IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6744: Tumor Infiltrating Regulatory T Cells in Sporadic and Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer: The Red Little Riding Hood and the Wolf International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186744 Authors: Massimo Claudio Fantini Agnese Favale Sara Onali Federica Facciotti Regulatory T cells represent a class of specialized T lymphocytes that suppress unwanted immune responses and size the activation of the immune system whereby limiting collateral...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6743: Protective Effects of Evogliptin on Steatohepatitis in High-Fat-Fed Mice International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186743 Authors: Jin Hyun Kim Si Jung Jang Gu Seob Roh Hyun Seop Cho Heeyoung Kang Soo Kyoung Kim There are few studies on the effects of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors on steatohepatitis. We explored whether evogliptin (Evo), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, protects against steatohepatitis in a high-fat...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6741: Super-Resolution Microscopy Reveals a Direct Interaction of Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186741 Authors: Dhruva Deshpande Mark Grieshober Fanny Wondany Fabian Gerbl Reiner Noschka Jens Michaelis Steffen Stenger The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 inhibits the growth of the major human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), but the...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6740: The Effects of Cannabidiol, a Non-Intoxicating Compound of Cannabis, on the Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186740 Authors: Aleksandra Kicman Marek Toczek Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-intoxicating and generally well-tolerated constituent of cannabis which exhibits potential beneficial properties in a wide range of diseases, including cardiovascular disorders. Due to its complex mechanism...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6735: Noncanonical Constitutive Androstane Receptor Signaling in Gene Regulation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186735 Authors: Yuliya A. Pustylnyak Lyudmila F. Gulyaeva Vladimir O. Pustylnyak The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR, NR1I3) is extremely important for the regulation of many physiological processes, especially xenobiotic (drug) metabolism and transporters. CAR differs from steroid hormone receptors in that it...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6737: Deep Learning-Assisted High-Throughput Analysis of Freeze-Fracture Replica Images Applied to Glutamate Receptors and Calcium Channels at Hippocampal Synapses International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186737 Authors: David Kleindienst Jacqueline Montanaro Pradeep Bhandari Matthew J. Case Yugo Fukazawa Ryuichi Shigemoto The molecular anatomy of synapses defines their characteristics in transmission and plasticity. Precise measurements...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6739: Activate or Inhibit? Implications of Autophagy Modulation as a Therapeutic Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186739 Authors: Sharmeelavathi Krishnan Yasaswi Shrestha Dona P. W. Jayatunga Sarah Rea Ralph Martins Prashant Bharadwaj Neurodegenerative diseases result in a range of conditions depending on the type of proteinopathy, genes affected or the location of the degeneration in the...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6738: MicroRNAs as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Inflammation- and Ischemia-Reperfusion-Related Acute Renal Injury International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186738 Authors: Yueh-Lin Wu Hsiao-Fen Li Hsi-Hsien Chen Heng Lin Acute kidney injury (AKI), caused mainly by ischemia-reperfusion, sepsis, or nephrotoxins (such as contrast medium), is identified by an abrupt decline in kidney function and is associated with high morbidity...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6736: In Vitro Antagonistic Effect of Gut Bacteriota Isolated From Indigenous Honey Bees and Essential Oils Against Paenibacillus Larvae International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186736 Authors: Miroslava Kačániová Margarita Terentjeva Jana Žiarovská Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski The aim of study was to isolate and identify the gut bacteria of Apis mellifera and to evaluate antagonistic effect of the bacteriota against Paenibacillus...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6742: Matrix Metalloproteinases and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases in Extracellular Matrix Remodeling during Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186742 Authors: Merle M. Krebber Christian G. M. van Dijk Robin W. M. Vernooij Maarten M. Brandt Craig A. Emter Christoph D. Rau Joost O. Fledderus...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6727: Databases and Bioinformatic Tools for Glycobiology and Glycoproteomics International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186727 Authors: Xing Li Zhijue Xu Xiaokun Hong Yan Zhang Xia Zou Glycosylation plays critical roles in various biological processes and is closely related to diseases. Deciphering the glycocode in diverse cells and tissues offers opportunities to develop new disease biomarkers and more effective recombinant therapeutics....
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6732: Regulation of microRNAs in Satellite Cell Renewal, Muscle Function, Sarcopenia and the Role of Exercise International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186732 Authors: Stefania Fochi Gaia Giuriato Tonia De Simone Macarena Gomez-Lira Stefano Tamburin Lidia Del Piccolo Federico Schena Massimo Venturelli Maria Grazia Romanelli Sarcopenia refers to a condition of progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function associated...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6731: F-Box Gene D5RF Is Regulated by Agrobacterium Virulence Protein VirD5 and Essential for Agrobacterium-Mediated Plant Transformation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186731 Authors: Shaojuan Zhang Zhuo Chen Fei Huang Yafei Wang Meizhong Luo We previously reported that the Agrobacterium virulence protein VirD5 possesses transcriptional activation activity, binds to a specific DNA element D5RE, and is required for Agrobacterium-mediated...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6734: IKKγ/NEMO Is Required to Confer Antimicrobial Innate Immune Responses in the Yellow Mealworm, Tenebrio Molitor International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186734 Authors: Hye Jin Ko Yong Hun Jo Bharat Bhusan Patnaik Ki Beom Park Chang Eun Kim Maryam Keshavarz Ho Am Jang Yong Seok Lee Yeon Soo Han IKKγ/NEMO is the regulatory subunit of the IκB kinase (IKK) complex, which regulates the NF-κB...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6729: Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Quorum Quenching Bacterial Strain Acinetobacter lactucae QL-1 Identifies the FadY Enzyme for Degradation of the Diffusible Signal Factor International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186729 Authors: Tian Ye Tian Zhou Xudan Xu Wenping Zhang Xinghui Fan Sandhya Mishra Lianhui Zhang Xiaofan Zhou Shaohua Chen The diffusible signal factor (DSF) is a fatty acid signal molecule and is widely...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2973: Retinal Pigment Epithelial and Outer Retinal Atrophy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Correlation with Macular Function Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092973 Authors: Maria C. Savastano Benedetto Falsini Grazia M. Cozzupoli Alfonso Savastano Gloria Gambini Umberto De Vico Angelo M. Minnella Giorgio Placidi Marco Piccardi Stanislao Rizzo The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the retinal...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2972: Mitochondrial DNA Parameters in Blood of Infants Receiving Lopinavir/Ritonavir or Lamivudine Prophylaxis to Prevent Breastfeeding Transmission of HIV-1 Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092972 Authors: Audrey Monnin Nicolas Nagot Marianne Periès Roselyne Vallo Nicolas Meda Mandisa Singata-Madliki James K. Tumwine Chipepo Kankasa Nobubelo Ngandu Ameena Goga Pascal Reynier Thorkild Tylleskär Philippe Van de Perre Jean-Pierre...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2967: Epithelial Ovarian Cancer and the Immune System: Biology, Interactions, Challenges and Potential Advances for Immunotherapy Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092967 Authors: Anne M. Macpherson Simon C. Barry Carmela Ricciardelli Martin K. Oehler Recent advances in the understanding of immune function and the interactions with tumour cells have led to the development of various cancer immunotherapies and strategies for specific cancer types....
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2970: Lessons from the CONSCIOUS-1 Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092970 Authors: Alexander J. Schupper Matthew E. Eagles Sean N. Neifert J Mocco R. Loch Macdonald After years of research on treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), including randomized clinical trials, few treatments have been shown to be efficacious. Nevertheless, reductions in morbidity and mortality have occurred over the last decades. Reasons for...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2971: Minimally Invasive Intraoral Approach to Submandibular Lodge Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092971 Authors: Massimo Galli Massimo Fusconi Francesca Romana Federici Francesca Candelori Marco De Vincentiis Antonella Polimeni Luca Testarelli Benedetta Cassese Gabriele Miccoli Antonio Greco The purpose of this study is to describe the Minimally Invasive Intraoral Approach (MIIA) performed on selected cases of abscesses and...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2968: Outcomes of Inhaled Amikacin and Clofazimine-Containing Regimens for Treatment of Refractory Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092968 Authors: Bo-Guen Kim Hojoong Kim O. Jung Kwon Hee Jae Huh Nam Yong Lee Sun-Young Baek Insuk Sohn Byung Woo Jhun Limited data are available regarding optimal treatment for refractory Mycobacterium avium complex-pulmonary disease (MAC-PD). We evaluated...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2966: Proton Pump Inhibitor Use May Increase the Risk of Diverticulitis but Not It’s Severity among Patients with Colonic Diverticulosis: A Multicenter Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092966 Authors: Wisam Sbeit Tawfik Khoury Anas Kadah Waseem Asadi Amir Shahin Ahmad Lubany Mohammed Safadi Haya Haddad Ruba Abu Ahmad Sami Abu El Hija Rand Abboud Mahmud Mahamid Rinaldo Pellicano Amir Mari Colonic diverticular...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2969: Feasibility and Acceptability of Fear-Less: A Stepped-Care Program to Manage Fear of Cancer Recurrence in People with Metastatic Melanoma Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092969 Authors: Fiona A Lynch Lynda Katona Michael Jefford Allan Ben Smith Joanne Shaw Haryana M Dhillon Steve Ellen Jo Phipps-Nelson Julia Lai-Kwon Donna Milne Lahiru Russell Victoria Dax Justine Diggens Holly Kent Alison Button-Sloan Jane...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2965: Characteristics of Trauma Mortality in Patients with Aortic Injury in Harris County, Texas Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092965 Authors: Ronald Chang Stacy A. Drake John B. Holcomb Garrett Phillips Charles E. Wade Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw Background: The National Academies of Science have issued a call for zero preventable trauma deaths. The mortality characteristics in all patients with aortic injury are not well described. Methods:...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2964: Perceval or Trifecta to Prevent Patient–Prosthesis Mismatch Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092964 Authors: Daniel Hernandez-Vaquero Carlota Vigil-Escalera Yvan Persia Carlos Morales Isaac Pascual Alberto Domínguez-Rodríguez Emiliano Rodríguez-Caulo Manuel Carnero Rocío Díaz Pablo Avanzas Cesar Moris Jacobo Silva The Trifecta aortic valve has excellent hemodynamics characteristics. Moreover, the Perceval prosthesis...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2963: Effects of Smoking and Smoking Cessation on the Intestinal Microbiota Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092963 Authors: Marcus G. Sublette Tzu-Wen L. Cross Claudia E. Korcarz Kristin M. Hansen Sofia M. Murga-Garrido Stanley L. Hazen Zeneng Wang Madeline K. Oguss Federico E. Rey James H. Stein We evaluated associations of smoking heaviness markers and the effects of smoking cessation on the intestinal microbiota and cardiovascular...
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JoF, Vol. 6, Pages 172: MrHex1 is Required for Woronin Body Formation, Fungal Development and Virulence in Metarhizium robertsii Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof6030172 Authors: Guirong Tang Yanfang Shang Shiqing Li Chengshu Wang The Woronin body (WB) is a peroxisome-derived dense-core vesicle, a self-assembling hexagonal crystal of a single protein Hex1. This organelle is specific to the ascomycete fungi belonging to the Pezizomycotina subphylum by functioning in sealing septal...
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JPM, Vol. 10, Pages 126: Psychological and Medical Characteristics Associated with Non-Adherence to Prescribed Daily Inhaled Corticosteroid Journal of Personalized Medicine doi: 10.3390/jpm10030126 Authors: Brett G. Toelle Guy B. Marks Stewart M. Dunn Medication non-adherence is associated with sub-optimal asthma control. Identification of medical and psychological characteristics associated with non-adherence is important to enable a targeted and personalized approach when working...
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JPM, Vol. 10, Pages 127: Radiomic Analysis of MRI Images is Instrumental to the Stratification of Ovarian Cysts Journal of Personalized Medicine doi: 10.3390/jpm10030127 Authors: Roxana-Adelina Lupean Paul-Andrei Ștefan Diana Sorina Feier Csaba Csutak Balaji Ganeshan Andrei Lebovici Bianca Petresc Carmen Mihaela Mihu The imaging diagnosis of malignant ovarian cysts relies on their morphological features, which are not always specific to malignancy. The histological...
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Life, Vol. 10, Pages 201: Further Characterization of the Pseudo-Symmetrical Ribosomal Region Life doi: 10.3390/life10090201 Authors: Mario Rivas George E. Fox The peptidyl transferase center of the modern ribosome has been found to encompass an area of twofold pseudosymmetry (SymR). This observation strongly suggests that the very core of the ribosome arose from a dimerization event between two modest-sized RNAs. It was previously shown that at least four non-standard interactions...
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Life, Vol. 10, Pages 200: Exercise Preconditioning Attenuates the Response to Experimental Colitis and Modifies Composition of Gut Microbiota in Wild-Type Mice Life doi: 10.3390/life10090200 Authors: Jinkyung Cho Donghyun Kim Hyunsik Kang This study investigated the suppressive effect of exercise preconditioning against colitis induced by high-fat diet (HF) plus dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in wild-type mice. Male mice (C57BL/6) aged 6 weeks were assigned to standard chow (SC,...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 471: The Importance of Early Genetic Diagnostics of Hearing Loss in Children Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090471 Authors: Nina Božanić Urbančič Saba Battelino Tine Tesovnik Katarina Trebušak Podkrajšek Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory deficits. It carries severe medical and social consequences, and therefore, universal newborn hearing screening was introduced at the beginning of this century. Affected patients can have hearing loss as...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 470: An Anatomic Study on the Maxillary Sinus Mucosal Thickness and the Distance between the Maxillary Sinus Ostium and Sinus Floor for the Maxillary Sinus Augmentation Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090470 Authors: Il Hwan Lee Do Hyun Kim Soo Whan Kim Jun-Beom Park Sung Won Kim Background and objectives: The average rate of chronic sinusitis after maxillary implantation was approximately 5.1%. However, the evidence of predictive risk factors for...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 234: CO2 Desorption Performance from Imidazolium Ionic Liquids by Membrane Vacuum Regeneration Technology Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090234 Authors: Jose Manuel Vadillo Lucia Gómez-Coma Aurora Garea Angel Irabien In this work, the membrane vacuum regeneration (MVR) process was considered as a promising technology for solvent regeneration in post-combustion CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) since high purity CO2 is needed for a technical valorization...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 235: Effect of pH on Total Volume Membrane Charge Density in the Nanofiltration of Aqueous Solutions of Nitrate Salts of Heavy Metals Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10090235 Authors: Agata Marecka-Migacz Piotr Tomasz Mitkowski Arkadiusz Nędzarek Jacek Różański Waldemar Szaferski The separation efficiencies of aqueous solutions containing nitric salts of Zn, Cu, Fe or Pb at various pH in process of nanofiltration have been investigated experimentally....
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 370: Effect of Added Dietary Betaine and Soluble Fiber on Metabolites and Fecal Microbiome in Dogs with Early Renal Disease Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10090370 Authors: Eden Ephraim Dennis E. Jewell Renal diets are recommended for dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study examined the effects of foods with added betaine and fiber on the plasma and fecal metabolome and fecal microbiome in dogs with early stage CKD. At baseline, several metabolites...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1415: Larvae of the Clothing Moth Tineola bisselliella Maintain Gut Bacteria that Secrete Enzyme Cocktails to Facilitate the Digestion of Keratin Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091415 Authors: Andreas Vilcinskas Michael Schwabe Karina Brinkrolf Rudy Plarre Natalie Wielsch Heiko Vogel The evolutionary success of insects is promoted by their association with beneficial microbes that enable the utilization of unusual diets. The synanthropic...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1412: Genomics Reveals the Metabolic Potential and Functions in the Redistribution of Dissolved Organic Matter in Marine Environments of the Genus Thalassotalea Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091412 Authors: Minji Kim In-Tae Cha Ki-Eun Lee Eun-Young Lee Soo-Je Park Members of the bacterial genus Thalassotalea have been isolated recently from various marine environments, including marine invertebrates. A metagenomic study of the Deepwater...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1414: Response of Barley Plants to Drought Might Be Associated with the Recruiting of Soil-Borne Endophytes Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091414 Authors: Luhua Yang Peter Schröder Gisle Vestergaard Michael Schloter Viviane Radl Mechanisms used by plants to respond to water limitation have been extensively studied. However, even though the inoculation of beneficial microbes has been shown to improve plant performance under drought...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1413: Beneficial Effects of Newly Isolated Akkermansia muciniphila Strains from the Human Gut on Obesity and Metabolic Dysregulation Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091413 Authors: Meng Yang Shambhunath Bose Sookyoung Lim JaeGu Seo JooHyun Shin Dokyung Lee Won-Hyong Chung Eun-Ji Song Young-Do Nam Hojun Kim The identification of new probiotics with anti-obesity properties has attracted considerable interest. In the present...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4222: A New Method for In-Situ Skin Penetration Analysis by Confocal Raman Microscopy Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184222 Authors: Richard Krombholz Dominique Lunter In the development of dermal drug formulations and cosmetics, understanding the penetration properties of the active ingredients is crucial. Given that widespread methods, including tape stripping, lack in spatial resolution, while being time- and labour-intensive, Confocal Raman Microscopy...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4221: Reactivity and Stability of Metalloporphyrin Complex Formation: DFT and Experimental Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184221 Authors: Rimadani Pratiwi Slamet Ibrahim Daryono H. Tjahjono The interaction of three cationic porphyrins—meso-tetrakis (N-methylpyridinium-4-yl) porphyrin (TMPyP), meso-tetrakis (1,3-dimethylimidazolium-2-yl) porphyrin (TDMImP), and meso-tetrakis (1,2-dimethylpyrazolium-4-yl) porphyrin (TDMPzP)—with...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4220: 25 Years of Collaboration with A Genius: Deciphering Adenine Nucleotide Ca2+ Mobilizing Second Messengers Together with Professor Barry Potter Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184220 Authors: Andreas H. Guse Ca2+-mobilizing adenine nucleotide second messengers cyclic adenosine diphosphoribose, (cADPR), nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP), adenosine diphosphoribose (ADPR), and 2′deoxy-ADPR were discovered since the late 1980s....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4219: Second-Generation Lignocellulosic Supportive Material Improves Atomic Ratios of C:O and H:O and Thermomechanical Behavior of Hybrid Non-Woody Pellets Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184219 Authors: Bruno Rafael de Almeida Moreira Ronaldo da Silva Viana Victor Hugo Cruz Anderson Chagas Magalhães Celso Tadao Miasaki Paulo Alexandre Monteiro de Figueiredo Lucas Aparecido Manzani Lisboa Sérgio Bispo Ramos Douglas Enrique Juárez Sánchez...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4216: Recent Advances in Affinity MOF-Based Sorbents with Sample Preparation Purposes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184216 Authors: Héctor Martínez Pérez-Cejuela José Manuel Herrero-Martínez Ernesto F. Simó-Alfonso This review summarizes the recent advances concerning metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) modified with several biomolecules (e.g., amino acids, nucleobases, proteins, antibodies, aptamers, etc.) as ligands to prepare affinity-based...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4217: A Review on Graphene-Based Light Emitting Functional Devices Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184217 Authors: Muhammad Junaid M. H. Md Khir Gunawan Witjaksono Zaka Ullah Nelson Tansu Mohamed Shuaib Mohamed Saheed Pradeep Kumar Lee Hing Wah Saeed Ahmed Magsi Muhammad Aadil Siddiqui In recent years, the field of nanophotonics has progressively developed. However, constant demand for the development of new light source still exists...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4218: Geopolymer Carbon-Based for Ultra-Wideband Absorbent Applications Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184218 Authors: Ioana Nicoleta Vlasceanu Ameni Gharzouni Olivier Tantot Edson Martinod Sylvie Rossignol Dimension reduction, cost efficiency, and environmental sustainability are important factors in absorbent designs. Geopolymers represent an eco-friendly and cost-efficient solution for such applications, and the objective of this study is to...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4214: Identification of Key Functional Motifs of Native Amelogenin Protein for Dental Enamel Remineralisation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184214 Authors: Shama S. M. Dissanayake Manikandan Ekambaram Kai Chun Li Paul W. R. Harris Margaret A. Brimble Dental caries or tooth decay is a preventable and multifactorial disease that affects billions of people globally and is a particular concern in younger populations. This decay arises from acid demineralisation...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4215: Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans Biosynthesis and Post Synthesis Mechanisms Combine Few Enzymes and Few Core Proteins to Generate Extensive Structural and Functional Diversity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184215 Authors: Thibault Annaval Rebekka Wild Yoann Crétinon Rabia Sadir Romain R. Vivès Hugues Lortat-Jacob Glycosylation is a common and widespread post-translational modification that affects a large majority of proteins. Of these,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4212: Field-Scale Evaluation of Botanical Extracts Effect on the Yield, Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Celeriac (Apium graveolens L. Var. rapaceum) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184212 Authors: Katarzyna Godlewska Paweł Pacyga Izabela Michalak Anita Biesiada Antoni Szumny Natalia Pachura Urszula Piszcz The use of higher plants for the production of plant growth biostimulants is receiving increased attention among scientists,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4211: Strategies and Efforts Towards the Total Synthesis of Palhinine Alkaloids Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184211 Authors: Yu-Yan Liang Shi-Chao Lu Ya-Ling Gong Shu Xu The palhinine family of Lycopodium alkaloids were first reported in 2010, which feature an intriguing isotwistane carbon cage and a nine-membered azonane ring. It is noteworthy that the tetracyclic 5/6/6/9 skeleton was unprecedented in Lycopodium alkaloids before their seminal...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4213: Antrodia cinnamomea Extraction Waste Supplementation Promotes Thermal Stress Tolerance and Tissue Regeneration Ability of Zebrafish Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184213 Authors: Chi-Chang Chang Yung-Chuan Lu Chih-Chun Wang Tsui-Ling Ko Jung-Ren Chen Wei Wang Ya-Ling Chen Yu-Wen Wang Tzu-Hsien Chang Hsia-Fen Hsu Jer-Yiing Houng Antrodia cinnamomea (AC) has been shown to have anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, and immunomodulation...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4209: Optimization of High-Pressure Extraction Process of Antioxidant Compounds from Feteasca regala Leaves Using Response Surface Methodology Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184209 Authors: Anca Becze Vanda Liliana Babalau-Fuss Cerasel Varaticeanu Cecilia Roman Circular economy principles are based on the use of by-products from one operation as the raw materials in another. The aim of this work is to obtain extracts with high antioxidant capacity...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4208: Discrimination and Identification of Aroma Profiles and Characterized Odorants in Citrus Blend Black Tea with Different Citrus Species Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184208 Authors: Jiatong Wang Yin Zhu Jiang Shi Han Yan Mengqi Wang Wanjun Ma Yue Zhang Qunhua Peng Yuqiong Chen Zhi Lin Citrus blend black teas are popular worldwide, due to its unique flavor and remarkable health benefits. However, the aroma characteristics,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4207: The Impact of Herbal Infusion Consumption on Oxidative Stress and Cancer: The Good, the Bad, the Misunderstood Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184207 Authors: Wamidh H. Talib Israa A. AL-ataby Asma Ismail Mahmod Sajidah Jawarneh Lina T. Al Kury Intisar Hadi AL-Yasari The release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress is associated with the development of many ailments, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4210: Bcr-Abl Allosteric Inhibitors: Where We Are and Where We Are Going to Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184210 Authors: Francesca Carofiglio Daniela Trisciuzzi Nicola Gambacorta Francesco Leonetti Angela Stefanachi Orazio Nicolotti The fusion oncoprotein Bcr-Abl is an aberrant tyrosine kinase responsible for chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The auto-inhibition regulatory module observed in the progenitor kinase...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4205: Preparing the Bone Tissue Regeneration Ground by Exosomes: From Diagnosis to Therapy Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184205 Authors: Batla Al-Sowayan Farah Alammari Alaa Alshareeda Bone tissue engineering employs acellular scaffolds or scaffolds, along with cells and growth factors, to provide the mechanical support needed, as well as serve as a delivery vehicle for bioactive molecules to the injury sites. As tissue engineering continues to evolve,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4206: Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Ziprasidone Protects against Rotenone-Induced Neurotoxicity: An In Vitro Study Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25184206 Authors: Kazuki Terada Ayumi Murata Erina Toki Shotaro Goto Hirofumi Yamakawa Shuichi Setoguchi Daisuke Watase Mitsuhisa Koga Jiro Takata Kazuhisa Matsunaga Yoshiharu Karube Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic mental illness characterized by delusions, hallucinations, negative symptoms,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1838: Engineered Extracellular Vesicles: Tailored-Made Nanomaterials for Medical Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091838 Authors: Kenny Man Mathieu Y. Brunet Marie-Christine Jones Sophie C. Cox Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as promising nanoscale therapeutics due to their intrinsic role as mediators of intercellular communication, regulating tissue development and homeostasis. The low immunogenicity and natural cell-targeting...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1837: Suitability of a Cellulose-Based Nanomaterial for the Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Freshwaters: A Case-Study Showing the Recovery of Cadmium Induced DNA Integrity Loss, Cell Proliferation Increase, Nuclear Morphology and Chromosomal Alterations on Dreissena polymorpha Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091837 Authors: Patrizia Guidi Margherita Bernardeschi Mara Palumbo Massimo Genovese Vittoria Scarcelli Andrea Fiorati Laura Riva...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1835: Photocatalytic Transformations of 1H-Benzotriazole and Benzotriazole Derivates Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091835 Authors: Marco Minella Elisa De Laurentiis Francesco Pellegrino Marco Prozzi Federica Dal Bello Valter Maurino Claudio Minero Benzotriazoles are a new class of organic emerging pollutants ubiquitously found in the environment. The increase of their concentration to detectable values is the consequence of the inability...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1834: A Novel Experimental Study on the Rheological Properties and Thermal Conductivity of Halloysite Nanofluids Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091834 Authors: Thong Le Ba Ahmed Qani Alkurdi István Endre Lukács János Molnár Somchai Wongwises Gyula Gróf Imre Miklós Szilágyi Nanofluids obtained from halloysite and de-ionized water (DI) were prepared by using surfactants and changing pH for heat-transfer applications. The halloysite nanotubes...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1836: Three-Step Description of Single-Pulse Formation of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures on Metals Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091836 Authors: Evgeny L. Gurevich Yoann Levy Nadezhda M. Bulgakova Two different scenarios are usually invoked in the formation of femtosecond Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS), either “self-organization” mechanisms or a purely “plasmonic” approach. In...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1831: Dependencies of Surface Condensation on the Wettability and Nanostructure Size Differences Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091831 Authors: Ming-Jun Liao Li-Qiang Duan When changing surface wettability and nanostructure size, condensation behavior displays distinct features. In this work, we investigated evaporation on a flat hydrophilic surface and condensation on both hydrophilic and hydrophobic nanostructured surfaces at the nanoscale using molecular...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1832: Tuning Redox State and Ionic Transfers of Mg/Fe-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets by Electrochemical and Electrogravimetric Methods Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091832 Authors: Elise Duquesne Stéphanie Betelu Alain Seron Ioannis Ignatiadis Hubert Perrot Catherine Debiemme-Chouvy Studying the electrogravimetric behavior of Mg/Fe-layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoparticles with an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance demonstrates...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1833: Exciton Dynamics in Droplet Epitaxial Quantum Dots Grown on (311)A-Oriented Substrates Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091833 Authors: Marco Abbarchi Takaaki Mano Takashi Kuroda Kazuaki Sakoda Droplet epitaxy allows the efficient fabrication of a plethora of 3D, III–V-based nanostructures on different crystalline orientations. Quantum dots grown on a (311)A-oriented surface are obtained with record surface density, with or without...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2816: Comparison of Various Methods to Determine Added Sugars Intake to Assess the Association of Added Sugars Intake and Micronutrient Adequacy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092816 Authors: Victor L. Fulgoni P. Courtney Gaine Maria O. Scott Different methods for determining the effect of added sugars intake among children and adults on meeting recommended nutrient intakes were compared using 24 h dietary recall data from the National Health and Nutrition...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2815: Wholegrain Consumption and Risk Factors for Cardiorenal Metabolic Diseases in Chile: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 2016–2017 Health National Survey Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092815 Authors: Fabian Lanuza Raul Zamora-Ros Nicole Hidalgo-Liberona Cristina Andrés-Lacueva Tomás Meroño Wholegrain (WG) consumption has been associated with reduced risk factors for cardiorenal metabolic diseases (CRMD). In Latin-America. WG intake is low and scarce...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2813: Sources of Dietary Fiber Are Differently Associated with Prevalence of Depression Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092813 Authors: Chong-Su Kim Seohyeon Byeon Dong-Mi Shin Dietary fiber has been actively studied for its profound impacts on mental health by affecting the gut–brain axis communication. However, the association between dietary fiber intake and depression has been inconsistent, partly due to the lack of consideration of the fiber...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2814: Dietary Advanced Glycation Endproducts and the Gastrointestinal Tract Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092814 Authors: Timme van der Lugt Antoon Opperhuizen Aalt Bast Misha F. Vrolijk The prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is increasing in the world. The introduction of the Western diet has been suggested as a potential explanation of increased prevalence. The Western diet includes highly processed food products, and often include thermal...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 749: Proteomic Characterization of Host-Pathogen Interactions during Bovine Trophoblast Cell Line Infection by Neospora caninum Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090749 Authors: Javier Regidor-Cerrillo Dong Xia Laura Jiménez-Pelayo Marta García-Sánchez Esther Collantes-Fernández Nadine Randle Jonathan Wastling Luis-Miguel Ortega-Mora Pilar Horcajo Despite the importance of bovine neosporosis, relevant knowledge gaps remain concerning the...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 748: High Genotypic Diversity, Putative New Types and Intra-Genotype Variants of Bovine Papillomavirus in Northeast Brazil Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090748 Authors: Rebeca P. Figueirêdo Gabriela F. Santos Luana B. Oliveira Lucas A. B. O. Santos Débora M. Barreto Alexandre L. Cândido Ana C. Campos Edisio O. Azevedo Marcus V. A. Batista Bovine papillomavirus (BPV) can cause damage to the epithelial and mucosal tissue and currently...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 246: Evaluation of Tissue and Circulating miR-21 as Potential Biomarker of Response to Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090246 Authors: Susana Ourô Cláudia Mourato Marisa P. Ferreira Diogo Albergaria André Cardador Rui E. Castro Rui Maio Cecília M. P. Rodrigues Response to chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (RC) is quite variable and it is urgent to find predictive...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 245: Antibody–Drug Conjugates: The Last Decade Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090245 Authors: Nicolas Joubert Alain Beck Charles Dumontet Caroline Denevault-Sabourin An armed antibody (antibody–drug conjugate or ADC) is a vectorized chemotherapy, which results from the grafting of a cytotoxic agent onto a monoclonal antibody via a judiciously constructed spacer arm. ADCs have made considerable progress in 10 years. While in 2009 only...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 877: Image-Based Artificial Intelligence Methods for Product Control of Tablet Coating Quality Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090877 Authors: Cosima Hirschberg Magnus Edinger Else Holmfred Jukka Rantanen Johan Boetker Mimicking the human decision-making process is challenging. Especially, many process control situations during the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals are based on visual observations and related experience-based actions....
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 875: Immunostimulating RNA Delivered by P1500 PEGylated Cationic Liposomes Limits Influenza Infection in C57Bl/6 Mice Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090875 Authors: Elena P. Goncharova Aleksandra V. Sen‘kova Innokenty A. Savin Tat‘yana O. Kabilova Marina A. Zenkova Valentin V. Vlassov Elena L. Chernolovskaya The emergence of highly pathogenic viruses and a high speed of infection spread put forward the problem of the development...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 876: Cathepsin B-Responsive Liposomes for Controlled Anticancer Drug Delivery in Hep G2 Cells Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090876 Authors: Seulgi Lee Su Jeong Song Jeil Lee Tai Hwan Ha Joon Sig Choi In recent decades, several types of anticancer drugs that inhibit cancer cell growth and cause cell death have been developed for chemotherapeutic application. However, these agents are usually associated with side effects resulting from...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 171: Evaluation of a Pharmacist–Dietician-Led Patient-Centered Approach to Managing CKD-MBD: A Mixed-Method Study Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8030171 Authors: Tamara Baker Heather Naylor Bryanne MacNeil Martin MacKinnon Chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) is a common complication in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). To improve prescribing consistency and patient outcomes, a patient-centered, pharmacist–dietician-led approach...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Philosophies, Vol. 5, Pages 22: Contemporary Natural Philosophy and Philosophies—Part 2 Philosophies doi: 10.3390/philosophies5030022 Authors: Marcin J. Schroeder Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic This is a short presentation by the Guest Editors of the series of Special Issues of the journal Philosophies under the common title “Contemporary Natural Philosophy and Philosophies” in which we present Part 2. The series will continue, and the call for contributions to the next...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1205: Phosphate Deprivation Can Impair Mechano-Stimulated Cytosolic Free Calcium Elevation in Arabidopsis Roots Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091205 Authors: Elsa Matthus Nicholas H. Doddrell Gaëtan Guillaume Amirah B. Mohammad-Sidik Katie A. Wilkins Stéphanie M. Swarbreck Julia M. Davies The root tip responds to mechanical stimulation with a transient increase in cytosolic free calcium as a possible second messenger. Although the root tip will grow...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1206: Characterizing the Role of the miR156-SPL Network in Plant Development and Stress Response Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091206 Authors: John Martin Jerome Jeyakumar Asif Ali Wen-Ming Wang Muthu Thiruvengadam MicroRNA (miRNA) is a short, single-stranded, non-coding RNA found in eukaryotic cells that can regulate the expression of many genes at the post-transcriptional level. Among various plant miRNAs with diverse functions, miR156 plays a key role in...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1204: Variable Light Condition Improves Root Distribution Shallowness and P Uptake of Soybean in Maize/Soybean Relay Strip Intercropping System Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091204 Authors: Li Wang Tao Zhou Bin Cheng Yongli Du Sisi Qin Yang Gao Mei Xu Junji Lu Ting Liu Shuxian Li Weiguo Liu Wenyu Yang In this study, soybean root distribution in an inter-cropping system was influenced by various environmental and biotic cues. However,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1202: Recent Strategies for Detection and Improvement of Brown Planthopper Resistance Genes in Rice: A Review Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091202 Authors: Bello Sani Haliru Mohd Y. Rafii Norida Mazlan Shairul Izan Ramlee Isma’ila Muhammad Ibrahim Silas Akos Jamilu Halidu Senesie Swaray Yusuf Rini Bashir Brown planthopper (BPH; Nilaparvata lugens Stal) is considered the main rice insect pest in Asia. Several BPH-resistant varieties of rice have...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1203: Determination of the Ecotoxicity of Herbicides Roundup® Classic Pro and Garlon New in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091203 Authors: Lucia Tajnaiová Radek Vurm Marina Kholomyeva Miroslav Kobera Vladimír Kočí Herbicides help increase agricultural yields significantly, but they may negatively impact the life of non-target organisms. Modifying the life cycle of primary producers can affect other organisms in the food...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1200: Response of Corchorus olitorius Leafy Vegetable to Cadmium in the Soil Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091200 Authors: Sibongokuhle Ndlovu Rajasekhar V.S.R. Pullabhotla Nontuthuko R. Ntuli Corchorus olitorius, a leafy vegetable with high nutrient content, is normally collected from the wild, in areas that are prone to cadmium (Cd) toxicity. However, studies on how Cd accumulation affects vegetative and reproductive traits of leafy vegetables in South Africa...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1201: Retraction: Alotaibi, M.O., et al. Morpho-Physiological and Proteomic Analyses of Eucalyptus camaldulensis as a Bioremediator in Copper-Polluted Soil in Saudi Arabia. Plants 2019, 8, 43 Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091201 Authors: Modhi O. Alotaibi Afrah E. Mohammed Taghreed A. Almutairi Mudawi M. Elobeid Plants Editorial Office Plants Editorial Office The Plants Editorial Office has been made aware that there are partly inadequate materials in the...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1199: Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the Strawberry FvbZIP Gene Family and the Role of Key Gene FabZIP46 in Fruit Resistance to Gray Mold Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091199 Authors: Bei Lu Yuanhua Wang Geng Zhang Yingna Feng Zhiming Yan Jianhua Wu Xuehao Chen A total of 54 FvbZIP genes were identified from the strawberry genome. These genes were found to be unevenly distributed on seven different chromosomes, and two of the...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1198: Discovery of a Novel Induced Polymorphism in SD1 Gene Governing Semi-Dwarfism in Rice and Development of a Functional Marker for Marker-Assisted Selection Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091198 Authors: Shivashankar Bhuvaneswari Subbaiyan Gopala Krishnan Ranjith Kumar Ellur Kunnummal Kurungara Vinod Haritha Bollinedi Prolay Kumar Bhowmick Vijay Prakash Bansal Mariappan Nagarajan Ashok Kumar Singh The semi-dwarfing allele, sd1-d, has been...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 470: Influence of Family Violence on the Marital Quality in Pakistani Muslims: Role of Personal Factors Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090470 Authors: Aisha Perveen Sadia Malik The purpose of this study was to examine the role of self-compassion and religiosity in marital quality among married Pakistani Muslims in abusive or violent relationships. The study aimed at exploring religion and self-kindness as protective factors that could save and strengthen marital...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 468: God Spots in the Brain: Nine Categories of Unasked, Unanswered Questions Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090468 Authors: William R. Klemm Neurotheology is an emerging academic discipline that examines mind-brain relationships in terms of the inter-relatedness of neuroscience, spirituality, and religion. Neurotheology originated from brain-scan studies that revealed specific correlations between certain religious thoughts and localized activated brain areas...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 469: Was a Sacred Curtain (Parokhet) Depicted on Portable Shrines in the Ancient Near East? Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090469 Authors: Madeleine Mumcuoglu Yosef Garfinkel The Parokhet, or sacred curtain, was an important item of cultic paraphernalia in the ancient Near East. It is known from the Sumerian and Akkadian texts, the biblical tradition, the Second Temple in Jerusalem, Greek temples, and synagogues of the Roman and Byzantine eras, and is still...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 467: The Translation of Life: Thinking of Painting in Indian Buddhist Literature Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090467 Authors: Sonam Kachru What are paintings? Is there a distinctive mode of experience paintings enable? What is the value of such experience? This essay explores such questions, confining attention for the most part to a few distinctive moments in Indian Buddhist texts. In particular, I focus on invocations of painting in figures of speech, particularly...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 72: Atmospheric Temperature and CO2: Hen-or-Egg Causality? (Version 1) Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2030072 Authors: Demetris Koutsoyiannis Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz It is common knowledge that increasing CO2 concentration plays a major role in enhancement of the greenhouse effect and contributes to global warming. The purpose of this study is to complement the conventional and established theory that increased CO2 concentration due to human emissions causes an increase of...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 67: Work/Family Conflict of More Importance than Psychosocial Working Conditions and Family Conditions for Mental Wellbeing Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10030067 Authors: Mikael Nordenmark Niclas Almén Stig Vinberg Studies have indicated the importance of family life and psychosocial working conditions for mental wellbeing. More recently, studies have highlighted that a good balance between work and family is crucial for good mental wellbeing. However, few...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 66: Language Discordance in Mental Health Services: An Exploratory Survey of Mental Health Providers and Interpreters Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10030066 Authors: Mansha Mirza Elizabeth Harrison Jacob Bentley Hui-Ching Chang Dina Birman Global migration has contributed to greater language diversity in many parts of the world. Many migrants experience language barriers in their adopted countries. Language barriers hinder access to healthcare, including...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 594: Bitis arietans Snake Venom Induces an Inflammatory Response Which is Partially Dependent on Lipid Mediators Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090594 Authors: Megale Portaro Da Silva Bitis arietans is a snake of medical importance, as it is responsible for more accidents in humans and domestic animals than all other African snakes put together. The accidents are characterized by local and systemic alterations, such as inflammation, cardiovascular and hemostatic...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 593: Structural Modeling of Cell Wall Peptidase CwpFM (EntFM) Reveals Distinct Intrinsically Disordered Extensions Specific to Pathogenic Bacillus cereus Strains Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090593 Authors: Seav-Ly Tran Delphine Cormontagne Jasmina Vidic Gwenaëlle André-Leroux Nalini Ramarao The emergence of B. cereus as an opportunistic food-borne pathogen has intensified the need to distinguish strains of public health concern. The heterogeneity of...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 144: Clinical, Virological, and Immunological Findings in Patients with Toscana Neuroinvasive Disease in Croatia: Report of Three Cases Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5030144 Authors: Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek Snjezana Zidovec-Lepej Dragan Ledina Samira Knezevic Vladimir Savic Irena Tabain Ivo Ivic Irena Slavuljica Maja Bogdanic Ivana Grgic Lana Gorenec Vladimir Stevanovic Ljubo Barbic Toscana...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 529: The Role of the Tumor Microenvironment in Developing Successful Therapeutic and Secondary Prophylactic Breast Cancer Vaccines Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030529 Authors: Benjamin Gordon Vijayakrishna K. Gadi Breast cancer affects roughly one in eight women over their lifetime and is a leading cause of cancer-related death in women. While outcomes have improved in recent years, prognosis remains poor for patients who present with either disseminated...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 530: The Molecular Interactions of ZIKV and DENV with the Type-I IFN Response Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030530 Authors: Rosa C. Coldbeck-Shackley Nicholas S. Eyre Michael R. Beard Zika Virus (ZIKV) and Dengue Virus (DENV) are related viruses of the Flavivirus genus that cause significant disease in humans. Existing control measures have been ineffective at curbing the increasing global incidence of infection for both viruses and they are therefore prime...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 527: Behavioral Differences in the Preference for Hepatitis B Virus Vaccination: A Discrete Choice Experiment Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030527 Authors: Na Guo Jian Wang Stephen Nicholas Elizabeth Maitland Dawei Zhu Understanding behavioral factors differences in the preferences for vaccinations can improve predictions of vaccine uptake rates and identify effective policy interventions to increase the demand for vaccinations. In this study, 353...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 528: Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy Combined with CTLA4 Checkpoint Blockade in Syngeneic Mouse Cancer Models Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030528 Authors: Yasuhiro Maruoka Aki Furusawa Ryuhei Okada Fuyuki Inagaki Daiki Fujimura Hiroaki Wakiyama Takuya Kato Tadanobu Nagaya Peter L. Choyke Hisataka Kobayashi Near infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) is a newly developed and highly selective cancer treatment that induces necrotic/immunogenic...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1027: Novel Circoviruses Detected in Feces of Sonoran Felids Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091027 Authors: Natalie Payne Simona Kraberger Rafaela S Fontenele Kara Schmidlin Melissa H Bergeman Ivonne Cassaigne Melanie Culver Arvind Varsani Koenraad Van Doorslaer Sonoran felids are threatened by drought and habitat fragmentation. Vector range expansion and anthropogenic factors such as habitat encroachment and climate change are altering viral...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1025: Two Separate Tyrosine-Based YXXL/Φ Motifs within the Glycoprotein E Cytoplasmic Tail of Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Contribute in Virus Anterograde Neuronal Transport Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091025 Authors: Hocine Yezid Christian T. Lay Katrin Pannhorst Shafiqul I. Chowdhury Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) causes respiratory infection and abortion in cattle. Following a primary infection, BHV-1 establishes lifelong latency in the trigeminal ganglia (TG)....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1024: Stealing the Show: KSHV Hijacks Host RNA Regulatory Pathways to Promote Infection Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091024 Authors: Daniel Macveigh-Fierro William Rodriguez Jacob Miles Mandy Muller Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) induces life-long infections and has evolved many ways to exert extensive control over its host’s transcriptional and post-transcriptional machinery to gain better access to resources and dampened...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1026: Spatio-Temporal Mutational Profile Appearances of Swedish SARS-CoV-2 During the Early Pandemic Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091026 Authors: Jiaxin Ling Rachel A. Hickman Jinlin Li Xi Lu Johanna F. Lindahl Åke Lundkvist Josef D. Järhult Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus evolved, and we therefore aimed to provide an insight into which genetic variants were enriched, and how they spread in Sweden. Methods: We analyzed 348 Swedish...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2566: An Experimental Study on the Water Hammer with Cavity Collapse under Multiple Interruptions Water doi: 10.3390/w12092566 Authors: Li Zhao Yusi Yang Tong Wang Wensheng Han Rongchu Wu Pengli Wang Qiaoning Wang Liang Zhou Pressurized pipeline system damage is primarily caused by the highly destructive water hammer force. Currently, research on water hammer-caused collapse is mostly based on single-point collapse cases, but water hammer research,...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2565: Mitigation Plan and Water Harvesting of Flashflood in Arid Rural Communities Using Modelling Approach: A Case Study in Afouna Village, Egypt Water doi: 10.3390/w12092565 Authors: Omar M. Abdeldayem Omar Eldaghar Mohamed K. Mostafa Mahmoud M. Habashy Ahmed A. Hassan Hossam Mahmoud Karim M. Morsy Ahmed Abdelrady Robert W. Peters This paper aims to propose methods to mitigate the risks of flash flood events in arid rural communities with...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2564: Assessing Climate Change Effects on Water Balance in a Monsoon Watershed
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2564: Assessing Climate Change Effects on Water Balance in a Monsoon Watershed Water doi: 10.3390/w12092564 Authors: Agbortoko Bate Ashu Sang-Il Lee Understanding the changes on future water resources resulting from climate variations will assist in developing effective management strategies for a river basin. Our area of interest is the Osan watershed in South Korea, where the summer monsoon contributes approximately 60–70% of the annual runoff and...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2563: Influence of Butterfly and Gate Valves Upstream Large Water Meters Water doi: 10.3390/w12092563 Authors: Iñigo Albaina Francisco J. Arregui César Bidaguren-Alday Iñigo Bidaguren The research presented was conducted to quantify the effects of butterfly and gate valves located upstream water meters with diameters larger than 50 mm. Errors caused by these valves can have an enormous financial impact taking into consideration that a small percentage of...
Mon Sep 14, 2020 03:00
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