Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 956: FlexPro MD®, a Combination of Krill Oil, Astaxanthin and Hyaluronic Acid, Reduces Pain Behavior and Inhibits Inflammatory Response in Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis in Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040956 Authors: Min Hee Park Jae Chul Jung Stephen Hill Elizabeth Cartwright Margaret H. Dohnalek Min Yu Hee Joon Jun Sang Bae Han Jin Tae Hong Dong Ju Son Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease and a leading...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 958: The Power of Packaging: A Scoping Review and Assessment of Child-Targeted Food Packaging Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040958 Authors: Elliott Truman Child-targeted food marketing is a significant public health concern, prompting calls for its regulation. Product packaging is a powerful form of food marketing aimed at children, yet no published studies examine the range of literature on the topic or the “power” of its marketing techniques....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 961: The Role of Soluble Corn Fiber on Glycemic and Insulin Response Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040961 Authors: Wei Shuan Kimberly Tan Pei Fen Winnie Chia Shalini Ponnalagu Kavita Karnik Christiani Jeyakumar Henry Increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Asia has prompted the exploration of dietary fibers as an ingredient to attenuate glycemic response (GR). This study aims to compare the effects of replacing 50% of total carbohydrate...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 960: Development and Validation of Two Self-Reported Tools for Insulin Resistance and Hypertension Risk Assessment in A European Cohort: The Feel4Diabetes-Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040960 Authors: Spyridon Kanellakis Christina Mavrogianni Kalliopi Karatzi Jaana Lindstrom Greet Cardon Violeta Iotova Katja Wikström Samyah Shadid Luis A. Moreno Kaloyan Tsochev Éva Bíró Rumyana Dimova Emese Antal Stavros Liatis Konstantinos...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 959: Chinese Propolis Prevents Obesity and Metabolism Syndromes Induced by a High Fat Diet and Accompanied by an Altered Gut Microbiota Structure in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040959 Authors: Zheng Wu Tao Chen Jones Wang Hu The increasing incidence of obesity poses a great threat to public health worldwide. Recent reports also indicate the relevance of obesity in metabolic diseases. Chinese propolis (CP), as a well-studied natural...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 957: Shea Nut Oil Extracts Enhance the Intra-Articular Sodium Hyaluronate Effectiveness on Surgically Induced OA Progression in Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040957 Authors: Ing-Jung Chen Chih-Shung Wong Osteoarthritis (OA) progression is associated with joint pain and stiffness. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid (IAHA) injection in knee OA restores the viscoelasticity of the joint and prevents cartilage damage. Shea nut oil extract (SNO) was shown to provide...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 953: Motivations Influencing Caffeine Consumption Behaviors among College Students in Korea: Associations with Sleep Quality Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040953 Authors: Choi Caffeinated beverages are a part of daily life. Caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea, energy drinks, and soft drinks are easy to purchase and are frequently consumed by young college students. Moreover, smoking influences the consumption of caffeinated beverages. The concentration of...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 951: Oral Supplementation of Sodium Butyrate Attenuates the Progression of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040951 Authors: Baumann Jin Brandt Sellmann Nier Burkard Venturelli Bergheim Sodium butyrate (SoB) supplementation has been suggested to attenuate the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Here, we determined the therapeutic potential of SoB on NAFLD progression and molecular mechanism...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 954: Food Supplements for Weight Loss: Risk Assessment of Selected Impurities Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040954 Authors: Figueiredo Costa Fernandes Gonçalves Brito Nowadays, food supplements are widely consumed, often without any medical supervision. In this study, 25 food supplements for weight loss, randomly purchased from five different suppliers in the European Union, were analysed by Wavelength Dispersive X ray Fluorescence spectrometry...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 952: The Role of Nutrition and Nutritional Supplements in Ocular Surface Diseases Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040952 Authors: Pellegrini Senni Bernabei Cicero Vagge Maestri Scorcia Giannaccare Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface system whose chore mechanisms are tear film instability, inflammation, tear hyperosmolarity and epithelial damage. In recent years, novel therapies specifically targeting...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 955: Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Muscle Fatigue in Healthy, Young, Normal-Weight Women: A Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040955 Authors: Anna Sjödin Fredrik Hellström EwaCarin Sehlstedt Michael Svensson Jonas Burén Ketogenic low-carbohydrate high-fat (LCHF) diets are increasingly popular in broad sections of the population. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a non-energy-restricted ketogenic...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 950: Biochemical and Hematological Correlates of Elevated Homocysteine in National Surveys and a Longitudinal Study of Urban Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040950 Authors: May A. Beydoun Hind A. Beydoun Peter H. MacIver Sharmin Hossain Jose A. Canas Michele K. Evans Alan B. Zonderman Elevated blood homocysteine (Hcy) among middle-aged adults can increase age-related disease risk, possibly through other biochemical and hematological markers....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 949: Zinc Adequacy Is Essential for the Maintenance of Optimal Oral Health
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 949: Zinc Adequacy Is Essential for the Maintenance of Optimal Oral Health Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12040949 Authors: Anne Marie Uwitonze Nkemcho Ojeh Julienne Murererehe Azeddine Atfi Mohammed S. Razzaque Zinc, a metal found in the Earth’s crust, is indispensable for human health. In the human body, around 60% of zinc is present in muscles, 30% in bones, and the remaining 10% in skin, hair, pancreas, kidneys and plasma. An adequate zinc...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 252: Inflammasomes as Targets for Adjuvants Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9040252 Authors: Konstantin Ivanov Ekaterina Garanina Albert Rizvanov Svetlana Khaiboullina Inflammasomes are an essential part of the innate immune system. They are necessary for the development of a healthy immune response against infectious diseases. Inflammasome activation leads to the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β and IL-18, which stimulate...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 59: In vitro Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Potential of Echinops lanceolatus Mattf. (Asteraceae) and Identification of Potential Bioactive Compounds Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13040059 Authors: Jackson Seukep Zhang Xu Guo Many species belonging to the genus Echinops are widely used in traditional medicine to treat infectious diseases and cancers. The present study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial and antiproliferative properties...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 423: Patterns of Genetic Diversity in Highly Invasive Species: Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Expansion in the Invaded Range of the Southern United States (US) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040423 Authors: Rima D. Lucardi Lisa E. Wallace Gary N. Ervin The spatial expansions of invasive organisms in the novel range are generally expected to follow an isolation-by-distance relationship (IBD) if the invasion is biologically driven; however, many invasions are...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 421: Stay in Touch—The Cortical ER of Moss Protonemata in Osmotic Stress Situations Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040421 Authors: Dominik Harant Ingeborg Lang Plasmolysis is usually introduced to cell biology students as a tool to illustrate the plasma membrane: hypertonic solutions cause the living protoplast to shrink by osmotic water loss; hence, it detaches from the surrounding cell wall. What happens, however, with the subcellular structures in the cell cortex...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 420: Effect of Gibberellic Acid on Production of Biomass, Polyphenolics and Steviol Glycosides in Adventitious Root Cultures of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040420 Authors: Ashfaq Ahmad Haider Ali Habiba Khan Almas Begam Sheraz Khan Syed Shujait Ali Naveed Ahmad Hina Fazal Mohammad Ali Christophe Hano Nisar Ahmad Bilal Haider Abbasi In current study, the effect of gibberellic acid was tested for production...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 419: Pomegranate as a Potential Alternative of Pain Management: A Review Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040419 Authors: José Antonio Guerrero-Solano Osmar Antonio Jaramillo-Morales Claudia Velázquez-González Minarda De la O-Arciniega Araceli Castañeda-Ovando Gabriel Betanzos-Cabrera Mirandeli Bautista The use of complementary medicine has recently increased in an attempt to find effective alternative therapies that reduce the adverse effects of drugs....
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 418: Metal Accumulation by Jatropha curcas L. Adult Plants Grown on Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040418 Authors: Juan Francisco García Martín María del Carmen González Caro María del Carmen López Barrera Miguel Torres García Douglas Barbin Paloma Álvarez Mateos Jatropha curcas has the ability to phytoextract high amounts of heavy metals during its first months just after seeding. Notwithstanding, there is scarce information...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 417: Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Rare and Endangered Species—Eryngium maritimum L. and E. alpinum L. Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9040417 Authors: Małgorzata Kikowska Danuta Kalemba Jolanta Dlugaszewska Barbara Thiem In the present study, the essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the organs of Eryngium maritimum and E. alpinum were analyzed by GC-FID-MS. The dominant constituents assessed in the essential oil of E. maritimum were...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 159: Identity Encounters in Public Spaces—Military Service as a Legally Binding Public Space. The Case of Women’s Singing in the Israel Defense Forces Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11040159 Authors: Shani Umiel-Feldman The term ‘Public Sphere’ is used to distinguish it from the private. Here, we will use the term ‘Public Spaces’ to distinguish between various types of public spheres, differing from one another not only in...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 158: Introduction: Comparative Hagiology, Issues in Theory and Method Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11040158 Authors: Massimo A. Rondolino This special issue has a dual intent [...]
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Sci. Pharm., Vol. 88, Pages 18: Biodistribution and Anticancer Characteristics of Les-3833, A Novel 4-thiazolidinone-Based Lead Compound Scientia Pharmaceutica doi: 10.3390/scipharm88020018 Authors: Lesya Kobylinska Andrii Lozynskii Roman Lesyk Rostyslav Stoika Sandor G. Vari Recently, we identified the promising anticancer potential of the synthetic 4-thiazolidinone-based anticancer lead compound Les-3833 which demonstrated tumor-suppressing action in vitro and in vivo....
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Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 36: Does Diversity in Top Management Teams Contribute to Organizational Performance? The Response of the IBEX 35 Companies Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9040036 Authors: Mercedes Rodríguez-Fernández Ana I. Gaspar-González Eva M. Sánchez-Teba This study contributes to the dissemination of the theoretical and empirical knowledge on the Upper Echelons Theory, considering training and demographic diversity in Top Management Teams (TMTs) as a unique...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 31: Unconscious Gender Bias in Academia: Scarcity of Empirical Evidence Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10020031 Authors: Torsten Skov Implicit or unconscious bias is commonly proposed to be responsible for women’s underrepresentation in academia. The aim of this scoping review was to identify and discuss the evidence supporting this proposition. Publications about unconscious/implicit gender bias in academia indexed in Scopus or psycInfo up to February...
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Societies, Vol. 10, Pages 30: Shadow Management: Neoliberalism and the Erosion of Democratic Legitimacy through Ombudsmen with Case Studies from Swedish Higher Education Societies doi: 10.3390/soc10020030 Authors: Jens Sörensen Erik Olsson We argue that the neoliberal tradition and new public management reforms of the public sector effectively erode the core (liberal) democratic values of the rule of law and transparency. The tension between public law and managerially-influenced...
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Sports, Vol. 8, Pages 42: Effect of Two Strength Training Models on Muscle Power and Strength in Elite Women’s Football Players Sports doi: 10.3390/sports8040042 Authors: Martin Pacholek Erika Zemková This study evaluates changes in power and strength after implementing two different models of 9-week strength training in elite women’s football players. A group of 13 players (age 20.2 ± 3.3 years, body mass 57.2 ± 3.7 kg, height 163.6 ± 5.3...
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Technologies, Vol. 8, Pages 18: Energy Conservation with Open Source Ad Blockers Technologies doi: 10.3390/technologies8020018 Authors: Joshua M. Pearce Internet-related electricity consumption is rising rapidly as global Internet users spend more than 6.5 h per day online. Open source ad blockers have the potential to reduce the time and thus electricity spent using computers by eliminating ads during Internet browsing and video streaming. In this study, three open source ad blockers...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 218: The Production of Listeriolysin O and Subsequent Intracellular Infections by Listeria monocytogenes Are Regulated by Exogenous Short Chain Fatty Acid Mixtures Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12040218 Authors: Erica Rinehart Julia Chapman Yvonne Sun Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen capable of secreting listeriolysin O (LLO), a pore-forming toxin encoded by the hly gene. While the functions of LLO have been studied extensively, how the production...
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Toxins, Vol. 12, Pages 217: Nephrotoxic Effects in Zebrafish after Prolonged Exposure to Aristolochic Acid Toxins doi: 10.3390/toxins12040217 Authors: Xixin Wang Arianna Giusti Annelii Ny Peter A. de Witte With the aim to explore the possibility to generate a zebrafish model of renal fibrosis, in this study the fibrogenic renal effect of aristolochic acid I (AAI) after immersion was assessed. This compound is highly nephrotoxic able to elicit renal fibrosis after exposure of...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 156: Hepatitis B Seroprevalence in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population of Florence (Italy): An Update 27 Years after the Implementation of Universal Vaccination Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020156 Authors: Beatrice Zanella Angela Bechini Sara Boccalini Gino Sartor Emilia Tiscione Working Group DHS Working Group AOUMeyer Working Group AUSLTC Paolo Bonanni Background: Hepatitis B still represents a health concern, although safe and...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 155: Response Type and Host Species may be Sufficient to Predict Dose-Response Curve Shape for Adenoviral Vector Vaccines Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020155 Authors: John Benest Sophie Rhodes Sara Afrough Thomas Evans Richard White Vaccine dose-response curves can follow both saturating and peaking shapes. Dose-response curves for adenoviral vector vaccines have not been systematically described. In this paper, we explore the dose-response shape...
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Vaccines, Vol. 8, Pages 154: Health Literacy, Vaccine Confidence and Influenza Vaccination Uptake among Nursing Home Staff: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in Tuscany Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines8020154 Authors: Chiara Lorini Francesca Collini Francesca Gasparini Diana Paolini Maddalena Grazzini Francesca Ierardi Giacomo Galletti Patrizio Zanobini Fabrizio Gemmi Guglielmo Bonaccorsi The aim of this cross-sectional study is to address whether health literacy...
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Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 7, Pages 36: Molecular Detection of Multidrug Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Bovine Mastitis Milk in Bangladesh Veterinary Sciences doi: 10.3390/vetsci7020036 Authors: Md. Salauddin Mir Rowshan Akter Md. Khaled Hossain K. H. M. Nazmul Hussain Nazir Ayman Noreddin Mohamed E. El Zowalaty The current study was conducted to isolate and identify multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MDR-SA) from mastitis milk samples and to determine...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 379: Diverse and Unexpected Roles of Human Monocytes/Macrophages in the Immune Response to Influenza Virus Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12040379 Authors: Norbert J. Roberts Human monocytes/macrophages play a central role in the immune response and defense of the host from influenza virus infection. They classically act as antigen-presenting cells for lymphocytes in the context of an immune cell cluster. In that setting, however, monocytes/macrophages exhibit additional,...
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Viruses, Vol. 12, Pages 378: Polymorphisms in Human APOBEC3H Differentially Regulate Ubiquitination and Antiviral Activity Viruses doi: 10.3390/v12040378 Authors: Nicholas M. Chesarino Michael Emerman The APOBEC3 family of cytidine deaminases are an important part of the host innate immune defense against endogenous retroelements and retroviruses like Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). APOBEC3H (A3H) is the most polymorphic of the human APOBEC3 genes, with four major haplotypes circulating...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 983: New Empirical Model Using Landscape Hydric Potential Method to Estimate Median Peak Discharges in Mountain Ungauged Catchments Water doi: 10.3390/w12040983 Authors: Andrzej Wałęga Dariusz Młyński Jakub Wojkowski Radecki-Pawlik Lepeška Designing hydraulic structures, such as culverts, bridges, weirs, and check dams, while planning new flood inundation areas, needs correct assessment of design discharges. In gauged catchments with long time series...
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Water, Vol. 12, Pages 981: Adsorption of Mixed Dye System with Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide Modified Sepiolite: Characterization, Performance, Kinetics and Thermodynamics Water doi: 10.3390/w12040981 Authors: Yu Zou He Liu In this study, sepiolite was modified by calcination (200 °C) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB) treatment. Though the specific surface area sharply declined, the adsorption amount of Acid Orange II (AO), Reactive Blue (RB), Acid Fuchsin...
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