Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 986: Freeze-Dried Softisan® 649-Based Lipid Nanoparticles for Enhanced Skin Delivery of Cyclosporine A Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050986 Authors: Silva Barbosa Costa Lima Costa Torres Reis Inflammatory skin diseases, including psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, affect around one quarter to one third of the world population. Systemic cyclosporine A, an immunosuppressant agent, is included in the current therapeutic armamentarium of...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 990: A New Design of a Thin-Film Thermoelectric Device Based on Multilayer-Structure Module Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050990 Authors: Chen Zheng Liang Fan In this work, a novel multilayer structure thin-film thermoelectric device is proposed for preparing a high performance generator. The result shows that the output voltage of the three-layer thin-film device has a linear increasing trend with the increasing temperature difference. Additionally,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 987: Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties of PET Filaments Coated with Ag-N Co-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles Sensitized with Disperse Blue Dyes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050987 Authors: Zhang Tang Li Song Wu Mao In this study, the effects of disperse blue dye-sensitization on the photocatalytic properties of the Ag-N co-doped TiO2 nanoparticles loaded on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) filaments are investigated under visible light...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 985: Three-Dimensional Printed Polylactic Acid (PLA) Surgical Retractors with Sonochemically Immobilized Silver Nanoparticles: The Next Generation of Low-Cost Antimicrobial Surgery Equipment Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050985 Authors: Tzounis Bangeas Exadaktylos Petousis Vidakis A versatile method is reported for the manufacturing of antimicrobial (AM) surgery equipment utilising fused deposition modelling (FDM), three-dimensional (3D)...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 989: Structural Properties of Janus Particles with Nano- and Mesoscale Anisotropy Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050989 Authors: Eugen Mircea Anitas Synthesis of anisotropic Janus particles (AnJPs) is crucial for understanding the fundamental principles behind non-equilibrium self-organization of cells, bacteria, or enzymes, and for the design of novel multicomponent carriers for guided self-assembly, drug delivery or molecular imaging. Their catalytic...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 984: Detection of Human p53 In-Vitro Expressed in a Transcription-Translation Cell-Free System by a Novel Conjugate Based on Cadmium Sulphide Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050984 Authors: Víctor Barba-Vicente María Jesús Almendral Parra Juan Francisco Boyero-Benito Carlota Auría-Soro Pablo Juanes-Velasco Alicia Landeira-Viñuela Álvaro Furones-Cuadrado Ángela-Patricia Hernández Raúl Manzano-Román Manuel Fuentes Here,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 983: CeO2-Supported Pt Catalysts Derived from MOFs by Two Pyrolysis Strategies to Improve the Oxygen Activation Ability Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050983 Authors: Xueqing Zhu Hui He Yanxia Li Haoyuan Wu Mingli Fu Daiqi Ye Junliang Wu Haomin Huang Yun Hu Xiaojun Niu Functional metal organic framework (MOF) derivatives have attracted tremendous attention as promising catalysts for various reactions. The thermal decomposition...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1505: Cardio-Metabolic Effects of High-Fat Diets and Their Underlying Mechanisms—A Narrative Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051505 Authors: Wali Jarzebska Raubenheimer Simpson Rodionov O’Sullivan The majority of the epidemiological evidence over the past few decades has linked high intake of fats, especially saturated fats, to increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. However, findings of some recent studies (e.g., the PURE...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1504: The Effect of Natural Antioxidants in the Development of Metabolic Syndrome: Focus on Bergamot Polyphenolic Fraction Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051504 Authors: Carresi Gliozzi Musolino Scicchitano Scarano Bosco Nucera Maiuolo Macrì Ruga Oppedisano Zito Guarnieri Mollace Tavernese Palma Bombardelli Fini Mollace Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a set of clinical findings that include...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1503: Dairy Products Quality from a Consumer Point of View: Study among Polish Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051503 Authors: Marta Sajdakowska Jerzy Gębski Dominika Guzek Krystyna Gutkowska Sylwia Żakowska-Biemans The aims of the current study were (a) to deepen the understanding of food quality from animal origin with particular emphasis on dairy products, including yoghurt; (b) to determine the level of acceptance of methods and ingredients...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1501: Two Faces of Vitamin C—Antioxidative and Pro-Oxidative Agent Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051501 Authors: Kaźmierczak-Barańska Boguszewska Adamus-Grabicka Karwowski Vitamin C has been known for decades. It is common in everyday use as an element of the diet, supplementation, and a preservative. For years, research has been conducted to precisely determine the mechanism of action of ascorbate in the cell. Available results indicate its multi-directional...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1500: Genetic and Physiological Factors Affecting Human Milk Production and Composition Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051500 Authors: Golan Assaraf Human milk is considered the optimal nutrition for infants as it provides additional attributes other than nutritional support for the infant and contributes to the mother’s health as well. Although breastfeeding is the most natural modality to feed infants, nowadays, many mothers complain about breastfeeding...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1499: Mulberry Fruit Extract Promotes Serum HDL-Cholesterol Levels and Suppresses Hepatic microRNA-33 Expression in Rats Fed High Cholesterol/Cholic Acid Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051499 Authors: Lee Lee Chang Lee Lee Kim Kim Kim Kim Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels and cholesterol excretion are closely associated with the risk of cardiovascular complications. The specific aim of the present study...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1502: Hydration Efficacy of a Milk Permeate-Based Oral Hydration Solution Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051502 Authors: Berry Wolf Murray Kenney Milk permeate is an electrolyte-rich, protein- and fat-free liquid with a similar carbohydrate and mineral content to that of milk. Its hydration efficacy has not been examined. The beverage hydration index (BHI) has been used to compare various beverages to water in terms of post-ingestion fluid balance and...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1498: Effects of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and the Traditional Brazilian Diet on Sarcopenia in Severe Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051498 Authors: Erika Aparecida Silveira Jacqueline Danésio de Souza Ana Paula dos Santos Rodrigues Ricardo M. Lima Camila Kellen de Souza Cardoso Cesar de Oliveira Background: Nutritional interventions may have positive effects on sarcopenia and body composition. Objective: to...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1497: Anxiolytic Activity and Brain Modulation Pattern of the α-Casozepine-Derived Pentapeptide YLGYL in Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051497 Authors: Simon Benoit Catherine Chaumontet Jessica Schwarz Céline Cakir-Kiefer Audrey Boulier Daniel Tomé Laurent Miclo α-Casozepine (α-CZP) is an anxiolytic-like bioactive decapeptide derived from bovine αs1‑casein. The N-terminal peptide YLGYL was previously identified...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1496: The Impact of an Early Lifestyle Intervention on Pregnancy Outcomes in a Cohort of Insulin-Resistant Overweight and Obese Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051496 Authors: Daniela Menichini Elisabetta Petrella Vincenza Dipace Alessia Di Monte Isabella Neri Fabio Facchinetti Obese women are more likely to have decreased insulin sensitivity and are at increased risk for many adverse pregnancy outcomes. An early lifestyle intervention (LI) may...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1495: Effects of a 3-Week In-Hospital Body Weight Reduction Program on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Muscle Performance, and Fatigue: A Retrospective Study in a Population of Obese Adults with or without Metabolic Syndrome Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051495 Authors: Antonello E. Rigamonti Sabrina Cicolini Diana Caroli Alessandra De Col Massimo Scacchi Silvano G. Cella Alessandro Sartorio Background. In clinical practice, there is the diffuse...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 401: Simultaneous Nasal Carriage by Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus of Lineage ST398 in a Live Pig Transporter Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050401 Authors: Gómez Aspiroz Hadjirin Benito Zarazaga Torres Holmes Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sequence type (ST)398 is a livestock associated (LA) lineage with zoonotic potential, especially in humans with live pig contact. The...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 398: Opportunistic Mapping of Strongyloides stercoralis and Hookworm in Dogs in Remote Australian Communities Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050398 Authors: Meruyert Beknazarova Harriet Whiley Rebecca Traub Kirstin Ross Both Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworms are common soil-transmitted helminths in remote Australian communities. In addition to infecting humans, S. stercoralis and some species of hookworms infect canids and therefore present both...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 400: Vaccinia Virus as a Master of Host Shutoff Induction: Targeting Processes of the Central Dogma and Beyond Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050400 Authors: Pragyesh Dhungel Fernando M. Cantu Joshua A. Molina Zhilong Yang The synthesis of host cell proteins is adversely inhibited in many virus infections, whereas viral proteins are efficiently synthesized. This phenomenon leads to the accumulation of viral proteins concurrently with a profound decline...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 397: First Isolation and Characterization of Chryseobacterium cucumeris SKNUCL01, Isolated from Diseased Pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) in Korea Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050397 Authors: Sang Guen Kim Giri Sang Wha Kim Jun Kwon Sung Bin Lee Se Chang Park Loaches are widely distributed throughout the natural environment and are consumed for medicinal purposes in East Asia. Usually, loaches are cultured in ponds where the water conditions...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 399: LC-QTOF-MS and 1H NMR Metabolomics Verifies Potential Use of Greater Omentum for Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilm Eradication in Rats Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050399 Authors: Joanna Teul Stanisław Deja Katarzyna Celińska-Janowicz Adam Ząbek Piotr Młynarz Piotr Barć Adam Junka Danuta Smutnicka Marzenna Bartoszewicz Jerzy Pałka Wojciech Miltyk Bacterial wound infections are a common problem associated with surgical interventions....
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 396: Characteristics of Serotype 3 Invasive Pneumococcal Disease before and after Universal Childhood Immunization with PCV13 in Massachusetts Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050396 Authors: Rotem Lapidot Kimberly Shea Inci Yildirim Howard Cabral Stephen Pelton the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Background: Although a substantial decline in vaccine-serotype invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) incidence was observed following the introduction...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 395: Microbiological and Histological Analysis for the Evaluation of Farmed Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) Health Status, in Coastal Areas of Italy Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050395 Authors: Roberta Battistini Katia Varello Valeria Listorti Michela Zambon Giuseppe Arcangeli Elena Bozzetta Danila Raffaella Francese Carlo Ercolini Laura Serracca Shellfish farming is a relevant economic activity in Italy. The Gulf of La Spezia...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 101: A Brief Report on an Implantation of Small-Caliber Biodegradable Vascular Grafts in a Carotid Artery of the Sheep Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13050101 Authors: Larisa V. Antonova Andrey V. Mironov Arseniy E. Yuzhalin Evgeniya O. Krivkina Amin R. Shabaev Maria A. Rezvova Vadim O. Tkachenko Mariam Yu. Khanova Tatiana Yu. Sergeeva Sergei S. Krutitskiy Leonid S. Barbarash The development of novel biodegradable vascular...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 102: Actaea racemosa L. Is More Effective in Combination with Rhodiola rosea L. for Relief of Menopausal Symptoms: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13050102 Authors: Pkhaladze Davidova Khomasuridze Shengelia Panossian Background: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of a new herbal preparation (Menopause Relief EP®), the hybrid combination of Actaea racemosa...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 472: In Situ Gel Formation in Microporated Skin for Enhanced Topical Delivery of Niacinamide Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050472 Authors: Bhattaccharjee Beck-Broichsitter Banga Although used widely in cosmetic formulations, topical delivery of niacinamide (LogP = −0.35) is unfavorable by conventional means. Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) formulations, can undergo a sol-gel transition triggered by solvent exchange, entrapping...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 471: Osteoprotegerin is More than a Possible Serum Marker in Liver Fibrosis: A Study into its Function in Human and Murine Liver Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050471 Authors: Adhyatmika Beljaars Putri Habibie Boorsma Reker-Smit Luangmonkong Guney Haak Mangnus Post Poelstra Adhyatmika Olinga Melgert Osteoprotegerin (OPG) serum levels are associated with liver fibrogenesis and have been proposed...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 470: Electrospun Orodispersible Films of Isoniazid for Pediatric Tuberculosis Treatment Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050470 Authors: Konstantina Chachlioutaki Emmanouil K. Tzimtzimis Dimitrios Tzetzis Ming-Wei Chang Zeeshan Ahmad Christina Karavasili Dimitrios G. Fatouros Child-appropriate dosage forms are critical in promoting adherence and effective pharmacotherapy in pediatric patients, especially those undergoing long-term...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 469: High Efficiency Vibrational Technology (HEVT) for Cell Encapsulation in Polymeric Microcapsules Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050469 Authors: Silvia Pisani Rossella Dorati Ida Genta Enrica Chiesa Tiziana Modena Bice Conti Poly(methyl-methacrylate) (PMMA) is a biocompatible and non-biodegradable polymer widely used as biomedical material. PMMA microcapsules with suitable dimension and porosity range are proposed to encapsulate...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 468: Pharmacokinetic Interaction between Metformin and Verapamil in Rats: Inhibition of the OCT2-Mediated Renal Excretion of Metformin by Verapamil Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050468 Authors: Seung Yon Han Young Hee Choi The incidence of hypertension in diabetic patients has been increasing and contributing to the high mortality of diabetic patients. Recently, verapamil use was found to lower fasting blood glucose levels in diabetic patients,...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 467: Wound Healing Activity of Nanoclay/Spring Water Hydrogels Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050467 Authors: Fátima García-Villén Angela Faccendini Dalila Miele Marco Ruggeri Rita Sánchez-Espejo Ana Borrego-Sánchez Pilar Cerezo Silvia Rossi César Viseras Giuseppina Sandri Background: hydrogels prepared with natural inorganic excipients and spring waters are commonly used in medical hydrology. Design of these clay-based...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 652: Genetic Diversity, Population Structure and Marker-Trait Association for 100-Seed Weight in International Safflower Panel Using SilicoDArT Marker Information Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050652 Authors: Ali Nadeem Barut Habyarimana Chaudhary Khalil Alsaleh Hatipoğlu Karaköy Kurt Aasim Sameeullah Ludidi Yang Chung Baloch Safflower is an important oilseed crop mainly grown in the arid and semi-arid regions...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 651: Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L., syn Salvia rosmarinus Spenn.) and Its Topical Applications: A Review Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050651 Authors: Lucas Malvezzi de Macedo Érica Mendes dos Santos Lucas Militão Louise Lacalendola Tundisi Janaína Artem Ataide Eliana Barbosa Souto Priscila Gava Mazzola Topical application is an important administration route for drugs requiring local action on the skin, thereby avoiding their systemic absorption...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 261: Reconsidering Ecological Civilization from a Chinese Christian Perspective Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050261 Authors: Bryan K. M. Mok As part of the global effort to alleviate the ecological crisis, ecological civilization has become a dominant movement in China due to the state policy. Within this movement, the Chinese culture is said to be highly ecological and is thus an important asset to environmentalism. This paper seeks to offer a critical evaluation...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 262: Married Monastics and Military Life: Contradictions and Conflicted Identities within South Korea’s Buddhist Chaplaincy System Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050262 Authors: Kyungrae Kim Cheonghwan Park Since its modern origins in the Buddhist Purification Movement of the 1950s, South Korea’s Jogye Order has established monastic celibacy as central to its identity and claim to legitimacy as a Buddhist sect. However, in the order’s urgency...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 263: Introduction—Issues and Debates on Religion and International Relations in the Middle East Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050263 Authors: Roussos By the end of the 20th century, after great political upheavals, two world wars, the religion; international relations; Middle East; Islam; foreign policy regional politics; nonstateactors; global orderdecolonization process and political, social and scientific revolutions, it is hard to miss that the world is in...
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Religions, Vol. 11, Pages 260: International Religious Freedom Promotion and US Foreign Policy Religions doi: 10.3390/rel11050260 Authors: Lee Marsden The freedom to practice one’s religious belief is a fundamental human right and yet, for millions of people around the world, this right is denied. Yearly reports produced by the US State Department, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, Open Doors International, Aid to the Church in Need and Release International...
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