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Introduction of β-Carotene–Rich Orange Sweet Potato in Rural Uganda Resulted in Increased Vitamin A Intakes among Children and Women and Improved Vitamin A Status among Children3

Christine Hotz, Cornelia Loechl, Abdelrahman Lubowa +8

Journal of Nutrition

Maltodextrin/pectin microparticles by spray drying as carrier for nutraceutical extracts

Francesca Sansone, Teresa Mencherini, Patrizia Picerno +3

Journal of Food Engineering

Methodological challenges in using practice theory in consumption research. Examples from a study on handling nutritional contestations of food consumption

Bente Halkier, Iben Jensen

Journal of Consumer Culture

In this article, we discuss the challenges of analytical translations between practice theory and empirical research methods in consumption research. We argue that a social constructivist...

Critical overview of selected contemporary sample preparation techniques

Lourdes Ramos

Journal of Chromatography A

Cronobacter condimenti sp. nov., isolated from spiced meat, and Cronobacter universalis sp. nov., a species designation for Cronobacter sp. genomospecies 1, recovered from a leg infection, water and food ingredients

Susan Joseph, Esin Çetinkaya, Hana Drahovská +3

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

A re-evaluation of the taxonomic position of five strains, one assigned to Cronobacter sakazakii (strain 1330(T), isolated from spiced meat purchased in Slovakia), two previously assigned to...

School feeding programs in developing countries: impacts on children's health and educational outcomes

Lamis Jomaa, Elaine McDonnell, Claudia Probart

Nutrition Reviews

School feeding programs (SFPs) are intended to alleviate short-term hunger, improve nutrition and cognition of children, and transfer income to families. The present review explores the impact of...

Analytical methods applied to the determination of pesticide residues in foods of animal origin. A review of the past two decades

Martial Ledoux

Journal of Chromatography A

Sodium selenate mitigates tau pathology, neurodegeneration, and functional deficits in Alzheimer's disease models

Janet van Eersel, Yazi D. Ke, Xin Liu +4

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains are characterized by amyloid-beta-containing plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau-containing neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs); however, in frontotemporal dementia, the...

Metabolic fate and function of dietary glutamate in the gut

Douglas G. Burrin, Barbara J. Stoll

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Physicochemical and morphological characterisation of açai (<i>Euterpe oleraceae</i> Mart.) powder produced with different carrier agents

Renata Valeriano Tonon, Catherine Brabet, Dominique Pallet +2

International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Summary Physicochemical and morphological properties of açai powder produced with different carrier agents were evaluated in this work. Powders were produced by spray drying, using maltodextrin 10DE,...

Evolution of Volatile Compounds during the Development of Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.)

Curtis M. Kalua, Paul K. Boss

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The evolution of volatile compounds was explored in grape berries at fortnightly intervals from fruit-set to late ripening to identify when biosynthetic pathways may be targeted for enhancement of...

Post‐thrombotic syndrome: prevalence, prognostication and need for progress

Paolo Prandoni, Susan R. Kahn

British Journal of Haematology

Despite considerable progress in the diagnosis and treatment of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities, one of every 2-3 patients will develop within 2 years post-thrombotic sequelae,...

Efficacy and Safety of Low Dose Recombinant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator for the Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Chen Wang, Zhenguo Zhai, Yuanhua Yang +9

CHEST Journal

An overview of atypical enteropathogenic<i>Escherichia coli</i>

Rodrigo T. Hernandes, Waldir P. Elias, MÃ ́nica A.M. Vieira +1

FEMS Microbiology Letters

The enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) pathotype is currently divided into two groups, typical EPEC (tEPEC) and atypical EPEC (aEPEC). The property that distinguishes these two groups is the...

Biofilm Formation by Lactic Acid Bacteria and Resistance to Environmental Stress

Hiromi Kubota, Shouko Senda, Nobuhiko Nomura +2

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Process Cheese: Scientific and Technological Aspects—A Review

Rohit Kapoor, L. E. Metzger

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

ABSTRACT: Process cheese is produced by blending natural cheese in the presence of emulsifying salts and other dairy and nondairy ingredients followed by heating and continuous mixing to form a...

Involvement of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Angiotensin II–Mediated Effects on Salt Appetite, Hypertension, and Cardiac Hypertrophy

Srinivas Sriramula, Masudul Haque, Dewan S. A. Majid +1

Hypertension

Hypertension is considered a low-grade inflammatory condition induced by various proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. Recent studies have implicated an involvement...

Nutritional characterization and measurement of dietary carbohydrates

Klaus Englyst, Simin Liu, Hans N. Englyst

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Fermentation-induced changes in the nutritional value of native or germinated rye

Kati Katina, Kirsi Liukkonen, Anu Kaukovirta‐Norja +5

Journal of Cereal Science

A comparison of native and acid thinned normal and waxy corn starches: Physicochemical, thermal, morphological and pasting properties

Kawaljit Singh Sandhu, Narpinder Singh, Seung-Taik Lim

LWT

Visual acuity and cognitive outcomes at 4 years of age in a double-blind, randomized trial of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid-supplemented infant formula

Eileen E. Birch, Sharon Garfield, Yolanda S. Castañeda +3

Early Human Development

Nutrition and low birth weight: from research to practice

Usha Ramakrishnan

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Lactoferrin Is a Potent Regulator of Bone Cell Activity and Increases Bone Formation in Vivo

Jillian Cornish, Karen E. Callon, Dorit Naot +15

Endocrinology

Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein present in epithelial secretions, such as milk, and in the secondary granules of neutrophils. We found it to be present in fractions of milk protein that...

Ellagic acid and quercetin interact synergistically with resveratrol in the induction of apoptosis and cause transient cell cycle arrest in human leukemia cells

Susanne U. Mertens‐Talcott, Susan S. Percival

Cancer Letters

Acrylamide in Gingerbread:  Critical Factors for Formation and Possible Ways for Reduction

Thomas M. Amrein, Barbara Schönbächler, Felix Escher +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The influence of ingredients, additives, and process conditions on acrylamide formation in gingerbread was investigated. The sources for reducing sugars and free asparagine were identified, and the...

Labeled scales (e.g., category, Likert, VAS) and invalid across-group comparisons: what we have learned from genetic variation in taste

Linda M. Bartoshuk, Valerie B. Duffy, Katharine Fast +3

Food Quality and Preference

Free radical scavenging efficiency of Nano-Se in vitro

Bo Huang, Jinsong Zhang, Jingwu Hou +1

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Non-typhoidal salmonella bacteraemia among HIV-infected Malawian adults: high mortality and frequent recrudescence

Melita A. Gordon, Hastings T. Banda, Macpherson Gondwe +7

AIDS

NTS bacteraemia has a high mortality (47%) and recurrence (43%) rate in HIV-infected African adults. Recurrence is caused by recrudescence rather than re-infection. As focal infections were rarely...

Diagnosis of Lower-Limb Deep Venous Thrombosis: A Prospective Blinded Study of Magnetic Resonance Direct Thrombus Imaging

Douglas Fraser, Alan R. Moody, Paul S. Morgan +2

Annals of Internal Medicine

Magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging is an accurate noninvasive test for diagnosis of DVT, and its accuracy is maintained below the knee. Comparison of individual venous segments showed that...

Making Meat: Science, Technology, and American Poultry Production

William . Auteur du texte Boyd

Technology and Culture

In his 1948 classic, Mechanization Takes Command, Siegfried Giedion posed the following question: "What happens when mechanization encounters organic substance?" 1 Well aware of the application of...

Extraction, Isolation, and Purification of Anthocyanins

Luis Rodriguez‐Saona, Ronald E. Wrolstad

Current Protocols in Food Analytical Chemistry

Glycemic Index and Serum High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentration Among US Adults

Earl S. Ford, Simin Liu

Archives of Internal Medicine

These findings from a nationally representative sample of US adults suggest that high dietary glycemic index and high glycemic load are associated with a lower concentration of plasma HDL-C.

Identification of a specific sperm nuclei selenoenzyme necessary for protamine thiol cross‐linking during sperm maturation

Henning Pfeifer, Marcus Conrad, Doris Roethlein +4

The FASEB Journal

ABSTRACT A 34 kD selenoprotein purified from rat testis was identified as a specific sperm nuclei glutathione peroxidase (snGPx) with similar properties to phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione...

Influence of dietary supplementation with long‐chain n−3 or n−6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on blood inflammatory cell populations and functions and on plasma soluble adhesion molecules in healthy adults

Frank Thiès, Elizabeth A. Miles, Gerhard Nebe‐von‐Caron +4

Lipids

Greatly increasing the amounts of flaxseed oil [rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALNA)] or fish oil (FO); [rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)] in the diet can decrease...

Undernutrition, infection and immune function

Philip C. Calder, Alan A. Jackson

Nutrition Research Reviews

Undernutrition and infection are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. These two problems are interrelated. Undernutrition compromises barrier function, allowing easier...

Consumer perception of fresh meat quality: a framework for analysis

Tilman Becker

British Food Journal

A model for analysis of consumer behaviour towards food is developed. This model is intended to bridge the gap between the objective quality approach pursued in food sciences, the product...

Comparison of Dietary Fibre from By-products of Processing Fruits and Greens and from Cereals

Nuria Grigelmo‐Miguel, Olga Martı́n-Belloso

LWT

Estimated Intakes of Trans Fatty and Other Fatty Acids in the US Population

David B. Allison, Sara Egan, Leila M. Barraj +3

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Interaction of the copper chaperone HAH1 with the Wilson disease protein is essential for copper homeostasis

Iqbal Hamza, Mark Schaefer, Leo W. J. Klomp +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The delivery of copper to specific sites within the cell is mediated by distinct intracellular carrier proteins termed copper chaperones. Previous studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggested that...

Antimicrobial Drug Residues in Milk and Meat: Causes, Concerns, Prevalence, Regulations, Tests, and Test Performance

John M. Mitchell, Mansel W. Griffiths, Scott A. McEwen +2

Journal of Food Protection

Fluid mechanics of arterial stenosis: Relationship to the development of mural thrombus

Danny Bluestein, Lijun Niu, Richard T. Schoephoerster +1

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Enterobacter sakazakii: a review

M. Nazarowec‐White, Jeffrey M. Farber

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Body, self, and society: the view from Fiji

Choice Reviews Online

Anne E. Becker examines the cultural context of the embodied self through her ethnography of bodily aesthetics, food exchange, care, and social relationships in Fiji. She contrasts the cultivation of...

Influence of postoperative enteral nutrition on postsurgical infections.

Randi Beier‐Holgersen, S Boesby

Gut

Early enteral nutrition given to patients after major abdominal surgery results in an important reduction in infectious complications.

Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds

F Baruthio

Biological Trace Element Research

Hemostatic alterations in cancer patients

Frederick R. Rickles, Mark N. Levine, Richard L. Edwards

Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

Inhibition of Localized Adhesion of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli to HEp-2 Cells by Immunoglobulin and Oligosaccharide Fractions of Human Colostrum and Breast Milk

A. Cravioto, Angel Tello, Horacio Villafán +3

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Secretory IgA (sIgA) purified from colostrum and breast milk obtained from 14 women inhibited the localized adherence of an enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) to HEp-2 cells. Inhibition...

Rudolf Schoenheimer and the Concept of the Dynamic State of Body Constituents

K. Guggenheim

Journal of Nutrition

Serum Selenium and Subsequent Risk of Cancer Among Finnish Men and Women

Paul Knekt, Arpo Aromaa, J. Maatela +6

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

The association between the serum selenium level and the subsequent incidence of cancer was investigated in a longitudinal study of 39,268 men and women participating in the Social Insurance...