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Deletions of chromosomal regions coding for fimbriae and hemolysins occur in vitro and in vivo in various extra intestinal Escherichia coli isolates

Jörg Hacker, Larisa Bender, Manfred Ott +4

Microbial Pathogenesis

Selenium in Agriculture and the Environment

SSSA special publication series

Natural astringency in foodstuffs — A molecular interpretation

Edwin Haslam, Terence H. Lilley, Larry G. Butler

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The structures of plant polyphenols (vegetable tannins) are briefly reviewed. Their interactions with proteins, polysaccharides, and the alkaloid caffeine are discussed at the molecular level, and...

Pooled analyses of randomized trials of streptokinase and heparin in phlebographically documented acute deep venous thrombosis

Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Julie E. Buring, Robert Lipnick +1

The American Journal of Medicine

Complications Occurring during Enteral Nutrition Support: A Prospective Study

Emma L. Cataldi‐Betcher, Murray H. Seltzer, Bernadette A. Slocum +1

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

A review of 253 patients treated with enteral nutrition support via tube feedings is presented for the purpose of evaluating the incidence of complications. Thirty patients, (11.7%) experienced...

Abnormal relationship between sodium intake and sympathetic nervous system activity in salt-sensitive patients with essential hypertension

Vito M. Campese, Mark S. Romoff, Daniel Levitan +3

Kidney International

The Production of Aldehydes as a Result of Oxidation of Polyphenolic Compounds and its Relation to Wine Aging

H. L. Wildenradt, Vernon L. Singleton

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Evidence is presented showing that oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde by direct chemical reaction with air occurs at an appreciable rate in wine only by a coupled autoxidation of certain phenolic...

Mode of Action of Selenium and Vitamin E in Prevention of Exudative Diathesis in Chicks

Tadashi Noguchi, A. H. Cantor, Milton L. Scott

Journal of Nutrition

The origin of deep vein thrombosis: a venographic study

Andrew Nicolaides, V V Kakkar, E S Field +1

British Journal of Radiology

Abstract A venographic technique has been described which demonstrates the soleal veins in addition to the rest of the deep veins of the lower limb consistently in the presence or absence of...

The Effect of Severe Early Malnutrition on Cellular Growth of Human Brain

Myron Winick, Pedro Rosso

Pediatric Research

Diagnosis of Massive Pulmonary Embolism in Man by Radioisotope Scanning

Henry N. Wagner, David C. Sabiston, John G. McAfee +2

New England Journal of Medicine

THE diagnosis of massive pulmonary embolism is frequently difficult and always uncertain, primarily because the symptoms and signs may mimic those of some other diseases, such as myocardial...

Indigo Aspiration System for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Akhilesh K. Sista, James M. Horowitz, Victor F. Tapson +12

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Ultrasound for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

Laurence Needleman, John J. Cronan, Michael Lilly +6

Circulation

Venous ultrasound is the standard imaging test for patients suspected of having acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT). There is variability and disagreement among authoritative groups regarding the...

Effects of magnesium deficiency on photosynthesis and carbohydrate partitioning

Nèjia Farhat, Amine Elkhouni, Walid Zorrig +3

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Molecular structure, functionality and applications of oxidized starches: A review

Nathan Levien Vanier, Shanise Lisie Mello El Halal, Álvaro Renato Guerra Dias +1

Food Chemistry

Drying techniques of probiotic bacteria as an important step towards the development of novel pharmabiotics

Géraldine Broeckx, Dieter Vandenheuvel, Ingmar Claes +2

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

A review of recent developments and trendsin the QuEChERS sample preparation approach

Tomasz Rejczak, Tomasz Tuzimski

Open Chemistry

Abstract A comprehensive review is presented on the recent developments and trends in the QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) sample preparation approach. This technique...

Methodological Issues in Cohort Studies That Relate Sodium Intake to Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes

Laura K. Cobb, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Paul Elliott +6

Circulation

Methodological issues may account for the inconsistent findings in currently available observational studies relating Na to CVD. Until well-designed cohort studies in the general population are...

RNA Viruses: ROS-Mediated Cell Death

Latif Reshi, Yi-Che Su, Jiann‐Ruey Hong

International Journal of Cell Biology

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are well known for being both beneficial and deleterious. The main thrust of this review is to investigate the role of ROS in ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus pathogenesis....

Guidance on the assessment of exposure of operators, workers, residents and bystanders in risk assessment for plant protection products

European Food Safety Authority

EFSA Journal

OsbZIP58, a basic leucine zipper transcription factor, regulates starch biosynthesis in rice endosperm

Jie-Chen Wang, Heng Xu, Ying Zhu +2

Journal of Experimental Botany

Starch composition and the amount in endosperm, both of which contribute dramatically to seed yield, cooking quality, and taste in cereals, are determined by a series of complex biochemical...

Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis (JCS 2009)

JCS Joint Working Group

Circulation Journal

Subcritical water extraction of phenolic compounds from potato peel

Pushp Pal Singh, Marleny D.A. Saldaña

Food Research International

Practical Approach to Paediatric Enteral Nutrition: A Comment by the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition

Christian Braegger, Tamás Decsi, Jorge Amil Dias +11

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Enteral nutrition support (ENS) involves both the delivery of nutrients via feeding tubes and the provision of specialised oral nutritional supplements. ENS is indicated in a patient with at least a...

The impact of perinatal probiotic intervention on the development of overweight and obesity: follow-up study from birth to 10 years

Raakel Luoto, Marko Kalliomäki, Kirsi Laitinen +1

International Journal of Obesity

Weight Gain in the First Two Years of Life Is an Important Predictor of Schooling Outcomes in Pooled Analyses from Five Birth Cohorts from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Reynaldo Martorell, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Linda S. Adair +8

Journal of Nutrition

Preventive Zinc Supplementation among Infants, Preschoolers, and Older Prepubertal Children

Kenneth H. Brown, Janet M Peerson, Shawn K. Baker +1

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Zinc supplementation trials carried out among children have produced variable results, depending on the specific outcomes considered and the initial characteristics of the children who were enrolled....

The antimicrobial effect of oregano essential oil, nisin and their combination against Salmonella Enteritidis in minced sheep meat during refrigerated storage

A. Govaris, Νικόλαος Σολωμάκος, Andreana Pexara +1

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Crohn's disease adherent-invasive <i>Escherichia coli</i> colonize and induce strong gut inflammation in transgenic mice expressing human CEACAM

Frédéric A. Carvalho, Nicolas Barnich, Adeline Sivignon +4

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Abnormal expression of CEACAM6 is observed at the apical surface of the ileal epithelium in Crohn's disease (CD) patients, and CD ileal lesions are colonized by pathogenic adherent-invasive...

Indicators of zinc status at the population level: a review of the evidence

Rosalind S. Gibson, Sonja Y. Hess, Christine Hotz +1

British Journal Of Nutrition

The role of zinc deficiency as an important cause of morbidity and impaired linear growth has prompted the need to identify indicators of population zinc status. Three indicators have been...

Supertasting and PROP Bitterness Depends on More Than the TAS2R38 Gene

John E. Hayes, Linda M. Bartoshuk, Judith R. Kidd +1

Chemical Senses

Polymorphisms in the TAS2R38 gene provide insight to phenotypes long associated 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and phenylthiocarbamide bitterness. We tested relationships between TAS2R38 genotype, taste...

Maternal and neonatal tetanus

Martha H. Roper, Jos Vandelaer, François Gasse

The Lancet

Role of commercial probiotic strains against human pathogen adhesion to intestinal mucus

María Carmen Collado, Jussi Meriluoto, Seppo Salminen

Letters in Applied Microbiology

The competitive exclusion properties of probiotics as well as their ability to displace and inhibit pathogens are the most importance for therapeutic manipulation of the enteric microbiota. The...

Composition, Physiochemical Properties, Nitrogen Fraction Distribution, and Amino Acid Profile of Donkey Milk

Huiyuan Guo, Kun Pang, Xiangdi Zhang +4

Journal of Dairy Science

This study investigated the changes in chemical composition, nitrogen fraction distribution, and AA profile of milk samples obtained during lactation from the Jiangyue breed of donkey in Northwest...

Relative amounts of tissues in mature wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain and their carbohydrate and phenolic acid composition

Cécile Barron, Anne Surget, Xavier Rouau

Journal of Cereal Science

The neural mechanisms of gustation: a distributed processing code

Sidney A. Simon, Ivan E. de Araújo, Ranier Gutiérrez +1

Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Environmental survival mechanisms of the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni

C. H. Murphy, C. Carroll, Kieran Jordan

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Campylobacter spp. continue to be the greatest cause of bacterial gastrointestinal infections in humans worldwide. They encounter many stresses in the host intestinal tract, on foods and in the...

Lactic acid bacteria secrete metabolites retaining anti-inflammatory properties after intestinal transport

Sandrine Ménard, C Candalh, J C Bambou +3

Gut

B breve and S thermophilus release metabolites exerting an anti-TNF-alpha effect capable of crossing the intestinal barrier. Commensal bacteria also display a TNF-alpha inhibitory capacity but to a...

Influence of Spray Drying Conditions on Tomato Powder Properties

Athanasia M. Goula, Konstantinos G. Adamopoulos, Nikolaos A. Kazakis

Drying Technology

Abstract This work investigates the effect of spray drying conditions on some properties of tomato powder prepared by spray drying of tomato pulp. A pilot scale spray dryer (Buchi, B-191) with...

Symbolic Value of Foreign Products in the People's Republic of China

Lianxi Zhou, Michael K. Hui

Journal of International Marketing

In the People's Republic of China (PRC), consumers have recently shown a tendency to shift away from foreign products in preference for local offerings. Some commentators have speculated that this...

Evaluation of drying technologies for retention of physical quality and antioxidants in asparagus (Asparagus officinalis, L.)

Caleb Nindo, Ting Sun, S.W Wang +2

LWT

Displacement of bacterial pathogens from mucus and Caco-2 cell surface by lactobacilli

Yuan Kun Lee, Kim-Yoong Puong, Arthur C. Ouwehand +1

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Competition, competitive exclusion and displacement of eight strains of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. by Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Lactobacillus casei Shirota from adhesion on human...

Fish and Long-Chain ω-3 Fatty Acid Intake and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Total Mortality in Diabetic Women

Frank B. Hu, Eunyoung Cho, Kathryn M. Rexrode +2

Circulation

A higher consumption of fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids was associated with a lower CHD incidence and total mortality among diabetic women.

In vitro activity of Brazilian medicinal plants, naturally occurring naphthoquinones and their analogues, against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Thelma de Barros Machado, António Pinto, M. C. F. R. Pinto +5

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Lactoferrin and ceruloplasmin derivatized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for targeting cell surface receptors

Ajay Gupta, Adam Curtis

Biomaterials

The nutritional significance, metabolism and toxicology of selenomethionine

G. N. Schrauzer

Advances in food and nutrition research

Concentration and Prevalence of <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157 in Cattle Feces at Slaughter

F. Omisakin, M. MacRae, I.D. Ogden +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The concentration and prevalence of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces at the time of slaughter was studied over a 9-week period from May to July 2002. Fecal samples (n = 589) were collected from...

A Case-Case Comparison of<i>Campylobacter coli</i>and<i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>Infection: A Tool for Generating Hypotheses

Iain Gillespie, S. O’Brien, Jennifer A. Frost +6

Emerging infectious diseases

Preventing campylobacteriosis depends on a thorough understanding of its epidemiology. We used case-case analysis to compare cases of Campylobacter coli infection with cases of C. jejuni infection,...