Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 585: Low Voltage Graphene-Based Amplitude Modulator for High Efficiency Terahertz Modulation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030585 Authors: Qianying Zheng Liangping Xia Linlong Tang Chunlei Du Hongliang Cui In this paper, a high-efficiency terahertz amplitude modulation device based on a field-effect transistor has been proposed. The polarization insensitive modulator is designed to achieve a maximum experimental modulation depth of about 53%...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 584: Supercapacitor Performance of Nickel-Cobalt Sulfide Nanotubes Decorated Using Ni Co-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheets Grown in Situ on Ni Foam Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030584 Authors: Chen Xin Li Ang Farayi Musharavati Fadi Jaber Li Hui Erfan Zalnezhad Sungchul Bae Kwan San Hui Kwun Nam Hui In this study, to fabricate a non-binder electrode, we grew nickel–cobalt sulfide (NCS) nanotubes (NTs) on a Ni foam...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 582: Potential of Polymeric Films Loaded with Gold Nanorods for Local Hyperthermia Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030582 Authors: Álvaro Cárcamo-Martínez Juan Domínguez-Robles Brónach Mallon Md. Taifur Raman Ana Sara Cordeiro Steven E. J. Bell Eneko Larrañeta Ryan F. Donnelly Current strategies for the treatment of superficial non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) lesions include topical imoquimod, 5-fluorouracil, and photodynamic...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 586: Synthesis and Characterization of CuFe2O4 Nanoparticles Modified with Polythiophene: Applications to Mercuric Ions Removal Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10030586 Authors: Ayman H. Kamel Amr A. Hassan Abd El-Galil E. Amr Hadeel H. El-Shalakany Mohamed A. Al-Omar In this research, CuFe2O4 nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation methods and modified by coating with thiophene for removal of Hg(II) ions from aqueous solution. CuFe2O4...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 859: Dietary Fiber, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolic Regulation—Current Status in Human Randomized Trials Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030859 Authors: Mari C. W. Myhrstad Hege Tunsjø Colin Charnock Vibeke H. Telle-Hansen New knowledge about the gut microbiota and its interaction with the host’s metabolic regulation has emerged during the last few decades. Several factors may affect the composition of the gut microbiota, including dietary fiber....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 858: Distinguishing Low and High Water Consumers—A Paradigm of Disease Risk Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030858 Authors: Lawrence E. Armstrong Colleen X. Muñoz Elizabeth M. Armstrong A long-standing body of clinical observations associates low 24-h total water intake (TWI = water + beverages + food moisture) with acute renal disorders such as kidney stones and urinary tract infections. These findings prompted observational studies and experimental interventions...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 860: Recommended Intake of Key Food Groups and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Australian Older, Rural-Dwelling Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030860 Authors: Alice J. Owen Michael J. Abramson Jill F. Ikin Tracy A. McCaffrey Sylvia Pomeroy Brigitte M. Borg Caroline X. Gao David Brown Danny Liew This study examined the relationship between diet quality scores and cardiometabolic risk factors in regionally-dwelling older Australian adults...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 856: Sugar Content and Nutritional Quality of Child Orientated Ready to Eat Cereals and Yoghurts in the UK and Latin America; Does Food Policy Matter? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030856 Authors: Ada L. Garcia José D. Ronquillo Gabriela Morillo-Santander Claudia V. Mazariegos Lorena Lopez-Donado Elisa J. Vargas-Garcia Louise Curtin Alison Parrett Antonina N. Mutoro Ready to eat breakfast cereals (REBCs) and yoghurts provide important nutrients...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 857: Antioxidant Capacity and Hepatoprotective Role of Chitosan-Stabilized Selenium Nanoparticles in Concanavalin A-Induced Liver Injury in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030857 Authors: Kaikai Bai Bihong Hong Jianlin He Wenwen Huang Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) have attracted wide attention for their use in nutritional supplements and nanomedicine applications. However, their potential to protect against autoimmune hepatitis has not been fully investigated,...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 855: Association between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Abdominal Obesity and Healthy Eating Index in a Representative Older Spanish Population Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030855 Authors: Elena Rodríguez-Rodríguez Ana M. López-Sobaler Rosa M. Ortega M. Luisa Delgado-Losada Ana M. López-Parra Aránzazu Aparicio Poor diet quality and obesity, especially abdominal obesity, have been associated with systemic inflammation. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 853: Presence of Hypertension Is Reduced by Mediterranean Diet Adherence in All Individuals with a More Pronounced Effect in the Obese: The Hellenic National Nutrition and Health Survey (HNNHS) Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030853 Authors: Emmanuella Magriplis Demosthenes Panagiotakos Ioannis Kyrou Costas Tsioufis Anastasia-Vasiliki Mitsopoulou Dimitra Karageorgou Ioannis Dimakopoulos Ioanna Bakogianni Michalis Chourdakis Renata Micha George...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 854: The Impact of Acute Ingestion of a Ketone Monoester Drink on LPS-Stimulated NLRP3 Activation in Humans with Obesity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12030854 Authors: Helena Neudorf Étienne Myette-Côté Jonathan P. Little Activation of the NOD-like receptor pyrin-domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation in metabolic diseases such as obesity. Mechanistic studies have shown that β-hydroxybutyrate (OHB)...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 240: Evolutionary Trajectory for the Emergence of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030240 Authors: Rehman Shafique Ihsan Liu Over the last two decades, the world experienced three outbreaks of coronaviruses with elevated morbidity rates. Currently, the global community is facing emerging virus SARS-CoV-2 belonging to Betacoronavirus, which appears to be more transmissible but less deadly than SARS-CoV. The current study...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 239: Human Papillomavirus E6/E7 Expression in Preeclampsia-Affected Placentae Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030239 Authors: Ashley L. Reily-Bell Amanda Fisher Bryony Harrison Sara Bowie Sankalita Ray Mary Hawkes Lyn M. Wise Ryuji Fukuzawa Erin C. Macaulay Celia J. Devenish Noelyn A. Hung Tania L. Slatter Whether HPV is causative of pregnancy complications is uncertain. E6 and E7 affect functions underling preeclampsia (PET)...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 289: Mechanochemical Formation of Racemic Praziquantel Hemihydrate with Improved Biopharmaceutical Properties Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030289 Authors: Zanolla Hasa Arhangelskis Schneider-Rauber Chierotti Keiser Voinovich Jones Perissutti Praziquantel (PZQ) is the first-line drug used against schistosomiasis, one of the most common parasitic diseases in the world. A series of crystalline structures including...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 288: Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Delivery of Chemotherapeutics: A Review Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030288 Authors: Haider Abdin Kamal Orive The efficacy of current standard chemotherapy is suboptimal due to the poor solubility and short half-lives of chemotherapeutic agents, as well as their high toxicity and lack of specificity which may result in severe side effects, noncompliance and patient inconvenience. The application...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 287: Quality by Design: Development of the Quality Target Product Profile (QTPP) for Semisolid Topical Products Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030287 Authors: Namjoshi Dabbaghi Roberts Grice Mohammed In recent years, the “quality by design” (QbD) approach has been used for developing pharmaceutical formulations. This is particularly important for complex dosage forms such as topical semisolid products. The...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 286: Development and Evaluation of a Reconstitutable Dry Suspension Containing Isoniazid for Flexible Pediatric Dosing Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030286 Authors: Adeleke Hayeshi Davids Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of childhood death. Despite the startling statistics, it is neglected globally as evidenced by treatment and clinical care schemes, mostly extrapolated from studies in adults. The objective of this study was to formulate...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 290: Nanogel: A Versatile Nano-Delivery System for Biomedical Applications Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030290 Authors: Yin Hu Yuan Cai Gao Yang Nanogel-based nanoplatforms have become a tremendously promising system of drug delivery. Nanogels constructed by chemical crosslinking or physical self-assembly exhibit the ability to encapsulate hydrophilic or hydrophobic therapeutics, including but not limited to small-molecule...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 48: Pharmacy Technicians’ Contribution to Counselling at Community Pharmacies in Denmark Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010048 Authors: El-Souri Nørgaard Hansen Raagaard Søndergaard Rossing (1) background: pharmacy technicians are the largest group of staff at Danish community pharmacies and play a vital role in counselling customers on prescription medication, over-the-counter (OTC) medication and non-medical products. This is the first study...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 399: Effect of the Applied Fertilization Method under Full Straw Return on the Growth of Mechanically Transplanted Rice Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030399 Authors: Jichao Tang Ruoyu Zhang Hechao Li Jun Zhang Shaoqiang Chen Bilin Lu This study aimed to improve nitrogen utilization and alleviate the inhibition of straw decomposition during early tillering and the growth of paddy after straw return. Specifically, three different nitrogen fertilizer (base...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 398: In Vitro Rooting of Capparis spinosa L. as Affected by Genotype and by the Proliferation Method Adopted During the Multiplication Phase Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030398 Authors: Gianguzzi Barone Sottile The in vitro rooting of three caper (Capparis spinosa L.) selected biotypes, grown in a commercial orchard on the Sicilian island of Salina (38°33′49” N), was performed using—as base material for rooting experiments—shoot...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 397: Flower Colour Polymorphism, Pollination Modes, Breeding System and Gene Flow in Anemone coronaria Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030397 Authors: Dafni Tzohari Ben-Shlomo Vereecken Ne’eman The flower colour of Anemone coronaria (Ranunculaceae) is a genetically inherited trait. Such intra-specific flower colour polymorphism might be driven by pollinators, other non-pollinating agents, or by abiotic factors. We investigated the genetic relations among...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 392: Parameter Optimization and Potential Bioactivity Evaluation of a Betulin Extract from White Birch Bark Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030392 Authors: Chen Xiao Pang Owing to its pharmacological potential, betulin has attracted substantial attention in the past two decades. The present work attempts to extract betulin from Betula platyphylla Suk. bark by the ultrasonic-assisted ethanol method and to evaluate its potential bioactivities. The critical process...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 396: Development and Characterization of an Ethyl Methane Sulfonate (EMS) Induced Mutant Population in Capsicum annuum L. Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030396 Authors: Siddique Back Lee Jo Jang Han Venkatesh Kwon Jo Kang Plant breeding explores genetic diversity in useful traits to develop new, high-yielding, and improved cultivars. Ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) is a chemical widely used to induce mutations at loci that regulate...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 393: Genetic and Epigenetic Stability in Rye Seeds under Different Storage Conditions: Ageing and Oxygen Effect Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030393 Authors: Pirredda González-Benito Martín Mira Seed ageing is a complex process and can be described as the loss of viability or quality with time. It is important to elucidate whether genetic and epigenetic stability is altered in stored seeds and in seedlings produced from them. Non-stored and stored rye...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 395: Changes in Foliar Functional Traits of S. pyrenaicus subsp. carpetanus under the Ongoing Climate Change: A Retrospective Survey Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030395 Authors: Magaña Ugarte Escudero Mata Gavilán The sensitivity of stomatal behavior and patterning (i.e., distribution, density, size) to environmental stimuli, renders them crucial for defining the physiological performance of leaves. Thus, assessing long-term modifications in stomatal...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 394: Ecological and Landscape Factors Affecting the Spread of European Mistletoe (Viscum album L.) in Urban Areas (A Case Study of the Kaliningrad City, Russia) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030394 Authors: Liubov Skrypnik Pavel Maslennikov Pavel Feduraev Artem Pungin Nikolay Belov Green spaces are very important for an urban environment. Trees in cities develop under more stressful conditions and are, therefore, more susceptible to parasite including mistletoe...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 147: Samaritans in the New Testament Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030147 Authors: Böhm Four New Testament writings mention Samaritans and Samaria—Luke–Acts, John, and Matthew. We must consider that all Samaritan texts in the New Testament are based on a historically correct knowledge of the cult of YHWH worshippers in Samaria oriented towards the Gerizim. If the YHWH admirers in Samaria are to be understood as one of the two independent “Israel”...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 148: Devotion, a Lamp That Illuminates the Ground: Non-Referential Devotional Affect in Great Completeness Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030148 Authors: Renée Ford I explore how devotion (mos gus) is re-interpreted as non-dual and non-conceptual through Mahāyoga tantric creation (skyed) and completion (rdzogs) stage practices as an expression of the ground (bzhi) for Longchenpa (klong chen rab ‘byams, 1308–1364) and Jigme Lingpa (‘jigs...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 146: The Chilean Military after Antuco: Shortcomings of a Post-Secular Discourse Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030146 Authors: Cristobal Bellolio In their two hundred years of existence, the Chilean armed forces have had a close relationship with the Catholic faith, especially with a local version of the Virgin Mary (Virgen del Carmen), who is held as the patroness of the military. After its greatest tragedy in peacetime, when 44 soldiers—half of them...
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Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 18: Controlling Liquid Slosh by Applying Optimal Operating-Speed-Dependent Motion Profiles Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9010018 Authors: Clemens Troll Sven Tietze Jens-Peter Majschak In this paper, an investigation is presented that demonstrates the application of a new approach for enabling the reduction of liquid slosh by implementing optimized motion profiles over a continuous range of operating speeds. Liquid slosh occurs in the packaging process of...
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Safety, Vol. 6, Pages 17: A Study on Hybrid Sensor Technology in Winter Road Assessment Safety doi: 10.3390/safety6010017 Authors: Aleksander Pedersen Tanita F. Brustad Road conditions during the winter months in Nordic countries can be highly unstable. Slippery roads combined with heavy haul traffic and ordinary road users can create dangerous, even lethal, situations if road maintenance is unsuccessful. Accidents and critical road conditions may lead to blocked roads, putting strain...
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 15: Development and Evaluation of Curcumin Liquid Crystal Systems for Cervical Cancer Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88010015 Authors: Sheba R David Nurul Akmar Binti Anwar Koh Rhun Yian Chun-Wai Mai Sanjoy Kumar Das Rajan Rajabalaya Curcumin is a hydrophobic compound with good anti-proliferative, anti-oxidative, and anti-cancer properties but has poor bioavailability. Liquid crystals (LC) can accommodate both hydrophilic and hydrophobic...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 27: Use of Social Media Platforms among Adults in the United States—Behavior on Social Media Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10010027 Authors: Jan Hruska Petra Maresova Social media has evolved over the last decade to become an important driver for acquiring and spreading information in different domains such as business, entertainment, crisis management, and politics. The increasing popularity of social media raises a number of questions regarding why we use it...
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Stats, Vol. 3, Pages 68-83: Application of the Modified Shepard's Method (MSM): A Case Study with the Interpolation of Neogene Reservoir Variables in Northern Croatia Stats doi: 10.3390/stats3010007 Authors: Tomislav Malvić Josip Ivšinović Josipa Velić Jasenka Sremac Uroš Barudžija Interpolation is a procedure that depends on the spatial and/or statistical properties of the analysed variable(s). It is a particularly challenging task for small datasets, such as in those with...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 206: Combined (d)SPE-QuEChERS Extraction of Mycotoxins in Mixed Feed Rations and Analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography-High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030206 Authors: Facorro Llompart Dagnac The objective of this work was the development of a methodology capable of simultaneously determine 26 mycotoxins in mixed feed rations collected in 20 dairy farms. A sample preparation methodology based on a combination of...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 205: An Appetite for Destruction: Detecting Prey-Selective Binding of α-Neurotoxins in the Venom of Afro-Asian Elapids Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030205 Authors: Richard J. Harris Christina N. Zdenek David Harrich Nathaniel Frank Bryan G. Fry Prey-selective venoms and toxins have been documented across only a few species of snakes. The lack of research in this area has been due to the absence of suitably flexible testing platforms. In order to test...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 204: No More Tears: Mining Sequencing Data for Novel Bt Cry Toxins with CryProcessor Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12030204 Authors: Anton E. Shikov Yury V. Malovichko Rostislav K. Skitchenko Anton A. Nizhnikov Kirill S. Antonets Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a natural pathogen of insects and some other groups of invertebrates that produces three-domain Cry (3d-Cry) toxins, which are highly host-specific pesticidal proteins. These proteins represent the...
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