JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 850: Cognition in Children with Arachnoid Cysts Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030850 Authors: Sandvik Adolfsson Jacobson Tedroff Background: This study aims to evaluate if children with temporal arachnoid cysts (AC) have cognitive symptoms and if neurosurgery improves these. Methods: A prospective case series study including consecutive pediatric patients with temporal AC. The children underwent neuroradiology, neuroopthalmologic evaluation,...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 847: Five Years Outcomes and Predictors of Events in a Single-Center Cohort of Patients Treated with Bioresorbable Coronary Vascular Scaffolds Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030847 Authors: Anadol Mühlenhaus Trieb Polimeni Münzel Gori Introduction: We report outcome data of patients treated with coronary bioresorbable scaffolds up to 5 years and investigate predictors of adverse events. Methods: Consecutive patients treated with...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 849: Pentraxin 3 (PTX3): A Molecular Marker of Endothelial Dysfunction in Chronic Migraine Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030849 Authors: Clara Domínguez-Vivero Yago Leira Ana López-Ferreiro Marta Saavedra Xiana Rodríguez-Osorio Tomás Sobrino Francisco Campos José Castillo Rogelio Leira Even though endothelial dysfunction is known to play a role in migraine pathophysiology, studies regarding levels of endothelial biomarkers in...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 844: An Ethnic Comparison of Arginine Dimethylation and Cardiometabolic Factors in Healthy Black and White Youth: The ASOS and African-PREDICT Studies Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030844 Authors: Bollenbach Schutte Kruger Tsikas Proteinic arginine dimethylation (PADiMe) is a major post-translational modification. Proteolysis of asymmetric and symmetric PADiMe products releases asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 852: A Novel Predictive Model for In-Hospital Mortality Based on a Combination of Multiple Blood Variables in Patients with ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030852 Authors: Yuhei Goriki Atsushi Tanaka Kensaku Nishihira Atsushi Kawaguchi Masahiro Natsuaki Nozomi Watanabe Keiichi Ashikaga Nehiro Kuriyama Yoshisato Shibata Koichi Node In emergency clinical settings, it may be beneficial...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 843: Enhanced Antioxidative Defense by Vitamins C and E Consumption Prevents 7-Day High-Salt Diet-Induced Microvascular Endothelial Function Impairment in Young Healthy Individuals Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030843 Authors: Lidija Barić Ines Drenjančević Martina Mihalj Anita Matić Marko Stupin Luka Kolar Zrinka Mihaljević Ines Mrakovčić-Šutić Vatroslav Šerić Ana Stupin This study aimed to examine whether the oral supplementation...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 842: A Cross-Sectional Study Evaluating the Effects of Resistance Exercise on Inflammation and Neurotrophic Factors in Elderly Women with Obesity Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9030842 Authors: Hee-Tae Roh Su-Youn Cho Wi-Young So Purpose: Aging lowers brain functionality, and obesity accelerates this process. Resistance exercise can help reverse aging; however, studies examining how it affects brain function and body mass are limited. Thus, this...
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JoF, Vol. 6, Pages 39: Frequency of Invasive Fungal Disease in Adults: Experience of a Specialized Laboratory in Medellín, Colombia (2009–2015) Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof6010039 Authors: Valencia Cáceres de Bedout Cano Restrepo Invasive fungal diseases (IFD) contribute significantly to worldwide morbidity and mortality, but their frequency is not well-described in some countries. The present work describes the frequency of IFD in a specialized laboratory in Colombia....
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J. Imaging, Vol. 6, Pages 13: Energy Resolved Neutron Imaging for Strain Reconstruction Using the Finite Element Method Journal of Imaging doi: 10.3390/jimaging6030013 Authors: Riya Aggarwal Michael H. Meylan Bishnu P. Lamichhane Chris M. Wensrich A novel pulsed neutron imaging technique based on the finite element method is used to reconstruct the residual strain within a polycrystalline material from Bragg edge strain images. This technique offers the possibility of a nondestructive...
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Life, Vol. 10, Pages 28: Biogenic Metal Nanoparticles: A New Approach to Detect Life on Mars? Life doi: 10.3390/life10030028 Authors: Simões Ottoni Antunes Metal nanoparticles (MNPs) have been extensively studied. They can be produced via different methods (physical, chemical, or biogenic), but biogenic synthesis has become more relevant, mainly for being referred by many as eco-friendly and more advantageous than others. Biogenic MNPs have been largely used in a wide variety...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 143: Association Between the Cerebral Autoregulation Index (Pressure Reactivity), Patient’s Clinical Outcome, and Quality of ABP(t) and ICP(t) Signals for CA Monitoring Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56030143 Authors: Bajpai Preiksaitis Vosylius Rocka Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the association between the cerebral autoregulation (CA) index, the pressure reactivity index (PRx), the patient’s clinical...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 142: Role of Functional Biomarkers to Identify Early Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Patients with Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Cross-Sectional Study Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56030142 Authors: Osama Y. Al-Dirbashi Charu Sharma Nahid Al Dahouri Anas Al Aidaros Shamma Al-Muhairi Rami Beiram Salah Gariballa Juma Al Kaabi Background and objectives: Although laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is effective for obesity management, postoperative vitamin...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 141: Inherent Bias in Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision Support Systems for Healthcare Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56030141 Authors: Varadraj Gurupur Thomas T. H. Wan The objective of this article is to discuss the inherent bias involved with artificial intelligence-based decision support systems for healthcare. In this article, the authors describe some relevant work published in this area. A proposed overview of solutions is also presented. The authors...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 51: Synthesis and Performance of Aromatic Polyamide Ionenes as Gas Separation Membranes Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10030051 Authors: Kathryn E. O’Harra Irshad Kammakakam Danielle M. Noll Erika M. Turflinger Grayson P. Dennis Enrique M. Jackson Jason E. Bara Here, we report the synthesis and thermophysical properties of seven primarily aromatic, imidazolium-based polyamide ionenes. The effects of varied para-, meta-, and ortho-connectivity,...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 50: Synthesis of Silica Membranes by Chemical Vapor Deposition Using a Dimethyldimethoxysilane Precursor Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10030050 Authors: S. Ted Oyama Haruki Aono Atsushi Takagaki Takashi Sugawara Ryuji Kikuchi Silica-based membranes prepared by chemical vapor deposition of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) on γ-alumina overlayers are known to be effective for hydrogen separation and are attractive for membrane reactor applications...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 49: Potentiodynamic and Galvanodynamic Regimes of Mass Transfer in Flow-Through Electrodialysis Membrane Systems: Numerical Simulation of Electroconvection and Current-Voltage Curve Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10030049 Authors: Uzdenova Urtenov Electromembrane devices are usually operated in two electrical regimes: potentiodynamic (PD), when a potential drop in the system is set, and galvanodynamic (GD), when the current density is set. This article...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 118: Robust Moiety Model Selection Using Mass Spectrometry Measured Isotopologues Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10030118 Authors: Huan Jin Hunter N.B. Moseley Stable isotope resolved metabolomics (SIRM) experiments use stable isotope tracers to provide superior metabolomics datasets for metabolic flux analysis and metabolic modeling. Since assumptions of model correctness can seriously compromise interpretation of metabolic flux results, we have developed...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 117: Nematode-Trapping Fungi Produce Diverse Metabolites during Predator–Prey Interaction Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10030117 Authors: Ting-Hao Kuo Ching-Ting Yang Hsin-Yuan Chang Yen-Ping Hsueh Cheng-Chih Hsu Nematode-trapping fungi are natural antagonists of nematodes. These predatory fungi are capable of switching their lifestyle from a saprophytic to predatory stage in the presence of nematodes by developing specialized trapping devices...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 116: Estrogen Receptor beta (ERβ) Regulation of Lipid Homeostasis—Does Sex Matter? Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10030116 Authors: Christina Savva Marion Korach-André In this communication, we aim to summarize the role of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) in lipid metabolism in the main metabolic organs with a special focus on sex differences. The action of ERβ is tissue-specific and acts in a sex-dependent manner, emphasizing the necessity...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 448: Whole Genome Sequencing Differentiates Presumptive Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase Producing Escherichia coli along Segments of the One Health Continuum Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030448 Authors: Adator Walker Narvaez-Bravo Zaheer Goji Cook Tymensen Hannon Church Booker Amoako Nadon Read McAllister Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has important implications for the continued use of...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 447: Identification and in vitro Characterization of a Novel Phage Endolysin that Targets Gram-Negative Bacteria Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030447 Authors: Bai Lee Ryu Most double-stranded (ds) DNA phages utilize holin proteins to secrete endolysin for host peptidoglycan lysis. In contrast, several holin-independent endolysins with secretion sequences or signal-arrest-release (SAR) sequences are secreted via the Sec pathway. In this...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 445: Evaluation of Cyprinid Herpesvirus 2 Latency and Reactivation in Carassius gibel Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030445 Authors: Wenjun Chai Lin Qi Yujun Zhang Mingming Hong Ling Jin Lijuan Li Junfa Yuan Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2, species Cyprinid herpesvirus 2) causes severe mortality in ornamental goldfish, crucian carp (Carassius auratus), and gibel carp (Carassius gibelio). It has been shown that the genomic DNA...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 446: Do Foliar Endophytes Matter in Litter Decomposition? Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030446 Authors: Emily R. Wolfe Daniel J. Ballhorn Litter decomposition rates are affected by a variety of abiotic and biotic factors, including the presence of fungal endophytes in host plant tissues. This review broadly analyzes the findings of 67 studies on the roles of foliar endophytes in litter decomposition, and their effects on decomposition rates....
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 444: Prevalence, Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Genes and Genetic Diversity of Salmonella Isolated from Retail Duck Meat in Southern China Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030444 Authors: Zhengquan Chen Jie Bai Shaojun Wang Xibin Zhang Zeqiang Zhan Haiyan Shen Hongxia Zhang Junping Wen Yuan Gao Ming Liao Jianmin Zhang Salmonella is an important cause of foodborne diseases. This study was undertaken to investigate...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 443: Unlocking the Microbiome Communities of Banana (Musa spp.) under Disease Stressed (Fusarium wilt) and Non-Stressed Conditions Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030443 Authors: Manoj Kaushal Rony Swennen George Mahuku We assessed the diversity, structure, and assemblage of bacterial and fungal communities associated with banana plants with and without Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) symptoms. A total of 117,814 bacterial and 17,317...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 442: Potential PGPR Properties of Cellulolytic, Nitrogen-Fixing, Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria in Rehabilitated Tropical Forest Soil Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030442 Authors: Amelia Tang Ahmed Osumanu Haruna Nik Muhamad Ab. Majid Mohamadu Boyie Jalloh In the midst of the major soil degradation and erosion faced by tropical ecosystems, rehabilitated forests are being established to avoid the further deterioration of forest lands....
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 437: Genome-Scale Metabolic Model Reconstruction and in Silico Investigations of Methane Metabolism in Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030437 Authors: Naizabekov Lee Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b is an obligate aerobic methane-utilizing alpha-proteobacterium. Since its isolation, M. trichosporium OB3b has been established as a model organism to study methane metabolism in type II methanotrophs. M. trichosporium...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 440: Seroprevalence in Bats and Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in Bat Ectoparasites Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030440 Authors: Arinjay Banerjee Kaushal Baid Taylor Byron Alyssa Yip Caleb Ryan Prasobh Raveendran Thampy Hugh Broders Paul Faure Karen Mossman The role of bats in the enzootic cycle of Lyme disease and relapsing fever-causing bacteria is a matter of speculation. In Canada, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 439: Lactobacillus paracasei A13 and High-Pressure Homogenization Stress Response Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030439 Authors: Lorenzo Siroli Giacomo Braschi Samantha Rossi Davide Gottardi Francesca Patrignani Rosalba Lanciotti Sub-lethal high-pressure homogenization treatments applied to Lactobacillus paracasei A13 demonstrated to be a useful strategy to enhance technological and functional properties without detrimental effects...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 438: The Interplay between Mucosal Microbiota Composition and Host Gene-Expression is Linked with Infliximab Response in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030438 Authors: Dovrolis Michalopoulos Theodoropoulos Arvanitidis Kolios Sechi Eliopoulos Gazouli Even though anti-TNF therapy significantly improves the rates of remission in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, there is a noticeable...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 441: Taxonomic Characterization and Secondary Metabolite Analysis of NEAU-wh3-1: An Embleya Strain with Antitumor and Antibacterial Activity Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030441 Authors: Han Wang Tianyu Sun Wenshuai Song Xiaowei Guo Peng Cao Xi Xu Yue Shen Junwei Zhao Cancer is a serious threat to human health. With the increasing resistance to known drugs, it is still urgent to find new drugs or pro-drugs with anti-tumor...
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Microorganisms, Vol. 8, Pages 436: Application of an O-Linked Glycosylation System in Yersinia enterocolitica Serotype O:9 to Generate a New Candidate Vaccine against Brucella abortus Microorganisms doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030436 Authors: Jing Huang Chao Pan Peng Sun Erling Feng Jun Wu Li Zhu Hengliang Wang Brucellosis is a major zoonotic public health threat worldwide, causing veterinary morbidity and major economic losses in endemic regions. However, no efficacious...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1438: A Fast and Validated High Throughput Bar Adsorptive Microextraction (HT-BAµE) Method for the Determination of Ketamine and Norketamine in Urine Samples Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061438 Authors: Samir M. Ahmad Mariana N. Oliveira Nuno R. Neng J.M.F. Nogueira We developed, optimized and validated a fast analytical cycle using high throughput bar adsorptive microextraction and microliquid desorption (HT-BAμE-μLD) for the extraction...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1439: New Peptide-Based Pharmacophore Activates 20S Proteasome Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061439 Authors: Paweł A. Osmulski Przemysław Karpowicz Elżbieta Jankowska Jonathan Bohmann Andrew M. Pickering Maria Gaczyńska The proteasome is a pivotal element of controlled proteolysis, responsible for the catabolic arm of proteostasis. By inducing apoptosis, small molecule inhibitors of proteasome peptidolytic activities are successfully utilized...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1437: Glycosylation of Stilbene Compounds by Cultured Plant Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061437 Authors: Kei Shimoda Naoji Kubota Daisuke Uesugi Yusuke Kobayashi Hatsuyuki Hamada Hiroki Hamada Oxyresveratrol and gnetol are naturally occurring stilbene compounds, which have diverse pharmacological activities. The water-insolubility of these compounds limits their further pharmacological exploitation. The glycosylation of bioactive compounds...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1436: Exploring the Polymorphism of Drostanolone Propionate Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061436 Authors: Borodi Turza Bende 2α-Methyl-4,5α-dihydrotestosterone 17β-propionate, known as drostanolone propionate or masteron, is a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid derived from dihydrotestosterone. The crystal structures of two polymorphs of drostanolone propionate have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1432: Structural Features of Triethylammonium Acetate through Molecular Dynamics Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061432 Authors: Enrico Bodo I have explored the structural features and the dynamics of triethylammonium acetate by means of semi-empirical (density functional tight binding, DFTB) molecular dynamics. I find that the results from the present simulations agree with recent experimental determinations with only few minor differences in the structural...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1434: Flow Chemistry in Contemporary Chemical Sciences: A Real Variety of Its Applications Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061434 Authors: Marek Trojanowicz Flow chemistry is an area of contemporary chemistry exploiting the hydrodynamic conditions of flowing liquids to provide particular environments for chemical reactions. These particular conditions of enhanced and strictly regulated transport of reagents, improved interface contacts, intensification of...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1435: A Theoretical Study on Trehalose + Water Mixtures for Dry Preservation Purposes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061435 Authors: Amit Kumar Alberto Cincotti Santiago Aparicio The properties of trehalose + water mixtures are studied as a function of mixture composition and temperature using molecular dynamics simulations. As trehalose disaccharide has been proposed for dry preservation purposes, the objective of this work is to analyse the nanoscopic...
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