Research Library

Review of the Development of Multidimensional Scaling Methods

Andrew Mead

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician)

Multidimensional scaling methods are now a common statistical tool in psychophysics and sensory analysis. The development of these methods is charted, from the original research of Torgerson (metric...

Antimicrobial Activity of Some Plant Essential Oils Against Listeria monocytogenes

Paolo Aureli, Anna Costantini, S. Zolea

Journal of Food Protection

Intestinal absorption of magnesium from food and supplements.

K D Fine, Carol A. Santa Ana, Jack L. Porter +1

Journal of Clinical Investigation

The purpose of this study was to measure magnesium absorption over the wide range of intakes to which the intestine may be exposed from food and/or magnesium-containing medications. Net magnesium...

Early diet of preterm infants and development of allergic or atopic disease: randomised prospective study.

Alan Lucas, O G Brooke, Ruth Morley +2

BMJ

Feeding neonates on formulas based on cows' milk, including those with a high protein content, did not increase the overall risk of allergy. Nevertheless, in the subgroup with a family history of...

Chestnut Blight: The Classical Problem of an Introduced Pathogen

Sandra L. Anagnostakis

Mycologia

Metabolic response to injury and illness: estimation of energy and protein needs from indirect calorimetry and nitrogen balance

C.L. Long, N Schaffel, John W. Geiger +2

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Identification of lactoferrin as the granulocyte-derived inhibitor of colony-stimulating activity production.

Hal E. Broxmeyer, Anthony M. Smithyman, Richard Eger +2

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Lactoferrin (LF), the iron-binding protein present in the specific granules of mature granulocytes has been identified as colony inhibitory factor (CIF) which suppresses granulocyte--macrophage...

Isolation of a collagen from basement membranes containing three identical α-chains

Nicholas A. Kefalides

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

MECHANISMS OF ACQUIRED RESISTANCE IN MOUSE TYPHOID

R. V. Blanden, G. B. Mackaness, Frank M. Collins

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Experiments in vitro comparing normal mouse peritoneal macrophages with cells from Salmonella typhimurium-infected mice have shown that the "immune" macrophages have conspicuously enhanced...

Parakeratosis or Zinc Deficiency Disease in the Pig.

H. F. Tucker, W. D. Salmon

Experimental Biology and Medicine

SummaryThe parakeratosis syndrome was produced in pigs on rations containing 34 to 44 ppm of Zn. The level of Ca and/or P affected the incidence and severity of the disease. Supplementing the diet...

Recent updates on the chemistry, bioactivities, mode of action, and industrial applications of plant essential oils

Zhi‐Jing Ni, Xin Wang, Yi Shen +5

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Fruits and fruit by-products as sources of bioactive compounds. Benefits and trends of lactic acid fermentation in the development of novel fruit-based functional beverages

Luciana G. Ruiz Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel Zamora-Gasga, Micaela Pescuma +3

Food Research International

Food waste management during the COVID-19 outbreak: a holistic climate, economic and nutritional approach

Rubén Aldaco, Daniel Hoehn, Jara Laso +10

The Science of The Total Environment

Magnesium Fertilization Improves Crop Yield in Most Production Systems: A Meta-Analysis

Zheng Wang, Mahmood Ul Hassan, Faisal Nadeem +3

Frontiers in Plant Science

Magnesium deficiency is a frequently occurring limiting factor for crop production due to low levels of exchangeable Mg (ex-Mg) in acidic soil, which negatively affects sustainability of agriculture...

The processed food revolution in African food systems and the double burden of malnutrition

Thomas Reardon, David Tschirley, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool‐Tasie +11

Global Food Security

African consumers have purchased increasing amounts of processed food over the past 50 years. The opportunity cost of time of women and men has increased as more of them work outside the home,...

How amylose molecular fine structure of rice starch affects functional properties

Keyu Tao, Cheng Li, Wenwen Yu +2

Carbohydrate Polymers

Developing naturally stress-resistant crops for a sustainable agriculture

Heng Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, Jian‐Kang Zhu

Nature Plants

Health-promoting effects of konjac glucomannan and its practical applications: A critical review

Ramya Devi Devaraj, Chagam Koteswara Reddy, Baojun Xu

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers in food safety: An integrative review

Laís Mariano Zanin, Diogo Thimóteo da Cunha, Veridiana Vera de Rosso +2

Food Research International

The Differential Role of Smell and Taste For Eating Behavior

Sanne Boesveldt, Kees de Graaf

Perception

Food choice and food intake are guided by both sensory and metabolic processes. The senses of taste and smell play a key role in the sensory effects on choice and intake. This article provides a...

Omega-6 fatty acid biomarkers and incident type 2 diabetes: pooled analysis of individual-level data for 39 740 adults from 20 prospective cohort studies

Jason H Y Wu, Matti Marklund, Fumiaki Imamura +27

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Yeast diversity of sourdoughs and associated metabolic properties and functionalities

Luc De Vuyst, Henning Harth, Simon Van Kerrebroeck +1

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Epidemiology of first and recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients with active cancer

Anja Katholing, Stephan Rietbrock, Luke Bamber +2

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Population studies on the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with active cancer are limited. An observational cohort study was undertaken to estimate the incidence of first and...

Pea, Chickpea and Lentil Protein Isolates: Physicochemical Characterization and Emulsifying Properties

Yakoub Ladjal-Ettoumi, Hafid Boudries, Mohamed Chibane +1

Food Biophysics

Metabolic effects of non-nutritive sweeteners

Marta Yanina Pepino

Physiology & Behavior

Description of urolithin production capacity from ellagic acid of two human intestinal Gordonibacter species

María V. Selma, David Beltrán, Rocío Garcı́a-Villalba +2

Food & Function

Ellagitannin and ellagic acid metabolism to urolithins in the gut shows a large human interindividual variability and this has been associated with differences in the colon microbiota. In the present...

The human milk oligosaccharide 2′-fucosyllactose modulates CD14 expression in human enterocytes, thereby attenuating LPS-induced inflammation

Yingying He, Shubai Liu, David E. Kling +6

Gut

HMOSs and 2'-FL directly inhibit LPS-mediated inflammation during ETEC invasion of T84 and H4 IECs through attenuation of CD14 induction. CD14 expression mediates LPS-TLR4 stimulation of portions of...

Chemistry and bioactivities of essential oils of some Ocimum species: an overview

Abhay K. Pandey, Pooja Singh, Nijendra N. Tripathi

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Essential oils of different species of the genus Ocimum are natural flavouring materials of commercial importance. The data given in current literature are pertaining to the chemical composition of...

The effect of high intensity ultrasonic pre-treatment on the properties of soybean protein isolate gel induced by calcium sulfate

Hao Hu, Eunice C.Y. Li‐Chan, Li Wan +2

Food Hydrocolloids

The Family Narnaviridae

Bradley I. Hillman, Guohong Cai

Advances in virus research

The Bad Taste of Medicines: Overview of Basic Research on Bitter Taste

Julie A. Mennella, Alan C. Spector, Danielle R. Reed +1

Clinical Therapeutics

Major taste loss in carnivorous mammals

Peihua Jiang, Jesusa Josue, Xia Li +6

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Mammalian sweet taste is primarily mediated by the type 1 taste receptor Tas1r2/Tas1r3, whereas Tas1r1/Tas1r3 act as the principal umami taste receptor. Bitter taste is mediated by a different group...

Recipe recommendation using ingredient networks

Chun-Yuen Teng, Yu‐Ru Lin, Lada A. Adamic

The recording and sharing of cooking recipes, a human activity dating back thousands of years, naturally became an early and prominent social use of the web. The resulting online recipe collections...

Agronomical and nutritional evaluation of quinoa seeds (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) as an ingredient in bread formulations

R. Stikić, Djordje Glamoclija, Mirjana Demin +5

Journal of Cereal Science

Malnutrition among children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): does geographic location matter?

Ngianga‐Bakwin Kandala, Tumwaka P Madungu, Jacques Emina +2

BMC Public Health

Childhood malnutrition is spatially structured and rates remain very high in the provinces that rely on the mining industry and comparable to the level seen in Eastern provinces under conflicts. Even...

Cholinergic chemosensory cells in the trachea regulate breathing

Gabriela Krasteva‐Christ, Brendan J. Canning, Petra Hartmann +13

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In the epithelium of the lower airways, a cell type of unknown function has been termed "brush cell" because of a distinctive ultrastructural feature, an apical tuft of microvilli. Morphologically...

Enhancing Tumor-Specific Uptake of the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin with a Copper Chelator

Seiko Ishida, Frank McCormick, Karen Smith‐McCune +1

Cancer Cell

Polyphenolic compounds in the fruits of Egyptian medicinal plants (Terminalia bellerica, Terminalia chebula and Terminalia horrida): Characterization, quantitation and determination of antioxidant capacities

B. Pfundstein, Samy K. El‐Desouky, William E. Hull +3

Phytochemistry

Effect of 2-y n−3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on cognitive function in older people: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

Alan D. Dangour, Elizabeth Allen, Diana Elbourne +8

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Steady shear flow behavior of gum extracted from Ocimum basilicum L. seed: Effect of concentration and temperature

Seyed H. Hosseini‐Parvar, Lara Matia‐Merino, Kelvin K.T. Goh +2

Journal of Food Engineering

Fermentation of pomegranate juice by probiotic lactic acid bacteria

Zeinab E. Mousavi, Mohammad Mousavi, Seyed Hadi Razavi +2

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Moisture and Shelf Life in Sugar Confections

Roja Ergun, R. Lietha, Richard W. Hartel

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

From hardening of marshmallow to graining of hard candies, moisture plays a critical role in determining the quality and shelf life of sugar-based confections. Water is important during the...

Functional and Probiotic Attributes of an Indigenous Isolate of Lactobacillus plantarum

Jai K. Kaushik, Ashutosh Kumar, Raj Kumar Duary +3

PLoS ONE

The indigenous Lactobacillus plantarum Lp9 exhibited high resistance against low pH and bile and possessed antibacterial, antioxidative and cholesterol lowering properties with a potential for...

<i>Cronobacter</i> ( <i>Enterobacter sakazakii</i> ): An Opportunistic Foodborne Pathogen

Brendan Healy, Shane Cooney, Stephen O’Brien +5

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii) are a recently described genus that is comprised of six genomospecies. The classification of these organisms was revised based on a detailed polyphasic...

Identification and quantification of phenolic compounds and their effects on antioxidant activity in pomegranate juices of eight Iranian cultivars

Gelareh Mousavinejad, Zahra Emam‐Djomeh, Karamatollah Rezaei +1

Food Chemistry