IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3106: Synthetic Flavonoids as Novel Modulators of Platelet Function and Thrombosis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20123106 Authors: Thomas M. Vallance Divyashree Ravishankar Dina A. I. Albadawi Helen M. I. Osborn Sakthivel Vaiyapuri Cardiovascular diseases represent a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the world, and specifically, thrombotic conditions such as heart attacks and strokes are caused by unwarranted activation...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 1504: Climate and Land-Use Change Effects on Soil Carbon Stocks over 150 Years in Wisconsin, USA Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11121504 Authors: Jingyi Huang Alfred E. Hartemink Yakun Zhang Soil organic carbon is a sink for mitigating increased atmospheric carbon. The international initiative “4 per 1000” aims at implementing practical actions on increasing soil carbon storage in soils under agriculture. This requires a fundamental...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 2832: PALOT: Profiling and Authenticating Users Leveraging Internet of Things Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19122832 Authors: Pantaleone Nespoli Mattia Zago Alberto Huertas Celdrán Manuel Gil Pérez Félix Gómez Mármol Félix J. García Clemente Continuous authentication was introduced to propose novel mechanisms to validate users’ identity and address the problems and limitations exposed by traditional techniques. However, this methodology poses...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 2577: Clinical Applications of Optical Coherence Angiography Imaging in Ocular Vascular Diseases Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9122577 Authors: Claire L. Wong Marcus Ang Anna C. S. Tan Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) provides us with a non-invasive and efficient means of imaging anterior and posterior segment vasculature in the eye. OCTA has been shown to be effective in imaging diseases such as diabetic retinopathy; retinal vein...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1307: Human-Induced Alterations to Land Use and Climate and Their Responses for Hydrology and Water Management in the Mekong River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w11061307 Authors: Venkataramana Sridhar Hyunwoo Kang Syed A. Ali The Mekong River Basin (MRB) is one of the significant river basins in the world. For political and economic reasons, it has remained mostly in its natural condition. However, with population increases and rapid industrial growth in the Mekong...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2340: Structural, Physical, and Antifungal Characterization of Starch Edible Films Added with Nanocomposites and Mexican Oregano (Lippia berlandieri Schauer) Essential Oil Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24122340 Authors: Rocio Aguilar-Sánchez Ricardo Munguía-Pérez Fatima Reyes-Jurado Addí Rhode Navarro-Cruz Teresa Soledad Cid-Pérez Paola Hernández-Carranza Silvia del Carmen Beristain-Bauza Carlos Enrique Ochoa-Velasco Raúl Avila-Sosa The...
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Micromachines, Vol. 10, Pages 426: Lift-Off Assisted Patterning of Few Layers Graphene Micromachines doi: 10.3390/mi10060426 Authors: Alessio Verna Simone Luigi Marasso Paola Rivolo Matteo Parmeggiani Marco Laurenti Matteo Cocuzza Graphene and 2D materials have been exploited in a growing number of applications and the quality of the deposited layer has been found to be a critical issue for the functionality of the developed devices. Particularly, Chemical Vapor Deposition...
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Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 308: Protective Effect of Melatonin Against Radiotherapy-Induced Small Intestinal Oxidative Stress: Biochemical Evaluation Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55060308 Authors: Ahmed Eleojo Musa Dheyauldeen Shabeeb Haider Saadoon Qasim Alhilfi Background and Objectives: Radiation enteritis is a common side effect after radiotherapy for abdominal and pelvic malignancies. The aim of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of melatonin, known...
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Humanities, Vol. 8, Pages 118: A Mind Trying to Right/Write Itself: Metaphors in Madness Narratives Humanities doi: 10.3390/h8020118 Authors: Renana Stanger Elran This article explores autobiographical madness narratives written by people with lived experience of psychosis, dated from the mid-19th century until the 1970s. The focus of the exploration is on the metaphors used in these narratives in order to communicate how the writers experienced and understood madness from within. Different...
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Sensors, Vol. 19, Pages 2831: 3D Pose Detection of Closely Interactive Humans Using Multi-View Cameras Sensors doi: 10.3390/s19122831 Authors: Xiu Li Zhen Fan Yebin Liu Yipeng Li Qionghai Dai We propose a method to automatically detect 3D poses of closely interactive humans from sparse multi-view images at one time instance. It is a challenging problem due to the strong partial occlusion and truncation between humans and no tracking process to provide priori poses information....
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Animals, Vol. 9, Pages 388: Improving Terrestrial Squamate Surveys with Camera-Trap Programming and Hardware Modifications Animals doi: 10.3390/ani9060388 Authors: D. J. Welbourne A. W. Claridge D. J. Paull F. Ford Camera-traps are used widely around the world to census a range of vertebrate fauna, particularly mammals but also other groups including birds, as well as snakes and lizards (squamates). In an attempt to improve the reliability of camera-traps for censusing squamates,...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2339: Identification of Two New Phenanthrenes from Dendrobii Herba and Their Cytotoxicity towards Human Hypopharynx Squamous Carcinoma Cell (FaDu) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24122339 Authors: Bomi Nam Seung Mok Ryu Dongho Lee Chan-Hun Jung Chang Hyun Jin Jin-Baek Kim Ik-Soo Lee Ah-Reum Han Two new phenanthrenes, (1R,2R)-1,7-hydroxy-2,8-methoxy-2,3-dihydrophenanthrene-4(1H)-one (1) and 2,7-dihydroxy-phenanthrene-1,4-dione (2), were isolated...
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Marine Drugs, Vol. 17, Pages 380: Omega-3 Fatty Acids-Enriched Fish Oil Activates AMPK/PGC-1α Signaling and Prevents Obesity-Related Skeletal Muscle Wasting Marine Drugs doi: 10.3390/md17060380 Authors: Shing-Hwa Liu Chen-Yuan Chiu Lou-Pin Wang Meng-Tsan Chiang Obesity is known to cause skeletal muscle wasting. This study investigated the effect and the possible mechanism of fish oil on skeletal muscle wasting in an obese rat model. High-fat (HF) diets were applied to induce...
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Fractal Fract, Vol. 3, Pages 35: A Criterion for Subfamilies of Multivalent Functions of Reciprocal Order with Respect to Symmetric Points Fractal and Fractional doi: 10.3390/fractalfract3020035 Authors: Shahid Mahmood Hari Mohan Srivastava Muhammad Arif Fazal Ghani Eman S. A. AbuJarad In the present research paper, our aim is to introduce a new subfamily of p-valent (multivalent) functions of reciprocal order. We investigate sufficiency criterion for such defined family.
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 3486: Study of the Structural and Robustness Characteristics of Madrid Metro Network Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11123486 Authors: Elisa Frutos Bernal Angel Martín del Rey A transportation service must be sustainable, respectful of the environment, and socially and economically responsible. These requirements make metro networks the ideal candidate as the most efficient mean of transport in our society. Now, a correct management of this type of infrastructures...
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Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 400: Looking for Black Religions in 20th Century Comics, 1931–1993 Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10060400 Authors: Yvonne Chireau Relationships between religion and comics are generally unexplored in the academic literature. This article provides a brief history of Black religions in comic books, cartoons, animation, and newspaper strips, looking at African American Christianity, Islam, Africana (African diaspora) religions, and folk traditions such as Hoodoo and...
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Lubricants, Vol. 7, Pages 54: Avoiding Starvation in Tribocontact Through Active Lubricant Transport in Laser Textured Surfaces Lubricants doi: 10.3390/lubricants7060054 Authors: Tobias Stark Thomas Kiedrowski Holger Marschall Andrés Fabián Lasagni Laser texturing is a viable tool to enhance the tribological performance of surfaces. Especially textures created with Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) show outstanding improvement in terms of reduction of coefficient of...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 2447: Combustion Studies of a Non-Road Diesel Engine with Several Alternative Liquid Fuels Energies doi: 10.3390/en12122447 Authors: Michaela Hissa Seppo Niemi Katriina Sirviö Antti Niemi Teemu Ovaska Sustainable liquid fuels will be needed for decades to fulfil the world’s growing energy demands. Combustion systems must be able to operate with a variety of renewable and sustainable fuels. This study focused on how the use of various alternative...
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Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 576: A DNA Prime Immuno-Potentiates a Modified Live Vaccine against the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus but Does Not Improve Heterologous Protection Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11060576 Authors: Cindy Bernelin-Cottet Céline Urien Maxence Fretaud Christelle Langevin Ivan Trus Luc Jouneau Fany Blanc Jean-Jacques Leplat Céline Barc Olivier Boulesteix Mickaël Riou Marilyn Dysart Sophie Mahé Elisabeth Studsrub Hans...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 886: Systematic Analysis of Gene Expression in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma with a Case Study of FAM83A and FAM83B Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11060886 Authors: Ling Cai Danni Luo Bo Yao Donghan M. Yang ShinYi Lin Luc Girard Ralph J. DeBerardinis John D. Minna Yang Xie Guanghua Xiao Introduction: In our previous study, we constructed a Lung Cancer Explorer (LCE) database housing lung cancer-specific expression data...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 909: Facial Appearance and Psychosocial Features in Orthognathic Surgery: A FACE-Q- and 3D Facial Image-Based Comparative Study of Patient-, Clinician-, and Lay-Observer-Reported Outcomes Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8060909 Authors: Rafael Denadai Pang-Yun Chou Yu-Ying Su Chi-Chin Lo Hsiu-Hsia Lin Cheng-Ting Ho Lun-Jou Lo Outcome measures reported by patients, clinicians, and lay-observers can help to tailor treatment plans to meet...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 3485: Knowledge and Technology Transfer Influencing the Process of Innovation in Green Supply Chain Management: A Multicriteria Model Based on the DEMATEL Method Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11123485 Authors: Marcela Marçal Alves Pinto João Luiz Kovaleski Rui Tadashi Yoshino Regina Negri Pagani After performing a systematic review of the literature, it was noticeable that the discussion regarding Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) along with...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1309: Residual Maintenance Using Sodium Hypochlorite, Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate, and Chlorine Dioxide in Laboratory Waters of Varying Turbidity Water doi: 10.3390/w11061309 Authors: Karin Gallandat David Stack Gabrielle String Daniele Lantagne Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) are commonly used for household water treatment (HWT); chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is a potential new HWT option. We compared the residual maintenance...
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Information, Vol. 10, Pages 220: Using an Exponential Random Graph Model to Recommend Academic Collaborators Information doi: 10.3390/info10060220 Authors: Hailah Al-Ballaa Hmood Al-Dossari Azeddine Chikh Academic collaboration networks can be formed by grouping different faculty members into a single group. Grouping these faculty members together is a complex process that involves searching multiple web pages in order to collect and analyze information, and establishing new connections...
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Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1308: Evaluation of Mercury Transformation and Benthic Organisms Uptake in a Creek Sediment of Pearl River Estuary, China Water doi: 10.3390/w11061308 Authors: Long Chen Feng Li Wenrou Huang Zhi Li Mingguang Chen A large fraction of mercury contaminant in the environment is from industrial production, and it potentially impairs human health once entering the food chain. Millions of people reside in the Pearl River Delta region, and water quality in the...
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Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1083: Effect of Chitin Whiskers on the Molecular Dynamics of Carrageenan-Based Nanocomposites Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym11061083 Authors: Marta Carsi Maria J. Sanchis Clara M. Gómez Sol Rodriguez Fernando G. Torres Films of carrageenan (KC) and glycerol (g) with different contents of chitin nanowhiskers (CHW) were prepared by a solution casting process. The molecular dynamics of pure carrageenan (KC), carrageenan/glycerol (KCg) and KCg with different...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 4, Pages 96: Respiratory Illness in a Piggery Associated with the First Identified Outbreak of Swine Influenza in Australia: Assessing the Risk to Human Health and Zoonotic Potential Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4020096 Authors: David W. Smith Ian G. Barr Richmond Loh Avram Levy Simone Tempone Mark O'Dea James Watson Frank Y. K. Wong Paul V. Effler Australia was previously believed to be free of enzootic swine...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3105: Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Promising Tool in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20123105 Authors: Marta Torres-Torrillas Monica Rubio Elena Damia Belen Cuervo Ayla del Romero Pau Peláez Deborah Chicharro Laura Miguel Joaquin J. Sopena Chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is one of the most common medical complaints worldwide and musculoskeletal injuries...
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JFMK, Vol. 4, Pages 40: Promoting Physical Exercise Participation: The Role of Interpersonal Behaviors for Practical Implications Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk4020040 Authors: Filipe Rodrigues Diogo S. Teixeira Luís Cid Diogo Monteiro The number of people engaging in physical exercise has been decreasing every year. These behaviors are known to be related with non-communicable chronic diseases and to drastically increase premature morbidity...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3104: Lithium and Not Acetoacetate Influences the Growth of Cells Treated with Lithium Acetoacetate International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20123104 Authors: Silvia Vidali Sepideh Aminzadeh-Gohari Renaud Vatrinet Luisa Iommarini Anna Maria Porcelli Barbara Kofler René Günther Feichtinger The ketogenic diet (KD), a high-fat/low-carbohydrate/adequate-protein diet, has been proposed as a treatment for a variety of diseases, including...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 636: BMP2 and TGF-β Cooperate Differently during Synovial-Derived Stem-Cell Chondrogenesis in a Dexamethasone-Dependent Manner Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8060636 Authors: Nikolas J. Kovermann Valentina Basoli Elena Della Bella Mauro Alini Christoph Lischer Hagen Schmal Eva Johanna Kubosch Martin J. Stoddart Recent studies highlighting mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) epigenetic memory suggest that a different differentiation medium may be required depending...
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Agronomy, Vol. 9, Pages 338: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) Fruits: Characterization of the Main Enzymatic Antioxidants (Peroxisomal Catalase and SOD Isozymes) and the NADPH-Regenerating System Agronomy doi: 10.3390/agronomy9060338 Authors: Melisa Pinilla Jessica Iglesias-Moya María Jesús Campos Francisco J. Corpas José M. Palma Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a common edible fruit. Its juice can be used as a source of antioxidative compounds, primarily polyphenols...
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Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 371: Exposure to the Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Toxin Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) Prolongs and Increases Severity of Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-Induced Colitis Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11060371 Authors: Robin C. Su Thomas M. Blomquist Andrew L. Kleinhenz Fatimah K. Khalaf Prabhatchandra Dube Apurva Lad Joshua D. Breidenbach Chrysan J. Mohammed Shungang Zhang Caitlin E. Baum Deepak Malhotra David J. Kennedy Steven T. Haller Inflammatory...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1431: Potential Factors Influencing the Effects of Anthocyanins on Blood Pressure Regulation in Humans: A Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11061431 Authors: Stefano Vendrame Dorothy Klimis-Zacas Dietary intake of anthocyanins (ACNs) is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart disease. While the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and lipid-lowering effects of ACN consumption have been consistently reported, their effect(s) on blood pressure...
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Education Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 158: Harnessing Entropy via Predictive Analytics to Optimize Outcomes in the Pedagogical System: An Artificial Intelligence-Based Bayesian Networks Approach Education Sciences doi: 10.3390/educsci9020158 Authors: Meng-Leong HOW Wei Loong David HUNG Educational stakeholders would be better informed if they could use their students’ formative assessments results and personal background attributes to predict the conditions for achieving favorable...
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Electronics, Vol. 8, Pages 720: Novel Stochastic Computing for Energy-Efficient Image Processors Electronics doi: 10.3390/electronics8060720 Authors: Hounghun Joe Youngmin Kim Stochastic computing, which is based on probability, involves a trade-off between accuracy and power and is a promising solution for energy-efficiency in error-tolerance designs. In this paper, adder and multiplier circuits based on the proposed stochastic computing architecture are studied and analyzed. First,...
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Crystals, Vol. 9, Pages 322: Field-Independent Features in the Magnetization and Specific Heat of Sm3Co4Ge13 Crystals doi: 10.3390/cryst9060322 Authors: Harikrishnan S. Nair K. Ramesh Kumar Baidyanath Sahu Sindisiwe P. Xhakaza Pramita Mishra Debkanta Samal Sarit K. Ghosh Biju R. Sekhar André M. Strydom The cubic intermetallic compound Sm 3Co 4Ge 13 (space group P m 3 ¯ n ) possesses a cage-like structure composed of Ge and displays...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 153: Autonomous Motivation as a Mediator Between an Empowering Climate and Enjoyment in Male Volleyball Players Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7060153 Authors: Sofia Mosqueda Jeanette M. López-Walle Pablo Gutiérrez-García Juan García-Verazaluce José Tristán The objective of this work was to analyze a mediation model concerning the perception of an empowering climate generated by a coach and enjoyment through the autonomous motivation of athletes. The sample...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 907: Pregnant Women's Risk Perception of the Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8060907 Authors: Isabel Corrales-Gutierrez Ramon Mendoza Diego Gomez-Baya Fatima Leon-Larios There is ample evidence of the teratogenic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure, with long-term consequences throughout the entire life cycle. Nevertheless, research on risk perception of alcohol consumption among pregnant...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 3484: An Integrated Approach for Modeling Ontology-Based Task Knowledge on an Incident Command System Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11123484 Authors: Kwoting Fang Shuoche Lin This paper presents the TTIPP methodology, an integration of task analysis, task ontology, integration definition function modeling (IDEF0), Petri net, and Petri net mark language (PNML), to organize and model the task knowledge in the form of natural language expressions acquired...
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2238: Mercury Exposure in Mother-Children Pairs in A Seafood Eating Population: Body Burden and Related Factors International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16122238 Authors: Shamshad Karatela Neil Ward Janis Paterson Background: Mercury is a neurotoxin that affects neurodevelopment in children; however, its association at the lowest concentration is not clear. The main objective of this study is to measure and evaluate...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 1503: Synergy of ICESat-2 and Landsat for Mapping Forest Aboveground Biomass with Deep Learning Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11121503 Authors: Lana L. Narine Sorin C. Popescu Lonesome Malambo Spatially continuous estimates of forest aboveground biomass (AGB) are essential to supporting the sustainable management of forest ecosystems and providing invaluable information for quantifying and monitoring terrestrial carbon stocks. The launch of the Ice,...
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Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 152: The Effects of a Multi-Ingredient Performance Supplement Combined with Resistance Training on Exercise Volume, Muscular Strength, and Body Composition Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7060152 Authors: Dean Directo Michael W.H. Wong Marcus L. Elam Paul Falcone Adam Osmond Edward Jo The effects of a multi-ingredient performance supplement (MIPS) incorporating a mixture of branched chain amino acids, beta-alanine, glutamine, creatine, and piperine on resistance...
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Insects, Vol. 10, Pages 183: Influence of the Rearing Host on Biological Parameters of Trichopria drosophilae, a Potential Biological Control Agent of Drosophila suzukii Insects doi: 10.3390/insects10060183 Authors: Svetlana Boycheva Woltering Jörg Romeis Jana Collatz Trichopria drosophilae is a pupal parasitoid that can develop in a large number of drosophilid host species including the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii, and is considered a biological control agent. We investigated...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 1501: Multi-Temporal Investigation of the Boulder Clay Glacier and Northern Foothills (Victoria Land, Antarctica) by Integrated Surveying Techniques Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11121501 Authors: Stefano Urbini Gianluca Bianchi-Fasani Paolo Mazzanti Alfredo Rocca Luca Vittuari Antonio Zanutta Valentina Alena Girelli Michelina Serafini Achille Zirizzotti Massimo Frezzotti The paper aims to detect the main changes that occurred...
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Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 1502: New Approach for Temporal Stability Evaluation of Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites (PICS) Remote Sensing doi: 10.3390/rs11121502 Authors: Fatima Tuz Zafrin Tuli Cibele Teixeira Pinto Amit Angal Xiaoxiong Xiong Dennis Helder Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites (PICS) are one of the most popular methods for in-flight vicarious radiometric calibration of Earth remote sensing satellites. The fundamental question of PICS temporal stability...
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Forests, Vol. 10, Pages 525: Construction of Wood-Based Lamella for Increased Load on Seating Furniture Forests doi: 10.3390/f10060525 Authors: Nadežda Langová Roman Réh Rastislav Igaz Ľuboš Krišťák Miloš Hitka Pavol Joščák The research on population shows that the count of overweight people has been constantly growing. Therefore, designing and modifying utility items, e.g., furniture should be brought into focus. Indeed, furniture function and safety is associated with...
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Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 635: Activation of Slit2/Robo1 Signaling Promotes Tumor Metastasis in Colorectal Carcinoma through Activation of the TGF-β/Smads Pathway Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8060635 Authors: Yuying Yao Zijun Zhou Liuyou Li Junchen Li Lixun Huang Jiangchao Li Cuiling Qi Lingyun Zheng Lijing Wang Qian-Qian Zhang Slit2 (slit guidance ligand 2), a ligand of the Roundabout1 (Robo1) transmembrane receptor, is often overexpressed in colorectal carcinomas (CRCs)....
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 2445: Deep Learning with Stacked Denoising Auto-Encoder for Short-Term Electric Load Forecasting Energies doi: 10.3390/en12122445 Authors: Peng Liu Peijun Zheng Ziyu Chen Accurate short-term electric load forecasting is significant for the smart grid. It can reduce electric power consumption and ensure the balance between power supply and demand. In this paper, the Stacked Denoising Auto-Encoder (SDAE) is adopted for short-term load forecasting using four...
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Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 56: Subunit Vaccine Approaches for African Swine Fever Virus Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7020056 Authors: Natasha N. Gaudreault Juergen A. Richt African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the cause of a highly fatal disease in swine, for which there is no available vaccine. The disease is highly contagious and poses a serious threat to the swine industry worldwide. Since its introduction to the Caucasus region in 2007, a highly virulent, genotype II strain of ASFV...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 2446: Study on the Suitability of Passive Energy in Public Institutions in China Energies doi: 10.3390/en12122446 Authors: Shui Yu He Liu Lu Bai Fuhong Han To solve the problem of the low utilization ratio of clean renewable energy in public institutions, the basic information of energy utilization in public institutions was investigated. The suitability of passive energy use in public institutions was studied. According to the basic information and...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 3483: Fatigue Properties of Cold-Recycled Emulsified Asphalt Mixtures Fabricated by Different Compaction Methods Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11123483 Authors: Yingjun Jiang Hongwei Lin Zhanchuang Han Changqing Deng This paper focuses on investigating the fatigue properties of cold-recycled emulsified asphalt mixtures (CEAMs) designed via two different compaction methods. First, two different CEAM compaction procedures were investigated and evaluated,...
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Marine Drugs, Vol. 17, Pages 379: A New Meroterpene, A New Benzofuran Derivative and Other Constituents from Cultures of the Marine Sponge-Associated Fungus Acremonium persicinum KUFA 1007 and Their Anticholinesterase Activities Marine Drugs doi: 10.3390/md17060379 Authors: Ana J. S. Alves José A. Pereira Tida Dethoup Sara Cravo Sharad Mistry Artur M. S. Silva Madalena M. M. Pinto Anake Kijjoa Previously unreported meroterpene, acremine S (1), and benzopyran derivative,...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3101: Genome-Wide Analysis of ROS Antioxidant Genes in Resurrection Species Suggest an Involvement of Distinct ROS Detoxification Systems during Desiccation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20123101 Authors: Saurabh Gupta Yanni Dong Paul P. Dijkwel Bernd Mueller-Roeber Tsanko S. Gechev Abiotic stress is one of the major threats to plant crop yield and productivity. When plants are exposed to stress, production of reactive oxygen...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3103: Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Is Not Associated with Tacrolimus-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplant Patients Who Received Mycophenolate Mofetil with Delayed Introduction of Tacrolimus International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20123103 Authors: Mio Fukuda Kimitaka Suetsugu Soichiro Tajima Yurie Katsube Hiroyuki Watanabe Noboru Harada Tomoharu Yoshizumi Nobuaki Egashira Masaki Mori Satohiro Masuda...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2338: Piperlongumine Induces Apoptosis and Synergizes with Doxorubicin by Inhibiting the JAK2-STAT3 Pathway in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24122338 Authors: Di Chen Yangmin Ma Peiqi Li Meng Liu Yuan Fang Jiejie Zhang Bilin Zhang Yuyu Hui Yue Yin Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks major effective target molecules and chemotherapy remains the current main treatment. However, traditional chemotherapy...
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Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 714: Controlling Nitrogen Dose Amount in Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet Nitriding Metals doi: 10.3390/met9060714 Authors: Ryuta Ichiki Masayuki Kono Yuka Kanbara Takeru Okada Tatsuro Onomoto Kosuke Tachibana Takashi Furuki Seiji Kanazawa A unique nitriding technique with the use of an atmospheric-pressure pulsed-arc plasma jet has been developed to offer a non-vacuum, easy-to-operate process of nitrogen doping to metal surfaces. This technique,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1429: Does Beef Protein Supplementation Improve Body Composition and Exercise Performance? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11061429 Authors: Pedro L. Valenzuela Fernando Mata Javier S. Morales Adrián Castillo-García Alejandro Lucia Protein supplementation might improve body composition and exercise performance. Supplements containing whey protein (WP) have received the most attention,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1430: Population Approaches Targeting Metabolic Syndrome Focusing on Japanese Trials Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11061430 Authors: Hitoshi Nishizawa Iichiro Shimomura The clinical importance of assessment of metabolic syndrome lies in the selection of individuals with multiple risk factors based on visceral fat accumulation, and helping them to reduce visceral fat. Behavioral modification by population approach is important, which adds support to the personal...
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Polymers, Vol. 11, Pages 1082: Submicron-Sized Nanocomposite Magnetic-Sensitive Carriers: Controllable Organ Distribution and Biological Effects Polymers doi: 10.3390/polym11061082 Authors: Marina V. Novoselova Sergey V. German Olga A. Sindeeva Oleg A. Kulikov Olga V. Minaeva Ekaterina P. Brodovskaya Valentin P. Ageev Mikhail N. Zharkov Nikolay A. Pyataev Gleb B. Sukhorukov Dmitry A. Gorin Although new drug delivery systems have been intensely developed...
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JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 908: Hormonal Contraceptives, Female Sexual Dysfunction, and Managing Strategies: A Review Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8060908 Authors: Nerea M. Casado-Espada Rubén de Alarcón Javier I. de la Iglesia-Larrad Berta Bote-Bonaechea Ángel L. Montejo In recent decades, hormonal contraceptives (HC) has made a difference in the control of female fertility, taking an unequivocal role in improving contraceptive efficacy. Some side effects of hormonal...
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Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2337: Unraveling Sugar Binding Modes to DC-SIGN by Employing Fluorinated Carbohydrates Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24122337 Authors: J. Daniel Martínez Pablo Valverde Sandra Delgado Cecilia Romanò Bruno Linclau Niels C. Reichardt Stefan Oscarson Ana Ardá Jesús Jiménez-Barbero F. Javier Cañada A fluorine nuclear magnetic resonance (19F-NMR)-based method is employed to assess the binding preferences and interaction details of a library...
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Symmetry, Vol. 11, Pages 834: Photosynthetic Efficiency is Higher in Asymmetric Leaves than in Symmetric Leaves of the Same Plant Symmetry doi: 10.3390/sym11060834 Authors: Mikhail V. Kozlov Vitali Zverev Tobias M. Sandner Symmetry pervades nature, but asymmetry is also rather common. Deviations from genetically programmed symmetry are usually associated with internal or external developmental disturbances and may therefore be related to imperfections in physiological processes....
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Metals, Vol. 9, Pages 713: Upward Unsteady-State Solidification of Dilute Al–Nb Alloys: Microstructure Characterization, Microhardness, Dynamic Modulus of Elasticity, Damping, and XRD Analyses Metals doi: 10.3390/met9060713 Authors: Maycol Moreira Coutinho José Ildon Saraiva Silva Thiago Primo Sousa Daniel Monteiro Rosa Aluminium alloys form many important structural components, and the addition of alloying elements contributes to the improvement of properties and characteristics....
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Marine Drugs, Vol. 17, Pages 378: Rational Design of Alginate Lyase from Microbulbifer sp. Q7 to Improve Thermal Stability Marine Drugs doi: 10.3390/md17060378 Authors: Min Yang Su-Xiao Yang Zhe-Min Liu Nan-Nan Li Li Li Hai-Jin Mou Alginate lyase degrades alginate by the β-elimination mechanism to produce oligosaccharides with special bioactivities. The low thermal stability of alginate lyase limits its industrial application. In this study, introducing the disulfide...
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Urban Science, Vol. 3, Pages 65: Homeless Interactions with the Built Environment: A Spatial Pattern Language of Abandoned Housing Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci3020065 Authors: Abram Kaplan Kim Diver Karl Sandin Sarah Kafer Mill Research demonstrates that homeless individuals use urban space in adaptive and endemic ways. Investigations at city and neighborhood scales would benefit from attention to homeless use of abandoned housing. We employ the pattern language approach...
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Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 885: MiRNAs Are Involved in Tall Cell Morphology in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11060885 Authors: Laura A. Boos Anja Schmitt Holger Moch Paul Komminoth Cedric Simillion Ilaria Marinoni Yuri E. Nikiforov Marina N. Nikiforova Aurel Perren Matthias S. Dettmer Five percent of papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) show an adverse clinical outcome (ACO). The tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinomas (TCV) is...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3102: Tandem 13-Lipoxygenase Genes in a Cluster Confers Yellow-Green Leaf in Cucumber International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20123102 Authors: Yin Ding Wei Yang Chenggang Su Huihui Ma Yu Pan Xingguo Zhang Jinhua Li Some lipoxygenase (LOX) isoenzymes can co-oxidize carotenoids. Carotenoids are collectors of light energy for photosynthesis and can protect plants from reactive oxygen species and coloration. This study isolated...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 2576: Determination and Implementation of Reasonable Completion State for the Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge with Extra-Wide Concrete Girder Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9122576 Authors: Guangpan Zhou Aiqun Li Jianhui Li Maojun Duan Zhiyuan Xia Li Zhu The present work is aimed at studying the determination method and implementation process of reasonable completion state for the Hunan Road Bridge, which is currently the widest concrete...
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IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3100: Identification of Novel Biomarkers of Homologous Recombination Defect in DNA Repair to Predict Sensitivity of Prostate Cancer Cells to PARP-Inhibitors International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20123100 Authors: Daniela Criscuolo Francesco Morra Riccardo Giannella Aniello Cerrato Angela Celetti One of the most common malignancies in men is prostate cancer, for which androgen deprivation is the standard therapy. However, prostate...
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JMSE, Vol. 7, Pages 196: Motion Control for Autonomous Navigation in Blue and Narrow Water Using Switched Controllers Journal of Marine Science and Engineering doi: 10.3390/jmse7060196 Authors: Angelo Alessandri Silvia Donnarumma Michele Martelli Stefano Vignolo Autonomous ships represent one of the new frontiers of technological innovation in marine engineering, which demand the development of innovative control systems to guarantee efficient and safe navigation of vessels....
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Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 197: Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of Cis/Trans-N-Phenyl-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-Hexahydro-3,1-Benzoxazin-2-Imines Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8060197 Authors: Guadalupe Firpo María L. Ramírez Martín S. Faillace Maria dos R. Mendes de Brito Ana P. S. Correia Lima e Silva Jessica Pereira Costa Marcela C. Rodríguez Gustavo A. Argüello Zsolt Szakonyi Ferenc Fülöp Walter J. Peláez The growing interest in the chemistry of unsaturated...
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Inorganics, Vol. 7, Pages 79: Self-Assembled Monolayers of Molybdenum Sulfide Clusters on Au Electrode as Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst for Solar Water Splitting Inorganics doi: 10.3390/inorganics7060079 Authors: Stephanie Spring Pravin S. Shinde Patricia R. Fontenot James P. Donahue Shanlin Pan Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activities of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of [Mo3S7(S2CNMe2)3] and several other MoSx molecular clusters are presented on planer Au electrode....
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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2236: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Nursing/Physiotherapy Program in Chronic Patients International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16122236 Authors: Remedios López-Liria Francisco Antonio Vega-Ramírez José Manuel Aguilar-Parra David Padilla-Góngora Rubén Trigueros-Ramos Patricia Rocamora-Pérez This study aimed to evaluate the functional impact of a shared intervention model by the mobile physiotherapy...
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Energies, Vol. 12, Pages 2444: PSO-Algorithm-Based Optimal Design of LCLC Resonant Converters for Space Travelling-Wave Tube Amplifiers Applications Energies doi: 10.3390/en12122444 Authors: Bin Zhao Gang Wang Due to the advantages of zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) and zero-current-switching (ZCS), LCLC resonant converters are universally applied in two-stage electronic power conditioners (EPCs) of space travelling-wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs). In two-stage EPCs, as the output voltage...
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Sustainability, Vol. 11, Pages 3482: Return Strategies and Online Product Customization in a Dual-Channel Supply Chain Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su11123482 Authors: Rong Zhang Jiatong Li Zongsheng Huang Bin Liu This paper investigates in a dual-channel supply chain which return strategy is better for the manufacturer that considers the consumers' utility. We find that a manufacturer prefers offering a Money-Back Guarantee (MBG) as long as the net salvage value of the returned...
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Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 2575: Predictive Speed-Control Algorithm Based on a Novel Extended-State Observer for PMSM Drives Applied Sciences doi: 10.3390/app9122575 Authors: Yang Zhao Xudong Liu Qi Zhang To enhance the control performance of permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive systems, achieving high-precision motion control, a generalized predictive control (GPC) method based on a novel extended-state observer (ESO) is investigated for the speed control of PMSM....
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Anapafseos 5 . Agios Nikolaos
Crete.Greece.72100
2841026182
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