Research Library

Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism Associated With Central Vein Catheter: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study in Cancer Patients

Melina Verso, Giancarlo Agnelli, Sergio Bertoglio +11

Journal of Clinical Oncology

In this study, no difference in the rate of CVC-related VTE was detected between patients receiving enoxaparin and patients receiving placebo. The dose of enoxaparin used in this study proved to be...

Towards evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism: systematic reviews of mechanical methods, oral anticoagulation, dextran and regional anaesthesia as thromboprophylaxis

Paul Roderick, Georgette Ferris, Kevin C. Wilson +4

Health Technology Assessment

In the absence of a clear contraindication (such as severe peripheral arterial disease), patients undergoing a surgical procedure would be expected to derive net benefit from a mechanical compression...

Daylength and Circadian Effects on Starch Degradation and Maltose Metabolism

Yan Lu, Jackson Gehan, Thomas D. Sharkey

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Transitory starch is stored during the day inside chloroplasts and broken down at night for export. Maltose is the primary form of carbon export from chloroplasts at night. We investigated the...

Thin-layer drying characteristics and modeling of pistachio nuts

Mahdi Kashaninejad, Seyed Ali Mortazavi, Ali Akbar Safekordi +1

Journal of Food Engineering

Human Symbionts Use a Host-Like Pathway for Surface Fucosylation

Michael J. Coyne, Barbara Reinap, Martin M. Lee +1

Science

The mammalian intestine harbors a beneficial microbiota numbering approximately 10(12) organisms per gram of colonic content. The host tolerates this tremendous bacterial load while maintaining the...

Interfacial Rheology of Globular and Flexible Proteins at the Hexadecane/Water Interface:  Comparison of Shear and Dilatation Deformation

Erik M. Freer, Kang Sub Yim, Gerald G. Fuller +1

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

After long-time exposure, protein adsorption at fluid/fluid interfaces is documented to produce interfacial, gellike networks. Formation of this network apparently results from adsorption-induced...

Phenolics Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Sweet Basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L.)

Chamila Jayasinghe, Naohiro Gotoh, Tomoko Aoki +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The antioxidant activity of a methanolic extract of Ocimum basilicum L. (sweet basil) was examined using different in vitro assay model systems. The crude extract was fractionated on a Sephadex LH-20...

<i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serovar Typhimurium and <i>Escherichia coli</i> Contamination of Root and Leaf Vegetables Grown in Soils with Incorporated Bovine Manure

Erin E. Natvig, Steven C. Ingham, Barbara H. Ingham +2

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Bovine manure, with or without added Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (three strains), was incorporated into silty clay loam (SCL) and loamy sand (LS) soil beds (53- by 114-cm surface area,...

Systematic review of long term effects of advice to reduce dietary salt in adults

Lee Hooper, Christopher Bartlett, George Davey Smith +1

BMJ

Intensive interventions, unsuited to primary care or population prevention programmes, provide only small reductions in blood pressure and sodium excretion, and effects on deaths and cardiovascular...

Determining the Antimicrobial Actions of Tea Tree Oil

Sean D. Cox, C.M. Mann, Julie L. Markham +3

Molecules

Research into the mode of action of the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia (Tea tree oil) is briefly reviewed. Its mode of action is interpreted in terms of the membrane-toxicity of its...

Supermolecular structure of the enteropathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> type III secretion system and its direct interaction with the EspA-sheath-like structure

Kachiko Sekiya, Minako Ohishi, Tomoaki Ogino +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) secretes several Esp proteins via the type III secretion system (secreton). EspA, EspB, and EspD are required for translocation of the effector proteins into...

Low glycaemic-index foods

Inger Björck, H Liljeberg, Elin Östman

British Journal Of Nutrition

Accumulating data indicate that a diet characterized by low glycaemic-index (GI) foods not only improves certain metabolic ramifications of insulin resistance, but also reduces insulin resistance per...

Genome-wide characterization of the Zap1p zinc-responsive regulon in yeast

Thomas J. Lyons, Audrey P. Gasch, L. Alex Gaither +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The Zap1p transcription factor senses cellular zinc status and increases expression of its target genes in response to zinc deficiency. Previously known Zap1p-regulated genes encode the Zrt1p, Zrt2p,...

Landscape and Englishness

Catherine Brace, David Matless

Geographical Journal

Effect of Fermented Milk (Yogurt) Containing<i>Lactobacillus Acidophilus</i>L1 on Serum Cholesterol in Hypercholesterolemic Humans

James W. Anderson, Stanley E. Gilliland

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Since every 1% reduction in serum cholesterol concentration is associated with an estimated 2% to 3% reduction in risk for coronary heart disease, regular intake of FM containing an appropriate...

Zinc deficiency and child development

Maureen M. Black

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Foodborne Disease Control: A Transnational Challenge

F.K. Käferstein, Yasmine Motarjemi, Douglas Bettcher

Emerging infectious diseases

In the globalized political economy of the late 20th century, increasing social, political, and economic interdependence is occurring as a result of the rapid movement of people, images, values, and...

Polyunsaturated fatty acids modulate sodium and calcium currents in CA1 neurons.

Martin Vreugdenhil, C. Bruehl, R.A. Voskuyl +3

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent evidence indicates that long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) can prevent cardiac arrhythmias by a reduction of cardiomyocyte excitability. This was shown to be due to a modulation of...

<i>Escherichia coli</i> O157: H7 Infection in Humans

Chinyu Su, Lawrence J. Brandt

Annals of Internal Medicine

Infection with E. coli O157:H7 presents with many clinical manifestations and should be included in the differential diagnosis for any patient with new-onset bloody diarrhea. Development of the...

The function of metallothionein

Bert L. Vallée

Neurochemistry International

Epidemiology of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Barbara J. Stoll

Clinics in Perinatology

Regulation of Selenoproteins

Raymond F. Burk, Kristina E. Hill

Annual Review of Nutrition

Selenium exerts its biological activity largely through selenoproteins, which contain the element in the form of selenocysteine. Five selenoproteins have been characterized in animal tissues and...

A simple ultrasound approach for detection of recurrent proximal-vein thrombosis.

Paolo Prandoni, Alberto Cogo, Enrico Bernardi +6

Circulation

The serial ultrasound measurement of thrombus mass after an acute episode of DVT may allow the correct identification of patients who develop a recurrent proximal-vein thrombosis.

Chest radiographic findings in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: observations from the PIOPED Study.

Daniel F. Worsley, Abass Alavi, Judith M. Aronchick +3

Radiology

Although chest radiographs are essential in the investigation of suspected PE, their main value is to exclude diagnoses that clinically mimic PE and to aid in the interpretation of the...

Interleukin 6 regulates metallothionein gene expression and zinc metabolism in hepatocyte monolayer cultures.

Joseph J. Schroeder, Robert J. Cousins

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Attention has focused on the cytokine interleukin 6 (IL-6) as a major mediator of acute-phase protein synthesis in hepatocytes in response to infection and tissue injury. We have evaluated the...

Genetic evidence that ZFY is not the testis-determining factor

Mark S. Palmer, Andrew Sinclair, Philippe Berta +4

Nature

Transmitter circuits in the vertebrate retina

Stephen C. Massey, Dianna A. Redburn

Progress in Neurobiology

Osmotic Dehydration of Fruit: Influence of Osmotic Agents on Drying Behavior and Product Quality

C.R. Lerici, G.G. Pinnavaia, Marco Dalla Rosa +1

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Different osmotic solutions, with or without low quantities of added NaCl, were tested to evaluate their effects on the characteristics of the osmosed apples (chosen in our experiences as a...

Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

Irwin P. Ting

Annual Review of Plant Physiology

The Role of Minerals in the Optimal Functioning of the Immune System

Christopher Weyh, Karsten Krüger, Peter Peeling +1

Nutrients

Minerals fulfil a wide variety of functions in the optimal functioning of the immune system. This review reports on the minerals that are essential for the immune system's function and inflammation...

Encapsulation of Bioactive Compounds for Food and Agricultural Applications

Giovani L. Zabot, Fabiele Schaefer Rodrigues, Lissara Polano Ody +6

Polymers

This review presents an updated scenario of findings and evolutions of encapsulation of bioactive compounds for food and agricultural applications. Many polymers have been reported as encapsulated...

Vibrio and major commercially important vibriosis diseases in decapod crustaceans

Cecília de Souza Valente, Alex H. L. Wan

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Bacteria fromthe Vibriogenus are autochthonous to aquatic environments and ubiquitous in aquaculture production systems. Many Vibrio species are non-pathogenic and can be commonly found in healthy...

Role of lactic acid bacteria in flavor development in traditional Chinese fermented foods: A review

Yingying Hu, Lang Zhang, Rongxin Wen +2

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Traditional Chinese fermented foods are favored by consumers due to their unique flavor, texture and nutritional values. A large number of microorganisms participate in the process of fermentation,...

Rivaroxaban compared with standard anticoagulants for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism in children: a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial

Christoph Male, Anthonie W.A. Lensing, Joseph S. Palumbo +27

The Lancet Haematology

Drought Stress Effects on Growth, ROS Markers, Compatible Solutes, Phenolics, Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activity in Amaranthus tricolor

Umakanta Sarker, Shinya Oba

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of unencapsulated and encapsulated clove (Syzygium aromaticum, L.) essential oil

Marjana Radünz, Maria Luiza Martins da Trindade, Taiane Mota Camargo +4

Food Chemistry

Effect of endogenous proteins and lipids on starch digestibility in rice flour

Jiangping Ye, Xiuting Hu, Shunjing Luo +3

Food Research International

An evolutionarily conserved gene family encodes proton-selective ion channels

Yu-Hsiang Tu, Alexander J. Cooper, Bochuan Teng +7

Science

Ion channels form the basis for cellular electrical signaling. Despite the scores of genetically identified ion channels selective for other monatomic ions, only one type of proton-selective ion...

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA): An essential nutrient and a nutraceutical for brain health and diseases

Grace Y. Sun, Ágnes Simonyi, Kevin L. Fritsche +7

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Treatment technologies for urban solid biowaste to create value products: a review with focus on low- and middle-income settings

Christian Riuji Lohri, Stefan Diener, Imanol Zabaleta +2

Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology

Treatment of biowaste, the predominant waste fraction in low-and middle-income settings, offers public health, environmental and economic benefits by converting waste into a hygienic product,...

Risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates: a systematic review of prognostic studies

Noor Samuels, Rob A. van de Graaf, Rogier C.J. de Jonge +2

BMC Pediatrics

High quality studies on prognostic factors for NEC are rare. Several prognostic factors, that are not necessarily causal, are associated with NEC. High quality prognostic research is necessary to...

From the table to waste: An exploratory study on behaviour towards food waste of Spanish and Italian youths

Juan-Antonio Mondéjar-Jiménez, Guido Ferrari, Luca Secondi +1

Journal of Cleaner Production

Animal Enterotoxigenic<i>Escherichia coli</i>

J. Daniel Dubreuil, Richard E. Isaacson, Dieter M. Schifferli

EcoSal Plus

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is the most common cause of E. coli diarrhea in farm animals. ETEC are characterized by the ability to produce two types of virulence factors: adhesins that...

Stabilising emulsion‐based colloidal structures with mixed food ingredients

Eric Dickinson

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

The physical scientist views food as a complex form of soft matter. The complexity has its origin in the numerous ingredients that are typically mixed together and the subtle variations in...

Functional oligosaccharides: production, properties and applications

Seema Patel, Arun Goyal

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

The Value of Family History as a Risk Indicator for Venous Thrombosis

Irene D. Bezemer, F.J.M. van der Meer, Jeroen Eikenboom +2

Archives of Internal Medicine

Family history is a risk indicator for a first venous thrombosis, regardless of the other risk factors identified. In clinical practice, family history may be more useful for risk assessment than...