Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4848: Total Synthesis of Phorbazole B Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204848 Authors: Yngve Guttormsen Magnus E. Fairhurst Sunil K. Pandey Johan Isaksson Bengt Erik Haug Annette Bayer Phorbazoles are polychlorinated heterocyclic secondary metabolites isolated from a marine sponge and several of these natural products have shown inhibitory activity against cancer cells. In this work, a synthesis of the trichlorinated phorbazole B using late stage...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4845: Phenolic Acids-Rich Fractions from Agaricus bitorguis (Quél.) Sacc. Chaidam ZJU-CDMA-12 Mycelia Modulate Hypoxic Stress on Hypoxia-Damaged PC12 Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204845 Authors: Hongyun Lu Zhihua Jiao Yingchun Jiao Wei Wang Qihe Chen Hypoxia is a common pathological process in various clinical diseases. However, there is still a lack of effective anti-hypoxia active substances. Agaricus bitorguis (Quél.) Sacc...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4844: The Circular Life of Human CD38: From Basic Science to Clinics and Back Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204844 Authors: Alberto L. Horenstein Angelo C. Faini Fabio Morandi Cristiano Bracci Francesco Lanza Nicola Giuliani Aneel Paulus Fabio Malavasi Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were initially considered as a possible “magic bullet” for in vivo elimination of tumor cells. mAbs represented the first step: however,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 4843: Special Issue: Frontiers in RNA Structure Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25204843 Authors: Quentin Vicens The frontiers of our knowledge about RNA structure are rapidly moving [...]
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2090: SERS Immunosensor of Array Units Surrounded by Particles: A Platform for Auxiliary Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102090 Authors: Mingyu Cheng Yongjun Zhang Yaxin Wang Aonan Zhu Lei Chen Zhong Hua Xiaolong Zhang Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the diseases with high mortality worldwide, so its early diagnosis and treatment have attracted much attention. Due to the advantages of the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2087: How Thermal Aging Affects Ignition and Combustion Properties of Reactive Al/CuO Nanolaminates: A Joint Theoretical/Experimental Study Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102087 Authors: A. Estève G. Lahiner B. Julien S. Vivies N. Richard C. Rossi The paper reports a joint experimental/theoretical study on the aging of reactive Al/CuO nanolaminates, investigating both structural modifications and combustion properties of aged systems. We...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2089: Formulation, Characterization and Evaluation against SH-SY5Y Cells of New Tacrine and Tacrine-MAP Loaded with Lipid Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102089 Authors: Sara Silva Joana Marto Lídia Gonçalves António J. Almeida Nuno Vale Tacrine (TAC) was the first FDA approved drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, resulting in increased memory and enhanced cognitive symptoms in patients. However, long-term...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2086: EMI Shielding of the Hydrophobic, Flexible, Lightweight Carbonless Nano-Plate Composites Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102086 Authors: Raagulan Ghim Braveenth Jung Lee Chai Mi Kim Lee The cost-effective spray coated composite was successfully synthesis and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques. The one step synthetic strategy...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2085: Epitaxial Stabilization of Single-Crystal Multiferroic YCrO3 Thin Films Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102085 Authors: Sharma Skoropata Paudel Kang Yarotski Ward Chen We report on the growth of stoichiometric, single-crystal YCrO3 epitaxial thin films on (001) SrTiO3 substrates using pulsed laser deposition. X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy reveal that the films grew in a layer-by-layer fashion with excellent...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2084: Experimental Analysis and Characterization of High-Purity Aluminum Nanoparticles (Al-NPs) by Electromagnetic Levitation Gas Condensation (ELGC) Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102084 Authors: Rana Sabouni Tabari Mohammad Halali Akbar A. Javadi Mohammad Hassan Khanjanpour The production of high-purity aluminum nanoparticles (Al-NPs) is challenging due to the highly reactive nature of Al metals. Electromagnetic levitation gas condensation (ELGC)...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2088: Automobile Exhaust Removal Performance of Pervious Concrete with Nano TiO2 under Photocatalysis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102088 Authors: Luo Liu Li Lyu The urban environment is facing serious problems caused by automobile exhaust pollution, which has led to a great impact on human health and climate, and aroused widespread concern of the government and the public. Nano titanium dioxide (TiO2), as a photocatalyst, can be activated...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2082: Bactericidal and In-Vitro Cytotoxic Efficacy of Silver Nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) Fabricated by Endophytic Actinomycetes and Their Use as Coating for the Textile Fabrics Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102082 Authors: Salem S. Salem Ehab F. EL-Belely Gniewko Niedbała Maryam M. Alnoman Saad El-Din Hassan Ahmed Mohamed Eid Tharwat I. Shaheen Amr Elkelish Amr Fouda An endophytic strain of Streptomyces antimycoticus L-1 was isolated...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2081: Synthesis, Electrocatalytic and Gas Transport Characteristics of Pentagonally Structured Star-Shaped Nanocrystallites of Pd-Ag Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102081 Authors: Petriev Pushankina Lutsenko Shostak Baryshev The method of synthesis of bimetallic Pd–Ag pentagonally structured catalyst “nanostar” on the surface of Pd-23%Ag alloy films has been developed. The resulting catalyst was studied as...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2083: Combining Spin-Seebeck and Nernst Effects in Aligned MnBi/Bi Composites Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102083 Authors: Brandi L. Wooten Koen Vandaele Stephen R. Boona Joseph P. Heremans The spin-Seebeck effect (SSE) is an advective transport process traditionally studied in bilayers composed of a ferromagnet (FM) and a non-magnetic metal (NM) with strong spin-orbit coupling. In a temperature gradient, the flux of magnons in the FM transfers...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2079: Topology Challenge for the Assessment of Living Cell Deposits with Shear Bulk Acoustic Biosensor Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102079 Authors: Aleksandr Oseev Nikolay Mukhin Céline Elie-Caille Wilfrid Boireau Ralf Lucklum Thomas Lecompte Fabien Remy-Martin Jean-François Manceau Franck Chollet Thérèse Leblois Shear bulk acoustic type of resonant biosensors, such as the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), give access to label-free...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2080: Liposome-Mediated Inhibition of Inflammation by Hydroxycitrate Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102080 Authors: Antonio Vassallo Valentina Santoro Ilaria Pappalardo Anna Santarsiero Paolo Convertini Maria De Luca Giuseppe Martelli Vittoria Infantino Carla Caddeo Hydroxycitrate (HCA), a main organic acid component of the fruit rind of Garcinia cambogia, is a natural citrate analog that can inhibit the ATP citrate lyase (ACLY)...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2077: Graphene Derivatives in Biopolymer-Based Composites for Food Packaging Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102077 Authors: Barra Santos Silva Nunes Ruiz-Hitzky Gonçalves Yildirim Ferreira Marques This review aims to showcase the current use of graphene derivatives, graphene-based nanomaterials in particular, in biopolymer-based composites for food packaging applications. A brief introduction regarding the...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2078: Non-Absorbing Dielectric Materials for Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopies and Chiral Sensing in the UV Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102078 Authors: Saúl A. Rosales Francisco González Fernando Moreno Yael Gutiérrez Low-loss dielectric nanomaterials are being extensively studied as novel platforms for enhanced light-matter interactions. Dielectric materials are more versatile than metals when nanostructured as they are able to generate simultaneously...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2076: A Review of Microscale, Rheological, Mechanical, Thermoelectrical and Piezoresistive Properties of Graphene Based Cement Composite Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102076 Authors: Kashif Ur Rehman Kumarova Ali Memon Javed Jameel Extensive research on functionalized graphene, graphene oxide, and carbon nanotube based cement composites has been carried out to strengthen and overcome the shortcomings of construction materials. However,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 2075: Voltage-Controlled Anodic Oxidation of Porous Fluorescent SiC for Effective Surface Passivation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10102075 Authors: Kosuke Yanai Weifang Lu Yoma Yamane Dong-Pyo Han Haiyan Ou Motoaki Iwaya Tetsuya Takeuchi Satoshi Kamiyama Isamu Akasaki This study investigated the fabrication of porous fluorescent SiC using a constant voltage-controlled anodic oxidation process. The application of a high, constant...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3221: A High Protein Calorie Restriction Diet Alters the Gut Microbiome in Obesity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103221 Authors: Dong Luu Lagishetty Sedighian Woo Dreskin Katzka Chang Zhou Arias-Jayo Yang Ahdoot Li Pisegna Jacobs Background: High protein calorie restriction diets have shown clinical efficacy for obesity, but the mechanisms are not fully known. The intestinal microbiome is a mediator of obesity...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3220: Effect of Exercise Habit on Skeletal Muscle Mass Varies with Protein Intake in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103220 Authors: Hashimoto Kaji Sakai Takahashi Kawano Hamaguchi Fukui Exercise has been reported to be effective in maintaining and recovering muscle; however, the effect of exercise combined with adequate or inadequate protein intake on muscle mass is not...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3219: Ceruloplasmin and Coronary Heart Disease-A Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103219 Authors: Antonio P. Arenas de Larriva Laura Limia-Pérez Juan F. Alcalá-Díaz Alvaro Alonso José López-Miranda Javier Delgado-Lista Several studies indicate that oxidative stress might play a central role in the initiation and maintenance of cardiovascular diseases. It remains unclear whether ceruloplasmin acts as a passive marker of inflammation...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3218: Eating Competence Associated with Food Consumption and Health Outcomes among Brazilian Adult Population Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103218 Authors: Fabiana Lopes Nalon de Queiroz Eduardo Yoshio Nakano Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho Verônica Cortez Ginani André Luiz Fernandes Cançado Renata Puppin Zandonadi This study aimed to associate Eating Competence (EC) with food consumption and health outcomes in the Brazilian adult population. Researchers...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3217: Diet Quality and Neighborhood Environment in the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health Project Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103217 Authors: Kaitlyn Gilham Qianqian Gu Trevor J. B. Dummer John J. Spinelli Rachel A. Murphy An understanding of relationships between different constructs of the neighbourhood environment and diet quality is needed to inform public health interventions. This study investigated associations between material deprivation,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3215: Studying the Relationship of Intermittent Fasting and β-Amyloid in Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Scoping Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103215 Authors: Muhammad Luqman Nasaruddin Syarifah Aisyah Syed Abd Halim Mohd Amir Kamaruzzaman We examined the evidence for intermittent fasting (IF) as a preventative tool to influence β-amyloid in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A Scopus, Ovid, PubMed, and Web of Science...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3214: Hepatoprotection by Traditional Essence of Ginseng against Carbon Tetrachloride—Induced Liver Damage Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103214 Authors: Yi-Ju Hsu Chao-Yun Wang Mon-Chien Lee Chi-Chang Huang The peroxide produced in the lipid metabolic process attacks liver cells and causes liver injury. Ginsenosides have been shown to have anti-oxidation abilities and to mend myocardial damage. This study evaluated the effect of traditional ginseng essence...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3216: Effects of a Fat-Rich Diet on the Spontaneous Release of Acetylcholine in the Neuromuscular Junction of Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103216 Authors: Carlos Gimenez-Donoso Marc Bosque Anna Vila Gemma Vilalta Manel M Santafe Western societies are facing a clear increase in the rate of obesity and overweight which are responsible for musculoskeletal pain. Some of the substances described in the environment of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs)...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3210: Green Tomato Extract Prevents Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Rats, a Model of Osteoporosis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103210 Authors: Farida S. Nirmala Hyunjung Lee Ji-Sun Kim Taeyoul Ha Chang Hwa Jung Jiyun Ahn Although drug therapies are available for postmenopausal osteoporosis, these drugs are not free of side effects and long-term adherence to them are low. A safe and effective nutritional approach to counter postmenopausal osteoporosis...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3208: Associating Intake Proportion of Carbohydrate, Fat, and Protein with All-Cause Mortality in Korean Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103208 Authors: Yu-Jin Kwon Hye Sun Lee Ju-Young Park Ji-Won Lee Determining the ideal ratio of macronutrients for increasing life expectancy remains a high priority in nutrition research. We aim to investigate the association between carbohydrate, fat, and protein intake and all-cause mortality in Koreans. This...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3212: Do Human Milk Oligosaccharides Protect Against Infant Atopic Disorders and Food Allergy? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103212 Authors: Soo Min Han Aristea Binia Keith M. Godfrey Sarah El-Heis Wayne S. Cutfield Atopic disorders (AD), often coexistent with food allergy (FA), start developing in early life and have lifelong health consequences. Breastfeeding is thought to be protective against AD and FA, but the data are controversial, and mechanisms...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3211: The Impact of Amino Acids on Postprandial Glucose and Insulin Kinetics in Humans: A Quantitative Overview Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103211 Authors: van Sloun Goossens Erdos Lenz van Riel Arts Different amino acids (AAs) may exert distinct effects on postprandial glucose and insulin concentrations. A quantitative comparison of the effects of AAs on glucose and insulin kinetics in humans is currently lacking. PubMed was queried to identify...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3209: The Health Benefits of Dietary Fibre Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103209 Authors: Thomas M. Barber Stefan Kabisch Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer Martin O. Weickert Background: Dietary fibre consists of non-digestible forms of carbohydrate, usually as polysaccharides that originate from plant-based foods. Over recent decades, our diet within Westernised societies has changed radically from that of our hominid ancestors, with implications for our co-evolved...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 3213: Does the Energy Restriction Intermittent Fasting Diet Alleviate Metabolic Syndrome Biomarkers? A Randomized Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12103213 Authors: Yasemin Ergul Kunduraci Hanefi Ozbek The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of an energy restriction intermittent fasting diet in metabolic biomarkers and weight management among adults with metabolic syndrome. This randomized controlled study was performed with metabolic...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 860: Influence of Different Light Regimes on the Mycoparasitic Activity and 6-Pentyl-α-pyrone Biosynthesis in Two Strains of Trichoderma atroviride Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100860 Authors: Moreno-Ruiz Fuchs Missbach Schuhmacher Zeilinger The ascomycete Trichoderma atroviride is well known for its mycoparasitic lifestyle. Similar to other organisms, light is an important cue for T. atroviride. However, besides triggering of conidiation,...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 858: Control of Cytokines in Latent Cytomegalovirus Infection Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100858 Authors: Pearley Chinta Erica C. Garcia Kiran Hina Tajuddin Naomi Akhidenor Allyson Davis Lionel Faure Juliet V. Spencer Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has evolved a number of mechanisms for long-term co-existence within its host. HCMV infects a wide range of cell types, including fibroblasts, epithelial cells, monocytes, macrophages, dendritic...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 859: Vector Competence for Dengue-2 Viruses Isolated from Patients with Different Disease Severity Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100859 Authors: Ronald Enrique Morales-Vargas Dorothée Missé Irwin F. Chavez Pattamaporn Kittayapong Dynamics of dengue serotype 2 virus isolated from patients with different disease severity, namely flu-like classic dengue fever (DF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS) were studied in its mosquito vector Aedes aegypti. We compared...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 325: Cardiotoxicity Associated with Gemcitabine: Literature Review and a Pharmacovigilance Study Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100325 Authors: Hilmi Ederhy Waintraub Funck-Brentano Cohen Vozy Lebrun-Vignes Moslehi Nguyen Salem Background: Gemcitabine is a nucleoside analog, widely used either alone or in combination, for the treatment of multiple cancers. However, gemcitabine may also be associated with cardiovascular...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 326: Possibility of a New Indication for Amantadine in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression—Case Series Study Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100326 Authors: Krzystanek Pałasz Bipolar disorder is a chronic and remitting mental illness. Antidepressants are not effective in treating acute bipolar depression, and antipsychotic drugs used in the treatment of bipolar depression cause frequent side effects. This situation justifies the search for new drugs...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 327: Reversal of Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines Multidrug Resistance Phenotype by the Association of Apiole with Chemotherapies Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100327 Authors: Carolina Afonso de Lima Ian Lucas de Souza Bueno Stanley Nunes Siqueira Vasconcelos Juliana Mozer Sciani Ana Lúcia Tasca Gois Ruiz Mary Ann Foglio João Ernesto de Carvalho Giovanna Barbarini Longato Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the main obstacle in anticancer therapy....
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 323: Novel Sulfonamide-Based Analogs of Metformin Exert Promising Anti-Coagulant Effects without Compromising Glucose-Lowering Activity Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100323 Authors: Magdalena Markowicz-Piasecka Adrianna Sadkowska Joanna Sikora Marlena Broncel Kristiina M. Huttunen Metformin, one of the most frequently prescribed oral anti-diabetic drugs, is characterized by multidirectional activity, including lipid lowering, cardio-protective...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 324: Learnings from Regional Market Dynamics of Originator and Biosimilar Infliximab and Etanercept in Germany Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13100324 Authors: Evelien Moorkens Teresa Barcina Lacosta Arnold G. Vulto Martin Schulz Gabriele Gradl Salka Enners Gisbert Selke Isabelle Huys Steven Simoens Drug budget and prescription control measures are implemented regionally in Germany, meaning that the uptake of pharmaceuticals, including...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 1000: Physicochemical, Pharmacokinetic, and Toxicity Evaluation of Soluplus® Polymeric Micelles Encapsulating Fenbendazole Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12101000 Authors: Ik Sup Jin Min Jeong Jo Chun-Woong Park Youn Bok Chung Jin-Seok Kim Dae Hwan Shin Fenbendazole (FEN), a broad-spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic, suppresses cancer cell growth through various mechanisms but has low solubility and achieves low blood concentrations,...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 999: Injectables and Depots to Prolong Drug Action of Proteins and Peptides Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100999 Authors: Ibeanu Egbu Onyekuru Javaheri Khaw Williams Brocchini Awwad Proteins and peptides have emerged in recent years to treat a wide range of multifaceted diseases such as cancer, diabetes and inflammation. The emergence of polypeptides has yielded advancements in the fields of biopharmaceutical production...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 998: Mechanochemical Synthesis and Structure of the Tetrahydrate and Mesoporous Anhydrous Metforminium(2+)-N,N′-1,4-Phenylenedioxalamic Acid (1:2) Salt: The Role of Hydrogen Bonding and n→π * Charge Assisted Interactions Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100998 Authors: Sayuri Chong-Canto Efrén V. García-Báez Francisco J. Martínez-Martínez Angel A. Ramos-Organillo Itzia I. Padilla-Martínez A new organic salt of metformin, an antidiabetic...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1404: Ailanthus altissima Forests Determine a Shift in Herbaceous Layer Richness: A Paired Comparison with Hardwood Native Forests in Sub-Mediterranean Europe Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101404 Authors: Silvia Montecchiari Giulio Tesei Marina Allegrezza Ailanthus altissima is an invasive alien species (IAS) present throughout Europe and included in the list of alien species of Union concern. In sub-Mediterranean areas of central Italy, there is a lack of knowledge...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1405: Development of Interspecific Hybrids Between a Cultivated Eggplant Resistant to Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) and Eggplant Wild Relatives for the Development of Rootstocks Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101405 Authors: Mohamed Rakha Ahmed Namisy Jaw-Rong Chen Mohammed E. El-Mahrouk Elmahdy Metwally Naglaa Taha Jaime Prohens Mariola Plazas Dalia Taher Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacerum is one of the most economically...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1401: Conditioning Machine Learning Models to Adjust Lowbush Blueberry Crop Management to the Local Agroecosystem Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101401 Authors: Serge-Étienne Parent Jean Lafond Maxime C. Paré Léon Etienne Parent Noura Ziadi Agroecosystem conditions limit the productivity of lowbush blueberry. Our objectives were to investigate the effects on berry yield of agroecosystem and crop management variables, then to develop a recommendation system...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1399: Comparative Analysis of the Lignification Process of Two Bamboo Shoots Stored at Room Temperature Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101399 Authors: Zuying Zhang Changtao Li Hui Zhang Yeqing Ying Yuanyuan Hu Lili Song Two types of bamboo shoots, high bamboo (Phyllostachys prominens) shoots (HBSes) and moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) shoots (MBSes), underwent a fast post-harvest lignification process under room temperature storage. To explore the...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1403: The Flower Essential Oil of Dalea mutisii Kunth (Fabaceae) from Ecuador: Chemical, Enantioselective, and Olfactometric Analyses Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101403 Authors: Gilardoni Montalván Ortiz Vinueza Montesinos An essential oil was distilled with 0.25% yield from fresh flowers of Dalea mutisii Kunth, a native species mainly growing in the Andean region of Ecuador. A total of 50 compounds were identified, and most of them were quantified....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1400: Agro-Morphological Characterization of Sicilian Chili Pepper Accessions for Ornamental Purposes Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101400 Authors: Giuseppe Virga Mario Licata Beppe Benedetto Consentino Teresa Tuttolomondo Leo Sabatino Claudio Leto Salvatore La Bella The species belonging to the genus Capsicum have been widely used as decorative vegetables, however only a few genotypes are available for this purpose. The goal of the present work was...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1402: Seed Dormancy: Molecular Control of Its Induction and Alleviation Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101402 Authors: Matilla A set of seed dormancy traits is included in this Special Issue. Thus, DELAY OF GERMINATION1 (DOG1) is reviewed in depth. Binding of DOG1 to Protein Phosphatase 2C ABSCISIC ACID (PP2C ABA) Hypersensitive Germination (AHG1) and heme are independent processes, but both are essential for DOG1’s function in vivo. AHG1 and DOG1 constitute...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1398: Establishment of a Cell Suspension Culture of Ageratina pichinchensis (Kunth) for the Improved Production of Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9101398 Authors: Mariana Sánchez-Ramos Laura Alvarez Antonio Romero-Estrada Antonio Bernabé-Antonio Silvia Marquina-Bahena Francisco Cruz-Sosa Ageratina pichinchensis (Kunth) is a plant used in traditional Mexican medicine to treat multiple ailments. However, there have not been biotechnological...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 543: Gender Equality in and on Tibetan Buddhist Nuns’ Terms Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100543 Authors: Padma’tsho (Baimacuo) Sarah Jacoby Gender equality and feminism are often cast as concepts foreign to the Tibetan cultural region, even as scholarship exploring alliances between Buddhism and feminism has grown. Critics of this scholarship contend that it superimposes liberal discourses of freedom, egalitarianism, and human rights onto Asian Buddhist women’s...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 540: How is Military Chaplaincy in Europe Portrayed in European Scientific Journal Articles between 2000 and 2019? A Multidisciplinary Review Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100540 Authors: Tiia Liuski Martin Ubani This article focuses on the portrayal of the military chaplaincy in Europe in European scientific journal articles during the past two decades. The military chaplaincy represents an interesting case as it is a member of two strong professions: a soldier...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 541: “God’s Favored Nation”: The New Religious Nationalism in Iran Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100541 Authors: Meir Litvak A new religious nationalism has evolved in the Islamic Republic of Iran as a means to reconcile the contestation between the Persian ethnic (Iraniyat) and the Islamic (Islamiyat) elements, which has marked Iranian nationalism since its inception. The new synthesis identifies Shiʿism with Iran and associates Sunni Islam with Arab tribalism....
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 542: “One Kind of Water Brings Another.” Teresa de Jesús and Ibn ‘Arabi Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11100542 Authors: María M. Carrión Mystical literature and spirituality from 16th-century Spain engage religious images from the three most prominent religions of al-Andalus—Christianity, Islam, and Judaism: among others, the dark night, the seven concentric castles, the gazelle, the bird, the sefirot‘s encircled iggulim or towering yosher, the...
Wed Oct 21, 2020 03:00
Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 111: Application of a Vine Copula for Multi-Line Insurance Reserving Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8040111 Authors: Himchan Jeong Dipak Dey This article introduces a novel use of the vine copula which captures dependence among multi-line claim triangles, especially when an insurance portfolio consists of more than two lines of business. First, we suggest a way to choose an optimal joint loss development model for multiple lines of business that considers marginal distribution,...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 112: The Importance of Economic Variables on London Real Estate Market: A Random Forest Approach Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8040112 Authors: Susanna Levantesi Gabriella Piscopo This paper follows the recent literature on real estate price prediction and proposes to take advantage of machine learning techniques to better explain which variables are more important in describing the real estate market evolution. We apply the random forest algorithm on London real estate...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 78: Statistics and Machine Learning Experiments in English and Romanian Poetry Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2040078 Authors: Ovidiu Calin This paper presents a quantitative approach to poetry, based on the use of several statistical measures (entropy, informational energy, N-gram, etc.) applied to a few characteristic English writings. We found that English language changes its entropy as time passes, and that entropy depends on the language used and on the author. In order...
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Sci, Vol. 2, Pages 72: Mathematics and Poetry • Unification, Unity, Union Sci doi: 10.3390/sci2040072 Authors: Florin F. Nichita We consider a multitude of topics in mathematics where unification constructions play an important role: the Yang–Baxter equation and its modified version, Euler’s formula for dual numbers, means and their inequalities, topics in differential geometry, etc. It is interesting to observe that the idea of unification (unity and union) is also...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 139: Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity in a Sample of Greek Adults Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8100139 Authors: Dimitrios I. Bourdas Emmanouil D. Zacharakis It is well known that physical inactivity increases the risk of global death; however, the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown strategy on physical activity (PA) remains unclear. This study compared PA—i.e., daily occupation, transportation to and from daily occupation,...
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Toxics, Vol. 8, Pages 91: Phthalates and Bisphenol A: Presence in Blood Serum and Follicular Fluid of Italian Women Undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques Toxics doi: 10.3390/toxics8040091 Authors: Donatella Paoli Francesco Pallotti Anna Pia Dima Elena Albani Carlo Alviggi Franco Causio Carola Conca Dioguardi Alessandro Conforti Rosanna Ciriminna Gemma Fabozzi Giuseppe Giuffrida Roberto Gualtieri Maria Giulia Minasi Simona Ochetti Valerio Pisaturo...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 666: Neurotrophic Properties of C-Terminal Domain of the Heavy Chain of Tetanus Toxin on Motor Neuron Disease Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100666 Authors: Mireia Herrando-Grabulosa Caty Casas Kevin Talbot José Aguilera The carboxyl-terminal domain of the heavy chain of tetanus toxin (Hc-TeTx) exerts a neuroprotective effect in neurodegenerative diseases via the activation of signaling pathways related to neurotrophins, and also through inhibiting apoptotic...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 667: New Insights in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Response to the Cyanotoxin Microcystin-LR, Revealed by Proteomics and Gene Expression Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12100667 Authors: Elisabete Valério Sara Barreiros Sara Rodrigues Maria V. Turkina Vitor M. Vasconcelos Alexandre Campos Microcystins (MCs) are hepatotoxins produced by some cyanobacteria. They are cyclic peptides that inhibit the serine/threonine protein phosphatases (PPs) PP1 and PP2A, especially...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 162: Rabies as a Public Health Concern in India—A Historical Perspective Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5040162 Authors: Sreejith Radhakrishnan Abi Tamim Vanak Pierre Nouvellet Christl A. Donnelly India bears the highest burden of global dog-mediated human rabies deaths. Despite this, rabies is not notifiable in India and continues to be underprioritised in public health discussions. This review examines the historical...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 620: A Polypeptide of Tumor-Associated Antigen L6 with Intrinsic Adjuvant Activity Enhances Antitumor Immunity Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040620 Authors: Yuh-Pyng Sher Kit Man Chai Wen-Ching Chen Kuan-Yin Shen I-Hua Chen Ming-Hui Lee Fang-Feng Chiu Shih-Jen Liu Peptide vaccines are safe, and aim to elicit and expand tumor-specific immunity so as to eradicate tumors. However, achieving strong and long-lasting anti-tumor immunity with peptide...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 621: Next-Generation Pertussis Vaccines Based on the Induction of Protective T Cells in the Respiratory Tract Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040621 Authors: Caitlín Ní Chasaide Kingston H.G. Mills Immunization with current acellular pertussis (aP) vaccines protects against severe pertussis, but immunity wanes rapidly after vaccination and these vaccines do not prevent nasal colonization with Bordetella pertussis. Studies in mouse and baboon models have demonstrated...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 159: Veterinary Diagnostic Approach of Common Virus Diseases in Adult Honeybees Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040159 Authors: Julia Dittes Heike Aupperle-Lellbach Marc O. Schäfer Christoph K. W. Mülling Ilka U. Emmerich Veterinarians are educated in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases in various vertebrate species. As they are familiar with multifactorial health problems in single animals as well as in herd health management,...
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Vibration, Vol. 3, Pages 371-409: Jerk within the Context of Science and Engineering—A Systematic Review Vibration doi: 10.3390/vibration3040025 Authors: Hasti Hayati David Eager Ann-Marie Pendrill Hans Alberg Rapid changes in forces and the resulting changes in acceleration, jerk and higher order derivatives can have undesired consequences beyond the effect of the forces themselves. Jerk can cause injuries in humans and racing animals and induce fatigue cracks in metals and...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1202: How HIV-1 Integrase Associates with Human Mitochondrial Lysyl-tRNA Synthetase Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101202 Authors: Xaysongkhame Phongsavanh Noha Al-Qatabi Mohammed Samer Shaban Fawzi Khoder-Agha Merwan El Asri Martine Comisso Raphaël Guérois Marc Mirande Replication of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) requires the packaging of tRNALys,3 from the host cell into the new viral particles. The GagPol viral polyprotein precursor...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1198: Antibody Response to Canine Adenovirus-2 Virus Vaccination in Healthy Adult Dogs Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101198 Authors: Michèle Bergmann Monika Freisl Yury Zablotski Stephanie Speck Uwe Truyen Katrin Hartmann Background: Re-vaccination against canine adenovirus (CAV) is performed in ≤3-year-intervals but their necessity is unknown. The study determined anti-CAV antibodies within 28 days of re-vaccination and factors associated with...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1200: Extracellular Vesicles in the Pathogenesis of Viral Infections in Humans Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101200 Authors: Caobi Nair Raymond Most cells can release extracellular vesicles (EVs), membrane vesicles containing various proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes, and signaling molecules. The exchange of EVs between cells facilitates intercellular communication, amplification of cellular responses, immune response modulation, and perhaps alterations in viral...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1201: Six Cases of Zika/Dengue Coinfection in a Brazilian Cohort, 2015–2019 Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101201 Authors: Claudio Siqueira Valéria Féres Livia Coutinho Isabela Junqueira Luziane Bento Larissa Montes João Bosco Siqueira Brazil is one of the countries which has been most affected by dengue epidemics. This scenario became more challenging with the emergence of Zika virus after 2014. The cocirculation of dengue and Zika viruses makes their...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1199: Oncolytic H-1 Parvovirus Enters Cancer Cells through Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101199 Authors: Tiago Ferreira Amit Kulkarni Clemens Bretscher Karsten Richter Marcelo Ehrlich Antonio Marchini H-1 protoparvovirus (H-1PV) is a self-propagating virus that is non-pathogenic in humans and has oncolytic and oncosuppressive activities. H-1PV is the first member of the Parvoviridae family to undergo clinical testing as an...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1197: Maturation of Pseudo-Nucleus Compartment in P. aeruginosa, Infected with Giant phiKZ Phage Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101197 Authors: Yana A. Danilova Viktoriia V. Belousova Andrey V. Moiseenko Innokentii E. Vishnyakov Maria V. Yakunina Olga S. Sokolova The giant phiKZ phage infection induces the appearance of a pseudo-nucleus inside the bacterial cytoplasm. Here, we used RT-PCR, fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), electron tomography,...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1196: System-Based Approaches to Delineate the Antiviral Innate Immune Landscape Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12101196 Authors: Karsten Krey Aleksandra W. Babnis Andreas Pichlmair Viruses pose substantial challenges for society, economy, healthcare systems, and research. Their distinctive pathologies are based on specific interactions with cellular factors. In order to develop new antiviral treatments, it is of central importance to understand how viruses interact...
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Vision, Vol. 4, Pages 45: The Effect of Corneal Thickness, Densitometry and Curvature on Intraocular Pressure Measurements Obtained by Applanation, Rebound and Dynamic Contour Tonometry Vision doi: 10.3390/vision4040045 Authors: Marco Antonio de Castro Olyntho Junior Lucas Bertazzi Augusto Carolina P. B. Gracitelli Andrew J. Tatham Evaluate the effect of corneal thickness, densitometry and curvature on intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained by Goldmann applanation...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2942: Different Species Requirements within a Heterogeneous Spring Complex Affects Patch Occupancy of Threatened Snails in Australian Desert Springs Water doi: 10.3390/w12102942 Authors: Renee A. A. Rossini Roderick J. Fensham Gimme H. Walter (1) The distribution of organisms that inhabit patchy systems is dictated by their ability to move between patches, and the suitability of environmental conditions at patches to which they disperse. Understanding...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2952: Modified Hiltner Dew Balance to Re-Estimate Dewfall Accumulation as a Reliable Water Source in the Negev Desert Water doi: 10.3390/w12102952 Authors: Amber J. Hill Noa Kekuewa Lincoln Shimon Rachmilevitch Oren Shelef Dew formation is an essential component of the water balance in dry ecosystems, but measuring dew is challenging due, in part, to its dependency on the surface on which it forms. We detail the use of a modified Hiltner dew balance to...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2953: Variability of Cosmogenic 35S in Rain—Resulting Implications for the Use of Radiosulfur as Natural Groundwater Residence Time Tracer Water doi: 10.3390/w12102953 Authors: Michael Schubert Kay Knöller Ina Tegen Lucrezia Terzi Information about groundwater residence times is essential for sustainable groundwater management. Naturally occurring radionuclides are suitable tools for related investigations. While the applicability of several long-lived...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2950: Stochastic Modelling of Small-Scale Perturbation Water doi: 10.3390/w12102950 Authors: Franco Flandoli Umberto Pappalettera In this paper we propose a stochastic model reduction procedure for deterministic equations from geophysical fluid dynamics. Once large-scale and small-scale components of the dynamics have been identified, our method consists in modelling stochastically the small scales and, as a result, we obtain that a transport-type Stratonovich...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2949: A Fuzzy Inference System for Seagrass Distribution Modeling in the Mediterranean Sea: A First Approach Water doi: 10.3390/w12102949 Authors: Dimitra Papaki Nikolaos Kokkos Georgios Sylaios A Mamdani-type fuzzy-logic model was developed to link Mediterranean seagrass presence to the prevailing environmental conditions. UNEP-WCMC (seagrass presence), CMEMS, and EMODnet (oceanographic/environmental) datasets, along with human-impact parameters were utilized...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2951: River Water Salinity Prediction Using Hybrid Machine Learning Models Water doi: 10.3390/w12102951 Authors: Assefa M. Melesse Khabat Khosravi John P. Tiefenbacher Salim Heddam Sungwon Kim Amir Mosavi Binh Thai Pham Electrical conductivity (EC), one of the most widely used indices for water quality assessment, has been applied to predict the salinity of the Babol-Rood River, the greatest source of irrigation water in northern Iran. This study...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2944: Isotherms, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics of NH4+ Adsorption in Raw Liquid Manure by Using Natural Chabazite Zeolite-Rich Tuff Water doi: 10.3390/w12102944 Authors: Giulio Galamini Giacomo Ferretti Valeria Medoro Nicola Tescaro Barbara Faccini Massimo Coltorti The search for safer and sustainable management of animal manure is a global and topical challenge, in particular for the reduction of nitrogen (N) content. The use of natural adsorbents...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2947: Experimental Study on the Influence of an Artificial Reef on Cross-Shore Morphodynamic Processes of a Wave-Dominated Beach Water doi: 10.3390/w12102947 Authors: Yue Ma Cuiping Kuang Xuejian Han Haibo Niu Yuhua Zheng Chao Shen Artificial reefs are being implemented around the world for their multi-functions including coastal protection and environmental improvement. To better understand the hydrodynamic and morphodynamic roles of an artificial...
Wed Oct 21, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2945: Influence of Warmer and Drier Environmental Conditions on Species-Specific Stem Circumference Dynamics and Water Status of Conifers in Submontane Zone of Central Slovakia Water doi: 10.3390/w12102945 Authors: Adriana Leštianska Peter Fleischer Katarína Merganičová Peter Fleischer Katarína Střelcová The frequency and intensity of droughts and heatwaves in Europe with notable impact on forest growth are expected to increase due to climate change....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2946: Will Maize-Based Cropping Systems Reduce Water Consumption without Compromise of Food Security in the North China Plain? Water doi: 10.3390/w12102946 Authors: Jia Yang Jixiao Cui Ziqin Lv Mengmeng Ran Beibei Sun Peng Sui Yuanquan Chen The winter wheat–summer maize double cropping system caused overexploitation of groundwater in the North China Plain; it is unsustainable and threatens food security and the overall wellbeing of humankind...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2941: Analyzing the Dependence of Major Tanks in the Headwaters of the Aruvi Aru Catchment on Precipitation. Applying Drought Indices to Meteorological and Hydrological Data Water doi: 10.3390/w12102941 Authors: Robin Saase Brigitta Schütt Wiebke Bebermeier This study aims to analyze the dependence of reservoirs (locally called tanks or wewas) in the headwaters of the Aruvi Aru catchment on precipitation and thus to evaluate their efficiency. The Aruvi Aru...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2940: Producing Safe Drinking Water Using an Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) in an Urban Environment Water doi: 10.3390/w12102940 Authors: Offir Inbar Igal Gozlan Stanislav Ratner Yaron Aviv Roman Sirota Dror Avisar Alternative new technologies are urgently needed to overcome the rapidly increasing global water scarcity. Atmospheric dew water is a potential source of potable water, as the earth’s atmosphere contains billions of tons of...
Wed Oct 21, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2939: Size Distribution and Phosphate Removal Capacity of Nano Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI): Influence of pH and Ionic Strength Water doi: 10.3390/w12102939 Authors: Dantong Lin Liming Hu Irene M. C. Lo Zhigang Yu Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) has been considered as a promising material for groundwater remediation in the past few decades. The size distribution of nZVI is one of the main factors that influences its transport capability and remediation capacity....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2943: Comparisons of Performance Using Data Assimilation and Data Fusion Approaches in Acquiring Precipitable Water Vapor: A Case Study of a Western United States of America Area Water doi: 10.3390/w12102943 Authors: Zhaohui Xiong Jizhang Sang Xiaogong Sun Bao Zhang Junyu Li There are two main types of methods available to obtain precipitable water vapor (PWV) with high accuracy. One is to assimilate observations into a numerical weather prediction (NWP)...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2948: Inexpensive Organic Materials and Their Applications towards Heavy Metal Attenuation in Waters from Southern Peru Water doi: 10.3390/w12102948 Authors: Pablo Garcia-Chevesich Vilma García Gisella Martínez Julia Zea Juana Ticona Francisco Alejo Johan Vanneste Sarah Acker Gary Vanzin Aaron Malone Nicole M. Smith Christopher Bellona Jonathan O. Sharp There is interest in using locally available, low cost organic materials to...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2937: Sediment Morphology and the Flow Velocity Field in a Gully Pot: An Experimental Study Water doi: 10.3390/w12102937 Authors: Matthijs Rietveld Demi de Rijke Jeroen Langeveld Francois Clemens Urban runoff (re)mobilises solids present on the street surface and transport them to urban drainage systems. The solids reduce the hydraulic capacity of the drainage system due to sedimentation and on the quality of receiving water bodies due to discharges via...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2938: Numerical Simulation of Shallow Geothermal Field in Operating of a Ground Source Heat Pump System—A Case Study in Nan Cha Village, Ping Gu District, Beijing Water doi: 10.3390/w12102938 Authors: Yaobin Zhang Jia Zheng Aihua Liu Qiulan Zhang Jingli Shao Yali Cui The inefficient use of single energy and cold accumulation in the shallow geothermal field seriously affect the efficient operation of the ground source heat pump system (GSHPS). The...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2935: Effect of Natural Organic Matter on the Ozonation Mechanism of Trimethoprim in Water Water doi: 10.3390/w12102935 Authors: Ning Zhang Beihai Zhou Rongfang Yuan Fei Wang Huilun Chen Trimethoprim (TMP) is often used for the treatment of various bacterial infections. It can be detected in water, and it is difficult to be biodegraded. In this study, the degradation mechanism of TMP through ozonation and the effect of humic acids (HA) were investigated....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2936: The Potential for Water Banking in Australia’s Murray–Darling Basin to Increase Drought Resilience Water doi: 10.3390/w12102936 Authors: Dennis Gonzalez Peter Dillon Declan Page Joanne Vanderzalm Banking water in aquifers during wet years for long-term storage then recovering it in drought is an application of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) that minimises evaporation losses. This requires a suitable aquifer for long-term storage of banked water and...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2934: Aquatic Insects and Benthic Diatoms: A History of Biotic Relationships in Freshwater Ecosystems Water doi: 10.3390/w12102934 Authors: Stefano Fenoglio José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa Alberto Doretto Elisa Falasco Francesca Bona The most important environmental characteristic in streams is flow. Due to the force of water current, most ecological processes and taxonomic richness in streams mainly occur in the riverbed. Benthic algae (mainly diatoms)...
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