IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 2483: Female AhR Knockout Mice Develop a Minor Renal Insufficiency in an Adenine-Diet Model of Chronic Kidney Disease International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21072483 Authors: Camélia Makhloufi Fanny Nicolas Nathalie McKay Samantha Fernandez Guillaume Hache Philippe Garrigue Philippe Brunet Benjamin Guillet Stéphane Burtey Stéphane Poitevin Cardiovascular complications observed in chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 2482: Metabolic Insights into the Anion-Anion Antagonism in Sweet Basil: Effects of Different Nitrate/Chloride Ratios in the Nutrient Solution International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21072482 Authors: Giandomenico Corrado Luigi Lucini Begoña Miras-Moreno Pasquale Chiaiese Giuseppe Colla Stefania De Pascale Youssef Rouphael Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a highly versatile and globally popular culinary herb, and a rich...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 2480: The Basic Properties of Gold Nanoparticles and their Applications in Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21072480 Authors: Xue Bai Yueying Wang Zhiyun Song Yanmin Feng Yuanyuan Chen Deyuan Zhang Lin Feng Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been widely studied and applied in the field of tumor diagnosis and treatment because of their special fundamental properties. In order to make AuNPs more...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 2479: The Contribution of Astrocyte Autophagy to Systemic Metabolism International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21072479 Authors: Ana Ortiz-Rodriguez Maria-Angeles Arevalo Autophagy is an essential mechanism to maintain cellular homeostasis. Besides its role in controlling the quality of cytoplasmic components, it participates in nutrient obtaining and lipid mobilization under stressful conditions. Furthermore, autophagy is involved in the regulation...
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IJNS, Vol. 6, Pages 32: Second Tier Molecular Genetic Testing in Newborn Screening for Pompe Disease: Landscape and Challenges International Journal of Neonatal Screening doi: 10.3390/ijns6020032 Authors: Smith Bainbridge Parad Bhattacharjee Pompe disease (PD) is screened by a two tier newborn screening (NBS) algorithm, the first tier of which is an enzymatic assay performed on newborn dried blood spots (DBS). As first tier enzymatic screening tests have false positive results,...
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IJNS, Vol. 6, Pages 31: Newborn Screening for Pompe Disease International Journal of Neonatal Screening doi: 10.3390/ijns6020031 Authors: Sawada Kido Nakamura Glycogen storage disease type II (also known as Pompe disease (PD)) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by defects in α-glucosidase (AαGlu), resulting in lysosomal glycogen accumulation in skeletal and heart muscles. Accumulation and tissue damage rates depend on residual enzyme activity. Enzyme...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1026: Prediction of Resting Energy Expenditure in Children: May Artificial Neural Networks Improve Our Accuracy? Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041026 Authors: Cosmi Mazzocchi Milani Calderini Scaglioni Bettocchi D’Oria Langer Spolidoro Leone Battezzati Bertoli Leone Amicis Foppiani Agostoni Grossi The inaccuracy of resting energy expenditure (REE) prediction formulae to calculate energy...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1028: Inflammatory Factors: Nonobese Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Adenotonsillectomy Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041028 Authors: Huang Chin Guilleminault Chu Lin Li Background: Inflammation is often considered relating to pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We conducted a study investigating cytokines, including Il-17 and Il-23, in children with OSA before and after adenotonsillectomy (T&A), compared with...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1027: Significant Factors in Cranial Remolding Orthotic Treatment of Asymmetrical Brachycephaly Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041027 Authors: Graham Millay Wang Adams-Huet O’Briant Oldham Smith This retrospective chart review focuses on determining the most effective time to begin cranial remolding orthosis (CRO) treatment for infants with asymmetrical brachycephaly. Subjects with asymmetrical brachycephaly started CRO treatment...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1029: Sperm Parameters before and after Swim-Up of a Second Ejaculate after a Short Period of Abstinence Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041029 Authors: Manna Barbagallo Manzo Rahman Francomano Calogero Background: Recent studies have supported the beneficial effects of a short abstinence period on sperm parameters. The aim of this study was to assess sperm motility, morphology and DNA fragmentation before and after swim-up of a second...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1025: Use of Virtual Reality for the Management of Anxiety and Pain in Dental Treatments: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041025 Authors: Nansi López-Valverde Jorge Muriel Fernández Antonio López-Valverde Luis F. Valero Juan Juan Manuel Ramírez Javier Flores Fraile Julio Herrero Payo Leticia A. Blanco Antona Bruno Macedo de Sousa Manuel Bravo Background: Dental treatments often cause pain...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1024: Comparison of Clinical Outcomes between Hyaluronic and Polylactic Acid Filler Injections for Penile Augmentation in Men Reporting a Small Penis: A Multicenter, Patient-Blinded/Evaluator-Blinded, Non-Inferiority, Randomized Comparative Trial with 18 Months of Follow-up Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041024 Authors: Dae Yul Yang Hyun Cheol Jeong Kyungtae Ko Seong Ho Lee Young Goo Lee Won Ki Lee Although several types of penile augmentation...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1023: Physical Activity for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041023 Authors: Gianluca Vadalà Fabrizio Russo Sergio De Salvatore Gabriele Cortina Erika Albo Rocco Papalia Vincenzo Denaro Chronic low back pain (CLBP) affects nearly 20–25% of the population older than 65 years, and it is currently the main cause of disability both in the developed and...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1022: Effect of Glucose Improvement on Nocturnal Sleep Breathing Parameters in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: The Candy Dreams Study Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041022 Authors: Liliana Gutiérrez-Carrasquilla Carolina López-Cano Enric Sánchez Ferran Barbé Mireia Dalmases Marta Hernández Angela Campos Anna Michaela Gaeta Paola Carmona Cristina Hernández Rafael Simó Albert Lecube Type 2 diabetes exerts a negative impact...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1021: Electrical and Hormonal Biomarkers in Cachectic Elderly Women with Chronic Heart Failure Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041021 Authors: Grzegorz Sobieszek Tomasz Powrózek Marcin Mazurek Anna Skwarek-Dziekanowska Teresa Małecka-Massalska Background: Cachexia is an unfavorable metabolic syndrome causing involuntary weight loss followed by muscle wasting, which can lead to the exacerbation of chronic heart failure (CHF), and considerably...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1020: Inter- and Intrarater Agreement of Spot Sign and Noncontrast CT Markers for Early Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041020 Authors: Jawed Nawabi Sarah Elsayed Helge Kniep Peter Sporns Frieder Schlunk Rosalie McDonough Gabriel Broocks Lasse Dührsen Gerhard Schön Thomalla Götz Jens Fiehler Uta Hanning Background: The aim of this study was to assess the inter- and intrarater reliability...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1019: The Effects of Liquid Disinfection and Heat Sterilization Processes on Implant Drill Roughness: Energy Dispersion X-ray Microanalysis and Infrared Thermography Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041019 Authors: Antonio Scarano Morena Petrini Filiberto Mastrangelo Sammy Noumbissi Felice Lorusso Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate effects on stainless steel (SS) and zirconia implant drills of 50 cycles of sterilization through...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1018: Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology: A Meta-Analysis of Deep Learning Models for Retinal Vessels Segmentation Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041018 Authors: Md. Mohaimenul Islam Tahmina Nasrin Poly Bruno Andreas Walther Hsuan Chia Yang Yu-Chuan (Jack) Li Background and Objective: Accurate retinal vessel segmentation is often considered to be a reliable biomarker of diagnosis and screening of various diseases, including cardiovascular...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1017: Direct Rapid Left Ventricular Wire Pacing during Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041017 Authors: Kleczynski Dziewierz Socha Rakowski Daniec Zawislak Arif Wojtasik-Bakalarz Dudek Rzeszutko Background: Rapid ventricular pacing is mandatory for optimal balloon positioning during aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) in patients with severe aortic stenosis. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1015: Body Image in Patients with Marfan Syndrome Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041015 Authors: Hansen von Kodolitsch Schroeder Benninghoven This study aimed to assess body image impairments of individuals with Marfan syndrome and to determine to what extent psychological, physical, and sociodemographic factors influence body image. We assessed the physical fitness and psychosocial health of 42 patients with Marfan syndrome at the beginning...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1014: Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH) Action on Spermatogenesis: A Focus on Physiological and Therapeutic Roles Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041014 Authors: Santi Crépieux Reiter Spaggiari Brigante Casarini Rochira Simoni Background: Human reproduction is regulated by the combined action of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and the luteinizing hormone (LH) on the gonads. Although FSH is largely used in female reproduction,...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1016: Mobile Health in Urology: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041016 Authors: Nuno Pereira Azevedo Stavros Gravas Jean de la Rosette Our aim is to present the current position of mobile health (mHealth) and the delivery of healthcare services via mobile communication devices in urology. We conducted a literature review of urology mHealth papers on PubMed. Results indicate that mHealth is becoming ubiquitous in contemporary...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1012: Multi-System Factors Associated with Metatarsophalangeal Joint Deformity in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041012 Authors: Jennifer A. Zellers Michael J. Mueller Paul K. Commean Ling Chen Hyo-Jung Jeong Mary K. Hastings The underlying factors contributing to metatarsophalangeal joint deformity, a known precursor to skin breakdown in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM), is likely to involve multiple...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1013: Late Evening Snack with Branched-Chain Amino Acids Supplementation Improves Survival in Patients with Cirrhosis Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041013 Authors: Tatsunori Hanai Makoto Shiraki Kenji Imai Atsushi Suetsugu Koji Takai Masahito Shimizu The clinical efficacy of a late evening snack (LES) is well documented in patients with cirrhosis, but its effect on survival remains unclear. This cohort study aimed to compare the overall...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1010: Hearing with One Ear: Consequences and Treatments for Profound Unilateral Hearing Loss Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041010 Authors: Hillary A. Snapp Sebastian A. Ausili There is an increasing global recognition of the negative impact of hearing loss, and its association to many chronic health conditions. The deficits and disabilities associated with profound unilateral hearing loss, however, continue to be under-recognized and lack public...
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JCM, Vol. 9, Pages 1011: Preclinical Models: Boosting Synergies for Improved Translation Journal of Clinical Medicine doi: 10.3390/jcm9041011 Authors: Chiara Attanasio Mara Sangiovanni The field of preclinical models is a very vast arena, in which finding connections among groups acting in apparently very distant research areas can sometimes prove challenging [...]
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JoF, Vol. 6, Pages 46: Biofilm Formed by Candida haemulonii Species Complex: Structural Analysis and Extracellular Matrix Composition Journal of Fungi doi: 10.3390/jof6020046 Authors: Ramos Mello Branquinha Santos Candida haemulonii species complex (C. haemulonii, C. duobushaemulonii, and C. haemulonii var. vulnera) has emerged as opportunistic, multidrug-resistant yeasts able to cause fungemia. Previously, we showed that C. haemulonii complex formed biofilm on polystyrene....
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J. Imaging, Vol. 6, Pages 19: Automatic Recognition of Dendritic Solidification Structures: DenMap Journal of Imaging doi: 10.3390/jimaging6040019 Authors: Nenchev Strickland Tassenberg Perry Gill Dong Dendrites are the predominant solidification structures in directionally solidified alloys and control the maximum length scale for segregation. The conventional industrial method for identification of dendrite cores and primary dendrite spacing is performed by time-consuming...
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Medical Sciences, Vol. 8, Pages 19: Atmospheric Pollution and Thyroid Function of Pregnant Women in Athens, Greece: A Pilot Study Medical Sciences doi: 10.3390/medsci8020019 Authors: Ioannis Ilias Ioannis Kakoulidis Stefanos Togias Stefanos Stergiotis Aikaterini Michou Anastasia Lekkou Vasiliki Mastrodimou Athina Pappa Evangelia Venaki Eftychia Koukkou Exposure to air pollution and, in particular, to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or particulate pollutants less than...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 163: Prevalence of Adverse Reactions to Gluten and People Going on a Gluten-Free Diet: A Survey Study Conducted in Brazil Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56040163 Authors: Jesús Gilberto Arámburo-Gálvez Carlos Eduardo Beltrán-Cárdenas Tatiane Geralda André Itallo Carvalho Gomes María Auxiliadora Macêdo-Callou Élida Mara Braga-Rocha Elaine Aparecida Mye-Takamatu-Watanabe Vivian Rahmeier-Fietz Oscar Gerardo Figueroa-Salcido Marcela de Jesus...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 162: Developing Stress Management Programs in a Public Primary Healthcare Institution: Should We Consider Health Workers’ Sociodemographic Groups? Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56040162 Authors: Dudutienė Juodaitė-Račkauskienė Stukas Background and Objectives: An essential part of occupational stress management is identifying target groups and developing a wellbeing program that tailors interventions to the specific needs of the target groups. This study...
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Medicina, Vol. 56, Pages 161: Patient Experiences and Perceptions Associated with the Use of Desiccated Thyroid Extract Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina56040161 Authors: Freddy J. K. Toloza Nataly R. Espinoza Suarez Omar El Kawkgi Elizabeth H. Golembiewski Oscar J. Ponce Lixia Yao Spyridoula Maraka Naykky M. Singh Ospina Juan P. Brito Background and objectives: It is unclear why many patients with hypothyroidism prefer the use of desiccated thyroid extract (DTE)...
Fri Apr 03, 2020 03:00
Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 64: Influence of Ozone Treatment on Ultrafiltration Performance and Nutrient Flow in a Membrane Based Nutrient Recovery Process from Anaerobic Digestate Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10040064 Authors: Gienau Ehrmanntraut Kraume Rosenberger : Membrane filtration of biological suspensions is frequently limited by fouling. This mechanism is well understood for ultrafiltration of activated sludge in membrane bioreactors. A rather young application...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 63: Influence of the Natural Zeolite Particle Size Toward the Ammonia Adsorption Activity in Ceramic Hollow Fiber Membrane Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10040063 Authors: Mohd Ridhwan Adam Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir Mohd Mohd Sokri Zhong Sheng Tai Yuji Iwamoto Masaki Tanemura Sawao Honda Mohd Hafiz Puteh Mukhlis A. Rahman Juhana Jaafar Natural zeolite is widely used in removing ammonia via adsorption...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 62: Effect of Bridgehead Methyl Substituents on the Gas Permeability of Tröger’s-Base Derived Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10040062 Authors: Richard Malpass-Evans Ian Rose Alessio Fuoco Paola Bernardo Gabriele Clarizia Neil B. McKeown Johannes C. Jansen Mariolino Carta A detailed comparison of the gas permeability of four Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity containing Tröger’s base...
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Membranes, Vol. 10, Pages 61: Assessment of Layer-By-Layer Modified Nanofiltration Membrane Stability in Phosphoric Acid Membranes doi: 10.3390/membranes10040061 Authors: Kirsten Remmen Barbara Müller Joachim Köser Matthias Wessling Thomas Wintgens Nanofiltration (NF) can enable P recovery from waste streams via retaining multivalent impurities from spent pickling acid. However, with the currently available membranes, an economically feasible process is impossible. Layer-by-layer...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 141: Exploring Perinatal Asphyxia by Metabolomics Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10040141 Authors: Emanuela Locci Giovanni Bazzano Roberto Demontis Alberto Chighine Vassilios Fanos Ernesto d’Aloja Brain damage related to perinatal asphyxia is the second cause of neuro-disability worldwide. Its incidence was estimated in 2010 as 8.5 cases per 1000 live births worldwide, with no further recent improvement even in more industrialized countries....
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 143: Metabolomics Benefits from Orbitrap GC–MS—Comparison of Low- and High-Resolution GC–MS Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10040143 Authors: Daniel Stettin Remington X. Poulin Georg Pohnert The development of improved mass spectrometers and supporting computational tools is expected to enable the rapid annotation of whole metabolomes. Essential for the progress is the identification of strengths and weaknesses of novel instrumentation in direct comparison...
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Metabolites, Vol. 10, Pages 142: Microbiome-Metabolome Signature of Acute Kidney Injury Metabolites doi: 10.3390/metabo10040142 Authors: Nadezda V. Andrianova Vasily A. Popkov Natalia S. Klimenko Alexander V. Tyakht Galina V. Baydakova Olga Y. Frolova Ljubava D. Zorova Irina B. Pevzner Dmitry B. Zorov Egor Y. Plotnikov Intestinal microbiota play a considerable role in the host’s organism, broadly affecting its organs and tissues. The kidney can also...
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