Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 88: Metal Organic Framework Based Polymer Mixed Matrix Membranes: Review on Applications in Water Purification Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9070088 Authors: Asmaa Elrasheedy Norhan Nady Mohamed Bassyouni Ahmed El-Shazly Polymeric membranes have been widely employed for water purification applications. However, the trade-off issue between the selectivity and permeability has limited its use in various applications. Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 89: PVDF/Graphene Composite Nanoporous Membranes for Vanadium Flow Batteries Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9070089 Authors: Yiming Lai Lei Wan Baoguo Wang The development of chemically stable and high conductive membranes is one of the most important issues to improve the performance of vanadium flow batteries (VFBs). Herein, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/graphene composite nanoporous membranes were easily fabricated by manipulating crystallization... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 204: Preferential Localization of the Bacterial Nucleoid Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7070204 Authors: Marc Joyeux Prokaryotes do not make use of a nucleus membrane to segregate their genetic material from the cytoplasm, so that their nucleoid is potentially free to explore the whole volume of the cell. Nonetheless, high resolution images of bacteria with very compact nucleoids show that such spherical nucleoids are invariably positioned at... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1060: Recent Updates on Molecular Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (MI-RADS) for Theranostic Radiotracers—Navigating Pitfalls of SSTR- and PSMA-Targeted PET/CT Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071060 Authors: Rudolf A. Werner James T. Thackeray Martin G. Pomper Frank M. Bengel Michael A. Gorin Thorsten Derlin Steven P. Rowe The theranostic concept represents a paradigmatic example of personalized treatment. It is based on the use of... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1059: Intravesical Chemotherapy after Radical Nephroureterectomy for Primary Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071059 Authors: Sang Hyun Yoo Chang Wook Jeong Cheol Kwak Hyeon Hoe Kim Min Soo Choo Ja Hyeon Ku The aim of this study was to determine the prophylactic effect of intravesical chemotherapy. Furthermore, it aimed to compare the efficacy of regimens on... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1061: Vasopressin in the Amelioration of Social Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071061 Authors: Mohamed A. Hendaus Fatima A. Jomha Ahmed H. Alhammadi Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability described by diagnostic criteria that comprise deficits in social communication and the existence of repetitive, restricted patterns of behavior, interests, or activities that can last throughout life.... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 267: Structural Basis of Resistant Starch (RS) in Bread: Natural and Commercial Alternatives Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070267 Authors: Laura Roman Mario M. Martinez Bread is categorized as having a high amount of rapidly digested starch that may result in a rapid increase in postprandial blood glucose and, therefore, poor health outcomes. This is mostly the result of the complete gelatinization that starch undergoes during baking. The inclusion of resistant starch... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1035: ToF-SIMS 3D Analysis of Thin Films Deposited in High Aspect Ratio Structures via Atomic Layer Deposition and Chemical Vapor Deposition Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071035 Authors: Alireza M. Kia Nora Haufe Sajjad Esmaeili Clemens Mart Mikko Utriainen Riikka L. Puurunen Wenke Weinreich For the analysis of thin films, with high aspect ratio (HAR) structures, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) overcomes several... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1034: A Comparison Study of Functional Groups (Amine vs. Thiol) for Immobilizing AuNPs on Zeolite Surface Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071034 Authors: Xi Rao Michaël Tatoulian Cédric Guyon Stephanie Ognier Chenglin Chu Ali Abou Hassan Immobilization of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on the surface of zeolite has received a great interest due to Au@zeolite’s unique characteristics and high performance for catalysis. In this work we... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1032: Characterization of Sn4P3–Carbon Composite Films for Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Fabricated by Aerosol Deposition Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071032 Authors: Toki Moritaka Yuh Yamashita Tomohiro Tojo Ryoji Inada Yoji Sakurai We fabricated tin phosphide–carbon (Sn4P3/C) composite film by aerosol deposition (AD) and investigated its electrochemical performance for a lithium-ion battery anode. Sn4P3/C composite powders prepared... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1012: Thermal Liquid Biopsy (TLB): A Predictive Score Derived from Serum Thermograms as a Clinical Tool for Screening Lung Cancer Patients Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071012 Authors: Alberto Rodrigo Jorge L. Ojeda Sonia Vega Oscar Sanchez-Gracia Angel Lanas Dolores Isla Adrian Velazquez-Campoy Olga Abian Risk population screening programs are instrumental for advancing cancer management and reducing economic costs of therapeutic interventions... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1011: Deciphering the Molecular Basis of Melatonin Protective Effects on Breast Cells Treated with Doxorubicin: TWIST1 a Transcription Factor Involved in EMT and Metastasis, a Novel Target of Melatonin Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071011 Authors: Javier Menéndez-Menéndez Francisco Hermida-Prado Rocío Granda-Díaz Alicia González Juana María García-Pedrero Nagore Del-Río-Ibisate Alicia González-González Samuel Cos Carolina Alonso-González Carlos... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1009: Somatic Alteration Burden Involving Non-Cancer Genes Predicts Prognosis in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071009 Authors: Dennis Wang Nhu-An Pham Timothy M. Freeman Vibha Raghavan Roya Navab Jonathan Chang Chang-Qi Zhu Dalam Ly Jiefei Tong Bradly G. Wouters Melania Pintilie Michael F. Moran Geoffrey Liu Frances A. Shepherd Ming-Sound Tsao The burden of somatic mutations and neoantigens... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 442: Antisemitism in the Muslim Intellectual Discourse in South Asia Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10070442 Authors: Navras J. Aafreedi South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) has produced some of the greatest Islamic thinkers, such as Shah Wali Allah (sometimes also spelled Waliullah; 1702–1763) who is considered one of the originators of pan-Islamism, Rahmatullah Kairanwi (1818–1892), Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938), Syed Abul A’la... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 97: Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance Profile and Biofilm Production of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Derived from Human Specimens and Animal-Derived Samples Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8030097 Authors: Maria Vitale Paola Galluzzo Patrizia Giuseppina Buffa Eleonora Carlino Orazio Spezia Rosa Alduina Background: The diffusion of antimicrobial resistance is a significant concern for public health worldwide. Staphylococcus aureus represents... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2580: Effect of Pyrochar and Hydrochar on Water Evaporation in Clayey Soil under Greenhouse Cultivation International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142580 Authors: Yang Liu Xiaoyu Liu Ni Ren Yanfang Feng Lihong Xue Linzhang Yang Greenhouse cultivation consumes large volumes of freshwater, and excessive irrigation induces environmental problems, such as nutrient leaching and secondary salinization. Pyrochar... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2579: Maternal and Child Nutrition and Oral Health in Urban Vietnam International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142579 Authors: Debbie Huang Karen Sokal-Gutierrez Kenny Chung Wenting Lin Linh Ngo Khanh Raymond Chung Hung Trong Hoang Susan L. Ivey The global nutrition transition has contributed to child obesity and dental caries in developing countries, including Vietnam. Few studies have described... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 745: Melatonin and (−)-Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate: Partners in Fighting Cancer Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070745 Authors: Lingyun Zhang Yufeng He Ximing Wu Guangshan Zhao Ke Zhang Chung S. Yang Russel J. Reiter Jinsong Zhang We have demonstrated previously that melatonin attenuates hepatotoxicity triggered by high doses of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) in mice. The current work investigated the influence of melatonin on the oncostatic... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 744: Large Scale Profiling of Protein Isoforms Using Label-Free Quantitative Proteomics Revealed the Regulation of Nonsense-Mediated Decay in Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070744 Authors: Xiaolan Yu Yongsheng Wang Markus V. Kohnen Mingxin Piao Min Tu Yubang Gao Chentao Lin Zecheng Zuo Lianfeng Gu Moso bamboo is an important forest species with a variety of ecological, economic, and cultural values. However, the... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 743: Advances in Autophagy, Tissue Injury, and Homeostasis: Cells Special Issue Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 743: Advances in Autophagy, Tissue Injury, and Homeostasis: Cells Special Issue Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070743 Authors: Pei-Hui Lin Macroautophagy (hereafter referred to as autophagy, a word derived from Greek meaning “auto-digestion”) is a lysosome-dependent quality control process to degrade and turnover damaged or senescent organelles and proteins for cellular renewal [...] Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 742: Physical Exercise Modulates miR-21-5p, miR-129-5p, miR-378-5p, and miR-188-5p Expression in Progenitor Cells Promoting Osteogenesis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070742 Authors: Maria Teresa Valenti Michela Deiana Samuele Cheri Monica Dotta Francesco Zamboni Daniele Gabbiani Federico Schena Luca Dalle Carbonare Monica Mottes Physical exercise is known to promote beneficial effects on overall health, counteracting risks related to degenerative... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 229: Nutritional Importance of Carotenoids and Their Effect on Liver Health: A Review Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8070229 Authors: Laura Inés Elvira-Torales Javier García-Alonso María Jesús Periago-Castón The consumption of carotenoids has beneficial effects on health, reducing the risk of certain forms of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and macular degeneration, among others. The mechanism of action of carotenoids has not been clearly identified;... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1650: Quality of Life in Chronic Ketogenic Diet Treatment: The GLUT1DS Population Perspective Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071650 Authors: Costanza Varesio Ludovica Pasca Stefano Parravicini Martina Paola Zanaboni Elena Ballante Silvia Masnada Cinzia Ferraris Simona Bertoli Anna Tagliabue Pierangelo Veggiotti Valentina De Giorgis Background: Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome (GLUT1DS) is a rare, genetically determined... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 662: Feline Foamy Virus Infection: Characterization of Experimental Infection and Prevalence of Natural Infection in Domestic Cats with and without Chronic Kidney Disease Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070662 Authors: Carmen Ledesma-Feliciano Ryan M. Troyer Xin Zheng Craig Miller Rachel Cianciolo Matteo Bordicchia Nicholas Dannemiller Roderick Gagne Julia Beatty Jessica Quimby Martin Löchelt Sue VandeWoude Foamy viruses (FVs) are globally... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3534: Pitavastatin Exerts Potent Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Effects via the Suppression of AP-1 Signal Transduction in Human T Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143534 Authors: Liv Weichien Chen Chin-Sheng Lin Min-Chien Tsai Shao-Fu Shih Zhu Wei Lim Sy-Jou Chen Pi-Fen Tsui Ling-Jun Ho Jenn-Haung Lai Jun-Ting Liou Statins inhibiting 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase are the standard treatment... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3535: RNase L Induces Expression of A Novel Serine/Threonine Protein Kinase, DRAK1, to Promote Apoptosis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143535 Authors: Praveen Manivannan Vidita Reddy Sushovita Mukherjee Kirsten Neytania Clark Krishnamurthy Malathi Apoptosis of virus-infected cells is an effective antiviral mechanism in addition to interferon induction to establish antiviral state to restrict virus spread. The interferon-inducible... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Vaccines, Vol. 7, Pages 69: Mutation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus G Protein's CX3C Motif Attenuates Infection in Cotton Rats and Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cells Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines7030069 Authors: Binh Ha Tatiana Chirkova Marina S. Boukhvalova He Ying Sun Edward E. Walsh Christopher S. Anderson Thomas J. Mariani Larry J. Anderson Despite being a high priority for vaccine development, no vaccine is yet available for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 290: Analysis of Polymorphism rs1333049 (Located at 9P21.3) in the White Population of Western Siberia and Associations with Clinical and Biochemical Markers Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9070290 Authors: Elena Shakhtshneider Pavel Orlov Sergey Semaev Dinara Ivanoshchuk Sofia Malyutina Valery Gafarov Yuliya Ragino Mikhail Voevoda The 9p21.3 chromosomal region is a marker of the risk of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2581: Assessment of a Voluntary Non-Profit Health Insurance Scheme for Migrants along the Thai–Myanmar Border: A Case Study of the Migrant Fund in Thailand International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142581 Authors: Nareerut Pudpong Nicolas Durier Sataporn Julchoo Pigunkaew Sainam Beena Kuttiparambil Rapeepong Suphanchaimat Access to health care and financial protection for migrants can be promoted through... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 |
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3544: Age-Dependent Levels of Protein Kinase Cs in Brain: Reduction of Endogenous Mechanisms of Neuroprotection International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143544 Authors: Donatella Pastore Francesca Pacifici Kunjan R. Dave Raffaele Palmirotta Alfonso Bellia Guido Pasquantonio Fiorella Guadagni Giulia Donadel Nicola Di Daniele Pasquale Abete Davide Lauro Tatjana Rundek Miguel A. Perez-Pinzon David Della-Morte ... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1499: Seepage Comprehensive Evaluation of Concrete Dam Based on Grey Cluster Analysis Water doi: 10.3390/w11071499 Authors: Junjie Li Xudong Chen Chongshi Gu Zhongyan Huo Most concrete dams have seepage problems to some degree, so it is a common strategy to maintain ongoing monitoring and take timely repair measures. In order to grasp the real operation state of dam seepage, it is vital to analyze the measured data of each monitoring indicator and establish... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1655: Effect of Vasicinone against Paraquat-Induced MAPK/p53-Mediated Apoptosis via the IGF-1R/PI3K/AKT Pathway in a Parkinson's Disease-Associated SH-SY5Y Cell Model Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071655 Authors: Da-Tong Ju Kalaiselvi Sivalingam Wei-Wen Kuo Tsung-Jung Ho Ruey-Lin Chang Li-Chin Chung Cecilia Hsuan Day Vijaya Padma Viswanadha Po-Hsiang Liao Chih-Yang Huang Vasicinone is a quinazoline alkaloid isolated from the Adhatoda... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1654: Partially Hydrolysed Whey-Based Formulae with Reduced Protein Content Support Adequate Infant Growth and Are Well Tolerated: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial in Healthy Term Infants Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071654 Authors: Jacques Rigo Stefanie Schoen Marc Verghote Bart van Overmeire Wivinne Marion Marieke Abrahamse-Berkeveld Philippe Alliet The current study aimed to investigate growth, safety and tolerance of partially hydrolysed... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2586: Types of Exposure Pesticide Poisoning in Jiangsu Province, China; The Epidemiologic Trend between 2006 and 2018 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142586 Authors: Ning Wang Boshen Wang Jinbo Wen Xiuting Li Liping Pan Juan Zhang Baoli Zhu Background: Pesticide poisoning is an important issue in rural China, and is also a major public health problem that affects the health of farmers. The... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3542: Correction: Santos, J., et al. Proteomic Analysis of Cyclic Ketamine Compounds Ability to Induce Neural Differentiation in Human Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2019, 20, 523 International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143542 Authors: Jerran Santos Bruce Kenneth Milthorpe Matthew Paul Padula The authors wish to make the following corrections to this paper [...] Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Membranes, Vol. 9, Pages 90: Hybrid Hollow Fiber Nanofiltration–Calcite Contactor: A Novel Point-of-Entry Treatment for Removal of Dissolved Mn, Fe, NOM and Hardness from Domestic Groundwater Supplies Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes9070090 Authors: Maryam Haddad Benoit Barbeau Groundwater (GW) is one of the main potable water sources worldwide. However, the presence of undesirable compounds and particularly manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) (mainly co-existing in GWs) are considered as... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 205: Arthonia ulleungdoensis, a New Lichenized Fungus from Ulleung Island, South Korea Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7070205 Authors: Beeyoung Gun Lee Jae-Seoun Hur Arthonia ulleungdoensis Lee & Hur is described as a new lichen species from South Korea. The new species is distinguishable from Arthonia ruana A. Massal. by its large, rounded and non-punctiform apothecia, taller apothecial section, asci with fewer spores, and larger and... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 268: Effect of Agave Fructans as Carrier on the Encapsulation of Blue Corn Anthocyanins by Spray Drying Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070268 Authors: Miguel Á. Sánchez-Madrigal Armando Quintero-Ramos Carlos A. Amaya-Guerra Carmen O. Meléndez-Pizarro Sandra L. Castillo-Hernández Carlos J. Aguilera-González Effects of agave fructans as carrier agents on the encapsulation of blue corn anthocyanins using spray-drying were evaluated. Blue corn extract was mixed... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1062: How to Diagnose and Treat Local Allergic Rhinitis: A Challenge for Clinicians Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071062 Authors: Ibon Eguiluz-Gracia Natalia Pérez-Sánchez Gádor Bogas Paloma Campo Carmen Rondón Chronic rhinitis is a very common disease that can be divided in various phenotypes. Historically, the condition has been classified into the allergic rhinitis (AR) and non-allergic non-infectious rhinitis (NAR) forms, based on the... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1033: Homogeneous Core/Shell NiMoO4@NiMoO4 and Activated Carbon for High Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitor Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071033 Authors: Jia Yi Dong Jin Cheng Xu Kwun Nam Hui Ye Yang Shi Chen Su Lin Li Xi Tian Zhang Kar Wei Ng Shuang Peng Wang Zi Kang Tang Here, we report the extraordinary electrochemical energy storage capability of NiMoO4@NiMoO4 homogeneous hierarchical nanosheet-on-nanowire arrays (SOWAs),... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1036: Polymer-II-VI Nanocrystals Blends: Basic Physics and Device Applications to Lasers and LEDs Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071036 Authors: Marco Anni Hybrid thin films that combine organic conjugated molecules and semiconductors nanocrystals (NCs) have been deeply investigated in the previous years, due to their capability to provide an extremely broad tuning of their electronic and optical properties. In this paper we review the main aspects of the... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3540: MiR-1208 Increases the Sensitivity to Cisplatin by Targeting TBCK in Renal Cancer Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143540 Authors: Eun-Ae Kim Ji-Hoon Jang Eon-Gi Sung In-Hwan Song Joo-Young Kim Tae-Jin Lee MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can be used to target a variety of human malignancies by targeting their oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes. Recent evidence has shown that miRNA-1208 (miR-1208) was rarely expressed in... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3541: Do DLX3 and CD271 Protect Human Keratinocytes from Squamous Tumor Development? International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143541 Authors: Elisabetta Palazzo Alessandra Marconi Carlo Pincelli Maria I. Morasso Well-regulated epidermal homeostasis depends on the function of different classes of factors, such as transcription regulators and receptors. Alterations in this homeostatic balance may lead to the development of cutaneous squamous... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2633: Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott Fruits Increase Stress Resistance and Exert Antioxidant Properties in Caenorhabditis elegans and Mouse Models Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142633 Authors: Sara Thabit Heba Handoussa Mariana Roxo Bruna Cestari de Azevedo Nesrine S.E. El Sayed Michael Wink Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott is a popular Asian tree widely used in traditional medicine. The current study explored the potential stress... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 746: Roscovitine Attenuates Microglia Activation and Monocyte Infiltration via p38 MAPK Inhibition in the Rat Frontoparietal Cortex Following Status Epilepticus Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070746 Authors: Ji-Eun Kim Hana Park Seo-Hyeon Choi Min-Jeong Kong Tae-Cheon Kang Under physiological conditions, microglia are unique immune cells resident in the brain that is isolated from the systemic immune system by brain-blood barrier. Following status epilepticus... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 747: Macrophage-Mediated Subversion of Anti-Tumour Immunity Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070747 Authors: Valeria Quaranta Michael C. Schmid Despite the incredible clinical benefits obtained by the use of immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs), resistance is still common for many types of cancer. Central for ICBs to work is activation and infiltration of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells following tumour-antigen recognition. However, it is now accepted that even in the case of immunogenic... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2585: Prevalence, Related Factors, and Levels of Burnout Syndrome Among Nurses Working in Gynecology and Obstetrics Services: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142585 Authors: Emilia I. De la Fuente-Solana Nora Suleiman-Martos Laura Pradas-Hernández Jose L. Gomez-Urquiza Guillermo A. Cañadas-De la Fuente Luis Albendín-García Background: Although burnout levels... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 230: Screening of In Vitro Health Benefits of Tangerine Tomatoes Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8070230 Authors: Hartono Tanambell Siew Young Quek Karen Suzanne Bishop Tomatoes have been associated with various health benefits, including the prevention of chronic diseases. The cis-isomers of lycopene occurring in tangerine tomatoes were, through clinical trials, proven to be more bioavailable than the all-trans lycopene found in red tomatoes. Nonetheless,... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Robotics, Vol. 8, Pages 58: Online Strategy Clustering Based on Action Sequences in RoboCupSoccer Small Size League Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics8030058 Authors: Yusuke Adachi Masahide Ito Tadashi Naruse This paper addresses a strategy learning problem in the RoboCupSoccer Small Size League (SSL). We propose a novel method based on action sequences to cluster an opponent’s strategies online. Our proposed method is composed of the following three steps: (1) extracting... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 663: MERS Coronavirus: An Emerging Zoonotic Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070663 Authors: Fang Li Lanying Du Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is an emerging virus that was first reported in humans in June 2012 [...] Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 415: Effect of Adding Hydrometeor Mixing Ratios Control Variables on Assimilating Radar Observations for the Analysis and Forecast of a Typhoon Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10070415 Authors: Dongmei Xu Feifei Shen Jinzhong Min The variational data assimilation (DA) method seeks the optimal analyses by minimizing a cost function with respect to control variables (CVs). CVs are extended in this study to include hydrometeor mixing ratios related variables... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3538: Annona atemoya Leaf Extract Improves Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairment by Preventing Hippocampal Cholinergic Dysfunction and Neuronal Cell Death International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143538 Authors: Eunjin Sohn Hye-Sun Lim Yu Jin Kim Bu-Yeo Kim Soo-Jin Jeong We explored the preventative effect of Annona atemoya leaf (AAL) extract on memory impairment in a scopolamine (SCO)-induced cognitive deficit mouse model. Fifty-eight... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3539: Multiscale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Multiple Protein Adsorption on Gold Nanoparticles International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143539 Authors: Francesco Tavanti Alfonso Pedone Maria Cristina Menziani A multiscale molecular dynamics simulation study has been carried out in order to provide in-depth information on the adsorption of hemoglobin, myoglobin, and trypsin over citrate-capped AuNPs of 15 nm diameter. In particular,... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1498: Analysis of Long-Term Trends of Annual and Seasonal Rainfall in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia Water doi: 10.3390/w11071498 Authors: Solomon Mulugeta Clifford Fedler Mekonen Ayana With climate change prevailing around the world, understanding the changes in long-term annual and seasonal rainfall at local scales is very important in planning for required adaptation measures. This is especially true for areas such as the Awash River basin where there... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2582: Anthropometric Indices and Some Aspects of Physical Fitness in Croatian Adolescents by Gender International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142582 Authors: Martin Zvonar Mario Kasović Lovro Štefan Background. The main purpose of this study was to explore the body-mass index and waist circumference associated with physical fitness by gender. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, we included 1036 adolescents... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2583: Study Design, Rationale and Procedures for Human Biomonitoring of Hazardous Chemicals from Foods and Cooking in Korea International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142583 Authors: Seokwon Lee Ryoung Me Ahn Jae Hyoun Kim Yoon-Deok Han Jin Heon Lee Bu-Soon Son Kyoungho Lee Objectives: A nationwide biomonitoring program identified the long-term trends of environmental exposures to hazardous chemicals... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2584: Epidermal Growth Factor is Effective in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142584 Authors: Thien Quoc Bui Quoc Van Phu Bui Dávid Németh Péter Hegyi Zsolt Szakács Zoltán Rumbus Barbara Tóth Gabriella Emri Andrea Párniczky Patricia Sarlós Orsolya Varga Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are one the common complications... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Diversity, Vol. 11, Pages 116: Accuracy and Precision of Low-Cost Echosounder and Automated Data Processing Software for Habitat Mapping in a Large River Diversity doi: 10.3390/d11070116 Authors: Jani Helminen Tommi Linnansaari Meghann Bruce Rebecca Dolson-Edge R. Allen Curry The development of consumer hydroacoustic systems continues to advance, enabling the use of low-cost methods for professional mapping purposes. Information describing habitat characteristics produced... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1651: Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Mendelian Randomization Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071651 Authors: Shuai Yuan Susanna C. Larsson Available evidence on the associations of dietary and circulating levels of long-chain n-3 fatty acids, which have potential antiarrhythmic properties, and other fatty acids with atrial fibrillation is conflicting and limited. We conducted a Mendelian randomization study to assess the... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1652: Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and the Metabolic Syndrome Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071652 Authors: Jonathan Myers Peter Kokkinos Eric Nyelin Both observational and interventional studies suggest an important role for physical activity and higher fitness in mitigating the metabolic syndrome. Each component of the metabolic syndrome is, to a certain extent, favorably influenced by interventions that include physical activity. Given... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1653: Assessing the Lifetime Cost-Effectiveness of Low-Protein Infant Formula as Early Obesity Prevention Strategy: The CHOP Randomized Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071653 Authors: Diana Sonntag Freia De Bock Martina Totzauer Berthold Koletzko Background: Although there is a growing number of early childhood obesity prevention programs, only a few of them are effective in the long run. Even fewer reports exist on lifetime cost-effectiveness of early... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 79: Rethinking ME/CFS Diagnostic Reference Intervals via Machine Learning, and the Utility of Activin B for Defining Symptom Severity Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9030079 Authors: Brett A. Lidbury Badia Kita Alice M. Richardson Donald P. Lewis Edwina Privitera Susan Hayward David de Kretser Mark Hedger Biomarker discovery applied to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a disabling disease of inconclusive aetiology,... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 234: Variations of Secondary Metabolites among Natural Populations of Sub-Antarctic Ranunculus Species Suggest Functional Redundancy and Versatility Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8070234 Authors: Bastien Labarrere Andreas Prinzing Thomas Dorey Emeline Chesneau Françoise Hennion Plants produce a high diversity of metabolites which help them sustain environmental stresses and are involved in local adaptation. However, shaped by both the genome and the environment,... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Vision, Vol. 3, Pages 36: Grasping Discriminates between Object Sizes Less Not More Accurately than the Perceptual System Vision doi: 10.3390/vision3030036 Authors: Frederic Göhringer Miriam Löhr-Limpens Constanze Hesse Thomas Schenk Ganel, Freud, Chajut, and Algom (2012) demonstrated that maximum grip apertures (MGAs) differ significantly when grasping perceptually identical objects. From this finding they concluded that the visual size information used by the motor system... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3536: The Effect of Uncoated SPIONs on hiPSC-Differentiated Endothelial Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143536 Authors: Barbara Salingova Pavel Simara Pavel Matula Lenka Zajickova Petr Synek Ondrej Jasek Lenka Veverkova Miroslava Sedlackova Zuzana Nichtova Irena Koutna Background: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) were indicated in vascular repair, angiogenesis of ischemic organs, and inhibition of... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3537: Genetic Associations between Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels and Psychiatric Disorders International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143537 Authors: Arturo Andrade Ashton Brennecke Shayna Mallat Julian Brown Juan Gomez-Rivadeneira Natalie Czepiel Laura Londrigan Psychiatric disorders are mental, behavioral or emotional disorders. These conditions are prevalent, one in four adults suffer from any type of psychiatric disorders... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 422: Venomous Landmines: Clinical Implications of Extreme Coagulotoxic Diversification and Differential Neutralization by Antivenom of Venoms within the Viperid Snake Genus Bitis Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070422 Authors: Nicholas J. Youngman Jordan Debono James S. Dobson Christina N. Zdenek Richard J. Harris Bianca op den Brouw Francisco C. P. Coimbra Arno Naude Kristian Coster Eric Sundman Ralph Braun Iwan Hendrikx Bryan G. Fry... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 421: Daphnia magna Exudates Impact Physiological and Metabolic Changes in Microcystis aeruginosa Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070421 Authors: Gorenka Bojadzija Savic Christine Edwards Enora Briand Linda Lawton Claudia Wiegand Myriam Bormans While the intracellular function of many toxic and bioactive cyanobacterial metabolites is not yet known, microcystins have been suggested to have a protective role in the cyanobacterial metabolism, giving advantage... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 |
Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 751: HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 Alleles, Conferring Susceptibility to Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes, are More Expressed Than Non-Predisposing Alleles and are Coordinately Regulated Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070751 Authors: Farina Picascia Pisapia Barba Vitale Franzese Mozzillo Gianfrani Del Pozzo G HLA DQA1*05 and DQB1*02 alleles encoding the DQ2.5 molecule and HLA DQA1*03 and DQB1*03 alleles encoding DQ8 molecules are strongly associated... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 750: Autoantibodies Specific to ERα are Involved in Tamoxifen Resistance in Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070750 Authors: Angela Maselli Stefania Parlato Rossella Puglisi Carla Raggi Massimo Spada Daniele Macchia Giada Pontecorvi Elisabetta Iessi Maria Teresa Pagano Francesca Cirulli Lucia Gabriele Alessandra Carè Patrizia Vici Laura Pizzuti Maddalena Barba Paola Matarrese Marina Pierdominici... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 753: Annexin A1 Contained in Extracellular Vesicles Promotes the Activation of Keratinocytes by Mesoglycan Effects: An Autocrine Loop Through FPRs Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070753 Authors: Pessolano Belvedere Bizzarro Franco Marco Petrella Porta Tosco Parente Perretti Petrella We have recently demonstrated that mesoglycan, a fibrinolytic compound, may be a promising pro-healing drug for skin wound repair. We showed that mesoglycan... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 352: Inhaled Antibiotics for Mycobacterial Lung Disease Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11070352 Authors: Banaschewski Hofmann Mycobacterial lung diseases are an increasing global health concern. Tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria differ in disease severity, epidemiology, and treatment strategies, but there are also a number of similarities. Pathophysiology and disease progression appear to be relatively similar between these two clinical... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 664: The Needs for Developing Experiments on Reservoirs in Hantavirus Research: Accomplishments, Challenges and Promises for the Future Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070664 Authors: Madrières Castel Murri Vulin Marianneau Charbonnel Due to their large geographic distribution and potential high mortality rates in human infections, hantaviruses constitute a worldwide threat to public health. As such, they have been the subject of a large array of... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 291: Alginate Gel Reinforcement with Chitin Nanowhiskers Modulates Rheological Properties and Drug Release Profile Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9070291 Authors: Valentina A. Petrova Vladimir Y. Elokhovskiy Sergei V. Raik Daria N. Poshina Dmitry P. Romanov Yury A. Skorik Hydrogels are promising materials for various applications, including drug delivery, tissue engineering, and wastewater treatment. In this work, we designed an alginate (ALG)... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Environments, Vol. 6, Pages 84: Potential Impacts to Wetlands and Water Bodies Due to Mineral Exploration, Pebble Copper-Gold Prospect, Southwest Alaska Environments doi: 10.3390/environments6070084 Authors: Zamzow Chambers There is little information in the literature about the impacts of mineral exploration drilling on natural waters. A copper-gold-molybdenum mining deposit in Alaska was heavily explored until 2012 and partially reclaimed; however, full reclamation of drill sites... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2588: Detection of Hepatitis A Virus and Other Enteric Viruses in Shellfish Collected in the Gulf of Naples, Italy International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142588 Authors: Fusco Anastasio Kingsley Amoroso Pepe Fratamico Cioffi Rossi Rosa Boccia To assess the quality of shellfish harvest areas, bivalve mollusk samples from three coastal areas of the Campania region in Southwest Italy... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 417: Virus-Like Particle Production in Atmospheric Eubacteria Isolates Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10070417 Authors: Teigell-Perez Gonzalez-Martin Valladares Smith Griffin Culturable eubacterial isolates were collected at various altitudes in Earth’s atmosphere, including ~1.5 m above ground in Tallahassee, FL, USA; ~10.0 m above sea level over the mid-Atlantic ridge (~15° N); ~ 20 km above ground over the continental United... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 416: No Significant Shift of Warming Trend over the Last Two Decades on the Mid-South of Tibetan Plateau Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10070416 Authors: Li Zhang Qi Wang Liu Ding Climate warming on the Tibetan Plateau has been regarded as an important driving force of regional environmental change. Although several studies have analyzed the shift of warming trends on this plateau within the context of a recent global warming “hiatus”... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 269: Prevalence and toxicity characterization of Bacillus cereus in food products from Poland Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070269 Authors: Berthold-Pluta Pluta Garbowska Stefańska The prevalence of Bacillus cereus in a total of 585 samples of food products (herbs and spices, breakfast cereals, pasta, rice, infant formulas, pasteurized milk, fresh acid and acid/rennet cheeses, mold cheeses and ripening rennet cheeses) marketed in Poland was investigated.... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 270: Factors Predicting the Intention of Eating an Insect-Based Product Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070270 Authors: Simone Mancini Giovanni Sogari Davide Menozzi Roberta Nuvoloni Beatrice Torracca Roberta Moruzzo Gisella Paci This study provides a framework of the factors predicting the intention of eating an insect-based product. As part of the study, a seminar was carried out to explore how the provision of information about ecological, health, and... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Risks, Vol. 7, Pages 82: Loss Reserving Models: Granular and Machine Learning Forms Risks doi: 10.3390/risks7030082 Authors: Taylor The purpose of this paper is to survey recent developments in granular models and machine learning models for loss reserving, and to compare the two families with a view to assessment of their potential for future development. This is best understood against the context of the evolution of these models from their predecessors, and the early sections recount... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2635: Chiral Recognition of Carboxylate Anions by (R)-BINOL-Based Macrocyclic Receptors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142635 Authors: Tyszka-Gumkowska Pikus Jurczak Three (R)-BINOL-based macrocyclic receptors obtained via double-amidation reaction were used for chiral recognition of four anions derived from α-hydroxy and α-amino acids. The structural factors of hosts and guests that affect chiral recognition processes were also... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2634: Alkene Difunctionalization Using Hypervalent Iodine Reagents: Progress and Developments in the Past Ten Years Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142634 Authors: Lee Choi Hong Hypervalent iodine reagents are of considerable relevance in organic chemistry as they can provide a complementary reaction strategy to the use of traditional transition metal chemistry. Over the past two decades, there have been an increasing number of applications including... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2636: Multicomponent Synthesis of Polyphenols and their in vitro Evaluation as Potential β-Amyloid Aggregation Inhibitors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142636 Authors: Galante Banfi Baruzzo Basso D'Arrigo Lunaccio Moni Riva Lambruschini While plant polyphenols possess a variety of biological properties, exploration of chemical diversity around them is still problematic. Here, an example of application of the Ugi multicomponent... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3548: Plasticity of High-Density Neutrophils in Multiple Myeloma is Associated with Increased Autophagy via STAT3 International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143548 Authors: Puglisi Parrinello Giallongo Cambria Camiolo Bellofiore Conticello Fabro Leotta Markovic Sapienza Barbato Scalese Tibullo Brundo Palumbo * Romano In both monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance (MGUS)... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3549: Promoting Beneficial and Inhibiting Undesirable Biofilm Formation with Mangrove Extracts International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143549 Authors: Glasenapp Cattò Villa Saracchi Cappitelli Papenbrock The extracts of two mangrove species, Bruguiera cylindrica and Laguncularia racemosa, have been analyzed at sub-lethal concentrations for their potential to modulate biofilm cycles (i.e., adhesion, maturation, and detachment)... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1500: Data-Driven Approach for Leak Localization in Water Distribution Networks Using Pressure Sensors and Spatial Interpolation Water doi: 10.3390/w11071500 Authors: Adrià Soldevila Joaquim Blesa Rosa M. Fernandez-Canti Sebastian Tornil-Sin Vicenç Puig This paper presents a new data-driven method for leak localization in water distribution networks. The proposed method relies on the use of available pressure measurements in some selected internal network... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1501: Pluvial Flooding in Utrecht: On Its Way to a Flood-Proof City Water doi: 10.3390/w11071501 Authors: Brockhoff Koop Snel Downpours are increasing in frequency and severity due to climate change. Cities are particularly susceptible to flooding from downpours because of their large share of impervious surfaces. Minimising pluvial flood risk requires all involved stakeholders to collaborate and overcome various barriers. Although an increase in citizen... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1657: Differential Stimulation of Post-Exercise Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis in Humans Following Isonitrogenous, Isocaloric Pre-Exercise Feeding Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071657 Authors: Robert W. Davies Joseph J. Bass Brian P. Carson Catherine Norton Marta Kozior Miryam Amigo-Benavent Daniel J. Wilkinson Matthew S. Brook Philip J. Atherton Kenneth Smith Philip M. Jakeman The aim of this study was to test the effects of two disparate... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 390: Affective Temperaments and Clinical Course of Bipolar Disorder: An Exploratory Study of Differences among Patients with and without a History of Violent Suicide Attempts Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55070390 Authors: Fico Caivano Zinno Carfagno Steardo Sampogna Luciano Fiorillo Background and Objectives: Suicide is the leading cause of death in patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD). In particular, the high mortality rate is due... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 389: A New ABCA3 Gene Mutation c.3445G>A (p.Asp1149Asn) as a Causative Agent of Newborn Lethal Respiratory Distress Syndrome Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55070389 Authors: Mitsiakos Tsakalidis Karagianni Gialamprinou Chatziioannidis Papoulidis Tsanakas Soubasi Mutations in adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter A3 (ABCA3) (OMIM: 601615) gene constitute the most frequent genetic cause of severe neonatal respiratory... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3547: Transcriptome Analysis Did Not Show Endogenous Stem Cell Characteristics in Murine Lgr5+ Retinal Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143547 Authors: Carolyn Trepp Ana Maria Quintela Pousa Volker Enzmann Lgr5, an intestinal adult stem cell marker, was recently also found in neuronal tissues. We investigated whether retinal Lgr5+ cells express properties of neural stem cells (NSC) and/or of differentiated interneurons during... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2587: Contributions of Indoor and Outdoor Sources to Ozone in Residential Buildings in Nanjing International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142587 Authors: Yu Huang Zhe Yang Zhi Gao Ozone has become one of the most serious air pollutants in China in recent years. Since people spend most of their time indoors, the ozone in the indoor environment could be a major factor affecting the occupants’ health. The... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 423: Ciguatera-Causing Dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus spp. (Dinophyceae) in a Subtropical Region of North Atlantic Ocean (Canary Islands): Morphological Characterization and Biogeography Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070423 Authors: Isabel Bravo Francisco Rodriguez Isabel Ramilo Pilar Rial Santiago Fraga Dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Gambierdiscus produce ciguatoxins (CTXs), which are metabolized in fish to more toxic forms and subsequently cause... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1063: Best Evidence Rehabilitation for Chronic Pain Part 3: Low Back Pain Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071063 Authors: Malfliet Ickmans Huysmans Coppieters Willaert Bogaert Rheel Bilterys Wilgen Nijs Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) is a major and highly prevalent health problem. Given the high number of papers available, clinicians might be overwhelmed by the evidence on CLBP management. Taking into account the scale... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1013: WNT Signaling in Neuroblastoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071013 Authors: Juergen Becker Joerg Wilting The term WNT (wingless-type MMTV integration site family) signaling comprises a complex molecular pathway consisting of ligands, receptors, coreceptors, signal transducers and transcriptional modulators with crucial functions during embryonic development, including all aspects of proliferation, morphogenesis and differentiation. Its involvement in... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Molbank, Vol. 2019, Article M1074: 4-[(3,5-Dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl]-4-methyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole Molbank doi: 10.3390/M1074 Authors: Hajib Alami Faraj Aouine The compound, 4-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl]-4-methyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazole 2 was prepared in high yield, through nucleophilic substitution reaction of the O-tosyl oxazoline derivative 1, by heating in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and in presence of KOH as base. The structure of the synthesized... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 JFMK, Vol. 4, Pages 45: Correlations between Malocclusion and Postural Anomalies in Children with Mixed Dentition Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology doi: 10.3390/jfmk4030045 Authors: Sambataro Bocchieri Cervino Bruna Cicciù Innorta Torrisi Cicciù The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between malocclusion and body posture anomalies. The original sample involved 127 children (45 males and 82 females) with mixed dentition.... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 JoF, Vol. 5, Pages 66: The Burden of Serious Fungal Infections in Kyrgyzstan Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof5030066 Authors: Turdumambetova Osmanov Denning : Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia has a population of 6 million people who have high mortality rates for chronic lung diseases. The mountainous geography, widespread use of biomass fuels for cooking and indoor heating, and high rates of smoking are the major contributing factors. We have estimated the number of serious fungal... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 748: Golgi Fragmentation in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Is There a Common Cause? Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070748 Authors: José Ángel Martínez-Menárguez Mónica Tomás Narcisa Martínez-Martínez Emma Martínez-Alonso In most mammalian cells, the Golgi complex forms a continuous ribbon. In neurodegenerative diseases, the Golgi ribbon of a specific group of neurons is typically broken into isolated elements, a very early event which happens before clinical and... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 749: Dicarbonyl Stress at the Crossroads of Healthy and Unhealthy Aging Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070749 Authors: Cecilia Nigro Alessia Leone Francesca Fiory Immacolata Prevenzano Antonella Nicolò Paola Mirra Francesco Beguinot Claudia Miele Dicarbonyl stress occurs when dicarbonyl metabolites (i.e., methylglyoxal, glyoxal and 3-deoxyglucosone) accumulate as a consequence of their increased production and/or decreased detoxification. This toxic... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Heritage, Vol. 2, Pages 2028-2038: X-Ray Computed Tomography In Situ: An Opportunity for Museums and Restoration Laboratories Heritage doi: 10.3390/heritage2030122 Authors: Fauzia Albertin Matteo Bettuzzi Rosa Brancaccio Maria Pia Morigi Franco Casali X-ray Computed Tomography (X-ray CT) is a sophisticated non-destructive imaging technique to investigate structures and materials of complex objects, and its application can answer many conservation and restoration questions.... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 231: Bioassay Directed Isolation, Biological Evaluation and in Silico Studies of New Isolates from Pteris cretica L. Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8070231 Authors: Saleem Mehmood Mehar Khan Khan Ashraf Ali Abdullah Froeyen Mirza Ahmad Members of genus Pteris have their established role in the traditional herbal medicine system. In the pursuit to identify its biologically active constituents, the specie Pteris cretica... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1656: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Contains a Phenolic Inhibitor of the Histone Demethylase LSD1/KDM1A Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071656 Authors: Elisabet Cuyàs Juan Gumuzio Jesús Lozano-Sánchez David Carreras Sara Verdura Laura Llorach-Parés Melchor Sanchez-Martinez Elisabet Selga Guillermo J. Pérez Fabiana S. Scornik Ramon Brugada Joaquim Bosch-Barrera Antonio Segura-Carretero Ángel G. Martin José Antonio Encinar Javier A.... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3546: Alteration of the Total Cellular Glycome during Late Differentiation of Chondrocytes International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143546 Authors: Kentaro Homan Hisatoshi Hanamatsu Jun-ichi Furukawa Kazue Okada Ikuko Yokota Tomohiro Onodera Norimasa Iwasaki In normal articular cartilage, chondrocytes do not readily proliferate or terminally differentiate, and exhibit a low level of metabolism. Hypertrophy-like changes of chondrocytes... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3545: Genomic Organization of Repetitive DNA Elements and Extensive Karyotype Diversity of Silurid Catfishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes): A Comparative Cytogenetic Approach International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143545 Authors: Sukhonthip Ditcharoen Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo Petr Ráb Eva Hnátková Wagner Franco Molina Thomas Liehr Alongklod Tanomtong Costas Triantaphyllidis Catherine Ozouf-Costaz Sampan Tongnunui Puan... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3543: Sex-Dimorphic Behavioral Alterations and Altered Neurogenesis in U12 Intron Splicing-Defective Zrsr1 Mutant Mice International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143543 Authors: Francisco Alén Isabel Gómez-Redondo Patricia Rivera Juan Suárez Priscila Ramos-Ibeas Eva Pericuesta Raul Fernández-González Serafín Perez-Cerezales Keiko Horiuchi Laura Orio Fernando Rodriguez de Fonseca Alfonso Gutiérrez-Adán Mutant mice... 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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2592: Association of Access to Healthcare with Self-Assessed Health and Quality of Life among Old Adults with Chronic Disease in China: Urban Versus Rural Populations International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142592 Authors: Tao Zhang Chaojie Liu Ziling Ni This study examined urban–rural differences in the association of access to healthcare with self-assessed health and quality of life (QOL) among old... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Sports, Vol. 7, Pages 176: Motor Competence in Adolescents: Exploring Association with Physical Fitness Sports doi: 10.3390/sports7070176 Authors: Thórdís Gísladóttir Monika Haga Hermundur Sigmundsson The purpose of this study was twofold: First, to examine the correlation between adolescents’ performance on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children -2 (MABC-2) and the Test of Motor Competence (TMC), and second, to interpret the correlation between performance on physical... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 418: Thirty Years of Atmospheric CO2 Observations at the Plateau Rosa Station, Italy Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10070418 Authors: Francesco Apadula Claudio Cassardo Silvia Ferrarese Daniela Heltai Andrea Lanza The atmospheric background CO2 concentration is a key quantity for the analysis and evaluation of the ongoing climate change. Long-term CO2 observations have been carried out at the high Plateau Rosa mountain station, in the north-western... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2639: Role of Post-Exposure Time in Co(II) Sorption of Higher Concentrations on Electron Irradiated Sheep Wool Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142639 Authors: Jana Braniša Klaudia Jomová Renáta Kovalčíková Peter Hybler Mária Porubská Sorption of Co(II) was investigated on natural as well as accelerated electron beam modified sheep wool involving low and high concentrations up to 200 mmol·dm−3. The sorption experiments confirmed... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 98: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Coharboring BlaKPC-2 and BlaVIM-2 Carbapenemase Genes Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8030098 Authors: Tatiana Pacheco Rosa Helena Bustos-Cruz Deisy Abril Sara Arias Lina Uribe Jenny Rincón Julio-Cesar García Javier Escobar-Perez Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium commonly isolated from hospital settings, exhibits intrinsic resistance to a number of antibiotics and can acquire resistance during antibiotic... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 391: Magnitude and Determinants of Patients at Risk of Developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Non-Communicable Disease Clinic Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55070391 Authors: Prakash Mathiyalagen Venkatesh Govindasamy Anandaraj Rajagopal Kavita Vasudevan Kalaipriya Gunasekaran Dhananjay Yadav Background and Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder worldwide, which can adversely affect the cardiovascular system among... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3551: Gene Delivery Therapeutics in the Treatment of Periodontitis and Peri-Implantitis: A State of the Art Review International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143551 Authors: Funda Goker Lena Larsson Massimo Del Fabbro Farah Asa'ad Background: Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects supporting tissues around teeth, resulting in periodontal tissue breakdown. If left untreated, periodontal disease could have... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1659: Fatty Acid Profile and Cardiometabolic Markers in Relation with Diet Type and Omega-3 Supplementation in Spanish Vegetarians Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071659 Authors: Ana M. Salvador Elena García-Maldonado Angélica Gallego-Narbón Belén Zapatera M. Pilar Vaquero Plant-based diets are becoming increasingly popular, and scientific information concerning the nutritional status in this population is needed. This study determined the fatty acid... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1658: Associations of Weekday and Weekend Sleep with Children's Reported Eating in the Absence of Hunger Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071658 Authors: Sarah LeMay-Russell Marian Tanofsky-Kraff Natasha A. Schvey Nichole R. Kelly Lisa M. Shank Sarah J. Mi Manuela Jaramillo Sophie Ramirez Deborah R. Altman Sarah G. Rubin Meghan E. Byrne Natasha L. Burke Elisabeth K. Davis Miranda M. Broadney Sheila M. Brady Susan Z. Yanovski... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1019: Emerging Therapeutic Opportunities Based on Current Knowledge of Uveal Melanoma Biology Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071019 Authors: Raquel Vivet-Noguer Malcy Tarin Sergio Roman-Roman Samar Alsafadi Uveal Melanoma (UM) is a rare and malignant intraocular tumor with dismal prognosis. Despite the efficient control of the primary tumor by radiation or surgery, up to 50% of patients subsequently develop metastasis, mainly in the liver. Once the tumor... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1020: The Bone Extracellular Matrix as an Ideal Milieu for Cancer Cell Metastases Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071020 Authors: Alexus D. Kolb Karen M. Bussard Bone is a preferential site for cancer metastases, including multiple myeloma, prostate, and breast cancers.The composition of bone, especially the extracellular matrix (ECM), make it an attractive site for cancer cell colonization and survival. The bone ECM is composed of living cells embedded within... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1021: The Role of Breast Cancer Stem Cells as a Prognostic Marker and a Target to Improve the Efficacy of Breast Cancer Therapy Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071021 Authors: Maria Giovanna Scioli Gabriele Storti Federico D'Amico Pietro Gentile Giulia Fabbri Valerio Cervelli Augusto Orlandi Breast cancer is the most common form of tumor in women and the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Even though the major cellular burden in breast... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1037: Sustained Release of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) Encapsulated Polycaprolactone (PCL) Microspheres Promote Angiogenesis In Vivo Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071037 Authors: Pala Arunkumar Julie A. Dougherty Jessica Weist Naresh Kumar Mark G. Angelos Heather M. Powell Mahmood Khan Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the Unites States and globally. The administration of growth factors to preserve... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2591: Eight Elements in Soils from a Typical Light Industrial City, China: Spatial Distribution, Ecological Assessment, and the Source Apportionment International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142591 Authors: Yujie Pan Hongxia Peng Shuyun Xie Min Zeng Changsheng Huang Contamination with the eight elements, Hg, As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Cd, is a serious concern in Zhongshan, which is a typical light industrial... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 754: Transcription Factors Indirectly Regulate Genes through Nuclear Colocalization Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070754 Authors: Zhiming Dai Various types of data, including genomic sequences, transcription factor (TF) knockout data, TF-DNA interaction and expression profiles, have been used to decipher TF regulatory mechanisms. However, most of the genes affected by knockout of a particular TF are not bound by that factor. Here, I showed that this interesting result... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 271: Emulsifiers from Partially Composted Olive Waste Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070271 Authors: Aikaterini Koliastasi Vasiliki Kompothekra Charilaos Giotis Antonis K. Moustakas Efstathia P. Skotti Argyrios Gerakis Eleni Kalogianni Christos Ritzoulis Partial (one month) composting of solid olive processing waste is shown to produce extractable emulsifiers. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and Fourier-transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) show... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1504: Effect of Water Column Stability on Surface Chlorophyll and Time Lags under Different Nutrient Backgrounds in a Deep Reservoir Water doi: 10.3390/w11071504 Authors: Min Zhang Zhipan Niu Qinghua Cai Yaoyang Xu Xiaodong Qu Hydrodynamic conditions are considered to be very important in the control of algal blooms. Weekly or daily measurements may miss some important events in the hydrodynamic process, resulting in inaccurate evaluations of the impacts... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 353: Repurposing Butenafine as An Oral Nanomedicine for Visceral Leishmaniasis Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11070353 Authors: Adriana Bezerra-Souza Raquel Fernandez-Garcia Gabriela F. Rodrigues Francisco Bolas-Fernandez Marcia Dalastra Laurenti Luiz Felipe Passero Aikaterini Lalatsa Dolores R. Serrano Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease affecting more than 12 million people worldwide, which in its visceral clinical... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 292: Antihypertensive Indigenous Lebanese Plants: Ethnopharmacology and a Clinical Trial Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9070292 Authors: Ali A. Samaha Mirna Fawaz Ali Salami Safaa Baydoun Ali H. Eid Hypertension is highly prevalent among the Lebanese adult population and is indeed the major cause of mortality in Lebanon. Traditional use of antihypertensive medicinal plants has long been practiced. The aim of this study is to document this traditional... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2638: Optimization of the Electro-Peroxone Process for Micropollutant Abatement Using Chemical Kinetic Approaches Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142638 Authors: Huijiao Wang Lu Su Shuai Zhu Wei Zhu Xia Han Yi Cheng Gang Yu Yujue Wang The electro-peroxone (E-peroxone) process is an emerging electrocatalytic ozonation process that is enabled by in situ producing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from cathodic oxygen reduction during ozonation. The... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2590: The Role of Culture in Maintaining Post-Partum Sexual Abstinence of Swazi Women International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142590 Authors: Zinhle Shabangu Sphiwe Madiba Eswatini is one of the countries in the African continent where post-partum sexual abstinence is practiced. Beside scarcity of research exploring sexual abstinence in Eswatini, there are only a few studies that explore post-partum abstinence across... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 665: Generation of a Reassortant Influenza A Subtype H3N2 Virus Expressing Gaussia Luciferase Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070665 Authors: Lin Wang Qinghua Cui Xiujuan Zhao Ping Li Yanyan Wang Lijun Rong Ruikun Du Reporter influenza A viruses (IAVs) carrying fluorescent or luminescent genes provide a powerful tool for both basic and translational research. Most reporter IAVs are based on the backbone of either subtype H1N1 viruses, A/Puerto Rico/8/1934... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1018: Targeted Radionuclide Therapy for Patients with Metastatic Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: From Low-Specific-Activity to High-Specific-Activity Iodine-131 Metaiodobenzylguanidine Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071018 Authors: Camilo Jimenez William Erwin Beth Chasen Low-specific-activity iodine-131–radiolabeled metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-131-MIBG) was introduced last century as a potential systemic therapy for patients with malignant pheochromocytomas... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1503: Improving Yield and Quality of Processing Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller) Using Alternate Partial Root-Zone Drip Irrigation in Arid Northwest China Water doi: 10.3390/w11071503 Authors: Di Zhao Zhenhua Wang Jinzhu Zhang Wenhao Li Bo Zhou Processing tomato is one of the most important economic crops in Xinjiang, China, which was constrained with severe water shortage and extreme arid climate. Alternate partial root-zone irrigation (APRI)... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Pharmacy, Vol. 7, Pages 98: Towards a Greater Professional Standing: Evolution of Pharmacy Practice and Education, 1920–2020 Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy7030098 Authors: Benjamin Y. Urick Emily V. Meggs The history of community pharmacy in America since the 1920s is one of slow progress towards greater professional standing through changes in pharmacy education and practice. The history of American community pharmacy in the modern era can be divided into four periods: 1920–1949... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Plants, Vol. 8, Pages 235: Leaf Traits That Contribute to Differential Ozone Response in Ozone-Tolerant and Sensitive Soybean Genotypes Plants doi: 10.3390/plants8070235 Authors: Amanda Bailey Kent Burkey Matthew Taggart Thomas Rufty Ozone (O3) is a phytotoxic air pollutant that limits crop productivity. Breeding efforts to improve yield under elevated O3 conditions will benefit from understanding the mechanisms that contribute to O3 tolerance. In this study, leaf gas exchange... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2589: Attending Informal Preschools and Daycare Centers Is a Risk Factor for Underweight, Stunting and Wasting in Children under the Age of Five Years in Underprivileged Communities in South Africa International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142589 Authors: Sphiwe Madiba Paul Kiprono Chelule Mathildah Mpata Mokgatle The study objectives were to determine the nutritional status of children between the ages of 12–60... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Plasma, Vol. 2, Pages 328-338: H-Mode Power Threshold Studies on MAST Plasma doi: 10.3390/plasma2030024 Authors: Yasmin Andrew Jan-Peter Bähner Ronan Battle Tomas Jirman Analysis of the L–H and H–L transition power thresholds (Pth) and pedestal parameters are presented for the mega ampere spherical tokamak (MAST). The dependencies of Pth on the average, core plasma electron density, X-point height, and plasma current are described. Increasing X-point distance from the divertor... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3550: Complement System in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143550 Authors: Pilvi Riihilä Liisa Nissinen Jaakko Knuutila Pegah Rahmati Nezhad Kristina Viiklepp Veli-Matti Kähäri Epidermal keratinocyte-derived cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the most common metastatic skin cancer with high mortality rates in the advanced stage. Chronic inflammation is a recognized risk factor... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Stats, Vol. 2, Pages 371-388: On Generalized Slash Distributions: Representation by Hypergeometric Functions Stats doi: 10.3390/stats2030026 Authors: Zörnig The popular concept of slash distribution is generalized by considering the quotient Z = X/Y of independent random variables X and Y, where X is any continuous random variable and Y has a general beta distribution. The density of Z can usually be expressed by means of generalized hypergeometric functions. We study the distribution... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 80: Hospitalized Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: Clinical Context and Economic Costs of Healthcare Management Behavioral Sciences doi: 10.3390/bs9070080 Authors: Poloni Caselli Ielmini Mattia De Leo Di Sarno Isella Bellini Callegari Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) are physical symptoms without a medical explanation. This study collected data from hospitalized patients presenting... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1502: Modelling Actual and Future Seawater Intrusion in the Variconi Coastal Wetland (Italy) Due to Climate and Landscape Changes Water doi: 10.3390/w11071502 Authors: Mastrocicco Busico Colombani Vigliotti Ruberti Coastal freshwater resources are commonly under high risk of being contaminated from seawater. The main processes that affect seawater intrusion are groundwater overexploitation, land use change, and climate change effects. In this context... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 424: Virulence Characteristics and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Humans in South Africa: 2006–2013 Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070424 Authors: Karama Cenci-Goga Malahlela Smith Keddy El-Ashram Kabiru Kalake Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolates (N = 38) that were incriminated in human disease from 2006 to 2013 in South Africa were characterized by serotype,... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 172: Upregulation of IL-1 Receptor Antagonist in a Mouse Model of Migraine Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9070172 Authors: Lombardo Mazzon Basile Cavalli Bramanti Nania Fagone Nicoletti Petralia Migraine is a disorder characterized by attacks of monolateral headaches, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and photophobia. Around 30% of patients also report aura symptoms. The cause of the aura is believed to be related... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2637: Betulin Promotes Differentiation of Human Osteoblasts In Vitro and Exerts an Osteoinductive Effect on the hFOB 1.19 Cell Line Through Activation of JNK, ERK1/2, and mTOR Kinases Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142637 Authors: Magdalena Mizerska-Kowalska Adrianna Sławińska-Brych Katarzyna Kaławaj Aleksandra Żurek Beata Pawińska Wojciech Rzeski Barbara Zdzisińska Although betulin (BET), a naturally occurring pentacyclic triterpene, has... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1014: Helping the Released Guardian: Drug Combinations for Supporting the Anticancer Activity of HDM2 (MDM2) Antagonists Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071014 Authors: Kocik Machula Wisniewska Surmiak Holak Skalniak The protein p53, known as the “Guardian of the Genome”, plays an important role in maintaining DNA integrity, providing protection against cancer-promoting mutations. Dysfunction of p53 is observed in almost... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1015: Comparative Assessment of Antitumor Effects and Autophagy Induction as a Resistance Mechanism by Cytotoxics and EZH2 Inhibition in INI1-Negative Epithelioid Sarcoma Patient-Derived Xenograft Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071015 Authors: Silvia Stacchiotti Valentina Zuco Monica Tortoreto Denis Cominetti Anna Maria Frezza Stefano Percio Valentina Indio Marta Barisella Valentina Monti Silvia Brich Annalisa Astolfi Chiara Colombo Sandro... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 218: Climate Change Migration and Displacement: Learning from Past Relocations in the Pacific Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci8070218 Authors: Tabe It has been projected that the single greatest impact of environmental changes will be on human migration and displacement. Migration has been extensively discussed and documented as an adaptation strategy in response to environmental changes, and more recently, to climate change. However, forced relocation... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 752: Dual Roles of the AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway in Angiogenesis Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070752 Authors: Li Sun Zou Ying Luo Angiogenesis plays important roles in development, stress response, wound healing, tumorigenesis and cancer progression, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration. It is a complex event engaging many signaling pathways including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), Notch, transforming growth... Fri Jul 19, 2019 03:00 |
IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3554: Sphingolipid-Transporting Proteins as Cancer Therapeutic Targets International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143554 Authors: Doaa Samaha Housam H. Hamdo Max Wilde Kevin Prause Christoph Arenz The understanding of the role of sphingolipid metabolism in cancer has tremendously increased in the past ten years. Many tumors are characterized by imbalances in sphingolipid metabolism. In many cases, disorders of sphingolipid metabolism... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3557: RcAP1, a Homolog of APETALA1, is Associated with Flower Bud Differentiation and Floral Organ Morphogenesis in Rosa chinensis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143557 Authors: Yu Han Aoying Tang Jiayao Yu Tangren Cheng Jia Wang Weiru Yang Huitang Pan Qixiang Zhang Rosa chinensis is one of the most popular flower plants worldwide. The recurrent flowering trait greatly enhances the ornamental value of roses, and... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3555: Role of Tricellular Tight Junction Protein Lipolysis-Stimulated Lipoprotein Receptor (LSR) in Cancer Cells International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143555 Authors: Takayuki Kohno Takumi Konno Takashi Kojima Maintaining a robust epithelial barrier requires the accumulation of tight junction proteins, LSR/angulin-1 and tricellulin, at the tricellular contacts. Alterations in the localization of these proteins temporarily cause epithelial... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1505: Assessing the Self-Purification Capacity of Surface Waters in Lake Baikal Watershed Water doi: 10.3390/w11071505 Authors: Mikhail Yu. Semenov Yuri M. Semenov Anton V. Silaev Larisa A. Begunova The removal of trace metals (TM), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), mineral nitrogen (Nmin.), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from the water of Lake Baikal and its tributaries was evaluated. The contaminant removal rate (CRR) and the contaminant removal... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1064: Clinical Trajectories and Causes of Death in Septic Patients with a Low APACHE II Score Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071064 Authors: Chun-Ta Huang Sheng-Yuan Ruan Yi-Ju Tsai Shih-Chi Ku Chong-Jen Yu Clinical course and mortality in septic patients with low disease severity remain poorly understood and is worth further investigation. We enrolled septic patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) between 2010 and 2014 with Acute... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1066: Etelcalcetide in Patients on Hemodialysis with Severe Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. Multicenter Study in "Real Life" Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071066 Authors: Domenico Russo Rocco Tripepi Fabio Malberti Biagio Di Iorio Bernadette Scognamiglio Luca Di Lullo Immacolata Gaia Paduano Giovanni Luigi Tripepi Vincenzo Antonio Panuccio Etelcalcetide is a new calcimimetic indicated for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1067: The Role of a "Treat-to-Target" Approach in the Long-Term Renal Outcomes of Patients with Gout Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071067 Authors: Woo-Joong Kim Jung Soo Song Sang Tae Choi Background: Although gout is accompanied by the substantial burden of kidney disease, there are limited data to assess renal function as a therapeutic target. This study evaluated the importance of implementing a “treat-to-target” approach... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1065: Nutritional Risk Screening and Assessment Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071065 Authors: Emilie Reber Filomena Gomes Maria F. Vasiloglou Philipp Schuetz Zeno Stanga Malnutrition is an independent risk factor that negatively influences patients’ clinical outcomes, quality of life, body function, and autonomy. Early identification of patients at risk of malnutrition or who are malnourished is crucial in order to start a timely... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1068: Cost–Utility of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Fibromyalgia versus a Multicomponent Intervention and Usual Care: A 12-Month Randomized Controlled Trial (EUDAIMON Study) Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071068 Authors: Adrián Pérez-Aranda Francesco D'Amico Albert Feliu-Soler Lance M. McCracken María T. Peñarrubia-María Laura Andrés-Rodríguez Natalia Angarita-Osorio Martin Knapp Javier García-Campayo Juan V. Luciano ... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 425: The Dual α-Amidation System in Scorpion Venom Glands Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070425 Authors: Gustavo Delgado-Prudencio Lourival D. Possani Baltazar Becerril Ernesto Ortiz Many peptides in scorpion venoms are amidated at their C-termini. This post-translational modification is paramount for the correct biological function of ion channel toxins and antimicrobial peptides, among others. The discovery of canonical amidation sequences in transcriptome-derived... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 426: Comparative Analysis of Listeria monocytogenes Plasmids and Expression Levels of Plasmid-Encoded Genes during Growth under Salt and Acid Stress Conditions Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070426 Authors: Patricia Hingston Thomas Brenner Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen Siyun Wang Listeria monocytogenes strains are known to harbour plasmids that confer resistance to sanitizers, heavy metals, and antibiotics; however, very little research has been conducted into... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1661: Acute Caffeine and Coconut Oil Intake, Isolated or Combined, Does Not Improve Running Times of Recreational Runners: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled and Crossover Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071661 Authors: Gabrielle de Lima Borba Julianne Soares de Freitas Batista Ludmilla Marques Queiroz Novais Myrnzzia Beatriz Silva João Batista da Silva Júnior Paulo Gentil Ana Clara Baretto Marini Bruna Melo Giglio Gustavo Duarte Pimentel ... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1664: Lipotoxicity in Kidney, Heart, and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071664 Authors: Hiroshi Nishi Takaaki Higashihara Reiko Inagi Dyslipidemia is a common nutritional and metabolic disorder in patients with chronic kidney disease. Accumulating evidence supports the hypothesis that prolonged metabolic imbalance of lipids leads to ectopic fat distribution in the peripheral organs (lipotoxicity), including the kidney, heart, and... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1662: A Dietary Intervention with Reduction of Starch and Sucrose Leads to Reduced Gastrointestinal and Extra-Intestinal Symptoms in IBS Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071662 Authors: Clara Nilholm Bodil Roth Bodil Ohlsson Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) exhibit low-grade inflammation and increased gut permeability. Dietary sugar has been shown to contribute to low-grade inflammation and increased gut permeability, and to correlate with... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1663: Predicting and Testing Bioavailability of Magnesium Supplements Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071663 Authors: Laura Blancquaert Chris Vervaet Wim Derave Despite the presumption of the beneficial effects of magnesium supplementation, little is known about the pharmacokinetics of different magnesium formulations. We aimed to investigate the value of two in vitro approaches to predict bioavailability of magnesium and to validate this in subsequent in vivo... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1660: Biological Effect of Soy Isoflavones in the Prevention of Civilization Diseases Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071660 Authors: Marzena Pabich Małgorzata Materska Scientific advancements in recent years have shed new light on the relationship between diet and human health. Nutrients play an important role in the prevention of many civilization diseases, such as osteoporosis, type II diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and cardiovascular diseases. The biological... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1665: Lupin Peptide T9 (GQEQSHQDEGVIVR) Modulates the Mutant PCSK9D374Y Pathway: in vitro Characterization of its Dual Hypocholesterolemic Behavior Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071665 Authors: Carmen Lammi Carlotta Bollati Davide Lecca Maria Pia Abbracchio Anna Arnoldi GQEQSHQDEGVIVR (T9) is a peptide originated by the tryptic digestion of lupin β-conglutin that is absorbed in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. A previous study has shown that... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Diagnostics, Vol. 9, Pages 80: Pathological Mechanisms Underlying Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Diagnostics doi: 10.3390/diagnostics9030080 Authors: Daniel Missailidis Sarah J. Annesley Paul R. Fisher The underlying molecular basis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is not well understood. Characterized by chronic, unexplained fatigue, a disabling payback following exertion (“post-exertional malaise”), and variably... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 666: Reverse Genetics of RNA Viruses: ISA-Based Approach to Control Viral Population Diversity without Modifying Virus Phenotype Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070666 Authors: Jean-Sélim Driouich Gregory Moureau Xavier de Lamballerie Antoine Nougairède Reverse genetic systems are essential for the study of RNA viruses. Infectious clones remain the most widely used systems to manipulate viral genomes. Recently, a new PCR-based method called ISA (infectious subgenomic... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3553: Purification, Characterization of Two Polysaccharides from Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum Cum Alumine and Their Anti-Inflammatory Effects on Mucus Secretion of Airway Epithelium International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143553 Authors: Meibian Hu Yujie Liu Li Wang Jiaolong Wang Lin Li Chunjie Wu Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum cum Alumine (PRPCA) is an important traditional processed herbal medicine mainly used for treating... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 |
IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2594: Risk, Transformation and Adaptation: Ideas for Reframing Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142594 Authors: Douglas Paton Petra Buergelt Recognition of projected increases in exposure to large-scale hazard events over the coming decades has identified a need to develop how disaster risk reduction and recovery are conceptualized and enacted. This paper discusses some... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1026: Spatiotemporal pH Heterogeneity as a Promoter of Cancer Progression and Therapeutic Resistance Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071026 Authors: David E. Korenchan Robert R. Flavell Dysregulation of pH in solid tumors is a hallmark of cancer. In recent years, the role of altered pH heterogeneity in space, between benign and aggressive tissues, between individual cancer cells, and between subcellular compartments, has been steadily elucidated. Changes in temporal... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Robotics, Vol. 8, Pages 59: Fault Diagnosis for UAV Blades Using Artificial Neural Network Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics8030059 Authors: Gino Iannace Giuseppe Ciaburro Amelia Trematerra In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used in several fields including, for example, archaeology, cargo transport, conservation, healthcare, filmmaking, hobbies and recreational use. UAVs are aircraft characterized by the absence of a human pilot on board. The extensive use... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Biomolecules, Vol. 9, Pages 293: Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of CBL-CIPK Gene Family in Pineapple (Ananas comosus) and the Role of AcCBL1 in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Response Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom9070293 Authors: Aslam Fakher Jakada Zhao Cao Cheng Qin Ca2+ serves as a ubiquitous second messenger regulating several aspects of plant growth and development. A group of unique calcium sensor proteins, calcineurin B-like (CBL), interact... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Fermentation, Vol. 5, Pages 66: Mannoprotein Content and Volatile Molecule Profiles of Trebbiano Wines Obtained by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces bayanus Strains Fermentation doi: 10.3390/fermentation5030066 Authors: Braschi Ricci Grazia Versari Patrignani Lanciotti : The production of volatile compounds has become one of the major technological features for yeast selection. In fact, although the aromatic profile of the wine is the sum of varietal-, pre-,... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Metabolites, Vol. 9, Pages 148: Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus Elicits the Production of Host Very Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids with Antimicrobial Activity Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo9070148 Authors: Natalia Bravo-Santano James K. Ellis Yolanda Calle Hector C. Keun Volker Behrends Michal Letek As a facultative intracellular pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus is able to invade and proliferate within many types of mammalian cells. Intracellular bacterial replication... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1507: Low-End Probabilistic Sea-Level Projections Water doi: 10.3390/w11071507 Authors: Gonéri Le Cozannet Rémi Thiéblemont Jeremy Rohmer Déborah Idier Jean-Charles Manceau Robin Quique In the area of sea-level rise, recent research has focused on assessing either likely or high end future sea levels, but less attention has been given to “low-end” sea-level projections, exploring best-case potential sea-level changes and providing... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1506: Identifying a Suitable Model for Low-Flow Simulation in Watersheds of South-Central Chile: A Study Based on a Sensitivity Analysis Water doi: 10.3390/w11071506 Authors: Víctor Parra Jose Luis Arumí Enrique Muñoz Choosing a model that suitably represents the characteristics of a watershed to simulate low flows is crucial, especially in watersheds whose main source of baseflow generation depends on groundwater storage and release. The goal of this investigation... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 667: A Protocol for Extraction of Infective Viromes Suitable for Metagenomics Sequencing from Low Volume Fecal Samples Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070667 Authors: Ling Deng Ronalds Silins Josué L. Castro-Mejía Witold Kot Leon Jessen Jonathan Thorsen Shiraz Shah Jakob Stokholm Hans Bisgaard Sylvain Moineau Dennis Sandris Nielsen The human gut microbiome (GM) plays an important role in human health and diseases. However, while substantial... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Viruses, Vol. 11, Pages 668: Transport Via Macropinocytic Vesicles is Crucial for Productive Infection with Bombyx Mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v11070668 Authors: Jinshan Huang Chenya Li Xudong Tang Lin Liu Wenbin Nan Xingjia Shen Bifang Hao Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a serious viral pathogen in the sericulture industry and enters host cells via macropinocytic endocytosis; however, the current understanding of the BmNPV entry mechanism... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2641: Analysis of Proteins Associated with Quality Deterioration of Grouper Fillets Based on TMT Quantitative Proteomics during Refrigerated Storage Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142641 Authors: Zhang Xie A TMT (Tandem Mass Tag)-based strategy was applied to elucidate proteins that change in proteomes of grouper fillets during refrigerated storage. In addition, quality analyses on pH, centrifugal loss, color (L *, a *, b *) and texture (hardness, chewiness,... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Pharmacy, Vol. 7, Pages 99: Applying Contemporary Management Principles to Implementing and Evaluating Value-Added Pharmacist Services Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy7030099 Authors: Shane P. Desselle Leticia R. Moczygemba Antoinette B. Coe Karl Hess David P. Zgarrick Value-added pharmacy services encompass traditional and emerging services provided by pharmacists to individual and entire populations of persons increasingly under the auspices of a public health mandate. The... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Antibiotics, Vol. 8, Pages 99: Antifungal Agents Based on Chitosan Oligomers, ε-polylysine and Streptomyces spp. Secondary Metabolites against Three Botryosphaeriaceae Species Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics8030099 Authors: Laura Buzón-Durán Jesús Martín-Gil Eduardo Pérez-Lebeña David Ruano-Rosa José L. Revuelta José Casanova-Gascón M. Carmen Ramos-Sánchez Pablo Martín-Ramos Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are a major threat to the wine and grape industry. The... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Microorganisms, Vol. 7, Pages 206: Engineering Synthetic Microbial Communities through a Selective Biofilm Cultivation Device for the Production of Fermented Beverages Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7070206 Authors: Sokny Ly F. Bajoul Kakahi Hasika Mith Chanvorleak Phat Barbara Fifani Tierry Kenne Marie-Laure Fauconnier Frank Delvigne Production of Cambodian rice wine involves complex microbial consortia. Indeed, previous studies focused on traditional... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1016: LdrB Toxin with In Vitro and In Vivo Antitumor Activity as a Potential Tool for Cancer Gene Therapy Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071016 Authors: Yaiza Jiménez-Martínez Carmen Griñán-Lisón Hoda Khaldy Ana Martín Alba Cambrils Andrea Ibáñez Grau Gema Jiménez Juan A. Marchal Houria Boulaiz Due to the high prevalence of cancer in recent years, it is necessary to develop new and more effective therapies that produce fewer side effects.... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1024: Liver Cancer Cell Lines Treated with Doxorubicin under Normoxia and Hypoxia: Cell Viability and Oncologic Protein Profile Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071024 Authors: Ilse R. Dubbelboer Natasa Pavlovic Femke Heindryckx Erik Sjögren Hans Lennernäs Hepatocellular carcinoma is often treated with a combination of doxorubicin and embolization, exposing it to high concentrations and hypoxia. Separation of the possible synergistic effect of this combination... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1017: The Molecular Hallmarks of the Serrated Pathway in Colorectal Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071017 Authors: Fatima Domenica Elisa De Palma Valeria D'Argenio Jonathan Pol Guido Kroemer Maria Chiara Maiuri Francesco Salvatore Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. It includes different subtypes that differ in their clinical and prognostic features. In the past decade, in addition to the conventional adenoma-carcinoma... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1023: ANGPT2 and NOS3 Polymorphisms and Clinical Outcome in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Receiving Sorafenib Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071023 Authors: Giorgia Marisi Elisabetta Petracci Francesco Raimondi Luca Faloppi Francesco Giuseppe Foschi Gianfranco Lauletta Massimo Iavarone Matteo Canale Martina Valgiusti Luca Maria Neri Paola Ulivi Giulia Orsi Giulia Rovesti Ranka Vukotic Fabio Conti Alessandro Cucchetti... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1022: Platelets as Key Factors in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071022 Authors: Natasa Pavlovic Bhavna Rani Pär Gerwins Femke Heindryckx Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a primary liver cancer that usually develops in the setting of chronic inflammation and liver damage. The hepatic microenvironment plays a crucial role in the disease development, as players such as hepatic stellate cells, resident liver macrophages (Kupffer... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1025: Palbociclib Promotes Dephosphorylation of NPM/B23 at Threonine 199 and Inhibits Endometrial Cancer Cell Growth Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11071025 Authors: Chiao-Yun Lin Li-Yu Lee Tzu-Hao Wang Cheng-Lung Hsu Chia-Lung Tsai Angel Chao Chyong-Huey Lai Endometrial cancer incidence rates are growing, especially in countries with rapid socioeconomic transitions. Despite recent advances in chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and targeted therapy,... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1666: Association of Diet Quality and Vegetable Variety with the Risk of Cognitive Decline in Chinese Older Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071666 Authors: Yi-Chun Chou Meei-Shyuan Lee Jeng-Min Chiou Ta-Fu Chen Yen-Ching Chen Jen-Hau Chen Diet quality plays an important role in dementia prevention. It remains unclear how the joint effect of vegetable variety and diet quality affects cognition. This study aimed to explore the association of diet... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 173: Neural Circuit and Clinical Insights from Intraoperative Recordings During Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9070173 Authors: Anand Tekriwal Neema Moin Afshar Juan Santiago-Moreno Fiene Marie Kuijper Drew S. Kern Casey H. Halpern Gidon Felsen John A. Thompson Observations using invasive neural recordings from patient populations undergoing neurosurgical interventions have led to critical breakthroughs... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 174: Common and Distinct Functional Brain Networks for Intuitive and Deliberate Decision Making Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9070174 Authors: Burak Erdeniz John Done Reinforcement learning studies in rodents and primates demonstrate that goal-directed and habitual choice behaviors are mediated through different fronto-striatal systems, but the evidence is less clear in humans. In this study, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1038: Ethynylation of Formaldehyde over Binary Cu-Based Catalysts: Study on Synergistic Effect between Cu+ Species and Acid/Base Sites Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071038 Authors: Zhipeng Wang Lijun Ban Pingfan Meng Haitao Li Yongxiang Zhao Most studies on the Cu-based catalysts in the ethynylation of formaldehyde are merely focused on the tuning of electronic configuration and dispersion of the Cu+ species. So far, little attention has been... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3561: The Atherogenic Role of Circulating Modified Lipids in Atherosclerosis International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143561 Authors: Summerhill Grechko Yet Sobenin Orekhov Lipid accumulation in the arterial wall is a crucial event in the development of atherosclerotic lesions. Circulating low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the major source of lipids that accumulate in the atherosclerotic plaques. It was discovered that not all... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3560: Unique Phase Transition of Exogenous Fusion Elastin-like Polypeptides in the Solution Containing Polyethylene Glycol International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143560 Authors: Zhongqi Ge Ziyang Xiong Dandan Zhang Xialan Li Guangya Zhang Elastin-Like polypeptides (ELPs), as well-known temperature-controlled bio-macromolecules, are widely used. However, little is known about the interactions between ELPs and macromolecules, which... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3558: Can We Still Trust Docking Results? An Extension of the Applicability of DockBench on PDBbind Database International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143558 Authors: Giovanni Bolcato Alberto Cuzzolin Maicol Bissaro Stefano Moro Mattia Sturlese The number of entries in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) has doubled in the last decade, and it has increased tenfold in the last twenty years. The availability of an ever-growing number of structures... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3559: Autophagy: New Insights into Mechanisms of Action and Resistance of Treatment in Acute Promyelocytic leukemia International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143559 Authors: Mohammad Amin Moosavi Mojgan Djavaheri-Mergny Autophagy is one of the main cellular catabolic pathways controlling a variety of physiological processes, including those involved in self-renewal, differentiation and death. While acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3552: Cardiac Insulin Resistance in Heart Failure: The Role of Mitochondrial Dynamics International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143552 Authors: Masao Saotome Takenori Ikoma Prottoy Hasan Yuichiro Maekawa Heart failure (HF) frequently coexists with conditions associated with glucose insufficiency, such as insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and patients with T2DM have a significantly high incidence of HF. These two... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 755: S100-EPISPOT: A New Tool to Detect Viable Circulating Melanoma Cells Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070755 Authors: Laure Cayrefourcq Aurélie De Roeck Caroline Garcia Pierre-Emmanuel Stoebner Fanny Fichel Françoise Garima Françoise Perriard Jean-Pierre Daures Laurent Meunier Catherine Alix-Panabières Metastatic melanoma is one of the most aggressive and drug-resistant cancers with very poor overall survival. Circulating melanoma cells (CMCs)... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 756: Myeloid Dendritic Cells Are Enriched in Lymph Node Tissue of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients but not in At Risk Individuals Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070756 Authors: T.H. Ramwadhdoebe M.I. Ramos K.I. Maijer K.P. van Lienden M. Maas D.M. Gerlag P.P. Tak M.C. Lebre L.G.M. van Baarsen Lymph nodes (LNs) are highly organized structures where specific immune responses are initiated by dendritic cells (DCs). We investigated the frequency... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Cells, Vol. 8, Pages 757: The IL4I1 Enzyme: A New Player in the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment Cells doi: 10.3390/cells8070757 Authors: Valérie Molinier-Frenkel Armelle Prévost-Blondel Flavia Castellano The high metabolic needs of T lymphocytes in response to activation make them particularly vulnerable to modifications of their biochemical milieu. Immunosuppressive enzymes produced in the tumor microenvironment modify nutrient availability by catabolizing essential or... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Pharmaceutics, Vol. 11, Pages 354: Effect of Ticagrelor, a Cytochrome P450 3A4 Inhibitor, on the Pharmacokinetics of Tadalafil in Rats Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11070354 Authors: Young-Guk Na Jin-Ju Byeon Hyun Wook Huh Min-Ki Kim Young G. Shin Hong-Ki Lee Cheong-Weon Cho Tadalafil is a cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 substrate. Because there are few data on drug-drug interactions, it is advisable to take sufficient consideration when co-administering tadalafil... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2640: The Neuroprotective Effects of Astaxanthin: Therapeutic Targets and Clinical Perspective Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142640 Authors: Fakhri Aneva Farzaei Sobarzo-Sánchez As the leading causes of human disability and mortality, neurological diseases affect millions of people worldwide and are on the rise. Although the general roles of several signaling pathways in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders have so far been identified,... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2593: The Life Expectancy Gap between Registered Disabled and Non-Disabled People in Korea from 2004 to 2017 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142593 Authors: Jinwook Bahk Hee-Yeon Kang Young-Ho Khang This study aimed to estimate and compare life expectancy at birth among people with and without officially registered disabilities in Korea between 2004 and 2017. We used the National Health Information Database... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 233: Hydroxytyrosyl Oleate: Improved Extraction Procedure from Olive Oil and By-Products, and In Vitro Antioxidant and Skin Regenerative Properties Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8070233 Authors: Cinzia Benincasa Chiara La Torre Pierluigi Plastina Alessia Fazio Enzo Perri Maria Cristina Caroleo Luca Gallelli Roberto Cannataro Erika Cione Recently, we identified hydroxytyrosyl oleate (HtyOle) in the by-products of olive oil, pomace... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 232: Characterization of an Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Extract from Cool Climate, White Grape Marc Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8070232 Authors: Kenneth J. Olejar Arianna Ricci Simon Swift Zoran Zujovic Keith C. Gordon Bruno Fedrizzi Andrea Versari Paul A. Kilmartin Valorization of agricultural waste has become increasingly important. Wastes generated by wineries are high in phenolic compounds with antioxidant and antibacterial properties,... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 Antioxidants, Vol. 8, Pages 234: Monitoring of Chlorogenic Acid and Antioxidant Capacity of Solanum melongena L. (Eggplant) under Different Heat and Storage Treatments Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox8070234 Authors: Petra Šilarová Lila Boulekbache-Makhlouf Federica Pellati Lenka Česlová Solanum melongena L., also known as eggplant, is a widely consumed vegetable and it is well-known for its beneficial antioxidant properties, due to phenolic compounds. In this work, the influence... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3556: Elucidation of the Molecular Mechanism Underlying Lippia citriodora(Lim.)-Induced Relaxation and Anti-Depression International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143556 Authors: Mouad Sabti Kazunori Sasaki Chemseddoha Gadhi Hiroko Isoda Lippia citriodora ethanolic extract (VEE) and verbascoside (Vs), a phenypropanoid glycoside, have been demonstrated to exert relaxant and anxiolytic properties. However, the molecular mechanisms behind... Sat Jul 20, 2019 03:00 |
Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2643: Diacetylcurcumin: Its Potential Antiarthritic Effect on a Freund's Complete Adjuvant-Induced Murine Model Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142643 Authors: Carolina Escobedo-Martínez Silvia Laura Guzmán-Gutiérrez María Isabel Carrillo-López Martha Alicia Deveze-Álvarez Alfonso Trujillo-Valdivia William Meza-Morales Raúl G. Enríquez The present study aims to evaluate the antiarthritic activity of diacetylcurcumin (DAC), a synthetic derivative... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1675: Vitamin D and Phenylbutyrate Supplementation Does Not Modulate Gut Derived Immune Activation in HIV-1 Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071675 Authors: Catharina Missailidis Nikolaj Sørensen Senait Ashenafi Wondwossen Amogne Endale Kassa Amsalu Bekele Meron Getachew Nebiat Gebreselassie Abraham Aseffa Getachew Aderaye Jan Andersson Susanna Brighenti Peter Bergman Dysbiosis and a dysregulated gut immune barrier function contributes... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1674: Effects of Paramylon Extracted from Euglena gracilis EOD-1 on Parameters Related to Metabolic Syndrome in Diet-Induced Obese Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071674 Authors: Seiichiro Aoe Chiemi Yamanaka Kotone Koketsu Machiko Nishioka Nobuteru Onaka Norihisa Nishida Madoka Takahashi Paramylon (PM), a type of β-glucan, functions like dietary fiber, which has been suggested to exert a protective effect against obesity. We evaluated... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1673: Development of a Paper-Based Sensor Compatible with a Mobile Phone for the Detection of Common Iron Formulas Used in Fortified Foods within Resource-Limited Settings Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071673 Authors: Anna W. Waller Marco Toc Dylan J. Rigsby Marcela Gaytán-Martínez Juan E. Andrade A lack of quality control tools limits the enforcement of fortification policies. In alignment with the World Health Organization’s ASSURED criteria... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1672: Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acids and Coronary Heart Disease Risk: A Matched Case-Control Study within the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071672 Authors: Qing Liu Nirupa R. Matthan JoAnn E. Manson Barbara V. Howard Lesley F. Tinker Marian L. Neuhouser Linda V. Van Horn Jacques E. Rossouw Matthew A. Allison Lisa W. Martin Wenjun Li Linda G. Snetselaar Lu Wang Alice H. Lichtenstein... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1676: Diet and Neurodevelopmental Score in a Sample of One-Year-Old Children—A Cross-Sectional Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071676 Authors: Eli Anne Myrvoll Blomkvist Elisabet Rudjord Hillesund Sissel Heidi Helland Indra Simhan Nina Cecilie Øverby Environmental factors in the first years of life are crucial for a child’s neurodevelopment. Research on the association between breastfeeding and neurodevelopment is inconclusive, while research... 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1071: Antibiotic Resistance and Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori Strains in Patients with Gastroduodenal Disease in Southeast Poland Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071071 Authors: Izabela Korona-Glowniak Halina Cichoz-Lach Radoslaw Siwiec Sylwia Andrzejczuk Andrzej Glowniak Przemyslaw Matras Anna Malm The aim of this study was to investigate genetic diversity of Helicobacter pylori virulence markers to predict clinical outcome as well... 03:00 Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 420: Seasonal Analysis of the 2011–2017 North American Monsoon near its Northwest Boundary Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10070420 Authors: Charles Truettner Michael D. Dettinger Emanuele Ziaco Franco Biondi The seasonal extent of the North American Monsoon (NAM) is highly variable and potentially sensitive to future climate change. Our objective was to determine how regional monsoonal patterns influence mountain precipitation near the NAM northwest... 03:00 Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 421: Particulate Emissions of Euro 4 Motorcycles and Sampling Considerations Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10070421 Authors: Barouch Giechaskiel Alessandro A. Zardini Tero Lähde Adolfo Perujo Anastasios Kontses Leonidas Ntziachristos The scientific literature indicates that solid particle number (SPN) emissions of motorcycles are usually higher than that of passenger cars. The L-category (e.g., mopeds, motorcycles) Euro 4 and 5 environmental steps... 03:00 Toxins, Vol. 11, Pages 427: Pain and Lethality Induced by Insect Stings: An Exploratory and Correlational Study Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins11070427 Authors: Justin O. Schmidt Pain is a natural bioassay for detecting and quantifying biological activities of venoms. The painfulness of stings delivered by ants, wasps, and bees can be easily measured in the field or lab using the stinging insect pain scale that rates the pain intensity from 1 to 4, with 1 being minor pain, and 4 being extreme,... 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1041: In Vitro Toxicity of TiO2:SiO2 Nanocomposites with Different Photocatalytic Properties Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071041 Authors: Rossella Bengalli Simona Ortelli Magda Blosi Anna Costa Paride Mantecca Luisa Fiandra The enormous technological relevance of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) and the consequent concerns regarding potentially hazardous effects that exposure during production, use, and disposal can generate,... 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1040: Surface, Interface, and Temperature Effects on the Phase Separation and Nanoparticle Self Assembly of Bi-Metallic Ni0.5Ag0.5: A Molecular Dynamics Study Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071040 Authors: Ryan H. Allaire Abhijeet Dhakane Reece Emery P. Ganesh Philip D. Rack Lou Kondic Linda Cummings Miguel Fuentes-Cabrera Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to investigate how free surfaces, as well as supporting... 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2598: Hip and Wrist-Worn Accelerometer Data Analysis for Toddler Activities International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142598 Authors: Soyang Kwon Patricia Zavos Katherine Nickele Albert Sugianto Mark V. Albert Although accelerometry data are widely utilized to estimate physical activity and sedentary behavior among children age 3 years or older, for toddlers age 1 and 2 year(s), accelerometry data recorded... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1671: Neuroprotective Effect of Schisandra Chinensis on Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine-Induced Parkinsonian Syndrome in C57BL/6 Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071671 Authors: Chi-Lin Li Yang-Hwei Tsuang Tung-Hu Tsai Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. (S. chinensis) is a well-known botanical medicine and nutritional supplement that has been shown to have potential effects on neurodegeneration. To investigate the potential neuroprotective... 03:00 Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1508: Middleware to Operate Smart Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems in Real Time Water, Vol. 11, Pages 1508: Middleware to Operate Smart Photovoltaic Irrigation Systems in Real Time Water doi: 10.3390/w11071508 Authors: Rafael González Perea Aida Mérida García Irene Fernández García Emilio Camacho Poyato Pilar Montesinos Juan Antonio Rodríguez Díaz Climate change, water scarcity and higher energy requirements and electric tariff compromises the continuity of the irrigated agriculture. Precision agriculture (PA) or renewable energy sources which are... 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3567: The Key Role of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Hypertensive Kidney Disease International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143567 Authors: Teresa Seccia Brasilina Caroccia Maria Piazza Gian Paolo Rossi Accumulating evidence indicates that epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), originally described as a key process for organ development and metastasis budding in cancer, plays a key role in the development of renal... 03:00 Foods, Vol. 8, Pages 272: Improved Physicochemical and Structural Properties of Blueberries by High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing Foods doi: 10.3390/foods8070272 Authors: Maria Paciulli Ilce Gabriela Medina Meza Massimiliano Rinaldi Tommaso Ganino Alessandro Pugliese Margherita Rodolfi Davide Barbanti Michele Morbarigazzi Emma Chiavaro The use of high pressure on fruits and vegetables is today widely studied as an alternative to the traditional thermal preservation... 03:00 Medical Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 81: Dream Recall and Content versus the Menstrual Cycle: A Cross-Sectional Study in Healthy Women Medical Sciences doi: 10.3390/medsci7070081 Authors: Ioannis Ilias Nicholas-Tiberio Economou Anastasia Lekkou Andrea Romigi Eftychia Koukkou The association between sleep and the menstrual cycle has been scarcely studied. This study aimed to investigate the association between dream recall and content and the menstrual cycle among a large sample... 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3566: Highly Efficient and Stable Removal of Arsenic by Live Cell Fabricated Magnetic Nanoparticles International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143566 Authors: Hyo Kyeong Kim Sun-Wook Jeong Jung Eun Yang Yong Jun Choi As concerns about public health and environmental problems regarding contamination by toxic substances increase worldwide, the development of a highly effective and specific treatment method is imperative. Although physicochemical... 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2596: Application of Social Big Data to Identify Trends of School Bullying Forms in South Korea International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142596 Authors: Hayoung Kim Yoonsun Han Juyoung Song Tae Min Song As the contemporary phenomenon of school bullying has become more widespread, diverse, and frequent among adolescents in Korea, social big data may offer a new methodological paradigm for understanding the trends... 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2597: Absolute Income, Income Inequality and the Subjective Well-Being of Migrant Workers in China: Toward an Understanding of the Relationship and Its Psychological Mechanisms International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142597 Authors: Kaizhi Yu Yun Zhang Hong Zou Chenchen Wang No study has been conducted linking Chinese migrants’ subjective well-being (SWB) with urban inequality. This paper presents... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1668: Can Nutritional Intervention for Obesity and Comorbidities Slow Down Age-Related Hearing Impairment? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071668 Authors: Ting-Hsuan Tang Juen-Haur Hwang Ting-Hua Yang Chuan-Jen Hsu Chen-Chi Wu Tien-Chen Liu Background: Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI), the most common sensory deficit in the elderly, is associated with enormous social and public health burdens. Emerging evidence has suggested that obesity and comorbidities... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1669: A Mitochondrial Specific Antioxidant Reverses Metabolic Dysfunction and Fatty Liver Induced by Maternal Cigarette Smoke in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071669 Authors: Gerard Li Yik Lung Chan Suporn Sukjamnong Ayad G. Anwer Howard Vindin Matthew Padula Razia Zakarya Jacob George Brian G. Oliver Sonia Saad Hui Chen Maternal smoking leads to glucose and lipid metabolic disorders and hepatic damage in the offspring, potentially... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1670: Faster Gastric Emptying Is Unrelated to Feeding Success in Preterm Infants: Randomized Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071670 Authors: Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre Antonio Di Mauro Osvaldo Montagna Margherita Fanelli Manuela Capozza Jennifer L. Wampler Timothy Cooper Nicola Laforgia Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between gastric emptying (GE) time and days to achievement of full enteral feeding (≥140 mL/kg/day)... 03:00 Urban Science, Vol. 3, Pages 74: Bike Station Suitability on University Campus Using Origin–Destination Matrix—A Morgan State University Case Study Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci3030074 Authors: Nashid K. Khadem Md Muhib Kabir Snehanshu Banerjee Mansoureh Jeihani In contemporary times, bike sharing programs are gaining importance as an influential transportation mode in both urban and rural areas. They are also used as a vital transportation mode on university campuses... 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1069: Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071069 Authors: Iginio Colaiori Raffaele Izzo Emanuele Barbato Danilo Franco Giuseppe Di Gioia Antonio Rapacciuolo Jozef Bartunek Costantino Mancusi Maria Angela Losi Teresa Strisciuglio Maria Virginia Manzi Giovanni de Simone Bruno Trimarco Carmine Morisco Background: Cardio-vascular target organ damage predicts... 03:00 JCM, Vol. 8, Pages 1070: ATP Synthase Subunit Epsilon Overexpression Promotes Metastasis by Modulating AMPK Signaling to Induce Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Is a Poor Prognostic Marker in Colorectal Cancer Patients Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm8071070 Authors: Yan-Jiun Huang Yi-Hua Jan Yu-Chan Chang Hsing-Fang Tsai Alexander TH Wu Chi-Long Chen Michael Hsiao Metastasis remains the major cause of death from colon cancer. We intend to identify... 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3565: Non-Cytotoxic Agarose/Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffolds for Drug Release IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3565: Non-Cytotoxic Agarose/Hydroxyapatite Composite Scaffolds for Drug Release International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143565 Authors: Markus Witzler Patrick Frank Ottensmeyer Martin Gericke Thomas Heinze Edda Tobiasch Margit Schulze Healing of large bone defects requires implants or scaffolds that provide structural guidance for cell growth, differentiation, and vascularization. In the present work, an agarose-hydroxyapatite... 03:00 Nanomaterials, Vol. 9, Pages 1039: Effect of Ce Doping on the Structure and Chemical Stability of Nano-α-Fe2O3 Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano9071039 Authors: Junxiang Ning Peiyang Shi Maofa Jiang Chengjun Liu Xiaoliang Li Ce-doped nano-α-Fe2O3 was successfully synthesized via the hydrothermal method. The properties of the prepared particles were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier... 03:00 Nutrients, Vol. 11, Pages 1667: Weight Loss and Hypertension in Obese Subjects Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu11071667 Authors: Francesco Fantin Anna Giani Elena Zoico Andrea P. Rossi Gloria Mazzali Mauro Zamboni Arterial hypertension is strongly related to overweight and obesity. In obese subjects, several mechanisms may lead to hypertension such as insulin and leptin resistance, perivascular adipose tissue dysfunction, renal impairment, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system... 03:00 Religions, Vol. 10, Pages 443: Educational Environments with Cultural and Religious Diversity: Psychometric Analysis of the Cyberbullying Scale Religions doi: 10.3390/rel10070443 Authors: María Tomé-Fernández José Manuel Ortiz-Marcos Eva María Olmedo-Moreno The objective of this research is to adapt and validate a useful instrument to diagnose cyberbullying, provoked by intolerance towards cultural and religious diversity, identifying the profile of the aggressor and the victim.... 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3564: Alteration of Sphingolipids in Biofluids: Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143564 Authors: Luciana M. Pujol-Lereis Sphingolipids (SL) modulate several cellular processes including cell death, proliferation and autophagy. The conversion of sphingomyelin (SM) to ceramide and the balance between ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), also known as the SL rheostat, have been associated... 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3563: Neuroprotective Potential of GDF11: Myth or Reality? International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143563 Authors: Luc Rochette Gabriel Malka In the brain, aging is accompanied by cellular and functional deficiencies that promote vulnerability to neurodegenerative disorders. In blood plasma from young and old animals, various factors such as growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11), whose levels are elevated in young animals, have been identified.... 03:00 IJMS, Vol. 20, Pages 3562: Vitamin D Alleviates Rotavirus Infection through a Microrna-155-5p Mediated Regulation of the TBK1/IRF3 Signaling Pathway In Vivo and In Vitro International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms20143562 Authors: Ye Zhao Zhiming Ran Qin Jiang Ningming Hu Bing Yu Li Zhu Linyuan Shen Shunhua Zhang Lei Chen Hong Chen Jun Jiang Daiwen Chen (1) Background: Vitamin D (VD) plays a vital role in anti-viral innate immunity.... 03:00 Atmosphere, Vol. 10, Pages 419: Seasonal Levels, Sources, and Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Atmospheric PM2.5 from Four Functional Areas of Nanjing City, Eastern China Atmosphere doi: 10.3390/atmos10070419 Authors: Lichun Wu Xiao-San Luo Hongbo Li Long Cang Jie Yang Jiangli Yang Zhen Zhao Mingwei Tang Aerosol pollution is a serious environmental issue, especially in China where there has been rapid urbanization. To identify the intra-annual and regional distributions... 03:00 Molecules, Vol. 24, Pages 2642: New Butenolides and Cyclopentenones from Saline Soil-Derived Fungus Aspergillus Sclerotiorum Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules24142642 Authors: Li-Ying Ma Huai-Bin Zhang Hui-Hui Kang Mei-Jia Zhong De-Sheng Liu Hong Ren Wei-Zhong Liu Three new γ-hydroxyl butenolides (1–3), a pair of new enantiomeric spiro-butenolides (4a and 4b), a pair of enantiomeric cyclopentenones (5a new and 5b new natural), and six known compounds... 03:00 IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 2595: Dose–Response Relationship of Outdoor Exposure and Myopia Indicators: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Various Research Methods International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph16142595 Authors: Ciao-Lin Ho Wei-Fong Wu Yiing Mei Liou Myopia in children has dramatically increased worldwide. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate the effects of outdoor light exposure on myopia. According... 03:00 JoF, Vol. 5, Pages 67: Emerging Fungal Infections: New Patients, New Patterns, and New Pathogens Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof5030067 Authors: Friedman Schwartz : The landscape of clinical mycology is constantly changing. New therapies for malignant and autoimmune diseases have led to new risk factors for unusual mycoses. Invasive candidiasis is increasingly caused by non-albicans Candida spp., including C. auris, a multidrug-resistant yeast with the potential for nosocomial... 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