries. A high amount of water is consumed and polluted in the production and processing of raw material to the final product in the textile industry. Therefore, water footprint assessment is important...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2757: Impacts of Extreme Weather Events on Bacterial Community Composition of a Temperate Humic Lake Water doi: 10.3390/w12102757 Authors: Alexa Hoke Jason Woodhouse Luca Zoccarato Valerie McCarthy Elvira de Eyto Maria Calderó-Pascual Ewan Geffroy Mary Dillane Hans-Peter Grossart Eleanor Jennings Extreme weather events are projected to increase in frequency and intensity as climate change continues. Heterotrophic bacteria play a critical...
Sat Oct 03, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2759: Valve Location Method for Evaluating Drain Efficiency in Water Transmission Pipelines Water doi: 10.3390/w12102759 Authors: Shin Choi Jung Geem Water transmission pipelines, which transport bulk water into storage facilities, usually have a tree-type configuration with large dimensions; thus, the breakage of a pipeline may cause a catastrophic service interruption to customers. Although drain efficiency is closely related to the number of washout...
Sat Oct 03, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2758: A Modified HYDRUS Model for Simulating PFAS Transport in the Vadose Zone
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2758: A Modified HYDRUS Model for Simulating PFAS Transport in the Vadose Zone Water doi: 10.3390/w12102758 Authors: Silva Šimůnek McCray The HYDRUS unsaturated flow and transport model was modified to simulate the effects of non-linear air-water interfacial (AWI) adsorption, solution surface tension-induced flow, and variable solution viscosity on the unsaturated transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) within the vadose zone. These modifications...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2756: Recent Advancements in the Removal of Cyanotoxins from Water Using Conventional and Modified Adsorbents—a Contemporary Review Water doi: 10.3390/w12102756 Authors: Abbas Kajjumba Ejjada Masrura Marti Khan Jones-Lepp The prevalence of cyanobacteria is increasing in freshwaters due to climate change, eutrophication, and their ability to adapt and thrive in changing environmental conditions. In response to various environmental pressures,...
Sat Oct 03, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2755: Urea Inputs Drive Picoplankton Blooms in Sarasota Bay, Florida, U.S.A. Water doi: 10.3390/w12102755 Authors: James E. Ivey Jennifer L. Wolny Cynthia A. Heil Susan M. Murasko Julie A. Brame Ashley A. Parks Recent increases in global urea usage, including its incorporation in slow-release fertilizers commonly used in lawn care in Florida, have the potential to alter the form and amount of nitrogen inputs to coastal waters. This shift may, in turn,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2754: Desorption of Organic Micropollutants from Loaded Granular Activated Carbon Water doi: 10.3390/w12102754 Authors: Daniela Reif Ernis Saracevic Monika Šabić Runjavec Julia Haslinger Heidemarie Schaar Norbert Kreuzinger The loading of granular activated carbon (GAC) is influenced by the amount of water treated and the concentrations of adsorbates present in the water matrix. Through extraction experiments, we aimed to investigate the total adsorbed...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2753: Comparison of Methods for Bed Shear Stress Estimation in Complex Flow Field of Bend Water doi: 10.3390/w12102753 Authors: Liyuan Zhang Faxing Zhang Ailing Cai Zhaoming Song Shilin Tong Bed shear stress is closely related to sediment transport in rivers. Bed shear stress estimation is very difficult, especially for complex flow fields. In this study, complex flow field measurement experiments in a 60° bend with a groyne were performed. The...
Fri Oct 02, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2752: Three-Dimensional Unstructured Grid Finite-Volume Model for Coastal and Estuarine Circulation and Its Application Water doi: 10.3390/w12102752 Authors: Jun Lee Jungwoo Lee Sang-Leen Yun Seog-Ku Kim We developed a three-dimensional unstructured grid coastal and estuarine circulation model, named the General Ocean Model (GOM). Combining the finite volume and finite difference methods, GOM achieved both the exact conservation and computational efficiency....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2751: Use of Ensemble-Based Gridded Precipitation Products for Assessing Input Data Uncertainty Prior to Hydrologic Modeling Water doi: 10.3390/w12102751 Authors: Scott Pokorny Tricia A. Stadnyk Rajtantra Lilhare Genevieve Ali Stephen J. Déry Kristina Koenig The spatial and temporal performance of an ensemble of five gridded climate datasets (precipitation) (North American Regional Reanalysis, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts interim...
Fri Oct 02, 2020 03:00
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