Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 59: Informatics and the Challenge of Determinism Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2030059 Authors: Philip Moore Hai Van Pham Motivation: There is a paradox at the heart of informatics where practical implementation generally fails to understand the socio-technical impact of novel technologies and disruptive innovation when adopted in `real-world’ systems. This phenomenon, termed technological determinism, is manifested in a time-lag between the adoption of novel technologies...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 58: Mathematics and Poetry • Unification, Unity, Union Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2030058 Authors: Florin F. Nichita We consider a multitude of topics in mathematics where unification constructions play an important role: the Yang–Baxter equation and its modified version, Euler’s formula for dual numbers, means and their inequalities, topics in differential geometry, etc. It is interesting to observe that the idea of unification (unity and union) is also...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 33: In Vitro Antifungal and Topical Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Essential Oil from Wild-Growing Thymus vulgaris (Lamiaceae) Used for Medicinal Purposes in Algeria: A New Source of Carvacrol Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88030033 Authors: Mohamed Nadjib Boukhatem Noureldien H.E. Darwish Thangirala Sudha Siham Bahlouli Dahbia Kellou Amina Bouchra Benelmouffok Henni Chader Mehdi Rajabi Yasmine Benali Shaker A. Mousa ...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 498: Determination of Aflatoxin M1 in Raw Milk from Different Provinces of Ecuador Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12080498 Authors: Byron Puga-Torres David Salazar Mayra Cachiguango Gabriela Cisneros Carlos Gómez-Bravo Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a mycotoxin from Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, classified as carcinogenic and hepatotoxic. The objective of the present investigation was to determine its presence in raw milk from north-central Ecuador, constituted...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 434: Influenza A Virus Vaccination: Immunity, Protection, and Recent Advances Toward A Universal Vaccine Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030434 Authors: Christopher E. Lopez Kevin L. Legge Influenza virus infections represent a serious public health threat and account for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide due to seasonal epidemics and periodic pandemics. Despite being an important countermeasure to combat influenza virus and being highly efficacious...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 433: Lipid Nanoparticle Acts as a Potential Adjuvant for Influenza Split Vaccine without Inducing Inflammatory Responses Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030433 Authors: Seiki Shirai Atsushi Kawai Meito Shibuya Lisa Munakata Daiki Omata Ryo Suzuki Yasuo Yoshioka Vaccination is a critical and reliable strategy for controlling the spread of influenza viruses in populations. Conventional seasonal split vaccines (SVs) for influenza evoke weaker immune...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 102: Morphological and Immunohistochemical Description of a Splenic Haemangioma in a Captive European Wolf (Canis lupus lupus) and a Review of the Current Literature Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030102 Authors: Josep Maria Monné Rodríguez Federico Morandi Paolo Cavicchio Alessandro Poli Ranieri Verin Neoplastic diseases are rarely described in wild carnivores; only a few reports have been published on this topic. Here, we describe...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 846: Removing the Polyanionic Cargo Requirement for Assembly of Alphavirus Core-Like Particles to Make an Empty Alphavirus Core Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080846 Authors: Julie M. Button Suchetana Mukhopadhyay The assembly of alphavirus nucleocapsid cores requires electrostatic interactions between the positively charged N-terminus of the capsid protein (CP) and the encapsidated polyanionic cargo. This system differs from many other viruses that can self-assemble...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 845: Recent Progress in the Detection of Bacteria Using Bacteriophages: A Review Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080845 Authors: Jan Paczesny Łukasz Richter Robert Hołyst Bacteria will likely become our most significant enemies of the 21st century, as we are approaching a post-antibiotic era. Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, allow us to fight infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria and create specific, cheap, and stable sensors for bacteria detection....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 844: Ion Channels as Therapeutic Targets for Viral Infections: Further Discoveries and Future Perspectives Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12080844 Authors: Frank W. Charlton Hayley M. Pearson Samantha Hover Jon D. Lippiat Juan Fontana John N. Barr Jamel Mankouri Ion channels play key roles in almost all facets of cellular physiology and have emerged as key host cell factors for a multitude of viral infections. A catalogue of ion channel-blocking drugs...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2189: Transport Mechanism of Suspended Sediments and Migration Trends of Sediments in the Central Hangzhou Bay Water doi: 10.3390/w12082189 Authors: Zekun Song Weiyong Shi Junbiao Zhang Hao Hu Feng Zhang Xuefeng Xu Based on the 2013 field survey data of hydrology, suspended sediments and bottom sediments in the Central Hangzhou Bay, this paper explores the dynamic mechanism of suspended sediments in Hangzhou Bay by employing material flux decomposition....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2188: Remediation of Anthracene-Contaminated Soil with Sophorolipids-SDBS-Na2SiO3 and Treatment of Eluting Wastewater Water doi: 10.3390/w12082188 Authors: Wei Li Xiaofeng Wang Lixiang Shi Xianyuan Du Zhansheng Wang The soil pollution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is serious in China, which not only affects the living and growing environment of plants and animals but also has a great impact on people’s health. The use of hydrophobic...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2187: Contamination Status of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp. and Campylobacter spp. in Surface and Groundwater of the Kelani River Basin, Sri Lanka Water doi: 10.3390/w12082187 Authors: M.G.Y.L. Mahagamage M.V.S.C. Pathirage Pathmalal M. Manage Waterborne diseases are a global problem that causes more than 2.2 million deaths annually. Therefore, the present study was focused on microbiological contamination of both ground and surface water by means of total...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2186: Modeling Long-Term Temporal Variation of Dew Formation in Jordan and Its Link to Climate Change Water doi: 10.3390/w12082186 Authors: Nahid Atashi Dariush Rahimi Mustafa Al Kuisi Jiries Anwar Henri Vuollekoski Markku Kulmala Timo Vesala Tareq Hussein In this study, we performed model simulations to investigate the spatial, seasonal, and annual dew yield during 40 years (1979–2018) at ten locations reflecting the variation of...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2184: Behavior of Water Mass Beneath the Tsushima Warm Current in the Japan Sea Water doi: 10.3390/w12082184 Authors: Xiaorong Fang Yutaka Isoda Isao Kudo Takafumi Aramaki Keiri Imai Naoto Ebuchi To better understand the behavior of water mass beneath the Tsushima Warm Current (TWC), we use the vertical cross-sections of potential temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen in the Japan Sea obtained by the T/V Oshoro Maru of the Hokkaido University...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2185: Interaction Analysis of Urban Blue-Green Space and Built-Up Area Based on Coupling Model—A Case Study of Wuhan Central City Water doi: 10.3390/w12082185 Authors: Jing Wu Shen Yang Xu Zhang Urban “blue-green” space is the basic element of urban natural ecological space. The rapid urbanization process has a significant impact on the pattern of urban blue-green space and seriously threatens the urban ecological environment. It is of...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2182: Analytical Method for Lithium Isotopes Determination by Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry: A Useful Tool for Hydrogeochemical Applications Water doi: 10.3390/w12082182 Authors: Ilenia Arienzo Marcello Liotta Lorenzo Brusca Massimo D’Antonio Federica Lupone Ciro Cucciniello The low temperature realm such as the geothermal systems, characterized by a large variety of near-Earth surface processes, has been the object of several isotopic studies,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2181: Source Apportionment Assessment of Marine Sediment Contamination in a Post-Industrial Area (Bagnoli, Naples) Water doi: 10.3390/w12082181 Authors: Sara Giglioli Loris Colombo Pasquale Contestabile Luigi Musco Giovanna Armiento Renato Somma Diego Vicinanza Arianna Azzellino The area of Bagnoli (Gulf of Naples, central Tyrrhenian Sea) has been heavily exposed to pollution for over a century due to the presence of industrial sites along its...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2183: Effect of Distribution Uniformity and Fertigation Volume on the Bio-Productivity of the Greenhouse Zucchini Crop Water doi: 10.3390/w12082183 Authors: Juana I. Contreras Rafael Baeza Francisca Alonso Gema Cánovas Pedro Gavilán David Lozano Greenhouse horticultural crops are characterized by high levels of efficiency and productivity of irrigation water and nutrients applied. However, these indices may be affected by poor distribution uniformity...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2180: Optimization of Process Parameters for Obtaining Polyethersulfone/Additives Membranes Water doi: 10.3390/w12082180 Authors: Vanessa da Nóbrega Medeiros Bárbara Ianny Arruda Silva Rodholfo da Silva Barbosa Ferreira Sandriely Sonaly Lima Oliveira Rafael Agra Dias Edcleide Maria Araújo The membrane separation process has been significantly highlighted for the treatment of water and effluents in a scenario of water resource scarcity. Effective treatments...
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