IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6976: Overcoming Barriers to Agriculture Green Technology Diffusion through Stakeholders in China: A Social Network Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17196976 Authors: Wenke Wang Jue Wang Kebei Liu Yenchun Jim Wu It is crucial to actively encourage the development of agriculture green technology, which has been regarded as one of the most effective solutions to the environmental degradation caused...
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IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6977: Italian Response to Coronavirus Pandemic in Dental Care Access: The DeCADE Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17196977 Authors: Luca Aquilanti Silvia Gallegati Valerio Temperini Luigi Ferrante Edlira Skrami Maurizio Procaccini Giorgio Rappelli The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the willingness, anxiety and concerns of Italian people on undergoing...
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Medicines, Vol. 7, Pages 60: Impact of ED Organization with a Holding Area and a Dedicated Team on the Adherence to International Guidelines for Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Experience of an Emergency Department Organized in Areas of Intensity of Care Medicines doi: 10.3390/medicines7100060 Authors: Gabriele Savioli Iride Francesca Ceresa Paolo Maggioni Massimiliano Lava Giovanni Ricevuti Federica Manzoni Enrico Oddone Maria Antonietta Bressan Background...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 250: Electrospun Hybrid Perfluorosulfonic Acid/Sulfonated Silica Composite Membranes Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10100250 Authors: Leslie Dos Santos Devon Powers Ryszard Wycisk Peter N. Pintauro Electrospinning was employed to fabricate composite membranes containing perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) ionomer, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) reinforcement and a sulfonated silica network, where the latter was incorporated either in the PFSA matrix or...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 380: The Impact of Amyloid-Beta Positivity with 18F-Florbetaben PET on Neuropsychological Aspects in Parkinson’s Disease Dementia Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10100380 Authors: Seunghee Na Hyeonseok Jeong Jong-Sik Park Yong-An Chung In-Uk Song The neuropathology of Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD) is heterogenous, and the impacts of each pathophysiology and their synergistic effects are not fully understood. The aim of this study...
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MPs, Vol. 3, Pages 64: Become Competent within One Day in Generating Boxplots and Violin Plots for a Novice without Prior R Experience Methods and Protocols doi: 10.3390/mps3040064 Authors: Kejin Hu The boxplot is a powerful visualization tool of sampled continuous data sets because of its rich information delivered, compact size, and effective visual expression. The advantage of boxplots is not widely appreciated. Many top journals suggest that boxplots should be used in place of bar...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1464: Special Issue: “Actinobacteria and Myxobacteria—Important Resources for Novel Antibiotics” Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101464 Authors: Joachim Wink The history of our antibiotics is inseparably connected to microorganisms as producers [...]
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1463: Pepper Bacterial Spot Control by Bacillus velezensis: Bioprocess Solution Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101463 Authors: Ivana Pajčin Vanja Vlajkov Marcus Frohme Sergii Grebinyk Mila Grahovac Marija Mojićević Jovana Grahovac Pepper bacterial spot is one of the most severe plant diseases in terms of infection persistence and economic losses when it comes to fresh pepper fruits used in nutrition and industrial processing....
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1462: Potential Control of Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Ochratoxin A in Stored Coffee Using Gaseous Ozone Treatment Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101462 Authors: Asya Akbar Angel Medina Naresh Magan The objective of this study was to examine the effect of treatment of Arabica green coffee beans with gaseous ozone (O3) for the control of ochratoxigenic fungi and ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination by Aspergillus westerdijkiae, A. ochraceus, and...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1458: Enteroviruses and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: An Overlooked Relationship in Some Regions Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101458 Authors: Abdulaziz Alhazmi Famara Sane Mouna Lazrek Magloire Pandoua Nekoua Francis Badia-Boungou Ilka Engelmann Enagnon Kazali Alidjinou Didier Hober Enteroviruses (EVs) infect millions of people annually. EV infections can be asymptomatic or symptomatic with conditions ranging from mild illnesses...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1460: Interlaboratory Validation of a Detection Method for Hepatitis E Virus RNA in Pig Liver Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101460 Authors: Eva Trojnar Matthias Contzen Dominik Moor Anja Carl Sabine Burkhardt Jochen Kilwinski Kornelia Berghof-Jäger Sascha Mormann Ulrich Schotte Anne Kontek Nadine Althof Dietrich Mäde Reimar Johne Background: In the last years, the number of notified hepatitis E cases in humans...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1459: Role of Infections in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Focus on Mycobacteria Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101459 Authors: Marco Bo Seyedesomaye Jasemi Giuseppe Uras Gian Luca Erre Giuseppe Passiu Leonardo A. Sechi Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by chronic erosive polyarthritis. A complex interaction between a favorable genetic background, and the presence of...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1456: Evidence for Multi-Organ Infection During Experimental Meningococcal Sepsis due to ST-11 Isolates in Human Transferrin-Transgenic Mice Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101456 Authors: Michael Levy Myriam Aouiti Trabelsi Muhamed-Kheir Taha The description of invasive meningococcal disease that is provoked by Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) is frequently restricted to meningitis. However, a wide panel of clinical presentations can be encountered...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1461: Probiotic and Antioxidant Potential of Lactobacillus reuteriLR12 and Lactobacillus lactisLL10 Isolated from Pineapple Puree and Quality Analysis of Pineapple-Flavored Goat Milk Yoghurt during Storage Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101461 Authors: Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi Mariadhas Valan Arasu Ponnuswamy Vijayaraghavan Galal Ali Esmail Veeramuthu Duraipandiyan Young Ock Kim Hyungsuk Kim Hak-Jae Kim In recent years, studies...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1457: Efficacy of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy on Platelet Recovery in Pediatric Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura-Case Series and a Systematic Review Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8101457 Authors: Tamaki Ikuse Masanori Toda Kosuke Kashiwagi Kimiko Maruyama Masumi Nagata Kaori Tokushima Natsuki Ito Kazuhide Tokita Reiko Kyodo Kenji Hosoi Keisuke Jimbo Takahiro Kudo Toshiaki Shimizu Evidence relating...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4382: The Pathology of Parkinson’s Disease and Potential Benefit of Dietary Polyphenols Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194382 Authors: Sunisha Aryal Taylor Skinner Bronwyn Bridges John T. Weber Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by a loss of dopaminergic neurons, leading to bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor at rest, and postural instability, as well as non-motor symptoms such as olfactory...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4383: A New Thiopeptide Antibiotic, Micrococcin P3, from a Marine-Derived Strain of the Bacterium Bacillus stratosphericus Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194383 Authors: Weihong Wang Kyu-Hyung Park Jusung Lee Eunseok Oh Chanyoon Park Eunmo Kang Juni Lee Heonjoong Kang A new thiopeptide (micrococcin P3, 1) and a known one (micrococcin P1, 2) were isolated from the culture broth of a marine-derived strain of Bacillus stratosphericus. The...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4381: Treatment with Mammalian Ste-20-like Kinase 1/2 (MST1/2) Inhibitor XMU-MP-1 Improves Glucose Tolerance in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mice Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194381 Authors: Zakiyatul Faizah Bella Amanda Faisal Yusuf Ashari Efta Triastuti Rebecca Oxtoby Anny Setijo Rahaju M. Aminudin Aziz Maria Inge Lusida Delvac Oceandy Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the major causes of death in the world. There are two types...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4380: Development of One Pot Strategy for Hyper Production and In Vivo Evaluation of Lovastatin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194380 Authors: Muhammad Azeem Muhammad Arshad Saqib Mahmood Shazia Abrar Ameer Fawad Zahoor Sadia Javed Bisma Tariq Khizar Hayyat The aim of this project was to improve the Aspergillus terreus strain and pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse as carrier substrate for bulk production of lovastatin, a cholesterol-lowering...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4378: The Role of Circulating Lycopene in Low-Grade Chronic Inflammation: A Systematic Review of the Literature Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194378 Authors: Hidde P. van Steenwijk Aalt Bast Alie de Boer Background and aims: In recent years, it has become clear that low-grade chronic inflammation is involved in the onset and progression of many non-communicable diseases. Many studies have investigated the association between inflammation and lycopene,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4379: Water-Soluble Bismuth(III) Polynuclear Tyrosinehydroximate Metallamacrocyclic Complex: Structural Parallels to Lanthanide Metallacrowns Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194379 Authors: Marina A. Katkova Grigory Y. Zhigulin Roman V. Rumyantcev Galina S. Zabrodina Vladimir R. Shayapov Maxim N. Sokolov Sergey Y. Ketkov Recently there has been a great deal of interest and associated research into aspects of the coordination chemistry of...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4377: Utilization of Polymer-Lipid Hybrid Nanoparticles for Targeted Anti-Cancer Therapy Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194377 Authors: Ayeskanta Mohanty Saji Uthaman In-Kyu Park Cancer represents one of the most dangerous diseases, with 1.8 million deaths worldwide. Despite remarkable advances in conventional therapies, these treatments are not effective to completely eradicate cancer. Nanotechnology offers potential cancer treatment based on formulations...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4372: LncMirNet: Predicting LncRNA–miRNA Interaction Based on Deep Learning of Ribonucleic Acid Sequences Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194372 Authors: Sen Yang Yan Wang Yu Lin Dan Shao Kai He Lan Huang Long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) and microRNA (miRNA) are both non-coding RNAs that play significant regulatory roles in many life processes. There is cumulating evidence showing that the interaction patterns between lncRNAs and miRNAs are highly...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4376: Novel Harmicines with Improved Potency against Plasmodium Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194376 Authors: Marina Marinović Ivana Perković Diana Fontinha Miguel Prudêncio Jana Held Lais Pessanha de Carvalho Tana Tandarić Robert Vianello Branka Zorc Zrinka Rajić Harmicines represent hybrid compounds composed of β-carboline alkaloid harmine and cinnamic acid derivatives (CADs). In this paper we report the synthesis of...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4375: Gamma Aminobutyric Acid-Enriched Fermented Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Increases the Length of the Growth Plate on the Proximal Tibia Bone in Sprague-Dawley Rats Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194375 Authors: Hyesook Lee Hyun Hwangbo Seon Yeong Ji Min Yeong Kim So Young Kim Da Hye Kim Su Hyun Hong Su Jeong Lee Freshet Assefa Gi-Young Kim Eui Kyun Park Joung-Hyun Park Bae-Jin Lee You-Jin Jeon Yung Hyun Choi Bone...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4373: Development and Validation of an LC-MS/MS Assay to Quantitate 2′,4′,6′-Trihydroxyacetophenone in Rat and Dog Plasma and its Application to a Pharmacokinetic Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194373 Authors: Hee Jo Yoo Se-Jung Hwang Jeong-Hun Lee Wang-Seob Shim Yun-Woong Choi Sang Min Cho Eun Kyoung Chung Jun-Bom Park Kyung-Tae Lee In the present study, a simple, rapid, and reliable bioanalytical method was developed using...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4371: Comparative Phytochemical, Antioxidant, and Hemostatic Studies of Extract and Four Fractions from Paulownia Clone in Vitro 112 Leaves in Human Plasma Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194371 Authors: Weronika Adach Jerzy Żuchowski Barbara Moniuszko-Szajwaj Malgorzata Szumacher-Strabel Anna Stochmal Beata Olas Adam Cieslak Background: The Paulownia Clone in Vitro 112, known as oxytree or oxygen tree, is a hybrid clone of the species Paulownia...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4370: Constituents of Coreopsis Lanceolate Flower and Their Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Inhibitory Effects Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194370 Authors: Bo-Ram Kim Sunil Babu Paudel Joo-Won Nam Chang Hyun Jin Ik-Soo Lee Ah-Reum Han A new polyacetylene glycoside, (5R)-6E-tetradecene-8,10,12-triyne-1-ol-5-O-β-glucoside (1), was isolated from the flower of Coreopsis lanceolata (Compositae), together with two known compounds, bidenoside C...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4374: 6-Methoxymellein Isolated from Carrot (Daucus carota L.) Targets Breast Cancer Stem Cells by Regulating NF-κB Signaling Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194374 Authors: Ren Liu Hack Sun Choi Su-Lim Kim Ji-Hyang Kim Bong-Sik Yun Dong-Sun Lee The presence of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) induces the aggressive progression and recurrence of breast cancer. These cells are drug resistant, have the capacity to self-renew and differentiate...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4369: Distinct Influence of Hypercaloric Diets Predominant with Fat or Fat and Sucrose on Adipose Tissue and Liver Inflammation in Mice Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194369 Authors: Caíque S. M. Fonseca Joshua E. Basford David G. Kuhel Eddy S. Konaniah James G. Cash Vera L. M. Lima David Y. Hui Overfeeding of a hypercaloric diet leads to obesity, diabetes, chronic inflammation, and fatty liver disease. Although limiting fat or carbohydrate...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4367: Recent Advances in Catalytic Synthesis of Benzosultams Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194367 Authors: Quan-Qing Zhao Xiao-Qiang Hu Benzosultams represent one category of multi-heteroatom heterocyclic scaffolds, which have been frequently found in pharmaceuticals, agricultural agents, and chiral catalysts. Given the diversely significant functions of these compounds in organic and medicinal chemistry, great efforts have been made to develop novel...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4366: N-Way NIR Data Treatment through PARAFAC in the Evaluation of Protective Effect of Antioxidants in Soybean Oil Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194366 Authors: Larissa Naida Rosa Thays Raphaela Gonçalves Sandra T. M. Gomes Makoto Matsushita Rhayanna Priscila Gonçalves Paulo Henrique Março Patrícia Valderrama The use of chemometric tools is progressing to scientific areas where analytical chemistry is present, such as food science. In...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4365: Nucleophilic Synthesis of 6-l-[18F]FDOPA. Is Copper-Mediated Radiofluorination the Answer? Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194365 Authors: Raisa N. Krasikova Positron emission tomography employing 6-l-[18F]fluoro-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (6-l-[18F]FDOPA) is currently a highly relevant clinical tool for detection of gliomas, neuroendocrine tumors and evaluation of Parkinson’s disease progression. Yet, the deficiencies of electrophilic synthesis...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4368: The Application of Porphyrins and Their Analogues for Inactivation of Viruses Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194368 Authors: Natalya Sh. Lebedeva Yury A. Gubarev Mikhail O. Koifman Oskar I. Koifman The problem of treating viral infections is extremely relevant due to both the emergence of new viral diseases and to the low effectiveness of existing approaches to the treatment of known viral infections. This review focuses on the application...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4362: Chalcone Methoxy Derivatives Exhibit Antiproliferative and Proapoptotic Activity on Canine Lymphoma and Leukemia Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194362 Authors: Aleksandra Pawlak Marta Henklewska Beatriz Hernández Suárez Mateusz Łużny Ewa Kozłowska Bożena Obmińska-Mrukowicz Tomasz Janeczko Chalcones are interesting candidates for anti-cancer drugs due to the ease of their synthesis and their extensive biological activity. The...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4363: Inactivation of Thioglucosidase from Sinapis alba (White Mustard) Seed by Metal Salts Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194363 Authors: Monika Marcinkowska Henryk H. Jeleń The glucosinolates which are specialized plant metabolites of Brassica vegetables are prone to hydrolysis catalyzed by an endogenous enzyme myrosinase (thioglycoside hydrolase, thioglucosidase) that exists in Brassica plant tissue causing volatile isothiocyanates release. Currently...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4364: Unsaturated and Benzannulated N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Titanium and Hafnium: Impact on Catalysts Structure and Performance in Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with CO2 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25194364 Authors: Lakshmi Suresh Ralte Lalrempuia Jonas B. Ekeli Francis Gillis-D’Hamers Karl W. Törnroos Vidar R. Jensen Erwan Le Le Roux Tridentate, bis-phenolate N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are among the ligands giving...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 69: Positive Design for Children with Atopic Dermatitis—Enhanced Problem-Solving and Possibility-Driven Approach in the Context of Chronic Disease Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4040069 Authors: Veronika Weiß Michael Minge Bernhard Preim Steffi Hußlein Since the 1960s, atopic dermatitis has seen a steady increase in prevalence in developed countries. Most often, the onset begins at an early age and many patients are very young children....
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 68: ODO: Design of Multimodal Chatbot for an Experiential Media System Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4040068 Authors: Ravi Bhushan Karthik Kulkarni Vishal Kumar Pandey Connor Rawls Brandon Mechtley Suren Jayasuriya Christian Ziegler This paper presents the design of a multimodal chatbot for use in an interactive theater performance. This chatbot has an architecture consisting of vision and natural language processing capabilities,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1899: pH-Sensitive Dendrimersomes of Hybrid Triazine-Carbosilane Dendritic Amphiphiles-Smart Vehicles for Drug Delivery Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101899 Authors: Evgeny Apartsin Nadezhda Knauer Valeria Arkhipova Ekaterina Pashkina Alina Aktanova Julia Poletaeva Javier Sánchez-Nieves Francisco Javier de la Mata Rafael Gómez Supramolecular constructions of amphiphilic dendritic molecules are promising vehicles for anti-cancer...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1901: Surface Wettability of ZnO-Loaded TiO2 Nanotube Array Layers Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101901 Authors: Marius Dobromir Claudia Teodora Konrad-Soare George Stoian Alina Semchenko Dmitry Kovalenko Dumitru Luca Herein we report on the synthesis and the effects of gradual loading of TiO2 nanotube array layers with ZnO upon surface wettability. Two-step preparation was chosen, where TiO2 nanotube layers, grown in a first instance by...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1900: Modification of V2O5-WO3/TiO2 Catalyst by Loading of MnOx for Enhanced Low-Temperature NH3-SCR Performance Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101900 Authors: Xianlong Zhang Qinchao Diao Xiaorui Hu Xueping Wu Kesong Xiao Junwei Wang V2O5-WO3/TiO2 as a commercial selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst usually used at middle-high temperatures was modified by loading of MnOx for the purpose of enhancing its performance at lower temperatures....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1902: Low Working Temperature of ZnO-MoS2 Nanocomposites for Delaying Aging with Good Acetylene Gas-Sensing Properties Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101902 Authors: Sijie Wang Weigen Chen Jian Li Zihao Song He Zhang Wen Zeng The long-term stability and the extension of the use time of gas sensors are one of the current concerns. Lowering the working temperature is one of the most effective methods to delay aging. In this paper, pure MoS2...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1897: Charge Carrier Relaxation in Colloidal FAPbI3 Nanostructures Using Global Analysis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101897 Authors: Carolina Villamil Franco Benoît Mahler Christian Cornaggia Thomas Gustavsson Elsa Cassette We study the hot charge carrier relaxation process in weakly confined hybrid lead iodide perovskite colloidal nanostructures, FAPbI3 (FA = formaminidium), using femtosecond transient absorption (TA). We compare the conventional...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1898: Direct Conjugation of Resveratrol on Hydrophilic Gold Nanoparticles: Structural and Cytotoxic Studies for Biomedical Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101898 Authors: Iole Venditti Giovanna Iucci Ilaria Fratoddi Manuela Cipolletti Emiliano Montalesi Maria Marino Valeria Secchi Chiara Battocchio Strongly hydrophilic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), functionalized with citrate and L-cysteine, were synthetized and used as Resveratrol...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1896: Long-wave Absorption of Few-Hole Gas in Prolate Ellipsoidal Ge/Si Quantum Dot: Implementation of Analytically Solvable Moshinsky Model Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10101896 Authors: David B. Hayrapetyan Eduard M. Kazaryan Mher A. Mkrtchyan Hayk A. Sarkisyan In this paper, the behavior of a heavy hole gas in a strongly prolate ellipsoidal Ge/Si quantum dot has been investigated. Due to the specific geometry of the quantum dot, the interaction...
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ncRNA, Vol. 6, Pages 41: FuncPEP: A Database of Functional Peptides Encoded by Non-Coding RNAs Non-Coding RNA doi: 10.3390/ncrna6040041 Authors: Mihnea P. Dragomir Ganiraju C. Manyam Leonie Florence Ott Léa Berland Erik Knutsen Cristina Ivan Leonard Lipovich Bradley M. Broom George A. Calin Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are essential players in many cellular processes, from normal development to oncogenic transformation. Initially, ncRNAs were defined as transcripts...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2917: Effects of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet on Gut Microbiota in Overweight Individuals and Relationships with Body Weight, Body Composition, and Insulin Sensitivity. A Randomized Clinical Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102917 Authors: Hana Kahleova Emilie Rembert Jihad Alwarith Willy N. Yonas Andrea Tura Richard Holubkov Melissa Agnello Robynne Chutkan Neal D. Barnard Diet modulates gut microbiota and plays an important role in human health....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2916: Enteral Bioactive Factor Supplementation in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102916 Authors: Elise Mank Eva F. G. Naninck Jacqueline Limpens Letty van Toledo Johannes B. van Goudoever Chris H. P. van den Akker Feeding preterm infants with mother’s own milk is associated with a reduction in postnatal complications and an improved neurocognitive outcome. Therefore, the bioactive factor composition of...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2915: Protein Intake and Frailty: A Matter of Quantity, Quality, and Timing Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102915 Authors: Hélio J. Coelho-Junior Emanuele Marzetti Anna Picca Matteo Cesari Marco C. Uchida Riccardo Calvani Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that refers to a state of reduced resiliency to stressful events that occurs in response to physiological and/or psychosocial detriments. Frailty is a predictor of poor prognosis, given that frail...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2914: Does Incorporating Gender Differences into Quantifying a Food Frequency Questionnaire Influence the Association of Total Energy Intake with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102914 Authors: Minji Kang Song-Yi Park Carol J. Boushey Lynne R. Wilkens Loïc Le Marchand Jean H. Hankin Hee-Young Paik This study aims to evaluate whether incorporating gender differences in portion sizes as part of quantifying a...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2912: Association of the Healthy Eating Index with Estimated Cardiovascular Age in Adults from the KNHANES 2013–2017 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102912 Authors: Sunmin Park Kyungjin Kim Byung-Kook Lee Jaeouk Ahn In this paper, we hypothesized that the gap between estimated cardiovascular age (eCV-age) and chronological age had a gender-wise correlation with the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI). We tested the hypothesis in adults aged 20–64...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2911: Dietary Fibres and the Management of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome: The RESOLVE Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102911 Authors: Angelo Tremblay Maëlys Clinchamps Bruno Pereira Daniel Courteix Bruno Lesourd Robert Chapier Philippe Obert Agnes Vinet Guillaume Walther Elodie Chaplais Reza Bagheri Julien S. Baker David Thivel Vicky Drapeau Frédéric Dutheil Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the long-term...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2913: Effect of a Nutrient-Rich, Food-Based Supplement Given to Rural Vietnamese Mothers Prior to or during Pregnancy on the Trajectories of Nutrient Biomarkers Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102913 Authors: Janina Goletzke Hoang T. Nga Phi N. Quyen Tu Ngu Janet C. King Nutrient interventions initiated after conception tend to have modest effects on maternal nutritional status and pregnancy outcomes. Thus, we compared the association between micronutrient...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2909: Vitamin K Supplementation for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Where Is the Evidence? A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102909 Authors: Caitlyn Vlasschaert Chloe J. Goss Nathan G. Pilkey Sandra McKeown Rachel M. Holden Matrix gla protein (MGP) is an important vitamin K-dependent inhibitor of vascular calcification. High levels of uncarboxylated, dephosphorylated MGP have been associated with vascular...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2908: Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Cow, Donkey and Goat Milk Extracellular Vesicles as Revealed by Metabolomic Profile Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102908 Authors: Samanta Mecocci Federica Gevi Daniele Pietrucci Luca Cavinato Francesco R. Luly Luisa Pascucci Stefano Petrini Fiorentina Ascenzioni Lello Zolla Giovanni Chillemi Katia Cappelli In recent years, extracellular vesicles (EVs), cell-derived micro and nano-sized structures...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2907: Citrus Flavonoids as Promising Phytochemicals Targeting Diabetes and Related Complications: A Systematic Review of In Vitro and In Vivo Studies Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102907 Authors: Gopalsamy Rajiv Gandhi Alan Bruno Silva Vasconcelos Ding-Tao Wu Hua-Bin Li Poovathumkal James Antony Hang Li Fang Geng Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel Narendra Narain Ren-You Gan The consumption of plant-based food is important for health promotion, especially...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2910: Intracellular pH Regulation of Skeletal Muscle in the Milieu of Insulin Signaling Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102910 Authors: Dheeraj Kumar Posa Shahid P. Baba Type 2 diabetes (T2D), along with obesity, is one of the leading health problems in the world which causes other systemic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and kidney failure. Impairments in glycemic control and insulin resistance plays a pivotal role in the development of diabetes and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2906: Comparing Calculated Nutrient Intakes Using Different Food Composition Databases: Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Cohort Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102906 Authors: Heleen Van Puyvelde Aurora Perez-Cornago Corinne Casagrande Geneviève Nicolas Vickà Versele Guri Skeie Matthias B. Schulze Ingegerd Johansson José María Huerta Andreina Oliverio Fulvio Ricceri Jytte Halkjær Pilar...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2904: Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant Activity, and Ameliorating Efficacy of Chenopodium quinoa Sprouts against CCl4-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102904 Authors: Maryam M. Al-Qabba Maha A. El-Mowafy Sami A. Althwab Hani A. Alfheeaid Thamer Aljutaily Hassan Barakat Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa) is classified as one of the pseudo-cereal grains rich in both macronutrients and micronutrients. This study tracks changes in...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2905: Food Addiction Is Associated with Binge Eating and Psychiatric Distress among Post-Operative Bariatric Surgery Patients and May Improve in Response to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12102905 Authors: Stephanie Cassin Samantha Leung Raed Hawa Susan Wnuk Timothy Jackson Sanjeev Sockalingam The current study examined clinical correlates of food addiction among post-operative bariatric surgery patients, compared the clinical...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 778: Quantitation of Risk Reduction of E. coli Transmission After Using Antimicrobial Hand Soap Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100778 Authors: Umesh Adhikari Elaheh Esfahanian Jade Mitchell Duane Charbonneau Xiangyu Song Yang Lu Handwashing with soap is an effective and economical means to reduce the likelihood of Escherichia coli infection from indirect contact with contaminated surfaces during food preparation. The purpose of this study was...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 777: Development and Application of Novel Chemiluminescence Immunoassays for Highly Sensitive Detection of Anisakis simplex Proteins in Thermally Processed Seafood Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100777 Authors: Maciej Kochanowski Mirosław Różycki Joanna Dąbrowska Jacek Karamon Jacek Sroka Ewelina Antolak Aneta Bełcik Tomasz Cencek The third-stage larvae (L3) of Anisakis simplex are the most important source of hidden allergens in seafood...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 776: Epidemiology of Noble Pen Shell (Pinna nobilis L. 1758) Mass Mortality Events in Adriatic Sea Is Characterised with Rapid Spreading and Acute Disease Progression Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100776 Authors: Tomislav Šarić Ivan Župan Serena Aceto Grazia Villari Dušan Palić Gionata De Vico Francesca Carella From May to October 2019, multiple mass mortality events (MMEs) of Pinna nobilis were observed along Croatian coastline starting...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 267: Histological Effects of Intravitreal Injection of Antifungal Agents in New Zealand White Rabbits: An Electron Microscopic and Immunohistochemical Study Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100267 Authors: Sofia Karachrysafi Antonia Sioga Anastasia Komnenou Athanasios Karamitsos Maria Xioteli Ioanna Dori Georgios Delis Evangelia Kofidou Penelope Anastasiadou Sotiris Sotiriou Vasileios Karampatakis Theodora Papamitsou Fungal...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 265: Cycle Network Model of Prostaglandin H Synthase-1 Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100265 Authors: Alexey Goltsov Maciej Swat Kirill Peskov Yuri Kosinsky The kinetic model of Prostaglandin H Synthase-1 (PGHS-1) was developed to investigate its complex network kinetics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) efficacy in different in vitro and in vivo conditions. To correctly describe the complex mechanism of PGHS-1 catalysis, we...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 266: Potential of Cell-Free Supernatant from Lactobacillus plantarum NIBR97, Including Novel Bacteriocins, as a Natural Alternative to Chemical Disinfectants Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100266 Authors: Sam Woong Kim Song I. Kang Da Hye Shin Se Yun Oh Chae Won Lee Yoonyong Yang Youn Kyoung Son Hee-Sun Yang Byoung-Hee Lee Hee-Jung An In Sil Jeong Woo Young Bang The recent pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 909: Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents for Application in Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100909 Authors: Miguel M. Santos Luís C. Branco Over the last few decades, Ionic Liquids (ILs) and Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) have been studied academically throughout many fields of chemical and biological research, including pharmaceutical sciences, due to their highly tunable physical, chemical and physicochemical properties [...]
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 910: Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100910 Authors: Ossi Korhonen [...]
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 912: Direct Quantification of Drug Loading Content in Polymeric Nanoparticles by Infrared Spectroscopy Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100912 Authors: Guzmán Carissimi Mercedes G. Montalbán Gloria Víllora Andreas Barth Nanotechnology has enabled the development of novel therapeutic strategies such as targeted nanodrug delivery systems, control and stimulus-responsive release mechanisms, and the production of theranostic agents. As a prerequisite...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 911: Advances in Pulmonary Drug Delivery Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100911 Authors: Ayca Yıldız-Peköz Carsten Ehrhardt Pulmonary drug delivery represents an attractive, non-invasive administration option. In addition to locally acting drugs, molecules that are intended to produce systemic effects can be delivered via the pulmonary route. Several factors need to be considered in the context of delivering drugs to or via the lungs—in...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 906: A Novel Co-Crystal of Bexarotene and Ligustrazine Improves Pharmacokinetics and Tissue Distribution of Bexarotene in SD Rats Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100906 Authors: Shuyue Ren Lingtai Jiao Shiying Yang Li Zhang Junke Song Haoying Yu Jingrong Wang Tingting Lv Lan Sun Yang Lu Guanhua Du Bexarotene (BEX), a specific retinoic acid X receptor (RXR) agonist granted by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 907: Chitosan Hydrogel Doped with PEG-PLA Nanoparticles for the Local Delivery of miRNA-146a to Treat Allergic Rhinitis Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100907 Authors: Yu Su Bixi Sun Xiaoshu Gao Shuwen Liu Rubin Hao Bing Han To prepare a binary formulation delivering miRNA-146 and evaluate a nucleic acid nasal delivery system by investigating its pharmacodynamic effects in allergic rhinitis. The gel/NPs/miR-146a thermosensitive in...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 905: Patient-Centric Medicine Design: Key Characteristics of Oral Solid Dosage Forms that Improve Adherence and Acceptance in Older People Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100905 Authors: Zakia Shariff Daniel Kirby Shahrzad Missaghi Ali Rajabi-Siahboomi Ian Maidment Older people represent a very heterogeneous patient population and are the major user group of medication. Age-related changes mean that this population can encounter barriers...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 908: Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling Providing Insights into Fentanyl Pharmacokinetics in Adults and Pediatric Patients Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100908 Authors: Lukas Kovar Andreas Weber Michael Zemlin Yvonne Kohl Robert Bals Bernd Meibohm Dominik Selzer Thorsten Lehr Fentanyl is widely used for analgesia, sedation, and anesthesia both in adult and pediatric populations. Yet, only few pharmacokinetic...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 176: Opposition to Pharmacist Contraception Services: Evidence for Rebuttal Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8040176 Authors: Madeline Mitchell Courtney Stauffenberg Veronica Vernon Cortney M. Mospan Allie Jo Shipman Sally Rafie Pharmacist contraception services are growing across the United States. Several states have authorized pharmacists to prescribe contraception, and the interest in other states continues to grow. Opposition to these practices...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1256: A Plant’s Electrical Parameters Indicate Its Physiological State: A Study of Intracellular Water Metabolism Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101256 Authors: Cheng Zhang Yanyou Wu Yue Su Deke Xing Yi Dai Yansheng Wu Lei Fang Almost all of a plant’s life activities involve electrochemical reactions. Plant electrical parameters respond quickly to environmental changes and are closely related to physiological activities. In this study, the...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1254: Frond Optical Properties of the Fern Phyllitis scolopendrium Depend on Light Conditions in the Habitat Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101254 Authors: Mateja Grašič Tjaša Sovdat Alenka Gaberščik Ferns display an elevated degree of phenotypic plasticity to changes in irradiance levels; however, only a few reports deal with their response to different light conditions. To get an insight into the extent of phenotypic plasticity of the fern Phyllitis scolopendrium,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1255: Are There Differences in the Reaction of the Light-Tolerant Subgenus Pinus spp. Biomass to Climate Change as Compared to Light-Intolerant Genus Picea spp.? Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101255 Authors: Vladimir A. Usoltsev Seyed Omid Reza Shobairi Ivan S. Tsepordey Currently, the problem of the impact of climate change on the productivity of forest ecosystems and their carbon-depositing capacity is far from being solved. Therefore, this paper presents the...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1252: Essential Oils and Bioactive Components against Arthritis: A Novel Perspective on Their Therapeutic Potential Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101252 Authors: Mariangela Marrelli Valentina Amodeo Maria Rosaria Perri Filomena Conforti Giancarlo Statti Essential oils (EOs) are known to possess a number of beneficial properties. Their antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic, and cancer-preventing activities have been extensively reported....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1253: Initial Plant Vigor and Short Rotation Coppices Improve Vegetable Production in Vitex doniana Sweet (Lamiaceae) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101253 Authors: Sognigbe N’Danikou Aristide Carlos Houdegbe Dedeou Apocalypse Tchokponhoue Aboegnonhou Odette Chaldia Agossou Françoise Assogba Komlan Raymond Sognon Vodouhe Adam Ahanchede Enoch Gbenato Achigan-Dako Vitex doniana is a major but threatened economic plant collected as a leafy vegetable...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1251: Responses to Increased Salinity and Severe Drought in the Eastern Iberian Endemic Species Thalictrum maritimum (Ranunculaceae), Threatened by Climate Change Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101251 Authors: Sara González-Orenga Calin Trif Ma Pilar Donat-Torres Josep V. Llinares Francisco Collado P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego Emilio Laguna Monica Boscaiu Oscar Vicente Thalictrum maritimum is an endangered, endemic species in East Spain, growing in...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 482: Mediatization of Religion: Three Dimensions from a Latin American/Brazilian Perspective Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100482 Authors: Luis Mauro Sá Martino Research on the mediatization of religion seems to have become a major issue both for Social Sciences and Media Studies, although some core questions concerning its definitions and characteristics are still open to debate. This paper addresses some of these interrogations from a Latin American/Brazilian...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 481: Albertus Magnus and Rational Astrology Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100481 Authors: Scott E. Hendrix All too commonly scholars take a piecemeal approach toward the work of medieval intellectuals such as Albert the Great (d. 1280), with a view to understanding singly his contributions to the history of science, various philosophical approaches, or theology, as if his mind was somehow compartmentalized. Furthermore, in spite of great advances in studying the...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 480: The Mediatization of Camino De Santiago: Between the Pilgrimage Narrative and Media Circulation of the Narrative Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100480 Authors: Marco Túlio de Sousa Ana Paula da Rosa In this article, we seek to analyze the mediatization of pilgrims’ narratives on Camino de Santiago. Centuries ago, pilgrims were deprived of contact with their homes for extended periods. The narrative of the experience was only shared with their...
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 75: Parallel Architectures for Humanoid Robots Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9040075 Authors: Marco Ceccarelli Matteo Russo Cuauhtemoc Morales-Cruz The structure of humanoid robots can be inspired to human anatomy and operation with open challenges in mechanical performance that can be achieved by using parallel kinematic mechanisms. Parallel mechanisms can be identified in human anatomy with operations that can be used for designing parallel mechanisms...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 61: A Hybrid Approach: Dynamic Diagnostic Rules for Sensor Systems in Industry 4.0 Generated by Online Hyperparameter Tuned Random Forest Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2040061 Authors: Ahlam Mallak Madjid Fathi In this work, a hybrid component Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD) approach for industrial sensor systems is established and analyzed, to provide a hybrid schema that combines the advantages and eliminates the drawbacks of both model-based and data-driven methods...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 41: Prevalence of Adverse Drug Events in Severely Obese Adults and Associated Factors: Clinical Trial Baseline Results Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88040041 Authors: Ana Carolina Figueiredo Modesto Erika Aparecida Silveira Annelisa Silva e Alves de Carvalho Santos Ana Paula dos Santos Rodrigues Dione Marçal Lima Mércia Pandolfo Provin Rita Goreti Amaral Drugs are the most widely used therapeutic tool for treatment of diseases....
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 131: Role of a Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition, Physical Health, Psychosocial Well-Being and Sports Performance in Athletes: A Scoping Review Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8100131 Authors: Amy-Lee Bowler Remco Polman Background: Recently, a focus has been placed on investigating the potential benefits of adherence to a ketogenic diet in enhancing body composition, physical health, psychological well-being, and performance of athletes from various sporting disciplines....
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 609: Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Ameliorates Atherosclerosis by Modulating Regulatory T Cells Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100609 Authors: Geun-Hyung Kang Sujin Lee Da Bin Choi Dasom Shin Jahee Kim HyeJin Yang Hyunsu Bae Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by lipids and calcareous accumulations in the vascular wall due to an inflammatory reaction. Recent reports have demonstrated that regulatory T (Treg) cells have an important...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 150: Dengue and Zika Viruses: Epidemiological History, Potential Therapies, and Promising Vaccines Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5040150 Authors: Nelly M. Silva Nuno C. Santos Ivo C. Martins Dengue virus (DENV), which can lead to fatal hemorrhagic fever, affects 390 million people worldwide. The closely related Zika virus (ZIKV) causes microcephaly in newborns and Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults. Both...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 143: Involvement of Various Enzymes in the Physiology and Pathogenesis of Streptococcus suis Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040143 Authors: Chengkun Zheng Man Wei Mengdie Jia ManMan Cao Streptococcus suis causes severe infections in both swine and humans, making it a serious threat to the swine industry and public health. Insight into the physiology and pathogenesis of S. suis undoubtedly contributes to the control of its infection....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1062: A Sporadic and Lethal Lassa Fever Case in Forest Guinea, 2019 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101062 Authors: N’Faly Magassouba Enogo Koivogui Sory Conde Moussa Kone Michel Koropogui Barrè Soropogui Ifono Kekoura Julia Hinzmann Stephan Günther Sakoba Keita Sophie Duraffour Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet Lassa fever is a rodent-borne disease caused by Lassa virus (LASV). It causes fever, dizziness, vertigo, fatigue, coughing, diarrhea, internal...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1065: Genome Sequence and Characterization of Five Bacteriophages Infecting Streptomyces Coelicolor and Streptomyces Venezuelae: Alderaan, Coruscant, Dagobah, Endor1 and Endor2 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101065 Authors: Aël Hardy Vikas Sharma Larissa Kever Julia Frunzke Streptomyces are well-known antibiotic producers, also characterized by a complex morphological differentiation. Streptomyces, like all bacteria, are confronted with the constant threat of...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1066: Comment: Mis-Genotyping of Some Hepatitis D Virus Genotype 2 and 5 Sequences Using HDVdb Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101066 Authors: Caroline Charre Frédéric le Gal Paul Dény Caroline Scholtès Evidence that Hepatitis D virus (HDV) genotype is involved in HDV infection pathogenesis is increasing. Indeed, HDV genotypes have been shown to be linked to different outcomes in terms of liver fibrosis and treatment response. Herein, we show that the promising...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1068: Genome Analysis of a Novel Clade b Betabaculovirus Isolated from the Legume Pest Matsumuraeses phaseoli (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101068 Authors: Ruihao Shu Qian Meng Lin Miao Hongbin Liang Jun Chen Yuan Xu Luqiang Cheng Wenyi Jin Qilian Qin Huan Zhang Matsumuraeses phaseoli is a Lepidopteran pest that primarily feeds on numerous species of cultivated legumes, such as Glycine and Phaseolus. It is widely...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1064: Multisubunit RNA Polymerases of Jumbo Bacteriophages Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101064 Authors: Maria L. Sokolova Inna Misovetc Konstantin V. Severinov Prokaryotic viruses with DNA genome longer than 200 kb are collectively referred to as “jumbo phages”. Some representatives of this phylogenetically diverse group encode two DNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RNAPs)—a virion RNAP and a non-virion RNAP. In contrast to most other...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1067: Identification of Modulators of HIV-1 Proviral Transcription from a Library of FDA-Approved Pharmaceuticals Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101067 Authors: Gavin C. Sampey Sergey Iordanskiy Michelle L. Pleet Catherine DeMarino Fabio Romerio Renaud Mahieux Fatah Kashanchi Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) is the most prevalent human retrovirus. Recent data show that 34 million people are living with HIV-1 worldwide. HIV-1 infections can lead...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1063: Epidemiology and Management of BVDV in Rangeland Beef Breeding Herds in Northern Australia Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101063 Authors: Michael McGowan Kieren McCosker Geoff Fordyce Peter Kirkland Approximately 60% of Australia’s beef cattle are located in the vast rangelands of northern Australia. Despite the often low stocking densities and extensive management practices of the observed herd, animal prevalence of BVDV infection and typical...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1061: Genetic Diversity Analysis of Coxsackievirus A8 Circulating in China and Worldwide Reveals a Highly Divergent Genotype Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101061 Authors: Yang Song Dongyan Wang Yong Zhang Zhenzhi Han Jinbo Xiao Huanhuan Lu Dongmei Yan Tianjiao Ji Qian Yang Shuangli Zhu Wenbo Xu Coxsackievirus A8 (CV-A8) is one of the pathogens associated with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and herpangina (HA), occasionally leading...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1060: Evaluation of Potential ARG Packaging by Two Environmental T7-Like Phage during Phage-Host Interaction Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101060 Authors: Junlin Liu Peng Liu Fenglin Feng Junxuan Zhang Fulin Li Mianzhi Wang Yongxue Sun The increase in antimicrobial resistance is a threat to both human and animal health. The transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) via plasmids has been studied in detail whereas the contribution of bacteriophage-mediated...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2669: Groundwater Storage Changes in the Major North African Transboundary Aquifer Systems during the GRACE Era (2003–2016) Water doi: 10.3390/w12102669 Authors: Frédéric Frappart Groundwater is an essential component of the terrestrial water cycle and a key resource for supplying water to billions of people and for sustaining domestic and economic (agricultural and industrial) activities, especially in arid and semi-arid areas. The goal of this study is to analyze...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2668: Does the Darcy–Buckingham Law Apply to Flow through Unsaturated Porous Rock? Water doi: 10.3390/w12102668 Authors: Antonietta C. Turturro Maria C. Caputo Kim S. Perkins John R. Nimmo The Darcy–Buckingham (DB) law, critical to the prediction of unsaturated flow, is widely used but has rarely been experimentally tested, and therefore may not be adequate in certain conditions. Failure of this law would imply that the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2666: A Soil Tensile Strength Based Headcut Migration Model of Breach Side Slope Water doi: 10.3390/w12102666 Authors: Zhenzhen Liu Tian Li Yuxi Ding Shuihua Jiang The headcut migration describes the physical process of breach side slope retreat that governs the widening of the breach. Modeling the growth of a breach due to embankment failure is the first step in mapping the resulting inundation in a floodplain. As removal of soil from the toe of the headcut...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2665: Land-Cover Patterns and Hydrogeomorphology of Tributaries: Are These Important Stressors for the Water Quality of Reservoirs in the Mediterranean Region? Water doi: 10.3390/w12102665 Authors: Patrícia Palma Sofia Fialho Ana Lima Clarisse Mourinha Alexandra Penha Maria Helena Novais Anabela Rosado Manuela Morais Miguel Potes Maria João Costa Paula Alvarenga Four streams in the Guadiana watershed were followed up to assess hydrogeomorphological...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2667: Parallel Hydrological Model Parameter Uncertainty Analysis Based on Message-Passing Interface Water doi: 10.3390/w12102667 Authors: Zhaokai Yin Weihong Liao Xiaohui Lei Hao Wang Parameter uncertainty analysis is one of the hot issues in hydrology studies, and the Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE) is one of the most widely used methods. However, the scale of the existing research is relatively small, which results from computational...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2664: Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru: Historic Events and Current Susceptibility Water doi: 10.3390/w12102664 Authors: Jan Baťka Vít Vilímek Eva Štefanová Simon J. Cook Adam Emmer The aim of this paper is to create a glacial lake inventory for the Cordillera Huayhuash in Peru and to evaluate the susceptibility of lakes to the generation of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). Using high-resolution satellite images,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2662: Evaluating the Effect of pH, Temperature, and Hydraulic Retention Time on Biological Sulphate Reduction Using Response Surface Methodology Water doi: 10.3390/w12102662 Authors: Mukhethwa Judy Mukwevho Dheepak Maharajh Evans M. Nkhalambayausi Chirwa Biological sulphate reduction (BSR) has been identified as a promising alternative for treating acid mine drainage. In this study, the effect of pH, temperature, and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on BSR was...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2661: Impacts of Climate and Land-Use Change on Blue and Green Water: A Case Study of the Upper Ganjiang River Basin, China Water doi: 10.3390/w12102661 Authors: Yongfen Zhang Chongjun Tang Aizhong Ye Taihui Zheng Xiaofei Nie Anguo Tu Hua Zhu Shiqiang Zhang Quantitatively figuring out the effects of climate and land-use change on water resources and their components is essential for water resource management. This study investigates the effects...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2663: Adaptation of Selected Formulas for Local Scour Maximum Depth at Bridge Piers Region in Laboratory Conditions Water doi: 10.3390/w12102663 Authors: Marta Kiraga Janusz Urbański Sławomir Bajkowski The study aimed to adapt selected formulas for the estimation of the maximum depth of local scour in the area of the bridge pillar model: Begam formula, Laursen and Toch equation and the equation included in the Regulation of the Polish Minister of Transport...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2659: Quantifying Contributions of Climate Change and Local Human Activities to Runoff Decline in the Second Songhua River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w12102659 Authors: Bao Shanshan Yang Wei Wang Xiaojun Li Hongyan In the past several decades, climate change and human activities have influenced hydrological processes, and potentially caused more frequent and extensive flood and drought risks. Therefore, identification and quantification of the driving factors...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2658: Behavior of UV Filters, UV Blockers and Pharmaceuticals in High Rate Algal Ponds Treating Urban Wastewater Water doi: 10.3390/w12102658 Authors: Lucas Vassalle Adrià Sunyer-Caldú M. Silvia Díaz-Cruz Larissa Terumi Arashiro Ivet Ferrer Marianna Garfí Mª Jesús García-Galán The present study evaluated the efficiency of a high rate algal pond (HRAP) at pilot scale to remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from urban wastewater,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2660: Treatment and Re-Use of Raw Blackwater by Chlorella vulgaris-Based System Water doi: 10.3390/w12102660 Authors: Marco Antonio Segovia Bifarini Miha Žitnik Tjaša Griessler Bulc Aleksandra Krivograd Klemenčič In this study, we examined a Chlorella vulgaris-based system as a potential solution to change liquid waste, such as blackwater, into valuable products for agriculture while protecting waters from pollution without technical demanding pre-treatment....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2656: Municipal Water Consumption and Urban Economic Growth in El Paso Water doi: 10.3390/w12102656 Authors: Daniel J. Pastor Thomas M. Fullerton This study investigates the nexus between municipal water consumption and economic growth for El Paso, TX, USA. Located in the semi-arid southwestern United States, El Paso water consumption has been the subject of prior economic studies. However, the relationship between water consumption and economic growth has not...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2655: Performance of Three Sorghum Cultivars under Excessive Rainfall and Waterlogged Conditions in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa: A Case Study at the Climate-Smart Village of Cinzana in Mali Water doi: 10.3390/w12102655 Authors: Manuel Müller Siaka Dembélé Robert B. Zougmoré Thomas Gaiser Samuel T. Partey Recent climate analyses show trends for increasing precipitation variability with increasing precipitation sums in Mali. The increasing...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2657: The Impact of Selected Parameters on the Condition of Activated Sludge in a Biologic Reactor in the Treatment Plant in Nowy Targ, Poland Water doi: 10.3390/w12102657 Authors: Elwira Nowobilska-Majewska Piotr Bugajski The aim of this study was to determine the condition of activated sludge in the biologic reactor located in the collective wastewater treatment plant in Nowy Targ (Poland) based on OUR tests in the aspect of the impact of sludge’s...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2654: Machine Learning-Based Water Level Prediction in Lake Erie Water doi: 10.3390/w12102654 Authors: Qi Wang Song Wang Predicting water levels of Lake Erie is important in water resource management as well as navigation since water level significantly impacts cargo transport options as well as personal choices of recreational activities. In this paper, machine learning (ML) algorithms including Gaussian process (GP), multiple linear regression (MLR), multilayer...
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