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MDPI journals will be attending the 42nd annual meeting of the American Society for Virology as an exhibitor. This meeting will be held in Athens, Georgia, USA from 24 to 28 June 2023.

The American Society for Virology (ASV) is a wonderful community that brings together virologists from all areas of the field. As a result, the annual meetings are rich in diverse scientific offerings and they can be quite large (sometimes over 1600 attendees). This conference is hosted by the University of Georgia and held at the Classic Center; the scientific program will include symposia, concurrent workshops, poster sessions, exhibits, and special events. Professional development activities and social events will be interspersed throughout the meeting.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Biomedicines;
• Life;
• Viruses;
• Cells;
• Vaccines;
• Veterinary Sciences;
• Microorganisms;
• CIMB;
• Pathogens;
• TropicalMed;
• Zoonotic Diseases;
• COVID.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start a conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference and our booth, please visit: https://asv.org/asv2023/.

The International Day for Biological Diversity will be celebrated on 22 May 2023, under the theme “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity”, which aims to raise awareness and understanding of biodiversity issues. Biodiversity refers to the diversity of all life forms on Earth, including genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity. Biological diversity resources are the pillars upon which we build civilizations; however, the loss of biodiversity threatens everything, including our health. We hope that the established MDPI journals on life sciences and biology, including Biology, Diversity, Fishes, Birds, Insects, Water, Forests, Grasses, Life, Seeds, Agriculture, and Agronomy, will provide suitable communication platforms. The aim is to strengthen scientific cooperation in response to the International Day for Biological Diversity and to embrace the potential to promote sustainable development.

“Avifaunal Diversity and Abundance in the Proposed Sarasalai Mangrove Reserve, Jaffna, Sri Lanka”
by Nitharsan Aloysius, Shashi Madhushanka and Chathuri Chandrika
Birds 2023, 4(1), 103-116; https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4010009

“Perils of Underestimating Species Diversity: Revisiting Systematics of Psammocambeva Catfishes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Rio Paraíba do Sul Basin, South-Eastern Brazil”
by Wilson J. E. M. Costa, José Leonardo Mattos, Paulo J. Vilardo, Pedro F. Amorim and Axel M. Katz
Taxonomy 2022, 2(4), 491-523; https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy2040032

“Environmental DNA Metabarcoding: A Novel Contrivance for Documenting Terrestrial Biodiversity”
by Shahnawaz Hassan, Sabreena, Peter Poczai, Bashir Ah Ganai, Waleed Hassan Almalki, Abdul Gafur and R. Z. Sayyed
Biology 2022, 11(9), 1297; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11091297

“Dam Construction Impacts Fish Biodiversity in a Subtropical River Network, China”
by Xiongjun Liu, Julian D. Olden, Ruiwen Wu, Shan Ouyang and Xiaoping Wu
Diversity 2022, 14(6), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060476

“Human Communities in Protected Natural Areas and Biodiversity Conservation”
by Elizabeth Olmos-Martínez, Heidi Leticia Romero-Schmidt, María del Carmen Blázquez, Camilo Arias-González and Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
Diversity 2022, 14(6), 441; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060441

“Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on the Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Erythroneurini in the Typical Karst Rocky Ecosystem, Southwest China”
by Chen Xiaoxiao, Jia Jiang, Ni Zhang, Xiao Yang, Yongkuan Chi and Yuehua Song
Insects 2022, 13(6), 499; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13060499

“Application of Ecological Restoration Technologies for the Improvement of Biodiversity and Ecosystem in the River”
by Li Pushuang, Dan Li, Xiaoqing Sun, Zhaosheng Chu, Ting Xia and Binghui Zheng
Water 2022, 14(9), 1402; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14091402

“Conservation-Status Gaps for Marine Top-Fished Commercial Species”
by Imanol Miqueleiz, Rafael Miranda, Arturo Hugo Ariño and Elena Ojea
Fishes 2022, 7(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7010002

International Day for Biological Diversity

Date and time: 22 May 2023, 9–11 a.m. (CEST)

This is a free webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar.

Oxidative stress is the imbalance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and endogenous antioxidants; it is the driving cause of many human diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, immune system disorders, and musculoskeletal diseases. The dramatically increased human lifespan leads to the increased prevalence of these oxidative-stress-related diseases, which may be prevented and treated in order to reduce the economic and psychological burdens for patients, their families, and society, which are currently showing a progressive increase.

1. “The Role of Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Aging and Cardiovascular Diseases”
   by Carmine Izzo, Paolo Vitillo, Paola Di Pietro, Valeria Visco, Andrea Strianese, Nicola Virtuoso, Michele Ciccarelli, Gennaro Galasso, Albino Carrizzo and Carmine Vecchione
   Life 2021, 11(1), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11010060
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/1/60

2. “Oxidative Stress and the Neurovascular Unit”
   by Carmela Rinaldi, Luigi Donato, Simona Alibrandi, Concetta Scimone, Rosalia D’Angelo and Antonina Sidoti
   Life 2021, 11(8), 767; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11080767
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/8/767

3. “Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Function and Adaptation to Exercise: New Perspectives in Nutrition”
   by Nancy Vargas-Mendoza, Marcelo Angeles-Valencia, Ángel Morales-González, Eduardo Osiris Madrigal-Santillán, Mauricio Morales-Martínez, Eduardo Madrigal-Bujaidar, Isela Álvarez-González, José Gutiérrez-Salinas, César Esquivel-Chirino, Germán Chamorro-Cevallos et al.
   Life 2021, 11(11), 1269; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11111269
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/11/1269

4. “Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle Intermediates: Regulators of Immune Responses”
   by Inseok Choi, Hyewon Son and Jea-Hyun Baek
   Life 2021, 11(1), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11010069
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/1/69

5. “Roles of NAD(P)H:quinone Oxidoreductase 1 in Diverse Diseases”
   by Wang-Soo Lee, Woojin Ham and Jaetaek Kim
   Life 2021, 11(12), 1301; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121301
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/12/1301

6. “Kaempferol-3-O-Glucuronide Ameliorates Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in High-Cholesterol-Diet-Induced Larval Zebrafish and HepG2 Cell Models via Regulating Oxidation Stress”
   by Yang Deng, Ji Ma, Xin Weng, Yuqin Wang, Maoru Li, Tingting Yang, Zhiyang Dou, Zhiqi Yin and Jing Shang
   Life 2021, 11(5), 445; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11050445
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/5/445

7. “Protection against Osteoarthritis Symptoms by Aerobic Exercise with a High-Protein Diet by Reducing Inflammation in a Testosterone-Deficient Animal Model”
   by Sunmin Park, Suna Kang, Da Sol Kim and Ting Zhang
   Life 2022, 12(2), 177; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020177
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/2/177

8. “Regulation of Oxidative Stress by Long Non-Coding RNAs in Vascular Complications of Diabetes”
   by Pei-Ming Chu, Cheng-Chia Yu, Kun-Ling Tsai and Pei-Ling Hsieh
   Life 2022, 12(2), 274; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020274
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/2/274

9. “Pro-Oxidant/Antioxidant Balance during a Prolonged Exposure to Moderate Altitude in Athletes Exhibiting Exercise-Induced Hypoxemia at Sea-Level”
   by Antoine Raberin, Elie Nader, Jorge Lopez Ayerbe, Gauthier Alfonsi, Patrick Mucci, Chantal L. Rytz, Vincent Pialoux and Fabienne Durand
   Life 2021, 11(3), 228; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11030228
   Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/3/228

10. “Oxidative Stress Management in Cardiorenal Diseases: Focus on Novel Antidiabetic Agents, Finerenone, and Melatonin”
    by Panagiotis Theofilis, Aikaterini Vordoni and Rigas G. Kalaitzidis
    Life 2022, 12(10), 1663; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12101663
    Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/10/1663

In order to commemorate the International Day of Plant Health 2023, MDPI is launching a special webinar to encourage researchers to join together, take action, and raise awareness as to how the exchange of findings facilitates efforts to raise awareness about plant health and diseases.

The webinar aims to encourage connection and collaboration among autism researchers and the international open access community to help protect plant health. 

We are very much looking forward to seeing you at the MDPI International Day of Plant Health 2023 webinar. Please find below an up-to-date outline of the invited speakers. 

Date: 12 May 2023 at 9:00 a.m. CEST | 3:00 a.m. EDT | 3:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 854 4156 7848 

Register now for free!

Webinar Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. Maurizio Badiani, Department of Agriculture, the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Italy;
• Dr. Enrica Alicandri, Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy;
• Prof. Dr. Kousuke Hanada, Department of Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. 

Program

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch. 

Relevant Special Issues:

Agronomy
"Plant–Microbe Interactions, a Strong Potential for Applications in Crop Health and Farming"
Edited by: Martha Helena Ramírez-Bahena and Daniel Muller
Submission deadline: 30 September 2023 

Plants
"Weaponizing Plants: Biocontrol and Biosecurity in Plant Protection"
Edited by: Francesca Degola, Giovanna Visioli, Agnieszka Jamiołkowska and Izabela Kot
Submission deadline: 30 January 2024 

Cells
"Plant Growth Regulators and Mechanisms of Action in Crop Production"
Edited by: Ali Baghdadi
Submission deadline: 15 June 2023 

Foods
"Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Potential Health Benefits of Plant Food-Derived Bioactive Components"
Edited by: Gian Carlo Tenore, Ren-You Gan, Fernando Henrique Reboredo and Francisca Rodrigues
Submission deadline: 10 July 2023 

Forests
"Advances in Biological Control of Forest Diseases and Pests"
Edited by: Daniela K. Pilarska, Margarita Georgieva and Georgi Georgiev
Submission deadline: 30 November 2023 

Horticulturae
"Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Horticultural Crops"
Edited by: Ariadna Giné Blasco and Francesc Xavier Sorribas Royo
Submission deadline: 15 May 2023 

Biology
"Biological Response of Plants to Environmental Changes"
Edited by: Stefano Loppi and Luca Paoli
Submission deadline: 31 August 2023 

Life
"Advances in Plant Defensive Biochemical Activity-Volume II"
Edited by: Mubasher Hussain, Runqian Mao, Liande Wang, Dongliang Qiu and Xiansheng Zhang
Submission deadline: 30 November 2023

The 2023 American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting (ASM Microbe 2023) will be held in Houston, USA, from 15 to 19 June 2023. This annual meeting is the largest gathering of microbiologists in the world, and it is expected that nearly 8,000 professionals from all over the world will attend the meeting. Founded in 1899, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is the oldest and largest single life science society in the world, consisting of more than 50,000 scientists and health professionals, of which more than one-third of the members are from countries and regions outside the United States. The mission of the American Society for Microbiology is to promote and advance the science of microbiology.

Topics include:

• Disaster Microbiology;
• Emerging Infections – What is the next pandemic? (Focus on Nipah and Marburg);
• Natural Product Discovery and Synthesis;
• Combating the Climate Crisis with Critters: Microbial Carbon Capture;
• Powering the Future: Applied Microbiology in the Energy Industry;
• Equity and Access in Laboratory Diagnostics;
• Microbiome Management in a Changing World.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

• Microorganisms;
• Journal of Fungi;
• Viruses;
• Applied Biosciences;
• MPs;
• IJMS;
• Vaccines;
• Fermentation;
• Diversity;
• Metabolites;
• Biomolecules;
• Antibiotics;
• Pathogens;
• Life.

If you are attending this conference, please feel free to start an online conversation with us. Our delegates look forward to meeting you at booth number #2504 in person and answering any questions you may have. For more information about the conference and our virtual booth, please visit the following link: https://asm.org/Events/ASM-Microbe/Home.

Antimicrobial resistance is a never-ending problem, as many intensivists and physicians know. In this collection, we are going to describe a wide range of conditions in which antimicrobial resistance represents a challenge and sometimes a pathological event that is difficult to resolve.

 “Multidrug Resistence Prevalence in COVID Area”
by Caterina Aurilio, Pasquale Sansone, Antonella Paladini, Manlio Barbarisi, Francesco Coppolino, Vincenzo Pota, and Maria Caterina Pace
Life 2021, 11(7), 601; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11070601
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/7/601

“Emerging Treatment Options for Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections”
by Roberto Giurazza, Maria Civita Mazza, Roberto Andini, Pasquale Sansone, Maria Caterina Pace and Emanuele Durante-Mangoni
Life 2021, 11(6), 519; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11060519
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/6/519

“Inappropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in Medical, Surgical and Intensive Care Units: Results of a Multicentre Observational Study”
by Margherita Macera, Federica Calò, Lorenzo Onorato, Giovanni Di Caprio, Caterina Monari, Antonio Russo, Anna Galdieri, Antonio Giordano, Patrizia Cuccaro and Nicola Coppola
Life 2021, 11(6), 475; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11060475
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/6/475

“Ceftolozane/Tazobactam for Resistant Drugs Pseudomonas aeruginosa Respiratory Infections: A Systematic Literature Review of the Real-World Evidence”
by Luca Gregorio Giaccari, Maria Caterina Pace, Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Francesca Gargano, Caterina Aurilio and Pasquale Sansone
Life 2021, 11(6), 474; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11060474
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/6/474

“Postoperative Complications Are Associated with Long-Term Changes in the Gut Microbiota Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery”
by Felix C. F. Schmitt, Martin Schneider, William Mathejczyk, Markus A. Weigand, Jane C. Figueiredo, Christopher I. Li, David Shibata, Erin M. Siegel, Adetunji T. Toriola, Cornelia M. Ulrich et al.
Life 2021, 11(3), 246; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11030246
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/3/246

“Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance Plasmid from Commensal E. coli towards Human Intestinal Microbiota in the M-SHIME: Effect of E. coli dosis, Human Individual and Antibiotic Use”
by Ellen Lambrecht, Els Van Coillie, Nico Boon, Marc Heyndrickx and Tom Van de Wiele
Life 2021, 11(3), 192; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11030192
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/3/192

“Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales in Simulated Blood Culture in 15 Minutes”
by Daria Baer, Maya Azrad, Nora Saleh and Avi Peretz
Life 2021, 11(2), 145; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11020145
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/2/145

“Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees: An Updated Review of Phytochemistry, Antimicrobial Pharmacology, and Clinical Safety and Efficacy”
by Sanower Hossain, Zannat Urbi, Hidayah Karuniawati, Ramisa Binti Mohiuddin, Ahmed Moh Qrimida, Akrm Mohamed Masaud Allzrag, Long Chiau Ming, Ester Pagano and Raffaele Capasso
Life 2021, 11(4), 348; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040348
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/4/348

“COVID-19 and Antimicrobial Resistance: Data from the Greek Electronic System for the Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance—WHONET-Greece (January 2018–March 2021)”
by Michalis Polemis, Georgia Mandilara, Olga Pappa, Athina Argyropoulou, Efstathia Perivolioti, Nikolaos Koudoumnakis, Spyros Pournaras, Alexandra Vasilakopoulou, Sophia Vourli, Helen Katsifa et al.
Life 2021, 11(10), 996; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11100996
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/10/996

“Plazomicin against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: A Scoping Review”
by Aniello Alfieri, Sveva Di Franco, Valerio Donatiello, Vincenzo Maffei, Ciro Fittipaldi, Marco Fiore, Francesco Coppolino, Pasquale Sansone, Maria Caterina Pace and Maria Beatrice Passavanti
Life 2022, 12(12), 1949; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12121949
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/12/1949

Antibodies are immune proteins that mark the evolution of the host’s immune response to infection. In recent years, both passive and active immunotherapies based on antibodies have shown a growing potential. In this collection, the articles reported here demonstrate how important antibody-based therapies are, and therefore, that their clinical and laboratory research should continue to flourish, so to optimize their clinical use.

“The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections”
by Mohamed Moubarak, Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Helal F. Hetta, Hazem M. Shaheen, Abdur Rauf, Hayder M. Al-kuraishy, Safaa Qusti, Eida M. Alshammari, Emmanuel Tiyo Ayikobua, Fred Ssempijja et al.
Life 2021, 11(8), 734; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11080734  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/8/734

“Previous Humoral Immunity to the Endemic Seasonal Alphacoronaviruses NL63 and 229E Is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcome in COVID-19 and Suggests Original Antigenic Sin”
by Daniele Focosi, Angelo Genoni, Ersilia Lucenteforte, Silvia Tillati, Antonio Tamborini, Pietro Giorgio Spezia, Lorenzo Azzi, Andreina Baj and Fabrizio Maggi
Life 2021, 11(4), 298; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040298
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/4/298

“Use of Quantitative Dried Blood Spots to Evaluate the Post-Vaccination Level of Neutralizing Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2”
by Alexandre Marchand, Ingrid Roulland, Florian Semence, Olof Beck and Magnus Ericsson
Life 2021, 11(11), 1125; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11111125
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/11/1125

“BiTEs, DARTS, BiKEs and TriKEs—Are Antibody Based Therapies Changing the Future Treatment of AML?”
by Cecily Allen, Amer M. Zeidan and Jan Philipp Bewersdorf
Life 2021, 11(6), 465; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11060465
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/6/465

“Generation of Antibodies against Foot-and-Mouth-Disease Virus Capsid Protein VP4 Using Hepatitis B Core VLPs as a Scaffold”
by Jessica Swanson, Rennos Fragkoudis, Philippa C. Hawes, Joseph Newman, Alison Burman, Anusha Panjwani, Nicola J. Stonehouse and Tobias J. Tuthill
Life 2021, 11(4), 338; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040338
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/4/338

“A Comparative and Comprehensive Review of Antibody Applications in the Treatment of Lung Disease”
by Yuefeng Wu and Hai Song
Life 2022, 12(1), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12010130
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/1/130

“Body Mass Index Influence for the Personalization of the Monoclonal Antibodies Therapy for Psoriasis”
by Flavia Anghel, Diana Nitusca and Patricia Cristodor
Life 2021, 11(12), 1316; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121316
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/12/1316

“Serum C-X-C Chemokine Ligand 1 Levels in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Relationship of Clinical and Laboratory Observations to Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Administration”
by Ruriko Kawanabe, Ayumi Yoshizaki, Kazuki M. Matsuda, Hirohito Kotani, Teruyoshi Hisamoto, Yuta Norimatsu, Ai Kuzumi, Takemichi Fukasawa, Satoshi Ebata, Asako Yoshizaki-Ogawa et al.
Life 2022, 12(5), 646; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12050646
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/5/646

“The Three Pillars of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Therapy”
by Massimo Franchini, Giancarlo Maria Liumbruno, Giorgio Piacentini, Claudia Glingani and Marco Zaffanello
Life 2021, 11(4), 354; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11040354
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/4/354

“BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Elicits High Titers of Neutralizing Antibodies to Both B.1 and P.1 Variants in Previously Infected and Uninfected Subjects”
by Ilaria Vicenti, Francesca Gatti, Renzo Scaggiante, Adele Boccuto, Daniela Zago, Monica Basso, Filippo Dragoni, Saverio Giuseppe Parisi and Maurizio Zazzi
Life 2021, 11(9), 896; https://doi.org/10.3390/life11090896
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/9/896

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In December 2022, MDPI launched five new journals, covering multiple subjects such as life sciences, biology, medicine and pharmacology, social sciences and humanities. These new journals are being edited by established scholars across the world.

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On 9 February 2023, Clarivate, a global leader in providing trusted insights and analytics, added the Preprint Citation Index to the Web of Science platform, streamlining the research process by allowing researchers to locate and link to preprints alongside other trusted content in the database.

The Preprint Citation Index will act as a bridge to connect cutting-edge preprints with peer-reviewed journal articles published within the Web of Science Core Collection. Alerts can be easily set to monitor new research across several repositories and authors will also be able to include preprints on their Web of Science Research Profile to more accurately display their various research outputs.

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