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  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,119 Views
15 Pages

23 May 2024

Physiological disorders impact the yield and quality of marketable fruit in tomato. Puffy fruit caused by cavities inside the locule can be problematic for processing and fresh market quality. In this paper, we used a recombinant inbred line (RIL) an...

(This article belongs to the Section Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,893 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Fruit Load on Sugar/Acid Quality and Puffiness of Delayed-Harvest Citrus

  • Fangjie Xu,
  • Haishan An,
  • Jiaying Zhang,
  • Zhihong Xu and
  • Fei Jiang

Delayed harvesting technology is believed to improve the citrus fruit flavor, but improper tree fruit load under delayed harvest might cause puffiness and reduce fruit quality. In order to find out an optimum tree fruit load level to obtain better fl...

(This article belongs to the Collection Advances in Fruit Quality Formation and Regulation)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
52 Citations
6,497 Views
13 Pages

Highly Sensitive Electrochemical Non-Enzymatic Uric Acid Sensor Based on Cobalt Oxide Puffy Balls-like Nanostructure

  • Vandana Nagal,
  • Sakeena Masrat,
  • Marya Khan,
  • Shamshad Alam,
  • Akil Ahmad,
  • Mohammed B. Alshammari,
  • Kiesar Sideeq Bhat,
  • Sergey M. Novikov,
  • Prabhash Mishra and
  • Rafiq Ahmad
  • + 1 author

12 March 2023

Early-stage uric acid (UA) abnormality detection is crucial for a healthy human. With the evolution of nanoscience, metal oxide nanostructure-based sensors have become a potential candidate for health monitoring due to their low-cost, easy-to-handle,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors and Their Applications)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,353 Views
11 Pages

A Systematic Review of Intracranial Complications in Adults with Pott Puffy Tumor over Four Decades

  • Giorgos Sideris,
  • Efstathia Davoutis,
  • Evangelos Panagoulis,
  • Pavlos Maragkoudakis,
  • Thomas Nikolopoulos and
  • Alexander Delides

The purpose of this study is to investigate the risk factors of intracranial complications in adult patients with Pott Puffy Tumor (PPT). A systematic review was conducted of clinical studies from January 1983 to December 2022 that reported on PPT ad...

(This article belongs to the Section Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,428 Views
26 Pages

Pott’s Puffy Tumor in Young Age: A Systematic Review and Our Experience

  • Antonio Daloiso,
  • Tiziana Mondello,
  • Francesco Boaria,
  • Enrico Savietto,
  • Giacomo Spinato,
  • Diego Cazzador and
  • Enzo Emanuelli

26 October 2024

Background: Pott’s Puffy Tumor (PPT) in young-age patients is a rare clinical entity characterized by osteomyelitis of the frontal bone with a subperiosteal abscess collection. Previous reviews primarily consist of small, retrospective case ser...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Current Challenges and Opportunities in Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Surgery)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,611 Views
13 Pages

Pott’s Puffy Tumor: Two-Case Series and Contemporary Management Approach

  • Mert Burak Koci,
  • Onur Belen and
  • Gözde Orhan Kubat

3 November 2025

Pott’s Puffy Tumor (PPT) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of frontal sinusitis, characterized by subperiosteal abscess formation and frontal bone osteomyelitis. Although predominantly seen in adolescents, adult cases are...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,957 Views
17 Pages

Pott’s Puffy Tumor in the Adult Population: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Case Reports

  • Klaudia Kokot,
  • Justyna Małgorzata Fercho,
  • Konrad Duszyński,
  • Weronika Jagieło,
  • Jakub Miller,
  • Oskar Gerald Chasles,
  • Rami Yuser,
  • Martyna Klecha,
  • Rafał Matuszczak and
  • Tomasz Szmuda
  • + 6 authors

8 June 2025

Objectives: Pott’s puffy tumor (PPT) is a rare and life-threatening infection of the frontal sinuses, predominantly affecting children but with less frequent reports in adults. Therefore, we present an analysis of one hundred and eighty-one cas...

(This article belongs to the Section Otolaryngology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,523 Views
11 Pages

Anatomical Assessment of Skin Separation in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L. var. Mejhoul) Fruit during Maturation and Ripening Stages

  • Nihad Alsmairat,
  • Yahia Othman,
  • Jamal Ayad,
  • Malik Al-Ajlouni,
  • Jamal Sawwan and
  • Najib El-Assi

Skin separation (puffiness) is a critical physiological disorder that significantly reduces the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit’s visual appearance and quality. The objectives of this study were to analyze fruit anatomy in skin-separat...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Production)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,487 Views
10 Pages

The possible association between COVID-19 and the development of complicated sinusitis in paediatric populations was noted during the COVID-19 pandemic, but understanding of this disease process is still developing. In Perth, Western Australia, a dis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,828 Views
28 Pages

22 February 2023

Orchard cultural practices, i.e., irrigation, fertilizer, and fruit thinning, are crucially encompassed to enhance fruit yield and quality. Appropriate irrigation and fertilizer inputs improve plant growth and fruit quality, but their overuse leads t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Fertilizers in Boosting Plant Adaptation to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
11,138 Views
23 Pages

24 March 2020

The present study aimed to understand the drivers of liking dried apple and pear chips with various textures among Chinese (n = 58), Korean (n = 58), and US (n = 56) consumers. The possibility of hedonic transfer from snack texture preferences to fru...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food, Health and Safety in Cross Cultural Consumer Contexts)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,266 Views
8 Pages

A Case of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome Complicated with Multimatrix System Mesalamine in Ulcerative Colitis

  • Mimari Kanazawa,
  • Keiichi Tominaga,
  • Akira Kanamori,
  • Takanao Tanaka,
  • Satoshi Masuyama,
  • Shoko Watanabe,
  • Keiichiro Abe,
  • Akira Yamamiya,
  • Kenichi Goda and
  • Atsushi Irisawa

11 February 2022

A 41-year-old man was treated with prednisolone (PSL) and multimatrix (MMX) mesalamine for remission induction therapy of ulcerative colitis. PSL was tapered due to successful remission induction treatment. During the treatment course, ocular foreign...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,848 Views
9 Pages

Anti-RuvBL1/2 Autoantibodies Detection in a Patient with Overlap Systemic Sclerosis and Polymyositis

  • Linda Di Pietro,
  • Fabio Chiccoli,
  • Lorenzo Salvati,
  • Emanuele Vivarelli,
  • Alessandra Vultaggio,
  • Andrea Matucci,
  • Chelsea Bentow,
  • Michael Mahler,
  • Paola Parronchi and
  • Boaz Palterer

3 February 2023

Anti-RuvBL1/2 autoantibodies have recently been detected in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and scleromyositis overlap syndromes. These autoantibodies exhibit a distinct speckled pattern in an indirect immunofluorescent assay on Hep-2 cells. W...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Autoimmune and Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Potential Biomarkers, Antibodies Response and New Therapies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,393 Views
12 Pages

21 May 2014

The aim of this study was to evaluate clinically and by non invasive instrumental evaluations the efficacy and tolerability of a cosmetic treatment containing an innovative active ingredient, ethyl ximenynate, in the prevention of dark circles under...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from ISBS/SICC 1st Joint International Congress)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,272 Views
16 Pages

Lupin Protein Isolate Structure Diversity in Frozen-Cast Foams: Effects of Transglutaminases and Edible Fats

  • Elaine Berger Ceresino,
  • Eva Johansson,
  • Hélia Harumi Sato,
  • Tomás S. Plivelic,
  • Stephen A. Hall,
  • Jürgen Bez and
  • Ramune Kuktaite

19 March 2021

This study addresses an innovative approach to generate aerated foods with appealing texture through the utilization of lupin protein isolate (LPI) in combination with edible fats. We show the impact of transglutaminases (TGs; SB6 and commercial), gl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Food Proteins and Peptides Focused on Functional and Bioactive Properties)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,922 Views
17 Pages

Mesoporous Activated Biochar from Crab Shell with Enhanced Adsorption Performance for Tetracycline

  • Jiaxing Sun,
  • Lili Ji,
  • Xiao Han,
  • Zhaodi Wu,
  • Lu Cai,
  • Jian Guo and
  • Yaning Wang

1 March 2023

In this study, three mesoporous-activated crab shell biochars were prepared by carbonation and chemical activation with KOH (K−CSB), H3PO4 (P−CSB), and KMnO4 (M−CSB) to evaluate their tetracycline (TC) adsorption capacities. Charact...

(This article belongs to the Section Foods of Marine Origin)
  • Article
  • Open Access
279 Views
36 Pages

Valorization of Postharvest Mandarin Residues in the Production of Pectins and Distillates with Antioxidant Capacity

  • Miki Gonzales-Uscamayta,
  • Amelia Devorah Arias-Durand,
  • Gaby Espinoza-Córdova,
  • Joel Claudio Rengifo-Maravi,
  • Epifanio Teófilo Chire-Murillo,
  • Víctor Caro Sánchez-Benites,
  • Fermín Humberto Arévalo-Ortíz,
  • Juan Carlos Palma,
  • Jacqueline Jannet Dioses-Morales and
  • Lizardo Visitación-Figueroa
  • + 2 authors

2 September 2026

Non-marketable postharvest residue from Satsuma Owari mandarins (Citrus unshiu)—discarded due to having a puffy peel (MC) or being damaged (MD)—was evaluated against a commercial mature reference (MM) using an integrated cascade biorefine...

(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,269 Views
11 Pages

15 February 2024

Wheat-dependent, exercise-induced anaphylaxis has no fundamental cure and requires patients to refrain from wheat consumption or to rest after eating. Although hypoallergenic wheat production by enzymatic degradation or thioredoxin treatment has been...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Foods Ingredients as Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals III)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,962 Views
15 Pages

Addition of Chickpea Flour in Durum Wheat Flour Makes Tortilla More Nutritious and Palatable, and Technologically Acceptable

  • Asmaa Benayad,
  • Mona Taghouti,
  • Aouatif Benali,
  • Abdelmajid Zouahri,
  • Samir Bikri,
  • Youssef Aboussaleh,
  • Nadia Benbrahim and
  • Shiv Kumar

23 December 2022

In order to contribute to the reduction of nutritional deficiencies in Morocco, this study was undertaken to develop a healthier tortilla with higher iron and protein, while maintaining adequate technological and sensory qualities. Composite durum wh...

(This article belongs to the Section Food Nutrition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,569 Views
20 Pages

1 October 2025

This study investigated the physicochemical and rheological properties of floury rice powder (FRP) with different particle sizes and their effects on the quality characteristics of gluten-free butter sponge cake. Soft rice grain (Baromi2 variety) was...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gels in Food Systems: Ingredients for Health, Sustainability and Industrial Innovation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,596 Views
11 Pages

Investigating the Variation between Lignin Content and the Fracture Characteristics in Capsicum annuum Mutant Stems

  • Bánk Pápai,
  • Zsófia Kovács,
  • Kitti Andrea Tóth-Lencsés,
  • Janka Bedő,
  • Khin Nyein Chan,
  • Mária Kovács-Weber,
  • Tibor István Pap,
  • Gábor Csilléry,
  • Antal Szőke and
  • Anikó Veres

8 October 2024

The cultivation of horticultural plants in controlled greenhouse environments is a pivotal practice in modern agriculture, offering the potential to enhance crop productivity and mitigate climate change effects. This study investigates the biomechani...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effects of Crop Management on Yields)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,531 Views
12 Pages

Self-Reported Systemic Sclerosis-Related Symptoms Are More Prevalent in Subjects with Raynaud’s Phenomenon in the Lifelines Population: Focus on Pulmonary Complications

  • Saskia Corine van de Zande,
  • Amaal Eman Abdulle,
  • Yehya Al-Adwi,
  • Alja Stel,
  • Karina de Leeuw,
  • Elisabeth Brouwer,
  • Suzanne Arends,
  • Christiaan Tji Gan,
  • Harry van Goor and
  • Douwe Johannes Mulder

Puffy fingers and Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) are important clinical predictors of the development of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We aim to assess the prevalence of SSc-related symptoms, explore pulmonary symptoms, and test the usefulness of skin a...

(This article belongs to the Section Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics)
  • Case Report
  • Open Access
826 Views
9 Pages

A Pediatric Case of Neurodevelopmental Delay with a Familial H4C11 Variant: Clinical Course and Diagnostic Challenges

  • Elena Tudorache,
  • Andreea Giurgiuveanu,
  • Emilia Severin,
  • Irina-Ioana Iordănescu and
  • Mihaela Anca Bulf

25 March 2026

Background: Tessadori–Bicknell–van Haaften syndrome (OMIM #619759) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder associated with heterozygous variants in genes encoding histone H4 proteins. The condition is characterized by glo...

(This article belongs to the Section Clinical Pediatrics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
148 Citations
15,104 Views
21 Pages

29 January 2014

Soil salinity is one of the most damaging environmental problems worldwide, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. An integrated approach using remote sensing in addition to various statistical methods has shown success for developing soil salinit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,129 Views
20 Pages

Modifying Walk-In Tunnels through Solar Energy, Fogging, and Evaporative Cooling to Mitigate Heat Stress on Tomato

  • Mohamed A. Sharaf-Eldin,
  • Zaher Mundher Yaseen,
  • Adel H. Elmetwalli,
  • Salah Elsayed,
  • Miklas Scholz,
  • Zainab Al-Khafaji and
  • Genesia F. Omar

Global warming is by far the most significant issue caused by climate change. Over the past few decades, heat stress has intensified into a serious issue that has a negative impact on crop production. Hence, it is crucial to modify cultivation system...