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  • Open Access
1 Citations
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33 Pages

Comparing Single-Agent and Multi-Agent Strategies in LLM-Based Title-Abstract Screening

  • Irina Radeva,
  • Teodora Noncheva,
  • Lyubka Doukovska and
  • Ivan Popchev

Title-abstract screening remains labour-intensive, especially in interdisciplinary domains where shared terminology increases misclassification risk. This study compared five LLM coordination strategies—single-agent baseline, majority voting, r...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Data Mining in Natural Language Processing: Latest Advances and Prospects)
  • Article
  • Open Access

11 November 2026

In the middle and late stages of oilfield development, increased water cut and pipeline shear promote stable W/O emulsions, raising viscosity, gathering and transportation friction, and energy consumption; traditional “heating + light oil blend...

(This article belongs to the Section Soft Matter)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,834 Views
16 Pages

21 November 2023

The hippo signaling pathway is a central tumor suppressor cascade frequently inactivated in selected human cancers, leading to the aberrant activation of TEAD transcription factors. Whereas several TEAD auto-palmitoylation inhibitors are currently in...

(This article belongs to the Section Pharmacology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,921 Views
15 Pages

Landscape of BCL2 Resistance Mutations in a Real-World Cohort of Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treated with Venetoclax

  • Lili Kotmayer,
  • Tamás László,
  • Gábor Mikala,
  • Richárd Kiss and ,
  • Luca Lévay,
  • Lajos László Hegyi,
  • Stefánia Gróf,
  • Tibor Nagy,
  • Gábor Barna and
  • Donát Alpár
  • + 23 authors+ 18 authors

The oral, highly selective Bcl2 inhibitor venetoclax has substantially improved the therapeutic landscape of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Despite the remarkable response rates in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) disease, acquired resist...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,460 Views
20 Pages

PI3K and MAPK Pathways as Targets for Combination with the Pan-HER Irreversible Inhibitor Neratinib in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer and TNBC by Kinome RNAi Screening

  • Jangsoon Lee,
  • Huey Liu,
  • Troy Pearson,
  • Toshiaki Iwase and ,
  • Jon Fuson,
  • Alshad S. Lalani,
  • Lisa D. Eli,
  • Irmina Diala,
  • Debu Tripathy and
  • Naoto T. Ueno
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) 2 (HER2) is overexpressed/amplified in about 25% of all breast cancers, and EGFR is overexpressed in up to 76% and amplified in up to 24% of triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC). Here, we aimed to identi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Breast Cancer: Molecular Basis and Translational Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,054 Views
19 Pages

Matrix Drug Screen Identifies Synergistic Drug Combinations to Augment SMAC Mimetic Activity in Ovarian Cancer

  • Anne M. Noonan,
  • Amanda Cousins,
  • David Anderson,
  • Kristen P. Zeligs and ,
  • Kristen Bunch,
  • Lidia Hernandez,
  • Yusuke Shibuya,
  • Ian S. Goldlust,
  • Rajarshi Guha and
  • Christina M. Annunziata
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

15 December 2020

Inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins are frequently upregulated in ovarian cancer, resulting in the evasion of apoptosis and enhanced cellular survival. Birinapant, a synthetic second mitochondrial activator of caspases (SMAC) mimetic, suppresses th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Combination Therapies in Cancers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,204 Views
13 Pages

Wee1 Inhibition Enhances the Anti-Tumor Effects of Capecitabine in Preclinical Models of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

  • Todd M. Pitts,
  • Dennis M. Simmons,
  • Stacey M. Bagby,
  • Sarah J. Hartman and ,
  • Betelehem W. Yacob,
  • Brian Gittleman,
  • John J. Tentler,
  • Diana Cittelly,
  • D. Ryan Ormond and
  • Jennifer R. Diamond
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

19 March 2020

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype defined by lack of hormone receptor expression and non-amplified HER2. Adavosertib (AZD1775) is a potent, small-molecule, ATP-competitive inhibitor of the Wee1 kinase that potentiates the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,422 Views
13 Pages

ONC201 and an MEK Inhibitor Trametinib Synergistically Inhibit the Growth of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells

  • Bora Lim,
  • Christine B. Peterson,
  • Alexander Davis,
  • Elin Cho and ,
  • Troy Pearson,
  • Huey Liu,
  • Minha Hwang,
  • Naoto Tada Ueno and
  • Jangsoon Lee
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous group of estrogen, progesterone, and HER2-negative breast cancers with poor clinical outcomes. The imipridone ONC201 is a G-protein-coupled dopamine receptor D2 modulator and an allosteric agoni...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Breast Cancer: Molecular Basis and Translational Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,823 Views
21 Pages

Antiangiogenic Compound Axitinib Demonstrates Low Toxicity and Antitumoral Effects against Medulloblastoma

  • Marina Pagnuzzi-Boncompagni,
  • Vincent Picco,
  • Valérie Vial,
  • Victor Planas-Bielsa and ,
  • Ashaina Vandenberghe,
  • Thomas Daubon,
  • Marie-Alix Derieppe,
  • Christopher Montemagno,
  • Jérôme Durivault and
  • Gilles Pagès
  • + 9 authors+ 4 authors

24 December 2021

Background: Despite the improvement of medulloblastoma (MB) treatments, survivors face severe long-term adverse effects and associated morbidity following multimodal treatments. Moreover, relapses are fatal within a few months. Therefore, chemotherap...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Targeted Therapies for Pediatric Solid Tumors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,362 Views
19 Pages

SMAC Mimetics Synergistically Cooperate with HDAC Inhibitors Enhancing TNF-α Autocrine Signaling

  • Yusuke Shibuya,
  • Kei Kudo,
  • Kristen P. Zeligs,
  • David Anderson and ,
  • Lidia Hernandez,
  • Franklin Ning,
  • Christopher B. Cole,
  • Maria Fergusson,
  • Noemi Kedei and
  • Christina M. Annunziata
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

18 February 2023

The overexpression of inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) proteins is strongly related to poor survival of women with ovarian cancer. Recurrent ovarian cancers resist apoptosis due to the dysregulation of IAP proteins. Mechanistically, Second Mitochondrial...

(This article belongs to the Collection Combination Therapies in Cancers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
474 Views
26 Pages

8 July 2026

The increasing availability of dual-use chemicals has created emerging challenges for chemical emergency preparedness and CBRN risk management. Unlike conventional single-agent hazards, dual-use chemicals may be combined, diverted, or repurposed in w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,016 Views
17 Pages

Lysine Deprivation Induces AKT-AADAT Signaling and Overcomes EGFR-TKIs Resistance in EGFR-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells

  • Chia-Chi Hsu,
  • Albert Ying-Po Yang,
  • Jui-Yi Chen,
  • Hsin-Hui Tsai and ,
  • Shu-Heng Lin,
  • Pei-Chen Tai,
  • Ming-Hung Huang,
  • Wei-Hsun Hsu,
  • Anya Maan-Yuh Lin and
  • James Chih-Hsin Yang
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

13 January 2021

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations are the most common driver genes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), especially in the Asian population. Although EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are influential in the treatment of EGFR-mut...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
  • Communication
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,212 Views
10 Pages

A Multi-Drug Concentration Gradient Mixing Chip: A Novel Platform for High-Throughput Drug Combination Screening

  • Jiahao Fu,
  • Yibo Feng,
  • Yu Sun,
  • Ruiya Yi and ,
  • Jing Tian,
  • Wei Zhao,
  • Dan Sun and
  • Ce Zhang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

23 April 2024

Combinatorial drug therapy has emerged as a critically important strategy in medical research and patient treatment and involves the use of multiple drugs in concert to achieve a synergistic effect. This approach can enhance therapeutic efficacy whil...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Application of Microfluidics in Cell Manipulation and Biosensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
135 Views
22 Pages

Sequence Effects of Viscosity Reduction and Gel Conformance Control During Immiscible CO2 Huff-n-Puff in Heterogeneous Extra-Heavy Oil

  • Zhenhai Jiang,
  • Jianzhu Wang,
  • Zejiang Jia,
  • Nan Zhang and ,
  • Yang Zhang,
  • Xiaoyan Wang,
  • Zhijun Wang,
  • Peng An,
  • Lei Bao and
  • Yudong Zhao
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

23 October 2026

Preferential flow limits productive CO2–oil contact in heterogeneous extra-heavy-oil systems. This study compares viscosity reduction followed by gel conformance control (VR → PA) with the reverse order during immiscible CO2 huff-n-puff. P...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Geologic CO2 Sequestration)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,491 Views
22 Pages

Combination Therapies Targeting Apoptosis in Paediatric AML: Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of AML Treatments Using Phosphoproteomics

  • Ahlam A. Ali,
  • Lauren V. Cairns,
  • Kathryn M. Clarke,
  • Jaine K. Blayney and ,
  • Katrina M. Lappin and
  • Ken I. Mills
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Paediatric acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) continues to present treatment challenges, as no “standard approach” exists to treat those young patients reliably and safely. Combination therapies could become a viable treatment option for treat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Mechanisms and Therapies of Myeloid Leukaemia 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,432 Views
24 Pages

Identifying Targetable Vulnerabilities to Circumvent or Overcome Venetoclax Resistance in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

  • Clare M. Adams,
  • Amanda McBride,
  • Peter Michener,
  • Irina Shkundina and ,
  • Ramkrishna Mitra,
  • Hyun Hwan An,
  • Pierluigi Porcu and
  • Christine M. Eischen
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

3 June 2024

Clinical trials with single-agent venetoclax/ABT-199 (anti-apoptotic BCL2 inhibitor) revealed that diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is not solely dependent on BCL2 for survival. Gaining insight into pathways/proteins that increase venetoclax sen...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,012 Views
17 Pages

Targeted PARP Inhibition Combined with FGFR1 Blockade is Synthetically Lethal to Malignant Cells in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

  • Shiue-Wei Lai,
  • Oluwaseun Adebayo Bamodu,
  • Jia-Hong Chen,
  • Alexander TH Wu and ,
  • Wei-Hwa Lee,
  • Tsu-Yi Chao and
  • Chi-Tai Yeh
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

8 April 2020

The role and therapeutic promise of poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in anticancer chemotherapy are increasingly being explored, particularly in adjuvant or maintenance therapy, considering their low efficacy as monotherapy agents and the...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Cancers: Pancreatic Cancer)
  • Review
  • Open Access
824 Views
38 Pages

Mechanisms of Resistance to MEK Inhibitors (RAS–MAPK Pathway) in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors and Their Precursor Lesions (Plexiform Neurofibromas) Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1

  • Sergey I. Sologov,
  • Diana Sologova,
  • Denis Dubinin,
  • George Anikin and ,
  • Nana Bekhorashvili,
  • Maria Rayisyan,
  • Elena Krylova,
  • Milada Yarkova,
  • Ekaterina M. Grigorevskikh and
  • Susanna Sologova
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

11 September 2026

Background/Objectives: MEK inhibitors (selumetinib, mirdametinib) are the only approved class of targeted therapy for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)-associated plexiform neurofibroma (PN), producing partial responses in a substantial proportion of pa...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance to Cancer Therapies)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2,695 Views
15 Pages

Efficacy of Monotherapy Letrozole Versus Methotrexate for the Management of Ectopic Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies

  • Ahmed Abu-Zaid,
  • Mohannad Alsabban,
  • Ahmed Nazer,
  • Safa Alabdrabalamir and ,
  • Mohammed Ziad Jamjoom,
  • Saad M. S. Alqarni,
  • Hedaya Albelwi,
  • Saeed Baradwan,
  • Seham Mabrouk Ebeid and
  • Osama Alomar
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

17 September 2025

Background: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a serious condition often treated with methotrexate. Letrozole, a safer aromatase inhibitor, may offer an effective alternative. This study presents a meta-analysis comparing the efficacy and safety of single-age...

(This article belongs to the Section Obstetrics & Gynecology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,246 Views
17 Pages

Narrow-Gap Rheometry: A Novel Method for Measuring Cell Mechanics

  • Khawaja Muhammad Imran Bashir,
  • Suhyang Lee,
  • Dong Hee Jung,
  • Santanu Kumar Basu and ,
  • Man-Gi Cho and
  • Andreas Wierschem
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

23 June 2022

The viscoelastic properties of a cell cytoskeleton contain abundant information about the state of a cell. Cells show a response to a specific environment or an administered drug through changes in their viscoelastic properties. Studies of single cel...

(This article belongs to the Section Cellular Biophysics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
8,658 Views
11 Pages

Exploitation of Mangrove Endophytic Fungi for Infectious Disease Drug Discovery

  • Danielle H. Demers,
  • Matthew A. Knestrick,
  • Renee Fleeman,
  • Rahmy Tawfik and ,
  • Ala Azhari,
  • Ashley Souza,
  • Brian Vesely,
  • Mandy Netherton,
  • Rashmi Gupta and
  • Bill J. Baker
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

10 October 2018

There is an acute need for new and effective agents to treat infectious diseases. We conducted a screening program to assess the potential of mangrove-derived endophytic fungi as a source of new antibiotics. Fungi cultured in the presence and absence...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,629 Views
12 Pages

Synergistic Effects of Combination Therapy with AKT and mTOR Inhibitors on Bladder Cancer Cells

  • Hyera Kim,
  • Su Jin Lee,
  • In Kyoung Lee,
  • Suejean C. Min and ,
  • Hyun Hwan Sung,
  • Byong Chang Jeong,
  • Jeeyun Lee and
  • Se Hoon Park
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Despite comprehensive genomic analyses, no targeted therapies are approved for bladder cancer. Here, we investigate whether a single and combination therapy with targeted agents exert antitumor effects on bladder cancer cells through genomic alterati...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Promise of Precision Oncology: Molecular Strategies, Methods, Pharmacogenomics and Informatics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,718 Views
9 Pages

Screening for Metallo-Beta-Lactamases Using Non-Carbapenem Agents: Effective Detection of MBL-Producing Enterobacterales and Differentiation of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales

  • Kentarou Takei,
  • Hajime Kanamori,
  • Asami Nakayama,
  • Mikiko Chiba and ,
  • Yumiko Takei,
  • Issei Seike,
  • Chiho Kitamura,
  • Hiroaki Baba,
  • Kengo Oshima and
  • Koichi Tokuda
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) are enzymes that break down carbapenem antibiotics, leading to carbapenem-resistant organisms. Carbapenemase-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) is one of them. Outbreaks of CRE infection can occur in healthcare facilities...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Strategies for Combatting Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Bacteria: Current Challenges and Future Prospects)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,349 Views
12 Pages

Performance of Screening Strategies for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results from the ENEIDA Registry of GETECCU

  • Sabino Riestra,
  • Carlos Taxonera,
  • Yamile Zabana,
  • Daniel Carpio and ,
  • María Chaparro,
  • Jesús Barrio,
  • Montserrat Rivero,
  • Antonio López-Sanroman,
  • María Esteve and
  • on behalf of the ENEIDA registry from GETECCU
  • + 36 authors+ 31 authors

5 July 2022

(1) Aims: Patients receiving antitumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy are at risk of developing tuberculosis (TB), usually due to the reactivation of a latent TB infection (LTBI). LTBI screening and treatment decreases the risk of TB. This study...

(This article belongs to the Section Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,627 Views
16 Pages

Pathogenic free-living amoebae, Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and several Acanthamoeba species are the etiological agents of severe brain diseases, with case mortality rates > 90%. A number of constraints including misdiagnosis and p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the International Meeting on the Biology and Pathogenicity of Free-Living Amoebae (FLAM2019))
  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
8,856 Views
17 Pages

28 April 2020

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a common genetic disorder and cancer predisposition syndrome (1:3000 births) caused by mutations in the tumor suppressor gene NF1. NF1 encodes neurofibromin, a negative regulator of the Ras signaling pathway. Individ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genomics and Models of Nerve Sheath Tumors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,403 Views
15 Pages

Antiparasitic Properties of Cardiovascular Agents against Human Intravascular Parasite Schistosoma mansoni

  • Raquel Porto,
  • Ana C. Mengarda,
  • Rayssa A. Cajas,
  • Maria C. Salvadori and ,
  • Fernanda S. Teixeira,
  • Daniel D. R. Arcanjo,
  • Abolghasem Siyadatpanah,
  • Maria de Lourdes Pereira,
  • Polrat Wilairatana and
  • Josué de Moraes
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

The intravascular parasitic worm Schistosoma mansoni is a causative agent of schistosomiasis, a disease of great global public health significance. Praziquantel is the only drug available to treat schistosomiasis and there is an urgent demand for new...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antiparasitics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,114 Views
13 Pages

Evaluation of Bacteriophage-Antibiotic Combination Therapy for Biofilm-Embedded MDR Enterococcus faecium

  • Katherine Lev,
  • Ashlan J. Kunz Coyne,
  • Razieh Kebriaei,
  • Taylor Morrisette and ,
  • Kyle Stamper,
  • Dana J. Holger,
  • Gregory S. Canfield,
  • Breck A. Duerkop,
  • Cesar A. Arias and
  • Michael J. Rybak
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterococcus faecium is a challenging pathogen known to cause biofilm-mediated infections with limited effective therapeutic options. Lytic bacteriophages target, infect, and lyse specific bacterial cells and have anti-biofi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,461 Views
24 Pages

27 July 2026

Financial statement fraud inflicts large and recurring losses on capital markets, yet the dominant detection paradigm still relies on single, black-box classifiers (e.g., RUSBoost) trained on structured accounting ratios alone. Two limitations follow...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,995 Views
22 Pages

18 June 2026

Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) offers new opportunities for intelligent clinical decision support, but deployment in emergency and crisis settings remains challenging because time-critical recommendations must often be generated under incomplet...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Agentic AI for Healthcare: Reasoning, Safety, and Clinically Aligned Autonomous Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,193 Views
18 Pages

Screening of Plant Growth Regulators for Promoting Rooting of Pitaya Cuttings

  • Chonghao Zhong,
  • Chaofan Zheng,
  • Meng Wang,
  • Jiaying Sheng and ,
  • Yikai Wang,
  • Jiaquan Huang,
  • Hua Tang and
  • Yinhua Chen
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

29 April 2026

Hainan is the dominant production area of the red-fleshed pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) cv. ‘Jindu No.1’ in China, and cutting propagation is the main method for its large-scale seedling cultivation. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are the k...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Plant Morphogenesis: Mechanisms, Development, and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
14,461 Views
17 Pages

Site-Specific Antibody Conjugation to Engineered Double Cysteine Residues

  • Qun Zhou,
  • Josephine Kyazike,
  • Ekaterina Boudanova,
  • Michael Drzyzga and ,
  • Denise Honey,
  • Robert Cost,
  • Lihui Hou,
  • Francis Duffieux,
  • Marie-Priscille Brun and
  • Huawei Qiu
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Site-specific antibody conjugations generate homogeneous antibody-drug conjugates with high therapeutic index. However, there are limited examples for producing the site-specific conjugates with a drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR) greater than two, especi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evaluation of the Antitumor Mechanism of Armed Antibodies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
213 Views
22 Pages

Synergistic and Additive Antibacterial Activity of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles Combined with Scaptotrigona bipunctata Honey Against Reference and Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Pathogens

  • Matheus Alves Pauletti,
  • Marcelly Chue Gonçalves,
  • Sara Scandorieiro,
  • Leonardo Pinto Medeiros and ,
  • Laura Pierobão,
  • Anastácia Nikolaos Deonas,
  • Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi and
  • Gerson Nakazato
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

23 October 2026

Background/Objectives: Resistance and toxicity limit topical agents for infected burns. We evaluated biogenic silver nanoparticles (bio-AgNPs) combined with Brazilian stingless bee Scaptotrigona bipunctata honey (SB honey). Methods: Bio-AgNPs and hon...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antimicrobial Activity of Honey and Other Bee Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,588 Views
14 Pages

Engineering CRISPR/Cas9 for Multiplexed Recombinant Coagulation Factor Production

  • Colby J. Feser,
  • Christopher J. Lees,
  • Daniel T. Lammers,
  • Megan J. Riddle and ,
  • Jason R. Bingham,
  • Matthew J. Eckert,
  • Jakub Tolar and
  • Mark J. Osborn
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Current hemostatic agents are obtained from pooled plasma from multiple donors requiring costly pathogen screening and processing. Recombinant DNA-based production represents an engineering solution that could improve supply, uniformity, and safety....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 21st Anniversary of IJMS: Advances in Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
9,655 Views
13 Pages

Application of LC-MS/MS MRM to Determine Staphylococcal Enterotoxins (SEB and SEA) in Milk

  • Mirjana Andjelkovic,
  • Varvara Tsilia,
  • Andreja Rajkovic,
  • Koen De Cremer and
  • Joris Van Loco

20 April 2016

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the important aetiological agents of food intoxications in Europe and can cause gastro-enteritis through the production of various staphylococcal enterotoxins (SEs) in foods. Due to their stability and ease of producti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Detection and identification of biological toxins in international proficiency tests)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,020 Views
13 Pages

Throughout its known history, the gram-negative bacterium Chlamydia pneumoniae has remained a challenging target for antibacterial chemotherapy and drug discovery. Owing to its well-known propensity for persistence and recent reports on antimicrobial...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Chlamydia-like Bacteria: Evolution, Pathogenicity, Diagnostics and Treatment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,019 Views
24 Pages

26 December 2020

Noroviruses are non-enveloped viruses with a positive-sense single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) genome belonging to the genus Norovirus, from the family Caliciviridae, which are accountable for acute gastroenteritis in humans. The Norovirus genus is subdivid...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Avenues in Molecular Docking for Drug Design 2020)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,067 Views
15 Pages

25 September 2023

The existing treatment strategy for Schistosomiasis centers on praziquantel, a single drug, but its effectiveness is limited due to resistance and lack of preventive benefits. Thus, there is an urgent need for novel antischistosomal agents. Schistoso...

(This article belongs to the Section Epidemiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,394 Views
15 Pages

18 November 2021

Women without a partner can become single mothers by choice through the use of fertility treatments. In Belgium, the decision to accept a candidate single mother by choice rests with the fertility clinic’s multidisciplinary team of fertility practiti...

(This article belongs to the Section Family Studies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,216 Views
20 Pages

Integrative Analysis of Machine Learning and Molecule Docking Simulations for Ischemic Stroke Diagnosis and Therapy

  • Jingwei Song,
  • Syed Aqib Ali Zaidi,
  • Liangge He,
  • Shuai Zhang and
  • Guangqian Zhou

22 November 2023

Due to the narrow therapeutic window and high mortality of ischemic stroke, it is of great significance to investigate its diagnosis and therapy. We employed weighted gene coexpression network analysis (WGCNA) to ascertain gene modules related to str...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advances in Diagnostics, Brain Delivery Systems and Therapeutics of Neurodegenerative Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,918 Views
20 Pages

Surface Active Ionic Liquids Based Coatings as Subaerial Anti-Biofilms for Stone Built Cultural Heritage

  • Filomena De Leo,
  • Alessia Marchetta,
  • Gioele Capillo,
  • Antonino Germanà and ,
  • Patrizia Primerano,
  • Sandra Lo Schiavo and
  • Clara Urzì
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

28 December 2020

New surface active ionic liquids (SAILs), based on cholinium cations and dodecylbenzenesulfonate as anion, have been synthesized and their potential application as antimicrobial colonization agents on cultural heritage (CH)stone materials investigate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biofilms on Cultural Heritage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
604 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Microbial Coating Agents on Alfalfa Production Performance, Nutritional Quality, Soil Particle Size and Soil Enzyme Activity

  • Linghe Ji,
  • Tuo Yao,
  • Aolei He,
  • Bingpeng Shen and ,
  • Ming Wang and
  • Xuan Hou
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

9 January 2026

To screen efficient microbial coating formulations and explore their effects on the growth of alfalfa and soil properties, ‘Gannong No. 3’ alfalfa was used as the experimental material. A single-factor randomized block field experiment wa...

(This article belongs to the Section Agricultural Biosystem and Biological Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
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13 Pages

The Crystal Structure of 3-Amino-1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-9-Methoxy-1H-Benzo[f]Chromene-2-Carbonitrile: Antimicrobial Activity and Docking Studies

  • Rawda M. Okasha,
  • Ahmed M. Fouda,
  • Majed A. Bajaber,
  • Hazem A. Ghabbour and ,
  • Abd El-Galil E. Amr,
  • Ahmed M. Naglah,
  • Abdulrahman A. Almehizia,
  • Ahmed A. Elhenawy and
  • Ahmed M. El-Agrody
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14 July 2022

Compound 3-amino-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-9-methoxy-1H-benzo[f]chromene-2-carbonitrile (4), was synthesized via the reaction of 7-methoxynaphthalen-2-ol (1), 4-chlorobenzaldehyde (2), and malononitrile (3) in an ethanolic piperidine solution under microwav...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Nanomaterials for Catalytic and Biological Applications)
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Single cell of vegetative microspore from spore-bearing plant field Equisetum arvense L. has been presented as a single-cell experimental model for the screening of native compounds acting as antihistamine agents. The effects of azulene, sesquiterpen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Papers in Future Pharmacology)
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Microfluidic-Based Multi-Organ Platforms for Drug Discovery

  • Ahmad Rezaei Kolahchi,
  • Nima Khadem Mohtaram,
  • Hassan Pezeshgi Modarres,
  • Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi and ,
  • Armin Geraili,
  • Parya Jafari,
  • Mohsen Akbari and
  • Amir Sanati-Nezhad
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8 September 2016

Development of predictive multi-organ models before implementing costly clinical trials is central for screening the toxicity, efficacy, and side effects of new therapeutic agents. Despite significant efforts that have been recently made to develop b...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microfluidic Bioreactors and Organ-on-Chip Devices for Drug Screening and Disease Modeling)
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17 August 2012

Several novel 6-aryl-5-cyano thiouracil derivatives were synthesized and explored for their activities as antibacterial, antifungal and anticancer agents. The antimicrobial evaluation revealed that compounds 7b and 7c possessed superior antibacterial...

(This article belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)
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Combination of Docking-Based and Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening Identifies Novel Agonists That Target the Urotensin Receptor

  • Na Li,
  • Lin Yin,
  • Xi Chen,
  • Jiamin Shang and ,
  • Meidai Liang,
  • Li Gao,
  • Guifen Qiang,
  • Jie Xia,
  • Guanhua Du and
  • Xiuying Yang
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8 December 2022

The urotensin receptor (UT receptor), a G-protein-coupled receptor mediating urotensin-II and urotensin-II-related peptide signaling in the urotensinergic system, has multiple pharmacological activities. However, there is no drug targeting the UT rec...

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Angiogenesis is an active process, regulating new vessel growth, and is crucial for the survival and growth of tumours next to other complex factors in the tumour microenvironment. We present possible molecular imaging approaches for tumour vasculari...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Role of Xenobiotics)
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21 Pages

In order to adapt to the development trend of large-scale access of distributed resource and power market reform, it has gradually become an industry consensus that multi-agent resources of a distribution network participate in regulation in the form...

(This article belongs to the Section Systems & Control Engineering)
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17 October 2013

Continuous cost reduction of silicon-based solar cells is needed to lower the process time and increase efficiency. To achieve lower costs, screen-printed texture-barrier (SPTB) paste was first developed for single-side texturization (ST) of the inte...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Solar Energy Materials 2013)

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