Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1180: Mouse Abdominal Fat Depots Reduced by Butyric Acid-Producing Leuconostoc mesenteroides Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8081180 Authors: John Jackson Yang Minh Tan Pham Adelia Riezka Rahim Tsung-Hsien Chuang Ming-Fa Hsieh Chun-Ming Huang The activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated rece ptor gamma (PPAR-γ) is known to induce the differentiation of adipocytes. This study aimed to investigate the probiotic effect...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1181: Physicochemical Parameters Affecting the Distribution and Diversity of the Water Column Microbial Community in the High-Altitude Andean Lake System of La Brava and La Punta Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8081181 Authors: Reynaldo Núñez Salazar Carlos Aguirre Jorge Soto Pamela Salinas Carlos Salinas Humberto Prieto Manuel Paneque Due to the low incidence of precipitation attributed to climate change, many high-altitude Andean...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1179: Should Networks Supplant Tree Building? Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8081179 Authors: Rob DeSalle Margaret Riley Recent studies suggested that network methods should supplant tree building as the basis of genealogical analysis. This proposition is based upon two arguments. First is the observation that bacterial and archaeal lineages experience processes oppositional to bifurcation and hence the representation of the evolutionary process...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1182: Bioconversion of Milk Permeate with Selected Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains and Apple By-Products into Beverages with Antimicrobial Properties and Enriched with Galactooligosaccharides Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8081182 Authors: Egle Zokaityte Darius Cernauskas Dovile Klupsaite Vita Lele Vytaute Starkute Paulina Zavistanaviciute Modestas Ruzauskas Romas Gruzauskas Grazina Juodeikiene João Miguel Rocha Saulius Bliznikas...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1177: The Neglected Microbial Components of Commercial Probiotic Formulations Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8081177 Authors: Walter Fiore Stefania Arioli Simone Guglielmetti Producers of probiotic products are legally required to indicate on the label only the minimum numbers of viable microorganisms at the end of shelf life expressed as colony-forming units (CFUs). Label specifications, however, describe only a fraction of the actual microbiological...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1176: A Holistic Review on Euro-Asian Lactic Acid Bacteria Fermented Cereals and Vegetables Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8081176 Authors: Tolulope Joshua Ashaolu Anna Reale Lactic acid fermentation is one of the oldest methods used worldwide to preserve cereals and vegetables. Europe and Asia have long and huge traditions in the manufacturing of lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-fermented foods. They have different cultures, religions and ethnicities...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3551: Chemometric Models of Differential Amino Acids at the Navα and Navβ Interface of Mammalian Sodium Channel Isoforms Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153551 Authors: Fernando Villa-Diaz Susana Lopez-Nunez Jordan E. Ruiz-Castelan Eduardo Marcos Salinas-Stefanon Thomas Scior (1) Background: voltage-gated sodium channels (Navs) are integral membrane proteins that allow the sodium ion flux into the excitable cells and initiate the action potential....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3548: Photochemical α-Cleavage Reaction of 3’,5’-Dimethoxybenzoin: A Combined Time-Resolved Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153548 Authors: Yuanchun Li Xiting Zhang Zhiping Yan Lili Du Wenjian Tang David Lee Phillips Benzoin is one of the most commonly used photoinitiators to induce free radical polymerization. Here, improved benzoin properties could be accomplished by the introduction of two methoxy...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3546: Synthesis and Pharmacological Effects of Diosgenin–Betulinic Acid Conjugates Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153546 Authors: Zülal Özdemir Michaela Rybková Martin Vlk David Šaman Lucie Rárová Zdeněk Wimmer The target diosgenin–betulinic acid conjugates are reported to investigate their ability to enhance and modify the pharmacological effects of their components. The detailed synthetic procedure that includes copper(I)-catalyzed...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3550: Antidepressant Effect of Shaded White Leaf Tea Containing High Levels of Caffeine and Amino Acids Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153550 Authors: Keiko Unno Daisuke Furushima Yuzuki Nomura Hiroshi Yamada Kazuaki Iguchi Kyoko Taguchi Toshikazu Suzuki Makoto Ozeki Yoriyuki Nakamura The young leaves of green tea become lighter in color than usual when protected from sunlight by a shading net for about two weeks while growing. These...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3549: Towards a Valorization of Corn Bioethanol Side Streams: Chemical Characterization of Post Fermentation Corn Oil and Thin Stillage Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153549 Authors: Gabriella Di Lena Petra Ondrejíčková Josè Sanchez del Pulgar Veronika Cyprichová Tomáš Ježovič Massimo Lucarini Ginevra Lombardi Boccia Stefano Ferrari Nicoli Paolo Gabrielli Altero Aguzzi Irene Casini Roberto Caproni First-generation biofuel...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3545: Streptomyces sp. Strain MUSC 125 from Mangrove Soil in Malaysia with Anti-MRSA, Anti-Biofilm and Antioxidant Activities Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153545 Authors: Hefa Mangzira Kemung Loh Teng-Hern Tan Kok-Gan Chan Hooi-Leng Ser Jodi Woan-Fei Law Learn-Han Lee Bey-Hing Goh There is an urgent need to search for new antibiotics to counter the growing number of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, one of which is methicillin-resistant...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3547: The Influence of Anthocyanidin Profile on Antileishmanial Activity of Arrabidaea chica Morphotypes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153547 Authors: Carla Junqueira Moragas-Tellis Fernando Almeida-Souza Maria do Socorro dos Santos Chagas Paulo Victor Ramos de Souza João Victor Silva-Silva Ygor Jessé Ramos Davyson de Lima Moreira Kátia da Silva Calabrese Maria Dutra Behrens Arrabidaea chica Verlot (crajiru) is a plant used in folk...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3544: The Bioaccessibility of Antioxidants in Black Currant Puree after High Hydrostatic Pressure Treatment Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153544 Authors: Urszula Trych Magdalena Buniowska Sylwia Skąpska Szymon Starzonek Krystian Marszałek The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of high-pressure processing (HPP) and thermal processing (TP) on the bioaccessibility of vitamin C and anthocyanins as well as changes in the antioxidant capacity...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3542: Nanobioconjugates for Signal Amplification in Electrochemical Biosensing Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153542 Authors: Sebastian Cajigas Jahir Orozco Nanobioconjugates are hybrid materials that result from the coalescence of biomolecules and nanomaterials. They have emerged as a strategy to amplify the signal response in the biosensor field with the potential to enhance the sensitivity and detection limits of analytical assays. This critical review...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3543: Efficient Removal of Bisphenol A Using Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Like Plates from Green Petroleum Coke Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153543 Authors: Zhipeng Liu Quanyong Wang Bei Zhang Tao Wu Yujiang Li Green petroleum coke, a form of industrial waste produced in the oil-refining process, was used to synthesize nitrogen-doped graphene-like plates (N-GLPs) together with melamine. In this study, characterization and batch experiments were performed...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3541: Sustainable Development of Enhanced Luminescence Polymer-Carbon Dots Composite Film for Rapid Cd2+ Removal from Wastewater Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25153541 Authors: Mohammed Abdullah Issa Zurina Z. Abidin As a remedy for environmental pollution, a versatile synthetic approach has been developed to prepare polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/nitrogen-doped carbon dots (CDs) composite film (PVA-CDs) for removal of toxic cadmium ions. The CDs were first synthesized...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1520: Workers’ Exposure Assessment during the Production of Graphene Nanoplatelets in R&D Laboratory Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081520 Authors: Irene Bellagamba Fabio Boccuni Riccardo Ferrante Francesca Tombolini Fabrizio Marra Maria Sabrina Sarto Sergio Iavicoli Widespread production and use of engineered nanomaterials in industrial and research settings raise concerns about their health impact in the workplace. In the last years,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1519: Single-Particle Tracking with Scanning Non-Linear Microscopy Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081519 Authors: Théo Travers Vincent G. Colin Matthieu Loumaigne Régis Barillé Denis Gindre This study describes the adaptation of non-linear microscopy for single-particle tracking (SPT), a method commonly used in biology with single-photon fluorescence. Imaging moving objects with non-linear microscopy raises difficulties due to the scanning...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1518: Melanin and Melanin-Like Hybrid Materials in Regenerative Medicine Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081518 Authors: Chiara Cavallini Giuseppe Vitiello Barbara Adinolfi Brigida Silvestri Paolo Armanetti Paola Manini Alessandro Pezzella Marco d’Ischia Giuseppina Luciani Luca Menichetti Melanins are a group of dark insoluble pigments found widespread in nature. In mammals, the brown-black eumelanins and the reddish-yellow pheomelanins...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1517: Catalytic Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes from Waste Polyethylene Using FeNi Bimetallic Nanocatalyst Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081517 Authors: Kezhuo Li Haijun Zhang Yangfan Zheng Gaoqian Yuan Quanli Jia Shaowei Zhang In this work, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by catalytic pyrolysis from waste polyethylene in Ar using an in-situ catalyst derived from ferric nitrate and nickel nitrate precursors. The influence factors...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2327: COVID-19 Lockdown and Changes of the Dietary Pattern and Physical Activity Habits in a Cohort of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082327 Authors: María Belén Ruiz-Roso Carolina Knott-Torcal Diana C. Matilla-Escalante Alba Garcimartín Miguel A. Sampedro-Nuñez Alberto Dávalos Mónica Marazuela The COVID-19 lockdown clearly affected the lifestyle of the population and entailed changes in their daily habits,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2326: Reply to “Comment on: Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections. Nutrients 2020, 12, 1181” Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082326 Authors: Philip C. Calder Anitra C. Carr Adrian F. Gombart Manfred Eggersdorfer We thank Tsoupras and Zabetakis for their interest in our recent publication [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2324: Dietary and Lifestyle Changes During COVID-19 and the Subsequent Lockdowns among Polish Adults: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey PLifeCOVID-19 Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082324 Authors: Magdalena Górnicka Małgorzata Ewa Drywień Monika A. Zielinska Jadwiga Hamułka The present study aimed to identify patterns of dietary changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and their associations with sociodemographics, body mass index (BMI) before pandemic,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2323: Cardiovascular Healthcare Cost Savings Associated with Increased Whole Grains Consumption among Adults in the United States Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082323 Authors: Mary M. Murphy Jordana K. Schmier Little is known about the potential health economic impact of increasing the proportion of total grains consumed as whole grains to align with Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommendations. Health economic analysis estimating difference in costs...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2325: Effects of Habitual Caffeine Intake, Physical Activity Levels, and Sedentary Behavior on the Inflammatory Status in a Healthy Population Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082325 Authors: Lluis Rodas Aina Riera-Sampol Antoni Aguilo Sonia Martínez Pedro Tauler Low-grade chronic inflammation is associated with many chronic diseases and pathological conditions. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of regular caffeine intake, physical...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2322: Children’s Consumption Patterns and Their Parent’s Perception of a Healthy Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082322 Authors: Jessica Eliason Francesco Acciai Robin S. DeWeese Sonia Vega-López Punam Ohri-Vachaspati This study aims to examine children’s fruit, vegetable, and added sugar consumption relative to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the American Heart Association’s recommendations, as well as to compare children’s...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 632: The Clinical Infection with Pigeon Circovirus (PiCV) Leads to Lymphocyte B Apoptosis But Has No Effect on Lymphocyte T Subpopulation Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080632 Authors: Tomasz Stenzel Daria Dziewulska Bartłomiej Tykałowski Andrzej Koncicki The pathology of pigeon circovirus (PiCV) is still unknown, but it is regarded as an immunosuppressant. This study aimed to find a correlation between PiCV natural infection and immunosuppression....
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 728: Synthesis and Ex Vivo Trans-Corneal Permeation of Penetratin Analogues as Ophthalmic Carriers: Preliminary Results Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12080728 Authors: Silvia Pescina Marina Sala Maria Carmina Scala Patrizia Santi Cristina Padula Pietro Campiglia Carmine Ostacolo Sara Nicoli Among enhancing strategies proposed in ocular drug delivery, a rising interest is directed to cell penetrating peptides (CPPs), amino acid...
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Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 13: Can a Soldier Say No to an Enhancing Intervention? Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5030013 Authors: Sahar Latheef Adam Henschke Technological advancements have provided militaries with the possibility to enhance human performance and to provide soldiers with better warfighting capabilities. Though these technologies hold significant potential, their use is not without cost to the individual. This paper explores the complexities associated with...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 982: The Seedlings of Different Japonica Rice Varieties Exhibit Differ Physiological Properties to Modulate Plant Survival Rates under Submergence Stress Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080982 Authors: Li Ou Yang Oryza sativa is a major food crop in Asia. In recent years, typhoons and sudden downpours have caused field flooding, which has resulted in serious harm to the production of rice. In this study, our data revealed that the plant heights of the five Japonica...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 984: The Effects of Triterpenoid Saponins from the Seeds of Momordica cochinchinensis on Adipocyte Differentiation and Mature Adipocyte Inflammation Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080984 Authors: Jae Sik Yu Namood E. Sahar Yan-Ran Bi Kiwon Jung Changhyun Pang Joo Young Huh Ki Hyun Kim Obesity is a medical condition in which abnormal or excessive fat accumulates to an extent that is associated with various diseases. In our ongoing research to figure...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 983: Three Alkaloids from an Apocynaceae Species, Aspidosperma spruceanum as Antileishmaniasis Agents by In Silico Demo-Case Studies Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080983 Authors: Diana Morales-Jadán José Blanco-Salas Trinidad Ruiz-Téllez Francisco Centeno This paper is focused on demonstrating with a real case that Ethnobotany added to Bioinformatics is a promising tool for new drugs search. It encourages the in silico investigation of “challua kaspi”,...
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Prosthesis, Vol. 2, Pages 185-195: Proposal for a Clinical Approach to Geriatric Patients with Anchor Need on Implant for Removable Denture: New Technique Prosthesis doi: 10.3390/prosthesis2030016 Authors: Saverio Ceraulo Alessandro Leonida Dorina Lauritano Alessandro Baldoni Salvatore Longoni Marco Baldoni Gianluigi Caccianiga A method is proposed using a silicone tube to allow the restoration of incongruous prostheses due to the retention of removable prostheses anchored...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 399: Global Studies of Religiosity and Spirituality: A Systematic Review for Geographic and Topic Scopes Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11080399 Authors: Patricia Snell Herzog This paper advances the global study of religiosity by conducting a systematic review of the geographic scope, religious traditions, levels of analysis, and topics investigated within contemporary scientific studies of religion, paying particular attention to intersections with generosity....
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 398: Navigating Voyages in Real and Religious Life: The Big-Dipper Belief and Shipbuilding in Premodern China Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11080398 Authors: Yiwen Li Sailors in premodern China performed various types of rituals to pray for safe voyages. This article investigates a unique seven-dot image discovered from shipwrecks dated to thirteenth- and fourteenth-century China. Comparing the seven-dot image with the Big-Dipper image in premodern navigation maps,...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 397: Religion, Science, and Space Exploration from a Non-Western Perspective Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11080397 Authors: John W. Traphagan Religion and science are often set up as polar opposites in Western philosophical and religious discourse and seen as representing different epistemological perspectives that juxtapose rationality with faith. Space exploration is largely viewed as a scientific and engineering problem and, thus, has tended to set aside the...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 82: Deep Local Volatility Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030082 Authors: Marc Chataigner Stéphane Crépey Matthew Dixon Deep learning for option pricing has emerged as a novel methodology for fast computations with applications in calibration and computation of Greeks. However, many of these approaches do not enforce any no-arbitrage conditions, and the subsequent local volatility surface is never considered. In this article, we develop a deep learning approach for...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 60: Automatic Detection of Dynamic and Static Activities of the Older Adults Using a Wearable Sensor and Support Vector Machines Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2030060 Authors: Jian Zhang Rahul Soangra Thurmon E. Lockhart Although Support Vector Machines (SVM) are widely used for classifying human motion patterns, their application in the automatic recognition of dynamic and static activities of daily life in the healthy older adults is limited. Using a body mounted wireless...
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