Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1287: Correlation between Crystal Structure, Surface/Interface Microstructure, and Electrical Properties of Nanocrystalline Niobium Thin Films Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071287 Authors: L. R. Nivedita Avery Haubert Anil K. Battu C. V. Ramana Niobium (Nb) thin films, which are potentially useful for integration into electronics and optoelectronics, were made by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering by varying the substrate temperature. The deposition...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1289: Plasmonic Metasensors Based on 2D Hybrid Atomically Thin Perovskite Nanomaterials Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071289 Authors: Shuwen Zeng Guozhen Liang Alexandre Gheno Sylvain Vedraine Bernard Ratier Ho-Pui Ho Nanfang Yu In this work, we have designed highly sensitive plasmonic metasensors based on atomically thin perovskite nanomaterials with a detection limit up to 10–10 refractive index units (RIU) for the target...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1286: Homotopy Phases of FQHE with Long-Range Quantum Entanglement in Monolayer and Bilayer Hall Systems Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071286 Authors: Janusz Edward Jacak Correlated phases in Hall systems have topological character. Multilayer configurations of planar electron systems create the opportunity to change topological phases on demand using macroscopic factors, such as vertical voltage. We present an analysis of such phenomena in close relation...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1284: Capturing Amyloid-β Oligomers by Stirring with Microscaled Iron Oxide Stir Bars into Magnetic Plaques to Reduce Cytotoxicity toward Neuronal Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071284 Authors: Yuan-Chung Tsai Jing-Chian Luo Te-I Liu I-Lin Lu Ming-Yin Shen Chun-Yu Chuang Chorng-Shyan Chern Hsin-Cheng Chiu Soluble amyloid-β oligomers (oAβ42)-induced neuronal death and inflammation response has been recognized...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1285: Nanoparticle Recognition on Scanning Probe Microscopy Images Using Computer Vision and Deep Learning Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071285 Authors: Alexey G. Okunev Mikhail Yu. Mashukov Anna V. Nartova Andrey V. Matveev Identifying, counting and measuring particles is an important component of many research studies. Images with particles are usually processed by hand using a software ruler. Automated processing, based on conventional image...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1282: Synergetic Effect of 2-Methacryloyloxyethyl Phosphorylcholine and Mesoporous Bioactive Glass Nanoparticles on Antibacterial and Anti-Demineralisation Properties in Orthodontic Bonding Agents Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071282 Authors: Se Young Park Kyung-Hyeon Yoo Seog-Young Yoon Woo-Sung Son Yong-II Kim 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) is known to have antibacterial and protein-repellent effects, whereas mesoporous bioactive...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1283: Effect-Based Approach to Assess Nanostructured Cellulose Sponge Removal Efficacy of Zinc Ions from Seawater to Prevent Ecological Risks Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071283 Authors: Giulia Liberatori Giacomo Grassi Patrizia Guidi Margherita Bernardeschi Andrea Fiorati Vittoria Scarcelli Massimo Genovese Claudia Faleri Giuseppe Protano Giada Frenzilli Carlo Punta Ilaria Corsi To encourage the applicability of nano-adsorbent...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1280: Direct As(V) Determination Using Screen-Printed Electrodes Modified with Silver Manoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071280 Authors: Karina Torres-Rivero Clara Pérez-Ràfols Julio Bastos-Arrieta Antonio Florido Vicenç Martí Núria Serrano Carbon-nanofiber-based screen-printed electrodes modified with silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP-SPCNFEs) were tested in a pioneering manner for the direct determination of As(V) at low μg...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1281: Nickel-Containing Ceria-Zirconia Doped with Ti and Nb. Effect of Support Composition and Preparation Method on Catalytic Activity in Methane Dry Reforming Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071281 Authors: Mikhail Simonov Yulia Bespalko Ekaterina Smal Konstantin Valeev Valeria Fedorova Tamara Krieger Vladislav Sadykov Nickel-containing mixed ceria-zirconia oxides also doped by Nb and Ti have been prepared by a citrate route and by original...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1278: Mn-Induced Thermal Stability of L10 Phase in Fept Magnetic Nanoscale Ribbons Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071278 Authors: A.D. Crisan A. Leca D. Pantelica I. Dan O. Crisan Magnetic nanoscale materials exhibiting the L10 tetragonal phase such as FePt or ternary alloys derived from FePt show most promising magnetic properties as a novel class of rare earth free permanent magnets with high operating temperature. A granular alloy derived...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1277: Application of a Micro Free-Flow Electrophoresis 3D Printed Lab-on-a-Chip for Micro-Nanoparticles Analysis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071277 Authors: Barbaresco Cocuzza Pirri Marasso The present work describes a novel microfluidic free-flow electrophoresis device developed by applying three-dimensional (3D) printing technology to rapid prototype a low-cost chip for micro- and nanoparticle collection and analysis. Accurate reproducibility...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1279: PMMA-TiO2 Fibers for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Water Pollutants Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071279 Authors: Namrata Kanth Weiheng Xu Umesh Prasad Dharneedar Ravichandran Arunachala Mada Kannan Kenan Song Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a promising photocatalyst that possesses a redox potential suitable for environmental remediation applications. A low photocatalytic yield and high cost have thus far limited the commercial adoption...
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ncRNA, Vol. 6, Pages 25: LncRNAs in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Non-Coding RNA doi: 10.3390/ncrna6030025 Authors: Lucy Ginn Lei Shi Manuela La Montagna Michela Garofalo Lung cancer is associated with a high mortality, with around 1.8 million deaths worldwide in 2018. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for around 85% of cases and, despite improvement in the management of NSCLC, most patients are diagnosed at advanced stage and the five-year survival remains around 15%....
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1960: Regular Consumption of Lipigo® Promotes the Reduction of Body Weight and Improves the Rebound Effect of Obese People Undergo a Comprehensive Weight Loss Program Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071960 Authors: Valero-Pérez Bermejo López-Plaza García Palma-Milla Gómez-Candela Obesity is a global public health problem. Objective: To evaluate the effect of the regular consumption of the product Lipigo® on body weight and rebound effect...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1961: Assessment and State of Nutrition of Patients with Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071961 Authors: Kikut Jasińska Pobłocki Brodowski Małgorzata Introduction: In recent decades, the number of gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs) cases, associated with coexisting metabolic disorders, has been continuously increasing. Patients with progressing neoplastic disease are at a risk...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1958: Inhibition of UVB-Induced Inflammation by Laminaria japonica Extract via Regulation of nc886-PKR Pathway Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071958 Authors: Lee Cho Weon Park Fréchet Chajra Jung Continuous exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) can cause photodamage of the skin. This photodamage can be inhibited by the overexpression of the non-coding RNA, nc886, via the protein kinase RNA-activated (PKR) pathway. The study aims to identify how...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1957: Influence of Dietary Supplementation for Hyperhomocysteinemia Treatments Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071957 Authors: Vezzoli Dellanoce Caimi Vietti Montorsi Mrakic-Sposta Accinni Hyperhomocysteinemia is recognized as risk factor for cardiovascular and age-associated diseases. Folic acid supplementation efficiently lowers plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels, but high intake may negatively affect health because of unnatural levels of...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1956: Electrolyte Intake and Major Food Sources of Sodium, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium among a Population in Western Austria Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071956 Authors: Schiefermeier-Mach Egg Erler Hasenegger Rust König Purtscher Dietary intake of sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium has a strong impact on personal health. In order to understand possible correlations with regional occurrence of diseases and to develop new dietary...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1959: Does Calorie Restriction Modulate Inflammaging via FoxO Transcription Factors? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071959 Authors: Kim Mori Shimokawa Calorie restriction (CR) has been shown to extend lifespan and retard aging-related functional decline in animals. Previously, we found that the anti-neoplastic and lifespan-extending effects of CR in mice are regulated by forkhead box O transcription factors (FoxO1 and FoxO3), located downstream of growth...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1954: Effects of Dietary Fibres on Acute Indomethacin-Induced Intestinal Hyperpermeability in the Elderly: A Randomised Placebo Controlled Parallel Clinical Trial Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071954 Authors: Ganda Mall Fart Sabet Lindqvist Nestestog Hegge Keita Brummer Schoultz The effect of dietary fibres on intestinal barrier function has not been well studied, especially in the elderly. We aimed to investigate the potential...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1951: Food Addiction Mediates the Relationship between Perceived Stress and Body Mass Index in Taiwan Young Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071951 Authors: Yi-Syuan Lin Yu-Tang Tung Yu-Chun Yen Yi-Wen Chien Perceived stress is the degree of stress experienced by an individual in the face of a stressor. Studies have shown that stress affects emotions, leads to behavioral changes, and is likely to trigger physical illnesses. According to the World Health...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1953: Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Hyperandrogenism Mediate the Link between Poor Diet Quality and Ovarian Dysmorphology in Reproductive-Aged Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071953 Authors: Maryam Kazemi Brittany Y. Jarrett Heidi Vanden Brink Annie W. Lin Kathleen M. Hoeger Steven D. Spandorfer Marla E. Lujan The relationship between diet quality and ovarian morphology has biological plausibility yet remains unclear and was therefore evaluated....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1952: Infant Formula Supplemented with Biotics: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071952 Authors: Salminen Stahl Vinderola Szajewska Breastfeeding is natural and the optimal basis of infant nutrition and development, with many benefits for maternal health. Human milk is a dynamic fluid fulfilling an infant’s specific nutritional requirements and guiding the growth, developmental, and physiological processes...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1955: Ultra-Processed Foods and Health Outcomes: A Narrative Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071955 Authors: Elizabeth Machado Zinöcker Baker Lawrence The nutrition literature and authoritative reports increasingly recognise the concept of ultra-processed foods (UPF), as a descriptor of unhealthy diets. UPFs are now prevalent in diets worldwide. This review aims to identify and appraise the studies on healthy participants that investigated...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1948: Nutrient Timing: A Garage Door of Opportunity? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071948 Authors: Shawn M. Arent Harry P. Cintineo Bridget A. McFadden Alexa J. Chandler Michelle A. Arent Nutrient timing involves manipulation of nutrient consumption at specific times in and around exercise bouts in an effort to improve performance, recovery, and adaptation. Its historical perspective centered on ingestion during exercise and grew to include pre- and...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1949: Lifestyle Changes Observed among Adults Participating in a Family- and Community-Based Intervention for Diabetes Prevention in Europe: The 1st Year Results of the Feel4Diabetes-Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071949 Authors: Manios Lambrinou Mavrogianni Cardon Lindström Iotova Tankova Rurik Stappen Kivelä Mateo-Gallego Moreno Makrilakis Androutsos The Feel4Diabetes intervention was a school and community-based...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1950: Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Novel Target for Neuroprotective Nutraceuticals in Ocular Diseases Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071950 Authors: Huang Lin Huang Tsai The eyes require a rich oxygen and nutrient supply; hence, the high-energy demand of the visual system makes it sensitive to oxidative stress. Excessive free radicals result in mitochondrial dysfunction and lead to retinal neurodegeneration, as an early stage of retinal metabolic...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1946: Chenopodium Quinoa and Salvia Hispanica Provide Immunonutritional Agonists to Ameliorate Hepatocarcinoma Severity under a High-Fat Diet Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071946 Authors: Laparra Llopis Brown Saiz Complex interactions between immunonutritional agonist and high fat intake (HFD), the immune system and finally gut microbiota are important determinants of hepatocarcinoma (HCC) severity. The ability of immunonutritional agonists to modulate...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1947: Wheat Sensitivity and Functional Dyspepsia: A Pilot, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Dietary Crossover Trial with Novel Challenge Protocol Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071947 Authors: Potter Duncanson Jones Walker Keely Talley Introduction: Functional dyspepsia (FD), characterised by symptoms of epigastric pain or early satiety and post prandial distress, has been associated with duodenal eosinophilia, raising the possibility...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1944: Associations between Subjective and Objective Measures of the Community Food Environment and Executive Function in Early Childhood Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071944 Authors: Bryant Eicher-Miller Korucu Schmitt The present study utilized a cross-sectional design to assess whether two indicators of the community food environment, parent perceptions of the community food environment (i.e., as assessed by parent reports of access to, availability,...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1943: Instrument to Identify Food Neophobia in Brazilian Children by Their Caregivers Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071943 Authors: de Almeida Rosane Nakano Vasconcelos Zandonadi Botelho This study aimed to develop a specific instrument to evaluate food neophobia focused on Brazilian children and to perform the content validation and internal semantic consistency and reproducibility evaluation of the instrument. Three steps were necessary to...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1945: Discovery of a Novel Multi-Strains Probiotic Formulation with Improved Efficacy toward Intestinal Inflammation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071945 Authors: Michele Biagioli Adriana Carino Cristina Di Giorgio Silvia Marchianò Martina Bordoni Rosalinda Roselli Eleonora Distrutti Stefano Fiorucci Dysbiosis is commonly detected in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), supporting the concept that a dysregulated immune reaction to...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1941: Growth Assessment in Preterm Children from Birth to Preschool Age Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071941 Authors: Ceratto Savino Vannelli Sanctis Giuliani Preterm infant growth is a major health indicator and needs to be monitored with an appropriate growth curve to achieve the best developmental and growth potential while avoiding excessive caloric intake that is linked to metabolic syndrome and hypertension later in life. New international...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 529: Evidence for SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Animal Hosts Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070529 Authors: Abdel-Moneim Abdelwhab COVID-19 is the first known pandemic caused by a coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which is the third virus in the family Coronaviridae to cause fatal infections in humans after SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. Animals are involved in the COVID-19 pandemic. This review summarizes the role of animals as reservoirs, natural hosts and experimental models....
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 528: Listeria monocytogenes Virulence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Environmental Persistence: A Review Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070528 Authors: Lavious Tapiwa Matereke Anthony Ifeanyi Okoh Listeria monocytogenes is a ubiquitous opportunistic pathogen responsible for the well-known listeriosis disease. This bacterium has become a common contaminant of food, threatening the food processing industry. Once consumed, the pathogen is capable of traversing...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 527: Hepatic Stellate Cells and Hepatocytes as Liver Antigen-Presenting Cells during B. abortus Infection Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070527 Authors: Paula Constanza Arriola Benitez Ayelén Ivana Pesce Viglietti María Mercedes Elizalde Guillermo Hernán Giambartolomei Jorge Fabián Quarleri María Victoria Delpino In Brucellosis, the role of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) in the induction of liver fibrosis has been elucidated recently. Here, we...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 141: Computer-Aided Design, Synthesis, and Antiviral Evaluation of Novel Acrylamides as Potential Inhibitors of E3-E2-E1 Glycoproteins Complex from Chikungunya Virus Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13070141 Authors: Gabriel Felipe Silva Passos Matheus Gabriel Moura Gomes Thiago Mendonça de Aquino João Xavier de Araújo-Júnior Stephannie Janaina Maia de Souza João Pedro Monteiro Cavalcante Elane Conceição dos Santos Ênio José Bassi Edeildo...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 140: Approaches to Manipulate Ephrin-A:EphA Forward Signaling Pathway Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13070140 Authors: Sarah Baudet Johann Bécret Xavier Nicol Erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular carcinoma A (EphA) receptors and their ephrin-A ligands are key players of developmental events shaping the mature organism. Their expression is mostly restricted to stem cell niches in adults but is reactivated in pathological conditions including lesions...
Tue Jun 30, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 613: Dual Network Hydrogels Incorporated with Bone Morphogenic Protein-7-Loaded Hyaluronic Acid Complex Nanoparticles for Inducing Chondrogenic Differentiation of Synovium-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070613 Authors: Qing Min Jiaoyan Liu Yuchen Zhang Bin Yang Ying Wan Jiliang Wu Alginate-poloxamer (ALG-POL) copolymer with optimal POL content was synthesized, and it was combined with silk fibroin...
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