Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 213: Facile Synthesis and Reuse of Magnetic Black Carbon Magnetite (BC-Mag) for Fast Carbamazepine Removal from Water Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020213 Authors: Cai Larese-Casanova Magnetic carbonaceous nanomaterials are needed in water treatment applications because they can offer both carbon surfaces for sorption of organic pollutants and ease of material magnetic retrieval for regeneration and reuse. In this study, we employed a facile one-step...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 212: Modulating Tumor Cell Functions by Tunable Nanopatterned Ligand Presentation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020212 Authors: Katharina Amschler Michael P. Schön Cancer comprises a large group of complex diseases which arise from the misrouted interplay of mutated cells with other cells and the extracellular matrix. The extracellular matrix is a highly dynamic structure providing biochemical and biophysical cues that regulate tumor cell behavior....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 211: Piezoresistive Carbon Nanofiber-Based Cilia-Inspired Flow Sensor Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020211 Authors: Sengupta Trap Kottapalli Evolving over millions of years, hair-like natural flow sensors called cilia, which are found in fish, crickets, spiders, and inner ear cochlea, have achieved high resolution and sensitivity in flow sensing. In the pursuit of achieving such exceptional flow sensing performance in artificial sensors, researchers...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 210: Thermal Stability of Octadecyltrichlorosilane and Perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane Monolayers on SiO2 Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020210 Authors: Yang Wang Wang Yang Mao Using in situ ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements, the thermal behavior of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) and 1H, 1H, 2H, and 2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (PTES) monolayers on SiO2 substrates has...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 209: Noble Metal Nanostructured Materials for Chemical and Biosensing Systems Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020209 Authors: Pan Yang Liu Yin Ma Liu Xu Wang Nanomaterials with unique physical and chemical properties have attracted extensive attention of scientific research and will play an increasingly important role in the future development of science and technology. With the gradual deepening of research, noble metal nanomaterials...
Sat Jan 25, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 208: Improving Interaction at Polymer–Filler Interface: The Efficacy of Wrinkle Texture Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020208 Authors: Russo Venezia Tescione Avossa Luciani Silvestri Costantini One of the main issues in preparing polymer-based nanocomposites with effective properties is to achieve a good dispersion of the nanoparticles into the matrix. Chemical interfacial modifications by specific coupling agents represents a...
Sat Jan 25, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 207: A Tunable Triple-Band Near-Infrared Metamaterial Absorber Based on Au Nano-Cuboids Array Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020207 Authors: Feng Qin Zeqiang Chen Xifang Chen Zao Yi Weitang Yao Tao Duan Pinghui Wu Hua Yang Gongfa Li Yougen Yi In this article, we present a design for a triple-band tunable metamaterial absorber with an Au nano-cuboids array, and undertake numerical research about its optical properties and local...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 206: Study of 1D and 2D Carbon Nanomaterial in Alginate Films Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020206 Authors: Salesa Llorens-Gámez Serrano-Aroca Alginate-based materials hold great promise in bioengineering applications such as skin wound healing and scaffolds for tissue engineering. Nevertheless, cell adhesion of mammalian cells on these hydrophilic materials is very poor. In cases such as polycaprolactone, poly(hydroxy-3-butyrate-co-3-valerate)...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 202: Green Synthesis of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles for Efficient Catalytic Removal of Harmful Organic Dyes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020202 Authors: David Moldovan The present article reports an environmentally benign method for synthesizing silver nanoparticles using the fruit extract of Viburnum opulus L. as a source of bioactive compounds, which can act as reducing agents of the silver ions and also as stabilizing agents of the obtained...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 204: Lung Toxicity Analysis of Nano-Sized Kaolin and Bentonite: Missing Indications for a Common Grouping Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020204 Authors: Wiemann Vennemann Wohlleben Kaolin and bentonite (nanoclay NM-600) are nanostructured aluminosilicates that share a similar chemical composition, platelet-like morphology, and high binding capacity for biomolecules. To investigate if these material-based criteria allow for a common grouping, we...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 203: Multivalent Lactose–Ferrocene Conjugates Based on Poly (Amido Amine) Dendrimers and Gold Nanoparticles as Electrochemical Probes for Sensing Galectin-3 Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020203 Authors: Martos-Maldonado Quesada-Soriano García-Fuentes Vargas-Berenguel Galectin-3 is considered a cancer biomarker and bioindicator of fibrosis and cardiac remodeling and, therefore, it is desirable to develop convenient methods for its detection....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 201: Comparative Study of the Structure, Composition, and Electrocatalytic Performance of Hydrogen Evolution in MoSx~2+δ/Mo and MoSx~3+δ Films Obtained by Pulsed Laser Deposition Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020201 Authors: Fominski Demin Fominski Romanov Goikhman Maksimova Systematic and in-depth studies of the structure, composition, and efficiency of hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) on MoSx films, obtained by means of on-...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 205: Surface-Bound Humic Acid Increased Propranolol Sorption on Fe3O4/Attapulgite Magnetic Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10020205 Authors: Deng Li This study explored the feasibility of utilizing a novel sorbent humic acid (HA) coated Fe3O4/attapulgite (MATP) magnetic nanoparticles (HMATP) for the sorption of propranolol from aqueous solutions. MATP and bare Fe3O4 nanoparticles were also synthesized under similar preparation conditions....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 332: Carrot Intake and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study of 57,053 Danes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020332 Authors: Ulrik Deding Gunnar Baatrup Lars Porskjær Christensen Morten Kobaek-Larsen Carrots are consumed worldwide. Several meta-analysis studies on carrot consumption have indicated that carrots play a central role as a protecting vegetable against development of different types of cancers. A cancer-preventive role of carrots...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 331: Meal Frequency and Skipping Breakfast Are Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020331 Authors: Young Jin Kim Jung Hwan Yoon Hong Sang Choi Chang Seong Kim Eun Hui Bae Seong Kwon Ma Soo Wan Kim Chronic underhydration and malnutrition can be associated with irreversible renal damage. This study investigated the association of meal frequency and breakfast skipping with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in South Korea....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 330: Improving Nutrition Information in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Implementation of Front-Of-Pack Nutrition Labelling Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020330 Authors: Al-Jawaldeh Rayner Julia Elmadfa Hammerich McColl The provision of simplified nutrition information, in a prominent place on the front of food packages, is recommended as an important element of comprehensive strategies to tackle the burden of death and disease caused by...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 329: Sesamol Alleviates Obesity-Related Hepatic Steatosis via Activating Hepatic PKA Pathway Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020329 Authors: Xu Yu Chen Yang Lin Shi Qin This study aimed to investigate the effect of sesamol (SEM) on the protein kinase A (PKA) pathway in obesity-related hepatic steatosis treatment by using high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice and a palmitic acid (PA)-treated HepG2 cell line. SEM reduced the body weight gain...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 328: Associations between Triglyceride-Glucose Index and Micro- and Macro-angiopathies in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020328 Authors: Chiu Tsai Huang Wu Hsu Lee Chen Keywords: triglyceride-glucose index; microangiopathy; macroangiopathy; type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 326: Chronic Polyphenon-60 or Catechin Treatments Increase Brain Monoamines Syntheses and Hippocampal SIRT1 Levels Improving Cognition in Aged Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020326 Authors: Ramis Sarubbo Tejada Jiménez Esteban Miralles Moranta Polyphenolic compounds from green tea have great interest due to its large consumption and therapeutic potential on the age-associated brain decline. The current work compares a similar dose regimen...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 327: Food Combinations in Relation to the Quality of Overall Diet and Individual Meals in Japanese Adults: A Nationwide Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020327 Authors: Murakami Livingstone Shinozaki Sugimoto Fujiwara Masayasu Sasaki We examined food combinations in relation to the quality of the overall diet and individual meals using a newly developed food combination questionnaire (FCQ) in a nationwide sample of Japanese adults aged...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 325: The Effects of a 6-Month High Dose Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Antioxidant Vitamins Supplementation on Cognitive Function and Functional Capacity in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020325 Authors: Stavrinou Andreou Aphamis Pantzaris Ioannou Patrikios Giannaki The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of a high-dose omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids supplementation,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 324: Steamed Ginger May Enhance Insulin Secretion through KATP Channel Closure in Pancreatic β-Cells Potentially by Increasing 1-Dehydro-6-Gingerdione Content Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020324 Authors: Nam Hong Rodriguez Park Jeong Lee Shim Yasmin Kim Koo Lee Paik Jeong Jeon Kang Baek Kang Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and its active compounds (gingerols, shogaols and paradols) have been...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 323: Pomace Olive Oil Concentrated in Triterpenic Acids Restores Vascular Function, Glucose Tolerance and Obesity Progression in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020323 Authors: Claro-Cala Quintela Pérez-Montero Miñano de Sotomayor Herrera Rodríguez-Rodríguez Pomace olive oil, an olive oil sub-product, is a promising source of bioactive triterpenoids such as oleanolic acid and maslinic acid. Considering the vascular actions of pomace...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 321: The 25(OH)Vitamin D Status Affected the Effectiveness of Oligo Fucoidan in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection with Immune Tolerance Phase Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020321 Authors: Ko Shen Shih Chiou Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health issue. Vitamin D is involved in various pathophysiological mechanisms as an immune modulator and the deficiency rate of vitamin D is prevalent in chronic liver...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 320: A Fermented Milk Product with B. Lactis CNCM I-2494 and Lactic Acid Bacteria Improves Gastrointestinal Comfort in Response to a Challenge Diet Rich in Fermentable Residues in Healthy Subjects Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020320 Authors: Le Nevé de la Torre Tap Derrien Cotillard Barba Mego Nieto Ruiz Hernandez-Palet Dornic Faurie Butler Merino Lobo Batet Accarino Pozuelo Manichanh Azpiroz ...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 319: Associations of Breast Milk Microbiota, Immune Factors, and Fatty Acids in the Rat Mother–Offspring Pair Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020319 Authors: Azagra-Boronat Tres Massot-Cladera Franch Castell Guardiola Pérez-Cano Rodríguez-Lagunas The present study aimed to analyze the rat breast milk profile of fatty acids (FA), immunoglobulins (Ig), microbiota, and their relationship, and to further assess their associations in the mother–offspring...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 317: Poor Dietary Quality is Associated with Low Adherence to Gestational Weight Gain Recommendations among Women in Sweden Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020317 Authors: Augustin Winkvist Bärebring Appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) is important for fetal development and maternal health, but it is unclear what dietary factors predict GWG. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary quality during pregnancy and GWG. In...
Sat Jan 25, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 316: Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage and Cardiac Stress During a Marathon Could be Associated with Dietary Intake During the Week Before the Race Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020316 Authors: Mielgo-Ayuso Calleja-González Refoyo León-Guereño Cordova Del Coso : Adequate food intake is important prior to endurance running competitions to facilitate adequate exercise intensity. However, no investigations have examined whether dietary intake could...
Sat Jan 25, 2020 02:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 315: Increased Susceptibility to Obesity and Glucose Intolerance in Adult Female Rats Programmed by High-Protein Diet during Gestation, But Not during Lactation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020315 Authors: Desclée de Maredsous Carlin Oosting Delteil Azzout-Marniche Chaumontet Blachier Barbillon Mary-Huard Tomé Oozeer Davila Fetal and early postnatal nutritional environments contribute to lifelong health. High-protein...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 314: Safety Evaluations of Single Dose of the Olive Secoiridoid S-(−)-Oleocanthal in Swiss Albino Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020314 Authors: Siddique King Meyer Abdelwahed Busnena El Sayed Epidemiological and clinical studies compellingly showed the ability of Mediterranean diet rich in extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) to reduce multiple diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and aging cognitive functions decline. The S-(−)-Oleocanthal...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 318: Comparison of Factors Associated with Disordered Eating between Male and Female Malaysian University Students Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020318 Authors: Chin Appukutty Kagawa Gan Wong Poh Mohd Shariff Mohd Taib Disordered eating is prevalent among university students, especially females. Whilst literature suggests that factors associated with disordered eating may differ according to gender, such an association has not been...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 311: Acid Hydrolyzed Silk Peptide Consumption Improves Anti-Diabetic Symptoms by Potentiating Insulin Secretion and Preventing Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Non-Obese Type 2 Diabetic Animals Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020311 Authors: Park Zhang Qiu Wu Lee Lee : Silk fibroin hydrolysates have been reported to reduce hyperglycemia, but the mechanism has not been determined in Asian type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We hypothesized that the consumption...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 312: The Color Nutrition Information Paradox: Effects of Suggested Sugar Content on Food Cue Reactivity in Healthy Young Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020312 Authors: Potthoff Face Schienle Color nutrition information (CNI) based on a traffic light system conveys information about food quality with a glance. The color red typically indicates detrimental food characteristics (e.g., very high sugar content) and aims at inhibiting food shopping and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 310: Genome-Wide Association Study for Serum Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Exploratory Analysis of the Sex-Specific Effects and Dietary Modulation in Mediterranean Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020310 Authors: Coltell Sorlí Asensio Barragán González Giménez-Alba Zanón-Moreno Estruch Ramírez-Sabio Pascual Ortega-Azorín Ordovas Corella Many early studies presented...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 313: Growing the Business of Whole Grain in the Australian Market: A 6-Year Impact Assessment Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020313 Authors: Curtain Locke Grafenauer The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code does not regulate on-pack claims describing the amount of whole grain in foods. In July 2013, The Grains & Legumes Nutrition CouncilTM (GLNC) established a voluntary Code of Practice for Whole Grain Ingredient Content Claims (the Code) providing...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 309: Paeonol, an Ingredient of Kamishoyosan, Reduces Intracellular Lipid Accumulation by Inhibiting Glucocorticoid Receptor Activity in 3T3-L1 Cells Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020309 Authors: Izumi Yoshida Nakamura Wakamori Excessive triglyceride accumulation in lipid-metabolizing tissues is associated with an increased risk of a variety of metabolic diseases. Kamishoyosan (KSS) is a Kampo composed of 10 constituent herbs, and contains moutan cortex...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 308: Anti-Obesity Effects of Grateloupia elliptica, a Red Seaweed, in Mice with High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity via Suppression of Adipogenic Factors in White Adipose Tissue and Increased Thermogenic Factors in Brown Adipose Tissue Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020308 Authors: Lee Lu Li Hyun Kim Lee Kim Kim Kang Jeon Obesity is a serious metabolic syndrome characterized by high levels of cholesterol, lipids in the blood, and intracellular...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 307: Novel Insights on Intake of Fish and Prevention of Sarcopenia: All Reasons for an Adequate Consumption Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12020307 Authors: Rondanelli Rigon Perna Gasparri Iannello Akber Alalwan Freije Sarcopenia is defined as a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength and it is diagnosed by measurements of muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance. Sarcopenia...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 80: Molecular Survey of Metastrongyloid Lungworms in Domestic Cats (Felis silvestris catus) from Romania: A Retrospective Study (2008–2011) Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020080 Authors: Gyӧrke Dumitrache Kalmár Paştiu Mircean : Background: Lungworms are recognized as important agents in the pathology of the respiratory system in domestic cats. While Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is worldwide known and studied, Troglostrongylus brevior has gained...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 79: Suicidal Leishmania Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020079 Authors: Podešvová Leštinová Horáková Lukeš Volf Yurchenko Leishmania are obligate intracellular parasites known to have developed successful ways of efficient immunity evasion. Because of this, leishmaniasis, a disease caused by these flagellated protists, is ranked as one of the most serious tropical infections worldwide. Neither prophylactic medication, nor vaccination has...
Sat Jan 25, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 78: Exposures Associated with Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infections Caused by Newport, Javiana, and Mississippi Serotypes in Tennessee, 2013–2015: A Case-Case Analysis Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020078 Authors: Mukherjee Nolan Dunn Banerjee Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection (salmonellosis) is one of the most prevalent gastrointestinal diseases throughout the world. Human infections caused by Salmonella Newport, Javiana, and Mississippi...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 77: Susceptibility of Avian Species to Brucella Infection: A Hypothesis-Driven Study Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9020077 Authors: Wareth Kheimar Neubauer Melzer Brucellosis is a highly contagious bacterial disease affecting a wide range of animals, as well as humans. The existence of the clinically diagnosed brucellosis in avian species is controversially discussed. In the current study, we set to summarize the current knowledge on the presence...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 99: The In Vivo Effect of Transcellular Permeation Enhancers on the Intestinal Permeability of Two Peptide Drugs Enalaprilat and Hexarelin Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020099 Authors: Dahlgren Sjöblom Hedeland Lennernäs Permeation enhancers like sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and caprate increase the intestinal permeability of small model peptide compounds, such as enalaprilat (349 Da). However, their effects remain to be investigated...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 98: Metal Organic Framework@Polysilsesequioxane Core/Shell-Structured Nanoplatform for Drug Delivery Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020098 Authors: Liangyu Lu Mengyu Ma Chengtao Gao Hongwei Li Long Li Fuping Dong Yuzhu Xiong Modern pharmaceutics requires novel drug loading platforms with high drug loading capacity, controlled release, high stability, and good biocompacity. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) show promising...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 97: Development of Meloxicam-Human Serum Albumin Nanoparticles for Nose-to-Brain Delivery via Application of a Quality by Design Approach Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020097 Authors: Katona Balogh Dargó Gáspár Márki Ducza Sztojkov-Ivanov Tömösi Kecskeméti Janáky Kiss Ambrus Pallagi Szabó-Révész Csóka The aim of this study was to optimize the formulation of meloxicam (MEL)-containing human...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 94: Retinal Cell Protection in Ocular Excitotoxicity Diseases. Possible Alternatives Offered by Microparticulate Drug Delivery Systems and Future Prospects Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020094 Authors: Villanueva Martín Esteban Rodríguez Villanueva Excitotoxicity seems to play a critical role in ocular neurodegeneration. Excess-glutamate-mediated retinal ganglion cells death is the principal cause of cell loss. Uncontrolled glutamate...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 95: Biodegradable Polymers as Drug Delivery Systems for Bone Regeneration Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020095 Authors: Aoki Saito Regenerative medicine has been widely researched for the treatment of bone defects. In the field of bone regenerative medicine, signaling molecules and the use of scaffolds are of particular importance as drug delivery systems (DDS) or carriers for cell differentiation, and various materials have been explored...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 93: Targeting Small Molecule Delivery to the Brain and Spinal Cord via Intranasal Administration of Rabies Virus Glycoprotein (RVG29)-Modified PLGA Nanoparticles Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020093 Authors: Chung Cotter Prakapenka Cook DiPerna Sirianni Alternative routes of administration are one approach that could be used to bypass the blood–brain barrier (BBB) for effective drug delivery to the central nervous...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 96: Curcumin-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Bypass P-Glycoprotein Mediated Doxorubicin Resistance in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12020096 Authors: Fathy Abd-Ellatef Gazzano Chirio Hamed Belisario Zuddas Peira Rolando Kopecka Assem Said Marie Sapino Ramadan Fahmy Gallarate Abdel-Hamid Riganti Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a critical hindrance to the...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 13: Designing a Clinical Pharmacy Primary Care Intervention for Myocardial Infarction Patients Using a Patient and Public Involvement Discussion Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010013 Authors: Jalal Paudyal Al-Arkee Dyson Marriott Objective: to conduct a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) focus group session. To help inform the design of a clinical pharmacy intervention in primary care for patients after a coronary event. Methods: this study...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 155: Variation in Morphological and Quality Parameters in Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Bulb Influenced by Different Photoperiod, Temperature, Sowing and Harvesting Time Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020155 Authors: Atif Amin Ghani Ali Cheng Photoperiod (light) and temperature as abiotic factors having significant impact on the garlic bulb morphology and quality. In various bulb plants including garlic, bulbing is affected by photoperiod, temperature,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 154: YES-10, A Combination of Extracts from Clematis mandshurica RUPR. and Erigeron annuus (L.) PERS., Prevents Ischemic Brain Injury in A Gerbil Model of Transient Forebrain Ischemia Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020154 Authors: Lee Park Kim Park Lee Ahn Park Noh Lee Kim Kim Won : Clematis mandshurica RUPR. (CMR) and Erigeron annuus (L.) PERS. (EALP) have pharmacological effects including anti-inflammatory activity and...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 153: Application of Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Extraction of Rutin and Rosmarinic Acid from Satureja montana L. and Evaluation of the Extracts Antiradical Activity Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020153 Authors: Jakovljević Vladić Vidović Pastor Jokić Molnar Jerković Satureja montana L. was used in the current research as the plant exhibits numerous health-promoting benefits due to its specific chemical composition. The extraction method...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 152: Exploring the Link between Photosystem II Assembly and Translation of the Chloroplast psbA mRNA Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020152 Authors: Chotewutmontri Williams-Carrier Barkan Photosystem II (PSII) in chloroplasts and cyanobacteria contains approximately fifteen core proteins, which organize numerous pigments and prosthetic groups that mediate the light-driven water-splitting activity that drives oxygenic photosynthesis. The PSII reaction center...
Sat Jan 25, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 151: Molecular Events Involved in Fruitlet Abscission in Litchi Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9020151 Authors: Minglei Zhao Jianguo Li Abscission in plants is an active and highly coordinated physiological process in which organs abscise from the plant body at the abscission zone (AZ) in responding to either developmental or environmental cues. Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) is an important economic fruit crop widely grown in Southeast Asia particularly in South...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Resources, Vol. 9, Pages 13: Pipeline Neighbors: How Can We Avoid Conflicts? Resources doi: 10.3390/resources9020013 Authors: Novikova In this article, I consider the various policies of oil and gas companies relating to Indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation. The analysis is based on field research in Northern Russian regions. Data for the analysis comprises: International standards, Russian laws, corporate codes, official regulations, and interviews with company employees and...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 12: A Stochastic Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Method for Assessing Material and Geometric Uncertainties in Rectangular Objects Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8010012 Authors: Christos Salis Nikolaos Kantartzis Theodoros Zygiridis The uncertainties present in a variety of electromagnetic (EM) problems may have important effects on the output parameters of interest. Unfortunately, deterministic schemes are not applicable in such cases, as...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 85: Dual Function of a Novel Bacterium, Slackia sp. D-G6: Detoxifying Deoxynivalenol and Producing the Natural Estrogen Analogue, Equol Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020085 Authors: Gao Mu Zhu Chen Tang Wu Miao Wang Wen Deng Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a highly abundant mycotoxin that exerts many adverse effects on humans and animals. Much effort has been made to control DON in the past, and bio-transformation has emerged as the...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 84: Lack of Dose- and Time-Dependent Effects of Aflatoxin B1 on Gene Expression and Enzymes Associated with Lipid Peroxidation and the Glutathione Redox System in Chicken Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020084 Authors: Kövesi Cserháti Erdélyi Zándoki Mézes Balogh Effects of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) on lipid peroxidation and glutathione system were investigated in chicken liver. In a three-week feeding trial, different doses (<1.0 μg/kg...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 83: Carbamoylated Nail Proteins as Assessed by Near-Infrared Analysis are Associated with Load of Uremic Toxins and Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020083 Authors: Bruyne Himpe Delanghe Glorieux Biesen Buyzere Speeckaert Delanghe Carbamoylation is an important risk factor for accelerated atherogenesis and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). We intended to explore whether carbamoylation...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 82: Arthropod Venom Components and Their Potential Usage Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020082 Authors: Rádis-Baptista Konno Arthropods comprise a predominant and well-succeeded phylum of the animal kingdom that evolved and diversified in millions of species grouped in four subphyla, namely, Chelicerata (arachnids), Crustacea, Myriapoda (centipedes), and Hexapoda (insects) [...]
Sat Jan 25, 2020 02:00
Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 80: Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Wild, Captive and Laboratory Rats: Effect of Habitat on the Nasal S. aureus Population Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020080 Authors: Raafat Mrochen Al’Sholui Heuser Ryll Pritchett-Corning Jacob Walther Matuschka Richter Westerhüs Pikula van den Brandt Nicklas Monecke Strommenger van Alen Becker ...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 81: Adult Intestinal Toxemia Botulism Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12020081 Authors: Harris Anniballi Austin Intoxication with botulinum neurotoxin can occur through various routes. Foodborne botulism results after consumption of food in which botulinum neurotoxin-producing clostridia (i.e., Clostridium botulinum or strains of Clostridium butyricum type E or Clostridium baratii type F) have replicated and produced botulinum neurotoxin. Infection of a wound...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
TropicalMed, Vol. 5, Pages 17: Innovative Partnerships for the Elimination of Human African Trypanosomiasis and the Development of Fexinidazole Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed5010017 Authors: Philippe Neau Heinz Hänel Valérie Lameyre Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft Luc Kuykens Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT or sleeping sickness) is a life-threatening neglected tropical disease that is endemic in 36 sub-Saharan African countries. Until recently,...
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Urban Science, Vol. 4, Pages 7: Cultural Memories for Better Place Experience: The Case of Orabi Square in Alexandria, Egypt Urban Science doi: 10.3390/urbansci4010007 Authors: Hussein Stephens Tiwari Globalization is associated with significant transformations in city forms and cultural and social performances. Governments and cultural heritage organisations increasingly appreciate the importance of preserving diverse physical cultural heritage through rehabilitation and the...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 47: Evaluation of the Burden of HPV-Related Hospitalizations as a Useful Tool to Increase Awareness: 2007–2017 Data from the Sicilian Hospital Discharge Records Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010047 Authors: Vincenzo Restivo Claudio Costantino Livia Amato Stefania Candiloro Alessandra Casuccio Marianna Maranto Alessandro Marrella Sara Palmeri Stefano Pizzo Francesco Vitale Emanuele Amodio In light of the implementation of human papillomavirus...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 46: Determining Factors for Pertussis Vaccination Policy: A Study in Five EU Countries Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010046 Authors: Wong Opinel Combes Toubiana Brisse Pertussis vaccination policy varies across Europe, not only in the type of vaccine—whole cell (wP) vs. acellular (aP1/2/3/5)—but also in the schedule and recommendation for parents. This study aims to investigate the determining factors for the type of vaccine,...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 45: Efficacy of HPV Vaccination in Women Receiving LEEP for Cervical Dysplasia: A Single Institution’s Experience Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010045 Authors: Petrillo Dessole Tinacci Saderi Muresu Capobianco Cossu Dessole Sotgiu Piana The aim of this study was to assess the role of a human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) in reducing recurrent cervical dysplasia. A series...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 44: Advances in Antibody-Based HIV-1 Vaccines Development Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010044 Authors: Dietrich Despite the great success of antiretroviral therapy, both in the treatment and prevention of HIV-1 infection, a vaccine is still urgently needed to end the epidemic [...]
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 43: Influenza Anti-Stalk Antibodies: Development of a New Method for the Evaluation of the Immune Responses to Universal Vaccine Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010043 Authors: Manenti Maciola Trombetta Kistner Casa Hyseni Razzano Torelli Montomoli Growing interest in universal influenza vaccines and novel administration routes has led to the development of alternative serological assays that are able to detect antibodies against...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 42: Sustainable Crop Protection, Global Climate Change, Food Security and Safety—Plant Immunity at the Crossroads Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010042 Authors: Iriti Vitalini The development of novel strategies of plant disease management is crucial in view of the growing demand of sustainability in agri-food chains. The use of agrochemicals is not without risk for the consumer and environment in terms of their residues in food, feed, water bodies and harmful...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 41: Cell Surface Proteins in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Bench to Bedside
Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 41: Cell Surface Proteins in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Bench to Bedside Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8010041 Authors: Siracusano Tagliamonte Buonaguro Lopalco Cell surface proteins act as the go-between in carrying the information from the extracellular environment to the intracellular signaling proteins. However, these proteins are often deregulated in neoplastic diseases, including hepatocellular carcinoma. This review discusses several recent...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 144: RNA Viruses of Amblyomma variegatum and Rhipicephalus microplus and Cattle Susceptibility in the French Antilles Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020144 Authors: Gondard Temmam Devillers Pinarello Bigot Chrétien Aprelon Vayssier-Taussat Albina Eloit Moutailler Ticks transmit a wide variety of pathogens including bacteria, parasites and viruses. Over the last decade, numerous novel viruses have been described in arthropods,...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 143: Virus Discovery in Desert Tortoise Fecal Samples: Novel Circular Single-Stranded DNA Viruses Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020143 Authors: Joseph P. Orton Matheo Morales Rafaela S. Fontenele Kara Schmidlin Simona Kraberger Daniel J. Leavitt Timothy H. Webster Melissa A. Wilson Kenro Kusumi Greer A. Dolby Arvind Varsani The Sonoran Desert tortoise Gopherus morafkai is adapted to the desert, and plays an important ecological role in...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 142: Characterization of Molecular Cluster Detection and Evaluation of Cluster Investigation Criteria Using Machine Learning Methods and Statewide Surveillance Data in Washington State Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020142 Authors: Erly Herbeck Kerani Reuer Molecular cluster detection can be used to interrupt HIV transmission but is dependent on identifying clusters where transmission is likely. We characterized molecular cluster detection in Washington...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 141: Understanding the Evolutionary Ecology of host--pathogen Interactions Provides Insights into the Outcomes of Insect Pest Biocontrol Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020141 Authors: Paez Fleming-Davies The use of viral pathogens to control thepopulation size of pest insects has produced both successful and unsuccessful outcomes. Here, we investigate whether those biocontrol successes and failures can be explained by key ecological and evolutionary processes between...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 136: Dynamic Shifts in the HIV Proviral Landscape During Long Term Combination Antiretroviral Therapy: Implications for Persistence and Control of HIV Infections Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020136 Authors: Anderson Simonetti Gorelick Hill Gouzoulis Bell Rehm Pérez Boritz Wu Wells Hughes Rao Coffin Kearney Maldarelli Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) controls but does not eradicate HIV infection;...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 138: Smallpox in the Post-Eradication Era Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020138 Authors: Meyer Ehmann Smith Widespread vaccination programmes led to the global eradication of smallpox, which was certified by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and, since 1978, there has been no case of smallpox anywhere in the world. However, the viable variola virus (VARV), the causative agent of smallpox, is still kept in two maximum security laboratories in Russia and the...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 140: Presence of Flavivirus Antibodies Does Not Lead to a Greater Number of Symptoms in a Small Cohort of Canadian Travelers Infected with Zika Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020140 Authors: Kozak Goneau DeLima Varsaneux Eshaghi Kristjanson Olsha Safronetz Perusini Frantz Gubbay Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus associated with a febrile illness as well as severe complications, including microcephaly and Guillain-Barré...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 139: Optimized Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Culture and its Application to Measurements of HEV Infectivity Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020139 Authors: Capelli Dubois Pucelle Da Silva Lhomme Abravanel Chapuy-Regaud Izopet Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major concern in public health worldwide. Infections with HEV genotypes 3, 4, or 7 can lead to chronic hepatitis while genotype 1 infections can trigger severe hepatitis in pregnant women. Infections...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 137: SV40 Large T Antigen Is Not Responsible for the Loss of STING in 293T Cells but Can Inhibit cGAS-STING Interferon Induction Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020137 Authors: Reus Trivino-Soto Wu Kokott Lim Several DNA viruses have evolved antagonists to inhibit the cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) DNA-sensing immune pathway. This includes DNA viral oncogenes that antagonize the cGAS-STING pathway by binding...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 135: Return of the Coronavirus: 2019-nCoV Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12020135 Authors: Lisa E. Gralinski Vineet D. Menachery The emergence of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has awakened the echoes of SARS-CoV from nearly two decades ago. Yet, with technological advances and important lessons gained from previous outbreaks, perhaps the world is better equipped to deal with the most recent emergent group 2B coronavirus.
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Vision, Vol. 4, Pages 9: Musical Training Improves Audiovisual Integration Capacity under Conditions of High Perceptual Load Vision doi: 10.3390/vision4010009 Authors: Wilbiks O’Brien In considering capacity measures of audiovisual integration, it has become apparent that there is a wide degree of variation both within (based on unimodal and multimodal stimulus characteristics) and between participants. Recent work has discussed performance on a number of cognitive tasks that can...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 349: Does Salinity Affect the Distribution of the Artificial Radionuclides 90Sr and 137Cs in Water of the Saline Lakes? A Case of the Crimean Peninsula Water doi: 10.3390/w12020349 Authors: Mirzoeva Shadrin Arkhipova Miroshnichenko Kravchenko Anufriieva In the framework of radioecological monitoring, the features of the distribution of the post-Chernobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) accident artificial radionuclides of 137Cs and 90Sr in the Crimean...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 350: Does it Matter? Constitutionalisation, Democratic Governance, and the Right to Water Water doi: 10.3390/w12020350 Authors: Schiel Langford Wilson States are urged frequently by the UN, policymakers, and activists to recognise the human right to water domestically. However, does such legal incorporation, often in national constitutions, affect water policy and the realisation of the right? While several qualitative studies report positive impacts, initial...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 347: Managing Water Quality in Premise Plumbing: Subject Matter Experts’ Perspectives and a Systematic Review of Guidance Documents Water doi: 10.3390/w12020347 Authors: Singh Hamilton Rasheduzzaman Yang Kar Fasnacht Masters Gurian Although many guidance documents have been developed to inform the design and operation of building water systems to ensure safe water quality, there is a lack of consensus on some topics. This study interviewed...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 348: Hydrogeological Characterization of Coastal Aquifer on the Basis of Observed Sea Level and Groundwater Level Fluctuations: Neretva Valley Aquifer, Croatia Water doi: 10.3390/w12020348 Authors: Srzić Lovrinović Racetin Pletikosić Hydrogeological data availability is often limited to local areas where usual in situ tests or methods are applied (slug/bail or pumping tests, Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)). Because most problems (e.g., saltwater...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 346: Coastal Flooding and Erosion under a Changing Climate: Implications at a Low-Lying Coast (Ebro Delta) Water doi: 10.3390/w12020346 Authors: Albert Grases Vicente Gracia Manuel García-León Jue Lin-Ye Joan Pau Sierra Episodic coastal hazards associated to sea storms are responsible for sudden and intense changes in coastal morphology. Climate change and local anthropogenic activities such as river regulation and urban growth are raising risk levels...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 345: Complex Undisturbed Riparian Zones Are Resistant to Colonisation by Invasive Alien Plant Species Water doi: 10.3390/w12020345 Authors: Zelnik Mavrič Klenovšek Gaberščik We investigated the presence and abundance of invasive alien plant species (IAS) in the riparian zones of rivers in relation to different environmental parameters. We surveyed the spatial and human-influenced characteristics of the riparian zones, river channels, and land use along...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 344: Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in “La Charca de Suárez” Wetlands, Spain Water doi: 10.3390/w12020344 Authors: Blanco-Coronas López-Chicano Calvache Benavente Duque La Charca de Suárez (LCS) is a Protected Nature Reserve encompassing 4 lagoons located 300 m from the Mediterranean coast in southern Spain. LCS is a highly anthropized area, and its conservation is closely linked to the human use of water resources in its surroundings...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 343: Structure and Functions of Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microbial Communities in Bioelectrochemical Systems Water doi: 10.3390/w12020343 Authors: Espinoza-Tofalos Daghio Palma Aulenta Franzetti Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) exploit the interaction between microbes and electrodes. A field of application thereof is bioelectrochemical remediation, an effective strategy in environments where the absence of suitable electron acceptors limits classic...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 341: Assessing Aquifer Water Level and Salinity for a Managed Artificial Recharge Site Using Reclaimed Water Water doi: 10.3390/w12020341 Authors: Horriche Benabdallah This study was carried out to examine the impact of an artificial recharge site on groundwater level and salinity using treated domestic wastewater for the Korba aquifer (north eastern Tunisia). The site is located in a semi-arid region affected by seawater intrusion, inducing an increase in...
Sat Jan 25, 2020 02:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 342: Why Do People Remain Attached to Unsafe Drinking Water Options? Quantitative Evidence from Southwestern Bangladesh Water doi: 10.3390/w12020342 Authors: Naus Burer van Laerhoven Griffioen Ahmed Schot The acceptance of newly implemented, safe drinking water options is not guaranteed. In the Khulna and Satkhira districts, Bangladesh, pond water is pathogen-contaminated, while groundwater from shallow tubewells may be arsenic- or saline-contaminated....
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 340: The International Law and Politics of Water Access: Experiences of Displacement, Statelessness, and Armed Conflict Water doi: 10.3390/w12020340 Authors: Krakow This article analyses international law regarding the human right to water as it impacts people who are stateless, displaced, and/or residents of armed conflict zones in the contemporary Middle East. Deficiencies in international law, including humanitarian, water, human rights, and criminal law, are...
Fri Jan 24, 2020 02:00
Water, Vol. 12, Pages 339: The Impact of Land-Use on the Hierarchical Pore Size Distribution and Water Retention Properties in Loamy Soils Water doi: 10.3390/w12020339 Authors: Dlapa Hriník Hrabovský Šimkovic Žarnovičan Sekucia Kollár Soil hydraulic properties are very sensitive to land-use in regions susceptible to physical degradation. Intensive agricultural practices often lead to soil compaction and erosion in the investigated area. The main goal of this...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 338: Monthly Flow Duration Curve Model for Ungauged River Basins Water doi: 10.3390/w12020338 Authors: Burgan Aksoy Flow duration curve (FDC) is widely used in hydrology to assess streamflow in a river basin. In this study, a simple FDC model is developed for monthly streamflow data. The model consists of several steps including the nondimensionalization and then normalization in case the monthly streamflow data do not fit the normal probability distribution...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 337: Viscosity Controls Rapid Infiltration and Drainage, Not the Macropores Water doi: 10.3390/w12020337 Authors: Germann The paper argues that universal approaches to infiltration and drainage in permeable media pivoting around capillarity and leading to dual porosity, non-equilibrium, or preferential flow need to be replaced by a dual process approach. One process has to account for relatively fast infiltration and drainage based on Newton’s viscous...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 336: Evaluation of Marsh Terraces for Wetland Restoration: A Remote Sensing Approach Water doi: 10.3390/w12020336 Authors: Osorio Linhoss Dash Marsh terracing is a wetland restoration technique that is being implemented in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Marsh terraces are segmented berms of soil built within shallow coastal ponds, designed to increase marsh area and reduce wave energy. Approximately 980 linear km of marsh terraces have been constructed over...
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