Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 769: Effects of Mustelid gammaherpesvirus 1 (MusGHV-1) Reactivation in European Badger (Meles meles) Genital Tracts on Reproductive Fitness Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090769 Authors: Ming-shan Tsai Ursula Fogarty Andrew W. Byrne James O’Keeffe Chris Newman David W. Macdonald Christina D. Buesching Reactivation of latent Gammaherpesvirus in the genital tract can lead to reproductive failure in domestic animals. Nevertheless, this pathophysiology...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 768: Genetic Diversity of Bovine Hemoprotozoa in South Korea Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090768 Authors: Kwak Seo Tick-borne pathogens cause economically significant diseases in cattle. Theileria spp. are parasitic protozoa and the causative agent of bovine theileriosis. Here we report the distribution and risk factors of bovine Theileria using blood samples taken between 2018 and 2019. Of 737 tested cattle, nine animals (1.2%) were positive for Theileria...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 767: Does Curcumin Have a Role in the Interaction between Gut Microbiota and Schistosoma mansoni in Mice? Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090767 Authors: Assmaa Anter Mohamed Abd El-Ghany Marwa Abou El Dahab Noha Mahana There is strong correlation between changes in abundance of specific bacterial species and several diseases including schistosomiasis. Several studies have described therapeutic effects of curcumin (CUR) which may arise from its regulative...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 766: Effects of Glycyrrhizin on Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 766: Effects of Glycyrrhizin on Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090766 Authors: Nicholas J. Carruthers Sharon A. McClellan Mallika Somayajulu Ahalya Pitchaikannu Denise Bessert Xudong Peng Kylie Huitsing Paul M. Stemmer Linda D. Hazlett The effects of glycyrrhizin (GLY) on multi-drug resistant (MDR) systemic (MDR9) vs. ocular (B1045) Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates were determined....
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 764: Uropathogens Preferrentially Interact with Conditioning Film Components on the Surface of Indwelling Ureteral Stents Rather than Stent Material Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090764 Authors: Kymora B Scotland Sonia HY Kung Ben H Chew Dirk Lange Despite routine implementation in urology, indwelling ureteral stents pose as a nidus for infection. Conditioning film accumulates on stents, which prime pathogen adhesion, promoting infectious biofilm...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 765: Long Noncoding RNAs in Plant Viroids and Viruses: A Review Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090765 Authors: Nipin Shrestha Józef J. Bujarski Infectious long-noncoding (lnc) RNAs related to plants can be of both viral and non-viral origin. Viroids are infectious plant lncRNAs that are not related to viruses and carry the circular, single-stranded, non-coding RNAs that replicate with host enzymatic activities via a rolling circle mechanism. Viroids interact...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 257: Association between Polygenic Risk Score and One-Year Outcomes Following As-Needed Aflibercept Therapy for Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090257 Authors: Shijo Sakurada Yoneyama Kikushima Sugiyama Matsubara Fukuda Mabuchi Kashiwagi We investigated whether polygenic risk score (PRS) was associated with one-year outcome of as-needed aflibercept therapy for exudative age-related...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 256: The Basement Membrane in a 3D Breast Acini Model Modulates Delivery and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Liposomal Anthracyclines Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090256 Authors: Tabea Wiedenhoeft Tobias Braun Ronald Springer Michael Teske Erik Noetzel Rudolf Merkel Agnes Csiszár Breast cancer progression is marked by cancer cell invasion and infiltration, which can be closely linked to sites of tumor-connected basement membrane thinning,...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 255: Eluxadoline Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Improved Colon Targeting in Rat Model of Ulcerative Colitis Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090255 Authors: Md. Khalid Anwer Mohammed Muqtader Ahmed Mohammed F. Aldawsari Saad Alshahrani Farhat Fatima Mohd Nazam Ansari Najeeb Ur Rehman Ramadan I. Al-Shdefat The aim of the current study was to evaluate the therapeutics potential of eluxadoline (ELX) loaded solid lipid nanoparticles...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 254: Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate-Loaded Gold Nanoparticles: Preparation and Evaluation of Anticancer Efficacy in Ehrlich Tumor-Bearing Mice Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090254 Authors: Mohamed A. Safwat Bothaina A. Kandil Mohamed A. Elblbesy Ghareb M. Soliman Nermin E. Eleraky Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is a pleiotropic compound with anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. To enhance EGCG anticancer efficacy, it...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 253: Data-Driven Molecular Dynamics: A Multifaceted Challenge Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090253 Authors: Mattia Bernetti Martina Bertazzo Matteo Masetti The big data concept is currently revolutionizing several fields of science including drug discovery and development. While opening up new perspectives for better drug design and related strategies, big data analysis strongly challenges our current ability to manage and exploit an extraordinarily...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 252: The Anticancer Activity for the Bumetanide-Based Analogs via Targeting the Tumor-Associated Membrane-Bound Human Carbonic Anhydrase-IX Enzyme Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090252 Authors: Azizah M. Malebari Tarek S. Ibrahim Ibrahim M. Salem Ismail Salama Ahdab N. Khayyat Samia M. Mostafa Osama I. El-Sabbagh Khaled M. Darwish The membrane-bound human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) IX is widely recognized as a marker of tumor hypoxia...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 893: Development and Optimization of Naringenin-Loaded Chitosan-Coated Nanoemulsion for Topical Therapy in Wound Healing Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090893 Authors: Sabah H. Akrawi Bapi Gorain Anroop B. Nair Hira Choudhury Manisha Pandey Jigar N. Shah Katharigatta N. Venugopala The potential role of naringenin (NAR), a natural flavonoid, in the treatment of chronic wound has prompted the present research to deliver the drug...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 892: Selection of Cryoprotectant in Lyophilization of Progesterone-Loaded Stearic Acid Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090892 Authors: Timothy M. Amis Jwala Renukuntla Pradeep Kumar Bolla Bradley A. Clark Cryoprotectants are often required in lyophilization to reduce or eliminate agglomeration of solute or suspended materials. The aim of this study was to select a cryoprotecting agent and optimize its concentration...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 891: Correlation between Elemental Composition/Mobility and Skin Cell Proliferation of Fibrous Nanoclay/Spring Water Hydrogels Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090891 Authors: Fátima García-Villén Rita Sánchez-Espejo Ana Borrego-Sánchez Pilar Cerezo Lucia Cucca Giuseppina Sandri César Viseras Inorganic hydrogels formulated with spring waters and clay minerals are used to treat musculoskeletal disorders and skin affections. Their...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 889: Imaging of the Effect of Alcohol-Containing Media on the Performance of Hypromellose Hydrophilic Matrix Tablets: Comparison of Direct Compression and Regular Grades of Polymer Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090889 Authors: Nihad Mawla Sarah Hanley Karl Walton Waseem Kaialy Tariq Hussain Adam Ward Jonathan Brown Barbara R. Conway Peter Timmins Kofi Asare-Addo As the ingestion of drug products with alcohol could have...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 888: Non-Viral Targeted Nucleic Acid Delivery: Apply Sequences for Optimization Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090888 Authors: Yanfang Wang Ernst Wagner In nature, genomes have been optimized by the evolution of their nucleic acid sequences. The design of peptide-like carriers as synthetic sequences provides a strategy for optimizing multifunctional targeted nucleic acid delivery in an iterative process. The optimization of sequence-defined...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 890: Recent Development to Explore the Use of Biodegradable Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica (BPMO) Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapy Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090890 Authors: Shanmugavel Chinnathambi Fuyuhiko Tamanoi Porous nanomaterials can be used to load various anti-cancer drugs efficiently and deliver them to a particular location in the body with minimal toxicity. Biodegradable periodic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles (BPMOs)...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 175: Understanding the Factors Influencing Older Adults’ Decision-Making about Their Use of Over-The-Counter Medications—A Scenario-Based Approach Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8030175 Authors: Shweta Shah Aaron M. Gilson Nora Jacobson Apoorva Reddy Jamie A. Stone Michelle A. Chui The potential risks of over-the-counter (OTC) medications are often aggravated in vulnerable populations, such as older adults. The elevated patterns of older-adult OTC...
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 23: Curatorial Ethics and Indeterminacy of Practice Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5030023 Authors: Sasha Burkhanova-Khabadze This article defines “curatorial ethics” as a notion that has to be configured and constantly revisited by an independent curator throughout her practice. By inquiring into the personal motives, biases and drives, she would establish her own ethical position, convert it into a professional ethic and apply...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1241: Molecular Cloning of Novel-Type Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Isoforms in Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091241 Authors: Keiichi Nomura Yuho Sakurai Mayu Dozono Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) is an important enzyme involved in the initial CO2 fixation of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis. To understand the cultivation characteristics of a CAM plant pitaya, it is necessary to clarify the characteristics...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1240: Bioactive Compounds from Polygala tenuifolia and Their Inhibitory Effects on Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Production in Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091240 Authors: Le Ba Vinh Myungsook Heo Nguyen Viet Phong Irshad Ali Young Sang Koh Young Ho Kim Seo Young Yang The roots of Polygala tenuifolia Wild (Polygalaceae), which is among the most important components of traditional Chinese...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1239: Seed Morphology of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) from Central Asian Countries and Its Taxonomic Implications Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091239 Authors: Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh Jae Kyoung Lee Ju Eun Jang Min Su Park Nikolai Friesen Sungwook Chung Hyeok Jae Choi We studied seed macro- and micro-morphological characteristics of 48 Allium species (51 accessions) belonging to 24 sections and 7 subgenera. Our taxonomic sampling focused on the central...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1238: Genetic Diversity, Nitrogen Fixation, and Water Use Efficiency in a Panel of Honduran Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Landraces and Modern Genotypes Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091238 Authors: Jennifer Wilker Sally Humphries Juan Rosas-Sotomayor Marvin Cerna Davoud Torkamaneh Michelle Edwards Alireza Navabi K. Pauls Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) provides critical nutrition and a livelihood for millions of smallholder farmers worldwide....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1237: Variation in Seed Metabolites between Two Indica Rice Accessions Differing in Seed Longevity Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091237 Authors: Jae-Sung Lee Fiona R. Hay For a better understanding of germination after seed storage, metabolite profiling was conducted using hybrid triple quadrupole time-of-flight (QTOF) mass spectrometry. After moisture content (MC) equilibration, seeds of “WAS170” (short-lived) and “IR65483”...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1235: Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of SRO Gene Family in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L.) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091235 Authors: Yali Qiao Xueqin Gao Zeci Liu Yue Wu Linli Hu Jihua Yu Similar to radical-induced cell death 1 (SROs) is a family of small proteins unique to plants. SRO transcription factors play an important role in plants’ response to biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, we identified 12 BrSRO genes...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1234: Impact of Proton Beam Irradiation on the Growth and Biochemical Indexes of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Seedlings Grown under Salt Stress Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091234 Authors: Lacramioara Oprica Marius-Nicusor Grigore Iulia Caraciuc Daniela Gherghel Cosmin-Teodor Mihai Gabriela Vochita The present paper examines the effects of salt stress on the growth, pigments, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant ability of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) seedlings...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1231: Effects of Increased N Deposition on Leaf Functional Traits of Four Contrasting Tree Species in Northeast China Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091231 Authors: Attaullah Khan Jingjue Sun Nowsherwan Zarif Kashif Khan Muhammad Atif Jamil Lixue Yang Brent Clothier Boris Rewald Northeast China is persistently affected by heavy nitrogen (N) deposition. Studying the induced variation in leaf traits is pivotal to develop an understanding of the adaptive...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1232: Chemical Constituents of the Leaves of Campanula takesimana (Korean Bellflower) and Their Inhibitory Effects on LPS-induced PGE2 Production Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091232 Authors: Yutong Qi Se-In Choi So-Ri Son Hee-Soo Han Hye Shin Ahn Yu-Kyong Shin Sun Hee Lee Kyung-Tae Lee Hak Cheol Kwon Dae Sik Jang Campanula takesimana Nakai (Campanulaceae; Korean bellflower) is one of the endemic herbs of Korea. The plant has been used as...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1233: The Molecular and Functional Characterization of the Durum Wheat Lipoxygenase TdLOX2 Suggests Its Role in Hyperosmotic Stress Response Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091233 Authors: Valeria Menga Daniela Trono In plants, lipoxygenases (LOXs) are involved in various processes, such as growth, development, and response to stress cues. In the present study, the expression pattern of six durum wheat LOX-encoding genes (TdLpx-B1.1, TdLpx-B1.2, TdLpx-A2, TdLpx-B2,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1236: Accelerating Tomato Breeding by Exploiting Genomic Selection Approaches Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091236 Authors: Elisa Cappetta Giuseppe Andolfo Antonio Di Matteo Amalia Barone Luigi Frusciante Maria Raffaella Ercolano Genomic selection (GS) is a predictive approach that was built up to increase the rate of genetic gain per unit of time and reduce the generation interval by utilizing genome-wide markers in breeding programs. It has emerged...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1228: Allelopathic Potential of Aqueous Extract from Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. on Lactuca sativa Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091228 Authors: M. Iftikhar Hussain Mohamed A. El-Sheikh Manuel J. Reigosa We studied the polyphenol (phenolic compounds and flavonoids) composition and allelopathic effects of Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. aerial foliage aqueous extract (0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%) on the seedling growth and plant biomass of the general biotest species,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1229: Molecular Study of Selected Taxonomically Critical Taxa of the Genus Iris L. from the Broader Alpine-Dinaric Area Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091229 Authors: Tim Weber Jernej Jakše Barbara Sladonja Dario Hruševar Nediljko Landeka Slavko Brana Borut Bohanec Milenko Milović Dalibor Vladović Božena Mitić Danijela Poljuha Some wild, morphologically diverse taxa of the genus Iris in the broad Alpine-Dinaric area have never been explored...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1230: The Common Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.)–Phytoremediation Potential for Cadmium and Chromate-Contaminated Soils Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091230 Authors: Marta Śliwa-Cebula Paweł Kaszycki Adriana Kaczmarczyk Michał Nosek Agnieszka Lis-Krzyścin Zbigniew Miszalski The common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) is a widely studied model due to its tolerance to numerous biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, carried...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1227: Comparison of the Ability to Control Water Loss in the Detached Leaves of Wedelia trilobata, Wedelia chinensis, and Their Hybrid Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091227 Authors: Qilei Zhang Guangxin Chen Jundong Huang Changlian Peng In the process of biological invasion, hybridization between invasive species and native species is very common, which may lead to the formation of hybrids with a stronger adaptability. The hybrid of Wedelia trilobata (an alien...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1226: Use of Non-Destructive Measurements to Identify Cucurbit Species (Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata) Tolerant to Waterlogged Conditions Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091226 Authors: Hsin-Hung Lin Kuan-Hung Lin Meng-Yuan Huang Yi-Ru Su Limited information is available regarding the physiology of squash plants grown under waterlogging stress. The objectives of this study were to investigate the growth and physiological performances of three cucurbit...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 477: A Complex Religion Approach to the Differing Impact of Education on Black and White Religious Group Members’ Political Views Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090477 Authors: haley pilgrim Wensong Shen Melissa Wilde This paper examines the interaction of education for both Blacks and Whites in all major religious groups on four key political issues: Abortion, gay marriage, feelings toward redistribution, and political party identification. We find that...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 476: Does Religiosity Affect Attitudes toward the Ethics of Tax Evasion? The Case of Turkey Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090476 Authors: Robert W. McGee Serkan Benk Bahadır Yüzbaşı Tamer Budak This study surveys the opinion of a wide segment of Turkish society on the ethics of tax evasion. The survey instrument includes 18 statements used to justify tax evasion in the past. The research also finds that some reasons to justify tax evasion proved more...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 475: Efficacy, Distancing, and Reconciling: Religion and Race in Americans’ Abortion Attitudes Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090475 Authors: Tricia C. Bruce Religion and race together inform Americans’ abortion attitudes, but precisely how remains contradictory and unclear. Presumptions of shared religious or secular “worldviews” dividing abortion opinion mask variation among racially diverse adherents within the same tradition. Theoretical...
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Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 115: Ash Characteristics and Selected Critical Elements (Ga, Sc, V) in Coal and Ash in Polish Deposits Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9090115 Authors: Barbara Bielowicz The chemical composition of coal ash and the content of the critical elements Ga, Sc, and V in coal and ash are examined herein. In this study, lignite and bituminous coal from Polish deposits were used. The coals were subjected to ultimate and proximate analysis; the petrographic composition...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 99: Criminal Investigation and Criminal Intelligence: Example of Adaptation in the Prevention and Repression of Cybercrime Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030099 Authors: Barlatier Jerome In the context of the digitization of delinquent activities, perpetrated via the internet, the question of the most appropriate means of crime prevention and crime repression is once again being raised. Studies performed on police investigations have highlighted the over-determining nature...
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 74: Research on Trajectory Tracking and Obstacle Avoidance of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots in a Dynamic Environment Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9030074 Authors: Kai Zhang Ruizhen Gao Jingjun Zhang This paper presents an obstacle-avoidance trajectory tracking method based on a nonlinear model prediction, with a dynamic environment considered in the trajectory tracking of nonholonomic mobile robots for obstacle avoidance. In this method, collision avoidance...
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 43: Segmentation Effect on the Transferability of International Safety Performance Functions for Rural Roads in Egypt Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6030043 Authors: Elagamy El-Badawy Shwaly Zidan Shahdah This paper examines the transferability of the Safety Performance Function (SPF) of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) and other 10 international SPFs for total crashes on rural multi-lane divided roads in Egypt. Four segmentation approaches are assessed...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 73: Are Scientific Models of Life Testable? A Lesson from Simpson’s Paradox Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2030073 Authors: Prasanta S. Bandyopadhyay Nolan Grunska Don Dcruz Mark C. Greenwood We address the need for a model by considering two competing theories regarding the origin of life: (i) the Metabolism First theory and (ii) the RNA World theory. We discuss two inter-related points. (I) Models are valuable tools in understanding both the processes and intricacies...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 1072-1099: Agent-Based Model of a Blockchain Enabled Peer-to-Peer Energy Market: Application for a Neighborhood Trial in Perth, Australia Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3030053 Authors: Jacob G. Monroe Paula Hansen Matthew Sorell Emily Zechman Berglund The transfer of market power in electric generation from utilities to end-users spurred by the diffusion of distributed energy resources necessitates a new system of settlement in the electricity...
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Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 1039-1071: IoT-Enabled Smart Sustainable Cities: Challenges and Approaches Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3030052 Authors: Laura Belli Antonio Cilfone Luca Davoli Gianluigi Ferrari Paolo Adorni Francesco Di Nocera Alessandro Dall’Olio Cristina Pellegrini Marco Mordacci Enzo Bertolotti The ongoing diffusion of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies is opening new possibilities, and one of the most remarkable applications is associated...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 163: Just a Matter of Time? Women’s Career Advancement in Neo-Liberal Academia. An Analysis of Recruitment Trends in Italian Universities Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9090163 Authors: Camilla Gaiaschi Rosy Musumeci Recently, the Italian higher education system has experienced two profound changes: the strong feminization of its academic staff and the implementation of market-based reforms aimed at fostering cost efficiency and economic productivity....
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 162: An Adaptive Machine Learning Methodology Applied to Neuromarketing Analysis: Prediction of Consumer Behaviour Regarding the Key Elements of the Packaging Design of an Educational Toy Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9090162 Authors: David Juárez-Varón Victoria Tur-Viñes Alejandro Rabasa-Dolado Kristina Polotskaya This research is in response to the question of which aspects of package design are more relevant to consumers, when purchasing...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 71: Testing Children and Adolescents’ Ability to Identify Fake News: A Combined Design of Quasi-Experiment and Group Discussions Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10030071 Authors: Elena-Alexandra Dumitru Nowadays, people increasingly choose to turn to the Internet and especially to social media for news and other types of content, while often not questioning the trustworthiness of the information. An acute form of this problem is that children and adolescents tend...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 70: International Students’ Experiences at a Saudi University and Academic Leaders’ Perceptions Regarding Them Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10030070 Authors: Yousef Mubrik N. Almutairi This qualitative study addresses international students’ experiences at a Saudi university to gain insight into the challenges these students encounter during their studies. The study also explores academic leaders’ perceptions in supporting international students....
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Stats, Vol. 3, Pages 396-411: Neural Legal Outcome Prediction with Partial Least Squares Compression
Stats, Vol. 3, Pages 396-411: Neural Legal Outcome Prediction with Partial Least Squares Compression Stats doi: 10.3390/stats3030025 Authors: Charles Condevaux Predicting the outcome of a case from a set of factual data is a common goal in legal knowledge discovery. In practice, solving this task is most of the time difficult due to the scarcity of labeled datasets. Additionally, processing long documents often leads to sparse data, which adds another layer of complexity. This paper...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 49: Wire Tool Electrode Behavior and Wear under Discharge Pulses Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8030049 Authors: Grigoriev Volosova Okunkova Fedorov Hamdy Podrabinnik Pivkin Kozochkin Porvatov This work is devoted to researching the tool electrode behavior and wear under discharge pulses at electrical discharge machining. The experiments were conducted on the workpieces of 12Kh18N10T (AISI 321) chrome-nickel anti-corrosion...
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Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 48: Hot Isostatic Pressing of Aluminum–Silicon Alloys Fabricated by Laser Powder-Bed Fusion Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8030048 Authors: Stephan Hafenstein Leonhard Hitzler Enes Sert Andreas Öchsner Markus Merkel Ewald Werner Hot isostatic pressing can be utilized to reduce the anisotropic mechanical properties of Al–Si–Mg alloys fabricated by laser powder-bed fusion (L-PBF). The implementation of post processing...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 74: Environmental Health Surveillance System for a Population Using Advanced Exposure Assessment Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8030074 Authors: Wonho Yang Jinhyeon Park Mansu Cho Cheolmin Lee Jeongil Lee Chaekwan Lee Human exposure to air pollution is a major public health concern. Environmental policymakers have been implementing various strategies to reduce exposure, including the 10th-day-no-driving system. To assess exposure of an entire population...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 73: Water-Pipe Smoking Exposure Deregulates a Set of Genes Associated with Human Head and Neck Cancer Development and Prognosis Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8030073 Authors: Vanessa M. López-Ozuna Ishita Gupta Ryan Liu Chen Kiow Emad Matanes Hadeel Kheraldine Amber Yasmeen Ashraf Khalil Semir Vranic Ala-Eddin Al Moustafa Halema F Al Farsi Water-pipe smoking (WPS) is becoming the most popular form of tobacco use among the youth, especially...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 605: Reduction of Aflatoxin B1 in Corn by Water-Assisted Microwaves Treatment and Its Effects on Corn Quality Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090605 Authors: Yaolei Zhang Mengmeng Li Yuanxiao Liu Erqi Guan Ke Bian Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is one of the most commonly found mycotoxin in corn, which is highly toxic, carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic for the health of humans and animals. In order to reduce the AFB1 in corn, corn kernels were processed with...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 606: Antibiofilm Activity of Acidic Phospholipase Isoform Isolated from Bothrops erythromelas Snake Venom Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090606 Authors: Ellynes Nunes Breno Frihling Elizângela Barros Caio de Oliveira Newton Verbisck Taylla Flores Augusto de Freitas Júnior Octávio Franco Maria de Macedo Ludovico Migliolo Karla Luna Introduction: Bacterial resistance is a worldwide public health problem, requiring new therapeutic options....
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 604: Effects of Fumonisin-Contaminated Corn on Growth Performance of 9 to 28 kg Nursery Pigs Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090604 Authors: Zhong-Xing Rao Mike D. Tokach Jason C. Woodworth Joel M. DeRouchey Robert D. Goodband Hilda I. Calderón Steve S. Dritz Fumonisin contamination in corn is an emerging issue in animal feed production. Fumonisin disrupts the metabolism of sphingolipids and reduces growth performance. This experiment was conducted...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 149: Detection of Pathogenic Leptospires in Water and Soil in Areas Endemic to Leptospirosis in Nicaragua Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5030149 Authors: Byron Flores Karla Escobar José Luis Muzquiz Jessica Sheleby-Elías Brenda Mora Edipcia Roque Dayana Torres Álvaro Chávez William Jirón In Nicaragua, there are ideal environmental conditions for leptospirosis. The objective of this investigation was...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 548: Influenza–Host Interplay and Strategies for Universal Vaccine Development Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030548 Authors: Hye Suk Hwang Mincheol Chang Yoong Ahm Kim Influenza is an annual epidemic and an occasional pandemic caused by pathogens that are responsible for infectious respiratory disease. Humans are highly susceptible to the infection mediated by influenza A viruses (IAV). The entry of the virus is mediated by the influenza virus hemagglutinin...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 547: Antibody Response to Canine Parvovirus Vaccination in Dogs with Hyperadrenocorticism Treated with Trilostane Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030547 Authors: Michèle Bergmann Monika Freisl Katrin Hartmann Stephanie Speck Uwe Truyen Yury Zablotski Matthias Mayr Astrid Wehner It is unknown how dogs with hyperadrenocorticism (HAC) respond to vaccination. This study measured antibodies against canine parvovirus (CPV) in dogs with HAC treated...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 546: The Power of First Impressions: Can Influenza Imprinting during Infancy Inform Vaccine Design? Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030546 Authors: Melissa Rioux Mara McNeil Magen E. Francis Nicholas Dawe Mary Foley Joanne M. Langley Alyson A. Kelvin Influenza virus infection causes severe respiratory illness in people worldwide, disproportionately affecting infants. The immature respiratory tract coupled with the developing immune system, and...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 544: Pneumocystis jirevocii and SARS-CoV-2 Co-Infection: A Common Feature in Transplant Recipients? Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030544 Authors: Maria A. De Francesco Federico Alberici Nicola Bossini Francesco Scolari Federico Pascucci Gabriele Tomasoni Arnaldo Caruso COVID-19 might potentially give rise to a more severe infection in solid organ transplant recipients due to their chronic immunosuppression. These patients are at a higher risk...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 545: Vaccination and Vaccine Effectiveness: A Commentary of Special Issue Editors Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030545 Authors: Claudio Costantino Alessandra Casuccio Vincenzo Restivo The Special Issue “Vaccination and Vaccine Effectiveness”, published in the journal Vaccines, has the main aim to increase international literature data on vaccine effectiveness and safety and on vaccination strategies in order to reduce vaccine hesitancy...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 138: Cattle Manure Trade Network Analysis and the Relevant Spatial Pathways in an Endemic Area of Foot and Mouth Disease in Northern Thailand Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030138 Authors: Chalutwan Sansamur Anuwat Wiratsudakul Arisara Charoenpanyanet Veerasak Punyapornwithaya Animal movement is one of the most important risk factors for outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in cattle. Likewise, FMD can spread to cattle farms via...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 137: Mammary Diseases in a Captive Reared Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) in Trinidad Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030137 Authors: Kegan Romelle Jones Kavita Ranjeeta Lall Rod Suepaul Gary Wayne Garcia The agouti (Dasyprocta leporina) is a neotropical rodent that is utilized for its meat by hunters as well as wildlife farmers. There is a dearth of information on infectious diseases that affect these animals. At present, there has been...
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Vibration, Vol. 3, Pages 320-342: Numerical Assessment of Polynomial Nonlinear State-Space and Nonlinear-Mode Models for Near-Resonant Vibrations Vibration doi: 10.3390/vibration3030022 Authors: Nidish Narayanaa Balaji Shuqing Lian Maren Scheel Matthew R. W. Brake Paolo Tiso Jean-Philippe Noël Malte Krack In the present article, we follow up our recent work on the experimental assessment of two data-driven nonlinear system identification methodologies. The first methodology...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1047: Renal Allograft Biopsies with Polyomavirus BK Nephropathy: Turin Transplant Center, 2015–19 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091047 Authors: Elisa Zanotto Anna Allesina Antonella Barreca Francesca Sidoti Ester Gallo Paolo Bottino Marco Iannaccone Gabriele Bianco Luigi Biancone Rossana Cavallo Cristina Costa Background: In kidney transplant patients, polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) represents a serious complication; the key...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1048: The Emergence of a vv + MDV Can Break through the Protections Provided by the Current Vaccines Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091048 Authors: Meng-ya Shi Min Li Wei-wei Wang Qiao-mu Deng Qiu-hong Li Yan-li Gao Pei-kun Wang Teng Huang Ping Wei Marek’s disease (MD) is an infectious malignant T-cell lymphoma proliferative disease caused by Marek’s disease virus (MDV). In recent years, the emergence of very virulent (vv)...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1046: PA from a Recent H9N2 (G1-Like) Avian Influenza a Virus (AIV) Strain Carrying Lysine 367 Confers Altered Replication Efficiency and Pathogenicity to Contemporaneous H5N1 in Mammalian Systems Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091046 Authors: Ahmed Mostafa Sara H. Mahmoud Mahmoud Shehata Christin Müller Ahmed Kandeil Rabeh El-Shesheny Hanaa Z. Nooh Ghazi Kayali Mohamed A. Ali Stephan Pleschka Egypt is a hotspot for H5- and H9-subtype avian...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1044: Generation of Combinatorial Lentiviral Vectors Expressing Multiple Anti-Hepatitis C Virus shRNAs and Their Validation on a Novel HCV Replicon Double Reporter Cell Line Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091044 Authors: Hossein M. Elbadawy Mohi I. Mohammed Abdul Naif Aljuhani Adriana Vitiello Francesco Ciccarese Mohamed A. Shaker Heba M. Eltahir Giorgio Palù Veronica Di Antonio Hanieh Ghassabian Claudia Del Vecchio Cristiano Salata Elisa...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1043: Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Large T Antigen Unique Domain Regulates Its Own Protein Stability and Cell Growth Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091043 Authors: Nnenna Nwogu Luz E. Ortiz Hyun Jin Kwun Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV) is the only known human oncogenic virus in the polyomaviridae family and the etiological agent of most Merkel cell carcinomas (MCC). MCC is an aggressive and highly metastatic skin cancer with a propensity for recurrence and poor prognosis....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1045: RNAemia Corresponds to Disease Severity and Antibody Response in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091045 Authors: Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt Charlotte Meyer-Schwickerath Eva Heger Elena Knops Clara Lehmann Jan Rybniker Philipp Schommers Dennis A. Eichenauer Florian Kurth Michael Ramharter Rolf Kaiser Udo Holtick Florian Klein Norma Jung Veronica Di Cristanziano Severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1039: Induction of the Antiviral Immune Response and Its Circumvention by Coronaviruses Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091039 Authors: Ping Liu Yan Hong Bincai Yang Prasha Shrestha Nelam Sajjad Ji-Long Chen Some coronaviruses are zoonotic viruses of human and veterinary medical importance. The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory symptoms coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), associated with the current global pandemic, is characterized by pneumonia, lymphopenia,...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1041: Identification of Inhibitors of ZIKV Replication Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091041 Authors: Desarey Morales Vasquez Jun-Gyu Park Ginés Ávila-Pérez Aitor Nogales Juan Carlos de la Torre Fernando Almazan Luis Martinez-Sobrido Zika virus (ZIKV) was identified in 1947 in the Zika forest of Uganda and it has emerged recently as a global health threat, with recurring outbreaks and its associations with congenital microcephaly through maternal fetal...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1040: CBF-1 Promotes the Establishment and Maintenance of HIV Latency by Recruiting Polycomb Repressive Complexes, PRC1 and PRC2, at HIV LTR Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091040 Authors: Adhikarimayum Lakhikumar Sharma Joseph Hokello Shilpa Sonti Sonia Zicari Lin Sun Aseel Alqatawni Michael Bukrinsky Gary Simon Ashok Chauhan Rene Daniel Mudit Tyagi The C-promoter binding factor-1 (CBF-1) is a potent and specific inhibitor of the human immunodeficiency...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1042: Divergent Influenza-Like Viruses of Amphibians and Fish Support an Ancient Evolutionary Association Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091042 Authors: Rhys Parry Michelle Wille Olivia M. H. Turnbull Jemma L. Geoghegan Edward C. Holmes Influenza viruses (family Orthomyxoviridae) infect a variety of vertebrates, including birds, humans, and other mammals. Recent metatranscriptomic studies have uncovered divergent influenza viruses in amphibians, fish and...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1038: The Genetic Diversification of a Single Bluetongue Virus Strain Using an In Vitro Model of Alternating-Host Transmission Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091038 Authors: Jennifer H. Kopanke Justin S. Lee Mark D. Stenglein Christie E. Mayo Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an arbovirus that has been associated with dramatic epizootics in both wild and domestic ruminants in recent decades. As a segmented, double-stranded RNA virus, BTV can evolve via several mechanisms...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2629: Dynamic Evaluation of Sustainable Water Resource Systems in Metropolitan Areas: A Case Study of the Beijing Megacity Water doi: 10.3390/w12092629 Authors: Chaoyang Du Increasing water scarcity has made it difficult to meet global water demands, so the sustainable use of water resources is an important issue. In this study, the sustainable water resource system (SWRS) operating mechanism is discussed, considering three components: dynamics, resistance and coordination....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2628: Monthly Rainfall Anomalies Forecasting for Southwestern Colombia Using Artificial Neural Networks Approaches Water doi: 10.3390/w12092628 Authors: Teresita Canchala Wilfredo Alfonso-Morales Yesid Carvajal-Escobar Wilmar L. Cerón Eduardo Caicedo-Bravo Improving the accuracy of rainfall forecasting is relevant for adequate water resources planning and management. This research project evaluated the performance of the combination of three Artificial...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2627: Enhanced Removal of Contaminants of Emerging Concern through Hydraulic Adjustments in Soil Aquifer Treatment Water doi: 10.3390/w12092627 Authors: Jana Sallwey Anna Jurado Felix Barquero Jens Fahl Water reclamation through the use of soil aquifer treatment (SAT) is a sustainable water management technique with high potential for application in many regions worldwide. However, the fate of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) during the infiltration...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2612: Aquatic Worm Assemblages along the Danube: A Homogenization Warning Water doi: 10.3390/w12092612 Authors: Ana Atanacković Ferdinand Šporka Vanja Marković Jaroslav Slobodnik Katarina Zorić Bela Csányi Momir Paunović In this study, we analyzed the impacts of different environmental conditions on aquatic worm communities along the Danube River, based on two longitudinal surveys, the Joint Danube Surveys 2 and 3 (JDS; 2007 and 2013). We identified...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2626: Comparison Study of Multiple Precipitation Forcing Data on Hydrological Modeling and Projection in the Qujiang River Basin Water doi: 10.3390/w12092626 Authors: Yongyu Song Jing Zhang Xianyong Meng Yuyan Zhou Yuequn Lai Yang Cao As a key factor in the water cycle and climate change, the quality of precipitation data directly affects the hydrological processes of the river basin. Although many precipitation products with high spatial and temporal...
Sat Sep 19, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2625: Hydropower Potential of Run of River Schemes in the Himalayas under Climate Change: A Case Study in the Dudh Koshi Basin of Nepal Water doi: 10.3390/w12092625 Authors: Daniele Bocchiola Mattia Manara Riccardo Mereu In spite of the very large hydropower potential given from the melting snow and ice of Himalayas, Nepal’s population has little hydropower production. The high use of fossil fuels and biomasses results in measurable air pollution,...
Sat Sep 19, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2624: Functionalized PET Waste Based Low-Cost Adsorbents for Adsorptive Removal of Cu(II) Ions from Aqueous Media Water doi: 10.3390/w12092624 Authors: Oana Ionela Ungureanu Dumitru Bulgariu Anca Mihaela Mocanu Laura Bulgariu The widespread use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in the packaging industry has led to the discharge of huge amounts of such waste into the environment and is an important source of pollution. Moreover, because the degradation...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2623: Assessment of Rainwater Harvesting Potential from Roof Catchments through Clustering Analysis Water doi: 10.3390/w12092623 Authors: Rubén Villar-Navascués Alfredo Pérez-Morales Salvador Gil-Guirado Rainwater harvesting from rooftop catchments represents a climate change adaptation measure that is especially significant in areas affected by water scarcity. This article develops a Geographic Information Systems-based methodology to evaluate the spatial...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2622: Temporal and Spatial Variations of Precipitation Change from Southeast to Northwest China during the Period 1961–2017 Water doi: 10.3390/w12092622 Authors: Zhu Li Honghu Liu Global climate change is significant, and the spatiotemporal variations of precipitation associated with it are pronounced. Based on the daily precipitation data from 10 weather stations located from southeast to northwest across China from 1961–2017, the Mann–Kendall...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2621: Design, Development, and Performance Evaluation of a Fertigation Device for Distributing Solid Fertilizer Water doi: 10.3390/w12092621 Authors: Zhiyang Zhang Chao Chen Hong Li Huameng Xia Solid fertilizers, which have a low operating cost, are widely applied in Chinese crop fields. In order to distribute solid fertilizer through fertigation, an innovative device with a simple structure was designed, which can feed, dissolve, and distribute fertilizer...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2619: Patterns of Mekong Mollusc Biodiversity: Identification of Emerging Threats and Importance to Management and Livelihoods in a Region of Globally Significant Biodiversity and Endemism Water doi: 10.3390/w12092619 Authors: Ratha Sor Peng Bun Ngor Pieter Boets Peter L. M. Goethals Sovan Lek Zeb S. Hogan Young-Seuk Park The Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) is a key biodiversity hotspot. To facilitate conservation and management, we examine mollusc biodiversity...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2620: Delineation of Radar Glacier Zones in the Antarctic Peninsula Using Polarimetric SAR Water doi: 10.3390/w12092620 Authors: Wenxue Fu Xinwu Li Meng Wang Lei Liang Climate change is a cause of the expansion of snowmelt phenomena in the Antarctic, and shifts in position of wet and dry snow lines have been considered as good indicators of climate changes. The impacts of climate change are observable by the delineation of significant position change of...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2615: Spatio-Temporal Variation of Total Nitrogen and Ammonia Nitrogen in the Water Source of the Middle Route of the South-To-North Water Diversion Project Water doi: 10.3390/w12092615 Authors: Guoquan Dong Zhenqi Hu Xuan Liu Yaokun Fu Wenjing Zhang The quantitative inversion of the concentrations of water quality parameters could clarify the temporal and spatial distribution characteristic, migration, and conversion of water quality parameters. This...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2617: Methane Levels of a River Network in Wuxi City, China and Response to Water Governance Water doi: 10.3390/w12092617 Authors: Lingling Li Renhua Yan Bin Xue The majority of rivers are a CH4 source that accounts for an important proportion of annual global emissions. However, CH4 evasion from urban river networks has received disproportionately less attention than their contribution. The effect of water governance on water quality and CH4 emission in urban...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2618: Fuzzy Optimization Model for Waste Load Allocation in a River with Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Planning Water doi: 10.3390/w12092618 Authors: Jae Heon Cho Jong Ho Lee In traditional waste load allocation (WLA) decision making, water quality-related constraints must be satisfied. Fuzzy models, however, can be useful for policy makers to make the most reasonable decisions in an ambiguous environment, considering various surrounding environments. We developed...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2614: Removal Mechanism and Effective Current of Electrocoagulation for Treating Wastewater Containing Ni(II), Cu(II), and Cr(VI) Water doi: 10.3390/w12092614 Authors: Chien-Hung Huang Shan-Yi Shen Cheng-Di Dong Mohanraj Kumar Jih-Hsing Chang This study aims to clarify the removal mechanism and to calculate the effective current of electrocoagulation (i.e., EC) for treating wastewater containing Ni(II), Cu(II), and Cr(VI). The adsorption behavior of...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2616: Urban Stormwater Management, A Tool for Adapting to Climate Change: From Risk to Resource Water doi: 10.3390/w12092616 Authors: María Hernández-Hernández Jorge Olcina Álvaro-Francisco Morote The effects of climate change on rainfall in the Mediterranean region are manifested in an overall decreasing trend, and greater irregularity in annual volumes and the city of Alicante is no exception. In addition, there has also been a spread of the urbanised area,...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2611: Hydrometeorological Drought Forecasting in Hyper-Arid Climates Using Nonlinear Autoregressive Neural Networks Water doi: 10.3390/w12092611 Authors: Abdullah A. Alsumaiei Mosaed S. Alrashidi Drought forecasting is an essential component of efficient water resource management that helps water planners mitigate the severe consequences of water shortages. This is especially important in hyper-arid climates, where drought consequences are more drastic due to...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2610: Autumn Phenological Response of European Beech to Summer Drought and Heat Water doi: 10.3390/w12092610 Authors: Veronika Lukasová Jaroslav Vido Jana Škvareninová Svetlana Bičárová Helena Hlavatá Peter Boršányi Jaroslav Škvarenina The changes in precipitation and temperature regimes brought on by the current climate change have influenced ecosystems globally. The consequences of climate change on plant phenology have been widely investigated...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2613: Recent Budget of Hydroclimatology and Hydrosedimentology of the Congo River in Central Africa Water doi: 10.3390/w12092613 Authors: Alain Laraque Guy D. Moukandi N’kaya Didier Orange Raphael Tshimanga Jean Marie Tshitenge Gil Mahé Cyriaque R. Nguimalet Mark A. Trigg Santiago Yepez Georges Gulemvuga Although the Congo Basin is still one of the least studied river basins in the world, this paper attempts to provide a multidisciplinary...
Fri Sep 18, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2607: A Retrospective Ecological Status Assessment of the Lakes Based on Historical and Current Maps of Submerged Vegetation—A Case Study from Five Stratified Lakes in Poland Water doi: 10.3390/w12092607 Authors: Andrzej Hutorowicz This article presents and tests a new method for the retrospective assessment of ecological status assessment of the lakes in accordance with the Ecological State Macophyte Index (ESMI), which is formally used in biological monitoring...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2609: Re-Examination of the Relationship between Agricultural Economic Growth and Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Evidence from the Threshold Model of Financial Development Water doi: 10.3390/w12092609 Authors: Song Jiang Shuang Qiu Jie Zhou The coordinated development of agricultural economic growth and non-point source (NPS) pollution is an important task in enhancing pollution prevention. Significantly, agricultural economic growth and NPS pollution...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2608: Trust in Drinking Water Quality: Understanding the Role of Risk Perception and Transparency Water doi: 10.3390/w12092608 Authors: Stijn Brouwer Roberta Hofman-Caris Nicolien van Aalderen In the context of an increasing societal demand for transparency in parallel with rapidly increasing numbers and concentrations of substances found in drinking water, this paper investigates how different drinking water customers perceive their tap water quality, and...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 893: Modulating Laying Hens Productivity and Immune Performance in Response to Oxidative Stress Induced by E. coli Challenge Using Dietary Propolis Supplementation Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9090893 Authors: Ahmed O. Abbas Abdulaziz A. Alaqil Hossam S. El-Beltagi Hanaa K. Abd El-Atty Nancy N. Kamel Propolis (PR) is a resin product of bee colonies that has rich bioactive antioxidant and bactericidal compounds. Endotoxin, a byproduct of bacterial...
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Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 892: Systemic Oxidative Stress and Visceral Adipose Tissue Mediators of NLRP3 Inflammasome and Autophagy Are Reduced in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients Treated with Metformin Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9090892 Authors: Zaida Abad-Jiménez Sandra López-Domènech Rubén Díaz-Rúa Francesca Iannantuoni Segundo Ángel Gómez-Abril Dolores Periañez-Gómez Carlos Morillas Víctor M. Víctor Milagros Rocha Obesity is a low-grade inflammatory condition...
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