Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 238: Molecular Typing, Antibiogram and PCR-RFLP Based Detection of Aeromonas hydrophila Complex Isolated from Oreochromis niloticus Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030238 Authors: Algammal Mohamed Tawfiek Hozzein El Kazzaz Mabrok Motile Aeromonas septicemia is a common bacterial disease that affects Oreochromis niloticus and causes tremendous economic losses globally. In order to investigate the prevalence, molecular typing, antibiogram...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 237: Analysis of the Clinical Course of Experimental Infection with Highly Pathogenic African Swine Fever Strain, Isolated from an Outbreak in Poland. Aspects Related to the Disease Suspicion at the Farm Level Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030237 Authors: Marek Walczak Jacek Żmudzki Natalia Mazur-Panasiuk Małgorzata Juszkiewicz Grzegorz Woźniakowski This paper was aimed to characterize clinical signs and pathomorphological lesions in twenty-two...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 236: Impact of Environmental Conditions and Agronomic Practices on the Prevalence of Fusarium Species Associated with Ear- and Stalk Rot in Maize Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030236 Authors: Annette Pfordt Lucia Ramos Romero Simon Schiwek Petr Karlovsky Andreas von Tiedemann Fusarium species are common pathogens on maize and reduce the product quality through contamination with mycotoxins thus jeopardizing safety of both animal feed and human...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 235: Response of Human Neutrophil Granulocytes to the Hyphae of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen Curvularia lunata Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030235 Authors: Eszter Judit Tóth Mónika Varga Miklós Takó Mónika Homa Olivér Jáger Edit Hermesz Hajnalka Orvos Gábor Nagy Csaba Vágvölgyi Tamás Papp Curvularia lunata is an ascomycete filamentous fungus causing local and invasive phaeohyphomycoses in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 234: The Bradyzoite: A Key Developmental Stage for the Persistence and Pathogenesis of Toxoplasmosis Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030234 Authors: Aude Cerutti Nicolas Blanchard Sébastien Besteiro Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasitic protist found in a wide variety of hosts, including a large proportion of the human population. Beyond an acute phase which is generally self-limited in immunocompetent individuals, the ability of the parasite to...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 233: Characterization of the Humoral Immune Response to Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Infection under Experimental and Field Conditions Using an AlphaLISA Platform Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030233 Authors: Kay Kimpston-Burkgren Juan Carlos Mora-Díaz Philippe Roby Jordan Bjustrom-Kraft Rodger Main Roger Bosse Luis Gabriel Giménez-Lirola Coronavirus infections are a continuous threat raised time and again. With the recent emergence of...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 232: Genomic Features of Cladobotryum dendroides, Which Causes Cobweb Disease in Edible Mushrooms, and Identification of Genes Related to Pathogenicity and Mycoparasitism Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030232 Authors: Xu Liu Peng Liu Li Dai Xiao Cladobotryum dendroides, which causes cobweb disease in edible mushrooms, is one of the major fungal pathogens. Our previous studies focused on the genetic and morphological characterization...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 231: SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease 2019: What We Know So Far Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030231 Authors: Firas A. Rabi Mazhar S. Al Zoubi Ghena A. Kasasbeh Dunia M. Salameh Amjad D. Al-Nasser In December 2019, a cluster of fatal pneumonia cases presented in Wuhan, China. They were caused by a previously unknown coronavirus. All patients had been associated with the Wuhan Wholefood market, where seafood and live animals are sold. The virus...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 230: Host-Parasite Interaction between Parasitic Cymothoid Ceratothoa Oestroides and Its Host, Farmed European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030230 Authors: Mladineo Hrabar Vidjak Bočina Čolak Katharios Cascarano Keklikoglou Volpatti Beraldo Parasitic isopod Ceratothoa oestroides (Cymothoidea, Isopoda) is a common and generalist buccal cavity-dweller in marine fish, recognised for its detrimental...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 229: Etiology and Symptoms of Maize Leaf Spot Caused by Bipolaris spp. in Sichuan, China Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9030229 Authors: Xiaofang Sun Xiaobo Qi Wei Wang Xuan Liu Henan Zhao Cuiping Wu Xiaoli Chang Min Zhang Huabao Chen Guoshu Gong Many species of the genus Bipolaris are important plant pathogens and often cause leaf spot, root rot, and seedling blight in an extremely wide range of hosts around the world. In recent years,...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 51: Emetine, Ipecac, Ipecac Alkaloids and Analogues as Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13030051 Authors: Martin D Bleasel Gregory M Peterson The COVID-19 coronavirus is currently spreading around the globe with limited treatment options available. This article presents the rationale for potentially using old drugs (emetine, other ipecac alkaloids or analogues) that have been used to treat amoebiasis in the...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 50: Unveiling Pharmacological Responses and Potential Targets Insights of Identified Bioactive Constituents of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. Leaves through In Vivo and In Silico Approaches Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13030050 Authors: Adnan Chy Kamal Chowdhury Islam Hossain Tareq Bhuiyan Uddin Tahamina Azad Lim Cho Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. is traditionally used by the indigenous communities of Bangladesh to treat...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 285: Pectin-Tannic Acid Nano-Complexes Promote the Delivery and Bioactivity of Drugs in Pancreatic Cancer Cells Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030285 Authors: Sumeet S. Chauhan Advait B. Shetty Elham Hatami Pallabita Chowdhury Murali M. Yallapu Pancreatic cancer (PanCa) is a lethal disease. Conventional chemotherapies for PanCa offer severe systemic toxicities. Thus, the development of a successful nanomedicine-based therapeutic regimen...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 284: A Novel NMDA Receptor Antagonist Protects against Cognitive Decline Presented by Senescent Mice Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030284 Authors: Júlia Companys-Alemany Andreea L. Turcu Aina Bellver-Sanchis Maria I Loza José M. Brea Anna M Canudas Rosana Leiva Santiago Vázquez Mercè Pallàs Christian Griñán-Ferré Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia. Non-competitive N-Methyl-D-aspartate...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 283: Impact of Particle and Equipment Properties on Residence Time Distribution of Pharmaceutical Excipients in Rotary Tablet Presses Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030283 Authors: Daniel Puckhaber Sebastian Eichler Arno Kwade Jan Henrik Finke Paddle feeders are devices commonly used in rotary tablet presses to facilitate constant and efficient die filling. Adversely, the shear stress applied by the rotating paddles is known to affect...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 282: Topical Delivery of Meloxicam using Liposome and Microemulsion Formulation Approaches Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030282 Authors: Julia Zhang Anna Froelich Bozena Michniak-Kohn The aim of this study is to develop, characterize and compare conventional liposome, deformable liposome (transfersome) and microemulsion formulations as potential topical delivery systems for meloxicam. Liposomes were characterized in terms of vesicle size,...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 281: Synthesis and Characterization of Polyfumarateurethane Nanoparticles for Sustained Release of Bupivacaine Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030281 Authors: Soo-Yong Park Jiin Kang Ji-Young Yoon Ildoo Chung Biodegradable polyfumarateurethane (PFU) for use as a bupivacaine delivery vehicle, synthesized using di-(2-hydroxypropyl fumarate) (DHPF), polyethylene glycol (PEG) and 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI), was designed to be degradable...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 280: Enhanced Chondrogenic Differentiation Activities in Human Bone Marrow Aspirates via sox9 Overexpression Mediated by pNaSS-Grafted PCL Film-Guided rAAV Gene Transfer Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030280 Authors: Jagadeesh K. Venkatesan Weikun Meng Ana Rey-Rico Gertrud Schmitt Susanne Speicher-Mentges Céline Falentin-Daudré Amélie Leroux Henning Madry Véronique Migonney Magali Cucchiarini Background: The delivery...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 279: The Comparison of Two Challenging Low Dose APIs in a Continuous Direct Compression Process Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030279 Authors: Ervasti Niinikoski Mäki-Lohiluoma Leppinen Ketolainen Korhonen Lakio Segregation is a common problem in batch-based direct compression (BDC) processes, especially with low-dose tablet products, as is the preparation of a homogenous mixture. The scope of the current work was to explore...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 278: Design of a Gene Panel to Expose the Versatile Role of Hepatic Stellate Cells in Human Liver Fibrosis Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12030278 Authors: Fransien van Dijk Christa M. Hazelhoff Eduard Post Gerian G. H. Prins Krista Rombouts Klaas Poelstra Peter Olinga Leonie Beljaars The pivotal cell involved in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis, i.e., the activated hepatic stellate cell (HSC), has a wide range of activities...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 47: Enhancing Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Involvement in Transitions of Care Focusing on Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions within a Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010047 Authors: Morgan Fisher Amber Cardoza Autumn Gordon Molly Howard Lynsey Neighbors Addison Ragan The purpose of this quality improvement project was to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacy specialist (CPS) involvement in the post-discharge...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 46: Evaluation of a Pharmacist Led Oral Chemotherapy Clinic: A Pilot Program in the Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinic at an Academic Medical Center Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8010046 Authors: Julianne O. Darling Farah Raheem Katelyn C. Carter Elizabeth Ledbetter Jennifer F. Lowe Christopher Lowe Oral chemotherapy represents a major patient-centric advancement in therapy convenience. However, ownership of safe and correct administration of these...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 391: Taxonomic Notes on the ‘Mahat’ (Artocarpus lacucha and A. thailandicus, Moraceae) Species Complex in Thailand Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030391 Authors: Aneklaphakij Bunsupa Sirichamorn Bongcheewin Satitpatipan : ‘Mahat’ is a well-known medicinal plant utilized in Thailand. The Thai name ‘Mahat’ has been used in many scientific articles for years. However, it is, unpredictably, a homonym of two scientific...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 390: Mutations of OsPLDa1 Increase lysophospholipid Content and Enhance Cooking and Eating Quality in Rice Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030390 Authors: Khan Basnet Ahmed Bao Shu Abstact: Phospholipids belong to a significant class of lipids and comprise ~10% of total lipids in rice grains. Lysophospholipid (LPL) is derived from the hydrolysis of phospholipids and plays an important role in rice grain quality. Our previous study demonstrated that mutations...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 389: Plant Cells under Attack: Unconventional Endomembrane Trafficking during Plant Defense Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030389 Authors: Guillermo Ruano David Scheuring Since plants lack specialized immune cells, each cell has to defend itself independently against a plethora of different pathogens. Therefore, successful plant defense strongly relies on precise and efficient regulation of intracellular processes in every single cell. Smooth trafficking within the...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 386: A Correlative Study of Sunflower Seed Vigor Components as Related to Genetic Background Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030386 Authors: Saux Bleys André Bailly El-Maarouf-Bouteau : Seed vigor is an important trait that determines seed performance in the field, which corresponds to seed germination rate and seedling establishment. Previous works brought helpful equations to calculate several parameters allowing vigor characterization. In this work...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 387: Molecular Characterization and Identification of Calnexin 1 As a Radiation Biomarker from Tradescantia BNL4430 Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030387 Authors: Ha Subburaj Kim Kim Kang Lee Calnexin (CNX) is an integral membrane protein that functions as a chaperone in the endoplasmic reticulum for the correct folding of proteins under stress conditions, rendering organisms tolerant under adverse conditions. Studies have investigated the cytogenetic...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 385: Cytoplasm Types Affect DNA Methylation among Different Cytoplasmic Male Sterility Lines and Their Maintainer Line in Soybean (Glycine max L.) Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030385 Authors: Lin Peng Li Wang Zhao Ding Li Zhao Zhang Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) lines and their maintainer line have the same nucleus but different cytoplasm types. We used three soybean (Glycine max L.) CMS lines, JLCMS9A, JLCMSZ9A, and JLCMSPI9A,...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 388: HPLC–PDA Polyphenolic Quantification, UHPLC–MS Secondary Metabolite Composition, and In Vitro Enzyme Inhibition Potential of Bougainvillea glabra Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030388 Authors: Hammad Saleem Thet Thet Htar Rakesh Naidu Sirajudheen Anwar Gokhan Zengin Marcello Locatelli Nafees Ahemad The plants of the Bougainvillea genus are widely explored regarding nutritive and medicinal purposes. In this study, dichloromethane (DCM) and methanol...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 384: Non-Structural Carbohydrate Storage Strategy Explains the Spatial Distribution of Treeline Species Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030384 Authors: Hudong Han Hongshi He Zhengfang Wu Yu Cong Shengwei Zong Jianan He Yuanyuan Fu Kai Liu Hang Sun Yan Li Changbao Yu Jindan Xu Environmental factors that drive carbon storage are often used as an explanation for alpine treeline formation. However, different tree species respond differently...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 383: The Regulatory Effects of a Formulation of Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kaneh and Taiwanofungus camphoratus on Metabolic Syndrome and the Gut Microbiome Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9030383 Authors: Ya-Yun Wang Yu-Hsin Hsieh K. J. Senthil Kumar Han-Wen Hsieh Chin-Chung Lin Sheng-Yang Wang The number of people with metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing year by year, and MetS is associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis. The demand for health supplements...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Prosthesis, Vol. 2, Pages 39-45: Pre-Operative Modeling of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in a Surgical Heart Valve Bioprosthesis Prosthesis doi: 10.3390/prosthesis2010004 Authors: Salvatore Pasta Caterina Gandolfo Obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) is a common complication of transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). This procedure can determine an elongation of an LVOT (namely, the neo-LVOT), ultimately portending hemodynamic impairment and patient...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Publications, Vol. 8, Pages 16: The Splendors and Miseries of Open Access Scientific Publishing in Ukraine Publications doi: 10.3390/publications8010016 Authors: Andriy Novikov The letter represents the author’s opinion on the reasons and background of the actively developing practice of unconscientious open access scientific publishing, as well as briefly discussing the current condition of academic publishing and indexation in Ukraine.
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 145: From Attachment to a Sacred Figure to Attachment to a Sacred Route: The Foot-Pilgrimage of Arbaeen in Iraq Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030145 Authors: Adel Nikjoo Mohammad Sharifi-Tehrani Mehdi Karoubi Abolfazl Siyamiyan Around 20 million Shia pilgrims shape one of the world’s biggest pilgrimages in Iraq, called “Arbaeen,” many of whom walk long distances to Karbala city as a part of the ritual every year. Faith in...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 144: Unveiling the Innovators—A Glimpse on Sufi-Salafi Polemics Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030144 Authors: Hazim Fouad In western public discourse, as well as in parts of academia, Sufism and Salafism are sometimes portrayed as arch enemies in Islam. However, so far, very few studies have analyzed in detail the polemics between Sufis and Salafis in a western setting. This article tries to fill this gap by providing a snapshot of the critique of Salafism by...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 143: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Defense of Religious Freedom in India Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030143 Authors: Kristina M. Teater The defense of religious freedom around the world is a U.S. foreign policy initiative upheld by successive administrations since the passing of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). Supported by various religious constituencies that advocate for the freedom of religion of like-minded individuals across borders,...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 142: Transcending the Suffering in Cancer: Impact of a Spiritual Life Review Intervention on Spiritual Re-Evaluation, Spiritual Growth and Psycho-Spiritual Wellbeing Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11030142 Authors: Lenneke Post R. Ruard Ganzevoort Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw In the confrontation with cancer, spiritual re-evaluation may help people to transform all-encompassing suffering into spiritual growth and psycho-spiritual wellbeing. The aim of this study...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
Robotics, Vol. 9, Pages 17: A Plug and Play Transparent Communication Layer for Cloud Robotics Architectures Robotics doi: 10.3390/robotics9010017 Authors: Alessandra Sorrentino Filippo Cavallo Laura Fiorini The cloud robotics paradigm aims at enhancing the abilities of robots by using cloud services, but it still poses several challenges in the research community. Most of the current literature focuses on how to enrich specific robotic capabilities, overlooking how to effectively...
Sun Mar 22, 2020 02:00
Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 31: “If I’m Here, It’s Because I Do Not Have Anyone”: Social Support for the Biological Family during the Foster Care Process Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci9030031 Authors: Eduard Vaquero M. Àngels Balsells Carmen Ponce Aida Urrea Alicia Navajas Social support is a crucial element for families in vulnerable situations, especially for those with children in foster care processes. This support is key to the acceptance of the protection measure...
Fri Mar 20, 2020 02:00
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