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The effects of dietary omega 3 fatty acids on platelet composition and function in man: a prospective, controlled study

SH Jr Goodnight, WS Harris, Connor We

Blood

The rarity of atherosclerotic vascular disease and a mild bruising tendency in Greenland Eskimos has been linked to their ingestion of omega 3 fatty acids contained in foods obtained from the sea....

20 Stage Analysis of Reaction Processes

A.F. Sanders

Advances in psychology

Direct measurement of zinc in plasma by atomic absorption spectroscopy.

J C Smith, G P Butrimovitz, William C. Purdy

Clinical Chemistry

Journal Article Direct measurement of zinc in plasma by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Get access J C Smith, Jr, J C Smith, Jr Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google...

New Surface-Associated Heat-Labile Colonization Factor Antigen (CFA/II) Produced by Enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> of Serogroups O6 and O8

D. Gareth Evans, Doyle J. Evans

Infection and Immunity

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) belonging to serogroups O6 and O8 do not possess the H-10407-type colonization factor antigen (CFA/I). However, these frequently isolated ETEC were found to...

A method using 3-O-methyl-D-glucose and phloretin for the determination of intracellular water space of cells in monolayer culture

Rolf F. Kletzien, Michael W. Pariza, Joyce E. Becker +1

Analytical Biochemistry

Regional Development Policy: A Case Study of Venezuela

Kenneth L. Karst

Hispanic American Historical Review

Fimbriae and adhesive properties in salmonellae

J. P. Duguid, E. S. Anderson, Iain Campbell

The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology

Drug-resistant enteric fever worldwide, 1990 to 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Annie J. Browne, Bahar H. Kashef Hamadani, Emmanuelle A. P. Kumaran +11

BMC Medicine

PROSPERO CRD42018029432.

Volatile Compounds in Citrus Essential Oils: A Comprehensive Review

M. C. González, José Luís Rambla, María Pilar López-Gresa +2

Frontiers in Plant Science

The essential oil fraction obtained from the rind of <i>Citrus</i> spp. is rich in chemical compounds of interest for the food and perfume industries, and therefore has been extensively studied...

Climate resilient crops for improving global food security and safety

Om Parkash Dhankher, Christine H. Foyer

Plant Cell & Environment

Food security and the protection of the environment are urgent issues for global society, particularly with the uncertainties of climate change. Changing climate is predicted to have a wide range of...

Effect of high intensity ultrasound on structure and foaming properties of pea protein isolate

Ting Xiong, Wenfei Xiong, Mengting Ge +3

Food Research International

Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments

Amy Hardy, Diane Benford, Þórhallur I. Halldórsson +27

EFSA Journal

EFSA requested the Scientific Committee to develop a guidance document on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments for use in all areas under EFSA's remit. The guidance...

Sheep Milk: Physicochemical Characteristics and Relevance for Functional Food Development

Celso F. Balthazar, Tatiana Colombo Pimentel, Luana Limoeiro Ferrão +11

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Sheep milk has a high nutritional value and high concentrations of proteins, fats, minerals, and vitamins, as compared to the milks of other domestic species. The physicochemical and nutritional...

Hypovitaminosis C and vitamin C deficiency in critically ill patients despite recommended enteral and parenteral intakes

Anitra C. Carr, Patrice Rosengrave, Simone Bayer +3

Critical Care

Critically ill patients have low vitamin C concentrations despite receiving standard ICU nutrition. Septic shock patients have significantly depleted vitamin C levels compared with non-septic...

Resting energy expenditure, calorie and protein consumption in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study

Oren Zusman, Miriam Theilla, Jonathan Cohen +3

Critical Care

The findings of this study suggest that both underfeeding and overfeeding appear to be harmful to critically ill patients, such that achieving an Adcal/REE of 70 % had a survival advantage. A higher...

Improving cold storage and processing traits in potato through targeted gene knockout

Benjamin M. Clasen, Thomas Stoddard, Song Luo +15

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Cold storage of potato tubers is commonly used to reduce sprouting and extend postharvest shelf life. However, cold temperature stimulates the accumulation of reducing sugars in potato tubers. Upon...

Natural Cinnamic Acids, Synthetic Derivatives and Hybrids with Antimicrobial Activity

Juan Guzman

Molecules

Antimicrobial natural preparations involving cinnamon, storax and propolis have been long used topically for treating infections. Cinnamic acids and related molecules are partly responsible for the...

The<scp>W</scp>orld<scp>H</scp>ealth<scp>O</scp>rganization's global target for reducing childhood stunting by 2025: rationale and proposed actions

Mercedes de Onís, Kathryn G. Dewey, Elaine Borghi +5

Maternal and Child Nutrition

In 2012, the World Health Organization adopted a resolution on maternal, infant and young child nutrition that included a global target to reduce by 40% the number of stunted under-five children by...

The physiological roles of dietary fibre

Iain A. Brownlee

Food Hydrocolloids

Comparative study on the antiviral activity of selected monoterpenes derived from essential oils

Akram Astani, Jürgen Reichling, Paul Schnitzler

Phytotherapy Research

Essential oils are complex natural mixtures, their main constituents, e.g. terpenes and phenylpropanoids, being responsible for their biological properties. Essential oils from eucalyptus, tea tree...

Divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) contributes to neurodegeneration in animal models of Parkinson's disease

Julio Salazar, Natalia Mena, Stéphane Hunot +11

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Dopaminergic cell death in the substantia nigra (SN) is central to Parkinson's disease (PD), but the neurodegenerative mechanisms have not been completely elucidated. Iron accumulation in...

Importance of Salt in Determining Blood Pressure in Children

Feng J. He, Graham A. MacGregor

Hypertension

To assess the effect of reducing salt intake on blood pressure in children, we carried out a meta-analysis of controlled trials. Trials were included if participants were children (< or = 18 years),...

Chemical Imaging of Poplar Wood Cell Walls by Confocal Raman Microscopy

Notburga Gierlinger, Manfred Schwanninger

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Confocal Raman microscopy was used to illustrate changes of molecular composition in secondary plant cell wall tissues of poplar (Populus nigra x Populus deltoids) wood. Two-dimensional spectral maps...

Effects of Vitamin A Supplementation on Immune Responses and Correlation with Clinical Outcomes

Eduardo Villamor, Wafaie Fawzi

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Vitamin A supplementation to preschool children is known to decrease the risks of mortality and morbidity from some forms of diarrhea, measles, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and...

Selenium – an antioxidative protectant in soybean during senescence

M. Djanaguiraman, Dipali Devi, Arun K. Shanker +2

Plant and Soil

Solitary chemoreceptor cells in the nasal cavity serve as sentinels of respiration

Thomas E. Finger, Bärbel Böttger, Anne Hansen +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Inhalation of irritating substances leads to activation of the trigeminal nerve, triggering protective reflexes that include apnea or sneezing. Receptors for trigeminal irritants are generally...

Aspects of In Vitro and In Vivo Research Approaches Directed Toward Identifying Probiotics and Prebiotics for Human Use

Glenn R. Gibson, R. Fuller

Journal of Nutrition

The Evolutionary History of the Genus Acanthamoeba and the Identification of Eight New 18S rRNA Gene Sequence Types

Diane R. Stothard, Jill M. Schroeder‐Diedrich, Mohammad Awwad +6

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

The 18S rRNA gene (Rns) phylogeny of Acanthamoeba is being investigated as a basis for improvements in the nomenclature and taxonomy of the genus. We previously analyzed Rns sequences from 18...

Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella typhi: A Worldwide Epidemic

Bernard Rowe, Linda R. Ward, E. John Threlfall

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Since 1989, strains of Salmonella typhi resistant to chloramphenicol, ampicillin, and trimethoprim (i.e., multidrug-resistant [MDR] strains) have been responsible for numerous outbreaks in countries...

Clinical uses of probiotics for stabilizing the gut mucosal barrier: successful strains and future challenges

Seppo Salminen, Erika Isolauri, E. Salminen

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Infectious diseases associated with molluscan shellfish consumption

S R Rippey

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

A history of shellfish-vectored illnesses (i.e., those associated with consumption of clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops) occurring in the past nine decades is presented. Typhoid fever was a...

Postexposure Prophylaxis against Experimental Inhalation Anthrax

A. M. Friedlander, Susan L. Welkos, M. Louise M. Pitt +8

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Inhalation anthrax is a rare disease that is almost invariably fatal. This study determined whether a prolonged course of postexposure antibiotics with or without vaccination would protect monkeys...

Water and Molecular Weight Effects on Glass Transitions in Amorphous Carbohydrates and Carbohydrate Solutions

Yrjö H. Roos, Marcus Karel

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT The effects of water, freeze‐concentration and effective molecular weight (M e ) on glass transition (T g ) of maltose and maltodextrins were studied, and methods to predict T g were used to...

A 12-base-pair DNA motif that is repeated several times in metallothionein gene promoters confers metal regulation to a heterologous gene.

Gary W. Stuart, Peter F. Searle, H Y Chen +2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

To define DNA sequences involved in mouse metallothionein-I (MT-I) gene promoter function and metal regulation, we fused the 5' flanking sequences of the MT-I gene to the coding sequences of a viral...

Spectral evaluation of young red wines: Anthocyanin equilibria, total phenolics, free and molecular SO₂, “chemical age”

T. C. Somers, Michael E. Evans

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Abstract Red wine colour is an integration of contributions from monomeric anthocyanins and polymeric pigment forms. Because of gross differences between the two fractions in their responses to pH...

Crop genetic erosion: understanding and responding to loss of crop diversity

Colin K. Khoury, Stephen B. Brush, Denise E. Costich +12

New Phytologist

Crop diversity underpins the productivity, resilience and adaptive capacity of agriculture. Loss of this diversity, termed crop genetic erosion, is therefore concerning. While alarms regarding...

American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: diagnosis of venous thromboembolism

Wendy Lim, Grégoire Le Gal, Shannon M. Bates +14

Blood Advances

For patients at low (unlikely) VTE risk, using D-dimer as the initial test reduces the need for diagnostic imaging. For patients at high (likely) VTE risk, imaging is warranted. For PE diagnosis,...

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human Milk Feeding and Morbidity in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Jacqueline Miller, Emma Tonkin, Raechel Damarell +6

Nutrients

This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesised the post-1990 literature examining the effect of human milk on morbidity, specifically necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), late onset sepsis (LOS),...

Study on starch-protein interactions and their effects on physicochemical and digestible properties of the blends

Cuihong Yang, Fang Zhong, H. Douglas Goff +1

Food Chemistry

Study of the structural order of native starch granules using combined FTIR and XRD analysis

Claudio Antonio Pozo, Saddys Rodríguez‐Llamazares, Rebeca Bouza +4

Journal of Polymer Research

Invited review: Mineral absorption mechanisms, mineral interactions that affect acid–base and antioxidant status, and diet considerations to improve mineral status

Jesse P. Goff

Journal of Dairy Science

Several minerals are required for life to exist. In animals, 7 elements (Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Cl, and S) are required to be present in the diet in fairly large amounts (grams to tens of grams each day...

Global food security – Issues, challenges and technological solutions

Ultan McCarthy, Ismail Uysal, Ricardo Badia-Melis +3

Trends in Food Science & Technology

High-avidity IgA protects the intestine by enchaining growing bacteria

Kathrin Moor, Médéric Diard, Mikael E. Sellin +22

Nature

Nut consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer, all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies

Dagfinn Aune, NaNa Keum, Edward L. Giovannucci +7

BMC Medicine

Higher nut intake is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, total cancer and all-cause mortality, and mortality from respiratory disease, diabetes, and infections.

Metabolic and nutritional support of critically ill patients: consensus and controversies

Jean‐Charles Preiser, Arthur R. H. van Zanten, Mette M. Berger +14

Critical Care

The results of recent large-scale clinical trials have led us to review our understanding of the metabolic response to stress and the most appropriate means of managing nutrition in critically ill...

An ethnobotanical perspective on traditional fermented plant foods and beverages in Eastern Europe

Renata Söukand, Andréa Pieroni, Marianna Biró +9

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Lactobacillus Species: Taxonomic Complexity and Controversial Susceptibilities

Ellie J. C. Goldstein, Kerin L. Tyrrell, Diane M. Citron

Clinical Infectious Diseases

The genus Lactobacillus is a taxonomically complex and is composed of over 170 species that cannot be easily differentiated phenotypically and often require molecular identification. Although they...

Unraveling the Truth About Antioxidants: Mitohormesis explains ROS-induced health benefits

Michael Ristow

Nature Medicine

Preparation, characterization and utilization of starch nanoparticles

Hee-Young Kim, Sung Soo Park, Seung-Taik Lim

Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces