Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1319: Enhanced Immune Response Against the Thomsen-Friedenreich Tumor Antigen Using a Bivalent Entirely Carbohydrate Conjugate Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061319 Authors: Kristopher A. Kleski Kevin R. Trabbic Mengchao Shi Jean-Paul Bourgault Peter R. Andreana The Thomsen-Friedenreich (TF) antigen is a key target for the development of anticancer vaccines, and this ongoing challenge remains relevant due to the poor immunogenicity of the TF antigen....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1320: Evodiamine Mitigates Cellular Growth and Promotes Apoptosis by Targeting the c-Met Pathway in Prostate Cancer Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061320 Authors: Sun Tae Hwang Jae-Young Um Arunachalam Chinnathambi Sulaiman Ali Alharbi Acharan S. Narula Ojas A. Namjoshi Bruce E. Blough Kwang Seok Ahn Evodiamine (EVO) is an indoloquinazoline alkaloid that exerts its various anti-oncogenic actions by blocking phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1317: Prediction Model of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation by a Novel QSAR Approach, DeepSnap–Deep Learning Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061317 Authors: Matsuzaka Hosaka Ogaito Yoshinari Uesawa The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that senses environmental exogenous and endogenous ligands or xenobiotic chemicals. In particular, exposure of the liver to environmental metabolism-disrupting chemicals...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1316: Larvicidal Activities of 2-Aryl-2,3-Dihydroquinazolin -4-ones against Malaria Vector Anopheles arabiensis, In Silico ADMET Prediction and Molecular Target Investigation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061316 Authors: Venugopala Ramachandra Tratrat Gleiser Bhandary Chopra Morsy Aldhubiab Attimarad Nair Sreeharsha Venugopala Deb Chandrashekharappa Khalil Alwassil Abed Bataineh Palenge ...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1321: New Selective Progesterone Receptor Modulators and Their Impact on the RANK/RANKL Complex Activity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061321 Authors: Katarzyna Błaszczak-Świątkiewicz Breast cancer depends on women’s age. Its chemotherapy and hormone therapy lead to the loss of bone density and disruption of the skeleton. The proteins RANK and RANKL play a pivotal role in the formation of osteoclasts. It is also well established that the same proteins...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1313: 2,3-Diaminopropanols Obtained from d-Serine as Intermediates in the Synthesis of Protected 2,3-l-Diaminopropanoic Acid (l-Dap) Methyl Esters Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061313 Authors: Andrea Temperini Donatella Aiello Fabio Mazzotti Constantinos M. Athanassopoulos Pierantonio De Luca Carlo Siciliano A synthetic strategy for the preparation of two orthogonally protected methyl esters of the non-proteinogenic amino acid 2,3-l-diaminopropanoic...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1314: Chitosan Oligosaccharides Attenuate Amyloid Formation of hIAPP and Protect Pancreatic β-Cells from Cytotoxicity Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061314 Authors: Qin-Yu Meng Hua Wang Zi-Bo Cui Wen-Gong Yu Xin-Zhi Lu The deposition of aggregated human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) in the pancreas, that has been associated with β-cell dysfunction, is one of the common pathological features of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D)....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1312: Removal of Tetracycline in Sewage and Dairy Products with High-Stable MOF Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061312 Authors: Kan Li Jing-jing Li Ni Zhao Ying Ma Bin Di Serious environmental and human health problems caused by the abuse of antibiotics have attracted worldwide concern. Recently, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with high porosity have drawn wide attention for their effects in the adsorption and removal of pollutants from...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1315: C-Terminal 1-Aminoethyltetrazole-Containing Oligopeptides as Novel Alanine Racemase Inhibitors Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061315 Authors: Laszlo A. Kondacs Sylvain Orenga Rosaleen J. Anderson Emma C.L. Marrs John D. Perry Mark Gray In clinical culture media inoculated with patient samples, selective inhibition of commensal bacteria is essential for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment, as they can mask the presence of pathogenic...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1311: Design and Characterizations of Inhalable Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Microspheres Prepared by the Fine Droplet Drying Process for a Sustained Effect of Salmon Calcitonin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061311 Authors: Hideyuki Sato Aiko Tabata Tatsuru Moritani Tadahiko Morinaga Takahiro Mizumoto Yoshiki Seto Satomi Onoue The present study aimed to develop inhalable poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)-based microparticles of salmon...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1310: Barrier Properties and Characterizations of Poly(lactic Acid)/ZnO Nanocomposites Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061310 Authors: Zhenya Tang Fangling Fan Zhuangzhuang Chu Chunli Fan Yuyue Qin This study aimed to reinforce the barrier performance (i.e., oxygen–gas and water–vapor permeability) of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-based films. Acetyltributylcitrate and zinc oxide nanoparticle (nano-ZnO), serving as plasticizer and...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1308: Multicomponent Domino Reaction in the Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclopentan[c]pyran Core of Iridoid Natural Products Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061308 Authors: Alejandro Manchado Victoria Elena Ramos David Díez Narciso M. Garrido The asymmetric synthesis of a compound with the cyclopentan[c]pyran core of iridoid natural products in four steps and 40% overall yield is reported. Our methodology includes a one-pot tandem domino reaction which...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1309: Ionic Liquid-Based Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction Coupled with HPLC and Artificial Neural Network Analysis for Ganoderma lucidum Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061309 Authors: Changqin Li Yiping Cui Jie Lu Cunyu Liu Sitan Chen Changyang Ma Zhenhua Liu Jinmei Wang Wenyi Kang Ganoderma lucidum is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Ganoderic acid A and D are the main bioactive components with anticancer effects in...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1306: Physical-Chemical Evaluation of Active Food Packaging Material Based on Thermoplastic Starch Loaded with Grape cane Extract Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061306 Authors: Edaena Pamela Díaz-Galindo Aleksandra Nesic Gustavo Cabrera-Barjas Claudia Mardones Dietrich von Baer Silvia Bautista-Baños Octavio Dublan Garcia The aim of this paper is to evaluate the physicochemical and microbiological properties of active thermoplastic starch-based...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 1307: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of Novel 7-Oxo-7H-thiazolo[3,2-b]-1,2,4-triazine-2-carboxylic Acid Derivatives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25061307 Authors: Dong Cai Tai Li Qian Xie Xiaofei Yu Wei Xu Yu Chen Zhe Jin Chun Hu A series of novel 7-oxo-7H-thiazolo[3,2-b]-1,2,4-triazine-2-carboxylic acid derivatives was synthesized in good yields by a multi-step procedure that included the generation of the S-alkylated...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 9: Machine Learning Approach to Personality Type Prediction Based on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator® Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4010009 Authors: Mohammad Hossein Amirhosseini Hassan Kazemian Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a collection of techniques for personality development. Meta programmes, which are habitual ways of inputting, sorting and filtering the information found in the world around us, are a vital factor in NLP. Differences...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 8: The Effect of Layout and Colour Temperature on the Perception of Tourism Websites for Mobile Devices Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4010008 Authors: Oyibo Vassileva In e-commerce, the user interface design of a website is critical to its success. However, there is limited research on how colour and layout design elements influence the perception of e-commerce websites for mobile devices. To bridge this gap, we conducted an empirical...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 530: Green and Economic Fabrication of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanorods as a Broadband UV Blocker and Antimicrobial Agent Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030530 Authors: Seyedeh-Masoumeh Taghizadeh Neha Lal Alireza Ebrahiminezhad Fatemeh Moeini Mostafa Seifan Younes Ghasemi Aydin Berenjian Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles have gained widespread interest due to their unique properties, making them suitable for a range of applications. Several methods...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 528: Dynamic Modification of Fermi Energy in Single-Layer Graphene by Photoinduced Electron Transfer from Carbon Dots Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030528 Authors: Angelo Armano Gianpiero Buscarino Fabrizio Messina Alice Sciortino Marco Cannas Franco Mario Gelardi Filippo Giannazzo Emanuela Schilirò Simonpietro Agnello Graphene (Gr)—a single layer of two-dimensional sp2 carbon atoms—and Carbon Dots (CDs)—a...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 529: Surface-Modified Industrial Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene 3D Scaffold Fabrication by Gold Nanoparticle for Drug Screening Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030529 Authors: Kaudjhis Patrick Ulrich N’deh Gyeong-Ji Kim Kang-Hyun Chung Jae-Soo Shin Kwang-Sup Lee Jeong-Woo Choi Kwon-Jai Lee Jeung Hee An Biocompatibility is very important for cell growth using 3D printers, but biocompatibility materials are very expensive. In this study,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 527: Border Trap Characterizations of Al2O3/ZrO2 and Al2O3/HfO2 Bilayer Films Based on Ambient Post Metal Annealing and Constant Voltage Stress Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030527 Authors: Md. Mamunur Rahman Dae-Hyun Kim Tae-Woo Kim This study represents a comparison of the border trap behavior and reliability between HfO2 and ZrO2 films on n-In0.53Ga0.47As with an Al2O3 interfacial layer. The effect of different post metal annealing conditions...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 525: On the Effects of Diluted and Mixed Ionic Liquids as Liquid Substrates for the Sputter Synthesis of Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030525 Authors: Michael Meischein Marvin Fork Alfred Ludwig The synthesis of nanoparticles by combinatorial sputtering in ionic liquids is a versatile approach for discovering new materials. Whereas the influence on nanoparticle formation of different pure ionic liquids has been addressed, the influence...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 526: Facile and Reliable Thickness Identification of Atomically Thin Dichalcogenide Semiconductors Using Hyperspectral Microscopy Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030526 Authors: Yu-Chung Chang Yu-Kai Wang Yen-Ting Chen Der-Yuh Lin Although large-scale synthesis of layered two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) has been made possible, mechanical exfoliation of layered van der Waals crystal is still indispensable as every new...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 523: Electrospun Nanofibers: from Food to Energy by Engineered Electrodes in Microbial Fuel Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030523 Authors: Giulia Massaglia Francesca Frascella Alessandro Chiadò Adriano Sacco Simone Luigi Marasso Matteo Cocuzza Candido F. Pirri Marzia Quaglio Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are bio-electrochemical devices able to directly transduce chemical energy, entrapped in an organic mass named fuel, into electrical...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 524: Current-Resistance Effects Inducing Nonlinear Fluctuation Mechanisms in Granular Aluminum Oxide Nanowires Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030524 Authors: Carlo Barone Hannes Rotzinger Jan Nicolas Voss Costantino Mauro Yannick Schön Alexey V. Ustinov Sergio Pagano The unusual superconducting properties of granular aluminum oxide have been recently investigated for application in quantum circuits. However, the intrinsic irregular structure...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 521: Effects of Annealing on Characteristics of Cu2ZnSnSe4/CH3NH3PbI3/ZnS/IZO Nanostructures for Enhanced Photovoltaic Solar Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030521 Authors: Chzu-Chiang Tseng Gwomei Wu Liann-Be Chang Ming-Jer Jeng Wu-Shiung Feng Dave W. Chen Lung-Chien Chen Kuan-Lin Lee This paper presents new photovoltaic solar cells with Cu2ZnSnSe4/CH3NH3PbI3(MAPbI3)/ZnS/IZO/Ag nanostructures on bi-layer Mo/FTO (fluorine-doped...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 522: Platinum and Iridium Oxide Co-modified TiO2 Nanotubes Array Based Photoelectrochemical Sensors for Glutathione Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030522 Authors: Jing Tian Peng Zhao Shasha Zhang Guona Huo Zhaochen Suo Zhao Yue Shoumin Zhang Weiping Huang Baolin Zhu Oriented TiO2 nanotubes, which are fabricated by anodic oxidation method, are prospective in photoelectrochemical analysis and sensors. In this work, Pt and IrO2 co-modified...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 520: Optoelectronic Nanodevices Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030520 Authors: Minas M. Stylianakis Over the last decade, novel materials such as graphene derivatives, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), other two-dimensional (2D) layered materials, perovskites, as well as metal oxides and other metal nanostructures have centralized the interest of the scientific community [...]
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 519: Synthesis of Monolayer Gold Nanorings Sandwich Film and Its Higher Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Intensity Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030519 Authors: Liqiu Zhang Tiying Zhu Cheng Yang Ho Young Jang Hee-Jeong Jang Lichun Liu Sungho Park Most previous studies relating to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) signal enhancement were focused on the interaction between the light and the substrate in the x-y axis. 3D SERS...
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ncRNA, Vol. 6, Pages 12: Long Non-coding RNAs Mechanisms of Action in HIV-1 Modulation and the Identification of Novel Therapeutic Targets Non-Coding RNA doi: 10.3390/ncrna6010012 Authors: Roslyn M. Ray Kevin V. Morris This review aims to highlight the role of long non-coding RNAs in mediating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) viral replication, latency, disease susceptibility and progression. In particular, we focus on identifying possible lncRNA targets and their purported mechanisms...
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ncRNA, Vol. 6, Pages 11: NEAT1 Long Isoform Is Highly Expressed in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Irrespectively of Cytogenetic Groups or Clinical Outcome Non-Coding RNA doi: 10.3390/ncrna6010011 Authors: Domenica Ronchetti Vanessa Favasuli Paola Monti Giovanna Cutrona Sonia Fabris Ilaria Silvestris Luca Agnelli Monica Colombo Paola Menichini Serena Matis Massimo Gentile Ramil Nurtdinov Roderic Guigó Luca Baldini Gilberto Fronza Manlio Ferrarini Fortunato...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 779: Risk of Kidney Stones: Influence of Dietary Factors, Dietary Patterns, and Vegetarian–Vegan Diets Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030779 Authors: Ferraro Bargagli Trinchieri Gambaro Nephrolithiasis is a common medical condition influenced by multiple environmental factors, including diet. Since nutritional habits play a relevant role in the genesis and recurrence of kidney stones disease, dietary manipulation has become a fundamental tool for the...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 778: Micronutrient Deficiencies Following Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030778 Authors: Henricus J.B. Janssen Laura F.C. Fransen Jeroen E.H. Ponten Grard A.P. Nieuwenhuijzen Misha D.P. Luyer Over the past decades, survival rates for patients with resectable esophageal cancer have improved significantly. Consequently, the sequelae of having a gastric conduit, such as development of micronutrient deficiencies,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 777: Maternal Dietary Intakes, Red Blood Cell Indices and Risk for Anemia in the First, Second and Third Trimesters of Pregnancy and at Predelivery Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030777 Authors: Faith Agbozo Abdulai Abubakari Joyce Der Albrecht Jahn As anemia remains a major public health problem in Ghana, we examined the effect of dietary intakes, and antenatal care (ANC) practices on red cell indices and anemia prevalence during the pregnancy continuum...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 776: Association of Adherence to Specific Mediterranean Diet Components and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Young Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030776 Authors: Mª José Santi-Cano José Pedro Novalbos-Ruiz María Ángeles Bernal-Jiménez María del Mar Bibiloni Josep A. Tur Amelia Rodriguez Martin Objective: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and a healthy diet may be part of an overall healthy lifestyle. The association between cardiorespiratory fitness...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 775: The Appetite−Suppressant and GLP-1-Stimulating Effects of Whey Proteins in Obese Subjects are Associated with Increased Circulating Levels of Specific Amino Acids Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030775 Authors: Antonello E. Rigamonti Roberto Leoncini Alessandra De Col Sofia Tamini Sabrina Cicolini Laura Abbruzzese Silvano G. Cella Alessandro Sartorio The satiating effect of whey proteins depends upon their unique amino acid composition because...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 774: The Link between Hypermetabolism and Hypernatremia in Severely Burned Patients Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030774 Authors: Christopher Rugg Mathias Ströhle Stefan Schmid Janett Kreutziger Hypernatremia is common in critical care, especially in severely burned patients. Its occurrence has been linked to increased mortality. Causes of hypernatremia involve a net gain of sodium or a loss of free water. Renal loss of electrolyte-free water due to urea-induced...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 772: Macronutrients in Parenteral Nutrition: Amino Acids Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030772 Authors: Iacone Scanzano Santarpia Cioffi Contaldo Pasanisi The right amount and quality of amino acids (AAs) supplied to patients on parenteral nutrition (PN) reduces muscle mass loss, may preserve or even increase it, with significant clinical benefits. Several industrial PN mixtures are available so that nutrition specialists can choose the product...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 773: Broussonetia papyrifera Root Bark Extract Exhibits Anti-inflammatory Effects on Adipose Tissue and Improves Insulin Sensitivity Potentially Via AMPK Activation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030773 Authors: Lee Choi Park Jang Lee Khim Oh Park Ryu Choi : The chronic low-grade inflammation in adipose tissue plays a causal role in obesity-induced insulin resistance and its associated pathophysiological consequences. In this...
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