Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2797: Skipping Breakfast for 6 Days Delayed the Circadian Rhythm of the Body Temperature without Altering Clock Gene Expression in Human Leukocytes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092797 Authors: Hitomi Ogata Masaki Horie Momoko Kayaba Yoshiaki Tanaka Akira Ando Insung Park Simeng Zhang Katsuhiko Yajima Jun-ichi Shoda Naomi Omi Miki Kaneko Ken Kiyono Makoto Satoh Kumpei Tokuyama Breakfast is often described as “the...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2794: Daily Protein and Energy Intake Are Not Associated with Muscle Mass and Physical Function in Healthy Older Individuals—A Cross-Sectional Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092794 Authors: Grith Højfeldt Yusuke Nishimura Kenneth Mertz Simon R. Schacht Jonas Lindberg Mikkel Jensen Morten Hjulmand Mads Vendelbo Lind Tenna Jensen Astrid Pernille Jespersen Soren Reitelseder Inge Tetens Lars Holm Dietary protein has a pivotal...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2793: Pre-Competition Weight Loss Models in Taekwondo: Identification, Characteristics and Risk of Dehydration Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092793 Authors: Katarzyna Janiszewska Katarzyna E. Przybyłowicz Athletes use different combinations of weight loss methods during competition preparation. The aim of this study was to identify and characterize pre-competition weight loss models, which describe these combinations. The second aim was to determine if any existing...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2791: Vitamin D and Autoimmune Thyroid Disease—Cause, Consequence, or a Vicious Cycle? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092791 Authors: Inês Henriques Vieira Dírcea Rodrigues Isabel Paiva Vitamin D is a steroid hormone traditionally connected to phosphocalcium metabolism. The discovery of pleiotropic expression of its receptor and of the enzymes involved in its metabolism has led to the exploration of the other roles of this vitamin. The influence of vitamin...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2790: PPARGC1A Gene Promoter Methylation as a Biomarker of Insulin Secretion and Sensitivity in Response to Glucose Challenges Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092790 Authors: José L. Santos Bernardo J. Krause Luis Rodrigo Cataldo Javier Vega Francisca Salas-Pérez Paula Mennickent Raúl Gallegos Fermín I. Milagro Pedro Prieto-Hontoria J. Ignacio Riezu-Boj Carolina Bravo Albert Salas-Huetos Ana Arpón José E. Galgani J. Alfredo Martínez...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2792: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Affects Offspring’s Epigenome. Is There a Way to Reduce the Negative Consequences? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092792 Authors: Monika Słupecka-Ziemilska Piotr Wychowański Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common pregnancy complication worldwide and may result in short-term and long-term consequences for offspring. The present review highlights evidence of epigenetic programming,...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2788: Clinical Significance of Analysis of Vitamin D Status in Various Diseases Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092788 Authors: Magdalena Kowalówka Anna K. Główka Marta Karaźniewicz-Łada Grzegorz Kosewski Vitamin D plays a role not only in the proper functioning of the skeletal system and the calcium-phosphate equilibrium, but also in the immune system, the cardiovascular system and the growth and division of cells. Although numerous studies have reported...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2787: The Cost of Diets According to Their Caloric Share of Ultraprocessed and Minimally Processed Foods in Belgium Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092787 Authors: Stefanie Vandevijvere Camille Pedroni Karin De Ridder Katia Castetbon Background: This study estimated the monetary cost of diets with higher and lower caloric shares of ultraprocessed food products (UPF) and unprocessed/minimally processed foods (MPF) in Belgium for various sociodemographic groups....
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2786: Nutritional Composition of Edible Insects Consumed in Africa: A Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092786 Authors: Zabentungwa T. Hlongwane Rob Slotow Thinandavha C. Munyai Edible insects are an important protein rich natural resource that can contribute to resilient food security. Edible insects not only play an important role in traditional diets, but are also an excellent source of protein in traditional dishes in Africa. We systematically...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2789: Association of Dietary Inflammatory Index with Serum IL-6, IL-10, and CRP Concentration during Pregnancy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092789 Authors: Joanna Pieczyńska Sylwia Płaczkowska Lilla Pawlik-Sobecka Izabela Kokot Rafał Sozański Halina Grajeta Background: The mother’s diet has a direct impact on fetal development and pregnancy, and can also be important in the course of the body’s inflammatory response. An anti-inflammatory...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2784: Dietary Iron Overload Differentially Modulates Chemically-Induced Liver Injury in Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092784 Authors: Mutsuki Mori Takeshi Izawa Yohei Inai Sho Fujiwara Ryo Aikawa Mitsuru Kuwamura Jyoji Yamate Hepatic iron overload is well known as an important risk factor for progression of liver diseases; however, it is unknown whether it can alter the susceptibility to drug-induced hepatotoxicity. Here we investigate the...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2785: Nutrition, Bioenergetics, and Metabolic Syndrome Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092785 Authors: Francesc Josep García-García Anna Monistrol-Mula Francesc Cardellach Glòria Garrabou According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global nutrition report shows that whilst part of the world’s population starves, the other part suffers from obesity and associated complications. A balanced diet counterparts these extreme conditions with...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2782: Novel Dietary Proteins Selectively Affect Intestinal Health In Vitro after Clostridium difficile-Secreted Toxin A Exposure Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092782 Authors: Paulus G. M. Jochems Johan Garssen Pascale C. S. Rietveld Coen Govers Monic M. M. Tomassen Harry J. Wichers Jeroen van Bergenhenegouwen Rosalinde Masereeuw Bacterial gastroenteritis forms a burden on a global scale, both socially and economically. The Gram-positive bacterium...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2781: Protein-Rich Flours from Quinoa and Buckwheat Favourably Affect the Growth Parameters, Intestinal Microbial Activity and Plasma Lipid Profile of Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092781 Authors: Bartosz Fotschki Jerzy Juśkiewicz Adam Jurgoński Ryszard Amarowicz Paulina Opyd Jürgen Bez Isabel Muranyi Iben Lykke Petersen Moisés Laparra Llopis In recent years, dietary products with quinoa and buckwheat have attracted attention mostly...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2780: 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol Concentration Is Associated with Protein Loss and Serum Albumin Level during the Acute Phase of Burn Injury Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092780 Authors: Andrzej Krajewski Krzysztof Piorun Dominika Maciejewska-Markiewicz Marta Markowska Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka Ewa Stachowska Zofia Polakowska Maciej Mazurek Małgorzata Szczuko Background: Burned patients have an increased need for vitamin D supply related...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2783: Chrononutrition during Pregnancy: A Review on Maternal Night-Time Eating Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092783 Authors: See Ling Loy Rachael Si Xuan Loo Keith M. Godfrey Yap-Seng Chong Lynette Pei-Chi Shek Kok Hian Tan Mary Foong-Fong Chong Jerry Kok Yen Chan Fabian Yap Evidence from women working night shifts during pregnancy indicates that circadian rhythm disruption has the potential to adversely influence pregnancy outcomes. In...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2779: Effect of Konjac Glucomannan (KGM) on the Reconstitution of the Dermal Environment against UVB-Induced Condition Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092779 Authors: Kyung Ho Choi Sung Tae Kim Bum Ho Bin Phil June Park Skin layers serve as a barrier against unexpected critical changes in the body due to environmental factors. Excessive ultraviolet (UV) B exposure increases the levels of age-related factors, leading to senescent cells and damaged skin tissues....
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2777: Attenuating Effects of Pyrogallol-Phloroglucinol-6,6-Bieckol on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Changes to Osteoblastic Cells and Vascular Calcification Induced by High Fat Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092777 Authors: Myeongjoo Son Seyeon Oh Ji Tae Jang Chul-Hyun Park Kuk Hui Son Kyunghee Byun Advanced glycation end products/receptor for AGEs (AGEs/RAGEs) or Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) induce vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotype...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2778: Protective Effect of Spore Powder of Antrodia camphorata ATCC 200183 on CCl4-Induced Liver Fibrosis in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092778 Authors: Yilin Ren Hua-Xiang Li Lingxi Zhou Zhen-Ming Lu Jinsong Shi Yan Geng Zheng-Hong Xu Liver fibrosis is a pathological process with intrahepatic diffused deposition of the excess extracellular matrix, which leads to various chronic liver diseases. Drugs with high efficacy and low toxicity...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2772: Urinary Sodium Excretion and Blood Pressure Relationship across Methods of Evaluating the Completeness of 24-h Urine Collections Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092772 Authors: Abu Mohd Naser Feng J. He Mahbubur Rahman K. M. Venkat Narayan Norm R. C. Campbell We compared the sodium intake and systolic blood pressure (SBP) relationship from complete 24-h urine samples determined by several methods: self-reported no-missed urine, creatinine index...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2776: Impact of Ascorbic Acid on the In Vitro Iron Bioavailability of a Casein-Based Iron Fortificant Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092776 Authors: Magalie Sabatier Andreas Rytz Joeska Husny Stéphane Dubascoux Marine Nicolas Anant Dave Harjinder Singh Mary Bodis Raymond P. Glahn A new iron–casein complex (ICC) has been developed for iron (Fe) fortification of dairy matrices. The objective was to assess the impact of ascorbic acid...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2775: Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency on COVID-19—A Prospective Analysis from the CovILD Registry Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092775 Authors: Alex Pizzini Magdalena Aichner Sabina Sahanic Anna Böhm Alexander Egger Gregor Hoermann Katharina Kurz Gerlig Widmann Rosa Bellmann-Weiler Günter Weiss Ivan Tancevski Thomas Sonnweber Judith Löffler-Ragg The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2774: Periodic Revisions of the International Choices Criteria: Process and Results Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092774 Authors: Sylvie van den Assum Rutger Schilpzand Lauren Lissner Rokiah Don Krishnapillai Madhavan Nair Ngozi Nnam Ricardo Uauy Yuexin Yang Ayla Gulden Pekcan Annet J. C. Roodenburg Unhealthy diets contribute to an increased risk of non-communicable diseases, which are the leading causes of deaths worldwide. Nutrition...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2773: Levels of n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids in Maternal Erythrocytes during Pregnancy and in Human Milk and Its Association with Perinatal Mental Health Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092773 Authors: Corinne Urech Simone R. B. M. Eussen Judith Alder Bernd Stahl Günter Boehm Johannes Bitzer Nana Bartke Irene Hoesli Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 FA) status may be associated with mood disorders. Here, we evaluated the potential...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2770: Intensive Running Enhances NF-κB Activity in the Mice Liver and the Intervention Effects of Quercetin Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092770 Authors: Chao Gao Yang Liu Chunjie Jiang Liang Liu Juan Li Dan Li Xiaoping Guo Zhu Wang Yuexin Yang Liegang Liu Ping Yao Yuhan Tang Background: Emerging evidence has supported that intensive exercise induces weakened performance and immune and metabolic disorders. We systematically evaluated...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2771: An Assessment of Three Carbohydrate Metrics of Nutritional Quality for Packaged Foods and Beverages in Australia and Southeast Asia Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092771 Authors: Denise Tan Andrea Nicole Olden Audrey Orengo Célia Francey Vanessa Caroline Campos Flavia Fayet-Moore Jung Eun Kim Kim-Anne Lê Carbohydrate quality is an aetiological factor of diet-related disease. Indices of carbohydrate quality featuring various ratios of carbohydrates-to-dietary...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2769: Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092769 Authors: Cheng-Han Lee Yun Fu Shih-Jyun Yang Ching-Chi Chi (1) Aim: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent disease worldwide. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) bear anti-inflammatory action and can ameliorate hyperlipidemia. We wish to appraise the effects...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 747: Identification of Potential Drug Targets in Helicobacter pylori Using In Silico Subtractive Proteomics Approaches and Their Possible Inhibition through Drug Repurposing Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090747 Authors: Kareem A. Ibrahim Omneya M. Helmy Mona T. Kashef Tharwat R. Elkhamissy Mohammed A. Ramadan The class 1 carcinogen, Helicobacter pylori, is one of the World Health Organization’s high priority pathogens for antimicrobial...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 746: New SARS-CoV-2 Infection Detected in an Italian Pet Cat by RT-qPCR from Deep Pharyngeal Swab Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090746 Authors: Nicolò Musso Angelita Costantino Sebastiano La Spina Alessandra Finocchiaro Francesca Andronico Stefano Stracquadanio Luigi Liotta Rosanna Visalli Giovanni Emmanuele The pandemic respiratory disease COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), emerged in...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 244: Role of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)-Derived Exosomes in Tumor Progression and Survival Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090244 Authors: Nancy Nisticò Domenico Maisano Enrico Iaccino Eleonora Vecchio Giuseppe Fiume Salvatore Rotundo Ileana Quinto Selena Mimmi Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a B-lymphoproliferative disease, which consists of the abnormal proliferation of CD19/CD5/CD20/CD23 positive lymphocytes in blood...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 243: Exosomal miRNAs as Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090243 Authors: Ida Manna Selene De Benedittis Andrea Quattrone Domenico Maisano Enrico Iaccino Aldo Quattrone Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease, is linked to a variety of internal and external factors present from the early stages of the disease. There are several risk factors related to the pathogenesis...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 242: Marine Natural Products, Multitarget Therapy and Repurposed Agents in Alzheimer’s Disease Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090242 Authors: Martins Silva M. M. Pinto Sousa Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a multifactorial disease characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and nerve cell death that affects, mainly, older people. After decades of investigation, the search for an efficacious treatment...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 241: Silencing of Exosomal miR-181a Reverses Pediatric Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Cell Proliferation Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13090241 Authors: Shabirul Haque Sarah R. Vaiselbuh Exosomes are cell-generated nano-vesicles found in most biological fluids. Major components of their cargo are lipids, proteins, RNA, DNA, and non-coding RNAs. The miRNAs carried within exosomes reveal real-time information regarding disease status in leukemia and other...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 874: Dendrimers and Dendritic Materials: From Laboratory to Medical Practice in Infectious Diseases Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090874 Authors: Miguel Ángel Ortega Alberto Guzmán Merino Oscar Fraile-Martínez Judith Recio-Ruiz Leonel Pekarek Luis G. Guijarro Natalio García-Honduvilla Melchor Álvarez-Mon Julia Buján Sandra García-Gallego Infectious diseases are one of the main global public health risks, predominantly...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 873: Development of a Solid Formulation Containing a Microemulsion of a Novel Artemisia Extract with Nematocidal Activity for Oral Administration Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090873 Authors: Ines Perez-Roman Filip Kiekens Damian Cordoba-Diaz Juan Jose Garcia-Rodriguez Manuel Cordoba-Diaz Background: Intestinal nematode infections are usually treated with benzimidazole drugs, but the emergence of resistance to these drugs has led...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 872: Low-Vacuum Filtration as an Alternative Extracellular Vesicle Concentration Method: A Comparison with Ultracentrifugation and Differential Centrifugation Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090872 Authors: Anna Drożdż Agnieszka Kamińska Magdalena Surman Agnieszka Gonet-Surówka Robert Jach Hubert Huras Małgorzata Przybyło Ewa Łucja Stępień Recent years have brought great focus on the development of drug delivery systems based...
Sun Sep 13, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 871: Phytol-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles as a Novel Anticandidal Nanobiotechnological Approach Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090871 Authors: Tábata L. C. Lima Luanda B. F. C. Souza Lannya C. S. Tavares-Pessoa Alaine M. dos Santos-Silva Rômulo S. Cavalcante Raimundo F. de Araújo-Júnior Alianda M. Cornélio Matheus F. Fernandes-Pedrosa Guilherme Maranhão Chaves Arnóbio Antônio da Silva-Júnior Phytol is a diterpene...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 870: Lidocaine-Loaded Solid Lipid Microparticles (SLMPs) Produced from Gas-Saturated Solutions for Wound Applications Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090870 Authors: Clara López-Iglesias Cristina Quílez Joana Barros Diego Velasco Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo José L. Jorcano Fernando J. Monteiro Carlos A. García-González The delivery of bioactive agents using active wound dressings for the management of pain and infections offers...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 869: Evaluation of the Pharmacokinetic Drug–Drug Interaction between Micronized Fenofibrate and Pitavastatin in Healthy Volunteers Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090869 Authors: Hae Won Lee Woo Youl Kang Wookjae Jung Mi-Ri Gwon Kyunghee Cho Dong Heon Yang Young-Ran Yoon Sook Jin Seong Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Effective lipid-lowering therapies...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 865: In Vitro Metabolism of DWP16001, a Novel Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor, in Human and Animal Hepatocytes Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090865 Authors: Ju-Hyun Kim Dong Kyun Kim Won-Gu Choi Hye-Young Ji Ji-Soo Choi Im-Sook Song Sangkyu Lee Hye Suk Lee DWP16001 is currently in a phase 2 clinical trial as a novel anti-diabetes drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes by selective inhibition of sodium-glucose...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 867: NLRP3 Inflammasome and Allergic Contact Dermatitis: A Connection to Demystify Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090867 Authors: Ana Isabel Sebastião Isabel Ferreira Gonçalo Brites Ana Silva Bruno Miguel Neves Maria Teresa Cruz Allergic contact dermatitis is a common occupational disease that manifests as a cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction following skin exposure to small reactive chemicals termed haptens. Haptens penetrate...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 866: Formulation of Sodium Valproate Nanospanlastics as a Promising Approach for Drug Repurposing in the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090866 Authors: Farid. A. Badria Hassan A. Fayed Amira K. Ibraheem Ahmed F. State Eman A. Mazyed Sodium valproate (SV) is an antiepileptic drug that is widely used in the treatment of ‎different seizure disorders. The topical SV has a hair regenerative...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 868: Polypeptide Self-Assembled Nanoparticles as Delivery Systems for Polymyxins B and E Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090868 Authors: Dmitrii Iudin Natalia Zashikhina Elena Demyanova Viktor Korzhikov-Vlakh Elena Shcherbakova Roman Boroznjak Irina Tarasenko Natalya Zakharova Antonina Lavrentieva Yury Skorik Evgenia Korzhikova-Vlakh Polymyxins are peptide antibiotics that are highly efficient against many multidrug...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 864: The Influence of Co-Surfactants on Lamellar Liquid Crystal Structures Formed in Creams Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12090864 Authors: Delaram Ahmadi Najet Mahmoudi Richard K. Heenan David J. Barlow M. Jayne Lawrence It is well-established that oil-in-water creams can be stabilised through the formation of lamellar liquid crystal structures in the continuous phase, achieved by adding (emulsifier) mixtures comprising surfactant(s)...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 170: Integrative Nutrition CARE in the Community—Starting with Pharmacists Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8030170 Authors: Chun-Wai Mai Jennifer See Hui Tan Gina Wan Lee Koay Lucas Yang Xian Lim Dietary supplementation is increasingly sought after by consumers looking to meet the demands of a modern lifestyle. Effective supplementation requires knowledge of the purpose and proper use of nutritional supplements. Unverified or inadequate guidance on supplementation...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 169: Evaluation of a Revised Home Medication Experience Questionnaire (HOME-Qv2) Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8030169 Authors: Matthew J. Witry Olajide O. Fadare Kassi Pham The Home Medication Experience Questionnaire (HOME-Qv2) was developed to identify patient medication experience issues for pharmacist intervention. The study objectives were to (1) evaluate patient responses to the HOME-Qv2 medication experience questionnaire and (2) describe recommendations...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 168: Opioid Use Disorders in People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Review of Implications for Patient Outcomes, Drug Interactions, and Neurocognitive Disorders Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8030168 Authors: Alina Cernasev Michael P. Veve Theodore J. Cory Nathan A. Summers Madison Miller Sunitha Kodidela Santosh Kumar The opioid epidemic has had a significant, negative impact in the United States, and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) represent a vulnerable...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1197: Zinc and Paclobutrazol Mediated Regulation of Growth, Upregulating Antioxidant Aptitude and Plant Productivity of Pea Plants under Salinity Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091197 Authors: Mahmoud R. Sofy Khalid M. Elhindi Saad Farouk Majed A. Alotaibi Soil salinity is the main obstacle to worldwide sustainable productivity and food security. Zinc sulfate (Zn) and paclobutrazol (PBZ) as a cost-effective agent, has multiple biochemical functions in plant...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1194: Comparison of the Micromorphology and Ultrastructure of Pollen Grains of Selected Rubus idaeus L. Cultivars Grown in Commercial Plantation Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091194 Authors: Mikołaj Kostryco Mirosława Chwil Renata Matraszek-Gawron The genus Rubus is one of the largest taxonomically diverse and complex genera in the family Rosaceae. Morphology of pollen grains (equatorial and polar axes length, shape and size, aperture position, exine sculpture,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1195: A Genomic Perspective on the Evolutionary Diversity of the Plant Cell Wall Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091195 Authors: Yokoyama The plant cell wall is a complex and dynamic structure composed of numerous different molecules that play multiple roles in all aspects of plant life. Currently, a new frontier in biotechnology is opening up, which is providing new insights into the structural and functional diversity of cell walls, and is thus serving to re-emphasize...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1192: Photo-Protective Mechanisms and the Role of Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Activity in a Facultative CAM Plant Exposed to Long-Term Water Deprivation Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091192 Authors: Luca Vitale Ermenegilda Vitale Giulia Costanzo Anna De Maio Carmen Arena The Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) pathway helps plants to alleviate the oxidative stress under drought, but the shift to CAM-idling may expose plants to the overproduction of reactive...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1196: Detection of Embryonic Suspensor Cell Death by Whole-Mount TUNEL Assay in Tobacco Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091196 Authors: Ce Shi Pan Luo Peng Zhao Meng-Xiang Sun Embryonic suspensor in angiosperms is a short-lived structure that connects the embryo to surrounding maternal tissues, which is necessary for early embryogenesis. Timely degeneration via programed cell death is the most distinct feature of the suspensor during embryogenesis. Therefore,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1193: The Chemical and Biological Profiles of Leaves from Commercial Blueberry Varieties Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091193 Authors: Bianca-Eugenia Ștefănescu Lavinia Florina Călinoiu Floricuța Ranga Florinela Fetea Andrei Mocan Dan Cristian Vodnar Gianina Crișan Blueberries have seen an ascending production line boosted by World Health Organization (WHO) approvals for their contributions to a healthy diet and the evidence that they act against...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1191: Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Revealing the Different Germination Process in Aryloxyphenoxypropionate-Resistant and APP-Susceptible Asia Minor Bluegrass (Polypogon fugax) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091191 Authors: Xiaoyue Yu Wei Tang Yongjie Yang Jianping Zhang Yongliang Lu Herbicide-resistant mutations are predicted to exhibit fitness cost under herbicide-free conditions. Asia minor bluegrass (Polypogon fugax) is a common weed species in...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1190: Population Structure and Genetic Diversity in Korean Cowpea Germplasm Based on SNP Markers Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091190 Authors: Eunju Seo Kipoong Kim Tae-Hwan Jun Jinsil Choi Seong-Hoon Kim María Muñoz-Amatriaín Hokeun Sun Bo-Keun Ha Cowpea is one of the most essential legume crops providing inexpensive dietary protein and nutrients. The aim of this study was to understand the genetic diversity and population structure of global...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1188: Differences in Physiological Responses of Two Oat (Avena nuda L.) Lines to Sodic-Alkalinity in the Vegetative Stage Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091188 Authors: Liyun Liu Nateetorn Petchphankul Akihiro Ueda Hirofumi Saneoka Sodic-alkalinity is a more seriously limiting factor in agricultural productivity than salinity. Oat (Avena nuda) is a salt-tolerant crop species and is therefore useful in studying the physiological responses of cereals to alkalinity....
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1187: Transient Gene Expression is an Effective Experimental Tool for the Research into the Fine Mechanisms of Plant Gene Function: Advantages, Limitations, and Solutions Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091187 Authors: Alexander A. Tyurin Alexandra V. Suhorukova Ksenia V. Kabardaeva Irina V. Goldenkova-Pavlova A large data array on plant gene expression accumulated thanks to comparative omic studies directs the efforts of researchers to the specific or fine...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1185: Role of Organic Anions and Phosphatase Enzymes in Phosphorus Acquisition in the Rhizospheres of Legumes and Grasses Grown in a Low Phosphorus Pasture Soil Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091185 Authors: Driss Touhami Richard W. McDowell Leo M. Condron Rhizosphere processes play a critical role in phosphorus (P) acquisition by plants and microbes, especially under P-limited conditions. Here, we investigated the impacts of nutrient addition and plant species...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1186: F-Box Family Genes, LTSF1 and LTSF2, Regulate Low-Temperature Stress Tolerance in Pepper (Capsicum chinense) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091186 Authors: Jelli Venkatesh Min-Young Kang Li Liu Jin-Kyung Kwon Byoung-Cheorl Kang The F-box proteins belong to a family of regulatory proteins that play key roles in the proteasomal degradation of other proteins. Plant F-box proteins are functionally diverse, and the precise roles of many such proteins in...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1189: Knockout of SlMS10 Gene (Solyc02g079810) Encoding bHLH Transcription Factor Using CRISPR/Cas9 System Confers Male Sterility Phenotype in Tomato Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091189 Authors: Yu Jin Jung Dong Hyun Kim Hyo Ju Lee Ki Hong Nam Sangsu Bae Ill Sup Nou Yong-Gu Cho Myong Kwon Kim Kwon Kyoo Kang The utilization of male sterility into hybrid seed production reduces its cost and ensures high purity of tomato varieties because it does...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1183: Enhanced Agronomic Efficiency Using a New Controlled-Released, Polymeric-Coated Nitrogen Fertilizer in Rice Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091183 Authors: Ricardo Gil-Ortiz Miguel Ángel Naranjo Antonio Ruiz-Navarro Sergio Atares Carlos García Lincoln Zotarelli Alberto San Bautista Oscar Vicente Fertilizer-use efficiency is one of the most critical concerns in rice cultivation to reduce N losses, increase yields, and improve crop management....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1180: On the Physicochemical Characteristics and Applications of an “Undesirable” Pyrenean Thorny Cushion Dwarf: Echinospartum horridum (Vahl) Roth Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091180 Authors: Pablo Martín-Ramos Jesús Martín-Gil Daniel Gómez-García José Antonio Cuchí-Oterino Small evergreen shrubs of the family Fabaceae represent a large proportion of current Mediterranean mountain vegetation. Their low pastoral value and tendency for encroachment makes these...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1182: RUST: A Robust, User-Friendly Script Tool for Rapid Measurement of Rust Disease on Cereal Leaves Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091182 Authors: Luis M. Gallego-Sánchez Francisco J. Canales Gracia Montilla-Bascón Elena Prats Recently, phenotyping has become one of the main bottlenecks in plant breeding and fundamental plant science. This is particularly true for plant disease assessment, which has to deal with time-consuming evaluations and the subjectivity...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1181: Three New Alien Taxa for Europe and a Chorological Update on the Alien Vascular Flora of Calabria (Southern Italy) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091181 Authors: Valentina Lucia Astrid Laface Carmelo Maria Musarella Ana Cano Ortiz Ricardo Quinto Canas Serafino Cannavò Giovanni Spampinato Knowledge on alien species is needed nowadays to protect natural habitats and prevent ecological damage. The presence of new alien plant species in Italy is increasing...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1179: Uptake of Trace Elements in the Water Fern Azolla filiculoides after Short-Term Application of Chestnut Wood Distillate (Pyroligneous Acid) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091179 Authors: Zuzana Fačkovcová Andrea Vannini Fabrizio Monaci Martina Grattacaso Luca Paoli Stefano Loppi Treatments of crops with additives to increase their productivity may pose environmental risks and induce negative effects also on non-target organisms. In this study, we...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1184: Management of Infection by Parasitic Weeds: A Review Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091184 Authors: Mónica Fernández-Aparicio Philippe Delavault Michael P. Timko Parasitic plants rely on neighboring host plants to complete their life cycle, forming vascular connections through which they withdraw needed nutritive resources. In natural ecosystems, parasitic plants form one component of the plant community and parasitism contributes to overall community balance....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 1178: Genome-Wide Identification, Characterization, and Regulation of RWP-RK Gene Family in the Nitrogen-Fixing Clade Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9091178 Authors: Zhihua Wu Hong Liu Wen Huang Lisha Yi Erdai Qin Tiange Yang Jing Wang Rui Qin RWP-RK is a plant-specific family of transcription factors, involved in nitrate response, gametogenesis, and nodulation. However, genome-wide characterization, phylogeny, and the regulation of RWP-RK genes...
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Proteomes, Vol. 8, Pages 25: Serum Glycoproteomic Alterations in Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy Proteomes doi: 10.3390/proteomes8030025 Authors: Ashok Sharma James Cox Joshua Glass Tae Jin Lee Sai Karthik Kodeboyina Wenbo Zhi Lane Ulrich Zachary Lukowski Shruti Sharma The precise molecular mechanisms of diabetic retinopathy (DR) pathogenesis are unclear, and treatment options are limited. There is an urgent need to discover and develop novel therapeutic targets...
Sun Sep 13, 2020 03:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 466: A Spirituality Mind-Body Wellness Center in a University Setting; A Pilot Service Assessment Study Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11090466 Authors: Suza Scalora Micheline Anderson Abigail Crete Jennifer Drapkin Larissa Portnoff Aurélie Athan Lisa Miller Increasing rates of mental illness among college students over the past 10 years suggest a collective deficit in meaning and purpose unattended to by many university campuses. Psychopathology...
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Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 112: Method of Selecting Opening Cut Location Using Multi-Criteria Analysis of Decision Variant Mapping Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9090112 Authors: Zbigniew Kasztelewicz Mateusz Sikora Maciej Zajączkowski The aim of the article is to present a solution to the research problem that addresses the selection of the opening cut location in the surface mining method. Selecting the opening cut location is a strategic mine planning matter and has a key impact...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 98: Multivariate General Compound Point Processes in Limit Order Books Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030098 Authors: Qi Guo Bruno Remillard Anatoliy Swishchuk In this paper, we focus on a new generalization of multivariate general compound Hawkes process (MGCHP), which we referred to as the multivariate general compound point process (MGCPP). Namely, we applied a multivariate point process to model the order flow instead of the Hawkes process. The law of large numbers...
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Risks, Vol. 8, Pages 97: EM Estimation for the Poisson-Inverse Gamma Regression Model with Varying Dispersion: An Application to Insurance Ratemaking Risks doi: 10.3390/risks8030097 Authors: George Tzougas This article presents the Poisson-Inverse Gamma regression model with varying dispersion for approximating heavy-tailed and overdispersed claim counts. Our main contribution is that we develop an Expectation-Maximization (EM) type algorithm for maximum likelihood (ML) estimation of...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Smart Cities, Vol. 3, Pages 1022-1038: Disruptive Technologies in Smart Cities: A Survey on Current Trends and Challenges Smart Cities doi: 10.3390/smartcities3030051 Authors: Laura-Diana Radu This paper aims to explore the most important disruptive technologies in the development of the smart city. Every smart city is a dynamic and complex system that attracts an increasing number of people in search of the benefits of urbanisation. According to the United Nations, 68% of the world...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 159: Smallholder Farmers’ Perspectives on Advisory Extension Services: A Case Study of the Gamo Communities of Southern Ethiopia Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9090159 Authors: Miki Dowsing Sarah Cardey This is a case study-based research project investigating the status of Advisory Extension Services in southern Ethiopia. The goal was to determine whether available service provisions meet the requirements of smallholder farmers and enabled them...
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 158: Keeping the Nazi Menace Out: George Lincoln Rockwell and the Border Control System in Australia and Britain in the Early 1960s Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9090158 Authors: Evan Smith In the early 1960s, the American Nazi Party leader George Lincoln Rockwell was invited by neo-Nazi groups in Australia and Britain to come to their respective countries. On both occasions, the minister for immigration in Australia and the home secretary in Britain...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 65: Centering the Complexity of Long-Term Unemployment: Lessons Learned from a Critical Occupational Science Inquiry Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10030065 Authors: Rebecca M. Aldrich Debbie Laliberte Rudman Na Eon (Esther) Park Suzanne Huot Inquiries that rely on temporal framings to demarcate long-term unemployment risk generating partial understandings and grounding unrealistic policy solutions. In contrast, this four-phase two-context study aimed to...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 126: The Specificity of Motor Learning Tasks Determines the Kind of Skating Skill Development in Older School-Age Children Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8090126 Authors: Dominik Novak Adam Tomasek Patrycja Lipinska Petr Stastny The specificity of motor learning tasks for skating development in older school-age children has not been sufficiently explored. The main objective was to compare the effects of training programs using change-of-direction (COD) speed...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 592: Genetic Diversity, Ochratoxin A and Fumonisin Profiles of Strains of Aspergillus Section Nigri Isolated from Dried Vine Fruits Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090592 Authors: Petra Mikušová Miroslav Caboň Andrea Melichárková Martin Urík Alberto Ritieni Marek Slovák We investigated ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination in raisin samples purchased from Slovak markets and determined the diversity of black-spored aspergilli as potential OTA and fumonisin...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 591: Biomonitoring of Aflatoxin B1 and Deoxynivalenol in a Rural Pakistan Population Using Ultra-Sensitive LC-MS/MS Method Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090591 Authors: Lei Xia Michael N. Routledge Hifza Rasheed Amir Ismail Yao Dong Tao Jiang Yun Yun Gong There are limited data on exposure to mycotoxins in Pakistan. Here, we measured exposure to deoxynivalenol (DON), a common contaminant of wheat, and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a known contaminant of...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 587: Acetamiprid Affects Destruxins Production but Its Accumulation in Metarhizium sp. Spores Increases Infection Ability of Fungi Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090587 Authors: Monika Nowak Przemysław Bernat Julia Mrozińska Sylwia Różalska Metarhizium sp. are entomopathogenic fungi that inhabit the soil environment. Together, they act as natural pest control factors. In the natural environment, they come into contact with various anthropogenic pollutants,...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 590: Gut-Derived Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090590 Authors: Amanda L. Graboski Matthew R. Redinbo Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts more than 500 million people worldwide and is one of the fastest growing global causes of mortality. When glomerular filtration rate begins to fall, uremic toxins accumulate in the serum and significantly increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. Several of the most...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 589: Antinociceptive Activity of the Skin Secretion of Phyllomedusa rohdei (Amphibia, Anura) Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090589 Authors: Elena Lucia Anna Malpezzi-Marinho Cristiane Isabel Silva Zanoni Graziella Rigueira Molska Camila Paraventi Raphael Wuo-Silva Laís Fernanda Berro Carlos Amilcar Parada Eduardo Koji Tamura Eduardo Ary Villela Marinho Pain is a distressful experience that can have a major impact on an individual’s...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 588: Comparison between Conventional Blind Injections and Ultrasound-Guided Injections of Botulinum Toxin Type A into the Masseter: A Clinical Trial Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090588 Authors: Hyungkyu Bae Jisoo Kim Kyle K. Seo Kyung-Seok Hu Seong-Taek Kim Hee-Jin Kim The aim of the study was to propose a more efficient and safer botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection method for the masseter by comparing the conventional blind injection and a...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 586: Diversity of the Genomes and Neurotoxins of Strains of Clostridium botulinum Group I and Clostridium sporogenes Associated with Foodborne, Infant and Wound Botulism Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12090586 Authors: Jason Brunt Arnoud H. M. van Vliet Andrew T. Carter Sandra C. Stringer Corinne Amar Kathie A. Grant Gauri Godbole Michael W. Peck Clostridium botulinum Group I and Clostridium sporogenes are closely related bacteria responsible for...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 143: Enhanced Private Sector Engagement for Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Reporting through an Intermediary Agency in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5030143 Authors: Luan Nguyen Quang Vo Andrew James Codlin Huy Ba Huynh Thuy Doan To Mai Rachel Jeanette Forse Vinh Van Truong Ha Minh Thi Dang Bang Duc Nguyen Lan Huu Nguyen Tuan Dinh Nguyen Hoa Binh Nguyen Nhung Viet Nguyen Maxine...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 526: Exciting Times for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Vaccine Development: Navigating the Pathways toward the Goal of Protecting Infants against Congenital CMV Infection Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030526 Authors: Mark R. Schleiss Don J. Diamond The congenital transmission of cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the most common infectious cause of disability in children in the developed world, and probably globally [...]
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 524: Seaweed-Based Products and Mushroom β-Glucan as Tomato Plant Immunological Inducers Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030524 Authors: Paulo César de Melo Carolina Figueiredo Collela Tiago Sousa Diana Pacheco João Cotas Ana M. M. Gonçalves Kiril Bahcevandziev Leonel Pereira The effects of the abiotic inducers β-glucan, extracted from Shiitake (Lentinula edodes), BFIICaB® (Kappaphycus alvarezii) and BKPSGII® (K. alvarezii...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 523: Manufacture of a Stable Lyophilized Formulation of the Live Attenuated Pertussis Vaccine BPZE1 Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030523 Authors: Marcel Thalen Anne-Sophie Debrie Loic Coutte Dominique Raze Ken Solovay Keith Rubin Nathalie Mielcarek Camille Locht Current pertussis vaccines protect against disease, but not against colonization by and transmission of Bordetella pertussis, whereas natural infection protects against both. The...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 525: Immune-Enhancing Activity of Aqueous Extracts from Artemisia rupestris L. via MAPK and NF-kB Pathways of TLR4/TLR2 Downstream in Dendritic Cells Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030525 Authors: Yu Yang DanYang Wang QuanXiao Li Jiang He Bin Wang Jinyao Li Ailian Zhang Artemisia rupestris L. has long been used as a traditional herbal medicine owing to its immunomodulatory activity. Aqueous extracts of Artemisia rupestris L. (AEAR) contain the...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 521: Mathematical Approach to Estimating the Main Epidemiological Parameters of African Swine Fever in Wild Boar Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030521 Authors: Federica Loi Stefano Cappai Alberto Laddomada Francesco Feliziani Annalisa Oggiano Giulia Franzoni Sandro Rolesu Vittorio Guberti African swine fever (ASF) severely threatens the swine industry worldwide, given its spread and the absence of an available licensed vaccine, and has caused...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 522: Dendritic Cells and Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells Fully Responsive to Stimulation via Toll-Like Receptor 4 Are Rapidly Induced from Bone-Marrow Cells by Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030522 Authors: Ying Ying Kong Kirsty Wilson Vasso Apostolopoulos Magdalena Plebanski Dendritic cells (DCs) are commonly generated from bone marrow (BM) progenitor cells with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 520: Evaluation of Glycosylated FlpA and SodB as Subunit Vaccines Against Campylobacter jejuni Colonisation in Chickens Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030520 Authors: Prerna Vohra Cosmin Chintoan-Uta Vanessa S. Terra Abi Bremner Jon Cuccui Brendan W. Wren Lonneke Vervelde Mark P. Stevens Campylobacter jejuni is the leading bacterial cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide and the handling or consumption of contaminated poultry meat is the...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 134: Infectious Agents Identified by Real-Time PCR, Serology and Bacteriology in Blood and Peritoneal Exudate Samples of Cows Affected by Parietal Fibrinous Peritonitis after Caesarean Section Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7030134 Authors: Salem Djebala Julien Evrard Fabien Gregoire Damien Thiry Calixte Bayrou Nassim Moula Arnaud Sartelet Philippe Bossaert The aim of this study was to identify the pathogens potentially...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1023: Coronavirus Infections in Companion Animals: Virology, Epidemiology, Clinical and Pathologic Features Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091023 Authors: Christine Haake Sarah Cook Nicola Pusterla Brian Murphy Coronaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses capable of causing respiratory, enteric, or systemic diseases in a variety of mammalian hosts that vary in clinical severity from subclinical to fatal. The host range and tissue tropism are largely determined by...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1022: Old Drugs with New Tricks: Efficacy of Fluoroquinolones to Suppress Replication of Flaviviruses Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091022 Authors: Stacey L. P. Scroggs Christy C. Andrade Ramesh Chinnasamy Sasha R. Azar Erin E. Schirtzinger Erin I. Garcia Jeffrey B. Arterburn Kathryn A. Hanley Shannan L. Rossi Repurposing FDA-approved compounds could provide the fastest route to alleviate the burden of disease caused by flaviviruses. In this...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1021: Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus nsP3 Phosphorylation Can Be Mediated by IKKβ Kinase Activity and Abrogation of Phosphorylation Inhibits Negative-Strand Synthesis Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091021 Authors: Bakovic Bhalla Kortchak Sun Zhou Ahmed Risner Klimstra Narayanan Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), a mosquito transmitted alphavirus of the Togaviridae family, can cause a highly inflammatory and encephalitic...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1020: Chikungunya Outbreak in the Republic of the Congo, 2019—Epidemiological, Virological and Entomological Findings of a South-North Multidisciplinary Taskforce Investigation Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091020 Authors: Francesco Vairo Martin Parfait Aimè Coussoud-Mavoungou Francine Ntoumi Concetta Castilletti Lambert Kitembo Najmul Haider Fabrizio Carletti Francesca Colavita Cesare E.M. Gruber Marco Iannetta Francesco Messina Simone Lanini...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1019: Convolutional Neural Network Based Approach to in Silico Non-Anticipating Prediction of Antigenic Distance for Influenza Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091019 Authors: Majid Forghani Michael Khachay Evaluation of the antigenic similarity degree between the strains of the influenza virus is highly important for vaccine production. The conventional method used to measure such a degree is related to performing the immunological assays of hemagglutinin inhibition....
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1018: What Should Health Departments Do with HIV Sequence Data? Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091018 Authors: Ethan Romero-Severson Arshan Nasir Thomas Leitner Many countries and US states have mandatory statues that require reporting of HIV clinical data including genetic sequencing results to the public health departments. Because genetic sequencing is a part of routine care for HIV infected persons; health departments have extensive sequence collections spanning...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1016: Lentiviral Vector Pseudotypes: Precious Tools to Improve Gene Modification of Hematopoietic Cells for Research and Gene Therapy Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091016 Authors: Gutierrez-Guerrero Cosset Verhoeyen : Viruses have been repurposed into tools for gene delivery by transforming them into viral vectors. The most frequently used vectors are lentiviral vectors (LVs), derived from the human immune deficiency virus allowing efficient gene transfer in...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1017: Discoveries of Exoribonuclease-Resistant Structures of Insect-Specific Flaviviruses Isolated in Zambia Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091017 Authors: Christida E. Wastika Hayato Harima Michihito Sasaki Bernard M. Hang’ombe Yuki Eshita Yongjin Qiu William W. Hall Michael T. Wolfinger Hirofumi Sawa Yasuko Orba To monitor the arthropod-borne virus transmission in mosquitoes, we have attempted both to detect and isolate viruses from 3304...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1015: Trim24 and Trim33 Play a Role in Epigenetic Silencing of Retroviruses in Embryonic Stem Cells Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091015 Authors: Liad Margalit Carmit Strauss Ayellet Tal Sharon Schlesinger Embryonic stem cells (ESC) have the ability to epigenetically silence endogenous and exogenous retroviral sequences. Trim28 plays an important role in establishing this silencing, but less is known about the role other Trim proteins play. The Tif1 family...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 1014: Strength in Diversity: Nuclear Export of Viral RNAs Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12091014 Authors: Jón Pol Gales Julie Kubina Angèle Geldreich Maria Dimitrova The nuclear export of cellular mRNAs is a complex process that requires the orchestrated participation of many proteins that are recruited during the early steps of mRNA synthesis and processing. This strategy allows the cell to guarantee the conformity of the messengers accessing the cytoplasm and...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Vision, Vol. 4, Pages 41: Effect of Intraocular Lens Tilt and Decentration on Visual Acuity, Dysphotopsia and Wavefront Aberrations Vision doi: 10.3390/vision4030041 Authors: Zahra Ashena Sundas Maqsood Syed Naqib Ahmed Mayank A. Nanavaty Tilt and decentration of intraocular lenses (IOL) may occur secondary to a complicated cataract surgery or following an uneventful phacoemulsification. Although up to 2–3° tilt and a 0.2–0.3 mm decentration are common...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2562: Occurrence of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Gram-Negative Bacteria from Non-Clinical Sources in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Water doi: 10.3390/w12092562 Authors: Munawwar A. Khan Nicola E. Thurgood Sultan M. Faheem Naushad Rais Mohammad Z. Ansari Sultan M. Kaleem Shams T. Khan Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family are a significant threat to public health, posing a challenge for health...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2561: Dissolved and Particulate Organic Matter Dynamics Relative to Sediment Resuspension Induced by the Tidal Cycle in Macrotidal Estuaries, Kyushu, Japan Water doi: 10.3390/w12092561 Authors: Hiroyuki Takasu Koji Uchino Koichiro Mori The tide-induced resuspension of sediments plays important roles in the efflux of particulate organic carbon (POC) from rivers to the coastal sea. Although dissolved organic carbon (DOC) comprises more than half of the riverine...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2560: Applying the Water-Energy Nexus for Water Supply—A Diagnostic Review on Energy Use for Water Provision in Africa Water doi: 10.3390/w12092560 Authors: Pauline Macharia Norbert Kreuzinger Nzula Kitaka This work explores the application of the Water-Energy Nexus concept for water supply in the African context, where its operationalization is quite limited compared to developed regions. Furthermore, water supply and demand drivers and their influence on...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2558: Influence of Rectifier Nozzles on the Flow Distribution Characteristics of Parallel Pipes Water doi: 10.3390/w12092558 Authors: Zhendong Yang Yalong Cao Qiaoling Zhang Feng Wu Suqi Shi Simao Zhao Hui Zhan The inhomogeneous distribution of parallel pipe flow leads to difficulty in the efficient and reliable operation of fluid power equipment. In view of this, a new type of rectifier nozzle has been proposed in parallel pipelines. Numerical...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2559: Modelling the Role of SuDS Management Trains in Minimising Flood Risk, Using MicroDrainage Water doi: 10.3390/w12092559 Authors: Craig Lashford Susanne Charlesworth Frank Warwick Matthew Blackett This novel research models the impact that commonly used sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) have on runoff, and compare this to their land take. As land take is consistently cited as a key barrier to the wider implementation of SuDS, it is essential to understand...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2557: Comparison of Prokaryotic Communities Associated with Different TOC Concentrations in Dianchi Lake Water doi: 10.3390/w12092557 Authors: Cheng-Peng Li Ya-Ping Li Qing-Qing Huo Wei Xiao Chang-Qun Duan Yong-Xia Wang Xiao-Long Cui The effect of total organic carbon (TOC) on the prokaryotic community structure in situ has been rarely known. This study aimed to determine the effect of TOC level on the composition and networks of archaeal and bacterial...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2556: Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Kitchen Waste and Blackwater for Different Practical Application Scenarios in Decentralized Scale: From Wastes to Energy Recovery Water doi: 10.3390/w12092556 Authors: Huihui Wang Zifu Li Xiaoqin Zhou Xuemei Wang Siqi Zuo This study was performed to investigate the anaerobic digestion feasibility of kitchen waste and blackwater under different scenarios in laboratory tests. According to biochemical methane potential tests,...
Sun Sep 13, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2555: Post-Failure Dynamics of Rainfall-Induced Landslide in Oltrepò Pavese Water doi: 10.3390/w12092555 Authors: Sauro Manenti Andrea Amicarelli Nunziarita Palazzolo Massimiliano Bordoni Enrico Creaco Claudia Meisina Prediction of landslide hazard risk at hill slope induced by intense rainfall requires the appropriate modeling of the interactions between soil and weather phenomena, leading to failure as well as a reliable prediction of post-failure...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2552: Submarine Groundwater Discharge in a Coastal Bay: Evidence from Radon Investigations Water doi: 10.3390/w12092552 Authors: Manhua Luo Yan Zhang Hailong Li Xuejing Wang Kai Xiao Jiaozhou Bay, an urbanized coastal bay located in the southern part of Shandong Peninsula, China, has been deeply affected by anthropogenic activities. Here, the naturally occurring 222Rn isotope was used as a tracer to assess the submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) in...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2553: Dynamic Interception Effect of Internal and External Nitrogen and Phosphorus Migration of Ecological Ditches Water doi: 10.3390/w12092553 Authors: Liu Li Wang An Wang The “ecological ditch” (eco-ditch) is an effective measure used to alleviate agricultural non-point-source pollution. However, information is lacking about the continuous transport characteristics of internal and external nitrogen and phosphorus in the interstitial...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2554: Uncertainty Evaluation in Hydrological Frequency Analysis Based on Confidence Interval and Prediction Interval Water doi: 10.3390/w12092554 Authors: Keita Shimizu Tadashi Yamada Tomohito J. Yamada The shortage of extreme rainfall data gives substantial uncertainty to design rainfalls and causes predictions for torrential rainfall to deviate strongly from adopted probability distributions used in river planning. These torrential rainfalls are treated...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2550: The Impacts of Vineyard Afforestation on Soil Properties, Water Repellency and Near-Saturated Infiltration in the Little Carpathians Mountains Water doi: 10.3390/w12092550 Authors: Andrej Hrabovský Pavel Dlapa Artemi Cerdà Jozef Kollár Vineyards are a 7000-year-old land-use tradition and both management and abandonment have result in altered soil properties. These have a great effect on water resources and soil services, and this inspired our investigation...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2551: Assessment of Water Quality Using Chemometrics and Multivariate Statistics: A Case Study in Chaobai River Replenished by Reclaimed Water, North China Water doi: 10.3390/w12092551 Authors: Yilei Yu Xianfang Song Yinghua Zhang Fandong Zheng Dry rivers could be effectively recovered by reclaimed water in North China, while river water quality would be an important issue. Therefore, it is important to understand the spatiotemporal variation and controlling...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2549: Optimization of Irrigation and Leaching Depths Considering the Cost of Water Using WASH_1D/2D Models Water doi: 10.3390/w12092549 Authors: Haruyuki Fujimaki Hassan M. Abd El Baki Seyed Mohamad Mahdavi Hamed Ebrahimian Optimization of water use with consideration of salinity control is a crucial task for crop production. A new scheme, “optimized irrigation”, was recently presented to determine irrigation depth using WASH_1D/2D which...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2546: Groundwater Response of Loess Tableland in Northwest China under Irrigation Conditions Water doi: 10.3390/w12092546 Authors: Fuchu Dai Qinghua Guo Water induced loess landslides are closely related to the rise of the groundwater level. Therefore, research on the response of the groundwater level to irrigation water holds promise for revealing the mechanism of water-induced loess landslide. Taking Heitai, Gansu Province, as the research area, a coupling...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2548: An Update of the Occurrence of Organic Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Canary Islands (Spain) Water doi: 10.3390/w12092548 Authors: Maria Esther Torres-Padrón Sarah Montesdeoca-Esponda Sergio Santana-Viera Rayco Guedes-Alonso José Alberto Herrera-Melián Zoraida Sosa-Ferrera José Juan Santana-Rodríguez Nowadays, activities associated with industries, cities, and leisure generate a number of different wastes, including many chemical...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2547: Mechanism of Formation and Estuarine Turbidity Maxima in the Hau River Mouth Water doi: 10.3390/w12092547 Authors: Nguyen Ngoc Tien Dinh Van Uu Do Huy Cuong Le Dinh Mau Nguyen Xuan Tung Pham Duc Hung Observation of the Hau River distributary of the Mekong River delta in Vietnam, conducted in dry and flood season (2009, 2014, and 2015), is utilized to investigate the mechanism of formation, distribution of estuarine turbidity maxima (ETM), and...
Sat Sep 12, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2545: Classifying Streamflow Duration: The Scientific Basis and an Operational Framework for Method Development Water doi: 10.3390/w12092545 Authors: Ken M. Fritz Tracie-Lynn Nadeau Julia E. Kelso Whitney S. Beck Raphael D. Mazor Rachel A. Harrington Brian J. Topping Streamflow duration is used to differentiate reaches into discrete classes (e.g., perennial, intermittent, and ephemeral) for water resource management. Because the depiction of the...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2543: Start-Up Mechanism and Dynamic Process of Landslides in the Full High Waste Dump Water doi: 10.3390/w12092543 Authors: Chunhui Cao Jili Feng Zhigang Tao Landslides often occur in the open-pit mine dump, which is harmful to the safety operation of mines and slopes. In this work, the landslides that occurred in 2014 at Nanfen open-pit mine of China are studied to understand the triggering mechanism and dynamic process of landslides in the full high waste...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2541: A Homogeneous Dataset for Rainfall Trend Analysis in the Calabria Region (Southern Italy) Water doi: 10.3390/w12092541 Authors: Caloiero Filice Coscarelli Pellicone In order to investigate the tendency in rainfall amount in Calabria (southern Italy), in this work, monthly rainfall series were first tested for homogeneity and then a trend analysis was performed. In particular, a homogenization approach based on the Climatol method was applied to...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2539: Research on Livestock Carrying Capacity of Arid Pastoral Areas Based on Dynamic Water–Forage–Livestock Balance in OtogBanner, China Water doi: 10.3390/w12092539 Authors: Lin Qin Xiaoyu Song Wang Wen Xiaodi Liu Hui Liu There are nonequilibrium characteristics of grassland ecosystems driven by water, and constraints on the development scale of artificially irrigated grassland caused by the lack of water resources in arid pastoral areas. Based on...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2542: Constructed Wetlands as Sustainable Technology for the Treatment and Reuse of the First-Flush Stormwater in Agriculture—A Case Study in Sicily (Italy) Water doi: 10.3390/w12092542 Authors: Tuttolomondo Virga Licata Leto La Bella This paper describes a case study that was carried out on a Sicilian company (Italy) dealing with separate waste collection and recycling of glass. The aims of this study were to evaluate the overall efficiency of...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2537: Multivariate Analysis for Assessing Irrigation Water Quality: A Case Study of the Bahr Mouise Canal, Eastern Nile Delta Water doi: 10.3390/w12092537 Authors: Abdel-Fattah Abd-Elmabod Aldosari Elrys Mohamed Water scarcity and suitable irrigation water management in arid regions represent tangible challenges for sustainable agriculture. The current study aimed to apply multivariate analysis and to develop a simplified water quality assessment...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2540: Determination of Pollution Loads in Spillways of the Combined Sewage Network of the City of Cuenca, Ecuador Water doi: 10.3390/w12092540 Authors: Montalvo-Cedillo Jerves-Cobo Domínguez-Granda Combined sewer overflow (CSO) is one of the main causes of contamination in receiving bodies during the rainy period. The objective of this research was to evaluate the behavior of three combined sewage discharges into the Tomebamba River in the city of Cuenca,...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2538: 3D Numerical Modelling of Tailings Dam Breach Run Out Flow over Complex Terrain: A Multidisciplinary Procedure Water doi: 10.3390/w12092538 Authors: Wang Yang Yu Yang Zhu Tailings dams, as essential mining structures, are being built globally for containing the chief waste stream of the mining industry. Catastrophic tailings dam breaches have occurred frequently over the past decade, causing severe impacts on the environment, economy, and...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2544: Simplified Mathematical Model for Computing Draining Operations in Pipelines of Undulating Profiles with Vacuum Air Valves Water doi: 10.3390/w12092544 Authors: Óscar E. Coronado-Hernández Vicente S. Fuertes-Miquel Edgar E. Quiñones-Bolaños Gustavo Gatica Jairo R. Coronado-Hernández The draining operation involves the presence of entrapped air pockets, which are expanded during the phenomenon occurrence generating drops of sub-atmospheric pressure...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2536: Real-Time Estimation of Disinfection By-Products through Differential UV Absorbance Water doi: 10.3390/w12092536 Authors: Guilherme Stéphanie Dorea Caetano Efforts to control of unwanted disinfection by-products (DBPs) can be hindered by the relatively low-frequency data that is generated from DBP monitoring for regulatory purposes. Differential UV absorbance (DUVA) has the potential to overcome some of these difficulties as a relatively simple and low-cost...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2535: Geomorphic Approaches to Estimate Short-Term Erosion Rates: An Example from Valmarecchia River System (Northern Apennines, Italy) Water doi: 10.3390/w12092535 Authors: Veronica Guerra Maurizio Lazzari Studying fluvial dynamics and environments, GIS-based analyses are of fundamental importance to evaluate the network geometry and possible anomalies, and can be particularly useful to estimate modifications in processes and erosion rates. The aim of this paper...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 2534: Pollutant Concentration Patterns of In-Stream Urban Stormwater Runoff Water doi: 10.3390/w12092534 Authors: Laurel Christian Thomas Epps Ghada Diab Jon Hathaway Although a number of studies have investigated pollutant transport patterns in urban watersheds, these studies have focused primarily on the upland landscape as the point of interest (i.e., prior to stormwater entering an open stream channel). However, it is likely that in-stream processes...
Fri Sep 11, 2020 03:00
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