Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1191: Niosomal Drug Delivery Systems for Ocular Disease—Recent Advances and Future Prospects Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061191 Authors: Durak Esmaeili Rad Alp Yetisgin Eda Sutova Kutlu Cetinel Zarrabi The eye is a complex organ consisting of several protective barriers and particular defense mechanisms. Since this organ is exposed to various infections, genetic disorders, and visual impairments it is essential to provide necessary...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1186: Channel Defect Profiling and Passivation for ZnO Thin-Film Transistors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061186 Authors: Soo Cheol Kang So Young Kim Sang Kyung Lee Kiyung Kim Billal Allouche Hyeon Jun Hwang Byoung Hun Lee The electrical characteristics of Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin-film transistors are analyzed to apprehend the effects of oxygen vacancies after vacuum treatment. The energy level of the oxygen vacancies was found to be located...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1192: Nanocomposite Fiber Based on Natural Material for Water Disinfection under Visible Light Irradiation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061192 Authors: Aziz El Achaby Aziz Ouazzani Mandi Ghazzal In the last decade, pathogenic bacteria and organic micropollutants have become a major issue in the water purification process. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a low-cost and an ecofriendly process, which provides a sustainable solution...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1188: Graphene Oxide-Polypyrrole Coating for Functional Ceramics Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061188 Authors: Rosas-Laverde Pruna Busquets-Mataix Ceramic substrates were metallized with a Ni-Mo-P electroless coating and further modified with a polypyrrole (PPy) coating by the electrodeposition method. The properties of the polypyrrole coating were studied with the addition of a graphene oxide (GO) nanomaterial prior to the electrodeposition...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1189: Vertically-Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nano Tube Pillars with Various Diameters under Compression: Pristine and NbTiN Coated Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061189 Authors: Mirza Gheitaghy Poelma Sacco Vollebregt Zhang In this paper, the compressive stress of pristine and coated vertically-aligned (VA) multi- walled (MW) carbon nanotube (CNT) pillars were investigated using flat-punch nano- indentation. VA-MWCNT...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1825: Skin Carotenoid Level as an Alternative Marker of Serum Total Carotenoid Concentration and Vegetable Intake Correlates with Biomarkers of Circulatory Diseases and Metabolic Syndrome Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061825 Authors: Mai Matsumoto Hiroyuki Suganuma Sunao Shimizu Hiroki Hayashi Kahori Sawada Itoyo Tokuda Kazushige Ihara Shigeyuki Nakaji To confirm the usefulness of noninvasive measurements of skin carotenoids to indicate vegetable...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1819: Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Steatosis: Preclinical Study of a New Nutraceutical Multitarget Formulation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061819 Authors: Laura Micheli Alessandra Pacini Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli Elena Trallori Roberta D’Ambrosio Carlo Bianchini Pietro Lampertico Carla Ghelardini Multifactorial pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) disease, a wide-spread liver pathology associated with metabolic alterations...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1820: Postprandial Endotoxin Transporters LBP and sCD14 Differ in Obese vs. Overweight and Normal Weight Men during Fat-Rich Meal Digestion Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061820 Authors: Fabienne Laugerette Cécile Vors Maud Alligier Gaëlle Pineau Jocelyne Drai Carole Knibbe Béatrice Morio Stéphanie Lambert-Porcheron Martine Laville Hubert Vidal Marie-Caroline Michalski Circulating levels of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1823: Barriers to Preparing and Cooking Vegetables are Associated with Decreased Home Availability of Vegetables in Low-Income Households Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061823 Authors: Landry Burgermaster van den Berg Asigbee Vandyousefi Ghaddar Jeans Yau Davis Knowing which barriers to buying and preparing/cooking vegetables at home are linked with the home availability of vegetables and how food-security status impacts this relationship...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1822: Zinc Oxide Exerts Anti-Inflammatory Properties on Human Placental Cells Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061822 Authors: Balduit Mangogna Agostinis Zito Romano Ricci Bulla Background: An aberrant and persistent inflammatory state at the fetal-maternal interface is considered as a key contributor in compromised pregnancies. Decidual endothelial cells (DECs) play a pivotal role in the control of the local decidual inflammation. The aim...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1824: Protocatechuic Acid Extends Survival, Improves Motor Function, Diminishes Gliosis, and Sustains Neuromuscular Junctions in the hSOD1G93A Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061824 Authors: Koza Winter Holsopple Baybayon-Grandgeorge Pena Olson Mazzarino Patterson Linseman Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating disorder characterized by motor neuron apoptosis and subsequent...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1821: Association of Carotenoids Concentration in Blood with Physical Performance in Korean Adolescents: The 2018 National Fitness Award Project Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061821 Authors: Dawn Jeong Saejong Park Hyesook Kim Oran Kwon Adolescent physical performance is not only dependent on exercise but also on the role of antioxidants obtained through a healthy diet. However, few studies have specifically identified the relationship between carotenoids,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1816: Leucine-Enriched Protein Supplementation Increases Lean Body Mass in Healthy Korean Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061816 Authors: Yeji Kang Namhee Kim Yong Jun Choi Yunhwan Lee Jihye Yun Seok Jun Park Hyoung Su Park Yoon-Sok Chung Yoo Kyoung Park Early prevention of sarcopenia could be an important strategy for muscle retention, but most studies have...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1817: Early Nutrition eAcademy Southeast Asia e-Learning for Enhancing Knowledge on Nutrition during the First 1000 Days of Life Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061817 Authors: Brigitte Brands Sirinuch Chomtho Umaporn Suthutvoravut Christopher Chiong Meng Boey Swee Tang Keith Godfrey Berthold Koletzko for the ENeA SEA Project Group Background: The double burden of both under- and overnutrition during the first 1000 days is highly prevalent in...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1818: Comparison between Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index DXA Defined by EWGSOP1 and 2 versus BIA Tengvall Criteria among Older People Admitted to the Post-Acute Geriatric Care Unit in Italy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061818 Authors: Sawsan Hilal Simone Perna Clara Gasparri Tariq A. Alalwan Viviana Vecchio Federica Fossari Gabriella Peroni Antonella Riva Giovanna Petrangolini Mariangela Rondanelli This study aims to assess the agreement...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1815: Flavonoid-Rich Orange Juice Intake and Altered Gut Microbiome in Young Adults with Depressive Symptom: A Randomized Controlled Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061815 Authors: Miey Park Jihee Choi Hae-Jeung Lee Depression is not just a general mental health problem but a serious medical illness that can worsen without treatment. The gut microbiome plays a major role in the two-way communication system between the intestines and brain. The current...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1814: Uremic Sarcopenia: Clinical Evidence and Basic Experimental Approach
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1814: Uremic Sarcopenia: Clinical Evidence and Basic Experimental Approach Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061814 Authors: Hiroshi Nishi Koji Takemura Takaaki Higashihara Reiko Inagi Sustained physical activity extends healthy life years while a lower activity due to sarcopenia can reduce them. Sarcopenia is defined as a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and strength due not only to aging, but also from a variety of debilitating chronic illnesses such as...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1813: Anti-Heartburn Effects of Sugar Cane Flour: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061813 Authors: Jeffrey M. Beckett Neeraj K. Singh Jehan Phillips Krishnakumar Kalpurath Kent Taylor Roger A. Stanley Rajaraman D. Eri Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects approximately 20% of Australians. Patients suffer a burning sensation known as heartburn due to the movement of acidic stomach content...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 485: COVID-19 in Pregnant Women and Neonates: A Systematic Review of the Literature with Quality Assessment of the Studies Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060485 Authors: Giulia Trippella Martina Ciarcià Marta Ferrari Chiara Buzzatti Ilaria Maccora Chiara Azzari Carlo Dani Luisa Galli Elena Chiappini The SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged in December 2019 and then spread globally. Little is still known about the impact of COVID-19 on pregnant women...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 486: Insecticidal Activity of Bacteria from Larvae Breeding Site with Natural Larvae Mortality: Screening of Separated Supernatant and Pellet Fractions Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060486 Authors: Handi Dahmana Didier Raoult Florence Fenollar Oleg Mediannikov Mosquitoes can transmit to humans devastating and deadly pathogens. As many chemical insecticides are banned due to environmental side effects or are of reduced efficacy due to resistance, biological...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 483: Epigenetic Regulation of the Human Papillomavirus Life Cycle Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060483 Authors: Michelle Mac Cary A. Moody Persistent infection with certain types of human papillomaviruses (HPVs), termed high risk, presents a public health burden due to their association with multiple human cancers, including cervical cancer and an increasing number of head and neck cancers. Despite the development of prophylactic vaccines, the incidence...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 484: Detection of New Leptospira Genotypes Infecting Symptomatic Dogs: Is a New Vaccine Formulation Needed? Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060484 Authors: Cristina Bertasio Maria Beatrice Boniotti Laura Lucchese Letizia Ceglie Laura Bellinati Matteo Mazzucato Tommaso Furlanello Mario D’Incau Alda Natale Leptospirosis in dogs has been largely described worldwide, and epidemiological studies have been mainly based on serological data....
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 482: Pathogenic Prion Protein Isoforms Are Not Present in Cerebral Organoids Generated from Asymptomatic Donors Carrying the E200K Mutation Associated with Familial Prion Disease Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060482 Authors: Simote T. Foliaki Bradley R. Groveman Jue Yuan Ryan Walters Shulin Zhang Paul Tesar Wenquan Zou Cathryn L. Haigh Cerebral organoids (COs) are a self-organizing three-dimensional brain tissue mimicking the human cerebral...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 481: Prospects of and Barriers to the Development of Epitope-Based Vaccines against Human Metapneumovirus Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060481 Authors: Ekaterina Stepanova Victoria Matyushenko Larisa Rudenko Irina Isakova-Sivak Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a major cause of respiratory illnesses in children, the elderly and immunocompromised patients. Although this pathogen was only discovered in 2001, an enormous amount of research has been conducted...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 480: Are Animals a Neglected Transmission Route of SARS-CoV-2? Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060480 Authors: Marta Hernández David Abad José María Eiros David Rodríguez-Lázaro Little information on the SARS-CoV-2 virus in animals is available to date. Whereas no one husbandry animal case has been reported to date, which would have significant implications in food safety, companion animals play a role in COVID-19 epidemiology that opens up new questions....
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 566: Application of the Gastrointestinal Simulator (GIS) Coupled with In Silico Modeling to Measure the Impact of Coca-Cola® on the Luminal and Systemic Behavior of Loratadine (BCS Class 2b) Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060566 Authors: Bart Hens Marival Bermejo Rodrigo Cristofoletti Gregory E. Amidon Gordon L. Amidon In the present work, we explored if Coca-Cola® had a beneficial impact on the systemic outcome of the weakly...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 565: Ultrastructural Study of Acanthamoeba polyphaga Trophozoites and Cysts Treated In Vitro with Cationic Carbosilane Dendrimers Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060565 Authors: Irene Heredero-Bermejo Tania Martín-Pérez José Luis Copa-Patiño Rafael Gómez Francisco Javier de la Mata Juan Soliveri Jorge Pérez-Serrano Cationic carbosilane dendrimers are branched molecules with antimicrobial properties. Their activity has been tested...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 564: Supersaturated Lipid-Based Formulations to Enhance the Oral Bioavailability of Venetoclax Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060564 Authors: Niklas J. Koehl Laura J. Henze Martin Kuentz René Holm Brendan T. Griffin Increasing numbers of beyond Rule-of-Five drugs are emerging from discovery pipelines, generating a need for bio-enabling formulation approaches, such as lipid-based formulations (LBF), to ensure maximal in vivo exposure....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 764: Study of Androgenic Plant Families of Alloplasmic Introgression Lines (H. vulgare) –T. aestivum and the Use of Sister DH Lines in Breeding Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060764 Authors: Lidiya Pershina Nataliya Trubacheeva Ekaterina Badaeva Igor Belan Ludmila Rosseeva One of the limitations in obtaining the genetic diversity of doubled haploid (DH) lines via anther culture is the development of families of regenerants, and each family represents a clone....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 762: Trichoderma: The “Secrets” of a Multitalented Biocontrol Agent Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060762 Authors: Monika Sood Dhriti Kapoor Vipul Kumar Mohamed S. Sheteiwy Muthusamy Ramakrishnan Marco Landi Fabrizio Araniti Anket Sharma The plant-Trichoderma-pathogen triangle is a complicated web of numerous processes. Trichoderma spp. are avirulent opportunistic plant symbionts. In addition to being successful plant symbiotic organisms, Trichoderma...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 763: More than Scales: Evidence for the Production and Exudation of Mucilage by the Peltate Trichomes of Tillandsia cyanea (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060763 Authors: Igor Ballego-Campos Rafaela C. Forzza Elder A. S. Paiva Bromeliad scales have been investigated extensively due to their recognition as a key ecological and evolutionary feature of Bromeliaceae. However, much remains unknown about such trichomes and only recently...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 761: Effect of Ammonia and Indole-3-acetic Acid Producing Endophytic Klebsiella pneumoniae YNA12 as a Bio-Herbicide for Weed Inhibition: Special Reference with Evening Primroses Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9060761 Authors: Sang-Mo Kang Saqib Bilal Raheem Shahzad Yu-Na Kim Chang-Wook Park Ko-Eun Lee Jeong-Ran Lee In-Jung Lee Information on the use of endophytic bacteria as a bio-herbicide for the management of weed control in agricultural fields...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 298: Strong and Weak Teleology in the Life Sciences Post-Darwin Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11060298 Authors: Michael A. Flannery It is often assumed that direction and purpose in nature—teleology—is a dead relic of the past, a result of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species (1859) and Descent of Man (1871). But teleology has had a long and complex relationship with science. This paper will trace its general history with an emphasis...
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 29: Speeds of Young E-Cyclists on Urban Streets and Related Risk Factors: An Observational Study in Israel Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6020029 Authors: Victoria Gitelman Anna Korchatov Wafa Elias In Israel, a growing use of electric bicycles by youngsters has been noted, with an increase in related injuries. In this study, an observational survey was conducted on typical urban streets, aiming to characterize the riding speeds of young e-cyclists compared to...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 404: Uremic Toxins and Vascular Dysfunction Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060404 Authors: Isabelle Six Nadia Flissi Gaëlle Lenglet Loïc Louvet Said Kamel Marlène Gallet Ziad A. Massy Sophie Liabeuf Vascular dysfunction is an essential element found in many cardiovascular pathologies and in pathologies that have a cardiovascular impact such as chronic kidney disease (CKD). Alteration of vasomotricity is due to an imbalance between the production...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 402: Venomics Approach Reveals a High Proportion of Lactrodectus-Like Toxins in the Venom of the Noble False Widow Spider Steatoda nobilis Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060402 Authors: John P. Dunbar Antoine Fort Damien Redureau Ronan Sulpice Michel M. Dugon Loïc Quinton The noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis originates from the Macaronesian archipelago and has expanded its range globally. Outside of its natural range, it may have a negative...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 403: The Comparative Toxicity of 10 Microcystin Congeners Administered Orally to Mice: Clinical Effects and Organ Toxicity Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12060403 Authors: Neil Chernoff Donna Hill Johnsie Lang Judy Schmid Thao Le Amy Farthing Hwa Huang Microcystins (MCs) are common cyanobacterial toxins that occur in freshwaters worldwide. Only two of the >200 MC variants have been tested for potential toxicity after oral exposure. This paper...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 101: An Opportunity to END TB: Using the Sustainable Development Goals for Action on Socio-Economic Determinants of TB in High Burden Countries in WHO South-East Asia and the Western Pacific Regions Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020101 Authors: Srinath Satyanarayana Pruthu Thekkur Ajay M. V. Kumar Yan Lin Riitta A. Dlodlo Mohammed Khogali Rony Zachariah Anthony David Harries The progress towards ending...
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TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 100: The 14th of April, Past and Present Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5020100 Authors: Simone Petraglia Kropf Nísia Trindade Lima In May 2019, the World Health Organization established the “World Chagas Disease Day”, to be celebrated on the 14th of April [...]
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