Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1489: Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Adding Nanoparticles to Polymer Flooding in Water-Wet Micromodels Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081489 Authors: Edgar Rueda Salem Akarri Ole Torsæter Rosangela B.Z.L. Moreno Recently, the combination of conventional chemical methods for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and nanotechnology has received lots of attention. This experimental study explores the dynamic changes in the oil configuration due...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1491: Devices with Tuneable Resistance Switching Characteristics Based on a Multilayer Structure of Graphene Oxide and Egg Albumen Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081491 Authors: Lu Wang Jinyi Wang Dianzhong Wen We used graphene oxide (GO) and egg albumen (EA) to fabricate bipolar resistance switching devices with indium tin oxide (ITO)/GO/EA/GO/Aluminum (Al) and ITO/EA/Al structures. The experimental results show that these ITO/GO/EA/GO/Al and ITO/EA/Al...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1490: Nanocrystalline TiO2 Sensitive Layer for Plasmonic Hydrogen Sensing Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081490 Authors: Enrico Gazzola Michela Cittadini Marco Angiola Laura Brigo Massimo Guglielmi Filippo Romanato Alessandro Martucci Solution processed TiO2 anatase film was used as sensitive layer for H2 detection for two plasmonic sensor configurations: A grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance sensor and a localized surface plasmon...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1485: Breakthroughs in the Design of Novel Carbon-Based Metal Oxides Nanocomposites for VOCs Gas Sensing Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081485 Authors: Eleonora Pargoletti Giuseppe Cappelletti Nowadays, the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at trace levels (down to ppb) is feasible by exploiting ultra-sensitive and highly selective chemoresistors, especially in the field of medical diagnosis. By coupling metal oxide semiconductors (MOS...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1487: A Comparison of Empirical Correlations of Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity of Water-Ethylene Glycol-Al2O3 Nanofluids Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081487 Authors: Dorota Sawicka Janusz T. Cieśliński Slawomir Smolen Because of their superb thermal conductivity, nanofluids are seen as new generation of cooling mediums in many engineering applications. It is well established that even a small amount of nanoparticles mixed with a base fluid...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1488: Soft, Biological and Composite Nanomaterials Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081488 Authors: Arvind Gupta Beom Soo Kim The progress in the area of nanotechnology has opened the door for the fabrication of soft, biological and composite nanomaterials for targeted applications [...]
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1486: Highly Sensitive UV Photodiode Composed of β-Polyfluorene/YZnO Nanorod Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Heterostructure Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081486 Authors: Youngmin Lee Soo Youn Kim Deuk Young Kim Sejoon Lee The highly sensitive ultra-violet (UV) photodiode was demonstrated on the organic-inorganic hybrid heterostructure of β-phase p-type polyfluorene (PFO)/n-type yttrium-doped zinc oxide nanorods (YZO-NRs). The device was fabricated...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1484: Decellularized Skin Extracellular Matrix (dsECM) Improves the Physical and Biological Properties of Fibrinogen Hydrogel for Skin Bioprinting Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081484 Authors: Adam M Jorgensen Zishuai Chou Gregory Gillispie Sang Jin Lee James J Yoo Shay Soker Anthony Atala Full-thickness skin wounds are a significant clinical burden in the United States. Skin bioprinting is a relatively new technology that...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1483: Synthesis and Characterization of Li-C Nanocomposite for Easy and Safe Handling Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10081483 Authors: Subash Sharma Tetsuya Osugi Sahar Elnobi Shinsuke Ozeki Balaram Paudel Jaisi Golap Kalita Claudio Capiglia Masaki Tanemura Metallic lithium (Li) anode batteries have attracted considerable attention due to their high energy density value. However, metallic Li is highly reactive and flammable, which makes...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2279: Extracts of Phellinus linteus, Bamboo (Sasa senanensis) Leaf and Chaga Mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) Exhibit Antitumor Activity through Activating Innate Immunity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082279 Authors: Jun Fang Shanghui Gao Rayhanul Islam Yuji Teramoto Hiroshi Maeda Natural products have attracted great interest for some time as alternative methods against cancers by fulfilling immunomodulating properties. In this study, we investigated...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2278: Fish Consumption and Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082278 Authors: Bo Zhang Ke Xiong Jing Cai Aiguo Ma Epidemiological studies on the impact of fish consumption on coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence have shown inconsistent results. In addition, in terms of CHD mortality, although previous meta-analyses showed that fish consumption reduces the risk of CHD, six newly incorporated studies show that fish consumption...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2273: Multi-Grain Rice Diet Decreases Risk of Breast Cancer in Korean Women: Results from the Health Examinees Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082273 Authors: Woo-Kyoung Shin Hwi-Won Lee Aesun Shin Jong-koo Lee Sang-Ah Lee Jung Eun Lee Daehee Kang Although a number of studies explain the association between dietary patterns, which take into account that foods are eaten in combination, and breast cancer risk, the findings are inconsistent....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2276: The Association between Seafood Intake and Fecundability: Analysis from Two Prospective Studies Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082276 Authors: Lauren A. Wise Sydney K. Willis Ellen M. Mikkelsen Amelia K. Wesselink Henrik Toft Sørensen Kenneth J. Rothman Katherine L. Tucker Ellen Trolle Marco Vinceti Elizabeth E. Hatch Background: Seafood is an important source of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been associated with improved oocyte...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2274: Preclinical Evaluation of a Food-Derived Functional Ingredient to Address Skeletal Muscle Atrophy Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082274 Authors: Roi Cal Heidi Davis Alish Kerr Audrey Wall Brendan Molloy Sweeny Chauhan Sanja Trajkovic Ian Holyer Alessandro Adelfio Nora Khaldi Skeletal muscle is the metabolic powerhouse of the body, however, dysregulation of the mechanisms involved in skeletal muscle mass maintenance can have devastating...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2275: Effect of Varying Molecular Weight of Oat β-Glucan Taken just before Eating on Postprandial Glycemic Response in Healthy Humans Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082275 Authors: Thomas M. S. Wolever Outi Mattila Natalia Rosa-Sibakov Susan M. Tosh Alexandra L. Jenkins Adish Ezatagha Ruedi Duss Robert E. Steinert To see if the molecular weight (MW) and viscosity of oat β-glucan (OBG) when taken before eating determine its effect on...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2277: Beneficial Effects of a Low-Nickel Diet on Relapsing IBS-Like and Extraintestinal Symptoms of Celiac Patients during a Proper Gluten-Free Diet: Nickel Allergic Contact Mucositis in Suspected Non-Responsive Celiac Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082277 Authors: Raffaele Borghini Natascia De Amicis Antonino Bella Nicoletta Greco Giuseppe Donato Antonio Picarelli Background and Aim: Nickel (Ni)-rich foods can induce allergic contact mucositis...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2272: The Effect of High Polyphenol Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Australian Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Cross-Over Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082272 Authors: Katerina Sarapis Colleen J. Thomas Johanna Hoskin Elena S. George Wolfgang Marx Hannah L. Mayr Greg Kennedy Andrew Pipingas Jane C. Willcox Luke A. Prendergast Catherine Itsiopoulos George Moschonis Extra virgin olive...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2269: Impaired CPT1A Gene Expression Response to Retinoic Acid Treatment in Human PBMC as Predictor of Metabolic Risk Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082269 Authors: Margalida Cifre Andreu Palou Paula Oliver Ex vivo human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) systems offer the possibility to test transcriptomic effects of food bioactive compounds with potential health effects. We investigated all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) effect on mRNA expression of key...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2270: Postprandial Metabolic Response to Rapeseed Protein in Healthy Subjects Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082270 Authors: Christin Volk Corinna Brandsch Ulf Schlegelmilch Monika Wensch-Dorendorf Frank Hirche Andreas Simm Osama Gargum Claudia Wiacek Peggy G. Braun Johannes F. Kopp Tanja Schwerdtle Hendrik Treede Gabriele I. Stangl Plant proteins have become increasingly important for ecological reasons. Rapeseed is a novel source...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2271: Validation and Determination of 25(OH) Vitamin D and 3-Epi25(OH)D3 in Breastmilk and Maternal- and Infant Plasma during Breastfeeding Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082271 Authors: Jennifer Gjerde Marian Kjellevold Lisbeth Dahl Torill Berg Annbjørg Bøkevoll Maria Wik Markhus Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women and their offspring may result in unfavorable health outcomes for both mother and infant. A 25hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level of...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 5412: Mitochondrial Respiration Changes in R6/2 Huntington’s Disease Model Mice during Aging in a Brain Region Specific Manner International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21155412 Authors: Johannes Burtscher Alba Di Pardo Vittorio Maglione Christoph Schwarzer Ferdinando Squitieri Mitochondrial dysfunction is crucially involved in aging and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington’s Disease (HD). How mitochondria become...
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IJMS, Vol. 21, Pages 5413: Biomechanics of Cell Membrane International Journal of Molecular Sciences doi: 10.3390/ijms21155413 Authors: Stefano Leporatti José L. Toca-Herrera This Special Issue is focused on measuring and characterizing the mechanical and adhesive properties of cells and membranes [...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2267: BDK Deficiency in Cerebral Cortex Neurons Causes Neurological Abnormalities and Affects Endurance Capacity Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082267 Authors: Anna Mizusawa Ayako Watanabe Minori Yamada Rina Kamei Yoshiharu Shimomura Yasuyuki Kitaura Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) catabolism is regulated by its rate-limiting enzyme, branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase (BCKDH), which is negatively regulated by BCKDH kinase (BDK). Loss...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2268: Synbiotic Effect of Bifidobacterium lactis CNCM I-3446 and Bovine Milk-Derived Oligosaccharides on Infant Gut Microbiota Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082268 Authors: Benoît Marsaux Pieter Van den Abbeele Jonas Ghyselinck Guénolée Prioult Massimo Marzorati Biljana Bogićević Background: This study evaluated the impact of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis CNCM I-3446, Bovine Milk-derived OligoSaccharides (BMOS) and their combination on infant...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2265: Co-consumption of Vegetables and Fruit, Whole Grains, and Fiber Reduces the Cancer Risk of Red and Processed Meat in a Large Prospective Cohort of Adults from Alberta’s Tomorrow Project Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082265 Authors: Katerina Maximova Elham Khodayari Moez Julia Dabravolskaj Alexa R. Ferdinands Irina Dinu Geraldine Lo Siou Ala Al Rajabi Paul J. Veugelers We examined whether co-consumption of red and processed meat with key...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2266: Are Lipid Profiles in Middle Age Associated with Famine Exposure during Prenatal and Early Postnatal Period? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082266 Authors: Xin-Yue Ding Zhen-Yu Yang Li-Yun Zhao Wen-Hua Zhao Background: Undernutrition during early life may increase the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood, including dyslipidemia. Few investigations have confirmed the relationship between early life undernutrition and dyslipidemia in adulthood in China....
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2263: Vitamin C Deficiency and the Risk of Osteoporosis in Patients with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082263 Authors: Alicja Ewa Ratajczak Aleksandra Szymczak-Tomczak Marzena Skrzypczak-Zielińska Anna Maria Rychter Agnieszka Zawada Agnieszka Dobrowolska Iwona Krela-Kaźmierczak Recent research studies have shown that vitamin C (ascorbic acid) may affect bone mineral density and that a deficiency of ascorbic acid leads...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2264: Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation and the Risk of Spontaneous Abortion among Women Who Prepared to Conceive: Impact of Supplementation Initiation Timing Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12082264 Authors: Yan-Yan Mao Liu Yang Min Li Jun Liu Qian-Xi Zhu Yang He Wei-Jin Zhou It is unclear whether periconceptional folic acid (FA) supplementation decreases the risk of spontaneous abortion (SA). The impact of supplementation initiation timing...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 619: Newcastle Disease Virus as a Vaccine Vector for SARS-CoV-2 Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080619 Authors: Edris Shirvani Siba K. Samal The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in more than 16 million infections and more than 600,000 deaths worldwide. There is an urgent need to develop a safe and effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. Currently, several strategies are being pursued to develop a safe and...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 620: Bovine Polyomavirus 2 is a Probable Cause of Non-Suppurative Encephalitis in Cattle Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080620 Authors: Melanie M. Hierweger Michel C. Koch Torsten Seuberlich Tissues from two cows with neurological signs that were admitted to the Vetsuisse Faculty under suspicion of rabies and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), respectively, were further analyzed for this case report. After histopathological examination and exclusion...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 621: Prohibitin 2 is Involved in Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy in Urothelial Cells of Cattle Infected with Bovine Papillomavirus Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080621 Authors: Francesca De Falco Ivan Gentile Pellegrino Cerino Anna Cutarelli Cornel Catoi Sante Roperto Prohibitin 2 (PHB2), an inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) protein, has recently been identified as a novel receptor involved in parkin-mediated mitophagy. In the field of veterinary...
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Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 618: Immune Control of Herpesvirus Infection in Molluscs Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9080618 Authors: Jacinta R Agius Serge Corbeil Karla J Helbig Molluscan herpesviruses that are capable of infecting economically important species of abalone and oysters have caused significant losses in production due to the high mortality rate of infected animals. Current methods in preventing and controlling herpesviruses in the aquacultural industry are based around...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 171: Modulation of Amyloidogenic Peptide Aggregation by Photoactivatable CO-Releasing Ruthenium(II) Complexes Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13080171 Authors: Daniele Florio Maria Cuomo Ilaria Iacobucci Giarita Ferraro Ahmed M. Mansour Maria Monti Antonello Merlino Daniela Marasco Three Ru(II)-based CO-releasing molecules featuring bidentate benzimidazole and terpyridine derivatives as ligands were investigated for their ability to...
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Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 170: Oral Eplerenone Versus Observation in the Management of Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: A Prospective, Randomized Comparative Study Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13080170 Authors: Ramesh Venkatesh Arpitha Pereira Chaitra Jayadev Vishma Prabhu Aditya Aseem Kushagra Jain Bharathi Bavaharan Naresh Kumar Yadav Jay Chhablani In this prospective, interventional case-control study, 58 patients with unilateral acute central...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 711: Hydrolytic Degradability, Cell Tolerance and On-Demand Antibacterial Effect of Electrospun Photodynamically Active Fibres Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12080711 Authors: Amy Contreras Michael J. Raxworthy Simon Wood Giuseppe Tronci Photodynamically active fibres (PAFs) are a novel class of stimulus-sensitive systems capable of triggering antibiotic-free antibacterial effect on-demand when exposed to light. Despite their relevance...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 710: Insulin-Loaded Barium Salt Particles Facilitate Oral Delivery of Insulin in Diabetic Rats Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12080710 Authors: Rahela Zaman Md. Emranul Karim Iekhsan Othman Anuar Zaini Ezharul Hoque Chowdhury Oral delivery is considered as the most preferred and yet most challenging mode of drug administration; especially a fragile and sensitive peptide like insulin that shows extremely low bioavailability through the...
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Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 709: Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles Decorated with Methylene Blue Potentiated the Photodynamic Inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12080709 Authors: Paramanantham Parasuraman Thamanna R. Y Chitra Shaji Alok Sharan Ali H. Bahkali Helal F. Al-Harthi Asad Syed V.T. Anju Madhu Dyavaiah Busi Siddhardha The persistence of multidrug resistance among microorganisms has...
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Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 131: Diabetes-Related Healthcare Services in Nepal—A Qualitative Exploration of Healthcare Professionals’ Opinions Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8030131 Authors: Sujata Sapkota Jo-anne E. Brien Parisa Aslani Healthcare professionals’ level of engagement in diabetes care and their perceptions of challenges to effective diabetes care are key indicators impacting diabetes management. This study investigated diabetes-related healthcare services provided...
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Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 958: So Uncommon and so Singular, but Underexplored: An Updated Overview on Ethnobotanical Uses, Biological Properties and Phytoconstituents of Sardinian Endemic Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9080958 Authors: Cinzia Sanna Andrea Maxia Giuseppe Fenu Maria Cecilia Loi The last decades have recorded an increase of plant-based drug discovery processes. Indeed, natural products possess a superior chemical diversity as compared to synthetic ones, leading to...
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