Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1062: Assessing the Effect of Diesel Fuel on the Seed Viability and Germination of Medicago sativa Using the Event-Time Model Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091062 Authors: Michael O. Eze Grant C. Hose Simon C. George The remediation of contaminated sites using plant-based techniques has gained increasing attention in recent decades. However, information on the effects of contaminant imbibition on seed viability and germination rates are often lacking in the literature....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1056: Genome-Wide Association Mapping for Stripe Rust Resistance in Pakistani Spring Wheat Genotypes Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091056 Authors: Madiha Habib Faisal Saeed Awan Bushra Sadia Muhammad Anjum Zia Stripe rust caused by the pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is a major threat for wheat, resulting in low yield and grain quality loss in many countries. Genetic resistance is a prevalent method to combat the disease. Mapping the resistant...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1054: Fruit Morphology, Citrulline, and Arginine Levels in Diverse Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Germplasm Collections Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091054 Authors: Awraris Derbie Assefa On-Sook Hur Na-Young Ro Jae-Eun Lee Ae-Jin Hwang Bich-Saem Kim Ju-Hee Rhee Jung-Yoon Yi Ji-Hyun Kim Ho-Sun Lee Jung-Sook Sung Myung-Kon Kim Jae-Jong Noh Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a non-seasonal, economically important, cucurbit cultivated...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1055: Interactive Role of Silicon and Plant–Rhizobacteria Mitigating Abiotic Stresses: A New Approach for Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091055 Authors: Krishan K. Verma Dong-Mei Li Munna Singh Vishnu D. Rajput Mukesh Kumar Malviya Tatiana Minkina Rajesh Kumar Singh Pratiksha Singh Xiu-Peng Song Yang-Rui Li Abiotic stresses are the major constraints in agricultural crop production across the globe....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1057: Monitoring the Efficiency of Rhazya stricta L. Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091057 Authors: Ehab Azab Ahmad K. Hegazy Heavy metal-contaminated soil constitutes many environmental concerns. The toxic nature of heavy metals poses serious threats to human health and the ecosystem. Decontamination of the polluted soil by phytoremediation is of fundamental importance. Vegetation is an appealing and cost-effective...
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Prosthesis, Vol. 2, Pages 211-224: Zein/Bioactive Glass Coatings with Controlled Degradation of Magnesium under Physiological Conditions: Designed for Orthopedic Implants Prosthesis doi: 10.3390/prosthesis2030018 Authors: Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman Magnesium and its alloys are widely considered as temporary bio-implants owing to their mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, the high corrosion rates and degradation in the physiological environment restrict the practical application...
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Recycling, Vol. 5, Pages 18: Exploring Biogas and Biofertilizer Production from Abattoir Wastes in Nigeria Using a Multi-Criteria Assessment Approach Recycling doi: 10.3390/recycling5030018 Authors: Idi Guga Audu Abraham Barde Othniel Mintang Yila Peter Azikiwe Onwualu Buga Mohammed Lawal Management of waste streams from abattoirs is a major challenge in developing countries. Harnessing these wastes as resources for the production of biogas and biofertilizer could contribute...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 427: Religions as Innovative Traditions: The Case of the Juhuro of Moscow Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090427 Authors: Giancarlo Anello Antonio Carluccio This paper examines some historical, cultural, and institutional processes involving a Jewish minority from the Russian and Azerbaijani Caucasus, now mostly displaced in the huge and multiethnic Moscow: the Mountain Jews, or Juhuro. These Jews were subjected to a historically multifaceted and endangering...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 532: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Crotoxin as an Antiseptic against Candida spp. Biofilms Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090532 Authors: Amanda Pissinatti Canelli Taís Fernanda dos Santos Rodrigues Vivian Fernandes Furletti de Goes Guilherme Ferreira Caetano Maurício Ventura Mazzi The growing number of oral infections caused by the Candida species are becoming harder to treat as the commonly used antibiotics become less effective. This drawback has...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 530: Functional Study of Haemophilus ducreyi Cytolethal Distending Toxin Subunit B Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090530 Authors: Benoît J. Pons Nicolas Loiseau Saleha Hashim Soraya Tadrist Gladys Mirey Julien Vignard The Cytolethal Distending Toxin (CDT) is produced by many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria responsible for major foodborne diseases worldwide. CDT induces DNA damage and cell cycle arrest in host-cells, eventually leading to senescence...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 531: Interaction of Macrophages and Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins: The Impact on Immune Response and Cellular Survival Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090531 Authors: Roshan Thapa Sucharit Ray Peter A. Keyel Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) are key virulence factors involved in many lethal bacterial infections, including pneumonia, necrotizing soft tissue infections, bacterial meningitis, and miscarriage. Host responses to these diseases involve myeloid...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 529: Two Novel Peptide Toxins from the Spider Cyriopagopus longipes Inhibit Tetrodotoxin-Sensitive Sodium Channels Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090529 Authors: Qingfeng Zhang Yuxin Si Li Yang Li Wang Shuijiao Peng Yiming Chen Minzhi Chen Xi Zhou Zhonghua Liu Sodium channels play a critical role in the generation and propagation of action potentials in excitable tissues, such as nerves, cardiac muscle, and skeletal muscle, and are the primary...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 528: Novel Snakebite Therapeutics Must Be Tested in Appropriate Rescue Models to Robustly Assess Their Preclinical Efficacy Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090528 Authors: Cecilie Knudsen Nicholas R. Casewell Bruno Lomonte José María Gutiérrez Sakthivel Vaiyapuri Andreas H. Laustsen In the field of antivenom research, development, and manufacture, it is often advised to follow the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for the production,...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 133: A Case of Japanese Encephalitis with a Fatal Outcome in an Australian Who Traveled from Bali in 2019 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5030133 Authors: Alyssa T. Pyke Keat Choong Frederick Moore Sanmarié Schlebusch Carmel Taylor Glen Hewitson Jamie McMahon Neelima Nair Peter Moore Mitchell Finger Peter Burtonclay Sarah Wheatley A severe case of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection,...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 459: Impact of Pre-Existing Immunity on Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine-Induced Cross-Protective Immunity Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030459 Authors: Sreeja Roy Clare M Williams Julian Pardo Danushka K Wijesundara Yoichi Furuya The efficacy of the intranasally (i.n.) delivered live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) is variable and, in some seasons, suboptimal. In this study, we report that LAIV exhibits cross-protective efficacy in mice, potentially...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 458: Cell-Based Influenza A/H1N1pdm09 Vaccine Viruses Containing Chimeric Hemagglutinin with Improved Membrane Fusion Ability Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030458 Authors: Madoka Kawahara Toshiya Wada Fumitaka Momose Eri Nobusawa Yuko Morikawa The H1N1 influenza pandemic vaccine has been developed from the A/California/07/09 (Cal) virus and the well-known high-yield A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (PR8) virus by classical reassortment and reverse genetics (RG)...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 457: Cocktail Anti-Tick Vaccines: The Unforeseen Constraints and Approaches toward Enhanced Efficacies Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030457 Authors: Charles Ndawula Ala E. Tabor Ticks are second to mosquitoes as vectors of disease. Ticks affect livestock industries in Asia, Africa and Australia at ~$1.13 billion USD per annum. For instance, 80% of the global cattle population is at risk of infestation by the Rhipicephalus microplus species-complex, which in...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 115: Training of Primary Chicken Monocytes Results in Enhanced Pro-Inflammatory Responses Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030115 Authors: Michel B. Verwoolde Robin H. G. A. van den Biggelaar Jürgen van Baal Christine A. Jansen Aart Lammers Beta-glucan-stimulated mammalian myeloid cells, such as macrophages, show an increased responsiveness to secondary stimulation in a nonspecific manner. This phenomenon is known as trained innate...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 908: Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme E2 E Inhibits the Accumulation of Rice Stripe Virus in Laodelphax striatellus (Fallén) Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12090908 Authors: Yao Li Ze Zhou Mi Shen Linquan Ge Fang Liu The ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS) is an essential protagonist in host–pathogen interactions. Among the three classes of enzymes in the UPS, ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2 plays a dual role in viral pathogenesis; however, the...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 909: The Sialoside-Binding Pocket of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Structurally Resembles MERS-CoV Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12090909 Authors: Mayanka Awasthi Sahil Gulati Debi P. Sarkar Swasti Tiwari Suneel Kateriya Peeyush Ranjan Santosh Kumar Verma COVID-19 novel coronavirus (CoV) disease caused by severe acquired respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 manifests severe lethal respiratory illness in humans and has recently developed into a worldwide...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 910: The Mottled Capsid of the Salmonella Giant Phage SPN3US, a Likely Maturation Intermediate with a Novel Internal Shell Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12090910 Authors: J. Bernard Heymann Bing Wang William W. Newcomb Weimin Wu Dennis C. Winkler Naiqian Cheng Erin R. Reilly Ru-Ching Hsia Julie A. Thomas Alasdair C. Steven “Giant” phages have genomes of >200 kbp, confined in correspondingly large capsids whose assembly...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 905: Paving the Way to Unveil the Diversity and Evolution of Phage Genomes Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12090905 Authors: Alejandro Reyes Martha J. Vives Phage biology has been developing for the last hundred years, and the potential of phages as tools and treatments has been known since their early discovery. However, the lack of knowledge of the molecular mechanisms coded in phage genomes hindered the development of the field. With current molecular methods, the...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 907: Effect of Strain Variations on Lassa Virus Z Protein-Mediated Human RIG-I Inhibition Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12090907 Authors: Qinfeng Huang Xiaoying Liu Morgan Brisse Hinh Ly Yuying Liang Mammarenaviruses include several known human pathogens, such as the prototypic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) that can cause neurological diseases and Lassa virus (LASV) that causes endemic hemorrhagic fever infection. LASV-infected patients show diverse...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 906: Two RSV Platforms for G, F, or G+F Proteins VLPs Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12090906 Authors: Binh Ha Jie E. Yang Xuemin Chen Samadhan J. Jadhao Elizabeth R. Wright Larry J. Anderson Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes substantial lower respiratory tract disease in children and at-risk adults. Though there are no effective anti-viral drugs for acute disease or licensed vaccines for RSV, palivizumab prophylaxis is available for some high risk...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2334: Using UAV Visible Images to Estimate the Soil Moisture of Steppe Water doi: 10.3390/w12092334 Authors: Fengshuai Lu Yi Sun Fujiang Hou Although unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been utilized in many aspects of steppe management, they have not been commonly used to monitor the soil moisture of steppes. To explore the technology of detecting soil moisture by UAV in a typical steppe, we conducted a watered test in the Loess Plateau of China, quantitatively...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2332: Comparing the Effects of Types of Electrode on the Removal of Multiple Pharmaceuticals from Water by Electrochemical Methods Water doi: 10.3390/w12092332 Authors: Yu-Jung Liu Yung-Ling Huang Shang-Lien Lo Ching-Yao Hu Considering the lack of information on simultaneously removing multiple pharmaceuticals from water or wastewater by electrochemical methods, this study aimed to investigate the removal of multiple pharmaceuticals by electro-coagulation...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2333: Assessing Hydrological Vulnerability to Future Droughts in a Mediterranean Watershed: Combined Indices-Based and Distributed Modeling Approaches Water doi: 10.3390/w12092333 Authors: Youssef Brouziyne Aziz Abouabdillah Abdelghani Chehbouni Lahoucine Hanich Karim Bergaoui Rachael McDonnell Lahcen Benaabidate Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of future droughts is essential for effective water resource management, especially in...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2331: Optimal Strategy to Tackle a 2D Numerical Analysis of Non-Uniform Flow over Artificial Dune Regions: A Comparison with Bibliography Experimental Results Water doi: 10.3390/w12092331 Authors: Jungkyu Ahn Jaelyong Lee Sung Won Park Flow simulation over a dune requires the proper input of roughness coefficients. This study analyzed a numerical simulation of open-channel turbulent flow over two-dimensional fixed dunes to reveal the effect of roughness on...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2330: Evaluation of Irrigation Water Resources Availability and Climate Change Impacts—A Case Study of Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya Water doi: 10.3390/w12092330 Authors: George Akoko Tasuku Kato Le Hoang Tu Rice is an important cereal crop in Kenya, where it is mainly grown in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme, MIS. The serious challenges of MIS include low water use efficiency and limited available water resources. The objective of this study is to analyze the current...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2329: The Improvement Effects of Different Treatment Methods of Soil Wastewater Washing on Environmental Pollution Water doi: 10.3390/w12092329 Authors: Linjie Zhan Minxian Chen This paper focus on how to treat the wastewater after soil washing since water pollution is a severe threat to the water security of China. Ca (OH)2 and two kinds of biochars (biochar and ZnCl2 modified biochar) were tested to treat the waste FeCl3 washing effluent. Two kinds of biochars...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2328: Measurement of Apparent Electrical Impedance of Soil with Water Flow Inside Water doi: 10.3390/w12092328 Authors: Ronaldo Talapessy Tomoaki Ikegami Hiroaki Yoshida Understanding the flow of groundwater is very important, not only for water management but also for the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters. The electrical resistivity method has been established as an effective groundwater exploration method in geological surveys. The purpose of...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2327: Understory Limits Surface Runoff and Soil Loss in Teak Tree Plantations of Northern Lao PDR Water doi: 10.3390/w12092327 Authors: Layheang Song Laurie Boithias Oloth Sengtaheuanghoung Chantha Oeurng Christian Valentin Bounthan Souksavath Phabvilay Sounyafong Anneke de Rouw Bounsamay Soulileuth Norbert Silvera Bounchanh Lattanavongkot Alain Pierret Olivier Ribolzi Many mountainous regions of the humid tropics experience serious...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2326: Performances of the New HEC-RAS Version 5 for 2-D Hydrodynamic-Based Rainfall-Runoff Simulations at Basin Scale: Comparison with a State-of-the Art Model Water doi: 10.3390/w12092326 Authors: Pierfranco Costabile Carmelina Costanzo Domenico Ferraro Francesco Macchione Gabriella Petaccia The Hydrologic Engineering Centre-River Analysis System (HEC-RAS), developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, is one of the most known, analyzed and used model...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2324: A Statistical Vertically Mixed Runoff Model for Regions Featured by Complex Runoff Generation Process Water doi: 10.3390/w12092324 Authors: Peng Lin Pengfei Shi Tao Yang Chong-Yu Xu Zhenya Li Xiaoyan Wang Hydrological models for regions characterized by complex runoff generation process been suffer from a great weakness. A delicate hydrological balance triggered by prolonged wet or dry underlying condition and variable extreme rainfall makes...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2325: The Water Footprint of Primary Cow–Calf Production: A Revised Bottom-Up Approach Applied on Different Breeds of Beef Cattle Water doi: 10.3390/w12092325 Authors: Frikkie Alberts Maré Henry Jordaan Mesfin Mergia Mekonnen Beef has been identified as the farm animal product with the largest total water footprint in previous research, although various concerns have been raised regarding the top-down analyses approach followed in these studies. The objective...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2321: Special Issue “Public Policy Analysis of Integrated Water Resource Management” Water doi: 10.3390/w12092321 Authors: Karin Ingold Jale Tosun Public policy analysis is interested in how policies emerge and develop in order to address societal problems. Issues related to water, such as the contamination of surface waters, floods, or plastic pollution in oceans are often highly complex, concern different jurisdictions, and require the collaboration of public...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2322: The Relationship between Soil Moisture and Soil Water Repellency Persistence in Hydrophobic Soils Water doi: 10.3390/w12092322 Authors: Mohamed Bayad Henry Wai Chau Stephen Trolove Jim Moir Leo Condron Moussa Bouray In this work, we modelled the response of soil water repellency (SWR) persistence to the decrease in moisture in drying soils, and we explored the implication of soil particle size distribution and specific surface area on the SWR...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2323: Regional Groundwater Modeling of the Guarani Aquifer System Water doi: 10.3390/w12092323 Authors: Roger D. Gonçalves Elias H. Teramoto Hung K. Chang The Guarani Aquifer System (GAS) is a strategic transboundary aquifer system shared by Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. This article presents a groundwater flow model to assess the GAS system in terms of regional flow patterns, water balance and overall recharge. Despite the continental dimension...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2320: An Experimental Investigation of the Hydraulics and Pollutant Dispersion Characteristics of a Model Beaver Dam Water doi: 10.3390/w12092320 Authors: James Hart Matteo Rubinato Tom Lavers Beavers have influenced the world’s ecosystem for millions of years. Their dams create ponds and wetlands that provide a large range of hydraulic and ecological benefits to the natural world, including mitigation against flooding and improving water quality....
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