Humanities, Vol. 9, Pages 113: The Historical Landscape: Evoking the Past in a Landscape for the Future in the Cheonggyecheon Reconstruction in South Korea Humanities doi: 10.3390/h9030113 Authors: Eyun Jennifer Kim As cities become increasingly de-industrialized and emphasize building a sustainable future, we have seen an increase in the design of large-scale landscapes being incorporated into the urban fabric. The reconstruction of the Cheonggyecheon stream and park in Seoul, South...
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1854: Recent Progress in the Abatement of Hazardous Pollutants Using Photocatalytic TiO2-Based Building Materials Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091854 Authors: Anantha-Iyengar Gopalan Jun-Cheol Lee Gopalan Saianand Kwang-Pill Lee Prashant Sonar Rajarathnam Dharmarajan Yao-long Hou Ki-Yong Ann Venkatramanan Kannan Wha-Jung Kim Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been extensively investigated in interdisciplinary research (such as catalysis,...
Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 128: International Sport Forum of the Strength & Conditioning Society (SCS) and the European Sport Nutrition Society (ESNS) Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8090128 Authors: Alcaraz Csapo Freitas Marín-Cascales Blazevich Paoli On behalf of the Strength & Conditioning Society (SCS) and the European Sport Nutrition Society (ESNS), we are pleased to present the abstracts of the 2019 International Sport Forum on Strength & Conditioning...
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 206: Did a Complex Carbon Cycle Operate in the Inner Solar System? Life doi: 10.3390/life10090206 Authors: Joseph A. Nuth Frank T. Ferguson Hugh G. M. Hill Natasha M. Johnson Solids in the interstellar medium consist of an intimate mixture of silicate and carbonaceous grains. Because 99% of silicates in meteorites were reprocessed at high temperatures in the inner regions of the Solar Nebula, we propose that similar levels of heating of carbonaceous materials...
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 209: Comparing Three Different Extraction Techniques on Essential Oil Profiles of Cultivated and Wild Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Flower Life doi: 10.3390/life10090209 Authors: Chun-Yun Zhang Mingquan Guo Essential oil components of Nelumbo nucifera flowers from cultivated and wild lotus samples were analyzed and compared using three different extraction techniques, i.e., headspace extraction (HE), steam distillation (SD) and solvent extraction (SE), coupled with...
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 208: Treatment of Advanced Melanoma: Past, Present and Future Life doi: 10.3390/life10090208 Authors: Taku Fujimura Yumi Kambayashi Kentaro Ohuchi Yusuke Muto Setsuya Aiba Therapeutic options for treating advanced melanoma are progressing rapidly. Until six years ago, the regimen for treating advanced melanoma mainly comprised cytotoxic agents such as dacarbazine, and type I interferons. Since 2014, anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD1) antibodies have become...
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 207: Osteoclasts and Microgravity Life doi: 10.3390/life10090207 Authors: John Kelly Smith Astronauts are at risk of losing 1.0% to 1.5% of their bone mass for every month they spend in space despite their adherence to diets and exercise regimens designed to protect their musculoskeletal systems. This loss is the result of microgravity-related impairment of osteocyte and osteoblast function and the consequent upregulation of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption. This...
Life, Vol. 10, Pages 205: Diacylglycerol Acetyltransferase Gene Isolated from Euonymus europaeus L. Altered Lipid Metabolism in Transgenic Plant towards the Production of Acetylated Triacylglycerols Life doi: 10.3390/life10090205 Authors: Daniel Mihálik Andrea Lančaričová Michaela Mrkvová Šarlota Kaňuková Jana Moravčíková Miroslav Glasa Zdeno Šubr Lukáš Predajňa Richard Hančinský Simona Grešíková Michaela Havrlentová Pavol Hauptvogel Ján Kraic Euonymus...
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2838: The Influence of Maternal BMI on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Older Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092838 Authors: Małgorzata Lewandowska Stefan Sajdak Barbara Więckowska Nevena Manevska Jan Lubiński As mothers age, the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes may increase, but the results so far are controversial and several issues remain unknown, such as the impact of maternal weight on the effects associated with older age. In a prospective...
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2839: Learning the Language of Social Media: A Comparison of Engagement Metrics and Social Media Strategies Used by Food and Nutrition-Related Social Media Accounts Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092839 Authors: Amy M. Barklamb Annika Molenaar Linda Brennan Stephanie Evans Jamie Choong Emma Herron Mike Reid Tracy A. McCaffrey Health promoters have been unable to reach and engage people on social media (SM) to the extent that food industry brands...
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2996: Clinicopathological Features and Prognostic Factors of Primary Acral Melanomas in Caucasians Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092996 Authors: Aneta M. Borkowska Anna Szumera-Ciećkiewicz Mateusz J. Spałek Paweł Teterycz Anna M. Czarnecka Piotr Ł. Rutkowski Background: Cutaneous melanomas located on the acral part of extremities (hand and foot melanoma; HFM) comprise a rare group within all melanomas in Caucasians. HFM is associated...
Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 476: Influences of Successive Exposure to Bleaching and Fluoride Preparations on the Surface Hardness and Roughness of the Aged Resin Composite Restoratives Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56090476 Authors: Khalid M. Abdelaziz Shugufta Mir Shafait Ullah Khateeb Suheel M. Baba Saud S. Alshahrani Eman A. Alshahrani Zahra A. Alsafi Background and Objectives: Surfaces of composite restorations are adversely affected upon bleaching and topical fluoride...
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 249: Impact of Sampling Period on Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Antibiotics: Why do You Take Blood Samples Following the Fourth Dose? Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090249 Authors: So Won Kim Dong Jin Kim Dae Young Zang Dong-Hwan Lee To date, many population pharmacokinetic models of antibiotics have been developed using blood sampling data after the fourth or fifth dose, which represents steady-state levels. However, if a model developed...
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 250: Hybrid Multimodal Imaging Synthons for Chemoselective and Efficient Biomolecule Modification with Chelator and Near-Infrared Fluorescent Cyanine Dye Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090250 Authors: Ralph Hübner Valeska von Kiedrowski Vanessa Benkert Björn Wängler Ralf Schirrmacher Roland Krämer Carmen Wängler The development of hybrid multimodal imaging synthons (MIS), carrying in addition to a chelator for radiometal labeling...
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 639: Prepulse Inhibition of the Auditory Startle Reflex Assessment as a Hallmark of Brainstem Sensorimotor Gating Mechanisms Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090639 Authors: Ricardo Gómez-Nieto Sebastián Hormigo Dolores E. López When a low-salience stimulus of any type of sensory modality—auditory, visual, tactile—immediately precedes an unexpected startle-like stimulus, such as the acoustic startle reflex, the startle motor...
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 640: Global Neural Activities Changes under Human Inhibitory Control Using Translational Scenario Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10090640 Authors: Rupesh Kumar Chikara Li-Wei Ko This study presents a new approach to exploring human inhibition in a realistic scenario. In previous inhibition studies, the stimulus design of go/no-go task generally used a simple symbol for the go and stop signals. We can understand the neural activity of inhibition...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6755: A Reversal of the Association between Education Level and Obesity Risk during Ageing: A Gender-Specific Longitudinal Study in South Korea International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186755 Authors: Chung Kim This study aimed to examine and quantify obesity risk across different education levels during ageing using the dataset of a nationally representative longitudinal survey. A total of 45,391 observations...
Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 874: Suppression of Oxidative Stress as Potential Therapeutic Approach for Normal Tension Glaucoma Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9090874 Authors: Chikako Harada Takahiko Noro Atsuko Kimura Xiaoli Guo Kazuhiko Namekata Tadashi Nakano Takayuki Harada Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease of the eye, which involves degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs): the output neurons of the retina to the brain, which with their axons comprise...
Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 873: Withanolide C Inhibits Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cells via Oxidative Stress-Mediated Apoptosis and DNA Damage Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9090873 Authors: Tzu-Jung Yu Jen-Yang Tang Li-Ching Lin Wan-Ju Lien Yuan-Bin Cheng Fang-Rong Chang Fu Ou-Yang Hsueh-Wei Chang Some withanolides, particularly the family of steroidal lactones, show anticancer effects, but this is rarely reported for withanolide C (WHC)—especially...
Antioxidants, Vol. 9, Pages 876: Combined Treatment with Low Cytotoxic Ethyl Acetate Nepenthes Extract and Ultraviolet-C Improves Antiproliferation to Oral Cancer Cells via Oxidative Stress Antioxidants doi: 10.3390/antiox9090876 Authors: Peng Lin Yang Chang Cheng Tang Chang Ultraviolet-C (UVC) irradiation provides an alternative radiotherapy to X-ray. UVC sensitizer from natural products may improve radiotherapy at low cytotoxic side effects. The aim of this...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6804: Soft Nanoonions: A Dynamic Overview onto Catanionic Vesicles Temperature-Driven Transition International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186804 Authors: Gesmi Milcovich Filipe E. Antunes Mario Grassi Fioretta Asaro Catanionic vesicles are emerging interesting structures for bioapplications. They self-generate by a pairing of oppositely charged ionic surfactants that assemble into hollow structures. Specifically, the anionic-cationic...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6803: Role of Glutaredoxin-1 and Glutathionylation in Cardiovascular Diseases International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186803 Authors: Mannix Burns Syed Husain Mustafa Rizvi Yuko Tsukahara David R. Pimentel Ivan Luptak Naomi M. Hamburg Reiko Matsui Markus M. Bachschmid Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and as rates continue to increase, discovering mechanisms and therapeutic targets become...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6802: A Screening of Antineoplastic Drugs for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Reveals Contrasting Immunogenic Effects of Etoposide and Fludarabine International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186802 Authors: Darina Ocadlikova Clara Iannarone Anna Rita Redavid Michele Cavo Antonio Curti Background: Recent evidence demonstrated that the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells with daunorubicin (DNR) but not cytarabine (Ara-C) results in...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6801: Inhaled H2 or CO2 Do Not Augment the Neuroprotective Effect of Therapeutic Hypothermia in a Severe Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Piglet Model International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186801 Authors: Viktória Kovács Gábor Remzső Valéria Tóth-Szűki Viktória Varga János Németh Ferenc Domoki Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is still a major cause of neonatal death and disability as therapeutic hypothermia (TH)...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6805: The Role of Extracellular Proteases in Tumor Progression and the Development of Innovative Metal Ion Chelators that Inhibit their Activity International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186805 Authors: Kyung Chan Park Mahendiran Dharmasivam Des R. Richardson The crucial role of extracellular proteases in cancer progression is well-known, especially in relation to the promotion of cell invasion through extracellular matrix remodeling. This...
Diversity, Vol. 12, Pages 357: The Extraordinary Importance of Coral-Associated Fauna Diversity doi: 10.3390/d12090357 Authors: Simone Montano Coral reefs are one of the most diverse marine ecosystems on Earth and one of the richest in terms of species interactions. Scleractinian corals are usually the most likely to provide numerous different habitats and to support many symbiotic relationships. However, many other invertebrate groups, such as sponges, bryozoans, and other cnidarians,...
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2591: Monitoring Approaches for Faecal Indicator Bacteria in Water: Visioning a Remote Real-Time Sensor for E. coli and Enterococci Water doi: 10.3390/w12092591 Authors: Kane L. Offenbaume Edoardo Bertone Rodney A. Stewart A comprehensive review was conducted to assess the current state of monitoring approaches for primary faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) E. coli and enterococci. Approaches were identified and examined in relation to their accuracy, ability...
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2590: Agricultural Diffuse Pollution and the EU Water Framework Directive: Problems and Progress in Governance Water doi: 10.3390/w12092590 Authors: Daan Boezeman Mark Wiering Ann Crabbé Progress has been made on improving Europe’s water quality. Nevertheless, there is much scepticism as to whether the goals of the European Water Framework Directive will be realised by 2027. Addressing diffuse agricultural sources of pollution remains a persistent...
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2589: Analysis of Runoff-Sediment Cointegration and Uncertainty Relations at Different Temporal Scales in the Middle Reaches of the Yellow River, China Water doi: 10.3390/w12092589 Authors: Xiujie Wang Dandan Li Ximin Yuan Xiling Qi Pengfei Zhang To understand the intricate runoff-sediment relationship in the middle Yellow River basin (MYRB), the Toudaoguai, Longmen, Tongguan and Huayuankou sites in the MYRB were selected to analyze the deterministic...
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2588: Bank Protection Structures along the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River, a Study of Flow Slides Water doi: 10.3390/w12092588 Authors: Maarten van der Wal The planform of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River followed its natural path in Bangladesh until the construction of bank protection works started to save Sirajganj from bank erosion since the 1930s. Several so-called hardpoints such as groynes and revetments were constructed in the period 1980–2015 and the Jamuna...
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2587: Characterization of Flowpath Using Geochemistry and 87Sr/86Sr Isotope Ratios in the Yalahau Region, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico Water doi: 10.3390/w12092587 Authors: Jessica McKay Melissa Lenczewski Rosa Maria Leal-Bautista The Yalahau region, located in the northeastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula, hosts a series of elongated depressions trending north/south in the direction of Isla Holbox, identified as the Holbox Fracture Zone. Previous...
Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 69: Social Protection Implementation Issues in Ethiopia: Client Households’ Perceived Enablers and Constrainers of the Productive Safety Net Program Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10030069 Authors: Melisew Dejene Lemma Logan Cochrane Social protection programs need to be suited to the specific context within which they are implemented. To minimize barriers and constraints in implementation, program design needs to integrate and respond to the views of client households...
Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 43: The Efficacy of Allocating Housing Growth in the Los Angeles Region (2006–2014) Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4030043 Authors: Darrel Ramsey-Musolf California is known for home values that eclipse U.S. housing prices. To increase housing inventory, California has implemented a regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) to transmit shares of housing growth to cities. However, no study has established RHNA’s efficacy. After examining the 4th...
Biology, Vol. 9, Pages 294: A Poplar Rust Effector Protein Associates with Protein Disulfide Isomerase and Enhances Plant Susceptibility Biology doi: 10.3390/biology9090294 Authors: Mst Hur Madina Md Saifur Rahman Xiaoqiang Huang Yang Zhang Huanquan Zheng Hugo Germain Melampsora larici-populina (Mlp), the causal agent of Populus leaf rust, secretes an array of effectors into the host through the haustorium to gain nutrients and suppress immunity. The precise mechanisms...
Biology, Vol. 9, Pages 293: Maternal Obesity Does Not Exacerbate the Effects of LPS Injection on Pregnancy Outcomes in Mice Biology doi: 10.3390/biology9090293 Authors: Natasha Virginkar Julian K. Christians Obesity increases the risk of a number of pregnancy complications, potentially due to chronic inflammation. We predicted that an obesogenic high-fat diet (HFD) in mice would create an inflammatory environment that would exacerbate the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an inflammatory...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6753: A Pilot Evaluation of a Smartphone Application for Workplace Depression
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6753: A Pilot Evaluation of a Smartphone Application for Workplace Depression International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186753 Authors: Collins Harvey Lavender Glozier Christensen Deady Interventions delivered via mobile apps show particular promise in tackling the burden of common mental disorders. Appropriately targeting these interventions to at-risk populations is critical to their success. This...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6754: Disordered Eating Attitudes, Anxiety, Self-Esteem and Perfectionism in Young Athletes and Non-Athletes International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186754 Authors: Petisco-Rodríguez Sánchez-Sánchez Fernández-García Sánchez-Sánchez García-Montes Eating disorders are associated with short and long-term consequences that can affect sports performance. The purposes of this study were to investigate whether...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6791: Psoriasis and Antimicrobial Peptides International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186791 Authors: Toshiya Takahashi Kenshi Yamasaki Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory disease caused by crosstalk between various cells such as T cells, neutrophils, dendritic cells, and keratinocytes. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) such as β-defensin, S100, and cathelicidin are secreted from these cells and activate the innate immune system through...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6793: Alternative and Experimental Therapies of Mycobacterium abscessus Infections International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186793 Authors: Michal Meir Daniel Barkan Mycobacterium abscessus is a non-tuberculous mycobacterium notoriously known for causing severe, chronic infections. Treatment of these infections is challenging due to either intrinsic or acquired resistance of M. abscessus to multiple antibiotics. Despite prolonged poly-antimicrobial...
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2835: Relationship between Sleep and Hedonic Appetite in Shift Workers Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092835 Authors: Parisa Vidafar Sean W. Cain Ari Shechter Short and/or poor sleep are established behavioral factors which can contribute to excess food intake, and emerging evidence suggests that disturbed circadian rhythms may also impact food intake regulation. Together, disturbed sleep and circadian rhythms may help explain the excess risk for obesity seen...
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2993: Surgical Management of Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Pancreas Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092993 Authors: Regis Souche Christian Hobeika Elisabeth Hain Sebastien Gaujoux Neuroendocrine tumours of the pancreas (pNET) are rare, accounting for 1–2% of all pancreatic neoplasms. They develop from pancreatic islet cells and cover a wide range of heterogeneous neoplasms. While most pNETs are sporadic, some are associated with genetic...
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2991: Sharing Cancer Survivorship Care between Oncology and Primary Care Providers: A Qualitative Study of Health Care Professionals’ Experiences Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092991 Authors: Karolina Lisy Jennifer Kent Jodi Dumbrell Helana Kelly Amanda Piper Michael Jefford Survivorship care that is shared between oncology and primary care providers may be a suitable model to effectively and efficiently care for the growing survivor...
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2995: Effect of Statin Use on the Clinical Manifestations, Laboratory Test Results and Outcome of Lyme Neuroborreliosis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092995 Authors: Katarina Ogrinc Andrej Kastrin Stanka Lotrič-Furlan Petra Bogovič Tereza Rojko Tjaša Cerar-Kišek Eva Ružić-Sabljić Gary P. Wormser Franc Strle Statins have anti-inflammatory and potentially antimicrobial activity, but whether they have a beneficial effect on the...
JFB, Vol. 11, Pages 65: Biocompatibility of α-Al2O3 Ceramic Substrates with Human Neural Precursor Cells Journal of Functional Biomaterials doi: 10.3390/jfb11030065 Authors: Akrivi Asimakopoulou Ioannis Gkekas Georgia Kastrinaki Alessandro Prigione Vasileios T. Zaspalis Spyros Petrakis Background: Biocompatible materials-topography could be used for the construction of scaffolds allowing the three-dimensional (3D) organization of human stem cells into functional tissue-like...
Foods, Vol. 9, Pages 1307: The Meaning of Emoji to Describe Food Experiences in Pre-adolescents Foods doi: 10.3390/foods9091307 Authors: Julia Sick Erminio Monteleone Lapo Pierguidi Gastón Ares Sara Spinelli Ongoing research has shown that emoji can be used by children to discriminate food products, but it is unclear if they express emotions and how they are linked to emotional words. Little is known about how children interpret emoji in terms of their emotional meaning in...
Biomolecules, Vol. 10, Pages 1325: Regulation of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase 1 Activity by Y-Box-Binding Protein 1 Biomolecules doi: 10.3390/biom10091325 Authors: Konstantin N. Naumenko Mariya V. Sukhanova Loic Hamon Tatyana A. Kurgina Elizaveta E. Alemasova Mikhail M. Kutuzov David Pastré Olga I. Lavrik Y-box-binding protein 1 (YB-1) is a multifunctional positively charged protein that interacts with DNA or RNA and poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR). YB-1 is poly(ADP-ribosyl)ated...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6750: Bayesian Estimation of Correlation between Measures of Blood Pressure Indices, Aerobic Capacity and Resting Heart Rate Variability Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation and 95% High Density Interval in Female School Teachers International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186750 Authors: Shaher A. I. Shalfawi Background: Several explanations regarding the disparity observed in the literature with regard to heart...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6751: Improvement of the Quality of Life in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Using Filters International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186751 Authors: Daniel Caballe-Fontanet Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina Neus Busquet-Duran Eduard Pedemonte-Sarrias Miguel Angel Sanchez-Tena Background: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease with an increasing incidence due to the general aging of...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6749: Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Diet Quality Profile of the Lithuanian Team of Deaf Women’s Basketball Players International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186749 Authors: Marius Baranauskas Valerija Jablonskienė Jonas Algis Abaravičius Rimantas Stukas There are about 466 million people with hearing impairments in the world. The scientific literature does not provide sufficient data on the actual nutrition...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6748: How do Rural Second Homes Affect Human Health and Well-being? Review of Potential Impacts International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186748 Authors: Kati Pitkänen Jenni Lehtimäki Riikka Puhakka Contact with nature is associated with numerous psychological, physiological and social health and well-being benefits. Outdoor recreation, such as rural second home tourism, provides extensive exposure to the natural...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6752: Fuzzy Protoform for Hyperactive Behaviour Detection Based on Commercial Devices International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186752 Authors: Albín-Rodríguez Ricoy-Cano de-la-Fuente-Robles Espinilla-Estévez Hyperactive behaviour refers to a person making more movement than expected for his or her age and development, acting impulsively, and being easily distracted. There is a need to encourage early and...
Geriatrics, Vol. 5, Pages 52: Prevalence of Swallowing and Eating Difficulties in an Elderly Postoperative Hip Fracture Population—A Multi-Center-Based Pilot Study Geriatrics doi: 10.3390/geriatrics5030052 Authors: Gitte Madsen Stine M. Kristoffersen Mark R. Westergaard Vivi Gjødvad Merete M. Jessen Dorte Melgaard Elderly patients operated for hip fracture are characterized by high age and high degree of comorbidity and need of care, factors previously found to be associated...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6799: NASH, Fibrosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Lipid Synthesis and Glutamine/Acetate Signaling International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186799 Authors: Yoshiaki Sunami Primary liver cancer is predicted to be the sixth most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Recent studies identified nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as the underlying cause in 13–38.2% of patients with hepatocellular...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6798: Superhydrophilic Polyurethane/Polydopamine Nanofibrous Materials Enhancing Cell Adhesion for Application in Tissue Engineering International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186798 Authors: Kamil Kopeć Michał Wojasiński Tomasz Ciach The use of nanofibrous materials in the field of tissue engineering requires a fast, efficient, scalable production method and excellent wettability of the obtained materials, leading to enhanced cell adhesion....
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6797: Decreased Expression of Canstatin in Rat Model of Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Protective Effect of Canstatin on Right Ventricular Remodeling International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186797 Authors: Akira Sugiyama Maina Kaisho Muneyoshi Okada Kosuke Otani Hideyuki Yamawaki Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease which causes right ventricular (RV) failure. Canstatin, a C-terminal...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6796: Protein Databases Related to Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186796 Authors: Qian Li Xi Wang Zhihui Dou Weishan Yang Beifang Huang Jizhong Lou Zhuqing Zhang Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of biomolecules, which underlies the formation of membraneless organelles (MLOs) or biomolecular condensates, has been investigated intensively in recent years. It contributes to the regulation...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6800: Surface Design of Antifouling Vascular Constructs Bearing Biofunctional Peptides for Tissue Regeneration Applications International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186800 Authors: Radoslava Sivkova Johanka Táborská Alain Reparaz Andres de los Santos Pereira Ilya Kotelnikov Vladimir Proks Jan Kučka Jan Svoboda Tomáš Riedel Ognen Pop-Georgievski Antifouling polymer layers containing extracellular matrix-derived peptide...
Bioengineering, Vol. 7, Pages 113: Biomimetic 3D Models for Investigating the Role of Monocytes and Macrophages in Atherosclerosis Bioengineering doi: 10.3390/bioengineering7030113 Authors: Anna Garcia-Sabaté Walaa Kamal E. Mohamed Jiranuwat Sapudom Aseel Alatoom Layla Al Al Safadi Jeremy C. M. Teo Atherosclerosis, the inflammation of artery walls due to the accumulation of lipids, is the most common underlying cause for cardiovascular diseases. Monocytes and macrophages...
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 607: Measuring Antibiotic Stewardship Programmes and Initiatives: An Umbrella Review in Primary Care Medicine and a Systematic Review of Dentistry Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9090607 Authors: Leanne Teoh Alastair J Sloan Michael J McCullough Wendy Thompson Antibiotic stewardship aims to tackle the global problem of drug-resistant infections by promoting the responsible use of antibiotics. Most antibiotics are prescribed in primary care and...
Antibiotics, Vol. 9, Pages 608: Delayed Antibiotic Prescription by General Practitioners in the UK: A Stated-Choice Study Antibiotics doi: 10.3390/antibiotics9090608 Authors: Liz Morrell James Buchanan Laurence Roope Koen Pouwels Christopher Butler Benedict Hayhoe Michael Moore Sarah Tonkin-Crine Monsey McLeod Julie Robotham A. Walker Sarah Wordsworth on behalf of the STEPUP team Delayed antibiotic prescription in primary care has been shown to reduce...
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2586: Impact of Organic Loading Rate on Performance and Methanogenic Microbial Communities of a Fixed-Bed Anaerobic Reactor at 4 °C Water doi: 10.3390/w12092586 Authors: Hongyan Zhao Feifan Yan Xue Li Renzhe Piao Weidong Wang Zongjun Cui We investigated the feasibility of producing biogas in a fixed-bed anaerobic reactor at 4 °C with a gradual increase in organic loading rate (OLR). Reactor efficiency was highest when OLR was 4.33 kg/m3·d,...
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1422: The Variety and Inscrutability of Polar Environments as a Resource of Biotechnologically Relevant Molecules Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091422 Authors: Rizzo Lo Giudice The application of an ever-increasing number of methodological approaches and tools is positively contributing to the development and yield of bioprospecting procedures. In this context, cold-adapted bacteria from polar environments are becoming more and more intriguing...
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1424: TRIM Proteins and Their Roles in the Influenza Virus Life Cycle Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091424 Authors: Hye-Ra Lee Myoung Kyu Lee Chan Woo Kim Meehyein Kim The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) has been recognized for regulating fundamental cellular processes, followed by induction of proteasomal degradation of target proteins, and triggers multiple signaling pathways that are crucial for numerous aspects of cellular physiology....
Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 1425: Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Different Aquatic Environments in the North of Spain and South of France Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8091425 Authors: Lara Pérez-Etayo David González José Leiva Ana Isabel Vitas Due to the global progress of antimicrobial resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the list of the antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” in order to promote research...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6747: Analysis of the Influence of Psychological Contract on Employee Safety Behaviors against COVID-19 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186747 Authors: Yuexin Du Hui Liu This study explored the influencing factors of safety behavior from the perspective of employees, studied the mechanism of the psychological contract on employees’ safety behavior in the context of the Chinese epidemic situation,...
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1213: Water Stress Enhances the Progression of Branch Dieback and Almond Decline under Field Conditions Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091213 Authors: Carlos Agustí-Brisach David Moldero María del Carmen Raya Ignacio J. Lorite Francisco Orgaz Antonio Trapero Branch dieback and tree decline have been described as a common complex disease worldwide in woody crops, with Botryosphaeriaceae and Diaporthaceae being considered the most frequent fungi associated...
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1214: Punica protopunica Balf., the Forgotten Sister of the Common Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.): Features and Medicinal Properties—A Review Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091214 Authors: José Antonio Guerrero-Solano Osmar Antonio Jaramillo-Morales Tania Jiménez-Cabrera Thania Alejandra Urrutia-Hernández Alejandro Chehue-Romero Elena G. Olvera-Hernández Mirandeli Bautista Punica protopunica Balf. is one of only two species housed by the Punica genera....
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2639: Expression of AR-V7 (Androgen Receptor Variant 7) Protein in Granular Cytoplasmic Structures Is an Independent Prognostic Factor in Prostate Cancer Patients Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092639 Authors: Paul König Markus Eckstein Rudolf Jung Amer Abdulrahman Juan Guzman Katrin Weigelt Ginette Serrero Jun Hayashi Carol Geppert Robert Stöhr Arndt Hartmann Bernd Wullich Sven Wach Helge Taubert Verena Lieb Prostate cancer...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2647: Inhibition of DNA Repair Pathways and Induction of ROS Are Potential Mechanisms of Action of the Small Molecule Inhibitor BOLD-100 in Breast Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092647 Authors: Suzanne Bakewell Isabel Conde Yassi Fallah Mathew McCoy Lu Jin Ayesha N. Shajahan-Haq BOLD-100, a ruthenium-based complex, sodium trans-[tetrachloridobis (1H-indazole) ruthenate (III)] (also known as IT-139, NKP1339 or KP1339), is a novel small molecule...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2643: Isolation and Enumeration of CTC in Colorectal Cancer Patients: Introduction of a Novel Cell Imaging Approach and Comparison to Cellular and Molecular Detection Techniques Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092643 Authors: Alexander Hendricks Burkhard Brandt Reinhild Geisen Katharina Dall Christian Röder Clemens Schafmayer Thomas Becker Sebastian Hinz Susanne Sebens Circulating tumour cells (CTC) were proven to be prognostically relevant...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2646: Impact of Number of Segmented Tissues on SAR Prediction Accuracy in Deep Pelvic Hyperthermia Treatment Planning Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092646 Authors: Iva VilasBoas-Ribeiro Gerard C. van Rhoon Tomas Drizdal Martine Franckena Margarethus M. Paulides In hyperthermia, the general opinion is that pre-treatment optimization of treatment settings requires a patient-specific model. For deep pelvic hyperthermia treatment planning (HTP), tissue...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2641: Mitochondria and Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092641 Authors: Alexandr V. Bazhin Mitochondria are indispensable for energy metabolism and are essential for the regulation of many cellular processes in healthy as well as in transformed cells [...]
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2644: B Cells and Tertiary Lymphoid Structures Influence Survival in Lung Cancer Patients with Resectable Tumors Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092644 Authors: Jun Tang Daniel Ramis-Cabrer Víctor Curull Xuejie Wang Mercé Mateu-Jiménez Lara Pijuan Xavier Duran Liyun Qin Alberto Rodríguez-Fuster Rafael Aguiló Esther Barreiro Immune profile of B and T cells and tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) may differ in tumors of lung cancer (LC)...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2638: How Different Are the Molecular Mechanisms of Nodal and Distant Metastasis in Luminal A Breast Cancer? Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092638 Authors: Petr Lapcik Anna Pospisilova Lucia Janacova Peter Grell Pavel Fabian Pavel Bouchal Lymph node status is one of the best prognostic factors in breast cancer, however, its association with distant metastasis is not straightforward. Here we compare molecular mechanisms of nodal and distant metastasis...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2645: Adding PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors to Chemotherapy for the First-Line Treatment of Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC): A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092645 Authors: Francesco Facchinetti Massimo Di Maio Marcello Tiseo Survival outcomes in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES SCLC) are dismal, with median overall survival (OS) less than 12 months. The combination of PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2642: Hormone Involvement in Tissue Development, Physiology and Oncogenesis: A Preface to the Special Issue Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092642 Authors: Claudio Luparello Hormones, i [...]
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2640: Genome-Wide Comparison of the Target Genes of the Reactive Oxygen Species and Non-Reactive Oxygen Species Constituents of Cold Atmospheric Plasma in Cancer Cells Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092640 Authors: Hwee Won Ji Heejoo Kim Hyeon Woo Kim Sung Hwan Yun Jae Eun Park Eun Ha Choi Sun Jung Kim Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) can induce cancer cell death. The majority of gene regulation studies have been biased towards reactive oxygen species...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2637: Immunogenic Cell Death and Elimination of Immunosuppressive Cells: A Double-Edged Sword of Chemotherapy Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092637 Authors: Jean-David Fumet Emeric Limagne Marion Thibaudin Francois Ghiringhelli Chemotherapy is initially used to kill proliferative cells. In the current area of emerging immunotherapy, chemotherapies have shown their ability to modulate the tumor micro environment and immune response. We focus here on two...
Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 2648: Tissue Immune Profile: A Tool to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12092648 Authors: Bruna Cerbelli Simone Scagnoli Silvia Mezi Alessandro De Luca Simona Pisegna Maria Ida Amabile Michela Roberto Lucio Fortunato Leopoldo Costarelli Angelina Pernazza Lidia Strigari Carlo Della Rocca Paolo Marchetti Giulia d’Amati Andrea Botticelli Pathological complete...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6794: New Era of Diacylglycerol Kinase, Phosphatidic Acid and Phosphatidic Acid-Binding Protein International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186794 Authors: Fumio Sakane Fumi Hoshino Chiaki Murakami Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates diacylglycerol (DG) to generate phosphatidic acid (PA). Mammalian DGK consists of ten isozymes (α–κ) and governs a wide range of physiological and pathological events, including...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6795: Cannabidiol Modifies the Formation of NETs in Neutrophils of Psoriatic Patients International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186795 Authors: Piotr Wójcik Marzena Garley Adam Wroński Ewa Jabłońska Elżbieta Skrzydlewska Psoriasis is associated with increased production of reactive oxygen species which leads to oxidative stress. As antioxidants can provide protection, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of cannabidiol...
Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 172: Community Pharmacists’ Perceptions of Patient Care Services within an Enhanced Service Network Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8030172 Authors: Christopher J. Daly Bryan Quinn Anna Mak David M. Jacobs Background: Pharmacists are positioned as an accessible source of patient care services (PCS). Despite the adversity community pharmacies continue to face, the expanding opportunity of offering PCS continues to be a pathway forward. Objective: To identify...
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2836: Dietary Profile and Nutritional Status of the Roma Population Living in Segregated Colonies in Northeast Hungary Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092836 Authors: Erand Llanaj Ferenc Vincze Zsigmond Kósa János Sándor Judit Diószegi Róza Ádány Nutrition studies among Roma are scarce and to date no quantified dietary data are available. This report provides, for the first time, quantified dietary data and comprehensive anthropometric information...
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2837: Anti-diabetic Obesity Effects of Wasabia Japonica Matsum Leaf Extract on 45% Kcal High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092837 Authors: Beom-Rak Choi Hyun-Jee Kim Young-Joon Lee Sae-Kwang Ku The present study examined the effects of Wasabi leaf (WL) on 45% Kcal high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mild diabetic obese mice. In particular, the hepatoprotective (i.e., liver weight, histopathology of liver, serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine...
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1029: Identification and Distribution of Novel Cressdnaviruses and Circular molecules in Four Penguin Species in South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091029 Authors: Hila Levy Rafaela S. Fontenele Ciara Harding Crystal Suazo Simona Kraberger Kara Schmidlin Anni Djurhuus Caitlin E. Black Tom Hart Adrian L. Smith Arvind Varsani There is growing interest in uncovering the viral diversity present in wild animal...
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1853: Hybrid Spider Silk with Inorganic Nanomaterials Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091853 Authors: Aleksandra P. Kiseleva Grigorii O. Kiselev Valeria O. Nikolaeva Gulaim Seisenbaeva Vadim Kessler Pavel V. Krivoshapkin Elena F. Krivoshapkina High-performance functional biomaterials are becoming increasingly requested. Numerous natural and artificial polymers have already demonstrated their ability to serve as a basis for bio-composites....
Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 73: Human Robot Hand Interaction with Plastic Deformation Control Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9030073 Authors: Kenichi Murakami Koki Ishimoto Taku Senoo Masatoshi Ishikawa In recent years, force control has become more important due to the physical interaction of robots with humans and applications of robots to complex environments. Impedance control is widely used in force control; however, it cannot reproduce the behavior of plastic deformation because...
JPM, Vol. 10, Pages 130: Bioinformatics Data Mining Repurposes the JAK2 (Janus Kinase 2) Inhibitor Fedratinib for Treating Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Reversing the KRAS (Kirsten Rat Sarcoma 2 Viral Oncogene Homolog)-Driven Gene Signature Journal of Personalized Medicine doi: 10.3390/jpm10030130 Authors: Li-Wei Liu Yao-Yu Hsieh Pei-Ming Yang Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is still one of the most aggressive and lethal cancer types due to the late diagnosis, high...
JPM, Vol. 10, Pages 131: Liquid lncRNA Biopsy for the Evaluation of Locally Advanced and Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck Journal of Personalized Medicine doi: 10.3390/jpm10030131 Authors: Izabela Łasińska Tomasz Kolenda Kacper Guglas Magda Kopczyńska Joanna Sobocińska Anna Teresiak Norbert Oksza Strzelecki Katarzyna Lamperska Andrzej Mackiewicz Jacek Mackiewicz Background: Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) are RNA molecules that are more...
JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 2992: Unimanual Intensive Therapy with or without Unaffected Hand Containment in Children with Hemiplegia. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9092992 Authors: Rocío Palomo-Carrión Elena Pinero-Pinto Sara Ando-LaFuente Asunción Ferri-Morales Elisabeth Bravo-Esteban Helena Romay-Barrero Children with hemiplegia have lower spontaneous use and quality of movement in the affected upper limb. The modified constraint-induced...
Biosensors, Vol. 10, Pages 126: Combining Electrostatic, Hindrance and Diffusive Effects for Predicting Particle Transport and Separation Efficiency in Deterministic Lateral Displacement Microfluidic Devices Biosensors doi: 10.3390/bios10090126 Authors: Valentina Biagioni Giulia Balestrieri Alessandra Adrover Stefano Cerbelli Microfluidic separators based on Deterministic Lateral Displacement (DLD) constitute a promising technique for the label-free detection and separation...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6746: Health and Well-Being in Protected Natural Areas—Visitors’ Satisfaction in Three Different Protected Natural Area Categories in Catalonia, Spain International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186746 Authors: Farías-Torbidoni Mas-Alòs Gil-Moreno-de-Mora Lavega-Burgués Castañer Lorente-Catalán Seguí-Urbaneja Lacasa-Claver Protected natural areas (PNAs) can be a source of health and well-being,...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6744: Mediating Effect of Sports Participation on the Relationship between Health Perceptions and Health Promoting Behavior in Adolescents International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186744 Authors: Seung-Man Lee Hyun-Chul Jeong Wi-Young So Hyun-Su Youn The aim of this study was to verify the structural relationship between health perceptions, sports participation, and health promoting behavior in adolescents....
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6743: An Investigation into Unsafe Behaviors and Traffic Accidents Involving Unlicensed Drivers: A Perspective for Alignment Measurement International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186743 Authors: Wafa Boulagouas Susana García-Herrero Rachid Chaib Juan Diego Febres Miguel Ángel Mariscal Mébarek Djebabra Road traffic plays a vital role in countries’ economic growth and future development. However,...
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 6745: Social Cognitive Orientations, Social Support, and Physical Activity among at-Risk Urban Children: Insights from a Structural Equation Model International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186745 Authors: Junghyae Lee John Hoornbeek Namkyung Oh This study investigates the effects of cognitive orientations associated with social cognitive theory (SCT) and exercise enjoyment on physical activity (PA) of urban at-risk...
IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 6792: Anticancer Properties of Platinum Nanoparticles and Retinoic Acid: Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Human Neuroblastoma Cancer International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21186792 Authors: Sangiliyandi Gurunathan Muniyandi Jeyaraj Min-Hee Kang Jin-Hoi Kim Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood. The different treatments available for neuroblastoma are challenged by high rates of resistance, recurrence,...
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