Research Library

Zinc Supplementation in Young Children with Acute Diarrhea in India

Sunil Sazawal, Robert E. Black, Maharaj Kishan Bhan +3

New England Journal of Medicine

For infants and young children with acute diarrhea, zinc supplementation results in clinically important reductions in the duration and severity of diarrhea.

Partners in defense, vitamin E and vitamin C

Alvin C. Chan

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

In addition to the enzymic mechanism of free-radical removal, essential nutrients that can scavenge free radicals, such as vitamins E and C, constitute a strong line of defense in retarding free...

The glass transition of amylopectin measured by DSC, DMTA and NMR

Monica T. Kalichevsky, E. Jaroszkiewicz, S. Ablett +2

Carbohydrate Polymers

Analysis of the microstructure of the rhythmic tongue movements of rats ingesting maltose and sucrose solutions.

John D. Davis, Gerard P. Smith

Behavioral Neuroscience

The interlick interval distribution of rats while ingesting maltose under real and sham feeding conditions and while ingesting seven concentrations of sucrose under real feeding conditions was...

Bifidobacteria and their role in human health

Tomotari MITSUOKA

Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

There is a growing consensus on the beneficial effects of bifidobacteria in human health. It is now clear that bifidobacteria that exist in the large intestine are helpful for maintenance of human...

The role of selenium peroxidases in the protection against oxidative damage of membranes

Fulvio Ursini, Alberto Bindoli

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

An experimental study of acute neonatal enterocolitis—the importance of breast milk

Barbara Barlow, Thomas V. Santulli, William C. Heird +3

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

The digestive function of the epithelium of the small intestine

David L. Miller, Robert K. Crane

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta

Postbiotics and paraprobiotics: From concepts to applications

Paúl F. Cuevas-González, Andrea M. Liceaga, José E. Aguilar-Toalá

Food Research International

Sprouted Grains: A Comprehensive Review

Paolo Benincasa, Beatrice Falcinelli, Stanley Lutts +2

Nutrients

In the last decade, there has been an increase in the use of sprouted grains in human diet and a parallel increase in the scientific literature dealing with their nutritional traits and phytochemical...

The effect of non-covalent interaction of chlorogenic acid with whey protein and casein on physicochemical and radical-scavenging activity of in vitro protein digests

Jiang Jiang, Zhipeng Zhang, Jing Zhao +1

Food Chemistry

Estimates of burden and consequences of infants born small for gestational age in low and middle income countries with INTERGROWTH-21^ststandard: analysis of CHERG datasets

Anne CC Lee, Naoko Kozuki, Simon Cousens +27

BMJ

<b>Objectives</b> To estimate small for gestational age birth prevalence and attributable neonatal mortality in low and middle income countries with the INTERGROWTH-21^st birth weight...

Antibiofilm activity of essential oils and plant extracts against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli biofilms

Mitra Mohammadi Bazargani, Jens Rohloff

Food Control

Members of the human gut microbiota involved in recovery from Vibrio cholerae infection

Ansel Hsiao, Akhter Ahmed, Sathish Subramanian +6

Nature

Selenium: Significance, and outlook for supplementation

Marek Kieliszek, Stanisław Błażejak

Nutrition

Protein–polysaccharide interactions at fluid interfaces

Juan M. Rodrı́guez Patino, Ana M.R. Pilosof

Food Hydrocolloids

Effect of spray drying and storage on the stability of bayberry polyphenols

Zhongxiang Fang, Bhesh Bhandari

Food Chemistry

Role of trans fatty acids in the nutritional regulation of mammary lipogenesis in ruminants

K.J. Shingfield, Laurence Bernard, Christine Leroux +1

animal

Fat is an important constituent contributing to the organoleptic, processing and physical properties of ruminant milk. Understanding the regulation of milk fat synthesis is central to the development...

Physicochemical properties of oat β-glucan influence its ability to reduce serum LDL cholesterol in humans: a randomized clinical trial

Thomas M.S. Wolever, Susan M. Tosh, Alison L. Gibbs +7

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism

Anders G. Holst, Gorm Boje Jensen, Eva Prescott

Circulation

Obesity and smoking were both found to be important risk factors for VTE whereas total/high-density lipoprotein/low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels, and diabetes mellitus...

Molecular diversity of Escherichia coli in the human gut: New ecological evidence supporting the role of adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) in Crohnʼs disease

Margarita Martínez-Medina, Xavier Aldeguer, Mireia López‐Siles +7

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

New data about ecological parameters of AIEC reinforces the implication of AIEC in CD.

Ankyrin Repeat Proteins Comprise a Diverse Family of Bacterial Type IV Effectors

Xiaoxiao Pan, Anja Lührmann, Ayano Satoh +2

Science

Specialized secretion systems are used by many bacteria to deliver effector proteins into host cells that can either mimic or disrupt the function of eukaryotic factors. We found that the...

Web-based Surveillance and Global<i>Salmonella</i>Distribution, 2000–2002

Eleni Galanis, Danilo M.A. Lo Fo Wong, Mary Patrick +7

Emerging infectious diseases

Salmonellae are a common cause of foodborne disease worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) supports international foodborne disease surveillance through WHO Global Salm-Surv and other...

Tempe fermentation, innovation and functionality: update into the third millenium

M.J.R. Nout, J.L. Kiers

Journal of Applied Microbiology

... Fermented foods represent on average one‐third of total food consumption. Tempe is a major fermented soyabean food and is known for its attractive flavour, texture and superior digestibility....

Use of Ethidium Monoazide and PCR in Combination for Quantification of Viable and Dead Cells in Complex Samples

Knut Rudi, Birgitte Moen, Signe Marie Drømtorp +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The distinction between viable and dead cells is a major issue in many aspects of biological research. The current technologies for determining viable versus dead cells cannot readily be used for...

Crosstalk between Nitric Oxide and Zinc Pathways to Neuronal Cell Death Involving Mitochondrial Dysfunction and p38-Activated K+ Channels

Ella Bossy‐Wetzel, Maria Talantova, Wilson D Lee +8

Neuron

Mannitol production by lactic acid bacteria: a review

H. Wouter Wisselink, Ruud A. Weusthuis, Gerrit Eggink +2

International Dairy Journal

Acanthamoeba keratitis in England and Wales: incidence, outcome, and risk factors

Cherry Radford

British Journal of Ophthalmology

The incidence was considerably higher than most previous estimates, and was static. The geographical variation in incidence may be partly related to the increase in risk associated with hard water....

Extruders in Food Applications

Extruders in food applications / , Extruders in food applications / , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی

Determination of Phylloquinone and Menaquinones in Food

Leon J. Schurgers, Cees Vermeer

Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Fluctuations in international normalized ratio values are often ascribed to dietary changes in vitamin K intake. Here we present a database with vitamin K&lt;sub&gt;1&lt;/sub&gt; and...

The Per regulon of enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> : identification of a regulatory cascade and a novel transcriptional activator, the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE)‐encoded regulator (Ler)

Jay L. Mellies, Simon J. Elliott, Vanessa Sperandio +2

Molecular Microbiology

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is the prototype organism of a group of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria that cause attaching and effacing (AE) intestinal lesions. All EPEC genes necessary...

Dietary Modulation of the Human Gut Microflora Using the Prebiotics Oligofructose and Inulin

Glenn R. Gibson

Journal of Nutrition

Role of the <i>S. typhimurium</i> Actin-Binding Protein SipA in Bacterial Internalization

Daoguo Zhou, Mark S. Mooseker, Jorge E. Galán

Science

Entry of the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium into host cells requires membrane ruffling and rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton. Here, it is shown that the bacterial protein SipA plays a...

A Cultural Field in the Making: Gastronomy in 19th‐Century France

Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson

American Journal of Sociology

The gastronomic field in 19th‐century France is taken as a model for the analysis of cultural fields as characteristically modern phenomena. The antecedents of the field are located in a new...

Biologically Active Substances from the Genus<i>Artemisia</i>

Ren Xiang Tan, Wangang Zheng, Hui Tang

Planta Medica

Artemisia species, widespread in nature, are frequently utilized for the treatment of diseases such as malaria, hepatitis, cancer, inflammation, and infections by fungi, bacteria, and viruses....

A Novel Family of Ubiquitous Heavy Metal Ion Transport Proteins

Ian T. Paulsen, M.H. Saier

The Journal of Membrane Biology

The Gene Encodes the Low Affinity Zinc Transporter in

Hui Zhao, David Eide

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Zinc accumulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae occurs through either of two uptake systems. A high affinity system is active in zinc-limited cells, and the ZRT1 gene encodes the transporter protein of...

Periodontal Infection as a Possible Risk Factor for Preterm Low Birth Weight

Steven Offenbacher, Vern L. Katz, Gregory Fertik +5

Journal of Periodontology

Treatment of deep venous thrombosis with low-molecular-weight heparins. A meta-analysis

A.W.A. Lensing

Archives of Internal Medicine

<h3>Background:</h3> An intravenous course of unfractionated heparin adjusted on the basis of the activated partial thromboplastin time is the initial treatment of choice for most patients with...

Heparin: Mechanism of Action, Pharmacokinetics, Dosing Considerations, Monitoring, Efficacy, and Safety

Jack Hirsh, Robert Raschke, Theodore E. Warkentin +3

CHEST Journal

Vitamin A supplementation in northern Ghana: effects on clinic attendances, hospital admissions, and child mortality

David A. Ross, Nicola Dollimore, Peter G. Smith +8

The Lancet

Biology of Fibrous Composites

A. C. Neville

Cambridge University Press eBooks

This book, by a leading thinker with 30 years experience in the field, is the first devoted to fibrous composites in biology. It tackles a major unsolved problem in developmental biology - how does...

EXPERIMENTAL HUMAN MAGNESIUM DEPLETION

Maurice E. Shils

Medicine

Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Memorial Hospital and Cornell University Medical College, New York City, N. Y. 10021.

DETERMINATION OF THE SURFACE AREA OF THE WHITE RAT WITH ITS APPLICATION TO THE EXPRESSION OF METABOLIC RESULTS

Milton O. Lee

American Journal of Physiology-Legacy Content

Are we on the right path to achieve the sustainable development goals?

Jonathan D. Moyer, Steve Hedden

World Development

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call upon all countries to achieve 17 broad development goals by 2030. The SDGs are a central component of many national development plans and foreign aid...

A Microbiota-Derived Bacteriocin Targets the Host to Confer Diarrhea Resistance in Early-Weaned Piglets

Jun Hu, Libao Ma, Yangfan Nie +16

Cell Host & Microbe

Comparative study of encapsulated peppermint and green tea essential oils in chitosan nanoparticles: Encapsulation, thermal stability, in-vitro release, antioxidant and antibacterial activities

Amro Shetta, James Kegere, Wael Mamdouh

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Impact of maternal nutrition on breast-milk composition: a systematic review,

Francesca Bravi, Frank Wiens, Adriano Decarli +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition