Biosensors, Vol. 10, Pages 128: Short Bouts of Gait Data and Body-Worn Inertial Sensors Can Provide Reliable Measures of Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters from Bilateral Gait Data for Persons with Multiple Sclerosis Biosensors doi: 10.3390/bios10090128 Authors: Motti Ader Greene McManus Tubridy Caulfield Wearable devices equipped with inertial sensors enable objective gait assessment for persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), with potential use in ambulatory care or home...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 652: Special Issue: Juvenile Onset Huntington’s Disease Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090652 Authors: Peg C. Nopoulos [...]
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 651: Resveratrol Prevents GLUT3 Up-Regulation Induced by Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090651 Authors: Germán Fernando Gutiérrez Aguilar Iván Alquisiras-Burgos Javier Franco-Pérez Narayana Pineda-Ramírez Alma Ortiz-Plata Ismael Torres José Pedraza-Chaverri Penélope Aguilera Glucose transporter (GLUT)3 up-regulation is an adaptive response activated to prevent cellular damage when brain metabolic...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 650: The Characteristics of Cognitive Impairment in ALS Patients Depend on the Lateralization of Motor Damage Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090650 Authors: Umberto Manera Laura Peotta Barbara Iazzolino Antonio Canosa Rosario Vasta Francesca Palumbo Maria Claudia Torrieri Luca Solero Margherita Daviddi Maurizio Grassano Cristina Moglia Marco Pagani Adriano Chiò Marco Cavallo (1) Background: Cognitive features...
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Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 649: Tele-Assisted Behavioral Intervention for Families with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Control Trial Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090649 Authors: Flavia Marino Paola Chilà Chiara Failla Ilaria Crimi Roberta Minutoli Alfio Puglisi Antonino Andrea Arnao Gennaro Tartarisco Liliana Ruta David Vagni Giovanni Pioggia Background: Telehealth is useful for both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2688: Secreting Germ Cell Tumors of the Central Nervous System: A Long-Term Follow-up Experience Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092688 Authors: Veronica Biassoni Elisabetta Schiavello Lorenza Gandola Emilia Pecori Geraldina Poggi Filippo Spreafico Monica Terenziani Cristina Meazza Marta Podda Andrea Ferrari Roberto Luksch Michela Casanova Nadia Puma Stefano Chiaravalli Luca Bergamaschi Graziella Cefalo Fabio Simonetti Giovanna...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2687: Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Mediated Inhibition of CD8+ Cytotoxic T Cell Accumulation in Tumours: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092687 Authors: Patrick Freeman Ainhoa Mielgo The tumour microenvironment (TME) is the complex environment in which various non-cancerous stromal cell populations co-exist, co-evolve and interact with tumour cells, having a profound impact on the progression of solid tumours. The TME...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2689: RASSF1A Suppresses Estrogen-Dependent Breast Cancer Cell Growth through Inhibition of the Yes-Associated Protein 1 (YAP1), Inhibition of the Forkhead Box Protein M1 (FOXM1), and Activation of Forkhead Box Transcription Factor 3A (FOXO3A) Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092689 Authors: Sven Roßwag Gitta Thiede Jonathan P. Sleeman Sonja Thaler The estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) is expressed by the majority of breast cancers and plays an important...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2683: Diclofenac Enhances Docosahexaenoic Acid-Induced Apoptosis in Vitro in Lung Cancer Cells Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092683 Authors: Rosemary A. Poku Kylee J. Jones Megan Van Baren Jamie K. Alan Felix Amissah Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) show anticancer activities through diverse molecular mechanisms. However, the anticancer capacities of either PUFAs or NSAIDs alone is limited. We examined...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2685: Intracranial Meningiomas in the Elderly: Clinical, Surgical and Economic Evaluation. A Multicentric Experience Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092685 Authors: Delia Cannizzaro Maria Pia Tropeano Ismail Zaed Mario De Robertis Simone Olei Marco Vindigni Enrico Pegolo Daniele Bagatto Andrea Cardia Giulio Maira Maurizio Fornari Miran Skrap Tamara Ius Meningioma is one of the most common intracranial tumors. It is benign and...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2686: Loss of Proprotein Convertase Furin in Mammary Gland Impairs proIGF1R and proIR Processing and Suppresses Tumorigenesis in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092686 Authors: Zongsheng He Abdel-Majid Khatib John W. M. Creemers In triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell lines, the proprotein convertase Furin cleaves and then activates several protein precursors involved in oncogenesis. However, the in vivo role of Furin in...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2684: Canonical and Noncanonical Roles of Fanconi Anemia Proteins: Implications in Cancer Predisposition Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092684 Authors: Giacomo Milletti Luisa Strocchio Daria Pagliara Katia Girardi Roberto Carta Angela Mastronuzzi Franco Locatelli Francesca Nazio Fanconi anemia (FA) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder characterized by the variable presence of congenital somatic abnormalities, bone marrow failure...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2682: The Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist Aprepitant: An Intelligent Bullet against Cancer? Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092682 Authors: Miguel Muñoz Rafael Coveñas Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1R) antagonists exert antitumor action, are safe and do not cause serious side-effects. These antagonists (via the NK-1R) exert multiple actions against cancer: antiproliferative and anti-Warburg effects and apoptotic, anti-angiogenic and antimetastatic effects. These...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2681: Roles of NRF3 in the Hallmarks of Cancer: Proteasomal Inactivation of Tumor Suppressors Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092681 Authors: Akira Kobayashi The physiological roles of the NRF2-related transcription factor NRF3 (NFE2L3) have remained unknown for decades. The remarkable development of human cancer genome databases has led to strong suggestions that NRF3 has functional significance in cancer; specifically, high NRF3 mRNA levels are induced in many...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2680: MiRNA-103/107 in Primary High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer and Its Clinical Significance Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092680 Authors: Milosz Wilczynski Michal Kielbik Daria Senderowska Tomasz Krawczyk Bozena Szymanska Magdalena Klink Jan Bieńkiewicz Hanna Romanowicz Filip Frühauf Andrzej Malinowski High levels of miRNA-103/107 are associated with poor outcomes in the case of breast cancer patients. MiRNA-103/107-DICER axis may...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2679: Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage III Colon Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092679 Authors: Julien Taieb Claire Gallois In patients with stage III colon cancer (CC), adjuvant chemotherapy with the combination of oxapliplatin to a fluoropyrimidine (FOLFOX or CAPOX) is a standard of care. The duration of treatment can be reduced from 6 months to 3 months, depending on the regimen, for patients at low risk of recurrence, without loss of effectiveness...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2675: Deciphering the Role of Innate Immune NF-ĸB Pathway in Pancreatic Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092675 Authors: Namrata Khurana Paarth B. Dodhiawala Ashenafi Bulle Kian-Huat Lim Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal cancers with no effective treatment option. A predominant hallmark of PDAC is the intense fibro-inflammatory stroma which not only physically collapses vasculature but also functionally suppresses anti-tumor...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2676: Evaluation of the Role of ITGBL1 in Ovarian Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092676 Authors: Alexander Jorge Cortez Katarzyna Aleksandra Kujawa Agata Małgorzata Wilk Damian Robert Sojka Joanna Patrycja Syrkis Magdalena Olbryt Katarzyna Marta Lisowska In our previous microarray study we identified two subgroups of high-grade serous ovarian cancers with distinct gene expression and survival. Among differentially expressed genes was an...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2677: Suppression of Tumor Growth, Metastasis, and Signaling Pathways by Reducing FOXM1 Activity in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092677 Authors: Parama Dey Alexander Wang Yvonne Ziegler Sung Hoon Kim Dorraya El-Ashry John A. Katzenellenbogen Benita S. Katzenellenbogen Metastasis-related complications account for the overwhelming majority of breast cancer mortalities. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2678: Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Metastatic, Recurrent or Persistent Cervical Cancer Not Amenable by Surgery or Radiotherapy: State of Art and Perspectives of Clinical Research Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092678 Authors: Angiolo Gadducci Stefania Cosio Cervical cancer patients with distant or loco-regional recurrences not amenable by surgery or radiotherapy have limited treatment options, and their 5-year overall survival (OS) rates range...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2674: Direct Antiviral Treatments for Hepatitis C Virus Have Off-Target Effects of Oncologic Relevance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092674 Authors: Catia Giovannini Francesca Fornari Valentina Indio Davide Trerè Matteo Renzulli Francesco Vasuri Matteo Cescon Matteo Ravaioli Alessia Perrucci Annalisa Astolfi Fabio Piscaglia Laura Gramantieri Background and Aims: HCV eradication by direct-acting antiviral...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2672: The Pancreatic Microbiome Is Associated with Carcinogenesis and Worse Prognosis in Males and Smokers Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092672 Authors: Jaideep Chakladar Selena Z. Kuo Grant Castaneda Wei Tse Li Aditi Gnanasekar Michael Andrew Yu Eric Y. Chang Xiao Qi Wang Weg M. Ongkeko An intra-pancreatic microbiota was recently discovered in several prominent studies. Since pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) is one of the most lethal cancers...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2671: Zoledronic Acid Abrogates Restraint Stress-Induced Macrophage Infiltration, PDGF-AA Expression, and Ovarian Cancer Growth Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092671 Authors: Claudia B. Colon-Echevarria Tatiana Ortiz Lizette Maldonado Melanie J. Hidalgo-Vargas Jaileene Pérez-Morales Alexandra N. Aquino-Acevedo Roberto Herrera-Noriega Margarita Bonilla-Claudio Eida M. Castro Guillermo N. Armaiz-Pena Multiple studies suggest that chronic...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2673: Reply to Comment on “Jilkova, Z.M.; et al. Predictive Factors for Response to PD-1/PD-L1 Checkpoint Inhibition in the Field of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Status and Challenges” Cancers 2019, 11, 1554 Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092673 Authors: Macek Jilkova Aspord Decaens We appreciate the comments made on our review paper focused on possible predictive factors for responses to PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors in the field of hepatocellular...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2666: Inflammatory Blood Markers as Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Early Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092666 Authors: Ileana Corbeau Simon Thezenas Aurelie Maran-Gonzalez Pierre-Emmanuel Colombo William Jacot Severine Guiu Background: Inflammatory blood markers, such as neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), have been reported as putative prognostic...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2670: Comment on: Jilkova, Z.M.; et al. “Predictive Factors for Response to PD-1/PD-L1 Checkpoint Inhibition in the Field of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Status and Challenges” Cancers 2019, 11, 1554 Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092670 Authors: Anna Dunnigan I read with interest the article ‘Predictive Factors for Response to PD-1/PD-L1 Checkpoint Inhibition in the Field of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Status and Challenges’ [...]
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2669: Modification of the Histone Landscape with JAK Inhibition in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092669 Authors: Graeme Greenfield Suzanne McPherson James Smith Adam Mead Claire Harrison Ken Mills Mary Frances McMullin Dysregulation of epigenetic processes is increasingly understood to play a role in the pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Ruxolitinib, a JAK/STAT inhibitor, has proved a useful addition...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2668: A Human Organoid Model of Aggressive Hepatoblastoma for Disease Modeling and Drug Testing Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092668 Authors: James A. Saltsman William J. Hammond Nicole J. C. Narayan David Requena Helmuth Gehart Gadi Lalazar Michael P. LaQuaglia Hans Clevers Sanford Simon Hepatoblastoma is the most common childhood liver cancer. Although survival has improved significantly over the past few decades, there remains a group...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2667: EVI1 in Leukemia and Solid Tumors Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092667 Authors: Beiyuan Liang Jing Wang The EVI1 gene encodes for a transcription factor with two zinc finger domains and is transcriptionally activated in a subset of myeloid leukemias. In leukemia, the transcriptional activation of EVI1 usually results from chromosomal rearrangements. Besides leukemia, EVI1 has also been linked to solid tumors including breast cancer, lung cancer, ovarian...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2665: Introduction to Special Issue of Radiology and Imaging of Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092665 Authors: Roberta Fusco Vincenza Granata Antonella Petrillo The increase in knowledge in oncology and the possibility of creating personalized medicine by selecting a more appropriate therapy related to the different tumor subtypes, as well as the management of patients with cancer within a multidisciplinary team has improved the clinical outcomes [...]
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2664: Anti-Retroviral Protease Inhibitors Regulate Human Papillomavirus 16 Infection of Primary Oral and Cervical Epithelium Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092664 Authors: Samina Alam Sreejata Chatterjee Sa Do Kang Janice Milici Jennifer Biryukov Han Chen Craig Meyers Epidemiology studies suggest that Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected patients on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) may be at increased risk of acquiring opportunistic...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2662: Predicting Response to Immunotherapy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092662 Authors: Matthew D. Tucker Brian I. Rini Immunotherapy-based combinations, driven by PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA-4 inhibitors, has altered the treatment landscape for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Despite significant improvements in clinical outcomes, many patients do not experience deep or lasting benefits. Recent efforts to determine which...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2663: Combining Correlated Outcomes and Surrogate Endpoints in a Network Meta-Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Treatments Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092663 Authors: Tung Hoang Jeongseon Kim This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of systemic therapies in the treatment of unresectable advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer. Predicted hazard ratios (HRs) and their 95% credible intervals (CrIs) for overall survival (OS) were calculated from the...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2660: Signal Transduction Pathway Activity in High-Grade, Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Reveals a More Favorable Prognosis in Tumors with Low PI3K and High NF-κB Pathway Activity: A Novel Approach to a Long-Standing Enigma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092660 Authors: Laura van Lieshout Anja van de Stolpe Phyllis van der Ploeg David Bowtell Joanne de Hullu Jurgen Piek We investigated signal transduction pathway (STP) activity in high-grade serous ovarian...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2659: NK-Cell-Mediated Targeting of Various Solid Tumors Using a B7-H3 Tri-Specific Killer Engager In Vitro and In Vivo Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092659 Authors: Daniel A. Vallera Soldano Ferrone Behiye Kodal Peter Hinderlie Laura Bendzick Brianna Ettestad Caroline Hallstrom Nicholas A. Zorko Arpit Rao Naomi Fujioka Charles J. Ryan Melissa A. Geller Jeffrey S. Miller Martin Felices We improved the bispecific antibody...
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Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2661: Mitosis in Cancer Cell Increases Immune Resistance via High Expression of HLA-G and PD-L1 Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092661 Authors: Matti Ullah Warda Aoudjeghout Cynthia Pimpie Marc Pocard Massoud Mirshahi Cancer is a result of “aggressive” division and uncontrolled proliferation of the abnormal cells that survive attack by immune cells. We investigated the expression of HLA-G and PD-L1 with the different stages of cancer cell division along...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2131: Schwann Cell Role in Selectivity of Nerve Regeneration Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092131 Authors: Sara Bolívar Xavier Navarro Esther Udina Peripheral nerve injuries result in the loss of the motor, sensory and autonomic functions of the denervated segments of the body. Neurons can regenerate after peripheral axotomy, but inaccuracy in reinnervation causes a permanent loss of function that impairs complete recovery. Thus, understanding how regenerating axons...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2130: Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Regulate Immune Responses in Health and Disease Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092130 Authors: Shrikant R. Mulay Hans-Joachim Anders Neutrophils are first responders of antimicrobial host defense and sterile inflammation, and therefore, play important roles during health and disease [...]
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2129: High Sensitivity of Circulating Tumor Cells Derived from a Colorectal Cancer Patient for Dual Inhibition with AKT and mTOR Inhibitors Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092129 Authors: Daniel J. Smit Laure Cayrefourcq Marie-Therese Haider Nico Hinz Klaus Pantel Catherine Alix-Panabières Manfred Jücker Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells shed from the primary tumor into the bloodstream. While many studies on solid tumor cells exist, data on CTCs...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2128: EpCAM as Modulator of Tissue Plasticity Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092128 Authors: Fagotto The Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule or EpCAM is a well-known marker highly expressed in carcinomas and showing a strong correlation with poor cancer prognosis. While its name relates to its proposed function as a cell adhesion molecule, EpCAM has been shown to have various signalling functions. In particular, it has been identified as an important positive regulator...
Sat Sep 19, 2020 03:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2125: Transcriptional Regulation of Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway in Colorectal Cancer Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092125 Authors: Bian Dannappel Wan Firestein The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway exerts integral roles in embryogenesis and adult homeostasis. Aberrant activation of the pathway is implicated in growth-associated diseases and cancers, especially as a key driver in the initiation and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC). Loss or inactivation...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2126: FRET-Based Sorting of Live Cells Reveals Shifted Balance between PLK1 and CDK1 Activities During Checkpoint Recovery Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092126 Authors: Lorenzo Lafranchi Erik Müllers Dorothea Rutishauser Arne Lindqvist Cells recovering from the G2/M DNA damage checkpoint rely more on Aurora A-PLK1 signaling than cells progressing through an unperturbed G2 phase, but the reason for this discrepancy is not known. Here, we devised a method based...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2124: Attempts at the Characterization of In-Cell Biophysical Processes Non-Invasively—Quantitative NMR Diffusometry of a Model Cellular System Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092124 Authors: Weronika Mazur Artur T. Krzyżak In the literature, diffusion studies of cell systems are usually limited to two water pools that are associated with the extracellular space and the entire interior of the cell. Therefore, the time-dependent diffusion coefficient contains information...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2127: Juniperonic Acid Biosynthesis is Essential in Caenorhabditis Elegans Lacking Δ6 Desaturase (fat-3) and Generates New ω-3 Endocannabinoids Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092127 Authors: Sujay Guha Serafina Calarco M. Salomé Gachet Jürg Gertsch In eukaryotes, the C20:4 polyunsaturated fatty acid arachidonic acid (AA) plays important roles as a phospholipid component, signaling molecule and precursor of the endocannabinoid-prostanoid axis. Accordingly, the...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2123: Human Amnion Epithelial Cells Impair T Cell Proliferation: The Role of HLA-G and HLA-E Molecules Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092123 Authors: Fabio Morandi Danilo Marimpietri Andre Görgens Alessia Gallo Raghuraman Chittor Srinivasan Samir El-Andaloussi Roberto Gramignoli The immunoprivilege status characteristic of human amnion epithelial cells (hAECs) has been recently highlighted in the context of xenogenic transplantation. However, the mechanism(s)...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2122: NIR-Triggered Hyperthermal Effect of Polythiophene Nanoparticles Synthesized by Surfactant-Free Oxidative Polymerization Method on Colorectal Carcinoma Cells Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092122 Authors: Deval Prasad Bhattarai Beom Su Kim In this work, polythiophene nanoparticles (PTh–NPs) were synthesized by a surfactant-free oxidative chemical polymerization method at 60 °C, using ammonium persulphate as an oxidant. Various physicochemical...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2121: Regulation of Apoptosis by the Bcl-2 Family of Proteins: Field on a Brink
Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2121: Regulation of Apoptosis by the Bcl-2 Family of Proteins: Field on a Brink Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092121 Authors: Alexey S. Ladokhin Apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, is a highly regulated process critical for tissue development, homeostasis, and pathogenesis of various diseases [...]
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2120: Therapeutic Benefit of the Association of Lodenafil with Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Hypoxia-induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092120 Authors: Marina de Moraes Carvalho da Silva Allan Kardec Nogueira de Alencar Jaqueline Soares da Silva Tadeu Lima Montagnoli Grazielle Fernandes da Silva Bruna de Souza Rocha Guilherme Carneiro Montes Rosália Mendez-Otero Pedro Moreno Pimentel-Coelho Juliana F. Vasques Margarete...
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Cells, Vol. 9, Pages 2119: Genetic Variation in CNS Myelination and Functional Brain Connectivity in Recombinant Inbred Mice Cells doi: 10.3390/cells9092119 Authors: Andrea Goudriaan Maarten Loos Sabine Spijker August B. Smit Mark H. G. Verheijen Myelination greatly increases the speed of action potential propagation of neurons, thereby enhancing the efficacy of inter-neuronal communication and hence, potentially, optimizing the brain’s signal processing capability....
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Challenges, Vol. 11, Pages 21: Towards Healthy Planet Diets—A Transdisciplinary Approach to Food Sustainability Challenges Challenges doi: 10.3390/challe11020021 Authors: Stefan C. Dekker Aletta D. Kraneveld Jerry van Dijk Agni Kalfagianni Andre C. Knulst Herman Lelieveldt Ellen H. M. Moors Eggo Müller Raymond H. H. Pieters Corné M. J. Pieterse Stephanie Rosenkranz Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek August C. M. van Westen The future of food is one of the...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Chemosensors, Vol. 8, Pages 87: Design of A Low-Cost and Disposable Paper-Based Immunosensor for the Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Aflatoxin B1 Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors8030087 Authors: Fernanda L. Migliorini Danilo M. dos Santos Andrey C. Soares Luiz H. C. Mattoso Osvaldo N. Oliveira Daniel S. Correa We report a paper-based electrochemical immunosensor made with sustainable materials to detect aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a highly toxic, carcinogenic mycotoxin...
Sun Sep 20, 2020 03:00
Chemosensors, Vol. 8, Pages 86: Screen-Printed Sensor Based on Potentiometric Transduction for Free Bilirubin Detection as a Biomarker for Hyperbilirubinemia Diagnosis Chemosensors doi: 10.3390/chemosensors8030086 Authors: Ayman H. Kamel Abd El-Galil E. Amr Hoda R. Galal Mohamed A. Al-Omar Abdulrahman A. Almehizia Novel reliable and cost-effective potentiometric screen-printed sensors for free bilirubin (BR) detection were presented. The sensors were fabricated using ordered...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Children, Vol. 7, Pages 145: Parental Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence-Driven Precision Medicine Technologies in Pediatric Healthcare Children doi: 10.3390/children7090145 Authors: Bryan A. Sisk Alison L. Antes Sara Burrous James M. DuBois Precision medicine relies upon artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technologies that raise ethical and practical concerns. In this study, we developed and validated a measure of parental openness and concerns with AI-driven technologies...
Sun Sep 20, 2020 03:00
Children, Vol. 7, Pages 144: Identification of Missense ADGRV1 Mutation as a Candidate Genetic Cause of Familial Febrile Seizure 4 Children doi: 10.3390/children7090144 Authors: Ji Yoon Han Hyun Joo Lee Young-Mock Lee Joonhong Park Febrile seizure (FS) is related to a febrile illness (temperature > 38 °C) not caused by an infection of central nervous system, without neurologic deficits in children aged 6–60 months. The family study implied a polygenic...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Children, Vol. 7, Pages 143: Elementary Classroom Teachers’ Self-Reported Use of Movement Integration Products and Perceived Facilitators and Barriers Related to Product Use Children doi: 10.3390/children7090143 Authors: Roddrick Dugger Aaron Rafferty Ethan Hunt Michael Beets Collin Webster Brian Chen Jeff Rehling Robert Glenn Weaver Movement integration (MI) products are designed to provide children with physical activity during general education classroom time....
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Climate, Vol. 8, Pages 101: Analysis of Temperature Change in Uzbekistan and the Regional Atmospheric Circulation of Middle Asia During 1961–2016 Climate doi: 10.3390/cli8090101 Authors: Bakhtiyar M. Kholmatjanov Yuriy V. Petrov Temur Khujanazarov Nigora N. Sulaymonova Farrukh I. Abdikulov Kenji Tanaka Climate change and shrinking of the Aral Sea have significantly affected the region's temperature variations. Observed interannual changes in Uzbekistan's air temperature...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Clocks & Sleep, Vol. 2, Pages 375-389: The Parent’s Chronotype and Child’s Sleeping Quality in Association with Relationship Satisfaction Clocks & Sleep doi: 10.3390/clockssleep2030028 Authors: Cristian Ricci Zaida Parra-Robledo Dietrich Rothenbacher Juan Francisco Díaz-Morales Jon Genuneit The prospective Ulm-SPATZ study was investigated to assess the role of child sleeping quality between 4 to 6 years of age in affecting a partner’s sleeping and relationship...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 724: Increased Risk of Migraine in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorder: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study Using a National Health Screening Cohort Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090724 Authors: Soo-Hwan Byun Chanyang Min Dae-Myoung Yoo Byoung-Eun Yang Hyo-Geun Choi Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and migraine through a longitudinal follow-up study using population...
Sun Sep 20, 2020 03:00
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 723: Biomarker Utility for Peripheral Artery Disease Diagnosis in Real Clinical Practice: A Prospective Study Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090723 Authors: Alexandr Ceasovschih Victorita Sorodoc Viviana Onofrei (Aursulesei) Dan Tesloianu Cristina Tuchilus Ecaterina Anisie Antoniu Petris Cristian Statescu Elisabeta Jaba Alexandra Stoica Elena-Daniela Grigorescu Irina M. Jaba Laurentiu Sorodoc Peripheral arterial disease...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 722: Salivary Alpha-Amylase in Experimentally-Induced Muscle Pain Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090722 Authors: Nikolaos Christidis Pegah Baghernejad Aylin Deyhim Hajer Jasim Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is a marker of psychological stress and might also be a potential marker for pain-associated stress due its non-invasive, cost-effective, and stress-free collection. The current study aimed to investigate whether the levels of sAA are influenced...
Sun Sep 20, 2020 03:00
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 720: Microstructural Predictors of Cognitive Impairment in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease and the Conditions of Their Formation Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090720 Authors: Larisa A. Dobrynina Zukhra Sh. Gadzhieva Kamila V. Shamtieva Elena I. Kremneva Bulat M. Akhmetzyanov Ludmila A. Kalashnikova Marina V. Krotenkova Introduction: Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is the leading cause of vascular and mixed degenerative cognitive...
Sat Sep 19, 2020 03:00
Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 721: The Role of Breast Cancer Stem Cell-Related Biomarkers as Prognostic Factors Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090721 Authors: Clarence Ching Huat Ko Wai Kit Chia Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah Yoke Kqueen Cheah Yin Ping Wong Geok Chin Tan Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide, and its incidence is on the rise. A small fraction of cancer stem cells was identified within the tumour bulk, which...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 719: The Advantages of New Multimodality Imaging in Choosing the Optimal Management Strategy for Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090719 Authors: Larisa Anghel Cristian Stătescu Ionela-Lăcrămioara Șerban Minela Aida Mărănducă Doina Butcovan Alexandra Clement Mădălina Bostan Radu Sascău In recent years, significant advances have been made in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of hypertrophic...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 717: Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology and Core-Needle Biopsy in the Assessment of the Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer—A Meta-Analysis Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090717 Authors: Jung-Soo Pyo Jaehag Jung Seul Gi Lee Nae-Yu Kim Dong-Wook Kang Background: The present study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy between ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (US-FNAC) and core needle biopsy (CNB)...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 716: Antigen-Specific Cytokine and Chemokine Gene Expression for Diagnosing Latent and Active Tuberculosis Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090716 Authors: Workneh Korma Adane Mihret Yunhee Chang Azeb Tarekegn Metasebiya Tegegn Adem Tuha Dasom Hwang Mesfin Asefa Mahlet O. Hasen Seoyoung Kim Tesfaye S. Tesema Hyeyoung Lee Tuberculosis infection exhibits different forms, namely, pulmonary, extrapulmonary, and latent. Here,...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 718: Primary Cardiac Intimal Sarcoma Visualized on 2-[18F]FDG PET/CT Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090718 Authors: Andersen Someh Loft Brittain Primary cardiac tumors are extremely rare, with an incidence of 0.001–0.03%. Twenty-five percent of these tumors are malignant, with sarcomas accounting for approximately 95%. Cardiac intimal sarcoma is the least reported subtype of primary cardiac sarcoma. These endocardial mesenchymal...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 715: Evaluation of FDG-PET/CT Use in Children with Suspected Infection or Inflammation Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090715 Authors: Fabienne G. Ropers Robin M. P. van Mossevelde Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers Floris H. P. van Velden Danielle M. E. van Assema Judit A. Adam Marnix G. E. H. Lam Nelleke Tolboom Olaf M. Dekkers Lioe-Fee de Geus-Oei Virginie Frings [18F]-FDG-PET/CT ([18F]-fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 714: A Quality Control System for Automated Prostate Segmentation on T2-Weighted MRI Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090714 Authors: Mohammed R. S. Sunoqrot Kirsten M. Selnæs Elise Sandsmark Gabriel A. Nketiah Olmo Zavala-Romero Radka Stoyanova Tone F. Bathen Mattijs Elschot Computer-aided detection and diagnosis (CAD) systems have the potential to improve robustness and efficiency compared to traditional radiological reading of...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 713: MiRNAs, Myostatin, and Muscle MRI Imaging as Biomarkers of Clinical Features in Becker Muscular Dystrophy Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090713 Authors: Roberta Marozzo Valentina Pegoraro Corrado Angelini Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by dystrophin gene mutations. The phenotype and evolution of this muscle disorder are extremely clinical variable. In the last years, circulating biomarkers have acquired...
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Diagnostics, Vol. 10, Pages 712: Aortic Root Remodeling as an Indicator for Diastolic Dysfunction and Normative Ranges in Asians: Comparison and Validation with Multidetector Computed Tomography Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10090712 Authors: Lawrence Yu-min Liu Chun-Ho Yun Jen-Yuan Kuo Yau-Huei Lai Kuo-Tzu Sung Po-Jung Yuan Jui-Peng Tsai Wen-Hung Huang Yueh-Hung Lin Ta-Chuan Hung Ying-Ju Chen Cheng-Huang Su Cheng-Ting Tsai Hung-I Yeh Chung-Lieh...
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Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 360: Recent and Rapid Radiation of the Highly Endangered Harlequin Frogs (Atelopus) into Central America Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences Diversity doi: 10.3390/d12090360 Authors: Juan P. Ramírez César A. Jaramillo Erik D. Lindquist Andrew J. Crawford Roberto Ibáñez Populations of amphibians are experiencing severe declines worldwide. One group with the most catastrophic declines is the Neotropical genus Atelopus (Anura: Bufonidae). Many...
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Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 359: Intraguild Predation by the Eagle Owl Determines the Space Use of a Mesopredator Carnivore Diversity doi: 10.3390/d12090359 Authors: Emilio Virgós Noemí Baniandrés Tamara Burgos Mariano R. Recio Top predators shape the communities of sympatric predators by killing and displacing smaller predators. Predation risk pushes smaller predators to select enemy-free spaces irrespective of food availability, which results in changes in their behaviour, space...
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EJIHPE, Vol. 10, Pages 899-914: Intrapersonal Emotional Intelligence during Adolescence: Sex Differences, Connection with other Variables, and Predictors European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education doi: 10.3390/ejihpe10030064 Authors: Maite Garaigordobil This study explores Intrapersonal Emotional Intelligence (IEI) with the objectives of: (1) analyzing possible differences due to sex and age, and the request for psychological assistance for behavioral and emotional...
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Fermentation, Vol. 6, Pages 90: Snails as Taxis for a Large Yeast Biodiversity Fermentation doi: 10.3390/fermentation6030090 Authors: Madina Akan Florian Michling Katrin Matti Sinje Krause Judith Muno-Bender Jürgen Wendland Yeasts are unicellular fungi that harbour a large biodiversity of thousands of species, of which particularly ascomycetous yeasts are instrumental to human food and beverage production. There is already a large body of evidence showing that insects...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1326: UHPLC–MS/MS-Based Nontargeted Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Biomarkers Related to the Freshness of Chilled Chicken Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091326 Authors: Tao Zhang Shanshan Zhang Lan Chen Hao Ding Pengfei Wu Genxi Zhang Kaizhou Xie Guojun Dai Jinyu Wang To identify metabolic biomarkers related to the freshness of chilled chicken, ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) was used...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1325: Consumer Attitudes towards Local and Organic Food with Upcycled Ingredients: An Italian Case Study for Olive Leaves Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091325 Authors: Maria Angela Perito Silvia Coderoni Carlo Russo Food made with upcycled ingredients has received considerable attention in very recent years as a result of the need to both reduce waste and increase food nutritional properties. However, consumer acceptance of these novel foods is fundamental to their...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1324: Assessment of Dietary Selenium and Vitamin E on Laying Performance and Quality Parameters of Fresh and Stored Eggs in Japanese Quails Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091324 Authors: Zbihollah Nemati Hosain Ahmadian Maghsoud Besharati Steven Lesson Kazem Alirezalu Rubén Domínguez José M. Lorenzo The effect of dietary supplementation with VE and Se on the laying productive performance, immunity, and the quality parameters of fresh and stored eggs was...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1323: Effect of Organic Fertilizers on Selected Health Beneficial Bioactive Compounds and Aroma Profile of Red Topepo Sweet Pepper Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091323 Authors: Adele Muscolo Teresa Papalia Carmelo Mallamaci Sonia Carabetta Rosa Di Sanzo Mariateresa Russo Phytochemicals and antioxidant properties of red sweet pepper cv Topepo grown in soil amended with different organic fertilizers were compared with that grown in unamended soil. Organic...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1322: Technological Feature Assessment of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Cricket Powder’s Spontaneous Fermentation as Potential Starters for Cricket-Wheat Bread Production Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091322 Authors: Viola Galli Manuel Venturi Niccolò Pini Lisa Granchi The bacterial community profile of cricket powder highlighted the presence of four main genera: Bacteroides spp., Parabacteroides spp., Lactococcus spp., and Enterococcus spp. The spontaneous...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1321: A Systematic AQbD Approach for Optimization of the Most Influential Experimental Parameters on Analysis of Fish Spoilage-Related Volatile Amines Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091321 Authors: Jorge Freitas Pedro Silva Paulo Vaz-Pires José S. Câmara The volatile amines trimethylamine (TMA) and dimethylamine (DMA) could be used as important spoilage indices for seafood products, assisting in the determination of the rejection period. In the present study,...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1320: Bioactive Phenolics and Antioxidant Capacity of Some Wild Edible Greens as Affected by Different Cooking Treatments Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091320 Authors: Lucrezia Sergio Francesca Boari Maria Pieralice Vito Linsalata Vito Cantore Donato Di Venere The study aimed to assess the influence of three cooking methods (boiling, steaming, and microwave-cooking) on (i) composition in individual phenolic compounds, (ii) total phenolic content (TPC),...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1319: A Miniaturized QuEChERS Method Combined with Ultrahigh Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Oregano Samples Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091319 Authors: Izcara Casado Morante-Zarcero Sierra Recent and unexpected food alerts about relatively high amounts of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in oregano samples have stressed the need to develop analytical strategies to ensure food safety in this...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1318: Associations between Psycho-Hedonic Responses to Sweet and Savoury Tastes with Diet and Body Composition in a Sample of Asian Females Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091318 Authors: Amanda JiaYing Lim Pey Sze Teo Vicki Wei Kee Tan Ciarán G. Forde Taste preferences guide food choices and dietary behaviours, yet few studies have shown a relationship between sweet and savoury taste preference and differences in dietary intakes or energy consumed from different...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1317: The Link between the Consumer and the Innovations in Food Product Development Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091317 Authors: Guiné Florença Barroca Anjos New lifestyles, higher incomes and better consumer awareness are increasing the demand for a year-round supply of innovative food products. In past decades, important developments have been achieved in areas related to food and the food industry. This review shows that factors influencing performance...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1316: Fabrication of Spray-Dried Microcapsules Containing Noni Juice Using Blends of Maltodextrin and Gum Acacia: Physicochemical Properties of Powders and Bioaccessibility of Bioactives during In Vitro Digestion Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091316 Authors: Chuang Zhang Siew Lin Ada Khoo Peter Swedlund Yukiharu Ogawa Yang Shan Siew Young Quek Microencapsulation of fermented noni juice (FNJ) into powder format could protect bioactive compounds, reduce the...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1315: Investigating the Relationships between Basic Tastes Sensitivities, Fattiness Sensitivity, and Food Liking in 11-Year-Old Children Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091315 Authors: Ervina Ervina Ingunn Berget Valérie L. Almli This study investigates the relationships between basic tastes and fattiness sensitivity and food liking in 11-year-old children. The basic taste sensitivity of 106 children was measured using different methods, namely detection (DT) and...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1314: Quality Attributes of Cryoconcentrated Calafate (Berberis microphylla) Juice during Refrigerated Storage Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091314 Authors: Patricio Orellana-Palma Guisella Tobar-Bolaños Nidia Casas-Forero Rommy N. Zúñiga Guillermo Petzold This study aimed to evaluate the potential of centrifugal block cryoconcentration (CBCC) at three cycles applied to fresh calafate juice. The fresh juice and cryoconcentrate at each cycle were stored for...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1313: Bioprospecting Cultivated Tropical Green Algae, Caulerpa Racemosa: A Perspective on Nutritional Properties, Antioxidative Capacity and Anti-Diabetic Potential Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091313 Authors: Abdul Qudus B Aroyehun Shariza Abdul Razak Kishneth Palaniveloo Thilahgavani Nagappan Nur Suraiza Nabila Rahmah Gan Wee Jin Dinesh Kumar Chellappan Jestin Chellian Anil Philip Kunnath Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh is a green seaweed...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1312: Chicken Egg White—Advancing from Food to Skin Health Therapy: Optimization of Hydrolysis Condition and Identification of Tyrosinase Inhibitor Peptides Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091312 Authors: Pei-Gee Yap Chee-Yuen Gan Active fragments (bioactive peptides) from the chicken egg white proteins were expected to exert tyrosinase inhibitory activities in which skin hyperpigmentation could be prevented. Egg white was hydrolyzed by trypsin, chymotrypsin and the...
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Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1311: Production and Properties of Starch Citrates—Current Research Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091311 Authors: Antoni Golachowski Wioletta Drożdż Magdalena Golachowska Małgorzata Kapelko-Żeberska Bartosz Raszewski Starch modification by chemical reaction is widely used to improve the properties of native starch. Modified by citric acid, starch is characterized by specific properties resulting from the presence of citrate residues and as a result of cross-linking...
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Fractal Fract, Vol. 4, Pages 47: Integral Representation of Fractional Derivative of Delta Function Fractal and Fractional doi: 10.3390/fractalfract4030047 Authors: Li Delta function is a widely used generalized function in various fields, ranging from physics to mathematics. How to express its fractional derivative with integral representation is a tough problem. In this paper, we present an integral representation of the fractional derivative of the delta function. Moreover, we provide...
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GastrointestDisord, Vol. 2, Pages 300-309: Standardization of a Radiofrequency Ablation Tool in an Ex-Vivo Porcine Liver Model Gastrointestinal Disorders doi: 10.3390/gidisord2030027 Authors: Gemma Rossi Maria Chiara Petrone Gabriele Capurso Luca Albarello Sabrina Gloria Giulia Testoni Livia Archibugi Marco Schiavo Lena Claudio Doglioni Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono (1) Background: Preclinical and clinical data about a novel radiofrequency ablation (RFA) system (STARmed...
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Geriatrics, Vol. 5, Pages 55: Food Habits of Older Australians Living Alone in the Australian Capital Territory Geriatrics doi: 10.3390/geriatrics5030055 Authors: Elizabeth Low Jane Kellett Rachel Bacon Nenad Naumovski The link between adequate nutrition and quality of life for older persons is well established. With the proportion of older adults increasing, policy regarding support and care for the ageing has shifted emphasis to keeping older adults in their homes for as long...
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Geriatrics, Vol. 5, Pages 54: Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among Patients at a Movement Disorders Center Geriatrics doi: 10.3390/geriatrics5030054 Authors: Joy Antonelle de Marcaida Jeffrey Lahrmann Duarte Machado Lawrence Bluth Michelle Dagostine Maria Moro-de Casillas Elena Bortan Sulada Kanchana Mark Alberts It is not established whether SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) patients with movement disorders, are at greater risk for more serious...
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Healthcare, Vol. 8, Pages 349: Testing the Strength of Hospital Accreditation as a Signal of the Quality of Care in Romania: Do Patients’ and Health Professionals’ Perceptions Align? Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030349 Authors: Druică Wu Cepoi Mihăilă Burcea Hospital accreditation, as a quality signal, is gaining its popularity among low- and middle-income countries, such as Romania, despite its costly nature. Nevertheless, its effectiveness as a quality signal...
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Healthcare, Vol. 8, Pages 348: A Smart Architecture for Diabetic Patient Monitoring Using Machine Learning Algorithms Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030348 Authors: Amine Rghioui Jaime Lloret Sandra Sendra Abdelmajid Oumnad Continuous monitoring of diabetic patients improves their quality of life. The use of multiple technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), embedded systems, communication technologies, artificial intelligence, and smart devices can reduce the economic...
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Healthcare, Vol. 8, Pages 347: Subjective and Objective Mental and Physical Functions Affect Subjective Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese People Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030347 Authors: Akio Goda Shin Murata Hideki Nakano Kayoko Shiraiwa Teppei Abiko Koji Nonaka Hiroaki Iwase Kunihiko Anami Jun Horie Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is complex and not well understood, especially among Japanese people. In the present study, we...
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Healthcare, Vol. 8, Pages 346: Sedentary Behavior in Older Patients before and after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030346 Authors: Burkhard Moellenbeck Frank Horst Georg Gosheger Christoph Theil Leonie Seeber Tobias Kalisch Objective: To compare the habitual sedentary behavior (SB) and physical activity (PA) of older hip osteoarthritis patients before and after elective arthroplasty. Methods: SB, PA and joint-specific...
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Healthcare, Vol. 8, Pages 345: An Economic Evaluation Framework for Government-Funded Home Adaptation Schemes: A Quantitative Approach Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030345 Authors: Bo Zhang Peng Zhou The ability to live independently plays a crucial role in the mental and psychological wellbeing of the disabled. To achieve this goal, most governments spend a substantial budget on home adaptation projects. It has been observed that schemes with different target clients (residents...
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