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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1934: Profiles of Polyphenol Intake and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in 60,586 Women Followed for 20 Years: Results from the E3N Cohort Study
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1934: Profiles of Polyphenol Intake and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in 60,586 Women Followed for 20 Years: Results from the E3N Cohort Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071934 Authors: Nasser Laouali Takiy Berrandou Joseph A. A. Rothwell Sanam Shah Douae El El Fatouhi Francesca Romana Romana Mancini Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault Guy Fagherazzi Most studies on dietary polyphenol intake and type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk have focused on total or specific...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1928: The Effects of Timing of a Leucine-Enriched Amino Acid Supplement on Body Composition and Physical Function in Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1928: The Effects of Timing of a Leucine-Enriched Amino Acid Supplement on Body Composition and Physical Function in Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071928 Authors: Takashi Ikeda Nobuo Morotomi Arinori Kamono Saki Ishimoto Ryo Miyazawa Shogo Kometani Rikitaro Sako Naohisa Kaneko Mamoru Iida Nobuyuki Kawate The combination of exercise and nutritional intervention is widely used for stroke patients,...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1927: Water Extract of Lysimachia christinae Inhibits Trabecular Bone Loss and Fat Accumulation in Ovariectomized Mice
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1927: Water Extract of Lysimachia christinae Inhibits Trabecular Bone Loss and Fat Accumulation in Ovariectomized Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071927 Authors: Ki-Shuk Shim Youn-Hwan Hwang Seon-A Jang Taesoo Kim Hyunil Ha In Asia, extracts of Lysimachia christinae have been used for liver or urinogenital system-related diseases in traditional medicine. In this study, we investigated the effects of the water extract of L. christinae (WELC) on receptor...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1929: NHANES 2011–2014 Reveals Cognition of US Older Adults may Benefit from Better Adaptation to the Mediterranean Diet
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1929: NHANES 2011–2014 Reveals Cognition of US Older Adults may Benefit from Better Adaptation to the Mediterranean Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071929 Authors: Matthew K. Taylor Jonathan D. Mahnken Debra K. Sullivan Although the Mediterranean diet (MedD) has gained interest for potential Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prevention, it is unknown how well US older adults follow a MedD. We used two National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1926: The Performance Effect of Scheduled Carbohydrate and Caffeine Intake during Simulated Team Sport Match-Play
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1926: The Performance Effect of Scheduled Carbohydrate and Caffeine Intake during Simulated Team Sport Match-Play Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071926 Authors: John Keane Aidan Shovlin Simon Devenney Shane Malone Damien Young Giuseppe Coratella Kieran Collins Marcus Shortall The aim of the current investigation was to identify the effects of scheduled carbohydrate (CHO) and caffeine (CAF) supplementation on simulated team sport match-play performance....
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1925: Low Vitamin B12 and Lipid Metabolism: Evidence from Pre-Clinical and Clinical Studies
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1925: Low Vitamin B12 and Lipid Metabolism: Evidence from Pre-Clinical and Clinical Studies Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071925 Authors: Joseph Boachie Antonysunil Adaikalakoteswari Jinous Samavat Ponnusamy Saravanan Obesity is a worldwide epidemic responsible for 5% of global mortality. The risks of developing other key metabolic disorders like diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are increased by obesity, causing a great public...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1924: Soy Isoflavone Genistein Impedes Cancer Stemness and Mesenchymal Transition in Head and Neck Cancer through Activating miR-34a/RTCB Axis
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1924: Soy Isoflavone Genistein Impedes Cancer Stemness and Mesenchymal Transition in Head and Neck Cancer through Activating miR-34a/RTCB Axis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071924 Authors: Pei-Ling Hsieh Yi-Wen Liao Chang-Wei Hsieh Pei-Ni Chen Cheng-Chia Yu Genistein, a soy-derived phytoestrogen, has been shown to exhibit anti-neoplastic activities in various cancers. Nevertheless, its effects on the elimination of tumor-initiating cells of head and...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1921: Probiotic Strains and Intervention Total Doses for Modulating Obesity-Related Microbiota Dysbiosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1921: Probiotic Strains and Intervention Total Doses for Modulating Obesity-Related Microbiota Dysbiosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071921 Authors: Ana López-Moreno Antonio Suárez Camila Avanzi Mercedes Monteoliva-Sánchez Margarita Aguilera Obesity is a growing health threat worldwide. Administration of probiotics in obesity has also parallelly increased but without any protocolization. We conducted a systematic...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1919: A Comprehensive Critical Assessment of Increased Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Weight Loss in Women
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1919: A Comprehensive Critical Assessment of Increased Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Weight Loss in Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071919 Authors: Mark L. Dreher Nikki A. Ford No previous reviews or meta-analyses have specifically assessed the effects of increased fruit and vegetable (FV) intake on weight loss with a primary focus on women. Several studies show differences between men and women in how increased FV intake affects their weight loss and maintenance,...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1922: Caffeine-Containing, Adaptogenic-Rich Drink Modulates the Effects of Caffeine on Mental Performance and Cognitive Parameters: A Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1922: Caffeine-Containing, Adaptogenic-Rich Drink Modulates the Effects of Caffeine on Mental Performance and Cognitive Parameters: A Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071922 Authors: Boolani Fuller Mondal Wilkinson Darie Gumpricht Using a placebo-controlled, double-blinded, within-participants, randomized, cross-over design, we examined the neurocognitive effects of a: (a) caffeine-containing,...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1920: Effects of Daily Probiotics Supplementation on Anxiety Induced Physiological Parameters among Competitive Football Players
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1920: Effects of Daily Probiotics Supplementation on Anxiety Induced Physiological Parameters among Competitive Football Players Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071920 Authors: A.M.G.C.P. Adikari Mahenderan Appukutty Garry Kuan Competitive football players who undergo strenuous training and frequent competitions are more vulnerable to psychological disorders. Probiotics are capable of reducing these psychological disorders. The present study aimed to determine...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1923: Correlation of Body Composition and Nutritional Status with Functional Recovery in Stroke Rehabilitation Patients
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1923: Correlation of Body Composition and Nutritional Status with Functional Recovery in Stroke Rehabilitation Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071923 Authors: Hiroshi Irisawa Takashi Mizushima Previous studies have suggested that the nutritional status after stroke is independently associated with long-term outcomes and that sarcopenia delays poststroke rehabilitation and worsens the prognosis. However, many stroke patients have a deteriorated nutritional...
Nutrients
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1918: Relationship between Sucrose Taste Detection Thresholds and Preferences in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1918: Relationship between Sucrose Taste Detection Thresholds and Preferences in Children, Adolescents, and Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071918 Authors: Petty Salame Mennella Pepino To address gaps in knowledge, our objectives were to (1) to determine whether there are age-related changes in sweet taste detection thresholds, as has been observed for sweet taste preferences, and (2) determine whether detection thresholds and taste preferences...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1917: A Novel Non-Digestible, Carrot-Derived Polysaccharide (cRG-I) Selectively Modulates the Human Gut Microbiota while Promoting Gut Barrier Integrity: An Integrated in Vitro Approach
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1917: A Novel Non-Digestible, Carrot-Derived Polysaccharide (cRG-I) Selectively Modulates the Human Gut Microbiota while Promoting Gut Barrier Integrity: An Integrated in Vitro Approach Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071917 Authors: Pieter Van den Abbeele Lynn Verstrepen Jonas Ghyselinck Ruud Albers Massimo Marzorati Annick Mercenier Modulation of the gut microbiome as a means to improve human health has recently gained increasing interest. In this...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1916: Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Ion Mobility Separation-Quadruple Time-of-Flight MS (UHPLC-IMS-QTOF MS) Metabolomics for Short-Term Biomarker Discovery of Orange Intake: A Randomized, Controlled Crossover Study
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1916: Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Ion Mobility Separation-Quadruple Time-of-Flight MS (UHPLC-IMS-QTOF MS) Metabolomics for Short-Term Biomarker Discovery of Orange Intake: A Randomized, Controlled Crossover Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071916 Authors: Leticia Lacalle-Bergeron Tania Portolés Francisco J. López Juan Vicente Sancho Carolina Ortega-Azorín Eva M. Asensio Oscar Coltell Dolores Corella A major problem with dietary...
Nutrients
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1915: Usefulness of Carnitine Supplementation for the Complications of Liver Cirrhosis
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1915: Usefulness of Carnitine Supplementation for the Complications of Liver Cirrhosis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071915 Authors: Tatsunori Hanai Makoto Shiraki Kenji Imai Atsushi Suetugu Koji Takai Masahito Shimizu Carnitine is a vitamin-like substance that regulates lipid metabolism and energy production. Carnitine homeostasis is mainly regulated by dietary intake and biosynthesis in the organs, including the skeletal muscle and the liver. Therefore,...
Nutrients
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 525: Naturally Acquired Humoral Immunity against Malaria Parasites in Non-Human Primates from the Brazilian Amazon, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 525: Naturally Acquired Humoral Immunity against Malaria Parasites in Non-Human Primates from the Brazilian Amazon, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070525 Authors: Monteiro Fernandez-Becerra Araujo Messias Ozaki Duarte Bueno Catao-Dias Chagas Mathias Santos Santos Holcman Jr Kirchgatter Non-human primates (NHPs) have been shown to be infected by parasites of the genus Plasmodium,...
Pathogens
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 526: Increasing Resistance and Changes in Distribution of Serotypes of Streptococcus agalactiae in Poland
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 526: Increasing Resistance and Changes in Distribution of Serotypes of Streptococcus agalactiae in Poland Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070526 Authors: Dorota Kaminska Magdalena Ratajczak Anna Szumała-Kąkol Jolanta Dlugaszewska Dorota M. Nowak-Malczewska Marzena Gajecka Streptococcus agalactiae is responsible for serious infections in newborn babies, pregnant women, and other patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial susceptibility,...
Pathogens
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 523: Sensitivity and Selectivity of Two Commercially Available Media for Legionella spp. Recovery from Environmental Water Samples
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 523: Sensitivity and Selectivity of Two Commercially Available Media for Legionella spp. Recovery from Environmental Water Samples Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070523 Authors: Ditommaso Giacomuzzi Memoli Garlasco Zotti The quality control of culture media used for Legionella spp. isolation and enumeration is paramount to achieve a satisfactory degree of comparability among water testing results from different laboratories. Here, we report...
Pathogens
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 522: Multidrug Resistance (MDR) and Collateral Sensitivity in Bacteria, with Special Attention to Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects and to the Perspectives of Antimicrobial Peptides—A Review
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 522: Multidrug Resistance (MDR) and Collateral Sensitivity in Bacteria, with Special Attention to Genetic and Evolutionary Aspects and to the Perspectives of Antimicrobial Peptides—A Review Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070522 Authors: Fodor Abate Deák Fodor Gyenge Klein Koncz Muvevi Ötvös Székely Vozik Makrai Antibiotic poly-resistance (multidrug-, extreme-, and pan-drug resistance) is controlled by adaptive evolution....
Pathogens
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 521: Variation Profile of the Orthotospovirus Genome
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 521: Variation Profile of the Orthotospovirus Genome Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070521 Authors: Nigam Garcia-Ruiz Orthotospoviruses are plant-infecting members of the family Tospoviridae (order Bunyavirales), have a broad host range and are vectored by polyphagous thrips in a circulative-propagative manner. Because diverse hosts and vectors impose heterogeneous selection constraints on viral genomes, the evolutionary arms races between hosts and their...
Pathogens
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 524: The Effect of Natural Feline Coronavirus Infection on the Host Immune Response: A Whole-Transcriptome Analysis of the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes in Cats with and without Feline Infectious Peritonitis
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 524: The Effect of Natural Feline Coronavirus Infection on the Host Immune Response: A Whole-Transcriptome Analysis of the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes in Cats with and without Feline Infectious Peritonitis Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070524 Authors: Malbon Russo Burgener Barker Meli Tasker Kipar Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a coronavirus-induced disease of cats, in which the immune system is known to play a crucial, but complex,...
Pathogens
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 139: Reprogramming of the Antibacterial Drug Vancomycin Results in Potent Antiviral Agents Devoid of Antibacterial Activity
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 139: Reprogramming of the Antibacterial Drug Vancomycin Results in Potent Antiviral Agents Devoid of Antibacterial Activity Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13070139 Authors: Zsolt Szűcs Lieve Naesens Annelies Stevaert Eszter Ostorházi Gyula Batta Pál Herczegh Anikó Borbás Influenza A and B viruses are a global threat to human health and increasing resistance to the existing antiviral drugs necessitates new concepts to expand the therapeutic...
Pharmaceuticals
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 138: Dexpanthenol in Wound Healing after Medical and Cosmetic Interventions (Postprocedure Wound Healing)
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 138: Dexpanthenol in Wound Healing after Medical and Cosmetic Interventions (Postprocedure Wound Healing) Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13070138 Authors: Julian Gorski Ehrhardt Proksch Jens Malte Baron Daphne Schmid Lei Zhang With the availability of new technologies, the number of subjects undergoing medical and cosmetic interventions is increasing. Many procedures (e.g., ablative fractional laser treatment) resulting in superficial/minor...
Pharmaceuticals
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 605: Exploiting Lipid and Polymer Nanocarriers to Improve the Anticancer Sonodynamic Activity of Chlorophyll
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 605: Exploiting Lipid and Polymer Nanocarriers to Improve the Anticancer Sonodynamic Activity of Chlorophyll Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070605 Authors: Bosca Foglietta Gimenez Canaparo Durando Andreana Barge Peira Arpicco Serpe Stella Sonodynamic therapy is an emerging approach that uses low-intensity ultrasound to activate a sonosensitizer agent triggering its cytotoxicity for selective cancer cell...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 603: Formulation Development of Mucoadhesive Microparticle-Laden Gels for Oral Mucositis: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 603: Formulation Development of Mucoadhesive Microparticle-Laden Gels for Oral Mucositis: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070603 Authors: Sakurai Ikeuchi-Takahashi Kobayashi Yoshimura Ishihara Aomori Onishi In order to relieve pain due to oral mucositis, we attempted to develop mucoadhesive microparticles containing indomethacin (IM) and gel preparations with IM microparticles that can be applied...
Pharmaceutics
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 602: The Overview of Porous, Bioactive Scaffolds as Instructive Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration and Their Clinical Translation
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 602: The Overview of Porous, Bioactive Scaffolds as Instructive Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration and Their Clinical Translation Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070602 Authors: Lutzweiler Ndreu Halili Engin Vrana Porous scaffolds have been employed for decades in the biomedical field where researchers have been seeking to produce an environment which could approach one of the extracellular matrixes supporting cells in natural tissues....
Pharmaceutics
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 604: Protein-Based Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 604: Protein-Based Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070604 Authors: Hong Choi Kim Park Lee Park Nanoparticles have been extensively used as carriers for the delivery of chemicals and biomolecular drugs, such as anticancer drugs and therapeutic proteins. Natural biomolecules, such as proteins, are an attractive alternative to synthetic polymers commonly used in nanoparticle formulation because...
Pharmaceutics
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 818: Comparison of Biostimulant Treatments in Acmella oleracea Cultivation for Alkylamides Production
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 818: Comparison of Biostimulant Treatments in Acmella oleracea Cultivation for Alkylamides Production Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9070818 Authors: Sut Ferrarese Shrestha Kumar Slaviero Sello Altissimo Pagni Gattesco Dall’Acqua Acmella oleracea is a promising cosmetic, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical ingredient, and plants with high levels of active compounds are needed in the market. Cultivation can be valuable if sufficient...
Plants
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 815: Analysis of Environmental Conditions Effect in the Phytochemical Composition of Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Cultivars
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 815: Analysis of Environmental Conditions Effect in the Phytochemical Composition of Potato (Solanum tuberosum) Cultivars Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9070815 Authors: Samaniego Espin Cuesta Arias Rubio Llerena Angós Carrillo Crop productivity and food quality are affected by environmental conditions. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the environment on the concentration of phytochemical components in several potato...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 819: Indications for a Central Role of Hexokinase Activity in Natural Variation of Heat Acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 819: Indications for a Central Role of Hexokinase Activity in Natural Variation of Heat Acclimation in Arabidopsis thaliana Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9070819 Authors: Vasil Atanasov Lisa Fürtauer Thomas Nägele Diurnal and seasonal changes of abiotic environmental factors shape plant performance and distribution. Changes of growth temperature and light intensity may vary significantly on a diurnal, but also on a weekly or seasonal scale. Hence, acclimation...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 817: Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 817: Genebank Phenomics: A Strategic Approach to Enhance Value and Utilization of Crop Germplasm Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9070817 Authors: Nguyen Norton Genetically diverse plant germplasm stored in ex-situ genebanks are excellent resources for breeding new high yielding and sustainable crop varieties to ensure future food security. Novel alleles have been discovered through routine genebank activities such as seed regeneration and characterization, with subsequent...
Plants
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 820: High-Throughput Sequencing Facilitates Discovery of New Plant Viruses in Poland
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 820: High-Throughput Sequencing Facilitates Discovery of New Plant Viruses in Poland Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9070820 Authors: Minicka Zarzyńska-Nowak Budzyńska Borodynko-Filas Hasiów-Jaroszewska Viruses cause epidemics on all major crops of agronomic importance, and a timely and accurate identification is essential for control. High throughput sequencing (HTS) is a technology that allows the identification of all viruses without prior knowledge...
Plants
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 816: Micropropagation of Alocasia longiloba Miq and Comparative Antioxidant Properties of Ethanolic Extracts of the Field-Grown Plant, In Vitro Propagated and In Vitro-Derived Callus
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 816: Micropropagation of Alocasia longiloba Miq and Comparative Antioxidant Properties of Ethanolic Extracts of the Field-Grown Plant, In Vitro Propagated and In Vitro-Derived Callus Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9070816 Authors: Ferid Abdulhafiz Arifullah Mohammed Fatimah Kayat Suhana Zakaria Zulhazman Hamzah Ramachandra Reddy Pamuru Prasada Babu Gundala Mohd Farhan Hanif Reduan In this study, an efficient micropropagation protocol was developed...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 814: Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein–Client Protein Interactions
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 814: Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein–Client Protein Interactions Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9070814 Authors: Lynnette M.A. Dirk Caser Ghaafar Abdel Imran Ahmad Izabel Costa Silva Neta Cristiane Carvalho Pereira Francisco Elder Carlos Bezerra Pereira Sandra Helena Unêda-Trevisoli Daniel Guariz Pinheiro Allan Bruce Downie The intrinsically disordered proteins belonging to the LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT protein (LEAP) family have been ascribed...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 813: Ethnomedicinal Plant Knowledge of the Karen in Thailand
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 813: Ethnomedicinal Plant Knowledge of the Karen in Thailand Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9070813 Authors: Methee Phumthum Henrik Balslev Rapeeporn Kantasrila Sukhumaabhorn Kaewsangsai Angkhana Inta The Thai Karen, the largest hill-tribe in Thailand, guard substantial ethnomedicinal plant knowledge, as documented in several studies that targeted single villages. Here, we have compiled information from all the reliable and published sources to present a...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 319: Fraternity versus Parochialism: On Religion and Populism
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 319: Fraternity versus Parochialism: On Religion and Populism Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11070319 Authors: Wolfgang Palaver The relationship between populism and religion is complex because populists hijack religion but are often more interested in belonging than believing. This is one reason why there is a growing distance between populists and many leaders of mainline churches. To understand this complex field, we have to take social crises seriously and see...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 68: Neural Networks and Betting Strategies for Tennis
Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 68: Neural Networks and Betting Strategies for Tennis Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030068 Authors: Vincenzo Candila Lucio Palazzo Recently, the interest of the academic literature on sports statistics has increased enormously. In such a framework, two of the most significant challenges are developing a model able to beat the existing approaches and, within a betting market framework, guarantee superior returns than the set of competing specifications considered. This...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 67: A Two-Population Extension of the Exponential Smoothing State Space Model with a Smoothing Penalisation Scheme
Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 67: A Two-Population Extension of the Exponential Smoothing State Space Model with a Smoothing Penalisation Scheme Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030067 Authors: Yanlin Shi Sixian Tang Jackie Li The joint modelling of mortality rates for multiple populations has gained increasing popularity in areas such as government planning and insurance pricing. Sub-groups of a population often preserve similar mortality features with short-term deviations from the common trend....
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 49: Model-Free Optimized Tracking Control Heuristic
Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 49: Model-Free Optimized Tracking Control Heuristic Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9030049 Authors: Ning Wang Mohammed Abouheaf Wail Gueaieb Nabil Nahas Many tracking control solutions proposed in the literature rely on various forms of tracking error signals at the expense of possibly overlooking other dynamic criteria, such as optimizing the control effort, overshoot, and settling time, for example. In this article, a model-free control architectural...
Robotics
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 93: Validation of Inertial Sensor to Measure Barbell Kinematics across a Spectrum of Loading Conditions
Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 93: Validation of Inertial Sensor to Measure Barbell Kinematics across a Spectrum of Loading Conditions Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8070093 Authors: Abbott Wagle Sato Painter Light Stone The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of agreement in measuring back squat kinematics between an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a 3D motion capture system (3DMOCAP). Kinematic variables included concentric peak velocity (CPV), concentric mean velocity...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 38: Wear Resistance and Titanium Adhesion of Cathodic Arc Deposited Multi-Component Coatings for Carbide End Mills at the Trochoidal Milling of Titanium Alloy
Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 38: Wear Resistance and Titanium Adhesion of Cathodic Arc Deposited Multi-Component Coatings for Carbide End Mills at the Trochoidal Milling of Titanium Alloy Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8030038 Authors: Volosova Fyodorov Opleshin Mosyanov The work was devoted to the study of the effectiveness of the application of multi-component coatings, TiN–Al/TiN, TiN–AlTiN/SiN, and CrTiN–AlTiN–AlTiCrN/SiN,...
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Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 37: Autonomous Smart White Cane Navigation System for Indoor Usage
Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 37: Autonomous Smart White Cane Navigation System for Indoor Usage Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8030037 Authors: Mohamed Dhiaeddine Messaoudi Bob-Antoine J. Menelas Hamid Mcheick According to the statistics provided by the World Health Organization, the number of people suffering from visual impairment is approximately 1.3 billion. The number of blind and visually impaired people is expected to increase over the coming years, and it is estimated...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 429: Insights into Aflatoxin B1 Toxicity in Cattle: An In Vitro Whole-Transcriptomic Approach
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 429: Insights into Aflatoxin B1 Toxicity in Cattle: An In Vitro Whole-Transcriptomic Approach Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12070429 Authors: Pauletto Tolosi Giantin Guerra Barbarossa Zaghini Dacasto Aflatoxins, and particularly aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), are toxic mycotoxins to humans and farm animal species, resulting in acute and chronic toxicities. At present, AFB1 is still considered a global concern with negative impacts on health, the economy,...
Toxins
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 428: The Efficacy of Hydrogen Peroxide in Mitigating Cyanobacterial Blooms and Altering Microbial Communities across Four Lakes in NY, USA
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 428: The Efficacy of Hydrogen Peroxide in Mitigating Cyanobacterial Blooms and Altering Microbial Communities across Four Lakes in NY, USA Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12070428 Authors: Mark W. Lusty Christopher J. Gobler Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been proposed as an agent to mitigate toxic cyanobacterial blooms due to the heightened sensitivity of cyanobacteria to reactive oxygen species relative to eukaryotic organisms. Here, experiments were conducted using...
Toxins
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 430: Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins Against Coleopteran Pests
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 430: Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Proteins Against Coleopteran Pests Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12070430 Authors: Mikel Domínguez-Arrizabalaga Maite Villanueva Baltasar Escriche Carmen Ancín-Azpilicueta Primitivo Caballero Bacillus thuringiensis is the most successful microbial insecticide agent and its proteins have been studied for many years due to its toxicity against insects mainly belonging to the orders Lepidoptera, Diptera...
Toxins
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 427: Novel Ergot Alkaloids Production from Penicillium citrinum Employing Response Surface Methodology Technique
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 427: Novel Ergot Alkaloids Production from Penicillium citrinum Employing Response Surface Methodology Technique Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12070427 Authors: Memuna Ghafoor Shahid Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed Gulzar Muhammad Saleem Hafeez ur Rehman Gul Zareen Ghafoor Muhammad Umar Hayyat Laila Shahzad Rabia Arif Rubina Nelofer Ergot alkaloids are novel pharmaceutical and therapeutic agents synthesized in this study using fungal species Penicillium...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 108: A Serological Survey of Selected Papua New Guinea Blood Donors for Hepatitis B and Related Co-Infections
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 107: Combined Tuberculosis and Diabetes Mellitus Screening and Assessment of Glycaemic Control among Household Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients in Yangon, Myanmar
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 106: Chagas Disease Infection Reactivation after Heart Transplant
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Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 346: Heterologous Combination of ChAdOx1 and MVA Vectors Expressing Protein NS1 as Vaccination Strategy to Induce Durable and Cross-Protective CD8+ T Cell Immunity to Bluetongue Virus
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 345: Sexual Dimorphism Has Low Impact on the Response against Rotavirus Infection in Suckling Rats
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 703: Combinatory Treatment with Oseltamivir and Itraconazole Targeting Both Virus and Host Factors in Influenza A Virus Infection
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 702: Polycistronic Genome Segment Evolution and Gain and Loss of FAST Protein Function during Fusogenic Orthoreovirus Speciation
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 701: The Effect of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Strains and the Corresponding Infected-Macrophages’ Supernatant on Macrophage Inflammatory Function and Lymphocyte Apoptosis
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1869: An LC-MS/MS Method for a Comprehensive Determination of Metabolites of BTEX Anaerobic Degradation in Bacterial Cultures and Groundwater
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1867: Non-Stationary Flood Frequency Analysis Using Cubic B-Spline-Based GAMLSS Model
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1867: Non-Stationary Flood Frequency Analysis Using Cubic B-Spline-Based GAMLSS Model Water doi: 10.3390/w12071867 Authors: Qu Li Yan Yan Cheng Lu Under changing environments, the most widely used non-stationary flood frequency analysis (NFFA) method is the generalized additive models for location, scale and shape (GAMLSS) model. However, the model structure of the GAMLSS model is relatively complex due to the large number of statistical parameters,...
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1866: Measuring the Transaction Costs of Historical Shifts to Informal Drought Management Institutions in Italy
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Mon Jun 29, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1865: Recent Advances in the Assessment of Flood Risk in Urban Areas
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 1865: Recent Advances in the Assessment of Flood Risk in Urban Areas Water doi: 10.3390/w12071865 Authors: Ferreira The adverse effects of flood disasters in urban areas have been increasing in severity and extent over the past years. [..]
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